Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 434
The screen turns back to Guanzhong, and the time also returns to the period when Xiang Kang issued an order on the way north to Shangye County, and sent back to Xianyang, Guanzhong by fast horse.

Seeing that Xiang Kang was ordering himself to send people to dissuade the people in Guanzhong from building a shrine to Xiang Kang, and he also asked himself to hold a sacrifice ceremony on behalf of Xiang Kang to thank God for the blessing of this year's autumn grain harvest in Guanzhong. Guo Zhou Zeng did not hesitate, and immediately went to various places in Guanzhong to ask local officials in Guanzhong to persuade the people not to waste money and food on Xiang Kangsheng Temple, which is actually useless, while asking Fengchang Temple to choose auspicious days for holding The ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven.

In addition, according to Xiang Kang's request, Zhou Zeng also arranged for someone to come forward to represent him to meet the deposed Prince Ying of the Qin Dynasty who had been under house arrest, and invited Ziying to also participate in the ceremony held in Beiban, Xianyang.As a result, the envoy also quickly reported back, saying that Ziying was a little reluctant at first, and seemed unwilling to show his face again, and only agreed to participate at that time after hearing that this was what Xiang Kang meant.

"The tail is so tight." Zhou Zeng smiled, knowing that Ziying's so-called refusal was just a pretense, and he had been under house arrest by the Han army for nearly two years. Zeng didn't point it out, but just casually asked the messenger who went to contact Ziying: "Do you know what Yonghou (Xiang Kang's title for Ziying) is doing recently?"

"Reporting to Xiangguo, I am still studying medicine hard." The envoy replied truthfully: "When the official saw Yonghou, he was leading his two sons to research and boil medicine himself, saying that he was trying a cure for wind vertigo. prescription."

Zhou Zeng nodded casually, and said in his heart: "For the sake of your voluntary surrender, I hope you will spend your whole life studying medicine, and don't think about other ideas."

A few days later, after careful preparations, Zhou Zeng personally presided over the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony. According to the rules, of course all the civil and military personnel of the Han army in Xianyang were present to participate. Send someone to receive the ceremony and participate in the ceremony as Yonghou of the Han Dynasty.As a result, it goes without saying that seeing Ziying who hadn't shown up for a long time also appeared at the scene, the officials of Xianyang were of course quite surprised, and were very surprised that Ziying could also appear.

In addition to the unexpected surprise, several former officials of the Qin court who followed Ziying to surrender were still very excited. Whenever they had a chance, they would keep peeking at Ziying who was standing in the crowd in Han army uniform. Among the people, there are not only Ziying's wife and brother, former Qin Tingwei Jia Ping, but also the former Qin Ting Yushi Zhongcheng Wang Ming, Weiwei Gao Jia, and Neishi Huo Yi and others.

It turned out that Ziying personally named him the Xianyang Order, and now Chen Zongzheng, the former official of the Qin court who is the Yuefu Order of the Han Army, was in a very complicated mood. He secretly looked at his former master Ziying. Feeling ashamed and guilty, I just wish I could crawl in front of Ziying, hold Ziying's legs and cry bitterly, pour out the guilt and grievance in my heart, and I have never forgotten Ziying's loyalty.

But it is a pity that in front of many Han soldiers, Chen Zongzheng did not dare to do this and could not do it - because it would not only harm Chen Zongzheng himself, but also harm Ziying.At the same time, what made Chen Zongzheng even more disappointed was that during this period, although Ziying's gaze occasionally made contact with him, he immediately turned his gaze to the other side, as if he didn't know him at all.Seeing this scene, Chen Zongzheng also understood in his heart that Ziying was still thinking about the past - it was himself who was the first to persuade Ziying to surrender to the Han army! (See Chapter 220 VI of this book)

After the grand and cumbersome ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, according to Xiang Kang's order, Zhou Zeng took time out of his busy schedule to meet with Ziying. He first asked about Ziying's recent situation in a polite manner, and then took the initiative to ask: "Yonghou, are you satisfied with your daily life? If you have any needs, you can just ask the subordinates, and the subordinates will try their best to help you solve them."

"Thank you Zhou Xiangguo, I am very grateful." Ziying quickly thanked her, and then said: "But there is no need, I live very well at home, and I have servants to take care of everything in daily life, so don't bother Zhou Xiangguo to ask personally."

"Yonghou, please don't be polite." Zhou Zeng said with a smile: "I don't want to hide it from Yonghou, this is also what the King of Han meant. Explain that as long as it is proposed by you, Marquis Yong, let the subordinate officials try their best to satisfy you."

"Is there another matter? The king of Han personally asked his ministers about their diet and daily life?"

Ziying's face was full of surprise, obviously he didn't believe that Xiang Kang, who was as cruel as a jackal and as poisonous as a snake, could still treat him so well. After seeing Zhou Zeng smiling and nodding, Ziying hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Great kindness to the king of Han!" However, my daily life is really good, and I don’t need to bother the King of Han and Xiangguo to care about it. It’s just a small matter, and I hope to get Xiangguo’s approval.”

"Yonghou, please speak frankly." Zhou Zeng replied casually.

"Reporting to Zhou Xiangguo, it's like this. When I live at home, I have nothing to do, and I want to make atonement for the ancestors of the past generations, concentrate on studying medicine, and think of a medical book to benefit Li Shu." Ziying replied: " But Xiangguo, you also know that under the order of the King of Han to live at home, you can’t go out without an edict, and the herbs you use can only be sent out to buy. The things I need. So I am bold, I want to ask Xiangguo to allow me to go out occasionally, go to the drug market to choose and purchase medicines by myself, and also ask the drug dealers and medical workers for folk medical skills to help me study medicine."

"This……."

Zhou Zeng was somewhat hesitant, and had to worry about the consequences of letting Ziying go out on his own. Ziying saw that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Zhou Xiangguo, if you think it's inappropriate, I can take back my plea, and I will never let Mr. Xiangguo embarrass you." .”

Thinking of Xiang Kang’s command to treat Ziying kindly and try his best to meet Ziying’s reasonable demands, Zhou Zeng hesitated again, and said with a smile: “Forget it, it’s rare that Marquis Yong has such a kind heart to help the world, so the next official will do it for him. The King of Han agreed, starting from tomorrow, every two weeks, Yonghou can go out to the medicine market to buy medicines himself."

Ziying was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly thanked Zhou Zeng. Zhou Zeng waved his hand to say no, and he had a mountain of official duties to take over for Xiang Kang. Surrounded by the guards, he returned to his carriage, preparing to go back to the mansion and continue to be under house arrest, not daring to have any contact with other Han soldiers.

It was also a coincidence that when Ziying returned to the carriage, he happened to pass by Chen Zongzheng's side. Chen Zongzheng's heart was beating wildly, and he hurriedly looked up to see Ziying, but Ziying still pretended that Chen Zongzheng didn't exist, holding his head up and meeting Chen Zongzheng. Zongzheng passed by, and went straight to his carriage. Chen Zongzheng felt like he had fallen into a bottomless abyss, and his heart was extremely painful.

The matter is not over yet, when all the officials in Xianyang dispersed, Chen Zongzheng met Wang Ming, his former close friend, and Ziying's old confidants Jia Ping, Gao Jiahe, who were present when they were discussing whether to surrender to the Han army. Huo Yi and the others, out of politeness, Chen Zongzheng hastily bowed his hands and saluted them. Unfortunately, these people also turned a blind eye to Chen Zongzheng, who tried his best to persuade Ziying to surrender. Standing there dumbfounded, the pain in his heart was even greater.

In the end, Chen Zongzheng did not know how he got back home. After returning to his home, Chen Zongzheng sat alone in the room in a daze, groaning in pain, and secretly said: "I am not a soft bone, I am not a seller seeking glory." At the beginning, I persuaded the king to surrender to the traitor Xiang Kang in order to save the life of the king and the last blood of our Qin royal family."

I don't know how long it has passed, but someone from outside the door suddenly reported that Zhang Zhi, the nephew of Zhang Han, the general of the former Qin Dynasty, came to visit. Chen Zongzheng had no relationship with Zhang Zhi, and was in pain. Powerful, of course it is an excuse to thank guests behind closed doors due to physical discomfort.But to Chen Zongzheng's surprise, the servant who went to reject Zhang Zhi quickly came to report, saying: "My lord, Mr. Zhang refused to leave, saying that he has something very important to talk to you face to face, please be sure to talk to him." See you later. Mr. Zhang also said that if you still refuse to see him, he will wait outside the door until you go out."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhi would be so reckless. After hesitating for a while, Chen Zongzheng still agreed to meet Zhang Zhi, and not long after, Zhang Zhi, who was actually related to Xiang Kang, was brought in front of Chen Zongzheng. When they met, they bowed their hands to Chen Zongzheng and said with a smile: "Chen Yuefu forgives the crime, the younger generation has no choice but to use rogue methods, and I hope Chen Yuefu will never forgive me if I offend."

"Mr. Zhang, you are welcome. Please sit down. I really feel a little uncomfortable. That's why I refuted you just now."

Chen Zongzheng answered with a forced smile, first asked Zhang Zhi to sit down, and then directly asked Zhang Zhi why he came, but Zhang Zhi replied with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing serious, just passing by here, and it happened on a whim, so I took the liberty of visiting the door to disturb you."

"Then why did you say that you have an important matter and you must have an interview with the official?" Chen Zongzheng asked in surprise.

Zhang Zhi smiled and didn't answer, and took the initiative to change the subject, saying: "Chen Yuefu, my junior is very thirsty, can I ask for a bowl of water and wine to drink? This year, Guanzhong has a big grain harvest, and the price of wine has dropped. Chen Yuefu, you won't even Can't bear to part with a bowl of wine?"

Looking at Zhang Zhi very strangely, seeing his hippie smiling face with a relaxed expression, Chen Zongzheng vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he casually ordered his servants to fetch wine to entertain Zhang Zhi, and after the servants left, Zhang Zhi asked with a smile : "Chen Yuefu, I heard that before the king of Han came to Guanzhong, you once served as the high-ranking Xianyang order. Now the king of Han has changed you to Yuefu order to take charge of court music and dance. How do you feel?"

"Master Zhang, why are you asking this?" Chen Zongzheng suddenly became suspicious, and immediately became wary of Zhang Zhi.

"It's nothing, just ask casually." Zhang Zhi said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if Chen Yuefu doesn't want to answer. In short, the younger generation can understand your feelings. It's hard to be relied on by the deposed king of Qin as his confidant, entrusted with the important task of managing the civil affairs of the capital. , As a result, the position of the Xianyang Order was changed to the Yuefu Order, which is equivalent to a idle position, before the butt was hot. No matter if such a thing happens to anyone, it will definitely not feel good."

"What exactly does Mr. Zhang want to say?" Chen Zongzheng was even more vigilant.

Zhang Zhi still refused to answer, looked around, Zhang Zhi suddenly lowered his voice, and said in a low voice: "Chen Yuefu, starting from tomorrow, every half a month, the deposed king of Qin will be able to go out to Weishui in person. Among the shops on the north bank, choose to buy medicine and go home to study medicine!"

"Is there such a thing?" Chen Zongzheng's shock was no small matter, and he couldn't help blurting out, "How did you know?"

As soon as he asked the question, Chen Zongzheng already regretted it immensely. Fortunately, Zhang Zhi didn't mind his excited reaction, and answered his question directly for the first time, saying in a low voice: "My lord, you don't need to ask how this junior knows about this matter." In short, this matter is absolutely true, if you don't believe me, you can go to the drug store to find out in person tomorrow."

"Could it be true?" Chen Zongzheng inevitably became excited in his heart, and secretly said: "Your Majesty can go out and talk to outsiders, which means that as long as the loyal officials of the Qin court who still have Great Qin in their hearts, there is hope to have a good relationship with His Majesty." Get in touch."

At this time, Zhang Zhi said to himself again: "This junior knows that adults cannot trust this junior, but what this junior just wants to tell you is that although this junior's cousin was forcibly accepted as a concubine by the King of Han, this junior never forgot I have never forgotten my identity as a Qin person, and I have not forgotten the deep blood feud between Daqin and the princes outside the pass. If this junior had been by my uncle's side, I would have prevented my uncle from surrendering to the princes outside the pass even if I risked my life!"

"Mr. Zhang, are you not afraid that I will report your words to Zhou Xiangguo and Lieutenant Chao?" Chen Zongzheng asked coldly.

"Don't be afraid, junior, because Chen Yuefu, you will never do that." Zhang Zhi replied straightforwardly: "When the second emperor, the rebel Zhao Gao was so arrogant, who dared to disobey him? Only Chen Yuefu You and Wang Pingzhun (Wang Ming) were ordered to investigate Li You and Li Junzun's injustice case, and risked your life to explain the truth to the second emperor, confirming that Li Junzun was framed by slander, how can you be honest and selfless like you in Chen Yuefu, and how do you treat Daqin? Geng Geng loyal, how could he betray the junior?"

Chen Zongzheng suddenly understood why Zhang Zhi was eyeing him, but out of caution and vigilance, Chen Zongzheng still sneered and said: "That's not necessarily true, people will change, maybe I will suddenly become greedy, and take the son You give it to Zhou Xiangguo or Lieutenant Chao in exchange for glory and wealth."

"Then please." Zhang Zhi stretched out his hands to Chen Zongzheng very calmly, and said: "Your junior can grab it now and let Chen Yuefu do what he wants."

Chen Zongzheng stared at Zhang Zhi, seeing Zhang Zhi's expression without fear, he couldn't help but feel a little shaken, and after hesitating for a while, Chen Zongzheng suddenly shouted: "Come here!"

"The little one is here, what is your order?"

Soon there was a voice of promise from the servants outside the house. Chen Zongzheng paid attention to Zhang Zhi's expression. Seeing that Zhang Zhi's expression had changed, but he still managed to calm down. Ji went to get the wine, why hasn't it been delivered yet? Go and urge it!"

The servant agreed, and hurried to urge the wine, Zhang Zhi also breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly asked: "Uncle Chen, so you trust the junior?"

"I just pity you for being young, and I don't want you to risk your life in vain at such a young age." Chen Zongzheng said coldly: "Only this time, if there is another time, I will send you to Lieutenant Chao immediately! After drinking Let's go after drinking, and don't come again in the future."

Knowing that Chen Zongzheng still couldn't trust him, Zhang Zhi could only sigh, nodded in agreement, and after a while, after the water and wine were delivered to Zhang Zhi, Zhang Zhi picked it up and drank it all, and then really said goodbye , but before leaving, Zhang Zhi approached Chen Zongzheng again, lowered his voice and said: "Uncle Chen, we don't have much time left, Han thieves are good at buying people's hearts, and this year Guanzhong just happened to be a big acquaintance." , Each mu of land actually harvested half an hour more grain, the ignorant capital of Guizhou is grateful to the Han thieves, if this continues, the capital of Guanzhong and Guizhou will really forget Daqin."

Chen Zongzheng kept a straight face and didn't speak, Zhang Zhi didn't say much, he cupped his hands and went out on his own, leaving Chen Zongzheng sitting alone in the room, doubtful in his heart, secretly said: "This little Zhuzi, does he really have a big Qin in his heart?" Zhongliang? Also, will the king really go out to the market tomorrow to buy medicine?"

Being at home with pitifully small powers and pitifully few servants, Chen Zongzheng certainly had no way to secretly send someone to follow and monitor Zhang Zhi, so naturally he didn't know that after Zhang Zhi left his house, he went to his old friend again. , Now the Ping Zhunling, who is helping the Han army to control land prices, visited the home of Wang Ming, the former censor, and said something similar to Wang Ming. Loyal minister Li Youbian's righteous deed...

Wang Ming had to be more cautious, he didn't test Zhang Zhi like Chen Zongzheng did, but had someone kick Zhang Zhi out of the house before Zhang Zhi finished speaking.But this is enough, as long as Wang Ming did not report to Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi, Zhang Zhi basically knew Wang Ming's attitude-don't ask Zhang Zhi why he knew whether Chen Zongzheng and Wang Ming had reported to Zhou Zeng and Chao Zhi. Zeng or Chao Zhi reported that Chen Ping, the chief spy of the Han army, was the right-hand man who stayed in Xianyang, and Shi Dong Shu, the leader of the Han army, was not the one who took a lot of money, food and salary from Xiang Kang.

　Ask for a monthly ticket, ask for a recommendation ticket, and ask for a reward with the cheek.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)