Chapter 17: Nine-Character Advice
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Hearing Zhang Han admit that he had an old relationship with Ying Ying, everyone present fell into consternation, but they immediately reacted that Zhang Han was nothing more than an anti-general, leaving King Han with nothing to say.
A smile appeared on the faces of Zhang Ping and Han Tan, in stark contrast to King Han who had an extremely ugly face on the opposite side, although Han Cheng, the king of Han, knew that Zhang Han was talking nonsense with his eyes open, but he was bitter that he couldn't expose this lie.
Han Cheng's gaze wandered back and forth, constantly scanning Zhang Han and Ying Ying behind him, under the dim candlelight, Ying Ying's cheeks flew two red clouds, looking even more beautiful.
Han Cheng swallowed his saliva imperceptibly, his face was full of unwilling expressions, he hesitated for a moment, and then scolded loudly: "Whether you have a relationship with this woman or not, it is all in the past, and now that the violent Qin has fallen, she is the reward I received from King Xiang, but King Yong took her away out of thin air, and there is still no majesty of King Xiang in my heart!" ”
Hearing that Han Cheng moved Xiang Yu out, Zhang Han couldn't help but feel moved, it seems that this King Han is not all straw bales, and he also knows how to borrow Xiang Yu's momentum, but unfortunately he will never be intimidated by him.
The reason why Zhang Han dared to go toe-to-toe with Han Cheng was actually because of his grasp of Han Wangcheng's character.
Although Han Cheng is the king of Han, he has reached today's status more by relying on the appeal of his father's generation and the assistance of Han Xiang Zhang Liang, and his own strategy and courage are far worse than those of other kings.
And the most important point is that Han Wangcheng has a very close connection with Liu Bang's side because of Zhang Liang, and it can be said that he is very unfirm in his political position. Such a person will naturally not be treated by Xiang Yu, so Zhang Han is not afraid of his fox and fake tiger power.
Zhang Han snorted coldly, and said slowly: "King Xiang has always loved the people like a son, all the way west, there was no crime in the autumn where he passed, after breaking through Xianyang, he sent the palace maid back to his hometown, how to reward!" I'm afraid that King Han saw the color and wanted to rob the palace maid. ”
"You! You ......" Han Cheng pointed at Zhang Han, so angry that he almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood, compared to the so-called old relationship before, Zhang Han was talking nonsense with his eyes open.
Xiang Yu's brutality is obvious to all, and robbery by arson soldiers is also commonplace, but he didn't expect Zhang Han to push him clean and put the basin on his head, which made him not angry.
But what made Han Cheng most angry was that he couldn't refute Zhang Han's words, did he want to refute King Xiang's plundering nature? Just know these words in your heart, if you say them in such a place, and they will reach Xiang Yu's ears in the future, it will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.
Listening to Zhang Han's words reversed black and white, not only Han Cheng, but also the others in the hall were speechless, and several generals brought by King Han glanced at each other, and their faces showed bitterness.
Han Tan behind Zhang Han was pale, he clenched his fists tightly, and used great willpower to endure without saying anything to refute. The young princess Yingying also frowned, Zhang Han's words were indeed too contrary to the facts, and the beautification of Xiang Yu made the two of them even more disgusted.
Han Cheng finally came back to his senses, he understood that he had fallen behind in a few words, and it was pointless to dwell on the issue of Xiang Yu's personality, but he would lose if he said too much.
So he changed his words and turned to accuse Zhang Han: "Even if you have an old relationship with this woman, you can explain to me why you forcibly broke into the barracks to rob it?" ”
Han Wangcheng is not stupid, even if Zhang Han can mess around with other problems, but the matter of sending people to the camp of the Han army cannot be avoided, if Zhang Han can't give a satisfactory answer, then this matter will not be over.
Sure enough, as soon as his words came out, Zhang Han fell into deep thought, thinking about whether he should completely tear his face with Han Wangcheng.
Since he chose to keep Yingying, he naturally had to refute King Han's face. King Han chased after him with a large army for half the night, and now he is sleepy and tired, and he is obviously angry, if he is really forced to a dead end, when the time comes, this peasant army will play tricks, and the situation in Xianyang City will inevitably get out of control.
Thinking of this, Zhang Han made a decision in his heart, it is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, it is better to give Han Wangcheng a step down, and everyone is happy.
"In the end, there is something wrong with this king, and he should not work in the army, I apologize to King Han here, but at the same time, I also said that King Han knows that I will never hand over people." As he spoke, Zhang Han's face became serious, and he bowed deeply to Han Wangcheng in front of him.
Seeing Zhang Han like this, the anger on Han Wangcheng's face decreased slightly, but the frowning brows still did not stretch.
At this point, he also saw that Zhang Han was determined to keep this palace maid, and if he insisted on getting it back, I am afraid that a conflict would inevitably arise. Although his own army now has the advantage, Zhang Han is the vassal king appointed by King Xiang, and the matter is not easy for both sides.
Han Cheng glanced at Ying Ying unwillingly, and could only endure the desire in his heart, although such a beauty was rare, he could still tell which was more important, and the other fandels in the Qin Palace were not ordinary, so this palace maid would give it to Zhang Han.
"Okay, since King Yong said so, then the king is also happy to be an adult, and this girl will be given to King Yong, and the right should be a gift from this king."
A hint of pride flashed on Han Wangcheng's face, and then his gaze stayed on Han Tan, "But this old thief broke into my camp and attacked and killed several sergeants, but I want to sacrifice him to the army no matter what!" ”
Han Cheng's meaning is very clear, the army is moving the people here, naturally it is not something that can be solved by Zhang Han's light apology, since the palace maid was handed over to Zhang Han, someone must come out to be the scapegoat, and Han Tan is the best candidate.
"Haha, it's easy to say, as long as Ying'er can be saved, what if the old man dies!"
Before Zhang Han could answer, Han Tan had already laughed and agreed, of course this old man had insight into the current situation, and he also knew that Han Wangcheng had to be given this step, so he resolutely stood up.
"Grandpa Han...... Lord Yongwang, please, please save Grandpa Han's life......"
Ying Ying's face was full of panic, and her two small hands grabbed Han Tan's clothes hard, kneeling down towards Zhang Han, wanting him to rescue Han Tan.
Han Wangcheng watched this scene playfully, the soldiers behind him were ready, and as soon as Zhang Han nodded, he would immediately arrest this old man who didn't know whether he was alive or dead.
Looking at Han Tan who looked at death as if he was at home and Ying Ying who was teary eyes, and then looked at the sergeant who was waiting for him on the side, Zhang Han could almost think of Han Tan's tragic end. He hesitated, but shook his head resolutely.
"I'm sorry, but I can't say yes to this request."
"Zhang Han! Don't you be ignorant, don't you really think that this king is easy to bully? Han Wangcheng's face immediately changed, and he pointed at Zhang Han's nose and scolded.
Han Tan was also surprised, he didn't expect Zhang Han to choose to protect himself at this last moment.
If there are political considerations for protecting the young princess, then risking the anger of King Han to protect himself, a dying person, is purely thankless, and Zhang Han's move also made Han Tan begin to re-examine this person in his heart.
Zhang Han smiled kindly at Han Cheng and said slowly: "Although I can't hand over this person to you, I have a piece of advice to tell the king, I believe it is much more valuable than this old man who is about to die." ”
"Oh?" Zhang Han whetted Han Wangcheng's appetite this time, he squinted his eyes and looked at Han Tan, and then looked at the smiling Zhang Han, I don't know what medicine Zhang Han sells in the gourd.
"Please also ask King Han to step back around." Zhang Han looked at Han Cheng's expression and knew that he was already moved.
Han Cheng hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand to let his subordinates go down, and he said coldly, "I hope your advice can convince me to let this old man go." ”
When the soldiers of the Han army retreated, only Zhang Ping, Han Tan and others were left in the hall, Zhang Han said to Han Cheng word by word: "My advice is very simple, only nine words - Prince Xiang, depose Zhang Liang, and Yuan Peigong." ”
Hearing Zhang Han's so-called advice, Han Cheng's face changed greatly, he gasped, and there was a hint of complexity in his eyes when he looked at Zhang Han.
"I'm all I say, the joints in it are really not for outsiders, and I ask King Han to go down and understand it for himself. These nine words are my heartfelt words, and if I don't listen to them, I am afraid that a great disaster will befall me. Zhang Han's tone was very sincere, and his eyes were also friendly when he looked at Han Cheng.
Han Cheng stared at Zhang Han's eyes tightly, and there were many emotions in his eyes for a moment, and finally he didn't say a word, turned around and walked out of the hall, and after a while, the noise outside the mansion became smaller and smaller, and Han Jun had disappeared without a trace.