Fan Zeng finally left. In his twilight years, he seemed to have lost everything and staggered away like a joke.
Fan Zeng overestimated himself and his position in Xiang Yu's heart. Fan Zeng thought that by resigning, he could blackmail Xiang Yu into changing his mind, but Xiang Yu did not fall into the trap at all and did not try to persuade him to stay.
Therefore, today, all his ambitions and ambitions have come to nothing.
He was already quite old, but this time he suffered such a blow. Not long after returning home, Fan Zeng fell ill.
Although Zhang Zhongjing came to see him, there was nothing he could do. He was a human being, not a god. He could treat external illnesses, but he had no way to deal with mental illnesses.
And Xiang Yu doesn't know about this at all. He is only concerned about sending troops. What's more, what Xiang Yu doesn't know is that the subsequent impact of today's incident is not limited to this.
Perhaps because of what happened today, he lost not only Fan Zeng, but also other important people under him.
Ask Shu Ao when deciding on domestic matters, and ask Fan Zeng when deciding on foreign matters. These are Xiang Yan's last instructions to Xiang Yu, and these words also represent the two ministers with the highest ability and the oldest qualifications in the Xiang clan.
In the past few years, especially during the battle with Zhu Yuanzhang, Xiang Yu's clan has been able to support itself until now and cannot do without these two people. If Sun Shu'ao hadn't stabilized Jiaozhou for Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu would have lost twice as much territory.
Sun Shuao's vision was definitely good, and he had a strong idea of the monarch.
Undoubtedly, Sun Shuao was loyal to Xiang Yu, but that was due to his kindness to Xiang Yan. For some people, especially in this environment in ancient times, a kindness of knowing him was worth repaying in his life.
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But Sun Shuao will never be like Fan Zeng. After all, the father Xiang Yu worships is Fan Zeng, not Sun Shuao. For Xiang Yu, Sun Shuao will definitely try his best, but he will never do it knowing that he can't do it.
Today, as Fan Zeng becomes lonely, Sun Shuao also feels a desire to retire. Out of loyalty, Sun Shuao may not be loyal to other princes in the future, but he will not continue to fight here to the end.
Like Sun Shuao, Sima Yi also had other thoughts. Of course, the starting point for these two people to have other thoughts was different.
At first, Sima Yi thought this was his blessed land. After getting to know Xiang Yu and the Xiang family, Sima Yi confidently believed that it would not be a problem for him to control the power here in the future.
However, he soon regretted it, and found that he seemed to have thought everything too simply.
Sima Yi's goal was to help one prince unify the world, but in the end he had to separate one side. In the process, he firmly held the power of this power in his own hands, and eventually it became the world of his Sima family.
However, the premise is that he must first assist this prince to unify the world or separate one side. However, after the Jiangxia incident, he has lost this confidence in Xiang Yu.
The more Sima Yi got to know Xiang Yu, the more he realized that this so-called overlord had unparalleled military power and extraordinary ability in commanding troops, but he did not have any of the palace qualities that a monarch should have. His weakness in character was really outstanding.
Compared with Li Xiang, Qin Zheng, Liu Xiu, Zhu Yuanzhang and other famous princes in the world, in some places, Xiang Yu behaves like a child waiting to be fed.
Among the princes in the world, except for Chi You, no prince can compare with Xiang Yu in terms of military force. However, this is not an advantage at all.
Because, for a monarch, the last thing he needs is force. As a monarch, you don’t need to charge into battle at all. Instead, you need to sit in the rear and stabilize the overall situation. Even if you want to conquer the world immediately, you still need to sit in power.
Manage all directions within the Chinese army.
On the battlefield, any accident can happen. If you are unlucky, a cold arrow is enough to kill you. As a monarch, going to the battlefield to charge personally is irresponsible to the entire force.
Xiang Yu has a full stack of force that a monarch needs least, but he can be said to be a novice in those things that a monarch needs most, such as forbearance, scheming, planning, including the control of his own emotions and anger, etc.
From Sima Yi's point of view, Xiang Yu doesn't even have the minimum qualifications to become a monarch. And if a person without the ability to be a monarch is placed in the position of a monarch, how can he lead the entire force to conquer the world?
Therefore, Sima Yi knew that it would be impossible to realize his ambitions here, and he had to find a way to get out! This was a big pit, and he must not continue to trick himself!
However, for a person who casually betrays his master, even if other princes are willing to accommodate you, it will be difficult for them to trust you, and it will be even harder to integrate into that circle.
Therefore, even if Sima Yi wants to escape, he must make himself look beautiful and take it off as it should be.
As early as when Zhu Yuanzhang attacked Jingnan, Sima Yi hoped that Zhu Yuanzhang could capture him. By then, with his reputation of killing tigers and phoenixes, Zhu Yuanzhang would not let go of his talent.
After several admonitions, Sima Yi was finally moved by Zhu Yuanzhang's sincerity, and he was also disappointed by Xiang Yu's atrocities in Jiangxia. In the end, everything turned out so logically.
Moreover, although Sima Yi thought so in his heart at the time, he did not do anything extra. Instead, he wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to capture him with his own ability, so that there would not be any flaws left. Because he himself was
Without taking any action, there will naturally be no flaws.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang still disappointed Sima Yi after all. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang also missed out on Sima Yi as a talent.
However, today, after what happened to Fan Zeng, especially when he heard that Fan Zeng had become ill after returning, Sima Yi finally saw an opportunity again.
Who is Sima Yi? He is a disciple of Fan Zeng. Once he is a teacher, he is always a father. Xiang Yu treats Fan Zeng like this, plus Xiang Yu's behavior in Jiangxia. Even if Sima Yi breaks away from the Xiang clan, people in the world will not say anything.
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Because of Xiang Yu's behavior in Jiangxia, Sima Yi's separation from Xiang Yu could be seen as abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side. After Fan Zeng's incident, an extra layer of love and filial piety was added to this matter.
With these two reasons, even if he breaks away from Xiang Yu, it will be enough to erase the reputation of disloyalty.
Sun Shuao wanted to retire, and Sima Yi was not ready to follow Xiang Yu at all. However, Xiang Yu, who was immersed in anger at this time, was not aware of these things at all.
