The Conqueror Isn’t Alone

Xiang Yu was in the middle of the banquet. He didn't say a word from beginning to end, only drinking.

The King of Chu either pointed at Sang and scolded Huai, or gave him orders in an arrogant manner. He didn't even raise his eyelids, but silently motioned to his followers to continue pouring wine.

In his heart, the previous disgust towards Liu Bang who played tricks has been completely overshadowed by the murderous intention towards the King of Chu who does not know whether to live or die.

It's just that if the monarch is unethical and kills the monarch with his own body, it will be a great treason that cannot be tolerated in the world.

Xiang Yu discussed with his staff last night and decided on the plan of evacuate, relocate, and then assassinate.

After the banquet was over, he took control of all the cities in Hangu Pass. Without the King of Chu having to point his fingers, he could first respect him as the righteous emperor, proclaim himself the overlord, and entrust him with enfeoffments on his behalf.

With the deterrent power of the Chu army now, and the fact that this matter cannot shake the interests of the princes to be enfeoffed, he should not encounter many obstacles if he wants to execute these three things in sequence.

Xiang Yu, who was absentmindedly drinking wine and planning the aftermath of the banquet, was completely unaware of the drama arranged by Fan Zeng of Xiang Zhuang dancing with swords, aiming at Pei Gong; nor did he pay attention to the next outing of his most trusted brother-in-law, Xiang Bo. He walked and tried his best to block Liu Bang's figure; he also failed to notice that the King of Chu was furious, forcibly stopped the farce and drove Xiang Zhuang out; he also missed the eye contact between Liu Bang and Zhang Liang, and the former borrowing It's suspicious to go to the toilet and not return for a long time...

There were silk and bamboo dances and music, and there was a lot of drinking and drinking, and there were so many palace rooms that the big commotion caused by Lu Bu's loud shout outside was not transmitted at all.

Zhang Liang, who was entrusted by Liu Bang with the important task of waiting for me to arrive in the army, to bid farewell, held the wine bottle and calmly exchanged glasses with others, making people unaware of the plans he and his lord had made.

Although Zhang Liang knew that from the Qin Palace to the Han army's garrison, it only took him a stick of incense to walk alone to the small palace complex that was still garrisoned by Han soldiers.

But he knew better that changes were likely to occur on the way. The longer he delayed, the better Liu Bang would be able to make other arrangements, so he tried his best to stabilize the table.

At this moment, the palace door, which had been closed since the banquet started, was suddenly pushed open, and a person rushed in, shouting: It's a big deal, I have something important to report!

The intrusion of this uninvited guest brought an abrupt end to the silk and bamboo dance music at the banquet.

King Chu, who had been restless, stood up on the spot without thinking, and said before anyone else: What's the matter? Why are you so confused!

Everyone's eyes fell on Lu Bu who suddenly entered the palace.

There were obviously very few people in the field who could recognize Lu Bu, but except for Han Xin, all of them were high-ranking generals or confidants of the Chu army.

During the banquet, there were only a few people with seats on the steps. Among them, the King of Chu sat facing east, which was the most honorable seat; Xiang Yu sat facing south, which was the second most honorable seat; Fan Zeng and others, like Liu Bang, sat facing north. It is the first-class seat again; Zhang Liang faces west, which is the last-class seat.

The followers, including Han Xin, the halberd-bearing man, were not qualified to attend and could only serve as attendants.

Han Xin looked at the suddenly appeared Lu Bu, who was all dirty. He couldn't help pinching the meat in his sleeve that he had secretly hidden for the other party who missed the banquet, and hid the shock and confusion in his eyes.

Xiang Yu was half drunk, and his vision was not clear. He was only a little more alert because of the sudden stop of the music. He took advantage of the situation and turned his gaze to Lu Bu, who stood suddenly in the field, but there was a trace of a double image.

He frowned, secretly rubbed his swollen temples, and asked in a low voice: Who is coming?

Han Xin heard clearly and went out of the queue to reply: Return to the general, I am Lu Langzhong.

Fengxian? Xiang Yu looked around dully, and then realized that Lu Bu was not at the table the whole time: When did Fengxian go out?

Xiang Bo coughed slightly, glared angrily at Zi Lu Bu who was causing trouble again, and also lowered his voice and replied: The general's beloved horse is in need of someone to look after it, so I made my own decision and ordered Lang Zhong to go.

Xiang Yu frowned. Although he was only half awake, he still expressed his strong disapproval: How can we make a strong man do what a horseman does?

While several people were whispering, Lu Bu did not reply to King Chu's words, but only looked at Xiang Yu hesitantly.

This slight delay immediately angered the King of Chu who hated Xiang Yu's monopoly. Wow, as a Chu soldier, he only listened to the words of Xiang Yu, the so-called general of the princes, but blatantly turned a blind eye to the dignified King of Chu!

The ministers around King Chu stepped forward in time and asked arrogantly: Your Majesty has a question, why don't you answer it?

Zhang Liang put down the wine bottle silently and looked at it with a frown.

Even though this tall Chu Bing was in a mess and his clothes were worn backwards in a mess for some unknown reason, he had an extraordinary appearance, and his fair face... was surprisingly clean.

Zhang Liang suddenly became suspicious.

But before he could think about it, Lu Bu had already raised his head and hesitated again: This secret matter is very important, and there are many people at the banquet...

The King of Chu saw that he was unarmed and was not suspicious. Hearing this, he said impatiently: Then I will allow you to come closer!

Lu Bu cast a timid glance at Xiang Yu first, but when the King of Chu became angry and almost urged him again, he slowly stepped forward.

Lu Bu held his head high and held his chest high. He had just taken the third step towards the direction of King Chu. When he was still nearly ten feet away, Xiang Yu finally moved his upper body and changed his posture slightly.

He just moved slightly because he was sore from sitting for a long time, but Lu Bu, who caught a glimpse of his little movement from the corner of his eye, suddenly became furious!

In full view of everyone, the Chu soldier who entered the palace alone and interrupted the banquet suddenly snatched the guqin from the musician next to him and smashed the guqin to the ground without hesitation!

Just now, in order to reduce the vigilance of the people in the palace, Lu Bu couldn't bring any weapons inside, so he simply used local materials.

That

After the heavy piano body came into his hands, it was almost as light as nothing. Then, before anyone could react, he rushed forward with half of the jagged, broken and broken piano body, and attacked Chu menacingly. Wang Xiongxin!

Not to mention whether Lu Bu was calculating on his own or not, even if Zhang Liang became suspicious, the moment he stepped forward under the order of the King of Chu, he was already powerless to stop him.

The only person in the palace who has the ability to stop Lu Bu is Xiang Yu.

It's just that Xiang Yu had been thinking about evading the King of Chu after the banquet, and he was half drunk at this time. Who would have thought that Lu Bu would suddenly attack and directly kill the King of Chu!

Lu Bu had a clear goal and fully learned the lesson he just told Liu Bang to escape - never talk nonsense before taking action, kill first and then talk. He stepped forward with a few arrows, but the Chu King's surrounding entourage only widened their eyes. They had no time to protect him. Without blinking, he took the broken body of the piano and used the uneven and sharp wood fragments. He hit King Chu's head hard from the side!

The piano body made of nanmu is an instrument that can play sweet music in the hands of a musician; in the hands of the powerful Lu Bu, it is an out-and-out murder weapon.

When he exerted 80% of his strength, he smashed the head of King Chu who was stunned. It was just a simple blow. Although it was not enough to flatten the whole head, it was enough to make the person's face bloody and bloody on the spot.

In the blink of an eye, King Chu's skull was shattered, and he died tragically.

Everyone at the banquet gasped.

——What a cruel method, what a strong strength!

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The official closest to the King of Chu was so frightened that he rolled and crawled and took a few steps back while screaming: Why are you standing there in such a daze? Why don't you capture this assassin quickly!

The Chu King's entourage who was a little further away recovered faster, and angrily pulled out the sword from his waist and rushed towards Lu Bu!

However, at this time, Lu Bu was no longer as helpless as he had been just now, and needed to borrow a harp to carry out murders.

He ignored the frightened official who was pissed off, but he was very curious about the long sword that was dropped by the other party. He bent down and picked it up on the spot.

Although he can make eighteen kinds of weapons, the most skilled ones are the long sword and bow and arrow.

Finally, he got the weapon he was best at, and Lu Bu completely regained the ease and ease with which he used to charge with things on the battlefield, as if he were in a no-man's land.

He laughed twice: You've come just in time to save your grandfather from having to catch you one by one!

The next moment, he drew his sword out of its sheath and faced the Chu King's entourage who were surrounding him, and faced him without blinking an eye.

While Lu Bu was fighting a bloody battle with one against a hundred, the Chu army looked confused at first, and then dumbfounded.

A blatant regicide, but their robe, the general's halberd bearer...

According to common sense, as Chu troops, they must kill the person who assassinated the King of Chu.

However, the king of Chu always treated General Xiang badly, and the relationship between the king and his ministers was not harmonious. They had been fighting with the general for many years, and they were aggrieved by this.

I really don’t know whether this is a real assassin or an order given by General Xiang to Lu Bu in private because he couldn’t bear it anymore?

It was a matter of whether they should cooperate with Wang Sui to take down the assassin, or whether they should help Lu Bu... Xiang Yu was the one who made the final decision.

And Xiang Yu, who looked expressionless but actually looked confused, couldn't figure it out either.

While they were still confused, Lu Bu was eager to fight, one against a hundred, and his morale became stronger and stronger as the war progressed.

A sword that was just a gorgeous decoration on the minister's body became a sharp weapon that could be used by countless people in his hands.

——This decision to go back to the palace and kill the King of Chu without hesitation was a temporary decision, but it was also the most appropriate decision at the moment.

Although he knew nothing about strategy, he was extremely resourceful.

If the King of Chu does not leave for a day, Xiang Yu will always be controlled by the stinky boy who is partial to Liu Bang and the local ruffian. He may suffer a lot from Liu Bang. Then he will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Moon to return. Meeting the opportunity for an open and honest confrontation between the two armies?

Just now, he stared at the four Han generals dressed in ordinary soldiers' costumes for a while, and then made up his mind to kill the King of Chu and frame Liu Bang's fault.

Whether it was the west gate that was deliberately removed from duty by Liu Bang, or the Han generals who pretended to be ordinary soldiers, or the inexplicable desertion of Liu Bang... in his eyes, everything was completely true. , just in time to pour a few more buckets of dirty water on top.

Although he couldn't remember how long Xiang Yu tolerated the King of Chu, in the end it became a situation where Chu and Han were fighting each other and proclaimed themselves the overlord of Western Chu. Xiang Yu must have sharpened his sword for the King of Chu.

The minister committed regicide, which was a great injustice to the world. After that, he went to crusade and seized the banner of righteousness.

I had seen with my own eyes how Dong Zhuo, the hapless emperor who killed Liu Zhui, was unpopular with the people in the end. A group of princes who claimed to eliminate violence and bring peace to peace and order openly shared the results of the war, but they still managed to fool the people... Lu Bu, You won't fall into the same pit a second time.

Rather than allowing Liu Bang to take advantage of him afterwards, it would be better to strike first, do it in one step, and put the label of regicide on the fleeing opponent, making it difficult for people to argue.

Lu Bu worked tirelessly to raise and lower his sword, and without blinking an eye, while the Chu soldiers were still hesitating, he quickly killed two of the Chu king's courtiers and sixty of the king's followers who were making a fuss.

The palace that had just been filled with singing and dancing was already filled with rivers of blood and piles of corpses.

Wang Sui and Liu Bang's remaining cavalry, who had just dared to surround Lu Bu, were now frightened by his fierce power, which was like a god descending from the sky. They pushed and shoved each other, but they only dared to hold weapons. , dare not step forward.

Lu Bu was covered in blood, but

He didn't care, just strode forward, put his sword on the chin of the person he deliberately left behind, who seemed to be the highest-ranking among the Chu King's ministers and was trembling the most at this time, and said in a deep voice: Do you want to Die, or do you want to live?”

When the man saw him approaching, his arms trembled and he could not move. At this time, he was so frightened that he cried bitterly. He thought he was going to die, but he didn't want Lu Bu to kill him directly, so he took the time to ask questions.

He was stunned for a moment, and then replied with a trembling voice: I, I am willing to listen to the general's orders.

I am your general with weak legs, so stop flattering me with useless flattery. Lu Bu sneered, and slapped the cold sword on the face of this man who was shaking like chaff in a threatening manner. Shooting, I immediately smelled an unpleasant smell of urine and slut.

He frowned, retracted his sword in disgust, took a step back, and said lazily: If you want to survive, you need to be useful in a while, and don't talk nonsense that seeks your own death. Do you understand?

Seeing that this man was so stupid that he couldn't come up with a fart with his mouth open for a long time. Lu Bu secretly cursed a fool and impatiently called him: In order to monopolize the treasures of the Qin Palace and covet the throne, Liu Bang conspired to rebel. Chu has been here for a long time... Your Majesty knew it clearly and secretly ordered the General to kill him at the banquet. However, Liu Thief was cunning and sent four generals into the palace in disguise to assassinate you during the banquet... Fortunately, the General was brave and incomparable. Although Liu Thief was ordered to He succeeded, but he also killed the assassin on the spot...

As early as when he was following Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, he had clearly seen how eloquent these wallflowers were.

Instead of killing them all, it would be better to leave a few alive, which would save him a lot of money and make it easier to deceive the fools outside.

After all, he is a minister close to the king, and his words are always easier to use than those of ordinary people.

Lu Bu was not worried at all that he would betray Yang and Yin: these people gathered around the King of Chu purely for profit and targeted Xiang Yu out of fear. When their interests disappeared and their wealth and life were directly threatened, they often competed with each other. The wind steers the ship.

Lu Bu finished speaking in one breath and asked expressionlessly: Understood?

The man nodded desperately.

Lu Bu was satisfied, and turned to look at those people who were left behind by Liu Bang at the banquet... After all, he was no longer a marquis who could be the leader of a powerful force, but a shacklesman who couldn't find a good piece of clothing.

He looked blankly at Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng, who had suddenly stood up at some point, and Xiang Bo, who was so excited that he was about to rush at him... Especially towards the latter, he grinned maliciously and said with a bit of provocation He reminded: My lord, it seems that not a single traitor is left in this banquet. What does the general think?

Damn it, is this idiot Xiang Bawang going to do it? If he doesn’t even do this, then he won’t do it either!