Plan to cut off the nine states

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Gan Zhao was "forced" to become the king of Shu.

The King of Jin, the King of Liang, and the King of Wuyue sent envoys one after another. On the surface, they were respectful and unanimously praised the descendant King as the "ancestral king."

In front of all the leaders, Xue Liujia scolded the eighteen generations of the three kings, a total of fifty-four generations, and finally said: "Do you think I can't see it? They have no confidence in their hearts and are still afraid of the officers and soldiers, so they put me as the leader. , The defeat is mine, the victory is theirs.”

Xue Liujia cursed again, and the leaders each used filthy words to add to the fun. It was quite lively.

After enough scolding, Xue Liujia said: "We can't let them succeed. It's not okay for the three kings to bully one of me. I used to have more than a dozen kings under my command. Unfortunately, my fate was bad and I died cleanly...Which of you still wants to be the king?" ? Free of charge.”

The leaders who were scolding the three kings just now all shut up. Look at me, look at you, no one is willing to stand up. After being crowned king twice, they have seen clearly that no matter how nice Xue Liujia says, who Whoever becomes king is a thorn in his side and will be eliminated sooner or later.

"You have the guts to rebel, but don't have the guts to become king? You cowards." Xue Liujia scolded again and looked at his brother-in-law, "Xiao Liuzi, let me make you the King of Qin, on an equal footing with Ning Bao'er and the others..."

"Xiao Liuzi" knelt on the ground and cried loudly, "Brother-in-law, Prince Zuwang, I have never offended you. My sister is indeed a little old and can't speak, but I am really loyal to my brother-in-law."

"Get away." Xue Liujia said angrily, looking around to see who was retreating, and couldn't help but get angrier in his heart, "Get out, everyone, get out, there is no useful person."

The leaders helped "Xiao Liuzi" out of the tent, leaving Xue Liujia alone and sulking.

Princess Huang, a fat woman, rushed in like a whirlwind, pointed at the coming king and scolded her. She was more clever than her husband, saying, "Why did my brother offend you? Do you insist on killing him? We Huang How could my family be so sorry to you? You gave birth to your son and rebelled with you. You brought in a bunch of bitches and I tolerated it. What else do you want?"

There happened to be a few "bitches" in the house. Huang felt that one of them was laughing, so she took off her shoes and threw them at them. She chased them and beat them again.

Xue Liujia was in a panic. The title of "Maitreya Disciple" and the "Killing Emperor Stick" in his hand were of no use to his married wife. He could only step forward to stop her, offered good words to persuade her, and protected the beauty behind him.

"Princess, don't be angry. I didn't want to kill Xiao Liuzi. I really wanted to make him the King of Qin. Since he doesn't want to, forget it. Why bother making such a fuss? Xiao Liuzi really, just say it if you don't want to. Why ask your sister to come forward? ?”

Huang's anger subsided a little, and she pinched her waist with both hands, "You don't want to kill my brother?"

"I really didn't think about it. Doesn't the princess always see what I do to my family?"

Huang's anger subsided a little, and Xue Liujia personally picked the shoes for her to put on, and said with a smile: "Ning Bao'er and the others are the kings, and they gang up to bully me. I just want my family to be the kings and fight with them." ”

"Anyone who becomes king under you will suffer a bad death. My family will never take this risk. If you want to be king, just make him... Madman You, he is young and old all day long, making random jokes in front of me, and let him die. "

"It's not to die...and Madman You is not good enough. Even his own people don't take him seriously, so it's useless to have the title of king."

"Then Feng Ganzhao."

"A willing move?" Xue Liujia's heart moved.

"Yes, this boy has used to be a minor official. He has eyes on the top of his head and is still a smiling tiger. I think he has long been dissatisfied. Let him be the king and find an opportunity to kill him."

Xue Liujia nodded, "To talk about the people around me, Gan Zhao is a person. Why didn't I think of him earlier?"

"I told you, this kid is a smiling tiger. When something good happens, he wants to stick it in your face. When he hears something is wrong, he immediately hides behind others so that you can't even see him."

Xue Liujia nodded repeatedly, "Princess, I'm just telling you, I didn't seem to see him just now."

"That's it?"

"That's it."

"Stop trying to take advantage of my family."

"Why doesn't the princess believe it? This time she is really crowned king, and there is no malicious intention."

Mrs. Huang sneered a few times, not believing it at all. She glanced at the woman behind her husband and said sternly: "Stop doing useless things and emptying your body in vain. Once you die, who will the whole family rely on? At least wait for a few sons to come back." When I grow up, I can inherit the family business and see you through to the end.”

"Okay, okay, I don't like to hear these words. With the blessing of Buddha, I can live for at least another hundred and eighty years and leave a stable place for my son."

"Do you think you have forgotten your eight things after living so long?" Huang turned and left.

"If it weren't for the fact that you gave birth to three sons..." Xue Liujia whispered bitterly, turning to the beauties and saying: "You should work hard to give me more sons, so I don't have to be angry with that woman. "

Xue Liujia walked to the door and shouted to the door: "Ask Gan Zhao to come over!"

Among the leaders, Gan Zhao understood the etiquette of the monarch and his ministers better. He was never perfunctory in saluting and did not act hastily like the others. This alone made Xue Liujia very happy.

"Why did the ancestor call me?"

Xue Liujia sat on the chair and gently touched the stick in his hand, "You have been with me for so long and have made a lot of contributions. I will give you a throne."

Gan Zhao did not lose his composure like Xiao Liuzi, and handed over his hand and said: "My little contribution is not worth mentioning compared with other leaders. Besides, I am not an old friend of the ancestors. I joined halfway, and my merits are even less. I really don't deserve the throne." ”

Xue Liujia smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. I remember all your contributions and I know what you are thinking. You think that the kings who were enfeoffed before have bad luck. You are afraid of bad luck, so you dare not accept the throne, right?"

"The ancestor king is a disciple of Maitreya. What bad luck can't be dispelled? I just feel that my contribution is not worth the reward..."

Xue Liujia clapped his legs and stood up, holding the stick and walked in front of Gan Zhao, and said generously: "What contribution or not, if I say you can do it, then you can do it. Do I have to ask Maitreya Buddha to persuade you personally?"

"I dare not. The ancestor king really wants to make me a king?"

"Of course, it's still the old rules. You can choose the kingship and fiefdom. You will be on par with Ning Baoer, half a level lower than me."

"If the ancestor king is sincere, I have a small condition."

"Say, if you like the princess, you can take her away immediately and let her follow you."

Several beauties giggled behind him.

Gan Zhao smiled awkwardly, "The princess is like a mother to me, how dare I have such evil thoughts? My condition is to set up a camp of my own, still holding the banner of the ancestor king, but with a wall separating them. I have no other intentions, but I think that only in this way can I help the ancestor king and compete with the Ning Wang and others."

Xue Liujia thought for a while, "Are you really not interested in the princess? That woman is always a little old..."

"Beauty is not my thing, and I have a wife at home, so I dare not marry another one."

Xue Liujia nodded sympathetically, "You can set up your own camp, but don't stay too far away from me, like Ning Baoer, who didn't even show his face and didn't take me seriously at all."

"I will set up a camp nearby and serve as a guard for the advent army."

"Well, What about the title of king? King of Qin, do you like it? "

"Qinzhou is the hometown of the ancestor king, the place where the dragon rose, how dare I claim it?"

Xue Liujia was very satisfied with this answer, "Except Luozhou where the Eastern Capital is located, you can pick any place in the world."

Gan Zhao thought again and again, "I always thought that I would stay with the ancestor king forever, and I never considered this kind of thing-since I am the king, I should expand the territory for the ancestor king in the future and be a minister guarding the vassal forever...Yizhou is located in the southwest and has not yet surrendered to the Jiangshi Army. If I am granted by the ancestor king, I am willing to be the King of Shu and help the ancestor king to conquer the land of Bashu."

"You are the King of Shu." Xue Liujia said immediately, fearing that Gan Zhao would regret it, he immediately summoned all the leaders and announced that Gan Zhao was the King of Shu.

All the leaders came forward to congratulate, happy that they had escaped a disaster, and sympathized with Gan Zhao's misfortune.

Gan Zhao led his troops to set up a new camp that night, which was only more than a mile away from the Jiangshi Army. From a distance, it still looked like a large camp.

After Xue Liujia's inspection, he was more and more satisfied. He sent a large number of old and weak soldiers, along with their families, to the Shu King Gan Zhao to fill the scene.

Not long after, the kings joined forces to have a face-to-face meeting. When choosing a location, no one wanted to go to the army of the King of the World. After Xue Liujia scolded him, he just used Gan Zhao and ordered him to find another camp, which was about the same distance from the camps of the kings.

Gan Zhao was a humble person and regarded himself as the last king. Letters and envoys did not dare to compete with the kings. He also allowed the kings to send people to survey the terrain and soon gained trust.

The meeting of the five kings was then scheduled in the Shu army camp. At this time, they received news one after another that Xu Chu had claimed to be the ruling king of Wu, and the meeting of the five kings would become a meeting of the six kings.

Xue Liujia was furious and scolded to an unprecedented level. He even wanted to send troops to defeat the Wu army first and then fight the officers and soldiers.

Ning Baoguan was the first to acknowledge the new king and announced it to all the armies. The King of Liang and the King of Jin later recognized it. The King of Shu Gan Zhao went to persuade the King of Jiangshi, "With the enemy at hand, put all problems aside for now and make plans after conquering the Eastern Capital."

"Why did Xu Chu become king? Did you ask me in advance? How many people can Wu send to participate in the war? Wait, if Xu Chu brings a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people, I will kill him as a sacrifice."

It was the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, a cold day. Snow fell at night and stopped at noon. A thick layer of snow covered the ground. The Wu army came and chose a place to camp, echoing the kings from a distance.

Among the armies, the Wu army had the least number of people, but the proportion of cavalry was the highest, reaching more than 80%. After the envoys of the kings saw it, they were deeply impressed. The King of Jiangshi reluctantly accepted the title of Wu's ruling king, but still scolded Xu Chu for not coming to pay a visit.

Xu Chu also sent envoys to exchange greetings with the kings, and he took a small number of guards to observe the enemy situation.

The officers and soldiers chose the right terrain, connected the mountains and crossed the water, and built a long wall around Luoyang City. Xu Chu could only see a small part of it and stood there for a long time until the officers and soldiers came out of the wall to greet him. He led his men back to the barracks.

Zhang Wenbi visited again as the envoy of the King of Wuyue, telling how he tried to persuade Ning Baoguan, and finally made him change his mind. Not only did he become the first to recognize the ruling king, but he also thought it was a good idea.

Xu Chu was very grateful and sent a generous gift to please Zhang Wenbi.

Groups of envoys came and went. In addition to Zhang Wenbi, Xu Chu personally met another person.

Tan Wuwei came as the envoy of the King of Jin, and Xu Chu still called him the second brother. He was very happy in his heart. This was exactly the person Xu Chu wanted to see the most at the moment.

"Second brother, what do you think the chances of the righteous army winning are?" Xu Chu asked impatiently as soon as he sat down.

"It's hard to say. The rebel army is numerous and chaotic, and it's unpredictable. Fourth brother should think about it the other way around. What is the chance of victory for the officers and soldiers?"

"Officers and soldiers..." Xu Chu skipped the exaggerated words and said directly: "As long as the officers and soldiers don't move and hold on for two or three months, there will be a 90% chance of victory."

Tan Wuwei smiled and said: "Fourth brother has good vision. I originally said that you have lost your ambition, but now it seems that I was wrong. Yes, if the officers and soldiers hold on, the rebel army will be defeated, but I can guarantee that within half a month, the officers and soldiers will definitely attack.