Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 171

"Mr. Chen Ping, didn't General You ask you to bring three badges? Now that the first badge has been approved, what are the other two badges?"

Seeing that Xiang Kang had blatantly started to bite the dog with Xiang Yu, Xiong Xin's smile was unavoidably more cordial under the secret joy in his heart, and Chen Ping, the accomplice sent by Xiang Kang, was more respectful, first he held out a watch written in white silk, Then he said in a clear voice: "My lord, the content of the second letter of the right general is as follows. The general Wu Xinjun unfortunately died in the country. All the officials, civilians and soldiers of our Chu State are in great pain. The revenge must be avenged. In order to inspire The generals of the Chu State fought the enemy bravely, and the right general asked the king to issue an order. Before revenge for Wu Xinjun, our Chu State will not set up the post of general for the time being, in order to commemorate the general Wu Xinjun."

Before Chen Ping finished speaking, the civil and military personnel of Chu State in the palace were already in an uproar, but Chen Ping ignored him and continued to speak loudly: "Then please the king to issue an order. Among the generals of Chu State, who can capture him?" Or kill Zhang Han, the tyrannical Qin general who killed the general Wu Xinjun, and make whoever is the general of Chu, and succeed Wu Xinjun as the commander of the Chu army!"

Hearing this, the eyes of Xiang Yu's buddies Old Man Fan and Cao Jiu, who were still full of anger towards Xiang Kang, immediately lit up, and finally understood Xiang Kang's good intentions, but Xiong Xin and Song Yi were together His face changed color, and he screamed in his stomach: "It's been tricked! Xiang Kang, you are really treacherous!"

Xiang Yu was still confused, but although Xiang Yu didn't understand Xiang Kang's painstaking efforts, he had absolute confidence in his own force and ability to lead troops in battle, and said without thinking: "Good idea! Your Majesty, this is a good idea!" It is a good idea that the Chu State will not set up a general for the time being, and whoever can capture and kill Zhang Han will be the general. This is a good idea! My minister agrees, please allow it!"

"My minister also agrees!" The old man Fan stood up without hesitation, and said, "This suggestion from the right general can not only express the love and commemoration of our Chu army and people to the general Wu Xinjun, but also inspire our Chu country The soldiers bravely killed the enemy, fought bloody battles with the Tyrant Qin army to the end, and avenged the general. This proposal is very good, please allow it."

"My minister also thinks that General You's suggestion is very good, please allow it immediately." Cao Jiu also jumped out and sang praises, and said: "Besides, among the hundreds of officials in our Chu State, there is not a single one whose merits and reputation are comparable to those of the superior. General Wu Xinjun stands shoulder to shoulder. No matter who is the general of Chu, the prestige and qualifications are absolutely impossible to convince the public. General Zhang Han of Qin, who will be the general of Chu?"

Old man Fan and Cao Jiu took the lead, and the Jiangdong faction of the Chu army who had the upper hand in the court of Chu naturally responded one after another, scrambling to persuade Xiong Xin to adopt Xiang Kang's suggestion, and Huan Chu, who had a close relationship with Xiang Yu, openly shouted: "At this time, no one is qualified to be a general. Except for those who personally avenged Wu Xinjun, none of us will accept it!"

No matter what kind of person you are, Xiong Xin's face will inevitably turn blue at this moment, because Xiong Xin knows very well that he has been fooled by Xiang Kang. I had to canonize Xiang Yu as a former general in the army second only to the general on the spot, and then went up to the house to pull the ladder, and suddenly asked not to appoint a general for the time being. If I agreed to this request, then Xiang Yu would immediately become a fact. No. 1 in the Chu army, no matter how I adjust the personnel arrangement in the future, my cronies and confidants can only be inferior to Xiang Yu in the army, and there is absolutely no possibility of suppressing Xiang Yu and controlling the military power of the Chu army for myself.

The scheming Song Yi also understands this truth. In order to prevent the Xiang family from continuing to control the army, Song Yi can only stand up bravely and play to Xiong Xin: "My lord, although the performance of the right general It is true that Lord Wu Xin, who has died for his country, is indeed highly respected and worthy of love and commemoration by the soldiers and people of Chu State. However, there must be no master in the army, and the generals of our army must also be restrained. It is best not to hang the position of general for a long time. Therefore, the ministers think , General Right’s request cannot be granted.”

"Lord Ling Yin, in your opinion, who should the king choose as the general?" Old man Fan asked directly, "Among the civil and military officials of the Chu State, who can be convinced by his meritorious prestige?" Everyone, succeed Wu Xinjun as the general of our Chu Kingdom?"

"Yes, Song Lingyin, since you object that the post of general should not be vacant, in your opinion, who is qualified to be the general of Chu?" Cao Jiu asked the same question, and said with a sneer, "Master Ling Yin wanted to recommend himself , please ask your majesty to make you a general of the state of Chu, and succeed Wu Xinjun as the general?"

Song Yi didn't dare to say anything, and Xiong Xin was also very troubled. He wanted to forcibly confer Song Yi as a general according to the original plan, and control the military power of the Chu army for himself. He also knew that Xiang Yu, Cao Jiu and others would definitely not accept it. The direct army was more than the main force. Xiang Kang can jump three feet high, and can do anything.So after thinking about it, Xiong Xin could only take a tactic to delay the attack, and said bravely: "The right general's request is very good, and it is reasonable for all my lovers to support the right general's request, but this matter is too big , is related to the safety and survival of our Chu army, I must think twice and make a decision in the future."

"Your Majesty, since you also said that General You's performance is good, and it is reasonable for you to support General You's performance, what else is there to consider?" Promulgate the decree now, declaring that there will not be a general for the time being, and whoever can capture and kill Zhang Han will be the general in the future."

"Please allow, Your Majesty!" Cao Jiu and Old Man Fan took the lead, leading the large number of Jiangdong faction of the Chu army to salute together, imploring Xiong Xin to immediately accept Xiang Kang's memorial, and not to give Xiong Xin a chance to delay.

"My dear friends, please be safe and don't be impatient. I have said it. This matter is too big. I must think twice." Xiong Xin said with an extremely ugly face: "Why? As the king of Chu, how can I even be the master Don’t you have any powers? My dear ministers must immediately accept General You’s request, is it because you want to force the palace?”

Still the same sentence, there is still a lot of market for the theory of noble lineage in this era, and Xiong Xin is the king of Chu that Xiang Liang led the Chu army to support civilly and military. In order to break the order of the monarch and his ministers, they can only quickly prostrate themselves on the ground to apologize, and say in unison: "I dare not wait."

"That's it!" Xiong Xin shouted with an even more ugly face: "I will consider General You's petition, but I won't discuss it today!"

Cao Jiu and the others had no choice but to promise to accept their orders, and each retreated to the train, but Old Man Fan refused to get up, and said, "Your Majesty, the right general Xiang Kang has made great achievements. After defeating the Tyrant Qin army one after another, and welcoming back the body of the general Wu Xinjun, he made great achievements. The humble minister boldly asked the king for permission, and promoted the right general Xiang Kang to be the post-general of Chu, and assisted the king in commanding the army of Chu, and revenge for defeating Qin. Rejuvenate Chu."

Old man Fan's words are of course reciprocating, representing Xiang Yu to repay Xiang Kang's initiative to show favor, making Xiang Yu and Xiang Kang the No.1 and No. There is no chance to play new tricks in the personnel arrangement of the army.Xiang Yu's buddies Cao Jiu and Zheng Changxin understood, and immediately jumped out to support Old Man Fan's petition, imploring Xiong Xin to promote Xiang Kang immediately.

Evil comes with evil, although Old Man Fan, who is not in harmony with Xiang Kang, rarely let go of his prejudices, he only wants to promote a favorable situation where Xiang Yu and Xiang Kang will jointly control the Chu army, but Xiong Xin, who has hated Xiang Kang to the extreme, refuses to obey, Said: "My dear friends, there is no need to be anxious. I have said at the beginning that General You has made outstanding achievements. I will reward him face to face. Regarding his promotion, let's wait until the troops withdraw and return to Pengcheng."

After saying that, Xiong Xin yawned, waved and said, "I'm exhausted, let's end today's court meeting, let's go."

"Wait a minute, my lord." Chen Ping, who was almost forgotten by everyone, suddenly said, with a anxious expression on his face, "Your Majesty, General You asked Wei Chen to bring three badges, and now I'm only showing you two. Haven't the three seals been presented?"

"What seal does the right general have?" Xiong Xin's voice was extremely impatient and obviously angry.

"Reporting to the king, the right general, please..."

"There is no need to dictate it, just submit it directly for the widow to review."

Just as Chen Ping opened his mouth to answer, Xiong Xin, who came back to his senses, interrupted quickly, for fear that Xiang Kang would cause some problems for him again, and Chen Ping would make it even more difficult for him to end it.Fortunately, Chen Ping was also very obedient, and immediately shut his mouth, and handed Xiang Kang's third seal to Juan Ren (attendant) in the hall, and asked Juan to present the badge directly to Xiong Xin for review.It's a pity that Xiong Xin's caution was useless. After briefly reading Xiang Kang's third watch, Xiong Xin's expression changed involuntarily, his face even turned pale, and his hands began to tremble slightly.

"What is the content of Xiang Kang's third seal?"

Seeing that Xiong Xin remained silent for a long time, and his reaction was obviously wrong, all the officials in the palace were curious, and Song Yi knew something was wrong, so he hurriedly said to Xiong Xin: "Your Majesty, if the general on the right presents some important confidential matter, Your Majesty is inconvenient to make it public, so you might as well stay here for now and make a decision later."

Song Yi's words were of course delaying time for Xiong Xin, wanting to send everyone away before discussing countermeasures with Xiong Xin, but Xiong Xin was having a hard time, knowing that even if he ended the court meeting immediately, the content of Xiang Kang's seal would be very fast It will be spread by Chen Ping, and not only will Xiang Yu and others understand Xiang Kang's intentions better, but he will also push another important person to Xiang Kang and Xiang Yu to become his sworn enemy!
So there is no way, after much deliberation, and after weighing the pros and cons, Xiong Xin forced a smile and said, "It's not a confidential matter, it's just that the right general asked me to promote Sanlv doctor Jing Ju to the left. The apprentice doctor, assisting the widow in handling the government affairs."

"General You, please promote me to Doctor Zuo Tu?" Jing Ju, the person involved, was so shocked that he couldn't figure out why Xiang Kang, who had a mediocre relationship with him, would suddenly want to ask for an official for him, but he quickly understood. , Jing Ju couldn't help being ecstatic in his heart, and quickly lowered his head, fearing that Xiong Xin would see his joyful expression, and wished he could fly to Suiyang with his wings, and hug Xiang Kang and kiss him fiercely!

"Ask Sanlu doctor Jing Ju to be promoted to Zuo Tu doctor?" Xiang Yu's best friend, Cao Jiu, was also taken aback, and after immediately understanding Xiang Kang's vicious intentions, Cao Jiu couldn't help but lower his head, with a smirk on his face. Said: "Admiration! Ruthless enough!"

Xiong Xin's buddy Song Yi was the one who reacted most fiercely. Before Xiong Xinqiang could finish his words with a smile, Song Yi's face was already as pale as paper, because Song Yi knew that Xiang Kang's third seal seemed to be headless. No brains, but actually reminding Xiong Xin that above the court of Chu State, there is another Jing Ju who is also qualified to inherit the throne, which made the old Xiang family anxious, and the old Xiang family can abolish Xiong Xin. Instead, support Li Jingju to become the king of Chu!

By the way, it is not uncommon to see abolished monarchs in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods. The first one was Jizhong of Zheng State, and later there were Qingfu of Lu State and Tian Chengzi of Qi State. There are more than one or two monarchs who have been abolished by powerful ministers!
This is not over. After worrying about Xiong Xin, Song Yi immediately realized that Xiang Kang's move was not only a warning to Xiong Xin alone, but also a warning to himself, the Ling Yin of the Chu State, because according to the laws of the Chu State, left and right Tu doctor can be directly promoted to Ling Yin!That is to say, if Song Yi dares to help Xiong Xin deal with the Xiang family again, the old Xiang family can let Jing Ju replace Song Yi!
When Xiong Xin and Song Yi were feeling up and down together, Cao Jiu, the most politically savvy member of Xiang Yu's faction, of course stepped forward, and said in a very sincere tone: "Your Majesty, Sanlu doctor Jing Ju is not only a descendant of the Chu royal family, He is also outstanding in ability, has both ability and moral integrity, and I also boldly beg the king to accept the request of the right general and promote Sanlu doctor to Zuotu doctor."

Although I don't understand the intentions of Xiang Kang and Cao Jiu, but seeing Cao Jiu jumping out to support Xiang Kang, the civil and military soldiers of the Jiangdong faction of the Chu army still stood up to support him, and even Xiang Yu, who had a negative political value, knew whether to help his relatives or not. Stand up and beg Xiong Xin to accept Xiang Kang's request.Only Old Man Fan, who strongly advocated the establishment of members of the Chu clan as kings, did not move, but Old Man Fan couldn't help saying in his heart, "That's right, if you are determined to be ungrateful, Your Majesty, you will help you on purpose like before." The Xiang family is in trouble for the throne, and this old man will never object to the Xiang family's abolition and establishment, and replace you with Jingju!"

Xiong Xin is indeed very politically minded. He knows that if he opposes the promotion of Jing Ju, he will definitely only force Jing Ju, who is also qualified to inherit the throne, to the Xiang family. .So no matter how much he hated Xiang Kang in his heart, Xiong Xin still said with a smile on his face: "General You and all the lovers are right, and Jing Ju is outstanding, so I can't continue to condescend to the position of Doctor Sanlu, so it's settled , Jing Ju was promoted to Doctor Zuo Tu.”

Xiong Xin's deliberate forbearance did not keep Jing Ju. After thanking Xiong Xin joyfully, in front of Xiong Xin and Song Yi, Jing Ju immediately thanked the Jiangdong faction of the Chu army who helped Xiang Kang recommend him.Seeing this scene, Xiong Xin and Song Yi also knew immediately that Jing Ju, a second-five boy, had rebelled and had defected to the Xiang family. They were also ready to serve as Ling Yin under the recommendation of the Xiang family Drive Song Yi out of the court, and even directly replace Xiong Xin!
Although only two of Xiang Kang's three petitions were approved by Xiong Xin on the spot, Chen Ping was immediately invited to Xiang Yu's residence as a guest after the court meeting. Of course, Xiang Yu intentionally or unintentionally avoided the sensitive topic of Xiang Kang's refusal to return to Pengcheng, but Chen Ping was unceremonious, and quickly brought up the topic of Xiong Xin's refusal to return the military power to the Chu army. put this thing on.

This is also the most troublesome and troublesome thing for Xiang Yu, Cao Jiu and others at present. The discussion became hot, and Xiang Yu, who was so anxious, even took a picture of the case and said angrily: "We absolutely can't bear this matter anymore. Tomorrow's court meeting , we directly asked him, Xiongxin Xiaoer, should he return the military power to us? If he doesn't want us to lead the army, then we will resign together and let him take the army to fight against Tyranny. The army fights!"

"Former general, please be safe and don't be impatient." Cao Jiu advised, "Don't be impulsive, he is the king, we are the ministers, if we confront him face to face, we will only suffer, and even if we force him If he makes concessions, he will also be accused of deceiving the emperor as a minister and lose the support of the people."

"Then you can't spend so much time with him, can you?" Xiang Yu asked angrily, and roared with a sane mind: "I can see it, if it wasn't for my younger brother who didn't come back with the army in Suiyang, let him bear the heart Don’t dare to act rashly, he must have handed over the military power to his people, and forced us to obey him and treat him like cattle and horses!”

"You just realized it now?" Cao Jiu murmured helplessly in his heart, then turned his gaze to Chen Ping and asked, "Mr. Chen Ping, it must be that the king has been reluctant to hand over the military power to us for a long time, General Right. You must know it over there, what advice does General You have on this point?"

"Of course the right general knows, but he is also a minister of the state of Chu. If the king does not return the military power, there is nothing he can do." Chen Ping sighed, and then said: "However, among the colleagues of the lower officials, one person said a few words that violated the above. I feel that the former general and General Cao have neglected a person, and that if you can win him over and cooperate with you, then the king will definitely be jealous and will not take power again."

"May I ask Mr. Chen Ping, who have we overlooked?" Cao Jiu hurriedly asked.

"Chen Ying." Chen Ping replied very directly, and said: "General Chen Ying was ordered to command the East China Sea army south of the Huai River, whether it is the army escorting the king to the north, or the king's personal guard, he is in command. If the general can convince him and ask him to help you make a personnel adjustment in the army, then the king will definitely return the military power to you immediately."

"Ask him to help us make any personnel adjustments in the army?" Cao Jiu asked.

"General Cao, do you still remember that the general appointed General Xiang It to serve in General Chen Ying's army?" Chen Ping asked back, then smiled and said, "General Cao, if you can persuade Chen Ying to let him appoint General Xiang It Appointed as Lang Zhongling to directly lead the king's personal guards, then the king will not refuse to listen to any requests from you in the future."

Cao Jiu applauded and laughed, and hurriedly cupped his hands to Chen Ping and said, "Thank you sir for your guidance, I understand now."

"General Cao, please don't thank me." Chen Ping hurriedly waved his hands, and said with a smile: "Thank you, thanks to my colleague who expressed his great opinion."

(End of this chapter)