Huiji County.

In a courtyard along a stream.

Xiang Liang, Xiang Yi, Fan Zeng and others sat together.

The atmosphere in the room is solemn.

Xiang Liang looked at a piece of cloth in his hand, his eyes showed a touch of solemnity, he handed this cloth to Fan Zeng, and said in a deep voice: "Fangcai County Shou Yintong sent a cloth, which recorded the information from Xianyang, more than ten days ago, Wang Ben died. ”

"Brother Fan, what do you think about this?"

Hear the words.

Xiang Yi frowned slightly, and said coldly: "Wang Ben is dead? It's cheaper for him. ”

Fan Zeng took the cloth in his hand, looked at it carefully, and after pondering for a while, he said slowly: "Since last year, Wang Ben has been sick and bedridden, and now the weather is getting a little cooler, and his death is not sudden, but we have discussed it in the past, and I am afraid that we will have to think about it in the long run." ”

"Father, why do you say that?" Xiang Yi frowned, showing a hint of displeasure.

Fan Zeng said in a deep voice: "It's not the right time for Wang Ben to die. ”

"At the beginning of the month, Daqin issued a decree to implement the 'Guanshan Hai' across the country, and Qi Di reacted most strongly to this matter, and the Qi nobles did not want to give up their interests in their hands, so they have been secretly contacting, trying to make us follow the trouble, so that Daqin is tired of running for his life, making this decree difficult to implement."

"We did agree."

"It's just that after Wang Ben's death, I'm afraid there will be variables."

"What's the variable?" Xiang Yi looked puzzled and wondered: "Isn't this a good thing?" ”

"As long as Qi Di makes trouble, and the nobles of our five regions will also make trouble, Great Qin will definitely fall into passivity, as long as the time drags on long enough, or my Xiang clan can capture a city and a county, and when this matter spreads to the world, it is enough to comfort the morale, and then the nobles of the world will follow suit, how can the Qin court suppress it?"

Hearing Xiang Yu's belligerent words, Xiang Liang scolded him coldly.

"How can marching and fighting be child's play?"

"Back then, your eldest father, your father was still defeated by the Qin army, and now my Xiang clan's strength is not one in ten, and the nobles of Chu also disagree, such a rash move, once the situation occurs, it is not something that the Xiang clan can afford at all, and what did I tell you before."

"Our purpose this time is to obstruct, to tire Qin, not to fight with the Qin people."

"You take my words as a deaf ear?!"

Xiang Yi lowered his head, not daring to refute it.

Xiang Liang snorted coldly, looked at Fan Zeng, and arched his hand: "Please also ask Brother Fan to elaborate." ”

Fan Zeng helped his beard, put the cloth on the case, and said in a deep voice: "The situation is indeed different now, and now the first emperor is not dead, the combat power of the Qin army still exists, although the local officials are separated from the Qin court, but they are only the two ends of the first rat, and they have not really fallen to us, so we must not act rashly." ”

"We can't afford to lose."

"Once we lose, the local officials will probably fall to the Qin court, and then our situation will only be more difficult."

"It's a good thing that Xiang Qi has the heart to fight."

"But don't rush it."

"We originally told Zhang Er and others to wait for a riot to happen, and then make some trouble in Chudi, but with Wang Ben's death, we couldn't do it, Wang's father and son have a high prestige in the Qin army, and now the Qin army can be described as mourning soldiers."

"Most of the major county lieutenants and county lieutenants in Chu have received the kindness of the Wang family, and if we do something at this time, we will definitely be hated by them, and these people will try their best to encircle and suppress them, which will be very unfavorable to us."

"The Xiang clan has deep roots in Chu, but it can't withstand such consumption."

"I'm going to have to do it."

Hear the words.

Xiang Yi showed a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes, and retorted: "What about the words of the father, Xiang Yi thinks it is wrong, what about the mourning soldiers? If we can defeat the Qin army head-on, this will be a fatal blow to the morale of the Qin army, and the rumors that the Qin army is invincible will also be completely defeated. ”

"The Qin people will not be afraid from now on."

"The higher the morale of the Qin army, the more it will have to face the attack."

"The world has been afraid of the Qin army for a long time."

"How can this be done if you are so cowering and restrained all the time?"

"If you don't defeat the Qin army head-on, you will always be afraid, won't such an army become a joke?!"

"I think it's time to move on with the plan."

Hear the words.

Xiang Liang's face darkened.

said angrily: "Xiang Yu, you shut up for me." ”

"It's not your turn to point fingers here, back then, your eldest father had 400,000 Chu troops, and he was still defeated by the Qin army, and now my Xiang clan's private soldiers are less than 1,000 people, how can you go to fight the Qin people? I agree with Brother Fan's suggestion that it should be delayed. ”

"The Qin people are sad, if there is trouble at this time, it will definitely make the Qin people hate the same enemy, and it will also make Ying Zhengsheng wary, which is very unfavorable to my Xiang clan."

"If the county lieutenants and county lieutenants in various places are dissatisfied, it will be inconvenient for the Xiang family to act in the future."

Xiang Yu said:

"Uncle, my Xiang clan does have less than a thousand soldiers."

"But who in the world doesn't complain about Qin?"

"The hearts of the Chu people have only recognized the king of Chu from beginning to end, as long as my Xiang clan ascends to the top and waves, how can the people of Chu not come to vote? At that time, there will be more than a thousand soldiers that my Xiang clan can command? ”

"Uncle, you're too afraid of the Qin people!"

"It is precisely because of this that more and more things are raised, and only by cutting off distracting thoughts can we get rid of the fear in my heart."

"Only then can my Chu country be recovered."

Hearing Xiang Yu's quibbles, Xiang Liang shouted angrily: "What do you know? ”

"What is Qin Jun afraid of?"

"Although my eldest father didn't kill the Qin people back then, you have to understand that the situation is different from the past, the Qin people have won the world alone, and Yingzheng is even more prestigious. Can a fire be extinguished? ”

"Hubris and ignorance!"

"It's in vain that I used to think so highly of you."

"Are you so virtuous? Let you read more books on weekdays, and you have read all this book to the belly of the dog. ”

"It's really annoying to me!"

said.

Xiang Liang couldn't help but want to do it.

Fan Zeng on the side hurriedly stepped in to stop it.

He glanced at Xiang Yi, and Xiang Qi reluctantly left the table.

Xiang Liang said: "Brother Fan, you are too used to Xiang Qi. ”

Fan Zeng said with a smile: "Young man, he is already strong-blooded, and impulsiveness is inevitable. ”

"But what Xiang Yu said is actually true."

"We have been too jealous of the Qin army over the years, and even afraid of it like a tiger, if we have always been in this mentality, when we really face the Qin army in the future, I am afraid we will be very constrained."

Xiang Liang nodded and sighed, "How can I not know?" ”

"It's just that the situation is stronger than the people."

"At the moment, my Xiang clan, and even the entire nobles of the Six Kingdoms, are not ready, and there is really not much chance of fighting to the death with the Qin people, so we have to endure it, but over the years, the Qin court's control over the place has become more and more weak, which has given us the opportunity to accumulate strength."

"But it's not enough."

"Qin Ting is still too strong."

"The world's grudges against the Qin court are not enough."

"I, Xiang, can only continue to wait."

Fan Zeng recognized this, and said in a deep voice: "What Brother Xiang said is very true, and it is true that you can't be too in the limelight at the moment. ”

Xiang Liang hesitated for a moment and said, "What about Qidi?" ”

Fan Zeng said coldly: "Back then, in the Great War of Qin and Chu, the Qi State would not be saved, so let the Qi people face it themselves this time." ”

Xiang Liang nodded.

The other side.

Handi, Yingchuan.

Zhang Liang sat in the house, where the fire was burning, and he looked at a piece of cloth, with a hint of contemplation in his eyes.

Finally, he sighed deeply.

He got up, stood with his hands in his hands, and said slowly: "Guan Shanhai, the Qin court is to seek money and food, and Daqin probably wants to change the tired status quo. ”

"One loose, one tight."

"But I don't know how much impact it will have on the world."

Zhang Liang raised his head and looked at the sky from afar, his eyes were quite profound.

Then.

There was a sound of footsteps outside.

Zhang Liang's heart tightened, and after hearing the footsteps clearly, he sat back on the seat.

"Brother Zifang, great joy, great joy."

He Xuan ran in excitedly, waving a cloth in his hand.

"Wang Ben is dead."

"God help me wait."

Zhang Liang shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Brother He, I'm afraid that's not the case. ”

"Wang Ben's death is beneficial to Qin."

He Xuan, who was still excited, immediately froze his face and wondered: "Brother Zifang, why did you say this?" Wang Ben is a famous general in the world, if he dies, it will be a great blow to the morale of the Qin army, isn't this beneficial to us? ”

Zhang Liang said: "Wang Ben is already seriously ill, and he has long been unable to go out to lead the troops, and the actual impact on the world is very small. ”

"The Wang father and son do have a high prestige in the army."

"But there is Meng Tian in the north."

"Wang Ben's death has less actual impact."

"It's good for us if it's going to be longer, but it's not good for us right now."

"Why is that?" He Xuan's eyes were full of puzzlement.

Zhang Liang didn't answer, just dipped some water on his fingers, wrote a word on the case, and then said: "After the decree of Guan Shanhai came down, the nobles of the six regions have been secretly in contact, and they have all decided to create turmoil in various places together after the Qi Di attack, so that Great Qin will be exhausted and consume Great Qin's national strength. ”

"But with Wang Ben's death, the other five places may be shaken by this."

He Yang frowned, he didn't rush to ask, but looked at the big case, and when he saw the words on it, his face changed, and finally he was unwilling to say: "Is it just so retreating?" This time, it was not easy for the six places to reach a consensus, unanimously prosper and consume the Qin State, once they retreat this time, it will be difficult to gather together. ”

"Qi Di will be hit hard because of this."

He Xuan's face was unwilling.

Zhang Liang looked at He Xuan, his eyes were very calm, and he said, "What can be done if things in the world are like this?" ”

"Maybe Qin's qi is not over yet."

Xianyang.

For half a month.

Ji Hengdu had a very comfortable life.

No one bothered.

Every day, he took care of that little vegetable in the courtyard, and now his vegetable garden has more vegetables than in the past.

What he values most is Song.

i.e. cabbage.

However, the cabbage in the Qin period is not as mellow as that of later generations, and the leaves are also very sparse, but Ji Heng is very happy, with cabbage, he can go to pickle some pickles, and the various sauces of the Qin Dynasty are really difficult to swallow.

He couldn't eat it anymore.

Half a month.

Wang Ben's funeral has ended.

The city has returned to its usual tranquility, and it has become much more solemn than before.

Ji Heng added a thin layer of cushion to his chaise longue, and then lay on it comfortably, he took the relevant bamboo slips in his hand and checked them carefully.

He recorded all the historical materials he had registered before.

Now do one more check, and you can send it to the Imperial History.

Ji Heng looked at the bamboo slips with a relaxed expression, and suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

Not much.

Fusu's figure appeared in the courtyard.

Fusu saluted: "I've seen Mr. Ji." ”

Ji Heng didn't look up, his gaze still stopped on the bamboo slips.

Fusu said: "Mr. Ji, ten days ago, Zhang Er, a nobleman from Qidi, joined forces with some salt workers and subordinates to launch a riot. ”

"Right now, the riots have spread to several counties."

Hear the words.

Ji Heng's face was as usual, as if he had expected it.

Fusu's eyes were full of worry, and he continued: "Now that the Marquis of Tongwu has died of illness, the army's heart has been shaken, and the Qi land has been in turmoil, and I am worried that the other five places may have different hearts. ”

"Sir, how is this good?"

Fusu asked anxiously.

Ji Heng frowned slightly, glanced at Fusu a few times, and said in a condensed voice: "Fusu, have you seen the art of war?" ”

Fusu was stunned.

I don't know why Ji Heng asked this.

He said: "I have dabbled in it, but I have not dabbled in it deeply. ”

Ji Heng said: "Lao Tzu once said: Misfortune is greater than underestimating the enemy, and the underestimating enemy loses several treasures, so the resistance to the army is added, and the mourner wins." ”

"Therefore the mourning soldiers will win."

"Right now, the Marquis of Tongwu has indeed died of illness, but for Great Qin, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages."

"Wang Ben has a very high prestige in the army, most of the county lieutenants and county lieutenants all over the world have been favored by him, or his father Wang Jian is kind, now Wang Ben is newly deceased, only in Xianyang, there are countless long banners hanging all over the streets and alleys, and there are countless incense offerings piled up all over the house, and now the army hears that Wang Ben died of illness, must be full of sorrow."

"If you know how to make trouble when Wang Ben dies, how will you feel?"

Fusu's eyes condensed slightly, and said, "It's going to be very angry." ”

Ji Heng nodded and said, "The nobles of the six regions have always been afraid of the Qin army, and now that the Qin army is full of grief and indignation, how can the nobles of the six regions dare to provoke?" ”

"The other five places won't make trouble easily."

"I don't dare."

"It's unwilling."

"They just want to tire Qin, not to fight with the Qin people, but if the Qin people are completely angered, what the Qin army will do at that time is difficult to predict, the remnants of the six countries dare not gamble, and they don't want to gamble, so Wang Ben's death is injured by the Wang family, but it is a great benefit to the country."

"Etiquette is not a funeral."

"This is the morality of the Spring and Autumn Period."

"Many people in the world understand this truth."

"The name of the five places is not right now, even if you want to make trouble, you can't make much of a name, and you will put yourself in the mouth of the crowd, even if it really happens in the future, it will be criticized, so anyone who has a little foresight in the remnants of the six countries will not choose to make a move at this time."

"There is no way to do it."

"Daqin's decree has been issued, if you don't make any more trouble, I'm afraid it will be eaten away, Qi Di rebellion is doomed, but without five places to respond, Qi Di's rebellion will soon be quelled, so your worries are a little redundant."

"Again."

"This time the rebellion has given the court a tongue."

"Originally, the imperial court still needed to tie its hands and feet, lest it cause great dissatisfaction in the six places, but after Wang Ben's death, the rebellion in Qi gave the imperial court an excuse to be heavy-handed, and the imperial court could even take advantage of this rebellion to carry out a major purge in alignment."

"The imperial court is famous."

Hear the words.

Fusu was stunned.

He hadn't figured out the twists and turns before, but after Ji Heng's little push, he suddenly became enlightened.

Since ancient times, there has been no mourning.

This rule was almost unobserved during the Warring States period.

However, Wang Ben's prestige in the army was very high, and when Wang Ben died of illness, Qi Di was in turmoil at this time, which would undoubtedly arouse the indignation of the army sergeants, and then the imperial court could take advantage of this to rectify Qi Di in a big way, and the more fierce the rebellion in the six places, the more it would arouse the anger of the Qin army.

The Qin army will also be more united around the imperial court.

The most important thing for the imperial court at present is to stabilize the morale of the army, so it does not want to make a big move, but if the anger of Wang Ben's death can be used to make the soldiers hate the enemy and stabilize the somewhat shaken military morale, the rebellion in the six places is actually helping the imperial court.

Qin Jun also took advantage of a reason.

The imperial court can take the opportunity to align the ruthless underground.

As for the rest of the five places to follow, the imperial court is not afraid, because the goal that the imperial court wants has been achieved.

It is to stabilize the morale of the military.

The suppression of the rebellion in the five places is completely a bonus.

The reason why the imperial court collected money was to stabilize the morale of the army and appease the soldiers.

At present, through Wang Ben's death, the imperial court can not only stabilize the morale of the army, but also take the opportunity to suppress the remnants of the six countries, why not?

Even as long as there is no chaos in the six places, the imperial court is happy to see it.

Come to think of this.

Fusu's eyes showed a complicated look.

He was actually very sad about Wang Ben's death.

The collapse of the imperial pillar stone, this is a national tragedy at any time, but thinking about what Ji Heng said in his mind, he can't help but feel a ripple in his heart, this feeling is very strange, but it is very strange.

Time.

He didn't know how to speak.

Ji Heng's face was indifferent.

He doesn't have this much mood swing.

In his opinion, Wang Ben died at a very good time, and he really did his best for Daqin, and he died.

(End of chapter)