Xiang Kang sent someone to quietly follow Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters, purely because they had nothing to do, and there was no need for that at all - they really wanted to pack up the Zhang Zhi brothers and sisters who were about to flee the country, Xiang Kang only needed Nunu's mouth, and the Han Palace guards who were secretly following and protecting could immediately step forward and take down Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters, and severely punish them on the grounds that their brothers and sisters did not have ID cards, so that they would not dare to escape from the Han army's control for the rest of their lives.

There are only two reasons for nothing to do, one is that Xiang Kang is a little curious about why Zhang Zhi wants to talk about the reason why their brother and sister are preparing to return to their hometown, and why he refuses his initiative to visit, and the other is that Xiang Kang does covet Zhang Zhi's beautiful cousin a little, and wants to find out where she lives by the way, to see if there is a chance to develop further friendship in the future.

However, when he returned to Xianyang Palace, Xiang Kang felt that he was purely troubled, and the reason why Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters lied must not be very complicated, it is nothing more than that their brothers and sisters may be relatives of important figures in the Qin army, and they are afraid that they will be tracked down by the Han army to settle old accounts, and they refuse to take themselves to their house as guests, of course, they are afraid that their nephew will know where they live, and send the officials of Xianyang County Temple to trouble them, and there will be no other more important reasons.

It is even more ridiculous to want to develop friendship with Zhang Zhi's sister, he is surrounded by all kinds of military and government affairs all day long, how much time can he often go out of the palace to soak in Ma Zi to support the junior? If you really want to carry that beautiful little girl to bed, just send someone to recruit her into the palace, why waste your precious time to develop a relationship with her?

"The people who have already been crowned kings are still so naïve, so pay attention to me in the future."

Secretly complained about his absurd behavior, Xiang Kang quickly put this matter behind him, and continued to focus on dealing with military and political affairs after returning to the palace, but to Xiang Kang's surprise, in the evening, Xu Ji suddenly ran to his front to report and said: "King, the guards we sent to follow the brother and sister have returned, and they have really discovered an important situation." ”

"What's important?" Xiang Kang asked casually.

"In the Xianyang Dangliu where the brother and sister live, there are many hidden people who have not been retested and have no household registration."

Xu Ji first made a brief report, and then introduced the details to Xiang Kang, it turned out that the guards sent by Xu Ji secretly followed all the way, first confirmed that Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters lived in the residential area of Dangliuli on the south bank of Weishui, and then investigated the local situation by the way, and unexpectedly found that there were many black households without Han household registration in the Liuli area, including Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters' family, many of whom were Guanzhong locals who moved to live in Liuli after the Han army entered Xianyang, When Liu Li and the pavilion chief turned a blind eye to these situations, there was a possibility of accepting bribes and deliberately covering them up.

"This Wu Yi, what are you eating?" Xiang Kang was a little angry when he heard this, and said: "Right under my nose, there are so many black households without household registration, and most of them must be the family members of the Tyrannical Qin army, and they haven't even found out yet, I don't think he wants to continue to be this Xianyang Order!" ”

After complaining about the incompetence of the accomplice lackey, Xiang Kang immediately shouted: "Go and give Wu Yi an order immediately, and ask him to solve the problem of the black household in Dangliu for me as soon as possible!" No more hidden dangers can be left behind! Otherwise, I want him to look good! ”

Xu Ji sang a promise and immediately arranged for people to convey Xiang Kang's order to Xianyang Ling Wu Yi, but Xiang Kang soon found out that he had misunderstood Wu Yi, because Wu Yi personally entered the palace that night to report, saying that the situation in Dangliuli was actually clear to him, and the reason why the local Li Zheng and the pavilion chief deliberately turned a blind eye was also due to Wu Yi's secret arrangement, wanting to use Dangliu Li as a bait to lure the remnants of the Qin court who refused to accept Xiang Kang's rule into gathering, and then catch them all.

In addition, Wu Yi, who was innocently trained, also presented Chen Ping's handwritten order, proving that the trap in Liuli was the Han army spy leader Chen Ping agreed with him to lay out the design, allowed him to do so, and also arranged for some Han army spies to help him. Xiang Kang turned his anger into joy when he saw this, and said: "It seems that this king has wronged you, you have done a beautiful job, and you have lived up to the king's trust in you, and you are very competent as a Xianyang order." ”

"Thank you for your compliment." Wu Yi hurriedly saluted and thanked him, and said impatiently: "Don't worry, your subordinates have already arranged the net, and tomorrow you will start to collect the net, and ensure that you will wipe out those sinister remnants of the tyrannical Qin for the king." ”

"Very good, let it go, if you are short of manpower, you can ask Chao Zhi to send an army to help you." Xiang Kang nodded with satisfaction, and then casually ordered: "But don't kill indiscriminately, when you start to close the net, as long as there is no armed resistance, you are not allowed to kill or abuse, and you must stabilize the hearts of the people in Xianyang." ”

Wu Yi hurriedly agreed, happily said goodbye and went back to prepare to close the net, and Xiang Kang, who was busy with official business, also left this matter behind again, and concentrated on just continuing to handle his official business of playing on the street during the day.

The next day's affairs were still heavy, in addition to the official documents that could never be read, when the time was about to arrive, Uncle Zhou sent someone to send an urgent report, saying that the combined forces of Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Fei had won a great victory in Taiyuan County, broke through the defense line of the Zhao army in the Mouse Bird Valley in one fell swoop, and successfully entered the Taiyuan Basin.

In addition, Uncle Zhou also pointed out clearly by the way that with the current strength of the Zhao army, it was said that with the current strength of the Zhao army, it had lost the protection of the natural danger of the Mouse Bird Valley, and the fall of Taiyuan County was basically a foregone conclusion.

"It's time to strengthen the defenses of Jiuyuan County and Shang County."

Xiang Kang did not dare to ignore Uncle Zhou's warning, and immediately went to order Jiuyuan County and Shang County to let the local Han army, which had been adapted from the surrendered Qin army, strengthen its combat readiness in order to resist the possible attack of Dong Peng, whose fief was in Jiuyuan Shang County. Zhang Liang said: "Your Majesty, the area around Jiuyuan and Shangjun is vast and sparsely populated, and it is not suitable for stationing a large number of troops for a long time. ”

"I can't spare my hands." Xiang Kang said in distress: "The distance is so far away, and our army is still expanding and reorganizing, so do you have the spare strength to take the initiative to attack them?" ”

"It doesn't necessarily have to be forced." Zhang Liang smiled and said: "Although Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Fei had a close relationship in the past, but now the three of them each lead an army, and their respective interests are different, isn't it just right for you to show off your skills and show your skills?" ”

"Mr. Zifang spoke too politely, just say that this king is good at sowing discord, why be so tactful?" Xiang Kang laughed first, and then said: "Sowing discord is indeed the best way to deal with Zhang Han's gang of puppeteers, but now the opportunity is not ripe, Zhang Han's gang of puppets will definitely try to unite as much as possible in order to get the fief given to them by my brother." It is extremely difficult to separate, at least we have to wait until they take Taiyuan County, and let Sima Xin alone bear the money, food, and military supplies for the two thief armies of Zhang Han and Dong Peng, and then we may find an opportunity to do it. ”

"The king is really talented in this area." Zhang Liang smiled and said: "When the time comes, it will depend on how the king does it, the foreign minister is not good at tactics, and he wants to learn more from the king in this regard." ”

"Mr. Zifang is good at learning from me, okay?" Xiang Kang smiled bitterly and said: "If you do too much of this kind of thing, it's not very good for your reputation." ”

was laughing with Zhang Liang, a guard outside the hall suddenly came in to report, saying that there was a riot in the residential area on the south bank of Weishui, but Zhou Zeng and Zhang Liang who were present were inevitably a little surprised when they heard it, but Xiang Kang guessed that it must be caused by Xianyang Ling Wu moving his hand to close the net, so he told them the situation, Zhou Zeng and Zhang Liang were relieved when they heard it, but it was also the nature of a man, Xiang Kang suddenly remembered Zhang Zhi's cousin who made him quite coveted, and said secretly: "That little beauty is obviously not a good temper, don't get hurt or die in the turmoil, right?" ”

The riots on the south bank of Weishui continued until the afternoon of the same day, and when it was almost evening, Xianyang ordered Wu Yi to personally enter the palace to report, saying that his Xianyang officials and county soldiers had successfully captured thousands of Qin court remnants who had not taken the initiative to change their tests, and all of them were imprisoned in the Xianyang County soldiers' station, and a large number of people were arranged to work overtime for interrogation. Are there any fish that have slipped through the net? ”

"The king forgives the sin, when the area in Liuli is densely populated, it is too difficult to surround it, and there are still some fish that have escaped the net." Wu Yi honestly pleaded guilty, and said: "There are not many casualties, only five of our people were killed, more than 20 were wounded, and more than 30 bandits who refused to lay down their arms and surrender were forced to kill, and less than 100 bandits were injured. ”

"Well done." Xiang Kang praised again, and then ordered: "Hurry up and interrogate to see if you have caught any big fish, and step up the search and arrest, and strive to take down all the bandits who have slipped through the net as soon as possible, so as not to cause panic." ”

"Don't worry, your subordinates will do their best." Wu Yi hurriedly agreed, and said: "King, if there are no other orders, your subordinates will leave first." ”

Xiang Kang wanted to speak and stopped, he wanted to tell Wu Yi to pay attention to Zhang Zhi's brothers and sisters for himself, but he felt that there was no need for this, and he didn't want the accomplice lackeys who worked hard to do his duty to know that he was obsessed with a woman who was a relict of the Qin court who did not have a hukou, so he waved his hand and asked Wu Yi to go back to preside over the trial of the captured Qin court immigrants.

is still the nature of a man, at noon the next day, Xiang Kang still did not forget Zhang Zhi's beautiful sister, and he was so flustered in the palace that he simply changed into Confucian clothes again, led Xu Ji and twenty guards out of the palace, under the banner of visiting and relaxing, until the Xianyang County Soldier Station, where the remnants of the Qin Court are currently imprisoned, came to check the situation, and all the way was thinking about whether to bring that beautiful little girl back to Xianyang Palace today, and let her cover her feet to make meritorious atonements.

Unfortunately, when Xiang Kang arrived at the garrison of the Xianyang County Army, Wu, the former county official of the Xiaxiang County who had joined the Young Marshal Army as early as the Prime Minister, moved back to the Xianyang County Temple to handle other official affairs, and there was no way to come out to report the situation to Xiang Kang in person. Fortunately, Xiang Kang also had other methods, so that Xu Ji came forward to show the waist card of the guards of Xianyang Palace, and on the grounds that he sent someone to check the situation, he still successfully entered the garrison of the Xianyang County soldiers, and went to the nearest place to check the situation of the captured Qin Court relics, but in the crowd of crying constantly, Xiang Kang not only did not see Zhang Zhi's cousin who made him obsessed, but also did not even see Zhang Zhi.

"Could it be that Brother and Sister Zhang Zhi happen to be one of the few fish that slipped through the net, wouldn't it be so coincidental?"

"What are you doing? Let me go! Let me go! ”

When I was feeling strange, the vaguely familiar girl's scream suddenly came into Xiang Kang's ears, Xiang Kang quickly turned his head to look, and immediately became happy, it turned out that the messenger of Xianyang County Temple happened to pull out a girl dressed as a maid from the crowd of Qin Court remnants, and dragged her to Wu Yi's scribes for interrogation, the girl struggled hard, screamed, and her voice was not Zhang Zhi's beautiful cousin?

There is a chance for heroes to save the United States, where is Xiang Kang willing to miss it? Striding closer, Xiang Kang first shouted to stop, and then gave Xu Ji a look, Xu Ji understood, and immediately stepped forward to show Wu Yi's subordinates a separate waist card, and whispered in his ear, and then Xiang Kang ordered: "She doesn't need to be interrogated, let me take it away." ”

There was no doubt, of course, Wu Yi's subordinates immediately ordered that the girl be handed over to Xiang Kang, and the frightened girl recognized Xiang Kang and said in surprise: "Why are you?" ”

"It's me." Xiang Kang smiled slightly, first led her to a remote place on the side, and then asked her alone, "How is it?" Didn't get hurt, did you? What about your brother? ”

The girl didn't answer, but just looked at Xiang Kang vigilantly, and when Xiang Kang asked about Zhang Zhi's whereabouts again, the girl said: "I don't know, it was too chaotic yesterday, I was separated from him, I don't know where he went." ”

After a little calculation, he felt that there was no need for this girl to lie, Xiang Kang asked again, "What's your name?" Do you have any other family here? ”

The girl hesitated for a long time before she whispered, "My name is Zhang Xun, and there are also my mother and my two uncles here, both of whom have been arrested." ”

"Call them out, and I'll take you with them." Xiang Kang said very gently.

The girl Zhang Xun hesitated again, and asked vigilantly, "What do you want to do?" ”

"Of course I want to help you." Xiang Kang smiled and said, "Why don't you want to think about what kind of hardships you will have to suffer if you leave your mother and uncle here?" ”

"Why are you helping me?" Zhang Xun asked rhetorically.

Xiang Kang smiled and asked directly, "What do you say?" You're not too young, don't you understand what I mean? ”

Suddenly remembering that Xiang Kang looked at himself in the market the day before yesterday, Zhang Xun first suddenly realized, and then immediately blushed, and scolded in a low voice: "Deng's disciple!" You dream! ”

"Then you can go back." Xiang Kang said very directly: "I'm very busy, I don't have time to talk to you, if you want, call your relatives out, I will ensure that they are safe and sound, food and clothing, if you don't want to, go back, let the official temple in Xianyang send you down, and we will definitely not have the opportunity to meet again in the future." ”

After hesitating for a long time, Zhang Xun said with a red face: "I can promise you, but I have one condition, you have to ask your mother and uncle to give my mother and them a new identity, and you are not allowed to ask them about the past." ”

"No problem." Xiang Kang agreed.

Zhang Jinghu looked at Xiang Kang suspiciously, Xiang Kang understood her thoughts, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have always made a promise and never broken my word." ”

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Xun decided to take a gamble for the sake of his biological mother and uncle who had been captured, first told Xiang Kang to keep his promises, and then returned to the crowd, led out three middle-aged women in ordinary clothes, and pointed to one of the women and said, "She is my mother." ”

"Hello aunt." Xiang Kang politely arched his hand to the middle-aged woman, and then instructed the guard next to him: "Go and prepare two cars and let them go." ”

The guard immediately went to prepare the vehicle, Zhang Xun also blushed and whispered to her mother and uncle about the situation, Zhang's mother also kept quietly looking at Xiang Kang, and then when the guard brought the carriage, Zhang's mother stepped forward and saluted Xiang Kang and said: "Kang Gongzi, Jing'er will ask you in the future, please be kind to her, she is used to a bad temper by me and her Ah Weng, but she is very kind." ”

"Auntie, if you don't say that, I'll be good to Jing'er." Xiang Kang replied with a smile, but Zhang's mother had red circles in her eyes, and shed tears in front of Xiang Kang, and her two concubines were also crying, and resigned themselves to getting into the carriage with the support of Zhang Xun, and left the Xianyang County Soldier Garrison surrounded by Xiang Kang's guards.

knew very well what kind of fate he would face, after leaving the barracks, Zhang Xun had been hanging his head and didn't dare to look at Xiang Kang, but as he walked, Zhang Xun suddenly found that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly asked Xiang Kang: "Hey, where are you taking us?" This is not the way to Xianyang County Temple? ”

"Don't ask, you'll know when you arrive."

Xiang Kang wanted to surprise Zhang Xun, and deliberately didn't rush to tell her his destination, but Zhang Xun was very familiar with the road in Xianyang, and soon said with fear: "This is the way to Xianyang Palace, what do you want to do?" Do you want to take us to Xiang Kang, that thief? ”

"You are not small, dare to scold our Han King for being a thief?" Xiang Kang smiled and asked a little strangely, "What?" You seem to be afraid to see our Han King? ”

"My family has a blood feud with him!"

Zhang Xun's blurted out answer made Xiang Kang feel sorry again, and he couldn't understand when he broke his head and couldn't understand when he had formed such a beautiful enemy? Zhang Xun became more and more anxious, and said: "The surname is Kang, are you still not a man?" I have already promised you, why do you still hand me over to you King Han? Don't you know what will happen to me and my mother when they fall into the hands of your Han King?! ”

Xiang Kang was even more confused, but even more confused Xiang Kang was still behind, and two men dressed as ordinary people suddenly rushed out on the side of the road, blocking the way of Xiang Kang and Zhang Xun and others, Xu Ji and other guards were shocked, and hurriedly showed their weapons to protect Xiang Kang, but Zhang Xun screamed, "Uncle Ji!" Brother! Run! Come on! ”

One of the two men was indeed Zhang Xun's cousin Zhang Zhi, and the other middle-aged man shouted at Xiang Kang with red eyes: "Shaft! If you're still a man's husband, let the woman go, what's going on at me! ”

Xiang Kang was completely confused, but the middle-aged man ripped off the sword at his waist, fell heavily to the ground, and yelled: "You don't have to take our Zhang family's female dependents as hostages!" I am the brother of Zhang Han, the Great Qin General you want to arrest! I went with you and released my wife and my two sisters-in-law, as well as my niece, who were innocent! ”

Xiang Kang's mouth opened wide, Zhang Zhi also threw his weapon, and roared with red eyes: "The surname is Kang, you are also a man's husband!" I am Zhang Zhi, Zhang Han's nephew Zhang Zhi! Take me to hand it over to Xiang Kang, so that you can enjoy the glory and wealth! But don't embarrass my mothers! ”

The four women in the two carriages were already crying loudly, and Xiang Kang's guards had already rushed forward and took down Zhang Feng and Zhang Zhi's uncle and nephew who voluntarily surrendered on the spot, but Zhang Feng and Zhang Zhi did not resist, but just yelled at Xiang Kang, "We have already been arrested!" Xiang Kang, that dog thief, can send us whatever he wants, but don't embarrass our family, they are innocent, don't use women as punching bags if they are men! ”

There was already a lot of uproar on both sides of the road, and Xiang Kang gradually came back to his senses, first smiling bitterly and not believing that there was such a coincidence in the world, and then said to Zhang Xian, who was escorted in front of him: "It turned out to be General Zhang San, I thought you had escaped a long time ago, but I didn't expect you to be still in Xianyang." ”

"If it weren't for being dragged down by the female dependents, you rats would also want to catch me?" Zhang Feng snorted coldly, and said: "Take me to ask for merit, for the sake of me taking the initiative to give you glory and wealth, I ask you Han King not to embarrass the daughters of our Zhang family!" ”

At this time, Zhang Xun also jumped out of the carriage, rushed to Xiang Kang's knees and knelt down, crying and said: "Gongzi Kang, you let go of my family, you can do whatever you want me to do, if you want to ask for credit, you hand me over to your Han King, I am Zhang Xun, the daughter of Zhang Han, you take me to threaten my father, you can do whatever you want me to do, I will go with you." ”

Xiang Kang smiled, smiled and said to Zhang Xun: "Miss Zhang, this is what you said, as long as I release your family, you will stay and listen to me, will you keep your promise?" ”

"I can swear to God!" Zhang Xun was also red-eyed, and didn't think about whether a nephew of Xianyang Ling had the courage to release her family, but said quickly: "As long as you release my family, I am willing to stay and serve you for the rest of my life!" ”

"Deal!" Xiang Kang agreed, and said quickly: "You stay and be my concubine, and I will send someone to send your family to Taiyuan, so that your family can gather with your father and General Zhang Ping's army." ”

"Really?" Zhang Xun's ears were so surprised that he couldn't believe it, and suddenly he froze again, and asked in surprise: "What did you say?" You want me to be your concubine? What do you mean by that? ”

"Haven't guessed my true identity yet?" Xiang Kang asked with a wry smile, and said with an even more wry smile: "Also, when did this king and your Zhang family have a deep blood feud?" Your father and I, as well as your second uncle, have indeed fought countless battles on the battlefield, and my uncle still died at the hands of your father, but even my brother Xichu Overlord has such a fiery temper, he can still forgive your father and your second uncle, let alone this king? ”

"You ......, you are Xiang Kang?!" Zhang Xun's voice trembled incomparably, and after seeing Xiang Kang nodding, not only Zhang Xun alone, but also all the members of Zhang Han's family who were present, none of them were not spinning, and they almost fainted on the spot.

It was still when Zhou Zeng, Chao Zhi, Zhang Liang and others led the Han army out of the palace to greet Xiang Kang, Zhang Han's family really believed in Xiang Kang's identity, Zhang Liang and others were extremely surprised After listening to what happened, they all laughed out loud, completely unable to believe that there would be such a coincidental accident in the world. And after laughing, Zhang Liang bowed his hand to Xiang Kang with great admiration and said: "The king is really clever, what the foreign minister mentioned yesterday, you have done it today." ”

"What do you mean?" Xiang Kang was a little confused again.

"Why does the king have to explain directly from the ministers?" Zhang Liang said with a smile: "The king, you took Zhang Han's daughter as a concubine, and sent his family to Taiyuan to reunite with Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Fei met, can you not be suspicious of Zhang Han?" Also, seeing that the king took the initiative to return Zhang Han's family, what would you think of so many Guanzhong soldiers under the command of Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Peng? ”

In fact, Xiang Kang, who didn't want to kill innocents indiscriminately, was speechless, and only after a while did he smile and say something that Zhang Liang absolutely didn't understand, "Passive skills, really passive skills." Just like the Germans accept refugees, when they let the refugees take a bath, they don't need to be deliberately arranged, the water pipes can automatically release poison gas, and they are born with passive skills. ”