After Li Yuan personally admitted before the battle that he would let Shouchun go, Yan Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately took out a small flag from his arms and waved it in Shouchun's direction.
After the guard on the city saw this, he looked behind him at the exhausted people who had been forcibly brought to guard the city. He sighed softly in his heart, and then said
"Everyone put down your weapons and go home. Prepare your soldiers and follow me out of the city to surrender."
After hearing the words of the guard, everyone looked at him. These people seemed to be unable to believe the words of the guard. The guard repeated his words again. Only then did the common people and soldiers understand that the war was over. For a while, these people did not know. It’s time to suffer that your country has perished, or it’s time to be grateful that you survived.
Under the control of the guards and soldiers, the people put down their weapons and dragged their tired bodies towards their homes. Some people walked with their relatives who died defending the city on their backs, crying. .
Soon the soldiers from Shouchun walked out of Shouchun City in an orderly manner, put down their weapons and took off their armor in front of Wang Jian and Li Yuan. Li Yuan glanced at Wang Jian, Wang Jian nodded, Li Yuan rode forward and shouted:
"Take custody and the army will follow me into the city!"
"Ling Yi is mighty! Ling Yi is mighty!"
The sergeants of Li Yuan's army roared in unison, and Li Yuan's vanity reached its peak when he heard the shouts of the soldiers. After the Chu army put the soldiers under guard, Wang Jian and Li Yuan led the army into Shouchun City.
After arriving at the Chu Palace, looking at the corpse on the throne, Li Yuan stepped forward and pushed his body down.
"Not everyone can sit on the throne of King Chu. Bear the cud, bear the cud. Don't worry, I will send your brother and Xiong Qi to accompany you soon." Li Yuan looked at the corpse of the cud and said with disdain.
Looking at the fallen body, Li Yuan sat on the Chu King's throne without any hesitation. His palms kept rubbing the armrests of the throne, his eyes full of pride.
Wang Jian frowned slightly when he saw Li Yuan's appearance but didn't say anything. He turned around and prepared to leave. The massacre of Qu Jingzhao's family went beyond his plan. The military report he sent back to Xianyang also needed to be corrected.
"Where is the general going?" Li Yuan asked with a smile.
"The city of Shouchun is destroyed, but the city father is still there, and the army led by the head of the Jing family is also on the way. I will lead the army to deal with them." Wang Jian said.
"Why bother the general with such a trivial matter? The head of the Jing family is just a grasshopper after the fall. Just let me lead people." Li Yuan said with a smile on his face.
Hearing Li Yuan's words, the smile on Wang Jian's face disappeared immediately, and he looked at Li Yuan with cold eyes. Li Yuan was frightened by Wang Jian's sudden change of face, and then realized that there was something wrong with what he just said.
"Lord Lingyi, have you not forgotten the covenant between us? The State of Qin will help you kill the rebels. Except for Shouchun, all the lands captured by the Qin army belong to the State of Qin. Is this what you said personally?" Wang Jian said coldly.
"Of course, the general is overly worried. Of course I have not forgotten the covenant between us." Li Yuan quickly stood up and said with a smile.
"That's good. I still have military duties, so I won't accompany you."
After Wang Jian finished speaking, he turned around and left. Li Yuan looked at Wang Jian with some regret and fear. He was too proud just now. Li Yuan was so proud of negative Chu's suicide surrender that he forgot that the main force attacking Fu Chu and Qu Jingzhao's family this time was Qin. Thinking of his own army and the Qin army, Li Yuan became even more frightened, fearing that Wang Jian would Thinking that he wanted to break the contract, he turned the spear against him.
More importantly, although the three core members of Qu Jingzhao's family were all massacred by Fu Chu, the foundation of Chengfu was still there. If Wang Jian broke the contract, Li Yuan knew that he would not even have a place to cry.
The conflict between Li Yuan and Qu Jingzhao did not happen overnight. From the time when King Xiong Wan of Chu used Chun Shenjun to control Qu Jingzhao's three families, Li Yuan often acted as Chun Shenjun's pawn to attack the three families.
Thinking of this, Li Yuan suddenly lost his complacent look and did not care about enjoying the Chu Palace. He quickly returned to his military camp to find his staff and told them what happened in the Chu Palace just now.
"Lord Lingyi, this is really an unwise move. The Qin army only has tens of thousands of people, and the logistics are difficult. Even if they go north to attack various cities, they will not be able to occupy too many cities. But now Lord Lingyi's words are likely to make Qin The country regrets it." One of the staff looked at Li Yuan and said with regret.
"But it's too late now. I wonder what you can do to make up for it?" Li Yuan asked quickly.
"If I want Wang Jian to let this matter go, I'm afraid the only way to do it is to pay compensation and cede land. Lord Lingyi might as well cede Xincai, Chengfu, Mangcheng, Xiangcheng and other places to Qin.
The Qin army set out from Pingxing and defeated Fanyang, Bicheng and other places along the way, approaching Shouchun. The father of the city was also in his hands. According to the strength and food of the Qin army, as well as Simasu and Zengxi in Shangcai According to Yang Duanhe's movements, the thirteen cities north of Juyang such as Xincai, Dun, Xiang, Yangling, Chengfu, Xinyang, etc. must be in the hands of Qin.
Lord Lingyi's initiative to cede the thirteen cities north of Juyang was just a favor and did not cause any loss to himself. As for the four cities such as Mangcheng and Xiangcheng, they expressed Lord Lingyi's attitude and expressed their apology to Qin. Moreover, the four places were mostly mountainous and not rich places, but for the Qin army, this was in vain. . At the expense of the thirteen cities north of Juyang and the four cities of Mangxiang, Wang Jian will definitely not care about this matter. "The staff continued.
Li Yuan's eyes suddenly shone at the advice of his staff. Although it seemed that Li Yuan wanted to give Qin a lot of land, what he really wanted was only the four cities of Mangxiang, and these four cities were nothing but useless. , it's a pity to abandon it, but it's worth giving it to the Qin army in exchange for Wang Jian's anger.
"Sir, you are really a great talent. When I welcome the king back, I will definitely recommend you to be Zuo Yi." Li Yuan took the staff's hand and said.
"Chen Tao is not a vain person. He is appreciated by Lord Ling Yi, so he will not starve to death. Making suggestions is what we should do. Please stop talking about Zuo Yi's matter." Staff member Chen Tao spoke righteously. said.
Seeing such high-spirited and upright staff, Li Yuan was even more moved and immediately said
"Sir, don't refuse. Now there are thieves in Chu and powerful enemies outside. It's a time when talents are needed. This is what it is. Sir, just wait." After saying this, Li Yuan did not wait for Chen Tao to refuse. He took out his sword and cut his palm to swear an oath.
After some sympathy between the principals and ministers, and at Chen Tao's suggestion, Li Yuan went to the Qin army camp to look for Wang Jian, and told him about his plans to cede the land. Wang Jian glanced at Li Yuan and said
"This matter is not something that Wang can decide. Please give Wang some time to report it to the king!"
"This is natural. I also ask the general to report to the King of Qin to show our friendship with the Chu State. Our Chu State is willing to be united with the Qin State forever." Li Yuan said.
Wang Jian looked at Li Yuan with some surprise. He didn't know whether Li Yuan was really stupid or pretending to be stupid. Chu and Qin will always be united. If he said this, Li Yuan might become a public enemy of Chu. Why is Chu so weak now? It's unbearable, but Qin State has made great efforts. Let’s not talk about Zhang Yi deceiving Chu. Let’s talk about King Zhaoxiang imprisoning King Chu. After that, Bai Qi captured Yingdu and killed many people. There is a blood feud between Qin and Chu. According to the character of Chu's dignitaries and people, if Li Yuan dares to say that he will always be united with Qin today, tomorrow someone from Chu will assassinate him.
However, Wang Jian did not remind Li Yuan. He just decided to distance himself from Li Yuan. Before, Wang Jian thought that Li Yuan was still smart, but now it seems that Li Yuan gets carried away too easily. If he associates with such a person, he will be careless. Accident prone.
"This matter still needs the King's approval. I will write a military report to the King and ask Ling Yi to wait for some time. There are still rebels from Qu Jingzhao's three families in various places. The top priority is to clean up the rebels." Wang Jian said .
"It's natural."
Seeing that Wang Jian had no intention of continuing the conversation, Li Yuan left without disturbing Wang Jian. After leaving the Qin army camp, Li Yuan thought about the conversation he had just had with Wang Jian, and couldn't help but feel relieved. Although Wang Jian did not directly agree to him, Wang Jian decided to report to the King of Qin, which meant that Wang Jian was moved, and he only needed to wait for the result. Can.
Thinking of Wang Jian's reminder, Li Yuan also knew that the top priority now is to eliminate all the remaining forces of Qu Jingzhao's three families, and at the same time send people to Gusu to bring Xiong Han to Shouchun. Only Chu King Xiong Han can re-enthrone the throne in Shouchun to worship his ancestors. Let the people of Chu State believe that Xiong Han is the real King of Chu.
After returning to the camp, Li Yuan immediately arranged various tasks, and Wang Jian also sent people to convey the latest situation in Chu State back to Xianyang.
In the Kingdom of Wei, outside Daliang City, the flag of the Qin army was fluttering. The Wei army on the top of the city looked nervously at the Qin army below. Lian Po stood on the top of the city and looked at the Qin army nervously.
"It seems that the farmers and Renzong have failed." Lian Po said in a low voice.
Looking at the Qin army below, Lian Po can only place his hope on the Yan army now. Daliang City has high walls and thick walls, sufficient food and grass in the city, and 20,000 defenders. Together with the imperial guards and the people in the city, it is enough to resist the Qin army for half a year. above.
Looking to the north, Lian Po always had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"I hope Li Mu can succeed. It is too risky to rely on the Yan army to counterattack the Qin army." Lian Po said in a low voice.
Zhao Guo, in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Guo Kai looked at the stern-faced Hun Zhu in front of him and immediately screamed in his heart.
"Mr. Hun, why did you come to my house today? Now that Emperor Zhengzheng is in mourning, I can't wait to drink. Please don't blame me for your negligence." Guo Kai said with a smile.
"Ha~ Mr. Guo has been very proud of himself recently. I came here today to tell Mr. Guo that our friendship with Mr. Guo is over." After saying this, Hun Zhu turned around and left.
Seeing that his God of Wealth and future life-saving talisman were about to leave, Guo Kai immediately screamed in his heart that it was bad, and quickly stepped forward to hold Hun Zhu's hand and said
"Mr. Hun, wait a minute, what happened here? Please tell me, Mr. Hun, I really don't know where I offended Mr. Hun?"
Seeing Guo Kai's confused look, Hun Zhu said with a livid face.
"Doesn't Prime Minister Guo know that the State of Zhao took advantage of the State of Yan and asked the Yan army to support the State of Wei?"
"What!? Zhao Guo borrowed money from Yan State? When did this happen? I have no idea!" Guo Kai said in shock.
Looking at Guo Kai's appearance, Hun Zhu was also a little dazed, because Guo Kai's appearance was not fake at all, but as the prime minister of Zhao State, how could Guo Kai not know about Zhao State borrowing money from Yan State?
Seeing Hun Zhu's doubts, Guo Kai quickly explained
"I have been guarding the late king's mausoleum for more than a month. I don't know anything about the recent affairs in the court."
Guo Kai's face was stunned at this time. He seemed to understand the reason for this matter. A month ago, a minister reported that he was a close minister of the late king and was very popular with the late king, so he should guard the mausoleum for the king. Although guarding the tomb of the late king is hard work, it has great benefits for improving one's reputation, and it only lasts for a month. Guo Kai discussed with Zhao Wangqian and the prostitute that day, and then asked Zhao Wangqian to agree. Then Guo Kai set off to guard the mausoleum. In order to express his piety, Guo Kai specially extended it for half a month, during which time He did not indulge in wine and sex, and went to the ancestral temple every day to burn incense for King Zhao.
After Guo Kai told this matter, Hun Zhu immediately realized that someone had deliberately transferred Guo Kai in order to allow Zhao State to lend a road to Yan State.
"After Prime Minister Guo left, who was in charge of the affairs of the court?" Hun Zhu asked. Everyone in the Zhao court knew that Zhao Wangqian ignored political affairs, and usually left it to his ministers. Although Zhao Wangqian relied on Guo Kai , but also knows the principle of checks and balances. Although Guo Kai is said to be infinitely prosperous, he cannot be regarded as completely covering the sky with one hand. After all, Guo Kai has no military power.
"If my guess is correct, it should be Zong Zheng, Chunping Lord Zhao Yan." Guo Kai said through gritted teeth.
Hun Zhu didn't feel any surprise when he heard it was Zhao Yi.
Although Zhao Yi and Li Mu were from the same faction, when Zhao Wangyan was not dead, Zhao Yi and Li Mu were die-hard supporters of Gongzi Jia. Unfortunately, no matter how much they supported Gongzi Jia, it was not as useful as the prostitute's deaf ear. It stands to reason that Zhao Yi was the mainstay of Gongzi Jia's faction, and Gongzi Jia and Zhao Wangqian, who was still the prince, had previously been fighting for the throne, which was well known to the entire Zhao Kingdom, and the first time Zhao Wangqian came to power, he tried to find a way to kill Gongzi Jia completely. Eliminate your own threats.
As a supporter of Gongzi Jia, Zhao Yi did not say that he was hated by Zhao Wangqian, but he also wanted to kill him. When Guo Kai left the court and Zhao Wangqian handed over power to Zhao Yi, he was naturally not Zhao Wangqian. The reason why they value Zhao Yi's ability is because of the things that Zhao Yi and the prostitute had to say.
In terms of seniority, Zhao Yan should be regarded as Zhao Wangqian's pseudo-father. Zhao Yi was in power in the court, and Li Mu was an active anti-Qin faction. With the two joining forces, Zhao State would naturally borrow Yan State. Thinking of this, Hun Zhu and Guo Kai understood what was going on.
"It's true that I misunderstood Prime Minister Guo, but it is true that Prime Minister Guo and the State of Zhao borrowed money from the State of Yan. The entire Qin State was furious. Now that Daliang is besieged, the State of Wei is just struggling to death. I heard that the king intends to let Meng Wu and Feng go Ji He Dunruo led an army of 400,000 to attack the State of Zhao, overwhelming the whole country to take revenge on the State of Zhao." Hun Zhu said.
"Mr. Hun, are you kidding? Now the Qin State is fighting on three sides. The Chu State, Daliang Army, and the Yan Army. There are still 400,000 troops." Guo Kai said. Although Guo Kai is greedy, it does not mean that Guo Kai is incompetent. Otherwise, Guo Kai would have It is also impossible to support Zhao Wangyan from an unpopular son to become the king of Zhao.
"Does Prime Minister Guo know that the war in Chu is over? Lord Changping's army was encircled and annihilated by our Qin generals Sima Su and Yang Duanhe in Shangcai. General Wang Jian and Li Yuan besieged Shouchun. It was only a matter of time before they were defeated. And Feng Quji and Dun Rui's army have set up an ambush and are waiting for the Yan army to sneak in. As for the Wei State, Prime Minister Guo will watch. Everything will stop in three days. At that time, we, the Qin State, will take revenge on Zhao. The time of the country!" Hun Zhupi said with a smile.
After saying that, Hunzhu left directly without waiting for Guo Kai's reaction. Guo Kai was not incompetent, and threats alone could not scare him. The Qin army's actions were not over yet, and they were not in a hurry about Guo Kai's actions. After all, they were going to To attack Yan State, we must wait until the war in Wei State is over, and the longer it takes now, the more anxious Guo Kai will be in the end, the better it will be for them.
(End of chapter)
