Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 149 The Problem of the King of Chu
He didn't meet Liu Laosan who was invited to the alliance at the first time. This is not because Xiang Kang's heroic second uncle Xiang Liang is deliberately putting on airs, but Xiang Liang is trying to save Liu Laosan and prepare for a glorious ceremony , to welcome Liu Laosan, the first leader of the anti-Qin alliance army who came to Pengcheng for the alliance in person.

Liu Laosan also gained a lot of limelight because of this. Early the next morning, when he and Xiang Kang came to the gate of the Chu army's camp to ask for an audience, Xiang Liang not only went out of the camp to meet him, but also asked the three armies to blow the horn. Playing drums and welcoming the arrival of Liu Laosan with the guard of honor that greets the dukes of other countries.The hooligan Liu Laosan was very flattered, and when he saw Xiang Liang, he bowed to the ground and said excitedly: "Shangzhu Kingdom, it's too much, too much, Liu is just one of the Surabayas." Pavilion chief, what virtue and ability do you have to allow Shangzhu Kingdom to receive you with such a guard of honor?"

"Pei Gong is modest, not too much, not too much." Xiang Liang smiled and personally helped Liu Laosan, took Liu Laosan's hand and said kindly: "Pei Gong used righteousness to help, and he helped my nephew break the violence in one fell swoop." Qin Pianshi, this old man has known about this for a long time, and I am extremely grateful and admired for Peigong’s righteous deed, today’s gift is just a small thank you to Xiang, Peigong must not be humble.”

"Shangzhu Kingdom is too polite." Liu Laosan was very polite, and said: "Speaking of giving aid, it was Shangzhu Kingdom's Gao nephew who rescued Liu first, and Liu returned later, but it was just reciprocation. And that one In the battle, the real main force for defeating the enemy is the Chu army under the command of the right general, Liu is only beating the side drums, and has no merits of any size, how dare the Shangzhu Kingdom personally thank you?"

Seeing Liu Laosan's humble words and respectful attitude, Xiang Liang, who is actually very face-saving, was very happy to hear it, and said with a smile: "Pei Gong can really talk, well, let's stop being polite here, Pei Gong will invite you inside soon, the banquet is already here." Prepare yourselves, and wait for the arrival of the Duke of Pei."

Liu Laosan hurriedly thanked him, followed Xiang Liang into the camp respectfully, and deliberately moved his body back very carefully, not daring to walk side by side with Xiang Liang, and at the same time kept bowing his hands to the soldiers of the Chu army next to him, pretending to be good It looks timid, harmless to humans and animals.

Xiang Kang has been watching Liu Laosan's performance with a smile all the time, especially after entering the Chinese army's tent, Xiang Liang personally introduced Liu Laosan's civil and military introductions to Xiang Yu one by one, Xiang Kang was extremely curious and careful. Observe the expressions and reactions of Liu Laosan and Xiang Yu, the happy enemies, but it is a pity that Liu Laosan, who has just arrived, is just blindly flattering, and the dignified Overlord Brother is just out of politeness, and Liu Laosan has a symbolic courtesy. There was no spark between the two, which disappointed Xiang Kang who wanted to watch the excitement.

This time the number of participants in the banquet was more than the previous ones, but Xiang Kang, who was second only to Xiang Liang in military rank, was still sitting at the top of the left column, and his position had not changed, while the one sitting at the right column was the leader of the state of Chu. Jing Ju, a member of the royal family, was seated next to Ling Yin Songyi, and Xiang Bo, who did not match Xiang Kang, was pushed to the third seat on the right column.After careful discovery of this change, Xiang Kang, who also dislikes Uncle Xiang very much, is inevitably a little gloating. Knowing that his second uncle also does not want to reuse Uncle Xiang who only talks big and puts on airs all day long, Uncle Xiang must be so depressed behind his back .

Xiang Kang only focused on observing others, but Xiang Kang forgot to pay attention to the actions of others towards him. It was only after everyone sat down together that Xiang Kang accidentally discovered that Jing Ju, who was sitting directly opposite, was smiling at him and was very affectionate He cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Lanling, congratulations on Gao Sheng being awarded the title. Jing Ju congratulates you."

He didn't have a good impression of Jing Ju, who had been hiding in the field controlled by the Young Commander's Army and refused to help him. Xiang Kang just smiled politely, and said in return, "Thank you, son, congratulations to everyone."

"It should." Jing Ju smiled more cordially, and said: "Yesterday was busy with business, and I couldn't go to the camp to congratulate Lord Lanling immediately. I hope Lord Lanling doesn't mind. If Lord Lanling is free tonight, Jing Ju thought about congratulating him, but I don't know if Lord Lanling will give you the honor to receive him?"

"Of course there is no problem. As long as you want to, young master, you can visit the general's camp at any time, and the general will definitely greet you."

Xiang Kang agreed without hesitation, but at the same time he felt strange, wondering why Jing Ju, who had just nodded his acquaintance with him, suddenly became so affectionate, and then glanced at Song Yi who was sitting next to Jing Ju, Xiang Kang suddenly realized, and secretly smiled in his heart: " It turns out that this is the case, this man must have heard the news from Song Yi, knowing that my uncle wants to support the king of Chu, and in order to become the king of Chu, so he can't wait to come to please me, and wants me to replace him in front of his uncle. He spoke."

The situation of the banquet that followed didn't have any effect. Basically, Xiang Liang and Liu Laosan were courteous to each other, boasting to each other. The only thing worth mentioning is that Liu Laosan saw the opportunity and took the initiative to get up and bow in front of Xiang Liang. , begged Xiang Liang to take over his soldiers respectfully, and Xiang Liang, who was full of enthusiasm, pretended to be modest. Also like the Young Marshal's Army, they changed to fight the Chu Army's banner.

After the banquet, Liu Laosan returned to his army camp to personally preside over Yizhi, but Xiang Kang stayed behind and accompanied Xiang Liang and others to discuss military matters.Then, as expected by Liu Laosan, Song Yi, who is very politically minded, really spoke to Xiang Liang, suggesting that Xiang Liang break up and reorganize all Liu Laosan's troops, so as to empty Liu Laosan and completely annex Liu Laosan army territory.But Xiang Kang, who had already weighed the pros and cons, immediately stood up and said to Xiang Liang: "Uncle, my nephew thinks this is absolutely impossible. Pei Gong sincerely voted, and our army will not reward him. Instead, he will disperse his army." Reorganization and forcible annexation. If this matter is spread, how can the anti-Qin Yi army from all walks of life, who dares to take the initiative to defect and ask our army to include it?"

After careful consideration for a while, Xiang Liang nodded and said, "Kang'er's words are reasonable. In order to recruit other anti-Qin rebels in the future, we can't do this unjust act, or let Liu Ji continue to lead his original army." soldiers and horses."

The proposal was rejected, but Song Yi was not dissatisfied. On the contrary, he looked at Xiang Kang with great interest, and he became more and more convinced of Xiang Kang's influence on Xiang Liang, and also strengthened his determination to win over Xiang Kang. .And then, Xiang Liang, who had already planned in his heart, issued an order to let the various ministries of the Chu army look around for the descendants of the Chu royal family. However, Yi's face changed, he vaguely guessed Xiang Liang's plan, but he didn't dare to object, so he could only obediently accept his orders.

The army was resting, and Xiang Liang issued this order again without further instructions. Everyone dispersed, and Xiang Kang also returned to his camp to take charge of military affairs. However, to Xiang Kang's surprise, in the afternoon At that time, Brother Overlord came to visit with some soldiers. After Xiang Kang personally welcomed Xiang Yu into the camp, Xiang Yu was not polite. Apart from asking the soldiers to give expensive gifts, he said straight to the point: "Ah! Brother, there are two things, one is to congratulate you and drink a few glasses of wine, and the other is to hear that you have a weapon called Zhanmadao, which is very powerful, and I want to come and have a look."

"My brother is too polite, my brother, why do you need to give me any gifts?"

Xiang Kang smiled, and while he was busy preparing the banquet, he asked someone to bring the horse-chopping knife for Xiang Yu to admire. As a result, the long and fierce horse-chopping knife really made Xiang Yu very fond of it. After a while, he praised: "A good knife, a good knife, a sharp weapon for step combat, especially suitable for soldiers to assault."

"If brother likes it, I'll ask someone to prepare fifty sabers for you. How about you go back later?" Xiang Kang asked with a smile.

"Thank you brother, then brother, I will not be polite." Xiang Yu was quick-tempered and accepted Xiang Kang's gift without any excuses, and then Xiang Yu said with some regret: "Unfortunately, it is not suitable for horse fighting. It can be shorter and smaller, so it can be used with one hand, and it will be more convenient for cavalry to use. Maybe it can play a better role in the cavalry battlefield than a long sword."

The speaker had no intention, but the listener meant it. Hearing this, Xiang Kang's heart immediately moved. He suddenly thought whether he should invent the saber in advance to enhance the combat effectiveness of the cavalry of his own army. But he was not in a hurry to try it - because there were not many war horses, Xiang Kang didn't even dare to invent Takahashi saddles and stirrups in a hurry, and Xiang Yu was already good at cavalry warfare. Who can be his opponent?

It was a coincidence that at this time, Liu Laosan ran to the gate of the Young Marshal's camp again to ask for an interview. Xiang Kang knew what was on his mind, so besides going out to meet him in person, he also said in a low voice when meeting him: "Brother Don't worry, the matter is over, although Song Yi and some people persuaded my uncle to break up and reorganize your army, but my uncle finally listened to my advice and agreed to let you continue to lead the original army."

"Thank you brother."

A big stone fell down in his heart, Liu Laosan hurriedly thanked Xiang Kang repeatedly, Xiang Kang stopped him, and invited Liu Laosan into his Chinese army tent, and invited him to drink with himself and Xiang Yu. At that time, Xiang Kang accidentally discovered that the two hooligans and the overlord who were most likely to become rivals in the future gathered together very rarely alone, sitting and drinking under the same military tent.

But it's a pity that not only do the two hooligans and the overlord not have any mortal hatred for each other, but they are also comrades in arms belonging to the same army. Liu Laosan, who knows people, also saw through Xiang Yu's character and temper at a glance. In order to improve the relationship with his colleagues, he deliberately flattered Xiang Yu repeatedly in words, which made Xiang Yu very happy and let Xiang Kang learn a lot of flattery. means of flattery.

During the chat, when talking about the future development strategy of the Chu army, Xiang Kang accidentally mentioned that Xiang Liang ordered the soldiers of the Chu army to look for the descendants of the king of Chu. As a result, Liu Laosan, who didn't know about it, was very curious. Busyly asking Xiang Kang for details, Xiang Kang, who didn't need to keep it secret, introduced it carefully. Who would have thought that when Liu Laosan listened carefully, not only did he show a happy expression on his face, but he even peeked at Xiang Kang's expression and reaction for a while, and he hesitated to speak.

Contrary to Liu Laosan's secretly happy reaction, Xiang Yu was very disapproving of this matter. After Xiang Kang explained the details in detail, he snorted and said, "Uncle is not too troublesome. He can call himself king obviously. If you still have to find some descendant of the King of Chu to support him, it is simply unnecessary."

"Brother, uncle also has his own considerations." Xiang Kang persuaded: "Brother, don't forget that the eldest father not only had higher prestige than our uncle, but also had more troops than our uncle now, but In order to unite the army and the people of the Chu State, he still supported the Changping Lord who came back from the land of the Tyrant Qin as the king. Uncle, he also imitated the eldest father, so that he can truly win the hearts of the Chu people."

Liu Laosan was very cunning and didn't speak up on this matter, but Xiang Yu reluctantly nodded, agreeing with Xiang Kang's opinion.However, what Xiang Kang didn't expect was that at this moment, a soldier happened to come from outside the tent to report that it was Jing Ju, a descendant of the royal family of Chu, who came to visit. When Cao Cao arrived, he had just talked about supporting the king of Chu, and people who thought of the king of Chu came."

"It's just him?" Xiang Yu said with disdain on his face, "You can't write well, you can't even ride a horse, and you want to be the king of Chu?"

Obedient and obedient, Liu Laosan, who is very sensitive to politics, immediately asked Xiang Kang: "Brother Xiang, do you want to avoid brother Yu for a while?"

Glancing at Liu Laosan, he secretly praised the old rascal for his political sense. Not only did he want to avoid the political vortex in time, but he also took the opportunity to test his attitude towards supporting Li Jingju.Then Xiang Kang didn't hesitate, and immediately said: "Brother, there is no need to avoid it. With you here, elder brother and I can save some nonsense."

"Oh, brother Yu, let's stay." Liu Laosan nodded, and at the same time, he immediately understood in his heart that Xiang Kang, like Xiang Yu, was not interested in the so-called descendant of the Chu royal family, Jing Ju, and had nothing to support him as the king of Chu. plan.

Just as Xiang Kang expected, after politely inviting Jing Ju into his Chinese army tent on the surface, he saw that Xiang Yu, Xiang Liang's most trusted nephew, was also in the tent. Jing Ju really looked happy immediately, but When he saw Liu Laosan, who didn't know the details, also in the big tent of the Chinese army, Jing Ju's heart sank immediately, knowing that there were many heart-warming things that he couldn't say today.

The following words were even more boring. Jing Ju, who passed the camp with a congratulatory sign, was scruples. Even if the opportunity was in front of him, he did not dare to hint in front of Liu Laosan, an outsider, to persuade Xiang Kang and Xiang Yu to support him as king. He kept on saying some unnutritious polite words, all he wanted was for Liu Laosan to get out of here quickly so that he could speak freely.It's a pity that Liu Laosan deliberately refused to leave in order to please Xiang Kang, and the smiling face just admired Jingju's unspeakable distress.

In the end, it was really meaningless, so Xiang Yu took the lead to say goodbye, but Xiang Kang didn't keep him, and sent him out of the camp himself, and when he returned to the Chinese army's tent, Xiang Kang deliberately yelled at Liu Laosan again: "Liu Brother, my elder brother went back because he had military affairs and was afraid that my uncle would summon him at any time, so he had to go. But you can’t go, stay here for me today, it’s a rare opportunity, we must drink all of it today Get down."

Liu Laosan smiled and agreed, but Jing Ju had no choice but to leave obediently in the end, Xiang Kang dragged Liu Laosan out of the camp together, never giving Jing Ju any chance to bribe him.

It was when there were no other outsiders present that Liu Laosan tentatively asked Xiang Kang: "Brother Xiang, it looks like you don't intend to support this Mr. Jing Ju?"

"My uncle doesn't like him, so why should I talk nonsense with him?" Xiang Kang casually shifted the responsibility to Xiang Liang.

"Then brother Yu, I would like to ask again, brother, do you have a candidate for King Chu?" Liu Laosan asked again.

"No." Xiang Kang shook his head, and said very directly: "This matter can only be counted if uncle says it. I don't want to worry about it."

Hearing this, Liu Laosan's reaction was very strange. First, he looked at Xiang Kang carefully, as if to observe whether Xiang Kang's words came from his heart, and then turned his triangular eyes to calculate for a while. Then he made up his mind and said, "Brother, I have to say something to you. If you don't want to worry about it, you are making a big mistake. In this matter, brother, you must cheer up and help you." It will be in your best interest to share your worries with your uncle."

"What do you mean, brother?" Xiang Kang asked suspiciously.

"Brother, it seems that you are a wise man who cares a lot. Occasionally, you forgot to consider for yourself what happened after your uncle supported the king of Chu." Liu Laosan smiled slightly and said, "Your uncle supported the king of Chu." Afterwards, although your uncle is definitely in charge of matters big and small, if the King of Chu has any opinions, your uncle will definitely not refuse to listen out of the righteousness of the monarch and ministers, so this King of Chu still has some influence. Brother , Do you think this makes sense?"

Xiang Kang nodded, admitting that Liu Laosan's words were justified.Liu Laosan smiled again, and continued: "Brother Xiang, why are you so lazy? You took down the Huaisi area yourself. Although you have handed over the military and political power, the local officials all over Huaisi It was appointed by you personally before. Thinking of your kindness, if you ask them to do a little favor, they will definitely not refuse. Since you have such a big advantage, why don't you let these people do their best to find the descendants of King Chu for you, and pick one out to dedicate to you. Your uncle, let your uncle be crowned king?"

Speaking of this, Liu Laosan paused for a while, and then said: "Brother, if you have achieved this, then you have made great achievements in supporting you, and you really can't escape? The king of Chu who jumped into the dragon's gate did it for you." Thank you, can you help me talk about everything? With King Chu’s support and love for you, are you afraid that you won’t be able to accomplish great things?”

Xiang Kang opened his mouth wide, and then suddenly remembered that he was only wary of Liu Laosan's military talent, but completely forgot his innate political talent, and he ignored the matter of supporting the king of Chu Asking is not only a political mistake, but also a political stupidity!
Understanding this truth, Xiang Kang didn't hesitate any longer, and hurriedly left the table to bow to Liu Laosan, thanking Liu Laosan for his reminder.Liu Laosan hurriedly helped Xiang Kang with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are welcome. To be honest, if it weren't for the descendants of the King of Chu that I found, it would be difficult to get into your uncle's eyes. I really want to take this great credit. Got it. So big brother is just doing a favor, this kind of good thing, instead of making it cheaper for others, it’s better to let it go to you brother.”

Hearing this, Xiang Kang couldn't help feeling even more emotional in his heart, and secretly said: "Sure enough, you are my most dangerous opponent. To defeat you, I must not only work hard in the military, but also not relax and slack in the political aspect." Otherwise, sooner or later, I'm afraid I will be forced to bow down to you."

(End of this chapter)