Three Kingdoms

The situation in distant Jizhou and the rise and fall of the imperial officials seemed to have nothing to do with Han Sui and Fan Chou. At this moment, they were just leading the army towards Chang'an.

The Xiliang soldiers had a good meal and drink in Meiyang for a few days, and they vented their original uneasy emotions. They were really excited for a while, and they said they were going to attack Chang'an. These soldiers didn't seem to think it was a difficult task, and they didn't complain much. .

Almost all the food and grass that could be looted in Meiyang City were taken away by Xiliang soldiers. As for how the remaining people in Meiyang will live in the future, it does not matter what happened to Xiliang soldiers.

As night approaches, the camp has been set up. After dinner, the tired people have gone back to the tents to rest. Those who are still a little energetic sit around waiting for the fire and chat in low voices.

It was quiet all around in the wilderness, and the firelight of the camp could not shine very far. The surroundings were hidden in darkness, just like the heart of the conspirator.

The scouts and rangers formed a small team, surrounding the camp and appearing and disappearing in the darkness, guarding the surroundings of the army. These rangers were basically the only cavalry of Han Sui and Fan Chou, so they were also very valuable, and they had nothing to eat or wear. All of them are closely related to these cavalry, because without these cavalry, the Xiliang soldiers who are purely infantry will be half blind.

Most of these scouts are Han Sui's people, and the war horses originally under Fan Chou have followed Ma Teng to Xinfeng...

This resulted in the information around him being always second-hand.

Fan Chou didn't think there was any problem before, but now he feels that the problem is very big...

Even if it’s a second-hand product, there’s a hell of a chance it’s a fake!

This made Fan Chou a little intolerable.

After hurriedly inspecting the camp, Fan Chou returned to his tent. As soon as he entered the tent, his face suddenly darkened, as if he could drip water at any time!

Although Han Sui said before that he didn't care about the prince's title, in fact...

Fan Chou gritted his teeth and snorted. He, Fan Chou, was a bit rough-minded, but that didn't mean he was a fool!

At this moment, the most urgent thing at the moment is how to fight the fierce battle with Chang'an's soldiers and horses! Your mind should be focused on head-to-head matters on the battlefield, where is there any friendship left to speak of? !

However, along the way, many people appeared there and sent many gifts one after another. They all said that they were sent by some of Han Sui's old friends...

What old friend?

Asked Han Sui, Han Sui said he didn't know...

Shit is unclear!

Who the hell is an old friend who would give away random things without any clear idea, and more than once?

Why have I never met such an old friend?

Bullshit old friend!

Guaranteed to have some tricks!

This is often the case with people. Once cracks begin to appear in the relationship between each other, it is difficult to repair it and return to the same condition as before.

So until this moment, Fan Chou suddenly felt that the original friendship with Han Sui seemed to be increasingly unstable.

Fan Chou followed Dong Zhuo all the way to fight, and later together with Li Jue and Guo Si, he defeated the defenders of Chang'an, killed Wang Yun, and cut off the heads of many court officials. Now it can be said that among all the Xiliang generals, Among them, he is the one with the least retreat.

This time to regain Chang'an, Fan Chou must win, otherwise he will die without a burial place!

"General, Captain Li is here!"

"Come in!" Fan Chou ordered, "Watch the tent and don't let anyone get close to it!"

Fan Chou's personal guards naturally took the order. After Li Li entered the big tent, the sound of armor crackles sounded softly and immediately surrounded the entire tent. It was obvious that the guards had isolated the possibility of eavesdropping by outsiders.

"Is the injury feeling better?" Fan Chou asked Li Li. That day Li Li was defeated by Ma Chao and almost died on the spot. He was captured by Ma Chao, but after Li Jue and Ma Teng made peace, Han Sui released Li Li. Although he escaped death, Li Li thought that the wounded soldiers were still beaten...

Although the injuries on his body were not completely healed, Li Li still handed over his hands and said, "Thank you, General, for your concern. It's already much better..."

"Well," Fan Chou said obediently, and then immediately asked, "You followed General Han in front this morning... What was the situation like?"

While marching today, Han Sui led the cavalry and other front troops and met his so-called old friend again. When Fan Chou's Chinese army received the news and hurried to the front door, Han Sui's so-called old friend had already left. , Fan Chou didn't see it at all.

After all, Fan Chou was a warrior, and he spoke more straightforwardly. He asked three questions, but on the one hand, he couldn't get anything out of him. On the other hand, he also made Han Sui very unhappy, and the two broke up unhappy.

But this matter was like a knot in Fan Chou's heart, so after setting up camp at night, he called Li Li, who was marching with the front army, to ask for details.

Now there is no way out and we can only move forward. We originally hoped that Li Jue could quickly turn around with this war horse and join forces with him to conquer Chang'an. However, there has been no news from Li Jue. There seems to be some trouble between myself and Han Sui.

Li Li lowered his head, and when he heard Fan Chou's question, his heart couldn't help but move. Although he and Ma Teng and Han Sui were now allies, the humiliation of defeat at the hands of Ma Chao was something that Li Li still couldn't let go of. You have to endure the shame and do this and that under Han Sui...

Especially that Ma Chao, who looks up but doesn't look down every day, it's really embarrassing.

Every time he saw Ma Chao joking about something with a group of people, Li Li would feel that Ma Chao was talking about his ugly behavior when he was captured that day. Sometimes Li Li wanted to rush up and fight Ma Chao again, but Li Li knew that he couldn't beat Ma Chao, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it.

Now, it seems, like, well...

Li Li's eyes flickered for a few times, then he slowly raised his head...

…………………………

Han Sui also had some opinions on Fan Chou's petty mood.

An old friend gave me something, what happened?

This kind of thing is absolutely normal. Now that I am worshiped as Xin Fenghou, of course there will be people following him. If I were in Chang'an City now, there might already be a crowd of guests!

What's the matter, you want to chase away an old friend when you see him?

I am famous in Guanzhong and Xiliang, so how can I not have any old friends?

Han Sui's original name was Han Yue. He was already famous in Jincheng and was appointed as an official by Yin Huazheng, the governor of Jincheng at that time. Later, Yin Hua, the governor of Jincheng, died of illness while in office. Because Han Sui was Yin Hua's disciple, Han Sui was appointed as an official at that time. He and other officials Jiang Ying and others chased Yin Hua's body to Xiaqiu, and carved a stone tablet for Yin Hua to commemorate his achievements, which is a great story.

It is precisely because of this that when Han Sui later went to Luoyang, the capital, to handle official business, General He Jin, who was still alive at that time, had heard of his name for a long time and specially invited Han Sui to meet him. At that time, Han Sui also gave advice to He Jin and persuaded him to kill the eunuchs...

Later, the Xiliang Qiang people rebelled and captured Jincheng. They coerced the famous scholars Bian Yun and Han Yue who were in Jincheng at that time to join the group, and elected Bian Zhang and Han Sui as their commanders. It was at that time that Bian Yun changed his name to Bian Zhang, and Han Yue also officially changed his name to Han Sui at this time.

So strictly speaking, Han Sui was more knowledgeable and more famous than Li Jue, Guo Bang, or even Ma Teng, and deep down in his heart, Han Sui still hoped to get rid of a rebel stain...

What's more, even if you are from a poor family, you still have a few poor relatives. Now that you have become a marquis, isn't it natural that you have so many so-called "old friends" who you are not very familiar with?

How else do we need to explain this kind of thing? How else do we need to explain it? I am not Fan Chou's father. Do I need to break everything to Fan Chou and explain it to him?

What's more, there is still a naughty child beside me. Well, other people's naughty children need to be taken care of. How can I have time to pay attention to Fan Chong's little emotions...

"Uncle!" Ma Chao came to Han Sui's tent excitedly, bowed his hands in greeting, and then said impatiently, "Uncle, I understand what you said yesterday!"

Although Ma Chao is Ma Teng's eldest son, Ma Chao's nickname is Meng Qi. This is because Ma Chao’s mother is a Qiang girl, so...

Therefore, after Ma Chao understood the truth, he knew that although his father loved him, there was a limit. Or for his father Ma Teng, he preferred a general, a general he could trust more. Of course, Ma Chao doesn't think there is any problem with this now. If he can't even be qualified as a general, then he may lose the value of his existence to his father Ma Teng.

Whether it is the Han Dynasty or later generations, when children have not yet entered the rebellious thinking mode, most of their fathers are still heroes in their children's minds. Therefore, in order to make himself better meet Ma Teng's expectations, Ma Chao not only practices martial arts hard every day, but also He also took the initiative to show his kindness to Han Sui in order to learn something from Han Sui that could not be learned elsewhere.

Such as a left pass.

Such as political affairs.

For example, the topic mentioned two days ago, why Lao Qin in Guanzhong suffered a complete defeat after the world was unified...

"Oh?" Han Sui smiled, motioned for Ma Chao to sit down, and then said, "Okay, tell me..." Being a teacher and giving guidance has always been deeply rooted in the hearts of all Chinese people, and Han Sui did not get rid of it. With such hobbies, I am free now anyway, so I might as well give some random advice to young people.

Ma Chao said: "The defeat of Lao Qin was not due to the disadvantages of the soldiers and armor, but because of excessive corvee service and the people's lack of livelihood, so chaos broke out."

Han Sui nodded and said, "Yes, Meng Qi has indeed gained something."

When Ma Chao heard this, he smiled happily.

"But why does Lao Qin want to do corvee service?" Han Sui asked slowly.

Ma Chao stopped smiling, blinked his eyelids and thought for a while, then said: "This... the First Emperor is so happy about his success?"

"Yes, and no." Han Sui said, then looked at Ma Chao's confused look, smiled, and explained, "When the world is in chaos, the whole country is in arms. When the chaos changes, it is necessary to return the army to the peasants... And to prevent the six countries from returning to war, more labor must be collected to weaken their populations..."

Qin Shihuang was very happy with his achievements, of course, but after unification, he built a series of large-scale projects not just for his own enjoyment.

The Warring States Period was a time of trouble. In addition to completing the task of "conquering the world", the dynasty that ended the time of trouble also needed to establish a new political power. Therefore, in addition to the necessary processes, there are two more complex changes than dynasty changes, although they are single. Tougher issues need to be dealt with:

How to deal with the princes, nobles, troops and other personnel left over from previous dynasties?

How to deal with your own huge army when conquering the country?

The number of troops required when conquering a country is much greater than when defending a country. If the previous armies of various countries cannot be properly arranged, it is very likely to cause a crisis for the new dynasty.

More importantly, whether they are soldiers or down-and-out nobles of other countries, they all need a transition to return from years of war and a luxurious past to ordinary people's lives.

Therefore, Qin Shihuang chose to build huge projects, such as the Great Wall, mausoleums, Epang Palace...

These large-scale projects require a lot of manpower and material resources. In this way, the forces that may have subverted the dynasty can be handled very properly.

"..." Ma Chao suddenly realized.

"The purpose of fighting in all directions is not to cause chaos, but to bring order. Only when chaos can be settled can one show his sage, like Emperor Guangwu..." Han Sui smiled again and said, "So, today's question is, why did Emperor Qin When he was still alive, the corvee in Guanzhong did not cause chaos, but during the reign of Qin II, there was war everywhere?"

"Oh..." Ma Chao muttered again, wrote down the question, and then said goodbye to Han Sui.

When he came to the entrance of the tent, Ma Chao paused, turned around and said, "...well, so my uncle has been kind to his old friend in Guanzhong these past two days. Could it be that he was doing it for the sake of war?"

Han Sui laughed when he heard this and said: "Meng Qi is now drawing inferences from one instance, which is a good thing! Your father will be very happy when he finds out!"

After receiving such praise from Han Sui, Ma Chao immediately smiled from ear to ear, saluted Han Sui again with a smile on his face, and then walked out of the tent.

The smile on Han Sui's face slowly faded away after Ma Chao left.

Bullshit will be decided after a battle.

Whoever believes it is a fool...

The most fundamental reason for the decline of Lao Qin was not the so-called corvee, the so-called people's livelihood, or the so-called laws, but simply the uneven distribution of benefits after victory...

Who would hand over their interests to others easily?

Anyway, Han Sui didn't know how to do it himself.

It belongs to me, it belongs to me, who dares to try to touch it? I have worked so hard to reach such a position, from a small official in a border town to a noble prince, should I be thrown out just because of the so-called friendship?

snort!

A gust of night wind blew open the curtain of the big tent, causing the flames of the torches inside the tent to flicker. When reflected in Han Sui's eyes, they seemed to flicker in the same way...