Bi Shu said: "What does the king mean by using the same means to deal with Liu Bang? ”

"That's right, it's called giving back to others the way they do." Xiang Zhuang nodded and said in a deep voice, "This matter was first provoked by Liu Bang Lao'er, so don't blame the widow for paying homage to him in the same way." ”

Xiang He said: "King, it seems that this is not a bit upright enough? ”

Wu Shi and Bai Lixian also bowed their heads lightly, I have to say that the soldiers before the Qin and Han dynasties were still very gentlemanly, such as Zhang Liang and Han Xin, they disdained to use despicable means, but after arriving in the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were more and more soldiers like Chen Ping who acted without a bottom line, and when they arrived in the Three Kingdoms, they became a big stream, and the poisoner Jia Xu was one of the leaders.

Of course, a humble gentleman is a style, and acting unscrupulously is also a style, and it is difficult to judge the merits of the two by simple criteria, it can only be said that the times are different, and the orientation of the soldiers is different.

"Above board?" Xiang Zhuang said coldly, "Liu Bang can do the first year of junior high school, and the widow can do fifteen, which is called a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye." After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said again, "The widow has already decided, to crown Lu Ze as the king of Sanchuan, Lu Tai as the king of Guanzhong, and to canonize Zhou Bo as the king of Liang, Li Shang as the king of Beidi, and Lu Juan as the king of Jiuyuan!" ”

Xiang He, Wu She, and Bai Lixian looked at each other, thinking that the king was really ruthless enough, and he would be crowned the five kings at once?!

Bi Shu said: "King, entitle Lu Ze as the king of Sanchuan, this will definitely make Liu Bang very passive, as for Lu Tai, Zhou Bo, Li Shang, and Lu Xuan, I'm afraid they are not qualified enough, right?" Quite a few words"

"If you are not qualified, you have to seal it." Xiang Zhuang said, "It's okay to disgust Liu Bang's old man." ”

Wu Shi scratched his forehead and couldn't help but say, "But the king, who will you send an envoy?" ”

Wu Shi has always been the best choice for Chu to send envoys, but this time, he is really a little reluctant, and this time the risk is too great, there is Gao Chu to kill Liu Jia in front, if he Wu Shi goes to the Han State, basically there is no return, although Wu Shen is not afraid of death, but he is not willing to die in vain.

Xiang Zhuang said with a smile: "Don't worry, Doctor Shang, you don't need to go this time." ”

Wu Shi blushed slightly, and argued: "The king, the minister didn't mean that......

Xiang Zhuang waved his hand, suddenly turned his head and shouted, "Lao Qu, come out." ”

As soon as the words fell, Qu Bucai's thin figure walked out of the shadows in the corner of the study, bowed to Xiang Zhuang again, and said respectfully: "What does the king command?" ”

Xiang Zhuang said: "This time, the envoys of the king will use your people from Ebony Cliff, and you must act quickly, and the envoys sent to Sanchuan, Nanyang, Guanzhong, Beidi and Jiuyuan will use local ebony dead soldiers, and at the same time, while sending envoys to divide the kings, they will also spread rumors in Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Sanchuan and other places to have a big impact." ”

"Whoa!" Qu Bucai replied respectfully, and turned back into the shadows.

A moment later, more than a dozen carrier pigeons soared into the sky from the Ebony Cliff headquarters in Ziling City, and flew to the branches of Guanzhong, Hanzhong, Sanchuan, Beidi, and even Jiuyuan.

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The next afternoon, Luoyang.

When Lu Ze, the county guard of Sanchuan, was leading people to count the grain and grass in the treasury, suddenly a small official from the door came panting and reported: "County guard, there is an envoy from the state of Chu who asks to see him. ”

"Envoy of the State of Chu?" Lu Ze frowned for a moment.

The little official under the door said: "County guard, does this Chu envoy see it or not?" ”

"See, why not?" Lu Ze frowned, and said indifferently, "Just let the Chu envoy come here." ”

The little official under the door should go, and in less than a moment, he led a young man with a wooden expression to Lu Ze, Lu Ze frowned, and shouted in a deep voice: "You are the Chu envoy?" Can there be a festival? "..., this Chu envoy is actually a temporary envoy of the Ebony Cliff Dead Soldier, and an informal envoy, where is the festival?

The envoy of Chu did not pay attention to Lu Ze, but took out an edict from his bosom and read it at a very fast speed: "The king of Chu issued an edict: Sanchuan County guards Lu Ze is virtuous, loyal, and well-guarded, and can be a model for the county guards in the world...... Feng Ru is the king of Sanchuan, with Luoyi as the capital, leading the river, Luoshui, and Yishui, and Keri is the country. ”

Lu Ze's face changed dramatically in an instant, what a vicious discord scheme!

"Lu Lu." Lu Ze immediately shouted, "Drag this guy down and cut it down!" ”

The young military general who was guarding behind Lu Ze responded suddenly, and immediately took two warriors to escort the Chu envoy down, and in just a moment, one of the warriors came to Lu Ze with the head of the Chu envoy.

However, this time, Lu Ze has completely calmed down, he knows that since the king of Chu dares to condemn him as the king of Sanchuan, then things will never be so simple, even if he kills the envoy, the king of Han is only afraid that he will still know the news, and then thinking of the current embarrassing position of the Lu family, Lu Ze was suddenly shocked into a cold sweat.

At that moment, Lu Ze hurriedly returned to the house, urgently repaired another book, and then called his nephew Lu Lu to him and said: "Lu'er, you take this letter and rush back to Xianyang overnight on a fast horse, and hand it over to your aunt, and there can be no delay on the way, remember?" ”。 Lu Lu is the second son of Lu Ze's brother Lu Shizhi, and the so-called aunt is the queen Lu Pheasant.

Lu Lu solemnly took the letter, put it in his arms, and said solemnly: "Uncle, don't worry, the child will personally deliver the letter to his aunt." ”

Lu Ze nodded and said, "Go ahead." ”

Lu Lu shook his head, turned around and walked away.

Seeing Lu Lu's figure go away, Lu Ze's face became more and more gloomy, the Lu family, I am afraid that a catastrophe is coming, and if it is not handled properly, it is likely to be the end of the extinction of the clan.

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On the galloping road from Wancheng to Yangzhai, 200,000 Han troops marched eastward.

Zhou Bo was leaning on the wheel to nap, and suddenly there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in front of him, and when he looked up, he saw his eldest son Zhou Guanfu galloping back with dozens of relatives, and when he arrived in front of the chariot, Zhou Guanfu lowered his voice and said: "Father, there is an envoy from the Chu State coming, see it or not?" ”

"Envoy of the State of Chu?" Zhou Bo frowned and asked, "Do you know what's going on?" ”

"I don't know." Zhou Guanfu shook his head and said in a low voice, "The child asked, but Chu refused to say it." ”

When Zhou Bo was groaning, Zhou Guanfu suddenly said in a cruel voice: "Father, why don't you just slaughter this Chu envoy?" Quite a few words"

"Nope." Zhou Bo waved his hand and said indifferently, "There is a way that the two countries do not kill the envoys, and it is better to see the Chu envoy for the father, if the Chu envoy really has ulterior motives, he will be tied up and handed over to the King of Han." ”

Zhou Guanfu nodded, and then Le Ma turned around and galloped towards the way he came.

After a while, Zhou Guanfu came to Zhou Bo's chariot with an envoy from the Chu State brought by Eguanbo.

At this time, the Han army had stopped, and dozens of generals also crowded in front of Zhou Bo's chariot, and when they got closer, the Chu envoy suddenly took out a knife to cut through the deep clothes, and took out a parchment book from the mezzanine, and read it aloud: "The king of Chu has issued an edict: General Zhou Bo has made outstanding achievements in war and has managed the army well...... Now he is the king of Liang and is a prince. ”

Zhou Bo's face changed dramatically, but Zhou Guanfu, dozens of generals and hundreds of personal soldiers had different expressions.

After only a moment's effort, Zhou Bo suddenly woke up, and immediately shouted: "Husband Guan, my son, quickly take down this thief!" ”

"Whoa!" Zhou Guanfu responded suddenly, and then turned around and beckoned, two pro-soldiers had already rushed forward like tigers and wolves, and pressed the Chu envoy to the ground at once, Zhou Bo pointed at the Chu envoy, so angry that his hair trembled, and only after a long time did he breathe a long sigh of relief, trying his best to calm the anger in his chest, and said, "Hold on, look at it." ..., the soldiers escorted the Chu envoy down, and Zhou Guanfu said: "Father, why don't you kill him?" ”

Zhou Bo sighed and said, "If you kill the Chu envoy, you won't be able to speak clearly for your father." ”

"What is there to say?" Zhou Guanfu said, "Could it be that the king can still doubt his father because of this?" ”

"You know what?" Zhou Bo glared at Zhou Guanfu, and then said in a low voice, "Since Han Xin asked for the title of King of Qi more than ten years ago, the king has been extremely taboo about dividing the seal, although this time it is said that the king of Chu is sealed, its intention is also obvious, but who can be sure that the king will not give birth to mustard because of this?" ”

Zhou Guanfu said blankly: "What can I do about this?" ”

Zhou Bo shook his head and said, "Order, the whole army will stop advancing and retreat to Wanxian." ”

"Huh?" Zhou Guanfu exclaimed, "Father, you're not mistaken, right?" Many children heard that Zhao Yandu, the first division of Liang, had already sent an envoy to Linzi to ask for help from the King of Qi, but the King of Qi was already dispatching a large army, and our army retreated to Wanxian County at this time, wouldn't it be to give up the five counties of Liangdi to the King of Qi? ”

"You're still too tender." Zhou Bo shook his head and sighed, "When your father is out with an army of 200,000, do you really think that the king has no worries in his heart?" If it weren't for the one just now, although the king had concerns, he wouldn't be suspicious, but with the one just now, the father would never be able to go to Liangdi again. ”

"Why?" Zhou Guanfu was still puzzled and asked, "Why can't you go to Liangdi again?" ”

"If my father takes the army to Liangdi at this time, it will be like forcing the palace and forcing the king to make his father the king of Liang!" After saying this, Zhou Bo said again, "Therefore, not only can my father not go to Liangdi again, but after returning to Shiwan County, he must also hand over the military power as soon as possible, and then escort the Chu envoy to Shangyong to explain to the king in person." ”

Zhou Guanfu scratched his head again and again when he heard this, and his face was dazed.

With Zhou Guanfu's simple mind, he naturally couldn't figure out the joints, but in fact, the truth was also very simple, and this matter had to start from when Han Xin took the throne of Qi after he took the state of Qi and asked for leave to be the king of Qi.

When Han Xin conquered the state of Qi and asked for the title of king of Qi, Liu Bang chose to compromise because of the overall situation.

So now, if Zhou Bo defeated the Liang State, and there is Xiang Zhuang first, what should Liu Bang do? Seal it, Liu Bang must be unwilling, don't seal it, Liu Bang has to take care of the reaction of the Zhou group headed by Zhou Bo, because the matter of Xiang Zhuang sealing Zhou Bo has spread, and the impact has been caused.

This is a dead knot, so Zhou Bo can no longer go to Liangdi, he can only choose to return to Wanxian.

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