"In the ninth month of the twenty-first year of the reign of King Qin, the King of Qin sent Wang Jianzi and Wang Ben as generals, leading an army of one hundred thousand to attack Chu."
When the news reached Anlu County, Nan County, it was known to Heifu, the chief of the pavilion. At the same time, it was also spread to Xinzheng County, Yingchuan County, thousands of miles away, and was placed on the desk of a certain future big shot.
Yingchuan County is the hometown of South Korea. And Xinzheng is an ancient capital with a long history. From the ruins of the Zhurong clan to the capital of Zhenghan, it has always been the richest city in the Central Plains, alongside Luoyang and Daliang, with a population of more than 100,000
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Four years ago, Xinzheng surrendered without a fight under the pressure of Teng, the governor of Nanyang County of Qin State. Except for Han Wangan who was kidnapped and imprisoned, the officials and nobles in the city did not face much trouble.
After all, Qin's rule in the Central Plains was not yet stable, and Qin officials were unable to establish as strict a system in Han as Guanzhong and Nanjun in a short period of time. For the time being, they could only borrow the hands of the old Korean nobles to collect huge city taxes in Xinzheng, and find ways to consolidate Korea.
The rich human resources are used by hundreds of businessmen and merchants.
The Zhang family, located in the east of Xinzheng City, is one of the families that managed to retain wealth in this delicate situation.
The Zhang family once gave birth to two Korean prime ministers. They were rich and powerful. The Wangshan-style courtyard gate was built extremely high, and it looked like the lintel of a prime minister. Inside the white walls and red tiles, you can faintly see the pavilions and pavilions in a staggered manner. On the garden paths, gray hair can be seen.
The old servant was respectful and walked quickly towards the waterside pavilion with a guest.
The guest is eighteen or nineteen years old, wears a swordsman's uniform, is eight feet five inches tall, and stands out no matter where he goes.
He looked around and saw that the more than 300 servants in Zhang's house were all men. They each performed their duties and no one needed to order them. Everyone was doing their own thing quietly. They were pruning flowers and trees, or cleaning fallen leaves.
There was no whispering or joking.
The guest couldn't help but nodded secretly.
"The rumors are indeed true. The Zhang family's three hundred servants have all been trained in the art of war. If these people can be used by Lord Hengyang, why worry about great things happening?"
Because of this, a huge house with hundreds of people living in it was extremely quiet. Only from the small pavilion where they got closer and closer came a loud piano sound...
The pavilion has four corners and a roof, surrounded by flowers and bamboos. It is late autumn now, the flowers are withered, and the bamboos are sparse. Most of them have turned yellow, and they tremble slightly in the sound of the piano...
The person playing the piano is a young man in white clothes with wide sleeves. He is sitting on a bamboo mat. His black hair is spread over his shoulders, looking informal. This man has long and slender fingers, a beautiful appearance, his eyes are slightly closed, and his expression is very focused.
The melody was dull at first, as if it was narrating the long history of this country, and it also seemed like the gurgling stream was counting the past glory of this family.
But slowly, all this turned into a sigh. The melody was mixed with the emotions of the player and began to burst. The sound was sharp, mixed with anger, and turned into a fierce question:
"There are many trees in the sky, and there are branches in the mountains. The young ones are fertile, and the happy ones are ignorant!"
If someone who understands "Poetry" is here, they will be able to tell that what the gentleman in white is playing is the local Xinzheng song "Huifeng. Xi Youchang Chu", which is a metaphor for the country's demise, but the monarch does not realize it, and the country does not know how to plan for its own destruction...
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Although the guest looks majestic and brave, and his behavior is somewhat aristocratic, he is a reckless man who does not understand poetry or reading. He was stopped by the old servant and refused to enter the pavilion. He had long been impatient and could not care to listen to the music.
As soon as the song was finished, he shouted loudly:
"Zifang, is this how you treat guests?"
The clear sound of the piano stopped immediately. The young man pressed the strings and looked at the uninvited guest with a calm expression. His eyes were as dark and deep as the water in an ancient well.
"Gentleman." The old servant bowed to the ground and said, "Gongsun Xin is here to visit."
The gentleman in white stood up and said calmly: "It turns out that Zicheng is here. Please sit down quickly and prepare hot soup."
"No need!"
Gongsun Xin strode into the pavilion, rudely plucked the strings of the zither, and said scolding: "Zifang, zifang, all the princes and sons in the city are gathered together to discuss important matters, but you can sit still at home and still play the zither."
Here we come! Do you know that the State of Qin sent Wang Ben to attack Chu, and now they have defeated Shang Cai and surrounded Chen Ying?"
The gentleman in white bowed to him and said softly: "Isn't this all as I expected? After defeating Zhao Yan, the next step for King Qin is to destroy Wei. But before destroying Wei, he must first defeat the state of Chu.
Eliminate all worries when besieging Daliang. I have already told Lord Hengyang these things, and there is no need to repeat them again."
"That's not important. What's important is that at this critical moment, what can we Koreans do?"
Gongsun Xin's eyes were bright: "Zifang, Qin may start a war with Wei and Chu at the same time. This war will last for many years. The time for you and me to restore the country and take revenge has come!"
The gentleman in white shook his head: "Gongsun, I understand your purpose, but please reply to Lord Hengyang that this battle will not last long, the time has not come yet, and the Zhang family will not participate in this incident."
"Zhang Liang!"
Gongsun Xin called him by his name angrily: "Have you not had enough of this violent Qin rule? Among the six kingdoms of Shandong, South Korea died first, the king was taken prisoner, and all the palace princes and grandsons moved to Xianyang and became the slaves of the King of Qin. It was simply
It’s a great shame and humiliation!”
"And those who are lucky enough to stay will either be the eagle dogs of the Qin people and help them to poison the Han Dynasty. Or they will have their family property embezzled day by day. I don't think your Zhang family's life will be much better!"
He pointed to the child servants outside and said: "I remember when I came to Zhangzhai when I was a child, the garden was still full of beautiful and luxurious maids and slaves wearing swanky clothes and silk shoes. But what about now? How dilapidated it is! I don't believe it.
How long can you endure it?"
"Also, your eldest father was Prime Minister Zhaohou of Han, King Xuanhui, and King Xiangai. Your father was King Xiangli and King Yuhui. Although you are young and have not yet become an official, have you forgotten all about the fact that the Zhang family was Prime Minister of Han for five generations?"
"How could you forget?"
Zhang Liang looked at the rippling water in the pond, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes: "Gongsun Xin, you are the grandson of King Han Xiang, so you never forget to restore the country and take revenge. Can't I, Zhang Liang, forget all the hatred between the country and the family?"
"My brother is dead and buried, and I use my family wealth to beg a warrior. Why? Isn't it because I want to imitate the prince Dan Jingke. I painstakingly search for the art of war and secretly train three hundred servants in my family. Why? Isn't it just so that one day,
Can you retaliate against Korea and avenge your country?"
Gongsun Xin was puzzled: "Then why didn't you participate in Lord Hengyang's attack? As long as each family sends out their servants tomorrow to seize the arsenal and kill all the Qin officials, the whole city of Korea can be mobilized to rescue the king!"
"Otherwise, I'm afraid what's waiting will be the suppression of the Qin army and the king's head."
Gongsun Xin said angrily: "Zifang, how can you be so disrespectful to the king?"
"It's just the truth." Zhang Liang's wisdom once again overcame his anger, and he said calmly: "As I said again, taking action rashly before the time has come will not only not be of any benefit to the situation, but will only kill those who are determined to recover."
Koreans in the country.”
"I know that in the past two years, Lord Hengyang traveled among the countries, using the painful lessons of Korea to try to contact Wei, Chu, and Qi to fight against Qin. This is a good thing, but it is a pity that it cannot be done in the right way."
"The Prime Minister of Qi, Empress Sheng, accepted Qin's bribes and asked King Qi to close the country tightly and remain indifferent to the destruction of other countries. There is no hope."
"The backbone of Wei has been broken since the death of Lord Xinling. The king of Wei spends his days singing, dancing and drinking. He only knows how to please Qin. Even if he passes by, he still can't believe it."
"Although Chu State has the deepest hatred against Qin, turmoil broke out just two years ago. The prince murdered King Ai of Chu and established himself as king. The internal turmoil in Chu State has not ended yet. Although General Xiang Yan is training troops in Huainan to prepare for war, and
Many spies were sent to various parts of the Qin State to gather information, but the King of Chu always thought that Qin State wanted to defeat Wei first, so he was not very vigilant."
"This time the Chu State was attacked by King Ben of Qin. Within half a month, Shangcai fell. Seeing that Chen Ying was about to lose his security, people were so panicked that they might soon negotiate a peace with Qin to cede territory. How could we talk about a long-term counterattack?
?The people of Chu have always been like this. They are used to being loose. They cannot work together without being forced into a desperate situation. When the Qin army captures Chen Ying, it will cut off the gap between Chu and Wei. When the time comes, three armies from the southeast and north will encircle Daliang, and Wei will
Within next year, he will die!"
Zhang Liang analyzed every sentence and it made sense. Gongsun Xin quickly said: "So Lord Hengyang also said that we Koreans must not wait any longer! If we sit back and watch Qin defeat Jingchu, then turn around to destroy Wei and conquer Han."
If it is cut off from Qi and Chu, Korea will never be able to regain its independence!"
"Wrong, absolutely wrong!"
Zhang Liang rebuked with some anger and helplessness: "What we are doing now is just using the strength that the Koreans have finally saved to put out the fire with salary! Restoration of the country should be slow, don't be impatient, don't think about it overnight, but need long-term planning, must be
Even if one attack fails, you can still protect yourself so that you can regenerate strength in the future. How can you be like a gambler and put everyone's lives on a desperate gamble? Mr. Hengyang has just played too many games!"
In Zhang Liang's view, only by recognizing the power of Qin can we understand what can and cannot be done now.
"I have already advised Hengyang Lord, but he insists on going his own way. So I will not let Zhang get involved in this matter, and those three hundred servants will not appear on the streets of Xinzheng tomorrow with swords! Xin, I advise you to hurry up too
Leaving Xinzheng, there is no way this move will succeed! Stay useful and wait for the real opportunity to counterattack Qin!"
Gongsun Xin was already a little shaken: "If not now, then when?"
Zhang Liang's eyes were firm: "When the Qin Kingdom wants to destroy Chu in one battle! That is Korea, the Six Kingdoms, and the last chance for the people of the world!"
