Zhang Liang dipped his thin fingers in tea and wrote a name "Xiong Qi" on the table that everyone in the world knows.

"Brother Wang?" The King of Chu shouted out in surprise.

"Changping-kun? The former prime minister of the Qin State will be the foreign aid of the Chu State? Xiang Yan was puzzled, and secretly thought, if Xiong Qi came back, wouldn't the king of Chu have another chaos to seize the throne?

Xiong Qi's father was King Chu Kaolie. In 272 BC, King Chu Kaolie, who was still the crown prince at the time, came to Qin as a hostage. During this period, King Chu Kaolie married Princess Yinglan, the daughter of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, as the crown princess and gave birth to his eldest son, Xiong Qi. In 263 BC, King Chu Kaolie learned that his father was critically ill and secretly fled back to Chu to compete for the throne and became the monarch of Chu. And Xiong Qi and his mother were abandoned in the Qin State.

In a fit of anger, Ying Lan changed the name of the nine-year-old Xiong Qi to Ying Qi and lived in Qin State with peace of mind. Ying Qi was smart and studious, because his mother was the daughter of King Qin Zhaoxiang, and his maternal uncle Empress Dowager Huayang (the wife of King Qin Xiaowen) was born in the Chu royal family and also favored him, so Ying Qi's career in the Qin State was very smooth, not only was he named Changping Jun, but also held an important position.

In 238 B.C., the Chang Yu Rebellion broke out, and Changping Jun and Changwen Jun made great contributions in the suppression of the rebellion. Because the rebellion was related to Lü Buwei, Lü Buwei lost his position as prime minister, and Changping Jun Yingqi became the prime minister of Qin. In the next 6 years, Changping Jun fully assisted Qin Shi Huang and made great achievements.

However, later, Changping Jun suddenly lost his position and was demoted to Yingchen Shou. The King of Qin also sent people to keep an eye on him.

"Do you know why Xiong Qi suddenly lost his phase back then?" Zhang Liang said proudly: "That was when I was young, I went to Xianyang to study, and I used a little trick to spread rumors, saying that Yingqi did not forget that he was the eldest son of King Chu Kaolie. The reason why the king of Qin did not send him back to Chu to succeed to the throne was that he was afraid that his talent would be unfavorable to Qin. As a result, their kings and ministers began to be suspicious of each other. The king of Qin tested Yingqi by attacking Chu, but Yingqi resolutely opposed the attack on Chu and said that he would destroy Han first. As a result, the King of Qin no longer trusted him. not only dismissed his officials, but also deliberately let him go to Yingchen, the old capital of Chu State, to serve as a county guard, and then send someone to supervise him. ”

The two looked at each other in surprise, and the king of Chu praised: "The ovary is a true god and a man, and a three-inch tongue can be worth thousands of troops!" ”

Zhang Liang laughed and said, "Tyrant Qin can't find me everywhere, do you know where I'm hiding?" It's in Yingchen Yingqi's mansion! ”

The three of them laughed at the same time. Xiang Yan said: "With this as a help, if you don't use it, it must be reversed." The old man thanked the ovary, the ovary is really terrifying! ”

Two days later, Yao Jia of the Qin State arrived in Yingshou. The attitude was tough, and he wanted Chu State to cede Chen Cheng. According to Zhang Liang's plan, the king of Chu agreed immediately, and the two sides exchanged credentials. But it has been delayed for various reasons. Yao Jia had no choice but to send someone to report to the King of Qin. King Qin replied with only one sentence: "Just stabilize the state of Chu!" It doesn't matter if you deliver or not! ”

When Xiao He's family arrived in Tao County, he was always uneasy, although he was not an official, he still knew a lot about Pengcheng's affairs. The combat effectiveness of Xiang's new army is by no means comparable to other Chu armies, and it is a gamble with 20,000 people to attack the fortified city of 40,000 elite defenders, and the opponent is still Xiang Yan, the first good general of the Chu State. "This Black Mountain is still too young and arrogant, he should really be persuaded at that time!" Xiao He sighed, helpless. He is nothing now, but fortunately, he was arranged to live in Jishui's house, and the generals under Montenegro in the neighborhood, everyone was very polite to him.

On the third day, Xiao He couldn't help but ask the general who lived next to him, "General Mi Long, how is the battle situation in Pengcheng?" Any news? ”

"I don't know, but it's sure to be a victory! Should be back in two days! We'll be ready for them to move victoriously! Miron replied.

"How do you know it's going to be a victory?" Xiao He asked curiously.

"It's been three days, if the war is unfavorable, there will be a quick horse to report, not to mention Taocheng, even the general of Julu should send an iron horse to the south to rescue! Who is our general? King Qin's concubine, his life is precious! Besides, since the first battle, we have fought more battles with less! The turtle calf that can defeat the Montenegrin general has not yet been born! Xiang Yan, it's okay in Chu State, but in front of General Montenegro, it's still tender! Miron replied relentlessly.

Xiao He sighed helplessly, thinking secretly: "What kind of general there is, what kind of soldier there is." It makes sense not to use this person's words! If it fails, the Horse Scout will be able to cover this side in a day! It seems that I am still too careful! ”

Xiao He didn't think about it anymore, but went to the street by himself. He had been to Taocheng a few times before, just two months ago, and in his impression, this city was large, with a large population, and although commerce was prosperous, the streets were dirty, messy, and poor, and beggars and thieves were everywhere. It is far less peaceful than the small town of Pei County. But today he was an eye-opener, and countless slaves and the Qin army were in full swing to clean the moat and renovate the city walls. Streets that used to be potholes are being filled with new mud and paved with stone bricks mined from outside the city. The whole city is like a big construction site. What puzzled him was that he had seen slaves working in the past, and there were many soldiers guarding them, and there were people with leather whips in their hands watching the work. And these slaves not only worked quickly, but also had a satisfied smile on their faces, and there were no soldiers watching them, let alone supervising them with leather whips. What made them so transformed? He was puzzled. At this time, a patrol of soldiers walked past him singing strange songs! Because these songs had a strong Qin accent, he couldn't understand them, so he hurriedly asked, "A few military masters, what song are you singing?" ”

One of the leaders pointed to the roadside sign in a Guanzhong accent and said, "It's posted over there!" Go see it yourself, and if you don't understand, ask the military officer next to you, and he will tell you! When they had finished speaking, they walked away again with neat steps.

Xiao He stepped forward a few steps, and a military official in front of the notice was patiently explaining the content of the notice to the onlookers. After listening to "Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions" several times, Xiao He was stunned and secretly thought: "Such an army, such a discipline, will win the world." "He's made up his mind to join such a team.

Xiao He came to a tavern and saw many merchants drinking and chatting inside, he also went in to ask for wine and food, and listened to what they were talking about.

"This Qin man just came, and before the ass was hot, he cleaned the moat, and the moat has not been cleaned since the fall of the old Song Dynasty, and it has become a stinky ditch! It's still Qin people who are pragmatic. A merchant dressed in red silk said in a thick Song accent.

"The roads outside are not the same, they are muddy on rainy days, and the streets are full of ash on sunny days. If you look at the posture of other people, I heard that the main streets have to be supplemented with stones, and this time it will be repaired for at least a few hundred years! Another blue-clad merchant said.

"The brick kiln of the old Zhao family outside the city is also burning green bricks day and night, in addition to repairing the city wall, it is also necessary to build all the land in the west of the city into houses. In the past few days, many Qi and Chu Shangjia have been afraid of Qin's harsh punishment laws, and they are selling off the Shangfu Mansion and are about to return to China, and many houses are empty. Did they build so much for slaves? An old man said puzzled.

"Those slaves are crazy, and now one person can do the work of the three people before. I have heard that they now have meat to eat every day, and that they are well behaved with two hundred yuan of wages. I had never heard of paying slaves before, and it used to be good to give them a few nests every day so that they would not starve to death. A middle-aged man said.

As soon as Xiao He returned to Jishui's house, an official said: "General Mi asked me to tell you that I received a battle report from the south today, and the Qin army won a complete victory. captured Pengcheng and the lower minister, beheaded more than 20,000 people, captured more than 3,000 people, and killed Xiang Yan's eldest son Xiang Rong, who was on his way back. ”

When Xiao He heard this, he was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth! Complete victory, in this era, the casualty ratio is called complete by 1 to 9, 3 to 7 is called a big victory, and 4 to 6 is called a miserable victory. He felt that this battle, undefeated was already great, and if he won it, could he have God's help?

The news of the victory of the Qin army soon spread throughout Tao County, and many people from the former Song Dynasty were extremely excited, why? Because since Song Xianggong, Taoyi's army has never won a battle. Since four hundred years ago, Song Xianggong's refusal to attack the half-crossing division was a joke for others, and a shame and a curse for the Song people. Since then, the Song State, which was sandwiched between Jin and Chu, was attacked by turns, and was defeated in every battle, from a big country that was one of the five hegemons, to a small country of a hundred miles. Until it was destroyed by the Qi State, the spell continued. Qi destroyed the Song Dynasty, a year after being occupied by the Qi State, the Yan State united with the Qin State and the Three Jin States to capture more than 70 cities of the Qi State, the Qin State occupied it for a few years, the Wei State Xin Lingjun defeated the Qin State and occupied the Taoyi, and now the Qin State defeated the Wei State and occupied the Taoyi, less than ten days, the Qin army that went out from the Taoyi finally won a battle. Four hundred years have passed, and the Song people of Taoyi can finally meet a triumphant army. Therefore, when Montenegro returned to Taocheng, many Song people spontaneously went outside the city to greet them, and from today onwards, their waists seemed to be much straighter.

Back in Taocheng, Montenegro immediately repaired the book to report to the court, and asked the court to send engineers to support the construction of Taojun. Immediately gather your subordinates and appoint officials. Meng Hao is a fake county leader, and Mi Long is a fake county lieutenant. Mai's 10,000 heavy infantry and Xinsheng's 20,000 light cavalry were preparing day and night. Wang Meng, Brother A Hei and others were responsible for the collection and training of prisoners. Dong Jian and Song Lei were responsible for leading nearly 20,000 slaves to dig moats and build roads on the city walls. Xiao He was recently appointed as the county warden. The county warden is not a big official, only a 500 stone official, but he has very great powers, and he usually handles government affairs on behalf of the county guard, and can be directly appointed by the county guard. The county lieutenant and the county lieutenant are two thousand stone officials, who are generally appointed by the prime minister's office and the state governor's office, and the county guard plays a role in mutual restraint. However, the newly conquered city is different, the general or the county guard can directly appoint the fake county prince and the fake county lieutenant, and a fake word must be added in front, and the meaning is only 1,000 stones, which means the same as the acting governor and acting mayor in later generations.

"Xiao Changshi, you and Song Lei have to hurry up to learn Qin characters and Qin laws these days. Counting the slave owners who had more than 1,000 acres of fertile land in Tao County, we must not only liberate the slaves, but also redistribute the land. Tell them to either sell the land or go to Xianyang to become a rich man. Montenegro said.

Xiao He and Song Lei looked at each other when they heard this, and Xiao He said, "Lord County Shou, this is ...... Isn't this an open robbery? ”

Song Lei nodded, expressing his agreement with Xiao He's statement.

"Do you know why Great Qin is so strong today that he can start a war with Wei Chu of the Yan Dynasty at the same time? That's because at the beginning of the Shang Dynasty reform, the well fields were abolished, the fields were opened, slavery was abolished, and all the fiefs of the nobles were abolished. Have you ever heard a Qin proverb 'The king of Qin is rich in the world, and all the princes are husbands'? The princes and nobles of the Qin State have to rely on themselves to make meritorious contributions to the lord in order to have the corresponding farmland, not to mention the old slave owners of Tao County? Although the state of Chu is vast and has many people, it will be defeated in every battle, why? The land and population were annexed to the slave-owning aristocracy. The people are poor, and the state has nothing to collect and no taxes to collect. The aristocracy became more powerful, but threatened the safety of the royal family. For example, the Tian family of Qi represented Jiang Qi, and the three families of Zhao, Wei and Han were divided. The fields in Tao County had to be redistributed. This is the fundamental policy of the Qin State. Montenegro explained.

"Lord County Shou, the land of Tao County is mainly concentrated in the four major families of Song, Tian, Mi and Wei. I am willing to take the lead in convincing the Song clan people to sell the excess land! Set an example for the other three tribes! Song Lei said.

"Good! I know it's going to be difficult, but if it's done, you can all bow down. However, before spring ploughing, it must be done well, and the land must be redistributed to each subordinate farmer. It doesn't matter if they don't cooperate, let them try the history of Qin Fa, General Ben is trying to kill a chicken to show the monkeys. Montenegro said with a sneer.