My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 348: Persuading the Overlord of Western Chu
Feiyan Pass is located on the border with Xirong and has a small population. There are only about 1000 households in the pass, and the total number of villages outside the pass is only more than [-] households.

It stands to reason that this leads to the central and western parts of Xirong, and the trade should be more prosperous than that of Yantang Pass. However, Su Chen and Jia Xu recently searched through the account books in the government office and could not find the answer.

"Maybe two accounts were made, and the other part of the income was evenly distributed to the dignitaries."

Su Chen threw away a few account books and didn't bother to ask. Anyway, the tariffs at Feiyan Pass will be recorded again, and the dignitaries here in Qi State need to clean up and confiscate their property. There is no need to continue. Keep them.

"No wonder Qi is getting poorer and poorer. Half of the border tax collection is due to corruption."

As a nobleman, Jia Xu has long been accustomed to this kind of thing, "Everyone would want to take a bite of such a fat piece of meat at the border. How can I bite it without being discovered by the court? I have to block people at the border. It is best to guard several generals." Support them secretly..."

He weighed the three books in his hand, then handed them to a clerk and asked him to take them outside to burn. However, at the moment, the two of them did not dwell on this matter anymore and were about to move to Jiuding Prefecture. Now that they are in charge, the civil servants and servants from Feiyan Pass will all go there together to help with the attack.

It will be left to Lu Lingqi to take some soldiers and horses to guard here, while Lu Bu and Huo Qubing will follow the imperial driver south.

As for the battle reports on the Western Front, Su Chen has mostly read them in the past few days, and there are no problems. The only surprise is that Li Xuanba actually used his brain and captured the city gate in one go. Then Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Xia Houyuan marched across more than 80 miles under the stars and the moon, entered the city before dawn, and captured Tianzhu City, the northern gateway to Liang Kingdom, in one fell swoop.

"If it weren't for the fact that the army sergeants were acclimated to the climate, we would have already passed Tianzhu City." Jia Xu accompanied the young emperor out of the government office and looked outside. The newly built ancestral coffin was parked outside. The outside is covered with a layer of metal. In addition to preventing arrows, the carved patterns show the majesty and majesty of the imperial chariot.

The six wheels are also equipped with six gun heads. When the wheels rotate, the gun tips rotate and can crush the leg bones of the people on the side.

Su Chen didn't know whether he was satisfied with the newly built ancestral coffin or the progress of the Western Front. He nodded with a smile and praised: "Not bad."

He squatted down and flicked the gun head in the middle of the wheel with his thumb.

"...It's time for An Lushan to contribute in Daliang. I gave him an official position to restore his youth. If he doesn't contribute in this battle to destroy the Liang Kingdom, I will recast him."

"An Lushan is just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. If Empress Tang Ming remained wise and powerful for half her life, he would never have any disobedience."

Jia Xu has extremely strict control over information. After coming here, he will find ways to get information about the generals of the dynasties who will appear in later generations, or learn from Su Chen's mouth, analyze each other's past deeds one by one, and understand what they are thinking.

If Cao Wei had acted like this at the time, even if he had mastered it, he would not have spoken out like this in front of Su Chen. Instead, he would have hidden it in his heart and waited until someone needed it before icing on the cake or pretending to be forced to speak.

"Who has a disloyal heart? That person named An?"

Xu Chu nudged Dian Wei with his elbow, "Have I seen it before?"

"Before His Majesty conquered Xirong, he was sent to Daliang." Dian Wei was Su Chen's personal guard, and he knew more about this matter than the generals outside.

"It's not okay to keep such a person." Xu Chu whispered: "If he comes back to see Your Majesty next time, Lao Dian, please go far away then. I will anger him and kill him conveniently, so that Your Majesty will not have to worry about it in the future." Get rid of him."

Dian Wei was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that this thick, fat man who was usually reckless would have such a delicate mind.

"You can do this?"

Xu Chu snorted and raised his chin.

"Hey... after you died, King Wei and Yuan Benchu ​​fought for the north. Didn't he have Xu You under his command? This guy was a rebel leader in his early years. He helped Queen Wei, and he was even more arrogant. He didn't like anyone. , I will look for an opportunity to kill him."

"What opportunity are you looking for?"

"That guy pointed at Yecheng and said that we couldn't get in without him... I argued with him for a while, then stretched my neck out and yelled that if I didn't chop him, I would be a coward without balls. Since he said he wanted me to chop him, , if you were Lao Dian, would you cut it off?!"

"Nonsense, of course it will be cut!"

"Isn't this an opportunity? He asked me to cut it. Such a good thing only happens once in a hundred years."

Dian Wei: "Is it possible that he just yelled a few words and didn't really want to die?"

Xu Chu shook his head and said angrily: "I don't care, he is called a chopper anyway. Next time, I will try my best to find the one named An."

Su Chen, who was walking in front, listened to the two personal guards muttering behind, and turned to look at them. The two immediately separated, with their waists straight and their eyes fixed.

"What were you two mumbling about for a long time?"

Xu Chu shook his head repeatedly, shaking the fat on his face.

"It's nothing."

Dian Wei nodded: "It's really nothing."

At this moment, a noise came from the city gate south of Feiyan Pass. The soldiers here quickly stepped forward to form a formation. Wu Zixun stumbled back from the front, put his hands to his mouth in the shape of a trumpet, and shouted to the left and right: "Protect! Escort!"

When he ran in front of Su Chen and Jia Xu, he panted and pointed over there: "The big man who left before is back again!" "Xiang Yu?"

Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled, and looked at Su Chen: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, the overlord of Western Chu has lost his way and returned."

"Make a way for the people in front of you." Su Chen told Wu Zixun, then walked to the intersection in front of the government office and looked south. Not long after, a black horse with stains of blood rushed towards him like a rampage.

Xiang Yuli, who was on horseback, ignored the soldiers from the Huwei camp on his left and right. He stopped his horse, turned over and strode towards Su Chen with a majestic voice.

"Do you have a way to bring the deceased back?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yun and Ma Yunlu also rode over. After dismounting, they crossed Xiang Yu and bowed to Su Chen: "Your Majesty, Zhao Yun (Ma Yunlu), pays homage to you!"

Afterwards, the two of them took two steps back after saluting and stood shoulder to shoulder with Xiang Yu. They were just in case the other party suddenly got up and hurt Su Chen.

Here, Su Chen responded to Xiang Yu's words just now, but he didn't say it clearly and just nodded.

The man opposite who had dominated the world was suddenly so excited that his arms trembled slightly. He suddenly took two steps forward. Zhao Yun, Ma Yunlu, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu suddenly pulled out their weapons. Even Jia Xu held down the hilt of the sword at his waist. .

"Don't be nervous. If you want to kill someone, you don't have to wait until now!"

Xiang Yu snorted disdainfully at the reactions of Zhao Yun and Dian Wei, and looked at Su Chen: "I want my old brothers to come back, and I want Yu Ji to come back. Since you can do it, let them go quickly." Come here! I will carry on your love from now on!"

"I can indeed do it, but not now!" Su Chen narrowed his eyes.

Xiang Yu's expression turned cold at this moment, and he whispered: "Tell me the conditions."

"No need to worry, King Xiang. Can you first listen to me explain the whole story?"

"you say!"

"If you want to bring back King Xiang's former brothers, generals, and loved ones, there must be two conditions." Su Chen didn't want to show off. He didn't want Xiang Yu to feel that he was threatening him with this matter. If such a man threatened, go to There will definitely be backlash in the end.

To avoid something like this happening in the future, it’s better to be upright.

"These two prerequisites are that you must become my general and be conferred an official position by me. Is King Xiang willing?"

These words made Xiang Yu frown. Before he could speak, Su Chen continued to say the second thing: "...Secondly, even if King Xiang is willing, he can't just let his generals and loved ones come back by simply granting them official positions. But to achieve enough military exploits so that others will have no objections and recognize that King Xiang has the strength to sit in this position, only then can we achieve what King Xiang wishes in his heart."

"This premise..." Su Chen looked at the other party's eyes frankly, "...can King Xiang do it?"

The young emperor opposite had open eyes with no hint of darkness, which was something Xiong Xin, King Huai of Chu, did not possess.

For a moment, Xiang Yu fell silent.

"King Xiang."

At this time, Jia Xu suddenly stepped forward and raised his hands, like a fox: "The world is no longer what it used to be, and King Xiang no longer needs to return to his country, and there are no nobles from the other five countries laughing at King Xiang for this, so... why... Why don’t you try it?”

"King Xiang!"

Zhao Yun and others also raised their hands. From a distance, Lu Bu and Huo Qubing also heard the words and rushed over. They raised their hands and said, "We are willing to fight with King Xiang on the battlefield and never let King Xiang be betrayed again!"

"you……"

Looking at the unfamiliar generals around him with sincere expressions in their eyes, the last chord in Xiang Yu's heart was plucked.

When he was defeated at Gaixia, many of his old subordinates abandoned him and surrendered to Liu Bang.In the end, only 28 personal guards were left to follow, until they committed suicide in Wujiang. This has always been a pain in his heart.

"King Xiang, these generals are all generals of later dynasties. They are all famous and famous for generations. Since they say so, they will never abandon their oath lightly!"

Su Chen also raised his hands and bowed: "King Xiang, are you willing to create a prosperous age with us?"

Xiang Yu looked at Su Chen blankly, and also at the generals around him.

After a long while, his tight lips opened slightly.

"...Xiang Ji... then let's talk to you..."

He raised his hands heavily: "Together!"

(End of this chapter)