Two days later, the Chu State went to the meeting hall.
"I will see you, Your Majesty. I will be king for ten thousand years——"
All the ministers knelt down and worshiped.
King Chu sat down on the throne and weakly raised his hand: "Everyone, please get back on your feet."
During this period, the war situation was getting worse and worse, and there was no way to retreat from the enemy. He was already exhausted physically and mentally.
After all the ministers stood up, Han Gao was the first to stand up, bowed his hands and saluted, "Your Majesty, sir, I have something to report."
"Oh?" Seeing that it was Han Gao, the King of Chu was shocked and asked quickly: "Ai Qing, please tell me, but we have a good strategy to defeat the enemy!"
"This is not, but about General Chen Ba's collaboration with the enemy." Han Gao said.
"What!?" King Chu frowned suddenly.
Han Gao continued: "Your Majesty, this is not a lie, but it is related to the safety of the country. I have no choice but to report it. General Chen Ba is responsible for the defense of the capital. He should have defeated the Qin thieves, but recently, he has been hiding the truth from the king's court, and has often been with the king. The envoys of Qin traveled around and had several private talks with the King of Qin. Your Majesty must not ignore this matter."
As soon as he finished speaking, another minister stood up and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, I have heard about this. The Qin army has always been like tigers and wolves, but after they came to the city, they never attacked. This is strange and thought-provoking. "
"That's right." Another minister stood up and said: "Chen Ba secretly communicated with the King of Qin behind the imperial court's back. No one knows what they talked about. Perhaps, this is the reason why the Qin army has not attacked. I guess , Chen Ba should be asking the Qin State for high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but the two sides have never reached a consensus. Once it is finalized, the Chuzhou City Gate will be destroyed!"
"Chen Ba has guarded the border for many years and has only recently returned to the defense capital. He has long been dissatisfied with the king's policies. Now he has 30,000 border troops. Once he switches sides, the consequences will be disastrous..."
One minister after another stood up and impeached one after another. King Chu's eyes widened in shock at first, and then he became furious: "You mean, Chen Bazheng is conspiring with King Qin!?"
"Although I dare not make a conclusion on this matter, it is almost certain. Your Majesty knows that the Qin envoy has entered Chuzhou several times to hold talks with Chen Ba. Logically speaking, when the two countries are at war, even if the other party sends envoys, they should meet with your Majesty. That's right, why did you go to see Chen Ba, and until now, Chen Ba has never made it clear in public, so it can be seen that there is something wrong in his heart, I hope your Majesty will find out."
"Chuzhou's defense cannot be said to be unimportant. If the generals guarding it have different intentions, the family and the country will be in danger..." Han Gao struck while the iron was hot.
The King of Chu was not a man of great talent and strategy to begin with. In this situation, he was very sensitive. With so many important ministers participating in the performance, he could not bear it. He immediately became furious, pointed his fingers and shouted: "Immediately get here and kill Chen Ba." Take him back! I will interrogate you personally!"
The ministers bowed slightly, while Han Gao couldn't help but look at each other with the other ministers.
Throughout history, countless military generals died at the hands of civilian officials. Today, it can be said that a small number of Chu court officials secretly took refuge in Xiao Yuan. In this case, Chen Ba wanted to drive a wedge between Chen Ba and the King of Chu. , it’s simply not too easy.
King Chu gave an order, and the news reached Xiao Yuan immediately through Falcon.
After the latter read it, without saying a word, he immediately unfolded the silk book and started writing.
He knew in his heart that the slander and impeachment by Han Gao and others alone would not kill Chen Ba. He also needed to add another fire, namely two secret letters deliberately exposed.
In Chuzhou City, the Chu Army Meeting Hall.
Directly above several cases, Chen Ba is reading the Bamboo Slips of War.
Not long after, more than a dozen royal guards broke in.
With such a movement, Chen Ba put down the bamboo slips in his hand and couldn't help but frown and said, "What's the matter?"
More than a dozen imperial guards stood in the hall, and the leader said coldly: "The king has ordered General Chen to enter the palace immediately!"
"What?" Chen Ba's frown deepened, "Why is your Majesty like this? Don't you know that the Qin army will attack the city at any time?"
"This is the king's order!" The leader of the forbidden army said concisely.
After hearing this, Chen Ba took a deep breath. After weighing the situation, he had no choice but to stand up and say, "Let me explain."
"The king has called urgently, and the general cannot be postponed!" The imperial army refused directly.
"Bold!" Chen Ba was furious when he heard this, and said angrily: "The enemy is here today! If this general leaves like this without any explanation, the army will have no general to command, but there is a war, what should we do! You are responsible for this responsibility!?"
His tone was firm. After hearing what he said, the leading Imperial Guard thought for a moment, and then said: "General, please hurry up, I'll wait here."
"Humph!" Chen Ba glared at him dissatisfied and strode away from here.
Then, he called the deputy general, and he could only explain to him, saying: "After I leave, you will be fully responsible. If the Qin army comes to attack, just hold on."
"General, your Majesty is summoning you urgently at this time, something unexpected has happened." The lieutenant general said worriedly.
Chen Ba shook his head and said helplessly: "Wang Ling is here. There is nothing you can do. Remember, you cannot take the initiative to meet the enemy. You only need to defend the city. I will come back as soon as possible."
"General, I understand this. Please rest assured, general." The deputy general could only clasp his fists.
Chen Ba left from the front line and left here with the Forbidden Army full of worries.
But as soon as he left, a soldier hurried towards the meeting hall. However, before he arrived, Mao Yi was stopped halfway.
Although Mao Yi was in the army, his backer in the Chu court was Han Gao.
"General Mao." Seeing him, the soldiers naturally saluted.
Mao Yi first glanced at the letter in the soldier's hand, and then said lukewarmly: "General Chen is not here. Give the letter to me first, and I will submit it later."
"This, yes." The soldier hesitated for a moment, but without thinking much, he respectfully handed the letter to Mao Yi, then saluted and left.
Looking at the soldier's back, Mao Yi lowered his head and read the letter again, with a slight smile on his lips.
Chuzhou is very large, and there is a long distance from the front line of the Chu army to the palace. Even if you ride a horse, it will take a lot of time.
It wasn't until the afternoon that Chen Ba finally met King Chu in the palace study.
After he knelt down and saluted, King Chu's face was still gloomy, and he asked straight to the point: "Chen Ba! I treat you well, why did you betray the country! Betray me!"
"Well, why did your Majesty say this! The loyalty of my ministers can be seen in the sun and the moon!" Chen Ba knelt on the ground and was a little dumbfounded on the spot.
The King of Chu still looked unkind and asked in a cold voice: "I want to ask you! During this period, have you had much contact with the envoy of Qin!? Have you had secret conversations with the King of Qin several times!?"
"This, this, the envoy of Qin did meet Wei Chen, but they were all words of persuasion to surrender, which Wei Chen rejected on the spot. As for the King of Qin, the same is true..." Chen Ba explained anxiously.
"You still dare to quibble!" King Chu said angrily: "If the ministers hadn't noticed the clues and reported it one after another, I would still be kept in the dark!"
