A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 127 Divide the world
in a few days

Xiang Yu led his army to Xianyang. After entering Xianyang, soldiers from the princes continued to slaughter Xianyang. Xiang Yu ordered the execution of Qin Prince Ying.

At the same time, in order to eliminate all signs of Qin, he ordered the Qin Palace to be burned down. In an instant, the city of Xianyang was like a hell on earth, with thick smoke billowing from the sky and rivers of blood flowing on the ground. The fire in Xianyang continued to burn for three months and was not extinguished. Everything in Xianyang, including the palace, was burned. Xiang Yu burned all the classics.

Bai Qing watched all this quietly outside the city, and became more determined to fight against Xiang Yu, but he was too weak to show it at the moment.

After Xiang Yu burned down the palace, he prepared to take the looted treasures and women eastward back to Jiangdong.

At this time, someone advised Xiang Yu: "Guanzhong has dangerous mountains and the Yellow River, and is surrounded by fortresses on all sides. The land is fertile and rich. This is the foundation for establishing a capital and establishing a hegemony!"

Xiang Yu saw that all the palaces of the Qin Dynasty were burned to pieces, and he longed for his hometown and wanted to return to Jiangdong. He said, "Who knows if wealth and honor will not return to their hometown, just as they walk at night in brocade clothes?"

When the man saw that Xiang Yu's ambition was like this, he couldn't help but ridiculed: "I once heard people say that people in Chu are just macaques wearing hats and pretending to be human. Now it seems that this is really the case!"

After hearing this, Xiang Yu was furious and ordered the man to be cooked to death. After hearing this, the man looked up to the sky and laughed loudly and said: "Kill! Kill! Today's me will be tomorrow's you, hahaha!" After saying this, he didn't want anyone to help him, he just did it himself. Jumped into the hot bronze cauldron.

The man's words kept lingering in Xiang Yu's heart, making Xiang Yu feel very bad. Later, someone suggested that Xiang Yu should be crowned king. Xiang Yu immediately forgot about the man and prepared to crown himself king.

Soon, all the princes gathered together. Because of Xiang Yu's military power, all the princes were led by Xiang Yu.

Xiang Yu decided to respect King Huai of Chu as the Righteous Emperor. He said to everyone: "When the people of the world first started to revolt, they temporarily supported the descendants of the princes as kings to attack the Qin Dynasty. However, except for Bai Wangqing, who personally wore armor and held sharp weapons, He was the first to start the rebellion, and for three years he lived in the open, destroyed the Qin Dynasty and brought peace to the world, all relying on the strength of the generals and me. Now that Emperor Yi has no merit, his land should be divided and given to you as kings."

All the generals said: "Good!"

So Xiang Yu began to divide the world and established meritorious generals and descendants of the Six Kingdoms as princes.

Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng suspected that Liu Bang had the idea of ​​seizing the world, but now they had reconciled with him, but they did not want to break the agreement and were worried that the princes would betray him. After discussion, they decided to seal Liu Bang in Bashu. They said that Bashu also belonged to Guanzhong, so it did not count as a violation of the "first principles". The agreement that "whoever enters the pass will be crowned king".

So Liu Bang was granted the title of King of Han, ruling over the three counties of Ba, Shu and Hanzhong, with his capital at Nanzheng.

In order to prevent the unity of Guanzhong, Xiang Yu divided Guanzhong into three parts, and in order to stop Liu Bang, he gave it to the Qin Dynasty's surrendered generals.

Finally, Zhang Han was granted the title of King Yong, ruling west of Xianyang and making Feiqiu his capital. Sima Xin was granted the title of King of Sai and ruled from the east of Xianyang to the Yellow River, with his capital at Yueyang. Dong Yi was granted the title of King Zhai, ruled over Shangjun, and made Gaonu the capital.

King Bao of Wei was renamed King of Western Wei, ruling Hedong County, and his capital was Pingyang; King Xie of Zhao was renamed King of Dai; King Cheng of Han established his country in the old capital, with his capital at Yangdi.

Bai Wangqing had meritorious service and was granted the title of Shangdang County and Taiyuan County. He ruled Hanoi County, Shangdang County and Taiyuan County and made Chaoge the capital. Bai Wei, who had always had military exploits, was granted the title of King of Handan due to his meritorious service and ruled Handan County. The capital was Handan.

Zhang Er, Prime Minister of Zhao, was the king of Changshan, ruling Julu County and Hengshan County in the Zhao region, and made Xiangguo the capital; Shenyang, a native of Xiaqiu, had meritorious service and was named the King of Henan, ruling Sanchuan County, and made Luoyang the capital; Dangyang Junying Busu He was brave and was named the King of Jiujiang due to his meritorious service. He ruled Jiujiang County and made six counties the capital.

Po Jun Wu Rui led Baiyue to assist the princes and made meritorious service. He was named the King of Hengshan and made Zhu County his capital. Gong Ao, the Zhuguo of the Righteous Emperor, led his soldiers to attack Nanjun and made meritorious service. He was granted the title of King of Linjiang and made Jiangling his capital.

Han Guang, King of Yan, was renamed King of Liaodong; Yan general Zang Tu once followed the Chu army to rescue the Zhao army, and was named King of Yan due to his meritorious service, and his capital was Ji County; King Tian of Qi was renamed King of Jiaodong; Qi general Tiandu once followed the Chu army He rescued Zhao State and was named King of Qi due to his meritorious service, making his capital Linzi.

Tian An, the grandson of King Jian of Qi who was destroyed by the Qin Dynasty in the past, captured several cities north of Jishui when Xiang Yu crossed the river to rescue Zhao State, and led his army to surrender to Xiang Yu. Therefore, Tian An was granted the title of King of Jibei and was appointed King of Jibei. Du Boyang.

Tian Rong failed Xiang Liang many times and was unwilling to lead the army to follow the Chu army to attack the Qin army, so he did not seal it. Zhao General Cheng'an Jun Chen Yu left his seal and left without following Xiang Yu into Guanzhong. However, Xiang Yu considered him to have contributed to Zhao State based on his previous achievements. Hearing that he was in Nanpi, he took the opportunity to send three people around Nanpi to Guanzhong. The county seal was given to him.

Fan Jun's general Mei Wei had many military exploits, so he was granted the title of 100,000 household lords.

Finally, Xiang Yu established himself as the overlord of Western Chu, ruling nine counties including Kuaiji, Chen, Dang, Dong, Yingchuan, Xue, Donghai, Sishui and Nanyang, with his capital at Pengcheng.

The First Year of the Overlord of Western Chu
April
All the princes evacuated from the theater and returned to their feudal states. The Overlord also left the customs and returned to the feudal country, and sent people to move Emperor Yi, saying: "In ancient times, the emperors owned land with a radius of thousands of miles, and they must live in the upper reaches." So he sent envoys to move Emperor Yi to Chen in Changsha County. county.

The Overlord has always believed that there is no need for Emperor Yi to exist, but due to the presence of all the princes at that time, he had to obey the Emperor from afar. Now that all the princes have returned to their respective fiefdoms, the Overlord is not ready to let this waste sit on his head anymore. .

So he secretly ordered Wu Rui, king of Hengshan, and Yingbu, king of Linjiang, to kill Emperor Yi on the Yangtze River.

Logically speaking, the world should be stabilized after the new enfeoffment, but because of the overlord's ulterior motive of enfeoffment, wars began as soon as the princes returned to their fiefdoms.

August
First of all, as soon as King Yan Zang Tu returned to his feudal state, he wanted to expel Han Guang to Liaodong, but Han Guang refused to obey, so Zang Tu killed Han Guang in Wuzhong County and annexed his fiefdom.

Then Tian Rong heard that Xiang Yu changed the title of King Tian of Qi to King of Jiaodong and made Qi general Tiandu King of Qi. He was very angry, so he didn't want King Tiandu of Qi to go to Jiaodong, so he took the opportunity to rebel in Qi State and fight against Tiandu. They were all defeated and fled to Chu to join the Overlord.

Tian Shi, the king of Jiaodong, was afraid of the overlord, so he did not dare to accept Tian Rong's support, so he fled to the feudal state of Jiaodong. Tian Rong was very angry after hearing this, so he sent troops to pursue Tian Shi and killed him in Jimo. Tian Rong therefore proclaimed himself the king of Qi. He attacked west and killed Tian An, the king of Jibei, and annexed the Sanqi area. In order to stop the coming overlord's attack, Tian Rong granted Peng Yue the seal of general, allowing him to rebel in Liang and contain some of Xiang Yu's troops. Then he teamed up with Chen Yu, who was dissatisfied with the result of the overlord's enfeoffment, to attack Zhang Er, the king of Changshan.

Zhang Er fled because he had an old relationship with Liu Bang, so he fled south to Hanzhong and surrendered to the King of Han. After Chen Yu defeated Zhang Er, he went to Daijun to welcome the original King of Zhao Xie, so that he could return to Zhao and become the King of Zhao again.

King Zhao also took advantage of the situation and made Chen Yu the king of Dai, ruling Dai County.

Bai Wangqing and Handan Wang Wei did not cause Xiao Qiang's trouble. They knew Xiang Yu's purpose of enfeoffing Bai Wei, and Bai Wei was also disdainful of Xiang Yu's actions in Xianyang.

So Bai Qing asked Bai Wei to lead his Handan army to assist Hanoi County in defending King Zhao and unexpected enemies. He sent Lord Anwu Sun Yin to lead an army to attack King Wei Bao of the Western Wei Dynasty and capture Hedong County. Then he went all the way north to capture Taiyuan County and Yanmen County. , Yunzhong County.

On the other side, the Han Kingdom has captured the Guanzhong area and is shaking its desire for the world at Hangu Pass.

Speaking of Liu Bang, after the princes separated from each other, he followed Zhang Liang's advice, entered Hanzhong, and then burned the plank road into Shu to show that he had no intention of harming the world. This move really reassured Xiang Yu, and he paid little attention to Liu Bang after that. .

Zhang Liang said to Liu Bang: "My lord, if you wish to conquer the world, you will only need one general!"

Liu Bang said: "I have generals such as Fan Kuai and Xia Houying, which is enough!"

Zhang Liang shook his head and said, "Otherwise, it would be enough for generals such as Fan Kuai and Xia Houying to rush into battle and kill the enemy. But when it comes to the formation of troops, there is a huge gap. To deal with a peerless general like Xiang Yu, we must have a peerless general!"

Liu Bang said with a gloomy expression: "But where is it?"

Zhang Liang was helpless.

At this time, Xiao He, a minister under Liu Bang, said: "I recommend someone to your lord who can rival Xiang Yu!"

Liu Bang asked in surprise: "Where is it?"

"Just outside the tent."

"The people recommended by Mr. Xiao must have real talents and knowledge, and they also invite great talents to be included in the account."

Soon, a young man stepped into the military tent, saluted Liu Bang and said: "Han Xin, the head of Guizhou, meets the King of Han!"

"Are you the talent recommended by Mr. Xiao to rival Xiang Yu?"

"Exactly!"

"What skills do you have that can rival Xiang Yu? Please tell me!"

"I was originally a halberd-wielding doctor under Xiang Yu's tent, and I knew how brave Xiang Yu was. However, no matter how brave he is, he is only a human being. As long as he is a human, his strength and energy are limited. As long as we can trap him in the formation, If he can't rush out or break the formation, he can be strangled in the formation!"

After hearing this, Liu Bang touched his palm and said, "Why didn't I think of that?"

After hearing this, Han Xin said: "Even if the king knows this method, he will not be able to trap Xiang Yu in the formation."

Liu Bang asked: "Why?"

"Because the king cannot command every soldier carefully, which will cause the formation to collapse."

"Oh? Are you okay?"

"Yes, I can!"

Liu Bang looked at Xiao He and saw him nodding. He had obviously seen Han Xin's power, so Liu Bang said without hesitation: "Since you said you can defeat Xiang Yu, and Mr. Xiao also recommends you, then I will believe you."

Liu Bang then ordered Han Xin to be appointed as the general of the Han Dynasty to command all the soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty. Then he built a high platform and awarded him the Han Dynasty Sword to show his authority.

Han Xin was very excited and finally found his master. Which prince could compare to Liu Bang's treatment of him?
Thinking of the humiliation of the crotch and the pain of hunger when I was a teenager; Xiang Yu's subordinates repeatedly failed to offer suggestions and were ridiculed instead; when I wanted to join the White Army, I was not only rejected, but also mercilessly ridiculed and humiliated by the White Army leader. I couldn't help but get wet in my eyes. And secretly made up his mind to die for his confidant.

(End of this chapter)