Through Time Chapter 488

A few days later, on a large island in the Yun Meng Ze.

Hundreds of sturdy peasants are practising under the command of Peng Yue.

Just next to them, a group of men are talking around Chen Sheng, the

“General Chen, the King of Chu has said that as long as you are willing to support the King of Chu, then this name of Great General of Chu will be yours.”

“When you have defeated the Qin army and stabilised the situation, when the time comes, if you need anything, just mention it.”

With a little caution, the group of people slowly spoke out the conditions offered by their master.

Chen Sheng also listened with a smile on his face, but there was not a single moment of relaxation on his lips.

“The King of Chu has a heart, several messengers have a heart, the conditions you have offered, in fact, I am satisfied with them all.”

Hearing these words, a smile appeared on the faces of several messengers.

But immediately afterwards, Chen Sheng said that

“But although I am the chief of Yun Meng Ze, the real leader is still the chief of our farming family.”

“Without the chief’s permission, I wouldn’t dare to agree.”

Several messengers said in a rush.

“It may not matter, it may not matter, if the head of the peasant family is willing to step forward and call on the peasants of the world to join Great Chu, then this position of prime minister will be his.”

“If there are any other conditions, you are welcome to mention them.”

Chen Sheng looked at the several emissaries in front of him who had an extremely humble attitude, and in his heart he actually wanted to cooperate with the other party.

Because the benefits were numerous.

Yun Meng Ze was indeed short of food and money right now.

Furthermore, they were originally rising under the banner of Zhang Chu, and if they could get the support of the Chu King, it would be rightfully so.

But he didn’t dare to make a decision on such a big matter, so he could only put it off for now.

Someone from the farming family had sent a letter earlier, saying that the chief had arrived in Nanyang County.

It was time for him to arrive.

“Well, all the messengers will allow me to think about it again.”

At these words, several messengers were on the verge of tears.

“General Chen, we have all been here for a few days, and you have also been considering for a few days, it is time to make a decision.”

Chen Sheng was not going to be polite with them, and with a scowl on his face, he said that

“If you are told to wait, just wait, if you cannot wait, just leave.”

“Now the world is in turmoil, and my farming family has hundreds of thousands of soldiers!”

Chen Sheng then pointed at the sturdy peasants who were practicing, and continued.

“Every single one of them is such a fine soldier!”

“Not to mention that all the peasants in the world listen to our call!”

“My chief is naturally busy!”

Seeing that Chen Sheng had turned pale, several messengers returned in quick succession that

“We’ll just wait, just wait!”

Of course, they knew that Chen Sheng’s words were exaggerated. If the Nong Clan had such hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, the world would have been theirs long ago.

But so what?

Even if this number was scaled down tenfold to only ten thousand or even a few thousand, they could not afford to mess with them.

Although Chu was now the kingdom with the largest army, the largest place and the strongest among the six kings, they could not afford to mess with them.

But what does all this have to do with the King of Chu?

Everyone could see that the king of Chu was just a puppet of the Xiang clan.

Before they set out, King Xiong Xin had given them a very clear explanation.

No matter what, they must get the support of Yunmengze!

So, even if Chen Sheng spat spit in their faces, they could only smile and let it dry naturally.

Just as Chen Sheng was about to send a few people away, a farmer ran over with a smile on his face and exclaimed that

“Chief, the chief has returned!”

Hearing this, Chen Sheng and the few messengers were all delighted.

Chen Sheng threw a line to the few messengers that

“You guys go here first and wait.”

and left at a trot.

Soon, Chen Sheng saw Zhao Lang and ran straight over to him, with a few moments of excitement that

“Chief! You have finally returned.”

Many people thought that he was the leader of Yun Meng Ze, with tens of thousands of people under his hands!

It looked extremely imposing.

But who knows how much pressure it is to feed over a hundred thousand people every day when you open your eyes?

There are still not enough supplies for the winter, and the winter in the south can be extremely cold.

Now that the chief has finally returned, he doesn’t have to carry such a heavy burden!

Zhao Long calmed the other side a little, and Chen Sheng calmed down and quickly said that

“Chief, the Chu King’s emissary is now on the island!”

Chen Sheng quickly explained what had just happened, and made it clear to Zhao Lang.

Zhao Lang listened with a raised eyebrow, looked at the peasants who were practicing not far away, and said with a smile that

“Are there really so many elite soldiers in Yunmengze nowadays?”

Even from Zhao Lang’s gaze, the hundreds of peasants here were considered elite.

Equipped with weapons and armour, they could definitely fight the Qin army head-on.

Chen Sheng said, with a little embarrassment.

“This is the most elite of our more than 100,000 men.”

Yun Meng Ze was so poor, how could he afford to raise so many elite soldiers?

These hundreds of men were specially arranged to bluff the group of emissaries.

Zhao Lang shook his head with a smile, and then said that

“It doesn’t matter, just let them come here to meet me.”

Chen Sheng, however, hesitated at this time and said that

“Chief, do you want to reveal your identity in front of these people?”

“What if, among these people, someone knows you?”

Zhao Lang was stunned for a moment, what Chen Sheng said did make sense.

But with a quick movement in his heart, he thought of something and said that

“It doesn’t matter, you go find some wood and a piece of cloth and make a simple screen.”

“I’ll just be behind the screen.”

Chen Sheng quickly led the order and left, and in a short time, the screen was ready.

Zhao Lang sat behind the screen and tried it out, and it worked well.

Chen Sheng said with a smile.

“Chief, this is a good way to hide your identity! Not only can we not see the person, even the voice is slightly different, we can use it more often in the future.”

After saying that, he went out to call the messengers.

Zhao Lang sat behind the screen, thinking about Chen Sheng’s words at this time, but he was slightly distracted.

He had learnt this method from the First Emperor, and at that time he just thought that the First Emperor did not see him for security.

After all, the First Emperor was heavily defended against assassins.

But now there was a different idea.

Was the other side trying to hide their identity?

But there was no need for that.

Zhao Lang was still trying to think deeply when Chen Sheng had already walked in with the Chu King’s emissary at this time.

Although he was a bit surprised at the way they met, the messenger said, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.

“Emissary of the King of Chu, meet the chief of the Nong family!”

Hearing the salutations of several people, Zhao Lang immediately stopped thinking about it, now thinking about how to get more money and supplies from the Chu King was the most important thing.

The messenger quickly said his request again, Zhao Long slightly calculated in his heart for a while, and quickly said that

“The King of Chu wants the farmers of Yunmengze to join him, that’s fine, but what does the King of Chu want in exchange?”

“Those positions will be dispensed with, the Xiang clan is so powerful that we are not yet able to fight them.”

The messenger froze for a moment, he hadn’t expected this head of the peasant family to be so crisp and direct.

Quickly returning, the

“After removing the name of the Great Chu, the King of Chu has said that he still has some money, grain and grass, to give to the chief.”

Most of Chu’s money and wealth was now in Xiang’s hands as well.

But there were still some nobles who were die-hard loyal to the royal family of Chu and were willing to listen to the King of Chu’s orders privately and contribute money.

After all, centuries of rule always cultivate some die-hard loyalty.

“In addition, there are still some men…”

Without waiting for the other party to finish his sentence, Zhao Lang quickly said that

“There is no need for manpower, if King Chu has any orders, just talk to us, I promise in the name of the head of the farming family, I will sit down to do what I can.”

Hearing these words, a trace of joy appeared on the messenger’s face, as long as the peasants of Yun Meng Ze agreed to return to the fold, that would already be an extremely significant achievement.

What’s more, someone else had made a promise in the name of the head of the peasants.

Although this promise was somewhat restrictive, it was still far better than Xiang’s!

So he hastily agreed that

“As the chief says! We will send the supplies and money for the army within a few days.”

Zhao Lang was slightly surprised that

“It can actually be so fast?”

The messenger returned with a few moments of caution that

“The list of these things has been prepared long ago, as long as you, Chief Nong, use the token and make a seal and give it to us as a return letter.”

Zhao Lang revealed a smile, these people still had some scruples in their hearts.

After fumbling in his arms for a while, he took out the jade pendant of the head of the Nong family and said that

“No harm, just bring up the list and I will make a seal for you.”

Soon, Zhao Lang reached an agreement with several people.

With this guarantee in hand, several messengers immediately left the place and headed towards Wu Zhong.

It was long past time for them to return to their orders.

While looking at the backs of the several messengers leaving, Zhao Lang let out a slight sigh.

“Chief, we got the much-needed supplies, why are you sighing?”

Chen Sheng asked, somewhat confused.

The peasant family was in desperate need of things right now, and now that they had sent up an ingrate, they should be happy.

Zhao Long said with some regret as he clacked his lips.

“The vast majority of Chu’s money and supplies are in Xiang’s hands, and we’re still short of this from the King of Chu for the winter.”

Thinking of this, Zhao Lang regretted a little, again

“I should have known that I should not have killed Xiang Liang, Xiang’s offer must have been much higher.”

“What a pity.”

On the side, Chen Sheng stopped talking, his own chief’s appetite was too big.

“It’s just that, how can everything in this world be as it should be, Chen Sheng, give me a detailed account of the situation in Yun Meng Ze during this period of time.”

Zhao Lang looked at the direction the messenger had left again and spoke to Chen Sheng.

At this moment, after the messenger left Yun Meng Ze, he sped all the way.

But just after leaving the control of Yun Meng Ze, a cavalry stopped them in their tracks.

When the emissaries saw the other side, they didn’t hesitate for a moment and simply scattered and fled in all directions.

But by this time it was too late.

The other side had already prepared an ambush, and in less than a quarter of an hour all the emissaries had been decimated.

Soon after, the cloths on the messengers, which bore the seal of the head of the farming family, were also searched out.

And then by a strong man, delivered to an old man, with the utmost admiration, said

“Mr. Fan, as you expected, the King of Chu is also reaching out to the farming family of Yunmengze, and it seems that they have also reached an agreement.”

This group of people was none other than Xiang Zhuang and the others.

Fan Zeng looked at the cloth and silk in his hand and said, indifferently

“The King of Chu is really generous, this is almost all he has.”

“If we hadn’t sent our messengers in advance to lay eyes on him, we would have let him have his way.”

“But now, there is one thing that is certain, the head of that farming family is in the middle of Yun Meng Ze!”

“Hmph, there is no need to contact Chen Sheng this time, we can negotiate with the head of the Nong directly!”

“Just send this cloth and silk into the Yun Meng Ze!”

Xiang Zhuang hesitated for a moment and said that

“Sir, will we anger the head of the peasant family by doing so?”

“Moreover, that King of Zhao should have arrived at Yunmengze by now, how should we respond?”

Fan Zeng gave a laugh and said with extreme confidence that

“No matter, it’s to put that pressure on him!”

“As you have seen this journey, the Nong family, despite their large number of people, are short of supplies, otherwise they would not have allied with the King of Chu for this.”

“As for the King of Zhao, he himself lacks supplies, how can he compare with us?”

“This time, I will give the head of the peasant family, three times the supplies of the King of Chu! This is coercion and bribery! Even the head of the peasant family will have to submit to us!”

Listening to Fan Zeng’s plan, Xiang Zhuang’s eyes were full of admiration and he was already completely convinced.

No wonder that uncle had to personally invite Fan Zeng!

Just look at this, in just a few dozen days, he was already going to have the Nongjia in his pocket.

With Fan Zeng around, the Xiang family will have no worries!

Fan Zeng handed the cloth and silk, which still bore blood stains, directly to the messenger, saying that

“Send a message to Yunmengze!”

Soon a fast horse was heading towards Yunmengze.

At this moment, Zhao Lang was looking at the information in front of him with a big head.

“150,000 peasants and only enough food for three months?”

Zhao Long was numb, he had expected the situation in Yun Meng Ze to be bad, but he didn’t expect it to be this bad!

The consequence of the surge in the number of people was that there was not enough food.

Although there was reclamation going on, the time was too short. If they really wanted to be completely self-sufficient, I’m afraid it would take until next autumn.

Timber is all well and good, there are trees everywhere now.

Chen Sheng, a little uncomfortable, tugged at the corner of his shirt and said back.

“Chief, there is still enough food for the winter, as long as we don’t die of hunger anyway.”

“How can we eat enough every day, like in the Chuangzi.”

Zhao Lang’s request was different from his.

Zhao Lang sighed and

“If there’s no way out, then that’s the only way to go, but ordinary people will get over it after taking a hit.”

“What about the old people, the children, and the farmers who are in charge of the battle?”

Chen Sheng stammered.

“The farmers who are responsible for fighting are naturally supplied with food separately to ensure their fighting strength.”

“Children don’t eat much, and as for the elderly… Even if they were given food, they would save it for the children at home.”

Hearing these words, Zhao Lang’s heart was a little heavy, the old people of China would, indeed, do this.

Even in their past lives, when there were any good things, the old people would save them for their children to eat.

But the more this was the case, the more Zhao Lang could not let this happen and said, with a few moments of coldness

“King Chu’s supplies, or less, go and talk to the surrounding gentry, borrow some food, supplies, to ensure that no one will starve and freeze to death in Yunmengze.”

Chen Sheng nodded, he had wanted to do this for a long time.

It was just that Zhao Lang had not allowed it before.

Chen Sheng was about to leave, when a farmer rushed in and said that

“Chief, there is someone outside Yunmengze with Xiang’s banner, sending in a message!”

With that, he took out the cloth and silk that still had blood stains on it.

Seeing the cloth and silk, which had been signed with the Chu King’s emissary only a short time ago, Chen Sheng became furious and said that

“Chief, these people are simply deceiving people!”

Although it was the King of Chu’s emissary that was killed, this was a blow to the face of the Nong family!

However, Zhao Lang looked at the cloth in front of him, but a smile appeared on his face, and then said that

“Reply to the letter, the head of the Nong family, inviting Xiang to talk to him.”