11Reject the imperial edict

Xu Feng gave Lu Bu, Zhao Yun and Wang Yong a thousand-mile horse, which directly brought the relationship between the three monarchs and ministers closer. Lu Bu, in particular, became much more respectful to Xu Feng.

"The number of cavalry is still too small. Prime Minister, I would like to trouble you to think of a way to send someone as soon as possible to select a group of good horses from Longxi and send them to Xianyang. I will form more cavalry."

After returning to the palace, Xu Feng found Zhuge Liang and gave him instructions.

"Yes, Wei Chen knows about it. Wei Chen will send someone to take care of it when he gets back." Zhuge Liang responded.

At this time, with the invention of the stirrup, the power of the cavalry in war will be doubled, and the cavalry will also be a trump card in Xu Feng's hands.

If this trump card is used properly, it is likely to determine the outcome of a war.

But unfortunately, at this time, all the cavalry before the Qin Dynasty had basically been lost. Xianyang now only had Lu Bu's 3,500 cavalry, which was too small.

This number may not be able to have a decisive effect when facing Xiang Yu's hundreds of thousands of troops.

Therefore, Xu Feng wanted to expand the cavalry.

Fortunately, the horse-raising lands in Longxi of Great Qin were still under Great Qin's control at this time. After all, those were the places where the old Qin people made their fortune, and there were no remnants of the Six Kingdoms there.

As long as Zhuge Liang is given time to transfer several batches of good horses from Longxi to Xianyang, it won't be a problem.

A few days later, the Sinner's Edict, King Qin's Order, and Zhao'an Order issued by Xu Feng were also spread to the ears of the people everywhere, the Qin army, and the rebels along with the fast horses.

In mid-September of the third year of Qin II, outside the city of Luoyang (Luoyang).

Li You looked at the military camps that stretched for more than ten miles outside the city, with a solemn expression on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, did you really kill Zhao Gao, issue a self-incriminating edict, and then ask me to withdraw my troops and return to Xianyang?"

"Yes, General, the edict has just been delivered. Your Majesty has already executed Zhao Gao and regained control of the government.

Moreover, he also rehabilitated the Prime Minister, General Meng Tian and other loyal and good people.

Your Majesty also indeed ordered the general to lead his army back to Xianyang, stationed at Hangu Pass, and return to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit."

A Qin general behind Li You spoke.

"Okay, Your Majesty finally woke up and saw the true face of Zhao Gao, that thief.

It's pity that my father died tragically at the hands of Zhao Gao, but it's a pity that I can't kill that thief Zhao Gao myself."

After hearing this, Li You looked excited and said.

"But if His Majesty calls us back to Xianyang now, wouldn't it mean that Luoyang is being handed over to Xiang Yu?"

After Li You got over his excitement, he continued to look at the military camp of Xiang Yu's army outside the city and said in confusion.

"I don't know about this even from my humble position. Maybe His Majesty wants to gather his troops to rebel against Xiang Yu, Liu Bang and others and have a decisive battle outside Xianyang City!"

The Qin general replied.

"Well, now that Your Majesty has killed Zhao Gao and vindicated my father, my Li family will still serve Your Majesty and Da Qin loyally.

After the order was passed, the whole army quietly left the pass before dawn, so as not to disturb Xiang Yu's army outside the pass.

Let’s go back to Xianyang.”

Finally, Li You issued the order, obeyed Xu Feng's order, and led one hundred thousand Qin army captains back to Xianyang.

In fact, if Li You hadn't heard the news that Xu Feng had killed Zhao Gao and vindicated his father's name, Li You would have really been unwilling to lead his army back to Xianyang.

After all, if Zhao Gao was still alive at this time and led his army back to Xianyang, the end would probably not be as good.

Li Si was brutally killed by Zhao Gao. As Li Si's son, Li You not only hated Zhao Gao, but also hated Hu Hai.

But now, Li You chose to obey Xu Feng's edict.

Li You was the governor of Sanchuan County in the Qin Dynasty. During this period, he led his troops to fight against the rebels in the Rongyang and Yongqiu areas and defended the last barrier to the east of the Guanzhong in the Qin Dynasty.

According to the historical process, Li You should have died in battle at this time, and the tens of thousands of elite captains under his command would also be wiped out by Xiang Yu within the next month.

But now because of the arrival of Xu Feng, Da Qin has undergone subtle changes.

Li You had not yet died in the battle, and the nearly 100,000 elite captains under his command had not yet been destroyed, which could be regarded as saving the last breath of the Qin army's vitality.

When Li You led his army to fight outside, his father was brutally killed by Zhao Gao in Xianyang. Even so, Li You did not betray Da Qin.

This shows that Li You is still loyal to Da Qin at this time.

It was precisely because of this that Xu Feng dared to let Li You lead the Duwei army back to Xianyang, and planned to continue to reuse him.

Outside Luoyang City, in Xiang Yu's commanding tent, Xiang Yu, his subordinates Fan Zeng, Long Qie, Yingbu, General Pu and other generals were all gathered here.

At this time, Xiang Yu was holding an edict in his hand, which was the edict issued by Xu Feng.

"Huh, that bitch emperor Hu Hai seems to be scared and issued this bullshit edict on sin.

You think that this way my general will not lead his army to attack Xianyang. You are delusional.

This general must personally capture Xianyang and kill Hu Hai in order to honor the ancestors of my Xiang family and avenge the tragic deaths of thousands of Chu soldiers at the hands of the Qin people."

Xiang Yu threw the guilty edict directly to the ground, his eyes were cold and he said with murderous intent.

Xiang Yu's hatred for the Qin Dynasty has long been deep in his bones. In fact, Xu Feng, as a later generation, naturally knows this.

Therefore, Xu Feng originally wanted to send someone to persuade Xiang Yu, but after thinking about it in the end, he decided not to do it.

Xu Feng knew that even if he sent an envoy to Xiang Yu's military camp at this time and offered huge terms and tricks, it would be impossible to stop Xiang Yu's troops from entering Xianyang.

Thinking about history, Xiang Yu first killed 200,000 Qin soldiers, and after entering Xianyang, he killed Ziying, burned the Qin palace, and killed civilians. This shows how much Xiang Yu hated the Qin Dynasty.

On the contrary, Xu Feng chose to try to win over Liu Bang.

Compared to Xiang Yu, Liu Bang is more tactful and flexible, and he does not hate the Qin Dynasty as much as Xiang Yu, and his strength is weaker than Xiang Yu's.

As for whether Xu Feng can successfully win over Liu Bang in the end, Xu Feng actually doesn't have much hope.

After all, Liu Bang now has talents like Zhang Liang and Xiao He by his side, and it is not easy to win over and surrender.

But even if it fails in the end, when the news spreads, it will make the suspicion between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang even deeper, which will do no harm to Xu Feng.

Xu Feng wanted to treat Xiang Yu and Liu Bang differently.

Therefore, just when Xiang Yu received an imperial edict from Xu Feng outside Hangu Pass, Liu Bang received an additional imperial edict.

At this time, Liu Bang, who had captured the "Wuguan" at the south gate of Xianyang, marched into Lantian, defeated the Qin army in Lantian, and temporarily stationed in Lantian, where he met the envoy sent by Xu Feng.

"You have sinned! Zhao Gao is dead!"

When Liu Bang's subordinate Zhang Liang and other cronies saw Xu Feng's edict and learned from the messenger that Xu Feng had killed Zhao Gao, they were all surprised!

Zhang Liang, who was beside Liu Bang, looked thoughtful at this time.

At this time, in Liu Bang's commander's tent, a Qin envoy said: "In the past, the traitor Zhao Gao deceived Your Majesty and controlled the government, causing the world to be in ruins and causing widespread resentment among the people.

Now, Your Majesty has executed the treacherous Zhao Gao, regained control of the government, and granted amnesty to all rebels in the world. As long as you choose to submit to the imperial court, Your Majesty will let bygones be bygones.

Moreover, His Majesty also appointed Pei Gong as the general and made him a marquis within the pass."

After hearing what the Qin envoy said, Liu Bang's eyes widened. He didn't expect Xu Feng to be so generous and directly made him a Marquis of Guannei.

You should know that among the twenty military meritorious titles in the Qin Dynasty, the highest was Chehou, and the next lowest was Guanneihou.

However, at this time, Liu Bang was also granted the title of Marquis of Wu'an by Xiang Yu, so he did not care about the title of Marquis of Guannei given to him by Xu Feng.

Moreover, in Liu Bang's view, Great Qin was already doomed at this time.

If he now takes over Xu Feng's command and becomes the Guannei Marquis of the Qin Dynasty, when Xiang Yu's army comes over and the Qin Dynasty is destroyed, he will be finished.

Therefore, Liu Bang snorted coldly and said: "The brutal Qin Dynasty has made the world angry and resentful, and the only thing waiting for it is destruction.

Go back and tell Hu Hai that I will send troops to Xianyang soon.

If he abdicates the throne at that time, changes his name to King Qin, and then opens the city gate and surrenders to me, I can save him from death."

"So Pei Gong rejected His Majesty's imperial edict?"

After hearing Liu Bang's words, the Qin envoy's tone also turned cold.

"Just go back and report to Hu Hai. You are the envoy. I will not kill you, otherwise you will sacrifice the flag today."

Liu Bang said in the same unkind tone.

Liu Bang's words also startled the Qin envoy, and he finally said harshly: "Then you can take care of yourself."

Immediately, the Qin envoy returned to Xianyang.

"Zifang, what do you think about Hu Hai's execution of Zhao Gao?"

After the Qin envoy left, Liu Bang asked Zhang Liang next to him.

"I didn't expect that something like this would happen in Xianyang at this time, and Zhao Gao would be killed by Hu Hai.

However, even if Hu Hai killed Zhao Gao now, it was already too late. The main army of Da Qin had been annihilated by Xiang Yu.

The trend of the Qin Dynasty's destruction has become unstoppable.

Therefore, it was right for Duke Pei not to accept Emperor Qin's imperial edict."

"Um."

Liu Bang felt relieved when he heard what Zhang Liang said.

"However, now that Zhao Gao is dead, the situation in Xianyang may change.
To be continued...