"King!" Han Xin gave Liu Bang a long sigh and said sadly, "Xiao Wang just got an urgent report of eight hundred miles, a thief soldier pretended to be the Han army and attacked Linzi, and also burned the city of Linzi, Xiao Wang was anxious, and the overall situation of Liangdi has been decided, so please also ask the king to allow Xiao Wang to lead his division back to China!" ”

Liu Bang struggled to lift the white tiger skin on his face, and turned over from the soft couch with "extraordinary difficulty", and then said with godless eyes: "Well, oh, it's King Qi, sit, sit down......" Looking at Liu Bang's weak appearance, it really makes people worry that they can't get up in one breath, so they will pass indirectly.

"What's wrong with you, King?" Han Xin couldn't help but be anxious.

Han Xin is an honest man, he really thought that Liu Bang was seriously ill.

Chen Ping blinked, and suddenly stepped forward and said to Han Xin: "Your Highness doesn't need to worry, the king just occasionally feels cold, so his head is a little heavy, in fact, it's not a big deal, and the injured doctor has already given him medicine just now, just sleep, so Your Highness should go back first, and talk about anything when the king recovers." ”

"But, however, Linzi has been destroyed in the war, and the entire Qi ......" Han Xin didn't finish speaking, and saw Liu Bang fall asleep again, so he had to sigh silently and go out of the account unhappy.

Chen Ping followed Han Xin out of the big tent, and watched Han Xin ride away on horseback, so he hurriedly returned to the big tent, and ordered Xiahou Ying to stay outside the big tent, and then said to Liu Bang, who was lying on the soft couch and "pretending to be asleep": "King, go, Han Xin has already left." ”

"Gone? Gone good, gone good, huh. Liu Bang let out a long sigh of relief and sat up again.

Zhang Liang sighed and persuaded Liu Bang: "King, until now, there is no way to delay, today is delayed, but what about tomorrow?" Sooner or later, this will have to be faced. ”

Liu Bang said angrily: "Then you should tell me, what should I do about this?" ”

"yes, what now?" Chen Ping sighed, and said helplessly, "As the saying goes, the chess is bad, and the whole game is lost, I thought that the remnants of Xiangzhuang had collapsed in the Dabie Mountains, and I didn't want to secretly sweep Liangdi, and then went to Qidi, now the purpose of the Chu army has been basically achieved, Zhou Yin's army has stayed in Jiujiang County, and Peng Yue's army has also returned to Liangdi, once Han Xin's army also returns to Qidi, the world will almost return to the chaotic situation before the Chu and Han wars." ”

Hearing this, Liu Bang had the idea of retreating, and after five years of hard work, he finally defeated Xiang Yu, but the situation returned to the way it was before the Chu and Han wars, so these five years were not in vain, not to mention that he Liu Bang is no longer young, and he will die when he can't do it, so he has to go back to Guanzhong to enjoy a few years of happiness.

At this moment, Liu Bang really had the idea of retreating, even if he couldn't be the emperor, it would be good to be the king of Guanzhong in Guanzhong, he was originally a scoundrel in the market, for him, to be able to be the king of Guanzhong, it was already the ancestral tomb smoking! In terms of things, Liu Bang originally didn't have any ambitions, they were all instigated by Xiao He, Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.

"Ofan, Chen Ping, why don't we go back to Guanzhong?" Liu Bang said in a tentative tone, "With Lu Ze guarding Sanchuan County, and then sending a general to guard Hangu Pass, no matter how he makes trouble in Guandong, he won't be able to hold Guanzhong hostage anyway, and we are not young anymore, so let's take advantage of this time to enjoy a few years of happiness." ”

Chen Ping couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, and then suddenly realized that the King of Han was already old, and in five years, the King of Han would be sixty years old.

Zhang Liang was also taken aback, and hurriedly persuaded: "King, what a failure for Shanjiu is a failure!" ”

Chen Ping calmed down, and also persuaded: "Yes, the king, what Brother Zifang said is right, Chu and Han are fighting, the king was defeated by Xiang Yu five times, and the whole division was lost twice, so the difficult situation has persevered, although there are small setbacks now, but compared to when facing Xiang Yu, the situation is not known how many times better, the king, where are you persevering." ”

Liu Bang rolled his eyes and said with a light smile: "Hehe, ovary, Chen Ping, Lone just wants to test you to see if you can have lost confidence in Lone, since you still have confidence in Lone, how can Lone himself give up?" Not to mention that the princes of all walks of life have not rebelled, and even if they do, so what? What could they be more difficult to deal with than Xiang Yu? ”

Liu Bang is not educated, but he is as good as a stream, just a little retreat, but Zhang Liang and Chen Ping persuaded him, and immediately changed his mind, and said at the moment: "However, this matter is really a matter now, if you really want Han Xin to return to Qidi with an army of 300,000, it is really not an ordinary trouble, Zifang, Chen Ping, you think about it, how to break this game!" ”

Zhang Liang pondered for a moment, and then said categorically: "King, so far, you can only retreat!" ”

"Retreat as advance?" When Liu Bang heard this, he came to his senses, and said urgently, "Say it quickly, how can you use retreat as the way to advance?" ”

Zhang Liang said in a deep voice: "The king simply put his posture higher, not only to put the king of Qi back to Qidi, but also to put Zhang Er, the king of Zhao, and Han Xin, the king of Han, back together!" ”

"Huh?!" Chen Ping was shocked, "In this way, the situation is not more chaotic?" ”

"Ovary, I'm afraid this won't work." Liu Bang also said, "In this way, we will really return to the Warring States Period." ”

Zhang Liang sighed and said: "When the Chu army secretly left Dabie Mountain and we didn't notice it, today's situation is inevitable, this is a yang scheme, a dignified and upright yang plot, although we know what Wei Yu and Chu Jun want to do, but we can't stop it, and now, we can only take advantage of the situation." ”

"Zifang, what if I take away Han Xin's military power?" Liu Bang was still a little reluctant, and said, "If Han Xin's 300,000 army returns to me, I will have an army of 500,000, and the rest of the princes from all walks of life have the most Peng Yue soldiers, but they are only 100,000 people, how dare they have different intentions?" When the time comes, I want them to go east, and how dare they go west? ”

Zhang Liang sighed and said, "Is the king planning to kill the king of Qi?" ”

"Kill Han Shin?" Liu Bang was surprised, "I didn't think about it, I just want his military power." ”

Zhang Liang said: "Great King, if you take away the military power of the King of Qi, then you will tear your face with him, if you don't kill him at this time, won't the Great King leave a powerful enemy for himself?" It is necessary to know that the population of Qi is far more than one million, if the king of Qi returns to Qi land, he only needs to raise his arms and shout, and he can immediately gather hundreds of thousands of male soldiers again, what should the king do at that time? ”

"That's right." Liu Bang gasped when he heard this, and said, "Then kill him!" ”

Zhang Liang smiled bitterly and said: "If the king really kills the king of Qi, I am afraid that Peng Yue, Yingbu, Zhang Er, Zang Di, Wu Rui, Han Xin, the king of Han and other princes will immediately turn their backs on the king." After saying this, Zhang Liang said again, "Of course, the king can also imagine killing these princes and kings, but in this way, the world will be in chaos!" ”

Liu Bang frowned and said, "So, there is really no other way?" ”

"I'm afraid it's gone." Zhang Liang said, "So far, we can only retreat as advance!" ”

Chen Ping's heart moved slightly, and he asked Zhang Liangdao: "Brother Zifang, do you still have any backhand?" ”

Zhang Liang nodded, and said to Liu Bang: "The king, agreeing to the return of the princes of the three roads is to retreat, this retreat is to appease the princes of all walks of life, especially the king of Qi, and when the king of Zhao, the king of Han and the king of Qi return to China, the king will personally raise 100,000 elite soldiers to enter Qi to assist the king of Qi to attack the remnants of Xiang Yu. ”

Liu Bang suddenly realized: "Does the ovary mean that the foundation of Han Xin will be cut off first, and then his military power will be seized?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Liang stroked his long beard under his chin, nodded and said, "As long as the foundation of the King of Qi in Qi is broken, and then his military power is seized, then the King of Qi has no soldiers in his hands, and there is nothing he can do about it. ”

"Okay." Liu Bang said happily, "It's decided!" ”

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Half an hour later, the princes from all walks of life gathered in Liu Bang's big tent, and Peng Yue also rushed back from Aocang.

Liu Bang first gave a long look to the princes from all walks of life, and said sincerely: "Xiang Yu has no way, nepotism, unfair rewards and punishments, and all kinds of perverse practices, so that the world is panicked, and the people's grievances are boiling. ”

"King Gao Yi of Han, we are afraid." The princes from all walks of life hurriedly returned the salute.

Liu Bang got up after speaking, and said: "Xiang Yu is dead today, only a few thousand remnants of Xiang Zhuang are making chaos in Qidi, Gu is very worried, after the remnants of Xiang Zhuang are frustrated, it is likely to cross the river into Zhao Land, so that they will rush west into Han Land, so King Qi, King Zhao, and King Han should hurry up and lead their divisions back to China, and be on guard." ”

"Xiao Wang thanked the king!" Han Xin was overjoyed when he heard this.

The rest of the princes looked at each other, especially Peng Yue, who was still telling him before he came that he was worried about his life here, so he must not come, and said that Liu Bang was likely to jump over the wall in a hurry and forcibly deprive the princes of all walks of life of their military rights.

After a long time, Peng Yue said, "I don't know what the king is going to do?" ”

Liu Bang waved his hand and said: "General Gu will leave 50,000 troops and hand them over to Commander Lu Ze to assist King Liang in attacking the rebels in Xingyang, Chenggao and Ao Cangcheng. After that, Liu Bang preached to the king of Yan, Wu Rui, the king of Hengshan, and Ying, "The king of Yan, the king of Hengshan, and the king of Huainan set out with Guyi. ”

"No." Wu Rui, Yingbu, and Zang Di had to get up and promise, and at this time they didn't dare to touch Liu Bang's head.