Qin Official

On the way north to Huaiyang, Ji Ying turned his head and looked at Chu's huge harem concubines and palace maids who were sandwiched between the two Qin armies. Looking at their slender waists, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"It would be nice to take one home."

These concubines and maids in the Chu Palace do not have to do farm work. No matter in terms of maintenance or beauty, they are certainly much better than the Anlu women they usually see.

"It's a beautiful thought."

Heifu smiled and scolded: "These Chu Palace women are going to fill the palace. You can watch them along the way. If anyone dares to touch them, I will have to hold your heads to plead guilty to General Wang!"

Wang Jian had given the order to die. If he dared to commit adultery on the way, even though the other party was from Chu, he would still be dealt with according to Qin law. Rapists would be punished with death! Therefore, Heifu and other military officials were very strict with their subordinates. He knew very well how restless the men who had been away from home for more than half a year felt when they saw so many warblers.

Along the way, there have been several incidents with other troops. Some Qin soldiers took advantage of the Chu palace women to go to the toilet and take shelter from the rain, causing a commotion. Now their heads have been chopped off by the military judge and hung in the sky. On the flag...

"Captain, I dare to ask."

Ji Ying asked cautiously: "There are at least more than a thousand of these concubines and maids. Your Majesty... Your Majesty, can he enjoy them?"

"How dare you talk too much!"

Heifu glared at him fiercely and raised his hand to hit him, but Ji Ying hesitated and did not dare to say anything.

At this time, Mu, who was carrying the flag for Hei Fu, said inappropriately: "These women have thin arms and legs, are not fertile, and can't do farm work. What's the use of these women?"

"What do you know, you fool! If you bring such a woman home, are you willing to let her go to the ground?"

Ji Ying took out the anger he received from Hei Fu on Mu. After scolding him, he followed Hei Fu's order and went to the back to deliver the order.

"The commander has orders to slow down and wait for the prisoners to catch up!"

Their team was very long, and there was no end as far as the eye could see along the way, and there were also many prisoners detained by the Qin army.

After receiving the edict from King Qin, Wang Jian did not dare to neglect and immediately handed over the tiger talisman to his deputy Meng Wu. Together with Feng Wuji, he took King Chu Chu, the queen, the princes, and important ministers, etc., to Huaiyang lightly.

Li Youhe, two captains from Guanzhong who had made more meritorious services, were ordered to escort thousands of concubines, palace servants, chamberlains, advocates, craftsmen, etc., as well as all kinds of ritual vessels, valuables, books, and bamboo slips that could be moved away. Books, chariot wheels, crowns and other objects walked slowly.

Carrying so many people and walking, these concubines and palace people are used to the good times. Nowadays, they are walking long distances, exposed to wind, rain, hunger and cold. Some people can't bear the pain from time to time, and cry to the sky, but are often stopped. When it was time to eat, Qin Jun asked them to eat the same food as the soldiers. These women, who were usually well-dressed and well-fed, stared at the poor food and refused to eat it.

But a few days later, after walking for days, they were so hungry that they could only grab grains of rice with their hands.

You can imagine how slow the speed was. They had traveled more than 500 miles from Shouchun to Huaiyang. They set out in early May. Half a month had passed and they had only traveled two-thirds of the way. Heifu calculated the time and found that they were waiting for a while. When I arrived, it was already June.

Fortunately, Li You told Hei Fu that it turned out that King Qin had not actually arrived in Huaiyang.

"Your Majesty, after learning that Xiang Yan was defeated and that Chu's situation was over, asked Feng Jun to come first to announce the edict. Currently, Your Majesty is still inspecting Dang County and should arrive at the same time as us."

Heifu understood that the King of Qin had probably prepared two edicts to encourage the soldiers if Wang Jian had not conquered the capital of Ying. If the capital of Ying has been conquered, let the king take the prisoners and some meritorious soldiers to Huaiyang. Firstly, it is to reward him for his merits, and secondly, he is also to take back Wang Jian's military power. After all, this veteran general has defeated the Three Kingdoms in succession, and his contribution is too high. , too prestigious...

Finally, at the end of May, they arrived at Xiang County, with a hundred miles left, but those weak Chu State concubines could no longer walk. They were no longer as delicate as they were at the beginning, but Somewhat embarrassed.

So Li You and other three captains decided to switch from the land route to the water route and use the gap leading to Huaiyang to put thousands of people on the boat and let more than ten thousand trackers pull the boat. These trackers turned out to be Chu captured in the war. People are young and strong.

Just as he was slowly letting the palace people board the ship, Heifu heard a shocking news from some "Northern Army" captains who were also rushing to Huaiyang.

"The Prime Minister Xiang has surrendered!?"

Hei Fu, even Li You, and almost everyone who had participated in the decisive battle in Qinan found it unbelievable.

The tragic Chu song of "National Sorrow" seems to still be lingering in my ears. Xiang Yan fought back as if he was dead, and finally committed suicide rather than let his head fall to the head of the Qin people. In the eyes of the Qin people, the Xiang family and Qin had a blood feud. They seem to be the most stubborn resistance faction, so no matter who surrenders to Qin, it cannot be the Xiang family...

"It's absolutely true, it's Xiang Yanzhong's son Xiang Liang who surrendered."

The captain from the Northern Army said: "Last month, Xiang Rong, the eldest son of Xiang Yan, took some dead soldiers south, while Xiang Liang took most of the Xiang clan members to accept the surrender!"

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"Why are the two sons of the Xiang family as different as clouds and mud!"

At the end of May, on the outskirts of Juchao City, which had become the headquarters of the remnants of the Chu State, next to a small pavilion in a wine shop, two young Chu nobles who had fled from Huaibei were also discussing the matter. They believed that Xiang Liang was cowardly and surrendered to the Qin Dynasty, while Xiang Rong took charge of Huainan and formed the final resistance force with Lord Changping. Therefore, everyone despises Xiang Liang and praises Xiang Rong. They even think that it won't take long for Xiang Rong and Lord Changping to regain Shouchun and Huaibei. When the time comes, they must deal with this coward!

An old fisherman who was sitting next to them, combing his fishing nets and smelling fishy, ​​raised his head. After listening, he burst out laughing.

"I went to Xiangxiang a few years ago and met Xiang Liang. Although this man did not lead the army like his father and brother, he often traveled with heroes in Huaibei, Donghai and Jiangdong. He was good at planning and thoughtful. , He has courage and strategy, but he is by no means a courageous person as you say."

When the two of them saw that the only person who answered the conversation was an old fisherman, they waved his hands to drive him away and said, "What do you, a fisherman, know about the important matters of the family and the country? Go and catch your loach!"

The fisherman shook his head and sighed: "Meat-eaters are despicable and fail to make long-term plans. No wonder the state of Chu is declining day by day."

He took off the bamboo hat on his head and saw that although he was in his fifties, he was full of energy and had extraordinary appearance. When the locals of the wine shop saw him, they also came over to salute him and called him "Fan Jun".

The two young nobles realized that this was a local wise man. They did not dare to underestimate him and left the table to ask.

Fan Jun said with a smile: "Three hundred years ago, Wu She of Chu State was killed by the traitor Fei Wuji and was imprisoned by King Ping of Chu. Wu She had two sons, one was Wu Shang and the other was Wu Yuan. They were both virtuous. If they were not killed, they would be killed. Because of Chu's worries, King Ping of Chu sent Fei Wuji to recruit him. Wu Shang was a kind man. Although he knew that he would die if he went to the disaster, he still went in the name of his benevolence and filial piety. As a result, he died together with his father. But Wu Shang was a ruthless man. He was good at enduring humiliation, and when Wu Shang was about to be captured, he resolutely escaped and went to the Kingdom of Wu, carrying the name of unfilial piety and carrying out revenge. This is the person who can truly achieve great things..."

"Although the affairs of the two sons of the Xiang family are slightly different now, the essence is the same. The Chu army has been exhausted in Huaibei, and the last reinforcements were ambushed and annihilated by the Qin army outside Shouchun City. Xiang Rong's followers are only a few hundred, and Lord Changping There are only 10,000 usable soldiers, and the Chu state is gone. It will be a matter of time before Huainan and Jiangdong are captured by Qin."

"At this time, raising troops to attack Qin will indeed be praised by public opinion, but in the end it will be difficult to defeat, and the Xiang family will be completely destroyed. So Xiang Liang accepted Qin's surrender as a tribe in order to preserve the clan."

"I heard that the Qin State conquered Shouchun without massacres. It shows that it wants to annex the Chu State and also wants to solidify it. What can be better than releasing the Xiang family to make the Chu people feel at ease and obey? In this way, Xiang Rong fulfilled his promise to be the prime minister of Chu, while Xiang Liang endured the humiliation and retained the hope of revenge in the future. The choices of the second son of the Xiang family are comparable to those of the two sons of Wu She. In my opinion, the one who can achieve great things in the end is Xiang Liang!"

Fan Zeng's voice became softer as he talked about it, and finally he just murmured and sighed: "It's just that Wu Zixu still has Wu to surrender to, but now Qin has wiped out the princes, and everyone from Yan to Qi is scared. Xiang Liang must live in Qin, Having suffered the infamy and silently endured it, if Xiang wanted to take revenge, it would be ten times more difficult than Wu Zixu’s!"

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At the same time, Hei Fu had also arrived in Huaiyang. After taking a day off to take a bath and wash off his dust, he waited outside Huaiyang City with tens of thousands of troops from the Qin State, waiting for the arrival of Qin Wangzheng...

When he was gathering out of the camp, Hei Fu suddenly thought that this was the first time he had seen Qin Shihuang.

"It is said that in history, Liu Xiang secretly said something when he saw the First Emperor driving his car..."

"I'm much ahead of them. What thoughts will I have when I meet King Qin?"