The Qin army swept through the north, intending to capture Jingxiang.

Before coming, Zhao Tuo specially gathered generals to discuss the problems faced by the northern border.

From sending troops to the Northern Expedition to support Yuan Ci's resistance to Qin, Zhao Tuo decided to resist Qin, so as not to infiltrate Qin forces into Jingxiang.

At present, the generals and staff in Changchuan City all support the anti-Qin.

Dead lips and cold teeth.

The four states of Longdi controlled by Yuan Ci changed hands one after another and fell into the hands of the Qin State.

Here, the four or five states of Jingxiang, without the cover of Yuan Ci, were all exposed in front of the eyes of the Qin State.

As far as he knew, the King of Qin was about to lead his army and might choose a day to march south.

When the people were united, united, and resisted the Qin State, the palace was the first to let the King of Qin conquer it.

His concubines actually received all the jewels and silk sent by the King of Qin.

What is the difference between this move and fornicating with the Qin State?

When the news comes out, it will inevitably affect the morale of the military.

Liu Xiangjun, as the concubine of the palace, leads by example, who knows, but still can't suppress the greed in his heart.

"Lord Wang!"

Liu Xiangjun shouted tiredly, walking with a good step, approaching Zhao Tuo, his face full of smiles.

"Lord Wang, the slave family heard that the Qin State is far away in the north, and there is no sailor in the army.

Jingxiang four states are located in the south, dense drinking roads, many lakes, even if the Qin army is fierce, the Qin king is ambitious, without the assistance of the water division, the Qin army invades, it will inevitably be defeated in the land of Jingxiang, how to threaten the prince. ”

"You!"

Zhao Tuo heard the voice, his rich face was full of smiles, and he stretched out his hand to Liu Xiangjun.

Liu Xiangjun's plump body approached Zhao Tuo's arms, his face was like a peach blossom, and his lips opened lightly: "Listen to what my father and brother said, the sailor in charge of the prince can cover the Xiangjiang River, and the warships are full at a glance.

If the king of Qin dares to march south, occupy Longzhou, and escort Yuan Ci to Xianyang, it is time to transfer troops and march to the south. Now the king of Qin did not move, but sent a messenger to bring jewelry.

No matter how the outside world praises King Qin, in the eyes of the slave family, King Qin is just a little grasshopper, how can he shake the military power of the prince? ”

"Hahaha!"

"The concubine's mouth is so sweet, and she says something that the king likes to hear."

Zhao Tuo raised his head and smiled when he heard this, like drinking good wine, and he was full of heart.

That's right.

He has been operating in the four states of Jingxiang for more than ten years, gathering strong families in various states, recruiting talents, and training the army.

Today, the four states of Jingxiang are as hard as iron, with abundant financial resources, there are 200,000 sailors in the four states of Jingxiang, and 300,000 elite soldiers.

The fierce generals in the army are like clouds, and the staff and advisers are like stars in the night sky.

Looking at the princes of Dakang, who is qualified to compete with him.

"Lord, the slave family has no flattery, it's all people's heartfelt words, if the prince doesn't believe it, it can make the slave family sad." Liu Xiangjun twisted his body, like a water snake staying in Zhao Tuo's arms.

The cowardly, shy posture, like a pianist who is proficient in music, teased Zhao Tuo one by one.

For a while, Zhao Tuo made Liu Xiangjun fascinated.

Zhao Tuo smiled, caressing the soft hair of the beautiful woman in his arms, a pair of shrewd eyes, looking at the young concubine in front of him, brushing his beard, and thinking secretly.

It has been a few days since the Qin army occupied Longzhou and eliminated Yuan Ci in the north, and according to the news from the secret agents, the north was indeed calm, and the Qin army showed no signs of marching south.

The greedy King of Qin, why didn't he attack?

Could it be that as Liu Xiangjun said, he was afraid of his military might and did not dare to go south to provoke him.

Liu Xiangjun's charming eyes looked at Zhao Tuo back and forth, and found that Zhao Tuo's mind was heavy, and his jade arm was like a tree vine slowly hooking Zhao Tuo's neck, and the fragrance emanating from his body permeated Zhao Tuo's four directions.

"Lord Wang, according to Father Shuai, the elites in the north of Jingzhou are all on guard against the State of Qin, however, the Lord seems to have neglected the State of Chu. Sun Ming of the East, in front of the prince's military might, is vulnerable. If the prince destroys Sun Ming, the Chu State in the north will be the prince's biggest enemy.

The slave family is a female streamer, who does not understand military affairs and government affairs, and knows which is more important.

Has the prince forgotten that on the southwest border of Chu State, many places border Jingzhou? ”

Zhao Tuo took a sip of the teacup, his face was solemn, and he nodded: "What Concubine Ai said is extremely true, but the Chu army gathered to fight in the east, and was pinned down by the Qi army, so it had no energy to take care of the south. ”

The rise of the Qin State was too fast, sitting on the four states, inheriting the elite Yuan Ci in the north, dominating the border stopper, the early famous Ram Yue, the fierce general Lu Boning, Guo Yuanli, who commanded the elite of the empire, and Zhao Shaoqing, who inherited the wealth of the empire.

The heroes of the north of Dakang, those who are good at fighting, those who are good at strategizing, and those who are rich and rival the country, were defeated by the king of Qin one after another.

Some fled to other lands and survived, others were captured and reduced to prisoners, and some died in death.

The Qin army won a great victory in Longzhou, and the Flying Bear Army pressed the border and forced into Jingzhou, and he had to take precautions.

Zhao Tuo had accepted the advice of the generals in the army, and transferred the northern part of Jingzhou to the places bordering the Qin State one after another, so as not to attack the Qin army.

At this time, he firmly believed that the Chu army did not have the energy to run the south.

Besides, he sent envoys to Jiangnan to wait for an opportunity to negotiate peace with Sun Ming, and make peace with each other in advance, so as to jointly guard against the Chu State.

Sun Ming led the Jiangnan Navy Division to assist, what was he afraid of?

Liu Xiangjun glanced at Zhao Tuo's fat body, left from his arms, turned around and walked to the desk, grabbed a letter and presented it to Zhao Tuo: "Lord Wang, not long ago, the King of Qin sent a letter to send a letter. ”

In the early morning, Qin's secret agents sent letters.

One was presented to Liu Xiangjun and the other was presented to Zhao Tuo.

In the letter to Liu Xiangjun, Ji Xuanling was very sincere, offering jewelry and jade, and praised Liu Xiangjun in the letter, what virtuous and virtuous, what the country is fragrant, and specially warned in the letter, if Liu Xiangjun lobbied Zhao Tuo, turned his attention to Chu State, and in the coming day, he presented double jewelry, silk.

Liu Xiangjun has long heard of the name of Ji Xuanling, and it is rumored that King Qin Yushu is in the wind, talented, and is a peerless warrior among the younger generation.

Dakang, in the seven northern kingdoms, many girls in the boudoir are willing to marry the king of Qin.

Suddenly praised by the King of Qin, he sent a large number of jewelry, jade, silk, and rouge gouache, a specialty of the Qin State, and Liu Xiangjun was flattered.

Looking at the obese and old Zhao Tuo, if it weren't for lobbying Zhao Tuo, she wouldn't be amorous and close to Zhao Tuo!

A pair of watery eyes stared at Zhao Tuo, waiting for him to make a decision.

Well?

Zhao Tuo was slightly surprised and puzzled.

The king of Qin sent someone to send a letter, but instead of presenting the letter to him, he sent the letter to Liu Xiangjun, what was his intention.

Liu Xiangjun's family is a big family in the four states of Jingxiang, and his father and brother are in charge of the most elite sailors in Jingxiang, and many members of the family are seeking positions in the army.

The King of Qin and the princess exchanged letters, and Zhao Tuo couldn't help but wonder if the King of Qin had dealings with the Liu family.

Will it be like dealing with Yuan Ci, draw salary from the bottom of the kettle in advance, and win over his sailor.

At that time, the consequences were unimaginable!

glared at Liu Xiangjun, and browsed the letter with a little suspicion.

In the letter sent by Ji Xuanling, it was written very clearly, hoping to use the sailors in the Jingxiang region to conquer the Chu State in the east and eliminate Sun Ming in the south.

Browsing the letter, Zhao Tuo slapped the letter on the desk, and said angrily: "This Ji Xuanling is really insidious enough, if you want to use the sailors of the Jingxiang region to deal with the Chu State, does he treat the old man as a three-year-old child?" ”

From the bottom of his heart, Zhao Tuo was very surprised by the content of the letter.

Since learning that Yuan Ci was eliminated, he always suspected that the King of Qin would lead his troops to the south and invade Jingxiang, who knows, the King of Qin actually intended to win him over and deal with the State of Chu, Sun Ming.

Zhao Tuo has no enterprising heart, but it does not mean that he is mediocre.

If he unites with the King of Qin, destroys the State of Chu, and strikes Sun Ming, how can the King of Qin be honored after assisting the King of Qin to eradicate all the princes.

When the princess heard this, she was silent.

After a short silence, he looked up at Zhao Tuo and said, "Since the prince wants to resist the Qin army, the slave family immediately sent someone to return the gold, silver and jewelry to the king of Qin." ”

"No need, these are all rare top grades, many of them are still collected by the Dakang Palace, since you like it, take it!" Zhao Tuodao.

Picking up the teacup, after drinking it lightly, he stared at the princess and said, "How is the arrangement of the poetry and painting conference you are preparing in the palace?" ”

"Everything is in order." The princess said.

Zhao Tuo holds a poetry and painting conference every year, first, to select meritocracy, and second, to select concubines.

At present, in Changchuan City, many dignitaries and nobles are selected by Zhao Tuo through the poetry and painting conference, and in the palace, Zhao Tuo will select a princess every year.

His life in Changchuan City was far more nourishing than Zhao Chen's life in Kyoto.

Hearing this, Zhao Tuo nodded and said, "This king will go to find Princess Yi, and you will come later." ”

"Whoa!"

The princess nodded.

Changchuan Castle, inside the street.

Ji Xuanling, Shen Tuxiu, Wu Yuankui, and Ruan Chengcheng, who was dressed as a man, shuttled through the streets.

In order to understand the situation in the Jingxiang area in advance, Ji Xuanling went deep in advance.

At this time, Shen Tuxiu was reporting to Ji Xuanling: "Your Majesty, Jing Hongyang has sent news that the 100,000 sailors of the Chu State have been prepared and are approaching the Jingzhou area, and in about two days, they will follow the Xiangjiang River and arrive in the north of Jingzhou. ”

"Hmm!"

Ji Xuanling nodded and said, "Han Daochang, do you personally lead the army?" ”

"Yes, Han Daochang leads the army!" Shen Tuxiu nodded.

Hearing this, Ji Xuanling was very satisfied, he still knew Han Daochang, the other party was very proficient in the art of war, and he was a relatively warlike general in the Chu army, the king of Chu sent him to lead the army to fight, and the two armies of Qin and Chu marched south, and the chances of victory were greater.

"The messengers scattered everywhere, have they gained anything, have they investigated the deployment of sailors in the Jingzhou area, and have they understood Zhao Tuo's recent movements?" Ji Xuanling asked.

Zhao Tuo's power is not small, it is stronger than Yuan Ci in his heyday, and there are many rivers in the Jingxiang area, in this battle, Ji Xuanling did not dare to underestimate the enemy.

"At present, the Jingzhou Navy Division and the infantry are all gathered close to the Qin State, but it is the border of the Chu State, which is very empty, it is obvious that Zhao Tuo is guarding against the Qin State and ignoring the Chu State, so it is a chance for Han Daochang." Wu Yuankui reported.

"Hehe, Zhao Tuo, are you confused?" Ji Xuanling chuckled, and his voice was full of disdain for Zhao Tuo.

At this time, Wu Yuankui continued to report: "The scouts in Changchuan City reported that recently, Zhao Tuo was at the poetry and painting conference in the city. ”

"Poetry and Painting Conference?"

Ji Xuanling heard it wrong in his arms, the enemy army pressed the soldiers, and Zhao Tuo still had the leisure to hold a poetry and painting conference in Changchuan City.

"That's right, it's a poetry and painting conference, Zhao Tuo was born in the royal family and is known as a master of Danqing, but he held a poetry and painting conference, on the one hand, to select talents, and on the other hand, to select concubines." Wu Yuankui said: "Since Zhao Tuo has been in the Jingxiang area for more than ten years, he will hold it every year as scheduled, and select many virtuous and virtuous people, but there are more concubines in the palace. ”

"It's kind of interesting!" Ji Xuanling nodded.

"The king wants to go?" Ruan Tingcheng asked.

Ji Xuanling chuckled and said, "Well, this king is indeed a little curious. ”

Turned to Wu Yuankui and said, "Can you get an invitation?" ”

"The king is willing to go, and the last general must do his best." Wu Yuankui said.

Money can make ghosts grind, but it costs a lot of money to buy.

"Hmm!"

Ji Xuanling nodded.

The group walked towards Zhao Tuo's mansion.

Shuttling through the street, suddenly, in the middle of the street, a carriage lost control, and the fast horse leading the car galloped wildly in the street, and in the carriage, there was a woman's scream.

Behind the carriage, many men with soldiers in their hands were anxiously chasing after each other.

The pedestrians in the street, seeing the sight in front of them, panicked and quickly avoided, but many people were still hit by the carriage and fell to the ground.

Ji Xuanling, Shen Tuxiu, and the group were moving forward, and suddenly witnessed the carriage that appeared inexplicably in front of them, Shen Tuxiu, Wu Yuankui, were vigilant and quickly escorted.

Changchuan City, where they ventured to come, at present, Ji Xuanling's identity has not been revealed.

However, if Zhao Tuo had already found out Ji Xuanling's identity, he deliberately arranged this good show and intended to assassinate him.

Without too much protection from the Qin army, Shen Tuxiu and Wu Yuankui did not dare to guarantee the safe escort of Ji Xuanling away.

Seeing the carriage approaching quickly, the soldiers in the rear hurriedly caught up, Shen Tuxiu, Wu Yuankui protected Ji Xuanling, Ruan Chengcheng, and retreated in the crowd.

Secretly grasping each other's sword hilts, the guards who blended in the crowd were also approaching quickly.

At this time, Ji Xuanling's face did not change, and he was not curious about the scene that suddenly happened in front of him.

In his eyes, it was just a runaway carriage, and there was no fuss.

Mixed in the crowd, paying close attention to the approaching carriage, when the carriage was close at hand, Ji Xuanling found that there seemed to be no danger in the carriage except for a panicked woman.

One of them rushed out, jumped into the carriage as it passed in front of him, grabbed the reins, and took control of it.

Gradually, as he tightened the reins of his horse, the speed of the irascible horse slowed down.

After rushing dozens of paces, the carriage slowly stopped in the middle of the street.

The woman in the carriage was frightened, her body shrunk in the carriage, and a pair of panicked eyes looked at Ji Xuanling incredibly.

At this time, the infantry who quickly caught up behind were also panicked, and they knelt on the ground one after another.

A middle-aged man in uniform knelt in front of the carriage and said in a panic: "Niangniang, the last general deserves death, so that Niangniang is frightened."

The woman in the carriage was frightened, her body shrunk in the carriage, and a pair of panicked eyes looked at Ji Xuanling incredibly.

At this time, the infantry who quickly caught up behind were also panicked, and they knelt on the ground one after another.

A middle-aged man in uniform knelt in front of the carriage and said in a panic: "Niangniang, the last general deserves death, so that Niangniang is frightened."

(End of chapter)