A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 79 Dominate the world, Qihou fights Huai

Wang Sheng hurriedly came to the Taimiao, and asked the guards to guard the outside of the Taimiao, not allowing anyone to approach, then he straightened his clothes and entered the Taimiao with a solemn expression.

Wang Sheng entered the ancestral temple, and the statue of Zijue was enshrined in the middle of the ancestral temple. Wang Sheng first took out the incense and lit it, then inserted it into the incense burner, then knelt in front of the statue of Zijue, and kowtowed: "The surname is the ninth grandson of the Wang family. Sheng, kowtow to the ancestors!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the smoke rising from the burning incense quickly gather, and a phantom appeared in midair, at the same time, a gentle voice suddenly sounded in Wang Sheng's mind, "Good boy, don't be too polite, get up! "

A look of joy flashed in Wang Sheng's eyes, and he stood up respectfully and said, "Thank you, ancestor!"

"Good boy, I know what you have done. Annexing the Wu country and lightly corvee the Huai country will prosper." Zijue said gratified.

"Thanks to the solid foundation laid by the ancestors, Sheng was able to merge with Wu in two battles."

"Hehe, don't be humble."

"Do you know why I called you here this time?"

"Are the ancestors planning to attack my Huai country for the sake of the Qi National Alliance?" Wang Sheng said excitedly.

"It's indeed related to this!" Zijue said with a smile.

"The state of Qi was reformed by Guan Zhong, the national power was strong, and it followed the principle of respecting the king and fighting the barbarians, ordering the world, and the princes of the world gathered. This is a rise of the state's destiny."

"Our Huai country has been growing in national strength and luck over the years. It has an increasing influence on Bangzhou, and Bangzhou's destiny is getting stronger. This battle is very important for Huaiguo. If we win, Bangzhou's destiny will be defeated Continue to hibernate and accumulate strength, but if defeated, the Huai Kingdom will not survive!"

"So serious?" Wang Sheng was also shocked.

"We are survivors of the Yin and Shang dynasties. Ever since the founding of the country, Bang Zhou wished to kill us all and destroy the capital. This time the Qi army alliance also wants to destroy the Huai country, so you need to be careful. "

"Old Ancestor, Sheng will definitely protect Huai Country and defeat Qi's coalition forces!" Wang Sheng said solemnly.

Zijue nodded slightly, and then continued: "Qi Chu is powerful, with a large number of people, and the encirclement of the north and the south is very dangerous for the Huai country. These artifacts of destiny are given to you. If you are in a crisis, you can use the artifact of destiny to tide over."

Wang Sheng was very excited when he heard that his ancestor had given him the Divine Artifact of Destiny. He was very clear about the power of the Divine Artifact of Destiny. It was like the observatory built by the Huai Kingdom. Years have been able to have good weather and good harvests, and this observatory has made great contributions.

Zijue checked Wang Sheng's attributes, he was the second son of destiny in the Wang clan.

[Ancestors: Zi Jue, Wang Jue

Patriarch: Wang Sheng (the ninth grandson of the Wang family, the king of Huaiguo)

Title: Duke (Bang Zhou/Yin Shang)

Country: Bang Zhou

Attributes: Internal Affairs: 88, Strategy: 91, Strategy: 92, Commander: 82; Force: 78, Charm: 90
Reputation: slightly
Possessed props: Recruitment Order, Earth Rank·Sky Fire, Rejuvenation Talisman, Reinforcement Order, Divine Soldier from Heaven, Thousand Li Court House Talisman, Rainstorm Talisman, Blast Talisman, Whiteboard props.]

Wang Sheng's attributes are also very good, ranking among the top three among his descendants.

Zijue bestowed a large number of earth-level and human-level props. Hundreds of thousands of luck. , Tian Tier and Shen Tier only drew one card each.

[Heaven Rank Guardian: After using it, you can choose 3000 people to become the guardians of the family. The guardians will be absolutely loyal to the family. Every guardian is an elite fighter (power 85), not afraid of life and death, non-fatal injuries, serious injuries The disability can be recovered, and after the death of the guardian, it will be automatically passed on to the offspring, subtly becoming a new generation of guardians. 】

[God Rank Avatar: You can create a perfect avatar. The six-dimensional attributes of the avatar can theoretically reach full value. After death, it takes time to re-conceive. The avatar has no consciousness and can accommodate the soul. 】

The appearance of these two props made Zijue's eyes brighten. The guardian of the heavenly rank can be passed down as the guardian force of the family, and the incarnation of the divine rank can just be used to let him reincarnate part of his soul.

Zijue didn't bestow God-level and Heaven-level props. Although such artifacts are powerful, Wang Sheng can't handle the backlash at all, while the backlash of ground-level, human-level and whiteboard items is much smaller, and they are very easy to use. suitable.

"The Divine Artifact of Destiny is extremely powerful. Using it will not only consume your family's luck, but your mortal body will also suffer backlash. Don't use it casually until a critical moment."

"Thank you, old ancestor, Cheng will remember it!"

Wang Sheng stretched out his hand to take these artifacts of destiny, only to see that the artifacts of destiny flickered slightly, and then fell into the ring in his hand.And the usage of the Divine Artifact of Destiny and the price to be paid also appeared in his mind.

"Okay, let's go!" Zijue waved his hand lightly, wisps of green smoke drifted away, and the original phantom disappeared.

Wang Sheng kowtowed respectfully again, then turned and left the ancestral temple.At this time, Wang Sheng is full of confidence in the upcoming Qi-Chu coalition army, and with the artifact of destiny in hand, what can the Qi-Chu coalition army do?

The Qi-Chu coalition forces are very dangerous for Huaiguo. If there is no artifact of destiny, Zijue doesn't know whether Huaiguo can carry it through.

Wang Sheng returned to the palace hall calmly, without any previous worries.Then the imperial edict asked the army to assemble, and officials from all over the country transferred supplies and transferred grain and grass.Huai State has dug canals, and grain transportation is far more convenient than Qi Chu and other countries.

Qi State had never thought of hiding the news of the alliance, and it couldn't hide it. The princes of the Central Plains came to the alliance one after another. This kind of big move is almost known to everyone.The big countries that came to the alliance included Zheng, Wei, Lu, Song, Jin, and Ju, and the number of small countries was even greater, such as Dai, Cao, Guo, Xue, Zhu, Peng, Xiao, Teng, Tan, Tan, Chen, and Cai. , Xu, Xing, Bei and other dozens of vassal states.

It can be said that almost the entire Central Plains and the eastern vassal states have sent troops.

Wang Sheng summoned the ministers to discuss the affairs of the state. After several generations of development, the power of the Huai state's central government and the public clan has also become very strong.

For other vassal states, they may worry that the power of the public house and the public clan is too strong, which will affect the authority of the direct line, and there will be a small clan succeeding to the big clan, but in the Huai country, there is no need to worry at all.

According to the various miracles that have occurred since the founding of the Huai State, the direct line of the official family has a layer of mythology, not to mention the black bird pattern of the descendants of the Huai State's direct line.

Soon all the ministers of the Huai Kingdom had arrived, and Wang Sheng said to Shangqing Wei Jun, "Wei Qing, how is the army assembled?"

Wei Jun immediately bowed his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, the middle school has dispatched [-] elites to Xiapi and Handu respectively, and another [-] civilians are gathering, and another [-] elites from Wu are gathering in Zhenjiang."

"Gongyangqing, how is the food preparation?"

"One hundred thousand stones of grain and grass have been prepared, of which 1 stones have been sent to Xiapi and Handu respectively, and another 17 stones are being transported. Handu originally had [-] stones of grain and grass, and Xiapi had [-] stones of grain and grass, enough for an army for half a year. used. The rest of the official warehouses have also been checked, [-] shi. The chariots and horses have been prepared and can be requisitioned at any time."

"How are the rattan soldiers preparing?"

"Your Lord's Tengjia Army is ready and ready to follow you at any time." Xu Mao said respectfully.

"How's the situation in Qi and Chu?" Wang Sheng asked.

"Your Majesty, according to the report from the spies, the Marquis of Qi is going to meet the princes in Kuiqiu, and then send troops to attack. It is estimated that after half a month, the Qi State's coalition army is expected to have 20 to 25. Although Chu State was defeated by Qi State a few years ago , but it can also mobilize [-] elites and tens of thousands of civilians."

"The total strength of the allied forces of the princes will exceed 30, or even 35."

Hearing that the coalition of princes had so many troops, the nobles in the hall were also shocked, for a while.

"Send someone to contact Xu Guo, is Xu Hou willing to send troops?"

"Your Majesty, Marquis Xu agrees to send troops, but Xu's strength has been weakened over the years, so he can only send five thousand troops and two hundred chariots."

Wang Sheng nodded, then got up and picked up a bronze sword and a tiger talisman and said, "Wei Qing, I will leave it to you to command the army this time!"

Wei Jun stepped forward and knelt on the ground, took the bronze sword and tiger talisman with both hands, and said loudly: "I will do my best to repay my lord."

At the Kuiqiu meeting, Marquis Qi won the support of dozens of princes and became the leader of the alliance again. It can be said that there were not as many princes who went to congratulate Emperor Zhou when he ascended the throne. This shows the power of Marquis Qi.

In Kuiqiu, the Marquis of Qi ruled the world and called a meeting of princes.

Zheng Hou said with emotion: "Dozens of princes gathered together, the banners stretched for more than ten miles, and the horses neighed like thunder. Such a scene, even when King Wu defeated Zhou."

"The Huai country doesn't respect the Zhou rituals, doesn't court the emperor, and swallows the Wu country. If they don't teach them a lesson, who will abide by the Zhou rituals?" Qi Hou said righteously.

The princes nodded in agreement.Next, the princes arranged their positions according to title, lineage, meritorious service, etc., and the one sitting in the middle was the Marquis of Qi.

The people formed an alliance with blood, elected Marquis of Qi as the overlord of the world, and then counted the faults of Huai country, and vowed to crusade against Huai country together.

Marquis Qi commanded an army to set off and head towards Huai State. The flags of the army covered the sky and the sun, and 20 troops came to Xiapi.

At this time, in Xiapi, the Huai army had already stationed here. Wei Jun set up four camps outside the city, forming horns with Xiapi city, to defend against the coalition forces led by Qi.

And when Qi State led the allied forces of princes to attack Xiapi, Chu State also went down the Yangtze River to attack.

After receiving the information that the army of Qi State and the army of Chu State were preparing to launch an attack from the south to the north, Wang Sheng called the ministers together and asked how to deal with it.

"Misters, the allied forces of the Qi State and the State of Chu invaded our Huai Country from the south to the north. Do you have any good suggestions?"

"Your Majesty, the total number of the Qi-Chu coalition forces is already 30, and our country is only [-]. Why don't you ask Qi for peace?" A senior official said, the Qi Nationality allied the princes, and dozens of princes responded in groups. Few people turned pale with horror.

"Seeking peace?" Wang Sheng glanced at the man, and then said: "How do you ask for peace? Promise to respect Qihou as the leader? Then cede the country of Wu again and let him re-establish the country? Or should you tie your arms to Zhou?" The Son of Heaven pleads guilty, let him be punished?"

"This matter is still negotiable." The old minister Nuonuo said, before he was forcibly interrupted by Wang Sheng.

"Stop asking for peace again!" Wang Sheng said in a cold voice, "Fan Qing is old and frail, and unable to serve as a minister. Let him return to his hometown and take care of himself for the rest of his life."

After seeing the end of the summation, the officials who were about to say something just now shuddered and shut their mouths quickly.

"Your Majesty, although there are 30 allied armies of Qi and Chu princes, the princes have different ideas. Except for Qi and Chu, the other princes should not be feared." Xu Mao stepped forward and said.

"I wonder if Xu Qing has a good strategy?" Wang Sheng asked.

"The coalition forces of Qi and Chu came to attack from the north and the south. I feel that we should defeat one side first, and then gather forces to deal with the other side. Otherwise, the north and the south will fight at the same time, and it may be difficult to stop the coalition forces of the princes."

Other enthroned officials also believed that one of the roads should be resolved first.After all, there is too much pressure to fight on two fronts. Once a problem occurs, it will easily lead to the collapse of both fronts.

"I suggest attacking Chu State first!" Xu Mao said.

"How does Gong Yangqing feel?"

"I also think that Chu should be conquered first," Gongyang Shuo said.

"Chu is weak and Qi is strong, so it should be easy and then difficult. After defeating Chu, our Huai country has no worries. Only when the army goes north, can we fight with the allied forces of the princes commanded by Qi."

"Do you have a plan to break Chu?" Wang Sheng asked.

"Your Majesty, I have some ideas, but I still need your Majesty's help," Xu Mao said.

Wang Sheng's eyes flashed, he nodded, and then continued to discuss other matters.

This time Chu State was full of confidence, and the Marquis of Chu personally led an army of [-] to conquer Huai State.

The [-] troops of the Chu State marched side by side, even conquering twelve cities east of Jinling, but within a few days, they have advanced to the front line of Zhenjiang and Yangzhou.

The soldiers recruited from Wu were not the opponents of Chu State. In addition, Chu State had a large number of people, and Huai State's army in the south was defeated in succession.

Chuhou Xiongtong was very happy to see the army's successive victories. This time the attack on Huaihe could be said to be a series of victories.

The army attacked Zhenjiang and Yangzhou with great force all the way. Zhenjiang and Yangzhou were fortified cities specially ordered by Wang Sheng. The Chu army attacked the two fortified cities three times in a row but failed to conquer them.

After seeing this situation, the Marquis of Chu was unwilling to confront these two fortified cities head-on, so he sent his army across the river to capture Hancheng.

At this time Xu Mao was commanding the army, waiting for the Chu army to attack in Hancheng.

"Where is the Chu army?" Xu Mao asked without looking up at the bamboo slips.

"General, the Chu army is still fifty li away from Hancheng."

"It came so fast, it seems that the Chu army is very confident!" Xu Mao chuckled, and then said: "Order the army to strictly guard the city and not fight! Those who dare to fight will be punished if they win, and they will be expelled if they lose!"

"Obey!" Everyone's heart trembled, and they quickly put away their little thoughts.

After arranging the generals and captains, Xu Mao continued to ask, "Have you found out the matter?"

"General, we've found out." A school captain who looked ordinary and dressed in ordinary clothes said respectfully.

"The Marquis of Chu died of illness. Xiong Tong killed his elder brother's son and proclaimed himself Marquis of Chu. In order to ascend the throne, Xiong Tong massacred the nobles of Chu. In the end, no one dared to oppose him, and Xiong Tong proclaimed himself the prince of Chu."

"The former Marquis of Chu had four sons, the eldest son was killed, the second son and the third son were enshrined in Cangwu, and then died of illness. The fourth son was young and survived, and was rescued by Qu Jiang, a doctor of Chu State."

"After Xiong Tong came to the throne, he conquered east and west, opened up territories and land, and his prestige has greatly increased. However, since he fought against Huai State, he lost consecutive battles, lost troops and lost generals, and was defeated by Qi State. He had to go to the king, Lord Chu. The prestige has declined. The soldiers in the country suffered heavy casualties, and the nobles complained."

"The son of the former Lord Chu has grown up now. Send someone to contact him and secretly lure him to take the throne." Xu Mao said directly.

"General, I'm afraid he won't dare?" the captain said hesitantly.

"He might not dare normally, but what time is it now?" Xu Mao sneered and said, "Our army only needs to continue to confront the Chu army, and then spread some rumors that the Chu army is surrounded, or Chu Jun is dead, what do you think they will do?"

"General, I understand!" The man said with a gleam in his eyes.

"Go to work!" Xu Mao said with a smile.

"Here!"

Chu State, Yingdu.

Recently, there have been many rumors in the market, saying that the Chu army was besieged, and there was also a big victory for the Chu army. All kinds of rumors are disturbing, people can't tell the truth from the false, but for some reason, there has been no news from the front line for so long.

Ling Yin Shenju had just returned to his mansion, and soon he sent a report, and Qu Jiang asked to see him.Shen Ju asked someone to invite him, and when he saw the person next to Qu Jiang, Shen Ju's face changed slightly, he hurriedly drove the servant away, and said: "Why are you here, young master?"

"Shen Qing, the villain Xiong Tong murdered the king and killed my brother, please help Shen Qing." The prince of Chu State paid his respects directly.

"My lord, get up quickly!" Shen Qing quickly pulled him up.

"Young master, it's just that you don't want to help each other. At this time, Xiong Tong is in command of the army, and we will support you as the king. When Xiong Tong returns, the army will sweep away, and we will all die without a place to die!"

"Shen Qing, don't worry that Xiong Tong is back. I heard the news that the Chu army was trapped in attacking the Huaihe River, and their retreat was cut off. I'm afraid there will be no return date." Young Master Qi's eyes flashed a gleam, and he stared at Shen Ju.

"What?" Shen Ju turned pale with shock, "The army has been defeated?"

"Defeated!" Young Master Qi nodded and said: "The Huai Kingdom is tyrannical, and we were defeated by the Chu Kingdom several times before attacking the Huaihe River. Although the Qi Kingdom sent troops together this time, the Huai Kingdom defended from the north and attacked from the south, and was going to defeat us first. After the state of Chu, we will send our troops to the north to fight the Marquis of Qi."

"Xiong Tong was so arrogant that he led his troops to fight in the Huai country. As a result, the army was defeated and was cut off by the Huai country. They were trapped in Handi. There was no food inside and no reinforcements outside. They couldn't hold on for long."

"This, this." After Shen Ju heard it, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he was speechless for a while.

Young Master Qi looked at Shen Ju coldly and said: "Xiong Tong is tyrannical and kills nobles indiscriminately. The people of the country have been suffering for a long time. Now I have contacted everyone and prepared to set things right. What is Shen Qing's plan?"

Shen Ju's complexion changed again and again, finally nodded, and then paid respects to the young master and said: "I am willing to serve the young master!"

Hearing this, Young Master Qi hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up: "With Shen Qing's help, great things can be accomplished!"

(End of this chapter)