It was early summer and the sky was just right.

Xiong Wuliang sat in a not very luxurious car, taking a leisurely trip and heading straight to Quyang.

The only person accompanying him was the coachman.

King Huai of Chu proposed to his nephew to return to his fiefdom, and as expected there was no reason to refuse.

Although he was still reluctant to let go of his nephew and wanted to stay in the palace to cultivate him, Xiong Wuliang was resolute and Prince Mi Heng was supportive, so the King of Chu could not forcefully stop him.

Although Mi Liang, who succeeded Qu Yangjun, had a distinguished title, he was young and was not taken seriously. In addition, he had been in the palace for a long time and had few friends, so no one came to see him off during this trip.

On the contrary, Qu Yuan, the doctor of Sanlu, sent a letter to congratulate Young Master Mi Liang on his acceptance of the title!

I also gave a few words of advice in the letter.

What is the approximate content: Quyang is on the verge of the Yue border. The Yue people are ferocious and have repeatedly violated the border, making Xiong Wuliang cautious and so on...

Xiong Wuliang probably knew why Qu Yuan was kinder to him.

First, because he had helped Qu Yuan persuade King Huai of Chu in the palace before, which invisibly helped Qu Yuan attack the arrogance of his archenemy Zhaoju.

Second, his father Xiong Wei died in a bloody battle with the Qin army. As a famous anti-Qin faction and an impassioned patriotic minister, Qu Yuan had a lot of sympathy for such a loyal man like him.

Regarding Qu Yuan's reminder, Xiong Wu had a clear conscience and was not very worried.

Although the Yue people are ferocious and barbaric, once they step out of the wild mountains and form a formation to fight, their combat effectiveness is far inferior to that of the Chu army.

Those Yue people who came out of the mountain could only rob the people at most and did not have the courage to attack Quyang City - so there was no need to worry about Xiong Wuliang's personal safety.

The carriages and horses drove straight out of the capital city of Ying.

At Shili Pavilion, there was actually a group of people waiting early!

Xiong Wuliang took a closer look and saw that the leader was Prince Mi Heng, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

"How dare Wu Liang bother the prince to see him off in person..."

Mi Heng waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite, and said to Xiong Wuliang: "Now you have escaped from the prison of Yingdu... Brother Clan bids you farewell today."

After saying that, he took two glasses of wine from the guard on the side, handed one to Xiong Wuliang, and drank the other glass in one gulp!

Putting down the wine prince, Mi Heng said with a smile: "When autumn comes, I will go to your fief for autumn hunting. I won't give birth to anything by then."

Xiong Wuliang knew that once the prince came to hunt in his fiefdom, it would send a clear signal - the young Quyang Jun Miliang would be the next Chu King's confidant, and the future Chu King would trust Xiong Wuliang very much.

In this way, anyone who dares to bully Xiong Wuliang will naturally have to think carefully.

Xiong Wu felt a little moved in his conscience and raised his hands to Mi Heng: "It's settled, my brother will be waiting for the prince's hunting tour."

Mi Heng waved his hand: "These fifty soldiers are all good guards in the palace. I ordered them to escort you back to Quyang."

Xiong Wu's conscience warmed up and he blurted out: "Prince...if you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to Quyang for help."

Mi Heng was startled for a moment, then laughed nonchalantly: "Okay! I accept your kindness."

Seeing Mi Heng's disinterest, Xiong Wuliang didn't say much.

Perhaps at this time Mi Heng still felt that he was the tyrannical prince of Chu State and did not need the promise of his little Qu Yangjun.

But after a few years, the Chu State will decline greatly and will no longer look like a powerful country.

By that time, Mi Heng, the crown prince of Chu, would even go to other countries to serve as a hostage.

The lives of hostages are in danger.

On the contrary, Xiong Wuliang is confident that in a few years, Quyang will already have considerable strength under his own construction!

By then, my help will definitely be a big deal for the down-and-out prince!

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A few days later.

"General Zhong Hua! Welcome your Majesty!" A slightly rough voice woke up Xiong Wuliang from his sleep in the car.

The bumpy road for several days made Xiong Wuliang dizzy.

He took a closer look and saw in front of him a burly middle-aged man with a haggard face, wearing full armor, half-kneeling in front of his car.

Xiong Wuliang rubbed his eyes and sat up straight: "Zhong Hua?"

He is no stranger to this name.

This Zhong Hua was his father Xiong Wei's old subordinate. He once held an important position beside Xiong Wei, such as the commander of the private camp. Over the years, he saved the life of old Xiong Wei at least three times.

An absolute loyal confidant.

"General Zhong, long time no see." Such a loyal old man was the greatest wealth of the aristocratic lord during the Warring States Period. Of course, Xiong Wuliang would not wait any longer and immediately stood up from the car to salute.

Zhong Hua hurriedly stepped aside to get out of the way of Xiong Wuliang's compilation: "I don't dare to be a gift to the young prince... The general is incompetent, the guard is weak, and he failed to protect the old prince... Please punish me, young master!"

Zhong Hua was about to shed tears as he spoke.

Xiong Wuliang helped Zhong Hua up: "My father fought against the Qin Dynasty and died for the country, which is the glory of Quyang. General Zhong fought to the death in the battle of Danyang and killed dozens of Qin soldiers. He was seriously injured and fell into coma. He has fulfilled his duty. My father's death must be remembered in this book.

The people of Qin will not do anything related to General Zhong."

Being recognized by Xiong Wuliang seemed to mean a lot to Zhong Hua - he breathed a deep sigh of relief, as if the mental shackles he had been carrying for a long time had been relieved.

Zhong Hua bowed his head deeply: "I am willing to die for the young master... the young master can just call the general by his name."

"Then I will call you Uncle Zhong." Xiong Wuliang smiled and waved his hand: "Have you arrived in Quyang?"

Zhong Hua perked up: "Thirty miles ahead is the boundary of Quyang. I estimate that the young master will arrive at the fiefdom today, so he has led a group of old princes to wait here in advance."

Behind Zhong Hua, more than thirty burly men all bowed their hands to Xiong Wuliang: "See you, young master! We are all the soldiers of the old king."

Zhong Hua: "The original number of troops under Lao Junhou was eight hundred. In the bloody battle with the Qin army in Danyang, almost all of the brothers died in the battle to protect Lao Junhou. The only ones who can still move now are the thirty-five in front of me."

Thirty-five men knelt down together and burst into tears: "We are incompetent and unable to protect the safety of the old king..."

Xiong Wuliang was greatly moved, got out of the car and helped everyone up personally.

"The people of Qin owe me the blood debt of the people of Chu, and they will naturally have to repay it sooner or later. Xiong Wuliang has always wanted to develop the fiefdom and revive Lord Quyang's reputation. Now that I have your support, I feel much more at ease."

Everyone shouted in unison: "I am willing to die for my little king."

Xiong Wuliang encouraged them, and everyone gathered together and headed towards Quyang.

From Zhong Hua's words, Xiong Wuliang also roughly understood the current situation of the fiefdom.

Quyang as a whole has a population of about 3,000 households, with a total of almost 15,000 people.

This number is really quite large and far exceeds the regulations for monarchs. Even ordinary marquises are only qualified to be granted a thousand households.

It can be seen from this that King Huai of Chu did not treat Qu Yangjun's lineage lightly.

Xiong Wuliang knew what he had in mind at this time: he had land, manpower, and more than thirty capable and completely trustworthy subordinates in front of him.

Such an entrepreneurial team is definitely not cheap in terms of configuration.
Chapter completed!