Chapter 37: South Vietnam Returns Zhang Liang and Others
Ten days later, a letter from Xianyang arrived at the palace of the Nanyue king. Zhao Tuo, the king of Nanyue, angrily threw the letter in his hand on the ground after reading it.
"Fusu Xiao'er, it's too much to deceive people," Zhao Tuo roared angrily.
Wu Jian, the minister of South Vietnam, hurriedly picked up the letter on the ground and quickly skimmed through it.
"Come on, behead Zhang Liang's gang and the five hundred bandits," Zhao Tuo angrily ordered the guards.
"Why, my lord, you must not. If you kill Zhang Liang and others. Then we will completely fall out with Fusu, and a big war is inevitable. Wu Jian tried his best to dissuade him.
"Stand down."
Zhao Tuo retired the two guards who were on standby and sat back on the throne in a decadent manner.
Seeing that Zhao Tuo had temporarily dismissed his plan to kill Zhang Liang and others, Wu Jian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Great King, that Fusu only pacified the trouble of the Huns in Hexi not long ago, and the soldiers were in full swing at this time. If we start a war with Qin at this time, it will not be conducive to our South Vietnam. My South Vietnam is far away from the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the products are poor, and the people's livelihood is withering. As a result, all the materials of our South Vietnam had to be obtained through trade with Qin. If you want to start a war with Qin, you must first hoard enough supplies, and the civil power of our four counties in Nanyue is not enough to support the war between Nanyue and Qin. ”
"Wu Guoxiang, how can these widows you said not know! It's just that this Fusu is too deceitful. Zhao Tuo said helplessly.
"Great King, my Nanyue is only temporarily inappropriate to start a war with the Qin State, and it is not that I have always been unable to go to war with the Qin State. In just three to five years, our South Vietnam will be able to stock up on five years' worth of grain and grass materials, and then we will be able to unite with a group of anti-Qin forces to compete with Nafusu. It's just that we can't fall out with Qin State at the moment, after all, we still have to grab all kinds of materials from Qin. ”
Hearing what Wu Jian said, Zhao Tuo's anger gradually subsided. After all, those who have achieved great things should not care about temporary gains and losses.
Two days later, a fast rider brought the news of the South Vietnamese border back to the palace of the South Vietnamese king.
"Your Great King, the State of Qin has blocked all the passages in and out of my South Vietnam, and cut off the trade between Qin and my South Vietnam."
Zhao Tuo was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect Fusu to take action so quickly.
"Go and ask Prime Minister Wu to come and see me," Zhao Tuo ordered to the guards.
Half an hour later, Wu Jian rushed back to the palace of Nanyue under the leadership of the guards.
When Zhao Tuo told Wu Jian the news of Qin's blockade of the border, Wu Jian was shocked. Where is this Fusu's revenge, and the people have obviously begun to plan for the destruction of South Vietnam.
"Your Majesty, your subordinates think that the blockade of my South Vietnam by the Qin State this time is definitely not just to rescue Zhang Liang and others, it should be that Fusu has already begun to plan to destroy my South Vietnam. Think about it, big king, Zhang Liang and Wu Guang infiltrated our South Vietnam to make trouble, and then Fusu used Zhang Liang to cut off the trade route between my South Vietnam and Qin. Isn't there a connection? O king, it is obvious that my Nanyue has been targeted by Fusu. I still have three or five years to prepare in South Vietnam, and I am afraid that it will not be long before the army of Fusu will come to my South Vietnam. ”
It was only at this time that Zhao Tuo realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Wu Guoxiang, what do you think I should do in South Vietnam in this matter?" Zhao Tuo looked at Wu Jian and asked.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty thinks that my Nanyue should first return Zhang Liang and the five hundred bandits to Qin. In this way, Na Fusu will not be able to find a reason to send troops for the time being, and it will also be able to buy time for our South Vietnam to prepare for war. Then he sent envoys to Xianyang to ask Fusu for peace, even if the peace was not successful, he could take the opportunity to find out Fusu's conspiracy. In addition to Xianyang, our Nanyue should also send envoys to Jiangdong Xiang, Qin Emperor Hu Hai, Dangjun Liu Ji and others to win over these people to resist Fusu together with our Nanyue. In the end, the king must make up his mind to mobilize our South Vietnamese army and people to actively prepare for war. Peace talks are just an illusion, and the key is to use war to defeat the enemy. ”
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On this day, a group of South Vietnamese soldiers escorted Zhang Liang and others out of Hengpu Pass and headed for Qin.
Since that day, the king of Nanyue listened to the advice of the minister Wu Jian, and sent people to release Zhang Liang and others. In order to prevent Zhang Liang and his gang from entering Qingzhang Mountain again to make trouble, Zhao Tuo also sent 2,000 soldiers to escort Zhang Liang and others along the way to the junction of South Vietnam and Qin.
"Mr. Zifang, I didn't expect that the king of Nanyue would really let us go, and he would send troops to escort us to Qindi. It seems that this king of Nanyue really doesn't dare to provoke his son. An attendant glanced at the South Vietnamese soldier who was following behind him, then turned his head to Zhang Liang and asked.
"That's natural, what kind of person is my Great Qin Gongzi. Don't hide it from you, there are only two people in this world that I admire Zhang Liang, one is the old man of my master, and the other is Gongzi Fusu. Zhang Liang boasted proudly.
After making a fuss in South Vietnam, he was escorted back to Qin by the South Vietnamese army. This is anyone's going to be arrogant. Zhang Liang walked in the team proudly, and he admired Fusu more and more.
Two days later, Wu Guang received Zhang Liang and others at the junction of Qin and South Vietnam, and was overjoyed for a while.
"Mr. Zifang, I'll just say you'll be fine." Wu Guang said excitedly to Zhang Liang. It's just that a trace of tears in the corner of Wu Guang's eyes can't be hidden.
"Brothers, take the edict of the son: all of you are meritorious people of Great Qin, each of you will be given 10,000 yuan, and the land west of the river will be 20 acres. Those who are willing to settle in Hexi will be given a resettlement fee of 10,000 yuan, and will be given a certain official position according to their virtues, which is not weaker than the official position of the Qin Dynasty, equivalent to the level of the township head. )。 If you do not want to go to the land west of the river, you can continue to serve in the army, and the reward of money and food will still be the same, and you will be awarded the position of centurion. After the Great Qin suppressed the rebellion of South Vietnam, it could be returned to the homeland of South Vietnam, and local official positions could be exchanged according to military merits. ”
"I've waited to thank Childe"
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More than 500 soldiers who had returned from South Vietnam knelt on the ground and thanked Fusu for his gifts. At this moment, these soldiers truly realized the pride of being Qin people, and they also began to be grateful for Fusu's kindness from the bottom of their hearts.
They were just the tiniest of beings in this troubled world. Since following Zhang Liang's incident, they have put life and death aside and lived a day at a time. When they were captured by Zhao Tuo, they were ready to be killed at any time. They were also skeptical of Zhang Liang's promise that Gongzi Fusu would definitely save them, after all, they didn't know if Gongzi Fusu knew about their existence, and when they were released by Nanyue and returned to Qin, they all felt like a dream.
It wasn't until they heard the edict of Fusu conveyed by Wu Guang that they knew that Fusu had always remembered their merits and gave them great rewards. For a while, these soldiers were moved and didn't know how to deal with themselves. Some wept and cried, while others laughed.
Whether it's crying or laughing, it's joy in this moment.
Zhang Liang watched as the 500 soldiers were immersed in joy, and he was truly happy for these brothers. At the same time, I also put my mind at ease, and it seems that I don't need to fight hard for these soldiers and Fusu to argue about the level.
"Confucian, there is one more thing for Gongzi to tell you: Gongzi said that he did not plan to accept disciples who had been taken prisoner to teach the art of war, but he was willing to give some advice on the fact that you and I had indeed caused a lot of trouble for the King of Nanyue. He asked the two of us to hurry back to the Great Qin Military Academy after we settled these brothers."
Hearing what Wu Guang said, Zhang Liang was overwhelmed with excitement.