The next day, King Zhao sent someone to invite Xiang Yu and all the generals to have a banquet in Julu City. When Chen Yu heard that King Zhao was inviting him, he felt uneasy. Fan Zeng happened to say: "Although Zhang Han lost the battle, after cleaning up the corpses of the Qin army on the battlefield, it was found that they lost 30,000 to 40,000 people. In addition to part of Wang Li's defeated army, Zhang Han still had nearly 200,000 troops. If They come together to attack, and the outcome is hard to say. The general should quickly send two generals to cross the Zhang River and camp on the south bank, pretending to attack from the north and the south. Zhang Han must be afraid, and if he is afraid, he will try to cross the river, and our army can If we attack halfway across the river, we will definitely win!" Xiang Yu believed that Fan Zeng's words were reasonable, so he ordered Yingbu and Pu to lead their troops across the Zhang River and set up camp. General Pu said: "Our army destroyed all the boats and rafts when they came. How can we cross the river now?" Chen Yu said: "The people of Zhao are grateful to the Chu army. I am willing to call on the people to build boats. In less than ten days, , Guaranteed to build dozens of ships and rafts for the use of the Chu army." Xiang Yu was overjoyed and asked Chen Yu to build ships.
In the following period, King Zhao held banquets from time to time to thank the generals from various countries who came to rescue Zhao. One day, when everyone was in the mood for drinking, King Zhao and Xiang Yu discussed how to attack Zhang Han. Suddenly someone came in and reported that General Chen Yu was back. King Zhao said with an unhappy face: "Gu Zheng and the generals are discussing merit and rewards, and they have no time to meet with idle people!" Seeing that King Zhao did not see Chen Yu, Xiang Yu said, "General Chen also fought with the Qin army. He also killed Shejian and helped the Chu army build ships. His contribution was not small. Why doesn't the king see him?" Seeing what Xiang Yu said, King Zhao reluctantly let Chen Yujin see him.
After a while, Chen Yu came in. He came to the main hall and met with King Zhao first. King Zhao said in a strange tone: "General Chen fought with the Qin army many times and relieved the siege of Julu. It is really a great achievement for his hard work. Please sit down!" Chen Yu saw Zhang Er sitting next to him, so he stepped forward and saluted: " I have met the Prime Minister." Zhang Er snorted and said nothing. Fan Zeng saw that Chen Yu was a little embarrassed, so he came to the rescue and said: "General Chen led his troops to kill Shejian. He has done a lot of credit. The king will reward the general later." Xiang Yu asked Generals Ying and Pu if they had crossed the river. Chen Yu replied: "They have all crossed the river. They are stationed on the south bank. Please don't worry, Lord Lu." Xiang Yu asked him to sit down and drink. Chen Yu sat down at the bottom very uncomfortably. After the banquet was over, all the generals from various countries took their leave and went back. At this time, King Zhao was already drunk and returned to the back hall to rest. Zhang Er ignored Chen Yu and walked away. Seeing this, Chen Yu felt bored and had to lead the original team back to the military camp outside the city in gloom.
The next day, King Zhao and Zhang Er came to Chu camp again with gifts of condolences to express their condolences to Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng. Zhang Er said: "This time Lu Gong broke the boat, fought with nine battles and nine victories, and defeated the Qin army. He not only saved the distressed Zhao State, but also eliminated the main force of the Qin State. You are the reborn parent of the Zhao State. If you are dispatched, the Zhao people Even if he goes through fire and water, he will not hesitate to do so." His words were very humble, and after that he ordered several boxes of silk brocade and cattle wine to be brought in, and he expressed his deep gratitude to Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu also showed some humility and asked Zhong Limei to accept the condolence gift. At this time, Chen Yu heard that King Zhao and the prime minister were out of the city to reward the Chu army, so he also took this opportunity to come to see King Zhao. When Prime Minister Zhang Er heard that Chen Yu was coming, he left angrily and left. Chen Yu had no choice but to pay homage to King Zhao. King Zhao said: "I heard that the general and the prime minister are sworn friends. Everyone in the world knows about your relationship, and everyone praises you. But this time I was in a desperate situation with the prime minister. I was almost desperate and wanted to commit suicide. But General Chen led tens of thousands of troops. Why didn't he come and fight Wang Li to the death to break the siege of Julu? It seems today that your friendship is not as deep as people say!" Chen Yu explained: "I heard A person who considers things carefully must have his own ideas, so doing things is not a risk to gain fame or achieve great righteousness. The reason why I do not go to death is because I want to leave a useful life. Once the king and the prime minister have something in the future If there is an accident, I can take revenge! This is why Wu Zixu did not return to Chu to rescue his father and brother. Because it is meaningless to die in vain, so I am not in a hurry to die first!" King Zhao said: "Although what you said It makes sense, but the Prime Minister may not forgive you, so you should go and explain to him!" Chen Yu agreed.
After King Zhao entered the city, Chen Yu also said goodbye to Xiang Yu and Yafu and came to his military camp. After thinking about it, he took the general's seal and ribbon and prepared to go into the city to apologize to the prime minister. The generals under his command felt very sad when they saw General Chen. They all said, "The general went to see the king, and the king did not blame him. But why is the prime minister so unreasonable?" Chen Yu sighed and said, "Everyone in the world knows that the prime minister and I are irreconcilable. Hand in hand, we have sworn to share life and death together, but I am not as good as the two generals Zhang Xiao and Chen Ze! Although the king resents me, he can still forgive me. But the prime minister may not be able to forgive me this time. I will wear the seal ribbon , just in case." confidant Xia said: "Although you failed to lift the siege of Julu, you did a great service to Zhao by raising food and wages and contacting the princes. How dare the Prime Minister seize your military power? Really? That's right, I'm willing to do the most difficult thing for the general!" Chen Yu asked what the most difficult thing was. Xia said: "The generals and the prime minister are the pillars of the country. Only when the generals and prime ministers are in harmony can the country prosper. Now that the prime minister does not understand the righteousness, he is unkind. In my opinion, if the prime minister seizes your military power, you should strike first and depose the prime minister first. , and then ordered the whole army, King Zhao will not dare to disobey you, we can all be your assistants!" Chen Yu was shocked and said: "What you said is setting me up for being unkind and unjust, even if the Prime Minister has opinions about me , you can't mess around. I'll go see the Prime Minister first, he won't be like that, right?" After saying that, he asked everyone to wait patiently, and he was going to explain it to the Prime Minister himself.
Chen Yu went into the city and came to the Prime Minister's Mansion and met Zhang Er. Zhang Er was very angry at this time and asked Chen Yudao: "When Julu was besieged, I sent people many times to urge the general to rescue the siege. Why did the general sit back and do nothing to save him?" Chen Yudao said: "Prime Minister, Wang Li had an army of hundreds of thousands at that time. During the siege, Zhang Han was stationed in Jiyuan. They claimed to have an army of one million, but I only have more than 30,000 men. To use such a small number of troops to deal with the Qin army that is several times larger than mine, isn't it just an egg against a stone?" Zhang Er said: "'Shi Die for your confidant! You and I once swore to live and die together, and to share adversity, but have you forgotten your previous oath?" Chen Yu said: "I dare not forget! But why does the Prime Minister insist on my death? But it doesn't matter if I die. , the important thing is that Zhao State still has tens of thousands of soldiers. If I had taken the risk and led them to die together with Wang Li, once the Qin army broke through the city, what would happen to you and the king? Who would avenge you and the king? Wang Li Chang We didn’t have time to capture the city because we were afraid of reinforcements from various countries and tens of thousands of Zhao troops!” Zhang Er sneered and said, “Although the general has thought carefully, if the Chu army hadn’t come, the king and I would have died long ago. , how can you still survive to this day? Today's catastrophe is an arrangement of God!" Chen Yu continued to explain: "Yes, the Prime Minister and the King did survive the catastrophe. Now please calm down, I heard The general and the prime minister are the country's support, and the harmony between the general and the prime minister is the country's good fortune. Therefore, Lin Xiangru took the initiative to befriend Lian Po for the long-term peace and stability of the country. The prime minister should also follow the example of the ancients!" Zhang Er heard this. , not only did not relieve his suspicion, but became even more angry, and said: "Are you using the ancients to mock me for not being able to tolerate others? I can also compare with the ancients. Haven't you heard of Hou Ying's sacrifice of his life to repay Wuji? "Is that so?" Chen Yu was shocked and widened his eyes and said: "Hou Ying sacrificed his life to repay Wuji. That's because Mr. Wei has the demeanor of a polite and virtuous corporal. More importantly, Mr. Wei first had the intention to fight to the death with the Qin army, so Hou Yingcai was deeply moved. Later, he helped the young master steal the talisman to save Zhao, in order to repay the young master's kindness! Now the prime minister is afraid of death first, and is deeply afraid that the Qin army will conquer the city and suffer disaster himself, so he demands that others die for you first. Aren’t you being too selfish?”
When Zhang Er heard this, his face turned red with embarrassment and he didn't know how to answer. After pausing for a moment, he asked angrily: "Where are the two generals Zhang Xiao and Chen Ze?" Chen Yu said: "The two of them advised me to fight the Qin army desperately, but I did not agree. They insisted on fighting the Qin army. I had no choice but to allocate five thousand sergeants, but the whole army was wiped out and both generals were killed." After hearing this, Zhang Er said in disbelief: "I'm afraid that's not the case? Are they trying to save me at all costs? Don't you agree? Kill them instead?" After hearing this, Chen Yu's expression suddenly changed and he said, "Prime Minister, what are you talking about? I have no grudges against them, so it's not like that! Besides, the two of them led the troops to fight, I'm not the only person I saw. How could I lie to you? If you don't believe me, just ask your son Zhang Ao! He is inseparable from me, don't you believe him?" Zhang Er was stunned after hearing this. Nothing more to say. Chen Yu then returned to the camp very unhappy.
The next day, Chen Yu was very depressed. Suddenly someone came in and reported: "The Prime Minister sent people to investigate the whereabouts of Zhang Xian and Chen Ze." Chen Yu became angry when he heard this, and said to his subordinates: "Your Majesty can forgive me, but why does the Prime Minister not trust me? You are so presumptuous. What are you talking about as irreconcilable friends?" He immediately took his seal and went straight to the city to see Zhang Er and said, "The Prime Minister and I have a deep friendship, and we can be called friends in times of need. Since we met until now, there has been nothing unpleasant. Everyone in the world knows about our relationship. But now the Prime Minister actually ignores our affection and casts suspicion, accuses me arbitrarily, and makes others talk about it. What is the reason for this?" Zhang Er said like a child: "I just want to investigate why you didn't come to save me. Do you have other ideas after the king and I are dead?" Chen Yu heard this and said angrily: "Why do you resent me to this extent? I I heard that Wu Zixu wanted to keep his useful life in order to avenge his father and brother. Later generations praised him for his virtuousness. If you keep accusing me of not being a friend and suspecting that I have second thoughts, I am willing to hand over the seal and ribbon!" He put the general's seal on the table and walked out. Zhang Er was deeply shocked. He never expected that Chen Yu would be like this.
Just as Chen Yu was leaving, one of Zhang Er's retainers suddenly spoke. He said, "Prime Minister, I heard that 'if you don't receive a gift from heaven, you will suffer the consequences.'" Zhang Er asked what he meant. The retainer replied: "The person with authority is the sharp weapon of the country. Now General Chen has handed it over to you. This is an opportunity given to you by God. Please don't go against God's will, Prime Minister!" After hearing what the retainer said, Zhang Er hesitated in his heart. . The retainer said again: "Although Zhao Guo has relieved the siege, there are less than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and General Chen is in charge of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. If you get it, Zhao Guo will naturally be defeated. Why are you hesitating?" Zhang Er As soon as I heard this, I was really tempted, so I picked up the big seal, played with it, and then hung it around my waist. At this time, Chen Yu happened to walk in from outside. He found that Zhang Er was wearing the general's seal on his body. He was very angry and walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion without looking back.
Chen Yu came to the military camp and told his troops what had happened. When the generals saw that Chen Yu had lost his general seal, most of them immediately dispersed. Only Xia Shuo, Zhang Ping and other close associates followed him. Chen Yu took a few of them and left the military camp. From then on, Zhang Er and Chen Yuen broke off their feud and completely broke up.
Someone reported this to Xiang Yu. Xiang Yu discussed with Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng said: "Chen Yu ran away in anger, which will definitely be detrimental to Zhao. It is better to send someone to chase him back and let him live in Chu camp temporarily, and then mediate the conflict between them." Xiang Yu sent Zhong Limei to chase him. Zhong Limei walked out of the camp gate, whipped his horse a few times, and soon caught up with Chen Yu. Chen Yu said: "I am loyal to Zhao and will destroy Qin with justice, but the Prime Minister accuses me and doubts me too much. A man should get fame for himself, how can he accept the anger of others?" Zhong Limei said: "General Chen, please calm down. Leaving like this will cause losses to Zhao Guoguo and may cause criticism from the princes. Now go back, Duke Lu has something to say to you." Chen Yu said sadly: "Although Duke Lu and Yafu think highly of me, I am General Zhao, what can you do in the Chu army?" Zhong Limei said: "Lu Gong loves talents very much, and he will never bury the general. But if you leave, when will you be able to make achievements?" Chen Yu looked ashamed, Then he remembered some of the words that Zhang Er often taught him, such as "a small impatience will ruin a big plan", so he followed Zhong Limei to the Chu camp. Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng comforted Chen Yu with kind words.
The next day, Xiang Yu was discussing matters with the generals from various countries in the Chu camp. Suddenly, a military spy came to report that the Qin State had sent Zhao Hai to guard Sanchuan County, and Yang Xiong was sent to meet Zhang Han. The army had arrived in Dongjun. Zhang Er was worried that if Xiang Yu did not capture Zhang Han, there would be endless troubles, so he hurriedly said: "Although Zhang Han was defeated, there are still 200,000 troops. If they are not eliminated, it will eventually be a big trouble for the princes. Now Zhao has Sima Xian, Generals such as Shen Yang and Ding Fu can also deal with Yang Xiong. If they are sent to defend Baima Jin, Yang Xiong will definitely not be able to cross the river!" Xiang Yu said: "In this case, send General Zhao to snipe. , as long as we hold Baimajin, Hebei will have peace of mind. Wait until I surrender Zhang Han and then march westward to Xianyang." Zhang Er quickly sent Sima Xian as the chief general, Shenyang as the deputy general, and Ding Fu as the vanguard, with 20,000 troops, and rushed Go to Baimajin to stop Yang Xiong.
Later, Xiang Yu summoned his generals to discuss how to attack Zhang Han. Suddenly a man stepped forward and stated impassionedly: "Gong Lu, I think the attack on Zhang Han can be postponed!" When Xiang Yu saw it was Han Xin, the halberd wielder, he curiously asked: "What do you have in mind?" Han Xin spoke eloquently. He said: "I predict that when Zhao Gao learns that Zhang Han has lost the battle, he will definitely punish him. Therefore, Zhang Han will be in trouble. When he is desperate, you will send someone to ask for surrender. Zhang Han will definitely If you are in a dilemma, you will surrender to the Chu army. This is what the art of war calls "subjugating the enemy without fighting." I hope Lu Gong will notice clearly!" When Xiang Yu heard Han Xin's words, he became furious and said, "I have a sworn enemy with Zhang Han. How can you allow him to surrender because of his hatred? You, a crotch-picking guy, dare to talk nonsense here! Come on! Push him out and kill him!" Everyone was shocked. It turned out that at this time, some people in Huaiyin had already told everyone about Han Xin's crotch drilling, so it was spread among the army, and Xiang Yu also heard about it. How could Xiang Yu tolerate Han Xin, who had been "crotch humiliated", talking about military matters, so he got angry in person.
Fan Zeng hurriedly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute! The wise nephew and Zhang Han do have a sworn hatred, but what Han Xin said does make sense!" Xiang Yu was shocked, and he didn't expect Yafu to agree with Han Xin's suggestion. Seeing that Xiang Yu had calmed down, Fan Zeng said: "The Qin court is unruly and all the people of the six kingdoms have rebelled. The only people who can serve them are Li Si, Wang Li, Zhang Han, Yang Xiong, Zhao Bi and others. Now Wang Li was dead and Li Si was imprisoned. What happened to Zhang Han was obvious. If he had won the battle, Zhao Gao would have been jealous of him and wanted to frame him. But Zhang Han had lost the battle, how could Zhao Gao let him go? Once the news about Julu came out, When word reaches Xianyang, Zhao Gao will try every means to frame Zhang Han. By then Zhang Han will indeed be cornered, and things will most likely develop as Han Xin said!" Xiang Yu hesitated for a moment, then said: "Even if Zhang Han is desperate, and I will not allow him to surrender!" Fan Zeng said: "Our army is also very tired at present, so it is very necessary to suspend military operations and let the sergeants take a good rest. When there are internal changes in the Qin State, we will have the opportunity to take action again. , something big can be decided!" Chen Ping and Zhong Limei also thought that what Fan Zeng said made sense. Xiang Yu said harshly: "Zhang Han and I have a grudge against my uncle. No matter where he escapes, I will catch him and cut him into pieces!" Zhong Limei said: "The grudge for the Battle of Dingtao must be To retaliate, the ultimate goal is to destroy Qin. Moreover, Zhang Han still has 200,000 troops. Although he was defeated, his strength is still there. If he is forced into a desperate situation, he is afraid that he will fight with his back to the wall!" Xiang Yu followed everyone's advice and stopped temporarily. military operations. Han Xin also escaped again.
From then on, the generals of Chu State all looked at Han Xin with admiration, especially Zhong Limei, who often had close contacts with him.
