Chapter 02: The Envoy from Jiangdong (Part I)
Time flies, in a flash, it is the first year of June, warm and lingering on the earth, it is the season of spring planting.
At this time, the large // land of Chenjun has entered the cultivation season, and the people are wielding hoes, rakes and plows, sweating in the fields, and are busy.
But there are also some idle people who do not do their jobs and wander the streets.
In Hongxing Village, outside Chen County, on a very fertile land, a person is working hard, he is wearing a cyan Xiulong robe, his hands are full of dirt, but he is very busy, within a hundred steps beside him, there are a large number of guards in military robes patrolling.
This person is Chen Sheng, the king of Zhang Chu, who visited a lot of land today to check the cultivation of the people, and some farmers who did not have seeds also received seeds with the help of the government to cultivate their own land.
A lot of barren land has also been mined by some displaced people, who have settled in Chen County and have a stable life.
These are the credits of Chen Sheng, after all, Chen Sheng started as a tenant farmer and is very familiar with agricultural affairs, and he has been poor since he was a child, so he knows how difficult the life of the people is, and to some extent, he will also think more about the lives of the people.
Maybe it's the problems accumulated in the past, Chen Sheng will go out of the city every day, go to the countryside, go to the countryside, check the lives of the people, check the land planting, and by the way, he can also help some people plant land.
Probably tired, at this time Chen Sheng had put down his hoe, wiped his sweat with his sleeve, and a waiter came in small steps, brought a cup of hot tea and a piece of pastry, and said with concern: "King, you are a daughter, don't you dare to do this, let's go back to the palace." ”
Seeing that the chamberlain was so anxious, Chen Sheng couldn't help laughing heartily, raised his glass and drank a few sips of tea, came to a dirt bag and sat down, a feeling that he had never felt before hit his heart, Chen Sheng seemed to feel that he was back to the past.
What a familiar feeling it was, lying on the dirt bag, looking up at the sky, fantasizing about what his future would look like, fantasizing that he could make great achievements, riding a horse with a sword, galloping on the battlefield, and making great achievements for the Chu country.
It seems that Ma Liu's words echoed in his ears: "Chen Sheng, are you daydreaming?" ”
This scene, like the playback of a time machine, Chen Sheng couldn't help but sigh, he would never have dreamed that today, he could be the king and hegemon, and set foot on the historical stage of competition, let alone that he now has his own world.
The past is unbearable, and the ups and downs of life are even more sighing......
Suddenly, a fast horse came from the country road, a guard rode on the horse, waved the whip violently, and made a "crackling" sound, and soon, the guard found Chen Sheng sitting on the earthen bag, he jumped off the horse from a long distance, and ran over quickly: "King, Wu Guang's personal entourage is back, waiting for you in the palace." ”
After Chen Sheng heard this, he got up suddenly, Wu Guang's personal follower came back, is there news about the battle of Xingyang, Chen Sheng was pleasantly surprised, he couldn't wait for a minute, snatched the horse whip from the guard's hand, and said hurriedly: "Quick, follow me back to the palace!" ”
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The hall was very quiet, and several ministers also came in a hurry, and no one dared to say a word, they all lowered their heads and remained silent.
Chen Sheng was just furious, Wu Guang's personal entourage brought back a bad news, the battle of Xingyang, Wu Guang was ineffective, so far he has not been able to conquer Xingyang, but he has lost his troops and generals, Wu Guang has given up the siege of the city, and the siege is not fighting.
This is like a bolt from the blue, before and after, nearly 150,000 troops were invested, but Wu Guang failed to conquer Xingyang, and his plan to enter Hangu Pass was about to run aground, which made it extremely difficult for Chen Sheng to accept.
What made Chen Sheng even more unbearable was that Wu Guang failed to capture Xingyang, but he repeatedly applied for additional troops, his behavior has seriously touched his bottom line, the more Chen Sheng thought about it, the more angry he became, he couldn't help but pick up a bundle of bamboo slips, threw them on the ground, and kicked them hard, kicking the table over.
Everyone hurriedly knelt down, Chen Sheng's anger had subsided a little at this time, he began to gradually calm down, looking at the people kneeling on the ground in the main hall, Chen Sheng said hoarsely: "Get up." ”
Everyone got up one after another, and at this time, Chen Sheng looked at Cai Ci and sighed: "Wu Guang's division is unfavorable, and he can't conquer Xingyang for more than half a year, so I'm ready to change generals and replace Wu Guang back." ”
Cai Ci saw that Chen Sheng had the intention of changing generals, and he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "The king can't." ”
Chen Sheng had already sat back on the soft seat at this time, and several attendants were cleaning up the mess, at this time Cai Ci admonished, Chen Sheng asked suspiciously, "Is there anything wrong?" ”
Cai Ci nodded, came to the center of the main hall, and said in a deep voice: "Wu Guang and the king raised troops together, gathered thousands of people, killed the county guards, killed the officials, fought Daze, and fought hard in Qi County, so as to rise up, spread the word to the Quartet, and establish today's foundation." ”
Speaking of this, Cai Ci looked around at everyone in the hall, Kong Kun and the others were staring at him, he coughed dryly, cleared his throat, and continued: "In this way, Wu Guang has the merit of founding the country, and has the support of the army, and all the generals will return to their hearts. ”
Listening to Cai Ci's words, Chen Sheng was slightly displeased, "But Xingyang can't be attacked for a long time, and our army's westward march is blocked, can Wu Guang be consumed?" ”
"It doesn't have to be." Cai Ci held on to the handrail and said: "I have a plan, in an instant, I can destroy Daqin and raise my Zhang Chu Guowei." ”
"Oh?" Hearing this, Chen Sheng became interested and couldn't help asking, "What kind of strategy is it, it is so powerful?" ”
Seeing Chen Sheng asking, Cai Ci turned around and handed over a gesture, and an attendant took the map up and put it on the shelf, and soon, the map was unfolded, at this time, Cai Ci walked slowly to the map and looked at the map.
In fact, before he rushed to the palace, he had already thought of new tactics, but he never thought that Wu Guang would attack Xingyang for a long time, and Chen Sheng would be so angry today, at this time, with this introduction, Cai Ci said his plan, at this time, he had already spoken: "As we all know, Wuchen and Zhou City each led their armies to the north, and marched to Zhao and Wei respectively, and although these two soldiers could not threaten Qin, they could divide Qin's sight, but just that, it was not enough to defeat Qin. ”
Having said this, Cai Ci stretched out his hand and pointed to Hangu Pass, and continued: "I think we can let Wu Guang continue to besiege Xingyang and contain Li You, after all, Li You still has tens of thousands of Qin troops in his hands, and the combat effectiveness of these Qin troops cannot be underestimated, and we can choose a general in the court, lead tens of thousands of troops, and approach Hangu Pass, Hangu Pass is broken, but it can be like a bamboo, and it is close to Chang'an, and the big thing can be decided!" ”
Speaking of this, Cai Ci's hand pointed to Wuguan again, and continued: "But just go to Hangu Pass, it is a single soldier to enter alone, it is a taboo for soldiers, I think, you can send another way of soldiers and horses, go to Wuguan, echo with Hangu Pass, no matter which way into Xianyang, you can completely disintegrate the Qin regime, the Qin State will be destroyed, and the world can be determined." ”
Chen Sheng looked at the map and pondered for a long time, if he followed Cai Ci's plan, he would give up Xingyang and only let Wu Guang contain Li You, and his own strange soldiers would go straight // insert a letter to Guguan and kill Qin Guo by surprise, which would be a clever plan.
But Zhang Chu has been established for a long time, except for the large-scale battle in Xingyang, it seems that the Qin State is not sensitive to the establishment of Zhang Chu State, and has not heard the news of the transfer of troops and horses in the pass, it seems that outside the Hangu Pass, the Qin State no longer attaches importance to it.
If they really don't pay attention to the east of Hangu Pass, why don't they take the opportunity to recover them one by one, and when their eyesight is stable, wouldn't it be better to wipe out the Qin State in one fell swoop in the search for Hangu Pass, thinking of this, Chen Sheng looked at Cai Ci and asked: "It seems that the Qin State has given up the Kanto area, it is better for us to take the opportunity to raise troops and recover the Qi Land, Han Land, Wei Land, Zhao Land, Yan Land and Chu Land, with a solid foundation, it is not difficult for the Qin State to eliminate." ”
"The king, the Qin State is still strong, although they have not sent troops to the east at the moment, but this does not mean that they will not fight against us in the future, if the king gives up the invasion of Qin at this time and marches eastward, then, once the Qin army is out of the pass, the king's army is outside, what will they take to resist the Qin army, and what will they take to defend the capital? I think Cai Ci's strategy is good, and the king may wish to consider it. After Kong Kun finished speaking, he arched his hand to Chen Sheng.
At this time, Chen Sheng fell into contemplation again, and I don't know how long it took before Chen Sheng asked, "Who can be sent as a general?" ”
Cai Ci saw that Chen Sheng had acquiesced to his plan, he arched his hand and smiled: "I heard that Zhou Wen has been familiar with military books and has experience in leading troops, if the king thinks that the plan is feasible, I suggest that Zhou Wen lead the army to Hangu Pass." ”
Chen Sheng nodded, looked at Kong Kun again, and asked with a smile: "Old Kong, what do you think?" ”
Kong Kun pondered for a moment and nodded slightly, at this time, Chen Sheng laughed and said, "Since the two Aiqing both think that Zhou Wen can take on this important responsibility, the widow will allow it." ”
Chen Sheng looked at the attendant beside him and ordered: "Pass the decree, immediately transfer Zhou Wenhui to listen to the order." ”
At this time, Chen Sheng stood up, walked around the hall, supported himself, felt that the fatigue just now and the unfavorable anger of Wu Guang's soldiers had disappeared, and the whole person was also much more energetic, so he looked at the two of them and asked with a smile: "Who can go to enter the military pass?" ”
"I'm willing to go!" A person spoke aloud, Chen Sheng looked at it, it was the former Chen County Commander Song Liu, he had been unable to communicate to the court because of the loss of Chen County, so he took refuge in himself, in the past two years, he was loyal to himself, and he was a usable person, Chen Sheng pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "That's good, the widow agreed." ”
Song Liuda was overjoyed and knelt down on one knee: "Song Liu's wish to die for the king." ”
In the main hall, Chen Sheng's hearty laughter sounded again, and at this time, a guard walked in quickly, came to the center of the main hall, and arched his hand: "King, the Jiangdong envoy is asking to see you outside the hall." ”
"Koto emissary?" Chen Sheng couldn't help but be surprised, and at this time, Cai Ci on the side reminded: "Jiangdong envoy, it should be Xiang Jiajun, right?" I heard that they rose in Jiangdong Huiji, the soldiers were strong and strong, and they were very popular with the people, and they were dressed in the robes of the Chu State and held high the banner of the Chu State, I thought that they must have some purpose for coming. ”
Chen Sheng nodded slightly, he had also heard that Xiang Liang, the leader of Huiji, was the Chu general Xiang Yan, and he sent an envoy at this time, did he want to criticize himself? If this is the case, Chen Sheng will definitely kill the envoy, and then raise troops to go south to fight // kill Xiang Liang.
But if they come sincerely, they might as well see each other, just when Chen Sheng was thinking nonsense, Kong Kun on the side smiled and said: "No matter what the purpose of the Jiangdong envoy's trip is, why don't you see the king?" ”
Listening to Kong Kun's words, Chen Sheng smiled and said: "Okay, the widow will meet each other, come and bring the Jiangdong envoy up." ”