Chapter 57: Rumors
Xianyang:
The judgment army led by Xiang Yu stayed in Guanzhong for a period of time, and there were problems with the supply of grain and grass; Staying in Guanzhong and unable to get grain and grass, in desperation, Xiang Yu divided the princes according to Fan Zeng's suggestion, and then the flat dan blossomed - each went back to his own home.
Liu Bang, whose fief is in Xianyang, was very happy at the beginning, and Cao Shen said that the area around Xianyang was white land, and he should ask Xiang Yu for a new fief, Liu Bang found Xiang Yu and proposed it tactfully. Xiang Yuhu's eyes widened, so frightened that Liu Bang quickly closed his mouth, and never dared to mention the fief again.
After the princes left Guanzhong with their troops and horses, Liu Bang took the beauties to live in Afang Palace, and no longer asked about military affairs and internal affairs. There was a shortage of food and grass, and the general looked for Liu Bang, but was blocked by the guards outside the Afang Palace and could not see Liu Bang.
If you can't see Liu Bang once or twice, it's not a big problem, but after a long time, neither generals nor internal affairs officials can see Liu Bang, and this matter will be a big trouble. Coupled with the lack of food and grass, various versions of gossip circulated in the society, which made the soldiers in Liu Bang's army panic.
In desperation, everyone recommended Cao Shen to come forward and forcibly break into Afang Palace, and they must see Liu Bang. Everyone knows that Cao Shen is Liu Bang's descendant, and the old man who followed Liu Bang Xiaopei when he raised the army won Liu Bang's trust. If he says it, Liu Bang will think twice.
Cao Shen saw that everyone unanimously let himself come forward, and he was so angry in his heart! But there is no place to vent, and there is no way to tell others, and only I know the difficulties in my heart.
Since Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Zhou Bo left, Liu Bang no longer trusts anyone. Not to mention that Xiaopei is a person, even Liu Bang's own pig friends and dog friends no longer trust it.
It's just that Zhang Liang left, after all, Zhang Liang hasn't officially joined Liu Bang. Xiao He and Zhou Bo are Liu Bang's descendants, one is in charge of logistics support, and the other leads troops to fight, which has won Liu Bang's trust and is Liu Bang's most valued descendant.
Xiao He and Zhou Bo left silently, without reason or farewell, they ran away quietly. Run, run! The problem is that the two ran under Ye Tong, which made Liu Bang unbearable, incomprehensible, and unforgivable!
The departure of Xiao He and Zhou Bo dealt a very big blow to Liu Bang Group. From soldiers to generals and officials, there is a lot of discussion. Why did Liu Bang's descendants leave, ask Liu Bang, how did Liu Bang know, it can't be said that he ran away without permission, does anyone believe it?
Cao Shen felt the most obvious, it turned out that no matter what was discussed or what situation was reported, Liu Bang could patiently listen to it, and also asked for countermeasures. Since Xiao He and Zhou Bo left, Liu Bang's attitude towards Cao Shen has not changed, but some core confidential matters have nothing to do with Cao Shen, and he no longer discusses with Cao Shen, let alone asks about it, which is a kind of alienation and prevention.
Now that he has been elected by everyone, it is strange that Cao Shen can feel comfortable, but he can't explain it. Cao Shen had no choice but to pinch his nose and go to Afang Palace.
Cao Shen arrived at the gate of Afang Palace, but the guards did not let him in, saying that there was no warrant from the king and no one was seen. Cao Shen is hard, is it useful? Cao Shen was a civil official, where he was the opponent of the guards, or the guards showed mercy, did not make a heavy hand, and only overthrew Cao Shen to the ground.
In desperation, Cao Shen sat on the ground and shouted loudly. The problem is that Afang Palace is too big, really too big, it is useless for Cao Shen to shout and break his throat, Liu Bang in Afang Palace can't hear it!
Actually, don't be surprised, this is Liu Bang's true nature. In the original time and space, Liu Bang entered Xianyang City, and indulged in the Afang Palace for the first time, playing with the beauties in the Afang Palace all day long, but asked anything, and did not consider Xiang Yu, who was killing Xiangyang.
At that time, there was Xiao, and he immediately entered the Afang Palace to persuade him, telling Liu Bang that it was not time to have fun, but to consider the dangerous situation first, and he should think about how to deal with Xiang Yu and others. Liu Bang listened to Xiao He Zhifang, and then got up from the beauty and walked out of Afang Palace.
Liu Bang no longer trusts the people around him, and now Cao Shen is sad and shouts in front of the gate of Afang Palace, which is useless at all. However, Cao Shen was determined and shouted that he was tired of the rest meeting, and he recovered some strength before continuing to shout.
Cao Shen's sincerity impressed the guards guarding the door, and several guards discussed and sent someone into the Afang Palace to tell Liu Bang that Cao Shen was crying and wiping tears in front of the gate of Afang Palace, and asked for instructions on how to deal with it.
Liu Bang had just gotten up from the belly of the beauty at this time, his face was pale, and he was in a good mood. Hearing Cao Shen messing around in front of Afang Palace, I was so angry in my heart!
"Bring Cao Shen in!"
"Yes!"
When the guards heard this, they immediately ran out, for fear of provoking a fire. After the guards ran out, with a wave of their big hands, several guards directly tied up Cao Shen and escorted him to Afang Palace.
Cao Shen did not resist or shout. Besides, at this time, Cao Shen's whole body was weak, he wanted to resist and was powerless, he wanted to shout, but he couldn't scream, his throat had already broken, and he could only honestly let the guards tie up and escort him, and everything was left to fate.
When Liu Bang saw Cao Shen, Cao Shen's body was covered with mud, his clothes were torn in several places, and his face was marked with tears. suddenly stimulated a certain tendon in the depths of Liu Bang's soul, and immediately scolded: "Who asked you to tie up Lord Cao, is to invite Lord Cao into the palace, and you should not loosen the tie quickly." ”
The guards were angry in their hearts, but they didn't dare to vent. It's obviously a good thing to let people escort it, why regret it. It's really like a tiger.
Liu Bang poured a glass of water for Cao Shen, and then asked, "Cao Shen!" Is there anything you can't talk about? Why don't you make trouble, you see, what it has become, what kind of system it has become. ”
Cao Shen just drank a few sips of water, his throat was moistened, and he felt that he was not on fire, and he was much more comfortable. After listening to Liu Bang's words, I just wanted the universe to explode, but I found that my throat hurt! sighed secretly in his heart, swallowed his anger, stopped gnawing, and was counted by Liu Bang.
After Liu Bang complained about it, he found that Cao Shen was not angry! The universe immediately exploded in his heart, and he scolded loudly: "Cao Shen, you girl, speak!" Is it really that there is nothing to do, so I came to find a widow to sprinkle it. ”
When Cao saw Liu Bang, his face was overly drunk, and he was already abandoned in his heart, and he felt that there was no need to persuade him anymore. Hearing Liu Bang say that he had come to spread wildness, he was so angry in his heart that he couldn't hold back any longer, and immediately shouted: "Lord, the big thing is also dangerous!" ”
No matter how scoundrel Liu Bang is or how scumbag he is, there is one thing, Liu Bang is good at accepting the suggestions and opinions of his subordinates. Although he can't be obedient, he can find his own ideas and coping strategies from the suggestions and opinions of different people, which is Liu Bang's advantage.
Liu Bang was taken aback, and immediately asked: "Cao Shen, you girl, tell me clearly, what's in danger?" Didn't Xiang Yu and the other princes leave Guanzhong with soldiers and horses? Qin Jun was imprisoned in a cage in the Hanzhong area, if there is anything critical, don't make it clear, today the widow will punish you for the crime of lying and talking. ”
Cao Shen, who didn't want to speak again, had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Lord, don't hear about all kinds of rumors in the army, there are rumors recently that the ...... That Lu Gong clan left Xiao Pei. Could it be that the lord doesn't know anything, or doesn't want to ask about those rumors? ”
Hehe!
"Cao Shen, why did the widow think it was a big deal, it turned out to be about the Lu Gong family. What's so strange about this, Pengcheng is already Xiang Yu's territory, and Duke Lu is cunning and cunning, for the sake of safety, it is normal for the Lu family to leave Xiaopei! ”
Cao Shen was puzzled in his heart, it seemed that Liu Bang arranged it, could it be that those rumors were really done by Liu Bang, deliberately, in order to let the Lu family leave Xiaopei smoothly? Good boy! Liu Bang is so ruthless! If you order your wife to divorce you, you don't have to worry about losing your reputation.
"My lord, the ...... Well, aren't you really worried about damaging your reputation? ”
Liu Bang is so angry in his heart! Ya, the Lu family left Xiaopei, what damage did the reputation of the widow do, it was really pedantic, is it reasonable to let the Lu family fall into the hands of Xiang Yu, what a nerd, why won't he be flexible.
"Cao Shen, if you have something to say, why don't you swallow and spit out, the Lu Gong family moved away from Xiaopei, what loss did it have to the reputation of the widow? The widow's family can't let Xiang Yu take prisoner! That is the damage to the reputation of the widow, saying that the widow is powerless to protect even his family. ”
"My lord, the ...... That Princess Lu's words of resignation were also done by the lord? Cao Shen asked cautiously, for fear of angering Liu Bang.
What!
Liu Bang was puzzled, Princess Lu? Isn't that your wife? Leave the book? Hugh who! All of a sudden, Liu Bang couldn't react, and he was stupid.
Liu Bang, who came back to his senses, was puzzled and asked: "Cao Shen, what is Princess Lu's words of resignation, who are Lu Pheasant's ladies going to retire?" ”
Burst!
Cao Shen, who had just drunk a saliva to moisten his throat, was squirted out by Liu Bang's rude words.
"My lord, the ...... That rumor, wasn't it the lord who ordered Princess Lu to pretend to leave the lord in order to ensure that the Lu clan left Xiaopei safely? ”
Yes!
Liu Bang was dumbfounded! My mind was blank, when did I order Lu Pheasant's girl to take a break from herself, no! Who's talking nonsense.
"That...... That, Cao Shen, what's going on? The widow didn't order Lu Pheasant's girl to retire! At this time, Liu Bang still thought in his heart that the rumors of Lu Pheasant's resignation were a plan made by Lu Gong for the sake of the family's safety, and he really never thought that the Lu family would leave him.
"Lord, there are rumors in the army that the Lu family left Xiaopei, and Princess Lu took a leave of absence and retired from the lord. Now the whole world knows about this, and it is extremely damaging to the reputation of the lord. Is it really the lord's secret order? Cao Shen explained in detail again.
"Cao Shen, where has the Lu Gong clan gone?"
Ye Tong arranged for Jinyiwei to spread rumors, but he didn't say where the Lu clan would relocate, but just left Xiaopei quietly. Therefore, Cao Shen and Liu Bang really don't know the actual situation.
Yes!
"Lord, this matter is not clear, isn't the lord sending someone to act secretly?"
"What a widow is secretly acting, no!" Liu Bang was angry in his heart, he had been staying in Afang Palace, what action was arranged there. Didn't you come in and say that the Lu clan had left Xiaopei? Why did you talk about yourself acting in secret?
At this time. The guards came in and reported, "My lord, there is a messenger from Xiao Peilai outside, do you want to meet you?" ”
"Xuan in, the widow just has something to ask." Liu Bang felt that he was sleeping and touched the pillow, and he sighed in his heart!
"Lord, this is information from Xiao Pei." After the messenger finished speaking, he handed the secret letter in his hand to Liu Bang.
Liu Bang did not hesitate, directly tore open the seal, took out the secret letter, and looked at it quickly. It's just that Liu Bang's face is ugly, and the further back he goes, the paler his face becomes, and the black lines on his face continue to increase, and in the end, Liu Bang's entire old face is shrouded in black lines.