Chapter 604 Xiang Yan: I sue you for slander, he slandered me! All the princes in the dynasty are jackals!
June 20th.
Helv Palace.
Looking at Zhuang Jia, who was covered in blood with an arrow stuck in his left arm, King Qi of Chu quickly stood up and greeted him: "Zhuang Aiqing!"
"How could he be so injured? Heavy! ”
"Where is the imperial doctor? Send the imperial doctor quickly!!!"
Chu Wang Qi looked extremely concerned.
Zhuang Jia also showed an expression of weakness and gratitude: "My lord, thank you for your concern."
"But don't worry, my lord."
"My lord, thank you for your concern." I can’t die~~hiss~~I can’t die for the time being!”
While speaking, Zhuang Jia made a look of pain.
King Qi of Chu was about to continue to express his sorrow, but he heard Zhuang Jia continue to say: "Xiong Huanyin and other lords are willing to sacrifice their lives for the king!"
"I just got hit by one. It’s just two arrows, so nothing!”
King Chu’s eyes suddenly narrowed: “What did you say?”
“Xiong Zhao, what’s wrong with him?”
Zhuang Jia shed two lines of clear tears and cried sadly: "Xiong Huan Yin him!"
"He has died in Xiapi City!"
Chu Wang Qi suddenly realized in disbelief Standing up: "Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"How dare Xiang Yan do this? How dare he do this!"
When he was in the Qin State, Xiong Zhao was the military commander of King Qi of Chu.
Xiong Zhao’s status in King Qi’s lineage of Chu is equivalent to Gua Fu’s status in Ying Chengyu’s lineage.
But Xiong Zhao's status in Chu Wang Qi's heart is somewhat more important than Guafu's status in Ying Chengyu's heart.
After all, Chu Wang Qi not only trusts Xiong Zhao as much as Ying Chengyu trusts Gua Fu, Xiong Zhao is also a descendant of Chu Wang Qi’s clan, and there is even a trace of blood and kinship between the two!
Imagine that Ying Chengyu sent a hexagram master to deliver an order to Li Xin. As a result, Li Xin not only disobeyed the general's order, but also killed the hexagram master.
How would Ying Chengyu feel?
The anger in Chu Wang Qi’s heart will only be more than that of Ying Chengyu! Heavier!
Zhuang Jia knelt down and kowtowed: "I don't dare to tell any lies."
"When I saw Xiong Huanyin, Xiong Huanyin had no life left, only the hair on his neck was The sword wound was shocking!”
“I didn’t dare to stay in Xiapi City for a long time, so I hurriedly escaped from Xiapi City with a group of accompanying troops and rushed all the way back to Helu City.”
"After a hard battle all the way, even the soldiers around me have been killed and injured!"
"Thanks to the great blessing of the king, I am lucky enough to see the king again!"
Zhuang Jia These words are called candidness.
Xiang Yan really did not dare to kill Xiong Zhao, at least not until the new King of Chu was chosen.
But Xiang Yan didn’t dare to kill, but Xiong Liu dared to kill!
Zhuang Jia did not say that Xiang Yan killed Xiong Zhao. He only said that Xiong Zhao died in Xiapi City and Zhuang Jia saw Xiong Zhao's body.
This is all true!
As for Xiang Yan killing Xiong Zhao?
That was all Chu Wangqi’s own imagination!
After all, Xiapi City is Xiang Yan’s territory. Xiong Zhao died in Xiapi City, so Xiang Yan is naturally the prime suspect.
King Qi of Chu shouted angrily:
"How dare Xiang Yan kill my confidant!"
"I have not yet held him responsible for the defeat, but he is already planning to rebel!"
Zhuang Jia continued to answer with tears: "As far as I know, Xiong Huanyin once had a violent conflict with Shangzhu Kingdom over whether to withdraw the army."
"After the conflict, , Xiong Huanyin never stepped out of Xiapi Yamen Office again.”
"On the fourth day when Xiong Huanyin entered the city, Shangzhu State tried to lure the enemy deep into the city and tried to fight decisively, but was defeated."
"Although I was unable to see the military report, I also know that our army at least More than 30,000 soldiers died on the battlefield, and many Chinese people in the city rebelled and set fire to the city."
"On the second day of the decisive battle, bad news came from the Xiapi County Office, and I saw Xiong Huan. Yin's body."
"Even after the ministers escaped from Xiapi City, there was still no sign of Shangzhu's troops going south to the Huaihe River. Instead, they ordered the people to repair the city wall."
Zhuang. Jia Qiu talked about the unhappiness between Xiang Yan and Xiong Zhao in a down-to-earth manner, and emphasized Xiang Yan's disregard for Wang Ling.
Zhuang Jia did not give any positive answer to Chu Wang Qi's question.
King Qi of Chu was suddenly stunned upon hearing this.
Things are already clear.
It must be that Xiang Yan was dissatisfied because Xiang Yan went south to defend the Huaihe River, but Xiong Zhao argued hard for the people, which led to Xiang Yan being placed under house arrest by Xiang Yan.
After Xiang Yan disobeyed the king's order and fought a decisive battle and was defeated again, the conflict between Xiong Zhao and Xiang Yan became more intense, and Xiang Yan killed his confidant!
Chu Wangqi's cheeks turned slightly red, the hairs on his arms stood on end, and he roared angrily like a wild beast!
“Xiang Yan? Xiang Yan!”
“It’s just for helping me ascend the throne, how dare you be so unscrupulous!”
“I will kill you. ! ! ”
But after the anger burst out, Chu Wangqi’s intuition felt that something was wrong.
King Chu Qi stared at Zhuang Jia with cold eyes and asked: "Zhuang Aiqing took all the soldiers and guards under Xiong Huanyin's command and fled together."
"Why did all the soldiers and horses die in the battle, and only Zhuang Aiqing was able to escape back to Hehe?" Lucheng? "
What a coincidence!
What a coincidence!
To the extreme, there must be fraud!
However, Zhuang Jia did not panic at all, and answered with a bit of uncertainty in his doubts: "I am a candidate for Qin!"
"While fleeing with Xiong Huanyin's command, I returned It's quite dangerous."
"But after Xiong Huanyin's men died in the battle, how can I be in danger?"
"I only need to wait for the Qin army's scouts to inquire. Just show the Qin State Waiter's token."
Chu Wangqi's eyes froze as he questioned. That's right.
On the side of the Qin Army, Zhuang Jia is one of the Qin Army’s own.
But the doubts in Chu Wang Qi’s heart still did not dissipate, and he continued to question: "Since Xiong Huanyin was first put under house arrest by Shangzhu State, and then killed by Shangzhu State."
" How did Zhuang Aiqing get free, and even lead his people to escape from Xiapi City?"
Zhuang Jia's eyes became more and more confused, and he asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you ordered your ministers to break into Shangzhu's mansion? As a waiter, my identity was discovered by Shangzhuguo, and I had to work for him. ”
"I have reported this matter to the king in detail."
"Even the correspondence between the king and the Shangzhu Kingdom before he returned to Chu was passed on by me."
< br>"Your Majesty, have you forgotten?"
Chu Wang Qi's questioning eyes stiffened again.
That’s right.
On Xiang Yan's side, Zhuang Jia is also one of his own!
Not waiting for Chu Wang Qi to question again, Zhuang Jia took the lead in throwing out a heavier card: "I hurriedly returned to Helu City. In addition to reporting Xiong Huanyin's sacrifice, I have other important matters. Tell me.”
“According to my investigation, Lord Qin Chang’an wants to lead an army of 200,000 men southward, and his target may be Helu City.”
As soon as these words came out, Chu was shocked! Wang Qi no longer had the slightest thought to think about Zhuang Jia's loyalty and traitor, and even forgot to feel sad for Xiong Zhao. Instead, he shouted in shock: "Is this news true?"
Zhuang Jia nodded solemnly: "This news is It was a top-secret spy who got the news from the Qin army camp.”
"That spy has a high status in the Qin-Qi coalition, and he even has frequent access to Qin Changan Lord's soldiers."
"I have no evidence to prove that this news is absolutely true."
“But the news sent back to me by this spy has never been missed!”
“I think it won’t be long before there will be other candidates who can detect this news based on the movements of the Qin army.”
King Qi of Chu's heart trembled violently.
How many defenders are left in Helu City?
Even the guards, eunuchs, and private soldiers of various ethnic groups, including Zhaoyun's troops who were chasing the Qin-Qi coalition outside, the total number was only 50,000!
If Zhuang Jia’s news is true, it means that Helu City is about to face a strong attack by an army of 200,000 people led by Ying Chengyu himself!
Just thinking about it made King Qi of Chu feel even more desperate!
King Qi of Chu suddenly stood up and paced back and forth on the spot.
After a long time, Zhuang Jia said weakly: "Your Majesty, if you have nothing else to do, please go to a doctor for treatment first."
"The girls of the female village are still waiting for me."
"My lord, I don't want to die!"
The King of Chu came to his senses, opened a cabinet, took out two gold horseshoes weighing one yi (24 taels) and threw them to Zhuang Jia. , said in a deep voice: "Zhuang Aiqing has worked hard this time."
"I will take care of the rest, and Zhuang Aiqing will go and diagnose and treat the injury."
"When I have verified this news, I would like to express my deepest gratitude!"
Zhuang Jia sat up in shock while he was dying. With both hands he deftly grabbed all the two gold horseshoes, and hurriedly bowed with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty. ! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Zhuang Jia hurriedly slipped out of the imperial study, but Chu Wangqi sat in his original position, his eyes dark.
Zhuang Jia's words were secretive, but it was enough to arouse King Qi of Chu's suspicion and wariness of Xiang Yan.
How did King Qi of Chu ascend to the throne of Chu King?
How were the three previous kings of Chu killed and captured?
Isn’t it all thanks to Xiang Yan and other dignitaries of Chu State?
The dignitaries of Chu State have already killed three Chu kings. What’s the problem if they kill one more Chu king?
If Xiang Yan and other people of the Chu State are really disobedient, what should King Qi of Chu do?
While pondering, the side door of the imperial study room was pushed open, and the former Great Qin Bus Commander and current Great Chu Marquis Yan Jingyue, who had been staying in the side hall, stepped out and saluted: "Your Majesty."
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"I see that Zhuang Jia is indeed capable, available and trustworthy."
"But he has served many parties and has no loyalty at all. He is not worthy of full trust."
"This is The information brought back by others also needs to be verified again."
Chu Wang Qi's voice became more sarcastic: "I naturally know that Zhuang Jia is not loyal to me at all."
< br>“But can the people of our great Chu be loyal to me?”
"One word from me can determine the life or death of the villager, and one action from me can give him what he wants."
"Then the king of Zhuang is more worthy of my trust than the common people!"
King of Chu Qi also knew that Zhuang Jia was working for many parties.
But King Qi of Chu thought he could control Zhuang Jia!
Even if there are problems with the information Zhuang Jia brought back, King Qi of Chu can get the truth through multiple verifications.
Finally, King Qi of Chu made up his mind and commanded in a deep voice: "Send more men to sneak into Xiapi City." Is the Lord of Chang'an really going to lead his troops south? "
"Another."
"Jing Houyan, please go to the State of Zhao in person and ask the King of Zhao to send troops to attack Qin."
"Let Yongxiang make Xiong dare to go to the Yan Kingdom again, and ask the King of Yan to send troops to attack Qi."
Seeing Jing Yue's expression of embarrassment, Chu King Qi's voice became more serious: "I know that Zhao and Yan have already rejected our proposal to ally with Chu and attack Qin."
"However, Ai Qing wants to I warn the two kings of Zhao and Yan that Qin and Qi are strong now, but Chu, Zhao and Yan are weak. "
"I know that Zhao and Yan are afraid of Qin's prosperity."
“But if we, Da Chu, are defeated in this battle, then Zhao and Yan will never be spared!”
Jing Yue had no choice but to hand over: “Wei!”
King Qi of Chu took a deep breath and continued to speak:
"Summon all the courtiers and hold a grand meeting!"
Xiang Yan's rebellious behavior has appeared.
Let me see how many jackals there are among the princes of the Manchu Dynasty!
(End of this chapter)