Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 313 Entering Xianyang (3)

"Yinglin would like to thank my brother for his kindness in the past, but Yinglin will not turn his back on his master and turn to the enemy for mere wealth!" Hearing Qin Xiong's words, Yinglin immediately refused, and then threatened: "If my brother comes here as a lobbyist from Chu." Come on, then leave quickly! Otherwise, even though Yinglin is expensive as the guard of Tongguan, he can't guarantee the safety of his brother!"

"Yinglin! Yinglin! Someone didn't expect you to be such a foolish and loyal person!" Seeing Yinglin threatening him, Tan Xiong shook his head and sighed without fear. "You are willing to be loyal to the royal family of Yingzhao, but do you think about the people of Qin who are eight hundred miles away in Guanzhong?"

Tan Xiong's words stunned Yinglin, he faintly felt that he had made a mistake in recommending his elder brother.

Sure enough, what Qin Xiong said next made Yinglin fall into deep thought.

"The Qin people in Guanzhong have worked hard for the prosperity of the Qin State for generations, and finally allowed Qin to annex the world and enjoy the sea alone! But so what? After Qin took over the world, the people of Qin thought that the harsh punishment and cruel laws could be slightly weakened. The result! As in the past, the heavy corvee is still on me in Guanzhong Qin people. It reached its peak during the reign of the second emperor, and the people all over the world could not bear such heavy pressure and rose up!"

"In order to keep his throne, the second emperor enlisted the Qin people in Guanzhong to go to war, and the people in Guanzhong lost [-]% in an instant. But did the Yingzhao royal family allow the Qin people in Guanzhong to recuperate? No! Those heavy corvees are still on them , but in contrast, under the rule of the Chu State in the Guandong, the Duke of Han lightly paid taxes, abolished harsh laws and implemented a truly benevolent government, and the lives of the people under his rule are getting better day by day.”

"I and the rest of the guards in Hangu surrendered to the Duke of Han. Do you think we are betraying the master and seeking glory? I am only a general in Chu State now, but if I still stop the Chu army, I am afraid that I will be named a general." Alright! But so that the people of Guanzhong can escape from the tyranny of the Qin State, so what if we bear the infamy and surrender?"

After finishing speaking, Tan Xiong immediately stood up and bid farewell: "Since General Yinglin doesn't want to surrender! Then I will leave!"

"Wait a minute, brother!" Ying Lin was shocked by Tan Xiong's words, and when he saw that Tan Xiong was about to leave, he got up and took Tan Xiong's hand.

Qin Xiong was dragged by Yinglin and had to turn around. As soon as he turned around, he saw Yinglin let go of his hand and bowed his hands: "Brother is willing to bear the infamy for the sake of the people in Guanzhong. Yinglin is really ashamed!"

"Yinglin doesn't want any wealth or honor! As long as Duke Han promises to implement a benevolent government after taking Guanzhong, I will offer Guanzhong and surrender!" Then, Yinglin straightened up and looked at Tan Xiong and said.

"General Yinglin can disregard himself for the sake of righteousness, which really admires Tan Xiong! Please be respected by Tan Xiong!" After finishing speaking, Tan Xiong bowed his hands.

"Brother, you don't need to be like this!" Yinglin hurriedly helped Tan Xiong up, and then said: "Compared with elder brother, Yinglin is far inferior!"

"This statement is wrong! Brother Lin is considerate of the people in Guanzhong. It is a great righteousness, and he should pay homage to his brother!" Qin Xiong shook his head when he heard the words, and then asked: "I wonder when Brother Lin will switch and dedicate the city?"

"The name of this Tongguan is my brother's command, but it's not what I say! After I control the generals in the pass, how about turning the switch to welcome Han Gong?" Ying Lin immediately replied.

"So, I'll go back to Chuying and wait for Brother Lin first!" Qin Xiong nodded after hearing this, knowing that Yinglin was not an excuse, and bid farewell.

After Tan Xiong left, Yinglin told the guards outside: "Let Yingjiu come and see me!"

"Here!" The guard bowed his hands and went to look for Ying Jiu.

Chu army camp.

After Tan Xiong rushed back to the camp overnight, he went to meet Xiang Yu at the Chinese army's tent.

"Congratulations, my lord! Congratulations, my lord!" Tan Xiong cupped his hands and congratulated him as soon as they met.

Seeing this, Xiang Yu asked calmly: "But Yinglin is willing to lead Tongguan to be an orphan?"

"Exactly!" Seeing that Xiang Yu didn't have any surprises, Tan Xiong suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and said back. "Yinglin is willing to surrender the whole city. I only hope that the Lord will implement the benevolent government in Chu after taking Guanzhong and Qin, so that my people in Guanzhong can enjoy the king's favor and enjoy peace!"

Xiang Yu made an agreement with the princes of the world that the one who enters Guanzhong first will be the king.Now that Xiang Yu is the first to enter Guanzhong, he can justifiably leave Chu and become king.But Xiang Yu was not in a hurry, he waited to take down Xianyang according to Guanzhong before becoming king.

"Did Yinglin say when Kaesong surrendered?" Xiang Yu asked with a blank expression.

"It's just because Yinglin is the defender of Tongguan, but he still can't control all the defenders in the pass. Therefore, he told his ministers that it will take some time. After controlling all the defenders in the pass, Yinglin will open the city and surrender to the lord!" Tan Xiong's heart skipped a beat when he heard Xiang Yu's question, and then he had no choice but to polish the words of Yinglin and report them.

"General Tan has worked hard! Go down and rest first!" Xiang Yu didn't say anything after hearing that, and then waved for Tan Xiong to go back.

"Here!" Tan Xiong, who was ecstatic at first, was poured cold water by Xiang Yu, and instantly felt that he had been prevaricated by Yinglin.

After returning to his tent, Tan Xiong tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

After staying up all night, Tan Xiong went to Zhang Han's camp early in the morning to ask for an interview.

Not long after Zhang Han got up, he was about to go to the school to practice martial arts after having breakfast, when he heard the sergeant report to Qin Xiong to see him.He waved his hand to the sergeant to invite Tan Xiong in, and ordered someone to prepare an extra breakfast, and saw Tan Xiong hurried into his tent.

"Why did General Qin come to find someone so early? What's the important thing?" Zhang Han was very curious about why Qin Xiong, a Confucian general who always had a wise man in his hands, was in such a hurry, so he asked before he could meet the ceremony.

After seeing the ceremony, Qin Xiong told the story of going to Tongguan to persuade Yinglin to surrender last night in detail.Then he asked Zhang Han for advice: "Does the general think that Shadow Forest will come down?"

"When a certain man was in Xianyang in the past, he had heard of the Shadow Forest. Although his martial arts are weak, he must do what he says! If he promised to surrender to the lord, he would definitely not break his word!" Zhang Han rubbed his beard , After thinking about it, he spoke.

"But he said he couldn't control Tongguan soldiers and horses, but this one is not easy to comment on!" Then, Zhang Han began to express his own analysis. "If one of the guards of my Daqin couldn't control the troops under his command, he would have been transferred away long ago! Why did he continue to stay? Therefore, this Shadow Forest must be trying to shirk!"

"Then everything I did was in vain?" Hearing Zhang Hanzhi's analysis, Qin Xiong spread his hands helplessly.

"No!" Then, Zhang Han seemed to think of something, nodded and said. "General Qin just wait!"

"Hey!" Qin Xiong sighed worriedly, and left Zhang Han's camp without even eating breakfast.

Seeing that Qin Xiong was gone, Zhang Han got up and looked at Tongguan and said to himself: "I hope it's what someone thinks. You are going to send someone to investigate the lives of the people in Qin who were ruled by the Duke of Han! Otherwise, in the future, someone will I can't protect you!"

(End of this chapter)