After getting Han Xin's personal promise, Xiang Yu was finally satisfied.
After the battles between Wei and Zhao and that night talk, he was quite clear about Han Xin's abilities.
As long as Han Xin is willing to do his best, Fengxian will be safe.
Before he stood up and left, Xiang Yu suddenly asked, "Do you know why Feng left a while ago?"
Han Xin looked stunned.
Isn’t the reason for your departure clearly written in the letter you left behind
Hermits are free and easy, which makes people yearn for them because they are indifferent to fame and fortune, and they come out in troubled times and retreat in prosperous times.
Xiang Yu said succinctly: "I personally led the troops and chased eastward for nearly ten days, but I still couldn't find any trace of Fengxian."
At this point, Xiang Yu paused, looked at Han Xin who looked bewildered, and said slowly: "I heard that a dozen ruffians suddenly appeared in the suburbs of Huaiyin and were killed by a wandering knight... I now know why he was chasing eastward."
Han Xin was deeply shocked and remained silent for a long time.
Even though Xiang Yu did not say it explicitly, he knew it in his heart: In Huaiyin City, who else could be the bully that would provoke his younger brother to personally kill him, except for Zhen Er and others who had humiliated him deeply in the past
Seeing that Han Xin had a complicated expression and clenched fists, as if he was lost in thought, Xiang Yu did not stay any longer.
After His Majesty left, Han Xin was still in a daze and had completely forgotten about the emperor.
He squatted down slowly and covered his face with his hands.
There were mixed feelings in my heart and an expression on my face, I didn't know whether it was sad or happy.
When he was at his lowest point and suffered that humiliation, how could he not hate Zhen Er who forced him and harmed him
But now that I have achieved success and fame, if I can ever return home in glory, I may have let it go and not want to dwell on the dark past that made things even worse for me.
But he forgot how quick-witted and generous his brother was.
In the past, my brother once launched a rebellion in the hall because Xiong Xin insulted Your Majesty, and killed the King of Chu alone. After that, he fought against nearly a hundred people alone without any fear.
He deliberately forgot the past when Zhen Er humiliated him, but his brother never let it go - the first thing he did after resigning from his official position and leaving the capital was to personally settle the old accounts that others had owed to his brother.
His brother treated him with such deep affection that he would not be able to repay him even if he were to be torn to pieces.
How could Lu Bu know that a simple thing he did out of boredom would be misunderstood first by the foolish emperor and then by his cheap brother.
The master humiliates the minister and he dies
What a joke!
In his case, it would probably be "The master humiliates the minister, and he shall die!"
He was listening absentmindedly to the report from the driver surnamed Li with his eyelids half drooped, waiting to set out westward in half an hour, when he received the sudden announcement of His Majesty's arrival.
Lu Bu, who was drowsy just now, suddenly became energetic the next moment.
That fool emperor just grabbed him and said some hairy nonsense yesterday, why is he doing it again
Lu Bu glanced at the serious Li Chezi calmly: "Let him..."
He almost swallowed back the habitual "let him in" as soon as he said it, and stiffly changed his words: "I will go and meet him now."
“No need.”
Unexpectedly, before the personal soldier could answer, Xiang Yu personally lifted the curtain and strode in.
Lu Bu glanced at him suspiciously, then slowly prepared to salute.
Xiang Yu raised his hand quickly, indicating that it was not necessary.
Li Zuoche, who had already knelt down the moment he saw the man's appearance, quickly said to Xiang Yu: "Stand up. Leave first. I have something to tell Fengxian."
Li Zuoche had no suspicion and hurried out.
Perhaps he thought that Your Majesty had important military matters to instruct the general, so as soon as he left the tent, he ordered a group of soldiers to retreat a little, guard the place strictly, and not allow any outsiders to approach.
The room was completely silent. Lu Bu stared at Xiang Yu, who looked calm, with caution. After a while, he asked, "What important matter does your Majesty want me to tell you?"
He dismissed his attendants without any reason. Could it be that he was trying to bully him again
"No." Xiang Yu quietly gazed at his beloved who looked so handsome, and said frankly: "Fengxian is leaving, and I am uneasy."
—If you can take one more look before leaving, then take one more look.
Lu Bu easily understood the hidden meaning and felt even more uncomfortable.
If others expressed their thoughts, at most they would just break a layer of window paper; but this foolish emperor was different. He just came up and kicked violently, kicking directly through a solid wall.
When his wives and concubines were fond of him, they could only send him secret glances and sweet words.
How could it be like this foolish emperor, whose attitude was soft and hard at the same time, first pouring a basin of hot soup on you, and then pursuing you with warm soup all the way
Lu Bu felt a lingering strange feeling in his heart, and he didn't know why.
He didn't want to meet the emperor's eyes again, so he turned away fiercely and said stiffly: "From the tone of your majesty, it seems that the court has nothing to do and is free."
Xiang Yu was not annoyed at all by Lu Bu's verbal pressure. He just stared at him for a while.
It was not until Lu Bu was about to get angry that he stopped and turned around to leave.
At this moment, Lu Bu slapped his forehead and suddenly remembered another very important thing: "Your Majesty, please stay!"
Xiang Yu seemed to be waiting for this call. He paused his slow pace, turned around in a flash, and said calmly, "Oh?"
Lu Bu's mind was full of national affairs, so why would he care what this foolish emperor was thinking about
He rolled his eyes and continued to tell some important things that he had tossed and turned all night and had tried hard to recall.
As early as when the First Emperor founded the country, Maodun's unlucky father, Chanyu Touman, who was later killed by Maodun himself, had unified the Xiongnu tribes and expanded southward. If it were not for the great general Meng Tian's sending troops to repel them, and the use of dangerous passes and the Great Wall to resist them, the border defense would not have been consolidated and there would have been a brief peace.
The Zhenbei Army stationed in the northern border had a force of 300,000 men. And because of the "straight road" built by Meng Tian, if the army received an imperial order or military order, it could reach Guanzhong within three days.
However, this Zhenbei Army, which made the Xiongnu terrified, had a bad fate before the civil strife: first, Prince Fusu, who had helped to build the army, and the main generals Meng Tian and Meng Yi were persecuted by Hu Hai, Li Si and Zhao Gao, and either forced to commit suicide or tricked into the capital and killed; then, mediocre people were sent to replace military positions, and in order to be wary of this powerful army or to raise the banner of restoring order, they would rather negotiate peace with the rebel army and do something that would harm the tiger, rather than transfer back the 300,000 Zhenbei Army.
The Qin army had strict discipline, but the officers sent to take over the army were either incompetent or vacant. In addition, there was no imperial edict or military transfer order, so even though they knew the situation in Guanzhong was critical, they could only keep their troops in place.
This wait lasted until the fall of the Qin Dynasty, when the princes divided the land and became kings.
Although this Zhenbei Army was powerful in the north, it was unknown to the princes. The only one who knew a little about it was Zhang Han, a former general of the Former Qin Dynasty who had served as a minister.
However, even Zhang Han did not know whether the Zhenbei Army was still in existence or had already disintegrated silently after being leaderless for many years.
He did not dare to mention to Xiang Yu the things he was not sure about, but he once expressed his feelings about it in a casual conversation with Han Xin.
He just spoke on impulse, but Han Xin took it to heart.
Han Xin's original plan was to recommend Zhang Han to recruit and incorporate these troops into Chu after returning from the Western Expedition to Bashu, and either have them continue to guard the border or disperse them into various tribes.
Since my dear brother mentioned the matter of the Huns first, Han Xin told him all the news about the Zhenbei Army that he had heard from Zhang Han.
After Lu Bu spoke endlessly, telling all the words of his cheap brother, who was very important to him and remembered him very clearly, he looked at Xiang Yu expectantly, who had a deep face and seemed to be thinking: "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Xiang Yu looked back at the pair of shining tiger eyes without blinking, and said without hesitation: "Good."
He deserved it so happily, but Lu Bu was surprised.
He had just been thinking about what to say out of habit, wondering how to persuade this fool if he insisted on his own opinion.
Unexpectedly, Hanzi was so smart this time and understood it immediately!
Until Xiang Yu left and Han Xin arrived... Lu Bu's face was still full of disbelief.
Han Xin took a long time to calm down alone before he finally returned to normal.
Seeing his brother sitting there in a daze, as if in a trance, he felt nervous and stepped forward quickly, calling out loudly, "Brother!"
Fortunately, although Lu Bu was distracted, he did not run far and recovered after a shout.
It’s strange that after that fool became emperor, his brain really became more and more useful!
Although he was so surprised and impressed in his heart, he remained calm on the surface. Looking at his cheap brother who was concerned, he couldn't help but wonder: "Brother Han?"
Han Xin heaved a sigh of relief when he saw this, and said with confidence: "It's time to send out the army."
Lu Bu nodded faintly.
He lifted his robe sleeves, and put the matter of the foolish emperor behind his mind, and said in high spirits: "Let's go!"
Suddenly, he learned that 300,000 elite troops of Chu State were marching out from Xianyang, passing Feiqiu, going over the official road Ziwu, crossing the mountains and ridges, and heading straight for Hanzhong.
Han Xin used Hanzhong as an opponent to test his prowess. Not only did he easily recapture the city, he also captured more than 10,000 young and strong men, which was a great victory.
As one side gained strength while the other side lost strength, Liu Bang suffered new injuries before his old ones were healed. With his vitality greatly damaged, he had to flee back to Bashu in a hurry to recuperate and wait for a new opportunity.
But the opportunity that Liu Bang was expecting never came.
The hope of getting out of the country became even more slim as the situation outside the country became increasingly stable and clear.
Zhang Liang, the man he relied on the most and the most resourceful one under his command, has been missing since he was captured that day; Sui He went to persuade Zhou Yin to rebel against Chu, but his whereabouts are unknown after the failure of his plan; even his old subordinates who still stayed by his side, headed by Xiao He, who had always planned for him, have become increasingly silent recently.
On the day when Xiang Yu ascended the throne, established his capital in Xianyang, and named his country Chu, as soon as the news came, Liu Bang refused to eat or drink the whole day and refused to see anyone.
He simply locked himself in the hall, drank like crazy, and finally became completely drunk, talking nonsense.
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Xiao He, who had finally finished a day's work, heard about this and broke into the palace. He saw Liu Bang lying on the ground like mud, his clothes in disarray and reeking of alcohol.
"You're here?"
Liu Bang half lifted his eyelids and looked at it unclearly.
He looked decadent and his speech was unclear. Rather than feeling panic or distress, Xiao He just felt an indescribable deep fatigue.
Xiao He sat silently beside Liu Bang, stopped a jar of wine, tore open the seal, and started drinking with an expressionless face.
Liu Bang's eyes had long since moved away from him. He stared blankly at the patterns on the roof and suddenly sighed, "What aged Du Kang? It's not as good as the wine from that shabby wine shop back then."
His sigh seemed to be without any reason, but Xiao He felt sad.
This aged wine is hundreds of times better than the bland wine of that year, but one of the good brothers who used to drink and cut meat together will never come back.
But who should be blamed for Brother Fan’s miserable death
Xiao He felt sad.
Perhaps the overall situation has been settled, and their time to survive in this corner is doomed to be short.
That made it impossible for him to avoid those details in the past... that he had deliberately ignored.
Liu Bang knew that the banquet was dangerous, so he had to keep Zhang Liang at the banquet to deal with the aftermath and bear Xiang Yu's wrath, because he trusted Zhang Liang's resourcefulness.
But he knew the situation was not good, and he remembered to keep a horse for himself to ride, but he kept one alone, so the four loyal generals had to follow on foot.
And what for
—What else could it be for
Fan Kuai was not only a good brother with whom they had drunk and started uprisings together, but also the most capable general and the most fearless subordinate of the Han army, and he was also Liu Bang's real brother-in-law!
Employing people based on personal connections is a big taboo for a ruler.
But if you don't even care about your relatives, how can you care about your subordinates
Thinking of this, Xiao He could not help but look at Liu Bang, who was becoming drunk, gradually becoming silent, and then falling asleep.
His expression was expressionless, but a chill gradually grew down his spine.
His every limb was frozen like the bleak moonlight in this room.
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