At this time, the flag of Wei on the top of Yuguan City had been replaced by the black black bird flag of Qin. The people in Yuguan closed their doors and hid in their homes for fear of offending the Qin army and implicating their whole families. In this era, soldiers were allowed to plunder the city. It is too common for common people. The pressure that soldiers face every day on the battlefield is beyond the imagination of ordinary people. If they are not allowed to release their pressure, it is inevitable that the camp will not be bombed.
Wang Ben and Li Xin rode into Yuguan.
"This is the third city to surrender without much resistance." Li Xin said helplessly.
Li Xin is now very curious about what the generals and city guards of these cities do. Every time he sees the Qin army arriving, they put up a symbolic resistance and then evacuated directly without giving them a dangerous siege. opportunity to fight. It's not that Li Xin wants to occupy a city with so many corpses and bones so easily. Li Xin wishes that all the cities he encounters in the future will be like this, but it's just that this city was occupied so easily that Li Xin felt a little incredible and even scared.
Soon the whole army stopped, and a cavalryman came to Li Xin and Wang Ben and raised his hands and said
"Commander, deputy commander, the city guards at Yuguan are blocking our way."
"The city guard of Yuguan!? Did he lead people to resist?" Wang Ben asked.
"No, he just blocked our way, hoping to meet the commander." The cavalryman said.
Wang Ben and Li Xin were both stunned. After they looked at each other, Wang Ben said
"Lead the way."
"promise!"
Wang Ben and Li Xin rode to the front of the army. The city guard and some officials stood in front of the army, blocking the way of the army. When the city guard saw Wang Ben and Li Xin arriving, he frowned slightly, but he still saluted Wang Ben and Li Xin and said
"Guardian of Yuguan City, Lu Shiliang pays homage to the commander-in-chief of the Qin Army. May I ask where Mr. Ziyou is?"
When he heard the name of the city guard, Wang Ben was slightly stunned. He had heard of Lu Shiliang's name. He was a famous scholar in Wei State. He was very talented and loved by the people. When he heard Lu Shiliang asked about Ziyou, Wang Ben didn't know. What did the other party want to do, but still told the truth?
"I am the commander of the attack on Wei this time. Sir is inspecting Yingchuan County. I wonder why Mr. Lu is looking for him?"
"I see. It's nothing. As the defender of Yuguan City surrendered to the Qin Army, how could you not pay homage to the Qin Army's commander?" Lu Shiliang said.
Hearing Lu Shiliang's words, Wang Bi and Li Xin were slightly startled. This was the first time they had seen a surrendering person pay such a tough visit to the commander of the army. The officials behind Lu Shiliang looked at their city guards nervously. They were afraid that Lu Shiliang's attitude would anger Bao Qin and implicate the entire city. The nearby people also looked at the scene on the street through the gaps in the windows or doors, and they all felt sorry for Lu Shiliang, fearing that Lu Shiliang would anger the Qin army and lead to death.
"Commander, please forgive me. The tone of the city guard has always been like this. This is the city guard's mansion in front of you. Please come with me." Lu Shiliang's assistant, Guan Cao of Yuguan City, stepped forward and said with a smile.
"I have heard about Mr. Lu's name in Qin State, so I naturally know what Mr. Lu's temper is like. Please lead the way." Wang Ben shook his head slightly and said.
Before attacking the Wei State, Wang Ben and Li Xin received orders from Ying Zheng, requiring them to strictly restrain military discipline, not to invade the people and farmland, not to indulge the soldiers after entering the city, and to use gentle methods against surrendered cities. Treat the scholars you meet in Wei with courtesy. There is a saying from the Warring States Period that the world's talented people came out of the Wei State, but they did not support the Wei State. The State of Wei can be said to be the talent training base of the Seven Kingdoms, and the rise of Qin State is indispensable without the support of the talents of the State of Wei.
From the beginning of Qin Xiaogong's Shang Yang to King Huiwen Xishou Gong Sun Yan, Zhang Yi and others, to King Zhaoxiang's Fan Sui, and now Wei Liao, they are all great talents who came from Wei. This is just the state of Qin. The rise of countries such as Zhao, Han, Qi, Yanchu, etc. was indispensable for the help of talents from the state of Wei.
Seeing that Wang Ben didn't take it to heart, everyone was relieved. These officials looked at Wang Bi and Li Xin and felt a little lucky for themselves, thinking that the Qin army commander this time was not a warlike and murderous person.
"Strictly observe military discipline and do not violate the common people. The whole army recites the commandments!" Wang Ben suddenly shouted.
Suddenly the entire Qin Army stood in awe, everyone stood upright, the black Qin Army flags were blown loudly, and the black-armored Qin Army soldiers had solemn eyes, as if they were performing a sacred ceremony.
"Everywhere our Qin army passes by." Li Xin shouted with all his strength from the side.
"Wherever our Qin army passes, no rape, robbery, or harassment of the people is allowed. Anyone who violates this rule will be beheaded, no matter how big or small! No one is allowed to destroy farmland or crops. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed. You are not allowed to take anything from the people. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed!" The Qin army shouted in unison.
Qin Jun's voice resounded throughout Yuguan, and the people hiding in the houses were filled with surprise when they heard Qin Jun's oath. The same was true for Lu Shiliang and the officials behind him. It seemed that they couldn't believe what the violent Qin army said.
After the commandments were recited, the Qin army's commandments still echoed throughout Yuguan. Wang Ben and Li Xin got off their horses and said to Lu Shiliang.
"Mr. Lu, please take us to the city guard's mansion."
"Okay." Lu Shiliang said somewhat absentmindedly.
After taking a look at the Qin army stationed on the street and not infringing on the people in the slightest, Lu Shiliang still felt a little incredible, but he still brought Wang Ben and Li Xin to the city guard's mansion. At this moment, the lobby of the city guard's mansion was filled with documents.
"These are Yuguan's household registration, maps, taxation, and prison cases." Lu Shiliang said.
When he decided to surrender, Lu Shiliang had already made all preparations to ensure the stability of the city and the safety of the people. It was also the first time for Wang Ben and Li Xin to see such a cooperative surrender governor, and their eyes were full of disbelief.
"Mr. Lu is really a wise man." Wang Ben said with emotion.
Lu Shiliang did not respond to Wang Bi, but waved away the officials who followed him. These officials retreated outside the lobby and waited.
"What I have done is for the people in the city. I, Lu Shiliang, was the former disciple of Lord Xinling, and now I am the disciple of Mr. Ziyou, the king of Qin Dynasty. Mr. Ziyou asked Zhang Er to tell us these disciples, where the Qin army arrived Not only will we infringe upon the slightest violation, but we will also send people to deal with those who want to take advantage of the chaos to do evil. For this reason, I surrendered the city." Lu Shiliang said.
Hearing Lu Shiliang say that he was Ziyou's retainer, Wang Bi and Li Xin's eyes widened, as if they couldn't believe it. They both thought of the first two surrendered cities and asked
"Are the city guards of the two previous cities also Mr.'s retainers?"
"They are just greedy people who abandoned the people in the city and fled for their own lives. In the past, the king had very strict moral requirements for his retainers. If he abandoned the people and fled the city during the war, he would have been punished long ago. Zhang Er killed him with one strike." Lu Shiliang said disdainfully.
At this point, Lu Shiliang also sighed helplessly. If Wei really had the ability to fight Qin, the governors of these two cities would not have escaped, and he would not have surrendered so actively.
After Ziyou and Zhang Er made an agreement, Ziyou promised not to do anything wrong to the people of Wei who surrendered, and would treat the people of Wei just like the people of Qin. Only then did Zhang Er agree to Ziyou that the Qin army would attack Wei in the future. Provide help when needed.
When they, the disciples, learned about this agreement, they all rebuked Zhang Er as a villain who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and was not worthy of becoming the emperor's heir. Some people left angrily on the spot, but more people were thinking about the agreement between Zhang Er and Ziyou.
They are very clear about the gap between Wei and Qin. Once the Qin army attacks Wei, even if they resist with all their strength, the ultimate price will be for the Qin army to capture Wei. Now that the outcome has been decided, all they can do is to protect Wei and its people so that these people will not be threatened by hunger and cold after the war, and they can be considered worthy of their original king, Lord Xinling.
In just one month, South Korea was captured. After the capture, the Korean people were not invaded by the Qin army at all. Instead, they had their own land and would no longer be oppressed by the bad nobles. These retainers knew Their original choice was right, so they began to prepare for Qin's subsequent attack on Wei.
At that time, many of Lord Xinling's retainers held official positions in Wei because of their reputation and talents. After Lord Xinling's death, these people were loved in the local area. Wei Wangzeng did not liquidate them and continued to let them hold official positions, hoping that they could continue to stabilize themselves and ensure that they could enjoy themselves in peace and security.
And these retainers also used their power to act as intermediaries for the Qin State. The retainers in charge of local city guards were always preparing to surrender the city, while those in high positions replaced the guards of some important passes with Incompetent people. It can be said that half of the Wei Kingdom seems to be in the hands of the Wei Kingdom, but in fact it belongs to the Qin Kingdom.
"I see, then I wonder what Mr. Lu was looking for before?" Li Xin asked.
"I just want to see you. We made an agreement with you. I want to remind you not to forget the original agreement. But when I saw Qin Jun reciting the commandments just now, I knew that Qin Jun was not That’s what I thought.” Lu Shiliang smiled.
Ziyou is the Chehou of the Qin State, with the title Jing. Naturally, these followers can no longer call Ziyou Sir as before, but as Junhou.
"Mr. is currently inspecting the public situation in Yingchuan County, and it will take some time before he can reach Yuguan." Wang Ben said.
"I'm not impatient. In this case, I will leave Yuguan to you." Lu Shiliang said. As the surrendered city guard, he naturally could not continue to deal with the affairs of Yuguan.
"No, Mr. Lu, please continue to handle the affairs in the city. We trust Mr. Lu." Wang Ben suddenly stopped Lu Shiliang who was about to leave and said.
Hearing Wang Ben's words, Lu Shiliang was slightly startled. He did not expect that Wang Ben would even hand over the government affairs of Yuguan to him, and he was not worried at all that he would have evil intentions. Li Xin looked at Wang Bi and the deeply moved Lu Shiliang, and he agreed with Wang Bi's approach. He not only regained Lu Shiliang, but also successfully got rid of the government affairs.
In addition to the big bosses, there are also many literate people in the Qin army, but he and Wang Ben are the only ones who know how to handle government affairs. The two of them also know a little bit. Not everyone is an all-rounder in military and political affairs like Bai Yifei. Talent. If he was asked to handle government affairs, Li Xin would rather go against the Wuling Cavalry.
(End of chapter)
