Controlling mountains and rivers since the Warring States Period

Chapter 285 A Piece of Pie
Old Liu is speaking.

I think he has some prophetic ability.

The day after he complained to his old friend's "ghost" about his own third son's troubles, which made it impossible for him to live a good life in his hometown at such an old age,
Xiang Yu then ordered his men to take Liu Yan and Lu Zhi and her son away.

Liu Yan was tied to a cart and pushed by a soldier in front of the opposing army.

When Liu Bang saw that his father and wife were in the hands of the enemy, looking so miserable, his expression changed and revealed a bit of pity.

Zhang Liang saw this and immediately advised, "The King of Han should not be soft-hearted!"

"Now that the army is in front of us and Xiang Yu is pressing us, if you give in even a little, the soldiers behind you and your future cause will probably be scattered and disappear!"

Before this, Xiang Yu had insulted Liu Bang many times in front of the battle line, saying that he was treacherous. He even rode out on a horse and asked Liu Bang to duel with him in a contest of martial arts.

No,

That's a coward!
In this era when the atmosphere of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period still remains,
The practice of the commanders fighting in a duel before the two armies to decide the outcome was quite popular among the people.

Xiang Yu had always been proud of his origin, believing that aristocrats should act like aristocrats and rely on military force, so he always liked to do such things.

now,

He challenged Liu Bang to a duel with him in public.
If Liu Bang retreated without fighting, he would naturally lose face.

But Liu Bang endured it.

If he was young,

With the ability to be a ranger outside,
I can still fight with Xiang Yu.
Now at his age,
Use your head to compete with the brave and unrivaled Overlord!

In order not to lose momentum,
Liu Bang could only make threats in front of the battle line, claiming that he and the Overlord only competed in wits and not in courage, and recounted everything Xiang Yu had done after he became king in order to refute his accusation of "betrayal" against him.

In particular, Liu Bang talked a lot about the fact that he ordered the killing of King Xiong Xin of Chu in order to become king.

Xiang Yu was furious and started to curse at Liu Bang.

At that time, He Bo was hanging in the sky, watching this fierce verbal battle.

He even had the leisure to eat cakes and sighed at the scene, "It's so nice!"

"There was no fight."

Although Chu and Han were indeed fighting each other,
But now, they were just arguing in front of the battle.

This is much better than before when people would kill and blood would flow everywhere.

Ximen Bao, who had finally struggled out of the sea of books and mountains of literature, nodded repeatedly. He felt that although both parties on the ground were exposing each other's secrets and arguing fiercely, they could still be said to have the "style of the ancients."

until,

Xiang Yu once again took great strides on the road of retro style.

He waved his hand,

A large pot was set up in front of the two armies.
All of Liu Bang's relatives who were captured by him were forced out.

Because of his old age,

So they can be placed on the car and treated like dead pigs.

And Lu Zhi and her son were driven with swords and spears like cattle and horses.

Xiang Yu said triumphantly, "If Liu Bang doesn't admit defeat, I will boil your wife, children and all the elders into one pot right in front of you!"

He Bo heard this,

He immediately called King Wei of Qi over.

He said, "Tian Yingqi is very good at being a good person!"

"Hurry up and ask him to come over and give us some advice on the timing!"

Old Guixi still had some conscience, and couldn't bear to see the offspring he admired being boiled into a pot -

Although Liu Bang killed Hei Zhuang,
But Lao Guixi could only say "It's all because of this damn world" and was unwilling to blame others.

Hei Zhuang himself said, "I was just being loyal. I have long since put life and death aside. Why should I blame others?"

Moreover, Liu Yan has so far
He did not get much benefit from his son becoming king. Instead, he had to run around everywhere and became Xiang Yu's plaything at an old age.

It’s so painful to see Xi.

"It doesn't matter."

He Bo laughed and pointed at the people below and said, "Liu Yan himself doesn't care!"

After Old Man Liu was pushed out on a cart pretending to be a dead pig, he woke up to the crying of his daughter-in-law and two grandsons. When he turned around, he saw a big pot!
So he raised his head and asked the person next to him, "Is it time to eat?"

The man shook his head in silence.

"Then why boil the water?"

The man didn't hide it from him, "The Overlord has ordered that you be boiled!"

"what?"

Liu Yan sat up on the cart in shock, and when he turned around, he met his third son's eyes.

Liu Bang turned his head away in shame and dared not look at him.

Lü Zhi, who was standing next to him, was already holding the child and yelled to Liu Bang:
"I am lucky to serve the King of Han!" "Even if I die today, I have no regrets!"

Turning her head, Lü Zhi kowtowed to Xiang Yu again, tears streaming down her face, "Overlord, please cook me today, and don't kill my two children!"

In her heart, she only hated herself for getting separated from Liu Bang and being captured by Xiang Yu.

What is more worrying is that

Before they were separated and captured, Liu Bang's favorite Concubine Qi had given birth to his son Liu Ruyi.

If she and her child died here today,
I'm afraid that the King of Han's foundation will fall into the hands of that bitch and that bastard!

When I think of this possibility,
Lu Zhi felt that it was more painful than death!
She only hoped that by sacrificing herself, she could win the sympathy of the people and let Xiang Yu release her child.

If today's tragedy happens,

No matter how shameless Liu Bang was, no matter how much he loved Concubine Qi,

He also dared not to abolish Ying'er's position as crown prince at will!

Seeing this, Xiang Yu, who was described by his uncle Fan Zeng as having "womanly kindness", indeed softened his heart.

He ordered the two children to be taken away, leaving only Lu Zhi and Liu Yan.

Lu Zhi then straightened her clothes and wanted to jump into the hot soup.

"wait wait wait!"

Liu Yan suddenly spoke, interrupting his daughter-in-law's actions.

He twisted his body on the cart, turned to Xiang Yu and said, "I am old, and the meat is too tough, so let me go into the pot first!"

"Let me, an old thing, boil till I am rotten, and then let my daughter-in-law come after me."

After hearing this, Lü Zhi

Knowing that her father-in-law was buying time for her and seeking a way to survive, she was so moved that she crawled over to him on her knees, leaned against the cart and cried with him.

Liu Yan just sighed and shook his head, "My third daughter-in-law, you have suffered a great injustice by marrying into our family."

"If I had known that the third brother was so capable of doing this, I would have broken his legs long ago!"

At worst, I can try my best to live to be a hundred years old.

I've been farming to support that useless son!

After all,

Liu Yan wanted to get up.

The man pushing the cart immediately lifted the cart and let Liu Yan slide down from the other end.

The old man walked towards the cauldron.
I saw the fire burning brightly.
The water in the pot is boiling.
As soon as you get close,

The heart is reflected and warmed.

Liu Yan stopped in front of the pot, feeling that his heart was too warm to bear, so he turned around and asked Xiang Yu:
"It's too troublesome to cook me alive. Why not kill me first, drain my blood, and then throw me in to cook into a meat soup!"

He specifically emphasized to the Overlord, who was born into a noble family and had never slaughtered an animal, "When I lived in the countryside, I cooked meat like this!"

“This will make it taste better!”

As Liu Yan finished speaking, Liu Bang, who was looking at him from afar across the chasm, suddenly shouted:
"Xiang Yu!"

"You and I were sworn brothers!"

"My father is your father, and my wife is your sister-in-law!"

"If you cook my father today——"

"Give me a share!"

After all,

Liu Bang then laughed out loud with his head raised, waved his hands and turned his back with an attitude of "not caring at all".

Xiang Bo, who was standing by, saw him like this, then looked at Liu Taigong who was looking at him eagerly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and went over to persuade the Overlord:
"Even if we kill Liu Bang's father and wife today, we can't escape the war."

"It's better to keep him here so that we can use him as a threat in the future."

Xiang Yu thought it made sense, so he ordered his men to load Liu Yan onto a cart and push it back.

The old man was still restless lying on the cart, jumping and asking, "Are you going to take me away to be cleaned and bled?"

immediately,

He asked himself again and answered himself, "That's right, this is how we slaughter pigs and sheep in my country."

"Oh, luckily I'm old now and don't even have many hairs left. Otherwise, you guys would have to help me shave them off so that they don't prick my mouth when I eat..."

The servant pushing the cart just pushed hard with a blank expression.
When the person was transported back to the cell,

He finally gave the cart a hard push and kicked the nagging old man out.

Liu Yan cried out "Aiya" and rolled directly to the corner, curling up and not moving.

(End of this chapter)