Qin Official

In the midst of the celebration banquet, Zhang Han picked up the rhinoceros horn cup in front of him, his face was a little red, and he toasted Hei Fu beside him with a cup of wine.

"Hei Fu entered the Chu Palace the day before yesterday. How much property did he get?"

At this celebration banquet, those sitting in the front row were all generals and captains. People like Zhang Han, Hei Fu and others were able to get to the bottom of the table because of their merit. The two of them were enjoying themselves, each talking about how they had been at the university in the past two days. Things done in the Chu Palace.

The wine was a fine wine brought from the palace of the King of Chu. It was rich and fragrant, and paired with a precious rhinoceros horn cup. After drinking it, I felt that the wine I had eaten in Nanjun was really like horse urine.

After Hei Fu finished drinking, he whispered truthfully: "I only got ten yi of gold. In addition, I let my soldiers share some ant-nosed coins scattered in the King of Chu's treasury. That's all..."

The day before yesterday, Hei Fu and others were ordered to enter the palace to take over the defense. They saw that the Chu Palace was full of treasures, far beyond the imagination of the Anlu country bumpkins. But most of the things had to be counted by the military judge and then sealed up and not allowed to be moved. Everyone could only pick up some leftovers. But this was enough for more than a thousand people to gain a lot, making up for the money spent on the expedition in the past six months. This was also a special treatment for several meritorious troops.

Heifu himself received ten yi of gold, equivalent to two hundred and a half taels, or one hundred and a half taels. The gold was not heavy, so I stuffed two copies of Ying Yuan into the armor and brought it out. The military judge outside the palace gate also turned a blind eye. The soldiers had worked hard for several months, and the Qin army had never massacred the city. It was a bad habit, so destroying the country and seizing its palace property became one of the few carnivals for Qin soldiers.

Of course, robbery also requires a bottom line. If you go too far, you will still be punished.

"Black men are not greedy."

Zhang Han nodded and said: "Old General Wang thought that everyone had been away from home for half a year and had been fighting hard, so he did not stop the soldiers from taking some money and silk on their bodies. But if he was too greedy, he would destroy the Chu State's treasury and gold. If you move boxes of cakes out, something will happen. I heard that the Sanchuan and Hedong armies were going to deal with a commander. He was too greedy. After a few people broke into Chu's internal treasury, they asked everyone to take off their armor and clothes to pack. Jin Yuan, when we walked out, everyone was almost naked except for the baggage on their bodies, and they had taken hundreds of yi of gold!"

This was a bit too much, so he was ordered by the military judge to put some of them back. The commander was also a rough man, so he argued with the military judge and was punished.

Zhang Han participated in the battles to destroy Han and Zhao, so he knew some of the inside story. He whispered: "Generally speaking, one-third of the treasury property obtained after the destruction of the country will be taken by the officials and soldiers themselves, and the remaining two-thirds will be returned to the public for meritorious service." Outstanding military officials will receive additional rewards from the king."

In addition to money, the soldiers also plundered a lot of silk clothing. Most of them were wrapped in clothes and carried out, so when they came in and out, almost everyone looked fatter.

In addition, the Chu State has been inherited for 800 years and has many national treasures. Its style is quite different from that of the Central Plains. There is a huge tripod that weighs a thousand kilograms and is so big that several people can hug it. In order to load it, the ox cart must be reinforced. , as well as the lacquered wooden drum with tiger and phoenix birds, which are also beautiful.

These things must not be touched. Some of Hei Fu's men greedily tried to knock off the gold and platinum of a large gold-inlaid bell, but Hei Fu stopped them severely.

When Heifu and the others came out with their loads, they also saw Wang Jian sending some grammarians into the storage room of the Chu Palace to check the bamboo slips of the historical records of the Chu State. Among them were the "Ji Ci Dian", the Chu History "梼杌", etc. It would take nearly a hundred oxcarts to haul away all the important documents. It seemed that the collection of books in Qin's Censor's Mansion would be large.

"Zhang Cang must be very happy to have so many books available again," Zhang Han said jokingly.

The Qin army's posture was to remove everything that could be moved from the Chu Palace, and to paint away anything that could not be moved...

Zhang Han said that they, the army commanders, had another job, which was to take the craftsmen to the highest point of the Chu palace and paint the palaces and pavilions of the Chu state.

"This is customary."

Zhang Han said: "Whenever the king defeats the princes, he must have craftsmen imitate his palace and build it on the north bank of Xianyang..."

Nowadays, with the work of the young master Zhang Han serves and the prisoners and prisoners from Guandong, the four palaces of Han, Zhao, Yan and Wei are already being built in Beiban, Xianyang, and the Chu Palace is also under construction. It is said that after completion, these six palaces will be adjacent to Wei in the south, from the east of Yongmen to Jingwei. The palaces and houses will be restored, and the Zhou Pavilion will belong to each other.

"The conqueror's collection habit..."

Hei Fu secretly complained that every time a country was destroyed, a palace was added. This was not only a reward from King Qin to himself, but also a way to show off the power of the conqueror.

Of course, the new palace that has been built cannot be left empty. King Qin also plans to put all the important treasures captured from various countries into it, and it will also be filled with beauties and palace maidens.

While talking about this, Hei Fu couldn't help but glance at the dancing women between the two rows of desks filled with Qin generals.

It was midsummer, and these women were all dressed in short, colorful embroidered silk clothes, revealing their slender waists. They sang Chu songs and danced Chu dances. The music of "Yangchun" and "White Snow" were beautiful, the songs were melodious, and the dances were gorgeous.

The drunk generals of the Qin army were drunk and indiscriminately touched them. The women did not dare to refuse, but the smiles they barely showed contained fear and confusion, and some even had tears on their faces that were difficult to wipe away.

The women in the palace all belonged to the King of Qin. Of course, no one dared to touch them. They all set up a special camp and kept them in a safe place. These women in front of them were the family members of the Chu ministers who died in the war after the city was broken. So, The dance looks a little chaotic. The music officer behind him is the music officer of the King of Chu.

"Have you heard, Mr. Hei? About the Princess of Chu in the Chu Palace."

In the sound of dancing music, Zhang Han whispered to Heifu.

Not only did I hear that Hei Fu saw that scene from a distance, he couldn't help but sigh and said: "I heard that it was Princess Ji Mi of Chu. When a group of soldiers went to invite her out of the palace, she refused to obey and climbed up to a high platform. , jumped down..."

At that time, even though Hei Fu and the others were more than a hundred steps apart, they heard the little princess shouting loudly to the Qin army who came to fetch her: "Ji Min is a ghost of Chu, and she will not enter Xianyang to be the plaything of the King of Qin!"

Then, this staunch princess jumped straight down from the high platform and died. It is said that when she committed suicide, she was holding a fat civet cat in her hand...

"what a pity."

Zhang Han showed a sarcastic smile: "I heard that the King of Chu set fire to himself in order to imitate Shang Zhou, but at the last moment he became timid and opened the palace to surrender. However, this Princess Chu is a bit unyielding like the royal family with the surname Mi... "

While he was talking, the sound of silk and bamboo at the banquet suddenly caused chaos.

The two of them looked up, only to see that the musician who was playing the harp suddenly stopped playing, and instead threw himself on the instrument and started crying.

His move caused the music officials to stop the music collectively. Those who played the sheng, played the piano, and struck the bells all began to cry. Even the women sitting in the arms of the military officials began to sob.

The military officials, who were sitting together with men and women, enjoying the honor of the victor, were immediately very unhappy. Qin soldiers also came over immediately, wanting to drag down these defeated music officials and kill them!

"Wait!"

From the other end of the banquet, Wang Jian's thick voice sounded.

"Where is Anlu's leader, Heifu?"

Hei Fu was excited and immediately came out of the queue and said: "The official is here!"

"Use Chu Yan to ask for me, why are these people crying?"

This is treating me as a translator. Heifu can only ask the truth.

But I saw that the music official of Chu State who was playing the harp did not kneel down. He raised his head and said in a strong Chu language: "This little man is a musician who has been a musician for generations after Dr. Zhong of Chu. I just saw that we are still wearing Chu crowns on our heads." , the instrument in his hand was also playing Chu sounds, and then I thought that the king of Chu had been captured by the general, and the Chu country had been destroyed. The villain could not die for his country like Shangzhu and Princess Ji Mi, but instead played the harp here to entertain the people of Qin, I couldn't help but feel ashamed I can't control myself, now I just want to die, and I hope the general will fulfill my wish..."

After Hei Fu relayed his story, all the officers present became furious and stood up and pressed their swords to kill the music official who had never forgotten Jingchu.

Wang Jian waved his hand: "When the Chu Kingdom was first destroyed, it is normal for Chu people to cherish their homeland. If so, they want to kill. Who among the hundreds of thousands of people in Shouchun City cannot be killed? Who among the millions of people in the Chu Kingdom cannot be killed? ?”

He waved his hand and asked people to disperse these music officials and women, then stood up and toasted to everyone: "You guys have worked hard on the expedition, and there is no joy in the army, so I can only reward you with a small amount of wine."

After finishing the drink, Wang Jian sighed again: "Many years ago, my uncle Wang Jian met Xunzi who visited Qin at Ranghou's banquet. At that time, Xunzi was discussing annexation and consolidation with Ranghou."

"Xunzi said that annexation is easy, but consolidating is difficult. Qi can annex Song, but cannot unite, so Wei seizes it; Yan can annex Qi, but cannot unite, so Tiandan seizes it; Han Shangzhi The land is hundreds of miles away, and it is completely wealthy and is moving towards Zhao. Zhao cannot unite, so Qin seizes it. Therefore, if it can unite but cannot unite, it will be lost!"

"Now that Qin has merged with Han, Wei, Zhao, Yan, and Chu, the next thing is to solidify and make the world one, the princes are the ministers of Qin, and the people are the people of Qin. Therefore, after Xiang Yan's death, I issued an order to strictly prohibit the killing of Xiang Yan. Prisoners are not allowed to plunder and bully the people of Chu wantonly. This is to unite the scholars with courtesy and the people with governance. If rituals are cultivated, the scholars will obey, the government will be peaceful and the people will be safe. The soldiers will obey the people and the people will be safe. This is called great cohesion..."

"Although the King of Chu is captured and Shouchun is defeated, the Chu State still has Huainan and Jiangdong yet to be attached. The two or three sons cannot take it lightly. However, there is no need to regard the Chu people in each city as enemies, and they must be made to surrender. Only then can the Qin army gain a firm foothold in Huaibei and Huainan and completely wipe out the remaining Chu!"

After the conversation was over, all the military officials agreed. At this moment, a crisp round of applause sounded outside.

"General Wang's words are very good! Not only do you want to annex the Kingdom of Chu for your Majesty, but you also want to solidify it for Your Majesty. He is not only a general who is good at fighting, but also a general who is good at defending!"

A middle-aged man with a burly body and a long beard dressed in the imperial censor's official uniform came out.

"Who is this?" Heifu looked at Zhang Han.

"It's Yu Shicheng, Feng Quji! Qianshi, the official, and the king's most trusted minister. Shouldn't he be in Xianyang? Why did he come to Shouchun!"

Zhang Han's expression changed slightly: "Could it be that..."

After Feng Quji met Wang Jian, he also explained his purpose of coming and took out a silk book with a bright red seal from his sleeve.

"General Wang and all the officers and soldiers please listen to the order!"

Heifu quickly followed Zhang Han's movements and saw that everyone from Wang Jian to Li You and Zhang Han just stood up and bowed. He couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that these days, you didn't have to kneel down to obey the king's orders in the military camp.

But I heard Feng Quji say loudly: "In the twenty-fourth year of the Wei Dynasty, it was in midsummer, when Yanghe Fang was rising. The king traveled east from Xianyang, and visited Sanchuan and Yingchuan. As for Chenying, he came to Linzhao Xintu. I heard that the chief minister Xiang Yan's army has been defeated, its pillars have been killed, and its capital has been trapped. The king is very happy. Now he orders Wang Jian, the chief of the concubine, and the meritorious soldiers to escort Fucu, and the ministers of Jing State to Chen to see the king at the ruins of Shun, and to raise Yu Ding to the three seedlings. Be majestic and enjoy the triumphal glory of "June"!"