Chapter 678 Mikawa Mamoru

Xianyang.

The courtyard is deep and lush with vegetation.

Zhao Gao was sitting in the corridor, holding a side of the law in his hand and teaching.

But the person he was teaching was having a great time chasing butterflies in the courtyard.

Zhao Gao watched and didn't stop him.

Finally, Hu Hai was tired of playing. With a flick of his fingers, the butterfly he had been chasing for a long time turned into powder in an instant. ,

Hu Hai sat back next to Zhao Gao, who poured him a glass of wine.

"Young Master, have you heard that the eldest son Fusu has offended His Majesty the Emperor by interceding for a group of Confucian scholars?"

"This fool."

Hu Hai took a sip of wine with some disdain.

"These great scholars are opposed to building the Great Wall just because Meng Tian's army needs to mobilize food and grass from Qilu. But what does this have to do with him? He has to rush to the front."

Hu Hai's words made Zhao Gao smile.

"Young master is right, but I heard that His Majesty the Emperor seems to intend to let Fusu go to Mengtian's army as a supervisor."

"real?"

When Hu Hai heard this, Jiu Jue, who had not finished drinking the wine, put it down with joy on his face.

"This matter should have been decided. I heard that the eldest son's residence is already packing."

"Ha! This kid really has a good life, but he has to go to such a bitter and cold place to feel at ease. He is still supervising the army. Can he supervise Meng Tian's army?"

Hu Hai was very happy and drank all the wine in the wine baron, but heard Zhao Gao continue talking.

"The current situation in the empire is that Ren Xiao and Zhao Tuo are using troops in Baiyue, Meng Tian is using troops in Beihe, and Zhao Shuang is using troops in the Western Regions. These three armies are thousands of miles away from Guanzhong, and Meng Tian's Beihe army is the closest to Guanzhong. The imperial court has discussed recently , We need to build a straight road from Jiuyuan to Guanzhong. If it is completed, the post horses will gallop across the land of thousands of miles, and the military situation in the distance will reach Linguang Palace in only three days."

"What do you mean?"

"The eldest son is still the biggest opponent of the eighteenth son and other young masters."

Hu Hai waved his hand, looking impatient.

"You're so boring."

Hu Hai looked up at the sky and saw that it was getting late, so he stood up and left.

The smile on Zhao Gao's face faded, and as Hu Hai's figure walked away, the man in black robe slowly came from behind.

"how's it going?"

"Loulan has joined Zhao Shuang."

Zhao Gao paused slightly with his half-raised hand and turned his head.

"What about Tudor and Chong Ming?"

"They disappeared."

"What happened in Loulan?"

Zhao Gao murmured and slowly drank the wine in the wine cup, feeling a little uneasy. But after all, the situation there is beyond control.

"Has Zhao Shuangdong returned?"

"He stayed in Loulan for a hundred days before returning east to Yuezhi Royal City. Since then, Loulan gave up his previous national policy of isolating himself from the outside world and joined the trade route."

"Wusun has returned and the Yueshi have been pacified. There won't be enough troubles in the Western Region in a short time to threaten Zhao Shuang."

Zhao Gao was very afraid and asked.

"Where is the Huns?"

"After Touman suffered a heavy loss at the hands of Meng Tian, ​​he returned the main force of the Xiongnu to the north of Yinshan Mountain. In a short period of time, it seems that the Xiongnu will not dare to go south."

"So, we no longer have enough chips in our hands to deal with Zhao Shuang."

"However, after Zhao Shuang arrived at Yuezhi King City, he did not continue to return to Jincheng. Instead, he stayed there. It seems that he has no intention of returning to his fiefdom as soon as possible."

Zhao Gao stood up, and a smile finally appeared on his gloomy face.

"I see."

"What?"

"Now that the Huns have fled, the Great Wall is being built, and the war in Baiyue is going smoothly. There are no major wars inside and outside the empire. He was afraid that all the birds would be gone, so he temporarily stayed in Yuezhi King City to Look at the situation inside the empire."

"Wouldn't it be better to stay in Jincheng? That's his lair, and there are heavy troops around it!"

"He is afraid." Zhao Gao was very sure, "But this is also good for us."

…

Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion.

After several years of military career, Li Si's son Li You had become a heroic general when he returned to Guanzhong.

Now Li Si has been promoted from Tingwei, one of the Nine Qings, to Prime Minister Zuo at the level of the Three Dukes.

The emperor was very fond of Li Si and married the princess to Li Si's sons.

"His Majesty plans to place you in Sanchuan and serve as the governor of Sanchuan. You'er, do you know the importance of this task?"

"My son understands that Sanchuan is an important route for the empire to go out from the east, and it is also an important place for grain to enter Guanzhong from the west through the waterway."

Li Si nodded. After many years of experience, his son finally became talented.

"A large part of the Beihe Army's military rations comes from Qilu. It starts from Huangxiang in the east and merges into Beihe. The transportation and transportation is extremely arduous."

There was a sigh in Li Si's words.

This huge project has made the world excited. This also set off a political storm in Xianyang.

"My son knows that Dr. Chun Yuyue wrote a letter to restore the enfeoffment system, but his father refuted it."

"Chun Yuyue is a real person!"

Li Si said something, turned around and looked around, feeling speechless. But Li You was behind and asked.

"What does father mean?"

"You'er, do you think there are any ministers of Tian Heng and Liu Qing in the empire now?"

"Father, do you mean that Chun Yuyue is referring to you?"

After listening to Li You's words, Li Si smiled after all.

"Now that the war in the north has stabilized, is there any movement from the Anxi Army?"

"General Yang wrote to Your Majesty, saying that the war on the border has stabilized, and we should settle down and settle the border areas to consolidate the border areas."

"I understand. You've been working hard all the way, so go down and rest first!"

As Li You retreated, Li Si walked to the verandah and looked into the distance.

The empire has gone through a series of wars and projects over the years, which has consumed a huge amount of people's manpower, and there are complaints from all over the world.

Today, the northern part of the empire has been stabilized. Along the Yinshan Mountains, a Great Wall runs from east to west, protecting the northern border of Guanzhong and bringing the vast Henan land under the rule of the empire.

The Anxi Zhenjun, who originally had the responsibility of defending the Huns, had become the rear area.

A group of legalist courtiers believed that this was a good opportunity to solve the problem of this family army, and put forward the suggestion that Anxi suppress the army and garrison in the west.

This suggestion expanded the garrison scope of the Anxi Town Army, but also diluted their strength.

The border area is vast and sparsely populated, and the 100,000 Anxi Army was placed in that vast area, and its power was too spread out.

Dealing with it in this way may not be a good way to figure it out slowly. But the reaction from the family must not be ignored.

The honor in front of Li Si all came from the emperor's trust.

But Li Si was from Chu after all, and compared with the aristocratic families in Qin, his roots were not deep.

The situation within the empire became more and more complicated, and Li Si felt more and more like he was walking on thin ice.

The battles between various schools of thought, the battles between noble families and foreigners, the battles between the direct descendants within the empire...

The power struggle within the empire and the external disputes are all closely related to Li Si, who is in a high position.

If you are not careful, you may be shattered to pieces.

Within the empire, there are also people who are in a more delicate situation than Li Si.

But Fang Chehou, who was in a foreign land and closely related to the situation in the empire, stayed far away and avoided all this.

Li Si couldn't help but smile.

"What a great Zhao Shuang!"