Qin Official

At the end of June in the thirty-fifth year of the First Emperor of Qin, when Heifu led his army to Luling County, Xiao Tao, who came from Nanchang, also arrived.

Everyone once thought that he had died outside the mountain after being abandoned by Jia He, but they did not expect that he could come back safely. They were filled with emotions for a while. However, this slightly sad atmosphere was ruined by Hei Fu's words.

He looked at the haggard Xiao Tao and joked: "Look at your tan, you are darker than me."

Li Xian, Dongmen Bao, Ji Ying and others burst out laughing, and even Xiao Tao couldn't help but laugh. For a moment, everyone seemed to have returned to the happy time of fishing at work and clocking in at Huyang Pavilion...

But the unknown soldiers in the past are now the mainstay of Qin Nan's army.

At this time, Dongmen Bao punched Xiao Tao: "Ji Ying said, you came back from Yugan, why did you go in such a big circle?"

This was also Heifu's doubt. Li Xian had long written to him to complain, saying that Xiao Tao was too upright and often argued with Jia He, so he was sent to Dongjiang to build Longchuan City. When Lao Jia was defeated and retreated, Xiao Tao's 1,000 soldiers and 2,000 civilians had no time to leave and were besieged by the South Vietnamese tribes in Longchuan for several months.

But half a year ago, when Anpu tried his best to send people to Longchuan to respond, the place was already deserted. I thought it was a brutal massacre, but after a careful search, I found that there were not many corpses. Even if the South Vietnamese were fond of cannibalism, they couldn't leave nothing behind. The flags, golden drums, and even the kitchen cauldron were all taken away, making it look like they were evacuating safely.

Therefore, where Xiao Tao went has become a mystery, and it has not been revealed until today.

"We went...to the east."

Xiao Tao still stuttered, and it took him a long time to explain clearly how he had come around in such a big circle.

It turned out that after several months of siege by the South Vietnamese tribes in Longchuan, they were still unable to break through the city, so they withdrew one after another. Xiaotao and the others also ate up all the grain in the city. Because of the nuisance of the Dongjiang Yue "Hornets Tribe", they did not plant rice at all. Due to the possibility of farming, he finally decided to shift his strategy and find a way to return to Lingbei.

However, the road to the west is blocked by the various tribes of South Vietnam and cannot be opened at all. To the north, there are high mountains and ridges, making it impossible to go. Xiao Tao had no choice but to lead his troops eastward. They stopped and went, and a month later, they broke into the territory of the Minyue people...

However, the Minyue lords on that land showed hostility to the incoming Qin army. Instead, they gave them food and clothing and allowed Xiao Tao and others to settle down in a mountain dam. A few months later, he proposed that Xiao Tao could borrow a road to return to the Qin Dynasty from northern Fujian and Yue via a small road...

"So it turns out that the people from Minyue helped you, so you can take a detour to Minyue and return to Yuzhang?"

Heifu understood why Xiao Tao and the remaining thousands of people around him crossed Wuyi Mountain and suddenly appeared at the Qin-Fujian border in Yugan County.

Dongmen Bao didn't want to understand: "Isn't Minyue an enemy of Da Qin? Why would it help Xiao Tao?"

Xiao Tao stuttered and couldn't understand the complicated situation inside Minyue for a long time. Heifu looked at Wu Rui who was standing aside: "Xiandi, your family has been separated from Minyue for generations, so you can explain it."

Wu Rui accepted the promise and said: "Although Fujian and Yue are called one country, they are not monolithic. They are divided into feudal states. This tradition has to be talked about from the time of Yue..."

It turns out that the "royal family" of Minyue are not indigenous Min people, but the Yue country from Jiangdong.

One hundred years ago, King Wujiang of Yue, the sixth grandson of Goujian, was in power. The capital of Wu was destroyed by the Chu army. Wujiang died in battle, and the Yue Kingdom was destroyed.

Fortunately, the Yue State was a feudal state, and there were still many Yue lords living in the Kuaiji area south of the Qiantang River. But instead of working together to restore the country, they fought fiercely over who should be the new king of Yue. So they were either king or king, and they were all scattered, and nominally submitted to Chu.

This situation persisted until forty years ago, when Chun Shenjun was granted the title of Jiangdong, and then all the Yue princes south of the Qiantang River were collected and merged into the Chu Kingdom.

However, the descendants of King Wujiang of Yue who ran farthest were spared. They established the Minyue Kingdom in southern Zhejiang and Fujian. They took the surname of the first king Wujiang and the name Zou family. It has been passed down for six generations. Because they inherited the institutions and etiquette of the ancient Yue Kingdom, the Fujian people are the most advanced among the Baiyue people.

However, while inheriting the legacy of civilization, Minyue also inherited the custom of Yue: enfeoffment.

Wu Rui said: "The earliest Minyue Kingdom has now been divided into two kings, Dongou and Minyue, who are in charge of their own affairs. The kingdom of Minjun has successively divided its descendants. There are seven towns in total, known as Seven Mins, and each town has its lord and king..."

Among them, the person who controlled the northern and southern Fujian areas in later generations was the younger brother of the King of Fujian Wuzhu, Zou Wuxie. It was he who helped Xiao Tao.

"No shirt?"

Hei Fu always felt that this name seemed familiar, but it was the most common name given to people from Yue and Minyue, Wux.

Speaking of which, the current "King of Minyue" Zou Wuzhu is really a man. His cousin, Lord Dongou Zouyao, has already surrendered to the Qin army, but when Zou Wuzhu heard that the Qin people wanted him to go The king's title was changed to "Jun Zhang", and he rejected the envoy.

The main idea of ​​the declaration is: I am a descendant of Gou Jian. At that time, my ancestor had no post, and I was the prince of Wujiang, the king of Yue. I could have surrendered to the Chu people and become the king of Chu State, but in order to retain the king's title, he came to Fujian from Kuaiji. Now, Me too, if I lose my royal title, I would rather die!

In Wu Zhu's heart, he was proud of his deeds as a descendant of Gou Jian. Even if the Qin army was strong, he was unwilling to surrender. Just as the Qin armies on the west and middle routes were defeated, Yin Tong, the commander of the east route, was cautious or timid and did not dare to advance alone. This gave Minyue a chance to breathe.

But in this world, no matter where there are tough guys, there will be a party that leads the way...

Heifu asked Xiao Tao: "That Wu Shi City Lord, he helped you, what is his purpose?"

Xiao Tao said: "Zou Wu... Wu Xie said, brother Wu Zhu doesn't know how high the sky is and how high the land is. He tries to be an enemy of the superior country and will definitely be defeated. He doesn't want Goujian and Wujiang to cut off his blood and food, and is willing to help Qin defeat Wu Zhu. Afterwards, when Surrender to Qin, but let him be the king of Fujian!"

"I promise him."

Heifu smiled. He was so sleepy that he couldn't help but feel sleepy. If there was a party leading the way, why would Minyue not be defeated?

"You ask someone to go over the mountains on the same path and tell Zou Wuxie that if you can help me, you can inherit the throne of Fujian from generation to generation. I only need one city in Dongye, and the rest are in Qi, Ba, and Jiu. , Shi Min, give them all to him! The imperial court will not send a single official to the mountains, nor will it leave a single soldier!"

…

After the attack on Fujian became clear, Heifu made a series of arrangements for the temporarily defensive center.

The "fake general" who led the Chenxian army was naturally the Xinyi captain who helped him kill Jia He. Xinyi was the son of Xin Sheng, the famous general in the Unification War, and his title was not low. He could become a regular official as long as Xianyang agreed. He has only one requirement: to obey.

In addition, Heifu also used the rebellion at Pingyangshan Pass as an excuse to appoint An Pu, his old colleague and guard general at Huangxi Pass, as the "Captain of the Three Passes" and command Yangshan, Hengpu and Huangxi Pass, together with 10,000 soldiers and civilians. Leave it to him to start hoarding food, logging and building ships, in preparation for the attack on South Vietnam next year.

Then, Heifu drew up an army to attack Fujian and Yue, and put all his old subordinates into it, and almost all of them were promoted.

Li Xian has always been stable, so Heifu asked him to supervise grain in Nanchang and serve as the captain of grain management.

The Dongmen Leopard was brave and became the captain of the Hei Army and continued to be the vanguard general.

Xiao Tao was also a captain, but the remnants of the soldiers he brought back needed rest and reorganization. Heifu asked him to put his name on his name, and planned to pacify Minyue and let Xiao Tao go to Wuchang to rotate with Gong Ao. When it came to military training, Xiao Tao had more experience. To be able to lead a group of remnants of defeated soldiers in a large circle, fight in a foreign land for hundreds of miles, and still survive half of them, especially with the establishment, is really a miracle, which shows what he is capable of.

Ji Ying, on the other hand, was appointed as "Postal Supervisor". This was a new official position, specifically in charge of postal and military information exchanges among various departments of the entire legion.

This can be regarded as one person attaining enlightenment. Chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. When there are no outsiders, Ji Ying happily smiles and says: "You see, the difference between the pavilion chief being the coach and not being the coach is simply the difference between a biological son and a godson. In the past, the father did not love the mother." Don’t love me, but now, we are all promoted!”

Everyone laughed, but Hei Fu said to them earnestly: "You know, after the failure of the first expedition to Vietnam, everyone said that the south was a mess, but I took it resolutely. Why? "

Ji Ying and Dongmen Bao were the first to shout: "It's because the pavilion chief misses us!"

Li Xian had the most on his mind: "The pavilion chief doesn't want us to be bullied by outsiders in the south."

Xiao Tao thought more deeply: "It's because...the pavilion chief is unwilling, the country's affairs have deteriorated, and his children have died."

Heifu nodded: "You are all right. Not only can I not let the country's affairs be corrupted, but I can't let go of my old ministry, and I can't let go of the children of Nanjun and Anlu. I once said that I will take you home! This promise has not changed yet!"

"But there is another reason why I dare to go south alone!"

All four looked at Heifu.

"You guys, do you still remember what happened in Huyang Pavilion, Humou Township, Qinan battlefield, and what happened in Yuzhang?"

"Remember them all!"

Xiao Tao, Li Xian, and Ji Ying nodded heavily, and Dongmen Leopard also said loudly: "How could I forget!"

That was their footsteps, step by step, walking hand in hand over the past fifteen years. Although now, Heifu has stepped halfway up the empire, and they are still at the foot of the mountain.

Hei Fu gathered everyone together and said emotionally: "In these places, we face different enemies, whether they are bandits and bandits, soldiers of the Wei State, elites of the Chu army, or remnants of the Jing State... "

"But the same thing is that no matter where you are, you are the most trustworthy country party, the one who can turn your back to the other party!"

He clenched his fist and said: "While heading south in the wind and snow, I told myself that as long as there are Dongmen Bao, Li Xian, Xiao Tao, and Ji Ying, as long as there are you, as long as we can be reunited, then Just like five fingers combined into a fist, nothing is impossible! As long as we work together, there are no enemy chiefs that cannot be killed, and no country that cannot be destroyed!"

"Of course!"

The four people were moved, and they all put their hands over, stacked them with Heifu's fist, and said in unison:

"We are willing to overcome thorns and thorns for the pavilion chief!"

…

After regrouping the old troops and arranging everything before and after, when Heifu arrived in Nanchang County and prepared to march eastward, Ji Ying, the "postal supervisor", sent him a letter from Xianyang.

It was Ye Zijin’s family letter. It talked about a lot of family affairs, from her guarding Ye Teng’s grave to returning to Anlu to visit Heifu’s mother, and finally bringing her two sons with her. His niece Xiaoyue went to live in Xianyang.

This time, I went as a hostage.

She wasted a lot of paper and ink, describing the new scenery of Lishan Mountain, the prosperity of Weinan Street, which has become popular in the capital, the fragrant pasta snacks, the majesty of the new palace in Shanglin Garden, and the children's first arrival in Xianyang Various interesting stories followed: novel fruits and melons from the Western Regions, merchants from foreign lands with tall noses and deep eyes, and they also said that the city had changed too much and it was difficult to adapt: ​​"We entered the city like sons of a poor country."

It was not until the end that she told Heifu a political matter in an understatement.

Heifu glanced at those lines of words, and a flash of surprise suddenly flashed through his eyes:

"Your Majesty, the phase has changed!?"