Back to the Warring States Period as Zhao Kuo

Zhao Kuo is so amazing?

Or is this Zhao Kuo's strategy?

No, no, Xiong Zheng is the uncle of the King of Chu, a serious family of the Chu Kingdom, it's okay for others to wish the Chu Kingdom to be destroyed, but it is absolutely impossible for Xiong Zheng to wish for the Chu Kingdom to be destroyed.

So, Xiong Zheng really doubted Xiang Yan?

Xiang Yan was confused.

But the king of Chu is not confused at all.

On the contrary, King Chu's opinion is actually similar to that of Xiong Zheng.

King Chu also doubted Xiang Yan!why?

As Xiong Zheng said, the story Xiang Yan told was too deliberate and too coincidental.

Zhao Kuo captured Juyang City, and no one in the entire city could escape, but Xiang Yan escaped.

Zhao Kuo's troops are all cavalry, and they are definitely good at chasing. The distance between Juyang City and Shouchun City is two days away, and the cavalry can catch up with them, but they can't catch up with Xiang Yan.

After Xiang Yan entered the city, he was actually kidnapped by Zhao people in the capital of Chu State. Can you believe that?

Has the majestic capital of Chu Chu already leaked to such an extent?

There is also the bet between Xiang Yan and Zhao Kuo that Xiang Yan said at the end, which is even more difficult to describe.

Who is Zhao Kuo?

That is the existence whose name even the king of Chu would tremble.

Who is Xiang Yan?

He is the heir of a second-rate family in the Chu State. Before he inherited the position of the head of the Xiang family, he couldn't even rank among the top [-] in the Chu State.

Zhao Kuo can actually like Xiang Yan, and can he value Xiang Yan so much to make such a bet?

All in all, there are too many coincidences, too many doubts, and too many flaws.

If you want to say it's one or two, that's fine, so many coincidences, doubts and flaws are gathered together, it's really unbelievable.

Patriarch Xiang is still arguing with Xiong Zheng: "That's the truth, there are so many coincidences in this world, why is there an ulterior motive in the coincidence that my son encountered?

That's what the old man said, I can guarantee with the lives of Xiang's family, my son will have absolutely no problems! "

After hearing these words, many people in the hall, including King Chu, were moved.

Xiang's family's life is not a joke.

Xiong Zheng was also pushed back by the words of the Patriarch of the Xiang family, and was unable to refute for a while.

But Xiong Zheng still insisted on his own opinion: "Anyway, the old man thinks that Xiang Yan must examine it carefully.

Before he can prove his innocence, he must not be allowed to participate in any major military affairs! "

After Xiong Zheng's words fell, many ministers of Chu State also echoed.

"That's right, Xiang Yan needs to avoid suspicion."

"At this time, Shouchun is surrounded, and Dachu is at stake. We can't take such a risk."

"Yes, yes, Xiang Yan must stay at home until the investigation is clear."

All the discussions were raging, and all of them were aimed at Xiang Yan for a while.

When Xiang Yan heard this, she became anxious immediately, and couldn't help but said, "Did your lord forget the bet you made with Zhao Kuo?

If the king does not allow the minister to participate in the defense of the city, the bet on the minister will lose this time! "

Xiang Yan is really anxious, he is not the kind of person who doesn't keep his promises, he originally thought that returning to Shouchun City would be a win-win situation, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this.

The king of Chu was also a little tangled when he heard the words.

This bet really sounds like a real deal.

Xiong Zheng heard this, and immediately sneered: "Xiang Yan, Xiang Yan, don't continue to deceive the king here! If you want me to tell you, you have already made up your mind to join Zhao Kuo, that's why you want to be this spy. Chuncheng dedicated to Zhao Kuo! Explosives are all nonsense, and they are just used to scare the king and us.

You just want to control the military power, then open the city gate and let Zhao Kuo enter the city! "

Xiong Zheng also no longer hesitated, and directly issued the most severe accusation against Xiang Yan, thinking that Xiang Yan had betrayed the state of Chu!Xiang Yan was furious, and shouted at Xiong Zheng: "You old man! I have already said that I will fight to the end for Da Chu, and I would rather die than submit to Zhao Kuo's surrender. How did it come to your mouth? , I became a traitor to Da Chu instead?

Come, come, if you refuse to accept, come and have a life-and-death duel with me today! "

This life-and-death duel is also a bet on life and honor, and it is often used to prove glory in Chu State.

However, Xiong Zheng was unmoved, and continued to sneer and said: "You kid has a good plan. You know that the old man is old and weak, and you are not your opponent, but you deliberately challenged a life-and-death duel. Isn't that even worse? Does it mean that you have a ghost in your heart and the old man revealed it, so you want to kill people to silence it?"

When Xiang Yan heard this, she almost fainted.

What the hell, it doesn't work, what the hell is going on!At this time, King Chu finally spoke.

"Okay, okay, stop arguing, let the widow think about it!"

Everyone fell silent one after another, waiting for King Chu's final verdict.

In fact, the King of Chu was quite hesitant. He always felt that Xiang Yan's statement was really suspicious, but Xiang Yan's performance made people feel that he was really loyal.

What about this?

After struggling for a while, the King of Chu finally made up his mind: "Xiang Yan, it's not that I don't believe you, it's because this matter is very important, Shouchun City is the capital of Great Chu, so there is no room for loss.

In this way, how about you go home and wait for two days, and let you continue to participate in the defensive operation after the widow's order finds out the truth and confirms your innocence? "

When Xiang Yan heard this, it was as if a basin of cold water had been poured on her, and she was dumbfounded.

Xiang Yan still wants to make the last effort: "My lord, Zhao Kuo really has explosives, if we don't take precautions, Shouchun will be captured in a day or two at most.

Da Chu really can't afford to wait so much time, Your Majesty! "

Xiang Yan knelt on the ground with a thud, with an extremely earnest expression: "Please also consider the loyalty of the Xiang family for hundreds of years, and for the sake of the thousands of people in Dachu, trust me once!"

After finishing speaking, Xiang Yan kowtowed repeatedly.

When the king of Chu saw this, he couldn't help being moved.

However, the king of Chu has made up his mind after all, no matter how much Xiang Yan moves him, he can't change it.

The king of Chu still felt that even if Xiang Yan was really loyal, he was exaggerating!The king of Chu really didn't believe that there would be something like explosives in the world that could break through a city in a short time.

This is the embarrassment that Shouchun City is located in the rear, lack of scouts!For example, Lord Chunshen in Chencheng, because the scouts of the Chu army have been following Zhao Kuo's troops, so every move of Zhao Kuo can be known by Lord Chunshen.

But Shouchun City itself is located in the rear, so it is naturally impossible for Shouchun City to send scouts to understand the battle situation in other places, and they all report the news through the messengers of Lord Chunshen.

However, the location of Zhao Kuo's army separated Chencheng and Shouchun City, where Chun Shenjun was located, and Zhao Kuo's pure cavalry lineup originally marched extremely fast, and they moved at lightning speed in just a few days. Conquering the cities one after another, this caused the messengers of the Chu army from Chencheng to still try to bypass Zhao Kuo's army, but Zhao Kuo's side has already approached Shouchun City!Everything is because Zhao Kuo is too fast, so fast that the Chu people have no time to react, pass information, or even think and respond.

The king of Chu took a deep breath and still insisted on his original opinion: "Okay, no need to say more, Xiang Yan, you go down!"

This sentence is the final decision of King Chu.

Xiang Yan's body froze.

After a while, Xiang Yan suddenly raised her head and burst out laughing.

"Unexpectedly, I, Xiang Yan, was so loyal that I was considered a traitor! Wu Xinjun, good you Wu Xinjun, it really is a plan, it is a plan!"

After saying this, Xiang Yan stood up directly and strode away without looking back.

Seeing Xiang Yan's leaving figure, the King of Chu felt a little regretful for some reason.

I always feel that I seem to have done something wrong in this matter!But soon, King Chu had settled down.

Who is Xiang Yan?

It's just an unknown official second generation of Chu State.

If it wasn't because he was Xiang's future successor, he wouldn't even be qualified to speak in front of King Chu today.

Now the king of Chu still has to face the life and death enemy like Zhao Kuo outside the city, how can he have the mood to take care of such a small person as Xiang Yan?

The King of Chu settled down and said to the many ministers of the Chu State in front of him: "My dear friends, let us discuss how to strengthen the city defense!"

Xiong Zheng was the first person to speak again: "Don't worry, my lord, the reason why Zhao Kuo was able to arrive at Shouchun City in just over ten days is probably because he went all the way around the city, and it is absolutely impossible to get along with Chunshen." You and they are at war.

Now we only need to defend Shouchun City, wait until Chunshen Jun leads the main force of the army to return, and then attack from inside and outside, the Zhao people will definitely lose! "

Xiong Zheng's opinion was also agreed by other Chu ministers.

The main reason is that all the people who fought in the Chu Kingdom have already left, and those who are left either don't understand anything or are half-baked, so when they heard Xiong Zheng's decent analysis at this time, everyone naturally agreed. .

Even King Chu felt quite reasonable after listening to Xiong Zheng's analysis, and the haze in his heart caused by Xiang Yan's incident just now has been diluted a lot.

The King of Chu nodded in satisfaction and said, "Since that's the case, then let you, Xiong Zheng, be the general of Shouchun City and take charge of the defense of Shouchun City!"

Xiong Zheng was naturally overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Please don't worry, Your Majesty, this veteran will definitely live up to your high expectations!"

The Patriarch of the Xiang family stood aside and watched all this quietly, with a very complicated expression.

Later that day, the Patriarch of the Xiang family returned home and immediately went to see Xiang Yan.

Although it was very late, according to the report of Xiang's subordinates, Xiang Yan was very silent after returning to the mansion, and locked herself up without saying anything.

The Patriarch of the Xiang family opened the door and sat in front of Xiang Yan.

Xiang Yan raised her head and glanced at Patriarch Xiang, then lowered her head again.

Patriarch Xiang sighed: "Your Majesty has concerns, you have to understand.

As subjects, we must be considerate of the King. "

Xiang Yan suddenly said: "I can understand Your Majesty, why can't Your Majesty understand me?

I made a bet with Wu Xinjun! "

Patriarch Xiang was dumbfounded for a moment, and said: "Frankly speaking, what the king has to consider is the safety of Shouchun City, so it's normal for him to be conservative."

Xiang Yan said firmly: "But, I lost the bet!"

Patriarch Xiang touched his nose with some headaches, and said: "You didn't lose the bet, didn't the king already say it?

As long as the investigation is clear, you can be cleared. "

Xiang Yan suddenly became excited, and said loudly: "It is impossible to investigate further. It is already night, at most tomorrow noon at most, this city will be captured by Zhao Kuo!"

Seeing Xiang Yan's expression, Patriarch Xiang couldn't help being stunned, and asked after a while: "Are you really so sure?"

Xiang Yan nodded heavily.

The Patriarch of the Xiang Clan was silent for a while, and said: "Since this is the case, although my father cannot persuade the king, all the soldiers and horses of the Xiang Clan will be organized. If the situation you mentioned happens tomorrow, my father will naturally lead the soldiers and horses of the Xiang Clan , have a good fight with Zhao Guoren!"

Xiang Yan said: "Father, no."

Patriarch Xiang: "?

? ”

Xiang Yan raised her head and said firmly: "If the city is breached, then the child's bet has already been lost.

Hai'erhui is willing to bet and admit defeat, and become Wu Xinjun's retainer!Therefore, Hai'er doesn't want his father and Mrs. Xiang to meet Hai'er's lord in battle. "

Patriarch Xiang was furious and shouted, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Xiang Yan said resolutely: "Father, please listen to me one more time! Our Xiang family has been loyal to Chu for hundreds of years, but does the king believe us?

Since Your Majesty doesn't trust us, why should we continue to serve Chu? "

"enough!"

The Patriarch of the Xiang family couldn't bear it anymore, and slapped Xiang Yan directly on the face.

With a snap, Xiang Yan covered her cheeks and looked at Patriarch Xiang stubbornly.

The Patriarch of the Xiang family was in a hurry: "It's a rebellious son, a rebellious son! Come on, watch him, from now on, don't allow this rebellious son to leave the room!"

After saying this, the Patriarch of the Xiang family left angrily.

Xiang Yan looked at the heavily closed door in front of her, and after a long silence, she showed a wry smile.

"Father, father, you have always taught your child that a man should stand upright and do what he says, why are you unwilling to give him such a chance to practice?"

At this moment, a door was suddenly opened again, and a calm voice sounded.

"The Patriarch is unwilling to give this opportunity, but a certain can still give the Young Master this opportunity."

Xiang Yan raised her head and looked at the steward in front of her in shock: "You", the steward who has worked for the Xiang family for nearly ten years and was just appointed by the head of the Xiang family to take care of Xiang Yan's tasks, stood in front of Xiang Yan with a calm expression, He said something that shocked Xiang Yan even more.

"Since the young master is already under Wu Xinjun's sect, then we are a family with a certain one. How could a certain one not think of a way to help the young master?"

Yes, the steward in front of him is a nightingale!