Chapter 24: The Western Chu Dynasty

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April 206 BC

When the first rays of sunlight broke through the clouds in the morning, I had already packed up with Changxi and prepared to go to that place.

After the unification of the vassal states of the Qin State, the land of the Chu State was called the Three Chus: Western Chu, Eastern Chu and Southern Chu, from Huaibei Pei, Chen, Runan, and Nanjun to the Western Chu, east of Pengcheng, Donghai, Wu, and Guangling, and to the east of Hengshan, Jiujiang, Jiangnan, Yuzhang, and Changsha, and to the south of Chu.

Since then, the former young master has become the ruler, and he is the overlord of Western Chu who is famous in Jiangdong.

Since the country was established, the next thing was naturally the division of the land, and I didn't know much about it. I didn't know many of the rebel generals of the Six Kingdoms, so I only remembered a few kings who got fiefs.

Xiong Xin, the king of Chu Huai, was named Emperor Yi of Chu, the capital of Chenxian, Liu Bang, the prince of Pei, was named the king of Han, the capital of Nanzheng, Zhang Han was named the king of Yong, the capital of Dingdu was abolished, Sima Xin was named the king of Sai, the capital of Liyang, and there were also Zhang Er, Yingbu, and so on.

Not only that, but he also told me that one of these crowned kings was my relative.

Wei Bao, the king of Wei, was named the king of the Western Wei Dynasty and set the capital of Pingyang.

Wei Bao and my father Wei Jiao are brothers.In terms of seniority, I called him uncle.In the twenty-second year of the reign of King Qin.After the Qin army led the Yellow River to flood the Great Liang and captured my father Wei Jia.Wei Bao followed his brother Ning Lingjun Wei Jiao to hide among the people and live the life of ordinary people.In the first year of Qin II.After Chen Sheng rebelled in Suxian County, Anhui.Wei Bao followed his brother Wei Qi to join Chen Sheng's army.Chen Sheng was very happy.So he appointed the two brothers to assist Wei general Zhou Shi to lead 3,000 soldiers.Pulled out more than 20 cities in the old land of Wei.This battle was beautiful.Wei Qi was named King of Wei.Later Qin general Zhang Han defeated Chen Sheng.Wei Qi committed suicide by setting fire in despairThe pain of losing his brother did not defeat Wei Bao, he was not discouraged, and immediately followed Liu Bang and Xiang Yu to capture the flag and break the Qin army.

I've never seen this uncle, and I've heard about him from Changxi's mouth, and I've asked me if I'm going to see him, but I said no, maybe he doesn't even know that he has my niece.

He didn't try to persuade me again, he just patted me on the head and told me I still had him.

Not long after Xiang Yu established himself as the overlord of Western Chu, Changxi and I welcomed a special guest.

Knowing that the guest was coming, I was sewing up the clothes that had been accidentally torn the other day, and Changxi gently pushed the door in, standing beside me, watching me sew stitches and threads, and did not speak.

"What's the matter?" I stopped, smiled and asked him, "Or do you want to learn some sewing from me?"

He smiled too, sat down beside me, and said, "With a virtuous lady like you sewing for me, where is it necessary for me to learn these skills?"

"That's what's going on." I poured him a bowl of tea and asked, "It's the king's side that has something going on."

"No. it's our private business." He took out a piece of cloth from his bosom and said helplessly, "There's a guest coming, if it's right, it'll be there in three days."

I took the cloth and looked at it, and I saw four big characters written on my eyebrows: "My son is long".

"It's His Highness Shu Yan." I exclaimed, "She's coming."

He nodded, and said with a smile, "She said that Pengcheng is not far from her, and she wants to come and see her daughter-in-law."

The news was too sudden.I was completely unprepared.I put things away at a loss.I asked Changxi, "Then what should I prepare?," His Royal Highness Shu Yan likes those meals.I ......."

"Don't be so nervous." Changxi took my hand and smiled: "She's not a tiger, why are you so alarmed?

"Even if you say so, I can't think of it as a normal day." I sighed and said helplessly, "I just hope your mother doesn't dislike me."

"It won't." Changxi held my hand tightened, and her eyebrows were gentle: "She is my mother, and she will be your mother, and she will love you like a daughter."

Three days later.

I got up early, sat at the dresser, brushed my hair, applied powder, fell asleep in a daze, and asked me, "Why did you get up so early today?"

"You forgot." I looked at him with disgust and said seriously: "His Royal Highness Shu Yan is coming today.

"Indeed......" he answered, but he was still curled up in the quilt, and after a while he fell asleep again, and I saw that he was asleep soundly, and I knew that he had read a book last night, and I saw that it was very late, so I did not call him.

The hour is still early, I asked the cook to borrow the kitchen, and began to prepare today's lunch. Changxi told me that his mother does not like spicy food, and the taste is light.

The sky is gradually getting brighter, I am sweating profusely in the kitchen, my face is flushed with a little bit of fat powder, and I am also running to the kitchen after grooming and tidying, saying that I want to give me a hand, but I am directly kicked out.

"What are you doing here?"

"That's what Confucianism says, I studied under the soldiers, so naturally I don't have to care about the great teachings of Confucianism." He wasn't convinced." Besides, I don't say that the craftsmanship is superb, but it is more than enough to fight."

"If your mother knew that you were going to do something to me, what would she think of me, and you should be for me, don't get involved."

He frowned at what I said, though he didn't want to, but he obediently walked out of the kitchen.

By the time I finally got a table of dishes, Shu Yan had already arrived, and I was counting the dishes in the kitchen. A dignified and beautiful middle-aged man suddenly entered the kitchen, and she looked me up and down.

"How can such a beautiful person make such a mess of himself." She took out a handkerchief, gently wiped the sweat from my forehead and cheeks, and said softly, "I'm busy preparing these meals for me early in the morning.

Hearing her say this, I knew that she was the mother of the eldest sister, so I hurriedly saluted: "Xue'er has seen His Royal Highness Shu Yan."

"It doesn't have to be so polite." She helped me up and said with a smile: "If you don't mind, call my mother from now on.

"Don't be bitter, treat me very well." I blushed and said, "I volunteered to accompany him."

Shu Yan smiled more and more happily, she picked up a piece of dim sum and tasted it, and said with a smile: "It's really what I love to eat, and being able to marry a woman like you is also a blessing for my family.

She looked at me with a loving and sincere look in her eyes, and I was stunned, and then nodded, and smiled, "Yes."