Chapter 675: Stone Mill
At the moment when the Qin army surrendered, Jiulijun and the others, who were about to cross the river to attack the Qin camp, almost fainted.
Then, looking at the Qin army who was constantly asking for surrender in the Chu camp, he muttered: "I actually surrendered..."
Three days later.
Sinjeong, the capital of South Korea.
Gong Zhongxuan, who had just returned to the capital, suddenly changed color after learning the news of Han Shui, and then said in disbelief: "How is this possible, estimate the time, when Gongsun Yan arrives in Xiyi, the Qin army should only withdraw." Calculating the distance, Xiyi is closer to Dankou, and it is more convenient and fast to go down the river.
With Gongsun Yan's hatred for the Qin State, even if the distance was farther, he would urge the soldiers to speed up the march and strive to reach Dankoushi before the Qin army. Why didn't the Chu army catch up? Could it be that Gongsun Yan couldn't control the Chu generals, which led to discord among the generals and infighting? ”
Just in the midst of hesitation, the waiter reported: "Your Majesty, the king's envoy Han Min is here!" ”
Gong Zhong was stunned for a moment, and then his face suddenly turned pale.
"It's not good, Qin and Chu failed to break out a decisive battle in Hanshui, so both sides were defeated. Now that the two countries of Qin are still strong, and the return of Zhu Liji and Gan Mao to Qin will inevitably instigate the king of Qin to send troops to attack Han in order to repay the hatred in his heart. In this way, in order to curry favor with the Qin State, the king and the uncle will inevitably kill me in order to relieve the hatred of the Emperor and Gan Mao.
And what can I do about it? And what can I do about it? Death is coming! ”
Thinking about it, Gong Zhongxuan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Then, Gong Zhongxuan suddenly remembered the artifact he had captured from the abandoned granary of the Chu State when he captured Wandi two months ago. Originally, he planned to make a fortune by hiding the artifact, but now it seems that he has to use the artifact to save his life.
Thinking about it, Gong Zhong's heart was slightly relieved: "It seems that I still shouldn't die!" ”
Then, Gong Zhongxuan sighed secretly in his heart, and walked forward to greet Han Min in a good time.
In the Korean Palace.
As soon as Gong Zhongxuan entered the main hall, he saw that King Han and Uncle Xiangguo were all frosty, silent in the hall, and there was a faint feeling of wind and rain.
Seeing this, Gong Zhongxuan immediately took off the crown on his head, and then bowed to the ground with a long cloak on his head, and at the same time said in a mournful voice: "Great king, the minister is guilty. Not long ago, after the defeat of Wancheng, the minister saw that the Qin State was powerful, and in the near future, there was a chance that he would send troops to attack my Korea. Therefore, the minister originally wanted to use the Chu State to weaken the Qin State, and did not want the Chu army to be slow to act, so that the success fell short.
This move not only did not weaken the Qin State and made both Qin and Chu lose each other, but made Qin and Han hostile. The minister's plan is unfavorable, and his crime is ten thousand deaths, please give the king death to relieve the hatred in the heart of the Qin State! ”
When King Han heard Gongzhong's weeping voice, and saw Gongzhong's appearance of being not miserable, he remembered that Gongzhong was originally dedicated to the country, but he was a bad move.
Thinking about it, I couldn't help but be dissatisfied with the princess, and most of my dissatisfaction with the princess disappeared, and I couldn't help but be soft under the persuasion of my uncle.
On the other side, when the uncle saw Gongzhong's posture like this, he intended to move people with emotion and sell miserably to survive, while King Han's face softened slightly, as if he had been moved.
Seeing this, the uncle couldn't bear it, and immediately spoke: "King, Chu and Han were originally allies, but as a result, our South Korea betrayed them, and South Korea sent troops to attack Chu, which made the King of Chu furious, even so, the King of Chu did not change his favor for the princess, nor did he treat the prince who was a hostage in the State of Chu harshly. The behavior of the king of Chu can be said to be benevolent and righteous to Korea.
However, after that, I listened to the advice of King Zhao and set up Gongzi Lan as the king of Chu. As a result, the Danxi of Chu was defeated, all the lands in northern Han were overturned, and Ye Gong and other seven Chu kings' henchmen and nobles were exterminated. Under the hatred of the king of Chu, he even destroyed the four fleeing feudal monarchs. Now, the king of Chu has even wiped out his own people, let alone the culprit South Korea! The hatred of the king of Chu for Korea may be poured out from all over the world, and it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred. ”
Saying that, the uncle sighed and said with great hatred: "King, when the hatred of the Chu State towards my Korea is not gone, we should be close friends with the Qin State, but Gongzhong not only did not make good friends with the Qin State, but secretly calculated the ally Qin State, and at the same time plotted to kill the two prime ministers of the Qin State. Where to turn for help? ”
When King Han heard this, he was terrified. Now that the war between Zhao and Zhongshan is in full swing, they can't take care of South Korea at all, if Qin and Chu jointly attack, then can Wei rescue South Korea?
Thinking about it, King Han's face suddenly turned cold.
Gong Zhong extravagant saw that King Han looked at him with cold eyes again under his uncle's slander, and his heart couldn't help but sink.
So, he hurriedly bowed again: "The king, the minister knows that the death penalty is inevitable, and he does not dare to intercede with the king." Before the minister died, there was still an artifact to be dedicated to the king, and the king was asked to secretly give this artifact to the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Wei, and Yan, so as to make friends with the three kingdoms and ease the relationship between Qin and Han. ”
"Artifact?" King Han and Uncle Han were stunned at the same time.
Not long after, King Han and his uncle came to a workshop, looked at the continuous output of flour on the stone mill, and said in shock: "Artifact, this stone mill is really an artifact!" As long as such artifacts are available, most of the wheat used to feed livestock in that country will become the most important food ration for the people. ”
Gong Zhong immediately spoke: "Great King, according to the ministers, the reason why the Chu State was able to mobilize millions of people to resist the Six Kingdoms for more than a year and still have the strength to spare is precisely because of this artifact. ”
King Han suddenly remembered that in the past few years, the Chu State had purchased a large amount of wheat from South Korea, and immediately sighed with hatred and scolded: "Damn, you were fooled, no wonder the Chu State has maintained the equivalent price of wheat and corn all these years, it turns out that this is the reason." Damn, the Chu people are too treacherous. ”
At this time, the uncle frowned and said: "No, in addition to the equivalent of wheat and corn in the Chu State, there is also the Qi State, and the Qi State must have discovered this artifact a few years ago. ”
Saying that, Uncle Gong remembered that a few years ago, millions of stone grain in Qi were burned, and then the food war broke out, which directly led to the outbreak of a great war between Qi and Chu, and then the two countries showed their magic and swept Wei and Yue into it, and finally led to this big war that implicated all countries and weakened all countries.
Thinking about it, the uncle couldn't help but say in a daze: "Could it be that this artifact is the reason why the countries have been fighting for several years?" ”
When Han Wang Gongzhong heard this, he immediately looked at each other.
Could it be that after several years of war, knowing that now that the war is over, they and South Korea have figured out what they are fighting for?
Not only South Korea, but also the four kingdoms of Qin, Zhao, Wei, and Song, I am afraid that they have not even figured out the reasons for the outbreak of war now.
After a while, Gong Zhong was shocked by King Han and said speechlessly: "Maybe the successive wars in the past few years are really because of this artifact." If it weren't for the Chu State to get this artifact, with the power of the Chu State, I am afraid it would be difficult to destroy the overlord's legacy without fear, and not flinch in the face of the siege of the Six Kingdoms. ”