Dahan first prince

Chapter 182 Your Majesty loves and hates Han Xin~
The emperor said, "Chen Xi is about to finish playing, and I want to go back to Chang'an to rest first." The general Gonghou who accompanied Liu Bang on the expedition could only bow down and accept his orders.

After a brief discussion, the final work of Ping Dingdai and Zhao was settled by the emperor Liu Bang in a few words.

——Worship Wuyang Marquis Fan Kui as Zuo Xiangguo, together with Taiwei Zhou Bo and Chariot General Jin She, he is in charge of the army, and with the cooperation of Yan Wang Lu Wan, continue to attack the traitor Chen Xi!

Li Shang, the Prime Minister of the Right, Xia Houying, the eunuch, and Zhao Yao, the imperial historian, drove back to Chang'an.

Regarding Liu Bang's arrangement, the generals of Gonghou didn't think there was anything wrong.

However, after walking out of the palace, the figure of Qu Nihou Chen Ping quietly appeared outside Zhou Bo's chariot...
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"It will be very hard for Qu Nihou to go back and forth to Chang'an in ten months."

"Why don't Qu Nihou go to a certain tent at dusk today and have a little 'coarse tea'?"

Hearing that Zhou Bo sent out the invitation with a smile, Chen Ping first smiled lightly.

After realizing that the "coarse tea" in Zhou Bo's mouth did not refer to real tea soup, Chen Ping couldn't help but hastily raised his head.

Seeing Zhou Bo's expression, he was eager to try, and even swallowed his saliva regardless of his image, Chen Ping finally sighed a little, and smiled politely at Zhou Bo.

"The Taiwei invites you kindly, and I should not refuse."

"However, the battle is still going on, and your majesty's squadron is coming soon. Jiang Hou is a noble captain, and he shoulders the burden of Chen Xi..."

"If your Majesty hears that the Taiwei drank 'tea' during the war, might you feel uneasy about the Taiwei?"

Seeing Chen Ping rejecting his invitation, Zhou Bo's expression sank subconsciously.

When he came back to his senses, he recollected what Chen Ping said carefully, finally lowered his head with a smile, and gave Chen Ping a slight bow.

"What Qu Nihou said is very true..."

After saying that, Zhou Bo couldn't help but licked his lips with regret again, barely suppressing the desire for 'tea' in his heart, and then looked at Chen Ping with some doubts.

"Qu Nihou today, but why do you not understand, would you like to ask Yu?"

Seeing Zhou Bo's straightforward question, Chen Ping's expression froze, and he adjusted himself for a long time before finally nodding with a stiff smile.

"Of course."

Saying something softly, Chen Ping did not forget to lift the curtain to see if there was anyone outside the car, then moved his body towards Zhou Bo's direction and lowered his voice a bit.

"Jiang Hou may not know."

"I am returning to Chang'an this time, and I have received an order from His Majesty to ask the Prince how to deal with the case of the Marquis of Huaiyin on the matter of the Marquis of Huaiyin's assassination of the Crown Prince, and report to His Majesty face to face!"

"However, His Majesty did not ask about this matter today..."

Speaking worriedly, Chen Ping couldn't help frowning slightly.

"I don't know about Jianghou, but why?"

After saying that, Chen Ping frowned even more tightly.

——This time, Chen Ping was sent by Liu Bang to return to Chang'an. The most important mission was actually the 'Three Questions'.

The monopoly of grain and rice, the crime of King Zhao, and the disposal of Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin.

Among these three things, the matter of the grain and rice franchise was already cooked. Liu Bang sent Chen Ping to inquire carefully, but he just wanted to know more about it.

As for Zhao Wang Liu Ruyi's punishment, it was just Liu Bang's temptation to Prince Liu Ying; no matter how Liu Ying planned to deal with it, as long as Liu Ruyi was in danger, Liu Bang would stand up and keep his beloved young son Liu Ruyi.

And the third thing is the main purpose of Chen Ping's trip.

——Prince Liu Ying, what exactly is he going to do with Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin!
Chen Ping knew very well that for this matter, the emperor Liu Bang hardly prepared any countermeasures.

It doesn't matter whether Liu Ying intends to punish Han Xinming formally, imprison him secretly, or temporarily put him under house arrest, it doesn't matter.

Liu Bang's real purpose is to see Liu Ying's skill, responsibility, courage, and strategy as the ruler of power from this incident.

This matter is also what Chen Ping values ​​most.

——Under the premise that Liu Ying has given a perfect answer to the big test of "renovating water conservancy", it is no exaggeration to say that the treatment of Han Xin is the last of the emperor Liu Bang and the prince Liu Ying. A test!

Chen Ping is very sure: the result of this test will directly determine whether Liu Bang will continue to seek easy storage, or die!
Naturally, Liu Bang's attitude will also determine whether Chen Ping will be a "foolish loyal" person or a "smart" person in the future...

But what Chen Ping never expected was that before Liu Ying could reply to the matter of 'punishing Han Xin', Han Xin, Marquis of Huaiyin, had already been killed by Empress Lu Zhi and Prime Minister Xiao He together!
In this way, Chen Ping's mission of 'asking the prince's opinion on Han Xin' is undoubtedly a failure.

On the way from Chang'an to Handan, Chen Ping was tossed and turned over this matter, and he didn't think about food and drink for half a month!

As a result, when he arrived in Handan today and met the emperor Liu Bang, Chen Ping found out that Liu Bang didn't mean to ask Han Xin at all!
What made Chen Ping even more terrified was that the head that was encased in lime and handed over to him by Empress Lu Zhi was also taken away by the head of the eunuch next to Liu Bang, the Eunuch Ling!
This time, Chen Ping couldn't understand the situation at all.

——Receiving the head means that Liu Bang has not forgotten Han Xin!

But since I haven't forgotten, why don't I ask...

Seeing the uneasiness in Chen Ping's expression, Zhou Bo couldn't help laughing jokingly.

After pretending to think for a while, Zhou Bo waved his hands with a pretended relaxed smile.

"Hi~"

"Your Majesty already knew about Han Xin."

"More than ten days ago, Marquis Feng's memorial was rushed to Handan; the empress and Marquis Feng worked together to lure and kill Han Xin, and all the meritorious marquises and nobles knew about it."

Saying that, Zhou Bo did not forget to smile and pat Chen Ping on the shoulder.

"Qu Ni Hou has been away from Handan for a long time, and I don't know anything about the things here, but it is understandable..."

Hearing Zhou Bo's words, Chen Ping only nodded thoughtfully.

Chen Ping was mentally prepared for Xiao He to report this matter to Liu Bang.

It's not even just Xiao He - as the son of heaven, especially the founding king, even if Liu Bang is not in Chang'an, he will definitely have enough channels to ensure that he is always "knowledgeable" about everything in Chang'an.

But this answer was obviously not enough for Chen Ping to let go of his doubts and anxiety.

"Taiwei, maybe I misunderstood what I mean."

After saying a word with a stern expression, Chen Ping frowned again.

"Your Majesty asked the Crown Prince how to deal with the case of the Marquis of Huaiyin on this trip, but your Majesty did not ask the Crown Prince to reply."

"Even if your Majesty knows that Han Xin is the queen and Marquis of Feng to lure and kill, you should ask me about it; if you know that I haven't got the crown prince's words back, you should reprimand him a little bit."

"Why is Your Majesty ignoring Han Xin's matter today, as if there has never been a 'Han Xin' in this world?"

Hearing that Chen Ping asked another question with worry, Zhou Bo couldn't help but sighed a little, and the iconic casualness on his face also quietly changed into a solemn one.

"Qu Nihou, I don't know what kind of friendship His Majesty has with Han Xin..."

With a gentle tone of voice, Zhou Bo's face also showed a little reminiscence.

"Thinking back in the past, Qu Nihou was still a counselor in Xiang Yu's camp, but His Majesty escaped from the Hongmen with a feast and entrusted Xiang Yu with the king Hanzhong."

"At the time when His Majesty led the army from Xianyang to the south, when the army was trapped in Hanzhong, and the morale of the army was low, Han Xin came to vote from Xiangying, and presented it to His Majesty as Marquis Feng."

"At that time, I heard about Han Xin, but one of Xiang Yu's top (pí) generals once underestimated him..."

As he spoke, Zhou Bo only laughed at himself, and then heaved a long and leisurely sigh.

"However, not long after he surrendered to Han, Han Xin went to Chencang secretly, defeated Zhang Han's army, and became famous all over the world in the first battle!"

"Your Majesty also has to restore the Three Qins, occupy the fertile land in the middle of Qin, and regard it as the foundation of the king's hegemony."

"Your Majesty, the talent of Han Xin, can be said to be both happy and hated at the same time..."

Speaking of this, Zhou Bo looked at Chen Ping with a smile again: "Qu Nihou knows, where does His Majesty's hatred come from?"

Seeing Chen Ping shaking his head in a daze, Zhou Bo smiled again.

"This hatred originated in the third year of the Han Dynasty. Your Majesty was defeated in Pengcheng and led the remnants of the army to live in Xingyang. When Xiang Yu besieged and forced Han Xin to support the army without rushing to help, he broke the Han-Qi alliance and defeated Tian Qi. !"

"If it's just that, it can also be called: the general is out, and the emperor's order is not acceptable."

"However, after Tian Qi was broken, Han Xin didn't think about leading his army to the west, and attacked Xiang Yu to solve the siege of Xingyang. Instead, he made a great contribution to himself, and his majesty asked for it, so he secretly coerced his majesty to reward more than [-] cities for Qi. Contribution of Han Xin..."

Shaking his head with regret on his face, Zhou Bo finally showed a complicated expression on his face.

"Han Xin's talent, looking at ancient and modern times, can be said to be rare in thousands of years."

"Even if I am a humble person, I was once envious of Han Xin's talent, and secretly hated my own incompetence."

"However, Han Xin is a man who thinks he is talented but has no one in his eyes. If he gets a little martial arts, he will ask for rewards with merit."

"Your Majesty, for Han Xin, can be said to cherish and hate him at the same time; for Han Xin's death, he should be quick and regretful..."

"Thus, Han Xin is dead now, and His Majesty does not want to talk about this person again. He only treats this person in the world. There has never been such a person as Han Xin."

"After all, Han Xin, who was good and handsome in the past, is nothing but a bone..."

Saying this in a heavy tone, Zhou Bo was silent for a while, then grinned, and quietly changed the subject.

"And His Majesty sent Qu Nihou back to Chang'an to ask the crown prince about the details of Huaiyinhou's case. Qu Nihou can't be called 'responsible for a mission'."

"It is necessary to know the affairs of the court, especially the important matters related to the death of the Yuan Xun, speechless, and not speechless..."

Hearing Zhou Bo's inexplicable words, Chen Ping's expression froze.

After thinking about it, Chen Ping finally understood why Liu Bang didn't ask what he meant about Han Xin.

——It's not that I don't want to know, it's Liu Bang, who already knows Liu Ying's answer.

As Zhou Bo said: On such a highly sensitive matter, those in power have no attitude, but it is actually an attitude.

So to Liu Bang's question of "how do you plan to deal with Han Xin", what is Prince Liu Ying's answer?
No reply.

'No answer', or 'no answer', was Liu Ying's answer.

Finally unraveling the doubts in his heart, Chen Ping finally let go of his tightly furrowed brows.

After a while, Chen Ping's gaze towards Zhou Bo also slowly brought some meaning.

"However, I haven't seen it for ten months. Marquis Jiang's knowledge and understanding of political affairs in the court has soared to such a place."

"Even my humble servant, there are some people who can't recognize the face to face, but they are the princes of the past, who are happy to be kind and enmity..."

Hearing Chen Ping's veiled ridicule, Zhou Bo changed his face without bluntness, and laughed out loud in the carriage.

"What Qu Nihou said is really embarrassing~"

"No matter what, today, he is also a Taiwei who is trusted by His Majesty, and he will be in charge of His Majesty's soldiers in a short time, and he will beg Chen Xi for not being a minister."

"With so much kindness and trust, if a certain person still behaves like he used to, wouldn't he be in breach of His Majesty's trust?"

Hearing Zhou Bo's explanation, Chen Ping only smiled politely, but secretly heightened his vigilance.

"Hey······"

"Jianghou Zhoubo..."

"not simple······"

"It's not easy~"

While he was thinking about it, Chen Ping saw Zhou Bo again, and he returned to his old, carefree and rough appearance, and slapped his hands suddenly.

"Hey!"

"Qu Nihou, you know, where is Wang Tianqi this person?"

Seeing Chen Ping's expression of "willing to hear more about it" in response, Zhou Bo couldn't help but become even more excited.

"——Three days ago, His Majesty had already worshiped Wang Tianqi as the General of the Guard and Prime Minister of Liang Guo; and ordered him to rush to Suiyang, the capital of Liang, immediately!"

"Yesterday, His Majesty even summoned someone alone to talk about this matter."

Speaking of this, a mysterious expression quietly appeared on Zhou Bo's face.

Seeing Zhou Bo pretending to look mysteriously at the outside of the car, imitating Chen Ping's previous appearance, he moved his body in Chen Ping's direction, and then whispered: "Your Majesty said: When Your Majesty arrives in Chang'an, Peng Yue will also Escort Wang Tian into Chang'an!"

"Your Majesty's intention is to demote Peng Yue to a commoner; however, the Empress seems to have spoken to Your Majesty, saying 'cut the weeds and eradicate the roots'."

"Therefore, Your Majesty intends to get rid of Peng Yue's noble first, and take him to Chang'an, and then take off Peng Yue."

"Afterwards, I will use Peng Yue's meat to send Huainan Wang Yingbu..."

Hearing Zhou Bo lower his voice and tell himself these horrific things, Chen Ping couldn't help being shocked!
"Scrape Peng Yue to get meat, send Yingbu?!"

He let out a loud cry full of fear, and when he realized it, Chen Ping hurriedly lowered his voice, and his face suddenly changed into the worried look before.

"Why is Your Majesty so urgent?!"

"Now that Chen Xi is not peaceful, if Peng Yue and Yingbu are forced to rebel again, won't there be rebellion everywhere in the Kanto?"

"In this way, your Majesty cares about one thing and loses another, how can the Guandong not be chaotic?!"

Saying this in an urgent tone, Chen Ping's face twisted, and after a while, he made a gesture to get out of the car.

"No!"

"I will enter the palace again, I advise His Majesty to postpone this matter!"

"No matter what, we should wait for Chen Xi to give the head, and then talk about Peng Yue and Ying Bu?"

Seeing Chen Ping's posture, Zhou Bo's expression changed again, and there was a little meaning in his tone of voice.

"Someone thinks this matter, Qu Nihou, don't talk about it in front of His Majesty."

"If it is not the case, it may lead to a fatal disaster, and I don't know..."

When he said this with a strange expression, Zhou Bo narrowed his eyes and stared closely at Chen Ping's face in a dilemma.

After such a long time, seeing that Chen Ping still hadn't given up on getting out of the car and re-entering the palace, Zhou Bo finally turned sideways aimlessly, supported his waist, and muttered to himself.

"Hey~yo..."

"Old~"

"The age-old minimally invasiveness has reached a place where I can't sleep or eat, and I toss and turn..."

"Ah~"

"After this battle, I should temporarily resign from the official position, stay at home, admonish and disdain my descendants, and plan for the future of my Zhou family..."

"Hey!"

"I don't know about Yafu, but have you worked hard and read military books..."

　There is one more chapter ~ posted in the middle of the night.

　　As for the specific points, it depends on when I finish writing.

　　Brothers who have something to do tomorrow, don't wait, wait until dawn, it will definitely be sent out before dawn.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)