Chapter 18 Chapter Seventeen

Chapter 17, The First Southern Chu Champion The king was assassinated on the way, and he went to Xiangyang, where he was wounded and fought bitterly. The king of Qi saw that Prince De was returning, and he retreated. Before ten months passed, the king ordered the king to blame the king for his ineffectiveness in fighting, and let the Yong army retreat. .The three armies are plain to sacrifice to the virtuous king. - "The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties.The Biography of Prince Jue of Germany Zhao Jue said calmly: "Golden Gong grandson, crescent eyebrow green shirt, silver bow Duanmu, red make-up Raksha, seeing the silver bow here, I knew that Huo Raksha Qiao Yan'er must be here too, unexpectedly you all sneaked into my Southern Chu ."

Duanmuqiu caressed the bowstring lightly and said: "Who in the world doesn't know that Dayong will rule the world sooner or later, even your martial arts heroes in Southern Chu have basically taken refuge in Dayong." Zhao Jue said angrily: "Shut up." This was the thing he hated the most in his heart. Dayong admired military exploits and didn't care about his background, so many people in the Jianghu in Southern Chu voted for Dayong. It's because of his innocent background, so the force in the Southern Chu army is not as strong as that of Yongyuan. Qiao Yan'er raised her brows upside down, and said, "You're so brave, you dare to scold me, Senior Brother Duanmu, come fight for me." As she spoke, she drew out the long sword on her back, and rushed towards Zhao Jue like a ball of flame. The personal guards drew their swords to meet them. These personal guards were all masters who were good at fighting in battle formations, but Qiao Yan'er was a top-notch master, so even though it was a one-on-six match, Qiao Yan'er's offensive was in full swing, no better than these pro-guards. The Wei's mighty stamina was inferior, and Duan Muqiu's gaze was fixed on the battlefield. For a moment, he suddenly drew his bow and shot an arrow, and a silver shadow pierced the throat of a personal guard like a ghost.

Zhao Jue frowned. Of these two people, one is good at melee combat and the other is good at long-distance attack. They cooperated with each other tacitly. He only brought eight personal guards with him. He might be killed by them one by one. He looked at the personal guards behind him. He whispered: "Let's deal with Duanmuqiu." The guard nodded, and the two ran towards Duanmuqiu at the same time. Duanmu Qiu saw from a distance that the silver bow was stringed, and he shot and killed two guards with one bow and two arrows.At this moment, Zhao Jue was already in front of him, stabbing him with the long sword, Duanmuqiu unfolded his lightness kung fu and avoided Zhao Jue's attack. Qiu also had no time to shoot arrows, so he could only defend with a silver bow. His silver bow was specially made, and Zhao Jue's sword couldn't hurt it. He was trapped by Zhao Jue even if he wanted to escape, but Zhao Jue couldn't kill him even if he wanted to.But Qiao Yaner's side has a big advantage. If she kills all the guards and comes to support Duanmuqiu, then Zhao Jue will have no possibility of escape. Just seeing two figures, it was Robber Li and Bai Yi, one of them was holding a dagger, the other was holding a small crossbow, they were quietly approaching Qiao Yan'er, when Zhao Jue noticed the two of them, Suddenly, the crossbow in Pioli's hand shot out five times of cold light. Qiao Yan'er was sensitive and tried to dodge it. At this moment, the short sword in Bai Yi's hand struck Qiao Yan'er's delicate body with a lightning strike. Qiao Yan'er's eyes flashed After passing through the flames, the long sword in his hand turned into an iron wall like a god's help. Bai Yi staggered back, his hands were bloodstained, and Qiao Yan'er was stabbed in the lower abdomen. He shouted: "Senior Brother." Then he shot his long sword at Zhao Jue, Zhao Jue dodged to dodge, Duanmu Qiu took advantage of the situation and rushed out, firing five arrows from the silver bow in his hand, blocking the guard who wanted to kill Qiao Yan'er. Turning around again, he pushed Zhao Jue away with an arrow, and then he had already reached Qiao Yaner's side, picked up his junior sister, and ran away.

Zhao Jue breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Robber Li and Bai Yi, and said with a smile, "Thanks to you." At this moment, Zhao Jue suddenly saw the horrified expressions on the faces of the crowd, Zhao Jue was quick-witted, and immediately asked He rushed forward, but it was already too late. He felt that a sharp blade pierced through the soft armor and penetrated deeply into the waist. This was because Zhao Jue dodged in time.Zhao Jue saw those personal guards rushing towards him, but the fastest ones were Baoli and Bai Yi. Bai Yi passed by his side, and there was a scream from behind. A wax pill, crushed the wax pill, stuffed the pill inside his mouth, Zhao Jue only felt the severe pain just came, he couldn't help but let out a cry of pain, and passed out.

When Zhao Jue woke up, he found himself lying on the table in the tea shed. Robo Li, Bai Yi and the other guards all looked at him sadly, and the body of the guard who had teamed up with him to deal with Duanmuqiu was not far away.He smiled bitterly and said, "Unexpectedly, there is Dayong's spy by my side. He has been with me for more than a year." Bandit Li stepped forward and said: "My lord, the villain has temporarily stopped the bleeding and bandaged the lord, and took the elixir. Within a month, as long as the lord is calm, his life should be safe, but the lord's injury is too serious. If he can return to Jianye Let my son personally diagnose and treat, I believe he can recover within half a year."

Zhao Jue thought for a while and said, "They assassinated halfway, they must be unwilling to let me go back to Xiangyang. If I can't go back, I'm afraid Xiangyang is in danger, so let's go to Xiangyang." A personal guard said bitterly: "My lord is so seriously injured, how can I go to battle, I'd better go back to Jianye to recuperate." Zhao Jue said indifferently: "Needless to say, it's a pity that this king neglects the country, and set off immediately to Xiangyang." Everyone had to obey the order, Robo Li and Bai Yi looked at each other, eyes full of helplessness and admiration.Everyone wanted to persuade them, but Zhao Jue didn't listen at all, and Bandit Li had to re-wrap Zhao Jue's wound tightly, lest Zhao Jue would be exhausted, everyone didn't dare to hurry, but Zhao Jue was worried about the safety of Xiangyang, so he hurried on the road regardless of his injuries, and everyone was helpless , Besides, if you don't return to the barracks, you will inevitably encounter assassins, so you can only speed up.When Zhao Jue finally entered Xiangyang City, it was already dusk the next day, taking advantage of the darkness and Rong Yuan's support, Zhao Jue entered Xiangyang City smoothly.Bandit Li and Bai Yi discussed it, and Bandit Li continued to stay to take care of Zhao Jue's injuries. The main thing he learned from Jiang Zhe was medical skills. Although it was not advanced enough, it was definitely better than the military doctors in Xiangyang.And Bai Yi returned to Jianye to report to Jiang Zhe.

When I learned from Bai Yi that Zhao Jue was injured, I couldn't help sighing. I had a premonition when Zhao Jue was going to fight. Now that Zhao Jue is going to fight with an injury, will my premonition come true? Although I was a little suspicious, I was still a good boss, so I hesitated for a long time and finally decided to go to Xiangyang once. For the sake of completeness, I brought Chen Zhen and Chi Ji with me. After we met outside the city, we rushed to Xiangyang as soon as possible. Because I can't ride a horse well, I bought a carriage. Although it was a bit bumpy, it was still It's better than riding a horse.Along the way, I got information from the secret camp that the King of Qi, Li Xian, attacked the city in a big way, but Zhao Jue personally sat on the city, so the Yong army lost troops and lost generals, and could not win. Although it was impossible to get close to the battlefield, I still learned the general situation. , The loss of soldiers and generals of the Yong army in Xiangyang has reached 40,000, and I think it should have reached the limit of King Qi.

Sure enough, when I was more than two hundred miles away from Xiangyang, I learned the news of the Yong army's retreat, and according to the report from the secret camp, the Yong army should have retreated from the territory of Southern Chu, that is to say, I will meet the Yong army head-on In order to drive them away, I ordered to wait in a small village for the time being. As far as I know, the Yong army has never committed any crimes, so they should not come here to loot.That afternoon, the Yong army passed by outside the village. Beforehand, the outposts of the Yong army came to the village and ordered all households not to go out. It didn't attract much attention. In fact, they didn't plan to go to the village, so they just needed to control the road outside the village.But while I was waiting, I suddenly heard the chaos outside, and then someone knocked on the door and said: "The people in the house come out, our army has requisitioned here."

Chen Zhen walked up to me quietly and asked me with her eyes. I thought about it and shook my head slightly.Chen Zhen pretended to be flustered, went to the door and opened the door, begging: "Master Jun, please forgive me, please forgive me, Mr. Military." The one who knocked on the door was a sergeant wearing a black iron armor. He looked at the room and said, "Don't panic, let's use the room. You go to the wing and stay there. Don't move around. Don't move around." Make a sound." I stood up and walked out with Chi Ji, the sergeant suddenly stopped me and said, "What's your name, do you have a reputation?"

I calmly said, "Jiang Suiyun, born late, is a mediocre Confucian with no fame. What advice does the military master have?" A trace of doubt flashed in the sergeant's eyes, and then he suddenly came to his senses and shouted: "Come on, arrest them, they are spies." Following his shout, a group of sergeants rushed in and surrounded us with knives and guns. Stopping, Chen Zhen took a step back and stood in front of me without making a move. He knew that he should not be impulsive at this time. I asked with a puzzled look: "Why did the military master say that Wansheng is a spy?"

An inexplicable coldness flashed in the sergeant's eyes, and he said: "I think you don't shed tears when you see the coffin. Judging from your demeanor, you are definitely a person who has been pampered all the year round, and you have a temperament that is superior to others. If you don't You are a spy, why do you say you have no fame?" I didn't expect this sergeant to be so shrewd, I couldn't help but looked him up and down for a long time, thinking about how to deal with the current situation, a horse galloped over, and immediately the man shouted: "Isn't the house ready yet? Your Highness urgently needs healing. place." The sergeant hurriedly said: "General, I see that this family is a bit suspicious..." Before I finished speaking, the general saw me at a glance, froze for a moment, and said with a smile: "Who am I? Smiling wryly, he could only say: "It turns out to be Huang Huwei who is beside His Royal Highness King Qi. I never expected to meet him like this today." The general said solemnly: "In the past when His Royal Highness was sent as an envoy to Southern Chu, Your Excellency was ordered to accompany him. He was very courteous, and Huang was very grateful. Now that the two countries are fighting each other, Your Excellency is a high-ranking official of Southern Chu. Why did you appear in this small village in the wilderness?" My heart moved, he just said that His Highness needed healing, and said: "To be honest, an old friend of the lower official is seriously ill, and the medicine and stones are ineffective. The lower official is quite proficient, so I went to treat him." As expected, General Huang showed a look of surprise on his face, and said: "It turns out that Lord Jiang is good at Qihuang. His Royal Highness King Qi was wounded by an arrow, and the military doctor couldn't treat him, so he had to hurry back to Dayong. Now his condition worsened on the way, so I invite Lord Jiang to be your Highness." Let's see." I happily said: "Doctors have the heart to cut their shares, and the officials dare not obey orders." General Huang immediately ordered someone to invite His Royal Highness King Qi to come here. Those soldiers showed strange expressions, and I heard him ask General Huang in a low voice. "He is an official of Southern Chu, will he treat His Highness with sincerity?" General Huang also said in a low voice: "At the beginning when we met Mr. Jiang in Jianye, he was easy-going and easy-going, and he would not stick to his status. His Highness said This man has a beautiful heart, and he should not be underestimated, and he takes good care of him, I don't think he will let go of old feelings, let alone now that he is in the hands of our army, forgive him and dare not make any changes." Not long after, His Royal Highness King Qi's car arrived. General Huang and others carried King Qi to the room. I saw that his face was red and he was unconscious. The poisonous arrow, that is the poisonous snake juice obtained from Nanban, if not for His Highness's deep internal strength, strong body, and taking some antidote drugs in time, it would have died a long time ago, and now it is a symptom of increased toxicity. If it is not treated, within three days Definitely die." Everyone was shocked, a middle-aged general said coldly: "In this case, you have a cure." I looked at him questioningly, and the general said: "This general, Fan Wencheng, is the general of the guards under King Qi." I smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry, general, the official came in time, as long as I perform acupuncture for His Royal Highness, and then prescribe a prescription, King Qi's life will definitely be saved, but His Royal Highness will need to rest for half a year from now on." Both General Fan and General Huang showed joy on their faces. Under their supervision, I performed acupuncture for King Qi, with Chi Ji as his assistant. It took me an hour to complete the complicated process of passing golden needles through the acupuncture points, and then prescribed detoxification. The prescription, they have a complete range of medicines in the army, and there is no special medicine in my prescription.Soon after taking the medicine, King Qi's complexion became normal and he slept much more peacefully.General Huang thankfully sent me to the wing to rest.Seeing them go out, Chen Zhen asked in a low voice, "My lord, will they let us go tomorrow?" I said lightly: "It's okay, I think King Qi is a smart man, if he doesn't let him go, I have my own way to take his life." In the early morning of the next day, King Qi woke up, and General Huang immediately called me to get King Qi's pulse.Li Xian lay on the bed and looked at me with a smile. After I announced that the poison in his body was no longer a problem, as long as he continued to take my prescription, the remaining poison would be eliminated. For Wang's life, Mr. Jiang just follow me back." I said lightly: "His Royal Highness King Qi's words are wrong. The lower official is a courtier of Southern Chu, how can he surrender to Dayong. If His Highness doesn't want to save his life, just kill the lower official." Li Xian hurriedly said: "My lord, don't be angry, how dare you forget the grace of saving your life, if your lord is not willing, I will not force it." I was overjoyed. I knew that Li Xian admired King Yong in his heart. King Yong valued love and righteousness. Under such circumstances, he would not embarrass me. So as long as I say that, King Qi will not do anything ungrateful. That's why I will heal King Qi's wounds unconditionally. Li Xian saw that I had calmed down, and asked again: "I heard that Mr. Jiang is going to treat a friend. I wonder if this king knows him?" I saw the doubt in King Qi's eyes, and said lightly: "This man Your Highness will naturally recognize him as Zhao Jue, Prince of Southern Chude." Li Xian said angrily: "It turns out that you went to heal him. It's unreasonable. Do you think this king will let you cure him?" I said coldly: "During the battle between Great Yong and Southern Chu, Prince De was assassinated halfway, and Your Highness was wounded in battle. Since I have treated His Highness, I don't worry about His Highness coming to commit crimes in the future. I didn't know His Highness was so afraid of Prince De that he wanted him to die in the battle." Assassin's hand." Li Xian was at a loss for words, and he said after a long time: "I thought Zhao Jue wouldn't be able to stop my Dayong iron cavalry even if he recovered from his injuries, that's all, you go and heal his injuries and tell him, I will definitely let him die on my own. Hands." I bowed slightly as a sign of obedience. Three days later, King Qi's injury basically recovered, and he let me go. When he parted from me, in the carriage, he said: "Master Jiang, Nanchu will die at my hands sooner or later. Come to me, this king will definitely protect Mr. Jiang's property and life." I just kept silent, as for whether he regards me as acquiescing or dissatisfied, I just let him. After breaking up with King Qi, I drove all night and finally arrived in Xiangyang. Bai Yi and the general guarding the city gate recognized him. Soon I entered the city and went straight to Prince De's residence.But as soon as I got to the door, I heard the sound of crying from inside. I was stunned, and then rushed in like crazy.The sergeants guarding the gate basically recognized me. When I rushed into Prince De's bedroom, I saw Rong Yuan lying on the ground crying loudly, and on the bed was Zhao Jue, whose face was as white as paper, and Dao Li stood beside him with a sad face, When they saw me coming in, Rong Yuan choked up and said, "Suiyun, you are late." I lost my composure and shouted: "Bao Li, how could this happen, how could you not keep his life alive." Bandit Li crawled forward and said: "My lord, the villain used the medicine for the prince, and the effect is obvious. Although the prince has come to the city to supervise the battle, his injury has not deteriorated too much. Who knows, the king issued an edict today to reprimand the prince. The prince was very angry when he saw the edict. He was so angry that he vomited blood again and again, and within half an hour, he went away." With tears in his eyes, Rong Yuan stepped forward and said, "Suiyun, don't blame him, he has tried his best." I said coldly, "Where is the edict?" Rong Yuan let out a long sigh, and pointed to the table next to him. I went up to pick up the Huang Ling imperial edict and looked at it, only to feel that my chest was depressed, and my mouth felt sweet, and I spit out a mouthful of blood.I saw cold words written on the imperial edict. "Uncle Wang is well aware of the art of war. He not only commanded a hundred thousand elite soldiers, but also took advantage of Xiangyang's natural dangers. Why did he fight for a long time without success? Ren Yong's army came and went freely. Could it be that there is something collaborating with the enemy? I hope the governor will understand this autumn when the country's strength is exhausted, and make a quick battle." I put down the imperial edict, pushed away Chi Ji and Robo Li who were about to support me, and looked at the table. Go, the handwriting on it is neat, but there are blood splatters in several places. "Jue, with the respect of the royal family and mediocre talent, was known by the late emperor, appointed his heart, and led the soldiers and horses. He dared not to do his best, but his body was sick and his ambition was not fulfilled. He died in the middle way. What a grudge. Now Dayong is raging. , Southern Chu is exhausted, this is the autumn of sincere survival, Jue is about to die now, dare to speak out and speak out, since my marriage in Southern Chu, the courtiers have always raised their noses, fearing war and seeking peace, but with the heart of a tiger and a wolf, how can they be willing? Take it lightly, the lord of the country should be close to the virtuous ministers, stay away from villains, keep the harem away, be diligent in government affairs, concentrate on military affairs, connect with the Northern Han Dynasty as far as possible, and reject Dayong as close as possible, which one can guarantee the safety of the southern Chu community. The defense of Xiangyang is very important. Rong Yuan, the confidant of the minister, has many talents, is good at military affairs, and the old department of Jue can be brought under the command of this person. Please ask the king to order this person to guard Xiangyang on his behalf, so that Xiangyang can be kept safe. He can act as the governor of the Great Commander, but Jue is in tears and doesn't know what to say. If he is taught, Jue will die forever." I put down the seal, thinking of Zhao Jue writing this seal with grief and tears, tears fell like rain, and said: "Why is your lord so stubborn? If you had listened to my words back then, and supported your own self-respect, why would you be here today?" ." Rong Yuan stepped forward and said: "My lord was dying, thinking of your lord, and wanted to recommend you to guard Xiangyang, but after thinking about it again and again, he said: 'Suiyun is gracious and lofty, there is no one in the world, but he is wise and wise to protect himself, and he will not die with his own body. Mr. told Suiyun on my behalf that if Nanchu is extinct in the future, Mr. Wang will keep a line of cigarettes for me in Nanchu for Juezhi's sake.'" I was silent for a long time, and said lightly: "Mr. Rong, I would like to express my condolences. The ruler of the country is not a heartless person. He will regret it when he sees the prince's seal. The matter of guarding Xiangyang, sir, should be able to be done. Suiyun is disheartened and is about to Resign from office and go on a long journey, we will meet again someday, and we will talk about our farewell." After that, I turned and left. When I got to the door, I opened the curtain and got in the car. I heard the shocking sound of cannons in the distance. There were twelve cannon shots, and the commander died in the army.Putting down the curtain, I said lightly: "Let's go." The carriage started to run. After a long time, I opened the window and looked at the gloomy sky outside. For the first time, I really felt that Nanchu is over.