Qin Emperor Ziying

Chapter 257 Liu Bang's Plan

Speaking of this, Xiao He glanced at He Huan who was still kowtowing, sighed and continued:
"But what Liu Ji didn't know was that County Magistrate He also had a long-standing admiration for Lu Gong's daughter and came to propose marriage many times, but Lu Gong prevaricated them all.

Duke Lu married his daughter Lu Pheasant to the prodigal son Liu Ji. Naturally, the County Magistrate Lu was extremely annoyed, and he was also quite angry with Liu Ji.

However, my Qin law is strict, and the supervision of officials is also extremely strict. It is not easy for the county magistrate Lu to do it directly, so he thought of a plan to kill people in a curve.

When selecting officials in Peixian County, the county magistrate He hinted at Yuwu to take care of the son-in-law of his old friend Lu Gong, and appointed Liu Jilu, who had no chance, as the head of the pavilion of Sishui.

Liu Bang, who didn't know why, naturally came to take office happily, but he didn't know that this had fallen into the calculation of the magistrate He.

The construction of the Lishan Mausoleum by the First Emperor required corvée labor from all over the country. Magistrate He specially asked Liu Ji to lead dozens of prisoners who had committed crimes in the county to serve.

It was a long way to Xianyang, but the county magistrate He deliberately delayed the departure date of Liu Ji and his party a little. By the time of departure, there was only less than one month before the due date.

And according to the laws of Qin, those who fail to meet their deadlines should be executed!

According to He County Magistrate's calculations, Liu Ji and this group of people will definitely lose their time when they arrive in Xianyang. Knowing that they are going to die, Liu Ji is likely to be murdered by this group of vicious people on the way.

Even if these criminals who had committed crimes did not murder Liu Ji, they would still die a few Liu Ji on the way.

But who would have thought that not long after Liu Ji left Pei County, he would release all the prisoners privately and let them escape by themselves.

According to the accounts of the captured prisoners, more than a dozen people were grateful for Liu Ji's kindness and fled to Mangdang Mountain with him to hide. "

After listening to Xiao He's explanation, Ziying finally understood why he was so panicked when he asked Liu Bang about He Huan.

According to the law of Qin, what He Huan did is a serious crime, there is no need for Ziying to go to the king of Qin to complain There are too many prisoners, whether they can save their lives is another matter.

Ziying looked at He Huan who was still begging for mercy with blood on his head, and frowned deeply.

What Xiao He said, I have seen the rumors about how Liu Bang married Lu Zhi in the history books of later generations, and I also know that Liu Bang once served as the head of the pavilion in Pei County.

It wasn't until now that Liu Bang was able to take the position of pavilion chief because the county magistrate He Huan wanted to kill Liu Bang with a knife, not how wise Liu Bang, a well-known wanderer in the countryside, was.

If he hadn't been concerned about his own image, Ziying would really want to kick He Huan to the ground.

It’s really not enough to succeed but more to fail. It doesn’t matter if you want to kill Liu Bang. If you don’t do it, I will find a reason to kill him.

However, you are too incompetent to do things. There are more than a dozen people hidden in the huge Mangdang Mountain, so how could you find them out.

And the Chinese people want to sympathize with the weak and pity the poor side.You did it so obviously this time, isn't this giving Liu Bang a reputation.

No wonder Liu Bang was able to mobilize [-] soldiers in Pei County in the troubled times at the end of Qin Dynasty. Having such a clever county magistrate was also one of the important help.

Thinking of this, Ziying thought of some records about Liu Bang that later generations saw in history books.

Why did his mother rest with Daze's embankment, dreamed of meeting God and conceived, and then gave birth to Gaozu.

Some old people passing by saw him and said that he would be very valuable in the future.

Why is he the incarnation of the son of the Red Emperor, killing the white snake.

When hiding in the Mangdang Mountains, there are clouds in the sky to follow.

……

All kinds of things, when Ziying's later generations read this, they naturally knew that this was just Liu Bang's rhetoric to show his extraordinaryness.

It's the same reason as Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising when they stored books in fish belly and wild foxes chirped.People with discerning eyes can tell that it is man-made at a glance, but the common people of this era believe it.

It’s just that there are still many people who believe in the fallacies and heresies of some cults.

It can be seen that Liu Bang is definitely a man with vision and strategy. According to historical records, Liu Bang relied on these rhetoric to accumulate a large number of supporters around him before Qin died.

And Ziying's strategy is to do whatever he can, since you, Liu Bang, love this whole thing, then I will help you and get you more.

Thinking of this, Ziying smiled and said softly to He Huan: "Get up!"

After hearing Ziying's order, He Huan stood up tremblingly, and glanced at Xiao He and Cao Shen with pleading eyes.

"My lord, although County Magistrate He made a big mistake in this matter, he can be regarded as diligent in governing and loving the people in other respects." Seeing He Huan's eyes, Xiao He tentatively said to Ziying: "Xiao He implores the lord to forgive the life of County Magistrate He."

Xiao He naturally understood the look in the eyes of County Magistrate He, and as a subordinate of County Magistrate He, although he had changed his status, he revealed all the actions of County Magistrate He.

However, County Magistrate He is also his old master anyway, if he doesn't care about his old master's life and death, it will inevitably leave an impression on King Zhen that he doesn't miss the past.

Xiao He, who has a very high emotional intelligence, naturally would not leave such a hidden danger for himself.

Following Xiao He, Cao Shen also pleaded with Ziying for He Huan.

"Get up, Gu Yuan didn't intend to do anything to County Magistrate He." Ziying said lightly.

Who is more suitable to carry out his own plan than He Huan, who has a grudge with Liu Bang.

"Let me ask you, since Liu Bang hid in Mangdang Mountain, have there been any rumors about Liu Bang?" Ziying continued to ask.

He Huan, who was still in shock, lowered his head, frowned and thought for a while and said, "Some of them are just nonsense."

"tell me the story?"

"A few days ago, I heard that Liu Bang's wife, Lu Zhi, had sent someone to find Liu Bang. After she came back, she said that the reason why Liu Bang was able to be found was because the place where Liu Bang was located was filled with clouds and the sun was shining brightly.

I also sent the county yamen servants to go deep into the mountains of Mangdang Mountain to search, but there was no trace of Liu Bang for several months.

A few days ago, I heard rumors that it was a big joke in the world. People may say that Liu Ji is the son of the Red Emperor, and he once killed the son of the White Emperor drunk in the mountains.

Such words are nothing more than deceiving some rural folks. "The county magistrate He Huan said with some disdain.

"You must underestimate this kind of argument." Ziying said solemnly: "The high-ranking and the few, this kind of rhetoric is probably the most effective among the people. If I guess correctly, there should be a lot of evil people these days." You fled into Mangdang Mountain, and you want to go to Liu Bang?"

After Ziying finished speaking, He Huan stared at Ziying in surprise and said, "However, as the king of Zhen said, there are many bandits in the surrounding counties recently, and they are attracted to them."

(End of this chapter)