A hundred miles away from Songjia Village, there is a barren mountain, and Xiang Liang is sitting on a stone in a miserable state. Beside him, there were several disheveled people standing with fierce faces, looking like thieves.
Not long ago, it was this group of thieves who rescued him from the prison car.
Xiang Liang bowed his hands to this group of thieves and said, "Thank you so much, all the righteous men. In the future, you will all be great contributors to the rebellion against Qin and the prosperity of Chu."
Those thieves look at me and I look at you, they are all happy.
One of the thieves said: "General Xiang, please be polite. After all, our brothers have been stealing your name for so long. If you die, our hands will be tied up."
Xiang Liang was silent. These thieves are indeed not simple.
The Wang family once raised a group of thieves in the Chu region, who used Xiang Liang's banner to rob homes and homes, with the purpose of forcing Xiang Liang to rebel. Now that Xiang Liang was captured, these thieves rescued him again, obviously under Wang's instruction.
Xiang Liang breathed a long sigh of relief and asked, "What did Old General Wang Jian say?"
The thieves did not deny it, and said calmly: "Old General Wang said that he can save the general for a while, but cannot save the general for a lifetime. If the general wants to rebel against Qin, bravery is not enough, he must have wisdom."
Xiang Liang's face turned red when he heard this, because the words were a bit unpleasant, almost scolding him for being brainless.
Xiang Liang was a little unconvinced and said bitterly: "If Huaiguzi hadn't interfered with the situation this time, the Chu land would have been mine."
The thief said with a smile: "Of course General Wang Jian also knows this. The old general has been with Huaiguzi for a long time in Xianyang, so he naturally knows his abilities. The old general said that he will coax Huaiguzi back to Xianyang City soon. , by that time, I hope General Xiang can show his talents, and don’t let him down again.”
Xiang Liang said coldly: "Don't worry."
The thieves looked at each other, took out a lot of gold from their horses, and placed it in front of Xiang Liang: "These are given by General Wang to General Xiang. I hope that the general will make a comeback soon."
Xiang Liang nodded and did not refuse.
Now he is penniless and has no one around him. This money is just used to recruit soldiers and horses. Anyway, we have a cooperative relationship with Wang Jian, so I have no worries about taking his money.
The thieves then said, "General Xiang, if you need our brothers to help you, we can stay."
Xiang Liang shook his head: "No need. My Xiang family is spread all over Chu. As long as I come forward, we can raise another army within a few days. As long as Old General Wang shows his noble hand and doesn't wipe out all the Xiang family, that's it." . A few righteous men risked their lives to rescue me. I won’t dare to trouble you about the rebellion.”
It's not that Xiang Liang doesn't want to use these people, but he doesn't dare to use them.
If Xiang Liang has three thousand descendants of the Xiang family, he would naturally welcome thieves to join him to enhance his strength. But now I am alone. If I really accept them, the host and guest will change positions and I will become a puppet.
The thieves seemed to have guessed that Xiang Liang would answer like this. They just smiled and said, "In that case, let's say goodbye. By the way, there is a white stone bridge outside Wujun City. Every ten days, General Wang will send someone Wait on the bridge. If General Xiang has any instructions, you can send someone to contact him."
Xiang Liang nodded in agreement.
These thieves left a horse for Xiang Liang, then whipped their whips and walked away.
Xiang Liang found that their horses were strong and powerful, and they all ran at the same speed. He was suddenly stunned: These people's horses are military horses.
Immediately afterwards, Xiang Liang began to guess that these people may not be real thieves, but may be Qin soldiers in the army.
Xiang Liang leaned against a stone and thought silently: Why did Wang Jian arrest me? Are you going to let me go again? Why do you want Qin Bing to pretend to be a thief to save me?
After a long time, Xiang Liang suddenly understood. Wang Jian may not be able to truly control this 100,000-strong army. Some generals should be here to contain Wang Jian.
In this way, he needs Wang Jian's cooperation to strengthen himself. And Wang Jian also needs to help him get rid of the disobedient generals? If all those generals with different intentions are dead, wouldn't it be Wang Jian who has the final say over this 100,000-strong army?
Xiang Liang laughed when he thought of this. He felt that the cooperation with Wang Jian was getting richer and richer.
Recruit troops and regroup. Xiang Liang got up from the ground, put away the gold, hit his horse and ran away.
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Wujuncheng. Now Li Xin and Wang Jian are united and stationed here.
Li Shui and Li Xin were standing in the courtyard basking in the sun, and in front of them was Wu Gang with a look of grief and anger: "Xiang Liang was captured by a hundred thousand troops, put in a prison car, and sent to Xianyang, but he was kidnapped on the way? Unexpectedly Abducted by thieves? When did the tiger and wolf warriors of Great Qin become so vulnerable?"
Wu Gang cupped his hands and said, "Master Banished Immortal, General Li. I think there must be something fishy in this."
Li Shui smiled at Wu Gang: "I know that you are eager for revenge, but you may become confused if you care. You should think about this matter calmly. Maybe the Qin soldiers who escorted the prisoners are really incompetent?"
Li Xin also said: "Yes. No matter what, Wang Jian wouldn't let Xiang Liang go on purpose, right?"
Wu Gang sighed and said nothing more. After all, he himself didn't quite believe in this kind of thing.
Li Shui looked at the sky for a while and then said: "However, it is indeed more advantageous for Wang Jian if Xiang Liang escapes."
He thought for a while, turned to Wu Gang and said, "You stay in Chu and continue to pursue Xiang Liang. While pursuing Xiang Liang, you must collect extensive intelligence. See what Wang Jian is doing and what Wang Heng is doing. Wang Jian's soldiers What are you doing? Write down the collected things on paper every five days and send them to Xianyang."
Li Xin said: "The three thousand men and horses I brought with me are all very skilled and alert, so I will assign them to you for use. You can take them and do a good job in Chu."
Li Shui took out the telescope from his arms and handed it to Wu Gang: "This thing is called the Immortal Eye. It is commonly known as a telescope. This lens is carefully polished and can be seen several miles away. It is easy to detect the enemy. You can keep it." .”
Wu Gang burst into tears of gratitude.
After Wu Gang left, Li Xin said to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, the chaos in Chu has been calmed down. It's time for us to go back."
Li Shui hummed: "Master Fu Yao has written several times, urging me to go back. It seems that there is something going on in Xianyang City. Anyway, the purpose of the three thousand of us is to rescue the King of Kuaiji. Now that the matter has been settled, let's go back and receive the reward."
While the two were discussing, a pawn ran in and said respectfully: "Two adults, Old General Wang Jian invites you."
Upon hearing Wang Jian's invitation, both Li Shui and Li Xin showed mysterious smiles on their faces.
When the two people arrived at the house where Wang Jian lived, they found that there were only two people here, Wang Jian and Wang Heng.
Wang Jian smiled falsely at the two of them: "Chu Di and his party, you two are indispensable. Today I will hold a banquet to celebrate your success."
Li Xin waved his hand. He said humbly: "No, no, in terms of contribution, we can't compare to General Wang."
Wang Jian stroked his beard and felt a little happy. He felt that the atmosphere today was quite harmonious, so he added one more sentence: "You two rushed thousands of miles to rescue the King of Kuaiji. It is amazing."
Li Xin said: "General Wang's 100,000-strong army fighting Xiang Liang at night is enough to go down in history."
Wang Jian's face suddenly dropped.
As a result, Li Shui next to him was still finishing his attack: "Although Xiang Liang was rescued by a group of thieves again, General Wang has captured him before."
Li Xin nodded in agreement: "Incisive."
Wang Jian's face was ashen and he said in a cold tone: "Please take your seats."
Li Shui and Li Xin sat down. Li Xin smelled the wine on the table and couldn't help but drink himself a glass. And Li Shui has been tinkering with a wooden box, looking very focused.
Wang Jian was sitting on the main seat, feeling very annoyed: I have a higher official position than you and am older than you. Even in terms of seniority, you should treat me with respect. But of these two people, one was drinking alone, while the other had his head down and didn't know what to do. It was really rude.
Wang Hengqian laughed, stood up on his own initiative, and said, "I would like to toast you two adults."
Li Xin and Li Shui picked up the wine glasses casually, took a sip, then put them down and did their own thing.
Wang Jian held his breath and said calmly: "I invite you two to come here today to discuss the matter of our teacher's return to the court."
Li Xin raised his head and said in great surprise: "General Wang, have you captured Xiang Liang again?"
Li Shui praised from the side: "Brother Li, you used the word 'again' very expressively. In one sentence, you helped General Wang ask for merit twice, which is incredible."
Li Xin cupped his hand and said, "Brother Huai, thank you very much. Li just said it unintentionally, but it makes sense when Brother Huai interprets it like this."
Wang Jian almost uncovered several cases: these two shameless men were complimenting each other, clearly mocking me.
Fortunately, there was Wang Heng beside him. He said with a smile: "You two adults have misunderstood. Xiang Liang has not been captured yet. However, now that my grandfather's army of 100,000 is here, it should not be difficult to capture Xiang Liang."
Li Shui narrowed his eyes: "Isn't it difficult?"
Wang Heng nodded: "It must not be difficult."
Li Xin took a sip of wine: "But... a hundred thousand troops, to capture Xiang Liang alone, isn't it a bit..."
Li Shui waved his hand: "Brother Li, have you forgotten? Xiang Liang has three heads and six arms, and his courage cannot be matched by ten thousand people. A hundred thousand troops can only manage to catch him. No matter how small the number is, Xiang Liang will easily kill him."
Wang Jian said coldly: "The banishment of immortals is too worrying. If we really want to find Xiang Liang, only three or five people will be enough. The difficulty lies in how to find him."
"The land of Chu has always been unstable, with chaotic household registration and many people following thieves. This army of one hundred thousand will be stationed in various counties and counties to sort out household registrations, teach laws and regulations, and stabilize the surrounding areas. When I return to Xianyang, the land of Chu will be Safe and stable, just like in the middle of Guanzhong."
"If the household registration is clear, there will be nothing to hide from this beam. Therefore, you two please go back. There is no need for these many people for these trivial things. You two must have other big things to do in Xianyang City."
Li Shui snorted: "What General Wang means is that there will be no more chaos in Chu. Is it okay if General Li and I go back?"
Wang Jian was a little angry: What do you mean? The stability of Chu Land is all due to the two of you guarding it here?
He held his breath and said, "There won't be any big chaos. You two can rest assured and come back to court."
Li Shui picked up the box with a smile: "With this guarantee from General Wang, I feel relieved. General, I have recorded everything you just said. If there is chaos in the Chu land in the future, then... …hey-hey."
Wang Jian stood up with a roar, pointed at Li Shui and shouted: "You..."
Li Shui smiled and said: "Yes, I ordered the craftsmen to step up research and development in the past few days and made a gramophone."
Wang Jian's teeth itched with hatred: Could this man be sick? Come to Chu land to quell the chaos. Why do you want to make a gramophone?
Wang Heng also sighed, thinking: This person who banishes immortals is really hateful. It's just shameless, and it comes up with some weird things. For example, as soon as this gramophone appeared, everyone didn't even dare to speak.
Li Shui and Li Xin left.
Wang Jian let out a long sigh: It seems that Huaiguzi has caught him. If there is chaos in Chu in the future, he will have something to say. But if the Chu land is not in chaos, how can we strengthen the Wang family?
In the end, Wang Jian gritted his teeth and chose the lesser of two evils. Chu Land will still be in chaos, not only in chaos, but in great chaos.
Thinking of this, he turned to Wang Heng and asked, "Has anyone been arranged for the Baishi Bridge outside Wujun City?"
Wang Heng said: "Grandpa, don't worry, we have made arrangements. We will contact Xiang Liang every ten days. Now that Huaiguzi is gone, we can flex our muscles in Chu."
Wang Jian nodded.
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Xiang Yu and others took Song E to the vicinity of Xianyang after almost going through all kinds of hardships.
Although Xiang Yu had a pass from a merchant along the way, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he still walked at night as much as possible and avoided large towns.
I just send people to the villages and towns when I buy dry food, and usually sleep in the wilderness.
After finally seeing Xianyang City, the Mohists were a little scared and didn't dare to get close.
Xiang Yu looked at them with some contempt and thought: Now that Huaiguzi is not in Xianyang City, why should you be afraid of him like a tiger? What a shame.
However, these Mohists insisted on leaving, and Xiang Yu did not force them to stay. He gave them some money and let them leave.
Before entering the city, Xiang Liang and his group let the horses go. After all, there are military horses among them. Once discovered, it will no longer be clear.
Later, Xiang Yu chose an honest and reliable descendant of the Xiang family named Xiang Xian. Let him accompany Song E to the Exorcist Tower to see if Wang Laoshi repays his kindness.
As for Xiang Yu and others, they claimed that there were too many people going there, which would easily arouse Wang Laoshi's disgust, so they planned to go to the Exorcist Tower tomorrow.
After Song E and Xiang Xian left. Xiang Zhuang whispered: "General Yu means..."
Xiang Yu whispered: "Go and find out where my father is in Xianyang City. We haven't seen him for several months, and I don't know how he is now. This matter must be hidden. We are rebels from the Chu region. There must be no suspicion that the father will be implicated.”
Xiang Zhuang responded and led the people away.
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
