readx;?readx; Chapter 428: The Martyrs

"What can I do for you? Brothers, just command! Marshal Bo Xiang said in a deep voice. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Qin Lei shook his head and said: "It's better that the eldest brother is not involved in this matter, if you don't get it right, you will never have a chance to realize your lifelong wish." ”

Bo Xian's eyes were split when he heard this, and he roared in a low voice: "What nonsense are you talking about? We are righteous brothers who are allied by blood, and we should live and die together, and share weal and woe! As he spoke, he drew his knife and slashed his wrist, and warm blood gushed out, only to hear the old marshal grit his teeth and say: "As long as the blood of my uncle is still red, I will never betray the oath of the day!" ”

The so-called 'Bandang knows the ministers, and sees the truth in adversity', this statement is indeed true! Qin Lei held the old marshal's arm tightly and said emotionally: "Got it!" As he spoke, he snatched the sword, cut his wrist, and said in a deep voice: "As long as my Qin Lei's blood is still hot, I will never break the oath of the day!" After saying that, the two brothers hugged their heads and laughed, laughed and cried again, and from then on they worked together and never separated from each other again.

After laughing and crying, the two stabilized their emotions and talked about their future plans. The old marshal lowered his voice and said: "Brother, brother, I am not just emotional, but have confidence in you!" After speaking, he pulled Qin Lei to squat, and dipped the blood on the ground and pulled it up, the scene was quite bloody. But the person concerned was very excited.

I only heard Bo Xian say slightly excitedly: "Look, this point is Zhongdu," he said and drew a line under the blood spot, and said in a deep voice: "And your Jingshan City, Jiangbei and Shannan Provinces, and my Zhennan Army are lined up from south to north. These three points are connected by the Grand Canal that you are going to dredge, which is both sharp and thick, like a sharp dagger, facing the heart of Zhongdu, and facing the river moat, as long as Qin Chu does not join forces, it can be attacked, retreated and defended, and it can become the capital of the king. ”

Obviously, the old marshal had a very bad impression of Emperor Zhaowu, the emperor who 'must first settle down inside the outside', and before Qin Lei could say what to do, he rebelled first.

Qin Lei shook his head firmly and said, "Although what the elder brother said is good, this is always just a strategic deterrent, and the Lone King will not turn it into reality." It's still the same sentence, everything is important to Daqin, and justice is in the hearts of the people! ”

Seeing what he said categorically, Bo Xian put away the rebellion theory for the time being, and asked instead: "Then tell me how you can come back?" If you don't come back, it's all in vain. Qin Lei didn't agree to rebel, and he didn't feel too pity, after all, rebellion was not a dinner party, it was to lose his head, and all relatives and friends who didn't know him would lose his head together.

"Don't worry too much about this, Your Majesty has made the mistake of empiricism...... In fact, in the eyes of the people of Chu, I am just a prince who has never been on the battlefield, has never been in charge of state affairs, and is just a little smart. Qin Lei smiled slightly: "I have arranged enough manpower in Nanchu, if you want to escape, it is not too difficult, the key is to rescue the prince first." "Since the day he knew that the crown prince was going south to send an envoy, Qin Lei began to arrange manpower to Nanchu, although he didn't realize the importance of this move at the time, but he was not too careful, wasn't it?

"What are you doing to save him?" Bo Xian stroked his beard and said, "I don't see any benefit to you when he comes back." ”

Qin Lei nodded with a wry smile: "But if he doesn't come, I'll be in big trouble." His Majesty the Emperor could use this as an excuse to confine me. ”

Bo Xian said sullenly: "What do you want me to do?" After talking about it, I went back to square one.

Qin Lei said softly: "When the time comes, I can't say that I want the Zhennan Army to pick me up, I will report in advance, my brother is ready." ”

Bo Xian parted resolutely and nodded: "Brother, don't worry, I will get you back no matter what." ”

Shi Kang's voice came from outside the door: "Lord Wang, it's time for us to get on the boat." Qin Lei responded in a deep voice, ended this far-reaching conversation, waved goodbye to the old marshal, and boarded the boat that the Chu State came to meet.

Bo Xian stood on the side of the ship, looking fixedly at the distant fleet, and did not speak for a long time. When Qin Youde and Chu Po came over to invite him upstairs, he got rid of his contemplation, looked at the two loyal subordinates firmly, and said hoarsely: "Order the Xiangyang Lake fleet to be loaded in advance!" ”

"Ahh Dashuai, didn't you say that you can't be exposed in advance? The two generals lost their voices.

The old marshal waved his hand firmly, and said in a deep voice: "Compared to my brother, a fleet is nothing!" Not wanting to reveal his feelings too much, Bo Xian parted and explained with a smile: "He is our God of Wealth, as long as he comes back safely, as many fleets can be built." ”

The two didn't believe Dashuai's lame explanation, but naturally they wouldn't reveal it, and said in unison: "Order!" He urged the fleet to return to Jiangbei Water City, without mentioning it.

After leaving the boat, Qin Lei and his entourage boarded the flagship of the Chu fleet, the 'Angry Jiaolong', which was also the largest ship in the fleet, with a height of seven floors and fifteen zhang and could carry a full 4,000 soldiers, making it the largest warship in the world today.

Under the ill-intentioned gaze of the sailors of the Chu State, Qin Lei smiled and led a group of subordinates up the stairs, until he reached the sixth layer, and the captain of the Chu military academy who led the way said bluntly: "Wait here." With that, he entered a cabin at the far end of the hallway.

Qin Lei saw that this floor was luxuriously decorated, heavily guarded, and the space was much more spacious than the five floors below. At this time, the 'Purple Cloud Swordsman' Xia Suiyang came up and said softly: "Lord Wang, there are many masters in this layer, and it seems that there is a great man in it. ”

Qin Lei nodded and chuckled: "Even if Emperor Jingtai stays inside, I'm not uncommon." ”

Xia Suiyang has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and a pair of tricks are very vicious, and said in a lower voice: "There are many eunuchs near the corridor, and there are female guards!" ”

Qin Lei became interested now, and said with a smile: "It's really not small." At this time, the captain who had passed the word came out of the cabin and said coldly: "Go in!" After speaking, he turned around in a dashing manner and led the way first.

After walking for a while but listening to no movement behind him, the captain turned around, and sure enough, he saw that none of the envoys of the Qin State moved. The captain couldn't help but be annoyed and said, "What's the matter, do you want the master to find someone to carry you in?" Hillbillies just don't have rules! ”

Qin Lei sneered and did not answer. I only heard Zhou Baojun on the right hand behind him speak: "It is you who have no rules, according to the etiquette system, you send an invitation, and our envoy is on behalf of the friendship and goodwill of the entire Great Qin, is this how you entertain guests?" ”

An official on the side interjected at the right time: "Or are you inviting guests just to be contemptuous?" Is this the state of Chu, which is known as upright and hospitable? "There is a way that Xiucai meets soldiers, and it is reasonable to say that in fact, when a soldier meets Xiucai, why not scratch his head?

The arrogant lieutenant was really dumbfounded and speechless, and it took a long time to hold back a sentence and say, "You wait." Then he went into the house again to report it.

Qin Lei glanced at the young official approvingly, and whispered, "That's right, what's your name?" When the official saw the prince's name, he couldn't help but rejoice and said: "Back to the prince, the lowly public loses the camp, and he is a member of the Honglu Temple." ”

Qin Lei nodded and said softly, "Who are you?" "He is talking about the Ministry of Works.

"It's my father." The public loss camp said respectfully.

"You can say better than your Lao Tzu," Qin Lei smiled and said, "Do a good job, and surpass you Lao Tzu in the future." ”

"That's the dream of a lowly job." The public loser camp is not modest.

The conversation between the two people was relaxed and comfortable, just like chatting at home, which attracted the eyes of the guards of the Chu State on both sides of the pillar, and while despising the Qin people for their long talk, they also admired their courage.

After a while, the door at the end of the corridor opened, and before anyone could be seen, a hearty laugh was heard. Qin Lei fixed his eyes and saw a short and sturdy old general coming out of the room, and the laughter came from his mouth: "Who is so big-faced, who actually wants the old man to come out to greet him?" ”

Qin Lei smiled slightly and said: "This old general is invited, Gu Nai is the chief envoy of the Great Qin Mission, Qin Lei and Qin Yutian, the king of Longwei County." As he spoke, he asked, "Dare to ask the old general's name?" ”

Hearing Qin Lei's name, the old man's eyes flashed, and he smiled faintly: "Old man Zhulie." ”

"Oh......" Although he had already guessed seven points, after being confirmed by himself, Qin Lei and the others couldn't help but gasp, and shouted wildly in their hearts: "It turns out that he is Zhu Lie!" couldn't help but stare at this little old man who didn't look amazing.

In Qin Lei's espionage department archives, there are detailed files about important figures in the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Chu. These files are numbered according to the importance of the object, from highest to lowest. In other words, the higher the number, the more important it is.

And this Zhu Lie Zhu Hongjun is ranked fifth, and he is also the first among the figures in the Chu State. The four in front of him were: Emperor Zhaowu, Li Hun, Zhao Wuji and Empress Dowager Wenzhuang. It is important to note that this order does not change depending on the life and death of the parties. In other words, from the moment the archive was established, Qin Lei thought that this little old man, who had nothing to do with him at that time, was more important than Wen Yanbo.

And this person's file, Qin Lei doesn't know how many times he has turned it over, as soon as he heard the word 'Zhu Lie', such a passage suddenly appeared in his mind:

Zhulie Zi Hongjun, now sixty-three years old, is the general of the Shangzhu State of Southern Chu, the current owner of the first gate valve of Southern Chu, and the hereditary Duke of Weiguo. In his early years, he joined the army, after hundreds of battles, he loved soldiers like sons, commanded properly, made outstanding achievements, and rarely defeated, especially the 'Battle of Breaking Qin' 18 years ago, although it fell short, but completed the feat of crossing the Yangtze River for the first time in the history of Southern Chu and capturing the inland of Great Qin.

It also earned him a high reputation in the Chu State and became the spiritual pillar and actual leader of the Chu ** team. Especially in recent years, the seizure of the heirs by its domestic sons has intensified, and the image of the royal family has been greatly affected, which has made it the only spiritual sustenance of the Chu ** team, and its position has become more and more solid. In the state of Chu, it has even been spread: 'Those who win the martyrs win the world', which can be seen in its popularity.

In addition, in terms of his attitude towards the princes, he is not biased, not partisan, and does not belong to the group, as if he is determined to stay out of the matter.

This is what Qin Lei learned about Zhu Lie from the intelligence, Qin Lei's evaluation of him is: 'Marshal Bo rewarded the enemy of his life', which not only contains the grievances and grievances between the two, but also contains the characterization of Zhu Lie...... A general, similar to Marshal Birch, can be called an outstanding commander in military terms, but politically quite naïve.

As far as Qin Lei knows, the struggle for the succession of the Chu State has reached a fever pitch, and after seven years of life and death, only the last two are left standing on the stage, Chu Feiyi, the king of Qi, and Chu Feiyi, the king of Zhou. That is to say, this long and tragic battle for the storage position has reached the final juncture, and the heirs of Emperor Jingtai will be the king of Qi and the king of Zhou!

Obviously, when the emperor is out of control of the situation and the ministers are standing in line, the old men blindly abide by the principle of military generals not interfering in politics, which will only make them a complete minority...... In the future, no matter who becomes the emperor, he will remember that this guy can help me quickly solve the opponent, but he is there drinking tea and eating melon seeds, and watching the whole show, what is his intention?

Even if this old guy is now powerful, he can't be moved. But the seeds of discontent have been planted, quietly taking root and sprouting in unnoticeable places, and sooner or later, they will grow into towering trees.

So, the old fellow's end is already doomed, although he is so happy now.

But before Qin Lei saw the down-and-out Shangzhu Kingdom in the future, he still had to deal with this spirited little old man for a while. Thinking of this, he showed his eight white teeth and said with the most idiotic smile: "It turned out to be the great generals, look up for a long time!" ”

Zhu Lie smiled a little reservedly and said: "The name of the prince, Lie has also heard of it a long time ago, and he has also admired it for a long time. After speaking, he enthusiastically took Qin Lei's arm, laughed with him, and walked around the room. Shi Dang, Wang Anting and the others were just about to follow, but they saw that Zhu Lie slowly turned around and ordered calmly: "The old man wants to talk to your prince, so don't follow you." The faint majesty with the same faint smell of blood really frightened Wang Anting and other weak scholars.

But Shi Dang didn't eat him, and when he heard the words, he said: "The humble position is the prince's personal guard, and he will not leave an inch." As he spoke, he was about to follow, but Zhu Lie was slightly displeased when he saw this: "Don't worry, when you reach the old man's territory, who dares to be presumptuous!" This is a pun, which is to reassure Shi Dang, there is no blind person who dares to cause trouble here, and it is also a warning to Shi Dang not to be presumptuous.

Shi Dang saw the prince secretly handing out a gesture of 'don't be impatient', so he had to stop, and watched the prince enter the door with worry, until the gorgeous and heavy door closed, and then withdrew his gaze.

The captain who led the way did not follow this time, he turned to Shi Kang Wang Anting and the other courtiers and said, "The ship has prepared a place for you to eat, please come with me." ”

But none of them moved, and the captain said again, but there was still no movement, and he couldn't help but say helplessly: "What's the matter?" "He was completely defeated by this group of masters, and it was too difficult to serve.

I only heard Wang Anting smile and said: "My prince didn't order us to leave, so I can only stand here, but it is a waste of the general's kindness." ”

"Love doesn't come...... the captain muttered, and walked downstairs alone, he didn't realize that the unprovoked contempt for the Qin people in his heart seemed to be gone.

The flowers bloom at two ends, one on each branch.

Qin Lei and Zhu Lie walked to the door of the room, and several eunuchs turned sideways slightly, as if they wanted to block the way of the two. But seeing that Zhu Lie shook his head, the eunuchs reluctantly retreated.

The old man knocked on the door a few times, and two grandmothers inside opened the door, Zhu Lie stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, please." ”

Qin Lei nodded, strode in with his head held high, and left Shangzhuguo behind with an unexpected face. The old man thought that the young prince would get out of the way, but he thought about it, but he took the lead. He had to smile bitterly and follow in.

As soon as Qin Lei entered the room, Rao is heart was very good, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned. Not because the room is beautifully decorated and the materials are luxurious, but because of the ...... This is like a boudoir: look at the pale pink gauze drapery that can be seen everywhere, decorated with dazzling tassels, bonsai flower arrangements, and ladies' hanging scrolls. Qin Lei turned his head and glanced at Zhu Lie suspiciously, and said in his heart: 'The East is undefeated? ’