Chapter 6 Section 1 Xiu Wo Spear and Zi share the same hatred

King Qin entered Guanzhong with a guard of honor in his chariot, escorted by an army of 50,000. Gan Mao immediately began secret planning. In mediating the court, Gan Mao felt that he was better at maneuvering the battlefield.He knew very well that before Bai Qi greeted the new king back, the King of Qin's guard of honor could neither be delayed, nor was it necessary to rush back to Xianyang.Because, as long as King Qin's army is on the way, nothing will happen in Xianyang, but when entering Xianyang, the truth of King Qin's sudden death may be revealed at any time, and danger may occur at any time. You must be prepared before entering Xianyang.Thinking this way, Gan Mao led his army to slowly march westward. King Qin's chariots drove as usual, and the etiquette of seeing the county magistrates along the way was also as usual, and various edicts were issued as usual, without the slightest vision.

Passing by the Lantian camp that day, it was just at dusk. Gan Mao ordered the army to guard the king's tent and stationed under the Lantian plateau, but he only brought the Chinese army Sima Wang Lu and ten guard knights to the Lantian camp on flying horses. .Once notified, Lantian General Mi Rong immediately came out to welcome him. This General Lantian is a special position in the Qin army: he is a general, but he does not belong to the battle order of the general, but a military and civilian officer under the jurisdiction of the Guowei Mansion. For generals, real power and status are extremely important.This is the law established by Shang Yang when he founded the new army. The reason is that the Lantian Camp is the permanent garrison fortress of the Qin State New Army. Nine out of ten of the elite main force of the defenders are in the Lantian Camp; if General Lantian becomes the commanding general, he will in fact become a general who often holds heavy troops in his hands. This is inconsistent with the new law's military system. .

The general context of the military laws of the Qin State is: the State Lieutenant’s Mansion governs the military, political logistics and the defense of the border fortresses, but it has no power to mobilize the army; Command the army to go out; in this way, the three aspects of the Guowei's Mansion - the General's Mansion - and the Monarch roughly formed a balance of constraints on all military power.The army has no battles and is stationed in the barracks for a long time. General Lantian only has the power to manage and repair the camp, supply rations and supplies, supervise military training, etc. to handle government affairs in the army, but cannot mobilize a single soldier!Even so, once a dispute arises in the country's political affairs, the importance of General Lantian will be highlighted immediately, and it will become the most critical link in restricting the actions of the army.

What Gan Mao has to do is to firmly hold this key figure in his own hands to ensure that the army does not fluctuate. Entering the big tent of the Chinese army, Gan Mao ordered Mi Rong to retreat to the left and right, and Wang Yan to guard outside the tent. He and Mi Rong had a secret conversation for half an hour before leaving the tent.In the early morning of the next day, General Mi Rong of Lantian led 5,000 elite cavalry and drove westward secretly along the northern foot of Nanshan Mountain.At the same time, Gan Mao also returned the 50,000 troops to the Lantian camp, leaving only 8,000 imperial guards to guard the king's car.This is also the legal system of the Qin State: the squadron enters the country, the army returns to the Lantian camp, and is not allowed to enter Xianyang, whether it is the monarch or the general commanding the army, this is the case!In this way, King Qin's driving journey became faster, and he reached the south of Liyang City in half a day's march.

As soon as King Qin's tent was set up on the north bank of the Weishui River, Sima Wang He of the Chinese army galloped into Liyang. Liyang was the capital city where Duke Xiang of Qin moved east to fight against Wei, and it was also the place where Duke Xiao of Qin and Shang Yang started the reform. After the capital moved to Xianyang westward, Liyang was called the "Eastern Capital" by the Qin people, and it held a very important position in the hearts of the Qin people. status.Whenever a monarch returns from east to west tours, as long as he passes through Liyang, as long as there is no urgent military situation, he must always enter Liyang for inspection. Although it is not a law, it is also an unwritten rule.Among the local officials of Qin State, the "three capitals and three orders" are the most prominent: one is the new capital Xianyang order, the second is the western capital Yongcheng order, and the third is the eastern capital Liyang order.Most of the "three capitals and three orders" are selected by ministers of the royal family line, and their titles are slightly higher than those of other county magistrates.

The current Liyang Ling is a very special person——Wei Xie, the half-brother of Princess Mi.Concubine Mi was originally a distant branch of the Chu royal family. After the failure of the first alliance of the six kingdoms, she was given the title of princess. She was married to King Hui of Qin by Chu Huai, who had just ascended the throne at that time. The bond of peace.Concubine Mi is affectionate and intelligent, and is deeply loved by King Hui of Qin.Although the state of Chu later turned against the state of Qin many times, Princess Mi did not fall out of favor in the palace. Instead, she introduced her two capable younger brothers to King Hui of Qin. Starting from a small official, she was determined to take root in Qin. up.Of the two younger brothers, one is this Wei Xun, and the other is Lantian General Mi Rong.Wei Xun was proficient in both civil and military affairs, calm and talented. He started as a magistrate from Shaoliang, a small county in the east. Shaoliang County became a first-class county for enriching the people.Zhang Yi and Qi Liji jointly recommended, and King Hui of Qin promoted Wei Xun to be the order of Liyang.

Gan Mao asked the King of Qin to receive the Liyang Order, which was also an extremely important pawn he deliberately arranged. However, Gan Mao had never seen this Wei Xie before, so he really wasn't sure how much to say to him?General Mi Rong of Lantian is the half-brother of Princess Mi, and he is closer in etiquette and blood. In addition, Mi Rong was born in the army, has a straightforward personality, and has never had anything to do with the ministers of the country. Swear immediately and impassionedly.When Gan Mao took out the military talisman and assigned five thousand cavalry for Mi Rong to lead, Mi Rong agreed without the slightest hesitation.Everyone is like Mi Rong, so things are easy to handle.However, Wei Xun is very different from Mi Rong.As far as Gan Mao knows, Wei Xun not only has many contacts with the ministers of the country, but also has contacts with the current prince Ying Zhuang who is the head of Zuo Shu. At this delicate time, his true face is not clear, let alone come forward?Seeing Wei Xie clearly, and persuading Wei Xie, Gan Mao really dare not say how much it will pay off.After all, in the power field competition, the most important thing is the gain and loss of power, and blood relationship is not a foolproof bond.This Wei Xun has already achieved the position of Liyang Ling in Qin State, how do you know that he has no cronies of his own?

"Report to the general:" Sima Wang of the Chinese army hurried in: "Liyang ordered to set off, and he will arrive soon!" "How to start? How many guards do you bring?" Gan Mao immediately followed up. "Take a car and set off alone, without a guard." Gan Mao's eyes lit up: "Okay! You stay outside the king's tent and don't let anyone in." "Hi!" Wang Yan obeyed, and strode out of the tent. Usually, there are three layers of guards for the king's chariots stationed: the outermost layer of the barracks of the forbidden army, the second layer of the gate surrounded by the accompanying soldiers and soldiers, and the third layer of personal guards outside the king's tent inside the gate.Due to the sudden changes in Luoyang, Gan Mao became the "King of Qin" who often lived in the king's account. Not only did he have to discuss with the imperial physician how to notify Xianyang of King Qin's injury every day, but he also had to deal with various interviews that required King Qin to come forward along the way.It is also Gan Maojiu who has been a long history and is good at secrets. It seems that he was able to hide King Qin Hui's illness from the iron, and he was careful along the way, but he didn't make any mistakes.Gan Mao knew that the key to maintaining the secrets of the palace was his confidantes, so on the night of King Qin Wu's sudden death, he gathered all the servants, maids, and accompanying concubines of King Qin Wu at Mengjin Ferry, and organized them into a marching army. He personally selected a team of thousands of iron cavalry to supervise the march.When the army was formed, Gan Mao invited the Zhenqin Sword bestowed by King Wu of Qin, and issued a strict order to these palace officials who knew the truth: "Do not meet with anyone outside! Do not discuss anything in private! Do not communicate with the supervisor." The sergeant said a word! But if there is a violation, there will be no pardon!" At the very moment, these internal officials saw Gan Mao's murderous appearance, but they kept silent, and everyone hurriedly followed the army as if they were dumb, and they really didn't leak any news.As soon as the internal staff left, Gan Mao's king's account team had only five people: an old servant familiar to the foreign ministers, a beautiful concubine who often served King Wu of Qin, an imperial physician order, a personal swordsman who often followed, and a draft edict issued order palm book.And these five people must obey Wang Lu's order to make a decision.As soon as they set up camp every day, Wang Yan stood guard at the entrance of the king's tent with his sword, Gan Mao sat in the outer tent to deal with official documents, and the other five symbols wandered around in their positions, guarding the inner tent filled with herbal medicine. , but it is the same as the king's account in ordinary times.

As soon as Wang Yan stood still at the entrance of the tent, he saw a bronze cart rumbling outside the gate, followed by a high-pitched and bright Chu tone and Qin dialect: "Liyang ordered Wei Xie to see you—" Wang Yan came in with a loud voice, and listened to the hurried footsteps of the old servant in the tent and the sound of the report. After a while, he saw the old servant walk to the tent and shouted a sharp call that the courtiers were very familiar with: "Liyang ordered Wei Xie to meet—" the voice When it landed, the old housekeeper stretched out the long wooden handle of the fly brush, and with a "pop!", he lifted the thick cowhide curtain at the opening of the tent very skillfully.

King Wu of Qin had a well-known favorite among his courtiers: whenever he lived and camped, the lights should be brightly lit.Inside the gate are tall military lamps, wind lamps line the road, and the inside and outside of the king's tent are even more bright.In this way, Gan Mao, who was sitting in front of the tent facing the big case dealing with official documents, and Wei Xun, who was striding into the gate, had a clear look at each other.The visitor was tall and tall, with a four-inch black jade crown on his head, a black silk cloak on his body, natural leather soft armor inside, a pair of long-waisted leather combat boots under his feet, surrounded by a big beard with sideburns and cheeks. The long and square white face was unexpectedly majestic and majestic. Although he didn't have a long sword in his hand and only carried a short whip, he was clearly a Jingchu warrior.Gan Mao is famous for miscellaneous studies, and he is also proficient in physiognomy. From a distance, Wei Xie's feet are floating, but his feet are steady and powerful. This person looks like a tiger, but it's a pity that he is a little more domineering."

Wei Xun had already strode into the tent, but he only bowed his hands to Gan Mao, who was facing the high seat, and then walked to the inner tent and bowed deeply: "Wei Xun, Liyang Commander, came here by order." A heavy moan came from the inner tent , Then I saw King Qin's handwriting came to the tent: "My king's edict: Prime Minister Gan Mao, temporarily administering state affairs, Liyang ordered Wei Xun to listen to the prime minister's decree." Wei Xun responded loudly: "I obey the king's order." Turn and go Before the Gan Mao case, he cupped his hands: "Liyang ordered Wei Xie, see the prime minister." Gan Mao smiled slightly, pointed to the long desk in his left hand and said: "Liyang ordered this room to be seated." But Wei Xun stood still: "This subordinate has a lot of business, so he will go as soon as he is ordered, and there is no need to sit down." His tone was cold and indifferent. Gan Mao knew that the government and the people of Qin State had subtle remarks about him, and it seemed that Wei Xun was also one of the prejudiced people. At this very moment, he didn't think he was disobedient, and he still smiled and said: "Today it's about secrets, and we can't do it in the end." And the generosity with one step speaks loudly." Wei Xun's eyes only flashed, and without saying a word, he strode to the front of the case and took his seat: "Wei Xun would like to be taught." At this time, the concubine beauty who often accompanied the King of Qin came out of the inner tent, and told the old servant: "My king sleeps for the first time in pain, turn off the lights inside and outside the tent." The old servant stood at the entrance of the tent and whispered: " Wang Mian turned off the headlights——!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the wind lanterns in the outer gate of Wang's tent go out at the same time, and the six copper lamps around the tent also went out together, leaving only two copper lamps beside Gan Maogong's case. The lights in the inner tent were all extinguished, only a candle flickering in the dim light of a bean.Wei Xun couldn't help frowning: "King Qin fell asleep from the pain, and it's inconvenient to talk. Why don't you see the prime minister tomorrow." Gan Mao whispered: "The bright moon is like a sky lantern, how about you and I talk outside the tent?" Wei Xun thought for a while and said: "The prime minister will leave the camp tomorrow, so I have to accompany him." After Gan Mao and Wei Xun left their tents, Wang Yan followed five or six zhang away, heading for the bank of the Wei River.In the middle of the time, the moon and stars were sparse, and the Wei River was like a stream, and the landscape was exceptionally quiet.Walking all the way, Gan Mao didn't say a word.He originally wanted Wei Xun to take the initiative to ask, but Wei Xun didn't say a word, and just followed silently.Walking to a mound on the bank of the Wei River, Gan Mao stopped in his tracks and said suddenly: "King Qin is injured, what do you think?" Wei Xun didn't hesitate for a moment, and immediately answered: "I don't want to spy on the king's secrets. I don't know the king's affairs, and I have no ideas." Gan Mao solemnly said: "Liyang Order, Gan Mao was informed by the imperial edict: the king's injury is difficult to heal, Liyang Order must have the same heart with the prime minister, help the royal family, and finally determine the government and the people!" Wei Xun was stunned for a while, then suddenly came to his senses, and bowed deeply: "Chen, Liyang ordered Wei Xun to obey!" "If there is no holiday, my king encounters an accident, who can be the king?" Although Gan Mao's voice was soft, there was no smile on his face.Wei Xun suddenly stared at Gan Mao sharply, and said coldly: "Wei Xun can be a country!" Gan Mao was stunned in surprise, and said in a deep voice: "Liyang Ling is cautious in his words and deeds." Wei Xun sneered and said : "But as a subject, you should obey the king's order. The prime minister did not announce the king's order, but came to test Wei Xie for no reason. What's the meaning?" Gan Mao couldn't help being relieved.The reason why he asked the question abruptly was to test Wei Xie's sincerity by surprise.Ordinary courtiers will unconsciously blurt out who they want to support at such an emergency, and they look forward to the fate of the ministers with themselves, and rarely think of the monarch's will.After all, during the hundreds of years of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, there were too many unexpected and sudden changes at the moment of power transfer. Who wouldn't want to take the opportunity to surface?However, this Wei Xun's ability to have such concentration at such a moment shows his extraordinary courage.However, after all, Gan Mao is old in the way of the court. He does not believe that a foreign relative who is involved with the royal family will not have a future monarch in his heart, and the more courageous the person, the more assertive he is. If we can let Wei Xie speak out, everything will be fine Much smoother.Thinking of this, Gan Mao smiled apologetically and said: "It's not a test, it's because the King of Qin still has no final opinion, and Gan Mao is very anxious, so he just wants to listen." "King Qin is brave and resolute, how can he not have an opinion when he is dying?" Wei Xie immediately said. Gan Mao sighed: "If you care about one step, you will be in chaos? Or if you are confused? The King of Qin has no princes, and the crown prince must be his younger brother. In a hurry, who is he to choose? If you are the person in charge, can you judge it in one word? " Wei Xun was silent for a moment, then generously cupped his hands and said: "The prime minister's words are true, but the subordinates are just rude, please forgive me." Gan Mao waved his big sleeves: "At this time, help my king to choose the prince as the king. Who can care about a few words?" Wei Xun thought about it: "Princes are wise and foolish, didn't the previous kings make judgments?" With a light sentence, he pushed the question back. "The former king asserted that if the king of Qin didn't say anything, how would my subjects know?" Gan Mao cleverly pushed over. Wei Xun was silent for a while, walked back and forth anxiously, finally stood in front of Gan Mao and said coldly: "My subordinates have heard that the late king favored Yingji, and he had an appointment with the king of Qin: he had no children at thirty, so he made Yingji the heir apparent! " Gan Maodan said indifferently: "Even so, how can Yingji rely on it?" "What the prime minister said, Wei Xun didn't understand." "The princes have their own strengths: there are those who rule the country, the left and the elders, those who rely on the queen to become powerful, and those who form parties with the nobles and ministers." Ying Ji is far away in the country of Yan, and he is a hostage, and the country has no foundation, even if there is a reserve, who can say that it is not a chopping board?" Wei Wei smiled coldly: "The prime minister is poor! If the name is corrected, it will be the greatest foundation. Why worry about a name without a reality?" Gan Mao stared at the moon in silence for a long time, but suddenly said: "Can you make it true?" "However, the prime minister should rectify his name first!" Wei Xie followed closely, making up his mind to obey the king's order first. Gan Mao bowed deeply: "The public has loyalty, integrity and courage, and the blessing of Great Qin!" Wei Xun hurriedly supported Gan Mao, but asked urgently: "The prime minister's words, could it be that the king of Qin has already fulfilled his fate?" Gan Mao's heart relaxed, and he choked up a sob: "To tell you the truth, my lord, King Qin has died violently." Wei Xun didn't feel panicked or sad at all. After a moment of silence, he bowed deeply to Gan Mao: "Prime Minister, don't be sad. The King of Qin relied too much on his strength, and his violent death is also within the law of heaven. Wei Xun is reckless, and today he swears: repair me Spear, share the same hatred with Zi!" Gan Mao immediately bowed generously: "Fix my spear, and share the same hatred with you!" This oath was originally a song circulated among the knights of the Qin Army. The song said: "Is it said that there is no clothes? I have the same robe with my son. Repair my spear and have the same hatred with my son! Is it said that I have no clothes? I have the same color as my son." Repair my spear and halberd, and work together with my son! Do you say no clothes? Wear the same clothes as your son. Repair my armor, and walk with your son!" The lyrics are simple and the style is intense, and the bloody friendship of the generals and soldiers is sung vividly.When a knight sharpens his sword and spear, and wants to be generous with you, and make your enemy his enemy, this oath is a poem of life and blood.Wei Xun used this military ballad of the same hatred and hatred to clarify his heart. How could Gan Mao not be very excited? Under the moonlight, Gan Mao narrated to Wei Xie the history of King Qin Wu's sudden death and everything that was going on now. The two discussed many countermeasures, and they didn't return to the king's camp until the moon was in the sky.Wei Xun didn't stay in Wang's tent, but rushed back to Liyang overnight. In the early morning of the next day, King Qin's chariot started slowly, and Wei Xun led all the officials and clan elders in Liyang to see him off grandly at a pavilion outside the city.As soon as the official duties were completed, it was already past noon.Wei Xun called the two competent officers to the study room, and secretly instructed the Yueyang government office on many vital joints and how to deal with them.Once the settlement was completed, it was already dusk, so Wei Xie took two nephews who were proficient in swordsmanship and rode out of Liyang, and galloped towards Xianyang under the moonlight. In the middle of the night, Wei Xun's three riders arrived at the south bank of the Weishui River outside Xianyang City. As long as they crossed the long white stone bridge lying across the Weishui River, they could enter the brightly lit Xianyang.But Wei Xie didn't go on the bridge, but flew westward along the south bank of the Wei River, turned into the vast Fenghao pine forest, and in a short while, entered the castle-like Zhangtai with the Black Eagle token in his hand palace. Zhangtai is the other palace where King Hui of Qin often lived in his later years.At that time, 5,000 elite infantrymen were often secretly stationed in this pine forest plateau, and the guard was extremely strict.After the death of King Hui of Qin, King Wu of Qin was violent and obsessed with military affairs. He never liked living in this disturbingly quiet big pine forest. He hadn't been to Zhangtai once in the past three years.The 5,000 soldiers and horses had already been returned, leaving only a centurion of infantry, guarded by more than 20 servants, maids and servants. Suddenly, Zhangtai became a desolate and abandoned palace.However, it is precisely because it has been almost forgotten by officials in Xianyang that Gan Mao and Wei Xun chose this place as the "Xianyang General Ledger".In other words, before the new king came to the throne, this was the base camp for planning and issuing orders.Gan Mao, who is also a general, must stay in Xianyang to deal with the public. This secret big tent must be able to be promoted and carefully prepared for contingencies.For this talent, Gan Mao finally chose Wei Xie. Wei Xun's three cavalry had just entered Zhangtai, and Mi Rong's five thousand cavalry had just arrived at the old camp in Songlinyuan.Mi Rong ordered the army to camp secretly, and personally led two hundred knights to Zhangtai.When the two sides met, Wei Xun immediately opened Zhangtai's study room and issued three consecutive orders: first, a centurion originally stationed in Zhangtai immediately moved to Mi Rong's cavalry camp, and no one was allowed to leave the camp without the order of the general.In the second way, three thousand knights immediately sealed off all the entrances to Pine Forest Plain, allowing entry and no exit.On the third road, Mi Rong led two thousand cavalry to the north at Xingye to welcome Yingji and the Baiqi cavalry into Songlin Yuan secretly. As soon as the three generals issued the order, Song Linyuan immediately became busy.As soon as Mi Rong's cavalry left, Wei Xun immediately inspected and supervised in person, tidied up all the inside and outside of Zhangtai Palace overnight, closed all the unused halls, bedrooms and empty rooms, leaving only the largest main hall as the main hall. In the Chuling Hall, all the servants lived in a few big rooms next to the Chuling Hall, and they were not allowed to enter or leave without orders. After daybreak, Wei Xun summoned three cavalry commanders again, and carefully negotiated various passwords for entering and exiting the customs and the contact method between the light and dark posts.Wei Xun's last words to the three commanders were: "Go back and tell the soldiers: If you don't make any mistakes within a month, everyone will be awarded a rank of nobility! But if you make mistakes, follow the military law of the battle formation, and you will be killed immediately!" The military law of the Qin State: the commander of a thousand commanders has the right to kill those who flee in battle on the spot.The so-called "regardless" means that there is no need to go through the trial and deliberation of high-ranking generals like dealing with ordinary criminals. In fact, they are killed on the spot!Military law was returned to military law, but it was almost never implemented in Qin's new army.Because most of the officers and soldiers of the new army are the children of common people today, and many of them are the children of slaves before the reform.Now, when it is not a battle, Wei Xun invoked such battle formation laws, which really surprised the commanders, and they were stunned for a while. "At an extraordinary time, act in an extraordinary way! If you don't obey your orders, you will be dismissed on the spot!" Wei Xie added coldly. The commanders saw that this civil servant and warrior was so decisive in killing, and they couldn't explain it. They knew that it must be a top-secret matter, and they suddenly woke up. It was an old oath made by the old Qin people at the critical moment of prosperity and death. Once exported, it means that life and death are not counted, and they are determined to perish their family and country. Wei Xun stood up solemnly, bowed deeply to the commanders in awe, then flung his sleeves and walked away.The commanders came back to their senses, quickly bowed to Wei Xie's back, glanced at each other, and hurriedly separated to deploy. After a busy day, the big tent in Songlinyuan began to operate in an orderly manner.When twilight fell again, Yiqi flew out of the pine forest, crossed the surging Wei River in a small boat, boarded a black caravan with curtains on all sides, crossed the long white stone bridge, and entered the brightly lit Xianyang City.