My father, King Chu, was besieged at Gaixia

Chapter 7 Willing to be a Grandson
"Granduncle, you have a very deep relationship with the Han army. Do you feel bad when I scold them?"

"Haha, scolding them also lowers our status? They can do these disgusting and rotten things, but we can't scold them?"

"We are now surrounded by enemies, what status do we have? The sword is at our necks. If we don't come up with a plan to fight back, we will be slaughtered. When that time comes, my uncle may as well go to the underworld and tell our Xiang family's ancestors about your righteousness. Even if you were cut into eight pieces by the Han soldiers, you kept your mouth shut and didn't say a word of insult, maintaining the elegant and noble demeanor of the Xiang family until the last moment. Let's see how our ancestors will praise you."

"Oh, oh, oh, no, no, my nephew is also confused. How could my great uncle be torn into pieces by the Han soldiers? My great uncle had a life-saving favor with Liu Ji at the Hongmen Banquet, and it was you who helped Liu Ji get the Hanzhong area. That is to say, all of us will die, but my great uncle will not die. Instead, he will be treated with great courtesy by Liu Ji."

"Hiss, my great uncle is trying to stop me from exposing their filthy and disgusting deeds and protect their reputation. Is this to show off and make another contribution in front of Liu Ji? So, you are such a jerk. You eat the food of the Great Chu and smash the cauldron of the Great Chu. As the patriarch of the Xiang family, you take the lead in betraying your own people. Aren't you afraid that after you die, our ancestors of the Xiang family will whip your soul to pieces in the Nine Netherworld?"

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Xiang Chang spoke slowly and his words were sharp and cruel, revealing the most obscure plans in Xiang Chan's mind in one fell swoop, without showing any mercy to this great-uncle.

The person Xiang Chang hated the most at the moment was not Liu Bang, but the great-uncle in front of him.

If it weren't for this traitor who had been flirting with Liu Bang and secretly tipping him off during the Hongmen Banquet, how could this mess have happened?

Not to mention that he was bribed by Zhang Liang with a large sum of money to help Liu Bang ask for the additional land of Hanzhong when his cheap father was dividing the fiefdoms among the princes.

During the Battle of Pengcheng, Liu Bang's cheap father captured Liu Bang's father, his wife Lu Zhi, and his eldest concubine's son Liu Fei. It was this guy who tried his best to provide protection and finally persuaded his father to release them to Liu Bang.

In addition, Chen Ping's plan to alienate his cheap father from his first adviser Fan Zeng was successful, and this guy also contributed to it. If he hadn't slandered his cheap father, would his cheap father really believe Chen Ping's plan to alienate him and reduce Fan Zeng's power? As a result, the stubborn Fan Zeng resigned in anger and returned home, dying of anger on the way?
It was because of Fan Zeng's departure that the once arrogant Chu Empire accelerated its collapse. Even though his cheap father was a brave and unrivaled warrior, his shortcomings were too short. Even though he fought all over the world, he could not win the whole world. He inevitably continued to decline until today's predicament...

Now that Xiang Chang was insulting Liu Bang on the city wall, this great-uncle actually came to intervene at the first moment. In this way, especially in the current situation, he was obviously more on the side of Liu Bang, which naturally aroused Xiang Chang's murderous intention.

"How dare you! You are a rebel! Come here, capture him and bring him to see the Overlord." Xiang Chan roared.

The guards did not expect that the Xiang family would fight among themselves. They looked at each other and rushed towards Xiang Chang, saying in a deep voice:

"I'm sorry, young master."

"Who dares?!"

At this time, Xiang Zhuang, who was standing behind Xiang Chang, turned around, drew his sword, led his personal guards, and blocked the team of guards.

Hei Shi, who was far away, also rushed over with the Chu soldiers guarding the city wall. He stood beside Xiang Chang without hesitation, his eyes blazing with anger, and confronted Xiang Chan's personal army.

"We are the central army led by the king himself. Xiang Chang is the king's eldest son and the Lieutenant General of the Central Army. How dare you arrest him? Do you want to rebel or to die?" Xiang Zhuang shouted angrily.

The guards lost their momentum, and hurriedly put away their weapons and retreated one after another, indicating that they did not dare to rebel and did not want to die.

The Overlord personally leads the central army, who is not only the bravest of the entire Chu army, but also the leader of all the armies. How dare these soldiers act rashly?

Seeing this scene, Xiang Chan was so angry that his nose was crooked. Was his great uncle, the patriarch of the Xiang family, and the Minister of the Chu Empire going to lose face on this city wall?

"Xiang Zhuang, you want to protect this disrespectful and rebellious kid? If you do, I will punish you as well."

Needless to say, Xiang Zhuang had feelings for Xiang Chang. Just from the moment Xiang Chang climbed onto the city wall, he thwarted the Han soldiers' vicious plot to disrupt the morale of the army, and boosted the morale of the Chu army guarding the city wall and the entire military camp in the city, causing their fighting spirit to soar. This allowed Xiang Zhuang to vaguely see a glimmer of hope in the unsolvable deadlock, and he would not sit idly by and watch Xiang Chan capture him!
"Uncle, do you want to test my swordsmanship? At the Hongmen Banquet, I was ordered by my uncle Fan Zeng to kill Liu Bang with a sword, but you stopped me. Do you think your swordsmanship is better than mine? Why don't we have a fight here on the top of the city?"

Xiang Zhuang was obviously not a pushover, and what he said was no better than what Xiang Chang said. He was also trying to expose Xiang Chan's past. The hidden meaning was self-evident. It was obvious that the reason why the Chu army was in its current state was the result of Xiang Chan's evil deeds.

Xiang Chan's face froze, his nostrils flared, and he gasped like a bellows, but he couldn't utter a word.

In fact, he knew in his heart that the Chu army was currently surrounded and was about to be defeated by the Han army. Many people were secretly resenting him for protecting Liu Bang.

"Okay, okay, okay, you've rebelled too. I'll go find the Overlord and see how he deals with you." Xiang Chan said this coldly and turned away with his guards.

Looking at the figure of his great uncle leaving angrily, Xiang Chang sneered repeatedly.

Xiang Chang had a very clear understanding of this cheap great-uncle. To put it bluntly, he was a cowardly and foolish man who didn't know his own abilities and wanted to force his way to the top. After his wish was dashed, he was blinded by the growing resentment and got stuck in a dead end. Even if he had to be a traitor, he had to destroy the nephew who he regarded as a thorn in his flesh.

Yes, the demon in Xiang Chan’s heart is his good nephew, Xiang Chang’s adoptive father - Ba Wang.

When Xiang Liang started a rebellion against Qin, this cheap great-uncle only obeyed his elder brother Xiang Liang, and refused to obey Xiang Chang's cheap father Xiang Yu.

After Xiang Liang died in battle, he became arrogant and regarded himself as the leader of the Western Chu Group and the patriarch of the Xiang family. He gathered a group of people to compete with Xiang Yu for the actual control of the Western Chu Group.

It was precisely because of his interference and struggle that the Western Chu Group and the Xiang family were thrown into chaos, which gave King Huai of Chu an opportunity to successfully seize the military power of the Western Chu Group from the Xiang family.

If it were not for Xiang Yu's extraordinary bravery, he would have killed Song Yi without authorization and seized back the military power when rescuing King Xie of Zhao, and then fought the Battle of Julu and defeated the Qin army, shocking the world and making him the leader of all the princes in the world and the actual leader of the second generation of the Xiang family. The Xiang family would have been completely ruined from then on.

It was also after the Battle of Julu that this cheap great-uncle was completely overshadowed by his nephew in both reputation and achievements, and even though he was unwilling, he had to become a subordinate.

Xiang Chang estimated that it was from that time that this cheap great-uncle began to feel intense jealousy and resentment towards his cheap father.

Speaking of this, we have to talk about the terrifying man who was praised as the "wise saint" by later generations.

When his cheap father entered Guanzhong and stationed at Hongmen, his cheap great-uncle ran to see that man, who saw through his resentment and unwillingness at a glance. Then, he worked closely with Liu Bang, the old rogue who was good at winning people's hearts, and easily bribed his uncle, the second-in-command of the Western Chu Group and the overlord who was feared by the world. From then on, he had been secretly communicating with the Han camp and was willing to be a running dog.

If it weren't for the clear records in history books, who would dare to believe this?

Isn't this like giving up the noble crown and insisting on being someone else's grandson?
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