Conferred God: Got cramped at the beginning

Chapter 744: Dragons and Snakes Gather in the Great Lake
The young man who stopped Zhang Liang looked about fifteen or sixteen years old and was extremely heroic.

It was Xiang Ji.

He is not an ordinary person, but the young master of the Xiang family.

One of the royal families of the Chu State.

His father, Xiang Yan, was a great general of the State of Chu. In the final battle between Qin and Chu, the State of Chu was destroyed and Xiang Yan also died in the battle.

Although Xiang Yan died in defeat, as the commander of the Chu army, he still caused huge casualties to the Qin State before his death.

Moreover, the Xiang family controlled the military power of the Chu State and had always been active on the battlefield against the Qin State.

Therefore, many soldiers of the Qin State hated the Xiang family very much.

After the Chu State was destroyed, Xiang moved his family here to avoid disaster.

However, its connection with the old members of the Chu State has always been preserved.

Before, Zhang Liang fled all the way, and after arriving in Kuaiji, he was hidden by the Xiang family.

While being protected by the Xiang family, Zhang Liang had been communicating with the Xiang family, saying that the Qin State's foundation was unstable and persuading the Xiang family to raise an army.

The elders did not comment on Zhang Liang's "Theory of the World", but the young people in the Xiang family, such as Xiang Ji, were very interested in him.

"Brother, our Xiang family has not treated you well enough, so that you have abandoned us and left?" Xiang Ji stopped Zhang Liang.

"I also know that you are determined to destroy Qin, and I know that you are going to General Chen She."

"But you should know, my dear brother, that the slogan 'Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different races' may indeed stir up people's hearts, but it has offended all the noble families."

"General Chen She is doomed to fail, why do you insist on going to that place of death?" Xiang Ji advised.

"Why not take a look at the situation first and then take your time."

"It's a good opportunity to let the world see how much strength Qin still has left, to prove your theory of ruling the world."

"My lord, I, Zhang Liang, am determined to destroy Qin. This is not empty talk."

"General Chen She will surely be defeated. You can see this clearly, and Zhang Liang can see it clearly too."

"But we can do it slowly. How long will it take?"

"Three years?"

"Five years?"

"Twenty years?"

"Eighty years?"

"It won't take twenty years - five years at most!"

"Five years later, the First Emperor traveled around the country and returned to Xianyang. By that time, all traces of the six kingdoms had vanished."

"The people of the six kingdoms have completely transformed into the people of Xianyang."

"By that time, the Qin Empire will never be overthrown again."

"Master Ji, you are a member of the royal family of Chu State. It has only been more than ten years since the fall of Chu State."

"And over the past ten years, how many times have the Chu immigrants mentioned Chu? How has the frequency changed? Master Ji, don't you have any idea about it?"

Hearing this, Xiang Ji also remained silent.

Of course he knows.

When he was still young, the servants around him would often mention the old Chu country.

But now, except for the old people of their Xiang family, young people like him rarely mention the old Chu, let alone other Chu people?
"Master Ji, if the people of Chu are unwilling to even mention the name of the old Chu, then how do you plan to restore Chu?"

Zhang Liang slowed down his voice, as if he wanted to give Xiang Ji some time to think.

"Master Ji, General Chen She is not a Qin citizen - but he must have a place to go."

"The people under his command are either from Chu or Han."

"The longer he persists, the more the foundation of Qin will be shaken, and the old names of the six kingdoms will be mentioned more and more."

"Therefore, the more the major clans are not optimistic about General Chen She, the more they need someone to assist the general, so that the general can hold out for a while longer under the attack of Qin."

"Master Ji, you should wait for your right time in Kuaiji. Liang, we are going to General Chen She to raise the flags of the six nations."

Zhang Liang bowed to Xiang Ji and turned around immediately.

"Wait a minute, my dear brother." Xiang Ji's expression changed, and after a moment, he called Zhang Liang again.

"General Chen She has already become a powerful figure - how can we take you seriously if you go alone?"

"If you are not valued, how can you persuade General Chen She?"

"Brother, please wait for two days. I will call my brothers from the clan to go with you."

"In this way, with my brother here, you won't be looked down upon by the common people just because you are alone."

"And brother, I just want to borrow the name of the general to see my understanding of the art of war."

As a young man, Xiang Ji's drive can be said to be at its maximum.

When I say two days, it really is just two days!
Two days later, Xiang Ji brought his family's hidden armor and weapons, as well as a group of brothers, and escorted Zhang Liang to Chen She.

……

In the Southern Continent, Princess Longji was continuing her hunt - the Ao Bing she reflected with the realm of illusion not only reflected Ao Bing's aura, but even copied Ao Bing's magical power of 'calling the wind and rain'.

Therefore, whenever they hunt, the wind and rain surrounding them let everyone know that this couple is joining forces again.

And under such cover, Ao Bing, carrying the seeds of the Nine-eared Jiahe that Lingguang Suzaku brought out from the Azure Dragon Temple, restrained his breath and passed directly from the bottom of the South China Sea, and then stepped into the human world in the Central Region.

On earth, because of the dispute between the Human Emperor and Ao Bing, the human spirit had originally been repelling Ao Bing - even though Ao Bing was deeply involved with humanity, it did not affect this repulsion at all.

Under such rejection, whenever Ao Bing set foot on the human world, it would stir up waves of humanity and would move the First Emperor.

But this time, when Ao Bing stepped into the human world of the Central Region, before the human energy could feel any repulsion towards Ao Bing, the aura of the Nine-eared Golden Harvest in Ao Bing's arms had already caused the human energy to sense it.

Thus, the humanitarian spirit that was about to be moved immediately calmed down.

When Ao Bing stepped into the human world, the human spirit did not give any warning.

"Zhang Liang, you guessed right." Feeling the stability of this human aura, Ao Bing felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

The aura of humanity is an extremely mysterious existence. Even Daluo finds it difficult to clearly explain the essence of this aura of humanity. However, there is a common understanding of the aura of humanity between heaven and earth. That is, as a reflection of humanity, the aura of humanity also has its own characteristics. And its characteristics are the reflection of the nature of the human king or the emperor of that generation.

Just like at this moment, Ao Bing came with malicious intentions towards the Human Emperor.

If the First Emperor felt that he was more important than humanity, then the spirit of humanity would also move according to the nature of the First Emperor.

Even though what Ao Bing brought were of great benefit to humanity, humanity would still feel extremely repulsive to him because of his murderous intention towards the First Emperor.

At this moment, the stability of the human spirit indirectly proved Zhang Liang's guess - this seemingly self-centered Emperor Qin Shi Huang really regarded humanity as more important than himself.

The process by which the First Emperor became the Emperor of Mankind was not as others imagined. He set aside his moral character and became the Emperor of Mankind through the supreme achievement of reuniting the human race.

"Interesting!" Ao Bing pondered for a moment, then casually pinched a handful of wind and rain. After sensing the changes in Qin territory during this period of time, he restrained his magic power, disguised himself as a human ranger, and headed towards the direction of the swamp.

Go around the city, avoid checkpoints, climb mountains, and cross water.

It took Ao Bing a full year and a half to rush from the coast of the South China Sea to the swamp where the war was most intense.

Siege and field warfare are completely different concepts. The army under Chen She's command also lacks the ability to attack cities and finds it difficult to occupy the large cities in Qin's territory.

Therefore, Chen She simply built a huge city on the bank of this big lake and used it as his base. At the same time, with the city as a support, his soldiers would be more protected when fighting against the Qin army.

"Brother Bing, we meet again, what a coincidence."

Compared to the heavily guarded cities in Qin territory along the way, the defenses of this Daze City seemed much more lax.

The travels of rangers like Ao Bing here are legitimate and they have no chance - but in other cities in Qin territory, if the rangers cannot produce proof of identity and cannot clearly explain where they come from and where they are going, they must be prepared to work as servants on the coast of the South China Sea.

Before entering the city, at the gate of Daze City, a somewhat thin middle-aged man suddenly waved to Ao Bing, then left the queue to make room for him and came to Ao Bing.

Behind this man, there was another group of people who followed his footsteps and left the queue.

"It turns out to be Brother Liu." Ao Bing nodded at the visitor.

He had some connection with this man - when Chen She started the rebellion, many knights within the Qin territory were grateful for his righteousness and were attracted by his flag to come to this big swamp.

However, Qin's laws were strict, and it was not easy for these rangers to travel.

Therefore, those knights with status, like Ao Bing, who used the alias Bingsan, bypassed various cities and crossed mountains and rivers.

This group of rangers, together with Ao Bing, crossed a dense mountain half a year ago. After crossing the forest, they were wary of each other and chose different directions.

Ao Bing still remembers the leader's name.

A name somewhat similar to his alias.

Liu San.

"Brother Bing, when we first parted, we went in different directions and took different itineraries, but you and I ended up here at the same time, at this great swamp."

"It shows that you and I are brothers, and we are really destined to be together."

Liu San walked towards Ao Bing while smiling, with an extremely enthusiastic attitude.

Before the people arrived, the sound of copper coins clinking had already reached Ao Bing.

"Brother Bing, after we enter the city, how about we find a place to have a drink? I'll treat you!" Liu San patted the pouch on his waist, and the sound of the copper coins inside became crisper and crisper.

That is the Qin Emperor's knife coin, the wealth of heaven and earth!
Zhao Gongming, head of the Ministry of Finance, went into seclusion and used the authority of the Ministry of Finance to evolve the concept of money, turning it into gold in the sky, silver on the earth, and copper for people.

This is used to clearly measure the wealth between heaven and earth.

From then on, everything between heaven and earth could be measured.

Even if the gods and immortals work for the Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Court will regularly distribute gold and silver from heaven and earth as salaries - and the gods and immortals also use this as a medium when they trade with each other.

And Zhao Gongming, the head of the Ministry of Finance, also ascended to Daluo in this way.

The Qin Emperor's knife coins were made of copper.

It is the real "hard currency" that circulates freely between heaven and earth, and is completely different from ordinary gold and silver.

Even the immortals and gods have to pay for this knife coin.

It is said that if someone has enough knife coins and his life span is not over yet, he can even bribe the ghost messenger of the underworld. As long as his physical body is not dispersed, even if he dies suddenly, his soul can be brought back to life - unlike the previous people, who, once died suddenly, could only struggle and suffer in the City of the Dead.

You can imagine how heavy the Qin Emperor's knife coin was.

That is why, in this world, the existence of knife coins is almost monopolized by the Qin court and the aristocratic families.

Whenever knife coins were cast with the copper evolved from heaven and earth in the court of the Great Qin Dynasty, they would be exchanged for more gold and silver by the noble families, and almost no of them would flow into the human world.

For these mortals, the value of a Qin Emperor's knife coin is even more valuable than one or two taels of gold.

Even though the city of Daze is now under the blockade of Qin general Zhang Han, with a shortage of supplies and food and drink, and almost no alcohol in the city - but with the Qin Emperor's knife coins, as much alcohol as possible can be bought.

Even if there is not enough wine in the city, there will definitely be people who are willing to take the risk to go to Qin territory and bring back good wine from the Qin city.

You can tell how heavy this knife coin is.

"Brother Liu is quite generous." Ao Bing took a look.

The knights who were still queuing at the city gate waiting to enter the city couldn't help but turn their heads around when Liu San spoke.

After crossing mountains and rivers, sleeping in the open air, we arrived at this city of great lakes - as soon as we enter the city, we can drink fine wine. What a great enjoyment that is!

Unfortunately, this enjoyment belongs to others...

Therefore, the many knights queuing at the city gate all did the same thing at the same time - they rummaged through their waist bags, touched their arms, and then shook their heads with a dull look.

As if he had sensed the thoughts of the many rangers outside the city gate, Liu San's gaze fell on them.

"With so many people coming, I wonder how much water will be added to the wine."

"My friends, if you don't stir up the water, it will be bland. After you settle down in the city, why don't you all come to find me, Liu San, and I will drink with you all."

Liu San counted the knife coins in his waist bag, then waved his hand.

This person's style is strange.

When other people invite guests to drink, they are afraid that the guests will find their drinks bland and they will lose face, so they have to make up some origins for their drinks, even if it is just nonsense.

It was him who, even though he clearly couldn't afford to invite so many people, still insisted on doing so - and it wasn't just forcing.

Instead, he told everyone directly and openly that he was short of money and could not afford to invite so many people, so he had to buy wine and add more water to it so that everyone could drink it.

In the eyes of others, this extremely shameful and embarrassing thing, when spoken by Liu San, it sounded extremely natural and there was not a trace of pettiness in it.

(End of this chapter)