Through Time Chapter 309

Huiji County, Wuzhong.

Heavy snow.

The courtyard of a manor house is decorated with all kinds of weapons.

A young man is holding a halberd and dancing around the courtyard.

His powerful arm allows him to stir up a gust of wind out of thin air, churning snowflakes into a ball.

Next to him, a middle-aged man with a calm look on his face, looking at the young man’s bravery, couldn’t help but nod his head.

Just then, a servant hurried in to report that

“Master, there is a young man who calls himself Zhang Li, a columnist, asking for an audience, and he has also given your name.”

“The Zongheng family?”

The middle-aged man’s expression twitched, he had hidden in Wu Zhong after he had missed a murder, but he did not expect to be approached by the Zongheng family.

“Invite him in.”

The servant left at once.

In a deep voice, the middle-aged man said to the young man who was still practising martial arts.

“Yu’er, you have a visitor, follow me to meet the guest.”

Only then did the young man stop and addressed the middle-aged man, saying

“Great Uncle Father, what is there to see about this guest.”

The middle-aged man spoke patiently and

“Didn’t you say you wanted to learn the 10,000 enemies? The key to the art of war is a kind of ten thousand enemies.”

“But being a man is just as much a way of being an enemy of ten thousand men, and sometimes, being a man is more important than the art of war.”

The young man said, with a little disdain

“Great Uncle Father, this world is full of mediocre people, what is there to get along with.”

“On the contrary, that Duke Zhao whom my nephew met in Xianyang earlier is a gallant man, worthy of association.”

The young man was naturally Xiang Yu, and the middle-aged man was Xiang Liang.

Xiang Liang shook his head slightly, he had already heard his nephew, mention this Duke Zhao several times.

“This time the visitor is from the Zongheng family, so you should follow me.”

Hearing these words, Xiang Yu became more and more disdainful, the

“Hmph, that bunch of mouth-breathers from the Zongheng Clan, didn’t the official of the Great Qin inform the other day that they had killed a kid who called himself a Zongheng Clan?”

“These people don’t focus on their own strength and always want to manipulate others, they are all just villains.”

Xiang Liang said with a bit of severity at this time that

“Stop talking nonsense, go and change your clothes, then come and see me.”

Seeing that Xiang Liang was angry, Xiang Yu suddenly became much more honest.

No more than his younger uncle, Xiang Bo, whom Xiang Yu still respected, the

“Yes, Great Uncle Father.”

When he had finished, he put down his weapon and went back to his room and changed his clothes before he slowly and leisurely went to meet his guest.

When he arrived at the place, Xiang Yu saw that Great-Uncle Father was having a good conversation with a young man.

“Great Uncle Father.”

Xiang Yu saluted.

These manners are not something he lacks either.

Xiang Liang smiled at this time and introduced to

“This is the old man’s nephew, Xiang Yu.”

“Yu’er, this is the columnist Zhang Li.”

When Zhang Li saw Xiang Yu, his eyes lit up and he said that

“Your son was born with two pupils, he is truly divine, he will surely become a great man in the future!”

Hearing these words, a trace of self-congratulation and disdain flashed across Xiang Yu’s face.

He naturally knew his own singularity, but did not care for the other party to say so.

Xiang Liang did not move his voice to say that

“What does Your Excellency mean? The Great Qin is at peace now, where is the great event.”

Zhang Li smiled and said.

“Your Excellency, there is no need to disguise it, the people of the Great Qin have long been tired nowadays, and if you are not careful, a great disaster is at hand.”

“Zhang Li has come in good faith this time to unite the legacy of the six kingdoms and discuss great matters together.”

Hearing the other party’s seemingly open and honest words, Xiang Yu at the side could not help but be somewhat impressed.

In his heart, he had long had the desire to achieve great things.

Xiang Liang, however, remained unmoved and returned with a smile.

“My lord said this, but I do not understand it.”

“And only a few days ago I heard that the First Emperor is about to make a southern tour, and that the prestige of the Great Qin will surely expand again, but I cannot see where the great disaster lies?”

Zhang Li looked at Xiang Liang, who was as steady as a mountain, and knew that the other party was not one that could be easily impressed with words.

On the contrary, Xiang Yu, who was on the other side, looked extremely easy to incite.

However, with Xiang Liang watching, there was no chance at this point, so he smiled and returned.

“It is the will of Heaven that the Great Qin will die. If you don’t believe me, wait for some time and the will of Heaven will surely come!”

Xiang Liang also replied with a smile.

“Then it is better for me to wait for the will of heaven.”

The words had come to an end, and Zhang Li quickly rose to take his leave.

Xiang Liang, on the contrary, was extremely courteous and sent to the door.

“Eldest uncle, although this boy looks disagreeable, his words are right.”

“We must also prepare early.”

Xiang Yu leapt to his feet at this point and spoke.

Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Yu with a slight frown and said that

“What do you think Uncle I have been doing all these years?”

“But you are so gullible based on just one side of the other party’s words, how can you achieve anything in the future?”

Having been scolded, Xiang Yu was a little discontented in his heart and said, with his head held high

“Great Uncle Father, if you have prepared for this, why do you need to cover up?”

Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Yu’s unruly appearance and could not help but shake his head and said.

“Go, read through Sun Wu’s Book of War three more times.”

Xiang Yu became even more impatient at once and said that

“Great Uncle Father, I have read this Book of War several times! I already understand all the truths in it, there is no need to read it again.”

Hearing these words, Xiang Liang said sternly.

“I have already read through Sun Wu’s Book of War hundreds of times, and I dare not say I understand all the main points.”

“How dare you speak shamelessly! Go! Read it through five more times!”

This sullen Xiang Yu turned to leave.

Looking at Xiang Yu’s stubborn back, Xiang Liang’s heart was also a bit worried.

This nephew of his was naturally extremely good and had a sense of heroism and righteousness. They had only arrived in Wu Zhong for a short time and all the young men here already took him as their leader.

The Xiang family would certainly be revived in his hands in the future.

But Xiang Yu’s flaw was also obvious, that he would not listen to anyone but him.

If something happened to him one day, and his brother, Xiang Bo, was a money-hungry man, Xiang Yu would be vulnerable to exploitation.

“It is necessary to find a strategist for Yu’er.”

Xiang Liang thought in his mind.

As for that columnist Zhang Li just now, he did not put too much thought into it.

It would be too much to underestimate him if he wanted to impress him with just a few words.

At this moment, Zhang Li, who had left the manor, had already made his way to an estate.

Inside the manor, a dozen stonemasons were carving a large stone.

“How is the progress?”

Zhang Li asked, looking at the large stone.

“Back to Young Master, the stone will be finished carving in the next two days.”

“Just young master, didn’t you say before that you would put this stone in the East County? ”

A servant returned.

Zhang Li shook his head and said.

“The Eastern County is close to Xianyang, and the farmers have been getting a lot of help lately, so the farmers’ days are much better.”

“This stone will not be of much use there.”

“Instead, in the south, the nobles of the six countries are deliberately harsh in the name of the Great Qin, and the people have long had grievances!”

“It would be most appropriate to place it here.”

“The matter is sooner rather than later, let’s put it out recently.”

“Hmph, I will use this stone to subjugate the descendants of Chu and then stir up the great power of this world!”

A few days later, a rumour shocked the world!

“A huge stone has fallen from the sky, and there are words on the stone, saying: Ancestral Dragon died and the earth was divided!”

From this, the world shook!

And just then, Zhao Lang finally rushed his cheap old man back to his manor.