Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen A Reminder

Chapter Thirteen of the First Southern Chu Champion I suppressed the fear in my heart and lowered my head. That's right, it was fear. That Li Zhi was actually the Li Tianxiang I met on the way to Jianye. Oh my God, I actually said in front of King Yong of Dayong how to unify the world. , and also talked about Dayong’s internal troubles, it’s hard to say, King Yong really listened to my suggestion, first break through Shu, and then break through Southern Chu. idea. At this time, King Yong came forward to meet Zhao Jue with courtesy, and King Yong said gently, "Prince De fought all the way, and he worked hard on the way. He broke Ba County and fell into Luocheng. Only in these two battles, you can see the famous generals of the Prince. posture."

Zhao Jue blushed slightly, and said: "King Yong is so praised, Jue is ashamed and dare not take it. Today our two armies join forces, and only the lonely city of Chengdu is left in Shu Kingdom. I don't know what His Royal Highness King Yong is going to do." King Yong said: "Chengdu can be broken easily now, but this city is the capital of the Shu Kingdom, with tens of millions of soldiers and people, and it is very prosperous. If our two armies break the city, it will definitely harm the people. This king has already drawn up a form to persuade you to surrender. I don't know what the prince thinks." ?"

Zhao Jue said calmly, "It's fine to persuade him to surrender, but should the King of Shu surrender to Dayong, or to me, Southern Chu?" King Yong said straightforwardly: "Southern Chu is a vassal state of Dayong, so the King of Shu should surrender to Dayong." Zhao Jue was already prepared in his heart, but he just said calmly: "In this case, please send an envoy to ask His Royal Highness King Yong to say surrender. If the King of Shu refuses to surrender, how about you and my two armies attacking the city tomorrow?" King Yong laughed and said, "That's right. Mr. Gou Liangou is my envoy. I have invited him to be an envoy. What do you think, Prince De?"

Zhao Jue couldn't help but glanced at me. Seeing that I didn't respond, he said, "Mr. Gou Lian has been with His Royal Highness King Yong for many years. It is said that he used to send envoys to various princes on behalf of His Highness. He must be able to persuade the King of Shu to surrender. Jue Jing is waiting for the good news. , but Jue is busy with military affairs, so let's go back and wait for news." Seeing that Zhao Jue agreed with his decision, King Yong and Li Zhi asked Zhao Jue to leave a trusted general or aide so that the two parties could contact and negotiate military affairs. Zhao Jue thought about it and thought it was necessary. He just looked at the people around him Although they are all confidantes, it is okay to pass on a word. If you want to discuss military affairs with King Yong and fight for the interests of Southern Chu, there are only Rong Yuan and Jiang Zhe. Rong Yuan is something that Zhao Jue cannot do without for a moment, so He said frankly: "Tomorrow will be a war or a peace. This Counselor Jiang is my help, so let him stay. If there is any change, you can discuss it with him."

King Yong glanced at me just now, as if he had just seen me, but I felt chills all over, Zhao Jue is an idiot, King Yong deceived him so easily, I don't believe in discussing military affairs, I probably want to stay It is the purpose of King Yong.Seeing Zhao Jue leave, King Yong asked me to go to the commander's tent to talk with him, and wait for the envoy to return.I anxiously followed King Yong in, as for my guard Chen Zhen, he had already been blocked out of the tent.King Yong was sitting on a handsome chair, seeing that I was nervous, he smiled and said: "Master Jiang is so restrained, we are old acquaintances, so we should not be too polite."

I scolded in my heart for a long time, and then said: "I offended many officials that day, I don't know if it was King Yong who traveled in disguise, please forgive me, Your Highness." When Li Zhi saw me sitting down, he said, "Why do you forgive my sins? At that time, the king went to Shu to check the military aircraft and the people's conditions in Shu. On the way back, I was lucky to meet your son. Hearing what you said is better than reading ten years of books. If I, Da Yong, can rule the world." , Mr. Jiang's meritorious service is in Sheji." I almost fainted with anger, if my merits belonged to Dayong's community, wouldn't it be because of my country in Southern Chu? If this word is spread, wouldn't it be my life?I hurriedly argued: "His Royal Highness King Yong possesses splendid treasures, and the little minister's knowledge must have been in His Highness's heart long ago. Sui Yun dare not take such credit for His Highness to a small minister."

King Yong smiled lightly, and didn't continue to arrange me, but went straight to the tunnel: "Of course I heard the son's plan, and I also heard that the son is going to be an official in Southern Chu. This king originally wanted to follow the example of the robbers and bring the son back to Dayong, but it's a pity. It happened that someone discovered the whereabouts of the king and wanted to assassinate him. At that time, the king didn't have many attendants, and he was afraid that he could not protect the son's safety, so he had to let him go. Now the son has become a courtier of Southern Chu, and Li Zhi regretted it."

When I heard it, I thought, with his identity, even if his identity was leaked to Shu and Southern Chu, no one would dare to kill him, so there is only one person who wants to kill him. Thinking of Li Zhi's talent and status, but Because he is the second son, he can't inherit the imperial business, and he has to suffer from his elder brother's jealousy and plotting to kill him. I can't help but make people regret it, but I regret it, but you don't regret it. If I was taken away by you that day, ten Eighty-nine of them have already suffered from the misfortune of the pond and died unexpectedly.Thinking in his heart, he said in his mouth: "This is also because the minister has no chance to serve His Highness, it must be God's will."

Li Zhi looked at me, with a smile in his eyes, and said: "You and I met by fate that day, and today we meet, Mr. Jiang is already Prince De's confidant and military adviser, and he must have given Prince De a lot of good ideas, Prince De and his men The other generals in the staff are more orthodox military advisers, and the two battles against Berkshire and Luocheng almost all used tactics of trapping and ambush, it must be Mr. Jiang's clever plan." I felt my body was a little stiff, and said with a wry smile: "I don't know anything about military affairs, I just said a principle, it was Prince De who was wise and decisive, and made a plan to win the big victory."

Li Zhi said solemnly: "Sun Tzu's Art of War says, 'If a man is victorious before a battle, he must be counted as more; if he is not victorious without a battle, he must be counted as less. More is victorious, less is not victorious, and nothing is more important. From my point of view, the outcome will be determined.”, the son is better than the temple, and he is already a peerless talent. Li Zhi can meet the son, just like Zhou Wenwang met Jiang Shang, Han Gaozu met Zhang Liang, Southern Chu Gou An Jiangnan, Wen Wen Tian Wuxi, although Prince De is both civil and military, it's a pity that he doesn't have the bearing of an emperor, and your son is only a literati and poet in Southern Chu, if he belongs to me, Dayong, he must be a talented person."

I thought it would be too arrogant to recruit officials from other countries, so I asked back: "I heard that Shi Yu Shi Ziyou is the chief counselor of King Yong's shogunate. Every time His Highness King Yong goes out, he handles all the government affairs under his rule." , Mr. Shi must be Zuo Fu in His Highness's mind." Li Zhi obviously didn't understand why I asked this question, but he still replied: "Zi You is good at government affairs. Only when Zi You is in charge of military affairs in the rear can Li Zhi use soldiers like a god." I said sternly: "If Shi Ziyou is also a minister of another country, and his master did not treat him lightly, and surrendered as soon as he said it, then can His Highness still use him like this?" Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and smiled wryly, "If that's the case, how dare Li Zhi trust Zi You?" I smiled and said, "So Your Highness understands the little minister's difficulties?" Li Zhi sighed and said, "Southern Chu is not a phoenix tree, so why do we live in a phoenix? Southern Chu treats you like an ordinary person, and I treat you as a national scholar. Suiyun still refuses to vote for me, Dayong?" I stared blankly at Li Zhi. In fact, I really regretted it a little. If Li Zhi had taken me away forcibly, I might have been very unhappy and even resentful. But maybe I don't have to worry about Nanchu now. But since I have been an official of Southern Chu, and I have been promoted smoothly over the years, and I have learned so much in the Imperial Academy, Southern Chu treats me well, so I can't just rely on Dayong and watch Dayong perish Southern Chu.Thinking of this, I sadly said: "Although Nanchu treats others as ordinary people, I should not betray him. Suiyun will serve Nanchu every day as a minister of Chu." Li Zhi sighed softly and said, "If Southern Chu was destroyed by me, Dayong, what would you do?" I thought for a while, and said: "I think I don't have the ability to turn the rain and the clouds, and I don't have the ability to draw a splendid economic map. If Southern Chu is destroyed, if Dayong doesn't offend me, I will wander around the world, with the grass and trees same death." Li Zhi said indifferently: "You were a military counselor when Southern Chu attacked Shu, and your ability attracted people's attention. Although Zhao Jue couldn't make full use of your talents, he will inevitably use you as a counselor in the future. At that time, even if you want, Dayong will also A talent like you will not be let go." I thought about it seriously and said: "If the minister is willing to agree not to make any plans to deal with Dayong after returning to Southern Chu, will His Highness spare the minister a life at that time?" Li Zhi frowned slightly, and asked for a while, "You still have a strategy in Sichuan that you haven't implemented yet? Do you think it's enough to repay the Southern Chu king's kindness?" I looked at Li Zhi with admiration, King Yong is really smart, you can see these things from my words.I didn't hide anything from him, and said: "I planned a plan for Prince De, if it succeeds, it can keep Nan Chu safe for several years." A gleam of light flashed in Li Zhi's eyes suddenly, and he said, "If my guess is correct, it has something to do with the King of Shu. If the King of Shu surrenders to me, Dayong, it will be a serious problem for Southern Chu." I didn't hide it either, and said: "That's right. If the King of Shu surrenders, I will have my own way to make the King of Shu die. At least Dayong will not be able to take advantage of it." Li Zhi showed a thoughtful look on his face, and said: "If the king of Shu refuses to surrender, it is still possible for you and my army to attack Chengdu, kill the king of Shu or commit suicide. If the king of Shu surrenders, you really have a way to make the king of Shu surrender." Died in the Dayong army?" I knew he didn't believe it, but I said firmly, "That's right." Li Zhi stood up, took a few steps in the tent, and said, "Okay, if you can do this, and you don't plan for Southern Chu after returning to Southern Chu, as long as you are not in Jianye when I conquer Chu, , this king promises to let you live in peace." I was overjoyed, this is a decree to save my life, I hurriedly stepped forward to thank him, Li Zhi said meaningfully: "If the King of Shu arrives in Dayong safely, so what?" I said without hesitation: "If so, Suiyun is willing to serve His Highness." Li Zhi laughed and said: "Okay, okay, you and I can make a decision." As I said that, I stretched out my right palm, my heart warmed up, and I also stretched out my right palm, and the two of them clapped their hands together as an oath.Just to be on the safe side, I said again: "If the minister wins, after returning to Southern Chu, if His Highness has any problems that have nothing to do with Southern Chu, the minister can act as an adviser." Li Zhi was taken aback again. He originally thought, if I really have the ability to kill the King of Shu within my control, then I will let him go in the future, but should I use the power in Southern Chu to trap me first? Unexpectedly, I had such a proposal again, so I couldn't help being amazed, and said in silence for a long time: "Okay. Then let's see if the King of Shu will surrender first?" After finishing speaking, he went back to sit down in front of Shuai's case. I didn't know what to say, so I just sat there and waited for the result of Gou Lian's mission. When the sun sank to the west mountain, Gou Lian came back and reported to Li Zhi that the King of Shu would leave the city to surrender at noon tomorrow.Both Li Zhi and I were happy, and the bet related to my fate was about to begin.After discussing with Li Zhi the details of how the two armies will cooperate tomorrow, I am going back to the Southern Chu military camp. King Yong personally sent me out of the camp, which flattered me. The next day, the king of Shu, dressed in white and plain clothes, took all the civil and military officials, and all the princes out of the city ten li to surrender to Dayong.After accepting the surrender, our two armies entered the city from the west gate and the east gate respectively. The two armies had already reached a tacit agreement, and there were basically no disputes. It was just that Mr. Rong Yuanrong and Cui Luan, the aide of King Yong, met at the Ministry of Households, and both of them were ordered to Seizing the documents and classics of the Ministry of Households, the confrontation could not be resolved. After a long debate, King Yong and Prince De negotiated in person and decided to have half of them. Although it is a pity, it is always better than nothing.Zhao Jue secretly asked me, if the king of Shu surrendered, how would we proceed with our divorce plan, and the surrender of the king of Shu to Dayong would be very detrimental to Southern Chu's rule of Xichuan. Before that, there was a banquet and it was enough for me to attend. After going through complicated negotiations and dividing up spoils, Prince De decided to set off to return home. King Yong proposed to see Prince De as farewell according to the etiquette. In the palace of the King of Shu, Dayong and the generals and counselors of Southern Chu sat on both sides, drinking and having fun. The King of Shu sat at the head of King Yong, and His Highness sat with the courtiers who followed the King of Shu. They all looked bad, especially the King of Shu. I heard that he was less than fifty years old, but his appearance was haggard, and his beard and hair were all white. People would believe that he was seventy years old.After drinking for three rounds, Zhao Jue proposed according to my plan that it would be too boring to have wine without singing and dancing, so it would be better to let the captured Shu queen girl sing and dance to cheer up the fun. Although General Dayong felt that Nanchu was indeed weak, he had no reason to stop it. Let the female music of the King of Shu come to add to the fun, the qin music of the Kingdom of Shu, like the waves rushing to the thunder, the banquet dance of the Kingdom of Shu, vigorous and graceful, those monarchs and ministers who are about to leave the Kingdom of Shu naturally suppressed their tears, but the generals of Dayong and Nanchu clapped their hands and applauded . I saw that the time had come, so I gave Zhao Jue a wink, Zhao Jue understood, got up and said: "I saw the music and dance in Sichuan today, it is very moving, I am elegant and romantic in Southern Chu, how can I not have singing and dancing to entertain guests, but there are no women in the army For music, I have no choice but to play the piano, to please the master, Hanlin Jiangzhe, I am a talented man in Southern Chu, for today's meeting, I specially wrote new words, please appreciate it." Yong Wang Li Zhi's heart was moved. These days, he sent heavy troops to protect the Shu King, but he didn't see half of the Southern Chu killers. Today, the Shu King is about to go to Dayong. He already guessed that I would do something, but I just wanted to It was nothing more than singing a new song on the spot. If Zhao Jue refused to play the piano himself, then the Southern Chu rulers and officials would be annoyed that Dayong was rude, so even though Li Zhi knew it was wrong, he still had to agree. I stood up and saluted everyone. Zhao Jue sat down and stroked the strings. The sound of the piano was melodious and clear. It was just the rhythm of the Ci Pai "Po Zhen Zi". Fengge, Dragon Tower, Lianxiao Han, Yushu Qiongzhi as tobacco. I have known fighting for a while. Once I am a subject, I will sink my waist and wear my temples. On the most hasty resignation day, the teaching workshop still plays a farewell song. Weeping at the maid. " After the song was sung, the whole hall was silent, Li Zhi felt a chill in his heart, knowing that I had already made a move, and looked at the king of Shu, who had a look of grief on his numb and haggard face, and those ministers of Shu who were in the presence of His Highness Either weeping like rain, or staring angrily.After a long time, Meng Yun, king of Shu, got up and said: "The little king is tired after drinking, please allow the little king to go back to the harem for a rest." Yong Wang Li Zhi showed bitterness and wanted to stop it, but he couldn't say it out, so he could only sigh: "The lord is temporarily resting in the harem, please don't worry too much, your majesty will definitely not treat the lord lightly." Meng Yun didn't answer, just looked at everyone in the hall one by one, when his eyes fell on me, I felt the despair and resentment in his eyes, what kind of affection can you have for a person who tears up your dream , Then the King of Shu left the banquet, and the courtiers of the Kingdom of Shu knelt silently to see him off.Li Zhi looked at me with a wry smile, admiring and annoyed at the same time, raised his glass from a distance, and drank it down in one gulp. After a while, several eunuchs came to the front of the hall crying, bowed down and said: "The king died after drinking poison." Li Zhi laughed and said: "Okay, okay, Jiang Zhuangyuan is really powerful, he broke the song for a while, and killed a king." He said calmly: "The king is about to return to the country, and he is busy with military affairs, so I will take my leave." After saying that, he turned around and left. Both Zhao Jue and Rong Yuan's vests were already drenched. They were both happy that the King of Shu had finally committed suicide, and they were also worried that they would offend Dayong too much.I can't laugh or cry, although forcing the King of Shu to death is too much, but he also needs to be ashamed. Li Zhi's words before leaving seem to express resentment and dissatisfaction with me, but from another perspective, I am in Southern Chu. I can live in peace, but his words made me famous all over the world. Wouldn't it be difficult for me to hide my name in the future? This Li Zhi, in this situation, I still remember to fight back. It's really scary. Li Zhi sat on the horse and finally dealt with the military affairs in Central Shu. He was about to return to Dayong. Although the King of Shu committed suicide, the Queen of Shu and the Crown Prince were still there, enough to offer up the Taimiao. The army of Southern Chu had already returned the day before yesterday. According to the covenant between the two countries, Dongchuan belongs to Dayong, and Western Shu belongs to Southern Chu. In fact, Jiameng Pass is controlled by Dayong, and Luocheng is controlled by Southern Chu. Central Shu is a buffer zone between the two countries. Li Zhi's strategy has been realized, but Nan Chu took advantage of it, Li Zhi smiled wryly, now he really regrets not taking the risk of kidnapping Jiang Zhe. Tan Yue, his aide, stepped forward and said, "Why didn't Your Highness stop the King of Shu from committing suicide that day, and make Nan Chu proud for nothing?" Li Zhi glanced at him. He knew that these staff and generals had doubts about this, so he said indifferently: "It's too late, if the King of Shu doesn't commit suicide under such circumstances, I'm afraid people in the middle of Shu will despise him. To be alive is to be a walking dead." Fan Qun, Li Zhi's fierce general, said angrily: "It must be that Zhao Jue's trick, to let that champion write a poem to ridicule the king of Shu." Everyone else agreed one by one, but some aides also said that Jiang Zhe's poem is really a masterpiece do. Li Zhi smiled and said nothing, "How do you know that Jiang Zhe is the culprit, but he did it so cleverly, at least no one guessed it was his idea. This Jiang Zhe is really worthy of my king's trouble." Look at it Tianshi raised his whip and said, "Let's go quickly, let them be proud for a while." Attached: On February 16th in the 20th year of Xiande, Meng Yun, king of Shu, surrendered in white, and Shu died. On March 2nd, the 20th year of Xiande, Yong Wangzhi gave a farewell party for Prince Jue of De, and Shu Wang Mengyun accompanied the banquet. There were many Shu music songs and dances during the banquet. Wang Wenzhi retreated in shame, but drank the poison, and died at the age of forty-seven.At that time, people called Jiang Zhe this "Broken Heart Ci", or "Jue Ming Ci". - "The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties."The Legend of Jiang Suiyun"