Wandering the Heavens

As a famous Chinese text in high school, many people have some impression of the Chinese teacher's explanation of "The Banquet at Hongmen". As a model of the drinking culture in the Qin and Han dynasties, teachers would mention details such as seating arrangements to students. Of course, these students did not include Yi Xiaochuan.

It’s not that some film and television directors don’t want to restore it according to Sima Qian’s records, but they are mainly unable to handle these shots and editing well in terms of picture composition and camera positions.

So without exception, Xiang Yu would sit at the main seat facing the gate, and then there would be two rows of people sitting on the left and right below. This layout was used to represent the famous dinner parties in Chinese history.

Before Liu Ji came, Xiang Yu was thinking about how to give him a warning. How could a man who couldn't control his lower body and hands take over Guanzhong before him!

Fan Zeng was much more rational. He would have seized the opportunity to kill the person and then the world would be peaceful. However, there was a traitor in the Xiang family. Since Xiang Bo had been helped by Zhang Liang, he quietly left the camp and found Zhang Liang. The two of them eloped to avoid disaster and did not get involved in the mess of Xiang Yu and Liu Ji.

But Zhang Liang immediately betrayed Xiang Bo, and Liu Ji was also good at handling things. He flattered Xiang Bo, gave him gifts, and even agreed to become relatives, which made Xiang Bo very happy.

This is why the plan to ask Yi Xiaochuan to act as a shield came about.

Xiang Yu, with a cold face, was stunned when he saw Yi Xiaochuan coming to eat with Liu Ji arm in arm.

"Brother Xiang, long time no see!" Yi Xiaochuan was still quite emotional.

"Brother, long time no see!" Xiang Yu's eyes were a little wet.

When Yi Xiaochuan came to Daqin, it was Xiang Liang and Xiang Yu, uncle and nephew, who helped him get through the most confusing and difficult days and taught him martial arts. As time passed, Xiang Liang died, Xiang Yu became the commander of an army of 400,000, and Yi Xiaochuan also became much more mature.

"Liu Ji/Zhang Liang pay a visit to General Xiang" Liu Ji and Zhang Liang were very humble. The situation was stronger than they were, so they had to act like grandsons.

"Hmph!" Xiang Yu really had no good feelings towards these two people.

"Brother, come, let's go into the tent and tell me what you have experienced after my uncle and I left Xianyang." After Xiang Yu finished his temper, he pulled Yi Xiaochuan into the tent.

"Um... General Liu, Mr. Zifang, please!" Although Fan Zeng was not happy with Xiang Yu's childish temper, this was his own child. Besides, he really looked down on Liu Ji and Zhang Liang, so there was no need for him to pretend to apologize.

"Thank you! Mr. Fan, please!"

After several people entered the tent, they found that Xiang Yu was forcing Yi Xiaochuan to sit with him. While they were pulling, they saw Fan Zeng coming in with Liu Ji and Zhang Liang.

Everyone took their seats under the guidance of the soldiers.

"General Liu, the King of Chu and the princes once agreed that whoever conquers Guanzhong first would be king. Xiang Yu would like to congratulate General Liu on your first achievement in destroying Qin. After you report to the King of Chu, General Liu will be the King of Guanzhong!" Xiang Yu could not wait to speak until everyone was seated, and his words were full of dissatisfaction with Liu Ji's taking advantage of loopholes.

"General Xiang has wronged Liu Ji. Liu Ji rebelled against Qin because it was forced by the Qin's tyranny. He had no intention of competing with the princes of the world. The reason why he entered Guanzhong before the general was because the general fought a bloody battle in Hebei and attracted the Qin's troops there, allowing Liu Ji to take advantage of the opportunity. The credit for destroying Qin should have gone to General Xiang, who contributed the most. Liu Ji dared not claim it for himself. Therefore, a few days after entering Xianyang, he returned to Bashang and waited for the general to take it." Liu Ji was able to bend and stretch.

Yu Xian heard Xiao He say this to him later. In fact, this was a very poorly written statement. If Yu Xian remembered correctly, Zhu Houzhao led an army of 100,000 from Beijing to Jiangxi to suppress the rebellious Ning Wang. As a result, Ning Wang was defeated and captured halfway. Then Jiang Bin suggested that Ning Wang be released back to Poyang Lake and Zhu Houzhao would capture him again. Zhu Houzhao did this in Nanjing Parade Ground out of bad taste...

Although Xiang Yu's country was destroyed and his family was ruined, he lived a good life under the care of Xiang Liang. He was like a naive person who had never experienced the hardships of society. He was fooled by Liu Ji, a veteran who climbed up from the bottom of society. He said this and that very sincerely, and by the way, sold out Cao Wushang, saying that he was the one who instigated the rebellion.

Fan Zeng's blood pressure rose as he watched from the side. If it was his own son, he would have to beat him until he couldn't take care of himself. When everyone was eating and drinking, Fan Zeng had no choice but to personally take care of the situation, let Xiang Zhuang come out to show off his skills, and then accidentally killed Liu Ji.

According to official history, it was Xiang Bo who broke the siege. Fan Kuai came in with a grin on his face and ate a raw pig leg to intimidate Xiang Yu.

Xiang Bo did not have time to end his life here. As for Fan Kuai, when Lu Zhi officially took over Pei County, this man even gave up the dog meat stall and was determined to get into the military camp. Later, Yu Xian imitated Gao Shun's Xianzhen Camp and gave him 300 people to lead before he stopped. Naturally, he would not follow Liu Ji.

Therefore, it was Yi Xiaochuan who saved Liu Ji. Seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly said that it was boring to dance with a sword alone, and he was itching to stretch his muscles with General Xiang. To be honest, Yi Xiaochuan and Xiang Zhuang didn't know each other, let alone have a deep hatred, but they were fighting fiercely.

Liu Ji's mood was full of ups and downs as he watched Xiang Zhuang's sword trying to stab him from time to time being blocked by Yi Xiaochuan.

Seeing that the situation was getting more and more outrageous, Xiang Yu called Yi Xiaochuan and Xiang Zhuang off the stage and continued eating and drinking.

Liu Ji took the opportunity to urinate, and after the others had gone far away, Zhang Liang said that my General Liu had drunk too much and was afraid of being disrespectful in front of General Xiang, so he left first. This was an apology gift he ordered to be given to General Xiang and Mr. Fan.

Fan Zeng was so angry that he glanced at Xiang Yu, who was still playing with the white jade cup in his hand, and wondered if the wine in this cup would taste better...

Yi Xiaochuan and Zhang Liang both breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Liang: My lord has escaped a disaster, from now on the sky is high and birds can fly freely!

Yi Xiaochuan: Brother Liu Ji is worthy of being the future Emperor Gaozu of Han, he always manages to turn danger into safety.

Liu Bang ran away, but Yi Xiaochuan couldn't. Xiang Yu got drunk and had to grab Yi Xiaochuan to chat. They each talked about their experiences since they parted in Xianyang. Xiang Yu missed the days when his uncle took him on the run, which were simple and happy; Yi Xiaochuan talked about how he was pushed step by step to a high position that he was unwilling to go to, but lost his beloved forever. He told of his sadness and loneliness over the years with tears and snot, which led to serious consequences.

That is, Xiang Yu knew that Concubine Li was forced to be buried alive by Zhao Gao. After sobering up, Xiang Yu had to avenge his good brother. He led his army into Xianyang and burned down the palace. Not only did he burn the palace, but the people living in Xianyang also suffered. For a time, the city was filled with smoke and the people were crying miserably.

When Hu Hai and Zhao Gao were in power, everyone said that they acted recklessly, but everything they did was in accordance with laws. Later, when Pei Gong came, he also made three rules for everyone, but Xiang Yu's army directly burned, killed and looted. This evil deed was even more hateful than that of Zhao Gao and his ilk.

Xiang Yu's act of revenge for Yi Xiaochuan ruined his character.

When the people of Xianyang City were crying, Yi Xiaochuan was also crying. He never thought that the grievances he complained after drinking would become a knife cutting the people of Xianyang, so what he did every day was kneeling by the moat and repenting.

Xiang Yu thought he was disgraced and told him to kneel down. He extended the number of days for the massacre and let a female slave take Yi Xiaochuan away.

The literati sympathize with the losers. Xiang Yu succeeded because of his failure, while Liu Bang failed because of his success. The prejudice of factions has existed since ancient times. In the Ming Dynasty, when the power of the monarch was greatly strengthened, there were two families that looked down on the Zhu family. Not to mention that at this time, the aristocratic families had just risen. They were extremely displeased with Liu Ji's background. Why would someone from the same circle say good things about you? Unlike Xiang Yu, who was born a nobleman, Liu Bang's reputation would naturally be bad if Xiang Yu was praised.

Although the State of Chu was destroyed and the Xiang family disappeared as soon as Xiang Yu could remember, he still inherited many of the bad habits of the Chu nobles.

As a big country, Chu State relied on its vast territory and complex mountains, rivers and climate to form strategic depth, becoming the most difficult target among the six Shandong states. However, its political IQ has never increased. Perhaps it is a tradition of this land to guard a small piece of land without making progress.

The nobles would do anything to protect their own interests, and their vision was extremely short-sighted. For example, Wu Qi, the king of Chu who supported him had just passed away, and the nobles couldn't wait to kill him. Wu Qi was also a ruthless person and ran directly into the mourning hall of the king of Chu. The bastards shot Wu Qi to death next to the coffin of the king of Chu, and didn't care if a few arrows would miss and hit the coffin of the king of Chu. In the end, all the families involved were wiped out.

It is puzzling how they could have built such a huge fortune given their political level.

Naturally, Xiang Yu also had these bad habits. He was happy to burn Xianyang and robbed a lot of things. Fan Zeng said that this place was good, otherwise he would not go back. Xiang Yu saw that Xianyang City was in such a mess and it was boring to stay there. Besides, if he got rich and didn't go home to show off, it would be no different from wearing clothes and walking on the street at night. Others could not see him.

This is said with such confidence!

The King of Chu also replied that they should follow the rules. Since Liu Ji was the first to enter Guanzhong, he would be the King of Hanzhong. Who would agree and who would oppose?