Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 199 Instigating Disputes
Xiang Qi rode a little donkey and entered Wuzhong County with some depression.

Xiang Qi belongs to 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 gentry who avoid Jiangdong, it is still relatively noble. For example, Xiang Qi can become Wu In fact, the magistrate of Zhongxian did not rely on his own talent, but on the identity of Xiang's clan.

It has to be said that when the former king was there, he took great care of the Xiang family's children.

Xiang Qi has just returned from Juquze (Taihu Lake), where two fishing villages had a fight because of a fishery dispute.

Xiang Qi made a private interview on Weibo, and sure enough, as he guessed, the fight in Ju Ou Ze was not simple, and there were two generals Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan behind it!
So, on the surface, this was a fight between two fishing villages, but in fact it was a contest between two generals of the Xiang family. Xiang Qi was just a child of Xiang's surname, so how dare he intervene in it?

Xiang Qi also felt quite helpless about Jiangdong's current chaotic situation.

Both Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan held heavy soldiers and proclaimed themselves "Generals" one after another. Although Xiang Ta came back not long ago, he quickly got the entire Xiang family, uncle Sun family, Qu family, Wu family and more than a dozen old Chu families. With the support of the aristocratic family, Xiang Ta has now become the Ling Yin of the Western Chu State, and has fully "taken over" the military and political affairs of the Jiangdong counties.

The problem is that the two generals Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan don't seem to buy it.

Leaving Xiang Tuo alone, Xiang Guan is very domineering, he doesn't take Xiang Tuo and Xiang Ta seriously at all, and even threatens that if it weren't for his Xiang Guan leading the army to support the crisis in Qiantang, the Western Chu Kingdom would have died early. It has already perished, and now that the former king has passed away, he should inherit the throne of the Western Chu Kingdom due to emotion and reason!
Xiang Guan wants to be king, which is already well known in Jiangdong.

Although Xiang Tuo and Xiang Ta didn't say it clearly, they most likely wanted to be kings in their hearts.

Recently, there have been rumors that the general Xiang Ji (Xiang Zhuang), who was really ordered by the former king, is also going to fight back to Jiangdong. Good guy, Jiangdong is already in chaos. It's even more lively!However, it will be the people of Jiangdong who will suffer at that time. Thinking of this, Xiang Qi feels a little heavy.

As a collateral child of the Xiang family, Xiang Qi really does not want to see the Chu army killing each other because of the battle for the throne, and even less willing to see the people of Jiangdong shed blood because of the battle for the throne. Xiang Qi is also very clear that the battle for the throne Cheng has been very cruel, once the four events really start a war, I am afraid that the entire Jiangdong will be bloody.

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

Xiang Qi couldn't help frowning, could it be that someone is causing trouble in broad daylight?
However, before Xiang Qi stepped forward to ask questions, there was a loud applause from the crowd, and the scolding sound that Xiang Qi had just spit out of his mouth was swallowed back into his stomach. The little donkey took a closer look, but it turned out that it was an armored veteran who was spitting in the crowd and telling his battle story.

"Brother Pojun, old Liu Bang was almost burned to death?"

The person who asked the question, Xiang Qi, knew each other. He was a village chief under the Wuzhong county captain. He was a strong man who was big and thick, and he was considered a figure in this Wuzhong county town. It looks like, but in front of the armored veteran, she looks like a low-browed and pleasing girl, and she still smiles.

"Is this still fake?!" The armored veteran honestly slapped the strong man on the back of the head, and said, "I can tell you, except for the general and the general Gaochu, I really have never convinced anyone. But Han Xiaodao is one, Brother Xiaodao is a man, I will break his military uniform!" As he spoke, the eye circles of the armored veteran suddenly turned red.

"What happened next?" The strong man who asked the question hurriedly changed the subject, "What happened later?"

"Later?" The armored veteran grinned twice, and said, "Later, old Liu Bang was frightened, and withdrew from the Dabie Mountains with an army of 70 that night. A coalition of 70 troops from several princes was driven out of the Dabie Mountains by less than 5000 of us in the end!"

"Aren't you bragging, is it really that powerful?" A displeased voice suddenly sounded from the crowd.

The veteran in armor suddenly became furious, turned his head and shouted: "Who is it? Which little bastard is fooling around there?"

The strong man waved his hand, and a dozen city gate guards behind him had already swarmed up. He dragged out a seventeen or eighteen-year-old green-skinned gangster from the crowd, and then knocked him to the ground and beat him hard. Then he turned his head and said to the armored veteran in a flattering tone: "Brother Po Jun, this kid dares to insult your brother, he deserves a beating."

Another guard said: "Brother Pojun, let's continue. You didn't say that later, you left the Dabie Mountains and went to Wei, Qi, Zhao, Guanzhong, and finally Jiuyuan. The Huns also fought a battle? My God, the process in the middle must be exciting, please tell us quickly, hehe, hehehe."

"Stop talking, I don't want to talk anymore." The armored veteran didn't want to talk anymore, so he turned around and left.

A group of guards were very disappointed, and when they turned around, they knocked the green-skinned gangster to the ground and beat him hard until the green-skinned gangster's mother didn't recognize him anymore.

Xiang Qi's heart shuddered, it seemed that Xiang Zhuang really came back!
But I don't know what kind of reaction Xiang Ta, Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan will have?
There are rumors that Xiang Zhuang has more than 5 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 Lingyin's mansion.

Shusun Guan, Qu Yi, Wu Qi and more than a dozen family elders are discussing matters with Xiang him.

The nearest Wuzhong County is really undercurrents. More than a dozen clans from fifteen counties in the south of Kuaiji County have transferred 5000 children to Wuzhong. In this way, Xiang Guan's army strength has increased to [-]!
What's more, Xiang Zhuang, the great Chu general who was really ordered by the former king, really came back!
Although Xiangzhuang hadn't crossed the river yet, more than a thousand veterans who followed Xiangzhuang to break out from Yemayuan came back, and all of them were wearing distinctive armor, carrying shining long knives, and riding tall horses. There are not many real tall horses in Jiangdong!
There are even veterans who brought their own soldiers back, shouting and embracing, so majestic!

Accompanied by the return of these veterans, Xiang Zhuang was ordered in Yemayuan when he was in danger, Yu Shouchun beheaded Fan Kuai to turn the tide, defeated the Allied forces in Dabie Mountains, and then moved to Wanli and the bandits attacked Guanzhong. The glorious achievements have also spread. Now, the deeds of Xiang Zhuang and the three thousand lone soldiers have spread in Wuzhong and even the entire Jiangdong.

"Ling Yin, the spread of these rumors must be stopped, otherwise it will be very bad for us!"

The person who is talking is Wu Qi, an old man from the Wu clan. The Wu clan is also a well-known old family in the Chu state. His ancestors once gave birth to loyal ministers like Wu Ju, Wu She, and Wu Shang. The Wu clan has had ups and downs for more than three hundred years, but it has always Maintaining a great influence, it can be regarded as an ancient Chu family with deep roots.

"The old man thinks that this is not a rumor, but a fact."

The old Qu Yi of the Qu clan immediately opposed it. The Qu clan is another old family with deep roots in Chu. A hundred years ago, there were such famous officials as Qu Yuan. A rare prominent nobleman in Chu, his status is much more respected than that of the Wu family.

Wu Qi didn't want to argue with Qu Yi, so he bowed to Xiang Ta and said, "Let Yin make a decision."

Xiang He smiled noncommittally, and suddenly turned his gaze to Uncle Sun Guan who sat at the head of Qu Yi and Wu Qi. Sun Dechen, Dechen took his uncle as his surname, and his descendants simply took his surname as his uncle, but the branch in Chu was passed down from the old famous minister of Chu, Shusun Ao.

Uncle Sun Guanchong arched his hands at him, and said: "Ling Yin, the soldiers of the Chu army fought for thousands of miles and survived nine deaths. It was very difficult for them to return to their hometown in fine clothes. It is human nature to be a little bit overwhelmed."

Xiang He nodded lightly, and suddenly asked: "What's the reaction of Xiang Guan and Xiang Tuo?"

Wu Qi said: "Xiang Guan's reaction was intense, he scolded Xiang Zhuang at home all day long for instigating the people of Jiangdong, with ulterior motives, if Lu Yuan hadn't stopped him desperately, I'm afraid he would have sent troops to arrest these veterans and put them in prison. "

There was a sneer of disdain at the corner of Xiang Ta's mouth, Xiang Guan is just an ordinary man.

Wu Qi paused, and then said: "Xiang Tuo's reaction was completely opposite to Xiang Guan's. He not only summoned generals Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhongli Mei, and Yu Ziqi, but also the generals of Xiang Zhuang who returned home. A lot of sympathy, and it is said that he personally acted as a matchmaker and married a veteran named Gousheng in Sanglin Village in the eastern suburbs."

"Really?" Hearing this, Xiang He couldn't help frowning.

Qu Yi said: "Ling Yin, this old man thinks that since Xiang Zhuang is the general appointed by the late king, we should welcome him back to Jiangdong to preside over the military as soon as possible. Worrying about the great Chu? As for the throne of the King of Chu, you might as well put it on hold for now..."

Wu Qi immediately retorted: "Brother Qu Yi's remark is absurd. As the saying goes, a snake can't do without a head, and a country can't live without a king! The top priority is to elect a new king to inherit the great unification, how can we put it aside for the time being?" After a pause, Wu Qi said again, "Ling Yin is the eldest grandson of Xiang's eldest family. Succession to the throne is in line with the will of God and in line with the people's will. Xiang Zhuang also has nothing to say."

Qu Yi said: "The old man also thinks that Ling Yin is the best candidate to inherit the throne, but it is indeed not the time to succeed, once Ling Yin succeeds by force, let alone Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan may not be convinced, once Xiang Zhuang is furious, What should we do if we send our troops across the Wujiang River? If the battle is to start, the two counties in the east of the Yangtze River will inevitably be strewn with corpses and blood will flow everywhere."

Wu Qi snorted, and said disapprovingly: "Hmph, it's better to be broken jade than to be whole!"

Xiang He frowned, got up and walked away, the dispute between Wu Qi and Qu Yi was settled.

Uncle Sun Guan sighed, and said: "The battle for the throne is a family matter of the Xiang family. How can my foreign surname get in the way? Why should the two of you hurt your peace because of this?"

(End of this chapter)