Chapter 215
Kuaiji County.
In the county magistrate's mansion, Xiang Liang was sitting on the county magistrate's seat with his mighty horse and golden sword, and below him stood Xiang Yu and a group of warriors. The county magistrate of Kuaiji County's legs were shaking constantly.
As a high-ranking official of the Qin Dynasty, there was a group of people who wanted to rebel sitting in his mansion, and they were eyeing him covetously.
He forced himself to cheer up, I am the governor of Kuaiji County appointed by His Majesty the First Emperor. Even if I die today, I will leave a reputation of loyalty in the history books.
Then he saw a young man walking in from outside with a red dot engraved between his eyebrows.
Stigmata?
The direct descendants of the Luo family are actually still in the world!
This made him a little dumbfounded. All the historians in the world came from the Luo family. Even the historians in the Qin Palace, although they were historians of the Qin royal family, still missed the Luo family in their hearts. Now that he stood on the opposite side of the Luo family, could he still leave a good reputation in history books?
Even if the historian wrote truthfully, as long as he was in a bad mood and made two random remarks in the style of the Spring and Autumn Period, he would be turned into a clown who hindered the restoration of the Luo State.
"Mr. Xiang, my eldest brother sent a message saying that the Qin army defeated the army of King Chen and the army of King Wei, and several righteous armies are being hunted down. My third brother also rescued King Chen's defeated soldiers on the bank of the river. There are tens of thousands of them in total, and they are retreating towards Zheng. We can go and meet up with my third brother, and then contact the other kings to form an alliance to fight against the tyrannical Qin."
Xiang Liang bowed and said, "Let's follow Lord Ziling's advice. Kuaiji County will be in Xiang's hands. Gather 8,000 elite soldiers and march north to destroy the tyrannical Qin.
Today, I will cut off the county governor’s head for Lord Ziling as proof.”
"Eight thousand elite soldiers? That's impossible!"
The county magistrate didn't even care about the fact that he was about to be killed, and said in a lost voice.
The eight thousand elite soldiers mentioned by Xiang Liang completely shocked him. Under his rule, an old aristocratic powerful man could actually mobilize eight thousand elite soldiers. This meant that in the past days, the Xiang family was just teasing him, and Kuaiji County had never been in his hands.
Xiang Liang just glanced at him calmly. "You are nominally a frontier governor, but in reality you are a clerk of the Legalists. You believe in the laws of Qin. How do you know what the people below you think? Don't even mention 8,000. As long as I can destroy the tyrannical Qin, I can command 80,000 or 800,000 people."
Chen Sheng was just a farmer, but he raised his arm and everyone responded. The Xiang family had taken root in Jiangdong for hundreds of years, and their benevolence was widespread, but the tyrannical Qin had no sympathy. Now he sang from a high place, and the Chu songs rose up everywhere. What is impossible?"
The Legalists believed that they were practicing the righteous law, and they hated the word "clerk" which was obviously derogatory, especially the Confucians, their mortal enemies, who liked to use this word to slander them.
The county magistrate wanted to speak when he heard this, but Xiang Yu walked up to him, grabbed his neck, and lifted him up with a light lift. Compared to the tripod, lifting a person was as easy as eating or drinking. Xiang Yu looked at the struggling county magistrate in his arms, snorted coldly, and threw him heavily, causing him to die immediately with blood coming out of all his seven orifices.
Xiang Yu wiped his hands with a piece of cloth as if he was killing a chicken. Xiang Liang asked, "Sir, why didn't Lord Ziling come? Isn't Lord Ziling planning to go to the Central Plains?"
Luo Xinxi said with a smile: "Brother is also in the Central Plains. Big brother has gone to do more important things. Have you forgotten that the tyrannical Qin still has hundreds of thousands of troops in the south of Chu? If we leave them alone and let Xianyang transfer them back, it will surely be disadvantageous for the righteous army to fight against the tyrannical Qin."
Xiang Liang heard this and said angrily, "You mean Zhao Tuo's southern army? Most of them are Chu people, but now they are fighting with swords and spears.
Alas, Qin destroyed the six kings, Luo State was scattered, and only Chu State was the strongest. Ying Zheng was on guard and deliberately conquered Nanyue to consume the local strength of Chu State. Until now, I don’t know how many Chu people are buried in the mountains and forests. There are still large areas of wilderness outside Gusu City. The miasma-filled areas of Nanyue are really worthless. If Xiang could become the master of the world, he would definitely treat the Chu people well and give them fertile land for cultivation. "
Luo Xin did not comment. He certainly did not agree with Xiang Liang's words. It was still very important to expand the territory.
However, there was no big problem with what Xiang Liang said. There were still large tracts of wasteland in the Chu State that had not been developed. It was really unnecessary to expand directly into unprofitable areas now. The right way was to proceed steadily, develop the population, and continue to encroach on the land.
"Mr. Xiang is such a kind-hearted elder. With you here, I believe that after the fall of Qin, the people of the world will live under the rule of the king. This must be the greatest blessing, right?"
Xiang Liang just laughed when he heard this. On his left was Xiang Yu, and on his right was Luo Xin. They strode towards the courtyard. Many people had already gathered here, most of them were powerful people in Chu. Among all the countries, Luo and Chu were the most resisting and were unwilling to accept the rule of Qin.
Xiang Liang walked to the door, looked at the crowd and said loudly: "Everyone, Qin killed all our kings in the past. This is the hatred of the country. Qin also killed my father. This is the hatred of the family. With such hatred, can the Xiang family live peacefully under the rule of Qin?
It must be impossible. The only thing Xiang can do is to expel the tyrannical Qin and restore the Chu State. The flag of Chu will be unfurled again among the various states, and the thousand-year-old ancestral temple will be rebuilt in Yingdu. "
Someone immediately said, "Mr. Xiang, your family has been the prime minister of Chu for generations and has a great reputation in Chu. If we don't obey your orders, do we have any other choice?
It is said that Chen Sheng of the Central Plains proclaimed himself king, and the various rebel armies found the descendants of the six kingdoms and proclaimed themselves kings. You should also proclaim yourself king, so that you can communicate with the various rebel armies on an equal footing. "
No one mentioned looking for a descendant of the Chu royal family to be king. One reason was that most of the real royal family of Chu died after the country was destroyed, and the rest were captured and gradually died in Xianyang city.
The second reason was that the descendants of the six kingdoms were established mainly to use the banner to win over the hearts of the people. After all, in this era, kings, princes, generals and ministers were born nobles, all descendants of the Three Kings and Five Emperors, and ordinary people could not compare at all.
But the Xiang and Luo families don't need that. With the influence of these two families in Chu and the Xia states, they don't need to borrow other people's banners. Even if a real descendant of the Chu royal family stood here, I'm afraid no one would pay attention to him except the Xiang family.
The huge influence of the Xiang family was the fundamental reason for his frustration in his later years. The King of Chu often wavered between worrying about the Xiang family's betrayal and needing the Xiang family.
Then, with the support of the people and the witness of Luo Xin, Xiang Liang rebuilt the Great Chu, took the title of Su Wang, and invited heroes in the Central Plains to discuss the attack on Qin.
Luo Ling sat in a carriage, swaying along a narrow road in the mountains. The more he looked at the surrounding terrain, the more satisfied he became, and he became more confident that he could persuade Zhao Tuo.
(End of this chapter)
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