The Great Qin Empire---Qin Li

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Zhang Er asked everyone to disperse, and Chen Yu was forcibly dragged back to the mulberry forest in the village.

It was the sixth month of the lunar calendar. The mulberries had been picked by the hungry people in Chen County. There was not a single one left on the branches. The mulberry leaves were also listless under the scorching sun. It was impossible for the mulberry pickers to come. There was no one around.

Chen Yu was very puzzled and shook off Zhang Er's hand and said, "Brother, do you know who that man was just now?"

"Of course I know. His name is Heifu. He is the enemy who forced my wife to death and kidnapped my son together with Zhang from Yangwu!"

Zhang Er had long lost the appearance of a hero in Waihuang. His beautiful long beard had been cut off, his chin was bald, and only two listless mustaches were left on his lips. His eyes were deliberately squinted, making him look ordinary and listless.

After arriving in Chen County, Zhang Er was also very low-key. He asked Chen Yu to contact him for many things. He just directed behind the scenes to protect his identity.

Yesterday, the two of them agreed that since the King of Qin was on high alert and Zhang Liang withdrew halfway, the assassination would not be successful this time and had to be stopped.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yu privately gathered those who had received favors from Zhang Er and instigated them to assassinate Hei Fu with him, so that he could repay Zhang Er and avenge the martyrs in Wei.

Even if Chen Yu did not tell Zhang Er about the new plan, Zhang Er still knew about it and appeared in time to stop the assassination.

Chen Yu was even more puzzled: "The enemy is right in front of us, but we missed this opportunity in vain. Since my brother is unwilling to take action, why did he stop us?"

"I also want to kill him?"

Zhang Er punched the mulberry tree and said bitterly: "My wife Huang did not despise my poverty when I was in a humble position and resolutely married me. We have been married for eight years and have always loved each other. She also funded me with money from her mother's family, allowing me to become a hero in Wei and famous in Guanzhong. She is not only my beloved wife, but also Zhang Er's benefactor!"

"But she was forced to death by the Qin official and the treacherous Zhang. My son was young and weak, and was also abducted by the Qin people to Guanzhong. There is no news from him. I don't know whether he is dead or has become a minor official. So when I saw this official was only ten steps away from me, I wanted to eat his flesh alive! Cut open his heart and liver to see if it is also black! If it were when I was a light knight in Daliang, I would draw my sword and kill him. Even if we died together, I would stab the sword into his chest and splatter blood five steps away!"

"Yes, revenge is what a real man should do!" Chen Yu said.

"But this is not what a real man does, this is just the courage of a common man!"

Zhang Er shook his head and said, "My brother, do you still remember that when the Qin army first occupied Chen County, we changed our names and hid in the village. You were whipped by the village official because you went out to contact young knights and came back late. You wanted to stand up and resist, but I stepped on you and let you finish the whipping. After that, what did I say to you?"

Chen Yu said, "My brother told me that it is fine for a brave man not to die, but he must die with a bang and be famous all over the world. If I resist, I may be able to show off my strength for a while and kill the village official to vent my anger, but I will definitely be hunted down and cannot escape the city. In the end, I will die at the hands of an unknown Qin official..."

"That's right."

Zhang Er sighed, "We endured the humiliation at that time in order to plan the assassination of the King of Qin. If it succeeded, even if you and I were torn to pieces, we could become great contributors to the Six Kingdoms, and become figures like Zhuan Zhu and Nie Zheng, and leave our names in history! Even if the assassination failed, you and I could be like a comet across the sky, leaving a moment of brilliance, praised by thousands of people, and not in vain..."

"But now you are using the heroes of Chen County to avenge my personal vengeance. Even if you kill Hei Fu, your whereabouts will inevitably be exposed. The King of Qin is still in Chen County. When he hears about this, he will be furious and search the city. You and I will be hunted by thousands of people and finally die in the hands of jailers and petty officials. It will also cause the death of all the heroes of Chen County. Is it worth it to just kill a small commander?"

After receiving a lesson, Chen Yu lowered his head in shame: "It's really not worth it... But my brother's revenge must be avenged..."

Zhang Er said, "Do you know Fan Ju?"

Chen Yu nodded: "I know, it's Zhang Lu, the prime minister of Qin."

"Fan Ju was originally from Wei, but was framed. Wei Qi, the prime minister of Wei, suspected him of colluding with foreign countries, beat him half to death, and threw him into the toilet to urinate on him. So Fan Ju changed his name and surname, left Wei to lobby King Zhao of Qin, and was eventually put to great use and became the prime minister of Qin. He used his power to force Wei Qi to death and completed his revenge. At this time, it had been a full ten years since he was beaten by Wei Qi."

Zhang Er said: "I am the same as Fan Ju. I will avenge even the slightest grudge! What about the revenge for my wife and children? But there is no need to rush. You and I will be patient for the time being. When the King of Qin leaves and the guards of Chen County relax, we will find a chance to kill Heifu!"

"What if there is no chance?"

Chen Yu asked back: "That Hei Fu is the leader, who usually lives in the military camp. He has only entered the city in the past few days. I also heard from Shusun Tong that he is favored by the King of Qin and has been named the Fifth Grand Officer. Perhaps he will be transferred soon, or even follow the King of Qin back to Xianyang..."

Zhang Er was full of confidence: "The King of Qin is greedy, the Qin government is cruel, and the Qin laws are harsh. The people of the five countries will not tolerate it. When the situation changes, we will take advantage of the situation and make Hei Fu pay for his blood debt with blood!"

Chen Yu finally reluctantly agreed with Zhang Er's words. At this time, Li Dian shouted Zhang Er's alias outside the mulberry forest: "Xia Zhong, where are you? The county magistrate sent a batch of documents to be hung at the inner gate!"

"The villain is here!"

Zhang Er immediately changed his tone, pretending to go to the toilet in the mulberry forest, and ran out with a smile while tying his belt, nodding and bowing to Li Dian.

The new documents were actually wanted posters. In order to make the locals understand, they were written in Chu characters. After Zhang Er flipped through two pages, he found his own and Chen Yu's names on them...

He was not panicked at all. He smiled and that evening, when the villagers came back, he held the wanted posters and read them loudly to the illiterate people at the door.

"My friends, the government is offering a reward again. Listen carefully. If you see any suspicious people, remember to report them to the government."

People gathered around curiously, and Zhang Er raised the wanted order and read aloud

"Chen Yu! A man from Daliang, Dang County, about 26 or 27 years old, with a pale face, no beard, round face, more than 7 feet tall, guilty of treason, treason, and gangsterism! He may have died in Chen County or Xue County. Five hundred taels of gold are offered for reward!"

"Zhang Er! A man from Waihuang, Dang County, about 37 or 38 years old, with a square face, long beard under his chin, more than 8 feet tall, guilty of treason, treason, and gangsterism, and may have died in Chen County or Sishui County! One thousand taels of gold are offered for reward!"

"One thousand taels of gold?"

The people in the village were very surprised and talked about it. Although they didn't like Qin and were not used to Qin's laws, the bounty was really high. Some people joked that if they saw him on the street, they must capture him so that they would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

Zhang Er just listened with a smile, as if they were talking about someone else and had nothing to do with him.

Most people thought that he was just a small vendor in the village who made a living. He got the job of a gatekeeper by pleasing Qin officials. He was responsible for guarding the gate and opening and closing the gate. He smiled very kindly. Who would have thought that he was the fugitive wanted by Qin for a large sum of money?

After so many ups and downs, Zhang Er was no longer an ordinary light knight who was barefoot and barefoot and fought for the land with his head.

"Only those who can bend and stretch, bear shame and endure humiliation can accomplish great things. A man should not die, but he must leave a great name after death!"

Zhang Er didn't know that his action actually saved him and Chen Yu. You know, when Hei Fu was a pavilion chief in Qin, there were probably seven or eight village chiefs and village guards who fell in his hands, and he achieved the achievement of "village official terminator"...

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At the same time, after the King of Qin left Chen County with the same grand carriage as when he came, Hei Fu and his men breathed a sigh of relief, but were immediately recalled to the military camp by Li You.

Entering the tent, Hei Fu saw that all the leaders were already standing on both sides. He hurriedly went to his usual position out of habit - although Hei Fu was Li You's confidant, he thought he was the youngest, so he stood at the end very humbly.

But today was different. Including Meng Jia, who had always been dissatisfied with him, the commanders who were older than him hurriedly bowed and said, "Fifth Doctor, the army respects those with higher titles. How can we let you be the last one?"

Indeed, after the battle, the commanders of the Nanjun Corps had the highest rank of Gongcheng. Unexpectedly, Heifu was commended by the King of Qin and personally named Fifth Doctor. The value of this Fifth Doctor is much higher than that of ordinary Fifth Doctors!

Heifu refused to no avail and was pushed to the front row by them. When Li You came in, he just glanced at him and said nothing.

Li You didn't waste any words. As soon as he came in, he said straight to the point: "The king has left Chen County, but the war is not over yet, and we can't stay here for long."

Upon hearing this, the leaders rubbed their hands and asked Li You: "Captain, we have been preparing for battle and are ready to go to Huainan and Jiangdong at any time! Finish this battle!"

"Yes, when will we go south?"

According to everyone's thinking, they should continue to go to Huainan to attack the remnant Chu forces that Xiong Qi and Xiang Rong resisted stubbornly, and "pacify Jingdi into counties" in one fell swoop. This is the task left to them by the King of Qin.

Hei Fu, who was at the top, also said in his heart: "Among the Xiang brothers, Xiang Rong made Changping Jun the king, and Xiang Liang became a man who knew the times. I just don't know where little Xiang Yu is? Was he taken to Jiangdong by his father, or stayed with Xiang Liang as a lower prime minister?"

But when he turned his head, he saw a smile on Li You's mouth.

"Is it different from what everyone thinks?"

Sure enough, after the generals finished asking, Li You said: "Let me tell you, a few days ago, the king personally gave a new order to the soldiers in Nanjun, but it was not to go to Huainan and Jiangdong!"