There was a magical rumor that the Golden Dragon descended on the Qi State Palace, and it passed through the entire Qi state and reached the ears of Emperor Chen.
Emperor Chen was sitting on the throne with a golden sword. The courtiers expressed their opinions on this and made a noise. Most people thought the rumors were false and gave a glimpse of Qi Huang's huge ambitions.
The prime minister went out and said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Qi's plan is so big, we have to guard against it!"
Emperor Chen lowered his head and glanced at him, "You mean, Emperor Qi wants to fight with me in this world? Just rely on Qi country?"
The prime minister said: "Qi has been acting frequently recently. It must have been premeditated. Now he has fabricated rumors of the coming of the golden dragon. This move is to win the hearts of the people, Your Majesty!"
Chen Huang glanced at the civil servants headed by the prime minister, and said solemnly: "But I remember that someone told me earlier that Qi Guo's vitality is exhausted, so you don't need to put it in your eyes."
Hearing this, the civil servants headed by the prime minister suddenly appeared ashamed.
The next moment, someone walked quickly into the hall and reported on one knee: "My Majesty, Qi State sent troops to Wu Guochi to aid the city of Buzhou, and ordered someone to spread the word, say..."
Seeing the man hesitate, Emperor Chen's expression sank and said, "What are you talking about?"
"Say... if you say that your actions against Wu are unethical, you will be ridiculed by people all over the world. Those Qi people also said that they sent troops to support Qi to defend morality. If our country is unwilling to retreat, they will tear up the covenant and never It is not in harmony with our country." Buzhou City is one of the cities near the capital of Wu State, and it is also the place where Chen State is attacking.
Hearing this, everyone in the hall was surprised, but Emperor Chen was displeased. He slapped a palm on the handrail and said: "A good Qi country, a good one will not be with our country, General Zhu Guo, you immediately With one hundred thousand troops, we will capture Qi State Wucheng within three days. I want to see, this Qi State still dare to be tough!"
As soon as the words came out, before General Zhu was out, some courtiers knelt down and admonished, saying that Qi State dared to help Wu State, he must be ready, if he rushed to fight with him, I was afraid that he would be caught in the trap; Furthermore, Qi State has "broken cars" and other sharp weapons, which I really have to guard against.
Hearing the word "broken car", Chen Huang frowned, and squeezed the anger down.
At this moment, the eunuch's announcement came from outside: "I'm hereby your Majesty, the Ministry of War, please see me."
The Ministry of War Shangshu? Wasn't it cut by him? Emperor Chen pondered for a while, only to remember that he had promoted the original military servant to be a Shangshu, and said: "Let him in."
As soon as Shangshu of the Ministry of War came in, it was too late to salute, he said excitedly: "Your Majesty, great joy! The broken car has been developed!"
"Really!" Chen Huang stood up abruptly, and the others in the hall also showed surprise. Following Empress Chen, everyone walked toward the school grounds used to demonstrate weapons.
When I arrived at the schoolyard, I really saw a big car that was seven feet high and about three feet wide.
Everyone looked up at this chariot, and only felt excited. The tall appearance of this chariot undoubtedly caused a great impact on everyone. Bo Yuan Hou Qinshu was also there, and his eyes fell excitedly. In the car, said: "Yes! Very similar to the chariot in front of you."
However, when Chen Huang saw the chariot, he frowned unconsciously.
The Bingbu Shangshu began to demonstrate the power of the chariot to everyone.
He pressed the switch, and from the small holes in the front of the chariot, a dense number of arrows were shot out, one by one in the scarecrow not far in front.
Seeing this scene, the courtiers present all showed excitement.
Huang Chen stared at the chariot and glanced up and down, then ordered: "Shoot a few more rounds."
For a moment, Hebu Shangshu nodded and said yes. After another two rounds, Hebu Shangshu pressed his mouth again, but there was no more movement in those small holes. He saw the excitement of the other courtiers. He was originally a little excited, but when he saw Emperor Chen's face sinking like water, he became nervous again. He immediately explained: "Your Majesty, the arrows in the chariot have been exhausted, and you need to install it again. Only one batch can be used."
Emperor Chen asked: "How many arrows can you hold at most?"
The Bingbu Shangshu replied: "Three thousand."
Huang Chen continued: "How much does it cost to build this tank?"
Shang Shu of the Ministry of War suddenly understood why Emperor Chen was displeased, sweat fell from his forehead, and he tried to calm down and said, "Five hundred thousand taels."
Chen Huang glanced at the ten soldiers in charge of carts, his eyes even colder, "A chariot of 500,000 taels of silver can only shoot three thousand arrows, and ten people are needed to push it. The soldiers are very fast on the battlefield. , Will the people of Qi stand there waiting for you to push the chariot past?"
The Bingbu Shangshu's legs softened, and he knelt down immediately.
Emperor Chen continued: "Five hundred thousand taels of silver, I can raise twenty thousand well-equipped archers. Need such a flashy, heavy and difficult chariot?"
When the other courtiers heard the words, the excitement on their faces sank. Most of the ministers present were civil servants. Few of them had been on the battlefield. At this moment, listening to Chen Huang's questioning, they finally realized something was wrong. At this time, Bo Yuanhou Qin Zhi's back was soaked with cold sweat. He was praying silently in his heart, and suddenly heard the Emperor Chen say: "Bo Yuanhou."
"The minister is here." Qin Shu immediately stepped out and stood respectfully in front of Emperor Chen with his hands over.
Chen Huang: "Tell me about the chariot you saw in Qi State."
Qin Shu hurriedly said: "The size of the broken car is almost the same as the one introduced by the Ministry of War, but it is obviously lighter. The minister saw at that time that Qi only sent three palace officials to promote it. The power of the car is even greater, and the arrows it shoots can penetrate the wooden man."
The Armed Forces Shangshu immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is impossible. The minister led the craftsmen to study day and night. How can such a huge chariot with mechanisms inside be able to be driven by only three people? Besides, even the best warrior can't shoot. One arrow penetrates the wooden man, how can this arrow shot by a mechanism be possible?"
Qin Shu immediately said: "But Qi State's broken car..." Before the words came to an end, he suddenly reacted, what seems to be wrong with the name "Broken Car"? How many awe-inspiring names are not taken, why should they be called "Broken Car", even if it is taken from the meaning of "power like a broken bamboo", it is unreasonable!
At this moment, he remembered what the Emperor Qi had said at the time, and remembered the tone and expression of the Emperor Qi at that time. The more he pondered, the more wrong he became.
Seeing the change on his face, Chen Huang sneered and said, "I just want to understand?"
Qin Shu slammed down on his knees and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, and the minister was deceived by the Emperor of Qi!" Only then did he understand that the power of breaking a car is not bad, but the cost is so high that it is not on the battlefield. Suitable. It can only be used to defend the city. It can break the huge body of the car. If it really starts a battle, it is equivalent to the enemy’s target. Five hundred thousand taels is enough to build hundreds of top-class vehicles. Why bother to build such a chariot. ? Not to mention anything else, just sending this chariot to the battlefield requires a lot of effort.
Is Qi Guogu so stupid? Spend huge sums of silver to build such a flashy tank? Unless, they deliberately put it out to show him, and he was so stupid that he was caught in the trap, and went back to the country to persuade His Majesty to build a chariot, which also cost a lot of manpower and material resources in the middle of the country!
Looking at Qin Shu's regretful appearance, Emperor Chen frowned in disgust, and said, "Send troops immediately to attack Qi country!" At this moment, Emperor Chen thought about it and finally understood why Qi country did not hesitate to hoard food and grass in the first place. It was clear that it was done for war. Preparation, he was actually misled by these fools under his hands, which delayed the best time to attack Qi.
Fortunately, it’s not too late. The money, food, and jewellery recently collected from Wu has fed the soldiers under his hands. Now they are a group of energetic wolves. Sooner or later they can tear Qi and Wu apart!
Chen Guo, Xinzhou.
Xinzhou is a prefecture and county near Huacheng on the border of Chen State. At this time, on a avenue in Xinzhou City, thousands of servants are like ants, diligent and conscientious, pushing the grain and grass, going to Leaving the border.
"Faster!"
With a sharp bang, a servant who was carrying two loads of grain and straw was hit on his shoulder with a whip. The pain caused him to stagger and fell to the ground. Regardless of the pain on his body, he quickly raised his head towards the whip in his hand. The officers and soldiers said: "The military master, the military master is forgiving, the little one is so hungry that he can't walk! The little one is really not deliberately procrastinating!"
The officer sipped, "Feed you three meals a day, and the pig should know how to be grateful! You dare to talk back!" He said, a few more whips were thrown over.
The man could only hold his head and shrank on the ground. He was so shaken that he didn't dare to say another word. The other servants looked at them when they passed by. There was numbness and resentment in their eyes... but they didn't dare to stay, pushing The food truck hurried past.
The man was beaten several times, trembling with pain, but he didn't dare to stop and rest. He had to be grateful to the "army's men for mercy" while struggling to pick up the burden and move on.
After finally boiling for lunch, the officers and soldiers pushed out a few wooden barrels, tapped the wooden barrels with the rice spoons, and signaled the group of servants to line up for the meal.
However, this group of servants who had been pushing the food carts all morning did not see much excitement on their faces. Some were just numb and exhausted. It was only because the wooden barrels came out of them, but a bowl was so rare. Rice porridge.
They can only do their best to pour more into their mouths so as not to starve to death and exhaust themselves.
After the work of the morning, everyone was exhausted, and they found a place to fall asleep easily, but there was one person who couldn't sleep at all. He was the servant who had been beaten several times today. The name of this man was Shi Zhuang, who was forced to serve in the service. On the surface, he was obedient and docile to the officers and soldiers who took care of them. In fact, he resented the group of people very much, especially at the moment his body was so painful that he couldn't sleep. Strong.
At this moment, a figure walked by his side, and Shi Zhuang warned: "Who?"
"Big Brother, it's me! Ergouzi."
Seeing this fourteen-year-old child, Shi Zhuang's guard suddenly relaxed. He said, "If you don't go to sleep, what are you doing here?" Shi Zhuang nodded in front of the officers and soldiers in the daytime. When facing the servants at night, he had another face.
Ergouzi rustled out a bottle from his arms and handed it to him: "Brother Big Zhuang, this is a medicine for wounds. My mother left it to me."
Shi Zhuang’s complexion was complex. He and Er Gouzi met half a month ago. At that time, Er Gouzi had just been arrested to serve as a servant. He could not push a cart. He was given two whips by the officers and soldiers. A good thing, I didn't expect Er Gouzi to still read this love. He didn't hesitate, and when he took it, he poured out some powder and sprinkled it on the wound. This medicine Shi Zhuang had seen Er Gouzi used before, and the effect was excellent.
With this bottle of medicine, the two of them got closer. Only then did Shi Zhuang know that Ergouzi's name was Feng Erlang. He was originally from a wealthy family, but was unfortunately framed by corrupt officials. His family property was taken away, and his parents and siblings died tragically. Only he escaped.
Having said this, Er Gouzi buried his face in his knees and started to cry. He said, "Big brother, I just went to pee and heard those army masters say that we are going to be put on the battlefield as cannon fodder."
Shi Zhuang was taken aback, and said, "Did you hear that right? They clearly said that as long as we deliver grain and grass, we don't have to go to the front line!"
Er Gouzi affirmed: "I heard correctly. The two army masters said that Qi’s city wall was renovated again, increased a few feet, and built the outer wall with hard rocks. They couldn’t attack the city wall anymore, and they said they wanted to. Let us servants rush in front. When we are shot dead by the Qi people with bows and arrows, and the corpses are piled up under the city wall, they will be able to step on our corpses and climb up.” As he said, Er Gouzi cried depressedly. When he got up, he said: "Brother Big Zhuang, Huacheng is coming soon. I don't want to die. I don't want to be cannon fodder. There are so many food in the food carts. Even if I die, I want to be a dead ghost..."
Hearing these words, Shi Zhuang was horrified. Er Gouzi was only a teenager, and it was the first time he was pulled out to serve in military service. It was impossible to fabricate these words, so what he said was true! Those officers and soldiers... really want to push them onto the battlefield!
The injury on his body seemed to be even more painful, and Shi Zhuang heard Er Gouzi's crying, the resentment in his chest seemed to turn into fire.
Staring and thinking for a long while, Shi Zhuang suddenly whispered a few words in Er Gouzi's ear. After hearing this, Er Gouzi was so shocked that he stammer, "Big... Brother Dazhuang, this... this..."
Shi Zhuang said bitterly: "They want us to die, do we have to go to die obediently? I haven't had a good day since I was born. Those nobles enslaved us at will, so why are they called? Shall we go to die? I will not accept my fate! Ergouzi, if you do not follow me, if you are willing to do it! Let's find someone else!"
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Three days later, in the middle of the night, the servants headed by Shi Zhuang attacked several night watchmen, and joined forces to kill the soldiers who were sleeping, and seized the grain and grass that should have been sent to the front.
Everyone went crazy and slashed away a few bags of food. After a full meal, Ergouzi seemed to have recovered his sanity and shivered and said, "Big brother, let's kill those army masters. The government will definitely not let us go. What should I do?"
Shi Zhuang glanced at the servant husband who was eating with him, then glanced at the corpses of the army masters, finally set his eyes on the dozen or so war horses, gritted his teeth, and stood up and said: "I can't look back. Brothers, will you continue to work with me? After robbing those nobles' money, food and horses, we no longer have to be trampled servants!"
One by one, everyone who heard his words stood up...
Er Gouzi also stood up, with a smile on his tanned face.
"Chen Guoxin has a riot!" His Majesty stood up excitedly when he received the news. "The people in Anbe found Shi... a suitable person?"
Feng Yuan handed his hand: "Your Majesty, the minister sent more than a dozen people to join the Chen State transporting grain and grass teams. Sure enough, he found that some of the servants were unwilling to be humiliated and had some courage and ability. The minister asked the people in Anbe to instigate. One or two, add the right place and people, and they will reverse it. Your Majesty, this is the roster. Personal name.
His Majesty the Emperor glanced at it, and there was a familiar name in it-Shi Zhuang. He happily said: "Great, this time Chen Guo will inevitably have troubles, and the food sent to the border will be cut off. Chen Guo can't immediately send troops to our country!"
At this moment, His Majesty is very fortunate that he has an unforgettable ability. In his previous life, Chen Guo attacked in the seventh year of Zhengyu. It was not until the eighth year of Zhengyu that Chen Guo's army reached Pingzhou and other places. It was precisely because there was one in Chen Guo. The soldier called Shi Zhuang pulled up a rebellious team and held back Chen Guo's army. His Majesty the Emperor had prayed in his previous life that Shi Zhuang would be bigger and stronger, and it would be better to beat Chen Guoguo as well, so that he would be able to break the siege of Qi. It is a pity that Shi Zhuang was destroyed by Chen Guojun within a few months of his rise.
His Majesty the Emperor said: "These rebellious servants should take good care of them so that they will not be wiped out by Chen's army, especially this one named Shi Zhuang." I hope this time, this one named Shi Zhuang will live longer.
Feng Yuan didn't understand why His Majesty paid special attention to "Shi Zhuang". He didn't ask much, and led his orders to retreat.
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