Friday, May 3, 2024

184 Rebel in Qi

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In April of the first year of the Han Dynasty (206 BC), the princes withdrew from Xixia and returned to their respective fiefdoms. King Xiang also returned to his fiefdom and sent people to relocate Emperor Yi, saying: "In ancient times, the emperors owned a thousand miles of land and must live in the upper reaches." So he sent deputies to escort Emperor Yi to Chen in Changsha County. King Xiang urged Emperor Yi to leave early, and the ministers gradually developed a rebellious heart, so King Xiang secretly ordered the King of Hengshan and the King of Linjiang to kill Emperor Yi on the Yangtze River. King Han Cheng had no military merits, so King Xiang did not allow him to return to his fiefdom and took him to Pengcheng, deposed him as a marquis, and soon had him killed. Zang Tu returned to his fiefdom and took the opportunity to expel Han Guang to Liaodong. Han Guang refused to obey, so Zang Tu killed Han Guang in Wuzhong and annexed his fiefdom. 

Tian Rong heard that Xiang Yu changed the title of King of Qi Tian Fu to King of Jiaodong and made Qi General Tian Du the King of Qi, so he was very angry and did not want the King of Qi to go to Jiaodong. He took the opportunity to rebel in Qi and fight Tian Du. Tian Du fled to Chu. The King of Qi Tian Fu was afraid of Xiang Yu, so he fled to his fiefdom in Jiaodong. Tian Rong was very angry and sent troops to pursue him, killing him in Jimo. Tian Rong therefore proclaimed himself the King of Qi, attacked westward to kill Jibei King Tian An, and annexed the three Qi regions. Tian Rong gave Peng Yue the seal of the general and asked him to rebel in Liangdi. Chen Yu secretly sent Zhang Tong and Xia Shuo to persuade the King of Qi Tian Rong, saying: "Xiang Yu as the master of the world has been unfair in dividing the princes. Now the kings of the original six countries are all enfeoffed in bad places, and his ministers and generals are all enfeoffed in good places, and his original monarch is expelled. The King of Zhao is living in Dai County in the north. I think this is not right. I have heard that the King Your Majesty has raised an army and refused to obey the crooked orders. I hope the king will support my army and let me attack Changshan to restore the status of the King of Zhao and that way Zhao could be used as a barrier for Qi." The King of Qi agreed and sent troops to Zhao. Chen Yu mobilized all the soldiers from the three counties and joined the Qi army to attack Changshan, defeating the Changshan army. Zhang Er fled and joined the King of Han. Chen Yu went to Dai County to welcome Xie, the former King of Zhao and made him return to Zhao. The King of Zhao took the opportunity to make Chen Yu the King of Dai.

之元年四月,诸侯罢戏下,各就国。项王出之国,使人徙义帝,曰:“古之帝者地方千里,必居上游。”乃使使徙义帝长沙郴县。趣义帝行,其群臣稍稍背叛之,乃阴令衡山、临江王击杀之江中。韩王成无军功,项王不使之国,与俱至彭城,废以为侯,已又杀之。臧荼之国,因逐韩广之辽东,广弗听,荼击杀广无终,并王其地。

田荣闻项羽徙齐王巿胶东,而立齐将田都为齐王,乃大怒,不肯遣齐王之胶东,因以齐反,迎击田都。田都走楚。齐王市畏项王,乃亡之胶东就国。田荣怒,追击杀之即墨。荣因自立为齐王,而西杀击济北王田安,并王三齐。荣与彭越将军印,令反梁地。陈余阴使张同、夏说说齐王田荣曰:“项羽为天下宰,不平。今尽王故王于丑地,而王其群臣诸将善地,逐其故主,赵王乃北居代,余以为不可。闻大王起兵,且不听不义,愿大王资余兵,请以击常山,以复赵王,请以国为扞蔽。”齐王许之,因遣兵之赵。陈余悉发三县兵,与齐并力击常山,大破之。张耳走归汉。陈余迎故赵王歇于代,反之赵。赵王因立陈余为代王。

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