"Chu and Han Compete for the Crown"

A month later, a ten-zhang high platform was built in the northern suburbs of Wuzhong.

Xiang Zhuang worshiped the ancestors of heaven and earth on the high platform, and then held a grand coronation ceremony under the auspices of the old Sun Shuguan of the Shi clan, officially inherited the throne and became the second king of the Western Chu State.

Then Xiang Zhuang issued an edict, changing Western Chu to Great Chu, taking Wuzhong as the capital, changing Zhangjun to Danyang County, and at the same time dividing Jiangji County into two, Wu County was newly established in the thirteen counties in the north, and fifteen counties in the south were still Huiji County.

The second edict issued by Xiang Zhuang is the appointment and dismissal of personnel, appointing Xiang He as Ling Yin, fully presiding over the political affairs of Great Chu, and appointing Xiang Tuo as a general, fully presiding over the military affairs of Great Chu, which is also the proper meaning of the question, Xiang Zhuang can successfully inherit the throne, and Xiang He and Xiang Tuo's strong support is inseparable, Xiang Zhuang of course has to repay the favor.

A mature politician, a clever commander, will never take all the benefits into his own arms, you want to eat meat yourself, you have to give others a mouthful of soup to drink, right? Or will people give you their lives?

Xiang He and Xiang Tuo's support for Xiang Zhuang can be said to be sparing no effort, and the prestige of the two in Jiangdong is also very high, if Xiang Zhuang appoints his cronies to serve as the commander and general of Dachu, it will inevitably teach the truth, and it will give people a bad impression of cronyism and rat eyes.

The third edict issued by Xiang Zhuang was still personnel appointment and dismissal, appointing Shusun Guan as the Taishou of Wu County, Qu Yi as the Taishou of Danyang, and Wu Qi as the Taishou of Huiji, and at the same time selected more than 100 young talents from the late Chu Shi clan, Jiangbei Shi clan, and Jiangdong clan, and served as the county magistrate and county lieutenant of each county respectively.

This edict was again the fruit of political compromise.

Xiang Xi and Xiang Tuo are not bare-bones commanders, there are clans and scholars who follow and support them behind them, Xiang Zhuang wants to stabilize the situation in Jiangdong as soon as possible, and he has to rely on these clans, scholars and Jiangdong clans who originally supported Xiang Guan, and governing the place is not a proud soldier under the command of Xiang Zhuang, and he really can't do this.

The benefits of political compromise are obvious, and the situation in Jiangdong was immediately calmed, not only the political situation in Danyang County and Wu County was quickly put on the right track, but the clans in Huiji County who were originally clamoring for revenge for Xiang Guan also immediately died down and rushed to recommend the children of their respective clans to Xiang Zhuang.

In the final analysis, these clans are not Xiang Guan's retainers, in their eyes, ensuring the interests of their own clan is the first priority, they shouted to avenge Xiang Guan, but it was just a bargaining chip with Xiang Zhuang, from the beginning, they didn't think about revenge for Xiang Guan, Xiang Zhuang chose to compromise, and they were satisfied.

Of course, such a political compromise cannot only have benefits, but also disadvantages.

With his uncle Sun Guan, Qu Yi, and Wu Qi serving as the three county guards, and selecting young talents from the old Chu clan, Jiangbei Shi clan, and Jiangdong clan to serve as county commanders and county lieutenants in each county, it will inevitably boost their power, thus forming an intertwined power network in the three counties of Jiangdong.

However, for the time being, Xiang Zhuang can't take care of these for the time being, and the top priority is to stabilize the situation in Jiangdong as soon as possible, so as not to give hostile forces an opportunity to take advantage of, because Xiang Zhuang knows very well that the reason why the forces of all parties did not move before was just hoping that Xiang Xiang could kill each other, and now that Xiang Zhuang succeeded to the throne Jiangdong, the situation in Jiangdong is basically calm, and they should take action.

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Xiang Zhuang's worries were by no means superfluous, at least Liu Bang never relaxed his attention to Xiang Zhuang.

Half a month ago, Liu Bang has led the army from Shangjun back to Longxi, the contest between the Han army and the Huns finally ended in a draw, Lu Tai broke the Huns in Baiyu Pass, beheaded more than 4,000 levels, captured the Huns Dong Muhe, but the main force of the Huns also broke the infant cavalry near Fushi, beheaded 5,000!

Mao Dun and Liu Bang confronted each other in Shangjun for more than half a month, and finally returned in vain.

Liu Bang took advantage of the respect to collect more than 2,000 remnants of the infant and according to the agreement before the expedition, the infant was demoted to the captain of the cavalry, and Lu Tai was promoted from the captain of Changle to the general of Changle.

On this day, Liu Bang got up early in the morning as usual and was practicing swords in the backyard.

When Liu Bang was young, he was also a well-known man in Pei County, and his physical foundation was still quite good, otherwise Fan Hao and Xiahou Ying would not have regarded him as their eldest brother, but later after the army, Liu Bang gradually sank into the wine, and Tao emptied, but since the garrison in Longxi, Liu Bang's body quickly returned to its former toughness. ..., until there was sweat on his forehead, Liu Bang put away the sword, and Xiahou Ying hurriedly handed over the cloth towel.

Liu Bang wiped his sweat and twisted his neck, and his neck joint suddenly made a terrifying "click" sound.

Xiahou Ying couldn't help but look sideways, and said sincerely: "King, your body is getting tougher and stronger day by day. ”

Liu Bang shook his shoulders and said casually: "Who said no, you go and call Lao Fan, the widow can even turn him over now" Speaking of this, Liu Bang's voice suddenly stopped, and his face was gloomy.

Xiahou Ying's expression was also gloomy, and he said in a low voice: "King, Lao Fan has already gone."

Liu Bang's facial muscles twitched, and he said fiercely: "Xiang Zhuang, the widow is going to kill you!" The voice fell, and there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind him, and when Liu Bang and Xiahou Ying looked back hurriedly, they saw Zhang Er. Chen Ping had already hurried into the backyard of Xingyuan.

"King, Jiangdong has broken the game! , Zhang Liang beckoned, panting.

After the garrison in Longxi, Liu Bang was far away from the wine, and his body was getting tougher, but Zhang Liang was getting thinner and thinner, and now he would be wheezing after walking a few miles, Zhang Liang was obviously infected with a hidden disease, which made Liu Bang very worried, and specially invited the imperial doctor of the late Qin from Xianyang to check Zhang Liang's pulse, but he didn't find any symptoms.

"Ovary, you walk slowly, it won't fall this day." Liu Bang's eyes had an indescribable sadness.

Zhang Liang strode up to Liu Bang, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the king, the minister's body knows that he can't think of a long life, but he can't die in ten or eight years, hehe." ”

Liu Bang shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "You just said that Jiangdong broke the game?" ”

"Well, Koto has broken the game." Zhang Liang nodded and said, "Fill the Zhuang and have successfully inherited the throne. "Xiang Zhuang!" Liu Bang couldn't help but clench his fists, and only let go after a long time, and sighed, "Xiangzhuang Xiao'er is really not a fuel-efficient lamp, such a complicated situation, it is actually said that it will be cracked?" After saying this, Liu Bang said again, "It seems that Xiang Zhuang'er's political skills are much better than Xiang Yu's." ”

Chen Ping thought deeply and said: "Xiang Zhuang is indeed more difficult to deal with than Xiang Yu. ”

To deal with Xiang Yu, it is more just military pressure, but to deal with Xiang Zhuang, relying solely on military means is not enough to solve the problem, and you have to start from politics.

Liu Bang led the way and asked Chen Ping again: "Chen Ping, do you have a way to deal with it?" Chen Ping pondered for a moment and said: "King, Guanzhong has been robbed by catastrophe, his vitality has been greatly damaged, and he has just been burned and plundered by the Huns, at least within three years, our army may not be able to send troops to Guandong, but we can't watch Xiang Zhuang sit big, at least we should find some trouble for him." ”

"Looking for some trouble?" Liu Bang said: "What's the trouble? Zhang Liang smiled and said: "Wang, we are not the only ones who don't want Xiang Zhuang to sit big. Chen Ping continued: "Yingbu, Zhou Yin, and Wu Rui, who are close to Jiangdong, are only afraid that they are even more nervous than the king. ”

Zhang Liang waved his hand and said: "It's not just Yingbu, Zhou Yin and Wu Rui, but also Dongou Wang Sui Shao, Minyue King Wuzhu, these two are also sworn enemies with the Jiangdong Xiang family!" ”

Chen Ping gently led the way, and said: "Coupled with Li Zuoche and Jin She, who were left by the king in Huaisi, that is the Seven-Route Alliance, and the Seven-Route Coalition Army sent troops to Jiangdong, even if it can't destroy the Chu State, it is enough for Xiangzhuang to be busy for a few years?" ”

"Seven Route Alliance?!" Liu Bang was greatly moved, but soon said sleepily, "But Yingbu's rebel thief has just turned against the widow, will he listen to the widow's orders?" There are also Shan Sui Shao and Ji Wuzhu, not so much the descendants of the Yue King, but the mountain cross-country people are more appropriate, and Xiang Zhuang is so prosperous, how dare these people take it lightly? ”

Liu Bang's worries are not unreasonable, Yingbu, Wu Rui, Zhou Yin, Ji Suiyao, and Ji Wuzhu are facing the threat of Chu State, but they may not dare to jump out to fight against Xiang Zhuang, you need to know that Xiang Zhuang is not easy to provoke, at the beginning in Dabie Mountain, 700,000 coalition troops could not destroy his 5,000 remnants, and now Xiang Zhuang has tens of thousands of troops, it is even more difficult to provoke.

Zhang Liang smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "Xiang Zhuang Bingfeng is sheng, but how can he win the government compared to the tyrant?" Liu Bang frowned and said: "This is naturally incomparable, winning the government and swallowing the six countries, the prosperity of the soldiers, no one can match it in ancient times!" ”

Zhang Ji said again: "Chu State only has two counties in Jiangdong, how does it compare to the Great Qin Empire that has already perished? "It's even more incomparable." Liu Bang was confused when he heard this, and said, "Ovary, what do you mean?" ”

Zhang Liang said: "The king, the meaning of the minister is very simple, although Xiang Zhuang's soldiers are prosperous, they are far inferior to winning the government, no matter how strong the Chu State is, it is far from being able to compare with the former Great Qin Empire, but the Great Qin Empire founded by the winning government is not still destroyed by the edict of the righteous emperor "The king who entered the customs first?" Chen Ping's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his heart paid Zhang Liangduan's good calculation!

Zhang Liang paused, and then said: "Why doesn't the king follow the example of Emperor Yi and go down to Jiangdong first?" Liu Bang mōchún mōchún corner curled back beard, and said thoughtfully: "Zifang, you mean, whoever conquers Jiangdong first, the widow canonizes him as the king of Chu?" ”

"Exactly." Zhang Liangdao: "The Great Qin Empire was so powerful in the past, but under the yòuhuò of the king of Guanzhong, didn't all the princes in the world swarm and attack Guanzhong?" Now the king is the head of all kings, and the position of the king of Xuchu is waiting, how can Yingbu, Wu Rui, Zhou Yin, Ji Suiyao, and Ji Wuzhu and the like be able to hold it? ”………………

: The word politics has already appeared in the "Book of Shang" and "Zhou Li", but it is not a modern word.

Besides, the tree is quiet and the wind is not stopped, although my mother has been discharged from the hospital, but the things on my mother-in-law's side have not been settled, and the situation is getting more and more complicated. (To be continued...)