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Chapter 532 The biggest beneficiary

Pengcheng, Chu Palace.

The envoys of Qi State had just stepped back, Xiang Yu, Fan Zeng, and many courtiers and generals of Western Chu State all lowered their heads, with a heavy heart.

After a long time, Xiang Yu raised his head and said, "Let's talk about it, should Qi be saved or not?"

The envoy sent by Qi Wang Tianguang has already come to Pengcheng to ask for help from the Western Chu State.The monarchs and ministers of the Western Chu Kingdom also knew about Li Sheng's "scam" about Qi, and the fact that Han Xin's army had entered Qi and gradually approached Linzi.

They were furious when news came that King Tian Guang of Qi had surrendered to Liu Bang and joined forces with Han to crusade against Western Chu.But I didn't expect such a situation to appear in a blink of an eye. Qi Guo fell to their side and asked them for help.

"Qi Guo is half-hearted, just betrayed the overlord, and now he still has the face to come to ask for help?" I don't know who scolded him all his life, obviously Qi Guo's approach towards Qin Muchu is very disdainful.

"Yeah, they regret it now, it's too late!"

"Why do you want to save such a treacherous villain like Tian Guang!"

Fan Zeng, who had been silent all this time, raised his head and asked, "According to your opinion, Qi will not be saved, right?"

Many people were good at observing words and expressions. Judging from Fan Yafu's tone, it seemed that he had made a mistake, so they didn't dare to say more immediately.

"What does Yafu think?"

Fan Zeng sighed: "Do you still remember the lesson that Pengcheng was restrained when Tian Rong made trouble behind his back? Ah? Are you going to repeat the same mistakes now?"

What happened in Pengcheng back then is vivid in my mind, if Xiang Yu hadn't tried his best to turn the tide, I still don't know what would have happened.Therefore, when Fan Zeng mentioned this matter, everyone shuddered.

Fan Zeng sneered and said: "Just remember, the situation is the same now, if the Han army occupies Qi and threatens us from the east and west, I think you can imagine what will happen! Now Qi is not the only country that is at stake, Qi and us , we are in danger!"

In fact, how can the high-level people of insight in the Western Chu Kingdom fail to see this point? Many of those clamoring are just superficial people, and they only care about temporary anger.After Fan Zeng said the key to the problem, they were naturally embarrassed to say anything more.

"That's right, Qi State really needs rescue. The Han army's series of methods against the princes of Hebei have already allowed them to occupy most of the northern land. Ruo Qi State is already the last prince. Now Han State can be said to have completely offended Qi State. It is a good opportunity for us to win them over, if Qi can become our ally of Western Chu, it will do us no harm as long as it is beneficial!"

It was Yu Ziqi who spoke, because he is the elder brother of Queen Yuji, the uncle of the country who does his part, and has made many contributions on the battlefield, so he has a high prestige in the Western Chu Kingdom.

The opinions of both Fan Zeng and Yu Ziqi are the same, which shows that it is imperative to rescue Qi, and it also represents the opinions of the high-level knowledgeable generals of Western Chu.

Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, said: "Tian Guang betrayed the widow before, and he must have regretted it now. He knows who to follow to survive. Isn't it good to send charcoal in the snow now? Besides, Yafu also said, we can't let that kid Han Xin If he acts recklessly behind our backs, the country of Qi cannot fall into his hands."

The Overlord said that the matter of rescuing the Western Chu Kingdom was basically a certainty, so everyone naturally didn't dare to say anything more, after all, the overall situation of corvee was the most important.

Immediately, it was decided that General Long Qie would lead an army of [-] to rescue Qi State in an emergency, and send troops immediately!

After the court meeting ended, Xiang Yu intentionally left Fan Zeng behind, knowing that Yafu had something to say to him.

"This Han Xin really didn't expect that he was just a halberd master at the beginning, but now he has such an achievement..." Fan Yafu couldn't help sighing.

Mentioning this matter, Xiang Yu's heart is also quite heavy. He still remembers the situation when Yin Xu recommended Han Xin to him.To be honest, at the beginning, he also felt that Han Xin was talented and capable, and logically speaking, he should be reused.But because of his temper, he attributed the death of his uncle Xiang Liang to Yin Xu.As a result, Han Xin, who was recommended by Yin Xu, was naturally disgusted, which also made a talented man slip away from his hand, and the most terrible thing was to become his own enemy.

Today, Han Xin's many deeds have shown his extraordinary talent, what a pity!Sometimes Xiang Yu couldn't help but feel a little regretful. If he had kept this person under his command, what kind of waves would Liu Bang have caused?The only thing that made him feel strange was that it was Yin Xu who first discovered Chi Xin, so why did such a good talent not go to Yue, but to Liu Bang?
Xiang Yu sighed, feeling very unhappy!
Naturally, Fan Zeng knew what he was thinking, and comforted him, "Forget it, don't worry about the past anymore. In fact, this matter may not be a bad thing."

"Yafu, what do you say?" Xiang Yu didn't quite understand Fan Zeng's meaning.

Fan Zeng sighed: "Li Shiqi first went to Qi State to lobby, and it was obviously successful, so Han Xin sent troops. Everyone thinks this is Liu Bang's despicable villain's trick..."

"Isn't it?" Xiang Yu said disapprovingly: "Liu Bang is a despicable villain. In order to get the land of Qi, he sent Li Shiqi to deceive and paralyze Tian Guang and Tian Heng's uncle and nephew. Didn’t the lack of precautions in coming to Qi State just give Han Xin a chance? If not, how could Han Xin drive straight into the hinterland of Qi State so quickly?”

Fan Zeng shook his head lightly and said, "This is a possibility, and the possibility is very high. But think about it differently, is there any other possibility?"

"Other possibilities?" Xiang Yu bowed his head in thought and remained silent.He knew that Fan Yafu could talk, and there must be something he hadn't seen.This shows how important Fan Zeng is to the Western Chu Kingdom.

Fan Zeng said leisurely: "I heard that Li Shiqi was killed by Tian Guangcang, and he was very unwilling when he died. If this is a plan arranged by Liu Bang in advance, Li Shiqi should either find a way to escape immediately, or be willing to do it for Liu Bang. Once you die, you deserve it! Why are you still so unwilling when you are dying?"

Xiang Yu said: "It must be that Li Shiqi was stupid and loyal to Liu Bang, and he helped Liu Bang mislead the people of Qi until he died!"

"Not necessarily!" Fan Zeng shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, when a person is about to die, his words are good, and how many people are willing to die so willingly, and so calmly? In fact, Li Shiqi was not reconciled when he was about to die, and he was not willing to die. Han Xin is yelling, even cursing, why is that? Why does he hate Han Xin so much?"

Xiang Yu listened and heard a bit of knowledge from it, and asked doubtfully, "Why is this?"

Fan Zeng said: "This is another possibility that Yafu thinks. It is not Liu Bang's intention to send troops to start a war with Qi, let alone a plan made in advance, but Han Xin's own idea!"

"Han Xin made his own claim? How can you see it? What is Han Xin's purpose in doing this?" Xiang Yu still didn't understand the key.

Fan Zeng said: "There are still two possibilities. The first is that in order to fight for merit, Han Xin wiped out several princes and Hebei, but that is a small and inconspicuous country, and it is not at the same level as Qi. Now we see He was about to take down the Qi State, but Li Shiqi successfully lobbied him to surrender. Think about him as a grand marshal, leading tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, but not as good as Li Shiqi with his mouth. Where is his face? ?
So Han Xin was resentful, and he didn't want this credit to be taken away by Li Shiqi, so he simply took this opportunity to attack Qi directly.In this way, basically all the princes in the north were wiped out by him, and his achievements are outstanding, and his achievements are unrivaled in the world! "

Xiang Yu said thoughtfully: "Yes! It's entirely possible, but in this way, Han Xin not only killed Li Shiqi, but also greatly damaged Liu Bang's reputation as a despicable villain. I'm afraid it will anger Liu Bang And the high-ranking officials of the Han Kingdom? One more thing, the master of meritorious service, isn’t Han Xin afraid of Liu Bang’s suspicion of him?”

Fan Zeng said with a smile: "This is the second possibility, that is, Han Xin has turned against him and wants to take over Qi and stand on his own!"

"Han Xin wants to stand on his own?" Xiang Yu was also surprised.

Fan Zeng said: "It is entirely possible. From a small halberd master to today's achievements, it is enough to show Han Xin's talent. The more talented he is, the ambition in his heart may become bigger and bigger. Now his credit is so great. Do, almost all the territory of the Han Kingdom today was conquered by him. Do you think he is willing to be a courtier of Liu Bang? What's more, now that he has a large army in his hand, he has a high prestige, and he will be able to stand on his own. strength."

Xiang Yu reasoned a little according to this logic, and nodded happily.At the same time, he also guessed why Yue Wang Yinxu didn't use Han Xin as a talent. Could it be that he was sure about this?Suddenly he discovered that many of the current situations seemed to have been predicted by Yin Xu, or even arranged?It's really terrible!

Fan Zeng continued: "The last time we surrounded Chenggao, Han Xin won the victory at Jingxingkou. Liu Bang had no choice but to go to borrow troops, and Han Xin returned to the front line of Xingyang. But in fact? It seems that Liu Bang suddenly appeared and deprived Gaining Han Xin's military power, it can be seen that Liu Bang is also suspicious and defensive towards Han Xin. Since Liu Bang dared to do this, it must be Han Xin's side showing some signs!"

Xiang Yu was thoughtful, but he didn't expect such a complicated background behind this incident!Just one thing, why did Liu Bang let Han Xin lead the troops out to fight this time? Isn't he afraid that Han Xin will really rebel?
"So, Yafu boldly speculated that the reason why Li Shiqi came to lobby Qi State this time was to stop Han Xin's mouth and make him lose the reason to enter Qi State. It can be seen from Liu Bang's conditions to Tian Guang One or two, with Han's current advantages, it seems that the conditions proposed by Qi are too few and too simple!"

Fan Zeng continued: "It must be that Liu Bang obviously underestimated Han Xin. He was beaten up by Han Xin and openly sent troops to Qi State. At the same time, he used Tian Guang's hand to kill Li Shiqi who was in the way, and at the same time slapped Liu Bang. Han Xin also followed his plan and became the biggest winner. beneficiaries!"

(End of this chapter)