General Qin

Chapter 151 Chen Ping
Yangwu County, Hutan Township.

Regal Zhang's mansion.

Wei Bao glanced at the spacious mansion Zhang was proud of.

The houses with upturned eaves, the halls with carved railings and painted buildings, the bronze utensils placed around, and the servants and maids who lowered their heads and trembled.

He couldn't help sneering and said: "A small man from the countryside has some family background. Yangwu County was captured by the Qin army before. I heard that your Zhang family didn't resist, but instead provided the Qin army with money and food?"

In the hall, Zhang negative, who was nearly sixty years old, trembled with fear.

"Your Majesty, dare to tell you that the Zhang family is also a citizen of Wei State. When the Qin army attacked, we also wanted to use our clansmen and the servants at home to resist."

"However, who would have expected that the Qin army would be surrendered by the order of Wu Yang, and that the villages and villages should not resist, so we have no choice."

"Yeah, yeah, sir, please check clearly, it was all surrendered by Nayang Wuling first!"

Zhang Zhong, the son of Zhang Negative, also tried his best to explain.

Hearing Zhang's father and son's justification, Wei Bao laughed loudly, and then suddenly snorted coldly: "What a Yangwu order to surrender first! My son has now defeated the Qin army that besieged Jiyang, and marched westward to this township. The next step is to Then go and conquer Yangwu County, and behead the head of Yangwuling! As for you, hehe, the three elders of Qin State..."

Hearing these words, both Zhang Negative and his son Zhang Zhong trembled with fright.

This situation in front of them was something they never expected.

The Qin State launched a war to destroy Wei, and Wang Ben led the Huaiyang division to defeat the main force of the Wei army and besieged Daliang, the capital of Wei.

Qin armies from all walks of life attacked one after another, besieging the city and occupying the territory.

Chenliu, Xiaohuang, Waihuang, and the nearby cities were successively captured by the Qin people.

Anyone with a little discernment can see that this time Wei Guo will definitely repeat the mistakes of Han and Zhao.

Therefore, in the face of the attack of the Qin army from Hanoi, Yang Wuling surrendered without a fight. Naturally, the Zhang family of the rich family in Humen Township would not be so stupid as to sacrifice their lives to the Wei State.

The patriarch Zhang negative took the initiative to contact Qin Jun.

He changed suddenly and became the newly appointed three elders of the village in Humen Township by Qin State.

At the same time, the Zhang family took the initiative to provide grain and grass supplies for the Qin army, in order to preserve their status as a wealthy family in this great change and prevent the family's interests from being damaged.

However, after all calculations, they did not expect that the invincible Qin army would be killed by Wei Bao.

The prince of Wei who abandoned Chenliu, unexpectedly brought thousands of Wei troops to the Jiyang battlefield, attacked the Qin army with his back, and smashed the Qin army from Hanoi.

In this battle, the Wei army beheaded thousands, which can be described as a rare victory since the beginning of the war between Qin and Wei.

His commanding son Leopard was even called by some Wei people as Lord Xinling alive, and he immediately attracted the attention of all the nearby Wei people.

After the crisis in Jiyang City was resolved, Wei Bao did not lead his troops east to support Taoqiu, but directed his troops to the west, pointing his sword at Yangwu County in the west. Hutan Township, located in the east of Yangwu County, was naturally the first Target.

A garrison of the Qin army stationed here fled to the south in the direction of Waihuang, following the defeated Hanoi army from Jiyang City.

The Qin people can leave, but the native Zhang cannot. All their money and property are in this town, and this is their root.They could only bite the bullet and wait for the arrival of Wei's army.

Now, the Zhang family is about to accept the trial of the prince of Wei.

Just when Wei Bao sneered again and again, with murderous intent on his face, Zhang Neg looked aside tremblingly, the young man who hadn't said a word, called out: "Ping."

Chen Ping was over eighteen years old, seven feet seven inches tall, handsome, with a face like a crown jade, and he had the temperament of a noble and good son, even Wei Bao couldn't help but take a second look at him.

Chen Ping was not as scared as Zhang Neg and his son, he had a calm face and bowed to Wei Bao.

"Please calm down, my lord. The Qin army is coming aggressively, and it has the tendency to swallow the world. It has destroyed the three kingdoms to this day. Even our Wei army is powerless to resist, let alone our small village clan. Zhang Temporarily defecting to the enemy is also a helpless move, just to save one's life. This young master can definitely understand."

Before Wei Bao could answer, Chen Ping said quickly: "Young master has defeated the Qin army in Jiyang city in the first battle. He has the appearance of the old master of Xinling. Even the Qin soldiers who were stationed in Humen Township did not dare to resist and fled after hearing the news. "

"Our Zhang family is originally from Wei, so we are naturally willing to return to the son's command and devote all our strength to regaining the Wei land. This Huzhou Township is a large township with tens of thousands of people in Yangwu County, among which the Zhang family's branches occupy nearly Half, my ancestor Zhang negative is a village veteran for generations, if he stands up, he can recruit more than a thousand young and strong people from the village to serve as soldiers."

"In this way, together with my Zhang family's four hundred servants, it is enough to provide you with thousands of soldiers and food for the army."

"If you can forgive Zhang's helpless actions, not only will you win the support of everyone in Huzhou Township, and you will have enough soldiers and food, and if the news spreads, those clans who are forced to surrender to Qin like Zhang will definitely be secretly happy. When the prince's army arrives, they will all eat pots of oatmeal to welcome the master."

"In this way, you can go west, son, and you can recover the homeland of Wei without a single soldier."

"If you pardon Zhang's family, you will gain the hearts of all Wei people. This is the example of King Yan Zhao's daughter buying a horse bone in the past. Our Zhang family is the humble horse bone used by the young master to achieve great achievements."

"Although Ping is in the village, I often hear that the young master has the wind of believing in the mausoleum. I think the young master must have a decision in his heart."

After Chen Ping finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Wei Bao.

Wei Bao looked at the young man in the house in amazement, he didn't expect such a person to exist in a wealthy family.

What Chen Ping said did not justify his surrender to the enemy like Zhang negative and his son did, but frankly told that it was for the survival of the family, and hoped that Wei Bao would understand.

In particular, this person opened up his words and directly pointed out the advantages and disadvantages.

Pardoning the Zhang family will bring many benefits to Wei Bao.

If Wei Bao is not angry with Zhang's surrender to the enemy, his entire family will be killed.Although Chen Ping did not explicitly state the consequences, he somewhat hinted at them.

For one thing, most of the Humen Township is from the Zhang clan. With the current clan atmosphere, I am afraid that many Zhang clan members will be hostile to the Wei army, let alone join the Wei army.

The second is to make the Wei Guohao clan who have joined the Qin army in other places feel fear. Facing Wei Bao's advance, they are afraid of falling into the same fate as the Zhang family, and they will definitely resist desperately. This is also a threat in disguise.

Such a clear stake is indeed more touching than simply begging for mercy.

Of course, what moved Wei Bao the most was the allusion of "King Yan Zhao" in Chen Ping's words.

King Yanzhao was also the son of the state of Yan. When both the king of Yan and the prince were killed, he succeeded to the throne and conquered the land of Yan occupied by the state of Qi.

Moreover, King Yanzhao made great efforts to govern the country, making the country of Yan stronger, and even almost destroyed the country of Qi.

He, Wei Bao, is also the son of Wei State, and Wei State has also fallen into the same situation as Yan State in the past.

With the help (coercion) of Zhou Shi, Wei Bao defeated the Qin army, and there is a sign of revival. Maybe he will also be able to expel the Qin army in the future, recover the Wei land, and become a ZTE king like King Yan Zhao.

However, Wei Bao was a superior person, and although he was moved by Chen Ping's words, he decided to show his "Xinling style" and pardon Zhang, but in terms of face, he didn't want Chen Ping to take the limelight.

Wei Bao recalled an anecdote told to him by his close relatives when he came to Zhang's.

He looked at Zhang Neg and his son shivering at the side, then at Chen Ping, who was neither humble nor overbearing, and said with a smile: "I heard that your wife married five times and her husband died frequently. No one dares to marry you, but in the end you got it."

"I don't know what kind of beauty is a woman who has five husbands dead?"

　"Historical Records: The Family of Prime Minister Chen": Prime Minister Chen is a native of Yangwuhu.

　　And Pingchang, you can marry a wife, the rich are unwilling to give it to the poor, and the poor are ashamed of it.For a long time, the wealthy households had Zhang Negative, and Zhang Negative's daughters and grandchildren married five times and their husbands died, so no one dared to marry.I want to get it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)