Chapter 197 Chu’s alliance

Author: Yunyue Qi

Chapter 197 Chu’s alliance

Chu State has begun to fall into chaos. Facing the 600,000 Qin army led by Wang Jian, the people of Chu State are not optimistic about the outcome of this war.

The location of Xiaoyao City is in the southwest of Chu State, and there was a precedent of it being captured by the Qin army.

In addition to Xiaoyao City, wealthy officials in other cities, as well as some ordinary people with no ties, began to leave their homes and flee to other places.

Xiaoyao City is different. The last time it was reported that Chu State was about to send troops, those who didn't want to believe it had basically left.

Most of the people who are still staying in Xiaoyao City are ordinary people who have settled here before.

In addition to trusting the strength of Xiaoyao City, these people have nowhere to go.

In Xiaoyao City now, more people are entering the city than leaving. Many nearby people are willing to come and live in Xiaoyao City.

For these people, Li Chen did not stop them and closed two gates, leaving only two places, one in the south and one in the north, allowed to enter the city.

Li Chen arranged Zhang Qi and Ji Bu here to be responsible for screening people entering the city, of course, targeting those with strength.

These are probably spies from other forces. It is impossible for Li Chen to let such people in to cause trouble for him.

Fortunately, there are not many people entering the city, and there are many vacant places in Xiaoyao City, enough for those people to find a place to live in the city.

Of course, Liu Tong was quite busy. Everyone who entered the city had to be registered by the government office, and then unified distribution arrangements were made.

Therefore, while the outside world was panicking due to the imminent arrival of the Qin army, everything in Xiaoyao City was still in order.

As the lord of Xiaoyao City, Li Chen can be said to be the most leisurely among the people.

Usually, he spends most of his time huddled in the city lord's mansion, taking care of his son.

Little Ayan is now fourteen years old and is more interested in management. Li Chen asked her and Mei Sanniang to follow Liu Tong and handle the affairs of the city together.

Therefore, no one saw Xiao Li Mu, and Li Chen had to do it himself.

Li Chen put the ebony sword into the little guy's hand and passed several simple sword techniques into his mind.

After that, let the little guy hold the sword by himself and dance in the yard, while Li Chen slumped on the recliner, closed his eyes and rested.

Just when Li Chen was about to fall asleep, Liu Tong burst in with an angry look and shouted: "Sir, someone from Shouchun, Chu State, came to visit and wanted to see you."

Li Chen said speechlessly: "Didn't I remind you before? Just blast them out."

Liu Tong was also speechless and said: "We're on our way. They are unwilling to leave and have been staying at the gate of the city. We really have nothing to do with them."

Li Chen was stunned and asked in surprise: "Who is here? Such a shameless person."

"Your Majesty Song Yu and Lord Chang Ping said they must meet you," Liu Tong replied.

"Where are people now?"

"I have taken them to the front hall. Sir, do you want to see them?"

Li Chen glanced at Liu Tong: "You have brought them here, can I still miss them?"

Liu Tong chuckled: "Sir, there is no way. We are already too busy to touch the ground. Since you are so leisurely, I can only let you solve it."

Li Chen glanced at Xiao Li Mu and stood up helplessly: "Okay, then I'll go see them."

When they came to the front hall, Song Yu and Chang Pingjun were drinking tea. When they saw Li Chen walking in, they stood up quickly and bowed to Li Chen: "I have met City Lord Li."

Li Chen returned the salute, then waved his hand to signal the two of them to sit down. He also sat on the main seat, and then asked: "At this moment, you are not in Shouchun preparing to defend against the Qin army, so you came to me

What are you doing in Xiaoyao City?"

Lord Changping and Song Yu looked at each other, looked up at Li Chen, and said, "The two of us are here this time to invite the city lord to join forces to fight against Qin."

Li Chen shook his head: "The Qin army is not targeting Xiaoyao City, so why should we fight against the Qin army."

Hearing this, Lord Changping shook his head and said, "The city lord's words are wrong. Qin's wolfish ambitions are known to the world. Does the city lord think that after the Qin army captures Chu, they will let Xiaoyao City go?"

Li Chen looked at the two of them and said with a smile: "No matter how big the Qin State's appetite is, Xiaoyao City is not something they can swallow."

"Besides, the problems I have with the Chu State are more serious than those with the Qin State. Why should I join forces with you?"

Song Yu said: "Don't worry, City Lord, we will take care of the Chu State side and guarantee that we will not be enemies with the City Lord again."

Lord Changping also said: "Perhaps the city lord is not afraid of Qin, but if the city lord takes action and repels the Qin army, then the name of the city lord will be respected by the world."

Li Chen stared at him for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "I heard that you and the peasant hero Kui Tian Guang came up with some kind of Qinglong plan, which involved all the various schools of thought. Now, you want to get the idea

My Xiaoyao City?"

Upon hearing this, Lord Changping's expression changed instantly, and he lost his voice and said, "How did you know?"

Li Chen continued: "I heard that there was a fire in the Confucian Little Sage Manor some time ago, and the library was destroyed. Is there any trace of your Qinglong Project in it?"

Song Yu on the side also looked at Lord Changping at this time, with a hint of surprise on his face. He originally thought that Xiang Yan only agreed to betray Qin after he came to Qin to see him last time.

Now it seems that there are some other problems involved. Lord Changping's rebellion may have been planned in advance.

Lord Changping was silent for a while and then said: "We are doing this to resist the violent Qin Dynasty, but the fire in Xiaoshengxian Village has nothing to do with us."

Li Chen nodded: "What about Yan Dan becoming a giant of the Mohist family? As far as I know, the Six-Fingered Black Man's favorite candidate was probably Jing Ke!"

Mr. Changping's face darkened again and he did not explain anything.

Li Chen also smiled and did not ask any more questions. The hall became quiet for a while.

After a while, Song Yu said: "City Lord, we came here this time to form an alliance with the City Lord. As for the rest, we will discuss it slowly after the Qin army retreats."

Li Chen shook his head: "It's not necessary. When Pang Nuan led the five-nation coalition to attack Qin, your Chu country ran away first. Since then, the fate of the six countries has been doomed, but it's just a matter of time."

"Even if Xiaoyao City takes action this time and forces the Qin army back, then won't the Qin army come back again? In that case, why bother with that?"

Song Yu sighed: "It seems that City Lord Li is confident of protecting Xiaoyao City on his own?"

Li Chen laughed: "Last time I was in the palace of the King of Chu, I was able to get Fu Chu to give in. Now I am confident that I can get Ying Zheng to give in. There is no reason for Fu Chu to be afraid of death. Ying Zheng is not afraid of death, right?"

When Song Yu heard this, he was startled for a moment, then looked at Li Chen with a surprised look on his face and asked, "Is City Lord Li now in the realm of heaven and man?"

Li Chen smiled and said no more.

Seeing this, Song Yu completely understood and could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
Chapter completed!