Xitao is the exit of the Hexi Corridor and the only place Shen Bing and his party must pass on their way to Xianyang.
At this time, Xitao was full of merchants and inns due to Shen Bing's previous measures and the prosperity of the Silk Road.
Shen Bing led thousands of horsemen to protect Fusu all the way to Xitao. The soldiers and civilians of Xitao had already known that Fusu and Shen Bing were passing by, so they came out of the city to meet him on the road. For a while, people were kneeling on both sides and shouted long live.
Fusu was also close to the people, so he stood on the carriage and offered his hands to the people. He saw Shen Bing break into a cold sweat and quickly ordered his personal guards to come forward to protect him.
Shen Bing originally planned to station outside the city so that he could better protect Su Zhouquan.
But Fusu objected.
"At this time, Zhao Gao and Li Si's party have all surrendered to the law! How can anyone dare to harm Fusu!"
"What's more, a group of sergeants were previously driven by Zhao Gao to become enemies of Fusu, and now they are worried about settling scores with Fusu after he ascends to power."
"If Fusu continues to garrison outside the city and wait for danger, won't it make the soldiers and civilians even more suspicious?"
Shen Bing could not defeat Fusu, so he had to station the army outside the city. He took a thousand cavalry troops to occupy the largest inn in Xitao, "Guining Inn".
Princess Ziyang smiled and explained:
"The general doesn't know what the young master is like. Before, he was surrounded by powerful enemies and had to think about himself."
"Now that the enemy is gone and the crisis is no longer there, the young master can only think about the soldiers and people of Qin!"
It's not that Shen Bing doesn't know Fusu's nature, and he thinks that he can at least consider these things later, at least after he takes over.
However, Fusu might be right to do this. This was the time when the late emperor died and Fusu had not succeeded to the throne. If the people's hearts were unstable, it would be easy for something to happen.
For example, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms are still watching, Baiyue has not yet been conquered, and the army and the people have grudges against the high-pressure rule of Qin.
Fusu's efforts to appease the military and civilians along the way were actually showing the country that benevolent government was about to be implemented to allow the military and civilians to rest and recuperate, which could obviously eliminate many crises.
Thinking of this, Shen Bing could only order the sergeants to surround the three floors inside and outside the "Guining Inn", and he rented a small inn nearby to take command...
At this time, Fusu's identity was different from before. He was the heir to the throne of Qin, and he had to meet with officials and gentry in Xitao all night. How could Shen Bing dare to ignore the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers and stay in the same inn with Fusu.
It was a bright moonlit night with few stars, and Shen Bing and Fu Su finally sent away a group of officials and gentry who came to the west to pay an audience.
Shen Bing is not a person who is easy to socialize with, so being polite is more difficult than fighting on the battlefield.
It was already midnight when he returned to his residence alone. Shen Bing was about to take off his armor and rest when suddenly a black figure rolled out from under the bed and pointed a short blade at Shen Bing and stabbed him.
Fortunately, Shen Bing was clever and moved sideways to avoid the short blade. Then he grabbed the opponent's hand holding the short blade with one hand and pounced. With one roll, he pinned the opponent under him and made him unable to move.
He exclaimed, it was a woman.
"Yang Ting?"
Most of the time she was dressed in military uniform, but now she was wearing black night clothes, and Shen Bing almost couldn't recognize her.
"Shen Bing!" Yang Ting, who was pinned down and unable to move, struggled and cursed in a low voice: "Let me go and give my father back his life..."
"Repay your father's life?" Shen Bing smiled. Instead of letting go, he moved closer and asked, "Forgive me, Captain. Shen Bing can only repay your father, but he cannot repay your father's life!"
Yang Ting cursed again: "Stop talking nonsense, you and I are done here today..."
As he spoke, he struggled to swing the short blade.
The guard outside the door heard some movement in the house, but the movement was not big and he did not dare to come in. He only called out: "General..."
Shen Bing raised his head and replied: "Go and call General Yang quickly. We have something to discuss!"
The guard responded and went down.
This time Yang Ting heard clearly. She stopped struggling and looked at Shen Bing blankly, asking: "Who...who is General Yang?"
"Who else could it be if it wasn't Yang Duan and Old General Yang?" Shen Bing replied: "Do you really think Shen Bing can take the life of the old general without missing the old friendship?"
It turned out that Yang Duanhe did not die during the battle.
Under Shen Bing's instructions, Yan just casually killed an enemy soldier. After cutting off the head, he picked it up and shouted: "Yang Duanhe has been decapitated. How long will it take if you don't surrender now?"
In fact, at this time, Yang Duanhe was suppressed by several soldiers and his mouth was covered, unable to speak.
Then Shen Bing's army launched an attack and defeated the Qin army.
And Yang Duanhe naturally became Shen Bing's "prisoner".
At this time, Yang Ting did not believe in herself, she thought that Shen Bing had deceived her again so that she would give up her desire for revenge.
When he was hesitating, he heard Yang Duanhe's voice outside the door: "Yang Duanhe pays homage to the general!"
Only then did Yang Ting realize that what Shen Bing said was true. She had mixed feelings and couldn't help but shed tears. When she saw Shen Bing was still pressed against her, she couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Get up quickly, don't let father see it!" "
Shen Bing took the short blade from Yang Ting's hand and then stood up. He secretly thought that this little girl was good at everything else, but she had a strong personality and would shout and kill at every turn. How could she be relieved with a knife in her hand?
Yang Ting stood up, straightened her clothes, wiped her tears, then opened the door and called: "Father!"
Yang Duanhe looked up in shock and saw that it was Yang Ting.
Looking at her black night clothes and Shen Bing holding a short blade in his hand, we immediately understood.
"Daughter, you are so confused!" Yang Duanhe stepped forward and reprimanded: "The general is doing this to save more than a hundred members of my Yang family. How can you repay kindness with vengeance?"
After Yang Duanhe said this, Yang Ting suddenly realized that it turned out that Shen Bing acted in a scene and captured his father, but it was so that the Yang family in Xianyang would not be implicated.
But when she thought about how she had been kept in the dark and suffered all the wrongs, Yang Ting became furious: "If that was the case, why didn't I tell my uncle the truth? How could I, Yang Ting, not want to save my father?" "
Shen Bing threw the short blade to the side and explained: "Forgive me, Captain. If Shen Bing told the captain the truth at that time, how could he hide it from Xing Chi's eyes given the captain's temperament?"
Yang Ting thought about it and felt that it was right.
She has always been straightforward and informal. If she knew the truth, she would probably do something bad.
Yang Duanhe stepped forward and asked Shen Bing nervously: "General, did my little girl hurt the general?"
"General Yang, don't worry!" Shen Bing joked: "If you hurt me, just compensate Yang Ting to me..."
Before she finished speaking, she heard Yang Ting shout: "Are you serious?"
In Xianyang City, after Fusu, dressed in black robe, buried Ying Zheng, he slowly walked into the court amidst the calls of the officials and knelt down in the middle.
It is interesting to say that although Shen Bing is a general, it is his first time to enter the court.
This court hall is not as splendid as imagined. It is just a larger wooden building with some silk hanging as decoration... These may be called luxury in the Qin Dynasty, but for modern times, they are nothing more. It's just a self-built wooden building in the countryside.
Then Fusu spoke:
"The late emperor was harmed by Zhao Gao and Li Si's party, and returned to the Five Elements. I accept the order of the emperor and heaven, and I would like to declare to heaven and earth at this time that I am the emperor."
"Since the beginning of the War of the Six Kingdoms, the Great Qin Dynasty has been fighting and killing for decades. Military service, corvee service, exorbitant levies and miscellaneous taxes have made the people miserable!"
"Now that the world is settled, I have decided to give light punishments and low taxes, maintain the people's strength, eliminate troubles, and rest with the people."
All the ministers shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Fusu raised his hand and said to Shen Bing: "Northern General Shen Bing accepts the title!"
Shen Bing quickly stepped forward and knelt down.
Fusu said calmly:
"Shen Bing, the great general of the Northern Territory, helped the late Emperor conquer the South and North to unify the six kingdoms. Later, he governed the Northern Territory and conquered the Western Regions. He was loyal and devoted, and his achievements were great!"
"I will make you the Right Prime Minister, with a title of at least the highest level, a bounty of one hundred taels, and a house worth 80 yuan!"
Shen Bing bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Just as he was about to retreat, he was stopped by Fusu again: "Prime Minister, wait a moment. Isn't the Prime Minister already in his thirties?"
"Stand up as soon as we arrive!" Shen Bing replied.
Fusu nodded: "The Prime Minister has been away fighting for many years and has no intention of discussing marriage. How about I be a matchmaker for the Prime Minister?"
Shen Bing still dared to say "no" and hurriedly bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Fusu smiled softly and asked: "Princess Ziyang was given the marriage by the late emperor, so the prime minister can't refuse, right?"
"I don't dare!" Shen Bing replied.
Even with Shen Bing's courage, he didn't dare risk the grave crime of disobeying the late emperor!
Fusu said: "Princess Wuyou has made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty, and she has a marriage contract with the Prime Minister, and it is related to the alliance between the Qin Dynasty and the Western Regions. The Prime Minister will not refuse, right?"
"I dare not refuse!"
How could Shen Bing push such a big hat off? Of course he didn't want to push it off!
Fusu added: "General Yang's daughter Yang Ting, it is said that the Prime Minister proposed marriage in front of General Yang. The Prime Minister is the Prime Minister of a country, so he will not break his trust, right?"
"This..." Shen Bing was speechless. What kind of joke could lead to a marriage proposal?
But Jun Wuxi said that Fusu had already said this, how could Shen Bing dare to refuse?
Just reluctantly accept them all!
Shen Bing only said that he had accepted three beauties and enjoyed endless happiness.
But a few years later, he went to Fusuna to complain:
"Your Majesty, I sincerely request your permission to go to the Western Regions to quell the chaos!"
Fusu glanced at Shen Bing and said, "Prime Minister, why do I think you are going to become a monk instead of going on an expedition?"
"No one knows me better than the emperor!" Shen Bing sighed: "Back then, the emperor granted me a marriage and promised three beauties to my ministers! But who would have thought that these three beauties would be more powerful than the other!"
"Oh, tell me!" Fusu asked Shen Bing to sit down next to him with great interest and offered him wine.
Shen Bing raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, sighed again and said:
"Princess Ziyang is good at strategy. She has all the affairs in the palace under her control, and the whereabouts of her ministers are always in front of her!"
"Princess Wuyou is good at doing business, but the government's financial revenue and expenditure are very important. Even if a minister buys an extra jar of wine, she can calculate it!"
"As for Yang Ting..."
Shen Bing sighed heavily and said, "Those maids will be trained into soldiers by her!"
After hearing this, Fusu laughed "haha" and said: "Actually, even if the Prime Minister does not come to ask for a fight, I also intend to send the Prime Minister to lead troops to the Western Regions!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Shen Bing was overjoyed.
"Wait a minute and thank me!" Fusu said with a smile: "This rebellion in the Western Regions is actually caused by Rome unwilling to be defeated by the Prime Minister before and instigated it. Therefore, I thought the Prime Minister should bring Princess Ziyang with him!"
"ah?"
Fusu added: "It's a long way to go to the Western Regions. Although our country, Qin, is strong, it can't quench our thirst with water far away. We are going here to communicate with many countries. I thought the Prime Minister should bring Princess Wuyou accordingly!"
"emperor……"
Fusu did not wait for Shen Bing to object, and said: "Although our Qin Dynasty has many soldiers and generals, the expedition to Rome should mainly rely on troops from the Western Regions. The soldiers in the Western Regions are brave and lack training, and the logistics and food supply are also difficult. Therefore, I I thought the Prime Minister should bring Yang Ting with him!"