The lower phase is located near the lower reaches of Surabaya.

The rising sun in late autumn is rising in the east, casting its light on a large mansion.

Xiang Liang stood alone in the compound, frowning, looking at the sky alone in a daze.

Footsteps came from behind.

Xiang Tang walked behind his brother and said with relief: "Brother doesn't need to worry so much, the ovary is far-reaching, and he will use clever tricks to bring the Emperor of Qin and Zhao Tuo from Jiaodong to Surabaya." If he makes a move, he will definitely be able to hit, and he will definitely be able to escape from the pursuit of the Qin people. And the ovary is a man of faith, since he said that he would cover our Xiang family, then when he makes a move, his name will be exposed. ”

"In this way, the whole world knows that the assassin of the martial arts Hou Zhao Tuo is the Korean Zhang Liang, who has nothing to do with my subordinate Xiang clan, and this matter will never be implicated in my Xiang clan, my brother is relieved."

"As soon as Zhao Tuo dies, my Xiang family's great revenge will be avenged, my uncle and eldest brother can be at ease, and they can also express the depression of my Xiang family being oppressed by the Qin people for several years, so that the emperor of the Qin State knows that there are no men in the six countries!"

As he spoke, Xiang Tang shook his head.

Before, he was scolded by Xiang Liang for secretly helping Zhang Liang, and his brother almost turned his face, which made him depressed for several days.

However, Xiang Tang also knew that the reason why Xiang Liang was angry was that he was afraid that Zhang Liang's actions would involve the Xiang clan, so he specially came to comfort and explain.

Why did Xiang Tang help Zhang Liang?

In addition to Zhang Liang's noble birth, good-looking, good-talking, and like-minded interests with him, revenge for Xiang Yan and Xiang Qu is also a reason.

Although it is said that Xiang Yan and Xiang Qu were both defeated on the battlefield and killed themselves, both of them were defeated by the Qin general Zhao Tuo, and the Xiang family naturally wanted to take this revenge on Zhao Tuo.

Not to mention that Zhao Tuo also broke through Shouchun City, forced the king of Chu to surrender, and went south to capture the last king of Chu, Xiong Qi, and the fall of Chu was inseparable from him.

This is the hatred of the country and the family.

Zhang Liang resented the Qin people's destruction of Korea, which made the Zhang family of the fifth prime minister of Han fall from the family of the prince to the head of the Qian, so he was determined to take revenge and serve the country.

Xiang Tang is the same psychology.

In the past, the Xiang family was the great family of Chu after Qu, Jing and Zhao, with a noble status, although he was not the main vein of the Xiang family, but he was also a well-known aristocratic descendant in the Chu State of this acre and three points of land.

But with the destruction of Chu by the Qin State, their Xiang clan surrendered to the Qin army in order to protect the clan, and everything changed.

Although the Qin people retained their clan and mansion of the Xiang clan, all the fiefs of the Xiang clan were deprived of all the fiefs by the Qin people, and most of the fields and mansions they owned were also confiscated.

This made the Xiang family from the original prime minister and top noble, into an ordinary large clan, they not only have to pay taxes and taxes to the Qin State Government every year, but also in the face of those Qin officials from Guanzhong, they have to nod their heads, that is, the Qin officials in the county can call their Xiang family around.

How can Xiang Tang endure such humiliation, so as soon as Zhang Liang came, when he talked about revenge, he immediately aroused Xiang Tang's sympathy, which was an important reason why he was willing to help Zhang Liang.

Kill Zhao Tuo, avenge the country and family hatred, and vent Xiang Tang's frustration and resentment in his heart for Xiang's decline and being trampled on by Qin officials.

Xiang Liang turned around and glanced at his younger brother again, his face was cold.

"Not only confused, but also stupid. You yourself know that my Xiang family and Zhao Tuo have a big enmity, and if you want to kill him quickly, who in the world doesn't know about this matter? It's fine if Zhang Liang assassinated Zhao Tuo in other places, but as long as he does it in Surabaya County, my Xiang clan will be the first person to be suspected! ”

"As for you saying that Zhang Liang is famous······ Hehe, isn't it common for assassins to expose other people's names as cover, will the Qin people believe it? Will you let me go? Xiang Tang, Xiang Tang, a few days have passed, you are still so stupid and ignorant, and I don't know what medicine you were fed by Zhang Liang, so you believe him so much! ”

Xiang Liang hated that iron was not made of steel, and he looked like he was looking at a pig.

Xiang Tang gritted his teeth and said: "The ovary will not affect us, he will definitely move outside Surabaya County..."

"Xiang Jun! Xiang Jun!

Before Xiang could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a rush of shouts.

Xiang Tang heard this voice as their Xiang family's house slave, named Hou Wu, who was shrewd and capable, and his ancestors were all Xiang slaves, very loyal, and highly regarded by Xiang Liang.

Sure enough, along with the voice came Hou Wu's urgent face after he stepped into the courtyard.

Xiang Liang asked eagerly, "What's the situation?" ”

Hou Wu glanced around, saw that only Xiang was entangled in the courtyard, and knew that this was the core figure of the Xiang family, so he breathed a big sigh.

He said: "I was ordered by Xiang Jun to go to Pengcheng to inquire about the news, and at dusk I was just halfway to the nearby township to spend the night, and then I would go the next day. ”

"I don't know that after a while, I saw many cavalry in the county sending orders everywhere, ordering the townships to carefully check and inspect the rumors, and search for suspicious people, I heard that it was the Korean Zhang Liang and his comrades who assassinated the emperor, so they sent orders everywhere to capture and search for them, if you capture one person, you can get a reward of 100 gold, and if you capture the mastermind Zhang Liang, you can at least get a thousand gold, ·····."

At the end of the words, even Hou Wu unconsciously took a breath, the reward of a thousand gold, this is an astronomical amount.

"Assassinate the Emperor?"

For Xiang Liang and Xiang Tang, these words were like a thunderbolt falling on a sunny day, and the two of them were instantly stunned.

"What's going on? Didn't you kill Zhao Tuo, how did you kill the emperor? ”

Xiang Wei felt dizzy, wondering if something was wrong.

The assassination of Zhao Tuo and the assassination of the emperor are completely different in nature.

After Xiang Liang was shocked, he immediately reacted, he gritted his teeth and said: "What a Zhang Liang, what a Korean Zhang Zifang!" This is using my Xiang clan as a gunman! Where did he want to kill Zhao Tuo, he wanted to assassinate the emperor at the beginning, but he was afraid that you would be afraid, so he used Zhao Tuo as a pretense, you erector, helped Zhang Liang do a lot of things! ”

"Ovary ·····."

Xiang Lingering swayed, his face as white as snow.

After scolding Xiang Tang, Xiang Liang looked at Hou Wu again, this was his confidant and cronies, he didn't need to scruple when he spoke, and asked directly: "Did Zhang Liang's assassination succeed?" Since there were cavalry orders everywhere to search and arrest, he must have run away, but I don't know if any of Zhang Liang's comrades were caught? Xiang Liang was very concerned about this.

Because Zhang Liang and those people had all lived in his Xiang clan's courtyard for a while, as long as one of them was arrested alive, it was very likely that these things would be caused and bring disaster to their Xiang clan.

Hou Wu hurriedly shook his head and said: "The villain doesn't know, the assassination was only known because the county soldiers searched everywhere. After the villain heard about this, he rushed back overnight to report to Xiang Jun. ”

Xiang Liang bowed his head, this is very normal, the emperor's situation is top secret, naturally it is impossible to circulate, and even the assassination was announced because Zhang Liang was wanted.

Thinking of this, Xiang Liang's face was gloomy and about to drip water.

Although he didn't know that Zhao Tuo was coming down with thousands of soldiers at this time, as the son of Jiangmen, Xiang Liang still felt a crisis.

"Zhang Liang did it in Surabaya County, although he was the emperor who assassinated, not Zhao Tuo, but what I am most afraid of in this matter is that he has a fellow party who will be captured and involved in my Xiang family. Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Tuo and other boys, when Zhang Liang left, I had already sent them to General Jingtong, together with Ji'er, to avoid disasters. ”

"Juniors can go without much attention. But Xiang Tang and I are the leaders of the clan, and we have always been noticed by the Qin officials in the county, once we leave, my Xiang clan will be confirmed to collude with the assassins, and the clansmen will probably suffer from Zhulian. ”

Xiang Liang is very entangled now.

He has a strong sense of crisis, and after he turned his face with Zhang Liang before, he sent away the two more outstanding juniors in the clan, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Tuo, in order to protect against the unexpected, which can be regarded as an insurance measure. m.

But in addition, there are hundreds of Xiang clan people in the entire Xia Xiang, this is where his Xiang Liang's clan is, and he can't give it up at all.

Xiang Liang took a deep breath.

He said to Hou Wu: "You go to the direction of Pengcheng to investigate and see what the Qin people will do next." ”

Although Hou Wu was exhausted, he knew that it was important to the Xiang clan now, so he immediately took the order and walked out.

Xiang Liang turned his head to look at Xiang Tang, who had not yet come out of Zhang Liang's betrayal, and said sharply: "The emperor's assassination by Zhang Liang is a matter of great importance, and it is difficult to guarantee that the relationship between my Xiang clan and Zhang Liang will not be stabbed out, and it will be the catastrophe of my Xiang clan at that time." Gather the young men and your cronies here, and I will open the wall and take out the weapons that I have hidden in the past, as a precaution. Xiang Tang looked shocked.

Xiang Liang was silent.

He looked at the rising sun in the distance.

"If this matter really involves my Xiang family, then it can only be done in advance!"

Some people died, but not completely......