In the twenty-seventh year of Qin Shi Huang, in early September.

The autumn wind swept across the grassland, and the green grass and flowers of summer gradually faded from the land.

Instead, the eye is greeted by a magnificent golden grassland.

In the middle of the grassland, in the middle of countless Qin military camp tents, stood a gorgeous tall military tent.

General Zhao Tuo was kneeling, and the imperial edict from Guanzhong was placed on the wooden table in front of him.

The emperor said that he was very good about the brilliant results he had sent back before, and praised Zhao Tuo's achievements in the past few months in the edict.

At the same time, the emperor approved of Zhao Tuo's strategic plan to Xianyang and promised all his requests.

This reassured Zhao Tuo, and he became more and more confident in the next battle.

Of course, after thanking the First Emperor for his trust in my heart.

Zhao Tuo will not forget the reminder of the First Emperor, and the edict he personally wrote about dealing with traitors in Qin.

"Don't worry, General, I have already asked the five hundred lords of Fan to bring the father and son of the Wu clan over."

Li Shiqi sat next to him and spoke intimately.

"Thank you, sir."

Zhao Tuo nodded, looked at Li Shiqi, and then glanced at Chen Ping on the other side, feeling very comfortable in his heart.

The strategists and good looks who can leave a name in history are really capable, whether it is resourcefulness or the ability to observe words and colors, they are very good.

Like Li Shiqi, sometimes as long as Zhao Tuo gave him a look, he could understand, and immediately respond and arrange.

Such a person is an excellent subordinate.

Chen Ping is worse in this regard, but he is much younger than Li Shiqi, and his growth is still strong, and the current point in time is far from Chen Ping's peak in history, and there is room for improvement in the future.

This made Zhao Tuo even more convinced of the idea of collecting historical celebrities for his own use.

Although with his current position, he can also cultivate amateurs on his own and promote some unknown people in history.

But in that case, the cost of trial and error is too great, because those who have not left their names in history, Zhao Tuo does not know what their abilities and temperaments are, and they need to keep testing and polishing, which requires too much energy and resources, and in the end, they may not be able to get satisfactory results.

For example, Zhao Tuo's black buttocks, Xi Qigu, Zhang He and others brought it up single-handedly.

No matter how Zhao Tuo cultivates, they are just middle-aged people, and they can barely use them, but it is difficult to take charge of them alone and shoulder heavy responsibilities.

On the contrary, those historical celebrities, such as Li Shiqi, whose wisdom and eloquence far surpass ordinary people, after some exercise, they can make a meritorious service of descending a great country of ten thousand times.

Even Fan He, who has just been recruited, really has the courage to take the lead on the battlefield, and Xiao He is indeed quite handy in taking charge of logistics and government affairs, and can be called a capable official.

These people can leave a name in history, their own abilities have been tested by history, and their character traits are also very obvious.

As long as Zhao Tuo gets them started, they can use them directly, and they can save a lot of temptation, which is naturally far better than cultivating amateurs by himself.

"Now I have Xiao He in internal affairs, Li Shiqi and Chen Ping in my strategists, and Shi Jian, Cao Shen, Fan Xu and the like in my military, so I just wait for Xiao Han Xin to grow up."

"At that time, it will really be all the heroes of the world!"

Just when Zhao Tuo was proud in his heart.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the tent, and Cao Shen, who was transferred by Zhao Tuo to serve as a short-term general, shouted outside the tent: "General, the father and son of the Wu clan have been brought." ”

"Well, bring it in."

Zhao Tuo reined in his thoughts, and next, he had to conduct a trial.

Fan Xu, who was tall, escorted the father and son of Wu Shilu into the tent.

"The sinner Wu Shilu has seen the general."

"The sinner Wu Shifang has seen the general."

Wu Shilu's father and son trembled, and after entering the tent, they knelt on the ground, looking at Zhao Tuo with both fear and expectation.

Since the treason was exposed, the two fathers and sons were controlled by the Qin army, acting as guides on the way here, and sending messages to the Yue people when needed, so as to mislead the judgment of the Yue clan and realize the Qin army's plan to lure the enemy.

The previous letter persuading the Marquis of the Yue clan to attack the logistics of the Qin army was sent by Wu Shi Lu after being captured.

In view of these meritorious acts, and Zhao Tuo once said that he would show the emperor for the Wu family and his son, he might be able to avoid their capital crimes and live as a prisoner.

So during this time, the father and son of Wu Shi still retained a glimmer of hope for their lives in fear.

Now, at last, the time has come to pronounce their fate.

Zhao Tuo's face was flat, and he asked: "Wu Shilu, the father and son are deeply valued by Qin, and they are commended by the emperor, and they are rewarded by the emperor, and they should be loyal to my Qin country." But for the sake of their own selfish interests, you betrayed the country and collaborated with the enemy Yu Yue's and leaked the secrets of our army, which can be called the crime of treason and collaboration with the enemy, and your father and son can plead guilty? ”

Wu Shilu's father and son glanced at each other, and they both said with bitter faces: "We confess our guilt." ”

"Although the sinner Wu Shi Lu was confused for a while, he mistakenly committed an act of betrayal. However, over the years, transporting cattle, horses and livestock, providing information outside the country, and making a lot of contributions to Daqin, we have also contributed to the matter of the Yue clan, and I also asked the general to see the sinner's small merits, which can save the sinner's father and son from death. My father and son are willing to be prisoners for the rest of their lives, just to live! ”

Wu Shilu knelt on the ground, knocking his head constantly.

Wu Shifang also kowtowed and said, "Please spare the general." ”

In the tent, Chen Ping, Li Shiqi, Fan Hao and others were all coldly watching.

If you know today, why bother in the first place!

If their father and son were dedicated to helping Daqin, now they would not only be able to preserve their status, but they could even be rewarded by the emperor again for their meritorious service, how could they fall to the point of kowtowing and begging for mercy and wanting to be a prisoner to live.

Zhao Tuo said indifferently: "You don't need to beg me, your matter will have been reported to Xianyang according to the truth, and now that the emperor's edict is here, the punishment for you has been decided." ”

Hearing this, Wu Shilu's father and son looked nervously at the stack of papers in front of Zhao Tuo.

above, determines their future.

"The emperor spares his life!"

Wu Shi muttered.

Zhao Tuo ignored him, stretched out his hand to pick up the emperor's edict, and said calmly: "According to the law, those who do treason like this in the Wu clan should be split and wiped out the whole clan." ”

The faces of Wu Shilu's father and son suddenly turned pale.

Wu Shifang said in a trembling voice: "I don't want the car to crack, I don't want the car to crack......"

"The whole clan is wiped out."

There was not a trace of blood on Wu Shilu's face.

Zhao Tuo said again: "However, I remember that you and others did make a contribution to the elimination of the Yue Clan, so now you are exempted from the punishment of car splitting." ”

Hearing this, the father and son of Wu Shilu were overjoyed and were about to kowtow to thank him.

But I only heard Zhao Tuo continue: "Change to cut in half, and the whole clan will be cut into the city." ”

Deathly silence.

Cut off by the waist, the death penalty of cutting off the waist with an axe.

Bad luck, one axe keeps chopping, and you have to do another axe.

Sometimes when it is cut off, half of the person on the ground may not immediately lose his breath, and he can struggle in pain for a long time.

As for the whole clan, it means that all the people of the Wu clan have to tattoo words on their faces, and then cut their noses and do heavy physical work such as building city walls.

The father and son of Wu Shilu suddenly turned to ashes.

Wu Shifang didn't seem to be able to accept this result, and screamed: "Zhao Tuo, didn't you say that if we help you, you can be exempted from the death penalty and live as a prisoner!" How can you deceive my father and son! ”

"Presumptuous!"

Chen Ping stood up and shouted: "The general only said in the past that if you and your father and son help destroy the Yue clan, they can make a contribution to your performance, and maybe you can be exempted from the death penalty and live as a prisoner." But in the end, it's up to the present to decide! ”

"Now the general keeps his promise and takes credit for you. The emperor also spared the punishment of the car split, and beheaded him instead. The whole clan can also live, only the sword and the sword are the city, isn't this the general who kept his promise and asked for it, how can he not know what to do! ”

Wu Shilu's father and son were stunned.

Yes, Zhao Tuo only said "maybe" to them at the beginning.

The final decision rests with the emperor.

The emperor said that it was a halving, that is, a halving.

No one can change it.

Looking at the Wu clan father and son who were paralyzed on the ground, with a desperate face, Zhao Tuo had no pity.

He said lightly: "When you choose to betray the Qin State, you should think of this day." Fan, pull them down. ”

"Yui."

Fan Hao smiled, stretched out his big hand, one in each hand, and dragged the back of the neck of Wu's father and son out of the tent.

Only the voice of the father and son crying in regret echoed in this tent.

Zhao Tuo's face was expressionless.

Death to those who rebel against Qin!

Only in this way can we shock the world.

At this time, Chen Ping's heart moved, and he thought about it.

He smiled at Zhao Tuo and said, "General, we will form the Guiyi Yue Clan Army to fight against the Huns. In addition to the temptation of reward, it is also necessary to intimidate with severe torture, and I think we can use the lives of the Wu family and his son. ”

"It's better to gather the cavalry of the Yue Clan, let these tens of thousands of people see the scene of the Wu Clan's father and son being beheaded in half, and let these Yue Clan people know what kind of fate it will be to dare to betray my Qin State!"

"To contribute to my Qin country, I have cattle, sheep and horses as a reward. But if you dare to betray, this beheaded Wu clan father and son will be their fate! ”

"The people of the grassland have always bullied the weak and feared the hard, and feared the strong. In addition to Huairou, let them know what the majesty of Great Qin is! ”

(End of chapter)