Chapter 856: Old Qin's Inheritance Issue (Finished Last Night)

Xia Jun's cavalry swept in, mighty and mighty, along the Liaoxi Corridor, preparing to take Liucheng first and seize a teleportation array, so as to gain a foothold in the east of Liaoxi County.

News from all over the Han Empire flowed into Chutian's hands continuously.

After Chutian agreed to Sun Jian's conditions, Sun Jian really lifted the siege of Hefei City, led the navy and marched away to attack Jiangling.

Relying on the natural moat of the Yangtze River, the Jiangdong Army can come and go freely. Xia Jun has nothing to do with Jiangdong Army.

Unless the Fubo Army is dispatched to the Yangtze River Basin, it is possible to sanction Sun Jian.

Chu Tian knew that the Jiangdong army was devouring Jingzhou, but it was difficult to use troops against Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

If Sun Jian didn't come to harass Hefei, Chutian already wished for it.

The situation in Hanzhong and Nanban is not very good either.

Yang Su actually has a legendary assassin to leave.

To change one from the limit, he took away the player lord Liu An who had been active in Yizhou for several years, and was killed by Liu An's army.

Chutian has never seen a legendary assassin so far.

Legendary Assassins refer to well-known historical assassins such as Jing Ke, Yao Li, Nie Zheng, Yu Rang, Zhuan Zhu, etc. They are not free players.

There are a very small number of free players who are assassins, but these assassins have less and less room to play, because the small lords have disappeared, and the big lords are not easy to assassinate.

So no one wants to be an assassin now.

Legendary Assassins have the chance to assassinate High Lords because they have the characteristic of "hidden" and high personal force.

When fighting on the battlefield, their force will decrease, and only by assassination and fighting alone can their force be exerted.

The Chutian faction actually has a similar talent, that is Li Bai, the sword master.

Li Bai has a strength of more than 90 in private, but if he goes into battle to kill the enemy, his strength value will drop.

Knights, assassins, and generals may have the same force, but their uses are completely different.

A military general leads a team of soldiers and horses to launch an attack, and knights and assassins will be easily slaughtered.

And the assassin,

It is possible to assassinate the enemy general or monarch, and reverse the situation through methods other than the battlefield.

The death of Liu An taught Chu Tian a lesson.

He has Dian Wei as his guard, and it is estimated that there are not many legendary assassins who can get close. Usually Chu Tian is with a group of wives and concubines. She is weak, but Xia Liang has Li Xiuning as her guard, Roufu Emperor Ji lives in Xia Palace all year round, and Huo Qing has a team of guards from the Western Regions Protectorate, so Chutian is still quite safe.

That doesn't mean there's no chance at all.

The assassination methods of legendary assassins are often unexpected, so they are called legendary assassins.

Zhuan Zhu assassinated King Liao of Wu, he hid his dagger in the belly of a fish and offered it.

To escape from the assassination of Qingji, take a bitter strategy, kill his wife and mutilate his body, pretend to join Qingji, and then assassinate him.

Jing Ke stabs the King of Qin, and sees him with a poor dagger.

Yurang stabs Zhao Xiangzi, paints his body and swallows charcoal.

Among the legendary assassins of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, only Nie Zheng directly entered the South Korean Prime Minister's residence, and forcibly assassinated Han Xiang Xialei in front of everyone.

Of course, the fate of all assassins, regardless of whether the assassination succeeds or fails, is basically a dead end.

Chutian had to consider the candidates for additional guards. His status made him have to be cautious.

"In addition to Dian Wei, Tai Shici, Monk Wanyan Chen, and King Arthur took turns leading the Qixue Army, the Zhongxiao Army, and the Knights of the Round Table to serve as the chief guards. In addition, Mi Fang's five schools of the Northern Army were stationed on the left and right, and Mi Fang, the five tiger generals of the Northern Army , Xing Daorong, Wu Anguo, Chunyuqiong, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang took turns patrolling..."

Chutian has formed a three-tiered guard system. The first tier is the unreliable Fifth School of the Northern Army, and the second tier is the Qixue Army, the Loyal and Xiao Army, and the Knights of the Round Table. Each soldier is equivalent to a low-level general. Any assassin found , can be killed. The third layer is the Tiger Guards, who were basically inseparable during Chutian's expedition.

Besides Dian Wei, Chu Tian also wanted to recruit another special guard.

Zhao Yun, Xue Rengui, King Arthur and others are all capable, but they are too overqualified.

"Yu Chigong and Cheng Yaojin's Xuanjia Army and the Tiger Guards are on shift day and night."

Chu Tian merged the Xuanjia Army into the list of guards.

No matter how tough Dian Wei is, he still needs to rest, so there is a need for a bodyguard to replace Dian Wei.

Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, and the Xuanjia Army are stronger than Dian Wei and the Tiger Guards.

After all, the Xuanjia Army is the elite cavalry of Tang Taizong Li Shimin.

With such layers of defenses, even a legendary assassin would hardly be able to assassinate Chu Tian.

Although the fifth school of the Northern Army led by Mi Fang is very mediocre, they can already handle assassinations in most cases. The assassins have to cross the second and third lines of defense.

Chutian's force is not low either.

Therefore, no one would attack Chutian by assassination and win, because the probability of success was too low.

The Xia army, which stretched for hundreds of miles, arrived under Liucheng one after another and besieged Liucheng, which was defended by the Xianbei and Wuhuan people.

As for a strong attack or a long-term siege, Chutian has not yet decided.

Xia Jun's banners fluttered, making Murong Ke and Murong Ba who were in charge of defending the city tremble.

Xia Jun pursued him closely and came thousands of miles away.

Liucheng's high-level troops are still being recruited, and the troops will not be replenished for a while.

I am afraid that even if Liucheng's high-level troops are recruited, Xia Jun will also replenish high-level troops from the Central Plains.

The source and equipment of high-level arms is also a problem.

In Hedong County, Puban City, Wu Qi stormed the city, but Wang Jian defended it with strong walls.

However, the morale of Wu Qi's army was maintained, and they continued to attack Puban City, intending to take down this important stronghold east of the Yellow River.

The Xiangyang guns continued to bombard Puban City, and Wang Jian seemed to be struggling with the siege of the tower and the charge of the chariot.

The Yue Fei Legion and the Invincible Legion are attacking Yinchuan City, eroding Lao Qin's power.

Both Puban City and Yinchuan City are important cities, and it is impossible for the Qin Army not to save them.

When Lao Qin returned to Guanzhong, he continued to send troops to support Puban City and Yinchuan City, delaying time.

Qin Jun was waiting for Lao Qin's condition to improve, so he didn't want to fight for a while, and was beaten by Wu Qi and Yue Fei.

The monarch is precarious, and all the generals have their own thoughts and have no intention of fighting.

Only the commanders Wang Jian and Li Ji were fighting seriously.

"The situation seems a little bad..."

Jia Xu saw that Lang Zhong kept coming in and out of Lao Qin's mansion in Xianyang City, it seemed that Lao Qin's physical condition was deteriorating.

"In case the lord can't survive this catastrophe, and no one can inherit the foundation of Guanzhong, and Wu Qi and Yue Fei outside are aggressive, I'm afraid Guanzhong will become someone else's wedding dress."

A civil servant appeared next to Jia Xu.

Li Si, a civil servant who served Lao Qin very early on, is one of the two major civil servants of Lao Qin, like Xun Yu.

Xun Yu is mainly responsible for maintaining the operation of the Han court, while Li Si is more like the confidant of the old Qin, and Jia Xu is the confidant of the old Qin.

Both of them have already realized that Lao Qin may not get better.

After all, Lao Qin was already old, and coupled with his terminal illness, which even a miracle doctor couldn't help, the probability of getting better was not high.

"Who would have thought that in such a way, he would lose the qualification to compete in the Central Plains..."

Jia Xu sighed a little.

He assisted Lao Qin who was dominant in Guanzhong, helped Lao Qin control the Han court, annexed Xiliang, and competed in the Central Plains.

However, Lao Qin did not suffer a big defeat, only lost in Mangshan, but fell down due to age and physical reasons.

"No, someone has already thought of it, and that is the lord himself... Presumably, he knew that he might be suffering from an incurable disease a few years ago."

Jia Xu suddenly thought of Lao Qin's behavior in the past. Sometimes Lao Qin could clearly target Chutian, but he didn't go too far.

During the expedition to the Western Regions, Lao Qin also sent troops, and when Chu Tian sought official positions, Lao Qin also gave up the official position of general to Chu Tian.

At these times, Lao Qin could clearly be more ruthless.

"You mean, the lord knows that he will have such a day. So, he is committed to competing in the Central Plains, what is he doing?"

Li Si couldn't understand what Lao Qin was thinking.

Li Si felt a little puzzled to try even though he knew it was a doomed outcome.

"Maybe the lord is not sure whether he will have an accident. Or maybe he just wants to be king, fight with King Xia, leave a fortune, the sun and the moon are over, how much life will be..."

Jia Xu seemed a bit out of the ordinary at this time.

"Wenhe, if the lord has three ups and two downs, maybe we should look for a successor in advance, or ask the lord about the candidate."

Li Si is more concerned about his own interests.

"We... go to see the lord..."

At this time, Jia Xu also had to play it safe.

The hegemony between King Qin and King Xia has not yet reached a tragic level, so it is not possible to blame the generals of the Qin army.

Li Si had a flash of inspiration, as if he suddenly thought of an idea: "The lord has no heirs, how about setting up the emperor of Han? The emperor of Han is still the co-lord of the world, and he is young..."

Jia Xu looked at Li Si.

Both he and Li Si are smart people, so they naturally know what Li Si really thinks.

Support a cowardly Han emperor, and all power will fall into the hands of powerful officials.

Li Si and Jia Xu are powerful officials.

"If the world is peaceful at this time, and the young emperor is supported, you and I are above ten thousand people, in charge of political affairs, and enjoy endless glory and wealth. But the world is in chaos, and the Han Empire cannot be unified without a hero. A weak emperor cannot win over People's hearts, suppressing powerful ministers and generals, will perish sooner or later."

Jia Xu is still rational.

Unless the old Qin was the most powerful, it would be possible to support Emperor Han and become a powerful minister like Sima Yi.

Otherwise, Chutian could easily destroy the forces led by Emperor Han.

Historically, Li Si supported Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin, and was eventually eradicated by Zhao Gao.

Now, Li Si still has the idea of ​​supporting the weak monarch and becoming a powerful minister.

Jia Xu was unwilling to take such a dangerous approach.

Li Si was persuaded by Jia Xu and fell into entanglement: "Indeed, it is a troubled time, and the emperor of Han is unable to preside over the situation at all. Although Lu Bu and Li Yuanhao are ambitious, they can't achieve great things, while Wang Jian, Li Ji and others can be generals. , but it is not suitable to be a master, I am afraid I will be disappointed."

"It's the difficulty."

Jia Xu and Li Si couldn't find a suitable candidate.

If Lao Qin had a son, then the heir would naturally be the eldest son, who would be safe in Guanzhong.

But the problem is that Lao Qin has been trapped in the lord's world for nearly fifty years. He has no descendants and no relatives, so he can only choose an heir from his subordinates.

This problem of successor selection stumped the two ministers, Jia Xu and Li Si, but they couldn't think of a suitable internal candidate with their resourcefulness.

The two of them came to see Lao Qin, wanting Lao Qin to decide the successor himself.

When the carriage stopped at Prince Qin's mansion, the guard Yang Dayan was a little anxious, and said to Jia Xu and Li Si who came: "My lord, my lord suddenly fell into a coma just now!"

Jia Xu and Li Si, who were usually extremely calm, couldn't help but change their colors at this moment.