Chapter 86

Three years later, Wang Jian's army of six hundred thousand finally attacked.

Even if Grandfather Xiang Yan was a God of War, he could not withstand Wang Jian's army of six hundred thousand!

In this battle, Grandfather Xiang Yan, in whom all the people of Chu had placed such high hopes, died in combat!

Of the one hundred thousand troops, not a single person survived!

Upon learning that Grandfather Xiang Yan and his father had died on the battlefield, and recalling Xiang Xiang Nangong's bold declaration that "Even if Chu has only three clans, it will surely destroy Qin," Xiang Yu's bloodline awakened immediately.

On the very night the Chu city gates were breached, he, merely eight years old, grasped a sharp sword and intended to rush out of the city to engage Wang Jian's army in a decisive battle!

Later, he was forcibly dragged back by his uncle, Xiang Xiang Lianggong, who then fled the state of Chu with him!

Although he did not die, for so many years, day and night, he had thought of nothing but how to destroy the Great Qin, how to eliminate Ying Zheng, to avenge Grandfather Xiang Yan and his father, and to seize the Chu lands back from the Great Qin!

For so many years, almost all the people of Chu have been shouting the bold declaration left behind by Xiang Xiang Nangong!

Even if Chu has only three clans, it will surely destroy Qin!

This means that even if the State of Chu is reduced to merely three clans, it can still destroy the Great Qin!

And Xiang Yu, moreover, took these words as his creed.

At every moment, he was thinking of how to destroy Qin!

And now, Xiang Xiang Lianggong actually told him that the time had come, and they could raise an army!

"Really?"

"Really?"

Xiang Yu's eyes were filled with madness!

His father and grandfather both died on the battlefield!

Even his mother perished on the day the city fell!

The shame of a destroyed nation combined with the hatred of lost parents made his life over these years extremely suppressed!

He spent almost every moment in agony!

In his heart, there was only one obsession!

Destroy Qin!

Revenge!

Even when he saw Ying Zheng on inspection tour back then, the first thing he thought of was drawing his sword to kill Ying Zheng!

Had Xiang Liang not stopped him, he would have charged into the eastern inspection procession and assassinated Ying Zheng right there!

And even though he was stopped, staring at Ying Zheng, he spoke with immense hatred: "In the future, I will surely take your place!"

For so many years, Xiang Xiang Lianggong had never seen him smile!

And at this very moment, a single sentence from Xiang Xiang Lianggong caused his long-suppressed heart to erupt!

It has been over ten years since the nation fell, over ten years, and he finally revealed a smile!

Seeing this scene, Xiang Xiang Lianggong could not help but laugh aloud!

Finally, patting Xiang Yu's head, he nodded and said: "Good, we can raise an army now!"

"And all of this, ultimately, must be credited to Ying Zheng's good son!"

"Facing Ying Su, more than two months ago, took Li Yuanba and alone killed his way into Outside Xianyanggong; relying solely on Li Yuanba, he killed fifty thousand soldiers of the Outside Xianyanggong garrison!"

"Later, he even forced Ying Zheng to abdicate, yielding the throne on the spot!"

"Speaking of Facing Ying Su, how should I put it? This person certainly has ideas; regarding governance ability, he is far more outstanding than Ying Zheng!"

"He knew that Ying Zheng's construction of the Great Wall, the Epang Palace, and the Qin Imperial Tomb abused the people's labor, and that endless fury had long accumulated in the hearts of the commoners!"

"Thus, to resolve the people's resentment, on the very day he ascended the throne, he issued an edict granting a general amnesty to the world and exempting all commoners from taxes for three years!"

"Although treacherous nobles obstructed this from within, concocting something called the 'Filial Nation Decree' to deceive the people, this move truly alleviated much of the people's resentment!"

"It was precisely this action that caused me to directly overturn our plan to rebel after Ying Zheng's death!"

"Originally, I thought we would need to wait longer, wait for the people's resentment to accumulate again, wait until it grew even deeper, before raising an army!"

"Even for this purpose, I formulated a series of plans to sabotage Facing Ying Su's general amnesty and make the people's resentment boil once more!"

"In this way, we could utilize the people's resentment to raise an army and rebel!"

"But... this youth was too impatient!"

"Where he surpasses Ying Zheng is that he knows the people's resentment has accumulated too deeply and must be resolved immediately; yet, he was too impatient, so impatient that to resolve the people's resentment, he actually began to exploit the nobles! To suppress the nobles!"

"Making the nobles pay taxes!"

"How stupid!"

"What a stupid move!"

"Although this action resolved the people's resentment, it provoked the dissatisfaction of nobles across the entire world!"

"Currently, in Nanyang Commandery, Nan Commandery, Jiujiang Commandery, Sishui Commandery, Julu Commandery, and various other places, nobles have already begun gathering troops!"

"The banner they fly is to kill their way into Xianyang City, eliminate the rebellious son, and welcome the First Emperor's return!"

"But... just how many of these people harbor sinister intentions, no one can say clearly!"

"Whether breaking into Xianyang City is truly to welcome back the First Emperor, or whether they themselves wish to become Emperor, no one can say clearly!"

"However, the purpose of the vast majority of these nobles this time is extremely clear!"

"They intend to kill Facing Ying Su, and even to force the First Emperor Ying Zheng to reinvestiture the world, restoring the Six States, or even a hundred states!"

"Yu'er, what a great opportunity!"

"This is a great opportunity for us; if we kill our way into Xianyang City and are lucky, we can take Ying Zheng's place!"

"Even if we are not lucky, we can still restore the State of Chu!"

"What a great opportunity!"

"This is truly a great opportunity!"

"Tomorrow, I will take you to negotiate with those nobles to make you the general of the Kuaiji Commandery private army. You will lead the Kuaiji Commandery private army to storm Xianyang!"

At that moment, Xiang Liang was very excited and agitated!

As for Xiang Yu, he remained unmoved by these words.

The only thing he could remember and hear was one sentence: rise up, kill Ying Zheng, destroy Qin, and restore the State of Chu!

He was very excited; at that moment, he tightly gripped the long sword in his hand.

Just wait for tomorrow to arrive!

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived!

It was still the Kuaiji Commandery!

Before the gate of the Kuaiji Commandery Governor's government office.

Here, a vast multitude of nobles had gathered!

Even the Kuaiji Commandery Governor was among these people!

Wait... isn't he an official of the imperial court?

How did he get involved with these people?

Heh, although he is an official of the imperial court, he is a noble first and foremost!

Similarly, in this era, it is even worse than the end of the Tang Dynasty!

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, no matter how chaotic it was, only seventy percent of the officials in Ruchaotang were nobles!

Even if the children of the Han Sect and common people were dissatisfied, some of them could still slip into Ruchaotang!

But in this era!

One hundred percent!

All officials of the imperial court are nobles!

All officials were promoted by the nobles recommending each other!

To put it bluntly, if you are not a noble, you do not even have the qualification to be an official!

During Shang Yang's reforms, this situation was greatly improved!

Because of Shang Yang, the common people had the opportunity to kill enemies and establish merit, thereby entering Ruchaotang!

But... since the six states were destroyed and the world was unified, there is no opportunity anymore!

The common people will never have this opportunity again!

Power is something that only two types of people possess!

One, the descendants of the Wang Zu!

Two, the descendants of the nobles!

If you are not of the Wang Zu and not a noble, never think of becoming an official!