Chapter 20: First Meeting
"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!"
"The last general Wang Dong, the villain Liu Bang (Xiao He, Cao Shen, Xiahou Ying, Fan Xu, Zhou Bo) to meet Your Majesty!"
Hu Hai, dressed in a military uniform and wearing a black cloak, walked into the lobby surrounded by Ying Yi and the brigade of dragon guards. Wang Dong, Liu Bang and others, who had already been summoned to the Ba Palace to wait for a long time, hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Hu Hai summoned Wang Dong, Liu Bang and others in the Ba Palace, not far from the camp on Bashang.
Wang Dong is a son of the Wang family, and has always followed Wang Li's side as the commander of Wang Li's personal guards. This time, Wang Li sent Wang Dong to personally escort Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others to present their heads to Hu Hai.
And Liu Bang and the other six people were not just sent to Xianyang to Hu Hai because Wang Li felt that they were all talented people.
It's not that Wang Li didn't want to keep these people in his army, but firstly, Liu Bang and others were the main contributors to the capture of Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others, and secondly, Liu Bang and others were all officials in the compilation.
For the great merit of capturing Zhang Er, Chen Yu and other thieves, Wang Li could not reward them. In addition, in Wang Li's opinion, these six people have some prestige in the land of Pei County, Surabaya, and it is very likely that they will be a danger in the local area.
Therefore, Wang Li simply presented Liu Bang's six people directly to Hu Hai together with the heads of Zhang Er and Chen Yu, and handed them over to Hu Hai to arrange.
Hu Hai didn't bring Yu Yu and Zhang Han and others with him this time, he wanted to meet the legendary Liu Bang and others alone, of course, mainly to meet the legendary rogue pavilion chief, but finally he was able to ascend the emperor's throne.
"Let's get flat!" Hu Hai strode up to the hall and turned around and said lightly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wang Dong, Liu Bang and others said respectfully.
After several people sat down, Hu Hai did not look at Liu Bang and the others who were under him, but said to the only burly young man wearing armor with a resolute face: "You are Wang Dong, right?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty, the last general is Wang Dong!" Wang Dong heard Hu Hai's words and hurriedly bowed and said.
"Wang Aiqing, what is on your bronze case?" As soon as Hu Hai entered, he smelled a pungent smell permeating the lobby. And the source of this strange smell is obviously the two wooden boxes placed on the copper case in front of Wang Dong.
"Back to Your Majesty, these two things are the heads of the two thieves Zhang Er Chen Yu that the general Wang Liming will present to His Majesty, and the heads of the rest of the traitor leaders will be placed in the post house." Wang Dong said as he held a box in both hands and offered it to Hu Hai.
I heard that there were human heads in the box, and they were obviously nitrated human heads, otherwise there would be no strange smell. But Hu Hai was not too frightened. The main reason is that Zhao Gao was beheaded by Zhang Han with blood splashed three feet in front of him, and now these two heads are nothing.
It's just that this smell really makes Hu Hai very uncomfortable.
Long Wei took the box in Wang Dong's hand and walked to Hu Hai and handed it to Ying Yi. Seeing that Ying Yi was going to open it for inspection, the smell was even stronger, Hu Hai couldn't help but hold his breath, frowned slightly and said, "Win Yi, take down the heads of the two thieves." Wang Aiqing will not deceive. ”
"Whoa!" Win heard Hu Hai's words and responded.
"This time, Wang Liaiqing exterminated the remnants of Wei and made great contributions. It is proposed that the 100,000 soldiers of Chen County will be promoted to one level regardless of their military exploits, and the rest of their military exploits will be rewarded together after the war. Wang Li, Aiqing, will discuss after the reward battle. Wang Dong traveled thousands of miles to present the head of the thief chieftain to me, a reward of a thousand gold, a knighthood, and the rest of the escort soldiers were rewarded with a hundred gold. ”
Hu Hai gave a series of rewards, but he didn't mention Liu Bang and the other six people who had been sitting in the hall.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Dong bowed and said loudly, "Your Majesty, this time Zhang Er, Chen Yu and other thieves can be caught in one net, Liu Bang, Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Xu, Zhou Bo, Xiahou Ying, Pei County Commander, and the people are the first merit. ”
Wang Dong obviously got along well with Liu Bang and others along the way, and when he heard that Hu Haiti didn't mention the merits of Liu Bang and others, he was suddenly a little anxious.
"Oh? That being the case, the proposed purpose is that Pei County will be loyal to the country, add two levels of knights, reward a thousand gold, all the county soldiers and the people will give 100 gold, and Pei County will be exempted from paying for three years. Hu Hai said lightly.
Seeing what Wang Dong was going to say, Hu Hai continued: "As for Liu Bang, Xiao He and others, I have my own arrangements. Wang Aiqing will go down and rest first. Ming said that I would order someone to return to Chen County with Aiqing with my edict. ”
"The last will obey! Thank you, Your Majesty! Wang Dong hurriedly responded.
Waiting for Wang Dong to retreat, Hu Hai turned his head and looked at Liu Bang, Xiao He and others for the first time.
Hu Hai's previous ignorance made the six people who were already cramped and uneasy even more worried at this moment, even Xiao He, who had always been calm, looked nervous. They didn't know how Hu Hai wanted to arrange himself.
"Aren't you going to give your name?" Hu Hai looked at the six people who looked cramped and uneasy, and said with a smile. Seeing the celebrities in history like chickens in front of him made Hu Hai very satisfied.
Hearing Hu Hai's words, although I don't know why the meaningful smile on Hu Hai's face is, but fortunately, he is laughing, which makes the six people feel a little relieved. glanced at each other, starting with Xiao He, who was sitting at the top.
"Xiao He, the villain Pei County jailer, meet Your Majesty!"
"Liu Bang, the villain Surabaya Pavilion Chief, meet Your Majesty!"
"Cao Shen, the villain Pei County scribe, meet Your Majesty!"
"Villain Pei County captures Fan Xu, meet Your Majesty!"
"Villain Xiahou Ying, meet Your Majesty!"
"Villain Zhou Bo, meet Your Majesty!"
The six of them bowed to Hu Hai one by one and said, obviously with the identities of Xiao He and Liu Bang, who are not in the stream, and the pavilion chiefs are not even officials, they can only call themselves villains in front of His Majesty the Emperor of Great Qin.
and Xiahou Ying and Zhou Bo, one of whom is an executioner, specializing in beheading and execution; One is a drummer, and he hasn't even entered Daqin's system.
And Xiao He, Liu Bang and others are obviously arranged as if they reported their homes, Xiao He is the highest official among these people, so he is at the top, followed by Liu Bang, Cao Shen and others.
"You don't have to be polite!"
Hu Hai said and looked at them one by one. Originally, he was still a little excited to see these celebrities who have been passed down through the ages, but when he saw the cramped expressions of these six people, Hu Hai suddenly found that he could no longer find the slightest excitement and excitement.
Because now it is itself that looks down on them, and they look up to themselves. Even if you only need one sentence, these celebrities who were originally famous and passed down through the ages will be in two places.
What a career the emperor is!
Xiao He is a short and fat middle-aged man, with a white face, a pair of small eyes that are always squinted, very rich, wearing a bright yellow satin shirt, no crown on his head, and a small bun, just like a rich man.
Liu Bang, what impressed Hu Hai the most was his high thick nose bridge and the shortened black beard under his chin, coupled with his godly eyes, which gave people a very powerful feeling, no wonder he could coax a large number of people to die for him, Hu Hai slandered.
Cao Shen was dressed in Confucian costume, with three long beards, and a slender and slender figure, which was very fairy-like.
Fan Hao and Xiahou Ying are both strong men with strong martial arts, especially Fan Xu's hideous face, if he shaves his head in later generations, he is a typical gangster ruffian. Xiahou Ying has a thoughtful face and is very famous.
Zhou Bo was wearing a short jacket, and his lower body was a pair of bloomers similar to leggings in later generations, with a slender body.
…… When Hu Hai was looking at Xiao He, Liu Bang and the others, Liu Bang and the other six people were also carefully observing His Majesty the Second Emperor of Great Qin, a young man who had suddenly become wise and powerful.
In fact, Liu Bang and Xiao He didn't think about rebellion.
Originally, Liu Bang was wanted by the imperial court because he secretly released the prisoners who went to Lishan in Xianyang to serve hard labor. Liu Bang also gathered a group of ranger thieves, and hid in Mangyan Mountain all the time, sitting up the bandits.
Not long after Zhang Er Chen Yu got into trouble, Peixian and other places received the news, and people's hearts suddenly fluctuated. Of course, Liu Bang is also ready to move. At this time, it was Xiao He who dissuaded Liu Bang, and he suggested that Liu Bang wait and see.
Soon, the news of the restoration of the Wei State came, and Liu Bang was very excited. began to conspire with Xiao He, Cao Shen and others to raise troops and try to get rich. But at this time, the messenger of the forbidden army who passed on the three edicts of Hu Hai's sins arrived in Surabaya.
The Surabaya county guard soon announced Hu Hai's edict to the counties and told the people. Hu Hai's edict to release all the conscripts and reduce taxes came in time, and the northern part of Surabaya, including Pei County, which had not yet had time to be captured by Zhang Er and others, suddenly calmed down.
Liu Bang's wife Lu Pheasant's Lu family was originally a big family in Surabaya, and Lu Pheasant's father was the first to learn the news of Hu Hai's edict, and hurriedly ordered someone to pass the news of Hu Hai's amnesty to Liu Bang, who was still hiding in Mangyan Mountain.
Old Man Lu's meaning is very simple, he resolutely disagrees with Liu Bang's rebellion now. And one of the important reasons why Liu Bang, Xiao He and others dared to raise troops was that Old Man Lu was willing to support them.
But now that the old man has suddenly changed his mind, Liu Bang had no choice but to put aside the matter of raising troops for the time being, and returned to the old man's house in Peixian County with hundreds of game thieves hidden in Mangyan Mountain.
Soon, Wang Li led an army of 100,000 to wipe out the Wei State, which originally had more than 400,000 troops, with the momentum of sweeping away the leaves in the wind.
Zhang Er, the king of Wei, who had many soldiers and a thousand chariots, was suppressed by the 100,000-strong army of Great Qin, but he did not hold out for even two days, and the city was destroyed and the country was destroyed. Immediately, Liu Bang and others extinguished their thoughts of raising troops against Qin.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Li sent an order to all counties in Surabaya to arrest the fleeing Zhang Er, Chen Yu and other thieves.
Liu Bang can't help but say that he is a talent, and immediately saw an opportunity from Wang Li's order, and after discussing with Lu Taigong and Xiao He, he took his hundreds of rangers and thieves and began to look around to find out the whereabouts of Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others who fled after defeat.
Zhang Er and others should have been unlucky, when Chen County was broken, they only cared about bringing more gold, silver and jewelry, but forgot to bring food. So when looting a village in Pei County, the county magistrate of Pei County, Liu Bang and others who rushed to Pei County after hearing the news were all wiped out, and none of them ran away.
Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others, who were originally anti-Qin pioneers, became the ladder for Liu Bang and others to be promoted, and after Liu Bang and others took Zhang Er and Chen Yu, they couldn't wait to be sent to Yang Xiong's army in Pei County that night.
Wang Li learned about the life of Liu Bang and others, and was very wary of the gang of ranger thieves under Liu Bang who had quite good combat effectiveness. In addition, Xiao He and others talk very well. So there was the matter of Liu Bang and others entering the customs later.
"You are Liu Bang?"
(To be continued)