Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 347
However, when Xia Houying opened the brocade box on the right, Liu Bang discovered that the head inside was not Peng Yue's at all, but Liu Jia, the clan brother he sent to seal Gaochu!

"Liu Jia?" Liu Bang couldn't believe his eyes, "Gao Chu actually killed Liu Jia?!"

Zhang Liang who was next to him sighed softly. Although the two countries did not kill envoys when they fought, the king of Han sent envoys to confer kingship on the generals under the king of Chu.

Chen Ping was ashamed, and he didn't know whether he should apologize to Liu Bang.

After a long while, Liu Bangcai gritted his teeth and said: "Gao Chu'er dared to kill the widow's clan brother, and the widow vowed to kill him!"

At this moment, Liu Bang was really angry and sad. There were countless officials and generals under Liu Bang's command, and there were not a few who had followed him since Pei* County, such as Xiao He and Xia Houying, but there were only two people Liu Bang trusted the most. Personally, one is Lu Wan who was born in the same year, the same month and the same day as him, and the other is his cousin Liu Jia.

Now, Liu Jia let Gao Chu be killed, can Liu Bang not be angry, can he not be sad?
Taking a deep breath, Liu Bang said again: "I will not avenge this revenge, I swear that I will not be a human being. When the rainy season passes and Liang land is taken away, I will go to Jingxiang and kill Gao Chu to avenge Liu Jia!"

Liu Bang didn't know that it would not be so easy to seize Liang's land.

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Zhao Yan and Shen Tujia led [-] elite soldiers day and night, and finally rushed back to Dingtao after ten days.

The first thing Zhao Yan did after returning to Dingtao was to ask Shentujia to seal off the camp in the north of the city and firmly control the [-] pawns who stayed behind in Dingtao. The second thing was to seal off the palace and imprison Liang Guoguo Xiang Xia said that the third thing is to order Feiqi to go to Linzi, and ask the king of Qi to lead an army to Dingtao to take over Liang.

Zhao Yan knew very well that the time left for him was running out.

Liu Bang lobbied Peng Yue to attack Jingxiang. It was originally a plan to drive away tigers and wolves. It would be fine if Liang Jun won a complete victory. However, the entire Liang army was wiped out. Under such circumstances, the Han army would definitely turn around and deal with Liang Guo.

Therefore, we must lead the Qi army into Liang before the arrival of the Han army!

Looking at the world today, apart from King Xiangzhuang of Chu, only King Han Xin of Qi can compete with King Liu Bang of Han. Zhao Yan also considered dedicating Liang land to King Chu or King Han, but in the end, he decided to defect to King Qi, King Han Zhao Yan and the king of Chu are all heroes among men, but there are so many servants and generals under their command, Zhao Yan thought to himself that it would be difficult to have a bright future.

On the contrary, under King Qi's tent, it seems that there are many talents, and they may be able to build up some achievements if they invest in King Qi's tent.

As for all talents, no one wants to make the icing on the cake, so it is reasonable for Zhao Yan to have this choice.

Moreover, since the failure of the conquest of Huainan, the king of Qi seemed to have a sudden realization, and even issued an order to seek talents, and he was recruiting talents in Qi.

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Ziling, the Palace of the King of Chu.

Amidst the melodious sound of the bell, the Korean, Chinese and military officials approached the main hall in groups of three or four.

Today is not the first day of junior high school, nor the fifteenth day, but the king suddenly summoned a group of ministers for a grand court. Obviously there is something important, and the civil servants and military generals are all talking about it. The matter of King Jing is related. In today's dynasty, whether Gao Chu will be crowned king or be relegated, there must be a clear statement.

At three o'clock in the morning, all the ministers arrived. The civil servants headed by Xiang Ta took their seats on the right side, and the generals took Xiang Tuo's head and took their seats on the left. There were more than ten people in Liao Liao, but more civil servants and military generals could only be divided into left and right squads, standing at the meeting.

After a while, Xiang Zhuang, dressed in the royal attire, entered the hall through the side door and took his seat at the chief.

During the Chu and Han Dynasties, Confucianism, which later generations became absolutely orthodox, had not yet become the mainstream, so Confucian etiquette was not introduced into the court assembly. There is no need to kneel down three times and kowtow nine times, shouting long live, but only need to bow hands and shout to see my king.

After seeing the ceremony, just when the ministers thought that Xiang Zhuang would take the initiative to mention the matter of Gao Chu being king, General Wei Bishu suddenly knelt down from behind the general Xiang Tuo and said loudly: "My king, there is a way to be king. The crown prince is the crown prince of the country, and the crown prince is the foundation of the country. The pre-Qin Dynasty died quickly because there was no crown prince, so my king should set up a crown prince as soon as possible."

Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but smile. The matter of setting up a prince, of course, cannot be brought up by him. As a monarch, he must maintain a detached position at all times. Only when the two factions disagree, can the monarch express his opinion and make a final decision. , otherwise, what is the king's prestige if the monarch has to go into battle with his shirtless and argue with his courtiers?
This emperor's mentality was taught by Mr. Wei earnestly at the beginning, and Xiang Zhuang also understood it.

The two groups of ministers looked at each other, they thought that the theme of today's dynasty was Gao Chu's making the king, but they never thought that when Bi Shu came up, he brought up the irrelevant matter of setting up a prince?In fact, the battle for the reserve position has indeed become the focus of the various factions in Chu's political arena, and each faction has its own candidates.

The clan faction in the old Chu family, that is, Xiang Ta and Xiang Tuo, supported Cao Jigang's eighth son, Xiang Jian.

The Xun Qi faction in the old Chu family, that is, Huan Chu and Ji Bu, supported the second son Xiang Zhi who was adopted by Yu Ji.

The old Qin faction was also divided into two. The faction headed by Bailishi supported Xiangshu, the fourth son born by Baili Yishui, and the other faction headed by Mengshi supported Xiangwang, the fifth son born by Yingzhen.

The candidate for the old Wei family is Xiang Zheng, the eldest son of Wei Yue.

In addition, most ministers without factions also support the eldest son Xiangzheng, believing that Xiangzheng is the natural candidate no matter whether he follows the establishment of the first son or the establishment of the elder.

Sure enough, as soon as Bi Shu finished speaking, Huan Chu was the first to sit up on his knees, and said proudly: "My king, you should be brave when you establish a heir. I think that the son governs the dragon and the tiger, and he looks like a hero, so he should be the heir. "

"The Marquis of Yixiang's statement is absurd." Huan Chu's voice fell, and the alpaca standing behind Xiang Tuo said loudly, "The heir should be the heir, who should be the heir? My king is the king of Chu, and I should be the daughter of Chu." The heirs born are the descendants, and the minister thinks that non-gongzi Jian is not enough to be a reserve."

These words are quite embarrassing, directly ignoring Wei Yue as the queen, and not recognizing her as Xiang Zhuang's wife. There is a voice that thinks that Xiang Zhuang should abolish Wei Yue and make Cao Ji his queen.

Of course, there is another saying that Xiangzhuang should marry Concubine Yu and make Concubine Yu the queen, and then consecrate Concubine Yu as the heir born to Xiangzhuang as the prince, but this kind of argument was popular ten years ago. As for now ten years later, as Yu Ji got older, no one mentioned it anymore.

The next moment, a young minister standing behind Bailixian and Bailimao retorted: "Young Master Jian is still in his infancy, and his conduct, talent and learning are unknown. Isn't it a trifling matter to make him the heir? When you are a virtuous person, the young master is quick-witted, virtuous, and can be the heir apparent of the country."

Xiang Zhuang frowned a little, the situation seemed to be getting out of control?Fortunately, Xiang Ta, Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Bai Lixian and other important ministers have not expressed their views. If they all participate in it, then this battle for the reserve position will really become a chaotic battle. It can only be said that he can only go into battle shirtless.

At that moment, Xiang Zhuang coughed lightly, and all the officials fell silent in unison.

Only then did Xiang Zhuang say to Bi Shu: "General Wei, you were the first to bring up the matter of establishing the crown prince, so in your opinion, which son should be appointed as the crown prince?"

Xiang Ta, Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Bai Lixian and others all pricked up their ears.

Bi Shu arched his hands and said: "My king, I think that the establishment of a heir is not based on bravery or virtuousness, but should be based on the eldest son, and the prince's government is the queen's heir, and he is the eldest son, so he should be the heir."

Xiang Zhuang turned his gaze to Xiang Ta again, and asked, "Ling Yin, what do you think?"

Xiang Ta sighed inwardly, his favorite candidate was of course Xiang Jian, who was just born by Cao Ji, but Xiang Jian was indeed too young, and it was indeed unrealistic to force him to be the crown prince. The king made such an arrangement, and his intention could not be more obvious, that is to make the son Zheng the crown prince.

Immediately, Xiang he cupped his hands and said: "I fully agree with General Wei's opinion that you should make Prince Zheng the heir apparent."

Xiang Zhuang's eyes flicked across the faces of Xiang Tuo, Wu She, and Bailixian one by one. How could Xiang Tuo, Wu She, and Bailixian not know what Xiang Zhuang wanted?At the moment, one after another expressed their support for the establishment of the project as the crown prince, and the leaders of several major factions all expressed their views. If the remaining small fish and shrimps had any opinions, they immediately died down.

The opinions of the ministers quickly became unanimous, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of Xiang Zhuang's mouth. That's right. If you want to form cliques and flirt with each other, no one has any objections, but if you dare Challenge the kingship of the widow, but the widow will never tolerate it, this time it is very good, the will of the widow is your will!

In the end, Xiang Zhuang said casually: "Since everyone supports Gongzizheng, then this matter is settled."

After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said to Wu She who was sitting under Xiang him: "Sir, sir, please draft the edict, and according to the book of rites, you will establish the prince as the crown prince."

"Here!" Wu She hurriedly sat up on his knees, and responded respectfully.

Xiang Zhuang looked around at the ministers again and said, "Dear dear ministers, do you have something to play?"

All the ministers were silent, Li Chu's such a big matter was enough for them to digest it for a few days, now, how could they have the mood to play it?
Xiang Zhuang nodded slightly, and said again: "In this case, let's disperse the court." After a pause, Xiang Zhuang said again: "Ling Yin, the general, the doctor, the general Wei and the military adviser stay here."

All the officials bowed to Xiang Zhuang, and then dispersed one after another. After a while, only Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Ta, Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Bi Shu and Bai Lixian were left in the hall.

"My dear ones, stop the matter of Gao Chu's becoming king here, and no one is allowed to mention it again!" Facing these ministers, Xiang Zhuang's words were much more explicit, and the ministers responded in unison.

Xiang Zhuang said again: "Old Liu Bang sealed the king's decree with a piece of paper, which made the widow very passive. There is a way to come and not to be indecent. The widow can't just be passive and beaten. Shouldn't old Liu Bang use some means?"

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PS: Tomorrow's update will be postponed.

(End of this chapter)