Take the city to the Warring States

Chapter 215 Shen Chuan's Speculation

In Handan City, a figure hurriedly ran towards a mansion, tapped lightly on the side door of the mansion with his fingers, and the door opened in response.

The person who opened the door hurriedly saluted, but the person ignored him and hurriedly asked the person who opened the door: "Is sir here?".

"It takes a long time to wait in Fuchu".The person who opened the door replied to the person.

When the man got the answer he wanted, he didn't waste any more time and walked directly into the mansion.

The light of the moon and the stars shone down on the mansion, Shen Chuan stood with his hands behind his back and his mind was lost, not knowing what he was thinking.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Shen Chuan woke up from his contemplation and was not in a hurry to turn around. Instead, he asked the man, "How's the investigation going?"

"Sure enough, as you expected, a major event indeed happened when envoys from various countries entered the palace today."The man replied to Shen Chuan without thinking.

Shen Chuan remained silent, just looked up at the sky and looked to the north, and turned to look at the man after a while.He was dressed in black and looked about thirty years old.His eyes were radiant, and his figure was a little thin: "Chen Wei, you have been under my command all year round, and you have assisted me in controlling your lord's intelligence matters. You should be familiar with my temper. Some things, it's better not to be secretive."

"Mr. calm down, it's just that this matter is too unimaginable, so I'm still hesitating how to say it."Chen Weicheng replied to Shen Chuan fearfully, his face was full of respect.

Hearing Chen Wei's words, Shen Chuan's eyes became more interested: "Unbelievable?".

"Mr. Ming learned that envoys from all countries went to the palace today. Envoys Lou Fan and Envoy Lin Hu joined forces to suddenly put pressure on the king and ask for the land in the new city. The king was forced to suspend the court to discuss this matter with the ministers, and urgently summoned the fourth son of the king to come. Come to discuss."Chen Wei paused for a while when he said this, obviously thinking about how to say the following words.

Shen Chuan was not surprised to hear this. Envoy Lou Fan and Envoy Lin Hu joined forces to put pressure on Zhao Yu, which he had already guessed from the clues.As for summoning Zhao Wuming, there is nothing wrong with the relationship between Zhao Yu and Zhao Wuming: "Outside the city?".

"After the king brought hundreds of officials and envoys from various countries to the outside of the city, he asked Zhao Zhen, the commander of the imperial army, and Lin Hu to compete in archery, and asked Xue Qian to lead fifty Handan horses to compete with Lou Fan. In a big defeat, Xue Qian almost lost his life."Chen Wei spoke to Shen Chuan cautiously.

Shen Chuan didn't know what he thought of, and his brows gradually raised: "So the land in the new city was ceded to the Linhu and Loufan clans?".

"No, the result of the competition was that Qi and Wei fought against each other, Qin attacked Wei, and Wei was defeated, and the envoys of the various countries broke up unhappy."Chen Wei explained to Shen Chuan.

Shen Chuan's brows became even tighter: "Whether this battle is won or lost, it is irrelevant to the Linhu and Loufan clans. It may be difficult for the king to block the two clans with this news. The pass".

"The subordinates also thought the same when they heard the news, so they sent people to inquire about it, and only then did they sort out the news."Chen Wei didn't wait for Shen Chuan to say anything after finishing speaking, and hurriedly continued: "The fourth son of King Cheng brought two men in black with him outside the city, and one of them was Lin Wu, the only son of King Lin Hu. In the face of the civil and military officials of the court and the envoys of various countries, they informed the Lin Hu family of the truth. The reason why Lin Hu gathered in a big way was because they were about to have a big battle with Yiqu. So the Lin Hu envoys were dumb, and immediately stopped talking about the new city."

"Lin Hu Gongzi Lin Wu".Shen Chuan thought for a while and didn't say much, no matter what the reason for Lin Hu's wanton gathering of troops, it was the same for the king.That is to make Lou Fan no longer have to worry about going south, and the pressure on the county will double in that era.

Chen Wei didn't dare to talk about other things and continued to say to Shen Chuan: "The envoys of Lin Hu and Lou Fan, due to the appearance of Lin Wu, son of Lin Hu, the envoys of Lin Hu retreated and only Lou Fan was left. It stands to reason The two tribes have a covenant, but they have their own selfishness in the matter of going south. They restrain and restrict each other. Once Lin Hu went to Loufan, the momentum was even greater. All the officials and envoys thought that all the land in the new city would belong to Loufan. Your Majesty Commander Xue Qian was ordered to fight against Lou Fan on horseback with fifty names outside the city. This move is to attack the other's strengths with one's own weaknesses, so there is no reason to be invincible. Seeing the defeat, Captain Xue Qian's life hangs in the balance On the front line, I didn’t want the Huns to appear, and they killed fifty Lou Fans on horseback outside the city.”

“Huns? What are Huns?”.Shen Chuan's eyes were full of doubts, and he looked at Chen Wei in puzzlement.

Chen Wei shook his head, he was also puzzled by the question: "I don't know, it is said that the strength of the Huns is comparable to that of the Donghu clan."

"The Huns? In this way, the strength of the Huns should not be underestimated."Shen Chuan has a great understanding of Donghu's strength.Now that I heard that the Huns were on par with Donghu, I was a little curious.

Hearing Shen Chuan's emotion, Chen Wei continued to talk to him: "According to my subordinates' inquiries, a country named Han rose up north of Loufan and Linhu. They claimed to be foreigners from the north who went south and were plundered. It was formed spontaneously by the people who went away. The Han Dynasty defeated the Donghu and the Xiongnu, and the soldiers of the two tribes were recruited as servants. He is also full of jealousy towards the so-called Han Kingdom."

"The front of the soldiers is already pointing at Lou Fan?"Hearing these words, Shen Chuan seemed to have thought of something and was shocked, and asked Chen Wei: "Is this true?".

"These are all the news that my subordinates have verified. As for the strength of Han, I don't know, but judging from the reactions of the envoys of the two races, they should be only stronger than them."Chen Wei explained to Shen Chuan.

Shen Chuan knew that Chen Wei was not a flamboyant person, and he usually wouldn't say much without conclusive verification. Thinking of this, he unconsciously walked back and forth in front of him: "So it seems that the Han Dynasty is going south? Lou Fan has already fallen into the north. In the flames of war?".

"If not, why did envoy Lou Fan change his face?"Chen Wei asked Shen Chuan back.

Shen Chuan stopped in his tracks, and made a firm decision in his heart: "Believe it or not, tell Junshang about it. Let Junshang send people to the north of Loufan to inquire about news, so as not to miss the opportunity" .

As soon as the words fell, Shen Chuan led Chen Wei into a room.Sitting cross-legged on the main seat, he took out a pen and a blank silk script from the table, and wrote quickly.

Not long after the writing was finished, Shen Chuan ordered to Chen Wei: "Immediately send someone to deliver this silk book to Your Majesty as quickly as possible."

"Follow orders".Chen Wei saluted Shen Chuan respectfully, and was about to turn around and leave with the silk book, but he seemed to think of something again, and asked him again: "Now that the envoys of all countries have dispersed, should we go back or do other things next?" ? ".

"Collect information about the generals guarding the road from Daijun to Handan, and at the same time try to find out the strength of Han as much as possible, and infer how long the war in Loufan will last."Shen Chuan thought for a while, and gave instructions to Chen Wei.

Chen Wei bowed and saluted: "What the master says, the subordinates will give orders."

After finishing speaking, Chen Wei turned around and walked out of the room.

(End of this chapter)