Chapter 216 Herring Gai Nie(1/2)
Chapter 216: The Green Fish Gai Nie
Those former nobles would never bow to Lao Qin. But it was only one or two generations... Three or four generations later, if the Qin Dynasty was stable, how many people would think about it carefully. Although there were occasional chaos since the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, in general, it was basically calm and stable.
After surviving the pain of the early destruction of the country, how should the people live or how they live.
Even in some ways, under the strict laws of the Qin Dynasty, the people lived a happier life than in previous years. This can be seen from the increase in population in just eight or nine years since the First Emperor was elected as emperor. Without large-scale wars, there will naturally be no large-scale killings. Although the people lost the opportunity to obtain military merits, their lives have become very stable.
Of course, frequent corvee service has added a lot of trouble to the people.
Strict laws also make many people, especially those who are used to being idle, feel uncomfortable. But no matter what, life is developing in a good direction.
However, for the descendants of the six countries, this situation is not the result they are happy to see.
The world is peaceful and people are at ease... After a long time, how many people will remember the hatred of destroying the country? If there is no hatred, what should these descendants of the six countries go? Could it be that they live under the shadow of the tyrannical Qin that they regard as barbarians?
Therefore, they must constantly create trouble and remind people not to forget the hatred of destroying the country...
Liu Kan is very clear about this.
Being able to remember the glory of our ancestors. This is also the main reason why the descendants of the six countries are ready to move and unwilling to be calm. They dare not move, but they cannot stay still. Otherwise, when people forget them, they will have no chance.
Feng Jing brought Liu Kan a letter from Prime Minister Li Si.
The content is very formal, and it is written entirely in the form of court official documents, using traditional Qin Xiaozhang. It has to be said that Li Si's writing is quite skillful, and it is clear and concise. In the letter, he encouraged Liu Kan as the Prime Minister of the Great Qin.
At the same time, the situation is clearly explained.
The Qin Dynasty is now empty in the Central Plains, especially in the counties in northeastern Shandong, with less than 100,000 troops and scattered in various places.
The elite of the old Qin army are now restrained in the north, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers need to guard the territory for thousands of miles, which is already in short supply.
Your Majesty is wise and after the court's proposal, he decided to repair the Great Wall in the northern border, and connect the Great Wall of the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Wei with the Great Wall built by Lao Qin in the early years. Once the Great Wall is built, the pressure on the northern border will be greatly reduced. In this way, the elites of the northern border can understand that most of them can be drawn to shock the Central Plains... This will take some time, about three or two years, or longer.
However, in the past three or two years, the Central Plains, especially Yingchuan, Chen County, Xue County, Sishui County... and even the Jiujiang County south of the Yangtze River will face great pressure. The descendants of the six countries will definitely not be lonely and will try every means to create various chaos.
The Liangfushan incident is just one of them.
According to the judgment of the Prime Minister's Office and the General's Office, the Liangfushan incident originated from descendants of the six countries. He tried to mobilize the troops stationed in Chen County, Nanyang and Yingchuan County through the chaos in Qilu. The old Qin soldiers and horses who stayed in Chen County and Dang County were mainly to defend against the rebels in the Old Chu area. Once the Old Qin people and horses were mobilized, the Chu people in Jiangnan would inevitably take action... At that time, the entire Central Plains would be in turmoil. The soldiers and horses of Lao Qin in the Central Plains would be exhausted and difficult to deal with that situation.
Kuai Che narrowed his eyes and twisted his beard and said, "Now it seems that Nan Gong's prophecy has become a nightmare for the court!"
Nangong was a very famous alchemist in the Chu State. The saying "Although Chu has three households, Qin will surely be Chu" comes from the mouth of Nangong.
Liu Kan sighed, "The court's meaning is very clear... The soldiers stationed in various parts of Chen County are absolutely impossible to mobilize. In other words, if there is turmoil in Jibei County, we can only rely on ourselves to solve the problem. Jibei County now has only 3,000 soldiers and horses, and they are scattered in various counties and prefectures. Not to mention that these soldiers and horses are mostly children of Qi, but it will take some time to collect one place.
Do you guys have any good ideas to teach me?
The Prime Minister had already said very clearly in his letter that the so-called "three-part field" must refer to the descendants of Qitian. However, there are hundreds of descendants of Qitian in Qi, most of them are heroes. If you catch them in one place, it will not only be impossible, but will cause greater turmoil. However, it takes a long time to investigate, and it may not be a good way. As soon as you go, you will be able to teach me how to do it?"
It is not difficult to understand quickly, and there is no need to say anything; it is necessary to solve this problem as much as possible in the smallest range to avoid the problem being expanded.
In addition to Liu Kan and Kuai Che, there are Shusun Tong and two young scholars in the inn.
The older one is about thirty years old, wearing a black robe, with straight facial features, short beards under the jaw, and a sense of righteousness; the younger scholar looks a little shy. He is about twenty-three or four years old, with a face as pink as jade, a starry eyes, and a straight nose and square mouth.
"Mr. Wu, do you have a treacherous case?"
Kuai Che did not rush to answer, but stared at the older black-bearded scholar.
This person is Wu Chen, who was originally from Shangcai, Chu and was a fellow villager with Li Si. His father had a good relationship with Li Si. He defected to Xianyang in his early years and studied the law. He was called "Shang Jun Rebirth" by Li Si. However, because of his age, he was unable to become an official, so he was sent by Li Si to serve as a staff member. Assisting Li You in governing Sanchuan County, he showed extraordinary talent.
The young man sitting next to Wu Chen was a friend he met in Sanchuan County.
Luoyang is named Jia Shao. According to Shusun Tong, Jia Shao is also a strategist, and he is also a member of the Su family, and is quite famous in the local area. Luoyang Su family... is the descendant of the chief of the Hezong of the Six Kingdoms seal. After Qin destroyed the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Su family disappeared. However, they did not expect to leave a disciple. They were famous in Luoyang for their appearance and praised by Wu Chen as unparalleled sophistry.
So when Uncle Sun Tong invited Wu Chen, Wu Chen also pulled out Jia Shao, who had just gotten married.
Listening to Liu Kan's advice, Jia Shao coughed lightly and said, "The commander doesn't need to worry. Although there are many Qitian tribe members in Qi, there are only a handful of people who are truly influential. When His Majesty moved the Qitian tribe to Xianyang, in order to reduce the influence of the descendants of the royal tribes in various places.
He Gong was born in Xue County, and I must understand the situation of the alignment of the land.
Just choose the Qitian tribe with the greatest influence to pay attention to it, and you can understand the meaning of "Tian Sanfen".
As for the 'Qi Yanzi'... hehe, it's even simpler. If you keep an eye on the outsiders around Tian, you will probably find some clues."
He Gong was Shusun Tong. Because his name was Tong, Jia Shao respectfully called him "He Gong".
Kuai Che couldn't help but smile, "How can my uncle be so sure? Then 'Yanzi of Qi' must be a person of a foreign surname, not a member of the Tian family's original surname?"
"If it were Qi Tian's family, how could the saying of 'Yan Zi' come from?"
Jia Shao said seriously: "If it were a member of the Qitian clan, I was afraid that this prophecy would be changed to 'Mengchangsheng, Tian Sanfen', so how could he use the name of Yan Zi?"
My uncle is Jia Shao's name.
Liu Kan nodded slightly from the side and said to Kuai Che with a smile: "Mr. Kuai, what I said, the people recommended by He Gong will never be bad."
Kuai Che is also a strategist.
Youdao is "people who walk in and enemies", so after hearing that Jia Shao is also a strategist, he suddenly developed a temptation.
However, judging from the current situation, Jia Shao does have real talent and real knowledge. Since he has real talent and real knowledge, Kuai Che is relieved.
He was not worried that Jia Shao would steal his job!
First of all, Jia Shao was still young and an excellent strategist could not succeed by studying hard, but needed some hardship and experience. Kuai Che is now the chief strategist under Liu Kan's school. The only ones who can compare with him are Tang Li and Chen Ping.
Secondly, Kuai Che was born as a minister of Liu Kan.
How could Kuai Che worry about a retainer and an outsider without foundation?
Shusun Tong pondered for a moment, "There are many people in the Tian clan in Qi, but when it comes to the influence of the Tian clan, there are not many. King Tian Jian of Qi has a brother named Fu. Since Qi destroyed the country, he has disappeared and there has been no news yet... Tian Dan, a native of Linzi, was a famous general Tian Dan, and has a great reputation. However, when the King of Qi asked to surrender, Tian Dan led his servants out of Linzi, and there was no news since then. According to my speculation, Tian Jian should be by Tian Dan's side and hide in the mountains to avoid the pursuit of the court. This matter... may have nothing to do with them."
"If it weren't for Tian Dan, who would be?"
"Tian Jiao, Tian Dan is the two people with the highest prestige in Qi.
If it weren't for him, then the rest would be the second-rank prominent family... Among the Tian clans who have risen over the years, there are Yingyi Tianan, Pingyang Tiandu, and Bochang Tianfu. These three are descendants of the royal family, but their bloodlines are alienated, so they have not been moved to Xianyang.
At the same time, these three people have quite a lot of assets.
Especially in Tiandu, Pingyang, this person claims to be the descendant of Mengchangjun and has always been famous. If he wants to start a crime through Qi, these three people are most likely."
Liu Kan nodded and smiled, but couldn't help but feel shocked.
Liu Kan did not take out all the letters from the Prime Minister's Mansion... The letter also had an analysis of "Tian Sanfen", which was exactly the same as Shusun Tong's analysis. Shusun Tong traveled all over the place, was from Qi, and was born in Xue County. It is naturally not difficult to know these things.
But……
This also shows that the First Emperor has never relaxed in surveillance of Shandong.
No wonder, when the First Emperor was not dead, the whole place was very peaceful... Liu Kan had an idea: If the First Emperor does not die, he must not have any unfaithful intentions.
Do things for Lao Qin with peace of mind!
Anyway, seeking something is self-protection. If Lao Qin can last for a long time, he has achieved his goal.
As for the future, take one step at a time...
Before he knew it, Liu Kan was gone.
"Prince, Prince!"
Kuai Che's voice made Liu Kan come back to his senses, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and said in embarrassment: "Sorry, I'm a little distracted when I thought about things just now!"
Wu Chen said: "Mr. He just analyzed that since this happened in Liangfu Mountain, Yingyi Tian'an must have nothing to do with it.
Therefore, if the commander wants to investigate this matter, Ying Yitian'an should start."
Liu Kan nodded, "Since that's the case, I immediately ordered Feng Jing to lead his troops to Boyang first, recruit county soldiers, and capture Tian An and his accomplices."
It's already late at night...
Kuai Che and others said goodbye one after another, leaving only Liu Kan in the study.
When he was sleepy, Liu Kan leaned against the long desk and felt drowsy. No wonder, the past few days of running around made him really exhausted. Although he was of good physical fitness, he could not withstand such a tiring journey. He rushed from Jiangyang to Luoyang without stopping, and then set off immediately to Jibei County. After more than a month, he was in a state of tension all the time, and the iron-clad person could not hold on.
Now that the matter between Jibei County has been planned, a matter of thought has finally been settled.
When he relaxed, he naturally felt tired. Liu Kan stood up, stretched his waist, walked out of the house, and prepared to go back to the room to rest.
But the moment he touched the door knocker, a strange feeling suddenly surged into his heart.
It is precisely this kind of feeling that is difficult to explain, cannot understand, and mysterious, which makes Liu Kan instantly retract his hand and take a step back.
Before he could stand firm, the thick door was knocked open with a sound of a silence, and a figure was swept into the house like a wind.
"Qin Gou, die!"
A black shadow blew towards Liu Kan with a sharp wind. If it hadn't been for taking a step back just now, Liu Kan would have killed him with a sudden blow. However, it was this step that saved Liu Kan's name. Although he was tall and big, he was very flexible. Seeing the person coming to make a move, Liu Kan slid sideways and dodged. With a clang, a heavy iron vertebrae slammed on the ground.
Mars are splashing...
Liu Kan also saw clearly that the person who came was a man in black and was not masked.
The eye sockets were slightly sunken, the skin was fair, and the height was nearly meter long, and the waist was full of a tiger-back and bear. Seeing that the attack was gone, the person coming was not discouraged, nor was he anxious. He did not retreat but advanced, and it weighed dozens of kilograms. The four-foot-long iron vertebra was lifted by him with one hand, and he swept across the army with one move. This vertebra was even stronger than before! There was a rumbling sound of wind, and it was as fast as lightning.
Liu Kan just dodged one move, but when he saw the second move followed, he had no time to dodge.
At this time, Liu Kan was empty-handed and had no weapons. Seeing the iron vertebrae sweeping, he bowed and picked up the long case with his back hand, swung it up to face the iron vertebrae.... A loud noise came, and the hard long case was smashed to pieces by the iron vertebrae, and wood chips floated in the room.
A cold light suddenly appeared.
The assassin failed in two consecutive moves, and seemed a little anxious. He took the opportunity to snatch Liu Kan's arms. A short sword slid from his sleeve and stabbed Liu Kan viciously. Liu Kan seemed to have lost his calmness at this time. His body slowed down and a puff sounded, and the short sword was piercing into Liu Kan's shoulder. The warm blood splashed, and Liu Kan groaned, turned his feet and smashed out with an elbow.
To be continued...