Destiny Only Han

Chapter 190 Yingbo: Has he always been this brave?
Inside the posthouse, Sui He's face was full of spring breeze, and the previous self-pity and self-pity were completely gone.

He and Jiujiang Dazai Dongxi Zhaomu sat together. First, he asked whether the widowed mother was in good health. After recommending several medicinal materials and foods that can be used to maintain health and prolong life, he asked straightforwardly:

"I don't know what the King of Jiujiang is going to do now?"

The Dazai of Jiujiang Kingdom on the opposite side was taken aback for a moment, a little confused as to why the topic was changed so bluntly.

But his coming here today is not a temporary self-assessment, but a move after discussing with Yingbo.

The current situation is already obvious. The Qi State, which has a strong war potential, has been abolished, while the Zhao State in the north has no ambition to conquer the world, but has the courage to steal the size of the neighboring country!
When the Chu army retreated from Qi, Zhao State did not pursue it, nor did it take the opportunity to annex Qi State. Instead, it went northward and began to argue with Zang Tu, who had killed Liaodong King Han Guang and was unstable.

Competing for the world, only Chu and Han remained.

Yingbo was also vacillating because of this.

As a titan who rushed under Xiang Yu's command, he knew Xiang Yu. Although he didn't want to admit it, he couldn't beat Xiang Yu.

Therefore, Chu State cannot afford to offend.

He didn't know Liu Bang very well, but he had heard of his name and some deeds. Although he was also very good at fighting, they were not close to each other.

One is in Guanzhong and the other is in Huainan.

There is still a state of Chu between the two sides, so it is impossible to fight.

But the problem, the bad is here.

Once Xiang Yu completely defeated Liu Bang, according to Xiang Yu's petty mind, he would be the next one to be unlucky!

Therefore, I completely surrendered to Xiang Yu, and changed from a partner with independent powers to an out-and-out worker...

Still together with Liu Bang, get rid of Xiang Yu, and continue to live a small life of eating, drinking and having fun...

This is why Yingbo has been tossing and turning these days and can't sleep at night.

Facing Sui He, Dazai of Jiujiang Kingdom slowly shook his head, indicating that Yingbo had not made a final decision either.

Once people have more things, they will inevitably worry about gains and losses.

Surrender to the strong and lose yourself.

Combining the weak against the strong, it is good to win, but if you lose, you will die without a place to die...

Seeing this, Su He became more and more determined, so he said seriously: "The King of Jiujiang doesn't want to see me, presumably because he thinks Chu is strong and King Xiang is invincible."

"However, this is exactly the reason why I came here. Please take me to see the King of Jiujiang. If the King of Jiujiang thinks that I am right, everyone will be happy. If not, I, and the twenty people who followed me into the city Warriors, let the King of Jiujiang execute him!"

"He can use such practical actions to show his determination to submit to King Xiang."

After Sui He finished speaking, the Dazai of Jiujiang Kingdom nodded slowly. Since Sui He had bet his life, he had no choice but to agree.

After all, it's just a one-time meeting, and it won't offend Chu people if you think about it... right?

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Inside the palace, the furnishings are luxurious, and outside the main hall, which highlights the temperament of a nouveau riche, Sui He took off the sword at his waist, took off his shoes and rushed in.

This is the rule of this period. If you want to go to the palace with the sword and go to the court, you don't want to enter the court. Apart from the monarch's favor, the rest is to be Duke Cao.

After the simple ceremony, Yingbu, who was wearing a brocade robe and a crown on his head, waved his hands. Several handsome servants stepped forward and placed futons and tables beside Suihe who was standing facing Yingbu. Quietly returned to the pillar, motionless, as if he was a statue.

Sui He sighed a few times in his heart, after all, the princes who plundered Xianyang City were not only rich, but even the people who served them were well-trained. It looked like they were plundered from Xianyang Palace.

It's such a small day, tsk tsk...

He felt confident in his heart, if he changed himself, he might be vacillating between Chu and Han.

After calming down a little, he asked seriously, "The foreign minister is living in the six counties these days, and I have a doubt in my heart. I wonder if Your Majesty can explain it to the foreign minister?"

Yingbo's eyelids drooped slightly, he knew what he wanted to ask, but he still maintained his previous demeanor, without saying a word, and nodded slightly.

Seeing that Ying Bu was addicted to pretending to be coquettish, Sui He adjusted his state and asked: "The envoys of the King of Han respectfully enter the letter to the king's imperial servants, are you cheating on the king's relationship with Chu He?"

There was a wry smile on the corner of Yingbo's mouth: "The widow is in Beixiang, and the minister will serve him."

His meaning was very clear, it was because he couldn't beat him, so he surrendered.

But this kind of submission is not the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, but a tradition that has continued since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

After weak countries give up under pressure, they will use self-deprecating words such as 'subject' and 'servant'.

Sui He laughed loudly: "What a Beixiang, and the minister serves him!"

Before Yingbo was about to get angry, Sui He continued with a sarcasm: "King Xiang attacked Qi, and he took the lead in charging. It is said that several long halberds were broken!"

"Then the great king of Beixiang who serves as his minister, shouldn't what he should do is to dump the soldiers of the Jiujiang Kingdom and become King Xiang's pawn again?"

"But how did the king do it?"

"Only four thousand old, weak, sick and disabled were sent, and even the rations prepared were just enough for the road..."

"Is this what a prostitute should do?"

When Yingbo's anger dissipated and his face was full of embarrassment, Sui He continued to taunt:

"Later, my king aggressively attacked Chu, and the general of Chu stayed behind, Long Qi, because King Xiang was in Qi and was out of reach, so he came to help the king. If the king surrendered to King Xiang, what should he do?"

Without waiting for Yingbo to respond, he said to himself:
"It is inevitable that we should send out all the troops to cross the Huaihe River and fight my king under Pengcheng. At worst, when King Xiang returns to help, we should also make a gesture of sending out troops in a large scale."

"But the king is still indifferent, drunk and dreaming of death every day, sitting and watching the two sides fight with his clothes hanging down!"

"As a person who serves Beixiang as a minister, should he look like this?"

Face to face at any time, Yingbu said nothing.

If he had followed his temper before he became King of Jiujiang, Sui He would have been smashed to pieces by now!
But at this moment, facing Sui He's aggressiveness, Ying Bo dodged his eyes worried about gain and loss.

Seeing the situation, Su He was determined, and he continued, "Although your majesty claims to be a vassal of the Chu State, his intention is only to develop his strength and seek self-protection."

"The foreign minister believes that such a thing cannot be done, and it is the way of self-destruction!"

Ying Bu's eyes were fixed, and he leaned forward and asked, "What do you mean?"

Sui He said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty's words of submitting to the Chu State are simply because the current Han State is weaker and has just been defeated in Pengcheng."

"But the strength and weakness in the world cannot be judged by this alone."

"For example, in the Qin State before, Zhang Han led the army after Dingtao killed Xiang Liang, thinking that Chu's power was over, so he chose to go north to attack Zhao, but what happened?"

"Your Majesty was in the Chu army at that time, and he knew better than the foreign ministers, so the foreign ministers stopped talking too much."

"And apply it to the current situation?"

"The Chu army only won one battle, and the Han army did not lose completely."

"Besides, King Xiang is too cruel. It is inhumane to slaughter the people. It is unrighteous to break the covenant and make our king King of Han. It is disloyal to order the king to kill Yidi."

"Being so unfaithful and unrighteous, King Xiang and the people of the world are at odds with each other. Failure is only a matter of time."

The corner of Yingbu's mouth raised slightly, the news that Emperor Yi was killed by Yinling was actually his intentional release.

After all, you can't put the shit pot on your head...

It's just that after listening to Sui He's words, he sneered in his heart, if the things in this world were really like what this Confucian scholar said, they would be simple.

In many cases, it is not the victory of justice over evil, but the victory of the strong over the weak!

Pedantic, naive!
After Ying Bu labeled Su He in his heart, he became a little impatient.

He felt that it was a waste of time at this time. When the Chu State envoy came, he gave him more than a dozen beauties from Qidi, and he hadn't had time to enjoy them properly!
Just when Yingbo was dreaming, Sui He slammed the table and shouted sharply: "Is this the way the king should treat a sage?"

Yingbo suddenly became agitated, and under Sui He's aggressive gaze, he felt a little embarrassed.

Sui He sneered and continued, "Your Majesty, you think that foreign ministers, like other Confucian scholars, only talk about it?"

He opened his arms and shook his wide sleeves vigorously: "Hehe, let the ministers tell the king about the world at this time!"

"Now, although King Xiang is victorious in Pengcheng, after gathering the army, my king returned to garrison in Chenggao and Xingyang, transported military supplies from Shu and Han, dug deep trenches, and built high camps!"

"And what about Chu Jun?"

"Pursuing thousands of miles, the soldiers are exhausted and the horses are exhausted, and the supply of food and grass is even less!"

"If the troops are withdrawn, there will be Peng Yue from the land of Liang obstructing them! If there is a war, it is not only that he has difficulty in supplying food and grass, but that he is chasing and killing with Qingqi. The siege equipment and the engineers who made these equipment have not kept up. What will the Chu army do? To conquer a strong city like Xingyang?"

"As long as my Wang Jianbi clears the field, he will not be able to avoid the battle. The Chu army will not be able to break through the attack, and the withdrawal will not be able to escape the pursuit of the Han army and Peng Yue who are recharging their strength."

"Therefore, King Xiang is in a dilemma."

"Besides, even if King Xiang is brave enough to smash the city wall of Xingyang with one punch, what about the other countries in the world? Who can sit back and watch the Chu Kingdom destroy the Han?"

"It should be noted that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold!"

"The rest of the princes who are waiting and watching at this time will definitely join forces and attack!"

"So, if Chu loses to Han, it will be destroyed, and if it wins against Han, it will also be destroyed."

"Chu is not as good as Han, the situation is obvious."

"Your Majesty does not make friends with the infallible Han State, but instead entrusts himself and the country to the endangered Chu State. I think this is an unwise move!"

"Besides, my king said when the foreign ministers left that as long as he can defeat King Xiang, he is willing to distribute all the land east of Hangu Pass to the meritorious princes..."

Yingbo's eyes lit up, and he stood up abruptly: "Is this really true?"

For a moment, it seemed that Ying Bu, who dared to fight and rush, was back again!

(End of this chapter)