Thanks to Xiang Shaolong's decisive handling, this coup did not bring major turmoil to the country, and the empire also had the best successor.
Xiang Shaolong is very excited, the land of China is developing in the best direction, and the future of the empire is worth looking forward to.
Meng Tian cooperated with Gan Luo and successfully controlled the Sand Dune Palace, and the news of the death of the First Emperor spread throughout the world.
After Meng Tian asked for instructions from Xianyang, he escorted the body of the First Emperor back to Xianyang. Zhao Gao, Li Si and Hu Hai became prisoners and were escorted back to Xianyang at the same time.
Fusu did not deal with these criminals first, but buried the first emperor first, and then ascended the throne and became the second emperor, telling the world and appeasing the people.
Xiang Shaolong did not see Li Si.
Since Xiang Shaolong resigned from office, Xiang Shaolong has been alienating his courtiers, especially important ministers like Li Si, and their relationship has become increasingly weak. This time, Li Si agreed to force Xiang Shaolong to death and the two became friends.
As for Zhao Gao, Xiang Shaolong has no friendship with him at all. He was promoted by the First Emperor himself. He taught Prince Hu Hai to judge cases and judge prison sentences. He was good at communication and gained the trust of the First Emperor and Prince Hu Hai. These were the reasons why he took desperate risks in order to seek greater power.
As the prime minister of the empire, Li Si committed a crime and was imprisoned, which left the position of prime minister vacant and affected the operation of the country. All ministers were eager to compete.
Fusu did not consider anyone else, but asked Xiang Shaolong to come out again to help the empire survive this extraordinary period.
Xiang Shaolong did not refuse and accepted it happily. Fusu is the most perfect guardian in Xiang Shaolong's eyes.
The First Emperor had a domineering and tough character, and was suitable for expanding territories and making achievements in troubled times. Fusu Zhai, on the other hand, is kind-hearted, considerate of the people, and does not like luxury. He is best suited to stabilize the country and recuperate.
Zhao Gao and Li Si were beheaded, but Fusu finally couldn't bear to kill Hu Hai and just imprisoned him.
The empire has turned a new page, and the new emperor has ascended the throne. He originally wanted to grant amnesty to the world, but Xiang Shaolong felt that it was natural for the wicked to be punished. He should not reduce the sentences arbitrarily to benefit a few wicked people. Instead, it would be better to reduce taxes and benefit the vast majority of the people. I am grateful for the emperor's kindness. Fusu adopted Xiang Shaolong’s opinion.
After Xiang Shaolong took office, he transferred Xiao He, the jailer of Peixian County, to the central government.
Xiao He himself was confused and didn't understand how his fortune was changing. He was shocked when he saw Xiang Shaolong. Unexpectedly, the wandering man whom I met briefly ten years ago turned out to be the legendary Jin King Xiang Shaolong of the empire, and now he has appeared again.
He has been doing nothing these years, but he is actually quite old now. I really can’t figure out which of Xiang Shaolong’s eyes sees his talent.
Xiao He intends to bring out some of his friends from Peixian County, but after all, he has no autonomy this time, and he has to wait and see the situation before deciding.
Xiang Shaolong took Xiao He with him, just like he had supported Li Si.
Xiang Shaolong has always believed that Li Si was the most outstanding talent he had ever seen, but it was a pity that his greed killed him.
Xiao He is much older than Li Si was at the beginning. In fact, this age is not an advantage and is not worth cultivating.
However, firstly, as a leader in the anti-Qin camp, Xiang Shaolong wanted to pull him over first. Furthermore, Xiang Shaolong still had a bit of a star-chasing mentality, and Xiao He still had great potential.
Fusu stopped the construction of Afang Palace, encouraged agriculture, stimulated industry and commerce, pursued frugality, and practiced it.
Xiang Shaolong secretly sent people to Shu County to search for Guan Zhongxie and Xiang Yu, but they had long since disappeared.
Xiang Shaolong asked Gan Luo to deploy a large number of spies in the Wuyue area east of the Yangtze River, transfer Meng Tian back to the central government, and send General Li Xin to guard the border.
On this day, Gan Luo suddenly visited and met Xiang Shaolong secretly.
Gan Luo said: "Your Excellency, Prime Minister, many people have gradually gathered in Wuzhong in recent years. Originally, it was normal for the population to increase year by year, and such news did not attract my attention. But because the Prime Minister is very concerned about Jiangdong's intelligence, I also paid more attention to it. After paying close attention, I found that many of these people are old nobles of the original Chu Kingdom. I feel that this kind of gathering is not normal. Is this what the Prime Minister has always been worried about?"
Xiang Shaolong thought for a while and said: "We really cannot take it lightly. At that time, Chu State was a first-class country with numerous heroes, powerful nobles, and a large population under its control. It fought with us, and the battle was fierce. There was a lot of hatred towards us. I have always wanted to use national policies to treat the people preferentially in order to increase the Chu people's sense of belonging to the Qin Dynasty. However, it is inevitable that there will be stubborn adventurers who want to get ahead and disrupt the world. Strengthen your penetration into this area and put your People sneak into their ranks, don’t take risks and pay attention to safety. Do you know who their leader is?”
Gan Luo said: "There are no clues. Now we only know that there are more and more old people from Chu State in Wuzhong, and no other unusual movements have been found at all."
Xiang Shaolong said: "The confidentiality work has been done well. Now the people's lives are very stable, and the people's minds are stable. Only those stubborn people are still dreaming of sweet dreams. There are few followers, and rebellion is not easy."
Xiang Shaolong ordered Meng Tian that the army should also pay close attention to the situation in Jiangdong and be able to respond in time if something major happened.
In 209 BC, the first year of Qin II, a rebellion broke out in Wuzhong, and the rebels soon swept across the land of Wu and Yue.
Xiang Shaolong was furious. He had made very detailed preparations before he knew what was happening. He was simply cheating. Even in this way, the rebels were able to achieve such a momentum. What were the intelligence officers doing?
Facing Xiang Shaolong's anger, Gan Luo was also helpless and said: "A lot of our intelligence personnel have sneaked in, but they are all at the bottom. Their core members are all old people from the Chu Kingdom. Our people are not even Even the middle level couldn't get in. There was a sudden attack and our people didn't have time to report it."
Xiang Shaolong suppressed his anger and looked at the Second Emperor.
Fusu was very calm and mused: "It seems that they have a long time to prepare. My father died, and there was no threat from a peerless strongman. I have just ascended the throne and the political situation is unstable. It is indeed the time to take action. Wait. In a few years, I have stabilized the situation in the court, and they will have no chance. Your Majesty, Prime Minister, please calm down. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your preparations are sufficient, and I have absolute confidence in suppressing this rebellion."
Meng Tian was the commander, and Wang Ben's sons Wang Li and Zhang Han were the vanguards. They quickly assembled an army of 200,000 people and rushed toward Jiangdong with lightning speed. They sent troops to Kuaiji. Follow-up troops were also gradually added to the front line.
Xiang Shaolong left Xiao He to exercise the power of prime minister on his behalf, and he and Gan Luo also came to the front line.
Xiang Yu's sudden attack led to brilliant achievements, and his reputation was greatly enhanced. He proclaimed himself the "Overlord of Western Chu" and had the potential to swallow up mountains and rivers.
But he didn't expect that Great Qin would react immediately. The army gathered faster than he imagined. Wanting to further expand the results, the Qin army had already arrived at the city, and its commander was Mengtian, the God of War.
Meng Tian is the idol of all soldiers. He joined the army at a young age and fought in the north and south. He was invincible and invincible. He opened up territory for the Qin Dynasty and extended his influence to the Western Regions.
Xiang Yu is a young hero with unstoppable courage. Most of his generals are descendants of Chu nobles, as well as some of Guan Zhongxie's disciples. His senior brothers, especially his senior brother Long Qie, have superior martial arts. Even if they join the Qin army, they have a good chance of getting ahead.
Xiang Shaolong saw Xiang Yu as an adult in front of the two armies.
Xiang Yu is about the same height as himself, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a face like a crown jade, eyes like bright stars, broad shoulders, a thin waist, and slender limbs. He is wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, wearing a red robe, wearing tiger-head boots, and wielding a gold-plated tiger-head spear that is one foot, two feet and nine inches long. Riding on a tall horse, with a peerless appearance, he can be called "the proud son of heaven", and with his noble background, he has the look of a "domineering president".
Xiang Shaolong couldn't help but praise: "What an enviable young man."
Xiang Yu is not only beautiful, but also very capable. He has no rivals on the battlefield, and the Qin army has few generals who can fight with him.
The 129-pound Overlord Spear flew up and down in his hand. The Qin army lost its troops and had to rush forward.
Xiang Yu was outnumbered and outnumbered, but he did not lose at all. In the first battle, the Qin army was discouraged, but the Chu army's morale was greatly boosted, and they worshiped Xiang Yu endlessly.
Xiang Shaolong's warrior heart, which had been dormant for many years, was beginning to stir. Facing a peerless warrior like Xiang Yu, wouldn't it be a pity that he couldn't fight with him!
Xiang Shaolong decided to fight against Xiang Yu. As soon as he said this, Meng Tian turned pale with shock and firmly disagreed.
Xiang Shaolong has been known as the best in the world since he defeated Cao Qiudao, but that was all many years ago. Now that he is over sixty years old, and he is fighting immediately, he can be 100% sure that Xiang Shaolong cannot defeat Xiang Yu. Moreover, Xiang Shaolong is still the Prime Minister at this time, so how can he do such things as charging into battle.
It was hard to express his disdain for Xiang Shaolong. Meng Tian just emphasized that as the prime minister, he was fighting on the battlefield, so where would he put these generals?
Xiang Shaolong also knew that they were afraid that he would be in danger, but Xiang Yu was no less attractive to him than Cao Qiudao. Along with martial arts, he practiced diligently. Although he was old, his ambition was still there.
Cao Qiudao was still above sixty when he fought against him. Although his immediate steps were different, Xiang Shaolong was confident that he could still fight against Xiang Yu.
Although Meng Tian insisted not to do so, Xiang Shaolong was respected here after all, even though he never interfered in military matters.
Xiang Shaolong said to Meng Tian: "Although I am the prime minister, in the army, I am just an idler and far less important than you. Even if something happens to me, there will be no chaos in the army with you. And I don't think Xiang Yu It can kill me, but at worst, I can escape unscathed. If you don’t accept it, let’s go to the school field to spar right now.”
Meng Tian waved his hands repeatedly and said: "I don't dare to fight His Highness King Jin. You have been my idol since I was a child and you are also a legend in the army. I feel very sorry that you have not been able to stay in the army and let me learn from you."
Xiang Shaolong said: "I want to go into battle to fight Xiang Yu, but it is just a show of courage. As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, you cannot imitate me. If I were in your position, I would never make this decision. When it comes to military ability, I I am not as good as you and Wang Jian. I left the army because of you in the army."
