Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 505 Yingbo and Peng Yue

Chen Ping did not guess wrong at all. If Xiang Kang sent someone to Jiangling with an edict to arrest Yingbo and interrogate him in the name of the emperor, then there would be no doubts. Yingbo would definitely kill Xiang Kang's envoy immediately. Raise the flag to rebel.

And in fact, the Linjiang local officials appointed by the Han court secretly reported that Yingbo was recruiting troops, stockpiling grass and food, and was suspected of treason. It is true that the idea of ​​rebellion is hidden when the world changes.

Of course, Yingbo has his reasons for hiding such evil intentions. When the Chu-Han War was in full swing, the Han army had promised to grant Yingbo the two counties of Nanyang and Yingchuan as a thank you gift in order to fight for Yingbo to ease the pressure on the southern front. However, after defeating the Western Chu Army, Xiang Kang reneged on his promise and took Nanyang and Yingchuan under the direct control of the Han court, enfeoffing the territory of Yingbo, the king of Linjiang, which was still the Nanjun and Changsha counties that Xiang Yu entrusted to Yingbo. , did not add even an inch of land to Yingbu.

Xiang Kang's dishonesty is justified, Yingbo himself did not live up to it, not only failed to kill Liu Laosan, the biggest threat on the southern front of the Han army, on the contrary, he was beaten to death by Liu Laosan, and the land and cities were completely thrown away. It was the Han army who sent troops, money, food and efforts to snatch Yingbo's territory back. Afterwards, Xiang Kang was able to return these lands and cities to Yingbo and continue to make him king. Sichuan continues to be assigned to Yingbo?
Xiang Kang felt that he was benevolent, but Yingbo certainly didn't think so. Yingbo only remembered that Xiang Kang had promised to grant Nanyang and Yingchuan to him. Of course, he was very dissatisfied with Xiang Kang's refusal to fulfill his promise. But with thick thighs, he accepted the fact with humiliation, and because of this, he held a grudge against Xiang Kang. Apart from deliberately not going to Dingtao to participate in Xiang Kang's enthronement ceremony, all kinds of arrogant and disrespectful behaviors were also deliberately done by Yingbu to vent his dissatisfaction. Of.

Of course, in the face of the huge disparity in strength, if Yingbo is called to directly pull up the flag to rebel, Yingbo will not have the courage, so Yingbo can only wait, while holding back his anger and Xiang Kangxu, while patiently waiting for the situation in the world to resume. Changes happen, opportunities arise, and then they see the opportunity to make a move, stabbing Xiang Kang in the back fiercely, and at the same time letting out a bad breath, he also sees if he has a chance to replace Xiang Kang.

Under such a background, after Xiang Kang decided to summon the princes of the world in Chen County, after the edict was delivered to Yingbo, not only did Yingbo not know that his catastrophe was imminent, on the contrary, he was extremely aggrieved, and he openly told his friends Roaring in front of his confidants, "Little Zhuzi, you are so arrogant, you dare to order the widow to visit him in Chen County, and ask the widow to follow him to Xiang County to pay homage to his ancestral mausoleum, what a villain, a clown jumping on the beam! "

Several confidants who knew Yingbu's thoughts echoed one after another, but the Chinese doctor Ben He persuaded: "Your Majesty, calm down. Since ancient times, the emperor has always summoned the princes when he went on tour. This has always been the custom. The emperor has been on the throne for almost a year. The second visit to the Li capital to summon the princes was also done in accordance with the usual practice, and it was not intentional to show off, and I hope that the king will not take such trivial matters to heart, and prepare to meet Chen County as soon as possible."

"I don't want to go!" Ying Bu was still very angry, and shouted at Ben He: "You are going to Chen County on behalf of the widow, and the widow doesn't want to see that scumbag!"

"This..." Ben He smiled wryly when he heard it, and he could only quickly persuade him: "Think twice, my lord, this is the emperor's first tour after he ascended the throne, and he is going to visit Yunmengze on our Linjiang land in the south. It is reasonable for you to go to Chen County to meet him in person, otherwise, it will be an unforgivable crime of disrespect, and not only the emperor will definitely issue an imperial edict, but other princes and kings will definitely not agree."

Still the same sentence, thin arms can't twist thick thighs, and the strength is far inferior to the direct power of the Han court. If Xiang Kang is really angered, Yingbo's troubles will definitely be more than usual, so after a long time of calculation with a pale face , Yingbo nodded reluctantly, and agreed to let Ben He arrange for him to go north to welcome him.

Of course the matter was not over yet, after suppressing his anger and being forced to bow his head, Yingbo suddenly remembered a major event, and hurriedly said: "If I remember correctly, it seems that Peng Yue was sealed in Chen County, right? "

"Your Majesty is very careful." Yingbu's favorite general, Qin Ah, hurriedly said, "Peng Yue was indeed sealed in Chen County, and he was also given food in the four nearby counties."

Yingbo stopped talking, and after thinking for a while, Yingbo suddenly said: "You guys think, does that bastard Peng Yue also have a grudge against that little guy Xiang Kang? If there is a chance, will he want to do something about it? What action?"

"Your Majesty, this is for sure." Qin A hurriedly echoed, "At the beginning Peng Yue supported Jing Jia as king in Pengcheng, and made it clear that he wanted to control the power of Chu through Jing Jia. A newborn son was named the King of Chu, and he divided the Chu Kingdom into three, and only granted a small Marquis of Chen to Peng Yue who had made great contributions. Peng Yue would definitely not be happy in his heart. You will not be polite to the emperor."

Ying Bu nodded slowly, thinking in his mind: "Xiang Kang's son doesn't have a palace in Chen County. After he arrives in Chen County, Peng Yue must provide food and accommodation. If Peng Yue is brave enough, he can kill Xiang Kang's son directly. I hope that Xiao'er Xiang Kang's son is still young. If he dies suddenly, won't the world be in chaos again? At that time, this king can not only take the opportunity to expand his territory, but maybe replace Xiao Kang Xiang. It is not hopeless. ?”

Having come to this conclusion in his heart, Yingbo of course hurriedly considered the possibility of inciting Peng Yue to assassinate Xiang Kang. Naturally, Yingbo found that this matter was not hopeless—Peng Yue was already dissatisfied with Xiang Kang. He promised some benefits, such as helping him establish himself as king somewhere, and it would not be difficult to encourage him to take the risk of assassination.And Yingbo is also very clear that Peng Yue, like himself, was born as a bandit, and he likes to go all out when encountering things...

At this point in the calculation, Yingbo gradually made up his mind...

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Next, of course, we have to take a look at the situation on Peng Yue's side. Yingbo did not guess wrong at all. Peng Yue was really dissatisfied with Xiang Kang's making his son King of Chu, and the reason was very simple. Xiang Kang accepted Peng Yue's petition after eliminating Western Chu, and selected a descendant of the Chu royal family to be crowned King of Chu. Then Peng Yue, who was previously named Chu Prime Minister and Shangzhu State by Jing Jia, would definitely be able to monopolize power and become the uncrowned king of Chu. Since Xiang Kang let Peng Yue's sweet dreams come to nothing, Peng Yue would certainly not be happy in his heart, and of course secretly dissatisfied with Xiang Kang.

However, unlike Yingbo, Peng Yue's dissatisfaction with Xiang Kang was not as strong as Yingbo's. Because of the changes in history, Peng Yue failed to lay down a piece of his own territory in the Chu-Han War as in history, and had the strength to influence the outcome of the Chu-Han War. , the ambition is not as great as in history, so that after taking Pengcheng by chance, Peng Yue only dared to support Jing Jia as the king, but did not dare to proclaim himself the king of Chu, and Xiang Kang barely treated Peng Yue. Not only did Chen County, which was very important in this era, be granted to him as a fief, but also the four surrounding counties were given to Peng Yue as food towns. It was barely worthy of Peng Yue's previous contributions, so even though Peng Yue still felt quite Because of dissatisfaction, he did not express his dissatisfaction openly like Yingbo, and he did so much in public.

But it is also human nature. After receiving the news that Xiang Kang was going to summon the princes from all walks of life on his own territory, Peng Yue, who was born as a water bandit, quickly realized that he had a chance to take revenge. Kang, not only can he take a big breath of anger, but he also hopes to take advantage of the chaos to recover and lay down a piece of territory like Yingbu, Wu Rui and Zang Tu to become kings on their own.

During the process of arranging the meeting, Peng Yue's confidant Hu Zhe also brought up the matter in a roundabout way, and suggested that Peng Yue might as well take advantage of the opportunity to prepare food and accommodation for Xiang Kang, or add some seasonings to the food and drink, or add some spices to Xiang Kang's house. Arrange a few dead men between the walls of the residence and in the cellar, or just buy a few assassins, kill Xiang Kang and make the world chaos again, and then take the opportunity to raise troops and create a great cause.

It is true that Peng Yue, who was secretly dissatisfied with Xiang Kang, was somewhat moved, but fortunately, in history, even if Peng Yue became the King of Liang and held a heavy army, he did not listen to Hu Zhe's similar bad ideas. The soldiers of the county.In addition, news came from Guanzhong soon, saying that Xiang Kang had brought [-] troops to protect Luanjia this time, so Peng Yue not only completely dismissed this idea, but also secretly warned Hulu not to mention similar things again. .

The tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing. When Xiang Kang was still on the parade road, an envoy from Linjiang Wang Yingbu suddenly came to Chen County. In the letter asking for marriage, I never expected that Yingbo, who is a prince and king, would take the initiative to ask him to form a family with him. In addition, Yingbo's eldest son was born to the daughter of Hengshan King Wu Rui, so he agreed to this marriage. It was equivalent to marrying two princes and kings at the same time. Overjoyed, Peng Yue of course agreed to Yingbo's request and treated Yingbo's envoys graciously as a matter of course.

Then it was that night, after a private conversation with the envoy of Yingbo, Peng Yue finally understood why Yingbo condescended and asked to marry him as his son and daughter. He felt that he had been fooled and was furious. , Peng Yue once planned to take down Yingbo's envoy, but Yingbo's envoy immediately told Peng Yue that he came this time with the determination to die, even if Peng Yue handed himself over to someone, he would never Will betray Yingbo, and will bite back Peng Yue is framing Yingbo, trying to provoke someone to discord with Yingbo, when the time comes to see if someone is willing to sacrifice Yingbo to please Peng Yue, or sacrifice Peng Yue to please the prince Yingbo .

The threat from Yingbo's envoys had an effect. Considering that Yingbo's power was far above his own, Xiang Kang would very likely sacrifice himself to appease Yingbo. Peng Yue's heart was unavoidably shaken. He talked like a tongue, and brought up the matter of someone making his son the king of Chu and swallowing the state of Chu. He also made it clear that as long as Peng Yue succeeded, Yingbo and Yingbo's father-in-law Wu Rui would fully support Peng Yue's army and help Peng Yue lay down a piece of land to stand on his own. As the king, Peng Yue persuaded Peng Yue to conclude a secret covenant with Yingbu.

Still the same sentence, I was really dissatisfied with Xiang Kang in my heart. Peng Yue, who had wavered twice before, wavered again. Yingbo's envoys won, but Yingbo's envoys did not insist. They just persuaded Peng Yue to carefully consider Yingbo's proposal, and then left.

It was night, and Peng Yue was sleepless all night, unable to make up his mind all night. However, to Peng Yue's surprise, when he was still having breakfast the next day, his other confidant, Luan Bu, suddenly came to see him. , The first sentence said: "Chen Hou, I have been thinking about it all night last night. The more I thought about it, the more I found out that the king of Linjiang took the initiative to ask you to marry me. I am afraid that he has no good intentions. I hope Chen Hou will think carefully and don't miss it." If you fall into the mud, you will regret it in the future."

Looking at Luan Bu in surprise, Peng Yue, who hadn't made up his mind yet, forced a smile and said, "Is Luan Zhongjuan being overwhelmed? The King of Linjiang took the initiative to ask this Marquis to be his son and daughter in-laws. It was to save face for Ben Hou. Why would Luan Zhongjuan think he Are you uneasy and kind to Benhou?"

"Chen Hou, I'm sorry to say that, if King Linjiang didn't have ulterior motives, there would be no need for his eldest son to marry your daughter." Luan Bu spoke very directly, and said, "The eldest son of King Linjiang was born by the daughter of King Hengshan. Born in a noble family and the eldest son, who is destined to inherit the Linjiang throne in the future, he should be engaged to the daughters of other vassals and kings. If he fights a little bit, it is not impossible to marry the daughter of the emperor. However, the King of Linjiang refused to marry the daughters of the emperor and princes and kings, and chose to propose marriage to the daughter of the Marquis, you, Marquis Chen. If there is no other intention in this, I am afraid no one will believe it."

Peng Yue, who already knew the reason, remained silent, while Luan Bu continued: "The humble official even suspects that the King of Linjiang's proposal to Marquis Chen and your daughter for his son may have something to do with the emperor's visit to Chen County this time. The emperor does not have a palace in Chen County." , after arriving in Chen County, you must be responsible for the food and drink for the residence. As long as the King of Linjiang is in-laws with you, with your help, if you want to do something to the emperor, it will definitely be much easier, so I am worried that the King of Linjiang is going to propose marriage to your daughter, Marquis Chen, for his son, and it is probably for this purpose."

Peng Yue remained silent, and Luan Bu continued: "Marquis Chen, it's about your family and three clans. You must not be confused about this matter. Yes, the emperor came to Chen county. If the king of Linjiang has something It is possible to succeed in the attempt, but what if it fails? What will happen, Marquis Chen, do you dare to imagine? Also, if the emperor has an accident in Chen County, who will bear the brunt, and not you?"

Peng Yue was persuaded by Luan Bu so much that his heart began to beat, and he also began to regret that he had promised to marry his daughter to Ying Bu's son yesterday, but Luan Bu warned again: "Also, Chen Hou, no matter what the King of Linjiang promises to you, You can never believe what promises you made! The reason is very simple, the emperor is here to tour Yunmengze this time, and Yunmengze is on the land of Linjiang Kingdom. However, if he intends to attack in Chen County, it is clear that he is planning to blame you, let you take the blame as a scapegoat, and let him take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits!"

Luan Bu's words immediately made Peng Yue break out in a cold sweat, and also made Peng Yue suddenly realize that Yingbo was really uneasy and kind--Yingbo really wanted to do something, and he could have waited for Xiang Kang to come to his territory to do it, but now Yingbo came to encourage If I did it myself in Chen County, what was it if I was going to cross the river and demolish the bridge and make myself a scapegoat?
After understanding this truth, Peng Yue didn't have any hesitation in his heart, and immediately said: "Thank you Luan Zhongjuan for your guidance, I understand everything, Zhongjuan can rest assured, I will find a way to withdraw from the marriage as soon as possible, and don't go into this muddy water." .”

Seeing Peng Yue's firm expression, Luan Bu, who knew Peng Yue well, heaved a sigh of relief, and said cautiously: "Chen Hou, I'm sorry to say a few words from the bottom of my heart, if the King of Linjiang has any secret letters for you, please don't Hesitating, it’s best to dedicate it to the emperor immediately. Pardon the humble position, although the emperor didn’t make you a prime minister, he didn’t treat you badly. If you can take the initiative to report and expose, the emperor will not only treat you with joy No matter how rewarding you are, your descendants will definitely benefit endlessly."

In history, Peng Yue did not rebel. After listening to Luan Bu's heartfelt words, Peng Yue quickly made up his mind and waved to Luan Bu. He put his ear close together, and asked Peng Yue to whisper in his ear...

(End of this chapter)