Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 270
Li Shang had already guessed that the person who sent someone to spy on him was probably Cangpi, the governor of Hanzhong County. There was no other reason. At present, in Hanzhong County, only Cangpi had the ability and courage to spy on Li Shang. Don't be afraid of taking the responsibility to do so. s consequence.

This also made Li Shang restless and frightened. Not only was Cangpi the young marshal who had followed Xiang Kang since he started his army, but he was also a convicted prisoner who was rescued from the prison by Xiang Kang. Kang's great kindness has always been loyal to Xiang Kang, and now Xiang Kang has entrusted him with the important task of Hanzhong County Sheriff, and he can't wait to repay Xiang Kang's great kindness with all his heart. Since the batch has done this, it means that there is only one possibility-there has been a leak!
Of course, Li Shang didn't know where the news had leaked out. Li Shang only knew that once Cangpi found any clues, he would report to Xiang Kang without hesitation. Li Shang didn't know what the consequences would be. Dare to imagine!Under the fear and anxiety, Li Shang had nightmares every day, and sometimes had more than one nightmare a day, and it was inevitable that he would have wavering thoughts more than once.

"Actually, if I really do that, it will be of great benefit to me. At least I don't have to worry about my brother's safety anymore. After it's done, I can also taste what it's like to be king."

The dangerous thought almost shook Li Shang's reason for a while, so Li Shang couldn't help but want to call a few of his trusted generals to test their tone quietly.As a result, when Li Shang hurriedly expelled this plan from his mind, the soldiers suddenly came to report that Xiang Kang sent South Korean Situ Zhang Liang as an envoy to discuss important matters with Li Shang face to face. Li Shang was surprised when he heard this, "Korean Situ Zhangliang? There is no one around the king, how could he send a foreign minister to act as an envoy?"

Strange is strange, after all, Zhang Liang came on behalf of Xiang Kang, Li Shang still went out to greet Zhang Liang at the first time, respectfully invited Zhang Liang to sit in the lobby, Zhang Liang looked curiously at the gorgeous lobby, and said with a smile: "That's right. Although it's an old mansion, but the scale of the furnishings, among the courtiers under the King of Han, there are probably few mansions that can match it."

"It turned out that Marquis Chenggu of the Tyrant Qin was in Nanzheng's other courtyard." Li Shang explained casually, "The King of Han personally ordered the award to the last general for his great kindness."

"The King of Han treats his subjects really well." Zhang Liang said with a pun, and said with a smile: "If I remember correctly, besides this mansion, the King of Han seems to have granted more than 1000 households in Xincheng Lord's residence, right?"

"Two thousand households." Li Shang corrected, and said casually, "In addition, the king of Han rewarded the last general with a house in Xianyang, which is bigger and better than this."

Zhang Liang smiled, and suddenly said: "Xin Chengjun, the foreign ministers came here under the order of the King of Han, and they have something very important to tell you directly. Send people to Pengcheng secretly, offer to betray the Han Kingdom in exchange, ask Chuyi Emperor and Western Chu Overlord to release your elder brother, Mr. Li Shiqi, and canonize you as the King of Hanzhong, and grant you the land of Hanzhong Bashu Jianguo."

Before Zhang Liang finished speaking, Li Shang jumped up, and asked with a pale face in surprise, "Is there such a thing?"

"It's absolutely true." Zhang Liang answered directly.

"What did the King of Han say?" Li Shang asked quickly.

"What else can the King of Han say?" Zhang Liang asked back with a smile, "How could such a despicable divisive trick deceive the King of Han's sharp eyes? Of course, the King of Han angrily reprimanded Sima Ang's envoy immediately, clearly pointing out that what he said was nothing more than It is to sow dissension, in an attempt to make the monarch and ministers of Han suspicious and cause discord."

Li Shang breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhang Liang took the initiative to say: "But Xin Chengjun, you seem to be more concerned about what other people say, right? You are not afraid that others will be jealous of your meritorious status, and take the opportunity to slander and slander Yu in front of the King of Han." you?"

Li Shang was really concerned about this, so he hurriedly asked, "Zhang Situ, what do the others say?"

"The King of Han issued a password ban, and did not let other people know about it." Zhang Liang replied: "The King of Han is far-reaching and resourceful, and no one in the world can defeat him. I know that once such rumors spread, there will be people who will be jealous of you and believe in Chengjun." People slander and slander behind their backs, fanning the flames, and some people who don't know the inside information will spread rumors to confuse him, so the king of Han simply blocked the news, so as not to let others take advantage of it."

Li Shang breathed a sigh of relief again, and hurriedly said: "Thank you King of Han for your love and trust in the general. Please Zhang Situ understand and repay the King of Han. The general can swear an oath with the head of Xiang and the spirit of his parents in heaven. If the general really does this Those who commit infidelity and unrighteousness will be struck by five thunderbolts, and there will be no place to bury them, and they will not be forgiven by their parents and ancestors after death."

"Mr. Xincheng doesn't need to make such an oath." Zhang Liang shook his head, and said very directly: "If the King of Han can't trust you, he won't send you down to tell you about this matter. I'm a foreign minister of South Korea. There is no need to tell you The King of Han is loyal, and the next king, King Han, was detained in Wancheng by Liu Ji, the king of Nanyang, who was canonized by the overlord of Western Chu. He may betray the King of Han at any time in order to rescue the king. He must not entrust him with important tasks, but the King of Han still sent him to tell Mr. Xincheng about this matter. , which is equivalent to clearly telling you Xin Chengjun that he absolutely trusts you and has absolutely no doubts about you."

Li Shang thinks about it carefully. If Xiang Kang can't trust himself, he will definitely send his trusted confidants to test his tone, and he will not send Zhang Liang, a Korean Situ who lives in the Han army as a guest, to handle such an important event. ——Especially now that Zhang Liang also has hostages held by the enemy, and he may betray Xiang Kang under the threat of the enemy at any time.

Knowing this, of course Li Shang hurriedly thanked Xiang Kang and Zhang Liang again, and vowed again that he would never betray Xiang Kang.Zhang Liang then said: "But Xin Chengjun, the King of Han is also very embarrassed about this matter. The King of Han can conclude that in addition to spreading rumors to drive a wedge between you and him, the princes outside the pass will definitely send envoys to contact you in secret. With the life of Mr. Li Shiqi as a threat, while directly canonizing you as the King of Hanzhong, intimidating and luring you, if you are not forced to change your banner and rebel, you will definitely not give up."

Li Shang's complexion began to change, but Zhang Liang became more and more direct, and said: "Xin Chengjun, if a foreign minister is in your position, it will definitely be more embarrassing than you. Well, on the one hand, the elder brother who brought me up is the life of his relatives. Where to go, how to choose, it is difficult for anyone to make a decision. So Hanwang is also prepared. If you believe in Chengjun, you are determined for Mr. Li Shiqi If you leave him, he will never blame you."

Li Shang's expression changed, and he blurted out, "So, the King of Han still has doubts about the last general?"

"It's not suspicious, it's the King of Han who knows your situation." Zhang Liang replied, "General, unfortunately, your parents died early. It was Mr. Li Shiqi who brought you up. They are called brothers with you, and they are actually father and son. Now I'm threatening you with Mr. Li Shiqi's life, if you don't accept the threat, you will be disobedient, if you accept the threat, you will be disloyal, loyalty and filial piety cannot be combined, no matter who you are, you will be in a dilemma and behave at a loss."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Liang said directly: "Mr. Xincheng, if the ministers guessed correctly, when the envoy of the Overlord of Western Chu met you in secret some time ago, the reason why you didn't dare to take down the envoy of the King of Western Chu and took him to Xianyang showed his loyalty to the King of Han because the envoy of the King of Western Chu threatened Brother Ling's life?"

Li Shang's face turned pale, and so did most of his confidant guards in the hall. Zhang Liang saw what Li Shang was thinking, and said again: "Mr. Xincheng, don't wonder how the ministers know about this, tell you the truth. , this matter is actually the envoy of the King of Western Chu shouting to catch the thief, deliberately leaked the news, and directly leaked it to Cangjun Zun in Hanzhong. In addition, if I guessed correctly, Cangjun Zun has probably put This matter was secretly reported to the King of Han."

Li Shang began to tremble and clenched his fists subconsciously, while Zhang Liang said, "Xin Chengjun, you really only have two choices left now, one is to rein in the precipice and ignore Brother Ling's life and death, Take the initiative to report the truth to the King of Han, and ask the King of Han for his understanding and forgiveness. The second is to make the wrong mistake, follow the request of the King of Western Chu, change the flag and plot against you, not only to save your brother’s life, but also have a chance to get the reward that the King of Western Chu promised you.”

"But the foreign minister can guarantee that if you make the second choice, Mr. Xin Cheng, not only will you not be able to save Brother Ling, but you will only kill Brother Ling, and yourself!"

Zhang Liang suddenly raised his voice, and said, "Mr. Li Shiqi's temper is probably no one better than you, Xin Chengjun. You are upright and upright! If he knows that you betrayed the King of Han for him, he will definitely live without any face. Between heaven and earth, I will definitely apologize with death, and I will never forgive you again!"

"As for you, Lord Xincheng." Zhang Liang said again: "Now the army in Hanzhong Bashu is under your control, and Liu Ji and the Yingbu bandit army can lend a helping hand to you. If you raise the flag to rebel, there is indeed hope for success. But Mr. Xincheng, have you considered it? If you do this, how many troops in Hanzhong Bashu will follow you sincerely? If you rebelled for the sake of your relatives and wealth, wouldn't your subordinates follow suit and also for their sake? relatives and riches and honors against you?"

"Also, let's take another ten thousand steps back, even if you succeed in everything, general." Zhang Liang continued: "Will the common people in Hanzhong and Bashu really support you? Will the people of the world respect you because of this? The King of Western Chu and the princes outside the pass , will you look up to you again because of this? Isn't it polite and polite to you on the surface, but contemptuous of you behind the scenes? When the time comes, you have directly killed your brother, and you are not in the world, what kind of situation will it be? ?”

Li Shang was silent, and after a while he said with red eyes: "I can swear to God, I never have any rebellious heart against the King of Han!"

"I believe in this, and the King of Han absolutely believes in it." Zhang Liang replied immediately: "Otherwise, Mr. Xin Cheng, you must have already started, so why wait until now?"

"Why does Zhang Situ want me to say such things?" Li Shang asked angrily.

"It's because I trust you, my foreign minister, that's why I said such things to you, Xin Chengjun." Zhang Liang said with a sincere tone, "The foreign minister is very clear that if you have the slightest disagreement, Mr. Xincheng, you will definitely become angry after hearing such words. The foreign minister hated it to the bone, and even killed him. But the foreign minister still dared to say that, because the foreign minister trusted you and believed in Chengjun. Suspicion of you is the same, but you will definitely not have murderous intentions for foreign ministers."

"Then what else do you want to say?" Li Shang said angrily.

After successfully inoculating Li Shang, Zhang Liang paused deliberately, and then suddenly said: "Xin Chengjun, do you know? After guessing that the King of Western Chu and the princes outside the pass were going to threaten you with Mr. Li Shiqi, the King of Han once Are you going to send someone to contact the King of Western Chu, and plan to exchange the land of Bashu or Hedong for Mr. Li Shiqi so that he can reunite with your brother?"

"What?" Li Shang was startled, and the anger just now dissipated.

"Mr. Xincheng forgives the crime. Many people, including foreign ministers, oppose the King of Han's doing this." Zhang Liang cupped his hands and apologized, and said, "The first reason is that the Overlord of Western Chu may not accept the King of Han's exchange conditions. He must push forward and propose more. Shameless request. The second is that besides you, Xin Chengjun, many family members of the Han army, including the King of Han, are still in the land of Huaisi. That thought was dismissed."

Li Shang's eyes dimmed a little, and Zhang Liang said again: "In addition, someone suggested to the King of Han that he should take away your military power as soon as possible, and transfer you back to Guanzhong for surveillance, so as to solve the hidden dangers in Hanzhong and Bashu once and for all."

"But the King of Han flatly refused." Zhang Liang looked at Li Shang and said, "The King of Han made it very clear that for his great cause, Brother Ling has unfortunately fallen into the enemy's hands, and his life is in danger at any time. In return, the King of Han is No matter how generously you are treated, it is still not enough, and how can you bear the unjust suspicion of taking away your military power because of the enemy's instigation?"

Li Shang lowered his head slightly, while Zhang Liang said in a more sincere tone, "Xin Chengjun, you should understand the painstaking efforts of the King of Han by now, right? He absolutely trusts you, but the King of Western Chu and the princes outside the pass just don't I have been eyeing you, and I am determined to split the Han army from you, and because Mr. Li Shiqi's life is hanging by the enemy, you have to do something against your will to give the enemy an opportunity. This minister will tell you his heart and soul, be honest with you, and let you know what he thinks in his heart, and his absolute trust in you."

"So, Xin Chengjun, you should make up your mind now." Zhang Liang's voice became softer and more sincere, and he said, "If you want to smash the shameless threat of the king of Western Chu and the princes outside the pass, the only way you can do it is to actively and openly report to the king of Han. Show your loyalty, show your determination to never give in to the threats of the bandits. Only in this way, the king of Western Chu and the princes outside the pass will not dare to have illusions, and continue to use some shameless tricks to frame you for being unfaithful and unrighteous!"

Li Shang really had no intention of rebelling against the Han. After listening to Zhang Liang's heart-to-heart persuasion, he only considered for a moment, and then said, "Zhang Situ, don't worry about it. I understand what you mean. I'm going to see Cang Picang County My lord, temporarily hand over my military power seal ribbon to him, and then follow you to Xianyang to plead guilty to the King of Han, and take the initiative to explain the secret envoy of the King of Western Chu to contact me."

"Xin Chengjun, have you really made up your mind?" Zhang Liang stared at Li Shang and asked, "I think you know very well that if you do this, the king of Xichu will probably kill Ling directly out of embarrassment and anger." Brother, there will be no chance to rescue Brother Ling in the future."

"If my elder brother is really killed, I will avenge him with my own hands in the future." Li Shang said tragically, "Even the King of Han's family members cannot be saved, so how dare I demand that the King of Han must save my elder brother?" What's more, you are right, with my brother's temper, if I do something wrong to save him, even if he can come back, he will never live in this world again."

Zhang Liang didn't persuade anymore, but just left the table to bow down to Li Shang, and said solemnly: "Believe in the righteousness of the king, and the foreign ministers admire it. From now on, the king of Western Chu and the princes outside the pass will never dare to dream of separating the relationship between you and the king of Han." gone."

Li Shang stopped talking, but got up immediately, ordered the guards to prepare chariots and horses for him immediately, and sent people to the military camp outside the city to order several of his important generals to enter the city to discuss matters in the county guard's mansion, and then invited Zhang Liang to ride with him After a car, he came directly to the county governor's mansion to meet with Cangpi, the governor of Hanzhong County. He frankly admitted that he had indeed met Xiang Yu's emissary and the specific process, and also made it clear that he would not care about Cangpi's suspicion and precautions against him. Cangpi saw Li Shang took the initiative to confess, and vaguely understood Li Shang's intentions. He also sincerely pleaded guilty to Li Shang, and resolved all the previous misunderstandings with Li Shang on the spot.

Then, when all the generals of the Han army gathered in the lobby of the prefect's mansion, Li Shang first made the matter public in person, begging the generals of the Han army to understand and forgive his difficulties, and then removed his seal of military power in public, and handed over his hands. In the hands of Cangpi, Xiang Kang's confidant, he demanded that the generals of the Han army must obey Cangpi's orders, guard pass cities under Cangpi's command, and protect Hanzhong Bashu, the rear area of ​​the Han army.

Before the matter was over, after Li Shang temporarily handed over the military power to Cangpi, Zhang Liang suddenly took out an edict and said loudly: "The decree of the King of Han! The civil and military forces of Han, Han, Zhong, Ba and Shu listen to the order!"

Everyone was stunned, but they knelt down on one knee to accept the order, and Zhang Liang also read aloud: "The decree of the king of Han, believe in the decree of the king, Li Shang is loyal to serve the country, and has made outstanding achievements. He will be named Marquis of Pinyang and continue to rule the three counties of Hanzhong, Bashu and so on." The army will be set up in Hanzhong, plus one thousand households will be given food, 300 mu of fertile land, [-] slaves and maids will be given the title of eunuch, and they will be ranked in the Jiuqing!"

"What?!" Li Shang suddenly raised his head, his face full of disbelief.

"Xin Chengjun, this is the reward you deserve." Zhang Liang said sincerely: "With your righteous deeds, from now on, no one will be afraid of the King of Western Chu using their family members to threaten them." Threatened. You have made such a great sacrifice, of course the King of Han will reward you heavily."

Li Shang opened his mouth wide, and Zhang Liang said, "One more thing, the King of Han will try his best to rescue Mr. Li Shiqi, no matter how small the hope is, he will never give up. If Mr. Li Shiqi really can't be rescued , the reward that the King of Han should give him will be inherited by Mr. Li's son, your nephew, Mr. Li Jie."

After saying that, Zhang Liang took back Li Shang's seal of military power from Cangpi, and held it back in front of Li Shang with both hands. Li Shang didn't speak, but tears came out of his eyes, and then he couldn't cry.

(End of this chapter)