Two or three years have passed since "Luo Yu" was written. Luo Xiu's aging began to intensify, until one winter he suddenly fell ill. He could only wake up for a few moments throughout the day, and it became more and more serious.
Everyone knows that the monarch may not be able to survive this cold winter.
This is the body's natural depletion of essence and blood, not poisoning or a strange disease. Even yellow-level props and medicinal talismans are of no use.
Lu Xiaobai was drinking and having fun when the news reached Lu Xiaobai's ears that Luo Xiu was old and dying and might not be able to survive the cold winter.
The new palace of Qi State was built tall and magnificent, and the government affairs were handed over to Guan Zhong. Lu Xiaobai stayed in the palace to drink wine and sing songs with beauties when he had nothing to do. He was very happy.
In recent years, Qi's national power has become more and more powerful, especially his help in restoring Wei's country, which has brought his prestige to a new peak.
Among the countries, only the princes from Jin and other places have not come to join the alliance, but Lu Xiaobai believes that this is just a matter of time.
With Guan Zhong as his assistant, no one in the world can compete with him.
When I was at the peak of my life and at the stage of my ambition, I heard this news that was like a bolt from the blue.
"Uncle is seriously ill?"
Lu Xiaobai was a little unbelievable, "Isn't my uncle's health always in good condition? I remember..."
He recalled in a daze that the last time he saw his uncle was at the birthday party a few years ago. After touching his gray hair, which was gradually growing, he suddenly realized that his uncle was really old.
"Prepare the car immediately. I'm going to Luo Country. Ah Zhong, madam, you go with me."
Lu Xiaobai's voice instantly became full of tears. In this world, it was his parents who gave birth to him and his uncle who raised him.
For decades, whether he was in Luo State or when he returned to Qi State, Luo Xiu treated him with the utmost benevolence and righteousness. Even if he was his biological father, he could not do more than this.
Lu Xiaobai is a sweetheart, so how can he not be sad?
Lu Xiaobai took his wife Xiyi and Guan Zhong and hurried to Luo Kingdom.
Luo Xiu was in surprisingly good spirits today and could even drink a bowl of porridge. Luo Xi brought Lu Xiaobai to Luo Xiu's bed.
Many people in the palace gave way to Lu Xiaobai, all looking at Luo Xiu sobbing quietly.
Seeing the thin figure, Lu Xiaobai threw himself in front of the bed and started crying.
At this moment, he was not the overlord of the Central Plains who was allying with the princes to whip the world, he was just a child.
He recalled the scene of his uncle's heroic appearance more than twenty years ago, raised him up, and sent him back to his country to inherit the throne.
He has spared no effort to support him over the years, and until now, no one in the world dares to look at him, and the emperor has to send envoys to recognize his overlord status.
"Uncle, Xiaobai is here to see you."
Luo Xiu had been waiting for Lu Xiaobai for a long time. He stretched out his hand tremblingly and held Lu Xiaobai's hand.
Lu Xiaobai looked down and saw that due to not eating enough for many days, this hand was already very thin, with almost no flesh visible.
But in Lu Xiaobai's hand, it was very stable, making him feel very warm, as if he had gone back to decades ago, when his mother sent him to Luo Country, and his uncle held his hand like this.
He has always had two and a half people to rely on in his heart, one is his uncle, the other is Guan Zhong, and the other is his wife Xiyi. Now one of them is leaving him.
He became more and more sad, but did not cry loudly, because he was worried that the noise would affect his uncle. He could only restrain his body from shaking slightly, and big tears fell silently, showing how sad he was now.
"Xiao Bai, how are you doing lately? You are such a big kid, and you are still crying in front of your uncle." Luo Xiu's face became more and more radiant, as if he had recovered, but everyone's expressions became more and more grim. Pale.
Come back to the light!
Lu Xiaobai choked and said: "Uncle, everything is well in Qi, everything is well in Zhuxia, and the royal family is also well. I will remember what you said about my nephew. I will respect the king and resist the barbarians, and I will not forget it for a moment."
Luo Xiu touched Lu Xiaobai's face and said with a smile: "If my sister knew what you have accomplished today, Xiaobai, I'm afraid she would happily sing "Deer Ming".
She sang "Deer Ming" whenever she was happy. Among us siblings, her singing voice was the most moving. "
As he spoke, he hummed softly, "Hey, the deer roars, eating the apples of the wild."
Ji Zhao stood behind everyone and said nothing. Luo Xiu was an extraordinary person.
He did not say anything important to Lu Xiaobai before he died, because Lu Xiaobai had already said a lot during the years he lived in Luo State.
He just sang a song, and Lu Xiaobai couldn't stop feeling sad, as if he had returned to the days when he was a child hiding in his mother's arms.
Guan Zhong stood behind everyone with his head lowered. He was also very sad in his heart. Although their status was different and the two of them didn't have much interaction, Luo Xiu and him had long been considered close friends.
The two highly overlapped in respecting the king and repelling the barbarians, which gave Guan Zhong a great help.
Luo Xiu's voice became lower and lower, and Lu Xiaobai felt that the strength holding his hand was getting weaker and weaker, and he became more and more panicked. A very low voice came intermittently, "Xiao Bai, you need to be good."
The strength in his hand completely dissipated, the color in his rosy face instantly faded, his face turned gray, and his chest no longer beat!
Luo Xiu died!
Lu Xiaobai couldn't bear it any longer. He held Luo Xiu's hand tightly and cried loudly: "Uncle! Uncle!"
But his tears had dried up, his voice was hoarse, and everyone in the palace burst into tears at the same time.
[Luo Xiu passed away. This was the second son of destiny in the history of the Luo family. The world was sad for him. He created the politics of hegemony, single-handedly ushered in the era of contention among a hundred schools of thought in later generations, and had an unparalleled impact on history. Start counting your lifetime achievements, and you get a lot of luck points, and you get the earth-level magical item - Peach Blossom Spring. 】
[Earth Level·God·Peach Blossom Spring (living in the Peach Blossom Spring, I don’t know the Han Dynasty, regardless of the Wei and Jin Dynasties): You can create a different world, the size of a village, and you can send the direct descendants of the Luo family into it through the entrance, and run this thing Every moment requires a lot of luck points. 】
This is the first earth-level prop that Ji Zhao has obtained with a divine symbol. Even Xumi Jiezi did not have this symbol before.
It seems that in the system's judging criteria, Luo Xiu is a more important person than Luo Su.
What concerned Ji Zhao most was the effect of this prop. It was a bit too strong. With this family inheritance, wouldn't it be very simple?
Let the direct descendants of the family go to the Peach Blossom Spring, and when they reach the marriageable age, they will come out to find a partner, and then return to the Peach Blossom Spring. If the descendants continue to multiply, wouldn't the three-thousand-year mission be ended immediately?
This seems a bit like a hidden family in fantasy.
Of course Ji Zhao knew that the system would not give such props. He looked at the required luck points and knew that he had really thought too much.
Once you start using the Peach Blossom Spring prop, you cannot stop it. Just daily operation costs a lot of luck points.
If you still want to stuff people inside, it will cost a huge amount of luck points. With Ji Zhao's current accumulation, I am afraid that he will not be able to hold on for even a year, and the luck points will be completely exhausted.
Especially when this item can be used, it means that the Luo family is at a low point, so the acquisition of luck points is probably close to zero.
In other words, if this prop is used improperly, the luck points may become negative.
Moreover, this prop only has one door that can be entered and exited. If you want to open a temporary door, you will have to spend more luck points.
It can be said that the system has limited the function of this perverted divine object to the extreme.
It can probably only be used when escaping for one's life, or when certain monarchs are chasing someone. It is unrealistic to stay in there for a long time.
However, this is indeed the most powerful divine item currently except for heaven-level items that can change the world. It is much stronger than ordinary earth-level items like Heroic Spirit Cards.
As long as the Luo family can be guaranteed to obtain enough luck points in every era, there will be enough resources to open this space, so that the family inheritance can be guaranteed even in troubled times.
Ji Zhao put away the props and left here. Luo Xiu had brought him too many benefits, and he was about to fall into a deep sleep.
The death of a marquis of Luo in past dynasties was a major event, especially this time Lu Xiaobai strongly requested to support Luo Xiu. Whether it was out of friendship with Luo State or Lu Xiaobai's prestige as the overlord, he came to Luo State to participate in this event. The number of princes attending the funeral was extremely large.
When Luo State started to organize the funeral, the unlucky Chu State did not know that something like this had happened to Luo State. They actually sent troops from Cai State to attack Chen State!
The Chen State was vulnerable, and the capital was directly breached. The king of the Chen State ran towards the Song State, hoping to seek Duke Huan of Qi from Luo Gong to restore the country for him.
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Among the Chen State, Xiong Xiqie, the general of the Chu State's army, stood on the wall of Chen State's capital in high spirits. He was the younger brother of the King of Chu and the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the Chu State heading north this time.
Under his command, the Chu army captured the capital of Chen State with lightning speed. The entire Chen State army was directly defeated and most of them were captured.
"The king of Chen State is really fast. If he can catch Chen Hou, Brother Wang will definitely be happy, but he is not in a hurry. There are also Zheng Hou and even Jiuding, the emperor in Luoyi, all of which can be dedicated to Brother Wang’s gift.”
Xiong Xiqi held his hands on the wall bricks, looking in the direction of Luoyi, imagining the scene when he led the Chu army to Luoyi City and asked the emperor to hand over the Jiuding.
The vulnerability of Chen State made him despise the entire Central Plains princes. "Chen State is such a big country, but it is so weak. Now that we occupy Chen State, we can turn back and attack Zheng State. I heard A few years ago, the State of Zheng surrendered to the State of Song, but it was no longer as brave as Zheng Wugong.
Xiang Qing, please pay more attention to the news about Yingguo. Our army will be stationed in Yanling later. Yingguo is right behind Yanling. If there is any change in Yingguo, you must report it immediately. "
Xiong Xiqie's Xiang Qing, whose surname is Xiang, and whose name is Ge, comes from the Luo family of Chu State. Luo Yu has passed away, and the Xiang family has little contact with the Luo family, but concentrates on serving as an official in Chu State.
Xiang Ge first agreed to go to Ying State to investigate, and then asked: "General, shall we attack Zheng State directly next?"
Xiong Xiqie looked at Xinzheng, the capital of Zheng State, which was built by Zheng people after they moved from Haojing.
This is a city with an excellent geographical location. It is located on the east side of the Luoyang Basin. Between the two mountain ranges, Songshan Mountain and Jishan Mountain, there is a valley that allows the army to directly reach the Luoyi Basin, which means that it can raid Luoyi. .
The Chu State has already mastered part of the Nanyang Basin, and the other part is in the hands of the Ying State, but the Ying State is unable to take care of him now, especially after occupying the Chen State. Unless the Zheng State can borrow troops from the Song State and the Wei State, it will soon be fail.
"Attack the State of Zheng, occupy Xinzheng, and then fight directly from the Songji Valley to the gates of Luoyi City. The former monarch Wu Gong once asked the Emperor of Zhou for the throne, but was blocked by Luo Wen Gong. Who else can stop the Chu State this time?
Once you get the Jiuding and immediately go down the river from the Yiluo Basin, the Chu Kingdom will surely become famous all over the world! "
Xiong Xiqie told Xiang Ge the plan with a smile, and Xiang Ge was very excited when he heard it, "But general, I heard that Jiuding is so huge that just transporting it will take tens of thousands of people."
Xiong Xiqie waved his hand and said: "Take all the nine tripods. I am afraid that the Chu Kingdom will be attacked by a group. Brother Wang said that you can just take one."
With the death of Luo Yu, the anti-Chu alliance established by Luo State implemented a complete information blockade on Chu State.
On the surface, Chu State is still communicating with the Central Plains normally, but in fact, all information that can be controlled must be controlled.
The past kings of the Luo Kingdom were all masters of power and manipulation, and they all took charge of the Luo Kingdom's intelligence organization before they succeeded to the throne.
Although everyone in the world thinks that the king of the Luo Kingdom is a gentleman, in fact all of them are conspirators with flexible moral bottom lines.
Chu State has been able to get some vague news from the Central Plains in recent years, but the details and truth are definitely not available.
So the news heard by Chu's detective was that the king of Song wrote a letter forcing Zheng Hou to kill Kuang's father, which made Zheng Hou very dissatisfied with Song Gong.
The Wei State had just been destroyed by the ghosts a few years ago, and it relied on the Qi State and the Luo State to recover, and was completely vulnerable.
Facing such an opponent, how could Xiong Xiqie not be confident?
Moreover, everything has gone smoothly since the war. The Chen army is indeed not strong. However, after the Chu army has digested the concubines of Hanyang over the years, especially the soldiers recruited in Xidi, they have become more powerful. The conquest of Huaiyi has allowed them to gain Many archers with excellent archery skills.
When Zheng Guo received the news that Chen State had been conquered and that the Chu army had come to Zheng Guo, saying that they would use the road to Luoyi, Zheng Hou was completely confused.
"The land of Chen State is not small. Although the army is not large, it still has the strength of an army. Why did the country fall so quickly?"
The land controlled by the vassal states is the city and the surrounding suburbs. Losing the capital basically means the country will be destroyed by default.
The capital of Wei State was also conquered by ghosts. When Lu Xiaobai restored the country to him, he moved the capital of Wei State inland to make it safer than before.
The fragility of the Chen State directly frightened Zheng Hou. At first, because he was afraid of the Qi State, he directly killed the father of Song State Kuang. He was such a tough-tempered person. Now facing the army of the Chu State, he Even if you want to surrender directly, as long as you can save Zheng Guo, it is not impossible to go to Qi Muchu.
"My lords, the people coming from Chu are not good. What should we do? Why don't we directly ask the Chu army to surrender?"
When Dr. Zheng Guoqing heard Zheng Hou's shameless words, he exploded and angrily said: "Your Majesty, you must not surrender. After all, Chu State is remote, but Qi State is right in front of you.
Now we have to surrender to Chu. When Chu is defeated, Qi Hou Lu Xiaobai will never let us go.
Do you think Chu can defeat Qi's coalition? "
"Yes, my lord, if we are destroyed by the Chu State, the Qi State will help us recover. If we surrender now and wait until the Chu State retreats, the Zheng State will probably be divided directly by the Nanyan State, Chen State, and Song State.
How unwise this is! "
All the ministers in front of him objected. After hearing this, Marquis Zheng felt that surrendering was not a good idea. Doctor Zheng Qing stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the Lord of Chen State has rushed to Luo State and asked Qi State to send troops. We only need to delay Chu State's attack." Time, this is a great achievement.
After all, Zheng is a big country with the surname Ji. Even if the Chu army is powerful, can they defeat Zheng like they defeated Chen?
I am willing to go to the Chu army's camp and try to delay the Chu army's offensive. "
So Zheng Hou sent Dr. Zheng Qing to the Chu army's camp. When he saw Xiong Xiqi behind him, Dr. Zheng Qing bowed and said: "General, Chen is disrespectful to your vassal country. It is reasonable for you to attack him.
There was no conflict between Zheng and Chu for hundreds of years since the founding of the country.
During the reign of King Yi, Zheng and Chu jointly resisted the invasion of Xu Huai. During the reign of King Xi, the former king gave the land of Tang to Chu.
This is a testimony of the friendship between the two countries. Do you have the heart to destroy it? "
Seeing Dr. Zheng Qing's remarks, Xiong Xiqie suddenly remembered that Luo Yan once said that the most important ability of an envoy is to turn black into white.
Now that he had seen it, he smiled and said: "I don't understand what Dr. Zheng Qing said. The State of Chu just wants to use the State of Zheng to go to Luoyi to pay homage to the emperor. This is not to attack the State of Zheng. Your country is really worrying too much.
The Chu State is not a barbarian, so why would it attack a country without any reason? "
Borrowing a way?
Over the past hundred years, haven't there been too many cases where people have used excuses to use roads and then turned around and attacked the city?
Even the Kingdom of Jin has done this kind of thing. You, a barbarian from Jingchu, can you still be an exception?
Now if I let you cross the border and arrive at Xinzheng City, I'm afraid the army will directly attack the city!
Doctor Zheng Qing cursed in his heart, but said calmly: "General, the Songji Valley from Xinzheng to Luoyi is really too narrow, which is not conducive to the passage of your army.
It is better to follow the old route and pass through Shen State, so that you can take the soldiers of Chu State to Luoyi to pay homage to the emperor. "
The smile on Xiong Xiqie's face disappeared and he said coldly: "It seems that Marquis Zheng is not willing to borrow the passage.
The Chu State came all the way, just to go to Luoyi to pay homage to the emperor, but they did not agree to such a request. Could it be that they looked down on the Chu State?
Chu's army numbered five hundred thousand. A wave of his sleeves could cover the sky. A flick of his sweat would make it rain. Chu's armor could fill the capital of Zheng.
Zheng Guo is a prince with the surname Ji, but he treats a big country so rudely. Is it in line with etiquette? "
Seeing that Xiong Xi was angry, Dr. Zheng Qing smiled and said, "General, don't be angry. The foreign minister will return to Xinzheng to report to the king.
Zheng Guo is willing to offer food and grass to the Chu army. Please wait a little longer. I believe the king will agree to use the passage if he thinks about it again. "
Xiong Xiqi originally planned to take a rest in the Chen Kingdom. The soldiers had just finished a battle and were a little tired.
If Zheng Guo is unwilling to borrow the road, in addition to the battle at Xinzheng, there may be several more battles to be fought.
After occupying the State of Chen, the passage for transporting grain and grass had to be re-planned. Now we could still get grain and grass from the State of Zheng, which was just in time to supplement the State of Chu, so we agreed to Dr. Zheng Qing's request.
Doctor Zheng Qing came out of the camp, his face immediately turned cold, "Jingchu Nanman, let you be arrogant for a while. When the Qi Hou coalition forces arrive, we will see if you are still arrogant."
Nowadays, if there are disputes among the Xia kingdoms in the Central Plains, such as fighting for land, or unable to defeat the Yi and Di, such as Yan and Wei, they all seek the help of Duke Huan of Qi, as if he is the emperor who commands the world.
This is not only because Qi's national power is strong, but also because Lu Xiaobai has kept his word for many years and is famous for his trustworthiness, so the princes all obey him.
When Zheng Guo was in danger, he wanted to go to Qi Guo. The same was true for Chen Guo. He was not only one of the Four Kingdoms Alliance, but also one of the allied princes.
After arriving in Luo Kingdom, he directly found Lu Xiaobai and cried: "Qi Hou, Duke Luo Ming passed away, and all the Xia kingdoms were extremely sad.
The state of Chen sent a large group of envoys to the state of Luo to express condolences. This was a sign of respect for Duke Ming.
The state of Chu took advantage of the mourning period of the state of Luo to sneak attack on the empty state of Chen. What a beastly behavior this was.
Please also send troops to expel Chu and restore the ancestral temple and state of Chen. "
Lu Xiaobai, who was already very sad because of the death of his uncle, didn't like anything he saw. He was looking for something to vent his emotions, but Chu State bumped into him so blindly that it exploded.
As soon as Guan Zhong heard that Chu State actually collided with him at this time, his eyes suddenly lit up. Luo Xiu could see the threat of Chu State, and Guan Zhong could naturally see it too. There must be a battle between Qi and Chu.
This is Qi's battle to reach the summit. If this victory is achieved, even Jin will come to join the alliance, and that will truly unite the world.
So three days later, Guan Zhong wrote the article himself and sent it to various countries.
"Gong Luo Ming was a benevolent elder who was famous in all Xia. He passed away unfortunately. Who in the world can't help but feel sad?
Regardless of the reason, all the countries stopped their troops and made a truce during the mourning period of the Luo Kingdom. This was to show the kindness of Duke Ming. This was the etiquette of the Xia.
If Chu did not participate in the alliance of princes, it would not respect the emperor's orders.
Even during the mourning period of the Luo State, they brazenly sent troops to attack the allies of the Luo State and destroy the ancestral temples of the Chen State. Is this what the Xia kingdoms should do?
More than a hundred years ago, in the state of Chu, he was just a viscount. It was Duke Luo Xuang who conferred the title of marquis on him and made him an official official as his legitimate son.
How deep is Luo's kindness to Chu?
The Chu State doesn’t know what kindness is, and it doesn’t know what Zhou Li is. How can it still have a face to live in this world?
Send troops as soon as possible so that the Chu people will not dare to go north again, and let the Chu princes know that the strength of the military front in the Central Plains is not comparable to that of Jingchu. "
Lu Xiaobai issued a summons to all the alliance princes, asking them to prepare troops to attack Chu.
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After seeing the magnificent six hundred years of the Qin State, the perspective turned to the Chu State. Among the other countries, the establishment of the Chu State was difficult. There were many obstacles to open up the mountains and forests. They adhered to the culture of the Xia Dynasty and were good at integrating the Rong and Barbarians. This made the Chu State The country finally stood out among the other countries. As the hegemony of the Central Plains changed, Chu would always be the challenger. Isn't this a kind of recognition? ——"Chu State among the Pre-Qin States"
I really like the relationship between Xiaobai and Guan Zhong in the Chronicles of the States of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and I can’t help but want to stab them.
This chapter can reflect my love for Chu State. It is the style of Chu State to fight against Quan Zhuxia.
The prop of Peach Blossom Spring is inspired by the mysterious world where the Du family and others live in Chen Dong's "Tomb of the Gods". I think this is very interesting. This is also a foreshadowing and idea of mine, but I can't say it now. I will talk about it later. Bar.
Ten thousand words are gone today. I still owe two thousand words. I will pay them back. Brothers, I have been busy looking up information on geostructure in the past two days~
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