Chapter 22 Liu Bang changes his title to King of Qi
Zhang Liang suddenly became interested: "Where did the King of Han learn about this kind of thing?"
Liu Bang told everything he saw and heard in Shu, but after all, he was the only one who came out alive, and there was no more evidence.
No matter how well-informed Zhang Liang was, he really didn't know what kind of thing Liu Bang was referring to. He could only nodded and said that he would try to find it. If this thing was really so powerful, it would be the capital to make a comeback.
"Please also ask Zhang Situ to keep it a secret. Don't let this matter reach Xiang Yu's ears for the time being."
"knew...."
As he walked on the road, he felt a little uncomfortable.
It's strange. In the past, he liked Liu Bang's habit of asking "what can I do now?" and "what should I do now?". He thought this was a sign of being a polite and virtuous corporal who knew people well and assigned them well.
But for some reason, he felt a little disgusted now. He felt that although this lord was decisive and able to take charge of affairs, he never used his brains and never thought about problems on his own.
When things happen, they always come to bother themselves without hesitation, and never formulate their own strategies.
In this regard, it is even worse than Xiang Yu.
"Hey, is there really no enlightened master in the world?"
Xiang Yu got the news of Long Qie's death in battle and Sima Xin's surrender from Liu Bang. He angrily cursed Liu Bang for being useless and made Liu Bang's gums bleed, but he had to endure it.
After scolding Xiang Yu, he wanted to send troops to take revenge on the spot. Fortunately, Fan Zeng persuaded him and he calmed down.
The matter has reached this point and is irreversible. There are more urgent matters at the moment.
King Tiandu of Qi and King Tianan of Jibei have been trying to make trouble recently, preparing to jointly cause trouble, and even dare to repeatedly touch the bottom line of the overlord of Western Chu. Scholars can't bear it.
And recently, King Huai of Chu has also been very dishonest.
Xiang Yu was extremely dissatisfied because Xiang Yu made the enfeoffment without his consent, proclaimed himself the Overlord of Western Chu, and took away the title of Chu State from him.
Recently, Xiong Xin has been ordering people to spread rumors that Xiang Yu is unfaithful and unfilial and wants to do evil, intending to use morality to bind Xiang Yu and gain a chance for his own survival.
But he didn't expect that it would be self-defeating, and now Xiang Yu really wanted to kill him.
"Xiong Xin, this ungrateful and foolish king, was originally established by my Xiang family. I originally wanted to spare his life, but I didn't expect that he would be so ungrateful. I just wanted to get rid of him and bring the land of Chu to my Xiang family.
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"What brother Xiang said is absolutely true"
Liu Bang quickly agreed, and then added: "Otherwise, as soon as Sima Xin leaves, the fortress will be freed up. I will guard the fortress for you to defend Zhang Han and Dong Yi's Qin people. You can go and clean up the fields with peace of mind."
Du Tianan and Xiong Xin are such good people."
Xiang Yu agreed: "Brother Liu is right, okay, I will do as you say."
"Wait a minute, King of Han, oh no, Duke Pei, your Han land has not been taken back yet, but now you are planning to take over my Xiang family's territory. What do you want?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Xiang Yu agreed, Liu Bang was interrupted by Fan Zeng before Liu Bang could be happy.
"I, I mean well, Brother Xiang."
Liu Bang looked at Xiang Yu with aggrieved expression, while he kept greeting Fan Zeng, a woman of eighteen generations, in his heart.
Xiang Yu felt that Fan Zeng was making a fuss out of a molehill, and had to give him face, so he simply listened to his opinion.
"Whatever Yafu thinks of the arrangement, it doesn't matter."
Fan Zeng looked disdainful: "Liu Bang, don't you still have tens of thousands of troops? Just go on and capture Bashu. Isn't it better than a small cedi?"
Liu Bang showed a bitter face: "This, Brother Xiang, do you see it?"
Xiang Yu sighed and looked at the people below: "What better way do you have?"
Chen Ping stood up and said, "Your Majesty, since Duke Pei hates Xiong Xin deeply and we have brotherhood with you, why not go pick him up and move the capital to Chen, and then 'click'."
After saying that, he made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"I..." Liu Bang was a little speechless and cursed Chen Ping, a bastard who cheated people to death without repaying his life!
Seeing that Liu Bang was hesitant to speak, Chen Ping quickly interrupted:
"Don't worry, when you, Pei Gong, take care of this matter, my king will definitely capture Qidi. By then, both Qidi and Sedi will need a new king. Isn't this your chance?"
"Brother Xiang, this is a bit bad, isn't it?"
"There's nothing wrong with it, brother. It's settled. We'll stay for dinner tonight and enjoy Yu Ji's singing and dancing."
After returning to the military camp, Zhang Liangcai learned that Pei Gong Liu Bang had actually agreed to such a dirty thing by Xiang Yu. He was furious on the spot. The two quarreled for a while and broke up unhappy.
"Zhang Liang, if you give him three points of color, you will start a dye vat. Can he distinguish who is the master and who is the minister?" Liu Bang cursed all the way back to the palace.
Lu Pheasant heard about the quarrel between the two. She knew that the Liu Bang Group could not do without Zhang Liang at this time, so she hurried over to comfort him and said a lot of good things.
After some earnest persuasion, Liu Bang felt deeply that Lv Zhi was indeed a good wife, and he came to his senses. He quickly admitted his mistake to Zhang Liang and took the initiative to apologize.
At this point, Zhang Liang had no choice but to optimize this action.
"There are many ways to kill people. We must choose the safest way to minimize the risk."
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In Sichuan, the first batch of Falcon Dragon Guards have spread out and successfully made contact with the members of the team that stayed behind.
These are the elites of the old Qin people who have been carefully selected by Bai Zhan and personally assessed by Li Feng. Although they have some professional skills that are not yet in place, the current situation is urgent and they can only be improved in practice.
Not long after, news that shocked the world came.
Peigong Liu Bang was ordered by Xiang Yu to welcome King Huai of Chu and move his capital to Chencheng.
In the middle of the boat, a man in black climbed up from the bottom of the boat, killed King Chu Huai, his concubines and more than 80 followers, and threw their bodies into the river.
Among the people on the same boat, only Liu Bang "escaped with injuries."
The men in black chased the "injured" Liu Bang for more than ten miles. When he was about to die, his general Xia Houying arrived in time with his troops and saved Pei Gong's life.
Later, someone found the bodies of several men in black who had died in battle. After "some inspection," it was discovered that these people were all Qin people who had fled into Shu.
In the end, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang came to the conclusion at the same time: "His Majesty King Huai of Chu was killed by Qin assassins."
As for what is going on, most people know it well, but some dare to be angry and dare not speak out, and some even if they know, they are not willing to say it.
When King Huai of Chu died, everyone lost their nominal co-leader, and Xiang Yu became even more unscrupulous and domineering.
After defeating King Tiandu of Qi and King Tian'an of Jibei, he quickly took over the territory of King Huai of Chu, so the land of Chu was integrated again.
As for Liu Bang, who failed to escort King Huai of Chu.
Xiang Yu said that Liu Bang's entry into Guanzhong and the annihilation of the Qin Dynasty not only ended the rule of Qin, but also drove the third generation of Qin to a barbarian land full of poisonous insects like Bashu, which was a huge contribution.