A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 143 Tracing the ancestral will and leaving behind the plans of the marquis
After Wang Zhang returned to the military camp, he learned that Zhang Liang had left, and without thinking much, he immediately handed over to Bai Qing some secrets about the Han Dynasty that Zhang Liang had inadvertently revealed during his conversation with Zhang Liang last night.

After getting Wang Zhang's secret letter, Bai Qing combined it with some information about the Han Dynasty collected by the shadow guards, and got a key piece of information. The Han Emperor was too powerful to reach, and Liu Bang was indeed not like Bao Qin and Xiang Yu. Although personal morality is bad, it is still good for ordinary people.

Coupled with the fact that Xiao He, a great talent in governing the country who has not appeared in a century, can gather an army of 200,000 in Guanzhong alone. The cost of a year does not include Bashu, north of the Yangtze River, and south of the Yellow River. The vast majority of counties and counties were directly under the Han Dynasty.

If Liu Bang exerted great force and did not care about the power of the people, he could easily raise an army of five to six hundred thousand for a year's journey, but he did not. Instead, he only raised 200,000 at most at a time. It seems that the Han Dynasty will not be like the Qin Dynasty. With a sudden death, the Qin Dynasty would be over within a few years.

Looking at Zhang Liang's narration, it seems that not only Xiao He, but also Queen Lu Pheasant also has some political talents. Liu Bang has been fighting abroad all year round, and Xiao He and Lu Pheasant are almost in charge of the rear. As a monarch, he knows very well that some things cannot be decided by ministers like Xiao He. , and Liu Bang was far away in Xingyang, and was often surrounded by Xiang Yu's army, and was unable to respond to orders within the pass, so it must be Lu Pheasant who made the decision.

The more you look at it, the more terrifying it becomes. Not counting Han Xin, who has become a vassal king, Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Lu Fei, Han Zuo, can survive for at least a hundred years after Liu Bang's death!
It's a pity that few people can discuss such confidential matters nowadays. The other brothers are studying ancient books in their ancestral homeland, and the thirteenth brother is also far away in Handan. The others either don't have enough status or are not close enough, so they can only think alone and have a headache. ah!
Bai Qing rubbed his head. He didn't know what he should do. He wished he had Zhang Liang who could help him. At this moment, he started to envy Liu Bang. A reckless man could actually get the help of so many heroes. favor.

This is really destiny. No wonder the ancestors said not to underestimate everyone in the world. Even if I, the Bai family, have the help of Destiny Yugui, I can only keep the family alive and have a chance of revival.

Bai Qing kept searching in his mind for the handwritten notes and biographies left by past family heads, as well as the classics stored in the library.

After staying in the palace for half a month like this, the disheveled Bai Qing finally found a way to deal with it and a way to think clearly.

I have always had a noble mentality, attached to the throne and the country, but when I read the history books of the Bai family, it turned out that the Bai family had nothing, so what was there to be afraid of losing? Besides, as long as he can win the hearts of the people in the world, how can the Bai family decline?
Even if I allow it, the common people, the Bai family, the descendants of the ministers, the Confucian scholars, the Mohists, and the Taoists who have unlimited expectations for the Bai family will not agree. It turns out that the Bai family has long been used by them to oppose injustice and atrocities. of carriers.

As long as they are still there, Zhuxia is still there, and the Bai family is still there, what is the most important thing about whether they have the title of King Bai and the fiefdom of the Bai Kingdom? Wherever they are, aren't they all "fiefdoms" of the Bai Kingdom? ?

Bai Qing looked at the bronze mirror, looking at the divine seal between his eyebrows, and murmured: "The most precious thing left to me by my ancestors is not the identity of a descendant of the Bai Kingdom, nor the property and books left behind, but the symbol of hope." The name of the Bai family, and the ambition of our ancestor Dayu!"

Thinking about the Bai family, starting from the ancestor Bai Zhi, a slave, he gradually began to influence the people around him, then a city, then a region, then the entire foothills of Taihang Mountains, and then most of Hebei.

Does it depend on weapons? No, it is the unremitting dedication to the common people and the respect given to the common people that others cannot get. That is why they love the Bai family. Although there are some scheming people, this does not affect the fact that the Bai family is the most popular person around Taihang Mountain. The destroyed clan.

After thinking about it, Bai Qing took a shower and changed clothes, and then dealt with state affairs as usual, because he was already prepared for the worst outcome, which was to return to his ancestral homeland in the Taihang Mountains and fight the Han Dynasty for decades. He believed that the Han Dynasty There will always be civil strife in the dynasty. As long as the Han Dynasty cannot be destroyed, the Bai family will not give up their revenge for a day.

After more than ten days of hard work, Zhang Liang arrived at Julu.

Emperor Han hurriedly summoned Zhang Liang and asked him if he had thought of a solution? Because since Ding Tao, the Han Emperor has been constantly collecting information about Bai. The more he reads, the more he feels that Bai is like brown sugar. If he cooperates with you, you will feel extremely sweet.
But as long as you confront him, you will never be able to get rid of him, he will annoy you to death, and he will even kick you at the critical moment, and you may never get up from this kick. Just like opposing the Qin Dynasty.

In the whole of Hebei, almost only the Bai family had the strongest opposition. The Bai family single-handedly involved many counties in Hebei, so that in the entire anti-Qin cause, almost no Qin army could cross the Yellow River and intervene with the insurgents in Henan.

However, Henan failed many times under the leadership of many descendants of the Six Kingdoms and rebel armies. If the Bai family had not contained a large number of Qin forces in Hebei, the losses of the Henan rebel army would have been even heavier. In the later period, the Bai family not only eliminated Hebei The entire Qin army's strength can even support the Henan battlefield.

The same goes for resisting Xiang Yu. Since Xiang Yu provoked the Bai family, Xiang Yu has never received substantial help from the forces in Hebei. He only received all help except from King Zhao and King Yan. The Bai family has become an important force that affects Hebei. strength.

Therefore, being able to cooperate was the best result that the Han Emperor thought of, because throughout history, the Bai family had never been the main force threatening the monarch who was friendly with him, or even the main ally to maintain his rule.

In the early days of the Zhou Dynasty, apart from the Jiang family, the biggest supporter of the Zhou royal family was the Bai family. The Bai family almost single-handedly wiped out the entire Dongyi family and expanded the territory of the Zhou dynasty. Without the Bai family, Maybe it would not be so smooth for the Zhou royal family to obtain the land of Dongyi.

But what's the reward? Dozens of miles of barren land and dozens of miles of highlands where no food could be grown. If King Wu of Zhou had not been so kind to the Bai family, someone else would have turned against him. In the later period, if the Zhou royal family had not made many foolish moves and had many dialogues His digging pits might not even appear in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
The Zhou royal family was not bullied so miserably by the princes in the west. Not to mention, the Wei Kingdom, which did not harm the Bai family, was protected by the Bai family with the legacy of Kang Shu and became the last vassal state to perish among other countries except the Bai Kingdom.

Zhang Liang was about to salute, but was stopped by the Han Emperor. Zhang Liang suddenly thought that he was not in the Bai Kingdom. The person in front of him was someone who dared to urinate into the hat of a Confucian scholar. Then he said without restraint: "Yes, this trip to the Bai Kingdom is the biggest..." The biggest gain is Sun Yin!"

"Sun Yin?" Emperor Han asked doubtfully: "Aren't you going to use the old grudge between Han Xin and Sun Yin as an excuse to start a war?"

"Exactly, but this Sun Yin can also be used by one person for four purposes!" Emperor Han asked curiously: "Four uses? Which four uses? Don't be so pretentious, tell me quickly!"

Seeing that the Han Emperor was anxious, Zhang Liang smiled bitterly and said, "Use the old grievances of Han Xin and Sun Yin as an excuse to go to war with the Bai Kingdom. This is what your Majesty wants!"

Emperor Han smiled and said: "Of course, what about the other three uses? Tell me quickly."

Zhang Liang said eloquently: "The second purpose is to use Sun Yin's dissatisfaction with King Bai and General Wang Zhang of Baiguo to instigate him to rebel and let him control the Bai army."

"is it possible?"

"Okay, I went to the Bai Kingdom this time and got to know this person from many aspects. Sun Yin has some talents, which are better than ordinary generals, but he is also greedy and often thinks that he should get greater rewards.

He was also unintrospective, selfish, small-minded and pitiful, and did not think about his own problems at all. As a result, after the defeat of Bai Guodong County and being demoted by King Bai, he has always been brooding. Although he is the head of the Sun family, he has always treated the family Use it as a tool and bargaining chip for your own promotion. "

Emperor Han said: "Humph, from what you said, he is really a terrible person. I despise such a person the most. If he is really in front of me, I will definitely chop him down with a sword to avoid being upset! "

Zhang Liang smiled and continued without saying the reason: "It can be seen that with your majesty's status, you will definitely be able to give him the conditions that make him betray King Bai!"

Emperor Han nodded, but he still felt a little disgusted to have such a person under his command, thinking what if he betrayed him again one day? I secretly thought that I should promise him first, and then find any reason to kill him. Anyway, unlike those old friends who have been with me for many years, I won't feel bad if he is killed.

Zhang Liang watched Emperor Han gradually reveal a dark smile, as if he knew what Emperor Han was thinking, but Zhang Liang pretended not to notice, lowered his head and continued: "But according to my observation, because King Bai has a very strong grasp on the grassroots generals, he wants to let him It is impossible for Sun Yin to lead his troops and defect to us directly!"

"Then what else does he have?"

"This brings us to the second strategy to force King Bai, to surround Handan and defeat King Bai!"

"Why?"

"Your Majesty first pretended to return to the army and inspected Qi, and then asked Han Xin to march from Taiyuan with Zhang Ao, forcing the White Army to go to Taiyuan to confront them. When the White Army arrived, since Julu was only two days away from Handan, Your Majesty Immediately recall the troops back to the division and quickly surround Handan City from Julu.

King Bai will definitely consider the strength of the enemy and ourselves, abandon Taiyuan and Shangdang and other places north of the Taihang Mountains, retreat to Hanoi and Handan counties, and recall the army in Taiyuan. At this time, it was Sun Yin's turn to contribute. After we instigated him to rebel, we did not need to let him lead the army to surrender.

He just needs to control the general Wang Zhang and cut off all information between the army and Chaoge, so that King Bai will know that this army is out of his control, and Wangsu Bai and King Handan have a deep relationship, and they will definitely do everything possible Way to rescue.

At this time, His Majesty personally visited Handan City and invited King Bai to negotiate an alliance. For the sake of King Handan's life and the future of the Bai family, King Bai would definitely agree to His Majesty's conditions.

After all, according to the conditions His Majesty can give, Bai lost only the title of king and the right to reasonably own the army. He lost nothing.

Who else in history has given more than His Majesty? What reason does Bai have for not helping the big man? After all, Han is now also the orthodox successor of Zhu Xia!

In addition, there is no hostility between Your Majesty and King Bai, and you have also received officers and officials trained by Bai for many years, as well as Bai's vast collection of books. I congratulate Your Majesty, you have received a huge gift overnight! Zhang Liang congratulated Emperor Han as he spoke.

After thinking about it, Emperor Han felt that he had made a lot of money. He laughed and said, "It seems that God is good to me!" After laughing, Emperor Han said to Zhang Liang: "Then Sun Yin's other two uses What is it? After receiving so many benefits from the Bai family, I really want to help the Bai family kill such an unjust person."

(End of this chapter)