Chapter one hundred and seventy seventh
In the palace, after Wu Han took his seat, he fell into a strange silence. Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng stared at Wu Han, while the others withdrew their gazes and looked around cautiously.
This is true for those who are qualified to sit, let alone those who stand in secret.
No one dared to look directly at Wu Han's edge, only Yu Ji, secretly peeking at him. Although it was very secretive, Wu Han still felt it.
The reactions of everyone in the hall were all in Wu Han's expectations, with Yu Ji exception, and even Wu Han was puzzled by her appearance. Of course, he didn't care too much, but looked at Xiang Yu and waited for him to speak up.
"The siege of Julu has been lifted. What do you think our army should be next?"
Finally, Xiang Yu glanced at Wu Han deeply, broke the silence, and asked everyone.
As Xiang Yu finished speaking, the generals who looked around immediately discussed it. Some people suggested that they should rest and recover their troops and restore their vitality, take over the army of various princes and the coalition forces entered Guanzhong. Some people suggested that they should immediately attack Xianyang. After all, King Huai had an appointment, and those who entered Guanzhong first became kings.
The two groups of people argued endlessly, and no one decided. Wu Han looked at it indifferently, but did not open his mouth, because he knew that Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng must have already discussed the result, and he had no need to talk nonsense at all.
The reason for this meeting was just because of his existence, which was a formal cutstone.
Just like in the palace of King Huai of Chu, even though King Huai had already decided on the candidate for the Northern Expedition General, he still gathered all the senior officials of Chu State with real power to discuss it. It was because Xiang Yu and Fan Zeng that King Huai of Chu, as the king, could not directly issue orders, but needed to use political means to achieve his goals.
Sure enough, when the palace was difficult to decide, Fan Zeng suddenly coughed lightly, attracted everyone's attention, and said: "In the battle of Julu, Zhang Han was killed, the last pillar of the tyrannical Qin collapsed, and now the obstacles that ran across our army have disappeared. The gateways in Guanzhong have opened. Our army will march into Xianyang as quickly as possible, ** tyrannical Qin."
After saying that, Fan Zeng looked at Wu Han. With Fan Zeng's actions, everyone's eyes in the palace fell on Wu Han again.
"I'm afraid it's too late. Don't forget that Liu Bang has arrived in Nanyang now, and he is closer to Guanzhong than our army."
Feeling the eyes of everyone, Wu Han hesitated for a moment and pondered. He did not mean to reject Fan Zeng, but expressed his worries from the side.
"Liu Bang? That old boy is also capable of attacking Guanzhong?"
As soon as Wu Han finished speaking, before Fan Zeng and Xiang Yu could react, Zhong Limei and others below were the first to sneer disdainfully. Their words seemed to resonate with Xiang Yu, and he looked disapproving.
Xiang Yu and his group looked down on Liu Bang proudly because they defeated Zhang Han, the famous general in the world, and destroyed 300,000 Qin troops. They had the capital of pride, so Liu Bang naturally didn't take it seriously.
"Liu Bang naturally doesn't have that ability, but General Xiang has it."
"What does Wu mean to join the army?"
"I wonder if all the generals have ever thought that General Xiang is now in awe of the world, defeating Zhang Han, the general of Qin, and destroying 300,000 Qin soldiers. It is a great reputation, and no one dares to compete with him."
"But what if Liu Bang pretends to be a tiger's power and uses General Xiang's name to shock the guards at all passes?"
"I don't think he will be subject to any resistance either. After all, Liu Bang is also under the command of King Huai and the army of Chu."
"Once that happens, within three days, Liu Bang will be able to attack Hanzhong and take Xianyang with great force!"
"King Huai made an appointment to advance to the north and westward. No matter which way, the one who enters Hanzhong first will be the king. If Liu Bang took the lead in attacking Hanzhong under the name of General Xiang, I wonder what General Xiang should do then?"
Wu Han said lightly to everyone, his voice echoed in the hall. Although it was light, it fell in the ears of Xiang Yu and others, but it was like thunder and deafening.
All the people sitting in the hall, including Xiang Yu, fell into silence after Wu Han finished speaking, because they really didn't expect it.
Only Fan Zeng was still sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, staring at Wu Han with his eyes narrowed, without any surprise.
How could Fan Zeng have thought of what Wu Han could not have thought of? It was just that due to his identity, he could not speak out as bluntly as Wu Han. Even if he spoke it out, Xiang Yu's indecisiveness in this regard would probably ignore it.
So, he simply didn't say it because he knew very well that Wu Han would definitely mention it.
After all, in the agreement between the two, King Huai and Liu Bang must die, so Wu Han had to find an excuse to leave the army and act alone to start. This threatening remark happened to be the best excuse for Wu Han and Xiang Yu to split the army.
Fan Zeng was happy to see Wu Han's departure, because Wu Han stayed among the Chu army. In Fan Zeng's view, it was a hidden danger. A time bomb that could be detonated at any time was like a hungry tiger. If he was not careful, he would choose someone to eat it.
If it cannot be removed, driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf is undoubtedly the best way, so Fan Zeng naturally contributed to the fire:
"I don't know what kind of insights are there for a strong ambition?"
Fan Zeng broke the silence, and Wu Han couldn't help but look at him. Seeing his calm look, he couldn't help but curse in his heart: Old fox.
"The threat needs to be strangled in the cradle in advance. As long as someone can go and hold Liu Bang up, everything will naturally be solved."
Without any hesitation, Wu Han directly expressed his already brewed words and revealed his intentions without leaving any trace.
"It's a good idea, but our army is short of troops now, so it's hard to send people to interfere with Liu Bang... Could it be that Mengzhi wants to volunteer to help the general solve this problem?"
"This is the duty of sect, and I will never give it to you!"
Wu Han and Fan Zeng sang and reconciled. The two cooperated tacitly and calmly settled the matter before everyone reacted.
At this time, Xiang Yu suddenly came to his senses. He wanted to say something, but due to Wu Han and Fan Zeng, he had to swallow the words he had to say.
Moreover, Xiang Yu did have this concern in his heart, and he was also worried that Liu Bang would take the lead in entering the pass, and he didn't know what to do at that time. Instead of being in a dilemma at that time, it would be better to extinguish the signs of this trouble directly.
So Xiang Yu agreed to this decision, but he did not reject it. How dare other Chu generals have objections to the matters set by Wu Han and Fan Zeng?
The decision to march into Xianyang and divide the troops into two groups was related to the fate of Xiang Yu, Liu Bang, and even the entire Julu world, but it was agreed upon after such an understatement.
One word determines life and death, one thought determines destiny, and the power of power is fully displayed at this moment.
While chatting and laughing, the temperament and power that Wu Han and Fan Zeng exuded was called the Chu generals in the palace who had been through many battles, and they all felt chilling.
After the two most important things were resolved, the meeting did not disperse. Next, everyone discussed other matters.
But it has nothing to do with Wu Han. Although he stayed, he kept watching like a spectator, silently without expressing any opinion.
The reason why Wu Han did not say goodbye directly was to observe Xiang Yu and others at close range. After all, he still needed to stay in the Battle of Julu, and he might leverage the Chu army, so he naturally had to deepen his understanding.
"What's going on..."
In a moment, Wu Han looked almost at everyone, and after imprinting all the generals of the Chu army into his mind, his eyes finally fell on Yu Ji. In fact, from the moment he stepped into the hall, he felt that Yu Ji was a little abnormal.
Although she sat on the side of Xiang Yu with Fan Zeng, Wu Han found that she kept a certain distance between her and Xiang Yu, and her behavior was not what lovers should have. She was as cold as a stranger to Xiang Yu, which was extremely abnormal.
Moreover, Wu Han also found that she was peeping at her.
At first, Wu Han didn't care too much, but when he found that Yu Ji's eyes were on him from beginning to end, he realized something was wrong.
At this point, Wu Han began to observe Yu Ji in a vague way. He always felt that this Yu Ji was unexplained. However, the first two times were too far away and could not feel anything. But now, the two were almost close, both on the left side of Xiang Yu. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wu Han thought that he might find some clues.
"Could it be..."
When the entire meeting came to an end and the crowd left one after another, Wu Han found that Xiang Yu was preparing to hug Yu Ji and leave, she obviously had a repulsive reaction, and seemed to be extremely resistant to the intimate contact with Xiang Yu.
This is definitely not the reaction that Yu Ji should have. After all, at this time, Xiang Yu and Yu Ji, although they have no name as husband and wife, have the reality of husband and wife. Otherwise, how could she be qualified to attend such an important meeting?
Seeing this situation, Wu Han's mind suddenly appeared in his mind the feeling that Yu Ji brought to herself, the performance of this meeting, and the familiar feeling in her.
When all the clues gathered in Wu Han's mind, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a terrifying thought came into his heart unstoppable.
Although this idea was crazy, Wu Han thought it was very likely. Thinking of this, Wu Han couldn't help but smile at the corner of his mouth, and he looked at Yu Ji meaningfully.
It seemed as if he felt Wu Han's gaze. Yu Ji broke free from Xiang Yu, walked down from above, and passed by Wu Han, and turned her head to look at Wu Han.
With eyes facing each other, Wu Han peeked into some obscure things from the depths of Yu Ji's bright and beautiful pupils, and was convinced of his thoughts. He couldn't help but murmur in a slight and inexplicable voice:
"It's really deep enough..."
Although Wu Han's voice was low, Yu Ji was very close to him and he also heard his murmur. His body, which had been moving forward, suddenly stiffened and only recovered after a few seconds. He continued to leave without any abnormality.
"interesting!"
Looking at Yu Ji's background and thinking of her previous reaction, Wu Han could basically confirm that there was definitely something wrong with the Yu Ji in front of him.
Chapter completed!