After wearing a sick and weak cannon fodder as a prince

When Xiao Mingze heard him say this, he suddenly laughed like a self-deprecating: "You should understand that there is no one in our Xiao family who can swear other than me, why not swear by myself?"

Pei Xing said again: "People like you will not cherish your own life. If you swear with your own life, I will never believe it. You have lived in this world for so many years, there must be someone in this world who loves you I want you to swear that if you break your oath, the person you love will become your enemy, and your life will be worse than death. The people closest to you in this world will use you. "

After Xiao Mingze heard his words, he tried his best to hide his guilt. He raised his head and looked at Pei Xing: "I didn't expect General Pei to think that I would have someone I love?"

"If not, how can you live in seclusion in Chu for many years, even if I don't have me, you still have to take a gamble, you just use this to swear."

Xiao Mingze had heard of Pei Xing when he was in Yan Country, but it's a pity that he has a straight temper and everything is straightforward.He didn't expect Pei Xing to be so alert in this kind of matter.

"Okay, I swear! If I break my oath, I will be betrayed by the person I love, and I will become an enemy with the person I love, and everyone close to me will use me! I will die!" He finished quickly After saying these words, he turned and looked at Pei Xing, "How about it, are you satisfied with this?"

Pei Xing nodded slowly after hearing his oath... Although Pei Xing is not as cunning as the adviser, he also knows that some people will gamble their own life when they swear, and at that time, because death is the relief .And the most painful thing in this world is that life is worse than death.

***

Pei Xing negotiated with Xiao Mingze, and Xiao Mingze promised to give them food first, and then he led a small group of soldiers back to the country of Yan, tricking the guards in the city to open the gate, and then the Xiao's army pretending to be a caravan and soldiers from the country of Chu would meet Take advantage of this opportunity to kill in.

Everything is going according to plan.The only thing that was wrong was that Qin Jue had made some mistakes. Wuling, his pro-appointed national teacher, somehow found out that the traitors who suddenly broke into Fengdu on the night of his ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven and proclaiming the emperor were actually secretly hidden by him. I ordered someone to let it in.

Wu Ling came to Qin Jue and asked: "Your Majesty, why did you do this? If this matter gets to the ears of the subjects, you want to let the civil and military officials of Great Chu, how will the common people think of you?"

Qin Jue was a little guilty when he heard him ask such a question, but since Wu Ling already knew, there was no need for him to hide anything.Qin Jue smiled slightly at this moment, and he continued to answer: "Yes, I did this thing, because when I was a hostage in Yan Kingdom when I was young, King Yan once humiliated me, so today he came to Chu Kingdom, I can't let him leave here alive."

"Where are those traitors? Your Majesty, as far as I know, those traitors are not from our Chu Palace, but a few months ago, Your Majesty went to the middle of Shu to search for it. The place in the middle of Shu has been deserted for decades. Even the king of Chu didn't care about it, what is His Majesty going to do when he suddenly goes to such a desolate place?"

Qin Jue heard that he mentioned Shuzhong, so he continued to reply with a smile: "I happen to have something to say to the national teacher. Since the national teacher mentioned it now, then I will answer you properly. Many years ago, I let you go. Xiao Mingze, a traitor of Yan State, entered Shuzhong, and now he has turned that desolate land into fertile land. Xiao Mingze promised that as long as Chu State is willing to avenge his family and help him fight back to Yan State, then he will hand over Shuzhong to return. For our state of Chu, he also promised that if he can claim the title of emperor of the present state of Yan, he is willing to submit to the state of Chu forever, pay the annual tribute every year, and together with the state of Chu, use the other surrounding countries for his own use."

Wuling's eyes widened when he heard Qin Jue say such words, he looked at Qin Jue in disbelief: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, are you crazy? It's just a traitor's words, and you actually believe him so much , if this matter is known to the world, then what you have to bear, Your Majesty, will be the scolding and doubts of the world!"

Qin Jue's eyes suddenly became dark at this moment, he looked at Wuling and said: "Wuling, I have always valued you, you used to be just one of my counselors in the East Palace, and after I ascended the throne, I made you a national teacher because I believe in you. The subjects of Great Chu believe in witchcraft, so they need you to comfort them. It is the same for me to tell you this, because I believe that you will not talk nonsense, and you will have a way to stop it. Youyou's mouth, right?"

After Wu Ling heard his words, he suddenly froze...

Crazy, crazy!

"Your Majesty... do you have any relationship with that traitor of the Yan Kingdom?"

"So what?" Qin Jue replied frankly.

"Your Majesty trusts me so much, I have to think about His Majesty's safety and reputation. Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, please stop dealing with that traitor. That traitor will ruin your reputation, and he may even Take your life."

Qin Jue's eyes widened suddenly when he heard his words, and he yelled loudly: "Shut up! I knew him before I knew you. Everyone in the world will betray me, but he won't!"

Qin Jue was gentle on the surface, Wu Ling had watched him ascend the throne for many years, and he had never been so angry with life...

Seeing him getting angry, Wu Ling was slightly stunned for a moment, then he knelt down and looked at Qin Jue again and asked, "Then I dare to ask Your Majesty, what guarantee does Your Majesty use to guarantee that he will not betray you? Is it just because you know him?" Is it longer? How many people in this world have been together since birth, but in the end they are strangers, just like your brothers, who mainly have the word power in front of them, and they will suddenly become ignorant of their six relatives , becoming more ruthless and terrifying than strangers. How can you guarantee such a thing?"

Qin Jue sneered when he heard his tone of voice: "So the national teacher is threatening me by asking me like this?"

"I dare not." Wu Ling replied.

Qin Jue said again: "There is nothing to be afraid of. The world is only a little bit away from being under my control. The national teacher once said that I am the emperor star, right? Just like what I said just now, I have always been in control. I believe in you, so I also believe in the rumors you said about the Emperor Star. Your statement will soon become a reality."

Wu Ling looked at his eyes, as if he was bewitched by something.Qin Jue would never reveal his ambitions in front of outsiders, let alone say such things to others.Could it be that he thought he had the chance to win, so he didn't hide it from outsiders?

"National Teacher... It's not that I'm making things difficult for you. We agreed to do this with that traitor of Yan Kingdom from the very beginning. Now that I have done it, you, National Teacher, have also noticed that something was wrong that night. place, then I won’t be able to hide it from you.”

When Wu Ling heard him say this, he suddenly lowered his head...

At this moment, he sneered as if mocking himself: "Heh..."

It turned out that it was discussed a long time ago. Since it was preordained, he knew that the emperor could not change it.Since the emperor cannot be changed, he can only kill another person.

"Yes, I am willing to follow His Majesty, no matter what His Majesty does, I will be loyal to His Majesty wholeheartedly!"

After hearing what Wu Ling said, Qin Jue hurriedly got up and walked down to help him up himself: "National Teacher..."

Wu Ling didn't dare to look directly at the emperor, he still lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the minister was reckless just now, I hope your majesty will forgive me!"

Qin Jue heard that he seemed to agree, so he was very happy: "Where is the national teacher so reasonable, how can I blame you?"

Wu Ling knew that the emperor he was loyal to was suspicious by nature, if he was not careful by his side, he might die.But Wu Ling once swore that he could only repay Qin Jue's kindness to him with his whole life. His ability to live by Qin Jue's side for so long also proved Qin Jue's trust in him.

He has a thorough understanding of Qin Jue's character. Qin Jue looks gentle on the surface, but is actually very vicious behind the scenes.He was able to put the rebels from the Yan Kingdom into Fengdu today in order to achieve his goal, so I don't know what he will do in the future.

And it was the traitor of Yan who forced him to do all this!

When Wu Ling thought of this, he also guessed eighty to nine out of ten that the traitor from the Yan Kingdom was another Emperor Star.In the end, the end for him and Qin Jue is either you die or I die.

It’s just that Qin Jue believes in him so much now, if Wu Ling insists on it, he will only hasten his demise, so it’s better to wait and see what happens next to Qin Jue, he will knock on Qin Jue’s side until he convinces Qin Jue.He would let Qin Jue know that that person just wanted to use him to reach the pinnacle of power.

In another March, the Chu army sent by Xiao Mingze and Qin Jue gathered at the border of Yan State, while Pei Xing and the surviving cavalry returned to Yan State.As they had discussed in the plan, Pei Xing lured the soldiers guarding the city of Yan to open the door, and the Chu army disguised as a businessman also took the opportunity to capture the city of Yandu.

King Yan did not expect that he would fall into the hands of his own people in the end.He was afraid of his father's power in the early years. Although he had that kind of ambition but not the courage, since he knew that the old King Yan died, he was overjoyed. He was afraid that the soldiers of the old King Yan would return to Yan. Congress threatened his throne.So he chose to hang those people beside the Bi'a River on the border of Chu State, and let them fend for themselves.

It has been several months now, he thought those people would be dead long ago, but he didn't expect that those who were loyal to his father and king would unite and attack back to Yan Kingdom.

This was the first time that Xiao Mingze had returned to the Yan Kingdom after the Xiao family had disappeared in the Yan Kingdom for several years. When he killed King Yan, Murong Fu, the new emperor of the Yan Kingdom, was about to pack his luggage and escape from the palace.

This was also the first time Xiao Mingze saw that the enemy had already come to his home, and this man was still planning to take away all his treasures, without any regard for his life.No wonder... It is God's will to let Yan die, and no one can stop him!

Xiao Mingze led the old Xiao clan he had found around these years and recruited [-] soldiers into Yandu City without any effort.And as he promised to Pei Xing, he didn't hurt any of the people of Yan country.

Murong Fu was afraid of Xiao Mingze, he deliberately gave up the position of King Yan to save his life.This was not forced by Xiao Mingze on purpose, but by himself. Murong Fu was the least courageous among the sons of King Yan, but his desire for power and gold and silver treasures was far greater than his courage.

It's a pity that he had that ambition but didn't have the guts to do it. In the end, he had to beg others not to kill him in order to save his life.

Murong Fu announced in front of the important ministers of the Yan State that he would hold a Zen ceremony in three days, and that he would abdicate his throne to Xiao Mingze.After Xiao Mingze killed and returned to the Yan Kingdom, he wanted the Murong family to experience the feeling of being wiped out, but now that there are many people in the Yan Kingdom, if he kills the King Yan's family now, there will probably be rumors outside.

In order to appease the hearts of the people, and to fulfill the promise he made with Pei Xing that day, Xiao Mingze avoided the killing and took over the throne.However, he is also ambitious. He wants to become emperor in the country of Yan like Qin Jue, and he thinks that the word "Yan" is not good. His country name is "Qin". After the fight, the territory in the north belonged to him, and then a small country rebelled, and that small area was split off, and the area in the south was also called Nanqin.The territory under Xiao Mingze's rule was called Northern Qin.

***

After so many years, Xiao Mingze finally revealed his face-to-face feud, but his current throne was given to him by Murong Fuchan, and the power of the Yan Kingdom had not been completely eliminated, so now he can't kill the Murong clan.Not only can't kill them, but also treat them with good food and drink.

Whenever someone asked about the origin of the emperor of Qin, there would always be rumors that he was a traitor.

It was only at that moment that Xiao Mingze realized that if he could not let the Murong family wash away the Xiao family's grievances, then he would always be a traitor, and no one would submit to the emperor who was once a traitor.

In fact, this matter is simple and simple, and it is difficult to do.The easiest thing is to ask the historian to add a few more words to the history book, but the difficulty is that he can't stop the people talking.And the best way Xiao Mingze thought of was to invite the monarchs of various countries to come and witness. He wanted everyone to see how Murong Fu rewrote the history of their Xiao family.

Their Xiao family is not a traitor, and Xiao Mingze's throne is not justified.

***

Xiao Mingze thought it was a good idea. In fact, he didn't think of this at first, but there was a person beside him pointing it out, and he suddenly thought of this method.

If possible, take advantage of this opportunity to see him again.

Although Xiao Mingze and Qin Jue have often met secretly in recent years, most of the things they discussed were about how to deal with the Yan Kingdom and how to deal with the betrayal of neighboring countries. They always discussed various schemes , since they met three years ago, they haven't sat down and talked for a long time.

Maybe he can take this opportunity to talk to Qin Jue again.

He really wanted Qin Jue to know...he took down the Murong family not only because of their hatred of the Xiao family, but partly because of him.

That's why he changed the country name to "Qin" when he changed the country name.

Xiao Mingze remembered, he remembered that he had made an oath to take Jiangshan as his employment, maybe he took it seriously this time.He only hoped that after Qin Jue met him, there would be no separation between the two.

As for the person who gave advice to Xiao Mingze was the one who often entered the palace by Pei Xing's side, Pei Xing knew that he had betrayed the old country, and he had no face to stay on this land anymore, so he asked Xiao Mingze to resign, saying that he Willing to disarm and return to the field.

He had made up his mind to go, and Xiao Mingze had no reason to keep him, so he agreed to his request.And when he entered the palace for the last time, he was accompanied by a person who was very similar to him. It was only in appearance that there was no difference between the two, but the person behind Pei Xing was indeed thinner than him. Some.

When Pei Xing was about to leave, Xiao Mingze suddenly stopped him: "General Pei, please stop. Who is the person behind you? It seems to be very similar to the general."

When the people behind Pei Xing saw that Xiao Mingze had noticed him, they quickly ran to Xiao Mingze's side and knelt down and said, "Cao Min's surname is Pei Mingzui! Cao Min is willing to do His Majesty's favor!"

Seeing this, Pei Xing grabbed the face-faced man's hand: "Your Majesty, it's my younger brother who doesn't understand the rules. Please don't blame him. Caomin has already resigned. Since then, he is no different from ordinary people. Please don't call him Caomin. General Yu!"

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please give Cao Min some time to burn incense. Cao Min has a way to make His Majesty keep Cao Min by his side! Your Majesty—" the man insisted on shouting regardless of Pei Xing's tugging.

In fact, Pei Xing still has a lot of ability to lead the army. If he didn't insist on resigning, Xiao Mingze really wanted to keep him by his side and let him work for him.At this moment, when he saw this person who looked exactly like Pei Xing, a thought suddenly sprouted in his heart.

At this moment, he smiled, and then said: "Interesting! Pei Xing, if you let him go, I will give him a stick of time, and I will just listen to your nonsense. If what you say is useless to me, I will ..."

He paused at this point, then continued to laugh and said, "I'll pull you out and chop you up."