The news was too shocking, so it didn't take long for more than a dozen Xiang family children to hurriedly come to Xiang Kang's dilapidated courtyard together, but what made Xiang Kang frown a little was that the two uncles should have also heard the rumors, and they also followed the Xiang family children to their own tattered courtyard, making them talk with a lot of scruples.

"Brother, Xiang said that the Tyrannical Qin Imperial Court is going to recruit the fourth round of soldiers, is it really false? This is no joke, my household registration is also Zuolu, if I really recruit the fourth round of soldiers, I won't be able to escape. ”

"Kang'er, are you really going to recruit the fourth round of soldiers? What did you hear? Han'er, Sheng'er and You'er, their household registrations are all Zuolu. ”

"Brother, is it Feng Zhong's wind for you? When is the call-up? When to go? Where to go for military service? ”

Waving his hand to temporarily interrupt the gossip of his brother and the two uncles, Xiang Kang first pointed to Feng Zhong who was lying in the room after being drunk, and then said: "Brothers, first carry Brother Feng out with me to find a place to settle down, and then we will come back to talk, so it is more convenient." ”

The tall Xiang Guan, Xiang Han and others agreed, and hurriedly helped Xiang Kang carry Feng Zhong out of the tattered courtyard and carried him to Xiang Guan's house nearby to settle down temporarily, and then Xiang Kang returned to his tattered courtyard, closed the courtyard door and the door, and told the two uncles and the children of the Xiang family the news that Feng Zhong had leaked to him.

As a result, the two uncles and the children of the Xiang family were of course taken aback when they heard this, and they quickly counted them, and soon found that this time there were five children of the Xiang family, including Xiang Guan, Xiang Sheng, Xiang You, Xiang Yang and Xiang It, who could not run away, and had to be conscripted to serve in the frontier to serve as cattle and horses for Qin II, and to contribute to the construction of Great Qin - this is also thanks to the clause that Qin Lu had two brothers who could not be recruited to serve as soldiers at the same time, otherwise Xiang You's younger brother Xiang Sui would not be able to escape.

"I'm not going! Tyrannical Qin killed our eldest father, the blood feud is not shared, and I want to be a pawn for them, dreaming! I'd rather go up to the mountains and be a bandit than a soldier! ”

Of course, the children of the Xiang family, who are all from famous families in the Chu State, do not have such a high political consciousness, and they have just found out that they are also going to be recruited, and the most grumpy Xiang Sheng among the children of the Xiang family present immediately jumped three feet high, roaring and resolutely refusing. Xiang Guan also smashed the case and shouted: "I'd rather go to Jiangdong to join my second uncle than never go to the frontier to be a pawn!" ”

"You'er, take advantage of the early knowledge to go to Xiapi to find you Ah Weng." The third uncle and aunt were even more anxious, and said to Xiang You: "You must not go, it is bitter and dangerous to be a soldier, and if you don't do it well, you will die, so leave quickly." ”

He had long known that his brothers would never obediently go to be soldiers, Xiang Kang was of course not surprised by such a reaction, but just asked: "Brothers, of course, it is a way to run away now, but have you thought about it, what if you are caught if you escape?" Don't you know that escape from military service is punished? If you get caught, you're going to be beheaded! ”

"That's better than going to the frontier and dying for nothing!" Xiang Guan said angrily: "If you go to the frontier to be a soldier, you have to obey the military law, the military law of the tyrannical Qin is stricter than the civil law, and the violation of the military law is usually beheaded, with our brother's temper, entering the army of the tyrannical Qin is equivalent to giving up his life in vain!" ”

"Then what if after you escaped, Tyrant Qin suddenly recruited the fifth round of soldiers?" Xiang Kang asked again: "Do you want me and the other brothers to flee like you, and also escape from the Shiling Pavilion first, who will take care of those two uncles?" Who will sustain the family's livelihood? ”

Xiang Guan was speechless, and could only ask rhetorically: "According to your meaning, do we have to obey the conscription of the tyrannical Qin and go to the frontier as soldiers?" ”

"Of course you can't go!" Xiang Kang replied categorically, and said: "Tyrant Qin and our Xiang family don't share the same sky, and it's okay if we don't seek revenge on them, how can we still go to them as soldiers?" ”

"So what should we do?" Xiang Guan asked hurriedly.

Looking at the two uncles next to him who were full of nervousness, Xiang Kang was a little hesitant, but when things came to this point, Xiang Kang couldn't back down because he was afraid of the reaction of the two uncles, and gritted his teeth and said: "The officials force the people to rebel, and the people have to rebel!" In my opinion, it is better to take this opportunity to rebel directly and raise troops to avenge our father! ”

Before Xiang Kang's words were finished, the room had already become silent, and none of the two uncles and the children of the Xiang family were not dumbfounded, as if they didn't know each other, looking at Xiang Kang, who usually had the most docile personality. Xiang Kang was not afraid, and said: "Brothers, brothers, and two uncles, if you think I am wrong, you can treat me as if I didn't say this." But I still think this is a rare opportunity, a God-given opportunity to raise troops to recover our Chu State, and we should seize it. ”

"There is no other reason, the people of the world are about to be forced by the tyranny Qin to have no way out." Xiang Kang continued: "In the first three rounds of conscription, the tyrannical Qin has forced countless Qianshou people to flee continuously, either forced to die in the world, or forced to fall into the grass, and the world has become a pot of hot soup that is about to boil. Now that the tyrannical Qin has gone against the grain, and forced ordinary people who are all law-abiding people to serve as soldiers, go to the frontier and wander, and die in vain, it is equivalent to pouring oil and adding a handful of firewood under this pot, is there a reason why this pot of hot soup is not completely boiled? ”

"Under such circumstances, if the children of our Xiang family can stand up, take the lead in advocating the banner of righteousness, and call on the people of the world to resist the tyranny of Qin in the name of our eldest father, and the desperate people of the world will not respond en masse?" Xiang Kang raised his voice a little and said, "If this matter is successful, not only can our Xiang family children avenge our eldest father with their own hands, but the recovery of our Chu State is just a matter of words!" At that time, our Xiang family will become a famous family in the Chu State again, and the princes and generals will be far better than even eating now?! ”

After speaking desperately and impassionedly, Xiang Kang looked around at the Xiang family children present, waiting for them to react. The result was similar to what Xiang Kang expected, although the children of the Xiang family were a little shaken, but many people were still worried, Xiang You still had the courage to say: "Brother, of course what you said is a way, but what if we lose like the eldest father?" Didn't our Xiang family have to be executed by a car split? ”

"Brother, do you think that if you run to Xiapi now, you will definitely be able to save your life?" Xiang Kang asked rhetorically and said, "What if you are discovered?" Waist slash and car split are both death, what's the difference? Don't you know how strict the management of household registration is in Tyrant Qin? You guarantee that Uncle Han Lianghan can protect you like the third uncle, and no one will find out your identity? ”

"Also, other brothers and brothers, what will you do when Tyrant Qin recruits the fifth round of soldiers?" Xiang Kang asked again: "Do you want to go to the end of the world and live a lifetime with your pockets?" Instead of hiding in Tibet like a mouse, always worried about being caught and beheaded by the tyrannical Qin government, why can't he stand up and fight with the tyrannical Qin, fight to the death? ”

"But what role can a dozen of us play?" Xiang Zhuang, who opened his mouth to ask, said: "Seeing our rebellion, the county commander will definitely immediately gather people and form an army to suppress us, how can we be able to fight?" ”

"Of course, it is impossible for a dozen of us to succeed." Xiang Kang nodded, and said: "But brother, don't forget, there are still those who don't want to go to the frontier to be soldiers who can help us, as long as we mobilize them and let them take up arms to help us resist the tyrannical Qin, won't we have an army right away?" ”

"As for the army in the county, I also have a way to deal with it." Xiang Kang said again: "I have already thought about it, I am going to use a plan to trick Zhou County Order from the county seat to Shiling Pavilion, and then suddenly take him down and force him to rebel with us." In this way, the army of Xia Xiang County will become leaderless, and there will be no way to directly threaten us, and at the same time, we can also use the official seal of Zhou County to issue the commander, so that the army of Xia Xiang County can be used by us, so that we will have the confidence and capital to fight against the army of Surabaya County, and then wait for other counties in Surabaya County and other counties in the world to follow us, raise troops to correspond to us, and our major events can be successful! ”

Xiang Zhuang was more and more shaken, but he didn't dare to make up his mind easily, Xiang Kang saw the thoughts of him and the other Xiang family disciples, so he said again: "Of course, if you don't have the courage to fight with me, these words can be said by me." Anyway, my household registration is Youlu, and I don't need to be a soldier this time, and I'm about to get married, so there's no reason to have to fight for my life and take this risk. ”

"But one thing I want to remind you is that you are seeking wealth and danger, and being a heroic husband who has been famous for a hundred years, or being a coward who has been a coward for a lifetime, is just in your thoughts! Whether you can avenge our eldest father, whether you can recover our Chu State, and restore the glory of our Xiang family ancestors, it also depends on whether you can seize this opportunity! Whether you have a vigorous fight with Tyranny Qin, or live this life with all your pockets, continue to eat and drink like before and wait for death, and be looked down upon by others forever, it depends on your decision! ”

Xiang Kang's agitation plan achieved the effect he expected, in fact, he knew very well what outsiders thought of him, Xiang Zhuang gritted his teeth, and shouted as soon as he slapped the case: "Brother, I'll do it with you!" That's right, instead of eating and drinking and being looked down upon all your life, it's better to have a vigorous fight with Tyranny Qin! Victory, recover our Chu country! Defeated, the head fell off a bowl-sized scar! Eighteen years later, he is still a big husband! ”

"Just do it!" Xiang Guan also patted the case and said: "Anyway, I am so poor now that I only have this life and this sword, instead of hiding in the outlaw world of Tibet, it is better to fight with the tyrannical Qin!" ”

It's a pity that the two brothers Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Guan are on Xiang Kang's side, and the other Xiang family children are still hesitant and dare not agree casually. As a result, at this time, the wife of the second uncle Xiang Liang, who had been listening to Xiang Kang's speech silently beside her, suddenly opened her mouth, and the first sentence surprised Xiang Kang - the second uncle and aunt actually said this: "Children, are you a man's husband?" Kang'er doesn't need to be a pawn, and he is about to get married, for you, for our Xiang family, dare to stand up and fight with Tyranny Qin to the end, why don't any of you dare to speak? Could it be that my uncle and mother have raised and taken care of you for your parents for nothing for so many years?! ”

Xiang Kang and the children of the Xiang family went to see the second uncle and aunt in surprise, but the second uncle pushed away the third uncle who tried to stop him from talking, straightened his thin body, and said, "Children, when Kang'er said those words just now, do you know who I remembered? I think of the Changping Jun of the Chu State who your eldest father Wu Xinjun followed, Xiong Qi! ”

"Do you still remember who Changping Jun of our Chu State is?"

The second uncle raised her voice a little and said: "Changping Jun is the son of the Chu State who grew up in the Qin State, he was born in the Violent Qin, and he also became the Prime Minister of the Violent Qin, under one person, above ten thousand!" Glory and wealth, you can't enjoy it at all! But he still remembered his identity as a Chu person, and as soon as he returned to Chu, he immediately called on the Chu people to rise up against the tyrannical Qin, your eldest father Wu Xinjun, and our Xiang family, also because they admired him and did not forget their homeland, and would rather give up the glory and wealth and his wife and children to fight the tyrannical Qin to the end, so he swore to follow Changping Jun to the death! Your eldest father followed him to die in battle, and our Xiang family has fallen to this point, and he still has no regrets, just because Changping Jun is a heroic husband who stands up to the sky! Our Xiang family is worth keeping up with him! Follow with the brilliance! ”

Speaking of this, the second uncle wiped the tears that flowed from the corners of her eyes because of excitement, and said in a choked voice: "Children, what kind of life has our Xiang family lived over the years, how many grievances and hardships I have suffered and suffered in order to take care of you, you have seen it with your own eyes!" But I have never regretted it, let alone resentment, because I am the daughter-in-law of Wu Xinjun of Chu State, I am the woman of the Xiang family, how much I do for you, how much I pay, is what I should! also because I kept the roots of the Xiang family and left hope for our Xiang family! ”

"But you've let me down." The second uncle finally shed tears and said: "Kang'er, he doesn't have to serve in the army, he is about to marry a daughter-in-law, and he hasn't forgotten to recover our Chu State, and he hasn't forgotten to fight for the glory of our Xiang family's ancestors!" What about you, except for Zhuang'er and Guan'er, one is greedy for life and afraid of death, one is more forward-looking than the other, uncle and aunt, I am so sad, sad that my hard work, my dedication, are all in vain, you are not worthy of the surname! is not worthy of being the descendant of Wu Xinjun of Chu State! ”

Before the second uncle's crying and reprimand was finished, the children of the Xiang family present had already knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again to ask for guilt, but the second uncle and aunt didn't pay attention to them at all, just cried to Xiang Kang, Xiang Zhuang, and Xiang Guan: "Kang'er, Zhuang'er, Guan'er, you didn't disappoint my uncle and me, and I didn't raise you in vain, so let it go!" Don't worry about my aunt, my aunt has scissors and knives in my room, if it really gets to that point, my aunt and I can finish it myself! Meet your Father with you! When I see your eldest father, I can also hold my chest and say to him, my daughter-in-law is not in vain, I have raised three husbands of the Xiang family for him! A big man who stands up to the sky! ”

Xiang Kang, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Guan knelt down together, kowtowing to the second uncle and aunt who was already full of gray hair in their forties, and the other children of the Xiang family cried out one after another, and while kowtowing desperately, they cried and said: "Uncle, we are not human, we are a wreck, we have failed you, we are willing to do it with Adi, we are willing to raise troops with Adi, and fight to the end with Tyranny Qin!" ”

"Stand up for me!" The second uncle cried and ordered: "Go and bring your ancestors' spirit tablets, and swear in front of your eldest father and our ancestors of the Xiang family!" Swear to work together to overthrow the tyrannical Qin and win back the glory of our Xiang family's ancestors! ”

The children of the Xiang family hurriedly got up, got up and rushed to their ancestral house, to get their ancestral spirit cards and swear an oath, and the second uncle and mother picked up Xiang Kang with their own hands, choked and said to Xiang Kang: "Kang'er, your two uncles are not here, Zhuang'er and Guan'er are impulsive, and they are far less meticulous than you, and this family will depend on you in the future." Just do it, and don't disgrace your grown father. ”

Xiang Kang tearfully agreed, and said that he didn't expect that such an ordinary housewife as the second uncle and mother would be so reasonable and well-understood, and there was such ambition hidden in her thin and thin body. And comparing the actions of Xiang Liang, the husband of the second uncle, and Xiang Bo, the man of the third uncle, in history, Xiang Kang couldn't help but come to another conclusion - if there is a husband, there must be a wife!

The spirit card on the ancestor of the Xiang family was quickly taken out, and in front of Xiang Yan and other ancestors of the Xiang family in the past dynasties, more than a dozen children of the Xiang family swore a poisonous oath, determined to overthrow the tyrannical Qin, restore the Chu State, and rejuvenate the famous family of the Xiang family. Then, naturally, Xiang Kang, who had long been the backbone of the Xiang family's children, was unanimously elected as the leader by the Xiang family's children, leading the Xiang family's children to rise up against Qin. And when the children of the Xiang family asked what to do next, Xiang Kang replied: "First spread the news that Tyranny Qin is going to recruit the fourth round of soldiers, and then add a paragraph, Tyrant Qin may soon recruit the fifth round of soldiers!" ”