Chapter 159: Pengcheng Prime Minister Fan Zeng died
When Fan Zeng arrived in the hall, Ji Bu Zhoulan and others had already stood aside, and Xiang Yu sat in the first place with joy, looking very complacent.
As soon as Xiang Yu put down the wine glass, he saw Fan Zeng's face embarrassed, so he asked reluctantly: "A father has not come for many days, why does he seem so hasty at this moment? Is it possible for the backyard? Is Ya father not as good as he wishes?"
"Hey! The king really ruined his reputation in this matter! Little did he know that even if the Emperor Chu had no power, he was still an emperor of Chu. Now the king is a minister, how could he easily kill Emperor Yi? He would only end up with verbal rebellion, and the opponent would attack again!" Fan Zeng said helplessly.
But the Overlord's face was furious and immediately said loudly: "Father Ya's words are serious. It is obvious that when the Emperor Yi crossed the river, he accidentally fell into the water. What does it have to do with us?"
"Don't mention this matter in the future! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Fan Zeng wanted to refute, but fortunately, Zhou Lan stopped him hastily, which made the atmosphere slightly ease. After pondering for a long time, Fan Zeng continued to say: "It is useless to say more things at this point! For the current plan, we can only move to the Metropolitan Museum, then move to Hengshan in the west, and go south to Jiujiang. As for Pengcheng, we can be guarded by Longqi."
Xiang Yu, whose face had just calmed down, was angry when he heard Fan Zeng's words and said impatiently: "Since the death of the Prime Minister of Chu, has he made a decision? Now that the Emperor of Chu has died, we naturally live with those who are virtuous. Even if there is any disagreement, we will not persuade the king to move the capital!"
"Little did I know that Pengcheng is relying on water on both sides, which is a place to advance to the Central Plains. Although Kuaiji is prosperous, it is also a corner of it. It is condescending to move the capital, which is what the wise do. Yafu is really trapped and confused."
"Hmph, killing Emperor Chu is the courage of a man. He refuses to move the capital and seeks pleasure. He is the kindness of a woman! He is really not good at making plans! If he is not captured by the Han in the future, he will also be harmed by Qin!" Fan Zengsheng said angrily.
"You! Come! I'll put Pengcheng Prime Minister to prison and deal with it!" Xiang Yu also slapped the table.
Seeing this, Zhou Lanjibu immediately stepped forward and knelt down and pleaded: "Father Ya is the person whom Prime Minister Chu trusts the most. All his plans are for the country and the people. Now he is imprisoned for one word, which is not what a wise man does!"
"Yes, sir is just a pissing voice. After he gets angry, he will come to apologize. If the king wants to forgive others, please forgive me!" Ji Bu also said immediately.
Xiang Yu also sighed a little, then stopped asking and walked towards the back hall. Zhou Lan and Ji Bu hurriedly left the hall gate, trying to find Fan Zeng.
Now Fan Zeng's family is in the place where he lived in seclusion, so Fan Zeng walked straight outside Pengcheng, hoping to return to the place where he lived in seclusion without caring about the world.
Zhou Lan and Ji Bu were not willing to let Fan Zeng leave, so they stopped Fan Zeng in the carriage outside the city. The relationship between the three was like a master and apprentice. Fan Zeng had to sit down with the two of them in the teahouse next to him and talk about something. It would not be too late to wait and leave.
After the rituals, Fan Zeng took a sip of warm tea and said first: "Today I am about to return to my old place, so don't intervene. In the future, Chu State will rely on you and your younger generations."
"What's the matter with sir? Today is the king's fault. I hope sir will return to the city and discuss with you." Ji Bu still insisted, and Zhou Lan also echoed the sound of the couple.
Fan Zeng sighed slightly and said helplessly: "You two want to achieve great things, but you have no hope. You are the overlords who cannot help you!"
"Since the death of the former Chu prime minister, Chu has made mistakes again and again. He has joined forces and horses to confuse the seven kings' soldiers. He can break Xingyang in one fell swoop and take Hangu Pass directly. However, because of the tomb, he missed the opportunity to join the tyrant Qin. This is one mistake! He holds wine and sings in Pengcheng every day and acts as a rich man. This is two mistakes! The members of the army do not listen to their advice and do it according to their own intentions. This is three mistakes. He attacks Qi State without leaving any troops and horses, and thus Qi City is lost again. This is four mistakes. He kills Emperor Chu in Linjiang and his reputation is destroyed. This is five mistakes!"
"When the Prime Minister of Chu was around, he could still let Han Xin go and stay alone at Ding Tao, let alone the overlord and the prince today! I couldn't bear to see his defeat, so I left. I hope you can save the room. I am very grateful!"
Zhou Lan and Ji Bu cried bitterly when they heard this! Fan Zeng comforted him, "There is still a place to be restored. I have a word. I hope that the two of you will convey the overlords, so Chu can protect you."
"Let's listen quietly!" Zhou Lanjibu replied at the same time.
Fan Zeng nodded slightly and said slowly: "To this day, the Overlord Army is immeasurable, but I don't know the way of being a king, just like a grassroots man. Therefore, I have eight edicts to him, and the atmosphere in the palace has not yet been discussed!"
"The so-called eight handles are written by the Zhou rituals and the way to rule the ministers!"
"One is called title, to control its nobleness, and the other is called fortune, to control its wealth."
"The third is to control your luck, and the fourth is to set up, and the second is to control your actions."
"The fifth is to control one's blessings, and the sixth is to control one's poverty."
"The seventh is to abolish it, to control its crimes, and the eighth is to punish it, to control its mistakes."
"The overlord is good at using military tactics, but he does not know how to govern the country with etiquette. Otherwise, the country will be lazy."
After Fan Zeng said that, he took a sip of warm tea and walked straight towards the carriage. No matter how Zhou Lanjibu comforted him, he never looked back.
I think Fan Zeng came to King Sasuke in his seventies, but he never thought that he would end up like this. He only regretted that he had come out too early and assisted Xiang Yu, but if he didn't go out again, he was afraid that his life would come to an end and no one knew about it for his life. Today, he left, only because Xiang Yu did not listen to his words and acted without authorization, and that he would make mistakes.
Taking advantage of Xiang Yu's failure, he withdrew from the Chu political arena earlier. In general, he failed. However, he failed to guide the country and saw that he was a little regretful to see all directions coming to court.
So much so that before Fan Zeng returned to his former residence, he was depressed and angry and died of illness. He was pitiful to the Chu State and hurriedly ended his life.
When Xiang Yu from Pengcheng heard about this, he had to order someone to bury Fan Zeng with great pleasure. In short, he was also his father. Ji Bu returned to the court and told Xiang Yu about the eight-handled imperial minister technique of telling Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu just smiled softly, and Fan Zeng's final advice was also wasted.
Now all the lands in Kuaiji have been taken for themselves by Xiang Yu, which is extremely vast. Although I heard that Qin destroyed Zhao State, I was still unmoved. The reason is very simple. The two countries have an alliance and cannot be easily destroyed. They have lost their trust in others. However, they do not know that killing Emperor Chu has already lost trust in the world. At this point, Xiang Yu still cares about this matter.
Besides, there were Qi and Yan countries, so Xiang Yu did not intend to send troops, but watched the changes. When the ministers saw this, they were mostly lazy. On the contrary, the Han King gradually became a climate when he arrived at Jiujiang.
When Emperor Chu died, his body floated downstream and was found in the lower reaches of Chen County. After the founder of the county, he immediately established a temple and worshipped Emperor Chu and waited for the princes to come to serve the king.
Although Wu Qi went first, he heard that the Chu army had withdrawn and immediately returned to Chen County to guard Emperor Yi of Chu. However, after seeing the body of Emperor Chu, he was furious. After all, the king and his subjects were in trouble. Unexpectedly, the overlord was so cruel and ruthless. After arranging everything, he rushed straight to Gaocheng, Jiujiang, hoping to ask Liu Bang to send troops to wipe out the traitors!
Chapter completed!