Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 192 Han Xin's Ambition

Wu She had already left, and after presenting the King of Qin Yuxi and expressing his intention of coming, he took his leave very tactfully.

As for the jade seal, of course it stayed, and it was still placed on the low table in front of Han Xin. Under the light of the oil lamp, it reflected a dazzling fluorescent light, which fascinated the eyes.

Han Xin has also calmed down from the excitement of getting the jade seal for the first time.

After Han Xin calmed down, a problem immediately emerged. How to deal with this jade seal?Should I dedicate the jade seal to the King of Han, or keep it for myself?
It is said that the king of Han is the head of all kings, so the jade seal should be dedicated to him.

However, Han Xin couldn't deceive himself, there was a strange emotion surging in his heart, and there was a strong voice roaring in his mind: a man is a man, born in this world, he should sweep the world, You should look down on the heroes and become an emperor like the first emperor!
After a long while, Han Xin's eyes finally fell on Lou Jing's face.

Lou Jing has a great talent, Han Xin knows about it, what Han Xin doesn't know is that Lou Jing is an incomparable strategist, Lou Jing's strategic vision will never lose to Wei Liao.

Lou Jing easily guessed Han Xinxin's hesitation, and immediately asked: "My lord, do you want to be a prince whose fate is controlled by others, or an emperor whose fate is controlled by others?"

Lou Jing's words are powerful, and he immediately pointed out the essential difference between princes and emperors. This is much more clever than Kuai Che's use of physiognomy to lobby Han Xin. Influence, but a military strategist like Han Xin obviously doesn't believe in metaphysics, and Lou Jing's words are directly punishing!

Lou Jing's meaning has been made very clear. If you just want to be a prudent vassal king, then quickly dedicate Qin Wang Yuxi to Liu Bang, but I don't guarantee that you will end well in the future. The emperor with authority, then don't hand over the jade seal, but keep it for yourself.

Han Xin looked at the jade seal on the low table, his face changed again and again, obviously, he still couldn't make up his mind all at once.

Lou Jing then quietly withdrew from the big tent. He had already said what should be said. As for how to decide, that was Han Xin's own business. Lou Jing could not and did not have the right to make decisions for Han Xin. He hoped that Han Xin would not give away the jade seal. If Japan and South Korea would unify the world, then Lou Jing would probably be the first prime minister of the Daqi Empire!

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On the outskirts of Puyang, Cao Shen's [-] troops are marching towards Baima.

While walking, a fast horse suddenly came galloping from behind. When Cao Shen looked back anxiously, it was Cao Yu, the legitimate son who stayed by King Qi's side and served as the general of the guard.

It was Lou Jing who gave Han Xin the idea to choose the son of a trusted minister and military commander as Suwei general. In addition to Cao Shen's son Cao Yu, Wang Ji, the son of Guoxiang Wangling, was also Han Xin's Suwei general.

"My son?" Cao Shen frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Cao Yu got off his horse, bowed his hands to Cao Shen again and said, "Father, Your Majesty wants you to lead the army back to Boyang immediately."

"Huh? Return to Boyang?!" Cao Shen was stunned when he heard the words, and said in disbelief, "My son, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Cao Yu sighed, looked at the generals on the left and right, then stepped forward and said in a low voice, "Father, can I take another step to speak?"

Cao Shen understood, immediately shouted back the left and right generals, and then asked: "My son, what happened, why did your majesty suddenly retreat?"

Cao Yu said: "Father, Xiang Zhuang dedicated the King of Qin Yuxi to the King!"

"Ah?!" Cao Shen was shocked when he heard the words, Xiang Zhuang actually dedicated the jade seal to King Qi? !
No wonder King Qi wanted to retreat all of a sudden, it turned out that he got the jade seal!It’s just that this news is really not good news for Cao Shen. The king of Qi got the jade seal but kept it a secret. Most likely he didn’t intend to dedicate it to the king of Han. If the king of Han knew about it, he would definitely send someone to ask for it. What should he do with Cao Shen and Wang Ling at that time? where?

Cao Yu whispered: "Father, do you want to send someone to report to the King of Han?"

"No." Cao Shen shook his head and said in a deep voice, "My son, how did you know about this?"

Cao Yu said: "When the envoys of the Chu army came to present the jade seal to the king, it happened that it was the child's turn to guard the king's tent, so he overheard a few words, but the child did not see it in person."

Cao Shen said: "This should be King Qin Yuxi, otherwise King Qi would definitely not change his mind halfway and retreat back to Boyang." I haven't heard about the Yuxi, let alone tell anyone about it, you know?"

Cao Yu said awe-inspiringly: "Dear you, the King of Han..."

"Don't worry about it, you can make your own decisions as a father." Cao Shen waved his hand, but he was sighing in his heart. Han Wang is benevolent and the leader of all kings in the world. He was originally the most likely to become the co-lord of the world, but now, Qi But Wang got Qin Wang Yuxi, and the future situation immediately became confusing, and the Cao family... It seems that it is time to make a careful decision.

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Dingtao, Liangwang Palace.

"What did you say?" Peng Yue stared straight at Peng Ming, and said in disbelief, "The Qi army has gone back?"

Peng Ming nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle, the [-] forward troops led by General Qi Cao Can have already arrived in the suburbs of Puyang, but they turned around and turned back east. They should have passed Zhen County by now. gone."

"What's going on here?" Peng Yue frowned puzzled, "It's all right, why did you retreat?"

No wonder Peng Yue was puzzled, this doesn't look like Han Xin's style?Han Xin has always been a loyal and loyal man, and his relationship with Liu Bang, the King of Han, shouldn't be so anticlimactic?Could it be that there are secrets that are not humane?For example, Han Xin and Xiang Zhuang have reached some kind of tacit agreement?
Peng Ming said in a low voice: "Uncle, Han Xin must have benefited from Xiang Zhuang, right?"

"You kid, you're talking nonsense. What good can make King Qi retreat? Eh..." Peng Yue's heart suddenly moved slightly. Could it be that Han Xin got King Qin's jade seal from Xiang Zhuang?Xiangzhuang's son was desperate, so it was not impossible to donate the jade seal. If the king of Qi got the jade seal, it would not be difficult to explain why he would withdraw his troops and return to Qi.

The more Peng Yue thought about it, the more he felt that this was very possible, and a burst of anger ignited immediately.

At this moment, Peng Yue suddenly felt a kind of renegade anger, as if his most beloved treasure was taken away by Han Xin.

"Boom!" Peng Yue slammed down his iron fist, smashing the table in front of him to pieces, and the pen, ink, inkstone and several volumes of letters placed on the table were scattered all over the floor in an instant.

"Uncle?!" Peng Ming was startled.

Peng Yue soon realized his gaffe, took two deep breaths, and then tried his best to control his anger, then shook his hand and said, "It's all right, I'm all right."

As soon as the words fell, Xi Yi, the gatekeeper, suddenly came in and said, "Your Majesty, Chu envoy Wu She is asking to see you."

"Wu She?!" Peng Yue's suppressed anger suddenly flared up again, and he said angrily, "This guy is so bold, how dare he come to see the widow?"

Peng Ming said murderously: "Uncle, nephew, go and kill him now!"

Xi Yi's expression changed drastically, and he said, "Your Majesty, you must not kill the envoy lightly."

Peng Yue snorted and told Peng Ming, "Go, invite Wu She in, don't be rude!"

"Here!" Peng Ming abruptly agreed, took the order and left, and after a while, he led Wu She into the main hall of the palace.

Seeing Peng Yue, Wu She first bowed slightly, then smiled and said, "King Liang, are you here all right?"

"Hmph!" Peng Yue snorted, his anger still lingering, "It's rare that Mr. Wu Yi still remembers the widow."

Peng Yue has always been concerned about Wu She pretending to be Wuyi and provoking Han and Liang armies to fight in Aocang. This is a rare mistake he has made since Juye Ze raised his troops. This fellow's eloquence is really outstanding, and he was stunned to be encouraged by this fellow's eloquent tongue.

Peng Yue was furious, but Wu She didn't take it seriously, saying: "The demeanor of King Liang is even better than before."

Peng Yue shook his head, then feigned anger and said: "Mr. Wu She, are you not afraid that the widow will kill you?"

Wu She waved his hands, and smiled again: "There is a saying that when two countries fight each other, if the envoys are not beheaded, if your majesty wants to be called a butcher, or if you kill me, it will calm your majesty, even if you kill me."

"Clang..." Amidst the ear-piercing sound of metal rubbing against each other, Peng Ming had already drawn out his sword clangingly.

But Peng Yue shook his hand, and said to Wu She: "Sir, you don't come here to reminisce about old times, do you?"

"Liang Wang Mingjian." Wu She cupped his hands again, and said again, "At the order of my general, I will present a big gift to Liang Guo, and I hope Liang Wang will accept it with a smile." After finishing speaking, Wu She touched his sleeve again. A gift list was drawn out and handed to Peng Yue.

Peng Yue casually took the gift list from Wu She, and immediately changed his expression after taking a look at it, and said, "Two thousand horses, five thousand stones of chestnut rice, and one hundred thousand catties of dried meat?!"

Peng Ming and Xi Yi next to him were also full of surprises, neither of them thought that Wu She came to give a gift, and it was such a heavy gift!
Peng Yue collected himself and said, "Mr. Wu She, isn't this ceremony too heavy?"

"Not heavy, not heavy." Wu She waved his hand and said calmly, "This is also the sincerity of my general. I only hope that Liang and Chu can get along well from now on, and don't use swords rashly."

"Hmph." Peng Yue suddenly snorted and said, "Compared to King Qin Yuxi, this gift is really nothing."

Wu She's heart skipped a beat, everything was as expected by the military advisor, he pretended to be shocked, and said in a voiceless voice: "King Liang, how did you know..." Halfway through the speech, Wu She "suddenly woke up", and then quickly moved the second half He swallowed the words back, and changed the subject, "King Liang, I don't know what you're talking about, what jade seal?"

"Sir, why do you have to pretend to understand?" Seeing Wu She's appearance, Peng Yue felt extremely certain in his heart that Xiang Zhuang had indeed dedicated Qin Wang Yuxi to Han Xin, and immediately said, "Go back and tell Xiang Zhuang that you want It’s not impossible for Liang and Chu to have a good relationship, but we need to add another [-] good horses to make up the total of [-]!”

(End of this chapter)