Overlord of the late Qin Dynasty

Chapter 213 Fighting for power and profit ([-])

Zuo Shu knew that Song Yi was not willing to be subordinate to others, and he would not reveal his intention first, so he said: "Then the general will have to hand over his military power and obey Xiang's arrangement of official positions!"

"That's all there is to it! I, Song Yi, will learn from Goujian and try my best once." Song Yi nodded in agreement with Zuo Shu's words.

After the discussion, Song Yi sent Zuo Shu to tell Xiang Yu about surrendering military power.

Xiang Yu was very surprised to see that Song Yi was able to take the initiative to hand over his military power.However, he also thought that he might have sent people to surround Qin Jia and Bai Gong's garrison camp to make them do this, so he smiled and said to Zuo Shu: "Go back and tell General Song Yi that he did a good job. My lord I won't treat him badly!"

"Thank you Duke Han!" Zuo Shu bowed his hands in place of Song Yi to express his gratitude, and then said: "It is said that a new county has been established under Duke Han's command, and there are no officials in the county. I am not talented, and I am willing to work for Duke Han!"

Zuo Shu's words surprised Xiang Yu even more, and he glanced at him.

"Character: Zuo Shu
Status: Joining the army (force +1)

Force: 45 (42/42+3)

Intelligence: 80 (80/80)

Age: 29
Ability: Basic Swordsmanship (Proficient +2)

Faction: Song Yi [Chu State]

Xiang's favorability: 80
Host favorability: 80"

Looking at Zuo Shu, Xiang Yu nodded and promised: "It happens that Ruyin County lacks a county magistrate, so I will give it to you!"

"Thank you, my lord!" Zuo Shu cupped his hands happily.

"You don't need to thank me! Before you become the county magistrate, you must monitor Song Yi and the others for me. If there is any disturbance in them, you must notify them in time. Otherwise, the county magistrate that you have not obtained will be taken by others Replace!" Xiang Yu cupped his hands at Zuo Shu, and said to him very seriously.

"I will definitely monitor Song Yi and others for my lord, and I won't let them do anything that endangers my lord in Wu County!" Zuo Shu said in a reciprocal hand.

Song Yi handed over all the soldiers and horses in his hand to Ji Bu, and then Xiang Yuzuo asked Huai Wang Xiong Xin to be his servant.Xiong Xin naturally agreed, and Song Yi became Xiong Xin's most confidant servant by his side every day.

The most important official positions in the Chu Dynasty were all obtained by the Xiang family, but also some families dependent on the Xiang family also obtained official positions.Ning Jun, Qin Jia and others are actively trying to win over these people, but except for a few, no one is willing to secretly serve Xiong Xin.

Various political affairs began to be carried out in an orderly manner in the name of Chu State, and Xiang Yu also had the idea of ​​eradicating Jing Ju who was lurking in Wu County.

In addition to secretly supporting Xiong Xin, Jing Ju was also the third younger brother of Jing Ting who imprisoned Xiang Liang and was killed.Xiang Yu knew that if this person succeeded in helping Xiong Xin take power, it would be the beginning of the downfall of the entire Xiang clan.

In the days that followed, the people in the entire Wu county felt a little depressed.Because there are more and more sergeants entering the streets of the city to patrol, it gives people a feeling that the war is coming.

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Within a few days, the people were talking about it.

"What's wrong with Mr. Han? Why did you send so many troops to patrol the streets?" A woman asked the butcher beside him.

"You don't know! I heard that someone is going to assassinate Han Gong recently, and the assassin almost succeeded last time. Fortunately, Han Gong is very skilled in martial arts, and killed the assassin. Then, in order to prevent this from happening again, Wu Xinjun and Guowei The adults persuaded Duke Han to send troops into the city, because one of them is Duke Han’s uncle and the other is Duke Han’s righteous father. But Duke Han had no choice but to agree!” said the butcher.

"What you said is true?" Another person who came to buy meat questioned incredulously.

"It's still been said! If other people tell you, it may be false, but I, Butcher Zhou, will not lie. These news are all from my brother-in-law!" The butcher confidently assured, and then showed off. "My brother-in-law is the guard of the Duke of Han, and he is also an elite guard who is responsible for guarding the Duke of Han! All these things were whispered between him and me, so don't tell others casually!"

"It's natural!" The two promised Butcher Zhou.

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"Do you know? This is the Duke of Han who is going to abolish the king of Chu to stand up for himself!" A man in sackcloth heard someone talking about why there are so many sergeants patrolling the street in the restaurant, so he leaned over and said very carefully.

"Where did you know?" Someone who didn't believe it questioned.

"I passed by the city gate that day, and I happened to hear two officers talking! Do you know what they are talking about?" the man in sackcloth said proudly, as if he was one of the two officers.

"When you know about it, tell me! Don't be a fool!" Someone urgently urged.

"The two officers said that at least 3 soldiers and horses were transferred to Wu County this time. They were all used to suppress possible chaos, and they also said that there were at least 5 troops transferred to the Jinting Island Palace. Thousands of people! Think about it, if Duke Han didn’t want to abolish the king of Chu, why did he have to mobilize so many soldiers and horses?” The man in sackcloth looked outside the street and whispered to his tablemate when he saw that the patrolling sergeant hadn’t come in. people said.

"Really?" Some people still didn't believe it, and they were very surprised.

"It would be great if the Duke of Han could establish a country!" Some people were very happy to hear the news and agreed.

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Xiang Yu didn't know what the people were talking about, but the fact that the troops were sent into the city was to cover the strangling of Jing Ju and his party.

Under the leadership of Gong Sunhong and Wei Bo, on the third night when the army was stationed in the city.Many soldiers broke into the homes of some small families and some civilians.At least 2000 people were arrested!
That night, the fire illuminated the entire sky of Wu County.Many people did not dare to sleep at home, and took up their sticks, knives and forks to be on guard.

The next day, the county government of Wu county was announced that last night's operation was to arrest the spies and assassins of the state of Qin who were lurking in Wu county.Now the worried people of Wu County felt relieved, and they were all glad that the Qin assassins and spies were caught.

Jing Ju was arrested, and Xiang Yu put on the Han Gong robe under Yu Ji's service, and ordered Jing Ju to be brought down.

"Jing Ju, I'm curious, why did you join Xiong Xin? You know, you are also a descendant of the Chu royal family! Don't you want to kill Xiong Xin and take the position of King Chu?" The sergeant beat Jing Ju to the ground.Xiang Yu asked very puzzled.

"Xiong Xin is nothing more than a mediocre person! As long as you can eradicate your Xiang family, I will have the final say on the court of Chu State in the future? When the time comes to control the army, I will abolish Xiong Xin and establish myself as the king! I believe , as long as the state of Chu is still there, the people of Chu will not mind who sits on the throne!" Jing Ju knew that he could not escape from Xiang Yu's grasp, so he answered truthfully in order to avoid further humiliation.

(End of this chapter)