The mountain road of more than 100 miles is not far away, and the Qin road is wide, and Qu Sui and Chang Wenjun arrived in Chengyang on the afternoon of the second day. At this time, Chengyang no longer had the joy of the previous day, and there was a lot of silence inside and outside, and before entering the city, I heard someone crying in the city. Qu Sui sighed heavily, his face was numb, and the last trace of luck in his heart was gone, and the king was really gone.

"Generals, generals: Chen Ying has not heard of the war, and the outer city and the head of the Wangcheng City have seen the banner soldiers of the Qin and Wei armies, but not the banner soldiers of our army. There were many enemy soldiers outside the city digging graves and burying the corpses...... "But after two days and nights, the Qin and Wei troops outside Xiangcheng City hurriedly retreated, and the earlier camp was empty, as if there had never been a war here."

Hearing that Chen Yingcheng was broken and the king was falling, Xiang Yan rushed here the day before yesterday and led the army to this place. He didn't believe that the fall of the king was true, and sent several big wings to Chen Ying to investigate yesterday, but he didn't expect that Chen Ying was indeed no war, and the inner city was full of enemy flags and enemy pawns.

"I believe in it!" Nao Xin shouted, he was the general of the Gong clan, and he had just arrived in Xiang County today. "I don't believe in the fall of the king! Please ask the general to send troops to Chen Ying. It is the king's sword, and he must also regain the king's body. ”

"However, please send troops to Chen as soon as possible and recapture Chen Ying as soon as possible." Jing Gui, who is also the general of the Gong family, also said.

"The king will not fall!" Deng Sui, the general of the elite soldiers, mourned. "The Qin people will see that my army is coming, and they will try to confuse me."

"Please send troops to Chen as soon as possible, and don't delay any longer." Seeing that Xiang Yan did not express his position, the generals immediately exchanged words in unison.

"I have heard that the Qin army attacked Chu this time only for the king. If it weren't for the king's death, how could the Qin army retreat? Xiang Yan, who was silent, finally spoke, and he remembered the words of Yang Wenjun in the past. The first level may be false, but the retreat of the Qin army in Chengyang and Xiangcheng is not false, and the enemy flag of Wangcheng seen by the boat division is not false. Speaking of this, he took out another message: "Doctor Qu, who sent Princess Qi to marry into Qin, has arrived in Chengyang, and his news to Yingdu said: The King of Qin has arrived in Jiyi at this time, and sent Zuo Prime Minister Chang Wenjun into Yingying to mourn, and said that when the new king of Chu State ascends the throne, he should ally with the new king in Jiyi, and give Jiyi to ......our country as a dowry gift for Princess Qi."

"The battle with Qin, never to the death!" Nao Xin was furious, he was a young man, and he was the most intense. "My Chu State will not ally with Qin Kou!"

"Whether it will be an alliance or not, it's all in the imperial court, how can it be decided by us?" Xiang Yan glared at him, and then continued: "Qin Wang Yan, because of the obstruction of the Wei State Prime Minister Bang Ziji, the 200,000 Qin troops will not retreat until a few days, and in the battle of Chu and Wei, the Qin State will only sit idly by. ”

"The general wants to wait for the Qin people to retreat before attacking Chen Ying?" Jing Gu is older than Xiang Yan, he is only the head of a clan, and he is not good at fighting.

"Our army is 150,000, and the enemy is 400,000." The general of the Ying division interjected, "If the Qin people want to retreat, why not wait for the Qin people to withdraw and then fight with the Wei people, this should be foolproof." ”

"What about the king?" Deng Sui glared at Guan You, and only spit out these four words between his teeth.

"The king is gone!" Guan You said loudly, he shouted not only to Deng Sui, but also to the rest of the generals. "If it weren't for the king, how could the Qin people retreat? Xiang County Yushi has also seen the head with his own eyes, and there is no doubt that he is the king. The general sent a boat division to Chen Ying, but Chen Ying did not see any fighting, and the head of the royal city was full of enemy flags, and the king had already fallen ......"

The entire court is the voice of control, and the facts are irrefutable. If everything is a plan, then the flag of the enemy army at the head of the royal city is what the soldiers of the boat have seen with their own eyes, and since the royal city has fallen, how can the king survive alone?

Guan You said that he shed tears inexplicably, and he wiped his tears and said: "Our army is weak, and we can't fight the Qin army alone, only if the whole army wears huge armor and holds a huge spear, can we fight with the Qin people." ”

The reason is not the Jing Party, he, a person who is not a Jing Party, suddenly wept, which immediately caused everyone to cry. Xiang Yan's head had always been raised, and only when the generals retreated did he lower his head and wipe his already moist eyes, and sighed: "God bless Chu!" ”

"The king has fallen, Yingdu has been in chaos in the past few days, and I heard that Yang Wenjun has sent people to gather at the road gate to make the prince king." Xiang Que talked about Yingdu. "He also sent a few messages, asking my brother to immediately lead the army into Yingfu to help Prince Fierce ascend the throne."

"Yang Wenjun, shameless people." Xiang Yan was displeased when she heard these three words Yang Wenjun.

"Ran Yang Wenjun said that if he helps Prince Han ascend the throne, he will take his brother as the great Sima." The three words Da Sima made Xiang Yan's eyes stunned. He really wanted to become the Great Sima of the Chu State, but the Xiang family was not a public family, only a Qing family, and the court and the central government did not operate, so the position of the Great Sima would never be able to take his turn. At that day, when it came to the future Chu army at the meeting of the Great Sima Mansion, he didn't know anything.

"Yingdu only has five thousand kings at this time, and if the army arrives, the prince will inevitably ascend the throne." Xiang Que knew his brother's ambitions, so he said again. "The kingdom cannot be without a king for a day, and the war is not over, so a new king should be established as soon as possible. If not, he will be a fierce prince, and if Yang Wenjun holds a grudge, the Xiang family will be unlucky. ”

"Xiang does not associate with shameless people." Xiang Yan didn't want to be a big Sima, but all kinds of stories in the past three years made him very disdainful of Yang Wenjun. "And the king has named me Uncle Xiang, what can the new king do when he ascends the throne?"

"Alas!" Xiang Que looked at his brother and had to remind again: "Xiang Bo's seal only ends in the third generation." Brother can see that Lian Po, he is also a feudal monarch, and he also served as the minister of Zhao State, and now he is dead in another country, and he cannot be buried......"

"What kind of benefits did Yang Wenjun promise you?" Xiang Yan asked rhetorically, he felt that his younger brother's words today were a little wrong.

Xiang Que laughed dryly when he heard this, he knew that he couldn't hide it from his brother: "It's not very good, it's just a ...... in Dun County."

Dun County is thirty miles northwest of Xiangcheng, which was the Don State for a long time, and was Dun County after it was destroyed by Chu. Xiang Que only focuses on practical profits, Da Sima and Ling Yin are not uncommon to him, and what he cares about is the expansion of the counties under the jurisdiction of the Xiang family. Yang Wenjun did what he liked and promised to hand over Dun County to him as a rule, so he naturally couldn't resist the temptation.

"Those who are in trouble in military battles should take detours as straight, and troubles as benefits. Therefore, it is a detour, and the temptation is profitable, the descendants will send it, the ancestors will come, and those who know the right plan will also ......" Xiang Yan suddenly remembered the art of war, Xiang Que had to retreat when he heard it, he knew that once his brother had made up his mind, he could not say it again. When he came out of the Ming Hall, he instructed the county Cheng Xiang Que to say: "Send the news to Yingdu quickly, and you can't do anything." ”

*

"This is the dormitory, and you intend to rebel?" There were hundreds of courtiers standing outside the road gate, and before the sanitation, Yin Zhaohuang spoke hatefully. When the news of the Great King's fall came, he immediately shut up, but Shoulingjun and the others still knew about it quickly. Yingdu was in turmoil immediately, and the courtiers and doctors frequently asked to see the queen mother, asking Prince Lihan to be the king, but the queen mother refused.

"The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, and we only hope that the prince will ascend the throne as soon as possible." A group of courtiers shouted, but Yang Wenjun was not among them.

"It is rumored in the market that Prince Fierce and Concubine Li have been murdered by traitors. I'm waiting to see the Prince! I'm waiting to see Concubine Li! Xiangchengjun stood in front of the crowd, and his voice was the loudest.

"Yes, yes. I'm waiting to see Prince Fierce, I'm waiting to see Concubine Li! A group of courtiers echoed loudly. The sanitation behind Zhao Huang didn't stop it for a while, and actually let a few people squeeze into the road gate, and when the sanitation was about to drive people out, the rest of the courtiers also squeezed in along the gap. They were courtiers, and the sanitation naturally couldn't move their swords and swords, so they rushed to Ruoying Palace together, and they couldn't stop them.

"I'm waiting to see the Prince! I'm waiting to see Concubine Li! The sound of chaos echoed in the dormitory, and when everyone rushed to Ruoying Palace, Wang Yinyou had already led people to wait at the bottom of the steps.

"Whoever dares to trespass into the queen mother's bedroom, the old slave will fight with whom!" The eunuch's voice was shrill and thin, and Wang Yin stood with a sword in his hand, his face showing a fierce light.

"Eunuchs dare to stand in the way!" The courtiers kicked them together, and before they could swing their swords, they were kicked by everyone. The State of Chu is not the Three Jin Dynasty, let alone the State of Qin, no matter how high the position of the eunuch is, he will be kicked down in front of the king.

After falling down, the rest of the temple people who blocked the way were scattered by the courtiers, and when they panted and climbed the steps to enter the hall, Concubine Zhao was already sitting in the Ming Hall. Wang Yin can be kicked at will, but the queen mother is the queen mother after all, and everyone has to say: "The ministers have seen the queen mother." ”

"Beating Wang Yin and entering the palace without permission, this is the way you are waiting for your ministers." Concubine Zhao was emaciated, but her spirit was not broken. She defies everyone, and her gaze pierces through everyone's hearts.

"Tell the Queen Mother, there are rumors in the market that there are traitors who have murdered the prince and Concubine Li, and now the king has died, and the ministers are ......"

"Who said the king is gone! The king is still in the royal city, and the king is still in the royal city......" Shoulingjun was interrupted by Concubine Zhao before she finished speaking, her face was hideous, but she began to sob and cry as she spoke.

Seeing this, Shoulingjun was no longer flustered, and said: "The country cannot be without a monarch for a day, for the sake of the society of my Chu country, please allow the queen mother to allow Prince Han to ascend the throne." ”

"For the sake of the society of my Chu country, please ask the Queen Mother to allow Prince Han to ascend the throne." The ministers said in unison, and there was a roar in the Ming Hall.

"Mi Xuan!" After wiping away her tears, Concubine Zhao shouted again, startling the ministers again.

"The Queen Mother." Mi Xuan ran out of the room, her face was also full of tears, and she was followed by servants.

"Let them do as they wish." Under the gaze of hundreds of courtiers, Concubine Zhao said.

"The Queen Mother can't!" The servant immediately bowed down. He knew best what the Queen Mother meant, not only did the Queen Mother not kill Concubine Li, but also handed over Concubine Li and Prince Fierce to the ministers. Now that the king is gone, to lose the prince is to lose everything.

"The Queen Mother?" Mi Xuan is young, but under the influence of the convulsion, she also knows that the prince is very important.

"Xuan'er!" Concubine Zhao looked at her daughter, "Why don't you listen to the queen mother?" ”

"Yui." Mi Xuan responded in a low voice, and walked to the room helplessly, wanting to speak again and again, and finally speechless. After a while, Concubine Li appeared in Mingtang with some pride, and Xiong Han who came out with her was at a loss.

"The king of Chenshou Lingjun pays a visit to the king." Shou Lingjun took the lead in worshipping Concubine Li's mother and son, and even shouted the king against etiquette, and after the ministers were unwilling, they bowed down and shouted the king, and the shouts resounded throughout the palace.

*

"What does General Ruo Ao want to do?" At the wharf in the northern suburbs of Yingdu, looking at the lone traveler on the big wing warboat, the county Sima Dou was often a little inexplicable.

"Naturally, it's to go to King Qin." The lone traveler looked at him and smiled.

"The King!" Dou often laughs. "Shicai Yang Wenjun, Shou Lingjun and others have already established Prince Qiang as king."

"The king is still in Chen Ying." The lone traveler did not argue with him, but ordered: "Pass my command, set sail!" ”

"The general has an order: set sail!" The commander on the deck quickly put out the lone traveler's order in flags, and the county guards of 5,100 people were no more than 40 large wings, and as soon as the flag came out, there was a sound of anchor chains.

"General Ruoao ......" Dou Chang is really anxious now, but the county magistrate has appointed the lone traveler as the general of the five thousand county soldiers, whether he shouts or stomps his feet, he can only watch the five thousand people go farther and farther away on the Huai River, and finally disappear.