If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 1451 Transmigrators vs. Transmigrators

King Chen Sheng had every reason to be angry.

He painstakingly built the renowned "Chen Sheng brand," only to have a group of powerful figures across China shamelessly imitate him. They even dared to kill someone in the face of the King of Chu's authority.

Is there no law or morality left here?
What made King Chen Sheng even more furious was that such a large-scale infringement case was unprecedented in the history of Chinese humanitarianism.

His shameless rebellion in the name of Xiang Yan is unprecedented in humanitarian history; the large-scale infringement upon his rights at this time is also a first.

The first time it happens, the stimulation is naturally the greatest.

However, the bigwigs in China who infringed on the rights also have something to say and reasons to say.

Qin Jia was the first to lose his temper and shouted, "So what if I'm using your name? Just because I'm using your name doesn't mean I have to give you my troops and territory for nothing!"
Back then you were still using Xiang Yan's name, do you now acknowledge Xiang Liang as your lord?

This statement was met with widespread agreement.

"Exactly, exactly. When you started your own uprising, you also misused other people's names to bolster your own momentum. Why can't we do the same?"

"I heard that when you started your rebellion, you not only impersonated Xiang Yan, but also planned to impersonate the tyrannical Qin prince Fusu!"
Even Fusu's flag was prepared.

You couldn't find an excuse only because Fusu didn't die.

You even want to steal Fusu's name, how dare you scold us?
We are at least allies with you, as we are both rebels against the Qin dynasty.

“Although we raised an uprising under your banner, after the uprising succeeded, we also honored you as the King of Chu from afar. What about you? You raised an uprising under the name of General Xiang Yan, and once you occupied Chen County, you immediately burned Xiang Yan's banner and declared yourself the King of Chu.”

It was still 'Zhang Chu', deliberately drawing a line between itself and Xiang Yan, and the old Chu state.

If we're talking about being unruly or shameless, you're ten or a hundred times worse than us.

Who gave you the courage and audacity to shout here?

Chen Sheng's accusations did not just stir up a huge wave of controversy; almost all the heroes of the uprising denounced him, creating an exceptionally heated atmosphere.

Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu, listening from the sidelines, felt both delighted and embarrassed.

They were overjoyed that someone had finally stepped in to speak for them, revealing the shameless fact that Chen Sheng had infringed upon the copyright of their Xiang family.

The awkward part was that they were originally in Kuaiji Commandery, also discussing launching a rebellion under Chen Sheng's banner. Their Xiang family certainly didn't lack for righteous cause. As long as they proclaimed "Xiang Liang," they could openly oppose Qin without needing to contend for any moral high ground.

Just like when the Tian family re-established the State of Qi, they didn't use Chen Sheng's name at all.

The Xiang family uncle and nephew wanted Chen Sheng to lead the charge and draw the main force of the Qin army, while they themselves established a foothold and seized a territory—ideally, to occupy Pengcheng and use Western Chu as their base.

At this time, Kuaiji Commandery was too remote and desolate, too far from the "Central Plains," and was not suitable to be the foundation of a state.

"Quiet, quiet! Everyone, please listen to me!" The scene was too noisy, so Fuqiu Gong had to step in to intervene.

He gave a clear shout, his voice not loud, but it drowned out all other sounds.

"When speaking, we should take turns speaking. What's the point of everyone shouting at the same time if no one else can hear us?"
Also, repetition is a waste of time, which goes without saying.

He looked around, pointed at Qin Jia, and said, "You will represent all the heroes in the debate with the King of Chu."

Qin Jia stood up and said proudly, "King of Chu, I admit that I used your name when I started the rebellion, and I even proclaimed myself 'Grand Marshal of Chu'."

"But have I borrowed a single soldier from you, or taken a single copper coin from your pay?"

Chen Sheng angrily said, "You were originally just a local ruffian from Guangling County. Why have the tens of thousands of men you quickly gathered joined you?"
Isn't it because you're using my name that they think they've pledged allegiance to me, Zhang Chu?

"I didn't give you a single soldier directly, but everything you possess now belongs to me."

Qin Jia said, "According to you, Zhang Chu still belongs to Xiang Liang?"

Chen Sheng glanced at Xiang Lianggong and said with emotion, "I am a man of Chu. I raised an army to rebel against Qin. Isn't it to avenge General Xiang Yan?"
In the early days of the Qin Dynasty, when it was at its peak, no one dared to raise the banner of righteousness.

If someone else had used General Xiang Yan's name, would they have succeeded?
The success of my uprising was at most part due to General Xiang Yan's reputation in the State of Chu; the rest was entirely due to my own efforts.

You followed me in this uprising, and eighty percent of your success was due to my prestige, with only twenty percent attributable to your own destiny and talent.

I have not confiscated your troops or territories; I have simply sent people to oversee the various armies and unite the anti-Qin forces into one.

You, on the contrary, not only disobeyed orders, but also forged my imperial edict again and killed Lord Wuping.

This is utterly lawless, shameless, and immoral.

Like Lord Xinling and Lord Mengchang in the past, Lord Wuping was a title, bestowed upon him by King Chen Sheng of Chu as a "Prince of Chu," a title signifying a very high status.

King Chen Sheng originally intended to send Lord Wuping to Tan County to subdue the "heroes of Western Chu".

Qin Jia, Dong Xie, Zhu Jishi, Zheng Bu, and Ding Ji were only a small part of the "Heroes of Western Chu".

To paraphrase Sima Qian, Xiaoyu's previous incarnation: In the Chu region alone, there were countless rebel kings with thousands of men.

Without a doubt, King Chen Sheng's strategy was sound.

His base was in southern Chu, and he should unite the various rebel armies in Chu in order to fight against the Qin Dynasty.

In fact, Chen Sheng's various armies were all drawn up in this way.

For example, Wu Guang, Ge Ying, and Zhou Shi.

They didn't have many people to begin with, but they recruited others along the way, easily amassing an army of 100,000.

According to Chen Sheng's plan, Lord Wuping should repeat the deeds of Wu Guang and Zhou Shi in Western Chu, and then help Zhang Chu expand its territory to Eastern Chu, all the way to the East Sea.
As a result, when Lord Wuping arrived in Tan County, he was immediately killed by Qin Jia.

Qin Jia did more than just kill. He claimed to have been appointed "Grand Marshal of Chu" by Chen Sheng, and under the false pretense of Chen Sheng's royal decree, he executed Lord Wuping.

Anyone in Chen Sheng's shoes would be furious.

"Chen Pan has no talent and knows nothing about military affairs. He was granted the title of lord simply because he is close to you and is your cousin (ps).

Letting him command the army will only lead to our annihilation.

"Of course I must kill him to prevent the great cause of overthrowing Qin from being ruined," Qin Jia said.

Chen Sheng was furious, "Nonsense! Chen Pan was enfeoffed as a king based on his military merits. He has already persuaded Zheng Bu, Ding Ji, Zhang Hao, and others to lead a total of thirty-six rebel armies."

They were about to unify the anti-Qin forces in the southeast and enter Sishui to capture Pengcheng.

You scoundrel, you lied to him and tricked him into entering your command tent alone. You threw down a cup as a command, and hundreds of axemen chopped him into mincemeat.

After doing such a thing, how dare you still shout here?

He turned to Fuqiu Gong and shouted, "Fuqiu Gong, Qin Jia, that dog, can argue his way out of it. As a great immortal, don't you know the truth? What do you mean by letting him argue with me now?"

Fuqiu Gongdao said, "Right and wrong will be judged by public opinion. You just need to state your own opinions and thoughts, and there is no need to argue immediately about who is right and who is wrong."

Qin Jia immediately said, "Heroes of China, please think carefully: if Chen Sheng were truly committed to the cause of overthrowing Qin, would he have sent Lord Wuping to Tan County?"

He sent Wu Pingjun to Tan County with only one purpose: to recruit us.

If he were truly acting in the public interest and genuinely wanted to recruit us, he would only send a special envoy to select someone from among us who could command respect and authority as the commander of the Eastern Route Army.

He then turned to Chen Sheng and sneered, "I didn't start this rebellion just to become a minor governor in the State of Chu."

The prince and general Xiang Ning have the guts!

I want to be a general, I want to be ennobled.

You are truly magnanimous. You directly bestowed upon me the title of 'Lord of Guangling' (he was from Guangling) and allowed me to command the armies of Tan County. I will then recognize you as my chief minister.

"It's a pity you're ambitious but incompetent, greedy, vicious, and narrow-minded. You even killed your good brother Ge Ying, whom you've known for decades, as well as your fellow townsmen from Yangcheng. You lack the magnanimity of an elder statesman." Chen Sheng was almost bursting with anger.

Fortunately, Grand General Cai Ci pulled him back and whispered in his ear, "If Your Majesty loses your composure in public, Qin Jia and Jing Ju will get what they want."

Then, in place of Chen Sheng, he said loudly: "Qin Jia deliberately used the affairs of Ge Ying and the people of Yangcheng Township to slander the King of Chu, just to cover up the fact that Qin Jia was actually a retainer of the Duke of Dang County."

The Jing family wanted to dominate the Central Plains, but hesitated and dared not openly rebel against Qin, so they sent Qin Jia to act as a scout.

From the very beginning, Qin Jia used the prestige of the King of Chu in the Central Plains to expand the Jing family's power.

If your motives are impure, anything you say will be just sophistry.

As for the matter of Ge Ying and the people of Yangcheng Township, it was a slander by the tyrannical Qin court and treacherous individuals like Qin Jia and Tian Rong.

Ge Ying, without informing the King of Chu, arbitrarily established Xiang Qiang as king, which is a heinous crime of treason.

Even though the King of Chu was mindful of past brotherly ties, I, the old man, made the decision on my own and had Ge Ying dragged out to be executed in accordance with the law.

The people of Yangcheng Township deserve to die even more.

The King of Chu did not forget their past friendship and humbled himself, sharing his carriage and meals with him. He was kind and benevolent, yet they still spoke ill of him everywhere. It was as if recounting the King's past humiliations would make them as noble and dignified as the current King.

"If I don't kill these ignorant and ungrateful fools, won't Zhang Chu's laws become nothing?"

Qin Jia sneered, "Cai Zhuguo, you are a great sage of Southern Chu. Even I, who live far away in Guangling, have heard of your sage reputation."

In retrospect, you were indeed a wise and loyal elder, but you were also quite foolish.

You've served the King of Chu for several years; is your relationship with him as close as Ge Ying's?

"Today you've voluntarily stepped forward to take the blame for him; one day Chen Sheng might use your head to prove your words are true."

Cai Ci's expression froze; he was genuinely a little scared.

"You brat, do you think you can sow discord between me and the King of Chu? I know better than anyone what kind of person the King of Chu is." He put on a stern face and rebuked him sternly.

Chen Sheng was also furious and could no longer tolerate it. He shouted, "Lord Fuqiu, I'm putting my words here today."

Qin Jia has insulted me too much; I will never forgive him.

Whoever becomes the leader must execute Qin Jia as a sacrifice to the alliance.

Otherwise, you can play this alliance yourselves. I will immediately return to Chen County, gather an army of 100,000, and first destroy Qin Jia, then destroy Qin.

Qin Jia's face turned pale, and he said in shock and anger, "King Chu, the Great Immortal Fuqiu asked me to represent the heroes of the land to debate with you. If you can't win the debate, you threaten to kill yourself. What kind of hero are you?"

Then he hurriedly turned to Fuqiu Gong and cried out, "Great Immortal, the King of Chu is breaking the rules. Please uphold justice for me."

Fuqiu Gong surveyed the assembled heroes. Some were filled with righteous indignation, many were gloating, and many more looked solemn, their gazes shifting from contempt and mockery to fear as they looked at Chen Sheng.

"King of Chu, please calm your anger. Qin Jia did indeed say something inappropriate. But the purpose of the debate is to clear up misunderstandings and resolve grievances, not to deepen prejudices and turn small grudges into big hatred."

His mention of the deaths of Ge Ying and the people of Yangcheng at this time may seem harmful to King Chu, but in fact, it is beneficial and harmless at this alliance meeting.

Chen Sheng felt that his intelligence had been insulted.

However, since the other party was a powerful immortal, he did not explode. He simply said indifferently, "How can it be beneficial or harmless for me to be slandered and humiliated?"

Fuqiu Gong asked, "Does the King of Chu have the ambition to contend for the title of 'the eldest son of the rebel king'?"

Chen Sheng surveyed the surroundings with disdain, "Besides myself, who else is qualified to serve as a chieftain?"

Fuqiu Gongdao asked, "Does the King of Chu know how to be a qualified hegemon?"

Chen Sheng suddenly realized that his stomach was empty and was at a loss.

“If all the kings obey my command, I will naturally lead everyone to overthrow the tyrannical Qin,” he said.

Fuqiu Gong sighed, “Bo Chang is someone who can reassure and gain the trust of the kings. If they do not know you but have heard of some of your bad behavior, they will not be at ease and will not dare to trust you.”

Now that Qin Jia has publicly revealed the two biggest rumors that have damaged your reputation, you should explain them clearly in public, openly and honestly, without hiding anything.

Even if the heroes don't approve, they will truly understand you, know how not to offend you, and how to please you.

Knowing what kind of person the elder statesman is will prevent you from feeling fear and unease amidst suspicion; knowing what to do will prevent you from being at a loss and unable to act.

Chen Sheng was skeptical, feeling that what he said made some sense, but also suspecting that he was being misled.

Fuqiu Gong saw through his thoughts and sighed, "It is probably impossible to convince everyone and leave them without complaints by simply arguing."

Let's learn from Yu Fengxian, learn from the Qin Dynasty, and embark on an endless journey through time!

Originally, the princes and ministers of the Ying clan were suspicious of each other, and none of them were willing to submit to the others. After two collective time travels, they shared a common goal, gradually became harmonious and united, and worked together towards a common objective.

The conflict between them is far greater than the misunderstanding between you. If they can get along harmoniously, so can you.

"Even a great immortal can use the dream-traveling technique?" King Wei Jiu exclaimed in surprise.

"Since there's unlimited time travel, why waste time talking? Let's just travel directly! First, travel to the dream world, fight a few battles, and know your own strengths and weaknesses. Then you'll naturally be more at ease," Tian Rong said.

Xiang Liang said excitedly, "Grand Tutor Yu was able to change the fate of the Qin Dynasty entirely thanks to his infinite time travel."

Now that we've also traveled through time, it's a battle between time travelers. We still have destiny; victory is assured!

Fuqiu Gong pressed down with both hands to quiet them down, and said, "Yu Fengxian's transmigration was a dream simulation. Dreams are ultimately illusions."

The collective and infinite time travel we have prepared for you is a real and authentic cross-world travel experience.

To truly travel to another world, to travel into another version of yourself.

This real-life journey will cause considerable wear and tear on your soul and mind.

Many of you will probably only be able to travel through time a few times, so I hope you will take each one seriously.

　(PS: Wu Pingjun did not leave a surname in the original history, and there is no detailed information.)

　　The reason I believe his surname is "Chen" and that he is a relative of Chen Sheng is because during the Warring States period, "Jun" was a very high-ranking title, similar to "King" in a unified era.

　　To become a 'ruler', one must either be a powerful minister, have made great contributions, or be a relative of the monarch.

　　Lord Wuping couldn't even handle Qin Jia, so his abilities seem somewhat lacking, and he doesn't seem to have been enfeoffed based on merit and ability.

　　Of course, I might be wrong.

　　After Chen Sheng declared himself king, he lavishly rewarded his subordinates; for example, Wu Guang was a "false king".

　　Later, Han Xin made great military achievements, first pacifying the Three Qin, then destroying Wei, Zhao, Dai, and Qi. Only then did he dare to cautiously ask Liu Bang for a "temporary kingship".

　　It is evident that Chen Sheng was generous enough that he might have bestowed the title of "ruler" upon his younger brother.

　　Another point is that Chen Sheng was inexperienced and shallow-minded, commonly known as "short-sighted," but he was not muddleheaded.

　　Chen Sheng's ability to select capable individuals was almost top-tier during the Chu-Han Contention, second only to Liu Bei. The generals he selected and dispatched, such as Wu Guang, Zhou Shi, Ge Ying, and Deng Zong, were all first-rate warriors who helped him conquer vast territories.

　　Therefore, the fact that he sent Wu Pingjun to recruit Qin Jia and his group strongly suggests that Wu Pingjun was indeed capable.

　　After all, Qin Jia was no ordinary person.

　　It can only be said that historical records are incomplete, and only after comprehensive consideration was the surname "Chen" given to Lord Wuping.
　　
　　
　
(End of this chapter)