On the other side, the flag of the god of worship in the Yellow Pond was unfurled, and the princes of the world led the elite soldiers and strong generals to gather together, accompanied by the noisy drums, the military parade began.

First of all, the army of the Zhou State, although the number of this team is small, but everyone is heroic, they walk neatly, and their weapons are clean and shiny.

"What a teacher of the Son of Heaven!" King Jin smiled and said flatteringly.

The Son of Heaven ignored it completely, and just nodded with a depressed expression.

King Jin suddenly felt extremely embarrassed, turned his head to the other princes and said, "Hehe, yes, what a heroic and martial teacher of the Son of Heaven." ”

The other princes nodded in agreement, and they celebrated with their crowns, touting the military might of the Zhou State together.

King Wu didn't have the heart to join them, he frowned, a worried look, he knew in his heart that at this time, the damned, ungrateful Yue people were leading a large army to sneak attack their lair, there were no defenders in Gusu City at all, maybe it had been captured now, if that was the case, where should he go, with only the 30,000 people in his hands, it would be easy to recapture Gusu City, even if he could recapture Gusu from the hands of the Yue people, this time it would be a big loss for Wu Guo's vitality.

I hope that Prince You can hold on until he returns, but he knows very well what Prince You has to do, Prince You has no ability to hold on to the city at all, not only are there no defenders in the city, but even the generals have been brought to Huangchi by him.

He began to regret that he didn't listen to Zhang Xun's words at the beginning, if he had left 20,000 troops to defend Gusu, maybe the people of Yue would not dare to be so presumptuous. But regret has no meaning, as a king, the biggest taboo is regret, since such a decision has been made, you must stick to it no matter what.

Perhaps, this step is really too risky. However, the risk is worth it, in order to become the overlord, he is willing to take such a risk, and now he can only pray, I hope God bless Wu Guo, and Gusu can hold out until he goes back.

Just when King Wu was out of his mind, the 20,000 troops of the Jin Kingdom came from a distance, and all the princes looked at this mighty and majestic army, and they all marveled and praised.

Subsequently, the ranks of the princes from all walks of life appeared one after another, and when people were discussing why they did not see the army of Wu, 30,000 Wu soldiers appeared in the finale.

I saw these 30,000 people coming in a hurry, and the momentum was surging. When the army passed by the Shentai, 30,000 people roared in unison, and the shouts shook the sky, shaking the mountains for a while.

King Jin was obviously shocked, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "It's so powerful, this army is really not simple!" It seems that the position of this overlord belongs to the king of Wu......"

Hearing this, King Wu barely showed a smile on his face.

Subsequently, the festival officially began.

The Son of Heaven slowly walked up to the altar, followed by Prince Ren, and after some rituals, the Son of Heaven poured the elixir into the ritual vessel, and solemnly said to everyone: "King Wu stepped forward and sacrificed blood to the sky!" ”

As soon as the words fell, everyone focused their eyes on King Wu. At this time, all the worries and anxieties in the husband's heart were buried with great joy, and for more than ten years, he fought endlessly, for today!

He slowly stepped up to the altar, the steps under his feet reflected the brilliant golden light in the brilliant sunlight, for the position of this overlord, no matter how many bones and blood can be sacrificed, for this unparalleled achievement, no matter how big the price can be paid.

Finally, he walked to the top of the stage, he stood in front of the Son of Heaven, and took the sacrificial dagger that the Son of Heaven handed him, the exquisite dagger was carved with ancient patterns, he crossed the dagger, and pierced the thumb of his right hand with a sharp tip, and a drop of blood fell into the ritual vessel full of elixir, blooming flowers mixed with blood and wine.

Subsequently, the king of Jin and the princes from all walks of life stepped forward one by one to sacrifice blood to the sky, and after the princes finished the blood, the Son of Heaven pierced his fingertips and dripped into the blood of the Zhou clan.

Finally, the prince raised the ritual vessel high and bowed to the heavens, and all the princes bowed to the heavens.

After the ceremony, the prince poured a bottle of elixir mixed with blood for each prince, and all the princes raised the wine bottle and said in unison: "We are willing to respect King Wu as the overlord of the world, and from now on we will be loyal to the Zhou family with one heart and one mind!" ”

King Wu took the lead in drinking all the elixir in the wine bottle, and saluted the Son of Heaven: "Ji Fucha is the overlord, he should be the leader of the princes, loyal to the Zhou family, and pacify the world!" ”

The Son of Heaven helped King Wu up, gave him a piece of gizzard meat, and said, "King Wu Xianjun also!" ”

Half an hour later, the sun shines directly on the earth, and the ritual of worshipping the heavens ends. The Son of Heaven had long since left the altar, but the new overlord Ji Fucha was still standing on the platform and looking at the land under his feet.

Wang Ziren stepped forward and saluted King Wu: "King Wu, congratulations, from now on you will be the overlord of the world, and I hope you can lead the princes to support the Zhou Chamber." ”

King Wu looked at Ji Ren for a while, and then continued to look into the distance, "Hehe, the world, the princes, all this is nothing more than that." ”

Ji Ren stood beside King Wu and looked at him together, "Yes, but that's it. But since King Wu is the new overlord, please shoulder his responsibilities. ”

"Huh, duty? I see what you mean. King Wu pointed to the camp of the Zhou State, which still had traces of fire, and said, "I appreciate your style, but the timing of your actions is not clever. ”

Wang Ziren shook his head helplessly: "Now that everyone in the world thinks that I killed my two brothers, I have long been at a loss for words. However, if I say that this is not the case, will anyone believe it? ”

"No one will believe it, but now you are no longer any obstacle to the position of the Son of Heaven, what is the point of the world believing it or not?"

"You're right, what's the point of the world's opinion? What's the point of the truth? It doesn't matter, it's what I should do at the moment. Since everyone thinks that I am a sinister and vicious villain, then I don't need to defend myself, but I don't know if King Wu is willing to support a villain like me? ”

King Wu looked at Wang Ziren, smiled slightly, and said: "Within ten years, the Jin Kingdom will not get involved in Jiangnan, and I will not cross Jiangbei, as long as your uncle agrees, I will fully support you." ”

Prince Ren narrowed his eyes and nodded slowly, "Okay, he will agree." ”

At this time, in the camp of Wu State, the soldiers were hurriedly packing their bags, and Zhang Xun was anxiously commanding.

"Why hasn't the king come back yet!" Zhang hurriedly paced back and forth, talking to himself anxiously.

"Report! The king is back! A soldier hurriedly reported.

Zhang Xun got the news and immediately rushed over.

When Zhang Xun saw King Wu, he immediately knelt down and said, "Congratulations to the king for becoming the overlord of the world!" ”

King Wu nodded and asked, "When can I go?" ”

"In two hours, the army will be ready to go! It is expected that we will be able to return to Gusu after 45 days, but the military situation is urgent, and there is no room for delay, so I plan to immediately lead 5,000 people as the vanguard army, and rush back to the rescue along the path through Luochuan. ”

"Okay, you can go now."

"Thank you, King!"

It was almost noon, Ji Zheng raised his whip and urged the horse to run up a hill, he stood on the hill and looked, not far away with the flag fluttering, that was the army led by Fan Li. At this time, the troops were resting in place, but to his slight surprise, there was actually the flag of Qi in those fluttering flags.

Ji Zheng caught up with the large army and met Fan Li and Guo Shu, the general of Qi State.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince! I've been waiting for a long time. Guo Shu took the lead in saluting.

Ji Zheng was a little uncomfortable with this title, and still responded with a military salute.

Fan Li smiled and said: "Hehe, people in the world just learned that there is a second prince in the Zhou room, and the prince and the second prince were killed by the little prince last night, hey, I can't help but sigh." ”

Guo Shu waved his hand and said: "Master Fan doesn't have to sigh, isn't the second prince right in front of us, since the prince is deceased, then the second prince should become the new prince." ”

"Having said that, this inheritance is by no means child's play, and if you want to become the new prince, I am afraid that there will still be a fight."

Guo Shu was a little puzzled, looked at Ji Zheng and asked, "In that case, why didn't His Royal Highness the Prince go to Luoyang to fight for the crown prince?" Now the Son of Heaven doesn't know that you are still alive, and once Ji Ren is appointed as the crown prince, there is no possibility of changing. ”

Ji Zheng was also confused and didn't know how to answer, at this time, Fan Li answered: "The canonization of the prince is a major event in the world, how can it be said that the canonization is canonized?" This must be done at the time of the early spring festival, and all preparations will take at least half a year. Therefore, as long as General Ji appears before that, he will not delay. ”

"Oh, I see." Guo Shu suddenly realized.

Hearing such an explanation, Ji Zheng also completely understood the intention of the eldest brother. Thinking of his eldest brother, Ji Zheng's nose was sour, and his sadness came from his heart, he hurriedly raised his hand and rubbed his nose to hide his sadness, and asked, "Master Fan, what is the current situation?" ”

Fan Li replied: "General Xiao is leading the army to attack Gusu City, in this battle, we must break through Gusu and capture Prince Wu's friends." Only when we achieve this goal will our revenge plan be considered the first successful step. ”

Ji Zheng looked at Guo Shu again and asked, "Then how will General Guo act?" ”

"I led three thousand sergeants to help, the team has already ambushed the main road, and I will ambush the Wu army at that time, and try to buy more time for General Ji."

"Good! Where is the ambush site? Ji Zheng pulled out the Chongli sword and pointed to the sand table and asked.

Guo Shu walked to the sand table, pointed to a key pass and said: "Here, when the army of Wu returns to Gusu, it must pass through here, and I have set up an ambush here, just waiting for the Wu army to appear." ”

Ji Zheng shook his head and said: "No, the army of Wu returned to Gusu, although it must pass through this pass, but the Wu army has 30,000 people, but you only have 3,000 soldiers and horses, you can only take advantage of it, and you can't effectively delay." ”

Guo Shu said thoughtfully: "Well, it's also right for ......."

"More importantly, the Wu army will inevitably divide a small force as the vanguard army, and the vanguard army only seeks a short road, not a dangerous one, so the vanguard army will definitely not pass by the place where you set up an ambush, but will choose a closer path." Ji Zheng waved his sword and said, "Here, Luochuan, as long as you pass through here, you can shorten the journey by five hundred miles." ”

Guo Shu hurriedly posted it to take a look, and couldn't help nodding and said, "It makes sense, it makes sense." ”

"Wu's vanguard army marches eagerly, tired and not easy to be alert, and if they set up an ambush here, they will surely gain a lot."

Guo Shu hurriedly saluted Ji Zheng, and said with sincerity: "The general is smart! Bow down to you! In the future, Guo Shu will lead the troops, and he will never dare to be the enemy of the general! ”

"Haha!" Fan Li laughed, patted Guo Shu's shoulder and said, "In the future, General Ji will become the Son of Heaven, and General Guo naturally can't be the enemy of the Son of Heaven!" ”

Guo Shu understood, and saluted Ji Zheng again: "I will definitely fully support General Ji in fighting for the position of crown prince!" ”

Ji Zheng replied: "Thank you! ”

"Then set off immediately and lead the army to Luochuan to set up an ambush."

Ji Zheng arched his hands, gave a military salute, Guo Shu returned the salute, and then turned around and left.

At this time, only Ji Zheng and Fan Li were left in the tent, and Fan Li restrained the smile on his face, and saluted Ji Zheng respectfully, "Meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”

Ji Zheng hurriedly helped Fan Li up and said, "Lord Fan actually knows my background for a long time, right?" ”

"Yes, I knew it when Qingmen first reported your name in Xingyue Hall."

Ji Zheng thought thoughtfully and smiled lightly, "It turns out that everything that has happened over the years is under the control of Lord Fan, hehe, I don't even know it." ”

"Your Highness, please forgive me for doing it, many things are a last resort."

"Hehe, forget it, there's no point in worrying about the past. People have to look forward, don't they? However, there is one thing I want to know, does King Yue know about my identity? ”

Fan Li shook his head and said, "I haven't told him yet, and he shouldn't have known about this before this." Although I am loyal to the Yue Kingdom, on a deeper level, I am loyal to the Zhou Chamber and the world! ”

"yes, okay." Ji Zheng nodded, "What should I do then?" Since Lord Fan is good at controlling the situation, please continue to do what you are good at, I have come to this point, and next, I must continue without hesitation. ”

Fan Li nodded vigorously, "First of all, this battle must break through Gusu City. Only by achieving this goal can the Yue Kingdom become a blockbuster, and His Royal Highness, who is supported by the Yue Kingdom, will have the strength to compete for the position of the crown prince. Secondly, this battle must capture the prince of Wu, Wu is now the overlord of the world, even if this battle is lost, Wu's tendency is still of great significance to the Son of Heaven to appoint who is the new crown prince of Zhou. If you capture Prince Wu's friends, you can use this as a threat to force King Wu to support you. ”

"I understand, please Lord Fan lead the troops back to Huiji first, and I will immediately lead the troops to Gusu to supervise the battle, which is expected to be reached in ten days."

"If nothing else, when General Ji arrives, Gusu City should have been breached, and His Royal Highness the Prince can escort the prince of Wu back to Huiji City."

"Good!"

Fan Li wanted to say something, but he didn't speak, and finally before he was about to leave the camp, he lamented: "The prince has done his best, and I hope His Royal Highness will not let him down!" ”

Ji Zheng clenched his fists and said firmly: "No, I will definitely become the Son of Heaven, no matter what the price is!" ”