Wu Xinjun was very happy after getting Handan, and he carnivaled for several days, and treated Kuaiche with courtesy. Zhang Er was very unhappy when he saw that Kuaiche had taken a county with the strategy of 'spreading the word for thousands of miles', so he was very cold to Kuaicher. Knowing that he was a jealous man, he prepared to leave. One day, he asked Wu Xinjun for his resignation: "The general is fortunate to listen to the old man's words and save the people from being killed, my goal has been achieved, and now I should leave!" When Wu Xinjun heard that Kui Che was leaving, he was very reluctant, so he resolutely kept him. Where is Kui Che willing to listen, insisting on leaving. Wu Xinjun had no choice but to give a heavy reward. Kui Che excused himself: "The old man has been adrift for most of his life, witnessing the destruction of the Six Kingdoms and the unification of the Qin State, no matter who rises or who dies, it is the suffering of the common people!" The old man just didn't want to see the people shed blood and suffer so he came to offer a plan, but fortunately, the general used my plan, which is really gratifying. There is still land around us that has not yet been obtained, so please ask the general to spread kindness, use both rigidity and softness, and take it slowly. Wu Xinjun agreed, and then set up a banquet for him to practice.

During the banquet, only Zhang Er and Chen Yu were accompanied. Zhang Er saw that Kui Che was leaving, so he happily said a few words, persuading him to take care of his body and pay attention to health preservation in the future. Kuaiche said to Wu Xinjun: "After I leave, please send troops to block Jingjing Pass as soon as possible, Wang Li will definitely come out from where to suppress it, and you must prevent the Qin army from leaving the pass, remember, remember!" Wu Xinjun said gratefully: "I don't dare to forget your old words, it's a pity that I can't keep Mr., I don't know where you are going in the future?" How else can I go to visit my husband? Kui Che smiled faintly and said, "The old man goes where I should go, and the general doesn't have to look for me anymore." Wu Xinjun personally sent Kuaiche outside the city. When parting, Kui Che said again: "The old man has something to tell me, please be sure to take precautions." Wu Xinjun asked what was the matter. Kui Che said: "Although the general has won Handan County, but the Qin general has newly surrendered, and the people's hearts are unpredictable, especially Li Liang, I think this person is debauched and arrogant, he is a capricious person, the general must guard against him!" Wu Xinjun said: "He has already surrendered, is there still two hearts?" He handed him a small box, told him to take it back and ponder it slowly, and then took his leave. Kuacher walked away like this, very chic and calm, which seemed to be extremely incommensurate with this boiling city. There is a poem that sighs and says:

The rise and fall of the five tyrants washed their ears and deaf, and the success or failure of the seven heroes turned empty.

Half a life has seen through the affairs of the world, who puts Li Min in his eyes?

Wu Xinjun sent Kuaiche away and came to the city, so he said to Zhang Er: "Why don't you keep Mr. Kuai?" Zhang Er smiled and said, "It's just a townsman, what's the use of keeping him?" Please put the general first on state affairs, and don't feel sorry for that village for a small scheme! Now I have something important to tell you, please listen to the general! Wu Xinjun was going to take out the box book and show it to Zhang Er, but when he said this, he didn't take it again, so there was something big about Zhang Er. Zhang Er called Chen Sheng's name without any scruples: "Since Chen Sheng raised troops in Qi County and occupied Chen County, he established himself as the king of Chu. The general now also led his troops and horses, experienced dozens of battles, and captured two large counties, and he should also be called king! When Wu Xinjun heard that he was called king, he was stunned, and only after a while did he say: "The king asked us to attack the land, but he didn't say anything about being king?" Zhang Er said excitedly: "At the beginning, Chen Sheng also claimed to be the king himself, why can't the general be the king now?" Besides, only by doing this will you be able to avoid being killed in the future? Wu Xinjun asked in surprise: "Where do you start with this?" Zhang Er said: "General, think about it, what is Chen Sheng doing to kill General Ge Ying for no reason?" Isn't it because he is very good at war, very good at conquering land? And your merits are now above ordinary people, which will inevitably cause him to be dissatisfied, how can he tolerate generals in the future? Therefore, only if you become king in the south as soon as possible, can you get rid of the unexpected disaster of killing! This is a heartfelt statement, and I hope the general will think twice. Wu Xinjun said: "Ge Ying was killed because he set up the king of Chu privately. Zhang Er said: "But Ge Ying later learned that Chen Sheng had set himself up as the king, so he killed the king he set up to ask for guilt, and in the end?" It's not that he was killed, this is because Chen Sheng is very afraid that General Ge Ying's merits will surpass him in the future, it is Ge Ying who challenged Chen Sheng's bottom line, making Chen Sheng feel that someone wants to seize his power, so he moved the idea of killing. Wu Xinjun said: "What Mr. said makes sense, then once we make this move, I am afraid that King Chen will immediately increase his troops in Zhao!" In that case, a powerful Qin state has not been eliminated, and there is one more enemy, isn't this self-defeating? Zhang Er said: "Chen Sheng is sending troops to destroy Qin, and he is not sure how to deal with Qin, how can he free up his hand to deal with us?" Wu Xinjun was silent.

That night, Chen Yu encouraged some celebrities in Handan to come to see Wu Xinjun, saying: "General, Chen Sheng was just a farmer in the field back then, but after he seized the city, he also established the king of Chu with peace of mind, and the general is now also leading the army, wearing strong and stubborn, charging into battle, and after dozens of fierce battles, he occupied the state of Zhao, and this credit is not under the king of Chu." With your present fame, how can you obey the temperance of that soldier again? Oh, it's the King of Chu, we said it wrong! Everyone said this deliberately, deliberately reminding Wu Xinjun: King Zhang Chu is an ordinary person, don't worship him, and then continued: "So judging from the current situation, Wu Xinjun should still establish himself as King Zhao and set up another portal, so that he can achieve the merits of the five hegemons in the future!" ”

Wu Xinjun was silent for a long time, and then hesitated: "What you said is certainly reasonable, but General Ge Ying was killed because of the establishment of the king, not to mention that my family is still in Chencheng?" Zhang Er understood the reason why Wu Xinjun didn't agree to be the king, so he stepped forward and said: "Please relax Wu Xinjun, I Zhang Er dare to guarantee with the head of the head: You call the queen, Chen Sheng will definitely not harm your family!" Wu Xinjun asked why. Zhang Er said: "The Qin State is still very strong, although Zhou Wen entered the customs, but after all, he did not defeat Xianyang and capture the Qin Emperor." Therefore, if the Qin State is not destroyed, how dare Chen Sheng return your family and offend you, if he offends you, doesn't it mean that he has set up another strong enemy like the Qin State? So I dare to assert: Chen Sheng will definitely not harm your family. Chen Yu also tried his best to say: "This is extremely right! I am also willing to take my life as a guarantee, Chen Sheng will never hurt your family! Wu Xinjun listened to the words of the two, and his heart was happy, but before he could speak, someone ran in and reported: "Report!" Wu Xinjun, General Zhou Wen's messenger has arrived! Wu Xinjun didn't know what was going on, so he immediately sent an order to the messenger to see him.

I saw the messenger walking into the lobby covered in blood, it seemed that the messenger was very tired, and he had been riding for a long time, and when he came to the lobby, he collapsed on the ground. Seeing that he was so embarrassed, Wu Xinjun hurriedly asked what was going on. But the messenger opened his mouth, and could not speak. Wu Xinjun quickly brought a bowl of water for the messenger to drink. The messenger drank a few sips before choking up: "General Wu, General Zhou, he led the army to victory all the way, and after breaking through Hangu Pass, he drove straight into the water pavilion east of Xianyang!" We learned from all sources that there was no Qin army in Xianyang, it was really an empty city, but who would have thought: first Wang Ben came to surrender, and then there was Zhang Han's sneak attack, and I killed my 300,000 army overnight! When the messenger said this, he could not stop weeping. When the generals heard this, they were shocked. Wu Xinjun said: "Is General Zhou safe?" The messenger sent him out of the customs and stationed the remnants in Caoyangyi. Now I'm waiting for the army to come to the rescue, General Wu, please send troops as soon as possible, right? Zhang Er asked: "Since you know that the Qin State has no army to send, where did the soldiers and horses come from to defeat you?" The messenger said: "The state of Qin armed the hundreds of thousands of prisoners in Lishan, and let a man named Zhang Han lead it, and they suddenly killed the camp at night...... Pity me, hundreds of thousands of soldiers are in a dream......" When the army heard this, they were all stunned. Zhang Er said lightly: "You have worked hard all the way, go to the pavilion to rest and eat first, and we will discuss this matter immediately." When he had finished speaking, he motioned to the left and right, and led the messenger out.

After the messenger went out, Zhang Er immediately knelt down to Wu Xinjun and said in a sonorous voice: "Now that you are the king of Zhao, this is a heaven-sent opportunity!" Wu Xinjun was shocked: "General Zhou has just been defeated, and he is still waiting for us to come to the rescue, how can I have the heart to be the king?" Zhang Er said: "Now that General Zhou Wen has lost the battle, this is the time for Chen Sheng to use you." If you are the king now, Chen Sheng must be afraid that if we don't rescue General Zhou, we will send your family here quickly, so don't miss the opportunity! I have heard, 'Heaven and Buddha take the blame; When it doesn't work, it suffers. 'I hope the general can act vigorously and resolutely to collect the merits of the five hegemons!' Wu Xinjun was overjoyed at this time, and immediately agreed to be the king.

So they prepared the crown dress overnight, and also cleaned the hall of the county hall as a palace, and decorated it inside and out, and the sergeants and the people were full of joy and joy. But after Zhou Wen's messenger was taken care of by them for a meal, no one cared about it anymore. When the envoy heard that the military minister was going to establish himself as the king of Zhao, he rushed to meet him and was about to ask him to send troops as soon as possible, but was blocked by the guards. The messenger fell to his knees and wept bitterly with his head to heaven, and his helpless cry was drowned out by the roaring cries of the king.

Three days later, the soldiers built a memorial platform in the south of the city. Zhang Er and others came to the stage with Wu Xinjun, and first dressed Wu Xinjun in the dragon robe and crown. Wu Xinjun sacrificed to the Black Emperor and the eight generations of ancestors of the Zhao State. Then the ministers knelt down together and bowed to King Zhao and said: "Long live the king, long live, long live!" The king of Zhao gave the people a flat body, and then came to the city surrounded by everyone. Luan and umbrella covers have been used all the way, all kinds of weapons cover the sky and the sun, all kinds of flags are like clouds, and the big flag of Zhao is also fluttering in the wind. At this time, people had already changed the county hall of Handan into a palace, and King Zhao came to the palace and ascended the throne of King Zhao.

King Zhao named Zhang Er as the right prime minister, Shao Shao as the left prime minister, Chen Yu as the general, Li Liang as the deputy general, Zhang Qiang and Xue Yue as the captain, Handan Bao Chao as the secretary, Zixia as the imperial history, Han Guang and Zheng Tiao as the captain, and the rest of the people and horses each had a reward, and gave the title of first-class, rewarded the three armies, and ate and drank for three days. After the reward was completed, the ministers once again saluted and shouted long live. The voice echoed for a long time in the empty palace of King Zhao. This is really a whim for the king, and Zhang Er Chen Yu is selfish; Kuaicher's last words were forgotten, after all, there was no past or present in his chest.

Wu Chen said that the queen was really proud, so he immediately sent an envoy to Chencheng to prepare to welcome his family. The messenger came to Chencheng. When King Chen heard that Wuchen had established himself as King Zhao, he was not only furious, but immediately ordered that Wuchen's entire family be arrested and killed. Cai Ci of Shangzhu State hurriedly advised: "The Qin State has not been eradicated, and killing the family of the military minister is to set up an enemy like the Qin State, why don't you send an envoy to Handan to congratulate, first stabilize the military minister, and order him to send troops to the west, and when the Qin State is eliminated, it is not too late to ask the guilty military minister?" King Chen said angrily: "Zhou Wen has already captured Hangu Pass, and the army of the false king is also in Sanchuan County, why bother to use Wuchen's house!" At this time, Taishi Kong Kun also persuaded: "'The three armies can win the commander, but the horsemen cannot win the ambition. 'Wu Chen's self-proclaimed king of Zhao is fundamentally impossible to change, and killing his family now will increase his hatred. Why didn't the king recognize his honorific title, and then become an ally with him, so that he could share the same hatred and destroy the tyrannical Qin first. Wang Zhi said: "Wuchen is the king, it must be Zhang Er's idea, he now supports the king of Zhao, this is also to imitate the king!" When King Chen heard Wang Zhi's words, he was very angry, but there was no reason to kill anyone, so he ordered the messenger to be dragged out and chopped. Everyone didn't dare to persuade again.

The envoy was beheaded, and King Chen wanted to send troops to attack the military ministers. Wang Zhi hurriedly admonished: "Great King, now is the time to destroy Qin, if we kill each other, this is the reason why the six countries could not unite and fall in the past?" The minister believes that not only should there be no internal conflict now, but also the superficial relationship must be maintained, so you should escort Wuchen's family to Handan as soon as possible. Only in this way will the military ministers be grateful to the king, and if they are grateful to the king, they will definitely join forces with our country to destroy the tyrannical Qin! King Chen said: "Wuchen is just a member of the outnumbered generals, if you don't ask about the crime now, what if other generals follow suit?" Cai Ci said: "What the king said makes sense, but now that Qin has not been destroyed, please ask the king to be patient for the time being, wait for the destruction of Qin, and then add troops to Zhao?" Wang Zhi also arrived: "If you don't want to be a favor, you will recognize Wuchen, the honorific title of King Zhao, so that the alliance between Chu and Zhao will be formed." Kong Kun said: "As the saying goes, 'if you make a mistake, you will lose everything', not to mention that it is a national event!" Don't always think that your power is strong and do whatever you want, the war on the front line is immeasurable. As the saying goes, 'Dapeng spreads its wings, just by its wings.' 'If you lose your wings now, how can you fly?' If the Qin army wins and suddenly arrives in Chendi, it will not be possible to rely on the strength of our family alone, and please don't make a stalemate with the military ministers! Only then did King Chen dispel the idea of attacking Wuchen.

The next day, King Chen consulted with his ministers: "The land of Wei and Qi have not yet been captured, and if the military ministers send troops south, the east of the river will not be owned by the state of Chu." Cai Cijin said: "The king is right, it is better to choose a reliable person as a general, and in the name of capturing Wei Land, lead his troops north to capture Dongjun and Jibei County, and then garrison troops there." After we capture Guanzhong, we will immediately march together, cross the river and swing the land of Pingyan and Zhao, and Heshuo will be in the hands of the king! Chen Wang said: "Jiangnan is also unoccupied, so it is better to send two route armies." If both roads are successful, the world will naturally return to Chu, what else is Lone worried about? Wang Zhi said: "Two roads are good, but if there are too many soldiers sent out, Chen Cheng will be empty." If the Western Route Army is defeated, we will have no army to support. King Chen said without thinking: "How come? The widows have already sent troops to all parts of the world, and the total number of troops is no less than a million! Besides, the false king is now occupying the key point in the world - Xingyang City, what is there to worry about? "I worshipped my henchman Zhou Shi as the general, raised 50,000 troops to the north to collect Wei land, and asked my brother-in-law to summon Ping to raise 30,000 troops to capture Donghai County. Zhou Shi and Zhaoping set off on the same day.

When the news that King Chen had killed King Zhao's envoy and sent troops to capture Dongjun reached Handan City, King Zhao was very frightened and said to Zhang Er: "Gu was originally an ordinary person in Chen Di, and I remember that once I escaped to avoid servitude, but Gu's parents were arrested by the government, and they were almost killed that time. The second elder often worries about loneliness, and the family always lives in fear and insecurity. Today, Lone finally has a bright future, but he still can't do his filial piety under the knees of the second elder, Lone thinks of them, and his heart is like a knife. Now that they are in Chendi, it is really unpredictable, and King Chen sent troops to attack Dongjun, which is clearly the meaning of asking Gu for sin? Zhang Er said: "It's the nature of a child to worry about his parents. Now the king will send another messenger with your handwritten letter, and then go to express his heart to King Chen, and King Chen will return it to your family. King Zhao sent another envoy to Chencheng to negotiate.

When the envoy came to Chencheng and saw King Chen, he handed over King Zhao's letter, which read:

His Majesty the King of Zhang Chuguo: The minister heard the ancient adage that 'the mother is more precious than the son, and the father is proud of the son'. Now although I have not obtained your consent to claim the king, which makes you very angry, if you can't accept the honorific title of the minister, the minister is willing to give up, but if the second elder of the minister is hurt because of the fault of the minister, the minister will be like a walking corpse, even if he leads an army of millions, he will not do anything. I hope that the king can take care of the past, so that the minister's family can reunite and enjoy the joy of family. If he can get his wish, the minister will definitely donate his body to serve the king for the rest of his life, and he will not dare to be arrogant for the rest of his life.

After Wang Chen saw it, he remembered his parents and was immediately sad. Suddenly, a sergeant came in and reported: "Report! The king, after General Zhou Wen entered the pass, he was attacked by the Qin army, suffered a defeat, and had withdrawn from the Hangu Pass. He is now leading the remnants to retreat to Caoyangyi, asking the king for reinforcements quickly! The news was like a shout, and everyone was stunned. King Chen couldn't believe his ears and asked, "How is this possible?" How could it be defeated? Did you misspeak? The sergeant said it again. Cai Ci immediately asked Wuchen's envoy to go out first, and then said to King Chen: "King, anything is possible. Although this news is unacceptable, it is a fact, and now we should find a way to reinforce General Zhou as soon as possible? King Chen asked, "How to save it, there are only tens of thousands of people here." Cai Ci said: "Chen Cheng is the capital of Chu State, and it can't be guarded without an army?" But the fake king has been holding Li You in Xingyang for more than a month. He is the closest to Cao Yang, why didn't he save it? Kong Kun objected: "Xingyang is located in the world, and Li You is a famous general of Qin, if you can't take Xingyang, or Li You takes advantage of the division of our army to defeat the fake king, Sanchuan will be lost." It is very inappropriate to let the false king divide his troops! I think King Zhao has just recovered Hebei, and their morale is high, so let him rescue Zhou Wen, right? Chen Wang agreed to Kong Kun's suggestion. In order to express his sincerity, King Chen named Zhang Er's son Zhang Ao as the king of Chengdu, and asked him to go to Handan to congratulate him, so that the military ministers could enjoy the honorific title of King Zhao, and escort his family back to Handan together.

Far away in the city of Handan in Hebei, one day King Zhao anxiously asked Zhang Er: "According to the deadline for the envoys to return and return, they should also come back." But there is no news yet, could it be that King Chen killed the envoy again? Zhang Er said: "Please rest assured, Chen Sheng will never be like that!" If he doesn't send your family here, he will crusade against the Chu State first! As he was talking, the guards came in to report that Prime Minister Zhang's son-in-law had escorted the king's family to the city of Handan. When Zhang Er and King Zhao heard this, they were overjoyed and hurried out of the city to greet them. King Zhao saw that the family was safe and sound, and Zhang Er was very happy when he saw his son come back. Zhang Ao visited Queen Zhao and came to see his father Zhang Er, and said that King Chen had named him the king of Chengdu, and specially congratulated King Zhao, and said that King Chen asked King Zhao to send troops to reinforce General Zhou Wen as soon as possible. King Zhao happily agreed, and then led the army into the city, and held a banquet in the palace of King Zhao to celebrate the reunion.

The next day, Zhang Er and Chen Yu came to see King Zhao and said: "The minister heard from Chengdu Jun last night that the king was king in Zhao Di, and Chen Sheng was actually very angry. On the surface, he came to congratulate him just for the rescue, so we have to disobey him. King Zhao said: "Lone has already agreed to send troops, how can he go back on his word?" Zhang Er smiled and said: "People who do big things must not be too pedantic!" At present, Chen Sheng wants us to reinforce Zhou Wen, but the minister thinks it is inappropriate. You think, if the State of Chu destroys the State of Qin, Chen Sheng will definitely blame Zhao! If he suffers a loss in the future, it is better not to give Chen Sheng a chance now. King Zhao asked what should be done. Chen Yu preemptively said: "We will treat King Chen's envoy well, and all his conditions will be agreed." After he left, King Zhao sent troops to expand our territory. If you can get the whole territory of Hebei, you will be based on the big river in the south, and Yan and Dai in the north, even if the Chu State destroys the Qin State in the future, Chen Sheng will not dare to add troops to Zhao, at that time, the King of Chu and the King of Zhao will go hand in hand, divide the river and rule, this is the work of the five tyrants! King Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this, so he fully adopted the suggestions of the two.

King Zhao then summoned King Chen's envoy, entertained him with wine and meat, and promised to rescue Zhou Wen immediately. However, after the envoy left, King Zhao sent Chen Yu to capture Julu County, Li Liang to capture Hengshan County, and Han Guang to capture Guangyang County, but ignored General Zhou Wen.