Chapter 419 The career is worrying(1/2)
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 this Chu? What's going on with Xiang Yu in your mansion?"
Li Shui coughed dryly: "Maybe it happens to have the same name."
Li Si looked like he suddenly realized: "It turned out to be the same name. If it weren't for the banished immortal's reminder, I would have never imagined it. However... there was such a coincidence in the world. It was fine if these two people had the same name, but they all came from Chu. They all came from Pei County. They all came from Pei County, but they were all rebels. The world is so big, it's really amazing."
After hearing this, Li Xin blushed a little for Li Shui. However, Li Shui was still calm and calm, without any expression of embarrassment.
Li Xin sighed in his heart: Brother Huai's concentration is really admirable.
In fact, if Ying Zheng hadn't been here, Li Shui would have to say with shamelessness, "Mr. Tingwei is right."
But in front of Ying Zheng, it is impossible to get such a careless eye. Such things must be explained clearly.
Li Shui thought about it and said that Xiang Yu from Shangjun's villa must be true. He can't be wrong regardless of age or temperament. What's more, Xiang Bo and Xiang Chao as circumstantial evidence cannot be fake.
Since the one in my mansion is real, then the one in Pei County must be fake.
Li Shui said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it seems that someone in Chu is pretending to be Xiang Yu's name and is rebelling. This Xiang family was originally a powerful man in Chu and has some strength. Now someone rebelled under their name, which is very likely."
Ying Zheng said lightly: "What is this matter? You can't just guess, you need 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: "May I ask, Xiang Yu from Pei County, did you see it with your own eyes?"
The messenger was slightly stunned, frowned and said, "This..."
Li Shui immediately smiled: "It turns out that I didn't see it with my own eyes."
The messenger's face turned red and said, "Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, half of the people in Pei County that night were awakened. Some people said that Xiang Yu led 50,000 troops to attack Pei County. The county magistrate and the county magistrate kept discussing how to retreat to the enemy."
When Li Si heard this, he was shocked: "Fifty thousand men? In this way, Pei County may have been lost."
Ying Zheng glanced at Li Si and said nothing.
Li Xin was not so polite and laughed directly.
The laughter was obviously ridiculing Li Si.
Li Si turned his head unhappily, looked at Li Xin and said, "What? General Li, do you think I'm wrong?"
Li Xin said, "You must be wrong. After the Xiangliang Rebellion was pacified, tens of thousands of Qin soldiers were stationed in Chu, in various counties and counties, sorting out household registrations and checking household registrations."
"How could Xiang Yu gather 50,000 troops in just a short time? And so many soldiers gathered unaware of it?"
Li Si was slightly stunned.
Li Xin said again: "Besides, even if Xiang Yu really had 50,000 troops, he really surrounded Pei County. Although Pei County had few soldiers, as long as he mobilized the people of the whole city to help defend the city, he could defend at least for dozens of days with the benefit of the city wall. How could he break the city so quickly?"
Mobilizing troops and generals was not Li Si's strength, and Li Si was quickly stopped by Li Xin.
He felt very humiliated.
It’s not that I can’t answer the humiliation, but that I can’t answer the question of Li Xin.
In the past, when people were talking about the court, Li Xin could only stare at him. Unexpectedly, he actually stopped asking himself. How could he survive if this was spread?
Li Si glared and suddenly said in a hurry: "General Li, we are talking about two Xiang Yu's affairs, don't change the topic."
Li Si was so righteous that he actually stunned Li Xin: "Is that true?"
Ying Zheng looked at the envoy and said lightly: "In this way, Xiang Yu appeared in Chu, just heard about it?"
The messenger stammered and said, "Yes... I am eager to come back to report the message, and I have no time to verify it."
At this moment, the little eunuch came again, and he said breathlessly: "Your Majesty, the messenger of the magistrate Pei County is here."
Ying Zheng immediately said, "Call in."
The magistrate Pei County was also very distressed. In front of the envoy of the emperor, there was a rebel, and his career was worrying.
So he sent the county magistrate out to catch the thief overnight, while hiding in the house, racking his brains to write memorials, thinking about how to write down his sins lighter.
As a result, when the writing was halfway through, the county magistrate came back with a man and said to the county magistrate Pei with excitement: "Sir, those traitors are only dozens of people. They robbed some property and left. They did not hurt anyone."
When the magistrate Pei County said this, he was very happy and quickly tore up the memorial just now and wrote a new copy.
A rebel of more than ten people? That can be regarded as a thief. The appearance of thieves in Pei County is nothing. Anyway, there are thieves everywhere in Chu. This time, your official position can be saved.
Therefore, after writing the memorial, the magistrate of Pei County immediately sent someone to rush to Xianyang City overnight.
So, the envoy of the magistrate of Pei County and the envoy of the emperor arrived in Xianyang.
Seeing that the envoy of the County Magistrate Pei had already come in sweating profusely, everyone was staring at him.
The news from the magistrate of Pei County determines whether Li Shui is lying.
The messenger presented a letter.
After reading it, Ying Zheng suddenly laughed.
Li Si's heart suddenly skipped a beat: Your Majesty laughed? This shows that the situation in Pei County is not bad.
Li Si started to write a story again, whether to remind Your Majesty that the magistrate Pei County may cover up the situation in the county so as to escape the blame.
As soon as he thought of this, he heard Ying Zheng say, "There are only more than ten thieves in Pei County. These thieves robbed some property and robbed two women, but did not hurt anyone. Judging from their style, they were like thieves who were robbing families, not like thieves."
When Li Si heard this, he was speechless: Ten people?
Even if the magistrate Pei had great courage, he would not dare to say 50,000 rebels to ten people. It seems... there were really only ten people last night.
The emperor's messenger looked pale: It's over, he was exposed in front of His Majesty, and his life will probably be difficult for him to live in the future.
In addition to fear, the envoy of the emperor also cursed in his heart: The people of Peixian are so exaggerating.
Ying Zheng looked at the envoy of the County Magistrate Pei, smiled slightly, and said, "You have to work hard from afar, go down and rest. After you go back, tell the County Magistrate Pei to catch the thief carefully."
The envoy of the County Magistrate Pei responded and went on trembling. He was still amazed in his heart. His Majesty did not punish the County Magistrate? And he seemed to be in a good mood?
He didn't know that Ying Zheng had heard that there were 50,000 people, and 50,000 people turned into 10 people. How could he be in a bad mood?
Ying Zheng glanced at the envoy of the Emperor and said lightly: "You go too."
The envoy of the emperor responded and left with his head down.
The emperor did not punish him, but he was not in a relaxed mood. He had a premonition that his future was worrying.
Li Shui laughed dryly and said, "It seems that Xiang Yu from Pei County is probably fake. I guess it should be that Xiang Yu had been active in that generation, so someone there borrowed his name to boost his momentum."
Li Si racked his brains and asked Li Shui again: "How to explain the exiled immortal? Xiang Yu called himself Liu Ji, and there happened to be Liu Ji in Pei County?"
Li Shui looked at him helplessly: "Mr. Tingwei, do you dare to bet on my life with me? I called Liu Ji on the streets of Xianyang City, and there were four or five people who agreed."
Li Si was speechless.
The ancients named it according to Bo Zhongshuji. Liu Ji translated it as Liu Xiaosi in later generations.
This name is simply "Zhang Wei" of the Qin Dynasty. He called him on the street, and maybe many people really agreed.
Li Si laughed: "Why should the banished immortal be angry? He always bet on life with people. This is too harmful to the banished immortal's moral character."
Ying Zheng said lightly: "Since the matter has been found out, let's stop here. Li Si, you pass on my order to ask the chiefs of the counties and counties in Chu to catch the thieves seriously and not to slacken."
Li Si responded, and then asked Ying Zheng: "What should I do with Xiang Yu in Shangjun's villa?"
Ying Zheng thought for a while and said, "Don't kill me first. Once I pacify Chu, I will capture the so-called Xiang Yu in Chu and interrogate him."
Li Shui suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and asked him to kill Xiang Yu. He was really reluctant to let him go. After all, this guy was really useful. He planned to wait until Xiang Yu had almost finished training the guards in Shangjun Villa, and then let him reveal his identity and then lock him up and sell tickets...
As a result, Ying Zheng said to Li Shui again: "This Xiang Yu is of great importance. If he is asked to escape, it may cause trouble again. Therefore... you must take strict supervision."
Li Shui nodded repeatedly.
Ying Zheng also said: "If this person escapes, I will punish you. It will be dealt with according to the crime of treason."
Li Shui was confused: Where can I reason about this?
Now Li Shui particularly wants to kill Xiang Yu. But without Ying Zheng's order, this man seems to be difficult to kill.
Li Shui was about to cry without tears.
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In Pei County, Wang Heng and five hundred men had already arrived in the dense forest outside the city.
Xiang Pi rode on the horse dizzyly and asked tremblingly: "Prime Minister, we only have 500 people. Isn't it too risky to attack the county town?"
Wang Heng said lightly: "Who said I was going to attack the county town? There are also many wealthy families outside the city, just plunder some money. You lead fifty people, set up more flags here, and spread doubtful soldiers, so that the Qin soldiers in the city dare not come out. As long as we delay for half an hour, we can return with a full load."
The neck wiped the cold sweat from his face: "Yes, yes. But... who is the flag to be built?"
Wang Heng said: "Tree Xiang Yu's flag."
"Ah?" Xiangpi was a little confused: "Why is this? Aren't we going to revive the Great Chu?"
Wang Heng scolded: "Can you use the banner of Da Chu when you fight a family and rob a house? In that case, the people of Chu hate us to the core. How can I revive my Da Chu?"
Xiangpi nodded with a dull look on his face.
Wang Heng continued: "Anyway, Xiang's reputation has become bad, so it's a waste if you don't have to."
Xiangpi said oh and took the people to work hard.
Wang Heng looked at Xiangpi's back and thought to himself: This old guy is stupid and stupid. Maybe he should be replaced and let him accompany the King of Chu to retire.
To be continued...