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"Ling Yin's words are very wrong!" Before Xiang he finished speaking, Huan Chu could no longer hold back and retorted, "Zhou Yin committed a crime of unforgivable treason. If he hadn't rebeled Chu and returned to Han, how could the former king defeat Gaixia? If the former king hadn't been defeated by Gaixia, how could he commit suicide in Wujiang? Zhou Yin's crimes were not to be punished, how could he be careless?"

Ji Bu also strode forward, bowed to Xiangzhuang and said, "King, please kill Zhou Yin to comfort the previous king!"

"The second general, the last general's words were extreme." Xiang did not look squinted and said lightly, "It is a fact that Zhou Yin promoted the Jiujiang army to rebel against Chu and return to Han. However, the Jiujiang army did not participate in the Battle of Gaixia. When the Jiujiang army arrived, the previous king had already been defeated. Therefore, it is inappropriate to blame Zhou Yin for the defeat of Gaixia."

After saying this, Xiang said: "Besides, General Zhou Yin can return to the future. At this critical moment, he has made great contributions to the Jiujiang army. If the king does not reward him, he will instead pay the heads of General Zhou Yin to pay homage to the previous kings, for fear that the old clans of the nine counties of Chu will be disappointed, and the king will also bear the infamous reputation of rewarding and punishing unfairly."

Huan Chu was immediately refuted and speechless. He played with swords, guns, swords and halberds. He was not as good as Huan Chu for ten Xiangs. However, even one hundred Huan Chu plus one can't match him. At this moment, Huan Chu turned around and looked at Zhonglimei with a look of help. Yu Ziqi, Zhonglimei and Yu Ziqi turned their eyes to other places.

Zhonglimei and Yu Ziqi have some eyesight, so why can’t I tell what Xiang Zhuang meant?

Xiang He bowed to Xiang Zhuang again and said loudly: "I would like to ask the king to make a decision."

Xiang Zhuang nodded lightly and said, "What the Lingyin said is reasonable. Although General Zhou Yin once rebelled against Chu, he caused great harm to Da Chu, he was able to return to Da Chu with more than 20,000 Jiujiang children. He still has great achievements for Da Chu. He deserves rewards. He is given fifty pieces of silk and fifty taels of gold!"

Zhou Yin quickly bowed to the ground and said gratefully: "I... am really ashamed."

"The imperial edict was that Zhou Yin was still the Grand Marshal of the Great Chu and the magistrate of Jiujiang County. The 20,000 Jiujiang Army was still led by Zhou Yin." Xiang Zhuang said this and looked down at Zhou Yin, and said earnestly, "General Zhou Yin, I will give you the Jiujiang County. You must guard the northern gate of Da Chu for me."

Zhou Yin sighed in his heart, bowed to the ground again, and said, "I... I dare not repay you if I fail to serve you!"

Xiang Zhuang said to Xiang Qi, who was standing at the corner of the hall: "Xiang Qi, then go and arrange a banquet. Tonight, I will have a banquet for the ministers in the main hall to reward the soldiers who have made meritorious people, and also welcome General Zhou Yin to the dust."

"Here!" Xiang Qi bowed and took the order.

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When Xiang Zhuang was having a banquet for his ministers at night, Liu Bang's edict also passed to Pengcheng.

Ying Bu touched the curled beard on the corner of his lips and asked Kuai Che: "Major, do you think Jiujiang County will take it or not?"

When Kuai Che shook his head without thinking, he said decisively: "King, I think Jiujiang County is definitely not allowed!"

"It's absolutely impossible to take it?" Ying Bu frowned, "Why is this? It's rare that Liu Bang rewarded Jiujiang County with a generous reward. Why can't I take it?"

Kuai Che said: "King, this is Liu Bang's plan to drive away tigers and swallow wolves!"

"The strategy of driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf?" Ying Bu said inexplicably, "The Prime Minister said that Liu Bang wanted to use my hand to get rid of Jin Xu, Zhou Yin, and Li Zuoche, but this is not right. Zhou Yin, Jin Xu, and Li Zuoche are all Liu Bang's troops, why did Liu Bang use my hand to get rid of three people?"

"The king is wrong." Kuai Che shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Zhou Yin, Jin Xu, and Li Zuoche are just three dogs guarding the household, not worth mentioning. What Liu Bang really wants to get rid of is you, Wang, or Xiang Zhuang!"

"Xiang Zhuang?" Ying Bu said suddenly, "Why did I forget this?"

As soon as Kuai Che reminded him, Ying Bu suddenly woke up. Jiujiang County was originally one of the nine counties of Chu, and Xiangzhuang also put a nail in the north of the Yangtze River. Obviously, Xiangzhuang was bound to win Jiujiang County. If Ying Bu rashly intervened in the disputes in Jiujiang County, he might start a full-scale war with Chu, which was something Ying Bu didn't want to see.

Ying Bu asked again: "Major, what should I do now?"

Kuai Che said: "Your Majesty, it is better to condemn the King of Han to Wuzhong and hand it over to the King of Chu for a look, so as to show that the King is absolutely untouched by the King of Jiujiang, and then take advantage of the situation to propose the alliance between the two families."

"Okay." Inbu said happily, "That's it."

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A few days later, King Peng Yue of Liang also received a secret letter from Jin Xu and Li Zuoche. At that time, General Zhang Shuo, Military Advisor Zhao Yan and General Liu Kou summoned him to the palace to discuss matters overnight.

Zhao Yan, whose courtesy name is Zijin, is a fellow villager with Zhang Liang. It is said that the two studied under Huangshi Gong at the same time. Zhao Yan was recommended to Peng Yue by Zhang Shuo more than half a month ago. Peng Yue had contacted Zhao Yan several times, and was completely impressed by the other party's extensive knowledge. In addition, Zhao Yan was familiar with military books and was familiar with strategies, so Peng Yue immediately appointed Zhao Yan as his military advisor.

On Peng Yue's desk, there were two volumes of wooden slips, which were Jin Xu and Li Zuoche had just sent someone to Dingtao's surrender book. Zhang said that Zhao Yan and Liu Kou had just circulated these two volumes of surrender book.

Peng Yue asked the three of them, "What do you think?"

Prime Minister Zhang said that the military advisor Zhao Yan was silent, but General Liu Kou said without hesitation: "King, what else can I hesitate about? Jin Xu and Li Zuoche are rare tiger generals, and they have tens of thousands of heroic soldiers under their command. They are willing to surrender to Daliang. That is the blessing of our Daliang. How can the king keep it away?"

Peng Yue said: "But Jin Xu and Li Zuoche are Han generals after all. If I accept them, will the King of Han be unfavorable in terms of appearance? And what will the heroes in the world view me?" Peng Yue is very proud of his face and cares a lot about what others think of him. Because Liu Bang had been kind to him, he was very hesitant.

"This is okay." said Zhang, the prime minister of the state. "As the saying goes, good birds choose trees to live on, good ministers choose masters to work. Zhang Liang, the important minister under Liu Bang's tent, wasn't he also the prime minister of the Korean king in the past? Han Xin, the king of Qi, was even just a guard in front of Xiang Yu's tent, but now he has become a prince who split the land and became the king. Jin Xu, Li Zuoche is willing to return to Liang, and the king of Han has nothing to say."

Peng Yue said: "So, Jin Xu and Li Zuoche are really irrelevant to me?"

Zhang said: "This matter has nothing to do with the king. Moreover, if Jin Xu and Li Zuoche really return to Daliang, the princes in the world will only praise the king's reputation, so that heroes in the world will come back together."

Peng Yue was still a little uneasy and asked Zhao Yan again: "Military advisor, what do you think?"

Zhao Yan stroked the willow beard on his chin and said, "Jin Xu, if Li Zuoche comes to surrender sincerely, the king will accept it. He can get a county for free without any effort, plus tens of thousands of elite soldiers, so why don't you do it?" After saying this, Zhao Yan said again, "I am just a little confused. Why did Jin Xu, Li Zuoche suddenly have the idea of ​​returning to Liang?"

"What's so strange about this? Zhou Yin, Jin Xu, and Li Zuoche attacked Liyang first, how could Xiang Zhuang give up? Now they felt the pressure from the Chu army, and the King of Han was far away in Guanzhong, and it was beyond reach. Now the only one who could save them through the danger is our Daliang Kingdom." Liu Kou curled his lips, his expression disagreed.

Liu Kou really looked down on Zhao Yan. Isn’t he just a scholar who is good at talking big? He can really be competent for the Liang army’s military advisor after reading a few military books and telling a few allusions? It should be noted that the military advisor is not a false position, but a key official position in the entire Liang army second only to the King of Liang and the General. Hu Zi is not on the turn. Why is this kid?

Zhao Yan smiled faintly and said, "The General is right. Jin Xu, Li Zuoche may have felt the pressure of the Chu army and thought of returning to Liang. However, the king still needs to deal with it carefully to avoid being dragged into the muddy waters of Jiujiang. My Daliang Kingdom is now in a time when everything is in trouble, so it is not appropriate to make a big move."

Peng Yue couldn't help but nodded slightly when he heard this. Zhao Yan had already made it clear. It was no problem to accept Jin Xu and Li Zuoche's surrender. However, the Liang army must not easily get involved in the disputes in Jiujiang County. Otherwise, for the Liang Kingdom, it is likely that good things will turn into bad things. Even if you can't get Jiujiang, you will lose your troops and generals in the end.

Prime Minister Zhang Shuo deeply agreed with it: "The king, I think what the military advisor said is not without reason."

Peng Yue said immediately: "Prime Minister, don't worry, military advisor, I already know how to do it."

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Almost as Peng Yue received a letter from Jin Xu and Li Zuoche, Xiang Zhuang also received a secret letter from Zhou Huan.

Because the road was far away, Liu Bang and Zhang Liang were not aware of some specific matters that were happening in Jiujiang, and they did not know that Zhou Yin was secretly contacting Xiangzhuang. Therefore, while the imperial edict was ordered by Jin Xu and Li Zuoche to surrender to Peng Yue, Zhou Huan, who was left behind in the six counties, also received the same edict. Zhou Huan did not dare to neglect and quickly condemned the edict to Wuzhong.

Xiang Zhuang immediately summoned Bailixian, Zhou Yin, Wu She and others to discuss countermeasures overnight.

Zhou Yin said: "King, this is Liu Bang's plan to compete for food for two tigers. His intention is nothing more than to provoke a dispute between our Great Chu and Liang State. Liu Bang wants to make profits from it!"

"Two tigers compete for food?" Bailixian shook the feather fan and said, "I'm afraid three tigers compete for food."

After saying this, Bailixian said again: "If Liu Bang issued another edict and assigned the entire Jiujiang County to Yingbu, Jiujiang County will immediately become the source of disputes between the Chu State, Liang State and Huainan State. If you are not careful, it will lead to years of melee between the Three Kingdoms. What is Liu Bang's old man's plan?"
Chapter completed!