Although he knew that Han Li was here to fight for his shameless third uncle, after all, Han Li was Xiang Kang's old friend, not only had a good relationship, but also helped Xiang Kang a lot, and at the same time, strictly speaking, Xiang Kang also had a big handle held by Han Li, so no matter how unhappy he was, after freshening up, Xiang Kang still put on the fine silk deep clothes sewn by Yu Miaoge himself, and came to the front hall to meet Han Liang's confidant Han Li.

When he arrived at the front hall, Han Li was chatting with Xiang Yang and Xiang Qi talking and laughing, and they were chatting very happily, Xiang Kang had already heard their laughter before he entered the door, in order not to make Han Li feel that he was actually not welcome to come, Xiang Kang also forced himself to smile, and asked with a smile while raising his legs to enter the door, "What are you talking about?" So happy? ”

"Brother, Uncle Ji." Xiang Yang and Xiang It are still a little unaccustomed to calling Xiang Kang's self-appointed official position, and they still use the original title for Xiang Kang, but Han Li, who is shrewd, has some eyebrows, and while getting up and saluting Xiang Kang, he said with a smile: "Han Li, the grass people, I have seen Young Marshal Xiang." Young marshal, I haven't seen you for a few months, not only is it more heroic, but its identity is completely different, congratulations, congratulations. ”

"Brother Han, I don't owe you any money, do I? Why be so sarcastic about me? Xiang Kang said with a wry smile: "When I combed my hair just now, what do I look like now, I can see clearly in the bronze mirror, I haven't slept well for many days, I didn't wake up from my hangover last night, and my eyes are so black that they seem to be painted with ink. You want to say something nice, can you change the word? ”

Han Li laughed, clasped his hands into fists and shook and said, "The young marshal really hasn't changed at all, and he still speaks so directly. Okay, I made the wrong shot. However, Xiang Shaoshuai, I really admired you so much that he threw himself to the ground, not only did he swear to restore the old country with the first volunteer soldiers, but also used soldiers like gods to win more with less, and defeated the strong with the weak, and beat the violent Qin army of Yu County and the worried, and the whole army was wiped out. Amazing, amazing, so powerful that you can't even admire it. ”

"It's a lottery, it's just luck." Xiang Kang was modest, and then beckoned Han Li to sit down and speak, and asked casually, "When did you come to the next minister?" My third uncle and Uncle Han, how are they? ”

"I've been here for a few days, but there was a war here, and I was afraid of being caught by the Tyrannical Qin army, so I didn't dare to come over and contact the young marshal, so I turned back and lived in the kiln pavilion in Xiapi, or I heard last night that the young marshal completely broke the tyrannical Qin army, so you came south overnight." Han Li replied truthfully, and then said: "Mr. Xiang and the head of the family are very good, thanks to the young marshal's concern." ”

"Did the third uncle and Uncle Han send you?" Xiang Kang asked casually again.

"Yes, they sent me." Han Li nodded in acknowledgement, and then said, "Mr. Xiang and the head of the family asked me to bring a message to you, saying that if you need to, you can take your two uncles and aunts to Xiapi to join them at any time, and they will try their best to protect you no matter what they think." But now it seems that there should be no need for this. ”

"To put it nicely, if I am really defeated and take the children of the Xiang family and the two uncles to Xiapi to join you, I don't believe that you really have the courage to take in our gang of thieves. Besides, such a large group of people fled north, and the tyrannical Qin army would be a fool and chase after the grass and eradicate the roots, so where did we have the opportunity to flee to Xiapi to ask you for help? ”

Xiang Kang sneered in his heart, and was very disdainful of Xiang Bo and Han Liang's cheap words, but after a change of heart, Xiang Kang heard some clues from Han Li's words, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Han, when did my third uncle and them know that my brothers and I raised troops against Qin?" ”

"I've known for a long time." Xiang Bo and Han Liang did not explain Han Li's secrecy in advance, of course Han Li told the truth, and said: "Young Marshal, you have just recovered Xia Xiangcheng with the volunteers of Chu State, Mr. Xiang, he has already heard about your feat Young Marshal, and immediately sent me to Xia Xiang to inquire about the news." ”

"Then why didn't my third uncle come to the prime minister in person?" Xiang Kang asked a key question and said, "He is the elder of our Xiang family's children, I heard that we re-raised the banner of the Chu State and restored the old underground city of the Chu State in one fell swoop, so we should come to meet us in person immediately, right?" Why didn't he come in person, but instead sent you to inquire about the news? ”

"This ......." Han Li was stunned, and then remembered that Uncle Xiang should have come to contact the children of the Xiang family in person, and then he had to answer truthfully: "I didn't ask Mr. Xiang about this, but I estimate that Mr. Xiang should not dare to act rashly because he saw that the situation was unclear." Because when my head of the family talked about your righteous deeds, although he greatly appreciated it, he was also very worried that the young marshal you would not be able to withstand the counterattack of the tyrannical Qin army, and the anti-Qin revenge of Chu was probably just a flash in the pan. ”

Xiang Kang suddenly realized, and said secretly: "No wonder I didn't rush to pick peaches, it turned out that I was afraid that I would not be able to withstand the enemy's counterattack, and even if I picked peaches, it was likely to accompany me to defeat and die, so I wanted to see the situation first." I have made a good calculation, now that I have withstood the counterattack of the Qin army, I should stretch out my hand. ”

After coming to this conclusion, Xiang Kang, who was lively, suddenly had an idea, and said in his heart: "Since my shameless third uncle who eats inside and crawls outside is so greedy for life and afraid of death, then why don't I scare him anymore and let him hide obediently in Xiapi for a while?" Then I took the opportunity to consolidate my position of power, promoted and reused the general with a foreign surname who would never go with him, and when he understood that he wanted to reach out, wouldn't the peaches be so easy to pick? ”

Thinking of this idea, the smile on Xiang Kang's face naturally became more cordial, and he immediately nodded and said: "What Uncle Han saw is extremely true, in fact, when I received the news that the Tyrannical Qin army sent troops to counterattack, I was so nervous that I almost wanted to disband the army and flee for my life alone, and I had already arranged for myself to die. It's just that I didn't expect that the tyrannical Qin army in Yu County would be careless and would give me a sneak attack, and I didn't expect that my superficial discord would be easy to succeed, so that the county commander suspected that Chao Zhi, the chief general of the tyrannical Qin army, had the intention of rebellion, and wanted to trick him back to be executed, and forced Chao Zhi to surrender to me. ”

"The young marshal is humble." Han Li hurriedly said: "Just now, Xiang Yang and Xiang It, the two sons, have carefully told me about the before and after of this battle, the battle of the prime minister can be won, all because of the young marshal, you use your troops like a god, and the ability to anticipate the enemy's aircraft first and use tactics is even more unpredictable, and you have the upper hand in everything, so you can fight so beautifully, it is definitely not just a matter of luck." ”

"Winning prizes, winning prizes, it's really luck." Xiang Kang continued to be modest, sighed again, and said: "I really don't dare to say if I will have any good luck next, I just hope that I can withstand it next time." ”

"What? Another tyrannical Qin army is coming to attack the prime minister? Han Li asked in surprise.

"Of course, how could the Tyrannical Qin army watch me go away?" Xiang Kang sighed again and said, "Although there is news that the violent Qin army in Surabaya County may not send troops in a short period of time, no one dares to guarantee whether this news is true or not. Also, the tyrannical Qin army in Xiapi and Ling County next to Xia Xiang has not yet made a move, and no one dares to guarantee that they will not suddenly send troops to attack Xia Xiang, and whether I can survive it at that time is really only God knows. ”

After that, Xiang Kang hurriedly asked Han Li rhetorically: "Brother Han, how is the situation over there?" Is the tyrannical Qin government in Xiapi urgently forming county soldiers? ”

"Yes." Han Li nodded, and said truthfully: "Xiapi has just received the news that you have raised troops against Qin, the Xiapi official mansion will immediately gather adult men from various townships and pavilions to form a county army, if nothing else, the county army in Xiapi should be formed now." ”

"Look, isn't that so?" Xiang Kang spread his hands and said: "The tyrannical Qin government in Xiapi is in such a hurry to form a county army, it is clear that it is coming for me, and it must be the same on the Ling County side, if these two tyrannical Qin armies join forces to attack the prime minister, and the county soldiers of Surabaya County also suddenly kill, I really don't know what to do." ”

"If that happens, how are you going to deal with it, young marshal?" Han Li asked with concern.

"We'll see." Xiang Kang continued to sigh and said: "There are two ways, one is to fight to the end with the tyrannical Qin army like my eldest father, Wu Xinjun, and repay the country with death. The second is to lead the army to abandon the city and break through, like Liu Ji in Pei County, go to the deep mountains and old forests to be the king of the mountain, and when there is a chance in the future, he will kill it and continue to fight against Qin and Fuchu. ”

Han Li was silent, without knowing that history was going to develop, Han Li also felt that Xiang Kang only had these two choices. Xiang Kang sighed again, and then shifted and asked, "Brother Han, what are my third uncle's plans now, is he planning to come to the next minister and meet us?" Or do you want to continue in seclusion? ”

"I don't know." Han Li shook his head and said again: "Young Marshal, if you have any instructions or letters to Mr. Xiang, you can let me bring them, and I promise to bring the news to Mr. Xiang as soon as possible." ”

Xiang Kang thought about it, and once wanted to use his desire to capture the past, but he was afraid that it would be self-defeating, so he could only continue to pretend and said: "Please tell my third uncle Brother Han, and say that please rest assured, no matter how critical the situation is in the future, I will never ignore the two uncles and our Xiang brothers." When I really can't hold on, I will try my best to find a way, no matter what method I use, I will send the two uncles and the two sons of the third uncle to Xiapi and hand them over to him. ”

Han Li nodded, promising to bring Xiang Kang's original words, Xiang Kang thanked him, and said, "Brother Han, I have too many things to do, and I can't personally set up a banquet to entertain you." In this way, how about I send someone to call Xiang You and Xiang Sui and ask them to have breakfast with you for me? When this is done, I will ask you to bring back a letter and give it to my third uncle. ”

Han Li hurriedly politely said that there was no need to set up a banquet to entertain him early in the morning, but Xiang Kang refused to comply, and sent someone to send Xiang You and Xiang Sui on the spot, and asked someone to prepare a table of wine and food in the guest house of the county temple, so that Xiang You and Xiang Sui could entertain Han Li for themselves, and instructed Xiang You and Xiang Sui to take Han Li to visit the camp of the young marshal's army.

When eating with Xiang Bo's two sons, Han Li of course had to ask Xiang You and Xiang Sui about the specific situation of the young marshal army, Xiang You and Xiang Sui did not know that the soldiers of Surabaya County had been held back by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's rebel army, and of course they did not tell Han Li the good news that this young marshal army was about to develop and grow. Therefore, what the Xiang You brothers introduced to Han Li was naturally all the various hidden dangers and crises that currently exist in the Young Marshal Army - the people were afraid of the Qin Army's retaliation and did not dare to vigorously support the Young Marshal Army; The young marshal had less than 2,000 soldiers, the soldiers lacked training, all the weapons and baggage relied on robbery, and the grain and grass had to be counted on in the autumn harvest to collect grain; Surrounded by enemies on all sides, the surrounding Qin army may make a comeback at any time, and the county soldiers of Surabaya County, as well as the county soldiers of Donghai County, who are also likely to send troops, are the sword of Damocles hanging above the head of the young marshal army, which may fall at any time and cut the young marshal army to pieces.

After the meal, according to Xiang Kang's instructions, Xiang You and Xiang Sui brothers took Han Li to visit the camp of the young marshal's army, but what Han Li saw was, of course, the young marshal's army was far from strict enough military discipline, disorganized weapons and equipment, just a rudimentary battle array drill, and how to look like a rabble of military appearance, the overall quality was so low that Han Li couldn't help but exclaim, "You rely on such an army to win the battle?" ”

After seeing the specific situation of the young marshal army with his own eyes, and learning about the current difficult situation of the young marshal army from Xiang Kang's mouth, Han Li, who once wanted to rely on his old friends to find a place in the young marshal army, of course did not mention joining the young marshal army, but lived in Xiaxiang City for a day, and the next day he took Xiang Kang and the children of the Xiang family to write a letter to Xiang Bo to say goodbye and leave, and relied on his rich experience in the rivers and lakes all the year round, and successfully returned to Xiapi on the third day, and reported the current specific situation of the young marshal army to Xiang Bo and Zhang Liang.

If it weren't for Han Li's trust, Zhang Liang and Xiang Bo would certainly not have believed the report that Han Li brought back - the rabble gathered in a hurry, the soldiers were less than 2,000, the weapons and equipment were seriously not neat, and the food and grass were even less than the military supplies, and at the same time, the people did not dare to serve sincerely, and they were able to defeat the soldiers of the two counties of Yu County, which were far superior to their own considerations!

However, after carefully understanding the young marshal's military victory, Zhang Liang quickly realized that he would not win this battle in terms of strength, but in his opportunism and the fact that the tyrannical Qin army was too light on the enemy. Even after he defeated the Tyrannical Qin army in Yuxian County, if it weren't for the fire in the backyard of the Tyrannical Qin army, the lone army of the Tyrannical Qin army alone would be enough to trap him to death in Xiaxiang City, making it difficult for him to have an anti-phone opportunity. ”

"I'll just say that kid can't make a big deal." Xiang Bo also snorted dissatisfiedly, and said: "Blindly only yin and evil, sowing discord, breaking his word, when you are lucky, you can pick some cheap, and if you are unlucky, you will have to eat the consequences immediately, what kind of big thing can such a person achieve?!" ”

"Uncle, what are your plans? Do you want to wait a little longer, or do you want to go to the next photo right away? Zhang Liang asked.

Xiang Bo hesitated, if Xiang Bo knew that the county soldiers of Surabaya County had been effectively restrained by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's partial division, then Xiang Bo was interested in betting that the Qin army in Donghai County would not immediately cross the border to quell the rebellion, but unfortunately, Xiang Bo did not know that the war situation in Surabaya County was actually very favorable to the young marshal's army, so Xiang Bo, who loved his own life, was inevitably a little hesitant. Therefore, Xiang Bo was not in a hurry to answer Zhang Liang's question, but just picked up the letter written by Xiang Kang to himself, opened the sealing mud with a knife sled, and took out the slip sandwiched by two blank wooden tablets to watch. However, after only reading the contents of the letter, Xiang Bo roared dissatisfied, and said angrily: "Little Zhuzi, do you want to roast the old man on the fire?" ”

"Uncle, what's wrong? Why did Ling Xian's nephew roast you on the fire? Zhang Haoqi asked.

"This little man persuades the old man to call on the old people of Chu to rise up and overthrow the tyrannical Qin with the reputation of Wu Xinjun and Shangzhu of Chu State!" Xiang Bo replied angrily.

"It's true that you are roasted on the fire, uncle." Zhang Liang smiled dumbly and said, "If you do this, uncle, the spearhead of Tyranny Qin may all be pointed at you." But this is also an opportunity, if you are the self-proclaimed Wu Xinjun and Shangzhu of the Chu State, you can justifiably give orders to the young marshal army of Ling Xian's nephew. In the future, if there are really other old people of the Chu State who raise troops to respond, brother, you can also use the reputation of Wu Xinjun and Shangzhu State to recruit and reward them, and let them be used by you. ”

"Absolutely not!" Xiang Bo hurriedly shook his head, and hurriedly pushed the gun on others, and said with a heartfelt voice: "Although Wu Xinjun is the title of our Xiang family's generation, and my uncle Xiang Yan did hold the position of Shangzhu State of Chu, but I also have a brother Xiang Liang on my head, in terms of seniority, Wu Xinjun's title and official position in Shangzhu State should be inherited by him first, so can I have my share?" ”

"I'm afraid that if I am a bird, I will say it clearly, why do I need to say it so high-sounding?" Zhang Liang was disdainful, but his face was silent, and he just asked again: "Uncle, then what are your plans?" Do you want to go to the next phase and meet your nephews right away? Or do you want to wait a little longer? ”

Xiang Bo hesitated again, and only after a while did he hesitate to kick the ball back to Zhang Liang, and said, "Ovary, what about you?" You've said before that you want to go with me to the next photo. ”

Speaking of Zhang Liang's calculations, after thinking about it quickly, Zhang Liang found that even if he instigated Xiang Bo to take him to the prime minister, Xiang Bo might not be able to get the military power of the young marshal army as he wished, on the contrary, it may lead to the division of the young marshal army, which was finally emerging anti-Qin army, and cheapened the tyrannical Qin army that he hated deeply. And even if Xiang Bo succeeds in getting the military power of the young marshal army, Xiang Kang is willing to abdicate and make way for Xian, so with the current situation of the young marshal army, it will be difficult to stop the Qin army from continuing to counterattack, and once the young marshal army is destroyed, not only will he not be able to recover the old state of Korea, but on the contrary, he may be killed by Xiang Bo's waste straw bag, and there will be no chance to get what he wants.

But if he persuaded Xiang Bo and asked him not to rush to the prime minister to make trouble for the young marshal army, Zhang Liang found that it was more beneficial to him to do so, first of all, he could let the young marshal army continue to unite under Xiang Kang's banner, continue to oppose Qin and restore Chu, and continue to exert pressure on the Qin court, while also giving the other old people of the Six Kingdoms a chance to raise troops, and also giving himself hope and opportunity to fish in troubled waters to recover the old country.

The second is that if Xiang Kang can continue to create miracles, resist the counterattack of the Qin army again, and develop and strengthen the young marshal army, then he and Xiang Bo will go to Xiang Kang again, and Xiang Bo will still have a glimmer of hope even if it is more difficult to seize power. At the same time, even if Xiang Bo fails to seize power, he can also rely on Xiang Kang and use Xiang Kang to fulfill his long-cherished wish to restore the old country - anyway, Zhang Liang himself has absolutely no hope of becoming the boss of the young marshal army, and whoever he helps is helping, and he does not necessarily have to hang himself on the tree of Xiang Bo.

Thinking of this, Zhang Liang made up his mind and said: "Uncle, I think it's better for us to wait a little longer now, take a look, anyway, Xiapi is not far from Xiaxiang, and the situation is clear, we can go south to meet your son and nephew at any time." For now, we'd better continue to live in seclusion and leave a way out for your nephews and nephews. ”

I didn't have the courage to go south to take over the mess of the young marshal's army, and after listening to Zhang Liang's persuasion, of course Xiang Bo had a step to go down, and after pretending to think for a while, Xiang Bo nodded and said: "What the ovary said is very true, in this situation, it is better for us to stay and leave them a way out." ”

Zhang Liang nodded with a smile and agreed, but Xiang Bo complained hatefully, "It's all to blame for Xiang Kang's little vertical, who does things without caring about the head and tail, and raising troops against Qin and Chu is such a big thing, just forget it if you don't ask the elders for instructions and consultation, after the army is raised, the army will be a mess, and the war depends on the crooked ways of stealing chickens and touching dogs, and the clan children of the Xiang family of our Chu State will be affected by this vertical sooner or later!" ”

When Xiang Bo was desperately complaining about his nephew in Xiapi, the prime minister's side, after some hurried preparations, confirmed from the mouth of the captive Zheng Lun that the soldiers of Surabaya County had indeed been restrained by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's division, and in the case of being surrounded by enemies on all sides, Xiang Kangli decided to let Xiang Guan lead an army to stay behind in Xia Xiang, and lead an army to attack and seize the two cities of Xiuxian County, which was already empty of troops, and expand the territory at the same time, but also take the opportunity to expand the ranks of the young marshal army.

By the way, because there is no God's perspective and I don't know what Xiang Bo's reaction is, Xiang Kang, for the sake of prudence, deliberately arranged the two brothers Xiang You and Xiang Sui into the expedition team when he transferred troops, so that they could send troops to attack the city with him, leaving no hidden dangers for his third uncle. At the same time, Xiang Kang explained Xiang Guan clearly, and said: "Brother Guan, if after I leave, the third uncle and he will contact you, please be sure to treat him well for me, but other things will have to wait for me to come back to decide." If the third uncle is not happy, you can just push it on me, and when I come back, I will make amends to him in person. ”