Chapter 170 Chapter Eleven Chudu Shouchun

After Qin general Bai Qi attacked Yingdu, King Xiang of Chu was defeated in the east and moved the capital twice, farther away from Qin. The land of Huaidong originally belonged to Chen and was conquered by Chu, so King Xiang took over 100,000 soldiers from Chen. Last year, when the other four countries attacked Qin and defeated Meng Ao's army, the people of Qin retreated and did not dare to fight. Chu State seemed to have regained its overlord posture in the Spring and Autumn Period overnight. In the final analysis, although Chu State lost a large area of ​​land, due to its vast territory, it was really inconvenient for the Qin people to attack Chu, so it was able to achieve its partial security and prosperity.

Shouchun is located in the south of the Huaihe River, where it confronted Xiacaicheng Jiajiang, another important military town. Because of the convenient transportation, the Chu people had a deep foundation in this area, and there was no shortage of manpower and material resources, so it was also a grand occasion. At that time The momentum of the country is actually higher than that of other northeastern countries. The capital of Shouchun is very large, shaped like a dustpan, with a circumference of more than 30 miles and an outer gate of more than 50 miles. It can be said that it was one of the greatest cities at that time, second only to Xianyang in scale, and had four attached cities. Make a screen protector.With a population of up to 20,000 households, it is very prosperous.

Coupled with the fertile soil and sufficient food in the valley, Shouchun has become the most prosperous city in Chu State after Yingdu. All important buildings are concentrated in the central inner city, including palaces, terraces, warehouses, treasuries, ancestral temples, The shrine dedicated to the God of Earth, the Ji dedicated to the God of Valley, the mansions of officials and officials, and guest houses for foreign envoys are all located here. The outer city is a criss-cross street, with residential houses, markets, hotels, and shops distributed in an orderly manner. The city of Shouchun is extremely well-defended. There are hanging doors at the entrance of the city wall that can be raised and lowered.

When Xiang Shaolong and others arrived at the pier outside the city, they were intercepted by Chu warships on the river, and they were allowed to berth to the pier only after Mrs. Zhuang showed their credentials, but they were not allowed to go ashore, and another person was sent into the city to report. Everyone just waited patiently on the boat. At this time, Xiang Shaolong changed into a loose robe, which concealed his toned figure, his hair and beard were a bit prematurely mottled gray, his complexion was pale, his eyebrows were thick and his eyes were concealed, and he was more insane than Dong Mazhi before. It's not like Xiang Shaolong anymore.

After waiting for an entire hour, I saw a convoy leaving the city.The leader is a big fat man, wearing an official uniform, about fifty years old, with slender eyes and a big nose, a bit like the second generation ancestor whose soul and body were eroded by wine and lust. Mrs. Zhuang, who was waiting on the boat, said in a low voice to Xiang Shaolong beside her, "That fat man is Chun Shen Jun Huang Xie." Xiang Shaolong's heart skipped a beat, at first he thought it was someone like Huang Xie's family general and eater.Unexpectedly, it was Huang Xie himself. " Among the four sons of the Warring States period, although Xiang Shaolong has only met Mr. Xinling, it seems that this person should have the worst appearance. No wonder he has the lowest reputation among the four sons.

Thinking of his son Zhao Mu, who was not at all like him, who killed him, he couldn't help feeling weird. Ji Yanran on the other side whispered, "He's a little fatter than when I saw him last time." Only then did Xiang Shaolong understand a chill in his heart, remembering that Ji Yanran had been here before, if Chun Shenjun saw her at a glance, since he was his murderous enemy, everything would be over immediately. Fortunately, Ji Yanran and Zhao Zhi, who had put on makeup and changed into Chu clothes, did not look like the original ones at all. Compared with other countries, the women's clothing of Chu State is particularly spacious and gorgeous. The floor-length one-piece dress is tied with a white wide belt at the waist, the collar is diagonally crossed, and the long knot folds are folded at the back. The sleeves and hem have wide edges.The hat is domed and tasseled, and it is brought under the chin, and the face is covered with heavy powder, which indeed has an exotic atmosphere.

As for the hairstyles of the two women, they are all on the same level as Mrs. Zhuang and others. The forehead hair is combed evenly, and the long braids from the temples hang down from the back of the head to the neck, and the braids are combined to form double buns. It's just the change of hairstyle, if Xiang Shaolong didn't know it, he would not be able to recognize them for a while, not to mention the gray hair and feet, making them look at least twenty years older. The Chu clothes of the five women are mainly colored in vermilion, crimson red, golden firefly, plain green, and blue, with dragons, phoenixes, and birds embroidered, supplemented by branches, grass leaves, flowers, and geometric patterns. The composition is peculiar and vivid. .It fully shows the rich imagination and mythical culture of Chu people.

Men’s clothing is relatively simple, with long clothes but bare feet, right lapel collar and wide sleeves, the cuffs are slightly closed, and the edges and cuffs are decorated with fringes. Brown, black, brown, white and other colors are the main colors, which are the most eye-catching. It is a broad belt at the waist, interspersed with different contrasting colors. All the iron guards changed into Chu warrior uniforms. Their tops were waist-length, trousers with leggings, long boots, and light armor on important parts. Their hairstyles were all changed, and they wore Chu hats. At this time Chunshen Jun came to the bank and beckoned for them to go ashore.With the support of the two thick maids, Madam Zhuang took the lead to go ashore.

I don't know if Xiang Shaolong is careless, but he felt Chunshen Jun's narrow eyes lit up, staring fiercely at Mrs. Zhuang Wan Qing'e, who seemed to be unable to withstand the wind and break at any time, with a delicate waist. Huang Xie and others dismounted one after another and greeted him with salutes. Mrs. Zhuang just gave the gift, and immediately burst into tears and cried: "Your Majesty wants to be the master of my concubine's dog!" Huang Xie panicked immediately, and said: "Princess Wan, please don't be sad, we will discuss everything after returning home."

Looking at Xiang Shaolong, he narrowed his eyes a little bit, and his eyes flickered with a frightening light.Said: "I have admired Mr. Wan's name for a long time, and it turns out that he is a good-looking talent. I am so happy." Xiang Shaolong understands the truth that there is no worthless man under a great reputation. Although this Chunshen Jun is addicted to sex, but just by looking at his eyes, he can tell that he has a city in his chest, not like his appearance and appearance give people the feeling .Hurriedly lowering his voice, he responded with the popular Zhou dialect with the Dian accent and Chu dialect that he had just learned: "Your Majesty is famous all over the world, Ruiguang should be honored."

When Huang Xie glanced at Ji Yanran and other girls, Mrs. Zhuang stopped crying and introduced him one by one. Huang Xie saw that Ji and Zhao's two daughters had reached their "twilight years", so he didn't pay much attention, he just sized up You Cuizhi and You Ning's two daughters, his eyes finally fell on Mrs. Zhuang, and his voice turned judo: " Why don't the concubine go to our mansion to rest first, and discuss everything else slowly." Xiang Shaolong suddenly thought that if he hadn't met him this time, the only thing Mrs. Zhuang and the Youshi sisters could use was a beauty trap, to achieve their goal with beauty.Because Mr. Chunshen's current demeanor was obviously not enthusiastic about helping them restore the country.It can be seen from the fact that he doesn't care about Zhuang Baoyi. Behind Huang Xie were a few people who looked like diners, and the rest were all sturdy warriors. One of the diners was tall, with a beautiful beard that reached to his chest. He had a long face with a curved nose, extremely thin lips, and his eyes flashed with surprise. He carefully looked at everyone on his side, especially Dian. Zhuang Baoyi, the young prince in exile. Seeing Xiang Shaolong paying attention to this gentleman, Zhuang Kong behind him said in a low voice, "That's Fang Zhuo!" When Xiang Shaolong nodded slightly, Mrs. Zhuang said in a voice, "Don't bother your majesty, I just want to go back to Dian Palace." Xiang Shaolong and the others were slightly taken aback, only then did they know that Shouchun actually had the Zhuang family's mansion. Chunshen Jun showed a strange look on his face, coughed dryly and said, "Can we discuss this matter after we return to our mansion?" Mrs. Zhuang's delicate body trembled slightly, and she stared at Jun Shen with her beautiful eyes behind the veil, and said, "Excuse me, Your Majesty, what's the problem with this matter?" Chunshen Jun sighed and said: "Since the chaos in Dian Kingdom, the princess and the young master fled to Qin, the servants and servants of the Dian Palace scattered and fled, and they were left empty for a few years. Recently Zuo Ling Yin Li Chuangwen met quite Xinxi, forced to move into the Dian Palace, although I have negotiated with him many times, but he relied on the acquiescence of the late king and ignored them all, and I am extremely dissatisfied." Mrs. Zhuang's tender body trembled, and she said angrily: "What is the law of heaven, your lord must seek justice for this concubine." A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Chun Shenjun's mouth, and he said in a low voice: "Sooner or later, I will teach this kid a lesson, but the situation is delicate now, and it is not appropriate to act rashly. The princess is tired from traveling, why don't you go back to my mansion to rest first!" But Xiang Shaolong thought it was wonderful, there are certainly many people who Shouchun wants to put Zhuang Baoyi to death, but because more than ten princes are involved, no one dares to do it.So as long as you are on the side that makes sense, you can make a big fuss to create momentum. He laughed and said: "Your Majesty is kind enough to accept it. We are here in Shouchun today to seek justice. If you are timid, why not?" Can complete the great cause of restoring the country. Please go back to the mansion first, your lord, we have our own ideas." Jun Shen looked at Xiang Shaolong in astonishment. Wan Ruiguang is a famous general in southern Yunnan, and even a famous leader of the southern Yunnan people. He has both civil and military resources, and has a certain status in Chu State, but it is still unexpected that he is so bold that he wants to take back the Dian Palace. Mrs. Zhuang also paused tenderly, and almost spoke to stop her, but fortunately she remembered that Xiang Shaolong is an extraordinary person, and he had extraordinary means to temporarily swallow the words that came to his mouth. Lord Chunshen is worthy of being one of the four great princes of the Warring States Period. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Li Chuangwen's reckless behavior. Many people don't like it. Even the members of the Li family have some words. The envoys sent by the princes here The ministers even signed a joint letter to protest, but it was only delayed by the former king. If General Wan wants to take back the palace, no one dares to say a word, but Li Chuangwen's family is full of masters, and the consequences of conflicts are unpredictable , General Wan, please think again. But it is inconvenient for me to directly participate.” Xiang Shaolong was overjoyed in his heart, if the situation was like this, he couldn't let go of this opportunity to show his power to the dealer. When everyone believed that they had the ability to restore the country, since the Dian Kingdom was the head of the princes of the Chu Kingdom, even if it was Li Yuan who was in power, In weighing the situation, we still have to sell them. He shouted coldly: "I shrink back from myself. Although there are tens of millions of people, I will go. Can you send someone to inform Li Chuangwen first, saying that we will take back the Dian Palace immediately, and come to the ceremony first and then the soldiers." This is a famous quote from Mencius, which he read in middle school The things that come back can just come in handy at this time and this scene, and apply what you have learned. Jun Shenjun's eyes lit up strangely, and he nodded his head and said: "Mr. Wan is really a hero, I, Huang Xie, are convinced, come!". Fang Zhuo took the initiative to invite Ying, stepped forward and saluted, "Let the villain handle this matter!" Xiang Shaolong secretly laughed in his heart, of course he knew that Fang Zhuo was going to teach Li Chuang Wen to select Qi masters and had a tough battle with them.But because there are two politically sensitive people among them, Mrs. Zhuang and Zhuang Baoyi, no matter how many generals Li Chuangwen has, he will never dare to bully the few. ◇◇◇◇◇◇ Dianwang Mansion is located in the center of the inner city, next to the royal palace. The whole street is either a hotel for foreign envoys or a residence of a vassal state. Therefore, it is really an eyesore that the Dianwang Mansion was occupied by Li Chuangwen, and it is also the deceased Xiaolie. The king used it to reduce the prestige of the Hou state. Now that King Xiaolie is dead, Li Chuangwen's behavior immediately lost his support, which indirectly caused the dealer's momentum to take back his mansion. For a long time, the Chu royal court has always said that Li Ling's rebellion was an internal matter of the Dian Kingdom and had nothing to do with the Chu court.Of course, Li Ling's status was not recognized on the surface, so as not to arouse the resentment or even defection of other vassal states.If the vassal states were attached to the strong Qin, then the Chu state would lose its southwest barrier, and the state would be in danger. Because of all these situations, Xiang Shaolong decided to let go and do a big job, and the first person to be cut was Li Chuangwen. Since he couldn't really kill people with his own hands, Xiang Shaolong took a batch of heavy wooden sticks from Mr. Chunshen, hid them under Mrs. Zhuang's car, and then drove to Dian Palace. When I arrived outside the Dianwang's mansion, I saw the gate of the mansion was wide open.More than two hundred warriors lined up in the square in front of the mansion.There are more than forty people in this area to welcome them.It also includes women, children and children. It was mid-afternoon, and there were many pedestrians on the street.Not to mention there are many ministers and ministers who live nearby, or people from the northeastern countries and vassal states who came to pay homage to King Xiaolie. When they saw this kind of battle in front of the Dian Palace, they all gathered outside the palace to watch, and it was already a while. There are huge crowds of people and the atmosphere is warm. Xiang Shaolong took the lead and led the crowd to enter the Dian Palace. Someone shouted loudly at the platform on the long steps of the main mansion, "Stop coming, why are you breaking into my mansion?" Xiang Shaolong waited until he had time to jump off his horse, only to see more than 200 warriors on the other side forming a pincer shape, blocking all their approaches, and the main force concentrated at the gate of the mansion. Looking at the top of the stage, the large horizontal plaque of "Li Lingyin's Mansion" has been replaced.He sneered and said: "Who has robbed the mansion of my King Dian, and give me Wan Ruiguang a name." That's obviously Li Chuangwen's man, dressed in a military uniform, he was quite powerful, but unfortunately his face was vulgar, his eyes were disproportionately small, he held a sword hilt and laughed and said: "It's really funny, because the king of Dian didn't know how to govern the country, he died earlier He was killed by the local people five years ago, so where can we find the King of Dian?" Xiang Shaolong let go of his worries even more, even the members of the Li family did not dare to blatantly admit Li Ling's succession, lest it cause all the princes to rebel against the uncontrollable consequences. At this moment Mrs. Zhuang and the others were still in the carriage, under the personal protection of the two daughters Ji and Zhao, and Zhuang Kong and the others were in charge of guarding the carriage, so that they would have nothing to worry about. Xiang Shaolong's eyes flashed coldly, and he shouted: "How courageous, my prince is here, who dares to say that the king of Dian is not here, you madman who forcibly occupied the palace of the king of Dian, dare to argue with me in front of the king's throne, check the relevant information The seal of the imperial seal to prove that my crown prince is the lord of the Dian Kingdom." Li Chuangwen said with a sneer: "You are the arrogant one. Who knows if you are a traitor or a traitor, using some false evidence to bluff and deceive. Get out of the gate, or I will knock all your dog legs off." There was an uproar in the street, and the onlookers expressed their dissatisfaction with Li Chuangwen's arrogant behavior, which shows that this person must be arrogant at ordinary times, offending many people, and few people who are good. If it's time for Xiang Shaolong, he intentionally showed timidity and said, "You don't believe me, so I'll go to the Queen Mother and the King to make a fair comment." How could Li Chuangwen forgive others when he gained power? He laughed and said, "Is it so easy to go? Wait until I tie you up to see the Queen Mother!" There was another booing outside the mansion, Li Chuangwen was too much. Xiang Shaolong knew that Li Chuangwen would not give up so easily, and he even knew that he coveted the imperial talisman and other things he mentioned just now, so he gestured with a sneer. At this time, the warriors of the Li Mansion on both sides had begun to approach them.Wu Shu and the others immediately pulled out long sticks from the bottom of the carriage, and quickly threw them into everyone's hands. At this moment, Li Chuangwen felt a little inappropriate, and shouted: "Do it!" Xiang Shaolong was already holding a big stick, he threw off his outer robe, revealing his warrior attire, he swung his stick in front of him and hit him left and right.The long sword in the enemy's hand was knocked away a few times. Amidst the miserable humming, the surrounding warriors turned into rolling gourds one after another under the counterattack of the iron guards, and the sound of broken leg bones and hand bones rang out one after another. Thousands of onlookers all had the mentality of weeding out the strong and helping the weak, and they had always hated Li Chuangwen, so they burst into cheers for a while, which added to the momentum of Xiang Shaolong's side. This group of warriors has always been pampered, and their own strength is far away from Xiang Shaolong and the iron guards. In addition, the heavy wooden sticks have the advantage of taking advantage of the long weapons. defeated. After Xiang Shaolong and all the iron guards knocked down more than seventy soldiers in the square with lightning speed, they formed a formation and attacked Li Chuangwen and more than a hundred warriors who were on the high steps. Li Chuangwen didn't expect that the visitor was so powerful, he frantically swung his long sword, desperately driving his subordinates to rush forward to block the enemy. Xiang Shaolong stepped on the moaning enemy's body like a tiger out of a guard, and swept across the army with a blow of his long stick, and sent the two of them flying for a distance of ten feet, when he had already climbed to the top step. Wu Shu and the others were all so addicted, they would beat anyone they saw, and those who rushed forward had either broken legs, or fell to the four sides with blood on their faces, and more than a dozen of them were beaten half to death on the spot. Xiang Shaolong was invincible and forced Li Chuangwen to go, the other warriors saw that the situation was not right, and dispersed one after another.Li Chuangwen was shocked when he saw this, and retreated into the gate of the mansion under the protection of more than a dozen masters. After Xiang Shaolong stretched out his feet to support one person, he broke into the lobby of the main mansion like a whirlwind of people and sticks.Outside the mansion, at least over a hundred warriors from the Li Mansion fell. When Li Chuangwen turned around, Xiang Shaolong, Wu Shu, Wu Guang, Wu Yanzhu, Jing Qi and others had already followed him. The momentum was like a rainbow, and the samurai who had arranged in front of Li Chuangwen was knocked down to the ground by the melon cutter. Li Chuangwen stood on the spot blankly, although he still held the long sword in his hand, he didn't know whether to strike or give up resistance. Xiang Shaolong put away his stick and stood up, said with a smile: "So you are not only a madman, but also a coward!" Li Chuangwen's complexion changed several times, and finally he put his sword back into its sheath, and said firmly: "I am Lingyin of the Great Chu, if you dare to touch half of my hair..." Before he finished talking, Xiang Shaolong made a gesture, and two wooden sticks hit his calf bone hard, and Li Chuangwen hissed to the ground amidst the cracking sound. Xiang Shaolong ordered: "Throw all the thieves who occupy my Dian Palace, all out of the street." The iron guards suddenly agreed.