China knows everything for 5000 years

Chapter 15

At night, the guards gathered around the bonfire to keep warm, and they were still talking about the miracle that happened during the day.Suddenly, a strange sound came from a distance, like the cry of a fox, mixed with human language, as if shouting: "Da Chuxing, King Chen Sheng."

Early the next morning, everyone pointed at Chen Sheng, and the more they looked at him, the more he looked like the real man.Seeing that the time was right, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang killed the two generals who were escorting the guards, summoned the guards, and mobilized them, saying: "Are those princes and generals born? In this world, the poor can also sit down!" "The rest of the garrison soldiers boiled over and shouted in unison: "Yes! Let's rebel against Big Brother Chen!"

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang immediately asked someone to take a bamboo pole, make a big flag, and write a big "Chu" character on it.Everyone elected Chen Sheng as the leader, known as "General"; Wu Guang as deputy, known as "Captain".They quickly occupied Daze Township.The common people everywhere were oppressed by the officials of the Qin Dynasty. When they heard that Chen Sheng rebelled against Qin, they revolted one after another, and the Qin Dynasty was about to perish.

## The Ninth Series Chu Han Struggles

●Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu bravely revolted
Xiang Yu is the grandson of Xiang Yan, a famous general of Chu State.After Qin Shihuang destroyed Chu, Xiang Yu and his uncle Xiang Liang lived a secluded life in their hometown Xiaxiang (now southwest of Suqian, Jiangsu).Later, Xiang Liang fought with others and killed a man by mistake. There was no way to survive in his hometown, so his uncle and nephew fled to Wuzhong (now Suzhou, Jiangsu) and settled down.

Xiang Yu has grown tall, brave and powerful since he was a child, and has a very heroic appearance.Xiang Liang felt that Xiang Yu was a talent, so he painstakingly taught him to read and write.At first, Xiang Yu also studied seriously, but soon he was not interested in reading.Xiang Liang taught Xiang Yu how to learn swordsmanship, and Xiang Yu became bored after learning it for a long time, so Xiang Liang taught Xiang Yu how to read military books and learn how to march and fight.Xiang Yu was very happy and started to study hard.

One year, Qin Shihuang came to Zhejiang and Jiangsu on his southern tour and passed by Wuzhong. Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang were among a large group of people watching.Xiang Yu saw Qin Shihuang sitting in a tall carriage, surrounded by chariots and horses, the crowd gave way one after another, and the officials and common people knelt down to greet him, looking majestic. You can replace him!" Xiang Liang was so frightened that he was sweating when he heard Xiang Yu's shout, he quickly covered Xiang Yu's mouth with his hand, and said, "Shut up, this is a crime of beheading!" Fortunately, Qin Shihuang's motorcade left far, did not hear.

In 209 BC, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang launched a peasant uprising in Daze Township, and people all over the country rose up to respond, and the rule of the Qin Dynasty immediately fell into a precarious situation.At this time, Yin Tong, the local governor of Kuaiji where Xiang Yu was, invited Xiang Liang to the mansion to discuss matters. Yin Tong said: "The world is in chaos now, which is a great opportunity to destroy the Qin Dynasty. I want to take advantage of this time to raise troops. Please lead me with Huan Chu." General, how are you?" Xiang Liang said, "Very well, but Huan Chu is not here. He has committed a crime and fled. Only my nephew Xiang Yu knows. I will go and find Xiang Yu, and let Xiang Yu go find Huan Chu. Chu." After finishing speaking, Xiang Liang came outside the mansion, whispered something to Xiang Yu, and when he came back, Xiang Yu followed Xiang Liang to the hall and sat down.Xiang Liang winked at Xiang Yu, and Xiang Yu walked up to Yin Tong, suddenly drew out his long sword, and chopped Yin Tong to death with one blow.The surrounding soldiers were shocked and rushed up together.Xiang Yu yelled and killed 20 people in a row. Seeing Xiang Yu's bravery, the others were so frightened that they knelt down and begged for mercy.

Xiang Liang took Yin Tong's great seal, put it on his body, summoned officials at all levels to the mansion, and announced in public: "I have killed Yin Tong now, and I am the highest official in Kuaiji. I have decided to raise troops to destroy Qin. I am an uprising together, please stand over here!" As soon as the voice fell, everyone rushed over.Xiang Liang arranged the local heroes and gentlemen into appropriate official positions one by one, organized 8000 elite soldiers, led by Xiang Yu, and sent troops across the river north to join the trend of the uprising army that overthrew the Qin Dynasty.

Later, Xiang Liang followed the advice of counselor Fan Zeng, found a prince and grandson of the Chu state among the people, made him King Huai of Chu, and ordered the world in the name of King Huai of Chu to destroy Qin together.Because of Xiang Liang's good leadership and Xiang Yu's bravery and skill in fighting, Xiang Liang's army was determined to become a new force in the uprising army.

●Liu Bang killed the white snake and rebelled against Qin
Liu Bang was born in Fengxiang, Pei County (in today's Jiangsu).Liu Bang didn't like farming when he grew up, so his father handed over the property to his second brother for management.He tried to apply for a job in the government and became the head of the pavilion in Surabaya.Liu Bang once escorted a civilian husband to Xianyang to serve as a prisoner. He happened to see the scene of Qin Shihuang going on tour. The grand lineup and majestic scene made him envious and said, "I wish I could be like him."

Once, Liu Bang escorted a group of civilian husbands to Lishan to serve.Along the way, the folk husbands kept deserting, and Liu Bang estimated that when he arrived at Lishan, this group of people would all run away.One night, he made all the peasants eat and drink enough, and said to everyone, "You all should run away! I am also going to flee from now on." After that, he let all the peasants go.Seeing Liu Bang's righteousness, more than a dozen strong men refused to leave him, and were willing to flee with him to find a way out.

Liu Bang and his party drove through the night and entered a swamp.While walking, the person who explored the road in front suddenly ran back and said that there was a white snake ahead!Liu Bang took advantage of his drunkenness and said: "What snakes are afraid of when a strong man walks?" He drew out his sword, stepped forward bravely, and cut the snake in two.Later, it was reported that an old woman was seen crying and telling her son Bai Snake (Bai Di Zi) to be killed by Chi Di Zi (Liu Bang). People worshiped Liu Bang and regarded him as an extraordinary person.It is also rumored that Qin Shihuang saw the colorful auspiciousness of the emperor in the direction of Liu Bang's hometown.Therefore, many people in Pei County ran to attach themselves to Liu Bang, and over time, Liu Bang formed a certain force.

After Chen Sheng launched the uprising, the whole world responded, and the people all over the country killed the local governors to respond to Chen Sheng's uprising army.The county magistrate of Pei County planned to surrender to Chen Sheng. Xiao He and Cao Can, the prison officials of Pei County, urged the county magistrate to raise troops, recruit troops, and sent Fan Kuai to contact Liu Bang.After Liu Bang led his men to come, he called on the people of Pei County to kill the county magistrate.Then, under the recommendation of everyone, Liu Bang was finally established as Peigong (that is, the lord of Peiyi).Therefore, Liu Bang offered sacrifices to Emperor Yan and Chiyou, played drums and dyed flags (a kind of sacrifice of the ancient army), and set up troops to respond to the general trend of uprisings in the world.They quickly captured Huling (now southeast of Yutai, Shandong) and Fang Yu (now Taipei, Shandong), and the team continued to grow.Later, Liu Bang defected to the uprising army of Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu.
●Break the boat and save Zhao
After Zhang Han killed Xiang Liang, he temporarily withdrew Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, crossed the Yellow River, and attacked Zhao Xie, who claimed to be King Zhao at that time.Zhao Wang and his counselors Zhang Er and Chen Yu were not prepared for the attack of the Qin army, and they were defeated in the first battle, so they had to retreat to Julu (in today's Hebei) to hold on.Zhang Han sent general Wang Li and others to lead troops to surround Julu, and he himself stationed in the south of Julu to help Wang Li.King Zhao was overwhelmed by the siege, so he quickly sent someone to ask for help from King Huai of Chu and several other old nobles from the six countries who took advantage of the peasant uprising and became king.King Huai of Chu sent Song Yi and Xiang Yu north to rescue Zhao.

After Song Yi led his troops into Anyang (to the east of Caoxian County, Shandong Province today), he heard that the Qin army was powerful, so he stationed there and dared not go forward. Xiang Yu was so anxious that he stomped his feet.After several times persuading Song Yi to rush into the army to rescue Zhao to no avail, Xiang Yu rushed into Song Yi's camp one morning, hacked Song Yi to death with a sword, and then announced to all the soldiers: "Song Yi stands still and wants to rebel. King Huai secretly ordered him to be killed." When the soldiers heard that Song Yi had been killed, they all said that the killing was right, and unanimously elected Xiang Yu as the "false general" and were willing to obey his command.Therefore, Xiang Yu sent Yingbu and General Pu as the vanguard, leading 2 people across the Zhang River to seize the position on the opposite bank.Then, he himself led all the soldiers and horses across the river to rescue the siege of Julu.

After all the Chu troops crossed the Zhang River, Xiang Yu ordered each soldier to prepare dry food for three days, told everyone to scuttle all the boats used to cross the river, smash all the cooking pots, and then led the troops to attack the Qin army. The position advances.Xiang Yu used this method of breaking the boat to show his confidence and determination to win the victory without retreating.

Xiang Yu commanded the Chu army to quickly surround Wang Li's army, and fought nine fierce battles with the Qin army.The soldiers of Chu fought bravely and fought to be the first, one against ten, and finally defeated the Qin army, killed the Qin general Su Jiao, and captured Wang Li.Zhang Han hurriedly retreated with the defeated generals.The Julu War ended with the victory of the Chu army and the defeat of the Qin army.The reinforcements sent by the old aristocrats, seeing Xiang Yu's complete victory, admired and feared at the same time.From then on, Xiang Yu became the general, and all the armies of the princes came under his command.

Zhang Han sent people to Xianyang to ask for reinforcements.At that time, Zhao Gao was busy usurping power, and he didn't give a single rescuer.Chen Yu, the counselor of the King of Zhao, saw Zhang Han's embarrassment, and took the opportunity to write to Zhang Han, urging him to surrender, and Zhang Han was willing.Due to the lack of food and grass, the Chu army was inconvenient to hold a stalemate with the Qin army for a long time, so Xiang Yu accepted Zhang Han's surrender.

In the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu led the Chu army to defeat the main force of the Qin army, reversed the situation of the entire war, and made an indelible contribution to the destruction of Qin.

● Zhao Gao’s coup d’état killed Emperor II
After Xiang Yu captured Qin's famous general Wang Li and Zhang Han surrendered, Zhao Gao was afraid that the second king would be annoyed by the news, so he refused to go to court on the pretext of illness.The second king was so frightened by the uprising that he always had nightmares, so he sent someone to reprimand Zhao Gao.

Seeing that he could no longer hide Qin Er Shi, Zhao Gao preemptively planned with his son-in-law Xianyang Ling Yan Le and his younger brother Lang Zhong Ling Zhao Cheng to kill Qin II.Therefore, with Zhao Cheng as the internal response, Yan Le led his troops into the Wangyi Palace where the second king lived, under the pretext of hunting down thieves.Kill dozens of people including Wei Ling, Lang, and eunuchs, and shoot the second king's curtain with arrows.The Second King was furious and shouted to the left and right, but no one answered.Before his death, he begged Yan Le to see Zhao Gao and explain why he was rejected by Yan Le; the Second Emperor asked Yan Le again, willing to give up the throne and become a county king or Marquis of ten thousand households, but was also rejected; Asked to be a Qianshou (civilian) with his wife, but was rejected.Yan Le said: "I was ordered by the prime minister to kill you. Although you have spoken a lot, I dare not reciprocate." Then he drove his troops to attack the second king, who had no choice but to commit suicide.

●Ziying revenge Zhao Gao
After the death of the second emperor, Zhao Gao got the Jade Seal of Chuanguo. He discussed with the ministers and said: "Now the second emperor has committed suicide, and a new emperor needs to be re-established. The son Ziyingzhai is kind-hearted, and he is also the relative of the second emperor." Nephew, it is better for him to succeed. But the title of emperor needs to be changed. Qin was originally only a vassal state in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. After the first emperor unified the world, it was renamed emperor. Now the six eastern countries have become independent, and the rest of Qin There is not much land left, so it is inappropriate for Ziying to be called emperor, I think it is better to let Ziying be king first." After deliberation, the ministers agreed to Zhao Gao's proposal.According to the system at that time, Ziying had to fast for five days before holding the enthronement ceremony.

Ziying knew that it was Zhao Gao who forced his uncle Qin II to death, and now that Zhao Gao supported him as King Qin, Ziying was full of doubts and unease.After discussing with his two sons, Ziying believed that Zhao Gao would kill Ziying during the succession ceremony so that he could become king in Guanzhong.Ziying thought for a long time, and finally decided to kill Zhao Gao on the day he ascended the throne.

On the day when Ziying ascended the throne, Ziying pretended to be ill and lured Zhao Gao to invite him in person.Zhao Gao arrived at the fasting palace where Ziying was fasting, but was assassinated by Ziying's ambush soldiers.The Zhao and Gao clans were also ordered to be killed by Ziying.Ziying killed Zhao Gao, and the civil and military ministers unanimously supported Ziying as King of Qin.

●Liu Bang took the opportunity to enter Guanzhong
King Huai of Chu ordered Xiang Yu to follow Song Yi to rescue Zhao, and at the same time sent Liu Bang to attack Guanzhong westward, and agreed with the generals that "the ancestor of Guanzhong is the king of Guanzhong".Liu Bang then led his army from Pengcheng to attack the Qin army.Since the main force of the Qin army was fighting with Xiang Yu's troops and was unable to take care of Liu Bang, he led his army to break through Wuguan (in today's Shaanxi) and enter Guanzhong.

After Ziying killed Zhao Gao, he sent 5 soldiers and horses to guard Xiaoguan (in today's Shaanxi).Liu Bang used Zhang Liang's strategy to send troops to plant countless flags on the hills around Xiaoguan as suspicious soldiers; he also sent general Zhou Bo to lead all the troops around the front of Xiaoguan, and entered from the southeast side, killing the guards and completely wiped out the soldiers. This Qin army.

In 206 BC, Liu Bangxian's army of princes arrived in Bashang (in today's Shaanxi).Later, he fought against the Qin army many times, and the Qin army was defeated repeatedly.In the end, Prince Ying of Qin surrendered to Liu Bang, Liu Bang then entered Xianyang, and the Qin Dynasty perished.

●Three chapters of the buyer's agreement
After Liu Bang's army marched into Xianyang, many soldiers rushed to find the warehouse of the palace. Everyone picked up valuable gold and silver treasures, causing a commotion.Only Xiao He first went to the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Qin Dynasty to collect all relevant documents and files such as household registration and maps, and kept them for future use.

Accompanied by many soldiers, Liu Bang came to the extremely luxurious Efang Palace.He saw that the palace of Efang Palace was so magnificent, and there were many beautiful maids waiting inside.He stayed in the palace for a while, but he didn't want to leave in his heart, and planned to live in it and enjoy it.At this time, Liu Bang's general Fan He broke in and said angrily: "Pei Gong, do you want to conquer the world, or do you want to be a rich man? These extravagant and gorgeous things destroyed the Qin Dynasty. You still want these What are you doing? I advise you to go back to the barracks as soon as possible!" Liu Bang didn't listen at all.It so happened that Zhang Liang also came. Hearing what Fan Kui said, he said to Liu Bang: "Fan Kui's words are very correct. I hope you can follow his advice. You should put the world's most important things first." Liu Bang always respected and trusted Zhang Liang. After listening to his words, he reluctantly ordered the soldiers to seal the warehouse of the palace, and brought the soldiers back to the barracks in Bashang.

In order to buy people's hearts, Liu Bang made three chapters on Zhang Liang's suggestion, saying to the people: first, murderers should pay with their lives;Except for these three items, all other laws and prohibitions of the Qin State are abolished.Parents and people can live and work in peace and contentment without panic.Liu Bang also asked the elders of the counties and the officials of the former Qin State to go to the counties near Xianyang to announce these three decrees, and ordered the whole army to implement them seriously.

When the people heard Liu Bang's three chapters of the covenant, they all praised them very much and were very happy.Everyone rushed to comfort Liu Bang's soldiers with beef, mutton, wine and grain.Since then, Liu Bang's army has left a very good impression among the people in Guanzhong, and is deeply loved and supported by the majority of the people.Later, Liu Bang was able to seize the world, which also had a lot to do with the "Three Chapters of the Agreement".

●Hongmen Banquet Liu Bang escaped danger
After Liu Bang captured Xianyang, he felt a little uneasy when he thought of Xiang Yu.Xiang Yu is powerful, with hundreds of thousands of troops, and he may march into Xianyang at any time.Therefore, Liu Bang followed the advice of his subordinates and sent people to guard Hangu Pass to prevent any princes from entering the pass.

After victory in the Battle of Julu, Xiang Yu led thousands of troops to Xianyang.When he came to Hangu Pass, he saw that the city gate was closed, and Xiang Yu said, "I am General Xiang Yu, and you open the city gate quickly." The soldier guarding the city gate replied, "Peigong has an order, without his approval, No one is allowed to enter the pass." Furious, Xiang Yu ordered Yingbu to lead his troops to attack the city.After Yingbo broke through Hangu Pass, Xiang Yu led the army to continue westward and stationed the army in Hongmen (in today's Shaanxi).

After Xiang Yu set up camp, someone came to report: Pei Gong Zuo Sima Cao was injured and asked to see him.It turned out that Cao Wushang saw that Xiang Yu's army was strong and Liu Bang couldn't compare with it, so he informed Xiang Yu that Liu Bang wanted to be the king of Guanzhong.After Cao Wushang left, Xiang Yu called a group of ministers to discuss and decided to attack Liu Bang the next day.

Xiang Yu's uncle, Xiang Bo, once killed someone, Zhang Liang rescued him, and Xiang Bo never forgot his life-saving grace.As soon as Xiang Bo heard that Xiang Yu was attacking Liu Bang, he knew that Zhang Liang was also under Liu Bang's command. He was very worried about his safety, so he rode a fast horse overnight to see Zhang Liang.After hearing this, Zhang Liang was taken aback and hurried to see Liu Bang.Liu Bang panicked when he heard this, and asked quickly: "Then how should we deal with the enemy?" Zhang Liang said: "Xiang Yu has 40 troops, but we only have 10. If we fight recklessly, we may be defeated. We might as well ask Uncle Xiang went back and said that you dare not become king and are waiting for General Xiang Yu to come to make a decision!" Liu Bang followed Zhang Liang's advice.In order to curry favor with Xiang Bo, Liu Bang proposed to marry Xiang Bo, and Xiang Bo was very happy.

When Xiang Bo returned to the barracks, he pleaded for Liu Bang and said that Liu Bang would come to apologize tomorrow.After hearing what Xiang Bo said, Xiang Yu ordered not to attack Liu Bang tomorrow.Early the next morning, Liu Bang brought Zhang Liang, Fan Kui and more than 100 followers to meet Xiang Yu.As soon as Liu Bang saw Xiang Yu, he said: "The general fought in Hebei, and I fought in Henan. You and I joined forces to defeat Qin. I didn't expect that I would enter the customs first. I am here day and night looking forward to the general's arrival. Now the villain is trying to provoke the relationship between the general and me." Ah!" Xiang Yu said, "This is what Cao Wushang said."

Next, Xiang Yu hosted a banquet in honor of Liu Bang.Xiang Yu and Xiang Bo sat facing east, Yafu Fan Zeng sat facing south, Liu Bang sat facing north, and Zhang Liang sat facing west.During the banquet, Yafu Fan Zeng winked several times to let Xiang Yu kill Liu Bang, but Xiang Yu turned a blind eye.Fan Zeng saw that Xiang Yu had no intention of killing Liu Bang, so he got up and left his seat, and found Xiang Zhuang, and asked him to kill Liu Bang under the pretext of dancing swords for fun.

When Zhang Liang saw Xiang Zhuang dancing with his sword, he gave Xiang Bo a wink, and Xiang Bo also drew his sword and danced to protect Liu Bang.Then, Zhang Liang found an excuse to go out to meet Fan Kuai.Afterwards, Fan Ha broke into the hall with a sword and a shield. Xiang Yu saw Fan Han glaring at him, and asked loudly, "Where did he come from?" Zhang Liang quickly replied, "This is Fan Kuai, who drove Pei Gong." Xiang Yu ordered his attendants Reward him with a jar of wine and a raw pig leg.Fan Kuai drank the wine, put the raw pork leg on the shield, cut it open with a sword, and ate it in his mouth.Xiang Yu saw that he was indeed a strong man, so he said, "A strong man, can you drink more?" Fan Kui said, "I am not afraid of death, so why are you afraid of drinking another jar of wine? King Huai has an appointment with the generals, who will drink more?" First defeat Qin and enter Xianyang, and then you can become king. Pei Gong broke through the barriers today without receiving a reward, but the king listens to the villain and wants to kill meritorious ministers. What is the difference between this and the Qin Dynasty?" Xiang Yu was speechless.

After a while, Liu Bang got up to go to the bathroom, and Zhang Liang followed him out.Zhang Liang asked Fan He to protect Liu Bang to leave quickly. Liu Bang said, "I haven't said goodbye yet?" Zhang Liang said, "You don't have to worry too much about small things when you do big things, and you don't have to stick to small humility when you do big gifts. Nowadays, people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat. What are you saying goodbye to? I'll say goodbye on your behalf." So Liu Bang escaped by the path.

(End of this chapter)