Chapter 233 Seeking truth in falsehood
Ziying suppressed his anger and pretended as if nothing had happened.
"The world is in chaos, and I just want to live in peace within the pass." Ziying said with a chuckle, "I attacked Bashu because it is connected to Hanzhong and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, Bashu has foreign wars. As for matters outside the pass, I really have nothing to do.
Interested in participating. You may have misunderstood."
The Zhou brothers looked at each other, feeling happy but with a hint of disappointment. Although Ziying did not discover their scam, they still needed to find a way to get Ziying to kill Zhang Er.
"If there is nothing else, you two should get out of the way."
Ziying urged, he was sure that the two die-hards would come up with some treacherous tricks. The tricks of smart people are often half-truths and half-falsehoods. As long as the Zhou brothers dared to deceive him, other real plans would surely be revealed.
It is impossible for Lu Pheasant to unite with the royal tombs in a short period of time, and Ying Bu will not allow the royal tombs to develop if he occupies Nanyang. However, Lu Pheasant will definitely join forces with others to expel Ying Bu. After that person helps Lu Pheasant, he will not invade Nanyang.
's territory.
Only one of the eighteen princes would act like this - Wu Rui, King of Hengshan!
"The King of Qin wants to be at peace, but I'm afraid Yingbu won't agree. Qin will need to mobilize all its troops to attack Bashu, Jiujiang to attack Linjiangzhong, and maybe move to Wuguan to attack Qin." Zhou Ke said, "Does this matter count as the Qin Kingdom?"
A big thing?"
"Are you two advising me not to attack Bashu and defend Guanzhong?" Ziying asked, but he was not too worried about Yingbo. With Han Xin in the north as a threat, Yingbo would not act rashly.
"That's not the case." Zhou Ke shook his head and said, "Yingbu needs to do one thing before launching a large-scale war - let other princes in the south also launch troops, so as to avoid being attacked by Xiang Yu."
"Let Wu Rui mobilize troops? Haha..." Ziying smiled unconsciously, "I would like to know how Yingbu can do it?"
"I learned about this accidentally."
Zhou Ke stood up slowly as if he had made up his mind and walked close to Zi Yingma.
"The King of Qin doesn't know something. Yingbu's wife Wu is currently in Linjiang Kingdom...it won't take many days..."
"What? Yingbu wants to kill his wife?!" Ziying opened his eyes wide and screamed suddenly.
"This matter is a secret that Lu Ze inquired about. King Qin should not make it public." Zhou Ke looked around quickly and almost covered Ziying's mouth.
Ziying couldn't calm down and murmured, "In the past, Wu Qi killed his wife to seek war with Qi, but now Yingbu abandoned his wife to avoid fighting with Chu. It's really amazing..."
"Yingbu is Wu Rui's son-in-law. If his daughter dies in Linjiang, the King of Hengshan will definitely send troops first." Zhou Chang explained, "If the King of Qin does not want to be attacked by Yingbu, he can send someone to inform Chu about this matter during the war.
If Chu does not attack Hengshan but attacks Jiujiang, the danger of Qin will be resolved."
Ziying pinched her forehead, pretending to be embarrassed, but suppressing a smile.
He has almost guessed the Zhou brothers' treacherous plan...
If Liu Bang enters Guanzhong, Xiang Yu will be extremely disgusted. Asking Ziying to inform Xiang Yu of this matter is nothing more than diverting Chu's offensive to Jiujiang. Even if Ziying does not go, one of Liu and Lu must send someone there.
If Yingbu's murder of his wife is known to others, Lu Pheasant will also gain access to Hengshan, and the two countries of Chu and Jiujiang will fight together. This is the most important condition for her to seize the opportunity to capture Nanyang.
At that time, one Liu and Lu occupied Guanzhong and the other occupied Linjiang. Although there was still a rift between them, they could serve as each other's horns to fight against Xiang Yu. They occupied the thirty-six counties in the world, including Ba County, Shu County, and Hanzhong County.
Longxi County, Neishi County, Nanyang County, and Nan County. In terms of the number of counties alone, they are equivalent to Xiang Yu's old Zhang County, Kuaiji County, Xue County, Sichuan County, Dang County, and Dong County.
Xiang Yu continued to fight for years, with each ebb and flow, and there was a faint tendency to win the world again.
"What a wonderful plot!" Ziying repeatedly praised, his hand already quietly pressing on the hilt of the sword of the universe.
"The King of Qin will just accept it." Zhou Ke said with a smile, "In this case, can you listen carefully to the plan of my two brothers to kill Zhang Er?"
Ziying had learned of Bashu's conspiracy and wanted to kill these two people immediately. Suddenly he saw dozens of people coming from the north, and the three leading them were Zhang Er, Guan Gao and Zhao Wu.
The three of them were waving their whips and breathing heavily, eager to rush to Ziying and kill the Zhou brothers.
"Please tell me quickly, otherwise you will have no chance." Ziying said with an evil smile.
When the Zhou brothers heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, they turned around and suddenly saw the menace. In desperation, they drew their swords and faced them.
Zhou Chang smiled and said, "God is really helping me. Dozens of them came like this. We killed them and it was said that we were protecting the King of Qin! The King of Qin doesn't need to worry about his reputation!"
"Are you two sure?" Ziying said with a smile.
"Don't worry, King Qin. My brothers' swordsmanship is not weak. Although they are not as good as Qu Chenghou Chongda, they are more than enough to deal with a group of half-buried old men!" Zhou Chang's tone trembled with excitement. He will avenge Liu Jiao immediately!
Seeing that Zhang Er and others arrived with dozens of breaths left, Ziying suddenly looked at the two of them with regret, "Apart from Peng Yue, the Prime Minister of the Western Wei Dynasty, you two are the most capable people who died in front of me."
"What did King Qin say?!"
The two were startled, holding their swords tightly to guard against Ziying. The sound of horse hooves behind them gradually became louder, making the two of them not sure which side to guard against.
"What a pity. If you two really surrendered sincerely, I will definitely be of great use." Ziying shook his head and sighed, "What a pity. From the time we entered Qin to this moment, I haven't heard a word of truth from you, so I can't stay here for a long time."
"King Qin... misunderstood! Everything we say is true... we are all thinking about Qin!" Zhou Chang quickly defended, hoping to get a chance to survive.
"Achang, there's no need to beg him!" Zhou Ke looked at Ziying's evil smile, knowing that the matter was exposed, "Kill Ziying today, and then kill Zhang Er!"
"Oh, is it so?"
Ziying unsheathed his long sword and flicked it left and right. A cold sensation hit the Zhou brothers' mouths, and then severe pain hit their brains, and two pieces of their tongues fell to the cold ground.
"Ah...um..."
The two of them vomited blood, their bodies kept shaking, and the swords they couldn't hold fell to the ground, looking at Ziying in horror.
"I forgot to tell you two that Zhang Er did not betray Liu Bang, but was designed by me to think that you two are traitors! That's why I want to kill you, hahahaha... Unexpected, right?" Ziying's
The smiles in their eyes were extremely ferocious.
"Well--"
A thunder exploded in the minds of the two of them. Thinking back to what they said to Zhao Wu on the banks of the Weishui River, they finally understood what the phrase "we are not from the same place" meant!
Zhou Chang was annoyed for a while, but Zhao Wu never said a word about betraying Liu Bang from beginning to end!
Zhao Wu accused them of being liars, but it turned out that he mistakenly thought they had deceived Liu Bang!
Zhou Yan's eyes were about to burst, and he endured the pain that was enough to faint. He reached out to pick up the sword on the ground and stabbed Ziying.
Whoosh——
A long sword penetrated from the side of his ribs and passed through his heart.
Zhou Ke's life slowly drained away along with the blood on the sword. His eyes turned dark and he fell to the ground...
"Alas...he shouldn't have died at this time." Ziying said to Zhou Chang with half emotion and half sarcasm.
Zhou Chang paid no attention to Zi Ying, picked up his sword and rushed into Zhang Er's horse formation.
The cavalry had an advantage over the infantry. Zhou Chang was seriously injured and knew that he would surely die, so he had no choice but to rush towards Zhao Wu, who had just thrown his sword and was now unarmed.
At this moment, I am not motivated by righteousness, I am only seeking revenge for my brother!
In order to protect Zhao Wu, Zhang Er and others prepared for Zhou Chang's offensive.
Ziying patted the horse's neck, drove the horse to the roadside, and quietly watched the last scene of the loyal minister.
The red figure shuttled among the horses, and was stabbed by the sword from time to time. After staggering slightly, he continued to fight with the sword.
A few old men were careless and were killed by the furious Zhou Chang, who cut off their wrists and stabbed them off their horses.
The sky in Xianyang has been dark for a long time, and fine snowflakes are falling slowly. The snow is getting heavier, and it gradually falls on Ziying's shoulders, covering Zhou Ke's unblinking face.
"Is what I did today too yin? Fortunately, Master Lingfen is not around." Ziying murmured.
Zhao Wu rode his horse to escape Zhou Chang's attack. Zhang Er and others, who had no worries, stabbed Zhou Chang into a sieve with their swords.
"elder brother..."
Zhou Chang vomited blood, slurring his words, and moved towards Zhou Ke's body step by step in the heavy snow with bloody footprints.
thump--
Zhou Chang fell to the ground, still using his last bit of strength to reach out towards Zhou Ke.
"The person who betrayed Pei Gong could not leave his whole body behind!"
Guan Gao jumped off his horse and swung his sword to cut off Zhou Chang's arm, which was about to touch his brother. The blood that spilled out stained their outlines red.
All the knights jumped off their horses, brandished their swords, chopped off the heads of the Zhou brothers, and then stabbed their bodies as if to vent their anger.
"From being a soldier of Surabaya to becoming a royal censor of a country, he is considered a great talent in the world, but there is no complete body." Ziying sighed secretly.
Before Zhang Er went to "whip the corpse", he rode his horse to Ziying's side and said, "King Qin, you don't have to feel sorry. They betrayed their master and committed suicide. They deserved their death."
Ziying had no time to feel sorry, now was the best time to get Zhang Er and others to agree to attack Bashu.
"That's true." Ziying said, "Just now I wanted to persuade them to go back to Bashu, take good care of Liu Bang, and listen to their wishes, but..."
"But what? King Qin, please tell me!" Zhang Er felt something was wrong.
"But he seems to know that Liu Bang will die, and he wants me to send troops to Linjiang." Ziying pretended to be puzzled, "The two are not compatible at all, and I couldn't guess what he meant, so he told them to wait until King Changshan comes.
When we are discussing, who knows what will happen... alas!"
Chapter completed!