Chapter 184: Shocking Change (I)
Zhang Liang was slightly stunned, put down the wine glass and looked at Han Xin with some puzzlement, and said; "Why did you suddenly ask about this person?"
Han Xin looked away and said a little evasively; "Nothing, just ask."
Zhang Liang saw that there seemed to be something hidden in his face, so it was inconvenient to ask, and he asked rhetorically after a deep sigh; "Brother Han, who do you think I am the most famous person in Korea?"
Han Xin pondered for a moment and then said; "If you talk about the strength of the country, of course, it is Shen Buharm in the Zhaohou period, when South Korea's internal affairs were repaired, the people became well-off, and the national strength was not inferior to that of Yan, Zhao, Qin and other countries at that time, and it was known as a small tyrant. However, after all, South Korea is located in the Central Plains, surrounded by Wei, Qi, Chu, Qin, Zhao and other powerful countries, so there is no room for development at all, and there is no chance to become bigger after all. ”
"If you talk about being famous, it is, of course, Han Fei, who is a great member of the Legalist family. Han Fei absorbed some of the views of Confucianism, Moism, and Taoism, centered on the idea of the rule of law, summed up the experience of the early Legalists, and formed a political ideological system centered on the combination of law, art, and potential. ”
Speaking of this, Han Xin couldn't help but sigh, and said with some regret; "It's a pity that my predecessor with the same surname had a bad fate, although he had the intention to serve the country, but the king of Han was extremely mediocre, but he was admired by the king of Qin at that time, and he was forced to come to the Qin country by all kinds of coercion, and finally died in a foreign land. However, he is also worth it, although others die academically, they endure for a long time, and the later First Emperor was deeply influenced by his doctrine and single-handedly built the Qin Empire. ”
Zhang Liang smiled slightly and said; Most of the people in the world respect these two seniors very much, thinking that Shen Buzhi and Han Fei are the two most representative of the Legalists, and they admire that our small South Korea can produce two masters of law. In fact, there is another outstanding talent in Korea who is not known to the world, he is not a non-family talent, but a Broadcom mathematical theory, and there is no exclusive one. ”
Han Xin's eyes jumped slightly, and he said in a deep voice; "Is this person Han Feng?"
Zhang Liang nodded, "Exactly." is different from Han Fei, who is from Yuanzhi, he was born in the royal family and is the grandson of King Han Li and the nephew of King Huanhui. This person has been brave since childhood, and has excellent martial arts, when he was young, he liked the art of rangers, and when he was twelve years old, he killed the sister-in-law of Situ Zhong of Xiangguo on the street with a sword, and threatened to eliminate harm for the people. The Situ family is a prominent family in South Korea, how could Situ Zhong refuse to give up when his son-in-law was killed, and the matter became bigger and bigger, and his grandfather King Han Li had no choice but to put him in prison to calm the anger. ”
Later, Han Feng, who was grounded, suddenly realized in prison and changed his temperament to concentrate on reading. He was imprisoned for nine years, and also read the doctrines of various schools for nine years, especially the soldiers, yin and yang, and famous masters. ”
At that time, the Qin State was already dominant, and the six Kwantung countries declined successively, among which Korea was the weakest, and the land was encroached on less than the size of a county in the Qin State. Although Han Feng was a genius and devoted himself to resisting the Qin State and reviving Korea, he was confined to the barren state of South Korea and could not exert his strengths, so he had to pin his hopes on the six countries to join forces to confront the Qin Dynasty. ”
Han Xin said in a somewhat mocking tone; "But didn't you fail in the end? At that time, the unification of the Qin State was already irresistible, and the monarchs of the six countries were mediocre and chaotic, but they were still fighting with each other in the face of the strong Qin. You, a senior, want to resist the destiny of heaven with manpower, and you have no intention of being ruthlessly crushed by the wheels of history. ”
Zhang Liang sighed slightly, "What you said is indeed right, the Six Kingdoms did not die at the hands of the Qin State, but in their own hands. The state of Chu is fertile for thousands of miles, with millions of armor, but there is constant internal fighting in the country, and it is subject to Qin everywhere; The country of Qi is big and rich, but it is in the twilight of Qin, and he is satisfied with the small profits in front of him; The Yan State in the north is the same, relying on the terrain to stay away from the strong Qin, not only does not help other countries to fight against the Qin State, but drags the Zhao State back during several Qin-Zhao wars. ”
"The only ones who can unite to fight against Qin are the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Zhao, because they rely on Qin, so they have a painful skin. It's a pity that the general trend of Zhao after Changping has gone, although there are world-famous generals like Lian Po Li Mu who are strong enough to compete with Qin, but they are also unable to return to the sky; Wei was strong in the early Warring States period, but it had deep grudges with other countries, and after being defeated by Qi Guotian and Sun Bin, it collapsed, and the national strength was declining; As for me, South Korea is even more small and weak. If these three kingdoms want to compete with the Qin state, unless the three families return to the Jin and restore the powerful Jin state of the past. ”
Han Xin's eyes showed an incredible look, "Could it be that he wants to do such a ridiculous thing?" ”
Zhang Liang smiled lightly, "Do you think it's ridiculous, but this almost succeeded." You must know that the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Zhao were originally the same qi and branches, and the three families were divided into Jin to establish a country, and then the three Jin Dynasty were widely in-laws, and each monarch was a close blood branch of the royal families of the other two countries, and the relatives were naturally far better than the other four countries. ”
Han Xin said disappreciatively; "If the relationship between countries is based on kinship and distance, it is too child's play. I think that Qin and Zhao were originally of the same clan, and they both won the surname Zhao, but in the past, when the Seven Kingdoms fought for hegemony, Qin and Zhao were the two most tragic two countries that fought each other. Thinking that Qin and Chu have been married for generations, the blood of the Chu royal family has been retained in the bodies of the monarchs of all dynasties, has the first emperor ever pitied the Chu royal family? ”
"There is no friendship between countries in the first place, and marriage is nothing more than a political necessity, nothing more."
Zhang Liang nodded in agreement, but said again; "That being said, the three kingdoms of Han, Wei and Zhao are a little different."
Han Xin raised his eyebrows, "What's the difference?" ”
"Because there is an incomparably powerful presence in the West, the aggressive posture of the Qin State puts everyone in the Sanjin at risk. But all aspirants in the Three Jin Dynasty know that if the Three Jin Dynasty can be held together, it is still possible to compete with the Qin State, otherwise they will be destroyed by the Qin State sooner or later. ”
Under Han Feng's persuasion, the Three Jin Dynasty reached a series of mutual assistance agreements to prevent them from being broken by the Qin State one by one. Han Feng was obviously not satisfied with this, his proud personality prompted him to want to go further, and he proposed that the Three Jin Dynasty be recombined into a country. ”
Speaking of this, Zhang Liang smiled lightly, "In fact, whether it is the King of Zhao, the King of Wei or the King of Han, they are all very keen on the unification of the Three Jins, but the question is who will be the leader, that is, who will be the new monarch." This became the biggest problem that Han Feng had to face, so he came up with a compromise solution. ”
"What's the solution?" Han Xin couldn't help but ask.
He wanted Zhou Tianzi to be the monarch of the new country, of course, only in name, and the three kingdoms still retained great autonomy, but nominally obeyed the orders of the Son of Heaven to become a new country, and the capital was set in Luoyi. The kings of Zhao, Wei, and Han were each demoted to the rank of prince, and they were still hereditary, and they would go to Luoyi with their ministers to form a new court. ”
After all, Zhou Tianzi was still the nominal co-lord of the princes of the world, and the three kingdoms still maintained their independence in practice, only nominally united for the greater use of one country. Therefore, after Han Feng's opinion was put forward, he was not met with radical opposition, and he also went to Luoyi with confidence to lobby King Zhou. ”
There is no need for Zhang Liang to say that Han Xin also guessed what happened after that, the disheartened King Zhou Yun rejected Han Feng's proposal, in his opinion, all this was destined by providence, what difference did it make if he didn't do it. Han Feng, who could not get the support of King Zhou, had to give up this bold idea, but disappointed, he unexpectedly met the love of his life in Luoyi, the beautiful princess Ji Wanru, and did everything possible to conquer this proud princess with his talent. Then Korea was destroyed by Qin, Han Feng was martyred as a son, and Ji Wanru took the young Han Xin to Huaiyin City.
After Zhang Liang finished speaking, the two just drank wine and didn't speak, as if they were both reminiscing about the past. After being silent for a long time, Han Xin suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhang Liangdao; "Brother Zhang, have you ever seen this Han Feng, what does he look like?"
Zhang Liang nodded, "I was fortunate to see him a few times when I was young, I was still young at that time, and I was not impressed, I just felt that he was extremely free and easy, and he was full of the smell of being close, what are you asking for......?"
Zhang Liang suddenly stopped talking, looked at Han Xin with a shocked face, and looked him up and down before speaking; "I just noticed that you look a little like him, don't you......?"
Han Xin smiled bitterly and nodded, "He is my father." ”
Zhang Liang opened his mouth in astonishment, and muttered half-loudly; "No wonder, no wonder." Suddenly he thought of something again, clapped his hands and smiled. "In this way, Brother Han, you are really my Korean clan, it seems that it is not my random speculation, very good, very good!"
Han Xin glanced at the door vigilantly, and when he saw that no one was approaching, he relieved himself, and hurriedly whispered to Zhang Liang: "Brother Zhang, you must not say anything about this, if the people of the Qin State know that I am a descendant of the King of Han, then it will be difficult for me to gain a foothold in the Qin State." ”
Zhang Liang smiled, "Brother Han can rest assured, Liang is a person who knows the severity." ”
Han Xin relieved his mind at this time, and saw that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he smiled a few words to ease the atmosphere. Suddenly, I heard a commotion outside the door, mixed with the loud inquiries of the guards.
The sound of striding footsteps came, and then the wooden door was pushed open, and a guard rushed in and knelt down and said; "Return to the general, go to the county to report urgently."
Han Xin's face couldn't help but change, in the morning, the messenger from Shangjun had just reported the battle situation, but now he sent a messenger, it must have been a big deal.
"Quick, bring in."
A Qin army scout covered in armor stumbled into the hall, thinking that he had been exhausted after galloping his horse in the cold wind for several days and nights. I almost fainted when I stepped on the threshold. The guards on the side hurriedly stepped forward to help, poured a few sips of warm wine for him with great experience, and pinched the middle of the people, and the scout was relieved.
Seeing that Han Xin was looking at him anxiously from the seat, the scout forced himself to kneel down and said in a lost voice; "General Yushang, Yuci has fallen, and the Great Wall has been lost!"
"What!" Han Xin "Huo" stood up suddenly, and the wine glass fell to the ground, his face full of horror.
Yuci was not originally a city, just a pass fortress on the Great Wall.
The Great Wall in the north of Shangjun is built on the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, but at the junction of Yinshan Mountain and Qilian Mountain, there is a plain with a flat river. In order to prevent the nomadic tribes on the grassland from harassing the Qin State through here, King Zhaoxiang ordered the city to be built here, so as to connect the east and west Great Wall, so that Yuciguan and later Yucicheng were created.
Later, Meng Tian led an army of 300,000 to drive the Xiongnu north, opened up hundreds of miles of territory, and pushed the border to the north of the Hetao. Yuciguan relieved the threat from the grassland, and became the only place to pass through the Guanzhong, the population of merchants increased day by day, and gradually prospered, and the first emperor set up a county here in the 36th year. Now that the Hetao has been lost, Yuci has naturally played a role again and has become an important pass on the Great Wall.
Yuci was built according to the specifications of the first-class border city of the Qin State, the city wall is three zhang high, there is a moat, and the east and west are connected to the Great Wall. Although it is not said to be indestructible, it is still an insurmountable strong pass for the Xiongnu, who lack siege equipment. Therefore, Tian Shi was also very relieved here, but he sent 5,000 soldiers to garrison it, with his confidant Liu Jia as his general.
Liu Jia was born in the old Qin of Longxi and was a military marquis in the army. He is usually upright and rigorous in governing the army, and he is deeply appreciated by Tian City, so this time he was entrusted with a heavy task and let him serve as the general of Yuci. After Liu Jia took office, he did live up to expectations, repelled the siege of the Huns several times, and made many gains, killing a Xiongnu servant king. Tian Shi was very happy about this, and ordered dozens of fat pigs to be sent to reward the three armies of Yuci, and the whole city immediately cheered like thunder.
In the midst of joy, only one person had a gloomy face and struggled very much.
Huo Ji looked up into the distance, seemingly looking up at the sky, but in fact, he was very nervous in his heart. At this time, my colleague came over and said with a smile; "Huo Quhou, today's military marquis invited to drink, it was all the wine sent by General Xianyang to reward us, don't you want to ask for a few glasses of wine to drink?"
Huo Ji is just a deputy Quhou, but most of his colleagues like to put gold on each other's faces, and no one will be so uninteresting to add the word "deputy". Huo Ji likes to drink, which is well-known in the whole army, so the colleague naturally thought that Huo Ji would go no matter what.
Huo Ji smiled reluctantly, and said with an unnatural expression; "Go ahead, today I have already told the military marquis that I want to stay on duty."
The man gave a thumbs up and smiled sarcastically; Huo Quhou was really loyal to his duties, admired and admired, it seemed that he wanted to please the military marquis. Then I'll stop chattering and go have a few drinks first. ”
Huo Ji couldn't help but swallow his saliva, glared at the distant back of his colleague, and said secretly in his heart; "Just drink it, and you'll regret it when you're dying."
Huo Ji was born in poverty, first as a pawn in Longxi, and then was recruited into Zhang Han's team to follow him out of the customs to quell the chaos. Later, Zhang Han was defeated, and he surrendered to the Chu army together, and then Xiang Yukeng killed the Qin army, and he was very lucky to become one of the tens of thousands of people who escaped, and then he was reorganized into the army, and he became a deputy Quhou in half a year.
Originally, he thought that he would spend his life so smoothly, fighting everywhere, if he was lucky enough to survive, he would definitely become a Quhou, and he wouldn't dare to think about it if he was higher. But a letter sent by Dong Fei disturbed his mind.
He was Dong Fei's personal soldier when he was in Zhang Han's army, and was later released as a petty officer because of his good performance, so Dong Fei is his old superior. It's just that Dong Peng, the old superior, wrote from him, of course, not to talk to him, in the letter he nakedly put forward the conditions that made him feel excited, "After the matter is completed, he will be crowned a marquis, a hundred gold ingots, and the beauties in Yuci City will be chosen by him."
With such rich conditions, how can he be compared to such a mere deputy Quhou now, it is absolutely impossible to say that Huo Ji is not moved. But at first, he resisted the impulse and immediately burned the letter to prevent it from being discovered.
He sneered in his heart; Dong Fei, Dong Fei, you are so down, you still think you are King Zhai. No matter how good the conditions are, you have to have the life to enjoy them, and with your current down-and-out appearance, can you give me the promises? I'm afraid it's just a matter of talking about it.
So Huo Ji ignored Dong Peng's temptation, but he was afraid that people would know that he was Dong Peng's old department, so he also concealed it and did not tell Liu Jia.
Sima Xin Dong Peng did not respond to him, but did not give up, and then Sima Xin actually persuaded Mao Dun Shan Yu to write a letter to Huo Ji in person, and specially stamped the royal seal of Xiongnu Shan Yu. Huo Ji only believed it when he received the second letter, in which Mao Dun personally used the Qin book to persuade Huo Ji to surrender, and even raised his promise to him to the king to cede the land, the only condition is that he will always be a friendly neighbor of the Huns.
Crowned king! This was undoubtedly a great temptation for Huo Ji, so great that he could barely resist it. Although Chen Sheng and Wu Guang shouted a cry of "the prince will have a kind of Xiangning" in Daze Township three years ago, for the common people, the king is still high above and adheres to the mandate of heaven. Ordinary people don't say they want to do it, even if they look at it a few times, it's a great honor.
Mao Dun's generosity finally made Huo Ji make up his mind, and he was determined to give it a go. He secretly summoned dozens of his subordinates who were born and died, and who were loyal to him and trusted him with absolute trust.
Today is Liu Jia's celebration dinner, and he took the initiative to ask Ying to be on duty at the city gate. Liu Jia was a loyal person, and he was not at all defenseless against Huo Ji, and when he saw him so dedicated, he praised him greatly. In this way, Huo Ji easily obtained the right to guard the city gate and arranged all his henchmen to enter.
Although winter has passed, the weather in early spring is still very cold, especially in this cold and bitter borderland. The soldiers at the head of the city all knew how to have cold hands and feet, and kept stomping their feet there to keep warm. Seeing this, Huo Ji said loudly; "Brothers, the weather is cold, you can go back to the city tower to rest first, there is a pro-military camp here to guard."
Seeing that the guards were so reasonable, the Qin soldiers cheered in unison and rushed into the city tower to avoid the cold. Huo Ji smiled and watched one by one robes enter the city tower, but he was very nervous in his heart, for fear that something would go wrong and be discovered in advance.
When the Qin soldiers all entered the building to avoid the cold, Huo Ji's palms were nervous and cold sweat broke out. He suddenly became a little frightened, worried that if he failed, not only would his wife and children be killed, but his family would also be spared.
When it came to the end, Huo Ji hesitated. When his outlaws saw that he was so indecisive, they gritted their teeth and said fiercely; "My lord, it's time to give the order, even if we stop now, today's unusual arrangement will be noticed sooner or later, and we will definitely be dead by then, so it's better to give it a go now."
After hearing this, Huo Ji finally made up his mind, waved his big hand heavily, and roared in a low voice; "Do it."