Chapter 16
Sui Dynasty
"Times create heroes, and heroes create times."
Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, looked at the turbulent and chaotic times of the late Qin Dynasty and couldn't help but sigh with emotion:
"Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and Zhang Han are all heroes of the generation."
"Chen Sheng launched the first peasant uprising in history, which can be said to have set off the wave of an era. He was the pioneer and kicked off the prelude of an era."
"Unfortunately, he met Zhang Han, the last famous general of the Qin Empire and a natural talent."
"They are all heroes who have not been seen in a century, but in the end they were swallowed up by the tide of the times. It is a pity and a pity!"
Yang Jian was born in troubled times. Although he was born into a powerful family, he admired heroes the most and cherished these outstanding people very much.
This is also the reason why he was able to succeed in the coup. After all, he won over the talents, and he thought that he would win over the talents. If you win the hearts of the people and the hearts of the people are in love with each other, it will be difficult even if you don’t think about it!
But regarding Yang Jian’s sigh, the prince Yang Guang had a different view,"Father, I cannot agree with this!"
"Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are just two ambitious people, how can they be called heroes?"
"According to Qin law, failure to meet deadlines does not lead to death. Even if it exceeds the stipulated date by ten days, at most it will be a punishment of property and not death at all."
"However, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang deceived the garrison soldiers, and also pretended to be ghosts and deceived people's hearts. It can be seen that the two were clearly conspirators. For the sake of their own great cause, they did not hesitate to encourage everyone to rebel with him."
"Chen Sheng was crowned king, but how many of the garrison soldiers who rebelled with him were left alive in the end?"
"More importantly, Chen Sheng is not a wealthy person at all."
"When Chen Sheng was working as a part-time worker for others, he once told the people he worked with that if you want to be rich and noble, don’t forget each other."
"But after Chen Sheng became rich, those people who had gone to Chen Sheng before were eventually killed by Chen Sheng, causing people to be separated."
"In my opinion, neither Chen Sheng nor Wu Guang are heroes. Yang
Jian's eyes moved slightly, and he suddenly asked:
"Then who do you think is the hero in the chaos of the late Qin Dynasty? Zhang Han?
Yang Guang shook his head with disdain in his eyes,"What kind of hero is Zhang Han?""
"If the rebels cannot be pacified externally and the country cannot be stabilized internally, then Zhang Han's talent will be mediocre and not a hero."
"What about Xiang Yu?"
"A reckless man cannot be a hero!"
"Where is Liu Bang? The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Can Han Gaozu be a hero?"
"A ruffian who got lucky and picked peaches, a shameless person, cannot be called a hero."
Yang Jian and Yang Guang were asking and answering questions. The two of them were talking very fast. When Yang Jian brought up something, Yang Guang immediately denied it.
At the end of the question, Yang Jian felt that all the heroes had been mentioned by him. With nothing to mention, Yang Jian looked at Yang Guang and asked suspiciously:
"So tell me, who is the hero?"
"Father, the only heroes in this world are you and me!! Yang
Guang pointed at Yang Jian, compared himself with himself, and said loudly:
"The father unified the north and the south, was revered as a saint khan, and was the most undisputed hero in the world."
"As for my son, if he succeeds to the throne in the future, he will definitely continue to carry forward the glory of the Sui Dynasty and push the Sui Dynasty to the peak of its prosperity, far surpassing the Qin and Han Dynasties."
【Zhang Han defeated Chen Sheng and Wu Guang and defeated the rebel army, but it was not over yet.】
【As Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rose up in Daze Township, the remnants of the Six Kingdoms also started revolts all over the world. In response to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's call, they attacked cities and counties, killed officials and rebelled. Suddenly, the world was in turmoil, and the Six Kingdoms of Guandong were at war.】
【In the ninth month of Qin II, Yin Tong, the governor of Kuaiji County, also planned to rebel. He found Xiang Liang, a famous general of Chu State, and wanted to discuss important matters with Xiang Liang.】
【Yin Tong told Xiang Liang, now that everyone in the world is rebelling, this is the fate of the Qin Dynasty. I heard that the first strike is to strike first, and the second strike is to be controlled by others, so I am ready to raise troops to rebel, appoint you and Huan Chu as generals, and attack the violent Qin Dynasty.】
【As a descendant of a famous general from the Chu Kingdom, Xiang Liang didn't look down on Yin Tong at all. Even if he wanted to rebel, he should have raised his arms, but thinking that he was under the roof now, he could only endure it for the time being.】
【Huan Chu was not in Kuaiji at that time and was still on the run in Daze. Xiang Liang planned to take advantage of this to implement his plan.】
【He advised Yin Tong: Huan Chu is on the run and no one knows his location except my nephew Xiang Yu. It is better to let Xiang Yu go find Huan Chu.】
【Yin Tong was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly summoned Xiang Yu to have a good meeting.】
【Xiang Liang immediately left the mansion and summoned Xiang Yu. After that, the two conspired for a while before heading to the Kuaiji County Governor's Mansion again.】
【After Yin Tong saw Xiang Yu, he was immediately surprised. Because Xiang Yu was nine feet tall and big, giving people a strong sense of oppression. Yin Tong only felt a huge pressure.】
【However, before Yin Tong could open his mouth to praise, he was killed by Xiang Yu with a sword. What Yin Tong didn't understand was that the reason why Xiang Liang wanted to find Xiang Yu was because of Xiang Yu's peerless martial arts.】
【Soon, the officers and soldiers of the county guard's office discovered that Yin Tong had been killed, and they swarmed up and wanted to kill Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang to avenge Yin Tong.】
【But the next scene frightened everyone to death. Only Xiang Yu was seen holding a sword and charging into the crowd, like a tiger breaking into a herd of sheep. Wherever the sword struck, broken limbs and arms flew around.】
【Xiang Yu entered an uninhabited country and killed nearly a hundred people in a row. The remaining officers and soldiers were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and asked Xiang Yu and Xiang Liang to surrender.】
【Xiang Liang held Yin Tong's head in his hand and wore Yingtong's seal, and then surrendered the officers and soldiers in the city. 】