After Gao's uncle and nephew left, Deng Yuanjue did not leave Lin'an in a hurry, this is the base camp of the Gao family, and he has to stay for a while.

In Deng Yuanjue's plan, he waited for Gao Yi to persuade all the local forces of Chu to surrender, and then attacked Xiong Huan, so that everyone would be a general, and no one would be able to make trouble in the future under the banner of reviving Chu State.

As Deng Yuanjue expected, after Gao Kegong appeared on the battlefield in Jiangdu, the reputation of the Gao family plummeted, and even Gao Yi was first ridiculed when he persuaded other local forces to surrender. Even on the streets of Lin'an, some people will show disdain when they see the people of the Gao family.

A family that has been robbed of military power and has a bad reputation on the street is not allowed to be controlled by Deng Yuanjue. In just one month, the Gao family in Lin'an has been completely broken up by Deng Yuanjue, some potential young people have been assigned to various military camps, and several respected old people in the clan have also been sent to Shouchun by Deng Yuanjue with excuses, and the Gao family has completely lost its former glory.

Xiong Huan in Jiangdu City no longer paid attention to the government after Gao Kegong's army pressed the border, and all the affairs of the court and the central government were handed over to Prime Minister Wu Shiqi, and he drank and had fun in the harem every day, enjoying the time of being the emperor in the end.

Although Wu Shiqi got the power he dreamed of, it was a pity that this was a bit untimely, and he knew how long Jiangdu City could be defended. But after the city was broken, he didn't know where to go.

"Master, Shen San is back." The butler's voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Invite him to the study." Wu Shiqi's face was happy.

A rush of footsteps came, "The villain sees the Prime Minister...... Before Shen San could salute, he was grabbed by Wu Shiqi: "Wu Teng, what did he say?" ”

"General Wu agreed to your request to surrender, but he said that he would not be in a hurry to attack the city first, so let you wait patiently."

Wu Shiqi heard Wu Teng's promise to feel a little calmer, and asked again, "How long does he want me to wait?" ”

"General Wu didn't say it, he only said that he would send someone to inform you when the time was right."

It turned out that after the Song army arrived in Jiangdu, Wu Shiqi secretly sent someone to find Wu Teng, saying that he was willing to respond to the city when he attacked the city, and only hoped that he could leave a way for the Wu family to survive after the city was broken.

But what Wu Shiqi didn't know was that almost all the officials above the third rank in the DPRK and China had sent someone to find Wu Teng, and they were all willing to do internal responses.

This meeting surprised Wu Teng, but he didn't expect that the internal court of Chu State had been rotten to this point. If he hadn't let Deng Wenhao control the rhythm, he was afraid that Gao Kegong would have knocked down Jiang Du on the first day.

Deng Yuanjue couldn't cry or laugh after knowing this situation, but fortunately, the matter in Lin'an has been dealt with, and he can leave for Jiangdu Daying. Before leaving, he wrote a letter to Zhou Yunjing, asking him to speed up the progress and solve the local forces as soon as possible.

Under Deng Yuanjue's deliberate control, Xiong Huan became the emperor for another half a year, which can be regarded as the calmest half year in the history of Chu State. After the death of the crown prince Xiong Xin, Xiong Huan did not set up another prince, and the princes who were bent on competing for the throne were surprisingly quiet, no longer stumbling on each other, and letting go of cold arrows. The ministers of the court also had their own hearts and minds, and no longer quarreled for their own selfish interests. The entire court was lifeless, and no one spoke at the regular meetings of the various ministries every week, and it was disbanded after the order.

In the camp of the Song army outside the city, Deng Yuanjue had completed the final deployment, and Zhou Yunjing and Gao Yi returned to Jiangdu with 200,000 troops. Along the way, they incorporated all the troops of the surrendering forces, and the few who refused to surrender were all exterminated by Zhou Yunjing.

At this time, the Song army under the city of Jiangdu already had a full 350,000 people, plus the garrisons in Xiakou, Xuchang and other places, Deng Yuanjue could now mobilize more than 500,000 soldiers and horses. This is a full five times more than when the troops were first dispatched, and it is also more than all the troops in the Song Kingdom combined.

The reason why there is an army of 500,000 is also related to the policy of decentralization to local governments implemented by Wu Shiqi a few years ago. In the end, as they surrendered to the Song State, these military powers also fell into the hands of Deng Yuanjue.

After Wu Teng took 100,000 people to Jingzhou, Deng Yuanjue finally decided to take over Jiangdu. With the help of Wu Shiqi and other ministers of the Chu State, Gao Kegong broke through the city gate without much effort and went directly to the outside of the palace.

Deng Wenhao, who was following him, said: "General Gao, my father specially instructed me to give you the credit for capturing Emperor Xiong Huan of Chu, and you don't live up to his wishes." ”

Gao Kegong was a little moved in his heart, the reputation of the Gao family has been ruined, Deng Yuanjue can completely leave the credit for capturing Xiong Huan to others, and now let himself go, is it a kind of compensation?

Before he had time to think about it, under the urging of Deng Wenhao, he entered the palace, and finally found Xiong Huan, who was drunk and dreamed of death, in the harem.

Xiong Huan had already put life and death aside, but when he saw Gao Kegong, he immediately became angry, drew his long sword and slashed at Gao Kegong, scolding while chopping: "Dog thief, what point am I sorry for your Gao family, I named your uncle as the Great Sima and made you the general of Zhengnan, but how can your uncle and nephew repay me?" One left his post without permission, the other defected from the battlefield, and all the rivers and mountains of Dachu were destroyed at the hands of your uncles and nephews. ”

Although Gao Kegong's martial arts are far superior to Xiong Huan, how dare he fight back at this time, it is the emperor, even if he loses power now, Long Wei is still there, and he does not dare to infringe.

Seeing that Gao Kegong didn't dare to fight back, Xiong Huan rose even more, and a long sword chased him all over the palace.

Deng Wenhao, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, took advantage of a time when Gao Kegong ran to his side, suddenly stuffed a long sword into his hand, and then kicked him in the back.

Gao Kegong couldn't retract his momentum, and a sword was directly inserted into Xiong Huan's heart, Xiong Huan glanced at his wound with surprise on his face, and then glanced at Gao Kegong angrily, and then fell to the ground, dead and blind.

"Congratulations to General Gao, you killed Xiong Huan with a sword, if Your Majesty knows, you will definitely reward you well." Deng Wenhao congratulated Gao Ke for the first time.

Gao Kegong looked frightened, and hurriedly excused himself: "I didn't kill it, I didn't kill it." "Xiong Huan is the emperor of Chu, although he has surrendered to the Song State, killing him is also killing the king.

Deng Wenhao said with a smile: "General Gao doesn't need to be humble, so many brothers present are watching, it was you who killed Xiong Huan with your own hands, and we can't fight for such a great achievement even if we want to." ”

The people present were all Deng Wenhao's personal soldiers, and seeing that their own generals said so, how could they not agree.

Gao Kegong was frightened into a cold sweat, it seems that the infamy of killing the monarch cannot be shaken off, he looked at the expressions of Deng Wenhao and others, and then thought of the scene just now, and guessed that this was a game they deliberately set for themselves.

"Why are you so careless, you know that Deng Wenhao is not at ease, and you don't know how to guard against it." After Gao Yi knew about Gao Kegong's murder of the king, he immediately scolded with his head and face.

"Uncle, what should I do now? Is it really that serious to kill His Majesty? Gao Kegong only knew that Xiong Huan couldn't be killed, but it was not clear what the consequences would be after killing.

Gao Yi saw that the wood was already in the boat, and it was futile to accuse, so he had to sigh: "Last time, you just led troops to attack Jiangdu, and you already made us notorious. This time he actually killed His Majesty, how can our Gao family gain a foothold in Chu in the future? Those forces in China who want to restore the country will definitely assassinate us by any means, no, I have to write back to Lin'an now, and ask them to move to the Song Kingdom as soon as possible. ”

Gao Yi thought for a while and said: "Your killing Your Majesty is also a great achievement for Emperor Xiao Daocheng of the Song Dynasty, he will definitely call you back to Jianye and reward you well, don't come back after you go." ”

"I'm not going to Jianye." Gao Kegong remembered the days when he was a prisoner: "I'd rather stay here and be killed by those people than go to the Song Kingdom." ”

Gao Yi knew the thorn in his heart, and persuaded again: "What can you do if you stay here?" Was he played around by Deng Yuanjue? Only when I go to Jianye can I make a comeback. We are generals, you killed Your Majesty again, and now we have no other choice except Emperor Song, and these Xiao Daocheng also know this, so he will boldly use our uncle and nephew to deal with the other four great families. ”

Gao Kegong still shook his head: "Uncle, you take the clansmen to Jianye, I won't go, don't persuade me anymore." When you arrived, you announced that you would remove me from the genealogy, so that the infamy of killing kings would not implicate you. ”

Gao Yi had no choice but to agree.

It was already two days after Deng Yuanjue dealt with the aftermath of Jiangdu, and when he saw Gao Kegong again, he found that he had obviously lost weight.

Deng Yuanjue pretended to be surprised: "General Gao, what's wrong with you?" Killing Emperor Chu and making a great contribution should be happy, everyone else is in good spirits on happy occasions, why are you still emaciated? ”

Even if Gao Kegong hated Deng Yuanjue in his heart, he didn't dare to show it on the spot: "At the end of these two days, I will occasionally feel cold and feel a little unwell." ”

Deng Yuanjue joked: "I see, now the war is not so tense, it is better for you to go to Jianye to recuperate first, and it just so happens that Your Majesty will reward you well." Deng Yuanjue knew that the last place Gao Kegong wanted to go was Jianye, so he deliberately said it to disgust him.

Sure enough, Gao Kegong frowned, trying to restrain the anger in his heart: "The last general came to the general today, just to ask you to resign, and beg the general to let me go to recuperate." ”

Gao Kegong's words surprised Deng Yuanjue, and he secretly calculated in his heart: "This Gao Kegong hates me to the core, and he has to be careful of the embankment if he stays in the army." If he is allowed to return to Jianye, His Majesty will definitely use him to deal with the family. Although he is not a great talent, he still has some ability, and it takes a little effort to deal with it. It's fine to let him go, but where can he go? The State of Qi has been at war with him for many years, and it is impossible to go, and the Yan people also hate their uncles and nephews to the core, so they can only go to the State of Qin. Anyway, the Qin State can't reach the threat, so let's go. Besides, if he killed Xiong Huan, I don't know if he can get out of Chudi. ”

Thinking of this, Deng Yuanjue pretended to be a pity: "Since General Gao, you have made up your mind, then it is inconvenient for me to persuade again, but it is a pity that you have just made great contributions, and you will have a good future in Jianye." ”

Gao Kegong ignored it, arched his hand towards Deng Yuanjue, said goodbye to Gao Yi, and left Jiangdu City without looking back.