General Qin

"The Kingdom of Zhongli is also the country with the surname Ying after Boyi. After the country fell in the past, our ancestors took Zhongli as their family name, and it has been multiplied to this day."

"That's why my surname is Zhongli. Looking back, I have the same surname and ancestor as Qin and Zhao. Therefore, the county magistrate is very willing to help Qin."

"Hearing that General Xin and the military commander came here, the county magistrate immediately decided to help the Qin army cross the river. This is also the origin of gratitude to the ancestors."

On the south bank of the Huai River, with a flattering smile on Zhongli's face, he introduced the relationship between Zhongli and Qin to the young general Qin in front of him, and pulled out a fig leaf for the surrender of the county magistrate Zhongli.

Zhao Tuo found it amused that this retrospective was directly related to one or two thousand years ago.

If it was still in the Western Zhou Dynasty, it would be okay if everyone met and showed their surnames to talk about relatives.

The so-called surname, the surname is used to distinguish marriages by blood, and the clan is used to distinguish high and low. When the two meet, they can tell whether their ancestors belong to the same family as soon as they reveal their surnames.

But when King Ping moved to the east, the Zhou family declined, and the kingdoms of the world conquered, and even King Zhou was shot in the shoulder.

The princes below don't care what your surname is, whether you came from an ancestor, just go to war to destroy the country and grab people to occupy the land.

After the Warring States period, all the countries in the world didn't care about these things. The ancestors of Qin and Zhao both belong to the country with the surname Ying. The blood flowed into rivers and the corpses littered the fields. During the war, they only wanted to kill each other. Who would mention the relationship between them a thousand or two thousand years ago? ah.

Therefore, Zhong Limei's reference to blood relationship at this time made Zhao Tuo feel quite amused.

But really counting, Zhong Limei and Zhao Tuo both have the surname Ying, and if you count them up, they are really ancestors.

In fact, Zhongli was also very depressed. According to the agreement with the Qin army yesterday, Zhongli only needed to provide the food and clothing that the Qin army needed, and they had completed the agreement with the boats crossing the river.

The county magistrate didn't even need to go out of the city in person. Zhong Limei could stand on the wall and watch the Qin army cross the Huai River with his own eyes.

Unexpectedly, Qin Jun sent people to the city to make new demands before they started crossing the Huai River early this morning.

Their military officer named Zhong Limei, who was going to discuss the surrender agreement yesterday, and went to see him in person.

Army candidate?

It wasn't that General Xin Wu, but the Marquis of the Qin Army who appeared out of nowhere, and asked to meet him by name?

Even though Zhong Limei was quite conceited about his resourcefulness since he was a child, he couldn't help being at a loss when faced with this weird request.

He secretly thought about his performance yesterday. He probably didn't show any flaws. How could he be called by the people of Qin to see him?

"Ah, or else you said that you suffered from a cold yesterday and couldn't afford to be sick, so you pushed the people of Qin to summon you."

The county magistrate Zhongli was quite concerned about him and thought of an excuse for him to refuse.

Now that a major event is imminent, he still needs Zhong Limei, a think tank, to be at his side to encourage and direct. As soon as Zhong Limei left, he felt very scared in his heart, and he was not willing to send him out of the city again.

Zhong Limei thought for a while, but refused.

"No, this excuse is too forced, and it will arouse the suspicion of the Qin people, or irritate them. They haven't started crossing the Huai River yet, so it would be bad if they missed a big deal."

"I, Zhong Limei, am just a mere villain, and if I think about it, they won't do anything to me. Don't worry, the county magistrate." Zhong Limei replied like this at the time.

First of all, he was really afraid that if he didn't go, it would arouse Qin Jun's doubts, or irritate the other party, which would ruin the big event.

Secondly, he is conceited of resourcefulness and courage. He believes that even if he enters the Qin camp again, he will be able to come out again. This is his confidence in himself.

Thirdly, even Zhong Limei was very curious about who the so-called military marquis of Qin was, why he was called to meet this little man by name, and what he was going to do when he was sent to the Qin camp. This matter is really strange.

So Zhong Limei came and met Zhao Tuo.

The young General Qin that he still remembered vividly yesterday.

Good guy, the military marquis who is less than 20 years old, could it be that he is the son of an important minister of the Qin State, who has such an important position in the Qin Army at such a young age.

Zhong Limei was full of doubts, but he was very honest in front of Zhao Tuo, so he could only stand by and wait for Zhao Tuo's questioning.

Although he is proud of his courage, he only dares to bow his head and stand at the moment.

Because Zhong Limei was unarmed, while the other party was wearing armor and a sword, and there were short soldiers following behind him, if Zhong Limei made any abnormal movements, his body would be decapitated immediately, so he could only pretend to be a flattering villain, and chatted with Zhao Tuo.

At this moment, I saw that a Qin army was already preparing to board a boat to cross the Huai River, and headed to Huaibei to explore the road and take the lead.

Zhong Limei's heart tightened, and he began to think of ways to escape.

"The villain comes from a humble background, and he is a servant of the county government. Today, the Mongolian army was summoned to inquire about Zhongli's affairs. I am not very honored or afraid. But the villain has always been cowardly. Seeing the mighty men, the armor is prominent, the villain can't help but feel... I am timid, my legs are trembling, if the military commander does not order, can you let the villain go, thank you villain."

As he said that, Zhong Limei's legs really went limp, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhao Tuo, looking like a cowardly servant.

The short soldiers behind Zhao Tuo couldn't help showing disdain, not understanding why his military marquis specially recruited such a coward to meet him.

Zhao Tuo's face was indifferent.

The reason why he called this person out of the city early in the morning was to confirm whether this Chu man was the famous Chu and Han general Zhong Limei in history.

Zhao Tuo always had a dangerous premonition in his heart. If this person was the plotter Zhong Limei, Zhongli's surrender might be fraudulent.

Although he didn't know where the fraud came from, after all, the most dangerous night was over. But just in case, it is safer to control it by your side first, not afraid of 10,000, just in case, and wait for the opportunity to act when encountering a situation.

Of course, if this person is just with the same name and surname as that general, then it's all right, it's right to treat it as entertainment on the road.

So is he?

Zhao Tuo ignored the other party's request to leave, but pointed to Zhongli City in the distance, and said with a smile: "I heard that in the past, when Wu State was still alive, this Zhongli City was a border town of Chu State. The incident was related to the attack on the border towns of the state of Wu, and finally caused the two countries to fight each other, and the king of Wu will destroy Zhongli, right?"

Zhong Limei was stunned. From the corner of his eyes, he had already caught a glimpse of a group of soldiers from the Qin army boarding the boat, and they were about to row northward. Time was getting tighter and tighter.

But at this moment, he had no choice but to face Zhao Tuo's inquiry, Zhongli could not ask to leave any longer, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "What the military marquis said is that this is the matter of Zhongli and Beiliang, a border town of Wu State, in the past. .”

Zhong Limei had also heard what Zhao Tuo said from his father.

It happened during the time of King Liao of Wu. At that time, the state of Wu rose and bordered the state of Chu. Zhongli of the state of Chu was adjacent to Beiliang of the state of Wu.

One day, a girl from Zhongli and a girl from Wu Guobeiliang competed to pick mulberry leaves, and refused to give in to each other. The two girls began to quarrel and abuse, and gradually turned into physical conflict.

Later, the families of the two girls arrived and fought on the spot.

Zhongli has a large number of people, and wipes out the family of the girl from Beiliang.

When Dr. Beiliang of Wu State received the report, he was very angry and sent soldiers to attack Zhongli. He wiped out the family of Zhongli girl and killed many Zhongli people.

When the king of Chu heard about it, he was furious on the spot. He sent the Chu army to attack and destroy Beiliang.

When the King of Wu heard this, he was also furious. He sent a large army to conquer Chu State, and defeated the two cities of Chu State, Zhongli and Juchao.

At this time, King Chu was frightened by Wu's offensive, and hurriedly strengthened the city defense of Yingdu, not daring to retaliate, and the matter was considered over.

Zhong Limei didn't know why the other party suddenly brought up this matter.

Calculating the time, it would be nearly three hundred years. Could it be that he wanted to show off his erudition in front of him?

But immediately, Zhong Limei was irritated by Zhao Tuo's next words.

"The people of Chu are so courageous."

Zhao Tuo chuckled and said, "In the beginning, the two families were fighting for mulberry, but it was just a matter of petty people's disputes. The doctor of the state of Wu led his troops to attack Zhongli, but it started a national war. This matter was clearly wronged by the state of Wu. People wiped out two cities, but bowed their heads to the state of Wu instead."

"You say it's ridiculous, but from this point of view, Chu people are really cowardly."

In front of Chu people, saying that Chu people have no guts?

Zhong Limei narrowed his eyes, and clenched his palms involuntarily.

But he still has reason, still with a flattering smile on his face, he continued to act like a villain and said: "What the military officer said is true."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Tuo didn't let Zhong Limei go because of his response, but continued to pursue him: "Unfortunately, the king of Chu has no courage, and neither do the people of Chu, but it is of no use, and in the end, the people of Wu look down on him even more. "

"Tsk tsk, but more than ten years later, King Helu of Wu led the Wu army to attack Chu. The battle of Baiju defeated the Chu army and entered the capital of Chu."

"The king of Chu Zhao abandoned his capital and fled, allowing the Wu people to indulge in the capital of Chu, digging up the tomb of the king of Chu, whipping the corpse of the king of Chu, such a thing can be called a strange story through the ages, even today, it still makes people laugh No end."

Zhong Limei clenched his hands into fists and did not speak.

Zhao Tuo continued to increase the number of layers.

"I also heard that after the Wu people occupied Yingdu, their monarchs and ministers lived separately in the palaces of the Chu monarchs and ministers, and each of them raped the wives of the Chu monarchs and ministers. That former great country in the south, who aspired to become the overlord of the Central Plains, has become the laughing stock of the world."

"In the end, I have to rely on Shen Baoxu to cry for Qin Ting. I just moved rescue soldiers from my Qin country, drove away the Wu people, and restored the state of Chu. Don't you think so? The people of Chu have no courage to come here. It's really ridiculous. !"

In front of the Chu people, he used his past national humiliation to laugh at him.

In this era, it is nothing less than humiliating the ancestors and the country. Which man with backbone can bear it?

Although Zhong Limei is resourceful, he is a general!

He will be Xiang Yu's loyal minister, a bloody and brave general, and a heroic man in the future.

Not to mention that he has just turned 20, which is exactly the age of a man's youthful vigor.

Under such circumstances, if someone like Chen Ping faced Zhao Tuo's insult, he might have endured it, and could continue to smile and cater to him.

But he is Zhong Limei, how can he bear it!

Although Zhong Limei didn't dare to get violent on the spot because the opponent had armor and short guards, but he couldn't help it.

"What the Marquis said seems to make sense, but may I ask where did the country of Wu, which destroyed my capital of Chu, go?"

Zhong Lizhen held his head up, the brilliance on his face was completely different from before.

Zhao Tuo's eyes lit up, and the other party seemed to be showing his original shape.

He said with a smile: "Of course it was destroyed by the Yue people. This has nothing to do with Chu."

Zhongli sneered and said: "Yes, the Yue people destroyed the Wu state, but where did the powerful Yue state go when Goujian used to be? Didn't it end up being wiped out by the Chu people!"

"Yue destroyed Wu, and Chu also destroyed Yue. No matter how powerful they were in the past, the Wu and Yue states mentioned by the military commander were not all annexed by our Chu state in the end. The land of Wu and Yue in the past became our Chu state , the people of Wu and Yue in the past are all the people of our Chu country!"

"It doesn't matter that our country of Chu was invaded by the Wu people into Yingdu. In the end, everything in his country of Wu is not owned by our country of Chu. Only when he wins in the end will he be the real strong man!"

"Military marquis should also look at the final result, not the momentary dispute. Just as in the past, the Qin State was not beaten by the Wei people and fled westward in a hurry, lost the land in the west of the river, killed the elite soldiers, bowed their heads and headed east, now Speaking of it, it is also worthy of ridicule. Let alone the matter of Li Xin in the north of the Huai River, hehe..."

Having said that, Zhong Limei raised her head proudly.

He said he won!

Not only did he perfectly explain the question of who is the strongest between Wu and Chu, but he also used the national humiliation of Qin being beaten by Wei in the past and Li Xinzhi's defeat today to retaliate against the other party.

Didn't you see the angry faces of the short soldiers standing behind the military officer?

This is because he said that he hurt his feet, and he was angry.

At this moment, Zhong Limei only felt comfortable all over his body, even if he died now, he was worth it.

Don't you just fight for such a sigh of relief when you live a lifetime?

If he wins, the other party will definitely become angry from embarrassment.

Huh?

What's wrong with Zhao Junhou's expression?

Zhong Limei blinked, because Zhao Junhou on the opposite side was not only not angry, but looked at him with joy.

Those shining eyes were like seeing a peerless beauty.

The next moment, Zhao Tuo stepped forward and grabbed Zhong Limei's hand.

"Yes, yes, you are right."

Zhao Tuo agreed with a smile, looking at the other party with piercing eyes.

Zhong Limei.

You don't want to run away!