In the spring of March, the grass grows and the warbler flies.

Jinling, the royal garden.

In the twilight rain, a skinny old man with frosty white hair, wearing a mink hat, a dark brown cloak, and a bamboo cane, walked slowly.

On both sides of the road, there are pines and cypresses, green bamboos, and plum blossoms.

As he walked, a civil official beside him read a recent recital for him.

"On the fifth day of the first month, the king of Shu sacrificed to the sky, called the emperor, the country name Han, and the year name Jianye."

"On the sixth day of the same month, the little emperor of Sizhou, worshiped Shu from afar, announced that the Great Yan Kingdom was exhausted, the Great Yan Mandate was returned, and Chen Min was killed in front of the palace, and his wife and children were preserved."

When the civil official read this, his hands trembled a little, and he paused before continuing:

“······ After last month, the Han Emperor waved his army south, threatening to ····· Threaten to capture Wu Hou alive! ”

When the old man heard this, he laughed:

"Li Chengye wants to capture the orphan alive? Lone is a lot old, even if he is not captured, how many years does Lone have to look forward to? ”

Looking up a few steps away, a tree covered in silver, and he could vaguely smell a little elegant fragrance of plum blossoms, and he was a little distracted:

"When others say this, Lone doesn't believe it, but he Li Chengye says this, and Lone has to believe it."

“······· This son was born in the county, and his family was prosperous in Chinese, and all five generations of the county order were issued, and he married the jiedu envoy. ”

"At the age of sixteen, he joined the army as a lieutenant, invaded the county, had a guard and horses, he guarded the city for seven days and seven nights, and sent dead soldiers to lurk, killed the enemy general in the barracks, and broke the enemy in one fell swoop········ After that, the county was seized. ”

"After that, the marshal died of illness, and the young marshal succeeded to the throne, he secretly ran the two counties, collected the displaced people, organized and trained the new army, and reclaimed more than 200,000 acres of wasteland, laying a foundation."

"If it is two years, fame, popularity, money and food, and the army are all ready, and he united his hands to seize the young marshal's foundation as an old handsome son-in-law, and the land of one government and six counties is in his hands, and he has emerged, thinking about it is also the time when his great luck is flourishing."

"Later, but in half a year, Linjun Jiedu made a sick person, his son succeeded to the throne in a hurry, and the people's hearts were unstable, he secretly sent people to lobby his subordinates, and the inside and outside should be combined, and there will be more counties in March."

"With the power of the two counties, they soon occupied Dongyizhou, annexed Xiyizhou and Longjian one after another, and vigorously promoted the organization of households and Qi people, forcing the savages in the mountains to go down the mountain for the people······· If it was only two years, he defeated Su Dexiang in Chengdu, occupied Yizhou, and was known as the king of Shu. ”

"And at this time, he is only twenty-two, what a young man·······"

Old Wu Hou sighed:

"When I went down to Yangzhou in the name of the clan, I didn't have such a good life as him."

"There is pressure from the imperial court, there are many families under the constraints, the teeth will be unruly, the teeth soldiers are useless, the county governance is chaotic, and the treasury is empty······· After more than ten years of painstaking efforts, he slowly rectified the rule of officials, repaired ordnance, organized and trained the new army, promoted civil and military affairs, and went through three major wars to have this foundation. ”

"Later, a decree from the imperial court came down, asking me to hand over the military and political power and enter the court to listen to the training······· I simply withdrew the flag, established the Marquis of Wu on my own, and established the State of Wu. ”

"Yangzhou was called Wuzhou in ancient times, and it is one of the thirteen ancient states in the world, and Wu is also the name of the orthodox ancient princes."

"At the beginning, someone advised me to stand on my own feet and not take Yangzhou as a pastor, but to call it Wu Hou·········· Now that I think about it, there is a lot of meaning in it, as if it is ········ As if there really was a destiny. ”

Old Wu Hou's old face had a look of nostalgia and melancholy.

"At that time, there were soldiers and horses from the imperial court to take me, I lost the first battle, and I was almost pushed into a corner, and it happened that a heavy rain covered my tracks and allowed me to escape."

"After I went back, I checked the details, beheaded dozens of officials, reorganized the soldiers and horses, repelled the imperial army, and captured 30,000 prisoners."

"After this battle, the court is declining, and it is no longer able to conquer me········ Now that I think about it, I can't live with the Dayan royal family, if I don't stand on my own and never lose Yangzhou, Dayan Guozuo may be able to last for another hundred years. ”

"Although I didn't regret it at that time, I was also in my forties, and I thought several times about whether I could take Jingzhou or Xuzhou······ It's a pity that several times the troops were sent in vain. ”

"After many times, they broke their soldiers and lost their spirit, and some people admonished that it was so detrimental to people's livelihood········ Hey, don't I know who's playing tricks? ”

Old Wu Hou shook his head and sighed:

"I envy Li Chengye, born in a good time, troubled times are the time to use soldiers, only when the world is chaotic, can the royal industry be prosperous."

"Although I have some energy, I can't help it, and there are many constraints inside, and I am not confused when I am over the years, and I will not achieve anything."

At this point, Lao Wu Hou sighed many times, almost sad.

Na Wenchen didn't dare to listen anymore, and said first:

"My lord, don't be sad and depressed, you still have the son, and we ······ Although Lian Po is old, he can still fight, not to mention that you are famous in your life, how can you listen to the slander and slander of villains? ”

"Although the King of Shu's troops are sharp, they are far from being irresistible, and the northern Hu cavalry is also his henchman, and sooner or later there will be a big battle."

"Minister, I am willing to be an envoy, contact the Hu people, and fight against the puppet emperor together!"

Between the sincere words, this Wenchen was unwilling to recognize Li Chengye's throne, and only called him the puppet emperor and the king of Shu.

Old Wu Hou smiled and said with relief:

"Qingchen, I already understand your thoughts, get up first."

Wenchen, who was called Qingchen, got up slowly, but heard Old Wu Hou say:

"I don't mean anything else when I tell you these things today, I just want to find someone to talk to."

"When I am old, the people around me who used to follow me are dying and old, and at this time, I can't even find anyone who can speak."

"Your father was also my old friend when I was a child, and he followed me all the way to Wu, and he made great achievements, but unfortunately he died to save me······· I've always kept you by my side, watched you grow up, treated you as my nephew, and I can say something to you. ”

"To tell the truth, when Li Chengye came, I was really not sure that I could beat him······· How sharp is the Hu Ren's soldiers, and they are still folded by him? In the land of Wu Yue, can he defeat the soldiers of his five states? You don't have to comfort me, I don't think there's much hope. ”

"I'm old, people say forty and don't be confused, I'm long past this age, and my heart has been smooth over the years, and I don't have the sharpness I used to have."

"But you're right, I still have children, and there are some things I can still do········ Qingchen, you take my order and transfer troops to kill the Zhen family! ”

Old Wu Hou was murderous, and Xu Qingchen was cold when he heard it.

"Ten years ago, I couldn't move them, ten years later, I can't move?"