An Empire as a Betrothal Gift

When Wei Lian wrote this letter half a year ago, it was originally a way out for himself.

At that time, he and Ji Yue hadn't been honest with each other, and the matter of the antidote hadn't been resolved yet, so they kept the last line of defense in their hearts.He then passed on this letter. If Ji Yue betrayed him in the future, he would go back to Chu State after his 20th birthday without fear of death. I am not easy to mess with.

He has always had a knack for being king.

If he and Ji Yue have been on good terms, they will not come back.At that time, Wei Lian thought that if he never came back in the future and stayed in Qin State to give up the throne, he probably loved Ji more deeply.

It's just that Wei Lian returned to Chu after going around for a while, not because he had a conflict with Ji Yue, but because he was willing to accompany him in the military life.

Wei Lian loved him more than he imagined at the time.

In the secret room, when General Zhao saw Wei Lian, he immediately knelt down on one knee: "The old minister sees you, Young Master."

Wei Lian took a step forward and helped him up: "General, please get up."

"Old ministers and soldiers have been waiting for you for a long time!" Old General Zhao said excitedly, "Just wait for you to return to Chu, then you can lead your troops straight into the palace and support you!"

General Zhao used to be the general who protected the country of Chu. He dedicated his life to Chu and was loyal. He had a high reputation in the army.However, Lin Lao was feared by the king of Chu, and he was convicted of unreasonable crimes and executed.

The cunning rabbit dies, the lackey cooks, the birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden.He was loyal to the emperor and the country all his life, and he did not rebel after receiving the order, but his heart was ashamed.

At the age of 17, Wei Lian broke into the dungeon at night, stunned the guards, rescued the direct blood of the Zhao family, and replaced them with a few villains who had done a lot of dumb acupuncture and disguised themselves, but were at large.

As for those collateral bloodlines, there were too many people and the target was too big, so Wei Lian couldn't save them.

Since then, Old General Zhao has completely lost his heart to the King of Chu whom he is loyal to, and instead regards Young Master Lian as the new lord, wanting to support him on his ascension to the throne.

Old General Zhao has promoted many generals in the court, and the three armies are even more subordinate to him.The king of Chu has lost the hearts of the Zhao family by destroying them. He just waits for him to come forward, raise his arms and establish a new master.

At that time, Wei Lian still remembered the prophecy that "you can't show your sharpness before the weak crown", so he declined this proposal.Including going to Qin as a hostage later, he didn't use General Zhao's trump card.

Now it finally comes in handy.

General Zhao has been silent all these years, but his old contacts are still there.The elite soldiers he personally trained were scattered all over the place and could not be reused, like a mess of loose sand.After receiving Wei Lian's secret letter half a year ago, he secretly contacted the old department, gathered troops, and waited for the son's return.

Now that the army of Chu State is coming out to fight against Qin State, Liangcheng is the easiest time to capture.As soon as the war horn sounded, Zhao's army was already ready and ready to enter the palace at any time.They have planned for today for many years, and with the help of the captain Qiao Hongfei, it is easy to overthrow a decadent dynasty.

"The three kingdoms of Yan, Lu, and Chu attacked Qin. It seems that there are many people and powerful forces, but in fact, the hearts of the people are not in harmony. Chu has no generals, how can it fight against the king of Qin? This battle is handed over to Wei, and it will undoubtedly lose." General Zhao He has no respect for the king of Chu, and he calls him by his first name without hesitation, "If the son is in power, he will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory. The old man's sword is not old, and he can still fight for the son."

Wei Lian nodded and saluted, "I'm here to help you, General."

Later, many things happened in the short two months, each of which can be added to the history books.

On the seventeenth day of the ninth month, the young master returned to Liang and brought back the layout of the Qin State Bing.The king of Chu was overjoyed, he deposed the crown prince Jiao, and replaced his son Lian as the crown prince.

On the fifth day of October, Chu was defeated by Qin, and one hundred thousand Chu troops were trapped in Yanguanling. They stood there for three days and declared their surrender.

On the tenth day of October, the king of Chu was furious when he learned of the defeat in front of him. He told the prince Lian Xing to question his teacher, but the prince Lian resisted the edict and did not follow it.

On October [-]th, [-] elite soldiers surrounded the palace overnight. The "dead many years" general who protected the country reappeared in front of the people, led his troops into the palace, and crusaded against the fatuous and unreasonable king of Chu, who lost everyone's hearts.The President of the Imperial Forest Army was able to see the general protecting the country, and put down his weapon on the spot, saying that "a foolish king is no longer worthy of the last general's swearing to protect him, and he is willing to assist His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future."

On October 33th, Prince Lian ascended the throne, known as King Chu Xi in history.He denounced the [-] crimes of the former king, suing him for being unfaithful, filial, benevolent and unrighteous.In order to vindicate the reputation of loyal officials such as the general who protects the country, Wei Xiang, the wife of the Taiwei, was named the eldest princess of Langhua.More than a dozen policies that benefit the country and the people, such as stopping the Jinliantai project and reducing taxes, immediately became the popular hope and the aspiration of the people.

Inside Huajuan Hall, Wei Lian took a carrier pigeon from the window, took a small bamboo tube from its paw, and unfolded the creed inside.

He looked down at Changsheng's news from Qin State—after the Chu army surrendered, the morale of the Yanlu and Lu kingdoms dropped greatly, and they soon retreated steadily. Then came the news that three generals had been assassinated and died. They were completely devastated and lowered their flags .

The death of the three generals should be the completion of what Wei Lian entrusted to Xiao Wen and the others.

Capture the thief first, capture the king, Wei Lian obviously understands this truth very well.

Ji Yue is taking advantage of the victory to pursue, preparing to take down Yan and Lu in one fell swoop.

After reading it, Wei Lian put the note on the candle and burned it.

The state of Chu has almost settled down, and it's time for him to go back to find Ji Yue.

It's the end of October now, and November is Ji Yue's birthday.Wei Lian only met him in December last year, and he had missed exactly one year. He didn't want to miss Ji Yue's birthday again this year.

He had to go back before Ji Yue's birthday.Wei Lian thought.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door, and the woman said loudly: "I want to see Lian'er!"

The palace people dare not stop, after all, this is the mother and concubine of the new king.

This fear caused Concubine Yan to barge in.The woman entered the door aggressively, and when she saw the handsome purple-clothed king, she was slightly taken aback, her arrogance subdued for the most part unconsciously, and she felt a little cramped.

The state of Chu loves flair in white clothes, but respects purple.Dressed in a purple robe, the young man looked extravagant, handsome, and even more majestic than when he was a prince.

Little did he know that Wei Lian had only one thought when he changed into the purple robe symbolizing the king: Ji Yue hated purple.

But anyway, Ji Yue won't hate him.

Wei Lian asked, "What's the matter with Concubine Yan?"

Yan Fei murmured: "Lian'er..."

When Wei Lian was the crown prince, she still had some resentment, thinking that he had robbed Yan'er.But she didn't expect that Wei Lian would be so powerful that he would directly become the king of Chu...

It stands to reason that Wei Lian became the king of Chu, so her mother and concubine should also be the queen mother.But after she waited for so long, even Wei Xiang was conferred the title of Princess Langhua. She was only a concubine, and Yan'er had not been conferred the title of prince, so naturally she couldn't hold back.

Isn't this just thinking of repairing the relationship between mother and child as soon as possible?

Wei Lian lowered his head and said casually, "Concubine Yan speaks carefully."

"I have nothing to do with you alone."

Concubine Yan's face froze, she didn't expect Wei Lian to remember this.

She forced a smile and said: "There is no overnight feud between mother and child..."

"The lonely mother is in the underworld." Wei Lian raised his eyes, "Does the concubine want to go too?"

Concubine Yan's face changed slightly, and she planned to use her seniority directly to suppress others: "Is your majesty not going to recognize me as a mother?"

"It's the concubine who wants to get rid of the lonely relationship first." Wei Lian chuckled, and his tone was as gentle as ever, "Mrs. Li was thrown into the cold palace, and Wei Jiao was deposed as a commoner. The concubine and the nine princes can still be in the palace. Having no worries about food and clothing is the end of a lonely benevolence, so don’t push yourself any further.”

Wei Jiao scolded him as a motherless bastard when he was young, and he was punished by Mrs. Li to kneel in the snow all night after he fought back, but he never forgot.

Compared to what happened to the mother and son, Concubine Yan and Wei Yan were the result of Wei Lian's mercy.

He doesn't retaliate against them, but he doesn't protect them either.

From now on, I'm just a stranger.

Concubine Yan's face turned green and pale, and finally realized that the young king's wings had stiffened, and she was no longer the child who had to rely on her.

Staying any longer would be self-defeating, Concubine Yan let out a sigh of relief and angrily threw up her sleeves and left.

Wei Lian didn't pay attention to this episode, he continued to think about what birthday gift he should give Ji Yue.

"Your Majesty is thinking about how to fight against Qin?"

Wei Lian paused, looked up and saw Old General Zhao striding in, clasped his fists and saluted: "I see Your Majesty."

"You don't need to be polite, general." Wei Lian respected the old general very much.

Old General Zhao got up and said: "The old minister sees His Majesty's serious expression, should he be worried about King Qin's affairs?"

Wei Lian: "..."

It was indeed worrying about him, but not thinking about how to kill him.

But how should he tell Old General Zhao that he really has no intention of eradicating King Qin?

Old General Zhao never asked Wei Lian how the king of Qin treated him when he was a hostage in Qin.What is there to ask?It is obvious that they are irreconcilable!Since ancient times, there has been no proton and the monarch of the enemy country who can live in harmony and harmony. Once the proton returns to the country and stands up, either you die or I die.

That's why Old General Zhao still thinks that the next step for the young master to win the throne is to seek revenge from the King of Qin.

Seeing Wei Lian's embarrassment, Old General Zhao thought that His Majesty was worried that he would not be the King of Qin's opponent, and vowed: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, although the strong Qin is difficult to resist, but it has been fighting for many years, and has attacked Chen and Liang successively. Now it is fighting against the Three Kingdoms at the same time. The troops were scattered and their vitality was seriously injured. It was the end of the battle. It was just that the Chu State had unscrupulous generals, the king lost his heart, the soldiers refused to fight for him, and the people were unwilling to wave their flags and cheers, which ended in a disastrous defeat. Now that His Majesty is on the throne, all the people in the Chu State are united, and there is another All the elite soldiers and good generals are assisting you wholeheartedly, your strategy is not inferior to the King of Qin in the slightest, and you may not be incapable of fighting..."

Old General Zhao's analysis is clear and logical, and it really makes sense.

But the problem is not here.

"General." Wei Lian said frankly, "Gu never wanted to be an enemy of King Qin."

Old General Zhao was taken aback, and tried to persuade him: "King Qin is nothing to be afraid of, why should His Majesty be worried?"

"Gu is not afraid of him." Wei Lian lowered his eyes, "Gu loves him."

Old General Zhao: "..."

Old General Zhao, who had lived a long time, rarely felt a little bit confused.

"Wei Lian was able to ascend the throne, and the general helped me a lot." Now that things have happened, Wei Lian doesn't want to lie any more, "Unification of the world is the general trend, Qin and Chu will definitely die, but it is impossible for me to fight with him See you."

"I came back this time to share his worries."

Old General Zhao couldn't believe it: "Your Majesty is going to...betray Chu State?"

For the old general who had devoted his whole life to Chu, this was really hard for him to accept.

He can turn against the faint king, but his heart will always be Chu, the Chu general who has truly dedicated himself to death.

He originally thought that Young Master Lian was the hope of the Chu Kingdom, but Young Master Lian... had a relationship with the monarch of the enemy country?

"The king of Qin is a wise king. If the people of the world can live and work in peace and contentment without being disturbed by war, it doesn't matter if I don't become the king."

"Wei Lian lied first, so the general will be honored by me." Wei Lian knelt down on one knee.

When the king kneels down, he is more important than ten thousand gold.

Old General Zhao quickly knelt down and said in panic, "How can I afford it! Yu Gong is the king, and Yu privately you are the savior. How can this be? Your Majesty, get up!"

Wei Lian lowered his eyes and said: "I caused the general to abandon his lifelong belief, the general deserves this worship."

The young man folded his left hand on the back of his right hand, his eyes were clear and unquestionable, he bowed his head and bowed deeply.

Old General Zhao watched the king bow his head, his eyes trembling, and finally closed his eyes helplessly.

He thought of the year when Young Master Lian rescued him from the prison, the young man's tone was loose and his eyes were frivolous: "My ability has never been inferior to the King of Qin, and it is possible that the State of Chu is better than the State of Qin. The general is trustworthy, and I will be his only opponent."

Later, His Majesty said that he would not be his enemy in this lifetime.

Young Master, why not...abandoned his lifelong faith for the King of Qin.