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Chapter 74: Cautious Third Uncle

Although he knew that Han Li was here to play the front stand for his shameless third uncle, Han Li was Xiang Kang's old friend after all. Not only did his relationship always go through, but he also helped Xiang Kang a lot. Strictly speaking, Xiang Kang had a big handle in his hand, so he felt unhappy. After washing up, Xiang Kang still put on the fine deep clothes sewn for himself by Yu Miaoge and went to the front hall to meet Han Liang's confidant family member Han Li.

When he arrived at the front hall, Han Li was talking and Xiang Yang, and Xiang was talking and laughing, and he was having a very happy chat. Xiang Kang had already heard their laughter before he entered the door. In order not to make Han Li feel that he didn't actually welcome him, Xiang Kang also forced himself to smile. While raising his legs into the door, he asked with a smile: "What are you talking about? You are so happy?"

"Brother, Uncle Ji." Xiang Yang and Xiang Da were still a little uncomfortable with calling Xiang Kang the self-proclaimed official position, and they still used their original title to Xiang Kang. Instead, Han Li, who was smart, had some eyebrows and raised his eyes. While getting up and bowing to Xiang Kang, he said with a smile: "Han Li, a sage, has seen Young Marshal Xiang. Young Marshal, has not seen him for several months. Not only is he more heroic, but his identity is completely different. Congratulations, congratulations."

"Brother Han, I don't owe you money, right? Why do you need to sarcasticize me like this?" Xiang Kang said with a wry smile: "When I was combing my hair just now, I saw clearly in the bronze mirror. I haven't slept well for many days in a row. I didn't wake up from my hangover last night, and my eyes were as dark as if I had ink. Can I be more handsome in this way? Do you want to say good things, can I change the word?"

Han Li laughed, clasped his fists and said, "The Young Marshal has not changed at all, and his words are still so direct. OK, I flattered you wrongly. But Young Marshal Xiang really admires you so much that he is so impressed. Not only did he swear to restore the old country for the first time, but he also used troops like a god to defeat the many with the few, defeat the strong with the weak, and defeated the tyrannical Qin army, which was in trouble, and the entire army was wiped out. It is amazing, powerful, so powerful that it is so powerful that it is impossible to admire it if you don't want to."

"I'm so lucky." Xiang Kang was modest, and then asked casually while greeting Han Li, "When did you come to the next chapter? My third uncle and Uncle Han and others, are you okay now?"

"I have been here for a few days, but I was fighting here at that time. I was afraid of being caught by the tyrant Qin army, so I didn't dare to come over to contact the young marshal, so I turned back to the kilnting in Xiapi. It was still last night that I heard that the young marshal had completely broken the tyrant Qin army, so I came down all night again." Han Li answered truthfully, and said, "Mr. Xiang and the head of the family are both very good, thanks to the young marshal's concern."

"Did Uncle San and Uncle Han send you here?" Xiang Kang asked casually again.

"Yes, they sent me here." Han Li nodded and admitted, and said, "Mr. Xiang and the head of the family asked me to bring you a message, saying that if you need it, you can take your two aunts to Xia Pi to join them at any time. No matter what they think of, they will try their best to protect you. But now it seems that there should be no need."

"To put it nicely, if I really lose my troops and take the Xiang family and two aunts to Xia Pi to join you, I don't believe you really have the courage to take us thieves. Besides, such a large group of people fleeing north, even the tyrannical Qin army will block the front and chase and kill the weeds. Where can we escape to Xia Pi and ask you for your help?"

Xiang Kang sneered in his heart, very disdainful to Xiang Bo and Han Liang's unfair words. However, after thinking about it, Xiang Kang heard some clues from Han Li's words and asked, "Brother Han, when did my third uncle and others know that my brothers and I rebel against Qin?"

"I knew it a long time ago." Xiang Bo and Han Liang did not tell Han Li about his secrets in advance. Of course, Han Li told the truth and said, "Young Marshal, you just took the Chu Yi soldiers to restore Xia Xiangcheng. Mr. Xiang had already heard of your feat of Young Marshal, and immediately sent me to inquire about the news."

"Then why didn't my third uncle come to take the imperial examination in person?" Xiang Kang asked a key question and said, "He is the elder of our Xiang family's children. I heard that we raised the flag of Chu again and restored the old underground Xiangcheng in Chu in one fell swoop. We should come to meet us in person immediately? Why didn't he come in person, but instead sent you to inquire about the news?"

"This..." Han Li was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that Xiang Bo should have come to contact the children of the Xiang family in person, and then he had to answer truthfully: "I didn't ask Mr. Xiang about this, but I guess Mr. Xiang should not act rashly when he saw that the situation was unclear. Because when my head of the family talked about your righteous act, he praised him very much, but he was also very worried that Young Master, you can't withstand the counterattack of the tyrannical Qin army. The move to counter Qin and refusal to Chu may be just a flash in the pan."

Xiang Kang suddenly realized and said to himself: "No wonder he didn't rush to pick peaches. It turned out that he was afraid that I could not withstand the enemy's counterattack. Even if I picked peaches, I would probably be defeated and killed by my army. So I wanted to see the situation first. I had a good plan. Now that I have resisted the Qin army's counterattack, my hand should have reached out."

After reaching this conclusion, Xiang Kang, who was very keen and had a sudden inspiration and said in his heart: "Since my shameless third uncle who is so greedy and afraid of death, why don't I scare him anymore and let him hide in Xia Pi for a while? Then I took the opportunity to consolidate my power and position, promote and reuse foreign generals who would never leave him. When he understands and wants to reach out, won't the peaches be less easy to pick?"

Thinking of this idea, Xiang Kang's smile became more intimate, and he nodded immediately and said, "Uncle Han saw very much. In fact, when I received the news of the tyrannical Qin army sending troops to counterattack, I was so nervous that I almost wanted to disband the army and run alone, and arranged my affairs early on. But I didn't expect that the tyrannical Qin army in Tong County would underestimate the enemy's carelessness and would actually successfully attack me, and I didn't expect that my shallow disagreement would be easy, which made the tyrannical Qin magistrate suspect that Chao Zhi, the tyrannical Qin army, had the intention of rebelling, and wanted to trick him back and execute him, forcing Chao Zhi to surrender to me. This battle of defense can be fought to this point, which is really just said that I am very lucky."

"The Young Marshal is humble." Han Li said quickly: "Just now, Xiang Yang and Xiang Ta have already told me carefully about the battle before and after. The victory of the Xiaxian War is entirely because the Young Marshal is like a god. He is expected to use enemy weapons first and make plans and is even more unpredictable. He has gained the upper hand everywhere, so he can fight so beautifully, which is definitely not just as simple as luck."

"Foreign awards, fore awards, it's really luck." Xiang Kang continued to be modest, sighed again, and said, "I really don't dare to say that if I have any good luck next time, I just hope I can withstand it next time."

"What? Another tyrannical Qin army is coming to attack the prime minister?" Han Li asked in surprise.

"That's of course, how could the tyrant Qin army watch me watch my tyrants freely?" Xiang Kang sighed again and said, "Although there is news that the tyrant Qin army in Sishui County may not send troops to slaughter the minister in a short period of time, no one can guarantee whether this news is true or false. Also, the tyrant Qin army in Xiapi and Ling County next to the tyrant has not taken action yet, and no one dares to guarantee that they will not send troops suddenly and launch an attack on the slaughter. It is really only God knows whether I can survive by then."

After saying that, Xiang Kang quickly asked Han Li: "Brother Han, what's the situation in Xia Pi? Is the tyrant Qin government in Xia Pi urgently forming county soldiers?"

"Yes." Han Li nodded and said truthfully: "Xia Pi just received the news that you are young commander, you are rebelling against Qin. The Xia Pi government immediately summoned adult men from all townships and pavilions to form county troops. If nothing unexpected happens, the Xia Pi county troops should be formed now."

"Look, is that right?" Xiang Kang spread his hands and said, "The tyrant Qin government in Xia Pi is so anxious to form a county army. It is obvious that it is coming for me. The same is true in Ling County. If these two tyrant Qin troops join forces to attack Xia Xiang and the county soldiers of Sishui County suddenly come, I really don't know what to do."

"If such a situation really happens, what are you going to deal with it, Young Marshal?" Han Li asked with concern.

"Let's see when the time comes." Xiang Kang continued to sigh and said, "Two ways, one is to fight with the tyrant Qin army like my father Wu Xinjun, and fight to the end to serve the country with death. The other is to lead the army to abandon the city and break through, like Liu Ji, who is in Pei County, to be the mountain king in the deep mountains and forests, and when there is a chance in the future, we will fight out and continue to rebel against Qin and rebuild Chu."

Han Li was silent. Without knowing that history was about to develop, Han Li also felt that Xiang Kang had only these two choices. Xiang Kang sighed again, and then asked: "Brother Han, what are my third uncle's plans now? Are you planning to meet us? Or do you want to continue living in seclusion?"

"I don't know this." Han Li shook his head and said, "Young Marshal, if you have any advice or letters to Mr. Xiang, you can let me take it. I promise to bring the news to Mr. Xiang as soon as possible."

Xiang Kang calculated that he wanted to play hard to get, but he was afraid of backfiring, so he could only continue to pretend to be timid: "Please tell my third uncle to tell him that he was worried. No matter how critical the situation is in the future, I will never ignore the two aunts and our Xiang brothers. When I really can't hold on, I will try my best to find a way. No matter what method I use, I will send the two uncles and the two sons of the third uncle to Xia Pi and hand them over to him."

Han Li nodded and promised to bring Xiang Kang's original words. Xiang Kang thanked him and said, "Brother Han, I have too many things to do, so I can't host a banquet to entertain you in person. So, I will send someone to call Xiang You and Xiang Sui and ask them to accompany you for breakfast for me? When the matter is over, I will ask you to bring a letter back and hand it to my third uncle."

Han Li quickly was polite and said that there was no need to hold a banquet to entertain him early in the morning, but Xiang Kang refused to obey. He sent someone to report Xiang You and Xiang Sui on the spot, and asked someone to prepare a meal in the guest house of the county temple, asking Xiang You and Xiang Sui to entertain Han Li for him, and also ordered Xiang You and Xiang Sui to take Han Li to visit the camp of the Young Marshal's Army. Seeing that Xiang Kang insisted, Han Li had to thank Xiang Kang for his kindness and followed Xiang Bo's two sons to go down to have a meal.

When having dinner with Xiang Bo's two sons, Han Li must not ask Xiang You and Xiang Sui about the specific situation of the Young Marshal's Army. Xiang You and Xiang Sui do not know that the Sishui County soldiers have been restrained by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising army, so of course they did not tell Han Li the good news that the Young Marshal's Army was about to grow and grow. Therefore, what Xiang You brothers introduced to Han Li were naturally the various hidden dangers and crises currently in the Young Marshal's Army - the people were afraid of the Qin army's revenge and did not dare to strongly support the Young Marshal's Army; the Young Marshal's army was less than 2,000 soldiers, the soldiers lacked training, all weapons and supplies were robbed, and all the food and grass were counted on the autumn collection and collection of grain; surrounded by enemies, the surrounding Qin army might make a comeback at any time, and the county soldiers of Sishui County, and the Donghai County soldiers that were also likely to send troops were even the Damocles sword hanging high above the Young Marshal's Army, which could fall at any time, and the Young Marshal's Army was torn to pieces.

After dinner, according to Xiang Kang's instructions, Xiang You and Xiang Sui brothers took Han Li to visit the camp of the Young Marshal's Army. As a result, what Han Li saw was of course the military discipline that the Young Marshal's Army was far from strict enough, the chaotic weapons and equipment were just a battle formation drill that had begun to take shape. How could it look like a storm of military appearance? The overall quality was so low that Han Li couldn't help but exclaim, "You have won a battle with such an army?"

After seeing the specific situation of the Young Marshal Army with his own eyes, and learning from Xiang Kang about the current difficult situation of the Young Marshal Army, Han Li, who had once wanted to find a place in the Young Marshal Army with his old friends, certainly did not mention joining the Young Marshal Army. He just lived in Xiaxiang City for a day. The next day, he left with a letter written by Xiang Kang and the children of the Xiang family to Xiang Bo. He also returned to Xia Pi successfully on the third day and reported the current specific situation of the Young Marshal Army to Xiang Bo and Zhang Liang.

If you hadn't trusted Han Li, Zhang Liang and Xiang Bo would certainly not believe the report brought back by Han Li - the hasty mob gathered, with less than 2,000 soldiers, seriously inadequate weapons and equipment, and pitifully few food and military supplies. At the same time, the people did not dare to serve their lives. They could defeat the troops far ahead of their own. The soldiers of the two counties of Duong County!

However, after carefully understanding the past and after the victory of the Young Commander's army at Xiaxiang, Zhang Liang quickly realized and said, "The battle between Xiang Kang and his nephew did not win in strength, but in his opportunistic and tyrannical Qin army underestimated the enemy. If he failed in this battle, he would be defeated immediately. Even after he defeated the tyrannical Qin army in Tong County, if it were not for the fire in the backyard of the tyrannical Qin army, just by considering the tyrannical Qin army, it would be enough to trap him to death in Xiaxiang City, making it difficult for him to have a counter-mobile phone."

"I just said that boy can't accomplish anything big." Xiang Bo hummed in dissatisfaction and said, "I just want to be evil in the perineum, sow discord and go back on my word. When I am lucky, I can choose some cheaper things. If I am not lucky, I will immediately get the consequences. What kind of great things can such a person become?!"

"Brother, what are your plans? Should I wait and see, or go and take a photo immediately?" Zhang Liang asked.

Xiang Bo hesitated. If Xiang Bo knew that the county soldiers of Sishui County had been strongly restrained by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's partial army, then Xiang Bo was interested in betting that the Qin army in Donghai County would not cross the border immediately to suppress the rebellion. Unfortunately, Xiang Bo did not know that the situation in Sishui County was actually very beneficial to the young commander's army, so Xiang Bo, who loved his life, could not help but hesitate. So Xiang Bo did not rush to answer Zhang Liang's question, but just picked up the letter written by Xiang Kang to him, opened the mud with a knife, and took out the bamboo slips sandwiched by two blank wooden slips to watch. However, after reading the content of the letter, Xiang Bo roared in dissatisfaction and said angrily: "Little Master, do you want to put the old man on the fire?"

"Brother, what's wrong? How did you put you on the fire and roast you?" Zhang Liangqi asked.

"This little master advised me to call myself Wu Xinjun and Shangzhu Kingdom of Chu, and call on the old people of Chu to rise up and overthrow the tyrannical Qin with the reputation of Wu Xinjun and Shangzhu Kingdom of Chu!" Xiang Bo replied angrily.

"It is indeed a fire to put you on fire," Zhang Liang laughed in silence and said, "If you do this, the spearheads of the tyrannical Qin may be pointed at you. But this is also an opportunity. If you proclaim yourself Wu Xinjun and Shangzhu Kingdom of Chu, you can legitimately issue orders to Lingxian's young commander army. If there are indeed other old people of Chu who have raised their troops in the future, you can also use the reputation of Wu Xinjun and Shangzhu Kingdom to reward them and let them use them for your own use."

"Absolutely not possible!" Uncle Xiang quickly shook his head, and quickly pushed the gun out of the head and said politely: "Although Wu Xinjun is the title of our elders of the Xiang family, my uncle Xiang Yan did hold the position of Shangzhu Kingdom in Chu, but I also have an elder brother Xiang Liang on my head. In terms of seniority, Wu Xinjun's title and Shangzhu Kingdom official position should be inherited first. How can I have my share?"

"I'm afraid of being the first to be a bird, so why do I need to speak so well?" Zhang Liang was disdainful, but his face was silent, and he asked again: "Brother, what are your plans? Should I go and meet your children and nephew immediately? Or do I want to wait a little longer?"

Xiang Bo hesitated again, and after a while, hesitated and kicked the ball back to Zhang Liang, saying, "Zifang, what about you? You have said before that you want to go to the court with me."

Regarding Zhang Liang's plan, Zhang Liang found that even if he encouraged Xiang Bo to take him to take him to the court, Xiang Bo might not be able to get the military power of the Young Marshal Army as he wished. On the contrary, it may lead to the Young Marshal Army's anti-Qin army splitting itself, and give up the tyrannical Qin army that he hated deeply. Moreover, even if Xiang Bo successfully obtained the military power of the Young Marshal Army, Xiang Kang would willingly abdicate and give in to the wise. With the current situation of the Young Marshal Army, it would be difficult for the Qin army to continue to fight back. Once the Young Marshal Army was destroyed, he would not only be unable to restore the old country and South Korea, but on the contrary, he might be implicated by Xiang Bo, a waste of money, and he would not have the chance to get what he wished.

But if he persuaded Xiang Bo to stop and told him not to rush to make trouble for the Young Marshal's Army, Zhang Liang found that doing so would be more beneficial to him. First of all, he could allow the Young Marshal's Army to continue to unite under the banner of Xiang Kang, continue to rebel against Qin and restore Chu, and continue to put pressure on the Qin court. At the same time, he also gave the other old people of the six countries a chance to raise an army and give himself hope and opportunity to take advantage of the situation and restore the old country.

Secondly, if Xiang Kang can continue to create miracles, resist the counterattack of the Qin army again, and develop and strengthen the Young Marshal's army, then he and Xiang Bo will join Xiang Kang again. Even if Xiang Bo seizes power more difficult, he still has a glimmer of hope. At the same time, even if Xiang Bo fails to seize power, he can rely on Xiang Kang and use Xiang Kang to fulfill his long-cherished wish to restore the old country. Anyway, Zhang Liang has absolutely no hope of becoming the boss of the Young Marshal's army. He will help anyone who helps, and he may not necessarily hang himself on Xiang Bo's tree.

Thinking of this, Zhang Liang made up his mind and said, "Brother, I think it's better for us to wait a little longer now and take a look. Anyway, Xia Pi is not far from Xia Xiang. When the situation is clear, we can go south to meet your children and nephews at any time. Now we'd better continue to live in seclusion and leave a way out for your children and nephews."

There was no courage to go south and take over the mess of the Young Marshal's Army. After hearing Zhang Liang's persuasion, Xiang Bo naturally had a step to go down. After pretending to be a little while, Xiang Bo nodded and said, "What Zifang said is very true. In this situation, it is better for us to stay and leave them a way out."

Zhang Liang nodded with a smile and expressed his agreement, but Xiang Bo complained again, "It's all because of that little clan Xiang Kang who cares about his head and tail, and raises up a military force to rebel against Qin and Chu, and forgets not asking his elders for advice and discussion. After starting a military force, he will make the army mess. The war is all based on stealing the evil ways. The clans of Xiang's family in our Chu State will be implicated by this clan sooner or later!"

When Xiang Bo was desperately blaming his nephew in Xia Pi, Xia Xiang, after some hurried preparation, he confirmed from the captive Zheng Lun that the soldiers of Sishui County had indeed been restrained by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's partial division. With the enemy on all sides, Xiang Kang resisted the opposition and decided to let Xiang Guan lead an army to stay in Xia Xiang and lead his army to attack and capture the empty forces of the two cities of Qiwu and Tong County. While expanding the territory, he also took the opportunity to strengthen the young commander's army.
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