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"In the eyes of many people, this Chu Huai King Xiong Xin is just a simple puppet with no powerful abilities."
"But this is where the author of Trash is so good. Through many obscure plots, he directly shows that Xiong Xin is still the most powerful character, and he is also the one with the highest level of political struggle among all the princes. At least in terms of political struggle, I I haven’t seen any character whose political fighting ability can surpass that of Xiong Xin!”
"We put ourselves in Xiong Xin's shoes and analyze our situation."
"First of all, the Chu Kingdom was destroyed after Xiong Xin was born. He himself was a wanted criminal in the Qin Kingdom. Almost all the nobles of the Six Kingdoms were killed. The nobles of the Six Kingdoms who have emerged so far are almost all outsiders. He is the grandson of King Huai of Chu, and his bloodline is unparalleled. Such a person must be the key target of the Qin State's search, but he actually survived safely all the way. Now, this has to be a tribute to his personal ability.”
"Then he was found by Xiang Liang and was named King Huai of Chu."
"Qin couldn't find him, but Xiang Liang found him easily. Don't you think it's amazing? As the son of Xiang Liang's Chu general Xiang Yan, according to the description, Xiang Yan did not Surrendering instead of committing suicide directly, this is a very loyal minister, and Xiang Liang himself has been engaged in activities to rebuild the Chu Kingdom. In Xiong Xin's view, this is a loyal minister, so he took the initiative to show up when he was looking for him. I feel so happy to be the King Huai of Chu!"
"But King Huai of Chu soon discovered that Xiang Liang was not a loyal minister at all. He was a powerful minister. He completely regarded King Huai of Chu as a puppet and did not give him any rights at all. He also trapped him in the palace. This is The ambitious King Huai of Chu was extremely dissatisfied. If he wanted to take power, he had to kill Xiang Liang, so he arranged for Song Yi to use Zhang Han to kill Xiang Liang!"
"Then it was time for King Chu Huai to show his methods. According to the description, King Chu Huai first said that a large ceremony would be set up in the palace to worship Xiang Liang, which forced Xiang Yu and Liu Bang to go back to attend the ceremony. Then King Huai of Chu arranged for the two men's armies to be stationed in different places, and at the same time, he sent most of Xiang Liang's army to attend the funeral."
"After the funeral, King Huai of Chu directly awarded titles to all the military leaders. It was at this time that Liu Bang, the self-proclaimed Duke of Pei, became the dignified Marquis of Wu'an, who was personally recognized by the King of Chu. Marquis, this is equivalent to directly giving an orthodox background, which is a very big reward. The description of Liu Bang being so excited that he couldn't sleep for 10 days is the most direct proof!"
"And such titles were also assigned to all military leaders including Xiang Yu, such as Wang Ling, Lu Chen, etc. Those military leaders who later joined Xiang Liang, and even Yingbu, Xiang Yu's subordinate, were also I have been granted the title of Marquis. These were originally subordinates of Xiang Jiajun, but now they are on an equal footing with Xiang Yu himself. Everyone is now a Marquis."
"With such a large-scale reward and without any cost, most of Xiang Liang's military leaders were directly used for his own use, so that all these people were willing to recognize him as the king of Chu, and Xiang Yu's prestige is simply not enough, and he can only watch these subordinates of his uncle become independent, and do not recognize himself as the new master of the Xiang Family Army."
"This is the biggest mistake Xiang Liang made, which was to recruit a large number of troops, but did not recruit their hearts, which made it impossible to crush them into a rope. Of course, considering the chaotic situation and short time at that time, Xiang Liang He only thinks about expanding his army and has never thought about winning people's hearts."
"But now this mistake has formed a fatal problem, directly turning the puppet King Chu Huai into the real King Chu Huai."
"But King Chu Huai also created an enemy for himself that he couldn't win over, and that was Xiang Yu."
"In Xiang Yu's view, King Huai of Chu was clearly someone he supported, but he took advantage of the death of his uncle to seize power when Xiang's army was at its most dangerous. In the end, he lost almost all of his army. Taken away. Xiang Yu hates King Chu Huai in his heart. If the author does not kill Xiang Yu, then Xiang Yu will definitely kill King Chu Huai in the future. The hatred between the two parties has reached an unbearable level."
"King Chu Huai also understood this deeply, so he needed to kill Xiang Yu. But the problem is, Xiang Jiajun is already in such a miserable state, and he himself was supported by Xiang Liang. If he directly kills Xiang Yu at this time , then these marquises he has just conferred will not believe him at all, so they can only use other means to kill Xiang Yu."
"King Huai of Chu is a very smart man. He understands that the simplest method is the best method. Just like how he killed Xiang Liang, he can just use the Qin army to kill Xiang Yu."
"It just so happened that Zhang Han was attacking Zhao State at this time. If Zhao State was destroyed, Chu State would be in danger. So now all the rebuilt princely states are supporting Zhao State. As the most powerful Chu State, it must also be To support Zhao State, and Zhang Han is the direct enemy who killed Xiang Liang, this is a legitimate reason that Xiang Yu cannot refuse."
"So King Chu Huai sent the remaining direct descendants of the Xiang family army and most of the princes to support Zhao. However, King Chu Huai was very thief and appointed Song Yi as the general, Xiang Yu was only the second general, and Fan Zeng himself A person is the last general."
"Song Yi is the most trusted person by King Chu Huai, and he is also the person he uses to control the entire army. Using Song Yi as a general is equivalent to directly tying Xiang Yu's hands and feet, making Xiang Yu's passion completely useless. If you squander it everywhere, you will eventually become the key figure in killing Xiang Yu."
"Let me make a prediction here. Xiang Yu is likely to be stabbed to death by Song Yi in the back during this battle."
"Then there is Liu Bang. Why didn't King Chu Huai let Liu Bang go with Xiang Yu to save Zhao, but ordered him to attack Qin from another direction?"
"Because King Chu Huai knew that Liu Bang was actually the most terrifying opponent in the future. When describing the funeral, it was specifically written that King Chu Huai summoned all the generals under Liu Bang to come to the meeting and chatted with them for a whole day. Time seems to be a sign of respect for Liu Bang himself, but in fact it is King Huai of Chu who wants to know how many of Liu Bang’s men can become generals!”
"You don't know the result until you see it. You will be shocked when you see it. All Liu Bang's men are talented people. Xiao He, Cao Shen, Guan Ying, Zhou Bo, Zhou Chang, all of them are top capable ministers and generals. In comparison, Xiang Yu Although he is very fierce, he is only one person."
"King Chu Huai himself had a very low opinion of Xiang Yu, saying that he was just a brave and foolhardy warrior, not as capable as the halberd-wielding doctor in front of his tent. Therefore, in the eyes of King Chu Huai, Liu Bang might be a threat to him. There is more, it’s just that it can’t be shown right now.”
"The most important thing is that Liu Bang and Xiang Yu are sworn brothers. They have been fighting side by side for several months. The relationship between the two brothers is extremely good. If they are allowed to go to the rescue together If it’s Zhao Guo, Song Yi might be the one who gets killed first!”
"So Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had to be separated, and they had to find a way to kill Liu Bang. So King Huai of Chu asked Liu Bang to lead his 3,000 troops to attack Qin directly. In essence, he still wanted to Just kill Liu Bang."
"Then why did King Huai of Chu propose that the first to enter Guanzhong would be the king?"
"Because the Qin State is really strong. If it kills Xiang Yu and Liu Bang, it almost kills its two most powerful guns. King Chu Huai must have a powerful bait to make other heroes paddling. Go attack Qin so that he can be the King of Chu without any worries!"
"What bait is there that is more tempting than King Qin?"
"The one who enters Guanzhong first will be the king. This agreement is not only for Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, but also for the other princes. No matter which prince it is, whoever enters Guanzhong first can be the king of Qin. This is how It’s a huge bait, who can refuse it?”
"So I say that King Chu Huai's political struggle methods are extremely strong. He first separates Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, and then uses the Qin army to kill them, and he will completely gain power."
"Under normal circumstances, both Liu Bang and Xiang Yu will definitely die, but the problem is that we already know that Liu Bang later became the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, so Liu Bang must have successfully entered Guanzhong with only 3,000 people, so I The first one to enter Guanzhong must be Liu Bang!"
"As for Xiang Yu, it depends on what the author thinks. If the author wants to write a more tragic story, then he will kill Xiang Yu at this time, and then there will be a war between Liu Bang and King Huai of Chu in order to avenge Xiang Yu!"
"If the author wanted to write a more lively story, it would probably be that Xiang Yu tried his best to kill Zhang Han and Song Yi after a narrow escape, and then successfully joined forces with Liu Bang in Guanzhong, and the two of them fought against King Huai of Chu together."
"I personally think the latter possibility is higher, because the title of this book is called Chu-Han Conflict for Hegemony. Chu definitely refers to King Huai of Chu, and Han should refer to Liu Bang. After all, it is impossible for Liu Bang to become King of Qin. It is most appropriate to inherit the name of Qin, which makes all the princes and states change their colors when they hear it, so it is most appropriate to change the name of the country to a new one, so it was changed to Han."
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