The war is about to break out, and King Shun is just waiting for the opportunity. Waiting for a season suitable for large-scale military operations: the mountains of Shu are many dangerous and dangerous, and there are many passes. In the middle of winter, the roads are covered with snow, and the movement and transportation of the army are extremely unfavorable. He can only wait until spring.
, the snow melted, and the coalition forces could launch their offensive.
Qi Lu met Princess Xinyue in Chu State, and Princess Xinyue also fell in love with Qi Lu at first sight. After all, a princess from the royal family saw very few men outside, and was surrounded by palace maids and attendants. Qi Lu was handsome, strong, and majestic.
She rarely sees such a young boy. Qi Lu is now in the army, training with the soldiers, and he has gained a tyrannical aura, which makes the Crescent Moon Princess even more excited.
Qi Lu didn't have any feelings for Princess Xin Yue. Princess Xin Yue was also very beautiful in life and didn't speak much. Qi Lu had only seen her from a distance and didn't say a few words. But in Qi Lu's mind, he always felt that
He has a girl, and that girl stands in his heart, and the Crescent Moon Princess can't get in no matter what.
King Shun also met Dongfang Yin, the Prime Minister of Chu State, in Xincheng. The two parties discussed that the marriage of Prince Qilu and Princess Xinyue should be postponed after the war against Shu. King Shun meant to capture Chengcheng, and after he became the Queen of Shu, he would
A grand wedding was held for Qi Lu and Princess Xinyue. However, Dongfang Yin suggested that no matter what the war situation was, it would be appropriate to hold the wedding in the early autumn of this year at the latest. King Shun also knew that King Chu was worried that once Qi occupied Yue
If the state of Shu is captured, then the position of the state of Chu will be extremely uneasy; if the state of Qi turns its back, then the state of Chu will be surrounded by the state of Qi on all sides, and it will only be captured overnight.
King Shun himself also had plans. He knew that sooner or later, the Kingdom of Shu would be his territory. The Kingdom of Qi would unify the world and he would occupy the Kingdom of Shu. Even though he was a vassal king, he would still be like an emperor if he divided the country. Marriage with the Chu Kingdom would also increase his future prospects.
The bargaining chip in his hand will also be of great benefit to Qi Lu's future. Therefore, King Shun pretended to respect King Chu's opinion and agreed to marry Qi Lu and Princess Xinyue after the fall. Dongfang Yin obtained King Shun's consent.
, I also put down my worries and rushed back to the Chu Kingdom to report the good news to the King of Chu.
The King of Shu changed his past confused appearance and issued several imperial edicts in succession: First, he mobilized the whole country and informed the soldiers and civilians of Shu that Qi, together with Chu, Wu, and Dali, intended to invade Shu.
They should all respond to the call of the King of Shu and jointly defend against foreign aggression; second, the Shu army was commanded by Generalissimo Yang Yun, and the troops were divided into four groups to confront the coalition forces, and based on the geographical advantages of Shu, the coalition forces were kept out of the passes; third, the prime minister was sent
Su Lang rushed to Qin, Chen, and Yan to lobby the kings of each country, and talked about their interests, so that Qin, Chen, and Yan would form an alliance with Shu to jointly attack Qi.
The King of Shu also took advantage of the impending war to rectify the ministers in the court, dismissed a group of dissident officials, and installed a large number of his cronies. The court of Shu was shaken. Those ministers who used to be arrogant now now
Only then did he realize that the King of Shu was far from being as weak as he thought. The self-aware ministers took advantage of the fact that the King of Shu's holy wishes were not fulfilled and quickly resigned, claiming illness and saving face for themselves. The King of Shu approved them one by one.
Yang Yun left Chengcheng and led his generals to the front line. The King of Shu also sent supervisory troops to follow, but Yang Yun didn't take it seriously. Yang Yun set up a general's residence in Yucheng and divided his troops into four groups: one in Lucheng,
Yicheng resisted the Dali army; all the way to Zheng'an City, it resisted the Chu and Yue armies; all the way to Wucheng, it resisted the Qi army; all the way to Dacheng, it supported the Qin and Chen armies.
King Shun's coalition camp was set up in Jingzhou, and the four-nation allied forces also advanced to the border of Shu. King Shun also met with the chief generals of several armies in Jingzhou. It was agreed that when spring comes, the four armies will advance together to attack the enemy.
The Shu attack coordinated with each other, and the target of the first round of attack was Chongqing City. After taking Chongqing City, we will discuss the plan for the next battle.
King Wuyou didn't have to command the battle at this time, so he was naturally happy. He and Ying'er left Hangzhou and lived in Dali. Prince Duan of Dali entertained them twice in the palace, and Princess Yinping also invited them frequently at the prince's mansion. King Wuyou
He also became close friends with almost all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty in Dali. He drank and had fun all day long, and was very happy. Prince Duan led troops and was stationed on the front line, and Ying'er was invited by Princess Yinping to live in the prince's mansion and stay with Princess Yinping.
On this day, King Wuyou and several nobles from the Dali royal family drank happily and became a little drunk. Accompanied by Lu Zheng, they slowly walked back from the restaurant. As they were walking, they saw a group of people surrounding and arguing in front of them.
The sound was very loud, and there were also women's screams. King Wuyou was not a nosy person at first, so he just turned his head to look and continued walking. Just as he was walking past, unexpectedly, a woman suddenly broke out from the crowd,
He ran towards King Wuyou. Lu Zheng hurriedly threw away the reins of his horse and stood in front of King Wuyou, holding two large halberds wrapped in cloth. If there was anything wrong at all, he would take action.
The woman immediately knelt down in front of King Wuyou and Lu Zheng, crying and begging King Wuyou to save her life. The men behind her also chased after her, trying to drag the woman with them fiercely. King Wuyou also took advantage of the drunkenness and came up.
He stopped the men in front of her and asked: "Everyone, please wait a minute. She is a girl. What are you doing to her?"
After saying that, he lowered his head to look at the woman, but it was a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, with unkempt hair, ragged clothes, and a little painted face with tears. King Wuyou shook his head and asked the girl: "You girl
, why are they making things difficult for you?"
Hearing King Wuyou speak like this, a middle-aged man who looked like a butler behind him was unwilling. He stepped forward and said, "Master, I think you should be a sensible person. Our Kuncheng is the capital of Dali, and we also abide by the law."
People, this little girl’s father owed money to our family, and he voluntarily used this girl to pay off the debt. We are taking her back, so why are we embarrassing her!"
King Wuyou looked at the man dressed as a butler, nodded and said: "I understand, it is natural to pay back debts. I just looked at this girl crying pitifully, and said it casually. Well, since I have already said this
If you say that, then this matter will be over."
At this point, King Wuyou asked Lu Zheng: "General Lu, do you have any money with you? Just pay the money owed to this child and let them go back to their homes."
The housekeeper saw that although King Wuyou was drunk, he was very impressive. He also called Lu Zheng a general, guessing that he might be a prince or nobleman. So he became cautious and asked respectfully: "I don't know how to call this young master, but...
A chivalrous heart.”
King Wuyou waved his hand and said: "Since we have met, I will reach out to help her resolve it. Don't blame me for standing up. Since it is a debt, don't make things difficult for her after asking for money."
After hearing this, the girl stopped her mourning and raised her eyes to look at King Wushou. Although her two big eyes were red and swollen from crying, they were still clear. She blinked blinkingly, as if she was thinking about something.
Lu Zheng saw nothing unusual, so he hung the euphorbia on the saddle. He took out a gold ingot from the side of the horse bag and asked the housekeeper: "How much does she owe you?"
When the steward saw that the gold ingots in Lu Zheng's hand were in the official system, he knew that the young master and the burly general in front of him must be princes and nobles. He chuckled and said, "I don't have much money at all. Since this is
If the young master wants to stand up for this girl, I will do a favor for my master and give this girl to the young master, so that the money her family owes us does not have to be paid back!"
King Wuyou was stunned when he heard this. He looked at the housekeeper and asked, "Who is your master? When did I say I wanted this girl?"
After hearing this, the girl quickly stretched out her hand to grab the skirt of King Wuyou's clothes, and said with pleading eyes: "Benefactor, please kill me. If I come home, my father will probably use me to pay off the debt and pay back the debt."
I don’t know where it will be sent!”
King Wuyou just shook his head and said to her: "I changed the money for you because I met you. I am not short of maids, what do I want you to do? You have nothing to do here, you can go home quickly.
." After saying that, he asked Lu Zheng to give the money to the housekeeper, then turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, the housekeeper and the girl said in unison: "Young Master, stay." "My benefactor, stay." The girl held on to the collar of King Wuyou's clothes and did not let go. King Wuyou was not easy to pull, so she smiled helplessly,
Asked: "What else can I do?"
The steward said: "Young Master, my master Chang Yu also loves to make friends with talented people all over the world. I don't know when the Young Master will have time to come and sit in our Juying Tower."
King Wuyou thought for a while and said, "I am a foreigner. I have been here for a while and will be leaving soon. I have written down your master's name and will definitely pay you a visit in the future." Then he looked at the girl and said:
"What do you want?"
The girl looked at King Wuyou pitifully and said, "Master, just take me in. If I go home, my father will still sell me to someone else!"
King Wuyou was a little helpless by what she said. He tugged on his clothes and was held tightly by the girl. King Wuyou said: "Then you might as well go to Juying Tower with me. I think this elder brother is not unreasonable."
Man, Juyinglou will definitely not starve you."
After hearing this, the girl seemed to have heard something terrible. She actually moved forward and hugged one of King Wuyou's legs, and said tremblingly: "I won't go, I won't go." It seemed that there were several capable people in Juying Tower.
A scary place to go. This confused King Wuyou. He raised his eyes and looked at the housekeeper.
The housekeeper was also confused and murmured: "I didn't do anything. It was your father who said he would pay off your debt and send you to our place. You ran away secretly again, so of course we have to take you back. Now this young master
I have paid you back and you have nothing to do with our Juying Tower anymore, so you don’t have to be so afraid!"
King Wuyou saw people gradually gathering around him, pointing at him, as if he had brought a group of people to do something to the girl, and was being held by the girl and begging for mercy. He felt funny for a moment, so he lowered his head and said to the girl.
The girl said: "Get up quickly and I will take you away. If you continue to act like this, I won't want you anymore!"
The girl let go of her hand immediately, which shocked King Wuyou.
The housekeeper hugged his fists at King Wuyou, and then said: "Since the young master said this, I will go back and wait for the young master to arrive at Juying Tower. Remember to give me Jiang Dayi a chance to introduce you to the young master and my master.
"After saying that, he waved and turned around with a dozen people and left without any hesitation at all.
King Wuyou nodded towards their backs and said, "They are quite cheerful people!" Then he looked at the girl in front of him and asked, "What's your name? Where do you live?"
The girl turned her eyes and said: "My name is Xu Nuo. I have no home. Since my mother passed away, I have been wandering around with my father. My father drinks and gambles all day long and will sell me if he loses."
To cry sadly.
King Wuyou had no choice but to sigh and said, "Then follow me first."
"Okay!" Xu Nuo suddenly became happy, and it seemed that all the sadness had been swept away.