Looking at his father's strange expression, Xiang Liang was moved in his heart. He has been with his father for ten years and has rarely seen his father look like this. Could it be that the owner of this token is really different.
But on weekdays, I also heard my father say that some of the distinguished figures in the Chu country are not on par with the people in front of me.
Not only was Xiang Liang curious, but also Xiang Bo, who was breathing slightly calmly on one side, was also curious. The two brothers looked at each other, all eyes falling on their father, hoping that his father could clear up the confusion.
"Uncle Xiang, you personally lead those two people into the shogunate's military tent. Remember, just treat them as normal guests."
He put away the wooden token in his hand and looked at his son Xiang Bo. At this time, the two people came to meet him. He must have something good to do. Otherwise, with his indisputable temperament, he would never show up.
of.
He has a special identity. It would be troublesome if someone with an interest in the army knew about it. Please give this order emphatically.
"Yes, father."
Xiang Bo cupped his fists and saluted without saying anything. Since his father did what he did, there must be a reason for it. For decades, his father had never let him down, nor had he let the entire Xiang family down.
"Xiang Liang, are you still thinking about the owner of this token?"
Xiang Bo went there with several guards accompanying the army. Xiang Yan walked around the shogunate's military tent, thinking about the man's purpose, and asked with a smile, leaving Xiang Liang's still curious look on his face.
"yes."
Xiang Liang did not deny it.
"The identity of the owner of this token is very special. To put it bluntly, it happened decades ago."
"Xiang Liang, how much do you know about King Xiankao Lie?"
Xiang Yan chuckled and said.
"Test King Lie first?"
"The former king was the son of King Qingxiang and the grandson of King Huai. He was eighteen years old and went to Qin as a hostage. Later, with the help of Lord Chun Shen, he escaped from Qin and returned to Chu to become king."
"Afterwards, the Changping War between Qin and Zhao broke out, Mao Sui entered Chu, and the Five Kingdoms attacked Qin. The Chu State sent troops to rescue Zhao. A few years later, the Lu State was attacked and destroyed. A few years ago, Lord Chun Shen wanted to imitate Lord Xinling of the Five Kingdoms.
The attack on Qin led to the Qin army pressing down on the territory, and the former king moved his capital to Shouchun."
"Not long after, the previous king was depressed and resentful and had no choice but to die. He was succeeded by the current king!"
Naturally, Xiang Liang had a lot of treasures regarding the matter of King Lie in the past. As a military strategist in Chu State, this was a compulsory course. Although the former king was not the leader of development, he could be regarded as the king of preservation.
With the assistance of Lord Chun Shen, he destroyed more than a dozen weak vassal states and even buried the Duke of Zhou's fiefdom, the state of Lu, which made him famous. Unfortunately, it was also because of Lord Chun Shen that the results of many years of battle were lost in one fell swoop.
Talking about this matter, Xiang Liang couldn't help but sigh. If Chun Shen Jun had not attacked Qin, the Chu State might not be so chaotic now, and Li Yuan would not have killed Chun Shen Jun. With Chun Shen Jun's
Strategy, Chu State will definitely not be like this.
"So, do you know how many heirs the late king had?"
Xiang Yan nodded in response. What his son said was not a secret. Any member of the Chu Kingdom's military elite could tell it. However, by asking him, he didn't know much.
"The late king's heir?"
"This..., there should be three former kings. When the former king was still a hostage in the Qin State, he left behind a son named Xiong Qi, who is now the ruling minister of the Qin State, Lord Changping."
"Secondly, there are two sons born to him and the queen. The older one is the current king, Xiong Han, and the younger one is Xiong You. They are both young and weak."
Xiang Liang thought for a while and responded to his father with the words in his mouth.
The late king had only three heirs. Although Xiong Qi, Lord Changping of Qin State, was also of orthodox blood, he was only born to an ordinary Chu girl. Therefore, when the late king left Qin State, he was given to the Queen Mother Huayang to raise.
This should not be a secret in today's Chu State.
"No, the late king had four sons!"
"When the late king was a hostage in the Qin State, he favored a Chu woman the following year and gave birth to Xiong Qi, the Changping Lord of the Qin State. Six years later, another Chu woman gave birth to an heir for the late king, also a son.
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"Because the late king was in great danger in Xianyang, he did not dare to announce his son to the public, so he asked Lord Chun Shen to take the young son out of Xianyang and ordered me to send him to his ancestral homeland by the Xiang River in Chu State.
Shenjun sent someone to raise him."
"Jun Chun Shen thought that his life experience was pitiful, like a duckweed in troubled times, burdened with great crises, so he named him - Fu Chu. Now, more than thirty years have passed, and Young Master Fu Chu has grown up.
"
Seeing the surprised look on his son's face, Xiang Yan was helpless. After all, he had buried this matter in his heart for many years. If he hadn't seen the token in his hand, he might not have been able to remember it.
Now, the young master has come to see me, but I don’t know what his purpose is.
"So, in Chu State, only my father knows the identity of that young master?"
Xiang Liang's expression changed, he stepped forward slowly, and asked again with some uncertainty.
"I don't know. After all, Lord Chun Shen has taken care of him for decades. After the late king returned to the country, he originally wanted to recruit him to the royal city, but he felt that his blood was low and did not suit the queen at that time, so he did not recall him."
"Some people should know, but I don't know those specific people."
I don't have much contact with Young Master Fu Chu, so I hear some information from Chun Shenjun from time to time. I don't dare to inquire about the specific content.
"Bloodline!"
Xiang Liang nodded slightly. He was only the son of a humble Chu girl favored by the previous king. How could he be compared to the heirs born to the queen now? However, Xiang Liang felt that the other party's plan was definitely not trivial when he appeared at this time.
However, for hundreds of years in Chu State, the throne has only been passed down to orthodox and noble people. Xiong Qi, who was far away in Qin State, had long been excluded, and the same was true for Prince Fu Chu.
"Father, here comes the distinguished guest!"
Just as Xiang Yan was about to say something more to Xiang Liang, outside the shogunate's military tent, Xiang Bo's voice came up again. Hearing this, he waved his palms to his son. He stood to one side, and Xiang Yan stepped forward and waited quietly.
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"General Xiang Yan, we meet again after more than thirty years!"
Xiang Bo led the way, while Xiang Liang glanced at his father and walked out of the military tent. No one was allowed to approach within a radius of ten feet, and then returned to the shogunate again.
Looking at the two men who had already arrived in front of his father and listening to their voices, Xiang Liang's expression did not change much. He was already prepared in his heart, while Xiang Bo's eyes were as curious as before.
Those two people, with obvious aristocratic figures from the Chu Kingdom, were dressed in the Chu Kingdom's light red fire phoenix brocade robes, with totem textures emerging, long crowns, and ceremonial bodies. Their brows were very handsome, and there was a hint of self-expression in every gesture.
Heroic.
Standing in front of his father, who was more than eight feet tall, he bowed his hands and laughed loudly.
The man in gray brocade robe beside him didn't say much, and followed the man quietly, motionless, but Xiang Liang could clearly feel the power contained in the other man's body.
"Xiang Yan has met the young master!"
With just these words, Xiang Yan had already confirmed the identity of the other party.
Moreover, Xiang Yan has no doubt that the person who is going today is the true master of the young master. If the person who comes is a substitute or uses other tricks, then he should know what the consequences will be.
He strode forward, wearing heavy silver armor, and bowed heavily with fists in his hands.
"Hahaha, General Xiang Yan, when you left the State of Qin with Fu Chu, you were in your prime. You suppressed Zhuangji's rebellion and became a famous general of the State of Chu. Now, more than thirty years later, you have become a pillar of the State of Chu.
Already."
"I think both the late king and Lord Chun Shen will be very pleased."
"For decades, due to the order of the late king, I have not dared to meet General Xiang Yan in person. I think that I saved my life back then. Today I hope that the general will receive a courtesy from Fucu to repay my long-cherished wish."
Listening to General Xiang Yan's words, the young master's face flashed with a smile. He took a step forward and supported him with both hands. Then, with the words in his mouth, he suddenly knelt half-kneeling in the military tent, clasped his fists low, and became a member of the royal family.
Big gift.
He bowed deeply and did not dare to be careless in the slightest. Even the person following him moved his expression slightly and wanted to say more, but he held back in the end.
"Master, please get up quickly."
"Young Master, this is your attempt to defeat Xiang Yan. Xiang Yan is nothing more than a martial artist, how can he be worthy of the Young Master's gift?"
"Sir, please!"
Xiang Yan was frightened and quickly stepped forward to help the young master up again. He had mixed feelings in his heart. He was afraid that the young master's plot this time was really going to be beyond his expectation, but he didn't know whether it was what he thought.
But... there are still a lot of troubles after all.
When he finished speaking, he took the young master with one hand and held the cud, and asked him to sit in the honorable seat. He placed himself below him to accompany him.
"Before Chun Shen Jun was assassinated by Li Yuan, he had spoken to Fu Chu many times. If he was to be the future pillar of the Chu Kingdom, the Xiang clan also wanted Fu Chu to carry the secret message to General Xiang Yan.
Follow orders."
"I never thought that the late king passed away suddenly, the government was in chaos, Lord Chun Shen died, and Li Yuan, a humble man from another country, stole the state of Chu. I felt so unbearable, but I was so weak that I couldn't do anything."
"Therefore, I came here today to see General Xiang Yan for help!"
"I guess these two are General Xiang Liang and General Xiang Bo, the two sons who have followed General Xiang Yan in recent years, right?"
Xiang Liang automatically came forward to pour tea.
When the prince saw this, he bowed his hands and saluted. According to his own understanding, the only people Xiang Yan could trust in the shogunate's military tent were Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo, who had always been with him.
He chuckled lightly and looked at Xiang Yan.
"Yes, they are Xiang Yan's two useless sons."
"Xiang Liang, Xiang Bo, I saw the young master as I approached!"
Xiang Yan also smiled back, glanced at Erzi, nodded, and shouted softly.
"Xiang Liang has met the young master!"
"Uncle Xiang has met the young master!"
The two of them didn't hesitate, they approached each other side by side, clasped their fists and saluted.
"Haha, please get up quickly. It is precisely because Chu State still has you that Fu Chu has this determination. General Xiang Yan, I wonder if you can help Fu Chu to achieve great things?"
He held the cud in his hands and nodded deeply at Xiang and Liang. These two men were brave and famous in the Chu army in recent years. He knew it. Then, the conversation changed and fell to today's topic.
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"Oh, I wonder what the master is planning?"
Xiang Yan's expression remained unchanged, and the gentle smile still appeared. He raised the cup and took a sip, placed the tea cup on the table, and responded meaningfully.
"Does General Xiang Yan think that he can become the king of Chu by carrying Chu?"
While sitting quietly, I didn't even have a cup of tea. I just played with it casually with one hand and spoke the words in my mouth.
His eyes flashed with a different kind of mysterious light, and he looked at Xiang Yan quietly.
At the same time, the atmosphere in the entire shogunate's military tent seemed to suddenly become extremely quiet. The faces of Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo showed disbelief, and their horrified eyes focused on them.
Even if Xiang Liang knew the other party's life experience before and felt that the other party had an agenda, he just wanted to take advantage of the current chaos in the Chu country to rise up and get a share of the pie, or to plan for big things in the future.
But I never thought that Fu Chu would say this so openly.
Want to be the king of Chu?
What about the current king?
Moreover, regardless of his life experience or bloodline, Fu Chu was far different from the current king. For the old scholars of the Chu State, a weak Chu King was a good thing.
Even though Li Yuan disrupted the state affairs of Chu State, his influence on the old gentry was impossible to shake.
"Master, are you joking?"
After a few breaths, Xiang Yan looked at Negi Chu calmly.
"How dare you do this in front of the old general?"
He shook his head and spoke calmly.
"Young Master thinks too highly of Xiang Yan."
"Now in the Chu Kingdom, those who have the ability to support the young master to ascend the throne of Chu King should be the three major families of Qu, Zhao, and Jing, not my Xiang family. The young master should know this."
Xiang Yan did not object directly and shook his head.
In today's Chu State, the three major families of Qu Zhaojing still hold the real power. The Xiang family is still based in Jiangdong. As for the 100,000 soldiers under their command, it is far from possible to fight against the major armies of the entire Chu State.
In order to resist Chu State's mighty force with his own power, Xiang Yan was powerless even though he had the intention. If Young Master Fu Chu lobbied him like this, it would not be a successful lobbying.
"Zhu Chu naturally knows this."
"What if Fu Chu tells the old general that Fu Chu has persuaded the three families of Qu, Zhao and Jing to help me?"
He stood up leisurely after taking care of the case, with his hands behind his back. A trace of nobility spread throughout his body unconsciously, and a little arrogance burst out from his words without any reason.
He walked to the center of the army and stood not far in front of Xiang Yan, facing each other.
"That's it, Xiang Yan thinks that the help of the three major families, Qu, Zhao and Jing, is enough."
"It doesn't matter whether Xiang Yan helps or not. The young master is here in person. Doesn't it mean that he thinks highly of Xiang Yan?"
Regarding the influence and strength of the three major families, Qu, Zhao, and Jing, Xiang Yan, who has been growing up in the temples of the Chu Kingdom for more than thirty years, is very clear about the influence and strength of the three major families. If it is said that the three major families really support Fu Chu.
Then, Li Yuan will definitely have no power to fight back, and the current king will definitely pass on to the negative Chu. As for the so-called life experience and the so-called bloodline, it will not matter, because the three major families of Qu, Zhao, and Jing are known as the Chu Kingdom for hundreds of years.
The old gentry who have come over the years.
In fact, they have always been a branch of the royal family entrusted by the king of Chu. Otherwise, for hundreds of years, the king of Chu would not have been so difficult to shake them, because shaking them would be equivalent to shaking the foundation of the Chu country.
"No!"
"I think it's General Xiang Yan who despises himself."
"If you say that in the current Chu army, there is obviously General Jing Wei, but no one knows that General Xiang Yan, the right Sima, is the real general. If General Xiang Yan can help him, he will have the help of the entire Chu army.
Help."
"At this time, with the power of the three great families and temples of Qu, Zhao, and Jing, Fu Chu is confident that he can ascend to the throne of Chu. If so, Fu Chu can agree. After this is accomplished, Xiang Yan will be conferred the title of General! Listed on the pillars Country! The land east of Jiangdong is the permanent fiefdom of the Xiang family!"
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