After Pei Gong and Peng Yue joined forces to defeat Wang Li, they hurriedly sent someone to report the situation to Qingzi Champion. At this time, Qingzi Champion led the troops to rescue Zhao to Anyangyi in Chengwu County, Dongjun, this place was still in the rear of Peigong's army, and it was very safe, so Qingzi Champion held a banquet with the soldiers in the barracks. When he heard that Wang Li was defeated by Pei Gong, he laughed and said, "Wang Li is a famous general of the Qin State, but he was beaten so embarrassed by Liu Bang, why is this?" Isn't it because my 200,000 troops are stationed here? The messenger asked, "What do you say, Lord?" Song Yi explained: "The army of Chu is here, how dare Wang Li fight?" It's just scared away! Don't you understand what children understand? Hey! Song Yi said, then ordered: "After today's banquet, all the soldiers are on standby at their posts. Without my general's order, you are not allowed to talk about military affairs! The envoy felt inexplicable, and when the report was finished, he never found out where Xiang Yu was. When he came out of the tent, he asked the sergeants where the lieutenant general was. So he was shown the way, saying, "The lieutenant general is in the tent over there." The messenger walked towards Xiang Yu's tent.

After the envoy saw Xiang Yu, he recounted the defeat of Wang Li by Pei Gong in Juyeze. Xiang Yu listened to it and said very happily: "My brother defeated Wang Li, it's really happy!" The two of us formed a rebellion in Pengcheng and agreed to destroy the Qin State together. But now I have the ambition to serve the country, but I have nowhere to show it! When the envoy saw that Xiang Yu was angry, he asked what the difficulty was. Xiang Yu said: "The Qingzi Champion is slow to advance, and he is really anxious." The envoy asked: "Since ancient times, saving people is like fighting fire, King Huai ordered the general to go to Hebei to rescue Zhao, but why is it stagnant now?" Xiang Yu replied: "I don't know? The champion of Qingzi only ordered the army to camp here, and not to advance half a step further. I'm anxious all day long, it's hard to eat tea and dinner, how can I have the heart to feast? Hi! I only hope that after the general's order, I can go to Hebei to fight the Qin army. But he drank and enjoyed himself all day as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened, alas! I really don't know what strategy he has? After listening to Xiang Yu's words, the envoy took out Pei Gong's letter and handed it to Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu opened the letter and saw that it read:

Since marrying a virtuous brother, it is really a happy life. Although I don't read much, but I also know some things about the ancients, whenever I hear the things of Sheep's Horn Wai and Zuo Botao's righteousness, there is nothing in my heart that is not shocked, so I must be a man of righteousness, and I can't violate my conscience, which is also praised by people. I was entrusted by King Huai with my virtuous brother to divide my troops to attack Qin, and the last time I received the order of the champion of the Qingzi, it was as if I had received the order of the virtuous brother, so I won the battle, which all depends on the prestige of the virtuous brother! Brother, I don't dare to think of myself as high-achiever, even if I put on my liver and guts, it is difficult to express my admiration for you. The words are not enough, the paper is short and long, I only look forward to your early meritorious service, defeat the Qin army, and shame the family hatred of the snow country.

After reading the letter, Xiang Yu said to the messenger with great emotion: "You go back and tell my brother that I must use practical actions to confirm my determination to save Zhao!" So the messenger took his leave.

On this day, Xiang Yu came to the big tent of the champion of Qingzi and asked to see him. The guards said, "Yesterday, the champion ordered that no one should enter. Xiang Yu pondered for a while, and then had no choice but to go back. After another two days, Xiang Yu came to the military tent of the champion again, and the guards reported, but the guards still stopped him: "The champion has an order, no one is allowed to enter, please go back!" Xiang Yu said to the sergeant: "I have something important to discuss, you go and inform the champion." The guards refused. Xiang Yu pushed the guard to the ground, and the guard fell unconscious after eating. As soon as the other guards saw it, they hurried in to report it.

After a while, the guards came out and said, "Your Excellency has an order, and you don't see anyone." Xiang Yu angrily returned to his tent. Xiang Yu sat for a while, thought about it, and sent someone to invite Fan Zeng. After a while, Fan Zeng came to the tent. Xiang Yu said frankly to Fan Zeng: "King Huai asked us to save Zhao and hand over 200,000 troops to the general, which is a major event related to the rise and fall of the world, but after the general came here, he had three meals a day, no less than one meal, and set up camp, not flustered at all, as if no one was fine." But the monarchs and ministers of Zhao were trapped, which has been saving people since ancient times, like fighting fires, but the general acted like this, why is this? Fan Zeng said with a smile: "The general is calm and confident, how can you guess?" Xiang Yu felt inexplicable, so he asked Fan Zeng why he didn't move forward anymore. Fan Zeng wiped his long beard and replied: "I already told you a few days ago that the general has no heart to save Zhao!" Xiang Yu almost jumped up in shock when he heard this, so he hurriedly asked why. Fan Zeng replied wisely: "When we set off from Pengcheng, King Huai agreed to the generals: whoever enters the customs first will be the king of Guanzhong. Now the general wants to be the king of Guanzhong, so he is not interested in saving Zhao! Xiang Yu was surprised: "Isn't this disobeying the king's order?" Fan Zeng said: "The general is now in power, and he may not be controlled by King Huai." Xiang Yu said anxiously: "What does he want to do?" Fan Zeng said: "Don't worry, the old man doesn't know what he thinks." Tomorrow I will go to see him in person, first declare the importance of going north to save Zhao, and see what he says. As soon as he finished speaking, someone suddenly walked in and reported: "Lord Champion has invited the two generals to go and discuss important matters." Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng thought they were going to send troops, so they came to see Qingzi Champion in a hurry.

As soon as the two of them walked to the door of the military tent, they smelled a strong smell of wine, and when they walked in, they saw that there was already a sumptuous banquet inside, and strangely a stranger was sitting on it. When the stranger saw Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng walking in, he got up and made a gesture, and then sat there motionless. When the Qingzi Champion saw the two of them coming in, he smiled and pointed at the stranger: "This is the envoy sent by the Qi State, and it is also the friend I made when I went to the Qi State before. He came to the army because he wanted to get along with our country, and asked to send someone to Qi to serve as prime minister. I'd like to discuss with you both to see who is appropriate? As soon as Xiang Yu heard that he was the envoy of the Qi State, he was angry, so he said with a stern face: "General, in the past, Wu Xinjun relieved the siege of Dong'e and advanced westward, but Tian Rong ignored it, so that Wu Xinjun was attacked by Zhang Han and sacrificed his life for the country, and the Chu army also suffered heavy losses. Now that Qi Guo is coming to pass, does he want to erase the sins of the past? Besides, King Huai ordered us to go to Hebei to rescue Zhao, how could we have the heart to be the bird prime minister of Qi State? Since ancient times, saving people is like fighting fire, and now please send troops to the north quickly, don't listen to the nonsense of the Qi people, and delay the big event of saving Zhao! ”

Qingzi Champion said unhappily: "Be good with Qi Guo, this is related to the survival of the world!" And the deputy general keeps talking about family affairs and personal feuds, why are you so narrow-minded? Xiang Yu was very unconvinced when he heard Qingzi Champion say this. Fan Zeng hurriedly interrupted: "It's okay for the general to get along with the Qi State if he wants to, but who to send to serve as the prime minister should be decided by the king." As generals, we only think about war. Now that the army is delaying its advance, is this a delay in the fighter plane? Qingzi Champion said: "Sanchuan is the foundation of the world, if you don't take the lead in seizing it, it will be a military mistake." I'm determined to destroy Qin, and I don't care about one or two battles! Fan Zeng said: "What the general said is right, but the envoys of Zhao State for help have arrived one after another, and the general should be ordered to lift the siege of Julu, right?" Qingzi Champion said: "Zhang Han and Wang Li have hundreds of thousands of armor, dominate Hebei, and now face off against Zhao State. As the saying goes, 'When two tigers fight, one will be injured.' The reason why I didn't lead the advanced soldiers was to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and when one tiger eats a tiger, I will definitely reap the full credit. This is my plan, you don't understand! Fan Zeng argued: "The so-called 'two tigers fighting' means that the two sides are equal in strength. But now Qin is strong and Zhao is weak, the Qin army adds up to no less than 300,000, and Zhao is alone in one city, with few soldiers and few generals, and there is not enough food and grass. Wang Li and Zhang Han besieged the giant deer, as if two full tigers were guarding a hungry sheep, the tiger must swallow the sheep when it was hungry, and its physical strength would be stronger. ”

Qingzi Champion continued: "Although Zhao Jun is not as good as Qin Jun, but they can hold on to it until now, doesn't it also show that they are very strong? Fan Zeng said: "In short, our army can no longer delay, if we go north and attack the Qin army with the Zhao army, the Qin army will definitely be broken." Then enter the customs, and the big thing can be decided. Qingzi Champion thought for a while, and then said: "The old general's words have some truth, but now the Qi State has taken the initiative to communicate with our country, and if you don't reply, you will lose the diplomatic relations of the big country." The country is the same as people, how can it be done without friends? At this time, the envoys of the Qi State also stood up and said: "The Qi State and your country are really good, how can you doubt it?" Fan Zeng immediately said: "It's okay to communicate with Qi Guo, this matter should be handed over to the king to deal with." Now Qin is strong and Zhao is weak, if you wait any longer, the Qin army will win, and the Zhao army will be defeated. After the Qin army defeated the Zhao army, the power would be even stronger. With the wisdom of Zhang Han and the courage of Wang Li, our army will not be able to defeat, and Wang Li has just been defeated by Liu Bang, so he should take advantage of the time when he escapes back, and attack in one fell swoop, and the siege of Julu will be solved. Qingzi Champion sneered: "The old general is usually known for his strategy, how can you say such a thing?" You can't fight a war by the courage of the flesh alone, how do you know my strategy? Fan Zeng said: "Waiting any longer is to delay the fighter, what is the general's strategy?" Qingzi Champion said: "It is a confidential matter, and it can't be said lightly!" Fan Zeng said: "But how can the king's order be disobeyed?" The champion replied coldly: "'Outside, the king's fate is not affected!'" The request of the two was flatly refused. Xiang Yu walked out angrily. Fan Zeng then stomped his feet and walked out disappointed.

In the next few days, the Qingzi Champion and the envoys of the Qi State frequently interacted, and they only talked about the diplomatic relations between Qi and Chu, and never mentioned the matter of saving Zhao. Qingzi Champion also summoned his son Song Xiang from Pingyang, and privately decided: to send Song Xiang to Qi to serve as prime minister. On the night when Song Xiang came, the champion of Qingzi held a banquet with several envoys of the Qi State, and they talked about it happily.

When Xiang Yu heard about this, he came to Fan Zeng again and said: "The general insisted on going his own way, he has already brought his son here, and I heard that he will be sent to Qi State as an official, what should we do?" Fan Zeng said: "Let's wait and see how he acts?" So he invited Xiang Yu and Chen Ping to inspect the barracks together, and the three of them came to the camp. It was already October, and the weather was very cold, and the soldiers were huddled in their tents to keep each other warm, wearing only single clothes and armor. Xiang Yu asked about the diet again. The sergeants replied, "I only ate some vegetarian rice steamed with coarse rice, and I barely filled my belly." Xiang Yu heard this, and saw that this scene in the soldiers' barracks was in stark contrast to the scene where Qingzi Champion ate and drank all day long, and he was extremely indignant. Again it was asked why the army had stagnated. Xiang Yu had no choice but to reply: "This is the order of the Qingzi Champion!" But don't worry, I'll go and talk to him tomorrow, and we'll have to go north!" When the sergeants heard that Xiang Yu couldn't understand the order of the Qingzi champion, they said in unison: "Please be sure to follow Wu Xinjun, we can't be turtles with shrunken heads!" Xiang Yu listened to everyone's words and was very moved.

The next day, Xiang Yu came to the camp of the champion of Qingzi again and asked the guards to report. The guards still refused. Xiang Yu drew his sword and killed the guards, and then broke in. Qingzi Champion hadn't gotten up because he was drunk, and when he saw Xiang Yu breaking in, he said angrily: "As a deputy general, why don't you understand the rules?" Xiang Yu said angrily: "What is the reason why you don't allow me to speak?" The champion of Qingzi was still loudly scolding Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu suppressed his anger and said: "I am entrusted by King Huai with you, now that Zhao Guo is in danger, if our army does not go north, when will the siege of Julu be resolved?" Qingzi Champion angrily reprimanded Xiang Yu and said: "If you want to shoot the big midges on the back of the cow, you can't kill the small lice on the cow." My appetite is not small, and now that the Qin army is besieging Zhao with all its might, if the Qin army wins, they will definitely be exhausted. Our army will take advantage of its exhaustion to launch a sudden attack, and it will surely win a great victory. But if the Qin army is defeated, our army will turn around and advance westward and attack Xianyang in one fell swoop, and the Qin army will naturally surrender without a fight! Now is the time for us to reap the benefits, don't you understand such a simple truth? If you talk about being stubborn and stubborn, I am indeed inferior to you Xiang Yu, but if you sit down and strategize and win thousands of miles away, you are far from being able to compare with Ben Shuai? You better go back and read the book of war, I really don't know how your uncle taught you the art of war? After Qingzi Champion finished speaking, he was so angry that he blew his beard and glared at him. Xiang Yu didn't expect that Qingzi Champion would accuse him like this, and mention his dead uncle, as if he had suffered a great shame and walked out of the big tent angrily.

Fan Zeng heard that Xiang Yu was going to break into the handsome tent again, so he and Zhong Liwu rushed here and happened to meet Xiang Yu. Fan Zeng saw Xiang Yu leaving angrily, so he and Zhong Liwu followed to Xiang Yu's military tent, and then asked the general what he said. Xiang Yu angrily reprimanded: "Song Yipifu, determined to go his own way, is still the same old thing, saying that he will wait for the Qin army to win before going to war!" If the Qin army is defeated, he will march west! Is this a war? That's all about playing conspiracy! Fan Zeng said: "Please calm your anger, I am afraid that you will be reckless, so I rushed here." Since the general didn't go to save Zhao, he had to think of a foolproof plan. Xiang Yu said casually: "Kill him, I'll come!" Fan Dajia exclaimed: "Don't talk nonsense!" Then he tried to dissuade him in every possible way, and said, "You bear with it for the time being, and then see how he acts?" Xiang Yu was still furious.