Updated: 2012-10-02

On a starry night, the stargazing platform was blurry and difficult to distinguish, Empress Guan couldn't see the emperor's expression clearly, and could only hear his steady and heavy breathing, obviously, he was not angered by Empress Guan's words.

But the queen did not mean to retreat, but said aggressively: "Most of the Guan families in the past dynasties were descendants, and many housekeepers and men threw their heads and spilled blood for the Chu State, but in exchange for the suspicion of the royal family. Not for anything else, just because the Chu clan itself was not right, for fear that others would follow suit. The children of the Guan clan have given up cultivation for generations, let alone command the army, so they can't get the trust of Zheng. ”

"Since the royal family refuses to believe in the sincerity of the Guan clan, then it's better to do what you have to do." Queen Guan mocked: "Mourning is greater than death." ”

Emperor Chu rolled his long sleeves lightly, carried his back behind him, and raised his head and said, "This is what the housekeepers have thought for generations? ”

"Throughout the ages, how many sons have been born to the women of the housekeeper and ascended to the throne?" Queen Guan retorted: "In three hundred years, there have been nineteen kings, and only one queen mother is from the housekeeper. And how many queens does the housekeeper have? Are all the sons born to the women of our housekeepers useless? ”

Emperor Chu said with a smile: "I didn't know much earlier, but the son of the Empress Dowager Guan who competed with me for the throne back then was indeed a talent. Right? ”

"King Yan? He hadn't lost home yet, and now it looks like he still has hope of victory. The rise of Su Jin under his command beat the generals on the front line of Huguan to the ground. Your Majesty, King Yan's Bingfeng is only four hundred miles away from the Eastern Capital. The cavalry raid can reach the city in three days, and at this juncture, you still refuse to let your sons settle down, I really don't know if you are a bright monarch or a faint monarch. ”

Empress Guan's words were full of disrespect, but they did not make Emperor Chu angry. He just glanced at the queen with a calm gaze that was almost disdainful, and then walked towards the staircase.

Emperor Chu's feet had not yet stepped into the staircase, suddenly a fire rose to the sky at the north gate of the eastern capital, the vast and piercing horn pierced the silent night sky of the eastern capital, the sleeping crow was awakened, and flew everywhere in a panic, the lights were lit everywhere in the city, and I don't know how many people who had been lying in the quilt turned over and got up, and went out to see what happened.

Xiao Chuzi ran up to the stargazing platform out of breath, and when he saw Emperor Chu, his knees immediately weakened, knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the Eastern Capital ...... Enemy attack! ”

I have to say that Su Jin is indeed a very remarkable talent. With the troops in his hands, it was already very difficult to defend the Tiger Pass against more than 100,000 Chu troops. But he didn't have this concept in his mind at all, after conquering the Tiger Pass, after a little rest, Su Jin led two thousand light horsemen alone, took a small path to avoid the ears and eyes of the Chu army, carried seven days of dry food, and the rapid march only took two days to arrive outside the eastern capital.

Expecting a team of cavalry to conquer the gates of the eastern capital is simply a dream. Su Jin is not stupid, what he wants is not the result at all, but the meaning of this blow!

The enemy suddenly appeared outside the eastern capital, launched an attack on the defenders of the city with feathered arrows, and flaunted his might in a circle. This kind of pure two on the battlefield. The practice of coercion, at this sensitive time, can bring great benefits.

First of all, King Yan's Northern Frontier Army will be greatly boosted by the fact that his army has reached the Eastern Capital. The Northern Frontier Army, which had always been at a disadvantage, might even win victories one after another because of this opportunity.

Secondly, more than 100,000 Chu troops along the Huguan were originally going to encircle the Huguan, but Su Jin's hand made all the 400 miles from the Huguan to the eastern capital an area that the Chu army had to defend. Let Su Jin's soldiers and horses come to the Eastern Capital so smoothly, it is conceivable how much anger the generals in this defense area will bear Emperor Chu, and if Emperor Chu is angry and sends a eunuch with Shang Fang's sword to behead the general in the army, no one will feel strange.

And the most important thing is that Su Jin's overnight tour of the eastern capital gave the Northern Xinjiang Army to enter the Tiger Pass, completely break the defense of the northern front, and win plenty of time. More than 100,000 Chu troops would never dare to let Su Jin make a one-day or three-day tour, and the defense line was completely driven by Su Jin, and they could only watch the Northern Xinjiang Army continue to replenish into the Tiger Pass.

Emperor Chu's face was still as calm as water, he sat in the center of the imperial study, and ordered Xiao Chuzi to close the door, so that those anxious Wenchen generals could only make noise outside the inner palace.

Tang Yin, one of the three princes, the former governor of the Prosecutor's Office, Yi Laotou, the chief of the internal guard, Pang Zhen, the acting governor of the Prosecutor's Office, Qin Fei, the supervisor, Liu Qingyang, the prince, Duanwang Chuzhuo, and Wei Bingyin...... These two generations of the most outstanding people of Great Chu all gathered in the imperial study, waiting for Emperor Chu's decision.

Emperor Chu glanced at the crown prince lightly: "There have been a lot of movements in the Eastern Capital today, which has also impressed me. But it's none of your business, from beginning to end, you're just a pawn. It was the power of your mother and housekeeper that set off waves in the eastern capital. ”

"Zhuo'er, you've disappointed me a bit. Those in positions of higher power need to weigh the pros and cons before acting. You still don't understand that although the temptation of the throne is great, it is still not the greatest, and some things can always be above all else! ”

"Fourth Emperor, Hu Lufang's assassination of Doctor Tang, I understand that it will never come from your instructions. In fact, with your current prestige, it is not enough for a master like Hu Lufang to take the risk of assassinating Doctor Tang. ”

"However, there is still something I am very happy about today, and Da Chu has another great grandmaster." Emperor Chu smiled and looked at Liu Qingyang and nodded.

Liu Qingyang sighed: "It's a pity that Governor Yi and I rushed to support the huge division back and forth, but we were still run away by Xie Ling and Sun Gan. ”

Qin Fei secretly felt a little funny, what Sun Qian believed in in his life was to run if he couldn't beat it, and the principle of being a man - desperately take advantage, and would rather die than suffer. Speaking of the kung fu of escaping, the battle of Wei Chu was vividly expressed back then. Pang Zhen and Old Man Yi chased and killed Sun Qian so many times, but once they grabbed him by a hair? And it is even more difficult to catch the bell, not to mention that she runs fast, the most terrible thing is that this woman is ready to pull someone to die with her at any time, catching her means that there may be someone to accompany the funeral, and those who can go to the step of the great grandmaster, no one is stupid, and they will die together at every turn, that is the way of playing of the heroes of the green forest, and it is incompatible with such a high-end character as the great grandmaster!

"Run, run, run, how much trouble can two people make? Could it be that the two of them still have the ability to enter the palace and kill me? Emperor Chu waved his hand absently.

"What makes me unbearable is Su Jin! He openly played the banner of the Northern Frontier Army, set up his own town commander's banner, attacked the defenders of the northern city, and then left. The Gyeonggi military horses were dispatched to chase them, but I estimated that they would not be able to catch them. He was arrogant in doing so. It's ridiculous that my subordinates, except for Fang Wuliang, can't find a general who can fight against Su Jin. Are all the generals of the younger generation growing up eating grass? ”

Emperor Chu's angry face gradually appeared, and his palm tightly grasped the armrest: "If Fang Wuliang loses again, do you want me to go to Taiwei's Mansion in person and ask Taiwei Lei to go into battle again when he is nearly seventy?" Da Chu can't afford to lose this face, and I can't afford to lose this face. ”

"None of your brothers want to worry about me, and they all have their own little calculations. thought that the Northern Xinjiang Army was only trapped in a corner, and sooner or later it would be swept away by the Wang Division. Bastard! Who dares to say that there will be victory in war? At that time, when the weak Chu attacked the strong Wei, my Great Chu mobilized no more than 300,000 soldiers and horses, and mobilized 500,000 people, including 86,000 cavalry, most of which were infantry troops. There are only two great grandmasters, Pang Yi, and the leading generals are not even one who has fought ten battles except for Captain Lei, who was still the general of Zhenguo back then. ”

"At that time, the Wei State annexed the Tang State, with nearly 800,000 armor, and occupied the northern fortress. There were as many as six Great Grandmasters of the Wei Kingdom, and Shui Qingtian and Sun Qian couldn't even enter the top three back then. Their generals are battle-hardened, and their warriors are brave and strong. Such a behemoth collapsed just as much. ”

That was the pride of the previous generation, and the faces of Tang Yin, Liu Qingyang and others vaguely had a nostalgic brilliance. Defeat the strong with the weak, Tang Yin strategized, Captain Lei charged into battle, Governor Yi was strict with military discipline, and Pang Zhen was born and died...... It was those who were so powerful that they created this almost impossible miracle.

And now, Su Jin of the Northern Xinjiang Army is rising like the young Fang Wuliang twenty years ago, even more dazzling and crazy than Fang Wuliang. Da Chu, who has 600,000 troops, can't find anyone worthy of the enemy in the younger generation.

"I hate that my son didn't read much military books when he was young, otherwise he would have to lead the troops into battle, put on a coat of battle, and take Su Jin's head back to calm his father's anger." The prince paused.

Emperor Chu smiled contemptuously: "If you read a few military books and go to war, I think that Su Jin will have a hundred times more chance of taking your head to King Yan to ask for merit." ”

The prince's face was red and white, and Emperor Chu's merciless refutation made his sycophants turn into nothingness.

Chu Zhuo said in a deep voice: "Father, Su Jin has risen too fast, it is said that his own cultivation is not high, just an ordinary martial art in the army. In this chaos, it is impossible for him to find a master guard in a short time. King Yan himself was afraid that Uncle Zhen would trouble him, and it was impossible to send Liu Renzhong and other masters to Su Jin's side. It's a pity that Zou Jianfeng, the flying sword master next to Erchen, died tragically at the hands of Chen Hongyin, otherwise, Erchen ordered Zou Jianfeng to go out and kill Su Jin. ”

Wei Bingyin interjected coldly: "Do you know that King Yan doesn't have a great master by his side, why didn't my father send Governor Yi and Uncle Zhen to kill King Yan?" The Great Grandmaster is an invincible realm in the world, and their gestures are all powerful, and they can be destroyed with a single sword, and their momentum is amazing. But the great master is not an immortal, not a heavenly master who can open mountains and split stones, draw knives and cut off water. They will also be tired, wounded, and die in the face of a constant stream of enemies. ”

"Didn't the great grandmaster of the Wei State just want to assassinate Captain Lei, but as a result, Doctor Tang and Uncle Zhen planned to kill them with the soldiers and horses of the imperial camp?"

Emperor Chu's eyes flashed with a cold light, in that battle, the imperial camp soldiers and horses lost six out of ten, in order to besiege and kill the three great masters of the Wei State, under the sacrifice of Pang Zhen, Liu Qingyang and others, more than 3,000 imperial camp soldiers were still sacrificed. The entire imperial camp was blurred with flesh and blood, and the ground was full of scarlet that people dared not look at. The pungent fishy smell has not dissipated for many days! Every night, you can hear the cries of the soldiers of the Imperial Camp who miss their comrades!

Those imperial camp warriors are all carefully selected warriors, and at least they must have the strength of the nine grades to enter the camp, and those who can hold a half-official position are at least congenital masters. But on that day, three thousand iron armors were buried in Si, how heroic!

"Su Jin is now unbearable, he has one or two thousand soldiers and horses in his hands, and there are indeed no masters around him, but he will never ignore his safety. In order to assassinate him, you must have accurate intelligence, and then the best experts can come out and kill him. Wei Bingyin took a few steps forward, stood opposite Emperor Chu, bowed his head and said: "Father, judging from Su Jinqi's use of soldiers, he is bold and full of scheming. Such a person is not easy to deal with, and even he may use himself as bait to lure us to send someone to kill him, if he can kill a master of the Great Grandmaster Realm in one fell swoop, it will cause an immeasurable blow to the morale of our army. ”

"It's a possibility." Although Tang Yin didn't appreciate Wei Bingyin, but these words made him unable to find a little fault, this son had a clear mind and reacted very quickly, and what was even more rare was that among several princes, he could calm down.

"Su Jin's raid on the Eastern Capital is a good opportunity." The crown prince hurriedly said: "No matter how fast his cavalry is, it is impossible to be faster than Uncle Zhen and Governor Yi." The rapid march is only one hundred and eighty miles a day, for Uncle Zhen, how long can one hundred and eighty miles last? His men and horses must be divided into the front army to open the way, the rear army will press the formation, and there will also be scouts everywhere. Erchen thought that if his father decreed, Su Jin would not even be able to see the sunset tomorrow. ”

Chu Zhuo sneered: "Brother Huang, I'm afraid you have forgotten one thing, and now there are two great masters in the Eastern Capital who have intentions against their father and the emperor are missing." ”

"Uncle Zhen and Uncle Liu Shi made a move, and Governor Yi and Doctor Tang sat in the palace, did Sun Qian have the courage to come? He is nicknamed lewd, but he is not extremely vicious. The prince retorted sharply.

"It's definitely a good time to snipe Su Jin now, if you miss this day, it will be difficult to find such a good opportunity in the future." The prince was almost on the verge of screaming.

Chu Zhuo sneered and turned his face sideways, but he didn't want to look at the prince.

Wei Bingyin interjected: "His Royal Highness the Prince, what if this time it was Su Jin's plan to deliberately bring two or three thousand elites to attract people?" ”

The three princes scrambled together, either sneering or sneering or glaring at each other......

Emperor Chu looked at Pang Zhen: "What do you think?" ”

Pang Zhen smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you often say that in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are children's tricks. ”

"The Northern Xinjiang Army has no masters in the first place, and Liu Renzhong and others are not our opponents now. The minister thought that the chance of killing Su Jin was very high, and it was worth a try. ”

Emperor Chu was obviously satisfied with Pang Zhen's answer, looked back at his three sons, and ordered, "In that case, I will give you three brothers a fair chance." ”

"The three of you, whoever kills Su Jin will be the heir of the empire." Emperor Chu was loud.

The three princes were thrilled, and they all looked up at Emperor Chu, but when they looked back, they remembered the difficulty of killing Su Jin. If they had such a cultivation as Old Man Pang Zhenyi, they would definitely not want to think about it, and immediately pick up a knife to find trouble with Su Jin. It's a pity that the highest cultivation of the three princes is Wei Bingyin, and he only stays in the innate realm, or is he a cultivator who wants to assassinate? It's really powerless.

"Of course I won't let you go to Su Jin to kill yourself." Emperor Chu said in a deep voice: "I said that I will give you a fair chance. ”

"The strength of the Prosecutor's Office is too strong now, Governor Yi and Supervisor Liu are both in the Great Grandmaster Realm, Qin Fei, you are also in the Grandmaster Realm, plus those masters of the Executive Division who are good at assassination and sniping, and there are masters of the same level as Yuan Xinjun Shanshui......" Emperor Chu sighed: "This is unfair. Therefore, the burden of defending the palace this time will be handed over to Governor Yi and Supervisor Liu, and the task of searching for Sun Dry and Xie Ling's whereabouts will be completed by Jun Shanshui. ”

Qin Fei stuck out his tongue, this can be regarded as cutting off his right hand and backer?

Emperor Chu seemed to be very satisfied with his arrangement, and continued: "The three princes are as follows. ”

"The crown prince succeeded Qin Fei and temporarily acted as the governor of the Prosecutor's Office, and Qin Fei must obey the prince's orders in this operation. The crown prince can mobilize the masters of the Prosecutor's Office within a month and kill Su Jin by any means. A month later, regardless of whether it is successful or not, the prosecutor's office needs to be returned to Qin Fei. And ......" Emperor Chu paused, sold a pass, and then said: "If the Prosecutor's Office kills Su Jin, then Qin Fei's temporary generation can be removed." ”

"The Four Emperors are already in the Ouchi secret agent class, and there are hundreds of internal guards to help. However, Hu Lufang is dead, and there is no master of the Great Inner Secret Agent Class to suppress the formation, which is unfair to the Four Emperors. Therefore, I decided to ask Dr. Tang to temporarily sit in the Ouchi secret agent team to assist the Four Emperors in killing Su Jin. ”

Emperor Chu's gaze fell on Duanwang's face: "Only Zhuo'er has nothing, the strongest Zou Jianfeng in Duanwang's Mansion is still dead, if I don't give him the strongest master, I can't say anything." Pang Zhen, this time you help Zhuo'er and kill Su Jin. ”

"From tonight, until a month later, you have thirty days to kill Su Jin, and whoever kills him first will be the heir to the empire. The others don't have to fight anymore, I will put you in a rich place to be a prince of peace. ”

The crown prince hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely unfair, both of them have a great grandmaster to help, why don't you have a great grandmaster here?" ”

Qin Fei smiled and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, it seems that you still don't believe in my methods." ”

The crown prince said stupidly: "It's not a matter of believing it or not, since my father said that he wants to be fair, then he must be fair." But what is it now, there are Huge Master and Doctor Tang over there, Qin Fei, I know you are very powerful. However, I also know that you will never brag that you can beat Master Da and Doctor Tang, right? ”

"Of course I'm not as good as them." Qin Fei said slowly: "It's like a gun, who said that you can't stab someone without a gun?" Who said that a great master must be better at killing than others? ”

"Assassination has nothing to do with the realm of money."