Zhao Bohu raised his hand and said: "Marquis Shen is too modest. There are not many troops sent by the Celestial Empire this time. If we want to repel the Chu army, we have to rely on the troops of the Jianghan countries. If we can unite as one and share the same hatred, then our troops will

Several times that of Chu State, why worry about not being able to protect Jiang and Han? If everyone has their own thoughts and preserves their strength, then 'if the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached'?"

"That is, that is."

"Father, summon the young master." Ji Duoyou stood up and took the initiative to call for battle: "Rescuing troops is like putting out a fire. Looking for reinforcements from the E country is like hanging upside down. Although my friend is not talented, please be the vanguard and lead a hundred troops to go there first. If there is any incompetence in fighting,

,Military disposition!”

"What do you, a child, know?" Ji Zheng rolled her eyes at her son and scolded: "The march is no child's play, not to mention that the king's army has been traveling for a long distance, and the carriages and horses are tired, and they are in urgent need of replenishing food, grass and fodder. They also need to spread the word to all the countries to share the news.

When we set a time to march into the army, if everyone is like you, wouldn't it be greedy for success and advancing rashly?"

"I think what Young Master Ling said is not unreasonable. The situation in Hubei is indeed critical. The Chu Kingdom has been coveting the copper mines in Hubei for many years. This time it has mobilized an overwhelming number of troops to attack, and it must be very powerful.

We must win. The soldiers of the Jianghan and Han kingdoms are far inferior to Chu in terms of combat effectiveness. The reason why we can maintain a stalemate for many years is simply that our side has copper resources, which can benefit its soldiers and armor. However, once the E Kingdom is captured by Chu, both sides will have a balance of power.

No more, from now on the Chu State will definitely control the wind and rain in the Jianghan River Basin, and no one can control it." Zhao Bohu supported Ji Duoyou's opinion.

"Wonderful! Mr. Zhao really hits the nail on the head." Marquis Shen immediately expressed his stance: "We, the State of Shen, are willing to devote three hundred chariots to follow the king's division in the battle."

At this point, Ji Zheng couldn't say anything more. If he persisted, everyone would know that he wanted to preserve the strength of Weiguo and was unwilling to die for the Zhou royal family, so he had to reluctantly agree: "Originally, I wanted to

We will wait until all the troops from all the countries have gathered before we can attack together. In that case, let’s cross the Han River first.”

"While we are marching, we can send out a message to all the countries, agreeing to gather at the foot of Tonglu Mountain in the summer and fifth months to fight against Chu together." After all, Zhao Bohu was the special envoy of the King of Zhou, and everyone in the room knelt down and said: "I obey the king's envoy!

"

After arriving outside the tent and watching everyone disperse, Shen Hou found an opportunity and pulled Zhao Bohu to a secluded place, scolding: "Zi Mu, what do you think? You actually brought His Highness the Crown Prince into such a dangerous place?

"

"The prince was young and willful, so he was hiding in a bookcase. When I found out, the water in Fenghao was so high that I couldn't send him back to the capital. I was also worried that the news would be leaked and someone would be harmful to the prince on the way, so I had to take him all the way south.

Okay." Zhao Bohu explained patiently, and then asked: "How did Marquis Shen know the whereabouts of the prince?" Marquis Shen was clearly not surprised when he saw Ji Hu just now, and he had obviously known the inside story for a long time.

"The queen sent someone to send a secret message, ordering me to lead troops as far away as possible to ensure the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince."

"The queen really thinks ahead in everything." Zhao Bohu praised.

Marquis Shen asked tentatively: "Should His Highness the Crown Prince's identity always be concealed?"

"Keep it secret for now. Only when the armies from all countries are gathered together can you reveal your identity to boost morale."

"Oh! That's it." Shen Hou's eyes lit up.

The country of E is just a small country. Although its title is that of Duke Bozinan, which is not low, in terms of national strength, it is far behind Sui and Shen.

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This can be seen from the scale and height of the palace. For example, the main hall at the center of the E Palace has only three steps and can only accommodate dozens of people at most. King Xiong Qu of Chu was forced to

The scale of the celebration banquet was not reduced, and only the closest generals and ministers were allowed to attend.

Xiong Qu was in his prime and full of energy. The capture of Edu could be said to be the highlight of his life. At this time, Gao was sitting on the seat that originally belonged to the Marquis of E, playing with the exquisite bronze wine prince with animal patterns in his hand, saying hello from time to time.

The son and his ministers drank heavily: "Here, let's have another drink! This E people are not very good at fighting, but this wine vessel is really good!"

"Congratulations to my king for capturing Edu!" The courtiers raised their necks, revealing the sunbird tattoos on their arms.

"Second brother, now you are worthy of being the king of E!" A sturdy young man raised his title to persuade the young man sitting directly opposite him to drink. He was Xiong Qu's eldest son, who was granted the title of King of E.

Xiong Kang was King of Jutan, and the boy who was persuaded to drink was Xiong Hong, the second son of King E who was named King E.

Although Xiong Hong was young, his drinking capacity was astonishing. People in the audience took turns asking him to drink, and they all refused without changing their expressions. Seeing the bravery of his sons, Xiong Qu couldn't help but praise: "Okay! My surname is Xiong.

The men of the clan are all heroes who can never get drunk even after a thousand cups of wine. They gallop on the battlefield and never return without victory!"

Perhaps because he really drank too much, Xiong Qu gradually started to talk more: "I think of my ancestor Wan Xiong, who was endowed with supernatural powers and good at divination. He was the emperor's teacher for two generations of kings Wen and Wu. In order to support the crusade against the Yin and Shang Dynasties, he made suggestions.

He worked hard, and finally died of mental exhaustion. But when the defeat of Zhou was completed, King Wu made all the princes in the world, and even forgot about my ancestors. It was not until I became the king that I remembered my ancestors' assistance and granted my ancestor Xiong Yi the title of Yu.

The land of Danyang. Haha, it’s just a small place fifty miles away, and its title is only that of a low-level viscount.”

Thinking of the hardships of their ancestors, all the Chu people present looked solemn and felt even more bitter.

"Pa--" Xiong Hong, a young man with good temperament, threw the chopsticks in his hand on the table and said angrily: "The Central Plains Dynasty is ungrateful. Although it granted my ancestors a title, it also granted a bunch of other concubines from the Jiang and Han Dynasties to monitor us Chu people.

All the copper mines are tightly held in the hands of his surname Ji. We need to forge weapons and build soldiers, but we have to make smiles and give heavy gifts to them. Chu State’s jade is all gone. Now, we finally conquered E State and won three

Copper Mine, you don’t have to look at Zhu Ji’s face anymore.”

"My son is right!" Xiong Qu said immediately: "I, a native of Chu, are originally descendants of Emperor Gaoyang. After the fire god Zhurong, after the Shang Dynasty destroyed Xia, I was driven to the south and lived secluded at the foot of Jingshan Mountain. I was thinking

We can help Zhou defeat Zhou and return to our homeland in the Central Plains. Unexpectedly, those Central Plains people still treat us as barbarians and won't marry us. That's fine, then we'll just give it a try!"

He got up angrily, pressed the sword on his waist, and said in a deep and powerful voice: "I am a barbarian, and I will not share the posthumous title with China. If Ji Xie, his son, can be king, so can we. Our Chu country is a neighbor of the southern barbarians.

The country is not the vassal princes of the Zhou Dynasty. Hahaha, I, Xiong Qu, stomp my feet and tell Ji Xie to tremble three times in the palace of Haojing!"

"Yes!" Xiong Kang, the eldest son, immediately responded: "Now that we have destroyed the ancient enemy of E, and captured E's capital, we only need to capture Tonglu Mountain. From now on, no one in the Jianghan River Valley will be our opponent of Chu. We can then go north

Picture Zhongyuan, go straight to Haojing!"

"Take Tonglu Mountain and go straight to Haojing!" Everyone shouted in unison.

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The resentment of the Chu people was overwhelming, but it could not be transmitted thousands of miles away. In the palace of King Haojing, King Ji Xie of Zhou Yi was drinking alone. Prince Ji Hu had left the palace for almost two months, and rumors were spreading inside and outside the palace.

There was a commotion. In the court, ministers kept suggesting that he should lift the ban on the East Palace. In the inner palace, the servants on the left and right would blow the wind outside the palace to his ears from time to time.

All the clues converged on one flashpoint: the Fengshui baby incident when the prince was born. Everyone speculated that the prince knew the truth and had a fierce dispute with his father, so that father and son almost broke up. Some people even speculated that

The next step is for the prince to be deposed ------

These people are all speculating on the situation of the court to determine the direction of their actions. No one cares about him - Zhou Tianzi's heartache as a father. For so many years, his wife Fanji has been full of resentment towards him, and this matter has become a problem between husband and wife.

Pain points that cannot be touched. Why doesn't he want to make amends to their mother and son? But why is it so difficult? He is the emperor, so why should he lie down on the ground to apologize?

Gradually, he developed an unspeakable feeling of resentment towards his wife. He hated her for clinging to this matter for so many years. He hated her for spreading the story of that year everywhere in order to cover up the fact that his son was not in the palace, and did not hesitate to let him

Losing face (at least that's what he thought).

"Your Majesty, don't drink too much, the dragon body is important." A white hand took away the wine prince, and Ji Jiang stood beside him with a concerned look on his face.

Looking at her bulging belly, Ji Xie hurriedly helped her sit down: "Didn't you say that we call you cousin in private? Why are you so different?"

"This, the queen has already taught me that I cannot disobey the rules." Ji Jiang lowered his eyebrows and said softly.

"Don't mention her, she will make you upset if you mention her." Ji Xie was drunk and worried, and wanted to find someone to talk to: "Cousin, do you think Gu is an unkind father?"

"How could it be?" Ji Jiang's bright eyes flashed: "My cousin has been kind-hearted since he was a child. When we were young, our brothers went up to the trees to dig out birds, and you secretly returned the birds. I still remember? You treat birds like this, let alone

Are they the relatives around me? Whoever says that will be struck by lightning from the sky!"

Ji Xie was deeply moved: "You are the only one who still remembers what happened to Gu when he was a child! Unfortunately, the queen doesn't think so. In her eyes, Gu is the most ruthless person in the world, and he will disregard the safety of his own children for the sake of the throne!"

Ji Jiang bit her lip, as if thinking about what to say. After a while, she raised her eyes and said softly: "Cousin, there is no need to worry about those boring and trivial words! You are the king of this world, so naturally you have to treat the world as your own."

As your woman, I will do my best to support you. My children and my wealth are all my cousin’s. I can take whatever I ask for, and I have no grudges against you. Because, in my heart, you are yours.

He is the most important person."

Ji Xie's eyes filled with tears, and the depression he had felt these days was gone. He hugged Ji Jiang tightly in his arms: "Cousin, I am so lucky to have you as my companion! Alas! If the queen had you, I would give you half as much care as you do for me.

In your heart, why is this happening?”

Ji Jiang frowned, she really didn't like Ji Xie mentioning another woman at this time, it was like a thin needle piercing her heart------

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