Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 176 Qin Jun Returns to Chu
Jiuyuan, the princess Xingyuan.

Ying Zhen asked Meng Chu, "General Meng, have you ever thought about the future of the soldiers of the Qin Army?"

"The future?" Meng Ji shook his head with a gloomy expression, and said lonely, "Your Highness, the women and children are all dead, and the old Qin people have no future." Thinking of the old and young women and children slaughtered by Lou Fan in Linhe City, Meng Ji It hurts my heart, as the leader of the Great Wall Corps, the self-blame of being killed is far inferior to others.

"General Meng, don't blame yourself too much." Yingzhen's expression was slightly suffocated, but Mengji, who lowered his head, didn't notice it. The Linhe tragedy is linked to Princess Yingzhen.

Yingzhen sighed, and said quietly: "General Meng, you are the leader of the Great Wall Legion, so you shoulder the future of the entire Great Wall Legion. If you think that the old Qin people have no future, then the old Qin people They are really going to perish, but, general, do you really want to watch the old Qin people perish?"

Meng Ji shook his head sadly and said: "Princess, why is the last general willing?"

"Why don't you try to integrate into other ethnic groups?" Yingzhen said, "The name and title are not important. As long as our old Qin people's blood and spirit are not lost, we will always be old Qin people."

"Princess..." Meng Yu raised his head and asked, "Are you going to return to Chu?"

Yingzhen neither admitted nor denied, and asked, "Is the general unwilling?"

Meng Chu shook his head resolutely and said: "We, Meng family, are from the old Qin and died as ghosts of the old Qin. We will never betray Qin's affairs!"

"What if..." Ying Zhen looked at Meng Ji steadfastly and said, "What if I marry General Xiang Zhuang as his wife?"

"This..." Meng Ji was dumbfounded when he heard the words. Ying Zhen is the only remaining Ying family blood in the Great Qin Empire. If Ying Zhen really married Xiang Zhuang, then Da Qin and Da Chu would be one family. The Meng family would protect the Ying family. That is to protect the Xiang family. In this way, Meng Ji and his Great Wall remnant army will actually return to Chu.

Yingzhen said again: "General Meng, do you think it's okay?"

"It's entirely up to the princess to decide who the princess wants to marry, and there will be no second choice." Mengji paused, and then said, "If so, our Mengshi will definitely protect the Xiang family just like protecting the Ying family!" If Yingzhen married Xiang Zhuang, and although the offspring they gave birth to were still of Ying's blood, their surname was no longer Ying, but Xiang, and the guardian of the Meng family became the Xiang family.

Yingzhen really wanted to tell Mengji, no, you Mengshi still guards Yingshi, and it can only be Yingshi, but she swallowed the words, because Yingzhen knew very well that Mengji The family has been loyal and good for generations, and the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor has been integrated into the soul of the entire family. If you tell him this now, he will definitely not be able to accept it.

Fortunately, there will be a long time to come. As long as Meng Ji and the thousands of soldiers of the Qin army from the Great Wall Corps integrate into the Chu army and take root in the Chu land in the east of the Yangtze River, a force that can resist the old Chu army will naturally form. When the heir she gave birth to Xiang Zhuang grows into a towering tree, these old Qin tribes will naturally gather around him.

Meng Ji thought for a while, and then said: "Your Highness, when will you marry General Xiang Zhuang?"

"I don't know." Yingzhen shook her head and said quietly, "This is just my wishful thinking. Maybe General Xiang Zhuang doesn't want to marry me at all."

Meng Chu frowned, immediately clasped his fists and said: "The last general will leave."

Yingzhen knew what Mengji was going to do, so she nodded slightly immediately.

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Gaoque, the camp of the Chu army.

The generals and soldiers of the Chu army gathered in groups of ten and five, drinking and eating meat.

Holding the wine jar, Xiang Zhuang was patrolling the entire camp surrounded by Huan Chu, Ji Bu and other generals. Wherever he passed, the soldiers of the Chu army stood up one after another, and cast warm and admiring eyes on Xiang Zhuang one by one. Of course, Xiang Zhuang would not miss the opportunity to win people's hearts, and one more thing, now is also a good time to boost morale.

After winning the battle, Xiang Zhuang said a few more words to incite, and the morale of the Chu army rose.

When the morale rises, so does the combat effectiveness. Fighting stronger is based on winning battles.

Of course, if you win a battle, you have to reward the whole army. Mental encouragement is indispensable, not to mention material rewards.

Especially now that the Chu army is not short of supplies, whether it is food, wine or meat, as much as they want, the food captured from Guanzhong and the cattle and sheep from the Baiyang tribe have only eaten a small part until now Well, instead of being unable to take it away and burn it when the time comes, it is better to reward the soldiers to eat and drink as much as they want now.

"Brothers, open your mouth to eat, open your mouth to drink, there is enough wine and meat!"

"You sons of Da Chu, you are doing well, you have displayed the prestige of our Chu army!"

"Brothers trapped in the camp, you are powerful enough, but Xiu Turen was defeated by you!"

Although Xiang Zhuang was more concerned about talking and cheering up, he rarely drank alcohol, but after a few camps, he still drank two big jars. It's just a little stiff, if it is replaced with white wine, the two big altars will probably burn people to death.

Thinking of Baijiu, Xiang Zhuang's heart suddenly moved slightly.

This white wine is a good thing. It can not only disinfect, save lives and heal the wounded, but also boost morale!

If the generals of the Chu army were allowed to drink a few sips before going to the battlefield, wouldn't they be screaming with excitement?Well, I have to discuss it with the bus later to see if we can build a still. Of course, Xiang Zhuang doesn't know the specific brewing process of this liquor, but he knows the principle to some extent. It is nothing more than to let the grain ferment, and then put it Alcohol evaporates.

As soon as Xiang Zhuang returned to the big tent and sat down, Bai Lixian came in smiling, shaking his feather fan.

Baili Xian rushed to Xiang Zhuang and said, "Congratulations, General, congratulations, General, ha ha."

Xiang Zhuang hurriedly got up to return the salute, and solemnly invited Bai Lixian to take a seat, saying: "Zi Liang, where does the joy come from?"

Bai Lixian shook his feather fan and said with a smile: "General, General Mengji has agreed to return to Chu, but he and the old Qin people from Jiuyuan still have some concerns in their hearts. In my humble opinion, if the general can try to marry Ying Princess Zhen, then Meng Ji and the old Qin people from Jiuyuan will no longer have any worries."

To be honest, Bai Lixian didn't want Princess Yingzhen to marry Xiangzhuang.

Because in Bailixian's view, Princess Yingzhen is too scheming and ambitious.

However, the development of the situation is completely independent of people's will. Given the current situation, it is impossible for Xiang Zhuang not to marry Yingzhen, because Meng Ji has just made it clear that unless Yingxiang gets married, he and his subordinates will marry each other. The three thousand left Qin soldiers would never betray Qin Shichu, and this way, the possibility of slowly wooing Meng Ji is gone.

Xiang Zhuang was overjoyed, but he said: "Isn't this a horoscope? The princess may not be willing to marry."

"The general is hypocritical, isn't he?" Before the words finished, Wei Liao also walked in calmly, and said with a smile, "The general is majestic and magnificent, so why is the princess not willing to marry? The old man and His Royal Highness There have also been a few contacts, and Her Royal Highness admires the general very much in words, as long as the general nods, it will happen!"

"Okay!" Xiang Zhuang said happily, "Then I will leave it to the military adviser to talk about Xiang!"

Wei Liao accepted the order happily, and said again: "I wonder when the general plans to get married?"

"The sooner the better." Xiang Zhuang rubbed his hands and said, "Tomorrow I will return to Jiuyuan!"

Bai Lixian thought for a while, and then said: "General, then the title of Her Royal Highness..."

Wei Liao's expression is also slightly solemn, this is indeed a problem, it depends on how Xiang Zhuang decides?
It stands to reason that Yingzhen is the princess of the Great Qin Dynasty, and once she marries Xiang Zhuang, she must be the official wife, otherwise, the old Qin people would not agree, let alone Meng Ji and the Qin army soldiers of the Great Wall Corps.

But once Yingzhen becomes the official wife, what will Wei Yue do with herself?
In any case, Xiang Zhuang married Wei Yue first, and Wei Yue is also the princess of Wei State. What is more important is that Wei people account for the majority of the current Chu army. If Xiang Zhuang abolishes Wei Yue's wife in order to win Zhen Status, once Pang Yu, Jin Xiang and other Wei clans, as well as Wei soldiers make trouble, it will be terrible.

Don't look at Wei Yuerou as weak and timid, she doesn't fight for everything, but she is very popular.

Therefore, who is the main wife and who is the side wife, this issue must be handled properly, if it is not handled properly, it is very likely that a good thing will turn into a bad thing, leading to the split of the entire Chu army!
However, as a time traveler, this matter is not difficult for Xiang Zhuang.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang said without hesitation: "The name is easy to handle, as old as Wei Yue, and she is considered an equal wife!"

"Uh, Ping Wife?" Wei Liao and Bai Lixian looked at each other, obviously they didn't expect Xiang Zhuang to get a Ping Wife.

Speaking of it, three wives and four concubines have a long history in China, but in fact, in ancient China, especially in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, and the Qin and Han Dynasties, it was important that princes have no second descendants, that is to say, even princes and princes, according to the ritual system, You can only marry one official wife. If you gather two official wives at the same time, it is against the system and beyond the etiquette.

As for flat wives, there was no such term in ancient times, and it never existed.

Wei Liao and Baili Xian were stunned for a moment, and soon they would feel overwhelmed, so they praised in unison: "Wonderful, wonderful!"

Indeed, it is unnecessary to divide Ying Zhen and Wei Yue into high and low right now, and it is asking for trouble, because after returning to Jiangdong, Xiang Zhuang will probably succeed the king of Chu. Yue became the official wife, and then she would naturally become the queen of Chu. The question is, will the people of Chu in Jiangdong agree?
At that time, if the aristocratic family in Chudi refuses to agree, should Yingzhen or Wei Yue be abolished again?

If Yingzhen or Wei Yue were to be abolished, I am afraid that the old Qin or Wei people would not agree again.

Therefore, it is not necessary to establish the names of Ying Zhen and Wei Yue now, it is better to delay this matter, besides, Xiang Zhuang is young, he is only 26 years old now, and there is really no need to rush to establish his wife, in the future, Xiang Zhuang Zhuang has completely controlled the situation in Chu State. Who will be the queen and who will be the princess?
(End of this chapter)