Zang Tu's rebellion was indeed much more convenient and easier than Zhao Xie. With just a command, the six counties of Yan State immediately began to recruit troops and expand their troops, as well as transporting grain and grass and hoarding various military supplies in key cities everywhere, and they were almost ready to rebel directly.

In response, although the officials of the Han court directly under the Yan State immediately realized that the situation seemed wrong, Zang Tu's excuse was to prevent the Huns from invading the Central Plains, which was definitely legitimate. In addition, the Huns were famous for their favours in winter. The Han army in Daijun and Yanmen were also desperately preparing for the war and strictly guarded the Huns. Therefore, the direct officials of the Han court could not object and stop it. They could only inform the Han court and Xiang Kang through various light and secret channels, reminding Xiang Kang to be on guard against Zang Tu.

Seeing that something was wrong was also the crown prince of Yan, who was born in Zang Tufeng. For the sake of his future, Zang Yan also carefully reminded Zang Tu not to do too much, so as not to arouse the suspicion of Xiang Kang and the Han court. Of course, Zang Tu not only disobeyed, but also asked Zang Yan to shut up and not interfere with his decisions. Zang Yan, who did not have much real power, had no choice but to pray for God's blessing and not let Xiang Kang overreact to Zang Tu's actions while allowing his father to act freely.

During the busy preparations, accurate news about Zhao Xie also came from Xianyang, saying that Xiang Kang had changed Zhao Xie to Duke of Donghai and rewarded ten cities including Tancheng, the capital of Donghai County. At the same time, he pardoned Zhao Xie's son's crimes. It was also rumored that Xiang Kang did not want to abolish Zhao Xie's throne, but Zhao Xie repeatedly kowtowed and repeatedly asked to abolish the king. Xiang Kang reluctantly abolished Zhao Xie's title of King Zhao and changed his son, who had just turned one year old, to King Zhao.

Of course, Zang Tu's party sneered at such rumors. In addition to mocking Xiang Kang's hypocrisy and shamelessness behind his back, he also prepared to rebel Zhao Hui, the governor of Julu County of Zhao Xie, and waited to raise the anti-flag flag, and immediately sent someone to Julu to persuade Zhao Hui to change his flag and stand independence, proclaiming himself the King of Zhao to confront the Han court. At the same time, Zang Tu sent an envoy to contact Han Xin and also brought a heavy gift to Huaiyin early. Han Xin, who would normally be able to help the Yan army a lot.

Of course, the envoys who went to contact the Xiongnu Shanyu had been sent out long ago. As for the plan to rebel Wu Rui, Zang Tu adopted Zhang Sheng's suggestion and planned to send someone to contact Wu Rui after the date of reprimand was determined, so as not to turn against Wu Rui, a fence-bearer who could even sacrifice his son-in-law, secretly report to the Han court, and ruin his major rebellion.

Zang Tu was quite surprised. The day after receiving the news from Zhao Xie, a Han court envoy suddenly came to Ji County with Xiang Kang's edict. Before he had time to prepare for all rebellion, Zang Tu did not dare to neglect. In order to avoid arousing the alertness of the Han court, he welcomed the arrival of the Han court envoy very enthusiastically. He bowed in front of the Han court envoy and listened respectfully to Xiang Kang's so-called bullshit edict.

The content of the bullshit edict surprised Zang Tu. In the edict, Xiang Kang actually announced that the Fanyang Iron Mine in Yixian County, Guangyang County, Yan State would be directly under the Han court. He also asked Zang Tu to select suitable locations next to the Fanyang Iron Mine, and to build a small town before the first month of the year, and hand it over to the Han court for jurisdiction. Fortunately, Xiang Kang was not the iron ore that Bai wanted Zang Tu. In the edict, he announced that the two cities of Gaoyang and Aling in Julu County would be transferred to Yan State as compensation for the Han court to take over Fanyang Iron Mine.

They were already ready to rebel, so Zang Tu certainly would not mind temporarily placing Fanyang iron ore, which had not produced much, under the name of the Han court. What interested Zang Tu was why Xiang Kang was willing to exchange two cities for one iron ore. So after respectfully receiving the order, Zang Tu asked about the reason for this matter with great curiosity during the banquet to entertain the envoy of the Han court.

The Han court envoy did not hide from Zang Tu. After drinking a few cups of yellow soup, he told the truth to Zang Tu, saying: "King, the court has been paying attention to Fanyang Iron Mine for a long time. Although the ore output of Fanyang Iron Mine is not very large and does not contain much iron, the iron refined is most suitable for making weapons and armor, especially the sabers suitable for making our Han cavalry, and the armor used for our Han heavy armored soldiers. The quality is far higher than the sabers and heavy armors made from other iron ores, so the court is willing to exchange two cities for your Fanyang Iron Mine."

"Is this happening?" Zang Tu, who didn't know how to smel, asked in surprise when he heard Daqi, "Is the iron refined from Fanyang Iron Mine so good?"

"It's true." The Han court envoy replied truthfully: "Yang Bu Yang's Nei Shi personally reported to His Majesty that he organized everyone to compare the iron from Jiuzhou. He found that the saber made of steel produced by Fanyang iron ore can blow hair and cut iron like mud, and is tougher than the sabers equipped by our Han cavalry before. Even if the heavy armor we used to use was thinner than the heavy armor we used before, it could not penetrate the swords and spears. Within twenty steps, even the powerful crossbow could not be shot through. So after hearing this, the emperor immediately decided to requisition your Fanyang iron ore."

Yang is not one of Xiang Kang's oldest lackeys. He has been responsible for the Han army to supervise various weapons, sabers, steel armor and gunpowder for a long time. He is one of the important behind the Han army's unification of the world. Zang Tu certainly heard of his name. Because of this, Zang Tu was inevitably even more happy and said hurriedly: "So that's the case. No wonder Your Majesty also issued an edict to let me build a city next to the Fanyang Iron Mine. It seems that it is specially used to hoard ore produced by Fanyang Iron Mine."

"The king misunderstood." The Han court envoy shook his head while drinking wine, saying: "Although the iron quality of Fanyang Iron Ore is good, it contains a little iron. If the iron ore is mined and transported to Guanzhong forging, it would take too much manpower and material resources and waste a lot of time. So in order to save costs and time, the emperor and Yang Neishi planned this way."

"What are you planning?" Zang Tu asked quickly.

"Build a large workshop in Fanyang Iron Mine, directly forging sabers and heavy armor." The Han court envoy said casually: "There are several coal mines around Fanyang, and the coal produced can be transported to Fanyang to directly smelter iron. Therefore, Yang Neishi suggested that the workshop be established in Fanyang, transport coal and smelting steel nearby, and forging weapons and armor to supply it to the court to save time and costs. His Majesty the Emperor allowed it, so the king, was asked to send someone to build a city."

After saying that, the Han court envoy added: "King, please hurry up on this matter. As early as when the ministers set out, Yang Neishi had already dispatched people to let the craftsmen prepare to move to the Fanyang Iron Mine. At the latest, they would arrive in Fanyang before the first day of the first lunar month. Don't craftsmen come with the iron smelting objects. Your city has not been built yet."

Zang Tu was too big and said, "So that's the case, a small matter! Please ask the passers-by to report back to the court, just say that war is a major matter of the country. In order not to delay the major affairs of the court, it will not take until the first month. Before December, I will definitely build a new city next to the Fanyang Iron Mine for the court!"

When the Han court envoy was overjoyed, he quickly thanked Zang Tu and said on his own initiative: "After the minister returns, he will definitely report the situation to the court for the king, and ask Yang Neisha to send craftsmen in advance so that Fanyang Iron Mine can produce sabers and heavy armor for the court as soon as possible."

Zang Tu nodded with a smile, laughing extremely happily, and then after sending away the Han court envoy, Zang Tu immediately summoned several of his confidants and told them the big thing. As a result, Zang Quan, Zhaoshe and others were of course very surprised when they heard this, and they all said, "There is such a thing? Iron produced by Fanyang Iron Ore is the most suitable for building sabers and heavy armor?"

"Really or false?" Zhang Sheng said suspiciously, "So coincidental? The Fanyang Coal Mine, which is close to Jixian, can produce such good iron? Why have I never heard of this before?"

"Doctor, you are probably ignorant of this." Zhai Xu, the governor of Shangyang County, said hurriedly: "Although the Fanyang Iron Mine is not very big, there were craftsmen there who built excellent swords long before the tyrant Qin attacked and destroyed the six kingdoms outside the pass. I heard that the sharpness can be comparable to the famous Fish Intestine Sword, but the skills were lost later." (Not fiction, the oldest steel weapon in China was unearthed in Yanxiadu, Yi County, Hebei.)

"Is this really the case?" Zhang Sheng was stunned and said in surprise: "So, this matter should be true? If the court really sent craftsmen who could build sabers and heavy armor to Fanyang to build workshops, as long as we take down that workshop, we will no longer have to worry about not being able to defeat the sabers and heavy armor used by the imperial army."

"This is also the reason why I asked you." Zang Tu said excitedly: "I have decided to postpone the date of our troops and slow down the speed of our recruitment. Don't arouse the alertness of the court for the time being. When the court sends those craftsmen to build that big workshop in Fanyang, we will do our job!"

Everyone nodded and said yes, thinking that it should be not too late to wait for the key ironworks workshop to be built before raising troops. Only Zhang Sheng expressed his concern and said, "My king, the time is rare. The delay of the launching date is not only a risk of leaking news, but also missing the best period of the launching in winter. The situation may be detrimental to us?"

"The situation is also unfavorable to us without enough sabers and heavy armor." Zang Tu said: "Before this, we spent countless manpower and material resources to imitate sabers and heavy armor, and we never succeeded once. Not to mention the toughness and sharpness that can make all our cavalry fight on horseback, we can't even make a piece of heavy armor. Now that Xiang Kang's little clerk actually gave us such a big gift, of course we can't miss it."

On the one hand, it is the relatively most suitable date for raising troops, and on the other hand, there are sabers and steel armor that can greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of the Yan army's infantry and cavalry. Zhang Sheng was extremely hesitant. Zang Tu, who was so anxious that he stretched his claws in his throat, did not hesitate anymore. He immediately made a decision: "Just do this, postpone the matter, and expand the army to 30,000 first, so as not to arouse suspicion from the court. Take the time to build Fanyang New City, and let the court send craftsmen who can build sabers and heavy armor as soon as possible. When Fanyang's workshop is built, it will not be too late for us to raise another army."

Zang Quan, Zhaoshe and others agreed together. Zhang Sheng hesitated for a while, and obediently bowed his hands and sang the promise, and then said, "King, how about the Huns and Han Xin? The envoys we contacted with the Huns have been sent out, and Han Xin's side. The people we went to find him have been sent out, too?"

"It's okay, it won't affect anything." Zang Tu said casually: "Not to mention that our envoys may bargain with the Huns for a while. Even if the Huns agree, they will definitely wait until we get into trouble before they will send troops. I don't believe that the Huns' Chanyu would sell us such a good friend. As for Han Xin's side, it's easier to do it. Yan State is so big, and he came to Yan State. What's the difficulty of hiding for a while?"

In this way, because of the Han army's treasures, the cavalry and sabers and infantry steel armor, Zang Tu not only decisively delayed the time of rebellion against the Han Dynasty, but also sent his prince Zang Yan to Fanyang to build a new city on the banks of the Yishui River. At the same time, Zang Tu also reminded his more considerate son Zang Yan, Zang Yan, who was more loyal to Han, and said: "This is a good opportunity to show his loyalty to the emperor. No matter what you think, before the first day of December, you must build Fanyang New City for me no matter what! If possible, build more houses in the city so that the craftsmen sent by the emperor can move in directly!"

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By the way, we took a look at the contact between Zang Tu and Han Xin. The envoy sent to Huaiyin to ask Han Xin to come out was Zhang Xin, who was a brother of the same clan of Zang Tu's favorite Zhang Sheng. He had anonymous change his identity. After rushing to Huaiyin at the end of October, Zhang Xin successfully found Han Xin who returned to his hometown to live in seclusion on the banks of the Huai River. It was really not difficult to do this. Just ask around Huaiyin who had been through someone else's crotch and you will immediately find the famous Han Xin.

Zhang Xin, who was born fat and fat, was as cunning as his brother Zhang Sheng. After finding Han Xin, Zhang Xin did not rush to contact Han Xin. Instead, he waited patiently when Han Xin went fishing in a place without anyone else every day. Zhang Xin held the gift Zang Tu gave to Han Xin and came to Han Xin with a smile to show his identity. He presented the letter Zang Tu wrote to Han Xin and invited Han Xin to go back to Yandi with him to serve Zang Tu.

Han Xin was not entirely a political idiot. As soon as he read the letter that Zang Tu had vigorously praised him, Han Xin had already understood Zang Tu's intention, and then he thought about it and asked: "The King of Yan wants to invite me to Yan land, so he is not afraid of arousing the suspicion of the court and the emperor?"

"General, if you are afraid, our king will not send you all the way here to find you." Zhang Xin answered very directly and said with a smile: "Please don't worry, General. Not only will you be very safe, but our king will also treat you as a guest of honor and ensure that you obey your words."

Han Xin gently stroked the simple fishing rod in his hand. After thinking for a long time, Han Xin suddenly soaked the invitation letter written by Zang Tu to him in the river, rubbing the text on the silk with both hands. When Zhang Xin saw the misunderstanding, he hurriedly said, "General, what are you doing? Our king is full of sincerity to you."

"I know that your king is sincere, so I have to destroy this letter."

Han Xin answered quietly, and continued to scrub the text on the silk until he washed away all the text on the white silk and could not see any remaining words. Han Xin wrapped a stone with white silk and threw it into the Huai River waves in the distance, and then said, "Leave ten golds for me as travel expenses, let's go separately."

"General, have you agreed?" Zhang Xin asked in surprise. Seeing Han Xin nodding, Zhang Xin hurriedly said, "Why have to leave separately? The official has prepared a carriage and horse for you and prepared a guide for you. Can we go together?"

"You want to die?" Han Xin asked coldly: "My identity is special and I have been targeted by the pavilion soldiers here. If we take a car with you, we will not be able to leave Huaiyin County and will be taken down. Give me the ten golds, and then leave the forged quotations you have given me. We will leave separately and meet in Jixian County."

When Zhang Xin thought about it, he found out that it was the same, so he quickly took out the official Yan official forged transmission to Han Xin, and gave Han Xin more travel expenses. Han Xin flatly refused and said, "Remember two points. First, if you are taken down on the way back, you must say that you are my former subordinate. When passing by Huaiyin, you can visit me by the way. Second, if you arrive in Yandi before me, you must tell you the king that if you want to take any action, you must take action in winter and never delay until spring! Otherwise, even if I arrive in Yan State, I will be destined to have no effect!"

Zhang Xin quickly agreed, and then carefully looked at the surrounding area, so he bowed to Han Xin. Han Xin did not return the favor, but just silently stared at the waves of Huai River in front of him. It was only after Zhang Xin walked away that Han Xin said to himself: "A real man was born between heaven and earth. He would rather die vigorously than be alone on the banks of the Huai River for life."

By the way, if Shi Gong did not deliberately slander, after being renamed Huaiyin Hou, Han Xin, who was unwilling to be lonely, was indeed ready to rebel when Chen Xi rebelled, but he was not cautious enough in his work. When he encountered a friend's younger brother who reported to him, he was just a forceful move by Empress Lu and Xiao He.
Chapter completed!