Walking along the post road leading to Wucheng, when passing through Yan County, Han Xin took the token given to him by Yu Ziqi and knocked on the door of a large family.

The owner of the big household should have been instructed by Yu Zi Period, so after seeing the token, he was extremely courteous to Han Xin, and after being treated with good wine and food, he also graciously invited Han Xin to rest for a day. Han was worried about Yu Miaoyi in confidence, so he shirked it, only saying that there was something important to do and it was inconvenient to stay for a long time.

When the master saw Han Xin's resolute attitude, he no longer insisted, so he asked the servant to go to the market to lead the horse, and said to Han Xin; "Although Wucheng is not as good as Xianyang, it is also a big city, and if Han Gongzi has no one to guide him, it will take a lot of effort to find Xiang Gong's house. Why don't I send someone to take Han Gongzi there. ”

Han Xin saw that he was sincere, so he smiled and thanked him.

Not long after, I saw a young man leading two horses. The young man was about the same age as Han Xin, and his face was full of cleverness.

When the master saw him coming, he put away his smiling face and said to him with a straight face; "Xiao Wu, you took Han Gongzi to Wucheng Xianggong's house, and you have to serve Han Gongzi attentively on the way, do you hear?"

The young man nodded in agreement, and the master smiled and bowed to Han Xin apologetically; "This is my nephew Song Wu, I haven't seen much of the world since I was a child, but he is very clever and his skills are not bad, and I hope that Han Gongzi will be more tolerant."

Han Xin hurriedly returned the salute, not even daring. After bidding farewell to the master here, Han Xin followed the Song Wu gallop to Wucheng.

After riding his horse for a day, Han Xin was worried about Yu Miaoyi, so he hurried away. That Song Wu's riding skills were not bad, and he followed closely behind Han Xin and did not fall behind.

In the evening, the two rushed to the county seat of Shenxian County, where Huiji and Yanjun meet, and then stopped to find an inn and rested hastily for the night, and continued to hurry in the early morning of the second day.

Shen County already belongs to the territory of Huiji, next to Wucheng, Han Xin estimated that he would be able to arrive in the afternoon, so he was not in a hurry to urge the horse forward, but just rode the horse without hurry.

Song Wu is also a clever person, and yesterday he saw Han Xin in a hurry, so he didn't say a word and just followed closely. Now seeing that Han Xin didn't seem to be in a hurry, he stepped forward and galloped side by side with him, and explained to Han Xin impatiently whenever he came to the famous places of mountains and rivers along the way.

The two were originally of the same age, and with Song Wu's deliberate flattery, they gradually became acquainted.

Gossiped along the way, ate some dry food at random on the horse, and arrived at Wucheng in the afternoon.

Wucheng is worthy of being the capital of Wuyue, and the style is by no means comparable to the small city of Huaiyin. After more than ten generations of Wu Yue monarchs built, there is a big city weather, although the land is partial, but not lost to the Central Plains big city. Wu Wangfucha started from here to ask the princes, after the Yue King Goujian destroyed Wu to dominate, in order to get closer to the Central Plains, he also moved the capital to this place. As of the destruction of the Chu State, Wucheng has been the capital of a great country for more than 200 years, and it has the image of a king.

When entering the city gate, Song Wu pointed to the city gate and said to Han Xin; "This is the east gate of Wucheng, when Wu Wangfu almost didn't listen to Wu Zixu's persuasion to completely eliminate the great danger of Yue Guo, but listened to slander and forced Wu Zixu to death. Before he died, Wu Zixu said indignantly: Above the east gate of Wu in Wuyan County, to watch the entry of Yue Kou to destroy Wu Ye. Nine years later, as Wu Zixu said, Yue Guo entered the capital of Wu from this gate, and forced his husband to commit suicide. ”

Song Wu finished talking about this period of history leisurely, with a little melancholy on his face, but he looked at Han Xin still looking leisurely, smiled and said: "Brother Han thinks that if Wu Zixu knew after his death, and saw that the hegemony of the Wu State that he established single-handedly was finally destroyed by the Yue Kingdom as he foresaw, how would he feel in his heart?" ”

Han Xin didn't answer, but asked with a smile: "Then what do you think of Wu Zixu?" ”

Song Wu thought for a while and said, "If you can break the state of Chu with a weak Wu, almost kill Chu, and finally let King Wu achieve a kingship, you should be regarded as a master." ”

Han Xin shook his head with a smile and retorted with a smile; "Although this person is talented, he tends to be inflammatory, and he helps Gongziguang usurp the throne. After breaking the strong Chu, he didn't know how to appease the people's livelihood, but he did the opposite, and did things such as whipping the corpse of the king to vent his anger, and although the Wu State destroyed Chu, he finally did not stand in the old land of Chu. It can be seen that although this person has great talents, he has no great ambitions, and he only wants to repay his personal grievances and ruin the hegemony of a country. In the end, he was sent to death by his husband, and he didn't know how to resist or choose another master, which shows that this person is extremely pedantic. How can such a master be called a master, at most, a ghost talent who takes advantage of the situation to cause trouble in the world. ”

"Haha, the little brother's review is amazing, it's very happy." At this time, a middle-aged man next to him suddenly clapped his hands, stepped forward with a smile, looked at Han Xin and said with a smile:

"This little brother has good ambitions, and he deserves to be a hero out of a young man."

However, the little brother's evaluation of Wu Zixu is inevitably biased. Thinking about what Wu Zixu has done all his life, although he may not be worthy of the word 'talent', it is enough to be called 'heroic'. You can't be a hero in life, and it's okay to die as a ghost. ”

I saw that the middle-aged man had clear cheeks, long eyebrows and sideburns, and although he was only wearing a washed white Confucian robe, he looked extraordinary. The eyes that looked at Han Xin also had a gentle smile, which made people feel good.

Han Xin smiled slightly, and did not refute, but just bowed his hand; "What Mr. said is extremely true, but I am arrogant."

The middle-aged man couldn't help but rejoice when he saw that Han Xin's attitude was modest and did not have the arrogance that is characteristic of ordinary talented young people. Haha smiled, patted Han Xin's shoulder, and said with a smile; "May I ask this little brother, what is your name?"

"In the lower Hanshin."

"Han Xin?" The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, only thinking that his name was familiar, and after thinking for a moment, he suddenly said; "You are the Han Shin that Zen Wu said he said?"

Han Xinxi said; "Exactly, I don't know who you are, sir?"

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, stroked his long beard under his forehead, and said with a smile; "My name is Fan Zeng, and I am Xiang Liang's old friend, but are you looking for Xiang's family? Father happens to be fine, so I'll take you there. ”

Han Xin showed a happy look when he heard this, and said; "Thank you."

Song Wu saw that Fan Zeng was going to take Han Xin to Xiang's house, and his task was completed, so he had to leave. Han Xin thanked him and followed Fan Zeng to Xiang's house.

After passing through a few bustling streets, turning to a rather clean place, the roadside mansion with high gates, and the passing bluestone road from time to time galloped by the knights of fresh clothes and angry horses and some extraordinarily decorated carriages, it is not difficult to see that most of the people living here are the wealthy and wealthy families in Wuzhong.

Han Xin followed Fan Zeng and came to the door of a large family.

In front of the door was an open field, with several horse-drawn carriages neatly parked. There is a huge plaque hanging on the middle of the gate, on which the iron pen and silver hook are written with two golden characters "Xiangfu", and there are two mighty stone unicorns standing next to the gate, and the hideous look makes the good house a little solemn.

A young boy in Tsing Yi next to Hou saw Fan Zeng and the others coming, and hurriedly greeted him, obviously recognizing Fan Zeng.

"Where's Xiang Gong?" Fan Zeng asked Xiao Tong, and Xiao Tong replied respectfully; "Mr. Fan, the master is entertaining Lord Jun Shouyin in the hall, Mr. and this son, please go to the side hall and wait."

Fan Zeng snorted, a little dissatisfied, but he didn't attack. Just walked straight through the door with his negative hand, and Han Xin followed closely.

All the way in, I saw that the courtyard was getting deeper, and the grass garden rockery, flower branches and shallow water on the road continued, and the scenery was quite elegant. Occasionally, I met one or two domestic servants and maidservants, and they also stood aside quietly and carefully, without the slightest chaos, and they looked like everyone.

Han Xin couldn't help but admire in his heart that the Xiang family's mansion was so big. This is a place of wealth and wealth, and it should be an inch of land, and it can have such a large mansion, which shows that the Xiang family's financial resources are not shallow. And the scenery along the way is elegant, and the people under the people are orderly and do not exceed it at all, which shows that this person has a strategy under his rule, and he can't help but have some expectations for Xiang Liang in his heart.

When I arrived at the side hall, there were naturally boys offering fragrant tea. Although Han Xin is not good at the tea ceremony, he also feels fragrant when he smells it, and he can't help but drink a few more sips. Tea drinking in the pre-Qin era was not as large-scale as in later generations, and it was mostly used by wealthy families as a drink to replace alcohol, used to quench their thirst and entertain guests.

Xiang Liang was still nowhere to be seen, and Han Xin was not in a hurry, but Fan Zeng was a little annoyed, and he scolded between his words.

Although it is a side hall, it is not less solemn. Wucheng originally belonged to the land of Wuyue, and the layout of the residence showed the color of small scenery, which was different from the solemn style of Qindi. But the layout here is very atmospheric, the hall is very open, and the door faces the rockery in the courtyard, which is unique and shows the mountain dew.

Those subordinates served tea and water on the side, while looking at the cloth-clothed boy curiously. If you are an ordinary person, when you first come to a wealthy mansion, most of them will be restrained, and they will not dare to mess around. Han Xin was an anomaly, sitting there calmly drinking tea, looking at the hall calmly, and smiling at his subordinates from time to time.

Han Xin looked at the eyes of those subordinates looking at him, and felt a little funny, even he felt a little that it was indeed strange for him, a cloth-clothed man, to come to such a high hall, but he didn't bother to think about it.

After waiting for a long time, Han Xin had already added tea three times, and a cup of tea was tasteless by him. Finally heard a hearty laugh coming from outside the door, Han Xin thought that it should be the main master, so he put down the tea cup in his hand and stood up.

When the first person came in was a middle-aged man, similar in age to Fan Zeng, with a thick face and big eyes, a very powerful appearance, and a little similar to Xiang Yu between his eyebrows, it should be Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Liang. There were two people behind, one was a man in Chinese clothes, who looked pampered and extraordinary, but he was older than Xiang Liang, and the other was Shanwu, who Han Xin had been concerned about for a long time.

Han Xin saw that Shanwu's expression was normal and fine, so he couldn't help but show joy on his face, and squeezed his eyes at Shanwu. Although Shanwu's face was still the same unsmiling expression, there was a hint of warmth in his eyes when he looked at Han Xin, and he nodded slightly at him.

Fan Zeng saw Xiang Liang and the others, frowned, and said with a displeased face; "Brother Xiang, you're too big, Little Brother Han and I have been waiting for you here for half an hour." He turned his head to look at the man in Chinese clothes and said hello.

Xiang Liang laughed and said; "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I've kept you waiting, I was discussing things with Yin Tong just now, but I didn't expect your old guy to come." His eyes turned to Han Xin again, looked carefully for a while, patted Han Xin's shoulder and said hello a few times, and said with a smile; "Shanwu told me that he met a young man, and he said that he was a genius and heroic. Well, it's really an extraordinary appearance, and it's rare to have a good and eye-catching teenager. The old man has something important to do just now, so I'm late, forgive me. ”

Han Xin hurriedly said that he didn't dare, and the group greeted again. Han Xin knew that Xiang Yu had something to do and left Wucheng yesterday, but he was not at home at the moment. Xiang Liang introduced the man in gorgeous clothes to Han Xin, and it turned out that this person was Yu Ziqi and Yu Miaoyi's father.

Hearing that he was Yu Miaoyi's father, Han Xin couldn't help but look at him secretly, but found that Yu Gong was also looking at him. Hurriedly avoided his eyes, and felt a sense of weakness in his heart.

This is his future father-in-law, Lord Taishan.

Everyone talked again, Xiang Liang saw Han Xin's eyes dodging, his expression was a little sluggish, and he mistakenly thought that he was tired from the journey, so he said with concern; "The journey is tiring, it's better for Little Brother Han to go to the wing room to rest first."

Han Xin nodded hurriedly, glanced at Yu Gong, and saw that he didn't look at him, so he let go of his heart, said goodbye, and followed the boy servant.

After Han Xin retreated, Xiang Liang's face slowly became heavy, and he turned around and asked the three people behind him:

"What do you think of this?"

Yu Gong was just inexplicably looked at by Han Xin, and naturally he didn't have a good impression of him, so he shook his head and said; "I don't think he's anything special.

Xiang Liang nodded, and then looked at Fan Zeng. I saw Fan Zeng stroked his beard lightly, and said slowly: "This son's conversation temperament is extraordinary, although he is young, he is not impatient, calm and outstanding, and he can be a great weapon." The lord can give a small favor and receive it as an eagle and a dog's minions. ”

As soon as the words fell, Shanwu, who had been silent, suddenly retorted in a deep voice; "Xiang Gong, Han Xin is definitely not a very person, if you want to keep him to help the lord achieve great things, you must use him as a minister."

Xiang Liang obviously attached great importance to Shanwu and nodded. After thinking about it for a while, he didn't make a decision right away, and he said after a while; "Ying Zheng has already camped on the bank of Zhangshui outside the city, and I have heard that the CRRC government has made Zhao Gao like money, so I can ask Zhao Gao through Yin Tong to exempt him from Han Xin's criminal name."

"Of course, the main purpose is to negotiate terms with him." After Xiang Liang finished speaking, he yearned for justice again; "Brother Yu, it's inconvenient for me to come forward this time, so I'll trouble you."