Ni Chu

Xiang Bo was in Bashang, and was fooled by Liu Bang and Zhang Liang. After a long talk with Liu Bang and Zhang Liang, he was convinced that Liu Bang had no ambition to dominate, so he made an appointment with Liu Bang, and the next day Let him go to Hongmen to apologize in person early in the morning.

In Hongmen, after Xiang Ye arranged for everyone to make arrangements, Meng Su and Xiang Qing also found him.

"General, the two of us will also participate in the battle against Bashang," Meng Su and Xiang Qing said to Xiang Ye straight to the point after entering Xiang Ye's big tent, looking at the people sitting inside.

"No," Xiang Ye looked up at them, and said to them, "You guys stay in the barracks tomorrow. It will be a big help if you don't come out. To attack or not to attack Bashang tomorrow, you still need to wait for the general's order. This matter It doesn't count if I say something, "

"Then we have a request." Meng Su and Xiang Qing looked at each other and said to Xiang Ye: "We ask the general to allocate the thousand female soldiers to us and let us lead them. If we march into Bashang, we will Lead these female soldiers to the battlefield and make meritorious service for the general,"

Xiang Ye was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said to them: "Okay, you will hand over to Bai Fu immediately, and the female soldiers will be led by the two of you in the future, as your personal guards, and they will be called the 'Women's Army' from now on. From the officers to the soldiers, it was all women," he said.

"No," the two women cupped their hands towards Xiang Ye at the same time. Seeing that Wu You and the others were still sitting in the tent, they knew that Xiang Ye still had something to arrange, so they told everyone to retreat and walked out of the tent.

"Sister, since we decided to be the general's wife in the future, he seems to be alienated from us, do you feel it?" Out of the tent, Xiang Qing and Meng Su walked side by side, Xiang Qing suddenly sighed to Meng Su Su said: "Sometimes I think of how indifferent he is to us now, and I feel angry with him, but more often, I feel sorry for him when I see his tired appearance after fighting in the battlefield."

Meng Su also sighed, and said to Xiang Qing: "Sister, why don't I think the same way? You are okay, and you still have a chance to block a shot for the general. I have been with him for so long, but I can't do anything." Doing it for him makes me feel so guilty thinking I'm his wife,"

"My sister seems to hate Liu Bang very much." Xiang Qing looked up at the blue sky, sighed and said to Mengsu, "I proposed to the general to fight Bashang with him because I found out that the general hates Liu Bang very much. I want to share some worries for him, "

Mentioning Liu Bang, Meng Su narrowed his eyes slightly, gritted his teeth and said: "That guy Liu Bang once tried to insult me, how can I let him continue to live in this world, if I don't kill him in this life, I, Meng Su, can't be calm facing the general,"

Xiang Qing nodded and said to Mengsu: "If it were me, I would definitely kill him. We only have the general in our hearts. Any man who tries to misbehave us must die."

Xiang Ye arranged to intercept and kill Liu Bang, and Xiang Bo also returned to Hongmen that night.

Because he took a small road, Er Hu and others who went to chase Xiang Bo did not meet him, so they lost the last chance to stop him and excuse Liu Bang in front of Xiang Yu.

Back at Hongmen, Xiang Bo had an audience with Xiang Yu overnight.

Xiang Yu had already fallen asleep, but Uncle Xiang was his uncle after all, and he couldn't refuse his uncle's request to see him, so he had to get up and summon him.

"General, I just went to Bashang." As soon as he entered Xiang Yu's tent, Uncle Xiang said to him, "I made a special trip to ask Liu Bang on behalf of the general why he guarded Hangu Pass and resisted the entry of the army."

Hearing Uncle Xiang say that he had gone to Bashang, Xiang Yu's face immediately turned ugly, but Uncle Xiang was his uncle, and he couldn't get angry for a while, so he had to ask patiently: "What did Liu Bang say, did he plead guilty? "

"No," Xiang Bo replied with his head slightly lowered.

"Humph," Xiang Yu snorted coldly, and said, "Uncle has worked hard. Since Liu Bang's fellow pleaded not guilty, and Xiang Ye's army will kill Bashang tomorrow, I will definitely let him die without a place to bury him."

Seeing that Xiang Yu was angry, Uncle Xiang raised his head and said calmly: "General, calm down, let me tell you, I went to Bashang to investigate today. Liu Bang entered Guanzhong, and Guanzhong's property did not dare to touch it. Afterwards, he withdrew from the city and garrisoned Bashang. In Bashang, Liu Bang personally told me that he had registered all property and population in Guanzhong, and sealed up all treasuries, waiting for the arrival of the general to hand them over."

After hearing Uncle Xiang's words, Xiang Yu sneered and asked twice: "Then uncle, can you tell me why Liu Bang sent troops to occupy Hangu Pass and prevent our army from entering the pass when our army entered the pass? I don't care now." How he registered the population and sealed the treasury, I am concerned about why he blocked the army from entering the customs, "

Seeing that Xiang Yu was angry, Xiang Bo quickly explained: "The general does not know. The reason why Liu Bang sent troops to guard Hangu Pass is to prevent other thieves from entering the pass. Now the world is not stable, and thieves are everywhere. Given the situation, the capture of Xianyang would be a waste of all previous efforts.”

"Oh," Xiang Yu frowned, looked at Uncle Xiang and asked, "Is there any evidence for what Uncle said, and there is no evidence, how can I believe it?"

"I have already made an agreement with Pei Gong that he should come to Hongmen tomorrow morning to apologize to the general and explain the whole story. I don't know what the general wants." Seeing that Xiang Yu's attitude was a little hesitant, Xiang Bo said quickly: "The general and Pei Gong are together Minister, if there is a misunderstanding, you just need to clarify it face to face, why do you have to meet each other with swords?"

Xiang Yu pondered for a moment, and he was also fighting fiercely in his heart. It was indeed easy to kill Liu Bang, but after all, Liu Bang and he were both ministers of Chu, and he was really a little bit ruthless when he did something to the courtiers of Da Chu.

"General, how do you deal with this matter," Xiang Yu asked anxiously, without saying a word.

Xiang Yu frowned and thought for a while and said to Uncle Xiang: "You go and arrange for the quartermaster immediately, let him give orders, and prepare a banquet tomorrow to celebrate Peigong. As for Xiang Ye, I will send someone to tell him to suspend the discussion. Bashang’s attack, tomorrow the whole army will celebrate for Pei Gong, as for the defense of Hangu Pass, the truth will come to light tomorrow.”

"It's so good." Hearing that Xiang Yu said that he would suspend his attack on Bashang and hold a banquet to celebrate Liu Bang's success, Xiang Bo hurriedly said, "I'll arrange it right away, and I will make sure that the banquet will be held in a beautiful manner, which will not disappoint the General." face,"

Not long after Xiang Bo met Xiang Yu, Xiang Ye, who had fallen asleep, was woken up by his own soldiers.

A herald sent by Xiang Yu conveyed to him the order to suspend the attack on Bashang. After receiving the order, Xiang Ye sat in the tent for a while without saying a word.

The Hongmen banquet is about to begin, and everything he has arranged in advance will officially start after the banquet begins.

"Come on," Xiang Ye sat alone in the dark tent for a long time before shouting to the outside: "Go and invite Mr. Wu You here, and tell me that I have something important to discuss."

Er Hu, who was standing outside the door and was in charge of protecting Xiang Ye, quickly responded and ran to invite Wu You.

Wu You hadn't slept yet. When Erhu arrived outside his tent, he was lying on the couch, reading a scroll of bamboo slips by a dim oil lamp.

Hearing that Xiang Ye called him to go, Wu You hurriedly got up and followed Erhu towards Xiang Ye's big tent.

"Sir, I have been thinking about something for a long time just now, but I still haven't figured it out, so I specially asked you to come here to clarify my doubts." As soon as Wu You entered the big tent, Xiang Ye quickly stood up and went to the door to hold his hand Said: "I want to take advantage of this opportunity to kill Liu Bang, but the general just ordered someone to come and give an order to let me suspend the attack on Bashang. Although we have already guessed this result in advance, the words came from the mouth of the general. It is obvious that he no longer wants to kill Liu Bang, "

"The general is so frugal that he doesn't even light a lamp." Wu You didn't answer Xiang Ye's question immediately, but looked into the dark tent and said, "It's pitch black, so it's no wonder the general feels confused." ,"

Xiang Ye was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look inside the tent, it was indeed pitch black, and the furnishings inside the tent could not be seen clearly.

"Come here, light up the lamp for me," Xiang Ye called to the outside of the tent when Wu You said that there was no light in the tent.

Erhu, who had just escorted Wu You back, responded, walked into the tent, lit the fire and lit the oil lamp.

The dim light of the oil lamp flickered from side to side. Under the flickering light, the faces of Xiang Ye and Wu You were both half-bright and half-dark, looking a little weird.

"General, can we sit down and talk about it?" After the lights came on, Wu You smiled at Xiang Ye and said, "I haven't slept tonight, and I'm thinking about it too."

Xiang Ye said to Wu You, "Sir, please sit down. I invite you to come late at night, just to listen to your teachings."

After the two sat down, Xiang Ye shouted to the door: "Er Hu, bring me two cups of the tea that Yafu gave me last time. I'm going to have a long talk with my husband tonight."

"No, no, General, please don't talk to me all night long." Hearing that Xiang Ye said that he would talk all night long, Wu You quickly waved his hand and said, "I'm a sleepy person. When I'm sleepy, I don't want to think about anything. So let's make things clear quickly and go to bed separately."

"Yeah," Xiang Ye nodded again and again. At this time, Erhu had already walked in with two cups of thick tea, placed a cup on the table in front of them, and left two more Clay pots filled with hot water and wrapped in straw.

Xiang Ye picked up the teacup and compared it to Wu You and said, "Taste this, sir, and see how it tastes."

Wu You picked up the teacup and took a sip, then frowned and said, "It's a bit bitter, but it's very fragrant."

"That's right. Drinking more of this stuff has the effects of clearing the lungs, relieving heat, and invigorating the spleen. Anyway, it's a good thing. Drink more," Seeing that Wu You didn't reject the tea, Xiang Ye took a big sip of tea and continued : "I predict that Liu Bang will come to Hongmen tomorrow to apologize to the general. I want to take this opportunity to kill him. I don't know if the master has a perfect plan."

Wu You shook his head with a smile and said, "General, I stayed up tonight, and I've been thinking about how to deal with Liu Bang. On the way here, I wanted to tell you that Liu Bang can't be killed for the time being."