In the end, what Xiang Guo was worried about happened, and Zhao Guo sent troops to attack Yecheng. At this time, King Wei was enjoying himself in the palace of Zhongshan, accompanied by beauties from foreign countries, drinking together and living in a state of intoxication. There were dancing girls in front of them. On a whim, King Wei held a bottle of fine wine and looked at these dancing girls. Sometimes he laughed foolishly and sometimes went crazy. He was fascinated by their graceful figures and walked on the graceful path between them. The dancing postures are close to each other. These dancers half-cover their faces with their sleeves, as if they are shy. The king of Wei was enjoying himself among them and drank a bottle of wine. Then he walked forward and said with a silly smile: "Meiji, come on, come on, let's drink together." He also poured wine into them himself. It is said that foreign women are born with a good capacity for drinking, because they are a nation on horseback, a tough nation, deep in the country of Zhao, a large country in the Central Plains, and were assimilated under the influence of its culture. The King of Wei sat among them, like a spot of red among thousands of flowers, with the fragrance of his body overflowing.
"It's urgent to report to Yecheng, please report -" A soldier entered the Zhongshan Palace and faced King Wei and said, "Your Majesty, it's urgent to report to Yecheng." King Wei ordered these beauties to step back, stood up and stepped forward and asked, "What happened to Yecheng?" What's going on?" The soldiers looked at King Wei and said, "The army of the State of Zhao is stationed in Zhangshui and is preparing to attack my land in Ye." After hearing this, King Wei was shocked and turned pale, and kept cursing, "Wu Fu, Wu Fu." Then he called in. One of the guards said: "Quickly summon Prime Minister Zisang, and General Le Sheng will enter the palace."
When the guards entered the general's residence, Zi Sang happened to be there as well. The guard stood in front of them and said: "Prime Minister, General, the king has urgently summoned you to enter the palace." Zi Sang asked anxiously: "What happened?" The guard replied: "You will know when you enter the palace." Zi Sang turned around He said, "General Le, something must have happened in Yecheng." General Le Sheng put on his robe and said, "Xiangguo, let's go into the palace to pay homage to the king."
General Le Sheng and Zi Sang entered the Zhongshan Palace together, met the King of Wei, and knelt down and said: "Your Majesty." The King of Wei was also restless, pacing back and forth in front of several cases, and said: "Zhao Yong, a common man, dares to attack Wei Wei. Wei Chong wants to send troops to attack Handan, the capital of Zhao State." Zi Sang stepped forward and advised: "Your Majesty, don't raise an army in anger." The King of Wei stepped forward and asked, "The Prime Minister does not agree with Wei Chong sending troops." Zi Sang stepped forward and advised. He bowed and said, "Yes." King Wei turned to General Le Sheng and said, "General, you don't agree with Widow's troops sending troops to attack Zhao." General Le Sheng said, "That's right." King Wei walked up Sitting in front of several cases, he said: "Okay, okay, you all don't agree with Wichung sending troops, okay!" He then said to Zi Sang and General Le Sheng, "Why can't we send troops?" Pointing to Zi Sang, he said, "Prime Minister, You said." His eyes were full of anger. Prime Minister Zisang knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, if we, the State of Wei, send troops to attack Handan, the capital of Zhao State, our army will come from afar and will be exhausted, while the army of Zhao State will be idle and waiting for work, and our army will be defeated. Our army will leave its homeland. For a long time, I am homesick and my army is distracted. It will be extremely disadvantageous to attack our army. Your Majesty, please don’t forget that there is a powerful Qin State behind Wei State. If a full-scale war breaks out between Wei State and Zhao State, The Qin State is just taking advantage of the fishermen, so the king must be cautious!" General Le Sheng stepped forward to dissuade him and said: "What the Prime Minister said is reasonable. Soldiers, important matters for the country, must not be angry and raise armies." The King of Wei then sat down. Before the case, he thought about it for a long time, calmed down the anger in his heart, and then said: "The widow just lost his temper." After thinking for a moment, Zi Sang said: "Quickly transfer Anyi to order Tu Su to guard Ye, because Tu Su was originally the order of Ye. , is quite familiar with governing Ye and can stop invading enemies. General Le Sheng is injured and cannot go with the army to guard Gu City. The king can lead the army on a rapid march to Ye City, because the Zhao army will arrive before Tu Su arrives. Cross the Zhang River in advance to attack Yecheng. Yecheng is in danger." King Wei immediately stood up and said, "Okay, immediately mobilize the army to march to Yecheng." Then he turned to General Lesheng and said, "General, you stay in Gucheng. You must defend Gucheng. The widows entrusted Gucheng to the general." General Lesheng immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I will defend Gucheng to the death." King Wei stepped up and stood in front of General Lesheng and helped him Qi Le Sheng General. General Le Sheng and King Wei looked at each other and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know when will I see you?" King Wei said, "I will, soon." He patted General Le Sheng on the shoulder and walked out of Zhongshan. The palace mobilized the army to leave Gucheng overnight.
General Le Sheng stood on the tower and saw the army leaving the city. He ran down the tower again, looked at the troops leaving the city, knelt down and shouted: "Your Majesty." He knelt down and knelt down on the ground, sobbing. The king of Wei led his army to Zhangshui, marching day and night through wind and rain, and led the army into Yecheng. At this time, the Zhao army had crossed the Zhang River and started a fierce battle with the Wei army, with long troops fighting each other. At this time, the King of Wei could not listen to any of Zi Sang's advice and took the lead in going out of the city to kill the enemy. On the other side of the Zhang River, the general of the State of Zhao stood in the middle of the army. He drove a chariot forward and looked over and said, "Who is being charged among the army?" The general looked forward and said, "General, then That's the King of Wei." The general of Zhao State laughed secretly and said, "Bring me my bow and arrows." The leader of Zhao State drew his bow and arrow, aimed at the King of Wei who was fighting on the chariot, and flew out. King Wei was hit by an arrow in the chest, screamed, and fell off the chariot. Zisang led the army out of the city, defeated the Zhao army, and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." The King of Wei was seriously injured. He was lifted up by the soldiers on both sides and lay on the chariot. Zisang immediately jumped off the chariot, ran forward and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty." King Wei opened his eyes slightly and said: "I regret that I didn't listen to your dissuasion and ended up in this world. Zi Sang said: "Your Majesty, you will get well soon. Your Majesty, don't say anything and save your strength." Then he ordered two soldiers to carry the seriously injured King Wei into the city.
At this time, Tu Su rushed to Yecheng and led his troops to strengthen Zhangshui. He rushed into Zhao's central army and started fighting. When General Zhao saw Tu Su charging toward him in a chariot, he panicked and fled with his troops. The general fled, and the Zhao army was quickly defeated. Tu Su stood on the chariot and looked at the fleeing Zhao army. The general stepped forward and said, "Big Chong, let's pursue him." Tu Su said, "Don't pursue the poor enemy." He led the army back to Yecheng. Tu Su entered Ye Ling's Mansion, looked at Zi Sang and said, "Xiangguo, how is the king's injury?" Zi Sang shook his head and said, "The king's injury is very serious. It depends on whether he can survive tonight."
In the middle of the night, the king of Wei was lying on the couch. Knowing that the end was approaching, he summoned Zisang and Tusu to the Yeling Mansion. Zi Sang and Tu Su Chong entered the Yeling Mansion and saw King Wei lying on the bed. They walked up to him and knelt down and kowtowed, "Your Majesty." King Wei turned sideways and looked at Zi Sang and Tu Su and said, "I'm afraid I can't do this. Come on, Prime Minister, Tu Qing, after the death of the widow, the prince ascends the throne and succeeds as the king. Just like assisting the widow, you assist the prince to achieve hegemony." King Wei looked up and said: "He will die before his hegemony is realized." That's right. He was a little unwilling, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and then died. Tu Su rushed out and shouted: "The king is dead, the king is dead." The local officials from Yedi rushed into the Yeling Mansion to pay homage to the dead King of Wei. Many of them burst into tears.
In the morning, the body of the King of Wei was put into the coffin, and the coffin of the King of Wei was escorted into the carriage. When he left Yecheng, people lined the streets to watch and kneel down. The main force of Zhao Jun had not yet gone far. Standing on the other side of Zhang River, he looked and saw a funeral team leaving the city. The general of the State of Zhao drove a chariot forward and said: "The king of Wei is dead. We cannot miss this opportunity. We will lead our army to pursue him and we will definitely annihilate the elite of the Wei army." The general stepped forward and persuaded: "General, will the enemy army be able to do it?" Is there any fraud?" The general of Zhao State said arrogantly: "I don't think there is any fraud. The King of Wei was hit by an arrow I shot and was either dead or wounded." It turned out that the main force of the Zhao army pretended to be defeated and lured the Wei army to come. pursuit. General Zhao led the main force to cross Zhangshui again, pursue it, and catch up with the mourning team. The army surrounded the funeral team. General Zhao drove the chariot forward, pressed the long sword on his waist, stepped out of the chariot, and asked hesitantly: "Is this the hearse of King Wei?" When he walked up and opened the curtain, he found that the hearse was empty. , only to realize that he had been deceived, and ordered the army to kill these mourning teams. Boarding the chariot: "The army continues to pursue." The general stepped forward and advised: "General, don't go deep, for fear of an ambush by the enemy." General Zhao stood on the chariot and said: "The King of Wei is dead. Now the enemy army is escorting the coffin of the King of Wei on its way back to Daliang, the capital of Wei. They will definitely think that our army will come to pursue them, and set up this plan to disturb our army. Can I, Zhao Ke, be easily deceived by them?" Then he faced back. The army said: "The enemy's movement is slow. If we go after them, we will be able to annihilate all the soldiers of Wei State. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed!"
The leader of the State of Zhao led the army to continue the pursuit, intending to annihilate the elites of the State of Wei. After pursuing a section, he found the traces of the Wei army. The leader of the State of Zhao got off the chariot. There were many new ruts left on the ground, and these ruts almost covered the old ones left before. Seal, boarded the chariot, looked forward, and said: "The enemy is in front, we will continue to pursue, and we will definitely gain something." He led the main force of the Zhao State to continue the pursuit. Didn't he know that he had already penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Wei State and pursued him to the valley? among. There are high mountains all around, and there is a winding path through the valley. General Zhao looked at the surrounding mountain peaks and said: "If the enemy sets up an ambush here, our army will be completely wiped out." Then he laughed loudly, and his laughter echoed among the valleys, shocking the forest. birds among. Then an army appeared on the surrounding hills. Zi Sang stood on the top of the mountain and called down the mountain: "Zhao Ke, do you still know me, Zi Sang?" Then a general wearing the battle armor of King Wei stood on the top of the mountain. Zisang turned around and kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty." The general wearing King Wei's armor said, "Prime Minister, there is no need to be polite." The general of Zhao State looked at the top of the mountain and said, "King Wei, you are not dead yet. "The general wearing the battle armor of King Wei said: "Yes, what you shot was just a substitute of Widowworm. Otherwise, how could you have fallen into the trap?" General Zhao shouted unwillingly: " I was deceived by you, I was deceived by you, Zisang, Zisang." Zisang said: "Zhao Ke, your time to die has come." He ordered the army to aim at Zhao Ke and shoot arrows, and the leader of Zhao blocked the flying arrows, and the army In front of the general, all the guards were hit by arrows and fell down one after another. Arrows were flying from all directions. The main force of Zhao State could not rush out and was directly surrounded in the valley. Zhao Ke was hit by several arrows and fell down, and was trampled to death by the rebel army. Zhao's main army of 1.3 million troops was completely wiped out in the valley. The valley at the foot of the mountain was full of corpses of Zhao's main force, lying in the grass in various directions. Blood flowed into the stream, dyeing the entire stream red.
The army led by Xiang Guo and the main force brought by Tu Su met outside the valley. Tu Su came forward and knelt down and said, "Prime Minister." Zi Sang said, "You don't need to be polite." He continued to escort King Wei's coffin back to Daliang, the capital of Wei. The prince came out of the city, dressed in mourning clothes, ran forward and lay on the coffin of King Wei, crying bitterly: "Father, father!"
