Chapter 353: A game of chess in the country (2)

Liu Kan has no time to take care of the chaos in Guanzhong.

When he learned about Liu Bang's death, a big stone that was pressing on his heart seemed to suddenly disappear without a trace. No matter how good Liu Bang's character is, his ability cannot be denied. Being able to rise in the chaotic world where the waves wash away the sand has proved his ability.

Several blows, several miraculous rises...

You can say that Liu Bang is a young hero who cannot be beaten, but you also have to respect his perseverance.

When a person dies, the grievances and grievances of the past seem to be gone with the wind.

In short, the darkness like a mountain has dispersed. The so-called fate has also quietly changed drastically.

What Liu Kan has to do next is to solve this endless battle as soon as possible.

Liu Bang was dead, but Xiang Yu was still like a mountain, standing in front of him, and could pose a huge threat to him at any time.

That night, Liu Kan brought Lu Jia and Shusun Tong who had just arrived in Xianyang to the Tianzhuo of Xianyang.

There are two prisons in Xianyang, among which the guards of the Heavenly Prison are the most tightly guarded. It is not like an ordinary prison. It is located on the ground, but is hidden deep underground thirteen miles west of Xianyang Palace. On the ground, there is a ancestral hall more than three meters high, called the Zulong Temple. It is a building similar to an ancestral hall, with a gray-black high-walled mansion, exuding a gloomy and terrifying atmosphere, which makes people stay away from it.

The First Emperor called himself Zulong, and this ancestral hall was built by Xu Shi, a doctor of Yin and Yang, when he was in power.

Since Xushi had already known the purpose of this Zulong Temple at the beginning of its construction, it was quite troublesome and did not make any moves.

Under the Zulong Temple is the Heavenly Prison, also known as the Demon-Shenzhen Temple.

The meaning is that all the princes in the world are monsters, and if the ancestor dragon suppresses them, they will never turn over.

Therefore, those who are detained in the Heavenly Prison are not rich, and most people cannot enter. Since the establishment of the Demon-Shenzhen Temple, they have successively detained the powerful and nobles of the six countries, and Lao Qin rebelled against the ministers. In short, if they are not big men, they cannot be detained in. But once they are detained, they cannot be detained.

Emperor First Emperor was still very satisfied with this Ancestral Dragon Temple.

It took a lot of money and countless manpower to hollow out more than twenty feet underground in the Zulong Temple, which was considered to meet Ying Zheng's requirements.

However, the environment in the prison is not too bad.

Liu Kan entered the Zulong Temple and walked down the deep corridor. He saw prison rooms that were decorated very well.

The officials guarding the Zulong Temple also introduced: "This prison room was once the place where Tian Jian, King Qi was seized; this prison room, where the King of Chu was killed..."

Liu Kan nodded while walking.

"King, the person you want to meet is ahead.

But another person was detained on the second floor, you see…”

"Mr. He, please go down first with Mr. Lu. I'll talk to my old friend here and then go."

Shusun Tong and Lu Jia bowed to their orders and followed the prisoner down.

Liu Kan stopped outside the door of a cell and whispered: "Open the cell!"

The gate of the cell was made of pig iron and weighed more than 200 kilograms. Once locked, it would be half a minute to move from the inside, and it could only be pushed open from the outside. The prison guard hurried forward and opened the cell. Liu Kan stepped in, and the personal soldiers followed him to guard the door.

In the cell, the lights are very bright.

A strong man with a bloated head was kneeling inside. Liu Kan went in without moving, and he didn't even open his eyes.

Liu Kan didn't mind either and sat down opposite the strong man.

He pondered for a moment and whispered: "Liu Ji, dead!"

The strong man's body trembled, and his hands unconsciously clenched his fists.

"Lu Wan has expressed his willingness to surrender... But I haven't figured out how to deal with him yet. Former old friends in Pei County, Xiahou Ying was dead, and Zhou Bo has been ordered by me to dismember the five horses and the cart is split outside Xianyang City; Zhou Ke was captured and handed over to his cousin to deal with it."

Zhou Ke’s cousin is Zhou Chang.

Liu Kan's words meant to tell the other party: Liu Bang Group has been completely destroyed by me!

"You are wondering, why am I cruel to Zhou Bo?

Old Tang died... and died at Zhou Bo's hands. If I don't kill Zhou Bo, how can Old Tang keep his eyes closed?

Butcher, remember that back then, we were in Pei County, whether we were enemies or friends... I just want to tell you that I really can't bear to kill someone again!"

"King Tang, are you threatening me?"

The strong man is Fan Kuai.

After being captured by Bashang, Fan Kuai was thrown into the heavenly prison and could not contact the outside world.

It was not until this time that Liu Kan took time to talk to Fan Kuai.

"threaten?"

Liu Kan couldn't help laughing, "Master, do you think you have anything outstanding and worthy of my threatening you? In terms of courage, you are not as good as me; in terms of wisdom, you are also very different. Don't say I don't care, even if it's Liu Ji, do you care about you? Ha, I heard that you have always been his guard by Liu Ji. In the Battle of Yingchuan, the Battle of Chenjun, and the Battle of Nanyang, you are all watching from the side.

As for the Battle of Lao Shizi and Wuguan, it must be said that it is just that the guard generals are incompetent.

You can't conquer Wu Pass with a bloody and courageous spirit. If I leave Wu Pass, eight hundred people will be enough to block your 100,000 troops outside the pass... Haha, butcher, tell me, apart from being brute force and being used, why is it worthy of my threat?"

Liu Kan's words were sarcastic and harsh.

Since being captured, Fan Kuai seemed to have a sense of withering. He was locked in the heavenly prison all day long, without making a fuss or shouting, like an old monk entering a meditation, waiting for death all day long. He guessed that Liu Bang would fail, but he did not guess that Liu Bang would die... After all, he had been with Liu Bang for many years, and he knew Liu Bang's nature. He was a typical dead fellow Taoist who would not die. Unexpectedly, he died of Guanzhong due to a failure.

Listening to Liu Kan's words, Fan Kuai felt angry.

"Liu Kan, don't insult me. Although I'm useless, I am also a fourth-class official."

The Duke is the title of Fan Kuai.

That means: No matter how unbearable I am, I am also a dignified master.

After hearing this, Liu Kan smiled, "Maozi, how can you get it?"

"That's when I was Fan, I fought for my life and fought back... I remember back then, when I was in Henan..."

When he was under Liu Ji's command, Fan Kuai often used his record in Henan to relieve his depression because he was not worthy of reuse. However, his record in that year was exchanged for Liu Kan's battle. In other words, without Liu Kan, Fan Tuzi would be a white man.

Liu Kan looked at Fan Kuai with red face and said nothing.

Fan Kuai lowered his head and said nothing...

After a long time, Liu Kan suddenly stood up, "Master, prove that you are not a waste, follow me... and tell me if you figure it out. Is it a coward to live a life of cowardly, or do it well and do it quickly. You can choose to be the one who will be glorious. I will not kill you, after all, a scoop, I don't want to kill you. If you are willing to stay, just say it; if you don't want to... I will let you go now, take care of you!"

He turned around and walked out of the cell, never looking at Fan Kuai again.

To this day, Liu Kan and Fan Kuai are no longer people on the same level. One is a prisoner, and the other is the King of Tang, holding the northern border Guanzhong and Bashu, and the combined total of more than ten counties. How can one be on par? If you speak out, how to choose is Fan Kuai's business. Whether it is an enemy or a friend, it is all in Fan Kuai's mind. And Liu Kan will never keep his eyes on him again.

Fan Kuai sat in the cell in a daze, watching Liu Kan leave.

The door of the cell was open, which seemed to prove Liu Kan's words: He will decide how to choose.

After leaving the cell, Liu Kan went straight down the corridor and arrived at the third floor of the Heavenly Prison.

This demon-sanctuary has three floors, one floor on the ground and two floors on the ground. There are iron gates weighing more than a thousand kilograms between each floor.

Not to mention the strict underground guards, even if they rushed out, there were still soldiers and horses stationed on the ground, which was hard to fly.

On the third floor, there are only twelve prison rooms, but most of them are empty and no one lives in it. During the reign of Emperor First Emperor, this was the place where the officials of the royal family were guarding. Perhaps in the eyes of Emperor First Emperor, the disaster of the royal family was even worse than that of the princes of the six kingdoms, so the guards were more tightly guarded.

There are hundreds of Iron Eagle Sharpmen stationed here.

However, now, the Iron Eagle Reek has become a past trend, and Liu Kan has only sent twenty people here.

The purpose is to detain one person: Zhang Liang!

Shusun Tong and Lu Jia were talking to Zhang Liang, and the atmosphere seemed to be harmonious.

Zhang Liang was captured in the Shipeng Corps. He was injured by arrows and was sent to Xianyang. He immediately entered the third floor of the Ancestral Dragon Temple.

After the treatment of the imperial doctor, the arrow injury was gone.

Although there is no sunshine here, Zhang Liang's life is very comfortable most of the time. There is no need to worry about eating and drinking. Most of the requirements are met. In addition to being unable to leave these three levels of heavenly prison, he basically lives well.

The reason for this arrangement was also due to a request from Liu Ju.

Liu Ju had a negotiation with Liu Kan and made a request to Liu Kan: If Liu Kan captures Zhang Liang in the future, please do not harm his life.

Liu Kan naturally agreed.

On the one hand, it was the entrusted by the brothers, and on the other hand, he also had a little fantasy about Zhang Zifang, who was called the saint in history.

Under Liu Kan, there are now a lot of talents.

People with extremely talented people like Shusun Tong, Kuai Che and Lu Jia were able to be very talented; people with Guan Ying and Zhong Li Mei, and even Shejian who could stand alone can be good.

However, since Gongshu Liao passed away, there has been no one around Liu Kan who can plan the overall situation for him.

Chen Ping is also considered one, but now he is outside the Great Wall, responsible for planning the entire situation outside the Great Wall for Liu Kan, and he cannot be transferred for a while.

After thinking about it, only Zhang Liang can take on the heavy responsibility.

But, can Zhang Liang be convinced?

Liu Kan was not sure. But he also knew that Zhang Liang was a smart man. Although he had a deep hatred for Lao Qin, he did have real talents and knowledge. Just look at him helping Liu Bang quickly find the land of the three counties in a short time, his talents should not be underestimated.

When you look at Liu Bang's ups and downs, you will find something very interesting.

When Zhang Liang was by his side, he easily stood firm in Sishui County, holding the four counties in his hand, and was considered a hero. But as soon as Zhang Liang left, Liu Bang was immediately deceived by Liu Kan to take Pei County. Then, he fled to the East China Sea of ​​Langya, and was even more unsuccessful under Xiang Liang's command.

But after Zhang Liang returned to him, he rose rapidly and even attacked Guanzhong...

As for the defeat in Guanzhong, it would be a surprise to say that Zhang Liang's plan was not a problem. If Liu Kan had not launched a thousand miles at that time, or had failed to attack decisively after discovering the situation of the domineering enemy, Liu Bang would have probably defeated the Qin army and won the victory.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Liang's failure in Guanzhong was not defeated by others, but by heaven.

If you insist on who Zhang Liang lost to, it would not be Liu Kan, but he was the deceased Gongshu Liao.
Chapter completed!