The Great Qin Dynasty: The egg of the Black Bird was revered as a national guardian beast.

Not long after Qin Jia was executed,

They distributed the grain they had looted to the people of the city.

Jingju then rode in a plain carriage drawn by white horses, with ropes tied around their necks, and presented the seal and tally of the King of Chu, leading his officials to surrender the city.

Dust rose in the distance.

Xiang Liang was followed by tens of thousands of troops.

He rode his horse slowly to Jingju's side, tightened the reins, and looked down at him.

The officials behind Jingju prostrated themselves on the ground.

Before the army, only one person remained standing.

Raising his eyes, King Jingju of Chu calmly looked at Xiang Liang, his head held high and expressionless.

After a long while, Xiang Liang raised his hand.

Soldiers immediately came out from behind and walked towards Jingju.

"Wait." But at this moment, Jingju raised his hand, and the soldiers stopped and turned to look at Xiang Liang.

Mounted, Xiang Liang nodded.

He wanted to see what Jingju was going to do next.

Letting out a breath, Jingju untied the Chu King's seal from his waist and placed it aside.

Then, he raised his hand and took off the crown.

He gently stroked it, his eyes filled with complex emotions, but in the end he placed it together with the seal.

Then, she raised her arms and said, "Come on."

The soldiers immediately stepped forward and took Jing Ju away. Xiang Liang led his army into Pengcheng in a grand procession.

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In Pengcheng.

Qin Jia had died, and King Jingju of Chu also surrendered the city.

Thus, after entering the city, Xiang Liang first incorporated Qin Jia's troops into his own forces, and then held a victory celebration banquet.

The banquet was filled with joy and harmony.

"Liu Ji, congratulations!"

At this moment, a voice came, and Liu Ji turned his head to see Zhang Liang walking over and sitting next to him.

"The fact that Pengcheng was captured so easily is truly remarkable."

Liu Ji chuckled, a hint of self-satisfaction in his voice: "Hehe, you flatter me, sir. I am unworthy of such praise."

"Do you really think I'm congratulating you?"

But to everyone's surprise, Zhang Liang changed the subject and asked with a cold smile as soon as he finished speaking.

Liu Ji looked at Zhang Liang with a surprised expression, "This...this..."

Shaking his head, Zhang Liang said, "You betrayed Jing Ju and joined Xiang Liang. Birds choose good trees to perch on. There's nothing wrong with that."

"But you, you absolutely shouldn't have received this credit!"

"Having betrayed your lord and abandoned your principles, who would dare to entrust you with any trust?"

As he said this, he looked at Liu Ji: "If you were Xiang Liang, would you dare to employ someone like this?"

Liu Ji remained silent, unable to respond for a moment.

But he was a man who listened to advice and knew that this was not a good thing. He looked up at Zhang Liang and grabbed his hem with his hand.

He said, "Please help me, sir."

Zhang Liang took a sip of wine and said slowly, "When General Xiang rewards you for your merits later, you should decline the reward."

"Today, we plan to take Pengcheng, even at the cost of betraying our former master. This is because the tyrannical Qin Dynasty is ruthless and Jingju is incompetent, leaving us no choice but to do so."

"But no matter what, Jingju is still his former master, so how can he be rewarded for betraying his former master?"

Liu Ji remained silent for a moment after hearing this.

Finally, he raised his head and asked, "General Xiang, I'm afraid you won't believe that, will you?"

Does it matter whether he believes it or not?

Zhang Liang glanced sideways at Liu Ji and said, "Since things have come to this point, the important thing is not to give others a reason to criticize us!"

After a moment of silence, Liu Ji nodded.

"Alright, we'll do as you suggest, sir."

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"Now that the general has raised an army to attack Pengcheng and restore the Great Chu, in my opinion, the false king Jingju should be executed!"

At the banquet,

The generals all advised Xiang Liang to kill Jing Ju.

Xiang Liang, sitting at the head of the table, remained silent, simply looking at the people below and drinking his wine.

After a long pause, he finally said, "This matter is not urgent."

"Now that we have launched a major offensive against Pengcheng, we should reward those who have made contributions. Merit must be rewarded and mistakes must be punished. The greatest credit for Pengcheng belongs to Liu Ji."

As he spoke, his eyes fell below, "Liu Ji."

Standing up from behind the desk, Liu Ji entered the hall and raised his hand to bow to Xiang Liang, who was seated at the head of the table.

"General Xiang."

Nodding, Xiang Liang spoke slowly.

"We captured Pengcheng without firing a single shot. Liu Ji, your contribution is indispensable. What reward do you desire?"

With a sigh, Liu Ji burst into tears.

"To take Pengcheng now, we are willing to betray our former master. This is because the Qin Dynasty is tyrannical and we have no choice but to do so, General, to lead the troops to resist Qin."

"Jingju is incompetent, but he was once my lord."

"Now that I have betrayed my lord, what face do I have to accept the general's reward? I beg the general not to bestow the reward."

Liu Ji's remarks were high-sounding and dignified.

His act of betraying his former master was portrayed as an act for the sake of the world, and that it was the only way to overthrow the tyrannical Qin Dynasty.

Although the veracity of these claims remains to be debated...

After a moment of silence, Xiang Liang smiled and said, "I didn't expect Liu Ji to be such a righteous person."

"If all people in the world were like this..."

"Presumably, no matter how strong the Qin Dynasty was, as long as everyone was of one mind, it would eventually collapse."

After saying that, he waved his hand.

Liu Ji breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his seat.

Then, Xiang Liang looked around, slowly raised his hand, and a man walked in, surrounded by Xiang Yu.

Not only that, Xiang Liang also stood up to greet him.

He stepped down from his seat and went to greet the man, sitting in the place where Xiang Liang had just been sitting.

He stood behind this man alongside Xiang Yu.

Looking around at the people, and seeing the surprised and doubtful looks in their eyes, he smiled and said.

"This man is the grandson of King Huai of Chu."

"Now that the false king Jingju has surrendered, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. I have decided to now enthrone him as the King of Chu."

With that, he stepped down from the hall.

Looking at King Xiong Xin of Chu sitting at the head of the table, Xiang Liang raised his hand and then bowed.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects."

Upon seeing this, people emerged from behind the table and stood behind Xiang Liang, bowing deeply.

"Your Majesty, we, your humble servants, pay our respects!"

Thus, the State of Chu was restored once again.

The people of Chu harbored resentment towards Qin because King Huai of Chu was killed by Qin, so they adopted the posthumous title of their grandfather, King Huai of Chu.

They established their capital in Xuyi in an attempt to win over the hearts of the people of Chu.