Xiang Qi rode a little donkey and entered Wuzhong County with some depression.

Xiang Qi is the Xiang clan, but it belongs to a relatively distant branch, so it has no status in the entire Xiang clan. However, for those Guandong clans who live in Jiangdong, it is still relatively noble. For example, Xiang Qi was able to become the magistrate of Wuzhong County, but it was not his own talent, but the identity of the Xiang clan relatives.[]

I have to say that when the former kings were there, they took great care of the Xiang family's children.

Xiang Qi had just returned from Juquze (Taihu Lake), where two fishing villages there had an armed fight over a dispute over the fishing grounds.

Xiang Qi made a private visit on a private side. As expected, as he guessed, the fight that happened in Gu Quze was not simple. Behind it, Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan were supporting him!

Therefore, on the surface, this was an armed battle between two fishing villages, but in fact it was a battle between two generals of the Xiang family. Xiang Qi was just a child of the Xiang family's surname, so how dare he intervene?

Xiang Qi was also quite helpless about the current chaotic situation in Jiangdong.

Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan both held heavy troops and successively proclaimed themselves "General." Although Xiang was not long after he returned, he soon received support from more than a dozen former Chu clans, including the Xiang clan, Shusun clan, Qu clan, Wu clan. Now, Xiang has become the chief magistrate of the Western Chu State and has fully "taken over" the military and political affairs of the two counties of Jiangdong.

The problem is that the two generals Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan do not seem to buy it.

Not to mention Xiang Tuo for now, Xiang Guan is very domineering and does not take Xiang Tuo at all. Xiang he took Xiang seriously and threatened that if it weren't for him, Xiang Guan led his army to support the crisis in Qiantang, the Western Chu State would have been destroyed long ago. Now that the previous king has passed away, Xiang Guan should have inherited the throne of the Western Chu State in terms of emotion and reason!

Xiang Guan wants to be the king, which is already well-known in Jiangdong.

Although Xiang Tuo did not say it clearly, he most likely wanted to be the king in his heart.

Recently, there are even rumors that Xiang Ji (Xiang Zhuang), the general who was actually ordered by the previous king, will also fight back to Jiangdong. Good guy, Jiangdong is already in chaos. Once Xiang Zhuang comes back, it will be even more lively! However, the people in Jiangdong who are really suffering at that time. Thinking of this, Xiang Qi was a little depressed.

As a relative of the Xiang family, Xiang Qiwei really didn't want to see the Chu army kill each other because of the dispute over the throne, and he didn't want to see the people of Jiangdong bleeding because of the dispute over the throne. Moreover, Xiang Qi was also very clear that the dispute over the throne was cruel. Once the four Xiangs really started a war, I was afraid that the entire Jiangdong would be bleeding.

When approaching the city gate, Xiang Qi suddenly found that there was a large group of people surrounding the city gate.

Xiang Qi couldn't help but frown. Could anyone make trouble in broad daylight?

However, before Xiang Qi came forward to ask, a loud shout of cheers broke out in the crowd. Xiang Qi had just spitted the shouts to his mouth and swallowed them back into his stomach. It seemed that the situation was not a troublesome, so he rode the donkey and took a closer look, but it turned out that an old soldier in armor was spitting and telling his battle story in the crowd.

"Brother Pojun, is Liu Bang almost burned to death?"

Xiang Qi knew the person who asked about it. He was a strong man under the command of the Wuzhong County Commander. He was a strong man with a large and thick size. He was also a figure in Wuzhong County. When the green gangsters on the street saw him, they looked like rats and cats. However, in front of the veteran in armor, they looked like a little girl with a down-eyed look, and had a smile on their faces.

"Is this fake?" The armored veteran slapped the strong man in the back of the head, and said, "Old Wuzi tells you that except General Gao Chu, Lao Wuzi has never been convinced by anyone, but Han Xiaodao is one. Brother Xiaodao is a man, I am a soldier in the military uniform!" As he said that, the armored veteran's eyes suddenly turned red.

"What happened later?" The strong man who asked quickly changed the subject, "What happened later?"

"Later?" The veteran in armor sneered and said, "Later, Liu Bang was frightened. He took the army of 700,000 to withdraw from the Dabie Mountain that night. Hehe, let's say it scare you bastards to death. Liu Bang gathered more than a dozen princes and 700,000 coalition forces, but in the end he was driven out of the Dabie Mountains by less than 5,000 people!"

"You brag, is it so amazing?" A huge sound suddenly sounded in the crowd.

The veteran in armor was furious and turned his head and shouted, "Who is it? Which little bastard is there?"

The strong man waved his hand, and more than a dozen city gate guards behind him had already rushed forward, dragging a 17 or 18-year-old green-skinned gangster out of the crowd, and then pressed him to the ground and beat him up. The strong man also kicked him up twice, then turned around and said to the armored veteran in a pleasing tone: "Brother Pojun, this kid dares to insult your brother, he deserves a beating."

Another guard said again: "Brother Pojun, let's continue to say it. You didn't say it just now. Later, you left Dabie Mountain and went to Wei, Qi, Zhao, Guanzhong, and finally arrived in Jiuyuan and fought a battle with the Huns. My god, the process between this must be wonderful. Tell us quickly, hehe, hehe."

"I won't say it anymore, I don't want to say it anymore." The veteran in armor didn't want to say it anymore, and turned around and left.

A group of guards were greatly disappointed. When they turned around, they pushed the green-skinned gangster to the ground and beat them up. They beat the green-skinned gangster's mother so hard that she didn't recognize him when she saw him.

Xiang Qi felt a stern, it seemed that Xiang Zhuang was really back!

But I don’t know what kind of reaction Xiang He, Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan will have?

There are rumors that Xiang Zhuang has more than 50,000 troops, and they are all elite troops who have experienced many battles. In terms of strength, they are much stronger than Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan!

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Wuzhong, the hall of the Lingyin Mansion.

Shusun Guan, Qu Yi, Wu Qi and more than a dozen clan elders were discussing matters with Xiang He.

Recently, Wuzhong County is really undercurrent. More than a dozen clans from the fifteen counties south of Kuaiji County have transferred 3,000 children to Wuzhong. In this way, Xiang Guan's troops have increased to 35,000!

More importantly, Xiang Zhuang, the general of the Great Chu who was truly ordered by the former king, was really back!

Although Xiangzhuang has not crossed the river, more than a thousand veterans who followed Xiangzhuang to break through the wild horses have returned. They are all wearing bright armor, with bright long swords, and riding tall horses. They are real tall horses, and there are not many horses in Jiangdong!

Some veterans even brought their personal soldiers back, and they were surrounded by them, which was so majestic!

With the return of these veterans, Xiang Zhuang was ordered by Yema Yuan in danger, Yu Shouchun killed Fan Kuai to turn the tide, defeated the coalition forces with few attacks on Dabie Mountain, and then fought thousands of miles, and the glorious achievements of the enemy attacking Guanzhong were spread. Now, the deeds of Xiang Zhuang and the three thousand lonely troops have spread in Wuzhong and even the entire Jiangdong.

"Ling Yin, we must stop the spread of these rumors, otherwise it will be very unfavorable to us!"

The person who spoke was Wu Qi, the Wu family, who was also a famous old clan in the Chu State. His ancestors once had a loyal minister like Wu She and Wu Shang. The Wu family has been ups and downs for more than 300 years, but has always maintained a great influence in Chu. It can be regarded as an old Chu family with deep roots.

"I think this is not a rumor, but a fact."

Qu Yi, the old man of the Qu clan, immediately opposed it. The Qu clan was another old clan with deep roots in Chu. He had a famous minister like Qu Yuan a hundred years ago. In fact, the Qu clan was simply a branch of the Mi clan of the Chu royal family. He was one of the few prominent nobles in Chu, and his status was much more respected than that of the Wu clan.

Wu Qi was unwilling to argue with Qu Yi, so he bowed to Xiang and said, "I'll ask the emperor to make a decision."

Xiang smiled unanimously, and his eyes suddenly turned to Shusun Guan, who was sitting in Qu Yi and Wu Qi. Shusun was an extraordinary old clan. Shusun was said to have originated from the Ji surname, and began with Sun Dechen of Duke Huan of Lu. Dechen took Shusun as his clan, and his descendants simply took Shusun as his clan. This branch of Chu was passed down from Shusun Ao, the former famous minister of Chu.

Shusun Guan bowed to Xiang and said, "Ling Yin, the Chu army soldiers fought thousands of miles and died for hundreds of years. It was difficult to return home in glory. It was normal for human beings to be a little proud."

Xiang He nodded slightly and suddenly asked again: "Xiang Guan, what is Xiang Tuo's reaction?"

Wu Qi said: "Xiang Guan reacted fiercely and cursed Xiangzhuang at home all day long to encourage the people of Jiangdong. He had ulterior motives. If Lu Yuan had not stopped him desperately, he would have sent troops to arrest these veterans and threw them into prison."

A disdainful sneer appeared on the corner of Xiang's mouth. Xiang Guan was just a man.

Wu Qi paused and said, "Xiang Tuo's reaction was completely opposite to Xiang Guan. He not only summoned Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhongli Mei, and Yu Ziqi, but also had a lot of compassion for Xiangzhuang's troops who returned home. It is said that he also personally served as a matchmaker and married a veteran named Gou Sheng in Sanglin Village, Dongjiao."

"Is that true?" Xiang He couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

Qu Yi said: "Ling Yin, I think that since Xiang Zhuang is the general appointed by the former king, we should welcome him back to Jiangdong as soon as possible to preside over the military. At that time, Ling Yin and General Xiang will gain both literary and military strength, so why worry about the rise of the Great Chu? As for the throne of the King of Chu, it may be temporarily put on hold..."

Wu Qi immediately retorted: "Brother Qu Yi's words are very wrong. As the saying goes, "There is no head, and the country cannot be without a king for a day! The top priority of the election of the new king to inherit the throne is, how can it be put on hold for the time being?" After saying this, Wu Qi said again, "The ruler is the eldest grandson of the Xiang family's eldest son. Assisting the throne is in accordance with the will of heaven and the will of the people, Xiang Zhuang has nothing to say."

Qu Yi said: "I also think that Ling Yin is the best candidate to inherit the throne, but now it is not the time to succeed the throne. Once Ling Yin forcibly succeeds to the throne, Xiang Guan may not be convinced, and once Xiang Zhuang is furious, what should I do if the army fights over Wujiang? If the battle begins, the two counties of Jiangdong will inevitably be full of corpses and blood flowing."

Wu Qi groaned and said disapprovingly: "Hmph, it's better to be broken than to be a complete one!"

Xiang frowned, then stood up and left, and the dispute between Wu Qi and Qu Yi was left in vain.
Chapter completed!