Chapter 29 Li Shiqi died unjustly

After Xiang Yu was forced to withdraw his troops to break the siege of Pengcheng, the pressure on Qi was relieved, and then the Chu and Han countries began a tug-of-war. Qi was not idle at this time, took the opportunity to start economic construction, and achieved Not a bad result.Unknowingly, Qi State has also become a force that cannot be underestimated, which makes both Liu Bang and Xiang Yu want to pull it to their side.However, this land is still hard-boned, and other princes have turned their backs in order to protect themselves, but they are self-reliant on their own territory, and they don't buy it for Xiang Yu and Liu Bang.Qi Wang Tianguang originally raised an army to challenge Xiang Yu. When he learned that Xiang Yu had wiped out Liu Bang's 300,000 troops in Pengcheng, he knew that he was not Xiang Yu's opponent, so he was frightened and quickly joined Xiang Yu.

At this time, Li Shiqi appeared, and he came to compete with Han Xin for the battle.Why didn't Li Shiqi know what was good or bad, so he didn't come to grab it sooner or later, so why did he come to grab it at this time?This has to start with Liu Bang recapturing Cheng Gao.Cheng Gao was lost and recovered, but Liu Bang couldn't be happy. He was always on the lookout for Qi Guo's movements. Liu Bang was worried all day whether Xiang Yu would launch a sneak attack one day, so he didn't think about eating or drinking.Zheng Zhong, his doctor, said to Liu Bang: "It would be great if the land of Qi can be calmed down sooner. As long as the land of Qi is stable, the general can be summoned. As long as the general is there, Xiang Yu's revenge can be resisted." Brigade." Liu Bang thought, this is also true, as long as there is a soldier like Han Xin, it is possible to defeat the invincible Xiang Yu.But the problem is that he took all other people's troops into his own hands, and asked them to temporarily recruit soldiers, then entered the devil training camp for training, and finally went to quell the chaos non-stop.

In this way, even the gods need time to toss.But now that time is running out, Liu Bang thought in his heart: It would be great if we could recruit Qi to surrender, so that bloody conflicts would not be caused, the common people would accept us easily, and the problem of Qi could be solved as quickly and optimally as possible.As expected of Li Shiqi who has been with Liu Bang for so long, he guessed right what Liu Bang was thinking.So he took the initiative to ask to be a lobbyist in Qidi to persuade the king of Qi to return to Han. In fact, he was similar to Su Qin and Zhang Yi's combination of vertical and horizontal, and they were all the skills that a lobbyist must have at that time.Liu Bang readily agreed.

But at this time Han Xin had been ordered to march eastward, but he had not yet crossed Pingyuanjin.And Li Shiqi, who was sent by Liu Bang, had already arrived at Qi Wang Tianguang first. Speaking of Tian Guang may not be well-known, but it is different when talking about his father Tian Rong.Tian Rong's first rebellion against Chu gave Liu Bang a chance to recharge his batteries in Hanzhong. After he was defeated and died in the battle with Xiang Yu, his younger brother Tian Heng inherited his revolutionary cause.Tian Heng did not proclaim himself king, but supported his nephew, Tian Guang, Tian Rong's son, as king, and he became prime minister himself.

But then again, as the interim government of the separatist regime, whether it is king or not is not very important to Tian Heng.The important thing is that the real power is still in his hands.And once Qi State suffers misfortune, Tian Guang will be the "king of subjugation". When Li Shiqi arrived in Qi State, he asked King Qi mysteriously: "Do you know who all the people in the world are facing now?" Shi Qi shook his head and said, "If the king knows where the world is going, then the state of Qi will have it; if he doesn't know where the world is going, then the state of Qi will not be able to be preserved." If you want to return, then Qi State can be preserved. If you don't know the direction of the people in the world, then Qi State cannot be preserved.Hearing him say this politely for a long time, King Qi asked impatiently: "Don't talk nonsense, who do the people of the world turn to?" Li Shiqi smiled complacently and said, "Go to Liu Bang."

King Qi became nervous. Seeing that Li Shiqi didn't look like he was joking, King Qi, who was still very domineering just now, hurriedly expressed his willingness to hear more about him.After analyzing the recent offensive and defensive situation, Li Shiqi told him clearly: "All the talented people in the world have defected to Liu Bang. He led the Shu Han army and was invincible. This is the same as the legendary Chi You. God is helping us. Whoever wants to surrender among the princes in the world will be wiped out first. If you surrender to Liu Bang now, you may still have a good life for a few years. If you resist stubbornly, I'm afraid..." Li Shiqi didn't finish his sentence, which was very meaningful He gave King Qi a serious look.

Any fool could tell that what Li Shiqi said was actually a threat rather than a lobbying.King Qi was fidgeting, beads of sweat dripped down his forehead, he was right when he thought about what Li Shiqi said, the world would soon belong to Liu Bang, and it would not be worthwhile for him to be Xiang Yu's loyal vassal, so he expressed that he would follow Liu Bang, no longer supports Xiang Yu.Li Shiqi clapped his palms and laughed, and now he and King Qi sang wine as a song, and drank and had fun every day since then, which can be regarded as a successful completion of the task assigned by Liu Bang.

Let's talk about Han Xin. Hearing that King Qi and Li Shiqi shook hands and made peace, he didn't want to continue to attack Qi.But Kuai Tong under his command strongly encouraged him to capture Qi State: "Li Shiqi is just a scholar, and he can bring down more than 70 cities with his mouth. General, you led an army of tens of thousands, and captured more than 50 Zhao State in one year. City, the credit is not as good as him?" As soon as Han Xin heard this, his temper became violent, and he was about to lead his troops to attack Qi.King Qi was of course very angry when he learned about it. He thought that Li Shiqi had betrayed him and co-directed the play with Han Xin, so he cooked Li Shiqi.

From this point of view, if Kuai Tong hadn't stepped in and encouraged Han Xin to destroy Qi, Li Shiqi would not have died, and Xiang Yu's power would not have swelled to the point where Liu Bang could not compete with him in the future. In 203 BC, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang faced off in Guangwu Mountain in the northeast of Xingyang.This Guangwu Mountain is really not an ordinary mountain. It was very difficult to capture it given the situation at the time.Why do you say that?Let's take a look at the terrain of Guangwu Mountain.The terrain of Guangwu Mountain is dangerous. On the left is Xingze, which is unfathomable and unfathomable at a glance.What's more, there is a huge mountain stream in the middle of the mountain, which divides the entire Guangwu Mountain into east and west halves like a knife.

At this time, Liu Bang and the others were stationed in Jianxi, guarding by the stream, and occupying a favorable terrain, but it was hard for Xiang Yu in Jiandong.Although this is just a stream, the water in the stream rushes down like a wild beast, and there is a condescending Han army guarding it, making it difficult for the Chu army to cross it. Every day Liu Bangzheng and Xiang Yu stood on both sides of the mountain stream of Guangwu Mountain and scolded each other louder and more fiercely than anyone else.The two armies of Chu and Han confronted each other for a long time, and the outcome has not yet been decided.

Xiang Yu and Liu Bang fought bloody battles for five years, and Xichu has always been active and has the upper hand.But this time, the situation is quite different from before.The problem at the time was that Xiang Yu couldn't afford the long wait, the main reason being the food crisis. Even the steel army, once "lack of food", will only be dilapidated.In the Battle of Changping in 260 BC, the secret weapon used by the Qin Kingdom was hunger.Now, hunger has captured Xiang Yu. Liu Bang owned the grain of Ao Cang (this is also Xiang Yu's carelessness. After taking Xingyang, he did not seize the grain road of Ao Cang in time), and the grain road of the Chu army's defense was also cut off by Peng Yue, and the supply could not keep up. And Xingyang has limited reserves of grain and grass, so where to collect it in this winter? In addition to the problem of food and clothing, Xiang Yu also has another worry about the battle situation in Qidi.At this time, although he sent a powerful general, Long Qie, to support Qi, he knew the importance of this battle in Qi, and he had also experienced Han Xin's skills, and his strategy was not so strong.Therefore, after a stalemate for several months, Xiang Yu couldn't bear it anymore, and decided to challenge Liu Bang to a duel. Xiang Yu decided to try to recruit Liu Bang.Because he held a card in his hand - Liu Bang's father, Liu Taigong.Liu Taigong was captured by the Chu army when Liu Bang fled after the defeat of Pengcheng.Xiang Yu arrested Liu Bang's old father and threatened him to surrender. Liu Bang said: "I have accepted the order of King Huai with you, saying that it is 'to be brothers', then my father is your father, and you must boil your father." , then give me a bowl of broth too." Xiang Yu was furious, thinking Liu Bang, you bastard, you don't even care about your father's life or death, I'll let you know how powerful I am.He really pretended to kill Liu Taigong, but Xiang Bo stopped him. Speaking of Xiang Bo, most of his fame comes from the story of "Hongmen Banquet".Xiang Bo's real name is Xiang Chan, and he is Xiang Yu's cousin. In terms of blood relationship, he is far less close to Xiang Liang, and in terms of his ability to recreate life, he is far less powerful than Xiang Liang, and in terms of temperament, he is not as tough as Xiang Liang. Due to the "slightly distant" relationship, although he is an elder, Xiang Bo will not dictate to Xiang Yu when he speaks, and is always so pleasant and persuasive.Since I know that I don't have great skills, I will probably only present the facts and not draw conclusions when doing things, and I will never force my little nephew to do something.Because of his easy-going personality and good at compromise, he "burns more incense" when he meets people, and his popularity is particularly good. He has become a rare figure in the multi-party "shuttle diplomacy".It can be said that the Hongmen Banquet was able to turn hostility into friendship in the end, and it can be said that it was mostly due to Xiang Bo's efforts. Liu Bang entered Guanzhong first, and King Huai and other generals had already made an appointment, "the king who destroys Qin first is like Xianyang." , at least at a heavy price.However, through the efforts of Xiang Bo's overnight shuttle, and through the sword dance that pushed the boat along the water, he not only avoided the rebellion of the rebels, avoided the flames of war in Guanzhong, but also achieved the goal of becoming the king of Guanzhong by "not fighting and defeating others", which is really a brilliant move.As for Liu Bang's comeback later, the problem was not at the Hongmen Banquet, but because Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng "cared about Chu" after the Hongmen Banquet and left the rich Qinchuan treasure land, which gave Liu Bang an opportunity to take advantage of.Otherwise, Liu Bang had no choice but to end up in Nanzheng and be his King of the Mountain. Xiang Bo's easy-going and affectionate, sometimes misunderstood and bad reputation.Liu Bang became the king of Han, Zhang Liang refused to accompany him to Hanzhong, so he had to reward Zhang Liang generously.Unexpectedly, Xiao He asked Zhang Liang to intercede with Xiang Bo, asking Xiang Yu for the other half of the land in Hanzhong.Xiang Bo did it, it was done, and Xiao He asked Zhang Liang to give him a gift.Since then, Xiang Bo has the reputation of "corruption and bribery".Zhang Liang is smart, can he think that he has misunderstood his friend's famous name? Xiang Bo's persuasion to Xiang Yu not to kill the grandpa was definitely not out of humanitarianism, that's for sure.Because Xiang Yu had killed countless people, and Xiang Bo never persuaded him.After King Yingbu of Jiujiang rebelled and surrendered to Han, he was ordered to collect Jiujiang stragglers and killed Yingbu's wife and children.This matter comes forward to persuade, there is another secret. Xiang Bo four years ago, Liu Bang and his marriage contract in Guanzhong Bashang, since they became in-laws, they have the obligation to protect their in-laws.Uncle Xiang bravely assumed the responsibility of protecting the grandpa, but it was difficult to tell his true state of mind, so he had no choice but to dissuade him with vague words, which was actually another expression of his political stance.If it is said that before the enfeoffment of the princes, the opposition between Chu and Han was still unclear, all actions of Xiang Bo's protection of Liu Bang can be explained by being unclear and forgiven.At the time of the Guangwu confrontation, which has been nearly four years since the Chu-Han War, it is hard to explain why the attitude of sheltering the Han is still hidden. Xiang Yu was not reconciled, and shouted to Liu Bang across the mountain stream: "The world has been disturbed for several years, just because of the two of us. I want to fight you one-on-one. Don't let the people of the world suffer with us in vain!" Liu Bang sneered, and said: "Who is responsible for the chaos in the world, let me tell you slowly." He began to enumerate Xiang Yu's "ten deadly crimes": "At the beginning, Xiang Yu and I were ordered by King Huai, and it was agreed that whoever came to Guanzhong first would be the king. Obviously, I was the first to arrive. You violated the agreement and let me be king in Shuhan. This is your first rule. guilt; "You pretended to be ordered by King Huai to kill Song Yi, the champion of Qingzi, and become a general yourself. This is your second crime; "You were ordered to rescue Zhao, and you should have reported to King Huai, but you, Xiang Yu, hijacked the troops of the princes and entered the customs without authorization. This is your third crime; "King Huai originally agreed not to burn, kill and loot after entering the customs, but you burned down the Efang Palace, dug up the tomb of the First Emperor, and robbed Qin's gold and silver treasures without permission. This is your fourth crime; "You insisted on killing Qin Ziying who had surrendered, this is your fifth crime; "You buried 200,000 Qin soldiers alive in Xin'an by fraudulent means, but rewarded their generals. This is your sixth crime; "You put all the generals of the vassals in a good place, but drove away the original vassals Wang Tianshi, Zhao Xie, Han Guang, etc., causing their subjects to rebel for the throne and causing chaos in the world. It is your fault Article 7 of the crime; "You drove Emperor Yi out of Pengcheng, but built your own capital there, and robbed King Han's territory, occupying Liang and Chu. This is your eighth crime; "You sent someone to secretly kill Emperor Yi in Jiangnan, this is your ninth crime; "As a subject, you murdered the monarch and killed those who had surrendered. You are not fair in government, you do not keep your promises, you are not allowed to be tolerated by the world, and you are rebellious. This is your tenth crime. "Now I lead the volunteers and the princes to punish you, a murderous criminal. Only those criminals who have been punished can kill you Xiang Yu. Why bother me to challenge you?" Liu Bang said so much in one breath, Xiang Yu's lungs exploded when he heard it, and shot Liu Bang with the arrow with the trap that had been ambushed.At that time Liu Bang only felt a great pain, and Xiang Yu's arrow had already firmly pierced his chest.However, pain returns to pain, and Liu Bang, who has always been greedy for life and fear of death, endured great pain at this time and shouted: "You robber! You shot my toe!" Xiang Yu was just wondering, his shooting skills have always been good, although recently he was exhausted, and he didn't have enough food and sleep well, so he didn't deviate from his target like this.Liu Bang was carried back to the barracks by his subordinates to be bandaged and treated. Xiang Yu was so ashamed that he withdrew his troops and returned to the barracks. Liu Bang was actually seriously injured this time, but the words have already been released. He only injured his toes. This is to appease the morale of the army.He had only been lying on the bed for one night, and he was dragged out by Zhang Liang to go on a tour, in fact, to comfort the troops. The Chu army is paying close attention to his injury, and his every move will have a vital impact on the next military operation.In other words, as long as Xiang Yu knows that his injury is serious, he will take advantage of Han Xin's absence from the army and launch a large-scale attack. The Han army is also paying close attention to his injuries. If he is bedridden, he will definitely give the soldiers the feeling of "a group of dragons without a leader".In that case, maybe before the Chu army came to attack, his side would be in chaos.He asked the medical officer to wrap up the wound on his chest, put on neat clothes, get in the carriage, and go on patrol. Now, the soldiers of the Han army saw that there was nothing wrong with Liu Bang's smiling face, and they were all rejoiced.But Chu Jun on the opposite side was very disappointed after seeing it, and said in his heart: It seems that Liu Bang only suffered a slight foot injury. It can be said that the confrontation at Guangwu Mountain was Xiang Yu's last chance to put Liu Bang to death in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, like the Hongmen Banquet, he missed it again. Since then, he has never had such a good opportunity, because news of the defeat of the dragon came soon after. . To say that Xiang Yu is still very loyal, he originally agreed with Qi to fight against the Han, but Tian Guang couldn't stand Li Shiqi's lobbying, and he betrayed his faith and sided with the Han.Xiang Yu was not angry either, he acted when it was time to act, saving people in distress.However, uniting Qi against Han is also out of strategic considerations, because Qi and Chu are closely related and have a strategic partnership. Xiang Yu sent a confidant general to support Qi State, and this confidant general was General Long Qielong who he regarded as his "right arm".Long Qie actually brought more than 30,000 Chu troops with him this time. Adding the Qi army, the Qi-Chu coalition army would have 200,000 troops. When Xiang Yu led his army back to Pengcheng, he only brought 30,000 horses.The arrival of Long Qi made Tian Guangda overjoyed. When the two armies joined forces, people immediately screamed and their morale was high. Unlike King Qi's overjoyed, Han Xin was going smoothly and was about to flatten the ground under his feet when he suddenly heard that the most powerful general of the Chu army, Long Qie, was coming, and his heart was suddenly poured with cold water.How can the few soldiers he temporarily recruited in Zhaodi compare with Longqie's 200,000 troops? If you want to march and fight, if you don't have soldiers and horses in hand, even if you have thousands of tricks, it's useless. You have to have soldiers to fight this battle. . It was precisely because of this that Han Xin wanted to withdraw his troops to avoid his sharp edge, but then he thought, if he withdraws at this time, his entire military operation will be abandoned halfway, and all his efforts will be in vain.If that's the case, it's better to listen to Li Shiqi's negotiation as soon as possible.Facing the temptation of fame and wealth, he finally decided to fight a beautiful turnaround. Before the start of this battle, he also did one thing that must be done, which was to immediately ask Liu Bang to send troops to help.Facing Han Xin's request for help, Liu Bang was in trouble.Right now, Xiang Yu is being overwhelmed. If he sends troops to support him, his troops will be seriously insufficient. At this time Zhang Liang appeared just right again.Liu Bang has too many talents under his command. Unlike Xiang Yu, without Fan Zeng, he is the only commander left.Although Xiao He and Han Xin were not with Liu Bang at this time, Zhang Liang, one of the "Three Heroes of Hanzhong", was there. Even if Zhang Liang was not there, Chen Ping, who was already ranked fourth in the think tank, was also there.It is their turns to offer advice that Liu Bang can turn danger into blessing every time in the most critical time.Although Liu Bang himself has no skills, he is not good at writing, and he is not good at martial arts, but he is good at attracting talents, and he is also good at listening to the opinions of these talents. This is the only place where Liu Bang can beat Xiang Yu.This is enough.Because Liu Bang's advantage is precisely the fatal weakness of the self-willed Xiang Yu.This is also one of the important reasons why Liu Bang finally won the final victory in the three-year struggle between Chu and Han. Seeing Liu Bang's distressed face, Zhang Liang said: "Now our army has this deep stream as a barrier, and the Chu army will not be able to attack it for a while. You can rest assured to send troops to support it." At the suggestion, on a dark and windy night where you can't see your fingers, two generals, Cao Shen and Guan Ying, led tens of thousands of horses and set off secretly.After Han Xin got the support of the two fierce generals, he couldn't help being so proud and confident. The camp was flying with banners and horns, and it was very lively. The dragon had long been waiting for a face-to-face battle with Han Xin, so he sharpened his sword, prepared his horse and prepared his troops for a big fight.Before the start of the battle, a counselor ran over to Longqia and said: "The Han army is invincible in expeditionary battles, but our soldiers are easily scattered when we fight in the local area. It is better to dig deep trenches and build high fortifications, and use defense as an offensive. Appease the fallen cities. Let the common people know that the king of Qi is still alive, and that Chu Zheng sent troops to rescue us, this will definitely make the common people support us, and the Han army will be defeated without fighting if they cannot get food." Long Qi was quite talented as a young man, and he was the number one general under Xiang Yu. He was one of the Five Tigers of the Chu Army along with Ji Bu, Zhongli Mei, Ying Bu, and Yu Ziqi.He grew up with Xiang Yu since he was a child, and he loves brothers and sisters. He made great military exploits when he followed Xiang Liang to make a revolution, and he performed even better when chasing Ying Bu. He beat Ying Bu until he had nowhere to go and fled Jiujiang. If you think they are both generals, No distinction is made between top and bottom.In Long Qi's eyes, Han Xin is a lucky and spineless guy at all. He thought that he was just a small doctor in Chu State and had no meritorious service, so he ran to Liu Bang's territory to make a living.Long Qi was eager to obtain military exploits, so he rejected this suggestion, and led his troops to form a formation facing east and west across the Weishui River with Han Xin. So, regardless of the persuasion of the generals, he decided to immediately lead his troops across the river to pursue Han Xin.However, Han Xin only retreated three miles and didn't retreat any more, as if he was waiting for Long Qie's arrival.Long Qie had no choice but to shoot when the arrow was on the string. Before crossing the river, he played a gentleman's demeanor, and directly sent someone to issue a letter of war to Han Xin.Han Xin received the letter of war and gladly replied to the letter. Long Qi didn't pay attention to Han Xin, who had been "humiliated under the crotch", but when he suddenly saw him withdrawing troops, his subconscious first reaction was that Han Xin was afraid and chose to run for his life.Therefore, he decided to pursue without thinking much.Long Qi was confused, but his generals were not idiots, so Zhou Lan dutifully persuaded him. He believed that Han Xin had always been scheming, and his sudden withdrawal must be deceitful. Long Qi said: "Hasn't Han Xin suddenly retreated now? I don't care if he retreats sincerely or falsely, I just don't chase him. If I don't chase him, he will get into trouble instead." Then he made this explanation: "Han Xin is now in the territory of Qi State. Qi State is vast and rich in resources and stretches for thousands of miles. If the people of Qi State know that King Qi has the support of our hundreds of thousands of Chu troops, they will surely Spontaneously organize manpower and material resources to counter Han Xin's invasion. At that time, Han Xin will not get the support of the common people in Qi, and his food and grass will have problems. Once the food runs out, if we send troops again, Han Xin will definitely be defeated." It should be said that this was indeed the best way to defeat Han Xin at that time.In addition to the fact that the people of Qi will come to resist one after another, what is more important is that Liu Bang has sent many soldiers to support Han Xin. Once he is still unable to do anything here, then once Xiang Yu notices the emptiness of Liu Bang's troops ,The consequences could be disastrous.If this is the case, the process and pattern of the Chu-Han dispute will be completely changed. Maybe it's because of his eagerness to make meritorious service, he really wants to catch Han Xin and go to work.Long Qi, who chased to the middle of the Weishui River, didn't realize that the river had become so shallow overnight that he could ford across the river on horseback. One of his subordinates named Zhou Lan discovered this very serious problem, but he didn't have a chance to speak, because Long Qi had already crossed the Wei River in the first place, and he wanted to capture Han Xinli alive.Zhou Lan had no choice but to follow Long Qie. However, his worry soon became a reality. When the large troops of the Chu army were walking to the middle of the river, they suddenly heard a "crash", and the flood was as fierce as a beast. Jumping over, it flooded immediately. In fact, Han Xin had already made arrangements in advance. He asked the soldiers to pack sand with empty food bags overnight to block the water flowing up the river.Han Xin crossed the river just to attract the big fish Longqi. As soon as he crossed the river, the upstream began to release water.It's a pity that Long Qie understood it too late.At this time, Han Xin, Cao Shen, and Guan Ying attacked from three sides.And the only side without soldiers and horses is the choppy Weishui. But after all, he is one of Xiang Yu's most powerful generals, although he knows that such resistance is useless.But in desperation, he was still extremely brave and led the Chu army to resist tenaciously.The tens of thousands of troops of the Han army actually massacred these thousands of people for several hours before they were completely settled.In the end, Longqie's robe was stained with blood, exhausting his last bit of strength and dying. Long Qi's death was a fatal blow to Xiang Yu.After this right arm was broken, Xiang Yu's vitality was seriously injured.Han Xin killed Long Qi. According to Xiang Yu, Han Xin and him were at odds.But the problem is that although Xiang Yu is rude and wants revenge, but out of strategic considerations, he decided to send someone to talk to Han Xin, and this person is Wu She. When Tian Heng heard that Tian Guang was dead, he made himself king of Qi, and returned to attack Guan Ying, but Guan Ying defeated him.Tian Heng had no choice but to continue fleeing, fled to the neutral state of Liang, and surrendered to Peng Yue.On this side, Cao Shen continued to advance and killed Tian Ji.So Qi finally settled down. In this process, Han Xin played an indispensable role. Maybe he himself felt that he had some credit. He could stand up and speak, so he wrote a battle report with only eight words: "The dragon will be wiped out, and the land will be flattened." These eight words made Liu Bang, who was seriously injured by the arrow at that time, forget the pain immediately, and the death of the dragon meant that the end of Xiang Yu was not far away.However, he was not happy for long. The next day, he received a second letter from Han Xin. This is not a battle report, but a threatening letter: "Qi and Chu are bordering each other, and my power is too small. If I don't establish a proxy king, I'm afraid I won't be able to stabilize Qi." His meaning is obvious, he just wants a king. do it. At that time, Xiang Yu was besieging Liu Bang tightly in Xingyang, and the situation was critical. After reading Han Xin's letter, Liu Bang was very angry, and scolded Han Xin for not saving Xingyang, and wanted to become king himself.Liu Bang's reaction made the messenger's face turn pale and his legs tremble with fright, and he thought to himself: Why am I the unlucky one who delivered the letter this time?I'm afraid I won't be able to eat and walk away. Zhang Liang and Chen Ping stepped on Liu Bang's feet secretly, leaned close to his ear and said, "It's better to take this opportunity to make him the king of Qi, so that he can settle down temporarily, treat him well, and let him guard his own side, otherwise there may be troubles." .” Liu Bang is Liu Bang, what an astute person he is, he immediately changed his words and said: "The man is upright and upright, how can he be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he should be the real king of Qi after making such great contributions. What about a fake king of Qi?" It turned out that the messenger let go of his hanging heart.Now you can go back to work with confidence. Liu Bang felt that what they said was also reasonable. In order to stabilize and win over Han Xin, a vital force, the enfeoffment ceremony was held grandly. Liu Bang sent his confidant Zhang Liang to take the general seal to preside over the king conferring ceremony in person.After Zhang Liang helped Han Xin to the throne of King Qi, he persuaded him to send troops to attack Chu as soon as possible when he was happy. At this time, Han Xin naturally agreed.