Chapter 09 Borrowing Your Head for Money
When the good news arrived, Liu Bang had already rushed from Guling to Qixia, and was feasting at the camp of the Qi army to invite all the princes.
Although he is only the king of Han in name, he is not half a level higher than Han Xin, King of Liang, Peng Yue, King of Jiujiang, etc., but in fact, everyone knows that Liu Bang is the head of all kings, and sooner or later he will be the overlord or emperor.
As for whether Liu Bang wants to learn from Xiang Yu to be the overlord or learn to win the government and become the emperor, no one knows.
When Lu Yan strode in with Xiang Yu's head, a low inhalation sound suddenly sounded in the big tent, these princes and kings have lived tremblingly in the shadow of Xiang Yu for five or six years, and the fear of Xiang Yu has long been integrated into their bone marrow, at this time, seeing Xiang Yu's head, they still feel two tremors, and their expressions are trembling.
Liu Bang also had a complicated expression, while breathing a sigh of relief, he also had a faint loneliness and melancholy, he should have been happy, but Liu Bang found that he was not happy at all.
After a long time, Liu Bang asked Lu Yandao, "What's your name?" ”
"The last general, Lu Yan." Lu Yan clenched his fists, his expression was quite complicated.
"Lu Yan? Gu remembered it, aren't you Xiang Yu's horse boy? ”
Lu Yan was speechless for a moment, but lowered his head with shame on his face.
Liu Bang asked Han Xin again: "King Qi, have you ever issued an edict that those who have obtained the head of Xiang Yu will be crowned the Marquis of Wanhu?" ”
Han Xin hurriedly got up and said, "Xiao Wang did have an edict, but if King Han thinks it is inappropriate, he can give another reward." ”
"Since there has been an edict, you should obey it." Liu Bang waved his hand and looked back at Chen Pingdao, who was standing behind him, "Grass edict, canonize Lu Yan as the Marquis of Zhongshan, and ten thousand households." ”
"No." Chen Ping hurriedly recorded it.
Under the tent, Lu Yan also quickly knelt on the ground to thank him.
canonized Lu Yan, Liu Bang glanced at Han Xin deeply, Xiang Yu is dead, and then it is time to clean up Han Xin, Peng Yue, Yingbu and other princes and kings with heavy troops, not to kill them, but at least to cut the military power in their hands, otherwise, even if he Liu Bang becomes the emperor, this throne is only afraid that it will be unstable.
Han Xin didn't know that Liu Bang was already thinking about how to deprive him of his military power, what he was still thinking about was the plan to destroy Chu, and asked Lu Yan at the moment: "General Lu Yan, have all the remnants of the Chu army broken through from the besiege been annihilated?" ”
Lu Yan said: "King Yu, the remnants of the Chu army that broke through from the wall, part of it was destroyed on the north bank of Tuoshui, part of it was burned to death on the wild horse plain, and the rest were all killed on the edge of the Wujiang River. ”
"Okay." Han Xin hurriedly got up and congratulated Liu Bang, "Congratulations to King Han, the world is settled, and there will be no more wars from now on." ”
The rest of the princes and kings such as Peng Yue, Yingbu, and Zhang Er, as well as Liu Jia, Zhou Yin and other generals with heavy troops also stood up to congratulate.
It's just that Liu Bang and Han Xin are still happy too early after all, although Xiang Yu is dead, Chu Jun is not finished! With Xiang Yu's cover, more than 4,000 remnants of the Chu army had fled to the vicinity of Dongcheng.
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The night was dark, Xiang Bo was carving wooden tablets by the light of the fire, which was a secret letter to Liu Bang, the king of Han, in Xiang Bo's eyes, Liu Bang has always been a benevolent and righteous king, so at the Hongmen banquet, he did everything possible to prevent Fan Zeng from killing Liu Bang, so now, he thinks that the only way out is to descend to the Han, at least to preserve the bloodline of the Xiang family.
There was a sudden sound of footsteps from far to near, and then abruptly stopped.
"Who!?" Xiang Bo hurriedly put away the wooden slip and drew his sword in his hand.
"Third uncle, it's me." Xiang Zhuang's faint voice sounded outside the hut, no wonder the soldiers guarding outside did not react, it turned out to be Xiang Zhuang's kid.
"Kei'er?" Xiang Bo put away his sword and knelt on the ground again, and said, "Come in." ”
At the opening of the chai door, Xiang Zhuang's tall figure had already lowered his head and came in, and Xiang Bo said with a big grin: "Ji'er, you haven't slept so late, but what's the matter?" ”
Xiang Zhuang pressed the hilt of his sword with his hand, looked at Xiang Bo and did not speak.
Xiang Bo frowned, and said unhappily: "Ji'er, if you have something, just say it, if there is nothing to do, the uncle will have to rest." ”
"Third uncle." Xiang Bo suddenly took two steps forward, his right hand was already on the hilt of the sword, and he said, "Borrow your head from Xiang Shang!" ”
Xiang Bo Huo Ran raised his head, however, before he could get up, Xiang Zhuang had already drawn his sword, and in a flash of cold light, the sharp blade had already touched the side of Xiang Bo's neck, Xiang Bo's figure suddenly stopped, and then raised his head, glared at Xiang Zhuang viciously, and shouted: "Xiang Ji, beast!" What are you going to do, do you really want to kill your uncle? ”
Killing Uncle Rebellion? The corners of Xiang Zhuang's mouth suddenly broke into a sneer.
If your Uncle Xiang wants to sacrifice the army to surrender to the Han Dynasty, and you want to push the children of the Xiang family to death, who can complain about? The world is the biggest, and the life can't be saved, so what kind of ethics can you talk about? What's more, he is not the real Xiang Zhuang, the real Xiang Zhuang has long been killed in battle, and he is just another soul in Xiang Zhuang's body, how can he talk about rebellion?
seemed to feel Xiang Zhuang's determination, Xiang Bo couldn't help but panic a little, and begged for mercy in a trembling voice: "Ji'er, calm down, don't be rash, uncle has figured it out, really, since Ji'er appointed you as a general, he must have his own reasons, from now on, uncle will fully support you, who dares to disobey your orders, uncle is not finished with him!" ”
"Really?" The corners of Xiang Zhuang's mouth once again bloomed with a sneer, but this time it was a sneer of disdain.
Seeing that Xiang Zhuang was soft and hard, Xiang Bo became more and more panicked, and shouted inwardly: "Xiang Ji, if you kill me, my two thousand parts will definitely not give up, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, and Yu Zi will also be separated from Germany, and the four thousand Chu army will be even more disheartened, and they will collapse without a fight. ”
"This, I don't have to worry about it, Third Uncle." Xiang Zhuang said, his right hand suddenly exerted force, and the sharp blade slashed through the side of Xiang Bo's neck, cutting Xiang Bo's common cervical artery in one fell swoop, and the red blood suddenly shot out, Xiang Bo's originally high head fell down in an instant, and a pair of frightened eyes gradually became dim.
Xiang Zhuang cut off Xiang Boren's head with two more swords, then held the sword in his right hand and carried his head in his left hand, and strode out of the thatched hut.
Outside the thatched hut, dozens of Xiang Bo's own soldiers had already been killed, Jing Qian, Gao Chu was covered in blood, as if they had just crawled out of the pool of blood, behind the two, more than 200 of Xiang Zhuang's personal soldiers were waiting, and on the periphery, there were nearly 2,000 people led by Xiang Bo, but they did not act rashly.
On the periphery, there are Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Xiao Gongjiao and their subordinates in the Yuzi period.
The three parties confronted each other layer by layer, and the situation at the scene was very delicate and dangerous.
Xiang Zhuang strode out with the human head, but there was no pause at his feet.
If you do it, you will do it, and if you kill it, you will kill it, and the result will be nothing more than two, or kill Liwei, or Xiang Bo's troops will swarm up and cut him into pulp, but no matter what the result is, it is better than sitting and waiting to die! Wait for Xiang Bo to send out the secret letter, and wait for Xiang Bo to discuss with his subordinates, even if Xiang Yu comes back, he will not be able to save the fate of the defeat of the Chu army!
As the saying goes, when the interruption continues, the more it will be chaotic, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the Chu army, rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to take a risk!
"Poof!" Xiang Zhuang strode forward and threw Xiang Bo's head heavily in front of the two thousand parts.
Seeing that it was really Xiang Bo's head, Xiang Bo's 2,000 pieces suddenly became commotionous.
"Xiang Tang (Bo), as a general of the Chu State, but secretly collaborating with the enemy, the crime is unforgivable, and he has been ambushed!" Xiang Zhuang did not have the slightest fear, strode in front of Xiang Bo Qu, and glanced over the faces of the soldiers in the front row with a wolf-like gaze, and immediately shouted, "What? Do you also want to follow him in treachery and collaborate with the enemy? ”
Xiang Bo's 2,000 curved faces looked at each other, but no one used their swords in vain.
In the final analysis, they are just Xiang Bo's troops, not his personal soldiers, there is an essential difference between the troops and the personal soldiers, the personal soldiers are actually diners, sharing weal and woe with the master's family, and the subordinates are just temporarily under the command of the generals, if Xiang Yu is here, it only takes one sentence to cut Xiang Bo's military power and accept his troops.
But for Xiang Zhuang, things are not so simple.
Xiang Yu bravely crowned the three armies, the prestige of the overlord of Western Chu, known all over the world, but Xiang Zhuang was just a fierce general under Xiang Yu, not to mention the heroes of the world, that is, the generals of the Chu army, and most of them did not take him seriously, so Xiang Zhuang suddenly killed Xiang Bo, the consequences are unpredictable, for Xiang Zhuang, this is an adventure, a gamble!
At least so far, Xiang Zhuang's adventure cannot be said to have been successful.
As long as they are still together, there is still the possibility of mutiny or even rebellion, once Xiang Bo's troops mutiny or rebellion, the entire Chu army will inevitably attack each other and be torn apart, and before dawn, the Chu army will no longer exist.
And this, naturally, is the worst result, and it is by no means the result that Xiang Zhuang wants.
Now, there are only five people left who have the ability to change the situation, Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Zhong Liwu, Xiao Gongjiao, and Yu Ziqi, as long as one of the five people comes forward, they can immediately stabilize the morale of the army and reverse the situation, but before killing Xiang Bo, Xiang Zhuang did not communicate with them in advance, because he did not allow the thoughts of the five people, and he did not have this time.
Most of Xiang Bo's expressions are not good, but Xiang Zhuang has no fear on his face, but his back coat has already been soaked in cold sweat, it must be false to say that he is not nervous, in the face of such a situation, life and death are all in an instant, just ask, who can really be calm? The so-called fearlessness is just pretending to be for people to see!
Time passed quietly in the confrontation, and even the air began to become stagnant.
It seems that only a moment has passed, as if ten thousand years have passed, Xiang Zhuang finally couldn't wait for any of the five generals, Huan Chu and the five people seem to be determined to watch to the end, perhaps, they just want to see if Xiang Zhuang can resolve the crisis in front of them, they just want to know if Xiang Zhuang is qualified to be the general of Chu State!