Chu Zihou waited for a long time to see no news from inside, so he discussed countermeasures with the generals.

"Could it be that they want to defend the city to the death? But now, knowing that the general trend has gone, isn't it funny to still stick to it like this? General Zhou said with a helpless smile.

"Maybe they think that even if they hand over those ten cities, they will not escape death, but it is better to be a hero like this." General Zhang said.

"In order to prevent fraud, we still can't wait, let's send a team of men to attack it first." Chu Zihou said.

Everyone agrees.

Da only heard the sound of horses' hooves, and Shen Xizhen and ten warriors were galloping towards here. When they approached, Chu Zican saw her face clearly and immediately jumped off the horse to greet her.

She saw him approaching, and with a sweet smile on her face, she quickly jumped off the horse.

"Why are you here? Is your body able to eat? Chu Zihou looked at her with burning eyes. Instead of going over and taking her hand, he stood at a distance not too far or too close to her to talk to her.

She looked so weak, as if she would be swept away by the north wind at any moment. Infinite pity suddenly rose in his heart.

He couldn't imagine how she had followed her in the face of the cold and weakness, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but feel a fever.

"I'm fine, I'm getting better." She laughs.

"The letter of persuasion has been handed in for a long time, and there is no movement, so I am about to send a team of men and horses to attack it first." Chu Zihou said.

"Okay, then I'll lead the attack." Xi Zhen said.

"No, that's too dangerous." Chu Zihou hurriedly stopped.

"I know a little bit about what's going on inside. Moreover, the king of the country still needs my antidote, so it is most appropriate for me to go. ”

"Then I'll go with you. I can't give him the opportunity to do anything bad to you. Chu Zihou said, Xi Zhen smiled and nodded.

As a result, bronze cannons also bombarded the city gates and walls.

When the city gate was blown open, Chu Zihou and Xizhen rushed inside with a large group of men and horses.

The elite soldiers guarding the city panicked, and when they were about to ask Kui Da for instructions, they found that Kui Da had already taken his own name. exhausted, and the ram inkstone also fell in a pool of blood, and it seemed that he couldn't survive. Everyone suddenly lost their opinions.

Hearing the shouts outside the city getting louder and louder, and then hearing the door being slammed open, they immediately raised their weapons to meet them.

Suddenly. A fierce battle began between the two soldiers.

After nearly half an hour of fighting, the two armies still had no victory. Seeing that the number of casualties among the soldiers of the two countries was increasing, Chu Zihou immediately ordered another group of men and horses to come in.

This time, the Xi army quickly gained the upper hand. In less than half an hour, the ball was subdued.

Chu Zihou and Xi Zhen immediately began to search for the traces of Kui Da and the others.

The first thing they discovered was the ram inkstone. Although he was seriously injured, the ram Yan was still breathing, so they immediately sent someone to call a doctor.

When they found Kuida, they found that Kuida was already out of breath.

It's good, even the effort to get your hands on it is saved!

They looked at each other and turned to leave.

Half an hour later, they planted the flag of the Xi Kingdom on the tower of Qiuli City.

The country of the world, a country of mountains and forests with a history of thousands of years. It was occupied by a Xi country of the same size.

No one thought of it, but that's what it is.

It stands to reason. Their country was occupied by a neighboring country, and the reaction of the people should be to resist, but except for a small part of the people in the country who have such a mentality, the rest quickly faced this matter and willingly raised their hands to surrender to the people of Xi.

"It seems that we have gained not only the land of the world, but also the hearts of the people." Chu Zihou said to Xi Zhen with a smile.

He is well aware that the reason why the people of the country are doing this is related to the impact that Xizhen has had on the transformation of the country during the year. The people of the country are not stupid, and they all know that the set of policies advocated by Xi Zhen is far better than when Kui Da was in power, so of course they will support it.

For the people, as long as the policy is good enough for the people, what does it matter who will be the king of the country?

"Your Majesty, please immediately send the prime minister and other representatives to the country of the ball." Emperor Guangzhao looked at the letter written by Xi Zhen, and was stunned for a moment, but soon understood what she meant—the country of Qiu was about to be occupied by the country of Xi.

This...... Emperor Guangzhao's head thumped.

Originally, he just wanted to get the ten cities of the ball country as stated in the contract, although he also thought about taking this opportunity to occupy the ball country, but after all, it was just a thought, after all, the ball country is a big country, how can it be so easy to occupy?

Even when he dispatched an army of 400,000 to the Qiuxi border, he didn't dare to make any extravagant hopes, but just hoped that he could get those ten cities in his hands.

Now, that was a big surprise.

Emperor Guangzhao twisted his hand vigorously and found that it really hurt, then, this qiē is true. Emperor Guangzhao immediately summoned his ministers and convened an emergency meeting.

After the meeting, he sent Shangguan Sichong and ten ministers to set off to the country with 3,000 elite soldiers.

…………………

Shen Xizhen and Chu Zihou arranged for people to settle the soldiers who died in battle, and arranged for people to clean the palace up and down.

Then, the soldiers were given accommodation and then sat down to take a few sips of tea.

"The jade seal was not found, and Kui Xian and Kui Da were not found, apparently they took it away." Chu Zihou said, adding tea to Xizhen and adding a piece of ginger to the tea.

"Uh-huh." Hee-jin nodded while drinking tea. It's strange that although she has worked hard all the way, she has been refreshed when she arrives here.

It seems that it's because of him by his side.

And there's so much to work on.

"This can only be done if you come out." Chu Zihou looked at her and said, his face full of trust.

He put down the teacup and sat on the ground to measure his exercises.

"Straight east, not more than thirty miles from here, they lived in a square thatched farmhouse, and a white temple not far behind it." Xi Zhen said.

So Chu Zihou immediately sent someone to look for it according to her instructions, and after a short time, he found Kui Xian and Kui Rong, and got the jade seal by the way.

Three days later, Shangguan Sichong and others rushed to Qiuli City.

Immediately, Chu Zihou, Shangguan Sichong, Shen Xizhen and others held an emergency meeting.

In the end, everyone reached a unanimous understanding: while sending relevant personnel to preside over the affairs of the districts, they also sent people to inform the soldiers guarding the vicinity of the ten cities, and told them to retreat to Qiuli City to follow the arrangement.

Two days later, the general affairs were settled, and Shangguan Sichong and the ten ministers returned to Beijing to report to Emperor Guangzhao.

Emperor Guangzhao, who got the latest news, immediately came to the country of Qiu and announced that the country of the country would be included in the country of Xi, and from then on it would be unified as the country of Xi.

And on the 10th of the month, a celebration was held.

Next, he deployed personnel to conduct population counts, elected the administrators of each city, and abolished the Qiuxi border.

Although the national conditions of the two countries are different, the law still follows the original Xi country, but appropriate adjustments have been made to achieve the purpose of respecting the local customs.

After all, the most impressive thing about a country is its culture, and a good culture is the most precious treasure that should be well preserved.

It is precisely because of this that the people of the original country did not feel that there was any big difference in life after reunification, so later conflicts between the two countries rarely occurred, which is a later story.

After deploying the relevant matters, Emperor Guangzhao returned to the capital, and three days later, Shen Xizhen and Chu Zihou also returned to the capital.

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"Now that King Qingping and Guang'an Hou have made great achievements, I don't know what kind of reward the emperor will give?"

"Didn't Guang'an Hou propose a policy of abolishing the hereditary lineage of the nobility and reducing the division of land? I can't think of anything more enticing than that and money. ”

"There must be a special reward for such a great achievement, right? We'll see. ”

The ministers were talking in private.

…………

Chu Zican's mood has been a little strange recently, on the one hand, he was very happy after learning the news that the country of Qiu was occupied by the Xi country, but on the other hand, since the heroes this time were Chu Zihou and Shen Xizhen, his heart was not so calm.

You must know that if you conquer a big country, such a feat is worthy of a lot of rewards no matter which dynasty it is placed in.

He was not jealous of his brother's great reward, but he was worried about his brother's rise in fame in the hearts of the people.

Obviously, after this battle, Chu Zihou's reputation was much higher than his.

This is already a fact that cannot be changed.

Chu Zican walked around the room, always feeling panicked.

That's right, because of this incident, he has a grudge against Emperor Guangzhao in his heart.

However, he also learned the lesson of the last lockdown incident and tried not to let this kind of situation come out.

After that incident, he had secretly vowed to let his father see a more mature and stable version of himself, so he had to suppress the panic, dissatisfaction and helplessness in his heart, and pretend to be satisfied.

Knowing that Xizhen was back, Du Qiniang, Shen Xibin, Ji Yuelian and others were all overjoyed, and they ordered the kitchen to prepare food early in the morning and wait for her to come back.

However, everyone waited until noon and still didn't see her back, and at this time, everyone's mood can be described as 'longing for wear'.

"I guess the emperor left her down for lunch, let's wait." Shen Xibin said.

He has been promoted to the squire of the military department, and he looks particularly energetic today, and with his mother, wife and good son by his side, he is in the best period of his life.

"Mmmm, Ah Zhen will definitely come back as soon as he is free." Although Du Qiniang was eagerly looking forward to it in her heart, she tried her best to maintain her stability on the surface, and said to everyone with a pleasant face.

Everyone nodded, and then involuntarily looked towards the door.

Soon after the afternoon, Steward Liu ran in quickly and reported: "Guang'an Hou has returned, and the king of Qingping has also come." ”

Everyone immediately got up and went to the door to greet them. (To be continued......)

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