Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me to corrupt

"The tyranny of the Qin Dynasty overthrew Chu without righteousness, and I became the head of the common people, and shepherd sheep for a living."

"Thanks to the support of the kings, I have no talent, wisdom or merit, but I am ashamed to sit on the throne of the king of Chu! I am ashamed!"

"Now...the violent Qin army is pressing down on the country, and I, the King of Chu, should act like the King of Chu...I will come to the end of the matter!"

After being embarrassed for a long while, Xiong Xin said nothing surprising: "I'm not capable of carrying the anti-Qin banner, but it's enough to stay behind and defend the king's city."

"With me, the king of Chu, I think the soldiers will stay behind, and I am willing to fight with all my strength and fight to the last soldier!"

Xiang Yu's eyes lit up when he heard this, this is indeed a solution.

Although Xiong Xin has no talent, wisdom or merit, he has ancestor Yu De, which is why the Xiang family's uncle and nephew support him.

After he is broken, it can really make the soldiers die!
"No..."

"Your Majesty can't..."

Gong Ao, Song Yi and other Chu ministers rose up in shock and tried to dissuade Xiong Xin from taking back the king's order.

The Xiang family uncle and nephew may look down on this puppet Chu king, but in fact Xiong Xin is not that miserable.

Not only does he have the virtues of his ancestors, but he himself is quite virtuous and even intelligent due to the changes he has experienced.

In the original history, Xiang Liang was defeated. In fact, he carried the anti-Qin banner, integrated the anti-Qin forces, and successfully stabilized the situation.

However, Xiang Yu was born rebellious, and it was too buggy. At the time of the giant deer, he defeated the general he appointed, seized the military power, and in the follow-up battle with the Qin army, he defeated the Qin army with nine victories in nine battles and established a huge army. Prestige, and regained the anti-Qin banner back into the hands of the Xiang family.

In short, the nephew and uncle of the Xiang family look down on Xiong Xin, but the other old Chu clans sincerely support him!
"Humph……"

Seeing everyone dissuading Xiong Xin, Xiang Yu couldn't help snorting angrily.

Everyone dissuaded Xiong Xin in this way, but let Xiang Liang stay to die, how could he not be angry?
But at this time, Xiang Liang also got up and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, you can't do this... Your Majesty is the flag of the rebel army against Qin. If your Majesty makes a mistake, even if your ministers can escape, how can they boast..."

Xiong Xin didn't wait for Xiang Liang to finish speaking, he waved his hand solemnly, interrupted him and said, "General Xiang doesn't need to talk too much, and you don't need to persuade any more, I have made up my mind!"

"Just carry the banner of anti-Qin, continue walking, find a good place, restore my great Chu country, and restore my great Chu glory."

"If one day we can counterattack the Tyrant Qin, we only need to collect my corpse and bury it with the ancestors of all dynasties. There will be sacrifices and offerings every year, that's enough!"

After saying that, without looking at Xiang Liang's reaction, he got up and left the banquet to go to the apse.

Gong Ao, Song Yi and other old clansmen of the Chu State burst into tears, and they went to chase after Xiong Xin: "We would like to live and die together with the king~!"

As everyone left, the big hall suddenly seemed empty, only a few other old clans from the five kingdoms, and the old clans from Chu who were loyal to the Xiang family remained.

But whether it was the old clan of the Five Kingdoms, the old clan of the Chu Kingdom who was loyal to the Xiang family, or the uncle and nephew of the Xiang family, they were all embarrassed at this moment.

Even ashamed!
Xiang Yu couldn't help but muttered in a low voice: "In the past, I underestimated this bear heart..."

Xiang Liang was silent, just looked at the direction where everyone was leaving, shook his head and let out a soft sigh.

However, embarrassment is embarrassment, shame is shame.

Since Xiong Xin insisted on staying behind, there was no need for the nephew and uncle of the Xiang family to be too pretentious, and immediately left the palace and started to evacuate.

This time, they will evacuate by boat and only take river and water routes. Many people or things that will drag the march by land will no longer be a problem as long as they get on the boat.

So, family members, food, armor, and property looted from all over Baiyue... Take everything you can take away!

However, King Huai of Chu decided to stay and defend to the death, which cast a tragic color on this retreat. In addition, the old families and soldiers of the six countries almost all died in battle in Panyu and Yangyu, or became prisoners of war of the Qin army.

This made their family members cut off the idea of ​​evacuating, but chose to stay with King Huai of Chu, and live and die with the king city.

After all, for many family members, the pillars of the family have already fallen, leaving the old and weak, women, children, orphans and widowed mothers. Even if they follow the Xiang family to evacuate, they may not be able to live a good life in the future.

In case of danger or emergency, they will also be the first to be abandoned...

Rather than accepting the crime of living, it is better to face fate calmly, sacrifice one's life for righteousness with King Huai of Chu, and follow one's ancestors!

Of course, not all of them have the courage to sacrifice their lives for righteousness.

There are also many family members of the old soldiers who neither want to evacuate with the Xiang family's uncles or nephews, nor do they want to follow King Huai of Chu to sacrifice their lives for righteousness.

Instead, in the understanding eyes of others, they left the Xiou King City together, headed south by boat, and returned to Daqin by sea.

Or go home!

It is conceivable that even if they can return to Daqin, most of them will not get well. They have been missing for so long and then suddenly go back. With the in-depth management of the people by the Tyranny Qin government, they must pay attention to it, and they can't hide it...

But if you can return to your hometown, even if you die, you will return to your roots, and you can rest in peace!
Now that things have reached such a point, everyone has their own right to choose, there is nothing to criticize, and everyone understands each other.

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The uncle and nephew of the Xiang family were really afraid of being chased by the Qin army, so they evacuated quickly. On the morning of the second day, they led more than 50 warships and left the plain of the Xiou King City, heading for Luoyue further west.

This time, Xiong Xin didn't pretend to leave the city to see him off, nor did the Xiang family's uncle and nephew pretend to say goodbye.

The two sides don't have any relationship between monarchs and ministers. Now that one side is dead and the other is running away, and then playing that hypocritical trick, it's really disgusting, and it's really unnecessary!

"I hope you can really restore Great Chu... My unworthy descendant will have no face to meet the ancestors of the past..."

Xiong Xin stood on the city wall, watching the fleet of ships disappearing in the distance of the river, muttering with a strange expression.

The crowd of Chu ministers who followed him to the death seemed to have heard his muttering, and they all comforted him: "Great King Yilie, why do you need to slander yourself... If the ancestors of the past knew it, they must be gratified... Great Chu's past generations The first king, will be proud of the king..."

Xiong Xin heard the words, but her expression became even weirder, and she replied vaguely: "Oh~!"

The ministers couldn't see his expression, and they all fell silent for a moment.

Later, Xiong Xin led the officials to patrol the city. Many old and weak women and children were helping to prepare the necessary for the defense of the city. Even the children were also lighting the fire to boil the golden juice for the defense of the city.

The so-called working together with one heart is probably the case!
And just in this struggle, time flickered to the afternoon, and knights in grass-green armor began to appear outside the city.

clang clang-

beep-

The rushing sound of gold and the sound of whimpering horns resounded throughout the royal city.

Everyone in the city cheered up, lying on the crenel and looking out, Xiong Xin and a group of courtiers who were resting in the gate tower also rushed out.

Xiang Liang said that he would evacuate within three days, obviously underestimating the speed of the Qin army's march. If he evacuated on the third day, every one in the city would count as one, and they would all be trapped.

"This must be the sentry cavalry of the Qin army. I didn't expect it to come so fast!"

"It's also fortunate that General Xiang Liang withdrew early. If it's half a day later, I'm afraid he will be blocked in the city."

"Everyone is ready to fight...to fight..."

The monarchs and ministers sighed with solemn expressions, and then greeted the soldiers and civilians in the city, and entered the state of war defense.

The city was waiting in strict formation, and there were more and more sentry cavalry outside the city. In the evening, the army formation of the Qin Army suddenly appeared.

In addition to the more than 2 Qin troops in grass-green armor, there are more than [-] auxiliary troops composed of Yangyu young and strong, with a total of nearly [-] troops.

Wan Yu Yangyu Qingzhuang was beaten by the Xiang family's uncle and nephew, and more than a quarter died in a "night attack", and the rest hated the Xiang family's uncle and nephew. I heard that Qin Jun If you want to come to the territory of Xiou country to pursue the uncle and nephew of the Xiang family, you should immediately ask to go with the army.

Qin Mo couldn't stop them, and if they were not allowed to join the army, they wanted to sneak into the territory of Xiou Kingdom to assassinate them, in short, they wanted revenge!
Therefore, Qin Mo no longer dissuaded them, but organized them into auxiliary troops, and strengthened the indoctrination of military law ideas on the march, so that they could be used to attack the remaining territories of Yangyu in the future.

Liberating one's own family is always the best strategy, otherwise, even if the Yue soldiers from Panyu are used, it will somewhat arouse the rebellious psychology of the Yue people in Yangyu!

"Set up a watchtower and look into the city to see what's going on."

"Also, look for the Xiouyue people who are hiding nearby, and ask them about the situation in the city."

Qin Mo looked at the Xiou King City surrounded by the moat, and quickly passed down the military order.

"Hey~!"

The soldiers took orders and left.

Ying Zheng was also observing the Xiou King City with a binoculars at this time. He frowned and said, "Although this city is not really a tall and strong city, if you want to capture it, I'm afraid it will not be easy."

Siege warfare has always been troublesome.

Except for some small cities that cannot be put on the table, you can use thunderbolts to set fire, clear a section of the city wall, and soldiers follow the method of climbing the city to quickly break it.

For the rest, as long as the city wall is a little high and a moat is added, it is enough to make the siege army suffer.

If the defending army and the people are determined to resist, then the siege army will be even more blind!
And the will of the armies of the Six Nations is undoubtedly rock-solid... It is normal for Ying Zheng to sigh like this!
Qin Mo nodded, and immediately sent another order, saying: "Set up a formation to encircle the three gates and one, leaving the west gate unencircled, leaving a way out for the defenders in the city, and luring them to break out of the encirclement."

"Order Zhang Han to lead an army of [-] cavalry to set up an ambush ten miles away from the west gate. If any soldiers and civilians in the city break through the encirclement, encircle and suppress them."

The so-called encirclement, three queries and one, open one side of the net, leave no way of life, and set up pockets, that's it!
"Here."

Another soldier went to pass the order.

At this time, the sky was already dark, and the army was divided into three, and simple camps were set up in the east, south, and north directions of the king's city.

The Huotou army buried pots to make meals, and cooked hot meals for the soldiers who had been eating dry food for a day.

The game that Yangyu young and strong men hunted on the road was also washed and peeled off the pot. It was very rich!
"Report to the Sun God Emperor... Qin Tianshen... Finally, I found some people from Xiou, and after asking, I learned that in the past two days, there have been old, weak, women and children from six countries leaving the city, and heading south by boat. "

"In addition, at dawn this morning, a large number of soldiers from the six countries moved out of the city with food, armor, weapons and goods, loaded them on dozens of warships, and headed west in the morning."

"The final general showed the captured flags of the armies of the six countries to the Yue people in Xiou to identify them, and learned that most of the flags flying on the dozens of warships were the flags of the Xiang family."

"There are no more than five thousand soldiers in the city, and the rest are old and weak, women and children... But at the end, the general will see the banner of King Huai of Chu on the top of the city!"

As a vanguard general, Chi personally came to the tent of the Chinese Army to report the newly obtained information to Qin Mo and Ying Zheng.

He was eating in the tent, and all the civil servants were there, Qin Mo pointed to the seats beside him, and asked Chi to sit beside him and eat together.

Chi was not polite, sat down, grabbed the boiled goat meat on the table, and started to eat.

"It looks like the Xiang family's uncle and nephew fled westward."

Ying Zheng muttered while eating, and said, "Didn't the nephew and uncle of the Xiang family take Xiong Xin away? Why is Xiong Xin's flag still on the top of the city?"

In fact, this is also the doubt in Qin Mo's heart: "How can there be a courtier running away in the world, and the reason why the king ends the queen?"

Li Si conjectured maliciously: "Perhaps the uncle and nephew of the Xiang family came back after being defeated, and had a quarrel with the King of Chuhuai, Xiong Xin. He completely tore his face and deliberately left him here to die."

Although this is a malicious conjecture, it has to be said that there is some truth in it, and it seems to be something that the Xiang family's uncle and nephew would do!
"Your Majesty, General... Someone from the city fell out of the city and was captured by a secret sentry. The man claimed that he had come to sacrifice the city, and asked to meet His Majesty and Prime Minister Qin."

At this time, the curtain was suddenly lifted, and a guard came in to report.

Qin Mo and Ying Zheng looked at each other in blank dismay, and the civil servants also stopped eating, with suspicious expressions on their faces.

Since the war with the armies of the six countries, the army has hardly encountered soldiers from the six countries who voluntarily surrendered.

Even the old Fan Zeng who was tacitly allowed by Ying Zheng to stay by Fusu's side, in fact, had to surrender only after the defeat of the army and the end of the road.

As for the older families of the Six Kingdoms with higher status, none of them surrendered, and they would only kill themselves when they were desperate!
Nowadays, if the person who comes here claims to dedicate the city, then the status must be not low, or the person who sent him must have a high status, at least he is an old clan who holds an important position in the army, otherwise even if he wants to dedicate the city, he still has the intention Powerless...

This is probably the first time that the old clans of the six countries surrendered voluntarily, which is really surprising!

"Bring him in."

After pondering for a moment, Qin Mo said to the guard.

The imperial guard bowed his hands and exited the tent, and later led a middle-aged man in his 30s into the big tent.

The middle-aged man is rich, with a slightly fat body and fair skin. He looks like a pampered person. This is extremely rare among the old clans of the Six Kingdoms who often lead troops to fight.

Most importantly, with a pale face and no beard, she seems to be... an eunuch!
"Disobedient criminals, pay homage to His Majesty the First Emperor of Qin..."

The rich and handsome man stood at the tent door, so he didn't dare to go in. He raised his hands above his head, bowed to Ying Zheng who was sitting at the head, and said in a trembling voice.

He was really flustered. He originally thought that after leaving the city, he would meet Qin Mo, the leader of the army, to discuss the matter of dedicating the city.

And Qin Mo has always been famous for being good at fighting, he is also good at helping the people, as long as he is sincerely dedicated to the city, there is no need to be too nervous and flustered.

But after he was led to the Chinese army, he learned that the First Emperor Yingzheng was also in the army as a supervisor. A search without any blind spots, dragged into the big tent...

Ying Zheng looked the rich and handsome man up and down, and said straight to the point: "You said you came to dedicate the city, how should you dedicate it?"

The rich man hurriedly stammered: "Tomorrow... tomorrow morning, the Qin army can attack the city from three sides at the same time... the east gate will be opened wide, and the defenders near the gate will put down their weapons and take off their armor. The Qin army can easily enter the city, and then control the whole city... I just ask the Qin army not to commit more crimes!"

There is no urn city in the Xiou King City. If the Qin army can control one city gate, then they can indeed control the whole city.

Ying Zheng and Qin Mo looked at each other, then Danfeng narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "How can I trust you?"

The rich man gritted his teeth, raised his hand and said, "I am Xiong Xin, King Huai of Chu."

Ying Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and then Danfeng's eyes widened suddenly: "???"

Qin Mo was also so shocked that he dropped his chopsticks, his face full of disbelief, he looked at the rich and handsome man in front of him.

The civil servants were even more stunned.

King Huai of Chu bears the heart?
Xiong Xin, King Huai of Chu supported by the Xiang family's uncle and nephew?
Are you brave?Still timid?
If you say you are brave, you dare not resist the Qin army to offer the city. If you say you are timid, you enter the enemy camp alone with the dignity of a king.

It's so messy!

"You are King Chu Xiongxin? Why don't you have a beard?"

Feng Jie stood up suddenly, frowned and asked, but this was a brilliant point.

Xiong Xin rubbed around his bare mouth, embarrassed and regretted: "I didn't want to reveal my identity, I only discussed the matter of dedicating the city in the name of the King of Chu's servant, but... But I never thought that His Majesty the Emperor Shi Huang is here..."

Feng Jie had nothing to say, he shook his hands in resentment for a long time, and said, "The king of Chu is really a man who can bend and stretch."

Guys like Qin Mo who only grow beards to pretend to be majestic in the army are only a minority in this pre-Qin era.

Shaving the beard, in the eyes of people at this time, means the same as shaving the head, especially for noble people... To use a bad street saying, that means the head can bleed and the beard can't move!

"After Chu was overthrown, I was already the head of the common people who lived by shepherding sheep. What does the so-called bending and stretching mean to me?"

Faced with Feng Jie's teasing, Xiong Xin felt no embarrassment and regret, but just sighed.

Feng Jie was speechless, and once again bowed his hands in resentment.

Ying Zheng looked at Xiong Xin again, and asked suspiciously, "Why do you want to surrender?"

Xiong Xin was no longer calm in the face of Ying Zheng, and hurriedly said in shame: "The sinners don't want to restore the rebellion, they just want to spend their remaining lives in peace, and occasionally pay homage to the tomb of the former king of Chu..."

"Great Qin is thriving, and the people in Chu have enough food and clothing. In just a few years, they have forgotten the pain of subjugation."

"Even, the Qin army that conquered the Chu State was regarded as an army of benevolence and righteousness that relieved the people. I am among the people, and what I have seen and heard is the same. How can I still have the heart of restoration and rebellion?"

"However, the old families of the Six Kingdoms were blinded by national hatred and family hatred. They only wanted to oppose Qin and restore the country. The uncle and nephew of the Xiang family strongly supported me, so I had no choice but to be their puppet."

"Today, all the old families of the Six Kingdoms have died in battle, and many righteous men who followed them have died in vain. Only the old, weak, women and children are left in the city. I really can't bear to implicate them... I hope His Majesty the First Emperor, don't do more evil!"