Within a few days, Qingzi Champion sent his son Song Xiang to Qi to be the prime minister. On the day of departure, Song Xiang was dressed up beautifully. In order to show his dignity, the champion of Qingzi selected five hundred armor soldiers to accompany him, and personally escorted him out of the country. When he was about to leave the barracks, he coldly dropped a military order: 'Fierce as a tiger, as ruthless as a wolf, greedy as a sheep, and stubborn and disobedient to the orders of the generals, they should be beheaded according to the law.' This is obviously aimed at Xiang Yufa. Qingzi Champion thought that everything would be fine by doing so, so he escorted his son and the envoys of Qi State. But as soon as they left the barracks, a mutiny broke out in the army, and the soldiers had long been dissatisfied with the approach of Qingzi Champion, especially Xiang Yu, who was extremely angry in their hearts.

Xiang Yu summoned Fan Zeng and the generals at the first time and said: "Song Yipuff is not in the army, I am the deputy marshal, and the officers and men of the whole army are ordered by me." What do you say should be done for the sake of today? Seeing that Xiang Yu was angry, Chen Ping first said: "The general should first ask King Huai for instructions, and say that the general is not ordered to go north." Ask him to issue an edict and immediately order troops to rescue Zhao. If the general disobeys the king's order, it is a blatant disobedience! Fan Zeng also agreed with Chen Ping's suggestion, saying: "This is justified. Xiang Yu wrote a report to King Chu Huai in the name of the whole army, and immediately sent a fast horse to Pengcheng. After the envoy left, Xiang Yu said angrily: "If King Huai had chosen me as a general, how could I be today?" Fan Zeng said: "There is no problem with King Huai's selection of generals, he focuses on the overall situation, thinking that Song Yinian is nearly half a hundred, and considering things thoroughly, he worships him as a general." But who would have thought that this person would not act? Xiang Yu said: "If he doesn't save Zhao, I'll save Zhao!" Fan Zeng said: "The deputy general should not be impatient, and wait for the news of the king with peace of mind." Xiang Yu had no choice but to endure.

The next day, Xiang Yu came to see Fan Zeng again: "Old general, I see that King Huai has been in the countryside for a long time, I am afraid that he has shallow knowledge, and there is a lack of people around him to assist him. Fan Zeng said: "No, although King Huai has been in the folk for a long time, his mother Wei may not be shallow and ugly, King Huai must be exposed to it, and there are also masters around him to guide him." Xiang Yu asked how he could see it. Fan Zeng said: "There is one thing that can be proven. Xiang Yu asked what was going on. Fan Zeng said: "Do you know why King Huai named you Duke Lu?" Xiang Yu said he didn't know. Fan Zeng said earnestly: "This is because you are young and have little qualifications, and you are arrogant, like to kill, and do not know the way of kings, so the king gave you Lu Di, implying that you should abstain from killing in the future and advocate benevolence and righteousness." If you think about it, isn't that the truth? Xiang Yu pondered for a while, and said: "The king is indeed well-intentioned, I only hope that he can follow the example of Duke Qi Huan and Duke Wen of Jin, and be able to correct the world and achieve hegemony." Fan Zeng said: "King Huai's intentions are kind, please keep in mind." If the state of Chu conquers the world with benevolence and virtue, the old man will definitely be able to help you make a difference. Xiang Yu said with a smile: "Please don't worry about it, I will definitely listen to the warning." ”

The next day, snowflakes suddenly fell in the sky, and the sergeant who had gone to Pengcheng also returned. It turned out that King Huai had sent someone to convey to Song Yi an edict to send troops to rescue Zhao a few days ago, but Song Yi prevaricated King Huai with the words that the general was outside and the king's order was not accepted. When Fan Zeng learned of this, he sighed: "I see! I think Song Yi is indeed a mediocre talent on paper, and letting him be the commander is really delaying the big thing! At this time, the soldiers all said: "King Huai was established by Wu Xinjun, and Song Yi has no merit for the Chu State, now it should be up to the deputy marshal to decide where to go, and we are willing to follow the arrangement of the deputy marshal!" An uproar ensued.

That night, Xiang Yu avoided Fan Zeng and said to Yingbu and the others: "We took the risk just to save Zhao Guo, but the army has been stationed here for a long time and has not done anything, this is to delay the fighter!" Now the soldiers only eat some taro to satisfy their hunger, and everyone lives like a year, and Song Yi does not want to save Zhao at all, but says that he will take advantage of the exhaustion of the Qin army to launch an attack. The Qin State was already strong, and it was easy to attack the weak Zhao State. When the Qin army destroys the Zhao State, their strength will be even stronger, how can they take advantage of it? What's more, the state of Chu was newly defeated, and King Huai was also uneasy, so he handed over the country's troops to us. If you don't cheer up at this time, what is the future of the Chu State? And Song Yi was timid, he didn't have the stomach to do big things, and he didn't sympathize with the hardships of the soldiers, he put on a show all day long, spent military funds for no reason, and even colluded with Qi Gou to seek private interests! This is simply a secret communication with a foreign country, how can it be regarded as a loyal minister? ”

When Yingbu heard this, he was the first to stand up and say: "King Huai was established by the Xiang family, and the State of Chu was built by Wu Xinjun, we are willing to obey the orders of the deputy marshal!" Xiang Yu saw that the crowd was excited and became more and more bold, so he roared angrily: "Instead of wasting time for no reason, it's better to have a good time!" The generals asked what to do. Xiang Yu said: "Kill that horseman, I will lead you to a decisive battle with the Qin army!" The generals listened to Xiang Yu's words, although they were frightened, but they immediately said in unison: "We just want to follow the deputy marshal, what do you say?" Xiang Yu said without hesitation: "Okay, wait for the puppet to return to the army, and then ......" Xiang Yu said, and gritted his teeth and made a head-cutting action. Ying Bu said: "Can this matter be discussed with the old military teacher?" Xiang Yu said: "The old military division was ordered by King Huai, he must not agree with this move, only to cut first and then play!" Yingbu and the others knelt on the ground with a brush, and said with a resonance in their mouths: "We have no objection!" ”

Qingzi Champion escorted his son to Qi, walked to Wuyan before breaking up, and then returned to Anyang slowly, which took a total of more than ten days. After Qingzi Champion came back, he summoned Fan Zeng first and asked him about his situation after he left. Fan Zeng said: "The military salary is almost exhausted, and the soldiers want to make contributions as soon as possible." Qingzi Champion smiled: "Got it, you go back to the camp first and wait for my order." Fan Zeng retreated silently. That night, the champion of Qingzi still held a drinking party, and a few henchmen ate and drank wildly, and only dispersed until late at night. As soon as he fell asleep, he had a dream in which he saw that the wine he had drunk turned red and flowed everywhere like blood. After waking up, he was sweating profusely, and hurriedly sent someone to invite Fan Zeng. When Fan Zeng came, he told him what happened in his dream. Fan Zeng said: "In ancient times, before going on the expedition, the generals had to swear an oath by dripping the blood of livestock in the wine, so they could make meritorious contributions." The general has returned to the army, why not follow this move and swear to go out as soon as possible, this dream is auspicious, otherwise it will be a bad omen! Champion Qingzi listened and said: "Please go back first, I will hold a grand military banquet tomorrow to discuss a more important matter." When Fan Zeng heard this, he had to come out disappointed. At this time, the military lights in the camp were tall, the snow was falling tightly, and the soldiers were also unable to sleep because of hunger and cold, so Fan Zeng stood in the heavy snow.

Xiang Yu heard that Fan Zeng was standing outside the tent, so he sent someone to invite him. Fan Zeng came to Xiang Yu's military tent and sighed when he saw that Xiang Bo and the others were there. Xiang Yu asked, "What did he say?" Fan Zeng said: "The general summoned me into the account and said that he had just had a dream in which the wine he drank turned red, which was originally a bad omen. But I told him that before the ancient generals set out on the expedition, they had to drink the blood wine of the cattle and swear to be a soldier. I advised him to go out as soon as possible, this dream is auspicious, otherwise it will be a big murderer. But he said that he would hold a grand military banquet tomorrow, and said that he would discuss a more important matter, I don't know what it is? Xiang Yu was secretly surprised in his heart, he deeply admired Fan Zeng's foresight, so he persuaded Fan Zeng: "You should go back to the camp to rest quickly, Song Yi will not save Zhao at all." After Fan Zeng left, Xiang Yu summoned Chen Ping, Ying Bu, Pu Jiang, Zhong Liwu, Ji Bu, Huan Chu, Yu Ying and others: "Song Yi Pifu deserves to die, all of you are ready, I will go to him early tomorrow morning!" Everyone said in unison: "The state of Chu is revolted by Wu Xinjun, and we are willing to listen to your dispatch!" Xiang Yu was very happy, so he asked everyone to go back to the camp.

Early the next morning, someone came to persuade Xiang Yu to take advantage of the drunkenness of the Qingzi Champion and kill him. Xiang Yu said: "No, we must wait until he is sober and let him die clearly." After waiting for another hour, the champion finally woke up. Xiang Yu led the generals to stride into the tent. The guards looked bad and all dodged. Qingzi Champion was washing up at this time, and when he saw Xiang Yu coming in, he scolded angrily: "What are you doing again?" Xiang Yu reprimanded: "You are not enough to achieve great things!" I will get rid of you, a mediocre talent who has misled the country, for the whole army today, and then go to save Zhao myself! Qingzi Champion was shocked and said, "Deputy General, you dare to ......" Before he finished speaking, Xiang Yu rushed forward with an arrow and picked up the sword in his hand. Qingzi Champion's head rolled to the ground with the blade of the sword, and the blood from his neck splattered to the top of the big tent. The glory of Qingzi's champion, like a flash in the pan, came to an end.

Xiang Yu killed Song Yi, untied the general's seal from his waist and tied it to himself, and then picked up Song Yi's head and walked out of the big account. When the tiger guards saw Xiang Yu raising his head with his sword, they were all so frightened that they all obediently put down their weapons and knelt on both sides and didn't dare to raise their heads. Xiang Yu said to them with righteousness: "Take up arms and continue to do your job!" The guards stood up and continued their duty. Xiang Yu announced to the whole army: "Song Yi conspired with the traitors of the Qi State to rebel, and I have killed him on the secret order of King Huai!" Our army's salaries are about to run out, but the Song Yi thief feasts the villains of Qi all day long, consuming food in vain, this thief patronizes himself and is happy, but he doesn't care about everyone's life or death! Not getting rid of this thief is not enough to calm the anger of the army? If we want to eat food, we should go to the Qin army to seize it! As soon as the words fell, an earth-shattering voice immediately erupted: "General Xiang! General Xiang! ……”

Fan Zeng rushed to hear the news, and when he saw that Xiang Yu was already carrying Song Yi's head, he cried loudly. Xiang Yu said to him: "This is called cutting the mess with a quick knife, I know that you don't let me do this, so I didn't discuss it with you!" Fan Zeng said: "Song Yi was the minister of the previous dynasty, but I didn't expect it to be today, it's all my fault!" If I had resolutely opposed King Huai's worship of him as a general, how could I be today? The soldiers persuaded Fan Zeng: "The army cannot be without a commander for a day, the Xiang family has contributed to the Chu State, and now the deputy marshal has killed the rebel general, we are willing to support General Xiang as the acting general!" Fan scolded loudly: "I didn't ask the king, this is called the following offense, how can you make your own opinions?" Immediately send someone to Pengcheng, first explain the reason why Song Yi was killed, and then ask the king to re-select the general! The generals were all young people, and when they saw that Fan Zeng was very angry, they didn't dare to speak.

Xiang Yu immediately instructed Huan Chudao: "General Huan, you can take dozens of followers and rush to Pengcheng immediately, explain the situation to King Huai, and be sure to report the truth of Song Yi's slow army not advancing and disobeying the edict clearly, and then ask the king to re-select the general." Leave now, no delays! Huan Chu accepted the order and set off immediately. Xiang Yu said to Ying again: "I hate Qi Dog the most ingratitude, otherwise how could Wu Xinjun die?" However, Song Yipifu sent his dog cub Song Xiang to Qi to be an official, which was simply eating something inside and out. This kid must still be on the road now, you quickly take a thousand cavalry, day and night, catch up with Song Xiang, cut off his head to give orders, and resolutely can't let him go! Yu Ying accepted the order and immediately galloped towards Qi Guo. Xiang Yu then instructed the sergeant to bury Song Yi's body together.

Subsequently, Xiang Yu reorganized the army and consulted Fan Zeng on some specific matters. Fan Zeng said: "Now immediately notify the Quartet and explain to the princes the reason why Song Yi disobeyed the king's order and the slow army was not killed, so as to show the princes the determination of the Chu army to save Zhao." If everyone goes to the rescue of the giant deer, the anti-Qin front will be formed. Xiang Yu immediately notified the Quartet and called on all countries in Shandong to save Zhao in the name of the deputy marshal of the Chu army.

Huan Chu came to Pengcheng and saw King Chu Huai, so he told the story of the general's killing, and asked for a new general. When King Huai heard that the general had been killed by Xiang Yu, he was very shocked, so he said to Huan Chu: "You go to the pavilion to rest first, and the widow will immediately summon the ministers to discuss." King Huai hurriedly summoned his ministers. When the ministers heard that Xiang Yu had killed the general Song Yi, they were all shocked, and they all offered advice to King Huai: "Xiang Yu, as a deputy general, disobeyed the king's orders and killed the commander of the three armies without authorization, which is a major crime committed below, if Xiang Yu is not summoned to ask for the crime, it will encourage his arrogance, and I am afraid that even the king's edict will dare to disobey in the future!" King Huai pondered for a moment and said, "You are wrong, the widow wanted to worship Xiang Yu as the main general, but you all said no. The widow had no choice but to appoint Song Yi as the chief general and ordered him to go to Hebei to rescue Zhao. However, why did Song Yi stagnate when he walked to Anyangyi? Now that he's dead, he's also at fault. The widow heard that Wu Xinjun had left a will before his death, asking Xiang Yu to worship Fan Zeng as his father, which must be their conspiracy. Xiang Yu's human nature is as fierce as fire, what will he do if he is summoned back? If another person is sent to serve as a general, which of you will dare to go? His uncle has contributed to the Chu State, so it is better to give Xiang Yu a favor and worship him as a general. Xiang Yu, Wang Li, and Zhang Han all have a deep hatred, and they must work hard to fight. Wenwu listened to King Huai's words, and he didn't dare to speak anymore. King Huai immediately sent a messenger, with the edict and Huan Chu, and rushed to Anyangyi to canonize Xiang Yu in the starry night.

When the two came to Anyang, the envoy took out the edict of King Huai and read it, officially canonizing Xiang Yu as a general, and ordering him to go north immediately to save Zhao. Xiang Yu accepted the order and assumed the post of general of the state of Chu. At this time, Yu Ying also rushed back from Qi with Song Xiang's head, and reported to Xiang Yu how he killed him: it turned out that after Song Yi sent Song Xiang to Wuyan, Song Xiang traveled all the way to the mountains and rivers, putting on a big show, but Yu Ying caught up with him, and he was caught off guard, so he cut off his head, and then brought back five hundred armor soldiers to hand over the order. Xiang Yu was very happy to see that the troubles had been eliminated.

Next, the generals asked Xiang Yu for orders. Xiang Yu said: "It's late today, I have a big thing to do, and the army will set off tomorrow." After dinner, Xiang Yu heard that Fan Zeng had rested, so he invited the generals and said: "When my uncle was dying, he left his last words: saying that if I do something in the future, I can't leave Fan Lao's military division, so I want to worship Fan Lao as my father, and say that my father is just like he is." I will worship Fan Lao as my father now, and then go to save Zhao, only in this way can Wu Xinjun be blind. I was not a general before, so I didn't have the opportunity to fulfill this wish, but now that I am fortunate enough to be in charge of the army, I can't forget Wu Xinjun's legacy. Zhong Li said: "Old Master Fan is indeed brilliant in wisdom and has the talent to stabilize the country. Xiang Yu said: "You can go with me now, if I can get his old man's care, I will definitely be able to complete Wu Xinjun's unfinished business!" Everyone came to Fan Zeng's tent together.

Fan Zeng is an old man in his seventies, and after this toss, his body and mind are affected, so after dinner, he lay down early. Xiang Yu led everyone to the camp gate, almost couldn't bear to be alarmed, and finally asked the guards to report. When Fan Zeng heard that the general was coming, he reluctantly got up and sat down. Xiang Yu and the generals walked in gently. After Xiang Yu met Fan Zeng, he told him Wu Xinjun's previous will. When Fan Zeng heard that Xiang Yu wanted to worship him as his father, he was surprised and delighted, and was surprised that although Wu Xinjun had passed away, the will he left behind could still become a reality; The joy is that Xiang Yu worships him as his father, and if he can listen to his words and follow his plans in the future, his grand ideal of saving the country and the people can still be realized. But Fan Zeng is indeed old, whether he can complete the great cause of destroying Qin and restoring Chu, he is really not sure, so he sighed and said emotionally: "I'm old, I'm useless!" I didn't expect Wu Xinjun to hold up the old man so much when he was dying? If the old man can't fulfill his will in the future, he won't have the face to see him even if he dies? After Fan Zeng finished speaking, he remembered the scene when he had just come out of the mountain, and he couldn't help but shed tears.

Xiang Yu said: "Uncle said before his death that you have hidden armor in your belly and a good plan in your chest, even Sun, Wu, Guan, and Le can't compare." Since he said so, he must not be wrong. Please accept my gift now, so as to fulfill Wu Xinjun's dying entrustment, and also to comfort my heart at this moment. Fan Zeng stood up and said with tears in his eyes: "Since the young general doesn't think I'm old, I will do my best to repay Wu Xinjun's kindness in the year of the last candle, and in the future, I will gallop in front of the saddle of the young general's horse and serve my life, even if I work hard, I have no regrets!" Xiang Yu immediately helped Fan Zeng sit down, and then bowed his head and said, "My father is above, please accept my nephew's worship." "The meaning of the father is second only to the father, like the uncle. After Xiang Yu finished worshipping, he also told Yu that in the army, except for Xiang Bo, no matter who he was, he would always call Fan Zeng his father, and he could not be called by his name. Also because of Fan Zeng's prestige and age in the army, people have since called Fan Zeng Fan Yafu. Fan Zeng received such an honor, and he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night. The next day, after the soldiers had breakfast, Xiang Yu ordered the village to set off. Since then, Xiang Yu has been the general of the Chu State, famous and proud of the princes, and he was only twenty-five years old at the time. The army marched mightily towards the white horse, and the soldiers sang the song of marching:

The sky is low, the clouds are flying, farewell to the home mountain and look north; The wild goose flew south, and he was melancholy, and he left his father and mother from then on.

The sky is low, the clouds are flying, and the journey to the east of the river is long; The wind and snow were urgent, the flag was injured, and the boy made contributions to the field.

The sky is low, the clouds are flying, and the strong man goes to report to the virtuous king; Kill the enemy generals, shoot the wolf, sing and dance to set Xianyang.