Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 272
Mr. Shusun's courage is "amazing", and he is especially afraid of going to the enemy's camp, but he is better than blue. Whenever Xiang Kang has a diplomatic mission that is more dangerous and there is no need to designate a special envoy, Mr. Shusun's disciples However, every time someone stepped forward, vying to serve Xiang Kang instead of the teacher, even if they might not come back, they would be willing.

It was the same this time, after repeated scrutiny and careful discussion, Xiang Kang asked Mr. Uncle Sun to recommend one of his disciples to serve as the envoy of the Han army, and Uncle Sun Tong told his disciples what Xiang Kang meant. , many of his nerdy disciples immediately fought over this job, and almost did not fight on the spot. In the end, Mr. Uncle Sun had no choice but to hand over this glorious and difficult task to Xiang Kang by drawing lots. Xia Wan, his protégé, accompanied Sima Ang's emissary back to Luoyang to present the letter of credence, and persuaded Sima Ang to abandon the dark side and turn to the Ming on behalf of Xiang Kang, and to abandon Xiang to form an alliance with the Han army.

Sima Ang, the rebel general of Zhao State, was already too close to the Han army, and Xiang Yu's overall strength is obviously stronger than that of the Han army. It can be seen that this trip is not only almost impossible to succeed, but it is also likely to be given to Xiang Yu as a gift by Sima Ang. However, Mr. Shusun's favorite disciple Xia Wan, who was thoroughly brainwashed by the teacher with the righteousness of Confucian monarchs and ministers, was not afraid at all and was beaming While accepting the task, he also nodded to Xiang Kang repeatedly, promising that the mission would be completed during this trip, no matter what method he tried to persuade Sima Yang to fall to the Han army.

Xiang Kang did not treat this disciple of Shusuntong who was fooled by the teacher to death, besides personally appointing him an official, he also promised a big reward, and promised to transfer the reward to his family when Xia Wan couldn't come back. He also personally walked out of Xianyang Palace to see off Xia Wan, the disciple of Shusuntong. Xia Wan was so moved that he burst into tears. The tongue persuaded Sima Yang to abandon the evil and follow the righteous, and helped Xiang Kang send troops to attack Xiang Yu—even if he failed, he could still leave a good name forever.

It is a pity that after arriving in Luoyang with Sima Ang's secret envoy in a gorgeous float, Sima Ang did not immediately summon Xia Wan, who was promoted by Xiang Kang's line of fire, to be a visitor to the Han army, but first summoned him. The self-army secret envoy who was forced to go to Xianyang to act as a divorce plan for Xiang Yu asked him about the mission, and the envoy truthfully reported that he was under house arrest by the Han army for a period of time, and then said:
"Later, when I finally saw the traitor Xiang Kang, the traitor Xiang Kang not only ordered the minister and his envoy to go abroad, but also asked the envoy to bring you a sentence, saying that he also knew that you, the king, arranged for the envoy to go abroad. Xianyang, it was a helpless act of being persecuted by the King of Western Chu, and it was not from your original intention, so he will never take it to heart, and he will not care about it with you, the king. You report it in person."

Sima Ang vaguely understood Xiang Kang's subtext, and hurriedly turned to Li Zuoche, whom he had worshiped as Situ, and asked, "Mr. Guangwu, what do you think? Listening to Xiang Kang's tone, it seems that he already knows the truth of the matter." .”

"It should be like this." Li Zuoche replied: "If there is no accident, the king of Western Chu's plan to divorce has failed, and Xiang Kang also guessed that you were forced to do so by the king of Western Chu."

"Zhuzi! How did he see through it?" Sima Ang scolded, and then without thinking, he immediately ordered: "Pass the decree, declare Xiang Kang's admission to the palace."

"Wait a minute, my lord." Li Zuoche hurriedly stopped him and said, "Xiang Kang saw through the estrangement scheme of the King of Western Chu, and took this opportunity to send an envoy to visit him. The relationship between the kings, if you summon the king, the king of Xichu will definitely be very displeased when he finds out. In my opinion, it is best for us to take down Xiang Kang's envoy immediately and send him together with his letter of credence. Hand over Pengcheng to the King of Western Chu, so that the suspicion can be removed and the King of Western Chu will not be suspicious of us."

Sima Ang was a little shaken, but after thinking about it, Sima Ang immediately said: "It doesn't matter if we meet, we have to be on our guard when we find out what kind of tricks Xiang Kang wants to play. Otherwise, send Xiang Kang's emissary It was directly handed over to King Xichu, and the child’s envoy said something unfavorable to us, we were the ones who suffered a loss and didn’t know how to be fooled.”

Li Zuoche, who had carefully studied Xiang Kang's behavior style, tried to persuade him again, but Sima Ang refused to obey, and still resolutely ordered to summon him. Li Zuoche had no choice but to remind Sima Ang not to listen to Xiang Kang's words , so as not to be fooled by Xiang Kang, who is notoriously shameless.

Xia Wan, Mr. Uncle Sun's proud disciple, finally had the opportunity to make contributions to Xiang Kang. After being called to the so-called Henan National Palace, Xia Wan, who had received the true etiquette instruction from Mr. Uncle Sun, was gentle and gentle, using complicated Zhou etiquette He expressed his respect to Sima Ang, but it was a pity that Sima Ang, who was born as a martial artist, didn't know how to appreciate ancient customs even more than Xiang Kang, so he interrupted quickly: "There is no need to be so polite, tell me, what did you Hanwang send you here for?"

"Reporting to the king of Henan, my king sent a small envoy here." Xia Wan replied politely: "I want to persuade the king to abandon the dark and turn to the bright, respect our Han king as the leader of the rebel alliance, and join our Han army to march eastward and fight together. The rebellious false overlord Xiang Yu."

Before Xia Wan finished speaking, the civil and military officials who accompanied Sima Ang couldn't help laughing, and Sima Ang couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "Xiang Kang wants me to honor him as the leader of the rebellious alliance, and He joins forces to defeat the overlord of Western Chu? What kind of person is he, and dare to let this king respect him as the leader of the rebellious alliance?"

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. Why can't my lord, the King of Han, dare to rebel against the lord?" Xia Wan, Mr. Shusun's favorite student, asked back straightforwardly, and then said: "At the beginning of the world's rebellion against Qin, it was my lord, the king of Han, who raised the flag of righteousness and led the way. The people turned against Qin one day earlier than Zhang Chu Wang Chen Sheng. Later, our lord crossed Huaisi and was invincible. After the defeat of Zhang Chu King, he continued to fight against the violent Qin, creating an opportunity for the princes of the world to restore the six kingdoms! Break Wuguan and enter Guanzhong first. Qin Ziying pacified the land of Qin and destroyed the tyranny of Qin for 600 years with his own hands. Who in the world can match his feats? How can he not rebel against the leader of the alliance?"

After speaking impassionedly, Xia Wan said even more triumphantly: "What's more, now Emperor Yi has issued a clothing belt edict to our lord, the King of Han, ordering our lord to gather loyal people from all over the world to punish Xiang Yu's hypocrisy who deceived the lord with his ministers." King, my lord, the King of Han, is more justifiable as the leader of the rebellion alliance, and he will do his part!"

Hearing this, Li Zuoche, who was sitting by the side, immediately stiffened his muscles, crying in his heart, knowing that Sima Ang had still fallen into Xiang Kang's trap.Sima Ang's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "What did you say? What did Emperor Yi promulgate to you, the King of Han?"

"Clothing belt edict!" Xia Wan replied loudly, using the term invented by Xiang Kang first, and said: "The emperor of communism in the world was deceived by the false king Xiang Yu, and he was rewarded and punished. Within the brocade belt, send your confidantes to Guanzhong to hand over to my lord, and let my lord act according to the edict! My lord obeys the edict to seek rebellion, so naturally he should become the lord of the rebel alliance!"

Sima Ang's face changed even more, and he forced a smile after a long while and said, "Nonsense! Younger Xiang Kang is really bold. He even dared to forge Emperor Yi's imperial edict. He is not afraid that the world will not tolerate it. There will be no place to die in the future!"

"My lord, my lord Han knows that you won't be credulous." Xia Wan immediately replied: "My lord Han only needs his foreign ministers to ask you why you helped the false overlord Xiang Yu to design a separation between our Han monarch and his ministers. see through?"

"Xiong Xin told you the secret?!" Sima Ang's heart jumped again, and he immediately suspected Xiang Kang of the unlucky Chu Yi Emperor Xiong Xin for Xiang Kang.

"Your Majesty, now you should understand the direction of the people's hearts, right?" Xia Wan took the opportunity to persuade Sima Ang, saying: "Xiang Yu has no way. He used his ministers to deceive the emperor. First, he privately abolished the agreement of Emperor Yi, and wanted to make my lord, the King of Han, enter first." Guanzhong was not rewarded, and then the enfeoffment was unfair, wantonly bullying the princes of the world, and now he is using power to form a clique, wantonly oppressing the world's communist emperor Chu Yi, polluting the country and harming the people, poisoning people and ghosts, everyone in the world deserves it! And punish him! Your Majesty, as a subject of Emperor Yi, you should rectify the righteous soldiers, show off your might, and fight against the false king Xiang Yu together with my lord, the King of Han, to restore the country and create a feat that will never be easy!"

Of course Xia Wan's impassioned effort was in vain, Sima Yang didn't listen to a word at all, just looked at Li Zuoche with blinked eyes, Li Zuoche remained calm and said after a long while: "Your Majesty, why don't you take a look at Xiang Kang?" The letter of credence of the rebellious minister."

Sima Ang thought so, and quickly ordered Xia Wan to present Xiang Kang's letter of credence. Unfortunately, Xiang Kang didn't mention the so-called clothing belt edict in the letter of credence, but just laughed at Xiang Yu's whimsy. , Trying to use small tricks to separate the monarch and ministers of the Han Dynasty against each other, and then explaining to Sima Ang how powerful he is, clearly pointing out that Sima Ang will be used as cannon fodder by Xiang Yu sooner or later, and urging Sima Ang to turn against each other and form an alliance with the Han army to resist Western Chu.So after reading it, Sima Yang couldn't help but asked curiously: "Why didn't your King of Han mention the clothes and belts in the book of state?"

"Of course it is to protect Emperor Yi." Xia Wan immediately replied: "Xiang Yu's false king is treacherous, and he must have sent someone to monitor you in Luoyang. When he learned that my lord Han Wang presented the letter of credence to you, he would definitely ask to watch it. If my lord Hanwang mentions the important matter of clothes and belts in the letter of credence, the false king Xiang Yu will definitely kill Yidi and trap my lord in a place of injustice, so my lord Hanwang thinks about the safety of Yidi. I deliberately didn’t mention the clothing belt edict in the letter of credence.”

After saying that, Xia Wan quickly added: "Don't worry, my lord, the King of Han is definitely not just talking about it. If the king doesn't believe it, you can send someone in your confidant to Xianyang, and ask my lord Han for a clothes belt to watch."

Sima Ang was skeptical, but turned his attention to Li Zuoche. Li Zuoche first fetched Xiang Kang's letter of credence to read the content carefully, and then gave Sima Ang a wink. Sima Ang understood, and ordered Xia Wan to step back for now. Then he asked Li Zuoche: "What does Lord Guangwu want to say?"

"Xiang Kang is really tall." Li Zuoche sighed and said, "When it comes to alienating and chaotic enemies, the King of Western Chu is really not worthy of carrying his shoes. It means that King Xichu’s heart is at stake, and now it’s King Xichu’s turn to be in a dilemma.”

"What exactly did Lord Guangwu want to say?" Sima Yang became more and more confused the more he listened, and said, "Is the matter of the clothes belt edict true or false?"

"Of course ninety-nine out of ten are fake." Li Zuoche replied without thinking, "And the envoy of the Han Dynasty just now is definitely a dead man who also doesn't know the inside story, and it is very likely that he is a stubborn dead soldier. , Even if he was severely tortured, he would never admit to the King of Western Chu that he had brought up the belt edict in front of you, which made the King of Western Chu even more skeptical and unable to judge."

Speaking of this, Li Zuoche suddenly understood something, and hurriedly laughed again: "It's really powerful. Originally, Xiang Kang could have allowed our envoys to directly see the so-called clothes belt edict he forged, and send the fake news without sending a dead man. He brought it to us, but he must have considered that our envoy was afraid of being implicated and dared not report the truth when he came back, so he simply sent Shi Jian directly. The thoughtfulness is so meticulous, it is simply creepy."

"Mr. Guangwu, please make your words simpler and clearer. I don't understand." Sima Ang smiled wryly, and said, "Are you really sure that the clothes belt edict is fake?"

"Of course I can be sure." Li Zuoche replied: "Emperor Yi is not a fool. Even if he intends to kill the King of Western Chu, he will definitely not fall into the danger of words leaking, even if he sincerely hopes that Xiang Kang will lead the world." The princes broke through Pengcheng and rescued him from the hands of the King of Western Chu, and they would never send someone to send an edict directly to Xiang Kang, so that Xiang Kang would have the opportunity to get rid of him by the hand of Western Chu."

"Then we don't have to worry about it." Sima Ang was relieved immediately, and said, "Just hand over Xiang Kang's letter of credence and the envoy to the King of Western Chu. Anyway, the fake will never be true. The King of Western Chu only needs to Xiang Yi." The emperor will know the truth as soon as he asks."

"Your Majesty, we don't believe it, but the King of Western Chu may not believe it." Li Zuoche said with a wry smile: "The King of Western Chu took away the power of Emperor Yi, and he and Emperor Yi have long forged a mortal enmity. Be careful, if you hear about the Yidai Edict again, how can you not be suspicious of Emperor Yi? At that time, no matter how Emperor Yi explains it, the King of Western Chu will definitely think that Emperor Yi is making excuses, and will only hate Emperor Yi even more."

Reminiscent of Xiang Yu's fiery temper, of course Sima Ang dared not deny this possibility. After thinking for a moment, Sima Ang simply said: "How about this, let's not get involved in this kind of thing, and just kill Xiang Kang's emissary with a single knife. , as long as you don’t know about it.”

"Xiang Kang had already expected that we might do this." Li Zuoche sneered and said, "He purposely let his envoys come to Luoyang on a float with great fanfare, just to let the King of Western Chu know that he had sent someone Contact us. In addition to our side, other princes, he will definitely send people to spread the so-called rumors of the belt. At that time, other princes will tell the secret to the King of Western Chu, but you never mention it, my lord. The King of Western Chu still has to suspect that you and Xiang Kang are colluding secretly and intending to plot against him?"

Finally it was Sima Ang's turn to be disgusted and overwhelmed, and he said in a very embarrassing situation: "Then what should we do? Can we just act preemptively and tell Xiang Yu the details first, lest that irritable man suspect us?"

Li Zuoche quickly weighed the pros and cons, and found that no matter whether he helped Xiang Yu to pierce Xiang Kang's shameless discord, his own army could not escape the fate of being driven by Xiang Yu to the front and used as cannon fodder, and turned to Xiang Kang who was still accumulating strength On the one hand, Xiang Yu's troops will definitely be summoned immediately to retaliate. No matter what he chooses, he will only be caught in the middle and suffer anger.

"Your Majesty, it seems that we can only do this now." Li Zuoche said: "I will write a letter to the King of Western Chu on your behalf, telling him the details of the matter, and clearly pointing out that Xiang Kang deliberately spread rumors." He tried his best to persuade him to act calmly, regardless of whether the edict was true or false, and let Emperor Yi declare to the world to condemn Xiang Kang's rebellious minister's rebellious crimes. In turn, he first seized the moral upper hand, and then Let’s draw it slowly.”

"What about Xiang Xiaoer's envoy?" Sima Ang asked hastily.

"An irrelevant death, you can decide for yourself, Your Majesty." Li Zuoche said, "If Your Majesty is determined to cut off contact with Xiang Kang, you can just hand him over to King Xichu directly. If Your Majesty wants to leave room, you can also." Directly reject Xiang Kang's request and drive his envoys back to Xianyang, to the king of Western Chu, your majesty, you can use the fact that the two countries will fight each other to explain it."

To Li Zuoche's surprise, after a little calculation, Sima Ang actually said: "Then send Xiang Kang's emissary back, we still have to rely on him to sell us salt, it's completely embarrassing, we not only have to rely on thousands of miles Other than supplying salt in Qidi, there is no way to communicate secretly with Xiang Kang's son, so we can sit down and have a good discussion."

Li Zuoche didn't speak, but just sighed in his heart: "No wonder Qin was able to rule in the first place, and for the benefit of a little salt luck, they were reluctant to tear their faces completely. How can the princes outside the pass talk about working together?"

Dark sigh to dark sigh, currently living on Sima Ang's salary, Li Zuoche, a typical professional counselor in the late Qin and early Han Dynasties, still did not object to Sima Ang's decision, but just wrote a book, and in Sima Ang's tone, the so-called clothes belt order He clearly pointed out that Xiang Kang spread this rumor to alienate the relationship between Xiang Yu and Xiong Xin, and even wanted to use Xiang Yu's hand to get rid of Xiong Xin, completely kill Xiang Yu and take the emperor to gain the moral advantage of the princes, and let Xiang Yu Kang will become famous in the future for Xiang Yu's military division.

In addition, of course, Li Zuoche had to try his best to persuade Xiang Yu to act calmly. He made it clear that even if the Yidai Zhao was true, he could not lay his hands on Xiong Xintong. Decide what to do with bear hearts.He spoke with certainty and earnestly, lest Xiang Yu would not listen.

After reading Li Zuoche's brilliant letter, Sima Ang clapped his hands and applauded, saying that even if Xiang Yu still had a little sense, he would definitely act calmly after reading this letter, and would not let Xiang Kang's vicious intentions succeed.It's a pity that Li Zuoche shook his head helplessly, and said: "It's just a matter of obeying the fate of the people. With Xiang Kang's treachery, he will never expect to completely anger the King of Western Chu through a rumor. After he uses us to let the wind out, there must be more A vicious back move."

"Xiang Kang, what other insidious tricks do you have?" Sima Ang asked curiously.

"I don't know." Li Zuoche answered very directly, "I can only be sure that Xiang Kang's second move must be extremely treacherous and dangerous, and it will make people who fall into the trick even if they understand his intentions, they will surely Fall into his schemes. That little Zhuzi is indeed too good at this."

(End of this chapter)