Gongsun Jian smiled imperceptibly, whispered a few words to Wei Meng beside him, and also rode out of the camp on horseback, heading in the direction of Qian Yan. When the two of them were more than ten meters apart, they each stopped the war horse under their crotch.

"Uncle, don't come to harm!" Gongsun Jian smiled and greeted each other.

"Hehe, I don't have you to live a nourishing life." Qian Yan replied without being salty, and then asked Gongsun Jian with a frown.

"I heard that my sister Mingyue gave birth to a boy for you."

"Well, yes. Why aren't you, an uncle, going to see your nephew? ”

"Hahaha, I want to go, but I'm afraid that your brother-in-law won't be happy. Anyway, I also put you together in the first place. almost killed you in Shangjing. ”

"Hey, am I such a stingy person?" After Gongsun Jian glanced at the other party, he changed his smile and said, "I said uncle, you shouldn't have come with soldiers and horses today to chat with me, right?" ”

Qian Yan on the opposite side was silent for a moment, then glanced back at the soldiers behind him, looked at Zhou Jun behind Gongsun Jian, and said faintly after a long sigh: "Do you know what my only dream is since I was a child?" ”

"Marching and fighting, writing war strategies." Gongsun Jian replied lightly.

"Hehe, you know me very well. Right! I never cared about that bullshit throne. Otherwise, I wouldn't have helped the third child deal with you at the beginning, just because he promised to let me lead the troops all the time after he took the position. But you don't really know. My biggest dream is to go to the northern steppes and fight those savages. ”

"Oh?" Gongsun Jian frowned slightly, he never expected that his eldest brother would have such a dream. I couldn't help but become more and more curious.

"It seems that our Great Zhou and the Northern Grassland are still separated by the Northern Qi and Northern Zhao countries. And the only ones that are really adjacent to the northern grasslands are Xigong and Beizhao. I don't know how you could have such an idea. ”

"Hehe, that's a story I heard when I was a kid." Qian Yan looked up at the white jade blue sky above his head, as if he was recalling something.

"You know, although I am the eldest son of my father, I am not a descendant. My mother was a principality. When I was very young, she described to me the bloody battles of her ancestors and fathers against the savages of the steppe. According to her, if the principality was not to defend against the steppe people, the strength of the principality could definitely destroy the other six countries in one fell swoop and unify the world. But the people of the Principality have guarded the massive wall for generations, starting with their ancestors. In fact, they are defending all of us. ”

Gongsun Jian was silent, although this is a different world, there are many similarities in history with the world he once had. At this moment, he and Qian Yan looked at the northern sky together, and they all got off the war horse, bowed to the ground and bowed deeply to the north.

"Then your dreams will come true one day. And I will go with you to conquer the endless steppe. Gongsun Jian looked at Qian Yan and said seriously: "But before that day comes, what I need is for you to stand by my side and help me solve all my troubles, including your high-minded father." ”

"Hehe, Gongsun Jian, where did you get the courage to say these words?" Qian Yan asked disdainfully: "I am also the great prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but you treat me as a pawn." Is this the attitude of your corporal Lixian? ”

"Phew. Gave you face, didn't you? What about Corporal Lixian? If you are not convinced, you can go back and fight with our two soldiers. But if you lose, you'll never get the chance I just said again. Also, which family in the capital has a grudge against you, I know that you probably don't have much money, so I allow you to rob his house. Anyway, when you go to see my son, your nephew must give some greeting gifts. ”

"Okay, you Gongsun Jian, do you really think you're going to eat me? Come on, come on, I'll go back and lead the troops to fight you in a big battle. ”

"Alright, save it. Stop acting. Your uncle, Qian Tuan, the king of Chu, is no worse than you. But what? He has not yet submitted to me, and now leads the army under me alone. My Gongsun Jian is not the kind of person with a small belly. You Qian Yan has the ability, I appreciate you. Let the previous unpleasantness pass. How can you say that you and I are still relatives. In addition, if you don't have the mind I said, why would you let the sixth child take over your position. Hehe, I think you're actually a bad learner, and you're secretly arranging to be able to control the capital. ”

Gongsun Jian's words made Qian Yan blush, but he didn't expect that his arrangements were all seen through by the other party. In fact, he was already prepared when he asked to send troops to resist Gongsun Jian in the capital, if it was possible, then he would definitely fight with Gongsun Jian to win and lose a good time, but if it was impossible, it would mean that the Great Zhou Kingdom was gone, and although he was born in the royal family, there was no need to accompany him to perish. Your imperial uncle is a good representative, and he has never thought about the throne. Therefore, if you surrender and belong to Gongsun Jian, it is not impossible, but the prerequisite is that you can continue to lead the troops to fight like your imperial uncle.

Uncle Lang stood side by side and discussed for a while, and finally negotiated all the conditions with each other. It also decided the future fate of the Zhou Kingdom. So far, it can be said that Zhou Guo has no room for recovery. His own sons and brothers can sell their country, and they can count on who will save it.

After resting in place for two days, Gongsun Jian shrank back all the forces of the First Army under his command, leaving only the Fourth Army to protect the rear road. The whole army no longer continued to attack the city, but Qian Yan was the leader, and the Zhou army followed all the way to the capital of Zhou. There was almost no decent resistance and interception along the way. The two of them together have more than 100,000 people, who are so blind to run to die.

After seven days of rapid marching, the two armies finally arrived in Shangjing. Before this, in fact, the news of Qian Yan's surrender to the enemy had already reached Shangjing, but no one dared to believe the news, and he actually talked with Gongsun Jian before the battle without fighting and surrendered, and then took Gongsun Jian all the way to Shangjing. Is this still the great prince who is extremely loyal and brave? No matter how you look at it, it's a complete traitor. But the facts are in front of us, so that everyone has to believe it.

It is said that the old Yue Emperor vomited blood directly after learning the news, and fell into a coma for three liters. Fortunately, the six princes and Chen Cheng, the prime minister of Shangjing, who were responsible for the defense of Shangjing, were still relatively calm, and quickly organized and strengthened the defense of Shangjing again, and suppressed all the ministers and important personnel in the city, which made the situation a lot more stable.

But just when Gongsun Jian and Qian Yan's army were approaching the city, the six princes, who had always been good to me, and everyone were good, suddenly showed their hideous faces. With the help of a group of henchmen and the Gongjia family who had long been imprisoned in the palace and the personnel of the Zhongda Zhou Intelligence Department who had been staying in the capital, he suddenly attacked Chen Cheng, the prime minister of Zuo, and not only killed Chen Cheng and many of his men, but also led troops to besiege the palace, and sent people out of the city to contact Gongsun Jian to open the city gate.

In this way, the 92-year-old Zhou State was declared to be included in the dust of history less than half a year after the fall of the Southern Han Dynasty. Emperor Zhou and Emperor Qian Hong of Lao Yue both hanged themselves in the palace after hearing the news. Accompanying the old Yue Emperor was the Empress Chen, who had never been treated by Gongsun Jian, and the old eunuch beside him.

When Gongsun Jian stepped into the palace of the Zhou Kingdom, a little eunuch delivered a letter left to him by Qian Hong, the old Yue Emperor. The content is very simple, just begging Gongsun Jian to read the words, he did not destroy the public family and his daughter, and he can let go of the royal family of the Zhou State. This is not difficult for Gongsun Jian, after all, he has not dealt with the royal family of the Southern Han Dynasty, not to mention the Qian family, which has a deep relationship with him.

Standing on top of the Qiankun Hall in the palace that he had been here several times, Gongsun Jian had countless emotions in his heart at this time. Five years, five years not only conquered the Southern Han Dynasty, but also destroyed the Zhou State. Among the seven countries, he now holds the territory of the two countries, and he is one step closer to the hegemony in his mind.

Taking Shangjing does not mean that the Great Zhou completely occupies the entire Zhou State. There is also the land of Wufu that is not controlled by Gongsun Jian, and because all parts of the Zhou State know more or less about the so-called new policies of the Great Zhou, many wealthy families spontaneously organized themselves to resist the rule of the Great Zhou, and the entire Zhou State became a pot of porridge for a while.

Gongsun Jian did not live in the palace of the Zhou State in Shangjing, nor did he live back in his father's house, but chose to live in the Zhuangzi of his father-in-law's house outside the city, just like the last time he came to Shangjing.

The old housekeeper Gongfu was still in charge of receiving Gongsun Jian and the others, and when he saw Qi Shi and Ma Teng, they smiled and called each other 'general'. And Ma Teng and the others were also very polite to this old man, after all, they had been entertained by each other before.

"Your Majesty, although we have laid down the capital, but now there is chaos everywhere, what should we do next?" Ding Feng was the first to ask Gongsun Jian.

But Gongsun Jian continued to fiddle with the tea set in front of him as if he hadn't heard it. Everyone on the side looked at him, but no one dared to speak again. After a long time, Gongsun Jian stopped his hand and said to everyone with a smile: "Come, try my craftsmanship." ”

"Your Majesty, now that you have already ascended the throne, remember to call yourself me in the future, and stop me, me, mine." Shi Fangheng on the side reminded in a low voice.

"Hahaha, Mr. Shi, there are no outsiders here today, why bother with so many rules. Besides, I haven't gotten used to it for a while. Will remember later. Gongsun Jian replied with a smile, then looked at Zhao Changle and asked, "Have the Fourth Division and the Third Division completed the encirclement of Xu Hu and them?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the news came yesterday that the army has completed the encirclement, and the King of Chu has also sent someone to contact Xu Hu, hoping that he can follow the trend and lead his troops to surrender and give up resistance. But Xu Hu didn't agree. I guess the final general attack should be in these two days. ”

"Well, Governor Xu Hu is also the former boss of me and Lao Ma, and he is a rare handsome talent, and he is also a student of my grandfather, and he is a jinshi on the same list as my father. So I don't want to see him die until I have to. Gongsun Jian drank tea and said lightly.

"Subordinate, turn around and let people inform the front, try not to hurt the life of Governor Xu Hu." Zhao Changle immediately nodded.

"No need." Gongsun Jian smiled strangely and waved his hand to interrupt Zhao Changle's words.

"I've already asked Xie Wu to send men to prepare to sneak in and kidnap him alive during the big war. That guy has a bad temper. If you don't get it right, you will commit suicide. So I already have a countermeasure. Hahaha. Well, now the south can basically be pacified. Mr. Shi sent someone to inform the Governor of Cao Liang that he would then take this opportunity to clean up the eastern region, and even take the lead in implementing the new policy. When he encountered trouble, he let the king of Chu come forward and kill him directly, without showing mercy to his subordinates. That's the price they should pay. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand. When I turn around, I will send a decree to Cao Dudu in the name of Your Majesty. Shi Fangheng bowed down and agreed.