I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 460
Zhang Liang, named Zifang, was a Korean in the late Warring States period. He was as handsome as a woman. [107] He was born in an aristocratic family.His father, Zhang Ping, also succeeded the Prime Minister of the Second Korean Dynasty.

In the 23rd year of Han Yuhui's reign (250 BC), Zhang Ping died, and 20 years after his death, Qin destroyed Han.Zhang Liang was still young at the time and did not serve in the Korean court. After the collapse of Korea, Zhang Liang still had 300 private servants. After his younger brother died, he did not hold a funeral. Instead, he invested all his wealth in the anti-Qin cause and asked assassins to assassinate Qin Wangzheng. , to avenge South Korea. [106]
Zhang Liang once studied rites in Huaiyang, and went to the east to meet Lord Canghai to make a murder plan together.Find a strong man, make a big hammer weighing 120 jin for him, and then send someone to inquire about the whereabouts of Qin Shihuang's east tour.

According to the regulations on the chariots of the emperor and ministers, the emperor had six chariots, that is, the chariot on which Qin Shihuang rode was composed of six horse-drawn carts, and the other ministers had four horse-drawn carts. The target of the assassination was the chariots of the six chariots.

In 218 BC (the 29th year of Qin Shihuang), Qin Shihuang visited the east, and Zhang Liang soon learned that Qin Shihuang's parade convoy was about to arrive in Yangwu County (the eastern half of the original Yang County), so Zhang Liang commanded the Hercules to ambush in the The must pass through Yangwu County - Bolangsha.

Not long after, I saw a convoy of 36 motorcades coming from the west to Bolangsha. The gongs were sounded in front to clear the way, followed by a cavalry team clearing the field.Seeing this scene, Zhang Liang and Hercules confirmed that Qin Shihuang's convoy had arrived.But all the chariots were driven by four, and it was hard to tell which one was Qin Shihuang's car, only the car in the middle of the convoy was the most luxurious.

So Zhang Liang commanded the Hercules to attack the car. The 120-jin sledgehammer killed the passenger and fell to the ground.Zhang Liang took advantage of the chaos and got into the reeds and fled the scene (there is no record of whether Lishi escaped).However, only the auxiliary car was hit by the Hercules. Because Qin Shihuang was assassinated many times, he had already prepared for it. All the chariots were driven by four, and they often changed cars. It was naturally difficult for Zhang Liang to judge which car was Qin Shihuang.

Qin Shihuang survived, but Qin Shihuang was very angry about this matter and ordered the arrest of the assassins all over the country, but because there was no way to find out, Zhang Liang was able to "get away with it", and then nothing happened.Gu Bo Langsha Zhang Liang's assassination of Qin has been famous since then.

One day, Zhang Liang was strolling along the Yishui Bridge, and met an old man in a coarse robe.When the old man walked up to Zhang Liang, he deliberately dropped his shoes off the bridge, and then arrogantly ordered Zhang Liang to say, "Boy, go down and pick up my shoes!" He took it up.

Afterwards, the old man raised his feet again and ordered Zhang Liang to put it on for him.At this time, Zhang Liang really wanted to punch him, but because he had experienced the vicissitudes of life in the world for a long time and suffered all kinds of hardships in the wandering life, he suppressed his anger, knelt down in front of him, and carefully helped the old man put on his shoes.Instead of thanking him, the old man looked up and left with a long smile.

Zhang Liang stared blankly for a long time, only to see the old man walk out of Li Xu's land, return to the bridge, and praised Zhang Liang: "You can teach a child." He asked Zhang Liang to meet again at the bridgehead in the early morning of five days later.Zhang Liang didn't know what he meant, but he still respectfully knelt down and agreed.

Five days later, when the cock crowed, Zhang Liang hurried to the bridge.Unexpectedly, the old man deliberately came to the bridge ahead of time, and he was already waiting at the head of the bridge. Seeing Zhang Liang coming, he reprimanded angrily, "Why did you delay the appointment with the old man? Come back in five days!" After saying that, he left.As a result, Zhang Liang was one step behind the old man again the second time.

The third time, Zhang Liang simply waited on the bridge in the middle of the night.He withstood the test, and his sincerity and forbearance moved the old man, so the old man gave him a book, saying: "If you read this book, you will be the teacher of the king. Ten years later, the world will be in chaos. You can use this book to rejuvenate the country; Thirteen years later, the Huangshi at the foot of Gucheng Mountain in Jibei will be the old man."

After all, walk away.This old man is Huang Shigong, the legendary Gao Shi who hides in the cave, also known as "the old man on the top".

Zhang Liang was very pleasantly surprised. At dawn, he took a look at the book and found it was "The Art of War of the Grand Duke".From then on, Zhang Liang studied the art of war day and night,[6] admiring the world's major events, and finally became a "brain tank" with a deep understanding of strategy, both civil and military skills, and resourcefulness.

In July of 209 BC (the first year of Qin II), Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up in Daze Township and raised their troops against Qin.Immediately afterwards, anti-Qin armed forces surged everywhere.Zhang Liang, who was determined to resist Qin, also gathered more than 100 people and raised the banner of opposing Qin. [7] Later, because he felt alone and alone, it was difficult to gain a foothold, so he had to lead the crowd to invest in Jingju (the leader of the peasant army who established himself as the false king of Chu).

The two met each other as before, and Zhang Liang used "The Art of War" to talk about Liu Bang many times. Liu Bang was able to understand it and often adopted Zhang Liang's strategy.Zhang Liang told others about "The Grand Duke's Art of War", but everyone couldn't understand.Zhang Liang said: "Pei Gong will be granted by heaven." So Zhang Liang changed his mind to join Jingju and decided to follow Liu Bang.

As a scholar, it is important to have a deep understanding of strategy, but the prerequisite for using strategy is to have an enlightened master who is good at accepting advice.This unexpected encounter, Zhang Liang "turned the rudder" to Mingzhu, reflecting his clear mind and unique vision in the complicated situation.From then on, Zhang Liang was deeply valued and trusted by Liu Bang, and his ingenuity had the opportunity to give full play to it.

Zuo Ce enters customs
In June of 208 BC (the second year of Qin II), the team led by Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu's uncle and nephew had grown to 7 to [-] people. City (now southeast of Tengzhou City, Shandong Province) to discuss major issues.

Zhang Liang did not forget to revive Korea, so he hurriedly proposed to Xiang Liang: "Since you have established the king of Chu as your descendant, and the king of Hengyang among the princes of the king of Han has become the most virtuous, you can make him king, so as to cultivate more followers."

As early as the time of Xiapi, there was an old friendship between Zhang and Xiang, so Xiang Liang readily agreed.So he ordered people to find King Cheng of Han, made him King of Han, and appointed Zhang Liang as Situ (equivalent to prime minister).Zhang Liang's goal of "recovering Korea" was finally achieved, and his long-cherished political wish of "recovering his family" was also realized. Therefore, he tried his best to support Han Wangcheng, commanded his troops to recover Han land (referring to the territory of South Korea during the Warring States period), and wandered around Yingchuan, sometimes attacking Several cities were recaptured by Qin soldiers from time to time, but it has not been able to create a big situation for a long time.

At the end of the year, King Huai of Chu ordered Liu Bang and Xiang Yu to divide their troops to attack Qin, and agreed: Whoever enters Xianyang first will be the king.Liu Bang planned to enter Guanzhong from Wuguan via Yingchuan and Nanyang.

In July of 207 BC (the third year of Qin II), Liu Bang led his troops to capture Yingchuan.Han Wang and Zhang Liang joined Liu Bang. [13] Liu Bang asked Han Wang to stay at Yangdi (the ancient capital of Han, now Yuzhou City, Henan Province), and let Zhang Liang go south with the army.In September, the army arrived in Nanyang County (now Nanyang City, Henan).Qi, the governor of Nanyang County, retreated into Wancheng (Nanyang, Henan) to defend.Liu Bang was eager to destroy Qin. Seeing that Wancheng was difficult to capture for a while, he planned to bypass Wancheng and continue westward.

Zhang Liang thought it was inappropriate and persuaded: "Although you are eager to enter the pass, there are still many Qin soldiers along the way, and they are all occupying dangerous terrain. If you don't take Wancheng now, once the Qin soldiers from Wancheng chase you At that time, Qiang Qin is in the front and the pursuers are in the rear, so it will be very dangerous." Liu Bang adopted his suggestion, immediately changed the flag, and led his troops to take a small road at night and return quietly.At dawn, Liu Bang's army had surrounded Wancheng heavily.

Then, Liu Bang adopted Chen Hui's opinion, recruited the prefect of Nanyang with the technique of attacking the heart, pardoned all the officials and people in the city, and captured Wancheng without bloodshed.The worries of Liu Bang's westward advance were relieved, Liu Bang's troops were greatly strengthened, and other cities in Nanyang County saw that the prefect had surrendered, and they followed suit one after another.

Then Liu Bang led his army to Gaoguan (now northwest of Shangzhou, Shaanxi).Gaoguan was an important communication pass between Nanyang and Guanzhong in ancient times. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack. It was the throat fortress leading to Xianyang, the capital of Qin Dynasty, and the last pass to defend Xianyang. Qin had heavy troops guarding this place.

Liu Bang rushed to the front of the pass, intending to personally lead more than [-] troops to attack by force.Zhang Liang remonstrated: "At present, Qin's troops guarding the pass are still very strong, so don't act rashly." Liu Bang was worried that Xiang Yu's army would enter the pass first, so he asked Zhang Liang for advice.

Zhang Liang presented Liu Bang with a clever trick.He said: "I heard that the general guard at Yiguan is the son of a butcher. This kind of philistine can impress his heart with a little money. You can send troops in advance, prepare food and salaries for 5 people, and Set up a large number of army banners on the surrounding mountains, bluffing, as suspicious soldiers.

Then send Li Shiqi to bring more treasures and belongings to persuade General Qin, and the matter may succeed. "Liu Bang acted according to the plan, and the guard of Gaoguan surrendered as expected, and expressed his willingness to jointly attack Xianyang with Liu Bang.

Liu Bang wanted to listen to it, but Zhang Liang thought it was impossible, saying: "It's just that the general guarding Gaoguan wants to rebel against Qin, and his soldiers may not obey. If the soldiers don't obey, the consequences will be disastrous. It's better to take advantage of Qin soldiers' slackness." Destroy them." Then, Liu Bang led his troops to attack Gaoguan suddenly, and the Qin army was defeated, so they abandoned the pass and retreated to Lantian (now west of Lantian County, Shaanxi).

Liu Bang took advantage of the victory to pursue, led his troops around Yao Pass, crossed [kuài] Mountain, and defeated the Qin army in Lantian.The army continued to advance westward and arrived at Bashang (207 miles east of today's Xi'an City) in October 25 BC (the Qin Dynasty used October as the first year of the year and the early Han Dynasty did not change it).

At this time, Qin II had been killed by Zhao Gao, and he had only lived for 46 days. Seeing that the rebel army was approaching the city, the situation was over, so he tied his neck with a rope, rode a white horse in a plain chariot, and left the city with the imperial seal talisman festival.At this point, the Great Qin Empire, which ruled all directions and vibrated the sea, perished.

It took only one year for Liu Bang to enter Guanzhong from the west under the order of King Huai of Chu. Because he adopted Zhang Liang's strategy and ensured the smooth progress of the military, he won time and entered Guanzhong one step ahead of Xiang Yu.

When Liu Bang's army entered Xianyang, seeing the luxurious palaces, beautiful maids and treasures, many people got carried away and thought they could enjoy the world to the fullest.Even Liu Bang couldn't help himself and wanted to stay in the palace.Military general Fan Kuai risked his death to offend Yan Qiang and remonstrated with Liu Bang for "becoming a rich man".Liu Bang simply ignored it.

At this critical moment, Zhang Liang analyzed the interests and disadvantages to Liu Bang, and persuaded: "The king of Qin did many unrighteous things, so you can overthrow him and enter Xianyang. Since you have eradicated the evil for the people of the world, you should clothe yourself as a vegetarian and live in Xianyang." Show frugality. As soon as the army entered Qin, you indulged in pleasure. This is the so-called helping evil. Besides, good medicine is good for the disease, and honest words are good for deeds. I hope that Pei Gong will listen to Fan Kuai and others."

Zhang Liang's tone is calm, but there is some hardness in his softness, especially the revelation of the success and failure of the past and the present, and the harsh words such as "no way to Qin" and "helping evil to abuse" in his words, which faintly hurt Liu Bang's almost intoxicated heart.This technique of playing hard and singing slowly really worked.Liu Bang accepted this far-sighted advice, and ordered that the palace treasures, treasuries, and property of the Qin Dynasty be sealed up, and returned to Bashang, waiting for Xiang Yu and other rebels.

During this period, Liu Bang also adopted Zhang Liang's suggestion, summoned the elders and heroes of the counties, and made a three-chapter agreement with them: "The murderer dies, and the wounding and theft are punishable."

He also notified the Quartet: "I have removed the Qin law. All the officials are safe and sound. Wherever I come, it is not because of violence, so don't be afraid." In addition, people were sent to patrol various places with the Qin officials to express this intention.As a result, he won the unanimous support of the Qin people, and they rushed to comfort the soldiers with cattle, sheep, wine and food.

Seeing this, Liu Bang ordered the soldiers not to accept it, and spread the word: "There is enough food in the army, don't waste money on the people." After hearing this, the people of Qin were more happy, lest Liu Bang would not be the king of Qin.

Liu Bang adopted Zhang Liang's suggestion and took a series of measures to calm the people, which won the hearts of the people and laid a good political foundation for him to manage Guanzhong in the future and use it as a base to compete with Xiang Yu for supremacy in the world.

In February of 206 BC (the first year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty), Xiang Yu led the troops of the princes to Hangu Pass (now northeast of Lingbao, Henan).Liu Bang ordered the defenders to close the gate tightly to prevent the princes from entering the pass.

Xiang Yu was very angry when he learned that Liu Bang had captured Xianyang. Just in time, Cao Wushang, Liu Bang's subordinate, informed Xiang Yu, saying: "Pei Gong wants to become king in Guanzhong." Xiang Yu immediately ordered the Yingbo warlord to attack.In December of the same year, Xiang Yu's army broke through Hangu Pass, stationed in Xinfeng and Hongmen (northeast of Lintong, Shaanxi today), and wanted to fight Liu Bang to the death.

Fortunately, Xiang Yu's uncle, Xiang Bo, had old friends with Zhang Liang.On the eve before Xiang Yu's army decided to attack Liu Bang, Xiang Bo quietly rode to Liu Bang's army to meet Zhang Liang, told Zhang Liang the news, and invited him to abscond with him.Zhang Liang said: "I was ordered by the king of Han to send Peigong to pass. Now that Peigong is in danger, it is not moral for me to run away quietly. I must go and say goodbye to him before leaving." Immediately, Zhang Liang came to Liu Bang's camp. In the middle, he told Liu Bang exactly what Xiang Bo said.

After hearing this, Liu Bang was shocked and asked, "What can we do?" Zhang Liang asked Liu Bang, "Do you think our army can withstand Xiang Yu's attack?" Liu Bang was silent for a long time, and said, "It really can't. What should we do now? Zhang Liang judged the situation, and Zhang Liang gave Liu Bang an idea: "Please tell Uncle Xiang that you dare not betray King Xiang." Liu Bang asked: "Uncle Xiang or you, who is older?" Zhang Liang Said: "How old is Uncle Xiang?" So Liu Bang said to Zhang Liang: "Invite Uncle Xiang in for me, and I will treat him like an elder brother." Zhang Liang went out and repeatedly invited Uncle Xiang to enter the account. Liu Bang.

(End of this chapter)