Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 261 Long Talk
Besides Bi Shu, just after waking up from a coma, when he opened his eyes, he saw a graceful figure, playing the piano with her back to him, and saw her slender hands relaxed, and the melodious and melodious sound of the piano was like clear spring water, flowing from her fingertips. The money flowed out from time to time, and the situation and scene were as calm and calm as a finished book, and I couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

After a while, the sound of the piano stopped, and Bi Shu hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Dare to ask this lady, this is..."

The woman looked back at the sound, but her pretty face was covered with a square white gauze scarf, her big eyes that were as bright as stars seemed to be able to talk, she smiled at Bi Shu and said, "Young Master Bi, are you awake?"

Bi Shu bowed and said, "So it's Mrs. Xu, thank you very much."

"My lord, you're welcome." Xu Lingying bowed his body and bowed back, "My lord, do you feel better now?"

"Thank you for your concern, my lady. I feel much better now." After finishing speaking, Bi Shu sighed lightly, and said, "I'm unable to continue playing chess, so that I get anxious, vomit blood and pass out. My lady laughs at me."

Xu Neg smiled slightly and said, "My lord, do you know who is the old man who is playing chess with you?"

Bi Shu shook his head and said, "I don't know, but this old man's chess skills are extremely high."

Xu Negative said: "My lord, this old man is none other than Fan Zeng. Even Zhang Liang, the Han army commander, was once defeated by Fan Zeng. It's not easy for you to persist under Fan Zeng for so long."

"Fan Zeng? He is Fan Zeng?!" Bi Shu heard the words awe-inspiringly, "No wonder the chess is so advanced!"

Xu Negative smiled sweetly, and didn't say anything more. Bi Shu sat for a while, and the atmosphere in the room became a bit awkward and ambiguous. At that moment, Bi Shu got up and bid farewell to Xu Negative: "I have signed up for the Chu State Examination. , look at this time, the second exam is about to start, I will take my farewell first, and I will come to the door to thank you another day."

Xu negative got up after him, bowed back and said: "In this way, the little girl wishes you a smooth exam."

Bi Shu cupped his hands and bowed again, then turned around and walked away. His footsteps seemed to pause when he was about to leave, but he finally left without looking back. As soon as Bi Shu left, Xiaoqing came in with two pots of soju. There was only Xu negative in the room, so Xiaoqing was a little stunned and said: "My lord, why did you leave, Mr. Bi?"

Xu Negatively said: "He still has to rush for the exam, so he left."

Xiaoqing asked again: "My lord, should your doom lie with Mr. Bi?"

After a pause, Xiaoqing said with longing: "Master, if your doom really falls on this Mr. Bi, the servant girl thinks that you don't need to bother to resolve it, so why not just marry me?"

Xiaoqing knew that Xu Negative came to Jiangdong to respond to the Red Luan's calamity, and the hexagrams showed that this bishu should also be one of the objects of the calamity. I don't want to marry, and I came to Jiangdong this time not to marry, but to resolve the calamity.

Xu negative smiled lightly, and said: "Marriage fate is determined by God, what should be yours must be yours, and if you don't rush, it must not be yours, and you can't snatch it, can you? "

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In the quiet room on the first floor of the chess house, the long conversation between Xiang Zhuang and Fan Zeng continued.

Xiang Zhuangdao: "Yafu, promulgated the law of household registration and Qimin to disintegrate the clan power in Jiangdong counties, and then promulgated the "Scholar, Agriculture, Industry and Commerce Division" to weaken the influence of Jiangdong gentry, and lay the foundation for the implementation of the new land tax law. After thinking about the decision, I don't know whether it is suitable for Jiangdong, whether it is a bit too hasty..."

Fan Zeng waved his hand to stop Xiang Zhuang from continuing, and then said: "Ji'er, as my father said just now, you are very good, really good, you are calm, calm, decisive, and ruthless, especially rare , you are not as affectionate as Yu'er, and you can't even find a single flaw in you as a father."

Xiang Zhuang was embarrassed when he heard the words, but Fan Zeng stopped him when he wanted to argue.

Patting Xiang Zhuang's hand, Fan Zeng said again: "Ji'er, the state of Chu is partial to Jiangdong. It is right for you to reform and strengthen yourself, so you can do it with confidence and support you with all your strength as a father. Those clans, gentry and even It is a family, whoever opposes it will be destroyed, and whoever dares to make trouble will be suppressed, and there will be no tolerance and no mercy!"

Xiang Zhuang was very excited when he heard the words. It is needless to say how much influence Fan Zeng has in the Chu State. You must know that he was able to confront Xiang Yu’s father who reprimanded Xiang Yu. If they oppose the political reform because of the feud between them, the trouble will not be so big.

However, what surprised Xiang Zhuang was that Fan Zeng was so reasonable.

But after thinking about it, Xiang Zhuang was relieved. Fan Zeng was a well-known military strategist and strategist in the world. If he had no vision, if he could not see the urgency of Chu's reform, he would instead be confined to the old enmity between Qin and Chu. But if you try to obstruct it, it will be a vain name, and it will be impossible to become a wise man who will go down in history.

"Yafu, let's go, let's go home." Xiang Zhuang stood up and helped Fan Zeng into the wheelchair.

Fan Zeng stroked his silver beard, and asked with a smile: "Ji'er, I heard that you gave birth to two sons, and adopted the second son to Yu'er? Well, that child Miao Yi is also a hard-working man, It would be great if you could give her a son so that she would have something to think about in the rest of her life, otherwise, she would just suffer in this world."

While speaking, Xiang Zhuang had already pushed Fan Zeng's wheelchair out of the quiet room, and Xiang Ta, Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Huan Chu and others who were guarding outside the door stepped forward to greet him. They surrounded Fan Zeng and went straight back to the palace. When the proprietor of Qingfeng Chess House came after hearing the news, the chess house was already empty, but left behind a classic chess game that could be recorded in the annals of history.

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In the examination room of the national examination, today is the military strategist.

When the invigilator in District A of Tianzi finished distributing the test papers and then turned back to No. 1 Room A, he was surprised to find that the examinee who had been sleeping until dusk yesterday when the papers were about to be collected was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic today. In a quarter of an hour, he had already sharpened his ink and conceived a plan, and he was writing hard now.

Looking at the examinee with a focused expression and a quick pen, the invigilator can't help nodding his head slightly. That's right. Parents and folks finally got together a pen and money to send you to Wuzhong to rush for the exam. If you don't take the exam seriously, you will get a good rank , How can I be worthy of my parents and the ardent expectations of the folks in the village?Boy, take the exam well.

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Wuzhong, Chu Palace.

Fan Zeng has already slept in the side hall. After all, the old man is almost 80 years old. Whether it is energy or physical strength, he is no longer comparable to young people. In addition, he stayed up late last night to play chess with Bi Shu. After defeating the national chess game, he was already exhausted when he returned to the palace.

As soon as Xiang Zhuang came out of the side hall, the ebony soldiers sent to investigate Xu negative's details came back.

It has to be said that Wumuya's work efficiency is quite astonishing. In less than half a day, they discovered Xu Negative's origin from the chariot and horse shop in Wuzhong City and the ferry boat on the pier, although it is still not certain that he stayed in Qingfeng The masked little lady in the chess house is Xu negative, but it is certain that she came down the river from Linjiang country.

Reminiscent of Fan Zeng's conjecture, Xiang Zhuang can already be sure that this girl is Xu negative!
The ebony soldier who came to report hesitated for a while, and finally reported: "My lord, the villain accidentally discovered a situation, but I don't know whether to say it or not?"

Xiang Zhuang said without hesitation: "Say."

The ebony warrior cupped his hands and said: "It's like this. During the investigation, the villain found that the pro-military lieutenant of General Gao Chu was also investigating the details of that young lady, but I don't know why?"

"Gao Chu's pro-military lieutenant, you mean Po Jun?" Xiang Zhuang frowned when he heard the words. In the shocking battle that defeated the Hengshan Army in Fanyi, the [-] pro-juns led by Gao Chu were at the forefront of the entire Chu army. The shape of the arrow, and Gao Chu is the arrow of the arrow, and Gao Chu is followed by Po Jun and Ge Sheng. This Xiang Zhuang is very impressive.

Po Jun, what are you doing to investigate Xu Negative, could it be that he also fell in love with Xu Negative?

While thinking about it, Jin Xiang came in and reported: "Your Majesty, General Pojun is out to see you."

"This boy came just in time, let him come in right away." After Xiang Zhuang said, he waved his hand again, and the ebony soldier standing behind took two steps back, and disappeared into the shadow of the corner of the hall in an instant.

After a while, Jin Xiang led Po Jun into the main hall, and before Po Jun could greet him, Xiang Zhuang asked directly: "Po Jun, did you agree to lose, kid?"

"Uh..." Po Jun scratched his head, and said in a somewhat awkward manner, "Your Majesty, do you know everything?"

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, and said angrily: "Po Jun, listen carefully, don't make such a negative idea!"

"Uh, no." Po Jun quickly argued, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I don't care about a girl as talented and beautiful as Xu Negative. The reason why I came here to see the King is because I want to tell the King , there is such a young lady in Wuzhong, you must not miss it, my lord, and there is, that is..."

Xiang Zhuang said: "Pojun, if you have anything to say, hurry up and say it."

Po Jun scratched his head in embarrassment, and said bravely: "My lord, if you marry Xu Negative, I wonder if you can give her maid, that is, Xiao Qing, as a third concubine?"

Xiang Zhuang has always been spoiled by the old soldiers under his command, Po Jun has the courage, otherwise, borrow his courage!

"What did you say, the third concubine?" Xiang Zhuang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, pretending to be angry and said, "Do you know that the widow is only the third wife and concubine? Do you want to overwhelm the widow in the number of wives and concubines, oh? !"

"Uh, no, no, no, I definitely don't have this idea, absolutely not." Po Jun shook his hands repeatedly, and then hurried away without waiting for Xiang Zhuang to chase him away.

Watching Pojun leave in disgrace, Xiang Zhuang burst into laughter. To be honest, Xiang Zhuang enjoyed the close relationship between Gao Chu, Po Jun, Ge Sheng and other arrogant soldiers with him, like Pang Yu , Meng Ji, Zi Che Shi and the others seemed a little cautious in front of him, and they were invisible to Xiang Zhuang.

(End of this chapter)