Chapter 24: Dividing the Deer among the Heroes (Part 1)
Xianyang is still in turmoil. The city is blazing with flames. The cries and complaints will never stop. There are always troops galloping in the city. They plunder finances, rape women, and involve some young men in the army.
, prepare to take it back to your home country.
On the other side, in a military camp outside the city, a tall flag fluttered in the wind. On the flag, the black and brown fonts were eye-catching, with the word "xiang" written on it.
This is the military camp of Xiangzhuang. More than 10,000 troops and horses are training in the school grounds. Even if Guanzhong is covered with heavy snow, it has not stopped the daily training of this army.
The soldiers were shouting, waving their weapons, and rehearsing formations. On the other hand, Xiang Zhuang led more than a hundred people in a hurry out of the camp and headed south.
These days, the snow in Guanzhong is gradually melting, and Kong Yu, who has been delayed on the road, is about to arrive in Xianyang. To meet again after a long absence, Xiang Zhuang no longer cares about the soldiers who are training. He takes Kong Ji and Ding Gu and leaves in a hurry.
After traveling south for more than ten miles, everyone turned into a galloping road. As soon as they entered the galloping road, they heard the "squeaking" sound of wheels rolling over the road. Xiang Zhuang crossed his sword on his horse, raised his eyes with his right hand, and walked towards the distance.
Looking everywhere, he finally saw the Chu army coming slowly, led by a female general riding a horse. She was Cao Feng, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Cao Feng also saw Xiangzhuang not far away. She was overjoyed and galloped over on her horse: "Brother Xiangzhuang."
Xiang Zhuang greeted him with a big smile: "Silly girl, is it hard to go north this time?"
"It's not bitter..." Cao Feng nodded and pointed to the carriageway behind her: "Uncle Kong is waiting for you in the car. He has something urgent to see you, so we hurried here.
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Xiang Zhuang nodded and patted Cao Feng on the shoulder: "How will everything be in Jiangdong when we are no longer together?"
"My father and Uncle Kong made Jiangdong very prosperous."
Xiang Zhuang smiled and nodded, no longer paying attention to Cao Feng, and rode towards the carriage. As he approached, Xiang Zhuang raised his hands on the horse and said, "Xiang Zhuang has seen Uncle Kong."
The curtain of the carriage opened, and Kong Kun's slightly older face leaned out of the window. He looked at Xiang Zhuang, smiled and nodded: "I haven't seen you in a few years, you have matured."
"Thank you, Uncle Kong, for your compliment." Xiang Zhuang bowed his hand and said, "I have prepared a banquet in the camp to greet uncle. We will go to the military camp now."
Xiang Zhuangle turned his horse's head, looked at the mighty Chu army, and ordered: "Let's go to the military camp!"
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About half an hour later, Xiang Zhuang and others returned to the military camp, and everyone headed straight for the Chinese army. Inside the big tent, the heat wave from the newly replaced charcoal pot was billowing, and the tent was very warm.
Xiang Zhuang let Kong Yu pass and led everyone into the big tent. After sitting down, several people brought tea and placed a cup in front of everyone, but Xiang Zhuang's tea cup was not available. Cao Feng couldn't help laughing when he saw this.
He said, "I'm going to make tea for Brother Xiangzhuang."
Just as Cao Feng was about to leave, suddenly, a woman walked in from outside the tent, holding a steaming teacup in her hand. She hurried to Xiangzhuang's side, put the teacup on the table, and said with a smile: "It's cold outside.
I made you a cup of tea myself."
After Ying Xueyue finished speaking, she looked back and suddenly found Cao Feng glaring at her. She couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Who is this little sister?"
When Cao Feng saw Ying Xueyue asking herself, she couldn't help but said angrily: "Who are you?"
Seeing that Cao Feng came with bad intentions, Ying Xueyue looked at Xiang Zhuang in surprise and stared at him with questioning eyes. Xiang Zhuang sighed helplessly at this time. The two women had never met each other before.
, they meet each other with force. This is because they are not well-planned, but how to solve the current crisis?
After thinking for a moment, Xiang Zhuang suddenly saw Kong Kun sitting aside with a cold face. Obviously, he did not have a good impression of the woman who appeared next to him. Compared with Cao Wujiu's daughter Cao Feng, Kong Kun accepted Cao Feng's hope.
Bigger.
"Well, there are some things that shouldn't be discussed here. You both go down. I want to talk to Uncle Kong about business!" Xiang Zhuang sighed helplessly, pointed outside the tent, and looked at Ying Xueyue with pleading eyes.
Yue didn't want to embarrass Xiang Zhuang too much, so she nodded: "I'll go back and wait for you. I hope you can give me an explanation."
Ying Xueyue left, but Cao Feng refused to leave. In the past, every time Xiang Zhuang handled official business or went to battle to kill the enemy, he would take him with him. However, after not seeing each other for several years, Xiang Zhuang changed and he actually asked him to leave.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Cao Feng glared at Xiang Zhuang and said angrily: "Brother Xiang Zhuang, you will never chase me away before."
"That's not what I meant. I need to talk to Uncle Kong about some serious matters. I'll go find you tonight, okay?"
"This..." Cao Feng hesitated slightly, but in the end, she nodded: "Okay, I'll be waiting for you in the back tent too. I hope you can come to me tonight."
Cao Feng left, and Xiang Zhuang shook his head. There are too many women, which is trouble. On the side, Kong Yu suddenly coughed. He looked at Xiang Zhuang and said in a deep voice: "Xiang Zhuang, there are some things you need to understand.
Now you are a famous general in Chu State, and the love between your children should not be a fetter for you."
"Haha, Uncle Kong, I will remember it." Xiang Zhuang didn't want to discuss this matter too much. After a perfunctory sentence, he changed the subject and returned to today's business: "I want uncle to come all the way.
, you should have seen that the number of refugees in Guanzhong is increasing sharply, Xianyang has become an abandoned city, allied forces from various countries are harassing the people, raping///promiscuous women, and robbing people's property. His brother Xiang Yu burned down Qin's palaces one after another and took Qin into custody.
The female relatives of the country are preparing to return to Pengcheng. The Chu people have lost the hearts of the people in the country, and it will be difficult to conquer the Central Plains in the future."
Speaking of this, Xiang Zhuang sighed softly. Although Kong Yu didn't like that there were too many women around Xiang Zhuang, in this era, at Xiang Zhuang's level, three wives and four concubines were common, and Kong Yu couldn't remind him too much.
At this time, he had turned his mind to business. When Xiang Zhuang mentioned the changes in Guanzhong, Kong Kun also sighed: "Xiang Yu has lost the support of the people, and the power in front of him is just a passing cloud. I want to know what Xiang Zhuang's nephew is planning."
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"I..." Kong Kun asked this question very sharply, and Xiang Zhuang was speechless.
When Kong Yu saw Xiang Zhuang's hesitation, he couldn't help but laugh heartily. He took a cup from the side and poured the original tea cup into the new cup. Two cups of tea were more on one side. At this time, Kong Yu continued: "
If the wise nephew Xiang Zhuang wants to develop for a long time, the only way is to distinguish the boundaries with Xiang Yu, separate each other, and separate the family, you can no longer follow Xiang Yu."
Kong Kun's words were a reminder to Xiang Zhuang to see the situation clearly and not to be implicated by Xiang Yu. However, in history, Xiang Yu was indeed very violent. He was ultimately defeated by Liu Bang, and he himself could not have the power to reverse Xiang Yu's outcome.
After all, everything is out of control. At this time, he can only seek the land of Jiangdong. Thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang sighed: "I have talked about this with Mr. Fan. I hope he can help me turn around and win the land of Jiangdong. With this,
From here, I can cross the Yangtze River and defend myself."
"You mean Fan Zeng?" Kong Kun was surprised. Xiang Zhuang nodded: "That's him."
"It is indeed a good place to stand on one's own in Jiangdong, but I think it is not possible to stay in a corner. If it does not go beyond my expectations, it will not exceed two years at most. The world will be full of strife again. Who can survive to the end and who can truly win the world? It is impossible."
It is expected that the wise nephew Xiang Zhuang should seek his own power in order to benefit the world. This is the right way."
The disputes in the world that Kong Kun talked about should be the later Chu-Han struggle for supremacy. However, Kong Kun's words hit the mark on Xiang Zhuang's mind. Whether he could survive to the end was the most important thing. Thinking that Xiang Yu was about to enfeoff the princes, Xiang Zhuang
Zhuang couldn't help but sigh: "If everything goes as expected, Brother Yu will soon entrust kings, and I will be one of them."
"What?" Kong Yu stood up in surprise: "You mean, Xiang Yu wants to divide the kings among them?"
"kindness."
"This is treason. Does he want to depose King Huai?"
"No, he will not depose King Huai, but he will honor King Huai as the Righteous Emperor." Xiang Zhuang sneered.
Kong Kun could no longer contain his inner anger and said bitterly: "At first, I advised you not to become king, but to stabilize the hearts of the Chu people. Unfortunately, General Xiang Liang died in the battle."
On the battlefield, after Xiang Yu seized power, everything has gone out of control. He has divided the kings, and the conflicts in the world will become more fierce. I am afraid... Xiang Yu's decision will be the biggest mistake!"
Seeing how sensitive Kong Kun was to this matter, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but sigh: "We can't change anything, we can only adapt."
Both of them were silent. Kong Ji, who had been listening on the side, saw that the two of them were silent, so he had to stand up and said with a smile: "The banquet is ready. If you don't join the banquet, I'm afraid the food and wine will be cold."
Being interrupted by Kong Ji, Xiang Zhuang also stood up and said with a smile: "I almost forgot, let's go to the side tent to have a banquet and get drunk before resting."
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This banquet lasted a whole day, and it was already dark when I sent Kong Kun off. Xiang Zhuang also drank a lot of wine, but his drinking capacity was still good, but his steps were already a little wobbly.
Staggering to the side of the carriage, Xiang Zhuang half leaned on the carriage and stared at the night sky quietly. Tonight, the sky was bright and full of stars, making people feel as if they were filled with endless reverie.
But the sudden change in the situation in Guanzhong, Xiang Yu's violence, and the loss of control of the coalition forces made Xiang Zhuang see Xiang Yu's incompetence, and the title of king in Guanzhong was a big failure. This would also indirectly give Liu Bang time to recharge his batteries and conquer the north.
Go to Chencang.
But then again, if there was no conflict between Chu and Han, how could he rise?
He only hopes that Fan Zeng can live up to his expectations and help him seize control of the land of Jiangdong. Thinking of Jiangdong, Xiang Zhuang's thoughts turned to the 150,000 soldiers surrendered by the Qin army. How to make good use of these soldiers to create a strong defense in Jiangdong
, became Xiangzhuang’s top priority and an issue that must be considered.
However, the road has to be walked step by step. Right now, how to explain to Cao Feng and Ying Xueyue is the first priority. But thinking of Ying Xueyue, Xiang Zhuang feels helpless. She is the first woman he has kissed in this era.
Her persistence and tenacity are what I like and admire the most.
Thinking of Ying Xueyue, Xiang Zhuang sighed softly. He had to explain many things clearly. Although he didn't have to explain, what does it mean to have a few women around a man? But Xiang Zhuang wouldn't do that. He stood up and staggered towards
Walk to Ying Xueyue's barracks.
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