Ni Chu

Fan Zeng first poured Xiang Ye a cup of tea with his own hands, then reached out his hand and made a "please" gesture to him and said, "General, this is tea, which is usually used as medicine. I accidentally brew it with boiling water. The aroma is overflowing, and it tastes good to drink, so I specially took it out to taste with the general today."

Xiang Ye looked at the tea bowl in front of him, held it up with both hands, gently blew on the tea leaves floating on the water, took a sip, and nodded after drinking: "Not bad, not bad, indeed Good tea,"

"Oh," Fan Zeng tilted his head, looked at Xiang Ye meaningfully and said, "The general seems to be very knowledgeable about tea, maybe he has drunk it before."

Being questioned by Fan Zeng, Xiang Ye suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "I just thought it was delicious, so I couldn't help but admire it. I hope Yafu can't be blamed."

Xiang Ye has also drank tea, but he doesn't drink much tea that is brewed directly from tea leaves. Before coming to Qin Mo, he was also fond of bottled drinks like many young people. If you let him say Which brand of black tea or green tea tastes better, he will definitely be familiar with it, but if he is asked to taste tea, he is really a complete layman.

Fan Zeng nodded with a smile, and said to Xiang Ye: "I thought the general drank it before. Since I think it's delicious, I'll drink more. I'll pack some for the general and bring it back to the tent to taste."

"Thank you so much Ya Fu," Xiang Ye bowed and thanked Fan Zeng. Although he chatted with Fan Zeng about tea, he did not forget the purpose of his trip, and continued, "I came here to Because I want to ask Yafu for help on something important, "

"Is it to solve the matter of surrendering the army?" Fan Zeng held the tea bowl in his hand, tasted it carefully and said lightly: "I already know about this matter, and I am going to persuade the general."

"Yafu also objected to the general's doing that." Xiang Ye looked around. Although there was no one else in the tent, he still didn't make it clear. The so-called walls have ears. This matter must not be leaked in advance, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

Fan Zeng nodded, and said to Xiang Ye: "This matter is indeed against the law of heaven. This old man is going to persuade the general. General Xiang is here today. I have another matter to discuss with the general."

Hearing Fan Zeng said that he was willing to persuade Xiang Yu, Xiang Ye let go of his hanging heart, and asked, "I don't know what will be sent to Yafu when he finds the end."

Fan Zeng pondered for a while, and then said to Xiang Ye: "General Xiang must have heard of King Huai's agreement."

Xiang Ye nodded. Not only had he heard about the covenant with King Huai, but he also knew how this covenant would play a role in promoting the development of history in the future.

"Before the army marched westward, King Huai once declared to the generals that whoever enters Guanzhong first will be the king of Guanzhong." Seeing Xiang Ye nodding, Fan Zeng continued: "When assigning the marching route, King Huai deliberately arranged for Liu Bang to take the military. Entering Guanzhong, although the road is narrow, there is no main force of the Qin army. Presumably Liu Bang should have broken through Wuguan at this time. On the way to Xianyang, the general was delayed by Song Yi and spent a lot of time on the road. It is hopeless to enter Xianyang before Liu Bang, I beg the general to enter the pass in the future, the general must find a way to eradicate Liu Bang, if this person is not eliminated, it will be a huge obstacle to the general's hegemony, "

After hearing Fan Zeng's words, Xiang Ye was stunned. Now that Xiang Yu's army has not yet entered the border of Guanzhong, Fan Zeng already thought that Liu Bang would be a major obstacle to his hegemony in the future. Hearing this, Xiang Ye couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable , He also has counselors under his account, but since Wu You followed him, he hasn't done much, and he hasn't given him any constructive advice until now.

Xiang Yu had Fan Zeng under his tent, and Liu Bang had Zhang Liang in front of his tent. In the Chu-Han War, it was not so much a contest between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, but more often a battle of wits between Fan Zeng and Zhang Liang.

Xiang Ye does not have the wildness to fight for hegemony, but he also knows that if he wants to survive in the era of conflicts between Chu and Han, he must have strength, and strength is not only reflected in force, but also in whether the brains are enough Go strong.

"What is the general thinking?" Seeing that Xiang Ye was silent, Fan Zeng turned his head to look at his face carefully, and asked, "Could it be that the general is embarrassed by the old man's request?"

Xiang Ye shook his head with a wry smile, and said to Fan Zeng: "The general and Yafu have treated me with great kindness. My life, Xiang Ye, was saved by the general. In terms of family affection, I am the general's brother-in-law. Apart from me, I'm afraid few people are suitable to do it. It's just that I have done things under Liu Bang's tent, and I still know a little about Liu Bang. If he occupies Guanzhong, I am afraid that the general will have a very bumpy road to hegemony in the future, and to put it even less pleasant, Liu Bang may even kill the general and become the lord of the world."

"What the general said is true," Fan Zeng nodded, and said with a very serious expression, "That's why I thought about how to get rid of Liu Bang and clear the way for the general."

"What is Yafu's plan?" After hearing Fan Zeng's words, Xiang Ye's heart suddenly tightened. He looked up at Fan Zeng who was sitting opposite him, frowned and said, "Now Liu Bang is marching from the West Road to Xianyang. Xianyang, he has merits but no faults, it is difficult to find a reason to get rid of him."

Fan Zeng nodded, and after a long silence, he said to Xiang Ye: "We will talk about this matter after we enter the customs. As long as it is a human being, there must be faults. There must be a reason to kill him. What the general just said I will go and tell the general, if the general is willing to listen to the old man’s persuasion, the general should not ask any more questions about this matter, as asking too many questions will do harm to the general.”

"The general understands," Xiang Ye bowed to Fan Zeng, bowed his hands, and then got up and left Fan Zeng's camp.

After returning to the tent, Xiang Ye ordered Wei Feng and others to restrain the soldiers and horses under the tent, and not to cause friction with the Qin army. The matter has reached this point, and all he can do is to try to ease the tension between the two before Xiang Yu actually carried out the massacre. The contradiction between the army prevented the tragedy from happening.

Xiang Ye didn't know that when the army marched to Xin'an, the Qin army got Xiang Yu's order and stationed at the place facing south of Xin'an with its back facing the canyon.

At the same time, many Chu soldiers secretly prepared arrows, knives and axes, and a massacre was about to take place.

The moon was sparse, and the soft moonlight poured on the earth like water. The dry and cold wind swept over the treetops, rolled up the only two dead leaves on the branches, and flew to the distance with a whistle.

Xiang Ye stood outside the tent with his long sword in his hand. The female soldiers had just been dismissed. Since defeating the male soldiers for the first time, these female soldiers have become more and more courageous during training, and now they have grown into a powerful force capable of fighting independently.

Bai Fu also trained them harshly. At first, the female soldiers did not believe that as women, Bai Fu would really use military law to punish them. After teaching the female soldiers who violated military discipline, more than 1000 people realized that there are no men and women in the army, but only soldiers and officers.

The night in Xin'an was bleak and somewhat desolate. Standing outside the tent, Xiang Ye looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and suddenly there was a hint of ominous feeling in his heart.

This ominous feeling swept over his whole body in an instant, he shivered fiercely, and quickly turned his head and said to Erhu who was standing behind him: "Erhu, hurry up and prepare the horse for me, I'm going to General Sima Xin Do things before the account,"

"General, it's so late. It's more than ten miles away from General Sima Xin's residence. In case something happens along the way..." Erhu has been with Xiang Ye since he followed him in Haiyan City. Here at Xiang Ye, he learned how to use a sword, and made many military exploits. He has an inexplicable dependence on Xiang Ye, so he naturally doesn't want Xiang Ye to walk on the road with no one in the middle of the night.

"Prepare the horse quickly, or it will be too late," Xiang Ye glared at the two tigers, and said in a stern tone: "Human life is a matter of heaven and earth, so we must not delay it."

Seeing that Xiang Ye's face was not good-looking, the two tigers responded and hurriedly led the horse for him.

"Where are you going, General?" Just as Erhu left, a man in a royal blue dark suit walked towards Xiang Ye, and said as he walked, "I heard the general say from a long distance to prepare horses. Dare to ask the night is deep, where the general wants to go, "

Xiang Ye looked at the person who came, and it was none other than Wu You who had seldom advised him since he followed him.

"Sir, I don't know. The general may do something unexpected tonight. I'm going to stop him," Xiang Ye frowned. Although he was talking to Wu You, his gaze was directed at Wu You. South of Xin'an City.

Wu You smiled and shook his head and said, "Even if the general rushes away now, it's already too late. Why don't you just wait for the news in the camp, so that you won't feel even more sad when you see the tragic situation?"

"Mister knows what I'm going to do." After hearing Wu You's words, Xiang Ye was stunned for a moment, looked at him and asked, "Could it be that the general's plan has spread like wildfire, even Mr. has heard about it?"

Wu You shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that the lives of 20 Qin troops were lost. They didn't die on the battlefield, but because of what the general needed for his hegemony. If the general doesn't want to anger the general, it's best not to come here today Go to General Sima Xin's tent, that's right."

"How do you say that?" Xiang Ye frowned. He had indeed learned this history, but he never thought it had anything to do with Xiang Yu's hegemony.

"The main reason for the General's killing of the Qin army's descendants this time is not that these surrendered soldiers uttered dissatisfaction, but that he wanted to use this move to completely defeat the Qin people's will to resist. Not to mention, there must be a gap in my heart with the general," Wu You clasped her fists and bowed to Xiang Ye, "Please return the money to the general."