After the court meeting the next day, I took Meng He to Xianyang Forbidden Garden.
Along the way, Meng He reported the situation of the three of them in detail. I nodded and said nothing.
When I arrived at the Forbidden Garden, I looked up. This is my first time to come to this place. It is not as gloomy as I imagined, but it is more quiet than Xianyang Palace. There are lush vegetation inside, and there are small courtyards at regular intervals, like villas of later generations.
Liu Bang and the others arrived late and stayed in the courtyard not far from the door.
Not long after, I saw three people from a distance. All three of them were in the yard...planting vegetables.
When they reached the door, they heard three people talking.
Fan Kuai was digging the ground desperately with the hoe in his hand, muttering in his mouth: "Brother, how long do you think we will stay here? Didn't His Majesty say at that time that he would entrust us with important tasks? It has been two years, and I have been here every day. How long will this fence, which is only half a person’s height, continue to trap us in the small courtyard!”
Not hearing anything from Liu Bang, Xiao He rolled up his trousers and was pulling weeds behind him. As if he was used to Fan Kuai's random thoughts, he lazily said: "Why, let you, a rebel, eat and drink here for free, and a bunch of people will do it for you." Gatekeeper, are you still not happy?"
Fan Kuai hit the ground hard with his hoe again, spat, and glanced at Xiao He: "Master Xiao, I'm not telling you. Look, you've gained a lot of weight while locked up in this yard. If you continue like this, your I’m afraid even the resourcefulness is inferior to Kuai!”
Xiao He grabbed the grass in his hand and threw it over, laughing and scolding: "Fan Kuai, I have told you countless times, don't call me Mr. Xiao anymore. Besides, if you want to quarrel, go to your elder brother. I'm not in the mood to talk to you." bicker."
At this time, Liu Bang spoke and sighed softly: "Brother Fan Kuai, I'll take care of myself now that I'm here. Complaining every day makes my ears prickly. Besides, trouble comes from your mouth, so don't talk nonsense."
Fan Kuai threw away the hoe in his hand and said: "Brother, you are just too soft. If Master Xiao and I hadn't persuaded you back then, I'm afraid you would still be a bandit in Mangdang Mountain!"
As I walked to the table next to me, I picked up the tea bowl and was about to drink water. Suddenly my eyes squinted and I caught a glimpse of me. With a "pop", the tea bowl fell to the ground and rolled in a circle.
Xiao He laughed and said, "Brother Fan Kuai, if you drop the bowl again, all the paint on the bowl will fall off."
Liu Bang looked back and saw Fan Kuai stunned on the spot. He followed his gaze and saw me. He quickly pulled Xiao He and stood up to salute: "Bang has met your majesty!"
Xiao He was stunned and quickly stood up and saluted with Fan Kuai.
I smiled and said, "It seems that life in Forbidden Garden is better than I thought. Not only does it have an independent yard, but you can also grow vegetables."
Fan Kuai didn't know if I heard his complaints. It was already hot, but now he was even sweating on his forehead.
Liu Bang was the first to reply: "Thanks to your majesty's grace, the three of you are living very well here. Thank you, your majesty."
The two quickly thanked him.
I waved my hand, and the three of them sat around the table under the shade of the tree.
I looked at Fan Kuai and said with a smile: "Fan Kuai, I heard everything you just said."
Fan Kuai's heart tightened, and he quickly stood up and apologized: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was quick to speak..."
I motioned for him to sit down: "Don't be nervous. The reason why I let you live here for two years is to see if you are really loyal to Da Qin. I heard from Meng He that you have done nothing wrong here. It seems that he is sincerely attached to Da Qin."
How dare I say that I will forget about this after putting the three of them here...
Xiao He said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the three of us have thought a lot in the past two years and hope to serve Great Qin."
Liu Bang also looked at me eagerly.
I nodded and called him by name: "Fan Kuai, I am going to let you go to the Hexi Corridor. There is a commander named Han Xin there. You can become a centurion under him and you can be promoted based on your military merit in the future. What do you think?" "
Han Xin has the reputation of a soldier, while Fan Kuai started out as a butcher, saved Liu Bang through the Hongmen Banquet, quelled various rebellions, became an official to the prime minister, was granted the title of Marquis of Wuyang, and lived until Liu Ying came to the throne. He was truly the founding hero of the Western Han Dynasty.
The most important thing is that when Han Xin finally rebelled, it was Fan Kuai who put him down! The two have very different personalities, and if Fan Kuai works under Han Xin, they may be able to make up for each other's shortcomings.
Fan Kuai was stunned and said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, as long as I can serve Your Majesty, this villain will be ruined!"
He immediately realized what he was saying and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, where is this Hexi Corridor?"
"Ah?" I slapped my forehead and forgot about this: "It has been two years since you came here. Many things are still unclear. There are a few major events in the past two years:"
"First, the Qin Dynasty recovered the Qilian Mountains, and the Northern Qiang tribe surrendered, and five counties in Hexi have been established there; second, the Donghu were defeated by the Qin, and all the lands thousands of miles away from the East Hu were taken over, and six counties were established; third, the Xiongnu were defeated by the Qin It was defeated, but fled thousands of miles away, and now fled to the Beihai area; fourthly, Great Qin has already conducted trade with the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, and its envoys have traveled as far as the Kushan Empire in the far west..."
Then I briefly talked about what happened in the past two years, and finally said: "That's probably it. You can find someone to find out the details after you go out. I won't say more."
The three of them were stunned. In two years, in just two years, Great Qin had undergone such earth-shaking changes. They felt like they were separated from each other in this forbidden garden, and it seemed that a thousand years had passed in this world!
I smiled and interrupted them: "Xiao He, now Donghu has become the territory of Great Qin, but many things there are not smooth yet. I want you to go to Donghu as the supervisor and implement my gentle policy. What do you think? ?”
Xiao He naturally would not refuse, and quickly agreed that it was better to go to the barren land of Donghu than to be imprisoned here.
Xiao He was a prime minister, and he was better at governing the country than the resourceful Zhang Liang. This is why Liu Bang made him prime minister instead of Zhang Liang after he established the Han Dynasty.
"However," I said slowly, "because the Surabaya rebellion has become known to everyone, I have announced that I have killed you in Surabaya, so you have to change your appearance and appear with a new identity."
Not many people know Fan Kuai and Xiao He. They changed their names and are far away from the hinterland of Qin. They should not be recognized by others. If they are recognized by others, we will talk about it at that time.
The two of them were stunned, not expecting that they were already dead outside...
Xiao He was clever and immediately said: "If you dare, the villain, please give me your name!"
I nodded: "Xiao He, you will be renamed Xiao Fengguo, and Fan Kuai will be renamed Fan Wu."
Then he warned the two of them: "I will order Meng He to make it up for you and send it to you. I know that neither of you have a wife. You must not reveal your identity in the future."
The two nodded in agreement.
Then I looked at Liu Bang, this big brother is so troublesome...
