Vol 2 Chapter 2611: The marriage proposal was assassinated by the Empress
Chapter 2611: Marriage proposal, assassination by Hou Qing
Chapter 2607: Marriage proposal, assassination by Hou Qing
The top warriors in the world, more or less, all have certain shortcomings.
For example: Xiang Yu is arrogant and arrogant, Li Cunxiao is careless and careless, Li Yuanba is irritable and irritable, Xing Tian is stubborn and ignorant, Kong Peng is paranoid and willful, Lu Bu is suspicious and fickle, Sun Lingming is reckless and impulsive, Yang Jian is sentimental, etc.
There are no shortcomings that do not have any shortcomings. I am afraid that you can only find one and a half in the world.
One is Xuanyuan. After transforming from a prince to a general, he no longer has any weaknesses. However, his hard power is not strong enough and his combat power is extremely unstable. He can only face Kong Peng, Niu Mowang, Chi You and others. Only certain groups of people can perform at a super level.
As for the other half, Chi You is accepted. His shortcomings also come from his identity, that is, the greed brought by ambition, but this greed will be suppressed by his reason, so it will not affect his judgment.
It is precisely because of this that even though Chi You's personal martial arts has reached the peak of the world, he is still extremely rational and will not rely too much on the bravery of a reckless man.
If Chi You likes to show his bravery, when Li Shimin, Liu Ji, and Liu Yu joined forces, Xing Tian, Yang Jian, and Hou Yi were among the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces. He might have been beaten to death by the three of them. How could it be possible? Able to survive until now.
Chi You relies on his personal courage to win. If he knows that he cannot take advantage, then he will not show off his strength.
Now there is not only Xing Tian in the Shu army, but also the weird and mysterious Lu Ya. Chi You, who suffered a loss once, will naturally not be fooled a second time.
With Chi You's wisdom, he quickly thought of a way to deal with it. If he met these two people again, Chi You could deal with one of them alone, and let his generals hold the other to buy him time.
Xing Tian and Lu Ya are strong, and they are not as strong as Chi You in a one-on-one situation, so they are just ordinary men's courage after all, but the combination of Liu Yu and Su Qin is different.
These two men, one is a famous general in the world and has an unparalleled military formation, the other is full of wits and calculations, not to mention they have brought a total of 200,000 Shu troops.
With the number of armies being similar, Chi You was still sure of winning, but now the Shu army had nearly 100,000 more troops than the Nanguo army, and Chi You also felt a lot of pressure.
The reason why Chiyou's attack on Shu went so smoothly was that he caught the Shu army by surprise and that he had a military advantage.
Now that the enemy's and our own's superiority in military strength has reversed, Chi You also felt Zhou Bo's frustration.
"In less than a month since my Southern Army's Northern Expedition, we have occupied Jianning County, Yizhou County, Yongchang County, Zanggao County except Qielan City, and five counties in the southern part of Liangshan County, a total of four and a half counties. land.
Most of southern Shu has been owned by me, and only Qianbei, Yuexun, Zhuti, northern Liangshan, and Qielan City are left in southern Shu.
But the reinforcements from the Shu Kingdom have also arrived, and the next war will no longer be a small fight, but a national war with the Shu Kingdom. Chi You said softly.
The Southern Kingdom has conquered too much territory in southern Shu, and there is no room for relaxation with the Shu Kingdom.
Unless Chi You is willing to give up the territory he has acquired, Liu Yu will take back the counties in southern Shu at all costs, and will never give up until he drives the southern forces back to Nanzhong.
Chi You paid so much, so it was obviously impossible for him to give up the territory he had acquired. Moreover, even if he gave up Liu Yu, he might not give up.
Since the national war between the Southern Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom is doomed to be inevitable, if the four and a half counties of southern Shu are firmly in hand, at least the logistical pressure will be much less in the future, and food can be collected directly on the spot without having to rely on supply from the rear. .
At this time, Chi You suddenly understood why Zhang Yi agreed so decisively when he went to Kunming as an envoy, knowing that he would suffer a loss.
Even if the Qin Dynasty really doesn't gain an inch of land, as long as it can make Shu suffer a loss, it will make a lot of money.
On the other hand, the Southern Kingdom, on the surface, took advantage of the Qin Dynasty and willingly swallowed the poisonous fruit fed by the Qin Dynasty, but the price was to bear the wrath of the Shu Kingdom. Without heavy bloodshed, they would definitely not be able to keep the fruits of victory.
Did Zhang Yi guess from the beginning that Liu Yu would concentrate his efforts on dealing with the southern country first, and then go north to deal with the Qin army? Chi You thought to himself.
Chi You’s guess was right this time. Everything that happened now was indeed within Zhang Yi’s expectation.
Zhang Yi had long guessed that even if the Qin army attacked Yangping Pass first, even if it would attract some of the Shu army, Liu Yu would most likely go south first to deal with the Southern Barbarians.
The Shu army did not understand the strength of the Southern Army, which caused the war situation in southern Shu to collapse too quickly. If Liu Yuzai did not stop it, the entire southern Shu would probably fall.
Even without Hanzhong and Yangping Pass, Shu still still has Jiange and Jiameng Pass, but there are no such natural chasms to defend in southern Shu.
The result was just as Zhang Yi expected. Taking advantage of the dangerous Yangping Pass, Shu only deployed a hundred thousand troops in Hanzhong, and most of the remaining troops were deployed to deal with the Southern Kingdom.
Zhang Yi's goal was achieved, but the price was that Li Jing was less likely to capture Hanzhong.
After all, even if the Shu Han only deployed a hundred thousand troops in Hanzhong, relying on the terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, it is obviously impossible to defeat Li Jing's 100,000 Qin troops.
But this doesn't matter to Zhang Yi. After all, his vision and layout are all about Da Qin and the whole world, so naturally he won't care about the gains and losses of the Yongliang military.
Moreover, Hanzhong is originally difficult to defeat. Although Zhang Yi's plan makes it more difficult to capture Hanzhong, if you, Li Jing, are capable enough, it is not impossible to capture it.
In addition to these, Zhang Yi's temptation to Chi You is also naked. After all, it is impossible for Chi You to resist such a big temptation in Shunan.
Although Chi You didn't realize it at first, some people in the southern country had some guesses.
However, the temptation given by Zhang Yi this time was too great. In addition, they also felt that Da Qin posed a greater threat to Shu Han, so those who were lucky enough thought that Liu Yu would pay more attention to the Qin army.
Although today's result exceeds most people's expectations, Chi You and other senior officials in the Southern Kingdom are also mentally prepared.
Since the arrival of Liu Yu's reinforcements, Chi You no longer had any hope of completely occupying southern Shu. Instead, he held on to the fruits of victory so far, but it was obviously not easy to do this.
Although the total military strength of the Shu Kingdom is only 450,000, the total population is nearly 7 million, of which there are two to three hundred young and strong, which is equivalent to the total population of the entire Southern Kingdom.
Shu has no shortage of troops. Even if it loses 100,000 or 200,000 troops in southern Shu, Shu will be able to replenish them quickly with its strong national strength.
But the same cannot be said for the Southern Kingdom. Both in terms of financial resources and young population, they are far inferior to those of the Shu Kingdom.
So in this battle, the Southern Kingdom cannot be aggressive. If it is really a head-to-head confrontation and exhaustion, the Southern Kingdom will obviously not be able to defeat the Shu Kingdom.
But according to the current situation, it is likely to turn into a protracted war. After all, although Liu Yu wants to defeat the Southern Army within two months, Chi You is not mediocre. If he is determined to defend, it will be difficult to hold on for two months. Not big.
As it turns out, if the Shu army fails to repel the Southern Army after two months, then the war will definitely be protracted.
In response to this situation, the Prime Minister of the Southern Kingdom, Shi Jieren, proposed that if the Southern Kingdom wanted to keep the fruits of victory and last longer in the subsequent war, it must win the support of all parties, especially the Qin Dynasty.
Leaving aside everything else, if Da Qin simply sends more troops to Jingzhou, and then asks its ally Wu to send more troops to the border, the Chu army will not dare to move rashly, and naturally it will not be able to use too many troops to deal with the Southern Kingdom.
In addition, if it really turns into a protracted war, the Southern Kingdom will definitely not have enough time to build weapons and equipment, and will still need the assistance of Da Qin to complete the arming of the march in the shortest time.
Chi You felt it made sense after hearing this, but would Da Qin support the Southern Kingdom to this extent? Previously, the Qin Dynasty sent envoys to lobby the Southern Kingdom to send troops. Although there was an element of exploitation, the Southern Kingdom was also willing to be used, and it actually benefited.
But in the national war between the Southern Kingdom and the Shu Kingdom, if the Qin Dynasty continued to support it, it would not only be as simple as giving away profits, but also pay a large amount of real money.
Is Daqin willing to pay so much?
At this time, not only the southern generals, but also Chi You felt unsure.
But Shi Jieren said firmly: "Great Qin supports our southern kingdom just to weaken Shu Han. Now the war between our southern kingdom and Shu Han is getting more and more intense. Great Qin wants us to keep fighting with Shu Han, so how can it be reluctant to part with some supplies."
"Having said that, Great Qin doesn't want our Southern Kingdom to grow bigger in Yizhou. Will it really help our Southern Kingdom at any cost?" Chi You said.
Hearing this, Shi Jieren was silent for a while and then said: "As long as our southern country can show its determination to fight against Shu to the end, we can also try to marry with Great Qin to deepen the relationship between the two countries."
“Marriage?”
Chi You’s eyes suddenly lit up.
After realizing that the Southern Kingdom was inseparable from the Qin Dynasty, Chi You did have plans to get rid of the interests of the Qin Dynasty. However, as the war between the two countries in southern Shu began, he felt that the interests of the Southern Kingdom of Qin were not tied deep enough.
Nowadays, maritime trade alone is no longer enough to deepen the relationship between Qin and South China. Marriage is indeed a good idea.
“This is a good idea.” Chi You nodded.
"The title of the Lord's wife is vacant, so you can ask the Princess of Da Qin to be your concubine."
A hero like Chi You naturally had no shortage of women around him. He originally had a wife, but she later died of illness. Although he took in several concubines, the position of his wife remained vacant.
As soon as Shi Jieren finished speaking, Zhu Rong interjected: "The two princesses of Da Qin, Gu, are already married, and the daughter of Emperor Qin is young and far from the age of marriage. If she really marries Da Qin, Brother Wang will probably have no choice but to marry. I want to marry the daughter of the Qin clan."
Hearing Zhu Rong's words, Chi You couldn't help but frown slightly, obviously not satisfied with only marrying a daughter of the clan.
After all, if Qin Nan marries, the princess married from Da Qin will definitely be his official wife. Chi You naturally hopes that the higher the status of the marriage partner, the better.
However, there was no direct lineage of the Ying family that could marry a princess, which made Chi You very helpless. He couldn't help complaining to the Great Emperor Ying Wen of Qin: Why didn't he have more daughters?
"That's all, as long as you have the status of Princess of Da Qin, the daughter of the clan will be the daughter of the clan."
Chi You said helplessly. After all, what he cared about was not the beauty or ugliness of the marriage partner, but the status of the Princess of Qin.
Although the status of a clan princess is not as high as that of a royal princess, since she is named a princess by the emperor, her legal status is the same.
Shi Jieren said, "If we can only ask for the princess to be married back to the clan, then it is better for our southern country to marry a princess to Qin and marry each other to deepen the relationship between the two countries."
"What?"
Before Chi You could say anything, Zhu Rong screamed in surprise. After all, she was the only princess in the entire Southern Kingdom.
Zhu Rong was a little uneasy. After all, she still wanted to prove herself on the battlefield and didn't want to get married so early.
Chi You nodded in agreement and said: "That's good. If you marry a princess, there will be someone by Emperor Qin's side to help us speak for the Southern Kingdom. But who should be sent to marry? Sister Zhu Rong is definitely not good. "
“My lord, you can send Saint Zixuan to marry.”
“Zixuan, this girl is indeed much more reliable than Zhu Rong.”
With the integration of politics and religion in the Southern Kingdom, the status of a saint is no lower than that of a princess. The previous saint was Zhu Rong, and Zixuan became the current saint after Zhu Rong resigned.
Chi You and Shi Jieren settled on the candidate for marriage with Da Qin after talking to each other, completely ignoring Zhu Rong's unhappy face.
What does it mean that I definitely can’t do it? Zhu Rong roared in his heart.
Zhu Rong obviously overthought things. Neither Shi Jieren nor Chi You thought of considering her as a marriage partner.
After all, Gonggong is the second-largest person in the South Kingdom. With his infatuation with Zhu Rong, if he knew that Zhu Rong was going to get married, he would have exploded on the spot.
Even if Gonggong is not taken into account, Zhu Rong's own abilities are still among the top in Southern China.
There was an extreme shortage of talents in the southern country, so Chi You was naturally reluctant to push his sister out.
After finalizing the plan to marry with Da Qin, the next step is to implement it.
Chi You decisively sent a message to Qingmei Port, asking the officials there to stop Zhang Yi who was staying here, contact Zhang Yi first, and then return to Daqin with him to discuss marriage matters.
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Annan, Qingmei Port.
After Zhang Yi left Kunming, he was escorted all the way to this port by the Southern Army, but he never took a ship to return north. Instead, he stayed here. I don’t know what he was thinking.
Having stayed for ten days so far, Zhang Yi still has no intention of leaving. On the contrary, Ye Gucheng and others can't stay any longer.
"Sir, how long do we have to stay again? We have already visited all the places we should visit in Qingmei Port." Ye Gucheng asked.
Zhang Yi held a copy of the Analects of Confucius and said calmly: "Don't be in a hurry. Wait for someone. When he arrives, we can return north."
Ximen Chuixue and others looked at each other in confusion. Apparently they didn't know who Su Qin was waiting for. When they were about to ask again, a guard came to report.
“Report…to inform you all, the envoy from the Southern Kingdom is asking for an audience.”
Hearing this, Zhang Yi couldn't help but smile and said: "Look, it's not coming."
Just when Zhang Yi met with the envoys from the Southern Kingdom at Qingmei Port, Chi You, who was far away in southern Shu, was assassinated when he went out to explore the terrain, and the person who assassinated him was the Hou Qing of the Quasi-Banbu Xuanjing.
(End of this chapter)
