Xiang Zhuang hurried back to the mansion, at this time the night was already dark, two guards carrying lanterns, leading the way in front, through several corridors, Xiang Zhuang came to the guest hall, far away, you can see the lonely figure of Yu Zi sitting at the table, holding a teacup in his hand, quietly tasting tea, at this time, Xiang Zhuang quickened his pace, quickly to the guest hall.

Maybe he heard Xiang Zhuang's footsteps, Yu Ziqi hurriedly got up and put the teacup on the table, then turned around to look at Xiang Zhuang, and said with a smile: "General Xiang Zhuang, we haven't seen each other for a long time." ”

"Hehe, yes, Xianyang farewell, you and I haven't seen each other for a while." Xiang Zhuang arched his hand to Yu Zi Period, indicating that he was courteous, and the two were seated separately, at this time, a personal guard brought two cups of tea, put them in front of the two of them, and then took the cup of Yu Zi Qi just now, at this time, the door of the guest hall was slowly closed, and the room became extremely dark.

The two looked at each other for a moment, but in the dim light, they couldn't see each other's expressions of joy or worry at all, maybe it was a reunion after a long absence, neither of them was in a hurry to speak, until Xiang Zhuang picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, then asked with a smile: "General Yu returned to the south this time, did you come to see Sister Yu E?" ”

"Well, I returned to the south this time, not only to see my sister, but also to pick her up to Pengcheng, and my brother is going to get married next month, so I was appointed to pick up my relatives." Yu Ziqi said calmly.

Xiang Zhuang on the side heard that Xiang Yu was about to get married, and couldn't help laughing: "I've been looking forward to this day for a long time, don't worry, I will send an army to escort you across the river." ”

"That's not necessary, I've already brought three thousand iron guards, but it's safe." Yu Ziqi smiled and said: "At the beginning of the year, Brother Ling ascended the altar and called the king, and held a grand ceremony in the western suburbs of Pengcheng, but you are not in Wu County, so we did not send someone to invite, and now Brother Ling has proclaimed himself the overlord of Western Chu, and on the day of the wedding, I still hope you can come to Pengcheng." ”

Speaking of this, Yu Ziqi suddenly paused, he seemed to hesitate, and after a while he continued: "Moreover, your brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, Mr. Fan often mentions you, everyone misses you very much, back to Huiji, I will often think of our first acquaintance, you fought the school field, Brother Yu can carry the Ding, what a courage, now that the Qin State is dead, but there is less contact between your brothers......"

Yu Ziqi's words were like an alarm bell, waking up Xiang Zhuang, yes, since the Xiang family started and rose in Jiangdong, everyone in the Xiang family has been working hard to overthrow the Qin State, not only Xiang Yu has changed, but he has also changed, he has become indifferent, he has become sleek, the edges and corners of the past have been smoothed, and now he is already a group of princes, and the upcoming dispute between Chu and Han no longer reminds Xiang Zhuang all the time, Jiangdong, must be self-reliant in the short term, otherwise, how can he resist Liu Bang?

"What General Yu said is very true, on the day of the wedding, I will definitely be there." Xiang Zhuang put down the teacup and arched his hand to Yu Ziqi.

Both of them were silent for a moment, and Xiang Zhuang asked in a low voice, "Is my brother okay this time?" ”

"Alas......" Yu Ziqi sighed lightly at first, and then said: "King Xiang has become very violent during this time, for some reason, his temper is worse than before, and he is no longer the general he used to be. ”

"Why is that?" Xiang Zhuang was slightly surprised, he picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and looked at Yu Zi Period quietly, Yu Zi Period sighed a little helplessly: "Since Zhang Liang bid farewell to Liu Bang, Xiang Wang has become a negative name for King Han, and resigned his throne, and then because of the beginning of the obstruction of Xiang Wang, he should not give up Guanzhong, give up the land of Sisai, was annoyed by King Xiang, thrown into the boiling ding, and cooked to death, and then, we just went out of the letter Guguan, Xiang Wang killed Han Wang Cheng, and returned with anger, so that the Han people have a grudge against our Chu people, and no longer obey the orders of King Xiang, now, King Xiang is even more arbitrary, and no longer discusses any military affairs with us, and I am very worried about the future of the Chu State. Yu Ziqi sighed, took a sip of tea, and stared at Xiang Zhuang closely by the dim light, he hoped that Xiang Zhuang could go to Pengcheng and persuade Xiang Yu well.

Xiang Zhuang heard his expectations from Yu Ziqi's words, and guessed that Yu Ziqi hoped that he would persuade Xiang Yu, but Xiang Zhuang knew better that Xiang Yu would not listen to persuasion, and he disobeyed Xiang Yu again and again, although Xiang Yu was in brotherhood and did not care, but after all, he had lost his original trust in himself, thinking of this, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but sigh, for the history of this era, he knew too much, and he also had too much helplessness, many things, God was destined, only with everyone's efforts, There's no way to change that.

"General Yu, many things are doomed, you and I don't have the ability to change, let alone ...... I can't say that I can't move my brother at all, there are some things, it's better not to force it. ”

After a pause, Xiang Zhuang got up and said, "It's not early, tomorrow morning, I'll accompany you to pick up Sister Yu'e, I haven't seen her for a long time." ”

"That'...... Well, we'll see you tomorrow. Yu Ziqi got up to say goodbye, Xiang Zhuang also got up and arched his hand, and shouted out: "Lotte, you go and arrange accommodation for General Yu." ”

"No, I'll go back to live tonight, and we'll see you tomorrow." Yu Ziqi arched his hand and walked out, at this time, the door of the guest hall opened, Lotte took people to wait outside, Xiang Zhuang looked at the back of Yu Ziqi leaving, and ordered: "You send General Yu for me." ”

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In this turbulent era, people are not allowed to move around at will, but on this night, shortly after Xiang Zhuang left Confucius, a young girl in a blue cloth skirt walked quickly in the street.

The girl carried a lantern in her hand, but the light of the lantern was very faint, and it was very dark all around, and from time to time there was a dog barking, but the pace of the girl's feet did not slow down, and she still moved forward quickly.

After walking for another distance, suddenly, the sound of chaotic horses' hooves sounded, and a team of fierce cavalry galloped over, and behind them, there were more than 100 Chu soldiers holding Changge, they soon came to the girl, and one of the officers drew a long sword and shouted: "Curfew at night, whose little lady are you, dare to walk around at night?" ”

Although the girl's footsteps are very anxious, but she has always been thinking about the problem, suddenly surrounded by the officers and soldiers, the girl was startled, the lantern in her hand fell to the ground, soon, the lantern was engulfed in flames, at this time, the girl finally recovered from the panic, she looked at the murderous officers and soldiers in front of her, hesitated: "I...... I'm going to see General Xiang Zhuang. ”

"Who are you?" The officer took the torch from the soldier beside him, rode his horse to the front, and shook it in front of the woman, only to see that she did not apply powder, but dressed plainly, and could not help but wonder in his heart, who is this? You actually want to see the king of Dongchu?

And the girl also saw the general in front of her by the light of the torch, and saw that he was also staring at herself, and the girl said: "I am from the Confucian Mansion, and I have something important to ask to see General Xiang Zhuang." ”

"Okay, you can come with me." The officer turned his horse's head, looked at the soldiers behind him, and ordered, "Take her to the county office." ”

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After waiting at the gate of the county government for a while, a soldier came out to report that Xiang Zhuang was waiting in the backyard, and the girl immediately followed a government soldier and went to the county office.

On the way, the girl had a lot of thoughts in her heart, the last time she saw Xiang Zhuang, he had not yet gone on an expedition, and he was just a general, and now, he was the prince of the Weizhen side, the king of Eastern Chu in Jiangdong, and she had promised Kong Xiuyun that she had betrayed it, which was also the main reason why the girl came to Xiang Zhuang this time.

Once, for Xiang Zhuang, he was willing to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was willing to do what he didn't want to do in his life, but how could he go back on his word, is it just because he is already the overlord of Jiangdong?

The girl had a lot of thoughts in her heart, but the steps under her feet did not slow down, and soon, through the long corridor, after walking a distance, through the moon gate, the girl came to the back garden of the county government, through a stone road, the girl saw the pavilion, silently looking at the small lake Xiangzhuang.

Maybe it's been too long, the girl actually stopped her steps, she stood in place, quietly watching his back, until a reminder from the government soldiers sounded on the side: "The general is still waiting, let's go over." ”

The girl woke up from the silence, she nodded, and followed the soldiers to the pavilion, she was just about to give Xiang Zhuang a salute, but Xiang Zhuang was the first to speak: "You are here?" ”

"Do you know who I am?" The girl asked in surprise, although Xiang Zhuang did not turn around, his voice had already come: "It's so late, no one will come to me except you." ”

At this time, the soldiers of the palace retreated, until the soldiers walked away, Xiang Zhuang turned around, by the moonlight, he saw the girl standing behind him in the pavilion, she has not seen her for so long, she has become more beautiful, plump, a pair of charming eyes are staring at herself, at this time, Xiang Zhuang smiled softly: "Xiaolian, I haven't seen you for so long, you have always been good?" ”

Xiang Zhuang suddenly called out her name, Xiaolian was suddenly stunned, she didn't expect that Xiang Zhuang hadn't forgotten herself, she hadn't seen her for so many years, and she was just a maid in the Confucian Mansion, with a humble identity, but he didn't despise herself.

This heartfelt emotion swept through her body, Xiaolian's eyes were slightly red, and she choked up: "General, do you remember me?" ”

"Hehe, how could I have forgotten you? Still, I like you to call me Uncle. Xiang Zhuang smiled leisurely, and soon, he pointed to the stone bench on the side and said, "Sit down and talk." ”

The two of them sat opposite each other, and at this time, Xiang Zhuang said again: "Is it for your young lady's business?" ”

Xiaolian nodded, and Xiang Zhuang smiled bitterly: "Do you also think that I am unkind?" ”

"That 'will'...... Why didn't my uncle marry my young lady as the main house? Xiaolian said very bluntly, she would not beat around the bush, and she would not worry about offending Xiang Zhuang because of Miss's affairs, but Xiang Zhuang did not have any anger, he looked at Xiaolian and smiled helplessly: "I also have my own difficulties." ”

Stopped, Xiang Zhuang got up and walked out of the pavilion, looking at the moon in mid-air, the faint moonlight shone on Xiang Zhuang's face, he smiled bitterly: "I am in troubled times, and I am the son of Xiang Qu, the brother of Xiang Yu, my marriage is not up to me at all." ”

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