Chapter 611 A True Man Is Willing to Sacrifice His Life for Justice! Why Do You, Xiang Yan, Look Down on Me?

There was silence in the Xia Pi government office.

Every general had countless words in his heart.

Every general had his own thoughts.

But every general just looked at each other and remained silent.

God Zhurong! God Dashui!

We are just leading the army to fight.

How did we get involved in the battle for the throne?

Are we qualified to participate in such a big event?

After more than ten breaths of silence, Zhao Yuan finally spoke: "It is a national event, and I have no right to comment on it."

"I will report today's matter to the clan leader as it is!"

Jing Li also said: "This matter is of great importance, and I can only make a decision after reporting it to the clan leader!"

Other nobles whose clan leaders were not in the army also nodded, and did not dare to express any opinions at all.

Xiang Yan smiled, looked at Jing Li, Zhao Yuan and others and asked softly: "Everyone, don't you want to be the clan leader?"

Jing Li's heart trembled suddenly.

As we all know, Jingpo, the eldest son of the Jing clan leader, ran away to Qin State, and the position of the Jing clan heir was vacant.

Then why couldn't Jingli compete for the position of clan leader?

The status of the Jing clan leader is not inferior to that of the King of Chu!

However, just when Jingli was yearning, Zhao Yuan asked angrily without hesitation: "Does the Shangzhuguo want to alienate my Zhao clan children?!"

Jingli immediately calmed down.

The position of the Jing clan leader is indeed attractive.

But it is not the turn of outsiders to intervene in the internal affairs of the Jing clan!

Jingli immediately shouted solemnly: "Shangzhuguo, you have overstepped the line!"

Xiang Yan smiled and nodded: "I am wrong."

"But time waits for no one!"

"The future of my Great Chu is all in your hands!"

Qu Huan shouted angrily: "The future of Great Chu is not your turn, Xiang Yan, to decide!"

Throwing his cloak, Qu Huan strode away.

Seeing Qu Huan leave, the generals of Jingli also quickly bowed and said goodbye.

Looking at the empty government office in an instant, Xiong Liu smiled softly: "Everything is as expected by the Supreme Pillar State!"

Xiang Yan also nodded gently: "Except for Qu Huan, no one directly refuted it. This is the best result."

"The rest of the matter is not something I am qualified to deal with."

"It is still up to Min'an Jun to take the initiative to contact various tribes and gain their support."

"In this way, great things can be accomplished!"

Xiong Liu frowned slightly: "Of course, this king should have no old grudges with the Qu family, but Qu Huan seems to be determined to oppose this king's ascension to the throne."

"The Qu family is a 400-year-old clan. They are deeply rooted in our Chu State, flourishing and influential."

"The Qu family may hinder my ascension to the throne!"

Xiang Yan patiently explained: "The reason why Deputy General Qu is furious today is mostly because the Qu family's fiefdoms are scattered on the south bank of the Huai River. My strategy of exchanging territories is beneficial to other clans, but not to the Qu family."

"I will go to lobby Deputy General Qu and persuade him not to let his family's affairs affect the affairs of the country."

Hearing what Xiang Yan said, Xiong Liu felt relieved.

The most troublesome thing for politicians is idealists.

As long as Qu Huan seeks benefits, there is room for discussion.

Xiong Liu bowed his hands solemnly: "I will never forget the help of Shang Zhuguo in my life!"

"When I ascend the throne, I will definitely grant Shang Zhuguo the position of Ling Yin!"

Xiang Yan also bowed his hands solemnly in return: "Thank you, General!"

A meeting concerning the fate of Chu State lasted only a quarter of an hour and ended quickly.

A general ran back to the tent, gathered all the generals in the clan to discuss countermeasures, and reported the matter to the clan.

However, the Qu clan never waited for Qu Huan's call.

When Xiang Yan walked into Qu Huan's tent, he saw Qu Huan sitting alone behind the table, filtering wine with silk.

"Shangzhuguo, sit down!"

Without raising his head, Qu Huan poured the filtered wine into the wine cup and pushed the wine cup in front of Xiang Yan.

Xiang Yan took the wine cup and saluted from a distance: "Thank you."

Qu Huan finally raised his head and looked at Xiang Yan. When he saw Xiang Yan drinking, Qu Huan said in a calm voice: "The wine is poisonous."

Qu Huan said the most explosive words in the calmest voice.

But Xiang Yan's hand holding the wine cup did not tremble at all, and he even drank the wine in the cup!

"This wine is very sweet!" Xiang Yan smiled: "I thought that the chief of the Qu clan would be annoyed because I took the wine without asking!"

"But I never thought that the chief of the Qu clan would be so generous!"

Qu Huan looked at Xiang Yan with a little more complexity: "Knowing that this wine is poisonous, you still want to drink it?"

Xiang Yan smiled and shook his head: "I won't live long anyway."

"As long as the poison in this wine is not fatal, why don't I drink it?"

Xiang Yan knew what Qu Huan wanted to remind him.

But Xiang Yan could not see his own situation clearly?

If Helu City was broken and Xia Pi City was also broken, the State of Chu would be defeated and destroyed.

As the leader who led to this defeat, Xiang Yan could only die!

If Helu City was not broken, King Qi of Chu survived this battle, and the State of Chu won a great victory.

How could King Qi of Chu let Xiang Yan go? Xiang Yan could only die to apologize!

If Helu City was destroyed, and Xiang Yan occupied Lu according to the military strategy and supported Xiong Liu to ascend the throne, would Xiang Yan's ending be better?

Of course not!

With Xiong Liu's personality, he would not let a general who could influence the throne live, and Xiang Yan would still have no choice but to die!

What if King Qi of Chu or Xiong Liu was mentally retarded or not strong enough, and Xiang Yan was spared by chance, would Xiang Yan survive?

Still not!

Successively supporting King Qi of Chu and Xiong Liu to ascend the throne completely exposed Xiang Yan's power and influence in Chu.

The small Chu State was already crowded with the three major clans of Qu, Jing and Zhao. The three clans of Qu, Jing and Zhao would never allow Xiang to become a major clan that could stand shoulder to shoulder with Qu, Jing and Zhao under the leadership of Xiang Yan. They would definitely do their best to kill Xiang Yan!

No matter what the final outcome of this battle is, Xiang Yan will definitely die!

Qu Huan looked at Xiang Yan with a more complicated look: "Is it worth it?"

After Xiang Yan was silent for a few breaths, he answered firmly: "It's worth it!"

"The current Great Chu is in a precarious situation."

"If we can seize this opportunity, our Great Chu can at least continue to survive for decades, not to mention revival."

"But if we miss this opportunity, within ten years, or even within three to five years, our Great Chu will perish!"

"How can it not be worth it to exchange my life for decades of national prosperity for the Great Chu?"

As the head of the Xiang clan, Xiang Yan chose to confess to Qu Huan in exchange for the help of the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans to the Xiang clan after Xiang Yan's death.

As a father, Xiang Yan wanted to avenge his eldest son and too many Xiang clan members who died on the battlefield!

At any cost!

Qu Huan also filled a cup of wine for himself and drank it all.

After the bitter wine went down his throat, Qu Huan sighed softly: "How could our great Chu fall to such a state!"

Xiang Yan did not answer Qu Huan's question.

Because both of them knew very well that when they assisted King Chu Fu Chuming to kill King Chu Han, the fragile game rules between the monarch and his subjects that had been maintained for hundreds of years in Chu had been completely broken.

The ambitions of the royal blood of King Chu Qi, Xiong Liu and other royal bloods were aroused, the greed for interests of the major clans soared, the intensity of the internal struggle in Chu suddenly intensified, and Pandora's box could no longer be closed, which led to today's dilemma!

But even if they knew, what would it matter?

Even if they went back a few years ago, they would still help King Chu Fu Chu kill King Chu Han.

In order to safeguard the interests of these major clans!

Xiang Yan pushed the wine cup in his hand forward a little: "Imitating the old Qin State last year, with one king guarding the capital and one king traveling outside, consuming and engaging the enemy, exchanging territory for survival, this is the only way to break the deadlock."

"For my Great Chu to no longer sink, for my Great Chu to be revived."

"Brother Qu, can you lend a hand to me?"

After a long silence, Qu Huan poured half a cup of wine for Xiang Yan and answered seriously: "The Qu family will not explicitly support Xiong Liu."

"But the Qu family will not become an obstacle to the state."

Qu Huan admired Xiang Yan's determination.

But Qu Huan did not want to be a person like Xiang Yan, and even more did not want to be a thorn in the eyes of the King of Chu.

Qu Huan did not care whether the King of Chu was Xiong Qi or Xiong Liu, but only cared whether he, Qu Huan, was still the head of the Qu family and whether the Qu family was still a big family in Chu!

Xiang Yan drank the wine in the cup and bowed: "That's enough."

"The rest of the road still needs Brother Qu and all the comrades to forge ahead."

"This chaos will be borne by me alone."

After speaking, Xiang Yan stood up.

Qu Huan raised his eyes along with Xiang Yan and said in a complicated voice: "There is no poison in the wine."

"I only wish the state to be healthy."

Xiang Yan laughed heartily: "Why should a man fear death?"

"I only wish to sacrifice my life for justice!"

"If Brother Qu is willing, please take care of Xiang's children on my behalf."

Qu Huan also stood up and bowed: "Sure!"

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Outside the city, the Qin-Qi coalition forces continued to attack the city as usual every day, shouting and killing.

Inside the city, the Chu army began to build platforms and prepare various ritual vessels while defending and repairing the city.

The atmosphere around Xia Pi City suddenly became strange.

This strange atmosphere even spread to the entire Chu State from Xiapi City!

August 20th.

As the last batch of Zhao'an troops dumped the loess in the basket into the trench, the gully between the Qin-Qi coalition and Helu City was finally filled with enough space for the army to move.

However, the generals of the Qin-Qi coalition could not laugh.

"Next, are we going to attack the city?"

Looking at the Zhao'an troops running back after stepping on the soil, Tang Ju was very nervous.

Sima Chuang said anxiously: "I thought that with our army approaching, the Chu State would be panicked and retreat quickly."

"Even if our army attacks the city, there is no need for our soldiers to really rush to the city wall, just pretend."

"But why!"

"To this day, the Chu army still does not withdraw?!"

The same doubts lingered in the hearts of every Qi general, and even more in the heart of Ying Chengjiao.

What is going on?

It's fine that I can't judge the enemy's government, but even Wang Jian made a wrong judgment?

But it shouldn't be!

I have been threatening Helu City with heavy troops for so long, why does Xiang Yan not move? !

Look down on me?

Why do you, Xiang Yan, look down on me? !

Ying Chengjiao couldn't guess Xiang Yan's thoughts, let alone sort out the complicated court relations of the country.

Ying Chengjiao only knew that the war situation had forced him into a dead end!

Taking a deep breath, Ying Chengjiao waved to Su Jiao and whispered: "Order your troops to speed up."

"I will lead my comrades to fight for opportunities for your troops."

Su Jiao bowed solemnly: "Yes!"

After waving his hand to let Su Jiao retreat, Ying Chengjiao shouted: "Where is the captain Wang Pan?"

Wang Pan stepped forward and bowed solemnly: "I am here!"

Ying Chengjiao asked: "Is the catapult ready?"

Wang Pan said solemnly: "We have built 40 catapults and 6,000 flying stones."

"You can be dispatched by the commander at any time!"

Ying Chengjiao nodded slightly and ordered in a deep voice: "Order!"

"Send 20 catapults to the northwest gate of Helu City."

"Send 20 catapults to the west gate of Helu City."

"The five forces will move forward together."

"Beat the drums!"

"Take the city like ants!"