: Tooth for Teeth

Bi Shu said: "What the king means is to use the same means to deal with Liu Bang?"

"That's right, this is called giving the other person's way." Xiang Zhuang nodded and said in a deep voice, "This was first initiated by Liu Bang, so don't blame me for responding to him with the same means."

Xiang said, "Master, it seems a bit unpretentious enough to do this?"

Wu She and Baili Xian nodded slightly. It has to be said that the military strategists before the Qin and Han dynasties were still very gentlemen. For example, Zhang Liang and Han Xin were unwilling to use despicable means. However, after the Eastern Han Dynasty, more and more military strategists like Chen Ping had no bottom line. When they arrived in the Three Kingdoms, they became a big crowd. The poisonous soldier Jia Xu was the leader.

Of course, a humble gentleman is a style, and he acts by any means is also a style. It is difficult to judge the advantages and disadvantages of these two by simple standards. It can only be said that the times are different, and the orientation of military strategists is different. The military strategists before the Qin and Han Dynasties pay more attention to a dignified and upright army, while the military strategists after the Han Dynasty tend to win through conspiracy and tricks.

"Open and honest?" Xiang Zhuang said coldly, "If Liu Bang can be the first day of the lunar calendar, I can be the fifteenth. This is called having tooth for tooth, and having eyes for eye." After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said again, "I have decided to grant Lu Ze the title of King of Sanchuan, Lu Tai the title of King of Guanzhong, and Zhou Bo the title of King of Liang, Li Shang the title of King of Beidi, and Lu Wan the title of King of Jiuyuan!"

Xiang, Wu She, Baili Xian looked at each other, thinking that the king is really cruel, he will be named the Five Kings at once?!

Bi Shu said, "The king, I will grant Lu Ze the title of King of Sanchuan. This will definitely make Liu Bang very passive. As for Lu Tai, Zhou Bo, Li Shang, and Lu Wan, I am afraid that they are not qualified, right?"

"If you don't have enough qualifications, you must be sealed." Xiang Zhuang said, "It's okay to be disgusted by Liu Bang's old man."

Wu She scratched her forehead and couldn't help but say, "But the king, who will send to the envoy?"

Wu She has always been the best candidate for the foreign envoys of Chu State, but this time, he was really unwilling to do so, and the risk this time was too great. Gao Chu killed Liu Jia before. If Wu She went on a mission to Han State, he would basically have gone but never returned. Although Wu She was not afraid of death, he was unwilling to die in vain.

Xiang Zhuang smiled and said, "Don't worry, doctor, you don't need to go this time."

Wu She blushed a little and argued: "Your Majesty, I don't mean this..."

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, suddenly turned around and shouted, "Old Qu, come out."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Bucai's thin figure walked out of the shadow in the corner of the study, bowed to Xiang Zhuang, and said respectfully: "What are the instructions of the king?"

Xiang Zhuang said: "This time, you are the people from Ebony Cliff to be enthroned, and you should act quickly. The envoys sent to Sanchuan, Nanyang, Guanzhong, Northland and Jiuyuan will use local ebony dead soldiers. While sending envoys to enthrone the kings, they will also spread rumors in Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Sanchuan and other places to have a great influence."

"Here!" Qu Bucai responded respectfully, turned around and retreated into the shadow.

After a while, more than a dozen carrier pigeons soared from the headquarters of the Eumu Cliff in Ziling City and flew to the branches of Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Sanchuan, Northland and even Jiuyuan respectively.

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The next afternoon, Luoyang.

When the Sanchuan County Magistrate Lu Ze was leading people to count the food and grass in the treasury, a junior official from the school came to report the report: "The county magistrate, there is an envoy of Chu who is asking for a visit."

"Encil of Chu?" Lü Ze frowned in an instant.

The junior official at the school said, "Minister, will this Chu envoy still not see him?"

"See, why don't you see?" Lu Ze stretched his eyebrows and said calmly, "Let the envoy Chu come here."

The junior official at the school responded and left. In less than a moment, he led a dull young man to Lu Ze. Lu Ze frowned and shouted in a deep voice: "Are you a Chu envoy? Do you have any flags?"

This Chu envoy was actually a temporary act of the Dead Soldier of the Ebony Cliff, and was not a formal envoy. Where did the imperial edict come from?

The Chu envoy ignored Lü Ze, but took out an edict from his arms and recited it in a very fast manner: "The King of Chu's edict: Lü Ze, the governor of Sanchuan County, was virtuous, loyal and righteous, had a good position, and was a model for the county magistrates in the world... He was appointed King of Sanchuan, and Luoyi was the capital, and led the river water, Luoshui, and Yishui land to the country every day."

Lu Ze's face changed drastically, and he was a vicious plan to distract himself!

"Lu Lu." Lü Ze immediately shouted, "Drag this guy down and chop him!"

The young general guarding behind Lu Ze replied, and immediately took two warriors to escort the Chu envoy. In just a moment, one of the warriors came to Lu Ze with the head of Chu envoy.

However, at this moment, Lu Ze had completely calmed down. He knew that since the King of Chu dared to condemn him as King of Sanchuan, things would never be so simple. Even if he killed the envoy, the King of Han would still know the news. Thinking of the embarrassing position of the Lü family, Lu Ze was shocked and sweated.

At that moment, Lu Ze hurried back to the house, and urgently prepared a letter, then called his nephew Lu Lu to the front and said, "Lu'er, bring this letter and go back to Xianyang overnight on a fast horse and hand it to your aunt. You should not delay the road. Do you remember?" Lu Lu is the second son of Lu Ze's younger brother Lu Shizhi, and the so-called aunt is Queen Lu Zhi.

Lu Lu solemnly took the letter, put it in his arms, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, uncle, the child will definitely deliver the letter to his aunt with his own hands."

Lv Ze nodded and said, "Go."

Lu Lu bowed, turned around and left.

Watching Lu Lu's figure fade away, Lu Ze's face became more and more gloomy. The Lu family is probably about to be in trouble. If an improper handling is done, it is likely that the end of the extermination of the clan will be destroyed.

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On the road leading to Yangdi in Wancheng, 200,000 Han troops marched eastward in a mighty manner.

Zhou Bo was leaning on the shaft of the carriage and was dozing when a sudden sound of horse hooves came from the front. When he looked up quickly, he saw his eldest son Zhou Guanfu galloping back with dozens of personal cavalry. When he arrived in front of the chariot, Zhou Guanfu lowered his voice and said, "Father, is there an envoy of Chu coming, but will he see him or not?"

"Envoy from Chu?" Zhou Bo frowned and asked, "Do you know what's going on?"

"I don't know." Zhou Guanfu shook his head and whispered, "The boy asked, but the Chu envoy refused to say anything."

When Zhou Bo was pondering, Zhou Guanfu suddenly said with a grim voice: "Father, why don't you just kill this Chu envoy?"

"No." Zhou Bo waved his hand and said calmly, "You Dao is the two countries who are fighting troops but not killing the envoys. As a father, he should first meet the envoys of Chu. If the envoys of Chu really have ulterior motives, tie them up and hand them over to the King of Han."

Zhou Guanfu nodded, then turned around and galloped towards the lane.

In a moment, Zhou Guanfu brought a Chu envoy with a captain and a belt to Zhou Bo's chariot.

At this time, the Han army had stopped, and dozens of generals surrounded Zhou Bo's chariot. When they approached, the Chu envoy suddenly took out a knife and cut his deep clothes. He took out a parchment from the mezzanine, and began to recite loudly: "The emperor of the Chu king: General Zhou Bo has outstanding military achievements and good military management... Now he is appointed as King of Liang and is ranked among the princes."

Zhou Bo's face changed drastically, but Zhou Guanfu, dozens of generals and hundreds of personal soldiers had different expressions.

In just a moment, Zhou Bo suddenly woke up and shouted loudly: "My husband, take this thief quickly!"

"Here!" Zhou Guanfu responded with a loud noise, turned around and waved his hand. Two personal soldiers rushed forward like tigers and wolves, and immediately pressed Chu Envoy to the ground. Zhou Bo pointed at Chu Envoy, and his hair and beard were trembling with anger. After a while, he let out a long sigh, trying his best to calm the anger in his chest, and said, "Go down, look good."

The personal soldiers took the envoy Chu down, and Zhou Guanfu said, "Father, why not kill him?"

Zhou Bo sighed and said, "If you kill the Chu envoy, you will not be able to explain it clearly for your father."

"What's there to say?" Zhou Guanfu said, "Can the king still doubt his father because of this?"

"What do you know?" Zhou Bo glared at Zhou Guanfu, and then whispered, "Since Han Xin asked for the title of King Qi more than ten years ago, the king has been extremely taboo about the matter of ceasing. Although it was the King of Chu that was granted the title, its intention was obvious, but who can be sure that the king would not have a grudge for this?"

Zhou Guanfu said in a daze: "What should I do?"

Zhou Bo shook his head and said, "Tell me the order that the entire army stop advancing and retreat to Wan County."

"Ah?" Zhou Guanfu said in surprise, "Father, are you not mistaken? The child heard that the Liang army Zhao Yan had already condemned the envoys to Linzi to ask for help from the King of Qi. Maybe the King of Qi was already dispatching a large army. Our army retreated to Wan County at this time, wouldn't it be that the five counties in Liang were handed over to the King of Qi?"

"You are still too young." Zhou Bo shook his head and sighed, "You are going to fight with a 200,000 army. Do you really think the king has no worries in his heart? If it weren't for the one that happened just now, although the king had concerns, he wouldn't have been suspicious. However, with the one that happened just now, you would never be able to go to Liangdi again."

"Why?" Zhou Guanfu was still puzzled and asked, "Why can't you go to Liangdi again?"

"As soon as my father took the army to Liang, it would be like forcing the palace to force the king to be the king of Liang!" After saying this, Zhou Bo said again, "So, my father not only cannot go to Liang again, but also after returning to Wan County, he must hand over the military power as soon as possible, and then escort the Chu envoy to Shangyong to explain clearly to the king."

Zhou Guanfu scratched his head repeatedly when he heard this, and his face looked confused.

With Zhou Guanfu's simple mind, he naturally couldn't figure out the joints. In fact, the truth was very simple. This matter started with Han Xin's request for the title of King of Qi after he conquered Qi.

When Han Xin conquered Qi State and asked for a leave of absence from the King of Qi, Liu Bang chose to compromise due to the overall situation.

So now, if Zhou Bo conquered the Liang Kingdom and Xiang Zhuang was the first, what should Liu Bang do? Let’s enthrone the title? Liu Bang must be unwilling to do so. If he doesn’t enthrone the title, Liu Bang must be concerned about the reaction of the Zhou group led by Zhou Bo, because the matter of Xiang Zhuang’s enthronement of Zhou Bo has spread and the influence has already been caused. Zhou Bo took the Liang land and it is indeed time to be crowned king in terms of merit.

This is a dead knot, so Zhou Bo can no longer go to Liangdi, so he can only choose to retreat to Wan County.

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