The setting sun shone above the Xianyang Palace, and a carriage slowly drove away from the palace. The guards guarding the palace saluted the carriage and shouted, "Have a good trip, Mr. Zhao!" The man in the carriage was

Zhao Gao is the most powerful person in the Qin Dynasty today. There are five hundred sergeants following his carriage, each of them wearing iron armor that ordinary Qin soldiers have never seen, and the weapons in their hands are also made of iron.

This army can be said to be the most well-equipped in the world.

Excellent, they are not only well-equipped, but also extremely powerful in combat, because they are all selected from the Qin army. Perhaps only the most mysterious army of Great Qin, the Black Cavalry, can compete with them. Since then

After being assassinated last time, Zhao Gao took these five hundred sergeants with him wherever he went. As long as they were by his side, even if a thousands of elite soldiers attacked, Zhao Gao could retreat calmly, so now Zhao Gao

Should be completely safe.

But Zhao Gao in the carriage did not feel this way. As long as Hu Hai did not die, he always felt that he would be killed. Now he couldn't help but regret that he had tampered with Qin Shihuang's edict that day. If he had not conspired with Hu Hai that day,

Instead of putting him on the throne, the more generous Fusu became the emperor. Perhaps now he

He would not think so hard. But then he overturned this idea, because Fusu was completely different from the past after they issued an edict to commit suicide. He became decisive and resolute. Especially since Taiyuan County did not kill him that time.

After that, his actions became even more powerful, and he had successively taken down several border counties and Tai

If this big city were to be as it was now after he became emperor, I'm afraid he would not only be like this, but might even die in the hands of Fusu. Thinking of this, he recalled Hu Hai's edict in the palace, asking him to visit again.

Find a way to kill Fusu. "I have assassinated Fusu several times in a row, but I can't get rid of Fusu."

Now that his power has been further consolidated and developed, can it still be eliminated by one or two assassins? And even if I am sure to eliminate Fusu, I will not let him die like this under the current circumstances.

Yes, as long as Fusu and Chu are here, Hu Hai will not dare to be too blatantly disadvantageous to me."

When Zhao Gao was thinking about these things, the carriage had stopped and he returned to his home. It was not until he returned to his home that Zhao Gao truly felt safe, because there were nearly 5,000 guards nearby, and their vigilance was completely

No less than the palace, this was because his relationship with Hu Hai was getting worse and worse, and Hu Hai had Zhang Han's help to make him arrange it.

"But Hu Hai is my master after all. It seems that I have to send some people to respond to the situation." After making up his mind, Zhao Gao ordered people to find a few warriors who had been eating under his sect. Now it seems that these are nothing.

It's time for great people to serve him.

At Qu Dou's house in Ji County, Chu State. "General Liu, is this news reliable?" Qu Dou asked with a happy face.

"It's absolutely true. This is the news that my former subordinates came back to me overnight. Xiang Yu was indeed defeated in Qi, and there were less than 20,000 people left when he came back." Liu Bang also had a look of gloating on his face.

.

"Great, Xiang Yu's defeat just gave me a chance to deal with Xiang Liang. They have been too arrogant these days." Qu Dou said and shouted hurriedly, "Come here, prepare the food and drinks. I want to meet Liu

General, General Song, please have a few drinks."

Soon the banquet was served, and while Qu Dou raised his glass to persuade Liu and Song to drink, he said: "These days I am really worried that Xiang Yu will destroy the Qi State, and then his achievements will be greater than those of me and Song.

Xiang Liang is about to grow up, and once that happens, the Xiang family will really dominate the Chu Kingdom. Fortunately, he was defeated, which just gave me an excuse to seize some military power from Xiang Liang."

"Lord Ling Yin, this is indeed a good opportunity for us to seize power, but we must seize the opportunity and hit it with one blow." Song Yi also agreed.

This made Qu Dou laugh heartily. But Liu Bang's expression was not as relaxed as theirs: "Sir, although Xiang Yu's military expedition ended in failure, after all, he had killed the Qi capital Linzi. Maybe your Majesty will not

He will take his failure too seriously. And don’t forget that when Xiang Yu petitioned to send troops, Xiang Liang strongly opposed it. Now even if Xiang Yu returns in defeat, Xiang Liang is not guilty."

"Well, what General Liu said makes some sense, but this time at least we can seize Xiang Yu's military power on the pretext that he doesn't understand military affairs at all, so that the Xiang family's military power will be weakened." Qu Dou listened to Liu Bang's words

, my heart slowly calmed down, and I began to consider the second direction.

"Yes, sir, don't have a head-on conflict with Xiang Liang now. After all, he controls 80% of our army in Chu. Only by using the power of the king to take away the military power from his people bit by bit can we really deal with him."

Liu Bang said carefully.

In this way, San had a long discussion on how to use Xiang Yu's defeat as an opportunity to deal with Xiang Liang. It was not until the second watch that Liu Bang and Song Yi left Qu's house.

Liu Bang went out and got on the carriage. Xiao He in the carriage was already sleeping soundly against the wall of the carriage. Liu Bang did not disturb him and ordered the carriage driver to go back home. But as soon as the carriage started to move, Xiao He woke up and saw Liu Bang coming back. He was busy

He asked: "Pei Gong, can Qu Dou be happy with this news?" When Liu Bang and his old subordinates met alone, they still called each other by their old titles.

Liu Bang also leaned against the wall of the car, closed his eyes and said slowly: "Old Xiao, we have sacrificed too much to deal with the Xiang clan. I have to face Qu Dou and Song Yi all day long.

He is an incompetent person, and he still wants to speak according to their wishes. As for you and Xiahou, you have to hide everything you have learned and can only think of some conspiracies for me, which is really difficult for you."

"For the great cause of Pei Gong and to avenge Lao Fan, we will do whatever is difficult and reluctant." Xiao He's voice was choked with sobs.

Liu Bang heard the sadness in his words, patted his shoulder with his hand and said: "But the effect of our doing this will soon be seen. Now the relationship between Qu Dou and Xiang Liang has further deteriorated, and in addition

Our intelligence and the strategy formulated by you, Lao Xiao, will definitely allow Qu Dou and Xiang Liang to fight against each other.

, by then, as long as we see the opportunity, we can eliminate all the forces of Qu and Xiang, making the Chu Kingdom our world, and then we can conquer the world. But the top priority now is to help Qu Dou and let him have the power.

If you are capable enough to compete with Xiang Liang, only then will you really arouse his ambition."

Afterwards, the car fell into silence...

At this time, Xiang Liang's mansion had also received the news that Xiang Yu had been defeated by the Qi people. Xiang Liang immediately called Fan Zeng to discuss how to deal with it. "Mr. Fan, Yu'er did not listen to me and caused today's defeat. It is his own fault, but

I'm afraid that Qu Dou and others will take advantage of this incident to take action."

Fan Zeng had just woken up from the news. He frowned and thought for a long time and said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to save Yu'er this time. After all, it's true that he lost his troops and generals, and it's true that he didn't take down a city or a place in Qi. As long as Qu

If Dou and others seize these two points and make a fuss about it, Yu'er will be held responsible for his crimes."

"Then what should we do? If the king is allowed to take back Yu'er's military power, Qu Dou and others will definitely try their best to seize that military power. Now Qu Dou's power in Chu is already very powerful. If he still has military power,

I'm afraid I won't be able to control him in the future." Xiang Liang asked helplessly. He also wanted Fan Zeng to come up with a way for Xiang Yu to retain his military power, but unexpectedly, even he was helpless.

"Actually, I have a plan that can be used quickly to make Qu Dou fall, but it is too risky. I wonder if the general dares to try it?"

"What method?" Xiang Liang immediately became energetic when he heard that he could solve Qu Dou in one go.

Fan Zeng leaned in front of Xiang Liang and spoke his thoughts in a low voice, and finally said: "If this plan can succeed, there will be no internal worries in Chu, and the general can try his best to deal with the Qin people; but if it fails, the Xiang family will

I am afraid that the door will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the Chu region, so although I came up with this plan a few days ago, I have never dared to inform the general."

Xiang Liang stood up and wandered in the hall for a long time, and finally stamped his feet and said: "Now we have reached a critical moment of success or failure. If Qu Dou and others are allowed to seize Xiang Yu's military power, our Xiang family will no longer be able to gain a foothold in Chu."

, just give it a try and see which side God is on."

When Xiang Yu's defeated army returned to Kuaiji, the entire Chu State already knew about his defeat. When he entered from the city gate, Xiang Yu felt the mixed emotions of disdain, regret and sympathy in the eyes of the people, which made his

His heart was also tortured. Compared with the scenery when he went on the expedition that day, he returned to Kuaiji today as a defeated general, which made him feel the warmth and warmth of humanity.

He led his army directly to the palace of the King of Chu. It was the time of the court meeting. When the King of Chu heard that Xiang Yu had come back with the defeated army to apologize, he hurriedly stopped other matters being discussed and called him into the palace. The King of Chu saw

Xiang Yu looked depressed, but he was really happy in his heart, but his face was calm and he said: "General Xiang was full of confidence before he left to conquer Qi this time. Why did he come back in defeat?"

Xiang Yu then told the King of Chu in detail about the battle, and finally said: "This is a big defeat because God did not help me. If the Zhao people had been an hour later, Linzi would have been in my hands."

Before King Chu could speak, Qu Dou had already spoken with a sneer on his face: "Listen to what General Xiang said, you haven't figured out why you were defeated." Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Qu Dou saw that everyone was looking at him.

He said proudly, "It's because you were too arrogant and went deep alone, so the Zhao people were able to attack your rear. If you sent an army to guard one or two of the passes, how could the Zhao people be caught off guard? So this

This is a major defeat, General Xiang, you must bear full responsibility."

"I..." Xiang Yu wanted to argue, but what the other party said was very reasonable, leaving him unable to argue for a while, so he could only breathe.
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