Zheng Guo finally ended the month-long drought, but met with seven consecutive torrential rains. The rain fell to the ground, and the city of Jeju began to flood. Back then, the palace was built on a low ground, and the water rushed straight into the ground, flooding the bed, and almost all the cases were floating on the water.
Geng Shu picked up a few bricks, raised the threshold to block the water flow, looked up at the ground, and judged when the rain would stop.
The torrential rain covered the southern land, but it also blocked the footsteps of Juicong's invasion. At least these few days, there is no need to worry about him invading the three cities of Xunshui.
But the Yong Kingdom will not stay in the hinterland of the Central Plains forever, and the right ones will always be there. In these few years, rumors have spread to Jeju one after another, and the juice Cong has entered Yuedi along the north bank of the Yangtze River. The public officials in the city were tidying up, panicking and preparing to flee.
But where can you escape to? Ying country? Country
Jeju began to have the opinion of surrender. After all, the officials and officials did not care who was the monarch, as long as the family was preserved, the country could be abandoned, but the most important point was that the abandonment must be worthwhile.
"I heard someone say," Geng Shu returned to Jiang Heng after practicing his sword practice, "I want to give Zhao Ling to Juicong in exchange for Zheng Ren's autonomy."
Geng Shu was practicing swordsmanship in the garden of the palace. At that time, it was still raining non-stop. There were two scholar-officials talking outside the garden, thinking that people could hear the rain, but Geng Shu's ears were quick and he could hear clearly.
Jiang Heng didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Then when we run again, maybe we will take another person with us."
Jiang Heng spent three and a half hours solving the problems of government affairs for Prince Ling. Zheng Guo's law was like Yong Guo's reform, especially at this juncture, otherwise the country would be rebelled. He could only re-plan within his ability to temporarily stabilize the domestic situation.
However, as soon as the war broke out, the dangerous balance that was built up again was facing a total collapse.
At this very moment, a young girl, Yingying, arrived outside the two sleeping halls.
"Mr. Jiang." The girl smiled.
"Ah! It's you!" Jiang Heng immediately laughed and said, "Liu Hua! You are gone, please!"
Geng Shu glanced at Liu Hua and raised his eyebrows at Jiang Heng, meaning you know each other? Jiang Heng was still happy when he saw his old friend, but it was a pity that Zhao Qi was not in front of him.
"She accompanied me for a long time back then." Jiang Heng introduced her to her brother.
Geng Shu: "?"
"No," Jiang Heng said immediately, knowing that Geng Shu was thinking, "It's not what you think."
Liu Hua only smiled and said, "Your Majesty has invited two adults."
Jiang Heng guessed that it should be the front line who got the news, so he and Geng Shu went to visit Prince Ling. The rain gradually stopped, and now there are only Zhao Ling and Xiaoliang Wang Bi Shao, a seven-year-old boy and a ten-year-old girl in the main hall.
Bi Shao was chatting with two children, a boy and a girl. Seeing Jiang Heng and Geng Shujin, Prince Ling turned to the children: "See Mr. Jiang soon, General Nie."
"Sir!" Zhao Hui has grown up and is ten years old this year.
"Do you practice martial arts diligently?" Jiang Heng laughed.
Zhao Hui smiled embarrassedly, and was standing up, but Prince Ling said, "I don't need to get an axe, and I don't even look at who it is?"
Zhao Hui looked at Geng Shu and knew that he was the one who defeated Li Hong. Her interest in Geng Shu was far above Jiang Heng, but she did not dare to be presumptuous in front of her father.
The royal family's etiquette is well learned, Zhao Hui is quite heroic, and Zhao Cong is only seven years old, but he is also smart.
Jiang Heng and Zhao Cong held hands, and the prince sighed: "If there is a chance, I just want Zhao Cong to join you. It's a pity that there is not much time."
Jiang Heng said: "Each opportunity, I don't want to force it, I think it's good for him to do this."
"If you hadn't said it back then," Prince Ling said, "I really didn't want Hui'er to practice martial arts. Hui'er, Mr. Jiang and Mr. Nie have been busy these days, so I can't disturb them. what?"
Zhao Hui obviously had a lot to say, but she had to answer: "I know."
"When it's time," Jiang Heng smiled, "you can ask Nie Hai to give some pointers."
"Okay," Prince Ling said to his son and daughter, "you two go down first."
"Juicy Cong has broken through Xunyang," Prince Ling said straight to the point, "Zeng Yu has occupied Xundong. Right now, there are 130,000 soldiers and horses in the Xunshui area. In front of Juicing San, Chen Bingwei closes, only waiting for the dragon. The general drew troops south to rescue Yuedi, and then attacked Weiguan by force."
Everyone was talking for a while. Prince Ling thought about it and said, "Today, General Che Lei took away the last 10,000 people and went to the three cities of Xunshui to block Juicong."
Although Bi Shao was only twelve years old, he already had the appearance of a monarch. He said: "The people of Yong have killed the people of Xundong, and they only searched the city extensively. I guess they are looking for you."
Jiang Heng nodded. Apparently, Prince Ling had discussed a lot with Bi Shao in front of them. He looked at Jiang Heng with a little doubt, but did not ask any questions.
The sound of the rain gradually subsided. Geng Shu walked down the corridor and looked towards the sky. The seven consecutive torrential rains should have stopped, and the next day, with the rain blocking, Juicong will fully occupy Yuedi.
Finally, Prince Ling asked: "General Nie, how much chance do we have? Even if you say, one point is fine."
Jiang Heng looked at Geng Shu, and Geng Shu always spoke.
Bi Shao and Prince Ling looked at each other, both of them were silent.
Prince Ling: "I still remember that Mr. Jiang said back then that the assassination of Juicong was for the sake of bringing down thousands of children, and it would no longer be like you used to be, and people would be separated forever."
Jiang Heng said softly, "Your Majesty still remembers."
"Remember," said Prince Ling, "I always remember."
Bi Shao said, "Can't you assassinate Juicong again?"
"You said that?" Geng Shu suddenly asked.
Jiang Heng was a little surprised, looked at Geng Shu and nodded.
Geng Shu's expression seemed to be loose, and Prince Ling reiterated: "General Nie, if I hand over all the troops and horses of the whole country to your command, what are our chances of winning?"
Geng Shu pondered, and Prince Ling said: "As long as there is a five-point chance of winning, I am willing to give it a try. Naturally, if it is really impossible to fight, the battle to the death will be meaningful. It would be better if I surrendered to the country and saved the people. for the best.”
When Jiang Heng heard this, he knew that the Crown Prince had already made it clear in his heart that the current domestic public opinion must have made him unable to hold on any longer. Surrendering to be a monarch of a subjugated country is better than not surrendering in a deadly battle. It is good to make people's lives go to waste.
"If I say I have a five-point chance of winning, you will have to pay a higher price," Geng Shu turned around and asked, "Are you willing?"
Prince Ling smiled and said, "Is there any price I don't want to pay? Let's talk about it."
"Your head." Geng Shu replied.
The hall was silent for a moment, and even Jiang Heng thought that Geng Shu would say that.
"Take mine." After a while, Bi Shao broke the silence, "I'm not actually from Bi, but after Chun Xiang and General Chong found Bi Shi who pretended to be Bi..."
"Your head is useful," Geng Shu said bluntly, "you have a feud with Juicong."
"Okay," Prince Ling smiled, "I can do anything as long as Juicong dies."
Jiang Heng: "…"
Jiang Hengxin, aren't you looking for him to be happy? He looked at Geng Shu suspiciously, but Geng Shu was confident and nodded to Jiang Heng.
"This..." Jiang Heng pondered for a moment, then said, "Is there a better way?"
"If you think about it, you can't regret it." Geng Shuchao said to Prince Ling.
"Naturally I don't regret it." Prince Ling said, "What do you need?"
"Zheng's army must be handed over to me," Geng Shu said. "Even if this is the case, the odds of winning are only 50%, so think carefully."
"Don't think about it anymore, King Liang, I have entrusted my children to you." Prince Ling said to Bi Shao.
Bi Shao nodded and said, "I will treat them like siblings."
Jiang Heng sat down, and Geng Shu said, "Let someone send some of the troops to be sent, and I'll watch it here."
Prince Ling ordered someone to send the military book, Geng Shu opened the case book, and began to check one by one, reading the military situation of Zheng State.
The three of them didn't say a word during the banquet. Geng Shu raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Heng, and said, "Heng'er, whatever you say, don't worry about me."
Jiang Hengxin, your proposal is really shocking, and in just a short thought, Prince Ling made such a heavy decision, and the atmosphere suddenly became as solemn as the eve of death, what else can I say
But looking at the talk today, Prince Ling specially let his children see Jiang Heng, and most of them sent them away.
"How old are you?" Jiang Heng wanted to go, but he could only try to resolve the embarrassment and asked Bi Shao.
"Twelve years old," said Xiaoliang Wang, "will be thirteen next year."
Prince Ling sat and drank tea, but it was calm and calm, and said, "The birth mother of King Liang is from Zheng."
Bi Shao said: "She is the maid in the palace."
Jiang Heng suddenly remembered another, and smiled: "I saw Liu Hua."
Prince Ling smiled and said, "These days, she has been in the palace, I wanted to spend some more days, send you and King Liang away, and let her be by your side, which is a little thought. Marry a wife, Jiang Heng? I remember you have."
"Uh..." When Jiang Heng was about to refuse again, Geng Shu raised his head from the pile of papers and said, "Heng'er, do you like her?"
What is this? Why are you suddenly talking about my life? Jiang Heng was suddenly dumbfounded, and the atmosphere finally became lively.
"Jiang Taishi is almost twenty," Bi Shao said, "and still has no family? If Anyang is not broken, I will be married next year."
"You're too young," said Prince Lingchao Bi Shao, "you don't know anything, and you're still old enough to get married."
Bi Shao frowned: "I know!"
At this time, Bi Shao became like a child. Jiang Heng was only amused. He wanted to ask where Bi Shao's fiancee was, but suddenly thought that Anyang City had been destroyed. Sin, do not dare to ask more.
"Liang Guo also proposed marriage to the country," Prince Ling said to Jiang Heng, "Li Xiao has a daughter who is ten years old. But now, it's unlikely."
Jiang Heng nodded, Geng Shu turned a page and said, "Heng'er, if you like Liuhua, you can marry her."
Prince Ling said: "No, no, Mr. Jiang should have a good match, but the two of you have been running around for a long time, and there are people around you..."
"It's a matter of origin," Geng Shu replied.
"Brother." Jiang Heng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"You don't like it?" Geng Shu actually expressed Jiang Heng's position in front of King Zheng and King Liang. Jiang Heng was really embarrassed, and said: "Jeju City will not be broken, so there is no need to do this."
Prince Ling said: "If you prefer men, although there are not many guards under my command, they are all chosen from a hundred in a hundred, just like Zhao Qi. You can choose a few later and treat them well."
"Your Majesty!" Jiang Heng finally endured it, "Why do you care so much about my life?"
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Bi Shao and Prince Ling laughed at the same time, Jiang Heng blushed. In ancient times, the Yue people were masculine. After the fall of Yuedi, they were merged into the Zheng and Ying kingdoms. It is common for folk men to keep each other by contract. The king of Zheng favored the dragon, and the upper and lower were effective. Although the princeling was married, Since he was a child, he was taught by Long Yu, and it is not surprising that Long Yu treats his mother.
But every time Jiang Heng talked about this, his face was thin, so Prince Ling couldn't help but want to tease him.
Bi Shao asked, "Is Mr. Jiang from Yue?"
"Their father is Geng Yuan, have you forgotten?" Prince Ling said to Bi Shao.
Bi Shao nodded and didn't ask any more questions. When he mentioned Geng Yuan, he would only be asking himself for fun.