In Qin Dynasty, the hero of the bright moon dominates the world

Chapter 214 Winter Murder

Daze Mountain.

The cold air of winter pervades the mountains, and the sun is shining brightly, bringing warmth to the creatures in the foothills.

The earth was revived with a wave of vitality, the most sacred area of ​​the farmhouse, but at this moment, the killing intent was awe-inspiring.

A large number of elite disciples from the Sixth Hall of the Nongjia guarded the main roads of Daze Mountain, waiting, even though they didn't know what they were waiting for?

From the time when the rooster crowed, to the first sunrise of the sun, and to this moment, they waited for several hours.

In the afternoon, a carriage came first and drove into the mountains.

This carriage was inconspicuous, even from the outside it looked very simple, like the kind of truck that pulls goods, but it didn't smell any bad smell.

Whether it was the person driving the carriage or the distinguished guests in the carriage, the disciples of the farm family seemed to have not seen it, and continued to guard them, witnessing the carriage heading to the depths of Daze Mountain.

In the depths of Daze Mountain, near the Liuxian Tomb, the core area of ​​the farmhouse, around an empty house, a carriage had already parked there.

Surrounded by masters of the rivers and lakes, unlike peasants, they should be brought by the people in the house themselves.

Zhao Shuang walked out of the carriage, and the Zhu family was already waiting.

The Xia Kui of the farm family did not participate in it, and the head of the Shennong Hall was in charge.

Today's Zhu family has completely lost the acquaintance of the past, and the makeup on his face makes him look very serious.

The Zhu family bowed their hands and saluted, and there was no friendship.

Zhao Shuang bowed his hand in return, and after he got off the carriage, two people got off the carriage one after another.

A boy with an immature face, and a beautiful woman.

The women don't wear clothes from the Central Plains, and the dresses have an obvious Yuedi style.Despite this, the other party's clothing style is very restrained, without a trace of nudity, and the whole person is tightly wrapped.

The Zhu family didn't say much, and brought the three of them to the front of the house. They didn't follow Zhao Shuang in, but guarded them outside.

The room was very deserted, there were only two people sitting in the huge room at the moment.

One was Xiang Liang, and the other was a luxuriously dressed man who seemed a little surprised to see the woman behind Zhao Shuang.

He understood that for such an important matter, why did Dongyue send a woman here?

There was suspicion in my heart, but I didn't show it.A man has an extraordinary status in the state of Chu, which can be seen from Xiang Liang's respectful attitude.

"This is the envoy of the Eastern Yue King, Ouyang Zhu."

Zhao Shuang's introduction was very brief. As for the woman, he didn't say anything.Moreover, looking at the other party's appearance, it seems that the guards are first-class, guarding the side of the boy.

Zhao Shuang sat between the two, as if he didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the two.

Back then, King Wujiang of Yue was killed, and the kingdom of Yue was divided, and his royal family brought their vassals into the land of Baiyue.Ouyang's family is one of the descendants of King Yue, a prominent family in Baiyue area.

Xiang Liang nodded and introduced the man beside him.

"This is the burden of my son of the Chu Kingdom."

This is a secret meeting, as can be seen from the location and situation of the meeting.After Xiang Liang's introduction, the boy's face was obviously filled with surprise.

He didn't seem to have thought that the envoy of Chu State would be such a prominent person.

Negative Chu saw the boy's expression in his eyes, but he didn't take it seriously.Because he knew that the person who really made up his mind in this room was not this equally prominent young man.

From the corner of his eyes, he looked at the leader of the Mo family sitting in the middle, who was very calm.

"I, Da Chu, would like to make peace with Dongyue, how about it?"

Xiang Liang spoke slowly, kicking off the meeting.

"Since it's peace, what conditions does Chu have?"

The woman next to the boy spoke up and asked for the boy.

Generally, in the confrontation of this kind of meeting, the ministers of the two parties discuss first, and finally let the main messenger make up his mind.

"The king of Dongyue has been reduced to the position of ruler, and the two sides have withdrawn their troops. Our country of Chu will no longer blockade Dongyue. The two sides can do business with each other, whether they have entered or not."

For the state of Chu, the title of king of Dongyue is very jarring.Since the Yue State was destroyed, the title of king has not been used in the official documents of Chu State's exchanges with Yue.

The state of Yue has already perished. This is the cognition and attitude of all countries in the world, and it is also true in fact.

The title of king is not used casually.Just like back then, Qin and Qi were mutual emperors, but the title of emperor was soon removed.On the one hand, it was because the King of Qi believed the words of Su Dai and wanted to slander Qin; on the other hand, it was also because although Qin and Qi were both powerful, they did not have the power to dominate the world, nor did they have the reputation to impress the princes. .

Proclaiming himself emperor is not worthy of the name.

As for the title of East Yue King, it is just a grass-headed king at the moment, but keeping this title means that Tianze has the right to claim the eastern part of Baiyue.

This means that Tianze has the ambition to gather the scattered tribes in the eastern part of Baiyue, not just to be a ruler.

Of course, with the current strength of Tianze, it is still far from reaching that step.However, for Chu State, it is in their interest to keep the descendants of King Yue in the Baiyue area scattered.

This kind of restraint policy is the key to the stability of Chu State in Baiyue.In this way, the Chu State can mobilize most of its power to deal with the threats from the countries in the Central Plains and the Qin State.

"The king's title cannot be withdrawn!"

The woman was very firm in her words.The conditions given by the state of Chu are actually very generous. The kings of Dongyue are built on islands in the sea, and they need to trade with Chu to maintain a sufficient supply of materials.

Xiang Liang was a little surprised by the other party's resolute attitude. What he didn't expect was that the other party's tone was so tough.

However, the reason given by the other party made Li Chu unable to refuse.

"The land of East Vietnam is small, but there are many people. They need a king, not a ruler, to integrate the forces from all over the place."

The reason why Negative Chu couldn't refuse was that he needed such a force to support him.In order to gain an advantage in the future competition for the throne in Chu State.

"Can!"

Xiang Liang's expression was hesitant at Xiang Chu's words. Putting such a result on the court of Chu State, Xiang Liang knew very well what would happen to Xiang Chu, who was originally in an awkward position.

He wanted to dissuade him, but Li Chu had already made up his mind.

"However, I want to know how many troops can be assembled under the Dongyue King's men?"

"Seven thousand sailors, three thousand infantry!"

The Yue people are good at making boats and oars, and the navy is powerful.However, both the combat power and equipment of the infantry are much different from those of the Central Plains countries.

The whole of East Vietnam can only come up with 1 horses now, most of them are navy troops.

This number is actually not much different from what Xiang Chu had in mind.This military strength is actually nothing to the huge state of Chu, but it is a boost to Lu Chu.

Negative Chu's expression changed, and he looked at the young man sitting opposite him.

"I won the title of king for your lord, and I won peace for your country, what can you do for me?"

The Chu army spent too much time conquering Dongyue for a long time.Because the East Vietnam area is mountainous, if the infantry of the Chu army attacked the land, the East Vietnam Army would give up the land on the west side, retreat to the sea, and defend the enemy with water troops.Its people will also retreat to the mountains and lakes to make a living by fishing, hunting and gathering.

Even if the Chu army destroyed all their cities, it would not be a fatal blow to Dongyue.If it is to attack the Eastern Yue King City on the sea, it will take a long time to plan and call the naval forces deployed by the Chu State in the Central Plains.

Of course, the Chu army has another method, which is to adopt beheading tactics, just like what Tianze did in the past.Kill a disobedient monarch and replace him with an obedient one.

However, doing so carries a lot of risk, especially now.

Ouyang Zhu was a little moved. Attaching to the state of Chu would be of great benefit to Dongyue, but just as he was about to say something, Zhao Shuang, who was always in the middle, coughed lightly.

"I'm sorry, I was injured, and it's severe winter again, so I'm sorry."

Zhao Shuang's voice interrupted what the young man was about to say. The other party glanced at Zhao Shuang and became restrained again.

"I don't know what the young master wants us to do?"

The woman said a little, and kicked the ball over again.

The negative gaze was withdrawn from Zhao Shuang, and his expression was a little unkind.

"If the king of Dongyue has my order, all seven thousand sailors will go north to listen to my orders."

"My lord, do you mean to obey your orders?"

The woman was obviously a little surprised, but immediately, Lu Chu told all this in a positive tone.

"That's right!"

"However, Dongyue's national strength is poor and weak, and it needs to consume a lot of materials for long-term foreign wars."

Warships, armor, money and food, these things are all lacking in Dongyue at the moment.

"I can give you [-] gold." When Ling Chu said this, he also added a sentence, "and provide [-] shi of military rations to Dongyue a year."

Facing the rich and powerful young master of Chu, Ouyang Zhu was obviously a little moved and wanted to agree.

"I"

At this moment, Zhao Shuang coughed again, interrupting the boy's conversation.

"This matter is of great importance, and I still need to think about it."

Ouyang Zhu said this at the right time, and then retracted.

Lu Chu could clearly see the boy's heartbeat.He also believed that the top management of Dongyue would agree to his condition.After the opening of trade, with money in hand, these combat materials can naturally be bought.

Seeing that the duck he got flew away again, Ling Chu felt a little annoyed.

"What does the commander think?"

"My Mohist school adheres to the principle of universal love and non-aggression, and does not interfere in the affairs of other countries. The affairs of East Vietnam have nothing to do with the Mohist school."

Zhao Shuang's words suppressed the breath in Ling Chu's heart again, and he looked at Ouyang Zhu with a grim expression.

Ten thousand gold, plus five thousand shi for a year of military rations, is a very generous condition, which is very generous for Dongyue.

It's just obvious that this condition is not what the leader of the Mohist school wants.

"Then Dongyue thinks, what should we do?"

Ouyang Zhu was a little cautious, looking at the unkind face, for fear of offending him.

"My king loves the people and does not want them to suffer from swordsmen. Therefore, our country and Chu can have a truce, and they can also pay tribute. But it is absolutely impossible to send troops."

Just after Ouyang finished speaking, the face of negative Chu became very gloomy.This condition, above the imperial court, he has no credit at all; for him personally, it has no benefit at all.

If Negative Chu goes back with this result, he will not be scolded to death by the people of Chu State.

Negative Chu looked at Zhao Shuang angrily, who sat there like nothing had happened, as if nothing had happened.

"My lord's words are really kind."

At this moment, Zhao Shuang's words of praise attracted everyone's attention.

"The commander-in-chief thinks this is good?"

Anger was visible to the naked eye on the face of the negative cub. Obviously, the great leader of the Mo family did not want to let external forces enter Dongyue and maintain its independence.

Seeing that the negotiation was only one step away from breaking down, Zhao Shuang laughed.

"Young Master, do you think this is bad?"

Chu State wants to get rid of the long confrontation with Dongyue and shrink its military strength.And Negium needs a force to support his position in Chu State.

However, Dongyue must maintain the title of king and obtain allegiance to the people under its jurisdiction.All this comes at a price.

After stopping the laughter, Zhao Shuang looked at Ling Chu and asked a question gently.

"Young master, do you want to be the king of Chu?"

Such a simple question made the atmosphere in the room very tense.Ouyang Zhu swallowed a mouthful of spittle, as if he was a little worried, and with a low voice, the masters of the rivers and lakes outside would rush in and kill them all.

It's a little hard to talk about negative ruminant.Of course he wants to be the king of Chu, who doesn't want to be?But the problem is, it can't be said.

Zhao Shuang's hesitation made Zhao Shuang chuckle.

"Young master is neither a descendant nor an elder, so what qualifications does he have to inherit the throne of King Chu?"

"Are you mocking me?"

"Don't dare to go down!"

Zhao Shuang cupped his hands slightly as a gesture of modesty.

"Young Master, do you think that by virtue of the prestige in the court of Chu State, you have the ability to defeat the prince of Chu State in Chu State?"

"Young master, do you think that even with the addition of the seven thousand sailors, with the strength of the army under your command, can you defeat the hundreds of thousands of Chu troops?"

"Young master thinks that gaining the name of serving the barbarians outside has the effect of raising soldiers inside. Their power is weaker than others, so what's the benefit of such behavior?"

After asking three times in a row, Negative Chu's complexion changed drastically.

Different from the anger just now, he felt vigilant at this moment.

"In terms of name and reality, since the young master is unable to compete with the Crown Prince of Chu at this moment, why bother to take a good name and be tabooed by the king, so as to cause real disaster?"

"Cultivate the name of virtue internally, raise the common people externally, the people's hearts will naturally follow, and the barbarians will follow suit. If the destiny belongs to you, why should you care about the length of time?"

Negative Chu laughed and looked at Zhao Shuang.He told negative Chu a simple truth, that is, he needs to keep a low profile at the moment.

"I understand what you taught me, sir."

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside, and the Zhu family's voice came from outside.

"A large number of people broke into the crowd, please move your nobles."

Negative Chu's complexion changed, and he looked at Xiang Liang, who had already prepared countermeasures for emergencies, and nodded slightly.

Ling Chu settled down a little, and looked at Zhao Shuang.

"I already understand Dongyue's truce. After returning to Chu, I will try my best to persuade my father to make a truce and trade with Dongyue so as to relieve the suffering of the people on the border."

"My son is a great virtue."

Zhao Shuang and the others cupped their hands slightly, met Xiang Liang and escorted Lu Chu away.

The room suddenly became quiet, and the woman beside Ouyang Zhu got up and looked at Zhao Shuang.

"The person my king fears, fears, and relies on, I met today for the last time, and he is indeed not an ordinary person."

The woman smiled, and the tightly wrapped dress swayed slightly. Her arms were not as white as ordinary women, but scales were exposed.

"It's just that the people outside seem to be here for you."

Zhao Shuang smiled, didn't care, and said a little.

"so what?"

(End of this chapter)