Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Outside the city of Hangzhou, the sky was hazy, with fog and drizzle.

Han Xin's eyes were full of vicissitudes as he quietly watched the Qing soldiers in Hangzhou City from his tent.

He attacked Hangzhou City for nearly a year but failed to capture it. It was far inferior to taking Kyoto in half a month.

Many censors and imperial officials took the opportunity to criticize Han Xin, and some even said murderous things, saying that Han Xin wanted to support the enemy and seize the title of king by taking 80% of the elite troops of the Han State.

However, Emperor Gao and the wise officials in the court ignored these guys.

If Han Xin wanted food, he would give him food; if he wanted money, he would give him money; if he wanted military equipment and armor, he would give them to him as long as he asked.

Even Xiao He, the general manager in charge of logistics, gritted his teeth and helped Han Xin get through no matter how difficult it was.

These trusts, like a mountain of pressure, accumulated in Han Xin's mind.

If he ignores it, he will have to rely on the idle soldiers and brave men that Qin Ye has gathered together, even if they number nearly 500,000.

It could not stop Han Xin's 200,000 elite troops.

However, the battle of attacking and defending a city has always been a matter of exchanging pieces.

If they really did this and took Hangzhou City, there would not be many elite troops left in the Han headquarters.

Han Xin was not a great general but a talented commander. Emperor Gaozu handed the elite troops of the Han State to him not for the purpose of losing all of them.

"General, the Emperor Gao ordered that you no longer need to go to Jinling City. It is more important to capture Hangzhou City as soon as possible."

"Even if we can't take Hangzhou City, Qin Ye can't bring the Hangzhou City army to help Emperor Qing."

General Er Gouzi was holding the imperial edict, and his expression was not very good.

At that time, the generals of the Han army vowed to destroy Nanqing within three years.

Now a year has passed, and the city of Hangzhou still blocks the progress of the Han army.

This is tantamount to a slap in their face.

When Han Xin heard the Emperor Gao's edict, his expression changed slightly. He was silent for a while and then spoke softly.

"You can try to persuade them to surrender. Hangzhou City has been out of food for more than two months. Even if Qin Ye wants to continue fighting, I'm afraid the noble families under his command will not agree."

Er Gouzi was somewhat unwilling.

"General, what if Qin Ye doesn't agree? He is a die-hard supporter of Emperor Qing."

Han Xin's eyes became gloomy.

"I will recommend Qin Ye to Emperor Gao as the King of Qin. If Qin Ye refuses to do so, don't blame me for flooding Hangzhou."

Even Ergouzi, who was known for his unruly nature, couldn't help but take a breath when he heard Han Xin's words.

Jiangnan is a densely populated area, and the city of Hangzhou has about 300,000 to 400,000 people.

If the city of Hangzhou were flooded, together with the soldiers under Qin Ye's command, millions of people would probably die.

Han Xin glanced at Ergouzi and said nothing.

During the period when Liu Hong was the governor of Andong, he raised taxes on Jiangbei Road over three years and repaired more than half of the Yangtze River embankment.

Saying this now is just a psychological attack.

The best strategy is to attack the enemy’s plan!

Han Xin's letter of surrender was shot by thousands of arrows from bows and crossbows and soon reached the top of Hangzhou City.

It is indeed not suitable to use bows and arrows on rainy days, otherwise it is too humid and the bows and arrows will not be able to exert much power.

However, it was still easy to shoot arrows at the top of the city wall.

The aging Qin Ye had been patrolling the city walls, and from time to time he would kindly encourage morale.

It's a pity that it didn't work.

The city of Hangzhou was almost out of food, and the only way to survive was to have thin porridge almost visible to the naked eye once a day. The fact that the soldiers of the Qing Kingdom did not mutiny showed that Qin Ye had won the hearts of the soldiers.

Qin Ye's brows were tightly knitted together, and behind him, Yan Ruohai and Yan Bingyun, the father and son, also looked somewhat heavy-hearted.

Jiangnan is a land of fish and rice, but as Emperor Qing granted the entire Jiangnan to Prince Jing to appease the aristocratic families, the amount of grain handed over to the government has become less and less.

Especially since Han Xin besieged the city for a year and cut off the food supply, it was impossible for Qing Kingdom to transport food in.

As a soldier guarding the city fainted on the ground.

Qin Ye finally couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

"You two, are the noble families in the city still unwilling to open their warehouses to release grain and appease the people?"

"Don't they know that the lips and teeth are interdependent?"

Yan Bingyun lowered his head in shame, and Yan Ruohai also looked quite tired.

"Master Privy Councilor, you are also from a noble family, you should know the nature of these misers."

Never underestimate the stupidity of a local rich man!

Everyone knew that Hangzhou had been captured and Han Xin would definitely lead his army to plunder the city, but the Hangzhou aristocratic families refused to lend food.

Everyone knew that the Qing Kingdom was about to perish, so it would be better to accumulate enough strength, and when it was broken, go to the Leizhou port and take Fan Xian's merchant ship to seek refuge overseas.

Qin Ye punched the stone brick, his eyes filled with tears, and he almost roared.

"This group of aristocratic families are a disaster to the country and the people. They are a great threat to our Qing country. They eat delicacies from mountains and seas all day long, but they are reluctant to squeeze out food from their fingers."

"They even raised the price and used the food to recruit our soldiers."

"Your Majesty, I am powerless!"

Qin Ye knelt on the ground, and his roar turned into sobbing.

Yan Ruohai and Yan Bingyun, father and son, were speechless.

Hangzhou City is the territory given to the Yan family by Emperor Qing. The army of more than 400,000 can hold out for so long only because of the food allocated by the Yan family.

As for the Qin family's territory, Qingzhou in Xiliang Road, it had long been conquered by the peasant army of Nanzhao Kingdom. Even Qin Ye's only remaining son, Qin Heng, died in Qingzhou City.

Yan Ruohai's voice was dry.

"Your Excellency, the Privy Councilor is too serious. Things are not so definite. Let me think of a solution."

It can be called a solution, but it is nothing more than the Yan family squeezing out some more food to allow these soldiers of the Qing Kingdom to survive.

Because the Yan family still has a way out, as the regent family left by Chen Pingping to Fan Xian, the family in charge of the Supervisory Council.

It was impossible for Fan Xian to watch the Yan family die.

But the Qin family was not like that. They were the culprits who killed Ye Qingmei. When the survival of Qing Kingdom was in danger, Fan Xian was able to suppress his murderous intent and not attack the Qin family.

But taking the Qin family with him and fleeing overseas together can be said to be a fantasy.

Qin Ye shook his head and looked at the soldiers under his command who were pale and skinny and could barely hold their weapons, his voice was sad.

"It's useless! We in Daqing have lost the support of the people."

Yan Ruohai laughed dryly.

"You are too kind, Lord Privy Councilor. We, the noble families, have no common ground with the Han Dynasty."

The aristocratic families and the Han Dynasty are sworn enemies, but that doesn't mean they will share the national crisis with the Qing Kingdom.

Qin Ye understood this sentence. If he didn't still rely on the Yan family's food support, he would have almost spoken sarcastically.

"What is the will of the people? The will of the people means a constant supply of food and sufficient reserve troops. Daqing has lost all of these."

Just as Yan Ruohai was about to speak, Yan Bingyun suddenly pulled Yan Ruohai together, and an arrow flew to Qin Ye's feet.

The arrows were wrapped with letters, and thousands of arrows were shot at the same time, with almost every arrow containing a letter.

Persuade Qin Ye, the Privy Councilor of the Qing State, to surrender and save the millions of soldiers and civilians in Hangzhou City. The Han people will appreciate this merit.

This was enough for General Han Xin to recommend Qin Ye as the King of Qin.

Otherwise, when the rainy season comes, the Han army will open the gates to release water and flood the city of Hangzhou.

When Yan Ruohai saw the letter, his expression froze for a moment, and then he roared in anger.

"Quick! Gather all these letters together and forbid the soldiers to discuss them."

Qin Ye read Han Xin's letter carefully and couldn't help but feel that young people were awe-inspiring.

With both kindness and force, even if Qin Ye still chose to defend the city of Hangzhou, the aristocratic families below and the Military Supervisory Office would be worried about Qin Ye and become disloyal to him.

This is a title of king!

Can Mr. Qin resist this temptation?

Yan Bingyun gently pressed the sword with his palm and asked Qin Ye seriously.

"My Lord Privy Councilor, do you want to surrender?"

"That's absolutely impossible! Your Majesty has never treated my Qin family unfairly. Even if my Qin family and the Fan family have done something dirty, how can we be traitors?" Qin Ye immediately retorted.

Even though Emperor Qing wanted to promote Liu Hong from the beginning to check and balance the Qin family, he never took any action against the Qin family from beginning to end.

In the end, there were only two states in Xiliang Road, one Qingzhou and one Dingzhou, and Emperor Qing also sealed half of the road to the Qin family.

Even the Fan family and Prince Jing did not receive such treatment.

Not to mention that Qin Ye led his troops to return for support, Qin Heng was defeated and killed, and Emperor Qing, who had always been mean and ungrateful, did not punish Qin Ye.

He noticed that Yan Bingyun still didn't trust him.

Qin Ye was too lazy to pay attention to this guy.

"Humph! Everyone can betray His Majesty, except my Qin family. I, Qin Ye, may not be a famous minister, but I will never be a minister who betrays my master."

Yan Ruohai patted Yan Bingyun's back gently and spoke with a forced smile.

"In that case, I will gather the heads of the noble families tonight to provide food and fodder for the army. I hope that the Lord Privy Envoy will do me the honor!"

Qin Ye's face turned cold. This shows that he still doesn't trust him.

He wanted to take this opportunity to remove his military power.

Now that the country is on the verge of destruction, the people of Qing are still thinking about infighting.

No wonder Emperor Gao finally seized the world. If the country had not been destroyed, the gods would have been angry.

The secret agent from the Supervisory Office, wearing secret agent armor, quietly approached Qin Ye.

It seemed as if he would kill Qin Ye on the spot if he didn't agree.

Qin Ye spoke through gritted teeth.

"Sure! But I have to inspect the city walls first, and at least make sure they are arranged perfectly."

Yan Ruohai pondered for a while, looked at the secret agent from the Supervisory Office, and nodded in agreement.

Qin Ye looked at the Han army's camp, which was almost airtight.

Han Xin was also in the general's tent, looking at Old Man Qin from afar.

One was very old, the other was in his prime. These two people, the only ones in the world who had experience in large-scale military operations, confronted each other.

With Qin Ye's ninth-rank skills, of course he could see Han Xin. He was silent for a long time and then spoke slowly.

“The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead!”

"The beautiful land of Qing Kingdom has been handed over to others just like that."

Han Xin noticed the commotion on the city walls of Hangzhou and couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing.

"It's done. Hangzhou is ours now?"

Fan Dadan, Moss, Huang Xuan and others were confused.

Qin Ye hasn't surrendered yet, why is the general so sure that Hangzhou City belongs to the Han army?
Only Er Gouzi, with a hazy mind, caught a fleeting inspiration and couldn't help but exclaim, with a hint of doubt in his voice?
"General, this is impossible! Kyoto was lost because of a change of generals at the last minute. Don't these people learn from their mistakes?"

Han Xin looked at Ergouzi with admiration. Wasn't he the general that Emperor Gao always kept by his side?

He has some leadership talent.

But it's not enough!
Han Xin was in a good mood and was willing to help these generals solve their problems.

"You have been following the Emperor Gao for many years, with brotherly love as a bond. The Emperor Gao is kind and never suspects you, so you can give full play to your talents and get along with your colleagues."

"But it's not like that in Qing. The Qing Emperor is suspicious, and his subjects are like frightened birds. In addition, the interests of the aristocratic families are filthy."

"Party unity and suppression of dissidents is the mainstream of Qing Kingdom."

How could the hatred between the Qin family and Fan Xian be let go so easily?

Previously, Han Xin besieged the city of Hangzhou, cut off its food supplies, and made people suspicious.

The Yan family, as a vassal of the Fan family, was able to cooperate with Qin Ye for so long, entirely because they had the Han army as their formidable enemy.

Now that he saw that the Han army had been unable to capture the city after a long siege, he naturally became concerned.

Of course, Yan Ruohai and others would not be so irrational as to be so impatient to remove Qin Ye's military power.

That's why Han Xin's promise to make Qin Ye a king added fuel to the fire and separated the two people who had been working closely together.

If Han Xin really wanted to take Hangzhou City at all costs, it would only take three months.

First, the army launched a fierce attack, and then bypassed Qin Ye and promised benefits to the aristocratic families. Naturally, these aristocratic families would open the city gates and surrender.

But if we do this, what will happen to the Han Dynasty's national policy of cracking down on aristocratic families?
How can the Han army vent the anger that has been accumulated for a year?

Moreover, when Han Xin crossed the river and occupied some prefectures and counties, the people in the south of the Yangtze River were almost like evil spirits on earth, and were as thin as skin and bones.

If Han Xin had not provided them with food and assigned them the task of escorting the baggage.

The people in the south of the Yangtze River are probably reduced to dead bones.

Therefore, it is reasonable and logical that all the aristocratic families in Jiangnan must be killed, and their land, silver and grain must be used to satisfy the grievances of the people in Jiangnan.

Otherwise, would the Han Dynasty central government be asked to allocate funds?
The Han Kingdom supported 200,000 Han troops, Dongyi City supported Northern Qi, Dongyi City and other vassal states' reinforcements, and also allocated part of the food to the peasant army of Nanzhao Kingdom.

The Han Dynasty was already stretched to the limit!

If the Jiangnan aristocratic families are not uprooted, the tens of millions of hungry people in Jiangnan alone will be a powder keg.

It was so high that the emperor had a headache for a long time.

Han Xin put his hands behind his back, his eyes full of confidence.

"Get ready! We will attack the city tonight. I believe that after eating so much fish and shrimp, the Han army's night blindness will be much better."

The generals took orders, sharpened their swords, and prepared to capture the city of Hangzhou that had troubled them for a year.

Before night falls, the city of Hangzhou is filled with singing and dancing.

Hundreds of patriarchs of the wealthy families in the city looked at the beautiful concubine and felt a little dry in the mouth.

As expected of a Kyoto family, the quality of these beauties is much better than that of the beauties in their mansion.

Yan Ruohai was playing with his wine glass, waiting for the secret agent to escort Qin Ye to arrive.
By then, he would borrow food as Fan Xian's ally, which would be enough to appease the unstable military morale.

At that time, he would directly retreat with an army of more than 400,000 and the aristocratic families.

Yan Ruohai had no intention of defending Hangzhou City to the death.

Even if Fan Xian became a grandmaster, he would not be able to restore his country without troops.

Four hundred thousand troops are enough to be a great help to Fan Xian, and his Yan family can also become Fan Xian's right-hand man.

Qin Ye was escorted to the main hall, his face ashen, and he was indifferent to the monkey-like looks given by the clan leaders of these aristocratic families.

Yan Ruohai's attitude was quite polite.

"My Lord Privy Councilor, I'm sorry! After all, the country is in such a crisis, and there is nothing we can do."

Qin Ye looked at the dazzling array of delicious food, moved his lips for a while, and sighed.

"You have food but you are unwilling to share it with the soldiers. You even replaced the generals by means of a coup. Aren't you afraid that the morale of the army will be shaken?"

Yan Ruohai still smiled and raised his hand to point at the soldiers who had arrived.

The Yan family controls the Supervisory Council and as military supervisors, they naturally have a loyal army at their disposal.

"Master Privy Councilor, don't be too confident. Without you, even if we can't defend Hangzhou City, we can still retreat to Leizhou Port with our 400,000 troops without any worries."

The eyes of many clan leaders of noble families lit up.

Leizhou Port is the only way for Fan Xian to travel overseas.

It seems that Lord Yan has made his choice.

Unexpectedly, after seeing the logo of this army, the Qin family felt a chill all over their bodies.

"You secretly instigated the garrisons of the four cities to rebel? You also transferred them here to suppress my trusted men in the army!"

When Yan Ruohai saw Qin Ye's expression, he thought he was struggling to death and his eyes were a little displeased.

"Is there any problem? Mr. Qin, I advise you to face reality."

Qin Ye shed two lines of tears and sighed with his head raised.

"Hangzhou is finished!"

"When a country is about to be destroyed, there must be evildoers. I didn't expect Fan Xian to be the biggest evildoer."

Yan Ruohai suppressed the smile on his face and really wanted to say something.

"Boom..." A thunder sounded, accompanied by shouts of fighting and killing.

The Han army has entered the city! (End of this chapter)