Pei Gong and Peng Yue rested their troops and horses in Juye Ze. The envoy sent to Anyang came back and told Pei Gong about Song Yi's lag, and also said that General Xiang would use practical actions to prove his determination to save Zhao. Pei Gong said to Peng Yue: "My sworn brother is as fierce as fire. Now that the Qingzi champion is slow to advance, I'm afraid Zhu Hai will kill Jin Bi." Sure enough, within a few days, news came News that Xiang Yu killed Song Yi. Everyone admired Pei Gong for his foresight. Pei Gong said to the generals: "Now that General Xiang has killed Qingzi Champion, he must go to save Zhao himself. Wang Li and Zhang Han are both his enemies. From then on, the Qin army has encountered a strong enemy, and I have no worries about marching westward." !" Suddenly someone came in and reported that King Huai's envoys had arrived. Pei Gong didn't know what was going on, so he hurried out to greet him.
It turned out that when Zhang Han defeated Xiang Liang and went north, he left a Qin general to garrison in Dongjun. This Qin general's name was Chai Wu, who was from Pingyang, Zhao County, and was very skilled in martial arts. When he saw Xiang Yu's troops crossing the Yellow River, he led a Qin army south to prepare to attack Chu. He quickly captured Dangjun, then marched towards Lixian, and threatened to conquer Pengcheng. Dangjun was originally the place where Pei Gong held firm and belonged to the territory of Chu State. At this time, King Huai of Chu saw that the Qin army was heading straight towards Pengcheng, so he sent Lu Chen to strengthen the guard in the west of Pengcheng, and immediately sent someone to notify Pei Gong, asking him to come back to defend the capital. When Pei Gong learned about the situation and saw that the matter was urgent, he hurriedly discussed it with his subordinates. Xiao He said: "If the whole army is withdrawn, it will take too long. It is best to send a small group of troops back." Pei Gong said depressedly: "During the battle of Dong'a, Chai Wu was defeated by the Chu army. I didn't expect that he would be defeated. , actually dare to attack Pengcheng?" Lu Jia said: "I heard that he has two vanguards who are also very skilled in martial arts. One is named Jin Qiang and the other is named Jin She. They are brothers. Both of them are from Chu. I I used to know them when I was on a study tour. Now I ask Pei Gong to let me go back. I am willing to persuade them to surrender first. If these two people surrender, Chai Wu will be at ease." Suddenly there was a young man under the tent, who stepped forward and said : "Pei Gong, I used to follow my grandfather and uncle, and I know these two people. They are still my friends. If Mr. Lu fails to persuade me, I am willing to fight against them because I am very familiar with their martial arts!" Pei Gong looked at it and said, It turned out to be Kong Ju. This man was the grandson of Kong Qian, the Prime Minister of the former Wei Anli King, the nephew of the great scholar Kong Yu, and the son of Kong Shu. He was twenty-two years old at the time and was the ninth grandson of Confucius. When he was young, he followed his fathers and met many celebrities in Wei State. Later, he followed Pei Gong to avoid disaster in Mangdang Mountain. Like Fan Kuai, he was an effective general. Pei Gong was happy, so he listened to Kong Ju's words and only selected 3,000 cavalry. Then he took Lu Jia and Kong Ju to Li County to quell the chaos.
Someone had already reported to Li County that Liu Bang was bringing troops to conquer. Qin general Chai Wu discussed with the Jin brothers. The Jin brothers immediately said: "What are you afraid of? If Liu Bang dares to come, we will beat him to pieces!" When Pei Gong arrived at the city, they saw a Qin general standing majestically on the top of the city. It's Chai Wu. I saw his three long beards fluttering in the wind, his deep eyes and broad cheeks, and he was not angry and proud. After seeing Pei Gong on the city wall, he scolded him for betraying the country. He was an unworthy pavilion chief and an uneducated village man. Pei Gong said angrily: "I am uneducated, but you are also a rat. Otherwise, how could you be so ignorant of current affairs?" Chai Wu asked why he said he was ignorant of current affairs. Pei Gong said: "Everyone in the world has risen up against Qin. King Huai of Chu has sent two armies to conquer Qin, but you do the opposite and help Zhou do evil. Are you aware of the current affairs?"
Chai Wu laughed and said: "Since ancient times, loyal ministers have not avoided national calamity, and filial sons have not cared about their mother's illness. It was difficult for the first emperor to start a business, and he succeeded in a hundred battles and unified the country. Is the Qin State's eternal foundation something you can covet? Humph! I will do it now. If you want to flatten Pengcheng and eliminate hidden dangers for the country, why don't you stick your neck out and wait for the slaughter?" Pei Gong also smiled and said: "A good loyal minister will not avoid the national crisis, and a filial son will not be afraid of his mother's illness. During the battle of Dong'a, your General Zhang You were beaten to pieces by us, how dare you, an unknown person, show off your power here?" Chai Wu said: "Hey, why didn't you talk about the battle of Dingtao? Aren't you Chu people also beaten to pieces by us? Hahaha! You'd better surrender me quickly, otherwise General Zhao Ben, the general of the Qin State, will come to Sanchuan to supervise the battle and wipe out all of you!" The Qin army all laughed and laughed. Pei Gong said angrily: "You don't know the heights of heaven and earth. If you dare to come out, I will break your neck!"
After a while, Pei Gong saw two generals leaving the city. One was in brocade robes and silver armor, with fair skin, about thirty years old. He was riding a Chasing the Wind Jade Rabbit horse, holding a long sword in his hand, and his momentum was like a rainbow. It was Jin Qiang; the other was Jin Qiang; One is a burly man with a red face, a leopard beard and a beard, tiger eyes and lion eyebrows. He is fully clothed. He rides a horse of red clouds and flames chasing the sun. He carries an eight-foot-long iron square-shaped halberd. He is as powerful as a galloping horse. It is Jin. Qiang's younger brother Jin She. The two of them looked dignified and majestic.
When Lu Jia saw them, he rode his horse forward and saluted the two of them: "You two worthy brothers, do you still remember me, Lu Jia?" When the Jin brothers saw it was Lu Jia, they bowed together and said, "Sir, you are well." Lu Jia said: "Benevolence and righteousness should be the most important thing in life. Why do you know so little about morality?" Jin Qiang said: "I am a general of the Qin State. Now I am fighting for the country. Isn't what I am doing out of loyalty?" Lu Jia said: "My dear brother, you are wrong! The second generation boy is too incompetent. After he succeeded to the throne, he carried out violence at home and built large-scale construction projects outside, harming the people and making life miserable for the people of the world. Now the people of the six countries have been forced to have no choice but to rise up in rebellion, and dear brother Is it loyalty to not serve the country of my parents but to support a tyrannical country?" Jin Qiang said: "I am serving the country, how can I say it is not for loyalty?"
Lu Jia said: "My dear brother, I am from the Chu State. Have you forgotten how King Huai of Chu died? We are all Chu people. You don't serve the Chu State, but you sacrifice your life for the Qin State. How can you say you are loyal? Besides, the world is full of loyalty." The rebellion is all for the purpose of reviving the old legacy of the Six Kingdoms, so you should serve the State of Chu even more. This is where the great righteousness lies and what the people want!" Jin Qiang said: "Although we are from Chu, we have served the State of Qin for more than ten years. , Moreover, the affairs between Qin, Mu and Chu were despised by the ancients. There is a saying that 'if you eat the emperor's salary, you have to do things for the emperor'? If you are rebellious, that is disloyal and unjust?" Lu Jia said: "No! King Wu attacked Yin Zhou , everyone praised his virtue, and no one accused him of being treason. Now Hu Hai is a tyrant and mediocre lord like Jie and Zhou, and King Huai of Chu is like King Wu of Zhou. Now my Pei Gong is following the order of King Huai of Chu to attack Wudao. This is what the Lord said. It is a righteous act that obeys the will of God and responds to the people's support!" Jin Qiang said: "The Qin State has a vast territory and millions of soldiers. The Chu State could not be defeated before, let alone now? Sir, it is better not to be deceived by the rebels and wait for capture as soon as possible. ?" Lu Jia added: "I heard that in the affairs of the world, it is normal for justice to defeat power, and it is abnormal for power to defeat justice. People in the world now yearn for a good society with benevolent governance and clearness, so only by overthrowing the unjust tyranny of Qin , a society with benevolent government will be realized, so it depends on whose hands the justice is in the hands. The power of a moment lies in power, and the benevolent government of a thousand years depends on justice. Although Qin is strong, it has lost its people. This is like a temporary power. Now The justice is in the hands of King Huai of Chu. This is like mastering the benevolent government for a thousand years. Therefore, Chu will definitely be able to defeat the powerful Qin. If you violate the justice and act in reverse, you will eventually be eliminated by the times and cast aside by people. Please Dear brother, think twice?" Jin Qiang said: "Although what you say makes sense, Qin Guoxiong is in Guanzhong. As long as he blocks the dangerous point of Weihan, even a million troops can't get in. You should think about it carefully, right?" Lu Jia said: "Yamato Smallness changes. I heard that ten thousand people took up bows and arrows to shoot at the same target, and no one missed the target. Everything in the world is bright and prosperous, but if it is used to hurt a life, the life will end. Now all the people in the world Everyone rose up against Qin. How could Qin last? Everyone in the world wanted to kill Emperor Qin. How could Emperor Qin live long? Therefore, destroying Qin is the aspiration of the people and the general trend. I hope you will not be too persistent and do your best. Think about what I said?" Jin Qiang remained silent.
Chai Wu heard what Lu Jia said at the top of the city, and saw that Jin Qiang was hesitant and refused to start a fight, so he said angrily: "Jin Qiang, why are you still standing there? Why are you talking to them? Hurry up and cut down Chu." The general's head!" Jin Qiang had no choice but to step forward to fight. Kong Ju also waved his halberd, stepped forward to stop Jin Qiang and said, "Kong Ju is here, you two are rude!" When Jin Qiang saw it was Kong Ju, he was shocked and said, "After you are a saint, how can you help the rebels?" Kong Judao: "Only after a saint can one know justice and evil. Only when one fights for justice can one not presume to be a saint. If one does not differentiate between justice and evil and confuses right and wrong, then he is a fool. Now I am fighting for justice without losing my mind. , the way of martial arts." Jin Qiang said: "If we fight today, the friendship between friends will no longer exist." Kong Ju said: "Where justice lies, we can no longer talk about friendship. Can you please come over?"
Jin She, who was next to Jin Qiang, said, "Brother, stay here while I go to fight!" Then he slapped his horse and came out to kill him. Jin Qiang said: "Brother, you should be careful in fighting and make contributions to the country!" The two came to the front of the formation and fought for fifty rounds, regardless of the outcome. When Pei Gong saw Jin She's martial arts skills, he was secretly surprised and fell in love with Jin She very much. The two fought for a while, and then Jin She made a false shot, abandoned Kong Ju, and fled eastward. Not to be outdone, Kong Ju followed closely from behind. Jin She ran to the hiding place, turned around and said to Kong Ju: "The whole world has rebelled against Qin. We have long had the idea of raising an army, but we were forced to do so. What Mr. Lu just said was very insightful, so I brought you here." , please attack the city with all your strength tomorrow, and our brothers will surrender the city. Remember, remember!" Kong Ju said: "Thank you, thank you!" He was afraid that the people in the city would see the flaw, so they pretended to be unwilling and pursued him again. For a while. Jin She circled the city and was defeated back into the city. After Kong Ju came back, he told Pei Gong what Jin She had said. Pei Gong was very happy to hear this and discussed with Lu Jia again.
Jin She returned to the city to see Chai Wu and said that Kong Ju was very skilled in martial arts but could not win. Unexpectedly, Chai Wu was furious and ordered Jin Qiang to be taken down for questioning. Jin Qiang shouted innocent. Chai Wudao: "You were deceived by Lu Jia's crooked reasoning today. If you hadn't been woken up by me, you almost turned your back on the battlefield, and you still said you were innocent?" Jin Qiang said: "I will fight Kong Ju personally tomorrow, Ru Ruo If we don't win, it's not too late to kill!" One person was seen yelling angrily from below: "My brother is the protector of Li County, if I kill him, who will defend the city?" It was Jin She. Chai Wu scolded him, "Do you brothers want to rebel?" Jin She said, "I and I serve Qin loyally, why do you doubt us?" Chai Wu said, "In that case, it depends on your performance tomorrow. snort!"
That night, Jin She said to his brother Jin Qiang: "Everyone in the world rose up against Qin, but Chai Wu did the opposite. It is better to kill him and go to Pei Gong and make contributions!" Jin Qiang said: "Chai Wu He was kind to both of us, but killing him wouldn't be righteous!" Jin She told his brother Jin Qiang about the date with Kong Ju during the day, and then talked about it from ear to ear. Jin Qiang was very happy after hearing his brother's words, and the two discussed it.
The next day, Pei Gong asked Kong Ju to challenge him again. Chai Wu summoned Jin Qiang to fight. However, the visitor reported: "The two of them drank all night because of the lord's reproach yesterday. They are still drunk and cannot go out to fight." After hearing this, Chai Wu was furious and said, "They are all a bunch of trash. Come and get my weapons." !" Chai Wu walked down to the city, took his huge long-handled golden sword from the soldiers, then flew on his horse and led five hundred soldiers out of the city. Kong Ju knew there was something going on in the city, so he rode forward. Kong Ju cheered up and stepped forward to fight Chai Wu for fifty rounds. Pei Gong was shocked and said: "I didn't expect that this guy also has two brushes!" The two fought for a while, only to hear a drum sound from the city, and one person shouted: "General Chai, please stop! We have dedicated the city to Pei Gong. La!" The person who spoke was Jin Qiang. By this time, Jin She had already cut down the Qin army guarding the gate, opened the city gate, and shouted to Pei Gong to enter the city.
Seeing that there was a military coup, Chai Wu retreated hurriedly and cursed Jin Qiang and Jin She as traitors. But he was caught by Kong Ju and Jin She. Seeing this, Pei Gong immediately drove his troops into the city. Jin Qiang went down to the city to pay homage to Pei Gong. Jin She and Kong Ju also escorted Qin general Chai Wu to see Pei Gong. Pei Gong was about to chop off Chai Wu's head. Jin Qiang interceded for Chai Wu, saying that Chai Wu was a loyal man. Pei Gong persuaded Chai Wu to surrender. But Chai Wu was unyielding and said: "A man should die tragically, how can he kneel down and surrender to the enemy?" Seeing this, Pei Gong liked it even more, so he had people force him to the ground, and then he also knelt down and said: "A loyal minister, the pillar of the country. How can I, Liu Bang, be willing to kill you and be willing to become brothers of different surnames with the general, and then work together to achieve great things!" After saying that, he prostrated himself on the ground. When Chai Wu saw Pei Gong in front of him, he was very ashamed and said: "I am a defeated general. Why does the general think so highly of me? I'm so ashamed!" Pei Gong said: "Since ancient times, the phoenix has only lived in the phoenix tree. I, Liu Bang, am not a phoenix tree, but the general does. It's a real phoenix! It's not only a blessing for King Huai that I can get such a general, but also a blessing for all the people in the world! If it weren't for the help of the Jin brothers, how could I get the general?" Chai Wu was so moved that he surrendered. Peigong.
Pei Gong was overjoyed and immediately ordered his attendants to prepare the incense table. He worshiped Chai Wu in the lobby of Li County. Pei Gong became an older brother, and Chai Wu became a younger brother. Everyone was happy. Peigong asked Lu Jia to come out to pacify the people, and Li County was pacified. The next day, Chai Wu took out all the grain in the warehouse and gave it to Pei Gong. He also organized all the soldiers and horses, about 4,000 people, and handed them all to Pei Gong. Duke Pei was so happy that he immediately expressed his gratitude to King Huai. At this time, a sergeant suddenly came in and reported that another army of soldiers and horses had arrived outside the city, and the leader also insisted on paying homage to Pei Gong. Pei Gong didn't know who it was, so he led everyone out to have a look.
Pei Gong came to the outside of the city and saw two people leading three to five hundred people, covered with dust, arriving at the city gate. Pei Gong asked them where they came from. One of the thinner ones replied: "I am Wei General Wu Pu, and this is Huang Xin." Peigong was very surprised and asked them why they came here. Wu Pu said: "Since Lord Wu Xin was defeated and your troops withdrew from Chenliu, Qin general Yang Xiong fought with King Wei. After the Wei army was defeated, they all retreated to Jiyang City. Later I heard that King Zhao was here The giant deer was surrounded, and all the soldiers and horses from all over the world went to rescue Zhao. King Wei, feeling grateful for the kindness of the king, also personally went to rescue the giant deer with Ding Li, the general of Han Dynasty. Before leaving, the king of Wei gave the task of defending the city to us. But. Yang Xiong launched a fierce attack on Jiyang. Seeing that the city could not be defended, the two of us abandoned the city and walked to the border of Qi. When we got there, we heard that King Huai of Chu sent General Song Yi northward. We were at the border I waited day and night. But after waiting for a month, there was no trace of the Chu army, so I went to Anyang to join Qingzi Champion. But after arriving in Anyang, I heard that General Xiang Yu killed Qingzi Champion. We were worried that we would meet No matter what the accident, I didn’t dare to look for General Xiang anymore. Later, I heard that General Xiang had defeated Qin General Wang Li at Juyeze, so I rushed to Changyi to look for you. But not far away, I heard that The general went to Li County. The two of us had no choice but to rush all the way to Li County, where we finally met the general!"
After listening to the two men's stories, Pei Gong was greatly moved and said: "The two generals have gone through so much trouble and twists and turns all the way to come to Liu Bang sincerely. How can I be so virtuous and capable? Please come to the city to talk quickly?" "Pei Gong invited Wu Pu and Huang Xin to the city. Pei Gong told the previous story again, and then said to all the newly acquired generals: "Generals, the Qin State is now ruthless. King Huai of Chu ordered me to march westward to conquer Qin. This is an arduous task. I think How do you feel about entering the customs with you?" Chai Wu, Jin Qiang, Jin She, Wu Pu, and Huang Xin immediately said: "When we have a master in life, our wishes will come true. We are willing to follow the general to make contributions. !" Pei Gong was overjoyed, and from then on he treated everyone like Feng and Fei's generals. Everyone was overjoyed.
At this moment, Peng Yue's messenger suddenly arrived, saying that the Qin State had transferred tens of thousands of troops from Guanzhong, sent Zhao Hai's son Zhao Bi as the governor of Sanchuan County, and ordered Yang Xiong to attack Dongjun. They also escorted a batch of grain to Changyi, saying that it would be used when Zhang Han pacified Hebei and went south to attack Qi. At this time, King Huai's messenger also arrived and praised Pei Gong highly. Peigong left Li County and marched towards Changyi.
When Duke Pei came to Changyi, Peng Yue went out to greet him. After everyone met each other, Pei Gong said to Peng Yue: "King Huai ordered me to march westward. Sanchuan is a must pass, but it is not easy to capture the whole county. I am worried that I will not be able to provide food and grass. I heard that the Qin army Put a large amount of grain in the city of Changyi. Do I want to get this grain?" Peng Yue said: "During the time you left, I have not had the pleasure of fighting again. Now I am willing to capture Changyi. Get these grains for you." When the news reached Changyi, Qin General Wang Luo and the county magistrate Chen Feng discussed: "The governor asked us to stay here and protect the grains. I heard that the rebels this time are We are specifically here to seize grain, so we must dig deep trenches and high fortresses, and if we hold on without fighting, the thieves will have nothing to do with us." The county magistrate just held on and did not fight at all. Peng Yue attacked for a long time, but he couldn't capture the city.
Peigong was eager to go westward, so he discussed it with Peng Yue. Peng Yue said: "General, please go westward. I will stay and besiege Changyi. If I can get the food in the city, I will transport it all to your army. I will never break my promise!" Peigong said: "There are many dangers in going westward and the stakes are great. , Only if you help me can I succeed!" Peng Yue high-fived Pei Gong and vowed to help him destroy Qin. Pei Gong said goodbye to Peng Yue.
When Pei Gong led his army to cross Chengwu and arrived at Anyang, someone found a large banner with "Qingzi Champion" written on it, but some of the fragments had been scattered in the dust. After asking, it was found that this was where Qingzi Champion was camping. Pei Gong saw that the earthen stove where the Chu army camped was still there, but he no longer knew where he was buried. I thought that the glory of Qingzi's championship was like a flash in the pan, and the success, failure, honor and disgrace in this life were really elusive. He stood in the camp and paid his respects for a long time before leaving. When the army came to Fengxian County, suddenly a Hanyang man named Fu Kuan came to surrender with a troop of horses. Pei Gong saw that Fu Kuan was handsome and majestic, and he liked him very much, so he made him the captain and then marched to Sanchuan.
