Yangcheng County, Nanyang County, as usual, it is July, the autumn harvest season, the wind is sunny, children are running in the street, playing and laughing, and the elderly are sitting in front of their homes, basking in the sun and chatting.

In the fields, tenant farmers were busy harvesting beans and wheat. The joy of harvest made everyone smile.

But while everyone was busy harvesting, a group of cavalry came from the country road, carrying dust, and headed towards the county government office at an extremely fast speed.

The county magistrate knelt on the ground, and several men in black official uniforms with swords came in. The leader was a eunuch. He took out the imperial edict from his arms, opened it and read aloud: "By the fate of heaven, the emperor summons

, Hebei is guarding the border, which is the foundation of the country. The Xiongnu is prosperous, and the East Hu has no way. I worry about it every day. Every time I think about it, I need to add more troops to guard the border. This has ensured the safety of our great Qin Dynasty. I have issued an order that each county in Nanyang County must recruit a thousand soldiers to guard the border.

Yuyang, on the day when the decree arrives, we will set out on the tenth day and we must arrive within two months. If we miss the deadline, the county magistrate will be guilty of the same crime and be executed! I appreciate this!"

After the eunuch read the imperial edict, he glanced at the county magistrate who was kneeling on the ground, and shouted in a sharp voice: "Why don't you accept the edict quickly?"

"Your Majesty, accept the order." The county magistrate stood up and took the imperial edict with both hands. The eunuch looked at the county magistrate and said: "Your Majesty is really serious this time. If you delay your trip, I'm afraid the county magistrate will be in trouble. This matter

You'd better prepare things quickly and let them set off on a different day."

The county magistrate bowed his hands and sang the promise, and the eunuch turned around and headed outside the mansion. Accompanied by the chaotic sound of horse hooves, several Qin soldiers rode away. The county magistrate looked at the dust rising outside the mansion, sighed lightly, turned around and ordered: "Go.

There is a levy on the left side of the city. Within three days, I will see a thousand people!"

The streets and fields were full of running government officials. They were ordered to arrest people, young and old, and they had to gather a thousand. If the number of tenant farmers was insufficient, they would go to residential areas to arrest them. No matter what their status was, as long as they were arrested, they would never leave the county again.

Yamen.

Three days later, a thousand people gathered in the county government school grounds. The county magistrate stood on the martial arts stage and looked at the crowd. He coughed heavily and then said: "There is an imperial edict, and we are ordered to send out a thousand soldiers from Yangcheng County."

, go north to Yuyang to guard the border, this is an opportunity for training, you must set off tomorrow!"

Everyone below was in chaos. Many people wanted to rush out of the school grounds, but they were whipped by the government officials with whips. In about a stick of incense, the commotion was stopped. At this time, the county magistrate said again: "The list has been prepared. If there is any

Anyone who escapes will be implicated and will be killed without mercy!"

The county magistrate's last words aroused everyone's discussion. This is not a conscription, this is forcing people to join the army. A few years ago, when the Qin State conquered South Vietnam, it forced people to enlist in the army and collected businessmen's sons-in-law. Today, the second emperor

Not long after he took the throne, he began to conscript soldiers to Mobei. Is it true that as a Qin citizen, he should have such a fate?

Many people lamented that many people were unwilling to give up, but they could not resist the pulley of fate and had to appoint. At this time, the county captain took thirty government servants and began to distribute weapons from the treasury. In Yangcheng County, there were no decent weapons. The court had been waiting for a long time.

There was no need to replenish ordnance to various places. At this time, the county captain issued some obsolete spears and spears.

After about three hours, when everything was done, the county lieutenant picked out two burly teenagers from the crowd, brought them to the martial arts stage, and said with a smile: "What are your names?"

"My name is Wu Guang." One of the boys replied. Soon, the other boy also cupped his hands and said with a smile, "My name is Chen Sheng."

"Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, yes, yes." The county lieutenant nodded and laughed. It was not enough to rely on his two generals to guard these strong men. Once they rebelled halfway, the consequences would be disastrous. At that time, not only the county magistrate would have to suffer, but also

As a county captain, I cannot escape the blame.

The county captain stretched out his hand and patted the two men's shoulders twice, nodded with satisfaction, then walked back to the county magistrate, whispered a few words, and the county magistrate also nodded with satisfaction. At this time, the two Qin soldiers beside the county captain took out two

He handed the bronze swords to Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. At this time, the county captain said: "From today on, I will promote you two to village commanders. These one thousand people will be divided into two teams, each team has 500 people, and you two will

Teach the leader. In addition, I will dispatch two generals to go north with you two. I hope you can arrive as scheduled and return as soon as possible. I will be in Yangcheng County to pick up the wind for you."

Although the county captain's words were very generous, everyone knew that he was asking them to go to Mobei to die. If there was no war in the past few years, they could wait for a few years and get paid before coming back. But if there were Huns or Donghu invaders, they could only rely on them.

Can these weapons and spears handed out be used for fighting?

But it was useless to complain. Many people bowed their heads and accepted their fate, sighing. The county captain said something else on the martial arts stage. When the sun was about to set, he gave the order for everyone to go back to the barracks to rest for the night and set off at dawn.

...

With their families weeping farewell, a thousand strong men who went north to guard the border embarked on the journey. To ensure that just in case, the Yangcheng County magistrate dispatched another twenty government officials and two generals to go north with these thousand people.

Escort, but in fact, is surveillance, which can be said to be a kind of coercion.

The team was uneven, marching eastward from the Huaihe River area. In about half a month, the team arrived at Qi County, Sishui County. It had been raining heavily for several days. The floods had overflowed the swamp and blocked the way.

More than a thousand people had to build camps at high altitudes and suspend their journey.

The rain was continuous and everyone was miserable, but the two generals were at ease, drinking in the tent every day and not caring about worldly affairs. Just like this, they wasted their time day by day.

However, the time specified by the imperial court was limited, so they stayed here day by day. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang each had their own worries, but they were inconvenient to talk about in normal times. It happened that today, the two generals were drunk in the camp again. At this time, they were already drunk.

After going to bed, except for five of the twenty government officials who were responsible for patrolling, the rest also went to the nearby countryside to drink.

Chen Sheng quietly came to Wu Guang's tent. Wu Guang was sitting in the tent at this time. He had stayed in Daze for more than ten days. If he continued, he was afraid that he would die when he arrived in Yuyang. At this time, there was

Slight footsteps sounded in the tent. Wu Guang stood up suddenly and turned around to see that the person coming was Chen Sheng. He couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

After more than half a month of getting along, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had become familiar with each other and had a good relationship. When Chen Sheng came, Wu Guang sighed softly and pulled Chen Sheng to sit down. He lowered his head and thought for a moment. Wu Guang said, "Brother, it's raining heavily."

, we have been staying here for more than half a month, it would not be a joke if we delay it any longer and miss our trip."

Chen Sheng had actually thought about this issue for a long time. Seeing that Wu Guang was worried about this matter, he pretended to sigh and looked pitiful. After a while, he said: "I heard that Qin's law is strict and does not tolerate selfishness. If it is delayed,

You will definitely be questioned about your schedule!"

"Oh my god, there are more than a thousand people, can he kill them all?" Wu Guang was surprised and couldn't help but ask.

Seeing Wu Guang's surprise, Chen Sheng had to press his hand down, signaling Wu Guang to keep quiet. He unconsciously looked at the tent entrance behind him, and then said softly: "More than a thousand people are nothing. I heard that Xianyang killed someone not long ago."

There are more than 2,000 people, and most of them are princes, nobles and civil and military ministers, and their status is very high."

Seeing what Chen Sheng said, Wu Guang felt even more unsure. He couldn't help but pick up the sword in his hand, pulled Chen Sheng, and said anxiously: "In this case, we might as well run away while no one is paying attention."

"Wait a minute!" Chen Sheng grabbed Wu Guang and said softly: "Listen to me."

Wu Guang also calmed down a bit at this time. Seeing that Chen Sheng had something to say, he had to sit down. Chen Sheng pressed Wu Guang's sword and then said: "If we escape like this, sooner or later we will be caught by the court.

Although the world is big, it is not as good as the king's land..."

Chen Sheng paused deliberately and emphasized his words: "Let's rebel!"

Wu Guang was startled. At most, he just wanted to escape, but Chen Sheng considered rebelling. Wu Guang was unsure. He did not dare to agree, but he was a little tempted. He was tangled and hesitant. Chen Sheng saw Wu Guang's hesitation.

, he couldn't help but stand up and said resolutely: "When a man is reincarnated, he should make immortal achievements. Even if he fails, he will leave his name forever. Is it better than wandering around, being looked down upon by others, being captured one day, and dying under the guillotine?"

"

Wu Guang was completely tempted. At this time, Chen Sheng said again: "If you are still hesitant, how about we find someone to tell the fortune?"

After a brief silence, Wu Guang nodded and said: "In that case, we will go to town tomorrow."

...

Every morning, there are many things to be busy with in the camp. It is not until noon that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang can get away and have some free time. This is also an extremely precious time in their day.

At this time, the two came to a nearby town. The town was not big, it was a typical earthen city. After wandering in the street for a while, they found that not far away, there was a small table. Next to the small table was a cloth bag with a cloth bag on it.

There are two words written on it: "Heaven's calculation".

This was a hexagram stall. The two of them looked around and walked quickly towards the hexagram stall.

The fortune teller was an old man with a half-white beard and a green Taoist robe. He was closing his eyes and concentrating in front of the table. Hearing the sound of footsteps, the fortune teller opened his eyes and saw two people approaching. The fortune teller smiled across his beard.

He said: "What do you two want to calculate?"

"Future!" Chen Sheng returned. At this time, the two of them had already sat down at the Gua stall. At this time, the old man counted with his fingers. He was slightly surprised, but the surprise was only short-lived. The old man regained his composure. He put a piece of sheepskin

He handed me a // brush and said, "Write down your birthdays and horoscopes."

Chen Sheng was the first to take up a pen and write down his birth date. Later, Wu Guang also took up a pen and wrote some. The old man took back the birth date and picked up the tortoise shell on the side. There were several copper plates inside. The old man shook it vigorously.

He poured the copper plate on the table, looked at it, and couldn't help laughing again.

When the two saw the old man laughing, the tension in their hearts subsided a bit. Chen Sheng asked at this time: "May I ask the hexagram master, what are the hexagrams of the two of us?"

"If you act with one heart//, you will definitely succeed. However, there will be obstacles and troubles later on. You should still ask the ghosts and gods." The hexagram master couldn't help but smile.

The two of them heard the divination master say that if they work together/// they will succeed, they were extremely happy. However, the divination master changed the subject and told them that there would be dangers in the future. It was like a basin of cold water poured on them.

The two of them fell into deep thought at this time, why ask the ghosts and gods?

After thinking for a while, Chen Sheng couldn't help but said happily: "I know, Chu people have always believed in ghosts. As long as we have ghosts and gods win over people's hearts, we will definitely succeed!"
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