Qin Official

Heifu, who was called "the best general in the world" by flatterers, was in front of Lantian City at the moment. He looked at Li Liang, who was begging for mercy in front of him, with an elegant and easy-going smile:

"Li Liang, as early as two months ago, I asked my subordinate, the guard captain Ji Ying, to secretly send people to follow the defeated Nanyang troops into Wuguan. I wrote to you. Didn't you receive it?"

One of the Nine Qin Qings promoted by Hu Hai personally, Wei Wei Li Liang, looked confused:

"Letter? What letter? I haven't seen it yet..."

"Is it."

Heifu sneered in his heart, but his face became more kind: "Could it be that the person who delivered the letter encountered an accident on the way... Fu Sheng, do you still remember what I asked you to write?"

Because of his good calligraphy, Fu Sheng, who became Heifu’s secretary for who knows how many years, handed over his hand and said:

"The prince said in the letter, 'More than ten years ago, I was the first emperor's Zhonglang Huling, staying in the palace of Wei, while Li Liang was the Langguan and assistant, and I had a chance to do something. Today, Tongwuhou has passed away, and Wuguan Xun If the moon is not guarded, it will be good if Li Liang can raise his troops in Lantian. After the peace is achieved, I will honor Liang..."

Li Liang is from Longxi County, and it is said that he is somewhat distantly related to Li Xin. Hei Fu first came to Xianyang twelve years ago. Because he suggested that Qin Shi Huang take the honorific title "Emperor", Zulong was greatly pleased, and he was granted the title of Zhonglang Huling. He had There are two subordinates, one is Li Liang and the other is Dong Yi (yi).

After many years, it was a bit awkward to see the superiors and subordinates who had worked together together again.

Li Liang is also an actor, and he looked surprised:

"This is happening! To be honest with you, my subordinates have been planning to surrender for a long time. Unfortunately, they are in the hinterland of Guanzhong and have not found the opportunity until recently. If I had received this letter from you earlier, I would have raised troops to respond half a month ago. Got it!"

"That's not right." Heifu said with a smile: "Why did I hear Captain Aoguan say that you once made a bold promise in front of Hu Hai, saying that you would lock me, a traitor, in an iron cage and escort me back to Xianyang for justice? But in this way?"

Li Liang's expression changed. Seeing that he could no longer hide it, he fell to the ground and said, "That's just nonsense made by a subordinate to win Hu Hai's trust!"

"The subordinates were forced to kneel in front of the false emperor and accepted the position of guard. It was nothing more than an act of hypocrisy. Although Liang is in the north, his heart is in the south. I have made a promise to Marquis Wu Zhong! I hope you will not blame Li Liang for his late arrival!"

"That's it, that's all, the past is in the past."

Although he had already sentenced this man's political career to death in his heart, Heifu would not immediately punish a surrendered guard, as that would only create unrest among the 70,000 to 80,000 newly surrendered soldiers of the Northern Army.

He personally helped Li Liang up and started reminiscing about the past.

"Dong Yi and Sima Xin are both from the same hometown of Zhanghan and have a good personal relationship with me. They were hurt by me and punished by the false emperor. Where are they now? Do you know?"

Li Liang was afraid of offending Hei Fu again, so he answered knowingly: "Sima Xin is a prisoner in Lishan Mountain, but Dong Yi escaped. It is said that he fell into the grass in Liangshan Mountain, but he has not been arrested..."

The Liangshan in Li Liang's mouth is not in Shandong, but the Shaoliang Mountain in the Xihe area (Hancheng, Shaanxi).

"Where's Meng Yi?" Heifu asked about Meng Yi, the Zhonglang General who had been his boss for a while when he was the Huling of Zhonglang.

Li Liangdao: "Together with his brother Meng Tian, ​​he was moved to Yunyang County Prison."

Yunyang Prison is a place specifically for political prisoners. Han Xin and Cheng Miao, who invented the Qin Li, also passed there. In total, the Meng brothers have been in prison for almost two years. Now Meng Tian is I have time to study the calligraphy brush...

"Ever since we entered Guanzhong, we have become old friends all the way." Hei Fu sighed.

Heifu then looked at Lantian County where dark clouds were pressing down on the city. After the collapse of the army, Wang Li retreated with only a few thousand short soldiers to fight against the trapped beasts.

"General Wang Li, on the other hand, has been reluctant to come out to meet me..."

He glanced aside and saw that his subordinates were already gearing up.

This time Heifu did not order the Dongmen Leopard, but instead selected two Yue generals who were famous for their bravery.

"Mei Yuan!"

"No!" Mei Yi, who has been dressed like an ordinary Qin official since becoming Dongmen Bao's son-in-law, responded.

"Nothing left to shake!"

"Here!" The Fujianese and Yue people who had just arrived from the south were excited, and they were finally headhunting.

"Preparing to attack the city, ask the Marquis of Wucheng to come out and talk about old times for me!"

…

In the small county of Lantian, dark clouds threaten to destroy the city.

Wang Li, with disheveled hair, raised his head and stared at the large banner behind him. The large banner was about three feet high and stood tall and independent. On the flag made of brocade, there was a huge seal character embroidered on it:

"Qin!"

The three generations of the Pinyang Wang family, their grandfather and grandson, served as generals under the banner of Qin. They defeated the six kingdoms for the first emperor, made great military achievements, and thus had the glory of the three princes.

Even though he was trapped in an isolated city at this moment, as long as he saw the big banner flying in the wind, inspired by the strong wind, soaring into the sky like an eagle, Wang Li was filled with pride!

But this does not change their weakness in weighing yi with baht.

The ground trembled. It was the hundreds of thousands of rebels outside the city who were approaching Lantian step by step. Along with it, there was a low and long rumbling sound, and countless drums and horns were blown heartily, pouring in from all directions. Come, let the soldiers at the city head tremble.

Following the drum horn, a large black banner was erected in the rebel formation. The banner was also embroidered with a huge "Qin" character wrapped in red edges, but it was a more rounded official script...

Seal script and official script, old and new.

Wang Li stared at the flag and couldn't help but let out an angry shout: "As a traitor, Hei Fu has failed the First Emperor and yet he has the nerve to raise the flag of Qin!"

Generals are the most courageous of the three armies. Wang Li did not lose heart, but his anger did not infect others, and no one around him responded.

Those short-handed personal guards who had not rebelled during the bombing of the camp the night before were now being oppressed by the huge enemy formation.

But in the wilderness outside Lantian City, the black and white war flags were fluttering in the wind, and the bright spears, swords and halberds were eye-catching. A train roared past in the distance, and a phalanx of disciples marched in neat steps. , with eye-catching red or white armbands on their arms, and under the command of strong and deep drums, carrying the ladder, walked resolutely towards the city.

The few thousand people left at the top of the city were breathing heavily and looking at this scene with uneasy expressions. There was silence on the city wall, and everyone's hearts were beating nervously in step with the enemy's advance.

When they all stopped more than a hundred steps away and stamped their feet violently, the vibration seemed like it was about to collapse the city wall, and the guards at the gate couldn't help but tremble...

There was no direct attack, but a loud shout from thousands of strong men:

"Wang Li!"

Heifu's words were spread across the street again.

"This is Marquis Wu Zhong's last warning. If you don't surrender, are you going to burn the whole city to the ground with both soldiers and civilians?"

Wang Li was in his thirties, but he was still very energetic, and he was immediately yelled back.

"Wang Li swears to be loyal to the Qin Dynasty to the death! He will never be a thief!"

The sound from the other side was louder.

"The real thief is in Wangyi Palace, his name is Zhao Gao, and his name is Hu Hai!"

More heartbreaking.

"You are loyal to the pseudo-emperor Hu Hai, not Da Qin. Do you think that one person's foolish loyalty will bring harm to everyone, Guanzhong, and the world?"

"Pin Yang is also in the east. The Chu people have been led into the pass by Zhao Gao. Are you ignoring your clan and neighbors? Do you want to persist to the end and kill the families of the soldiers and soldiers of the three armies?"

Wang Li suddenly became speechless. Zhao Gao was also the person his father wanted to kill. As for the Six Kingdoms entering the Pass, even he was not sure whether it was true...

"If I attack the city, we will fall into Lantian in just a moment. But if you are willing to surrender, thousands of people will die today!"

Just after the words were spoken, there was a volley of large yellow crossbows, which either nailed the wall of Lantian City less than three feet away, or shot several people to death. However, the range of the crossbows in the city could not threaten the enemy at all...

Wang Li looked around, only to see that the soldiers at the top of the city had lost their vigor when they resisted the Huns in Shangjun. They were as silent as cicadas, and there were faint sounds of crying.

"Morale has collapsed so much. Are you afraid?"

A captain bowed down and said, "General, those crying people are soldiers from Xihe. They are not afraid of dying in battle, but they are worried about the safety of their families..."

The captain raised his head, his eyes red: "This official is also from Linjin. General, are we going to continue this battle?"

The captain who once crossed the Great Wall in Shangjun and chased the barbarians for more than a hundred miles now had no fighting spirit: "Can this battle still be fought?"

"General, we have lost. Unless the First Emperor is reborn, unless Marquis Wucheng and Marquis Tongwu are reincarnated, and unless the soldiers from the Lishan Mausoleum come to help, there is no chance of victory."

"General, surrender, the soldiers have no intention of fighting anymore!"

The captain and Sima all knelt down. Out of respect for the Pinyang Wang family, they followed here. Otherwise, they would have followed the crowd and surrendered during the bombing of the camp.

Wang Li's face turned red when he heard the voices of his enemies and his own people urging him to surrender. With his temperament, he liked to be stubborn in everything, so how could he surrender that black man?

When Heifu entered the palace and served as the household commander of Zhonglang, Wang Li was the riding commander of Zhonglang and was on the same level as him.

But although Heifu was from a humble background, he was very good at flattering his superiors. He rose to the top and became a county captain, which made Wang Li dissatisfied.

In the battle to drive out the Xiongnu, he had high hopes. His lone army penetrated deep into Henan from Beijia. If he arrived at the battlefield in time, he would be able to rescue the besieged Feng Jie, reverse the situation of the battle, and rescue Feng Jie.

But embarrassingly, he was lost.

From then on, he was despised by the First Emperor, laughed at by everyone in the world, and fell into a state of eternal doom. Even his father almost gave up on him, leaving him to do errands at home and feel depressed.

It was Hu Hai who promoted him again and entrusted him with important tasks as commander of the army.

No matter how complicated the reasons were, Wang Li would always remember his love for his sister-in-law, who was also the second emperor.

Unfortunately, his father died of illness. He was devastated, and he deeply hated what someone secretly said, "The Marquis of Tongwu was defeated by Hei Fu and lost Nanyang."

So he wanted to prove himself in the Battle of Wuguan and prove that the Wang family had never lost to Hei.

But he never thought that Heifu would completely destroy their morale and city wall in an incredible way...

After that, Wang Li relied on the instincts he learned from his eldest father and father to run the army. He wanted to use harsh methods to re-establish discipline, but he did not expect that it would backfire. He was instigated by Heifu, which led to the disaster of bombing the camp. The entire army of 100,000 people collapsed without a fight...

Now, he can no longer refuse to accept it.

"I am indeed not a general." Wang Li closed his eyes and sighed.

"Presumably when people in future generations talk about Wang Li, they will say that this is another Zhao Kuo who wears horse clothes. My role is only to achieve the reputation of Heifu Baisheng..."

It's okay if he can't win the battle. Even in other aspects, he has to be condemned by his enemies and his own people. In the end, he becomes a sinner when he performs his duties.

Wang Li felt like he was lost again. He lost his direction in Saibei, which was filled with yellow sand. He thought he was doing the right thing, but he hit his head and was bleeding...

After a while, just when the enemy was about to launch an official attack, just when his subordinates were about to attack each other with swords, Wang Li finally opened his eyes.

"Lower the flag..." he said.

"What?" The surroundings were too noisy, and the captains and commanders did not hear clearly.

"Lower the flag!"

Wang Li roared an order. When everyone reacted and went to lower the flag happily, Wang Li stared at him getting lower and lower, with tears in his eyes, and murmured to himself:

"Your Majesty, late emperor, Wang Li is incompetent."

"Father, big father, the child is incompetent..."

The seal-character Qin flag had fallen. After folding it, Wang Li held it tightly against his chest and looked around at the thousands of people who followed him into Lantian.

"Kaicheng!"

"You, surrender to Marquis Wu Zhong!"

There was silence at first, and then cheers resounded throughout the city.

"The people of Qin don't have to fight the people of Qin anymore!"

"You can go home and drive away the Chu people!"

Everyone headed outwards towards the gate, except Wang Li, who silently walked in the opposite direction with the flag under his arm.

"Go away, everyone, go back to his home."

But he could not return home after all.

Someone has to take responsibility for this debacle.

"It is the courtesy of a general to refuse to refuse an order, to return after the enemy has been defeated. Therefore, when the master leaves, there will be glory in death, but no humiliation in life..."

"For more than forty days, the army was hungry. Zhao Kuo sent out his sharp soldiers to fight on his own. The Qin army shot Zhao Kuo... Although Zhao Kuo was incompetent, he was able to kill the army. Although Wang Li could not survive even forty days, he could not Even if the horse obeys the child, it can also lead to the death of the country!"

When the gate of Lantian County slowly opened, and when the soldiers threw down their weapons and walked out with their heads in their hands, Wang Li returned to the room, spread out the Qin flag with the seal characters, knelt on it, and after three bows, Then he wiped the sword that Hu Hai had given him when he made him a general, with the horizontal edge against his neck...

"From now on."

"Wang Li, never get lost again!"

…

On the evening of the first day of July, the rain had already fallen on Lantian.

Heifu rode to the carriage that was pushed out by the silent Union soldiers. There was a man lying on it.

But it was Wang Li...

General Xiao Xiao Wang was lying on it with a pale face, a sword wound on his throat, and underneath him was a Qin flag with the seal character stained red by his blood.

Heifu was worried and asked the person next to him: "Is it a fake injury caused by being killed, or..."

"It was suicide." Jun Zhengle, who had been a military official for many years, determined the cause of death with just two glances.

Hei Fu nodded, looking at this face again, he couldn't help but think of the time when the two first met.

"Is this the new Zhonglang Huling? How do you feel when you see the height of the palace for the first time?"

In Zhangtai Palace, a voice came from the side and back. When Heifu turned around, he saw a young general with no hair on his mouth. He was similar in size to him. He wore a plate crown on his head and looked heroic. He held a sword in his hand and was followed behind him. A team of majestic Lang Wei wearing fine armor and holding big halberds...

Twelve years have passed. Although Wang Li has been exposed to the wind and sun at the frontier and his appearance has become more mature and resolute, the pride and stubbornness on his face are still the same.

Especially when you can't rest in peace.

Is this the first time an old friend has died because of Hei Husband?

Heifu sighed:

"A good life will be restrained, and it will be buried in Pinyang."

Then he looked at the person next to him:

"Wang Yi."

"Nuo..." Cavalry Captain Wang Yi's voice was a little hoarse.

Heifu, who had just finished sighing, said indifferently: "Wang Li did not respect his father's orders and helped Zhou to commit cruelty. Now he commits suicide out of fear of crime. His rank and rank should be removed. However, the Pinyang Wang family is still a prominent family in the Qin Dynasty and should be a contributor to the wealth and wealth of the world... …”

He patted Wang Yi on the shoulder and smiled: "From today on, you are the new head of the Pinyang Wang family!"

"But please don't let me down!"

…

On the first night of July, after Lantian was defeated and the prisoners were taken in, it was time for the Northern Expedition to take the next step.

All the generals looked at Heifu expectantly. Seeing that Jingnan was about to succeed, they knew that what they did next would go down in history.

And the jobs assigned by Marquis Wu Zhong will determine the merits of everyone in the future...

Heifu will only choose the most suitable people and do the most suitable things.

"Commanders Xiaotao and Jun Zhengle, you and your group will take 20,000 people and stay to look after the prisoners so that they can provide compensation and tell them that you can return home soon to resist the Chu bandits and prevent them from changing."

This is a job that does not bring much reward. Others might be disappointed, but Xiao Tao just promised.

Heifu nodded again to Yuan Yong: "Sima Yuanyong, you will take five thousand people with you to go to Feiqiu to rescue Li Si with Li Yu. You must protect the old prime minister of Da Qin. I will reorganize the imperial court and his assistance is indispensable!"

"Captain Chen Ying, fake commander Wu Guang, and the military commander are gone. The three of you will take 20,000 people to Mount Li to take over the prisoners. Don't cause chaos, and more importantly, protect the tomb of the First Emperor. If you dare to offend, Kill without mercy!"

"Xinyi, you have an old relationship with Sima Yang. Go to Du County to meet him for me and tell him to surrender. If he doesn't surrender, Dongmen Bao and Mei Yang will attack him with 20,000 troops!"

"There is also Wangyi Palace. The false emperor and the traitor are still there. Wang Yi, Ji Ying, Yao Wuhai, you three will go there with five thousand chariots!"

Heifu also gave special instructions to Ji Ying, who has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and is not picky about dirty work:

"Remember, Hu Hai is going to die."

"And Zhao Gao... I want him alive!"

"Ji Ying understands!"

After this distribution, there are only less than 20,000 people left...

These people are already congratulating themselves on being the lucky ones.

Heifu's gaze penetrated the vast Guanzhong Plain, crossed Baqiao, crossed the Weishui River, and landed in the north.

Twelve years ago, he had just finished the battle to destroy the Six Kingdoms. He stood in the warm and smoky Lantian and looked north, hoping to see that magnificent city.

Today, it is even more different than it used to be: 120,000 households have moved to the edge of the city, the population has exceeded one million, and the villages are adjacent to each other for dozens of miles. It takes two days to go around it on horseback.

Under the will of the First Emperor, countless miracles of civilization rose from the ground. The huge twelve golden figures stood in front of Xianyang Palace, the majestic palaces towered in Beiban, and massive wealth was gathered on the north bank of the Weishui River. All the wisdom crystallization of the Three Dynasties and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods are treasured in the The library of Yushifu...

Those are the most dazzling Heshi Bi and Suihou Pearls of Chinese civilization...

It is also the greatest city in the world in this era.

"I said this more than a year ago in Jiangling when the Southern Expeditionary Army was renamed the Northern Expeditionary Army."

Heifu looked back at the two flags behind him.

On one side is a military flag with the words "Northern Expedition" written on it.

On the other side is the official script Qin Banner, which is the symbol of these "New Qin people".

"This new flag will not only be planted in Jianghan, but also in Nanyang, Wuguan, and at the top of Xianyang City!"

"Today, Heifu did what he said!"

Amid the cheers of victory, Heifu mounted his horse and marched forward with high spirits:

"Follow me north..."

"Enter Beijing!"

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