Xiang An was lying on the steps at the door of his room, leaning against the pillar on the bluestone steps, looking at the clouds covering the half-moon, with his hands behind his head, wondering what he was thinking.
"Hey." Xiang Yu came over and sat next to him, "What are you thinking about? You have a deep look on your face."
"Brother." Xiang An responded casually, pursed his lips, and said nothing.
"Are you thinking about Xiaoye during the day?" Xiang Yu took out a steamed bun from his arms and threw it to Xiang An. Then he took out a pot of wine and two bowls from somewhere and placed them on the steps with two clicks.
, Wu started pouring wine.
"Hmm...where did you get this wine?" Xiang An answered the question and pointed to the wine bowl.
"I sneaked a bottle from my uncle's wine cellar." Xiang Yu chuckled, "You don't want to drink it?"
"How could you not drink?" Xiang An sat up, picked up a bowl of wine, and kowtowed with Xiang Yu. Then the two brothers raised their heads together, and the bowl of wine disappeared.
"Ha... So, what are you thinking about here if you don't go to bed alone?" Xiang Yu asked again after wiping the corner of his mouth.
"Hmm...probably...sigh." Xiang An scratched his head and looked at Xiang Yu, "Brother, you should know that my uncle came to see me in the evening."
"Well, it seems that I talked a little bit about Xiaoye with you." Xiang Yu nodded and continued to pour wine.
"After I finished brushing Tuanchi, I went to find Xiaoye and chat about... some things before he came to Kuaiji." Xiang An took the wine poured by Xiang Yu with a complicated expression.
"He... was a pawn of the Chu State before, but he did not really obtain the status of a pawn of the Chu State. It is equivalent to being abandoned, and was left outside Kuaiji City by his uncle."
"Before this...his family members had all died in the war with Qin."
"I remember...my uncle probably disbanded a large number of his forces because he was almost running for his life." Xiang Yu hesitated slightly before responding.
"No matter what the superiors say, for a person like Liao Ye, it is a fact that he was abandoned regardless of life and death. My uncle took the initiative to ask me to find Liao Ye, and he probably had no intention of avoiding this."
"But... Liao Ye probably also knows about his uncle's difficulties. It's just because of the fact that he has been avoiding the Xiang family who was looking for the veterans of the Chu Kingdom." Xiang An lowered his head, facing the moonlight, and rested his elbows on the
On his knees, Xiang Yu couldn't see his expression clearly.
"In this way, Liao Ye, who lost his family and his hometown, began to wander in Kuaiji City, living aimlessly and as he pleased."
"Until you meet me."
"I hit him on the street for doing evil, and I beat him up hard. Only then did he start to face his past and decide to live a good life."
"...So, what do you think?"
"What you think... is that you care about the war to some extent." Xiang An scratched his head and took a bite of the steamed bun, "Brother, you should know what your uncle thinks about Qin's world, right?"
"It's clear. How can it be unclear to the descendants of the Xiang family?" Xiang Yu sighed, "Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, and Chu is the most resentful. My uncle's resentment is overwhelming, but he has always hidden it in his heart. Others can't notice it. We two brothers
He is like an uncle's son. If you can notice it, how could I not notice it?"
"So...Brother, war is inevitable for us." Xiang An suddenly said.
Xiang Yu was stunned and looked at Xiang An.
And Xiang An was looking up at the moon.
"I can feel that it is a fate we cannot escape." Xiang An stood up, patted Xiang Yu on the shoulder, and walked towards his house, "Think about your attitude in war in advance, brother."
"I will go and sleep now."
Xiang Yu stared blankly as Xiang An walked into his room, closed the door, and sighed slightly.
I understand what you are saying, but...
Are we really ready to face future wars?
...
The next day, Xiang Zhai performed martial arts.
"Liao Ye, although you are older than me, since you are willing to lower your face to ask me for advice, I will not be stingy." After yesterday's understanding, Xiang An also became serious.
Since you are hesitant because of your status as a descendant of Chu State, then let me give you the dignity that a Chu State soldier should have!
"Yeah!" Liao Ye stood opposite Xiang An, a little excited.
"You have no strength, but no skills. Because you joined the army in a hurry and never received any training, you have to start everything from scratch." Xiang An stretched out a finger.
"I am good at using many weapons. I can basically use spears, beryllium, halberds, axes, swords, spears and bows. However, if you join the army, spears are more suitable. But I want to know what you want?" Xiang An hugged his chest with a look on his face.
Rarely serious.
"Huh? Ah... let me think about it." Liao Ye also became serious, looked at the weapon rack, and chose his own weapon.
"You can choose a few more. I usually have nothing to do, so I can teach you." Xiang An added.
At the other end of the martial arts arena, Xiang Yu and Xiang Jing Zijuan were also doing daily training.
"It seems that the second brother is serious. It's rare to see the second brother's face showing such an expression." Zijuan turned the gun around in boredom, but there was an expression of fun on his face.
"Let's take advantage of this moment to practice some more kung fu." Xiang Jing muttered, "When the second brother spins the beryllium, there will be no living things standing on the entire martial arts field."
"Second brother's beryllium..." Zijuan shuddered.
Xiang An's big beryllium is three feet long, and everyone is frightened when it dances.
The saying that one inch is long and one inch is strong is no joke. When Xiang An uses this big beryllium on the battlefield, no one will dare to get close. Are you afraid that he will stab you from a few feet away?
Beryllium is now the mainstream. It is often used in battle formations. However, even Xiang Liang has never seen such a long beryllium, but Xiang An likes it very much. He plays it in the martial arts field whenever he has free time.
.
Liao Ye has almost made up his mind: "Sword and gun."
"Okay, don't feel bitter." Xiang An smiled, reached out and took down two long guns from the weapon rack, and threw one to Liao Ye.
Under the eaves of the back hall, there was a person watching silently.
Xiang Liang looked at the four brothers and sisters and Liao Ye who were active in the martial arts field, and smiled involuntarily.
"Second brother, is this really okay? Liao Ye is a diner after all, so let him hang out with Xiang An and the others..." There was a hint of worry in Xiang Bo's eyes, "And before Liao Ye changed his mind...
....”
"It doesn't matter." Xiang Liang interrupted Xiang Bo as usual. The two brothers had already reached a tacit understanding on this matter. "This is what Chu State owes these people. He avoided me before and it was hard for me to find him."
He, as he is now, can be regarded as having settled a worry..."
"As for before..."
"He is still from the Chu country and has the backbone of a Chu country person."
Xiang Liang turned his back and said with sadness in his voice: "Although I didn't bring this spine back with my own hands."