The co-teacher guessed wrong, unfortunately, the conversation between their uncle and nephew, Heifu heard it clearly......

However, Heifu had no intention of reporting it, because at this time, it was not the Qin Dynasty that strengthened speech control after the "book burning" incident, and it was quite lenient on people's discussions, as long as it was not openly clamoring for rebellion, or sympathizing with the assassins who assassinated the king, he would basically not lose his head.

Gong Ao angrily scolded Wu Anjun fifty years ago, and was indignant that his family was affected by the war and almost died, this matter really needs to be investigated, it is considered an "inappropriate" crime, and the penalty is over, at most it will make Gong Ao lose the position of asking for theft.

Therefore, there is no need to offend the Gongshi for this matter that is not very beneficial to him, and add another enemy for himself.

Therefore, Heifu simply deliberately turned his head to look at the city wall, pretending not to hear, so as to save trouble.

Gongshi seems to be very appreciative of Heifu's promotion to the pavilion chief at a young age, and some are optimistic about him, so he said that Gongao has just turned 18, one year younger than Heifu, and is considered his junior.

That Gong Ao was full of disbelief, and muttered: "A Qianshou who doesn't even have a clan can take care of me?" ”

"You, I really don't know what to do!"

The co-master reprimanded angrily: "The head of the Heifu Pavilion is a hairpin, not taller than you? ”

Gong Ao was just a little duke, and in front of the real title, he had to obediently shut up and reluctantly salute Heifu. Now it is Qin instead of Chu, and the status is not determined by the surname, but more by the title and official position.

Speaking of which, the white qi they mentioned earlier may be the biggest beneficiary of this system. It is said that Bai Qi is a descendant of Bai Gongsheng of Chu State, also known as Gongsun Qi, but when he was young, he had been reduced to the status of a servant of the erection man. In the state of Chu, that is, a traitor who is not welcomed, it is impossible to have a bright future in his life. But in the Qin State, Bai Qi was beheaded from a soldier to make meritorious contributions, and slowly became a military official, and relied on the support of the Marquis Wei Ran, who ascended to the sky in one step, and had the opportunity to shine......

Between Qin and Chu, Bai Qi chose Qin without hesitation.

After this episode, Heifu returned to the pavilion and told the others that they would join the Yan County Guards on the road. When everyone heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief, which meant that they did not have to bear the risk of the prisoner escaping alone.

It was night, Heifu looked at the black Yanxian city wall in the night, and thoughtfully: "Actually, Gongao is right, Bai Qi is in Yandi, and what he left in Nanjun is not only Yu Wei, but also the hatred of the locals for Qin......

The Battle of Yanying, from a military point of view, was a beautiful battle to break the country, and Bai Qi's boldness and military talent were perfectly reflected. But like all the battles commanded by Bai Qi, too many Chu people died in this battle.

Yancheng offensive and defensive battle, hundreds of thousands of people buried in the belly of the fish, because there are too many corpses, the whole city is stinky, so far the Pichi in the east of the city is still called "stinky pool". The memory of that war is also passed on by word of mouth, which is still fresh in the memory of young people like Gongao.

Similarly, in the Battle of Yingdu, many Chu people died unexpectedly.

Therefore, after the war, almost every household in Yan and Jiangling survived with the Qin State, and although after 50 years of rule, many people were moved from the Qin land, but the local people were not satisfied with the rule of the Qin State, and the situation still did not change.

Heifu now understands why Du Xian repeatedly sighed when they met, saying that "Yandi is difficult to govern". In the nineteenth year of the reign of King Qin, the Nanjun garrison, in addition to the thieves of Yunmengze, was also a little unstable because of Jiangling and Yancheng.

On the contrary, in the Qin-Chu War, Anlu and other counties that were not greatly damaged, and the rule of the Qin State was easier to establish. Anyway, for the common people of Qianshou, whether he is the feudal monarch of Chu State or an official of Qin State, who does he pay taxes to? In this era when revenge is bigger than the sky, whether or not anyone in the family is beheaded by the Qin army largely determines one's position on the Qin State.

"Yancheng, which has been established as a county for fifty years, is still like this, and Han, Zhao, Yan and other places that have just been conquered are not far from being conjured, isn't their hatred of Qin even more serious?"

Especially Zhao Di, the scars left by the Battle of Changping have not yet healed, and after the fall of Handan and the slaughter, I am afraid that a new wound will be added. Those Yan and Zhao scholars who were generous and sad were more difficult to rule than the Chu people in Nanjun, and the royal families of the two countries went to Baodai County and Liaodong, and they were still resisting stubbornly. And Xinzheng, the land of Korea, also broke out in September, and I heard that it had just subsided, and Yingchuan County was still in some chaos......

"Under the general trend of the times, the dark tide is still surging." Thinking so, Heifu fell into a deep sleep.

……

When Heifu and the others left Yancheng, they were together with the three or four hundred people led by the left lieutenant of Yan County. The people requisitioned by Yan County had more soldiers than prisoners, and the chances of Chengdan subordinates escaping were greatly reduced, and with their help to take care of them, plus Heifu let Bu Cheng engage in superstition to deceive Anlu prisoners in peace, the rest of the road was much easier.

On the day of the winter solstice, a group of hundreds of people arrived at Canglangshui.

The ridge mound guides the Yang, the east flows for the Han Dynasty, and the east is the water of the waves, here is the boundary between Nanjun and Nanyang County......

As a tributary of the Han River, the Canglang Water is not wide and turbulent, but if it rains, the upper soil is washed down, and the Canglang Water will become turbid reddish-brown.

But at this time it is winter, the waves are pale green and clear, and the morning mist spreads on the surface of the river, light as a spider's web. There were several ferries on the water, slowly sailing towards them through the light mist, and the boatmen were singing the song that Confucius had heard hundreds of years ago when he passed through the place......

"The water of the waves is clear, and it can wet me; The water of the waves is turbid, and it can wet my feet......"

When the angry young man who was standing side by side with Heifu heard this, he said meaningfully: "This water is very muddy, if I can be satisfied, I don't need to wet it." ”

Ji Ying, the Dongmen leopard on the side, was an uneducated outsider, and he couldn't understand the metaphor, so he said a little confused: "This water is very clear, not muddy." ”

Heifu smiled and shook his head again.

Whether the water is clear or muddy is very different in the eyes of people of different classes.

Qing Si is wet, turbidity is sufficient, and it is self-sufficient. This is of course the ideal of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, however, in the face of the real era, no matter what class and status you are, you have no choice.

Alone? In the last days of the Warring States period when King Qin swept Liuhe, it did not exist.

You can only choose to be a stubborn rock with a mantis arm as a car, and be smashed to pieces by the stormy waves called "unity".

Or choose to be a wave under the storm, follow the trend, protect yourself, and then take the opportunity to soar!

Although Gongao never forgot the old feud of the family, Yancheng Gongshi still chose the latter, otherwise Gongshi would not be so cautious in interacting with people, and let Gongao be a thief and blend into the system. Hatred is hatred, survival is survival, and if the family wants to continue, then it must bow to reality.

As for the black man? The good news is that his background and experience make it impossible for him to make a choice at this moment.

"Reunification is the general trend of the world, mighty and mighty, those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it perish!"

With this in mind, Heifu stepped on a boat to cross the waves, and the boat sailed north, taking him out of Nanjun and into Nanyang, farther and farther away from his peaceful hometown, but closer and closer to the drumbeat of war......

……

While the Heifu were waiting for the ship to dock in the cold wind, Chen Ying (Huaiyang), hundreds of miles to the northeast, at the end of the chasm, the two generals of the Qin army were also waiting outside the tall city wall.

The two generals stood side by side on the heavy horse chariot, and their armor was exquisitely made and brightly colored: brownish-black armor, vermilion scarlets, lace around the armor, and gorgeous animal patterns painted on a white background. The chest and back, the shoulders, and a few colorful knots, like the medals of later generations, show their different ranks.

A tall and burly, tuxtailed long crown, with a mustache, a general in his thirties, and fifteen knots on his armor, which means that his title is the 15th level of "Shao Shangzao"!

He is short and stout, wears a crown on his head, has a white beard, and is over forty years old, and his armor is decorated with fourteen knots, which is the sign of the 13th rank of knighthood.

Behind them, there were tens of thousands of heavily armed Qin troops, black and oppressive, surrounding the entire Chen Ying. But although there were many people, they all squatted on the ground, as if waiting for the general's orders......

After waiting for a long time, not only the soldiers were tired, but even the horses of the cart were impatient, and the horses' hooves trampled on the ground restlessly, making a "clucking" sound.

Zhonggen Qiang (lěi) leaned on the rails of the car, looking at Chen Ying's gate anxiously, which was scarred but closed tightly, and couldn't help but say to the chief general beside him: "General Xiao Wang, Changping Jun, has been in the city for an hour!" ”

When the young general Ben, who was accustomed to being called "General Xiao Wang", heard this, he said to Qiang, a general who followed his father's southern expedition to the north and south: "So what? ”

Qiang Yan said in a low voice: "No matter what Changping Jun says, he is also the prince of Chu State, if he is ......"

"Afraid that he will betray Qin and surrender to Chu?"

Wang Ben smiled and said: "In the thirty-sixth year of King Zhao (271 BC), Changping Jun was born in Xianyang, his father was King Chu Kaolie, who was hostage in Qin at that time, and his mother was the daughter of King Zhao of Qin, and it has been forty-five years. Later, King Kaolie was sent back to Chu by Huang Xie, but Changping Jun was left behind by the Empress Dowager Huayang, and accompanied by the Great Dynasty in the palace, named Uncle Cousin, who was actually a brother. ”

"In the ninth year of the king, the king was in power, and he made a mess in Xianyang, and the king ordered Changping Jun to seek peace. In the tenth year of the king, Wenxin was exempted, and Changping Jun succeeded him as the prime minister, and he was the prime minister of Qin, and he was eleven years old, during which he worked diligently to help the king destroy Han Po Zhao, and his contribution was indispensable......"

"Wasn't Changpingjun's phase dismissed by the king?" In the eyes of Qiang Qi and others, this is a sign that Changping Jun has lost the trust of the king.

Although the king of Changping was exempted from the prime minister, the king still believed in him and ordered him to ride in the king's car and inspect the eastern counties. During this period, he also pacified the Xinzheng Rebellion and killed Han Wangan. “

Wang Ben raised his horsewhip and pointed to Chen Ying's city gate and said: "Now, Changping Jun has come to the front line, in order to avoid the destruction of the lives in the city, and to avoid heavy casualties in the siege, he has entered the city to persuade Chen Yingchu to surrender. You are right, it is true that he is the prince of the Chu State, and it is not false that he has the blood of the royal family surnamed Mi on his body, but in the past forty-five years, Changping Jun has been living in the Qin State as a Qin person, and has never stepped into the Chu realm for half a step. Could it be that he had only been in Chu City for an hour, and he couldn't keep his identity as the prime minister of Great Qin in the previous eleven years? ”

Besides, the king ordered in the edict to let Changping Jun enter Chen Ying's persuasion, so why not be a test for him?

The king also seems to want to see what choice Changping Jun will make between Qin and Chu......

Of course, Wang Ben hopes that Changping Jun can choose Qin like Wei Ran and Bai Qi, these Chu people. He said secretly: "Even if Changping Jun doesn't care about himself, he has to think about the eldest son......

Fusu, the eldest son who is far away in Xianyang, was born to the sister of Changping Jun. Although Fusu is only ten years old, he is already very smart and virtuous, and he has the appearance of a benevolent monarch. Changping Jun's choice is not only related to himself, but also to the status of Fusu Gongzi.

Let's hope he'll figure it out.

After that, Wang Ben ordered: "I believe that Changping Jun will not be so confused, since we have agreed with him, we must keep our word, and order the three armies to continue to wait, and before the sun rises, no siege will be allowed!" ”

Qiang had no choice but to agree, but he secretly said in his heart, compared with General Wang's combination of Qi Zheng, this Xiao Wang's actions are still too right......

Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary, and another hour passed, and just when the appointed time was approaching, Chen Ying's city gate finally opened slowly!

A handsome gentleman with a long crown and brocade clothes and a long beard and chest reached out in the car, it was Changping Jun! The carriage drove all the way to the Qin army, and Changping Jun held it in his hand, and the bright red phoenix bird banner of Chu State was thrown into the mud and sand in front of the battle, and at the same time waved his arms and shouted:

"Chen Ying, descend!"

"Qin State Wansheng!" Tens of thousands of Qin soldiers raised their weapons and let out cheers! The tiles on Chen Yingcheng's head trembled!

"How?"

In the noisy cheers, Wang Ben looked at Qiang and laughed: "It seems that Changping Jun has made a choice between Qin and Chu!" ”

After speaking, Wang Ben no longer looked at the city in front of him, which was already in the bag, but turned his head and looked to the northwest, to the other end of the chasm!

There, there is a more palatial and magnificent city, waiting for Wang Ben.

Waiting for him to conquer! Waiting for him to build the deed of destroying the country! Waiting for him to win the fame of his father!