Chen Ping did not guess wrong, if Xiang Kang, in the name of the emperor, sent someone to Jiangling with an edict to arrest Yingbu for questioning, then there would definitely be no doubts, Yingbu would definitely kill Xiang Kang's envoy immediately and pull the flag to rebel at the first time.

And in fact, the Linjiang local officials appointed by the Han court secretly reported that Yingbu was recruiting troops and horses, stockpiling grass and grain, and was suspected of rebellion, which was really not completely wronged by Yingbu, in addition to fulfilling the duties of a prince and king, Yingbu did indeed hide the idea of rebelling when the world changed.

When the Chu-Han War was in full swing, the Han army in order to win for Yingbu to relieve the pressure on the southern front, once promised to give the two counties of Nanyang and Yingchuan to Yingbu as a thank-you gift, but after defeating the Western Chu army, Xiang Kang repented of his word, and returned Nanyang and Yingchuan to the direct jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty, and gave Yingbu, the land of the king of Linjiang, still the Nanjun and Changsha counties that Xiang Yu gave to Yingbu, and did not add even one inch of land to Yingbu.

Xiang Kang's words are untrustworthy, Yingbu himself is not angry, not only did not kill Liu Laosan, the biggest threat of the Han army's southern front, but on the contrary, he was beaten by Liu Laosan, and lost the land and city cleanly, and in the end, it was the Han army that sent troops and money, food and efforts to snatch Yingbu's territory back, and afterwards Xiang Kang was able to return these land and cities to Yingbu and continue to crown him as king, which is already interesting enough, how can it be possible to continue to attribute Nanyang and Yingchuan to Yingbu?

Xiang Kang felt that he was benevolent and righteous, of course Yingbu definitely didn't think so, Yingbu only remembered that Xiang Kang promised to give Nanyang and Yingchuan to himself, of course, he was very dissatisfied with Xiang Kang's refusal to fulfill his promise, but his thin arms couldn't twist his thick thighs, so he accepted the truth reluctantly, and therefore held a grudge against Xiang Kang.

Of course, in the face of the huge disparity in strength, if Yingbu was asked to directly pull the flag and rebel, Yingbu would not have the courage, so Yingbu could only wait, while enduring his anger and Xiang Kangxu and the snake, while patiently waiting for the situation in the world to change again and the opportunity to appear, and then see the opportunity to make a move, stabbing Xiang Kang in the back fiercely, and at the same time, he also saw if he had a chance to replace Xiang Kang.

In such a context, after Xiang Kang decided to summon the princes of the world in Chen County and sent it to Yingbu, Yingbu not only did not know that his catastrophe was coming, but on the contrary, he was extremely aggrieved, and openly roared in front of several of his henchmen, "Little erector, such a big shelf, he dared to order the widow to go to Chen County to meet him, and the widow to follow him to Xiang County to worship his ancestral tomb, it is simply a villain's ambition, a clown jumping off the beam!" ”

Several henchmen who knew Yingbu's thoughts echoed one after another, but the middle doctor Ben He persuaded: "The king is angry, since ancient times, the Son of Heaven has to summon the princes when he goes on patrol, this is a traditional practice, the emperor has been on the throne for almost a year, and the first time he left the capital to tour and summon the princes, he also acted according to the convention, not deliberately showing his majesty, and I hope that the king will not take this kind of trivial matter to heart, and prepare to Chen County as soon as possible." ”

"The widow doesn't go!" Yingbu's anger was still very strong, and he shouted at Ben He: "You go to Chen County on behalf of the widow, and the widow doesn't want to see that yellow-haired erector!" ”

"It's ......." Ben He smiled bitterly when he heard this, so he could only quickly persuade again: "The king thinks twice, this is the emperor's first tour after ascending the throne, and it is also preparing to tour the south of Yunmengze on our Linjiang land, so it is reasonable for you to personally go to Chen County to meet you, otherwise, it will be an unforgivable crime of disrespect, and when the time comes, not only the emperor will definitely issue an edict to surrender the crime, but even the other princes and kings will definitely not agree." ”

is still the same sentence, the thin arms can't twist the thick thighs, and the strength is far less than the direct force of the Han court, if Xiang Kang is really provoked, Yingbu's trouble will definitely be more than ordinary, so after thinking about it for a long time with a blue face, Yingbu still nodded reluctantly, and agreed to let Ben He arrange for him to go north to meet him.

Of course, the matter is not over, and after being forced to bow his head in anger, Yingbu suddenly remembered a major event, and hurriedly said: "If the widow is not mistaken, it seems that Peng Yue's puppet was sealed in Chen County, right?" ”

"The king is so remembered." Yingbu's favorite general, Qin Abus, said: "Peng Yue was indeed sealed in Chen County, and he also led the food of the four small counties next to him. ”

Yingbu stopped talking, and after thinking for a while, Yingbu suddenly said again: "You say, will Peng Yue's puppet also have a grudge against Xiang Kang's little erection?" If he had the chance, would he want to do something too? ”

"Your Majesty, that's for sure." Qin A hurriedly echoed: "At the beginning, Peng Yue supported Jingjia as the king in Pengcheng, and it was clear that he wanted to control the power of Chu through Jingjia, and later the emperor used the excuse that Jingjia was dead, and named one of his newborn sons as the king of Chu, and also divided the Chu country into three, and only gave Peng Yue, who had made great contributions, a small Chen Hou, Peng Yue would definitely not be happy in his heart, if there was a real opportunity, Peng Yue would definitely not be polite to the emperor." ”

Yingbu nodded slowly, and thought in his heart: "Xiang Kang Xiao'er doesn't have a palace in Chen County, after he arrives in Chen County, the food and accommodation must be provided by Peng Yue, the head snake, if Peng Yue is brave enough, it is definitely not hopeless to kill Xiang Kang Xiao'er directly, Xiang Kang's sons are still young, if he dies suddenly, won't the world be in chaos again?" At that time, not only can this king take the opportunity to expand his territory, maybe he will replace Xiang Kang Xiao'er, but it is not hopeless? ”

Having come to this conclusion in his heart, Yingbu of course hurriedly calculated the possibility of instigating Peng Yue to assassinate Xiang Kang, and then naturally, Yingbu of course found that this matter was not hopeless - Peng Yue was already dissatisfied with Xiang Kang, and if he promised him any more benefits, such as helping him establish himself as a king somewhere, it would definitely not be difficult to encourage him to take the risk of assassination. And Yingbu also knows very well that Peng Yue is a bandit like himself, and he likes to fight when he encounters something......

Thinking about this, Yingbu's heart gradually made up his mind......

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Next, of course, we should take a look at the situation on Peng Yue's side, Yingbu didn't guess wrong at all, for Xiang Kang to make his son the king of Chu, Peng Yue's heart is indeed very dissatisfied, the reason is also very simple, if Xiang Kang accepts Peng Yue's invitation after eliminating Western Chu, and selects the descendants of the Chu royal family to be named the king of Chu, then Peng Yue, who was previously named the prime minister of Chu and the Shangzhu State by Jing Jia, will definitely be able to monopolize the power and become the uncrowned king of Chu, since Xiang Kang let Peng Yue's dream come to naught, of course Peng Yue's heart will not be happy, Of course, he was secretly dissatisfied with Xiang Kang.

However, unlike Yingbu, Peng Yue's dissatisfaction with Xiang Kang was not as strong as Yingbu, because of the change of history, Peng Yue was not able to lay down a piece of his own territory in the Chu-Han War as in history, and had the strength to influence the outcome of the Chu-Han War, and his ambition was not as big as in history, so that after taking Pengcheng by luck, Peng Yue only dared to support Jingjia as the king, but did not dare to proclaim himself the king of Chu, plus Xiang Kang was barely authentic to Peng Yue, not only gave him the very important Chen County in this era as a fief, also rewarded Peng Yue with the four surrounding counties as a food town, which was barely worthy of Peng Yue's previous contributions, so even if Peng Yue was still quite dissatisfied in his heart, he did not openly reveal it like Yingbu, and did it so excessively publicly.

But it is also human nature, after receiving the news that Xiang Kang was going to summon all the princes on his territory, Peng Yue, who was born as a bandit, quickly found that his opportunity for revenge had come, and he also felt that as long as he took advantage of the land snake and suddenly made trouble to kill Xiang Kang, he could not only take a big breath of evil, but also hope to take advantage of the chaos to recover and lay down a piece of territory like Yingbu, Wu Rui and Zang Di to establish himself as king.

During the period of arranging the driving matter, Peng Yue's henchmen also mentioned this matter in a roundabout way, suggesting that Peng Yue might as well take advantage of the opportunity to prepare a food and accommodation for Xiang Kang, or add some ingredients to the food and drink, or arrange a few dead soldiers in the wall and cellar of Xiang Kang's residence, or bribe a few assassins, kill Xiang Kang and make the world chaotic again, and then take the opportunity to raise troops to start a great cause.

Peng Yue, who was indeed secretly dissatisfied with Xiang Kang, was also somewhat moved, but fortunately, even if Peng Yue became the king of Liang and held a heavy army in history, he didn't listen to Hu Yue's similar bad ideas, of course, not to mention that Peng Yue only has a county of soldiers in his hands now. In addition, news soon came from Guanzhong, saying that Xiang Kang had brought 30,000 troops to protect Luan Jia this time, so Peng Yue not only completely dispelled this idea, but also secretly warned Hu Yu not to mention similar things again.

When Xiang Kang was still on the road, an envoy of Yingbu, the king of Linjiang, suddenly came to Chen County, not only brought rich and valuable gifts, but also brought Yingbu a letter to Peng Yue's daughter for his eldest son, never thought that Yingbu, who was the prince of the king, would take the initiative to ask for a family with his own sons and daughters, plus Yingbu's eldest son was born to the daughter of Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan, and agreeing to this family affair is equivalent to marrying two princes and kings at the same time, Peng Yue was overjoyed, Of course, he agreed to Yingbu's request, and of course he entertained Yingbu's envoys.

Then in the evening of the same day, after a separate secret conversation with Yingbu's envoys, Peng Yue finally understood why Yingbu surrendered to the noble and took the initiative to ask to marry his own sons and daughters, feeling that he had been fooled, and in a fit of rage, Peng Yue once planned to take down Yingbu's envoy, but Yingbu's envoy immediately told Peng Yue that he came with a determination to die this time, even if Peng Yue handed himself over to someone, he would never betray Yingbu, and he would bite Peng Yue to frame Yingbu, Trying to provoke someone to discord with Yingbu, when the time comes, it depends on whether someone is willing to sacrifice Yingbu to curry favor with Peng Yue, or sacrifice Peng Yue to please Yingbu, who is a prince.

The threat of Yingbu's envoys played a role, considering that Yingbu's power was far above himself, Xiang Kang was likely to sacrifice himself to appease Yingbu, Peng Yue's heart was inevitably a little shaken, and the dead soldiers sent by Yingbu took the opportunity to agitate like a spring, reiterating the matter of someone making his son the king of Chu and swallowing the state of Chu, and clearly said that as long as Peng Yue succeeded, Yingbu and Yingbu's father-in-law Wu Rui would fully support Peng Yue to raise troops and help Peng Yue lay down a piece of land and establish himself as king.

Still the same sentence, I was really dissatisfied with Xiang Kang in my heart, Peng Yue, who had been shaken twice before, was shaken again, although he did not agree to Yingbu's request, but he also let Yingbu's envoy return to the pavilion to rest, and did not insist on taking down Yingbu's envoy, and Yingbu's envoy did not insist, just persuaded Peng Yue to carefully consider Yingbu's proposal, and then left with his resignation.

It was night, Peng Yue had no sleep all night, and he couldn't make up his mind all night, but to Peng Yue's surprise, when he was still having breakfast the next day, his other henchman Luan Bu suddenly came to ask for a meeting, and after meeting Peng Yue, the first sentence said: "Chen Hou, I thought about it all night last night, and the more I calculated, the more I found that the King of Linjiang took the initiative to ask you for a kiss, I am afraid that there is no good intention, and I hope that Chen Hou will think carefully, don't fall into the quagmire by mistake, and regret it in the future." ”

Surprised to glance at Luan Bu, Peng Yue, who had not yet made up his mind, forced a smile and said, "Is Luan Zhongjuan too careful?" King Linjiang took the initiative to ask to marry Ben Hou as a son and daughter, which was to give Ben Hou face, why did Luan Zhongjuan think that he was uneasy and kind to Ben Hou? ”

"Marquis Chen, with all due respect, if the King of Linjiang doesn't have ulterior motives, there is no need for his eldest son to ask to marry your daughter." Luan Bu spoke very directly, and said: "The eldest son of the king of Linjiang was born to the daughter of the king of Hengshan, and he was born a noble and the eldest son, and he is destined to inherit the throne of Linjiang in the future. ”

Peng Yue, who already knew the reason, was silent, and Luan Bu continued: "I even suspect that the King of Linjiang asked Chen Hou for his son to marry your daughter, I am afraid it has something to do with the emperor's visit to Chen County this time. The emperor does not have a palace in Chen County, after coming to Chen County, the residence and food must be provided by Chen Hou, as long as the King of Linjiang forms a family with you, with your help, if you want to do something to the emperor, it must be much easier, so I am worried that the King of Linjiang will ask Chen Hou for his son to marry your daughter, I am afraid that it is for this purpose. ”

Peng Yue was still silent, and Luan Bu continued: "Chen Hou, it is about your three clans, you must not be confused in this matter." Yes, the emperor came to Chen County, and if the king of Linjiang had any attempt, it was possible to succeed, but what if he failed? What will be the consequences, Chen Hou, do you dare to imagine? In addition, if the emperor has an accident in Chen County, who will bear the brunt of it, not you? ”

Peng Yue was persuaded by Luan Bu to start beating drums in his heart, and he began to regret that he had agreed to marry his daughter to Yingbu's son yesterday, and Luan Bu warned again: "Also, Chen Hou, no matter what promises King Linjiang made to you, you must not believe it!" The reason is also very simple, the emperor is here to tour Yun Mengze this time, Yun Mengze is on the land of Linjiang Kingdom, if the king of Linjiang has any intentions, he can do it on his territory, but if he plans to do it in Chen County, it is clear that he is ready to blame you, let you be a scapegoat to bear the blame, and let him take the opportunity to reap the benefits! ”

Luan Bu's words suddenly made Peng Yue break out in a cold sweat, and Peng Yue suddenly found that Yingbu was indeed uneasy and kind-Yingbu really wanted to do it, he could wait for Xiang Kang to do it on his territory, but now Yingbu just ran to encourage himself to do it in Chen County, isn't he ready to cross the river and tear down the bridge to make himself a scapegoat?

Understanding this truth, Peng Yue didn't have any hesitation in his heart, and immediately said: "Thank you Luan Zhongjuan for your guidance and reminder, Ben Hou understands everything, Zhong Juan rest assured, Ben Hou will find a way to withdraw from his relatives as soon as possible and not go to this troubled water." ”

Seeing Peng Yue's firm expression, Luan Bu, who knew that Peng Yue was a person, breathed a sigh of relief, and said cautiously: "Chen Hou, forgive me for saying a few words from the bottom of my heart, if the King of Linjiang has any secret letters to you, please don't hesitate, it is best to dedicate it to the emperor immediately." If you can take the initiative to report and expose, the emperor will not only reward you again, but your children and grandchildren will also benefit immensely. ”

Peng Yue in history did not rebel, after listening to Luan Bu's heartfelt words, Peng Yue was moved in his heart, and he quickly made up his mind, beckoned to Luan Bu, Luan Bu understood, and immediately put his ear up, let Peng Yue whisper in his ear......