June 20.

The Palace.

Looking at Zhuang Jia, who was covered in blood and had an arrow stuck in his left arm, Chu Wangqi hurriedly got up and greeted him: "Zhuang Aiqing! ”

"How could it hurt so badly!"

"Where is the Imperial Doctor? Swift Physician !! ”

Chu Wang Qi made a look of extreme concern.

Zhuang Jia also made a weak and grateful look: "Minister, thank the king for his concern." ”

"But don't worry, the king."

"The minister can't die yet~~hiss~~ can't die for the time being!"

As he spoke, Zhuang Jia made a painful gesture.

Chu Wang Qi was about to continue to make a pathetic posture, but he heard Zhuang Jia continue: "Xiong Huanyin and other robes did not hesitate to pay for the king!" ”

"The minister was just hit by one arrow and two swords, what is it!"

King Chu's eyes suddenly condensed: "What did you say?" ”

"Xiong Zhao, Xiong Zhao, what's wrong with him?!"

Zhuang Jia shed two lines of tears, and cried sadly: "Xiong Huanyin him! ”

"He has died in Xiapi City!"

Chu Wangqi suddenly got up in disbelief: "Impossible!" ”

"Absolutely impossible!"

"Xiang Yan, how dare he do this? How dare so! ”

When he was in the Qin State, Xiong Zhao was the head of the family of Chu Wangqi.

Xiong Zhao's identity in the Chu Wangqi line is equivalent to the identity of the hexagram husband in the Ying Cheng Cheng line.

But Xiong Zhao's position in Chu Wangqi's heart is a little more important than the hexagram's position in Ying Chengyu's heart.

After all, Chu Wangqi not only trusts Xiong Zhao as Ying Chengcheng trusts the hexagram, Xiong Zhao is also the junior of Chu Wangqi's clan, and the two have a trace of blood and kinship!

Imagine that Ying Chengcheng sent a hexagram man to give Li Xin an order, but Li Xin not only disobeyed the order, but also killed the hexagram man.

How will it feel to be a frog?

The anger in Chu Wangqi's heart will only be more than that of Ying Cheng! Heavier!

Zhuang Jia knelt down and kowtowed: "The minister doesn't dare to lie at all." ”

"When the minister saw Xiong Huanyin, Xiong Huanyin was lifeless, only a sword wound on his neck was shocking!"

"The minister didn't dare to stay in Xiapi City for a long time, so he hurriedly escaped from Xiapi City with a group of accompanying soldiers and horses, and rushed all the way back to Helu City."

"After a hard battle all the way, even the soldiers around the ministers have been killed and wounded!"

"Thanks to the blessing of the king, the ministers will have the honor to see the king again!"

What Zhuang Jia said was called a frank one.

Xiang Yan really didn't dare to kill Xiong Zhao, at least not until the new King of Chu was chosen.

But Xiang Yan didn't dare to kill, Xiong Liu dared to kill!

And Zhuang Jia didn't say that Xiang Yan killed Xiong Zhao, but only said that Xiong Zhao died in Xiapi City, and Zhuang Jia saw Xiong Zhao's body.

It's all true!

As for Xiang Yan killing Xiong Zhao?

That's all Chu Wangqi's own brain supplement!

After all, Xiapi City is Xiang Yan's territory, Xiong Zhao died in Xiapi City, and Xiang Yan is naturally the primary suspect.

The king of Chu shouted angrily:

"Xiang Yan, he dares to kill the heart of the widow!"

"The widow has not yet held him accountable for his great defeat, but he has already tried to rebel!"

Zhuang Jia continued to answer with tears in his eyes: "As far as the minister knows, Xiong Huanyin once had a violent conflict with Shangzhu Guo over whether to withdraw from the army or not. ”

"After the conflict, Xiong Huanyin never stepped out of the Xiapi Government Office again."

"On the fourth day of Xionghuan Yin's entry into the city, Shangzhu tried to fight a decisive battle by luring the enemy into depth, but he was defeated and lost."

"Although the minister could not see the military report, he also knew that at least more than 30,000 soldiers of our army died on the battlefield, that is, many people in the city rebelled and set fire to the city."

"The day after the decisive battle, bad news came out from the Xiapi County Ya, and the minister saw Xiong Huanyin's corpse."

"And until the minister escaped from Xiapi City, there was still no sign of the Shangzhu State going south to the Huai River, but it was ordering the people to repair the city wall."

Zhuang Jia avoided the unhappiness between Xiang Yan and Xiong Zhao, and emphasized Xiang Yan's disregard for Wang Ling.

Zhuang Jia did not give any positive answer to Chu Wangqi's question.

Chu Wang Qi was stunned when he heard this.

Things are already clear.

It must have been because the widow ordered Xiang Yan to go south to the Huai River to guard, which caused Xiang Yan to be dissatisfied, but Xiong Zhao fought for the widow's reasoning, resulting in Xiong Zhao being placed under house arrest by Xiang Yan.

And after Xiang Yan disobeyed the king's order, fought a decisive battle and suffered another defeat, the conflict between Xiong Zhao and Xiang Yan became more and more intense, and Xiang Yan killed the widow's heart!

Chu Wangqi's cheeks were slightly red, the hairs on his arms stood on end, and he roared angrily like a beast and was squeezed out between roars!

"Xiang Yan? Xiang Yan! ”

"It's just that by virtue of helping the widow ascend the throne, An dares to be so unscrupulous!"

"If you are outnumbered, you will be killed!!"

But when the anger poured out, Chu Wangqi's intuition made him feel that something was wrong.

King Chu Qi stared at Zhuang Jia coldly and asked, "Zhuang Aiqing led Xiong Huan Yin to all the robes and escort the soldiers and horses to flee together. ”

"Why did all the robes die in battle, and Duzhuang Aiqing was able to escape back to Lu City?"

Skillful!

What a coincidence!

If you are extremely clever, you must deceive!

However, Zhuang Jia was not panicked at all, and replied with a little uncertainty in his doubts: "Minister, it's the candidate of the Qin State!" ”

"When fleeing with Xiong Huanyin's subordinates, the minister is still quite dangerous."

"But after Xiong Huanyin was killed in battle, what danger did the minister have?"

"The minister only needs to show the Qin State candidate token when the Qin army scouts are inquiring."

Chu Wang Qi's questioning eyes froze.

That's right, too.

On the Qin army's side, Zhuang Jia was Qin Jun's own person.

But the doubts in Chu Wangqi's heart still did not dissipate, but continued to question: "Since Xiong Huanyin was first placed under house arrest by Shangzhu State, he was killed by Shangzhu State. ”

"How could Zhuang Aiqing be free, and even lead the crowd to escape from Xiapi City?"

Zhuang Jia's eyes became more and more puzzled, and he asked in a low voice with caution: "Your lord, you once ordered your ministers to enter the Shangzhu Kingdom's mansion as a candidate, but the ministers were discovered by the Shangzhu Kingdom and had to work for them. ”

"This matter has been handed over to the king in 1510."

"Even before the king returned to Chu, the correspondence with Shangzhu was also passed on by the ministers."

"You, Great King, have you forgotten?"

Chu Wangqi's questioning eyes stiffened again.

That's right, too.

On Xiang Yan's side, Zhuang Jia is also his own person!

Without waiting for Chu Wang Qi to question again, Zhuang Jia took the lead in throwing out a heavier card: "The minister hurriedly returned to Lu City, in addition to the sacrifice of Xiong Huanyin, there is another important thing to tell." ”

"According to the minister's investigation, Qin Changjun wants to lead an army of 200,000 to the south, and his target is probably Lu City!"

As soon as these words came out, Chu Wangqi no longer had the slightest heart to think about Zhuang Jia's loyalty and traitor, and even forgot to grieve for Xiong Zhao, but asked in shock: "Is this news true?" ”

Zhuang Jia nodded solemnly: "This news is the news that a top-secret spy inquired from the Qin army camp. ”

"That spy has a very high status in the Qin-Qi coalition army, and can even come into contact with Qin Chang'anjun's family soldiers from time to time."

"There is no evidence that this news is absolutely true."

"But the news that this spy sent back to his ministers has never been missed!"

"Come to think of it, it won't be long before other candidates can find out this news based on the movements of the Qin army."

Chu Wang Qi's heart trembled violently.

How many defenders are left in the city?

Even the guards and eunuchs, plus the private soldiers of various ethnic groups, and counting the Zhaoyun Division, which was chasing the Qin-Qi coalition army outside, the total was only 50,000 people!

If Zhuang Jia's news is true, it means that Lu City is about to face a strong attack by an army of 200,000 led by Ying Chengcheng himself!

Just thinking about it, Chu Wangqi felt desperate!

Chu Wang Qi suddenly got up and paced back and forth in place.

After a long time, Zhuang Jia said weakly: "If the king has nothing to do, please go to the doctor for treatment first." ”

"The girls of Nulu are still waiting for the minister."

"Minister, I don't want to die!"

Chu Wangqi came back to his senses at this time, opened a cabinet casually, took out two horseshoe gold weighing one eridium (24 taels) from the cabinet and threw them to Zhuang Jia, and said in a deep voice: "Zhuang Aiqing has worked hard this time. ”

"The rest of the matter will be dealt with by the widow, and Zhuang Aiqing will go to diagnose and treat the injury."

"When the widow verifies this news, thank you again!"

Zhuang Jia sat up in shock in his dying illness, grabbed all the two horseshoe gold in his hands with dexterity, and hurriedly bowed down with a smile: "King Xie!" Thank you, King! ”

Zhuang Jia hurriedly slipped out of the imperial study, but Chu Wangqi sat upright, his eyes gloomy.

Zhuang Jia's words were secretive, but it was enough to provoke Chu Wangqi's suspicion and vigilance against Xiang Yan.

How did he Chu Wang Qi ascend to the throne of Chu Wang?

How were the three kings of Chu killed and captured before King Qi of Chu?

Isn't it all due to Xiang Yan and other magnates of the Chu State!

The magnates of the Chu State have already killed three Chu kings, so why is it difficult to kill one more Chu king?

If Xiang Yan and the other people of Chu really have a heart of disobedience, what should he do with Chu Wang Qi!

In the middle of the groaning, the side door of the imperial study was pushed open, and Sima Ling, the former Daqin Bus who had always stayed in the side hall, and the current Da Chu Hou Xiang Jingyue stepped out and bowed: "King." ”

"Chenguan Zhuang Jia is indeed capable, usable and credible."

"But he works for many people, and has no faithfulness to speak of, and is not worthy of faith."

"The information brought back by this person also needs to be re-checked."

Chu Wangqi's voice was a little more sneering: "The widow naturally knows that Zhuang Jia is not loyal to the widow. ”

"But do the people of my Great Chu have loyalty to the widow?"

"A widow can determine the life and death of Zhuang Jia with a word, and a widow can give Zhuang Jia what he wants."

"Then Zhuang Jia is more worthy of the trust of the people than the people!"

Chu Wang Qi also knew that Zhuang Jia was working for many parties.

But Chu Wang Qi thinks that he can control Zhuang Jia!

Even if there is a problem with the information brought back by Zhuang Jia, Chu Wangqi can also get the truth through multiple verifications.

Finally, the king of Chu made up his mind and ordered in a deep voice: "Send people to infiltrate Xiapi City again." ”

"It is important to confirm Xiong Huanyin's life and death, confirm whether Xiang Yan has the heart to obey the widow's order, and confirm whether Qin Chang'anjun really wants to personally lead the army south."

"Another."

"Jing Houxi, you will personally go to Zhao and ask King Zhao to send troops to attack Qin."

"Then order Yongxiang to make Xiong dare to go to Yan Kingdom, and ask King Yan to send troops to attack Qi."

Seeing Jing Yue's embarrassed face, Chu Wangqi's voice intensified: "No one knows that Zhao and Yan have rejected the proposal to attack Qin in alliance with our Great Chu. ”

"However, Aiqing wants to tell the two kings of Zhao and Yan that Qin and Qi are strong, while Chu, Zhao, and Yan are weak, and now it is really a cold situation!"

"The widow knows that Zhao and Yan are afraid of Qin's strength in their hearts."

"But if my Great Chu is defeated in this battle, then he Zhao and Yan will not be spared!"

Jing Yue had no choice but to give up: "Only! ”

Chu Wang Qi took a deep breath and continued to speak:

"Summons all the courtiers and open a great court meeting!"

Xiang Yan's opposite image has been revealed.

Let the widow take a look at how many jackals there are among the princes of the Manchu Dynasty!

(End of chapter)