Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Lobbyist

Xiang Yu, the overlord who returned to the capital Pengcheng, did not have time to rest, nor did he have time to count the lost treasures, nor did he have time to investigate which beauties in the palace had been defiled by Liu Ji. No matter where he goes from then on, he will take his most beloved Yu Ji with him.

Although the capital Pengcheng has been recovered, the overlord Xiang Yu has never understood why there will be so many contradictions and struggles after the separation, and he is unprepared for these. First of all, Qi to the east and Zhao to the north, Tian Rong united with the surrounding vassal states to launch a rebellion. Then there was the land of Qin in the west, where Liu Ji secretly attacked Guanzhong and invaded the kingdom of Western Chu. The east, west, and north were all filled with the smoke of war, and it seemed that the situation was more severe than before the destruction of Qin, and the overlord Xiang Yu really couldn't understand why he had become the target of public criticism. The capital Pengcheng is in the center of the target, and the terrain is far worse than Xianyang City in Guanzhong, so it seems that this is really not a good place to dominate. Now, there is a rebellion all over the country, and the overlord Xiang Yu doesn't know where to solve the problem first, he doesn't have the ability to analyze the situation in the whole country as a whole, and Fan Zeng doesn't seem to be able to help him solve this problem well. He can only be - where the situation is urgent, he will pounce; He rushed to wherever he was needed. He also didn't know how to deploy his soldiers and how to delegate military power. He had to participate in every battle, he did it himself, and he attached great importance to military power. He always saw himself as a general, not a king.

When there was a rebellion in Qidi, he personally led his troops to Qidi; When the capital Pengcheng fell, he quickly returned to meet the battle. Although both sides won the battle, they were only phased victories, and instead of fundamentally destroying either side, they put their own armies in a state of exhaustion. Fighting on both sides often takes care of one at the expense of the other. When he returned to the capital Pengcheng, the Qi land in the east was recovered by Tian Heng, and the victory he had just won was instantly recaptured by others. Heaven seems to be very fair, when you take back your own Xichu, others can also take back their own Qi land.

He only knows tactics, not strategy.

Now, it seems that only the king of Jiujiang in the south can be relied on. The Jiujiang Wang Duobu has always been the most loyal ally of the Xiang Clan—the most loyal subordinate, I should say. He is the bravest and most ferocious general under the overlord Xiang Yu, the head of all generals. In the battle of life and death in Julu back then, it was the army led by Duo Bu to cut off the grain route of the Qin general Wang Li and block the contact between Zhang Han's army and Wang Li's army, which gave Xiang Yu the opportunity to break the cauldron and sink the boat, break the Qin army in one fell swoop, and finally kill Wang Li and force Zhang Han to surrender - this is also Xiang Yu's famous battle. Later, in the small county town of Xin'an, it was Tu Bu who secretly carried out the massacre order and buried all the more than 200,000 Qin soldiers. It can be said that Jiujiang Wang Duobu is the most loyal comrade-in-arms of the overlord Xiang Yu. Moreover, the overlord Xiang Yu admired Tu Bu's military talent and cherished him. Later, the overlord Xiang Yu was divided into the princes of the Eighteen Roads, and his subordinates were the only ones who were divided, and the treatment was far from being compared with other generals. (King Xiang sealed the generals, Libu was the king of Jiujiang, all six.) "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

However, this comrade-in-arms somehow, since he was crowned king, his health seems to be much worse than before. When the overlord Xiang Yu suppressed the rebellion in Qidi, he sent envoys to the six counties of Jiujiang many times to ask Jiujiang Wang Duobu to send troops, but Jiujiang Wang Duobu excused himself by saying that he was unwell and needed to recuperate, and could not cope with the long-distance expedition mission.

And this time the situation was urgent, and the overlord Xiang Yu once again sent an envoy to the six counties of Jiujiang County and ordered the king of Jiujiang to send troops to fight the traitors. However, when the envoy of the State of Chu came to the six counties of Jiujiang to secretly discuss the matter of sending troops with the king of Jiujiang, an uninvited guest came uninvited and said wildly - the king of Jiujiang has returned to Han, how can he still send troops to help Chu! (The king of Jiujiang has returned to the Han Dynasty, why did Chu send troops?) "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

This uninvited guest was the envoy of Liu Ji, the king of Han, whose name was Sui He.

【Suihe】

He is very eloquent, and he is also very courageous. He is not a soldier, and he does not know martial arts, he cannot lead troops to fight, and he cannot conquer cities. He was defenseless and seemed a little weak. He was a lobbyist who could take a city with a single mouth. This profession was very popular and very popular during the Warring States period, such as Su Qin. Zhang Yi and other well-known lobbyists not only hold high positions, but also coax heads of state to circle around them, always influencing the development of the international situation.

When Liu Ji, the king of Han, asked who could send an envoy to Huainan and persuade the king of Jiujiang, Sui Bu, to rebel against Chu, the lobbyist Sui He stood up without hesitation. Sui He was not unaware of the dangers of this trip - such a military mission to the enemy camp to persuade the other side to defect was the most extremely dangerous, and it was very likely that there would be no return. If the other party does not agree, the messenger may be killed in a few minutes to show his determination.

Sui He had already predicted that this would be the worst outcome.

However, Sui He was not afraid. He only asked Liu Ji, the king of Han, to send him 20 envoys to accompany him, and he didn't need anything else, even the most basic state rites were not prepared.

This is a 20-member death squad led by the lobbyist Sui He, who resolutely went to the six counties of Jiujiang. However, when he came to the six counties of Jiujiang with the He delegation, he did not receive any special treatment, neither was he killed by the king of Jiujiang, nor was he courteous to the king of Jiujiang, and he did not even have the opportunity to meet the king of Jiujiang.

He waited for three days in the six counties of Jiujiang, and each time it was the chef of Jiujiang Wang Dubu who came to receive them. Because Jiujiang Wang Duo Bu was still hesitating, he did not dare to rashly rebel against Chu, nor did he want to make a feud with Han. Of course, the king of Jiujiang knew the purpose of Sui He's mission, but he had not yet made up his mind, so he postponed Sui He indefinitely, perfunctory and perfunctory - entertaining Sui He with good food and drink, but he never refused to meet Sui He. It seems that after the separation, Jiujiang Wang Dubu is really much more timid, has become indecisive, and is not as decisive and fierce as before.

Sui He naturally understands this truth. However, if you can't meet the king of Jiujiang, then the mission of this trip will definitely not be completed. Sui He said directly to the polite chef - the king of Jiujiang refused to see Sui He, he must have thought that the Chu State was strong and the Han State was weak. This is precisely the reason why I went to Huainan this time, and it is also the thing that the King of Jiujiang should know the most. If the king of Jiujiang thinks that what I say is unreasonable, he can publicly execute me and these 20 followers to show his determination to turn his back on Han and return to Chu. (If the king doesn't see anything, he will take Chu as his weakness and Han as his weakness, and the reason why this minister is the envoy.) How can he see it, but it is evil, and it is what the king wants to hear; Words are not evil, so that what twenty people ambushed the axe of Huainan City, with the Ming King Beihan and Chu also. "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

If you want to have a public showdown with the King of Jiujiang, if the King of Jiujiang Di Bu kills them, then it means that the King of Jiujiang Di Bu has made up his mind and chose to stand on the side of the overlord Xiang Yu.

After returning to his hometown to claim the king, he had completely lost the anger of the year, and after he heard Sui He's words, he met Sui He with the mentality of giving it a try.

Sui He did not talk politely to the king of Jiujiang, nor did he talk nonsense with him, and directly laid out the core issue as soon as he came up - the dispute between Chu and Han.

"I've always wondered, what is the relationship between King Jiujiang and Overlord Xiang Yu?" The meaning of this sentence is that there is no blood relationship between you, otherwise why would you defend Xiang Yu so much. (The envoys of the King of Han paid homage to the king of the book, and the king of stealing blame and Chu He were also relatives.) "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

"I was just divided into the south of the Chu State, and the north was called a vassal and served the overlord." Jiujiang Wang Dubu hurriedly put aside this relationship, he just wanted to be neutral, and he didn't want to stir up this troubled water. He said that he was just the most inconspicuous of the many kings divided by the overlord Xiang Yu. (The widow is a minister in the north country.) "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

Sui He is a keen lobbyist, and he can capture the other party's attitude and tendency in every dialogue, know the other party's psychological reaction, and know what the other party is thinking. From the first sentence of Jiujiang Wang Duo Bu, Sui He already knew Huang Bu's attitude towards Xiang Yu and knew that there was an opportunity. At the same time, a smart lobbyist can accurately grasp the progress of the conversation and get to the heart of the other person's questions.

Next, the lobbyist analyzes in detail the balance of power between the Han king Liu Ji and the overlord Xiang Yu, as well as the position of the Jiujiang king Tuibu in it.

Sui He thinks, Liu Ji, the king of Han, Xiang Yu, the king of Jiujiang, and the king of Jiujiang, all of you are princes and kings, and everyone's status is equal, but why do you Jiujiang King Duo Bu submit to the overlord Xiang Yu and pay tribute to him. That must be the King of Jiujiang, you think that the overlord Xiang Yu is strong and can protect your Jiujiang Kingdom. (The king and the king of Xiang are both listed as princes, and the ministers of Beixiang will take Chu as their own and can entrust the country.) "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

These are all what Jiujiang Wang Dubu thinks in his heart. He was surprised, because what he said made sense. Jiujiang Wang Dubu patiently listened to Sui He's analysis and did not dare to disturb him.

However, Sui He's next words made him break out in a cold sweat. Because Sui He severely accused him - ineffective protection! Since Jiujiang Wang Duo Bu thinks that the overlord Xiang Yu is your top boss, then as a subordinate, you should do your best to serve the country loyally. Overlord Xiang Yu personally led the army to suppress the rebellion in Qidi, and Jiujiang King Duo Bu should take the lead in leading his troops to charge into battle and relieve the siege for Overlord Xiang Yu. But you pretended to be sick and couldn't do anything, and just sent a mere 4,000 soldiers and horses to do a perfunctory job. Besides, Liu Ji, the king of Han, captured Pengcheng, the capital of Western Chu, and the overlord Xiang Yu was stranded in Qidi, and he lacked skills. But in fact, King Jiujiang, you pretended to be sick and hid in your hometown, and did not send a single soldier to save Chu, but just watched the battle between Chu and Han with a cold eye. Is this what you should do as a subordinate, it seems that King Jiujiang, you are just shouting slogans and pretending. (Xiang Wang Faqi, with a board building, thought that the soldiers were the first, and the king should know the people of Huainan, and he would be the vanguard of the Chu army, and now he sent 4,000 people to help Chu.) What is the truth of the man who faces north and serves the people? King Fu Han fought in Pengcheng, King Xiang did not come out of Qi also, the king of Yisao Huainan's soldiers crossed Huai, day and night will fight under Pengcheng, the king raised 10,000 people, no one crossed the Huai, and watched which of them won. What is the truth of the husband who entrusts the country to others? The king mentioned the name of the country, and wanted to be generous, and the ministers did not take it for the king. "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

The lobbyist Sui He directly picked out the careful thinking of Jiujiang Wang Dubu, and was so frightened that Dubu had nothing to say. If these words were known by the overlord Xiang Yu, then the consequences of Jiujiang King Dubu would be unimaginable.

Sui He didn't pause, didn't even drink water, and continued with a crackle. He went on to analyze the balance of power between Chu and Han – Western Chu, although powerful, was not enough to protect the other vassal states. If the overlord Xiang Yu is trapped for a few months, then the world will naturally be the king of Han Liu Ji. I hope that Jiujiang Wang Duobu can grasp this rare opportunity, and if Liu Ji, the king of Han, becomes the hegemon at that time, he will definitely thank you afterwards. (The minister is invited to return to Han with the king with a sword, and the king of Han will split the land and seal the king, and Huainan will be the king.) "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

The lobbyist followed He's coercion and temptation, and forced Jiujiang Wang Dibu to make a choice. He was determined to ask Jiujiang Wang Dibu to give him an accurate answer.

Jiujiang Wang Dubu's reply was very crisp - good! (Please obey.) "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

Although the lobbyist Sui He was very confident in his words, he didn't expect Jiujiang Wang Dubu's reply to be so crisp. He also thought that it would take several hours of confrontation and use his talents to convince the king of Jiujiang, but his lifelong skills had not been fully displayed, which was really not enjoyable. He didn't expect that the outside world rumored to be ruthless and murderous without blinking an eye, Jiujiang Wang Dubu was such an easy person to be moved.

In fact, the lobbyist Sui He has a little too much confidence in himself. The king of Jiujiang, Duo Bu, was not persuaded by him, but only perfunctory him, because the king of Jiujiang never made up his mind.

At this time, there were not only Han delegations, but also Chu delegations. Jiujiang Wang Duobu is also very hard, this side has to deal with the Han delegation, and there has to entertain the Chu delegation, both sides dare not slack off, both sides agreed to send troops. This side agreed to the Han State delegation to send troops to attack Chu, and that side is planning a troop route with the Chu State mission.

After the lobbyist returned to his accommodation with Ho, the more he thought about it, the more wrong it became. With his keen intuition and rich experience, he felt that it was impossible for Jiujiang Wang Duo Bu to agree so readily, and there must be something strange in it.

He resolutely made a decision, and this decision left Jiujiang Wang Dubu with no way out. That is, when the Chu State Mission was discussing with the King of Jiujiang about sending troops, they broke into the palace of the King of Jiujiang and directly told the Chu State Mission that the King of Jiujiang had returned to Han, how could he still send troops to help Chu!

The Chu State delegation was shocked, how could there be a Han State mission at this time, and also clearly told them that Jiujiang King Huang Bu had rebelled against Chu and returned to Han. This means that his mission has failed, and he will most likely be killed. They did not hesitate, stood up and were about to leave.

However, Sui He, the leader of the Han Mission, did not give them this opportunity, and today you will either die or I will die. Sui He persuaded the king of Jiujiang, since the matter had reached this point, hurry up and kill the Chu State delegation, otherwise when they return to the Chu State, there will be endless troubles. King Jiujiang, don't hesitate anymore, hurry up and leave a way back for yourself and go to Liu Ji, the king of Han. (The matter has been decided, but the envoy of Chu can be killed, and there is no return, and the Han is galloping away.) "Historical Records - The Biography of Dou Bulie")

The king of Jiujiang, Duo Bu, had no choice but to follow Sui He's advice, kill the Chu delegation, and officially declare his rebellion against Chu and return to Han.

【Cloth】

Duo Bu didn't expect that he just wanted to return to his hometown to be the king of Jiujiang in peace, but the situation did not allow it. He thought that the general trend of the world had been decided, and he could be in a corner of peace, but how did he know that Chu and Han began to fight again, and he was innocently implicated. Killing the Chu State Mission also means breaking with the overlord Xiang Yu who used to work together. He was not sure about his future, because he knew the military strength of the overlord Xiang Yu, knew the power of the overlord Xiang Yu, and knew that he could not compete with the overlord Xiang Yu.

Sure enough, not long after the rebellion against Chu, the overlord Xiang Yu directly sent troops to attack Jiujiang. Duo Bu could imagine how angry the Overlord Xiang Yu was, and he had seen this anger of the Overlord Xiang Yu. Soon after, the overlord Xiang Yu sent people to kill Dubu's relatives, including his dearest wife, the daughter of Wu Rui, who had been crowned King of Hengshan.

The once murderous Duobu felt a little scared.

Jiujiang Wang Duo Bu originally wanted to lead his troops back to Han, but because he was too scared - he was afraid that the target would be too big, and he was intercepted and killed by the overlord Xiang Yu halfway. Therefore, he had no choice but to wear plain clothes, and with the Han delegation with them, he took a small road to Liu Ji, the king of Han.

The brave and fearless, murderous madman of the past is really gone, and now the king of Jiujiang, Huang Bu, is accustomed to the comfortable life of a monarch, and is no longer willing to return to the hard days of fighting and killing in the past. Alone, he could only flee to the Han military camp in embarrassment, begging for political asylum from Liu Ji, the king of Han.

However, when Jiujiang King Duo Bu fled to the Han military camp with difficulty, thinking that Liu Ji, the king of Han, would be courteous to him, Liu Ji, the king of Han, was not too excited. Han King Liu Ji is still like the last time he met Gao Yang drunkard Li Shiqi, spreading his legs and washing his feet - this is Han King Liu Ji's favorite leisure method, and most people are not used to it.

Even the rude prisoner Tibu couldn't get used to it.

Jiujiang Wang Duo Bu felt that Liu Ji, the king of Han, was too insulting and disrespected others at all. The more he thought about it, the more remorseful he became, a big man almost cried, and he didn't know when he became so soft and pretentious. Duo Bu didn't want to talk to Liu Ji, the king of Han who was so arrogant and rude, so he turned around and left.

Duo Bu regretted it very much, feeling that he had nothing left, and he didn't do it with a good Jiujiang King, but he had to go to this place to suffer all the shame. The king of Jiujiang, Duo Bu, raised the sword in his hand and tried to end his deplorable life.

However, he soon gave up on the idea. Because when he came to the palace arranged for him by Liu Ji, the king of Han, he found that it was extremely luxurious, with curtains, utensils, food, attendants and officials, etc., all of which were top-notch, the same as those of Liu Ji, the king of Han. ——It turned out that Liu Ji, the king of Han, had already arranged it and was ready to surprise the king of Jiujiang.

Jiujiang Wang Duo Bu didn't expect that Liu Ji, the king of Han, would look arrogant and rude, and he would be so generous and open-minded, and he would arrange such a generous treatment for him - this was something he had never thought of, and it was something that the overlord Xiang Yu had never done.

This completely exceeded Jiujiang Wang Dibu's expectations, and the ups and downs of life are too fast and exciting.

From then on, the king of Jiujiang, Duo Bu, followed Liu Ji, the king of Han, and saddled his horse for him - the once heroic and fearless madman Duo Bu seemed to have returned. Later, Duo Bu secretly sneaked back to Jiujiang, persuaded all the generals he was familiar with to defect to Chu and returned to Han, and led the soldiers of Jiujiang to surrender to Liu Ji, the king of Han.

In July, the king of Jiujiang, who had rebelled against Chu and returned to Han, changed his name and was established as the king of Huainan by Liu Ji, the king of Han. At this point, the east, west, south, and north of the Western Chu Kingdom have all rebelled.