Xiang Yu pinched his thigh, it hurt, and he felt that he was not dreaming.
So he tentatively said: "Is this... really the Shangjun Courtyard, used to check the innocence of one's wealth?"
The matchmakers said, "Why, don't you believe it?"
"Could it be that because we are women, you think we can't do this?"
"Asshole, Exiled Immortal has already said that women are encouraged to come out and show their faces. Why can't we do anything?"
"Princess Weiyang has already published a book, and Miss Li Zhu has applied for several patents. But some men are stubborn and pedantic."
"Looking at your young age, I didn't expect you to be so old-fashioned."
The eight matchmakers scolded Xiang Yu so much that Xiang Yu's head almost split.
He was quickly defeated, raised his hands in surrender and said, "Yes, I made a mistake, please don't blame me."
The matchmakers had scolded them enough and felt relieved. Then they snorted coldly and sat back down.
The matchmaker holding the pen said: "The ink is almost dry."
Xiang Yu immediately said honestly: "My name is Liu Ji, and I come from Sishuiting, Pei County. Because of the war in Chu, I followed the caravan and came to Xianyang to seek life."
The matchmaker wrote a few strokes on the paper, and then asked, "Do you have any brothers?"
Xiang Yu thought for a while, and since Liu Ji was called Liu Ji, he should have three brothers, so he answered according to his guess.
The matchmaker asked again: "Do you have an uncle?"
Xiang Yu had a headache, so he made up a sentence casually: "I have an uncle and an uncle."
The matchmaker asked again: "How much money does the family have? Do they have any cattle or horses?"
Xiang Yu was a little helpless and asked: "Everyone, we are checking the innocence of the family, not trying to find a matchmaker...have the ladies forgotten?"
The matchmakers were furious: "What's the difference between checking one's net worth and making a match? Only by knowing the details can one be able to make a good match. Only by being of the right family can a husband and wife be harmonious."
Xiang Yu wanted to give himself a slap in the face: You are so mean-mouthed, why should I provoke them?
Soon, Xiang Yu made up some nonsense about his personal situation. After he finished speaking, he stood up and wanted to leave, but he was stopped by someone.
A different matchmaker started asking the same questions.
Xiang Yu answered well at first, but then got a little confused.
The matchmaker's questions became more and more aggressive: "What? Two uncles? Didn't you just say one?"
Xiang Yu wiped his cold sweat and said, "I just said two. I must have remembered it wrong."
The matchmaker then said, "You just said you had a cow at home, why did it turn into a horse?"
Xiang Yu had no choice but to say: "What I just mentioned was a horse. I must be madam..."
The matchmaker slapped the table: "Fart, what you just said was a cow. I was just scaring you, and you immediately changed your story. Are you lying?"
Xiang Yu was about to cry: Can it still be like this?
By the time the eight matchmakers asked him, Xiang Yu was completely crazy. My clothes were soaked with cold sweat. As I got closer to the back, my answers became more and more erroneous. I even said my name was Xiang Ji a few times. I was really embarrassed.
After the eight matchmakers had finished asking, they sneered and said to Xiang Yu, "You are so good at it, but you still want to trick us in front of us?"
"That's right, a few days ago, Niu Calf from Shangjun Courtyard overstated his own money by 20,000 yuan, and we asked him about it. What do you think this is?"
"Get out of here, it's so embarrassing."
The matchmaker's mouth was so harsh that Xiang Yu came out in despair.
He stood outside the hut, a little doubtful about life: I can't even stand up to a few women, so why are I talking about the great cause of resisting Qin?
For a moment, Xiang Yu felt that he was just like the matchmakers said, a waste.
The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became. Finally, blood rushed to his head: "What is the use of my life?"
He reached out to touch the sword at his waist, intending to draw it and kill himself, but found nothing.
At this time, the other Xiang family disciples came over and asked enthusiastically: "General Yu, how are you doing?"
Xiang Yu found a tree and sat down against it: "It is hopeless to rebel against Qin."
When the Xiang family's children heard this, they were immediately shocked: "This...why is this? Could it be that they have been discovered."
Xiang Yu shook his head, dejected, and lost interest in everything for a while.
The Xiang family's children were even more panicked. Is it so difficult to enter Shangjun Courtyard? Can't you pass this identity check?
Soon, those people were called in one by one.
In fact, the time they were questioned inside was not long, only a quarter of an hour at most. But the people who were asked were all sweating profusely and their days seemed like years.
On this day, a strange scene appeared near the Exorcist Tower. Several men were sitting against the wall, looking down on everything and no longer caring about everything.
The first person to recover was not Xiang Yu, but the children of the Xiang family who had suffered poverty. He said to Xiang Yu: "General Yu, you have to live no matter what. As long as you live, there is a way."
Xiang Yu smiled bitterly: "I can't even deal with women, what else can I do?"
The descendant of the Xiang family thought for a while and said: "What these women study every day is how to ask others. The general is using his own shortcomings to compete with others' strengths, and defeat is nothing."
The surrounding Xiang family disciples all started to persuade him.
Xiang Yu sighed and slowly stood up from the ground. Now he has no intention of seeking death, but he is no longer as confident as before in resisting Qin.
As for the descendants of the Xiang family behind him, they quickly regained their optimism: If they can fight against Qin, it would be great for everyone to find a way to wealth and wealth from the mountains of corpses and seas of blood. If the rebellion against Qin fails, it would not be a bad idea to stay in Xianyang City and buy a house and land...
Xiang Yu was stunned for a while, then suddenly shouted: "Oh no."
The Xiang family members were all startled and asked, "General Yu, what happened again?"
Xiang Yu said to the people around him: "This time, I am afraid that we will not be able to enter Shangjun's courtyard if there are many loopholes. It may even arouse their suspicion and arrest us for questioning."
The descendants of the Xiang family asked nervously: "What should we do? General Yu, why don't we leave Xianyang and run for our lives."
Xiang Yu thought for a moment and shook his head: "No. If we had left the city immediately when we first came out, we would have at least had a chance. But now, it is already too late. We have delayed for too long, and those matchmakers would have already stolen our money. The news has been informed to Qin Bing. If you leave the city now, you will definitely be caught at the city gate."
The faces of the Xiang family's children all showed despair: "What can I do?"
Although Xiang Yu is a little frustrated now, after all, he has experienced a lot of big things since he was young. In a moment, he had an idea: "We will stay in the Banished Immortal Tower. There are many dignitaries in this building. If the Qin people suspect that we are rebels and come to arrest us, we will rush up and take those dignitaries hostage. Slowly leave the city."
"If the people of Qin don't guess that we are rebels and just think that we are ordinary lying refugees, then it will be fine. We will stay in the Banished Immortal Tower and find a way to kill Huaiguzi."
After thinking about it for a while, the Xiang family members all felt that this method seemed dangerous, but it was actually much safer. It was better than risking their lives to leave the city, so they all nodded in agreement.
Seeing that it was already noon, a few people pooled their money to buy some food at the Banished Immortal Tower. Today, Ban Xian Lou serves two types of rice. The rich and powerful eat a meal worth tens of thousands or ten dollars a meal in the building. Ordinary people would buy a portion at the door and squat on the street nearby to eat.
At first, those powerful people felt that they had a noble status and it was really beneath their status to dine with common people. But they soon discovered that it was a rare sight to sit upstairs, sipping wine and watching the poor people gorge themselves through the window.
Ever since... the business of Banished Immortal Tower has become better. Even some middle-level officials who are not that rich have to bite the bullet and have a meal. After all...this is a rare opportunity to realize that you are a superior person.
When Xiang Yu was squatting on the street eating, he inevitably noticed the eyes of the powerful. He felt very humiliated, gritted his teeth and wanted to capture Xianyang City and then kill these Qin people.
But when I thought about it, I might not be able to capture Xianyang in this life, and I felt a little discouraged. These two thoughts intertwined back and forth, and Xiang Yu felt that he was going crazy from being tortured.
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In the palace, Li Shui is studying Journey to the West with Princess Weiyang.
This time Wei Yang takes it very seriously, even more than before. Because this time the book was co-written by her and Li Shui, in the future the storyteller will all say a sentence when opening the book: Journey to the West was co-written by Princess Weiyang and the Exiled Immortal.
When Wei Yang thought of that scene, she felt a little excited.
Li Shui also attached great importance to it, because when he was talking about this book, some Buddhist content would pop up accidentally. At this time, there was no Buddhism in Da Qin, and Li Shui had no intention of creating a few more gods to threaten him. status.
So he carefully removed the Buddhist elements and replaced them with the so-called fairyland content. Fortunately, Princess Weiyang was there to make suggestions, and gods that existed in the pre-Qin period were added to it.
Finally, Tathagata Buddha became Pangu, and Guanyin Bodhisattva became Nuwa. After talking about it, Li Shui suddenly realized that this book was a bit like a romance novel...
Weiyang very seriously and responsibly wrote down everything the two discussed, and then polished it with gorgeous words. She planned to turn this book into a classic like the Book of Songs and the Analects, and pass it on to future generations...
The two of them were talking lively when Wu Jiao suddenly came from outside.
After he came in, he did not interrupt the two of them, because the content in Journey to the West was so exciting, and he wanted to hear more.
Li Shui saw that Wei Yang's writing hand was a little sore, so he coughed dryly and said to Wei Yang, "Princess, we might as well take a rest and do other things to avoid exhaustion."
Weiyang hummed and put down the pen.
Li Shui asked the friend next to him: "What?"
Wu Jiao bowed and said: "There is news from the Banished Immortal Tower. Xiang Yu and several others have already verified their identities."
Li Shui smiled and asked, "Did they pass?"
Wu Jiao sighed: "No, their answers were full of loopholes."
Li Shui said: "Didn't I already give you instructions to leave some room for you? It's just a formality."
Wu Jiao said helplessly: "My slaves have already given instructions to the matchmakers, but the matchmakers got more and more excited on a whim. When they saw Xiang Yu sweating, they felt indescribable pleasure. They couldn't stop it, so..."
Li Shui thought for a while and said, "That's all. Xiang Yu doesn't know that he failed anyway, so he can just find an excuse and let them pass."
Wu Jiao responded, turned around and left.
Wei Yang asked curiously: "Is Xiang Yu the nephew of Xiang Liang?"
Li Shui nodded.
Weiyang asked again: "Do you want him to enter Shang Jun's Courtyard?"
Li Shui smiled and said: "Exactly."
Weiyang said worriedly: "Isn't that just keeping tigers and wolves by your side?"
Li Shui looked proud: "It's just a feather ear, what should I fear? To seek peace for the Qin Dynasty, I am willing to deal with the rebels."
Weiyang looked worried and admired.
At this time, Wu Jiao came back again and asked Li Shui: "I just remembered that when I entered the palace, I met General Li Xin. He asked me to ask when will you return home and will you stay in the palace?" How long can you hide? Although this feather is brave..."
Li Shui blushed and said, "Why are you hiding? The reason why I stayed in the palace is to write a book with the princess. What big things can happen outside? Xiang Yu is such a mess. Is it more important than the princess? I really don't know what to say."
Wujiao wiped the cold sweat from his head, laughed dryly and left.
Li Shui turned around angrily: "What are you hiding from? Li Xin's words are so obscene. Eh? Princess, why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?"
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Xiang Yu was leading people to move goods in the back alley of Banished Immortal Tower.
Only half of the people were moving the goods, and the other half was hiding in Banished Immortal. As long as there is any movement outside, the people inside will immediately rush to the second floor and tie up all the powerful people.
Xiang Yu stayed in the back alley, the most dangerous place, to motivate his soldiers.
When the goods were halfway moved, they saw a craftsman coming with several people.
Xiang Yu narrowed his eyes and said to the people around him: "Be cautious."
The Xiang family members nodded their heads one after another.
They began to observe the high walls surrounding them. See if there are any ambushes over there.
However, they saw nothing.
The craftsman waved to Xiang Yu from a distance and said with a smile: "Liu Ji."
Xiang Yu's right hand was hidden behind his back, holding a sharp tile in it.
He smiled reluctantly: "Brother, what are your orders?"
The craftsman said: "Congratulations, you are clean. Tomorrow I will go to the gate of Shangjun's courtyard to test your strength."
Xiang Yu was stunned, and he asked vigilantly: "Is your net worth innocent?"
The craftsman took out a few small bamboo tokens from his body and handed them to Xiang Yu: "Yes, you are innocent. These bamboo tokens are tokens. Don't forget to bring them with you when you report tomorrow."
Xiang Yu took the bamboo card and said with some confusion: "However, our answer is full of loopholes."
The craftsman folded his hands and said, "Who isn't? When people talk about themselves, they always like to put it in a good light. Ninety-nine percent of the people who were questioned today lied. This is harmless and not a crime. , I’m just whitewashing myself, what’s the big deal?”
"It's not just you. Have you ever heard of Niu Calf, the gatekeeper of Shangjun's courtyard? His family has a lot of money, right? Even so, there are still ten to twenty thousand dollars more."
Xiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Then he thanked the craftsman repeatedly and said that he would definitely go to Shangjun Courtyard tomorrow.
The craftsman nodded with satisfaction, and then left with a smile. ntent
I was a magician in the Qin Dynasty
