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Chapter 521: King Yue is Poisoned
As soon as Zhao Guangyuan made a move, generals like Yu Xin and Lei Xiangrong who had defected to the Crown Prince and the King of Qin started to make trouble.

The soldiers below had no idea what was going on and just followed their superiors. Suddenly, it looked like a mutiny was imminent.

But Zhao Guangyuan had anticipated this situation and imprisoned them with lightning speed, including the captains and commanders of the battalions under their command. He was one step ahead and said that Yu Xin and others had colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country during the war.

As soon as this news came out, the soldiers who were still making a fuss stopped making any noise.

They can't bear such a serious crime.

If they follow their superiors to cause trouble, they might be charged with treason and their entire family would be beheaded.

Seeing that they failed to stir up trouble, Yu Xin and others were not willing to give up.

Thinking that the King of Yue actually controlled the entire Hangu Pass, his intentions were obvious. He wanted to send a secret letter to the capital, but there were people guarding it 24 hours a day. Not to mention sending a letter, he didn't even see anyone he knew.

The generals and captains of the same rank as Yu Xin, Lei Xiangrong and others keenly sensed something and crowded towards Fang Sheng's tent.

Fang Sheng had no choice but to reveal a little about the King of Yue's situation.

As a result, before he could feel guilty, thinking that these generals would collectively oppose the King of Yue, after hearing the reason, these generals actually went to the King of Yue's tent to show their loyalty.

"We are willing to follow the prince, swear allegiance to him until death, and never betray him!"

"Swear allegiance until death and never betray!"

In front of the tent of the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition, people knelt one after another. Fang Sheng and Zhan Qian were dumbfounded. The generals from the capital looked at each other in bewilderment. How could the world change so suddenly?

All the generals who had been impressed by the personal charm of King Yue in recent days soon followed suit and knelt on the ground to show their loyalty. Some of them hesitated, looked at Fang Sheng and then at Zhan Qian, unable to think for a moment.

This is a big matter and it is far beyond their ability to decide on their own.

They all have family ties in the capital.

Zhao Guangyuan stood in front of the general's tent, watching everything calmly. But Zhang Zhi, Lu Ye, Wei Zuo and others behind him were excited. The prince did it! He did it! The 500,000 troops at Hangu Pass are all in the prince's hands!

The prince finally took a step forward!
When the voice stopped, Zhao Guangyuan looked around and saw that all the generals in Hangu Pass were kneeling on the ground, willing to be loyal to him. Only Zhan Qian, Fang Sheng and a few other generals were standing there abruptly. He didn't care and made a gesture of support, signaling everyone to stand up.

"I'm afraid the capital doesn't want me to return alive. You are willing to follow me, and I am grateful. I swear to the heavens that I will never let you down. From now on, I am willing to share the joys and sorrows with you, and the honor and disgrace with you!"

"We share weal and woe, honor and disgrace!"

A loud thunderclap like thunder struck Fang Sheng and Zhan Qian's hearts heavily. They watched as several more people knelt down, and finally only the two of them were left. Their hearts were even more tangled.

It is not to be loyal, and it is not to be not loyal either.

At this moment, the hearts of both of them felt like they were burning in fire.

Zhan Qian watched as the generals who had come from the capital swore their allegiance. He closed his eyes and finally made a decision. His legs softened. Never mind. The King of Yue came prepared. He had endured hardships for ten years. I'm afraid he might have a chance of winning.

He decided to take a gamble.

If he didn't follow the King of Yue, if he won, the Zhan family would be liquidated. If he lost...if the King of Yue lost, he would let his father expel him from the family, and he would bear the consequences alone.

Zhao Guangyuan glanced at him and stared at him for a few breaths. He had guessed his thoughts to some extent. He did not think that his move was cunning, but admired him even more.

He personally stepped forward to help him up, "I know what Master Zhan is thinking. The battle at Hangu Pass has not yet ended, and I still hope that Master Zhan can help me to put an end to the war as soon as possible and save the people from suffering."

He also said these words to all the military officers, hoping that everyone would be united, fight the enemy bravely, and put an end to the war as soon as possible.

All the generals responded in unison.

They gathered in the general's tent to discuss the next step of the war. They unanimously decided to divide 100,000 elite troops and 50,000 cavalry to attack the west and head to the hinterland of the Western Rong and Fan Jue to kill them. Then the remaining troops would surround the Western Rong coalition from the front and back to completely defeat them.

"Secretly send a command to Shao Liang of Ningwu Pass to send out 50,000 elite troops to attack from the east wing. Send out 20,000 troops from Longguan and Dasanguan each to coordinate from the north and south wings."

"Yes!"

"Our army will meet the enemy head-on, sending 100,000 troops to launch a surprise attack and 200,000 troops to follow up to form an umbrella-shaped encirclement."

"Yes!"

All the generals received the order and went out of the tent to prepare.

Fang Sheng stayed. When they were discussing the war just now, the King of Yue did not abandon him just because he did not express his opinion. He treated him as the commander-in-chief and discussed the war with him, and entrusted him with important tasks. Fang Sheng had mixed feelings.

"I am willing to follow the wise master, but..."

Zhao Guangyuan patted his shoulder and nodded, "This king knows your concerns. You are different from me. This king has nothing to lose, and it won't be worse than it is now, but you are different."

The King of Yue was so considerate of his subordinates that Fang Sheng couldn't help wanting to kneel down and follow him till death. However, thinking of his family in the capital and the Fang family in his hometown, Fang Sheng felt anxious.

"I know this is unfair to you. Even if you don't choose me, I'm afraid you won't be valued in the capital." You will definitely be on the bench in the future. "I apologize to you."

He bowed to Fang Sheng.

Fang Sheng rushed forward to support him. He looked into his eyes, and after just one glance, Fang Sheng made up his mind, and bent his knees, "I am willing to follow the wise master, from heaven to hell, and I will never regret it."

Zhao Guangyuan raised his lips, feeling quite touched. "I am grateful for Marshal Fang's help. I can't express my gratitude in words."

"Your Majesty, your words are too serious."

After getting Fang Sheng's approval, Zhao Guangyuan didn't reveal his next move until now, "I will order someone to transfer your family members in Beijing."

One was for the safety of Fang Sheng's family, and the other was to relieve him of his worries so that he could concentrate on commanding this war.

"Your Majesty!"

"You don't need to worry, just focus on this battle, I will arrange the rest for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After hearing this, Fang Sheng suddenly felt much more relaxed. The huge rock weighing on his heart was lifted at once. "I'll go and arrange it right away."

The battle of Hangu Pass is imminent.

After a group of generals expressed their loyalty, Zhao Guangyuan showed the tiger talisman he got from his grandfather, Duke Lu, at the military training ground the next day. His old comrades in the army expressed their loyalty to the tiger talisman and expressed their willingness to follow him until death.

The others, seeing their respective generals, also shouted "King of Yue" in unison, expressing their willingness to swear allegiance until death, and they also shouted in unison to express their loyalty.

From then on, with the commander's seal in one hand and the tiger talisman in the other, the 500,000 troops in Hangu Pass came into Zhao Guangyuan's hands.

The 10,000 special troops left by Duke Lu were also reorganized and handed over to Sun Yu for direct command. At this point, Sun Yu had 50,000 cavalrymen in his hands. After two days of special training, he led these 50,000 cavalrymen as the vanguard to rush out of Hangu Pass and raid the heartland of the Western Rong.

Later, after receiving secret letters from the commanders of Ningwu Pass, Long Pass and Dasan Pass agreeing to cooperate in the attack, Zhao Guangyuan assembled his troops and prepared to lead them personally to fight a fierce battle with the Western Rong coalition.

The enemy sent people to negotiate peace and hung up a banner of no war, but later went back on their word and actively prepared for war. Zhao Guangyuan would not tolerate them and was ready to give them a heavy blow and defeat them completely, forcing the two countries to send envoys to negotiate peace.

After some discussion, the capital finally selected the military supervisor and the general of the Western Expedition and prepared to send them to Hangu Pass. As a result, they received the military report of the great victory at Hangu Pass and the memorial from the Western Rong requesting peace.

It was not until the Emperor and the Crown Prince received the peace document that they discovered that the military report from Hangu Pass had not been received for many days. They inquired with the Ministry of War and were told that no military report had been sent back from Hangu Pass.

The prince checked the secret communication channels again and found that Yu Xin and others used to inform him of information every now and then, but now he has not received any for more than half a month.

Standing at the gate of the East Palace, the prince felt a chill as the biting winter wind blew against his face.

Something is wrong.

Before he could send anyone to check, the servant came back to report, "The Fang family has been shut up for many days, and no one has been seen coming in or out."

As a result, when the prince hurriedly sent people to check, the servant guarding the gate said that the master of the house had already left for his hometown because of something happening in the family.

"Maybe it's because the New Year is approaching, so Madam Fang took her family back to her hometown to celebrate the New Year." The subordinate comforted her.

The prince frowned. It was only the beginning of December. Why was he in such a hurry to return home for the New Year? And he didn't return yesterday or today, but a few days ago. Even Fang Sheng's two sons who were studying in the Imperial Academy returned home together?
No more spring examination next year?

"The Fang family has a tradition of martial arts, so they probably won't be preparing for the Spring Examination."

But no matter what others said, the prince felt that there was something he didn't know. He was a little panicked and hurriedly asked people to investigate everywhere.

When Zhao Guangyuan received the news that Chiang's residence was under siege, he was lying on the bed, dying.

"Haven't you forced him to tell you yet? What kind of poison did the prince get?" Lu Ye grabbed the collar of a personal soldier and yelled. The man who was usually very calm now had veins throbbing and was panicking.

Wei Zuo looked at the King of Yue lying on the bed with a dark and blue face, and his heart began to tighten.

Obviously, the armor that the King of Yue wore blocked the enemy's swords and arrows, but he was hit by an arrow on the arm. He thought it was not a vital point and did not take it seriously. The prince continued to lead his troops and chased the enemy for dozens of miles before withdrawing.

As a result, he collapsed on the way back.

"The captured Xirong Left General said that there is no antidote for this poison. He also didn't know what the poison was. All he knew was that the commander-in-chief was full of confidence before the battle, saying that the King of Yue would definitely lose."

"hateful!"

Lu Ye, Jiang Huan and others cursed a few more times angrily.

"Hasn't the military doctor developed an antidote yet?"

"The military doctor has used medicine to curb the spread of the poison, but he doesn't know how to cure it. People have been sent everywhere to find a miracle doctor." If the antidote cannot be found, I'm afraid the prince will be in trouble.

Zhan Qian walked out of the general's tent and looked at the sky where snow was falling again. The sky was all white, just like his heart.

Several generals from the capital took him to a secluded place and asked, "Prince Zhan, will the prince be okay?"

Zhan Qian shook his head, he didn't know either.

"Then what do we do?"

He had made up his mind to follow the King of Yue, both for him as a person and for the future merit of following the King. He had tied his life and the lives of his entire family to the King of Yue.

But now the King of Yue was hit by a poisoned arrow.

What a damn unfortunate fate the King of Yue had.

Seeing victory in sight, the other side has already stopped the war and asked the capital to send envoys to our dynasty to negotiate peace. The King of Yue controlled an army of 500,000 and was about to soar into the sky, but why did he fall down?

So what do they do?
Zhan Qian had no idea what to do.

He secretly sent a letter to the capital to tell his father about his decision, but he has not received his father's letter yet. He doesn't know whether he didn't receive it or his father gave up on him and expelled his family from the clan as he hoped.

If the King of Yue cannot be rescued, wouldn't his previous loyalty to the King of Yue become a joke?

Then he would never be able to return to the capital, and he would probably really "die in battle" in the northwest.

Several generals hesitated, "Is it too late to turn against us now?"

As long as they lead the troops to capture the King of Yue, all the faults will be forgiven, right? Tell the capital that they were coerced by the King of Yue, or that they were just pretending to cater to him, and that everything was just a compromise to avoid affecting the morale of the army and to win a great victory over the Western Rong?

Some people regretted, "The King of Yue has no son. Even if the prince is forced to change the crown prince, the King of Yue has no heir, so I'm afraid he will never be able to ascend the throne in the end." They thought too simply.

It's still not too late to switch sides now.

Zhan Qian sighed, "The war has not yet ended. I am afraid that even if the people in the capital have heard about it, they will keep the news secret and settle the matter separately after the Western Rong are dealt with."

"That's right, what happens next?"

He didn't know what to do afterwards. If the King of Yue was alive, everything would be the same. If the King of Yue was gone, then there would be no such thing. They would naturally return to their respective places.

I just hope that the capital hasn't received any news from here, or that they can finally make sense of themselves.

Zhan Qian glanced at the general's tent in the snow and sighed deeply. The King of Yue had a terrible fate. How could he be hit by a poisoned arrow?

After Zhan Qian and the others left, Meng Yan walked out from the shadows covered by heavy snow. Looking at the backs of the few people, he felt hatred and anger. These fence-sitters from the capital. The King of Yue will be fine!

He had gotten through such difficult times before, and he will definitely be able to get through this time as well.

He walked back to the commander's tent and told Wei Zuo, Lu Ye, Jiang Huan and others what he had just seen. Everyone was silent for a while.

Wei Zuo sighed, "Generals who come from the capital have their families in the capital and live under the watchful eyes of the emperor and the crown prince. They all hold high positions, so it is normal for them to have concerns."

Even for them, if something happened to the King of Yue, they would not know where to go.

Wei Zuo glanced at the bed sadly, and met the King of Yue's eyes.

"Your Highness, are you awake?" Overjoyed.

When everyone saw it, they all rushed to the bed excitedly.

Zhao Guangyuan felt as if his eyelids weighed a thousand pounds. He lifted them with great effort and glanced at everyone beside the bed one by one. "How long have I slept?"

"The prince has been in a coma for three days."

Three days? He had slept for three days. He touched his arm, and found that his left arm was numb and he had no strength to lift it. Zhao Guangyuan closed his eyes, feeling hopeless. "What's going on outside?"

"Our army has won a great victory, and the Western Rong have once again refused to fight."

"Is there any news from Sunyu?"

"There is news coming back. It says that they have arrived near the heartland of the two countries and are gathering troops fifty miles away."

"Okay. Send a message to them and look for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack until their letter of peace reaches my tent."

"Yes."

Lu Ye rushed to the bedside and looked at him intently, "My Lord, are you okay? Are you feeling unwell?"