Competing

Chapter 251

In the early spring, in the territory of Jiujiang Kingdom, a huge convoy was passing by, with many attendants and guards in front and behind, and the carriages pulled goods and people slowly.A young man was sitting in the most luxurious carriage in the middle.At the age of fifteen or sixteen, he looks much more mature. He is said to be a young man but he seems a bit old-fashioned, because the mood of the young man is quite low.

From the magnificence of the carriage decoration and the richness of the boy's robes, it can be concluded that his status is extraordinary.From the position of the carriage, it can be concluded that this young man has an extraordinary and transcendent status.That's right, this young man is Emperor Yi Xiong Xin, the second generation of King Huai of Chu, who is now honored as Emperor Yi by Xiang Yu, nominally the most honorable person in the world.

Xiong Xin used to be the king of Chu in the past, Xiang Yu, king of Western Chu today, Yin Xu, king of Yue, Yingbu, king of Jiujiang, Wu Rui, king of Hengshan, Gong Ao, king of Linjiang, and Liu Bang, king of Han, were all former generals of Chu.Therefore, Emperor Yi's status is naturally a bit higher, comparable to the former Emperor Zhou.

But in fact the situation is much worse than that of Zhou Tianzi. Originally, Pengcheng was prosperous and prosperous, even if he was a righteous emperor in name only, it would be nice to enjoy his life in peace and contentment.However, Xiang Yu chose Western Chu as his fiefdom, and Pengcheng, as the most prosperous and persistent central city in this region, naturally became the capital of Western Chu. In order to make way for Xiang Yu, it was inevitable for Emperor Yi to move.

But the place to move to is really not that good, Chenzhou, Zhou... It was a small mountain town near the Baiyue Mountains, on the border of Chu State in the past.Out of sight is pure, Xiang Yu probably meant so, and the dignified emperor had to be forced to go.Compared with the land of hundreds of miles in Luoyi where the emperor of Zhou still had in the past, the barren mountains and wild ridges in Chen and Zhou were really dwarfed by the comparison.

Besides Xiong Xin, there was also a middle-aged man in his 50s or [-]s sitting on the carriage, carrying a sword with him.To have such a detached status, and to ride in the same car with Emperor Yi Xiong Xin, only Xiong Kang is on an equal footing.The titular captain of the Emperor Yi's court guard, the adoptive father who escaped from the Chu Palace with Xiong Xin in his arms and raised him.

Seeing Xiong Xin's gloomy expression, Xiong Kang's heart was pierced. Since Xiang Yu killed Song Yi, Xiong Xin, who was still King Huai of Chu at that time, realized that something was wrong.That is, from then on, Xiong Xin became worried and depressed.

Later, Xiang Yu won a shocking victory in Julu, and his status suddenly rose. When the news came back to Pengcheng, Xiong Xin almost fell off his throne.He knew that everything was over, and with Xiang Yu's temper and his current status and strength, his puppet was about to end.Xiong Xin thought to himself, if he was also in Julu, he might not be like those princes, walking forward on knees, wouldn't he dare to look up?Thinking of this, King Huai of Chu Xiong Xin was filled with a bitter smile.

When Xiang Yu entered Guanzhong, Xiong Xin knew that this day was getting closer, and Xiang Yu's strength and status had been unprecedentedly high.What will he do to himself?One or two can be seen from the attitude towards Liu Bang.That day, as King Huai, I made an agreement with the generals that the one who enters Guanzhong first and breaks Xian and Yang will be the king, but Xiang Yu obviously did not abide by it, and stepped on his credit and dignity as the lord of Chu without hesitation.This is the omen, Chu Huai Wang Xiong Xin couldn't be more clear.

Sure enough, Xiang Yu wantonly presided over the enfeoffment in Guanzhong, and never asked himself, the King of Chu, for instructions. He forgot that he was a courtier of Chu State, and completely ignored himself.I thought that Xiang Yu would choose to enrich Guanzhong for himself, but he didn't expect that he would call himself the overlord of Western Chu, and Pengcheng would also be occupied by him.This may be Xiong Xin's last extravagant wish, but even so, Xiang Yu ruthlessly smashed it to pieces.How depressed Xiong Xin was, perhaps only he knew.

Not only that, Xiang Yu also sent people back to Pengcheng, demanding to leave immediately and go to Chenzhou, which was "tailor-made" for his identity as a righteous emperor.Now he is the respected emperor of righteousness, and Xiang Yu is the overlord of Western Chu, so I have no binding force on him in name.

Xiong Xin had no choice but to accept leaving Pengcheng, but such a minister.Those old guys who are full of benevolence, righteousness, courtesy and wisdom have not seen the root of the matter at all, and have to endure life and death in Pengcheng, delaying their departure as soon as possible.What's more, they yelled at Xiang Yu and kept accusing him, nominally defending their negligence, but actually they were reluctant to part with their rich life, but they didn't know that their master, King Huai of Chu, His Majesty Yidi, was the one who harmed them!
It was precisely because of their delay that Xiang Yu was furious, and the trace of guilt and pity towards King Huai of Chu disappeared, replaced by endless cruelty.Out of anger and nominal considerations for the future, Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng became murderous towards Emperor Yi Xiong Xin.

There are many people who can see this, Xiong Xin is also worried about this, and what is even more unbearable is the depression and depression of his adopted son Xiong Xin, so he took the same car with him and came to comfort him.

"Xin'er, this is the end of the matter, accept your fate! Don't be sad!"

Xiong Xin's slightly thin body shook suddenly. Ever since he was found by Yin Xu and Chen Ping in the mountain village of Jiujiang County, Xiong Kang never called him that again. "Xin'er", Xiong Xin felt a different kind of sadness in his heart. Apart from Xiong Kang, there is probably no one in this world who is sincerely good to him.At this moment, Xiong Xin really felt lonely and became a lonely and lonely family.

There is also the meaning in Xiong Kanghua's words, Xiong Kang is already desperate and has given up completely.Xiong Xin felt a bit of stubbornness in his heart, and said in a low and trembling voice: "Father, do I really have to give up like this? I have worked hard for so long, Da Chu..."

From the moment Yin Xu, Chen Ping, and Song Yi found him, he began to work hard for the revival of Chu State and for himself to regain power.That night provoked a fight between Yin Xu and Pingwu, thus provoking the struggle between Song Yi and Xiang Liang represented behind them.

A descendant of a king and grandson without any power and foundation, the only capital is his identity, which can play very little role.In this age of gold and iron horses, where the weak prey on the strong, rights are the most important.For him, the only chance is to let the powerful ministers of the Chu state fight, and the fisherman will benefit from it, and find an opportunity to take advantage of it, otherwise there will be no chance at all.Of course, the most basic purpose of this is for self-protection, to let all parties fight, no one has complete power to control themselves, otherwise they can only be a puppet, without any freedom.

The battle between Song Yi and Xiang Liang made him happy to see the outcome, and made him very happy. Xiong Xin took the opportunity to gain a foothold and gained some benefits.For this reason, he also deliberately praised Yin Xu and the humble Pei Gong Liu Bang, so as to disperse power and check and balance.

Xiong Xin's series of methods played a good role. Chu State has always been fighting internally, and has never been integrated into a complete force, even when Zhang Han led the Qin army to suppress the border.It was precisely because of this that he, King Huai of Chu, was able to be stable and survive.

It's a pity that he was too young after all, and he didn't grasp and control the speed of checks and balances and internal fighting. An accident happened in the battle against Zhang Han.The problem lies in the battle of Dingtao. After Xiang Liang was surrounded by Zhang Han's army, Song Yi stood still, sat idly by, and did not rescue in time.

Xiang Liang died, but Xiang Yu inherited his uncle's family business in time, and the advisers and generals who had been in Jiangdong since Jiangdong still followed him.In other words, the Xiang family is still a force that has always been strong enough to contend with Song Yi, and the balance still exists.

But then the problem was exposed. In fact, Xiong Xin also felt that Song Yi's ability was limited, and he didn't know the general idea.But the more such a person is, the easier it is to control. In contrast, Fan Yafu from the Xiang family made him feel deeply afraid.Moreover, looking at the entire Chu State, only Song Yi has such strength to contend with the Xiang family.So he had no choice, even if he made a mistake, he still had to support him to check and balance Xiang Yu and stabilize his position.

However, Xiong Xin was young, with limited experience and resourcefulness, and made two mistakes.The first is that he is in the first kind of contradiction, and the second is that he underestimated Xiang Yu's ability.

In the battle of Julu, Xiang Yu and Song Yi were sent to the rescue, which meant that the two were to restrain each other.But he knew that this would weaken the already weak Chu army. At that time, Julu had Zhang Han and Wang Li's 40 troops, so it felt like playing with fire and setting itself on fire.If the Battle of Julu fails, Chu State will be in danger of subjugation, but if not, he will have nothing. At that time, Xiong Xin has been in such extreme contradictions.

To prepare for a rainy day, he first sent Liu Bang, the Duke of Pei, to advance along the south of the river, just to make more preparations. He had a vague premonition that it might be of great use in the future.I have to say that Xiong Xin has a good sense of music, but something happened after all.

The problem still lies with Song Yi, who has stagnated in An and Yang for 46 days. Xiong Xin can't laugh or cry when he receives such news.But what can he do?On the contrary, the contradiction in his heart became more intense, so why didn't his thinking have similarities with Song Yi's?
At the moment of conflict, an unfortunate news came that Xiang Yu beheaded and killed Song Yi.He also sent Xiang Zhuang to place Song Yi's head on his imperial case, in order to force himself.Xiong Xin couldn't remember how he stamped the edict that made Xiang Yu the general.

From that moment, Xiong Xin suddenly realized that he was wrong, and from then on, he felt powerless and an unprecedented sense of loss.But everything has become a fait accompli and has no power to change. It can only be said that he underestimated Xiang Yu, but overestimated his ability to control the situation.

The underestimation of Xiang Yu was not only at this time, but also in the subsequent battle of Julu. He had imagined that the coalition of princes would win, but he also sweated.Unexpectedly, Julu completely became the stage for the Chu army and Xiang Yu's stage.The victory was unexpected, and even more unexpected, it was as thorough as Xiang Yu's complete victory.

That battle made everyone tremble with fear, and Xiang Yu's power reached its peak like the sun, and the princes walked forward on their knees, and no one dared to look up.Hmph, Xiong Xin felt that this was more like a joke, but it really happened.From that moment on, Xiang Yu really surpassed all the princes, with a detached position, everything seemed to be out of control.

Xin'an killed 20 soldiers from the Qin State, and staged a lot of murderous intentions at the Hongmen Banquet.

Xiong Xin also clearly realized that he had become an obstacle and a stumbling block to Xiang Yu's coming to an end.It can be said that leaving Pengcheng and going to Chenzhou is the best result.Leaving Pengcheng, looking back at the once hopeful city, Xiong Xin felt a strong sense of loss.All her dreams and hopes were shattered. Even though she was only a teenager, Xiong Xin felt that there was no hope in her life.

Xiong Kang has been raising Xiong Xin for many years, and it is his earnest teaching that makes this Wang family bloodline extraordinarily precocious, with a strong mind and great ambition.But now, Xiong Kang looked at the depression and loss of his adopted son, and even had a somewhat desperate expression, not to mention how sad he was.In any case, he is a father who loves his children. For so many years, he has regarded Xiong Xin as his own child. How can he want him to feel a little bit of grievance and sadness?
However, the innate fact that Xiong Xin was born in the emperor's family has already been decided. Since the day Chen Ping and Yin Xu found him in Jiujiang County, everything has been doomed. He has so much strategy knowledge and the way of the king, if he doesn't tell him anything, he can just be a cowherd boy in that mountain village in Jiujiang County, work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and live happily ever after , and will not fall into today's end.

Xiong Kang stroked Xiong Xin's shoulder and said, "Xin'er, you are still young and young, and you still have a long way to go. Even if you don't become the king of Chu, life will continue." Xiong Kang looked at Yi Zi's ​​almost lost eyes, he was worried, what he feared most now was that Xiong Xin would lose his will to live, if he gave up by himself, even if he survived, he would be nothing but a walking corpse.

Xiong Kang was a little helpless, so he could only comfort him in a soft voice: "Xin'er, I think back when we were in the village of Jiujiang County, and you, my mother, how good our life was, quiet and leisurely, although the foster father has been looking forward to it. It was a day when Chu was restored, but there was never much hope. So everything now is considered a windfall. It seems that he did not belong to you, so you don’t have to worry about losing it now, but it’s back to the old situation. It’s just that, it’s much better than before!”

Xiong Xin was silent for a long time before asking: "Father, do I still have a chance to make a comeback?"

There was a wry smile on the corner of Xiong Kang's mouth, this child is still unwilling to give up, what should I do?Comeback?Good idea, it seems that this power is really magical, and it has made this child obsessed to this extent.Although it has come to this moment, I still can't let go.

Just wanting to make a comeback is easier said than done?In the past few years, he has been named King Huai of Chu, but has he really risen?Such a good situation has been worked hard for several years, but it has all come to naught. Today, it has fallen to this point. Is there any possibility?

Xiong Xin seemed to know what foster father was thinking, and said, "Father foster, when we get to Chen and Zhou, there will be our territory, we can recruit troops, save food and grass, wait for the opportunity, and send troops to reproduce the great Chu's prosperity back then. Gong Ao of Linjiang Kingdom is mediocre, not a strong opponent, easy to deal with, and with the status foundation of Jingchu Dongting, it is not impossible."

Xiong Kang shook Xiong's heart helplessly, and said in a deep voice: "Xin'er, wake up! Chenzhou and Zhou are remote, small places, and sparsely populated. How can we gather soldiers and horses? The territory of Linjiang is not small, so it is so easy to Captured? Stop being obsessed, okay?" At this moment, Xiong Kang's heart ached so badly.

Xiong Xin still did not give up, and said: "Father, Chen and Zhou are close to Nanyue. It is said that there are many soldiers and horses from the Qin State over there. Can we unite? Also, there are many princes in the world who are dissatisfied with Xiang Yu. We can all join forces! King Yinxu of Yue, King Liu Bang of Han, King Yingbu of Jiu and Jiang, and King Wu Rui of Hengshan are all former courtiers of Chu State, and they will help me..."

Seeing Xiong Xin's almost crazy expression, Xiong Kang's heart almost broke. This time the blow was too heavy. Is this child going crazy?

After a short period of contemplation, Xiong Kang felt that he dared to give Xiong Xin a blow to prevent the child from being sober and having a lot of fantasies in his mind, which would harm him sooner or later.So he shouted sharply: "Xin'er, wake up, all the people in Nanyue are from Qin, why should you help a descendant of King Chu? Although the princes and kings hate Xiang Yu, they will definitely join forces with you?

Although the princes in the south are all generals of Chu State in the past, but most of them obey Xiang Yu, will they have one heart with you?If you win in the future, how much better will your situation be than today?You used to be their master in name, so they can't tolerate you.

I can't tolerate you...I can't tolerate you..." As he spoke, a terrifying expression suddenly appeared on Xiong Kang's face. Yes, no matter who wins Jiangshan, the existence of Xiong Xin is always a threat, and who can tolerate it What about him? Xiang Yu now sits in the nine prefectures of Western Chu and is in charge of the world. The title he specially chose for himself is Overlord of Western Chu, that is, to dominate the world. Can you let him go?

This way, because in the territory of West Chu Kingdom and Jiujiang Kingdom, it is relatively peaceful.Thinking about it, in order to avoid suspicion, Xiang Yu had to restrain himself.It's just that the future is uncertain. After leaving this section and entering the south of the river, what should the Yunmeng Daze area be like?
In fact, Xiong Kang had thought of this a long time ago, but just interrupted because he said something else, and did not mention it again.Thinking about it now, it couldn't be more dangerous.

Xiong Kang smiled bitterly and said, "Xin'er, don't think about those things anymore. Xiang Yu has long held grudges against Xiang Liang's death and helping Song Yi suppress them in the past, and your existence has always surpassed him in name, so I want to It may not be easy to return to Yue country smoothly."

After all, Xiong Xin is a smart person, how could he not understand the meaning of Xiong Kang's words, he suddenly understood, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)