In 506 B.C., in the fourth year of Lu Dinggong, Wu Wang Lu took Wu Zixu as the main commander and Sun Wu as the general, commanding tens of thousands of troops to attack Chu, five battles and five victories, and attacked Yingdu, the capital of Chu, and King Chu Zhao fled.

Shen Baoxu, the minister of Chu, saw that the king of Guopo had fled, and rushed to Qin to beg for help. Qin Aigong hesitated, and Shen Baoxu cried outside the palace gate for seven days and seven nights, and the water and rice did not enter, which moved Qin Aigong and ordered the troops.

After several months of fierce fighting, coupled with internal strife in the state of Wu, the Wu army was defeated.

King Zhao of Chu returned to Yingdu, fearing that the Wu army would come again, so he moved the capital to Ruo, southeast of Yicheng, Hubei Province. This battle, which lasted for more than 10 months, is known as the "Battle of Wu Chu Yingdu" in history.

Knowing that Wu attacked Chu and that Chu was about to be defeated, Fang Jishi set off for Chu again to find the whereabouts of his enemy, Prince Ji Chao.

Although Fang Jishi was a historical illiterate, when he heard about the two characters sent by the Wu State, he expected that the Chu State would fall.

The two figures of the Wu State attacking the Chu State faction were Wu Zixu and Sun Wu. Wu Zixu, a historical figure, Fang Jishi is not very clear. But Sun Wu is a historical figure, he still knows a little.

Sun Wu, that is, the author of "The Art of War"!

With such a big man going on the expedition, the state of Chu is doomed to failure.

Fang Jishi was idle, so he quietly went to the Chu State.

The state of Chu was defeated, the government and the opposition were in chaos, the officials fled for their lives, and the state administration was paralyzed. As you can imagine! The Ji Dynasty, which relied on the power of the Chu State to exist, could be regarded as completely losing its backer.

So! Fang Jishi felt that the opportunity had come, and the Ji Dynasty would have nowhere to hide, so he could only survive by relying on the money he had brought. In order to lighten the burden, it is very likely that he will send some of his personal entourage away. The Ji Dynasty has no Chu State to rely on, and there is no one to keep secrets for him anymore.

Fang Jishi was very disappointed, the ancient transportation and information were really backward. He inquired for months, but still found nothing.

It was not until 505 BC, the fifth year of Lu Dinggong, that he received news of the Ji Dynasty from the fleeing crowd.

Ji Chao saw that the situation in the south of the Yangtze River in Chu was tense, so he hid in Jiangbei. He first hid in the capital of the Chu State, and then hid in the countryside.

At this time, it was very difficult for him to survive, let alone take revenge on others for doing bad things. At this time, the Ji Dynasty just wanted to live well and get through this difficult period quickly.

In the heart of this wicked man, for the time being, there is no idea of revenge on others, but! is still a thief, waiting for a comeback.

It took Fang Jishi a few more months to find out the whereabouts of Ji Chao. When he came to Ji Chao's residence, he couldn't believe it? Is this a place where people who want to be the Son of Heaven live? It is entirely a place of hermit retreat.

Ji Chao lived in a small hill, a row of thatched houses, a piece of mountainous land. There is a pond of clear water in front of the thatched house, and a small stream flows down the hill, past the pond and then down to the Pingchuan River. Behind the thatched house, there are green mountains and bamboo forests.

The mountain recess sits in the north and faces south, and the sun is abundant. On one side of the thatched house, there is a small hill with rocks and pine trees.

It's true! What a place to retreat.

Now by Ji Chao's side, there are no tens of thousands of troops, only a dozen personal generals. These generals have mediocre martial arts, but! All of them are die-hard and foolish.

The only path leading to the mountain recess was sealed by the people of the Ji Dynasty and could not be entered. To enter, you have to carve out your own way.

Fang Jishi tried to enter the hollow, but was unsuccessful. In desperation, I had to carve out my own path.

Around the recesses of the mountain, the people of the Ji Dynasty were afraid that someone would find them, so they set up countless mechanisms. Ostensibly to capture prey, it is actually to prevent hunters and enemies from entering.

During the day, there are people standing on the hill to guard the surroundings, and when they see a suspicious person approaching, they stop it. If you insist on entering, they'll fire arrows.

The people around knew who the people living in the recesses were, and they didn't dare to approach. Not to mention that he may be the future Son of Heaven, just because he is the person arranged by the great officials of the Chu State, no one around him dares to provoke him.

Fang Jishi tried several times, but it was unsuccessful. In desperation, he had no choice but to attack. He inquired, and in addition to Ji Chao, there were fifteen personal loyalists inside. Usually, the Ji Dynasty would send someone out to inquire about the situation. The rest of the people worked as guards while farming.

With no money on hand, the Ji Dynasty had to consider living for a long time, so he had to farm, raise fish, hunt, and survive.

After making all the preparations, it was dark that day, Fang Jishi dressed up as a nearby villager and swaggered towards the recess.

"Who? Hold it! The guard, hidden in the darkness, shouted.

"Deliver food to the prince!" Fang Jishi replied in a changed tone.

He doesn't know who the other party is? Will you hear him, or recognize him? So! Had to install.

"Who are you?"

"I'm Orion! Give the prince a prey! ”

"What about the prey? Take it out! Put it down! ”

Fang Jishi put down the basket on his back, took out a hare and two pheasants from it, and put them on the ground.

"You can go!"

"Yes!"

"Get out!"

"I'll get out!" Fang Jishi agreed, snickered self-deprecatingly, and turned around to pretend to leave.

Seeing this, the person hiding in the darkness seemed a little impatient, and got out, picked up the prey on the ground, and prepared to leave.

Fang Jishi saw that the other party appeared, turned around suddenly, ran over quickly, and killed this guard with lightning speed. And then! Quickly run into the grass and hide.

After waiting for a while, without any movement, he came out again and moved the body and prey aside to hide. After discovering this one person, he took off the guard's clothes and put them on himself. And then! Run to where this guy was hiding.

Only then did he discover that there was a hidden path on the side of the sentry, and this path led straight to the recess. Thus! Above the open passage, there are definitely traps or something.

Inside, it's calm in the hollow.

Two guards stood in the high house, sitting in the darkness and guarding the outside. A dog saw someone coming in and barked a few times. It may be that he smelled the smell of this person and was not his own, so he pounced out of his post and shouted at him.

"Brute! Blind! In the darkness, one of the guards shouted.

Another guard laughed and said, "Where does a dog have eyes, it sniffs through its nose!" ”

That's it! Fang Jishi pounced and killed this nasty dog with a fatal knife. And then! Pretending to be holding a dog, he walked briskly to the place where the light was.

Before the two guards could come to their senses, he had already entered the lighted door of the hut.

"What are you doing?" Under the eaves, a guard stopped over and asked.

Fang Jishi didn't speak, and stabbed the man to death. Regardless of whether there is anyone else around, just push the door and enter.

Under the light, Ji Chao was drinking wine alone, borrowing wine to kill his sorrows, and he was a little hazy.

"Who? You? Seeing that someone had broken in, Ji Chao was trying to find someone to get angry. Outcome! He was very familiar with the person who came.

"you!"

Fang Jishi said while slamming on it, no need to say more nonsense, a knife was fatal, and the result was Ji Chao.

Ji Chao's eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it: Fang Jishi would chase him to the Chu State and kill him. It's been so many years, and he still hasn't given up on this guy! No! He hasn't forgotten the hatred yet!

No! Hatred cannot be forgotten! He remembers this man as well! If he doesn't die? If he still has a chance to turn over, he will also go to his Fang Cornerstone for revenge.

If you don't let me live well, I won't let you die well!

(End of chapter)