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Chapter 113 Invited to Xianyang (Han Xin and his mother)

However, these speculations cannot completely dispel Liu Ji's worries. The reason why speculations are speculations is that they have not been confirmed and are not certain.

He guessed that there was someone who admired the King of Qin around him, and that even now that he had become rich he had not forgotten his fellow villagers, so he was thinking about the good side.

But what if the King of Qin wanted to bring them to Xianyang and kill them as a sacrifice to the gods?

After all, the King of Qin ignored so many people in the world and chose so many people from their Pei County to watch the ceremony in Xianyang. There must be something wrong.

Liu Ji said with a grateful look and sincere tone: "I am deeply grateful for your kindness, but is it fair to the rest of the world for you to select so many people from Pei County to go to Xianyang to watch the ceremony?"

Jiao Li said: "Brother Ji, don't worry. As far as I know, the king has sent other envoys to various parts of the world, not only to invite Brother Ji and his family."

After hearing the news, Liu Ji felt much more at ease.

It turned out that the King of Qin in Xianyang did not only invite people from Pei County, but also people from other places.

That's good, that's good.

Looking at his father, Liu Taigong, Liu Ji said, "Your Excellency, the old man is old and has difficulty walking, and Xianyang is thousands of miles away. Can you let the old man stay at home while I and my elder brother go to Xianyang?"

This was another test by Liu Ji.

If Jiaoli forced their entire family to go to Xianyang and not allow anyone to stay, Liu Ji would think that there was something fishy going on.

But it was not all a test. Liu Ji really had some filial piety in his heart. As the third child, he was already in his thirties. Even though people of that era got married and had children early, Liu Taigong was already in his fifties, which was considered a long life at that time.

Letting such old parents travel a long distance to Xianyang, something unexpected might happen on the way.

After hearing Liu Ji's words, Jiao Li smiled and said, "The king sent me to invite Brother Ji's family. He really intended to have Brother Ji's family go to Xianyang to watch the ceremony, but he also gave us another order, saying that if anyone in Brother Ji's family does not want to go to Xianyang, then they can stay. Taigong is indeed old and it is not suitable for him to travel far."

Jiao Li did not lie. After Ying Zheng issued an order for him to go to Pei County to invite Liu Ji's family, he added an order: except Liu Ji, other members of the Liu family should not be forced if they did not want to go.

This was because if Liu Ji and his family were forced to go to Xianyang, given Liu Ji's scheming and wisdom in founding the Han Dynasty, they would probably feel that they were being harmed and would be frightened and either rebel or run away.

Ying Zheng's original intention was just to bring Emperor Gaozu of Han to meet him, to let him see how he called himself emperor and to show off in front of the founding emperor and meritorious officials of the Han Dynasty, not to force Liu Ji to rebel.

On the contrary, he had a good impression of Liu Ji.

These words made Liu Ji feel 90% at ease.

The King of Qin was willing to let them stay, so he probably had no ill will towards them.

But Liu Ji also knew that others could stay, but he could not, and he had to go to Xianyang.

Liu Ji said: "Thank you very much for clearing up my doubts. When will you set out?"

Jiao Li said: "Let's notify the other families, the sooner the better."

Liu Ji nodded and thought: "It seems that the day when the King of Qin will be crowned emperor is not far away."

Although he did not have a high level of education, he had a wide range of knowledge and experience due to his travels and his love of chatting and bragging with people. He knew the meaning of the word "emperor", which might have been confusing to others.

'Taking the 'Emperor' from the 'Three Sovereigns' and the 'Emperor' from the 'Five Emperors', the King of Qin was really confident and thought he was better than the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.'

"I never thought that I, Liu Ji, would be invited by the King of Qin. I will definitely make a career in Xianyang this time. I will not return home without wearing brocade clothes!" Liu Ji thought silently, full of confidence, and was looking forward to the trip to Xianyang which had not yet begun.

This may be the best and only chance in his life, he must seize it.

Although the time was different, similar things were happening in some places as in Pei County.

In Huaiyin County, Sishui Commandery, Han Xin's mother was packing her luggage, and Han Xin, who was only nine years old, was helping her.

There wasn't much to clean up actually.

Since Han Xin's father passed away, the mother and son depended on each other. In order to make a living, they sold everything that could be sold in the house.

Just the day before yesterday, a group of people suddenly came to their house, claiming that they were sent by the king to invite them and their daughter to go to Xianyang to watch the ceremony.

Xin's mother originally thought that they were scammers, but it turned out that the person accompanying this group of people was the county magistrate. The county magistrate, whom she and her son had to look up to in the past, was now quite respectful in front of this group of people.

What could such a person deceive the mother and son about?
The only two possible deceptions were her beauty and her son Han Xin!
But, putting aside her plain looks, these people were more powerful than the county magistrate, so there was no need for them to lie. Even if they were forced, he and his mother would be helpless.

Moreover, these people were not disrespectful to the mother and son. Instead, they were very respectful and used honorifics in their speeches.

After thinking about it, Xin's mother thought that these people might not really be lying to them, and they were indeed invited to Xianyang to watch the ceremony on the order of the king.

After looking at her poor home and then at her son, Xin's mother made a decision: to accept the invitation to go to Xianyang!

It didn't matter whether she went or not, the key was Xin. He was still young, and if the invitation was real, going to Xianyang would be a more conducive environment for Xin to grow up.

Even if this was just a possibility, she was willing to fight for Xin. Besides, she really couldn't think of any reason why these people would deceive her and her son.

It is easy to take their lives, and it is also easy to force them to do something. There is no need to use deception at all.

Soon, the mother and son packed up their things. Xin's mother took another look at the house where she had lived for many years. This house held the most important time of her life. If she left today, she might never come back.

Seeing his mother staring at the house in a daze, little Han Xin pulled her hand with his, and said firmly in his still childish voice: "Don't worry, mother. When we get to Xianyang, I will definitely build you a house that is bigger and better than our home."

Hearing this, Xin's mother smiled and touched her son's head with her other hand, without telling little Han Xin: her daze had nothing to do with a bigger or better house, it was just because this was home, but now, where you are is home.

Carrying their packed luggage, Xin's mother and little Han Xin walked out of the house and saw several horse-drawn carriages waiting outside their door. There were Qin soldiers beside each carriage.

Seeing the Qin soldiers wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, young Han Xin's eyes lit up, and he asked the man who came to their house the day before: "Uncle Li Fu, can I be like this in the future?"

Li Fu said: "Yes, and no, I hope you can't!"

Little Han Xin was puzzled and asked, "Why?"

Li Fu smiled and didn't explain.

He didn't quite understand why the king sent him as an envoy to invite the mother and son to Xianyang. He didn't believe the reason that he chose this mother and son in order to celebrate with the people.

It's either because of this woman or because of this child!
Li Fu thought that the latter was older, and this child might have something special that made him valued by the king.

(End of this chapter)