After only one day and one night, due to the invitation of his cousin Pingyujun Xiong Hu, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, rushed to the territory of Changping from the area of Fencheng Sai and came to the military camp of Pingyujun Xiong Hu. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After learning of the arrival of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, Xiong Hu personally went out of the camp to greet him, after all, although he and Xiong Tuo are cousins, they are essentially the relationship between the lord and his subordinates, and some etiquette should not be wasted.

After seeing Pingyujun Xiong Hu, Xiong Tuo turned over and dismounted to say hello to the cousin, and then the two cousins, while chatting, walked side by side to the camp tent.

And when Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, lifted the tent and walked into the tent, he saw a cold light flashing in front of him, and a sharp sword was on his neck.

"Don't act rashly." The woman with the sword warned with a blank face.

Hearing this, Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, was not surprised, but just glanced at Xiong Hu, the Pingyu monarch who walked past him, with a helpless look, and said angrily: "Can't you persuade her to wait for me to come in peace?" ”

"I persuaded her." Xiong Hu shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly: "But you know, Ah Jiang is very stubborn sometimes. With that, he turned to the woman and said, "Okay, Ah Jiang, now that Gongzi Xiong Tuo is also your prisoner, let's sit down and talk about it first." ”

Hearing this, Xiong Tuo shook his head slightly, and then made a slaughtering gesture to the woman, that is, Mi Jiang, whom he regarded as his own sister.

In fact, Mi Jiang didn't want to do anything, she just felt that she was coming as a Wei person, and although the two in front of her were her brothers, they were also "enemies", if she didn't do anything, she would have an inexplicable sense of disobedience in her heart.

Therefore, she "hijacked" Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu and Huancheng Jun Xiong Tuo twice before and after, the purpose was to hope that these two would not treat her as a sister for the time being.

However, it turned out that this trick didn't work, whether it was Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu or Huangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo, they didn't take her hostage to heart.

No, it was obviously a "captive who was taken hostage", but Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, even beckoned Mi Jiang to drink and eat with them - Xiong Hu, the king of Pingyu, prepared a table of dishes to receive Xiong Tuo.

"It's self-inflicted, isn't it?" After waiting for Mi Jiang to sit down at the table, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, picked up a pot of wine and poured a glass for the three of them, and said with a smile: "According to Ji Run's character, he will never let you intercede." ”

As he spoke, he looked at the sister in front of him from time to time, as if he wanted to judge how Mi Jiang was doing in Daliang.

Xiong Tuo was very satisfied with the conclusions reached: compared with Mi Jiang's slightly sallow and rough face a few years ago, Mi Jiang today looks like a noble lady in a big aristocratic mansion, at least her complexion is much better than back then, which shows that this sister is also pampered in Daliang's Suwang Mansion.

I saw Mi Jiang kneeling in front of Xiong Tuo, and after thinking for a while, he pleaded: "Young Master Xiong Tuo, I hope you can withdraw your troops and withdraw from this war against Wei." ”

"......" Xiong Tuo's hand had reached his mouth with a slight pause, and then drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.

After swallowing the wine in his mouth, he exhaled slightly, looked at Qi Jiang Zhengse and said: "Ah Jiang, I have mentioned more than once, your father, Lord Xiong Hao, although he is my uncle, I have always regarded Lord Xiong Hao as my biological father, and my feelings are far better than the guy who once lived in Shouying......"

"Ahem." Pingyujun Xiong Hu coughed twice, interrupted Xiong Tuo's words, and reminded in a low voice: "Childe, be cautious." ”

It's no wonder, after all, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, did have a bit of a rebellious meaning, and even called his real biological father, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, that guy, if he was stabbed in Chu Dong by someone with a heart, not to mention that the nobles of Chu Dong would use this as a handle to attack Xiong Tuo, I believe that even Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, would probably not be comfortable in his heart.

However, Xiong Tuo ignored Xiong Hu, looked at Mi Jiang and continued: "...... Therefore, you must believe that your sisters are better than your own sisters in my heart, even if they are not their own sisters. ”

"......" Mi Jiang nodded slightly, after all, she also understood that Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, doted on the two sisters, if it weren't for this son's protection, maybe the two sisters would have died on the way to flee to Pakistan in more than ten years.

"If it were anything else, I would definitely try not to disappoint you, but this matter ......" Xiong Tuo's face showed a little embarrassment, shook his head and said, "I can't answer for my brother." ”

Hearing this, a wave of disappointment rose in Mi Jiang's heart.

Can it really only ......

She raised her eyes to look at the two brothers in front of her, and her expressionless face showed a rare trace of sadness, which made Xiong Tuo and Xiong Tuo's eyes widen in surprise.

Especially Xiong Tuo, in his impression, this sister since the original escape after the chase, as if lost the joy, anger and sorrow, he still remembers, only three or four years old Mi Jiang hugged the infant sister Mi Rui, sitting in the broken carriage, expressionless to watch the murderer who tried to chase their sister and the guards sent by him Xiong Tuo desperately fight, even if there are hundreds of corpses, even if the blood is splashed on her young face, also expressionless, as if a dead person.

Thinking of this, Xiong Tuo sighed secretly, and couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart, because he knew that the reason why Mi Jiang became like this was because of his relationship - because he was entrusted by his uncle Runan Jun Xiong Hao, after this uncle who was like a biological father killed himself, he endured the grief in his heart and cut off the uncle's head, and prepared to take it to Chu Dong to quell the civil war between Chu Dong and Chu Xi, but he never thought that when he walked out of the study with Xiong Hao's head in his hand, he happened to be seen by Mi Jiang who was playing in the garden.

With a long sigh, Xiong Tuo's tone became more gentle: "Ah Jiang, you want to help Ji Run's thoughts, my brother can understand, in fact, my brother also thinks that Ji Run's bastard is indeed a good husband candidate...... However, this time the foolish brother can't help you, the foolish brother can only promise you that if the Wei State really falls, I will do my best to try to save Ji Run, return Shangshui to him as a fief, and wait for me to become the king of Great Chu one day, I can also support him to restore the country, but this time ......" He glanced at Qi Jiang, shook his head and said: "You have to understand, even if I and Ah Hu withdraw from this war in your face, it will be difficult for Wei to preserve, my side is only the Western Route Army, the Shouling Jun Jingshe of the Eastern Route Army, and the army under his command is known as one million, just this way, No matter how hard the Wei State tried its best, there was no guarantee that they would be able to resist, let alone the Korean army? Not to mention the army of the State of Qin? ”

Hearing this, "......" was silent.

Seeing this, Xiong Tuo, the Jun of Xuancheng, poured a glass of wine for himself and Xiong Hu, and quietly waited for Mi Jiang to figure it out.

At the same time, he was also thinking in his heart.

Although he once had a very bad relationship with his brother-in-law Ji Run, and later slowly transformed into a complex relationship between an alliance and an enemy through Mi Jiang, it is undeniable that he knows a lot about his brother-in-law Ji Run's talents.

He couldn't help but fantasize about what it would be like if his brother-in-law Ji Run really joined him after the fall of the Wei State.

After all, this brother-in-law was a very outstanding commander, when he attacked the Chu State, many well-known generals of the Chu State, such as Shouling Jun Jingshe and General Xiang Mo, were also helpless against Ji Run, the son of Wei, who was far less powerful than them, so you can imagine how powerful this brother-in-law is.

Just when Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, was in a reverie, he suddenly heard Jiang Zhengse say: "Xiong Tuogongzi, I hope you will also listen to me." ”

"......" Xiong Tuo was stunned, and then looked at Mi Jiang with interest, he also wanted to hear what Mi Jiang could say.

I saw that under Xiong Tuo's gaze, Mi Jiang was sitting in a precarious position, and said: "Xiong Tuo Gongzi, let me ask, the fall of the Wei State will have more advantages than disadvantages for you, or will the disadvantages outweigh the advantages?" …… My husband Ji Run, he is the son of Wei State, in charge of the Smelting Bureau, and ninety percent of the military armor of Wei State is from the Smelting Bureau...... As far as I know, my husband has secretly traded with Gongzi over the years, and Gongzi has exchanged pearls, bronzes, pearls, lacquerware, and ores from my husband for weapons and grain from Wei...... Although my husband did not sell the best weapons and armor of Wei to Gongzi privately, I believe that the weapons and equipment sold privately to Gongzi should also be among the best in Chu State......"

……

Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, drank a glass of wine and did not speak.

Because as Mi Jiang said, don't look at what Zhao Hongrun secretly smuggled to Xiong Tuo was eliminated by the Wei State, that is, the kind of weapons and equipment that have been used for two or three years, but in the Chu State, where the iron-smelting technology is not developed, these weapons and equipment are top-notch, at least Xiong Tuo does not think that they will be inferior to the regular army of Chu Dong.

In particular, the military crossbows of the Wei State, even if they were eliminated, made Xiong Tuo have the urge to let the crossbowmen replace the archers.

“…… This is my husband Ji Run, who can support and help your son when he is still the son of Wei, but if Wei is gone, even if my husband leads the crowd to you as you said, what you get is only a Wei prince who has died in the country, do you think you can still get those exquisite Wei weapons when the time comes? After a pause, Mi Jiang continued: "As far as I know, your position in the Chu State is not solid, the nobles of Chu Dong still refuse to accept you, you only have a barren Chu Xi, if you lose the support of my husband, do you think you can compete with the two sons of Guling Jun Xiong Wu and Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng?" ”

Listening to Mi Jiang's words, there was a little surprise in the eyes of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, he never knew that this sister still had such eyesight, after all, in his heart, whether it was Mi Jiang or Mi Rui, these two sisters were people who stayed away from politics.

But it is undeniable that what Mi Jiang said is very reasonable, and it is worth pondering by Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

On the side, Pingyujun Xiong Hu had a strange expression on his face when he heard it, and muttered secretly in his heart: Isn't this what I said when I persuaded her the day before yesterday......

Secretly glanced at Xiong Tuo, and saw that the latter showed a contemplative look, Pingyujun Xiong Hu lowered his head and drank, so as not to be seen through by Xiong Tuo His "collaborator" heart.

After a long time, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, nodded and said, "Ah Jiang, what you said is very reasonable, but this is not enough to convince the foolish brother. …… I hope you can also understand the difficulties of the foolish brother, the private transaction between me and Ji Run, Chu Dong is not unknowable. If I make no progress on the West Road this time, and Lord Shouling Jun Jingshe has won many battles, some mongrels in Chudong will use this as a handle to make the foolish brother miss the throne. As he spoke, he glanced up at Mi Jiang, and said: "Ah Jiang, you are no different from my own sister, and I will not hide it from you, unless the Wei State can hold the last inch of the country and not lose the country, otherwise, I will never withdraw from this war." Because to withdraw from this war is to give up the throne on my own accord, you know? ”

Hearing this, Qi Jiang Zhengse said: "The Wei State will not fall!" ”

"Your words alone are not enough to convince me." Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, said in a deep voice: "Maybe Ji Run didn't tell you the exact situation, then let me tell you, just on my side of Great Chu, Wei will face a million troops, on the Korean side, it is said that there are about two or three hundred thousand, and I don't know about Sanchuan and Qin's side, but last time, Ji Run annihilated 200,000 troops of Qin in Sanchuan, and I believe that this time Qin attacked Wei's army There are nearly 200,000, just these three countries, the total number of troops has reached 1.5 million, and how many troops does Wei have?" …… The disparity in strength is one problem, the commander is another problem, the commander of my Great Chu is Lord Shouling Jun Jingshe, and the generals under his command include the general Xiang Mo, the master of Diyang Jun Xiong Shang, and many Chu Dong's Yi monarchs and city lords, and South Korea is also led by the heroic veteran of South Korea, Kang Gong Han Hu personally led the army...... You don't know Han Hu, let me tell you, that is a Korean hero who once supported a country when South Korea was in danger...... In contrast, what kind of commanders did Wei send on their side? Like what Nanliang Wang Ji Zuo, and what Shaohu, where did these nobodies pop up? Wei Jiang, who has been unknown for more than ten years, but has only shown his prominence in the past two years, do you think Wei has a chance of winning? ”

In all fairness, Xiong Tuo is also unaware of some things about the Wei State, so there will be such a misunderstanding, but it is undeniable that Wei generals such as Nanliang Wang Ji Zuo and Shaohu do not have much fame in this world.

"......" Mi Jiang was silent.

Seeing this, Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, sighed slightly, and persuaded: "Don't blame the foolish brother for not being close to people, it's just that I can't see that Wei Guo has even the slightest chance of surviving." If my side withdraws its troops, but Wei still loses in the end, then I will be seized by Xiong Wu, Xiong Sheng and others, miss the throne, and even lose everything I have now. …… Since the Wei State is always going to fall, it is better for me to promote its demise, and achieve enough military merits in this battle, all of which will be meritorious to protect you and Ji Run, and when he becomes the king of Great Chu, I can also support Ji Run to restore the Wei State and help him become the king of Wei. …… Wouldn't that be safer? ”

"......" Mi Jiang was speechless.

After all, Xiong Tuo is right: even if Xiong Tuo withdraws his troops, will he definitely be able to save Wei from the disaster of national destruction? In case the Wei State finally fell, wouldn't even Xiong Tuo be questioned by the nobles of Chu Dong at that time?

She clenched her shirt anxiously, she didn't know how to say what to say about Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

In fact, she didn't know how to talk about it at all.

Is that all there is to it? Do I have to persuade him to abandon Wei and join ...... Not?

Suddenly, Mi Jiang suddenly thought of something, and his slightly confused eyes regained a little brightness.

She raised her head and said to Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng: "He, he will not defect to Xiong Tuo, the prince. ”

At this time, Xiong Tuo thought he had persuaded his sister, and was drinking with a wine glass, and couldn't help but be stunned when he heard it: "What? ”

"I mean, Xiong Tuogongzi, you are wrong, he will never defect to you." Looking at Xiong Tuo, Qi Jiang Zhengse said: "Because my husband, he is the son of the King of Wei and the son of Wei, according to my understanding of him, he will stand with the armies of various countries until the last moment in this battle, and die on the battlefield of defending the country and guarding the people. ”

“……”

Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, who was holding an empty wine glass, finally changed his face slightly.

In all fairness, he rejected Mi Jiang's sincerity, and to a certain extent, he also had his own selfishness, because he knew very well the talent of his brother-in-law, Wei Gongzirun, who fought in the south and the north and swept Han Chuqin, how could he be a general?

In Xiong Tuo's heart, the threat of his brother-in-law Ji Run is far greater than that of Guling Jun Xiong Wu and Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng - the latter two are only worthy of Wei Gongzi Run.

Therefore, Xiong Tuo was very eager to take advantage of the national disaster of Wei to take that brother-in-law under his command.

I have to say that his idea is very good, but he ignores one thing: will that brother-in-law really defect to him? Even if he made a promise to support his restoration in the future?

Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, couldn't help but be a little shaken.

After all, as Qi Jiang said, if Wei Guo falls today, the damage to him will be very great, and the only thing that can be comforted is that it is possible to take the opportunity to take that brother-in-law under his command, but if even this cannot be realized......

Xiong Tuo's face became solemn.

After a long time, he turned to Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu and asked, "Ah Hu, what do you think?" ”

Pingyujun Xiong Hu glanced at Mi Jiang, and saw that she was looking at her with pleading eyes, and her heart couldn't help but soften.

After thinking about it, he said in a deep voice: "Childe, this time we are on the west road with troops against the Wei State, while Guling Jun Xiong Wu and Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng are following the army of Lord Shouling Jun Jingshe, which has largely explained the attitude of the nobles of Chudong. ”

Hearing this, a little anger flashed in the eyes of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

Yes, this does illustrate the attitude of the nobles of Chudong.

Don't look at the title of the commander of the Western Route Army, but in fact? The nobles of Chudong asked him to Xiong Tuo to attack the Shangshuiyi of the Wei State, which was obviously uneasy and kind.

If he Xiong Tuo releases water, then those Chudong nobles will use this as a lever to make him miss the throne; And if he Xiong Tuo is ruthless, he will lead the army to attack his private allies.

He suffered from the left and right, which could be compared to Guling Jun Xiong Wu and Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng, who followed Shouling Jun Jingshe to make meritorious deeds comfortably.

But even if he knew this, what could he do?

He poured wine glass by glass.

Suddenly, he asked: "Ah Jiang, is Ji Run really relieved to hand over the Han army to Ji Zuo, the king of Southern Liang, and hand over Lord Shouling Jun Jingshe to Shaohu to deal with?" …… What does he say about the two of them? ”

Mi Jiang was stunned for a moment and explained: "As far as I know, Ji Zuo, the king of Southern Liang, is my husband's third uncle, and it seems that he was once a political enemy who hindered the king of Wei, and later was defeated in the civil war and was exiled for seventeen years......"

Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, was stunned when he heard this, and frowned slightly.

Xiong Tuo is no stranger to Zhao Yuanxi, the king of Wei, and he is definitely not a soft-hearted king.

However, as Ji Zuo, who once prevented Zhao Yuanxi from becoming the monarch of Wei, after provoking civil strife and defeat, he was not secretly given death, but only exiled, and what is even more incredible is that after being exiled for 17 years, he recalled him to Wei, and appointed this person as the commander of the Wei army on the battlefield in Hanoi.

What does this mean? This shows that Ji Zuo, the king of Southern Liang, is a talent that Wang Ji of Wei is reluctant to kill!

It doesn't seem like a nobody......

Touching his chin and thinking for a moment, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, asked again: "What about Shaohu, the commander of the Wei army over there in the Song Land?" ”

Mi Jiang shook his head when he heard this, and said: "The commander of the Wei army in Song Land is not General Shaohu, but Yu Wang Ji Tong. ”

"Huh? So who is that? Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, had an inexplicable expression on his face.

Seeing this, Mi Jiang explained simply: "It's my husband's fifth uncle, and he is also the one who once defeated Ji Zuo, the king of Southern Liang. ”

……

Hearing this, Xiong Tuo's face suddenly became solemn.

Nanliang Wang Ji Zuo (Zhao Yuanzuo), a figure who was once an enemy of Wei Wang Ji, but survived after defeat, and even became the commander of the Wei army.

Yu Wang Ji Tong (Zhao Yuantong), the man who defeated Ji Zuo, the king of Southern Liang.

Frowning, Xiong Tuo, the Emperor of Xuancheng, asked Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu and said, "Ah Hu, on the battlefield of Song Land, how is the battle situation of Lord Shouling Jun Jingshe?" ”

"It's overwhelming." After Xiong Hu finished answering, he added: "But I didn't hear that the commander of the Wei army over there in the Song Land was Yu Wang Ji Tong, and the one who was currently commanding the Wei army was Shaohu." ”

"General Shaohu is the head of the sect guard of King Yu Ji Tong." Mi Jiang interjected on the side.

"......" Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, was stunned, and then glanced at Xiong Hu, faintly feeling a bit of conspiracy.

After a long time, Xiong Tuo narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "It seems that Lord Shouling Junjingshe's momentum is like a bamboo, I'm afraid it's not as simple as we see......

"It's just speculation." Xiong Hu frowned and said: "Lord Jingshe has a million-strong Chudong army under his command, even if the Wei army has any conspiracy and tricks, in front of the million-strong army, I am afraid it will ......."

"But it was enough to make me bet." A trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, said in a low voice: "Ah Hu, do you think I want to gamble?" Xiong Wu is a concubine, and I am a concubine, if nothing happens, unless the queen's slut dies, it will be difficult for me to win the throne. …… I wondered, is this an opportunity? What if Lord Jingshe is defeated and the millions of Chudong troops are wiped out? When the time comes, what will the nobles of Chudong rely on to resist my will? I will carry on the legacy of my uncle, Lord Xiong Hao......"

Obviously guessing Xiong Tuo's plan, Pingyujun Xiong Hu looked shocked, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and whispered: "What if...... What if you lose your bet? ”

Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, licked his lips and said in a deep voice: "If you lose the bet, you and I will lose everything, and Chu Xi will continue to become a vassal of Chu Dong; But if the bet wins...... The royal capital Shouying, from now on will be the city where you and I live! ”

Maybe because the stakes were too big, Pingyujun Xiong Hu was sweating nervously, wiping the cold sweat on his head with his sleeve.

But Xiong Hu must admit that this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.