On the other side, Xiong Huai slid through the secret passage for about six or seven miles before reaching the end of the secret passage. Then, Xiong Huai opened the door of the secret passage, and as soon as he walked out of the secret passage, he came to a brightly lit room.

Then, as soon as Xiong Huai went out, he appeared in a secret manor outside the city of Zhibeiya.

At this time, Qu Kai, the eldest son of Qu Yuanyan, and Deng Lingguang, the eldest son of Deng Lingguang, who were guarding outside the room, saw the king of Chu push open the door and immediately saluted: "Meet the king." ”

"No courtesy." Xiong Huai nodded, and then immediately took out the royal seal he carried with him and said: "Spread the edict, the prince and the ministers rebelled, and ordered the counties and counties and feudal monarchs who did not participate in the rebellion to immediately strengthen the local defenses, and not to give rebellion a chance." ”

"Yui."

"Spread the edict, the prince conspires against him, persecuts the widows, the crime is extremely evil, and the edict orders the officials and nobles everywhere not to obey the prince's order, and those who follow the prince's order will be punished with the prince's party and exterminate the clan!"

"Yui."

"Pass the edict to Yingdu Shouzuo Sima Jingyang, as well as Yejun Shoumai Jun Jingfeng, let them guard Yingdu and Yejun carefully, and not move, otherwise, they will bear the consequences."

"Yui."

"Send an edict to Fangcheng to guard Xiangcheng Junji, Chen Cheng to guard Zhaogai, Hanzhong County to guard Huan Zang, Hanbei County to guard Ye Xun, Xiangyang County to guard Qu Hui, and Wujun to guard Sun Qian, so that they can strengthen the defense under their rule and be careful to guard against the possible attack of the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei and Han."

"Yui."

"Pass the edict to Ling Yin Zuotu, so that they don't have to worry about the middle of the country, and continue to attack the country of Qi, the territory of the country of Qi, and the other territories can be left without the widows, but the Southern Great Wall of the State of Qi, as well as the Jimo of the State of Qi, must be taken down by the widows.

Also, let Ling Yin send someone to contact the Three Kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Wei, and tell them that the widows have decided to form a four-nation alliance, and our four countries will first swallow the territory of Qi and Song, and then talk about others.

Especially the Wei State, you can give Wei more territory, let Wei use most of the army to suppress the rebellion of the remnants of Qi and Song, so that Wei has no time to take care of our Chu State. ”

"Yui."

"Spread the edict, send someone to Yan again, ask King Yan to send the princess to Chu to marry Gongzi Yu, and reaffirm the friendly relations between Chu and Yan."

"Yui."

"Summon, immediately let the spies who know Beiya start spreading rumors in Shouchun City and disturb people's hearts."

"Yui."

Then, after Xiong Huai issued a series of orders, he looked at Deng Lingjiao beside him and asked, "Blame, there is news from the assassination order." ”

Deng Lingjiao immediately responded: "Back to the king, the assassin Shi Ling has sent back the news two days ago, he has found the 150,000 Jiangdong army led by the right Sima on the island to the east, and the ministers and others have learned that Gongzi Ping led the rebels tonight, and it is expected that the nobles will rebel tonight, so during the day today, the ministers have already summoned the assassin Shi Ling and the right Sima.

Calculating the time, the counterinsurgency army should arrive in Shouchun around tomorrow afternoon. ”

Xiong Huai immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then responded: "Okay, then the widow will go to Caicheng and wait for the assassin Shi Ling and the right Sima to lead the army to quell the rebellion." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai immediately succumbed to the service of Deng Lingjiao, got into a carriage, and then headed towards Xia Cai City on the north bank of Huaishui.

The next day, Xiong Huai secretly entered Xia Cai City under the response of Cai Shou Shiwu, the leader of the miscellaneous family.

The other side.

Under the orders of Prince Heng, the rebels took the whole city overnight.

That night, tens of thousands of rebels rushed into the homes of the frightened people in the company of the night, and then, under the cover of the night, not only did what they should do, but also a large number of soldiers dared to do all kinds of things that should not be done.

It was night, and Shouchun was dark.

Then, in the early hours of the morning, the soldiers who excavated the secret passage finally dredged the secret passage, and then found the exit by the way, and found the secret base of Zhibeiya, which had been emptied.

When the news was transmitted back to the palace, the prince twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a look of disappointment and understanding. Starting point Chinese

The prince then ordered a halt to the search of the city and allowed the rebels to return to the camp.

It's just that at this time, the rebels have searched most of Shouchun, as well as almost all the residences of civilians, merchants, and craftsmen.

After the rebels left, only a group of people who were very dissatisfied with the prince's plot to rebel against the king of Chu and the people who were extremely hostile to the rebels for raping and plundering were left.

On this night, the people of Shouchun, from the princes and nobles, to the common people, all stayed awake all night.

And as the rebels returned to the camp, the rebels' blockade of the city was lifted.

At this time, Gongzi Yu was able to leave the palace, and took a carriage to forcibly break through the layers of obstacles and come to the outside of the palace.

In the palace, just when the crown prince was thinking hard about how to strengthen Shouchun's defense and prepare to meet the back hand of the king of Chu.

Gongziping walked quickly to the side of the prince and reported: "Father, uncle is asking to see you outside the palace. ”

"Ziyi!" The prince was stunned for a moment, and then said indifferently: "No, let him go back to his house and stay, I don't have time to see him now." ”

"The child has already persuaded his uncle, but his uncle won't leave, and he is still forced to die, so..."

The prince's face sank: "Then let him come!" ”

Soon after, the angry Gongzi Yan walked over, and then without waiting for the prince to speak, he hated and said angrily: "Brother, why do you want to rebel, even if my father is not, but my father is already old, and he has handed over all the affairs of the country to you, and he has also handed over the appointment and dismissal of officials to you, and he has no intention of abolishing his brother as the crown prince."

If this is the case, why is the elder brother still not satisfied, and he still thinks about killing his father and the king, and wants to ascend the throne in advance?

If you do this, even if you succeed, how will you face the ministers? And how to face the fathers and elders in the country?

If the state of Chu declines because of this, brother, how can you calmly face Taishi? Under the Nine Springs, brother, how do you face the previous kings? ”

When the prince heard this, he said angrily: "Yes, Ziyu, what you said is right, I am sorry for the ministers, sorry for the fathers and elders in the country, and sorry for the society of the Chu State, that is, I have no shame to see the Taishi, and I have no shame to face the ancestors and ancestors."

However, even though I am reluctant to give up, I have come to this point today, all because of him. ”

When Gongzi heard this, he said even more angrily: "Ridiculous, as the crown prince, you led the people to rebel, you said that this was forced by your father, how ridiculous is this!"

If you are generous and benevolent, righteous and righteous, filial piety to your father and the king, and the ministers and the people, in the face of such a prince, as long as you don't want to, who can force you to rebel?

You think it was your father who forced you to rebel, but I don't think so, it's the ambition of the wolf son, the ambition beyond the scope of your identity, that drove you to this point. ”

"Ambition!" When the prince heard this, he was very angry in his heart, and he took a few steps forward in anger, walked in front of Gongzi Yan, grabbed Gongzi Yan's chest, and said angrily: "Ignorance, what you see now, do you think it's all?" No, that's just what you see. ”

As he spoke, the crown prince pushed Gongzi Yan to the ground again, looked at Gongzi Yan and said angrily: "Your brother and I are fifty years old this year, and I have seen with my own eyes that my father has inherited the hegemony of my great-grandfather and grandfather, and brought the state of Chu into a new heyday, even King Zhuang cannot be compared with my father."

In the past, I admired my father more than you, admired my father more, respected my father more, and only served my father's order. ”

As he spoke, the prince burst into tears and said, "In the past, I was good at hunting, just because my father didn't like it, so I never went hunting again after I was twenty-five years old.

In the past, I was a good man, just because my father didn't like it, so since the death of my predecessor Xiang Chengjun, I have been estranged from An Lingjun, and I have never approached a beautiful man again.

In the past, I was not good at reading, and just because my father liked to read, I forced myself to read.

In the past, I didn't care about state affairs, just because I admired my father, so I forced myself to be a good prince, and in the future, I would be a good monarch and handle state affairs with peace of mind. ”

Speaking of this, the prince Heng still looked at Gongzi Yan with tears in his eyes, and beat his chest angrily, hating: "You said that it was ambition that brought me to this point, yes, it is indeed ambition that drove me to this point."

However, just a few years ago, I had no ambition at all, it was him, under his persecution, and it was he who carefully designed it, and cultivated my ambition step by step, fueled my ambition, and promoted my ambition, which brought me to where I am today.

All of this is deliberately done by him, and it is all his fault! ”