257 Prison Disaster
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A few days later, the edict of the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was finally delivered to Shangqiu, the capital of the Song Dynasty.
The Zheng army has successively captured the three cities of Chengfu, Zhanban, and Hanshi, and confronted the reinforcements of the Chu State under the city of Xucheng.
Song Gongzi Feng was overjoyed when he received the edict, and immediately summoned Zheng Guoguo to come to Shangqiu in the name of his son Zheng Tu, saying that there was something important to discuss.
Sai Zhong did not doubt that he had him, and after receiving the letter, he set off, but as soon as he arrived in Shangqiu, he was placed under house arrest by Zifeng, and coerced and induced him to change the monarchy.
Under the cold blade of the Song soldiers, Sai Zhong hardly struggled, and simply said that Zheng Guo would obey the edict of the Son of Heaven and change Gongzi Tu as the monarch.
Zheng Hu's reaction was as weak and ridiculous as in history, and when he heard the news from his attendants, the prince neither reprimanded him nor removed him from office, nor did he take any remedial measures to protect his throne.
Instead, he fled from the national capital overnight like a lost dog, regardless of what would happen to the 30,000 soldiers fighting on the front line.
A scene of history repeats itself, Zheng Guobing changed the lord without blood, and with the support of the Song State and the support of Zheng Guo, Zheng Tu, the son who has lived in Zheng Guo for many years, became the monarch of Zheng State.
Gongzi Zheng Tu succeeded to the throne in the chaos of war, and the first thing he did was to recall the 30,000 Zheng troops who had already arrived in Xucheng City, and executed Zichan and Zizhan on trumped-up charges. Then he changed his henchmen to serve as a general, and he couldn't wait to hand over the command of the 30,000 army to the Song State to show his loyalty.
Zifeng took 30,000 Zheng troops as the vanguard, and 50,000 Song troops held back, and suddenly attacked while the combined forces of Chen and Cai were attacking the city in Chu. The two countries were caught off guard, and when the domestic army was less than 20,000, they only held out for half a month before the national capital was breached.
In this battle, nearly half of the Zheng army was killed, but the Song army suffered less than 10,000 casualties. After the war, Zifeng did not hand over the land of Cai to Zheng as promised, but incorporated all the lands of the two countries into the territory of the Song State.
Although Zheng Tu was angry, there was no way, and after Zheng Hu finally hugged Wu Guo's thigh and won the opportunity to fight against Song Guo, Zheng Tu once again handed Zheng Guo under Song Guo's blade.
The 50,000 Chen Cai coalition troops in the territory of Chu had no intention of fighting again after hearing the bad news of the fall of the national capital, and quickly fled, and the northern part of Chu returned to tranquility.
When Xiong Lu learned the news, he was facing the map with a headache, and seeing that the troops were stretched, the Wu army surrounded Anqing along the Yangtze River, and Anqing was no longer defendable.
The Qin army, which had been supported, had soared in combat power like a mad dog, and Xiang Yan had done his best to maintain the confrontation situation, and he was unable to divide his troops to rescue him at all.
When he was in a hurry, he suddenly got the news of the drastic changes in Zheng, Cai, and Chen, and the bear couple was overjoyed and almost tore the map in half.
"Okay, great!"
Xiong Liang snatched the battle report sent by the guards, and read it word for word, "Brother Fang Lixian really gave a big gift to the widow!" The one named Xun Wenruo, after this battle, the widow must be rewarded! ”
Not only were the bears happy, but the civil and military forces of the Chu State couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, although the pressure on Qin and Wu was still unabated, but without the pressure of the 80,000 troops in the north, victory was not impossible.
"Order Jing Que and Jing Cui to quickly increase their troops and join the army of Fenghou Chou!"
Xiong Lu ordered in high spirits, "Tell Fenghou Chou that Anqing is surrounded by the Wu army's waterway and can no longer be defended, and let his army retreat to the hidden mountain." On land warfare, my Great Chu warriors are worthy of his Wu army! ”
The state of Chu has changed for the better, Xun Yu was offered to Zi Feng as a distinguished guest, but Fa Zheng, who was sent to Wei, was not treated so well, and was in the dungeon at this time with the rats gnawing on the dough.
Wei Si was determined to avenge the loss of more than half of the 100,000 army, and when he heard that the envoy of the Tang Kingdom came to see him, he directly locked the people in the dungeon, saying that after destroying the Tang Kingdom, he asked Fang to leave and pick him up.
The dungeon of Wei was built underground, and it was dark and damp in disrepair, and rats could be seen scurrying around almost every half a pillar of incense, and the bread sent by the jailer still had a musty smell, and I don't know how long it had been stored in this dungeon.
Fa Zheng didn't care about any image, his feet were on the only bed in the prison, and he ate happily to the squeaky sound of mice.
The subordinate officials on one side are not so leisurely as Fazheng, and they don't care that the water on the ground can drown half of their shoes, they keep dangling around, poking their heads out for a while, and sighing for a while and saying that my life is resting, Fazheng looked funny, and he didn't stop it.
I don't know how many days later, the subordinate officer finally couldn't hold on anymore, sat on the side and sighed: "My lord, this Weiss doesn't plan to lock me up here alive, right?" ”
Fa Zheng swallowed a mouthful of the dough that had just been delivered, and sighed comfortably: "Yes, there is no mold today." ”
The subordinate official was angry: "My lord! ”
"Shhhh You need to know that you don't eat or sleep. Fa Zheng put up a finger, finished the dough slowly and methodically, wiped his hands, and saw that the subordinate official was already pale, so he smiled and said, "You're right, Weiss may really think so." ”
The subordinate officer who trusted Fa Zheng's words so much was immediately frightened that his face rose: "This, how can this be good?" Xingyang is in danger, and the lord is still waiting for the letter I am waiting for! ”
Unexpectedly, this timid young subordinate officer still remembered the situation in Xingyang at this time, Fa Zheng instantly glanced at him, and stopped joking: "Don't worry, within three days, someone will come to let you and me out." ”
"Don't make fun of your subordinates, adults." The subordinate officials didn't believe a word, "Wei Si made up his mind to attack Tang, and it was inevitable for Xingyang, how could he change his mind and let us out?" ”
Fa Zheng didn't explain a word anymore, and lay down to close his eyes and recuperate.
The subordinate officer looked anxious, but he was helpless, so he had to lie down as if he was angry, and soon fell into a deep sleep.
After sleeping for a while, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the door, and the subordinate opened his eyes suddenly, only to find that Fa Zheng had gotten up at some point, neatly dressed, and was standing in front of the fence without knowing what to wait for.
Soon, a figure walked briskly from outside the prison door, looking at the person wearing a green crown, but when he was standing, he saw that Fa Zheng stepped forward, and apologized to the end: "The dungeon is cold and damp, and I am wronged!" ”
Fa Zheng returned the salute with a smile and said loudly: "Tang envoy Fa Zheng, I have seen Xinlingjun." ”
The subordinate officials were stunned for a moment, and then they realized that the person who came was not the little officials who came to sneer before, but Wei Wuji, the famous Xinling Jun of the Wei State, so he hurriedly saluted.
"Mr. doesn't have to be polite, he should make amends like Mr."
Wei Wuji waved his hand for the jailer to open the prison door, personally helped Fa Zheng out, and explained as he walked, "Tang envoy must not blame my lord, my lord also listened to the traitor's provocation, so he sent troops in disregard of the covenant." ”
Fa Zheng boarded the carriage waiting outside the door and motioned for the subordinate officials to go back on their own, and then said with a smile: "What Xinling Jun said, could it be that sending troops to Xingyang is not the meaning of Duke Wei?" ”
Waving his hand to let the coachman hurry up, Wei Wuji put down the curtain of the car, and then said with a wry smile: "Sir doesn't know, I was defeated by your army before, and my lord couldn't swallow this breath in his heart, coupled with the traitor's provocation, this is the matter of sending troops to Xingyang, and I have persuaded my lord many times, but it's a pity..."