Between Wu and Chu, because of another woman, another war was triggered.

It is said that the king of Chu abolished Empress Cai, the mother of Prince Jian, and expelled Empress Cai back to his own kingdom - Cai State. At that time, the rules were driven back to his parents' house.

After the Cai Kingdom was destroyed by King Chu Ling, the current King Chu Ping restored the country, and he was able to continue the ancestral hall. So the state of Cai became a vassal state of the state of Chu. Seeing that King Chuping had expelled Cai, Cai Hou did not dare to boo, so he had to let Prince Jian's mother live in Yunyang, the border city of Cai State. Yunyang is located between Wu and Chu, and belongs to the land of Cai.

That soldier has not been able to achieve ambition in Wu State, and his son Ji Guang is still in Taoguang; Wu Chu has been safe for many years.

But it is said that time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the eighth year of King Wu, 519 BC!

In February of that year, the king of Chu completed the spring sowing farming ceremony, worshiped his ancestors, arranged state affairs, and returned **. At this time, Fei Wuji was still in power. On this day, I don't know what happened on a whim, and after giving the lesson to Prince Zhen, I accompanied Prince Zhen to ** court to meet King Chu and Queen Meng Huan.

Wuji greeted the king and queen of Chu and talked about Prince Zhen's studies. Wuji said: "Prince Zhen is extremely intelligent, ten lines at a glance, and can be recited after reading three times, which can be described as terrifying!" The minister came to congratulate the king and queen! ”

The king of Chu touched the round head of the crown prince Zhen and was also very happy.

Fei Wuji shook his head, thought for a while, and then said, "However, the minister has always been uneasy. When I think about that incident from time to time, I feel that something is wrong. ”

The king of Chu asked what was the matter, which made the Taishi uneasy.

"The mother of the abolished prince is Cai Ji, the abolished queen. Now he has been living in Yunyang. Although the crown prince Jian had already surrendered to the law, the soldiers fled to Wu State, bent on revenge. If this Cai Ji and the soldiers collude with each other, and the Wu State uses Yunyang as a springboard, won't my Chu State be in a dangerous situation? ”

"What should I do according to the meaning of the Grand Master?"

"In order to get rid of future troubles forever, it is better to get rid of this Cai Ji. At that time, the king couldn't bear to punish the husband and wife for many years, but the king can't be harmed in the future because of the kindness of the woman! ”

The king of Chu pondered for a long time, shook his head and said: "Since you can't bear to kill that day, it's been several years, and Cai Ji hasn't been unfavorable to the widow, so why do you need to kill them all?" ”

Meng Huan pulled Prince Zhen to her side and asked about some trivial matters in the school. Seeing that the king of Chu couldn't bear to kill Cai Ji, he said from the side: "Although Cai Ji is not unfavorable to the king, the main thing is that she has no one to rely on. If Wu Guo or the military members raise troops to take revenge and make an appointment with her, she is the former queen and can influence a certain number of people's hearts. It's hard to say then. As long as the time is ripe, she may be attached to the state of Wu to the detriment of my state of Chu. The words of the master are very true, please make it clear to the king. ”

The king of Chu glanced at the still young and beautiful queen Meng Huan, and his son Zhen who was jumping in front of him. Thinking about their own thousand years later, the mother and son are the mother and the widow. In order to clear more obstacles for them, even a little cruelty is worth it. The King of Chu had no choice but to sigh, waved his hand at Fei Wuji, and said abruptly: "Taishi, go and arrange it." It's best not to embarrass Cai Hou, it's best to kill him secretly, and don't make it public. Fei Wuji received the king's order and went to arrange the killing of Cai Ji.

I don't want Cai Ji's brother Cai Qi, after scolding the king of Chu in the court that day, he has been convicted and squatted in prison. But he has a family member, this person is named Wu Ding, who has always been an old slave of the Cai family, and is extremely loyal to the Cai family. Now one master is squatting in prison, and the other is floating in Yunyang. The old slave Wuding didn't know where to hear about Fei Wuji's plan, so he hurried to Yunyang to report to Cai Ji.

Cai Ji was also panicked when she heard the news brought by Wu Ding, and looked around, now only Wu Guo can go. But I don't know what Wu Guojunchen means, and whether he accepts himself or not. So Wu Ding recommended himself again: "Don't worry, the villain went to report to the court of Wu State, and asked Wu Guo to send troops to rescue him and help the master escape to Wu State?" ”

At this time, there was nothing more to do, so Wu Ding continued to fight the horse and went to Wu for help. first paid a visit to Ji Guang, the eldest son of Shangqing, and told Fei Wuji's plan to kill Cai Ji, saying that Cai Ji asked to go to Wu to avoid trouble.

Ji Guang was above the court and told the plot of the king of Chu to kill Cai Ji in Yunyang.

The king asked the ministers: "The king of Chu has no way, and he loses his morals and defeats the rules." Now the traitors in the DPRK and China are in power, and the people's hearts are scattered. The widow thinks that Wu Chu has been an enemy for many years, and if he wants to destroy it, I will want to save it. I don't know what Zhong Aiqing thinks, just talk about it. ”

Dazai He Xiong played: "The minister thinks that since the Great War of Wu and Chu, my Wu State has defeated the prestige of Chu State many times, and the two powerhouses have been side by side. Among the princes, the powerful countries such as Qi and Jin have all declined. China lies on the Yangtze River and sits on Taihu Lake, not only the boat is prosperous in commerce and trade, but also the agriculture and mulberry textiles are very prosperous. The minister thinks that now is a good time for my Wu country to make contributions. If we can control Chu, and our Wu State can dominate the south and look north to the Central Plains. Chu wants to punish Cai Ji, and Wu wants to protect her. To uphold righteousness and reason. It can also show the national prestige of my Wu State among the princes. ”

The courtiers basically agreed to come to the rescue, but how to save it still needs to be carefully considered. The land of Yunyang belongs to the state of Cai, and the state of Cai is a subject state of the state of Chu. If you want to go to Cai State to retrieve Cai Ji, you have to pass the Chu State.

Ji Guang said: "The king sent a general with a secret team to Yunyang, and before he knew it, he picked up Cai Ji and returned to Wu as soon as possible." In this way, there will be no big fights to achieve the goal. ”

After listening to the comments of the ministers, the royal officials issued an edict: "Now among the princes, everyone is afraid. And the king of Chu has no way: kill the prince, abolish the queen, and punish loyal ministers, and no one asks for righteousness and reason. Today, there was another incident, and the widow ordered Shangqing Ji Guang to lead 100 fast horsemen to break through Cai's defense line and go to Yunyang to pick up Cai Ji, the wife of Chu Guojun. ”

Ji Guang got the king's order, and he didn't dare to delay. led 100 fast riders, whipped all the way, and galloped towards Yunyang, the border city of Cai State.

The smoke and dust raised by the horse team gradually drifted away with the breeze. Hard horses' hooves pound on the aching ground beneath their feet. This light horseman, dressed in an earthy yellow arrow suit and carrying a big bow, drove all the way forward in the silhouette of the falling sun in the land of water in the south of the country.

Faintly, a vague castle stands out in front of it. A small colonel reported to him, and the voice seemed very soft and ethereal in the galloping wind.

"Report to the General! Ten miles ahead, is Zhongli. It is still 140 miles away from Yunyang. ”

Ji Guang slowed down his horse and ordered: "The soldiers are encamped on the spot, and tomorrow we will bypass Zhongli and go straight to Yunyang!" ”

As soon as the camp was set up, the sentry horse exploring the road in front came into the big tent and reported, saying that it was in Zhongli City and found the banner of the general of the Chu army Yuanyue.

Gongzi Jiguang was shocked and ordered the spies to probe again: "Go and visit carefully." If it is indeed Yuanyue, it must be that we leaked this jihua and was intercepted here by the Chu State. ”

I saw that my team of 100 people went deep alone. In front of him, there was a Chu general blocking the road, so Ji Guang immediately sent someone to report to King Wu and asked for troops to be rescued. Ji Guang sent his confidants to fetch the soldiers, and asked him to come to Zhongli to join him.

After retreating from Shaoguan, the right Sima of the Chu State led his troops back to Yingdu. Later, he was appointed by the king of Chu as the right Sima and led the army to guard the north of Chu. After Yuanyue mastered Wu's attack on Yunyang's Jihua, Zhongli Chen's soldiers before Yunyang blocked Ji Guang's way.

Yuanyue also knew that Wu Guo would definitely send reinforcements, so Yuanyue personally went to Zhongli and sent someone to report to the King of Chu and ask for backup. Gongzi Jiguang and Yuanyue confronted each other in Zhongli, each waiting for the arrival of the army.

That far more than 1,000 armorers on hand, guarding Zhongli. The deputy general Dou Song saw that the commander did not go out to fight, and he did not pay attention to the Ji Guang camp outside the city, so he was a little depressed. In front of Yuanyue, he asked to go out of the city and attack Wu Ying.

Yuan Yue said: "Although there are only 100 people under Ji Guang, the soldiers of Wu are all light cavalry and move fast. I will strike them, and they will flee; When we collect our troops and return to the city, they will come back. This is a waste of food and effort. It's better to wait for the army to arrive, and then decide the male and female! ”

But Ji Guang was ordered by the king. Let him return to the division to the border of Chu State, and go there to join the army led by the prince. So Ji Guang took his light horse, and with a whistle, the wind team rolled up a cold moonlight and disappeared in an instant.