Chapter 210 Zhuxia, Luo's Back
When Luo Yi and Luo Cai brought back the news that the First Emperor had died, Luo Ling had already begun preparing for war. He had always been paying attention to the situation in the Central Plains. He was waiting for the person who would be the vanguard of the king to appear and offer sacrifice for the world.
This is something that naturally comes with his top-notch power-struggling ability. People with good reputations plan before they act and have a long-term vision, while people with bad reputations are insidious and vicious.
Moreover, the Luo family cares more about luck. The Qin Dynasty is the orthodox dynasty of destiny. Even a clay figure has some temper. It is not easy to destroy a dynasty. Anyone who destroys the old dynasty first will always suffer backlash.
When the wind raised by Chen She blew across the world, Luo Ling, who had been waiting in the south of the world, understood that now was the time.
He immediately wrote a letter to the Xiang family, asking them to prepare to seize power in Kuaiji County. The Xiang family had extremely deep roots in Jiangdong, and their prestige was not only in Kuaiji County, but also in the entire old Chu State, so they were able to contact many old nobles.
"The forerunner of the king has appeared, and the next step is the birth of the true king. It is time for you to make efforts."
Luo Ling's narration was deliberately vague. He did not point to Xiang Yu in a single word, but every word pointed to Xiang Yu. This excited the entire Xiang family. Xiang Yu would become Luo Ling's sharpest knife to destroy Qin, but this was also an opportunity for Xiang Yu. To be able to get the support of the Luo family was something that many people would never ask for.
Xiang Liang didn't know why Luo Ling valued Xiang Yu so much. Was it just because of his double pupils? Xiang Liang thought it was impossible. When had Luo Ling ever cared about being different from ordinary people? How could a Saint King be able to achieve success just because of a pair of double pupils?
Or was it because Luo Ling said that Xiang Yu was the leader of the army? Xiang Liang was not clear about the twists and turns, but he knew that the biggest opportunity since the birth of the Xiang family had come.
In the village where the Luo clan gathered, all the men were ready to go. The most talented man among the Luo clan wrote a manifesto, denouncing the atrocities of the Qin Dynasty and calling on heroes from all over the world to rise up and destroy Qin.
After reading it, Luo Ling could not help but applaud and immediately arranged for people to spread the news everywhere.
Chen She led the peasant uprising army all the way westward. The continuous victories made everyone go to their heads, and then the uprising army suffered a huge defeat.
The rebels were defeated before the Great Wall Corps even entered the battlefield. Several consecutive defeats greatly reduced the morale of the rebels, and they began to blame each other.
At the same time, Chen She degenerated too quickly. The praise from the people of the world and the title of King Chen made him forget his past poverty and destitution.
When he first advocated the righteous cause, he said that kings, princes, generals, and ministers are all born with a noble race. However, he soon came to think that he was born with a noble race and was born with the mission to destroy the tyrannical Qin Dynasty. Corruption soon began to creep into the rebel army, and the team began to become disunited.
Luo Yi and Luo Cai had originally planned to return to Tiannan together, but in the end only Luo Cai went back. After all, it was a time of chaos, especially with wars breaking out now, more manpower was needed to protect her.
Zhang Han became famous for suppressing the rebels. The rebels fled in droves, but Zhang Han only sent out an army. He did not pursue them himself. Instead, he prepared to fight a big battle with Meng Tian according to Hu Hai's orders. The internal strife in Qin gave the rebels a chance to breathe, but at this time Chen She completely lost his prestige. The leaders of the rebels in various places supported the restoration of the nobles of the original countries, and many people from Luo State fought for the restoration of Luo State under the banner of Luo State.
Crash!
It was drizzling. After a heavy downpour, the entire land was covered in mud. The turbulent water from the river was hitting everything. Luo Yi and his group were wearing straw raincoats and riding horses in the rain. Luo Yi asked loudly, "Is it in this direction?"
"That's right. This is the only place within a hundred miles where people can wade across the river. If the rebels are defeated, they will definitely leave from here because they have no boats. At the current speed, I'm afraid that by the time we reach the river, the heavy rain will have stopped completely, the dark clouds will disperse, and the sun will appear again."
Although the heavy rain stopped, the voices began to fade in the strong wind. Luo Yi looked at the surging river, which seemed to swallow up all life. He shouted in despair, "With such a raging flood, is there anyone who can make it? If they can't cross the river, I'm afraid everyone will die on the other side. Is this God's punishment for them for breaking the destiny of Qin?"
Just as Luo Yi was asking the question, countless people were fleeing, with Qin soldiers behind them. Then the people in the front saw the turbulent river and suddenly felt despair. In such turbulent water, only the best boatmen dared to row the boat, but they might need thousands of boats to leave. How could there be so many boats? If there were so many boats, they would not have come here.
Luo Yi was equally anxious. Many of the people led by Chen She were Luo people. Luo Yi certainly could not sit idly by and watch these Luo people die on the river.
Luo Yi believed that as long as the defeated army could be integrated, they would still be able to fight. Once the Qin army found that they could not win, they probably would not pursue and kill them. After all, the military merit system has collapsed now, and there would be no military merit even if they killed the enemy.
Fortunately, they soon found a skilled boatman, an old man who looked a little thin, but his body was full of muscles and he looked very strong.
Hearing that Luo Yi wanted to cross the river, the old man refused and said, "You look like a noble, why do you want to challenge the majesty of He Bo when the sky is furious?
If we sail out in such weather, even if the river god has mercy on us and lets us pass safely, we will certainly be punished in the future."
In the legend of Chu, whenever the river begins to surge, it means that the River God is angry. At this time, all boatmen and fishermen must not enter the river, otherwise they will be punished. This is essentially a legend created to protect oneself, but it has been passed down from generation to generation, and everyone believes in it and will not violate it without special circumstances.
Luo Yi informed the boatman of the situation on the other side and said sadly, "If we can't get over there in time to organize them, I'm afraid everyone will die under the iron hoof of the tyrannical Qin."
The boatman sighed and said, "Why are you worried about people you don't even know? Would a noble like you worry about the lives of the common people? The bodies of those who died at the hands of the tyrannical Qin over the years could fill up the river in front of us. If a few more people die now, will it make any difference?"
The tyrannical Qin was too powerful. I heard that the emperor had a jade seal, which was given to him by heaven. It said that he had received the fate of ruling the world from heaven, and the king's life would be long and prosperous. With the help of heaven, is there anyone who can defeat him?"
There was sarcasm in the boatman's words, but also a hint of indifference. It was an indifferent emotion. He was not worried about offending Luo Yi with these words. He was alone and had no worries at all.
Hearing this, Luo Yi slowly took off the bamboo hat he had been wearing on his head and said in a deep voice: "Old man, perhaps the Qin Dynasty has obtained the Mandate of Heaven, but the Su King is with all the people."
The King of Vegetarian!
The boatman had just woken up from his trance when he saw the holy mark on Luo Yi's forehead. Even the ignorant Qin people had vaguely heard that the direct descendants of the Luo family had a holy mark on their foreheads. Although no one had ever seen it, not to mention that he was a Chu citizen, the legend of Luo Huiyan Gong was well-known in the Chu State.
The belief in King Su was also deeply rooted in the Chu State. The boatman didn't care about the mud on the ground at all. He almost knelt down and asked, "You...how come you are here? Is it King Su who came to save us?"
Luo Yi quickly helped the boatman up and said in a deep voice: "Old man, to destroy the unjust and punish the tyrannical Qin is what the Luo family wants to do. Now we cross the river to rescue those people just for this purpose. I promise you that I will definitely punish the tyrannical Qin and avenge you."
Of course Luo Yi could see that the boatman was not without family, but he was most likely to have died in the war and heavy corvee labor. This kind of thing was too common in the years of rule. It took luck to survive under the hands of officials as ferocious as tigers and wolves.
This time the boatman immediately began to prepare the boat. In the turbulent waves, the boat swayed from side to side and was on the verge of capsizing at any moment. Luo Yi had a nervous look on his face, but he smiled and said to the boatman: "Old man, you said that we will be cursed if we go out on a boat when the river god is angry. I promise you that you don't need to row a boat for a living anymore. I will give you gold, silver, pearls and jade to repay you for risking your life to send me across the river today."
The boatman heard this and said, "Sir, your words really embarrass me. If I take your gold, silver, pearls and jade today, how can I go to the Ninth Heaven to meet the King in the future? Although I am a commoner, I also know the good and evil of human hearts. I am willing to die for your righteousness. This is the most glorious moment of my life."
The boat was on the verge of capsizing countless times, but thanks to the boatman's superb skills, it managed to survive the capsizing and reached the other side at the fastest speed. At this time, the other side also discovered that under this circumstance, a boat was actually coming. As time went by, many people had gathered here, and now they were swarming over, as densely packed as an ant colony.
Luo Yi took a quick look and found that although the armor was not complete, many people still had weapons in their hands. He felt relieved a little, because having weapons meant that they still had the ability to resist and would not be killed like pigs.
Although Luo Yi came here with the intention of dying, who would be willing to die if they could live?
“Boom!”
This was the sound of the boat heavily approaching the shore. Luo Yi and a group of guards jumped directly off the boat. At this time, the person in the front had already rushed over and saw Luo Yi's unobstructed holy mark.
"Stigmata!"
The man exclaimed, as if he had seen something incredible!
Today there is ~
I've been so busy these days that I don't even know when I'll have time.
(End of this chapter)
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