Chapter 611 A real man is willing to sacrifice his life for justice! Why do you, Xiang Yan, look down on me?
There was silence in Xiapi Yamen.
Every general has countless words accumulated in his heart.
Every general has various thoughts.
But every general just looked at each other and remained silent.
God Zhu Rong is above! The Great God of Water is above!
We are just leading the troops to the expedition in a responsible manner.
Why did you get involved in the battle for leadership?
A major event of this level is something we are qualified to participate in?
After more than ten breaths of silence, Zhaoyuan finally spoke: "The general has no right to comment on the important matters of the country."
"I will report today's matter to the clan leader as it is!"
Jing Li also followed up and said: "This matter is of great importance, and only the clan leader can make the final decision!"< br>
Other nobles whose clan leaders were not in the army also nodded and did not dare to express any opinions on this matter.
Xiang Yan smiled, looked at Jingli, Zhaoyuan and others and asked softly: "You guys, don't you want to be the clan leader?"
Jingli's heart trembled suddenly.
As we all know, Jingpo, the eldest son of the Jing clan leader, ran away to Qin, leaving the position of Jing clan's heir vacant.
Then why can’t he, Jingli, compete for the position of patriarch?
The status of the leader of the Jing family is not weaker than that of the King of Chu!
However, just when Jingli was yearning for it, Zhaoyuan asked angrily without hesitation: "Does the Shangzhu Kingdom want to alienate my descendants of the Zhao family?!"
Jingli suddenly froze. mind.
The position of the Jing clan leader is indeed exciting.
But it is not the turn of outsiders to intervene in Jing’s internal affairs!
Jing Li immediately shouted in a solemn voice: "Shangzhu Kingdom, you have exceeded the rules!"
Xiang Yan chuckled and nodded: "I made a mistake."
“It’s just that time waits for no one!”
"The future of our great Chu is entirely in your hands!"
Qu Huan shouted angrily: "It's not your turn to decide the future of great Chu!"
With a flick of his cloak, Qu Huan strode away.
Seeing Qu Huan leaving, Jingli's generals also quickly handed them over and left.
Looking at the instantly empty government office, Xiong Liu smiled softly: "Everything is as Shang Zhuguo expected!"
Xiang Yan also nodded lightly: "No one has directly refuted it except Qu Huan. This is the best result."
"The remaining matters are not something that the general is qualified to handle."< br>
“It’s up to the Min’an Lord to actively contact all ethnic groups and gain support from all ethnic groups.”
“In this way, great things can be accomplished!”
Xiong Liu frowned slightly. : "Of course, I have no old grudges with the Qu family, but Qu Huan seems to be firmly opposed to my ascension to the throne."
"The Qu family is a four-hundred-year-old family. It is deeply rooted in our Chu country, has luxuriant branches, and has great influence."
"The Qu family may be an obstacle to my ascension to the throne!"
Xiang Yan explained patiently: "The reason why Vice General Qu is furious today is mostly because the Qu family's food towns are scattered on the south bank of the Huaihe River. The policy of exchanging territories was supposed to be beneficial to other clans, but it was not good for the Qu family."
"I will go to Lieutenant General Qu to persuade him not to let one thing interfere with the affairs of the country."
Hearing what Xiang Yan said, Xiong Liu suddenly felt relieved.
What gives politicians the biggest headache are idealists.
As long as Qu Huan wants benefits, then we can talk about it.
Xiong Liu solemnly raised his hands: "I will never forget the kindness of Shangzhu Kingdom in my lifetime!"
"When I ascend the throne, I will definitely grant Shangzhu Kingdom the position of Ling Yin! "
Xiang Yan also solemnly returned the gift: "Thank you, general!"
A meeting related to the fate of Chu State lasted only a quarter of an hour and ended quickly.
A famous general rushed back to the camp, gathered all the generals from the clan to discuss countermeasures, and reported the matter to the clan.
However, the Qu clan never waited for Qu Huan’s summons.
When Xiang Yan walked into Qu Huan's tent, what he saw was Qu Huan sitting alone behind the desk, filtering wine with silk.
"Shangzhuguo, sit down!"
Without raising his head, he said hello, Qu Huan poured the filtered wine into Jiu Jue, and then pushed Jiu Jue in front of Xiang Yan.
Xiang Yan took the wine cup and saluted from a distance: "Thank you."
Qu Huan finally raised his head and looked at Xiang Yan. When he saw Xiang Yan drinking, Qu Huan said softly: "The wine is poisonous."
Qu Huan said the most explosive words in the calmest voice.
But Xiang Yan’s hand holding the wine didn’t tremble at all, and he even drank all the wine!
"This wine is very sweet!" Xiang Yan smiled cheerfully: "I thought that Patriarch Qu would be annoyed because he took the wine for himself without asking me!"
"I never thought that Patriarch Qu would be so grand. !"
Qu Huan looked at Xiang Yan with a more complicated look: "You know this wine is poisonous, but you still want to drink it?"
Xiang Yan smiled and shook his head: "I will. He won't live long."
"As long as the poison in this wine is not fatal, then why not drink it?"
Xiang Yan knew what Qu Huan wanted to remind him.
But how could Xiang Yan not see clearly her situation?
If Helu City is destroyed and Xiapi City is destroyed, the Chu State will be defeated and will perish.
As the leader who contributed to this defeat, Xiang Yan could only apologize with death!
If Helu City is not destroyed and King Qi of Chu survives this battle, the Chu State will win a great victory.
How could King Qi of Chu let Xiang Yan go? Xiang Yan can only apologize with death!
If Helu City was destroyed, Xiang Yan occupied Lu according to his military strategy, and supported Xiong Liu to ascend the throne, would Xiang Yan's ending be better?
Of course not!
With Xiong Liu's temperament, it is impossible for him to let a general who can influence the throne live. Xiang Yan still has only one chance of death!
Then if King Qi of Chu or Xiong Liu were mentally disabled or lacked strength, and they spared Xiang Yan's life by chance, would Xiang Yan survive?
Still not!
The succession of supporting Chu kings Qi and Xiong Liu to ascend the throne completely exposed the power and influence Xiang Yan controlled in the Chu state.
The small Chu Kingdom is already very crowded to accommodate the three big clans of Qu, Jing, and Zhao. The three clans of Qu, Jing, and Zhao will never allow the Xiang family to become able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Qu, Jing, and Zhao under the leadership of Xiang Yan. The wealthy clan will definitely try their best to kill Xiang Yan!
No matter what the final result of this battle is, Xiang Yan will definitely die!
Qu Huan looked at Xiang Yan with an increasingly complicated look: "Is it worth it?"
After Xiang Yan was silent for a few breaths, he replied firmly: "It's worth it!" "Today, Chu is in a precarious situation."
"If I can seize this opportunity, I will definitely win." If Chu is not to be revived, it can at least survive for several decades. "
"But if we miss this opportunity, we, Chu, will be destroyed in less than ten years, or even within three to five years!"
“How can it not be worth it to exchange the life of one of my generals for the rule of Chu for decades?”
As the head of the Xiang clan, Xiang Yan chose to confess to Qu Huan in exchange for support from the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans after Xiang Yan's death.
As a father, Xiang Yan wants to avenge his eldest son and too many Xiang children who died in the battlefield!
Whatever it takes!
Qu Huan also filled a cup of wine for himself and drank it all in one gulp.
When the bitter wine entered his throat, Qu Huan sighed softly: "How could I, a vast country like Chu, be reduced to such a state!"
Xiang Yan did not answer Qu Huan's question.
Because both of them knew very well that when they assisted the King of Chu, Fu Chu Ming, to kill the King of Chu, Han, the fragile rules of the game between kings and ministers that had been maintained for hundreds of years in Chu State had been completely broken.
The ambitions in the hearts of the royal family members such as Chu Wang Qi and Xiong Liu were aroused. The greed for interests of the major clans skyrocketed. The intensity of the internal struggle in Chu suddenly intensified. Pandora's box could no longer be closed. Just now What created today’s predicament!
But even if you know, so what?
Even if we go back a few years ago, they will still help King Chu to kill Chu King Han.
Use this to safeguard the interests of wealthy families like them!
Xiang Yan pushed the wine prince in his hand forward a little: "Imitate what happened in the Qin State last year, with one king holding the capital and one king traveling abroad, consuming the enemy's troops and exchanging territories for survival. This is This is my only way to break the situation.”
“For my great Chu to stop sinking and for my great Chu to be revived.”
“Brother Qu, can you lend me a helping hand? "
After being silent for a long time, Qu Huan poured half a cup of wine for Xiang Yan and replied seriously: "Qu will not clearly support Xiong Liu."
"But the Qu family will not become an obstacle to Shangzhu Kingdom."
Qu Huan admired Xiang Yan's determination.
But Qu Huan did not want to be like Xiang Yan, let alone become a thorn in the side of King Chu.
Qu Huan doesn’t care whether the King of Chu is Xiong Qi or Xiong Liu. He only cares about whether Qu Huan is still the head of the Qu clan, and whether the Qu clan is still a powerful clan in Chu!
Xiang Yan drank all the wine and bowed her hands: "That's enough."
"Brother Laoqu and all of you still need to work hard for the rest of the road."
"This general will be responsible for such chaos."
After saying this, Xiang Yanchang Get up.
Qu Huan’s eyes followed Xiang Yan’s and he said in a complicated voice: “There is no poison in the wine.”
“I only wish that the country of Shangzhu is in good health.”
Xiang Yan smiled heartily: "Why should a man be afraid of death?"
"I'm just willing to sacrifice my life for righteousness!"
"If Brother Qu is interested, I will take care of the Xiang family's children." "
Qu Huan also stood up and bowed his hands: "Definitely!"
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Outside the city, the Qin and Qi coalition forces continued to attack the city on a routine basis every day, shouting and killing endlessly.
Inside the city, the Chu army, while defending and repairing the city, began to build a platform and prepare various ritual vessels.
The atmosphere around Xiapi City suddenly became strange.
This weird atmosphere even started from Xiapi City and spread to the entire Chu Kingdom!
August 20th.
As the last batch of Zhao'an troops dumped the loess in the basket into the trench, the ravine between the Qin and Qi coalition forces and Helu City was finally filled with enough space for the army to move.
However, the generals of the Qin and Qi coalition forces could not laugh.
"Will we attack the city next?"
Looking at the Zhao'an army that trampled the soil and rushed back, Tang Jiu felt very uneasy.
Sima Chuang said anxiously: "I thought that our army was pressing down on the border, and the state of Chu would be panicked and retreat quickly."
"Even if our army attacks the city, there is no need for our soldiers to actually rush to the city wall. They only need to show off."
"But why!"
"To this day, the Chu army is still Not withdrawing the troops? ”
The same doubt lingered in the minds of every Qi general, and even more so in Ying Chengxuan’s mind.
What on earth is going on?
It’s just that I couldn’t clearly judge the enemy’s government. Did Wang Jian even make a mistake?
But it shouldn’t be!
This general has been threatening Helu City with heavy troops for so long. Why is Xiang Yan so motionless? !
Look down on me?
Why do you, Xiang Yan, look down on me? !
Ying Chengyu couldn't guess Xiang Yan's thoughts, and he couldn't sort out the complicated relationship between the court and the court.
Ying Chengyu only knows that the war situation has forced him to a dead end!
Taking a deep breath, Ying Chengyu waved his hand to summon Su Jiao, and whispered: "Let your troops speed up."
"I will take my military robe to serve you. Let’s fight for the opportunity.”
Su Jiao solemnly handed over his hand: “Wei!”
After waving Su Jiao to retreat, Ying Chengyu shouted loudly: "Where is Captain Wang Pan?"
Wang Pan took a step forward and held his hands solemnly: "The general is here!"
Ying Cheng Xi asked: "Is the catapult ready?"
Wang Pan said solemnly: "Our department has built forty catapults and six thousand flying stones."
"Any time You can be at the disposal of the coach!”
Ying Chengyu nodded slightly and ordered in a deep voice: "Order!"
"Deploy twenty catapults to the northwest gate of Helu City."
"Deploy twenty catapults to go outside. Outside the west gate of Helu City."
"The troops from all directions move forward together."
"Beat the drums!"
"The ants capture the city!"
(End of this chapter)