When Xiang Yu summoned Chen Ping, Chen Ping offered a plan: "The general is powerful and commands the princes, but King Huai is far away in Pengcheng and cannot fully understand and support. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info For the sake of today's plan, it is better to add the honorific title of Emperor Yi to King Huai and let him go to his hometown in Chenzhou to recuperate; So that you can dominate the princes, and there will be no obstacles! ”

Xiang Yu was overjoyed and patted the case: "Chen Ping, Chen Ping, your idea is too amazing!" I've thought of everything, why didn't I think of this clever plan?! In this way, you will rot in your stomach and no one will be able to mention it. This is highly classified. ”

Chen Ping was secretly overjoyed and continued: "Yes, this kind of highly confidential matter must be handled by someone who is absolutely trustworthy and has outstanding wisdom. The generals may not solve the problem well, and they are prone to problems. ”

Xiang Yu nodded, he already had a candidate in his heart, and he stopped talking, hinting that Chen Ping was leaving.

Not long after, Fan Zeng came over to discuss with Xiang Yu about the plan to divide the seal.

Xiang Yu said earnestly: "Father, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country!" ”

Fan Zeng thought about it carefully and understood the reason. Then he said: "Yes, with King Chu Huai here, this major matter of dividing the world is really difficult to solve!" ”

Xiang Yu described Chen Ping's strategy just now, and emphasized: "This King Chu Huai has secretly set up a trap many times to sabotage our plan, he is unkind, but we can't be unjust." In this way, we honored him as the righteous emperor, let him stay in his hometown of Chenzhou, and sent troops to protect him. But this matter needs to be handled by someone who can be absolutely trusted. ”

When Fan Zeng heard this, he clapped his legs and said with a smile: "This is definitely a clever plan!" Yu'er, this matter must be done by me personally, I am afraid that others will show the news, if King Chu Huai runs away or is robbed by other princes, it will be troublesome. ”

Xiang Yu immediately agreed, and instructed: "Father is going very hard this time, you must pay attention to your body and safety." I'll leave the matter to me, and I'll divide the world as planned, so that the princes can all go back to their own homes and find their own mothers! ”

Before Fan Zeng left, there was still something to worry about, and he explained: "Yu'er, although the princes are divided, this Liu Bang must not let him leave, and if he wants to be trapped here, I still don't feel at ease with him." ”

Xiang Yu laughed and said: "Father, the whole world has been settled by me, let alone a mere Liu Bang?!" Don't worry, I have a way to fix him. ”

However, it was said that Fan Zeng led more than 100 elite soldiers to Pengcheng day and night to deal with King Chu Huai.

The next day, Xiang Yu convened the princes of the world and held a princes' meeting.

The princes had just attended, and everyone had just sat down, when suddenly the guards called the envoy of King Chu Huai to arrive. Xiang Yu immediately ordered someone to rob the envoy of King Chu Huai to a secluded place and personally interrogate him. The envoy of King Chu Huai said---The edict to the princes of the world, the promise will not change, and continue to carry out the "King Guanzhong who enters Xianyang first!" "According to the agreement, Liu Bang should be given the title of king of Guanzhong.

Xiang Yu was so angry that he vomited blood! Draw your sword on the spot and behead this envoy of King Chu Huai on the spot.

When I returned to the scene of the princes' meeting, I saw that the princes were discussing.

Xiang Yu carried the head of the envoy and said: "I don't know which way the prince's subordinates are, they actually pretended to be the envoy of King Chu Huai without permission, and interfered in our action to divide the world, and they have been killed on the spot!" Those who block the plan of dividing the seal will be forgiven! With that, he threw the messenger's head to the ground. The princes were shocked and moved, but no one dared to speak.

Xiang Yu saw that the head of the envoy had shocked the princes, so he said: "From now on, we respect King Chu Huai as the righteous emperor, the orthodoxy of the world, and the common king of all of us. Now, by the order of Emperor Yi, I was named the overlord of Western Chu, set the capital in Pengcheng, led the nine counties of Liang and Chudi, ordered the princes of the world, and then officially divided the princes of the Eighteen Roads! ”

The Eighteen Princes are listed as follows:

1. Liu Bang, the king of Han, ruled the lands of Ba, Shu and Hanzhong, and built the capital of Nanzheng; Liu Bang (256 BC - June 1, 195 BC), character season.

2. King Yong [Zhang Han], ruled the area west of Xianyang, and built the capital to waste hills; Zhang Han (?) ―205 BC), the eldest son of Zhang Shu, a famous military strategist and general in the late Qin Dynasty.

3. Sima Xin, the king of Sai, ruled the area east of Xianyang to the Yellow River, and built the capital of Liyang; Sima Xin (?) ―204 BC), in the long history of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng assisted Zhang Han in the battle after raising troops, and then surrendered to the Chu army, and was named King of Sai by Xiang Yu.

4, King Zhai [Dong Peng], ruled Shangjun and built the capital Gaonu; Dong Peng (?) ―204 BC), the commander of the Qin Dynasty, a descendant of Dong Hu, the Taishi of the Spring and Autumn Jin Kingdom.

5. Wei Bao, the king of the Western Wei Dynasty, ruled Hedong and built the capital Pingyang; Wei Bao (?) ―204 BC), a native of the late Qin Dynasty. The nobles of the Wei State during the original Warring States period.