Prequel: The Widow Has a Disease Chapter 52, The White Deer King
There is a land of three seedlings in the west of the state of Chu, and the land of three seedlings was included in the territory of the state of Chu by the two successive kings decades ago.
Waiting for Xiong Ran to succeed to the throne, he conquered Wu Yue in the east, fought against the Fang Kingdom in the west, invaded Mengjiao in the north, rejected Baiyue in the south, and had no time to take care of the three seedlings in the four realms.
Xiong Ran thought that he was merciful enough to Sanmiao, every time Sanmiao rebelled, he first suppressed it by force, and then relieved the Miao people, and even enshrined the Miao people Lu as the doctor of Luzhai.
Lu's Luen, not satisfied with being subservient to Xiong Ran, actually raised troops, proclaimed himself the king of Bailu, and took advantage of Teng Yun and Juchen to capture Yuancheng and Lingling.
Yuancheng is north of Phoenix, Lingling is south of Phoenix, and now Luen is based on Yuancheng and Lingling, and his soldiers are pointing at Phoenix, touching Xiong Ran's bottom line.
Phoenix City is an important town in the Chu State, with the Fang Kingdom in the west and the Southern Barbarian Land in the southwest, how can Xiong Ran sit still and wait to die?
Ju Chen asked for orders to crusade against the White Deer King, led 50,000 horses, and rushed to Phoenix.
The king of the white deer rode the white deer, drove the tiger and leopard, and commanded more than 100,000 Miao people, in addition to the old and weak women and children, there were also more than 50,000 Miao soldiers, which should not be underestimated.
When Ju Chen rushed to Phoenix, Phoenix had fallen, and the White Deer King ordered someone to invite Ju Chen to see him.
Ju Chen's soldiers came to Phoenix, and the White Deer King lived in Phoenix, and the two armies confronted each other. Ju Chen was invited to go and entered the city alone.
"Ju Chen, do you know me?" The king of the white deer set up a banquet and sat facing Ju Chen. The two armies confronted Phoenix, but the lords of the two armies poured wine to reminisce about the past, if the word came out, Ju Chen may be difficult to excuse.
Ju Chen was born in the Miao people, and his alien status made him suffer a lot in the Chu State. If it weren't for Xiong Ran's efforts to promote him as the general of Zhenxi, I am afraid that he would be just a pawn charging forward for the rest of his life.
He also knew that coming to Phoenix City to meet the White Deer King this time would leave him behind, so what? He acts as a courtier, without the need for others to point fingers.
Ju Chen nodded and said, "Who doesn't know the Miao people."
What Ju Chen said is the truth, the land of the three seedlings is respected by Miao Village, Miao Village is respected by the Lu family, and Elder Miao Lu Mu was named the doctor of Miao Village by the King of Chu. And Lu En, the king of the white deer, is the only son of Lumu.
The White Deer King poured wine, and Ju Chen unceremoniously drank it all, three glasses in a row.
"General Ju, you and I have been comparing each other for more than ten years, and I never imagined that meeting again would be a soldier." King Bailu said with emotion.
The next person served a few snacks, the first is the white ling, the second is the five lakes fish soup, and the third is the dragon liver and phoenix gall.
Ju Chen did not have a good impression of the White Deer King, and the gap in status between the two made the young Ju Chen know for the first time that he was born unequal.
The first dish is the white water finch, Lu En likes to eat the white water finch the most, so Elder Miao asked people to catch birds, caught a thousand, only selected the sound to listen to, and eliminated half of them. For the remaining hundreds of finch, only the tongue of the finch was taken, and the water was added to the new tender water chestnut to cook, and there was only one bowl.
Ju Chen had eaten Bai Ling when he was bathing in Yuanshui, but he had never eaten the tongue of the bird, this dish of Bai Ling and Yellow Finch tempted his stomach.
How delicious it is, Ju Chen has never tried it, where is his mouth that is accustomed to eating raw meat and cassava worthy of eating it.
The king of the white deer didn't know what Ju Chen thought, he grabbed a chopsticks and tongue, swallowed his stomach and smacked his lips to taste it, and his mouth was fragrant, which was really rare.
Ju Chen still remembers that one winter Lu En was greedy and wanted to eat white and yellow finch, Elder Miao Lu Mu asked Ju Chen to catch it, Ju Chen thought that a yellow finch had little meat, so he specially captured seven or eight of them, but was tied to the tree by Lu En and beaten.
It was winter, and the wounds on his body had scabbed before they could bleed. He didn't think he could survive the winter.
The White Deer King didn't know that Ju Chen was reminiscing about the sad past, he only cared about eating this plate of white linghuang finch, and he couldn't eat such a delicacy every day.
The second dish is called Five Lakes Fish Soup, which is cooked with fish from the five lakes in Chu and sweet mountain springs in Miaodi. Peng Lize herring, Yumengze whitebait, Fanhu Wuchang fish, Taiping Lake grass carp, Dongjiang Lake Dongjiang fish.
Wuhu fish soup is known as a bowl of Chu water, but Xiong Ran, the king of Chu, can't eat it a few times a year.
Ju Chen was fortunate enough to eat it in Yingdu, and this famous dish could only come from a palace banquet, after all, Chu Shui was a bowl.
The king of the white deer went to the five lakes fish soup, I don't know if it was to satisfy the appetite or covet the Chu country.
Ju Chen still didn't use chopsticks, and only cared about drinking.
If you want to say that this wine is not brewed from the five grains of the world, but the monkey wine in the deep mountains. Monkeys in the mountains collect fruits and store them in tree cavities as winter food. However, the monkey forgot about things, and the seedlings did not worry about eating, so the monkey forgot about the hundred fruits, and the hundred fruits were fermented into wine, which was really rare.
Yingdu also has monkey wine, but most of it is artificially brewed, so the Chu people call it Baiguo Brew.
Ju Chen had already drunk a pot, and this monkey wine tasted much better than Baiguo Brew.
The third dish is dragon liver and phoenix gall, which is cooked with python liver, bear bile and pheasant breast.
Ju Chen still didn't move his chopsticks, and only cared about drinking. King Bailu snorted coldly in his heart, a lowly person is a lowly person, and a pot of monkey wine is enough As everyone knows, this dragon liver and phoenix gall are the best taste in the world. There are many deep mountains in the seedlings, and the python hides in it like a fish in water, and the ordinary woodcutter encounters the python and has no corpse, let alone catching snakes. The big bear was furious, and more than 100 people died in order to catch a bear, which shows its preciousness.
The White Deer King heard that there was a real dragon in the world, but unfortunately he didn't see it, how does the taste of the dragon meat compare to this dragon liver and phoenix gall, he really wants to know.
Ju Chen looked at the three dishes, the white linghuang finch he had caught the yellow finch, the five lakes fish soup had been seen once in Yingdu, and the dragon liver and phoenix gallbladder were unheard of. The gluttonous worm was in his throat, and he didn't move his chopsticks, just like when he took a bath in Yuanshui for three days, he didn't eat a grain of rice, and only ate a few white lings.
He replied: "King Bailu, after ten years, you are still you."
The White Deer King pinched his chopsticks and asked with a smile: "Could it be that Juchen is not Juchen?"
The White Deer King has long been unhappy with this traitor in his heart, but a lowly person can actually sit on an equal footing with him, and even want to share his delicacies.
"In the past, Juchen just wanted to live so that he didn't go hungry; The current Juchen must live for the people of the world not to be hungry. "Juchen only drinks and does not use chopsticks.
"What do you mean by that?" The king of the white deer was puzzled, why are the people of the world not hungry, and the white lings and yellow finches are not fragrant? He took another chopstick tongue and closed his eyes to enjoy the deliciousness of the tongue.
"In the past, Ju Chen wanted to feed himself, but the elder said that Xiong Ran was cruel and didn't let me eat enough, so I went to assassinate him; Now Juchen wants to feed the people of the world, and the whole world says that the king is cruel and just wants to be full for one person. Before Ju Chen's words fell, the short dagger in his sleeve flipped into his hand, and stabbed the White Deer King away.
The king of the white deer was shocked, he still wanted to persuade him to surrender, and he persuaded him not to kill him again to prevent future troubles, who knew that this minister really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and dared to assassinate him in his territory.
It is a fact that Ju Chen carried out the dagger assassination, although the king of Bailu was arrogant, but his brute strength was amazing, he overturned the wine table to block Ju Chen, and drew a knife to resist.
The knife is a Miao blade, which is the same as the Miao blade used by Juchen, thick and stocky.
Ju Chen didn't bring a seedling blade to the banquet this time, only hid a short dagger, he practiced the way of defense, and the offensive was lacking, and he couldn't take the king of the white deer in a short time.
Dozens of guards rushed over with Miao blades, and the White Deer King took the opportunity to get out, and everyone surrounded Juchen.
"Ju Chen, give me back my tongue." The White Deer King looked at the sparrow's tongue scattered all over the ground, and his eyes were full of distress.
Ju Chen snatched a blade, fought dozens of guards alone, and even had the leisure to take a look at the wine and food scattered on the ground.
These two pots of monkey wine are known as fairy wine, and if there are holes in the trees, they will die, and it is possible to make monkey wine only if they do not die in winter. Yingdu Baiguo brews a cup of ten gold, not to mention monkey wine?
A plate of white and yellow finches takes dozens of people to spend several days catching finches to make up for it, just for the sake of appetite.
The fish soup of the five lakes is taken from the five lakes, and those who can still be alive and jumping in Phoenix can be like a dish, how harsh?
As for dragon liver and phoenix gall, how many Miao people will it take to exchange for this dish? Ten? Hundred?
Ju Chen was ignorant before, and Elder Miao said that Xiong Ran was cruel and made the world hungry. Whether people in the world can eat enough Ju Chen doesn't know, anyway, it is a fact that he can't eat enough, Xiong Ran should be killed. Many people in Miao Village also couldn't eat enough, and Xiong Ran should be killed. The people of the world should also not have enough to eat. People in the world can't eat enough, Xiong Ran's fault.
was ordered to go out of Miao Village and kill Xiong Ran, Xiong Ran's meal was unforgettable. Bailing Yellow Bird can only feed one person, but Xiong Ran can make everyone in the world full.
Therefore, Juchen surrendered to Xiong Ran, so Juchen asked for orders to kill the king of Bailu, so Juchen went to the banquet to assassinate the king of Bailu.
Ju Chen fought with Miao soldiers with Miao blades, and the White Deer King looked at each other coldly outside the standing circle, Ju Chen still remembered that a companion was beaten to death by Lu En, who was not yet the White Deer King, because he knocked over the wine bottle, and he also had this look.
Ju Chen was not good at attacking, he knew that he was unable to kill the White Deer King, so he had to fight and retreat, all the way to the city gate.
The city gate was closed, and there were no less than 100 people besieging him, Ju Chen's brows were tightly locked, and he suddenly felt that he was a little overbearing.
Outside the city, the army of Chu was waiting for the slightest movement in the city. Ju Chen jumped up to the city tower and cut off the white deer banner with a knife.
The white deer banner fell, and the Chu general Xue Que ordered an attack.
Although Phoenix City is an important border town, neither the Fang Kingdom nor the Southern Barbarians are capable of destroying Chu, so the city is not strong, and it is all defended by manpower, otherwise how can the White Deer King easily take Phoenix City?
Xue Que led the troops to attack the city, and the Miao soldiers of Phoenix City went out of the city to meet the battle, and only Ju Chen still staged a chase with hundreds of Miao soldiers in the city.
Half of the more than 50,000 Miao soldiers under the command of the White Deer King are in Phoenix, and the remaining half are guarding Lingling and Yuanshui.
Chu general Xue Que did not dare to break the city, and there were still tens of thousands of Chu people in the city, so he could only fight fiercely outside the city.
The White Deer King relied on the Chu people in Phoenix City, and he didn't care in the face of the Chu soldiers twice as large as his own, if he didn't rely on it, how could he dare to raise troops?
The king of the white deer is not greedy, he is satisfied with the land of these three cities, and the output of the land of the three cities is enough for him to eat the white linghuang finch and eat the fish soup of the five lakes.
Ju Chen faced the siege of hundreds of Miao soldiers, and finally was unable to support it and was captured with all his strength. He hated himself for being reckless and should not have risked his life.
The White Deer King tied Juchen to the Phoenix City Gate, and Xue Que saw that the lord would be captured, so he had to stop fighting.
"Chu people, listen, I am the king of Bailu, I asked Xiong Ran to come to Phoenix City to talk to me, I heard that Xiong Ran likes to eat people, I don't know what General Zhenxi tastes like." The White Deer King said arrogantly.
Xue Que had to retreat, Ju Chen was the favored general of the King of Chu, and he didn't dare to make a claim, so he sent a horse to Yingdu.
Three days later, Kuaima came to report that the king of Chu was on his way.
Xue Que was originally a doctor of Lingling, and if Lingling was lost, he could only choose to make meritorious contributions, after all, he had a wife and a daughter, and if he ran away alone, what about his family?
He secretly scolded Juchen for being a fool, and he tried his best to dissuade him when Juchen went to the banquet before, but he couldn't resist him. Ju Chen's guy, who practiced the way of defense and practiced the defense of turtle shells, was as stubborn as the old turtle.
Xue Que was jealous of this idiot, why could Ju Chen, a Miao person, be appreciated by Xiong Ran, and why did Lingling lose his own responsibility and Ju Chen was captured, and the King of Chu actually came in person?
Hatred is like a seed, the more Xue Que thinks about it, the more the seeds of hatred grow wildly in his heart.
No matter how fast the king of Chu is, it will take two days to reach Phoenix City, if he forcibly attacks the city at this time......
Xue Que didn't dare to think about it anymore, this idea was too crazy, there were 100,000 Chu people in Phoenix City, if the city was forcibly broken, even if the White Deer King was killed, it would be difficult to atone for his crimes.
100,000 people, how many 100,000 people are there?
Xue Que has a wife and children, so he can only guard the land of Lingling. Who doesn't want to build immortal feats and be canonized as saints?
Xue Que also thought that the opportunity was in front of him. Those who achieve great things are not informal, and when the husband mistakenly conquered a small country, he killed 100,000 people in the south of the country in the first war, and was canonized in the first war.
If you capture Phoenix City and capture the White Deer King, what if 100,000 Chu people are buried? The Miao people are the henchmen of the king of Chu, a small mess a year, a big mess in three years, if you capture the king of Bailu, wouldn't it be once and for all? Chu Min is 5 million, what about just 100,000?
The thought grew wildly, and Xue Que's eyes were full of fanaticism, so he personally beat the drum and ordered the siege of the city.
"General, General Ju......" Before Chu General Huang Xiu finished speaking, he was glared at by Xue Que.
Xue Que glared at Huang Yan and asked rhetorically, "How is General Ju?" We are saving General Ju. ”
The Chu army is famous for besieging the city, how could the White Deer King not expect that the Chu army would really dare to break the city, could it be that he really disregarded the lives of 100,000 people?
For now, the only way to do this is to take out the last bargaining chips.
There are 100,000 people in 30,000 households in Phoenix, one person out of every ten households, a total of 33,000, and one Miao soldier escorts one Chu people out of the city and confronts the Chu army.
"Xue Que, do you want to break the city?" The king of the white deer stood on the city, holding a seedling blade, and beside him was Ju Chen, who was tied up by five flowers.
Xue Que looked at the invincible posture of the White Deer King, he gritted his teeth and did not dare to speak.
The lives of the three thousand Chu people, with the character of the Miao people, let alone the three thousand Chu people, even if they slaughter the city, they can do it.
Xue Que wanted to speak several times, but he didn't dare to speak. Those who achieve great things are not informal, and he understands the reason, but how easy is it to really do it?
"Siege." Xue Que finally spoke.
The White Deer King gave an order, three thousand Miao soldiers raised their swords in unison, three thousand Chu people fell to the ground in response, and Phoenix City was bleeding, full of innocent blood.
Phoenix City can only spread out more than 10,000 people, the numerical advantage of the Chu army can not be brought into play, one day, the Chu army is not 5,000, and the Miao casualties are less than 4,000.
The next day, at dawn, Xiong Ran, the king of Chu, arrived.
"Spread Xue Que to see Lonely."
Xue Que trembled, he really underestimated the courage of the Miao people, and underestimated the importance that the King of Chu attached to Ju Chen.
"Xue Que, you are alone in place, why did you forcibly break the city? Three thousand Chu people's lives, you die a thousand times is not enough to repay. "Xiong Ran is Mingjun, and the word Ming is interpreted as a clear reward and punishment.
Meritorious, rewarded, beauty fiefdom, name (device) BMW he did not hesitate; There were, when punished, one person bowed his head, implicated Kyushu.
"King, the minister deserves to die, the minister is sincere for meritorious service, and the minister implores the king to remember the old merits of the minister, and let my wife and children live." Xue Que knew that if he broke the city before the arrival of the King of Chu, there might be a glimmer of life, but at the moment, he didn't say that it was himself, and even his wife and children and family members might also be implicated.
"Lone has always only wished for Zang, not to punish him, three thousand lives, you are not sorry to die," Xiong Ran sighed, three thousand Chu people, just because Xue Que had a thought, and Xue Que had merit, he said again, "As for your wife and children, Lone should not be held accountable." ”
"Thanksgiving, Sinner." Xue Que sobbed and flowed, bowing three times and knocking nine times.
Lingling doctor Xue Que was executed.
"King, the old minister went to see Lu En." Si Nong Miao arched his hand.
"Yun, Lu En is guilty, Miao people are not at fault, Gu is not an innocent person." Xiong Ran said.
Miao and Juchen are both Miao people, Juchen is not treated by the Chu people, and is regarded as a traitor by the Miao people. Miao is different, the Chu people from the king of Chu to the people of Chu are respectful to Miao, and the Miao people are also grateful to this sage.
Chu has 1.5 million households and 5 million people, all of whom are raised by Miao Sheng.
100,000 Miao households and 400,000 people are all raised by Miao Sheng.
When the White Deer King saw Miao Sheng coming alone, he greeted him in person and said, "I don't know if Miao Sheng is coming, I missed the welcome, please forgive me."
Miao led the White Deer King, and in a warm tone, asked, "Well, why did you raise an army?"
The king of Bailu replied ashamedly: "Miao Village can't support people, and wants to take the land of the three cities to support the people."
"There are five acres of seedling land for one person, all of which are paddy fields and good seeds. Chu can still raise people with four acres of people, but how can Miao Land not support people? Miao asked.
There are four acres of Chu land for one person, and five acres of Miao land for one person, which is what Miao Jinying begged for Miao people. Xiong Ran promised, because Miao alone can raise 1.5 million households in Chudi, which is worth it.
The King of Bailu looked embarrassed, the King of Chu treated the Miao people well, and Miao Sheng did not forget the Miao people, and he really shouldn't have raised troops, he really couldn't argue.
"Well, do you eat finches every day?" Miao saw that the White Deer King did not answer, and asked again.
The White Deer King replied with a face full of shame: "I only eat once a month."
Miao didn't believe it, nor did he debunk it, and continued: "Well, you are now the self-proclaimed king of Bailu, and you are no more than an old farmer, and you don't know whether to say a word or not."
The White Deer King bowed his hand and said, "En, I don't dare to be the king in front of Miao Sheng."
Miao continued: "The king of Chu sits on the two states of Jing and Yang, and the solar eclipse is only a few buckets of grains, and the meat is minced, and he can only eat the fish soup of the five lakes at the end of the year. The king of Chu is still like this, let alone the king? ”
The White Deer King knew that Miao Sheng would not lie, but he thought that Xiong Ran, the king of Chu, was sitting on two states in the world, and there was no shortage of fish soup from the five lakes, even if there was no shortage of dragon meat, so he asked: "Is this really the case?"
"Every sentence is true," Miao arched his hand and said, "The king of Chu is eloquent and compassionate to the people, the people can wear warm Wang Fang's silk, and the people can eat meat in the full belly of Wang Fang." ”