Qin Official

It is the tradition of the Qin army to recognize talismans but not people. Although a general who has led the army for many years will more or less cultivate a group of his own cronies, at least the soldiers around him are loyal. In the past, Riying's father, Chang'an When Jun Chengfu rebelled against Qin, his four thousand soldiers who guarded the garrison rebelled with him.

However, Jia He has been unpopular for a long time, and the morale of his personal guards is not much higher. In the camp, he was surrounded by Captain Xin Yi and his men, and saw the new commander and supervisor coming in a car, shouting that their General Jia had been arrested for breaking the law, and the rest were innocent. Seeing that they were no match for them, They all abandoned their weapons and followed Hei Fu's instructions, clasping their hands on their heads and squatting together in line.

"As expected of General Xin Sheng's son, he has the air of a general."

Heifu praised Xin Yi greatly. This captain from Guanzhong was also a son of a general. His father Xin Sheng once served as Wang Jian's deputy general and defeated the Yan army west of Yishui. Unfortunately, before Qin unified the world, He died young, and Xin Yi inherited the title of Zhonggen.

After taking control of the situation, Heifu immediately appointed Xin Yi as the assistant general of the middle route army, sent troops to control the entire Chen County, and appeased the soldiers. The walls fell and everyone pushed them. After hearing this, all the battalions forced them to build roads. Jia He who went south was dismissed, and everyone cheered.

After stabilizing the situation, Heifu made another decision.

"The Lord is saying that he will kill Jia He now?"

Ziying was a little panicked. He only captured Jia He with his front foot, but wanted to kill him with his back foot. It was too hasty...

Although in the Qin army, superiors have the power to execute subordinates, generals on the left and right have the power to execute thousands of generals, and all generals are not allowed to execute! In addition to supervising the army, the general can kill at will as long as he has a reason!

It is the duty of the supervisor to judge whether the reasons are reasonable and legal.

Ziying considered his tone: "Although Jia He was a national thief, a military thief, and a traitor, he was still a right-winger, and his title was not low. Even if he was not escorted back to Xianyang for trial, he should at least inform Marquis Changwu in a letter, right? "

Ziying did not dare to handle such an important matter without authorization. After all, the old man Changwuhou who held a wine party in Jiangling was the serious supervisor of the army.

But Heifu shook his head and said: "It took half a year for Xianyang to reply and two months for Jiangling to reply. The supervisor thinks that the resentment of the soldiers in the Chenxian camp can be tolerated for that long?"

"There is a saying in "Wei Liao Zi" that anyone who kills is the reason why martial arts is known. If you kill one person and the three armies are shaken, kill him; if you kill one person and everyone is happy, kill him."

"It is also said that those who deserve to be killed must be killed even though they are valuable, and this is a punishment that is superior; those who reward cows, boys, horses, and horses are despicable rewards."

Apart from his black husband and Ziying, who else's head is more valuable than Jia He's in the army?

"Tens of thousands of soldiers have been grievances for a long time, and today they need to have a happy vent. It's not enough to arrest Jia He. I want to use his head to appease the morale of the army. Jia He will die today. In this way, there is no need to embarrass the army. , I will decide this matter alone!"

Ziying still wanted to persuade him, but Hei Fu shouted: "Li Cang!"

"only!"

"Go to the ax cart and get the ax given by His Majesty!"

Not long after, Li Cang led several people to fetch the heavy ax that Heifu would carry wherever he went.

But what they saw was a bronze yue with an exaggerated shape and a blade nearly a foot long. The body of the yue was carved with black birds and swimming dragons, and was also decorated with gold. The handle was made of elm wood. It looked very heavy and had to be carried by two people. Carry it and serve it carefully.

They didn't dare to bump into each other. On weekdays, the yue had to be placed on a special yue cart, and someone would take care of it every day, wiping away bit by bit the patina that had grown after it was removed from the south, because it was a gift from the emperor, and it was also black. Husband is the symbol of the general’s killing power.

Seeing this copper ax, even the royal family's son Ying had to bow down in awe. For a while, among everyone in the room, only Hei Fu stood.

He stepped forward and touched the ax lightly with his fingertips, feeling cold to the bone.

"Half a year ago, in Jieshi Palace, His Majesty first made me a marquis, and then made me a general."

Heifuyou remembers the situation that day, it was truly the pinnacle of his life.

"Your Majesty said that the safety of the country lies with the general. Today, Baiyue is restless. I hope that the general will lead the troops to respond. Therefore, I have made the Marquis of Changnan to expand the southern frontier."

The power of the Qin Dynasty expanded. Although there was no altar for general worship, it was still an extremely important ceremony and could not be sloppy at all. It took several days in a row.

"Since I have received the order, Your Majesty also ordered the Taishi to perform divination, bathe and fast for three days, wear the turtle's armor to predict the auspicious day, and then give me the axe. On that day, Your Majesty stood at the gate of Jieshi Palace, facing the west, while I stood facing the north. bye."

Hei Fu smiled: "Your Majesty personally held the ax head, gave me the handle, and said: 'From now on, those who go up to heaven will be controlled by the general.' He took the handle of the ax again, gave me its blade, and said: 'From now on, it goes down to the abyss. The general will control it!'"

"Those who invade the enemy's chieftains and do not respect the king will be killed by the general. Anyone in the three armies who disobeys the general will be killed by the general!"

These powers were personally handed over to the generals by the First Emperor of Qin, and this ax was Heifu’s Shang Fang Sword!

Heifu turned around. The always kind and gentle general had the arrogance of a commander in his eyes. He looked down at Ziying and his voice was unmistakable:

"May I ask the supervisor, does this general have the authority to kill Jia He today?"

Ziying was speechless: "Yes, general, please take matters into your own hands!"

Heifu had the power to go his own way and kill the general, and his son, Ying, also had the power to report everything that happened today to Xianyang!

This is the balance between the general and the supervisor.

Without any further hesitation, Heifu wrote quickly on the wooden coupon, and finally stamped his seal of the Southern Expedition General, and asked Sang Mu to bring Jia He over, and then looked at Li Cang, who could not suppress his emotions.

His cheeks were red, and he was fascinated by Hei Fu's behavior and words just now.

This child had been in Yuzhang for a long time and had never seen much of the world. He was so excited that he looked at Heifu with eyes full of admiration.

It doesn't matter, you will see bigger scenes in the future.

Heifu gently threw the wooden coupon: "Li Cang, go tell Xin Yi and summon the three armies. I will behead Jia He in front of everyone!"

"promise!"

Li Cang was ecstatic, took the talisman and ran outside, thinking to himself:

"Sure enough, what my father said is right. The Marquis of Changnan is very protective of his shortcomings, and he would hate to see his old tribe being bullied!"

…

"Go and see, go and see, the new general wants to punish Jia He and kill him!"

"real or fake?"

"If you don't believe me, go and have a look. Captain Xin has an order and everyone must go."

"Isn't Captain Xin the most obedient to General Jia? He follows him wherever he goes."

"The general is greater than the general. Who do you think he listens to? The commander of the village is urging you to leave quickly!"

The next day, more than 20,000 people stationed under the Chen County City were summoned by Xin Yi to the open space outside the city and looked up at the exciting sentencing.

On the top of the city, Heifu's yellow-toothed flag hung high. He put on a general's attire, a crown on his head, and eye-catching red and black armor. He looked solemn, stood with his sword, and stood for everyone to watch. Where he got it, his eyes were stern and ruthless, just like the general figurines in Lishan Mausoleum.

The generals and officials such as Ziying and Xinyi stood aside, standing like minions, each looking thoughtfully.

"This is a true general."

When the soldiers and laborers below saw Hei Fu's tall figure and majesty, they couldn't help but praise: "Not like that fake general."

Heifu handed down the sentence against Jia He. Every time he said something, dozens of strong bodyguards would repeat it loudly, so that tens of thousands of people in the city could hear it.

"The general said that Jia He, as a subordinate general, commanded 40,000 soldiers and civilians, and conquered South Vietnam, but he failed to live up to his majesty's high expectations."

"Being defeated in battle, running away from the people, abandoning the army and fleeing first, falsely claiming to be beheaded, is a crime of dishonesty, treating the soldiers harshly and doing corvee work, being greedy and despicable, and having no love for soldiers."

"You are guilty of multiple crimes and should be executed!"

Every word he said would trigger a tsunami of cheers from the city. Whether it was the Qin soldiers in Guanzhong or the corvee workers in Chu, they were all very happy when they heard that General Jia, who had been cruel to them for more than two years, was going to be killed.

Countless times, when they complained that their term of service had expired and it was time to return, they would scold their superiors.

At first, he scolded the village chiefs and centenarians who brought him here. Later, he realized that these petty officials could not make the decision, so he scolded him more and more.

In the end, all the resentment was concentrated on Jia He...

Not everyone's consciousness is high enough to dare to criticize the court or the emperor.

Usually they dare not express their anger, but escapes happen from time to time. Now it's good, someone finally comes to vent their anger for them! What a pleasure!

Amid cheers, Heifu gave the order, and several guards dragged Jia Heren, a prisoner in ocher clothes, to the city wall, and pressed his head against the dark hardwood.

When he saw Jia He, if it hadn't been for the thousand Changsha soldiers brought by Hei Fu to stop him, there would have been people below him who would have thrown stones at him.

Heifu stepped forward and looked down at Jia He.

"Jia He, what else do you have to say?"

Jia He raised his head and smiled sadly.

"I was defeated and lost. I left the old troops of Marquis Changnan in South Vietnam. According to the law, I should die. I only pity my wife and children in Xianyang, who will also be affected by me."

"But I also want to conquer Lingnan for Your Majesty. I don't dare to slack off at all. If I slack off, I'm afraid I'll be recalled long ago. The general is going to kill me today, I'm afraid he wants me to be a scapegoat to calm the grievances between the three armies. . But even if I die, General, you will still have to obey His Majesty’s orders and drive them across the Five Ridges and deep into the wilderness. By then, I’m afraid it will be you, General, whom they will blame!”

Heifu nodded: "You have been confused for so long, but now you understand."

Without saying any more words, Hei Fu personally took the axe, which was as tall as a man, and stood it up. He raised the handle with both hands and said loudly: "I will personally kill you with this axe today!"

After speaking, he raised the ax high above his head, swung it violently, and chopped off Jia He's head neatly.

Blood splattered on the top of the city, dripping on the soldiers looking up at the city, just like the dots of red plums on the plum ridge in the south of Lingnan!

"Good kill!"

Cheers and shouts were heard incessantly, shaking the tiles on the city wall. Heifu left a perfect first impression in the hearts of this group of soldiers and civilians who had been stationed in the south for a long time.

But in his heart, he was not even half happy.

Heifu asked Li Cang to put away the heads rolling around at the top of the city, turned around, and turned his back to the cheering armies, feeling clear and calm in his heart.

"Yes, those who build buildings and those who demolish them are often the same people."

"If something doesn't change, it won't take long before the resentment of thousands of soldiers and civilians will be concentrated on me!"

Touching his own head, Heifu laughed at himself: "I wonder who dares to chop off my dog's head?"