A hearty laughter came from Xiangzhuang's study room. The Hu Ben Guard guarding outside looked inside through the open window. He could see the King of Chu and the military advisor Bai Lixian sitting opposite each other, talking happily. [w..cm

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Bailixian flipped through the memorial and said, "It's only so many in two days, and I'm still asking for the title of King of Wei?"

"Who isn't? It seems that some people are really anxious. They want to remind me by asking the King of Wei to enthrone him." Xiang Zhuang smiled and shook his head, and said, "However, I should really consider the reward of meritorious officials. Seeing that many old officials are old, they can't let them go to see the former king with regrets, right?"

Baili Xian said happily: "The king is extremely worried. Now that Liu Bang and Han Xin are all dead, Qi and Han are all severely damaged. The great power of our great Chu to swallow the world has taken shape. We should indeed reward the ministers who have made meritorious contributions. If we don't reward meritorious, we won't have titles, which will be bad for the morale of the army."

Xiang Zhuang said: "Ziliang, I came to you today because I just wanted to discuss the reward with you."

Bailixian was stunned when he heard this and said a little unnaturally: "King, it seems that the reward should be summoned to convene the magistrate, the Taiwei, the Marquis of Yinxiang, Shuxiang, Yixiang, Louxiang and other important officials to discuss it together. The ministers are so slight, I am afraid..."

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand to stop Bailixian, but he was very moved. Baili's clan was extremely honored. Baili Yishui was the princess. Bailixian was highly valued by Xiang Zhuang as a military advisor. Baili Mao was also a master of meritorious general in the army. However, among the many honorary families in Ziling City, Baili's family was the most low-key.

For wealthy families such as the Heng family, Ji family, Gao family, and Pang family, there will be occasional storms of the children of wealthy slaves bullying men and domineers. The children of the Taiwei and the children of the Lingyin's mansion are even more amazing. They often rely on their clan status to do evil. Although the magistrate of Ziling County is a strong Xiang County Magistrate, he often goes to Xiangzhuang to complain.

However, Xiangzhuang has never heard of negative news about Baili family.

However, what made Xiang Zhuang most gratified was that the Baili family always maintained a distance from Yingzhen. Due to Xiang Shu, the relationship between Baili family and Yingzhen was extremely special. Yingzhen also repeatedly showed favor with the Baili family, intending to attract support. However, Bailixian did not accept the olive branch extended by Yingzhen, but deliberately alienated the relationship.

Xiang Zhuang was very insightful about the actions that Ying Zhen did behind his back. He also knew that Ying Zhen was an ambitious woman. He also knew that her intention to revive the Qin Empire, but Xiang Zhuang didn't care. A mere concubine, with no soldiers and power in her hands, and her son was not the prince, what kind of aura could she become?

But Xiang Zhuang admired Bailixian's attitude very much!

It is obvious that Bailixian is a very cautious and wise man who knows how to advance and retreat. It is precisely because of Bailixian's prudence and wisdom that Xiang Zhuang trusts him more.

.) He is willing to discuss major issues, such as the reward of the meritorious minister this time. Xiang Zhuang wanted to find someone to discuss it, but the first minister that came to his mind was Bailixian.

Xiang Zhuang said: "Ziliang, you don't have to worry about anything, you can do whatever you have."

"Okay, then I'll say a few words." Seeing that he couldn't shirk his responsibilities, Bailixian had to sort out his words and then said. "The king, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Yu Ziqi, Zhong Limei, and Zhou Yin have experienced many years of experience, but their military achievements are limited. It is enough to be granted a marquis. Gao Chu and Pang Yu are probably not enough to be granted a marquis, but the most difficult one is to be granted a marquis."

Xiang Zhuang nodded silently, Baili Xian's words reached his heart again. Veterans such as Huan, Ji, Yu, and Zhou had long lost their foundation in the army and were easy to deal with.

Gao Chu, Pang Yu was already a Marquis of Che. The two of them had outstanding military achievements, and it would be difficult to convince the public just by increasing their fief. Even if they didn't say anything, they would definitely not be convinced. However, the embarrassment was that Marquis of Che was already the highest level among the twenty-level Qin Jue, and they would have to be crowned with a king, but Xiang Zhuang was definitely unwilling to be crowned with a king.

As a time traveler, Xiang Zhuang knew very well the danger of being a king of another surname.

Even the clans were not allowed to be granted kings. The rebellion of the seventh kings in the first lunar month of the Han Dynasty and the eighth kings in the first lunar month of the Jin Dynasty were just rebellions of the kings of the same surname? Xiang Zhuang had already made up his mind to never be granted kings!

Of course, this time the title of King Wei is an exception, and this is to cooperate with Bi Shu to sing a big drama.

However, Gao Chu and Pang Yu are not the most difficult to seal, and Bi Shu is the most difficult to seal. In terms of military achievements, Bi Shu, who first defeated Han Xin on the Sishui battlefield and defeated Liu Bang on the Mianshui battlefield, is unmatched. Even Gao Chu, Pang Yu cannot compare with him. The contribution of these two battles alone is probably enough to be crowned king.

But, can you really be named King Bishu? Of course not!

If Xiang Zhuang is unwilling to be the king, many of the heroes and military generals of Chu State may not be convinced, because Bi Shu's qualifications are too shallow.

If you are not a marquis, and you are not a monarch, how should you be a monarch?

Bailixian knew Xiang Zhuang’s embarrassment very well, and immediately suggested: “King, why not add another level of title between the Lord Che and the Lords of the Princes?”

"Add another level of title?" Xiang Zhuang's heart moved, "Duke?"

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Qingpi, who was in the same village as Ge Sheng, was seriously injured in the last battle of Sishui. Gao Chu thought about his old friendship, so he arranged for him a free time. However, Qingpi was not a conscientious leader. He soon became the confidant general of the commander of the Ebony Cliff Qu Bucai. He was sent to Handan half a year ago to take charge of the overall situation.

The slaves of Zhao's mansion brought Qingpi from the back door to the backyard with lanterns.

Now Qingpi's public identity is a wealthy businessman from Huainan, specializing in silk and cotton cloth businesses, and secretly carries salt, grain and other businesses. He has four shops in Handan City and two manors outside the city.

As soon as he passed through the middle gate, Qingpi saw that Zhao Wuzao was already waiting outside the study door. He immediately bowed and said, "Oh, General, you are too polite, too polite."

Zhao Wu smiled and said, "Mr. Qing is a distinguished guest, so it should be like this."

After the two of them were chattering, Zhao Wu welcomed Qingpi into the study.

The two of them took a seat separately, and Zhao Wu directly stepped back from the servants standing on the left and right and outside the door.

Qingpi took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Wu and said, "General, this is a secret letter just sent by Ziling."

Zhao Wu quickly knelt down and then took the secret letter from Qingpi with both hands. After reading the secret letter in a hurry, Zhao Wu's eyebrows suddenly showed ecstasy. It turned out that Zhao Wu had secretly set up a line with Chu State. The King of Chu had promised in the letter that as long as Zhao Wu mobilized Zhao army to cooperate with the Eumu Cliff to kill Han prime minister Bai Mo, he would be named King Changshan.

The secret letter was burned in front of Qingpi, and Zhao Wu then said, "Qing Gong, it's a big deal. Today, the court discussed that Bai Xuan actually sang against me everywhere. Guan Gao and Zhang Jing were sly, so King Zhao did not agree to kill Bai Mo, so he might have to find another way to do the assassination."

"Bai Xuan is so arrogant?" Qingpi frowned when she heard this.

Qingpi knew very well that Bai Mo, as the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, would inevitably have elite soldiers and generals to protect him on this mission. It would be difficult for the people from Ebony to assassinate him alone. Therefore, Qingpi thought of bribing Zhao Wu and then mobilizing the Zhao army to ambush Bai Mo. However, things seem not going well now.

Zhao Wu sighed and said helplessly: "A few months ago, I had already caused the King of Zhao to withdraw troops from Linzi in time before I followed the orders of King Zhao. Guan Gao, the old man, had even had a grudge against me. Now even Zhang Jing's attitude has become ambiguous, so Bai Xuan dared to challenge my authority unscrupulously."

Qingpi's eyes showed fierce light and said in a deep voice: "Then get rid of Bai Xuan!"

Zhao Wu was overjoyed when he heard this and said with a sigh: "If Bai Xuan can get rid of Guan Gao and Zhang Jing are really not worth worrying, I can play King Zhao in my palm." After this, Zhao Wu said with concern, "But Bai Xuan has great martial arts skills and eighteen brave generals are in and out of the way. It is probably difficult to get rid of him."

"It's not even harder to assassinate Bai Xuan than to assassinate Bai Mo?" Qingpi said with a grim voice, "General, we have no choice. We can't let Bai Mo enter Zhao State alive no matter what! Otherwise, we will not be able to explain to the King of Chu. General, you are afraid that you will not be the King of Changshan, and there is no way to talk about the revival of the Zhao family."

The Zhao family is the descendant of the Zhao royal family, and Zhao Wu is also a descendant of the royal family. His biggest dream is to restore the ancient Zhao.

The reason why Zhao Wu chose to cooperate with Chu this time was that he wanted to use the power of Chu to realize his dream. He said to Qingpi: "Don't worry, Qinggong, I will cooperate with you with all my strength!"

"Okay." Qingpi said, "It's urgent, I'll do it tonight."

"I'll do it tonight?" Zhao Wu said, "Will it be too hasty?"

Qingpi said: "This matter should not be too late, but it will change later. The general will summon people."

"Well." Zhao Wu slapped the table and stood up, then looked up and shouted, "Where is Zhao Zhong?!"

A strong figure appeared in response and said proudly: "What are the lord's instructions?"

Zhao Wu stepped forward and patted Zhao Zhong on the shoulder and asked, "Zhao Zhong, how do I treat you?"

"The lord treats people with kindness as much as a mountain!" Zhao Zhong said solemnly, "For the sake of the lord, no one will frown whether it is going to the knife mountain or going to the oil pan."

"Okay!" Zhao Wu said, "As the saying goes, "raising troops for a thousand days, using troops for a while, it will be up to you tonight!"

"Don't worry, lord." Zhao Zhong bowed to Zhao Wu, then turned his head and shouted, "Where are the dead soldiers of the Zhao family?"

A chaotic footsteps suddenly sounded in the backyard of Zhao Mansion. In less than a moment, more than fifty Zhao family soldiers had gathered in the yard. Under the dark night sky, they all saw them as strong as calves, describing cold and solemn as iron. Zhao Wu said to Qingpi proudly: "Qing Gong, how about my Zhao family soldiers?"

Qingpi's eyes flew over the long sword beside the waist of the fifty dead men, frowned and said, "The equipment is too poor. With this little manpower, it is a dream to break through the Bai Mansion with such equipment. Let's do this. Let's go back and send fifty crossbows!"
Chapter completed!