When the two armies are at war and discover that the other side's top commander is actually one of their own, the mood is actually quite complicated.
Anyway, Sha Dong didn't understand why Xiang Ba became the boss's undercover?
But then I thought about it, there were so many things that I couldn't figure out, just like the captains of the five new corps of righteous soldiers, I'm afraid they are all in extremely complicated moods now.
After all, I was eagerly waiting for my boss to create an unparalleled achievement. As a result, such a big project, such a big project, the boss and a group of old brothers completed it in three strokes, five divided by two. This is really, indescribably awkward.
And uncomfortable.
"You can't go to the king's house, you can't go, you can't go."
"Why is this? It's just a royal title. Why not be demoted to a prince?"
"Shajun, just listen to me and tell me in detail."
In the past, when the two countries fought and talked, they were basically at war with each other. There were very few such harmonious negotiations as those between Chu and Han.
I saw Xiang Ba, who had just become the Sima of the Chu Kingdom, explaining to the "Hanzi" negotiator in a serious manner: "If you take the title of king, the clan will be angry. There are many rebellious people such as the Qu family and the Dou family.
Although the official there has surrendered, his mind is not pure and cannot be the norm."
"Um……"
With a serious look in his eyes, Sha Dong briefly pondered what Xiang Ba said, and he admitted in his heart that this old guy who was previously the leader of the capital city of Chu State was not actually an old waste like the legend outside.
It's just that I'm a bit unlucky, and my background is not very good, so naturally I can't get along in the Chu country.
Being able to get up now is purely a matter of luck and embracing Li Jie's golden thigh.
The expenses that Li Jie gave him before were more than enough for promotion, wealth and flattery.
Only after you have money can you become Empress Dowager Zhao's "confidant minion", even if it is only in form, but the "Yin of the Ring" is really not just a cat or a dog.
An idle doctor is also a doctor, and a gentleman who is not worthy of a sword is also a gentleman!
"If we retain the title of King of Chu, we can also appease those in the clan who are eager to try. If this is going to work, we can first reveal the news to the outside world and say that we will force the King of Chu to take the title of king."
"Suppress first and then increase?"
"Suppress first and then raise?!" After the repeater repeated Sha Dong's words, Xiang Ba nodded repeatedly, "Wonderful! It means suppress first and then raise. If so, the people who were about to make a move will definitely stay safe. With the power of the Han army,
, only in the coming year will we be able to cut off the Chu State's eastward expansion."
As he said that, Xiang Ba clicked on the map on the table again, "This is Shangbo. In the past, the Chu government had great political power here. At that time, the Chu State's national strength was still strong, so it was the capital of Ying, so Shangbo is the capital of Ying.
A majestic city in the Chu land. However, once the Chu State cedes the land east of Han Dynasty."
Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk...
Tapping his fingers vigorously on the table, Sha Dong looked at it again and again before he realized: "Is the Shangbao on the east bank of the Han River?"
"Exactly!"
Xiang Ba, who suddenly raised his voice and sounded a little excited, looked at Sha Dong and said, "Think about it, Mr. Sha, if you had said it first, how would it be difficult or easy to go to the King of Chu and then go to the land east of Han that you want?"
"It's naturally very difficult."
"If it is suppressed first and then promoted, so that the Chu people feel that they have finally kept the title of king, the land in the east of Han will be lost if it is lost." After saying this, Xiang Ba said in a consultative tone, "It's just that after all, Shangbo will be the king for a long time."
If the capital of Ying is ceded directly, I'm afraid some Chu people still won't like it. If we don't cede it with leasing, let's say we rent it for 20 to 30 years, in the name of "Hanzi", and everything will go smoothly!"
"Huh?"
Sha Dong was stunned, "We did this in Fucheng. The south of Weishan in the Song Dynasty was taken over in the name of leasing."
"..."
For a moment, both sides suddenly fell silent, which was a bit awkward.
Sima Xiangba of Chu State was quite embarrassed at first. He thought that it was a bit embarrassing to bring up this wicked idea, and he seemed to be a villain, despicable and shameless.
But I never expected that someone has already done this!
Sha Dong is even more embarrassed than Xiang Ba. Now they are plotting how to deal with the Chu State and how to maximize their post-war interests. But they are too skilled in doing this immoral thing, and blurting out the dark history in the past is really embarrassing.
Fortunately, after the air became quiet for a while, both parties drank tea to hide it, so it was not so awkward.
"Then let's decide whether to take the title of King or not. Let's keep the title of King of Chu."
"good!"
Retaining the title of King of Chu will do more good than harm in the short term anyway.
After all, the King of Chu was forced to take the title of king. That is to say, the Emperor of Zhou and the monarchs with relatively high levels of "Hanji" praised "Yakexi", and then... there was no more. They still had to form an alliance to beat the southerners.
.
"Welcoming the King of Chu, the list of the Queen Mother Zhao is here. Nowadays, there are few families in Yingdu. The few people there are are Ling Yin and Mo Ao. However, in my humble opinion, the Queen Mother Zhao can return to Yingdu. As for the King of Chu
, it’s better to stay in Nagisa Palace to ‘escape the summer heat’.”
"Um?"
Without thinking, Sha Dong asked Xiang Ba, "But we want to bring the King of Chu back to Gusu?"
"No need."
Raising his hand to pick up the tea cup, Xiang Ba drank some more herbal tea, moistened his throat and continued, "You can make the King of Chu recognize the man as his uncle, and then use the reason that the King of Chu is young to make the Queen Mother Zhao regent."
"Does that mean we have to station troops at Nagisa Palace?"
"Of course we have to garrison troops, otherwise we can't frighten the capital of Ying."
Xiang Ba, with a serious look on his face, reminded Sha Dong, "It's just that a man doesn't have to use the name of the Han army. He can tell the whole country in the name of the King of Chu, saying that he is planning to build a new army to defend the Zhu Palace. I was both the Sima of the Chu State and the 'Huan Huan'."
Lie Zhiyin', you can choose a name at will, be it 'Jianwei' or 'Personal Guard', it's just a name. After all, this king's division is still in the hands of men."
"Changing skin?"
"Changing skin?!" Suddenly hearing Sha Dong's incisive summary again, Xiang Ba clapped his hands again and said with a smile, "Wonderful! It's just skin changing. This king's former teacher is named Chu, but he is actually Han. It's just that
Who in the Chu Kingdom can expose it? Nowadays, the people who get titles and official positions in Yingdu all rely on Zhugong mother and son, so they will not expose it. As for ordinary people, how can they know the truth and falsehood without being able to visit Zhugong Palace in person?"
"..."
After hearing what Xiang Ba said, Sha Dong felt bad all over.
He had thought before that how could an old Jianghu like Yun Zhenluo be reduced to such a state in the Chu State? Now looking at Xiang Ba, Sha Dong felt that if the Chu State did not collapse this year, it would collapse next year.
Such a high-level old bastard was not reused by Chu State?
But then I thought about it, I am now able to read and recognize words, and can still work diligently behind the boss. In the past, when I was still a little bumpkin in the sand, could he have thought about this? He could have thought about it.
These?
He's not even a shit, so how can he feel this way?
When you are ignorant, how can you know about the "unappreciated talent" of meat-eaters? Let alone any emotion.
"In this way, it seems that the Han army has never stationed in Zhu Palace, but in fact, Zhu Palace is controlled by the Han army." Xiang Ba didn't know that Sha Dong was feeling unusually emotional, so he said to himself, "The man is called uncle, and he is famous all over the world.
Among the military strategists, who is the one who prepares and trains the army before the king, other than the Han men?"
"It makes sense!"
"If there is an explanation, the people of Chu State will not delve into the inappropriateness of it."
"It's really...wonderful."
Sha Dong sighed again, the boss is really powerful, he can actually win over such a cunning old man.
It's just that Sha Dong didn't know that Li Jie didn't win over Xiang Ba at all, he only used two tricks to win over Xiang Ba.
The first is to give benefits, and the second is to give benefits vigorously.
Gone.
When it comes to coercion and inducement, President Li has always only been responsible for "coercion", because for such an operation as "coercion", what else does he need to do? He has "coercion" written all over his face!
"At any time, the king of Chu must be in the hands of a man. In this way, whether the Queen Mother Zhao or the new nobleman of Chu, they are like shackles and cannot be free."
"Listening to you is better than ten years of reading."
"Huh? This is a wonderful statement. I wonder who it came from?"
"Shou Li."
"The man is really amazing."
Xiang Ba sighed with emotion and reminded Sha Dong, "As long as the Queen Mother, the King of Chu is safe. If any country invades the Huai River in the name of saving Chu, it will be self-defeating!"
"You don't have to worry about this. I don't hide it from Xiang Zi. Before Li Qi attacked Yingdu, he had already made arrangements to guard against Gusu and the north at any time."
"Right now, there are really only two places where troops are most likely to be deployed in the rear."
With a slightly worried look in his eyes, "Gusu Wu Jia and Jian Lu were a powerful force. Before King Wu Wei died, he used them to destroy Yue. Now that Han is among the princes, Han and Wu are not in harmony, and there must be a battle."
"Sooner or later, Baisha Village has been emptied out, leaving only a few workshops. Shouli has long wanted to find an opportunity to go to Suzhou, but Taishu Mao has been isolated and can't find a suitable one.
excuse."
"..."
Hearing Sha Dong talk about this in an understatement, Xiang Ba felt frightened.
According to what Sha Dong said, Li Jie clearly led loyal ministers from the beginning...
But if you see through it without saying it, now that everyone is eating from the same pot, they must be in love with each other.
"Now the list is here. I will go to Yingdu to do some work on the matter of removing the king. I can also check the people on the list to see who is worthy of reuse and who should be eliminated immediately."
"Master, I have a hard work to do."
"How dare you..."
Xiang Ba bowed and clasped his fists, Sha Dong quickly returned the salute and said quickly, "In the future, Li, the first leader, will rule the world, and Xiang Zi's contribution will definitely be indispensable."
Xiang Ba, who was originally in a relaxed mood, suddenly felt his heart contract violently and almost burped on the spot.
"One...to unify...the world?"
"yes."
Sha Dong, who was a bit upright, looked at Xiang Ba with a smile, "When Shou Li was in 'Baisha', he was 'ordered by heaven' and set his ambition to 'unify the world'."
"..."
Covering his heart, Xiang Ba quickly took a deep breath, fearing that he would die here.
Listening to Sha Dong's serious tone, Xiang Ba saw that his expression didn't seem to be fake, and immediately thought that he was still young and hadn't enjoyed enough yet. If the boss ruled the world, how much more comfortable would his life be?
Thinking of this, Xiang Ba's old age disappeared, and his walking became more relaxed and windy. He hurried back to Yingdu to have fun with his concubines, celebrating his new goal in life.
If you think about it carefully, you are so old, you are in the prime of your life, and you can still conquer it for decades.
However, when he got on the Yangshui ferry, Xiang Ba reconsidered. Many of his original judgments were based on Li Jie's desire to become a prince.
The biggest consideration is that Li Jie becomes the absolute overlord between Wu and Chu.
Xiang Ba had not seriously thought about what would happen if Li Jie directly swallowed up the territories of Wu and Chu.
Annexation wars occurred from time to time. The Chu State was able to develop to this point only by killing dozens of countries, large and small, before it had its current territory.
It is indeed ugly that the southern overlord is now being beaten into a dog, but Xiang Ba's hometown was an independent country more than a hundred years ago and had a bright future.
"The rise and fall of a country is unpredictable."
On the ferry, Xiangba, the new Sima of Chu State, sighed with emotion.
He is also the first Sima who is not from a wealthy family in Chu State, the first Sima who does not even have decent military exploits, and the first Sima who does not even have military support.
However, this does not prevent him from becoming a Sima. There is no problem with the procedure.
There were personnel appointments, the seal of the King of Chu was stamped, and the entire process was completed, but the timing was a bit special.
Others will not pay attention to the old loser Xiang Ba becoming the Sima of the Chu Kingdom, but they will focus on the former high official Dou Huang, because the Dou Huang is now the new Ling Yin, and theoretically, he is the top powerful figure in the Chu Kingdom.
Of course, again, the timing is a bit special, and this kind of real power has no meaning. However, the smart people in Yingdu have already realized it. Many people have guessed that maybe Xiang Ba has reached an agreement with the Han army to fight against the emperor.
made a secret agreement.
The peace talks are definitely showing signs of progress, and the progress is not slow.
"The village man of the Xiang family is actually Sima?"
"This is the king's command."
"The king's order..."
In today's Yingdu, there are very few top-level dignitaries, and those who are powerful in their hometown have already disappeared.
The only one who can support the luxury of Yingdu is Quanyi Doushi.
The Dou clan's descendants, including the women in the family, have all moved into Yingdu, and many properties in the city, especially those belonging to established aristocratic families, have been expropriated and confiscated.
After a compensation was paid, the confiscated properties were quickly auctioned.
Even if it is widely advertised that the local tycoons of Yingdu who come to redeem the property are the only ones who can spend a lot of money at once, the Doushi family from Quanyi is the only one.
Those old aristocratic families who have been tricked only have a few servants left in Yingdu to look after the homes and clean the homes. How can they compete with Ling Yin and Sima and the like.
The former doctor who fought against the emperor didn't care whether he looked ugly or good-looking. Before Li Jie really took action, he had to make a fortune first, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain it to his tribe.
This time Quanyi and the Dou clan entered Yingdu, and there was a lot of gambling. Once the Dou clan loses the bet, Quan Yi and the Dou clan may become a small branch of the Dou clan. Thinking about whether they will have any say in the future is just nonsense.
But so far, Dou Huang has not seen anything wrong. As Xiang Ba returned from Zhu Palace, Dou Huang immediately went to Sima's mansion to find out the inside story.
"Sima is going to Zhu Palace. How will the man respond?"
"still the same."
There was no flaw on his face. Xiang Ba looked calm and said to Dou Huang, "What a man wants is the land of Eastern Han Dynasty."
"I'm afraid that if the news spreads, the country will be shaken."
"So what if there is another shock? This is the situation."
After saying this, Xiang Ba said again, "However, we can negotiate to rent the house instead of cutting it off."
"Leasing instead of cutting?"
"Exactly."
"Appreciate further details."
"A man will rent the Shangbo for thirty years, in the name of "Hanzi". When the thirty-year lease is up, the Shangbo will be returned."
"ha……"
Dou Huang smiled, obviously he didn't take it seriously. Once he rented it out, he still wanted to get it back? How can there be such a good thing in this world?
But seeing through it or not telling it off, this is a matter of expression, it's just about looking better on the face.
But in Dou Huang's opinion, if it can be like this, it's probably pretty good.
If the children of the Chu State are still ambitious, then they can make a bet. If the Chu State can overwhelm Li Jie in thirty years, then it will not be difficult to regain the lost land.
"There is another thing. The man intends to let the Chu Kingdom become the king. This matter is the real trouble."
"Go to the king's house..."
After reciting it once, Emperor Dou frowned slightly and thought about it from his perspective. If he were Li Jie, he would also let the Chu Kingdom become the king.
But obviously if the Chu State really takes the title of king, there may be incidents in various parts of the Chu State supporting the former prince's heirs or even brothers as kings.
Righteous status can be transformed with a little movement.
The king's title is still retained, and the righteousness and honor are still there. Even if speculators and careerists want to operate, they can't find any entry point.
Those wealthy families of the Chu State who had been tricked by Emperor Dou and Xiang Ba in the past could only stare at their hometowns and make money in their fiefdoms.
If you want to make trouble, there is no suitable excuse.
But as long as you go to Wanghao, there are plenty of excuses to start troubles everywhere. Whether it succeeds or not, let’s not mention it. It is not difficult at all to get Ling Yin, Sima, and Ruo Ao for yourself.
Is there any way to imitate it? Your doctor Dou Huang can do the first grade of junior high school, but we can't do the fifteenth grade?
If the official of that place can become the commander-in-chief and the first person under the king, then others do not need to ask too much. Zuo Yin can do it, right Yin can do it?
Even those military leaders who have escaped, such as the defenders of Ming'e Pass, can definitely become a left Sima and a right Sima Dangdang. The requirements don't have to be too high.
Thinking of this, Dou Huang frowned and felt strange in his heart, could the Han army only know how to fight? Could it be that he couldn't see the result of doing so, which would only make the Chu country full of mountains?
The previous suggestion of "get rid of the king's account" can be regarded as a slogan, but if it is actually implemented, it is a bit strange and even a bit reckless.
However, Dou Huang suddenly calmed down again. He once again used the opposite approach to think about this problem. Can Li Jie do it? Yes.
Then take it as true that "Go to the King's Number" is true.
Therefore, Douhuang did not verify the truth or falsehood of this matter. It didn't matter whether it was true or false, he just took it as true, and then on this basis, he figured out how to make a big profit.
He is now the Commander-in-Chief of the Chu State, theoretically the leader in governing the country and assisting the government. So once the Chu State is removed from the throne, how long can he survive as a Commander-in-Chief and how much territory can he manage?
The new Sima Xiangba did not expect that his in-laws would think so much. As an undercover agent, his focus was not on Chu's side, but on how to maximize the benefits of the Han army.
As a result, the two senior officials of the Chu State who had just become in-laws had their own thoughts and secretly prepared how to carry out propaganda and explanations to various places in the Chu State.
In the eyes of Sha Dong, the commander-in-chief of Autumn Harvest and Autumn Planting, the boss who did not do any business every day, after finishing his business, hugged Empress Zhao and smacked her lips in retrospect with a smile. After a while, he calmly said: "Next month, you
Then we returned to the capital of Ying. Now Ling Yin is Dou Huang and Sima is Xiang Ba, so he can be regarded as one of our own."
After Mrs. Li drank too much saliva, her way of speaking became more and more like Li's. Empress Dowager Zhao's black hair was scattered around her shoulders. She was truly stunning in the world. Her red lips were not reddish, and her eyebrows were not traced.
And because she has been in a high position for a long time, her temperament is a little different, heroic and more like a strong woman.
At this time, acting like a little girl, the forbearance, stubbornness, dissatisfaction, and persistence... all gave President Li an unprecedented experience.
You never get tired of playing, who can withstand this? Who can withstand this?!
When the Queen Mother Zhao heard what Wu Guoye said, she was stunned: "Xiang Ba?!"
"I took the seal of King Chu, stamped it, and gave him the title of Sima Dangdang. I originally asked him to be the commander-in-chief, but he said it was not suitable, so forget it. It happened that he was married to Dou Huang, and his son was going to marry Dou Huang.
As your daughter, let Douhuang be the Lingyin. She is just a wooden person anyway. Then... you, the Empress Dowager who listens to the government, will not have the final say?"
"The Dou clan in Quanyi is the authentic sect of the Dou clan and has tens of thousands of descendants. How can you obey me?"
"What are you afraid of? I will leave you two brigades, and then formulate and train a new Yi Cong army. Counting ten brigades, with a strength of 5,000 troops, it may not be easy for you to sweep away the disobedience. It is more than enough to make Dou Huang willing to assist you."
"Then... what should I do with Xiaozhi?"
"I am his uncle, so of course I have to teach him how to be a good person. He will stay in Nagisa Palace to celebrate the New Year with me."
"..."
It was obvious that Queen Mother Zhao trembled because she was still afraid that her son would be killed.
"Xiao Zhi" is the diminutive name of the King of Chu. Li Jie played with her for a month, so the original name of "Xiao Zhi" was thrown away and she was renamed Xiong Ying.
The explanation given by Queen Mother Zhao to Li Jie was to "survive by adapting", and then President Li changed the name again with a smile, and Xiong Ying became Xiong Sheng.
No matter how much President Li said that he would not kill a naughty child, Queen Mother Zhao still didn't believe it, so President Li opened his eyes in Zhu Palace and learned many new postures.
"Please husband, please be kind to Xiaozhi."
Snapped!
Raising his hand and patting it gently, President Li rubbed his palms and said calmly: "I, Mr. Li, never kill innocent people indiscriminately, understand?"
"yes……"
The work of autumn harvest and autumn planting is still going on, and Dou Huang has also been officially appointed. He is the new Ling Yin, but this time, there is no Mo Ao.
Because Mo Ao represents the King of Chu, who can represent the King of Chu now?
Of course he is the "uncle" of King Xiong Sheng of Chu... Emperor Zhou canonized the man Li Jie!
Since he is a man canonized by Emperor Zhou, can Li Jie come to Chu to be Mo Ao? The most important thing is that Mo Ao has always been controlled by the clan, is Li Jie a clan member?
In theory...actually it counts.
Empress Dowager Zhao's concubine, no matter how shameless she gritted her teeth, she could still say something.
Even behind closed doors, we are still our own people.
Empress Dowager Zhao is preparing to return to Yingdu. She is now extremely afraid of Zhu Palace. The memories that Zhu Palace brings to her are probably only fear, endless fear.
She never thought that one day she would wrong a player to such a despicable level.
Just to survive, just to regain power.
Even this power still relies on the man who brings her fear.
However, although Empress Dowager Zhao was busy begging for a living, Yingdu and the cities north of Yingdu were all shocked by another thing, that is, the Wu people forced the Chu State to surrender to the king.
Originally, Sima Xiangba wanted to test the water temperature first and find a few places to publicize it.
How could he have imagined that the news that Li Jie wanted to force the King of Chu to surrender had already spread across both sides of the Han River after he had just publicized it.
Moreover, there are other news circulating on both sides of the Han River. For example, the King of Chu was forced to change his name twice, first to Xiong Ying and then to Xiong Sheng.
In short, it is all kinds of humiliation, in short, all kinds of unbearable.
However, no matter how humiliating and unbearable the situation was, the "rich old people" on both sides of the Han River did not take any practical actions. They just made noises and chattered in the local area.
There was no way, the "Hengshan Army" was in the east of Handong, and who knows if it might have caused a military disaster and ransacked their house.
What's even more terrible is that Shang Wuji, who is north of the Three Passes, sends people to call for formation every day and tries to persuade them to surrender. If it weren't for the excellent psychological quality of Danyang Gong Douzun, who suppressed the active and restless mentality of the soldiers of the Three Passes, the entire Three Passes would have been defeated.
break.
It is true that the advantage of the Chu State is completely gone, and the soldiers of the Three Passes are not idiots. How could they not understand the tragedy of losing the entire rear area?
It’s okay to be alone outside. Now this lonely army is still hiding in the Dabie Mountains. How long can it last? Did you hear that Queen Mother Zhao gave birth to a second child?
It's just that the soldiers in the three passes are mainly Douzun's juniors. Danyang Gong Douzun carefully analyzed the current situation with the juniors.
Surrender is not impossible, but if you surrender easily, what kind of good treatment can you get? There is no way you can get good treatment.
Only after showing one's determination to resist and then surrendering will the enemy think highly of him.
This is rhetoric. Douzun has never thought about surrendering. At his level, even if he surrenders, can he surrender to Shang Wuji? Shang Wuji is nothing!
It's just that Dou Zun is holding on to the front line, which is not a problem. He sent his own soldiers to "Hanzhong" to ask for food. He didn't say any nonsense about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. He just had an attitude. If I can't stand it, I will let Shang Wuji go.
Come in, and you will figure it out by yourself when the time comes.
This feels a bit like feeding shit. The Tu rich families on both sides of the "Hanzhong" are quite uncomfortable. On the one hand, they are thinking about returning to Yingdu to fight for power, otherwise everything will be taken over by Emperor Dou and Xiang Ba; on the other hand, they are worried
After losing the title of king, their status was downgraded, and the family was humiliated in the present day.
At this juncture, we still have to face extortion from soldiers at three levels.
In the past, let alone you Danyang Gong fighting for honor, you were the doctor fighting for the emperor, so what? Give you face?
But it doesn't work now. If Shang Wuji's army is really allowed to come in, the situation of King Wu Wei's attack on Chu will definitely repeat itself. It will be a mess and devastation.
The trauma that King Wu Wei left to the Chu State cannot be eliminated overnight, but now, this wound seems to be torn open again.
Not only do you have to tear it open, but you also have to rub a handful of aged Laotan sauerkraut on it.
The people's panic squeezed out people's determination to resist. The warriors raised it in one breath and planned to fight against the Wu people!
Sima Xiangba, who was in Yingdu, was still puzzled. He thought that I just sent someone to find out what was going on, but he just spread the word first and said that he wanted to "go to the king's house". Why did he suddenly make both sides of the Han River hate each other?
?
Is this a battle to defend Yingdu or a battle to defend Hengshan?
But after thinking about it, Sima Xiangba thought, this matter is not a bad thing. If he officially announces that he has not left the king's title later, this reversal of mentality should be even stronger.
When the time comes, it will be much easier to bring up the matter of ceding the land in Handong.
However, Sima Xiangba never expected that his in-laws would make Yin Douhuang have another plan.
Emperor Dou ordered the children of the Dou family to secretly add fuel to the flames, saying that he wanted to "get rid of the king's title" and at the same time, he also kept an eye on the movements of the Handong family.
Whoever screams the loudest and whoever ignores it will be recorded in the record.
It only takes a few days to get the feel of it, and any feedback comes in one night.
Probably around the time Li Jie was preparing for the return of Empress Dowager Zhao, between the palace walls of Yingdu, Ling Yin Douhuang got a list. On this list were the most clamorous old families in Handong.
"Master, this is the man who wants to raise an army in the east of Han Dynasty and is called King Qin."
"Xinshi and Anlu are really brave."
"The soldiers of Anlu are not of my race!"
Prince Dou's nephews and nephews are all criticizing the rich Tu clan for the Anlu uprising. To the top family of the Chu State with "noble blood" like the Dou family, what are those bumpkins in Anlu? No, that's not a thing, An
There are only animals there.
The reason for such an attitude is because Anlu is named "Safe on the Land", but if it were really "Safe on the Land", the Chu people would have developed it themselves, so how could it be someone else's turn?
Most of the local families in Anlu are dominated by the Lu family, but the origin of the Lu family is not from Chu, but from the Qin and Jin Dynasties.
But here's the problem. If they were really from the Qin and Jin Dynasties, Prince Dou's nephews wouldn't look down on him so much. They would say "Rong of Anlu" when they opened their mouths, but "not of my race" when they kept quiet.
The roots of the Lu family are in the ancestors of the Lu family. The origin of the Lu family in Anlu is because after the Jin Kingdom came to hegemony, it defeated Lu Hun's troops near Luoyi. These Lu Hun's troops could only escape, and there were only a few directions to escape.
He was originally going to the Qin State, but the Qin State had been fighting with Lu Hun's Rong for who knows how many years, and he wished that all of Lu Hun's Rong were dead.
When the Jin State took away Lu Hun's troops in one wave, why couldn't the Qin State take advantage of this opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop?
In desperation, Lu Hun's army had no choice but to go south.
The timing of this move south is also relatively subtle. The king of Chu has its ups and downs, and there are twists and turns.
Naturally, he was the son of Chu at first, but he couldn't stand being squeezed out anymore, so he worked hard to expand and become the king of Chu.
But later, the Jin State specialized in various dissatisfaction, and the Chu State took the title of king again. It lay dormant for several years. When the power of the Jin State shrank, it became the king again.
Even when the Chu State became king for the second time, Lu Hun's army was defeated, and the Jin State had no interest in killing them all. After all, although Lu Hun's army was a "rong", just like Beidi, he had also been canonized in the past, regardless of it.
From which dynasty they were granted the title, they were basically members of the same family.
In fact, Lu Hun was a viscount conferred by Emperor Zhou, also known as "Lu Hunzi". Theoretically speaking, he was on an equal footing with the Chu State at that time.
Of course, this was definitely not the case, so a viscount who had been canonized by Emperor Zhou was accepted by another viscount who was preparing to claim the title of king again.
This shows that the state of Chu is grand and open in its work.
The Chu State also placed Lu Hun's troops on a high ground. It was difficult to develop at that time and there were no suitable manpower because the Chu State was busy preparing for a war after becoming king for the second time.
Therefore, Lu Hun Zhirong and the Chu State hit it off. One needed manpower to develop the land and there was no need to over-expend his own people; the other needed to survive in troubled times and had a stutter.
In this way, Lu Hun's army was placed on the high ground beside the Lishui River, just north of Yunmengze.
A large area of land was not developed. The Chu State did not mention its good reputation, but casually gave some land to tools, allowing Lu Hun's army to plow the land and burn wasteland. In the end, they also picked up a large amount of high-quality farmland for free.
It also laid the foundation for the Chu State to sweep through the southwest of the Dabie Mountains.
After Lu Hun's troops took root in the Chu State, they began to walk with the "Lu family", which is the origin of the Anlu Lu family in the Chu State.
But after all, they are outsiders. The high-ranking officials and titles of the Chu State can be traced back to the same ancestors. Outsiders have no chance at all.
Therefore, after all these years, the Anlu Lu family has prospered best, that is, a county official, who has become a doctor, and he was a doctor who was killed because of the Battle of Pu Sao.
After that, there is nothing.
To say he is a rich man might be a bit exaggerated.
But to say that they are from a wealthy family in Chu State, they are really proud of themselves.
As for the word "Lao Shi Clan", it's not bad to shamelessly talk nonsense internationally. In Chu State, the Anlu Lu family keeps a low profile.
So Prince Dou's nephews are really not talking nonsense when they rant about "people who are not from my race" and look down on them.
At this time, the Anlu family wanted to be the "King of Qin", so they seized the opportunity.
At any other time, it would have been unlikely for "King Qin" to make a fortune, but it is different now. As long as you have a clear attitude, you can form your own armed forces.
Is there any righteousness here? Why did the big guy copy the guy? It was because he wanted to save the boss.
Of course, whether they can be rescued or not, there is no loss if they can't be rescued. Can the troops they have raised in their hands be easily disbanded?
As long as you have a legal and reasonable army in hand, you can be a master wherever you are!
Anlu Lu's idea is very reasonable and very feasible, and at the same time the risk is not high.
But the Anlu family never expected that there was a chain drive pit behind it, Sima Xiangba's back-up, that was the official peace treaty, but you didn't care about Sima Xiangba's in-laws at all.
After learning that the Anlu family wanted to call "King Qin", Emperor Yin Douhuang immediately summoned the Dou family's children and then announced a secret order.
"The Lu family in Xishui intends to rebel. Who dares to go to Anlu to trap and kill the Lu family's son!"
As soon as Dou Huang said this, he made his attitude clear. He must kill, but how? Trapping.
Ling Yin Douhuang's plan was to use his identity as the Dou family to entertain the loyal and loyal people of "King Qin", and then directly kill these Lu family's masterminds who wanted to be "King Qin" at the banquet.
The success rate is very high, because the Dou family's status is there, and the Anlu and Lu families want to stabilize their status. Without the support of people with the blood of the King of Chu, they are nothing.
Now, Dou Huang intends to make them nothing!
The reason why Emperor Yin Douhuang, the leader of Chu State, was so determined was because he changed his thinking mode and first deduced whether Li Jie had the intention to "remove the title of king"? Yes.
Then the next step is whether Li Jie has the ability to "remove the king's title"? Yes.
Finally, does Li Jie have the courage to bear the loss of "Going to the King"? Yes.
So Dou Huang came to the conclusion that Li Jie would do this, and Li Jie would definitely do this.
This makes Dou Huang very determined. All other considerations are secondary. The priority is to make the entire Dou family reap great benefits.
Why does it offend the Anlu family? Why does the Qishui River repeatedly oscillate in the Han River? It has nothing to do with him?
The king is not at home today!
My name is Ling Yin!
I’m the biggest!
After Emperor Dou made his attitude clear, the children of the Dou family were also unambiguous. Immediately, a handsome young gentleman with a graceful appearance and a shuffling walk came out of the queue. He clasped his fists and bowed and said: "I am willing to go to Xishui as an envoy to trap and kill the Lu family!"
"good!"
Seeing that the Dou family's children were still showing off their charm, Emperor Dou then said, "I'm going to Anlu, and I promise you that five of your dead men will obey your orders!"
"Hi!"
"If Lu's son is killed, even though the Xi River is in chaos, it will not ruin the current situation."
"I sincerely follow Shang Yin's teachings!"
That night, some people from Yingdu left the city to the east, went straight to the Han River, crossed the ferry, then changed their vehicles and headed to Lishui, Anlu.
The entire Dou family's activities did not escape the spies arranged by Sha Dong. After the whistleblower reported the whereabouts of the Dou family's children to Sha Dong, Sha Dong also felt strange and wondered what the Dou family wanted to do?
Especially Dou Huang, who has become Ling Yin. Although it is still far from a beautiful ceremony, the procedures are complete, and he is now the nominal second-in-command of Chu State.
"Could it be that Mr. Dou Huang wants to contact the Chu army in the Dabie Mountains? It's impossible."
Sha Dong couldn't understand. He didn't think Dou Huang would be so stupid and secretly sign a secret agreement. Dou Huang was involved, but Dou Huang and Xiang Ba had different considerations. Xiang Ba could be shameless, but Dou Huang wanted to be.
The situation currently announced to the public is that the reason why Dou Huang, the former high-ranking official, is willing to accept the position of "Ling Yin" from Yaoming is not that Dou Huang submits to Li Jie, but that he submits to the Queen Mother and the King.
As the saying goes, "What goes with Chu and not with Lee", this "integrity" and "character" have been preserved after all.
Did he fight against the emperor and surrender Li Jie?
No!
He is here to welcome the return of the Queen Mother and the King.
Isn't it that he is busy now just to rescue the King and the Queen Mother?
When the time comes for the king to "return", how can the gate of this city be without such a loyal minister as Dou Huang?
It's reasonable, gratifying and congratulatory. It's so touching that it makes people vomit from the bottom of their hearts.
"Captain, are you going to dry the wheat now?"
In the military camp, Sha Dong was thinking about Dou Shi's operation and couldn't figure it out. He was lost in thought when his deputy came in and asked him about the autumn harvest.
After just shouting, Sha Dong was still in a daze, so the deputy felt strange and shouted loudly: "Captain——"
"Hmm?! I'm calling your mother!**! I'm shocked!"
Sha Dong, who was becoming more and more Li-style, shuddered and immediately cursed and cursed for a while, then frowned and asked: "What's the matter?!"
"I just came here to ask if we should dry the wheat now."
"Is the wheat seed ready? Is the land plowed? Is the manpower organized?"
"Nope."
"What the hell are you asking? Get out of here!"
"..."
"roll!"
"yes!"
Sha Dong, who couldn't figure out what was going on, was in a bad mood. If it had been before, he would have asked his boss what the hell Dou Huang meant? At this time, he secretly sent people out to wander around.
But I'm sorry now. The boss is not doing his job day by day. He has been staying in Zhugong Palace for a month and still hasn't come down.
The entire Chu Kingdom was in a state of shock. Although news came from the northern army that several mountain passes were under control, they were not sure when to take action. They had to wait for the opportunity.
Sha Dong didn't know what the right time was. The Queen Mother and the King of Chu were already in their hands. Why are you still waiting?
"Damn it... Even if Sima of Chu is one of our own, Yingdu still didn't fight!"
I was worried to death. After all, the Dou clan was a wealthy family, and it was a top-notch wealthy family. The Dou clan alone could bring tens of thousands of people to the city to fight defensive battles.
If this caused Dou Shi to cause big trouble, wouldn't they have come in vain?
Just go back as Queen Mother Zhao? And there are countless grains?
"No, I have to ask Shou Li!"
Unable to bear it, Sha Dong quickly called his own soldiers and went to Zhu Palace, saying that he had something important to report.
This time it was easy. The crocodile man on duty took Sha Dong in directly.
Sha Dong was immediately overjoyed and thought to himself that this time, the boss would finally do something serious, and he couldn't just play with this stinky bitch like Queen Mother Zhao every day!
When I went in, I saw a pavilion under the high platform and a pavilion outside the pavilion. The pavilion was surrounded by water and connected by stone bridges, with running water flowing in and out.
At this time, there was a snapping sound. Sha Dong pricked up his ears and heard it. It sounded familiar. When he got closer, he realized that it was the boss teaching people how to abacus.
"...Four up to four, four down and five to one, four down and six to one..."
Bang bang, bang bang, President Li raised his hand and said to the child beside him, "Once you learn this, can I hide the calculation of Chu State's tax from you? Right?"
"Thank you, uncle."
"It should, it should, I can't let you call me uncle in vain."
After saying that, Li Jie turned around and glared at Sha Dong, "What the hell are you doing here again?! If it's something trivial, I'll beat you to death! Why the hell aren't you just staring at the ground?
What about you!"
"..."
His face trembled, Sha Dong said bravely, "Shou Li, Emperor Dou sent people to leave Yingdu overnight and go to Handong."
"Then what?"
"Then? It's gone."
"That's it? That's it?! That's it—"
Li Jie was immediately furious. He picked up the big abacus on the stone table and rushed down, "Don't run! You fucking dare to run?! I'm going to fuck your uncle——"
Bang! Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
The abacus hit a pillar and was shattered to pieces. Sha Dong, a well-known battlefield veteran in Jianghuai, ran faster than a rabbit.