It's July.
"If you submit, you can become a minister. If you don't submit, you will die." Xiang An looked down at Zang Tu who was kneeling in front of him, and said in a calm tone with no expression on his face.
"I...wish to surrender..." Zang Tu's face turned pale, and after saying these words, he seemed to have lost all his strength.
"Liao Ye, untie him." Xiang An put his hand down from the hilt of the sword at his waist, turned around and walked out, no longer paying attention to what was happening behind him.
Since it is a big gamble, there will be prizes to match it.
And Xiang An's spoils of war were most of the land of the Yan Kingdom.
The purpose of using war to support war was achieved. Occupying the hinterland of Yan State helped Xiang An stabilize his financial situation and replenish his food supply. A small half of the land was occupied by Han Guang, the king of Liaodong.
At the same time, Han Xin finally found an opportunity in the defense of the Wei and Zhao coalition forces, destroyed Wei's defense line in one fell swoop, captured King Bao of Wei alive, and included the entire Wei state into the territory of Han.
So far, all the princes and kings that Xiang Yu had enfeoffed were gone.
The only ones left to compete for the world are Xiang Yu, King of Western Chu, Xiang An, King of Northern Chu, Liu Ji, King of Han, Han Guang, King of Liaodong, Gong Ao, King of Linjiang, and Xie, King of Zhao.
However, Gong Ao still looked like a coward. Liu Ji sent an envoy to ask what the old man was thinking. As a result, the envoy came back with a confused look on his face. Gong Ao simply moved the border line back. Dozens of miles.
Liu Ji couldn't handle this.
There was also Han Guang, the king of Liaodong. When Xiang An was observing the sand table in Liaodong and preparing the next strategy to attack Liaodong, the envoy from Liaodong came to the door.
"So, Han Guang wants to submit to Gu? Instead of forming an alliance with Gu?" Xiang An sat at the top of the table and looked at the Liaodong envoy with a frown.
The envoy was also a political strategist named Jiang Ming.
Jiang Ming smiled bitterly: "What are you talking about, your Majesty?"
"Beyond the Great Wall, there is all wasteland, and the king has occupied the west of Liaodong. Apart from the king's Northern Chu, Liaodong has no other bordering countries. In this case, does Mr. Han still need to form an alliance with the king? Even if it is an alliance, , Who should we deal with? The Huns outside the Great Wall will not plunder this side."
Good guy, I don’t call you the king here, I call you Lord Han directly.
Xiang An and Zi Juan, who was sitting next to each other, looked at each other and saw the confusion and joy in each other's eyes.
"The war between the two Yans was originally started by Zang Tu. That guy launched a war against me, Liaodong, in the name of regaining the land of Yan. Now it has been captured by Lord Han and the king. This is a blessing. This is a gift that Lord Han asked me to bring. , Please take a look at it, Your Majesty." Jiang Ming's posture was very low, and he bowed and handed Xiang An a piece of cloth, which contained the geographical information and material information of Liaodong.
Xiang An understood Han Guang's plan with just one glance.
This is equivalent to lying down in front of you and exposing your soft neck, which is absolutely weak.
"It seems that the King of Liaodong really wants to submit to me, Bei Chu." Zijuan had a kind smile on her face and nodded to Jiang Ming.
"The King of Liaodong is a man who knows current affairs. If he submits to Gu, Gu will not treat him badly." Xiang An also smiled and put the cloth filled with information next to him. The palace discussion is, Xiaoye, pour wine for Ambassador Jiang."
"yes!"
Liao Ye is now becoming more and more proficient in this kind of thing. He is always the first person in charge of Xiang Anan.
After seeing off Jiang Ming, the Liaodong envoy, Xiang An always had a smile on his face on his way back to Linzi.
As he said before, from now on, Beichu no longer has to gamble.
After spending the miserable last year, this year he devoted all his efforts to attack the Yan Kingdom and supported the war with war. Xiang An finally allowed Bei Chu to stand firmly on the land of the east. Now he has the land of Yan and Liaodong. With the resources, Xiang An no longer has to worry about the people in Sanqi not having enough to eat. If the winter is too cold, they will not be able to survive the winter.
"Second brother, this must be the first time you laugh since you came out from eldest brother's place." Xiang An and Zijuan broke away from the large group, riding the big waves and Zao Ji, far ahead. As long as they got along with each other, Zijuan could No need to use honorifics, just smile and ask Xiang An.
"I can finally breathe a sigh of relief..." Xiang An also smiled and shook his head, "At least this winter I don't have to empty out the granaries in Linzi because I am worried about starvation in the city."
"During that time, I felt like mice were coming to Linzi's granary and I would shed tears."
"We're here after all, aren't we?" Zijuan smiled faintly, took off her helmet, and looked at the clear river water next to the official road.
The late summer wind ruffled her long hair, and the red clouds blocked the colorful light, reflecting her shallow smile.
"Yeah, no matter how difficult it is, I got through it..." Xiang An also looked at the river, with deep exhaustion and relief in his voice. He couldn't help but raise his head, and there was a trace of undetectable in his voice. choked with sobs.
Xiang An got off his horse, walked to the water's edge, found an open space and sat down, lying on the soft grass and closing his eyes.
"Counting the days, apart from the war, second brother, it seems that you haven't left the palace for more than half a year." Zi Juan hung the helmet on Zao Ji's horse armor, sat next to Xiang An, and said with her fingers.
"Gu is the king of Northern Chu, so naturally he has to deal with the hidden dangers in Northern Chu." Xiang An said relaxedly without opening his eyes, "I haven't enjoyed this relaxing feeling for a long time..."
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
"Get some sleep. I'm watching over you. Even if big brother comes, I won't be able to wake you up." Zijuan shook her head helplessly and said with a smile.
But without waiting for Xiang An's answer, Zijuan looked at her blankly and realized that Xiang An had fallen asleep on the grass by the river.
Zi Juan came a little closer and patted Xiang An's forehead, but suddenly found that the end of Xiang An's beard... seemed to be a little white?
For a moment, Zijuan retracted her hand and covered her mouth as if she had been electrocuted.
How old is Xiang An?
Xiang Yu and Xiang An's declared age is twenty-eight, but Zijuan knows Xiang An's past, so she knows Xiang An's true age. Xiang An was probably twenty years after Qin Wangzheng ascended the throne (227 BC) Created, that is to say, Xiang An's real age this year is...
Twenty-three.
Looking carefully, not only the beard, but also the roots of Xiang An's hair are gray and white.
Zijuan was so lost that she didn't even know what she was thinking.
"...Thank you for your hard work, second brother..."
It took a long time for Zijuan to say these words, with a glint in her eyes, and her palms gently caressing Xiang An's head.
"Even if it's just for a little while, let's take a break..."
