Qiang Qin

Updated: 2010-09-28

Standing below, Qu Dou secretly looked up at the expression of the King of Chu, and when he heard himself saying that Xiang Yu had already controlled all 20 horses in the Kingdom of Chu, the King of Chu didn't seem to be too anxious.After Qu Dou finished speaking, he continued: "Your Majesty, the survival of our country of Chu depends on your thoughts now. Please make preparations early, Your Majesty."

The king of Chu said: "Although Xiang Yu killed General Liu Bang, he is still from Chu after all. He will not harm our country of Chu. Lord Qu, you don't have to worry too much."

Hearing the meaning of King Chu's words, it seems that he completely took a tacit attitude towards Xiang Yu's actions, Qu Dou's face became even more ugly, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, this matter really has to be guarded against. Thinking that Xiang Yu is in his hands When there were only tens of thousands of horses, he dared to take a county for himself. Now that he has my Chu people, his ambition must be even greater. I am afraid that he is already gathering people to harm my Kuaiji. I also ask the king to issue an edict to make the people in Kuaiji spontaneously. Prepare to fight the enemy."

"Didn't General Xiang Liang treat me respectfully when he held our army of Chu State back then? If you think this feather will not be bad for you, Mr. Qu, you should stop worrying about it." The king of Chu still said indifferently. .Qu Dou tried to persuade him several times, but was rejected by the king of Chu, so he reluctantly left the palace.In fact, the king of Chu knew in his heart that after Xiang Yu killed Liu Bang this time, he would definitely come to Kuaiji, and he and Qu Dou would be in danger.But he knew better that if he resisted, he would really be dead, otherwise Xiang Yu would probably let him go because his uncle believed in everything.And from the very beginning when Chu Wangzhi cultivated Qu Dou's forces to fight with the Xiang family, he had decided that if he could not finally achieve a balance in the future, then he would stay out of the matter and put all the conflicts between the two parties on one side, so that his throne could still be preserved. , This is the self-protection technique used by the king of Chu, who has little real power.Watching Qu Dou leave the palace, the king of Chu looked at him as if he was looking at a scapegoat.

The lights in Qu's mansion stayed on all night, and Qu Dou had already recruited all his confidantes to discuss countermeasures: "Now, only Kuaiji is left in the counties of the Chu Kingdom, and Xiang Yu does not have it, and we have less than [-] soldiers and horses. , It is already impossible to compete with Xiang Yu's hundreds of thousands of troops. If he raises troops to attack my Kuaiji now, everyone, what should we do?"

Everyone discussed in whispers, and finally someone said: "My lord, now the enemy is strong and we are weak, the only way is to surrender to Xiang Yu and Xu Tu. If we want to defend the city, we need to rely on the troops in our hands and Xiang Yu's 20 troops. Confronting a large army is different from hitting a stone with a pebble. But now we still have a king in our hands, enough to negotiate terms with Xiang Yu."

Qu Dou looked at the others in a blink of an eye and said, "Is your thinking the same?" He was answered by silence, obviously everyone thought so.Qu Dou smiled wryly, he knew that those people who followed him to the death and life with Xiang Liang had abandoned him at the critical moment of life and death, and made decisions based on their own interests.In fact, if Qu Dou had a choice, he would choose to make peace with Xiang Yu, but he knew that there would be no harm if all the officials voted for Xiang Yu, only he would be killed if he was caught by Xiang Yu.Because I planned to get rid of Xiang Yu that day, and Xiang Yu knew in his heart that he hated himself for a long time.But now if he insists on guarding Kuaiji County, those seemingly evil subordinates might get rid of him as soon as they turn around.So now he is in a mortal situation.

In the next few days, people continued to report Xiang Yu's situation, and heard that he had planned to come to Kuaiji after he had rectified his troops after defeating the Qin army. Qu Dou's hair turned white within a few days.But he had no choice but to wait for Xiang Yu to bring his troops into the city, and then he would use himself.

At this time, with the news that Xiang Yu was getting closer, King Chu also began to feel uneasy. In fact, he has not really understood Xiang Yu until now.He looks very reckless, if he enters the city like this, he may completely remove all obstacles that are not good for him, and as a Chu king who has been in office for several years, he must be a thorn in his side, and his life It's hard to guarantee.But sometimes he didn't look like a stunned young man when he used troops, so the king of Chu had a hard time these days, but since he had made up his mind, he had no choice but to persevere.

Finally, after waiting for nearly half a month, Xiang Yu brought his army to Kuaiji County.The gates of the city were not closed tightly as he imagined, and the city was full of guards composed of common people. Instead, the gates were wide open, and the common people stood on both sides of the road waiting for him to enter the city.This surprised Xiang Yu, he thought he had to take his men and horses to forcefully break through the city, but unexpectedly he was able to enter Kuaiji City without any effort.Then he figured out the reason, presumably because King Chu knew he was not his opponent, so he simply opened the city, so that he had no reason to abolish him.A disdainful smile appeared on the corner of Xiang Yu's mouth, and he waved his big hand and said, "All the soldiers follow me into the city!" 20 people swaggered into the Kuaiji under the watchful eyes of the common people.

At this time, a group of people came from the direction of the palace. It was the king of Chu who heard the news and came out of the palace to welcome Xiang Yu.Seeing the King of Chu's carriage approaching, Xiang Yu sat on the horse without moving a muscle, but ordered someone to go up and asked, "Today the Japanese general enters the city, and the people and the king are all coming to greet him. Why don't you see all the ministers?"

Seeing that Xiang Yu was so arrogant, the king of Chu was also furious, but now that his life was in the hands of the other party, he had no choice but to endure it and said: "General Xiang Yu entered the city too fast, and all the ministers must be still on the way .”

Sure enough, after a while, several officials from the state of Chu wearing wide robes and long sleeves rushed over one after another. When they saw Xiang Yu, they all knelt down to him and said, "I have met General Xiang, and I wish you the best of luck!" Defeat the Qin army and protect our country of Chu." No matter in terms of etiquette or wording, they have already regarded Xiang Yu as their master.This made the king of Chu who was behind him very uncomfortable.

Xiang Yu just casually raised his whip and said, "Get up, everyone. As a Chu native, Xiang Yu cannot just sit back and watch Chu be destroyed by Qin. But if everyone respects us soldiers who have been born and died for Chu, this general also respects us." I am very pleased." Then he turned around and said to the soldiers behind him, "Everyone has seen that, as long as we wait to serve the country, the imperial court will not forget us." All the soldiers said loudly: "I I will definitely protect my country of Chu, even if I die in battle!" The sound shook the sky, making all the civil servants present feel unsteady.Only then did everyone know that Xiang Yu had indeed completely controlled the army.

After all the officers and soldiers calmed down, Xiang Yu glanced around among the officials, and then asked: "All the officials in the court came out to welcome us today, why don't you see Lord Ling Yinqu?"

"General, Mr. Qu is seriously ill, so there is no way to welcome the army." One person said boldly.

"Oh? So that's the case. Then I will visit Lord Qu at Lord Qu's residence after the general's affairs are over." Xiang Yu said casually, and everyone couldn't guess what Xiang Yu was thinking.Then Xiang Yu read the Dao of the King of Chu again: "It's getting late, Your Majesty, go back to the palace. I will enter the palace tomorrow to discuss with you about the future of Chu." Then the army left, leaving only the ministers of Chu State and Chu Wangchu all over the floor.

"Yu'er, judging from today's situation, the entire state of Chu has been overwhelmed by your strength, and no one in this state of Chu dares to oppose you anymore." Fan Zeng said to Xiang Yu in the main hall of Xiang Mansion.

Xiang Yu said with a smile: "Today, I tried the courtiers according to my master's plan. Most of them dare not be enemies with me, but there are still a few of them who are dissatisfied with my actions. It seems that they still want to treat me. It’s not good. I’ve already ordered someone to find out their origins, and I’ll take the opportunity to get rid of them when the time comes. It’s just that Qu Dou said he’s sick and will welcome me in the future, which is debatable.”

"Qu Dou is already betrayed by everyone, so what's the point? You don't have to worry about it, Yu'er," Fan Zeng said.

Xiang Yu said: "You can't say that. Didn't Qu Dou have much power back then? In the end, even my uncle couldn't do anything about him, so I can't keep this kind of person."

'Then you want to. . . . . . "Fan Zeng asked.

"I'll go to his house under the pretext of visiting later. If I'm really seriously ill, that's fine. If not, I won't keep a future trouble by my side." Xiang Yu sneered.

At this time, Qu's mansion was deserted, and compared with the previous scene, it seemed to be a different place.Xiang Yu walked into the gate with a few hundred soldiers, and went straight to Qu Dou's backyard before the slaves informed him, and came to his bedroom.What caught his eyes was the dying Qu Dou with white hair.Seeing that Qu Dou was really seriously ill, Xiang Yu stopped going in. At the same time, his resentment towards Qu Dou dissipated, and Xiang Yu returned to Xiang Mansion with his troops.

A few days later, Ling Yin Qudou died of illness, and under the auspices of the King of Chu, the whole country held a grand funeral for him.In the next few days, Xiang Yu began to place his own people in various important places in Chu State. Fan Zeng took over from Qu Dou's squad and became Ling Yin. Xiang He was in charge of the city defense of Kuaiji, and he also arranged other generals in several counties.In this way, Xiang Yu completely controlled the power of the Chu State, and let the King of Chu designate himself as the Overlord, and his power was even greater than that of the King of Chu.Xiang Yu also learned his uncle's lesson, no longer let the King of Chu handle the court affairs, and everything is in his own hands, and the King of Chu has completely become a puppet in Xiang Yu's hands.And the state of Chu became stronger day by day under the governance of Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng.