Qin Official

"For those who work hard, God will not let you down!"

In mid-January, the ice and snow in Hengshan County had just melted, and it was suddenly warm and cold. Chen Sheng, the captain of Hengshan Mountain in Zhao State, stood at the foot of the dug mausoleum, looking at the funerary objects brought out from the tomb one by one, with a happy face. , couldn't help but slapped the Fang Warlock on the side several times:

"At least I've made the right calculation. If it's still empty this time, I will bury you alive!"

Since the fall of last year, Chen Sheng has been traveling back and forth between Lingshou and Fanwu, where the legendary tomb of the King of Sun Yat-sen is located, exploring caves and robbing tombs to make up for the lack of military use. Even after winter came and news of the war between Hedong and Yan reached Hengshan, he would still regard digging graves as his top priority.

"Without money, how can we get soldiers? Without soldiers, how can we survive in this troubled world?" Chen Shengzuan understood this.

But the alchemists under them were always in vain, causing them to do a lot of work in vain. Until today, they finally dug in the right place!

This is a huge mausoleum. Chen Sheng did not understand the structure of the tomb. He could only see from the dug-out part that the top building of the tomb consisted of a first-floor dining hall and two-story cloisters. It was majestic and tall, showing the noble status of the owner of the tomb.

But after digging, there were no snakes, insects or centipedes gushing out and turning into blood when they bit someone, nor were the lights and candles suddenly flickering out and a big green-haired rice dumpling jumping out. The only resistance the tomb owner had against the actions of this group of robbers was a few traps in front of the tomb. Two unlucky men fell into them and punctured their insteps.

With the help of a group of people, the tomb was easily opened, and what came into view was two-winged mythical beasts made of gold and silver. Warlock Fang said that this was the image of "Fei Lian", weighing more than 20 kilograms, with curved limbs and angry claws. Zhang, eyes wide open with anger, head raised like a roar, wings growing on both sides, fierce and powerful. The moire pattern on its surface is made of silver sheets and silver wires of different thicknesses, with rich styles.

But Chen Sheng couldn't understand whether the workmanship was exquisite and rare. He only cared about how much gold and silver would be obtained after melting.

"It's a mixture of gold and silver, not pure gold and silver. It's not worth much money." Warlock Fang commented, not knowing that this would become a national treasure-level cultural relic in the future.

Fortunately, a large number of ingenious and magnificent bronzes were unearthed from the burial place, including bells, tripods, chimes, and bronze ritual vessels that symbolized royal power and ritual music. There were thousands and hundreds of pieces. It took the army a day to remove them. There are even six "mountain" shaped bronze vessels, each of which is as tall as a person and weighs more than a hundred kilograms.

"This is the emblem of the King of Zhongshan."

These things about Zhongshan Kingdom were told to Chen Sheng by Uncle Le, the concubine of the famous Le family in Lingshou.

The Lingshou Le family originated from Leyang, who became the general of Wei Wenhou and defeated the Zhongshan Army. But his son Leshu was in Zhongshan, so Zhongshan killed and cooked him, leaving the meat soup with Leyang. He wanted to disturb his heart. However, Leyang cried and drank the meat soup of his son, inspiring the soldiers and destroying him in one fell swoop. to Zhongshan.

After the destruction of Zhongshan, Wei Wenhou named Leyang "Lingshou Lord". After Leyang died, he was buried in Lingshou. His descendants settled in Lingshou. Later, another Leyi was born, and his descendants served as princes and ministers in Yan and Zhao. .

But the glory of the past has long gone. Le's family is now just an ordinary county magnate, and he is also caught in a family feud. As the third eldest son, Uncle Le turned to Chen Sheng in order to obtain the right to inherit.

Uncle Le said that this mountain-shaped vessel may have been used on the pillars standing in front of the tent.

Chen Sheng was not polite and immediately asked people to use it to decorate his flag! Quite a bit like pretending to be a wolf with a big tail.

The most surprising thing is that two large copper pots were dug out of the burial pit. After opening them, the aroma of wine overflowed - one was fruity, and the other was sour. One of the bold ones took a sip and said that it tasted wonderful and that this was royal wine that had been treasured for hundreds of years. However, Chen Sheng looked at the patina on the copper pot and ordered him to pour all the wine.

After the soil was washed away, a large inscription was clearly displayed on the body of the pot. The writing was simple, not like the character Zhao or Qin. Chen Sheng asked Uncle Le to take a look, and then he understood the main idea.

It turns out that this is the tomb of "Cao", the fifth generation king of the Zhongshan Kingdom. In addition, the article also mentions "Emperor Wenwu and Huanzu Chengkao". Before "Cao", there were four others: Wen Gong, Wu Gong, Huan Gong and Cheng Gong. The late king.

The inscription on these two copper pots roughly states that in the 14th year of King Zhongshan's Cuo year, King Zhongshan ordered his prime minister Sima Wei to choose the auspicious gold from the Yan Kingdom to make these pots. It admonishes the successor king to remember the lesson of Prince Yan's rebellion against his ministers, praises Sima Wei's loyalty and achievements in conquering Yan, and explains how to win the virtuous people and consolidate the support of the people...

The content was boring. After listening to it for a while, Chen Sheng yawned profusely and said: "No matter how impressive it was back then, it has been passed down to ancient times, and the artifacts that were buried with it are of great benefit to me."

Perhaps this incident made him realize something. When his subordinates asked what to do with these ritual vessels, Chen Sheng waved his hand generously and said with dignity:

"These properties are all the ill-gotten wealth of the kings, princes, generals and ministers of Zhongshan in the past. It took many families to plunder the blood and sweat to get them. Today they are distributed to the second and third sons of poor backgrounds! The military officials get big weapons, and the soldiers get small ones. I will not let you return empty-handed!"

The soldiers who came here with him were so happy that they almost shouted "Long live the Sheriff".

Chen Sheng came from a humble background and was a foreigner. He had no foundation in Hengshan. He could only subconsciously imitate a certain gangster who had become all-powerful in the world in recent years and took the low-level route. The light knights in Hengshan were quite happy with this.

On the other hand, Hengshan Guards Chen Yu is on the contrary. He relies on several large families in Hengshan. He is not in the county on weekdays. Instead, he follows the footsteps of the Six Nations Allied Forces. He is present in both Hedong and Xihe. He only needs Hengshan County when he is needed. Just came back once.

In late January, Chen Yu and King Zhao's envoy Kuai Che arrived in Lingshou City. The first thing they did to find Chen Sheng was to throw him an edict from King Zhao, asking Chen Sheng to mobilize all the troops in Hengshan and rush to Taiyuan!

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"Something happened in Taiyuan?"

Chen Sheng's eyelids jumped. Last autumn and August, the Six Nations Allied Forces retreated from Xihe. In November of winter, the Qin Army and Han Xin's Division captured Hedong. He heard that his old friend Wu Guang was also in the army. In the next two months, heavy snow fell in the north. The Qin Army's military operation has just come to an end. Now that the weather is getting warmer, is the Qin Army moving again?

Chen Yu only had time to tell him the situation in a hurry: "Han Xin sent a partial force to attack Shangdang, my brother Zhang Er stayed with his eldest son, and Han Xin personally sent the main force north to attack Taiyuan!"

For Zhao State, these two places cannot be lost. Chang Ping Zi Zhan lost Shangdang, Bai Qi went straight to Handan, and Zhao almost perished.

And Taiyuan is the place where the Zhao family started. It controls the mountains and rivers and sits on the back of the world. It is the foundation of Hedong and a place that must be fought for in ancient and modern times. Zhao has Jinyang, which is enough to resist the Qin people, and he is the hero of the Seven Kingdoms. In the second year of King Zhuang and Xiang of Qin, Meng Ao attacked Zhao and captured Taiyuan. This was the beginning of the fall of Zhao.

Now that Han Xin is determined to reach Hedong, the next step is obviously to seize Taiyuan and Shangdang, so he went to Jingxing and captured the land of Zhao Dynasty.

"The king has ordered the soldiers from Julu and Handan to pass through Hu Pass to support Shangdang, while Lord Guangwu is recruiting troops in Taiyuan to resist Han Xin. The soldiers from Hengshan County are also ordered to pass through Jingxing to aid Taiyuan and listen to Lord Guangwu's dispatch!"

"This is what happened."

Chen Sheng looked solemn and nodded in agreement, saying that he would immediately assemble the army and march to Taiyuan soon.

But after Chen Sheng left, Kuai Che, who came to Hengshan with Chen Yu but had another mission, suddenly said: "This person is cheating."

Chen Yu was a little confused: "Sir, what do you mean by this?"

Kuai Che closed the door and said to Chen Yu: "I mean, when Chen Sheng received the king's order, he looked disapproving and showed no respect. His words were flashy when he responded, and he left in a hurry. I guess he has betrayal, so we must be careful. .”

Chen Yu didn't quite believe it: "Lieutenant Chen came from the north of Chu State with me. He was promoted by the king to a county magistrate. He received the favor of Zhao State and came here. Why would he rebel?"

Kuai Che shook his head and said, "Mr. Chen was walking in the local area. Didn't he hear about the 'Zhongshan wolf'? In the past, Zhao Jianzi hunted in Zhongshan, and a wolf was protected by a scholar. Fortunately, he survived. However, the wolf was greedy and saw that he had escaped from danger. , actually wanted to repay kindness with hatred, and wanted to eat that scholar."

"This Chen Sheng is originally from Chu and has no connection with Zhao Su. The reason why he is willing to follow you to the north is to seek wealth and honor. Although he is now a county lieutenant and is in charge of the military affairs of a county, the Zhao country is in turmoil. I don't know if he can survive this. One year, when he saw that Qin was strong and the six kingdoms were weak, he naturally had a different idea and wanted to change his family! He received the tiger talisman and dispatched his soldiers. He will first imprison you and me, and then plot a rebellion in Hengshan!"

Chen Yu hesitated and said: "This is all Mr.'s guess and there is no evidence. Chen Sheng will not let it go."

But Kuai Che had already planned to leave. After his previous plan to alienate Heifu and Shu County failed, he now carried the mission of King Zhao and went to Daiguo. He handed over to Chen Yu: "It is best to be careful in everything. Please Chen Jun immediately Follow me and leave Lingshou! Otherwise, you will be captured by him! Don't blame me for not warning you when the time comes!"

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At this time, Chen Shengchu was conspiring with several of his closest military officials.

"Your ancestors were originally from Zhongshan. Zhongshan fell to the Zhao State decades ago, and then they became Zhao people. Your eldest father and your fathers often recruited for the Zhao army and fought against Qin. However, they made meritorious service, but they were Handan Zhao people." Whether people receive rewards has nothing to do with us.”

"And now, Qin and Zhao are fighting in Taiyuan and Shangdang. Qin is strong and Zhao is weak. The King of Zhao who is sitting in the palace wants the people of Hengshan to bleed. Will the second and third sons go, or not?"

Spring plowing is approaching, but they don't want to. Even the rangers who don't plow will probably suffer heavy losses here, so many people in Hengshan don't want to fight this battle.

Therefore, the majority of people's opinions were still "do not want to fight".

"good!"

What Chen Sheng was waiting for was this sentence: "In this case, I am trying my best to be blamed by King Zhao, and I can't bear to let the Hengshan elders bleed anymore. Every family has black cloth and plain clothes. You listen to my order and go to the tavern immediately." Surround them, capture Chen Yu and Kuai Che, and control the city gates at the same time."

"Tell the people of Hengshan again that King Zhao's order is a mess! Hengshan will protect itself and will not participate in this battle. It will seal the border and no entry or exit will be allowed. Guard Jingxing and watch the success or failure of Qin and Zhao!"

Chen Sheng thought clearly: "If Qin wins, I will surrender. Anyway, I have never been an enemy of that black man. Wu Guang can also make an argument for me."

"If Zhao wins, it will be a miserable victory and he is unable to control me. I can even take advantage of the situation and go south to attack Handan and Julu..."

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

He, Chen Sheng, might actually become a king!

But Chen Sheng's dream was soon shattered. Before they were ready, his cronies hurriedly came to report to him:

"The county captain, Chen Yu and Kuai Che, ran out of the east gate and left without saying goodbye!"

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I just saw the earth explode.