The defense of Xianyang was mainly composed of the city defense army and the Yulin army guarding the palace gate. According to the military system of the Qin State, foreign troops were not allowed to enter the capital Xianyang during non-war time. Therefore, Wang Jing's Northern Expeditionary Army returning from Shangjun was camped in Beidaying, thirty miles north of Xianyang City, while the Southern Expeditionary Army of Hanzhong's Hui Division was stationed in Nanda Camp, twenty miles south of the city.

It's just that with the intensification of the struggle for power in the upper echelons of the Qin State, the situation in Xianyang as a whole has become delicate. Ziying, who wanted to regain the power of the King of Qin, returned to the court to decide the government, and regardless of his physical weakness, he forcibly seized the power to decide the government back in his hands, and the civilian group headed by Prime Minister Meng Jian firmly stood on the side of Ziying. On the other hand, Han Xin represented the general group, through which Han Xin once controlled all the military and political power of the entire Qin State, and strongly suppressed the civilian group.

However, with Wang Jing's return, the situation has changed subtly, and Ziying obviously wants to use Wang Jing's influence to divide Han Xin's military power. In fact, he almost succeeded, and the entire Qin army is now divided into three factions, one is the Northern Expeditionary Army based on the remnants of the Northern Army brought back by Wang Jing; The other is the centrist led by Wang Qi and Gan Xiao, although they are attached to Han Xin, they are from the Qin family, so most of them learn from Wang Qi to pretend to be deaf and dumb and stay out of the matter.

The rest are Han Xin's descendants, including Tian Shi, Zhao Wuji, Meng Shi, Yingbu, Li Zuoche, Huangfu Gui and other die-hard loyalists, they and Han Xin are either brothers, or ministers, and their honor and disgrace are tied to Han Xin alone, if Han Xin falls, they will not have good fruits to eat, so they are loyal to Han Xin. This still occupies the vast majority of the Qin army's military strength, from Xianyang to Longxi and Hanguguan, from Shangjun to Hanzhong, all over the cronies and subordinates cultivated by Han Xin in the past year, and they are united by Han Xin's huge military prestige.

Even among Wang Jing's old Northern Army, as well as the Son of Heaven's personal guard Yulin, there was still no shortage of Han Xin's staunch supporters and admirers. Ziying wants to use the influence of Wang Jing and the Wang family to resist Han Xin's collective court, and the idea is right, but compared with Han Xin, who has high achievements, Wang Jing's prestige is really too thin. Although Ziying made it easy for Wang Jing all the way and promoted him to a position similar to Han Xin's rocket, Wang Jing was still too immature in the hearts of the Qin people who were extremely military meritorious.

The position of general is the highest honor of the military generals of the Qin State, and from King Zhaoxiang of Qin to the first emperor, only Bai Qi and Wang Jian enjoy this honor. In the past, Wang Ben had the merit of destroying the three kingdoms of Wei, Yan and Qi, but he was only worshiped as the general Tongwu Marquis; Meng Tian made remarkable contributions in the battle to destroy Chu and Qi, and he repeatedly defeated the Xiongnu in defending the northern frontier, and he was only a general. But after the second emperor, there were four generals in the Qin State in succession, if it is said that Zhang Han Hanxin has the merit of saving Qin, worshipping as a general is worthy of the name, then the king is from Wang Jing's father and son The position of general is more related to the balance of power, and it is no longer a simple accumulation of military merits.

On the morning of October 21, Ziying sent a strong signal to seize power, and six of the thirteen proposals submitted by the State Governor's Office were rejected, and the remaining four were handed over to the Prime Minister's Office, while only three insignificant military affairs were passed. The list of military merits submitted by Han Xin and Wang Jing was also quickly approved, and all the military merits requested by Wang Jing were approved, while most of the military merits requested by Han Xin were reduced or reduced, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar for a while.

You must know that the Qin army took the military merit title system as the foundation of the army, and the rich military merits were the best motivation to encourage the soldiers to fight bravely against the enemy. But now he favors one over the other, and in the long run, who is willing to serve and kill the enemy under Han Xin.

I have to say that Ziying's hand is indeed beautiful, and many generals who are not determined have made new ideas, re-examined the prospect of following Han Xin, and even went directly to Xianyang Palace to swear allegiance to Ziying.

At this time, the two protagonists in the storm, Han Xin and Wang Jing, were still like people who had nothing to do, and they were drunk and drunk in the mansion for several days. On this day, Wang Jing rushed to Han Xin's mansion early in the morning with two jars of wine, saying that he had worked hard to find two jars of century-old wine from his hometown in Longxi, which were extremely precious.

Han Xin was naturally very happy when he had good wine, so he summoned Tian Shi and Zhao Wuji, two old acquaintances who were also from the Northern Army, to gather together to taste the wine.

At the banquet, Han Xin and Wang Jing just drank heartily, laughing and talking about the past of northern Xinjiang in the past, and never mentioned the current government and politics. However, Zhao Wuji was full of worries, and he was extremely depressed, and finally couldn't help but have a seizure, and stood up staggering through drunkenness, raised his wine and squinted at Wang Jingdao; "Young General, I, Zhao Wuji, toast you, congratulations on sitting in the position of general, you must know that your grandfather, General Wang Ben, has not been able to take such a great credit for this position, but you became a young general, and it is really a generation after generation."

Although Zhao Wuji was a toast, the mockery in his words was self-evident, which meant that Wang Jing's position as a general was not justified. Han Xin's face changed at this time, and he glared at Zhao Wuji and scolded; "If you come to drink, stay, or get out."

Zhao Wuji's face showed dissatisfaction, and he was about to open his mouth to refute but was pulled by Tian Shi beside him, so he woke up a little from drinking, snorted and sat down, just drinking with his head bored.

Wang Jing didn't seem to hear the mockery in Zhao Wuji's words, and still smiled and raised his wine glass; "Thank you, come, I'll do it first." After speaking, he opened his mouth and drank it all, and then filled a glass and saluted Han Xin; "Come, Han Xin, I salute you and wish you and your cousin a hundred years of happiness."

Although Han Xin was already a little drunk, he could still hear the vinegar in Wang Jing's words, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Wang Jing has been obsessed with winning since he was a child, but he didn't expect to be overtaken by Han Xin, a latecomer. Wang Jing is also a person with a free and easy nature, knowing that the relationship is reluctant and Han Xin is his brother in life and death, he consciously hides this feeling deeply, but no matter what, the jealousy in his heart is still unbearable.

At will, Han Xin's triumphant return from the southern expedition, and the wedding schedule of him and Ying Ke was also put on the court. Probably feeling guilty about Ying Ke in his heart, Ziying urged this matter to be handled greatly, and Han Xin Ying Ke's big wedding was organized with the gift of the Son of Heaven. ordered that the wedding of Princess Huayang be held as a celebration of the whole world, not only to go to Yongcheng to pay tribute to the ancestors, but also to accompany the reckless civil and military officials. As a general, Wang Jing is naturally also among them, so Wang Jing said so sourly.

Thinking of this, Han Xin stood up, raised his wine and smiled; "Marry your cousin, then we will be veritable brothers of our own country, come, we have to drink three cups for this."

Wang Jing snorted, stood up, squinted his eyes and said unconvinced; "I'm afraid you won't make it."

The two fought for half a night, Han Xin was better, but Wang Jing was on his mind, so he deliberately got drunk, and he was drunk after a while. When it was time to hold the lamp, Wang Jing staggered up again, saying that he wanted to go back to his house to sleep.

The four of them staggered to the outside of the house, Wang Jing took the reins handed by the servant and wanted to turn over on the horse, but his feet were empty and he almost fell. Han Xin laughed when he saw this; "You're so drunk that you can't even ride a horse, do you want me to send someone to send you back in a sedan chair."

"Fart!" Wang Jing glared at Han Xin fiercely, "I am the commander of the Northern Army, where is my opponent for this mere horse." Then he struggled to climb onto the horse while holding the horse's head and laughed at Han Xin; How is it? ”

After speaking, he whipped the horse, the horse was in pain, and with a long neigh, he raised his hooves and ran, Wang Jing turned over and lay on the horse's back, and sang loudly to the sky; "Drunk and lying on the knees of a beauty, waking up and holding a murderous sword, not seeking to connect the city, but seeking to kill human rights!"

Han Xin saw that Wang Jing was not lightly drunk, and was afraid that something would happen to him on the road, so he told several guards to follow.

Seeing Han Xin's order, Zhao Wuji couldn't help but say in a rough voice: "Boss, I don't think you should worry about this, even if something happens to the young general, it will be a good thing." ”

The smile on Han Xin's face slowly faded, and he looked at Zhao Wuji and said coldly; "What do you mean?"

"What do I mean?" Zhao Wuji snorted heavily, and said loudly with the intention of drinking; "Everyone knows what King Qin means, do you still think that the young general is still the previous major general? He has long been of the same mind as us, but you still deceive yourself and want to impress him with brotherly love, and then I am afraid that you will not know who is really good for you until the end of your life. ”

Han Xin was silent for a long time, looked up at Zhao Wuji, and said in a flat tone; "I have my own plans, I'm warning you for the last time today, and next time, don't blame me for not remembering the old feelings."

After Han Xin finished speaking, he threw away his sleeves, Zhao Wuji was already a little drunk, and when he saw that his loyal exhortations were repeatedly rejected, he couldn't help but be furious, and he was about to scold when he opened his mouth, but he was held tightly by Tian Shi next to him and couldn't speak. Until Han Xin's figure left, Tian Shi let go of his hand, Zhao Wuji gasped for breath and glared at Tian Shi angrily and yelled; "What do you stop me from, I just want him to know that he is not the only smart person in this world, and not everyone will do what he thinks in his heart."

Tian Shi glanced at him, "Is it enough to get drunk?" If that's enough, come back with me. ”

Zhao Wuji scolded; "It's enough fart, it's my brother who will go with me to see the boss and let him clear his head."

Tian Shi snorted heavily and said, "I think it's you who needs to be clear-headed." ”

Zhao Wuji's eyes widened angrily, "What do you mean." ”

Tian Shi raised his eyebrows with some disdain, "Have you ever seen the general be cheated by someone?" ”

Zhao Wuji was slightly stunned and said with some hesitation; "It doesn't seem to have happened, he has always been calculating others."

"That's right, in terms of minds, in terms of minds, the general is far above us, if you, a big old man, can think of a problem, wouldn't he know? Although the general is extremely affectionate, he is by no means ambiguous in major matters, and we have followed him for so many years, don't you even see this? ”

Zhao Wuji showed a thoughtful expression, "Then what do you mean?" ”

Tian Shi took a deep look at Zhao Wuji, and said in a low voice: "I think the general already has an idea in his heart, but it's not suitable to make a statement now, it's ridiculous that you are stupid and take the risk of returning this book and shouting, lest the world don't know." ”

Zhao Wuji was taken aback and couldn't help but say; "Doesn't he even trust us?"

Tian Shi shook his head and said; "It's not about trusting or distrusting, it's about prudence. Even if we don't keep our mouths shut, it is inevitable that what we do carelessly will be discovered by people with intentions, and then all our efforts will be wasted. ”

He lowered his voice and said; "Look at the current state of affairs, where is it still as simple as fighting for power and profit, King Qin clearly wants to die as a general. Since it has reached the point where you have to fight to the death, it is very likely that you will kill the king, you must know that the idea of loyalty to the monarch in the hearts of the Qin people has been implemented for hundreds of years, even if you and I are willing to follow, it is difficult to guarantee that our subordinates will die one by one. ”

When Zhao Wuji said this, his heart suddenly brightened, and he asked, "Then what do you say I should do now?" ”

"It's best for us to do nothing now, keep Xianyang calm, and wait patiently for the general's orders."

"Understood."

In November of the third year of the Second Dynasty, the north wind gradually became cold, and the first heavy snow of early winter also hit the Guanzhong Plain with the cold wind. Fortunately, the officials at all levels of the Qin State were well prepared, so they only froze more than 100 livestock to death, and the loss was very small.

At this time, the cold of Xianyang Palace could not stop the palace from being full of joy.

In the Xianyang Palace, hundreds of palace people and eunuchs are clearing the snow, and last night the heavy snow fell all night, wrapping the entire Xianyang Palace in a thick layer of white clothes, and the snow on the ground was almost knee-high.

Two eunuchs, dressed as chieftains of the inner officials, staggered through the snow, and one of them, a slightly younger one, shouted loudly to the palace people who were cleaning; "Don't worry about the snow on the ground, sweep the snow off the roof first, if there is another heavy snowfall, the bricks and tiles will be crushed, but you will look good."

"No!" A group of eunuchs responded in a chaotic manner, and someone ran to bring ladders, and soon a dozen little eunuchs climbed onto the roof to sweep up the snow.

Most of the palace roofs are made of polished glazed stone, so it's easy to slip when you step on it, and it's still in this kind of ghost weather. Sure enough, a little eunuch suddenly let out a loud cry and stumbled and slipped off the roof.

The two eunuchs were taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward to check, and the young man asked urgently; "How?"

It was originally two feet high from the roof to the ground, and it would hurt your muscles and bones if you fell down, but it was covered with thick snow on the ground. So the little eunuch fell down and only stood up dizzy for a while, but there was nothing wrong with it, and when he saw Shangguan asking, he hurried back; "Lord Kim, the little one is fine."

Jin Shen looked at him angrily and scolded; "Who is worried about whether there is anything wrong with your kid, I am worried about the heads of all of us, do you know that there are four days before the eldest princess marries General Han. If something goes wrong at such a time and leaves some unlucky bloodstains, then you will all be unable to eat and walk around. ”

The little eunuch hurriedly stretched out his tongue and secretly called "Mom", so he didn't dare to say anything more, but honestly cleaned up the snow. Jin Shen withdrew the anger on his face, and looked at the eunuch next to him with a smile on his face and said; "These little bastards are clumsy, which makes you laugh."

Han Tan nodded and said; "Father-in-law Lao Jin, you bother, but this time the marriage of the eldest princess is not trivial, and you must do your best not to make any mistakes."

Jin Shen hurriedly smiled; "Ah Weng, please rest assured, the villain will definitely do his best to dress up Xianyang Palace beautifully, and he will definitely marry the eldest princess to the satisfaction."

Although Jin Shen and Han Tan are both Huangmen attendants with the same rank, Jin Shen is responsible for the chores in the palace, while Han Tan is only responsible for the daily chores of Ziying. In terms of authority and oil and water, Jin Shenyuan is far above Han Tan, but he is willing to give Han Tan a subordinate courtesy, and whenever he sees him, he is respectfully called "Ah Weng". Jin Shen is a smart person, he knows that Han Tan is a hundred times closer to the King of Qin than himself, and the leader of the eunuchs looks beautiful, but in the final analysis, he is just the slave of the King of Qin, and he only needs one sentence to talk about your life and death. Ziying rarely shows up, and most of the time he is quiet in a secret room, so Jin Shen can only learn about Ziying's recent situation through Han Tan.

After listening to Jin Shenxin's words, Han Tan nodded reassuringly, and was about to turn around and leave, when he saw a large group of people coming in the distance, and it was the Anyang Jun Dou Rank who Han Tan didn't like to swagger first. ”

Dou Jie is the cousin of Zi Ying, who is two in his Chinese New Year's Eve, and Kong Wu, who has been fighting bravely since he was a child.

Dou Jie is actually not a Qin person, he is a descendant of the Dou clan of the Chu State. In order to stabilize the Chu State in the south, the first emperor who was about to destroy Wei asked his eldest son Fusu to marry the princess of Chu, and Doujie's mother was Ziying's aunt, who married the Dou family, a big clan in Chu at that time.

After the state of Chu was destroyed by Qin, the doujie came to the state of Qin alone to join his aunt and uncle, Fusu took pity on his life experience, and gave him a lot of fiefdoms and wealth, but this doujie is very good at making friends with rangers and heroes, and the money is used to fool around with these people, and it has been squandered for a long time in less than half a year, only to get Fusu Mansion to find his aunt to eat all day long, and he is very skilled with the cousin of Ziying.

Ziying was overjoyed when he became the queen of Qin, and felt that the day of his emergence had come, so as soon as Ziying came to power, he immediately entangled himself in fart, and flattered him with clever words. Ziying was originally troubled because he had no cronies around him, but he was overjoyed when he saw this cousin with strong martial arts coming to meet him, and hurriedly summoned him to be Anyangjun.

As for the reason why Han Tan doesn't like him, it is nothing more than two points, first of all, this Dou rank has a very arrogant temperament, and he sneers at a eunuch like Han Tan with status, and does not hide his beginnings for eunuchs at all; The second point is that he is too utilitarian, and it is he who persuades Ziying every day to strike preemptively, and Ziying finally decides to kill Han Xin. And Han Tan himself was very reluctant to see internal strife within the Qin State.

If you merge, you will survive, and if you divide, you will die! Even if he was lucky enough to kill Han Xin, he would indeed have to face his loyal subordinates who attacked Xianyang madly in order to protect themselves.