Before leaving, I left Sima Li behind.
"Has your good friend Han Xin been released?"
Sima Li bowed and said, "Your Majesty, it has been released. However, the sword has been confiscated."
I smiled slightly and said, "As a man, you don't need anything, so just take it. You are going to be an official in Changsha County. What are Han Xin's plans?"
"Back to Your Majesty. Han Xin didn't know that I was about to go to Changsha County to serve as an official. I haven't seen you for a long time. I came here to visit you."
I nodded, turned around and walked outside the academy.
"Tell him something: In today's world, princes cannot be appointed as princes, but generals can still be appointed. If he understands, let him go to Weishui Garden to find Yuchi."
Sima Li was stunned for a moment, not understanding what this sentence meant. He often heard Han Xin say that his ambition was to become a king and a marquis, but how could your majesty know what Han Xin was thinking...
Thinking of this, Sima Li immediately informed his uncle and grandson of leave and hurried out of the academy. Although the academy is heavily guarded, outsiders are mainly prohibited from entering. Those inside only need to obtain Shusun Tong's permission to go out.
A moment later, in Fangshi not far away, Sima Li found Han Xin in an inn.
"Brother Han, you didn't go out today?"
Han Xin lay on the collapse and said lazily: "With all the swords gone, how can I show my face to others?"
Sima Li smiled slightly, sat down next to him, and said mysteriously: "I got two sentences today, and they are about you. Do you want to hear them?"
Han Xin glanced at him, slowly sat up and took a sip of water, and said feebly: "Xin has no relatives and friends in Xianyang. You are the only friend. Who will give me a message?"
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Sima Li stood up and said solemnly: "His Majesty the Second Emperor!"
Han Xin was stunned for a moment, then frowned: "Brother Sima, it's already annoying enough that the sword is gone, but you still want to make fun of me?"
Sima Li shook his head, still looking serious: "What I said is true, and His Majesty personally told me to convey these two sentences to you."
Han Xin knew Sima Li very well. Looking at his expression, he knew that he was not joking, so he straightened his posture.
"Why did Your Majesty bring me a message? What was it?"
Sima Li shook his head: "I am also very surprised. His Majesty seems to know you very well, but it is impossible for His Majesty to have seen you or even heard about you. But those two sentences did tell me clearly that they were for you. !”
Han Xin urged: "Say quickly, what are you talking about?"
"The first sentence is that a real man cannot rely on his body and property. This is what I said after I told Your Majesty that your sword was confiscated."
Han Xin repeated it again and murmured: "You have to rely on yourself, not external objects. You are right. I took that sword too seriously. It's just that it was passed down from my ancestors. It was something that my Han family once had." The glorious past proves that I have always used that sword to motivate myself, and there will always be a day when the Han family will prosper."
Sima Li sighed softly: "Brother Han, the past is the past. Don't indulge in it, otherwise you won't be able to accomplish anything in front of you."
Han Xin quickly asked: "What about the second sentence?"
"In today's world, princes cannot be ennobled, but generals can still be appointed!" Sima Li said solemnly: "Brother Han, if the first sentence I said is a truth that everyone knows, this sentence is clearly stated to you. That’s it.”
When Han Xin heard this, he felt as if he was struck by lightning. He opened his eyes wide and was speechless for a long time.
It took a long time to come back to reality, but the eyes of the eight-foot-tall man were filled with tears.
"Xin has been wandering for half his life. Seeing the Qin State oppressing the people of the world, he was about to hope to restore his homeland, but he did not expect that a second-generation Fusu would appear. Brother Sima, do you know why Xin came here to look for you? Without him, Xin felt that there was no hope of restoring the country. , just hoping to see you one last time, Xin will abandon his ambition and return to the countryside!"
Sima Li didn't expect that Han Xin would be disheartened when he came to him this time. He couldn't tell it at all in the past two days.
"Why did Brother Han say this? Brother Han has been subjected to so many cold looks and rumors these years in Huaiyin, but he has never been discouraged at all, but now he is depressed?"
Han Xin wiped the corners of his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.
"The sufferings I suffered before were due to the way the Qin government was governed, which would inevitably lead to landslides. Xin Xin was hopeful of restoring the country. Although he suffered all the hardships, he was happy with it. After the emperor's death, Xin was ecstatic, thinking that the time had finally come. Within two years, Qin will inevitably be at war."
"When Fu Su, the second emperor of Clinker, came to the throne, he ordered the suspension of several major projects regardless of the world's criticism, reduced corvee labor, improved agricultural tools, revised laws, opened up Jiangnan, etc. At this time, Xin had already had a premonition that the Qin State would gradually stabilize. When the news of the great victory at Gushui came, Xin no longer had any expectations, and the Qin State would surely prosper in the hands of the Second Emperor Fusu."
"So, after Xin heard about the great victory of Gushui in Huaiyin, he was confused for a few days and decided to come to Xianyang to say goodbye to Brother Sima. From then on, he retired to the countryside and no longer tried to regain his country and become king."
Sima Li sighed after hearing this. He always thought that Han Xin didn't care about anything, but he didn't expect that he had such a strong obsession in his heart.
"Brother Han, I don't know why Your Majesty understands you so well, but these two sentences are not meant to ridicule you, but to encourage you. Now that the country has returned to the counties, there is no chance of breaking the earth and becoming king again, but The chance of becoming a prime minister and a general is still very high."
"Since Your Majesty has concealed the details of the Gushui victory, it must be that this victory is just a prelude to the war against Rong and Di. With Brother Han's ability and familiarity with the art of war, he will definitely have the opportunity to display his ambitions."
"As for the hatred between the country and the family, although Brother Han is a Korean, even when Korea was not destroyed, did Brother Han's family receive any favors from the King of Korea? The Six Kingdoms finally became a thing of the past, and the country in "Song of the Four Classics" was Da Qin , I am a native of Qin, and I personally think that it will be realized soon!"
Seeing that Han Xin was still hesitant, Sima Li continued: "Your Majesty said before leaving that if you can understand the meaning of these two sentences, go to Weishui Villa to find Yuchi."
Han Xin raised his head and asked doubtfully: "What is the purpose of Weishui Garden? Who is Yuchi?"
"Weishui Villa was originally His Majesty's palace. Now it is being converted into the Qin Army Palace. Its purpose is unknown. This Yuchi entered the palace in the same year as me. He is a military man. Now he has been promoted to the right guard of the army. He is deeply trusted by Your Majesty. .Since Brother Han is asked to look for Yuchi, he must have the intention of letting Brother Han join the Qin army."
Han Xin was a little confused: "It seems that Your Majesty really understands me. Why?"
Sima Li shook his head: "I don't know either."
Han Xin suddenly remembered something: "By the way, since he entered the palace in the same year, Yuchi is already the right guard. Why is Brother Sima still a doctor waiting for the imperial edict?"
Sima Li was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "Well, Brother Han doesn't know something. Back then, His Majesty summoned me and two others, a total of three people. Yuchi was now an officer to the right guard army, and the other one was named Jie Wu, and now he is a The governor of the county is here!”
Han Xin was a little surprised: "Brother Sima is not as talented as the two of you?"
Sima Li sighed softly: "It's not that Li is boasting, he thinks that he is not weaker. I just don't know what His Majesty has in mind."
Then he changed the topic and said with a hearty smile: "However, repairing books is a big achievement. Now that I have been appointed to take up the post in Changsha, I still have a bright future!"
"Brother Han, I think we should seize this opportunity."
Han Xin nodded: "Let me think about it carefully."
