At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 140, Xiang Liang’s decision and becoming King of Han

Although his military strength developed extremely rapidly during this period, Xiang Liang was not very sober yet. The troops in his hands were all recruited from the rebel army, and most of them were rabble-rousers with weak combat effectiveness. They only relied on his father's reputation and I wanted to make a fortune in troubled times before I took refuge in myself.

The army in Xu Fan's hands was recruited and trained by him little by little, or he defeated the Qin army and recruited them. These 20 troops were all defeated by Xu Fan. He could not be Xu Fan's opponent at all. If Xu Fan If anyone recruits his army in the name of the King of Chu, I am afraid that most of his generals will go to Xu Fan's side.

Fan Zeng thought for a while and said: "Xu Fan has great ambitions and cannot annex us before Qin is destroyed. General, there is no need to worry so much. Xu Fan's credibility is not bad. So far, he has not attacked or annexed the rebels." Qin Jia may have dared to offend Xu Fan like this because of seeing this."

Xiang Liang was still worried and said: "Should we also establish a King of Chu, so that we can have a banner to fight Xu Fan."

Although Xiang Liang was angry with Qin Jia for establishing the King of Chu, he also thought that this was a good method. However, Qin Jia did not have enough strength and reputation to support him in establishing the King of Chu, so he made him behave like a clown. But his Xiang family is There is such appeal and strength in Chudi.

Xiang Bo also thought it was a good idea, so he said: "Since King Huai came to Qin and never returned, the people of Chu missed him to this day. Therefore, Duke Nan of Chu said: 'Even if there are only three families left in Chu, The one who destroyed the Qin State must also be the Chu State.' Now Xu Fan was the first to rebel against Qin. He did not support the descendants of the King of Chu and established himself as king. However, he created his own power and annihilated 20 Qin people one after another. Xu Fan's current prestige is higher than that of previous Chu kings. He becomes the king of Chu and the people of Chu are convinced.

Now my eldest brother is raising troops in Jiangdong, and the rebels who have swarmed from Chu are rushing to return. But this is because our Xiang family has been the generals of the Chu State for generations. The leader of the rebel army joined his eldest brother because he wanted to revive the Chu State, not his eldest brother. Having this prestige convinced them. The eldest brother's prestige is not as good as that of Xu Fan. If we support the King of Chu, we will have the same righteousness and prestige as Xu Fan. "

Xiang Yu was a little disappointed and said: "Why does uncle think so much trouble? Our lack of prestige is just because we fought less with the Qin army. We also annihilated 20 Qin troops. My uncle's prestige will not be worse than Xu Fan. He can be called the King of Chu."

Xiang Yu was so young and energetic that even the First Emperor was not convinced. When he saw that the Xiang clan was conquering the world now, what would he do if he established a King of Chu on top? This would not bring trouble to himself. The Xiang clan could have established itself as king. , from this point of view, he envied Xu Fan. Without the burden of his family, he could become the king if he wanted to.

Xiang Liang glared at Xiang Yu and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Our Xiang family has been loyal for generations. How can we do such a thing? Do you want everyone in the world to curse my Xiang family as rebellious officials and traitors?"

Xiang Liang values ​​​​the family's reputation very much, and he is very unwilling to damage the reputation of the Xiang family.

This era is still an era where blood is king. Xu Fan replaced Chen Sheng but did not become king. The only flaw is that the concept of blood has not been broken yet. People in this era have to find an original clan to establish a brand. From this aspect, Zhang Er's concept is the mainstream of the world. If you want to be king, you must first look at your family history.

Historically, after Chen Sheng became king, the heroes of the world discovered that the throne had nothing to do with blood. He, Liu Bang, had a noble blood. After the Han Dynasty, the concept of blood was shattered, and only then did the concept of "Emperors take turns to sit in my house this year" came into being.

Chen Sheng's words, "Princes and generals should be content with each other" has penetrated into the blood of this nation, allowing our country to develop into a civilization that is different from other places. From this point of view, Chen Sheng has brought more progress to this civilization than Ninety-nine percent of the emperors in later generations.

As the top strategist of this era, Fan Zeng's thinking naturally broke the shackles of blood in this era, otherwise he would not have been able to see that Liu Bang was Xiang Yu's biggest enemy. Historically, he carried out the plaque of King of Chu to help Xiang Liang expand his strength, and Xiang Liang did have the plaque of King of Chu, so that anti-Qin heroes from all over the world gathered under Xiang Liang's command and became the main force in the fight against Qin. .

But the situation in the world at this time is completely different from what Xiang Liang encountered at the beginning. The main force fighting Qin was Xu Fan, and the most powerful anti-Qin force was Xu Fan. Carrying out the plaque of King Chu would not only fail to unite the world. The role of opposing Qin Haoqiang would easily intensify the conflict between them and Xu Fan.

Fan Zeng thought for a moment and said: "It is beneficial for us to support the King of Chu at this time, but our army's strategy is to conquer Qi. Supporting the King of Chu will be detrimental to our future strategy. It is impossible for the general to have two kings, the King of Chu, and the King of Chu. The King of Qi must give up one of them, and for our follow-up strategy, Xu Fan is our most important ally. We must rely on Xu Fan to fight against Qin. Now that the general supports the King of Chu, he is evil to Xu Fan and is harmful to our army. It will be unfavorable for future strategies.”

Only then did Xiang Liang remember that according to their strategy, their core territory in the future was Qi. It was impossible for him to take into account the interests of both Qi and Chu. He had to sacrifice one side. After Xiang Liang thought for a day, he decided not to support the king of Chu. , but to annihilate the Qin Jia tribe in exchange for Xu Fan's friendship.

In early October of the 36th year of the First Emperor's reign, Jiangling City, County Sheriff's Mansion.

Although Zhou Zhang, Ji Bu, Chen Xiao and other high-ranking rebels received memorials to support Li Jingju, they rushed all the way to Jiangling City. They wanted to participate in Xu Fan's enthronement ceremony, but they did not expect that Qin Jia supported Li Jingju in Sishui County. As news from the King of Chu.

When this news came, the senior leaders of the rebel army hated Qin Jia with all their heart.

Zhou Zhang said angrily: "Qin Jia deserves to die. He actually dared to establish himself as King of Chu. What achievements and prestige does he have?"

For Zhou Zhang, what he was angry about was not that Jing Ju became the king of Chu, but that Qin Jia dared to establish the king of Chu despite having no strength. This was to split the Chu country and even more the strength of the rebel army. He worked hard for so long to see the hope of Chu State's revival, but all this was cast a shadow because of Qin Jia's actions.

Chen Lin said angrily: "The King of Chu should be called the general of Shangzhu Kingdom. Qin Jia did not overestimate his own capabilities. We don't need to be polite to him. We directly destroyed Qin Jia and occupied Sishui County to let him know who the Chu Kingdom belongs to."

Chen Lin may be the busiest among the rebels during this period. Xu Fan is going to be king, so naturally he will have a queen, and his daughter Chen Xiu has always wanted to marry Xu Fan, and Xu Fan also has a crush on Chen Xiu. He had a good impression, but the marriage was delayed because of the war. During this time, he had been contacting his old brothers in Yang County to promote Chen Xiu's marriage to Xu Fan. The old brothers in Yang County are also very enthusiastic about promoting this matter.

With the expansion of the rebel army, various forces have entered the upper echelon of the rebel army. The proportion of old brothers from Yangxian County becoming the upper echelon of the rebel army has been greatly reduced. However, they have no way to stop this trend. After all, the talents in Yangxian County cannot be compared with the entire world. The rebel army If you want to thrive, you need to attract talents from all over the world. Making Chen Xiu the queen is one of the ways for the Yangxian brothers to consolidate their position in the rebel army.

Now that Qin Jia has taken the lead in establishing the King of Chu, Chen Lin's busy achievements have almost come to naught. You can imagine Chen Lin's inner anger.

Yingbu was even more excited and said: "In Shangzhu Kingdom, I would like to bring 1 elite troops to conquer Sishui County and kill Qin Jia and Jing Ju under their horses. After killing them, the general will be called the King of Chu again."

It’s no wonder that the top brass of the Rebel Army were so excited. Xu Fan, the king of Chu, is in the second stage of three resignations and three applications. The high-ranking civil and military officials of the rebel army have jointly supported Xu Fan as the king. They are just waiting for tens of thousands of people to support him. In a few days, they will officially call him the king of Chu in Jiangling County. You can also be promoted to an official position by one or two levels by virtue of your support.

Now that Qin Jia actually played this trick, it was not only Xu Fan who was disgusted, but also the senior leaders of the rebel army who had been busy for half a month. Blocking people's future was like killing their parents. Qin Jia was not killing one or two people's parents at this time. But all the top brass of the rebels. "Qin Jia can be called King of Chu if he wants to be called King of Chu. I am not a descendant of the Chu State. I only rebelled against Qin because of the cruelty of Qin. Although the King of Chu has been occupied by Qin Jia, then I will call him the King of Han." Xu Nothing matters.

It may be that the civilization of this era has not yet matured, and most people still express their nature wantonly. Even if people in this era do evil, they do it clearly and do whatever they want to do.

On the contrary, Xu Fan had been influenced by two thousand years of civilization. He thought too much and believed that the time was not ripe. Instead, he did not want to become king at this time. However, he alone could not prevent the entire rebel army from having upward thoughts.

"King of Han?"

Xu Fan smiled and said: "The Han River Basin is also the birthplace of the Chu Kingdom. I am called the King of Han, which is worthy of his name."

Yingbu said nonchalantly and happily: "The King of Han is the King of Han. It just so happens that General you have created a new king to show your unique achievements."

What Yingbu wants is progress. As for what kind of king Xu Fan calls himself, he doesn't care. As long as Xu Fan calls himself king, he can be a general.

Other rebel generals had the same idea as Yingbu. Even if someone made trouble, the king-proclaiming ceremony would still have to go on, so they all said, "The King of Han is nicer than the King of Chu."

We have reached this point, we cannot give up, and we cannot create a King of Chu like Qin Jia. Otherwise, what are two King of Chu?

The face of the rebel army will only become more ugly, so it is better to get a new king.

But Zhou Zhang, Chen Xiao and Zhang Liang understood what this meant. This was almost giving up the legal right to rule the people in the counties and counties that the rebels had not yet occupied. You are now the king of Han. What qualifications do you have to rule the people of my Chu land.

Zhou Zhang hesitated and said: "The general is just like this. The nobles and people of Chu State have difficulty accepting it. Maybe only the people of Chen County, Yingchuan County, Nanyang County, Nan County, Jiujiang County and Hengshan County can slowly accept it."

These territories were all conquered by Xu Fan from the Qin State. This is the best legal system, and the local people can accept it.

Chen Xiao continued: "But it is difficult for people in other places to recognize the Han Dynasty, which is not good for the general's great cause."

If Xu Fan were the king of Chu, the people of Chu would know to listen to Xu Fan. But if a Han king suddenly appears, who would think that they are Han people? This is extremely detrimental to Xu Fan's great cause.

At this time, Yingbu and the others realized the significance of King Chu. Over the past hundreds of years, King Chu had become a symbol of this land. The people of this land understood that they were the subjects of King Chu, and they would recognize King Chu's rule. The management cost will be extremely low, but if a Han king suddenly appears, it will take a lot of time and energy to make the people of Chu accept it.

Ji Bu thought for a while, but still felt that the king of Chu was safer and more in line with the interests of the rebels, so he said: "General, give me 10 days, and I will make the fake Chu Wangju and Qin Jia disappear."

Xu Fan shook his head and said: "The Qin army is the biggest enemy of our rebel army. Now that the enemy has not been eliminated, we are killing each other. The one who is happiest is the First Emperor."

"Last time I told you, who are our friends and who are our enemies? This is the most important issue in the fight against Qin. Destroying Qin is the main contradiction in the world at this stage. All other secondary contradictions can be put aside first. . And it’s not all without benefits for me to call myself King of Han.”

Everyone looked at Xu Fan hesitantly. Is there any benefit to this matter?

Only Zhang Liang was thoughtful. Xu Fan had the heart to embrace the world and wanted to be the second First Emperor. He would not be satisfied with just being the King of Chu.

Sure enough, Xu Fan smiled and said: "Every gain must be a loss. Being called the King of Han will make it easier for us to unite the people in other places. Not all of our rebels are composed of Chu people. Most of the Yingchuan County rebels are Koreans, and some are Koreans." They were the original Zhou people, and some of the Wei people said that the King of Chu was very unfair to these tribesmen, making them feel like second-class people."

But if I were the king of Han, the new Han Dynasty would be composed of Chu people, Han people, Wei people, and Zhou people. When our territory expands, we can also have Zhao people and Yan people, so that everyone will not feel that they are second-class citizens in Han. , but will regard ourselves as the new Han people. When we include the whole world, the King of Han will be more conducive to ruling the world than the King of Chu. "

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that there was such a consideration in not calling the general the King of Chu.

"As expected of a general, you have already seen the whole world while we were only focusing on the Chu Kingdom. Yes, what's the point of calling yourself a king? If you want to learn from it, just learn from the First Emperor and call yourself an emperor."

"We will not hold the celebration ceremony for now. Everything is focused on the autumn harvest. After the autumn harvest is completed, we will speed up the equalization of farmland in the four counties. This time, our standing army of rebels will be expanded to 30. Next, we will make the northern expedition to the Central Plains and capture the territory first. Sanchuan County, captured Aocang, and finally broke into Xianyang City and captured the First Emperor alive. We officially created a new country in Guanzhong. We will ascend the throne and proclaim ourselves emperor in Xianyang City. You will also become heroes and your name will go down in history."

Xu Fan's words made everyone's blood boil. It was unimaginable for the 30 standing army to invade Xianyang City and capture the First Emperor alive. This made all the generals excited. Xu Fan's subordinates were all enemies of the First Emperor. There was no one like him in the world. Isn't it even more satisfying to be proclaimed emperor in the enemy's palace? Compared with the general's overall situation, they are a bit short-sighted.

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