Chapter 12 1. Play the emotional card

Liu Bang has written a personal letter to Xiang Yu, but who will send this letter?He thought of Zhang Liang, because Zhang Liang's identity was the representative sent by Han Wangcheng to his army, and strictly speaking, he did not belong to Liu Bang's camp, so his identity was relatively detached.It is most suitable for him to mediate. At this time, Liu Bang remembered that Zhang Liang hadn't been seen these days.What is Zhang Liang doing?He reads and drinks in his tent every day, and when he is bored, he goes out and chats with others.When Liu Bang sent troops to guard Hangu Pass, he didn't discuss it with Zhang Liang. Zhang Liang felt that he was an outsider. A small disturbance.

Now that it was time to deal with the aftermath, Liu Bang thought of Zhang Liang again, and hurriedly sent someone to invite him.Zhang Liang walked in calmly, as if he didn't know anything about what happened recently.Liu Bang hurriedly got up to greet him, and after sitting down, Liu Bang asked with a smile on his face: "What is Zifang doing recently?" "Reading and drinking are just killing time." Zhang Liang said slowly. Listening to his tone, Liu Bang immediately understood that Zhang Liang had some objections to excluding him when making decisions, so he stopped going around in circles and said straight to the point: "Zifang, I would like to trouble you to go to Hongmen and see you." Xiang Yu."

"Xiang Yu has arrived at Hongmen, why didn't I know?" Zhang Liang pretended to be surprised. "Zifang, don't pretend to be a fool with me. The fire is imminent now. If you don't quickly ease the conflict with Xiang Yu, once there is a conflict, it will be destroyed!" Liu Bang said anxiously. Seeing that Liu Bang was in a hurry, Zhang Liang stopped playing around with him, "Who gave you this bad idea?" Liu Bang said embarrassingly: "Xie Sheng told me: 'Send troops to guard Hangu Pass, and prevent the princes' troops from entering, so I can occupy the land in Guanzhong and be the new King of Qin.' This idea was given to Liu Bang by Jie Sheng." "鲰" is a dialect of Chu, which means superficial and ignorant, ignorant and ignorant.

"You and Xiang Yu once fought side by side, and you are about brothers. You should understand his temperament and behavior. Since you can't hold Hangu Pass, why bother to provoke him?" Zhang Liang taught Liu Bang harshly. "Yes, yes, I was confused for a while. So I wrote a letter to him and explained to him, hoping that he would remember his comrades-in-arms and brotherhood in the past, and don't care about it. Now please Zifang send the letter to him for me. Hongmen, and mediate in front of Xiang Yu." Liu Bang's words were all about this, Zhang Liang couldn't refuse, and agreed to go to Xiang Yu's camp.

Hongmen, the barracks of the allied forces of the princes.Xiang Yu and his subordinates, as well as the princes who followed him into the customs, are discussing matters. Present here are his father Fan Zeng, Xiang Yu's uncle Xiang Bo, his younger brother Xiang Zhuang, generals Yingbu, Jibu, Huanchu, Longqi, Zhonglimei, Wei Wangbao, Fan Jun Wu Rui, Zhao Xiang Zhang Er, Yan General Zang Tu, Qi General Tian Du and others. The guard came in and announced, "Korean Situ Zhang Liang is asking to see the king." Xiang Yu looked at Fan Zeng, Fan Zeng nodded at him, and Xiang Yu said, "Please come in."

Zhang Liang stepped into the big tent, looked around, and found that the leaders of the coalition forces of the princes were all there, and he was secretly happy. With these people present, Xiang Yu's aristocratic habit of desperately trying to save face would not be too aggressive.He wants to leave a good impression on the princes of being broad-minded and tolerant. After seeing the ceremony, Xiang Yu asked: "Zifang, you came to Hongmen to see me, what's the matter?" "I was entrusted by Pei Gong to come to see the king." Zhang Liang did not address Liu Bang's title Wu'an Hou, because Xiang Yu was dissatisfied with King Huai of Chu, and calling the title given by King Huai of Chu would arouse his displeasure.At the beginning, King Huai of Chu granted Liu Bang the Marquis of Wu'an and Xiang Yu the Marquis of Chang'an, with the purpose of letting the former contain the latter.Xiang Yu has always been brooding about this.

Zhang Liang is clear about this past event, so he has a good grasp of the fire. He changed Liu Bang's name to Peigong and Xiang Yu's king.Of course Zhang Liang wouldn't be so stupid as to call out Liu Bang's internal title - Great King, that would be tantamount to challenging Xiang Yu. When Xiang Yu heard the word "Pei Gong", he felt much more at ease, and thought to himself: Liu Laosi (Liu Bang's original name was Liu Ji, and his ancient brothers were brothers and uncles, and Ji's representative ranked fourth). A grassroots person is at best a local snake in Peixian County, how can he compare with a famous queen like me and a hero in the world?If I am a tiger, you are also a monkey.There are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are called kings.Before I came to Guanzhong, you regarded yourself as the king of Guanzhong, and no one could control you. Now that I have entered the customs, do you still have the role of being the master of the house?That idiot King Huai of Chu actually wanted to use Liu Laosi to check and balance me, he really overestimated himself.

Putting on the airs of a great king, Xiang Yu asked condescendingly and arrogantly, "What did Peigong say?" Zhang Liang took the opportunity to present Liu Bang's personal letter.Xiang Yu unfolded the silk script, and Zhang Liang carefully observed the changes in his facial expressions.Looking at Liu Bang's letter, Xiang Yu's frown gradually relaxed, and his stern expression eased a lot.Zhang Liang's hanging heart finally let go. In the letter, Liu Bang first praised Xiang Yu for defeating the main force of the Qin army in Julu, establishing an inexhaustible meritorious service, and being the number one hero in overthrowing the tyranny of Qin.Immediately afterwards, he recalled the experience of the two fighting side by side under Xiang Liang's command, especially after Xiang Liang's death, Xiang Yu was in an isolated situation, suppressed by King Huai of Chu, restrained by Lu Chen and others outside, and not in his own team. Stability, some veterans such as Huan Chu, Long Qi and others did not accept Xiang Yu, many people took refuge in King Huai of Chu, and those who surrendered to Xiang Liang, such as Yingbu and General Pu, had their own troops, waiting for the opportunity to stand on their own.In this isolated and helpless situation, Liu Bang offered to become a brother with him.

Xiang Yu is a person who values ​​friendship, unlike Liu Bang, who can even abandon his own children at critical times, and family affection and friendship cannot form fetters for him.Now that Liu Bang mentioned this past event in his letter, Xiang Yu felt a warm current in his heart.After making these preparations, at the end of the letter, Liu Bang explained: He sent troops to garrison Hangu Pass to prevent the entry and exit of thieves, maintain order in the pass, and wait for the arrival of Xiang Yu and the princes from all walks of life.However, the general in charge of guarding the pass distorted his original intention and made his own way to prevent the allied forces of the princes from entering the pass. He has already severely punished him.I hope that Xiang Yu will let go of the past, and the two brothers will reconcile as before.As for the various aftermath after the Qin Dynasty was destroyed, I completely obeyed Xiang Yu's arrangements.

After reading the letter, Xiang Yu gently put down the silk scroll, and asked gently, "What is Peigong doing now?" Zhang Liang replied: "Pei Gong restrained his subordinates in the Bashang military camp, sealed up the treasury and palaces of the fallen Qin Dynasty, sent people to maintain the law and order in Xianyang, and then waited for the king to enter Xianyang. In addition, Pei Gong has prepared wine and food. As long as the king and all the princes Convenient, ready to come to Hongmen to work in the army at any time." Liu Bang indeed closed the treasury and palace of the Qin State, and left a small number of troops in Xianyang to maintain law and order, but his original intention of doing so was to guard his own property, because he was the justifiable King of Guanzhong.Now, after Zhang Liang said so, it turned out to be helping Xiang Yu to watch the gate, waiting for Xiang Yu to come to receive the fruits of victory.

Xiang Yu nodded, "Okay! Since it's a misunderstanding, let's forget about it. If Pei Gong has time, he is welcome to have a drink at Hongmen at any time. As for Lao Jun, there are so many people waiting to eat at his place, so there is no need It cost money." Instead of blaming Liu Bang, Xiang Yu now understands his difficulties, and obviously has completely put aside the unpleasant things.Zhang Liang's heart was completely put back in his stomach, and he said secretly: "Finally, the mission has been fulfilled and the misunderstanding between the two families has been resolved. This Liu Ji's luck is good. If such a big leak is revealed, there will be no danger and safety." Pass the test. It seems that God really favored him." When he was complacent, Fan Zeng spoke.He was not reconciled to seeing Xiang Yu let Liu Bang go so easily. "Pei Gong said that his subordinates made their own decisions to prevent the king and the princes from entering the customs. I wonder who is so bold? He dared to do this. Did he get dizzy and impatient?" Xiang Yu listened to Fan Zeng's words, looked at Zhang Liang, and waited for his answer.Xiang Yu also seemed to want to know who this audacious troublemaker was. Zhang Liang was at a loss for words for a while, but Liu Bang didn't tell him who was the scapegoat.Liu Bang told him the general content of the letter, but ignored this loophole.Now let him designate who is the scapegoat on his own initiative, Zhang Liang does not have the guts.Pausing for a moment, Zhang Liang said, "Pei Gong will personally explain this problem to the king and the princes when he comes to work in the army." "Okay then, I will ask Peigong to bring this man and hand him over to King Xiang." Fan Zeng pursued him relentlessly. Zhang Liang bowed to say goodbye, and when he looked around the crowd, he saw Uncle Xiang sitting on the side, and the two nodded slightly to each other without showing any signs of expression. Returning to Bashang, Zhang Liang reported the mission to Liu Bang.Liu Bang was overjoyed when he heard that Xiang Yu had settled his suspicions, and was about to order a banquet to reward Zhang Liang.Liu Bang's enthusiasm was poured with cold water again, and he couldn't help cursing: "Old man!" He turned around in the account, thinking about who should take the blame.After a while, Liu Bang stopped, apparently having made up his mind. Zuo Sima Cao Wushang was dealing with military affairs in his camp when suddenly his eyelids twitched and he felt an ominous premonition in his heart.