Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 170 Three Forms
Although he is good at intelligence work, Pengcheng is no longer the home of the Young Marshal Army. Song Yi, Jing Ju and other Xiong Xin's cronies have frequent contacts with the Chu Army in private. He has never been able to figure out the specific situation, especially the reaction of Xiang Yu and Liu Laosan to Song Yi's solicitation. Therefore, at the Chu State Conference two days later, the resourceful Chen Ping was rarely caught off guard.

Of course, the cause of the incident was that Xiong Xin brought up the issue of the reorganization of the Chu army again. At the beginning, Chen Ping sneered in his heart, gloating to appreciate the embarrassment that Xiong Xin's decision was rejected by the generals of the Chu army. Xiang Yu, who had a higher status than Xiang Kang, was the first to jump out, raised his hands high to agree with Xiong Xin's decision, and made it clear that he was willing to surrender military power temporarily, and then Liu Laosan, who would rather die than merge into the Young Marshal's Army in order to maintain independence, also joined the battle He turned his back and praised loudly: "Your Majesty is wise, I have been thinking about it for the past two days, and I feel that our Great Chu army should really seize the time to reorganize and unify orders and commands, so that we can fully resist the tyranny of Qin and rejuvenate Chu."

Xiang Bawang, the most influential in Xiang Liang's old army, and Liu Laosan, who was notoriously stubborn on the issue of establishment, turned against each other, and both took the lead in supporting Xiong Xin's decision. Without a backbone, even though he was still a little reluctant in his heart, he could only nod his head in agreement. Xiang Bo, who had also been through the ideological work, praised him endlessly in order to be able to control the military power after reorganization: "The king's decision-making is a sage." After the reorganization of our Great Chu army, we will surely be able to order and prohibit, and all people will work together to overthrow Tyrant Qin, rebuild Great Chu, capture and kill Zhang Han, and avenge my brother and thousands of Chu soldiers... "

"It's troublesome, these idiots must have believed in Xiong Xin's bewitchment, and they are going to help Xiong Xin forcibly confiscate the right general's military power." Chen Ping groaned in his heart, but at the same time secretly rejoiced, thinking: "Fortunately, is our right general enough?" Foresight, I found an excuse that my illness has not recovered, and I deliberately did not return to Pengcheng in a hurry, otherwise we will have no chance to remedy it now."

When Chen Ping was muttering in his heart, Xiong Xin also said with a smile on his face: "Since all the lovers think that the Chu army should hurry up and reorganize, then let's settle this matter. Come on, please wait Hand over the seal and ribbon, and after the Chu army is reorganized, the widow will personally return the seal and ribbon to all your loves.”

The guard at the temple agreed, and immediately brought a jade plate, and went to the generals of the Chu army to confiscate the seal ribbon that controlled the army. Then Xiang Yu took the lead, and was the first to hand over the seal ribbon of military power that he dared not leave at any time, and then Liu Laosan and others They also followed suit one after another, handing over their seals of military power with different ideas. Feng Zhong, who was almost a polished commander, also honestly handed over his seals with thin arms but thick thighs.

Strike while the iron is hot, and successfully defrauded the remnants of the Chu army to regain their military power. Xiong Xin immediately smiled at Chen Ping and said, "Mr. Chen Ping, you have also seen the situation. The widow's envoy returned to Suiyang as soon as possible, and urged the right general to immediately withdraw his troops back to Pengcheng, and cooperate with the main force of our Great Chu to complete the army reorganization."

Without even blinking his eyelids, Chen Ping immediately clasped his hands and replied: "I would like to follow your majesty's order, please rest assured, I will clean up a little today, and I will return to Suiyang tomorrow, please go and ask the right general to lead the army back to Pengcheng immediately. "

"So it's hard work, sir."

Xiong Xin was overjoyed, and glanced at Song Yi next to him. Song Yi nodded slightly. Chen Ping noticed their tricks but didn't expose them. He just sneered in his heart and said, "It's not a waste of time. It seems that I can get a fortune It's credited."

As expected by Chen Ping, Song Yi found Chen Ping very quickly after the court meeting. In addition to rewarding Chen Ping with some gold and jade on behalf of Xiong Xin, he also promised Xiong Xin that as long as Chen Ping could help Xiong Xin His envoys persuaded Xiang Kang to temporarily hand over his military power, so that the army under his command could be reorganized like the main force of the Chu army. Xiong Xin named Chen Ping a worker, and let Chen Ping, who had a bad reputation in terms of money, control the construction of Chu State. Fish for oil and water.

Of course Song Yi underestimated Chen Ping. Chen Ping was greedy for money, but his professional ethics was better than anyone else. After respectfully thanking Song Yi for his gift and promise, Chen Ping patted his chest and promised that he would try his best to persuade Xiang Kang handed over the military power, but as soon as Song Yi left, Chen Ping went out immediately, and ran directly to Xiang Yu's residence in Pengcheng to ask for an audience, asking Xiang Yu if he had a letter to send to Xiang Kang, and asked Xiang Yu to take time to meet him. .

Knowing that Chen Ping was Xiang Kang's confidant, Xiang Yu also gave face, personally met Chen Ping, wrote a book on the spot, and asked Chen Ping to take it back to Suiyang to deliver to Xiang Kang, persuading Xiang Kang Return to Pengcheng with the army as soon as possible to reunite with the Xiang family.Chen Ping took the letter respectfully, and then said very directly: "Duke Lu, can you hold back for a while? I have a few words from the bottom of my heart, and I want to express them to Duke Lu alone."

"Sir, what do you mean by this? Why can't you say something directly?" Xiang Yu asked vigilantly.

"Lu Gong, the matter is very important, and I can only explain it to you alone." Chen Ping said in a deep voice.

Seeing Chen Ping's serious expression, he hesitated again, Xiang Yu then temporarily drove the guards out of the room, and then Chen Ping cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Lu, I just want to remind you that other people's verbal promises , No matter how nice it sounds, it is false, some things are temporarily put down, and it will be difficult to get them back."

After saying that, Chen Ping cupped his hands, and immediately offered to leave. Xiang Yu agreed in confusion, and sent someone to send Chen Ping out of the gate.As a result, as soon as Chen Ping left, old man Fan, who had hit it off with Xiang Yu at first sight, came out of the back room, looked at the direction Chen Ping was leaving with a gloomy face, and said, "Little Zhuzi, I can't think of being so powerful. When we agreed to temporarily hand over military power, the real purpose was to weaken Xiang Kang's army."

"Father Ya, what do you mean by that?" Xiang Yu became more and more confused the more he listened, and asked, "Also, what did Chen Pingfu mean by that sentence just now?"

Old man Fan sighed first, and then said: "The words Chen Ping just said are to remind you not to be fooled by Song Yi and believe his promise. Once you hand over your military power, you will not be able to take it back."

"He dares!" Xiang Yu was furious when he heard this, and said, "I voluntarily handed over my military power for the sake of the great cause of Chu's revival. If he dares to speak without faith, I will kill him!"

Old man Fan didn't say a word, and said after a long while: "Let's take a step and take a step. Fortunately, the first bird is your cousin Xiang Kang. In order to suppress him, the king must rely on you."

In this way, early the next morning, Chen Ping left Pengcheng with Xiong Xin's envoy, and hurried to Suiyang to summon Xiang Kang to lead his army back to Pengcheng to join the main force.At the same time, Xiong Xin also handed over the task of reorganizing the army to Ling Yin Songyi, and let Song Yi preside over various affairs of the reorganization of the army on his behalf. Not to mention, Song Yi really fulfilled his promise to Liu Lao San The promise he made was to slightly reorganize Liu Laosan's army with a relatively complete organizational system, and soon returned the army to Liu Laosan's commander. Liu Laosan happily brought back Yinshou, and Xiang Yu and other Chu army generals felt at ease , I feel that since Liu Laosan can re-command the army of the headquarters, he must be the same.

However, with the rapid passage of time, Xiang Yu and other generals of the Chu army gradually began to realize that something was wrong. The reorganization of the army had already been completed, but Xiong Xin was still unwilling to return the seal ribbon and assign troops to the generals of the Chu army. When Song Yi asked the reason, Song Yi said lightly, "Don't worry, Duke Lu. General You's army hasn't withdrawn to Pengcheng for reorganization yet. How should we distribute the army?"

After finishing speaking, Song Yi reminded Xiang Yu with a smile again: "Also, did Duke Lu forget to dispatch the army now, there are many major generals, how many troops can the king give you to lead? Isn't it just waiting for the army of General You to come back?" , Unify his army with our main force, so that the king can let you command more troops than before?"

After thinking about it carefully, it was found that Xiang Yu, whose political ability was almost negative, could bear his temper, and continued to wait patiently with the generals of the Chu army.But it is strange to say that even if it rains continuously, Chen Ping and the envoys can reach Suiyang in five days at most, but even after ten days have passed, there is still no movement in Suiyang. There was no report of Xiang Kang leading his army eastward, nor did Xiang Kang send someone to tell Xiong Xin of his decision.

After waiting for another three days and still not receiving the news that Xiang Kang's troops set off from Suiyang to the east, not to mention Xiang Yu and others, even Xiong Xin and Song Yi were a little impatient and anxious to command the troops. Uncle Xiang even made a loud noise at the court meeting, cursing: "What is Xiang Kang doing? Why did the king announce him to return to his teacher? It has been thirteen days and he still hasn't set out from Suiyang? Could it be that he wanted to rebel? "

"Your Majesty, the right general has ignored the king's order and has delayed moving his troops. This matter must be guarded against." Cao Jiu also said loudly, "In my opinion, in addition to sending envoys to urge us, we must immediately take precautions and make appointments as soon as possible." The general leads the army, just in case!"

"That's right!" Uncle Xiang, who was about to go crazy thinking about military power, shouted even more, and said, "Please immediately dispatch the army and arrange generals to command the army, so as to prevent Xiang Kang from having a different heart! In addition, the king should also send Xiang Kang's wife and his family Take them all, and use this to warn Xiang Kang against Chen!"

At this time, even Xiang Yu could see that something was wrong. Facing Xiang Kang's open resistance, Xiong Xin faltered and said for a long time: "Master, don't worry, the right general has not retreated for a long time, maybe there is something hidden. I just need to send someone to urge you. The right general has done a lot for the country and has always been loyal to the country of Chu. We must not be suspicious of him."

After all, Xiong Xin actually arranged an envoy on the spot, asking him to take the edict to Suiyang to urge Xiang Kang to return to the army as soon as possible, and selectively forgot the suggestion of Cao Jiu and Xiang Bo to dispatch troops as soon as possible.Seeing this scene, Xiang Yu, who was not yet extremely stupid, also felt suspicious, and just after the court meeting, he couldn't wait to ask old man Fan on the road: "Ya father, my brother has always refused to withdraw troops, why does the king dare not even commit crimes?" Ask? And don’t let our army be prepared to prevent my brother from having a different heart?”

"Your Majesty doesn't dare to question the crime, of course it's because your younger brother is in control of the army, and you can't control it at all." Old man Fan replied truthfully, then frowned and said: "As for not letting our army get ready, I'm afraid this matter has nothing to do with Chen Ping. Just like that little Zhuzi suspected, the king wants his trusted subjects to control the army, and he doesn't want to return the military power to you."

Before Old Man Fan's words fell, Xiang Yu had already ordered the carriage to turn around and rush back to Xiong Xin's temporary palace to settle accounts with Xiong Xin. Fortunately, Old Man Fan stopped him in time and said, "Don't worry, just wait and see, at this time you Don't be impulsive, don't forget, you have no military power, if you offend the king, if the king gives an order, you will be imprisoned, and if it is serious, you will be killed."

What surprised Xiong Xin, Song Yi and others was still behind. Two days later, news finally came from Suiyang, saying that instead of commanding troops eastward, Xiang Kang sent an army northward. The controlled Fu County launched an attack!As a result, when he heard the news, Uncle Xiang was of course furious, and he yelled at the court almost like crazy, demanding that Xiong Xin immediately let him lead the army to fight against the rebellious Xiang Kang rebels!

Xiong Xin's sternness and unwillingness to delegate power were also exposed at this moment. Facing the sound of screaming and killing in the court, Xiong Xin neither had the guts to turn against Xiang Kang and fight, nor did he want to return the military power to Xiang Yu. Xiang Liang's old army, headed by the leader, instead made excuses for Xiang Kang in a low voice, saying that Xiang Kang must have his own reasons for doing so, and then besides arranging Liu Laosan to lead the troops to Xiao County to prevent accidents, he also sent envoys to go to Xiao County again. Suiyang, understand the reason why Xiang Kang sent troops to Feng County.

At this point in the matter, all the generals of the Chu army also saw that the situation was wrong. They all doubted the reason why Xiong Xin refused to give up the military power for so long, and they all regretted that they had credulously believed in the promise of Song Yi and Jing Ju, and voluntarily handed over the military power seal. Handle, let mermaid meat.At the same time, in the afternoon of the same day, the more careful old man Fan was surprised to find that some strange faces appeared outside his and Xiang Yu's residence, secretly staring at himself and Xiang Yu.

Fearing that Xiang Yu would be impulsive, Old Man Fan did not dare to tell Xiang Yu about the situation. He chose to secretly inform Cao Jiu, Huan Chu and other Xiang Liang. They decided to join hands to attack Xiong Xin at the court meeting the next day, forcing Xiong Xin to immediately hand over the military power in his hands.At the same time, just in case, Old Man Fan, Cao Jiu and others secretly wrote a letter and arranged for a reliable courier to send a letter to Xiang Kang for help when Xiong Xin turned his back on him.

Old Man Fan and the others failed to carry out the scheduled plan, because when the court meeting was about to be held the next day, Xiang Kang’s lackey, Chen Ping, suddenly appeared outside Xiong Xin’s temporary palace. Xiang Yu was both happy and angry when he saw it. Immediately stepped forward to ask Chen Ping why Xiang Kang refused to withdraw to Pengcheng, but Chen Ping smiled relaxedly, cupped his hands to Xiang Yu and said, "Don't worry, Duke Lu, this is not a place to talk, everything will be known at the court meeting."

After saying that, Chen Ping asked Xiang Yu again with a smile: "Grand Lu, how are you doing? Have you not brought back the things you put down?"

"What do you mean?" Xiang Yu asked angrily.

Old Man Fan grabbed Xiang Yu again, and said to Chen Ping, "Don't worry, Mr. General, if General You has any ideas, I will definitely persuade Duke Lu to support him."

"Thank you Fan Gong." Chen Ping cupped his hands in thanks, and the smile on his face became more calm and confident.

After a while, the bell to summon all officials to enter the court finally rang, and Chen Ping followed all the officials to enter the court, but as soon as he stood still in the hall, Xiong Xin couldn't wait to call Chen Ping's name and asked: " Mr. Chen Ping, you returned to Suiyang with the emissary of the widow, and called the right general to return to Pengcheng immediately, why did the right general not come back after more than half a month, but instead sent troops to Feng County?"

"My Majesty, the right general did not return to the army immediately, it was not because the right general disobeyed his orders, but because he had some hidden secrets and had to do it for his own sake, and I hope your majesty forgive me." Chen Ping replied very respectfully.

"Bold!" Uncle Xiang, who was on the verge of madness, shouted angrily: "The king announced to recall the army, but Xiang Kang refused to carry out, what is disobedience?"

"Master, the general is out, and the king's order is not acceptable, and the right general can't do anything about it." Chen Ping replied more respectfully.

Fearing that Uncle Xiang would ruin his plan of being gentle, Xiong Xin hurriedly asked: "Mr. Chen Ping, tell me why General You has to act expediently?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the situation is like this." Chen Ping explained: "When our army escorted the body of the general back to Suiyang from Wanqu, we passed through Feng County. Taking advantage of our army's eagerness to go south, we sent troops to pursue and killed our soldiers for many days. Afterwards, the Tyrant Qin army in Feng County actively contacted Zhang Han's peasants, trying to lead Zhang Han's main force southward, capture Suiyang and push into the hinterland of our Chu State. General, in order to avenge our fallen soldiers of Chu State, and also to extend south to the main force of the Qin Dynasty, he had to postpone his return date, and at the same time sent troops to the north to attack Fen County, and defend our Chu State's land."

Of course, Xiang Kang’s excuse is how far-fetched and far-fetched, but there is no way, Xiang Kang hides in Suiyang with the army and refuses to come back, and Xiong Xin has nothing to do with Xiang Kang, so Xiong Xin can only hold back his anger Nodding reluctantly, he said with a smile: "It turns out that General You is really anxious about the country's urgent needs. I understand. But Mr. Chen Ping, General You's army has been hanging out alone for a long time. This is not a solution? What about withdrawing to Pengcheng?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, you will be back soon." Chen Ping cupped his hands and said sincerely: "General You said that as long as he arranges the defense of Dang County and guards the way for the Tyrant Qin army to enter the hinterland of Chu, he will return immediately." Shi Pengcheng apologizes to you face to face."

"That's good." Xiong Xinqiang nodded with a smile, and asked again: "Mr. Chen Ping, what else can General You say?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, General You also asked the minister to bring three seals, begging His Majesty to accept it." Chen Ping replied.

"Where is the seal?" Xiong Xin asked casually.

Chen Ping was not too polite, and immediately held up a badge written by Xiang Kang himself, and said loudly: "My lord, this is the first badge that the right general asked my minister to bring. , Canonize Chang'an Marquis Lugong Xiang Yu as a former general of the Chu State, assisting the king in commanding the Chu State's troops, breaking the tyrannical Qin Dynasty, and restoring the Chu State."

"Make me a former general?" Xiang Yu's four pupils (real numbers) stared round at the same time, and said in surprise, "Brother, do you want me to be a former general?"

"Mr. Chen Ping, isn't the right general too much?" Song Yi couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and said coldly: "The official position of the state of Chu is decided by the king, and the right general is a subject, how can he dare to overstep and invite the former general for the king? the candidate?"

"Lord Ling Yin has already said it." Chen Ping hurriedly cupped his hands, and said, "The right general is not arrogating, but a request. Of course, you have to ask the king to decide whether to allow it. How dare the right general be good at it? The right general is just I feel that Duke Lu has made great achievements and has won the three armies bravely, so he should lead more troops to serve the country, so he took the liberty to ask for it.

To Xiong Xin and Song Yi's surprise, after hearing this, Xiang Yu's best friend, the old man Fan, jumped out and said to Xiong Xin, "Your Majesty, although General You's invitation is to honor the virtuous and not to avoid relatives, but the Duke of Lu As a pillar of the army, positions cannot be arranged at will, please think again, Your Majesty."

"Yafu took the wrong medicine? My brother asked the king to give me a promotion, why did he still jump out and object?"

Xiang Yu was dumbfounded again, and went to see old man Fan very puzzled. Xiong Xin and Song Yi were also a little puzzled, but after thinking about it, Xiong Xin and Song Yi suddenly realized, and secretly said: "It turns out that it is like this. To play Xiang Yu as a former general is to secure Xiang Yu's official position ahead of time, and to free up the position of general for Xiang Kang's son! Great opportunity, this is a rare opportunity to alienate the sons of the Xiang family!"

After discovering Xiang Kang's sinister intentions, in order to drive a wedge between Xiang Kang and Xiang Yu, Xiong Xin didn't hesitate, first asked someone to present the seal brought by Chen Ping, and then pretended to read it, and soon He nodded and said: "What General You said is very true. Duke Lu has worked so hard and won the top three armies. He should be reused as much as possible. Xiang Aiqing, I will now make you a former general of Chu State, ranking above General You. "

Xiang Yu, who had a negative political value, was overjoyed when he heard that, and hurriedly saluted Xiong Xin to thank him, but Xiang Yu's buddies, such as Old Man Fan, Cao Jiu, and Huan Chu, turned pale and cursed in their hearts: "Little Xiang Kang, you have sinister intentions. To be a great general has used such a despicable method to deliberately appoint Lu Gong as an official position first, so there is no way to compete with you for the position of general! Since you are so unkind, don't blame us for being unjust, just wait for us!"

Appreciating the ugly faces of old man Fan, Cao Jiu and others, Xiong Xin and Song Yi also secretly laughed in their hearts, "Xiang Kang, don't be too happy, so what if you make Xiang Yu the current general? As long as we bite Tighten your teeth and don’t let you become a general, so you don’t want to get your wish! When the time comes for your Xiang family brothers to fight dogs and dogs in the den, we can control you better!”

Smiling triumphantly in his heart, the smile on Xiong Xin's face became more cordial, and he asked Chen Ping again: "Mr. Chen Ping, didn't General You ask you to bring three badges? Now the first badge has been approved. What are the other two seals?"

Chen Ping answered Xiang Kang's second statement very calmly, and before Chen Ping finished speaking, Old Man Fan, Cao Jiu and other Xiang Yu's best friends suddenly realized, turned their anger into joy, and all admired Xiang Kang's words. He was scheming and admired Xiang Kang even more for his good intentions in order to show his kindness to Xiang Yu, but Xiong Xin and Song Yi were tongue-tied together, screaming in their hearts at the same time: "I was fooled! Xiang Kang, you are so fucking treacherous! How dare you come up with such a vicious idea!"

(End of this chapter)