Qin Official

Among the counties in Zhao, Handan is the richest and Hengshan is the poorest.

But even in Hengshan County, there is a large county like Qu Ni with a population of 30,000 households. It has a north-south thoroughfare and boasts wealth and prosperity. Thanks to Kuai Che's operation, dozens of cities in Yan and Zhao were surrendered to Zhao in one fell swoop. This city did not suffer from the war. There is too much impact.

Of course, there is poverty among the rich. The poorest county, Fanwu County (Pingshan County, Hebei Province), has only 5,000 households. Its land is mostly hills, and there are many cypress trees on the hills, so a place name called "Xibaipo" will appear in later generations. The remaining Taihang veins stretch out their bones here. Even on the flat land on both sides of the Hutuo River, there are some strange hills...

All in all, it is a county with little wealth. Zhao Guoshi had several minor feudal lords who did not want to live here at all and only sent people to collect rent every year. Later, General Li Mu fought another battle with the Qin army here, which delayed the demise of the Zhao Kingdom for several years. In addition, no history books have written about it. Even the local nobles and officials in Hengshan County rarely come to this poor and remote place.

But recently, Panwu, which has returned to Zhao Kuai for more than half a year, has been bustling with activity. In the cool autumn wind, there is a group of people waving hoes under a mountain in Fanwu County, sweating profusely.

The leader was a military official with a crown on his head. He was working here, but there were two personal guards holding the fine armor and silk crown that he had taken off. He was a little at a loss. Several scribes from the county were even more confused. They were whispering in the shade in the distance, somewhat amused by this scene.

"You are the captain of a county, how can you go to the fields and work with the common people yourself?"

"I heard that he was originally from Yangcheng in Chendi, the son of Shengshengshu, a gangster, and a migrating member..."

The old scholar looked down upon him, but the local knights and commoners in Hengshan County had a good impression of the captain who shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. They praised him while drinking water:

"Lieutenant Chen is a good digger!"

"Chen Junwei" naturally would not let go of this opportunity to win people's hearts and win the favor of the lower-class soldiers. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile in the Hengshan dialect with a Chu sound:

"I'm the same as you. My family is not rich, and I worked as a servant when I was young."

He started telling the story again.

"After working, just like now, when I am on the ridges where I have stopped plowing, I often touch the calluses on my hands. I feel regretful for a long time in my empty belly, so I say a word to my fellow villagers who are still farming."

"What did you say?" The soldiers came over curiously.

"I say, 'As long as you are rich and noble, you will never forget each other'!"

Chen Sheng's words were loud and loud, as if he were also saying them to the hundreds of soldiers beside him.

He stood up, pointed to the land under his feet and said: "Wealth and honor are at your feet. The first one to dig up will get twice as much reward, plus meat and wine!"

The soldiers seemed to have been given a shot of blood. They stood up again and worked hard at the foot of the mountain. The excavated soil was transported away again. The whole process was extremely skillful.

Chen Sheng watched this scene with satisfaction and called an alchemist from afar to come over.

"Is there really a big tomb down here?"

Life was not easy, so he changed his profession and became an alchemist who felt the Jinding acupuncture point and insisted: "Don't worry, Commander, this must be the great tomb of Zhongshan Kingdom!"

It turned out that Chen Sheng brought this group of people to this poor county not to open up wasteland for farming, but to "steal graves."

In the Qin Dynasty, tomb robbing was a serious crime. The law stipulated that any crime equivalent to maiming, blackmail, murder, and human trafficking should be punished with punishment. When a certain black pavilion chief in Anlu County, Nan County first took office, he was arrested for capturing a group of tomb robbers. And become famous and prosperous.

But now that Fan Wu has returned to the State of Zhao, out of resentment towards Qin, King Zhao Xie abandoned all the laws of Qin and reused the laws of the State of Zhao. It seemed that there were laws, but in fact the whole country had become a land outside the law and a paradise for thieves and thieves. , the society was in chaos, and captains and commanders assigned to various places even pretended to be bandits, kidnapped passers-by, killed people, and set fires.

No one cares about this. Chen Sheng is just robbing a tomb, and no one cares about him.

As for moral condemnation...it doesn't even exist.

"When in town, do as the Romans do."

Chen Sheng couldn't help but sigh: "If I were to do this in Yangcheng or Chu, I would be stabbed in the spine and cursed to annihilate my descendants. But in Hengshan County, stealing graves is just a common thing and can be discussed after dinner."

The land in Hengshan County is small and the population is small. It is impossible to feed hundreds of thousands of people on that little land alone, so the folk custom of being anxious and relying on opportunities to feed is formed.

The men did not like to work on weekdays, so they gathered together to play games and sang generous songs. When they had no money to spend, they met to plunder and rob. At night, they dug graves, robbed graves, and minted coins privately. Women's interest is no longer in weaving and living a good life. They often play the harp and harp, stand on their wooden skirts, wander around, flatter the rich and powerful, enter the harem, and travel to the princes.

Previously, Chen Sheng volunteered and followed Chen Yu to leave Chu and go north to Zhao. They also surrendered to the King of Zhao and were ordered to capture Hengshan County. Relying on the fact that Chen Yu was the son-in-law of the Kuxing family, he got the response of the nobles in the county and succeeded easily. Chen Yu became the Lord of Kuxing and the guardian of Hengshan, while Chen Sheng became his deputy, the captain of Hengshan.

Theoretically, when Chen Yu went south to attack Qin with Xiang Yuxi, Chen Sheng should have the final say in Hengshan County, but Chen Sheng soon discovered that the local nobles deceived him that he was an outsider, and actually openly ignored him, and established an office in the east of the county. Yuan issued orders, and they also bribed King Zhao's ministers and sent Chen Sheng to the west to attack Jingxing Pass.

Chen Sheng felt aggrieved, but since he had just arrived and had a shallow foundation, he could only accept the order.

Just over a month ago, Jingxing Pass, which Chen Sheng had been unable to conquer for a long time, surrendered without a fight. It turned out that Zhao Cheng, the defender of Qin Hedong, defected to the Six Kingdoms. The Zhao army and Li Zuoche's troops successfully entered Taiyuan from Hedong and captured this county. Jingxing then surrendered. Down.

Chen Sheng speculated that the coalition's westward attack on Qin was a tough battle, and Xiang Yu was stingy and would not reward meritorious deeds, so he was unwilling to participate and stayed in Lingshou County, Hengshan County.

After autumn, the evil consequences of the Zhao people's revengeful killing of Qin officials and the burning of county temples began to appear.

Zhao Xie was named King of Zhao, but in fact he lost control of the grassroots. The wealthy and noble villagers from various places who had been suppressed by the Qin people began to rise up and take over the local areas. In fact, the Zhao State restored its feudal system.

As a result, whether it was land rent or oral tax, it had to be passed through the hands of the squire first, and very little was finally given to Chen Sheng, the county lieutenant.

"I am like a duckweed, unable to take root in Mount Heng. It is not possible to continue like this."

After Chen Sheng realized that no matter what he did, he could not integrate into the local elites of Hengshan, Chen Sheng began to change his thinking and start from the bottom...

"I am the son of Qian Shou!"

Chen Sheng began to imitate what he heard about the military management methods of Marquis Wu Zhong in the south. He no longer concealed his humble identity and wanted to mingle with the people at the bottom and gain a foothold.

In addition, since he was asking for money to raise troops at King Zhao's resting place, Chen Sheng began to find another way and made up his mind about the long-rumored "Tomb of King Fanwu Zhongshan" in the local area.

The Zhongshan State was established by the ancient Xianyu people. It was destroyed by the Wei State once, and then recovered. It gradually became stronger and became the "Five Prime Ministers" of Wei, Han, Zhao, and Yan. Among these five countries, only Zhongshan is the "Land of Thousands of Chariots", and Fanwu is the cemetery of all the kings of Zhongshan.

Chen Sheng is not interested in the history of Zhongshan Kingdom. What he cares about is whether there is a large tomb underground, whether the treasures inside are intact, and how much he can expand his army...

"Princes, generals and prime ministers, would you rather have the seed?"

Chen Sheng's ambition is definitely more than just a county captain without real power!

His nature is to be ambitious, but these days, he endures the desire to be domineering and behaves like a courteous corporal, even getting along with the "Sparrow".

It’s not that he really feels that he is from the same class as them and should share wealth and honor, and win over more people in a strange foreign land to gain real power, but it’s more so that he, the swan, can stand on everyone’s shoulders and fly higher!

But to do big things, you need manpower, and to expand the army, you need gold and silk, and the only way Chen Sheng can think of is to rob tombs.

It's a pity that the alchemist missed the point this time.

After digging for three days, nothing was found under the mound. The angry soldiers clamored to cook the alchemist, but Chen Sheng just had two of the alchemist's teeth knocked out.

"Give you another chance, even if you travel hundreds of miles across the mountains and rivers, you will definitely find the Zhongshan King Otsuka for me!"

After threatening the alchemist in this way, Chen Sheng returned to Lingshou angrily. It was now the end of August, and the news of Fusu's defeat of the Yan people in Jieshi had not yet come. The first thing that came was the news of the defeat of the six-nation coalition in the west's evacuation from Xihe.

There were also a few uninvited guests.

"Chen She, Chen She!"

Before returning to the mansion, the familiar sound of Chen Dichu sounded. Chen Sheng stopped the carriage, and when he looked around, he saw several people tied to the ground by the doorkeepers...

"Are you... from Chen?"

He was a little surprised when he saw the friendly faces of several people. Chen Di was far away from here. Except for the thousands of people who went north with him, there were few people from Chu. This was one of the reasons why Chen Sheng had no one to use in Hengshan.

The doorman came to report that these people came back to Zhao from the Xihe battlefield with Chen Yu's men. They claimed to be Chen Sheng's friends, knocked on the door and shouted "I want to see She" with an arrogant attitude. When the doorman saw that they were rude, he Tied up...

Seeing Chen She, those people were even more happy. They clamored for the guards to loosen their bonds, and even shouted:

"Back on the field ridge, you said we should never forget each other even if we are rich and noble. Have you forgotten it now?"

Chen Sheng asked people to relax, and at first glance, they were really the same fellow villagers who worked together in the past...

These people complained that they were recruited by General Xiang in the Chu region, and pushed their chariots and carriages with the army westward, fighting all the way to the Xihe River. However, because they were baggage troops, they did not get any benefits, so they received the order again and hurriedly crossed the river. leave.

A few people were afraid of being left behind, so they took advantage of the chaos during the withdrawal to find Chen Yu who was discussing matters in the Chu camp. They knelt in front of his carriage and cried bitterly, saying that they hoped to take them back to the country and surrender to Chen Sheng. Yu Huan really thought that he was Chen Sheng's old friend. He needed Chen Sheng's cooperation in Hengshan County, so he agreed.

Several people followed Chen Sheng into his newly built mansion. Even though Chen Sheng advertised himself as the son of the head of Guizhou outside, he still enjoyed the same. The mansion was the former palace of the State of Zhao. It had palace rooms and curtains and raised several beauties from Zhongshan. , extremely beautiful, Chen Sheng clapped his hands and came up to dance the famous local tiptoe dance.

This made several fellow villagers smack their lips and stare straight at them, saying:

"Hey, hey!"

Huoyi means big in the Chen dialect. I don’t know whether it’s to praise the bigness of the house or something big...

Chen Sheng looked proud and said to himself: "You little bird, you have no experience. Do you believe that I am a swan now?"

But unexpectedly, after three rounds of drinking, several fellow villagers with low emotional intelligence began to talk about some embarrassing things that happened when Chen Sheng was in his late teens, which made the guests drinking together laugh.

If we let go of Chen Sheng, who was already the king of Chen in history, he would definitely look ugly, but now that he is flaunting himself as the "son of the head of Guizhou" and talking about "never forgetting each other despite wealth and rank" as a declaration, he wants to win over the bottom The people gathered together and gathered together more than a thousand people from Chu who came to Hengshan.

Now that an old friend came to visit him, he wanted to entertain him well to show that he did not forget his old friendship, so he could only endure his dissatisfaction.

In addition, Chen Sheng is also very interested in the Battle of Xihe and Heifu's entry into the customs. This group of fellow villagers can provide him with a lot of information.

Under Chen Sheng's questioning, several fellow villagers talked about what they had seen in Xihe, from the massacre they saw, to the ferocious counterattack of the Qin people, to General Xiang Ji cutting off the rear, to the six-nation allied forces dispersing in the east of the river, each going back to his own country. Home, Chen Sheng frowned.

The world situation was changing faster than he imagined.

"The Yangxia man who raised the flag with you in Chen County, we heard his name when we were in Xihe. I heard that he also made meritorious service and became an official!"

One of the most promising fellow villagers had served as the camp commander of the Chu army and was more well-informed. He talked about Wu Guang.

"oh?"

Chen Sheng was immediately interested. He still remembered the agreement they made when they separated from Wu Guang.

"Do you know what official position Wu Guang held in the Northern Expeditionary Army?"

"I don't know, but it is said that he has tens of thousands of prisoners under his command, and he even went to Xihe to station himself. Across the water, the Wu Ziqi can be clearly seen!"

The Chenjun fellow said it extremely exaggeratedly. After taking another sip of wine, he started to make fun of Chen Sheng without any restraint.

"Anyway, I'm better than you!"

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ps: I recommend a friend’s book "Twenty Years of Rebirth"

Well, the ones that haven't been banned should all be serious books.

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