Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 409
With his hands behind his back, Han Xin was limping around in the big tent.

The eyes of Ying Bu, Han He, Zhao Yan, Kuai Che, Xue Ou and others followed Han Xin's figure and turned back and forth. Everyone looked a little anxious, and the atmosphere in the big tent was also very dignified.

Amid the hurried footsteps, General Cheng Hei of the Qi Army had strode in.

Han Xin stopped, and Ying Bu couldn't wait to ask: "General Cheng, how is it?"

Cheng Heichong clasped his hands to Han Xin and Ying Bu, shook his head and said, "No, there are ships from the Chu army's navy everywhere on the Sishui River. No matter day or night, there are fleets patrolling. Let alone building a pontoon bridge, even swimming is impossible. .”

Han Xin frowned instantly, and Ying Bu, Han He, Zhao Yan, Kuai Che and others were also full of disappointment. Surabaya was blocked by the Chu army's navy, and it became an illusion for the coalition forces to intercept the Chu army's grain road. The Chu army's grain road is unimpeded, and the army grain can be continuously transported from the rear, but the coalition forces are somewhat unable to support it.

After a long silence, Han Xin asked Han He, "Prince, how much food is there in the army?"

Han He sat up on his knees, cupped his hands at Han Xin and replied, "Father, there are still [-] shi of corn in the army, which can last for about ten days. The foreign minister ordered flying cavalry to report, and recently he has collected another [-] shi of military rations. You can come to Huainan, but the Prime Minister said in the letter that after the [-] shi of grain is delivered, there will be no more grain to collect in the country."

Han Xin sighed: "In other words, there is only one month left."

Kuai Che sighed, and said sadly, "After one month, what can I do?"

"Yeah, what should we do after a month?" Ying Bu was panicked and asked Han Daodao, "King Qi, you will not leave the Huainan Kingdom alone, will you?"

Han He said angrily: "You are not willing to give out food, are you letting my Daqi generals starve to death in Huainan?"

"My widow, my widow..." Yingbo gritted his teeth, and said suddenly, "King Qi, I can support a batch of rice, but it's not a lot, it's about [-] shi." He really couldn't afford any more food. In the past few years, Huainan has been turned into a mess by Zhu Jian and the others, and the national strength is not good.

Han Xin shook his hands, and said calmly: "If the lips are dead, the teeth will be cold. If the Huainan country is destroyed, the Qi country will also be lost, so I will never retreat easily. If the Chu army still refuses to fight, then they will attack! "In fact, Han Xin still has nothing to say. He has less than three months to live. If he can't defeat this time and complete the book, Qi will definitely be over.

"Father..." Han He was very anxious when he heard the words, but Han Xin stopped him when he wanted to dissuade him.

Zhao Yan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to force Bi Shu to fight!"

"Oh, Zijin, tell me quickly, the plan will be released?" Han Xin's heart moved slightly when he heard the words, and the eyes of Ying Bu, Kuai Che, Han He, Xue Ou and others also focused on Zhao Yan in an instant.

Zhao Yan said: "Your Majesty, we can spread rumors!"

"Rumor? What rumor?" Han Xin was at a loss when he heard the words, but Kuai Che's eyes lit up.

When it comes to arranging troops and winning a decisive victory on the battlefield, no one in the world can compare with Han Xin, but when it comes to intrigue and strategizing, Han Xin is far inferior to counselors such as Zhang Liang, Chen Ping, and Zhao Yan. Knowing the power of the rumors, Kuai Che recalled them immediately. If the rumors are used well, sometimes they can stand up to a hundred thousand soldiers!

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Ever since Bi Shu and Xiang Zhuang went out with their armies successively, Ziling City has fallen into a strange turmoil. The students of the Taixue no longer concentrate on their classes, the ladies no longer discuss each other's clothes, and the street vendors Asking around all day long, most of the servants in the government office are in a hurry, and even the officials and nobles have become absent-minded.

Whenever a fast horse gallops by on the street, it will attract everyone's attention.

In Ziling City, more than 50 people are all looking forward to the good news ahead.

However, there was no news of success, but rumors about the general's completion of the book spread throughout Ziling City overnight.

Rumors say that the reason why Bi Shu stood still in Huainan was because he was waiting for an opportunity, and when Xiangzhuang was defeated in Nanyang, Bi Shu would return to Jiangdong and take the opportunity to usurp the throne of Chu!
No one knows where these rumors first came from. Anyway, in the past two days, the streets and alleys of Ziling City have been discussing this matter.

"Old Bi, let me tell you, this time your Bi family is really going to have a king."

The person who was talking was Liu Ji’s earlier buddy, surnamed Niu, with a towel on his back, his face glowing red, obviously living a good life, at least three meals a day were sufficient, at this moment, the guy surnamed Niu was pretending to be mysterious He was chatting with a restaurant guy who got up early to light the stove next door to him, and the restaurant guy was surnamed Bi.

"Old Niu, just pull it, pull it hard." The guy surnamed Bi poured five cents a catty of charcoal into the stove with his hands and feet, and then pressed a handful of loose clothes on the charcoal, then ignited the fire twister and started a fire. He said without looking back, "The general is loyal to the king, how could he have the intention of usurping the throne?"

"Don't you believe it, which man in this world has no ambition?" The man surnamed Niu vowed.

"Yeah, I don't have the time to grind my teeth with you." The man surnamed Bi turned around and wanted to leave after lighting the fire, "I have to go to the Dongjiao Fish Market to buy some goods later, and if I go late, I won't be able to buy fresh sea bass gone."

"Hey, don't, don't, don't." The guy surnamed Niu hurriedly grabbed the guy surnamed Bi, and said in a low voice, "Old Bi, don't you have a brother from a distant family who is a soldier under the tent of the general? If the general When you become a king, no matter how bad your distant brother is, he should be a county captain or something, right? Don’t forget to help our old cow when the time comes."

The guy surnamed Bi glanced sideways at the guy surnamed Niu, and said coldly: "You, sooner or later you will die on your mouth."

After that, the guy surnamed Bi went straight away. The guy surnamed Niu touched his mouth and muttered, "My mouth? What's wrong with my mouth? It's good to eat and drink?"

The two guys didn't know that their conversation was overheard by a mother and son in a nearby carriage.

A childish voice asked: "Mother, will Daddy really usurp the throne as they said?"

"Wen'er, don't talk nonsense." A soft voice sounded immediately, "Your Majesty has shown kindness to your father, and your father is an indomitable man, so why would he have the idea of ​​usurping the throne?"

"But..." a childish voice said, "They all say that?"

"That's a rumor." The soft voice was suddenly full of worry, "Someone wants to harm your father."

"Mom, let's go to Huainan." The voice of a baby said, "Let's help Dad fight bad guys, shall we?"

While the mother and son were talking, a beautiful young woman with Huaxin came to the carriage, and said to the inside through the curtain: "Miss, Liuji's soy milk is also sold out, and I will go to Caoji in front to have a look." "Since Xiangzhuang invented tofu, soy milk has become popular quickly, and now it has become the most popular breakfast in Chu.

"Forget it Xiaoqing, don't eat." A soft voice in the carriage said, "Let's go home."

"Ah, don't you want to eat?" The young woman Huaxin was obviously a little bit taken aback, but she still nodded, twisted her waist and sat on the shaft of the car, and said to the old man driving the car, "Uncle Fu, go home."

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Rumors spread everywhere in the streets and alleys, and the crown prince Xiang Zheng, who stayed in Ziling to supervise the country, was also alarmed.

This is a matter of great importance, Xiang Zheng dare not act arbitrarily, let alone take it lightly, immediately sent someone to call Ling Yin Xiangta and Ting Wei Xiangqi into the palace overnight to ask for advice.

Going to the study, Xiang He said indifferently: "Prince, this is just a rumor, don't worry about it."

"The minister thought that there would be no waves without wind and waves. The general has been stationed in Huainan for more than a month, but he refused to fight with the Qi army and Huainan army. The situation is indeed a bit abnormal." Xiang Qi didn't intend to refute, let alone challenge his authority. In fact, Xiang Qi was able to become the court lieutenant in charge of judicial trials, all of which were recommended by him.

Xiang Qi just wanted to state his point of view to Xiang Zheng and Xiang He, that's all.

In fact, the rumors spreading in the streets and alleys are not groundless. It has been almost two months since Bi Shu marched into Huainan, except for a victory in Fuli at the beginning, he has made no achievements since then. This cannot but make people doubt his integrity. Carefully, is he really waiting for Xiangzhuang to be defeated, and then take the opportunity to return to Jiangdong and usurp the throne?

"It's impossible, the general is not that kind of person." Xiang He said decisively.

Xiang Qi didn't say anything more, besides, he really challenged Xiang's authority.

Xiang Zheng was young after all, obviously inexperienced and lacking in confidence when dealing with such major national affairs, and said with some worry at the moment: "Ling Yin, this is a big deal, should I send a letter to Nanyang Feige to tell my father to make a decision?" ?”

"Prince, there is no need for that." Xiang He waved his hand and said decisively, "You are the prince of Jian Guo, you can deal with this kind of matter, there is no need to report to the king, and there is no need to disturb his mind." Saying this After a pause, Xiang He said again, "Also, this matter must be thoroughly investigated. As long as those who spread the rumors are caught, the rumors will be self-defeating."

Xiang Zheng said helplessly: "Okay, this matter will be taken care of by Ting Wei's Mansion."

"Here!" Xiang Qi cupped his hands and took the order to go.

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There is an unremarkable small courtyard in the east of Ziling City, no one knows that this small courtyard is the headquarters of Wumuya.

In the basement of the small courtyard, a man in black knelt on one knee and reported respectfully to the thin shadow standing in front of the north wall with his back to the hall: "Commander, the ins and outs of the matter have been clarified, but those who spread rumors have already escaped." Already!"

The thin black figure nodded imperceptibly, and said again: "Although it is a rumor, you still have to report it to the commander in chief."

"Here!" The black shadow kneeling on the ground responded, and said again, "Commander, I heard that the crown prince is also in a hurry because of this matter, do you want to report the results of our thorough investigation to him?"

"No need!" The thin black figure suddenly raised his hand and said coldly, "Our Wumuya is only responsible to the monarch. When the crown prince becomes the monarch, it will not be too late to report to him."

(End of this chapter)