Chapter 557: Martyrdom
Zhao Kuo left with Lou Fujun and Lin Hujun, and the two didn't dare to mention what was left in the clouds. At the beginning, Zhao Kuo's order was to invite them to inspect the Zhao State together, but now they are only inspecting the Hetao and the grassland.
South Korea and China quickly began to settle accounts after the autumn, and all those who made trouble in the past few years were fined one class, deducted the tax exemption period for one year, and deducted the number of places to go to Handan College for admission.
The main areas of trouble, road and water construction, were also put last.
If the court is corrupt and incompetent, and the officials are corrupt, resulting in the loss of everyone's interests, everyone will sprinkle their grievances on the government, and now other places are fine, the country is strong, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and there has not been such a prosperous era for hundreds of years.
Only a few people were punished, and the punishment was justified.
Do not suffer from few, but suffer from unevenness.
Everyone's grievances can only be placed on Lou Fujun and Lin Hujun, who led them to stir up trouble.
At the beginning, it was said that as long as everyone is united, Zhao Guo will definitely compromise, and everyone will be able to gain benefits.
Now it's okay, Lou Fujun and Lin Hujun were personally solved by the king, Zhao Guo began to settle accounts after the autumn, and the family finally saved some money, and they were fined again.
Originally, it was exempt from taxes for five years, but now it has become four years, and the opportunity to study at Handan College is gone.
At the beginning of the defeat and surrender to Zhao State, everyone was a little dissatisfied with Lou Fujun and Lin Hujun, but later Zhao State did not discriminate against them, but helped them open up wasteland and farm, so that their lives were much better than before, and the resentment gradually disappeared and turned into gratitude.
Every time I mention the events of that year, it is thanks to the wise decision of the ancestors that everyone can live a good life.
Well, now that gratitude is gone, it has turned into resentment again.
Lou Fujun and Lin Hujun were taken by Zhao Kuo's side, even if they wanted to defend themselves, there was no way, and when they returned to the clouds, everything was already a foregone conclusion.
And if nothing else, the two of them won't be able to come back in a short time.
"There's only one last hidden danger left." After leaving the clouds, Zhao Kuo said to Liu Ping with a smile.
"Then the minister will congratulate the king first." Liu Ping arched his hand and laughed.
On the way, Zhao Kuo received news: Yue sent troops north to attack Chu, and Chu withdrew after capturing Xuzhou.
For months, the Chu army has been progressing well.
After Jingyang soldiers besieged Xuzhou City, Lu Guo really sent a general to lead reinforcements to support Xuzhou, Xiang Pei ambushed the Lu army halfway, and 30,000 Lu troops were either killed or fled or captured.
Then, Xiang Pei led a large army to surround Qufu, the old fox Zhuang Xin spread the message to all places, and all parts of Lu State put up flags and surrendered.
Xuzhou City, which was originally crumbling, learned the news of the surrender in various places, and could no longer hold on, and surrendered to the Lu State.
In just a few months, only Qufu was left in the entire Lu country.
The gap between the strength of Lu and Chu is too big, and without the accident of foreign aid and meteorites falling from the sky, losing is inevitable, and even if a meteorite falls from the sky, the Chu army can crush it.
The reason why it was not destroyed in the past was only because there were Wei and Qi on the side to contain Chu.
Now that the State of Qi has become a turtle with a shrunken head, and the State of Wei is also focusing on dealing with the State of Qin in the West, it is not easy for the State of Lu to be able to block the State of Chu for several months.
[In view of the general environment,
Qufu, a city famous for Confucius through the ages, was not considered a heroic city in the world.
At least in front of the Chu army.
"Poru is today, cut me!" Xiang Pei roared angrily, the green tendons on his forehead bulged high, and under the suppression of the war clouds, he forcibly cut out a cyan edge more than ten zhang long, and fell on the city wall with the power of destroying the world.
"Boom!"
The huge stone wall, which was five or six zhang thick, shattered like a tile under this blow, and a deep crack appeared in the war clouds above the Lu country, which could not be healed for a long time.
The momentum of the Lu army, which did not have much fighting spirit, fell again, and it almost fell to the freezing point.
Xiang Pei jumped hard, and his burly body appeared on the city wall, and the halberd was just swept at random, without any
Discipline and skill, that is, a string of soldiers are knocked out.
Countless Chu troops rushed up behind Xiang Pei, the war clouds in the sky continued to melt, and Qufu became crumbling, and there was a possibility of being captured at any time.
Lu Guojun Ji Yunhu) sat on the steps outside the palace, his head was crooked, his eyes were dull and looking into the distance, time was like a white cloud and a dog, and in a blink of an eye, the 800-year national Zuo of Lu was about to end.
From the time he succeeded to the monarch of the Lu State, he thought of this day, when the Lu State was already extremely weak, and the Song State, Teng State, and Pi State around him were destroyed one by one.
He understands that this day will fall on Lu Guo sooner or later.
As for working hard to revitalize the country of Lu, he didn't think about it, but in the face of powerful surrounding countries, even if he has the ability to reach the sky, what can he do?
What's more, he's just an ordinary person......
When the day of the death of the country really came, Lu Gongyun felt a little apprehensive and relieved.
It's all over, and I finally don't have to sit in this position with any fear.
I heard that the State of Zhou was being attacked by the State of Qin, and Lu originated from Zhou, and it seemed good to be able to go through this life with Zhou......
Thinking of this, Lu Gongyun slowly pulled out his sword, carefully wiped it clean with his sleeve, and finally slowly put it on his neck and closed his eyes......
After a long time, Lu Gongyun opened his eyes, but he still didn't have the courage to stab down.
"Monarch, monarch, the Chu army has retreated, the Chu army has retreated."
At this time, a soldier suddenly rushed outside the palace and said excitedly.
Burst!
Lu Gongyun's hand shook, and the sharp blade suddenly cut through the skin, and blood flowed out.
"Monarch! Monarch! Oh no, come on! The monarch is martyred! No, the king killed himself, come quickly." The soldier threw himself on Lu Gongyun and cried bitterly.
Before, he was still resentful of Lu Gongyun's incompetence, which led to the destruction of the Lu State by the Chu State.
Now that the Chu army is attacking the city outside, as the monarch, it doesn't matter if he doesn't go to the city wall to boost morale, he is hiding in the palace, how can he look like a human monarch.
I didn't expect the monarch to be martyred.
I have wronged the king!
"Ahem, the widow is not dead, call the imperial doctor, call the imperial doctor." Lu Gongyun struggled to break free from the arms of the soldiers, and struggled and shouted.
"You're alright, Monarch." The soldier hurriedly stepped back and said in surprise.
"Call the Imperial Doctor, the widow is injured. By the way, what did you just say? The Chu army retreated?" Lu Gongyun came back to his senses and asked in disbelief.
"Yes, the Chu army has retreated, retreated, king." The soldier grabbed Lu Gongyun's arms and said excitedly.
"Take the widow to see it." Lu Gongyun got up and walked towards the city.
"King, the imperial doctor is here, let's treat the wound first." The soldier pointed to the imperial doctor who was arriving in the distance.
"It's fine." Lu Gongyun took a few steps and stopped.
If the Chu army retreats, there is no difference between going early and going later. If Chu Jun didn't retreat, then it would be useless to go by himself, it was still important to be physical, he was scared to death just now, and he almost "committed suicide" because of his shaky hands.
"Your lord, it's just a little bit of skin, and the minister will be half an hour late." After the imperial doctor finished the examination, he took a step back, bowed his head slightly, and said expressionlessly.
"......" Lu Gongyun.