After half a year of siege, morale in Jiangzhou City was completely lost. With rumors spreading, even the soldiers were panicked and no longer loyal to their duties. This gave the secret guards the opportunity to burn down the granary.
The burning of the granary became the straw that broke the camel's back.
The situation was over and Jiangzhou City could no longer be defended. The King of Chu then led the sheep to surrender and presented He's Bi.
After the King of Chu surrendered, Sun Bin immediately sent the King of Chu, as well as members of the royal family and officials to Jinling. At the same time, a large army was sent to take over Jiangzhou City.
Because it was a voluntary surrender, the damage to Jiangzhou City was not serious. The Huai army quickly occupied the city and the treasury in the city. The Chu Palace was also protected and no one was allowed to enter or exit. Next, soldiers were sent to enforce martial law in the city, count the population, and distribute food.
Seeing that Huai Guo kept his promise and did not kill anyone, everyone in the Western Chu State felt relieved.
After completing the occupation, Sun Bin sent people to count the treasures in the Chu State's treasury and prepare to transport them back to Jinling.
When Sun Bin conquered the Western Chu Kingdom and the news of King Chu's surrender came, Wang Xu laughed happily and immediately sent people to distribute wine and food to the people in the city, celebrating three days.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has conquered the Kingdom of Western Chu and has escorted back the King of Chu, the royal family of the King of Western Chu, the nobles, and the country's treasures. I believe they will arrive soon." The herald said respectfully.
"I've ordered that all the generals, officers and soldiers who went on this expedition will be promoted to one level and receive three months of military pay. When the army returns home, they will be rewarded separately for their meritorious service in this battle." Wang Xu said loudly.
"Dahuai will last ten thousand years! Your Majesty will last ten thousand years!"
"Dahuai will last ten thousand years! Your Majesty will last ten thousand years!"
All the ministers and guards in the hall shouted in unison.
When Western Chu surrendered, Sun Bin did not relax. While sending envoys to persuade the cities that had not surrendered to surrender, he also ordered people to go to Brazil County to investigate Qin's movements and prepare for the Qin army.
The surrendered soldiers of the Western Chu State totaled more than 100,000 people, and there were also a large number of minzhuangs. Detaining all these minzhuangs was not conducive to restoring the country's strength, so Sun Bin released all the minzhuangs, ordered people to issue road notes, and paid each of them a Three buckets of grain allowed these people to return to their hometowns to work in agriculture.
All Minzhuangs are grateful to the Huai Army. You must know that in this era, all Minzhuangs are doing hard labor, and they need to bring their own dry food. For the people, every expedition and labor is a life and death crisis.
Among the surrendered soldiers, 30% had wives and parents at home, and those with innocent wealth joined the Huai army as auxiliary soldiers, and then garrisoned various places with the Huai army. In order to prevent any of the remaining soldiers from causing trouble secretly, they were all divided into teams of ten and followed the Huai army and civilians to repair the roads.
They also told these soldiers that they could go home after one year of hard work, and that they could send someone to notify their families first.
After such a combination of punches, the entire Western Chu Kingdom returned to peace in a very short period of time, and with a large number of people growing stronger, farming in the Western Chu Kingdom gradually resumed.
In Jinling City, tens of thousands of people gathered outside Zhuque Gate. Prince Wang Min led hundreds of civil and military officials ten miles out of the city to greet the army.
When Sun Bin returned with his army, he immediately stepped forward to greet him. When he saw the prince coming to greet him, the troops cheered like thunder, and Sun Bin immediately stepped forward to pay homage.
Wang Min hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said seriously: "The Prime Minister has worked hard and made great achievements. He personally led the army to destroy Western Chu and captured the King of Chu. He has made great contributions to the country and has armor on his body. How can he perform such a great ceremony?"
"What's more, my father asked me to treat the prime minister as a teacher. How can a master worship his disciple?" He said and helped Sun Bin up with strength.
After hearing this, Sun Bin stood up and felt relieved at the same time. Asking the prince to treat him with the courtesy of a teacher is a guarantee for him, so that he does not have to worry about his great achievements shocking the master, and the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked.
Although, in the hundreds of years since the founding of the Huai State, there has been no precedent for killing heroes.
Immediately afterwards, Prince Wang Min personally took Sun Bin back to Jinling in a chariot. The people in the city were cheering and cheering all the way, and all kinds of food and wine were served to them.
There were even some enthusiastic and bold girls who presented wreaths and then got into the crowd amidst the blessings and laughter of everyone.
And Wang Xu also ordered to have fun with the people today, and all the soldiers were disbanded to participate.
Sun Bin and the prince came to Qianyuan Palace in person, and Sun Bin returned the tiger talisman. Wang Xu encouraged him before letting him go home, and he will be rewarded tomorrow.
With the demise of the Western Chu Kingdom, the fortune of the Huai Kingdom skyrocketed again in the Cave Heaven Paradise.
After conquering the Western Chu Kingdom, King Huai of Chu surrendered, and Wang Xu named him King of Chu, and granted him the title of Ruocheng as his city to offer sacrifices to.
The king of Chu presented He's Bi, the most precious treasure of Chu State, to Wang Xu. Wang Xu was very happy after getting He's Bi. Pearls and jade from the Sui Dynasty are the most precious treasures in the world.
He's Bi is a huge piece of beautiful jade. It is as white as jade and crystal clear. It is a rare treasure. Just after He's Bi was acquired by the Huai Kingdom, the purple energy of destiny that originally belonged to the Western Chu Kingdom was integrated into the fate of the Huai Kingdom's Black Bird together with the destiny of the Western Chu Kingdom.
Cave heaven and blessed land.
In the void, Zijue was sleeping quietly in the void.
A purple energy of destiny is swirling around it according to a mysterious rhythm. This purple energy of destiny has begun to take the form of a dragon, but it has no horns on its head and its body shape is somewhat blurry. At this moment, a wisp of purple energy flew from the sky and fell into it, and the purple energy of Huai Kingdom's destiny flew up instantly, and he opened his mouth to swallow it.
The purple energy of destiny has grown a bit, the scales on its body have become clearer, and its spirituality has also improved.
After Wang Xu obtained He's Bi, he also enshrined the treasure in the Ancestral Temple. Compared with the Suihou Pearl, this piece of beautiful jade has more charm.
[He's Bi (a rare treasure in the world): Legend has it that a phoenix fell on it and Bian He took it. It contains a ray of phoenix luck, a treasure of destiny, which cannot be obtained except by the master of destiny. It can enhance the destiny of the country, can be carved, and can be carried. Purple Qi of Destiny, the treasure of inheritance. 】
[Treasure of Destiny: A country that has received Destiny can increase its luck if it obtains this treasure. If a country that is not Destined obtains it, it will suffer the consequences. 】
[Enhance national luck: It can enhance national luck, and the luck value will increase by 5% every year. 】
[Carving: This treasure can be carved. After carving, it can receive corresponding blessings depending on its skill, use, and meaning. (Note: Non-carving masters are not allowed to carve)]
[Carrying the Destiny: This treasure can carry the Destiny Purple Qi and slow down the consumption of the Destiny Purple Qi. 】
[Treasure of inheritance: This treasure can carry the destiny of the country after being used as the treasure of inheritance. It currently carries a ray of destiny of Chu State. 】
Wang Xu didn't know that this treasure had such an effect, but after getting it, he felt a warmth in his body.
And just after he enshrined this treasure in the Ancestral Temple, Zijue, who was sleeping in the void, also felt it. So while he was sleeping, he sent a thought to him, praised him, and told him that these treasures carried the destiny of the Huai Kingdom and that he should take good care of these treasures.
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In the eleventh year of King Huai Cheng's reign, Huai destroyed Western Chu. The King of Chu led the sheep naked and surrendered with He's jade! "Warring States Policy·Huai Policy"
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