As the so-called suspects don't use, use people without suspicion.

Qingji is very clear about Lu Ming's ability, but he was too sensitive to Lu Ming's identity before.

This person is an old minister of the Yue Kingdom, and he cherishes his homeland, and often has dealings with Gou Jian, which has to make Qingji wary.

It's just that another layer of relationship between Wu Heng and Gou Jian can also make Qingji relieved.

Who is Gou Jian?

He is Qingji's brother-in-law and Wu Heng's uncle.

With this relationship, Gou Jian will not easily betray Qingji or Wu Heng.

Therefore, Yue people like Gou Jian and Lu Ming are actually "upstarts" deliberately supported by Qingji, a means to balance the various factions in the DPRK and China.

In the court of Wu, you have me, I have you.

It is impossible for one family to dominate!

……

In December, a large-scale civil war finally broke out in the state of Chu.

Shen Zhuliang, Zixi, and Shen Baoxu gathered the feudal lords from all over the Chu State in Yeyi, joined forces, and prepared to fight together against Bai Gongsheng, who occupied Yingdu and its nearby cities.

Bai Gongsheng was also busy expanding his armaments.

At the end of the year, Shen Zhuliang's army and Bai Gongsheng's army broke out in the right to fight, Shen army 30,000, white army 50,000, after three fierce battles, Bai Gongsheng was defeated, ready to flee back to Yingdu, stubbornly resisted.

Bai Gongsheng really didn't expect that he would lead the army to fight against the coalition led by Shen Zhuliang, and he would be defeated.

You must know that the strength of the White Army is not only more than that of the Shen Army, but also the weapons and equipment of the White Army are more sophisticated, which is not comparable to the Shen Army.

But Bai Gongsheng underestimated Shen Zhuliang's ability after all, as well as the fighting spirit of his own soldiers.

Shen Zhuliang has made a desperate bet in order to fight this battle with Bai Gongsheng.

He was able to gather 30,000 Qin Wang's troops in a short period of time, and in addition to the strong support of the feudal lords from all over the country, Shen Zhuliang also urgently transferred the Chu troops stationed on the northern border.

Originally, the Chu army captured more than a dozen cities of Zheng State, and the defense was useless, and Shen Zhuliang only put part of the army on the front line of the Fang City of Chu State to strictly defend it.

At this critical juncture, Shen Zhuliang can't manage so much, and he must put down the domestic rebellion as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, if the Wu army and Bai Gongsheng's army were allowed to join forces, the state of Chu would fall into the abyss from which it would never recover.

After Bai Gongsheng was defeated in the battle of power, he immediately gathered his routs and fled back to Yingdu, preparing to defend and wait for help.

However, what Bai Gongsheng never expected was that before this, there had already been civil strife in Yingdu.

The ministers and doctors who had originally surrendered to Bai Gongsheng suddenly turned against the water, led their private soldiers to attack the palace of the king of Chu, and rescued the king of Chu Xiong Zhen and the prince Meng Huan, fortunately Shi Qi hurriedly led his troops to suppress it, otherwise I am afraid that Yingdu would have fallen.

Rao is like this, Bai Gongsheng, who lost Xiong Zhen's life-saving hole card, is also in danger.

In the palace of the king of Chu.

Bai Gongsheng, who learned that Xiong Zhen had been rescued, suddenly burst into a rage.

"You damn bastards! I treat them well, why do you oppose me? Why anti-me! ”

Bai Gongsheng was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.

His heart was furious at the moment!

This feeling of being betrayed by others is very uncomfortable.

The loss of Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, means that Bai Gongsheng will no longer have the reputation of righteousness, and he will also become the target of public criticism in the Chu State, becoming a real rebel and thief!

Seeing this, Shi Qi, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but sigh, and immediately stepped forward and said, "Lord, stop your anger." ”

"The current form is certainly not good for us, but we haven't failed yet!"

"Shi Qi, what is your countermeasure?"

Bai Gongsheng asked suspiciously.

"My lord, my subordinates think that Yingdu is not a place to stay for a long time."

Shi Qi shook his head and said, "At this time, I am waiting to sit and be trapped in Yingdu, which is tantamount to sitting and waiting to die. The army of King Qin led by Shen Zhuliang will soon rush to Yingdu, and as the war drags on, the feudal lords in various places will also lead more Yi soldiers, and then ......"

Shi Qi didn't continue, and Bai Gongsheng could hear it.

If Bai Gongsheng is stubbornly defending in Yingdu, what awaits him must be a fatal situation.

If Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, is still controlled by Bai Gongsheng, everything is easy to say, after all, Bai Gongsheng has not yet been convicted of being a thief.

It's just that if Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu who escaped from Yingdu, raises his arms and exhales, won't the feudal monarchs from all over the Chu State gather in response?

"Shi Qi, are you asking me to abandon Yingdu and escape?"

"Exactly!"

Shi Qi said in a deep voice: "My lord, now we can only pin our hopes on Wu Guo. The subordinates heard that as early as half a year ago, Wu Guo had already been vigorously preparing for the invasion of Chu. ”

"Wu Wang Qingji instigated the lord to start an incident, and he also fought with this idea."

"Now that the war is unfavorable, the lord can lead his troops to the east, occupy Qianyi, Liuyi and other cities, and join forces with the Wu people, then the lord can still turn defeat into victory and reign in Chu in one fell swoop."

Hearing this, Bai Gongsheng sneered and said, "Monarch of Chu State? Shi Qi, I, the king of Chu, am afraid that I am a puppet in the hands of Qingji, right? ”

"Lord!"

Shi begged bitterly and persuaded him: "If you keep interrupting, you will suffer from it!" If the lord dies now, the infamy of a minister who is in turmoil will not be able to get away, and he will be scolded by the world and the annals of history, and he will be stinking for thousands of years! ”

"However, what if the lord can call Wang Liguo with the help of Wu Guo, he is Qingji's puppet?"

"If one day, the state of Wu declines, the lord or the successor of the lord will not be able to get rid of the control of the state of Wu and become a truly independent state of Chu, and become a truly independent king of Chu!"

"If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, please think twice!"

Hearing this, Bai Gongsheng secretly thought for a long time and finally made up his mind.

Shi Qi is right, it is better to die than to live.

Bai Gongsheng's actions are destined to make him a chaotic minister and thief, bearing infamy through the ages.

However, if Bai Gongsheng can really become the king of Chu with the help of Wu State, and have his own country and subjects, why not?

For Qingji's sinister intentions, how can Bai Gongsheng not know?

However, at this moment, he has no choice!

The next day, Bai Gongsheng hurriedly carried out a succession ceremony in Yingdu, crowned him as the king of Chu, and then burned the grain and straw equipment that he couldn't take away, and led the remaining army of more than 30,000 people to leave Yingdu and go all the way east.

Qingji, who was far away in Jinling, couldn't help but laugh heartily when he heard the news.

"Hahahaha, Mi Sheng is king! He's really king! ”

Qingji held a bamboo slip in his hand and smiled from ear to ear.

He hadn't been that happy in a long time!

Under His Majesty's platform, the four people who had already been summoned to the Zide Hall by Qingji, Sima Sun Wu, the imperial historian Wu Zixu, the Shi Fan Li of Zhisu Nei, and the Tingwei Bo Biao, couldn't help but glance at each other, look at each other and smile.

For Bai Gongsheng's claim to be king, it's really funny.

After all, judging from Bai Gongsheng's actions, he, the king of Chu, is a typical "pseudo-king"!

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