Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 216
Liyang, Xiangzhuang Xingyuan.

Xiang Zhuang was wandering around the yard with Xiang Zhi in his arms, and Xiang Zheng had already fallen asleep in Wei Yue's arms. While shaking the baby in his arms, Wei Yue told Xiang Zhuang, "Be careful, husband, don't get hurt!" Zhier."

"I know, I know, it won't hurt Zhi'er." Xiang Zhuang nodded again and again. As a time traveler, he knows a lot more than the ancients of this era. Maybe it's just that newborns have soft cervical vertebrae and need to be supported when holding them. Looking at his little head?In fact, Wei Yue's worries are unnecessary, swaddling is enough to protect Zhi'er.

Looking at Xiang Zhi's black eyes, Xiang Zhuang suddenly felt an inexplicable feeling in his heart. This feeling is so wonderful that it can't be described in words. Perhaps, this is the mysterious feeling of being connected by blood, Xiang Zhuang Although I have been a human being for two lifetimes, it is really the first time to be a father.

A burst of light footsteps suddenly came from behind.

When Xiang Zhuang looked back, he saw that Yu Ji had already walked in surrounded by Yingzhen and Baili Yishui. When she saw Xiang Zhuang standing in the yard with Xiang Zhi in her arms, Yu Ji hurriedly held up her skirt He hurriedly approached, first he couldn't help but hug Xiang Zhi from Xiang Zhuang's arms, and then said angrily, "Why did you bring Zhi'er into the yard?"

"Uh..." Xiang Zhuang stretched out his hands and said with a wry smile, "Can't you?"

"Of course not." Yu Ji gave Xiang Zhuang a white look, and said, "It's so cold in the yard, and Zhi'er is so small, I can't bear the harsh cold, what if I get frozen?"

Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but be moved. Yu Ji was originally a charming beauty. Otherwise, Xiang Yu would not have fallen in love with her so much. Baili Yishui is also one of ten thousand beauties, but compared with Yu Jiyi, she is slightly inferior.

Yu Ji obviously noticed Xiang Zhuang's gaffe, but she didn't show any strange emotions.

Seeing Yu Ji holding Xiang Zhi gracefully into the bedroom, Xiang Zhuang couldn't help being a little surprised. Ever since she got close to Wei Yue, Yu Ji seemed to be a different person, sweeping away her former decadence. After Xiang Zheng and Xiang Zhi, Yu Ji became more talkative and laughing, and seemed to have completely untied the knot in her heart.

Looking at Yu Ji's beautiful figure, he was stunned for a while, and then Xiang Zhuang followed into the Nuan Pavilion.

As soon as he walked into the Nuan Pavilion, Xiang Zhuang found that the atmosphere inside seemed to be a bit strange. It seemed that Yu Ji had said something to Wei Yue just now, but Wei Yue had a troubled expression on his face.

Looking at Wei Yue with a perplexed face, then at Yu Ji who was begging, and then at Ying Zhen and Baili Yishui next to him with astonished expressions, Xiang Zhuang said puzzledly: "Yue Niang, Yu Ji, What's wrong with you guys?"

Wei Yue lowered her head and said softly, "Sister Miaoyi wants Zhi'er to adopt the late king as his heir."

"What did you say?" Xiang Zhuang was taken aback when he heard the words, and adopted Zhi'er as the heir of the previous king? !

After being stunned for a moment, Xiang Zhuang instinctively wanted to refuse, but after a second thought, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it.

Right now, Xiang Tuo and Xiang Ta have made it clear that they are willing to support Xiang Zhuang as the king of Chu. Even if Xiang Zhi is adopted by Xiang Yu at this time, Xiang Tuo and Xiang Ta will never change their course and support Xiang Zhi as the successor. In any case, Xiang Zhi is still a baby in swaddling clothes, and he is simply not enough to undertake the important task of revitalizing Dachu.

For example, in the history of Sun Wu, when Sun Ce died, because his youngest son Sun Shao was still in his infancy, he was not enough to take on the important task of governing Soochow, so Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, Lu Su and other civil and military officials all chose Sun Quan to succeed him. Even if Sun Shao is the son of Sun Ce, let alone Xiang Zhi is only the stepson of Xiang Yu?

Only in this way, Xiang Zhi will lose the opportunity to establish a reserve.

For the state of Chu, Xiang Yu's branch has become history, and the future Great Chu Empire will only belong to Xiang Zhuang's branch. Xiang Zhuang doesn't want to hand over the country that he has worked so hard to hand over to Xiang Yu in the end. Zhi, in the final analysis, people are selfish animals, and Xiang Zhuang is no exception.

"General." Yu Ji turned to Xiang Zhuang with her beautiful eyes, and Ai Ai said, "I'm sorry for the hero of the first king, but he failed to leave a man and a half woman. Why don't we adopt Zhi'er to the king as his heir, okay? If the king has knowledge, I will also be grateful for your kindness, Miao Yi is here to thank you on behalf of the king, general..."

Xiang Zhuang obviously couldn't resist Yu Ji's soft pleading, so he could only cast a consulting look at Wei Yue.

Concubine Yu actually wanted to find a sustenance for the rest of her life. Since Xiang Yu died in battle, Concubine Yu shed tears every day, and she had long since lost her desire to live. With her deep love for Xiang Yu and her status today, It is doomed that it is impossible to marry someone else, so raising a stepson for Xiang Yu is the only reason for her to live.

"Sister Wuyang, I beg you." Seeing that Xiang Zhuang had acquiesced, Yuji begged Wei Yue again, "Don't worry, sister, even if Zhi'er is adopted by the previous king as heir, he will still stay by your side. The younger sister allows the older sister to come and visit Zhi'er anytime and anywhere, and the older sister is satisfied."

"Really?" Wei Yue's beautiful eyes lit up immediately. Originally, she thought that once Zhi'er was adopted by the late king, Yu Ji would take him away and raise him. No one is willing to leave her own flesh and blood, but if they can still stay by their side, it seems that it is not impossible to adopt to the previous king.

At this moment, Jin Xiang suddenly strode into the Nuan Pavilion, cupped his hands and said, "General, there is news from Jiangzuo!"

"Oh?" Xiang Zhuang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and immediately said to Wei Yue, "Yue Niang, you have the final say on whether or not Zhi'er will be adopted as the heir to the previous king." Come to the front yard.

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In the front yard of Xingyuan, Pojun is like a pillar, standing straight in the yard.

Suddenly, there was the sound of hurried footsteps behind him. When Po Jun looked back anxiously, he saw that Xiang Zhuang was already striding forward surrounded by Jin Xiang and Huyan Zhengde. Po Jun straightened his body and bowed his hands : "See General!"

"Pojun?" Xiang Zhuang waved his hands, and asked anxiously, "Have Gao Chu succeeded?"

Po Jun said: "Report to the general, the general has already succeeded, and the crown has been conferred!"

After all, Po Jun reported to Xiang Zhuang the whole process of Gao Chu's hunting and killing of Xiang Guan in Gaoshan. He heard that Gao Chu not only hunted and killed Xiang Guan, but also surrendered more than 2000 soldiers of Xiang Guan. Zhuang couldn't help being overjoyed, this was really an unexpected joy, Xiang Zhuang really didn't expect Gao Chu to be able to surrender even Xiang Guan's personal soldiers.

"This kid." Xiang Zhuang slapped Jie hard and said, "He has really improved."

It has to be said that the battle of hunting in Gaoshan was very beautiful in Gaochu. Others may not be able to see the subtlety of it, but Xiang Zhuang can clearly see it at a glance.

Xiang Guan's three thousand soldiers are veterans who have experienced many battles, and the combat effectiveness of these veterans is not in vain.

Xiang Guan is surrounded by three thousand veterans and guarded by layers of guards. It can be said that it is as stable as Mount Tai. It is absolutely impossible to launch a surprise attack. Guan was away from the protective net of three thousand guards, but was easily hunted down by Ge Sheng who was ambushing outside the mountain pass.

This kind of skill of lifting weights as if they were light, even if Xiang Zhuang came in person, it was nothing more than that.

After a pause, Xiang Zhuang asked again: "Pojun, where are Xiang Guan's [-] troops?"

Po Jun said: "Report to the General, it has been defeated by General Xiang Tuo's army."

Xiang Zhuang nodded slightly when he heard the words, Xiang Guan's [-] army was originally a temporary patchwork of clan children, basically a group of mobs, once Xiang Guan died, how could the group of dragons without a leader be able to withstand the onslaught of Xiang Tuo's army?In this way, the situation in Jiangdong was immediately clear, and the time for the army to cross the river was finally ripe.

As the army is about to cross the river, it is time for Xiang Zhuang to decide who will stay in Liyang as the main general.

It should be known that Xiang Zhuang's goal is not only to stick to Jiangdong, but one day, he will lead an army back to Jiangbei. Therefore, the bridgehead of Liyang must not be easily lost, so who should be sent to stay behind?There are quite a lot of generals under Xiang Zhuang's command now, but it seems that there are not many who can really stand alone.

Huan Chu, Ji Bu, and Xiao Kai are obviously not capable enough, and Zhongli Mo and Yu Ziqi are also not suitable.

At the beginning of Jiangdong's peace, people's hearts were still uncertain, and Xiang Zhuang had to rely on Zhongli Mo, Yu Ziqi and other old Chu generals to stabilize the army's morale.

Tian Heng has the strength to stand alone, but Xiang Zhuang is not very relieved of him. Xiang Zhuang knows very well that Tian Heng is definitely not a generation who is willing to be inferior to others. Now condescending to be a general is just a stopgap measure. , he would break away from Xiang Zhuang's control without hesitation and set up his own family, so Xiang Zhuang would never give him a chance to guard one side.

Tian Heng is like Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms period. Liu Bei voted first for Tao Qian, then for Lu Bu, then for Cao Cao, then for Liu Biao, and finally got the chance to stand on his own and become the emperor of Shu Han. Although Tian Heng’s experience is not as complicated as Liu Bei’s , but in essence, he is the same kind of person as Liu Bei, and they are all looking for opportunities to become kings on their own in difficulties.

Taking history as a mirror, Xiang Zhuang will never give Tian Heng another chance to stand on his own.

In addition, Huyan Zhengde and Jin Xiang are pure generals, while Zicheshi, Xiqilie, Youyuan, and Bailimao generals have not had the opportunity to show themselves, and it is unknown how capable they are. Meng Jie, Pang Yu, and Gao Chu are three people. In terms of ability alone, the three seem to be equal, but Meng Jie once guarded Jiuyuan alone for eight years!
Considering the importance of Liyang to the Chu army going northward in the future, Meng Ji is undoubtedly the best candidate.

Having made up his mind, Xiang Zhuang immediately turned his head and shouted: "Jin Xiang, let Meng Ji come to Xingyuan immediately."

After saying this, he shouted to Huyan Zhengde: "Huyan, go and inform Mr. Wu She and the Baili military division, and let them come to the camp immediately." Bailixian and Wu She had to arrange the arrangement of the boat and other miscellaneous affairs. Xiang Zhuang didn't want to do everything by himself, and then be exhausted like Zhuge Liang.

(End of this chapter)