Chapter 4: The Mysterious Old Man
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In the blink of an eye, two days have passed since King Yong promulgated the new law and executed him in public. But in the past two days, this matter has not only not slowly fallen silent, but has become a hot topic in Xianyang and even in Quanguan.
For no other reason, Zhang Han's act of killing one by one and setting an example has achieved great results, and in these two days, the order of Xianyang City has been unprecedentedly cleaned.
Since the decree was issued, there have been heavily armed soldiers patrolling the streets every day, these soldiers are not ordinary servants, but soldiers who have experienced countless vicious battles with King Yong, and King Yong has given them the power to cut first and then play, and in just two days, the army has killed hundreds of villains in Xianyang! The whole territory of Guanzhong was shaken.
Among these people, there are many robbers and thieves, but more of them are scoundrels in the market.
Zhang Han knew very well in his heart that the resentment of ordinary people against these hooligans was stronger than that of robbers, after all, robbers and robbers only happened to a few people, but the oppression of bullies and hooligans was much more common.
In order to speed up his "whitewashing" plan, Zhang Han can only follow the will of the people, and he will kill whoever the people hate in their hearts. To execute these people, he doesn't need to resort to the law at all, anyway, now he is the law. Acting beyond the shackles of the law is taboo in peacetime, but now it is the fastest way to win people's hearts.
In addition to the market bullies, the giant merchants who hoarded materials in Xianyang City were also dealt a fatal blow. Under Zhang Han's instructions, Zhang Ping didn't do anything these days, so he was busy taking people around to raid his house.
Zhang Han and Shi Cheng had already gone through research, and the two drew up a list of big merchants, except for some businessmen who were connected with the generals of the rebel army, all the net worth of the remaining merchants were confiscated, locked in Xianyang Prison, and publicly beheaded in the near future.
As for these confiscated materials and food, Zhang Han did not fill all of them, he took out a large part of them, and asked Shi Cheng to distribute righteous porridge in Xianyang City in his own name, so that those homeless and dying of starvation had a place to rely on.
With the help of Shi Cheng and Zhang Ping, Zhang Han's hand of grace and power was extremely beautiful, and for a while, Xianyang City was full of voices praising him. Even if many people still look down on him in their hearts, they have to come to the relief place to receive porridge with a shy face, and this time back and forth, Yongwang Zhanghan's notoriety is much better than before.
Not far from the porridge pie point, Zhang Han was dressed in civilian clothes and watched the grand occasion of the porridge pie with his cronies and guards.
Seeing that the faces of the people in front of him had regained their long-lost smiles, Shi Cheng was also full of emotion, and he couldn't help but admire Zhang Han and said: "The king's strategy is really amazing, these days, which of the people of Xianyang doesn't think about the king?" I'm afraid that after a while, the prestige of the king will chase after King Xiang. ”
Zhang Han shook his head, a smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and he said earnestly to Shi Chengyu: "You are wrong, this matter can develop to this point, in fact, it is not because of my clever strategy, but because I am really working for the welfare of the people." The so-called water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat, and in some things, it is true that the people can be temporarily blinded by strategies, but only by serving the people wholeheartedly can we get the support of the people. Therefore, at any time, we can never stand on the opposite side of the people. Why did Great Qin fall, don't you still understand? ”
After listening to Zhang Han's lofty remarks, Shi Cheng really admired the five-body throw, he couldn't help but bow and salute, and said excitedly: "The king loves the people like a son, and Shi Cheng has been taught!" ”
Not only him, but the other guards listened to these words, and their faces showed reverence.
In the face of these burning eyes, Zhang Han accepted it very calmly, as a modern person who has studied Sixiu Ma Zhe and Mao Xuandeng theory, the depth of thought must of course be thrown off these ancients a few streets.
They don't know what it means to serve the people, let alone the vast sea of the people's war, their own ideas are too avant-garde in their eyes......
In reverie, someone suddenly hurriedly walked straight from a distance, Zhang Han fixed his eyes and saw that the person who came was none other than his second brother Zhang Ping. He couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, could it be that something was wrong?
Sure enough, Zhang Ping came to his brother out of breath, didn't care about taking a breath, and immediately whispered in his ear: "Big brother, just now an old man came to the palace and knocked on the door, saying that he had an old relationship with his father, and he must see you to discuss important matters." The old man's mouth was very tight, and I couldn't ask anything from him, so I had to ask him to wait in the study first, not knowing what to do? ”
Hearing the news, Zhang Han was also stunned, his father Zhang Shu was a general of Daqin, and he once served as a deputy general under Wang Qian. This old man said that he had an old relationship with his father, and he thought that he was also the remnant of Qin Ting, and he was now considered to have betrayed Qin Ting, at this juncture, what would happen if he came to find him?
Zhang Han suddenly had another thought in his mind, could this be that the suspicious Xiang Yu deliberately sent someone to test himself? Now that Guanzhong has been decided, the rebels from all over the country will return to their respective townships in the near future, and it is very possible for Xiang Yu to test his loyalty before leaving.
Standing in place and thinking for a moment, Zhang Han decided to go back and see the situation first, since the old man came to find him, it means that there must be something wrong with him, as for whether it is a blessing or a curse, how can he guess it if he doesn't meet.
On the way back, because there was no interest in playing, the group walked quickly. Shi Cheng also heard the news from Zhang Ping, and he seemed worried along the way, obviously thinking of the relationship between King Xiang.
Soon after, the Yongwang Mansion was already in front of him, and the guards in front of the door bowed and saluted, Zhang Han nodded to them, and his steps slowed down.
"King, I can't see this person." Shi Cheng endured all the way, and finally couldn't help but speak at this moment.
He bitterly dissuaded: "I suspect that this is a conspiracy, specifically to frame the king. King, please think, once King Xiang returns to Chudi, then Qin Land is your world, now is the critical moment, King Xiang, Pei Gong, General Sima, General Dong They are all staring at you, once you have any out-of-the-ordinary actions, then our previous efforts will be in vain! Please think twice, the king. ”
"Don't worry, I will naturally wake up to the stakes, I have my own plans for this matter, you don't have to persuade it. Zhang Ping, guard the gate, no one is allowed to enter or exit. Zhang Han threw down such a sentence and walked towards the study without looking back.
In fact, the conspiracy theory held by Shi Cheng also made Zhang Han suspicious, but he faintly felt in his heart that the identity of this old man was not ordinary, so he thought for a while, and finally chose to meet him - if he didn't speculate, it would not be too late to hand him over to King Xiang.
The decision was made, Zhang Han did not hesitate any longer, he walked straight into the study.
As soon as I entered the study, I saw an old man in a pale-haired costume sitting on a seat waiting. The old man did not have a beard on his face, and he looked very neat and capable, but there was a trace of fierceness between his eyebrows, and there was also a hint of hostility in his eyes when he looked at Zhang Han.
While Zhang Han was looking at the old man, from the moment he stepped into the door, the old man's gaze also began to flow on his face, as if he wanted to see this so-called "Qin traitor" clearly. The two looked at each other, and they both saw a hint of vigilance in each other's eyes.
The two men looked at each other like this, and they were silent in unison. After staring at it for a long time, Zhang Han finally broke the silence, and he said respectfully: "The seniors said that they had an old relationship with their father, I don't know if the identity of the seniors can be revealed?" ”
The old man listened to Zhang Han's words, and couldn't help but show a sarcastic smile on his face, and chuckled: "King Yong was surrendered to the Chu people, betrayed Great Qin, and killed Qin pawns, I don't know what kind of face I have today to mention Old General Zhang again?" ”
"Hmph, Daqin's qi is exhausted, and it should be destroyed. Now that I am loyal to King Xiang, there is no need to mention the past, if the seniors are here to mock Zhang Han, then please leave. Zhang Han's face remained unchanged, and he didn't leak a drop between his words.
After Zhang Han finished speaking, he waited to see the old man's reaction, if this person was really sent by Xiang Yu, then he would definitely let him return in vain.
But what he didn't expect was that the old man's self-reported home almost shocked his jaw down.
"Hehe, hey, what a loyal to King Xiang, King Yong doesn't want to mention the past, but I have to mention, old man Han Tan, see King Yong."