Since the Xiang family controlled most of the power in Chu State, how could they neglect to monitor Xiong Xin?
As expected, the conversation between Lu Chen and Xiong Xin was carefully scrutinized by the Xiang family who was hiding in the dark, and they listened to every word.
It is worth mentioning that this craftsman was selected by the Xiang family because of his special skills and became one of the many craftsmen monitoring Xiong Xin. He himself did not have much culture. Lu Chen and Xiong Xin said a long paragraph
He actually didn't quite understand what the words were.
However, this did not prevent him from learning from a long passage that the King of Chu had ill intentions towards the Xiang family, so the secret letter he wrote to Xiang Ji was just a short sentence: The King of Chu is plotting against the Xiang family.
Make plans in the morning.
As for the consequences of incomplete information, it is obviously not something that an uncultured meticulous worker can predict.
Xiong Xin, however, had no idea about all this. He had a pleasant conversation with Lu Chen and made an exception to let him stay in the palace as a show of favor. The last person to enjoy this honor was Song Yi, whom Xiong Xin regarded as his arm.
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On the second day of the court meeting, after listening to the reports from the Chu officials, Xiong Xin suddenly said with emotion: "It has been more than a month since Lord Wu Xin led his army to attack Qin, but I don't know whether the journey will go smoothly?"
When the ministers of Chu State heard this, they all showed surprises on their faces. This young King of Chu has always shown a dull image to others. Why did he suddenly take the initiative to ask about state affairs today?
When the Lord spoke, the ministers of the Chu State naturally could not ignore it.
An official from the Xiang family took the initiative to step forward, bowed and saluted and replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry. With the power of Lord Wu Xin, we can unite the six countries to attack Qin. Although we cannot guarantee a great victory, we will definitely not suffer a disastrous defeat."
Xiong Xin shook his head and said: "The lonely king is not worried about victory or defeat in the battle against Qin, but he is worried about the safety of Lord Wu Xin. He only hopes that he can come back safe and sound. The existence of Dachu today depends entirely on Lord Wu Xin. In fact,
Not easy."
The ministers looked at each other in confusion, but no one responded for a moment.
After a while, someone responded: "Wu Xinjun is a good person and will definitely come back safe and sound. Please be at ease, Your Majesty."
Xiong Xin tried his best to smile and said: "Perhaps the lonely king is too worried."
"Your Majesty is interested," an elder of the Xiang family saluted Xiong Xin and said meaningfully.
A blush suddenly appeared on Xiong Xin's face, and he said excitedly: "The Xiang family is full of loyal people, with General Xiang Liang and Lord Wu Xin Xiang Ji being the most loyal. The solitary king feels that the Xiang family should be rewarded heavily."
"According to the order of the lonely king, Xiang will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold, ten buckets of pearls, and twenty boxes of rare medicinal materials as a reward."
All the Xiang family officials in the palace bowed and responded: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward."
Looking around, nearly a quarter of the officials in the palace are from the Xiang family, and half of the remaining three-quarters are subordinates of the Xiang family.
Xiong Xin suddenly felt that, as Lu Chen said, allowing the Xiang family to expand was a very dangerous move, but he had no other choice.
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In Shouchun City, hundreds of thousands of Chu troops, led by Xiang Ji, filed into the city.
After Xiang Liang led his men to occupy this city, it was captured again by Zhang Han. Later, Zhang Han was defeated by Xiang Ji and his entire army of 100,000 was annihilated. The Chu State took advantage of the situation and took control of it again.
Shouchun City, which experienced two wars, was completely destroyed from a prosperous city into an empty city.
Who dares to stay in this kind of battleground for military strategists because their life is too long?
The Chu army successfully moved into the civilian houses in the city, while the Huotou camp of the Chu army spread out to prepare food.
As the commander-in-chief, Xiang Ji did his duty and took Fan Zeng and other confidants to live in the governor's mansion in the city.
In the governor's house, Xiang Yu, who was sitting in the main seat, asked Fan Zeng on his right: "Father, can the previous plan be launched now?"
Fan Zeng nodded and said: "Although the result of the battle against Qin is not satisfactory, the purpose of showing strength has been achieved. Judging from the fact that Qin State did not lead troops to pursue it, Qin State is wary and will definitely not advance eastward in the short term.
This is the best time for my lord to dominate Guandong."
Xiang Ji nodded slightly: "Where do you think we should start?"
"The land of Qi is rich in products. If we can take it into our hands, the lord's strength will expand dramatically in a short time. The first goal must be the land of Qi."
Fan Zeng said leisurely that this was something he had thought about all along.
Xiang Ji was a little puzzled and said: "Qi is not weak, but Wei and Han are not. In order to put the easy things first and then the hard ones, shouldn't we attack Wei and Han first?"
Fan Zeng shook his head and said: "Qin may advance eastward at any time. If Wei and Han are left alone, they can resist it to some extent, and at least buy more time for preparation for my lord."
Xiang Ji followed Shan Ruliu and said: "In this case, I will order Long Qie to launch a rebellion to disrupt Qi State and create conditions for me to lead my army to Qi State."
Long Qie was a general that Xiang Ji conquered some time ago. This time, Xiang Ji did not take him with him to attack Qin. Instead, he asked him to lead people into Qi State, secretly accumulating strength, and ready to listen to his orders at any time.
According to Fan Zeng's plan, Long Qie would hide his identity and wreak havoc in Qi, shaking the Tian family's control over Qi.
Fan Zeng was betting that the Qi State, which had suffered a heavy loss in strength, would be unable to quell the Long Qie Rebellion and could only seek help from the outside world, and the Chu State was an excellent candidate for help.
Of course, Qi State may also seek help from Zhao State, but Fan Zeng is not worried about this because he has arranged the same situation in Zhao State.
As long as Zhao State sends troops to help Qi State, Fan Zeng can guarantee that the army will receive news of rebellion in the country before leaving Zhao State.
What Xiang Ji will do after receiving help will depend on the true strength of Qi State.
If Long Qie could only disturb Qi but could not destroy Qi, or even be at a disadvantage, Xiang Ji would immediately lead his army to Qi, repel the rebels, and take the opportunity to ask for a large reward.
If you occupy the title of Xiang Yi, you don't have to worry about not being paid by the Qi State Council.
If the Qi State is really in dire straits and has been defeated miserably at the hands of Long Qie, the support from that country will be slower and will not appear until the Qi State is destroyed.
At that time, it depends on Xiang Ji's mood whether he will directly occupy Qi Land or support a puppet.
After the Qi State was obtained, Xiang Ji would follow the same method and let the men lurking in the Zhao State, Wei and Han launch their attacks until they took over Guandong.
If he hadn't directly attacked the five countries, which would have caused them to share the same enemy and even be taken advantage of by Qin, Xiang Ji would not have chosen such a tactful strategy.
In his opinion, his favorite way is to just push all the way and dominate the world with strength.
After arranging the messengers from Qi Di, Xiang Ji waved everyone to disperse, intending to concentrate on practicing martial arts.
Since breaking through to become a master, Xiang Ji has been inherited by Emperor Xin, and his strength has been growing rapidly.
He originally thought that he would be invincible at the same level, but he didn't expect that Lin Ze would pour cold water on him during this battle against Qin.
After suffering a blow, Xiang Ji planned to become stronger and determined to defeat Lin Ze next time he met him.