King Xiong Xin of Chu certainly remembered Dale when he first tried to contact Chen Sheng, a farmer from Yunmengze.
It was Dull who had asked him to deliver the letter.
Later his own envoys were discovered by Xiang and all of them were even beheaded, and he himself was put under house arrest.
He thought there was no hope, but he never expected to receive a letter from the Nong family.
The other side still wanted to cooperate with him! He even gave the Nong family some supplies!
At that time he was so happy that he even had a better appetite for food.
Only later, those news came one after another.
The Nong family turned out to be the people of Zhao Lang, the King of Zhao, and Zhao Lang turned out to be the Crown Prince of the Great Qin.
It smashed him straight into a daze, his heart like death.
As the nominal king of Chu himself, he actually sent supplies to the prince of the Great Qin.
What kind of shame was this?
Of course, then later, after learning about the supplies Xiang had given to the Nong and Mo families, his heart was balanced a little more.
As long as someone was more stupid than himself, then his heart would feel better.
And by now, his thoughts, again, had changed slightly.
After Xiang had suffered a great loss at Julu this time, he came back and honoured him as the Righteous Emperor.
Not even superficially, he was even cut off from the old nobles in Chu.
Now that he has met Dale, it is a good time to send a message out!
“Dull, in an hour’s time, you come and help me tidy up the house, and when that happens, you help me pass a letter out.”
Chu King Xiong Xin said in a low voice at this time, as if he was afraid that Dale would refuse, and added with a smile.
“Don’t worry, I will pay you, and when my emperor is restored to the throne in the future, I will definitely reuse you!”
A Dumb nodded dumbly and quickly went out.
The guards at the door did not care about Dale either, everyone knew that this servant was a subordinate of Xiang Bo and was somewhat dull and silly.
Dale made his way back to a well-lit courtyard at this time, and only when he entered the courtyard did he hear the voice of Xiang Bo, the
“Today is a great day for my nephew to be crowned king, so all of you just enjoy yourselves!”
“Come, come, fill up the wine again!”
“No more wine? b*****d! Can’t get anything done at all!”
“Dale! Dale!”
Dale greeted him at once, looking at Xiang Bo, who was already inebriated, and said dully that
“Master, you’d better go and rest early.”
Only when Xiang Bo was allowed to go and rest could he act afterwards.
King Xiong Xin of Chu had his own thoughts; this matter was still very important and must be reported up as soon as possible.
One could even do a little work in it.
He was the only channel for the other side to pass on the news anyway.
Then, with the help of the spider web, tampering with King Chu’s orders would not be a difficult thing to do.
Only Xiang Bo was obviously still in the mood, so he would not listen to him, saying that
“Well, I know, I know, you guys drink first, I’ll go find my nephew, the King of Western Chu, and get some wine!”
With that, he helped Dale to walk towards the middlemost courtyard.
There were more guests here, and at the very top were none other than Fan Zeng and a few others, but there was no Xiang Yu in sight.
He should be at the top of the court on such occasions.
But he was sent to a separate courtyard, as if he was afraid that he would cause trouble.
“Where is my nephew, the King of Western Chu?”
Bo Xiang asked with a big grin.
So what if Xiang Yu is the King of Western Chu, he is still not his nephew!
Looking at Xiang Bo who reeked of alcohol, a hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the guards at the side and said that
“The King has rested.”
Xiang Bo frowned at once and said.
“Rested, what is he resting for on this great day?”
“Get out of the way, I’m going to talk to my nephew.”
With that, he headed inside.
The guard was about to stop him, but was pulled back by a companion who
“This is the king’s uncle anyhow, he has the right to enter too, don’t cause any trouble.”
Bo Xiang was a core member of the Xiang clan, this point of authority was still there.
Only then did the guards stand aside indignantly.
As for Dale who was following Xiang Bo, they simply ignored it.
This dull man, there was nothing to care about.
By this time, Bo Xiang had made his way to Xiang Yu’s separate courtyard and shouted out loud that
“Yu’er, Yu’er!”
Within moments, Xiang Yu and Xiang Zhuang appeared in the courtyard.
Dale looked at the two men, they should be in the middle of deliberations.
Xiang Zhuang looked at the drunken Xiang Bo and frowned, saying
“Young Uncle, what brings you here.”
Bo Xiang said at this time that
“Yu’er, today is a great day for you, uncle has come to get some wine to drink.”
Hearing these words, Xiang Zhuang’s frown deepened and he said directly that
“Young Uncle, you are already drunk.”
“Ah Dou, why don’t you send Little Uncle back to rest?”
Dale obediently held up Uncle Xiang, but was shaken off by the other party.
At this time, Xiang Bo approached Xiang Yu and said that
“Yu’er, you are now called king. ”
“When, get me a throne for uncle too!”
“That righteous emperor is just a puppet for us anyway.”
At this time, Xiang Yu could not listen to it any longer and said that
“Young Uncle, what nonsense are you talking about?”
“How can this throne be conferred just by saying so! It requires merit!”
Xiang Bo said, with a glare in his eyes
“What kind of merit is needed to be crowned king? I was born and died with you too, Uncle!”
“You just don’t want to give uncle me a throne! You’re not as good as my Zhao…”
Without waiting for Xiang Bo to finish his sentence, Dou, who was on the side, had already noticed that something was wrong and went straight forward, pretending to hold Xiang Bo and slapping him on the stomach with one hand.
Xiang Bo then suddenly blushed and swallowed back the words that followed, and then a vomiting sound followed.
An extremely unpleasant smell appeared in the whole courtyard.
It washed away all the words he had just said without a trace.
Xiang Yu said with an ugly face at this time that
“Ah Dou, take Little Uncle down to rest.”
Only then did Ah Dou take Bo Xiang and leave the place.
Xiang Yu also returned to his room with Xiang Zhuang, and the filth in the courtyard was naturally cleaned up by the underlings.
“Ah Yu, don’t be angry, little uncle was just drunk.”
Xiang Zhuang advised at this time.
He knew that Xiang Yu was actually not happy today; after all, he had returned from a defeated battle at Julu to be crowned king.
For Xiang Yu, to be crowned king at this time was, on the contrary, somewhat mocking.
Xiang Yu shook his head at this time and said that
“I don’t blame my little uncle, it’s just that this crowning of a king is not a child’s play.”
Of course, he also had some mind in his heart, if he really let his little uncle be crowned king, I am afraid that everyone in the world would laugh at him.
Xiang Zhuang nodded, and then said, with a bit of concern
“Ah Yu, news came from the scouts earlier that Zhao Lang’s crown prince enthronement ceremony should also be in these few days.”
“When his ceremony is done, I’m afraid he’ll make his move.”
“We need to be on guard early.”
The news of the Great Qin’s crown prince enthronement ceremony was also uncovered, so both sides knew each other’s details.
Hearing Zhao Lang’s name, a hint of fighting spirit rose in Xiang Yu’s eyes and he said that
“Although Gongzi Lang is good at scheming, he is not good at frontal combat.”
“The previous defeat was because we didn’t know his cards, now we all confront him head on.”
“Hmph, although Meng Yi is steady, he is no match for me! What’s more, after this time, the various nobles have also submitted to us.”
“Now there is a recruitment drive underway, with up to 200,000 soldiers available! The Qin army has to defend the frontier and can only use 100,000 soldiers!”
“Over 200,000 against less than 100,000! The advantage is mine!”
“This time, I will show Duke Long what domination is!”
Xiang Yu continued ruthlessly at this time, saying
“Not to mention, I still have fierce fighters like Long Tho and Ying Bu!”
“We will definitely be able to resist them!”
Seeing that Xiang Yu had recovered some of his fighting spirit, Xiang Zhuang was slightly reassured in his heart, and he had to say that this brother of his was indeed brave and fierce!
But at that moment Xiang Yu seemed to remember something and asked
“Ah Zhuang, how did it go when you were asked to capture Liu Bang’s family earlier?”
His hatred for Liu Bang never ceased.
Xiang Zhuang gave a bitter smile and said that
“Ah Yu, the subordinates have already reported back, when our men went there, the other party’s house was already empty.”
“They should have got wind of it and fled.”
Xiang Yu said with hatred.
“It’s cheap for him!”
“If I let me catch them, I will definitely kill them!”
“Only then will I be able to relieve my hatred!”
Xiang Zhuang nodded his head and
“Ah Yu, you should also get some rest early, you can be busy soon after that.”
“I will go back tomorrow to comfort and console my youngest uncle, he still needs to secure this grain and grass.”
“But it’s strange, there are more and more robbers reported in various places now, and there is a man called Peng Yue who is extremely fierce, and he’s specifically looking at our provisions.”
Xiang Yu waved his hand and said.
“Don’t care, these are all trivial matters, just ask the nobles to send over the rations when they run out.”
Xiang Zhuang didn’t say any more, because Xiang Yu was right, these were just trivial matters.
Soon, Xiang Zhuang bowed and excused himself, and Xiang Yu looked at Fan Zeng who was helping him to entertain the guests.
After a moment’s hesitation, he went back to his room.
By now, Ah Dou had already sent Xiang Bo back to his room and then made his way to King Xiong Xin’s room.
A few moments later, he came out again.
Only there was an additional cloth and silk in his hand.
Without delay, he made his way to where the caravan was located and said to the man in charge of the liaison that
“This is a secret edict from the Righteous Emperor Xiong Xin, send it to the nobles of Chu!”
“Make another copy and send it to the head of the family!”
It was not long before a figure climbed the wall of the stately home.
Looking around the stately home to see if there were any guards, he only found, not far away, a group of beggars waiting for the stately home to throw out the leftovers.
These days, there seemed to be more and more beggars inside the county.
Of course, this was not something for him, the messenger, to consider.
Make sure the surrounding area is safe.
The scout quickly jumped off the fence and disappeared into the night, heading in the direction of Yun Meng Ze!
Early the next morning, Xianyang.
A group of guards and attendants gathered early in front of the city gates, along with some ministers.
This was because several imperial sons were to be sent out today.
The prince, Fusu, Gao, was to be sent to the northern border, and the crown prince to the south.
Of course they had to send them off.
Soon, two caravans arrived.
The one in the front was naturally Zhao Lang’s convoy.
“Teacher, I’ll leave this side of Xianyang to you.”
Zhao Lang said as he looked at Wang Jian who was at the forefront.
Wang Jian responded with a smile and
“Don’t worry, I will guard this place for you.”
“Even if I don’t make it, my son will still keep watch for you!”
With these words, Zhao Lang was immediately relieved, and after meeting with a group of ministers, he saluted.
Without much hesitation, he prepared to leave.
Then he heard Wang Jian say in a low voice that
“His Majesty is on the city gate.”
Zhao Lang was slightly stunned, no wonder he hadn’t seen his old man in the morning, so he had been waiting here for a long time.
Zhao Lang nodded and led the men right out of the city gates.
At this moment, on the city gate, Qin Shi Huang stood on the gate and watched Zhao Lang’s group slowly leave the city.
“Your Majesty, won’t you see His Highness the Crown Prince?”
Zhao Gao said at this time.
Qin Shi Huang looked at Zhao Lang with a complicated expression and slowly shook his head, saying
“It is not necessary.”
He had given Zhao Lang the Imperial Heart Technique only yesterday and did not want to spoil the other party’s heart with father-son love.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Gao could only let out a faint sigh.
But at this moment, Zhao Lang’s voice suddenly came from below the city tower.
“Father, you rest well! Wait for my son to come back!”
Hearing the voice, a trace of consternation flashed across Qin Shi Huang’s face, and he saw that below the city, Zhao Lang was waving at him with a smile on his face.
It was like a child in an ordinary person’s home who was going out to do something.
He was instructing his old father at home.
Having said that, without waiting for Qin Shi Huang to reply, Zhao Lang had already turned around and headed in the direction of Yun Meng Ze!
Qin Shi Huang turned back to his senses and looked at Zhao Lang’s departing back with a puzzled expression.
It was only after a long time that Qin Shi Huang muttered to himself with some relief that
“Long’er, have you already found your way to the emperor?”
Below the city, inside another caravan, Fu Su also looked at the back of Zhao Lang’s departure and said, with a few moments of coldness
“This time when I go to the northern border, I will prove to you with the Confucianism of benevolence and virtue, that benevolence and virtue is the true meaning of Confucianism!”
Soon, both caravans slowly disappeared at the end of the road.
A few days later, on an island in the Yun Meng Ze.
By now it was already summer.
The fields that have been reclaimed on the island are a vibrant green and extremely pleasant to look at.
The only thing is that some of the people in the fields have a sad look on their faces.
“Chief Peng Yue, we have to be busy with the farming work in the fields these days, so why don’t we slow down the attack for a while?”
A small leader of the farmers said to the sturdy Peng Yue.
But Peng Yue shook his head at this time and said.
“The chief has said that we must continuously disrupt the other side and not let them catch their breath.”
“We are having a hard time now, but the enemy is having a harder time!”
“Tell the brothers to use the rotating attack method and hold on for a while longer.”
“Now that the Holy Maiden and Chief Chen Sheng, too, are still at the forefront with their men, are we the men who are going to retreat?”
Hearing these words, the peasants suddenly stopped talking and just nodded their heads in a wilted manner.
Peng Yue quickly said that
“By the way, the people sent over by the chief’s people, you guys keep an eye on them.”
The peasants nodded listlessly and
“Don’t worry, the chief’s men are fierce and come from nowhere, that group won’t get away, rest for a while longer, they are also going to Xianyang, there will be no problem.”
Peng Yue did not wonder, Zhao Lang’s identity as the Crown Prince had been known to the Nong family for a long time.
It was only normal to have some manpower.
The peasants smiled at this time and said
“Chief, that woman of the group, she is really fierce, but she is extremely good looking and has a name.”
“It’s called Lu Pang.”
No sooner had the farmer’s words left his lips than a voice came from behind him, the
“What did you say the woman’s name was?”
Before the farmer could react, Peng Yue, who was on the side, had already stepped forward and saluted, saying
“Greetings, Grand Chief!”