After resting for three days in Qingfeng Village, the work of collecting the group of thieves was also largely completed. More than 2,000 old and weak were removed, and only more than 1,000 strong and strong were left into an army, which was still under the command of Yingbu and stationed in the cottage. Xiang Yu also promised to send someone to send weapons and five hundred pieces of armor after a while.

Yingbu saw that Xiang Yu not only did not take away his military power, but also was willing to give him armor to strengthen his strength, and he was grateful and admired for a while.

You must know that after the Qin State unified the six countries, in order to prevent the heroes of the world from gathering people to rebel, they collected the weapons of the world, concentrated them in Xianyang to destroy, and cast the bell iron and twelve large bronze figures weighing thousands of stones, and placed them in the court. Since the Shang Dynasty changed the law, the Qin State has extremely strict control over weapons and craftsmen, so there are few civilian weapons, and it is even more difficult to obtain a good pair of armor. Yingbu has been entrenched in the river for many years, and he has intercepted countless amounts of money, but his subordinates can't do a weapon in their hands, and many old and weak people are bluffing behind the strong with wooden sticks, let alone armor.

Only the Xiang family, who is intertwined with the government layer by layer, can make it possible to build armor privately. Xiang Yu made a generous move, and for the new person who received five hundred pieces of armor at once, how could he not make Yingbu grateful.

Han Xin saw that Xiang Yu still handed over more than 1,000 elites of Qingfeng Mansion to the commander of Yingbu, and did not leave anyone to bind him, and he faintly felt that something was wrong in his heart. Yingbu was born recklessly and has a stoic and changeable personality, and the reason why he surrendered to Xiang Yu this time was completely forced by Xiang Yu's strong strength, and he had to do it. Xiang Yu's mind may make him grateful to Dade for a while, but for such an unruly person, only strong strength can keep his loyalty. If Xiang Yu has always been strong, Yingbu may not be stingy with his loyalty, but once Xiang Yu falls, Yingbu may not be able to be with Xiang Yu.

Thinking of this, Han Xin couldn't help but want to remind Xiang Yu with words, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was better not to say it. Compared with Zhong Liwei, Yu Ziqi and others, Han Xin's status among the children of the Chu family is far inferior to them, so naturally he has no right to speak. Even if Xiang Yu values him very much, it doesn't mean that he can point fingers at him in decision-making. This can be a big no-no for newcomers when integrating into a group.

Make up your mind now, and find an opportunity to remind Xiang Yu in the future.

Leaving dozens of wounded in Qingfeng Village, Xiang Yu returned to Huiji with a large group of men. On the way to Wucheng, Zhong Liwei and Long Ji took their leave one after another and returned to their respective strongholds with their men.

This is the layout of Xiang Liang's business in Huiji for many years, not to let all the relics and nobles concentrate in Wucheng, but to scatter in all directions. In this way, the risk can be reduced, and even if Wuzhong's power is hit, other places can still gather enough forces to raise an incident. Another advantage is that although the power is scattered, it is convenient to control the old Chu land and mobilize the power of the Chu people to a greater extent.

When they arrived in Wucheng, the remaining three of Xiang Yu, Han Xin, and Yu Ziqi in the huge team were their personal guards. When he was about to enter the city gate, he saw a group of men and horses waiting outside the city gate from a distance.

The first one was a young man dressed as a general of the Qin army, and when he saw Xiang Yu and the others coming, he greeted him and arched his hand towards Xiang Yu: Brother Yu, everything is going well?

Xiang Yu nodded and introduced Han Xin to him again; "This is my sworn brother Han Xin."

The young man nodded at Han Xin, and Han Xin smiled back.

Han Xin saw that this person's face was calm, different from Zhong Liwei's boldness and closeness, and also different from Long Ji's arrogance and arrogance, but a kind of calm and calm that was moody and speechless, so he guessed that this person's status should still be above the two.

Sure enough, Yu Ziqi introduced this person to Han Xin as Ji Bu, the county lieutenant of Wu County, and the first person among the Chu clan's disciples except Xiang Yu.

When Han Xin heard that he was the county lieutenant of Wu County, he couldn't help but be moved, thinking that it was no wonder that Xiang Yu and others could fly and be unscrupulous in Chudi, and it turned out that the official mansion was already full of protégés and former officials of several major families.

You must know that the county lieutenant of Wu County is different from the small Huaiyin county lieutenant, one is governed by a small county, and the other is a big city like Wuzhong, which has been the royal capital, and the comparison between the two is worlds apart.

In his heart, he overestimated the chances of the Xiang family's uprising.

Xiang Yu said roughly about the subduing of Yingbu in the past few days, Ji Bu heard that it was Han Xin who offered the time, and looked at Han Xin with a look of appreciation in his eyes, and when he heard that Xiang Yu took Yingbu for his own use, he nodded: "I have also heard of Yingbu, he is a hero." In this way, it is very good, and I have one more strong team in the restoration of the country. ”

After greeting for a while, Ji Bu saw that there was more dust on the three of them, and knew that they had worked hard in the past few days, so he said; "Brother Yu, you and Brother Han should go back to the mansion to rest first, and I will look for you in a few days."

Xiang Yu nodded, and said goodbye to Ji Bu. Entering the city and walking to a street corner, Yu Ziqi also parted ways with Xiang Yu and went back to their respective homes.

After walking a few steps, Yu Ziqi remembered something again, so he returned to the horse and shouted Xiang Yu and Han Xin, and said with a smile; "I almost forgot that the day after tomorrow is my little sister's birthday. Father felt that the little sister had wronged her at home in the past few years, so he wanted to hold a banquet to compensate her, and if Brother Yu and Brother Han were interested, they might as well come and have a lively time. ”

Han Xin was stunned for a moment, and secretly blamed himself in his heart, he didn't even know Yu Miaoyi's birthday. He was also careless and forgot to ask, but fortunately, this brother-in-law is a big mouth, otherwise he would have missed it.

Even if the women of this era don't have as many ideas as later generations, they will definitely care about their sweetheart's attitude towards their birthdays. Such a simple truth, Han Xin still understands.

Han Xin secretly wondered: What kind of gift should I give Yu Miaoyi. This era is not as simple as in later generations, just buy a cake and buy a doll can be perfunctory, you have to think about it.

Xiang Yu over there was also stunned when he heard Yu Ziqi's words, and his mind couldn't help but pass over the slender shadow, and his calm heart couldn't help but be restless.

came back to his senses and smiled at Yu Ziqi: "It turned out to be Miss Yu's birthday, just right, I have nothing to do these days." In the child period, my second brother and I will definitely go to chatter. ”

He turned his head and asked Han Xin, "Second brother, you are fine." ”

Han Xin was stunned for a moment and nodded, feeling a little strange in his heart. How could Xiang Yu be so concerned about such a trivial matter, his temperament should be the most annoying to this kind of mother-in-law's family banquet. glanced at Xiang Yu, who was smiling, and became vigilant, and listened to what he said, saying that Xiang Yu directly refused to marry Xiang Liang and the Yu family, and he wouldn't regret it now.

This thought just flashed through his mind, and he didn't think about it deeply, so naturally he couldn't mention it to Xiang Yu, and then he thought that according to Xiang Yu's words, he shouldn't break his promise so easily. He is a big hero who aspires to the world, how can he let a woman shackle his ambition.

Han Xinzhong didn't think much about it, but returned to Xiang's house with Xiang Yu.

When I got up early the next morning, I couldn't see any trace of Xiang Yu, and I couldn't tell the maid why. It wasn't until noon the next day that Xiang Yu came back. looked like a dusty servant, returned to the room and fell asleep, and was called up by Han Xin when it was close to the palm lamp.

Because it was just an ordinary family banquet and the birthday of the younger generation, Xiang Liang didn't follow. Only Han Xin and Xiang Yu rode a high-headed horse and rushed to the banquet in high spirits.

Yufu has long been newly decorated. Although the sky is getting dark, the high red lanterns in the house are all over, and from a distance, it looks brightly lit, as if the stars are shining, and then set off the exquisite dance pavilion and water garden layout of Shangyu Mansion, which is like being born in the world, which makes people yearn for it.

It seems that Yu Qi has put a lot of effort into making up for the lack of fatherly love for her daughter for so many years.

Xiang Yu and Han Xin walked into the door, and a little boy had already rushed over to report, and it didn't take long to see Yu Qi and Yu Ziqi go out to greet them, and they saw Xiang Yu and the two laughing.

"It's really brilliant that the two virtuous nephews can come."

Xiang Yu hurriedly bowed down and said; "Uncle is polite, Yu is just now that there is nothing to do at home, so he and the second brother will nagged, uncle, don't think we are troublesome."

Yu Ziqi on the side was a little surprised, it was the first time he saw Xiang Yu so literate. Usually Xiang Yu is not very interested in his father, and he always says that his father is crepe, not like a person who has become a big thing. This time, he actually hung up the bag by himself, which is really rare.

glanced at Xiang Yu, who was smiling brightly, and realized something in his heart.

Yu Qi smiled and said, "When did the virtuous nephew become so polite, our two families are a family, how can we share each other." Come, take a seat, and Han Xian's nephew, please come in. ”

Yu Qi's original intention was to say that the Yu family and the Xiang family were in the same breath and had a close relationship. But the speaker has no intention of listening, and when he arrives at Xiang Yu, he understands another meaning, thinking that Yu Qi is alluding to Yu Miaoyi's family sooner or later, and sooner or later he will be a family.

Suddenly overjoyed in his heart, Xiang Yu was still hesitant to mention this matter. At first, he thought that Yu Miaoyi was just a yellow-haired girl in the boudoir to be married, so he categorically rejected the proposal of his uncle and Yu Gong, but he didn't expect that the providence would make people, and he would fall in love with Yu Miaoyi at first sight.

According to Xiang Yu's temperament, he has already shirked the matter, and if he asks him to ask for it, it will be more difficult than killing him. However, if his uncle and Duke Yu could 'force' it again, he would definitely take the opportunity to agree, so Xiang Yu was hesitating about how to let his uncle and Duke Yu know their minds.

"What do you think, Brother Yu." Yu Ziqi saw that his steps suddenly slowed down, so he gently touched Xiang Yu with his shoulder beside him.

Xiang Yu came back to his senses, smiled, looked at the backyard of Yufu in the distance with some emptiness, and asked as if nothing had happened; "Miss Yu, why didn't you see her?"

"Little sister, she is already waiting for us at the banquet, Brother Yu and Brother Han, please come with me." Yu Ziqi replied seemingly casually, but he looked deeply at Han Xin in front of him, and said silently in his heart: I hope nothing happens.