Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 550 Father and Son

Liu Heng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said anxiously, "Father Xiang, are you serious?"

"Really." Bai Mo nodded heavily, and said, "However, Crown Prince Xiang Zheng of Chu is not someone who is easy to deal with, and the current situation is slightly different from the original estimate of the minister, so it may be said that the king can only be wronged and go to Luoyang to stay for a while, but Don't worry, Your Majesty, as soon as the situation eases up, I will find a way to welcome Your Majesty back to Guanzhong."

The current situation is indeed very different from Bai Mo's prediction.

Bai Mo originally wanted to win the trust of Xiang Zheng by donating his military power. After Xiang Zheng relaxed his vigilance, he secretly launched a mutiny. At the same time, he hurriedly summoned Zhou Yafu's Qingqi from Hexi to attack Xianyang from inside and outside.

Although Xiang Zheng is young, he is extremely sophisticated in his actions. Not only did he fail to accept the military talisman offered by Bai Mo, but he even thought of sending Liu Heng to Luoyang. Bai Mo's plan was disrupted, and it was too late to transfer troops from Hexi.

If the two armies confront each other, Bai Mo may still have a solution, but now Liu Heng has become a prisoner, and that is the situation where man is the sword and I am the fish.

So now, the only thing Bai Mo can do is to completely "surrender" in order to completely win the trust of the King of Chu. After gaining the trust of the King of Chu, he will make plans later. However, Bai Mo can't guarantee that there will be a chance to welcome back the King of Han in the future. Maybe Chu will make the fake come true, but facing Liu Heng, Bai Mo can only comfort him in this way.

Of course, Bai Mo can fight against the Chu army as much as he can, but the chances of winning are really slim, and once the Chu and Han armies fight, Han Wang Liu Heng will surely die, so Bai Mo dare not take risks.

Liu Heng believed it was true, and said, "Okay, with Xiangfu's words, the widow can rest assured."

"Your Majesty, in order to avoid Chu people's suspicion, I can't stay here for too long, so I will leave." After finishing speaking, Bai Mo stood up with Mei Yan and others to say goodbye, and Liu Heng sent them out of the hall reluctantly until Bai Mo and others His figure disappeared, and he returned to the apartment with a dejected expression.

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Tongguan, champion Hou Xingyuan.

Xia Houzao strode towards the hall, bowed his hands to Zhou Guanfu and said, "Champion Marquis, is there any news from the prime minister?"

Zhou Guanfu nodded silently, and handed a secret letter in his hand to Xia Houzao. After Xiahouzao read the letter in a hurry, he couldn't help but change his face and said, "What, let us let the Chu army enter the pass? He also watched the general of the Chu army, the king. Take him to Luoyang?!"

Zhou Guanfu sighed: "What the prime minister said is not unreasonable. The Chu army is powerful, and the king has become a prisoner of the Chu army. We are people under the eaves, so we have to bow our heads." Up to now, there is no other way, we can only follow what the prime minister said, first gain the trust of the Chu army."

Xia Houzao let out a muffled snort, and suddenly said, "Champion Marquis, the prime minister must have really surrendered, right?"

"General, be careful." Champion Hou changed his expression slightly, and scolded in a low voice, "Prime Minister is definitely not that kind of person."

"Isn't that kind of person? That's hard to say." Xia Houzao said, "You need to know that General Bi Shu and the Prime Minister of Chu State are brothers who came out of Guigu. As long as there is Bi Shu's recommendation, how can the King of Chu not reuse it?" Prime Minister?"

"Shut up!" Zhou Guanfu said angrily, "This Marquis said, the Prime Minister will never betray the Han!"

Xia Houzao said anxiously: "Champion Marquis, you must be defensive. According to the opinion of the last general, it is better to prepare elite soldiers and attack them after the Chu army enters the pass. Not only can you take back the king, but you can also take advantage of the opportunity to attack the Chu army." To kill the Crown Prince of Chu, as long as you take back the king, and then unite with General Hushi and Old General Li to attack Xianyang, there may not be a chance of a comeback."

Zhou Guanfu pondered for a moment but still shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "No, I trust the prime minister. If I act rashly in Tongguan, I will kill Prince Chu, or I will hurt the king. If so, I will die a hundred times." Don't redeem it."

Xia Houzao said anxiously: "Champion Marquis..."

"Okay, you don't need to say any more." Zhou Guanfu said coldly, "That's the deal."

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Outside Tongguan Pass, the Chu army camp.

Gao Chu welcomed Zhongli Mo into the big tent, and asked with concern: "Old Zhongli, how are the iron fences on the Shenjiang River and the iron chains blocking the river cleared? When will we be able to enter the Weishui River?"

Gao Chu was also a little anxious. If the river-Wei waterway is not dredged for a day, the Chu army who goes deep into the Guanzhong will not be able to get logistical supplies for a day. Over time, things will change very easily. lost him?Besides, the prince is also in Xianyang. If the prince has something good or bad, it will shake the foundation of the country.

Zhongli showed embarrassment on his face, and said with a wry smile: "Duke Wei doesn't know something. The iron chains blocking the river are easy to handle, and they can be melted by setting up a stove. But the iron fences on the Shenjiang River are difficult to clean, and there is really not much progress."

Gao Chu frowned and said, "So we can only attack Tongguan by force."

However, there are [-] elite Han troops stationed at Tongguan, and there are tens of thousands more Han troops in Linjin nearby, led by a peerless general like Zhou Guanfu. How easy is it to succeed in a strong attack?
Putting his hands down, Gao Chu was about to invite Zhong Limo to take a seat when Xu Jiang, the staff member, suddenly hurried in and said joyfully, "Wei Guogong, Zhou Guanfu has just ordered the envoys to come, and they are about to surrender!"

"Oh?"

"Um?!"

Zhongli Mo and Gao Chu were astonished when they heard the words.

Then Zhongli Mo said: "Duke Wei, there must be fraud in it!"

"Cheating?" Gao Chu narrowed his eyes slightly, then opened them suddenly, and said fiercely, "It doesn't matter whether he is cheating or not, as long as the Han army opens and closes the door, it will be difficult to close it, hey!"

After saying this, Gao Chu raised his head again and shouted: "Come on, beat the drums and gather the generals!"

A moment later, there was a rush of war drums in the camp of the Chu Army. Amidst the rapid and exciting drumbeats, the generals and schools of each battalion and department rushed to the camp of the Chinese Army in Gaochu.

That afternoon, Gao Chu led his army into Tongguan.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, Zhou Guanfu and Linjin guard Xia Houzao didn't make any mistakes, but simply donated their respective soldier symbols. Unlike Xiang Zheng's modesty, Gao Chu accepted it honestly. He issued a soldier talisman, and sent troops to disarm the Han army in Tongguan and Linjin, and then concentrated and imprisoned them again.

Almost at the same time, Zhou Yafu who was stationed in Hexi, Li Shang who was stationed in Shangjun, Jin She who was stationed in the North, and Li Zuoche who led the army to block the entrance of Ziwu Valley also received letters from Bai Mo.

A few days later, Zhou Yafu, Li Shang, and Jin She sent people to send their seals and military amulets to Xianyang. Li Zuoche also led his army to withdraw from Ziwu Valley and put Bi Shu's army into Guanzhong.

A few days later, Bi Shu's army and Gao Chu's army arrived in Xianyang almost at the same time.

When Xiang Zhuang led the three major forbidden troops to Hangu Pass, except that the Hexi Han army was confronting the Yuezhi people, and the Jiuyuan Huns were confronting the Bei Diao cavalry army, the situation in Guanzhong was already settled, and Xiang Zhuang gave up immediately. With the intention of leading the army into the pass, he hurriedly ordered Prince Xiang Zheng to speed up his journey and go to Hangu Pass to meet him.

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Hangu Pass, Xiangzhuang Xingyuan.

Qu Bucai flashed into the shaft like a ghost, gave a deep bow to Xiang Zhuang, and said, "Your Majesty."

Xiang Zhuang put down the documents about the population and fields in Guanzhong, and said in a deep voice, "Have you found out?"

"I've found out." Qu Bucai nodded, and replied sullenly, "On the day of the accident, the crown prince hinted that Dou Yi's room was just an ordinary maid in the palace, so the prince didn't know that Dou Yi's room was Liu Heng's queen, and also, it is true that the son of the world indulged the Qiang soldiers to rape, loot and slaughter in Xianyang city."

Xiang Zhuang nodded and said, "Understood, you can go down."

"Here." Qu Bucai bowed deeply to Xiang Zhuang again, bowed and retreated.

The room fell into silence. Under the cold firelight, Xiang Zhuang's eyes looked a little gloomy, and he suddenly said to the door: "Jin Xiang, let the prince come in."

Jin Xiang, who was guarding the door, agreed and took the order to go.

After less than a moment, Xiang Zheng, dressed in formal attire, walked in hurriedly and tremblingly, knelt down to pay homage to Xiang Zhuang, and sang respectfully: "My child pays homage to my father."

"Get up." Xiang Zhuang waved his hand and said calmly, "Tell Father, how did your second brother die?"

Xiang Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and he said calmly: "Reporting to my father, my second brother was killed by Liu Heng's rebellious army, and the cause was that my second brother summoned Queen Liu Heng to serve in Dou Yi's room..."

Before Xiang Zheng could say the last word, Xiang Zhuang suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiang Zheng coldly. Xiang Zheng's kneeling body trembled violently, and his originally normal face suddenly turned pale. , the upper and lower rows of teeth began to collide with each other uncontrollably, but he still managed to spit out the last word "sleep".

Xiang Zhuang suppressed the anger in his heart, and asked coldly: "Is that really the case?"

"Indeed, it is true." Xiang Zheng said tremblingly, "There are many soldiers here, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all, all of them can testify, and my child, my child, my child dare not deceive, deceive, deceive in the slightest... ..."

"You still dare to argue at this time?!" Xiang Zhuang was furious, pointing at Xiang Zheng's nose and cursing, "Qu Bucai has already found out everything, and you deliberately misled Zhi'er, saying that Dou Yifang was just Ordinary court ladies, this is why Zhi'er called Dou Yi's room to serve as a servant, you really think that your little trick can deceive the world? Eh?!"

Xiang Zheng's face became paler and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "My child, my child, I really don't know what my father is talking about..."

"Nizi, you naughty son!" Xiang Zhuang said angrily, "How many times has my father told you to be united and respectful as brothers and sisters? Although Zhi'er has a violent temper, he is upright. I tried my best to help, but you killed him because of your selfish setup, how could your heart be so vicious? Huh?!"

Xiang Zheng wanted to argue, but Xiang Zhuang interrupted him involuntarily: "I know what you're worried about. Aren't you just worried about the forces behind Zhi'er? You're worried that Zhi'er's backing will threaten your throne. Right? But how do you know that Zhi'er will never obey his father's arrangement, but only listen to their arrangement? Eh?!"

(End of this chapter)