Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 213
In Wuzhong, Xiang Guan's mansion.

"Xiang Tuo, you are so ungrateful!" Xiang Guan threw the wine glass in his hand on the ground with all his strength, and there was a bang, and the bronze wine glass was smashed to pieces by him. Angry, because the envoy he just sent to show his kindness was pushed back by Xiang Tuo again, and Xiang Tuo humiliated him well.

Lu Yuan, who was sitting under Xiang Guan, sighed, and said, "It seems that Xiang Tuo can't win over."

"Why?" Xiang Guan patted the table in front of him forcefully, and said hysterically, "But why is this? I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out anyway! I have already promised that once he inherits the throne, I will make him a general. Could it be that Xiang Zhuang can also make him a general? Or can Xiang Zhuang make him the Duke of Chu?"

"Anyway, Xiang Tuo is determined to welcome Xiang Zhuang to cross the river. The key now is Xiang Ta's attitude. If Xiang He also falls to Xiang Zhuang, the situation will be quite unfavorable." Lu Yuan said this After a pause, he continued, "The top priority is to send someone to contact Xiang Ta as soon as possible. It is best to join hands with Xiang Ta to fight against the alliance between Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Tuo."

"Xiang He?" Xiang Guan said disapprovingly, "This kid thinks he is a direct descendant of the Xiang family, his eyes are higher than the top, and he has never put me and Xiang Tuo in his eyes. It's not like we didn't send people to contact him before. But didn’t he drive him back in the end? If he can let go of his airs and join forces with us, then it’s a ghost.”

Lu Yuan shook his head and said: "At this time and at that time, at that time, the general and Xiang Tuo were evenly matched. Only by keeping Xiang Tuo neutral would he not break the balance in Jiangdong. As long as the situation is balanced, Xiang He can benefit from it, but now the situation has already happened. Once Xiang Tuo and Xiang Zhuang join hands, the general will be at a disadvantage, if Xiang still wants to maintain the balance in Jiangdong, the best choice is to join forces with the general to fight against Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Tuo."

"Oh, that's it?" Xiang Guan was a little moved when he heard the words, and said, "Okay, then quickly send someone to test Xiang Xiang's tone."

"Here." Lu Yuan agreed, and hurried down to make arrangements.

Less than half an hour later, the person sent to Xiang Ta's mansion came back. Xiang Ta did not agree to Xiang Guan's request, but only said that the dark tide was raging in Wuzhong City, and there were too many eyes and ears of Xiang Tuo and Xiang Zhuang hidden. It is best not to have too much contact with the family, so I proposed to go to the secret meeting in Gaoshan, fifty miles north of the city, after seven days.

"Going to Mount Gao?" Xiang Guan frowned, "What does Xiang Ta mean by this? What's the matter? You can't discuss it in the city, and you have to go to the deep mountains and old forests dozens of miles away?"

Lu Yuandao: "The general went to Gaoshan in the name of hunting, and secretly discussed with Xiang Ta. It is true that Xiang Tuo and Xiangzhuang can avoid the secret work, eyes and ears arranged in Wuzhong City, but Gaoshan is high and densely forested. After entering the mountain , the general’s safety is a big issue, once the news leaks, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang Tuo will set up an ambush in the mountains, the consequences will be disastrous.”

"It's nothing." Xiang Guan waved his hand and said, "I'll just take the army with me."

Xiang Guan's [-] soldiers are all veterans of hundreds of battles. With these [-] elite soldiers accompanying them for protection, what else can happen?After all, Xiang Tuo's [-] troops were stationed in the west of the city, and Xiang Zhuang's tens of thousands of troops were also stationed in Liyang, Jiangbei. Xiang Guan can get the news in time.

Lu Yuan thought for a while, but said worriedly: "General, the five hundred elite cavalry of Gaochu are stationed in the north of the city."

"Lu Yuan, you're worrying too much." Xiang Guan frowned and said, "It's not that this general underestimates Gao Chu, but with his five hundred cavalry, if there is a fight, it's not enough for my general's three thousand troops What's more, the camp in the east of the city is only sixty miles away from Mount Gao, so if my general's [-] troops can arrive within two hours, what can happen?"

Lu Yuan originally wanted to say that the thousands of veterans who retired and returned home were also a threat, but after thinking about it, these veterans of the Chu army were able to return home after hundreds of battles. After experiencing countless bloody storms, they are enjoying the After the current luxurious life, it is doubtful whether he will return to the battlefield. Thinking of this, Lu Yuan didn't say anything more.

Seeing that Lu Yuan didn't object, Xiang Guan said: "Then it's settled. After seven days, I will lead [-] of my own troops to go hunting in Gaoshan. By the way, I will relieve my boredom. In the past six months, I have been really bored." Yes, hum!"

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While Xiang Ta and Gao Chu are preparing to hunt Xiang Guan, Xiang Zhuang is busy welcoming the newcomer. Wei Yue is ten months pregnant and is finally about to give birth.

At this moment, Xiang Zhuang was pacing back and forth in the backyard, with a rare anxiety on his face.

Speaking of which, Xiang Zhuang hadn't tasted this kind of anxiety for a long time. Even when the remnants of the Chu army fell into the net of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping in the Dabie Mountains, Xiang Zhuang didn't seem to be so anxious. It is also because Wei Yue's childbirth is completely out of Xiang Zhuang's control, Xiang Zhuang will inevitably be anxious about things beyond his control.

In the bedroom with the door ajar, Wei Yue's hoarse cry could be heard from time to time, and Yu Ji's voice could be heard occasionally. Yu Ji was trying her best to persuade Wei Yue to relax and relax.

After a while, the half-hidden door suddenly opened, and a steady woman walked out with a basin of water.

Xiang Zhuang rushed forward like an arrow to stop Wen Po, and asked impatiently, "Did you give birth?"

Wen Po smiled wryly, but before she could answer, Xiang Zhuang turned away again. In fact, as a time traveler, although Xiang Zhuang had never seen the scene of a woman giving birth with his own eyes, he had watched it on TV a lot. Now, why should there be a baby crying?The reason why he stepped forward to ask just now was completely an instinctive reaction.

In the antechamber where the General Xingyuan lived, a large group of generals from the Chu army were also anxiously waiting for news.

This group of generals are all Wei people, and the leader is Pang Yu. Anyway, Wei Yue is the former princess of Great Wei. Although the Great Wei Kingdom is dead now, emotionally, these generals always regard Wei people as their own. As such, Wei Yue's childbirth particularly affected their hearts, and they all hoped that Princess Wei Yue would give birth to a boy.

During the suffocating wait, two hours passed quickly, but only Mrs. Wen was seen coming and going in and out of the bedroom, but the baby's crying was still not heard. Later, Wei Yue couldn't even cry out, Xiang Xiang Zhuang suddenly felt very bad. It should be known that there is no caesarean section in this era. Once the fetal position is not correct and causes dystocia, the result is likely to be the death of both mother and child!
In an instant, big cold sweat oozed from Xiang Zhuang's forehead. If it was really a difficult labor, then it would be a big question whether to protect the adult or the child. Reason told him that he should choose to keep the child, but emotionally, Xiang Zhuang He would rather not have a child but keep Wei Yue, not only because Xiang Zhuang felt pity for her, but also because this little girl is pure and kind-hearted, she can be said to be the best candidate for the queen.

After a while, seeing no movement in the bedroom, Xiang Zhuang finally couldn't hold back any longer. Just when he couldn't help but want to rush into the bedroom and ask the midwife to give up the child and keep the adult, there was sudden news of Wei's death in the bedroom. Yue Sheng screamed hoarsely, followed by a loud baby cry.

"Wooah, woowa, woowa..." After this cry, it was out of control, and in an instant, there was only that loud cry left in the bedroom, and Xiang Zhuang could no longer hear it. There was no other sound, and for a moment, Xiang Zhuang suspected that he was in a dream, did he die?Is Yueniang really born?

The half-hidden door was suddenly pushed open. To Xiang Zhuang's surprise, Yu Ji was the first one to rush out of the room. There were even tears in her eyes, and at that moment Yuji bowed to Xiang Zhuang and said, "Congratulations, General, sister Wuyang gave birth to two boys, mother and child are safe!"

"Two boys? Yue Niang actually gave birth to two boys?!" Xiang Zhuang was instantly filled with great happiness.

In other words, since traveling to this time and space, Xiang Zhuang has been struggling on the death line, and he has never lived a day of peace, let alone tasted the slightest sense of happiness, but today, he finally received a gift from the Goddess of Life , I got two sons at once, and he has a son in Xiangzhuang, haha.

When Xiang Zhuang strode into the bedroom, Mrs. Wen had already washed the two boys and wrapped them in swaddling clothes.

Xiang Zhuang took his son from the two steady wives, and held him in his arms, one on the left and one on the right. The one on the right was the eldest, who was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed, and his little face that hadn't melted yet showed a calm expression of flattery and humiliation. Look, the one on the left is the second child, but now he is struggling with his two little hands, crying loudly, and while crying, he keeps looking at Xiang Zhuang with his big black eyes. Needless to say, the one who cried just now should be the second child , this kid, who has been so earth-shattering since he was born, must be someone in the future.

Xiang Zhuang put the two sons on the bedside, smiled softly at Wei Yue, and said, "Yue Niang, you have suffered."

"Yue Niang is not bitter." Wei Yue smiled very weakly, and said dying, "It is Yue Niang's great blessing to give birth to two boys for my husband, Husband, Yue Niang is very happy, really. "

"My husband is also very happy." Xiang Zhuang leaned down and kissed Wei Yue's forehead, and said, "Yue Niang, you have been tired for almost two hours, hurry up and have a good sleep, just hug me for my husband." Take the child to the front yard, you gave birth to two boys at once, Pang Yu and the others don't know how happy they will be, haha."

"En." Wei Yue hummed softly, closed her beautiful eyes and soon fell asleep.

Xiang Zhuang stroked the hair on Wei Yue's cheeks with pity, and then picked up his two sons again, but when he picked up the two sons again, he thought of the late old military officer Wei Liao for no reason. At that moment, Xiang Zhuang felt a little acid in his nose. If the old man was still alive, he didn't know how happy he would be.

Thinking of Wei Liao, Xiang Zhuang had already named his two sons in his heart.

When Wei Liao was about to die, he hoped that Xiang Zhuang would use political means to pacify Jiangdong instead of using force. This contained the old man's extremely high expectations for him. Obviously, Wei Liao hoped that Xiang Zhuang could become politically mature Get up, so of Wei Yuesheng's two sons, the eldest is called Xiang Zheng, and the second is called Xiang Zhi.

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PS: There is another chapter before eleven o'clock in the evening.

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