Liu Bang was good at observing words and feelings, and noticed that Zhang Liang seemed to have other ideas, and asked, "Ovary, what are your doubts?" ”

Zhang Liang said: "If Zhao Guo can resist Xiang Yu for a while, this is in our best interests." When the Zhao and Chu armies fought in the south, they could let General Han attack from the north and seize the Zhao lands. The more the war between the Zhao army and the Chu army is fought, the more beneficial it will be to our side. ”

Then, Zhang Liang changed his words and said: "If the Zhao army is quickly defeated, the Zhao State will inevitably be occupied by Xiang Yu, which will be unfavorable to our side." If we seize the north, our plan to flank Xiang Yu will be ruined. ”

Hearing this, Liu Bang put away his smile and said: "You and the general have both analyzed, Chen Yu is a mediocre person, Li Zuoche is different, if he leads the troops, Zhao Jun can at least resist Xiang Yu for a while." ”

Chen Ping said: "What's more, Zhao Xie claimed that he had the help of Haotian God, and a few days ago he promulgated a variety of measures, Zhao Guo will definitely be able to hold on for a period of time, seriously depleting Xiang Yu's strength." ”

Zhang Liang said: "The possibility of an accident is not too great, maybe my worries are superfluous." ”

He then thought about Zhao Xie's various measures, military merit and promotion standards, tax reform, and demographic standards, all of which were groundbreaking measures. Whether Zhao Xie figured it out by himself or was really instructed by Haotian God, he deeply admired it. As long as the Zhao State is not destroyed in a short period of time, it will definitely be a big disaster in time.

Zhang Liang said to Liu Bang again: "King Han, the measures recently promulgated by the Zhao State feel that it will benefit the country and the people, and our Han State can also learn from it, and it will definitely make the Han Dynasty strong quickly." ”

Chen Ping also said: "King Han, Zhao Xie can't figure it out by himself, all kinds of changes since the first battle of Jingcheng must be thanks to the help of the gods." Chen agreed with Mr. Zhang's statement that what Haotian God instructed Zhao Xie can also be learned. ”

Liu Bang's ability to do things is not strong, his strategy is not high, he is strong in his superb skills in controlling people, attaches importance to talents, appreciates talents, and most of them can accept the correct suggestions.

Liu Bang nodded and said: "The ovary is reasonable, the widow will issue an edict, and the whole army will implement new military merit standards and promotion standards." As for taxes, I will write to Prime Minister Xiao Cheng and ask him to take care of it. ”

Zhao Xie didn't bring him much worry, even if Zhao Xie was a Ming Jun, in Liu Bang's opinion, Zhao Xie's ability was stronger than him, but so what, Zhao Xie didn't have long to live, and the real opponent was still Xiang Yu.

Liu Bang wrote a letter to Han Xin again, clearly stating that if there was an opportunity, he must decisively send troops, in case Xiang Yu seized Zhao State, it would be very unfavorable to Han State.

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Xiangguo, the royal palace.

Qian Yun and his uncle left the study together.

Qian Yun said: "King, the minister has arranged manpower for the Ministry of Commerce. ”

From the decision to allocate manpower, it has not been a few days now, and Qian Yun's efficiency is fast enough.

The uncle left and said: "The king, there must be no delay in raising military salaries, and the ministers will let the Ministry of Commerce start operating tomorrow and implement the salt and iron monopoly as soon as possible." At present, there are not enough manpower, so we will start with the capital and then expand to various counties. ”

Zhao Xie said: "Uncle Li, the widow is waiting for your good news." In the final analysis, it is because Zhao Guo has too few talents. ”

Qian Yun said: "Your Majesty, the ministers will arrange it as soon as possible to expand the number of officials in the various yamen official offices." As for those great talents, the minister felt that the king could follow the example of Qin Xiaogong and issue an order to seek talents, or he could follow the example of King Yan Zhao and build a recruitment platform outside the capital. My king has the help of Haotian God, and he is the first emperor in the world, and there will definitely be people who will come to defect. ”

Uncle Departure said: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

This is indeed a good method, Zhao Xie accepted it, and decided to choose the opportunity to issue a talent search order.

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East of Xingyang, the Chu army camp.

In the afternoon, Fan Zeng summoned Zhong Liwu, Ji Bu, Long Ji, Yu Ziqi, and Xiang He together, and told them to die to prevent Xiang Yu's northern expedition.

Long Ji, Yu Ziqi, and Xiang He originally just felt that attacking Zhao Guo had their own pros and cons, but after hearing Fan Zeng explain the reason, they all felt that they should go all out to deal with Liu Bang first.

In addition to the five generals, Fan Zeng also went to Yu Ji and asked her to advise Xiang Yu.

In the evening, after the Chu army in the Chu camp, after eating, many soldiers were busy preparing for the expedition, and they loaded bags of grain and grass on the cart, and they could set off early tomorrow morning.

In Yu Ji's tent, Xiang Yu and Yu Ji ate together.

Xiang Yu said: "Yu Ji, in order to conquer Zhao State, I want to temporarily separate from you!" ”

He looked quite reluctant.

Yu Ji looked at Xiang Yu, with affection, and said softly: "Xiang Lang, you want Zhao Xie to die, why do you need to do it, Liu Bang also wants him to die, wouldn't it be better to let Liu Bang fight him to the death?" ”

Xiang Yu said with a firm expression: "Zhao Xie, this bastard dares to despise me, I will slaughter him with my own hands!" I am an overlord, a man who stands up to the sky, not Han Xin's kind of wretchedness, whoever dares to despise me, I will definitely get rid of him with my own hands. ”

Yu Ji said: "Xiang Lang, as long as you can get rid of Zhao Xie, do you have to do it?" I heard that Zhao Guo Li Zuoche is good at using soldiers, quite his grandfather Li Mu's style, we fought with Zhao Guo, and cheapened Liu Bang in vain. ”

Fan Zeng came to her and told her the pros and cons, Yu Ji also recognized that reason, Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, whoever goes to fight Zhao Guo first will suffer a loss, let another person pick up the cheap, she has to do her best to stop her man from acting recklessly.

In the historical Battle of Jingcheng, the Zhao army and the Han army confronted each other at Jingchengkou, and Xiang Yu also did not sit idly by. No one expected that Han Xin would quickly defeat the Zhao army after the battle, and when Xiang Yu sent troops to Zhao again, it was too late, and the entire Zhao State was captured by Liu Bang. Soon after, Zang Di, the king of Yan, surrendered to Liu Bang's power, except for Qi, the entire north has been controlled by Liu Bang, and the overall pattern of the dispute between Chu and Han began to be unfavorable to Xiang Yu, when the last vassal state in the north Qi was captured by Han Xin, Xiang Yu's defeat was decided.

Xiang Yu's big hand gently stroked Yu Ji's fair face, smiled gently, and said, "Your husband is the most upright man in the world, Yu Ji, don't you understand?" ”

Yu Ji didn't understand Xiang Yu, looking at Xiang Yu's eyes, she understood his heart, and said softly: "Xiang Lang, I wish you a successful start and win the Zhao State." ”

At this time, Yu Ji had given up persuading Xiang Yu.

In fact, she could also persuade and stop Xiang Yu from going north in a drastic way, but if she didn't let Xiang Yu do this, it would only make him miserable. Regardless of whether he will be picked up by Liu Bang or not, since the lover is bent on doing it, then his wish will be fulfilled, as long as Xiang Yu can be happy, Yu Ji will be happy.

Xiang Yu smiled again and said, "Yu Ji, you just have to wait here for my good news with peace of mind, get rid of Zhao Xie first, and then kill Liu Bang." In the future, I don't need you to follow me on the expedition and suffer from the sufferings of traveling. ”

Originally, Xiang Yu did not take Yu Ji with him, he used to go north to conquer Qi State, Yu Ji stayed in Pengcheng, and later Liu Bang united with other princes, hundreds of thousands of troops captured Pengcheng, and Yu Ji was almost captured. In the future, whenever Xiang Yu goes out, he will bring Yu Ji in the army.