Within a few days, the First Emperor's troops arrived near Xiangdi.
"Uncle, now that Liang is in Wuzhong to avoid trouble, you are the only one who can take on the important task of accompanying him to patrol the land."
The elder of the Xiang family looked at Uncle Xiang in front of him and spoke in a deep voice.
"Of course I don't have to..." Xiang Bo nodded.
"During this period of time in the clan, you must remember to advise the disciples in their words and deeds, and avoid visits by guests at home. The Jiangdong area is the most favored by the Xiang family. Back then, the clan leader defeated Qin's 200,000-strong army in one battle. Although he was unable to recover, But it also made King Qin hate the Xiang family so much that he couldn't leave any excuse for King Qin..." The clan elder carefully warned Uncle Xiang.
Xiang Bo nodded and was silent for a moment.
Seeing that Uncle Xiang had not spoken, the clan elder frowned and said, "Why don't you say anything?"
After Xiang Bo pondered for a moment, he finally asked the question in his mind: "Uncle, I don't understand... The Chu Kingdom has been destroyed, so what's the point of everything we are doing now?
The Xiang family has always refused Qin's conquest, and the children in the family can only live in vain. However, the King of Qin can find other people to govern the place without the Xiang family. On the contrary, the disciples of the clan are increasingly in embarrassment, and we are now experiencing private soldiers and making friends. Regardless of the prominent families in various places, all they want is to restore the country. But even if the country can be restored, will Qin really not be destroyed again? "
The clan elder in front of him is Xiang Tong, Xiang Yan's younger brother, and the uncle of Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo. He is currently the most influential person in the entire Xiang family.
The Xiang family has been generals in the Chu Kingdom for generations, so they can be regarded as living with the country.
The Xiang family is very large, far beyond what can be represented by just a few direct descendants.
After Xiang Yan committed suicide and the state of Chu was destroyed, Xiang Tong took over the heavy responsibility of the Xiang family and led the entire Xiang family to reject Qin's conquests, non-violence and non-cooperation, and secretly sought to restore the country and restore the glory of the Xiang family.
But in such a large family, including the direct line and side branches, there are more than a few hundred people in the family who can talk to each other?
The direct family has a great cause, and the sidelines can live a good life.
After the initial bloody courage and hatred gradually faded over time, they still had to live their lives.
The side branch's sense of identity is not that sufficient, and life is not that easy, and it is the first to start to have wandering thoughts.
The Qin State destroyed the Chu State once, and there were millions of tiger and wolf warriors in the country. Restoration was an unattainable dream for them.
The internal thinking of the Xiang family was therefore divided into negative and radical factions.
Negatives generally believe that restoration of the country is unlikely. The family has fought for Chu until the last moment of their lives, and the Xiang family is worthy of Chu. Not to mention that a large part of Xiang Yan's defeat was due to the internal constraints of Chu.
While the glory and significance of the Xiang family are still there, the best way out is to choose to fully surrender to Qin and actively surrender in time.
The radicals blamed the Qin State for Xiang Yan's death, believing that the Xiang family and the Qin State had a hatred of destroying the family and the country, and the blood of the Chu people must be repaid with the blood of the Qin people.
After Xiang Yan's death, Xiang Tong was in charge of the Xiang family.
Later, Xiang Liang grew up, and his thoughts became closer to Xiang Tong's, so the power was gradually transferred to Xiang Liang's hands.
Xiang Liang is the successor of Xiang Tong and a representative of the radical faction. Xiang Bo is also a direct descendant of the Xiang family, but he is a representative of the passive faction.
The mentality of Uncle Xiang and even most of the passive faction of the Xiang family is very simple. I am a noble, a minister for generations, my bloodline and family education are here. If I vote, I can be in a high position. Why do I have to sacrifice my life for the dead Chu State?
In fact, as Xiang Tong grew old, and as the time passed between the fall of Chu and Xiang Yan's suicide, and as life became more and more miserable, the negative thoughts could no longer be suppressed.
The so-called hatred is a blood feud between one generation and another.
What about two generations?
What about three generations?
Even after more than ten generations, we might even become in-laws.
Time will kill a lot of things, but unfortunately, the time is still too short now. At least Xiang Tong, the person who personally experienced the demise of the Chu Kingdom and Xiang Yan's suicide, is not dead yet, and he is also the highest in seniority, and his words have the most weight.
There is no doubt about his hatred for the Qin State. After hearing Xiang Bo's words, his temper immediately rushed to the top of his head, and the crutch fell heavily on Xiang Bo's body.
"The state of Chu only has generals who died on the battlefield, but no generals who were defeated and captured. Your father, a famous general of the state of Chu, even if he is defeated, as long as he is willing to surrender, he will be able to hold a high position in the state of Qin in an instant, but brother You would rather kill yourself than betray your master. Not long has passed, have you forgotten the blood feud with Qin?" Xiang Tongqing's beard kept shaking.
"But my father did not betray his country until his death. On the contrary, it was the State of Chu that betrayed his father!" Xiang Bo was hit by the crutch but did not escape.
"The whole Xiang family is having a hard time now. Uncle, in order to forge armor and train private soldiers, the clan members are starving. The eldest brother said that 800 disciples were trained in Wuzhong, but what can 800 disciples do? Chen Bing of Qin State A full million, this is not something that one generation or two generations can accomplish!" Xiang Bo shook his head.
"There are many people who hate Qin in the world, and the Xiang family is not the only one who hates the subjugation of the country and the annihilation of the clan. However, there are so many rumors. Apart from swearing, which family has actually raised an army?
Uncle, I am not afraid of death. If my brother causes trouble in Wuzhong now, the most I can do is scold him for being a fool, but I am still willing to follow my brother to death calmly. I believe that all the children of the Xiang family are like this, but how long has it been since? "Xiang Bo frowned and retorted.
"The opportunity will always appear!" Xiang Tong shook his head.
"What time?
Could it be that the First Emperor suddenly died suddenly?
Let me ask you again, uncle, the King of Qin died suddenly, and the successor must be the young master Fusu. The mother of the young master Fusu is from the royal family of the Chu Kingdom. He has always had a high reputation in the Chu Kingdom. No one in the entire Chu Kingdom is willing to let Fusu If we come to succeed us, how many people in Chu will be willing to follow us, even if we raise our troops? "Xiang Bo issued a fatal rhetorical question.
Restoration? What a fart country.
Xiang Bo thinks that the Xiang family are the stupid ones.
What loyalty?
Don't look at the most violent turmoil in Chu State now. Once Fusu succeeds to the throne, his identity alone will be the biggest political correctness in Chu State.
The First Emperor was about to kill all the Chu royal family. If we look at it from a bloodline perspective, the eldest son of the Chu Kingdom, Fusu, was the only one to inherit the throne.
Not to mention, Fusu had an uncle-nephew relationship with the late Lord Changping, who had great reputation in the Chu State. Fusu himself was already the most prestigious in the Chu State, and was even famous throughout the world.
Most of the nobles in the Chu Kingdom started shouting, but in fact no one moved. They were afraid. Now Fusu has the highest voice for succeeding to the throne. What kind of turmoil is caused by the sudden rebellion in the Chu Kingdom? Isn't that a slap in the face of the eldest son? What if it affects the eldest son’s succession?
Whether it is Jiangdong or Jiangxi, including Wuzhong, most people are well-informed and hope that Fusu will be able to make good use of his mother's family when he succeeds to the throne.
The nobles of the entire Chu region were very upset. They hated the First Emperor and the State of Qin, but who didn't want power and wealth? It's just that the noble masters can't bend down, and they are waiting for an opportunity to take refuge in the past.
Xiang Tong was blocked by Xiang Bo... He had no way to refute for a moment, because Fusu was indeed politically correct in Chu Di.
Unless the First Emperor decides to appoint a prince, and the prince is not Fusu, there will never be any commotion in Chu.
In fact, Xiang Tong himself thought about it and felt that most of the Xiang family recognized Fusu's succession to the throne.
Needless to say, Fusu's reputation was famous. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising was called to avenge Fusu. Xiang Liang and Xiang Ji also used the name of the eldest son Fusu when they raised troops in Wuzhong.
At the beginning of the uprising, all parts of the country were stirred up by the news, and the name Fusu was basically used unanimously. Although the tragedy of Fusu's murder by his younger brother Hu Hai was used, it also showed Fusu's reputation in the world.
If your reputation is not big enough, who will support you?
If it were Hu Hai or even the other sons of the First Emperor who died, everyone in the world would probably clap their hands and say "Good Death".
"Uncle, is there any royal family in the world with more pure blood than the eldest son?" Xiang Bo asked a fatal question.
The direct descendants of the royal family of the Chu Kingdom were all killed by the First Emperor...
"One life has passed, and the second has passed. Uncle, can the revenge of the Xiang family be avenged?" Xiang Bo continued to ask.
"The revenge of the ninth generation of Duke Xiang can be avenged, how about a hundred generations?" Xiang Tong said in a deep voice.
Xiang Bo was speechless...
When Xiang Tong and Xiang Liang were doing things, it was he, Uncle Xiang, who was in trouble. He had to persuade his clan members and find ways to provide money. He even had to welcome the First Emperor's troops and pretend to be a grandson in front of the First Emperor.
Ningba, really naughty!
Uncle Xiang is really not afraid of death, he just doesn't want to pinch him.
But most of the nobles in the world are struggling just like the Xiang family.
With a deep sigh, Xiang Bo took care of himself and left.
Today's dissatisfaction and venting did not yield any results. On the contrary, they got a beating, but it was not bad because the eldest brother Xiang Liang and nephew Xiang Ji were not here.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have rendered his uncle Xiang Tongbian speechless today.
Xiang Bo rubbed his brows, pondered for a moment, and finally went to restrain the tribesmen and continue to cover his traces.
There was no way he could possibly report and expose his own eldest brother.
Moreover, it had not been long since the Chu Kingdom was destroyed, and the hatred had not completely disappeared with the passage of time.
The hatred of the ninth generation can be restored...
Xiang Bo thought that this was mostly just Xiang Tong's beautiful fantasy. Let alone the ninth generation, as long as the First Emperor died violently and helped Su ascend the throne, the Chu nobles would immediately applaud.
There are countless careerists in the world, but how many are truly courageous and ambitious?
It's just a matter of taking action after hearing the news. Everyone has a big family and a big business, and they can live under Fusu's hands. Who would have no time to rebel?
That is to say, the First Emperor did too much and did not give much comfort to the nobles of various places. Instead, he continued to consolidate local power after the destruction of the Six Kingdoms. Whenever the First Emperor was willing to bow his head and take the initiative to reconcile, the nobles of the Six Kingdoms would have already greeted him with pats on the butt. .
There is no other way, what can I do, I still have to wipe the butt of my good big brother.
(No, I would like to add that although the maternal bloodline cannot inherit the family, it still depends on who you compare with. Fusu’s bloodline is the direct lineage of the royal family. The direct lineage of the royal family of the King of Chu was wiped out by the First Emperor. Those who can be drawn out have no inheritance politics. There is really no one who has the qualifications for inheritance as much as Fusu’s bloodline.)
(End of chapter)
