Chapter 104: Femme Fatale
Deep County is lost!
Gucheng's reinforcements were defeated!
If these news are good news, then the king of Zhongshan will definitely cast a big tripod again, or a set of bells, to sing praises of virtue. But it's a pity that the good news is good news, but the recipient is not Zhongshan. Maybe the moment the King of Zhongshan vomited blood and fainted, he was also thinking about a question, why in just one month, the Zhao army broke through Zhongshan City one after another and defeated the Zhongshan troops, when did this combat effectiveness begin to transform?
However, now, the king of Zhongshan lying on the bed may not have the ability to think for the time being.
The concubine lowered her head, but her eyes glanced at the queen of the shade beside the bed. Although she is wearing a coat, she still can't hide her graceful figure, this woman is not a stunner, but the magic is that she knows when to show her charming side, and when to look dignified and elegant. Just like now, she held the golden bowl, used a wooden spoon to hold the decoction inside, put it on the side of her cherry class, carefully blew it twice, and sipped it twice with her red lips, thinking it was okay. The body fell on the body of the King of Zhongshan, and he was afraid of pressing him, so he owed his body, and poured the decoction from the corner of the closed mouth of the King of Zhongshan. However, the King of Zhongshan still seemed to be unconscious, and most of the decoction was spilled outside, and he had to wipe it with raw silk.
The concubine watched this beauty's movements flow smoothly, her face was full of sadness, but her gestures were unparalleled, if she could hold it in her arms and play with it.... She is still young, and when her father dies, she will be my harem, and when the time comes... By the way, there is also that Jiang Ji.
Although the idea of a concubine is bold, there is nothing wrong with it. You must know that the Zhongshan people were originally the descendants of the Xianyu tribe, and this custom of mothers marrying their sons is very common, even in the Central Plains countries, some of them are the same, the most famous is probably Qi Jiang and his brother Qi Xigong.
"The king is seriously ill, the state affairs are like a sting, the little monarch and the female are the generation, and they have no achievements in political affairs, and they also hope that Xiangbang will assist the prince and concubine to deal with national government affairs."
The cowardly appearance of the queen really teased everyone, and she couldn't wait to kneel under the pomegranate skirt and swear allegiance. Sima Xi looked at all this coldly, but responded respectfully: "The queen advises, the ministers dare not or forget." It's just that now that the army of Zhao is raging, with the strength of my Zhongshan, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist. ”
"Didn't the king already agree to let Zhang Deng go to the Qin State for help?" The concubine turned her head and asked.
"Prince, the distance between the Qin State and the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, not to mention, even if the Qin State sends troops, it may not be able to come to the rescue. With the speed at which Zhao is attacking the city and pulling out the village, I am afraid that when the troops besiege Lingshou, the Qin State has not yet sent troops. Sima Xi said.
"Is there no other way?" The concubine asked, the king of Zhongshan was unconscious, and now he is the only one who has done the master.
"Yes." Sima Xi responded, "Ask for help from the Wei State." ”
"Impossible." The concubine's reaction was the same as that of the King of Zhongshan, "Wei is my Zhongshan feud, even if you are desperate, you must not ask Wei for help!" ”
Everyone was silent. In today's situation, I am afraid that only these two countries can send troops to rescue Zhongshan, but one is beyond the reach of the whip, and the other is the enemy of Zhongshan. What else can be done.
"Actually, there is still a plan to retreat Zhao Bing." Sima Xi took a long time to break this dull situation.
"Will the plan be released?" Yin asked the queen.
"Cut the land and make peace!"
"What did you say?" The concubine was angry, looking at Sima Xi, as if she wanted to sprinkle all the anger of her whole body on Sima Xi.
Sima Xi was not sad or happy, he calmly arched his hands, leaned down and bowed, and replied in a louder voice: "The land south of the Hutuo River in exchange for the retreat of the Zhao State......" Before he finished speaking, he saw a fist slap on his face, making him stagger two steps, fall to the ground, his face was hot and painful, and even a little dizzy.
The crisp sound of "pop" startled everyone. Looking at Sima Xi again, he had already packed up and stood up, even if there was a red palm print on his face, he didn't mean to beg for mercy.
"Prince, stop!" Seeing that things suddenly appeared like this, Empress Yin hurriedly spoke out to stop it, "Although Lord Xiangbang's words are inappropriate, but this matter is still inconclusive after all, why should the prince be angry?" She stood up and walked in front of the crowd, "No one is allowed to talk about today's affairs." Before the conclusion is conclusive, you must work together to resist the Zhao army first. As for the rest, let's wait for Zhang Deng to return from the Qin State before making a decision. ”
Everyone said yes, knowing that this was to make everyone retreat first, so they left the hall backwards. Sima Xi didn't even look at the concubine, saluted respectfully, and withdrew.
"If the prince is fine, please rest for the time being." Yin Hou said. Although she had the heart to persuade her, she was not the prince's biological mother, and there was a slight difference in age, so it was not suitable anyway, so she could only let him leave first. The concubine glanced at the king of Zhongshan, and then glanced at the queen with affection, and the latter even felt that there was a little "affection" in the concubine's eyes. She was slightly disgusted and took a step back. The concubine also knew that something was wrong, and left the hall respectfully.
The queen looked at the background where he had left, and returned to that radiant appearance. After thinking for a while, she called the person close to her and said a few words in her ear, and the palace person left in a hurry. After the yin let everyone leave the hall, she slowly walked to the front of the couch herself, tucked the quilt for the unconscious Zhongshan King, and the jade hand slipped on his vicissitudes of life, only to hear her say slowly: "King, don't blame the little boy for being ruthless." The child has not yet appreciated this beautiful world, and he is not willing to follow you to live underground together! You love the child so much, if Zhongshan dies, you definitely don't want to watch the child be buried. She paused for a moment, "I heard that Zhao Wang Ke is a very heroic young man!" The corners of his mouth are lightly raised, charming and sultry.
"The prince acted recklessly just now, which made Xiangbang make a fool of himself, and asked Xiangbang to bear more." In his own palace, the queen walked in front of Sima Xi, looked at the red palm prints on Sima Xi's face, and couldn't help it, and stretched out his hand to touch it.
Before Sima Xi left the royal city, he saw someone call him, saying that the queen had summoned him. With doubts, he followed the palace people to the palace of the queen of the underworld, and as soon as he walked in, he found that there was only one person in the main hall, and the palace man who led the way also retreated and closed the door. Only then did he realize that when the queen summoned him, there must be something important. Seeing her stretch out her hand as if to touch her cheek, she quickly took a step back, "I don't know what the queen summoned to discuss?" ”
"Xiao Tong summoned Xiangbang, naturally for the sake of Zhao Guo." The queen turned around and returned to the back of her own cases, "Although the king is in a coma, the prince is in power, and the queen behind him should not say anything more." But in the final analysis, Xiao Tong is just a woman, and there is no need to worry about major matters, this is a matter of personal life and death, and Xiao Tong still has to consider. ”
Sima Xi's eyelids jumped, and he pretended not to know and asked, "What does the queen mean?" ”
Speaking of which, the position of the queen was won by Xiangbang with the help of Xiao Tong. Xiao Tong has never thanked Xiangbang for a long time? ”
"The queen is pretty, dignified and generous, deeply favored by the king, and established as a queen, at the right time, and has nothing to do with servants."
"That's also Xiangbang's recommendation." The queen smiled slightly, "There is only one thing, please give advice to Xiangbang." ”
"Excuse me, Queen, the servant knows everything." He didn't dare to look at the queen anymore, this woman, who exuded a seductive atmosphere all over her body, was simply a man's poison.
"What the boy wants to know. King Zhao, did you really ask for a child from King Zhongshan? ”
Sima Xi buzzed in his head, as if he was about to explode.
The failure of Gucheng's reinforcements forced the three cities north of Zhongshan to close their doors. The strength of the cavalry of the Zhao army made the descendants of Zhongshan, a nomadic people, also bow to the upper hand, and all they could do now was to ask Lingshou for help while strengthening their defenses. Li Yan was no longer polite with them, and transferred all the troops stationed in Zuoren to Zhongren City, and 30,000 troops attacked day and night for three days and three nights, and finally broke through this fortified city. Since then, there has been no contact between Gu Cheng and Zuoren.
After Li Yan captured Zhongren City, he repeated his tricks, stationed Zhongren with a small number of troops, lured Zuo and Gucheng's troops to attack the city, and divided more than 10,000 people to besiege Quyi City east of Gucheng, and he himself led 15,000 cavalry troops to ambush near Gucheng. The defenders of Gu Cheng and Zuo saw that the defense of the Zhongren was empty, and the main force of the Zhao army was besieging the rebellion, and it would not end for a while and a half, so they sent troops to attack Zhongren City.
What no one expected was that at the time of the fierce battle, the Zhongshan army saw that the soldiers of the Zhao State who were still attacking Qu Rebellion thirty miles away descended from the sky, and most of them were annihilated by the Zhao army under the Zhongren City. There were less than three layers of soldiers left, and they fled back to their respective cities in disarray. And Li Yan was not polite, took advantage of the victory to pursue, and captured Gu Cheng in one go. Of the three major cities in the north of Zhongshan, only the Zuo people are still lingering, and half of the territory has become the hinterland of Zhao State.
From the attack of the Zhao army to the capture of Gucheng and Shenxian, the Zhao State occupied five Zhongshan cities within 30 days, almost all the south banks of the Hutuo River fell, and the northern border was already in vain. Only the newly occupied three cities of Yan were left, and Lingshou and some cities on the north bank of the Hutuo River. Many people believe that as long as Zhao Guo is willing, next spring, Zhongshan will cease to exist.
At this time, Qin Wangsi, who had already occupied the land of Bashu, could finally move his eyes to the outside of Hangu Pass. In two years, the Qin State had completely controlled Bashu and other places, and Bashu also began to continuously send grain to the Qin State, becoming an important source of food for the Qin State. When Qin Wangsi looked at the Central Plains, the strength of Zhao was already very different from two years ago, and the war against Zhongshan was going on so quickly, which greatly surprised the ministers of Qin. The princess of Chu is also walking on the road of marriage with Zhao State, and now that Qin State can speak, it may only be the matter of Yan State.
Can you use Yan to balance Zhao Guo? Or use Zhongshan to weaken the state of Zhao? He couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Therefore, when Zhang Deng appeared in Xianyang, hoping that Qin State could support Zhongshan, he did not immediately agree, but he had already decided in his heart that no matter what, he would try Zhao State's strength first.
He set his eyes on a familiar place: Lin Cheng.
I don't dare to write explicit words anymore, and the last time I wrote it was banned, although I don't think it's explicit....
(End of chapter)