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Chapter 26 Chapter 26
As a general appointed by Lu Bu himself, Han Xin naturally moved into the Qinchuan Palace and got the side hall as his residence.
When the palace people were busy cleaning up the side hall and placing the objects, Han Xin stood in it, looking here, touching there, and a new sense of comfort was born in his heart.
He was lonely when he was young, with insufficient food and clothing, and even after he joined the army, he did not show much merit, and he was only a middle-of-the-roader.
Although this is a side hall that has not been cleaned up, it is also solemn and gorgeous, showing royal majesty everywhere, and it clearly shows his food and clothing as a general.
——It was a world of difference from his previous situation where he only had two old clothes, a bed in the barracks, and not even a proper place to put precious military books.
Just watching it all in silence, he couldn't help thinking about his new ministry and the wisps of lofty ambitions he had finally reached.
It made him both moved and delighted, excited and unfamiliar.
Han Xin solemnly placed the most precious military book on the spotless shelf, and then couldn't help but look around.
It didn't take long for Lu Bu, who had finished counting the pile of gold that Xiang Yu had given him, and finally got the empty space, swaggering over and seeing this cheap old man standing in a daze among the busy palace servants, he couldn't help but say in surprise, "Brother Han, Why? No matter how fast the palace staff clean up, it will take a while, so why bother standing there eating ashes?"
Han Xin laughed dumbly, not being able to express his ridiculous thoughts, so he wiped the ashes on the tip of his nose and agreed with Lu Bu's words.
The next moment, Lu Bu dragged him into the main hall, lit the lamp, and mysteriously backed away left and right, leaving only a huge sand table between the two.
When Han Xin was still confused, Lu Bu had a serious expression, holding a wooden stick and writing three lines on it with great force:
Town Hanzhong.
lure the Han army.
Slaughter Liu Bang.
Han Xin: "..."
Although it might not seem very kind to use the famous soldier immortal in the history books as a military commander and prepare to ask him to do the work of Gao Fuyi and Chen Gongtai alone, Lu Bu is really eager for revenge and can't control that much.
Lu Bu looked at Han Xin expectantly: "Brother Han, do you have a good plan?"
To put it bluntly, his ultimate goal is nothing more than the three words 'Tu Liubang'.
It's just that God's will fools people and the tattoo cloth is useless, and he has tossed out a hundred and ten steps that could have been done in one step.
Han Xin was so smart, he was only stunned for a moment, and then he figured out some inexplicable things before.
Although don't know how Liu Bang offended his virtuous brother, so much that he hated him so deeply that he wanted to put people to death...
But Brother Xian is the only Bole who treats him with great talent in the past twenty years, even chasing him at night for this reason, and recommending him with Bawang Qian to give him the coveted Bole.
Not to mention that Liu Bang has the ambition to compete for the world, even if he is reduced to Bashu, he should not be underestimated. Sooner or later, he will start to deal with it.
Even if the other party is really a nameless person who is not worth talking about and is not worth the effort to deal with, he will achieve his wish for the virtuous brother no matter what.
Han Xin lowered his eyes quietly, lost in thought.
Seeing that the cheap eldest brother was fascinated, Lu Bu, who was used to the troubles of these smart people, scratched his head and calmed down knowingly.
He tiptoed to the side, not even letting out the air, for fear of disturbing Han Xin's train of thought.
Once Han Xin was completely immersed in his thoughts, he did not know the passage of time, nor did he pay attention to the changes around him.
Soon, a rough plan gradually surfaced, urging him to write like flying in the sand table and jot down the general content.
It's just that it is still difficult to make a decision at the moment, and we have to wait for the specific encapsulation.
Until there was something to ask Lu Bu's opinion, he raised his eyes and said, "Xian—"
As soon as the words started, they stopped abruptly.
He stared blankly for a while at Lu Bu, who had closed his eyes for some time, maintaining his previous slack sitting posture and looking for Duke Zhou to go, and couldn't help laughing.
Brother, dear brother.
Even for Han Xin, being awarded a general of the army was an extraordinary leap, giving him the first real opportunity to show his talents and realize his ambitions, but for the entire Chu army, it did not make any waves.
Even Lu Bu was awarded the title of general, because he led the army of the former Qin capital, rather than a separate army from other generals, so he did not touch the interests of other Chu generals, and there were fewer waves and obstacles.
What the princes were more concerned about was the long-awaited enfeoffment presided over by the overlord Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu was very happy. After his aides had arranged the matter of moving the capital to Xianyang, they were basically divided into seals according to the agreement with the princes in advance.
Of course, although he claims to be "separated by merit", this merit is mainly determined by whether he enters the customs with him, or contributes to the battle of Julu, or has a kindness to Xiang's family.
Zhang Han, who was first named King of Yong by him, readily obeyed Xiang Yu's instructions, and publicly stated that he was not a king because of his lack of merit. The land belonged to the overlord Xiang Yu; Xiang Yu's subordinate generals, Tuibu, were conferred the title of King of Jiujiang, Wu Li, the woman of the tattoo cloth, was conferred the title of King of Hengshan, and Ao of Chu Zhuguo was conferred the title of King of Linjiang, and he led part of the original Chu State; Zhao Xie was conferred on behalf of the king. Zhang Er was the king of Changshan, who divided the land under the jurisdiction of the original Zhao state; Tian market and Antian were named as the kings of Jiaodong, Jibei and Qi respectively, dividing the original land of Qi; Zang Tu and Han Guang sealed the king of Yan and the king of Liaodong, Divide the original state of Yan; Wei Bao and Sima Xian are the king of the Western Wei Dynasty and the king of Yin, according to the state of Wei; Han Cheng and Shenyang are the king of Han and the king of Linjiang, according to the original Korean land.
Xiang Yu had already decided on this split, but only two changes were made.
The first is about Liu Bang’s division: Xiang Yu, who relied heavily on the prejudice of the King of Chu and rejected Liu Bang, originally planned to seal the two counties of Bashu, which in his eyes were remote and bitter. Save him the effort to drive away.
And Liu Bang, as a traitor and thief who 'stabbed the King of Chu in secret', he would be executed quickly, and he was not worthy of the title of king. Moreover, because of the remoteness of Bashu and Liu Bang's thousands of elites, it would be time-consuming and meager for the expedition to recover.
If a false title was given, it would only offend people. After discussing with his advisors for a while, Xiang Yu simply put it aside and left it to be cleaned up in the future.
The second is the division of the original title with Sima Xin and Dong Yi - he originally wanted to return to Pengcheng, the capital of Chu, and the land in Guanzhong could be divided into the land of the Three Qins, respectively by the former Qin generals Sima Xin, Dong Yi and Zhang Han. Wang Zhi.
After all, in his opinion, although the first two were far inferior to Zhang Han in terms of credit, they had a great favor to his uncle Xiang Liang, and should be rewarded generously.
It was only after Lu Bu's insistence that he wanted to help Han Xin as a general because of his 'intimacy', and Zuo Yin Xiangbo's ruthless betrayal. When Xiang Yu encountered a similar situation again, he couldn't restrain his subtlety, and he became much more cautious.
Since the merit is not enough to be crowned king, it is only rewarded.
Xiang Yu was reciting on the high platform, and when he handed out an edict, the princes below had different expressions.
Only Lu Bu, who had a solemn expression, was completely at a loss.
Who are they?
He listened carefully at first, but soon realized that in the long and tedious list of kings, he only recognized a tattered tattoo that even Liu Bang could lose.
That rag can actually be crowned king?
Sure enough, this king... is really not worth doing.
Looking at the high-spirited tattoo cloth, Lu Bu's mouth twitched slightly, and he quickly rolled his eyes. At the same time, he completely lost interest in continuing to listen, and began to wander around the world.
After he chopped up Liu Bang sixty times in his mind, the ceremony of enfeoffing was over.
Lü Bu followed the queue boredly - he couldn't leave right now, the princes and the generals of Chu had to go to the banquet together. After the banquet was over, it was time for the new kings to return to their fiefs.
The atmosphere of the banquet was strong, and they exchanged cups with each other, and the conversation was very happy.
Lu Bu was always thinking of Liu Beisun, who was far away in Bashu and didn't know the year of the monkey, the horse and the moon, and was not interested in these entertainments.
After he pushed lazily a few times, others were not willing to make fun of themselves, so they stopped talking to him.
He was so happy that no one bothered him, but he didn't know that Xiang Yu, who was sitting above him, couldn't help but cast his eyes frequently, because he didn't understand why he looked so sullen.
It's just that neither Xiang Yu nor Lu Bu noticed that there was one other person who was attending the banquet, and his eyes were always on Lu Bu, who was going his own way and looked lazy.
This person is eight feet long, a rare tall man among civil servants, and he was born with fair complexion and handsome eyebrows, only less masculine and more frail.
- Tightly interesting.
Chen Ping took a sip of wine leisurely, while seemingly sincerely flattering his colleagues, while watching everything in the field with detachment and indifference, only when he turned to Lu Bu, he was a little more interested.
——According to his understanding of the temperaments of Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, if Lü Bu had not appeared in the chaos, the situation would not have been what it is today.
As soon as the banquet was over, the guests dispersed, and Lu Bu, who had been drinking so much that the bird could fade out of his mouth, was not so much wine, but more fruity water, was instantly refreshed, and ran out with great strides.
When he returned to the hall, facing Han Xin, who was approaching enthusiastically, he helplessly twitched the corners of his mouth, and handed over the list of the kings that he had secretly requested from Fan Zeng for this time.
As soon as he got the list, Han Xin quickly put him aside, sat at the desk, and went to study.
Lu Bu was delighted when he saw this.
——Hahaha, I can be regarded as a mess!
His goodness has always been a drastic and hearty short-handed fight, where is there any reason to force him to use his brains all day long? Such an immoral thing is something that foolish overlord can do!
Now a reliable and intelligent person has finally come to study for him, and he is really pleased.
It's a pity that Zhang Liang was in that prison. People are born with a fair face that can be regarded as pleasing to the eye, but also with a belly full of bad water, but he is someone who can deceive people's hearts and is dedicated to Liu's traitor.
It can only continue to be closed, and it will not come in handy for a while.
Lu Bu thoughtfully fell into contemplation by Han Xin, while he was paralyzed comfortably on the cool couch, to relieve the heat and eat, under the euphemistic name of not being disturbed.
Just as his eyelids were gradually glued together and he was drowsy, he was woken up by the excited Han Xin with a ruthless iron hand: "Brother Xian, Brother Xian!"
In a trance, Lu Bu returned to the moment when Cao Cao flooded Xiapi and Gao Fuyi eagerly woke him up in Wenrou Township, his head shook suddenly, his whole body jolted, and he sat down in an instant: "Ow!"
Han Xin was stunned by his "Ow", but he couldn't care about it anymore, he dragged him to the sand table, and began to talk to him about the plan.
Lu Bu had a serious face, but he wasn't awake yet. He sat upright and listened for a long time, gradually turning from two eyes of mosquito coils to an earthy complexion.
"Brother Han, wait, wait."
He had to stretch out a hand, interrupting Han Xin's generous statement, and confirmed tremblingly: "According to Brother Han's calculation, how long will it take at shortest to catch that Liu mouse?"
Han Xin thought for a while, then confidently replied: "Ordinary people may take eight years, but with the ability of a virtuous brother, it only takes four years at most."
In his opinion, Liu Bang was quite cautious at most of the time, except for the fact that his entry into the customs was too smooth this time, which caused Li Lingzhi to faint.
Although Bashu is not the poor mountains and rivers that outsiders imagine, it is by no means easy to capture by four thousand elite soldiers. Liu Bang fled in hastily, and it would take at least a year and a half to gain a firm foothold.
For at least two or three years, he would not be able to turn the tide, let alone pose a decent threat to the Chu army. Even if Lu Bu's opinion was valued by Xiang Yu, he would not be able to use his troops to expedition to the useless Bashu in a short time.
In contrast, there is a more imminent threat: because Xiang Yu is divided due to merit, he is inevitably biased, and it is not rare in this list that the rulers, ministers and subordinates are mixed to separate the country, it is bound to be difficult to coexist, and there is bound to be a battle. The battle of strength and weakness.
If his expectations are not bad, when everyone returns to the country, the war is destined to resume.
The earliest ones who won the title were probably Tian Rong, who had a great deal of anti-Qin Ju, but refused to fight in Julu because of a disagreement with the Xiang clan, and thus lost the title, as well as Peng Yue and Chen Yu, who also did not receive a reward, but were quite prestigious and powerful.
Even if the three of Tian Shi Tian Yasuda are united, it is difficult to compete with Tian Rong, let alone the three of them still govern themselves?
But the world is in trouble again, and it is also a rare opportunity for Xiang Yu—especially if he has the ambition to dominate the world and emulate the first emperor.
When the rebels were defeated one by one, and the fief was taken back on this ground, the overall situation was stabilized, and then they could free up their hands to deal with Liu Bang.
Or when Liu Bangguanguanguan was surrounded by beacon smoke, and he was ready to move, he could have more troops than Hanzhong, and then led snakes out of the hole and annihilated them in one fell swoop.
"Ha...haha...four years..."
Lu Bu, who got a clear answer, first nodded his head in a daze, and then fell back with a distracted gaze.
——With his eyes open, he fainted on the spot.