Li Si looked at Li Shui with a smile on his face and asked very kindly: "Exiled Immortal, what's going on with Xiang Yu in Chu Land? What's going on with Xiang Yu in your house?"
Li Shui coughed dryly: "Maybe it happens to be the same name."
Li Si looked like he suddenly realized: "It turns out that we have the same name. If it wasn't for the banished immortal to remind me, I would never have thought of it. But... there are such coincidences in the world. It's okay that these two people have the same name, but they all come from Chu. All of them. It doesn’t matter that they are from Chu, but they are all from Pei County. It is not that they are all from Pei County, but they are all rebels. It’s so strange that the world is so vast.”
After hearing this, Li Xin blushed a little for Li Shui. However, Li Shui remained calm and composed, not showing any embarrassment at all.
Li Xinxin was filled with emotion: Brother Huai’s determination is really admirable.
In fact, if Ying Zheng hadn't been here, Li Shui would have shamelessly said, "Master Tingwei is right."
But in front of Ying Zheng, it is impossible to be so careless. This kind of thing must be explained clearly.
Li Shui thought for a while, Xiang Yu from Shangjun Courtyard must be real. Regardless of age or temperament, you can't go wrong. What's more, with Xiang Bo and Xiang Chao as circumstantial evidence, it cannot be false.
Since the one in my house is real, then the one in Pei County must be fake.
Li Shui said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it seems that there are people in the Chu region who are pretending to be Xiang Yu's name and are rebelling. This clan was originally a powerful force in the Chu region and was quite powerful. Now someone is rebelling in their name. It's very dangerous. possible."
Ying Zheng said calmly: "What exactly is going on in this matter cannot be just based on speculation, there must be evidence."
It seems that Ying Zheng is not satisfied with Li Shui's explanation.
Li Shui thought for a while and looked at the envoy next to him: "Excuse me, Xiang Yu from Peixian County, did you see it with your own eyes?"
The messenger was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "This..."
Li Shui immediately laughed: "It turns out I didn't see it with my own eyes."
The messenger's face turned red and he said: "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, half of the people in Peixian County were awakened that night. Some people said that Xiang Yu led 50,000 troops to attack Peixian County. The county captain and the county magistrate have been Discussing how to retreat from the enemy."
When Li Si heard this, he was immediately shocked: "Fifty thousand troops? So, I'm afraid Pei County has been lost."
Ying Zheng glanced at Li Si but said nothing.
Li Xin was not so polite and laughed directly.
This laughter was obviously mocking Li Si.
Li Si turned around unhappily, looked at Li Xin and said, "What? General Li, do you think I was wrong?"
Li Xin grunted: "I must be wrong. After Xiang Liang's rebellion was suppressed, tens of thousands of Qin soldiers were stationed in Chu, sorting out household registrations and checking household registrations in various counties and counties."
"Xiang Yu, how could he gather 50,000 troops in a short period of time? And he could gather so many troops without being noticed?"
Li Si was slightly startled.
Li Xin added: "Besides, even if Xiang Yu really had 50,000 troops and surrounded the city of Peixian County. Although Peixian County has a small army and few generals, as long as the people in the city are mobilized to help defend the city and rely on the advantages of the city wall, We can defend it for at least dozens of days. How could we break the city so quickly?"
Dispatching troops and generals was not Li Si's strong point. Li Si was quickly stopped by Li Xin.
He felt humiliated.
It's not the humiliation of not being able to answer, it's the humiliation of not being able to answer Li Xin's question.
In the past, during court discussions, everyone was quarrelsome, and Li Xin could only stare. Unexpectedly, he actually stopped himself from asking questions now. How can I survive if this spreads out?
Li Si stared, and suddenly said in a hurry: "General Li, we are talking about two Xiang Yus, please don't change the subject."
Li Si was so confident that he stunned Li Xin: "Really?"
Ying Zheng looked at the envoy and said calmly: "So, Xiang Yu appeared in Chu land, is it just hearsay?"
The messenger hesitated and said: "Yes... I am eager to come back to report the message and have no time to verify it."
At this moment, the young eunuch came again. He said breathlessly: "Your Majesty, the messenger from Magistrate Pei is here."
Ying Zheng immediately said: "Call in quickly."
Magistrate Pei was also very distressed. In front of the emperor's envoys, rebels unexpectedly appeared, and his career was in trouble.
So he sent the county captain out to catch the rebels overnight, while he hid in the house and racked his brains to write the memorial. Thinking about how to write down my sins a little lighter.
Halfway through the writing, the county captain came back with his people and said to Magistrate Pei excitedly: "Sir, those rebels were only a few dozen people. They robbed some property and left. There were no injuries. people."
When Magistrate Pei heard this, he was overjoyed and quickly tore up the memorial and wrote a new one.
A dozen rebels? That can be considered a thief. The appearance of thieves in Peixian County is nothing. Anyway, thieves are everywhere in Chu District. This time, his official position can be saved.
Therefore, after writing the memorial, Magistrate Pei immediately sent someone to rush to Xianyang City overnight.
So the envoys from Pei County Magistrate and the emperor's envoys arrived in Xianyang one after another.
Seeing that Magistrate Pei's envoy came in sweating profusely, everyone stared at him.
The news from Magistrate Pei determined whether Li Shui was lying.
The messenger presented a letter.
After Ying Zheng read it, he suddenly smiled.
Li Si's heart suddenly thumped: Your Majesty smiled? This shows that the situation in Peixian County is not bad.
Li Si started to think about it again, wondering if he should remind His Majesty that Magistrate Pei might be covering up the situation in the county so as to escape responsibility.
Just when he thought of this, he heard Ying Zheng say: "There are only a dozen or so rebels in Pei County. These rebels robbed some property and two women, but they did not hurt anyone. Judging from his behavior, he looks like a thief who robs homes, not like a rebel thief."
Li Si was speechless when he heard this: Ten people?
Even if Magistrate Pei had great courage, he would probably not dare to tell ten of the 50,000 rebels. It seems... there were really only ten people last night.
The emperor's messenger looked pale: It's over. I've been exposed in front of His Majesty. I'm afraid my life will be difficult in the future.
The emperor's envoy was afraid, but he also cursed secretly in his heart: Peixian people, you are really exaggerating.
Ying Zheng looked at Magistrate Pei's envoy, smiled slightly, and said, "You have come a long way and worked hard, so go down and rest. When you get back, tell Magistrate Pei to catch the thief carefully."
Magistrate Pei's envoy responded and went down tremblingly. I am still amazed in my heart, Your Majesty did not punish the county magistrate? And he seems to be in a good mood?
He didn't know that Ying Zheng originally heard that there were 50,000 people, but 50,000 people turned into ten people. Could he feel bad?
Ying Zheng glanced at the emperor's envoy and said calmly: "You can go too."
The emperor's messenger responded, lowered his head and left.
The emperor did not punish him, but he was not in a relaxed mood. He had a premonition that his future was in doubt.
Li Shuigan laughed and said: "It seems that Xiang Yu in Peixian County is probably fake. I estimate that Xiang Yu was once active in that generation, so someone there borrowed his name to enhance his reputation. Momentum.”
Li Si racked his brains and thought for a while, then asked Li Shui: "Then how do you explain that Xiang Yu calls himself Liu Ji, and there happens to be a Liu Ji in Peixian County?"
Li Shui looked at him helplessly: "Master Tingwei, do you dare to bet your life with me? If you call Liu Ji on the streets of Xianyang City, four or five people will agree."
Li Si was speechless.
The ancients arranged names according to the brothers, Zhongshu and Ji. Translated by Liu Ji, he is equivalent to Liu Xiaosi in later generations.
This name is simply the "Zhang Wei" of the Qin Dynasty. If you shout on the street, many people might really agree.
Li Si chuckled: "Why should the banished immortal be angry? He would gamble his life with others at every turn. This would be very detrimental to the immortal spirit of the banished immortal."
Ying Zheng said calmly: "Now that the matter has been clarified, let's stop here. Li Si, please pass on my order to the chiefs of the counties and counties in Chu to catch the thieves seriously and not to slack off."
Li Si responded, and then asked Ying Zheng: "What about Xiang Yu in Shangjun's courtyard?"
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said: "Don't kill him yet. When the Chu land is pacified, the so-called Xiang Yu in the Chu land will be captured and interrogated together."
Li Shui breathed a sigh of relief and asked him to kill Xiang Yu. He was really reluctant to do so. After all, this guy was really useful. He planned to wait until Xiang Yu had trained the guards of Shangjun Courtyard to the point where he would reveal his identity and then lock him up and sell tickets...
As a result, Ying Zheng said to Li Shui again: "This feather is of great importance. If he escapes, I'm afraid it will cause another wave of trouble. Therefore... you must keep a close eye on him."
Li Shui nodded repeatedly.
Ying Zheng added: "If this person escapes, I will punish you. He will be punished according to the crime of treason."
Li Shui was confused: Where can I explain this?
Now Li Shui Shui wanted to kill Xiang Yu. But without Ying Zheng's order, it seems that this person is not easy to kill.
Li Shui wanted to cry but had no tears.
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In Peixian County, Wang Heng led 500 men and horses to the dense forest outside the city.
Xiang Pi sat on his horse dizzy and asked tremblingly: "Prime Minister, we only have five hundred people. Isn't it too risky to attack the county seat now?"
Wang Heng said calmly: "Who said I am going to attack the county town? There are many wealthy households outside the city. Just rob some money. You lead fifty people, plant many flags here, spread suspicion, and let It's okay if the Qin soldiers in the city don't dare to come out. As long as we delay for half an hour, we can return with a full load."
Xiang Pi wiped the cold sweat from his face: "Yes, yes. But...whose flag will be planted?"
Wang Heng said: "Take Xiang Yu's flag."
"Ah?" Xiang Pi was a little confused: "Why is this? Aren't we going to revive the Great Chu?"
Wang Heng scolded: "Idiot, can you use the banner of Da Chu to rob families and homes? In that case, the people of Chu will hate us to the bone. How can I, Da Chu, revive?"
Xiang Pi nodded blankly.
Wang Heng continued: "Anyway, Xiang's reputation is already bad, so it would be a waste not to use it."
Xiang Pi said "oh" and took the people to work.
Wang Heng looked at Xiang Pi's back and thought: This old guy is so stupid, so stupid. Maybe he should be replaced and let him accompany the King of Chu to take care of him in his old age.
Xiang Pi turned his back to Wang Heng and thought: I am pretending to be so stupid, and he still wants me to go out with the army? It seems that this person really has no one available.
Wang Heng sighed, came back to his senses, looked at the more than 400 people around him, and said calmly: "This time, the focus is on robbing wealth, leaving quickly and getting back quickly, do you understand?"
Everyone responded.
Someone asked: "Do I still need to mask up?"
Wang Heng waved his hand: "No need."
Then, he shouted: "Xiang Yu is here, hand over the money, and I will spare your life."
Immediately afterwards, he rode out on horseback and took the lead.
The people outside the city immediately dispersed, leaving some vegetable leaves, grain, and dry firewood scattered on the ground...
Wang Heng led his men to surround the people and search them one by one, even a few Qin Banliang.
When the Qin soldiers guarding the city gate saw this posture, they had already rushed over with their weapons in hand.
But in Pei County, a small town with only twenty gatekeepers, they were quickly repelled by Wang Heng's troops.
By the time the county captain in the city heard the news and came with a large group of troops, Wang Heng had already withdrawn.
Wang Heng suddenly discovered that the people were really poor, and if they wanted to rob, they had to rob the rich. So he chose the largest house, shouted and barged in.
Unfortunately, it is still the residence of Taigong Lu.
Not long ago, Taigong Lu was robbed and lost a lot of money, including his two daughters.
The family is packing up their belongings in tears and planning to move to the city.
The old man never imagined that the rebels would come in broad daylight, and they would come to his home again, and there would be hundreds of them.
Wang Heng looked at the belongings that had been sorted and was overjoyed: The people of Chu are so kind.
He waved and shouted: "Take them all away."
So the more than 400 people swarmed up and searched Lu Taigong's house. Then with a roar, they all ran away.
Lu Taigong was sitting in the house, looking blankly at his crying family, and suddenly sighed: "Pei County is a land of tigers and wolves."
Magistrate Pei came in a hurry with his people. After seeing Mr. Lu, he quickly asked: "Is Mr. Lu okay?"
Taigong Lu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Just now, more than five hundred rebels swarmed in. I thought that the dozen people at night were scary enough, but I didn't expect that hundreds more people came today. .”
"I'm leaving. If you leave as soon as possible, you may be able to save your life. I only have pity for my two daughters."
Speaking of this, Taigong Lu burst into tears.
Magistrate Pei shed tears when he heard this: "What? More than five hundred people? That's definitely not a thief, that's a rebel. That's it. It's over. My career is completely over."
"Originally, there were rebels in the county. Although I had to be reprimanded, if I made serious efforts to remedy the situation, Your Majesty could still be lenient. Now it's good. I just told Your Majesty that there are no rebels here, and the rebels really came. What do you think, Your Majesty? ?Isn’t this deceiving the emperor?”
Magistrate Pei touched his neck and suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.
