Chuhou Mansion.

Cai Tong advocated frugality, to the point of being stingy. Usually, the surroundings of his residence are empty, there is almost no decoration in the house, and even the furniture has been used for more than ten years and has never been replaced.

Now in the courtyard outside Cai Tong's residence, there are buildings of people, anxiously waiting. And the vicinity of Cai Tong's residence is also guarded by his personal guards, and the thick curtain covers the inside and outside, making it impossible to see the situation inside.

In addition to the alchemists in the mansion, there is only the general Wen Qing, and even Cai Tong's son Cai Yun can't enter, so he can only wait outside.

In the first battle of Liang Shu, the Liang army was defeated. After Huan Wu retreated to the Shendu, he said that he was ill, and let Huan Qi and Huan Zheng's two sons fight openly and secretly, and even allowed the courtiers in the court who were loyal to the Xia family to jump up and down.

The gods were in chaos, and the morale of the Liang army was low. The Chu army fought successively, and was about to take Wancheng, but Cai Tong fell for Huan Wu's plan and led the army to advance lightly, but was ambushed by the Liang army. More than a dozen generals were surrounded and killed by the Liang army in order to cover his withdrawal. What's more, 50,000 elite Chu troops were killed by Huan Wu's order.

After Cai Tong learned the news, he vomited a mouthful of blood on the spot and fainted. After returning to Yingdu, he arranged several times to isolate the inside and outside. Except for a few of Cai Tong's cronies, no one knows how he is now?

The sound of crying sounded in his ears, disturbing Cai Yun's heart upset. The cry was carried by a graceful young woman who held a child's hand tightly.

Cai Yun's younger brother Cai Ying!

Cai Yunnai is Cai Tong's eldest son and Cai Tong's successor. It's just that he, the successor, doesn't have any chips in his hands at the moment, except for a reputation.

Cai Tong has been in charge of the Chu State for more than ten years, and he has monopolized the power and cannot allow others to get involved, even his son.

And Cai Ying is different, although he is young, the force behind him is the Yun clan of Chudi. And this crying woman is Cai Ji, the youngest daughter of the Yun clan patriarch.

Compared with Cai Yun, the Yun clan is more willing to support his younger brother Cai Ying.

This is also the reason why Cai Yun is anxious at this time. Cai Ji, the woman, put on a crying appearance, and wanted to take Cai Ying inside several times, but was stopped by the guards who guarded her.

Cai Ji wanted to do something, Cai Yun was clear, nothing more than wanting to take advantage of Cai Tong's serious illness to let his father change Cai Ying as the son of the family and inherit the Chu State.

Therefore, outside this residence, Cai Yun's subordinates and the officials of the Yun clan confronted each other, and they did not dare to leave for a moment, for fear of letting the other party take advantage of the loophole.

It's just that what neither of these forces expected was that at this time, under the guidance of the guards in the palace, a person entered their field of vision.

This person was familiar with one of the officials of the two forces present, and it was Yan Le, the envoy of Shu State. Yan Le didn't greet everyone, his face was serious, and he walked towards Cai Tong's residence in full view of everyone, without the slightest obstruction.

"Why can the envoys of Shu go in, but the close ministers of our lord can't go in. What is Wen Qing doing at this time? Yan Le's arrival made everyone present nervous, and they questioned more and more, but all they got was Cai Tong's indifferent gaze.

There was a smell of medicine in the room, and Yan Le lifted the curtains, but saw Cai Tong lying on the bed, his face pale and extremely weak. And Wen Qing was guarding the side, saw Yan Le, and said: "The lord is seriously ill and can't get up for the time being, and he is worried about him." ”

Yan Le smiled and said, "Chu Hou is also a hero, so why be so tempted?" ”

When Yan Le said this, Wen Qing's face changed, but Cai Tong sat up straight, without the slightest look of illness just now.

"How do you see through it?"

"When I came, my lord once said that if the Marquis of Chu is seriously ill, he will definitely show his health. Vice versa. ”

Cai Tong narrowed his eyes and looked at Yan Le, silent for a while. Yan Le was not in a hurry, so he waited.

"If I'm really seriously ill, what does Yang Xian want to do?"

Cai Tong's face was gloomy, and in this dark room, a pair of eyes were as sharp as an eagle.

Yan Le bowed his hand, and his expression remained unchanged.

"Hou Ye is a loyal minister of the Great Zhou, the state of Chu is also the feudal state of the Great Zhou, and the two countries of Shu and Chu are companions against the Huan thief. As for what the lord is thinking, can I and other courtiers speculate? ”

Yan Le's words were the same as if he didn't say them.

Cai Tong smiled, but the meaning in this smile was inexplicable.

"I heard that the King of Shu has disappeared, and Yang Xian has disappeared for nearly two months. Shuzhong was shaken, although Yang Chun was in Xiancheng, but the Xia clan would not give up after all. ”

"Master Hou said with a smile, the king of our country is in Badi at the moment, Fushun people, why is he missing?"

Cai Tong stared at Yan Le, as if he wanted to cut him from head to inside to see if it was black or white. It's just that after all, Cai Tong, who was sitting on the couch, leaned back slightly, revealing a relaxed posture.

"The king of Shu was canonized as the crown prince of the Great Zhou by the Son of Heaven, and the marquis resisted the thieves and failed to offer a congratulatory gift. The Shu envoy came just in time, and Benhou was willing to offer ten warships as a national gift. ”

"Thank you Lord Hou for your kindness!"

Yan Le bowed and retreated. Wen Qing saw Yan Le's figure disappear, and immediately said to Cai Tong: "Lord, ten warships are half of the belongings of the Jiaozhou Navy Army. Isn't it given to Yang Xian to increase the combat power of the Shu State Naval Army? ”

"If I don't give it, won't Yang Xian come to rob it? It is clearly written in the letters of other countries: the sea tribe is rampant and intrudes on the border. There was a shortage of warships, and the thieves were ineffective. What do you mean, don't you understand? ”

When Cai Tong said this, he couldn't get angry in his heart, coughed a few times, and stood up with Wen Qing's support.

Cai Tong is not without illness, but it is not as serious as the outside world thinks. He was sick with a heart, and he was sad for the 50,000 Chu troops.

50,000 Chu troops were killed by Huan Wukeng, and Yingdu didn't know how many people wore linen and filial piety.

And Cai Tongben and Huan Wu are from the same era, and they are even a few years older than him. Having lost the old capital he has saved over the years, Cai Tong is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to go north to the Central Plains in his lifetime.

"Hou Shen died in Xuzhou, and the pressure on Wu State is greater than that of my Chu State. Yang Xian will not let go of this opportunity to take advantage of the fire, but I don't know how the little cubs of the Hou family will deal with it? ”

Cai Tong slowly walked a few steps forward, listening to the noise outside, and shook his head slightly.

"Huan Wukeng killed my 50,000 sons, and designed to get rid of Lord Wu and kill Mo Du, which can be described as poisonous as a tiger and as deep as an abyss. So far, in the three directions of Wu, Chu and the East China Sea, the Liang army no longer has major worries. ”

Speaking of this, the expression on Cai Tong's face changed inexplicably, covering his heart.

"Huan Wugu is sighing, Yang Xian is even more terrifying!"