Chapter 623 Is it so easy to take advantage of me?

Chapter 623 Is it so easy to take advantage of me?

The situation in Hanzhong has become extremely complicated. According to incomplete statistics, at least 40% of the officials, big and small, who have been bribed by Gao Yao and are ready to rebel at any time, have been bribed by Gao Yao! This is not a small number. The fact that so many officials have been bribed means that Hanzhong's administrative system has been seriously eroded.

Not only that, but many other generals were also won over by Gao Yao. These people controlled the military power of Hanzhong. If they betrayed at a critical moment, the consequences would be disastrous. It can be said that these people were fully capable of subverting the defense of Hanzhong, allowing Zhang Liang and Ying Bu's Third Army to enter the city easily.

So, why was Gao Yao so confident? Why did he keep Hanzhong and even maintain communication and business with the other party and support the other party's construction? In fact, Gao Yao was not stupid at all. He knew the interests involved. The reason why he did this was to achieve miraculous results when he took Hanzhong.

As the saying goes, it is difficult to conquer people's hearts. The officials in Hanzhong knew very well that almost all of their salaries were obtained because of Gao Yao. And ordinary people also knew that the rice they ate came from the southern border. Under such circumstances, people naturally developed a sense of dependence and gratitude towards Gao Yao.

In this way, when Gao Yao decided to launch an attack, what reason did these officials and people have to resist? In fact, not only ordinary officials and people, but also members of the royal family were in a similar situation. This undoubtedly gave Gao Yao's plan more chances of success. Especially knowing how good the treatment was before going to the southern border, everyone wanted to leave General Lu and Wang Ben and his son.

If Wang Ben and General Lu hadn't stopped them, there would be only a few members of the royal family left. If it really came to that, it would be a disgrace. By then, they wouldn't even be able to claim to be the legitimate Qin.

The difference in treatment was indeed huge. Whether it was Wang Ben and his son or General Lu, even though they had captured Xianyang, the poverty had not changed. Xianyang had been basically looted by the coalition forces of the princes. How could there be any money and food left? Hanzhong was also poor. Naturally, the treatment of the royal family members could be imagined. Three meals a day and a few maids to serve them were already the limit. It was basically impossible to enjoy it.

The children of Qin Shi Huang who were sent to Gao Yao were treated completely differently. The courtyards they lived in were spacious and exquisite, with many maids serving them, and they received generous salaries every month. More importantly, their personal freedom was not restricted too much. Except that they could not enter and leave the barracks at will, could not meet Prince Gao at will, and could not collude with officials, their treatment in other aspects was no different from that in Hanzhong.

In fact, the wealth of the southern border far exceeded the imagination of these royal family members. Some royal family members who went to Gao Yao's army even came back and described the situation in the southern border in detail. The food and drink conditions there are several times better than those in Hanzhong. Both the variety and quality of food are first-class. Not only that, the daily necessities, clothing and entertainment methods in the southern border are also varied, and each one is dazzling. In comparison, the conditions in Hanzhong are simply dwarfed, and even Xianyang in those days cannot be compared with it.

For most of the royal children, they knew deep down that they were not destined to become emperors. In this case, they would not have too many high demands and expectations for life. However, if there was a chance to enjoy better living conditions, who would not be willing to try?

They could not see any hope in Wang Ben's place. Not only that, they had to live in fear every day, fearing that Gao Yao would lead a large army to attack them one day. At that time, for them, whether they would be brutally killed or be lucky enough to escape and be released, all of this was full of unknowns and completely unpredictable.

It was because of this extreme anxiety and fear that many of the remaining royal family members gradually lost their initial resistance to the southern border. Some even began to try to find ways to ask someone to take a letter to Prince Gao, expressing their desire to have the opportunity to leave Hanzhong and go to the southern border.

All these efforts were in vain. Because these letters could not reach the ears of Prince Gao at all, without exception, they all fell into Gao Yao's hands. As for the requests of these royal family members, Gao Yao's attitude was naturally to completely ignore them and did not take them seriously at all.

Of course, this does not mean that these people are completely useless, but it is not the time to use them yet. At this moment, the time is just right, and it is the key period to make good use of these chess pieces. As long as Wang Ben leads his troops to leave, Zhang Liang will attack without hesitation and catch him off guard. As for Xianyang, Gao Yao does not take it seriously at all. His real target is Nanjun, which is his long-planned plan.

Once they knew that fighting had broken out on the southeast coast, Wu Rui, Wei Xu, Xiang Yu and others would certainly send troops to help without hesitation. At this time, Wang Ben would inevitably face a difficult choice: either temporarily leave Hanzhong and go to support; or launch an attack from the direction of Nanjun. This is exactly why Gao Yao stationed tens of thousands of troops in front of the gate of Hanzhong, and it took more than a month. He just wanted to tell Wang Ben openly that if you have the courage, just come and attack! Gao Yao knew very well that Wang Ben absolutely did not have the courage to launch an attack, otherwise why would he delay until now?

But Wang Ben couldn't just do nothing, otherwise the coalition would be nothing more than a decoration. Wang Ben would definitely withdraw some of his elite troops from Hanzhong. This was the opportunity Gao Yao had been waiting for.

As long as Wang Ben is still in Hanzhong, Gao Yao will inevitably encounter obstacles in his attempt to take Hanzhong smoothly. Even if Gao Yao has made a lot of preparations, Wang Ben's prestige and influence are still there. As long as Wang Ben is still there, it will definitely not be smooth to take Hanzhong, and Wang Ben will definitely resist hard. After all, Wang Ben is a famous general, and Gao Yao still has to admit this. Looking around the world, there are not many people who can get the upper hand from Wang Ben.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Wang Ben was fully qualified to be called one of the top ten famous generals in the world. Gao Yao would still pay due attention to him.