"It's really time to deal with these Nanbarbarians!" Wu Rui was the most supportive.
Dongting was his hometown, and Changsha was still the county seat of Dongting County. As a result, just because they had just entered into conflict with the Chu State, these southern barbarians dared to invade the surrounding area of Changsha.
"Five thousand soldiers will be left to defend Songyang City, and the remaining Dragon Guards will be transferred back to Dragon City!" Jin Yao gave the order.
Longcheng and Chu are in peace, and no one will interfere with the other!
Xiang Yan was relieved when he saw that Long Wei did not attack to stop him, and ordered an urgent march back to Shouchun.
By the time he returned to Shouchun, the whole city was already in peace. Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping, succeeded to the throne and held a grand funeral for King Chu Wan. The posthumous title of Chu King Wan did not change because of Jin Yao's arrival.
He is still King Chu Kaolie!
After Xiong Qi returned to Chu State, he relied on the army brought back from Sishui County to temporarily frighten the powerful people of Chu State. However, there was still an undercurrent. Many powerful people hoped that the son of a concubine would inherit the throne instead of him.
The young master who had served Qin for many years came to inherit the throne.
It was only because Xiong Qi had the imperial edict and the national seal of King Wan of Chu that these dignitaries had to recognize it.
But Xiong Qi is also very clear about the situation in Chu State. Even if there is an edict to pass the throne, so what if this group of powerful people really want to take action, they won't care if you have it or not.
Just like Wu Qi back then, these powerful people became ruthless and dared to kill people at the king's funeral, even damaging the king's body.
Therefore, Xiong Qi transferred Xiang Yan back not only because he wanted to go north to conquer Tangxi and Sishui County, but also because he needed the support of Xiang Yan and the army, otherwise his throne would not last long!
Xiang Yan actually has a lot on his mind. He knows that when he returns to Shouchun this time, what awaits him will be the impeachment of the powerful, and even the Xiang family will be exterminated.
Because of this expedition, he offended too many nobles, and any king would have sacrificed him to appease the public anger.
Therefore, on the way of the army's retreat, Xiang Yan had already thought of a retreat, and asked his trusted guards to return to Jiangdong in advance and secretly take the clan members away from the Chu Kingdom.
"But the world is so big, where can we go?" Xiang Bo looked at Xiang Yan and asked.
Qin and Han and Wei are at war. It is unrealistic to send them to Han and Wei. As for Qin, it is even more impossible. The only option is Qi.
However, the Xiang clan is based in Jiangdong, and if they want to be sent to Qi, they have to pass through the entire Chu state. It is absolutely impossible for the nobles to let them pass safely.
Xiang Yan closed his eyes in silence. The world is so vast, but there is no place where his Xiang family can settle down!
"Send it to Dragon City!" Xiang Yan thought for a long time before opening her eyes and said seriously.
"Dragon City?" Xiang Bo looked at Xiang Yan in disbelief. They just had a hard time with Longcheng and sent them to Longcheng. Will Longcheng really accept them?
"Young Master Cheng Xi's heart is not in Qin, otherwise we would not be allowed to withdraw safely. Therefore, I conclude that Young Master Cheng Xi pays more attention to the safety of Dragon City. Dragon City's status in Cheng Xi's heart is higher than that of Qin!"
"Therefore, even if he knows that you are my tribe, he will not make things difficult for you!" Xiang Yan explained.
"Then we have to hide our identities and sneak into Dragon City pretending to be refugees?" Xiang Bo hesitated.
In fact, what he wanted to do was pretend to be a refugee, sneak into Dragon City, and then slowly accumulate strength.
"No need, Dragon City's respect for Cheng Xi is indescribable. If you make any move in Dragon City, Cheng Xi will quickly know about it. This is the real way to die." Xiang Yan said.
"Besides, I think Cheng Xi should learn from the Mo family. He can't do anything that would harm his wife and children!"
"You must act quickly. At least you must rush to Longcheng before I am dismissed and imprisoned, otherwise no one can save the Xiang family!"
Xiang Yan continued, now that he still has a large army in his hands, even if the nobles from all sides want to cause trouble for him, they dare not do it now, and he can still intimidate those nobles.
But once he returns to Shouchun, those nobles will immediately remove his military power and put him in jail. By then, he will no longer have anyone or any ability to protect the Xiang family.
"Here!" Xiang Bo nodded, left the camp with the personal guards of the Xiang clan, and rushed towards Jiangdong.
Xiang Yan did not return to Shouchun, but the Shouchun palace was filled with Xiong Qi's memorials of impeachment and indictment.
Moreover, it is reasonable and well-founded. Lei Bao, Teng Long, and the navy were all wiped out, and Xiang Yan was the first to blame. This cannot be excused.
Secondly, it is also true to imprison powerful generals.
However, if Xiang Yan's military power is removed, who in Chu State has the ability to command an army?
Xiong Qi had a headache. If his brother Xiong Yi was still alive, then Xiong Yi could still be in charge of the army without Xiang Yan. The problem was that Xiong Yi was killed, and the huge Chu State could not find anyone who could stand alone.
general.
The most important thing is that Xiang Yan was also mentioned in the edict and secret letter sent to him by the King of Chu, and Xiang Yan was regarded as Tuogu's auxiliary minister!
"Father is going to overturn the table!" Xiong Qi sighed.
The secret message sent to him by the King of Chu was to ask him to trust Xiang Yan and use Xiang Yan's army to completely cleanse the entire Chu court and firmly control the Chu country in the hands of the king.
However, what the King of Chu said in his letter was that Xiang Yan took advantage of the great victory, proclaimed himself king, and then purged the powerful.
But now, Xiang Yan did not win a big victory, but suffered a crushing defeat, even the navy was involved!
Therefore, Xiong Qi also had to reserve his opinions on his father's arrangements.
If Xiang Yan really came back with a great victory, naturally no one would dare to impeach him, or even avoid his sharp edges. Naturally, Xiong Qi would be able to follow King Chu Wan's order to cleanse the entire Chu court.
"Where is the general?" Xiong Qi asked the bodyguard, holding his forehead.
He couldn't even believe the palace guards, so he replaced them all with the Book of Songs swordsmen he brought back from Qin.
"There are still thirty miles to Shouchun, and we will arrive at the royal city at noon tomorrow!" The Book of Songs Jianshou replied in a low voice.
Xiong Qi nodded, and then whispered, "Leave the city with me, don't tell anyone!"
"Here!" Shijing Jianshou immediately went to make arrangements, and then took Xiong Qi to secretly leave the royal city under the cover of night and head to the place where the army was encamped.
Xiang Yan also received the secret message from the Swordsman of the Book of Songs, and quietly left the camp. Outside the camp, he met Xiong Qi, who had been living in Qin for many years.
"The general will pay homage to the king!" Xiang Yan did not expect that Xiong Qi would come to see him in advance.
Xiong Qi helped Xiang Yan up, then looked at Xiang Yan carefully, and finally nodded. As his father said, he was the only person he could trust now.
"Can the army be under the general's control?" Xiong Qi directly asked the key question.
Xiang Yan was startled and looked at Xiong Qi. She knew exactly what Xiong Qi asked about control, but how to answer it was another matter.
If Xiong Qi trusts him, then he can answer that the army is completely under his control.
If Xiong Qi was afraid of him, then this answer would make him die faster.
Therefore, Xiang Yan's eyes flickered and she didn't know how to answer.