Only Qu Bo, Jing Ju and Zhao Zhou were still drinking together.
After making sure that the others were gone, Qu Bo stood up and closed the door.
Then he said coldly:
"The three of us have known each other for a long time, and we don't talk secretly."
"I think ten is a bit too much."
"What do you think?"
Zhaozhou's eyes were uncertain, and he drank the wine in one gulp. His face was red with drunkenness, and he said in a cold voice: "If Liu Jizhen can take us out, ten people are indeed too many. With more people, it will be easier to be exposed. However,
This time Brother Jing found a way to escape. I wonder what Brother Jing thinks of this?"
Jing Ju's face darkened slightly.
Yin Leng said:
"It's hard to say right now."
"All our current ideas actually fall on Liu Ji's method."
"If Liu Ji's method really works, I think we should start with ten people. After all, if I remember correctly, the Qin people have one tithe for ten people. We will go out together. If we change to a group, the number of people will be different.
If it is too thin, it will easily attract other people’s attention, which is not appropriate.”
"but......"
"You can't do this after leaving the city."
"When there are more people, the target will be bigger, and it will be easier for others to discover us. During this time, we often come and go to the wine house. We may have become familiar with other nobles, and we will be easily discovered by others. Therefore, after leaving the city, we should reduce the number of people."
A certain number of people, thereby reducing the risk of exposure.”
Zhaozhou nodded.
Asked: "How about just me and the other three?"
Qu Bo shook his head and said:
"No."
"Three people are too few."
"It's impossible for us to kill seven people in one fell swoop. If we make too much noise, it will only be self-defeating and attract the attention of others. Besides, don't forget that in addition to dealing with them, we will also have Liu Ji, who once
As a ranger, I may have some martial arts skills, but if the number of people is small, I may not be able to deal with them."
Jing Ju seemed very calm at this time.
He opened his mouth and said:
"Liu Ji is actually nothing to be afraid of."
"At most we are resentful and dissatisfied with him, but if we can really escape, it doesn't matter whether we kill him or not. We are just venting our anger. But other people are different. They have fundamental interests."
"Besides."
"We are plotting against others, but others may not be plotting against us?"
"After all, ten people is indeed a bit much!"
For a while.
Qu Bo and Zhao Zhou were both silent.
They certainly understood the meaning of Jing Ju's words.
Now not only do they feel that ten people are too many, I am afraid that the other seven people also feel that ten people are too many, and their lives are at stake. If one person is missing, the risk of exposure will be reduced. In addition, they all come from the three major clans.
If there is one less person, they will be able to share more benefits in the future.
This is the accumulation of hundreds of years by the three major clans.
Every time one person is missing, others can get a little more. Even that little bit is an amazing wealth.
They figured it out clearly.
How can others not understand?
Zhaozhou said: "Brother Jing, what do you think we should do?"
Jing Ju pondered for a moment.
He said calmly:
"Get some people together first, preferably three people."
"If Liu Jizhen has sent armor, it means that escape is possible. Don't act rashly when the time comes. Instead, use one person as a team to let us escape from the city first. When that time comes, we can secretly kill others while others are unprepared."
, to reduce the number of people, and then go find Liu Ji."
"If Liu Ji gets suspicious, just find an excuse to stop it."
"Or..."
"To put it bluntly, we were discovered by the Qin Army and those few people were unable to escape and were killed on the spot by the Qin Army. We managed to escape. Now the Qin Army is searching the city, fearing that they will find out soon, and then coerce Liu Ji to take us to escape as soon as possible.
"
"We'll wait until we escape Chu Di and then we'll see what happens. Should we take action against Liu Ji?"
"What do you think?"
Qu Bo said:
"The land of Chu is so vast that it would be difficult to escape by land for several days."
"I think the best way to escape is to take the waterway and go down the Huai River. Shouchun is only a few dozen miles away from the Huai River. If you travel under the stars and at night, you can arrive there on the same day, and you don't have to look at Liu Ji anymore.
Look, we also have more choices."
"I don't think it's wise to put your life in the hands of others."
"and......"
"We can't just let Liu Ji do whatever he wants!"
Jingju and Zhaozhou nodded.
Zhaozhou said:
"What Brother Qu said is true."
"Then let's make a decision. After we go back, we will lobby each other and try to win over one of our own children, and then we will act according to Brother Jing's words."
"Good." The other two said it was good.
Qu Bo said:
"Then it's settled."
"However, I suggest that on the day of the run, you can bring less gold and silver, but not less weapons. After all, the situation is changing rapidly. We must be prepared in advance, just in case."
Jingju and Zhaozhou both raised their eyebrows and agreed with this.
The three of them talked for a while and then left.
...
Kuaiji County.
The hall of the Xiang clan.
Xiang Liang sat in the main seat and listened to Xiang Sheng's report.
Wei Wei bowed his head and said: "Now that the three major clans have surrendered and are willing to pay the price to preserve the ancestral temple, we have been planning for so long, and we can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
"But it's not enough!"
"I, the Xiang family, are determined to restore the glory of the Xiang family, to overthrow the violent Qin Dynasty, and to restore the Chu Kingdom. Although we have made some progress, it is not enough for the descendants of the Xiang family."
"You must guard against arrogance and impetuosity!"
Xiang Liang warned several times.
On the side, Xiang Ji laughed out loud.
Disdainfully said:
"Uncle, you think too highly of the three major clans."
"They are a bunch of cowards!"
"On this trip, we killed more than a dozen people and hung the heads on their doors. What was the result? These people had no blood at all and did not dare to resist. With such a bunch of corpse-like officials in the office,
, Is there any reason for the Chu State to survive?”
"Uncle, you were too tolerant of them before!"
"How can I, the Xiang family, be afraid of such a group of cowards and trash?"
"If my uncle had not retreated back then, and my nephew had brought eight hundred of the Xiang clan's children, he would have killed all these mediocre people with his halberd. Why would there be any need for today's numerous calculations?"
"in addition."
"The three major clans have been secretly stealing the population over the years. If we had turned against them directly back then, all these 'lost' people would have been included in our Xiang clan. Our Xiang clan's strength will definitely increase significantly in the past two years. This time Qin fell.
When Heng comes over, my nephew will lead his own troops and he will be able to kill him directly, so why should he hold back all this time?"
Xiang Ji felt depressed in his heart.
During this period, the Xiang family's influence in the Chu region was increasing day by day, and Xiang's plans were gradually succeeding, but Xiang Ji felt very unhappy and even a little aggrieved.
Especially after seeing how cowardly the three major clans were, they were even more dissatisfied with their original concession.
He doesn't like plotting and plotting.
In his opinion, it would be better for his uncle to plot against Master Fan by giving him three to five hundred Guandong disciples and killing them all the way, which would be a pleasure, a direct and obvious outcome.
Xiang Liang's face turned dark.
scolded:
"All I do is fight and kill all day long, how can this be a big deal?"
"Advance troops to attack the enemy's strategy, and defeat the enemy's troops without fighting."
"This is the superior art of war."
"What's the use of just being able to charge into battle? Can you defeat the Qin Dynasty's 600,000-strong army? Back then, your eldest father led an army of 400,000 and was still defeated, let alone you? Our Xiang clan has indeed trained hundreds of elites over the years, but even these
People can fight one against two or three, but do you really expect to destroy the Qin Dynasty with just a few hundred people?"
“You can’t reach a thousand miles without taking small steps!”
"The Xiang family has finally accumulated some wealth over the years. It is not for you to use it to show off your strength. Do you know how much manpower and material resources it takes to train an elite? It seems that it was unwise to withdraw from Shouchun at the beginning, but at that time
Yan, who would have thought that the three major clans would be so weak?"
"and."
"This time it's not because of my Xiang clan's intimidation."
"It's the pressure from the entire Chu nobility, various county officials in the Chu region, and even the courtiers in the court, that makes the three major clans just break their teeth and swallow it in their stomachs. Do you really think you are in the three major clans?"
Where did the clan kill a few people on the spot to frighten them?"
"There is no such thing in the world!"
"Don't think I don't know what you are thinking."
"Don't you just want hundreds of elite members of the clan to be handed over to you, and then let you take these people to kill Qin Luoheng? If killing people could solve the problem, the Chu Kingdom would have been recovered long ago.
Is it your turn?"
"I usually ask you to study but you don't do it. Now when something happens, you just know how to kill and kill. I will tell you this time, if you dare to mess up important matters in the clan, I will skin you and let you go."
You kneel for me in front of your great father’s grave for a year!”
Xiang Liang was furious.
Xiang Liang was both fond of and annoyed with his nephew.
His ability is indeed outstanding, but his personality is stubborn. He acts entirely based on his own moods and anger. He does things impulsively. He relies on his physical strength to have no regard for the people in the world. When encountering problems, he just thinks about it and doesn't consider the consequences at all. It's like
He can really solve all problems with recklessness.
Xiang Ji had unhappiness written all over his face.
argued:
"Uncle, I know what you are thinking."
"But I feel something is wrong."
"The world today is too peaceful, as if there are no waves, like a pool of stagnant water. If things go on like this, I'm worried that other forces will drown in it, and even die without making a sound. I think it can't be like this anymore, and we must work hard to change the current world.
situation."
"only if."
"I, the Xiang family, are the only ones who can survive from desperate situations."
"Continue like this, and when other forces die, even if the Xiang family wants to come forward, they may not be able to save themselves. Uncle, sometimes you have to have the courage to make a desperate move. Time waits for no time. This time Qin Luoheng took the initiative to come to the door. If we don't seize this
Once you get this chance, it will be difficult to break the situation again."
"Uncle, just believe me once."
"Uncle, if you don't need eight hundred, just give me five hundred. If you only need five hundred, I will definitely be able to take Qin Luoheng's head from the hands of the Qin army."
"Qin Luoheng is the great master of the Qin Dynasty. If he dies, the situation in the world will change drastically."
"The restoration of Chu State will be just around the corner."
"uncle!"
"We can't retreat again and again."
No matter what Xiang Ji said, Xiang Liang remained unmoved.
Finally, Xiang Liang took the trouble and directly ordered Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Sheng and others to kick Xiang Ji out and let him go to the yard to calm down for a while.
You can't do anything when you see something happen.
Xiang Ji shouted angrily, slammed the door and walked out.