Qin Official

"Then Sima Xin asked me, does the Junjun have any enmity with the Xiang family?"

More than a month later, in late August of the 34th year of Qin Shihuang's reign, Gong Ao, who had gone to Xianyang as a retainer on the orders of Hei Fu, returned to Jiaodong and reported to Hei Fu what he had done this time.

"How do you answer him?"

Heifu personally brought a glass of water to Gong Ao. In the past, he also had dozens of customers in Nanjun, and they were managed by Chen Ping and Gong Ao. Gong Ao had made up his mind since the chaos in Zhutian was settled. He could no longer perform meritorious service, otherwise he might have to leave Heifu's side once he rose to the rank of minister, so he resigned from his official position and became Heifu's diner wholeheartedly.

Ao Gulugulu drank the water together and said: "I said that the Junjun was in the camp of General Wang Lao when Qin and Chu fought in Qinan. The Junjun was brave and led his troops to capture the flag of Xiang Yan's army. His success in capturing the flag was sufficient. Killing generals is the same, and so is their hatred..."

Sima Xin knew what was going on, so he just asked casually. After reading Mr. Hei's handwriting, he changed the verdict within a few days, exaggerating the severity of Xiang Bo's murder, and describing the murder as a serious crime of treason. , the entire Xiang family will be implicated. Xiang Liang, Xiang Ji's uncle and nephew were sentenced to "scourge" punishment, and they set off immediately to do hard labor at the foot of Helan Mountain in Beidi County.

"Beidi County, Helan Mountain, it was the Lord who had the final say back then! Although the guards and lieutenants have been changed now, Gongsun Bailu, Yiqu Bailang, Qianghua, Fu Zhi, and Gan Chong are all in the Lord's old department, and the local The Wushi clan, a wealthy family, also sends gifts during festivals..."

Gong Ao lowered his hands fiercely: "As long as Xiang's uncle and nephew arrive in the North, they are lambs in a urn. If the Lord wants them to die, he only needs to say a word, and everyone in the North will be able to help!"

"That's not it. Send the message over and let Qiang Hua, Fu Zhi, Gan Chong and others monitor it for me for the time being."

Heifu shook his head and took advantage of Xiang Tang's misdeeds to secretly trick Xiang's uncle and nephew and drive them to the border. If a local snake like Xiang Liang didn't have the chance to go to the east of the Chu River, he probably wouldn't be able to escape. If there is any wave coming, please hold it in check first. Maybe Xiang Yu, who is standing green on the border, can become a warrior who can tear the Huns apart with his own hands... "After all, I am not a devil."

The best thing is that Xiang's uncle and nephew still don't even know who tricked them. Who made Xiang have too many enemies? That Xiang was targeted by the government after being reported by his enemies. Although he escaped, The Xiang clan of Chu State has been dispersed, and with eight thousand soldiers, it may be difficult to organize them again.

As for Sima Xin, in order to reciprocate the favor, he would have to secretly ask Ye Teng to find an excuse to promote him. "There are people in the court who can do things easily."

Heifu felt the convenience of being powerful, but cheating players was also a bit boring.

Gong Ao told Hei Fu another "exciting" news.

"When I left Guanzhong, I heard that the emperor's car was leaving Xianyang in mid-August. This time it was going to inspect the land of Yanzhao!"

"So urgent..."

Heifu murmured in his heart, but it was not in a hurry. It had been a year and a half since Qin Shi Huang's last inspection. It was not easy for the emperor to stay in Xianyang for a year.

But he couldn't help but shake his head at Qin Shihuang's stubborn temper. Since his health was no longer good, he should rest quietly, but he chose to visit the bitter and cold Yan land in autumn and winter.

Heifu can probably guess the purpose of Qin Shihuang's trip. First, he is determined to find immortals on the sea and wants to go to Jieshi, a place where immortals are said to often appear.

Secondly, it was also to urge Fusu to complete the Haidong War as soon as possible. "It's better to come early than to come early. By the time His Majesty arrives in Yandi, the war in Haidong will be almost over..."

According to Heifu's strategy of "conquering the enemy without fighting", Jiaodong used merchants to open the way and honey as bait to win over tribes such as Mahan and Han. After half a year of operation, the Korean Peninsula was full of tribes that had established trade with Qin. , many tribes who were greedy for Qin people's goods began to intercept and kill Canghaijun's subordinates. They were attacked by enemies everywhere and frequently harassed them, which greatly reduced Canghaijun's power.

At present, Fusu has led thousands of well-trained troops, led by seven or eight Mahan tribes, to launch a final pursuit and march towards the lower reaches of Daishui. Different from last year's hasty dispatch of troops to defeat the enemy, this time, Canghaijun is surrounded by enemies and has no way to retreat. It is expected that he will accomplish his feat in one battle!

Heifu's mind turned to the upcoming decisive battle in Haidong, and he no longer cared about Xiang's uncle and nephew. It was only at nightfall that he suddenly remembered something. "I remember that the history books said that Xiang Yu had double pupils like Yu Shun, but according to Gong Ao, the 'Xiang Ji' who was sent to the north with Xiang Liang had an ordinary appearance and normal eyes, so he couldn't be a fake. Goods!?"

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The southernmost county of Donghai County is called "Guangling", and on the other side is Dantu County, Kuaiji County. They are separated by a large river. This place is not far from the mouth of the sea. The river is twenty miles wide and there are countless sandbars in it. It can only be traveled by boat.

The ferry controlled by the government naturally has a constant flow of cargo ships, but everyone on every ship must be inspected. If not, not only will they not be able to cross the river, but they will also be interrogated.

Merchants who did not bring a passport, who wanted to cross the river smuggling to avoid customs duties, or who were banned by the government, could not cross the river openly, but had to find a secret crossing among the reeds...

Andu is mostly run by fishermen. A small boat, one person, and a bamboo pole can start business. It pretends to be a fishing boat. If someone wants to cross the river, they can board the boat after negotiating a price and hide in the boat canopy.

This business has a long history. Three hundred years ago, when Wu Zixu fled the Chu Kingdom and left Zhaoguan, it was only through the secret crossing of an old fisherman that he survived.

It is said that afterwards, Wu Zixu was so grateful that he took off the hundred-gold sword beside him and gave it to the old fisherman, but he was rejected. He also said: "In order to hunt you down, the King of Chu gave you fifty thousand shi of rice grain as a reward, and he also promised to name the informer as a reward." The title of a doctor. If I don't covet bounty or official position, how can I covet your sword? "

But most of the secret crossings don't have the old fisherman's sense of justice, and some even have unclean hands and feet.

People traveling between the north and south of the river often carry some belongings with them. Sometimes they find a boat and board it. When the boat reaches the middle of the river, the two or three people holding the boat show their weapons and force them to take off all their belongings and clothes. Next, they also If you are kind-hearted, I will spare your life. I don’t dare to report it to the official anyway. If you are cruel, I will just kick you into the river. Very few people can swim to the shore alive...

This group of boatmen doing illegal work are elusive on the Yangtze River, and it is difficult for the government to track them down. But in fact, they all take orders from a Kuaiji hero: Huan Chu!

On this day, Huan Chu's men were moored in Jiangxinzhou and eating simple meals, when they saw a small boat coming from the river.

"Shui Fu succeeded again." Someone looked at it and laughed.

The man in the boat was named Shui Fu. He was not only familiar with the nature of water, but also had great skills. He led two men to moor people in the river, intercepting and killing passers-by.

But today, the boat was a little unusual. When the bandits took a closer look, they discovered that Shui Fu was rowing the boat in front of him fearfully, while someone was holding him on the back. There were two people lying on the boat, but they were Shui Fu's accomplices. !

Everyone was shocked. It seemed that the water bird capsized in the sewer and could not be plundered. Instead, it was restrained. However, they saw that the young man on the boat was eight feet tall and as strong as a bear or tiger. The clothes he wore made him look like he was rich. expensive

Wearing this outfit to go out, no wonder Jiang Pirates would be greedy, but how did he take down three fully armed Jiang Pirates with his bare hands?

Without any time to think about it, the bandits quickly picked up the guy at hand and waited on the shore. They shouted loudly and wanted to kill the guy!

But the young man was not afraid at all. When he saw that the place had arrived, he grabbed the water turtle and flicked it, like throwing a bird egg, directly to the sandbank and landed in front of everyone. The hit made him scream and frightened him. The pirates retreated one after another, and then threw the two people on the boat who had been knocked unconscious by him several times, one by one, into the air!

Everyone was horrified and threw the living person several steps away. How powerful it was! Seeing that the young man had great strength, he did not dare to get close and only surrounded him.

The young man regarded these dozens of people as if they were nothing. He stood on the bow of the boat with his arms folded and his eyes full of arrogance: "Xiang Ji is here, let Huan Chu come to see me!"