"Since you think that this king has done something wrong to his brothers, then you say, what should this king do?"

Xiang Kang didn't have much hope when he asked this, and even a little bit of anger, because before that, Xiang Kang had also thought about how to re-improve the relationship between himself and the Xiang family brothers more than once, even if he couldn't completely make up for the rift between the brothers, at least don't make people feel that they are too ruthless, and even be mean and unkind to the brothers of the same clan who have the same blood, but he has never been able to think of any good way, so naturally he will not expect Lou Jing, who is an outsider, to give him any good ideas.

"Then it depends on whether the king is willing or not." Lou Jing's answer surprised Xiang Kang, and said: "If the king is willing, there are three strategies for the sin, as long as the king adopts it, then the king's brothers will not only immediately understand the king's sincerity to them, but other outsiders will also know that the king has never forgotten the brotherly affection, even if the king and your brother of the same clan refuse to accept it, the world will only say that the king has done his best to be benevolent to his siblings, and it is the king that your brothers do not remember the old feelings, and insist on helping the king of Western Chu." ”

"Is there such a good thing?" Xiang Kang was suspicious, and hurriedly asked, "Those three strategies?" ”

"Great King, the criminal pawn once heard that after the fall of the Chu State, the king of your ancestors, moved to a small pavilion in the lower prime minister, and since then they have settled there, whether it is the king you or the king of your brother, they have all grown up there, I don't know if this is true or false?" Lou Jing did not answer the rhetorical question.

"It is true." Xiang Kang said: "After the fall of the old Chu, the second uncle of this king led the whole clan to move to the Shiling Pavilion in Xiaxiang County, where the king and his brothers of the same clan grew up, but why do you ask this?" ”

"King, since that's the case, why don't you choose a suitable spot in Guanzhong and rebuild an identical Shiling Pavilion?" Lou Jing was shocked and said: "Although the cost of this move is not small, but for you, the king, it is only a drop in the bucket, and at the same time, the world knows about it, and the brothers of your clan know about it, what will they think?" And what will you think? ”

Xiang Kang and Li Zuoche opened their mouths wide at the same time, looking at Lou Jing so surprised that they couldn't speak, but Lou Jing added with a smile: "This move, everyone in the world knows, who can not say that the king does not remember the past and does not forget the old feelings?" Who can not understand that you are always thinking about your hometown and relatives, and you have not forgotten the brothers of the same clan who grew up with you? What will you think of the Xiang clan people who insist on helping the King of Western Chu to become your enemy? ”

Xiang Kang was silent, and after a while, Xiang Kang suddenly turned to Xu Ji, the chief of the guard next to him, and instructed Xu Ji: "Xu Ji, leave this matter to you, immediately select two old men from our army, let them immediately set off to return to Guanzhong, choose a suitable place near Xianyang, and imitate an identical Shiling Pavilion for this king, so as to make the momentum as loud as possible." In addition, the news was released, saying that after the king returned to Guanzhong, he would go to the newly built Shiling Pavilion to live for a while! ”

Xu Ji immediately clenched his fists and sang a promise, and then Xiang Kang turned to Lou Jing and ordered: "Set up a seat for Mr. Lou, Mr. Lou, please sit down and talk, and tell this king quickly, what are your other two strategies?" ”

Lou Jing thanked Xiang Kang respectfully, and then he was not in a hurry to sit down, but just bowed his hand to Xiang Kang and said: "King, the criminal pawn heard that there are many palaces left by the tyrannical Qin in Guanzhong, but the king cherishes the people's power and does not want to waste too much money, so after entering the Guanzhong, only one Xianyang Palace was left to live and discuss politics, and the other palaces were all closed and sealed and no longer used. ”

"The sinner felt that although this reflected the king's love for the people, it was also a bit wasteful, so the sinner suggested that the king might as well choose one of these palaces, issue an edict to change the name to the Tongzong Palace, divide the pavilions and houses, and give the king your brothers to live in, and then make this move clear to the world, saying that in the future, as long as the king and your brothers of the same clan return, you can immediately get the gift of staying in the same palace. In this way, who in the world and your brothers in the same clan as the king can not understand the king's hard work for the people of the Xiang clan? ”

Xiang Kang laughed, patted his leg and said: "Clever plan, just do it, this king will issue an edict to rename the palace of the king of Chu imitated by the tyrannical Qin in Beihan, Xianyang, to Tongzong Palace, divide the pavilion and give it to every brother of this king and their descendants to live in!" ”

After laughing and adopting Lou Jing's second plan without hesitation, Xiang Kang hurriedly asked what Lou Jing's third idea was? Lou Jing hesitated slightly, and then arched his hand and said: "Great King, the world often says that when a person's tongue and teeth are still fighting, let alone just siblings, the king has many brothers of the same clan, and there will inevitably be some conflicts and contradictions between them. The sinner dares to ask, among the king's kindred, except for the king of Western Chu, who is the person the king hates the most? ”

Xiang Kang's expression was a little strange, but after hesitating for a moment, Xiang Kang still said truthfully: "The same clan that this king hates the most is Uncle Ji Xiang of this king, which is not only known to our Xiang family, but also many people know the important civil and military ministers under this king. ”

"That criminal pawn is bold, and I want to ask the king to immediately issue an order to give you the title of marquis for Uncle Ji, whom you hate the most, and the heavier the reward, the better." Lou Jing arched his hand and said: "In this way, the king and your brothers of the same clan will naturally not have any worries, if the opportunity arises, they will definitely abandon Chu and return to Han, return to serve under the command of the king, and will not be desperate to help the king of Western Chu and the king of you as enemies." ”

Xiang Kang, who has always been decisive in killing, hesitated for the first time, the reason is not that Xiang Kang doesn't understand what a daughter is called, but that Xiang Kang really hates Xiang Bo too much, and at the same time, Xiang Kang is extremely aware of Xiang Bo's shameless virtue, if he really does this, then as long as the opportunity arises, then with Xiang Bo's cheekiness, he will definitely surrender himself without hesitation, and run to his side to enjoy the glory and wealth and disgust himself, so when he thinks of this, Xiang Kang, who hates Xiang Bo so much, has a thought of wanting to categorically refuse.

"King, it seems that you really hate your Uncle Ji." Lou Jing chuckled lightly and said: "But the more this is the better, the king hates Mr. Xiang so much, but he also gives him the title of marquis, the more it can reflect the sincerity of the reconciliation between the king and your fellow clan, the king, your brothers of the same clan and the people of the world, also understand more and more the king's magnanimity and don't miss the old evils." ”

Xiang Kang was still silent, and his heart was contradicted for a long time, before Xiang Kang gritted his teeth and said: "Guangwujun, prepare an edict for this king, Xiang Bo, the master of Western Chu, although he is the culprit of the rebellion between this king and Western Chu, but after all, he is the elder of this king, and he has the grace of nurturing this king, as long as he can restrain himself from the precipice, know his way back, return to this king, and immediately reward the Yonghou of He, give food and ......, 3,000 households!" In addition, give the sword to the temple, see that the king does not worship! ”

"King Shengming." Li Zuoche hurriedly praised.

"Holy Fart!" Xiang Kang rarely scolded a swear word, and said with a wry smile: "Guangwujun, you only surrendered to this king later, I don't know what the relationship between this king and my Uncle Ji is, and I don't know how unwilling this king is to give him such a reward!" ”

"Your Majesty, forgive your Majesty's bluntness, Your Majesty understands your feelings." Li Zuoche also smiled bitterly and said: "When your subordinates lived in the army of the King of Western Chu, they saw with their own eyes how Master Xiang treated you, so how reluctant you are, the king, your subordinates also know very well in their hearts. ”

"It's all for my good brothers." Xiang Kang sighed, waved his hand, and still asked Li Zuoche to write the edict for him on the spot, and promised a heavy reward to Master Xiang Boxiang if he was unwilling.

The edict was quickly drafted, and after Xiang Kang personally signed the edict with a seal, he immediately handed it over to Xu Ji to arrange for people to be distributed to the world, and then, after seeing Lou Jing's talent and resourcefulness with his own eyes, Xiang Kang of course immediately asked people to take wine and meat, and rewarded Lou Jing, who was still a prisoner, and talked with him about other problems, and tentatively asked Lou Jing what good suggestions he had for the next strategy and tactics of the army.

Xiang Kang couldn't help but appreciate Lou Jing even more, like Zhang Liang, Uncle Zhou and other civil and military talents, Lou Jing even thought that Xiang Kang should not risk chasing Xiang Yu, so as not to be dragged into the plain battlefield that was very unfavorable to the Han army by the Western Chu army, and also thought that he should seize the opportunity to persuade Zang Di, the king of Yan, who is currently maintaining a neutral attitude, Xiang Kang nodded approvingly, and asked: "Mr. Lou, you are from Lu County, Qidi, and you are familiar with the situation in your hometown, in your opinion, if this king wants to take Qidi, what should he do?" ”

Lou Jing's expression was obviously a little hesitant, and he hesitated and did not answer Xiang Kang's question, and Li Zuoche next to him saw his thoughts, so he smiled and said, "What?" Mr. Lou, King Qi and King Jibei are both your old masters, and you can't bear to come up with ideas to help our king deal with him? ”

Lou Jing nodded calmly, Xiang Kang laughed, and ordered to canonize Lou Jing as a squire on the spot, let Lou Jing serve in his own guard, and also gave Lou Jing the right to give advice to himself at any time, Li Zuoche also persuaded: "Mr. Lou, since ancient times, good birds choose trees to perch, virtuous ministers choose the lord and serve, Tian Jiao and Tian are indeed your old masters, but they have no eyes, and they actually let a virtuous person like you act as a pawn, you were born and died for them before, and you have already repaid their kindness to you." Our king appreciates you so much that he directly promoted you to a servant with a rank of 400 stones, so you should give advice to our king and offer advice to defeat the enemy. ”

Lou Jing hesitated for a moment before bowing down to Xiang Kang and saying: "The king's grace, the sinner is to go to the soup and break his bones, and it is difficult to repay the king's kindness." But the criminal pawn did not dare to covet the official position rewarded by the king, the former Qi general Yu Ling had a life-saving grace for the criminal pawn, but he is still detained in the prisoner of war camp, life and death are unpredictable, the criminal pawn is bold, and wants to exchange the official position of the king to the criminal pawn in exchange for the immortality of General Yu Ling, and I hope that the king will allow it. ”

Xiang Kang laughed again and ordered: "Come on, go to the prisoner of war camp and invite General Yu to have dinner with Lou Shilang, and in addition, Feng Yu will be the captain and stay in our army as a general." Also, Lou Shilang, you are still the king's servant! ”

When Lou Jing heard the great joy, he hurriedly thanked Xiang Kang again and again, Xiang Kang waved his hand, smiled and said: "No need, that's what he deserves, General Yu has a discerning eye and discovered you from among the soldiers for this king, and this king deserves to reward him." Get up, sit down and talk. ”

Lou Jing thanked him respectfully, and then got up and sat back and said: "King, the two armies of Qi and Ji are currently seriously injured, and it is absolutely impossible to compete with the king's army again. ”

"What does this king need to do?" Xiang Kang asked.

"Divert the tiger from the mountain and lure the main force of the Western Chu army away from Qidi." Lou Jing replied: "Now that the king of Western Chu is personally sitting in Qidi, it is extremely difficult for the king to capture Qidi, and it is impossible for Tian Jiao and Tiandu to accept the king's persuasion to surrender, so the only way for the king to take Qi land is to lure the Western Chu army out of Qi first, and then he can be sure to take Qi land." ”

"That's right." Xiang Kang nodded, and asked again: "How should the king of this book turn the tiger away from the mountain?" ”

"The king of Western Chu is anxious, he likes decisive battles the most, and he can't tolerate others to offend him." Lou Jing said: "Your Majesty suggests that after the king's army rests for a while, you might as well go south and return to Puyang as soon as possible, and then take advantage of the void to march into the army to attack Xichu Chong Dingtao, and the king of Western Chu will inevitably raise troops to rescue Dingtao after hearing the news, and also take the opportunity to fight for a head-on battle with the king." Then the king's army on the northern front can rest assured that they will march into the land and crusade against Tian Jiao and Tian Du, who have been greatly injured. ”

"This plan works!" Xiang Kang just thought about it for a while and said: "It is impossible for this king to stay in Zhao for a long time, and take the initiative to return to the army to settle Tao, which can not only lure my brother's main force out of Qidi, but also create an opportunity for our northern army to take advantage of the situation to enter Qidi, and can respond in time when there is a change on the southern front, which is in line with the king's intentions." ”

Seeing that Xiang Kang did not hesitate to adopt his suggestion, Lou Jing, who had only been able to offer advice to Tianbu through Yu Ling, was of course overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "The king, while transferring the tiger from the mountain, his subordinates also have a plan, which can not only waste the strength of the second army of Qi Ji, make it easier for the king's northern army to capture Qidi, but also cover the king's sudden southward movement, and even more catch the king of Western Chu off guard." ”

"Tell me, what's the idea?" Xiang Kang hurriedly asked.

"Bluff and set up an illusion, so that the king of Western Chu thinks that the king is going to go east directly and fight him in a decisive battle." Lou Jing said in a deep voice: "If the king of Western Chu believes it and believes that the king wants to take advantage of the situation to advance eastward, then he will definitely accumulate grain and grass and military supplies in the deep ditches and high bases in the plains, so as to fight the king in a decisive battle." Now the hinterland of Western Chu has been stirred up by General Peng Yue and General Feng Zhong, it is very difficult to raise grain and grass military supplies, and it is even more expensive to transport grain by land, and the king of Western Chu will definitely raise grain on the spot, forcing Tiandu and Tian to pay tribute to money and grain and military supplies, and if these money and grain military supplies are in the hands of the king of Western Chu, they will ....... ”

"Then if you want my brother to spit it out, it's harder than ascending to the sky." Xiang Kang immediately understood what Lou Jing meant, and said with a smile: "Even if you find out that you are fooled and find out that this king is actually going south with the army to fight Dingtao, when my brother goes south to save Dingtao, he will definitely take these grain and grass supplies away with the army, and will not return them to Tiandu and Tianjiao." Tian Du and Tian Jiao were already greatly injured, and they were knocked by my brother with a large amount of bamboo poles, so they had no strength to resist our northern army attacking Qidi. ”

"King Shengming, that's the truth." Lou Jing smiled and said: "Not only that, although I am very sorry for my subordinates' fellow countryman Sang Zi, but as far as my subordinates estimate, with the selfishness of the king of Western Chu, he will definitely force the people of Qi to transport grain and grass for him and reduce the burden on his army." ”

"Lou Shilang, this king must introduce you to Mr. Chen Ping." Xiang Kang said with a smile: "This king dares to bet that you will definitely fall in love." ”

Lou Jing was of course inexplicable when he heard this, and he didn't understand why Xiang Kang would conclude that he would definitely fall in love with Chen Ping, an important minister of the Han army, but Xiang Kang refused to explain, but just smiled and asked: "Lou Shilang, you came up with the idea, so tell me, how should this king bluff so that my brother thinks that I want to take the opportunity to march into the army?" ”

"First of all, of course, spread rumors and let out rumors, and let Xi Chu make a detailed report to the king of Xi Chu." Lou Jing replied: "But just doing it is of course not enough, the king of Western Chu will definitely not be easily fooled, so while releasing the news, the king has to send an envoy to contact Tian Du, the king of Jibei, under the pretext of persuading him to surrender and rebel, and tell Tian Du directly the false news that the king is preparing to enter Jibei, Tian Du has always been afraid of the king of Western Chu, and he will definitely not dare to hide this matter, as long as he gives the king your letter of persuasion to the king of Western Chu, it will be difficult for the king of Western Chu to believe it." ”

Xiang Kang was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately adopted it, and then it was a coincidence that Chen Ping had something to report to the account, Xiang Kang hurriedly asked Chen Ping to sit down, while letting people prepare a banquet, rewarding Lou Jing who gave himself several good ideas in a short time, while telling Chen Ping all the ideas that Lou Jing gave him, as well as his opinions, Chen Ping was shocked when he heard it, and immediately looked at Lou Jing, and praised Lou Jing's strategic and tactical suggestions, and deeply agreed.

Lou Jing also quickly understood why Xiang Kang said that he would definitely fall in love with Chen Ping, after listening to Lou Jing's bluff, Chen Ping in addition to his great appreciation, and said: "King, if you just use persuasion to deceive the king of Western Chu, so that he thinks that we plan to take advantage of the situation to advance eastward for a decisive battle, it is inevitably a bit of a big plan and too wasteful. His Majesty suggested that he might as well take this opportunity to go further, and design to make the king of Western Chu think that Tiandu, the king of Jibei, had selfish intentions and had plans to rebel against Chu and return to Han, and lure him to kill the killer and get rid of Tiandu directly, so that it would definitely be easier for our army to attack Jibei in the future. ”

"How can this be done?" Xiang Kang hurriedly asked.

"Do you remember? In General Zhou's army, there are many generals of the Jibei Army who surrendered to us on the battlefield of Huanshui, Tian Du is far away in Jibei, and he has lost contact with his army in the territory of Zhao, and he must not know that those people have been captured and surrendered, and those people are still following his subordinate Tian Xin to continue fighting, why don't we use these Jibei Army prisoners ....... ”

Chen Ping's gentle smile made Lou Jing's whole body chill, and Chen Ping's next words made Lou Jing even more creepy, and also made Lou Jing finally understand why the armies of Chu, Qi, Ji and Zhao couldn't fight the Han army together, whether it was ruthless or treacherous and cunning, it was not a level at all!