Chapter 199: A Crazy Life Surnamed Han
The Xiting was divided into feudals, and only Yingbu and Xiang Ye were named kings under Xiang Yu's tent. The other kings were descendants of the six kings and generals under the command of the princes who had made military achievements in the anti-Qin war. The only one who had no contribution or was descendants of the six kings was Zhao Tuo from Nanyue.
After the feudal ended, Ying Bu couldn't wait to lead his troops to Jiujiang, his feudal country, while Xiang Ye was packing his luggage calmly.
Jiuyuan is not very far from Xianyang. Even if he set out ten days later than Yingbu, he might still arrive at the Fengguo one step earlier.
After enfeoffing the princes, Xiang Yu was determined to return to Jiangdong. If Liu Bang had not been stranded in Guanzhong, he would have led the army back to Pengcheng.
There was a Confucian scholar named Han under Xiang Yu's command. This person was quite smart. After the seal of the Xiting Pavilion, Han Sheng went to Xiang Yu's tent to ask to meet Xiang Yu.
On weekdays, Xiang Yu did not strictly control his advisers and military generals, and was quite close to these people. Although Han Sheng had a low status, Xiang Yu still met him immediately.
When Han Sheng entered Xiang Yu's big tent, Xiang Ye and Fan Zeng happened to be in the tent. Xiang Ye had two things to do when he came to Xiang Yu's big tent. One was that he would go to Jiuyuan to visit the country soon and say goodbye to Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng before leaving; the other was that he wanted to remind Xiang Yu before leaving that he would never put Liu Bang back to Hanzhong, and he would definitely keep Liu Bang by his side. Even if he returned to Jiangdong in the future, he would still take Liu Bang with him and would never let the tiger go back to the mountain.
The three of them were discussing that the personal soldiers outside the tent informed Han Sheng to see him. When Xiang Ye heard Han Sheng's name, he was stunned. The name sounded very familiar, but suddenly he couldn't remember where he had heard it. It had been three years since the end of Qin Dynasty. The historical knowledge he learned in the past was being verified bit by bit, but many details that had not happened in books were also forgotten bit by bit.
After Han Sheng entered the tent, he first bowed to Xiang Yu, and then saw Fan Zeng and Xiang Ye respectively, and said, "I heard that the king has achieved hegemony. Han Sheng came to congratulate him."
Xiang Yu smiled and nodded to Han Sheng, saying to him: "You are so kind."
Han Sheng clasped his fists and bowed slightly to Xiang Yu and said, "I heard that the king left his fiefdom in Jiangdong, but he handed Guanzhong over to Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Yi. It is worth it for the king."
"Oh," Xiang Yu frowned, and looked forward slightly and asked, "Why do you say that?"
Han Sheng stood up straight and said to Xiang Yu: "The terrain of Guanzhong is dangerous, with many mountains and rivers, and there are many natural barriers as numerous as cows. It is a place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The land here is fertile and rich in resources. It can provide all the resources needed to conquer the world. It is the most suitable place to establish a base camp to eat the world. Why doesn't the king occupy this place and achieve great achievements in the future?"
If this suggestion was placed with Liu Bang, it would inevitably be adopted, but Han Sheng’s mistake was that he made the suggestion to Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu did not have the ambition to dominate the world. His wish was very simple. After the demise of the Qin Dynasty, he only wanted to be the invincible overlord of the world and return to Jiangdong to show off to his elders. As for fighting for dominance of the world, he never thought about it.
Xianyang has been burned into scorched earth by Xiang Yu. The people of Guanzhong hated him and carried out continuous destruction of Guanzhong. This place is no longer worth his nostalgia. In Xiang Yu's subconscious, he is a native of Chu, Chu is his home, and Qin is someone else's home. No matter how fertile this land is, it is someone else's land and does not belong to him.
Xiang Yu pondered for a while and said to Han Sheng: "Since I started the army with my uncle, I have been fighting abroad for three years. During these three years, I have always been thinking about home and returning to Jiangdong and fighting for dominance in the world. I have never thought about it. But if it is easy to defend and difficult to attack in Guanzhong, I don't believe it. Since it is difficult to attack, why are we here now?"
After being questioned by Xiang Yu, Han Sheng was also speechless and lowered his head and stood in the tent for a while.
"You go down, I don't want to fight for the world to achieve great achievements. I just hope to return to Jiangdong earlier and not return home without wealth. It's like walking on a night in a brocade robe. Who will see it?" Xiang Yu put his hands on the table in front of him. After saying to Han Sheng, he waved his hand at him and said, "Go, if you stay in Guanzhong, don't mention it again in the future."
Not only was Han Sheng's suggestion not accepted, but was scolded by Xiang Yu. He couldn't help feeling irritable, but he didn't dare to show it in front of Xiang Yu, so he had to retreat timidly.
Since Han Sheng entered the sect, Xiang Ye has been observing him. In Xiang Ye's opinion, Han Sheng is just a young man with a white face and no beard. In terms of age, perhaps not two years older than Xiang Ye, but this young Han Sheng has such a grand gaze. If he is, he will definitely be an amazing talent in time.
Han Sheng, who was scolded by Xiang Yu for no reason, was very angry and thought to himself before leaving the tent: "I also said that Xiang Yu is a hero, but he is so short-sighted. It is strange that people in the Central Plains say that the Chu people are southern barbarians, and they can't understand them with normal thinking."
With depression in his heart, Han Sheng gave up Xiang Yu's big tent.
Seeing him going out, Xiang Ye stood up and said to Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, "King Xiang, Father Ya, I suddenly remembered that there are still some things to prepare, so I will take a leave first, and say goodbye to you before leaving,"
Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng nodded to him, Xiang Yu said, "Go, this time I go to Jiuyuan, where the people are more fierce and the forces are intertwined, so you must be more careful. The most important thing is to treat Xiang Qing and Meng Su well, don't let them down."
"Abide by the teachings of King Xiang," Xiang Ye bowed and responded, turned around and walked out of the tent.
He was in a hurry to get the bill, just to catch up with Han Sheng and tell him not to talk nonsense. Unexpectedly, even so, he was still one step slower.
After all, Han Sheng was young and frivolous. He didn't walk far after leaving Xiang Yu's tent.
These two acquaintances knew that he was going to suggest Xiang Yu stay in Guanzhong. As soon as he saw him, he asked: "Han Sheng, what is your suggestion? Did King Xiang adopt it?"
When he saw his acquaintance, Han Sheng shook his head and sighed: "Oh, don't mention this matter again. I suggest to King Xiang to achieve the world's hegemony based on Guanzhong, but King Xiang said that if a person is rich and noble, he must return home. People say that Chu people are so arrogant. I didn't believe it in the past, but now it seems that it is true."
These two acquaintances of him were Chu people. After hearing Han Sheng's words, his face turned pale and red. He wanted to debate with him, but he was unable to speak because it was involved in Xiang Yu, so he had to leave angrily.
After venting, Han Sheng felt much more comfortable and walked towards his own barracks with his wide sleeves.
While walking, the collar on the back of his neck was suddenly pulled up, and his body was lifted up like a little chicken.
"Who dares to attack me here?" Han Sheng was pulled on the collar behind his neck and couldn't turn around to see who lifted him up. He had to kick his legs and take his hands in a paddle-like shape, pulling his neck and shouting loudly, hoping to attract the attention of the patrol Chu army to come to save him.
The person holding him didn't say anything. The idle hand opened his hand and slashed his neck. Han Sheng, who was still trying to shout, felt his neck hurt, his eyes turned black, and he fainted.
When Han Sheng woke up, he had already put on a set of soldiers' armor and lay in a tent, with his hands behind his back facing him.
"Who are you? Why did you arrest me?" Han Sheng got up. The Confucian scholar's trance made him forget his fear. He raised his voice and asked the person in front of him: "Do you know you have committed a death sentence in Xiang Wang's military camp?"
The person standing with his back to Han Sheng turned around. He turned around. Han Sheng, who was originally full of sighs, was stunned. The person standing here was not someone else, but Xiang Yu's brother-in-law, Fan Zeng's son-in-law, and now the King of Jiuyuan Xiang Ye.
"I'll take you, Han Sheng, who is ignorant of your life," Xiang Ye turned around and cursed the first sentence: "Do you know that you have angered King Xiang? If I don't catch you, I'm afraid you have been arrested and killed by King Xiang? Do you know that what King Xiang hates the most is someone who says bad things about Chu people? You have such courage to say something like Chu people and the monkey in front of others? You crazy life, do you really treat your own life as a mustard?"
After being scolded by Xiang Ye, Han Sheng recalled that he had indeed said such words. He was shocked and sweated in a cold sweat. He said to Xiang Ye: "The king saved me, but Xiaosheng was just angry for a moment and said some dissatisfaction. He also asked the king to exonerate the young student in front of Xiang Wang."
Xiang Ye glared at him and said, "Don't worry, I have asked someone to find a death row prisoner who looks like you, cut off his tongue and handed it to King Xiang. When you were unconscious, the man had been killed by King Xiang. If you can't return to King Xiang, it would be better to make other plans early."
Han Sheng sat back on the ground dejectedly, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said to Xiang Ye: "It's all my fault that I couldn't control my mouth for a while. What should I do now? I heard that King Han is a virtuous man, should I go to surrender to King Han?"
When Han Sheng said he wanted to surrender to Liu Bang, Xiang Ye sneered and said, "It's rumored that Liu Bang is a kind elder. Do you know what kind of person he is actually? Let me tell you that he is a complete villain. In order to please King Xiang, as long as you dare to surrender to him, he will dare to hand you over. I'm afraid even I will be implicated at that time."
After hearing Xiang Ye's words, Han Sheng's face looked as ugly as death. He sat on the ground and was silent for a while without saying anything. This expression really made Xiang Ye depressed for a long time.
Xiang Ye really wanted to grab Han Sheng and point his nose and ask him: "Liu Bang is the king, is it because I, Xiang Ye, isn't the king? He can't use you, but I can't use you?"
Chapter completed!