Chapter Five Hundred and Fifty Second: Xiang Ji Fengjun
For some reason, Xiang Ji had an indescribable sense of trust in Fan Zeng from the bottom of his heart. Seeing him again this time, he couldn't help but take the initiative to invite him to be his military advisor.
Now that Fan Zeng agreed, Xiang Ji felt even more inexplicable joy.
Then Xiang Ji took Fan Zeng to the study and ordered people to serve melon and fruit snacks.
"The military advisor just said, "Respect the king of Chu at home and attack Qin from abroad", but I don't know what to do specifically?" Xiang Ji asked sincerely.
Fan Zeng smiled and said: "Let me tell you in detail, my lord. Although Chu was destroyed by Qin, most Chu people do not recognize Qin in their hearts. Therefore, if my lord wants to achieve great things, he will definitely need the support of Chu people."
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"Although the Xiang family is a noble of the Chu Kingdom, it is not the royal family of the Chu Kingdom after all. Therefore, the lord must fully support the King of Chu and make full use of his status as the King of Chu to quickly grow in strength. Only in this way can he dominate the world."
"This is the King of Chu whom I respect."
"An external attack on the Qin Dynasty is the best excuse for my lord to expand abroad."
"In recent years, Qin's laws have become more and more harsh, and the corvee and taxes are extremely serious. The people of the world are miserable and want to overthrow the Qin state. Therefore, in the past, Chen She took the lead in revolting against Qin and issued the slogan of punishing Qin. The people of the world gathered to respond, and Zhang Chu swept
The world occupies half of Guandong."
"If it weren't for the Qin State to have a son of my military strategist enter the world and defeat Chen She's army one after another, Zhang Chu might not be able to dominate the world."
"If my lord takes over Chen She's anti-Qin banner, leads the army to the west, and commands the surviving people of the six countries as a grand master, then hegemony can be expected."
Xiang Ji nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "With the help of military advisors, why worry about succeeding in hegemony?"
Suddenly, a member of the Xiang clan shouted softly outside the study: "Young patriarch, the king has sent an envoy to convey the king's order. Please go and listen to the order."
Xiang Ji looked at Fan Zeng with confusion and asked, "The military advisor thought that the king sent someone here. What order did he send?"
Fan Zeng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If my guess is correct, I should have received the reward given to my lord by the king."
Xiang Ji smiled and said, "How about asking the military advisor to come with me and take a look?"
Fan Zeng laughed: "How dare you disobey your orders."
The two of them walked out of the study one after another and came to the lobby of Xiang Mansion.
When the palace servants who came to deliver the order saw Xiang Ji appear, they immediately shouted in a high voice: "Your Majesty has an order, and Xiang Ji of the Xiang family is appointed as the general of the Chu Kingdom. I hope he will serve the Chu Kingdom."
After saying that, he ran to Xiang Yu with a flattering look on his face: "Congratulations, General."
Xiang Ji stretched out his hand to take the king's order, which consecrated him as the general of the Zhu Kingdom. He said with a hint of ridicule on his face: "What the military advisor said is indeed true, and I am really rewarded."
"But, what's the joy?" Xiang Ji said quietly: "Back then, my grandfather was granted the title of General of the Zhu Kingdom, and then died at the hands of the Qin General Wang Jian. A few days ago, my uncle was granted the title of the General of the Zhu Kingdom, and then died of the Qin General.
At the hands of Zhang Han. I wonder who will die at the hands of Qin if Xiang Ji gets this title?"
The palace man's face changed slightly, and he smiled to himself and said: "General Xiang, don't think too much. Your Majesty is of the same mind, and it must be good."
Originally, the palace officials were quite happy to receive this errand. After all, not everyone is qualified to give orders to a general, especially this general who has just made great achievements and is highly valued by the king.
What he didn't expect was that the general would be dissatisfied with the reward, and what he didn't expect was that the general would dare to openly express his dissatisfaction.
The palace man didn't know what this meant. He only knew that if he didn't handle it well, the king would kill him first.
Xiang Ji glanced at the palace man trembling in front of him and couldn't help but ask: "Are you afraid of me?"
The palace man nodded sharply, then shook his head, and then nodded again, with a look on his face that he was about to cry: "I don't dare, little one."
Aren't you afraid? You are the one who slaughtered hundreds of thousands of Qin troops. I heard that the Qin people had green faces and fangs that ate people's hearts alive. You can even kill the Qin people. Who dares not to be afraid?
Seeing the palace man's performance, Xiang Ji couldn't help but feel a little unmotivated. He waved his hand and said: "Forget it, there's no point in scaring you. You can go back and tell the king for me that although the general of the Zhu Kingdom is noble, he is not worthy of my status as a grand master."
, it’s almost enough to be granted the title of Lord.”
The people in the palace, as if they had been pardoned, hurriedly bowed and left.
After the palace people left, Xiang Ji turned to Fan Zeng and asked, "What do the military advisors think? As the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words are not right. If I don't even have a title, how can I order the world to jointly attack Qin?"
Fan Zeng sighed slightly and said: "What my lord did is not right or wrong. It is inevitable to be crowned king, but it is just too hasty. If so, my lord will be jealous of the king."
Xiang Ji didn't take it seriously and said: "The strength is there. Even if he is jealous, what can he do to me? Instead of being counter-intuitive, it's better to be direct."
Fan Zeng remained silent. In his opinion, although Xiang Ji's behavior was a bit rough, it was not unreasonable, so he stopped trying to persuade him to avoid arousing his disgust.
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In the Palace of the King of Chu, Xiong Xin immediately burst into anger after receiving a reply from the palace attendants. His face turned red, his fists were clenched, and his nails were dug into his flesh.
After a while, Xiong Xin, who had traces of blood on his hands, said hoarsely: "Go and ask Song Yi to come over."
Seeing that Xiong Xin's expression was not right, the palace officials immediately followed the order and called Song Yi.
Song Yi hurried over, saw Xiong Xin's appearance, waved everyone away, and asked: "Why is your Majesty like this?"
Xiong Xin spoke hoarsely and told the story about Xiang Ji.
Song Yi immediately advised: "Why should the king fight for this momentary power? Isn't it just to be crowned king? Just give it to him. One day, the king will take back the power and ask for it back."
Xiong Xin was shocked when he heard this: "But that book..."
Song Yi interrupted directly: "The king has no choice, right? The King of Chu is not alone. If Xiang Liang can support the king, Xiang Ji can support others. I hope the king will put the overall situation first."
Xiong Xin fell silent immediately. After a while, Fang said: "What you said makes sense. The lonely king accepted the title and made him the king."
Song Yi breathed a sigh of relief and said instead: "Since the king has agreed to this matter, why not do better?"
Xiong Xin asked: "How can it be better?"
Song Yi replied: "The title of the king can be chosen by any one to express the king's regard for him."
Xiong Xin did not hesitate at this moment and said loudly: "Shan."
So the palace official from before was sent out again.
In Xiang Mansion, Xiang Ji was chatting with Fan Zeng.
The guard came over and announced: "To inform the young patriarch, there is an envoy from the King asking to see you at the door."
Xiang Ji guessed that it was what happened before and said casually: "Let him in."
I saw the palace servant from before come back, came to Xiang Ji, bowed and said: "Your Majesty sent me here to ask you, what kind of title do you like?"
A look of surprise appeared on Xiang Ji's face, then he smiled and said, "It's quite interesting."
The palace's heart tightened, but her face remained calm, as if she hadn't heard anything.
Xiang Ji pretended to think for a moment, and then slowly said: "Wu Xin is good, I can give him a title."
The palace servants bowed to Xiang Ji and said, "I will reply to the king now."
Xiang Ji nodded slightly: "I will tell the king again on my behalf. If he feels forced, just pretend that I didn't say anything."
The palace man was speechless for a while. You even used my title. Do you still use this trick?
Not long after the palace officials left the Xiang Mansion, the news that the King of Chu had granted Xiang Ji the title of Lord Wu Xin spread throughout Wu County.
At the same time, Xiang Ji got the document stamped with the seal of King Chu as he wished.
Later, in the name of Lord Wu Xin, Xiang Ji recruited soldiers and generals from all over the Chu State under the banner of conquering the violent Qin and opening up territory for Chu State.
For a time, countless people from Chu region responded and came to Wuxian County.
This order from Xiang Ji made Xiong Xin, who was about to ask Song Yi to recruit an army, very angry.
This was the comeback opportunity he had been dreaming about, but it was suddenly disrupted by Xiang Yu. This was the first time Xiong Xin showed murderous intentions towards Xiang Yu.
Fortunately, Song Yi persuaded Xiong Xin in time and told him: "Your Majesty, please don't act too hastily. Xiang Ji is now powerful and cannot directly compete with him. As Xiang Ji said, he will soon lead a large army to conquer Qin."
Now, when he leads his army to go on an expedition, the king's opportunity will come."
Xiong Xin had no choice but to press the matter.
Ten days later, Xiang Ji obtained an army of 200,000, and selected 80,000. He made himself the general, and with the Chu warrior Ji Bu as the vanguard, he crossed the Yangtze River and headed north to the Central Plains to strive for hegemony in the world.