The nephew's words evoked the most fragile side of Xiang Liang's heart, over the years, for the revival of the Chu State, he has indeed paid too much, but this sentence came out of Xiang Zhuang's mouth, Xiang Liang felt warm in his heart, tears slightly flashed in his eyes, crumbling, at this time, Xiang Liang sighed lightly, his thoughts couldn't help but turn to Xiang Bo, the defeat of Chu State, Xiang Bo's heart will not be too comfortable.

Thinking of this, Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Zhuang and said in a deep voice: "Zhuang'er, do you know why Uncle Xiang left back then?" ”

"I heard that my uncle killed someone, so he hurriedly took refuge."

Xiang Liang nodded, and said: "Back then, your grandfather and your father died on the battlefield, and the state of Chu was destroyed by the state of Qin not long after, in order to take refuge, we returned to the lower minister, and you were seriously injured, we were all very sad, but soon, your third aunt Yu also died of serious illness, this period is the most difficult time for your uncle Xiang......

Xiang Liang seemed to fall into endless memories, his tone was heavy, he sighed and shook his head: "At that time, he was angry because he was arguing with someone, and in a fit of rage, he beat that person to death, in order to take refuge, we hurriedly said goodbye, for so many years, only I know where he is hiding." ”

At this point, Xiang Liang paused, looked at Xiang Zhuang, and said slowly: "So, I want you to take a trip to find your third uncle, and ask him to go with us to Huiji and go to Jiangdong to build our new home." ”

Xiang Zhuang understood what Xiang Liang meant, immediately got up, hugged his fists and said, "My nephew is willing to go, but I don't know where the third uncle is at this time?" ”

"Xiapi County." Xiang Liang pointed to the east with his right hand, and said, "I have his address, you can follow the address to find your younger brother Xiang You, and Xiang You will take you to meet the third uncle." ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, Xiang You took refuge with his uncle Xiang Bo and left, at that time, he was still very young, in a blink of an eye, seven years have passed, thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang said again: "Uncle does he have anything to say to my third uncle?" ”

Xiang Liang took out the letter from his arms, handed it to Xiang Zhuang, and sighed: "Everything is in the letter, he will understand after reading it." ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, at this time, Xiang Liang turned around and looked at Xiang Sheng not far away, he had been guarding the door, and called: "Bring the things." ”

Xiang Sheng took off a burden from his back, sent it between the two, turned around and returned to the door, at this time, Xiang Liang opened the baggage, looked at a sword inside, reluctantly stroked // touched for a moment, put it in front of Xiang Zhuang, and said with a smile: "Back then, your grandfather ordered someone to build this three-foot-long sword in order to urge me to practice swords, the hilt is inlaid with red jade, I have always called it 'Red Shadow', this time you go north and down, I will give you this sword for self-defense." ”

This is his uncle's most beloved sword, Xiang Zhuang pushed the sword back, shook his head and said: "A gentleman doesn't take away the beauty of people, I don't want this sword, my uncle should stay, he can also use this sword to recover Chu in the future." ”

"Restore the state of Chu?" Xiang Liang couldn't help laughing: "I'm nearly forty years old, what else do you want to mention to recover the Chu State, the hope of the Chu State will fall on you and Yu'er, you put away this sword, this is your uncle's expectation of you, seeing this sword is equivalent to seeing your uncle, you have to practice martial arts with your heart, and you can't live up to your uncle's expectations of you." ”

Xiang Zhuang picked up the sword and gently touched the scabbard with his hand, and soon, Xiang Zhuang suddenly pulled out the long sword, which was a bronze sword, cold and shining, and the blood stains had dried up, but his sharp blade would still make people shudder, Xiang Zhuang gently tested the blade with his hand, and it was really sharp.

At this time, Xiang Liang smiled and said: "This sword, I originally wanted to leave it to Yu'er, but he doesn't like to practice swords, only interested in the long lance, maybe this is God's favor for the Xiang family, Yu'er is good at riding and fighting, and you, but you are good at riding and shooting, if you two fight at the same time, it can really be described as ten thousand enemies!" ”

Speaking of this, Xiang Liang raised his head and laughed, got up and patted Xiang Zhuang's shoulder, and said softly: "Go to bed early, tomorrow your uncle will send you out of the city." ”

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"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The three-way drum sounded, the city gate slowly opened, the pedestrians walked one after another, Xiang Zhuang led the horse alone, walking on the street, this was the first time he went out alone, far away from the feeling of home, so that Xiang Zhuang felt sad in his heart, but the good man was determined in all directions, Xiang Zhuang knew that he could not nest in Xiaxiang County for the rest of his life.

Leaving the city gate, a straight gallop road appeared in front of him, Xiang Zhuang tied the burden to the saddle, ready to get on the horse, behind him, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves, Xiang Yu, Long and Ji Bu galloped on horseback, far away, Xiang Yu's anxious voice could be heard: "Zhuang'er, wait for me!" ”

The horses were covered with dust and rushed over, Xiang Yu flew off the horse, ran to Xiang Zhuang, hugged Xiang Zhuang, was excited, and it was difficult to speak for a long time......

When he learned that Xiang Zhuang was about to go north and go to Xiapi to find his uncle Xiang Uncle, Xiang Yu strongly objected, his younger brother Xiang Zhuang grew up in Xia Xiang since he was a child, and he had never gone far away, not to mention, let him go to Xiapi alone, which was a very dangerous thing, but Xiang Yu's opposition did not get the consent of his uncle, and only insisted on going north by Xiang Zhuang.

And Xiang Liang told Xiang Yu about the Xiang family's move south, Xiang Yu didn't understand, why his uncle wanted to go south, give up the ancestral business of the Xiang family, give up the foundation of the Xiang family in Surabaya County, and go to live in a Huiji County full of water, this matter, Xiang Yu was extremely difficult to accept, and therefore, he had a big quarrel with his uncle, but his uncle's resoluteness made Xiang Yu realize that this matter was ironclad, and he couldn't change his uncle's decision, so he could only rush to send Xiang Zhuang a ride, hoping that Xiang Zhuang could return safely.

I don't know how long it took for Xiang Yu to let go of Xiang Zhuang, hold Xiang Zhuang's shoulders with both hands, look Xiang Zhuang up and down, and advise: "You go up and down in the north, be more careful on the road, people are unpredictable, you go out for the first time, don't be careless." ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, Xiang Yu's care made Xiang Zhuang's heart swell with a trace of warmth, and Long He and Ji Bu on the side also stepped forward, clenched their fists with their hands, slapped Xiang Zhuang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Boy, we are waiting for you to come back and go up the mountain to hunt together." ”

Tears moistened // Xiang Zhuang's eyes, looking at each other for a long time, Xiang Zhuang endured the sadness of parting, and said with a wry smile: "Send you a thousand miles, you must say goodbye in the end, brothers take care, Xiang Zhuang went." ”

Turning the horse's head, Xiang Zhuang jumped up, waved the horsewhip, whipped hard, the war horse neighed, ran into the distance, and gradually moved away, Xiang Zhuang waved his right hand and said goodbye to everyone.

Xiapi, located in the east of Surabaya, and the confluence of Yishui, the fief of Chenghou Zou Ji, was the territory of Qi State, after Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, Xiapi was divided under the jurisdiction of Donghai County, and Xia Xiang County is dozens of miles away, only one day away, Xiang Zhuang came to the south of Xiapi, in half an hour, that is, to enter the city.

Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, unified currency, unified culture, but also unconsciously, unified the hearts of the people, at this time, is already another kind of prosperity, showing the characteristics of his Qi country, it is difficult to see that this was once the territory of Qi country.

Near the city gate, more than 20 Qin soldiers wearing black robes and holding big ges stood on both sides of the column, Xiang Zhuang led the horses and slowly walked towards the city.

The streets are very prosperous, men, women and children walk in the streets, their faces are full of joy, the destruction of the Qi country, it seems that these Xiapi residents, did not bring any pain and unwillingness, but the huge Xiapi, Xiang Zhuang is in trouble, how can I find Xiang Bo's place of residence?

Wandering blindly, Xiang Zhuang took out the address that Xiang Liang wrote to himself, and in front of a porcelain shop, Xiang Zhuang stopped an old man and smiled politely: "Big// Master, may I ask, how to go to Yongde Buxing?" ”

The old man took the strip of cloth, looked at the address, turned around and pointed not far away and said with a smile: "Young man, turn left from the street in front of you, and you can see it after walking more than 100 steps." ”

The old man was very polite, Xiang Zhuang thanked him, and the old man waved his hand and left slowly.

According to the old man's instructions, Xiang Zhuang came to that very inconspicuous block, sure enough, looking for a moment, Xiang Zhuang saw an old plaque, which was written with a small seal Yongde cloth line, in the cloth line, several middle-aged women are selecting cloth, in this era, cloth can be used as money, but it needs the size specified by the state to trade, so, cloth shop, in this era of low productivity, is actually a small bank.

Xiang Zhuang tied the reins to the stake and strode into the cloth shop, and a guy quickly greeted him and said with a smile: "Official, what do you want to buy?" ”

Xiang Zhuang looked at the guy intently, he was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, not much different from his own age, and after careful identification, Xiang Zhuang recognized that he was his younger brother Xiang You, the son of Xiang Bo.

Xiang Zhuang smiled, pointed at Xiang You with his finger, and laughed: "Xiang You, do you remember me?" ”

The young man was asked by Xiang Zhuang, he couldn't help but be stunned, and after a short silence, the young man finally recognized Xiang Zhuang, jumped to hug Xiang Zhuang, and said excitedly: "Brother, you want to kill me!" ”

After reuniting after farewell, the two of them were full of joy and sorrow, hugging each other for a while, Xiang Zhuang patted Xiang You's shoulder and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few years, you have grown taller, and you have a lot of arms." ”

Xiang You smirked, clenched his right hand into a fist, tapped Xiang Zhuang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother is more burly than before, and he has the shadow of an uncle." ”

Both of them laughed, Xiang You seemed to be stuck in a memory, and said angrily: "Thinking back to the past when you lived in the lower phase, you and Brother Yu knew that they bullied me, and now, I have grown up, you two, you have no chance to tease me anymore." ”

Xiang You's words made Xiang Zhuang laugh again, the past was unbearable, scenes of the past echoed in his mind, looking at Xiang You in front of him, he has changed from a small little to a young man today, it is really a long time, Xiang Zhuang thought about this, sighed lightly, Xiang You asked in confusion: "Brother came by himself?" ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded, pulled Xiang You, and whispered in his ear: "Uncle has something important for me to show the third uncle, you can take me there." ”

Xiang You saw from Xiang Zhuang's eyes that the matter seemed to be very serious, nodded slightly, turned around and walked towards the counter, said something to the boss, and quickly walked back, and said with a smile: "Go, I'll take you to Daddy." ”