It is said that Dou Xin exchanged his brocade robe for a fishing boat, and King Zhao and his ministers took a boat from Chengjin to Yundi by water. Dou Xin and Dou Nest are all people from Yundi, and they are very familiar with the terrain and roads.

The Dou clan has been one of the princes of Chu for generations, and it is naturally a wang clan in Yundi, and there are many Dou clan junjie who are officials in the court. Since the old Xiangguo Dou Chengran was killed by King Ping, most of the Dou clan left Yingdu and returned to Yundi to avoid trouble. Later, King Zhao felt that King Ping had made many mistakes, and in order to appease the hearts of the descendants of the Dou clan, he re-activated the heroes of the Dou clan such as Dou Chao and Dou Xin.

In Yundi, the Dou clan still has a large number of people and is a famous family. According to the meaning of Douxin and Douchao, King Ping can be temporarily allowed to settle down in Yundi and then try to achieve great things.

Because King Zhao had nowhere to go for the time being, he thought that Dou Xin and Dou Chao would ask each other hard, so he agreed to come to Yundi and settle down. For the time being, it will be used as a base area, so as to gather the border generals and the scattered Chu soldiers from all over the country in order to make a comeback.

King Zhao led the princess Ji Mi and took a fishing boat to Yundi under the escort of the ministers. Douxin and Douchao returned to their homeland, and the villagers recognized themselves, so they passed on to each other. Dou Xin's younger brother Dou Huai learned that everyone had fled here with King Zhao, so he led his clan to greet King Zhao and his party.

Dou Xin introduced Dou Huai to King Zhao: "This is Dou Huai, the younger brother of the minister, and the son of Dou Chengran, the old Xiangguo." Please stop here for the time being, and the ministers will send a message to inform the border generals from all over the country, and let them lead the troops to the king of Yun Diqin. ”

Dou Huaibai saw King Zhao, saw that the monarch and his party were dressed in rags, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and knew that they were very embarrassed to flee all the way, so they ordered the servants to clean up the dishes, so that King Zhao and his ministers were full of food, and they were very dedicated.

Since this monarch and minister escaped from Yingdu, how dare he relax and have a full meal like this? Panic all the way to flee for their lives, afraid that the Wu army would chase after them. Even to sleep is to open one eye.

The meal was a hundred times better than the dry food on the way. Naturally, the monarchs and ministers were very grateful for Douhuai's hospitality. King Zhao was the first to express his attitude at the table: "Aiqing has the merit of being a diligent king, and if the widow can return to the country in the future, he will be rewarded!" ”

Dou Huai thanked King Zhao, and when he saw that everyone was full of wine and food, he arranged for servants to prepare hot soup for everyone to bathe.

At this time, Dou Chao and Dou Xin had dinner in the same case, and saw that Dou Huai was very respectful to King Zhao. Dou Chao was a little puzzled, and said to Dou Xin: "Dou Chengran, the father of Dou Huai, was repeatedly slandered by Fei Wuji in front of King Ping, and was later killed by King Ping. Dou Huai has always held a grudge against the king. I don't want him to be very respectful to the king today, is it a deceit? ”

Dou Xin groaned: "That's the matter of the ancestors, and it's also Fei Wuji's crime, how can Dou Xin hold a grudge against the king?" ”

"It's just that when I saw that Dou Huai was offering dishes for the king, his face was very respectful. But he's been secretly watching the king, so I always find his demeanor a little strange. It's better to be careful. ”

Dou Xin saw Dou Chao say so. Naturally, he didn't dare to be careless, so he discussed with Douchao: "Tonight, the two of us will personally serve the king, and we will know the difference." If you dare to do something wrong, I will kill him! ”

Dou Chao nodded yes, and the two of them were on guard to prevent accidents.

It's night. King Zhao went to bed early because of the fatigue of the journey. Dou Chao and Dou Xin did not alarm King Zhao, so they stood outside King Zhao's bedroom and guarded them personally.

It was the end of winter. The night in the south is still very wet and cold. Although Dou Chao and Dou Xin were shivering from the cold, they still didn't dare to be careless.

In the middle of the night, the sound of sharpening knives sounded in the compound, and the sound was extremely harsh. Dou Xin asked Dou Chao to protect the door of King Zhao's bedroom, and he came out alone to see what was going on.

Dou Xin stepped out of the backyard and came to the front yard, only to see a person in the courtyard sharpening a knife under the moon, while being angry, he said to himself: "Plant melons and get melons, plant beans and get beans." I will take revenge, the king of the fallen country! ”

Dou Xin was shocked, pretended to be calm, and asked, "My brother sharpened his knife in the middle of the night, and he was angry, but why?" ”

Dou Huai didn't hide it, and threw out a sentence: "I want to kill the king!" What does my brother think? ”

"Why did you have such a rebellious heart? Moreover, our country is in an eventful season, and Yingdu has been attacked by the Wu army. If the king survives, the state of Chu will survive; If the king dies, the state of Chu will die, don't you understand this truth? ”

Dou Huai said angrily: "In the past, my father sought the throne for King Ping, and his achievements were high, but he was victimized by Fei Wuji's slander! King Ping killed my father, why should I kill his son today to avenge my father?! Moreover, he is already the king of the dead country, what face is left in the world? ”

Seeing that Dou Huai was so unreasonable, Dou Xin scolded in a low voice: "Aren't you afraid of being heard by the king?" You're guilty of killing your head! Gentleman, heavens! Heaven will bring evil upon man, and how dare man resent? Besides, it's all in the past, what does it have to do with the king? ”

"The king lives in the temple and guards the country as the king, I dare not have the heart to kill the king! But today he is just a king of a dead country, and he is no longer the monarch of my Great Chu, so I am not killing the king but just assassinating the enemy. ”

Dou Xin sighed: "The king knows that the first king has made a lot of mistakes, and my uncle Dou Chengran was also harmed by Fei Wuji's slander, so the king also corrected it and began to use our brothers." Now you are taking advantage of the danger of others to kill the king, and heaven will not tolerate it! If you have to, I'll behead you first!" ”

Seeing that Dou Xin was like this, Dou Huai had to put away the short knife, hateful, and slammed the door.

However, it was said that although King Zhao was tired, he was very vigilant all the way out of Yingdu this time. That night, I heard the sound of scolding outside the hospital, and I had already put on my clothes and stayed, standing in front of the window to watch and eavesdrop.

Dou Xin and Dou Huai's words, King Zhao heard most of them. Seeing Dou Xin coming back again, he and Dou Chao were guarding outside the house, and his heart was at ease. King Zhao returned to the couch and sat in silence for the night, and his heart was decided.

Early the next morning, King Zhao did not discuss the matter, so he gathered his ministers and agreed on what everyone should do in the courtyard.

King Zhao said: "Since the widow lost Yingdu, after the sentinel horse inquiry, the Wu army is only active in the area of Yingdu, and it is not clear about our whereabouts. If we stay in Yundi, after Wu Jun knows about it, he will inevitably lead a large army to chase after him. However, the border generals of our army and the division of King Qin do not know when they will be able to gather here, so Yundi is not a place to stay. ”

When Dou Xin and Dou Chao heard this, they understood very well in their hearts, knowing that King Zhao already knew about last night's events, they began to be a little suspicious, and they didn't want to stay in Yundi anymore.

At this time, among the ministers, only Ziji is the backbone of the current ministers, and he is the cousin of King Zhao. Ziqi saw that King Zhao was unwilling to stay in Yundi, and now there are only a few civil and military generals accompanying him, and there is no soldier. And this Yundi is not too far from Yingdu, in case the Wu army learns the news and leads the troops to chase after it, it will definitely not be able to live in peace here.

Zi Ji proposed to go to Suiguo: "The minister thinks that the safest place at the moment is Suiguo." It is better for the king to go to Suiguo first, wait for the generals and ministers to gather in Suiguo, and then rely on Suiguo, a strategy to restore the country according to the map. With the north of the country can pass through the princes, the south can go to the capital of Ying, the minister thought it was the best choice. ”

King Zhao asked, "If the Wu army learns of our news, it will naturally raise troops to attack Suiguo." If the monarch and ministers of Suiguo are coerced by Wu Jun, what should they do? ”

"Since Suiguo surrendered to my Great Chu, he has sent envoys to pay tribute and worship every year, and he is very loyal to the king. If the Wu army forces each other, the monarchs and ministers of the Sui Kingdom will naturally not harm us. Besides, Suiguo is in the north and communicates with the princes of the Central Plains. If the Wu army comes to attack Suiguo, we will have a way to retreat, and we can leave Suifu and defect to the princes of the Central Plains. ”

King Zhao saw that Zi Qi was reasonable, so he agreed to Zi Qi's proposal, and the group turned around and rushed to Suiguo.

Dou Xin and Dou Chao agreed, and warned Dou Huai: "The virtuous brother will let go of his revenge from now on, and he can make immortal contributions to the future king to restore the country!" Our two brothers went to Suiguo to assist the king, and from now on you will gather your neighbors in Yundi and expand your soldiers. Now Wu Jun is too busy to take care of himself, and will only pay attention to the border passes of various important towns, and will not care about these small places. When the time is ripe, we will wave our teachers to restore the country, and the virtuous brother can be used as an internal response when the time comes, and the first merit of the restoration of the country is none other than the virtuous brother! ”

Dou Huai agreed, and asked the servants to prepare a lot of dry food and materials, and load them in ox carts for the monarchs and ministers of Chu to eat all the way. prepared a carriage for King Zhao and Princess Ji Mi to ride. Junchen hurried all the way to Suizhou, the capital of Suiguo.

When the Suijun heard that King Zhao had fled to Suiguo, he secretly sent his army, changed into civilian clothes, and went out of the city fifty miles to welcome King Zhao into the capital. (To be continued......)