Liu Bang immediately ordered the army to march to Xiang County.
After arriving at Xiangxian County, Liu Bang saw the city gates wide open and people coming and going in an endless stream. Liu Bang ordered the attack on Xiangxian County without any hesitation.
Xiao He looked at the open city gate and suddenly had a bad feeling. However, at this time, the army had already begun to rush towards the city gate, and it was too late to stop them.
Liu Bang took the lead and rushed to the city. The soldiers who defended the city were unable to stop him and hurriedly withdrew into the city.
Liu Bang was overjoyed when he saw this, and shouted loudly: "Commanders, the Qin army is defeated, follow me to attack the city gate!"
Just when the front army was only a few steps away from reaching the city gate, countless soldiers holding shields suddenly poured out of the city gate. A large scroll with the word "Zhang" suddenly appeared on the city wall, making a hunting sound in the wind. Then countless soldiers holding crossbows leaned out from the crenels and pointed their arrows at the rebels below the city.
Immediately afterwards, Qin troops appeared from all directions and surrounded all the rebels under the city.
The rebels suddenly fell into chaos, unable to look at each other.
Liu Bang looked at Zhang Han who appeared on the city wall and shouted: "You fell into the trap!"
Zhang Han suddenly shouted: "Great Qin Zhang Han is here, why don't the thieves be captured quickly!"
Seeing that the situation was over, Liu Bang roared at Zhang Han: "Dream! Today I, Liu Bang, will fight you to the death!"
Zhang Han ignored him and said to the rebels below the city: "The emperor has an order, and those who surrender will not be killed!"
Suddenly the voices of 30,000 Qin troops resounded through the sky, shouting in unison: "The emperor has an order! Those who surrender will not be killed!"
Liu Bang was still about to resist, but saw that except Fan Kuai and the pro-army soldiers who were following him, everyone else slowly put down their weapons.
Liu Bang sighed: "My life is at stake!" He fell down from his horse.
On the other side, when Xiao He saw the sudden appearance of the Qin army, he knew that he had been tricked and was about to escape with Liu Bang's wife, children and guards, but was directly captured by Qi Liang who came over.
Xiao He looked around for Nan Shanzi's figure, but couldn't find it anywhere.
At this point, Liu Bang's rebellion was finally subsided.
Two days later, Xiangxian was in jail.
Xiao He said bitterly: "I have long felt that Nan Shanzi is not a good person. Why am I trusting him so easily!"
Liu Bang glanced at him and said weakly: "Didn't you bring him here?"
Xiao He was startled, his face turned red, and he said no more.
Fan Kuai roared in the next cell: "If I catch him, I will cut him into pieces!"
"Shattered into thousands of pieces? How terrifying!" As soon as Fan Kuai finished speaking, he heard a slightly teasing voice.
When Xiao He heard it, wasn't it that Nanshanzi's voice? He immediately shouted: "You still dare to come?"
I saw a familiar figure gradually walking out of the shadows, it was Nan Shanzi! Zhang Han and Meng Yi followed behind.
When the guard saw the person coming, he quickly bowed to Nan Shanzi and said, "Your Majesty!"
When the three of them heard what the guard said, they were all stunned.
Liu Bang murmured in disbelief: "Your Majesty? Are you the second emperor?"
I chuckled and said, "Yes, I am the second emperor."
Xiao He also had a look of disbelief on his face, then showed a look of realization and smiled bitterly: "No wonder I listen to you and defend the Second Emperor everywhere, so that's it!"
"I should have realized that you are from the imperial court. Judging from Zhang Han's leadership ability, how could you have concealed your plans from him? It's ridiculous that I believed your words. But I never imagined that you were actually the second World Emperor!"
At this time, Fan Kuai lost all his arrogance and sat on the ground without saying a word.
I sat down on the seat moved by the guards and said to the three of them: "Do you know why I concealed my identity and approached you?"
Fan Kuai muttered in a low voice: "Conspiracy!"
Liu Bang thought for a while and said: "If he just wants to suppress us, the emperor does not need to put himself in danger. The Qin army led by Zhang Han alone is enough to defeat us. The emperor must have other plans."
I nodded and said without politeness: "If I suppress you, Zhang Han is enough. I am busy with national affairs and have traveled thousands of miles to see you. I am not here to enjoy the mountains and rivers."
"You are all smart people, I will tell you directly, are you willing to serve Great Qin?"
The three of them were stunned, and even Xiao He didn't know how to answer for a while.
I continued: "You should have some understanding of Daqin today, and you have a good idea of what my many national policies are. Do you still remember what I told you about the massacre of people by Lieutenant Li Zhong? Meng Yi, give them the case. Tell me."
Meng Yi handed over his hand and said yes, and said: "It has been found that the Lu family of Surabaya has repeatedly concealed the truth when reporting land acres in the past. Over the years, they have evaded taxes amounting to tens of thousands of gold. The Grand Duke of the Lu family still tried to use the same tricks during the current land inspection. Shi, bribe the officials who check the fields with twenty gold."
"However, the officials sternly refused and wanted to report to the censor and arrest him for bribing officials. Lu Taigong became angry and instigated the Sishui Pavilion Guizhou chief to fight against the officials and beat five officials to death on the spot. Then he bribed the county lieutenant Li Zhong with a heavy sum of money and instigated Li Zhong suppressed the head of Guizhou forcefully and went on a killing spree."
When Liu Bang heard this, his mind was buzzing, and he interrupted Meng Yi: "You said it was Lu Taigong who instigated Li Zhong to kill the people? Impossible! If you are going against the land inspection, why bother to massacre the people?"
Meng Yi did not answer, but continued: "After Li Zhong massacred the people, he was deceived by Lu Taigong into Lu Mansion on the pretext of another reward. He ordered his slaves to kill Li Zhong and hide his body in the wilderness. Li Zhong's body was found among the slaves of Lu Mansion. All have been found. There are all witnesses and physical evidence, and all the criminals involved have been captured."
After hearing this, Liu Bang froze in place. He couldn't believe that his wife and father were responsible for massacring people.
Looking at his look, I slowly said, "You just asked Taigong Lu why he massacred the people? I tell you, it's for you!"
Liu Bang raised his head and asked doubtfully: "For me?"
"Lv Taigong listened to the alchemist's words and thought that you could replace me as the emperor. But seeing that you are hiding in the mountains and rivers all day long without making progress, and you still rely on the money Lu Pheasant gives you to live on. In order to stimulate your fighting spirit, I simply asked Li He massacred the people and put the blame on the imperial court. I guess that before you started the army, Taigong Lu or Lu Pheasant must have come to persuade you, right?"
Xiao He raised his head suddenly, and I knew I had guessed correctly. He was there when Lu Pheasant came to persuade Liu Bang to raise an army.
Seeing the performance of the three people, I stood up and said: "And you must have agreed to raise troops for the people who were killed. Otherwise, the reputation of instigating Li Zhong to massacre the people will fall on Xiao He, and now you will The chief secretary of Da Qin ordered Da Qin county captains to massacre the people, but you raised an army in the name of killing Xiao He."
Xiao He looked at me again with wide eyes, and Liu Bang also looked shocked.
"I heard that you once looked at the late emperor's car and said, 'This is what a man should do.' You can't be the emperor. If you are willing to serve the Qin Dynasty, it is not impossible to become a great minister. You should think about it carefully."
Since you are drawing a pie, of course you have to draw a big one.
I asked Meng Yi to lock Lu Taigong and Lu Pheasant into the cells next to them, and ordered people to monitor them carefully, and leave the rest to themselves.
I have been away from Xianyang for more than half a month and I have to go back quickly. Li Si and Feng Quji almost put a knife on their necks when they knew I was coming to Surabaya County. They explained to them for a long time before reluctantly agreeing, but they only gave me a month.
I'm also a little worried about what will happen if I'm not in Xianyang.
In a hurry, I took Xing Zhong and Meng He to Xianyang first, and ordered Zhang Han to go back immediately after sorting out things here. At the same time, I took Liu Bang and others to Xianyang.
