[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-tang-ten-years-of-signing-in-in-tibet-retu":3,"chapter-great-tang-ten-years-of-signing-in-in-tibet-retu-great-tang-ten-years-of-sign-ins-in-tubo-returni-chapter-605":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Tang: Ten Years of Sign-ins in Tubo, Returning with a Million-Man Army",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2020412,3024,"Chapter 605: Talent Drain, Xiang Yu Weeps Bitterly","great-tang-ten-years-of-sign-ins-in-tubo-returni-chapter-605",605,"\u003Cp>\"Arrogant and ignorant! Since when can a gathering of scholars and literati be attended by such a boorish, furious man?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white-bearded old man suddenly stood up and spoke. It would have been better if he hadn't stood up; no one would have known who he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he stood, the entire venue was in an uproar. Even Zhang Liang was astonished!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Xunzi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Xiang Yu, who feared neither heaven nor earth, felt a bit intimidated at this moment. He knew this person could not be offended!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he offended Xunzi, he feared those scholars and literati would tear him apart with their words, and no one would ever come to help him govern the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, he never imagined that Zhang Liang could actually invite Xunzi out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Zhang Liang was a disciple of the Confucian school, Xunzi was a figure as elusive as a divine dragon, much Wu Li Ke Chu Chu Nan Gong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Chu Chu Nan Gong had left behind the phrase, \"Though Chu has only three households, it can destroy Qin,\" before vanishing from the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Shi Huang had used vast amounts of manpower and wealth but could not find him. From then on, Qin Shi Huang began to obsess over immortal arts, desiring eternal life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he had no choice but to give up. However, a sorcerer named Xu Fu then approached him, and his mastery of immortal arts was quite impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone knew what kind of person Xu Fu was, but Qin Shi Huang believed in him implicitly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even sent his eldest son, Fusu, to the frontier for this reason, forbidding him from returning to Xianyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiang Yu looked at the way these people were staring at him and felt very displeased, but he dared not flare up. He could only swallow his pride and slink away. ===== CHAPTER 1171 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Xiang Yu left, all the scholars and literati continued their high-minded discussions, while Master Zhuge Liang continued to select suitable people to hand out his small cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the banquet ended at night, and countless people still seemed unsatisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: aside from the long-vanished Xunzi, Zhang Liang and Master Zhuge Liang were the most learned people in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Zhang Liang spoke, everyone basically just listened and learned; there was no such thing as \"the scholar who claims to be number one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Zhuge Liang was not disappointed, however. With this one event, he had set his sights on nearly a hundred people who could all serve as officials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Mu trusted Master Zhuge Liang’s judgment of people implicitly. As for those who returned home, they looked at the cards in their hands again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They felt it was novel, but they did not know what the so-called lord in Bashu was really Wu Li Ke, or if they would be implicated and have their nine generations executed by the tyrannical Qin if they went there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ji was originally a man of some learning; he had read many books and possessed decent skills himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Great Qin had no imperial examination system, so his talents went unrecognized, and he could find no wise lord to serve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his original trajectory, he would eventually become a low-level clerk for Liu Bang, living out his life in mediocrity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, today he had attended Zhang Liang’s banquet and received this card, which stated that as long as one went to Bashu, all talents would be put to great use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bashu looked only at ability, not status—wasn't this perfect for a commoner Wu Li Ke him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ji did not think twice; he prepared to set off that very night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, a scholar next door heard the commotion in the night and thought it was a thief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went out to look and saw Lin Ji packing up his bags, preparing to leave!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that Lin Ji had long been alone with no family, so it was impossible for him to be rushing home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly chased after him to ask, \"Brother Lin, what are you doing? Could it be that thieves are coming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a fellow townsman who had come over, Lin Ji found it hard to hide the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To tell you the truth, I want to go to Bashu to see that wise lord. What about you, brother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ji’s words clearly stunned him. What Bashu? What wise lord?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he know nothing about this? Seeing the other man's expression, Lin Ji realized that he apparently hadn't received the small card!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Su, this was given to me by someone. His literary talent is formidable, perhaps no less than Mr. Zhang Liang!\" Lin Ji took the card from his sleeve and handed it to Brother Su.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Su took the card and read it, immediately feeling that the person who wrote it was extraordinary; at the very least, he could not have spoken such flowery yet reasonable words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brother Su also decided to follow along and see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Ji, is the person you mentioned named Master Zhuge Liang?\" At this moment, another scholar heard the noise outside, opened his door, and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked disheveled, with no regard for his appearance, and his eyes were bloodshot; no one knew what he had been through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's you!\" Lin Ji was clearly shocked. Why would someone Wu Li Ke him appear here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, let me see the card! That person is named Master Zhuge Liang, right? I’ve figured out his problem!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man seemed to have gone mad, scaring Brother Su into throwing the card over to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man caught the card with great excitement, read it over and over, and finally decided to follow everyone to Bashu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone Wu Li Ke Master Zhuge Liang could serve him as a lord, then that person must be very capable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren't planning to come with us, are you?\" Brother Su asked, trembling...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Brother Shuban wants to go, let's go together. But don't blame me if the other side doesn't welcome you. After all, they only gave the card to me.\" Lin Ji said, looking quite pleased with himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, they only gave the card to me,\" Lin Ji said, looking quite pleased with himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, similar scenes were playing out in countless inns throughout Yingdu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether they were talented men whose skills went unrecognized or those who truly possessed ability, they were all heading to one place overnight: Bashu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the nighttime curfew and travel restrictions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't make me laugh. They were scholars, and there were so many of them; even in the dead of night, the city magistrate had to open the gates for them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, many people noticed such a massive movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the high platform, Xiang Yu watched with teary eyes as the scholars kept leaving; his heart was bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were his people, his talents! And now, he didn't even know where they were running off to!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Fan Zeng brought him even worse news: these people were all heading to Bashu!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This enraged Xiang Yu so much that he wanted to slaughter them all right then and there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone, bring my horse! Today I will kill all these turncoats!\" Xiang Yu, filled with fury, brandished his Overlord Spear as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fan Zeng was so frightened that he immediately knelt and said, \"Young Master, you must not! If you want to kill them, please kill me first!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master Fan, get up! Why not!\" The furious Xiang Yu almost swung his spear to decapitate Fan Zeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in the end, reason overcame his impulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the Young Master kills them, wouldn't you be just Wu Li Ke the tyrannical Qin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tyrannical Qin burned books and buried scholars; if the Young Master slaughters them on such a scale, you will lose the hearts of the people!\" Fan Zeng paused, then continued with a pained expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially since many of these scholars are from Yingdu, our own people of Great Chu. If we lose the hearts of the people, it will be difficult to oppose Qin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Fan Zeng finished speaking, Xiang Yu calmed down and thought about it; it seemed there was some truth to his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To resist the tyrannical Qin, Xiang Yu endured it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the scholars continue to leave, Xiang Yu could only look away to avoid the heartache, but the glistening tears in the corners of his eyes did not escape Fan Zeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never expected the Young Master to be someone who knows how to cherish talent!\" Fan Zeng sighed to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>",1447,"2026-06-15T19:13:04.507Z","2026-06-15T19:16:48.580Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5880750b2c81d178c42e4abc506bc5a89e0e712cef54e1ea374af9a221dc78a4",null,"great-tang-ten-years-of-sign-ins-in-tubo-returni-chapter-604","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-tang-ten-years-of-sign-ins-in-tubo-returni-cover.jpg"]