Chapter 179 It’s over, my life is over!
The continuous drizzle is like silk threads, interweaving into a gray sky.
Ying Heng stood on the top of the city wall with everyone else. He was the only one holding an umbrella, while the others were bathed in the rain.
In the distance, Wang Ben and Wang Li led their personal guards and hurriedly broke away from the army and rushed over, obviously to respond to the call of the Thirteenth Prince.
At the foot of the city wall, the silver-white Snow Dragon Knights were crawling in a group, but only two people stood upright, standing out from the crowd.
Just when Ying Zheng was in a state of confusion, Meng Yi's rebuke from the city wall pierced the silence like an arrow.
"Why don't you kneel? Are you a spy?"
At this moment, Ying Zheng, who had intended to blend quietly into the crowd, became the focus of everyone's attention, with no place to hide his embarrassment.
He had already been feeling mixed emotions, and now being named by Meng Yi in public made him feel even more uneasy.
Ying Zheng's anger was beyond words. He wished he could summon thunder from heaven immediately to split Meng Yi in half, then chisel a crack in the ground so that he could hide deep inside and never come out again!
Damn it, when have I ever been humiliated like this!
What’s worse is that facing Meng Yi’s accusations, he was unable to defend himself and was extremely miserable!
Meng Yi, ah Meng Yi, you are doing fine!
I once had the utmost trust in you, but now you have become Xiao Shisan's running dog!
Just wait and see, when my identity is restored, I will not make you pay the price. I swear I will not be Qin Shi Huang!
Hatred surged in my heart and my teeth were clenched, but I had to remain calm on the surface.
At the critical moment, Huo Qubing stepped forward and helped Ying Zheng resolve the crisis.
He first saluted towards the Thirteenth Young Master and said, "Young Master, this man is the Qin hero I highly recommended to you!"
"He was a selfless grandmaster with extraordinary military talent."
"I am proud of him. Today I recommend Zhao Zheng to you. I hope he can be promoted to captain of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and command a hundred men!"
"Besides, he has never met you, young master, and he has great respect for you!"
"I have just returned from the battlefield victoriously, and I was fortunate enough to see you, my lord. I was so excited that I forgot myself and failed to salute you first. Please forgive me, my lord!"
Huo Qubing walked up to Ying Zheng, patted his shoulder hard, and urged him loudly.
"In front of the Thirteenth Young Master, why don't you quickly pay your respects!!"
Huo Qubing's explanation left Ying Zheng dumbfounded.
When did I ever express my admiration for the Thirteenth Young Master?
Not to mention being so excited that I couldn't speak! And I was honored to meet him?
Waiting for him to reward you with the position of captain of the Snow Dragon Cavalry?
Commanding a hundred people? ! !
I……
I……!
Blah blah blah~!
Anger was boiling in Ying Zheng's heart. Huo Qubing placed his hand on his shoulder and guided him to raise his right hand to his left chest. Then he knelt on one knee and shouted, "The Great Snow Dragon Cavalry greets the Thirteenth Prince."
At this moment, the First Emperor faced two choices: either reveal his identity and make everyone kneel down.
"I am here, who dares to act insolently?!"
However, at this moment, thousands of eyes were watching from the top and bottom of the city wall, and tens of thousands of troops were rushing behind them. It was unknown how many people were watching all this.
Ying Zheng would never easily wipe out all the lives present. Behind that majesty, lies the choice of self-destruction.
From then on, the heroic ruler of the Qin Dynasty was given a new title - the First Emperor, the Emperor with the Sons and Sons as the Guards. This extremely ironic title was imprinted in his history.
He could not predict how future history books would record this. The only thing that was certain was that if this came true, he would not be able to face his own rule.
The other option was to take advantage of this opportunity when no one could see him. He would wear a face armor and blend into the crowd in a panic. After enduring this moment, he would flee the barracks when night fell and never dare to admit that he had ever set foot in the land of the Great Snow Dragon Riders again.
As for Wang Ben who knew the inside story, he either had to remain silent or lose his head!
Faced with this dilemma, Qin Shi Huang chose the latter.
So, that scene still happened.
Under Huo Qubing's palm strike, he knelt down and saluted, tacitly agreeing with Huo Qubing's explanation.
On the side, Dahei followed closely, his movements exactly the same as Qin Shihuang's.
Although he looked the same on the surface, under the mask, Dahei's mouth opened wider than ever before, enough to fit a lantern!
At this moment, he was filled with fear: "It's over. I know too much. I'm afraid my head no longer belongs to me..." "After today, Your Majesty will get rid of me immediately, right?"
"In this way, no one will know what happened today."
No one can match this shock.
The First Emperor actually treated his son like a subordinate!
If it is leaked, the consequences will be disastrous and I might even lose my head!
However, as fate would have it, there happened to be someone who knew the First Emperor well and recognized his voice, and at the most critical moment, he rode his horse at full speed and rushed straight to the city wall.
At the last moment, he witnessed the scene of the great snow dragon rider kneeling and heard the long-lost voice.
That’s right, this person is Wang Ben!
As for other people, even if Ying Heng or Meng Yi had heard the voice of the First Emperor, they would just treat it indifferently.
There are many similar voices in the world.
After all, the First Emperor had passed away, and Ying Heng was rarely seen for a year or two, so it was understandable that he was unfamiliar with him.
Although Meng Yi was always by his side, at this moment he was only curious about the familiar voice and did not think deeply about it for a short period of time because the clues were limited.
However, Wang Ben was different.
He knew that His Majesty had come out of seclusion in disguise, and he also knew that His Majesty had joined the Great Snow Dragon Riders as the leader of the secret guards.
At this moment, the Thirteenth Prince recalled the generals. Wang Ben and Wang Li saw that the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry had arrived first, and were afraid that their credit would be taken away, so Wang Ben quickened his horse, eager to report his own achievements.
And just like that, he witnessed this scene at the right time.
The familiar figure in silver armor, the familiar voice, and the stiffness and helplessness revealed in the salute.
Wang Ben's heart suddenly shook like thunder and his whole body was trembling!
"His Majesty?!"
"Is it really Your Majesty?!!"
"It can't really be him?!!"
"It must be His Majesty!!!"
“OMG!!!”
"Old Wang, what did I see?!!"
"Why am I rushing back so badly?!"
"Why did I have to witness all this?!"
"It's completely over!"
"If your majesty knew that I discovered him, no matter how great my military achievements were, my head would be chopped off!"
At this moment, Wang Ben and Dahei's moods resonated surprisingly!
No matter how close their relationship with the First Emperor was, once they knew about this, their first thought was to preserve His Majesty's dignity.
The only way is for them to disappear, so that no one in the world can see the identity hidden under the armor.
"No, I have to pretend I know nothing!"
"Your Majesty must not be aware that I recognized him!"
"Otherwise, my Wang family will be wiped out!"
In a flash, Wang Ben quickly came up with a plan to save himself.
He planned to slow down his pace, find a secluded place and leave quietly, pretending to be unaware of what was happening in front of him.
However, at this moment, Wang Li, the assassin, came galloping and stopped beside Wang Ben, pointing at the First Emperor and teasing him.
(End of this chapter)