Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 548
Ziwu Valley connects Hanzhong and Guanzhong, stretching hundreds of miles from north to south.

After several days of rapid march, the white ink army finally passed through the Ziwu Valley and approached Xianyang. However, at this moment, they received an edict from Xianyang—the king of Han has already surrendered to Chu!

For Bai Mo, this is really like a bolt from the blue!
Shocked, Bai Mo hurriedly ordered the army to station on the spot, and sent people to guard the messenger closely.

Bai Mo doesn't think that the messenger who came to summon the messenger is fake, he just thinks that this matter is not trivial, and it is really inappropriate to spread the news before he thinks of a proper countermeasure, otherwise the army under his command will easily lose their morale. There is no way to restore it, and the Han Kingdom will really be wiped out.

Two days later, Li Zuoche and Zhou Guanfu also hurriedly arrived at the Baimo camp at the entrance of Ziwu Valley. The two had also received the edict from the King of Han, and they also heard that the Baimo army had returned to the entrance of Ziwu Valley, so they hurried over to ask Bai Mo for advice. The king of Han has really surrendered to Chu, what should they do?Should we follow Chu, take back the King of Han, or simply set up another King of Han?
As soon as they met, Zhou Guanfu asked anxiously, "Prime Minister, is it true that the King of Han descended to Chu?"

Bai Mo sighed for a long time, nodded sadly and said, "Sheng Zhi, the King of Han has indeed surrendered to Chu."

Zhou Guanfu's expression darkened in an instant, and he said bitterly, "Hey, so the Great Han Kingdom is already dead?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Bai Mo shook his head and said in a deep voice, "The only Chu troops that invaded Xianyang were Xiang Zheng and Xiang Zhi, with a maximum of 5 or [-] people. The dead army is still blocked outside the pass, so as long as we can take back Xianyang and the King of Han with lightning speed, great things can still be done.”

Zhou Guanfu lifted his spirits and asked, "Could it be that the prime minister has some clever plan?"

Bai Mo nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Shengzhi, you should return to Tongguan immediately. While strictly sealing the news of the King of Han's surrender to Chu, you should monitor the Chu army outside the pass. You must not let Gaochu's army take the opportunity to enter the pass!"

"Prime Minister, don't worry." Zhou Guanfu responded abruptly, and said, "As long as the last general is alive, the Chu army will never be allowed to enter Guanzhong from Tongguan Road."

Bai Mo nodded lightly, and said to Li Zuoche: "Old General Li, the truth is that I have left you with five thousand armored soldiers. Your task is to block the Ziwu Valley path, and you must not let Bi Shu's army enter the Guanzhong from the Ziwu Valley." !"

Intercepting Bishu's army is by no means an easy task, but the Ziwu Valley is dangerous and only needs to be defended a little bit, unlike the river battle where a long distance of the river needs to be taken into account, so Li Zuoche still has some confidence, and he should surrender now , Said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, the old man will never disgrace his life."

Zhou Guanfu asked again: "Prime Minister, how about you?"

Bai Mo said: "I decided to lead my army to Xianyang and offer my troops to descend to Chu."

"What?!" Zhou Guanfu's face changed suddenly, but Li Zuoche seemed to have realized something, and said, "Prime Minister intends...to surrender?"

"That's right, there is only one way to surrender." Bai Mo sighed, and said with a sad expression, "Although this plan is dangerous, it still has a good chance of winning, but the two generals must strictly guard Tongguan and Ziwu Valley, otherwise , if the army of Bi Shu and Gao Chu enters Guanzhong ahead of schedule, everything will be over."

It turned out that Zhou Guanfu was relieved.

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Luoyang, go to the study.

When Wei Yue led a few court ladies to the study with several bowls of lotus seed porridge, he saw the door of the study was open, and there were faint snoring sounds coming from inside. When he entered the door, he saw Xiang Zhuang, Xiang Ta, Xiang Tuo and The four of Bai Lixian were lying on the table in a disfigured manner, and they were sleeping soundly. They were indeed exhausted all these years.

Since the various armies embarked on the journey, the four monarchs and ministers have not slept much.

After General Bi Shu sent back his defeat report from Shangyong, the four monarchs and ministers even stayed up for several days and nights. Fortunately, the good news finally came from Xianyang yesterday. Next to Xianyang City, Sima's family should open the North Gate Wengcheng for the insider, and Xianyang City has already been captured.

Looking at the four monarchs and ministers who were sleeping soundly, Wei Yue finally retreated with the maid.

Before going out, Wei Yue asked the maid to move the open door. It is already winter, so don't let the king catch a cold, but at this time, Qu Bucai, the commander of Xuanyi Wei, rushed over , Seeing Wei Yue, Qu Bucai only had time to give a hasty bow, then hurriedly opened the door and broke into the upper study.

Wei Yue wanted to stop her, but when she thought of Qu Bucai's haste, she swallowed back the words that came to her lips, and took the maid to leave. As a queen, Wei Yue always pays attention to her words and deeds. , not only does she not express any opinions, she will never eavesdrop.

Besides, Qu Bucai rushed into the upper study room, shouting again and again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

The four kings and ministers who were sleeping soundly got up in surprise, Xiang Zhuang frowned and said: "Old Qu? Look at you flustered, what happened? Xianyang City was taken back by the Han army again?"

"Uh, that's not true." Qu Bucai paused, and then said, "But something serious happened in Xianyang."

"Hey, as long as Xianyang City is not recaptured by the Han army, what can happen?" Xiang Tuo said disapprovingly.

The muscles on Qu Bucai's face trembled, and he said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, Xiang Zhi has died in the chaos!"

Xiang Zhuang was shocked when he heard the words, Bailixian was shocked, but Xiang Tuo and Xiang Tuo jumped up suddenly, shouting in unison, Xiang Tuo rushed forward in two steps, grabbed Qu Bucai Clothes, sternly asked: "What did you say? What happened to the son?"

Qu Bucai didn't dare to look at Xiang Tuo's cannibalistic eyes, and said in a low voice, "Taiwei, the son is already dead."

"Nonsense!" Xiang Tuo pushed Qu Bucai to the ground in disbelief, "Xianyang City has already fallen, Han Wang Liu Heng has already surrendered, what else can happen to the son? Besides, the son is very good at bowing horses , Martial arts are so strong, even Sirius and Tiger may not be able to defeat him, so how could something happen to him?"

"The Taiwei didn't know something. The son was in Changle Palace when the accident happened. At that time, the son was hangover, his strength had not recovered, and he had no armor on him. The rebellious army was firing ten thousand arrows, so, so..."

"Where are the guards? What about the prince's guards and Pang Zheng's Qiang soldiers? Why did the rebel army enter the Changle Palace? Why? They all eat dry food?" Xiang Ta was also furious, he was really angry.

As the trend of Chu's dominance of the world becomes more and more clear, various factions in the country have no apparent disputes due to the coercion of Xiang Zhuang, but the secret intrigue has become increasingly fierce. Due to the existence of the eldest son Xiang Zhi, The old ministers under Xiang Yu's command and the gentry and aristocrats from Jiangdong also gradually tended to form groups.

But now, after the death of the two old men Huan Chu and Ji Bu, the lineage of the lineage has suffered even more disaster. Although the lineage of the lineage Xiang Zhi is not a prince, although he cannot inherit the throne of the Great Chu Empire in the future, he is the son of the former king Xiang Yu after all. A stepson, no matter what, is eligible to inherit the throne. As long as the throne exists, the faction will also remain.

But now that Xiang Zhi is dead, then this faction is finished!
As the leading figure in this faction, how could Xiang He not be angry?
Qu Bucai sighed, and said dejectedly: "Unknown to Yin, the Qiang army was stationed outside the Changle Palace, but the rebel army entered the palace directly from the secret passage. Although the Hongtai where the son lives is guarded by a few guards, But what is the benefit? When Pang Zheng led the Qiang army into the Changle Palace, it would be too late..."

Bai Lixian finally recovered from the shock and asked, "Hasn't the King of Han surrendered already? Why are you making trouble again?"

Qu Bucai looked at Xiang Zhuang, and said in a low voice: "It is said that it is because the son publicly bullied Han Wang's queen, Dou Yifang, and called Dou Yifang to serve in the Hongtai, which angered Liu Heng and caused chaos."

"Damn Liu Heng!" Xiang Ta and Xiang Tuo were furious when they heard this.

Xiang Zhuang frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "How is the situation in Xianyang City now?"

Bai Lixian also asked: "My son died among the rebellious army, Qiang soldiers will definitely take the opportunity to make rebellion, can the Han people in Xianyang City and the generals of the Han army revolt? And the prince, is the prince in danger now?" Lixian couldn't help worrying that once the Qiang soldiers massacred the people of Xianyang and followed Zhao's lead in a nationwide bloody battle, the prince might really be in danger.

Qu Bucai hurriedly replied: "Reporting to the king and the grand master, the prince is safe, and this time, thanks to the prince's proper handling, he wiped out the rebellious army in time, and resolutely suppressed the Qiang soldiers who were massacring the city. This prevented the expansion of the situation in Xianyang. , Now order has been restored in Xianyang City, and the monarchs and ministers of the Han Dynasty have also been monitored."

Only then did Bai Lixian let out a long sigh of relief, as long as the prince is fine.

After pondering for a while, Xiang Zhuang ordered Xiang Tuo: "Zi Yan, immediately summon the three armies of Huben, Sirius, and Xiaoqi, and follow me to Xianyang! I want to go to Xianyang in person!"

"Here!" Xiang Tuo responded abruptly, and took the order to go.

Xiang Zhuang turned his head to Xiang Ta and Bai Lixian again and said, "Zi Yi, Zi Liang, you also go back and get ready to go to Xianyang with me."

"I will leave." Xiang Ta and Bai Lixian bowed deeply to Xiang Zhuang, turned around and left.

Then Xiang Zhuang turned around, stared deeply at Qu Bucai, and said in a deep voice: "Old Qu, tell me honestly, what is the matter that the son summoned Queen Liu Heng to sleep with you?" Xiang Zhuang couldn't help worrying. , Will there be another inside story in the middle?To be honest, he was really worried that this was Xiang Zhi's method, and what he worried most about was brother killing.

Qu Bucai said: "This matter was stated in the secret memorial sent by the crown prince to Luoyang."

"What about Xuan Yiwei's investigation results?" Xiang Zhuang said in a deep voice, "You should know how to do such a big matter!"

Qu Bucai's bowed body bent even more, and he said in a low voice: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have indeed asked Xuan Yiwei to investigate, and from the results of the preliminary investigation, it is true that the son of Liu Heng called Dou Yi to cause trouble. It was caused by the room servant's bedroom, but whether the prince knew the identity of the queen before summoning Dou Yi's room servant has yet to be confirmed."

(End of this chapter)