In Uncle Xiang's residence, Li Shiqi was chatting with Uncle Xiang very happily.

"General Xiang Bo is righteous, does not forget the old feelings, and is willing to agree to Pei Gong's request, Pei Gong will definitely be very happy. These treasures were taken out by Pei Gong from the Great Qin Palace, and Pei Gong sent me to the general to repay the general's affection. ”

Li Shiqi's old face smiled, took out a bag of gold and silver belongings from his arms, and pushed it in front of Xiang Bo to open it as he spoke.

Although the package was small, it contained a few golden utensils, and Xiang Bo couldn't move his eyes immediately after a glance. Seeing Xiang Bo's expression, Li Shiqi couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and his eyes when he looked at the other party also showed a trace of contempt.

Xiang Bo is a stout man, seeing such a treasure at this moment, and hearing Li Shiqi's praise, he can't help but have a smug look on his swarthy face.

"Haha, Pei Gong is polite, say a few kind words in front of King Xiang, this is just a gesture, how can I afford such a valuable gift."

Although he said this, his hand was restlessly caressing the treasure, and the meaning was already very obvious.

"Treasures match heroes, please don't hesitate any longer, just give Pei Gong a face, take it." Li Shiqi struck while the iron was hot, and Xiang Bo was comfortable with his words.

"Since this is the case, then I might as well be respectful, you go back and tell Pei Gong, I will immediately persuade King Xiang, the Hanzhong land he wants will definitely be handed over to him inch by inch......"

Xiang Bo was full of smiles and assured Li Shiqi that at this moment, he only had property in his eyes, and where was there a little loyalty to Xiang Yu.

At the same time, the same thing happened in Cao Ji's mansion.

I saw that in the huge hall at this moment, only two people were talking, Cao Qi sat comfortably in the first seat, and Sima Xin respectfully sat down.

One of them is a prison rafter in Liyang County, and the other is a prison rafter in Jixian County, although they are not close, they also had a friendship in the early years. Xiang Liang was detained in Liyang County for murder, and it was only up to these two people to escape.

"General Sima came suddenly, but he didn't have time to greet him, so I don't know what happened?" Cao Ji took a slow sip of wine and asked expressionlessly.

Although Cao Qi's tone was very casual, how dare Sima Xin slack off, he immediately said respectfully: "Don't dare to be, how can I be virtuous, how can I dare to work as a general." It's just that King Xiang recently summoned the order, and the princes were shaken. The meeting under the play is approaching, and I want to ask General Cao to give me an account of how to divide the seal. ”

Hearing his intentions, Cao Ji immediately shook his head and sneered: "Heh, this matter is very important, naturally it was decided secretly by King Xiang and Yafu, but I don't know the details, General Sima, please go back." ”

Sima Xin seemed to have guessed that Cao Ji would say this, and he was not in a hurry, but still said respectfully: "General Cao, we have also had a friendship of one or two decades, and I came this time, in addition to wanting to inquire about the situation, I still have a generous gift." ”

"Oh? I don't know what it is? ”

Sure enough, Cao Ji immediately stopped mentioning what he didn't know, but asked curiously about the gift.

"In the past, General Meng Tian attacked the Xiongnu in the north, captured a group of good horses, and presented them to the first emperor. These horses have an amazing amount of food, but they are not afraid of battle, and they can travel thousands of miles a day, and they are really the best horses in the world. ”

Cao Qi's eyes lit up, and his gaze at Sima Xin became eager, and when he saw Sima Xin stop, he immediately asked, "Then where are these horses now?" ”

Sima Xin sighed and said heavily: "Alas, it makes people sigh, when King Xiang entered Xianyang, the rest of the kings plundered everywhere, and the thousands of horses raised in the palace were killed by the soldiers to eat meat!" ”

"Alas! Idiot! Idiot! ”

When Cao Ji heard the ending of Maxima, he couldn't help but feel very sorry, and stomped his feet and scolded the illiterate soldiers.

"General, don't worry, although this batch of good horses suffered this catastrophe, and there is not one in a hundred, but fortunately, there are still two or three horses that have escaped, and now I happen to get one of them......"

When Sima Xin said this, he suddenly stopped and looked at Cao Ji with a smile.

"Haha, you, you're still as slippery as before, okay, I have a little rumor here, and it doesn't hurt to tell you." Cao Ji laughed and patted Sima Xin's shoulder, and added at the end: "Remember to send my horse over early." ”

"Thank you, General Cao!" Sima was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

"As far as I know, Yafu may want to seal Liu Ji to Shu, and you are ...... with General Zhang Han and General Dong Peng."

Cao Ji didn't hide it anymore and leaked all his secrets......

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and during these three days, every prince was in a frenzy of inquiry.

The people who can climb to this position in troubled times are definitely not ordinary goods, and they know very well in their hearts that Emperor Yi is just a front, and Xiang Yu is the final decision-maker.

Without Xiang Yu's approval, their dream of becoming a king can only be empty talk, so in the past few days, all the kings have hollowed out their minds, or show loyalty to Xiang Yu, or give Xiang Yu's close ministers a lot of money, inquire about the latest information, and ask them to say a few kind words by the way.

Liu Bang wanted to ask Xiang Yu for Hanzhong, and Sima Xin and Dong Fei wanted to inquire about the information of the King of Qin, the king of Qi Tianshi had always had a gap with Xiang Yu, Tiandu Tian'an intended to bring down the king of Qi, the king of Han Cheng attacked Qin in vain, and the king of Yan Han Guang and the Yan general Zang Di were suspicious of each other......

Around this separation, the contradictions between the princes have been put on the table.

And they also knew that if they wanted to get the most favorable result for themselves, the only way was to buy Xiang Yu's men. Dangrang, of course, it is impossible to buy a person like Fan Zeng, but fortunately, Xiang Yu's subordinates, except for Fan Zeng, are all reckless villains, who can fully meet the requirements of the kings.

Needless to say, Long Ji, Cao Ji, Yingbu and others are all vulgar and brave people, and they do not have any political wisdom. That's why, in the end, each of them will not die well.

In addition, there are Xiang Bo, Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Xiang, Xiang Tuo and others, all of whom are relatives of Xiang Yu, and they are all villains who have no ability. What's more, Xiang Bo finally had to be named the Marquis of Yang and given the surname Liu.

None of them are seamless eggs, and they are bribed by the rest of the princes, so they naturally have to chew the root of their ears in front of Xiang Yu, and after coming and going, Fan Zeng's original plan has changed a lot.

If Xiang Yu's failure is largely due to his own personality, then his lack of attention to personnel is undoubtedly an aspect that has been widely criticized.

Although Xiang Boqi is Xiang Yu's uncle, looking at what he does, he is all harming Xiang Yu.

In the old days, when he was at the Hongmen banquet, Uncle Xiang leaked the news in advance, which caused Liu Bang to be on guard, and then he was moved by Liu Bang's words and secretly married his sons and daughters.

Later, at the banquet, Xiang Zhuang was instructed by Fan Zeng to pretend to dance the sword, intending to assassinate Liu Bang. Xiang Zhuang's sword dance, as long as he is a clear-eyed person, he can see that Liu Bang is about to die on the spot, and it is no one else who stands up at this time, but Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Bo.

He danced against Xiang Zhuang and used his body to cover Pei Gong, so that Xiang Zhuang returned in vain, and finally let Liu Bang survive from the situation of nine deaths and one life.

If these are all Xiang Bo's words to save Liu Bang in order to repay Zhang Liang's kindness, then now, under Liu Bang's heavy bribe, he promised to ask Xiang Yu for Hanzhong Land, which is a naked betrayal of Xiang Yu.

Therefore, Xiang Yu's failure was not accidental, but inevitable. He would rather listen to the words of these villains around him, but he ignored Fan Zeng's clever plan, isn't this a sign of defeat?

Of course, even if he knew that Xiang Yu had begun to embark on the road of ruin, Zhang Han would definitely not remind him of anything, not to mention that Xiang Yu would not listen.

In the past three days, Zhang Han did not go to Xiang Yu's close ministers to inquire about the news, or to show loyalty to Xiang Yu Fan or anything. Because he knew very well in his heart that even if Xiang Yu was mediocre, he still knew the importance of Sanqin, and it was acceptable for other princes to ask for more fiefs, but Xiang Yu would definitely not lift this line of defense against Liu Bang.

Although the princes are still the same as usual on the surface, there are countless undercurrents surging in the dark around the meeting under the play.

In such a tense atmosphere, it was finally time for the meeting to be held.