Chapter 2034 Banquet of Hongmen

Xiang Yu and the armies of the princes were all shocked when they heard the news that Fangzheng had entered the pass. Then followed by extreme anger.

For a while, many representatives of the armies of the princes begged to see Xiang Yu, hoping that Xiang Yu could go to Guanzhong as soon as possible to eliminate Fangzheng's bandit army, so as to set the record straight.

It is not surprising that the armies of the princes would have such thoughts. Since the beginning of the uprising, Fangzheng's rebel army has always been incompatible with other insurgents and seemed very isolated. He rejected Chen Sheng's enfeoffment, so he naturally lost contact with the large peasant rebel army. Even in the eyes of the rebel army's top brass, Fang Zheng was more like a bandit occupying the mountains than a general of the rebel army.

In addition, the concept of the Fangzheng rebel army is completely different from other rebels. Not only does he want to overthrow the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, but he also wants to wipe out the remnants of the nobles and the enfeoffment system. This is simply against the sky for the armies of the princes—it can even be said that Fang Zheng basically fought against the rebel army and the Qin Dynasty with his own strength.

This is another reason why Fangzheng's power expanded the slowest. In fact, it is not without historical celebrities who want to defect to Fangzheng. For example, the famous Han Xin once met with Fangzheng. However, the two sides could not reach an agreement on the issue of the enfeoffment system. Fangzheng made it clear that he would strengthen centralization and abolish the enfeoffment system. This is unacceptable to people like Han Xin who are trying to restore the glory of the motherland, so the two sides broke up.

Because of this, the rebel army also regarded Fang Zheng as the second murderous king of Qin. Seeing that he took the opportunity to go straight to Xianyang, they were immediately indignant, and they all demanded to clear the way with troops and horses, and wipe out these wanton thieves.

Facing the instigation of the princes, Xiang Yu seemed very embarrassed. On the one hand, he was indeed dissatisfied with Fang Zheng's sneak attack on Xianyang during the Battle of Julu, but on the other hand, unlike the princes outside, Xiang Yu knew Fang Zhengtian very clearly. The deeds of human reincarnation.

Although according to the current intelligence, Fang Zheng's army is less than 100,000, while Xiang Yu has 400,000 troops, but Xiang Yu knows very well that 400,000 is nothing in front of Fang Zheng's piano sound killing the enemy. How many people died. He once heard from his father Xiang Shaolong the story about Fangzheng killing ten thousand horse thieves in an instant with one piano. At that time, this story left a deep psychological shadow on Xiang Yu.

What about an army of 400,000? At most people play forty pieces of music.

But Xiang Yu couldn't show weakness, and he couldn't tell others about this matter. Xiang Yu knew very well that if the princes knew that Fang Zheng could kill them with one qin alone, he would definitely run away immediately.

So Xiang Yu had no choice but to lead his army to march straight into Hangu Pass under the instigation of the princes.

However, when Xiang Yu led the army to Hangu Pass, the scene in front of him left everyone dumbfounded.

They originally expected that Fangzheng would deploy a large army to defend Hangu Pass, or at worst would send a large number of soldiers to defend here. However, when the armies of the feudal lords arrived at Hangu Pass, they found that there were only dozens of civilians sprinkling water on the city wall to clean the huge Hangu Pass, except for the bright red flag fluttering in the wind. And Fang Zheng was sitting on the tower, with a Guqin in his hand, and two virgins standing behind him, looking at ease.

What the hell? !

Hearing the report from the former army scouts, Xiang Yu only felt that his hairs were about to stand on end.

Mr. Fang has put out the qin, and in Xiang Yu's view, the meaning of this is already very obvious!

But other people don't know.

"General, it's obvious that traitors set up a suspicious formation, using the strategy of suspicious soldiers to deceive the truth! Please let me lead three thousand cavalry, and Hangu Pass will be captured!"

"Wait!"

Hearing his subordinates asking for a fight, Xiang Yu also hastily stretched out his hand to stop the opponent. He is very clear that although many people think this is Fang Zheng's suspicious strategy, in fact he can really do it! If I nod my head right now, and my subordinates really lead 3,000 cavalry to rush to Hangu Pass, there will be no return, maybe they will take 3,000 more horses to go in.

However, this is not important. The important thing is that in this way, the news that Fang Zheng was able to kill the enemy with the sound of the piano will inevitably spread throughout the entire army of princes. By that time, the 400,000 troops will definitely become a mess. Even if Xiang Yu is not good at this aspect, he knows that once things become like this, it will be really troublesome.

Thinking of this, Xiang Yu has made a decision.

"The general invited me to Hongmen for a banquet?"

Looking at Xiang Yu's servants in front of him, Fang Zheng was a little surprised. He just wanted to cosplay an empty city plan, but he didn't expect that even the Hongmen Banquet came out now?

Of course I want to go, this is the world-famous Hongmen Banquet, wouldn't it be useless not to see it?

And that Xiang Zhuang... I don't know if I can see him?

To be honest, Fangzheng is not really interested in men dancing swords, but no matter how you say it, it has been passed down through the ages, so of course you can't miss it.

Thinking of this, Fangzheng also smiled slightly.

"Please tell the general, Fang will be there on time."

In the morning of the next day, Fang Zheng rode a white deer and wobbled to the front of Xiang Yu's army camp in Hongmen. Upon learning of Fang Zheng's arrival, Xiang Yu immediately sent someone to invite Fang Zheng into the tent and set up a banquet.

"It's been a few years since we parted with Mr. Fang. When we meet today, Mr. Fang is still the same as before."

Looking at Fangzheng, Xiang Yu, who was holding the wine glass, couldn't help feeling emotional. He also knew that Qin Shihuang had worked so hard for the elixir of life, but whether the elixir of life existed was still a mystery, but Fang Zheng right now was truly immortal. At least in his eyes, Fang Zheng has hardly changed over the years.

Thinking about Qin Shihuang's power over the world, but still trying to achieve immortality in vain, and looking at this immortal immortal in front of him, Xiang Yu really felt a little embarrassed.

"You are much older. It seems that forming an army and fighting the world is really exhausting."

Fangzheng poured a glass of wine, drank it on his own, and glanced at the tent at the same time. At the moment, there were only four people in the tent. Except for Xiang Yu and Fangzheng, the remaining two were Uncle Xiang and an old man. If Fang Zheng guessed correctly, the old man should be Xiang Yu's counselor, Fan Zeng, whom Xiang Yu respectfully called "Yafu".

"There is one thing Xiang Yu doesn't understand. Why did Mr. Fang choose to enter the customs at this time? To seize Xianyang? Originally, Xiang Yu thought that Mr. Fang had no interest in fighting for the world."

Looking at Xiang Yu's attitude towards Fang Zheng, Fan Zeng's eyes flashed with doubts. He was just a counselor who followed Xiang Yu after the uprising, so he didn't know anything about Xiang Yu and Fang Zheng. But Fan Zeng was quite surprised to see Xiang Yu treat Fang Zheng, who looked much younger than him, so respectfully, like an elder.

"I'm really not interested in simply competing for the world, but for the sake of the common people and this land, I decided to come out and give it a try."

Fangzheng put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at Xiang Yu.

"You have your ideas, I have mine, and now I still say that, Xiang Yu, why don't you help me to rule the world. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth, I've said it before, and I'll say it again now, you are suitable General, but you are not suitable to be an emperor. Because you are too upright, too affectionate, and too principled. These are all good qualities, but it is different for an emperor, especially for a mortal like you. "

"Mr. Fang, Xiang doesn't understand."

Hearing this, Xiang Yu frowned.

"Why can't mortals be emperors to value friendship?"

"Because a mortal has a limited lifespan, even if he was in harmony with the important officials when he was in power, but considering the ownership of the world, who will belong to the dynasty after his death, even the relationship between father and son may be cut off, don't you know this very well? ?”

Fang Zheng silently pointed out Ying Zheng and Qin Shihuang, while Xiang Yu remained silent, and only answered in a low voice after a while.

"Xiang Yu once told Master Fang that Xiang Yu would not be that kind of person."

"So you are not suitable to be an emperor."

Fangzheng shook his head.

"You see, if you are just a general, you can chat and laugh with your companions who have lived and died together in the court hall, and form friendship. But if you become an emperor, and you are as weak as Ying Zheng, you may die at any time? At that time, Are you worried that your friend has too much power inside and outside the court? Even seeking power and seizing the throne? At that time, it will not be a question of whether you think about it or not."

"........."

Hearing this, Xiang Yu held his wine glass for a while, just drank without talking, and at this time Fan Zeng finally spoke.

"Mr. Fang said that, does he want the general to surrender? Can Mr. Fang guarantee that the above-mentioned general's unrivaled achievements will not be hidden by birds?"

"Oh, of course not."

Fangzheng shook his head.

"As for why, your general knows best, and... I will adopt a brand new political governance system. Of course, I can't say that it will be 100% successful, but you have to try everything, right? Xiang Yu and I are destined No, frankly speaking, I don’t want to fight Xiang Yu on the battlefield, so I came to the banquet, hoping to persuade the general to surrender.”

Fangzheng does not intend to directly adopt the governance system of the previous life, after all, theory must be combined with reality. Founder intends to adopt a constitutional monarchy as a transition, after all, a new political system and development require a leader. And Fangzheng reincarnated as a heaven and man, he has no descendants, and he has no heir's distress, so he has no need for the monarch to seize power. And with Fang Zheng's ability, there is no need to worry that he will be assassinated, or that there will be no king in the country.

As long as it can be stabilized, Fang Zheng can guide the entire system to transition to a republic. After all, the biggest resistance to system transfer comes from the monarch himself. However, Fangzheng can delegate power at any time, and he doesn't have such a pathological desire to hold power. It is naturally much easier to reform.

Hearing this, Xiang Yu wanted to say something, but Fang Zheng waved his hand again.

"I know what you want to say, but I want to tell you clearly, er, that the armies of the princes must die. The old nobles of these six countries are the main reason for the demise of the Qin Dynasty, and will also become the most unstable factor for the new dynasty. I am not afraid to tell you , no matter whether you choose to surrender or not, I will wipe out all these old nobles from the Six Kingdoms, kill them all, and leave no one behind."

"........."

Faced with Fang Zheng's words, Xiang Yu's expression became more serious, while Fan Zeng looked at Fang Zheng with his expression unchanged, but secretly winked at Xiang Yu.

Sensing Fan Zeng's wink, Xiang Yu was also speechless. In fact, before Fangzheng came, his "sub-father" once made a suggestion that Xiang Yu should win Fangzheng at the Hongmen Banquet. After all, Fangzheng's teacher is unknown, and the ideas he preached are "disrespectful" and unrighteous in the eyes of the ruling class of this era. As long as he declares that Xiang Yu wants Fangzheng to surrender, but if the other party insists on occupying Xianyang and refuses to surrender, it can be logically dismissed. Take it down.

The plan was good, but it was a pity that Fan Zeng didn't know that Fangzheng was not an ordinary person, and Xiang Yu couldn't tell him directly, so he could only find an excuse, saying that Fangzheng and himself were old friends, and couldn't bear to make such a murderous move—nonsense, really shot If so, who did the poisoning is unknown.

Seeing that Xiang Yu didn't respond, Fan Zeng was also secretly anxious. He really didn't understand why Xiang Yu valued such a young man so much. He even held up Yu Jue several times in a row, signaling that Xiang Yu had to make a decision, but Xiang Yu still turned a blind eye.

There is no way, it seems that the general will not do anything.

Looking at Xiang Yu, who was drinking and pretending to be stupid, Fan Zeng also had a flash of light in his eyes, and glanced at Fangzheng again. Then he stood up and left the camp under the pretext of going to the bathroom.

Fang Zheng didn't care about Fan Zeng's departure. On the contrary, he took this opportunity to continue explaining his thoughts to Xiang Yu.

"The general should also be very clear that the Huns in the north have always been eyeing this land. Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, and indeed many people died because of it, but the Great Wall also blocked the Huns from invading. When the world is unified again , we need a brave general to preside over the army to suppress the north and put down the Xiongnu, what if the general doesn’t know what to do?”

"Woo... um..."

Xiang Yu was also very hesitant at the moment. On the one hand, he really listened to what Fangzheng said, but on the other hand, Xiang Yu was also reluctant to make a decision just like this.

After all, he is now a world-renowned general, not the brat he was back then.

Fangzheng didn't care about Xiang Yu's reaction, he just talked to himself, drinking and eating food from time to time, but at this moment, the curtain door of the tent was lifted, and then a figure walked in.

Then, a voice sounded.

"Xiang Zhuang is here to greet General Shang and toast."

Oh, this is Xiang Zhuang... Huh?

Fang Zheng, who was still fighting against the pork leg in front of him, was stunned for a moment, then raised his head. Because the voice he heard just now was clear and pleasant, like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley, not a man's voice at all.

Could it be that Xiang Zhuang is still a fake mother-in-law?

However, when Fangzheng raised his head, he couldn't help but froze.

What he saw in front of him was a girl in Jasper Nianhua, wearing long-sleeved single clothes, with the corners of her eyes raised high, with a certain cunning and haughty aura, she looked very beautiful and moving.

"Why are you here?"

Xiang Yu also looked at the woman in front of him now, and asked, and the latter smiled slightly.

"My little girl sees that the general and Mr. Fang are drinking here. There is no entertainment in the barracks. Please let the little girl dance the sword to cheer up."

"it is good."

Xiang Yu obviously didn't think much, just nodded.

And Fangzheng was completely demented.

Xiang Zhuang is actually a woman?

Are you kidding me? !