Volume 2 Who Dominates the Ups and Downs Chapter 83 The fragrance disappears and the jade is damaged

Just when the monarchs and ministers of Zhao were plotting to attack Zhongshan, Tian Wen carried out Wang Xu's plan one by one, preparing to unite the four countries to attack Chu. In the winter of 302 BC, the Qi general Kuang Zhang, the Wei general Gongsun Xi, the Han general Storm Kite, and the Qin general Shu Changhuan each led troops and horses to attack the Chu State. When the king of Chu heard this, he was shocked and immediately summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.

At this time, the state of Chu was at the beginning of the implementation of Qu Yuan's new policy, and Qu Yuan wrote the "Ten Strategies Theory", played the king of Chu, and elaborated the essence of his arguments to the king of Chu one by one. The Ten Policies Theory focused on mobilizing the enthusiasm of the common people and the scholars, allowing them to actively participate in production and management, and making the government decrees smooth and rewarding and punishing in a moderate manner; however, the "anti-oppression," "anti-extravagance," "elimination of arrogance," and "prohibition of friends and parties" all touched the foundation of the interests of the old clans, and without the support of the ministers of the DPRK and China headed by the Jing clan, it was difficult to implement the new policy.

At the time of the discussion, Qu Yuan strongly recommended that Zhao Ju still lead the army to fight against the Qi, Wei and Han coalition forces, and the young general Zhuang Qiao to fight against the Qin army. Zhuang Qiao was a general under Tang Wu, and Qin General Changhuan was a general under Sima Cuo. At this time, most of the ministers in the court opposed Qu Yuan's policy of changing the law, and the Jing family and the Shangguan family strongly opposed it after hearing this, so Yin Jingli said:

"Last year, Zhaoju did not win against the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and it was only the Qin State that sent troops to relieve the siege, but now the Qin State has gone against the grain and attacked each other, if the war is deadlocked like last year, my Chu State is in danger!"

After hearing this, the king of Chu and the ministers nodded one by one, and Qu Yuan said:

"The Qin State is treacherous, there must be a reason for it! Now Sima Cuo did not come out in person, but just let his subordinate Changhuan lead the troops to the battle, which shows that the Qin people's intention to attack Chu is not strong! Zhuang Qiao is good at using troops, even if Sima Cuo comes in person, he is not afraid! Although Zhaoju failed to win last year, he was not defeated, and those who can refuse Kuang Zhang cannot be Zhaoju unless Zhaoju!"

"Ridiculous, ridiculous!" Jing Cui said disdainfully:

"Not to mention who resists Qi, who rejects Qin, Tang Yu is the famous general of my Chu, Qi and others are afraid of it, Zhuang Qiao is just a young general under him, now that the four countries are encircled, you abandon the famous general and use a child, what does this mean?

"I don't have any relationship with Zhuang Qiao, so how can I cultivate my own words?" Qu Yuan Qi said.

"Since you have no relationship with him, how do you know what he is capable of?"

"You ┄┄ villain!, my Chu Kingdom will be buried in the hands of villains like you!" Qu Yuan scolded angrily.

"You are the villain who misleads the country and the people! Last year, the king listened to the words of your villain, and abandoned Tang Yu with Zhaoju, so that today's disaster occurred!" Jing Cui also scolded loudly.

"Okay, above the court, what kind of scolding!" Jing Li said.

"Today is a big event, I won't fight with you!" Qu Yuan calmed down his anger and said:

"You may be dissatisfied with Qu Yuan's new policy, but today is a major military affair, and it is a matter of life and death for our Chu country, and I hope you will not doubt my Qu Yuan's proposal because of this! Kuang Zhang is a famous general of Qi, known as a strategic, Zhao Ju has a calm temperament, and has a degree of advance and retreat, and he is his nemesis, so he was able to be invincible and undefeated in the past! Although Zhuang Qiao is young, he is both wise and brave, and he is determined to forge ahead, and he can win with one blow against the weak-willed Shu Chang Huan! Once he wins, he will fight back against the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and the siege of the Four Kingdoms can be easily solved!"

After hearing this, some of the ministers nodded, but the king of Chu was silent. Lao Chen Shangguan Mo Ao said:

Zhuang Qiao, who is both wise and brave, is General Tang in vain? The so-called old minister seeking the country, since you know that today's matter is a major military matter, is it the best policy to abandon the old minister and take risks at this time of life and death?" Shangguan Mo Ao was the most opposed to Qu Yuan's new policy, so he also stood up to refute him at this time.

"The old minister seeks the country?" Qu Yuan said disdainfully:

"Since the implementation of the new policy, your Shangguan clan has violated the yin and yang, and acted perversely, this is also an old minister seeking the country? I think you are an old minister stealing the country!"

"You ┄┄You ┄┄ arrogant, bloody mouth!" Shangguan Mo Ao said angrily.

"Zuo Disciple ┄ ┄ Zuo Disciple Lord!" Ling Yin Jingli asked when he heard this:

"Do you think that the ministers of my Chu State are all villains, and you are the only loyal minister?"

After hearing this, many of the ministers were also dissatisfied with Qu Yuan, and the king of Chu saw this and said:

"Okay, don't fight anymore! I have made up my mind, Tang Yu will immediately lead an army of 200,000 to meet the alliance of Qi, Wei and Han, and Zhao Ju will lead an army of 100,000 to resist Qin!"

"King Shengming!" Jing Cui and the others immediately chimed in.

Qu Yuan was helpless and was so angry that he didn't say a word.

Soon after, Sima Wrong Soldier's troops attacked Chu in two ways, and Zhao Ju dealt with it left and right, and the two sides were inseparable, and each other won and lost. Tang Mo led 200,000 troops to fight fiercely in the area of Fangcheng of Chu for several months, and the battle dragged on until the spring of the second year.

Zhao Guo saw that the war between Qi and Chu was stalemate, and King Wuling of Zhao personally led 200,000 troops to attack Zhongshan State. When Le Yi, the general of Yan Kingdom, heard this, he immediately came to see King Yan and said to King Yan:

"If the kingdoms are fighting against each other today, only I, Dayan, am on the safe side, it is the time for the king to enter, don't miss the opportunity!"

"May I ask Aiqing, how can the widow be aggressive?" asked Yan Wang Jizhi.

"Now that the countries are fighting, there is no time to take into account the movements of our Yan Kingdom, the king can send heavy troops to the northeast to attack Donghu, sweep away the troubles in one fell swoop, attack Di Rong to the northwest, and regain the sphere of influence occupied by the Zhao State in the past!

"Good!" said King Yan. He then sent the general Qin Kai to the east to attack Donghu, and sent the general Juxin to the northwest to attack the scattered tribes in the north such as Linhu and Xiongnu.

Zhao Guo sought to win Zhongshan for a long time, coupled with the skill of Hufu riding and shooting, and the combat power was already extraordinary at this time. Zhao Yong sent Le Chi as the vanguard to lead 30,000 light cavalry to smash the capital of Zhongshan Lingshou, along the way the momentum is like a bamboo, Zhongshan is in danger, Zhongshan King is like sitting on pins and needles, panic all day long.

At this time, Qi Chu was fighting fiercely, the king of Zhongshan asked for help from the Qi State, the Qi King Tian Bijiang was seriously ill, and the Prime Minister Tian Wenzheng was very anxious because of the war, and then he wanted to face the 200,000 army of the Zhao State and the Song State was also willing to move. When it was critical, Sima Xi had to send someone to ask Tian Buli in Zhao for help. Sima Xi knew that it would be difficult for Tian Buli to interfere with the war, but firstly, he was a dead horse to save him, and secondly, he wanted Tian Buli and Li Dui to have a relationship with him, and he could arrange a way back to escape.

The person sent by Sima Xi saw Tian Buli, and Li Dui happened to be in Tian Buli's mansion at this time, and after making his intention clear, Tian Buli said to Li Dui:

"This Sima Xi also thinks too highly of me Tian! This kind of state affairs, don't say that it is my Tian, even Lord Si Kou is helpless, right?"

"The lord is young and heroic, this time I am in person, don't say that it is me Li, even Lord Xiangbang is helpless!"

"Alas, we can't ignore him, right?" Tian Buli looked at Li Dui.

"Hehe┄┄" Li Dui sneered: "Brother Tian really wants to take care of it?"

"The Taoist and Sima Cheng have a lot of friendship, listen to what he has to say!" Tian Buli said to the people around him:

"Go and call the Taoist Chief!"

After a while, Lu Maoshou came, and after hearing Sima Xi's request for help, he said:

"It's easy to save his life, but it's necessary to save Zhongshan from disaster!"

"As long as the Taoist chief helps, it will be easy to ask for Zhongshan Kingdom!" Li Dui suddenly said.

When the two of them heard this, they were both surprised, and Tian Buli hurriedly asked:

"Are you really paying attention?

"In the whole world, in addition to the Taoist Chief, there is another person who can make the Lord change his mind!" Li Dui pointed in the direction of the Shadow Palace after speaking.

"Who?" Tian Buli did not know.

Li Dui motioned to Tian Buli to retreat left and right, and then said:

"Lady Shadow Palace Wu Niangniang!"

"Since the Dao Leader can make the Lord change his mind, then why are you looking for her?" Tian Buli said inexplicably.

"The sovereign is young, strong-willed, and in the midst of thousands of troops, the Dao Leader cannot directly cast spells on him! According to the Dao Chief's previous lecture on the art of art, even if the Dao Leader directly casts spells on the Sovereign and asks him to order the entire Zhao State army to withdraw against his will! But it would be completely different if he started from Niangniang!"

"Do you mean to let the Taoist master cast a spell on Concubine Wu, and then let Niangniang persuade the lord to withdraw his troops?"

"That's not what he meant!" Before Li Dui could answer, Lu Maoshou interjected. At this time, Lu Maoshou's skills have been refined, and he can easily peek into the minds of others.

"Oh, what a circle, you say it quickly!" Tian Buli said impatiently.

"Exterminating the Zhongshan Kingdom is the last wish of several generations of kings of the Zhao Kingdom, and it is also what the monarch wants, and now at this golden opportunity, the Zhongshan Kingdom is about to be destroyed, and it is extremely difficult to let the monarch withdraw his troops at this time, and return in vain! However, in the heart of the monarch, there is one person who is more important than the great cause of the thousand years and the will of the ancestors, and this person is the concubine Niangniang! Once the concubine Niangniang has any mistakes, the monarch will definitely withdraw his troops!" Li Dui said.

Tian Buli was taken aback when he heard this, and after a moment of silence, he said:

"This matter is not trivial, adults must be cautious!" After speaking, he looked at Lu Mao Shoudao again:

"What does the Taoist think?"

"What Lord Li said is true, if Xiaodao can save Prime Minister Sima's life, I am willing to listen to the adults!" Lu Mao Shou said.

"The Taoist chief is serious! The Taoist is noble, how can we ignore the feelings of brothers!" Li Dui said pretendly.

"In the past, Zhao Guo attacked Zhongshan, and the Tianfu Sect of the Taoist was gone, and he almost died, so Zhao Jun and the Taoist still have some grudges, and the Taoist will definitely help!" Tian Buli said to Li Dui.

"I heard that there is a mysterious archer under the throne of the Taoist Chief, who can hurt people invisibly, but is there such a person?" asked Li Dui.

Lu Maoshou nodded, and Li Dui continued:

"You can send this person to shoot and injure Concubine Wu, but not her life, and immediately send someone to inform the lord that Concubine Wu's life is in danger, and the lord will think about returning to Zhao. At the same time, he sent someone to inform Prime Minister Sima Cheng and asked him to resist with all his might, while spreading rumors that the Qi State was about to send troops to rescue him soon, so the lord would definitely withdraw his troops!"

"Concubine Wu's life is in danger, the lord can return alone, leaving the orchestra pool to continue the siege, so Zhongshan Kingdom will not be spared?" Tian Buli said.

"With the heart and temper of the sovereign, if he hadn't personally experienced such a battle to destroy the country, he would not have been reconciled, and he would have been anxious and rumors confusing the public, he would at least temporarily withdraw his troops!

"Your Excellency is thoughtful and admirable!" Tian Buli praised after hearing this.

That night, Fayden infiltrated the Palace of Shadows and wounded Wu Wa with an arrow made of ice. The news of Wu Wa's injury immediately spread to Zhao Yong, who was so anxious when he heard that the pain was like a knife, like an arrow shot in his chest.

Zhao Yong wanted to withdraw his troops and return to Zhao, and the generals strongly persuaded him to recommend himself as the main to continue to attack the capital of Zhongshan Lingshou. When Zhao Yong was hesitating, a young general held high the Qi State and challenged in front of the Zhao State camp. The Zhongshan soldiers behind the young general shouted in unison:

"The army of Qi is coming, the army of Qi is coming!"

Le Chi was shocked when he heard this, and personally led his troops to meet the battle.

"I said that Zhao Guo has no fierce generals, but who dares to fight with this general single-handedly?" shouted at Zhao Guo.

After hearing this, the orchestra pit sent three fierce generals in a row, but they were all cut off by the comers. Then he asked the people around him:

"Who is this, so brave?"

"I've never seen it, I think it's the general of Qi State, right?" replied.

Le Chi was helpless, seeing that the comer was setting up the Xuanxiang array, he was not sure in his heart, and he lost his morale, so he retreated and returned to the camp to report to the lord Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong had no intention of fighting, but he just had an excuse, so he ordered Lechi to retreat and camp for thirty miles, and for the time being, he hurriedly returned to Handan with some of his men and horses.

When it was dark, Zhao Yong came to Wu Wa's side, and saw that Wu Wa was sleeping, so he sat beside her and stared at her face, reluctant to look away for a moment. Disaster fell from the sky, Zhao Yong didn't know why Wu Wa was injured and what the injury was, and he didn't think about it at all, there was only all kinds of tender love in his chest, and at this moment he poured all of it on Wu Wa, holding Wu Wa's hand tightly and crying:

"Aiwa ┄┄ If something happens to you, the widow will take the position of the monarch to bury you!"

Night gradually fell, and the darkness was like a black robe, enveloping the Handan royal city in the robe. The lights were lit up in the palace, and the lights were like the love in Zhao Yong's heart, shining on Wu Wa's face, and Wu Wa gradually opened her eyes.

"Aiwa, Aiwa, you're awake!" Zhao Yong said happily.

"Husband┄┄" Wu Wa looked at Zhao Yong's face with a smile on her face.

"Aiwa ┄┄" Zhao Yong clenched Wu Wa's hand again.

The two didn't say much, and a thousand words were passed to each other in their eyes.

Zhao Yong was also a little tired from running all the way, leaning on Wu Wa's bedside for a while and falling asleep, unconsciously spending the night, this night was not cold or long.

Early the next morning, Zhao Yong summoned all the attending physicians into the palace, asked about the situation, and said to them:

"If Concubine Wu is lost, you have to accompany everyone to your life, but you can hear clearly!"

"Hear me clearly!" the Imperial Physician hurriedly replied.

"You have arranged it for me, I can't leave without anything!" Zhao Yong said to the chief imperial doctor again.

"Obey the king's orders!" the chief physician bowed.

Fei Yi then arrived, and Zhao Yong saw Fei Yi and said:

"Hurry up and invite Lingjun Zhenren to come!"

"The minister has already sent someone to invite!" replied Fei Yi.

After Ling Junzi came, he met Feiyi first, asked about the situation, and then went to Wuwa's palace and met Zhao Yong. As soon as Zhao Yong saw Ling Junzi, he asked in a daze:

"Ask the real person, is there a Taoist technique in this world that brings the dead back to life?"

"This ┄┄ This trail is not good, although the trail is unheard of, it is not necessarily none!" replied Ling Junzi.

"The Taoist technique that has never been seen by real people probably doesn't exist anymore┄┄" Zhao Yong sighed and asked again:

"I heard that there are immortals living in Kunlun Mountain, can the immortals come back to life and save people's lives?"

"The saying of immortals is just a kind of people's wish and sustenance, and there are absolutely no immortals in this world!"

"Hey┄┄Concubine Wu's life is in danger, a real person may save her life?"

"Although Xiaodao has some Taoist skills, he doesn't know medical skills, so it's difficult to rescue!"

Zhao Yong's expression was gloomy and he didn't say a word, Ling Junzi saw this and asked:

"Niangniang lives in a simple and easy-going way, who wants to hurt Niangniang?"

Zhao Yong shook his head and said nothing, and Ling Junzi asked again:

"I heard that Niangniang was injured by a bow and arrow, but she didn't see the arrow, this matter is very strange, I wonder if Xiaodao can inspect Niangniang's scars?"

Zhao Yong didn't answer, and said in a daze:

"Disaster from the sky, it's very strange!

Ling Junzi was inconvenient to say more, so he resigned and thought about it.

Misfortune is not a one-way street, just half a month after Wu Wa was injured by an arrow, Han Ji, the queen of Zhao Guoguo, died of illness.

Zhao Yongfu cried bitterly on Han Ji, feeling remorseful in his heart, and at this time he suddenly realized his mistake and felt sorry for Han Ji. Zhao Yong never left the Liying Palace for several days, Han Ji was seriously ill, not far from him, and he didn't even see Han Ji for the last time! This cry was from the bottom of his heart, full of remorse, and his fighting spirit was completely lost, so he ordered all the troops in the orchestra to withdraw and return to Zhao.

At the end of the spring and summer of the second year, Tian Wen saw that the war was stalemate, and Zhao took the opportunity to attack Zhongshan, so he was anxious, so he sent someone to urge Kuang Zhang to hurry up and enter the army and fight a decisive battle with the Chu army. Kuang Zhang sent someone to reply to Tian Wen:

"The prime minister can remove me from the post of commander, but if I want to enter the army when the fighter plane is immature, I must not!"

Tian Wen was helpless, so he had to wait patiently at home for news.

Tang Yu saw that the coalition forces of Qi, Wei and Han had been attacking Fangcheng for a long time, and the two sides had been holding each other for a long time, and the army was tired, so he began to let a part of the army rest and relax his vigilance and defense against the coalition army. Seeing this, Zhuang Qiao said to Tang Yu:

"The general needs to strengthen the defense of the bank of the Lishui River, once the coalition forces cross the river, our army will have no danger to defend, which will be very disadvantageous!"

"I've sent heavy troops to defend in shallow water, do you still need you to teach me?" Tang Yu had already learned that Qu Yuan had recommended Zhuang Qiao to replace him in the court, so he was dissatisfied with Zhuang Qiao.

"I'm afraid it's not enough for the general to send heavy troops to guard a few key points, and it is necessary to establish a backup army, and once the coalition forces come to attack, they can rush to the aid of various fortresses, so it is appropriate!" Zhuang Qiao argued.

"Presumptuous, a yellow-mouthed child, dare to question the old man's use of soldiers!" Tang Mo scolded.

"This is a military matter, and An can easily deal with it!" Zhuang Qiao was unconvinced.

"Bold! Do you really think that the old man is inferior to you? Hugh wants to say it again!" Tang Yu said angrily.

"The general doesn't listen to me, if he is defeated one day, don't blame the head of the end of the road!" Zhuang Qiao finished speaking and walked out.

"Stop! You stop me! You confuse the army's mind, I will remove you from your post now!" Tang Yu said loudly:

"Someone, take him down for me, and wait for him to fall!"

Tang Yu took Zhuang Qiao in a rage, Zhuang Qiao was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and scolded when he left:

"Fame and reputation seekers, my Chu State is about to die in the hands of you people!"

The combined forces of Qi, Wei and Han and Chu faced each other across the river on both sides of the river, and the coalition forces failed to cross the river many times. On this day, Kuang Zhang personally came to patrol the river, walked along the river for a long time, saw that the river was wide, the water was turbulent, and there was no good way to cross the river for a long time. At this moment, Kuang Zhang saw two people fishing on the shore from a distance, Kuang Zhang thought they were local farmers, so he approached and asked:

"Excuse me, the two of you, where is the shallow water of this river that can be crossed?"

The two turned their heads and looked at Kuang Zhang carefully, and Kuang Zhang found that they were two young men, who didn't look like farmers, so he said:

"Two gentlemen, are you familiar with this river?"

"Who is the general?" asked a young man.

"Under the Qi State Kuang Zhang!"

"It turned out to be Kuangzi, people say that Kuangzi is a famous general in the world, it turns out that the rumors are wrong!" The young man laughed out loud after speaking.

"Bold fanatics, since you know the general, how dare you be so rude!" shouted one of Kuang Zhang's side.

The two teenagers didn't care, as if there was no one around, and the other teenager said to the teenager who had just spoken:

"People say that people are clumsy, and those who are clumsy will not be good at observing details, which is also reasonable!"

When Kuang Zhang heard this, he was secretly surprised in his heart, but he didn't expect the two strange young men who were fishing to say this, and their words and expressions were unpredictable, so he said politely:

"Kuang Mou is clumsy, he can't be a famous general, please ask the two gentlemen to advise!"

"This river is in the territory of Chu State, and the Chu people naturally know the depth of the river, you just need to see where the Chu army is heavily guarded, where you can cross the river!"

When Kuang Zhang heard this, he suddenly reacted, and felt that he hadn't thought of such a simple truth, his face was slightly red, and he quickly hugged his fists and thanked:

"Thank you for the advice!"

Kuang Zhang turned around and wanted to leave, but the young man said again:

The general has 200,000 troops, but he has been holding on to Tang Wu for several months, so I'm afraid it's not just the water that is blocking the general, right?"

Kuang Zhang was even more surprised when he heard this, looked carefully at the two teenagers in front of him, and was puzzled in his heart, and was just about to speak, only to hear another young man say:

"Don't be suspicious, general! Tang Yu is not Zhao Ju, the general used the tactics used to deal with Zhao Ju in the past to deal with Tang Yu, and it took so much time in vain!"

"The general is not convinced?" said the young man again.

Kuang Zhang was even more surprised when he heard it, and two young men appeared out of nowhere, not only with extraordinary words, but also as if they knew his thoughts, so he said:

"I was about to ask you two!"

"Zhao Ju is calm, Tang Yu is advancing lightly, if the general uses a trick to induce Tang Yu to take the initiative to cross the river to attack, why do you need all these days? If Tang Yu does not fall into the plan, the general can make the Han soldiers attack Chuiqiu, the Wei soldiers attack Wanbei, and the general leads the army to advance rapidly from Yebei, so that the Chu army can also be broken!" said the young man before.

After hearing this, Kuang Zhang pondered for a moment, and then arched his hand and said:

"Thank you for your advice! I don't know what the two masters call them, can you talk about them in front of the account?"

"Don't dare, don't dare! The general is elegant, but he can create talents, and he must break through Hangu Pass one day!" the young man replied.

When Kuang Zhang was hesitating, he suddenly heard a woman standing on a horse in the distance shouting:

"Wang Xu ┄┄ Tian Dan ┄ ┄ I found you so hard!"

The woman happily rode her horse over, and when Tian Dan and Wang Xu saw it, their faces became sad, and they didn't seem to be happy. The three of them kept talking, and Kuang Zhang secretly remembered their names, so he said goodbye to the two and left. Although Tian Dan showed his face in the Jixia School Palace when he was young, after many years, Kuang Zhang naturally did not think that he was Tian Pan's grandson.

According to Wang Xu's instructions, Kuang Zhang found a shallow place in the Xiangshui River, commanded the army to cross the Shuishui, and defeated the Chu army led by Tang Wu.

The Chu army was defeated and lost Fangcheng, and then lost Wan and Ye counties. Zhuang Qiao, who was imprisoned by Tang Yu, was rescued by his subordinates. Zhuang Qiao was afraid of Tang Yu's revenge, afraid that he would put the responsibility for the defeat on him, and did not dare to return to Chu, so he fled to the southwest with his subordinates, preparing to take refuge in Zhaoju.

Zhao Ju and Sima Cuo were indistinguishable from each other, and when Sima Cuo was about to increase his troops to attack Chu, he heard that Zhuang Qiao led the army to reinforce, so he had to make an appointment with Zhao Ju to stop the army. Zhao Ju intended to keep Zhuang Qiao, Zhuang Qiao was afraid of the power of the Jing clan in the middle of the court, and after thinking twice, he took his subordinates to the southwest barbarian land. After this battle, the vitality of the Chu State was greatly damaged, and it not only ceded land to the countries to sue for peace, but also sent the crown prince Mi Heng to the Qi State as a hostage, and the war finally came to an end.