Legend has it that there was an important person called Gao Tao in the Yao Shun Yu period, when Emperor Shun, he had assisted Shun Zheng, became the official of Dali, responsible for the punishment of the clan regime, prison, rule of law affairs, during this period he formulated various punishments, so Gao Tao is known as the originator of China's justice.

After Shun's death, Yu succeeded to the throne, and he helped Yu to control the water successfully. Therefore, Gaotao is known as one of the four ancient saints on a par with Yao Shunyu.

After the death of Gaotao, in order to express his gratitude to Gaotao's auxiliary government, Yu gave the area of western Anhui to the descendants of Gaotao, including Ying, Liu, Tate, Zhoulai and Shu Yong, Shu Jiu, Shu Li, Shu Long, Shu Bao, Shu Gong and other eight small countries.

After the gradual rise of the Chu State, Qunshu was forced to attach himself to the Chu State due to the prestige of the Chu State.

Although Wu and Chu belong to the Yangtze River basin, they are far apart due to their geographical location, one is in the northwest of Hubei and the other is in Jiangsu, and they develop independently and do not violate each other. However, when the state of Chu crossed the Jianghuai and stood out from the crowd, the state of Wu had also conquered many small countries around it and became a powerful power in the east, and the forces of Wu and Chu began to meet and collide in the middle ground.

The state of Wu waited for an opportunity to go north, while the state of Chu wanted to map the Central Plains and invade the east and the north. The land of Qunshu has become a strategic place for both sides to fight, and the struggle for Qunshu has also become a strategic need for Wu and Chu to dominate the Central Plains.

Qunshu was originally forced to attach to Chu, but when King Chu Mu destroyed the six and wiped out the lily, and really approached the land of "Qunshu", the country of Qunshu began to panic.

Among the countries of Qunshu, it is the largest in Shu.

On this day, in the palace of the monarch of Shu State, the monarchs of the Qunshu countries and some tribal chiefs gathered.

The monarch of Shu Guoguo is about forty years old, his skin is white and his face is pure, but he has been born early, and there are deep wrinkles in the corners of his eyes, and he said to everyone melancholy: "The king of Chu attacked Zheng State, fought Chen State, threatened Lu State, and wanted to attack Song State, and we all wanted to send more than 10,000 troops. During the siege of the city, it was also our clan's armor soldiers who took the lead, and in the past few years, our strong men have suffered heavy casualties.

Moreover, I was originally asked to wait for three years to pay tribute, but later, there was no year, no court, no service. This time, King Mu asked us to pay tribute to 50 beauties and 100,000 copper coins. Moreover, it is necessary to dedicate Shu Yong and the princess of Shu Guo. Otherwise, the sword and the soldier will meet.

What I'm worried about is not my daughter, but the melancholy King Mu's ambition to chase the Central Plains will not die, and he will fight for many years. Today, when you discuss with everyone, is it tribute or no tribute? ”

"If you don't pay tribute, the destruction of the country is just around the corner." Shu Yong's monarch said. Shu Yong, it was Shu and some of the Yong people who moved from west to east combined with each other to form the Shu Yong State, because of their proximity to the Chu State, they were also the most worried.

The dove is a branch of the bird, the dove people first moved south to Huainan, and later moved to the same clan Shu people combined, established the Shu dove country, relatively speaking, belongs to the big country in the group of Shu, hearing this, the king of the Shu country said: "Why don't you pay tribute will destroy the country, do they have a sword in their hands, we have no sword in our hands?" ”

The kings of Shu Li, Shu Long and other countries also thought that King Chu Mu was too cruel, and the consequences of attaching Chu were against the morality of the clan. Their ancestor Gaotao had "nine virtues". That is, wide and chestnut (broad and principled), soft and standing (gentle and able to stand up), willing and respectful (simple and able to respect the virtuous), chaotic and respectful (talented and able to respect things), disturbing and resolute (modest and assertive), straight and gentle (upright and not arrogant), simple and incorruptible (with a general strategy and pragmatic), rigid and plugged (bold but not reckless), strong and righteous (strong and not willful and unreasonable).

And the rule of the monarch of Chu not only makes it difficult for them to survive, but also the virtues of their ancestors will be buried under the tyranny of King Chu Mu, and there is the glory of the clan.

Almost all of the kingdoms were built in conjunction with some local tribes, and the chiefs were furious that they would fight to defend their lands.

Behind the monarch of Shu Jiu stood a thin man in his thirties, who stroked a few strands of his long beard from time to time, and did not speak, but listened to the arguments of the people whether to fight or not to fight.

Seeing that the main battle faction had gained the upper hand, the monarch of Shu Jiuguo said: "If we rebel against the tyrant of Chu this time, the state of Wu will do its best to help us defeat the state of Chu and attach themselves to the state of Wu, they will give us better living conditions." ”

As he spoke, he pushed the thin man behind him in front of everyone: "This is Sun Wen, the envoy sent by the Wu State, who brought us the conditions of the Wu State Covenant. ”

Sun Wen slowly said to everyone: "If Qunshu rebels against Chu and annexes Wu, we will send swords, arrows, leather armor, and food to all countries, and now, a large number of weapons have been transported to Shujiu. Moreover, depending on the state of Wu, you don't need to pay tribute, you just need to have something to do. ”

Because Shu Jiu was located in the south of Qunshu, close to the state of Wu, he was the most active advocate of rebellion against Chu and Wu.

The monarch of Shu Jiu said: "The envoy sent by Wu this time is not an ordinary envoy, he is a senior disciple of Guiguzi, who secretly gives us advice and fights against the Chu army. ”

According to legend, in Zhou Zhiyang City, there is a ground called Ghost Valley. With its deep mountains and dense trees, unfathomable, it seems to be inhabited by people, so the cloud ghost valley. There is a hermit in it, self-proclaimed Guiguzi, his military science, six Tao and three strategies, endless changes, array marching, ghosts and gods are unpredictable, and he has few disciples.

As soon as he heard that Wu not only had the support of military materials, but also the high-ranking disciples of Guiguzi came to help, the monarch of Qunshu no longer had any scruples, and fought with the enemy, and even the monarch of the small country who was a little hesitant also strengthened his position: betrayal of Chu!

In this way, with the monarch of Shu as the commander and Sun Wen as the behind-the-scenes military advisor, the Qunshu countries raised the flag of rebellion.

Qunshu rebels!

As soon as he heard that Qun Shu had rebelled against Chu, King Chu Mu was furious and immediately ordered Yin Chengjia to lead his army to quell the rebellion. In his opinion, it is simply a great shame for Chu to dare to rebel against Chu State.

The vassal Zongzi State of Shu State, because it was located in the plain, it was difficult to compete with the Chu army, Sun Wen asked them to take the initiative to give up the country, and the army and civilians retreated to the deep mountains to hide.

In this way, the army commanded by Cheng Jia, without much effort, occupied the Zongzi State and incorporated the country into the territory of the Chu State.

The easy victory made King Chu Mu very proud, and he wanted to use the wheels of the chariot of Chu to crush all the rebellion attempts of small countries. In his eyes, cleaning up these small countries is as easy as pinching an ant to death. After occupying Zongzi Kingdom, he urgently ordered Yin Chengjia to capture the monarch of Qunshu alive within three months, and bring the beautiful princesses of the monarchs to meet him.

With the monarch's order on top, Cheng Jia began to attack.

However, after occupying the country of Zongzi and penetrating deep into the land of Qunshu, the war began to be difficult.

In the land of Qunshu, the rivers are staggered, the mountains are stacked, the dense forests cover the sun, and the chariot of the Chu State is useless.

In the face of the Chu army, Sun Wen commanded Qunshu's coalition army, avoiding the real and making up for the false, and did not engage the Chu army head-on at all. A small number of troops entered the raid, and often only a few wounded soldiers who reported the news returned, and sometimes not even one of the people who reported the news returned. The large army encircled and suppressed, and even the enemy figure could not be seen.

Especially the sneak attack in the dark night, which gave the Chu army a headache. The chiefs took advantage of the familiar terrain and often sneaked up, fighting if they won and running away if they couldn't.

The grain roads and camping grounds of the Chu army are particularly easy to become victims.

The war is at a stalemate.

Three months passed, and apart from the victory of the beginning of the occupation of Zongziguo, there was no progress in counterinsurgency, and the Chu army suffered heavy casualties.

Half a year has passed, and the war is still ongoing. King Chu Mu scolded Yin Chengjia for being useless, and personally came to lead the army to quell the rebellion.

It was after receiving the news that King Chu Mu had come to the country of Qunshu that Doulan left, thinking that this was the opportunity given to her by God. In the royal palace, due to the heavy security, there was almost no chance of assassinating King Mu. King Mu killed his father and had a deeper feeling for the guards of the palace.

It is possible to pretend to be a dancing girl and assassinate King Mu during his banquet, but there is a high possibility that Doulan must hand over his body first. And assassinating King Chu Mu in the midst of the war, there are more opportunities, especially from the teacher Zhong Wuregrets, after the special operations training, Doulan is more confident.

However, Zhong Wuregret cherishes Doulan very much, her family is the only one left, and her sister also committed suicide because of her original predecessor, so he feels even more responsible to take care of Doulan. Therefore, he always asked Wu San and Tang Zhong to be optimistic about Doulan, and if there was anything, report to him first, but unexpectedly, Doulan slipped away by herself.

Although Doulan's current martial arts are not what they used to be, the guards of the King of Chu are not vegetarians, especially the iron-blooded guards who have been baptized on the battlefield, and their combat effectiveness is even more fierce.

Cao Yun'e is in charge of the family, and Tang Zhong is in charge of the guards. Zhong Wuregret is still very relieved. In particular, Jiang's training of mastiffs can already take on the task of patrolling the hospital, and the early warning of enemy tracks is more accurate.

After arranging everything in the "Luming Garden", Zhong Wuregret went to the direction of Shu Guo alone to track Doulan's whereabouts.

In such a big place as Qunshu Zhuguo, finding someone is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, Zhong Wuregret will go to the most dangerous place, where the Wang Qi is, the guard must be strict, this is also the place where Doulan must go.

The arrival of King Chu Mu somewhat boosted the morale of the Chu army.

Since Shu was the leader of the rebellious Chu states, King Chu Mu concentrated all his forces to besiege Shu City. However, Shucheng's defense was extremely tenacious, and he continued to attack for half a month. King Chu Mu was in a hurry to recruit the generals and strategists to discuss ways to defeat the enemy.

King Chu Mu looked gloomily at the generals in the tent and said: "A small country, actually dragged my 80,000 troops and couldn't move, seeing that winter is coming, and the siege is even more difficult, I don't know what the generals have to do?" ”

One of the generals said: "If we can get the enemy's main force to fight a decisive battle with us, we will definitely be able to destroy them in one fell swoop." However, their army does not confront us head-on at all, and our soldiers have no courage and really hate people. ”

Another general said: "Siege is not the strength of our army, if the casualties are too serious, it may damage the morale, it is better to besiege them without attacking them, and trap them." ”

At this time, a scribe with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks spoke, he was Jin Eel, a military advisor sent by Taishi Pan Chong to assist King Chumu.

Jin Eel asked the general with a smile: "Besiege but not attack, has the general thought about how much food our army will consume?" Taishi said that although it has not been attacked for a long time, money and food are still not the most important issue, the important issue is time!

If all small countries dare to despise our Great Chu and drag our army to be unable to move for several years, this will only set a very bad example for those countries that depend on our Great Chu, and make them more and more divorced from Great Chu. Therefore, the rebellion of the Qunshu countries must be quelled as soon as possible, and those rebels must also be allowed to taste the bitter fruits of rebellion against Chu, otherwise, the Chu country is in danger. ”

King Chu Mu asked Jin Eel, "Taishi has a strategy to break the enemy this time?" ”

Jin Eel hurriedly replied: "The Taishi has a saying, if the war drags on for a long time, there can be a plan to break the enemy. ”

King Chumu hurriedly asked him to tell him what he wanted.

Jin Eel attached himself to King Chu Mu's ear and said the Taishi's plan, and King Chu Mu shook his head when he heard it: "This plan is too poisonous, not feasible, not feasible." ”

Jin Eel said: "I, a barbarian, don't care what benevolence and morality he has. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the group to be peaceful. ”

Even King Mu said that this plan was too poisonous, and the generals didn't know what kind of poisonous plan Jin Eel was talking about, and they all looked at King Chu Mu, who was silent for a long time, waiting for his decision.