Chapter 546: Liu Bang Founds the State
It is undeniable that Qin Hui is old.
In fact, it's not just him.
Among those ministers who held high positions during the Chengping period, how many of them are still young today?
Even Heshen was already in his sixties.
Ying Yuan asked Qin Hui to step down, in fact, he also wanted to send a message to the outside world.
The crackdown on gangsters and evil is to bring a new look to Daqin.
The purpose of making use of young people is to give the court a new look.
In July of the eighth year of Taichu, Liu Yu, one of the four generals who had led an expedition, died of illness.
Same month.
Major changes took place in the border area between Yan and Chu.
A man named Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty with six states.
As soon as this incident happened, it instantly attracted attention from all over the world.
After Cao Cao received the news, he immediately went to Xuanzheng Hall to report the matter to Ying Yuan.
"This Liu Bang helped our Qin State during the war against Yan and defeated Qin Qiong at Luoxia Pass."
"At the time, I felt that although Liu Bang had some ambition, he was, after all, a country boy, and it would be difficult for him to achieve anything."
"I didn't expect that he would actually cause a bit of trouble."
After Ying Yuan understood the whole story, he also made his own analysis.
"No one should underestimate Liu Bang. He used our Qin State to help him rise to fame."
"Then, with the help of the few troops given to him by Shu, he forcibly opened a gap between the already declining Yan and Chu states."
"It's obvious that this was premeditated. I'm afraid there must be someone behind the scenes directing him."
Cao Cao asked curiously, "Who does your Majesty think it is?"
Ying Yuan shook his head. "That's not important anymore. What's important is how big Liu Bang's ambition is and how far he wants to go."
"If my predictions are correct, Liu Bang's envoys should be arriving in Xianyang soon."
Envoy?
"What is his purpose in sending an envoy?"
Cao Cao frowned slightly.
Ying Yuan said bluntly: "Firstly, they want our Great Qin to recognize the status of the Han State, and secondly, I am afraid they want to recognize our Great Qin as the suzerain state."
"He wants to wait for us to attack Chu so that he can get a piece of the pie."
It is worth mentioning that Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty, but did not proclaim himself emperor, but king.
This was originally a very low-key thing.
But Ying Yuan smelled a hint of danger.
Because that's what smart people do.
Ying Yuan is now very curious about how many members of the early Han Dynasty Liu Bang had gathered in his previous life.
No matter what, Liu Bang's thoughts were already clear.
That is to stand on the shoulders of the Qin giant and gain more benefits.
Cao Cao asked, "Your Majesty, if the Han envoy comes, will you meet him or not?"
Ying Yuan had no idea for the time being. Qin State still had too little information about the suddenly emerging Han State.
"Let it hang for now and observe the actions of other countries."
No matter what, Liu Bang is just surviving in the cracks now.
After defeating Qin Qiong, Liu Bang made great contributions to Shu.
He also took advantage of his distant relationship with Liu Bei.
Borrowed three thousand soldiers from Shu.
They said they wanted to guard the territory of Yan that they had seized for Shu.
After all, Shu Kingdom did make a great contribution by destroying half of Yan Kingdom.
At that time, Ying Yuan gave some Yan territory to Shu Kingdom out of consideration for the relationship between the two countries.
And Liu Bang was able to quietly take over the six states with his limited territory.
It can be seen that he has some skills.
Today, the territory of Han is equivalent to a small half of Chu and Yan.
The reason why he did not claim to be an emperor but a king was also due to the consideration of insufficient territory.
When mentioning the matter of Liu Bang founding the country, Ying Yuan smiled and said:
"He started this, and from now on, anyone who has even a little bit of territory will start to claim to be the king."
Cao Cao bowed deeply and said, "When the Great Qin unifies the world, no one will dare to claim to be king or hegemon again."
Liu Bang's founding of the country was just a small episode for the Qin Dynasty.
There is another thing that deserves Ying Yuan's attention.
The three guards have found Wu Qi's whereabouts.
The other party actually opened a tavern in Xianyang City.
Ying Yuan said bluntly: "Take some silver from the Ministry of Revenue and give it to Wu Qi, saying that this is the money he and I have for our partnership."
Giving money doesn't matter.
The important thing is, once Wu Qi accepted the money.
This means that he has established a 'partnership' with Daqin.
Why did the civil and military officials of Qin all hope that Wu Qi would surrender?
Is it because Wu Qi is very good at leading troops in battle?
To be honest, there is no shortage of talented military leaders within the Qin State.
It was because Wu Qi was familiar with all the mountains and rivers in the current Chu State area.
He is the natural guide of the Qin army.
Everyone felt that the time had come to attack Chu.
However, Ying Yuan has no intention of mobilizing troops for the time being.
When Wu Qi saw the silver sent by Ying Yuan, he smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"The Great Qin spy organization is at the forefront of all nations. I didn't take it seriously at first, but now I've seen it for what it is."
Wei Zhongxian bowed and said, "Mr. Wu, please don't say that. You've been running this tavern right under our noses for so long, and we didn't even notice. We're truly ashamed."
Wu Qi said, "I believe that once you discover me, His Majesty the Emperor of Qin will surely summon me or sentence me to death."
"But I never expected that His Majesty... would actually give me a sum of money."
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