"Father!" Xiang Chao exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly picked up Xiang Yan, only to see that Xiang Yan's face was pale, his lips were biting tightly, and his lips were already bleeding too hard.

Xiang Chao was busy for a while, and finally woke up Xiang Yan.

"Bang bang!" As soon as Xiang Yan woke up, he beat his chest and raised his head and shouted: "Heaven is heavenly, why do you want my beloved son!" ”

Xiang Yan didn't have many heirs, and it was a big blow to him to die two at once, and he said viciously: "No matter who you are, the revenge of killing your son must be avenged." ”

"Father, this is the will of the king." Xiang Chao wept and said hatefully: "My Xiang clan is loyal and dedicated to resisting Qin, but in the end it ended up like this, is there any reason for heaven?" ”

"Chao'er, Hugh is talking nonsense." Xiang Yan scolded and said: "For my father, I have an army of 960,000 troops, even if the king has any dissatisfaction, he will only endure it, and he will never be so nonsense." ”

Xiang Yan could also see it, but his self-confidence was quickly shaken by Xiang Chao's words, and he only heard Xiang Chao say: "Father, you don't want to think about it, you have an army of 960,000, which is eight or nine out of ten of the soldiers and horses in the whole country of Great Chu, can he rest assured?" He will definitely find a way to check and balance you, those people said that they wanted to invite the second and third brothers into the palace, this is for hostage. It was only because the soldiers were eager to save people that those people killed the second and third brothers. ”

"This ......," Xiang Yan thought to herself, and this also made sense.

The soldiers and horses in his hands are eight or nine tenths of the total strength of the Chu State, and King Chu Kaolie has no power to check and balance, so taking his two sons as hostages can be regarded as a means, which makes sense.

"The king just wants to take advantage of Father's idea that this is not a good opportunity to move Father, so he can do such things." Xiang Chao cried: "Father." Why don't you take this opportunity to do the opposite? ”

"Shut up." Xiang Yan snorted. Like thunder roaring.

"Father. You are a loyal minister, but does the king still treat you as a loyal minister? You haven't defeated the Qin army yet, and the king is so suspicious of you, if you defeat the Qin army and your reputation is skyrocketing, can he still trust you anymore? At that time, my Xiang clan will be finished. "Xiang Chao is also a shrewd person with a unique vision.

"......" Xiang Yan was speechless.

Even if Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo were not killed by King Chu Kaolie. With this matter, King Chu Kaolie's trust in Xiang Yan will also be greatly reduced. For King Chu Kaolie, whether Xiang Yan will think that it is his hand, this matter is not easy to say, the perfect way is to alienate and suppress Xiang Yan.

If Xiang Yan defeats the Qin army again this time, then Xiang Yan's prestige will be in full swing, and it will be more difficult to control, and King Chu Kaoli will suppress it even more ruthlessly.

"I'll talk about this later, and now we should focus on defeating the Qin army." Xiang Yan groaned for a while.

Even if King Chukaoli wants to be suspicious of him. That will be for later. If you can't defeat the Qin army now, there will be nothing. Xiang Yan still has a clear priority.

"Son." Xiang Yan thought of the two sons who died tragically, tears flowed down again, and in her sadness, she didn't even do anything to stabilize the hearts of the army.

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Rumors spread in the Chu army, causing panic and unstable morale.

"You know what? Qu Jingzhao was killed by the king, saying that they had self-respect and wanted to cede the land and become king. ”

"Wouldn't it? Qu Jingzhao's third family is a great family of Great Chu, and he has been loyal and good for generations, how could he do such a thing? ”

"Zhongliang? You can say it. Qu Jingzhao is a moth of Da Chu. They are loyal to Dachu, loyal to their fiefdoms, loyal to their power, and loyal to their money. You don't want to think about it, over the years, Qu Jingzhao's three clans have stolen a lot of fiefdoms, and there are many high-ranking officials and lords who have stolen them. If you go to the court to count them, you will find that the ministers in the court are from Qu Jingzhao's third clan in a good way. ”

"There is some truth to that. Qu Jingzhao and Huang Xiang's five major families control the government, even if it is difficult for the monarch to do it, there is no way to take them. If they are loyal, they should recommend virtuous people to Dachu and let talented people be ministers. It's better for them to stuff the people of their family into the court one by one, and they can't wait to make the whole family a minister. ”

"According to what you say, the whole family is a minister, and they are not a royal family?"

"It's just that they don't have a chance, and if they have the chance, they will definitely become royal."

"According to me, none of the five great families have a good thing. Qu Jingzhao's three clans are like this, and the Huang clan is even more contemptible, the king regards Huang Xie as his most intimate friend, he is good, and he wants to usurp the country, which is really unthinkable. ”

"What you said is a bit too much, the five great families are still good, and the Xiang family is not bad. The general is dedicated to the public, loyal, and resists Qin for the Great Chu. ”

"You know what? The general is also ill-intentioned, he has an army of 960,000, why doesn't he fight the Qin army, but doesn't move here? Don't you want to support your own army and tear the ground and become king? ”

"You are so bold that you dare to say that the general is not."

"You really deceived the general, don't you want to think about it, with 960,000 troops in hand, does Da Chu still have the strength to balance him? At this time, he is doing whatever he wants. I also heard that after the general mastered the heavy army, he wanted to sneak his family from Yingdu to the land of Huaishui. Fortunately, the king had the foresight to send someone to watch them and not allow them to leave the city. However, the two sons of the general, relying on the general's momentum, spoke out and wanted to kill the king's envoy. During the dispute, the samurai who were guarding the envoy of the king killed the general's son by mistake. The general shouted and shouted, saying that the king had killed his son and wanted to avenge his son, and he was looking for an excuse to support the army and respect himself. ”

"In my opinion, the general has long had the heart of supporting the army and self-respecting, otherwise, why didn't he take the initiative to send his son to the palace, but wanted to secretly get out of Yingdu? I really didn't expect that the general would be such a traitor, and we were really blind when we followed him. ”

All kinds of rumors spread, not only made Qu Jingzhao and Huang Si's disciples panic, but Xiang Yan was also recruited.

The deaths of Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo turned out to be sour, and it became an excuse for Xiang Yan to support the army and respect himself. This matter is reasonable, and many people really believe that Xiang Yan's prestige has decreased sharply.

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In the camp of the Qin army, in the tent of the Chinese army.

Qin Yiren was discussing with Wang Jian and Wei Yi.

"The rumors have been spread, and the results are good. Even Xiang Yan's prestige has been greatly reduced. But. Xiang Yan is an understanding person after all. He will soon understand that all of this is led by Da Qin, which also means that Da Qin is going to do something to him. Qin Yiren's eyes flashed, and he said: "At present, the army's heart is unstable, if the army of Great Qin takes advantage of the situation, the Chu army will be defeated." In order to avoid the defeat of the Chu army, the best way to deal with it at the moment is to withdraw immediately. Therefore, the stab is carried out immediately. Create panic and terror. Then, the army came out in unison and covered up the killing. ”

"What the king said is extremely true, and the ministers approve of it." Wang Jian and Wei Yi agreed in unison.

As a result, a group of Qin army soldiers who had been selected long ago took advantage of the cover of night to quietly leave the Qin camp and enter the Chu army camp.

Although Xiang Yan was a nominal general, he was unable to command the sons of Qu Jingzhao and Huang Si's clan. Moreover, the entire Chu army, except for the Xiang family's soldiers, was still clean. The rest of the armies are scattered. The orders are not strict, and the military discipline is lax, and there is no difficulty for the Qin army to blend into the Chu military camp.

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In the barracks of the Qu family's disciples, the core disciples of the Qu clan who led the troops looked angry, and scolded Xiang Yan for not being the one: "You are Xiang Yan, you are a wolf, you want to annex us, you think beautifully." Now that something has happened to the patriarch, the Qu family is on the cusp, and he is the fat in the eyes of the Xiang family, and he will definitely not let go of my Qu family. If you want to protect yourself, the only way to connect with Jing Zhao and the two clans is to connect them. Well, even the Huang family wants to unite, although the Huang family is hateful, they can use it. ”

Rumors are spreading, and naturally there is also the content that Xiang Yan wants to annex Qu Jingzhao and Huang Si's clan, which is reasonable, and it will not be possible if the core children of the Qu clan do not believe it.

"Your Excellency, the Jing clan has sent someone." At this moment, a henchman came in to report.

"Okay, please, please." I was thinking about uniting with the Jing clan to deal with Xiang Yan together. The Jing clan sent people, and the core children of the Qu clan were very happy.

Soon, a group of people was ushered in, and it was a tall middle-aged man, about thirty years old. He was accompanied by a dozen or so tall men.

"Come on, what is Jing's going to calculate?" The core disciples of the Qu clan did not suspect him, and asked hurriedly.

Jing said......" The middle-aged man lowered his voice, as if he wanted to tell him quietly.

This kind of thing involves confidentiality, and it is reasonable to tell it quietly, but the core disciples of the Qu clan did not suspect it at all, and hurriedly put their ears together.

"Poof!" The dull sound of flesh sounded, and the Qu disciples only felt a pain in their chests, and when they looked at it, they saw the middle-aged man holding the hilt of the sword, and the sword had already pierced into his chest.

"Assassins, there are assassins." The core disciples of the Qu clan screamed, exhaling a lot and inputting too little, and seeing that they were not alive.

The screams alarmed the Qu soldiers, who rushed in and surrounded them, wanting to take revenge.

"Listen well: the Qu clan wants to rebel against Chu and take refuge in the Qin State, and we will be ordered by the general to kill him. This matter has nothing to do with you, leave quickly, if there is anyone who does not comply, you will be taught to wait for the family to be ruined. This middle-aged man scolded unhurriedly.

"Nonsense. Qu is loyal to Chu, how can he rebel against Chu. Immediately, there were Qu disciples' soldiers shouting.

"You don't want to think about it, the patriarch of the Qu clan has been killed by the king, can the Qu clan still have a way out? They can't stay in the Chu State anymore, and they can only survive by taking refuge in the Qin State. Do you want to be martyred for them? The middle-aged man shouted.

Rumors abounded, including the killing of the Qu clan patriarch and many core disciples, who said that they would not believe it.

"This ......," Qu's disciples hesitated.

"Regardless of whether their treason is true or not, the Qu clan patriarch and core children are killed, and the Qu clan is finished. If you follow the Qu family again, there is only one way to die, do you ignore your parents, wives and children? The middle-aged man said again.

This is very reasonable, no matter whether the Qu family's rebellion is true or not, the patriarch and the core children of the clan are dead, the end of the Qu family is inevitable, and there will definitely be no good end if you follow the words of the Qu family. Of course, they can not be afraid of death, but they cannot ignore their parents, wives and children.

"Let's go." The Qu soldiers immediately dispersed and left.

Similar assassinations were staged in the Chu military camp, and Qu Jingzhao and Huang Xiang's important sons and generals who died under the assassin's sword are unknown.

It didn't take long for the entire Chu army camp to be shrouded in terror. (To be continued......)