Qin Official

"Of course the Li family has a lot of kindness and righteousness towards Hei Fu, but as for the hatred?"

"Where does the hatred come from? Where does the resentment come from? Prime Minister Li is really too worried!"

In the hall of Xiangyang City, Mr. Hei's face was full of gratitude.

He also recalled the past in front of Li Si's family manager.

"General Li You is Heifu's old master, and he has been kind to me. Prime Minister Li is more like a teacher, teaching me diligently. Although the two families later had misunderstandings over trivial matters, Heifu always remembered Li You. I will not forget my kindness for even a moment!"

He sighed: "Last year, the First Emperor unfortunately passed away, the Prime Minister was held hostage by Hu Hai and Zhao Gao, and General Li You had to lead his troops south to attack my old troops..."

But didn't Li You give up in that battle?

Hei Fu was full of nonsense: "Since General Li You deliberately defeated the battle, I have known Li's heart. I have not dared to hurt General Li You at all. I have always arranged for him to live happily in Jiangling. I can go see him at any time!"

After making a promise, Heifu asked his subordinates to take Li Si's family to Jiangling to confirm that Li You was safe.

"When you return to Xianyang, please tell Prime Minister Li that Mr. Hei will remember every word of what he said to me, and I won't dare to forget it for a moment!"

After Li Si's master left, Hei Fu turned around and sneered.

"This old hamster is really smart. Does he want to move his nest now?"

He looked at the two advisers, Lu Jia and Sui He, who were hidden behind the curtain and now slowly walked out.

"What do you think?"

Lu Jia was somewhat vigilant: "I feel that there may be a deception. Although the south is winning against the north, it is still early to end the war. As the right prime minister, why should Li Si change his court so early?"

The governor of Shu County surrendered because the Northern Expeditionary Army had already invaded Bashu, and Hu Hai was forcing him to hand over Fusu's eldest son. Faced with the choice of one or the other, for Chang Yan, if he led Shu County to join Hei Fu, he could Obtain greater benefits, become a prince, become a prime minister, or even establish a new lord.

But Li Si, as the head of the officials of the Qin court, had reached the peak of his wealth, yet he was eager to find a home at this time, which made people suspicious!

But another old scholar, Suihe, smiled and said: "I think it is a helpless move for Li Si to surrender to Marquis Wu Zhong, because Li Si's current situation is very similar to that of a certain person."

Heifu looked at Suihe: "Who is that?"

Sui He said: "Bo Po!"

Lu Jia was a little disdainful: "Wu is a traitor and has betrayed his country."

Sui He said: "Bo Pi is not only a treacherous person, he is also very talented. After joining the Wu Kingdom, he gradually became higher than Wu Zixu, relying on more than just flattery. However, he obeyed the emperor's mistakes to satisfy his own interests. It is the governance of the remnant country, but it is quite similar to Li Si."

"I have heard of a story. When Bo Pei was the Grand Prime Minister of Wu State, he helped Fu Chai attack Yue and besieged Gou Jian in Kuaiji Mountain. However, he accepted a bribe from Fan Li Wenzhong to protect Gou Jian."

"More than ten years later, Gou Jian began to take revenge on Wu and besieged Gusu. Wu State was short of soldiers, so King Wu Fu Chai sent Dazai Bo Pu to recruit foreign barbarians to join the army."

These so-called savages are of course not long-haired monsters, but common people who lived in the countryside of the national city during the Spring and Autumn Period, as opposed to the "nationals".

"But the savage said: The King of Wu used to think about enjoying and fighting for hegemony every day, but he ignored the Yue invaders. To this day, the King has never thought about himself, but he only knows how to drive us to fight. If we die in the battle, our parents and wives will have nothing to rely on. Fortunately, we won. There is no reward for the enemy, so why should the king ask us to die for him?"

"Dazai Bo Chu reported the words of the barbarians to Fu Chai and asked for a reward. The king of Wu had been fighting for hegemony for many years, but his treasury was empty and could not get any money. Bo Chu also requested that people with military exploits be given official positions. King Wu Fu Chai always looked down on humble barbarians. His face looked troubled."

"On the other hand, Gongsun Jianyan, who was standing next to him, said that he would agree to them temporarily and beat back the Vietnamese invaders. It's up to the king whether he gives them or not."

"The king sent his chief minister Pei to issue an order, but the barbarians were not stupid. They said: 'The king likes to deceive, so he will deceive me.' So everyone also said: 'Please promise the king first. The Vietnamese invaders are coming. Whether we fight or not is up to us. '!"

"As a result, the Yue people had closed their gates, but the Wu people were still suspicious of the ruler and the people. The internal strife continued, the countrymen were exhausted, and the barbarians did not fight, so Wu Sui died..."

Heifu was happy after hearing this.

"The behavior of King Wu Fu Chai is very similar to that of Hu Hai in the north. He broke his promises and gained wealth. The reputation of the government was ruined. Many people in Guanzhong did not want to die."

After half a year of fighting, Heifu discovered that the regular army in the north was long gone. When he was a pawn and destroyed the Six Kingdoms, he "carried heads on his left and captured prisoners on his right." His invincible bravery turned out to be a coward.

On the one hand, it is because of the lack of recruitment, there are too many recruits, and the quality and order of the army are somewhat poor. But the most important thing is that the spirit of the Northern Army is gone. They fight casually and easily give in and collapse when encountering difficulties. Their mentality is probably the same as that of Fu Cha. The people under his rule are like savages. Anyway, the court has repeatedly broken its promises, and life is getting more and more difficult. Since there is no benefit, why work hard?

Sui He continued: "Confucius said that after King Gou Jian of Yue entered Gusu, he ordered Bo Pi to be killed. The crime was that he was 'not loyal to his king, but received heavy bribes from others, and was compared with himself."

Lu Jia spoke at this time.

"But when I was studying "Zuo Zhuan" in Lanling, I found that the opinions of the scholars were wrong. Not only was Bo Pi not killed by the Yue King Goujian, but he also continued to be the Grand Prime Minister of the Yue Kingdom..."

Two years after the fall of Wu, Fan Li and Wen Zhong were killed by Gou Jian, but Bo Pi was safe and sound. He transformed into a loyal minister of the King of Yue, and even openly accepted bribes from the Lu State. Therefore, he was killed by the petty Lu people. It was marked down in the history books.

"exactly!"

Sui He said: "Fu Chai and Hu Hai think that the reward of money and silk may or may not be up to the king."

"The people of Wu and Guanzhong believe that it is up to them to fight or not to fight."

"But whether to surrender or not, isn't it also Bo Pi and Li Si?"

He spread his hands and said: "Since Wu is beyond saving and he is on friendly terms with the King of Yue, if we don't sell Wu now, then when?"

"Whatever you say, it makes some sense."

Hei Fu nodded: "You think, why didn't Gou Jian kill Bo Pu?"

Without thinking, Sui He said: "Of course it is to win over the hearts of the Wu people."

Lu Jia had a different opinion: "The people of Wu hate Bo Pi deeply. I have traveled to Wu, and Wu County still calls people despicable and shameless, and still calls them 'bad Bo Pi'. If Gou Jian kills Bo Pi and seals Wu Zixu's tomb, it will be easier to win people's hearts." .”

"But we don't kill him because we can't kill him! Bo Chu's value lies in the Wu documents and classics he has mastered! Without these, Yue's desire to rule Wu is just empty talk!"

Both of them are eloquent and serve as counselors in the army, but they also have their own characteristics:

Lu Jia was educated in the Lanling School. He was an upright person, but he was wild and cunning. He was cunning, good at plotting, and quick-witted. Lu Jia was not as good as him in this regard.

But in terms of the overall situation, Suihe is not as good as Lu Jia. The two of them complemented each other perfectly by Hei Fu's side.

"Yes, to me, Li Si's value is the same. Although he has little influence in the army and cannot directly greet us, he is the one who our army enters Xianyang and takes over all the palaces, treasury, laws, documents, and books. ensure!"

Heifu didn't want the most magnificent and prosperous city in the world to repeat the mistakes of history when the Chu people burned it and turned it into scorched earth.

"Although the wonders are harmful to the country, since the First Emperor spent all his efforts to build the capital, why must he destroy it? Isn't it good to leave it to future generations to admire and brag about?"

Therefore, Heifu must enter the customs first. It is best to have someone in charge to receive Qin Shihuang's inheritance smoothly!

This significance is no less than the peaceful liberation of Peking!

The strategy of the Northern Expeditionary Army must also be changed in response to the situation of "Li Si wants to surrender".

Since Wang Ben was blocking the front like a mountain, he had to break through from the flank.

Heifu ordered: "Lu Jia, take my letter and go to Hanzhong to tell Han Xin that the attack can begin."

"We have been hindered in Nanyang for too long. It is time to move forward. I want to enter Guanzhong before the end of summer!"

Lu Jia agreed, but before leaving, he curiously asked: "May I ask Junhou, just now the head of the Li Si family sent a message on Li Si's behalf, saying that twelve years ago, Li Si and Junhou had a conversation on the steps of Zhangtai Palace. Do you still remember it? ? Junhou said, I don’t dare to forget for a moment, and I dare to ask what we talked about that day?”

But Hei Fu just smiled mysteriously: "This is not humane."

After Lu Jia left, Hei Fu turned around and cursed secretly:

"The old man has a pretty good memory. I have some impressions of his book-burning and book-repairing disputes in Qidi, but a few words on the stage twelve years ago..."

"It's been so many years, and if I hadn't made a promise to my wife, how the hell would I remember!?"

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On the other side, Lu Jia was still thinking about this matter.

"What exactly the conversation was about that day was so secret that even I refused to tell it."

"Could it be related to Li Si's future status in the new court?"

He lowered his head and walked forward, but someone blocked his way and gave him his hand.

"Governor Lu!"

Lu Jia raised his head and realized that Suihe was waiting for him. Both of them were Confucian scholars, or at least they called themselves Confucian scholars. They were very similar in their political aspirations and had good personal relationships, but they couldn't get along with the newly arrived Shusun Tong.

Lu Jia then remembered something again, became eager to learn, and asked:

"Mr. Sui, you just talked about the siege of Gusu and Fu Cha ordered Bo Pe to mobilize the people to fight. Which book is it in? Why have I never heard of it?"

Sui Zi acted mysteriously and asked Lu Jia to come closer and whisper in his ear: "The book is called Sui Zi..."

Lu Jia didn't react for a moment: "Among the scholars, does this book exist?"

Sui He laughed: "It didn't happen in the past, and it doesn't happen now, but maybe it will happen in the future!"

Lu Jia understood immediately and couldn't laugh or cry.

The background of the story is true, and Bo Pi's fate is also recorded in "Zuo Zhuan", but the middle part...

Suihe stroked his beard and said shamelessly: "Of course I made it up now!"

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ps: Chapter 2 is at night.