Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 151
Bai Lixian's worries quickly turned into cold facts.

Just as the three of them were about to go out of the city overnight to join Bailimao, there was a sudden commotion at the east gate. When they rushed to the east gate, they saw the city gate wide open, and more than 20 horsemen surrounded by Princess Yingzhen came out of the city. Walking in swaggeringly from outside the city, seeing this scene, Bai Lixian's heart sank suddenly, the situation is not good!

But Baili Yishui stepped forward and waved: "Princess sister, princess sister?"

Before Baili Yishui approached, the two horsemen drew their swords and blocked the way.

"Little sister Baili?" Princess Yingzhen quickly got off her horse and drove the barbarians away.

Seeing Baili Yishui, Princess Yingzhen also seemed very happy, and the smile on her pretty face didn't seem to be faked.

The two barbarians showed absolute obedience to Princess Yingzhen, which made Bai Lixian feel even more heavy. These barbarians have always been rebellious, why are they so obedient to the princess?

"Sister Princess, my little sister was worried about you just now." Baili Yishui's mind was extremely pure, and he held Yingzhen's hand and said happily, "It's great that you came back from Hu Ying safely and soundly." .”

"A mere barbarian, how dare you embarrass me?" Princess Yingzhen smiled lightly, and said, "Little sister, don't stay in the post house tonight, go to Xingyuan, sister, and talk to her for a night, okay? "

"Okay, okay." Baili Yishui nodded repeatedly, "My little sister likes to sleep with my sister the most."

While talking, Bailixian and Youyuan had already stepped forward and greeted Princess Yingzhen respectively. Yingzhen's attitude towards Bailixian and Youyuan was much colder, and she only returned the greeting.

Not long after, Meng Chu also arrived with his own soldiers.

Seeing Princess Yingzhen surrounded by more than [-] horsemen accompanying her to protect her, Meng Ji couldn't help being a little surprised, but she still stepped forward to greet Princess Yingzhen respectfully. Shi said: "General Meng, I'm already tired today, I want to rest for a night first, can we discuss things tomorrow?"

Meng Chu nodded, and immediately raised his head and shouted: "Come here, send Your Highness back to Xingyuan!"

Meng Chu gave an order, and dozens of soldiers rushed up behind him, but unexpectedly, the twenty or so barbarians drew their swords out of their sheaths one after another, guarding Princess Yingzhen as if they were facing a formidable enemy. , Meng Jie frowned, and when he was about to speak, Princess Yingzhen said: "General, these warriors on the upper floor have no malicious intentions, let them escort me back to Xingyuan."

Meng Xi was helpless, and with another wave of his hand, dozens of soldiers retreated to both sides of the street in unison.

At that moment, Princess Yingzhen took Baili Yishui's little hand, and walked away surrounded by more than [-] horsemen, Meng Ji then left with his own soldiers, ignoring Baili Xian from the beginning to the end. .

Bai Lixian could only shake his head and smile wryly, thinking that Meng Shi really only accepted death.

Looking at the dark sky, Youyuan asked Bailixian, "Brother Baili, what should we do now? Should we go out of the city to meet Ziming, or stay and wait for my little sister to go with me?"

Bai Lixian just pondered for a while, and then made a decision: "In this way, you go out of the city to find Ziming first, and ask him to return to the south immediately to send a message to the general, saying that the situation in Jiuyuan has changed, and it is not appropriate for the army to continue going north, and then let him The general sent a group of elites to go north to cooperate with us to act according to circumstances, then there is still a big thing to do."

Bai Lixian already smelled a strange smell from the scaly claw.

Princess Yingzhen went to Hu Ying alone, and now she is escorted back to the city by Lou Fan?No matter how you look at this situation, it is abnormal. Bai Lixian would never believe it if there was no story happening in the middle!As for what kind of entanglements could arise between the princess and Lou Fanren?It is not difficult to guess that it is likely that the princess is going to marry King Loufan.

Bai Lixian is well-read and memorized, and has a little dabble in the art of matching people. He also knows that Princess Yingzhen is naturally charming, and he also knows that Princess Yingzhen is a woman who is very scheming and has a strong desire for power, so she will take the initiative. It is not surprising that he married the king of Loufan, because in Hetao, Loufan is indeed a decisive force.

If Princess Yingzhen can control the entire Loufan tribe through King Loufan, and then use the power of the Loufan tribe to gather the Baiyang tribe and the Linhu tribe, plus [-] Great Qin cavalry and [-] old Qin people, it will be formed immediately. A powerful force that cannot be ignored, it is not impossible to resist the Huns in the north and the Han in the south.

In fact, the Hetao Hu people in history were once united for some mysterious reason. As for whether it was because Princess Daqin played the role of threading the needle in the middle, I don’t know, but the Hetao Hu people met When it came to Maodun, the unborn prairie hero, he was crushed by the Huns without any suspense.

The surrender of the Hetao Hu people and the old Qin people, in turn, greatly contributed to the strength of the Huns. As a result, the siege of Baideng appeared. The old Liu Bang was frightened by Mao Dun, and sent his daughter to marry him. .

Bai Lixian didn't know this, but he knew that once the Hetao Hu people formed an alliance with the old Qin people, it would be a disaster for Xiangzhuang and the Chu army going north!Because the intervention of the Chu army will complicate the situation in Hetao, Princess Yingzhen will never allow Xiangzhuang and the Chu army to hinder her revival plan.

Therefore, Bai Lixian must prevent this from happening.

In the final analysis, Bailixian's concept is fundamentally different from Mengji's. Mengji is a descendant of the Meng family and has always regarded himself as the guardian of the Great Qin Empire and the Ying family, but Bailixian only believed in the Qin law and the farming and war system. Therefore, Bai Lixian believed more in Xiang Zhuang, the iron-blooded commander killed from the battlefield, than Ying Zhen, the very scheming princess.

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At this time, Liu Bang had already returned to Xianyang with his army.

Due to the lack of military food, Liu Bang only sent Zhou Bo to lead 10,000 elite soldiers to the north to chase and kill the Chu army, while the remaining [-]+ troops were all dispatched to farm around Xianyang. As for Zhou Bo's [-] elite soldiers, it is better to say It is more appropriate to monitor the Chu army. Now that things have happened, Liu Bang can only watch Xiang Zhuang lead his army north to Hetao.

In the Changle Palace, Liu Bang was hugging Mrs. Qi and lying on a high bed, Xiao He asked to see him several times but just ignored him.

To be honest, when Liu Bang returned to Xianyang and saw the Changle Palace, he was a little surprised. He was surprised that Xiao He built such a luxurious palace for him, and he was also surprised that Xiangzhuang's son didn't burn the palace. You know When Xiang Yu first entered Xianyang, the entire Qin Palace was burned down by a single fire.

After living in Changle Palace for a few days, Liu Bang was very happy.

Compared with when he was in Pei County before, and he had to eat and sleep in the open during the war, living in Changle Palace was like a fairy. Sometimes Liu Bang really felt that most of his life was wasted, and he secretly made up his mind. Taking advantage of the fact that there are still more than ten years left, it is time to enjoy life in this life, and leave the war to Zhou Bo, Guan Ying and the others.

Xiao He begged to see him again, Madam Qi finally couldn't stand it anymore, and gently pushed Liu Bang a few times.

Liu Bang then lazily sat up, got up in his clothes under the service of Mrs. Qi, and left the bedroom.

Xiao He hurriedly bowed to Liu Bang according to the etiquette he had established, called my king three times, and then bowed to serve on the right side.

This set of etiquette system was also formulated by Xiao He according to the Qin system. According to this system, those old guys who used to follow Liu Bang through life and death and called them brothers and sisters had to kneel down and worship Liu Bang when they saw Liu Bang. When an old brother bowed down at his feet for the first time, Liu Bang felt so happy that he couldn't describe it in words.

"Prime Minister, what happened this early in the morning?" Liu Bang yawned and asked Xiao Hedao lazily.

Xiao He bowed and replied: "Your Majesty, all the grain in the cellar has been taken out, and it has been distributed to the counties and the garrison school lieutenants. However, I think that we should send capable and competent officials to supervise it, so as not to garrison some fields. The soldiers were so hungry that they ate these grain seeds as food."

Liu Bang was unhappy and said: "You are the prime minister, so you can make up your mind about this matter?"

Xiao He hurriedly said: "Your minister disturbed King Qingmeng early in the morning, but it was because of another important matter."

Having said this, Xiao He said again: "I screened out the Six Laws of Qin, and then drew on the Taoist theory of inaction and Huang Lao's art, and drew up the first draft of the 'Nine Chapter Law'. Please spare some time to read it, Your Majesty." Come on, Xiao He turned his head and waved, two small officials came in with two wooden trays, on which dozens of volumes of letters were placed.

Liu Bang's head grew dizzy when he saw it, and he frowned and said, "Let's let this go first, and I will look back later."

When Xiao He was about to persuade him a few more words, Liu Bang turned around and left. Xiao He had no choice but to bow and leave.

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In Yuzhong, [-] Chu troops marched northward along the straight road.

Amid the sound of hoofbeats, Gao Chu's flying horse came to Xiang Zhuang, bowed on the horse's back and reported: "General, the Han army pursued the Great Wall of King Zhaoxiang, so they stopped chasing north."

"This is also expected." After Xiang Zhuang finished speaking, he and Wei Liao looked at each other again.

Guanzhong suffered from military disasters, the people were starved of food, and the summer grain was also robbed by the Chu army. The Han army had no food, so what should they pursue?

From now on, the Chu army no longer has to worry about the pursuers behind them, but it is still unknown what the situation in Jiuyuan is, and it is not known whether Bailixian persuaded Mengji?If Bailixian can't persuade Meng Ji, I'm afraid that after arriving in Jiuyuan, there will inevitably be a war with the old Qin people.

There is a saying that says Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive.

Xiang Zhuang was worried about Jiuyuan when there was a rush of hoofbeats ahead.

When I looked up anxiously, I saw that Bailimao had already rushed back, and even a long way away, Bailimao had already shouted anxiously: "General, my elder brother said that the situation in Jiuyuan has changed. , the army can no longer go north..."

Xiang Zhuang's heart sank when he heard the words, and he raised his right hand and shouted: "Order the whole army to stop advancing!"

"The general has an order, the whole army stops advancing!" Jin Xiang roared again, and the dozens of accompanying soldiers raised their horns and blew them one after another. In an instant, the desolate and low sound of the horns soared into the sky , Amidst the continuous sound of horns, the Chu army who were marching along the straight road to the north stopped one after another.

(End of this chapter)