Han Dang is stronger

Chapter 400
"Since you feel that this king has done wrong to his brothers of the same clan, then tell me, what should this king do?"

When Xiang Kang asked this question, he didn't have much hope, and he was even a little angry, because before that, Xiang Kang had thought about how to improve the relationship between himself and the Xiang family brothers more than once, even if he couldn't completely make up for the brotherhood. The rift between the flesh and blood, at least don't make people feel that you are too ruthless, even being mean and ungrateful to brothers of the same blood, but you still can't think of any good way, so naturally you don't expect to be an outsider What good idea can Lou Jing give himself?

"That depends on whether the king is willing." Lou Jing's answer surprised Xiang Kang, and said: "If the king is willing, the criminal has three strategies to offer. As long as the king accepts it, then the brothers of the king's clan will not only immediately understand how you treat them. With all your sincerity, other outsiders will know that you have never forgotten your brotherhood. Even if your brothers from the same clan refuse to accept it, the world will only say that you have done your best to your brothers and sisters. , determined to help the king of Western Chu to do evil.”

"Is there such a good thing?" Xiang Kang was dubious, and hurriedly asked: "What are the three strategies?"

"Your Majesty, the criminal once heard that after the fall of the Chu State, your ancestors moved to a small pavilion where the Prime Minister lived, and have settled there ever since. Growing up there, I don’t know if this statement is true or not?” Lou Jing asked without answering.

"It is true." Xiang Kang said: "After the fall of the old Chu, my second uncle led the whole family to move to Shiling Pavilion in Xiaxiang County. This king and brothers of the same clan grew up there, but you Why ask this?"

"My lord, if that's the case, then why don't you choose a suitable spot in Guanzhong and rebuild an identical Shiling Pavilion?" Lou Jing said in a startling way, "Although this cost is not small, for you, your lord, it is just It's a drop in the bucket, and at the same time, when the world hears about it, and your brothers of the same clan know about it, what will they think? What will they think?"

Xiang Kang and Li Zuoche opened their mouths wide at the same time, and looked at Lou Jing who was so surprised that he couldn't speak, but Lou Jing added with a smile: "Everyone in the world knows what you did. The past, do not forget the old love? Who can not understand that you are always missing your hometown and relatives all the time, and you have not forgotten the brothers of the same clan who grew up with you? What would you think of Xiang who insisted on helping King Xichu to fight against you? Clan people?"

Xiang Kang was silent, and after a long while, Xiang Kang suddenly turned to Xu Ji, the captain of the guard next to him, and told Xu Ji: "Xu Ji, leave this matter to you, immediately select two old men who serve in Lingting from our army, and let them Immediately set off to return to Guanzhong, choose a suitable location near Xianyang, and imitate an identical Shiling Pavilion for the king, and make the momentum as big as possible. In addition, the news will be released, saying that after returning to Guanzhong, the king will go to the newly built Shiling Pavilion Ting to live for a while!"

Xu Ji immediately clasped his fists and sang promises, and he agreed, and then Xiang Kang turned to Lou Jing and ordered: "Set up a seat for Mr. Lou, Mr. Lou, please sit down and talk, and tell me quickly, what are your other two strategies?"

Lou Jing thanked Xiang Kang respectfully, and then he was not in a hurry to sit down. He just cupped his hands and said to Xiang Kang: "My lord, I heard that there are many palaces left by the Tyrant Qin in Guanzhong. It's just that you care about the power of the people. I don’t want to waste too much money, so after entering the Guanzhong, only one Xianyang Palace was left to live and discuss politics, and the other palaces were all closed and sealed, and no longer used.”

"The criminal feels that although this reflects your love for the people, your majesty, it is a bit wasteful, so the criminal suggests that the majesty might as well choose one of these palaces, and issue an edict to change its name to Tongzong Palace and divide it into pavilions and houses. , give your brothers of the same clan to live in respectively, and then announce this move to the world, saying that in the future, as long as your brothers of the same clan return, you can immediately get the gift of staying in the palace of the same clan. In this way, people in the world and your brothers of the same clan , who can not understand your majesty's painstaking efforts for the members of the Xiang clan?"

Xiang Kang laughed loudly, clapped his legs and said: "A clever plan, let's do this. This king will issue an edict to change the name of the Chu Palace imitated by the Tyrant Qin in Beiban, Xianyang, to the Tongzong Palace, divide the pavilions and houses, and give it to the king. Dwell every brother and their offspring!"

After laughing and accepting Lou Jing's second plan without hesitation, Xiang Kang hurriedly asked Lou Jing's third plan.Lou Jing hesitated a little, then cupped his hands and said: "My lord, people in the world often say that when a person's tongue and teeth fight, let alone brothers and sisters, the king has many brothers of the same clan, and it is inevitable that there will be some conflicts between them. The criminal dares to ask, among the king's fellow clansmen, besides the king of Western Chu, who is the person the king hates the most?"

Xiang Kang's expression was a little weird, but after hesitating for a while, Xiang Kang still said truthfully: "The clan that this king hates the most is my uncle, Uncle Xiang. Many civil and military ministers know about it."

"The criminal is so bold, I want to ask the king to issue an order immediately to grant you the most hated Uncle Ji as a marquis, and the heavier the reward, the better." Lou Jing cupped his hands and said, "In this way, your brothers from the same clan will see you." , Naturally, there will be no worries about the future, and if the opportunity arises, I will definitely abandon Chu and return to Han, and return to serve under your majesty, and I will not help the king of Western Chu to fight against you with all my heart."

Xiang Kang, who has always been decisive in killing, hesitated for the first time. The reason is not that Xiang Kang doesn't understand what is called Qianjin City Bone, but that Xiang Kang really hates Xiang Bo too much. At the same time, Xiang Kang is very clear about Xiang Bo's shameless virtue. If I really do this, then as long as the opportunity arises, with Xiang Bo's thick skin, he will definitely surrender himself without hesitation, run to his side to enjoy the glory and wealth, and disgust himself by the way, so when I think of this, I hate it. Xiang Kang, who hated Xiang Bo so much, had the idea of ​​categorically rejecting him.

"Your Majesty, it seems that you really hate your Uncle Ji." Lou Jing chuckled and said, "But the more this is the better, the Majesty hates Mr. Xiang so much, and instead gave him the title of Marquis, The more it can reflect your sincerity to reconcile with your fellow clan, your fellow clan brothers and the people of the world will also understand your majesty's magnanimity more and more, and they will never forget old evils."

Xiang Kang still didn't say a word, and had conflicts in his heart for a long time before Xiang Kang gritted his teeth and said, "Mr. Guangwu, draft an edict for this king. Although Xiang Bo, the master of Western Chu, is the chief culprit of this king's antagonism with Western Chu, he After all, he is the elder of the king, and he has the kindness of nurturing the king. As long as he can rein in the precipice, find his way back, and return to the king, he will immediately reward him with the title of Marquis of Heyong, and give him food... three thousand households! In addition, he will be given a sword and shoes to go to the palace, see This king does not worship!"

"Your Majesty Shengming." Li Zuoche praised quickly.

"Shengming's fart!" Xiang Kang rarely cursed, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Guangwu, you surrendered to me later. I don't know what the relationship between my king and my uncle Ji is, let alone my uncle." How unwilling the king is to give him such a reward!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. I understand how you feel." Li Zuoche also smiled wryly, and said, "When I was a guest in the army of the Western Chu King, I saw with my own eyes how Master Xiang treated you. Wishing, the subject also understands very well in his heart."

"It's all for my good brothers." Xiang Kang sighed, waved his hand, and asked Li Zuoche to write the imperial edict for him on the spot, and 1 unwilling ones promised great rewards to Master Xiang Bo.

The imperial edict was drafted very quickly. After Xiang Kang personally signed and sealed the edict, he immediately handed it over to Xu Ji to arrange manpower to make the world famous. Immediately afterwards, after seeing Lou Jing's talent and resourcefulness with his own eyes, of course Xiang Kang immediately asked someone to take him away. The wine and meat were rewarded to Lou Jing, who is still a prisoner, and he chatted with him about other issues, and tentatively asked Lou Jing what good suggestions he had for the next strategy and tactics of the self-army.

Xiang Kang couldn't help but appreciate Lou Jing even more. Like Zhang Liang, Zhou Shu and other civil and military talents, Lou Jing actually thought that Xiang Kang should not take the risk of chasing Xiang Yu, lest he be dragged into the plain battlefield which is very unfavorable to the Han army by the Western Chu army. Xiang Kang nodded in approval and asked again: "Mr. Lou, you are from Lu County, Qidi, and you are familiar with your hometown. From my point of view, if this king wants to take all the land, what should he do?"

Lou Jing's expression was obviously hesitant, and he hesitated to answer Xiang Kang's question. Li Zuoche next to him saw his thoughts, and smiled and said, "What? Mr. Lou, King Qi and King Jibei are both your old masters, don't you?" Have the heart to come up with an idea to help our king deal with him?"

Lou Jing nodded calmly, Xiang Kang laughed loudly, and ordered Lou Jing to be made a servant on the spot, let Lou Jing serve in his guard, and gave Lou Jing the right to advise and advise him at any time, Li Zuoche also persuaded : "Mr. Lou, since ancient times, good birds choose trees to live in, and virtuous ministers choose their masters to serve. It is true that Tianjia and Tiandu are your old masters, but they have no eyes, and they let you be such a talented person as a pawn. They were born and died, and they went to the front, and they have repaid their kindness to you. Our king appreciates you so much, and even promoted you as a servant with a rank of four hundred stones. You should give advice and advice to our king Defeating the enemy is the right thing to do."

Lou Jing hesitated for a moment, and then bowed down to Xiang Kang and said: "Your Majesty is gracious, even if the criminal is going through fire and water, his body will be smashed to pieces, it will be difficult to repay the king's kindness. But the criminal dare not covet the official position rewarded by the King. General Yu Ling of the State of Qi has the grace to save the criminal, but he is still detained in the prisoner-of-war camp. Life and death are unpredictable. .”

Xiang Kang laughed again, and ordered: "Come here, go to the prisoner-of-war camp and invite General Yu to have dinner with Lou Shilang. In addition, make Yu Ling a school lieutenant and stay in our army as a general. Also, Lou Shilang, you are still the king's servant!"

Lou Jing was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly thanked Xiang Kang, Xiang Kang waved his hand and said with a smile: "No need, that's what he deserves, General Yu has a good eye for people, and he discovered you from among the soldiers for me. , this king should give him a reward. Get up, sit down and talk."

Lou Jing thanked him respectfully, then got up and sat back down and said, "Your Majesty, the Qi and Ji armies are already severely weakened, and they will never be able to compete with His Majesty's army again. If Your Majesty wants to take the same ground, you only need to do one thing. Then you can use both kindness and coercion, whether you persuade them to surrender with good words, or conquer with a large army, you will be sure to win Qidi and conquer Tianjia and Tiandu."

"What does this king need to do?" Xiang Kang asked.

"Move the tiger away from the mountain, and lure the main force of the Western Chu army away from Qi." Lou Jing clasped his hands and replied, "Now that the king of Western Chu is personally in charge of Qi, it is extremely difficult for the king to conquer Qi, and Tianjia and Tiandu are absolutely impossible to accept the king's persuasion, so Your Majesty wants to take the Qi land, the only way is to lure the Western Chu army out of the Qi territory first, and only then can we be sure to take the Qi land."

"That's the truth." Xiang Kang nodded, and asked again: "Then how should the king divert the tiger away from the mountain?"

"The king of Western Chu is impatient. He likes decisive battles the most, and he will not allow others to offend him." Lou Jing said, "I suggest that after the king's army rests for a while, it might as well go south and return to Puyang as soon as possible, and then take the opportunity to attack Western Chu to calm down. Tao, after hearing the news, the King of Western Chu will definitely send troops south to rescue Dingtao, and will also take the opportunity to fight for a decisive battle with you, Your Majesty. After that, Your Majesty's northern army can safely enter the territory and crusade against Tianjia and Tiandu, which have been severely weakened. "

"This plan is feasible!" Xiang Kang said after a little calculation: "It is impossible for this king to stay in Zhaodi for a long time, and take the initiative to return to fight against Tao. It can lure my brother's main force out of Qidi, and give us a lot of money." The army on the northern front creates an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and advance to the ground, and can respond in time when there are changes on the southern front, which is exactly what the king wants."

Seeing that Xiang Kang accepted his suggestion without hesitation, Lou Jing, who could only offer advice to Tian Bu through Yu Ling before, was of course very happy, and hurriedly said: "My lord, while transferring the tiger away from the mountain, I have another plan, which can be wasted. The strength of the Second Ji Army makes it easier for Your Majesty's northern army to capture all of the land, and it can also cover Your Majesty's sudden southward movement, making it even more difficult for the King of Western Chu to be caught off guard."

"Quickly, what's the trick?" Xiang Kang asked quickly.

"Bluting, setting up false appearances, making the king of Western Chu think that the king is going to go eastward directly, and fight him in Qidi." Lou Jing said in a deep voice: "If the king of Western Chu believes it is true and believes that the king is going to take advantage of the momentum, then he will definitely be there. There are deep ditches and high forts in the plain area, and food, grass, and military supplies are widely accumulated for a decisive battle with the king. Now the hinterland of Western Chu has been thrown into chaos by General Peng Yue and General Feng Zhong. The king will definitely raise food on the spot and force Tiandu and Tianjia to pay tribute money, food and military supplies, and if these money, food and military supplies are in the hands of the King of Western Chu..."

"Then if you want my elder brother to spit it out, it will be harder than climbing to the sky." Xiang Kang immediately understood what Lou Jing meant, and said with a smile: "Even if you find out that you have been fooled, you find out that the king is actually going south with an army. Dingtao is settled. When my elder brother goes south to rescue Dingtao, he will definitely take away the food, grass and military supplies with the army, and will not return them to Tiandu and Tianjia. My brother knocked a lot of money, so he has no strength to resist our northern army's attack."

"Your Majesty Shengming, that's the reason." Lou Jing said with a smile: "More than that, although I feel very sorry for my fellow countryman Sangzi, but as far as I estimate, the selfishness of the king of Western Chu will definitely force the people of Qi to transport it for him. Food and military supplies, to lighten the burden on his army."

"Mr. Lou, I must introduce you to Mr. Chen Ping." Xiang Kang said with a smile, "I bet you will hit it off very well."

Lou Jing was baffled when he heard this, and he didn’t understand why Xiang Kang concluded that he would fall in love with Chen Ping, an important official of the Han army, but Xiang Kang refused to explain, but asked with a smile: “Mr. Tell me, how should this king bluff so that my brother thinks that I am going to take the opportunity to march into the land?"

"First of all, of course it is to spread rumors and let Xichu make a detailed report to the king of Xichu." Lou Jing replied: "But of course it is not enough to do it. An envoy had to be sent to contact Tian Du, king of Jibei, and use the excuse of persuading him to surrender and instigate rebellion to tell Tian Du directly the false news that the king is planning to enter Jibei. Your Majesty, hand over your letter of persuasion to the King of Western Chu, and it will be difficult for the King of Western Chu to believe it or not."

Xiang Kang was overjoyed when he heard it, and immediately adopted it. It was also a coincidence that Chen Ping had something to report to the account. Xiang Kang hurriedly asked Chen Ping to sit down, and while making people prepare a banquet, he rewarded him for coming up with several good ideas in just a few moments. Lou Jing told Chen Ping all the ideas Lou Jing gave him, as well as his opinions. Chen Ping was shocked when he heard it, and immediately admired Lou Jing, and also praised Lou Jing's strategic and tactical suggestions. Without further ado, I deeply agree.

Lou Jing also quickly understood why Xiang Kang said that he would definitely fall in love with Chen Ping. After hearing Lou Jing's bluff, Chen Ping praised him very much, and said, "Your Majesty, if you only use persuasion to surrender To deceive the King of Western Chu into thinking that we are planning to take advantage of the situation to go eastward for a decisive battle is a bit of a big deal and too wasteful. The minister suggested that we might as well take this opportunity to go one step further and design to make the King of Western Chu think that even King Jibei has selfish intentions. If there is a plan to betray Chu and return to Han, lure him into a killer and get rid of Tian Du directly, so that it will be easier for our army to attack Jibei in the future."

"How can this be done?" Xiang Kang asked quickly.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember? In General Zhou's army, there were many generals of the Jibei Army who surrendered to us at the Sishui battlefield. Tian Duyuan was in Jibei and lost contact with his army in Zhao State. Knowing that those people were captured and surrendered, and those people are still following his general Tian Xin to continue fighting, why don't we use these Jibei Army prisoners..."

Chen Ping's gentle smile made Lou Jing feel chills all over his body, and Chen Ping's next words made Lou Jing's hair stand on end. It also made Lou Jing finally understand why the Chu, Qi, Ji, and Zhao armies could not defeat the Han army even if they joined hands. Cruel and merciless, or treacherous and cunning, they are not at the same level at all!
(End of this chapter)