Chapter 143: Lobbying Zhang Han
Chen Ping's rebuke made Zhang Han feel a little embarrassed for a while.
There are many reasons for this from the famous general of the Qin State to the small princes who have only 10,000 troops under his command and are bullied by others, but the fundamental one lies in Zhang Han's own shortcomings.
The infighting with the border army was the first step that Zhang Han made a mistake. Next, only caring about personal safety and ignoring the lives of 200,000 Qin soldiers is the second wrong step.
One wrong step, one wrong step.
If there was no Li Yuan's appearance, Zhang Han's fate would be to be defeated and die by Liu Bang's Han army.
Now, Chen Ping's unexpected appearance made Zhang Han turn his head and see a little hope in the darkness.
"In Mr.'s opinion, how can I contribute to Daqin again?" Zhang Han asked cautiously, although Chen Ping's words had a little meaning, but was this Li Yuan really meant to accept it, Zhang Han was not confident.
"Does the general really mean this, or is it just talking? If there is a true meaning, then it should be said in detail, and if it is said casually, then there is no need to listen. Chen Ping replied proudly.
In terms of eloquence, ten Zhang Han is not Chen Ping's opponent, not to mention, now that the initiative of discourse is in Chen Ping's hands, Zhang Han has obviously shown his timidity. As for Zhang Ping, he only has a dry stare, in his heart, even the eldest brother who has always been wise and martial is not an opponent, and his little brother is even worse.
Zhang Han was so agitated by Chen Ping, his old face suddenly turned red, and he shouted: "Mr. is a wise man, when he can see that our army has no way out, if Mr. can identify a clear way, Zhang Mou will definitely go all out and live up to expectations." ”
"Okay, since the general is determined, then, please read this letter first, and then make a decision." Chen Ping smiled and took out another silk book from his arms, this time convincing Zhang Han that he came prepared.
This second letter was written by a person who Zhang Han was too familiar with, and when he saw Zhang Han unfold the letter and his eyes turned red, Chen Ping knew that his second move was right.
The letter was written by Li Si, the former prime minister of the Qin State, in which Li Si recalled the past years of the Great Qin Dynasty. Subsequently, Li Si talked about Zhang Han's great exploits in pacifying the Kanto Rebellion, which made Zhang Han not know what to say for a while.
Zuihou, Li Si was not polite, he first started with his own criticism, wrote that he listened to slander, abolished the prince Fusu, and let Zhao Gao set up Hu Hai as the emperor, so that the Qin State fell into danger, and then said that Zhang Han was narrow-minded after becoming a general, and could not tolerate the border army, county soldiers and other Qin troops, which eventually led to the fall of the Qin army.
These evaluations, if they were replaced by another person, Zhang Han would not accept them calmly no matter what, but Li Si was so pertinent in his criticism and self-criticism, and Zhang Han was finally convinced. Among the courtiers of the same palace during the reign of the First Emperor, Li Si is now the only one still alive, the oldest and most prestigious. Compared with Li Si, Zhang Han, who was still a young man at the time, was just a petty official in charge of clothes.
Merits and demerits.
In Zhang Han's body, the manifestation is the most obvious.
There have been great achievements, and then there have been great achievements. How to objectively evaluate a person is a problem that has plagued the Chinese people for many years, and now, Li Si has stood up and affirmed Zhang Han's merits, which makes Zhang Han how can he not be moved.
"What does the gentleman want me to do, just tell me?" Zhang Han read the letter, forced down the excitement in his heart, and raised his head and asked. Since Chen Ping took the risk to lobby, he would definitely not just persuade him to surrender, Li Yuan and Liu Bang could be said to have witnessed the fierce battle in the area of Fufeng and Wugong, and he faintly guessed Chen Ping's intention.
"General Zhang is happy, I can't hide it, the Han army in the Wugong Mountain area is a light army of our army, and now their situation is very dangerous, my general hopes that General Zhang can reproduce the wisdom and courage of the past, lead the troops and horses to support, and help our department get out of trouble." Chen Ping said in a deep voice.
At this point in lobbying, Chen Ping finally put together his intentions. After hesitating for a few days, the news that Han Xin led a light army to attack the rear of the Han army was finally transferred to Li Yuan, who was halfway through the northern expedition.
General Han Xin, the more the merrier.
This is Han Xin's own evaluation of himself in history, Han Xin, who decided to surprise attack, only has more than 1,600 light soldiers at hand, even if these Chu pawn captives are heroic, it is difficult for Han Xin to give full play to his talents, and the surprise attack is a risky military action, it may be okay to deal with some reckless generals, and it is difficult for Han Xin's strategy to succeed in dealing with an old fox like Liu Bang.
In the case of a premonition that Han Xin was in some danger, Li Yuan asked Chen Ping what kind of person Chen Ping was, and after thinking about the various shili in Guanzhong, Chen Ping put the breakthrough on Zhang Han's body.
Lobbying Zhang Han, dismantling the anti-Qin alliance, changing the situation of the enemy in Guanzhong being strong and weak in one fell swoop, and then clearing the way for the next Qin army's large-scale southern expedition, this is the reason why Chen Ping came to Zhang Han's army halfway, as for Li Si's letter, the former prime minister of Qin practiced calligraphy every day, took a walk, and lived a boring life, there was such an opportunity to help his son, Li Si naturally would not refuse.
Zhang Han was slightly stunned, his expression was still a little hesitant, he was not a decisive character, he descended and descended, this is really a bit cruel for Zhang Han, reputation or something must not be taken care of, after returning to Li Yuan, how will he be placed, Zhang Han still has no bottom in his heart.
"For the sake of the general, I hope that the general will order the Han envoy to be beheaded and strengthen his will." Chen Ping saw that Zhang Han was still hesitating, and his words became intense, at this time, Zhang Han's confidence must be further strengthened, and killing the envoy sent by Liu Bang, Li Shiqi, is a ruthless move.
Li Shiqi is an important adviser under Liu Bang's account, and he is also a clever debater, Chen Ping's advice, once it is completed, will be a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone. As soon as Li Sheng died, there will be a break between Zhang Han and Liu Bang, and at the same time, Liu Bang is also a minister who has lost his shares, without Li Shiqi's maneuvering, Liu Bang's life will be much sader.
"This-, okay, Zhang Ping, Ru Li led the elite soldiers of the headquarters to take the head of Li Sheng and present it to Mr. as a proof." Zhang Han was ruthless and shouted.
Li Shiqi's head is Zhang Hangui's surrender to the Qin army.
According to Chen Ping's ruthlessness, he will not let Zhang Han have a chance to regret it, in terms of insight into people's hearts, there are not many people who can surpass Chen Ping in this era, Li Shiqi is an excellent debater, but not an excellent strategist, compared with Chen Ping, Li Shiqi's lobbying skills may be much worse, but in terms of means, it is much worse than Chen Ping.