Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 349

Rumors in Shangyong City emerged almost overnight.

When Liu Bang, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, and Bai Mo woke up, they found that there were already rumors in the city. Some said that Zhou Bo was embracing his troops and was planning to become the king of Liang after capturing Liang. Calling the king is not enough, there is even more exaggeration, saying that the Lu family has captured Xianyang and supported the crown prince Liu Ying as the king of Han.

At the beginning, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang didn't pay much attention to it, but after a few days, the rumors in the city not only did not subside, but also spread more and more clearly. What's more, the eyeliners in Xianyang, Luoyang, Wancheng and other places also spread When I came back, I found out that five kings suddenly appeared in the territory of Han, all of whom were entrusted by Xiang Zhuang.

Liu Bangcai realized that something was wrong, so he hurriedly summoned Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, and Bai Mo to discuss the matter.

At this moment, Liu Bang was furious in the hall of Xingyuan: "Shameless, it is shameless, Xiang Zhuang's son is too shameless, how can he do this? What qualifications does he have to be a courtier of the widow? 咹?!" Liu Bang forgot , He was the one who sealed Gaochu first, and he, Liu Bang, opened this Pandora's Box first.

Chen Ping's expression became a little unnatural, which was really shooting himself in the foot.

Xiao He stroked his willow beard, and said: "My lord, rumors are rumors after all, so don't pay attention to them."

"Ignore it, can this work?" Liu Bang frowned, and looked at Zhang Liang and Bai Mo with a questioning gaze.

"I'm afraid not." Bai Mo shook his head, and said with a serious expression, "If it's just Chu spies spreading rumors, if it's just Xiang Zhuang's instigation, the king can really ignore it, but the current situation may not be so simple. Maybe some people will participate in it and contribute to the flames."

Liu Bang's face was instantly covered with a haze.

Although Liu Bang is nearly seventy years old, his mind is not confused, of course he can hear, who are the "some people" that Bai Mo said?The people Bai Mo mentioned were actually Queen Lu Zhi. In recent years, the conflict between Liu Bang and Lu Zhi has become more and more serious, and several disputes have even broken out.

More importantly, in terms of credit, Lu Ze should indeed be crowned king.

Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Chen Ping looked sympathetically, and Bai Mo dared to say this.

Among the three, Xiao He and Chen Ping are obviously inextricably linked with the Lu family. Although they are loyal to Liu Bang, they have no ill feeling towards the Lu family. As for Zhang Liang, as they get older, they have gradually faded away. Zhengxin, apart from occasionally giving advice to Liu Bang on state affairs, he doesn't express much opinion on other matters.

It was Bai Mo, who was not only young and vigorous, but also outstanding in ability. The ambush in Jiange's Xiangzhuang battle made him famous, and with Liu Bang's spare no effort to support him, Bai Mo really dared to say anything and dare to do anything Doing, especially with the Lu Group, there is a bit of a tit-for-tat trend.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now." Liu Bang finally felt that the Lu family's matter was extremely difficult, so he instinctively chose to escape, and immediately changed the subject, "Let's talk about the attack on Liang first. Extremely sinister and sinister, even if Zhou Bo has no different intentions, what about his trilogy? You must guard against it."

Bai Mo said: "How about recalling the general and sending another general to go?"

Zhang Liangdao: "But it's unnecessary. Based on my understanding of the general, the general is probably already relieved of his military power, and personally escorted the envoy of Chu to Shangyong to explain to the king."

"Self-liberation of military power?" Bai Mo said, "The dispute between Liang and land..."

Zhang Liang shook his head and sighed, "I'm afraid the land of Liang belongs to Qi."

"Well, there will be such a thing?!" Liu Bang's heart hangs in an instant. If this happens, if Jingxiang and Jingxiang can't take it down, and Liang Diliang's land can't be taken, then 20 yuan will be confiscated this time. Wan Dajun spent countless food and grass on the expedition, wouldn't it be a waste of time to fetch water from a bamboo basket?How did this work? !

Liu Bang was in doubt, when Liu Bi suddenly stepped inside and said boldly, "Your Majesty, the general hastened to report!"

"Submit it quickly!" Liu Bang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly reached out to take Zhou Bo's flyer from Liu Bi's hands. It's over, Zhou Bo has liberated his military power, Liang land must be cheaper than Han Xin, Han Xin's supercilious white-eyed wolf, alas..."

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At this moment, in the study room of the Prince of Chu in Ziling, there was laughter.

"Hahaha." Xiang Zhuang looked up to the sky and laughed three times, and then he said proudly, "I'm afraid old Liu Bang is very angry?"

"Does it matter? Even if you don't get mad, you will have to stay in bed for at least three days!" Wu She smiled slightly, and said, "It is said that Liu Bang said early on that he is bound to win the five counties of Liangdi. Well, the king just sealed the king's decree, and directly forced Zhou Bo's army back to Wan County, but Liu Bang has nothing to do with Liang."

Xiang He shook his head and said, "Although Liu Bang is angry that he can't take Liang down, it doesn't damage the foundation of the Han Kingdom. However, the King made Lu Ze the king of Sanchuan, but it really killed Liu Bang."

Bai Lixian also said: "Yes, this contest between Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Lu is probably inevitable."

Bi Shu nodded, and said: "The dispute between the Liu family and the Lu family has always been the biggest hidden danger in the Han Dynasty. It was just that the status of the crown prince Liu Ying was as stable as a rock, and the two families lived in peace. Now Liu Ying's health is getting worse and worse. , according to Wumuya's information, I'm afraid they won't be able to survive this year, and under such circumstances, disputes between the two families are inevitable."

Xiang Zhuang believes that in the real history of China, looking at the Eastern and Western Han Dynasty, foreign relatives have always been a serious problem for the royal family. Old age and death did not eliminate the threat of the Lu family to Liu Han, which led to the subsequent usurpation of power by Empress Lu and the chaos of Zhu Lu.

In fact, it's not that Liu Bang didn't want to eradicate the Lu family, but that he couldn't shake the Lu family at all.

The focus of the contest between Liu Bang and the Lu Group was the dispute over the abolition of the prince. Liu Bang wanted to abolish Liu Ying and make Liu Ruyi the prince several times, but he failed in the end. According to historical records, Empress Lu invited Shangshan Si Hao pleaded for Liu Ying, which saved him from being deposed, but Xiang Zhuang knew that this was just a historian's words, and he couldn't believe it at all.

Let me ask, Liu Bang, a commoner emperor who was born as a street rogue, could even ask Xiang Yu for his father's human meat soup in front of 10,000+ episodes. Do you think he would care about the nonsense of the four white-bearded old men?Obviously, the real reason why Liu Bang didn't dare to abolish Liu Ying was that Lu's group was so powerful that even Liu Bang, the emperor, could not shake it.

It is precisely because Liu Bang was still unable to eradicate the Lu family group that he compromised again and again until he died and failed to push the heir he had chosen in his mind to the position of prince. This cannot but be said to be Liu Bang's sorrow , It is the sorrow of the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties. Since then, until the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the dictatorship of foreign relatives has always been Liu Han's confidant.

Now, Xiang Zhuang's seal of the king's decree is tantamount to opening up this pussy. This contest between Liu Bang and the Lu Group is probably unavoidable. Now, it depends on how Liu Bang fights with the Lu Group. Regardless of whether Liu Bang wins or the Lu Group takes power in the end, at least in a short period of time, the Han Kingdom will never stop.

This gave Chu the opportunity to take advantage of it. Although Chu has swallowed Bashu and Jingxiang now, and it is already busy enough to digest and absorb within three to five years, it does not mean that Chu cannot make some progress. As, you can't continue to annex the territory, it's always possible to go to Liangdi, or to South Vietnam to plunder some people and come back, right?

In this era, population is national power, military power, and productivity!

At the moment Xiang Zhuang said: "Everyone, Liu Bang is not taking care of himself now, but it may not be a good thing for Qi to annex Liang. Since the defeat in Huainan, it is said that Han Xin has been greatly stimulated, not only has he matured a lot politically. He even obeyed Lou Jing's words, and even issued an order to seek talents, his ambition is not small."

Originally, Xiang Zhuang really didn't take Han Xin very seriously, because Han Xin in history was a genius in military affairs, but an idiot in politics. For such a character, he can be a commander-in-chief, but he can be a king. Reluctantly, he finally died in the hands of this woman, Lu Zhi.

For such a Han Xin, Xiang Zhuang didn't have to defeat him militarily. Xiang Zhuang only needed to use political tactics, which was enough to make him die without a place to bury him.

But now, because of Xiang Zhuang's crossing, history has already been messed up.

First of all, the biggest confusion is that the Chu State did not perish, and then, Liu Bang is still alive and well, and then, after the failure of the conquest of Huainan, Han Xin seemed to be really stimulated, and he seemed to have matured politically. Now, the state of Qi really poses a threat to the state of Chu, and its threat level is not even lower than that of the state of Han.

Bi Shudao: "The State of Qi should not be underestimated, especially after the annexation of Liang, the population, national strength, and military strength of the State of Qi will suddenly increase. Coupled with Han Xin's ability to lead troops, sooner or later he will be my great enemy!"

Xiang Zhuang looked around the crowd and said, "Then, should we do something?"

Bai Lixian and Bi Shu looked at each other, and they said almost at the same time: "Plunder the population!"

For Chu State, plundering population is nothing new. As early as several years ago, Chu State did it once, plundering 20 strong men from South Vietnam, which made Nanyue King Zhao Tuo very angry.

Xiang Ta said: "Now is the time to plunder people from Liang land."

Before Liang Wang Pengyue raised his troops, he did not use money and food from the treasury, but directly from the people. The Liang army not only robbed the enemy's country, but also the people of his own country. Even the seeds of the autumn grain are gone. At this time, with a little incitement, the people of Liang will flock south.

In fact, the legend that the people in Chu had enough food and clothing had already spread throughout the Central Plains.

(End of this chapter)