When Chen Sheng and Wu Guang raised their troops, they only had about 900 people. In their mind, they were just trying to survive in a desperate situation. So after raising their troops, they quickly occupied Zuoyi County under the jurisdiction of Hedong County. Also because it was the imperial court

When the strong men were summoned, most of the men in the county had already gone to Taiyuan County, including the county's garrison force, and a full 900 people came. When the county magistrate saw it, he had no choice but to surrender.

Perhaps it was because the Qin Dynasty's tyranny was too harsh, or because the people in the Central Plains region were originally dissatisfied with Qin. After Chen Sheng and others occupied Zuoyi to resist the Qin Dynasty's rule, the strong men from all over the Central Plains who were supposed to rush to Taiyuan began to follow suit.

He raised them up, killed the guarding Qin soldiers, and then defected to them. In just one month, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had 20,000 soldiers under their command. So Chen Sheng began to build the kingdom in his mind with great fanfare, and named the country

Zhang Chu proclaimed himself king and also began to attack some surrounding small counties.

It was time for him to come forward. Like Zuoyi, these small counties did not have much garrison strength. They were captured by him in three strikes and five divided by two. When Zhang Chu's regime was established, Chen Sheng already had a county that belonged to him.

His own county - Hedong County. Then Chen Sheng began to ennoble the officials below him and stopped invading other counties. During this period, his power continued to grow, and other forces in the Central Plains also began to prepare for action.

But the chaos in the Central Plains has not yet spread to Sishui County in the east. A pavilion chief in Peixian County under its rule was frowning because he received an order from his superior to handle an official matter. He was Liu Ji.

Originally, he had made an appointment with some friends who worked together in the county government to have a drink in the evening. Unexpectedly, the county came and ordered him to escort a few guilty people to the next county in the evening. "Hey, it seems

My appointment with Xiao He and the others is about to be cancelled." Liu Ji walked with a sigh while holding the official document.

"Brother Liu, what's going on? Why do you mention Xiao He?" A soft voice came from Liu Ji's hand.

Liu Ji turned around and saw that the person who came was a middle-aged man in his forties wearing a low-level official uniform. It was Xiao He. He smiled bitterly and said: "I made an appointment with you to have a drink together tonight, but unexpectedly this person came.

Damn it, it seems that I have no choice but to break the appointment, Old Liu."

"Business matters are important," Xiao He said with a chuckle, "Go and do your work, I will tell the brothers. Maybe you can get a few drinks if you finish the work quickly."

"I hope that's the case. I'll go to the west and wait for those guys." Liu Ji cupped his hands and held the documents and headed west. Xiao He shook his head with a smile and went to have a drink with his friends.

"I hope they can come soon." Liu Ji stood boredly waiting in the western suburbs of Peixian County. It is already winter. Although the winter here is much warmer than in the northwest, the wind is not comfortable standing here.

No, Liu Ji couldn't help but think of the warm wine in the restaurant. Thinking of this, he felt that time passed so slowly.

Suddenly, several figures appeared in front of him. Liu Ji's spirits were lifted and he hurriedly ran up and asked, "Are the people here who have been ordered to escort people who have committed crimes in Peixian County?"

The tall and tall police officer at the front nodded and said, "Exactly, are you here to pick us up from Peixian County?"

Liu Ji said yes and handed over the official document. After confirming that it was correct, the man said: "Then we will hand over the prisoners to you. You have to be careful not to get away. There are people over there to pick them up."

Liu Ji agreed and said to those people: "Brothers, let's go." After saying that, he led them into Peixian County.

Because there were many roads, Liu Ji felt bored and asked, "What did you do? Why were you sent here?"

One of the fierce-looking men said: "We killed a rich man, so we were arrested by the government."

"I killed someone but didn't cut off your heads? This is a strange thing in our Da Qin." Liu Ji was a little curious.

Another person laughed and said: "What's weird about this? The guy wanted to rape a woman. We couldn't stand it and taught him a lesson. Unexpectedly, he couldn't help but beat him and died after a few blows. At that time and

The dog official with whom the rich man had an ambiguous relationship really wanted to kill us, but the rich man had offended too many people in the local area, and the people all spoke for us. The dog official was afraid of stirring up a civil uprising, just like He Dong.

Like several county magistrates, their own heads were in danger, so they decided to behead them instead of beheading them." He was quite proud as he spoke.

"It turns out that you guys are chivalrous people, but I am rude to Liu Ji." As he said this, he repeatedly handed over his hands, "But have you ever considered that without that dog official and that rich man, they would not dare to do anything to you locally, but they might be able to do it to other places?

I took action against you."

"This... we really haven't thought about it carefully." Another prisoner scratched his scalp.

Liu Ji curiously asked what happened in Hedong, and those people told him about Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's uprising. After listening to this, Liu Ji remained silent for a while.

Suddenly he spoke: "Liu Ji, my most important thing is to be a chivalrous hero. If you can stand up for a woman you don't know, then I, Liu Ji, will save your lives." As he spoke, Liu Ji pulled out a handful of copper.

With a few strokes of the knife, the ropes on those people were cut off.

"What do you mean? Let us go?" the fierce-looking man asked strangely.

"Exactly, you can leave now, I will bear all the consequences." Liu Ji nodded and inserted the knife back into his waist.

"Wouldn't that implicate you?" The prisoners were quite loyal.

"Don't worry, I have my own way. I can see that you are all heroes. We will meet again later." After Liu Ji said this, he handed over his hands and strode away without asking their names.

The few people stood there strangely for a long time, and the fierce man who was obviously the leader gave a thumbs up and said: "This man is a man, he deserves to be recognized as our friend."

After Liu Ji was released, he returned to the Wangji Hotel in the county. His friend was already drunk. A bearded man was pouring a large bowl of wine into his mouth when he saw him: "Old Liu, we treat you as

It will take a while and a half before I come back."

"Brothers, I have something to say." Liu Ji ignored the man's greeting and said seriously. Although he was talking about the brothers, his eyes were only looking at Xiao He.

Xiao He put down his wine glass and asked strangely: "What can make Liu Ji, a kid like me, start to get serious."

Liu Ji came to the crowd and told them what he had just done. "Why did you let those prisoners go? Do you still want to die?" a big man who had been silent asked softly.

"Cao Shen, don't be busy, I haven't finished speaking yet." Liu Ji said with a smile, "Actually, the reason why I let them go was because I heard some news."

Everyone looked at him curiously, wondering why a piece of news would make him risk his own life. "That means someone has raised the banner of anti-Qin, and Hedong County has been captured by Chen Sheng."

There was a hint of understanding in everyone's eyes, and a cold-faced person asked: "Do you want to rebel?"

"That's right, I, Liu Ji, have had enough of the bullying from those officials. Now it's our brothers' turn to step forward. Zhou Bo, are you with me?"

Zhou Bo curled his lips helplessly: "Everyone knows me, Zhou Bo, Cao Shen, Xiao He, and Fan Kuai." He pointed at the three of them, and finally pointed at the silent young man in the distance, "And this silent Xia Hou

Ying is your good brother Liu Ji, if you rebel, will you be able to enjoy our good fruits?"

Looking at the wry smiles on everyone's faces, Liu Ji smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm sure I can overthrow Bao Qin this time."

"Now that we've reached this point, we must have a charter and we can't mess around." Xiao He said.

"Then we have to rely on you, Lao Xiao. You have always been the think tank of our brothers." Liu Ji immediately carried Xiao He out, and Xiao He had to agree with a wry smile.

"Now that we have no soldiers or horses, we can only stand on our own feet after suddenly killing the county magistrate." Xiao He thought for a while before saying.

"Indeed, based on our popularity in Pei County, it is very likely that we will get everyone's support after getting rid of the county magistrate. The world has been suffering from Qin for a long time." Liu Ji also nodded in agreement. After everyone discussed some things, they went home.

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The next day, Liu Ji came to the county government office to resume his duties. When he saw that the soldiers around him were all people with whom he had always had a good relationship, he knew that it was Xiao He who had done something. When he came to the lobby, he saw the county magistrate pacing angrily.

Liu Ji came in and asked, "Yesterday I asked you to escort the prisoners. How did you let them escape?"

Liu Ji did not panic and walked slowly to the county magistrate: "Because I can see that they are all good men. I, Liu Ji, am also a good man. A good man cannot embarrass a good man."

"You are an official in Peixian County. Now that you have allowed people to commit crimes, it is up to you to take their place. Come on!" the county magistrate shouted.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ji pulled out the knife and slashed at his neck: "You dog official, I have tolerated you for a long time!" When the knife fell, the county magistrate never expected it.

Liu Jihui suddenly became angry. When he died, his eyes were still wide open, as if he was still scolding Liu Ji.

The soldiers outside heard the shouts of the county magistrate and rushed in, but when they saw the scene of Liu Ji killing people, they were frightened to death. At this time, Xiao He walked in from the door, followed by Cao Shen and four others.

, holding weapons in his hands. Fan Kuai glared at the soldiers and said: "None of these Qin dog officers are good at killing. Now Chen Sheng in Hedong has gathered 50,000 troops to fight against Qin. The world will soon be in chaos. Do you still

Do you want to help the tyrants commit evil?" The sound was like a huge thunder, which shocked the soldiers at once.

These soldiers had always been on good terms with Liu Ji and the others, and knew that these men were extraordinary in martial arts. At this time, they agreed half-heartedly and joined Liu Ji's team. Since there was a leader, the other soldiers in Peixian County naturally followed suit.

There was an excuse to surrender to Liu Ji. In just one day, Peixian County had completely become Liu Ji's world. So while he was reorganizing his troops (although there were only a few hundred people at the moment), he announced to the outside world that he had rebelled against Qin and stood on his own initiative.

At the same time, he listened to Xiao He's suggestion and called himself Pei Gong and changed his name to Liu Bang, and recruited righteous men from all over the world to fight against the Qin Dynasty. The first batch of righteous men who came were the big men Liu Bang let go.
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