"Han Xin's heart has left my mark."

Zhao Tuo returned to the barracks with a satisfied expression.

In addition to his gift of books and Han Xin, he formed a good relationship with the other party in advance. The most important thing is that Zhao Tuo found that Han Xin, who was only eight years old, had been secretly worshipping him.

"Explain to Han Xin the essence of the last battle."

As soon as Zhao Tuo thought of the scene at that time, thought of Han Xin's shining eyes, and listened to the expression of fascination, his heart was full of very strange feelings.

"It's too small, and when he's older, he'll be able to take it in."

Zhao Tuo muttered, and soon put this matter behind.

Now it is the last day that the Qin army is camped in Huaiyin, and tomorrow morning, they will set off again, and Zhao Tuo will also arrange the transfer of various departments, which is quite a lot.

Time flickered, and early in the morning of the second day, the Qin army, under the command of the generals of various departments, began to set off in an orderly manner.

They will then march west along the south bank of Huaishui, crossing the Huaishui to Xiacai at a ferry near Shouchun, then passing through Huaiyang, and finally embarking on the road to Xianyang, Guanzhong.

The reason why the route back to Qin was arranged in this way was to use Xiong Qi's corpse to deter those unstable Chu people.

Although Xiong Qi's identity as the king of Chu was characterized by the Qin army as a puppet king who trespassed and was not recognized.

But for the Chu people who had the will to resist, Xiong Qi, who was supported by Ling Yin Xiangyan after the surrender of the people, was their real king and the spiritual pillar that led them against the Qin people.

In addition to Xiong Qi's identity as a son, his deeds of opposing Qin in Chen Ying last year were also called righteous actions by the Chu people, which made countless anti-Qin people feel sorry for him.

Even in the hearts of many Chu people, they are looking forward to the king of Chu who was driven to the south, and one day he will be able to return with a large army to counterattack, recover Chu, and then restore Chu and save them from the dire situation.

Now, their King of Chu has returned.

But it was a pickled corpse that was pulled back by the Qin people.

From Huaiyin to Shandao, from Zhongli to Shouchun, as the Qin army marched all the way, the Chu people who still had the heart of resistance in the cities along the way were all silent and desperate.

And this is the purpose of Zhao Tuo's trip.

"Chudi, it should be stable for a while."

Zhao Tuo carefully observed along the way and took the situation of the Chu people into his eyes.

In the case that the main force of the Chu army was annihilated, and the two Chu kings died and surrendered, there should be no more waves in Chu.

But Zhao Tuo knew that this was only a temporary situation.

Although the state of Chu has perished, its ghost has not yet left, and it is still wandering in this land.

The ghost, Jing Chu, lurks and waits, waiting for an opportunity to rise again from death and from destruction.

"Although Chu has three households, the death of Qin will be Chu."

Zhao Tuo muttered, his eyes extremely cold.

He had heard this proverb more than once, and even when he passed some cities along the way, the Chu children who were playing by the side of the road and wearing tattered clothes looked at them with both fear and hatred.

They thought that Qin Jun did not understand the Chu language, so they sang this widely spread Chu proverb in their mouths.

When the black buttocks heard it for the first time, he was furious on the spot, grabbed a few Chu children, and was about to torture them to ask them who made up such words.

Zhao Tuo, who came to hear the news, stopped him.

"A bunch of stinky boys, why bother."

Zhao Tuo said calmly, and asked Qin Pawn to let go of these children with hatred in their eyes.

He knew very well that the black buttocks' approach not only had no effect, but would only intensify the contradictions between Qin and Chu even more, and add a stroke to the hatred book in the hearts of the Chu people.

The only one who wants to solve this problem is their king.

If Qin Wangzheng can use corresponding means and policies to appease after reunification, it may be possible to completely subdue these fallen people.

But Zhao Tuo expressed concern about this, because their king was very strong, and he wanted to change the policy in his hands, but Zhao Tuo was not sure.

Compared with this uncertain matter, Zhao Tuo can put forward some suggestions that may be useful.

"The changes at the end of Qin, in addition to the internal problems of the Qin court, were also an important reason for allowing the nobles of the six countries to wander around and collude in various places. This time I went back, maybe I could propose to the king that those nobles who had fallen in the country be gathered in Guanzhong, and they would be guarded and controlled nearby, so as to completely cut off the foundation for the restoration of these nobles. ”

A cold light flashed in Zhao Tuo's eyes.

If the internal governance reform of the Qin State is the root cause of the changes in the late Qin Dynasty, then his move is a palliative solution. Whatever the effect, it's better than inaction.

When he was in Puyang before, the assassination led by the remnants of the Four Kingdoms made Zhao Tuo quite frightened, if he didn't want to find a way to clean up these people, they would definitely jump up and down in the future.

It happened that he returned to Xianyang this time, and used the matter of Qi and Puyang to persuade Qin Wangzheng to control those nobles who died more strictly, which was an opportunity.

In addition to those ordinary nobles, Zhao Tuo destroyed Chu this time, and naturally he would not forget the two Chu people who overthrew the Qin Empire in history.

Liu.

Xiang Yu.

"Lu Juan and the Li brothers have been brought under my command, Han Xin and Chen Ping have left a good impression, and it will not be difficult to accept them in the future. After reunification, we will find a way to recruit Xiao He over. In this way, Liu Bang's talent was swept away by me. ”

Zhao Tuo sighed a little.

Under the instigation of his butterfly wings, Liu Bang's life has been completely changed, except for the above talents who were either subdued by Zhao Tuo or are likely to be recruited in the future.

Although Liu Bang is not dead, his reputation in Pei County has been completely ruined, and even his wife's family, the Lu family, will definitely give him up.

You must know that the reason why Liu Bang was able to start a family in history was the support of his wife's Lu family and Peixian villagers, such as Xiao He, Cao Shen, Fan Xu, and Xiahou Ying.

Now it is impossible for these people to get together with the infamous Liu Bang, and even the Liu clan people in Fengyi may no longer recognize this prodigal son who ruined the reputation of the Liu family.

"Liu Bang is no longer worried, but it is Xiang Yu."

Zhao Tuo's face was indifferent, and there was murderous intent in his eyes.

Compared with Liu Bang, whose life has changed greatly, he and Xiang Yu are the real enemies who do not share the same sky.

By mistake, Xiang Yan and Xiang Qu were defeated at the hands of his Zhao Tuo, and they both chose to kill themselves.

The enmity of his father and ancestors, as long as Xiang Yu is a normal person, he will definitely hate him Zhao Tuo to the core.

Not to mention the temper of the overlord of Western Chu in history, it is not good.

If Xiang Yu is given a chance to take revenge, he will definitely kill Zhao Tuo, and after killing, he will kill the corpse to dissipate his hatred.

"It's not enough to only accept one Zhong Liyi. In the Western Chu camp, Xiang Yu himself is the soul. ”

Zhao Tuo was full of jealousy, and after leading the army to cross the Huaishui, he asked people to go to the east to investigate the situation of the Xiang clan.

He was going to find out the situation of the other party and then look for an opportunity to kill him.

"Danger should be nipped in the bud."

As the weather became colder, the team led by Zhao Tuo finally arrived at Huaiyang, the most important city in Huaibei, after a trek of thousands of miles.

"Hahaha, Zhao Tuo! The old man has been waiting for you! ”

When Zhao Tuo led his army to Huaiyang, Wang Qian, who received the news, had already waited outside the city with his generals.

"General...... By the way, it should be called a prince now. ”

Zhao Tuo laughed and stepped forward to salute Wang Qian.

On the way back, Zhao Tuo had already learned that when Qin Wangzheng came to Huaiyang in person, he was the nineteenth-level marquis of Guannei for Wang Jian and Jinjue.

But according to the traditional rules of the Qin State, the real big reward will not be rewarded until the war is settled and he returns to Xianyang.

Qin Wangzheng was not yet pacified in Chu, and he made Wang Jian the Marquis of Guannei in Huaiyang, which may have an element of appeasement, after all, the war has been fought for more than a year, how can he not give some rewards in advance.

However, this also reveals a piece of information, that is, after Wang Jian returns to Xianyang after the pacification of Chudi, I am afraid that he will be promoted to another level and become the twentieth level of Chehou.

This will be a great reward for Wang Qian, who will stand at the top of the Qin State's military merit system.

However, Qin Wangzheng named him the Marquis of Che, which should also express a deeper meaning.

You, Wang Qian, have reached the full level.

There is no seal, there is no promotion, you can go home completely to retire, don't think about going to the battlefield again.

For Qin Wangzheng and Wang Qian, this will be the best outcome.

So now Wang Jian has completely no worries, although his beard is white and he is old, but his spirit is very good, seeing that Zhao Tuo is called "Junhou", he also said with a smile.

"Hehe, you kid is now capturing and killing the traitor and returning, making a great contribution, returning to Xianyang, the king will have a reward, and the promotion is just around the corner. Looking at the speed of your meritorious service in the past two years, it is a matter of time before you come to the marquis. ”

"The prince has an overreputation, Zhao Tuo's slight achievements, and he dares to hope for the marquis."

Zhao Tuo was modest on his lips, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"The three Jin Yan and Chu have all been destroyed by you, and there is only one Qi country left, where do I want to find meritorious deeds?"

At this time, Wang Qian's gaze skimmed over Zhao Tuo and looked at a special carriage in the ranks of the Qin army.

"He's right there."

Zhao Tuo nodded, knowing who Wang Jian was talking about.

Xiong Qi served as the prime minister of Qin for ten years, Wang Jian naturally had some friendship with him, and now Wang Jian himself has reached the peak of glory because of his efforts to destroy the country, but the other party has become a corpse.

All these naturally made the old general, who had passed the age of sixtieth birthday, sigh.

Just as Wang Jian shook his head and sighed, Zhao Tuo's eyes also looked at the back of Wang Qian, the group of generals of the Qin army who came to greet him.

Many of them are familiar faces.

Ren Huan, Sima Liang, and even Yang Xiong, who has not been seen for a long time.

They looked at Zhao Tuo and nodded with a smile.

But what attracted Zhao Tuo's attention the most was a man with a haggard face and a messy beard in the crowd.

Seeing Zhao Tuo coming, his face turned red and he turned his head to the side.

"Brother Li?"

……

Qindu Xianyang.

In the majestic palace chambers.

Qin Wangzheng looked at the piles of slips in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.

Except for Feng Wuxue, who was still conquering the Yue people south of the river, the rest of the Chu war had basically been pacified.

Zhao Tuo had also captured Xiong Qi and was carrying his body on the way back to Qin.

The war was calmed down, and the state of Chu was destroyed.

The soldiers who destroyed Chu were also homesick.

And 600,000 people have been fighting abroad for more than a year, and there is a state of emptiness in Guanzhong and various Qin lands, which cannot last long.

Qin Wangzheng ordered the deputy general Yang Duanhe to take a part of the Qin soldiers to stay in Chu, and the rest of the main force and generals of the Qin army could return to China to receive rewards.

Qin Wangzheng planned to hold a celebration banquet in Xianyang to show the world his great exploits.

The most important of these is to reward all the meritorious generals.

Qin Wangzheng copied the slips presented by the Lord's Lieutenant's Mansion and the Bangwei Mansion this time, and began to look at the meritorious deeds of the generals above.

"Well, Wang Jian did a beautiful job this time, destroying the king of the country and fulfilling the wishes of the widows. Zhao Gao, if you want to deal with a state like Chu, you still have to be a veteran like Wang Jian to come out, don't look at his age, he still has the ability to destroy the country. ”

Zhao Gao, who was standing beside him, smiled slightly and said, "What the king said is that the minister heard that the old general Wang can eat three bowls of food in one meal, but he eats more than the minister." ”

Qin Wangzheng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed: "So this Wang Jian fought Chu before, and only then did he ask for land from a widow, and it seems that the food at home is not enough for him to eat." ”

After the monarch and the ministers ridiculed, Qin Wangzheng sneered again: "Oh, when Wang Jian was fighting Chu in the past, he once said to the widow, 'For the great king, you will not be crowned a marquis if you have merit', and secretly mocked the widow for being stingy, and now the widow has named him the lord of the Marquis of Che, see what else can he say about this old man." ”

Zhao Gao complimented: "After being awarded the title of Marquis of Che, General Wang will definitely be satisfied, and he will return to his hometown to enjoy happiness in the future." ”

"yes, it's time for him to go back and enjoy his blessings."

Qin Wangzheng smiled faintly.

Hold the slip and look at it.

"Well, Zhao Tuo broke the Qi army of 100,000, defeated Xiang Qu, attacked Shouchun, defeated Xiang Yan in Huaiyin, and pacified Jiangdong Huiji for the widows, and now he has captured and killed traitors, this credit should be rewarded."

When Zhao Gao heard Qin Wangzheng say this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't speak.

Qin Wangzheng continued to look at it.

"Yang Duanhe broke through the right Sima of Chu State, captured Huaibei, and pacified Ludi, good."

"Feng Wuxuan captured the cities of Huaibei and defeated Xiang Yan with Zhao Tuo, and he was also a good general. When he settles the Jiangnan land for the widow, he will be rewarded. ”

"Hey, this Ren is a small soldier, and he also caught the right Sima of Chu with his own hands, what a brave general!"

"Well, this is Li You......"

When Qin Wangzheng saw this, his eyes suddenly widened.

He looked carefully at the record on the slip, and his face was full of astonishment.

"All the generals won, why did Li You lose alone?"

Tomorrow the plot will return to Qin, and then there will be an invention plot later, and there will be an alternative for the time being. But I still want to see if you have any better ideas, which can be made by climbing the technology tree at this time, and have an effect and benefits for the follow-up plot.