Song Liu was a powerful person in Chu State, but compared to powerful people like Xiang Liang and Xiong Da, he was too weak.
Now that Xiang Liang rebelled in Chu, Song Liu was very happy. He hoped to drive away the Qin people and restore Chu. It was also because of this mentality that when Xianyang called on the six powerful nations to enter Xianyang, he did not respond and stubbornly stayed.
Of course, he was too timid to directly send his clan members to help Xiang Liang. But he also contacted some friends secretly to provide Xiang Liang with some money, food and information.
If Xiang Liang goes well, Song Liu decides to kill the local magistrates and take control of this land. In that case, the Song family will no longer be a small tycoon, but will become truly powerful.
If Xiang Liang's progress does not go smoothly, then Song Liu will pretend that nothing has happened and continue to lie dormant. Anyway, the Chu territory is unstable and there is never a shortage of rebels.
Thinking of this, Song Liu was very happy. He sat at home and drank happily.
When he was happily drinking, the butler Song Jia ran in and said to Song Liu out of breath: "Master, master, it's not good, Xiang Liang's troops are here."
Song Liu scolded: "What nonsense are you talking about? General Xiang's troops are coming, how can they not be able to summon them?"
Song Jia said obediently: "Yes, yes. But this general seems to have a hot temper."
Song Liu waved his hand: "Of course people who serve in the army have hot tempers."
Song Liu straightened his clothes and took Song Jia to the front yard. Sure enough, there was a young general waiting there with about a hundred people.
The Song family cupped their hands and asked the leading general, "I don't know what the general's name is?"
The general said calmly: "My surname is Li and my name is Shui. I am a talented general under General Xiang Liang."
Then, Li Shui pointed to the one hundred craftsmen behind him: "These are General Xiang Liang's personal soldiers."
Song Liu nodded repeatedly.
Li Shui said calmly: "You are the old lady Song of Songjiazhuang."
Song Liu responded.
Li Shui said: "Our soldiers are a little tired after arriving here. This food and grass is also a little...hehe."
Song Liu was stunned for a moment and said, "Not long ago, I gave General Xiang three thousand tons of military rations."
Li Shui narrowed his eyes: "Do you have proof?"
Song Liu took out a dagger from his body: "This is a token given to me by General Xiang Liang. If you ask for help in the future, the general will definitely help."
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction, then smiled and said, "It seems that you are very loyal to General Xiang."
Song Liu nodded vigorously and said: "I am a native of Chu. General Xiang wants to restore the Chu Kingdom, so I will naturally contribute. When I gather the brave men from Songjiazhuang and organize them into an army, I will also help General Xiang. .”
Li Shui nodded: "In that case, let's hand over some military rations."
Song Liu was stunned: "General, I just said that, a few days ago I have... Oops!"
Before Song Liu could finish speaking, Li Shui slapped him in the face.
After the slap, Li Shui was very satisfied. After years of practice, he had perfected this slap. Song Liu's cheeks were swollen, and there was a clearly visible fingerprint.
Song Liu covered his face and almost shed tears of pain. He was a little angry but did not dare to get angry and asked: "General, why are you beating people?"
Li Shui shouted: "I, General Xiang, have ordered me to collect military rations. What we want to plan is to fight against the Qin Dynasty. Since you have your heart set on the people of Chu, you will naturally have to put in some effort."
Then, Li Shui waved his hand to the craftsman behind him: "Search."
Then, the craftsmen rushed in like hungry wolves.
The old house of the Song family suffered a disaster today.
Soon, Song Liu discovered that these craftsmen had taken away half of the food, and then focused their attention on searching for the Song family's gold and silver.
Song Liu was about to cry but had no tears, so he bit the bullet and said to Li Shui: "General, don't you want military rations?"
Li Shui said calmly: "The military rations are heavy and inconvenient to carry. I will get the gold and silver today, and then use the gold and silver to buy military rations from you tomorrow. Wouldn't that be very convenient?"
The craftsman next to him gave a thumbs up and said, "What a brilliant idea, General."
Later, the craftsman said to Song Liu: "Did you hear that? The general will buy your rations in the future. Remember, it is not requisition, but purchase. This shows that our Xiang family army is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness."
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction and suddenly pointed at a craftsman's shop and said, "Stop, what do you want to do?"
The craftsman stopped and said awkwardly: "This little lady seduces me."
Li Shui scolded: "Fart, you are ugly. Even if you want to seduce, you should seduce me first."
The craftsman nodded: "Yes, yes. Otherwise, the general will come first?"
Li Shui waved his hand: "It's too ugly. I'm not interested. Let's go. Follow me and grab it. Oh no, let's visit the next house."
Li Shui and his people left happily.
Song Liu looked at his little daughter who was being taken advantage of, at the messy yard, and at the wealth that had been plundered, and couldn't help but cry.
The Song family comforted in a low voice: "Master, don't be sad, just think of it as helping Xiang Liang. Xiang Liang defeats the Qin people, and the Chu country can be restored."
Song Liu nodded and said with tears in his eyes: "I understand all these righteousnesses. But... the people of Qin have never robbed me, so why did Xiang Liang rob me? We are all Chu people."
Song Jia was silent for a while and suddenly sighed: "A rebel is a rebel after all."
Song Liu couldn't help but nodded, feeling that these words really spoke to her heart.
Suddenly, Mrs. Song ran out with disheveled hair and cried to Song Liu: "My daughter hanged herself."
Song Liu almost fainted from fright and struggled to run to the backyard: "Help, help."
Just after rescuing the little girl, Song Jia ran over again and said in a tearful voice: "Master, master, it's not good, another large group of people has arrived, this time more, a total of three thousand people."
Song Liu collapsed to the ground.
After a while, he struggled to sit up and said, "That's all. There is no more money left at home. We only have some food. They want to take it away, but I can't stop them. Alas."
Song Liu looked at his wife and daughter and whispered: "Wait, hide it, hide it well."
Later, Song Liu was supported by Song Jia and went to the front yard with a look of despair.
The soldiers did not enter the courtyard, but waited respectfully outside the door.
The general at the door was tall and looked like a martial artist, but he spoke very politely. He hugged Song Liu and said, "This general is Qin General Li Xin."
When Song Liu heard that it was Qin Bing, he trembled with fright.
Li Xin smiled slightly and said, "Don't panic, old man. I'm just here to ask for directions. Do you know the direction of Yuewang Mountain?"
Song Liu pointed out a path fearfully.
Li Xin nodded and said to Song Liu: "The land of Chu is not peaceful now. If there are rebels who bully me, please tell me at any time."
Song Liu didn't dare to speak.
Li Xin cupped his hands and said, "Let's say goodbye."
Song Liu's mind twitched and he said: "The general won't come to collect food?"
After saying this, Song Liu regretted it. Isn't this a shame?
But the words had already been spoken, and the pretense had to be kept to the end, so he smiled dryly and said: "I am willing to give the remaining food at home to help the general put down the rebellion."
Li Xin smiled slightly and said: "No need. I am the heavenly soldier of the imperial court, and you are the common people of the imperial court. How can you disturb your own family with your own family? Don't worry, I have our own food and fodder to fight."
Song Liu was slightly moved after hearing this, but he was also afraid that what Li Xin said was ironic. So he said to Song Jia: "Quick, go and prepare three hundred stones of food and grass."
Then he said to Li Xin: "General Cai also said that you and I are our own family members. Since we are our own family members, why should we be so polite?"
In a moment, the food and fodder arrived.
Li Xin sighed: "My father-in-law is so sincere. I wouldn't accept it, but it would seem unkind."
He touched his arms and took out some gold. He held it in front of Song Liu with both hands and said, "This gold is probably enough to compensate for my father-in-law's food and grass."
Song Liu looked at Li Xin blankly: "General, you want to... buy it?"
Li Xin nodded: "Of course."
Song Liu took the gold tremblingly, with tears streaming down his face, and said in a whimpering voice: "These are the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court."
Li Xin smiled, mounted his horse, and left with three thousand people.
Half an hour later, Li Xin and Li Shui met in the woods.
The craftsmen distributed the grain to Li Xinjun.
Li Xin gave Li Shui a thumbs up: "Brother Huai, this move of yours is really amazing. When I left, Song Liu even cried."
Li Shui chuckled and said, "Brother Li, it's my turn to play the good guy next time."
Li Xin nodded, then looked at the soldiers and horses behind him, and said with emotion: "You were right what you said before. It is enough to only bring three days of rations in case of emergencies."
After everyone had tidied up, Li Xin got on his horse and said: "Tonight, we will find another powerful man and rest at his home. Tomorrow, I want you to rush to Yuewang Mountain before dark and drive out all the rebels."
The soldiers cheered in unison and agreed repeatedly.
Soon, Li Xin and Li Shui spotted another target. This family's surname is Wang, and it is said that they are also flirting with Xiang Liang.
So Li Xin took a hundred people and looted it severely.
Li Shui came out halfway and beat Li Xin to a pulp.
Wang was so grateful that she slaughtered pigs and sheep to entertain Li Shui.
Li Xin's group changed their clothes, sneaked in, and started eating and drinking.
The servants who were responsible for delivering wine and food all had bruises and swollen faces. They looked at Li Xin and his group with some confusion. They always felt that this group of people looked a bit like the people who beat them just now.
But even to the death, they couldn't believe that the lawless rebels would sit together with the strictly disciplined imperial troops, so they could only think that they were dazzled by the wrong person...
