King Wuyou of Yue was captured by the Qin army, and immediately knelt in front of Zhao Tuo's horse, kowtowed and begged to surrender.

Many generals in the Qin army were angry at these Yue people's treachery and night attacks on the Qin army's camps.

Shouting that he was going to kill the king of Yue, he cut off his head and stuck it in his spear to warn the barbaric Yue people and let them know what the fate would be when they fought against the Qin army.

Zhao Tuo only thought about it slightly, and ruled out the idea of killing King Yue.

The reason is very simple, although the Qin army defeated the Yue army, there are still more Yue people in this land of Yue.

If Zhao Tuo really killed the king of Yue Wuyou, the Yue people would definitely rise up to retaliate, harassing and killing all the way on the way back from the Qin army. If a more powerful hero leader emerges from the Yue people at this time, it will be even more troublesome.

Rather than this, it is better to let this King of Yue, who was frightened by the Qin army and was willing to surrender, continue to exist. With his cooperation, he can ensure the safety of the Qin army's return.

Gauge the situation, control your anger, and make choices that are best for you.

This is also a very important quality of a commander in a war, in addition to combat command.

If it was replaced by a brainless general who cut off King Yue's head in one go, it would have been cool at the time, but the next consequences would have been unpredictable.

Although he chose to forgive, Zhao Tuo would not give the other party a good face.

When King Wuyou of Yue surrendered, he spoke in Chu, and Zhao Tuo replied in Chu.

He sneered: "Defeated and surrendered, dare to call yourself 'king'? ”

King Yue was stunned, sweating like rain.

The man next to him hurriedly reminded in a low voice and shouted: "King, be a minister." ”

King Yue Wuyou hurriedly bowed his head and knocked on the ground, his fat belly was attached to the ground, and shouted: "The minister is willing to surrender, and please ask the general to spare his life, and the minister is willing to surrender!" ”

Zhao Tuo nodded.

The original meaning of the word "minister" is slave servant, male slave is a minister, and female slave is a concubine, so it is called a subordinate concubine.

At this moment, King Wuyou of Yue declared himself a vassal to the Qin army as a defeated, that is, he regarded himself as a slave, which was the correct posture of surrender.

"Since the king of Yue has sincerely surrendered. My Qin State is a big state in the world, and in addition to the conquest, I also have a heart of benevolence and forgiveness, and I will not kill the king. Now I will be sent down by you, and I will spare your life. ”

Zhao Tuo's voice is flat, and he has a kind of majesty and self-confidence, showing the demeanor of a great country.

King Yue Wuyou was overjoyed, and immediately kowtowed: "Thank you general, thank you general!" ”

After the surrender, Zhao Tuo spoke again.

Only this time, his voice was very harsh.

Zhao Tuo scolded loudly: "Accepting the surrender and forgiveness is the demeanor of my great state, and it is also the benevolence of my king. But if you wait for a small state and don't know what to do, and if you have the intention of repeating it in the future, the Qin soldiers will come. to, then destroy the state of Er, behead the head! ”

"If you dare to repeat, you will destroy the state of Erbang and behead you!"

Li Shang and a group of short soldiers immediately shouted after the general.

Immediately afterwards, the thousands of Qin troops who remained outside the city shouted together, the sound was like thunder and deafening.

King Yue's face turned pale with fright, and he couldn't help kowtowing: "The minister doesn't dare." Don't dare! ”

Seeing that King Yue Wuyou was being used by himself to use both forgiveness and intimidation, he was already completely convinced, so Zhao Tuo let him go, and his eyes moved to the side of the body.

Zhao Tuo's face was playful.

"Messenger, remember when the covenant was made, I said that if you are deceitful, then it will not be a matter of fifty or two hundred gold. Now, what is true? ”

Two hundred gold?

King Yue Wuyou on the side was stunned.

Didn't he just ask Qin Jun for a hundred gold?

Why did it become two hundred gold again?

Immediately after, he reacted and glared viciously at the cronies beside him.

This traitor dares to raise the price privately!

"The fifty gold, the villain has not touched at all, and he is willing to return it to the general. Please spare the general's life! ”

He was frightened and hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Return the original and spare your life."

Zhao Tuo smiled faintly, from the other party's words and the expression of King Yue next to him, he guessed that most of this donkey was a kickback and asked for money privately, which was a typical traitorous villain.

In this way, Zhao Tuo did not have the intention of killing the other party.

If this man is a loyal and capable servant, he will kill him.

But if it is such a traitorous villain who is greedy for money, he doesn't need to care about it, maybe it will be useful in the future.

The enemy has traitors, and it is our side that helps.

Next, after the surrender was completed, Zhao Tuo handed over the affairs of Yue Wang Wuyou and the entire Yue Ren Wang City to Shejian to deal with.

Then he took Li Shang and other short soldiers to the place where Xiong Qi was held.

……

"This Xiong Qi is also a smart person, but he didn't expect to end up in the hands of a group of barbarians."

Zhao Tuo shook his head and sighed as he walked.

From the confession of Yue Wang Wuyou and Wu Wuyu, he roughly understood Xiong Qi's experience after leaving Wu Land.

The king of Chu, who was supported by Xiang Yan, saw that he could not continue to stay after the slaughter of Wu Di, so he looted a batch of goods and went south, preparing to use these things to make friends with the Yue people, and use the power of the Yue people to reach the pursuit of the Qin army.

As a result, he didn't expect that the general named Pi under his command was a two-five boy, and united with the greedy Yue Wang Wuyou, took advantage of the opportunity of drinking and negotiating to detain Xiong Qi, and at the same time attacked the more than 2,000 Chu troops, turning them all into slaves of the Yue people.

Those who rebel will always rebel.

Zhao Tuo sighed lightly and walked to a wooden house.

Because of the Qin army's siege of the city, the Yue warriors who were responsible for guarding this place all went out to meet the battle, or took the opportunity to run away, and there was no one to guard here. However, there is a special door locking device on the door, so you don't have to worry about the people inside running out.

"General, that Xiong Bugu is in this house."

The man who led the way immediately smiled and stepped forward to open the door.

Without Zhao Tuo to speak, Li Shang immediately strode into the house with two short soldiers, and after inspecting the circle, he came out to tell Zhao Tuo that there was no danger in the house.

Zhao Tuo stepped into the house.

The light inside was not very good, and as soon as Zhao Tuo entered the house, he saw that the two women had already knelt down, and kept kowtowing to him and begging for mercy.

This is the person sent by the King of Yue to spy on Xiong Qi.

Zhao Tuo waved his hand, and the man who came in immediately shouted: "The general spares your lives, don't get out of here." ”

The two women left with a thousand thanks.

Zhao Tuo's gaze fell on the strangely shaped bed in the corner.

A middle-aged man was lying on the bed, disheveled, pale and tired, staring blankly, stunned ahead.

This down-and-out appearance is really different from the elegant prince Zhao Tuo saw in Xianyang and Huaiyang in the past.

"Junhou, you have run really far."

Zhao Tuo smiled and spoke.

Hearing the title of "Junhou", the middle-aged man on the bed trembled.

Xiong Qi slowly turned his head sideways, his eyes refocused, and he stared at Zhao Tuo.

After a while, he showed a wry smile: "No matter how far you run, you still catch up." ”

Zhao Tuo laughed, and he said loudly: "I once said in front of the king, whether you Xiong Qi runs to Jiangdong, or Baiyue, or any corner of the world, I, Zhao Tuo, will chase him!" ”

"The King's ......"

Xiong Qi heard Zhao Tuo's words, a complicated expression appeared on his face, and he whispered, "The king is very angry, right?" ”

"King, I want you to die."

Zhao Tuo said calmly.

"You want me to die? Yes, the king hates people betraying him the most. ”

Xiong Qi muttered: "More than ten years ago, first the royal brother Cheng Chan rebelled when he attacked Zhao. Later, the Empress Dowager conspired with Chang Yu to send troops to attack the Qi Nian Palace, wanting to attack the Qi Nian Palace......"

Next to him, Li Shang's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly asked the short soldiers who followed him into the house to escort him out without an appointment.

Shall they hear the king's private affairs?

After driving away the soldiers and the Yueren, Li Shang also walked outside the door and covered the door.

Then he quietly stood in the corner, his ears held high, and watched the movement in the room.

He didn't want to eavesdrop, but he was afraid that if Xiong Qi became fierce and wanted to attack the general, he would immediately rush into the house to protect him.

"My brother and I followed Wen Xinhou to suppress this rebellion. Later, the Marquis of Wenxin returned to Henan to seal the matter of Chang Yu and the Queen Mother, and because the envoys of the princes looked at each other and had a close relationship with the Marquis of Wenxin, the king sent someone to send a book to blame him......"

Xiong Qixu chattered.

Zhao Tuo didn't stop him, because he was also curious about these court secrets, and wanted to know if they were the same as those stories handed down from later generations.

After a while, Xiong Qi finished his memories and sighed to himself: "The king has experienced many betrayals in his life, and I rebelled against Qin and returned to Chu this time, so he naturally wants me to die." ”

"As far as Qin is concerned, I deserve to die."

"I'm sorry for the king."

Xiong Qi said, tears streaming down his eyes, and he seemed to have been tormented by the guilt in his heart.

Zhao Tuo said softly: "Since you know that you are sorry for the king, why did you rebel in the past?" Is it just to be the so-called King of Chu? ”

Hearing this, Xiong Qi screamed.

"King Chu?"

"No, I don't want to do anything at all!"

"I'm Xiong Qi, I just don't want the Chu State to perish!"

Xiong Qi's voice became high.

"I am a descendant of Emperor Gaoyang, and what flows in my body is the blood of Huo Zheng Zhurong!"

"The ancestor of my surname Xiong has been sealed in Jingchu for eight hundred years! Eight hundred years, countless ancestors surnamed Mi have been on the road to conquer this huge Chu State. How can I allow the state of Chu, which has existed for eight hundred years, to die at the hands of my generation, or to be destroyed by the state of Qin that I assisted. I can't accept that kind of thing! ”

"If the king does not destroy the state of Chu, he is willing to do the same as it has been for hundreds of years. Qin and Chu live in the same place and are well with each other, how can I rebel against Qin and return to Chu? Even if the king destroys the Three Jins, Yan, and Qi, as long as the Chu State is not destroyed, I will never betray him! ”

"It's not my intention to betray the king and the Qin State, I just don't want the Chu State to perish!"

In Xiong Qi's excited voice.

Zhao Tuo nodded imperceptibly.

He knew the reason for the other party's rebellion.

Surname, bloodline, family, community.

For the aristocracy of this era, they are all very important things.

After Xiong Qi finished roaring, he calmed down, he looked directly at Zhao Tuo in front of him, and suddenly smiled coldly.

"Zhao Tuo, you are also a descendant of the Ying surname Zhao, and you are also the descendant of the Zhao family."

"Are you really willing to assist Qin and let the Zhao family die?"

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