Ji Chao looked at Ji Jing's unrelenting appearance, and hurriedly said to Ji Yan: "The king once said that he would let us go after confirming that the reinforcements would go back, and now that a few days have passed, the army must have already returned, and asked the king to fulfill his promise and let us go." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Ji Yan smiled: "No problem, this king has always been a good talker." Let's go! ”

Ji Chao looked at him in surprise, he didn't expect the Son of Heaven to answer so neatly, and asked suspiciously, "Is the king serious?" ”

"Of course it's true, when did this king break his word?"

"Alright, let's take our leave." After Ji Chao finished speaking, he stood up, looked at Ji Gen, who was still stunned, and said loudly: "Duke of Eastern Zhou, let's go!" ”

Ji Gen finally came back to his senses at this time, bowed his hand slightly towards Ji Yan, got up and was about to leave.

Ji Fang suddenly spoke: "Duke of Eastern Zhou, the last general thinks that it is not a good decision for you to go back at this time. ”

"Why?" Ji Gen and Ji Chao asked at the same time.

"According to the report of the last general's subordinates, Ji Dan is gathering a large army and preparing to send troops to Luoyang."

"Ji Dan is crazy?" Ji Gen was surprised: "He actually dares to use troops against Wang Cheng? ”

Ji Fang nodded affirmatively: "The purpose of his troops in Luoyang is not to use troops against the royal city, but to force my king to kill you, and then recognize his position as the Duke of Eastern Zhou." Of course, if I don't agree to his request, I won't necessarily do it. ”

"What?" Ji Gen's eyes were round, and the fire in his eyes was blazing: "He actually wants his father to die?" ”

"If the Duke of Eastern Zhou doesn't die, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him to stand on his own as the Duke of Eastern Zhou?" Ji Fang nodded and said, "As far as the last general knows, the family of the Eastern Zhou Gong has all been taken care of by him!" Therefore, going back at this time is tantamount to throwing yourself into a net. ”

Ji Gen only felt that his eyes were dark, and he fell to the ground as soon as his feet were weak, and quickly held on to the desk to stabilize his body, his eyes looked at Ji Fang blankly, and the corners of his mouth squirmed for a long time but he didn't say a word.

Ji Chao was also shocked, and hurriedly asked Ji Fangdao: "How is the situation in my Western Zhou?" ”

"You have always advanced and retreated together in the East and West weeks, and since the Eastern Zhou is already like this, the Western Zhou is certainly not much better. When Ji Dan was assembling the army, he also contacted Ji Peng of the Western Zhou Principality, asked him to send troops together, and promised to protect him as the Duke of the Western Zhou Dynasty after the matter was completed. ”

When Ji Chao heard this, he also sat on the ground slumped, panting heavily.

Seeing this, Ji Yan hurriedly said in a loud voice: "Ji Dong, hurry up and get the wine, and suppress the two gongs." ”

Ji Dong quickly took the wine, and after two glasses of wine, the two Zhou Dukes were relieved.

Ji Gen bowed his hand respectfully to Ji Yan, and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, no matter what, please don't accept Ji Dan's coercion and kill the two of us!" ”

Ji Chao hurriedly followed: "Yes, Your Majesty, don't be coerced by this traitor. ”

Ji Yan said with a smile: "But please rest assured, this king values family affection the most, how could he kill you because of the coercion of a traitor?" As he spoke, his face gradually sank, and his tone became worried: "It's just that this Ji Dan has gathered 50,000 troops, and if you add 10,000 or 20,000 people in the Western Zhou Dynasty, it will be a total of 60,000 or 70,000 people." Now our total strength in Luoyang is less than 20,000, how can we stop it? After speaking, he slowly shook his head.

Ji Gen understands the situation in Wang Cheng very well, if he really fights, he is indeed not Ji Dan's opponent, and accepting the other party's request and killing the two of them will be the wisest choice for the Son of Heaven.

But he was really unwilling to die in Luoyang so unexplained, and continued to work hard to persuade him: "Your Majesty is the co-lord of the world, and your status is respected, if you are coerced by a traitor and kill our two dukes, you will definitely lose your reputation, how will you face the subjects of the world in the future?" On the other hand, if Ji Dan's conspiracy is really successful, with his heart, he will inevitably covet the position of the Son of Heaven, and I am afraid that he will not retreat from the army, but really launch an attack. At that time, how should Your Majesty deal with himself? ”

"Therefore, the king should mobilize his subjects to fight for the whole country, after all, there are still nearly 200,000 people in the royal city, including nearly 100,000 men, and organizing them all together is a large army, although the combat power is worse than the real army, but as a defender with geographical advantages, it is enough, as long as all kinds of defense equipment are ready, it may not be able to block Ji Dan's attack."

Ji Yan nodded and said, "What Uncle Wang said is very reasonable, if the whole country fights, maybe it can really block Ji Dan's attack." But if such a big battle were really fought, how many people would die? How much facilities will be lost? I'm afraid that the already dilapidated royal city will be in ruins, how should this king clean up in the face of such a mess and lack of money and food? If neighboring countries take advantage of the weakness, what will they rely on to deal with it? ”

"......" What the Son of Heaven said was indeed true, Ji Gen opened his mouth but was speechless.

Ji Chao was also trying to think about how to save the current situation, and after a long time, he finally came up with a solution: "Your Majesty, if Ji Dan and Ji Peng really lead the army to come, our two dukes will climb the city wall and personally persuade these two teams to retreat." After all, Ji Dan's excuse is to avenge the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, if we appear, these armies will have no reason to attack the royal city, and naturally they will no longer be bewitched by Ji Dan, and they will definitely retreat. ”

Ji Gen's eyes lit up when he heard this, yes, as long as he climbed the city wall, wouldn't he be able to relieve the siege of the royal city? Now that the siege of the royal city has been lifted, the Son of Heaven has no reason to kill himself. Unexpectedly, this guy who has always been scheming was clever, and he couldn't help but look at Ji Chao gratefully.

Ji Yan groaned slightly and shook his head and said, "Since Ji Dan dares to come, he will naturally be fully prepared. The two of you go up to the wall and persuade the army, and he can tell the soldiers that you are fake, and that this is just the king's strategy to retreat. What if so? ”

"This, this ......" Ji Gen and Ji Chao were speechless again.

For a while, the crows in the hall were silent and could be heard, which made people's hearts furious.

Ji Fang said loudly: "Since we can't fight this battle, my king might as well accept Ji Dan's conditions and recognize his position as the Duke of Eastern Zhou, after all, this is the simplest and most effective way to retreat." As for the fact that he wants the lives of two princesses......"

"Never!" The two males shouted in unison at the same time, glaring at Ji Fang fiercely at the same time.

Ji Yan frowned and couldn't make a decision for a while, looked at the two of them and said slowly: "If you really want this king to fight for the whole country, then, please give this king a reason that he can't refuse!" ”

Ji Gen exchanged a look with Ji Chao, arched his hand towards Ji Yan, and said earnestly: "If Your Majesty really rejects Ji Dan's coercion, and the whole country fights and wins, so that we can return to China and continue to be the princes of the country, we will immediately surrender to the king, and there will be no dissent from now on!" ”

"Is Uncle Wang's words true?" Ji Yan asked in a deep voice.

"Absolutely."

Ji Chao followed closely: "Now, our lives are in the hands of the king, and our family members have been captured by traitors, and there is nothing left. If the king can defeat Ji Dan and let us go back to continue to be the prince of the country, it will be tantamount to the grace of reinvention for us. This duke also agreed with the decision of the Duke of Eastern Zhou and was willing to submit to the king. ”

Ji Yan lowered his head and pondered for a long time before he raised his head to look at the two dukes, and said in a deep voice: "Even if you sincerely surrender, but your army is several times the size of the Zhou family, how can you make this king down-to-earth?" ”

The fact that the subject country has more troops than the overlord can find it unreliable is indeed a big problem.

The two dukes glanced at each other again, Ji Gen narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth, making the two cheeks puff up, and after thinking for a while, he raised his head, and said with a painful look: "How about we promise to each hand over half of the army to the king?" ”

Ji Chao also gritted his teeth and nodded, secretly thinking that it would be good to hand over the worst part of the people to the Son of Heaven.

In the two of them, driven by such huge interests, the Son of Heaven didn't respond immediately? What they didn't expect was that Ji Yan actually shook his head slowly, and said lightly: "Hand over half of the army, you still have strong strength, and this king is still not steady." ”

"What does the king want?" The two dukes asked at the same time.

Ji Yan said in a deep voice: "First, each of you will leave 5,000 people, and the rest of the army will be handed over to the Zhou Chamber, and second, you will hand over the governance of the land subjects; And ......"

"And?" The first two have already made the two-week duke dizzy, and there are other conditions, what is the difference between this and robbery?

"Third, the name of the principality was cancelled and changed to Eastern Zhou County and Western Zhou County." Ji Yan's voice was steady, and there were no waves at all.