Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 604

Once something starts, it is like a galloping carriage, no one can stop it easily.

For example, kill the emperor.

Cao Mao in the Three Kingdoms period, before his death, the emperor and powerful ministers still maintained their superficial decency.

Even a subjugated king like Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was able to die well in the position of Duke Sanyang.

He lived longer than his uncle Cao Pi.

The death of Cao Mao seems to have opened a "Pandora's Box".

Since then, during the more than 160 years of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the emperor has become less and less valuable, even less valuable than leeks. The first thing the powerful officials did was to kill the former emperor.

Liu Yu just started.

Compared with Cao Mao, Sima Dewen's death obviously did not cause much splash.

Once there is no trouble after killing the emperor, the benefits will be very high.

This made many people see the "business opportunity".

As the saying goes, the way of heaven is reincarnation, and the sky will spare no one.

Four years later, Liu Yu passed away and the young emperor Liu Yifu succeeded to the throne. Power minister Xu Xianzhi joined forces with Tan Daoji to drive Liu Yifu from the throne and assist Liu Yu's third son Liu Yilong to take the throne.

In order to prevent the young emperor from having a chance to stand up, Xu Xianzhi found an excuse to kill the young emperor.

Liu Yifu's father-in-law was Sima Dewen, Emperor Gong of Jin who was killed.

From then on, in the minds of powerful officials, killing an emperor became the preferred option with less investment and higher returns.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the emperor became a high-risk occupation.

And the instigator of all this was Cheng Ji's killing of the noble township man. This spark made the later generations of power officials see that the emperor could also be killed...

Can Qingji kill Xiong Zhen now?
It can, it's just not necessary.

Qingji can definitely support Xiong Zhen and the direct descendants of Chu.

When the Wu Kingdom achieves great unification, it doesn't really matter whether they are killed or not!
"King Wu, do you know? In fact, the Widowed Lord planned to commit suicide at the beginning. Do you know what made the Widowed Lord change his mind?"

Xiong Zhen asked with great interest.

"Appreciate further details."

"Hehe, it's your two sons."

Xiong Zhen chuckled, and said, "As your enemy, the widow has to admit that the princes of King Wu are indeed outstanding!"

"However, all the sons of the Wu Kingdom are dragons and phoenixes among the people. How should you choose, King Wu?"

"Li Di? Li Chang? Li Xian?"

"..."

Qing Ji was silent for a moment, then took a deep look at Xiong Zhen, and said slowly, "Jing Chuhou, this is a family matter of the widow, and it is not something you can criticize about Wu's state affairs."

"Feel sorry."

Xiong Zhen sneered and said, "King Wu, I just want to tell you that matter..."

"Last night, just to the west of Ji Nan Mountain, I saw with my own eyes that your eldest son, Wu Heng, was about to swing his sword and kill his half-brother Wu Hong."

"If the widow hadn't tried his best to dissuade you, I'm afraid your eldest son would have died tragically by Wu Heng's sword!"

Hearing this, Qingji's pupils couldn't help shrinking suddenly.

really?
true?

Qingji couldn't help being suspicious.

It is well known that King Wu Qingji was suspicious by nature.

As an emperor, Qing Ji's suspicious character is understandable.

However, now Xiong Zhen is going to take advantage of Qing Ji's character to make their father and son fight each other, and even if it's not good enough, they can drive Qing Ji and Wu Heng apart.

Even if Wu Guo will not stage the tragedy of father and son killing each other and causing Xiao Qiang, at least Xiong Zhen can feel disgusted and celebrate Ji.

You know, once the seeds of doubt are planted, one day, they will take root and germinate.

Realizing this, Qing Ji waved his hand and said, "Xiong Zhen, how can you separate Wu Heng from me?"

"If you dare to criticize again, don't blame the widow for being rude to you."

Hearing this, Xiong Zhen just smiled, and said slowly: "King Wu, let us wait and see!"

"The widowed gentleman will save his own life, and see if there will be a dispute between the son and the concubine in the Wu Kingdom, which will cause Xiao Qiang's internal strife!"

"..."

Qingji was silent and did not speak.

In fact, Qingji also realized that none of his princes were simple characters.

Especially the elderly Wu Hong, Wu Heng, Wu Fan, and Wu Xi, even if they don't have the intention to seize the throne, they will spare no effort to help them even if they are the people behind them...

It's time to think about Li Chu!
……

After Wu Jun rested in Yingdu for three days, he headed for the Jingshan area where the remaining main force of the Chu Army was located.

Shen Zhuliang knew that relying on the steepness of Jingshan, he could not resist the powerful offensive of the Wu army, so he stored food in Yancheng, gathered the remnant soldiers and defeated generals, and prepared to fight the Wu army to the death.

Yancheng was Si Kingdom in the Xia Dynasty.

When the Zhou Dynasty was established, it was Luo and Pangyan.

Later, this area was annexed by Chu State and divided into Siqian, Yanyi, and Yanyi.

The general orientation of Yancheng is along the Han River, across the bank is Deng, and the downstream is Lu, Luo and other cities.

For the cities near Yancheng, Wu Jun did not choose to attack, but concentrated all superior forces and surrounded Yancheng.

At this time, on a hill outside Yancheng, Qingji climbed high and looked into the distance, surrounded by generals such as Grand Sima Sun Wu, Yushi Dafu Wu Zixu, Tingwei Boshun and others.

Standing here, you can see the side of Yancheng.

"It may not be easy to conquer Yancheng."

Qing Ji shook his head and said: "I have heard for a long time that the people of Chu intend to use Yancheng as their accompanying capital. If one day our Wu army comes to attack, it can be a place for mediation."

"This city is easy to defend but difficult to attack, what can I do?"

Hearing this, Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and other generals present all looked at each other in blank dismay and dared not speak.

Fan Li thought for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, now that Xiong Zhen has been captured by our army, why doesn't Your Majesty let Xiong Zhen come forward to persuade the Chu army to surrender?"

"impossible."

Qing Ji waved his hand and said, "Let's not say whether Xiong Zhen will show up, even if he does, with his bloody nature, I'm afraid he will call on the Chu army to fight my Wu army to the last man."

"Furthermore, I have heard that Shen Zhuliang, Mi Ji and other Chu generals have established Zixi as the king of Chu... This is probably a sign that the Chu people plan to resist to the end."

"This……"

Everyone couldn't help but be speechless.

At this time, Young Master Heng who was standing on the side said slowly: "Father, I don't know how much food the Chu army has in Yancheng? Is there any possibility of a protracted war?"

Hearing this, Qingji just shook his head and said, "It's not impossible."

"Earlier, the people of Chu had already stockpiled a lot of grain in Jingshan and Yancheng areas. This is an important production area of ​​Chu State, and there is no shortage of grain..."

Young Master Heng sighed and said, "If that's the case, our Wu army must fight this tough battle."

Fighting alone, how long can the Chu people survive?
Under Qingji's rule, the Wu army fought and killed year after year. They were extremely powerful, good at tackling tough battles, and were not timid in wilderness battles.

It's just that this siege battle is too tragic.

If the Chu army had to fight to the last man, how many casualties would the Wu army have to pay in order to take down this fortified city!

(End of this chapter)