Chapter 08
After not sleeping all night, Xiang Bo looked a little haggard. Xiang Liang's sudden decision made Xiang Bo hesitate and give up his post. He left Sishui County and went to live in Kuaiji, Jiangdong, where he would establish a foundation and seek opportunities to restore the country.
It made Xiang Bo feel that Xiang Liang was making a fuss out of a fuss, and even if he lived in a low position, he could still lie dormant and wait.
But the Six Kingdoms have been destroyed. This is an indisputable fact. The Qin Dynasty has already stood firm, unified currency, unified writing, unified measurement units, and also unified people's hearts. If this continues, how can the descendants and old officials of the Six Kingdoms be able to easily shake it?
?But Xiang Zhuang's words yesterday echoed in Xiang Bo's ears again. Gongsun Liang is actually a descendant of Han Xiang. His name is Zhang Liang. He is also dormant, waiting for the opportunity to regain Korea.
Could the war really be rekindled? Bo Xiang's heart began to waver. For so many years, he had taken refuge in Xiapi and did not dare to go out. He had even forgotten what the streets outside the mansion looked like and what the Xiang family's old house looked like.
, do this day after day, do you want to die of old age here?
Finally, Xiang Bo's determination became firm, and at this moment, the chaotic footsteps broke the silence in the house. Soon, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You walked into the house, and they each saluted: "Nephew Xiang Zhuang (son)
Xiang You) sends greetings to uncle (father)."
Xiang Bo nodded, and the two of them turned around and sat on the soft seats. At this time, Xiang Bo sighed softly, looked at Xiang Zhuang, and said helplessly: "I have been used to living a quiet life for so many years. If I move to Kuaiji, I don't know.
, what else can I do for the Xiang family..."
Xiang Bo's words were weak, and Xiang Zhuang's heart sank. Didn't his third uncle plan to go to Kuaiji? Just when Xiang Zhuang was thinking about how to enlighten Xiang Bo, Xiang Bo changed the topic and continued: "But
Looking back on those days, my father and eldest brother died on the battlefield one after another. Before his death, my father made an oath that although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die. This sentence is my father’s hope for us. He hopes that the Chu State can be revived and the one who defeats the Qin Dynasty will definitely be Chu.
Country, even if there are only three families left in the Chu country!"
Having said this, Xiang Bo reached out his hand, patted Xiang Zhuang's shoulder, and said resolutely: "I have decided to leave the day after tomorrow. Let's go back to Xiangxiang, pack our things, and move south together."
"Great!" Xiang You stood up excitedly and said with a smile, "I'm going to prepare my luggage right now."
Xiang Bo nodded slightly, Xiang You stood up and left. There was a brief silence in the room. Soon, Xiang Bo stood up, looked at Xiang Zhuang, and said with a helpless smile: "It seems that I should prepare to pack and set off."
Seeing that Uncle Xiang had made up his mind, Xiang Zhuang felt secretly happy and was about to leave. But at this moment, a person walked in from outside the house. He looked very anxious. The two of them looked at each other at the same time. The person who came was Zhang Buyi.
Zhang Buyi came to the house and said with a slight doubt: "I heard from brother Xiang You, is uncle ready to set off in the past few days?"
"Haha, we just decided that my nephew is here, what can I do?" Xiang Bo pointed to the soft mat aside and motioned for Zhang Buyi to sit down. Xiang Zhuang had no choice but to sit aside and greet Zhang Buyi.
After a short silence, Zhang Buyu sighed softly and said helplessly: "My father asked me to go to Suiyang to do some things, but uncle, you know best. I don't know martial arts and I'm afraid I will encounter bad people on the road, so I want to ask my uncle for help.
Accompany me, but I just heard from brother Xiang You that you will be back in the next two days, and I..."
Zhang Buji sighed again, pretending to be helpless, and sighed: "It seems that I can only ask others for help!"
Zhang Buyu stood up and was about to leave, but Xiang Bo stretched out his hand to hold him back: "My nephew, wait a minute!"
Xiang Bo hesitated a little, but soon he seemed to have made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "These years, I have taken refuge in Gongsun Mansion, and my father helped me. How can I be ungrateful? Since my nephew asked me for help, I will accompany you.
Let’s go back to the next photo.”
Uncle Xiang looked at Xiang Zhuang again and ordered: "Go back and tell your second brother that I will come back as soon as possible after I finish my work with my nephew."
Xiang Bo suddenly changed his mind, which put Xiang Zhuang in a bit of a dilemma. More importantly, before leaving, his second uncle Qian warned him and urged him to return home. In this way, his trip to Pi will be in vain. Xiang Zhuang is thinking about how to deal with it urgently.
When making the plan, Zhang Buyu was equally anxious. His father asked him to invite Xiang Bo in order to induce Xiang Zhuang to agree to go with him. After all, there are many friends and many paths. What his father hoped most was that he could make friends with this person.
But now that Xiang Bo has taken over the matter, what should he say to shift the topic to Xiang Zhuang? If he is too straightforward, the other party will definitely be able to guess the purpose of his trip, which is what Zhang Buyu is worried about.
At that time, Xiang Zhuang said with a smile: "My nephew has practiced martial arts since he was a child. Although he cannot survive a hundred battles, he can still escort brother Gongsun on a long journey. Why not, let me accompany brother Gongsun..."
As soon as Xiang Zhuang spoke, Zhang Buyi couldn't help but secretly rejoice, and hurriedly said: "With Brother Xiang Zhuang accompanying me, I won't be lonely on the road. I can also ask Brother Xiang Zhuang for advice, but I don't know what Uncle Xiang's opinion is..."
The two of them were talking to each other, and Xiang Bo couldn't help laughing. He patted Xiang Zhuang on the shoulder and told him: "You must take good care of your nephew, Gongsun, and your nephew on the way. Don't be negligent in the slightest."
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A carriage left Gongsun Mansion and passed through the busy streets at high speed. Soon, it came to an inconspicuous drug store. Gongsun Tai got off the carriage and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he quickly stepped in.
The drug store will soon disappear.
In the backyard of the medicine shop, there was an inconspicuous small door. After entering, there was a dark and damp passage. Gongsun Tai walked through it at high speed and quickly walked out of the secret door at the other end. Here was an independent compound where more than twenty people were waving.
Khan practices swordsmanship. These are the dead soldiers Zhang Liang has raised in recent years.
After passing through the place where everyone practiced martial arts, Zhang Buyu walked to a big house and knocked on the door three times. Zhang Liang's tired voice came from inside: "Come in."
Zhang Buyu opened the door, and the light in the room was extremely dark. It took a while for Zhang Buyu to adapt to the darkness in the room, and he walked slowly in, came to Zhang Liang, and saluted: "Father, the matter has been settled."
Zhang Liang nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Has Uncle Xiang decided to leave?"
"Yes." Zhang Buyi nodded lightly. Zhang Liang sighed softly, looked at the faint light coming from outside the door, and sighed: "He will leave eventually. The Xiang family will not give up the idea of returning to Chu, just like us."
, and are also working hard to regain Korea."
"But my son doesn't understand, why do you have to make friends with Xiang Zhuang?" Zhang Buyi asked doubtfully. At this time, Zhang Liang looked slightly unhappy, stared at him without doubt, and sneered: "Xiang Zhuang is by no means simple. You and him
We have a close friendship, and maybe, one day, we will be able to use him."
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Outside Xiapi City, people were coming and going. Gongsun Liang and others walked slowly outside the city. After a while, everyone came to the fork in the road. Zhang Liang had already walked up to Xiang Zhuang, patted Xiang Zhuang on the shoulder, and said:
: "Xiang Zhuang's nephew, Tai'er (Zhang Buyi) is not familiar with military strategy and rarely goes out. Please take care of me on the way. I am here. Thank you very much."
Xiang Zhuang cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Uncle Gongsun, you don't have to be polite. Although it is my first time to go out, I promise you that I will escort brother Gongsun to Suiyang safely."
Zhang Liang was so moved by Xiang Zhuang's words that he couldn't help but laugh and said: "The journey is far away. I don't know what kind of weapons Xiang Zhuang's nephew is good at. I will give you one to protect yourself on the road."
"Before I came here, my second uncle gave me a sword to protect me from worries on the road." Xiang Zhuang pointed to the sword on his horse and smiled, but he changed the topic and sighed helplessly: "But what I am best at is
Bow and arrows, if Uncle Gongsun can lend me a bow, I will be able to move forward bravely."
Xiang Zhuang took advantage of Zhang Liang's words to climb up, which made Zhang Liang laugh. He turned around and looked at the housekeeper and ordered, "Get the Yanri Bow from my study. I will give it to Xiang Zhuang's nephew!"
Everyone looked at Zhang Liang in disbelief. This Yansun Bow was the treasured bow of the fifth generation of Zhang Liang's ancestor. It is said to be a four-stone hard bow. Over the years, Zhang Liang has always carried it with him, treating it as life.
, at this time, he gave it to Xiang Zhuang so generously. I don’t know what kind of ability this boy has to win such respect from Zhang Liang, but the housekeeper did not dare to ask more questions at this time, so he had to make a promise and ride the horse away to Gongsun Mansion.
Seeing everyone's surprise, Zhang Liang couldn't help but laugh and said: "The Yansun Bow is certainly important, but my Zhang family has abandoned martial arts and followed civility since the Taigong generation. This bow has lost its power after being left for a long time, but the ugly bow has lost its power."
By the way, if you, my nephew, can pull this bow, he will belong to you, otherwise, I will still enshrine it at home."
When Xiang Zhuang saw what Zhang Liang said, he couldn't help but be moved. However, he was not related to Zhang Liang, so it was too strange to give him a bow for no reason. Xiang Zhuang clasped his fists and refused: "Uncle Gongsun is too polite. I can't have this bow."
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"Hey... nephew, you might as well give it a try." Zhang Liang said with a smile. At this time, he saw his son's surprised look on the side and couldn't help laughing: "On the way, you must listen to nephew Xiang Zhuang's arrangements and don't act arbitrarily.
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"Son, I remember." Zhang Buyu nodded. On the side, Xiang Bo finally couldn't help but said: "Brother Gongsun, there is no need to take out the bow. This gift is too valuable. I think..."
Zhang Liang raised his hand to interrupt Xiang Bo's words, and said with a smile: "I have said that if Xiang Zhuang's nephew can pull the treasured bow, it means that he is destined to this bow. I will keep it for no use and will give it to you. But if
Xiang Zhuang's nephew cannot draw this bow, so don't blame me, Gongsun Liang, for taking back the bow."
As soon as he finished speaking, the housekeeper came on horseback not far away. Soon, he rushed forward and offered the bow with both hands. Zhang Liang looked at the dark red bow in his hand and couldn't help but smile and said: "My nephew, you might as well try it."
Try this bow."
Xiang Zhuang hesitated for a moment, then took the Yanri Bow. The whole bow was red and flaming like a flame. It deserves the name of the bow. Xiang Zhuang observed the bow for a moment, then he pulled the bow string with his right hand and exerted a slight force. The bow string was strong and tough.
Let Xiang Zhuang feel that this bow is at least a four-stone bow.
Xiang Zhuang applied force with his right hand, and the bowstring made a "squeaking" sound. Soon, Xiang Zhuang shouted loudly, and he drew the bow like a full moon and pointed it in the sky, as if Hou Yi was still alive.
Everyone was stunned. Xiang Zhuang loosened the bowstring and returned the bow to Zhang Liang. Zhang Liang couldn't help but sigh: "A hundred years have passed, and this bow has finally found its owner, a person who can pull it open..."
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After seeing you off for a while, Zhang Liang said goodbye to everyone: "I will see you off for a thousand miles, but I must say goodbye eventually. I will see you off here. Please take care of yourself on the way!"
After seven years of getting along with each other, Xiang Bo felt a little reluctant to leave. He hugged Zhang Liang into his arms and sighed: "Brother Gongsun, take care. We will see you in the future!"
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Zhang Liang bid farewell to everyone and walked slowly through the streets of Xiapi with the housekeeper. At this time, the housekeeper could no longer hold back the doubts in his heart and asked: "Master, the Yanri Bow is our family heirloom, so I will give it to that person like this."
The last name?"
Zhang Liang was interrupted by the butler from deep thought, and he couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. According to the ancestral teachings of the Zhang family, those who can draw the Yansun Bow can obtain this bow. I am just a favor, but I use him to draw a bridge between the Zhang family and the Xiang family.
Zhang Liang believes that the relationship is worth it, and Zhang Liang can see that Xiang Zhuang will never be an ordinary person...
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Liang looked back at the housekeeper and ordered: "Reveal the news that Uncle Xiang has returned to the prime minister. The more people know about it, the better!"
Chapter completed!