My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 6: Shooting the Rat
"Sir, are all these things you asked us to shout true?"

"Yes, sir, are all these big shots so dirty and vulgar?"

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On the top of Gaixia City, the soldiers who were full from eating melons were divided into several groups and took turns using large cowhide loudspeakers to curse at the people below the city. The others, with their eyes shining, surrounded Xiang Chang and asked him eagerly.

It's a pity that they are at the bottom of society and have been blocked from news. The information they can get is also consciously filtered and screened by the upper-class dignitaries so that they can know it. How could they have ever heard of such explosive gossip?
"So, these big shots look high and mighty, but in fact, they are no different from common people like us. They also cheat on others, have affairs with others, keep mistresses, get humiliated, and engage in lowly occupations?"

"That's right! In the world today, only your king is a true hero. As for these generals of the Han army, bah, don't take them seriously. They just have some talents, but their personal morals are not as good as yours. You can even say they are just a bunch of scum."

Xiang Chang stood on the top of the city wall, pulled a bow into a full moon, and continuously shot arrows at a drum stand on the top of the city wall. He was skilled in archery, and he laughed and said without hesitation.

These insults he taught his soldiers were all recorded in the "Historical Records", "the best poem of historians, the Li Sao without rhyme". How could they be false? They were more real than pure gold.

Although his archery skills were not as good as those of his stepfather and uncle Xiang Zhuang, they were still quite skilled and he was constantly improving himself.

At this time, a burly general wearing full armor and with gray hair and beard came running hurriedly from the foot of the city with a team of guards.

"What are you doing? Shut up, stop howling. As a member of the Chu army, shouting such vulgar words is not something that can be laughed at. My Xiang family comes from a family of generals of the Great Chu. We should not lower our status by using such shameful tricks."

Faced with the soldiers on the city wall who were loudly insulting the Han army, the old general became furious and scolded them sternly. He even whipped those soldiers who were cursing loudly with his whip.

"Who is your general? Come to see me immediately."

In the distance, a young guard who was also holding a bullhide loudspeaker and cursing with a red face, dropped the loudspeaker, walked over quickly, and bowed to the old general opposite him who was as calm as water.

"Humph, you, Heishi, are also a dignified leader of a thousand soldiers, why are you also making trouble?"

"Yes, it was the order from the eldest master..."

"He gave the order? How old is he? He is a child, he doesn't understand. You don't understand either? Give the order immediately, stop shouting, don't shout at all. If you can't make a single hair of the Han soldiers fall off, you will be laughed at."

After the old general gave the order, he said to the guards behind him:

"Go to the other walls immediately and pass on my order to stop all these shouting and cursing. - Nonsense!"

Hearing the old general's words, Heishi, the leader of the thousand soldiers, suddenly raised his head and looked at him. He straightened his bent body and said in a deep voice:
"The eldest master is not far away. Go and tell him. As long as he gives the order, I will stop immediately."

The old general looked at Heishi in surprise, then immediately became furious and swung his whip to hit him on the head, but he pulled it back halfway and said coldly: "Okay, you wait for me."

He then led his guards and headed towards Xiang Chang in a menacing manner.

Looking at the old general's back as he left angrily, Hei Shi's face was filled with nervousness, his palms already sweating. This general was the Shangshu Ling, second only to the Emperor in the Chu State, and he felt tremendous pressure to confront him head-on. He looked at Xiang Chang in the distance with some concern.

"Boss, what should we do?" The Chu soldiers who were being scolded were at a loss. They came over and asked in panic.

"Keep shouting! If the eldest master doesn't let you stop, just keep shouting." Hei Shi gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words. Although he said so, Hei Shi's heart was still full of uneasiness. After all, this veteran was not only the Minister of Shangshu, who was in a high position of power in Western Chu, but also the elder of the eldest master.

Therefore, Hei Shi's subsequent scolding became completely unfounded, and his eyes followed the figure of the Shangshu Ling. Then he saw how the eldest son made his attitude clear to this powerful elder. He was so shocked that his eyes widened and blurted out:
"I wiped it!"

"Xiang Chang, what are you doing? You let these..." As he got closer, the old general's face was full of anger and he shouted loudly.

Xiang Chang seemed to have just heard the noise at this time. He turned around and loosened the bow in his hand that was pulled into a full moon shape. With a "buzz", the bowstring sounded and the arrow shot towards the old general.

"laugh!"

The arrow flew past the old general's head, almost right next to his helmet!

Everyone was shocked.

The guards hurriedly surrounded the old general, protecting him in the middle, holding their spears upright, drawing their swords, and pointing them at Xiang Chang.

The old general was also shocked, his eyes widened, and he stopped suddenly.

"Oh, it was my great uncle. I was just about to shoot a mouse, but my hand slipped when my great uncle came. But why did you shout so loudly? You almost frightened my timid great uncle. Of course, it would be fine if I frightened my great uncle, but if I really shot you, the king would not punish me, but would think that I wanted to shoot you on purpose."

Xiang Chang spoke slowly. He had no respect for his great-uncle, who always showed respect to his cheap father. He even complained and turned around, nocked another arrow, pulled it into a full moon, and looked around as if he was really looking for a mouse.

This general was none other than Xiang Chan, the uncle of the current King of Western Chu.

Hearing Xiang Chang's treasonous words, Xiang Chan's face was filled with fear and anger. At this moment, he was extremely sure that the arrow shot by this brat just now was definitely not an accident, but was done on purpose, which was full of strong warning meaning.

Ever since the Xiang family started their uprising in Jiangdong, Xiang Chan had seen countless battles with mountains of corpses and seas of blood. He had a keen sense of danger, so he clearly felt the murderous intent from this arrow.

——Naked, undisguised murderous intent.

This brat wants to shoot himself to death? !
Why does this kid have such a strong hatred towards me?

Looking at this little boy whom he had always treated as a child and never paid much attention to, Xiang Chan instantly controlled his emotions and said coldly as his great uncle:

"Xiang Chang, you are really promising. What are you doing? Ask them to stop. Isn't it ruining our reputation to yell and curse like this?"

The ancients had a very strong sense of clan. Although Xiang Chang's adoptive father was currently the Overlord of Western Chu and the actual controller of the Xiang family, the nominal patriarch of the Xiang family was the Xiang Chan in front of him.

Therefore, Xiang Chang would not dare to disobey his words.

——If you don’t listen, it will be a great act of treason and will not be tolerated by the clan. You will be punished according to the family rules.

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