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Sun Quan, the rat from Jiangdong, wanted to live in peace and was scolded for hundreds of years.

Although Wei Xiang did not reach such a point, he still made the advisers who followed him leave disappointed.

After Liu Bang finished cursing, he looked at Xiao Ran and said, "How can Wei Xiang, with such a temperament, establish his own regime?"

"Because Emperor Gengshi was overthrown, he was able to establish his rule over Xizhou with the help of Emperor Gengshi's scholars and officials."

Without those literati and officials, Wei Xiang would only call himself the general.

Xiao Ran said: "Later, in the second year of Jianwu, Grand Tutor Deng Yu went west to attack the Red Eyebrow Army. His deputy general Feng Yin led his troops to defect and headed for Tianshui, where he was defeated by Wei Xiao and all his baggage was seized. Therefore, Deng Yu was sent as a special envoy with a seal to appoint Wei Xiao as the General of Western Province. When the Red Eyebrow Army wanted to go west to Longyou, Wei Xiao sent troops to attack and defeated them."

"Kuai Xiao had made contributions to the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he accepted the title and followed the advice of his advisers. In the third year of Jianwu, he wrote to Liu Xiu, who treated him as a state guest. At the same time, Lü Yu, a native of Chencang, led tens of thousands of troops and allied with Gongsun Shu to invade Sanfu. Kuai Xiao once again sent troops to help the Han army drive Lü Yu away."

Liu Xiu on the side snorted coldly, "Wei Xiang has two minds and does not want to unify the world. He is simply not worthy of my courtesy."

"I once proposed to jointly attack Shu, but he actually sent a long historian to write a letter saying that the three auxiliary forces were weak and that Lu Fang was not suitable for attacking Shu. He is totally unfit for the job!"

Both Liu Xiu and Liu Bang looked down on Wei Xiang.

Xiao Ran shook his head, "What he wants is still too unrealistic."

"I don't want to conquer and unify, nor do I want to be a subordinate to others, but I also want to be the king of a region."

To say that he has no ambition is not entirely correct, but to say that he has ambition is also difficult to judge.

At first, Wei Xiang was on good terms with Lai Xi and Ma Yuan, who persuaded him to submit to Liu Xiu. However, Wei Xiang sent envoys again and again to say that he would wait until the rebellion was pacified before he could return home.

There is no way Liu Xiu could trust him.

"In the fifth year of Jianwu, Liu Xiu asked people to persuade Wei Xiao to send his son to serve. When Wei Xiao heard that Liu Yong was defeated, he agreed to send his eldest son Wei Xun to the capital to meet him. However, Wei Xiao's generals Wang Yuan and Wang Jie felt that the success or failure of the world was uncertain and were unwilling to submit to Liu Xiu. They persuaded Wei Xiao to continue planning to fight for the world. Wei Xiao agreed in his heart, so he sent his son to the court on the surface, but secretly wanted to dominate the area by relying on the dangerous terrain. It was because of this that some advisers left him."

"In the sixth year of Jianwu, Guandong was pacified. Liu Xiu, who had suffered from military affairs for a long time, decided not to attack the two places for the time being. He sent letters to Wei Xiao and Gongsun Shu several times, intending to achieve victory without bloodshed, but unfortunately he failed."

"It happened that Gongsun Shu attacked Nanjun. Liu Xiu ordered Wei Xiao to attack Shu from Tianshui, but was rejected. Liu Xiu immediately decided to attack Wei Xiao. To this end, Liu Xiu sent seven generals including Geng Yan to attack Shu from Longdao, and also sent people to meet Wei Xiao. Wei Xiao led his troops to resist and chased and killed the envoys."

Hearing this, Liu Xiu could not help but slam the table in anger, "He actually killed the envoy!"

"He is a villain to begin with, and his behavior is completely predictable." Liu Bang looked calm and spoke slowly.

Liu Xiu said with a gloomy face: "The terrain where he is located is dangerous. If we attack, many soldiers will die."

"Mr. Xiao, I wonder how long it will take me to capture Wei Xiao?"

Xiao Ran thought for a moment and answered, "In the ninth year of Jianwu, Wei Xiao died of anger. Wang Yuan and Zhou Zong made Wei Xiao's youngest son, Wei Chun, king. The following year, the Han army broke through the city, and Zhou Zong and others took Wei Chun to surrender to the Eastern Han."

"Three years..." Liu Xiu couldn't help but sigh as he calculated the loss of financial, material and military resources.

Glancing at him, Liu Bang reminded him, "Why worry? I will help you when your order is completed." Liu Bang could no longer tolerate Wei Xiang being alive.

"Thank you, ancestor!" Liu Xiu felt reassured and thanked excitedly.

Waving his hand, Liu Bang said, "Go on, tell me what happened later."

Xiao Ran nodded, "After Wei Xiang chased and killed the envoy, Liu Xiu sent troops to attack Wei Xiang, and defeated him repeatedly. Wei Xiang immediately wrote a letter to apologize."

"What a despicable act." Liu Xiu said with disgust.

If you can't beat them, beg for mercy.

"Officials in the court thought that Wei Xiao was arrogant and wrote to Liu Xiu to ask him to kill his son Wei Xun."

Xiao Ran's voice fell.

Liu Xiu frowned and said, "It's too cruel."

Xiao Ran chuckled and said, "You refused and sent a message to Wei Xiao asking him to stop, which would ensure that he and his family would live in prosperity for the rest of their lives. Unexpectedly, Wei Xiao turned around and sent someone to pay tribute to Gongsun Shu."

"In the seventh year of Jianwu, Gongsun Shu named Wei Xiao the King of Shuoning and pretended to send troops to support him. Wei Xiao took this opportunity to attack the Han army, but ended in failure."

"In the eighth year of Jianwu, the Han army attacked Lueyang from the mountain road. Wei Xiao was afraid that there were still large troops, so he sent Wang Yuan to defend it, and then led the army to encircle and suppress the Han army. At this time, Gongsun Shu also sent troops to help Wei Xiao, but unfortunately he failed for several months. Liu Xiu led the generals to the west. Wang Zun, who stayed in Chang'an, knew that Wei Xiao would fail. He and Niu Han were old friends, so he wrote a letter to persuade him. Because Niu Han surrendered, a total of 13 generals of Wei Xiao and tens of thousands of soldiers surrendered without a fight."

"Immediately, Wang Yuan asked Gongsun Shu for help. Wei Xiao fled to Xicheng with his wife. Liu Xiu persuaded him to surrender with an imperial edict, but was rejected. He immediately killed his son Wei Xun. The Han army continued to pursue until Yang Guang was killed in the battle. Wei Xiao's general Wang Jie climbed up the city wall to speak to the Han army and then committed suicide. After a few months, Wang Yuan and others led the Shu reinforcements, broke through the siege, and were able to welcome Wei Xiao back. It happened that the Han army retreated because of running out of food, and Anding and other places that had surrendered before returned to Wei Xiao."

Liu Bang said, "It's just a last gasp."

"Wei Xiang's defeat is inevitable. There is no way Gongsun Shu will sincerely help him." Xiao Ran sighed.

Then, Xiao Ran thought of something, "Kuai Xiao failed, Gongsun Shu wanted to calm the people, and he directed and acted in a good show."

Liu Xiu was curious, "What kind of show is this?"

"Outside the city of Chengdu, there is an old granary from the Qin Dynasty. Gongsun Shu renamed it Baidi Granary. This granary has often been empty since Wang Mang came to power. Gongsun Shu secretly spread rumors, falsely claiming that the Baidi Granary was like a mountain, which attracted the people of Shu to go and see it. Afterwards, Gongsun Shu deliberately asked about this matter in front of all the ministers, saying that the rumors were not credible, and the same was true for the rumor that Wei Xiang had been destroyed."

Although this kind of thing is outrageous, it is effective in calming the people.

Xiao Ran then turned to talk about Gongsun Shu, "Gongsun Shu experienced the reigns of Emperor Ai of Han, Wang Mang's New Deal, and Emperor Gengshi. He proclaimed himself king in the second year of Gengshi, and emperor in April of the first year of Jianwu."

"Shu was a fertile and rich land with a strong military force. After Gongsun Shu proclaimed himself king, many people came to submit to him. After he proclaimed himself emperor, he appointed Li Xiong as the Grand Tutor, changed Yizhou to the Sili Xiaowei, and Shu County to the Chengdu Yin. At that time, Ren Gui, a native of Yuexi, occupied his county and surrendered to Gongsun Shu. Gongsun Shu sent troops to the north to defend Nanzheng, conquer Jiangzhou, and occupy the pass in the east. All the land of Yizhou became his territory."

"Given Gongsun Shu's power, if he really wants to help Wei Xiang, it will probably take the Han army several years to march west."

Liu Xiu agreed with this statement. "Western Shu is a land of strong soldiers and powerful horses. What Mr. Xiao said is exactly what I think." (End of this chapter)