"Why did my brother only remove Lu Ze from the post of county magistrate, but spare his life?"

After the guests and the county officials dispersed, Xiang Bo asked Xiang Liang with some puzzlement.

Xiang Liang thought thoughtfully: "This person can't be killed for the time being." ”

This was the first time he met Lu Ze, who was nearly forty years old, but because he was a young man, he was born with white hair, and was called "Sai Li Xin".

He is not only good at riding, but also makes a good bow, fifty steps of the arrow without a false hair, and bold, Qin Shi is a well-known hero in Pei County, and in response to the Xiang Ji move, the sword of Pei County, Pei Di people are convinced of him, recommended as Pei Gong, well deserved.

But when he saw it today, Xiang Liang realized that it was more than that.

In the face of reports and accusations, Lu Ze refuted them one by one, which was reasonable and well-founded, and he insisted that he did not know Heifu, and it must be a rumor that the black thief wanted to separate the Chu State.

In addition, there are many county princes, such as Fu Kuan, the Duke of Hengyang, and the Mausoleum of the Duke of Xiayi rushed to hear the news, and stood up to say something for him, willing to guarantee Lu Ze with his life.

And when Xiang Liang questioned him: "Even if Heifu deliberately provoked the Hongmen banquet a few months ago, why did Pengcheng ask for the family members of Xiao He and Cao Shen in Pei County, but they were delayed?" ”

At this time, Lu Ze's words were a little pale: "I have sent someone to escort him to Pengcheng in the south, but he was robbed by Ze thieves in the middle of the road......"

"Your family is full of Liang and Chu, and you used to be the biggest thief in abundance, who would dare to rob your team?"

This statement was not believed by Xiang Liang, and when he was about to be taken down, an accident happened, but there were Lu Ze's cronies, Peiren Fan Xu, who entered the military gate with a sword and a shield, and the guards who exchanged halberds wanted to stop it.

"Today, the ministers heard that Zuo Sima has a call, and the starry night is coming, if you listen to the details, you want to punish the meritorious people, the death of this old Chu, stealing for Zuo Sima will not take it! If Zuo Sima is determined to kill Pei Gong, please kill Fan Xu, together with more than 1,000 strong men from Pei County, and send them back to Pei Di, and tell Pei Ren that if you obey the order, what will happen to you? ”

is neither humble nor arrogant, but also threatening: if you dare to move Lu Ze, the rest of Pei County will dare to oppose the Chu State!

And at this time, Zhang Liang, a Korean Shentu from Yingchuan, also interceded for Lu Ze - when Zhang Liang went to Chen County from Langya West, he passed by Pei County and had a relationship with Lu Ze, but his reason was not that Lu Ze was innocent, but that he was ......

"Zuo Sima, the rat thrower is also a bogey, this person can't be killed for the time being."

I don't know if it was Fan Xu's words that moved Xiang Liang, or whether Fu Kuan, Wang Ling, and Zhang Liang's intercession made Xiang Liang hesitate, he didn't ask for Lu Ze's life in the end, but just removed Lu Zepei from his post and let him serve in front of the army in white, but in fact, he was under house arrest, and his troops were handed over to Zhou Wen to command......

"Strong men like Lu Ze and Fan Xu, if only they could be used by my Xiang clan as soon as possible."

After everyone went down, Xiang Liang couldn't help but sigh and complained:

"Ji'er should take his generation into the West River, let them be used as knives to slaughter the Qin people, as long as they are stained with blood, they know that they will not be forgiven by Heifu, so they can only fight to the death."

But now, although the Eighteenth Road County Princesses gathered in response to the order, the manpower brought ranged from 1,000 to thousands, plus the Huaibei Chu soldiers sent by Fan Zeng to support, there were 40,000 or 50,000 people.

But Xiang Liang understands very well that there is one heart with the Xiang family, and he will desperately defend the Chu State, but he is afraid that there are not many.

"It's just that Zhou Wen and other old Xiang clans will be like this, as for the others, it's just because there are hostages being detained in Pengcheng, and they are afraid that they won't come, so they will become the target of the public, don't look at this, one by one shouting to defend Da Chu, if Heifu calls, I'm afraid that half of them will flee in the wilderness, just caring about preserving their strength, and the other half of the people will be eager to surrender......"

Xiang Liang, who has experienced betrayal and exile, does not trust this group of county dukes at all.

"For example, Lu Ze will be like this!"

"Then why don't you kill it to make an example?" Xiang Bo still didn't quite understand.

Xiang Liang shook his head: "Just like Zhang Liang secretly said to me, the rat is also a bogey." Lu Ze has a wide range of friends, and the people who intercede for him today, Fu Kuan and Wang Ling, are all his friends, and I heard that Wei Ling, Chen Xuan, and Jin She, who occupy Wanqu, also have a lifelong friendship with Lu Ze, if they kill him blatantly, they will be dissatisfied, they will kill one Lu Ze, and four more Lu Ze! ”

Therefore, house arrest is more appropriate than execution, and keeping Lu Ze can also lure the snake out of the hole......

"With this crowd, how can you make enemies with the black man?" Xiang Bo was a little pessimistic.

"The situation is already like this, and it is not a day's cold." Xiang Liang sighed:

"A few months ago, Ji'er's decision at Xihe was right, and he should have fought to the death with Heifu instead of retreating."

As soon as they retreated, the hearts of the princes were scattered, and each returned to his own country, and it was difficult to form a fist and make an enemy of Heifu, which also led to a surprise attack on Hedong, and most of the main forces of the Wei army were wiped out, and the six countries were afraid that they would not escape the fate of being broken by each one.

If you look further, Xiang Yu has also made a lot of mistakes, he should not follow the obsession in his heart and enter the Qin land in the west, but should immediately launch an attack on Nanyang, cut off Heifu's retreat, and occupy the lead. On the other hand, Heifu, probably when he entered the martial arts, immediately let Jiangdong sneak attack Huainan, right?

That's the difference between the two.

Further back, when Wang Ben died, the state of Chu should adjust its strategy in time, no longer taking revenge against Qin as the main goal, but maintaining the balance of power in the world and allowing Chu to survive in the world......

It's a pity that his nephew, who is first-class in tactics and strategically, is a mess, stubborn, and unwilling to listen to persuasion.

For example, two months ago, after Xiang Ji expelled Jiangdong soldiers from Huainan, there was a controversy in the center of Chu about how to use troops in the future.

At that time, Xiang Liang proposed to go north to attack Jiaodong, pull out this nail, and wait for the opportunity to obtain the ships of the merchants of Qi, so that Chu State would have one more way to retreat.

But the elders thought about retreating, but the young people only thought about how to fight bravely, Xiang Ji deeply felt that Jiangdong and Huainan were like thorns in the back, and they might attack Huainan again at any time, so he actually proposed to attack Hengshan and use the move of attacking Heifu's hometown to attract the southern army to fight with him.

"Hefu isn't you."

Xiang Liang had a big quarrel with his nephew, but his attitude was to no avail, Hengshan and Jiangdong brought a greater threat to the Chu State, and most people in the center supported Xiang Ji to solve the troubles before the Central Plains War!

But two months have passed, and as far as Xiang Liang knows, this western expedition has not achieved much success. I heard that Hengshan avoided the war, abandoned Yixian and fled to Jiangnan, Jiangdong also ignored this, and the Yue soldiers frequently appeared in Donghai County, harassing the county.

What is even more worrying is that Xiang Ji's army, after going deep into Hengshan County, has not sent back news for ten consecutive days, and the road from Huainan to Hengshan has also been cut off by the Zhou Division and the Danyang soldiers.

"With the ability of a child, it is not good to fight a war, and it is impossible to be destroyed."

Xiang Liang can only say that Xiang's westward expedition is an epic victory, Liankeyi County, Anlu, and burned Heifu's hometown, so as to inspire people.

But the more the illusory victory is, the more bottomless he is in his heart, and now any strategy is useless, Xiang Liang can only be the beam that supports the survival of the Chu State, standing in the Central Plains, it is a moment to be able to hold on for a while.

Then, with faith in my nephew, I hope he can really do something miracle......

Stroking his ears that were frozen off in Saibei, Xiang Liang thought:

"Ji'er felt that I had failed him, and I actually proposed the strategy of the Northern Xiongnu, which lost the face of the Xiang family."

"But I am convinced that Ji'er will not live up to the Chu State and the ancestors of the Xiang family......"

Although the situation is not good, it is far from the point where the outcome has been decided, and the state of Chu cannot give up hope.

"Heifu only has an army of Dongmen Leopard in Henan, and Hanxin in Hedong has Taiyuan Li Zuoche, Shangdang Zhang Er, and Hanoi Sima Mao to contain him, and it is difficult to easily break through Taihang."

"In this way, the war will not begin until three months, and before that, I will first put those who have dissidents in the counties under house arrest one by one, and collect their subordinates."

Xiang Liang is going to centralize power, although it is a bit late......

He arranged for Xiang Bodao: "Put Lu Ze under house arrest, record it in those who propose to visit him, and then send someone to secretly eavesdrop." ”

"The two people who interceded for Lu Ze today, Hengyang Gongfu Kuan, Xiayi Gongwangling, and Zhang Liang, should be carefully watched, I suspect that there are black spies in the camp, and they must be carefully investigated. Now that Lu Ze has been arrested, the spy will take the opportunity to visit the three of them to encourage their dissatisfaction, you have to send someone to watch it! ”

Xiang Bo received the order, and said: "There is no need for the ovary, he and I are close friends, and the elder brother also said that today's intercession for Lu Ze is for the sake of the overall situation, not for Lu Zeye, the younger brother can use his life as a guarantee, and the ovary will never be unfavorable to the Xiang family." ”

"It's nature." Xiang Liang smiled, but he didn't trust his brother's opinion very much:

"Zhang Liang was invited by me to come this time, it is a matter of Yingchuan's back, my brother, Ji'er has made many mistakes in dealing with South Korea, and now you and I have to make amends, and try to make Zhang Zifang, let South Korea, continue to stand on the side of Chu State, and die down!"

……

And Chen Liugong Li Shang, Li Shiqi was also ready to go out after listening to him talk about the good scene during the day.

"Brother is going to visit Lu Ze?"

Li Shiqi sneered: "Stupid, Lu Ze has been monitored, what should I do, throw myself into the net?" ”

Li Shang scratched his head: "That's to visit Fu Kuan and Wang Ling?" He is a good friend of Lu Ze, and he will definitely be indignant that Lu Ze was removed from the army, and his brother knows them and can introduce him to his brother. ”

Li Shiqi still shook his head: "No, these two people openly interceded for Lu Ze, and at this time, it was too conspicuous, as if they were afraid that others would not know that I was Qin Spy." ”

Li Shang was surprised: "Who does the brother want to visit?" ”

Li Shiqi touched his gray beard and said with a smile: "I'm going to visit a smart person like you, who stands by today!" ”

"The famous heroes of Surabaya County, first voted for Peng Yue, and then returned to the grass on the wall of Chu."

"Feng Gong, Yongya!"

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PS: There is one more chapter in the evening.