Chapter 16
Several old generals retreated, and only Mi Xin and Song Yi were sitting opposite each other in the hall. After the eunuch brought the tea, he hurriedly left, as if there were only two people left in this world. No one spoke, but just savored the tea silently.
After a while, Mi Xin put down the teacup and smiled helplessly: "It seems that I shouldn't agree to Xiang Yu's request,"
Song Yi was too straightforward to answer, so he had to say tactfully: "The times are forced, no wonder the king is wrong about this matter."
Both of them smiled bitterly, tacitly, Mi Xin got up and walked in the hall. He seemed to be thinking about something. Seeing that Mi Xin was worried, Song Yi was inconvenient to disturb him, so he had to take a teacup and quietly savor tea. About half a cup of tea, Song Yi's teacup was empty, Mi Xin also sighed: "Before you came back, I had considered to use Xiang Zhuang, and regarded him as the commander of the northern expedition to help Zhao State, but Xiang Zhuang strongly recommended Xiang Yu, which disappointed me. Now that the troops are divided into two groups, Liu Bang is advancing west, so you can be worry-free, but you can go north and ask Song Qing to fight for me."
Mi Xin said it was extremely sincere, but Song Yi was a little surprised at this time. He did not expect that Mi Xin would trust him so much. After a brief thought, Song Yi sighed: "Leading the army north is to rescue Zhao on the surface, but in fact, we are watching the changes. Therefore, I think that the candidates to go north must be able to tolerate, be able to join Qi in the east and fight against Zhang Han in the north. They should not advance easily, and have participated in the battle in advance, so..."
Song Yi stopped, but Mi Xin had already walked back to the imperial case and leaned over and asked, "Who is Song Qing recommended?"
"If the king can trust me, I will take charge of the king personally and share the worries."
The palace suddenly became extremely quiet. After a brief thought, Mi Xin nodded and smiled: "Song Qing goes north and will win this battle."
In the hall, the laughter of the two people came...
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After the meeting of the Chu Palace, Xiang Yu, Xiang Zhuang and others came to Xiang Bo Mansion. At this time, several guards were outside in the back hall of Xiang Bo Mansion. The gate was closed and no one could get close within ten steps.
Since Fan Zeng followed Xiang Liang, although he was named Chu Official, in fact, Fan Zeng's heart was still on the side of the Xiang family. After all, Fan Zeng's idea was different from others. Since the clouds in all directions, all countries have become independent. Who will win or lose in the future is unpredictable. Although King Mi Xin of Chu is still in charge of Chu in name, how long can he be the throne? Can Chu become stronger again in his hands? In Fan Zeng's view, these are all illusory.
Only the Xiang family has already won the hearts of the people of Chu. Although they are at the forefront of the storm, sooner or later, Xiang Yu will break free from the constraints, the fish enter the sea, and the dragon enters the blue sky.
At this time, the room was very quiet, and everyone was quietly drinking tea. Some people agreed and some opposed Xiang Yu's request to move westward today, and various voices emerged one after another, but Xiang Yu himself felt that asking to move westward would be inevitable. Moreover, once Xiang Yu advances westward, the military power can be regained. The Xiang family can rise again in his hands.
Seeing that everyone was not speaking, Xiang Bo coughed dryly. He put down the teacup in his hand and laughed dryly. Then he said, "I agree with Yu'er's advance westward. This will be beneficial to our Xiang family's regaining control of military power."
"I agree, if Brother Yu agrees, I am willing to lead the Long family army again for the pioneer and open the way for Brother Yu," Long Qie echoed,
After hearing this, Xiang Yu laughed loudly. All he needed was the support of his clansmen and subordinates.
But Fan Zeng was a little worried. Like Xiang Zhuang, he did not want Xiang Yu to ask for orders to move west too early. At this time, Fan Zeng saw that everyone was blindly concerned about the present moment and did not consider long-term interests, so he sighed: "It is a matter of time before the Xiang family holds military power, but I think it is not a wise move to expose their ambitions too early. Please consider it again," he said.
After saying that, Fan Zeng glanced at everyone and continued: "If we lie dormant, wait for the Chu army to advance westward, encounter obstacles, and advance to retreat, General Xiang Yu is asking to order the Qin army to advance westward, and then we will be more prominent at that time, and we will only seek temporary speed and be much more beneficial."
Fan Zeng said, and many people nodded silently. Fan Zeng's insights were terrifying and unique, but Xiang Yu couldn't wait for that time. He was a very impatient person. When he thought of it, he had to do it. At this time, Xiang Yu slapped the table in anger and said hatefully: "I have decided, no one should say it again,"
Xiang Yu's attitude is tough, everyone knows it, and it is useless to persuade him any more.
When everyone remained silent and stopped persuading, Xiang Zhuang sneered and sighed: "Brother, will King Huai of Chu let you move west easily? I see that there will definitely be other variables in this matter."
Xiangzhuang's sudden appearance made many people puzzled.
That day, Yangxin's words still echoed in Xiang Zhuang's ears. Huangxin was so afraid of Xiang Yu, how could he let Xiang Yu take over the military power?
But Xiang Zhuang was not easy to say it clearly. Xiang Yu was extremely dissatisfied with Xiang Zhuang at this time and poured cold water on himself at this time. What is this? Xiang Yu wanted to get up to refute Xiang Zhuang, but Xiang Zhuang stood up first and sighed: "Tomorrow, everything will be decided,"
After saying that, Xiang Zhuang took Kong Ji, Xiang Sheng and others to leave the back hall in a hurry, leaving only the surprised eyes of everyone in the room staring at Xiang Zhuang's leaving back for a long time. The sentence "Everything will be cleared will make everyone confused,"
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When Xiangzhuang returned to the mansion, it was already night and it was pitch black everywhere. Only a few lanterns lit in the mansion were faintly shining, illuminating the road ahead.
Entering the back hall, Xiangzhuang took off his cloak, and felt much more relaxed. Kong Ji, who had been following Xiangzhuang, also found a place to sit in the house. One of them brought tea and placed it in front of the two before leaving.
The room was very quiet, Kong Ji didn't say much at this time. He picked up the tea cup in front of him, blew the hot air, and slowly savored the tea.
After running around for a day, Xiang Zhuang felt extremely tired. He was about to pick up the teacup, but he saw that there was a sword on the table and a black sword. At this time, Xiang Zhuang shouted outside the house: "Come on,"
One of them followed the door open, stopped in front of Xiangzhuang, and bowed and said, "General, you look for me,"
"What's going on with this sword?" Xiang Zhuang picked up the sword. The sword body was very heavy. You can try it out. This is a sword with exquisite workmanship.
When Xiang Zhuang asked in person, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "General, this sword was sent from Poyang, General Cao Feng personally received it. She told us that this sword can be placed on the general's case. When the general comes back, he will understand."
Hearing Poyang, Xiang Zhuang guessed something in his heart. He waved his hand outside the door and stepped back in person. On the side, Kong Ji laughed dryly and sighed: "She seems to fall in love with you."
"Why did my brother-in-law say this?" Xiang Zhuang pretended to be surprised, but his heart was clear. He slowly pulled out the sword, and the scabbard rubbed, and the sound was extremely harsh. Soon, the sword was pulled out by Xiang Zhuang, and the cold light splattered everywhere. The sword had an unconcealable murderous aura.
"It's indeed a good sword," Xiang Zhuang praised. He looked carefully with the oil lamp beside him. There were three words engraved on the sword, Wu Fangzhu,
At this moment, Xiang Zhuang was completely stunned. Has Wu Fang started to learn to cast swords? This sword is clearly a sword. Judging from the workmanship and the feeling of starting from the sword, this sword is at least beaten and never changes. Could it be that, as Kong Ji said, did she really fall in love with herself?
In fact, Xiang Zhuang had known Wu Fang's thoughts for a long time, but he just didn't want to admit it. Seeing this sword at this time, Xiang Zhuang was really moved, but he didn't want to reveal it in front of Kong Ji. After all, Kong Ji was his brother-in-law, and Kong Xiuyun was his wife who had not passed away.
At this time, Xiang Zhuang put the sword into the sheath and praised with a smile: "Good sword,"
"Why don't you give the sword a name?" Kong Ji also smiled and stood up, walked over to look at the sword in front of him. The sword body was black all over. Kong Ji couldn't help but smile and said, "Just call him 'Chu Zhu', how about it?"
"Chu Zhuang," Xiang Zhuang said silently for a few words, and couldn't help but smile: "What a Chu Zhu, just call this name,
"The ashes are hard to fly," Kong Jilang laughed.
Xiang Zhuang heard that Kong Ji's words were pointing out, but he did not respond, and only changed the topic: "My brother-in-law can pack up his luggage these days. In a few days, I will be ready to leave Pengcheng."
Xiang Zhuang's words did not surprise Kong Ji. In fact, Kong Ji also advocated that Xiang Zhuang return to Zhu County as soon as possible, and everything could be started over again, but if it was spent in Pengcheng, I am afraid that one day, Mi Xin will attack the Xiang family. This is a matter of time.
The reason why the Xiang family can still live in Pengcheng is that the Xiang family is too powerful at this time. At this time, Kong Ji thought for a moment, nodded and smiled: "I support the general's decision, but I don't know when the general is going to set off,"
"It's time to be the end of this month. I want to have a good talk with the King of Chu. I hope to get back to my army. I have already guarded Hengshan County and leave Pengcheng," Xiang Zhuang sighed lightly, and glanced at Chu Zhu on the table again.
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Xiang Zhuang and Fan Zeng did not support themselves in advancing west. Xiang Yu was extremely dissatisfied with the two. In the early morning, after Xiang Yu got up, the first thing he did was to summon all the generals and ask the King of Chu to ask the troops to advance west.
At this time, more than twenty generals, including Ji Bu, Yu Ziqi, Zhonglimei, Huan Chu, Xiang Guan, Pu Shan, Ying Bu and others, followed Xiang Yu to the main hall.
In the hall, Mi Xinzheng and Song Yi, Liu Bang and others discussed the matter of advancing westward. Suddenly, Xiang Yu and others arrived, Mi Xin felt a little sad. She wanted to repel Xiang Yu and discuss the matter of advancing westward again another day, but Xiang Yu spoke first: "King, the last general is ready. Today, I will invite troops to advance westward, wear a strong and hold a sharp sword for the king, and aim his sword at Guanzhong."
"I...I decided to let Liu Bang lead the troops westward," Mi Xin felt a little guilty, with a little hesitation in her words, but at this moment, Xiang Yu was already furious and suddenly pulled out the long sword from his waist, pointed the sword forward, and shouted angrily: "Is it okay for the king to humiliate me like this?"
The hall suddenly became tense. More than 20 guards rushed in and surrounded Xiang Yu and others. Seeing that the situation was wrong, Long Qi and others immediately drew their swords in their hands and confronted the guards. At this moment, Mi Xin was so scared that she was sweating profusely and sat on the soft mat, not knowing what to do...
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Chapter completed!