Chapter 6 1. Mental deception

Daze Township, Qixian County, southeast of today's Suzhou, Anhui.The first arrow against Qin was shot from this place. The archers, one named Chen Sheng and the other named Wu Guang, were farmers from the original state of Chu. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, the state of Chu was renamed Chudi.Before unification, apart from Qin, Qi and Chu were the most powerful.The state of Qi is old, and it was the country that was granted by King Wu of Zhou.Chu State is a rookie, especially capable of fighting.The Chu people were full of strength, and they were known as "Jingman" at that time.Not only barbaric, but also domineering like a bandit.

A popular saying nowadays is the seven-year itch.At that time, the royal family of Chu had a tradition: it would be a shame and a great shame not to fight a war for seven years. But they did not unify the world in the end. It can be seen that brute strength alone is not enough to achieve great things.Destiny favors those with strategies, opportunities favor those with abilities, and it is impossible not to admit it. However, the Chu people were not convinced after their failure.When Qin Shihuang was in his later years, there was a saying in Chu: Even if there are only three families left in Chu, Qin will be destroyed.

In Chudi, this word is equivalent to a code. When you meet and ask, who are you?The other party replied: Although there are three families in Chu, Chu must die in Qin Dynasty.Uh, my own. Obviously, the sense of resistance has been deeply ingrained in the hearts of Chu people.This consciousness is like high explosive, it depends on who will detonate it. Those aristocrats were ruthless but not daring. They hated Qin so much that their teeth were itchy and their fists were sweating. They didn't rebel in groups, but two peasants took the lead in rebelling. To be honest, who would rebel if they had food, drink and a comfortable life? The ordinary people wanted to be safe, and who would be willing to abandon their homes and careers and take a gun to provoke the government if they had nothing to do.Unless you ruin his family and make him unable to survive.Therefore, common people call rebellion not rebellion, but uprising.

Chen Sheng's uprising was also forced and helpless.Since he was a child, his family was very poor. When he grew up, he worked as a long-term laborer for a rich man's family. If he is a person who only cares about work and doesn't think about anything else, that's fine.The bad thing is that his mind is not simple, he thinks and compares, he is also a human being, but his life is very different from that of a rich man. Why do you have a lot of food, drink hot food, and wear gold and silver, so I can only starve and wear ragged clothes?The answer that Chen Sheng can find is: the rich man is rich.

Then, I asked myself: Why can't I be rich? There is no answer to this question, he only has desire, longing to live a life as rich as a rich man. To realize this dream, it is obviously too far to be a wage earner for a lifetime.But he has no excellent and unique skills, and the only way to get rid of the fate of working is to join the army. After becoming a soldier of the Great Qin Empire, his life became easier.He has a flexible mind and a good popularity.Soon, he changed from an ordinary soldier to an officer.The future and prospects seemed to become brighter, promoted, promoted again, promoted again, dreaming of a wealthy life, like a prodigal kiln girl, waving a handkerchief, calling him not far away with all kinds of charms.

However, the road to promotion and wealth is always weird and changeable.When you step on a new platform, you may have one foot on the edge of the cliff. Chen Sheng naturally didn't realize this. Not long after he was promoted to an officer, a military order was issued from above, ordering him to escort 900 civilians and a batch of grain to Yuyang, which is now Miyun County, Beijing, to guard the border.This is similar to the task performed by Liu Bang, but the encounter is different. The so-called man's calculation is not as good as the sky's calculation. The heavy rain for several days in a row trapped Chen Sheng's team in Daze Township, Qi County, unable to advance or retreat.Count the time, the stipulated deadline has passed.Even if they reach their destination, there is only one result: mass execution.

There is no unparalleled road, but a self-comforting word.In fact, the torrential rain created a dead end for Chen Sheng and others. Facing a dead end, people have two choices, one can commit suicide immediately and die; Chen Sheng chose the latter.He and Wu Guang, a close friend in the army, jointly performed a trick with a fish as the prop.At that time, Wu Guang wrote the three characters "Chen Shengwang" on the silk with cinnabar, and then stuffed the silk into the belly of the fish. This fish was brought to the market by Wu Guang, and he sent soldiers to buy it back. They had dinner at noon, and when cooking, someone found the note in the belly of the fish.At night, Wu Guang squatted in the grass and screamed: Da Chuxing, King Chen Sheng.Some said it was the cry of a fox.But how can a fox speak human language?If you want to get involved with a fox, that is also the cry of a vixen.

This set of tricks fooled the soldiers and farmers in the army.Everyone looked at Chen Sheng in a different way than usual. Believe in superstition, believe it in a daze, too many people look at things, only look at the surface, and don't ask the truth.For example, some people nowadays flock to eat mung beans after hearing that mung beans can cure all kinds of diseases. Afterwards, they realize that Master Zhang Wuben did not come from a family of Chinese medicine practitioners, but was just an illiterate laid-off worker in a textile factory.Just like at this time, in the eyes of soldiers and farmers, Chen Sheng is no longer a poor boy from a peasant family, but the reincarnation of a real dragon.

As Tang Jun, the contemporary counterfeiter king, said: being able to deceive the whole world is success. There are countless Tang Juns in history, but they used different props. Tang Jun got a pheasant college diploma, Lu pheasant got a wild snake in the bush, and Wu Guang got fresh fish in the water. animal.In fact, so far no animal other than man himself has taken an interest in man. Successfully deceived, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang killed the military lieutenant while the iron was hot, and then instigated a speech: Let's go to Yuyang, the deadline has passed, and if we go, we will die.Princes, generals and generals are kind, Qin people can win the world, why can't we!

More than 900 people were excited.A piece of rag was hung on the bamboo pole as the flag of the uprising, and they waved it to start their campaign against Qin. This is a big gamble, if you win, you will live, if you lose, you will die.So they are not afraid of death. Not afraid of death, they were extraordinarily brave. They quickly occupied Daze Township and Qixian County. In the next 10 days, they conquered five cities. Wherever they went, farmers responded one after another. I have already mastered a decent group army, with six hundred chariots, thousands of cavalry and tens of thousands of infantry in the army.

Chaos in one place, chaos everywhere, like a virus spreading wildly, the uprising in Daze Township ignited chaos in the world. Counties and counties that originally belonged to the Six Kingdoms region rebelled.Get rid of the panda, I am a national treasure.Those rebel leaders killed the local guards, county magistrates, and county magistrates, and made themselves kings. At this moment, no matter how good Chopin is, he can't express the sadness of officials everywhere.Those who are dead cannot rest in peace; those who are not dead are in constant fear, not knowing where to go.The same is true for the county magistrate of Peixian County. He invited officials big and small to discuss, saying that it would be better for me to take the lead in opposing Qin than to be beheaded by those who opposed Qin. Xiao He, Cao Shen and others disagreed. They analyzed to the county magistrate: You are an official of the imperial court and a foreigner. You take the lead in opposing Qin.Not happy at both ends. Could it be that we have to wait to die?The county magistrate had no idea. Xiao He said: There is one way, to control violence with violence.Now, Liu Bang has a team in his hands, all of whom are from Pei County.You call him back to keep him safe. Where is Liu Bang?After looking for him for so long, I haven't even found him.The county magistrate was at a loss. Xiao He immediately recommended a person, Fan Kuai, who must know where Liu Bang is hiding. This is Xiao He's shrewdness. If he recommends an official, it means that this person has colluded with Liu Bang, which is tantamount to betraying his colleagues.Fan Kuai was different, a butcher who killed dogs, and was closest to Liu Bang and Lu Zhi. The magistrate nodded in approval. A dog-killing butcher became a liaison between the government and bandits, which shows the absurdity of the troubled times. Fan Kuai went up the mountain and told Liu Bang about the situation.Without further ado, Liu Bang immediately led hundreds of bandits down the mountain and headed straight to Pei County. Liu Bang knew very well that without this opportunity, he might never return to his hometown, never see his wife and children. The team was advancing at a high speed, halfway, a carriage came rushing from the opposite side.The driver was Xia Houying, and Xiao He, Cao Shen and others were sitting in the car. They were not Liu Bang who greeted him, but came to inform that the county could not enter. As soon as Fan Kui left, the county magistrate calculated that Liu Bang was no longer the Liu Bang of the past. He was a bandit leader with a large number of men, like a tiger descending a mountain. I fell for it.The county magistrate was very annoyed that people like Xiao He and Cao Shen treated Lao Tzu like a monkey, and they were probably Liu Bang's internal support.The matter has come to this point, we can only kill the internal response first, and then reject Liu Bang. After making up his mind, the county magistrate ordered the city gates to be closed, and the whole city searched for Xiao He and others.Xia Houying was well informed, and quickly mobilized the county government's carriage to send Xiao He, Cao Can and his gang out of the city. This unexpected situation did not make Liu Bang panic. He led the team down the mountain and had no plan to go back. However, when they got to the city, the gates were closed.On the top of the city, there are densely packed folks from Manpei County.Due to insufficient guards, the county magistrate drove them all to the top of the city to defend. Actors are ruthless, bitches are ruthless, and officials are ruthless and ruthless.In order to steal his own life, he would not hesitate to take the lives of the whole city. Seeing this scene, Xiao He suggested to Liu Bang: outsmart. Under Xiao He's instruction, Liu Bang wrote a short message, tied it to an arrow, and shot it to the top of the city. The letter said: The tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, the people have suffered for a long time, heroes and heroes from all walks of life in the world are against Qin.Peixian County is afraid of being massacred, so it is better to capture and kill the county magistrate, and elect a new leader to join the rebel army in attacking Qin.In this way, the homeland can be preserved.Otherwise, everyone will die together. This letter is very powerful and touching.There was also a large group of Liu Bang's relatives, friends and old friends in the city. They contributed to the flames, killed the county magistrate, opened the city gate, and welcomed Liu Bang and his men back. When Liu Bang came back, the children of Pei County revolted, and many people elected Liu Bang as the leader.The reason is simple, he has a team on hand, and he sent a short message calling for everyone to capture and kill the county magistrate, so he should take the lead. Facing the voice of the masses, Liu Bang was neither arrogant nor impetuous, saying that everyone was calm.Today the world is in chaos and there are uprisings everywhere. It's not that I don't want to take the lead, it's just that uprisings are highly technical and I'm not capable enough to make mistakes. To evade is false, but to be polite is the truth. Liu Bang knew in his heart that in Pei County, Xiao He and Cao Can were both superior to him in terms of knowledge and ability, so it was necessary to decline. However, Xiao He and Cao Shen had more scruples. They dragged their families and set up a lot of property. If they took the lead in rebellion, they would be wiped out if they failed. No one wants to withstand this huge thunder. So, these two people also stood up and supported Liu Bang. Liu Bang is different. He is now a gangster and a bandit. What else in the world is he afraid to do? Everyone is very determined and sincere, and it would be no fun to pretend to be a gentleman if you refuse to be humble. A gentleman is not pretending, but a grandson is pretending.Liu Bang has always been a person who dares to take responsibility and take on things.Be the leader, be the leader, I was never afraid of anyone! At that time, the county magistrate was called the county magistrate.Liu Bang was born in Pei County and grew up in Pei County. When the county magistrate died, he became the leader and called himself Pei Gong. This daring spirit is very manly.Xiao He was very gratified and proud. Looking at me, I saw the right person after all. Uprising is easy in the era of cold weapons. Holding a kitchen knife is considered a weapon, and there is no need to smuggle missiles and machine guns.And if there is an uprising, you have to fight it out, you can't stay where you are and wait for others to fight.To play out, you must build a stronger and more complete team. If you are strong, you must recruit soldiers; if you are perfect, you must appoint generals. Liu Bang sent Xiao He, Cao Can, and Fan Kui to various townships to recruit a large number of brave men.Anyone who is physically strong can apply, and those with certain martial arts are given priority.Vigorously, a total of 3,000 people were recruited. Then, Liu Bang appointed Xiao He and Cao Shen as staff officers, and Fan Kui as the vanguard; he appointed his own hair young Lu Wan as an attendant; he appointed Xia Houying, Ren Ao, Zhou Bo, and Lu Zhi's two elder brothers as generals. The combat mission is to first capture the two surrounding counties, Huling and Fangyu.The base camp is set in his hometown Fengyi, guarded by the mafia boss Yongchi. Before the expedition, Liu Bang engaged in a large-scale superstitious activity. He ordered the team to line up neatly on the square in front of the county government office to pay homage to Chi You, the god of war. Legend has it that he defeated Chi You, with a bronze head and iron forehead, good at using soldiers, extremely brave and invincible in tribal battles. In fact, no one knows how godlike this god of war in ancient legends is.Most of the copper heads and iron foreheads are not the truth, and it is very likely that they are wearing a mask and running naked. Worshiping the gods before the war is like making a wish before blowing out the candles on a birthday cake, hoping that you will have a smooth sailing. The same is true of Liu Bang. He led his sons and soldiers to revolt, of course he hoped that he would go smoothly and be invincible.However, there is one fact that he cannot avoid - at this time, among the anti-Qin forces in the world, he has the smallest territory and the weakest power.And Chen Sheng, who took the lead in the uprising, seemed to be a nouveau riche.