Molested Zulong at the beginning

In this way, the plague gradually spread on the grasslands.

In order to accumulate strength, the Huns must have robbed many other weak tribes of livestock over the years.

And Meng Tian led the army to gradually occupy the land of Mobei. In order to build the border there, he must have recruited many herdsmen who are familiar with the local environment to come and work.

There may be people with plague among them, thus leading to the spread of plague.

Fortunately, Meng Tian reacted quickly. Although he didn't know what the situation was, relying on the experience of treating smallpox in the Central Plains, he started to isolate in time, and thus avoided greater losses.

You must know that the most serious incident in the history of the Central Plains was at the end of the Ming Dynasty. Most of the north was affected by the plague, and the rich Guanzhong land became empty.

The 20 soldiers and horses were almost wiped out, which directly shook the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

Although the current situation is not serious, it is not optimistic. We need to quickly find a way to solve the situation in Mobei.

After all, most of the families in the Central Plains are here now, and if something goes wrong, the situation may not be much better than that of the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with the south side, the situation in Mobei is more urgent.

Since Xiang Yu had set up a banquet in Hongmen and invited him to the banquet, he might as well follow the trend and meet her for a while.

Anyway, there is a problem in the rear of both sides now, and it takes time to adjust. It is better to take advantage of the opportunity of the banquet and sign a covenant with Xiang Yu on the condition of retreating, and temporarily truce for a period of time.

When the problem of the plague is resolved, the two sides will have a showdown.

Liu Ji's peach blossom eyes suddenly widened: "My lord... this is really too dangerous."

Zhang Han also nodded his head: "Yeah, so close to a conversation, how could that Xiang Yu give up so easily."

Bai Su took a sip of his drink, and said, "After all, the fight between Xia Chu is nothing more than a matter of Huaxia's own family. It's nothing more than who will be the boss, and it's not about fighting to the death."

"Letting the plague continue to spread along the border and spread all the way in the Central Plains on a large scale will not benefit everyone."

"Xiang Yu was born in a noble family, with an arrogant personality, and has always disdained the behavior of villains. I believe she can still make a choice in the face of big right and wrong..."

After listening to Bai Su's words, Liu Ji and Zhang Han fell into silence for a while.

Having said that, it is still too risky to go to Hongmen to have a banquet.

Just when the two of them were about to persuade Bai Su again, there was a sound of "Zheng", and the sound of Guqin stopped.

Everyone looked back and found that it was Yu Ji.

She looked straight at Bai Su with her beautiful eyes, and after hesitating for a long time, she said, "My lord, take me to the banquet together, and I will persuade Xiang Yu to stop the army temporarily."

Bai Su scratched his cheek, with a strange look on his face: "This is not very good."

Yu Ji bit her red lips lightly with her white teeth, and said, "I know that you have the world in mind, and what you want to put down is the rebellion. You never thought of revenge on the people of Chu, nor did you think of using weapons rashly."

"Even these days, it is planned to dig canals in the local area after the war is over in the future, open up river trade, and improve the lives of local Chu people."

"Your Excellency has a heart of benevolence and righteousness, and cares about the common people. I am willing to sacrifice myself to give my Lord Jin a word of advice, and beg Yu'er to temporarily cease fighting..."

Bai Su hesitated: "But now you live by my side, Bai is already flattered, and now you have to be judged by countless people for me, how I feel sorry for this, this matter is still for the time being." Let it go."

Concubine Yu looked at Bai Su firmly, and she said seriously, "It's not my lord who forced me, but my slave's willingness. Besides... my slave's doing this is also to prevent innocent people in the north from being affected by natural disasters. Don't refuse, my lord."

Seeing her serious eyes, Bai Su felt a headache for a while.

Taking Xiang Yu's sweetheart away is already enough to be hated by others, and now seeing that his sweetheart is also a lobbyist for the enemy, begging himself to withdraw.

With Xiang Yu's character, isn't it true that he has the heart to fight himself desperately.

Chapter 320 Three Banquet

The night was getting darker, the hazy wind danced lightly, and the bonfire was blazing in front of the big tent.

Xiang Yu was dressed in plain clothes and stood outside the big tent. Behind him was Han Xin, who was carrying a long sword and had no emotion on his fair face.

This place is about twenty miles away from where the two armies are stationed.

As a banquet, the place for negotiation couldn't be more suitable.

Xiang Yu put his hands behind his back, stared into the distance with his almond eyes, looked at the distant mountain pass that had been silent for a long time, and said, "Han Xin, do you think that Bai Su will come?"

Han Xin opened his lips slightly and said, "I will definitely come."

"Why?"

Xiang Yu was taken aback for a moment, and glanced at Han Xin next to him strangely.

After all, even she wasn't sure that Bai Su would definitely come to the banquet, so why did Han Xin believe so firmly?

Han Xin looked calmly, looking at the beating bonfire in the distance: "A trapped beast fights fiercely, even the Orion knows that it is not a last resort. Don't force the tiger and leopard to a dead end easily, otherwise it will be easy to face the fierce beast's dying counterattack."

"That Bai Su is a smart person. I have investigated some rumors about him, and I know that this person has a rather unique personality. He obviously has the talents of all over the world, but he doesn't care much about fame and fortune."

"Many of his deeds are closely related to the common people in the world. For a smart person like him, the most annoying thing is to work hard with others."

"What he wants is a Central Plains that is still alive, densely populated, and capable of development despite the wars, not a white land full of dead bodies and empty spaces due to bloody battles between the two armies."

"So... as long as it is possible to avoid the loss of the Central Plains, he will definitely take the risk to come to the banquet."

Xiang Yu's slender black eyebrows couldn't help but raise: "But I heard that Bai Su is just a womanizer. Does he really have the big heart you said?"

Han Xin didn't give too much explanation, but Zhu Lip slightly said: "Whether you have the guts or not, the general only needs to wait for a while, and you will see for yourself."

Xiang Yu glanced at it, and saw that more than half of the incense had been burned in the distance, and it was less than half an hour before the agreed time.

Just when the incense was about to burn out, a guard ran in quickly: "General, Jun Xia and the others are here."

The two looked stunned for a moment, and looked along the situation, only to see a long line of torches lined up among the mountain roads in the distance, and the flag of Xuanniao could be vaguely seen fluttering in the wind.

Obviously, it was Bai Su's team.

"It actually came."

A look of surprise appeared on Xiang Yu's face.

Regardless of Bai Su's mind, Shan Lun's courage to come to the banquet is extraordinary.

.......

Zhang Han was wearing a black skirt and armor, riding a maroon horse, and she looked down at the distant scenery.Although it doesn't look real, the fluttering Chu flag and the beating bonfire undoubtedly indicate that this is the place to go to the banquet.

Her black eyebrows were slightly frowned, and she looked worriedly at Bai Su beside her: "My lord, are you really going to the banquet?"

After all, she had witnessed Xiang Yu's bravery with her own eyes, and it was too dangerous for Bai Su, a civil servant, to go to the banquet alone.

Bai Su smiled, and said: "Don't worry, that Xiang Yu can't do anything to me, besides, there was really some accident, isn't it you still outside?"

When Zhang Han heard this, he said solemnly, "Don't worry, my lord. Once that Xiang Yu dares to stop your lord from leaving, I will immediately send troops to King Chu's camp, so that they will not dare to do anything to your lord."

Bai Su nodded: "With your words, I feel relieved."

He got off his horse, and immediately walked towards the big tent with only a dozen followers behind him.

Zhang Han led the troops and stayed in place, waiting for the results of the negotiations between the two coaches.

......

In the big tent, the bonfire was raging.

His eyes were like fire, and he was full of murderous intent. Xiang Yu sat on the seats of the big tent, treating Xia Jun's followers as if they had nothing to do.

Her gaze fell directly on the young man in white cloth.

"Da Liang Zao Bai Su, you are finally here." The wine cup in Xiang Yu's hand dropped, and he said calmly.

Bai Su couldn't help sighing: "Yes, I'm here, but I didn't expect that you and I would meet again in this way today."

The Xiang Yu in front of him was the daughter of the merchant that he met by chance in Xianyang City in the past.

After hearing that she was Ji Liang's friend, he still had a deep impression on Xiang Yu.

Unexpectedly, after meeting again, the identities and positions between the two have undergone earth-shaking changes.

When Xiang Yu heard Bai Su mentioning the past, his beautiful eyes narrowed slightly: "I have heard some rumors about you, I know that you are a great talent, and I have thought about inviting you to come to help, but now... I just want to kill you. about you."

After all, she fixed her eyes on Bai Su's cheek tightly, wanting to see what kind of expression this man would show.

If it were an ordinary person, his complexion would already be pale and he would be sweating profusely by now.

But Bai Su wasn't surprised at all, and sat casually on the seat below, as if the person Xiang Yu wanted to kill wasn't him.

He took a sip of his drink and couldn't help asking: "General Xiang, can you give me a reason to kill me?"

Seeing that Bai Su wasn't afraid, Xiang Yu couldn't help being taken aback. After pondering for a moment, Xiang Yu said, "You are that Bao Xia's minion, and you are a minion for a tiger. Why should I kill you?"

Bai Su scratched his cheek with his fingers, and said: "If General Xiang wants to kill me, it's fine, but to say that Daxia is tyrannical and innocent, and that I'm working for a tiger, is not appropriate."

"What's inappropriate."

Xiang Yu raised his slender eyebrows and said, "The Great Xia is nothing more than a group of barbarians. In terms of the prosperity of the capital, the technology of sword-making, and the rituals and music, it can't compare with the six kingdoms of Shandong."

"I have lived in Chu Kingdom for more than [-] years, and the culture left behind is countless rituals and music, such as chime bells, chimes, and ten-string guqin..."

"Even the sages of the various schools of thought, Confucius and others, when they were studying the Zhou rituals of the Central Plains, they all yearned for Chu..."

"If there is one stone in the culture of the Central Plains, our Chu State monopolizes the Eight Dou, which is famous in the Central Plains."

"In comparison, what is Great Xia like? It's just a group of barbarians who live in the western frontier and don't know the etiquette of the Central Plains. The classics were burned to ashes."

"Since Great Xia annexed the six kingdoms by means of barbarism, then General Ben overthrew Bao Xia today, restored the former prosperity of the Central Plains, and recast the glory of my Great Chu, why not?"

After all, a icy murderous intent appeared in her eyes, making all the guards behind Bai Su feel like they were facing a big enemy, and couldn't help but pull out the long swords around their waists.

The guards of the Chu army in the big tent also drew their swords to face each other.

The atmosphere became extremely tense for a moment, as if if Bai Su said something wrong next time, the two sides might start fighting.

In this tense atmosphere, Bai Su put down the wine cup in his hand, and said with a smile: "Since General Xiang mentioned rituals and music, why don't we ask about war or political affairs today, how about meeting friends through rituals and music?"

Xiang Yu was taken aback for a moment: "You mean..."

Bai Su smiled and said: "Didn't General Xiang say that Daxia didn't understand rituals and music? Today I happened to bring some musicians here and prepared a piece of music for General Xiang to taste. Is it possible?"

Chapter 320 The Fourth Dragon Goes to Sea, Kyushu Unifies

"Make friends with music?"

Xiang Yu looked at Bai Su with apricot eyes in surprise, and after pondering for a moment, he said, "So, I'm a little curious."

Following Bai Su patted his palms lightly, the large tent was opened, and five or six musicians walked in.

Chu Jun's guards frowned slightly, and reached out to stop him, wanting to check the musical instruments, so as not to let these strange guys approach the coach for no reason.

The musician couldn't help being taken aback when he saw this, and looked at Bai Su in bewilderment.

Bai Su put down the wine cup, and said with a smile: "General Xiang, is it possible that I am worried that I will be different?"

Xiang Yu raised his slender black eyebrows, waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about a few musicians, they are assassins with weapons, so what, I don't pay much attention to them at all, just step back."

"Yes."

The Chu army's guards clasped their fists and retreated.

Bai Su spoke approvingly: "As expected of General Xiang who is known as the No. 1 in the world, he is really heroic."

Xiang Yu didn't take Bai Su's praise seriously.

She frowned slightly and looked at Bai Su: "There's no need to mention these polite words. If you can't come up with a satisfactory answer, I won't let you go easily."

Han Xin on the side also blinked his black and white eyes, and looked at Bai Su curiously, wanting to see what kind of medicine this well-known Daliang Zao was selling in the gourd.

A smile appeared on Bai Su's face, and he said, "Since General Xiang wants to see it, then let's start."

A group of musicians sat on the ground one after another.

One of the leading luthiers plucked the strings with his fingers, and a graceful melody sounded.

"This is my Da Chu's musical instrument..."

Xiang Yu didn't take it seriously at first, he picked up the wine cup and drank the wine, but when he heard the familiar melody, he couldn't help being taken aback.

She knows Chu's musical instruments very well.

Firstly, as a nobleman of the Chu Kingdom, she has many famous musicians around her, and she also knows a thing or two about rhythm.

Two, when she lived in Jiangdong since she was a child, every time she practiced martial arts in the courtyard, Yu Ji would sit on the corridor and play the piano for her.

Now hearing the familiar melody again, she couldn't help but recall all the past.

Xiang Yu put down the wine cup in his hand, and looked at Bai Su: "What are you doing, are you trying to convince me with my musical instrument from Chu State?"