"The widow has prepared a reward, and is ready to reward the victorious soldiers.... And why bother to greet it? ”

The king of Chu rubbed his eyes, sat on the bed, lowered his head, yawned from time to time, the sky was not yet bright, the room was still lit with candles, Huang Xie stood in front of him, dressed neatly, Huang Xie said seriously: "Rewarding soldiers is something that all princes can do, but to greet meritorious soldiers in person is something that only a wise king can do, is your dormancy more important than your hegemony?" ”

"Alas... Let the widows rest a little longer, for they will not be back in a while. The king of Chu almost couldn't open his eyes, he had been discussing with Huang Xie about the rewards for the soldiers last night, and he was busy for a long time, and he slept for less than two hours before he was woken up by Huang Xie. The king of Chu raised his head, looked at his friend, and said pleadingly, "Will you go to meet him in an hour?" ”

.......

The warriors were holding torches, and the tired King of Chu was shivering in the wind, but the wind also made him sober up, he glared at Huang Xie who was not far away, and secretly yawned, Huang Xie still dragged him up, and brought him here to meet the triumphant soldiers. Compared with other countries, the king and the prime minister of Chu are obviously more intimate, and the relationship between the two is not like a monarch and minister, but more like a friend.

King Chu occasionally quarreled with Huang Xie, and the two quarreled so much that just when everyone thought that Chun Shenjun was going to lose his phase, the two appeared together with a smile, as if nothing had happened. King Qin loves Fan Ju, and Fan Ju respects King Qin, but compared with King Chu and Huang Xie, there is still some less affection in it. Huang Xie instructed the surrounding officials before returning to the King of Chu's side.

"You brought the widow here early.... What about the triumphant soldiers? The King of Chu lowered his voice and asked.

Huang Xie blinked and said, "I was busy with you, and I was a little unhappy when I thought that you could rest on the bed, but I was going to come here to decorate, so I brought you here." The king of Chu laughed, and was about to curse a few words, when he heard the sound of horses' hooves from a distance, and the scouts of the Chu State were the first to arrive here. Seeing the king's guard of honor, the scouts hurriedly dismounted and stood respectfully on both sides.

Huang Xie hurriedly stepped forward, picked up these scouts, praised them a few words, and asked, "Where is General Jingyang?" ”

The scout hurriedly said, "The general is behind us and is about to arrive." Huang Xie nodded, went back and told the king of Chu, the king of Chu walked forward a little, the army of Chu gradually appeared in the distance, the pace was neat, the spirit was vibrant, this is the Chu State over the Qin State in these years countless victories, although it was an attack on the opportunity of the main force of the Qin State in the party, but the Chu State recaptured several counties that were captured at a very small price, and forced the Qin State to admit it.

Therefore, the morale of the whole army is very high.

Looking at these soldiers who were holding their heads high and striding forward, King Chu was also a little excited in his heart, and Huang Xie stood aside with a smile on his face. Finally, the king of Chu saw Jingyang's chariot and drove in the position of the front army, and Jingyang did not expect that the king of Chu would be waiting for him outside the city, so he hurriedly walked down from the chariot and walked towards the king of Chu, and then bowed to the king of Chu.

"Hahaha, when the widow heard about the general's brave defeat of the Qin people, he was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night, general, please get in the car!" , King Chu said, then pulled Jingyang to board his carriage, Jingyang looks far thinner than the King of Chu, he is not a strong man, but he has courage, he also has wisdom, he is the king of Chu's greatest dependence, and he is also the only general in Chu who can handle it at present.

At the time of King Xiang of Chu, the State of Qi, Korea, and the State of Wei jointly attacked the State of Yan, so the State of Yan asked the State of Chu for help, and the King of Chu ordered Jingyang to lead his troops to the rescue.

Jingyang avoided the edge, the sound of the east and the west, did not save the Yan State and first attacked the Wei State's heavy land Yongqiu, the three kingdoms then withdrew the troops attacking Yan, hurriedly returned to help, Wei and Qi held a grudge, united to block the retreat of the Chu army, and he used a plan to make Qi and Wei suspicious of each other, so that the Qi-Wei alliance disintegrated, Qi led troops away, and the Wei army fled overnight due to the loss of aid. Jingyang completed the rescue mission and led the army to return to his country with a triumphant song.

This battle made Jingyang famous, a general who was good at using stratagem. It's just that he has a huge shortcoming.

He is addicted to alcohol, and often loses his temper after drinking, King Chu Xiangxiang once invited him to a banquet after Jingyang's victorious return, Jingyang, who was drunk, actually pulled the sleeve of the King of Chu and asked the King of Chu to play music for him, a celebration banquet almost became a killing banquet, King Chu Qingxiang did not blame him for his rudeness, but he was no longer close to him. Today, the king of Chu can tolerate his drunken gaffes, but there is one thing, Jingyang did not forget to drink alcohol in the process of fighting.

This made the king of Chu dare not let him command the army easily, for fear that he would delay the big event while drunk.

Sure enough, as soon as Jingyang boarded the carriage of the King of Chu, he asked with a smile: "King, do you have any wine for me?" The king of Chu laughed and said, "The widow has prepared the wine offered by the general from all over the country, just waiting for you to come back and enjoy it." When Jingyang heard this, he was very happy, and hurriedly thanked him, and the two did not leave, but just stood beside Wang Jia, watching one after another soldiers pass by and return to the school.

When the soldiers passed by the King of Chu, they all straightened up and showed their most courageous side.

The king of Chu left the generals of Chu above the generals to take them to the palace, but Huang Xie did not go back together, he still had a lot to do, he wanted to reward other soldiers, but also to record those who died, record everyone's military exploits and so on. The king of Chu led everyone back to the palace, and the ministers followed behind the generals to show their respect, and the king of Chu sat on the top seat, Jingyang sat beside him, and behind him stood two burly warriors.

Every time Jingyang goes to a banquet, he will be followed by two samurai, these two are his guests, and they are specially responsible for his drunken trouble, as long as Jingyang is drunk and wants to say something, or want to do something, these two people will rush up and carry Jingyang away. This also became an interesting story in Chu, and the king of Chu first praised his brave generals, and then asked about the battle.

Jing Yang drank some more wine, his face gradually became ruddy, and he said: "The person you should thank for this victory is actually not here. At the beginning, Jingyang was very hostile to Pang Xuan, because Pang Xuan did not have any records, he was still a member of the Zhao State, and he could still replace him as the commander of the Chu State, which made Jingyang very angry, but after following Pang Xuan through several wars, Jingyang was really convinced by the old man.

Although Pang Xuan was anxious to open the passage to Korea, he did not ignore the lives of the soldiers of the Chu State, he quickly solved the remaining troops in Nanyang by storming the city, pretending to be a rout to ask for help from the surroundings, and ambushing the reinforcements.

Jingyang had never fought such a smooth battle, and the Qin people, who were difficult to defeat on weekdays, were randomly broken and defeated by Pang Xuan, the old man.

However, the old man who helped the State of Chu break through the twelve county towns was accused of being charged at the moment, and he was not allowed to step into the land of the State of Chu again for the rest of his life, Jingyang felt a little angry, he felt that he should say something, the two warriors standing behind him were eager to try, as long as Jingyang dared to call the name of the King of Chu, they would be ready to carry people, Jingyang drank some more wine, and the King of Chu frowned and looked at him.

This man is a heavy drinker, and the amount of alcohol is very poor, and the wine is very bad.

"What is Pang Xuan...", Jing Yang pointed at the King of Chu, and just stood up, the two warriors behind him pounced suddenly, one covered his mouth, and the other carried him, just in front of everyone, Jing Yang was quickly taken away, but fortunately, Jing Yang was short in stature, and he was taken away from the palace after struggling. The king of Chu put down the wine bottle in his hand, frowned, looked ahead, and said nothing.

Several generals looked at each other, and Jingyang's deputy general hurriedly said: "Actually, the person who is meritorious as General Jingyang said is Xiang Xian, and he is not in the banquet. The King of Chu smiled and asked, "Xiang Xian made meritorious service?" Why wasn't he in the palace? The adjutant general said: "General Xiang Xian couldn't move, when attacking the city, General Xiang Xian served as the first general every time, took the lead in attacking the city, with nearly a hundred Qin people in his hands, and took the lead in the city six times, and he was not afraid of death...."

Speaking of Xiang Xiande, this Chu general's eyes were also full of admiration, and he said: "The whole army admires his courage, but unfortunately, he still can't get up now, and he can't come to receive the reward." The king of Chu seemed a little surprised, for this general who fled from Chu after the defeat, he really didn't have any good feelings in his heart, if it wasn't for Xunzi's intercession, I was afraid that he would give him the opportunity to die first, and would not give him the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

However, he could have such a performance on the battlefield, which was indeed something that the King of Chu did not expect, he pondered for a moment before laughing and said, "The widow will go to visit him." ”

The banquet continued, but there was one less troublesome Jingyang.

.......

Lying on the sickbed, Xiang Xian grinned in pain, his younger brother Xiang Yan stood aside, he had been standing for a long time, his eyes were red, and he didn't say a word, Xiang Xian said helplessly: "Go and give me those drinks." Xiang Yan nodded and left in a hurry, and after a while, he brought a wine bag and fed his brother some wine. Xiang first drank the wine, savored the taste, looked at his younger brother, and asked, "How is it?" Am I still the hero you admire? ”

Xiang Yan nodded heavily and said, "Yes." ”

"But you can't fight like me, you don't even have a wife, and if you die in battle, no one will sacrifice for you."

Xiang Yan was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Then I will marry a wife." ”

"Hahaha~~", Xiang Xian laughed.

.....

Wei State, Great Liang

Pang Xuan's carriage stopped at the city gate, and Long Yangjun came to greet him. Pang Xuan, the old man, still looks very energetic, not at all like he has just experienced a war, nor does it look like he was expelled, seeing Long Yangjun again, Pang Xuan asked with a smile: "Long time no see, has Long Yangjun missed me?" On weekdays, Long Yangjun's favorite thing to do is to make some inappropriate jokes with the other party to find out the truth of the other party.

However, in front of Pang Xuan, his routine lost its effect, Pang Xuan, this old rascal from Zhao State, he never felt embarrassed, if Long Yangjun said something to him, he would still be happy. Long Yangjun could only put on a serious appearance, cleared his throat, and asked, "Zhao State has violated the alliance with Wei State, how can you dare to come to Wei State?" ”

Pang Xuan asked suspiciously, "What covenant did Zhao Guo violate?" ”

"Previously, if it weren't for the help of Wei, would Zhao have been able to defeat Qin?"

"I can't."

"Then how can Zhao forget the kindness of Wei, abandon Wei, and negotiate peace with Qin alone, so that Wei can face Bai Qi's army alone?" , Long Yangjun asked angrily, it can be seen that he is indeed very angry, this move of King Zhao is really not kind, the allies came to help, he preemptively made peace with the enemy, and left the allies to face the strong enemy alone, however, the King of Wei was not kind, if it weren't for Wei Wuji, his army would have been wiped out by his royal order.

Pang Xuan frowned and asked angrily, "There is such a thing?" ”

Long Yangjun looked at him coldly and did not answer.

Pang Xuan snorted coldly and said: "This must be Fan Ju's strategy, there is a villain in King Zhao's palace, called Lou Chang, this person has always been close to the Qin State, this must be the evil thing he did to bewitch the king, Fan Ju, this evil thief, he has his own internal response in all countries...", he said, looked at Long Yangjun, and said with a smile: "Fortunately, the king of Wei is virtuous, and there is no villain arranged by Fan Ju." ”

Long Yangjun was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, but didn't say anything, and led Pang Xuan to meet King Wei.

King Wei's anger was far above Long Yangjun, his eyes widened, he looked at Pang Xuan in front of him viciously, and he didn't bow to him, Pang Xuan walked in front of him tremblingly, with tears in his eyes, and said: "The affairs of Zhao and Wei, Long Yangjun told me, I know that this is Fan Ju's strategy, but I am also inevitably guilty, please kill me to vent your hatred." ”

King Wei glanced at him, gritted his teeth, and said, "The widow is not here to punish you for your crimes. ”

"And you want to?"

"Wei paid a huge price in order to help Zhao, and Zhao wanted to compensate Wei for its losses."

Pang Xuan looked at King Wei seriously and said, "Okay, I will persuade King Zhao to cede a county to Wei." As soon as these words came out, King Wei was shocked, stood up suddenly, and asked, "You didn't coax the widow?" ”

"Absolutely not!" , Pang Xuan said with an oath.

........

Zhao Sheng stared at Pang Xuan, who was shiny and drunk in front of him, and asked, "I heard that you actually promised to cede a county to the Wei State?" ”

Pang Xuan raised his head, looked at Zhao Sheng, nodded, and said, "King Wei wants to act as a jun...."

"I think the lord might give him another county."

"Which county?"

"Shangdang County."