Chapter 24
【Zhang Han was repeatedly defeated in battles. Coupled with Zhao Gao's persecution, he was worried that he would be in danger for his achievements and would be jealous of his achievements. Finally, under Sima Xin's advice, he sent someone to see Xiang Yu again and agreed to surrender.】
【Xiang Yu was actually facing this dilemma at this time. Because of the continuous fighting, the princes' army actually did not have much food and was about to run out of food. Therefore, he finally agreed to Zhang Han's request to surrender.】
【For Xiang Yu, Zhang Han was the enemy who killed his uncle, but for the sake of world dominance, Xiang Yu finally gave up his personal hatred.】
【In July of the third year of Qin II, Xiang Yu and Zhang Han made an appointment to meet on the Yinxu River south of the Huan River and made an alliance.】
【After Zhang Han saw Xiang Yu, he cried and told Xiang Yu about Zhao Gao's actions. Upon seeing this, Xiang Yu comforted him more and appointed Zhang Han as King Yong and Sima Xin as general. He led the Qin army to Xin'an. 】
Da Qin.
At this moment, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, including the aloof Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng, all stared blankly at the light and shadow in the sky, unable to say a word.
Zhang Han, who had high hopes, was the only general who had a chance to make a comeback for the Qin Dynasty. The last card of the Qin Dynasty, a famous general with 200,000 troops, actually surrendered like this.
As a Qin citizen, this was the first time since Shang Yang's reform that a Qin general surrendered. More importantly, after Zhang Han surrendered, it also meant that Great Qin had completely lost hope of a comeback.
The 400,000 elite men were all gone, and the Central Plains became empty from then on. There was no more troops to mobilize in Guanzhong. Xiang Yu only needed to send his troops westward. He would break through Hangu Pass and march straight to Xianyang like a broken bamboo.
"Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die!!"
Ying Zheng's eyes were lonely and he kept murmuring:
"OK, OK! What a Chu State, what a Xiang Yu!!"
"Your Majesty, please kill Zhang Han! For the sake of his own glory and wealth, this thief actually coerced the army to surrender. It was really shameless!"
Feng Quji took one step forward and asked Yingzheng to chop Zhang Han into pieces.
As a general of the Qin army, he would surrender to the enemy. It was really a shame for the Qin Dynasty.
Meng Yi heard this and also came to replace Zhang Han. Han argued:
"Your Majesty, no, Zhang Han was forced by Hu Hai and Zhao Gao to protect himself, so he couldn't do it. The culprits are Zhao Gao and Hu Hai."
"Please spare Zhang Han this time."
Hearing the dispute between the two, Ying Zheng looked at Zhang Han. Zhang Han hurriedly bowed his hands, but did not ask for mercy.
"Zhang Han, Prime Minister You asked me to kill you, why didn't you say anything? Are you willing to suffer death?"
"I am loyal to Your Majesty. If Your Majesty lets me live, I will live. If Your Majesty lets me die, I will kill myself to apologize!"
Zhang Han lowered his head slightly, without any expression on his face. Only at the end did he add:
"I just hope that your majesty will treat my mother well for the sake of my loyalty."
Ying Zheng stared at Zhang Han for a long time. When everyone thought Zhang Han was dead, Ying Zheng suddenly spoke:
"Get up!"
"From now on, you don’t have to go to Lishan. Just follow Meng Yi."
"I can save one mausoleum, but Da Qin cannot live without a famous general. Now that Zhao Gao and Hu Hai have both been sentenced to death, I hope you can be loyal to Fusu and work with Fusu to continue Da Qin's empire."
"I will definitely live up to your majesty’s trust!"
Zhang Han's voice contained emotion. He didn't expect that Ying Zheng would choose to spare him after seeing what he had done. This moved Zhang Han inexplicably.
In fact, Zhang Han still didn't understand Ying Zheng. As the first emperor, Ying Zheng Political heroes are talented and broad-minded.
Since ancient times, when birds are gone, good bows are hidden, cunning rabbits are dead, and lackeys are cooked.
But Ying Zheng has never done such a thing. He has always been magnanimous in his treatment of meritorious officials, even when these officials committed crimes. He made a big mistake and did not execute these people.
Lu Buwei controlled the government and committed adultery in the harem, but he made great contributions to the Qin State. It was precisely because of Lu Buwei's governance that the Qin Dynasty's national power reached its peak and laid a solid foundation for Ying Zheng to unify the six countries. , so after Ying Zheng finally took office, he still did not kill Lu Buwei, but let Lu Buwei support him.
Li Xin was a famous general in the Qin Dynasty. He had repeatedly made military exploits and was deeply loved by Ying Zheng. In the battle to destroy Zhao, Li Xin made great contributions, although he had no qualifications. Shang Qian was unexpectedly promoted by Ying Zheng because Ying Zheng admired Li Xin's courage and ability.
But later, Li Xin went on his own and led 200,000 Qin troops to attack Chu and returned in defeat, but Ying Zheng did not kill him. This person was
Wang Jian, one of the four famous generals of the Warring States Period. Among the six kingdoms, he single-handedly destroyed three kingdoms and had great military exploits. He was worried that his great achievements would shock his master, so he chose to commit suicide.
But after all, he underestimated Ying Zheng's ambition. After the destruction of the Chu Kingdom, Wang Jian In the end, the old man died on the bed and died a good death.
In addition, there were also his son Wang Bi and grandson Wang Li. Which one was not highly valued by the Qin Dynasty? This is Ying Zheng's mind. His broad mind is very popular. He can.
Now regarding Zhang Han, although he chose to surrender over light and shadow, it was forced by the situation. Besides, the incident has not happened yet, so it is naturally impossible for Ying Zheng to chop Zhang Han into pieces. Wouldn't that be self-destruction? Great Wall?
"Promise to the world, I want to see this Xiang Yu!"
Ying Zheng's next words shocked the courtiers even more. No one would have thought that Ying Zheng would make such a request.
"Could it be that His Majesty wanted to nip this problem in the bud and get rid of this official before Xiang Yu started to cause trouble? Li
Si asked in confusion.
However, Ying Zheng shook his head and said something that made everyone feel incredible:
"I want to conquer this person!!"... big man
"What a coward, this Zhang Han is really a coward, why doesn't he dare to fight with Xiang Yu?"
Liu Bang pointed at Zhang Han who raised his hands in surrender in mid-air.
Angry at his failure to fight, sad at his misfortune, he cursed and said:
"After all, he still wears the title of a famous general, but he surrenders like this, what a fucking idiot!"
"Brother, I've said it for a long time, this Zhang Han is just a parallel import."
Fan Kuai looked prescient and said with disdain:
"Back then, our brothers beat the shit out of Zhang Han. What kind of famous general was he?"
"In my opinion, any one of our brothers is better than him!"
"Zhou Bo, do you think what I said is right?"