Song Liu sighed every day, only hating the imperial army's inability to suppress the thieves.
Every day, he took the initiative to send his housekeeper to stand on the nearby barren mountain and look around to see if any large groups of people were passing by. Once officers and soldiers pass by, they must report the news immediately.
Unfortunately, day after day, no one was seen.
Song Liu was very depressed.
Xiang Liang often lived in Song Liu's home and lived in seclusion, but no one noticed. Xiang Liang's five cronies were working together to unite some anti-Qin forces to help Xiang Liang regroup.
One day, when everyone was drinking, Xiang Liang suddenly walked up to Song Liu with a wine glass, smiled slightly, and said, "Brother Song, I already know what you are doing in secret."
Song Liu's face suddenly turned pale.
He forced a smile and said: "I didn't do anything, old man. Did the general misunderstand?"
Xiang Liang shook his head and said: "Brother Song, don't think that because I have few people under my command, I have become deaf or blind. To be honest, these five people are all good and loyal men who are worth ten."
"I know exactly who is passing by and who is coming in and out for several miles around."
Song Liuqian laughed: "General... you really have great powers, I admire you."
Xiang Liang said with a smile: "In the past few days, have you sent the housekeeper in the house to go out quietly and look around?"
Song Liu's heart thumped and his body felt a little weak. He looked at the sword on Xiang Liang's waist and could hardly sit still.
Xiang Liang sighed and said, "Loyal ministers and righteous men. What I, Xiang Liang, admire the most are loyal ministers and righteous men. Come, Grandpa Song, please drink this cup to the full, and may you live a long and blissful life."
Song Liuzhan raised his wine glass tremblingly, thinking: Is this poisonous wine? No, this wine was brought from my wine cellar. Also, what loyal minister and righteous man are you mocking me?
Seeing Song Liu dawdling, Xiang Liang suddenly laughed: "What? Old lady Song is unwell and cannot drink?"
Song Liu gritted his teeth and drank the wine.
Xiang Liang nodded with satisfaction and said to Song Liu: "I, Mr. Xiang, repay my kindness. The old lady helps me look out for the wind every day to be alert to the officers and soldiers. It's so laborious and touching. The most rare thing is, The old grandpa does not take credit or ask for rewards. It can be seen that the grandpa did this not because he wanted Xiang to be grateful, but because he was sincere and willing to help Xiang."
Xiang Liang saluted Song Liu: "Xiang, thank you Grand Duke."
Song Liu breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that this was what happened. It seemed that he had misunderstood.
Song Liu stroked his beard, smiled, and said: "General Xiang, thank you for your praise. Like the general, I am determined to fight against Qin. Now the general is brave and leads troops to fight. I am declining and can only do things to look out for the wind. I feel ashamed. It’s tight.”
Xiang Liang shook his head repeatedly: "The old lady is too humble."
At this time, Song Liuxin was slightly moved. After all, after Xiang Liang moved in, he didn't do anything extraordinary besides eating and drinking, and now he was even more polite to him.
If Xiang Liang was defeated, there would be nothing to say. If he wins, he may be able to take advantage of the situation.
Thinking of this, Song Liu felt that there was no need to drive Xiang Liang away. It would be okay to wait for him to stay for a while, recruit troops, and then leave on his own. And he also made friends with a powerful man, leaving another way for the Song family.
As soon as Old Mrs. Song thought of this, she heard someone say: "I am so moved after listening to what Old Mrs. Song and General Xiang said."
The old lady of Song was stunned for a moment and recognized that this was Xiang Zhong, a cousin of Xiang Liang.
Xiang Zhong followed Xiang Liang all day long and was regarded as his confidant.
Xiang Liang turned to look at Xiang Zhong and asked curiously: "What are you feeling?"
Xiang Zhong said: "Just now, the general and the old man wanted to restore the country. Now the general is brave, but he has no food and supplies for his troops. Although the old man is old, he has thousands of fortunes in his house and hundreds of men in his family."
"In this case, why don't the old lady donate his money and young men. The general will lead them to revive Chu. After that, wouldn't it be nice for the general and the prince to share the credit?"
After hearing this, Xiang Liang shook his head slightly, smiled and cursed: "Don't talk nonsense."
Song Liuze felt a little chilled in his heart: You shouldn't talk nonsense. These words were clearly conspired by the two of you. Xiang Zhong always looks up to you, Xiang Liang, but without your permission, he dares to say this?
Song Liu knew in his heart that Xiang Liang was interested in his wealth and people.
Song Liu didn't want to agree, but he didn't have the courage to refuse, so he remained silent. As long as he kept silent about this kind of thing, Xiang Liang wouldn't forcefully conscript soldiers and food.
As a result, when Xiang Zhong saw that Song Liu was silent, he said to Xiang Liang sincerely: "General, there is no need to worry too much. The old lady Song understands the righteousness, so how can he not agree?"
Song Liu cursed in his heart: I am just sitting here, and you started to fabricate my thoughts?
Xiang Liang shook his head and said calmly: "No. After all, human life is at stake in this matter. How can we make our own decisions without the permission of the old lady?"
Xiang Zhong said: "I am sure that the old lady will agree. If the general doesn't believe it, let me ask him."
Song Liu's face turned pale with anger.
But Xiang Zhong shamelessly came over and asked with a smile: "Old lady, are you willing to help the general fight against Qin?"
Song Liu stroked his beard: "Well, I support opposing Qin, but..."
Before he even finished speaking, Xiang Zhong hugged Xiang Liang and said, "Has the general heard this? The old lady has already personally agreed and is willing to support the general."
Song Liu looked at Xiang Zhong dumbfounded and thought: I heard that there is a Huaiguzi in Xianyang City, he is very shameless. But now it seems that Huaiguzi is probably not as shameless as Xiang Zhong.
Fortunately, Xiang Liang still wanted to save face. He smiled slightly and said to Song Liu, "Are you worried, old lady?"
Song Liu knew that he could no longer be polite this time. If you continue to be polite, your money and people will be ruined.
So he coughed dryly and said: "I do have some frivolous wealth, but the general has also seen it. I have to support a lot of people. If the money is divided equally among everyone, there won't be much. I want to help the general, but I can't. Watching my people starve to death.”
Xiang Zhong clapped his hands and said, "This is simple. The old lady ordered the clan members to join the army, and then used their family property as military pay. In the end, wouldn't the money still be used on the clan members?"
"In this way, the Grand Duke supports General Xiang and doesn't have to worry about his people starving to death. Isn't it wonderful to kill two birds with one stone?"
Song Liu was dumbfounded. What the hell...what these bandits said actually made sense. How should he refute it?
Seeing that Song Liu was silent, Xiang Zhong said to Xiang Liang with a smile: "General, he has already agreed."
Xiang Liang nodded and said, "Okay, since the old lady agreed, then I, Xiang Liang, will refuse."
When he said this, Xiang Liang's face turned slightly red.
He is conceited and always thinks that he will be a prince in the future, so he is completely different from those thieves.
After raising the army, his soldiers also called themselves rebels.
But now, Xiang Liang felt a little uncomfortable as he actually started to take advantage of others.
But... now we are really at the end of our rope. Without soldiers and horses in our hands, we are like rootless duckweeds, drifting with the current and may sink at any time.
Xiang Liang no longer wants to live like this, hiding in Tibet. Today, just be shameless and cheat Song Liu. At worst, you will be prosperous in the future, so you can make it up to him.
Thinking of this, Xiang Liang's heart moved slightly: compensation? If I compensate him, will this matter be cleared up? Could he be holding a grudge?
Even after I conquer the world, he doesn't dare to hate me. Will he tell me about it and show it off everywhere? In that case, my reputation will be greatly damaged.
The easiest way is to kill him. The mouth of the dead is the tightest, and once a person is dead, there is no need to feel guilty about him.
Thinking of this, Xiang Liang looked at Song Liu and thought: Now that the great cause has not been accomplished, let's win him over first. When we conquer the world in the future, we can completely erase what happened today.
Song Liu sat there expressionless, but he was thinking in his heart: His own people are also human lives, why should they follow Xiang Liang in rebellion? If this thing can be done, then so be it. Now that Xiang Liang is being chased, he is hiding in Tibet. If he follows him to rebel, isn't that looking for death?
Then Song Liu thought again: If he wants to refuse this matter today, I'm afraid he won't be able to. There are hundreds of men in my Songjia Village clan. If these people swarm up, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with Xiang Liang and his gang.
But Xiang Liang has never left my side. Once he takes action, won't I definitely die? etc? This Liang has been watching over me. Doesn’t he feel uneasy about me?
When Song Liu thought of this, he felt chills all over his body. He felt that five poisonous snakes were living in his home.
Suddenly, Xiang Liang smiled and said: "Don't worry, old man, you helped me raise the army when Xiang was in danger. In the future, we will destroy Qin and prosper Chu. You and I will take half of the credit. How about that?"
Song Liu smiled dryly: "Well..."
Xiang Liang asked: "The old lady doesn't believe me?"
Xiang Zhong next to him suddenly said: "General, I have a plan."
When Song Liu heard this, he sighed and thought, "I wonder if this person has any bad ideas."
Xiang Liang was very interested and said, "Tell me about it."
Xiang Zhong said: "I have been staying at the old grandpa's house for the past few days. I found that the grandpa has a daughter who is pretty and well-educated. The general's family has been separated for a long time, and most of them are no longer alive. Therefore, the general and Miss Song are a match made in heaven. "
"If the general marries Miss Song and becomes in-laws with the old lady, then they are a family. In this case, what else can the old lady not believe in?"
Song Liu almost vomited blood. These people were so greedy. They not only wanted to steal his family property, but even wanted to steal his daughter.
Song Liu got a daughter when he was old, and he always regarded her as the apple of his eye. It doesn't matter whether this daughter marries a prince or not, Song Liu just hopes that she can live a peaceful life.
Unexpectedly, Xiang Liang, a rebel, actually had his thoughts. Xiang Liang himself was chased and driven into despair. How could Song Liu be willing to let his daughter suffer like this?
When he was about to refuse sternly, Xiang Liang saluted Song Liu: "I beg the old lady to grant you permission."
Song Liu's nose was almost crooked with anger. It was really a trick. When dealing with Xiang Liang in the past, he felt that he could barely be considered a figure. He didn't expect that after his defeat, he would be so shameless.
Song Liu stood up and said boldly: "I think this marriage..."
Before he finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps outside. It's Song Jia who's here.
Song Jia said breathlessly: "Master, master is so good, the officers and soldiers are here."
Song Liu stood up suddenly and asked, "What did you say?"
Song Jia also saw Xiang Liang at this time, slapped himself in the face quickly, and said with a sad face: "The little man is confused, it's bad, it's really bad. There are officers and soldiers passing by here. There are so many people. It covers the sky and the sun, seemingly endlessly.”
Xiang Liang asked: "How many troops does the other party have?"
Song Jia scratched his head: "You can't tell, but it might be millions."
Xiang Liang cursed in his heart: What a fool, how many people are there in the world? If you come up, it will be millions.
But Xiang Liang also knew that no matter how stupid Song Jia was, he could see the difference between three thousand people and one million people. From this it can be seen that the person who came is not Li Xin?
He asked Song Jia: "Have you seen the handsome flag?"
Song Jia said: "I saw it, I saw it, I wrote the word "王"."
Xiang Liang looked up to the sky and laughed: "This is Wang Jian. It seems that the sky will not destroy me and wants me to destroy Qin."
Song Liu was stunned and thought: Wang Jian? That was the general who destroyed Chu in the past. Xiang Liang is so confident that he can defeat him? What's more, they have soldiers and horses covering the sky, and how many people do you have?
But at this time, Song Liu also had his own thoughts. Whether it was Li Xin or Wang Jian, they were both members of the imperial court.
Find an opportunity and secretly report to the officers and soldiers that Xiang Liang is here. At that time, officers and soldiers came to attack in large numbers. Either kill Xiang Liang or drive him away. In short, I will have peace here.
Thinking of this, Song Liu smiled slightly and asked Song Jia: "Where is Wang Jian's army stationed?"
Song Jia said: "It's just outside Songjia Village, only ten miles away."
Song Liu nodded, and then said to Xiang Liang with a concerned look on his face: "General, don't go out these days. Hide in my house to avoid arousing suspicion."
Xiang Liang smiled slightly and pretended to agree.
Xiang Liang took Xiang Zhong and couldn't wait to return to his room.
After closing the door, Xiang Liang said to Xiang Zhong: "Sneak out and go to Wang Jian's army. Tell him there is news about the traitor Xiang Liang. Wang Jian will definitely interrogate you. You wait until he retreats and then give him this letter. Then my Xiang family can make a comeback."
Xiang Zhong's eyes lit up and he asked in a low voice: "I heard Xiang Yu say in the past that the general cooperated with the Wang family. It seems that this statement is true?"
Xiang Liang laughed and scolded: "Yu'er's mouth is too lax."
Xiang Zhong chuckled and said, "General, don't worry, only our Xiang family knows about this matter, and it will never be spread out."
Xiang Liang nodded.
At the same time, Song Liu also called Song Jia to the corner and whispered: "Sneak out tonight and don't let anyone see you. Go to the officers and soldiers camp to report that Xiang Liang is here."
Song Jia nodded and said expectantly: "It seems that this plague god is going to be sent away."
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
