Competing

Chapter 566
Letting Lv Zhi go, Xiang Yu didn't know whether he was right or wrong, and his heart was also flustered.Lu Zhi's remarks really moved him, making it hard for him to refuse.

Maybe he was fooled by this woman, but the loss was not big.As Lu Zhi himself said, so what if she is kept?Can Liu Bang care about a woman?Even his first wife.Now that Lu Zhi has been let go, if she dares to play tricks, she still has two children in her hands.Xiang Yu really wanted to see if this woman's heart was as ruthless as Liu Bang's?
In his heart, Xiang Yu was still willing to believe Lu Zhi, he was sure that what Lu Zhi said was true.

"Bawang, just let her go like this?" Yu Ziqi was a little suspicious about this, he guessed that there must be something wrong with Lu Zhi's request to see Xiang Yu, but he didn't expect it to be like this.After meeting, Overlord let Lu Zhi leave so easily, which was quite unexpected.

"This woman is not simple, maybe just like what you said, it is a turning point!" Xiang Yu said softly without turning his head.

"Her?" Yu Ziqi wanted to know exactly what Lu Zhi used to impress Xiang Yu,

Xiang Yu nodded and said: "That's right, it's him. I believe it now. This woman is indeed capable of persuading Peng Yue. She actually saw our true intention for peace talks, and she wanted to do her best to make it happen."

"Promote the peace talks?" Yu Ziqi was a little surprised. It's hard to say whether Liu Bang has this intention, because they have already received the news that the envoys from the Western Chu Kingdom have gone to Jiangdong.Liu Bang's meaning is obvious, but it is precisely to unite with the Yue State to deal with the Western Chu State.Therefore, the possibility of peace talks between Han Wang Liu Bang and Western Chu is still very small.Especially when this matter comes from a woman, even if she is the queen of Han, it seems very unreliable.

Xiang Yu whispered: "Why don't you give her a chance? Since she can persuade Peng Yue, and even the widow, why can't she persuade Liu Bang? Maybe Liu Bang is also looking forward to peace talks with us. Today is not what it used to be. He doesn't have Han Xin and Peng Yue. Maybe it's not our opponent at all. If things go on like this, it will be of no benefit to anyone, and it will benefit others for no reason."

When it comes to being cheap to others, a person can't help but appear in their hearts, that is Yue Wang Yinxu.

Xiang Yu continued: "It must be Liu Bang's actions today that drove Lu Zhi to a dead end. She was worried that she and a pair of children would all die here. She wanted to save herself, so there is reason to believe her words. All in all, there is nothing wrong with trying. The downside, besides, after she goes back, the few hostages in our hands will be even more valuable."

Yu Ziqi smiled lightly and said, "That's right, it depends on Lu Zhi's performance."

Xiang Yu nodded slightly, pondered for a long time, and said: "Intensifying the offensive against Xingyang and Chenggao, even if we want peace talks, it is after doing our best. At the same time, it is also adding more bargaining chips for the peace talks, so that we can win more Benefits. As for the result, it depends on Lu Zhi's efforts and Liu Bang's choice."

This is a common method, Yu Ziqi naturally understood, and soon went to arrange it.

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In Xingyang City, none of the people expected that Mrs. Liu and Lu Zhi would come back.

A few days ago, she was still a hostage on a high platform outside the city, and now she is standing in the palace, how did she escape?It seems that Xiang Yu has no possibility of voluntarily releasing her.Everyone is in a kind of surprise and doubt, what is going on?

What's more, this incident seems to be like an illusion, it shouldn't have happened.In other words, its occurrence is full of many unreasonable factors, but it is indeed a fact now.

In the palace of the King of Han, when Liu Bang received the news, he was very surprised, waved his hands and said, "How is it possible?"

At this moment, he was overwhelmed by Xiang Yu's powerful offensive and Liu Taigong's threat, and he was in a bad mood.At this time, there are still people who come to joke with him, it's really emboldened by the ambitious leopard.Liu Bang's face suddenly sank, and he was already about to get angry.

"King of Han, it's true!" The guard replied with a smile on his face.

Liu Bang still didn't believe it, and looked at the guard angrily. When he saw the beautiful figure behind him, surprise flashed in his eyes suddenly, and his emotions were a bit complicated.

He never expected his wife to come back at this time, and was surprised by the reason.At the same time, it also touched some of the tenderness in the heart. A husband and wife for a day, a hundred days of kindness, Lu Zhi is his wife of Liu Bang, and they are also regarded as concubines and concubines with deep feelings.It is completely impossible to say that he doesn't love Lu Zhi and doesn't care about Lu Zhi.Especially after this long separation, my heart is full of concern and longing, and it is even more intense at this moment.

For Lu Zhi, Liu Bang still has a trace of gratitude and guilt.At the beginning, Lu Zhi married a man in his 40s in his [-]th year of life, and he helped him wholeheartedly.Back then, the support of the Lu family was indispensable when he raised his army and made his fortune.These years have really treated Lu Zhi a little bit badly.Especially when Pengcheng was defeated and fled, if Lu Zhi hadn't taken the initiative to jump out of the car with a pair of children in his arms, reducing the weight of the car and distracting the attention of the Western Chu State's pursuers, how could Liu Bang have escaped back?

Lu Zhi and his two children are still hostages in Xiang Yu's hands. It can be said that it was all caused by saving himself. Liu Bang inevitably felt a little guilty in his heart, and he was even more grateful for his wife's selfless behavior at the beginning.After such a long time, there is no way to rescue his wife, children, and children from the tiger's mouth. It really feels a little uncomfortable.The feelings for Lu Zhi are especially complicated.

At this moment, seeing his beloved wife who had been separated for a long time suddenly appeared in front of him, Liu Bang couldn't help being a little stunned, staring straight at Lu Zhi's charming face, and was speechless for a while.At this time, silence is better than sound, which is probably the case!Liu Bang didn't dare to think, if Xiang Yu threatened Lu's pheasant on the top of the city today, what would he do?Thinking about it now, I can't help feeling a little scared.

"King of Han!" The moment Lu Zhi saw Liu Bang, tears welled up in his eyes.

Lu Zhi's cry can be described as having complicated emotions, and it contains a lot of longing for her husband.At the same time, it also shouted out the infinite grievances in my heart over the years.At the same time, there is also some hypocrisy in it, and I want to narrow the distance between myself and Liu Bang, so that my husband will feel more compassionate.

This call really touched Liu Bang's heart, he stared blankly at his wife, and said after a long time: "Madam, you are back?!" It seemed that he still couldn't believe the scene in front of him, as if he was still in a dream.

Lu Pheasant was excited, and walked over tremblingly, and threw herself into Liu Bang's arms, crying like pear blossoms with rain.It seems that he wants to vent all the excitement at this moment and the grievances accumulated in his heart for a long time, or maybe he launched a tearful offensive against Liu Bang from the beginning, and then achieved some purpose.

"King of Han, I thought I would never see you again in this life!" Lu Zhi said sobbing.

Liu Bang comforted softly: "Okay, ma'am, aren't you back now? Don't be sad." Such a sentence still touched Liu Bang's heart a little. He still loves Lu's pheasant.

Lu Zhi seemed to be so sad that he couldn't restrain the sadness in his heart. After a long time, he gradually choked and stopped crying.The more this is the case, the more Liu Bang cherishes it.He could imagine how his wife lived as a hostage in Pengcheng in the past few years.

It wasn't until this time that Liu Bang remembered why Lu Zhi came back like this, and what was the process and reason.After all, this fact is a bit too abrupt, seems a bit too unexpected?He needs an explanation now, a reasonable one.

"Ma'am, how did you come back?" Liu Bang clearly saw Lu Zhi among them at the top of the city yesterday, and now he was full of curiosity about his wife's whereabouts and encounters, so he asked immediately.

Only then did Lu Zhi wipe away his tears, and said in a low voice, "King of Han, it is Xiang Yu who has released his ministers and concubines."

"Xiang Yu let you come back?" Hearing Lu Zhi's answer, Liu Bang didn't seem to believe it at all. How could Xiang Yu be so kind and bring his wife back?My heart is full of greetings, and I can't believe that there are so many strange things today.

Lu Zhi nodded lightly: "That's right, it was Xiang Yu who let the concubine come back, but he didn't just let the concubine go, but let the concubine come back with a message."

Lu Zhi was heartbroken, her husband's behavior disappointed and worried her, so he had to save himself.For the sake of his son and future and his own life in the future, he absolutely dare not tell the truth.The transaction conversation with Xiang Yu will always be a secret, what is needed now is to transfer this whole idea to the husband's heart, and then try to convince him as much as possible.

"What do you want to say?" Liu Bang's eyes rolled up and down, and his heart moved. This seems to be a reasonable explanation.It was impossible for Xiang Yu to release Lu Zhi for no reason, and it was impossible for her to escape so easily.If it is really inconvenient to send an envoy, it is a good way to send a message through Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi said: "King of Han, in fact, Xiang Yu doesn't want to keep fighting. They want to talk about peace, and they want the ministers and concubines to convey this meaning to the King of Han."

Peace talks?Xiang Yu intends to make peace with himself?Liu Bang thought he had heard wrong.Hearing what Lu Zhi said, my heart moved, and I immediately thought of another thing.Zhang Liang has said many times that the best way to reverse the current situation in Han is to negotiate peace.It is a skillful peace negotiation, first with the Western Chu Kingdom, and then with the Yue Kingdom to form an alliance...

Now Zhang Liang has sent people to Hongdu of the Yue Kingdom, and Yue Wang Yinxu is willing to marry the little princess of the Han Kingdom, so it can be seen that there is still great hope for peace talks with the Yue Kingdom.The most difficult thing is the step of the peace talks with the Western Chu Kingdom. Xiang Yu has never been a person who is willing to succumb to negotiating with others.Even if Xiang Yu wants peace talks, how should the Han side communicate with Xiang Yu?On the one hand, it will reveal the original intention, on the other hand, it will inevitably suffer and be punished.

Especially this time, it was extremely strong and launched the most intense attack, which put a lot of pressure on the frontline defenses of Xingyang and Chenggao in the Han Kingdom.Especially when he took out his own family to threaten, Liu Bang can be said to be extremely distressed.Liu Bang gritted his teeth with hatred when he thought of the scene where Xiang Yu was not overwhelmed on the tower today.He really wanted to unite with Yue King Yin Xu, and then the two families would attack Xiang Yu together for revenge, and even planned to fight to the death.

Unexpectedly, when he was in a difficult situation, Lu Zhi came back and brought back the news that Xiang Yu wanted peace talks.Liu Bang immediately felt that the problem was easily solved, and it would be best if it could be done like this.Just is it reliable?Liu Bang couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.It's not that he didn't trust his wife, the first thing he thought of was whether Xiang Yu was confused.

"Really? Ma'am, are you sure?" Liu Bang asked softly. First, he needed to get enough information from Lu Zhi, and then judge the authenticity of the matter.

Seeing her husband's question, Lu Zhi knew that her thoughts were completely right.Yes, the husband would have wanted peace talks too, but hadn't had the chance to say so.Now I bring this opportunity to him, which makes it possible for Chu and Han to reach a peace talk.If this bet is correct, then the plan is already half successful, and the plan will not be wasted.

"Yes, in fact, the Western Chu Kingdom seems to be aggressively attacking, but in fact their casualties are heavy, and Xiang Yu is unwilling to continue fighting like this. So he wants to negotiate peace with the King of Han and let his concubine bring back the message, and at the same time express His sincerity." Lu Zhi never mentioned his dominant position in this matter from the beginning to the end, anyway, the Western Chu Kingdom originally had this intention, so it is okay to pretend.Only in this way is it possible to persuade the husband, and only in this way is it possible to save a pair of children.Looking at Liu Bang's meaning now, it seems that he has already been tempted, as long as he is tempted, everything will be easy to handle.

At this moment, Lu Zhi wanted to persuade Liu Bang.It can be said that it is moving with emotion and speaking with reason.However, as a husband and wife for many years, Lu Zhi also knows a lot about Liu Bang.Knowing what to say will not arouse the suspicion of the husband, but also can persuade him to the greatest extent.

"These are what the concubine saw in the Chu army. When Xiang Yu first said this to the concubine, the concubine was also very strange, and I figured it out later." Lu Zhi added, making things look more like It's like that.

Lu Zhi continued: "Xiang Yu said he was willing to negotiate peace with the King of Han, to agree on the border between the two countries, and to cease fighting between the two armies. At the same time, he would release his parents, brother, sister-in-law and two children, and let his concubine bring back his words. Please consider it with the King of Han."

Liu Bang nodded lightly. What Lu Zhi said looked good, and it seemed to be the case.

Seeing her husband's heartbeat, Lu Zhi added: "King of Han, this is a business matter, and my concubine has a private request."

"What's the matter? Please tell me, madam?"

Lu Zhi knelt down in front of Liu Bang and said, "King of Han, please save our child!"

Liu Bang's heart was suddenly touched, and he had to think more about some things.

(End of this chapter)