Yangcheng County, Nanyang County, as usual, this is July, it is the season of autumn harvest, the wind and the sun are beautiful, the children are running in the street, playing, hee-hee, the old people are sitting at the door of their homes, basking in the sun, chatting, in the fields, the tenant farmers are busy harvesting beans and wheat, and the joy of harvest makes everyone smile.

But just as everyone was busy harvesting, a troop of cavalry marched from the country road, swept up with dust, and was already moving towards the county government at a very fast speed.

The county order knelt on the ground, several people in black official uniforms walked in with swords, the leader of the person, was a eunuch, he took out the holy decree from his arms, opened it and read aloud: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor called and said, Hebei Frontier, the foundation of the country, the Xiongnu Changque, Donghu Wudao, I am worried every day, every time I think about it, I need to add troops to the border, I have ensured the safety of my Great Qin, the order, each county of Nanyang County, each levy 1,000, Yuyang, the day of the decree, the 10th, must arrive within two months, if the deadline is delayed, the county order is the same crime, and the decision will be made!" Chin this! ”

After reading the decree, the eunuch glanced at the county decree kneeling on the ground, and shouted in a sharp voice: "Why don't you take the decree soon?" ”

"Minister, take the order." The county magistrate got up and took the holy decree with both hands, the eunuch looked at the county decree and instructed: "Your Majesty has moved the real character this time, if the trip is delayed, I am afraid that the county magistrate will not be able to protect it, you better prepare for this matter quickly, let them choose a date." ”

The county order sang a promise, the eunuch turned around and walked outside the house, accompanied by the chaotic sound of horses' hooves, several Qin soldiers rode their horses away, the county order looked at the dust rolled up outside the house, sighed lightly, turned around and ordered: "Go to the left of the city to conquer Ding, within three days, I will see a thousand people!" ”

On the streets, in the fields, there were running officials, who were ordered to arrest people, young and old, and they had to gather enough for a thousand, and if the number of tenant farmers was insufficient, they would go to the residential areas to arrest them, and no matter what their status, as long as they were arrested, they would not want to leave the county government again.

Three days later, in the county school, a thousand people were really gathered, and the county commander stood on the stage of the martial arts, looking at everyone, he coughed heavily, and then said: "There is a holy decree issued, ordering us to send 1,000 people from Yangcheng County and go north to Yuyang Shubian, this is an opportunity to exercise, you must set off tomorrow!" ”

The people below were in a big uproar, many people wanted to rush out of the school, but they were whipped by the officials, and they were beaten hard, about a stick of incense, the riot was stopped, at this time, the county order said: "The list has been recorded, if there are escapees, all the people will be killed, and there will be no forgiveness!" ”

The last sentence of the county order caused everyone to discuss, this is not a conscription, this is forcing everyone to enlist in the army, a few years ago, the Qin State conquered South Vietnam, and forced the people to enlist in the army, and levied the merchant travelers-in-law, and today, the second emperor has just ascended the throne, and began to levy Ding to Mobei to transport, is it as a Qin people, should it be such a fate?

Many people sighed, many people were unwilling, but they couldn't resist the pulley of fate, so they had to appoint, at this time, the county lieutenant with thirty servants, began to distribute treasury weapons, in Yangcheng County, there are no decent weapons, the imperial court has not replenished ordnance to various places for a long time, at this time the county lieutenant issued some eliminated heads and spears.

About three hours, when everything was done, the county lieutenant picked out two burly teenagers from the crowd and brought them to the stage, Lang smiled and said, "What are you called?" ”

"My name is Wu Guang." One of the teenagers replied, and soon the other teenager also smiled and said, "My name is Chen Sheng." ”

"Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, not bad, not bad." The county lieutenant nodded and laughed, it was not enough to rely on his two generals to guard these strong men, once they rebelled halfway, the consequences would be unimaginable, at that time, not only the county order would eat the pot, but also the county lieutenant himself.

The county lieutenant stretched out his hand and patted the two on the shoulder twice, nodded with satisfaction, and then walked back to the county commander, whispered a few words, and the county commander also nodded with satisfaction, at this time, the two Qin soldiers beside the county lieutenant took out two bronze swords and handed them to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, at this time, the county lieutenant instructed: "From today onwards, I will promote you two to the tun chief, and the thousand people will be divided into two teams, each team of five hundred people, led by the two of you, in addition, I will send the two generals to the north with the two of you, I hope you can arrive as scheduled, return as soon as possible, I am in Yangcheng County, Catch the wind for you. ”

Although the words of the county lieutenant are very generous, everyone knows that this is to let them go to Mobei to die, if there is no war in the past few years, they can mix a few years of money and come back, but once there are Xiongnu or Donghu Koubian, just rely on these broken spears issued by them, can they fight?

But it was useless to complain, many people bowed their heads and accepted their fate, sighed for a long time, and the county lieutenant said something on the stage, and only when the sun was about to go down did he give an order, let everyone go back to the barracks to rest for the night, and set off at dawn.

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In order to ensure that in case, the county order of Yangcheng County dispatched 20 officials and two generals to go north with these 1,000 people, nominally as an escort, but in fact, it was surveillance, which can be said to be a kind of compulsion.

The team is uneven, from the Huai River area, to the east, about half a month, the team to the Qi County, Surabaya County, at this time the heavy rain continues, has been several days, the water overflowed Daze, blocking the way, more than 1,000 people had to build camp on a high place, suspend the trip.

The rain continued, and everyone was miserable, but the two generals were at ease, drinking in the tent every day, not asking about the world, just like that, day by day.

But the time stipulated by the imperial court is limited, so they stay here day by day, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang have their own worries in their hearts, but usually, it is inconvenient to talk about it, it just so happens that today, the two generals and captains are drunk in the camp again, and they have fallen asleep at this time, and the twenty officials except for five who are responsible for patrolling, the rest of them have also gone to the nearby countryside to drink.

Chen Sheng quietly came to Wu Guang's tent, Wu Guang was sitting in the tent at this time, he had stayed in Daze for more than ten days, if he continued, he was afraid that when he arrived in Yuyang, it would be his own death, at this time there was a slight sound of footsteps in the tent, Wu Guang got up suddenly, turned around and looked, it was Chen Sheng, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After more than half a month of getting along, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang have been familiar with each other, and their relationship is also very good, at this time Chen Sheng came, Wu Guang sighed lightly, pulled Chen Sheng to sit down, bowed his head and pondered for a moment, Wu Guang opened his mouth and said: "Brother, the heavy rain continues, we have lived here for more than half a month, if it is delayed, the itinerary is missed, it is not a trick." ”

Chen Sheng had actually thought about this problem for a long time, and at this time, seeing that Wu Guang was worried about this matter, he pretended to sigh, looking compassionate and compassionate, and after a while, he said: "I heard that Qin Law is strict and does not care about personal feelings, if you delay the trip, you will be beheaded!" ”

"Mom, more than a thousand people, can he kill them all?" Wu Guang was taken aback and couldn't help asking.

Chen Sheng saw that Wu Guang was surprised, so he had to press down on his hand, signaled Wu Guang to whisper, and unconsciously looked at the mouth of the tent behind him, and then said softly: "What are more than 1,000 people, I heard that Xianyang killed more than 2,000 people not long ago, and most of them are Wang Sun Guixuan and civil and military ministers, and their identities are very expensive." ”

Seeing Chen Sheng say this, Wu Guang's heart was even more bottomless, he couldn't help but raise his sword in his hand, pulled Chen Sheng, and said hurriedly: "In this case, we might as well take advantage of the fact that no one is paying attention now and run away." ”

"Wait!" Chen Sheng grabbed Wu Guang and said softly: "Listen to me." ”

Wu Guang was also a little calm at this time, he saw that Chen Sheng had something to say, so he had to sit down, Chen Sheng pressed Wu Guang's sword, and then said: "If we escape like this, sooner or later we will be arrested by the imperial court, although the world is big, it is not the king's land, it is better to ......"

Chen Sheng paused deliberately and accentuated his voice: "Let's do the opposite!" ”

Wu Guang was taken aback, he was only thinking about running for his life at most, but Chen Sheng considered rebellion, Wu Guang had no bottom in his heart, he didn't dare to agree, but he was a little tempted, his heart was entangled, and he was uncertain, Chen Sheng saw Wu Guang's hesitation on the side, he couldn't help but get up, and resolutely said: "The eldest husband is reincarnated, he should make immortal achievements, even if he fails, he will leave his name forever, it is better than wandering around, being blinded by others, he will be captured one day and die under the guillotine, right?" ”

Wu Guang was completely moved, and at this time, Chen Sheng said again: "If you are still hesitant, we might as well find someone to calculate a hexagram, how about it?" ”

After a short silence, Wu Guang nodded and said, "In this case, we will go to the town tomorrow." ”

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Every morning, there are many things to be busy in the camp, and it is not until noon that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang can get out and have a free time, which is also an extremely precious time of their day.

At this time, the two came to a nearby town, the town is not big, it is a typical earthen city, wandering in the street for a while, but found that not far away, a small table, next to the small table is a cloth pocket, on which is written: "Tiansuan" two words.

This is a hexagram stall, the two of them looked around, and walked quickly towards the hexagram stall.

The diviner of the hexagram is an old man, he is half-dyed with a white beard, wearing a cyan robe, at this time in front of the table closed his eyes to recuperate, heard the footsteps, the hexagram master opened his eyes to look, saw the two of them coming, the hexagram master smiled and said: "What do you want to count?" ”

"Future!" Chen Sheng returned, at this time, the two had already sat down in the hexagram stall, at this time, the old man pinched his fingers and calculated, slightly surprised, but the surprise was only short-lived, the old man regained his composure, he handed over a sheepskin and a // brush, "Write the birthdays of the two of you." ”

Chen Sheng was the first to pick up the pen and write down his birthday eight characters, and then, Wu Guang also picked up the pen to write, the old man took back the eight characters of his birthday, copied the turtle shell on the side, and there were several copper plates inside, the old man shook it vigorously, poured the copper plate on the table, looked at it, and couldn't help laughing again.

Seeing the old man laughing, the tension in their hearts disappeared a little, and Chen Sheng asked at this time: "Dare to ask the hexagram master, how is the hexagram of the two of us?" ”

"If you do things with one heart, you will succeed, but there are still dangers and obstacles later, and I am afraid that it will take a lot of trouble, and you should ask the ghosts and gods at the next step." The diviner couldn't help but laugh.

The two listened to the hexagram master say that if they do the same thing, they will succeed, and their hearts are extremely happy, but the hexagram master changed his words, but he told the two that there will be dangers in the future, like a basin of cold water, poured on the two of them, and the two fell into contemplation at this time, what is it to ask the ghosts and gods?

After thinking for a while, Chen Sheng couldn't help but be overjoyed and said: "I know, the Chu people have always believed in ghosts, as long as we have ghosts and gods to win people's hearts, we will be able to do things!" ”

"Ghosts?" Wu Guang still didn't understand, but Chen Sheng thought about it and couldn't help laughing: "Go back, I'll tell you how to do it." ”