Chapter 359: Enthrone the Crown Lord

However, when Xiahou Ying opened the brocade box on the right, Liu Bang discovered that the head inside was not Peng Yue's, but Liu Jia, the clan brother he sent to enfeoff Gao Chu!

"Liu Jia?" Liu Bang couldn't believe his eyes, "Gao Chu actually killed Liu Jia?"

Zhang Liang next to him sighed softly. Although the two countries had fought with each other and did not kill the envoys, the King of Han sent an envoy to entrust the general under the King of Chu to be the king. This was indeed a bit too much and he could not blame others for killing the envoys.

Chen Ping looked ashamed, and he was embarrassed and didn't know whether he should apologize to Liu Bang.

After a while, Liu Bang gritted his teeth and said, "Gao Chu's son dared to kill my brother, and I swear to kill him!"

At this moment, Liu Bang was really angry and sad. Liu Bang had countless civil and military officials and generals under his command. There were many people who followed him since the rebellion of Pei* County, such as Xiao He and Xiahou Ying. However, Liu Bang trusted only two people the most, one was Lu Wan, who was born on the same day of the same year, month and the other was his cousin Liu Jia.

Now, Liu Jia asked Gao Chu to kill him. How could Liu Bang not be angry or sad?

Taking a deep breath, Liu Bang said again: "If you don't take revenge, you will not be a human being. When the rainy season passes, you will take over Liang land. I will personally conquer Jingxiang and kill Gao Chu to avenge Liu Jia!"

Liu Bang didn't know that it would be not so easy to seize Liang land.

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Zhao Yan and Shen Tu Jia led five thousand elite soldiers to travel day and night, and finally rushed back to Dingtao ten days later.

The first thing Zhao Yan did after returning to Dingtao was to let Shentu Jia block the north camp of the city and firmly control the 50,000 more soldiers left by Dingtao. The second thing was to block the palace and imprison the prime minister of Liang State Xia, and the third thing was to condemn the flying cavalry to Linzi, and ask the King of Qi to lead the army to Dingtao and accept the Liang land.

Zhao Yan knew very well that there was not much time left for him.

Liu Bang lobbying Peng Yue to attack Jingxiang was originally a plan to drive tigers and swallow wolves. It would be fine if the Liang army won a great victory. At that time, not only could Liang be safe, but he even had the chance to get a share of Jingxiang. But now, the Liang army was completely destroyed. In this case, the Han army would definitely turn its fingers against Liang. (")

Therefore, we must lead the Qi army into Liang before the arrival of the Han army!

Looking at the present day, besides King Xiang Zhuang of Chu, only King Qi Han Xin could compete with King Han Bang of Han. Zhao Yan also considered giving Liang land to King Chu or King Han, but in the end, he decided to join King Qi, King Han and King Chu were all the heroes of the people, but there were so many civil and military officials and generals under their command that Zhao Yan thought that he would not be able to make a breakthrough even if he left.

On the contrary, the King of Qi seems to have a lot of talents, and he can still make achievements by investing in the King of Qi.

But none of the talents want to add icing on the cake, and it is reasonable for Zhao Yan to have such a choice.

Moreover, since the defeat in the expedition to Huainan, the King of Qi seemed to have suddenly realized and even issued a order to seek talents. He was recruiting talents in Qi. Now it is time to go to the King of Qi.

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Ziling, Chu King Palace.

Amid the melodious bells, Chinese civil and military officials from the court came straight to the hall.

Today is not the first day of the lunar month or the fifteenth day, but the king suddenly summoned a large dynasty of ministers. Obviously, there was something big, and civil and military officials were talking about it. However, most ministers believed that it was related to the fact that Gao Chu was conferred the title of King Jing in the past two days. Today, there must be a clear statement on whether Gao Chu was conferred the title of king or exiled in the dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the great dynasty of the

At the third hour of Mao, all the ministers arrived. The civil servants took their seats on the right with Xiang He as the head, and the military generals took their seats on the left with Xiang Tuo as the head. However, today, there were more than a hundred civil servants and generals participating in the court meeting, and only more than ten people had seats. However, more civil servants and generals could only be divided into two shifts on the left and right, standing at the court meeting.

A moment later, Xiangzhuang, dressed in the monarch's costume, entered the hall through the side door and took his seat at the chief.

During the Chu and Han dynasties, Confucianism, which became absolutely orthodox in later generations, has not yet become mainstream, so Confucian etiquette has not been introduced to the court meeting. The seat of the king is not high above all, and ministers also have seats in front of the king. What is more important is that the ministers do not need to kneel three times and kowtow nine times or shout long live, but just bow and shout to meet my king. (《》)

When the king and his ministers saw the courtesy, just when the ministers thought that Xiang Zhuang would take the initiative to mention Gao Chu's title of kingdom, General Bi Shu of the Guard suddenly knelt down behind General Xiang Tuo, and said loudly: "My king, you know that the crown prince is the crown prince, and the crown prince is the foundation of the country. The pre-Qin period was not appointed as the crown prince, so it was quickly destroyed. Therefore, my king should have appointed the crown prince early."

Xiang Zhuang couldn't help but smile. Of course, he could not propose the establishment of the crown prince. As a monarch, he must maintain a transcendent position at any time. Only when the two factions stalemate can the monarch express his own opinions and make the final decision. Otherwise, the monarch must go barely to argue with his ministers in everything, so where is the monarch's power?

Mr. Wei taught this emperor's mind at the beginning, and Xiang Zhuang also understood it.

The two groups of ministers were filled with gratitude. They thought that the theme of today's dynasty was Gao Chu's title of king, but they never thought that Bi Shu raised the matter of establishing a crown prince, which was incompatible with him. In fact, the dispute over the throne has indeed become the focus of the major factions in the Chu political arena, and each faction has its own candidates.

The clan sect in the old Chu clan, namely Xiang Da, Xiang Tuo and others, supported Xiang Jian, the eighth son born by Cao Jigang.

The Xuqi faction in the old Chu clan, namely Huan Chu and Ji Bu, supported Xiang Zhi, who was adopted by Yu Ji.

The Lao Qin clan was also divided into two parts. The faction led by Baili clan supported the fourth son Xiang technique born by Baili Yishui, while the other faction led by Meng clan supported the fifth son Xiang Wang born by Ying Zhen.

The candidate for the old Wei faction was the eldest son Xiang Zheng, who was appointed by Wei Yue.

In addition, most ministers without factions also support the eldest son Xiang Zheng, believing that whether it is to be a legitimate or a eldest son, Xiang Zheng is a natural candidate.

Sure enough, as soon as Bi Shu finished speaking, Huan Chu was the first to kneel up and said with great priesthood: "My king should be brave and brave. I think the prince should be a heroic priest."

"The Marquis of Yixiang is a very wrong statement." As soon as Huan Chu finished speaking, the alpaca standing behind Xiang Tuo said loudly, "Who should be a legitimate? My king is the King of Chu, and he should be a legitimate child born by the daughter of Chu. I think it is not enough to be a legitimate child."

This is a heartbreaking statement. He directly ignored the queen of Wei Yue and refused to recognize her status as Xiang Zhuang's legitimate wife. However, this statement is still very popular among the ministers in Jiangdong. In fact, there has always been a voice that believes that Xiang Zhuang should abolish Wei Yue and change Cao Ji to his queen.

Of course, there is another saying that Xiang Zhuang should marry Yu Ji and make Yu Ji the queen, and then make Yu Ji the descendant born to Xiang Zhuang the crown prince. However, this statement was popular ten years ago. As for now, ten years later, as Yu Ji grows older, no one has mentioned it again.

The next moment, standing behind Bailixian, a young minister behind Bailimao retorted: "Young Master Jian is still in his infancy, and his character is unknown. Isn't it a joke to make him a crown prince? Is it a joke to make him a crown prince? I think that the establishment of a crown prince should be a virtuous person. The young master is quick-witted and virtuous, and can be a crown prince of the country."

Xiang Zhuang frowned a little, and the situation seemed to be a little out of control. But thankfully, Xiang he, Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Bailixian and other important officials have not made any statement yet. If they all participated, the dispute over the throne would really become a chaotic battle. He, the king, could only go barely.

Xiang Zhuang coughed lightly, and the ministers all fell silent.

Xiang Zhuang then said to Bi Shu: "General Wei, you first proposed the matter of establishing a crown prince. So in your opinion, which young master should be appointed as the crown prince?"

Xiang Da, Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Baili Xian and others all raised their ears.

Bi Shu bowed and said, "My king, I think that the establishment of a crown prince is not a strong and brave, nor a virtuous person. He should be the eldest. Prince Zheng is the queen and the eldest son, and he should be the eldest son."

Xiang Zhuang turned his attention to Xiang him again and asked, "Ling Yin, what do you think?"

Xiang sighed in his heart. Of course, the person he wanted to be the one whom Cao Jigang gave birth to Xiang Jian, but Xiang Jian was indeed too young. It would be unrealistic to force him to the throne of crown prince. Moreover, the king's arrangement was obvious, and that was to make the prince Zheng the crown prince.

Xiang He bowed and said, "I fully agree with General Wei's opinion and should make Gongzi Zheng the crown prince."

Xiang Zhuang's eyes flashed through Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Bailixian's face. Xiang Tuo, Wu She, how could Bailixian not know Xiang Zhuang's intention? They now expressed their support for establishing Xiang Zheng as the crown prince. The leaders of several major factions expressed their opinions. What else could the remaining fish and shrimp have to do? They immediately stopped.

The ministers' opinions quickly became consistent, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of Xiang Zhuang's lips. That's right. You have to form cliques and turn each other into each other. I have no objection, but if you dare to challenge my royal power, I will never tolerate it. This time it's great, my will is your will!

In the end, Xiang Zhuang said lightly: "Since everyone supports Gongzizheng, then this matter is decided."

After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said to Wu She, who was sitting at Xiang's head, said: "Mr., I'm sorry, you will draft an edict and make appoint the Prince Zheng as the crown prince according to the etiquette."

"Yes!" Wu She quickly knelt down and stood up, and responded respectfully.

Xiang Zhuang looked around the ministers and said, "My dear friends, can you report anything?"

All the ministers remained silent. Such a big thing as a throne was enough for them to digest for a few days. Now, how could they still feel like doing it?

Xiang Zhuang nodded slightly and said, "Since that's the case, let's scatter the court." After saying this, Xiang Zhuang said, "The emperor, general, senior officer, general guard, and military advisor stayed."

The ministers bowed to Xiang Zhuang in one after another, and then dispersed one after another. In a short while, only Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Ha, Xiang Tuo, Wu She, Bi Shu and Baili Xian were left in the hall.

"My dear ministers, let's stop Gao Chu's title of kingship, and no one is allowed to mention it again in the future!" Xiang Zhuang spoke more explicitly to these ministers, and several ministers agreed.

Xiang Zhuang said again: "Liu Bang's old man's letter of a letter made me passive. It is a rude thing to come but not to go. I can't just be beaten passively. Should I use some means to Liu Bang?"

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ps: Tomorrow's update will be postponed.


Chapter completed!