Zhou Bo took the initiative to ask for war because he was unwilling to stay in Chengdu and was unwilling to remain stationed in Chengdu without making any achievements. In the Han Dynasty, Guan Ying, Zhou Bo, Fan Kuai, etc. were all leading generals, but they were not the top ones.
The top group of people are undoubtedly Han Xin, Peng Yue and Yingbu. They are the first famous generals in the Han Dynasty, followed by Guan Ying, Zhou Bo and others. In fact, Yingbu is not bad, but when fighting Guan Ying
, because he had a personal vendetta against Guan Ying, so he was easily carried away.
Historically, during the Han Dynasty's overthrow of Xiang Chu, Yingbu also made great contributions.
Zhou Bo looked at Liu Bang with expectation in his eyes.
He hopes to be reused.
He hopes to lead troops into battle.
Liu Bang frowned and said in a deep voice: "Zhou Bo, you are responsible for the security of Chengdu. If you lead the troops and leave, who will be stationed in Chengdu? Only if you are responsible for the security of Chengdu can I rest assured."
When Zhou Bo heard this, he was extremely embarrassed.
He wants to fight.
However, Liu Bang said that he had a great responsibility and hoped that he could stay in Chengdu. If he entrusted him with such an important task sincerely, it would be difficult for Zhou Bo to ask for a battle.
Xiao He smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I think it is feasible for General Zhou to go to war. In Shu County, there is a need to suppress the rebellion and to encircle and suppress it. General Zhou has general knowledge and military strategy and can wipe out the rebellion."
After a pause, Xiao He continued: "What's more, Chengdu is also within Shu County. Let General Zhou sweep away the enemies in Shu County. On the one hand, it can stabilize the situation in Chengdu, and on the other hand, it can also sweep away the enemies."
When Zhou Bo heard this, he quickly looked at Xiao He with a grateful expression.
He followed closely and said: "Your Majesty, I will definitely guard Chengdu and not let anyone cause trouble in Chengdu."
When Liu Bang saw that Xiao He agreed, he stopped insisting and said, "Forget it, Zhou Bo will be responsible for suppressing bandits in Shu County. But remember, you must be careful and not be careless, because there may be spies from Shu in Shu County."
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Zhou Bo cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I understand."
Liu Bang changed the topic and asked: "Zhou Bo is responsible for suppressing the chaos in Shu County. What about Ba County? Ba County has a vast terrain, a large area, a large population, and many high mountains. Who is responsible for encircling and suppressing the thieves in Ba County?"
Where are the bandits?"
It is not easy to exterminate the bandits in Bajun.
This matter is very difficult.
Xiao He frowned and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that Bajun will not only send military generals, but also a counselor. I suggest that Fan Kuai should be the main general and Li Shi be his assistant."
Fan Kuai is Liu Bang's true confidant.
Historically, when Liu Bang went to the Hongmen Banquet in person, it was Fan Kuai who was responsible for protecting Liu Bang's safety. Fan Kuai was Liu Bang's old brother in Zaipei County and won Liu Bang's trust. Even though his ability to lead troops and his ability to march and fight was average, he was better than
He was loyal to Liu Bang.
Li Shiqi was Liu Bang's advisor.
What he is best at is not making plans or marching in formation, but being an eloquent speaker and someone with a sharp tongue.
Historically, when Li Shiqi was young, he was just a small doorman with no background and no support from dignitaries. He was always unsuccessful.
Li Shiqi envied Su Qin and Zhang Yi the most, who could convince countless people with their mouths, tongues, and yin and yang. When he was young, he read many vertical and horizontal books and learned the art of sophistry.
After Liu Bang led his own army, Li Shiqi defected to Liu Bang and gained Liu Bang's respect. He made suggestions and lobbied for Liu Bang.
When he first surrendered to Liu Bang, he offered his advice to Liu Bang and helped Liu Bang capture Chenliu at that time and obtained a large amount of supplies.
At that time, Liu Bang was not strong and was not recognized by all parties. It was Li Shiqi who lobbied the princes of various countries to gather around Liu Bang and join forces to fight against Qin, thus establishing Liu Bang's status.
During the conflict between Chu and Han, Li Shiqi urged Liu Bang to capture Xingyang and occupy Aocang in order to establish a stable rear.
In this way, Liu Bang had a steady stream of logistical supplies.
Even at this time, the gap between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu was still huge. In order to unite more people to resist Xiang Yu, Liu Bang sent Li Shiqi to Qi to lobby Qi to jointly fight Xiang Yu.
Qi Wang Tian Guang also agreed.
This matter originally ended successfully.
But not long after, Liu Bang sent Han Xin to attack Qi. Li Shiqi was still in Qi, and the king of Qi was so angry that he had him cooked and killed.
Li Shiqi was resentful of Han Xin.
Because if Han Xin slowed down his attack and gave him time to leave Qi, he could leave calmly instead of being killed.
Because of this, Li Shiqi always advocated searching for Han Xin and wanted to capture Han Xin.
Liu Bang heard Xiao He's words and said: "Prime Minister, I don't have any objections to Fan Kuai's suggestion of leading the army. However, what I consider is to let Li Shiqi and Peng Yue go together to assist Peng Yue in taking down Han Xin. After all, Li Shiqi
There is a conflict between Shi Qi and Han Xin."
When Xiao He heard this, he quickly said: "Your Majesty, no!"
Liu Bang said: "Why?"
Xiao He replied: "Don't be suspicious when you employ people and don't use them when you don't. A shrewd person like Peng Yue is extremely sensitive."
"Once His Majesty lets Li Shiqi go, Peng Yue will think that Your Majesty does not trust him. Originally, there was some grudge between Your Majesty and Peng Yue."
"Your Majesty arranged for Li Shiqi to go. He originally had good intentions, but Peng Yue would think that your Majesty does not believe him. So instead of doing this, it is better not to arrange for Li Shiqi to go."
"Allowing Li Shiqi and Fan Kuai together will have no effect. You can tell Li Shiqi that once he solves the rebellion in Bajun, let him send troops to Guanghan County to attack Han Xin with Peng Yue."
Xiao He talked eloquently and continued: "In this way, we can also urge Li Shiqi to assist Fan Kuai, solve the rebellion in Bajun earlier, and go to join Peng Yue earlier."
Liu Bang frowned after hearing this.
He was completely at ease with Li Shiqi, but not so much with Peng Yue. What if Peng Yue rebelled after leading his troops?
This is Liu Bang's concern.
Liu Bang looked at Zhang Liang and asked: "Zhang Qing, what do you think of the proposal to let Li Shiqi assist Fan Kuai and let Peng Yue lead the army alone?"
Zhang Liang replied: "Your Majesty, I also agree that Li Shiqi will assist Fan Kuai. On the one hand, Fan Kuai is resolute and impulsive, and Li Shiqi is eloquent, so he will definitely be able to convince Fan Kuai and make Fan Kuai carry out the plan set by your Majesty.
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"On the other hand, Li Shiqi is also a knowledgeable person. Although he does not have the strategy of Cao Shen and Chen Ping, his resourcefulness is also extremely outstanding. He is more than enough to assist Fan Kuai."
"It is most suitable for two people to cooperate in civil and military affairs."
Zhang Liang continued: "As for Peng Yue, please rest assured, your majesty. If Peng Yue wants to make a difference and express his ambitions, he must rely on your majesty. There is no doubt about this."
"What's more, Peng Yue is very affectionate."
"Peng Yue's family members are also in His Majesty's hands. Even for his relatives, Peng Yue will not rebel."
"So, Your Majesty, there is no need to worry."
Zhang Liang said: "Your Majesty only needs to monitor the whereabouts of Peng Yue's family members, and then everything will be under your control."
After hearing this, Liu Bang's eyes lit up.
He had forgotten about it.
It turns out that he also controls Peng Yue's family.
With this relationship, Liu Bang didn't worry anymore. He had known Peng Yue for more than ten years and understood Peng Yue's personality.
It was impossible for him to ask Peng Yue to abandon his relatives.
Liu Bang said: "That being the case, it is decided. Peng Yue will go north to resist Han Xin. Then Fan Kuai and Li Shiqi will go to Bajun, and Zhou Bo will take charge of Shujun."
"I humbly obey my orders!"
Zhou Bo responded excitedly.
Although he failed to win the mission to defeat Han Xin, Zhou Bo was quite excited, after all, he had a place to use.
Liu Bang waved his hand for Zhou Bo to step aside, and then he personally took Xiao He and Zhang Liang out of the palace and went to the place where Peng Yue lived outside the city.
Peng Yue's residence is in Beicheng, Chengdu.
This is not far from the imperial palace, at the feet of the emperor. From this, it can be seen that Liu Bang was valued by Peng Yue and had been paying attention to Peng Yue's movements.
Liu Bang arrived at the gate of the house with Xiao He and Zhang Liang. The gate of Peng's house was closed and no one came or went.
In fact, due to the tense relationship between Peng Yue and Liu Bang, and because he was idle at home, no one came to visit at all, and the house was very deserted.
When Liu Bang arrived, Zhang Liang quickly stepped forward and knocked on the door.
"Boom! Boom!"
There was a knock on the door, and after a while, the door opened, and an old man in his early sixties stuck his head out.
He was the steward of Pengyue's house, and he had some knowledge and knew Liu Bang. When he saw Liu Bang, he quickly knelt down and saluted and said: "I didn't know that your majesty is coming, please forgive me. The old slave immediately informed the master to come to welcome you, and please wait for your majesty."
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Liu Bang waved his hand and said: "No need to be polite!"
The butler stood up and said again: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will immediately notify the master to pick you up."
"No need!"
Liu Bang waved his hand and gave an order.
He walked straight inside, and as he walked, he ordered: "Go and notify Peng Yue immediately and ask him to come to the hall. I have important matters to discuss with him today."
"Here!"
The butler responded immediately.
After Liu Bang was led to the hall, he immediately went to the backyard.
At this moment, in the backyard.
Peng Yue was drinking tea, and sitting in front of Peng Yue was a middle-aged man in his early thirties.
This man has a handsome and elegant appearance, and has an extraordinary air of his own.
If Wang Can were here, he would definitely recognize him.
The person in front of me is clearly Guo Jia.
After Guo Jia and Shan Xiongxin sneaked into Shu County together, Guo Jia formulated an action plan for Shan Xiongxin, asking Shan Xiongxin to incite the rebellion of forces dissatisfied with Liu Bang in Shu County and create chaos in Shu County.
Guo Jia himself arrived in Chengdu.
Guo Jia's intention is to win over more people.
At the beginning, Guo Jia had no direction.
After all, Guo Jia was not familiar with the situation under Liu Bang's command, and did not know the specific situation under Liu Bang's command. After he became familiar with it, he knew the existence of Peng Yue, and knew that Peng Yue was idle at home and was being monitored by Liu Bang.
Therefore, Guo Jia actively contacted Peng Yue.
In the beginning, Peng Yue kept a distance and rarely met Guo Jia. But as time went by, the relationship between the two parties gradually became closer, especially since both of them are extremely talented and have many common topics.
So gradually, we became close friends. (To be continued)
