Chapter 88

This is a hero!

A great hero who dares to oppose imperial power with nobility!

Yet... the soldiers guarding the city gates just stared at these people with blank expressions!

A new recruit said to another veteran soldier, "I feel... the new emperor seems quite good!"

"He first exempted us common people from taxes for three years, and now he wants to implement a land tax so that the people will never have to pay taxes again!"

"He is a good emperor; why rebel against him!"

The veteran chuckled, "To us common people, he is certainly a good emperor, but to the nobility, what kind of good emperor is he?"

"Taking grain from the nobility is even more painful than killing them; they will definitely overthrow the new emperor!"

The new recruit was shocked: "Doesn't that mean once the new emperor is overthrown, we common people will have to pay taxes again? Will we have to return to that life worse than pigs and dogs?"

The veteran was stunned, then glared angrily at the new recruit: "What does a new recruit like you care about so much?"

The new recruit, full of youthful vigor, retorted: "What about us? Are we just going to watch them overthrow our new emperor?"

"And then, we common people will continue to be oppressed by them?"

The veteran was stunned and said nothing!

And many common people were equally stunned and silent!

They looked at these private armies setting out, each one filled with confusion!

What are they going to do?

To overthrow the new emperor in Xianyang City!

But if the new emperor is overthrown, won't we have to pay that vast amount of taxes again in the future?"

Everyone was very confused, but for the moment, they didn't know what to do!

No matter what they do!

Julu Commandery!

When Xiang Yu arrived here, he was immediately shocked by the scene before him!

Four hundred thousand troops!

In just a little over a month, a full four hundred thousand troops have gathered here!

059, The Burial Ground of Four Hundred Thousand Troops!

Four hundred thousand troops!..

Although Xiang Yu knew clearly in his heart that these four hundred thousand troops were all going to overthrow Facing Ying Su, having nothing to do with killing Seeing Ying Zheng!

But... looking at the four hundred thousand troops before him, he was still tempted!

If these four hundred thousand troops were given to me, why worry about the Great Qin not falling? Why worry about me not restoring the State of Chu?

All of this, why worry!

Xiang Yu was very excited, while Xiang Xiang Lianggong grabbed his arm: "Yu-er, the first thing to do now is to gain command of these four hundred thousand troops!"

"And to gain command of these four hundred thousand troops, talk of killing Seeing Ying Zheng and destroying the Qin State must absolutely not be spoken again!"

"These nobles, although many want to destroy the Qin State, but... truly opposing Seeing Ying Zheng, they do not have the courage!"

Xiang Xiang Lianggong advised again and again!

Xiang Yu let out a cold snort: "A group of hypocritical rats; once I obtain the world, I will surely kill and exterminate all these rats!"

"What?"

Upon hearing these words, Xiang Xiang Lianggong was greatly shocked.

At that moment, he could not help but advise Xiang Yu: "Yu-er, to seize the world, one cannot do without the nobility; even the ruthless First Emperor Seeing Ying Zheng did not dare to kill nobles recklessly!"

"The calamity of the nobility is far more terrible than the calamity of the common people!"

"For example, now, kings of past and present dynasties have oppressed the common people until today, yet not a single common person has dared to make a sound!"

"But when it came to Seeing Ying Zheng, he made all the people in the world build the Great Wall, build Epang Palace, build the Qin Straight Road, the post roads, and even build his own tomb!"

"Yet in the end, the common people did not dare to have even a tiny rebellious thought!"

"But look at Facing Ying Su! He only wanted to collect half the tax from the nobility, and it provoked forty thousand troops to overthrow him!"

"The nobility must not be provoked lightly!"

"At any time, the nobility must not be provoked lightly!"

"Even though Seeing Ying Zheng destroyed six states, he did not dare to provoke the nobility lightly!"

"Not that he didn't want to, but he dared not! These nobles are far more terrible than the common people!"

Xiang Xiang Lianggong taught again and again, but... Xiang Yu turned a deaf ear to these words, merely going through the motions: "Uncle, Yu-er understands!"

"But the problem now is, how do we gain control of these four hundred thousand troops?"

Xiang Xiang Lianggong pondered for a moment, then looked toward the main camp: "First enter the tent, and we will see the leader first!"

After saying this, he went inside.

Xiang Yu followed behind him, while behind them, another sixty thousand people waited!

And inside the tent, it was filled with nobles!

They were the most powerful nobles from every Junxian in the Qin State.

At this very moment, these people, without exception, were all cursing Facing Ying Su.

Cursing Facing Ying Su to his face.

While cursing, they also complained that the nobles in Xianyang City were not tough enough, calling them all cowards and useless trash!

If it were them, as soon as Facing Ying Su dared to say the words about making nobles pay taxes, they would have gone up and chopped off Facing Ying Su's head!

The crowd was cursing with great enthusiasm.

But at the same time, some people were discussing the problem!

That is, who will lead this army of four hundred thousand!

"Lead an army of four hundred thousand?"

"Does an army need to be led?"

"Isn't it just a shout, and they follow, isn't that enough?"

The nobles spoke.

Yet a young general hearing this was utterly speechless:

"An army of four hundred thousand, just lining up in formation stretches twenty li; how loud is your voice, that a single shout can be heard by those twenty li away?"

"Ah?"

The words were spoken, and the nobles were stunned!

At this moment, you look at me, I look at you, all somewhat at a loss!

And just then, a voice shouted:

"Wanting four hundred thousand soldiers to hear the orders is simple: establish the ranks of Five-Man Leaders, Ten-Man Leaders, Hundred-Man Leaders, Thousand-Man Leaders, Hundred Generals, Military Commandants, Captains, and a series of official posts!"

"And set up orderlies to transmit orders to the Military Commandants and Captains, letting them convey layer by layer, deliver layer by layer; with this method, let alone an army of four hundred thousand, even eight hundred thousand can be mobilized!"

The words were spoken, and everyone was shocked!

At the same time, everyone could not help but look toward the speaker.

They saw the man was burly, dignified in appearance, and between his brows revealed an indescribable domineering aura!

"Who is this person?"

The crowd asked curiously, looking at one another.

Xiang Xiang Lianggong bowed to everyone: "I am Xiang Xiang Lianggong, a descendant of the former Chu Grand General Xiang Yan; this person is Xiang Yan's grandson, Xiang Yu!"

The words were spoken, and everyone was shocked!

Many nobles rose immediately to bow and pay respects to Xiang Xiang Lianggong!

Just kidding!

Although few knew Xiang Xiang Lianggong and Xiang Yu, Xiang Yan's name was truly thunderous!

Since Li Mu and Lian Po were killed by Guo Kai, the only general capable of rivaling Wang Jian!

In former years, with ten thousand men he utterly defeated Li Xin's army of two hundred thousand, gaining fame in a single battle!

Later, although the army of ten thousand was defeated by Wang Jian, causing the fall of Chu!

But... was it shameful?

Not shameful!

Not shameful at all!