Han Xin made an argument in front of the audience and clearly explained the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and ourselves. Everyone from Liu Bang onwards admired him. Liu Bang was particularly happy, complaining that it was too late to get Han Xin, and never mentioned his previous neglect of Han Xin. At this point, Liu Bang himself was in the middle and dispatched; with Xiao He as the logistics, mainly responsible for collecting rent and grain from Bashu and ensuring the supply of the army; with Han Xin as the vanguard, responsible for charging into the battle. The Han army was gearing up and preparing to enter Guanzhong.
Liu Bang was actively preparing to return to the Central Plains in Hanzhong, but because the roads were blocked, other princes, including Xiang Yu, did not know about it. At this time, the land of China was peaceful, and people seemed to have ushered in peace after the troubled times.
However, something that is not peaceful does not mean that it did not happen. Because Xiang Yu is a person with a clear distinction between love and hate, this directly led to his inability to become a qualified politician. Xiang Yu's personal subjective emotions were particularly obvious in his attitude and methods of dealing with Qi, which created irresolvable conflicts.
In May of the first year of the Han Dynasty (206 BC), Tian Du used chicken feathers as arrows and was appointed by Xiang Yu to take office in Qi. Tian Rong certainly couldn't tolerate this. Tian Rong not only resolutely refused to accept Xiang Yu's order to move the King of Qi to Jimo on his own initiative, but also immediately led his army to attack Tiandu. At the same time, he also secretly contacted other princes who had received harsh treatment. Tian Du, who had no foundation, faced the angry Tian Rong and made a decisive choice - to escape back to Chu State.
At this time, King Qi Tianshi, who was Tian Dan's son and Tian Rong's nephew, was afraid of Xiang Yu and strongly disapproved of his uncle's resistance. He actually sneaked to Jiaodong and wanted to change his position as King of Jiaodong according to Xiang Yu's arrangement. . This betrayal of the family by his incompetent nephew made Tian Rong become vicious. Tian Rong and his men traveled day and night, and finally caught up with Tian Shi in Jimo, killed Tian Shi with his own hands, and proclaimed himself the King of Qi. At this time, King Tianan of Jibei had also arrived in Boyang to ascend the throne. Naturally, Tian Rong would not let go of the nephew of his enemy Tian Ji, and immediately launched an attack, killing Tian An on the battlefield. At this point, Tian Rong occupied all the land that originally belonged to Qi State.
Tian Rong fired the first shot against Xiang Yu. He naturally knew that Xiang Yu would retaliate, and he also knew that he could never be the opponent of King Chu Bawang on his own. A single thread cannot make a thread, and a single tree cannot make a forest. Tian Rong began to build party members.
While attacking Tian'an, King of Jibei, Tian Rong met Peng Yue by chance. Since breaking up with Liu Bang, Peng Yue gradually accumulated more than 10,000 people, wandering in the deep mountains and old forests of Juye (today's Juye County, Shandong). He did not seek refuge with any princes, nor did he participate in the various princes' attacks on Xianyang. As a result, Peng Yue was forgotten by the princes and became a lonely ghost who did not care about him.
Others don't want him, but Tian Rong takes a fancy to him. Tian Rong discovered that Peng Yue, who had no political leanings, was as if he had found a treasure, so he immediately sent someone to give him a seal, worshiped Peng Yue as a general, and asked him to be his comrade to conquer Jiyin (in today's Ronghe County, Shanxi Province) and coordinate with him to attack Tian'an.
Peng Yue is now in an embarrassing situation. The state of Qin has been destroyed, and the world has become the domain of princes. Although they can hide for a while, Peng Yue's army of more than 10,000 people will eventually be exposed. No prince would tolerate the existence of such an army that did not belong to him in his fiefdom, and Peng Yue's subordinates would not be willing to live such a life of no fixed abode for a long time. Therefore, in order to survive, Peng Yue urgently needed a legal identity. Although Tian Rong intended to use Peng Yue as a gunman, Peng Yue had no choice but to accept Tian Rong's appointment and assist Tian Rong in eliminating Tian An.
Tian Rong took the lead in attacking Xiang Yu and startled another hero - Chen Yu.
After the Battle of Julu, Chen Yu abandoned his seal in anger and went into seclusion, fishing and hunting with his friends in Nanpi, while Zhang Er followed Xiang Yu to Xianyang. At the time of the Great Separation, Xiang Yu originally did not intend to reward Chen Yu. Chen Yu, who was still working under Xiang Yu, was a former disciple who was very interesting and asked Xiang Yu for the title: "Zhang Er has not done anything since he followed you, and his contribution is not much greater than that of Chen Yu." . Now you make Zhang Er king, but you don't make Chen Yu, who is as famous as Zhang Er, this is a bit unreasonable." Xiang Yu thought about it for a while, and felt that what his men said made sense, so he gave Nanpi and other three counties to Chen Yu. .
Logically speaking, there are so many heroes in the world who have not received awards. Chen Yu got three counties while sitting in Nanpi, which is not bad. Peng Yue also had nothing, but Chen Yu was still dissatisfied. Because he looked up and saw that Zhang Er, his good brother in the past, had become the king of Zhao just because he followed Xiang Yu. Even Zhao Wangxie was squeezed out by Zhang Er. Think about it, God really didn't treat him kindly enough. If someone else had made him king, Chen Yu would not be upset, but Zhang Er took away Chen Yu's military power and became Chen Yu's hated enemy. It was precisely because Zhang Er had taken away his military power that Chen Yu obtained three small counties through the intercession of his retainers, but Zhang Er was the master of several counties. How could Chen Yu not be angry?
Originally, Chen Yu was very powerful, but Chen Yu was vulnerable and could only remain cowardly. As it happens, Tian Rong rebelled. Of course, Chen Yu couldn't let go of this opportunity. He immediately sent the eloquent Zhang Tong and Xia Shuo to Qi State secretly to lobby Tian Rong. After the two saw Tian Rong, they spoke eloquently and said: "Your Majesty, Xiang Yu is the lord of the world, and his actions are too unfair. He has sealed his subordinates in good places, but has sealed all the original princes in poor conditions. place. King Zhao was originally our king, but Xiang Yu moved him to the state of Dai. King Zhao's minister Zhang Er actually took the seat of King Zhao because he was valued by Xiang Yu. This is too bullying. My lord Chen Yu We are very angry about this and have sent us to ask for reinforcements from your Majesty. If your Majesty can help us, we are willing to use Nanpi as a barrier to Qi State to prevent anyone from us from invading you. I wonder if you, Your Majesty, can agree to our request. What about your request?”
Tian Rongzheng was worried that he didn't have many comrades, so why wouldn't he agree? Immediately allocate a team to Chen Yu. Chen Yu received reinforcements and took all the soldiers in his fiefdom with him, and launched a surprise attack on Zhang Er.
Zhang Er did not expect that Chen Yu hated him so much. He did not expect that Chen Yu could raise the troops to attack him. He did not have time to rectify Zhao's defense. As a result, he was caught off guard by Chen Yu and was completely defeated.
Chen Yu welcomed King Xie of Zhao and became King of Zhao. King Xie of Zhao also came forward and generously transferred the title granted to him by Xiang Yu to Chen Yu. This time, the host and the guest are in different places. Chen Yu, who has been living in the world, rises again and becomes the acting king, while Zhang Er, who was just the king of Zhao, is on the run.
Where to settle down? Zhang Er thought about it and discussed with his subordinates who were fleeing with him: "Now, I have nothing, and I must find a supporter. The princes in the world are either not worthy of refuge, or they will not reuse me, or they will not take me in. Only the Overlord I can defect to the King of Han. The King of Han has an old relationship with me. He used to follow me when he was still a commoner. The Overlord is powerful and has a reward for me. Of the two of them, I tend to defect to the Overlord. . If everyone has no objections, let’s go to Pengcheng.”
There was an old man named Gan under Zhang Er. His surname was Gan, his name was De, and his courtesy name was Feng. He disagreed with Zhang Er's plan: "My Lord, you shouldn't go to Overlord! I usually like to watch the sky. Recently, I found that the five stars gradually gathered in Dongjing, which confirmed that the King of Han entered the pass. Dongjing In the Qin State, the five stars gathered in Dongjing, which means that the Qin State should be destroyed, and whoever comes to Xianyang first will definitely become the overlord. So in my opinion, regardless of the strong power of the overlord now, the future world must still belong to the King of Han. Therefore. , you should defect to the King of Han."
Five stars gather in Dongjing, which is an ancient name for a celestial phenomenon. The five stars refer to metal, wood, water, fire and earth. The ancients called them Taibai, Suixing, Chenxing, Yinghuo and Zhenxing. What is Dongjing? Refers to Jingjuku. Jingsu is the first of the seven "Suzaku" constellations in the south. It belongs to Gemini among the twelve constellations in the West. There are eight stars in Jingsu, the brightest of which is called Jingsu. This star is bright, which represents the prosperity of the country and the peace of the people. If the star changes color, it represents unrest.
Dongjing represents the state of Qin, which is the Qin land in Guanzhong. When Liu Bang entered Guanzhong, the five stars gathered in Dongjing, which means that Liu Bang was the one who obeyed the destiny to destroy Qin and was the master of China designated by heaven. "Historical Records Tianguan Shu" records this incident: "With the rise of the Han Dynasty, the five stars gathered in Dongjing."
Gan De said that "when the king of Han entered the pass, five stars gathered in Dongjing". Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty clearly wrote in "Han Shu": "In October of the first year of Han Dynasty, five stars gathered in Dongjing. According to the calendar, from the year star Yes. This is the symbol of Emperor Gao's appointment." In fact, Ban Gu's records were taken out of context and were seriously wrong.
According to astronomical calculations, this time is called Liu Bang's "Five Stars Gathering in Dongjing" in response to the destiny of heaven. Historically, it occurred on May 18, 205 BC, which was July 21, the second year of the Han Dynasty. Where is Liu Bang at this time? Already entered Hanzhong, in Nanzheng. The theory that it happened in "October of the first year of the Han Dynasty" is nine months ahead of schedule. In October of the first year of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, only Jupiter and Saturn were in the Jingsu area, and the other three planets were still far away from Jingsu. . In fact, Gan De's statement that "when the King of Han entered the Pass, five stars gathered in Dongjing" should be interpreted as "when the King of Han entered the Pass, it corresponded to the incident of 'Five Stars gathered in Dongjing'". Later generations wanted to find an explanation for Liu Bang's response to the destiny, so he forced the celestial phenomenon of "five stars gathering in Dongjing" to be advanced by nearly a year.
The ancients especially believed in celestial phenomena. After listening to Gan De's astrological explanation, Zhang Er immediately decided to join Liu Bang!
This decision can be said to be one of the most important decisions Zhang Er has made in his life.
