Dahan first prince

Chapter 117 Peng Yue is innocent, King Liang should die

Liu Bang's words immediately caused everyone in the hall to bow their heads hurriedly, and they no longer had the intention of admonishing them.

With just that sentence, Liu Bang has already expressed his meaning very clearly.

——I didn't ask you whether Peng Yue was guilty or not, what I asked was: Should princes with different surnames be allowed to sit in the position of King Liang?
If it is said that this question was raised five years ago when Han Zuo was established, then the answer is self-evident.

Even if it is to temporarily stabilize the strategic situation in the Kanto, Marquis Zhang Liang of Liu, Marquis of Qu Ni, Chen Ping, and Marquis of Jianxin Liu Jing (Lou Jing) will inevitably persuade Liu Bang to "focus on the overall situation", first to stabilize the Kanto, and to make the main Attention was focused on the north, on the Huns north of the Great Wall.

But now, the Han Dynasty has experienced a Han-Hungarian battle of Pingcheng, and successively suppressed the rebellion of princes with different surnames such as Yan Wang Zang Tu, Linjiang Wang Gongwei, Han Wangxin, etc. After the series of events that demoted Huai Yinhou, the answer to this question has changed.

If you fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside!
In order to concentrate on attacking the Xiongnu in the north, the first thing the Han Dynasty must ensure is the stability of the Kanto!
At this stage, the Han Dynasty has already reached a consensus on the solution of "completely stabilizing the Kanto".

——Except for the lineage of Changsha King Wu, who is a descendant of Wu King Fucha, the rest of the princes with different surnames should not exist in the land of Kanto!
In this way, the answer to Liu Bang's question is obvious.

The outstanding founding father Peng Yue should not be treated harshly.

But Liang Wang, who is a prince with a different surname, must be eliminated!

At the very least, like Huaiyin Marquis Han Xin, he should abolish the king as a marquis and put him under house arrest in Chang'an.

Just when the meritorious officials in the tent made up their minds and were considering their words, they saw Liu Bang's still tall and stalwart figure slowly getting up from the upper seat.

After pacing to the center of the big tent, Liu Bang's expression of anger was no longer there.

Instead, there is a sense of sacred mission that puts the country's affairs first and the overall situation first.

"Since Han Zuo was established, there is only one place where my confidant is in serious trouble!"

With a gruff growl, Liu Bang suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the north.

"Northern Huns!"

"All my life, I have only ridden my horses outside the Yanmen Pass, and trampled on the houses of barbarians, so that when I see a Han rider, I don't dare to bend my bow, and when a Han man is in front of me, I don't dare to straighten my waist!"

Qi Yu grandly declared his long-cherished wish, Liu Bang finally took a deep breath, retracted his finger pointing to the north, put his hands behind his back, and his face darkened a little.

"However, since the seventh year of the Han Dynasty, when Han Wangxin made an alliance with the Huns in the north, and even when the Han and Huns fought in Pingcheng, I have understood."

"—If you want to fulfill my long-cherished wish, the first thing to do is not to entangle the army to go out of the border wall to the north, but to go to the Guandong princes with different surnames, so as to avoid the story of the king of Han believing in Mayi to surrender and judging Han to surrender to Hu!"

Having said that, Liu Bang couldn't help but sneer.

"Everyone said that Peng Yue, king of Liang, has made outstanding achievements and is also loyal."

"Could it be that this will ensure that he will have no second intentions in the future, and that he has no intention of following in the footsteps of Han Wangxin?"

"My lords, is there someone who dares to be born, pledge his wealth and life in front of me, and say that Liang Wang Pengyue will never rebel until his death?"

Asked a little violently, before everyone in the battle could give an answer, Liu Bang shook his head to himself.

"——Peng Yue has made outstanding achievements, how is he compared to Marquis of Huaiyin?"

"In the past, I led an army against Xiang Yu's Chu soldiers. If there was no Marquis of Huaiyin, would I have been able to win?"

"Xiang Yu, king of Chu, An Neng killed himself in Wujiang, shameless Jiangdong's elders?"

"Even so, isn't the Marquis of Huaiyin also against Chu, demoting the king to be a marquis for me?"

"Today, the gentlemen have come here with me, isn't it because Chen Xi's traitor was instigated by the Marquis of Huaiyin and wanted to rebel and cause chaos?"

Asked with a heavy face, Liu Bang's beard couldn't help trembling slightly.

"——Peng Yue is uncompromisingly loyal, so what about Han Wangxin?"

"I consider myself the grandson of King Han Xiang, and after Ji's surname is Han, the King of Han believes that I will make him king and succeed Ji Han Sheji."

"However, in the end, does Han Wangxin also destroy the dignity of the nobles and become a lackey of the barbarians?"

"Even now, the former King of Han and Han, under the command of Di Chief Mao Dun, caused chaos outside the north wall of our Han family!!!"

Speaking of this, Liu Bang finally closed his eyes with a miserable face, and Yang Tian let out a long sigh.

"Since it started in Fengpei, what I have seen and heard of as 'loyal ministers and righteous men' is really like a gentleman across the river."

"There was a man who was ordered to help Qin Sheji in danger when he was in danger, and then surrendered Xiang Yu, and was named the Qin Shaofu Zhanghan of King Yong;"

"I led the army to chase after the order of the Lord, but because of the thought of 'supporting the enemy's self-respect', I was able to escape the Chu general Ding Gu;"

"There were also those who first rebelled against Xiang Chu, then rebelled against Liu Han, and finally died in the capricious Wei Wangbao..."

Sighing bitterly, Liu Bang slowly lowered his head and looked at Zhou Chang who was not far away from him. He obviously wanted to say something about his background, but he didn't know how to say it.

"I understand what the Marquis of Fenyin means."

"In the past, Zhou Ke, the Marquis of Gao Jing, stood firm in Xingyang, and Peng Yue and Peng Yue complemented each other and helped each other, so they had a very close personal relationship."

"Now that Marquis Gao Jing is dead, Marquis Fenyin considers Marquis Gao Jing's younger brother, so he should protect his old friend who died."

As he spoke, Liu Bang couldn't help but shook his head and sighed, sitting back on the head again. Although his eyes were looking at Zhou Chang, the words in his mouth were clearly still for everyone in the tent.

"In the seventh month of autumn, the Supreme Emperor died. When I appointed the Marquis of Fenyin as the Minister of Zhao, I made it clear that in the next few years, the court will be the most important, so I will remove Liang and Huainan, two princes with different surnames."

"And the responsibility of the Marquis of Fenyin is that a few years later, when I will go out of Hangu to fight against the princes of different surnames who are not ministers, I will stick to the north wall to prevent the Huns from the northern barbarians from hindering my plan!"

"Therefore, I believe that Peng Yue is innocent;"

"However, King Liang, you must not stay!"

"Does the Marquis of Fenyin think so?"

Asking meaningfully, Liu Bang turned his head and looked at the people in the tent again.

"My lords, what do you think?"

Hearing Liu Bang's undisguised calculation, everyone in the tent thought for a long time, and finally came to the center from both sides of the tent, and bowed their hands to Liu Bang.

"Your Majesty, please obey His Majesty's edict..."

Seeing this, Liu Bang's worried face was finally a little sad, and he nodded solemnly.

"Since this is the case, Lieutenant Ting should go and investigate the fact that Liang Wang Peng Yue intends to rebel."

As he spoke, Liu Bang slightly raised his head, looked at everyone in the hall for a week, and finally locked his gaze on a 'young' general in his thirties.

"Therefore Tingwei Gong is not harmful, I have appointed him as the right general, leading the soldiers of Jing and Chu, I am afraid that he will have no time."

"Let General Wei Wang Tianqi go there to thoroughly investigate Liang Wang Peng Yue's intention to rebel!"

Hearing Liu Bang's words, Wang Tianqi was about to promise his birth, when he saw Zhao Yao, the doctor of imperial history who had been silently standing by Liu Bang's side and never said a word, stood at his birth, and bowed to Liu Bang with a chuckle.

"His Majesty."

"I think it would be more appropriate to leave this matter to a later date?"

Said this in a calm tone, seeing Liu Bang frowned slightly, Zhao Yao hurriedly bowed again.

"Your Majesty, not long after the Chen Xi rebellion broke out, and winter is approaching; Your Majesty's royal conquest to quell the Chen Xi rebellion, fearing that Liang Wang Pengyue and Huainan Wang Yingbu are waiting to see Dai and Zhao."

"At this moment, if Your Majesty sends General Wang to Liang, intending to commit 'rebellion' against Peng Yue, I'm afraid Huainan Wang Yingbu will jump over the wall in a hurry!"

"If this is the case, it means that Chen Xi was in chaos in Dai and Zhao, and Yingbu was in chaos in Huainan. Your Majesty can't take care of both the north and the south. In addition, when Chen Xi was at the end of his donkey skills, he might follow Han Wangxin's story and lure the Huns into the pass... "..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Yao paused quietly, and looked at Liu Bang with a little deep meaning in his eyes.

"Your Majesty, is it a big taboo for military strategists to divide the army in the face of a big battle?"

Hearing Zhao Yao's analysis, everyone in the tent couldn't help being slightly surprised.

——The lucky minister, can he have such an opinion?

When everyone was thinking, Liu Bang also nodded thoughtfully, then smiled with a little deep meaning, and looked sideways at Zhao Yao beside him.
"Could it be that Doctor Yu Shi has a different opinion about Peng Yue's matter?"

Seeing Zhao Yao shyly smile, he said: "I dare not claim high opinions, I only have some foolish opinions for His Majesty's consideration..."

After a little politeness, Zhao Yao turned sideways, bowed to everyone in the account, and immediately expressed his thoughts.

"Now Chen Xi is in chaos in Dai and Zhao. Although Your Majesty promotes Yan, Qi, Jing, and Chu, and joins forces in Guanzhong to attack them, if Chen Xi invites the Huns and Hu cavalry to help them, it may not be March or May to quell the chaos. achievement."

"Since this is the case, Liang Wang Pengyue and Huainan Wang Yingbu should stabilize their hearts first; wait for Chen Xi to calm down before making plans."

As he said that, Zhao Yao couldn't help turning around, and bowed to Liu Bang again.

"Your Majesty just said that General Wei Wang Tianqi will be the court lieutenant to investigate the matter of Peng Yue's treason. However, if this is the case, I am afraid that Peng Yue has no intention of rebelling, so he will have no choice but to raise troops."

"Chen Yi, Your Majesty can settle the matter of Peng Yue temporarily, and focus on the matter of Chen Xi's rebellion. After the rebellion is settled, he will move General Wei to Liang Guoxiang in the name of 'paying for the merits of pacifying the rebellion'."

"General Wei is the Prime Minister of Liang because of his meritorious service, so Peng Yue should be defenseless; and General Wei thought that he was Prime Minister Liang, so he can secretly accuse Peng Yue of his crimes, and in the name of Prime Minister Liang, he can strip Peng Yue of his soldiers and horses."

"In this way, when General Wei gathers enough evidence of Peng Yue's crimes and takes charge of Liang's army, if His Majesty wants to punish Peng Yue again, it will be nothing more than a matter of a piece of imperial edict and three or two court guards and jailers..."

After saying that, Zhao Yao bowed his hands deeply again, and immediately retreated to Liu Bang's side, returning to the previous appearance of "His Majesty's personal guard".

Savoring Zhao Yao's words carefully, the hearts of everyone in the hall unexpectedly turned to Zhao Yao, a "lucky minister" who was unprecedented, to face him a little squarely.

Aside from seniority, meritorious service, etc., Zhao Yao, the royal historian, is by no means inferior to Qu Nihou Chen Ping in terms of the strategy shown in Peng Yue's case!

Listen to what Zhao Yao said?
——If he sent someone directly to arrest him, Peng Yue would jump over the wall in a hurry. Even if he didn't intend to rebel, he had no choice but to rebel in order to survive!
then what should we do?

In the name of "promotion due to meritorious service", General Wei Wang Tianqi was appointed as Liang Guoxiang, while collecting (fabricating) Peng Yue's criminal evidence of treason, while depriving Peng Yue of his military power justifiably!
When the collection (fabrication) of Peng Yue's criminal evidence is complete, Liang Guo's military power will also be controlled by Liang Xiang Wang Tianqi, and Peng Yue will be rectified at that time, and it will be effortless...
"Zhao Yao this person..."

"In the future, stay away!"

"It must not be offended!"

Thinking like this, everyone couldn't help casting a glance at Zhao Yao, and then quietly lowered their heads.

It wasn't until this moment that the dozens of founding fathers in the hall who made outstanding contributions and made great contributions to the establishment of Han Zuo finally came to their senses.

—— Zhao Yao, the imperial historian, is definitely not a simple lucky minister!
Liu Bang is still the emperor who has the discerning eye and know the bead, and will never promote a cat or a dog to be a court official just because of personal affection!

Seeing the reactions of everyone in the hall, Liu Bang couldn't help but smile, glanced at Zhao Yao who was beside him, and nodded slightly.

"Even the princes also think it is good..."

After making a long sound, Liu Bang did not forget to look at General Wei Wang Tianqi standing beside the tent.

"General Wei thinks, is this possible?"

Seeing Wang Tianqi heard the words, he did not hesitate to pay homage to his birth.

"I only know how to lead the army to conquer, and I don't shy away from the art of vertical and horizontal planning. Whatever your majesty orders me, I will repay your majesty with what you will do!"

Hearing Wang Tian's reply in a tone of voice, Liu Bang finally smiled and nodded, then slapped his thighs with both hands, and got up from his seat again.

"Hey!"

"Since that's the case, according to the doctor's proposal, we will discuss Peng Yue's treason after Chen Xi's rebellion is settled!"

With an unquestionable tone, he came to the conclusion of "putting this matter on hold for now", Liu Bang did not forget to look at Wang Tianqi with a smile.

"In this battle, General Wei needs to be more careful."

"Could it be that after the battle, even if I have the heart to pick them up, I'm afraid the princes in the court will not accept it?"

Hearing Liu Bang's slightly teasing remarks, everyone in the tent couldn't help laughing twice.

Then, I saw Liu Bang's face was slightly solemn.

"Have King Yan and Prime Minister Qi's army arrived?"

Hearing this question, I saw Qu Zhouhou and Li Shang bowed, "Your Majesty!"

"Fifteen days ago, the King of Yan led more than [-] dead, starting from Ji County, and now he has reached the border between Yan and Dai!"

"Qi Prime Minister Fu Kuan also led more than [-] Qi soldiers, and Jihou Gong did not harm the [-] soldiers of Jing and Chu under his command. Together, more than [-] soldiers and horses have reached Julu!"

"In addition, Liang Wang Pengyue said that the illness has not yet arrived, but he also sent Wuyuan Marquis Wei Yun to lead more than [-] Liang soldiers, and they will arrive in Handan in a few days for His Majesty to send!"

Hearing Li Shang's words, Liu Bang just nodded silently.

"Wei Xun has been sent..."

"Peng Yue, Peng Yue..."

"My confidants also came here for you, how can I believe that you, Peng Yue, have no objections?"

Sighing in his heart and shaking his head, Liu Bang looked at the eyes of everyone in the hall, finally showing determination.

"Yan has [-] soldiers, Qi has [-] soldiers, Jing and Chu have [-] soldiers, and Liang has [-] soldiers."

"Hezhen led more than 40 sharp soldiers from Guanzhong, and there should be more than [-] soldiers available for this battle!"

When he said this confidently, Liu Bang looked around at everyone in the hall with a smile waiting to be ridiculed.

"With this army of 40, to defeat the traitor Chen Xi, do I need to do it myself?"

"But do you still need my relatives to ride the horse and rush to the front of the battle to boost the morale of the army?!"

Hearing Liu Bang's question, the complexions of everyone in the hall could not help but flush a little.

——After this battle, there were more than [-] soldiers in the Han army. I don’t know how many people worshiped the generals, and how many people were named meritorious princes...

(End of this chapter)