Chapter 274: Say surrender

The first year of Qin II was destined to be an uneasy year.

Since the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Rebellion, the form has become more and more complicated and has become more and more intense. In the entire Guandong area, except for the Lou Cang victory, the Qin army in various places has never had any good news. Even Xue County and Sanchuan County, which had heavy troops stationed, were only in a stalemate, making people unable to see any hope of victory. After Tian Dan raised his army in Jiaozhou, he responded one after another under Qi's rule. The former prestige of the Great Qi was enough to make many Qi people remember. Although the failure of the Santian Rebellion was a lesson for the past, many people still had luck. After Tian Dan raised his army, many people who were unwilling to be lonely jumped out again.

The missed net in the Santian Rebellion, Yuta Fukuo took the lead in attacking...

Sima Lan, the governor of Donghai County, saw that the situation in Xue County was becoming more and more chaotic, and no longer cared about Liu Bang from Pei County, he turned to Xue County to increase troops.

The two troops united and defended the defense line between Bian and Bian, trying to block the war outside Xue County.

However, as the situation became increasingly corrupt, chaos began to occur in Xue County and Donghai County and spread rapidly.

The entire Kanto starts from May, and smoke is everywhere.

The Qin army, which was already short of troops, had to shrink its defense line and launched repeated tug-of-wars with the rebel army in Xue County, Sanchuan.

In June, Zhang Er and Chen Yu suggested to Chen Sheng and led their troops to the north to attack the old land of Yan and Zhao.

At the same time, after a series of hard battles, Zhou Zhang quickly rose up. His men and horses grew stronger like snowballs. By the end of June, Zhou Zhang's troops had already had 600,000 or 700,000 troops. Under Zhou Zhang's command, he approached Hangu Pass.

Li You was entangled by Wu Guang's troops in Xingyang City and could not get out.

Although Wu Guang also understood Chen Sheng's intention, the battle had reached this point, and he could not get out of it even if he wanted to get out of it.

So, neither Li You nor Wu Guang could only watch Zhou Zhang's troops pass by, but there was no way.

That Hangu Pass is the gateway to Guanzhong.

By breaking through Hangu Pass, you can lead your army to advance westward and take straight to Xianyang.

In early July, Hangu Pass, known as the heroic pass, was captured by Zhou Zhang's troops in one fell swoop, causing an uproar in the world.

If someone had planned to observe the situation earlier, but now that Hangu Pass has been broken, if you don’t take any action, you will regret it!

But the first person to act is not the heroes from all over Kanto...

In July of the first year of Qin II, Wu County, Kuaiji County.

Yin Tong is a 50-year-old man who lives in Linzi for generations and was originally a student of Jixia Academy.

After the First Emperor unified the six kingdoms, Yin Tong was summoned to serve as an official. He served as a doctor in Xianyang for two years, and was appreciated by Li Si because of his proficiency in criminal law and was recommended to the front of Emperor Ying Zheng. In the 34th year of Emperor Qin Shi, Yin Tong was appointed as the governor of Kuaiji County and left Jiangnan.

Kuaiji County was once prosperous during the Wu and Yue period.

However, after entering the Warring States Period, the former land of Wu and Yue had become the granary of Chu.

Although Kuaiji County is far inferior to the wealth of the Central Plains. However, compared with most of the wild places in the south of the Yangtze River, Kuaiji County is undoubtedly the most prosperous. There are delicate little beauties, peerless magical weapons with iron-cutting like mud, and the Jiangnan style with dense rivers and small bridges and flowing water... At the same time, Kuaiji County was also a granary of the Chu State in the past. After entering Qin, it also supplied the supplies of the southern army.

Overall, compared with Luoyang and Xianyang, Kuaiji County is nothing compared to those of famous and wealthy places.

However, it is indeed uniquely resourced. The children of Wu and Yue adhere to the fierce and brave nature of the old Chu people, and are brave and good at fighting.

When Yin Tong first arrived in Kuaiji, he immediately felt the unique style here.

When the news of Emperor First Emperor's death came, Yin Tong didn't have many special thoughts.

However, with Qin Ershi's rebellious actions, with Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's Daze Township Uprising... Yin Tong's heart began to be ready to move.

If the Qin Dynasty perished, even if I could not get the whole world, I could at least become a prince with the river and water.

If you have better luck, you might be able to dominate Jiangnan and achieve the foundation of the Chu State in the past! This idea would have been fine if it did not appear. Once it appeared, it would have taken root and sprouted quickly like a seed that fell. As the situation in the Central Plains deteriorated day by day, Yin Tong's idea became stronger and stronger. In the end, Yin Tong could no longer control himself, and there seemed to be a voice in his heart calling him to do something. And Chen Sheng's words "Is there any kind of kings, princes, generals and ministers" made him irresistible.

The sky was a little gloomy, as if it was about to rain.

It was rainy in the south of the Yangtze River, so it was not surprising. Yin Tong changed into casual clothes and ordered people to clean up the wine and food, boarded the car, and drove out of the government office.

The sky is already dark.

The car stopped at the entrance of a house in the south of Wuxian.

This house covers an area of ​​more than ten hectares, with high walls, and is covered with mottled traces of time, showing a dark gray heaviness.

A family general walked up and knocked on the black painted door.

"Who!"

A sound with a strong Wu Yue accent came from behind the door, followed by a crack in the door, and a small official walked out of it.

"The county magistrate comes to inspect and don't disturb others."

The general of the family showed his seal, and the prison officer immediately came down from the steps and bowed to salute.

Yin Tong got out of the car and whispered: "Is it still calm lately?"

Since Yin Tong was born in Qi, he was used to calling the "prison" "Yu". The prison head hurriedly said: "You report to the county magistrate, everything is as usual."

"Shengyu!"

Yin Tong looked at the black plaque hanging high at the door, with two large vermilion red characters on it, Xinzhuo.

Speaking of this Xinji, it has an unusual origin. According to legend, when Wu and Yue fought for hegemony, the Yue Kingdom was defeated, King Goujian of Yue became the captive of the King of Wu, and he slept with firewood and tasted gall, which was within this Xinji. Of course, it was not called Xinji at that time, nor was it as majestic as it is now.

After the defeat of the Wu Kingdom, Goujian built this mansion.

Later, Wu Yue was destroyed, and Xinyi became a place to detain prisoners. However, those who could be detained here were very similar to ordinary people.

Yin Tong nodded and stepped onto the steps.

The old man followed closely behind him and soon moved into the prison corridor.

A disgusting smell came towards him, which made Yin Tong frown and coughed twice.

This is the smell in this prison.

Even if it is a luxurious prison, this is inevitable. Yin Tong couldn't say anything and asked softly: "Which prison room is Xiang Liang?"

"Xiang Liang?"

The prisoner was stunned at first, "Mr. Xiang is in the innermost cell, walk along the way and turn the corner."

The words were filled with a sense of respect. The Xiang family had a high prestige in Chu, and the same was true in the former Wu and Yue land.

Yin Tong felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

In his opinion, Lao Qin is in danger now, and he is the master of Kuaiji County. Although the prison chief was extremely humble when he talked to him, he did not have much respect. This kind of respect from the heart is the feeling that Yin Tong needed. The Xiang family is worthy of being one of the eighteen surnames of Jingchu, and has a high status in Kuaiji County. But in this way, who is he?

If it weren't for Xiang Liang's request, Yin Tong would now want to kill Xiang Liang.

"You go down, I have something to tell Mr. Xiang... You guys, protect this place."

After Yin Tong finished his order, he only brought a family general and walked into it with a food box. The rest of the people were in the corridor and drove the prison officer away and protected him.

The light in the prison room was very dark, and Yin Tong could only see a man with disheveled face sitting in the middle of the prison room.

The prison room was not particularly messy. He knelt in the center, looking solemn and solemn. He couldn't see his appearance clearly, but Yin Tong knew that this person was Xiang Liang.

"Mr. Xiang, can you always be good?"

Yin Tong stood outside the prison room and said "tsk tsk" twice, "Look, look, how do these people do things? How do you let Mr. Xiang live in this place? It's really hateful, really hateful... This is a negligence of a certain family, please forgive me."

"You don't have to be polite to the county magistrate!"

The man in the cell spoke with a feminine spirit.

The sound sounds very pleasant and well-educated. However, it lacks a strong atmosphere and is soft and makes people feel uncomfortable.

"Ray is just a prisoner. He has already been entrusted to the county magistrate to take care of him. How dare he ask for other requests?"

"Since I met with my husband last time, Tong has always wanted to come and have a visit again. Unfortunately... many things happened after that, so it was difficult for Tong to get out. Today I had some time, so I came to visit... The person who came, put the wine and food on it, and I had a chat with my husband."

The home will open the prison door and turn on the candlelight.

I saw the man in the cell still sitting upright.

He pushed his hair apart, revealing an extremely beautiful face. The blade of time left traces on his face, but it could not hide his original Yingting and Junxiu. The man glanced at the food in front of him, smiled at Yin Tong, and poured himself a full glass of wine.

"Liang thanks the county magistrate, I respect you first."

"please!"

Yin Tong waved his hand to signal his family to go out, and then sat down opposite Xiang Liang.

"The county magistrate came today, I'm afraid it's not just to invite Xiang to drink."

"Mr. Xiang is indeed smart." Yin Tong laughed, "Since that's the case, Tong might as well say it straight. The imprisonment of Mr. Xiang was not the original intention of Tong. It is really hard to violate the sage order, so I have to do this. Mr. Xiang is a master of a school, and Tong has long heard of it and has always respected it."

Although it is said directly, Yin Tong still has to try his words first.

Xiang Liang smiled calmly, "I thanked the county magistrate for this kind of wish, Liang Dynasty ancestors!"

"Xianyang issued several edicts to ask Tong to imprison Mr. Xianyang, but Tong refused... Mr. Do you know why Tong is like this?"

Xiang Liang took a sip of wine, pondered for a while, and whispered: "Your Majesty has collapsed!"

This sentence is very clever.

The implication is that it is not that you want to refuse, but that because Qin Shihuang was dead, you had other ideas, so you refused.

When Yin Tong heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Sir, indeed, are smart people. It seems that Mr. already understands why he came here today?"

"A little bit of it."
To be continued...