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A hearty laugh came from Xiang Zhuang's study, and the tiger guards guarding outside looked inside through the open window, just in time to see the king of Chu sitting opposite the military advisor Baili Xian, talking happily.

Bai Lixian flipped through the chapter casually and said, "That's all for two days, and they are all invited to be crowned King of Wei?" ”

"Who's to say it isn't? It seems that some people are really anxious, they want to remind the widow by asking the king of Wei to be crowned. Xiang Zhuang shook his head with a smile, and said, "However, the widow should indeed seriously consider rewarding the meritorious heroes, seeing that many old ministers are also old, they can't let them go to see the former king with regrets, right?" ”

Baili Xian said happily: "What the king is worried about is that now Liu Bang and Han Xin are dead, Qi and Han have been hit hard, and the general trend of my great Chu Xiong swallowing the world has taken shape, and it is indeed time to reward the meritorious ministers. ”

Xiang Zhuang said: "Ziliang, the widow came to you today, just to discuss the matter of rewarding with you." ”

Bai Lixian was stunned when he heard this, and said a little unnaturally: "King, it seems that the matter of the reward should be convened to meet Ling Yin, Taiwei, and important ministers such as Yinxianghou, Shuxianghou, Yixianghou, and Louxianghou to discuss it, and the ministers are soft-spoken, I'm afraid it will ......."

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand to stop Baili Xian, but he sighed in his heart, speaking of which Baili is also extremely honorable, Baili Yishui is the princess, Baili Xian is a military advisor, and he is highly valued by Xiang Zhuang, Bai Limao is also a meritorious general in the army, but among the many honorable relatives and wealthy families in Ziling City, Baili Family is the most low-key.

Wealthy families such as the Heng family, the Ji family, the Gao family and the Pang family, from time to time, there will be a storm of bullying men and women by the children of the slaves, and the children of the slaves on the Taiwei and Ling Yin mansions are even more terrible.

However, Xiang Zhuang really hadn't heard of the negative news about the Baili family.

However, what made Xiang Zhuang feel most gratifying was that the Baili family had always maintained a distance from Yingzhen, because of Xiang Shu. The relationship between the Baili family and Ying Zhen is very special, and Ying Zhen has repeatedly shown favor to the Baili family, intending to attract Austrian aid. However, Bai Lixian did not take the olive branch extended by Ying Zhen, but deliberately distanced himself from the relationship.

For the small actions that Ying Zhen did behind his back, Xiang Zhuang can be said to be insightful, and he also knows that Ying Zhen is an ambitious woman. I also knew her intention to revive the Great Qin Empire, but Xiang Zhuang didn't care, she was just a concubine, she had no soldiers and no power in her hands, and her son was not a prince. What kind of climate can it become?

But for Bailixian's attitude, Xiang Zhuang appreciates it very much!

Obviously, Bai Lixian is a very cautious and very wise man who knows how to advance and retreat, and it is precisely because of Bai Lixian's prudence and wisdom that Xiang Zhuang trusts him more, and he is willing to discuss big and small things, such as this time to reward meritorious ministers, Xiang Zhuang wants to find someone to discuss. The first minister that came to mind was Bai Lixian.

Xiang Zhuang said: "Ziliang." You don't have to be scrupulous, you can say whatever you want. ”

"Okay, then the minister will say a few words with boldness." Seeing that Baili Xian really couldn't prevaricate, he had to sort out the wording, and then said, "King." Although the generals Huan Chu, Ji Bu, Yu Ziqi, Zhong Liwu, and Zhou Yin are old, their military exploits are limited. It is enough to seal the marquis, Gao Chu and Pang Yu. I'm afraid it's not enough to just seal the marquis, but the most difficult thing to seal is the general. ”

Xiang Zhuang nodded silently, Bai Lixian's words spoke to his heart again, Huan, Ji, Yu, Zhou and other veterans have long had no foundation in the army, and they are easy to deal with.

Gao Chu and Pang Yu were already Che Hou, the two of them had outstanding achievements, and it was difficult to convince the public just by increasing the food yi, even if the two of them didn't say it, they would definitely not be convinced in their hearts, but the embarrassing thing was that the twenty-level Qin Jue was already the highest level of Che Marquis, and if they went up, they would have to be crowned kings, but Xiang Zhuang was absolutely unwilling to be crowned kings. …,

As a traverser, Xiang Zhuang is well aware of the danger of being crowned king with a different surname.

Even the children of the clan can't be crowned kings, the rebellion of the seven kings in the early Han Dynasty and the ~~-update ~~ chaos of the eight kings in the early Jin Dynasty, is it just a rebellion with the same surname? Xiang Zhuang had already made up his mind that he would never be crowned king!

Of course, this time King Wei is an exception, this is to cooperate with Bi Shu to sing a big play.

However, Gao Chu and Pang Yu are not the most difficult to seal, the most difficult to seal is Bi Shu, on the merits of the war, first defeated Han Xin on the battlefield of Surabaya, and defeated Liu Bang on the battlefield of Bi Shu can be said to be unmatched, even Gao Chu and Pang Yu can not be compared with it, just the credit of these two wars, I am afraid it is enough to be crowned king.

However, can you really crown Bi Shu as king? Of course not!

Not to mention that Xiang Zhuang is unwilling to be crowned king, many of the military generals of Chu are probably not convinced, because Bi Shu's qualifications are too shallow.

The marquis is not enough, the king can't, how to seal it?

Bai Lixian knew Xiang Zhuang's predicament very well in his heart, and immediately whispered: "Great King, why don't you add another level of title between the Marquis of Che and the princes?" ”

"One more knighthood?" Xiang Zhuang's heart moved, "Guogong? ”

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Qingpi, who was in the same village as Ge Sheng, was seriously injured in the last battle of Surabaya, and Gao Chu thought of the old days, so he arranged an idle errand for him, but Qingpi was not a master who kept his own peace, and soon became the confidant of Qu Bucai, the commander of Ebony Cliff, and was sent to Handan half a year ago to preside over the overall situation.

The house slaves of the Zhao Mansion carried lanterns and introduced Qingpi into the backyard from the back door.

Now Qingpi's public identity is a wealthy merchant from Huainan, specializing in silk and cotton business, and secretly will also carry in salt, grain and other businesses, with four shops in Handan City, and two manors outside the city.

As soon as he passed through the middle gate, Qingpi saw that Zhao Wuzao was already waiting outside the door of the study, and hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Oh, the general is too polite, too polite." ”

Zhao Wu smiled and said, "Qinggong is a distinguished guest, and it should be so." ”

After the two of them were noisy, Zhao Wu welcomed Qingpi into the study.

The two sat down separately, and Zhao Wu directly withdrew the house slaves who stood on the left and right and outside the door.

Qingpi took out a secret letter from his arms and handed it to Zhao Wudao: "General, this is the secret letter that Ziling just sent. ”

Zhao Wu hurriedly knelt down and sat up, and then took the secret letter from Qingpi's hands with both hands, and hurriedly read the secret letter, Zhao Wu's eyebrows suddenly showed ecstasy, it turned out that Zhao Wu had already secretly hooked up with Chu State, and the King of Chu had promised in the letter that as long as Zhao Wu mobilized Zhao Jun to cooperate with Ebony Cliff to kill Han Xiang Baimo, he would be named the king of Changshan.

Burning the secret letter in front of Qingpi, Zhao Wu then said: "Qinggong, I'm afraid things are not easy to handle, today's court discussion, Bai Xuan's guy actually contradicted the old man everywhere, Guan Gao and Zhang Jing played tricks again, and King Zhao did not agree to kill Bai Mo, so I am afraid that I have to find another way to assassinate him." ”

"Bai Xuan is so arrogant?" Qingpi frowned when he heard this.

Qingpi knew very well that Bai Mo was the prime minister of the Han State, and this time he would definitely have elite soldiers and fierce generals accompanying him to protect him, and it would be difficult to assassinate him with the people of Ebony Cliff alone, so Qingpi thought of buying Zhao Wu and then mobilizing the army of Zhao to ambush Bai Mo, but now it seems that things are not going well.

Zhao Wu sighed and said helplessly: "A few months ago, the old man did not retreat from Linzi in time according to the edict of King Zhao, which had already caused King Zhao to be unhappy, and Guan Gao, the old horseman, had a grudge against the old man, and now even Zhang Jing's attitude has become ambiguous and inexplicable, so Bai Xuan dared to challenge the authority of the old man unscrupulously. ”

Qingpi's eyes showed a fierce light, and he said in a deep voice: "Then get rid of Bai Xuan!" ”

Zhao Wu was overjoyed when he heard this, and said angrily: "If you can get rid of Bai Xuan, Guan Gao and Zhang Jingshi are not worried, and the old man can play King Zhao in the palm of his hand." Speaking of this, Zhao Wu said worriedly, "However, Bai Xuan's martial arts are strong, and there are eighteen generals who will not leave an inch in and out, and it will be difficult to get rid of him." "...,"Assassinating Bai Xuan is no more difficult than assassinating Bai Mo, right?" Qingpi said in a cruel voice, "General, we already have no choice, no matter what, we can't let Bai Mo enter the Zhao Kingdom alive!" Otherwise, you will not be able to explain to the king of Chu, general, you are afraid that you will not be the king of Changshan, and the revival of the Zhao family will be impossible. ”

The surname Zhao is the late Zhao royal family, and Zhao Wu is also a distant branch of the royal family, and his biggest dream is to restore the old Zhao.

The reason why he chose to cooperate with Chu State this time was that Zhao Wu wanted to use the power of Chu State to realize his dream, and said to Qingpi at the moment: "Qinggong rest assured, the old man will fully cooperate!" ”

"Okay." Qingpi said, "It's urgent, I'll do it tonight." ”

"Do it tonight?" Zhao Wu said, "Wouldn't it be too hasty?" ”

Qingpi said: "This matter should be sooner rather than later, and if it is too late, it will change, so the general will gather people." ”

"That's fine." Zhao Wu patted the case and got up, raised his head again and shouted, "Where is Zhao Zhong?!" ”

A sturdy figure appeared in response and said proudly, "What does the lord command?" ”

Zhao Wu stepped forward and patted Zhao Zhong on the shoulder and asked, "Zhao Zhong, how is the old man treating you?" ”

"The lord treats the villain like a mountain!" Zhao Zhong said solemnly, "For the sake of the lord's business, whether it is on the knife mountain or under the oil pot, the villain will never frown. ”

"Good!" Zhao Wu said, "As the saying goes, raise soldiers for a thousand days and use them for a while, it's up to you tonight!" ”

"Don't worry, my lord." Zhao Zhong waved at Zhao Wu, then turned his head and shouted, "Where is the dead man of the Zhao family?" ”

There was a chaotic sound of footsteps in the backyard of the Zhao Mansion, and in less than a moment, more than fifty Zhao family dead soldiers had gathered in the courtyard, under the dark night sky, I saw that all of them were as strong as calves, describing the cold and solemn as iron, Zhao Wu said to Qingpi proudly: "Qinggong, how is my Zhao family's dead soldiers?" ”