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Chapter 111 Is my Liu Ji's luck going to change?
Liu Ji asked a fellow villager what was going on. The fellow villager said in an envious tone: "The king of Xianyang sent an envoy to invite your family to Xianyang to watch the ceremony."

"Liu Ji, you are going to be very successful. Even the king knows your name. Don't forget us in the future."

Other villagers also echoed: "That's right, that's right, we are all from the same village, don't forget us fellow villagers when you become rich."

"I have never been to Xianyang since I was a child. Liu Ji will become a nobleman when he goes there. He will be able to eat meat every meal and live like a god."

Normally, many of these people looked down on him, thinking that he was idle and not doing his job.

Once when passing by a certain family, Liu Ji heard the family members teaching their children: If you don't work hard, do you want to be like Liu Ji next door? Then the adults will stay at home and eat for free, and they won't even be able to marry.

Liu Ji stood outside the courtyard wall of that family for a long time before leaving.

Today, these fellow villagers who looked down on him suddenly changed their attitude and complimented him, which made Liu Ji feel a little funny, but at the same time he felt a strange sense of pleasure in his heart.

But Liu Ji did not show it. Instead, he nodded and said, "Of course, of course! May I ask what ceremony the king wants me to go to Xianyang to watch?"

Just like his father Liu Taigong's first reaction when he heard the news, Liu Ji felt that there was no way such a good thing could happen in the world and there must be something wrong.

The villagers said, "I heard from the messenger that the king is going to be crowned emperor, and he wants the whole country to celebrate and invite everyone to Xianyang to join in the fun, and he just happened to choose your family."

The other villagers looked at Liu Ji with envy or jealousy, as if to say, "Your family is so lucky to be chosen by the king."

Liu Ji didn't think it was such a coincidence. When he was about to ask again, his elder brother Liu Bo walked towards this direction.

Seeing his younger brother Liu Ji talking to a fellow villager, Uncle Liu shouted, "Ji, what are you still doing there? There are guests at home, why don't you go home and entertain them?"

Liu Ji had no choice but to put aside his plan to learn more from his fellow villagers and replied to his brother: "Don't worry, big brother, I'll be right back, right back!"

After saying that, Liu Ji gave a look to the younger brothers who followed him, and they hid the weapons they had found, which were actually just some kitchen knives and axes.

Seeing that Liu Ji was accompanied by a group of younger brothers, Liu Bo frowned and said, "Ji, the envoy who came to our house this time is from Xianyang, and he came on the king's orders. You..."

Although he had conflicts with his eldest sister-in-law, Liu Ji respected this eldest brother very much. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, eldest brother. All the brothers heard that the noble envoy from Xianyang had come to our house. They have never seen a noble from Xianyang, so they came here specially, hoping to get some of the noble air."

After hearing Liu Ji's explanation, Liu Bo did not ask any more questions and said, "In this case, come home with me quickly. We cannot keep the noble envoy from Xianyang waiting for too long."

Glancing at Liu Ji and his younger brothers, Liu Bo noticed that Liu Ji had returned, but Liu Jiao, who went to call Liu Ji, was missing. He nodded knowingly to Liu Ji, and the two brothers walked towards home.

As they walked, Liu Ji asked quietly, "Brother, why did the Xianyang envoys come to our house? How many of them are there?"

Liu Bo whispered back, "It is said that the great king in Xianyang will be crowned emperor soon, and will celebrate with all the people. He has specially selected people to go to Xianyang to watch the ceremony, and our family happened to be selected. There are 23 people coming."

Twenty-three people?

Liu Ji estimated in his mind that he could deal with them, and even if he couldn't, escaping from them wouldn't be a problem. These people came from Xianyang, and they were definitely not as familiar with the situation around Pei County as he was. Once they hid in the mountains, he didn't believe they would be able to catch up.

However, Liu Ji did not want to use this method unless it was the most critical moment.

Because once he does this, he will be wanted and will have to hide from place to place for the rest of his life.

Now is not the end of the Qin Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty has just unified the world and its prestige has reached a peak in the world. Except for a few people, no one would think that this behemoth would collapse overnight after more than ten years, including Liu Ji.

Standing at the lower reaches of history, one can easily see the various shortcomings of the Qin Dynasty and know that if it does not change, it will only last for more than ten years. However, people like Liu Ji who stand in history do not know this.

Just like a ghost, how many people thought in the 1970s and 1980s that it would disintegrate?

Liu Bo knew his brother very well and knew what Liu Ji was thinking. He whispered, "Ji, don't mess around!"

Liu Ji nodded: "Don't worry, brother, I will take care of it."

At the Liu family, when they heard footsteps, Liu Yan, who was talking to Jiao Li and the magistrate of Pei County, suddenly said, "It must be Ji who has returned. Please wait a moment, and let him..."

Before Liu Yan finished speaking, Jiao Li smiled and said, "Don't bother Taigong. Since the great talent Liu Ji has returned, we should take the initiative to welcome him."

After he finished speaking, Jiao Li stood up and left the living room with the magistrate of Pei County, Liu Yan and others.

As soon as they arrived outside the Liu family's gate, everyone saw Liu Ji who had returned with Liu Bo, and the group of younger brothers behind Liu Ji.

Seeing Liu Ji coming back with a group of younger brothers, Jiao Li roughly guessed what was going on and thought to himself: "Everyone says that Liu Ji is idle and has accomplished nothing, but he can make so many people follow him. This man is extraordinary. The king is right. Liu Ji has great talent and is a wise man left in the world!"

In fact, Ying Zheng wanted to send Meng Yi, who knew Liu Ji's identity, to invite him, but Meng Yi had more important things to do and could not come. He also could not send the eunuchs and palace maids who knew Liu Ji's identity. If these people left the palace and defected, and spread the existence of Li Nian and the history told by Li Nian, it would definitely cause a stir in the world.

Ying Zheng could only select a group of people who were unaware of later history as envoys. He also made up a story that he was going to be crowned emperor and wanted to celebrate with the people, so he selected a group of people from all over the world to come to Xianyang to watch the ceremony.

This reason was not false. It was true that he invited people to Xianyang to watch him being crowned emperor, but it was not for the purpose of having fun with these people.

When Liu Yan saw Liu Ji bringing back a group of his followers, he pretended to be displeased and said, "You bastard, the envoy has been at home for a long time, why did he return only now?"

After cursing, Liu Yan introduced Liu Ji to Jiao Li: "Your Excellency, he is my third son Liu Ji. He does nothing all day long and is not worthy of the title of 'great talent' or 'remaining wise man' by the king."

Jiao Li laughed and said, "What are you talking about, Grandpa? From my point of view, Brother Ji is indeed worthy of the title of 'great talent' and 'remaining sage'. He is definitely not ordinary. It's just that he didn't have the right time in the past. If he did, he would definitely surprise the world."

Liu Ji was very happy to hear this. Apart from his younger brothers who followed him, he rarely heard anyone recognize him. Even his father and sister-in-law thought he was not doing his job properly and did not like him very much.

The envoy from Xianyang, however, recognized him and said that he was extraordinary and that he had not accomplished anything in the past because he had not encountered the right opportunity.

It seems that the envoy from Xianyang may not really be here to cause trouble for his family. Could it be that after wasting more than 30 years, his luck will finally turn around and good things will really fall from the sky?
(End of this chapter)