Half a day later.
Everyone gathered in front of Liu Bang. He looked at the text on the piece of brocade in his hand, then at the crowd:
"What do you all think...why is Xiang Yu inviting me to a feast at this time?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone around started talking at once:
"We can't go, my lord."
"We can't go!"
"Xiang Yu surely has no good intentions! We definitely can't go."
However.
Xiao He turned to face everyone:
"But this banquet at Hongmen is meant to clear up the misunderstanding about us defending the Xian Mountains."
"If we don't go, it's like admitting to the world that we've betrayed King Huai."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone nearby scolded:
"No way!"
"This Hongmen banquet is obviously set up by Xiang Yu and that old bastard Fan Zeng to kill my lord. We absolutely can't go."
"Yeah, we can't go!"
The hall was filled with heated debates.
