In October, the King of Qin used Han Xin's high merit as an excuse to eat ten counties in Guanzhong. Jin is the Marquis of Che, crowned the title of Taifu, and gives Jiuxi according to the Zhou rites, and the utensils in the wine such as chariots and horses, clothes, music, Zhu Hu, Na Ma, Tiger Ben, axe, bow and arrow, and beard are all the same as the Son of Heaven. Han Xin's son, who had just completed the moon, was named Wuyang Jun because he had a close branch of the royal family, and was awarded the title of Thousands of Households and Yitong Prince.

Han Xin has been keeping a low profile since he entered Guanzhong. The position of "general" is just an honor in the army, and there is no specific authority, and the position of national lieutenant is not ranked among the three dukes, but only a substitute for the captain, and the rank is still below the prime minister and the imperial doctor, and is only ranked with Jiuqing. As for the title, it is just the Marquis of Guannei who was awarded after the Battle of Xianyang, and it is even inferior to the former Zhang Han and Wang Li.

Han Xin obviously didn't care about these false positions, he knew very well that the Qin people used the military to establish the country, so they held the military power, and the rest were insignificant, if they were too high-flying like Zhao Gao, they would attract gossip.

However, this time, Han Xin unexpectedly rewarded himself, he was undoubtedly sending a signal to the Qin people through the birth of his son, and at the same time testing the reaction of the Qin people.

There was no duke title in the Qin State, and the Marquis of Che was already the highest reward among the twenty-four military meritorious knights designated by Shang Ying. In the history of the Qin State, there was no shortage of people who were awarded the title of Marquis of Che, such as the famous generals Sima Cuo, Bai Qi, Wang Qian, and later Zhang Han, Wang Li, etc., all of whom were named Marquis of Che because of their outstanding military achievements or political needs. But these people are just simple generals, and they have no achievements in politics, and the honor and disgrace they receive are determined by the words of King Qin.

Han Xin is an exception, he not only holds the country's soldiers, but also has a deep entrenchment in the DPRK and China, and has many dependences, even the prime minister Sun Hong, and the imperial historian Bai Pang have a close relationship with him. It is no exaggeration to say that most people in the Qin State only know Han Xin, but do not know the King of Qin.

Whether Han Xin wants to admit it or not, he is already the de facto monarch of Qin, and he has no way out. Imagine if he didn't ascend the throne as king, how could the King of Qin when he grew up tolerate a person who could easily decide his life and death. He will inevitably fight like a child to regain the lost royal power.

Even if Han Xin was willing to put down his power, retire to the mountains and forests, and be willing to be the second Duke of Zhou, King Qin would not let him go. This is the art of the emperor, you can only advance, you can't retreat, and if you retreat, you will be crushed to pieces, and your death will be laughed at by the people of the world.

Han Xin's temptation not only did not arouse the fierce opposition of the Qin people, but on the contrary, the above table persuaded the Qin king to win Yichan and let the throne play a steady stream, and the cries of support rose one after another in the court, and everyone scrambled to be the first, lest the merit of support be divided by them. What's even more funny is that the officials of the county and county actually reported good signs, the county order of Wei County reported that "the sky is full of light, and there is a yellow dragon out of the wellhead", and the county order of Gan County reported that the unicorn appeared.

All kinds of calls continued, and Han Xin had no choice but to come forward in person to clarify, and the shouts of support from the DPRK and China gradually subsided.

Han Xin didn't want to replace King Qin yet, at least not now. Before reunification, he very much needed a stable rear, which had to compromise with the royalist forces, and Yingyi was their middle balance. If the Kanto region is successfully pacified, Han Xin's prestige will definitely be able to rise to a higher level at that time, and when he ascends the throne at that time, it will be the destiny of heaven, and the name is justified.

In the three months after Gongsun changed the law, Qin used this precious time to quickly reform the system and remove many malpractices, which made the whole country excited. After resting and preparing enough food and grass, the Qin State naturally sent troops to Hangu Pass.

At this time, in the eastern part of the country, Xiang Yu returned after several attacks in vain, and after getting the news that Chu and southern Chu were all against and Jiangdong was in danger, he was forced to withdraw his troops and return to China, with Ji Bu as the general, leading the army south to quell the rebellion, the Chu army went out of Jiujiang, and Peng Yue's rebels fought in Peng Ze, defeated, Peng Yue was frightened away, Ji Bu led the army to chase three hundred miles before collecting troops and returning to the camp, and the Chu land in the east of Peng Ze was also recovered by Xiang Yu's Chu army, and the danger of Jiangdong was lifted.

After the defeat, Peng Yue realized that the elite of the Chu army was far from being comparable to the rogues who rushed to the army, so he completely gave up the idea of facing the Chu army head-on, and instead handed over the territory of the two counties of Hengshan and Changsha to the Dou clan.

I have to say that Peng Yue is a genius for guerrilla warfare, his wit and acuity, he can always guess the opponent's next move one step ahead. He was agile and maneuvering, never putting himself and his subordinates in danger, and at the slightest sign of a bad situation, he retreated decisively, quickly leading his army into the mountains and fleeing. When the Chu army slacked off a little, he suddenly appeared on the flank of the Chu army to strike, and when the main force of the Chu army returned, he retreated cleanly.

The enemy advances and I retreat, and the enemy retreats and I chase, these eight words were vividly used by Peng Yue. Peng Yue's continuous attacks made the victorious Chu army panic, and their grain routes and rear were frequently attacked, and the non-commissioned officers of the front-line army often faced the danger of running out of food. This also gave Ji Bu a headache, he had set up an ambush several times to encircle and suppress Peng Yue in the rear, but Peng Yue was alert and intuitively dodged, and every time it was in vain.

On the frontal battlefield, the elite Chu army marched all the way and swept through most of the rebel land in southern Chu. But Peng Yue's constant attacks also made the Chu army's gradually lengthening supply line very fragile, and they had to face the threat of Peng Yue at all times. Fearing that the grain and grass would be cut off, Ji Bu was forced to stop the offensive after capturing Xiangxian County, Changsha County, and instead cleared the rear, and engaged in an endless pursuit with Peng Yue.

The stalemate of the Chu army in the south also gave Liu Bang hope, and he soon contacted Zhao Xie and Wei Bao to meet up with the sand dunes of the alliance. On the Alliance of Dunes, Liu Bang wanted to persuade the two to counterattack the Central Plains together, but unexpectedly, these two people had been killed by Xiang Yu.

Liu Bang was so angry that he couldn't help but point at the noses of the two and scold them at the meeting. Wei Bao was furious and threw his sleeves away, Zhao Xie was already hot-tempered, how could he bear Liu Bang's scolding in front of him. So he drew his sword and wanted to fight with Liu Bang, but he was dragged by his subordinates, and only after hard persuasion did he put Zhao Xie back into the camp.

This time, the Triple Alliance broke up unhappily in this atmosphere.

After returning to Linzi, Liu Bang regretted it again, and hurriedly sent envoys to Zhao Xie and Wei Bao to give a heavy gift, and apologized in a letter, which allowed the Three Kingdoms to reconcile. However, it was almost impossible for Zhao and Wei to send troops to the Central Plains.

Liu Bang was unwilling to miss such a good opportunity, and decided to send troops to attack Chu alone. He gathered 200,000 troops, with Xiao He as the long history, Chen Ping as the army, and Fan Xu and Zhou Bo as the generals to lead the army south and attack Chu.

At first, the Han army relied on overwhelming troops, all the way like a bamboo, even under the twelve cities of Huaibei, and the front of the army pointed directly at Pengcheng. After Xiang Yu heard that the Han army was moving south, he decisively led 100,000 elite soldiers to the north to meet the Han army. Confronted the Han army in Heshui. Xiang Yu took the lead, led more than 10,000 personal soldiers to attack the Han army, seven battles and seven victories, the Han army was defeated and retreated, and Xiang Yu's banners were dodged, not daring to meet the enemy. The Han army was forced by the Chu army and had to retreat thirty miles, and the soldiers' banners and armor were damaged countless times.

Because Xiang Yu had limited troops, the emptiness in the rear was taken advantage of by Qin Zhao Wei, so he didn't need to attack Qi Di rashly. The Chu army and the Han army confronted each other along Surabaya, holding each other, and no one could help anyone.

When the news of Qin's pacification of Lingnan came, Kanto was shocked.

Although Xiang Yu was proud, he never despised Han Xin, and he found that his Chu State had been fighting for a year, and although it continued to win, it did not increase its national strength. However, the Qin State has always watched the fire from the other side, and did not participate in the Great War in the Kwantung region, but used the continuous conquest between the north and the south to continuously expand the territory and increase the population.

Qin State's forbearance made Xiang Yu vigilant, and it also made Liu Bang jealous, for fear that he and the Chu army would lose their strength in a big fight, but they would be reaped by Qin State. As if they had a tacit understanding, the two armies of Chu and Han suddenly stopped fighting and withdrew their troops for dozens of miles. The Central Plains, which had been fought for a long time, suddenly fell into a sudden peace.

At this time, the pattern has been roughly clear. Chu is still the largest country in terms of territory, with Sanchuan, Yingchuan, Hanoi, Nanyang, Yangjun, Chenjun, Surabaya, Jiujiang, Lujiang, Zhangjun, Huiji and 11 counties have been more than half of Changsha Hengshan. The Qi State stolen by Liu Bang sits on the seven counties of Linzi, Jibei, Jiaodong, Langya, Dongjun, Xue County, and Donghai, although the land is far less than that of Chu, but the population is not much lost, and it has the benefit of fish and salt.

Hebei's separatist forces are four, the largest of which is Zhao, occupying seven counties of Handan, Julu, Hengshan, Taiyuan, Daijun, Yunzhong, and Yanmen. Wei State was lost to Chu because of the land of Henan, and its vitality was greatly damaged, and now only the two counties of Hedong and Taiyuan are left. Yandi's Zang Di and Han Guang have been fighting for nearly two years, but they are still deadlocked, and there is no winner or loser, each accounting for half of Yandi. Zang Di is in the east, occupying Shanggu, Yuyang and Guangyang, Hanguang is in the west, and it is still right Beiping, Liaodong and Liaoxi.

After nearly two years of hard work, the land of the Second Qin State was restored to the territory of King Huiwen, with nine counties of Neishi, Beidi, Longxi, Shangjun, Jiuyuan, Hanzhong, Bajun, Shu and Guilin. The threat of the Xiongnu was eliminated in the north, Bashu was recovered in the south, and the land of Lingnan was opened.

In addition, there are still Nanyue countries in Lingnan, Chu still has secession, and small countries such as Linjiang and Hengshan exist among the powerful countries.

The conquest was imminent, the war machine of the Qin State was in full swing, a large number of ordnance was built overtime in the north of the craftsman battalion, grain was transported from Bashu and other places to the front line of Hangu Pass to be hoarded, a large number of new soldiers were conscripted into the army, stationed in various parts of the frontier, and the experienced soldiers who were replaced were marching to the west of Hangu Pass at a neat pace.

On the eve of the war, Han Xin put down all the things at hand and used this rare spare time to concentrate on accompanying Ying Ke after giving birth in the house.

Win Ke inherited Win Ke's good physical fitness, and he also likes equestrianism, so his body is not bad, and his recovery is naturally fast. After resting in bed for a few days, she yelled at boredom, and then forced Han Xin to take her around for a walk.

It's just that Xiao Han Che is really energetic, and he has to win every day and hold it in person, and he can't pretend to be his hand, otherwise he will open his throat and cry, so that the entire Wuxin Marquis Mansion will never be at peace.

Han Xin named his son "Che", which means that he is clear and clear, and it should mean Mingjun. Han Xin took the idea, and naturally she would not object to winning, and she also thought that the name was very good.

While the husband and wife were laughing and teasing Han Che, an old servant hurried to the garden to report; "General, there's a guest from outside who says it's your old days."

Han Xin was teasing his son, and when he was having fun, he was interrupted by an outsider, so he was naturally a little unhappy. His face sank, and he said; "Tell the visitors that I will not treat guests these days, I have received their wishes, please don't interfere too much with our family's life in the future."

The old servant hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I told him that my job is only to pass on words, and I can't be the master. But he didn't believe it, first saying that he was a friend of the general for many years, and then saying that he was your fellow disciple. I looked at him to a bit of a real look, not like a bluff, that's why I came to report it. ”

Han Xin was stunned for a moment, and then asked; "What does that guy look like?"

The old servant thought for a moment and gestured; "It's a teenager, he looks gentle, very white."

Han Xin thought about it for a long time, but he really couldn't remember knowing such a person, and he felt a little curious in his heart. So he let Ying Ke continue his walk in the garden accompanied by the maid, and he followed the old servant to the door to check.

From a distance, I saw a young man standing with his back to him, about seventeen or eighteen years old, although he was only dressed in coarse linen clothes, he was obviously heroic.

Probably hearing Han Xin's footsteps, the young man raised his head slightly, only to see him like a crown of jade, between his eyebrows was as delicate as a woman, but his face was a hippie smile.

Han Xin thought carefully for a while, making sure that he didn't know this person, and wanted to turn around and leave. But seeing that the young man had an extraordinary temperament, he hesitated and stopped.

Seeing that Han Xin was indeed happy, the young man strode in and opened his mouth to shout; "Senior brother, senior brother."

Han Xin looked at him again, and Zou Mei said; "You call me senior brother, but I don't think I've seen you."

The young man grinned, "Senior brother, you are really a noble person who forgets things, even the younger brother has forgotten, but you still remember the old man in Xuyi five years ago." ”

Han Xin looked him up and down with a strange expression, thought for a while, and asked tentatively; "Are you that little Taoist boy?"

The boy slapped his palms sharply and laughed; "No, I mean, you can't even remember me."

Han Xin was stunned for a moment, thinking that I recognize you as a ghost, you were only eleven or twelve years old back then, and I didn't even know the difference between men and women. You're suddenly here with me now, and if I knew you, it would be rare.

asked suspiciously; "Why do you call me senior brother?"

The young man said solemnly; "My master is in harmony with your master Bo Yuanzong, and I am the same door as you, so you say that I don't call your senior brother what to call you."

Han Xin smiled, thinking that this young man was really good at climbing relatives, but he just thought it was funny in his heart, and there was nothing to blame. I asked the young man's name again, and I learned that his name was Ran Yi.

beckoned him into the inner chamber, called for tea, and asked again; "Then you came here for something?"

Ran Yi nodded, and said with a positive color; "I have come to discuss with you on the orders of the great man."

Han Xin was stunned and surprised; "Aren't you a Taoist believer, why do you have to obey the order of Juzi."

Ran Yi smiled and said with a smug face; "That's what you don't know, senior brother. At that time, Yingzheng burned books and pit Confucianism, and respected magic alone, and the time of our sons and hundreds of countries was miserable, especially the Mo family, which advocated benevolence and non-aggression, was the most attacked. ”

Later, in order to fight against the tyrannical Qin, the heroes of the hundred schools formed an alliance with the Mo family and agreed to advance and retreat together. Among them, the Mo family is the most powerful, and it has an excellent reputation among the people, so they were elected as the leader of the alliance by selecting the contemporary Juzi. Therefore, although my master is not from the Mo family, I am very interested in the Mo family's tricks, so I joined the Mo family. ”

Han Xin nodded and said with a smile; "I see." I thought that it seems that the boundaries of the hundred schools of thought are not very strict, otherwise they would not have changed the division so lightly.

Taking a sip of tea, Han Xin asked; "You just said that you came to me on the orders of my uncle, but what's the matter?"

Ran Yi coughed lightly a few times, looked left and right, Han Xin understood, waved his hand to let his servants go down, looked at him and smiled, "Now you can talk about it." ”

Ran Yi said in a low voice; "Juzi asked me to bring you a word, my Mo family is willing to do my best to help you succeed."

Han Xin was stunned for a moment, and his heart was full of surprise. He also had the idea of using the power of the Mo family, because the Mo family had been entrenched in the Kwantung countries for hundreds of years, and had a large number of believers among the people, which was undoubtedly a great help to the Qin State's almost blank intelligence work in the Kwantung region. It's a pity that the answers given to him by Yuanzong and Mingyue disappointed him, and they made it clear that the Mo family didn't want to help the abuse, and was involved in the never-ending killing campaign in the world. So Han Xin gradually gave up, thinking that as long as the Mo family was not used by others, it would be fine.

But now he suddenly said that he wanted to help himself compete for the world, isn't this an inconsistency, which has to make Han Xin suspicious.

Han Xin put down the cup in his hand, muttered for a long time, and suddenly slashed the knife with his hand and slammed down on Ran Yi's chest. Ran Yi didn't expect Han Xin to suddenly attack him, so he suddenly shrank back from his dream, separated Han Xin's fierce attack with his hand, and attacked back with his backhand, but was blocked by Han Xin.

The two of them replaced the knife with their hands, and they accepted dozens of moves in an instant, and after a few moves, Han Xin took the upper hand in questioning, suddenly stopped the offensive, and just smiled and looked at the panting Ran Yi staring at him.

PS: Tired, really, it's hard to write.