Competing

Chapter 431 Difficult Choice
Six Counties, Jiujiang Palace!
In the past few days, Wang Yingbu of Jiujiang has had trouble sleeping and eating, restless in sitting and lying, and his mood and body are exhausted.At this moment, he was lying quietly on the couch, and Princess Wu Mei was massaging him, enjoying a moment of peace.

But in his position, sometimes peace is very precious. As a prince, you can find peace where you want peace.

"Your Majesty, envoys from Chu and Han have arrived, and they all want to see you as soon as possible!" Dazai rushed to report the matter.

After Yingbu heard it, he couldn't help but had a headache, and shouted: "Let them live in the post house, serve them with delicious food and drink, and say that the widow is sick and can't see guests now!"

"Yes!" Dazai agreed, and then said in a low voice: "My lord, this is not a long-term solution, and it won't be too long..."

"How long can I entrust, otherwise what can I do?" Yingbu felt a headache about this, and didn't want to ask more questions.

The envoys of Han and Chu entered the six counties at the same time, and they all asked to meet him, which made Yingbo very helpless.

The arrival of two messengers at the same time means that both sides are forcing themselves to express their views.Yingbo was very helpless. If he was attached to the Western Chu Kingdom, Xiang Yu would definitely catch all the mistakes and misunderstandings before.

If it is attached to Han, the result will not be much better, and it may first face the attack of the army of Western Chu.I thought of just procrastinating like this, and then slowly planned a proper plan.But the obvious facts were in front of them, neither Liu Bang nor Xiang Yu planned to give themselves this chance.No matter which envoy I saw, it seemed wrong, so I simply disappeared.

Now Yingbo doesn't want to offend anyone, nor does he want to please anyone, so he doesn't see anyone when he says he's sick.In order to look a little more similar, he simply didn't even go to the court.

After Dazai left, Yingbo sighed again.Wu Meiyu, who was behind her, was already a little more worried, and said with relief: "My lord, I know that the government affairs are quite troublesome to you, but the body is still the most important thing. Don't be exhausted because of this. Our mother and son will be fine." Everything depends on you!"

Ying Bu sighed: "I have been married to me for so long, I have been fighting outside, and now I have finally settled down, and I want to spend more time with you. But the sky is not fulfilling people's wishes, and the situation in Jiujiang is very bad, which makes me very worried. !"

"The envoys of the two countries, Your Majesty really has a hard time choosing..." Although Wu Mei is only a woman, she is the daughter of Wu Rui, so it can be said that she comes from a famous family.I have been influenced by my ears and eyes since I was a child, and many things are clear in my heart.

Ying Bo asked with a smile: "Tell me, who should we choose?"

Wu Mei smiled and said, "Do you really want me to tell you?" Seeing her husband smiling, she finally felt relieved.

Ying Bu nodded slightly...

Wu Mei got up and said leisurely: "To be honest, I feel that Xiang Yu and Liu Bang have no good intentions. If you really want to choose, why not consider Yue Guo." Of course, the marriage between her and Ying Bu can be said to be facilitated by Yin Xu Yes, Wu Mei also has a good impression of Yin Xu.

"Yue Kingdom?" Yingbo sighed lightly: "Yue Kingdom is in Jiangdong after all, separated by a river! What's more, there has been a rift between Jiujiang Kingdom and Yue Kingdom in the past, I'm afraid..." Yingbu didn't Going on, but thinking of the intimacy with Yin Xu back then, I couldn't help feeling sad and sighing.

Wu Mei knew that she could only talk about this kind of thing.As for the final result, it is a major national matter, not something that she, a woman, can take part in casually, and it still needs to be decided by her husband and those ministers.But no matter what kind of decision my husband makes, I understand and fully support...

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The Han envoy to Jiujiang was called Suihe, and he was an aide of Liu Bang, the king of Han.

Han Xin proposed to go to Jiujiang as an envoy to separate the relationship between Jiujiang and Chu, and then counter Yingbo's plan to rebel against Chu.Immediately, he sent people to the six counties to carry out this arduous task, and Sui He accepted the important task and came to Jiujiang.With twenty followers, he came to the six counties.

Coincidentally, the Western Chu Kingdom also sent envoys to Jiujiang. It seems that Marshal Han is right, and this Yingbo is really the key.But the more this is the case, the more difficult it is to persuade King Jiujiang, and Su He feels that the responsibilities and pressure on his shoulders are much heavier.

Now it is not only a question of whether the task can be successfully completed, but also related to the safety of one's own life.The envoys of the two countries are both in Jiujiang. This undoubtedly requires Yingbo to make an immediate decision and must make a choice.Which country's envoy has been received, in order to show the firmness of the heart, the other envoy may end up decapitated.

The pressure on his shoulders was much greater than that of the Chu envoys. If Yingbo said that the two of them disappeared in the end, he would undoubtedly fail.In this case, Yingbo had no choice but to kill himself. If he allowed himself to leave smoothly, it would be tantamount to telling Xiang Yu that Yingbo was still hesitating between Chu and Han.According to Xiang Yu's character, it is absolutely impossible to guarantee that a prince who is not completely loyal to him will be in the rear.

The fate of Jiujiang State is still the same, so Yingbu met him to cooperate with Han State, or killed himself directly.It can be said that there are many dangers, and life is in danger at any time.But isn't this an opportunity?

Su He wanted to meet Jiujiang Wang Yingbo as soon as possible. He thought that as long as he could see Yingbo, he would have the confidence to persuade Jiujiang Wang.But now, it has been several days since I came to the six counties, and the Jiujiang Kingdom entertained them with delicious food and drink, without the slightest bit of disrespect.As for meeting the King of Jiujiang, he didn't mention a word, and Yingbu even said that he was sick.Inquired privately, Jiujiang Kingdom has been hiding in the deep palace, and doesn't even care about dealing with government affairs, it seems that it is really seriously ill.

Sui He is very anxious, but he knows this deeply. The more he is like this, the more he must be calm, not to lose the dignity of the Han Kingdom, and to maintain enough sincerity to the Jiujiang Kingdom.And once one's anxiety gets out, Jiujiang Kingdom and Xichu Kingdom may get a lot of information from it, so the more at this time, the more composure he has to show.

I have to say that Liu Bang chose the right person.The emissary this time does not need the kind of eloquent eloquence.What is needed is a person like Su He, who is resourceful, good at thinking, calm and confident.

In comparison, the envoys of the Western Chu Kingdom are different, not to mention calm, but completely without any low-key and modesty, and there are some alienating thoughts in the invisible.

In fact, it is no wonder that the Western Chu Kingdom was originally the most powerful country in the world, and the loss of Pengcheng not long ago was just an accident, not to mention that Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, took Pengcheng back in a very short time.He had just won the battle of Pengcheng recently, and the way and result of the victory were quite shocking.The princes of the Central Plains turned against Chu State here one after another, and the war in the Qi-Chu area also won great victories. The West Chu State once again deterred the earthquake, and it was inevitable that they felt a little proud.

In addition, Jiujiang Wang Yingbu was originally born as a general under Xiang Yu's command.Therefore, everyone naturally felt that the status of Western Chu State seemed to be higher than that of Jiujiang State.Therefore, after the envoys of the Chu State arrived in Jiujiang, they showed the style of an envoy from the previous state who came to inspect.

For several days in a row, Yingbu did not see him, which made the envoys of Chu State very angry.He thought that he represented Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and the envoys of Chu State were already a little angry that Yingbo was so shameless.Swearing and cursing in the courtyard every day, especially after learning that the envoys of the Han Dynasty were also here, they often came to make trouble.

The Jiujiang Kingdom obviously arranged the two envoys together on purpose. The fact that the Han envoys came to Jiujiang cannot be concealed, and Xiang Yu will know sooner or later.It's better to let him know, so as not to think that there is some conspiracy between himself and Liu Bang, which is not good, and doing so is also open and aboveboard.At the same time, he also told Liu Bang the actual situation through He Sui's mouth, and it was quite embarrassing for Yingbo to be caught in the middle.

The envoys of the Chu State did not respond to the abuse at any time, and it would be of no benefit to anyone to use their tongues in vain.On the contrary, he felt that this was a good thing, so he sat in the house and waited quietly.

Sure enough, Lord Dazai of Jiujiang Kingdom received the news and hurriedly comforted him.If the Chu and Han countries fought in Jiujiang State, and there were still casualties on both sides, it would be a huge damage to the face of Jiujiang State.

After setting up the envoys of Chu State, Dazai went into Sui He's room to apologize.

"Mr. Sui, I'm sorry!"

Sui He smiled and said, "Master Dazai is being polite, it doesn't matter!"

Seeing the expression of this lord Dazai, no matter who knows, whether he can meet Liu Bang smoothly, the great hope is pinned on this lord Dazai.

Sui He sighed: "Master Dazai, I am not angry about this matter. The Chu people insulted the Han country, and the Han army will seek face on the battlefield. It's just that the Chu people are arrogant, and on the surface they really insulted us and the Han country's envoys." , but this place belongs to the country of Jiujiang, and the envoy of Chu did not take Jiujiang country seriously when doing things, I know that you are angry, Mr. Dazai, but... Forget it, please don’t care about it!"

Dazai knew that this was a radical method, but what he said was true.Just now I went to dissuade the envoy of Chu State, but unfortunately, that envoy of Chu didn't take himself seriously at all, and he also contemptuous of Jiujiang State in his words, which made people very angry.Being told by Sui He again, don't mention how uncomfortable it is.

Sui He continued: "If this matter spreads, it will damage the reputation of the King of Jiujiang? Is it true that the Kingdom of Jiujiang is afraid of the Kingdom of Chu? The King of Jiujiang refuses to summon us. Is it because the Kingdom of Chu is strong and the Kingdom of Han is weak? If it is true If that's the case, then please ask the King of Jiujiang to escort me to the busy city of the six counties to be executed, and I will die without regret!"

Dazai couldn't help being shocked, he didn't expect the seemingly gentle and elegant envoy of the Han Dynasty to be so tough, using this method to persecute himself and the King of Jiujiang.The matter has come to this point, and some matters cannot be resolved by delay. Dazai thinks that it is necessary for him to enter the palace and report the matter to the King of Jiujiang.

Seeing the back of Dazai leaving in a hurry, Sui He showed a smug smile.

(End of this chapter)