General Qin

Chapter 810: Accent

The sky was dim, and there was a Qin army camp with flickering candlelight.

"Since you joined my army, you first defeated Xi'ou, then attacked Luo Yue. Today, you beheaded King Luo in the rebel army. You have made a great contribution. Liu Yu, you really did not disappoint me."

Han Xin sat in front of the case and nodded approvingly to General Qin who was standing in the account.

Xiang Ji cupped his hands and said, "Everything is trusted by the military commander. If the military commander had not transferred the subordinates to his side and entrusted them with important tasks, they would never have had the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. The military commander is the noble person of the subordinates."

Over the past few years of his military career, Xiang Ji has become more and more skilled in flattery.

"Haha, sit down first."

Han Xin smiled slightly, stretched out his hand for Xiang Ji to sit down, and continued: "This time you killed King Luo, which is a great achievement. I have sent people to report the victory to the general. In the past two days, our army will clear this area. The general will come with his troops, and when the time comes, the general will definitely reward you for your great achievements. This is a supreme honor."

Today, there was a battle between Qin and Yue. The battlefield stretched from the hilly Pingba area more than ten miles away to the royal city here. The battle lasted for a whole day. There was no one who knew how many corpses were left in the mountains and forests on the road that had not yet been cleaned up, and no one knew how many Yue allied troops fled. Hiding somewhere.

These are all threats, so Zhao Tuo did not rush to bring the main force to the royal city, but personally guarded the important transportation areas in the rear to prevent the Vietnamese from bypassing the rear and cutting off the Qin army's food routes, thus achieving a "stable" strategy Character.

During the day tomorrow, the Qin army will gradually begin to clear out the remaining Yue thieves in the mountains and forests, and only after ensuring that there is no danger, Zhao Tuo will lead his troops.

At that time, according to military practice, their meritorious troops who captured King Luo's head and burned the royal city will bring King Luo's head to the general to present their victory. Afterwards, the general will personally summon the meritorious soldiers to commend them.

This is an incentive policy that Zhao Tuo has implemented since he led the army, which can make everyone under his command compete for service.

Mei Yi was rewarded for killing the King of Xi'ou before, which was what inspired Xiang Ji to be brave.

Xiang Ji's face turned red, and his hands on his knees trembled slightly.

He flattered: "What the military marquis said is that the subordinates have grown up hearing about the general's achievements since they were young, and they have a lot of admiration for him. If they can be summoned and commended by the general, they will really die without regrets!"

Die without regrets?

Han Xin narrowed his eyes and asked following these words: "Liu Yu, I think that in addition to your bravery, you are also quite knowledgeable in the art of war. This time the Yue people pretended to surrender, so you suggested to me that they might conspire to attack. , in the end, you really expected it. This kind of ability is definitely not possessed by ordinary Guizhou leaders. I wonder where you learned it from?"

The corners of Xiang Ji's mouth curled up slightly.

Han Xin's question didn't make him notice anything strange. He just thought it was because he guessed correctly last time when he said Luo Yue might fake a surrender. This kind of anticipatory method shocked Han Xin, making him ask himself out of curiosity.

Xiang Ji was well prepared and immediately replied: "The military commander knows that the Liu family where the subordinate belongs has some financial resources in Xutai County. The elders in the family have spent all their wealth to obtain several volumes of military books to provide for the subordinate since he was a child. Study, so you can know a little bit about the art of war."

Reasonable answer.

As far as Han Xin knew, although the Liu family in Xutai where Liu Yu belonged was not a wealthy family, it was still a large local family with vast land and a lot of wealth. When the Six Kingdoms fell and the nobility declined, it was possible to collect a few volumes of military books.

Han Xin nodded, and then asked a few more questions, and Xiang Ji answered them fluently without any flaws.

Finally, Han Xin smiled and said: "Yes, you have achieved such an achievement at such a young age. What are your ambitions?"

ambition?

Xiang Ji was stunned for a moment.

Asking questions is a common thing in this era.

For Xiang Ji, what ambition does he have?

Killing Zhao Tuo and avenging the Xiang family may be one.

In front of Han Xin, it was naturally impossible for him to say that.

Xiang Ji took a deep breath and felt that something that had been suppressed in his heart was reviving.

"General Qin."

Xiang Ji said solemnly: "I hope to become a general of the Qin Dynasty like the general, conquering the south and north, conquering the world, making great achievements, and being respected by thousands of people in the world."

"Good! What a Qin general!"

Han Xin raised his palm and praised: "I hope you will maintain this ambition and become a general of our Great Qin in the future. Your courage and strategy will be worthy of it."

"Liu Yu, I will not disappoint the military commander."

Xiang Ji responded quickly.

Han Xin hummed and waved Xiang Yu away.

Watching that strong body walk out of the camp and disappear into the night.

The encouraging look on Han Xin's face faded, and he gradually became indifferent.

There is basically nothing wrong with Liu Yu's answer.

When Han Xin took a fancy to Liu Yu's bravery and asked for him from Cao Shen, Cao Shen said that this person's identity was doubtful and that he was probably a remnant of the Xiang family who had escaped and needed to be investigated.

Han Xin thought that Liu Yu's bravery could be put to great use at the time. As for his identity, he gradually investigated and found that he could not waste a strong general because of choking.

Afterwards, Han Xin specifically checked Liu Yu's identity information.

Liu Yu's biography verification materials were all formal and were issued by the Xutai County government.

The height and appearance according to the biography are basically consistent with Liu Yu himself.

Even for those weird eyes, the words "eye disease" were clearly written on the autopsy.

From a procedural point of view, there is no doubt that this person is a descendant of the Liu family from Xutai County.

This official information has confirmed Liu Yu's innocence and overturned Cao Shen's suspicion because of the other party's eye disease.

It's just that Han Xin grew up at the bottom of Huaiyin and saw many dark things. We know that in many places in Guandong, Qin officials have either been sidelined by local powerful people, or they have become corrupt. It is not uncommon for the government to collude with wealthy families.

As long as you are rich and powerful, what does it matter if you forge a household registration?

Han Xin became more vigilant and secretly asked people from Xutai County if they knew Liu Yu.

It is a pity that only Liu Yu was recruited from the Liu family this time, and it could not be verified by the clan members. Ordinary people in the capital of Guizhou have never seen this person. Because the local wealthy people and the lower-class Guizhou leaders are not from the same class, it is normal that they have not met each other, and this cannot be used to deny Liu Yu's identity.

This is the reason why Han Xin has been using Liu Yu until now, feeling that he is suspicious but still unable to judge whether his identity is true or false.

All Liu Yu's biography information is true. According to the laws of the Qin State, he is Liu Yu of the Liu family in Xutai, and is a legal subject of the Qin State.

And because these information were issued by the Xutai County government, even if Han Xin sent a letter to Xutai County to inquire, there would probably be no results.

Therefore, Han Xin did not report to Zhao Tuo.

If Liu Yu's identity is true, but Han Xin and Cao Shen are just guessing, and end up making a mistake and causing a big mistake, then they will lose a lot of points, and the general may even think that they are incompetent.

Han Xin felt that when this war was over, he would naturally be able to investigate and get to the bottom of things when he returned to the Central Plains.

Normally, Han Xin is not too anxious about this matter.

But he didn't expect that Liu Yu actually killed King Luo himself in this war.

Such bravery is worthy of his fancy.

Killing the king of an enemy country is the ultimate achievement.

Judging from the importance that the above generals attach to rewards and punishments, most of them will ask Liu Yu and other meritorious soldiers to come forward and personally award rewards to motivate the soldiers, just like the last time they commended Mei Rong.

If Liu Yu's identity is true, then everything is fine.

But what if he is fake?

Han Xin didn't dare to think about the consequences. As for killing Liu Yu, the biggest contributor, at this time, it seemed feasible, but in fact it would leave consequences.

Han Xin didn't want to take action at first, fearing that he would make a mistake in judgment and kill innocent people by mistake. Secondly, he was worried that it would cause panic among the soldiers. If the matter was leaked, some people might spread rumors. Han Xin might be blamed for killing meritorious soldiers, his reputation would be ruined, and his future would be ruined.

Han Xin thought about it and came up with tonight's question and answer. In essence, this was his test of Liu Yu.

After Liu Yu left, there were still a few short soldiers standing in the tent.

Han Xin looked at two of them.

"Ma Ying, Wang Quan, what can you two hear?"

Among them, the yellow-faced Qin soldier with a short beard is called Ma Ying. He is a soldier from the same hometown as the Liu family in Xutai County. Han Xin had asked him before. However, Ma Ying had not seen Liu Yu in Xutai County and could not determine his identity.

This time, Han Xin was in a hurry and came up with another way to detect it.

Since it is impossible to judge the identity of the other party by looking at it.

What about the accent?

He asked Liu Yu tonight to ask various questions, just so that Ma and Ying could listen and judge each other's accent.

When Ma Ying saw Jun Hou asking, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Jun Hou, after listening carefully, I feel that although Master Liu Wubai has a Xutai accent, if you look closely, it is still not authentic enough. I don't feel that he is like The locals in Xutai are a bit like Xia Xiang’s people.”

Han Xin's eyes glowed coldly.

Then he looked at another Qin soldier named Wang Quan.

Wang Quan hurriedly said: "Come to the army, the prime minister and Xu Tai have been together for two hundred miles, and they both practice the sound of Chu. At first glance, there are similarities, but if you listen carefully, you can still find the differences. In the words of Lord Liu Wubai Some of the words and expressions are really like those of us here."

"Yes, I understand. You two go down and don't leak what happened tonight, otherwise you will be dealt with by military law."

Han Xin spoke coldly.

Wang Quan and Ma Ying immediately prostrated themselves, vowed not to speak nonsense, and then withdrew.

Seeing the two people leaving, Han Xin tapped his fingers lightly on the edge of the wooden case.

He was smart and discovered the flaw in Liu Yu's accent.

It's just that Liu Yu is now the hero who killed King Luo, and if he is really a remnant of the Xiang family, he might be involved in a series of things that Han Xin can't handle casually.

"Bring me pen and ink."

Han Xin ordered.

After the soldier presented the letter in pen and ink, Han Xin immediately wrote a handwritten letter and had it sent to the general in the rear overnight.

Everything will be handled by the general.

At the same time, Xiang Ji left the military post and staggered back to his tent, his face red with excitement.

His goal is about to be achieved.

"This is my only chance for revenge. I have to be sure of it."

Xiang Ji closed his eyes, thought of the guards around Zhao Tuo, and considered the possibility of his success.

"I need a helper."

Xiang Ji opened his eyes and a figure appeared in his mind.

He walked to the door and said to his subordinates: "Go and invite General Liu Bai here for me."