Overview
Xiang Yu was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male
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Places and affiliations
- Polity Chu 楚 · Relation Ruled
Events and relationships
Grew deeply suspicious of Yafu after the envoys' report
Grew suspicious of Zhongli Mei and other generals
Refused Yafu's advice to assault Xingyang at once
Military
· Agent
· With Yafu (亞父) · At Xingyang
滎陽Sent envoys to Han after suspecting his generals
Diplomatic · Agent
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 56House of Chancellor Chen · 8 passages
陳平既多以金縱反閒於楚軍，宣言諸將鐘離眛等為項王將，功多矣，然而終不得裂地而王，欲與漢為一，以滅項氏而分王其地。
Chen Ping lavished the gold on double agents inside the Chu army and spread rumors that generals like Zhongli Mei had served the King of Xiang with great distinction yet had never been granted territories of their own, and now wished to join forces with Han, destroy the house of Xiang, and carve up its lands as their own kingdoms.
項羽果意不信鐘離眛等。
Sure enough, Xiang Yu grew suspicious of Zhongli Mei and the others.
項王既疑之，使使至漢。
Once his suspicions took hold, the King of Xiang dispatched envoys to Han.
見楚使，即詳驚曰：「吾以為亞父使，乃項王使！」
When the Chu envoys appeared, he feigned astonishment and exclaimed, "I thought you were envoys from Yafu—but you come from the King of Xiang!"
楚使歸，具以報項王。
When the Chu envoys returned, they reported everything to the King of Xiang.
項王果大疑亞父。
The King of Xiang, as expected, grew deeply suspicious of Yafu.
亞父欲急攻下滎陽城，項王不信，不肯聽。
When Yafu urged an immediate assault on the city of Xingyang, the King of Xiang no longer trusted him and refused to heed his advice.
亞父聞項王疑之，乃怒曰：「天下事大定矣，君王自為之！
When Yafu learned that the King of Xiang doubted him, he cried in fury, "The affairs of the realm are all but decided—let my lord manage them himself!