"Yo."

When Chen Shou walked out of Pingyu Jun's Mansion, he heard a greeting and looked up to find Huan Hu. The latter asked with a chuckle: "How does it feel to have a great revenge?"

"The feeling of revenge...?"

Chen Shou lowered his head and glanced at his right hand. It was this hand that had just struck Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu through the heart with a sharp blade, causing the latter to die in the briefest pain - even Chen Shou himself felt Can't tell why he did that.

Since it is for revenge, then the enemy should die in the most painful way, right?

However, even though he killed Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu with his own hands, Chen Shou not only did not feel the joy of having his great revenge avenged, but also felt a trace of regret in his heart.

But no matter what, the grudge that had lasted for more than 20 years finally came to an end.

"Go drink with me."

Holding Huan Hu's neck, Chen Shou forced the former to walk forward.

An hour later, the Wei army commander Shen Yu asked the Xiong Miao brothers and the three Xiong Miao brothers to collect the body of Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu. They immediately took the body, the Xiong Miao brothers and their two sisters back to Shangshui, and went to Shangshui County where they were waiting. The queen of news, Mi, reported the news.

As Shen Yu guessed, Queen Mi Jiang of Wei State, who missed her husband and son after ambushing Lord Chu Shui, actually wanted to return to Luoyang early. The reason why she stayed in Shangshui County was nothing more than Just waiting for news from Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu.

On the second day of May in the ninth year of Wei Zhaowu, brothers Xiong Miao, their two sisters, and the body of their father Pingyujun Xiong Hu returned to Shangshui County under the personal leadership of Shen Yu. They stayed at the "Shangjun Mansion" in the county. , met their two aunts.

"Aunt, my father... passed away."

After meeting his two cousins ​​Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, Xiong Hu's eldest son Xiong Miao, who was over thirty years old, had tears in his eyes and complained sadly.

Mi Jiang's complexion changed slightly and she stopped talking.

I remember that a while ago, when she returned to Shangshui County after ambushing Lord Chu Shui, Mi Jiang personally wrote to her cousin Xiong Hu, Lord Pingyu, hoping that the latter would follow the general trend and surrender to Wei.

After all, in her opinion, there is a high probability that the Chu State cannot be saved this time. If Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu is willing to surrender to the Wei State, with the power of Mi Jiang, mother and son in the Wei State, the Xiong Hu family will definitely be saved.

Even if we do not rely on the power of their mother and son, relying solely on the friendship between her husband Zhao Run and Xiong Hu, as long as Xiong Hu is willing to surrender to Wei, Wei will not do anything to Xiong Hu, just like Linzi of Qi The Tian family, after Wei State annexed Qi State, was still a prominent local family.

But it is a pity that Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu did not respond. It seems that he had already decided to die for the Chu State and did not accept his cousin's kindness.

Without receiving a reply from Xiong Hu, Mi Jiang temporarily stayed in Shangshui County. She even thought of asking Shen Yu, the coach of the Wei Army in the West, to save Xiong Hu's life as much as possible.

But considering that women should not get involved in national affairs, Mi Jiang finally gave up the idea of ​​giving instructions to Shen Yu.

However, she never expected that people like her cousin Xiong Hu, who had always been greedy for life and fearful of death, would be so courageous this time and resolutely die in battle. At most, they would only ask their three sons and two daughters to defect to Wei. .

To be honest, Mi Jiang once thought that even if Xiong Hu refused to surrender to Wei, he would flee south or to Chudong if the situation was unfavorable. After all, Xiong Hu was fighting with Shen Yu, Wu Ji and others from Shangshui County. Among the battles between Wei generals, ten out of ten ended in defeat and escape. Which one was carried head-on to the end?

Only this time...

While Mi Jiang was sighing secretly, his 'little aunt' Mi Rui, who was only a few years older than Xiong Miao, opened her eyes wide and asked angrily: "Who? Who killed Xiong Hu?"

When his younger siblings burst into tears, Xiong Miao secretly glanced at Shen Yu, who he should call his uncle. Seeing that the latter shook his head slightly, he was vague and did not reveal that the person who killed his father was General Wei. Chen Shou.

Mi Jiang noticed the scene and said calmly: "Xiong Miao, tell me exactly what happened without any concealment."

Xiong Miao glanced at Shen Yu, and saw that the latter nodded slightly after some hesitation, and then told the aunt in front of him, who was less than ten years older than him, everything that had happened, including the fact that his father Xiong Hu had called them a few nights ago. The three brothers lectured and asked them to defect to the Wei army, including the fact that their father Xiong Hu was eventually killed by Wei general Chen Shou.

"Chen Shou? Which Chen Shou?"

Mi Rui's fierce look was revealed, her eyes filled with murderous intent: "I'm going to kill this person to avenge Xiong Hu!"

With that said, she took steps towards the palace door.

It is not difficult to imagine the anger in Ji Rui's heart. After all, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu and Chu King Xiong Tuo are the two brothers who love their sisters the most in the world. For Ji Rui, it is different from the latter who favored Chu Shui for various reasons. Jun's Xiong Tuo and Xiong Hu have always stood by their sisters.

To put it bluntly, although Xiong Hu wanted to kill Lord Chu Shui and Lord Xiong Sheng of Liyang, both for the benefit of his country of Chu, but no matter what, if he had not privately instructed him to secretly ask his subordinate Chen Li Forcing Chu Shuijun and his party to return to Chu State by land, how could Mi Rui and Zhang Qigong intercept Chu Shuijun on land? How could Mi Jiang intercept and kill Chu Shuijun?

Therefore, it can be said that Xiong Hu, Lord Pingyu, was on the side of Mi Jiang and Mi Rui from the beginning to the end.

Under such circumstances, how could Mi Rui not be angry when she learned that her brother Xiong Hu, who had always loved her, had died?

However, seeing this, Mi Jiang slapped the armrest of the seat and shouted angrily: "Stop!"

"sister?"

Mi Rui stopped and looked back at her sister in disbelief, only to see her sister ordering in a tone that could not be refuted: "You should go back to the inner courtyard first. You are not allowed to leave this mansion without my permission!"

"sister?"

"Go quickly!" Mi Jiang yelled angrily.

Unable to withstand her sister's rage, Xi Rui left the palace angrily and went back to the inner courtyard to sulk.

After Mi Rui left, Mi Jiang turned his attention to the three Xiong Miao brothers again and said sincerely: "Xiong Miao, although I am not a few years older than you, I have the seniority here, so I entrust you with the honor. A nephew..."

"Auntie's words are serious, as it should be." Xiong Miao quickly bowed his hands and bowed.

Seeing this, Mi Jiang nodded and said softly: "Although I have been in the Wei Dynasty for many years and have rarely interacted with your father, in my heart, your father has always been the most respected brother of my sisters... Today Your father has passed away, but as long as I am here, your family and the Xiong family will not decline because of this. If your brothers are willing, they may wish to follow me back to Luoyang in a few days."

Because Xiong Hu had already told his son to hug his cousin Mijiang tightly before he died. Of course, Xiong Miao would not refuse the kindness of his cousin. After all, this aunt was the queen of Wei. His son Zhao Wei is the crown prince of Wei State. As long as they climb this high branch, the three brothers will surely prosper in Wei State in the future.

Thinking of this, Xiong Miao quickly said: "Everything is decided by my eldest aunt."

"good."

Mi Jiang nodded, then frowned slightly and said, "As for your father's death at the hands of Chen Shou..."

Hearing this, Xiong Miao, who had been warned by his uncle Shen Yu when he arrived, quickly said: "Auntie, my three brothers do not hate General Chen Shou, and have no intention of revenge against General Chen Shou. After all, my father seeks benevolence and gets benevolence. , for the great Chu... no, he died for his loyalty to the Chu State, and General Chen Shou also killed his father openly and honestly during the war, without using any despicable means, so the nephew hopes that the matter will end here... This is also what my father meant."

Mi Jiang was a little surprised that Xiong Miao could say these words. He nodded and said with emotion: "In that case, then so be it... By the way, besides asking your three brothers to defect to our great Wei Dynasty, your father did not know what else to do. But what else is there to explain?”

"Reporting to my eldest aunt, my father told me a few things before he died." After bowing his hand towards Mi Jiang, Xiong Miao said seriously: "The first thing is that my father hopes to be buried in Pingyu..."

"Hmm." Mi Jiang nodded in approval.

"Second..." Xiong Miao secretly glanced at Shen Yu's expression and said in a low voice: "My nephew has a little sister named "Chan". She is sixteen this year. In the early years, my father hoped to marry her. Uncle Shen's eldest son, Shen Kangxian, later gave up because of the bad relations between Wei and Chu. If my eldest aunt could facilitate this beautiful thing, I think my father would be able to rest in peace even under Jiuquan..."

"this……"

Mi Jiang raised his eyes to look at Shen Yu, only to see Shen Yu staring at Xiong Miao angrily. There was no objection on his face. He asked in his heart: "Chief Zong Wei, what do you think about this matter?" how? "

"That guy Xiong Hu..."

Shen Yu secretly gritted his teeth. After all, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu wanted to give his daughter to Shen Yu's son Shen Kang as his wife. This was not a once or twice happened. It was just that Shen Yu was hindered by the relationship between Wei and Chu. , I don’t want others to gossip, so I firmly refuse, but right now...

Recalling that Xiong Hu had repeatedly licked his face to speak out about this matter during his lifetime, and then thinking that Xiong Hu was now a cold corpse, Shen Yu secretly sighed, cupped his hands and said: "Shen Yu has no objection, everything It’s all up to the queen to make the decision.”

After hearing this, Mi Jiang was naturally happy.

After all, Shen Yu was the former chief of the clan of his husband Zhao Run. Now he is serving as Shangshui guard. He is a veritable frontier official. If the Pingyu Xiong family can establish a relationship with the Shen family, there will be no need for some things in the future. Mi Jiang came forward to help.

As for paving the way for his son Zhao Wei as the prince, Mi Jiang had never thought about it.

"In that case, how about I let you act as a matchmaker to facilitate this beautiful thing?" Mi Jiang asked with a smile in his eyes.

"I will obey the queen's wishes." Shen Yu responded with clasped fists.

As a result, the marriage between Shen Yu's son Shen Kang and Xiong Hu's daughter "Chan" was completed under Mi Jiang's instruction. This beautiful event finally diluted the sadness caused by the death of Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu. Even under the Nine Springs, Hu can rest in peace.

A few days later, in accordance with Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu's last wish before his death, he was buried in the suburbs of Pingyu County.

After the funeral, Mi Jiang took Zhang Qigong, Mi Rui, and the Xiong Miao brothers and sisters back to Luoyang. After all, although she could secretly help her nephew Xiong Miao and the others, if these nephews could get her husband-in-law Zhao Run's cultivation is naturally better than her being a prostitute.

On May 15, the ninth year of Wei Zhaowu, Shen Yu returned to Pingyu County.

After learning of this incident, Nanmen Chi, the deputy general of the Shang Shui Army, came to greet Shen Yu.

During this period, Nanmen Chi asked Shen Yu: "What instructions does "that one" have?"

Of course, Shen Yu knew that the "one" Nanmen Chi was referring to was the Queen Mi Jiang of his Wei Kingdom, so he smiled and said, "The Queen has set off to return to Luoyang."

"Huh, that's good." Nanmen Chi breathed a sigh of relief.

It has to be said that all Wei generals who knew the relationship between Queen Mi Jiang and Chu Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu were under great pressure when they attacked Pingyu County a while ago.

Although logically speaking, as generals of the Wei State, they would not have any excuse even if they killed Xiong Hu, the 'enemy general' of Pingyu, but in the final analysis, if they offended the Queen Mi, this would It's not a good thing after all.

Fortunately, the person who killed Xiong Hu was Chen Shou from Huan Hu's side, and had nothing to do with their Shang Shui line.

"Where are those people in Huan Hu?"

When entering the city, Shen Yu unexpectedly saw that the city was full of Shangshui soldiers under his command, and there was no Suiyang soldier in sight, so he asked casually.

Nanmen Chi said with a smile: "Those guys also know the dangers and have fled long ago..."

After that, he saw Shen Yu glance at him with a frown, and then explained: "Huan Hu led his army to attack Xinyang Lord Xiang Pei. As you know, the situation on Sima Shang's side in Song County is not optimistic at the moment."

Shen Yu then nodded thoughtfully.

Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu died in battle. Although it was a sad thing for those who had friendship with Xiong Hu, it was a great good thing for the Wei State. After all, Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu was the leader of the entire country. The death of the commander of Chuxi's army in battle meant that it would be difficult for Chuxi to organize a decent counterattack.

At the moment, the only thing worth worrying about in Western Chu is Xiying Jun Xiong Tao. After Xiong Hu's death, only Xiying Jun Xiong Tao has the ability to organize Chuxi's army to fight against Wei again. However, considering that Xiying Jun Xiong Tao Tao is currently being attacked by Wu Ji, the chief general of the Shang Shui Army, so Shen Yu is not too worried about this.

How many people would end up well against powerful generals like Wu Ji? Unless Xiong Tao, Lord of Xiying, surrenders to Wei, there is no doubt that this person will eventually die in the hands of Wu Ji. of.

Since Shen Yu did not need assistance on the battlefield in Xiying County, Shen Yu decided to send his troops to attack the western part of "Jiujiang", occupy those Chu cities along the river, and blockade the river basins. In this way, even if the Chu State had Occupying the Ba Kingdom, one can obtain a steady stream of food from the Ba Kingdom, but it is destined to be unable to be transported to the Chu Kingdom via water transport.

Without food, the Chu State will undoubtedly be defeated.

In late May of the ninth year of Wei Zhaowu, Shen Yu first sent his army to capture "Runan". After capturing Runan, he continued to send his army south and captured "Jiujiang", completely cutting off the waterway relationship between western and eastern Chu.

At this time, Wei generals Huan Hu and Chen Shou had led the Suiyang army to occupy "Gu County" and were sending their troops to attack "Ruyin". They were about to approach "Xiacai" and then the capital of Chu State. "Shou Ying".

After learning about this, Xiang Pei, Lord of Xinyang, was greatly shocked. He quickly mobilized troops from "Qiao County" and personally led his troops south to stop Huan Hu. This in disguise relieved the pressure on Wei general Sima Shang, which made Sima Shang more likely to attack later. During this time, he led his army to advance, successively conquered several cities in "Xiayi", "Fuxian" and "Linsui", and stormed Qiaoxian.

At this time, the person stationed in Qiao County was "Yu Ji", a heroic general from the Chu State. He defended the city to the death, and coupled with the support of the Xiangcheng guard "Niyu" led his army, Wei General Sima Shang was temporarily unable to conquer Qiao County, but
To be continued...