Chapter 555: Mi Sheng's Value
Inside the Great Chu Palace.
Xiang Yu looked deeply at Mi Sheng.
Today, the real ruler of the Chu State is undoubtedly the former.
The reason why he criticized Mi Sheng so harshly was because this emperor had a "rebellious nature".
Xiang Yu had long wanted to depose him and establish another one.
However, he disdains to use political means to bully a child.
Mi Sheng wanted to take a concubine, but Xiang Yu refused. The reason behind this was ultimately because of the woman Mi Sheng wanted to marry.
She is the daughter of a prominent family in the State of Chu.
And that family is a pure royalist.
"Your Majesty, if I didn't allow you to go, I wouldn't have said all this to you today. I would have just sent the Qin envoy back home."
"But I'm here today to tell you that it's your choice whether to go or not."
"Ever since you became emperor, your own path has been arranged by us, the so-called powerful officials."
"But now, I'm giving you a chance to choose: do you want to continue being the emperor of Great Chu, or flee to Qin and become a puppet emperor?"
Xiang Yu's words were very sincere.
He had no intention of testing anything.
In fact, in his heart, he hoped that the King of Chu would go to the State of Qin.
In this way, he could save himself from what he thought was a big trouble.
Mi Sheng also swept away his previous cowardly character, straightened his body, looked at Xiang Yu, and said seriously:
"If I choose to go, will I die?"
Xiang Yu shook his head. "As long as I am here, no one in the Chu State can harm you."
Mi Sheng sneered.
"General Xiang, do you think I'm a fool?"
Xiang Yu did not respond directly to his question, but turned around and wanted to leave.
"I've said what I need to say. It's up to you to decide."
After he finished speaking, he walked towards the outside of the palace.
Mi Sheng stayed where he was, muttering to himself:
"Give me a choice..."
"There are many things I cannot choose, but at this moment, being able to choose how to live the rest of my life seems not bad..."
Thinking of this, Mi Sheng took a deep breath, looked at Xiang Yu's departing back, and said loudly:
"I wish to go to Qin!"
Xiang Yu suddenly stopped. He didn't say anything, just nodded, and continued to move forward until Mi Sheng could no longer see his back.
Mi Shengze exhaled completely and felt extremely relaxed.
emperor...
He had long since stopped wanting to sit in this position where he had no freedom.
He also didn't want to complete the great cause of Mi Xiong, the former emperor of Chu.
He was tired and just wanted to live the life he wanted in the next few days, years, or even decades if he was lucky.
That's all.
Xiang Yu had just left the palace.
Then he saw Fan Zeng.
The latter immediately stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, have you gone to see His Majesty?"
Xiang Yu said without hiding anything: "As expected, everything that happened in the territory of Chu State cannot be hidden from the eyes of my father."
Fan Zeng didn't think much about it, but couldn't wait to ask about other things, saying, "What did you talk about with His Majesty?"
Xiang Yu frowned and said, "What did I discuss with Your Majesty that requires your father's inquiry?"
With Fan Zeng's wisdom, he naturally guessed something and said:
"Your Majesty, is this matter related to the Qin envoy?"
Xiang Yu did not respond.
Fan Zeng continued, "Your Majesty, you won't let His Majesty go to Qin, will you?"
Xiang Yu asked in reply, "It seems that my father-in-law does not need to interfere with my decision."
Fan Zeng was obviously a little furious.
"You still call me Yafu!"
"Do you know that letting His Majesty go to Qin is digging his own grave?"
"The Mi family has been emperor in Chu for many years and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If the emperor enters Qin territory, Qin will hold the Chu emperor hostage and control Chu's ministers. What will you do?"
Xiang Yu said bluntly: "At worst, we can just make another one named Mi the emperor."
Fan Zeng felt a little angry.
"Do you think that if you just pick someone with the surname Mi as emperor, the people of Da Chu will accept him?"
"They will only stab you, the Xiang family, in the back, and say that you, the Xiang family, have rebellious intentions!"
"By then, the Emperor of Qin and the Emperor of Chu will jointly attack our Great Chu. The people will surely defect. I'm afraid that your time as a tyrant will come to an end!"
Today, Fan Zeng's words were a bit serious.
This completely angered Xiang Yu.
"That's enough. I never rely on a child to win a battle!"
Fan Zeng was startled by Xiang Yu's loud shout. After coming to his senses, he said earnestly:
"It's not impossible for the Emperor of Chu to go to Qin, but he must write a letter of abdication, leaving his name blank for future use."
Xiang Yu also nodded in compromise, "Okay, but I hope that he won't suffer any misfortune while he's away from Chu."
Fan Zeng nodded and said, "Of course. Even if I were bold, I would never commit regicide."
The two talked till this point.
Someone from the Xiang family asked Fan Zeng,
"You've clearly informed the king of the interests involved, so why is he still unwilling to change his mind?"
Fan Zeng shook his head and sighed, "If he could change his mind, he would no longer be the Overlord of our Chu State."
The Xiang family members were puzzled and said:
"Could it be that the battle in Yan land hasn't awakened the king yet?"
Fan Zeng said sadly, "The battle has awakened the king, so he has made many preparations for the future battle between Qin and Chu."
"After the King's defeat, his belief in invincibility was nearly shattered. Now that he has been rebuilt, he will surely surpass his past."
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