General Qin

"The only husband is dead!"

"Zhang Liang, the son of the Prime Minister of Han, hit the emperor's chariot with a large iron spine in Pengcheng. The tyrant Zhao Zheng was killed on the spot!"

Many wealthy families near Xiaxiang received this series of shocking news in one day.

Prior to this, as the arrest order was issued, these people had long heard about Zhang Liang's assassination of the emperor, and they discussed it and speculated among themselves.

But no one knows the specific situation of the emperor, whether he was hit by an assassin, whether the emperor was injured or dead.

Until the news of the tyrant's death spread from the Prime Minister Xiang, it instantly detonated throughout Surabaya County. What is even more shocking is that immediately after this news, a major event happened that shocked the world.

"Xiang Xiang has risen up, has conquered Xiaxiang County, raised the banner of anti-Qin, and called on the righteous men of the six countries to raise the flag to respond and restore the six countries together!"

Everyone who heard the news was stunned for a while.

The Xiang family rebelled against Qin!

Just after Zhang Liang assassinated the emperor.

The Xiang family kicked off the rebellion of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms against Qin.

"The people of Qin are unruly, brutally tyrannizing the six kingdoms, destroying our country, destroying our writing system, extorting money and taxes, and poisoning the world. They also want to move all the clans of the six kingdoms and the world's heroes into the pass as prisoners. This cruelty and tyranny is even worse than that of Xia Jie , Shang Zhou!"

"Now the Emperor of Qin has been killed by the righteous men of the Six Kingdoms. The people of Qin are leaderless. All his ministers and officials have gathered in our Chu land of Pengcheng. There are only a few thousand soldiers. If the righteous men of the Six Kingdoms rise up and attack Pengcheng, they will kill the prime minister of Qin. If Tingwei and hundreds of officials gather together, the world will be in chaos. This is a great opportunity for the restoration of our six kingdoms!"

Accompanying the news that the Xiang clan had captured the city of Xiangxiang came the impassioned words of Xiang Liang, the leader of the Xiang clan.

In just a moment, it touched the hearts of many Jingchu survivors.

Yes, the land of Jingchu, especially those former nobles of the Chu State, hated the rule of the Qin State.

The arrival of the Qin people destroyed the Chu State and ended the luxurious and decadent life of these naturally aristocratic people, causing most of the Chu State's nobles to fall from their heights overnight.

Although they were able to retain part of their property after surrendering to the Qin people, and their lives were much better than those of the common people in the capital of Guizhou, they lost their original high political status and became ordinary families under the rule of Qin officials.

Many Chu nobles do not have the courage to sacrifice their families for revenge like Zhang Liang, but the hatred in their hearts is absolutely indispensable.

Not to mention that the policies implemented by Qin after its reunification further aggravated this hatred.

"Collect the weapons of the world so that the people of our six kingdoms will have no power to resist the violent Qin!"

"Forbid my writing and weights and measures, and cut off my inheritance from the Six Kingdoms!"

"Qin's laws are harsh, and they often become prisoners, implicating the whole family, and denying me the chance to live freely!"

"Conscription to attack Rongdi will cost the lives of my sons!"

"Extreme levies, endless taxes, and plundering my wealth and food!"

"The Emperor of Qin also built the Six Kingdoms City in Guanzhong, and wanted to move us away from our homeland. Like the tribes of Zhutian, Han, and Wei, we will be taken into Guanzhong and become prisoners and slaves of the Qin people!"

"Bao Qin!"

"Bao Qin! You rebelled against him!"

Xiang Liang's cry and call completely intensified and ignited the conflicts between Qin and the survivors of the Six Kingdoms in the two years after reunification.

These aristocratic gentlemen, who have been accustomed to living a free life for generations, have long been very dissatisfied with the harsh rule of the Qin people. They are just afraid of the power of the Qin Emperor and the powerful fighting power of the Qin army, so they keep shrinking their heads and put this Resentment weighed in my heart.

But now, the emperor is dead!

"The scorching sun has fallen, we must change to a new sky!"

"Xiang is right. As soon as the emperor died, the people of Qin were in chaos. All the officials who followed him were in Pengcheng, and there were only a few thousand guards. As long as we capture Pengcheng, we can capture all the officials of Qin. In this way, the people of Qin will be in chaos. , our country of Chu can take advantage of the situation to rise again!"

This is the hope Xiang Liang gave them to succeed.

The emperor is dead and the officials of Qin are in chaos. This is their opportunity.

The emperor has only a few thousand guards in Pengcheng, and some of them are local soldiers from Sishui County. They can be fought over. If they raise their troops to attack Pengcheng, it is really possible to capture Pengcheng in one fell swoop. The prisoners will follow the emperor on his eastward tour. After many ministers, there is hope for the restoration of the country!

In addition to such benefits, the Xiang family has been loyal and loyal for generations. The acts of Xiang Yan and Xiang Qu's father and son who sacrificed their lives for the country have long given the Xiang family a huge reputation. In this era that advocates bloodline and reputation, these alone can attract people. Come and help some people die.

Several Jingchu clans believed Xiang Liang's words, thinking that this was a great opportunity to get rid of Qin rule and restore the old country, and they actually raised their flags in response.

The original Chu state nobles, such as the Shen family in Tong County in the southwest and the Xu family in Xu County in the southeast, were all deceived by the envoys sent by the Xiang family. They mobilized their forces to attack the government, and then joined the Xiang family to kill together. Pengcheng.

Except for these wealthy families in Chu.

Located to the west of Xiaxiang, Fuli near Suishui River.

Ge Ying, who was wearing commoner clothes, shouted to the hundreds of people gathered: "The Qin people are cruel. They not only destroyed our country of Jingchu, but also used the Qin law to prohibit the travel of chivalrous people and suppress you, so that the heroic warriors of the past were forced to fight." The world of mediocrity and peddlers is what you want!"

"Not what I want!"

"The people of Qin have destroyed my livelihood, and I will be at odds with them!"

"It's normal for me to fight with others. But I was arrested and imprisoned by the Qin people for private fighting. They fined me money and made me do hard labor. Such torture and harsh laws are unheard of. I hate Qin's laws!"

These shouting people are the former light knights of the Chu region. Many of them usually work as diners with local nobles. Besides eating meat and drinking wine, their favorite thing is to fight fiercely.

When they disagree with each other, they draw their swords and fight each other. It can be said that they are very free and unrestrained, far better than those farmers digging in the fields for food.

Unexpectedly, when the Qin people came, their financial backers were all in bad luck. No one was left to support them, and their living standards plummeted.

Later, drinking became a crime, and fighting was punishable. Even the year before last, the emperor collected all the weapons from the world and took all the swords in the hands of these knights to Xianyang. In desperation, they can only work as mediocre people, or become the traffickers they used to bully most, all just to make a living.

How could the once-prominent light knights tolerate such a gap? Now that they heard that the emperor was killed by assassins in Pengcheng, Xiang Liang, the son of Xiang Yan, the great hero of Chu State, rose up in rebellion and wanted to regain Chu State. Naturally, they I raised my hands in agreement.

"We would rather die than become pigs raised by the people of Qin!"

"Fight with them, for the glory of our knights!"

The young knights raised their arms and shouted, their morale was high.

Ge Ying looked at it and nodded.

Compared to farmers who own families and property and will not rebel easily as long as they still have hope of living, these declining knights are undoubtedly the best soldiers for rebellion.

Hundreds of chivalrous and aggressive warriors who knew martial arts were enough to help him raise an anti-Qin banner in Fuli.

"It's a pity that there are still some young knights who followed the Qin army in the Northern Expedition against the Hu people last year. They made great contributions and were rewarded with titles and fields, but they are unwilling to respond to us. Otherwise, we could gather more than a hundred people this time. Those people are doing it for the sake of the Qin people. Their title and property have been degraded, and they have no intention of repaying the country with any kindness. It is really abominable. If the Chu Kingdom can be restored, we will not let them go, and they will all be liquidated!"

Ge Ying felt a secret hatred in his heart. Looking at the scene in front of him of hundreds of people breaking wood into soldiers, blazing flames came out of his eyes.

He was originally a small soldier in Fuli Fortress, but he was spotted by Zuo Sima Zhaoping and became a confidant, following Zhaoping all the way. Until after the Battle of Surabaya, Zhaoping committed suicide, and he and other short soldiers escorted Zhaoping's body back to China.

Although Ge Ying followed Zhao Ping for a short time, he was highly appreciated by Zhao Ping.

A scholar died for his confidant, and he had a strong desire to repay him, and he was full of resentment towards the people of Qin.

Now, Zhang Liang assassinates the emperor, and the Xiang family raises the flag to rebel. He, Ge Ying, naturally cannot stand by and watch. He should incite the young knights to rebel in Fuli, kill officials to rebel, and arouse the hearts of the Chu people to rebel against Qin, in response to Xiang Xiang, the prime minister. Shi.

"Zuo Sima, I, Ge Ying, will definitely live up to the Chu Kingdom!"

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In the hometown of Jingchu, where the following prime minister was the center, after receiving the news spread by the Xiang family overnight, many people were shaken in their hearts and wanted to rebel and echo the Xiang family.

In a township more than 20 miles north of Xiangxiang, Zhao Tuo, the martial arts prince who led his army here, also received news that Xiang Liang had raised his troops to rebel, raid the county seat, and seize Xiangxiang.

"Junhou, county lieutenant. The county magistrate heard that Xiang Liang summoned the Xiang clan, so he sent people to investigate, but was killed by the Xiang clan."

"Xiang Liang, along with his young men, as well as his young servants and slaves, broke into the county with weapons and killed the county magistrate, county lieutenant and others. At that time, the villain was in the countryside arranging the hunt for the assassin Zhang Liang. I heard that Come and report this matter to the Lord immediately."

The Prime Minister of Xiaxiang County lay down in front of Zhao Tuo, crying and talking.

Zhao Tuo was also shocked when he heard the news.

"Xiang Liang actually rebelled?"

Although Zhao Tuo wanted to lead troops to surround the Xiang family this time, the news was not leaked. Only the upper-level generals knew the true purpose of this trip. Even the thousand county soldiers under Zhao Tuo did not know. What do these people come to take pictures of?

Even because he was afraid that the Xiang family would be well-informed in Xiangxiang, he did not even notify the county magistrate of Xiangxiang in advance, just to keep it secret.

Under such circumstances, Xiang Liang directly killed officials and rebelled, seizing the county seat.

"This can only show that your Xiang family is indeed related to Zhang Liang!"

"I made the right move in this move!"

Zhao Tuo's eyes were shining with excitement.