across the Quartet

Rise and Fall Chapter One

In the 22nd year of Qin Wangzheng, Li Xin and Meng Wu, two generals who were deeply trusted by Qin Wang, were appointed as commanders. They led an army of 20 and attacked Chu with the ambition of destroying the country.

The army came fiercely. At first, they attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold, and they quickly penetrated into the territory of Chu State.Under the city of Yingchen, the Chu people's resistance became tenacious.Although there were many hills and swamps in the land of Jingchu, it was impossible to transport large siege equipment, but the crossbow array formed by the Qin army's infantry alone was enough to make the besiegers tremble.As soon as the general in front of the battle gave an order, countless clusters of arrows shining with cold light slammed into the besieged city densely like hailstones, piercing the tiled roofs of the palaces, the mud walls, and the bodies of humans and animals.If the soldiers and civilians in the city stay on the ground, they will be in a deadly net from heaven, with no way to escape and no chance to breathe.Fortunately, with the help of skilled craftsmen from the Mohist family, the people of Chu built a number of fortifications in advance: many tunnels were dug in the city, crisscrossing them, which can not only provide shelter for people, but also prevent the enemy from digging tunnels from outside the city.Under the cover of soldiers, well-trained civilian men mixed piles of firewood, lime, soil, etc. to continuously reinforce the battlements.In addition, the Mohist disciples also commanded the defenders to dismantle the destroyed old Chu palace to obtain wood and stone materials, and temporarily built Mozi borrowed chariots, crossbow carts, and shooting machines and placed them at the top of the city to project stones and arrows to Qin. The men fought back.

The wolf hid in the turret of the western city wall. The cowhide shields in front of him, on top of his head, and on both sides were filled with feathered arrows. , must not stop for a moment.He was panting heavily, his eyes were bloodshot, and his vision was blurred by sweat.When he turned around, he suddenly realized that something was wrong—there were two more people in the turret at some point, and with his hearing power comparable to that of wild beasts, he didn't feel it; he took a closer look and found that one of them was Wei Zhuang, so he felt relieved .

"You're tired." Wei Zhuang said indifferently, "Wuyou, go and replace him."

"Yes, my lord."

Seeing that someone finally replaced him, Canglang couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.He followed Wei Zhuang to leave the turret, patrolled around the city wall to boost morale; sometimes he drew his sword to clear the siege where the arrow rain was dense.In the end, the two entered a secret room in the tower that was used to command the battle. The walls and roof here were lined with iron plates, leaving only a few observation holes on the wall, which can be described as impenetrable.Canglang looked at the Qin army's phalanx outside the city, and sighed, "I don't know if the urgency was the same when Handan was besieged."

"...It's ten times more dangerous than it is now." Wei Zhuang said.At that moment, the wolf almost saw the usual sneering smile on his lips, but it quickly turned into a stern expression giving orders.

"Zhen Yu Qianye has been refined. Tonight, I want you to sneak out of the city and meet Chi Lian in the woods behind the Qin Army's tent. The two of you bypass the sentry post and reach the Qin Army's water source. You need to cover her all the way. "

The wolf's eyes lit up. "Is Your Excellency plotting to assassinate their captain?"

Wei Zhuang shook his head and rejected the proposal. "Chi Lian has also recommended himself for this matter. However, Qin's central army is not easy to break into. Even if quicksand is assembled to complete this matter with all its strength, it is bound to suffer heavy losses. What's more, to kill Li Xin alone, there are ten more people in the Qin army. People, hundreds of people, are all excellent generals; our side is just the opposite. The gain outweighs the loss. It can only temporarily slow down their offensive, and it also makes Li Xin further lose his judgment on Chu's military strength."

"But my subordinates heard that... two days ago, Bai Feng sneaked into the Qin Army's camp alone, and assassinated dozens of Qin Army soldiers and a captain."

Wei Zhuang rubbed his temples and said: "I asked him to go to the Qin camp to steal a secret letter from the net. He reported that the guards were too strict and it was difficult to attack. He had to kill all the soldiers near the target in order to escape without being noticed. In and out of camp."

So this is the way to not be noticed?The wolf was at a loss for words.He clasped his fists and took a letter talisman from Wei Zhuang's hand; he had already walked a few steps, then suddenly turned around and said in a low voice: "Once... once the city falls, where do you and Mr. Changping plan to retreat from?"

"You are very loyal." Wei Zhuang turned to lookout Kong with a half-smile, "But who said I have to leave?"

"But my lord—"

"General Xiang and I have been planning for many years, waiting for this battle. Even if the city is reduced to ruins, I will not leave, and Lord Changping will not leave either."

The wolf didn't dare to ask more questions, so he took his orders and left.In the next few days, a "plague" broke out in the Qin army's company battalion, and many soldiers died violently for no apparent reason.However, after receiving the advice of a doctor in the army and Chinese medicine, and digging water from the wilderness ten miles away, the epidemic situation gradually improved.All the soldiers of the Qin State scolded the Chu people for using ghostly tricks, but the two generals Li and Meng comforted the soldiers and said that the Chu people sent out witches and gus to show that the city was empty of troops, and as long as they attacked Chen with all their strength, they would surely be defeated.

As summer gradually entered, the soldiers also changed from winter clothes to summer clothes.Thanks to the food and supplies brought in from the big warehouse in Xingyang, the Qin army's offensive became more violent, and finally captured the city before and after Grain of Grass.After taking down Chencheng, the Qin army took control of some big families in the city that were involved with the Chu royal family, and searched door to door for doctors who used "witchcraft" to divination and cure diseases.But apart from catching a few suspicious people who secretly buried puppets in the soil and prayed at night, there was no greater gain; Lord Changping, who made King Qin gnash his teeth, has never been seen.

Li Xin's army rested in the city for a while, and then divided into two groups with the Mengwu soldiers, and launched an attack on both sides of the Ru River.In less than half a month, the two armies each reported success—Li Xin's army captured Pingyu, while Mengwu's army occupied the sleeping hill.

After the Rushui defense line of the Chu State was broken, the Qin army was enthusiastic, and the generals competed to be the vanguard.Even so, Li Xin could not rest assured; the Chu State is vast and rich in resources, and the main force of the Chu army must be more than that; their weakness lies in their loose mobilization and their inability to gather in a short period of time.If you just want to take down some city land as before, you need soldiers to be quick and attack them unprepared.But their goal is to win a complete victory, and to destroy the country, they must completely wipe out the vital forces of a country.

At this time, a secret report came from Shouchun, saying that the King of Chu was very timid in the face of the Qin army's offensive, and ordered General Xiang Yan to deploy the main force of the Chu army as close as possible to Shouying, and never moved far away.So he decided to continue going south, looking for a decisive battle with Xiang Yanjun.

In the shogunate on this day, Li Xin and the generals discussed the strategy for the next march.A young general suggested: "Xiang Yan's army is like a poisonous snake lurking in the grass. Hitting the grass will only make it hide deeper. Since our army is already divided into two groups, it is better to build ships upstream and cross the river all the way. Advance to Shouying. If the shipbuilding fortifications attract the attention of the scouts of the Chu army, it can attract the main force of Xiang Yan to attack. At this time, the capital is empty and it is time for a sneak attack; Attacking directly at Yingdu. This is like attacking both ends of a snake at the same time: beheading the snake's head and hitting the snake's tail, so that it cannot save itself."

Li Xin was overjoyed and said with a smile, "This plan is brilliant. General Meng has a son like this, which is really enviable."

The young general clasped his fists and said, "The general is absurd."

"Since that's the case—Meng Tian listens to the order! From now on, you will be in charge of the shipbuilding. Be sure to build a large and small ship that can carry [-] elite soldiers within one month, waiting for call!"

"The last will obey!"

So Li Xin led his army to the south and temporarily stationed his [-] troops in Xincai.This place is located at the confluence of the Ru River and the Huai River. The city is rich in materials and convenient in transportation. In addition, glue, paint, tung oil, lime and other materials necessary for starting construction can be transferred from Chen County.Soldiers and craftsmen cut wood and built boats day after day, with great momentum.But when the dozen or so warships were nearing completion, there was still no news from the Mengwu army.The reconnaissance cavalry sent out several times often disappeared completely without any reason, and none of the scouts and cavalry came back.Li Xin was agitated, he felt unreasonably stuffy in his heart, as if his fist had been punched into a mess, and there was nothing left.

While he was hesitating, an astonishing military report came from behind: Ying Chen rebelled again! ! !

Li Xin was furious.Ying Chen's capriciousness is not only a contempt for the prestige of the Great Qin State, but also completely disrupted the army's plan-if Meng Tian's original idea was to attack Shoudu from both land and water, then Ying Chen may attack from the rear at any time, and the Chu army in the capital Form a pincer attack.What's more, after the rebel army regained the lost ground, they could take the initiative to send troops to threaten Yanling. Once Yanling was lost, this army's food road and connection with Qin's country were cut off, which was tantamount to saying that it was a lone army.The bad news came one after another. A few days later, a group of Chu soldiers sneaked into the Shangcai barracks and set fire to the pier with tung oil and lacquer juice transferred from Chencheng. Although General Meng Tian discovered and killed these assassins in time, But most of the new ships that had just been built were burned by them.Li Xinxin knew that this series of harassing actions must have something to do with the mastermind behind the repeated disturbances in Chen County. At this time, if he blindly abandons the rear and storms the capital, he is afraid that he will fall into the trap of the Chu people.After careful consideration, he dispatched Meng Tian to contact Meng Wu's first army, and at the same time led his troops to the west, intending to wipe out Yingchen's rebels completely, even if they slaughtered the city.

On the way back to the teacher, Li Xin was very careful, but whenever he encountered dangerous terrain, he would send scouts to check repeatedly to make sure there was no ambush; the water and food the soldiers ate must be personally tasted.However, the journey was smoother than when they came here, and even the food transport troops who arrived from Xincai reported that they had not encountered any harassment from the Chu army.Even so, Li Xin still had a hard time resting his mind: after the summer, the climate in the land of Jingchu became hotter and hotter. The Qin people from Guanzhong were not used to the sweltering heat and humidity in the dense forest and swamp area. Gradually slow down.If the next big victory is not achieved, morale will inevitably drop.He thought of Lord Wu'an's predicament before he won the great victory in Yanying: the siege was unsuccessful for a long time, food and grass were in short supply, the weather was harsh, and morale was low.Mr. Wu An, have you ever been in a dilemma?Have you questioned previous strategies as well?

But he had to stand up—not only from his subordinates, but also from his inner anxiety and doubt.

"... How far is it?"

"Within three homes."

The old general straightened up on his majestic white horse.He stared at the young man in white clothes standing lightly on the top of a tree. Countless birds were chirping and flying above his head, some of them landed on his shoulders and fingertips.After the young man answered the question, he waved his arms, and the birds scattered like well-trained soldiers.

Xiang Yan couldn't help feeling somewhat amazed and respectful of this young man's ability.These birds can see far beyond their best outposts, yet never alert the enemy.It's a pity, he thought, that his master was that poisonous snake-although he did have some skills and made a lot of contributions to this battle, but a man who makes his career in conspiracy and assassination is probably not good for Chu State. What about loyalty and fidelity.If these capable people under him can be used by the king...

The young man in white nodded slightly at the generals of the Chu army, and disappeared as silently as when he came.Xiang Yan withdrew her gaze and focused her thoughts on the road ahead.The setting sun, like the face of a drunken man, staggers behind the mountains.He is convinced that the best opportunity has come.

"The whole army obeys orders—silence, and set off."

In the early morning of the next day, the soldiers of the Qin Army who had just pulled out of the camp encountered a surprise attack without warning.

Li Xin was wary of the front and flanks of the Qin army, but he never expected that the main force of the Chu army was always behind him!This large army is very strange, resting during the day and marching at night, never digging a stove to make a fire, and it is strictly forbidden to make noise, just like a silent ghost.Xiang Yan is a seasoned commander who understands the advantages and disadvantages of Chu State; he tried his best to overcome all opinions and did not send troops to rescue Ping Yu or Chen Ying. Gazes at prey deep into its territory.Just three days ago, a turning point suddenly appeared: Qin Jun turned! !Since then, Xiang Yan's army has become the tail that they don't know and can't shake off.

Xiang Yan ordered the soldiers under his command to travel day and night, and gradually shorten the distance between the two armies in as quiet a manner as possible.As cautious as Li Xin, he never thought of sending scouts behind him.When he was fighting Yan, Zhao, and Hu people in the north, he could find billowing smoke and dust when the army marched hundreds of miles away.However, the undulating hills and dense forests in the territory of Chu State have become an excellent barrier to cover up the traces.When Li Xin realized the existence of this large army, the distance between the two sides was less than twenty li.At this time, turning his back to escape would be nothing but self-inflicted humiliation, so he had no choice but to line up and fight hastily.

The drums rumbled, getting closer.The crossbow archers unanimously rained arrows; in such a close situation, the advantage of the longer range of the Qin crossbow could not be used. After several rounds of shooting, the front army quickly suffered heavy losses.In the gap between reorganizing the formation and loading crossbow arrows, the Chu people suddenly blew a trombone made of rhino horns, making the sound of piercing the clouds and cracking the sky, and then the infantry holding spears and halberds launched the most direct charge.

The hand-to-hand combat was brutal and brutal.Although the Qin army was more disciplined, they were caught off guard after all, and the unexpected encounter gave rise to suspicion and panic; on the other hand, the warriors in Xiang Yan's army were originally the elite of the country, and they endured for many days, gaining momentum. ready to go.In addition, they also possessed even more terrifying powers - Yiling was turned into scorched earth, Yanying was turned into a stinky pond, and King Huai died in a foreign land... These shames imposed on every Chu people can finally be defeated by the enemy. Out of the blood and moans.The fighting lasted all day and all night, and the corpses of countless soldiers filled the gullies between the hills and the ground. The always invincible Qin army finally showed a tendency to retreat.Li Xin ordered his front army to fight against the Chu people, and the rear army built a camp under the cover of crossbowmen, hoping to use this to resist.However, the Chu army's offensive was violent and unexpected. After defeating the Qin army's forward, they broke through the newly built camp with all their might.At least seven captains were killed in this battle, and the losses of soldiers were even more severe.Afterwards, the Chu army outflanked Li Xinjun from both wings, almost encircling Li Xinjun.Thanks to Meng Wu and Meng Tian's father and son who led the army to help in time and covered Li Xin's breakout, they avoided repeating the mistakes of Zhao Kuo in the Battle of Changping.

When the two armies were fighting fiercely, Lord Changping and Wei Zhuang built a wooden building on the hillside not far from the battlefield to watch the battle from a height.When he saw the Qin army constantly retreating and the Chu army pressing harder and harder, a relieved smile finally climbed to the corner of Wei Zhuang's mouth.

Mr. Changping murmured: "I lost, I really lost... Qin people have not encountered such a big defeat in about ten years."

"Eight years ago, they fell for Li Mu's strategy in the battle of Yi'an, and later encountered some troubles in Fanwu and Zhangshui. But after Li Mu's death, all these obstacles were easily resolved." Wei Zhuang said, giving the two people in front of him All the cups were filled with wine, "However, our King Chu is no better than Zhao Qian. He has the skills to control people, rewards and punishes properly, and with the help of a capable brother like you, Mr. Changping, he is enough to resist Qin from the west."

Mr. Changping hesitantly picked up a cup and stared at the ripples of the wine.Although Wei Zhuang had treated him like a guest for quite a while, he still couldn't restrain himself from secretly looking at his left hand, which was missing a pinky finger.But Wei Zhuang didn't seem to notice it, and started gossiping instead.

"This big victory should teach the Qin people some lessons... But I don't know how Gai Nie will explain to the King of Qin after he returns to Xianyang."

"According to the news from Xincheng, the King of Qin didn't punish him heavily, but instead appointed him as a master of swordsmanship for his son."

"Oh? Your Xinchen is still usable?"

Lord Changping nodded and said: "That's natural. Although many were destroyed, the King of Qin couldn't kill all the Chu people living in Xianyang. There are many Chu women in the palace. In addition, don't forget that Li Si, the court lieutenant most trusted by him, is also from Chu."

"Oh? Could he be—"

"He is not. But once the seeds of doubt are sown, they will take root sooner or later." Changping Jun drank the contents of the cup, "Two years ago, I was loyal to the King of Qin, and I am afraid that I would not lose him."

When the soldiers of Qin and Chu countries fought desperately in the hinterland of Jingchu, the back garden of Xianyang Palace City was already full of flowers and shades of green willows: countless rare birds with bright feathers sang in the canopy, and horses, calves and sika deer were on the pasture. Take a leisurely stroll.Every time the King of Qin destroyed a country, he ordered people to build several new palaces and courtyards in the style of the king's city; it is said that in the past few days, craftsmen have begun to plan the Zhanghua Terrace of Chu.

"Sir, sir, I have been practicing flat stab for a long time, when will you teach me the move of the hundred-step flying sword?"

A little doll dressed gorgeously and holding a wooden sword excitedly said to Ge Nie.As a child of five or six years old, he was quite tall, with thick brown curly hair, and his facial features vaguely looked like a barbarian.

"My lord, this move is not as simple as it looks. The combination of the move and internal strength is very delicate, and the foundation needs to be laid first." The sword master replied with some embarrassment.He was recently appointed as the swordsmanship teacher of King Qin's No. 18 son Hu Hai.Hearing that the young master had reached the age of practicing martial arts, he proposed in front of his father that he wanted to take the world's number one swordsman as his teacher, so the King of Qin smiled and assigned him the commander of his guards.However, Guigu's martial arts cannot be spread to the outside world, and it is impossible for Gai Nie to seriously accept the young master as his apprentice.Fortunately, the son is still young, so he can first pass on some basics of swordsmanship and the method of breathing.

Hu Hai said disapprovingly: "Is it that difficult? Isn't it like this—" He said and threw the wooden sword to the ground, but took out a delicate short sword with an open edge from his arms, pulled out the sheath, and threw it hard at the long sword. The servants walking in the corridor threw it, almost stabbing one person's thigh.Fortunately, Ge Nie jumped over and grabbed the hilt of the sword.

Gai Nie turned the blade upside down and handed it back to him: "My lord, be careful, it's not good to hurt someone if you are so reckless."

Hu Hai took the sword, and said disapprovingly, "It's just a few servants, let alone hurting their legs and feet, even killing them, what's the big deal."

Gai Nie frowned, and was about to say something, but there was another person wearing a high crown and light robe, walking slowly to the side of the martial arts arena. "My little son, you have been studying sword for half an hour, why don't you sit down in this pavilion and have some refreshments?"

Hu Hai cheered, kicked the wooden sword on the ground farther, and ran quickly to the gazebo.Gai Nie and the visitor nodded to each other - he would never forget the first time he met the CRRC Mansion in front of him, but now that they are ministers of the same dynasty, the past has to be past.

Zhao Gao pretended to be acquainted for the first time, and claimed to be the son's master of criminal law and law.In front of the King of Qin and the Young Master, this person was very different from the unpredictable, treacherous and treacherous net leader he had seen.His voice is clear but soft, with a sincere attitude, and every word seems to be persuasive.

"Mr. Hu Hai is young and naive, and doesn't understand human affairs, but I hope that sir will teach him patiently." After speaking, he bowed and saluted.

Gai Nie returned the salute and asked again: "Is this the youngest son in Xianyang Palace?"

The young master said while eating: "No, originally there was a little brother who was younger than Hai'er, but he didn't know where he went."

Zhao Gao hastily put his index finger on his lips, with a mysterious expression: "My lord, this, I can't say."

Ge Nie's heart skipped a beat, but he adjusted his breath immediately so as not to show his flaws under the sharp eyes of the leader of the net.He deliberately lowered his head to pick up the wooden sword, and swung it a few times with one hand in order to feel its weight. "My lord, is this sword too heavy for you?"

"Heavy but not heavy. But it's just wood. I want a real sword, like my father's." Hu Hai's eyes shone with joy, "One day, I want to wear the sharpest sword in the world like my father did. The matchless sword cut off the heads of those enemies one by one."

In fact, the king of Qin never saw the battlefield in person.But he did love to tour the lands he had conquered, to order rewards and punishments, and to watch executions.However, Ge Nie felt that there was no need to correct it here. "My lord, before you learn to hurt others with a sword, you must first learn not to hurt yourself—"

His words were interrupted by a joyous shout.The little boy ran out of the pavilion in a hurry, and showed him what was in his hand as if offering a treasure. "Look, sir, butterfly!" He tore off a pair of blue wings and faced the light, "How beautiful! I like it the most..."

Gai Nie stared at the insect corpses thrown on the ground.Without a pair of gorgeous scale wings, the thing looked worse than a shriveled ant.He rubbed his sore brows.This very young son reminded him of his junior who practiced in Ghost Valley.However, if Xiao Zhuang kills, it is probably because he is hungry; but this child kills and tortures for no reason just because he likes it—perhaps because he is too young to understand the difference between life and death.

Because of accepting the new task of training the son, Gai Nie's duties as the Qin king's guard were reduced instead.He no longer needs to stand guard behind the king all day and all night, standing tirelessly like a colonnade.This gave him more time to think about a burden that fell on his shoulders long ago-this burden could not bring him a little bit of fame, title or power, on the contrary, it only brought danger that threatened his life.

The son of Jing Ke.It was the "little brother" that Mr. Huhai was talking about during the day.

Judging from Zhao Gao's attitude, Luo Wang never gave up looking for this child.A three-year-old child disappeared for no apparent reason in the inner courtyard of the deep palace, and none of the attendants and guards around him noticed it. If there is no follow-up to this incident, it will definitely become a shame to the net and make King Qin deeply disturbed.Gai Nie had secretly followed their search and torture from the beginning—Li Ji's maid, the halberd guards, and the servants who had entered the palace that day—of course, nothing came of it.Li Ji is from Qi, and Xianyang Palace is also a strange place to her. How will she hide her secret?How to bribe others to keep her secrets at the risk of violating the law?

So Gai Nie thinks she didn't hide at all.In other words, the clues were left in the most conspicuous place: when Mrs. Li committed suicide, the pair of yin and yang fishes in the pool of blood must have been her last words; for the sake of the life of her beloved son, no one but Ge Nie able to read.

Ge Nie knew he had to solve the mystery.At first he had no idea, so he had to resort to some stupid methods—returning to his old career in Zhao Guo.If he wanted to, he could become the best spy in Xianyang City.He wandered above the high-rise palace garden, invisible, like a shadow of a wall.He listened to the gossip of the maids and the secret words of the palace people, and thus unearthed many secrets in the palace.For example, Crown Prince Dan of Yan was a hostage in Xianyang, had a good relationship with King Qin, and lived in a palace in the northeast.He later married an apprentice from the Yin Yang family as the princess.This woman is quite supernatural. Prince Dan escaped from Xianyang. In addition to the dead soldiers under his command, he also got the help of yin and yang techniques, which made King Qin unexpected.Another example is that before the Mohists fled to Qin Dynasty, they had contributed to the construction of Xianyang City.Like the craftsmen who built the tomb, they left some secret retreats and passages for their own people, and there was even a tunnel leading from the outer city to the depths of the palace.In order to prevent people other than the Mohists from discovering the secrets, these skilled craftsmen made all kinds of detailed arrangements; without the guidance of the "Mo" scriptures, no one can find the entrance; In an underground labyrinth with twists and turns and densely covered organs.But most people in Qin regard this statement as false rumors, and don't believe that the Mohists have such a big hand.I heard that Luo Wang also took advantage of the opportunity of the palace renovation to search around, but no one found any underground passages.

But Ge Nie knew they existed.The narrow stone corridor where he and Jing Ke met was the relic left by Mo Zhe.Does Li Ji know these strange secret passages?Or someone else?

Could it be that the fish is not the key, the real answer is - water?

When I first met Li Ji in Dong'a, there was a pond behind her thatched hut, where black and white fish were raised.At that time, Li Ji told him about some of the origins of the Yin Yang family, as well as her ability to predict the future by swimming fish, which she acquired from practicing "Water Virtue".In front of the palace where Li Ji lives now, there is also a pond.Is this the meaning of the two fish she left behind?

Gai Nie chose a dark and windy night to sneak into the pond.The water was cloudy and surprisingly deep.The shadows of swimming fish floated on the bottom of the water, reminding him of a tragic dive a long time ago.He groped the bottom of the pool inch by inch, and finally found that there really was a hidden entrance somewhere under the water, hidden under the silt and aquatic plants.Going in along the entrance of the cave, I first dived continuously in the turbulent water, and then the narrow waterway gradually turned. After swimming about a few hundred steps, the front suddenly became open, and when I raised my head, I actually surfaced.

The waterway is connected to the secret passage made of stone.Ge Nie groped along the road in the dark, and noticed several dragging and bumping marks on the stone walls and stone slabs.He couldn't help imagining such a scene in his mind: Li Ji gave a secret medicine to her three-year-old son, put him to sleep, put him in an impermeable wooden barrel, and then put the wooden barrel Give it to a man in black.The man in black moved swiftly and breathed a long breath. He escaped from the palace through the underwater entrance of the pond while no one was prepared, and then dragged the wooden barrel all the way into the secret passage.

But soon, the road came to an end.The front felt solid and solid rock, but there was some smooth, cold metal embedded in the bottom.Gai Nie carefully identified it with his fingers, and guessed it was a bronze disc with the gossip of King Wen engraved on it.With an idea, he tapped the hexagram "Kan" a few times with the hilt of his sword.There was a low, hoarse sound of mechanism turning nearby.He tightened his throat, afraid that such a movement would attract attention on the ground—but after waiting for a while, the ground returned to silence.

Gai Nie passed through the gap in the rock wall and continued to set off in the dark.He couldn't count how long he had walked, but his fingers could always accurately identify the notch on the turning - this code was written many times in the "Bie Mo" sutra left to him by his master.Finally he entered the water again and climbed up from the bottom of a well.If there is such a person who has fulfilled Li Ji's entrustment, then he must have gone to a place outside this well——

Gai Nie leaned out from the mouth of the well and looked around.This is actually an area where poor people gather in Xianyang City.Quietly, there are many thatched huts and wooden sheds stacked in one place, as well as market stalls, taverns, workshops and brothels a little further away.You can imagine what a lively scene it is during the day.He sat at the mouth of the well, using his internal force to dry the moisture on his body and clothes, but he seemed to have fallen into a deeper fog.

TBC

The author has something to say: (⊙v⊙) The whistle of the lifetime is back.I'm considering whether to change the ID to "Year Watch" [Forget it

The end of long-term procrastination must be a lack of hand feeling. Fortunately, the outline is still there, so I barely filled it out—for example, the skeleton is still there, and the flesh and blood taste like chewing wax...In fact, I expected the content of this part from the beginning of writing. Inevitably boring and lengthy while attaching the historical line, not only readers, but also the author can hardly find it interesting.But there are still so many people waiting for it. Apart from my personal touch, I also feel everyone's respect and emotion for those fleeting figures in the long river of history.Although many characters and plots are fictitious, the era that was as bright as stars did exist.