General Qin

Located near the lower reaches of Surabaya.

The rising sun in late autumn is rising from the east, casting its light on a spacious mansion.

Xiang Liang stood alone in the courtyard, frowning, staring at the sky alone in a daze.

The sound of footsteps came from behind.

Xiang Juan walked behind his brother and comforted him: "Brother, there is no need to be so worried. Zifang is far-reaching and resourceful. He used clever tricks to lure the Emperor of Qin and Zhao Tuo from Jiaodong to Surabaya. If he takes action, he will definitely hit the target. We will definitely be able to escape the pursuit of the Qin people. Moreover, Zifang is a man of faith. Since he said he would protect our Xiang family, when he takes action, his name will be exposed."

"In this way, the whole world will know that the person who assassinated the martial lord Zhao Tuo was Zhang Liang from Han Dynasty. He has nothing to do with my minister Xiang. This matter will never be implicated in my Xiang family. Brother, I am relieved. yes."

"With Zhao Tuo's death, my Xiang family's great revenge will be avenged. My uncle and eldest brother will be able to rest in peace. They will also be able to express the frustration of my Xiang family after being oppressed by the Qin people for several years, and let the emperor of Qin know that there are many men in the six kingdoms." also!"

As he said that, Xiang Juan shook his head.

Previously, he was scolded by Xiang Liang for secretly helping Zhang Liang, and his brother almost fell out, leaving him depressed for several days.

However, Xiang Juan also knew that the reason why Xiang Liang was angry was that he was afraid that Zhang Liang's actions would involve the Xiang family, so he came here to comfort and explain.

Why did Xiang Juan help Zhang Liang?

In addition to Zhang Liang being of noble birth, good-looking and well-spoken, and having the same interests as Xiang Tang, revenge for Xiang Yan and Xiang Qu was also a reason.

Although both Xiang Yan and Xiang Qu were defeated on the battlefield and committed suicide, it was Qin general Zhao Tuo who defeated them both. Naturally, the Xiang family wanted to bear this grudge on Zhao Tuo.

Not to mention that Zhao Tuo also broke through Shouchun City, forced King Chu to surrender, and then went south to capture Xiong Qi, the last King of Chu. The demise of Chu State was inseparable from him.

This is the hatred of the country and the family.

Zhang Liang resented the Qin people's destruction of Korea, which caused the Zhang family, who had been in the Han Dynasty for five generations, to be subordinate to the head of Guizhou from a family of ministers for generations, so he was determined to take revenge and serve his country.

Xiang Juan has the same mentality.

In the past, the Xiang family belonged to a large family in the Chu State after Qu, Jing, and Zhao, with a noble status. Although Xiang Mao was not the main lineage of the Xiang family, he had been well clothed and well-fed since he was a child, traveling with carriages and horses. In this acres of Chu State, Sanfendi is also the descendant of a well-known aristocrat.

But as Qin destroyed Chu, the Xiang family surrendered to the Qin army in order to preserve their clan, and everything changed.

Although the Qin people retained their Xiang family clan and mansion, all the Xiang family's fiefdoms were deprived by the Qin people, and most of the fields and houses they owned were also confiscated.

This allowed the Xiang family to change from the top nobles of the lower ministers to an ordinary large-scale clan. Not only did they have to pay taxes and gifts to the Qin government every year, but they also had to nod and bow in front of the Qin officials from Guanzhong. Even the Qin officials in a county can yell at the Xiang family.

How could Xiang Juan endure such humiliation? So as soon as Zhang Liang came and talked about revenge, Xiang Juan felt the same way. This was an important reason why he was willing to help Zhang Liang.

Killing Zhao Tuo, avenging the country and his family, and venting Xiang Tang's anger and resentment at being stepped on by Qin officials after the Xiang family declined.

Xiang Liang turned around and glanced at his disciple again, his expression cold.

"Not only are you confused, but you are also stupid. You yourself know that Xiang and Zhao Tuo have a big feud, and you want to kill them quickly. Who in the world doesn't know about this? It would be okay if Zhang Liang assassinated Zhao Tuo elsewhere. But as long as we take action in this Surabaya County, I, Xiang, will be the first person to be suspected!"

"As for you saying that Zhang Liang's name was exposed... Haha, isn't it common for assassins to expose other people's names as cover? Will the people of Qin believe it? Will they let me go? Xiang Juan, Xiang Juan, count. Days have passed, but you are still so stupid and ignorant, and I don’t know what kind of medicine you were given by Zhang Liang, yet you trust him so much!”

Xiang Liang looked at Xiang Mao with hatred, as if he was looking at a pig.

Xiang Tang gritted his teeth and said: "Zifang will not harm us. He will definitely make moves outside Sishui County..."

"Jun Xiang! Jun Xiang!

Before Xiang Tang finished speaking, he was interrupted by a burst of urgent shouts.

Xiang Tang heard the voice and heard that it was a domestic slave of their Xiang family, named Hou Wu. He was smart and capable, and his ancestors had been slaves of the Xiang family for generations. He was very loyal and highly valued by Xiang Liang.

Sure enough, what accompanied the sound was the anxious look on Hou Wu's face after he stepped into the courtyard.

Xiang Liang asked anxiously: "What's going on?"

Hou Wu glanced around and saw that Xiang Cuan was the only one in the courtyard. Knowing that this was the core figure of the Xiang family, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He said: "I went to Pengcheng to inquire about the news on the order of Lord Xiang. I was just halfway there at dusk. I planned to stay overnight in a nearby village and wait until the next day to start my journey again."

"Unexpectedly, within a short time, I saw many cavalry from the county going around issuing orders, ordering the villages and towns to carefully check and arrest suspicious persons. I heard that it was the Korean Zhang Liang and his associates who assassinated the emperor, so they went around to issue orders to arrest and arrest anyone. If one person is captured, If you can get a hundred gold reward, if you capture the mastermind Zhang Liang, you can at least get a thousand gold reward, hiss..."

At the end of the conversation, even Hou Wu took a breath unconsciously. The reward of a thousand gold coins was an astronomical figure.

"Assassinate the Emperor?"

For Xiang Liang and Xiang Juan, these words were like a bolt from the blue, and they were instantly stunned.

"What's going on? Didn't you kill Zhao Tuo? Why did you kill the emperor?"

Xiang Juan felt dizzy and wondered if something had gone wrong.

Assassinating Zhao Tuo and assassinating the emperor are completely different things.

After Xiang Liang was shocked, he immediately reacted. He gritted his teeth and said: "What a Zhang Liang, what a Korean Zhang Zifang! This is using my Xiang family as a spearman! He didn't want to kill Zhao Tuo. At first he I just wanted to assassinate the emperor, but I was afraid that you would be afraid of Xiang Mao, so I used Zhao Tuo as a cover. You are such a bastard, and you have done a big thing for Zhang Liang!"

"ovary……"

Xiang Juan swayed, his face as white as snow.

After scolding Xiang Mao, Xiang Liang looked at Hou Wu again. This was his close confidant. There was no need to worry about what he said. He asked directly: "Has Zhang Liang's assassination been successful? Since there are cavalry everywhere to send orders to arrest him, he must have run away. , I just wonder if any of Zhang Liang’s accomplices have been caught?”

Xiang Liang is very concerned about this.

Because Zhang Liang and others have all lived in his Xiang family's annex for a while, as long as one of them is arrested alive, it is very likely that these things will happen and bring disaster to the Xiang family.

Hou Wu shook his head hurriedly and said: "I don't know, but I only found out about the assassination because the county soldiers were searching everywhere. After I heard about it, I rushed back overnight to report to Lord Xiang."

Xiang Liang nodded, this is normal. The emperor's situation is top secret, so it is naturally impossible to spread it. Even the assassination was only announced because of the wanted Zhang Liang.

Thinking of this, Xiang Liang's face was so gloomy that he almost shed tears.

Although he didn't know that Zhao Tuo was rushing to Xiangxiang with thousands of county soldiers at this time, as the son of a general, Xiang Liang still felt a crisis.

"Zhang Liang took action in Sishui County. Although it was the emperor who was assassinated, not Zhao Tuo, the most fearful thing about this matter is that one of his accomplices will be captured and implicated in my Xiang family. Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Tuo and other boys, I am here When Zhang Liang left, he had already been sent to General Jingtong to stay with Ji'er to avoid disaster."

"Junior can leave, and it won't attract much attention. But Xiang Tang and I are the leaders of the clan, and have always been noticed by the Qin officials in the county. Once we leave, my Xiang family will be confirmed to have colluded with the assassins. The clan members I’m afraid everyone will be implicated.”

Xiang Liang is very confused now.

He had a strong sense of crisis. After falling out with Zhang Liang, he sent away Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Tuo, the two more outstanding juniors in the clan, as an insurance measure.

But in addition, there are hundreds of Xiang clan members in the entire Xiang Liang clan. This is where Xiang Liang's clan belongs, and he cannot give up at all.

Xiang Liang took a deep breath.

He said to Hou Wu: "Go to the direction of Pengcheng to investigate and see what the Qin people will do next."

Although Hou Wu was exhausted, he knew that it was very important for Xiang now, so he immediately accepted the order and walked out.

Xiang Liang turned to look at Xiang Tang, who had not yet recovered from Zhang Liang's betrayal, and said sternly: "The emperor was assassinated by Zhang Liang. It is a very important matter. There is no guarantee that the relationship between our Xiang family and Zhang Liang will not be revealed. This is the catastrophe for my Xiang family. You immediately gather the young men and close relatives of the clan here, and I will open the wall and take out the weapons I hid in the past, just in case."

Xiang Juan looked shocked.

Xiang Liang calmed down.

He looked at the rising sun in the distance.

"If this matter really involves me, Mr. Xiang, then we have no choice but to start the incident in advance!"