Liu Bang returned to the house, his mood was mixed, after all, with the prince, the burden on his body would be much heavier, if he couldn't return to the public, it would be scolded by thousands of people.
Just as Liu Bang was thinking about it, the eunuch also came to the mansion under the guidance of Xiao He, and presented the seal of the King of Han, and another silk book, which was read by Xiao He for the time being.
His words said: "Emperor Chu's edict, I started at the end of the micro, relying on the spirit of the ancestors, the power of the ministers, the party is ninety-five, although the Qin has not been destroyed, but the land of Chu thousands of miles has returned, fortunately very lucky!"
” "The place of Huiji, the people's hearts, the general from Pei County, to restore the country to gather righteousness, sincere fear, the place within his reach, all the territory of Chu, left and right for half a year, all envy."
"Although I have no virtue, I also know the rewards and punishments for merit and demerits, and now I have lost the land, the general is triumphant, and I have a banquet to treat it, which is one of the etiquettes, and I am crowned with an official, which is the second of etiquette, and now I worship the general as the king of Han, and I have 1,500 households, and I can place a hundred officials of the minister, exempt from court etiquette, and add six hundred officials."
Liu Bang hurriedly took the edict, bid farewell to the eunuchs, and left Xiao He alone to discuss matters in the house, although Liu Bang has great ambitions, but the matter of sealing the king is too important, and it is the first time that Emperor Chu has established a king since he ascended the throne.
Xiao He took a sip of warm tea, seemed to understand what Liu Bang meant, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday in the palace, you can't be a king, if you are a marquis, it is a good thing." ” "It's not my will, it's Wu Qi who persuaded me, and he is also the king, what can I say."
Liu Bang waved his hand.
Xiao He sighed slightly, "Hey, his name is the king, but the prince is also a doctor, and the prince is the king, and he has the right to be a soldier, so he will inevitably cause disaster!"
” "For today's plan, it is to shift the blame to the Xiang family, as the public thinks, the Xiang family is the king, and the public is secondary, then the public will not worry about everything."
Liu Bang agreed, "It's just that Xiang Ji should be the king?"
” At this moment, Wu Qi also came from outside and said loudly: "The king of Han is talking about the king's name, only with Mr., not with my Changsha Wangye?"
” Seeing this, Liu Bang hurriedly got up and saluted, "It's a certain inconsiderate thought, please do it, solve my doubts, and add the title of Xiang Zhi." ” Wu Qi smiled, and then said slowly: "The king of Han is not more polite, he is in Huiji, skimming poetry and books, and knows etiquette. ” "Since ancient times, the Holy Emperor Ming King, there must be a country name in the world, just like the Chu used by today's righteous emperor, Xiang Xiaoer can't bear it.
For example, the three emperors and five emperors are used for the national name, the cover is also the emperor, the heavenly name is also, the virtue is matched with the heaven and the earth, and there is no fighting, and there is the world in the world, although Qin Chu is used, the name does not match the truth. ” Liu Bang and others were all bowed when they heard this, and Wu Qi then said: "After the emperor, there are three kings, which are Xia Shang Zhou Ye, Xia Wang Dayu, successively nineteen kings, twenty-three years of wanton, Yin Wang Diyu, thirty-one kings, Lu Bai twenty-nine years, Zhou Wang Jichang, thirty-six kings in succession, and sixty-six years of Guozuo Bai, these three kings are also, diligent and thrifty, advocating benevolence and righteousness, virtue and good life, specially for the people, the labor of water control, praying for rain, and cutting down to help the world, all of which are the virtues of the three kings. ” Xiao He immediately waved his hand and said: "The name does not match the truth, it can be called the king, it is slightly insufficient, it can be used in the past, it is not in line with the present." ” "Yes, there are five tyrants under the king, Duke Qi Huan, Duke Xiang of Song, Duke Qin Mu, Duke Wen of Jin, Duke of Chu Zhuang, these five tyrants remove brutality for the world, and each dominates a country, just like today's military ministers, Han Guang, and Tian Zhan's generation, fake benevolence and righteousness, mighty and powerful, and everyone is afraid, what can it be?"
After listening to what Wu Qi said, Liu Bang was quite satisfied, "Such a title, very mighty, give the item, it will be happy, the name of the king is in the present, not in the past, the king's name, used in the ancient, not in the present, it was born in Chu, from the north of Huai for the West Chu, we play Your Majesty, worship the title of the overlord of the West Chu, can it?"
” "Very good, but I don't know if Emperor Chu can allow it?"
Wu Qi said with some concern.
"Don't worry about this, I want to let Your Majesty divide Pei Gong and Xiang Liang, it's all the work of adults, now that the matter has come to this, how can it be interrupted, or continue to do it."
Xiao He said very casually.
Wu Qi was quite embarrassed, "Mr. sees through it, why bother to say it, ashamed, since this is the case, I will say goodbye first, and make it clear that Your Majesty respects Xiang Xiang as the overlord and avoids the trouble of being the chief of the Han Dynasty." ” "Wu Changsha is really in a hurry!"
Liu Bang looked at his back and said.
Seeing this, Xiao He asked with some concern: "Now that the lord is in Xiang's nationality, he is not an official in Xiang Liang, how can his heart be at ease?"
” Liu Bang next to him took a slight sip of warm tea, and his face was very calm, "Mr. doesn't know, although Xiang Liang is the prime minister, but in the past he was just Xiang Yan's general, how can he compare with Xiang Ji?"
” "Even if Xiang Ji is the emperor in the future, Xiang Liang will not dare to stop it, he has always respected Xiang Ji in his heart, otherwise, he will not let Xiang Ji go to such an important place as Pengcheng, but he will stay in Dingtao, Yan Zhao Wei San faces the enemy, Xiong Xin is just a chess piece in his eyes!"
"It should be so, but will this membership receive this honor?"
Xiao He then asked.
"Let's see, I heard that Fan Zeng's old puppet is still in Pengcheng, and it's hard to say."
Liu Bang said with some confidence.
At this time, although the Emperor of Chu was a little unwilling, he still added the title of the overlord of Chu, and after Liu Bang was crowned the king of Han, he moved directly to the Lingbi and Linjiang, which can be regarded as occupying the gateway of Chu.
In Pengcheng, Xiang Yu was training soldiers, and suddenly heard that a eunuch was coming, and he didn't feel a little sneering, "Emperor Chu still knows that there is a family of my Xiang family." ” Since the eunuch came, Xiang Yu had to receive him in the city, and when he saw that he was carrying a seal and an edict, his face was slightly surprised, "You came from Huiji, what important things does Your Majesty order?"
” Seeing Xiang Yu's fierce spirit, the eunuch was terrified, and hurriedly sent the edict to Fan Zeng, "Please also ask Mr. to read it, the minister's tongue is unfavorable, I hope to forgive me." ” Fan Zeng took the silk book and the seal ribbon, and knew the meaning, and then put the seal ribbon in front of Xiang Yu, "General Qiyu, this is the king's seal, presumably Your Majesty will make the general the king." ” Xiang Yu was quite fond of fame and fortune, and was quite happy when he heard the words: "What is the king written in the silk book?"
” Fan Zeng did not dare to slack off, and immediately unfolded the silk book, and said: "Emperor Chu's edict 、、、、 inherit the mandate of heaven and inherit the unification, all thanks to the virtue of the general, so he was named the overlord of Western Chu, and he can be placed as a minister and a hundred officials." ” "It turned out to be the overlord of Western Chu, this name is very powerful!"
Xiang Yu immediately sighed.
But Fan Zeng didn't think so, and immediately opened the eunuch, that is, the maid and slave next to him, Xiang Yu saw this, and frowned a little, so he said: "It is a good thing that the Emperor of Chu has named him the overlord of Western Chu, why is Mr. so?"
” "It's not a good thing, its edict has a word, but it is that Wu Qi, the king of Changsha, and Liu Bang, the king of Han, jointly recommended the general as the overlord of Western Chu, and his heart is not sincere, and the king name cannot be wanted!"
Even Zhou Lan and the others were puzzled, "Old man, it is a pleasure for Your Majesty to be crowned king today, why can't you be sealed?"
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