Prime Minister of Great Qin

Chapter 318 He doesn’t write or speak, he just kills people. How wonderful is God’s will! (twenty three)

"Xiang Ji, Mr. Xiang." Xiang Yu bowed his hands in a salute.

Although he didn't have much interest in this old man, after all, he came from a noble family and knew how to treat others with courtesy.

Fan Zeng looked Xiang Yu up and down, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "He is really a hero among men, a hero, and the Xiang family has a successor."

heard.

Xiang Liang laughed and said with a smile: "Brother Fan, there is no need for you to praise him. This nephew of mine has always been proud and arrogant. If he really listens to these boastful words, one day, he may not even be able to praise me." They won’t even take it seriously.”

Xiang Yu looked panicked and said, "Why did uncle say this?"

"I, Xiang Yu, was rescued by my uncle and uncle. I can only be grateful to my two uncles. How dare I be the least bit rude?"

Xiang Liang snorted lightly, his eyes were very pleased, but he turned his head and said to Fan Zeng: "My nephew is naturally fond of military affairs, but he only dislikes reading. This time I came to visit Brother Fan, but he actually has another It’s a matter of fact, and I would like to ask Brother Fan for some advice.”

heard.

Xiang Yu's eyes were filled with anxiety.

He quickly said: "Xiang Yu understands my uncle's intention, but can studying destroy Qin?"

"The reason why Qin was able to sweep across the world was relying on force and the invincible Qin army. Xiang Yu didn't study or speak. He only learned how to defeat thousands of people. Kill all the people of Qin and burn Xianyang. This is what I, Xiang Yu, should do. ."

"As for reading."

"Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Sheng and other sons of the Xiang family are studying there, and I am not the least of them."

"Can they compete with you?" Xiang Liang shouted coldly.

Xiang Yu fell silent for a moment.

Fan Zeng had a strange look in his eyes as he listened to what his uncle and nephew said.

a long time.

But he couldn't help but sigh: "If you don't write or speak, you just kill people, how wonderful God's will is!"

"Brother Fan, why did you say this?" Xiang Liang looked puzzled.

Fan Zeng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What has Qin Ting done in these years?"

"Burning books, humiliating Confucians, and banning public discussion, isn't this the intention to ban people's 'books' and 'language'? But your nephew is different. He doesn't write or speak, and only has murder in his heart. Isn't this wrong? Let all Qin Ting’s plans fail.”

"Isn't this God's will?"

"God's will is on the Xiang family!"

heard.

Xiang Liang was taken aback.

Immediately thoughtful.

He was unsure: "According to Brother Fan, if Yu'er doesn't study, is it a coincidence of God's will?"

"Exactly." Fan Zeng nodded.

Hearing Fan Zeng's words, Xiang Yu on the side was overjoyed and said happily: "Uncle, you have heard it now. This gentleman has said that I don't study or speak. In fact, it is God's will, so that I can concentrate on destroying Qin. "

"To destroy the violent Qin Dynasty, why study?!"

Xiang Liang glared at Xiang Yu fiercely.

However, he did not refute what his old friend said.

Chu people have been fond of witchcraft and ghosts since ancient times, and Chu people also worshiped evil spirits in obscene ways. The Xiang family was born in Chu people, so they were deeply influenced by them.

And if it is true as Fan Zeng said, isn't Xiang Yu blessed by God's will?
This is great news for him.

Xiang Liang's eyes moved, but he couldn't help but said coldly: "Even so, you should learn more knowledge, otherwise, if you are a noble son, but you have no writing, wouldn't it make the world laugh if this spread?"

"Those who don't know think that my Xiang family has been killed."

Xiang Yu said quickly: "What my uncle taught me is that the child will read more books in the future."

see.

Xiang Liang didn't say anything more.

He turned to look at Fan Zeng and said in a solemn voice: "Brother Fan lives in seclusion, near Zhu Fang. He should have some understanding of Qin Ting's actions during this period. In the past two years, Qin Ting's actions have been frequent, and I feel very sad. It's just that I feel uneasy, I just know that I have little talent and little knowledge, and I really can't understand the situation in the world, so I came here boldly to make trouble, and I also want to ask Brother Fan for advice."

"Brother Fan, please give me some advice."

Fan Zeng nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Brother Fan, you and I have known each other for many years, why are you so polite?"

"Today, the clouds are treacherous and changeable. It is indeed difficult to identify the general trend. I can understand why Brother Xiang is confused. Brother Xiang is not the only one who is confused right now. I am afraid that many scholars in the world are also extremely confused."

"The reason why the nobles of Wu and Yue are in such serious trouble this time is also related to the current complicated and difficult situation."

"How do you say this?" Xiang Liang asked curiously.

Fan Zeng stroked his beard and said with a solemn expression: "Brother Xiang, don't you think that the nobles of the Six Nations have suffered too much this time?"

Xiang Liang nodded and said: "I do have this feeling. This time the Qin people moved too quickly, as if they knew our whereabouts, and the army came straight to our hiding place. Although we have always taken certain precautions, there are no Some scouts were arranged, but after all, the number of tribesmen was small, and the Qin army was marching very fast, so it was difficult to escape."

"There's something else very wrong."

"We, the Chu nobles, actually had close personal relationships with local officials in the past. If something really happened, these officials would send someone to notify us as soon as possible. But this time, unexpectedly, no one from the top to the bottom of Kuaiji County sent a message."

"We were caught off guard and suffered a huge disaster."

"Currently, the Song and Tang clans have lost most of their elites, while the nobles of the other six countries have also suffered heavy losses. From the recent news coming out from the government, I learned that the Qin army captured nearly 6000 of us and others in this operation. "

"These are all the elites of the nobles of the Six Nations including us."

Speaking of which.

Xiang Liang was also full of hatred.

His ambition in this life is to destroy Qin, restore Chu, and rebuild the glory of the Xiang family.

However, before they could launch an attack, Qin Ting took the lead and severely damaged their restoration forces. This made their road to restoration suddenly become much more difficult. How could he not be impatient?

Fan Zeng nodded.

He said solemnly: "This time the First Emperor's patrol is indeed different from the past. The false and the false, the true and the false make it difficult for people to guard against. And the thunderous attack in Yunmeng made many nobles feel slack, thinking that Qin Ting will not take action against them, and many people even think that they are scheming against local officials, so that local officials can completely turn to them, so as to strengthen their own momentum."

"But these people forgot one thing."

"The Kingdom of Chu is dead."

"They are no longer the nobles of Chu State in the past."

"Right now, the Song and Tang families are just criminals wanted by the Qin court. How can they intimidate officials?"

"Even if there are officials who come to surrender, how can they really protect it?"

"Do you really think that you can frame everything on some petty officials like in the past? The people of Qin are tigers and wolves. They are not only cruel, but they are also well versed in calculations. How can you really believe it?"

"These families got it wrong from the start."

Fan Zeng refuted it unceremoniously.

Xiang Liang nodded.

He did not feel that Fan Zeng's accusation was wrong.

Among the old Chu nobles, there were indeed many nobles who could not distinguish the current situation, among which the Song family was the most prominent.

Song Yi of the Song family was not only ambitious and talented, but also very self-respecting. When the nobles usually gathered together, he would sit directly in the main seat and treat other nobles as ministers. However, how many of these nobles of the Chu State were not of royal blood?
The scheme against local officials was done by Song Yi.Song Yi believed that this time the Qin court's rectification of officialdom was an opportunity for them to win over local officials who were originally on both sides of the aisle, so that they could be completely used by their nobles, and privately they did not threaten them with the news of their mutual contacts.

Xiang Liang knew Song Yi's thoughts very well.

It is concluded that these officials do not dare to tell the truth.

after all
The First Emperor was deeply jealous of the nobles of the Six Kingdoms.

If they knew that local officials were colluding with the nobles of the six countries, they would probably be executed directly, and even the three clans would be implicated. It was because of this situation that Song Yi and others dared to intimidate local officials.

Also.

They are not really desperate.

Originally, according to the idea of ​​Song Yi and others, as long as these officials completely defected to them, they would join forces with local officials to blame all the private connections on some officials, and let these officials take care of everything. Moreover, both parties knew the root cause. Feasibility is high.

This is also the way they have always dealt with the imperial court in the past.

But what Song Yi didn't expect was that these local officials seemed to be frightened by the court's actions and did not dare to do this at all. Seeing that the local officials were completely dishonest, Song Yi and others were also angry, or maybe they were the nobles. I was so arrogant that I really didn't care.

But Xiang Liang knew it.

Song Yi and others did not take any action in private.

Instead, they bribed many local officials early on. Once something happened, these officials would send a message to them as soon as possible. It was precisely based on this that Song Yi and other nobles dared to sit back and relax so much.

But the result was not as expected.

Thinking of this.

Xiang Liang seemed to realize something.

He looked shocked and said uncertainly: "In Brother Fan's opinion, maybe our robbery this time has something to do with local officials?"

Fan Zeng nodded.

He sighed softly and said in a deep voice: "These nobles of the Chu State have lived in the past for too long, and they even cannot understand the current situation. The local officials are already frightened, how can they tolerate the intimidation of you nobles?"

"after all."

"Qin Ting wants their lives!"

"My life is hanging by a thread, and I still plan for you. This will naturally cause dissatisfaction."

"Judging from the performance of Qin Ting near Yunmeng, although he was indeed decisive in killing, he was still measured and not really unscrupulous. This will naturally make these officials lucky. If local officials follow you After careful discussion and joint efforts, the matter may not be able to be fooled, and the situation in Kuaiji County will definitely not be so bad."

"But Song Yi and others are too greedy."

"They used the Qin court to rectify the officialdom, but they wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to blackmail and force local officials to surrender directly."

"Not even willing to do anything backward."

"I just want to force local officials to bow their heads."

"In the last few days, they were completely indifferent and even refused to communicate. Not only did they not help local officials avoid court scrutiny, they were even unwilling to cover up evidence of collusion between the two parties."

"And the reason why Song Yi dared to do this."

"It's certain that local officials are afraid of death and will be the first to bow their heads."

"But he forgot one thing."

"The imperial court does aim to target local officials, but local officials can also decide your life."

"The clay figurine still has a third of fire."

"Not to mention an official?"

heard.

Xiang Liang was silent.

He already understood what Fan Zeng meant.

Song Yi and others were too confident, confident that local officials could only submit and did not dare to make any resistance, because they wanted to live, and if they wanted to survive, they had to cooperate with the nobles of the Six Nations, so the nobles of the Six Nations were so confident, but In fact, this is not what Song Yi thinks. He, Xiang Liang, also thinks so.

in their eyes.

Local officials just dare not disobey themselves.

And I had this understanding very early on.

This is not a lie.

If local officials really had such courage, they would not have dared to contact themselves and others, let alone use themselves and others to eliminate dissidents. The two sides have used each other over the years, and their relationship has become very close.

It can be said that one is prosperous, and one is lost.

even.

Local officials are even more vulnerable.

Because they are officials, and they and others are thieves.

The nobles have leverage over local officials. As long as local officials do not want to die, they can only obey their orders.

Because of this.

Only this time they dared to be so unscrupulous.

Xiang Liang's eyes were uncertain. He pondered in his mind for a moment, but he still couldn't figure out why the local officials chose to betray him this time. Did they really want to die?Or maybe you really can't accept this grievance?
Xiang Liang said: "Brother Fan, do you know the specific reason?"

Fan Zeng smiled and said nothing.

Xiang Liang said quickly: "Brother Fan, please clarify my doubts."

Fan Zeng chuckled lightly and said calmly: "The authorities are confused. Although you pay much attention to the changes in the world, most of your eyes are only focused on Jiangdong, and you have made mistakes in judging the situation in the world. However, after all, local officials deal with the imperial court and are not aware of the changes in the imperial court. It’s a deeper understanding.”

"The reason why they dared to take risks this time is based on their understanding of the general trend of the world."

"They think Qin Ting has great potential in the future."

"And it is difficult for the nobles of the Six Nations to achieve great things."

"That's nonsense." Xiang Yu said angrily.

Fan Zeng laughed and said nonchalantly: "I know you are very angry about this, but this is probably the truth. Of course, I don't dare to make an accurate judgment on what the local officials think, but they are indeed shaken this time. .”

"It's visible to the naked eye."

"Because of this, they resolutely abandoned you, and even took the initiative to disclose your whereabouts to the court in exchange for the court's trust and forgiveness. At the same time, they used the power of the court to suppress you, in order to make their actions look more wise."

Xiang Liang had a gloomy face.

He knew that what Fan Zeng said was probably the truth.

Local officials have revolted.

But he was very unhappy about this. They did scheme against local officials, but they did not leave them a way to survive. But these people are now plotting against them in order to please Qin Ting. If these people are really bent on serving Qin , how could we get together with them back then?
And
Do these people really think Qin Ting can be saved?

Do you really think there will be no chaos in the world?
Ridiculous.

The changes in Xiang Liang's face all fell into Fan Zeng's eyes. He chuckled and said slowly: "It's understandable that they have changed like this. After all, Qin Ting has indeed changed a lot in the past two years, and it seems to be getting better and better." It’s targeted, if you really don’t understand the general trend, it’s really easy to be fooled by Qin Ting’s bluff.”

"But this is destined to be just a bluff."

"How can the general trend of the world change easily due to trivial changes?"

(End of this chapter)