Xucheng, that is, Sihong County, Jiangsu Province in later generations, did not have Hongze Lake in the Huaihe River Basin in this era, but was dotted with hundreds of large and small lakes. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoXucheng is located on the shore of Huaishui and Surabaya, near the mountains and water, the circumference of the city is ten miles, looking from afar, it is like a city on the water. Twenty years ago, Wu Wang Lu took advantage of the water around Xucheng, listened to Wu Zixu and Sun Wu's "water attack" plan, and dug the earth mountain to store water to irrigate the city before attacking Xucheng.

On that day, the Xu Kingdom, which had lasted for thousands of years, perished, and the pride that the Xu people maintained from the Gaotao era and the Xu Yanwang era was broken, and now they can only grovel and be slaves of the country.

Twenty-four years after the fall of the State of Xu, another army entered Xucheng.

Zhao Wuxian was ruthless when he pursued the Wu army, but he was very protective of the people of Xudi, and after the vanguard occupied Xucheng without a fight, he placed the main force outside, and repeatedly strictly ordered the generals of each army to restrain their subordinates and not to enter the city to cause chaos, and then solemnly bathed and changed clothes outside the city, before entering the city with 3,000 Yulin troops.

Unlike Wu's conquest of this place, this time, the Zhao army was greeted by the celebratory Xu people.

The continuous autumn rain has ended, today is a sunny day, the sun is shining, under the warm sunshine, Xu people in and outside the city, ten miles and eight towns do not know how many comes, there are men and women, there are old people, there are children, help the old and the young. This welcoming procession started from both sides of the south gate of Xucheng, and has been discharged several miles away, crowded densely on the side of the road, vying to see the "Xuanwang" of the Heavenly Dao Wuzhu when he mentioned the surname of Xing Ying when he preached in Xudi, and drove away the Wu people.

When the Zhao army arrived at the south gate of Xucheng, there were already local nobles and nobles waiting here to greet Zhao Shi. Because the Xu State has a long history and culture, although it has been occupied by the Wu State for a whole generation, there are still many nobles who are dissatisfied, especially when they hear that the old Xu Cheng of the Xu State is quite important in the Zhao family, and the little princess who fled to the north before the fall of the Xu State turned into a dignified Zhao Hou's wife, and she was even more ecstatic, and the idea of recovering the country was born. Although it was suppressed by Fucha last year, there were still many fires that survived, and it was they who expelled the Wu army in Xucheng and invited the Zhao army to move in.

Today, when a heroic prince was seen sitting on a chariot from afar, and the mighty tiger Ben opened the way, the Xu people were all happy and happy, yes, Wu Zhu's prophecy was accurate. These soldiers of the Zhao army fought bloodily to expel the state of Wu from Huaibei, how could the Xu people, who had been brutalized by their husbands and slaves for many years, not welcome each other?

Then gray-haired fathers and elders came to offer wine, and the procession stopped.

The old man at the head wore his hair in a bun with a hosta stuck in it, and wore a deep coat on his right side. He may have lost all his teeth, his speech was leaky, his speech was slurred, and it was also the Xu dialect, Zhao Wuxian listened carefully for a long time before he understood that he was crying about the humiliation and pain they had suffered over the years of the fall of the Xu Kingdom.

"Twenty-four years ago, Xu Jun offended the Wu State by taking in two princes of Wu and incurred a crusade. The Xu people were well guarded, so the Wu army took advantage of the terrain of Xucheng near the mountains and waters, built earth mountains and stored water in the east of Xucheng for several miles, and built a long canal to reach Xucheng, and then opened a canal to irrigate the city, and the water entered the city as an abyss, all over the streets and alleys. At that time, the old decay was in the city, and there was no place to put their feet in the city, and the people were hanging from the cauldron for cooking, and many people were sick. A month later, the northeast corner of Xucheng was soaked and collapsed by Surabaya, and thousands of people in the city were drowned, and the Wu people took the opportunity to kill the city. The ancestor had no choice but to cut off his hair and surrender with his wife, and we were all ordered to kneel in the knee-high water to welcome the Wu people into the city......"

Although the Xu State is often contemptuously called "Huaiyi" by the Central Plains, in fact, they have long been Chinese, not reduced to the clothing of nobles and commoners, or utensils and ritual utensils, are deeply influenced by the Shang and Zhou cultures, and the degree of civilization is much higher than that of the Wu State that claims to be a descendant of the surname Ji. And then came heavy taxation and unreserved plunder.

When it came to sadness, the old man and some of the older people next to him even cried sadly, Zhao Wuxian hurriedly comforted them, he was really grateful to these people, it was they who passed on the history and memory of Xu Guo to the next generation, and Xu Guo was not completely digested by Wu Guo.

"If it weren't for Yanling Jizi's dissuasion, we would only be afraid that we would have to be as easy to obey as the ancestors, and we would become Wu Man. Fortunately, Haotian has eyes, so that the old decay has lived to the present, and today I can see the surname Ying returning to Xucheng, and I can see the Chinese clothes and ......"

The old man was talking and talking, and suddenly the topic drifted and began to recall the glorious history of the Xu Kingdom......

"I want to establish a country in Gaotao, Xu is also a great state of Huaiyi, and when I arrived at the king of Ju, I also responded to the call of the prince Wu Geng, and sent troops to the west to fight for help in the river...... During the reign of King Yan, the thirty-six kingdoms of Jianghuai and Haidai came to the dynasty and fought against the king of Zhou......"

It was the proudest era of the Xu Kingdom, perhaps because he thought that the defeat of King Xu Yan also had the pot of Zhao Zaofu, and the people next to him hurriedly pulled the old man and told him to avoid talking about it.

Zhao Wuxian didn't think it was wrong, he swore to the nobles of Xu State: "Zhao State and Xu Guo are all surnamed Ying, from Shaohao and Boyi, Zhao takes Xuanniao as a symbol, Xu takes Hucang as the number, and is as close as a family." During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Xu was the chief of the surname Ying, and the king of Yan ruled the country in a good way, and was known for his benevolence and righteousness, so Xu Guo had 500 miles of land, almost dominating the East. The widow established the Zhao State and re-established the surname Ying, and was also deeply inspired by the deeds of King Yan. ”

After finishing it, Zhao Wuxian also gave a song of praise to King Xu Yan on the spot: "King Yan, who belongs to the eternal world." Benevolence is used to change the country, and why not be stingy with its soil. Defeat is still proud, worthy of admiration! ”

He also promised that from now on, he would re-establish the temples of Ruomu, Gaotao, and Xu Yanwang, which had been demolished and abandoned by the Wu people, in Xucheng, and worship the blood food, and these promises naturally resonated with the nobles of Xu State, and they all bowed down to thank Zhao Wuxian.

Finally, after the old men had finished offering wine and were helped down tremblingly, the procession could only continue into the city.

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Compared with the outside of the city, there are more people in the city, both sides of the road are full, crowded and impenetrable, although there are thousands of forwards on both sides of the road who arrived first, but they can't stop the enthusiastic people, these forwards are squeezed back and forth, they have been rushing towards Zhao Wuxian's car.

A guard vigilantly aimed the crossbow at the people, but Zhao Wuxian stopped them, but stood up from the shield-lined car and bowed his hand to the surrounding people: "The widow's wife is the princess of Xu Guo, and Xu Guo is equivalent to my father-in-law." ”

When the people next to him heard this, their faces were filled with celebratory laughter, but Zhao Wuxian's words were quickly drowned in a sea of cheers.

"Although Ying's old surname is new, his life is renewed!" Under the leadership of those Xu nobles who had long since defected to Zhao, the commoners shouted, "Long live the surname Ying!" Long live Zhao Hou! ”

They cheered, and the atmosphere of the welcoming ceremony reached a climax. The child was held in the arms of an adult, or sat on the shoulders of an adult, looking curiously at Zhao Jun's armor, mounts, and weapons. Because the Yulin guards are all young people, and they are all heroic and extraordinary in martial arts all year round, the women and girls who provoked Xu Di couldn't take their eyes off, and when they saw the men they liked, they threw them with food and sachets.

Poetry: Qingqingzi Pei, I think about it. Giving sachets and ornaments in front of the public is a naked way to convey affection.

In this regard, the head of the guard, Wu Lin, did not squint, and protected Zhao Wuxian to the death, while the rest of the people were not so firm, and the experienced Yulin guard unceremoniously took the food and sachets, his eyes were aimed around, and he was also looking for his prey. Those who were still chicks were molested by Xu Di's woman, and their faces were flushed, and the whole Xu Cheng was immersed in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.

Zhao Wuxian smiled and said to his Rong right and left: "Wu State has been conscripted for labor all the year round, and there are many similar men who have died in the Wu army's expeditions, so there are more women and fewer men in Xudi, and after ten months, I am afraid that there will be many more newborn children in the city." ”

But Zhao Wuxian was not as unkind as in the past, restraining the soldiers, but was happy to see it, to make Zhao Xu closer, there is no better way than a bunch of Zhao's father and Xu's mother's children.

On the other hand, it was also because Zhao Wuxian was in a good mood, on the day he laid down Xucheng, there was a letter from the north, which was Ji Huan's letter, in addition to some greetings, there was also a baby's palm print......

"Born on the 27th of July, weighing four pounds and seven taels, congratulations to the husband for having another little son......"

This is Zhao Wuxian's third son, and Wuxian intends to name him "Yan", the Yan of King Xu Yan. For the sake of this kid's face, he asked the Yulin guards and the pioneers who entered the city to accept Xu Nu's hookup to the fullest, and relax.

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Because there were too many onlookers along the way, it took two hours for Zhao Wuxian to walk from the south gate of Xucheng to the north gate, and entered the former Xuguo Palace, and followed him all the way here, the people reluctantly dispersed, and on the first day of entering Xucheng, Zhao Wuxian had already won the favor and respect of most Xu people......

After entering the old palace room of Xu Guo, Zhao Wuxian looked left and right, and found that there was no imaginary dilapidated and decayed here.

Next to him, a nobleman of Xu State explained flatteringly: "Xu Palace is also one of the palaces of Fucha, so it has been repaired, but the prince wants to rest here today?" ”

Zhao Wuxian nodded, noncommittal, but said to the person waiting next to him, "Where is Yanling Jizi?" Take the widow to him! ”

(To be continued.) )