Chapter 15: The King's Eternal Life
"My lord, this may not be entirely true..."
Wu Zixu lowered his head and thought for a moment, then sighed, "Qingji is now like a completely different person. He is not only extremely brave, but also extremely intelligent."
"He has not shown up yet, and he is working with Ji Zha's rebel army. I suspect that Qingji does not distrust Ji Zha, but is suspicious and wants to see if there are ambushes at the city gate."
The reason given by Wu Zixu is very reasonable!
Helu thought about it and felt that what Wu Zixu said made sense.
"So, what should we do now? Should we not attack for the time being?"
"Your Majesty, please wait and see what happens."
If Qingji really had the intention of spying, Helu's behavior would be understandable .
However, both Helu and Wu Zixu underestimated Qingji now!
After a while, the rumbling sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the south of Wudu City, accompanied by bursts of fire and scattered sounds of fighting, which made Helu change color furiously.
"what happened?"
Helu was very puzzled.
At this moment, a junior officer came to report, hurriedly reporting: "My king, it's not good!"
"The enemy is coming in from the west of the city!"
"What!"
Helu's pupils shrank suddenly and he was extremely shocked.
" Why would Qingji suddenly charge into the city? What are the defenders in the west of the city doing?"
"Your Majesty, it's not the defenders' fault. The enemy must have taken advantage of the night to send elite soldiers to the top of the city walls to attack, and then attacked the city with a large army. The defenders are weak now, how can they defeat the enemy?"
Wu Zixu, who was on one side, remained calm in the face of danger and was still able to perceive how Qingji's army was attacking from the west of the city.
"Qingji actually led his army to break into the city. No! Quickly send troops to stop them!"
Before Helu finished speaking, another rider came to report.
"Report——"
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Grand Master Sun Ping has secretly communicated with Qingji and has already opened the city gates to welcome Qingji's army into the city!"
"What!"
Upon hearing this, Helu became even more angry. He trembled all over and his face turned red.
"Qingji, little boy——"
Helu covered his chest unwillingly, let out a long roar towards the sky, and finally with a "wow" he spit out a stream of blood from his mouth, then his eyes went black and he fell down with his head raised.
"Your Majesty!"
Seeing this, Wu Zixu, who was nearby, hurriedly hugged Helu's overwhelmed body.
Helu was so angry that he couldn't stand the stimulation and fainted!
This is really a case of "misfortunes never come singly"!
Wu Zixu felt helpless.
If Helu was still conscious at this time, he might be able to ensure the orderly evacuation of the team!
However, Wu Zixu felt that the current situation was extremely difficult. It was even a question whether Helu could escape from the capital of Wu alive.
"Protect the king, retreat!"
"Retreat to the south!"
Wu Zixu acted promptly and ordered his soldiers to evacuate Wudu immediately.
However, this order was issued hastily, and many soldiers of the Helu Army had no time to escape before they were surrounded by the Qingji Army that entered the city, and had no choice but to surrender!
In view of the fact that most of the city gates had been captured by Qingji's army, Wu Zixu had no choice but to lead thousands of Helu's former subordinates, taking Helu, who had already fainted, with him to fight their way out from the east of the city and rush to the south.
Qingji paid a very small price and successfully captured the capital city of Wu!
This showed that Qingji had undoubtedly become the new generation king of Wu.
…
The Palace of King Wu.
The palace, which was originally heavily guarded, was now deserted. The guards were standing there scattered around, making it look particularly deserted!
Upon learning that Qingji's army had entered the city, everyone in the King of Wu's palace was in a panic.
Of course, ordinary palace maids and eunuchs don’t need to worry too much.
Because no matter whether it was Helu or Qingji, it was impossible for them to kill people in the King of Wu's palace !
Those who should feel anxious are the concubines in the King of Wu's palace and Helu's old subordinates.
They didn't know what fate Qingji would face after entering the King of Wu's palace!
"Da da da!"
The crisp sound of horse hooves could be heard on the wide street.
Looking around, under the red torches, there were armored soldiers and chariots.
Flags cover the sky, and spears and swords are like a forest!
The soldiers marched forward in an orderly manner, with firm eyes and high morale.
Like a victorious rooster, walking with head held high!
At this moment, Qingji, wearing a helmet and armor, stood with his sword in his hand, standing on the front chariot, gazing at the majestic palace of the King of Wu in front of him.
From now on, he will become the master here!
The first thing that caught Qingji's eye was a group of military officers who were no longer armed and were wearing armor.
They all knelt on the ground in unison, showing an attitude of utmost respect.
At this moment, no matter how complicated their feelings were, they had to submit to Qingji!
"I am Bo-Han, the humble man, and I pay my respects to the king! Long live the king!"
The person kneeling in the front, who called himself Bo-Hun, held up a tray with both hands.
On the tray was a square object covered with crimson silk cloth. It should be the seal of the King of Wu!
Before Qingji could react, Bo Yan had already called him "Great King". Then, the military officers kneeling on the ground shouted "Long live the King!"
"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
The warm atmosphere quickly infected everyone present.
The soldiers following behind Qingji all shouted loudly with great enthusiasm!
Although Qingji has not yet been crowned, he is already the King of Wu in the true sense, their king!
Bo-Han?
Qingji glanced at the young man kneeling on the ground, trying to search his mind for memories about this person, but came up blank.
Obviously, Qingji didn’t know Bo Yan before!
However, in the late Spring and Autumn Period, especially during the struggle for hegemony between Wu and Yue, Bo Hun played a prominent role.
How do you know?
This is because Bo Hun was a treacherous villain who killed the famous minister Wu Zixu and repeatedly mediated on behalf of King Gou Jian of Yue in front of King Fu Chai, which finally led to "Three thousand Yue soldiers can swallow Wu"!
The Wu Kingdom, the once mighty hegemonic state in history, was destroyed in an instant!
The reason why the State of Yue was able to survive and destroy the State of Wu was that Bo Dan made an indispensable contribution.
There have been treacherous ministers like Bo Yun in every dynasty, and they are everywhere!
"Everyone, get up!"
Qingji, who was standing on the chariot, waved his hand and asked everyone present to stand up without any formalities.
At this time, Qingji was not self-inflated!
After getting off the chariot, Qingji walked forward on his own, took the seal of the King of Wu from Bo'an's hand, and then strode forward.
He didn't even look at Bo Yan!
This made Bo Yan feel very angry.
You know, he rushed to the King of Wu's palace first, persuaded the guards to give up resistance, and handed over the King of Wu's seal himself, which was a huge risk!
Moreover, the reason why Bo Yan held the seal in his hand and introduced himself was to win the favor of Qingji and then be valued by the latter.
Now that Qingji is doing this, isn't he ignoring Bo Yun?
But Bo Yan was not completely discouraged.
He believed that gold will always shine, and one day, Qingji would see his abilities, appreciate him, and value him.
