Chapter 45 The seventh section of torture

The second urgent report of the annihilation of the whole army came, and King Qi Min panicked immediately. The silent ministers in the palace all focused their eyes on the throne.King Qi Min didn't say a word, got up suddenly and stumbled out.The ministers who had already lost their minds were terrified, and some of them couldn't help running after King Qi Min.Hearing the chaotic footsteps behind him, King Qi Min turned around and shouted: "What's the use of you, go back!" A few ministers stopped in a daze, and watched King Qi Min panic-stricken towards the palace garden.

"Oh——, my king is going to find the national teacher!" A minister shouted in surprise. "It is hopeful to avoid disasters and avoid disasters!" "Go back quickly! The hall is waiting for Tianyin!" Several courtiers hurried back to the main hall to tell the news, the ministers immediately lifted their spirits, and lined up in awe, silently praying for God's protection, while waiting for the national teacher's great method of disaster relief. But it is said that King Qi Min came to the palace garden in a hurry, jumped into a small boat and drifted into the big lake, and landed on the island in the middle of the lake by flying boat. Xiao Shu was so silent that a chill oozes out.King Qi Min's heart tightened, and he couldn't help shouting: "The national teacher is here!"

"Xiaoxian is waiting for my king." An old voice floated in the wind. King Qi Min let out a sigh of relief, and hurriedly walked towards the bamboo forest behind the mountain.This mountain was regarded as a fairy mountain by the monarchs and ministers of Qi State, and it was named Zhifu, and the cave of the national teacher is here.On ordinary days, King Qi Min always quietly came to the National Teacher Xianshan every three or five places, one for the national teacher to strengthen his foundation and return the sun, and the other for the national teacher to look at the sky and ask the sky to determine the direction of the country's destiny.In the past sixteen years, every major event in Qi State was decided by King Qi Min after he foresaw the fate of the country here.It's like attacking Qin together vertically, like conquering Song State alone, and expanding the army wantonly.It was originally the duty of the great wizard of the Taimiao to predict the good and bad luck of the country.But King Qimin is the most annoyed by the old-fashioned wizard historian, who is always admonishing "Heaven warns, the king loses the way of the king", how can I teach people to bear it?How about this young-faced and white-haired alchemist national teacher, who always gives you a good way to avoid bad luck after checking your luck.There is another wonderful thing about the national teacher, which is to eliminate disasters and suppress evil spirits, so that Hongyun Kangning will always support you to achieve great achievements.Comparing the two compartments, how can the rigid and gloomy tortoise shell pattern compare with this heavenly, peaceful and boundless national teacher's great law?Now that the army is defeated like a mountain, what is the mystery of the sky, King Qi Min must immediately decide a way out.

When he was about to reach the bamboo forest, an old voice floated leisurely in the wind again: "My king, stop. The king is the god of the East Sea, and the aura of heaven is overwhelming. The old man is humble and small, and he can only communicate with the bamboo forest of the god." The breeze slowly Come, King Qi Min's spirit suddenly lifted, he stood still and said loudly: "Dare to ask the national teacher, since the Tianba is full, why did you lose your teacher and lose your land?" "The air of heaven and earth is neither shrinking nor full. When it is full, it is shrinking, and when it is shrinking, it is full. It must be greatly shrunk before it can be greatly filled."

"If there is a great profit, where should I go?" "In the west of Juye, between the Song Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty, the king's spirit is full. But entering this place, the military disaster will disappear." "This king obeys the heavens." King Qi Min bowed his hands away, "I can't live in dangerous places. The national teacher should leave Linzi with this king, and praise Tianba's great cause at any time." "It's a pity!" The old voice sighed softly, "Xiaoxian is refining a furnace of longevity pill for my king, and the furnace will not be opened until ten days later. At that time, Xiaoxian will bring the magic pill to see me, to protect me The king's life is boundless."

"Okay! This king will wait for the national teacher in the camp." King Qi Min went down the mountain as soon as he cupped his hands. Back in the main hall, King Qi Min turned back into the majestic East Sea God Jiao, and immediately announced: Adhering to the destiny, the king of Linzi will lose his spirit, and the king's spirit between Song and Wei will be full.The courtiers cheered, and immediately began busy preparations for the move, and the huge royal city was in chaos. At the time of the fourth watch on July 23, 284 BC, the brigade of chariots and horses quietly drove out of the capital of Linzi.

This group of people bypassed the attack direction of the Yan army on the West Road, detoured from the southeast, and came to Juyeze in the southwest along the Zishui River Valley.Because the national teacher pointed out the will of heaven, none of the monarchs and ministers of Qi State thought it was an escape. More than 50,000 horses and horses, almost the entire royal city, moved out.There are more than 10,000 servants, maids, servants, official slaves and various craftsmen in Shangfang, more than 3,000 concubines and royal children who live in the palace, nearly 20,000 accompanying ministers, various civil servants and family members, and royal guards 16,000 cavalry.There were many people, many horses, many vehicles, and even more vehicles. They spread out chaotically, and the formation was thirty miles long.It was summer, and at noon I wanted to find woods to cool off, and at dusk I had to cook by the water, and I could only travel more than thirty miles a day.

No matter how King Qi Min and his group of monarchs and ministers regard fleeing as relocation, the general of the forbidden army who is in charge of guards is the most understanding.Marching like this, if the Yan army catches up and chases them down, wouldn't it be a slaughterhouse?However, the crown of the chariot and horse team is like a cloud, no matter how nervous the generals of the forbidden army are to urge, it can't match the king's order of King Qi Min to rest from time to time.The general of the Forbidden Army was so anxious that he was in a cold sweat, and went straight to the king's chariot, asking for orders to go lightly.King Qi Min immediately lowered his face: "God bless this king, why would the Yan army dare to chase and kill him? Just walk away!"

Three days later, a group of royal children, concubines, concubines, and maids who did not have vehicles were too tired to walk anyway.Seeing this, King Qi Min immediately issued an edict: "Three thousand knights will be converted into infantry, and the horses will be given to the royal family to ride!" At that time, how could the knights have no horses? For those who are weak, a small castle can be stationed nearby." "A bunch of nonsense!" King Qi Min was furious immediately, "Heavenly hegemony, how can there be no royal blood? There are only a few thousand soldiers in the district, and death is not a pity!" However, the soldiers withered like frost, and they no longer had the vigor of the Forbidden Army.

After walking for another three days, Yan Jun never came after him, and the long line relaxed.As a result, the royal family's children and ministers began to praise him one after another. "The king of Qi is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and he really looks like the king of heaven!" "My king, Tianwei, is still there, and he is really the first king in ancient times!" All kinds of praises like this spread with excited tongues.King Qi Min laughed loudly when he heard it: "You have to shrink a lot before you can make a big surplus. How can Ji Pingleyi be able to peek at the mystery of God's will!"

While singing praises everywhere, he scouted in front of the flying chariot: "Report to my king: I have reached the border of Weiguo!" King Min of Qi suddenly stood up and looked around. Seeing the vast Ju Yeze behind him and the archery tower of Puyang City in the distance, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, and immediately became energetic: "Send an edict to Lord Wei: welcome Wang Jia, and give up the palace. This king We must rectify the troops in the Wei State and return to the Qi State!" The imperial book next to the king's chariot said with a look of panic: "Our army has been defeated, and the king should bow down before he can gain a foothold in the Wei State to counterattack. If you are so afraid of ruining a major event, I wish you I, Wang Sansi." "How unreasonable!" King Qi Min was immediately displeased, and waved his hand arrogantly and reservedly, "How can the fifth-class princes of Xiaowei Kingdom speak on the same day as this king? Don't say too much, and send an edict!" At this time, the general of the Forbidden Army rushed to Fei Ma: "Report to my king: Wei Jun led his servants out of the city to welcome him." King Qi Min laughed loudly: "Wei Sijun still knows the way of ministers, and prepare a thousand yi gold rewards!" In a short while, the Qi and Wei troops met in the outskirts of Puyang.The gray-haired Wei Jun rode an old horse with a cavalry of a hundred men, a few ox carts and more than a dozen courtiers meandering forward.Seeing the people of Qi State Ma Hong rushing forward, Wei Jun just stared at King Qi Min and looked up and down, without any intention of going forward to pay homage.King Qi Min's face suddenly sank, and Wang Che slammed forward and said coldly: "Wei Si! Don't you know the rituals of vassals?" Wei Si cupped his hands far away and said: "The king of Qi is passing through the border, and Wei Si can reward him with the ancient diplomatic ceremony. The poor and small country can only ask the king of Qi to relieve the suffering of hunger and thirst. Please forgive me." He was neither humble nor arrogant, and he did not dismount. "Wei Si is bold!" King Qi Min yelled furiously, "Two carts of water and wine prevaricate, is this king a beggar?" Wei Si smiled lightly: "It's arrogant to lose the country and flee, and there is no reason for the Qi country not to perish?" "What a Wei Si." King Qi Min grinned fiercely, "Come here! Take down Wei Si, and Puyang will be my western capital!" The general of the guard army was in a daze when he heard Wei Si sneer repeatedly: "Wei Guo is a small country with 30,000 to 50,000 horses, and it is still easy to deal with more than 10,000 defeated soldiers in your area. Call!" As the horns blew, teams of chariots poured out of the hills outside Puyang City. Although they were old, their banners waved with great vigor. King Qi Min's face was ashen, and he gritted his teeth and cursed: "Wei Si! Let me keep your dog's head for a few days!" Turning around and shouting, "Go back to the southeast of the army and go to Chu State!" Wei Si raised his whip and laughed loudly: "Happy, happy! This old man has also won once! Field, let's go—" King Qi Min was ashamed and brainless, and he spurted out a mouthful of blood in a fit of desperation.The general of the imperial army was shocked, and quickly ordered loudly: "Take care of the imperial physician, the whole army rush forward, get rid of the guards!" The already panicked and chaotic army went southeast with a rumble of smoke and dust. After walking for half a day, I returned to the bank of Juye Ze at dusk.It was still thousands of miles away to Yingdu of Chu State, and the disintegrated people and horses had long since stopped talking and laughing, and all of them looked pale and tired.The princes and concubines who are used to the bells and whistles, the rich and the rich, were originally full of joy to go to Puyang to sweep away the bad luck of fleeing. Everyone was thinking about how to bathe and drink in Puyang, and then sleep for three days. Are you on a getaway trip yourself?The sudden change outside Puyang City was nothing more than a thunderclap, and these carnivores who were used to bossing around just woke up like a dream-the prominent aura of the King Qi family was gone, and it had become a place that even a small state like Weiguo could despise and mock. Lost dog!King Qi Min's sudden vomiting of blood made the fugitive army even worse. His anxious eyes began to look sideways at Wang Che, and the fanatical praise gradually turned into frustration and resentment. Tyrant Mythology was submerged in an instant.As soon as camps were pitched by the lake, all kinds of people were like deflated skins, slumped in the grass one by one, and no one went to worship the king. Finally, a few wisps of cooking smoke rose, but the army burst into commotion: "The Chu army is coming! The Chu army is coming!" King Qi Min was drowsy in the car, but when he heard the words, he suddenly got up and looked into the distance, but he saw a brigade of soldiers and horses approaching in the twilight of the setting sun, and the word "Chu" on the yellow banner was clearly visible. "God's will!" King Qi Min let out a long sigh, and then he suddenly remembered the story of being rejected by Chu State for rescue. The general of the army guard flew over: "Report to my king: General Nao Chi of Chu leads a brigade of soldiers and horses to rescue!" "Chuanzhao Naochi see you." King Qi Min turned around and ordered, "The king's chariot goes out, the guard of honor is lined up, and the ministers and workers are in two shifts!" In a moment, this dying and depressed army miraculously came to life again, with the guard of honor Hunting and dancing, ministers, concubines, and princes lined up in awe, just like the atmosphere of the king's tent gate.At this time, the Chu army had already established their positions within an arrow's reach, and a general flew over and dismounted in front of the king's chariot and bowed: "Chu General Nao Chi, pay homage to King Qi." King Qi Min smiled reservedly: "King Nao Chiqin is really worthy of praise. Now this king wants to use Jucheng as the foundation of Tianhe's great cause, the general can lead his troops to help me, and this king can make you the prime minister of Qi." "Thank you King Qi." Nao Chi cupped his hands, "When will the troops attack Jucheng?" "The army rested overnight and entered Jucheng tomorrow morning." "Your servant will leave 20,000 soldiers and horses as guards. Please enter Jucheng first and settle down the palace for my king." "Naochi is indeed loyal!" King Qi Min waved his hand, "You go first, my king will arrive tomorrow." Nao Chi turned and flew away.However, Yushu approached Wang Che and said in a low voice: "I heard that there are many fleeing common people in the outskirts of Jucheng, and there are mixed fish and dragons. My king should transfer to another city." Fish and dragons mixed together! Send an order to Qi and Chu's army: eat and fight, recharge your energy, and enter Jucheng in the Ming Dynasty!" The king's chariot echoed all around, horns were raised, and the smoke was everywhere, and the royal family cheered again. At dawn the next day, this strange army was bustling on the road.The Chu army cavalry marched on two wings, clamping this chaotic stream of chariots, horses and people on the grass more than a mile wide in the middle, as if they were holding prisoners of war.The two hundred cavalry guards of ceremonies beside the king's chariot finally maintained the majesty of the royal family with banners and flags like a forest. Surrounded by King Qi Min's large king's chariot, they rumbled and rumbled on the vast reed grass one or two feet deep to open the way to the northeast.It took a whole day to walk, and I just crossed the Yishui River at dusk, and I was still more than 30 miles away from Jucheng.Yushu then asked King Qimin to camp and rest overnight, and to clean up his prestige in the morning before entering Jucheng?King Qi Min was extremely excited: "This king is racing against the sun, and if he is not tired, who else will be? Let's go immediately! Enter Jucheng in one go!" After all, all the sweet dreams of entering Jucheng are tempting. The exhausted fleeing army, sticking to their wet clothes for crossing the river, cheered up and hurried on their way.After more than an hour, I turned over a small hill, and suddenly I saw the torches in the valley full of people's voices, like Linzi night market.Then a prince shouted: "Look quickly, Jucheng Arrow Tower!" The chaotic crowd shouted: "Jucheng is here! Let's go!" King Qi Min shouted: "Stop! Jucheng is Daqi On the ground, there should be the majesty of the king. Line up and wait for Prime Minister Nao Chi to welcome the king!" "Report to the King of Qi," a general of the Chu army walked in front of the carriage, "the general has an order: King Qi enters the city on his own." "How?" King Qi Min sneered, "Could Nao Chi be reversed?" General Chu suddenly changed his face: "The iron cavalry line up! Protect the king's chariot and go down the mountain!" King Qi Min smiled arrogantly: "There are tens of thousands of people in Daqi in Jucheng, so this king will meet with Nao Chi. Go down the mountain!" Under the intimidation of the 20,000 cavalry of the Chu army, King Qi Min angrily rushed down the mountain with a chaotic fugitive.As soon as you enter the river valley, you can see that there are densely packed tents of various colors on both sides of the river, and in the shadow of the torches, there are old, weak, sick, and ragged people lying everywhere moaning.Wang Che's rebellious army drove across the valley, and there were hoarse shouts one after another: "The fleeing king Qi is here! Come and see—" All of a sudden, the crowd gathered like chaotic clouds, and endless torches were thrown down the city of Ju. Come on.Yushu reminded King Qi Min to be patient for a while, but King Qi Min was furious: "This king is bound by the destiny, so why not be afraid of it!" When I arrived at the bottom of the city, I saw a huge phalanx of the Chu army lined up under a large area of ​​torches. On an earthen platform under the banner of the central banner, Naozhi was standing stiffly on the earthen platform with a long sword, his helmet was pierced with a golden cloak, There was a stern smile on the dark face with big beard and beard. "Nao Chi, do you dare to go against the sky?" King Qi Min preempted the attack with a single finger of Chang Jian. Nao Chi laughed hoarsely for a while: "Is God also surnamed Tian? Really stupid pig!" King Qi Min was furious: "This king is the father of the king of Chu! Nao Chi is rebellious and will destroy your nine clans!" "Bird!" Nao Chi scolded fiercely, "The only husband in the world, a bereaved dog, still remembers to bully Chu State. Come on! Take down this sea snake!" When the words fell to the ground, there was a thunderous hilarity, and the two teams The armored soldier drove out from behind Nao Chi with a spear in his hand, and rushed towards Qi Min's throne car with a bang, and a group of spears pointed directly at the car body.The knights of the state of Qi were stunned, and the driver of the king's chariot screamed in fright when the spear was forced to his throat, and collapsed on the wide shaft of the chariot.The four soldiers of the Chu army jumped into the chariot, picked up King Qi Min and threw him down in the air.A piece of spears clanged and intertwined under the car, and King Qi Min just landed on a piece of cold spears.With a flick of the spear, King Qi Min was thrown onto the earth platform again. "Tian Di," Nao Chi sneered contemptuously, "don't you obey the destiny? Today the Japanese general asked you to learn, what is the destiny? There are 100,000 fugitives from the state of Qi outside the city of Ju. Unworthy to be the king of a country? If you pass this destiny, this general will let you go." "Is this true?" Suddenly, King Qi Min's eyes lit up. Nao Chi laughed loudly: "If the common people of Qi recognize your land, what can Nao Chi do?" He turned around and said loudly, "Fathers and brothers, in ordinary times, who can wait for the common people to see the monarch? Today the King of Qi is on the spot , fathers, brothers and sisters, feel free to vomit as quickly as you can, and settle an old score with this bird king!" When the Yan army entered Qi, thousands of people fled in panic, but there were mainly two directions: they gathered east to Jimo, looking for islands to hide treasures and then tried to make a living; earn a living.Those who go east are mostly wealthy business travelers, while those who come south are mostly poor.After fleeing for several days, seeing that the Yan army did not follow and chase them, the crowd gradually gathered in the outskirts of Jucheng.Diao Bo, the magistrate of Jucheng, loved the people, so he distributed all the tents and grain in the treasury to the fugitive refugees for emergency.The refugees were very grateful, so they gathered in the outskirts of Jucheng to support Diao Bo against Yan.When there was chaos and no decision was made, Nao Chi arrived with the army of Chu State.As soon as he heard that the King of Qi was coming, Diao Bo was silent for a moment, and only said to Nao Chi: "The people are chaotic and raging, I'm afraid I can't be the master." That's it." As the news spread, the fugitive refugees outside Jucheng gathered one after another. Everyone wanted to see what the Eastern Sea God Jiao, who pushed Qi into a bloody disaster, looked like.At this time, seeing that King Qi Min not only did not blame himself or feel ashamed at all, but showed a foolish arrogance, the thousands of people under the torch suddenly became crowded. An old voice shouted: "The old man wants to ask King Qi, how can the 600,000 army be destroyed in one day?" "Speak!" The torches were shaken, and everyone shouted. King Qi Min sneered, "The general is incompetent, what has he to do with me?" With a bang, the sea of ​​people exploded, and the chaotic voices roared into one piece. "Excessive taxation! Who is incompetent?" "Cruel Zhongzheng, no one is incompetent!" A strong and naked young man rushed to the earthen platform with a torch in his hand: "The rain and blood stained the clothes for hundreds of miles east of Qi, and the crops withered! You are the king, do you know that?" "have no idea!" "The springs in the two counties of southern Qi were split, causing thousands of deaths and injuries. Do you, the king, know that?" "have no idea!" A white-haired old woman held a small boy in the hands of a general, and pointed tremblingly at the earthen platform with a cane: "All three of my sons were killed in battle. I waited for the common people to ask for orders outside the palace for good governance. I begged for three days and three nights. Do you, the king, know?" "have no idea!" "You, you, you, you should be hacked into pieces!" The old woman pointed at her crutches angrily, her loose white hair stood up suddenly, and suddenly, she collapsed limply on the ground. "Grandma is dead!" The boy's shrill cries covered the crowd, "Give me back my grandma! Give me back my grandma—" The crowd suddenly fell silent.A heavy sigh and gasp passed over the mountains like a howling cold wind, and the crowds suddenly erupted! "Kill!" "Revenge for the old lady!" "Cut the faint king alive!" With the shouts of fury, one after another, sharp short swords and daggers were pulled out from the belts of the refugees' leather boots. King Qi Min jumped up and shouted: "Naochi! This king is destined to be the East Emperor, you..." Nao Chi laughed loudly: "Wa Ke is thundering, but I can't help it!" In that instant, the refugees had surrounded them in a surge.Then someone shouted: "One person, one knife! Ten thousand pieces!" With this angry shout, the long swords, short swords, daggers, and kitchen knives in the hands of the refugees all flashed out, and the torches fluttered in disorder and shone with cold light. , King Qi Min howled miserably for a long time, and there was no movement after a while. In the early morning of the next day, a glistening white bone was swaying in the treetops of the valley and hill, so clean that there was no trace of flesh attached.Flocks of eagles and vultures were flying around, but none of them came to peck.Just as the bones were shaking, I saw dark clouds in the sky flickering with electric light, the rainstorm was like a burst of thunder, and the fire on the mountain suddenly rushed up, a cloud of white mist drifted past, and the dense bones turned into powder in an instant.