"The last general Wang Dong and the villain Liu Bang (Xiao He, Cao Shen, Xia Houying, Fan Kuai, Zhou Bo) pay homage to Your Majesty!" Hu Hai, dressed in military uniform and wearing a black cloak, walked into the lobby surrounded by Ying Yi and a group of long guards. He had already
Wang Dong, Liu Bang and others, who had been summoned to Ba Palace and had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly bowed and saluted.
Hu Hai summoned Wang Dong, Liu Bang and others at Ba Palace, not far from Ba Shang Camp.
Wang Dong is a descendant of the Wang family and has been following Wang Li as the commander of Wang Li's bodyguard. This time Wang Li sent Wang Dong to personally escort the heads of Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others to be presented to Hu Hai.
Liu Bang and the other six were sent to Xianyang to Hu Hai not just because Wang Li thought they were talented people.
It's not that Wang Li never thought of keeping these people in his army, but first of all, Liu Bang and others were the main contributors to the capture of Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others, and secondly, Liu Bang and others were all staff members.
Wang Li could not reward them for their great contribution in capturing Zhang Er, Chen Yu and other thieves.
In addition, in Wang Li's opinion, these six people have some prestige in Pei County, Surabaya, and they may be a danger in the local area.
So Wang Li simply presented the six Liu Bangs and the heads of Zhang Er and Chen Yu directly to Hu Hai and left them to Hu Hai to make arrangements.
Hu Hai did not bring Wei Liao, Zhang Han and others with him this time. He wanted to meet the legendary Liu Bang and others alone. Of course, he mainly wanted to meet Liu Bang, the legendary rogue pavilion chief who finally ascended the throne of the emperor.
"Get back on your feet!" Hu Hai strode into the hall, turned around and said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Dong, Liu Bang and others said respectfully.
After everyone sat down, Hu Hai did not look at Liu Bang and others, but said to the only young man with a burly figure and a resolute face wearing armor: "Are you Wang Dong?"
"Your Majesty, the last general is none other than Wang Dong!" Wang Dong quickly bowed and saluted after hearing Hu Hai's words.
"Wang Aiqing, what is that on the copper case?" Hu Hai smelled a pungent smell permeating the lobby as soon as he entered. The source of this strange smell was obviously placed on the copper case in front of Wang Dong.
of two wooden boxes.
"Your Majesty, these two things are exactly the heads of the two chief thieves Zhang Er and Chen Yu that General Wang Li will present to Your Majesty at the end of his life. The heads of the remaining rebel leaders will be placed in the post house." Wang Dong.
As he spoke, he held up a box with both hands and presented it to Hu Hai.
Hearing that the box was full of human heads, and they were obviously salted human heads, otherwise there would be no strange smell. But Hu Hai was not too frightened. The main reason was that Zhao Gao had blood splattered three feet in front of him and was beaten by Zhang Han.
Their heads were chopped off, and now these two heads are nothing.
But the smell really made Hu Hai feel uncomfortable.
Long Wei took the box from Wang Dong's hand, walked to Hu Hai and handed it to Ying Yi. Seeing that Ying Yi wanted to open it for inspection, the smell was even stronger. Hu Hai couldn't help but hold his breath, frowned slightly and said: "Ying Yi, will
Take off the heads of the two thieves. I love you and you will not deceive me."
"Here!" Yingyi responded after hearing Hu Hai's words.
"This time Wang Li Aiqing has made a great contribution to annihilating the remnants of the Wei State. It is proposed that all the 100,000 soldiers in Chen County will be promoted to one rank regardless of their military merits. The rest of the military achievements will be awarded together after the war. Li Aiqing's reward will be discussed after the war.
□Dong traveled thousands of miles to present the head of the thief chief to me, and I was rewarded with a thousand gold coins and a rank of one rank. The rest of the escorting soldiers were all rewarded with a hundred gold coins."
Hu Hai gave out a series of rewards, but he did not mention Liu Bang and the other six people who had been sitting in the hall.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Dong bowed and said loudly, "Your Majesty, this time Zhang Er, Chen Yu and other thieves can be captured in one fell swoop.
, the people are the first to contribute.”
Wang Dong obviously got along very well with Liu Bang and others along the way. When he heard that Hu Haidi didn't mention the credit of Liu Bang and others, he suddenly became a little anxious.
"Oh? That's the case. We have drawn up a decree that the magistrate of Peixian County will be loyal to the country. He will be promoted to two ranks and rewarded with a thousand gold coins. All the county soldiers and the people will be given a hundred gold coins. Peixian County will be exempted from taxes for three years." Hu Hai said calmly.
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Seeing what Wang Dong wanted to say, Hu Hai continued: "As for Liu Bang, Xiao He and others, I have my own arrangements. Aiqing, please go down and rest first. Tomorrow I will order someone to return to Chen County with Aiqing with my edict."
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"General, I obey the order! Thank you, Your Majesty!" Wang Dong responded hurriedly.
After Wang Dong retreated, Hu Hai turned his head and looked at Liu Bang, Xiao He and others for the first time.
Hu Hai's previous turning a blind eye made the six people who were already nervous feel even more uneasy now. Even Xiao He, who had always been calm, looked nervous. They didn't know how Hu Hai wanted to arrange themselves.
"Aren't you going to tell me your names?" Hu Hai looked at the six people who looked embarrassed and said with a smile. Hu Hai was very satisfied to see famous people in history acting like chickens in front of him.
Hearing Hu Hai's words, although he didn't know the reason for the meaningful smile on Hu Hai's face, fortunately, he was smiling, which made the six people feel a little at ease. They looked at each other, starting with Xiao He who was sitting at the top.
"Xiao He, the prisoner of Peixian County, pays homage to Your Majesty"...
"The little man Liu Bang, the chief of the Pavilion of Surabaya, pays homage to Your Majesty!" "The little man Cao Shen, the clerk of Pei County, pays homage to Your Majesty!" "The little man Fan Kuai, the catcher of Pei County, pays homage to Your Majesty!" "The little man Xia Houying, pays homage to Your Majesty!"
"Young man Zhou Bo, pay your respects to Your Majesty!" The six of them bowed and saluted Hu Hai one by one. Obviously, Xiao He and Liu Bang, who were unworthy county officials and pavilion chiefs, could not even be regarded as officials. In today's world, His Majesty the Emperor of Qin
In front of me, I can only call myself a villain.
As for Xia Houying and Zhou Bo, one was an executioner, specializing in beheadings and executions; the other was a trumpeter, and he did not even enter the Qin system.
The seats of Xiao He, Liu Bang and others were obviously arranged as if they were reporting to their families. Xiao He had the highest official position among them, so he was at the top, followed by Liu Bang, Cao Shen and others.
"You don't have to be polite!"
Hu Hai said and looked around all afternoon. Originally he was a little excited because he saw these famous people who have been passed down through the ages. When he saw the awkward expressions of these six people, Hu Hai suddenly found that he could no longer find the slightest excitement.
and excitement.
Because now he is looking down on them, but they are looking up to him. Even if he just needs to say a word, these celebrities who were originally famous and have been passed down through the ages will die in two places.
The emperor is really a good person!
Xiao He is a short and fat middle-aged man with a fair face and a pair of small eyes that are always squinted. He is very wealthy. He is wearing a bright yellow satin shirt, with no crown on his head and a bun, just like a rich man.
Weng General.
Liu Bang, what impressed Hu Hai the most was his tall, thick nose and shortened black beard under his chin, coupled with his bright eyes, which gave people a very powerful feeling. No wonder he could coax a large number of people to die for him.
Hu Hai cursed.
Cao Shen is dressed in Confucian attire, has three long strands of beard, has a lean and slender figure, and has an air of immortality.
Fan Kuai and Xia Houying were both powerful and strong men, especially Fan Kuai, who had a ferocious face. If he shaved his head in later generations, he would be a typical gangster. Xia Houying, on the other hand, had an upright face and looked like a famous general.
Zhou Bo was wearing a short coat and a pair of bloomers similar to leggings in later generations. He had a slender figure. As the father of Zhou Yafu, a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty, Hu Hai couldn't help but take a second look.
While Hu Hai was sizing up Xiao He, Liu Bang and others, Liu Bang and the other six were also carefully observing the young Emperor, the Second Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, who suddenly became wise and mighty.
In fact, it's not that Liu Bang, Xiao He and others never thought about rebellion.
Originally, Liu Bang was wanted by the imperial court for escaping the prisoners who went to Xianyang to do hard labor in Haishan Mountain. Liu Bang also gathered a group of knights and thieves, who had been hiding in Mangshang Mountain, and bandits were established.
Shortly after Zhang Er and Chen Yu's uprising, news spread about it in Pei County and other places, and people's hearts suddenly began to stir. Of course, Bang was also ready to take action. At this time, it was Xiao He who dissuaded Liu Bang. He suggested that Liu Bang wait and see.
Soon, the news of the restoration of Wei came, and Liu Bang was very excited. He began to plot with Xiao He, Cao Shen and others to raise troops to gain wealth. But at this time, the messenger of the imperial army who delivered Hu Hai's three-pronged edict arrived in Surabaya.
The governor of Sishui soon announced Hu Hai's edict to all counties and informed the people. Hu Hai's edict to release all corvees and reduce taxes came in time. The northern part of Sishui, which was originally agitated, had not had time to be captured by Zhang Er and others, including
Peixian suddenly calmed down.
The Lu family where Liu Bang's wife Lu Zui lived was a wealthy family in Surabaya. Lu Sui's father was the first to learn about Hu Hai's edict and quickly ordered people to pass the news of Hu Hai's amnesty to Liu Bang who was still hiding in Mangshang Mountain.
Mr. Lu's meaning is very simple. He firmly disagrees with Liu Bang's rebellion now. One of the important reasons why Liu Bang, Xiao He and others dared to raise troops is that Mr. Lu is willing to support them.
But now that the old man suddenly changed his mind, Liu Bang had no choice but to temporarily put aside the idea of raising an army, and returned to his father-in-law's home in Pei County with hundreds of game thieves hidden in Mangshang Mountain.
Soon, Wang Li led an army of 100,000 and wiped out the Wei State, which originally had more than 400,000 troops, with the force of a strong wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
King Zhang Er of Wei, who had many soldiers and thousands of chariots, was suppressed by Qin's 100,000 troops, but he did not last even two days. The city was destroyed and the country was destroyed. Liu Bang and others immediately gave up their thoughts of launching an army to fight against Qin.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Li sent an order to the counties in Surabaya to arrest Zhang Er, Chen Yu and other bandit leaders who had escaped.
Liu Bang could not but be said to be a talented person. He immediately saw an opportunity from Wang Li's order. After discussing with Lu Taigong and Xiao He, he took hundreds of his own rangers and thieves and began to look around for Zhang Er, who had fled after being defeated.
The whereabouts of Chen Yu and others.
Zhang Er and others were also unlucky. When Chen County was invaded, they only took care of bringing more gold, silver, and jewelry, but forgot to bring food. So when they looted a village in Pei County, the magistrate of Pei County and Liu Bang came after hearing the news.
After catching them all, no one escaped.
Zhang Er, Chen Yu and others who were originally anti-Qin vanguards now became the ladder for promotion by Liu Bang and others. After Liu Bang and others captured Zhang Er and Chen Yu, they couldn't wait to send them to Yang Xiong's army who chased Zhang Er and others to Pei County that night.
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Wang Li learned about how Liu Bang and others captured Zhang Er, and became very wary of Liu Bang's group of rogue thieves who had quite good combat capabilities. In addition, Xiao He and others all spoke well, so Liu Bang and others followed.