Chapter 10: The Xiang Brothers

"Back then, Wang Jianshuai's 600,000-strong army attacked Chu, and the two armies faced each other in Jiangling, and at that time, I was also in the barracks." Xiang Yu sighed lightly, the past is unbearable, if at that time, Xiang Zhuang was still young and didn't remember this, then at that time, he could be regarded as witnessing everything with his own eyes.

After a short silence, Xiang Yu lifted the wine jug again and took a sip, perhaps, only wine can calm Xiang Yu's heart, at this time, Xiang Yu said again: "The Qin army can't hold out, the Chu army is not good at food, so it has to retreat eastward, I remember that at that time, the soldiers of the Chu army were no longer able to eat, and they were miserable, and when the Chu army retreated eastward, the Qin army swarmed and killed, and the Chu army was defeated. Xiang Yu's tone was heavy, speaking of this, he looked around at everyone, and saw that everyone was listening carefully, Xiang Yu said again: "My grandfather, father, in order to resist the invasion of the Qin army, fought with his life and swore to resist, but the Qin army was too sharp, and the powerful arrow array killed countless Chu troops, and even his younger brother Lu Zhuang was also hit by an arrow and almost died, and in that war, corpses were everywhere, blood flowed like rivers, and there was a sea of red everywhere, which was illuminated by the sun and emitted a dazzling light. ”

When Xiang Yu said this, he had bowed his head and was silent, but on the side, Xiang Zhuang said: "Grandfather swore to fight to the death, but in the end, he failed to resist the attack of the Qin army, he was surrounded in the center, in order not to fall into the hands of the enemy, my grandfather swung his sword and killed himself, my father, also after my grandfather killed himself, killed into the Qin army, fought his own life, and was loyal to the martyrs." “

In the living room, death was quiet, no one spoke, they were silently watching Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Yu, falling into endless sadness, who did not have their own injuries and pain in their hearts, Yu Ziqi At this time, he also fell into endless memories, I don't know how long it passed, Yu Ziqi's eyes were wet with tears, and then he sighed lightly: "Brother Lu Yu, you still remember the destruction of the Chu State, remember the death of your grandfather and father, but I ......!" ”

Speaking of this, Yu Ziqi also took a sip of wine, and said emotionally: "My parents died in this mansion, which used to be full of their blood, crying, and pleading, none of which could impress those Qin soldiers, they were like crazy, robbing everywhere, burning, killing and plundering, and doing all kinds of evil, and I ...... But he is still working for the Qin people! ”

"Am I still human?" Yu Ziqi roared, his right hand kept slapping his right cheek, and on the side, Yu E hurriedly grabbed // grabbed Yu Ziqi and slapped his right hand, crying: "Brother, don't do this!" ”

Yu E looked up and looked at her brother's painful expression, she also remembered the unbearable past of her childhood, buried herself in her brother's arms, whimpering and crying.

A night banquet, the sudden drop in the atmosphere, made everyone's hearts extremely heavy, Xiang Zhuang walked over, patted Yu Ziqi's shoulder, Yu E also wiped the tears on her face, don't look over, tidy up her hair, at this time, the hall was extremely quiet, no one spoke anymore.

Xiang Zhuang sighed lightly, he looked at Yu Ziqi, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Ziqi, you don't have to be like this, now that the Qin State dominates the world, and everyone lives under the rule of the Qin State, how can you avoid contributing to the Qin people?" In fact, at the beginning of my Xianyang trip, I also had a good relationship with the emperor's uncle and son, and the son of Fusu in order to rescue my uncle, these are not important, what is important is whether our hearts have forgotten the state of Chu, whether we can serve the state of Chu in the future? Fight on the battlefield for the Chu State and sacrifice our own lives for the revival of the Chu State? ”

Xiang Zhuang's words, everyone's blood boiled, and the sadness just now gradually swept away and turned into nothing, but the atmosphere was still solemn, I don't know how long it took, Ji Bu and Xiang You glanced at each other, each raised their glasses, and said with a smile: "Don't mention these sad things, let's drink." ”

"Hehe, yes, let's drink." Yu Ziqi also raised his wine glass, looked at Yu E on the side, and said with a smile: "Sister, it's rare to have such fun today, you can also have a drink to help the fun!" ”

Yu E glanced at Xiang Yu not far away, his pride, his enthusiastic youth, his conquest of the world, his dream of recovering Chu, all of which made Yu E extremely interested, Yu E smiled lightly, raised her glass, and looked at everyone, "Okay, on behalf of my brother, I will give Lu Hero a glass." ”

"Beauty spirits, happy life!" Xiang Yu also raised his wine glass, came to Yu E, clinked glasses with her, put his right hand on Yu Ziqi's shoulder, drank the wine in the cup, and then turned the cup down, and couldn't help but look up and laugh.

At this time, everyone also drank the wine in the cup, and each sat down, and the atmosphere was not as solemn as just now, at this time, Xiang Zhuang looked at the cup, as if talking to himself, and as if to tell everyone: "Qin Dynasty, it will not be rampant for a few more years, our opportunity will come soon." ”

Yu Ziqi didn't understand what Xiang Zhuang meant, so he couldn't help but ask: "Brother Lu Zhuang, what did you just say?" ”

Xiang Zhuang was interrupted by Yu Ziqi and couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "No...... It's nothing. ”

At this time, from behind the screen, Cao Feng walked out happily, and it could be seen from her that she took a light shower, redressed her makeup, and changed into a white gauze skirt, which was even more beautiful.

Xiang Zhuang seemed to see Kong Xiuyun's shadow from her body, but this thought was just a flash, Xiang Zhuang immediately suppressed this thought, looked at Cao Feng, and couldn't help laughing, at this time, Cao Feng walked in front of Yu Ziqi and Yu E, bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Sister Yu E, this dress is so good." ”

Yu E also smiled back: "If you like it, I'll give it to you." ”

"No, no, no." Cao Feng hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile: "I will return it to you after I change my clothes tomorrow." ”

After saying something else to Yu E, Cao Feng happily came to Xiang Zhuang's side, held Xiang Zhuang's arm, and couldn't help laughing: "Brother Xiang Zhuang, am I looking good today?" ”

As soon as Cao Feng's words came out, the atmosphere in the room plummeted, and Yu Ziqi immediately stood up vigilantly, he couldn't help but stare at everyone, looked at Xiang Yu again, and wondered: "It turns out that your surname is not Lu?" ”

Seeing that his identity was exposed, Xiang Yu was embarrassed to arch his hand, and he didn't want to hide it anymore, so he had to apologize: "Don't hide it, we are Huiji who recently moved here, our surname is Xiang, my name is Xiang Yu, he is Xiang Zhuang, that, it is Xiang You." ”

Xiang You and Xiang Zhuang also arched their hands, and Xiang You said embarrassedly: "We didn't mean to lie to you, but we were forced to do it helplessly." ”

Yu Ziqi couldn't help laughing, the Xiang family, it seems, he has guessed some clues, can be martyred in the battle of Jiangling, and hate the Qin people so much, except for Xiang Yan's descendants, I am afraid there is no second one in the Chu State.

Thinking like this, Yu Ziqi knelt in front of Xiang Yu, and after a long sigh, Yu Ziqi said angrily: "If the Xiang family really intends to revive the Chu State, please accept me, I am willing to sincerely follow the Xiang family, recover the Chu State, avenge my parents and relatives, and the shame of the defeat of the Chu State back then!" ”

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The banquet lasted until early in the morning, and everyone left Yufu, and it was already dawn.

On the way, Xiang You hesitated slightly, he was very worried, what kind of person is Yu Ziqi, everyone has never had a deep friendship, so he leaked the secrets of the Xiang family, is it a bit rushed, and how to explain it to his uncle? Thinking of this, Xiang You sighed lightly, he felt that it was necessary to remind a few brothers, at this time, Xiang Youle stopped his horse, looked at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Don't you think, we made a big mistake tonight?" ”

Everyone looked at Xiang You, and Xiang Yu smiled: "You'er, why do you say this?" ”

Xiang You looked around, and in the distance of the street, except for a few people who were cleaning the street, no one paid attention to it, and then said: "I don't think we should expose our identities and tell Yu Ziqi about the Xiang family's plot to restore Chu, in case he tells the county guard about this, our Xiang family ...... That's it! ”

Xiang You's worries are not unreasonable, but Xiang Zhuang's intuition tells him that Yu Ziqi is not like such a person, not to mention that in history, Yu E will be Xiang Yu's favorite woman, how could she betray the Xiang family? But Xiang Zhuang couldn't dismiss Xiang You with historical facts, so he had to remain silent, and on the side, Xiang Yu couldn't help laughing and said: "You'er is too worried." ”

Xiang Yu paused for a moment, then said with a smile: "I can see that Yu Ziqi's hatred for the Qin people in his heart is no less than ours, and besides, he is not the kind of person who crosses the river and demolishes the bridge!" ”

Speaking of this, Xiang Yu rode his horse and continued to move forward, and everyone also rode their horses to follow him, and after walking for a distance, Xiang Yu said again: "However, as you think Zhuang'er, how can we persuade our uncle to agree and provide weapons to the mountain above?" ”

Speaking of this, Xiang Yu sighed and said, "Moreover, even if two thousand people are armed, this number is very amazing. ”

Xiang Yu's worries are superfluous, in this matter, Xiang Liang will not object, but the premise must be that the upper mountain can really be in the hands of the Xiang family, otherwise, Xiang Liang would rather give up this army, thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang smiled: "Brother is too worried, uncle will not object, the most important thing is what we say." ”

Xiang Yu nodded, and everyone continued to move forward, at this time, Ji Bu smiled beside him: "I heard that Brother Long He also left the next minister not long ago and pulled up a team in Aconitum Mountain, why don't we pull him over too?" ”

Xiang Yu had also heard about this, but the Xiang family had not yet established himself in Huiji, he didn't want to drag Long He into this muddy water, so he shook his head and sighed: "Long He's matter, let's talk about it later." ”

Ji Bu saw that Xiang Yu had no intention of this, so he had to give up, at this time, Xiang Zhuang seemed to remember something, sneered, looked at Xiang Yu, and asked, "Is my brother in love with that Yu E?" ”

was suddenly asked by Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Yu seemed at a loss, he was about to speak, but Xiang Zhuang smiled again: "Men are ambitious, but it is not easy to have a woman you love, you shouldn't refuse others." ”

On the side, Cao Feng said unhappily: "You only know how to persuade others, but how do you do it yourself?" Don't you think it's you who really deserves to reflect? ”

After Cao Feng finished speaking, he accelerated his horse speed and galloped away in the direction of Lu Mansion, leaving everyone looking at each other, not knowing what was going on, but soon, everyone's eyes invariably turned to Xiang Zhuang, Cao Feng's anger must have been directed at Xiang Zhuang.