Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 154
Chapter 153: King Chu Bintian
Everything was as expected by Zhou Kai. The envoys sent by Chu State to the Three Kingdoms all returned in vain. The Three Kingdoms refused to send troops, and they all had very good reasons.

Pengcheng, Chu Palace.

Knowing that the Three Kingdoms refused to send troops, the King of Chu didn't make a big fuss, but vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted. In the past two years, he has been hit too much, and it is good that he didn't die directly.

In the palace of the King of Chu, the King of Chu was lying on the bed with a pale face. The King of Chu was almost 60 years old, and his health had been getting worse and worse since the past few years. The loss of land was even worse for Chu Wang's already decrepit body.

Fan Shen stood in front of the bed, watching the imperial physician diagnose King Chu's pulse, and King Chu's weak groans could be heard from time to time on the bed.

After the imperial physician finished diagnosing the pulse, Fan Shen pulled the imperial physician and asked nervously: "Emperor physician, tell the truth, how is your king?"

The imperial physician looked back at King Chu on the bed, then shook his head, and said, "Oh, Fan Xiang, I will tell you honestly, the king is old, and his health has not been very good in recent years, and he has been suffering recently. After suffering so many blows, I'm afraid..."

"This..." Although he was prepared, it was difficult for Fan Shen to accept the words from the imperial physician. The current state of Chu is in turmoil. If there is something good or bad for the king of Chu, can the new king lead the state of Chu out of the country? What about the dilemma?
Fan Shen took a deep breath, approached the imperial physician, and asked in a low voice, "Emperor physician, tell the truth, my lord, how much time does your lord have?"

The imperial physician replied in a low voice: "Returning to Fan Xiang, according to the current situation of the king, I am afraid it will be ten days and a half months."

After hearing this, Fan Shen became dizzy and took a few steps back. If the imperial physician hadn't helped him in time, he might have fallen to the ground.

"Is Prime Minister Fan okay?" the imperial physician asked while supporting Fan Shen.

Fan Shen shook his head, did not speak, his eyes were red, he and the King of Chu have known each other for 50 years, 50 years ago, Fan Can, who was only 15 years old, was appreciated by the King of Chu, and became the prince of Chu, who was only nine years old at that time. The king's companion, from that day on, Fan Can's fate was tied to the king of Chu. Later, when the king of Chu ascended the throne, as the companion of the king of Chu, he was highly valued by the king of Chu, and gradually became the prime minister of the state of Chu. He has been in power for decades.

"Fan Qing." At this moment, King Chu opened his eyes and called Fan Can.

After Fan Shen heard this, he waved his hand to the imperial physician, signaling the imperial physician to leave, and then walked to the bed. At this time, the weak King Chu suddenly regained his strength, took Fan Shen's hand, and said, "Fan, Fan Qing, I'm afraid Time is running out."

"Your Majesty, it's all right. The imperial doctor said that Your Majesty just catches a cold occasionally, and he will recover soon." Fan Shen said, holding King Chu's hand tightly, with tears in his eyes.

The king of Chu shook his head and said: "Fan Xiang doesn't need to comfort the widow. I know the widow's body. Fan Xiang, I have known you since I was a child. Fortunately, with your help, the widow and Da Chu can come together step by step. Today, I am very grateful, in my heart, Fan Xiang is like my elder brother."

"It is an honor for me to meet the king."

The King of Chu smiled bitterly and said, "Fan Xiang, I will hand over Chu to you in the future. Although the crown prince has passed his age, he is of mediocre ability and lustful. He will need Fan Xiang's assistance in the future."

Fan Shen nodded.

Seeing this, the King of Chu said: "Fan Qing, I am afraid that Da Chu will be powerless to recover from the matter of Jiujiang. Although the widows are not willing to accept it, they have to accept it. Without the support of the Three Kingdoms, it is difficult to take it back with the strength of Da Chu alone." Jiujiang, order Longchuan to return to the court, the defense of the southern border will be handed over to Fan Qing, and we can only see if there is a good opportunity in the future to regain Jiujiang."

"I obey!" Fan Can replied.

After Fan Can left the palace of the King of Chu, the King of Chu ordered the crown prince to supervise the country, and the prime minister, Fan Can, to assist the government. All government orders will be invalid without Fan Can's consent.

That is to say, although Prince Chu is the supervisor of the country in name, the actual power is in the hands of Fan Shen.

After Fan Shen took power, the first thing he did was to send people to call Longchuan back to the court, and at the same time ordered Zhang Di to command [-] soldiers and horses to guard the southern part of Pei County to guard against Wu Jun.

When Zhou Kai in Tucheng learned that Longchuan had withdrawn his troops, he was relieved. The Jiujiang County finally belonged to the Wu Kingdom.

"Great Governor, now Longchuan has retreated to Jiujiang. In this way, Jiujiang County has completely belonged to Dawu. Now, should we continue to go north or return to the court?" Lu Ao asked Zhou Kai in the Dangtu County Yamen. .

Zhou Kai smiled and said: "Now our army is short of troops, has enough defense, and has no strength to attack. It is meaningless to continue going north. The governor has already written to the king, requesting to withdraw the army, and the king has agreed. Wait for a few days to rest. The governor will return to the imperial court with his troops, Deputy Governor Lu, Your Majesty has ordered you to command [-] soldiers and horses to guard Jiujiang, and at the same time leave two generals Lu Shou and Pan Qing to assist you."

Lu Ao nodded. Now that Jiujiang is newly won, the people's hearts are not stable. If there are no generals and heavy troops to guard it, it will definitely not work. In the entire Wu Kingdom, he is the only one who is qualified to command [-] soldiers and horses to guard the place, except Zhou Kai, but Zhou Kai He is the commander-in-chief of the three armies of the state of Wu, and he will certainly not guard the place for a long time, so it can only be him.

After the defense of Jiujiang was arranged, Zhou Kai led an army of [-] to return to Wucheng.

In June of the 13th year of Qianyuan, the army of Wu returned to the south, which means that the battle between Chu and Wu that lasted for three months was officially settled. Wu Jun will officially go north and join the ranks of the Central Plains.

One year later, after losing half of Lu County, Chu State lost Jiujiang again, and the land area shrank by a quarter. What's more frightening is that the domestic soldiers and horses lost 10,000+. From then on, Chu State could only be passive defended.

In the palace of the King of Chu, in the bedroom of the King of Chu, important officials of the State of Chu, several sons of the King of Chu and concubines in the harem all knelt in front of the bed of the King of Chu.

Since the King of Chu was sick in bed, his health has been getting worse day by day. After more than ten days of hard work, he finally reached the point where the oil ran out and the lamp dried up.

"Fan Qing, prince!" The king of Chu, who was in a daze, suddenly called Fan Can and Prince Chu, and Fan Shen and Prince Chu hurried to the bedside.

Prince Chu's name is Xiang Kuang, and he is 36 years old.

The two were kneeling in front of the bed with tears in their eyes. The King of Chu opened his eyes with difficulty, looked at Fan Shen and Xiang Kuang, raised his hand hard, took Xiang Kuang's hand, put it in Fan Shen's hand, and said, "Mr. , the crown prince's talents are limited, and I fear that he will not be enough to revitalize the Great Chu. Today, I will hand over the crown prince to Fan Qing. After the widow's death, Fan Qing will assist the government. In the future, all matters in the court, no matter how big or small, will be decided by Fan Qing .”

Then he looked at Xiang Kuang and said, "Kuang'er, my father will hand over Dachu to you today. Fan Xiang and the widow have known each other since childhood. With him here, the widow is very relieved. In the future, you have to treat Fan Xiang like your father. The words are the words of the father, without the permission of Fan Xiang, you are not allowed to make arbitrarily assertive matters in the court."

Fan Shen and Xiang Kuang nodded with tears in their eyes.

However, after King Chu finished speaking, Long Chuan in the crowd showed a dissatisfied expression and clenched his fists tightly.

After the king of Chu made the arrangements, he said to everyone in the bedroom: "The widow has been on the throne since he was 19 years old and has been in power for forty years. Chu is handed over. After the death of the widow, the prince Xiang Kuang will succeed to the throne, and the prime minister Fan Shen will assist the government. There are no matters in the court, big or small, without the consent of Fan. Great Chu, on the day when Lujun and Jiujiang lost their land, you should go to the widow's tomb to comfort the widow." After saying that, the king of Chu slowly lowered his hand and closed his eyes.

"Your Majesty, Bintian!" Fan Can sniffed King Chu's breath, and said sadly.

"Your Majesty!" Everyone fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)