Qin Official

The sound of swords in Xinzheng City rang all night...

The uprising organized by Lord Hengyang was very hasty and not considered confidential. When the Xinzheng Order of the Qin State was aware of it in advance, the uprising had just begun. The people who had openly vowed to restore Korea were unexpectedly attacked by the Qin State. A sudden attack by the army, followed by a hand-to-hand fight in the alley.

Just like South Korea has never defeated the Qin army on the battlefield in the two hundred years since its founding, the boy servants and light knights organized by the survivors of the subjugated country still cannot do what Han's crossbow soldiers cannot do.

In the end, all the light knights and servants were slaughtered by the Qin soldiers in an orderly manner, leaving only a few dozen people hiding in a stronghold in the north of the city. In the tragic singing, this group of Koreans who did not want to survive burned their houses. At the end of September, the weather was dry and the north wind was strong. This fire caused half of the northern part of the city to be reduced to ruins in the fire...

In the Zhang family's mansion in the east of the city, just as Zhang Liang said, three hundred servants did not participate in the incident and luckily escaped the catastrophe of the fire.

Standing on the third-floor attic of his home, Zhang Liang, who was wearing a lamb fur, looked at the fire in the distance. There were tears in his eyes and his fists clenched unconsciously...

It was his favorite loft, with balconies on every floor. When the weather is nice, you can stand on it and lean on the railing to enjoy the scenery of Zhenghan. When it rains or snows, the balcony has a protruding eave that is enough to provide shelter from the wind and rain. You can also invite a few friends to have a drink by the stove and talk about the past and present in front of the frost and snow.

If he is tired of the noisy entertainment in the aristocratic circle of Xinzheng, he can close the door, lie down in the small building, and be fascinated by reading the works and classics of various schools of thought for several days...

The carefree life of a son of a high official came to an abrupt end four years ago. In the same place, Zhang Liang held on to the railing and watched helplessly as Han Wangan opened the city gate, led the sheep naked, and knelt down to welcome the Qin army into the city.

Korea, which generations of the Zhang family had painstakingly maintained for hundreds of years, disappeared completely. Even the name "Han" was not allowed to be mentioned and was replaced by "Yingchuan County".

From that time on, that carefree young man died together with South Korea's Sajik, leaving only a remnant who wanted to revenge his country and hate his family.

But at this moment, Zhang Liang was in the same place, watching helplessly as the strength he had accumulated for several years to restore the country was destroyed in one day.

The time is right, the situation is right, and when there is no certainty at all, why act in a hurry?

He hated the Qin people who slaughtered their compatriots, and he also hated Lord Hengyang who refused to listen to his kind words. It is these fat-headed, self-righteous young men who have corrupted South Korea's national politics, and now they are squandering the only hot-blooded men left in South Korea.

Zhang Liang sat down, stroked the strings, and played a lament, as if responding to the raging fire in the distance.

"The lamb's fur is as smooth as wet, and it is straight and straight. His son will never give up his life!"

Tears rolled down his cheeks. Zheng Wei's voice was not only melancholy, but also compassionate and majestic.

When he finished his song, the old servant also appeared behind him and reported respectfully: "Gentleman, the news from outside said that Lord Hengyang and Gongsun Xin both escaped at the last moment. Except for them, almost all the people who committed the incident were arrested. Kill him, and the whole city and alleys will be red..."

Zhang Liang was silent for a long time. He could imagine that the heads of anti-Qin righteous men were already hanging on the tower at this moment.

"Wail!"

In grief and anger, he threw the piano in his hand directly under the attic, as if Korea's hope of rejuvenation had been smashed to pieces!

"Gentleman!"

The old servant was shocked. This was the gentleman's favorite piano and he couldn't put it down for more than ten years.

Zhang Liang had closed his eyes to suppress the indignation in his heart, and after a moment he said calmly: "Weng Zhang, after the Qin officials conduct a strict investigation, we will dismiss the three hundred servants in the mansion."

Zhang Weng paused quickly: "Both servants are all slaves born in the family. They have been servants of the Zhang family for generations. They should serve the gentleman all their lives and are unwilling to leave."

Zhang Liang sighed and said: "The reason why I want to send them away is because after this incident, the officials of the Qin State will definitely tighten the restraint on Han Dynasty and will not allow each family to retain child servants and armed forces. The purge is coming, thanks to It is no longer possible for Lord Hengyang and others to rebel against Qin in Han."

"Since there is no hope of staying here, it's time for me to leave Xinzheng."

He glanced at the pavilions and pavilions here, every flower and tree. Except for the time when he went to Huaiyang (Chen Ying) of Chu State to learn etiquette when he was young, he had almost never left this house and this city, and he felt a little reluctant to leave it for a while. , but could not shake his firm determination.

The last master was about to leave. The old servant felt disappointed, but he still responded: "Where do you plan to go, gentleman?"

"Go to the east, where the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Wei meet, and continue to lie dormant, waiting for the opportunity!"

In this world, death is not difficult, but living is difficult. Zhang Liang must bear the humiliation and bear the burden of living with the long-cherished hatred of many Korean righteous men today.

Zhang Liang took off his lamb fur, his single clothes rustling in the cold wind, and bowed solemnly towards the direction of the burning fire.

"Please rest assured, gentlemen, Zhang Liang will help you to see the day when Qin loses its power! At that time, I will personally destroy Qin!"

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Sure enough, as Zhang Liang expected, at the end of September, news of the Korean rebellion just came from Xinzheng, and Han Wangan, who was imprisoned in Yangdi, was killed...

The person who killed Han Wangan was none other than Xiong Qi, the former prime minister of the Qin State, who was ordered by the King of Qin to inspect the eastern counties.

Lord Changping arrived at Xinzheng carrying the head of the King of Han and demonstrated to the Koreans. No one in the city dared to look up to the Qin officials. Almost all those who were prominent in restoring the country died in this meaningless act.

After settling Yingchuan County, Lord Changping headed east without stopping. His destination was Huaiyang. At this moment, the army led by Wang Ben had surrounded the capital of Chu State.

What Changping Jun didn't know was that Zhang Liang, who had changed into burlap clothes, also left Xinzheng City alone. He was walking on the eastward road with his sword in hand. Looking at Changping Jun's majestic car, he was thoughtful. …

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At the same time, in Anlu County, Nanjun, the Qin officials here did not have as thorough a understanding of the current situation as Zhang Liang did. They only knew that Qin and Chu were at war, but the fighting was concentrated in the Shangcai and Chenying areas in the north, and did not trigger a direct conflict between Nanjun and Chu.

The document issued by the prefect of Nanjun only asked Anlu County to strengthen its vigilance and strictly guard the border and river defenses. The incident in the early autumn when a few people from the country messed up a township again, let alone rashly sending troops to cross the border.

In addition, each pavilion department was also required to count the number of young people in each area under its jurisdiction and organize them to go to the countryside for unified training. The pavilion chiefs and soldiers all speculated that if the war continued to expand, Anlu County would inevitably recruit garrison troops. The atmosphere of war was already quite intense.

At the beginning of October, when Qin Li started a new year, the new order finally arrived in Anlu!

"Uncle, it's a document issued by the county!"

In the Anlu County Lieutenant's Office, Yun Xiong, dressed in a small official's soap coat, hurried into the hall and presented the documents issued by the county with both hands.

Zuo Lieutenant Yunman quickly took it, opened the seal, and carefully took off the dried official seal clay. It was indeed Nanjun County Lieutenant.

"On Bingzi in the first month (October) of the 22nd year, the Nanjun captain was called the Anlu County captain..."

"The war between Qin and Jing, the transfer of transportation, and the lack of manpower to build roads and bridges, so the king ordered Nanjun to prosper."

"The king has no desire to prosper the head of Guizhou, so he must first order all the concubines, Chengdan pounders, ghost salary, Bai Can, residents to redeem debts, hidden officials, surrogate sons-in-law, and merchants."

The general meaning of this document is that the logistics work of the Qinchu Huaiyang battlefield is very heavy, and there is a lack of manpower to transport food, pave roads and build bridges, so it is necessary for all counties in Nanjun to send some manpower northward to support.

They didn't know that this shortage of manpower was the butterfly effect caused by the Xinzheng rebellion. The Guanzhong laborers who were originally planned to go to the front line were now stationed in Yingchuan County. The Qin State had to mobilize manpower from Nanjun, Nanyang and other places where there was no war.

In the middle of winter, going north to do corvee work is considered hard labor. Therefore, the document requires that members with low social status such as concubines, Chengdanzhuang, Guixin, Baican, debt redemption, hidden officials, adopted sons-in-law, merchants, etc. should be recruited first, and then a capable official should be sent to take them with him. Just escort some of the garrison soldiers.

The amount allocated to Anlu County is fifty prisoners and ten garrison soldiers. They will set off in mid-October and arrive at Fangcheng County, Nanyang County before December 1st to assemble...

"Uncle! This is a rare opportunity." Yun Xiong's eyes shone as he urged Yun Man.

Yun Man also responded: "What do you mean..."

"Don't these prisoners and garrison soldiers need a capable officer to escort them? My uncle must already have a candidate in mind, right?"

"My nephew is smart, this is indeed a rare opportunity for revenge, and it can also make the officials in the county speechless!"

Yun Man burst out laughing. He asked Wei Shi Anpu to come to the court and ordered: "Let Mr. Hei, the head of Huyang Pavilion, come to see me immediately!"