Yingdu.

Chu ordered Yin Li Yuan to sit at the top of the palace, his whole expression looked quite tired, and he kept kneading his temples while reaching out and listening to the report from his subordinates in front of him.

"The current situation of the monarch is not very good, now the entire Changsha County has been occupied by the rebels of the three major families, if the war continues like this, then it will not be too long before the rebels of the three major families will come to the city of Yingdu, and at that time Yingdu will be really dangerous."

After hearing these news, Li Yuan's entire brow jumped, and he couldn't help but say, "Didn't I mobilize another 20,000 reinforcements a while ago?" Could it be that these 20,000 reinforcements can't do anything at all? ”

During this period of nearly two years of civil war, Li Yuan's troops rarely had the upper hand when facing the troops of the three major families, and basically they were more defeated than victorious.

Because the three major families have occupied the high position of the Chu State for so many years, the domestic opposition to the three major families in the Chu State is actually very large, and it is precisely because of the strong support of these nobles who oppose the three major families that Li Yuan has been able to support it until now.

But even so, this dangerous situation still makes Li Yuan can't help but get angry.

The henchmen standing in front of Li Yuan looked at each other, and finally one of them replied: "Your Majesty, it is mainly because when recruiting, they all promised to have a reward, but the reward was not fulfilled after these soldiers arrived at the front line, so the morale of these soldiers became quite low......

Li Yuanbang shook the case and said angrily: "Didn't you already tell them beforehand, as long as you can defeat the traitors of the three major families, then there will naturally be a large amount of land to be distributed to them in Huiji County afterwards, why are you still so greedy?" The territory has not been beaten, now let me cash in, how can I cash out? ”

Li Yuan's roar kept echoing in the palace, and no one dared to raise their heads to answer.

In fact, they know the real reason for the poor morale.

I heard that on the side of the three major families, they used real money to recruit and motivate soldiers who joined the army, and no matter how poor they were, they also distributed food and cloth.

On the other hand, there is nothing practical on Li Yuan's side, they are just some seemingly illusory promises, and if they die in battle, they don't know if they can be fulfilled.

Under such circumstances, Li Yuan's troops could not defeat the troops of the three major families, which was a very normal thing.

Fighting a war is a matter of life, and it is no good to want people to work hard, who will do it?

Li Yuan looked at the staff in front of him, one by one like ostriches, he lowered his head and felt a little angry in his heart, and when he was about to get angry, someone suddenly said: "Your Majesty, the envoy of Zhao is here." ”

"An envoy of the State of Zhao?" Li Yuan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he heard this, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Invite someone here." ”

For the envoy of Zhao State, Li Yuan did not dare to slack off.

A moment later, a young Zhao Guoxuan appeared in front of Li Yuan, and bowed to Li Yuan very politely: "I have seen the king." ”

Li Yuan nodded, and said very politely to the envoy of Zhao State in front of him: "Why did you come here this time?" ”

When he said this, Li Yuan's tone was both a little wary and a hint of expectation.

Beware of that, needless to say, now that Zhao has annexed the world, Li Yuan, the heart of the tiger and wolf, is naturally very clear, and he has always been very vigilant.

As for this expectation, of course, he thought that if the Zhao State did not plan to invade the Chu State in the south, then maybe the Zhao State would want to use Li Yuan's knife to completely eliminate the three major families.

In this way, Zhao Guo may still be able to provide follow-up assistance to Li Yuan.

But it turns out that Li Yuan's idea is indeed a bit too much.

I saw that after a simple greeting, the envoy from Zhao State immediately looked at Li Yuan with aggressive eyes, and said domineeringly: "I wonder if your lord has heard about the assassination of my country's prince in Qi a while ago?" ”

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "I have indeed heard about this matter. ”

The envoy of Zhao State also nodded, and then said: "Very good, since this is the case, then please ask the king to hand over the murderer." ”

"What?" Li Yuan's eyes widened suddenly, and he said in disbelief: "Could it be that King Zhao suspects that this assassin is sent by me Li Yuan?" ”

The messenger nodded, and said proudly, "Exactly." According to the joint investigation of China's Supervision Wei and Hu Yiwei, it is obvious that this assassin is from Yingdu. Therefore, I was ordered to come this time, just in the hope that the king can give an explanation to the king of my family. Otherwise, once the king of my family is angered, when the Handan army goes south, the king will be in danger, and Yingdu will be in danger! ”

The words were full of threats.

Li Yuan slapped the table and said angrily: "It's just blood, I haven't sent any assassins to the Qi State at all, and this assassination has nothing to do with the Chu State at all!" ”

The envoy glanced at Li Yuan with a smile, and then said, "If you say so, doesn't the king plan to hand over the murderer?" ”

Li Yuan snorted heavily and said, "Even if I want to hand over the murderer, then there must be a murderer who can hand it over first!" You went back and told King Zhao that there must be some misunderstanding in this matter. The assassination of the crown prince has absolutely nothing to do with me and Da Chu. ”

The envoy of Zhao did not continue to say anything, but acted towards Li Yuan, and then left the palace with his head held high.

Li Yuan sat there in a daze, and his whole person seemed to suddenly age several years old.

After a while, Li Yuan suddenly sighed, summoned a few henchmen who were waiting outside again, and then said to the few henchmen in front of him: "Send a messenger to tell the three major families immediately, and say that I want to negotiate peace with them."

"Peace?" As soon as Li Yuan's words came out, several of his henchmen were immediately startled, and immediately persuaded: "Your Majesty, now the three major families regard you as a thorn in the flesh and swear to get rid of you as soon as possible." Even if you really want to make peace with them sincerely, it is impossible for the three major families to agree. ”

Li Yuan snorted, his demeanor suddenly became a little gloomy, and said, "They will agree, because the people of Zhao will be calling soon." Tell them that if you don't want to be taken advantage of by the Zhao people, then agree to my request immediately, and then find a way to deal with the upcoming Zhao invasion! ”