mynovelweb Chapter 458 Wei Qing Returns
Chapter 458 Wei Qing Returns
In the palace of the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhou Zhixiong, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, has always been diligent. Today, he actually found time to play chess with others. From time to time, laughter could be heard. This was a rare sight. Half an hour later, Zhou Zhixiong suddenly admitted defeat and said unhappily, "No more, no more. You old man, you don't even let me win. You won three games in a row. It's boring!" The emperor admitted defeat. The man in his seventies opposite him was very happy. He smiled and said, "If your majesty wanted to win, you wouldn't have let me play chess with you~ Just find a few university scholars, and I guarantee that your majesty will be very happy to win~"
Zhou Zhixiong smiled and pointed at the man, then waved his hand and had someone remove the chessboard and replace it with a teacup. He personally poured a cup of spiritual tea for the man in front of him. Yes, it was spiritual tea. The only person in the world who could be treated like this by the emperor was Wei Qing. Wei Qing picked up the teacup and smelled it, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is willing to use this immortal spiritual tea to "treat" this old minister, which really makes this old minister panic~" Zhou Zhixiong smiled and said: "These things were indeed rare in the past, but now there is really no shortage. If General Wei likes it, I will have someone send some to your house later."
Wei Qing did not refuse. After drinking the spiritual tea, he sighed and said, "Your Majesty, you are busy with all kinds of affairs every day, but you actually found time today to play chess and drink tea with me, an old man. If you say you are fine, I don't believe it. We have been monarch and minister for decades. If there is anything, Your Majesty, just issue an order~" Zhou Zhixiong slowly put away his smile, looked at the man in front of him, and said embarrassedly, "Hey, the one who knows me best is General Wei~" The emperor stopped talking nonsense and got straight to business.
Zhou Zhixiong handed a piece of intelligence to Wei Qing, and said fiercely: "Dayue, I will destroy it sooner or later!" After reading the intelligence, Wei Qing was not too surprised. Instead, he seemed to have known it for a long time. He smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is expected. Why are you so angry?" Zhou Zhixiong said: "Dayue has increased its troops by 5 million at the border, and Qi has also increased its troops. They are eyeing our Great Zhou covetously. Qi is okay. I let the eldest prince lead the troops to guard it. The emperor of Qi has lost power. Qi's prime minister Park Jinguo has no ambition and only wants some benefits at most. But Daiyue is not as simple as just wanting some benefits."
Wei Qing already knew what the emperor meant. In fact, before he came, Wei Qing had guessed it to some extent. He said, "Your Majesty, are you worried that the King of Yue will take the opportunity to go south and seize the 18 cities that originally belonged to the Great Yue Kingdom?" Zhou Zhixiong nodded and said, "Among the surrounding countries, I only regard the King of Yue as an opponent. I really don't care about the others. Besides, there is a blood feud between the two countries."
It happened several decades ago. When the other countries besieged Dai Viet, Zhou Zhixiong's father took advantage of the siege of Dai Viet by looting and paying compensation, and took more than 50 cities of Dai Viet in total. Later, the Emperor of the Kingdom of Yue was scared to death, and the current emperor, Liang Qifeng, took over. This Liang Qifeng was much smarter than his father. He not only appeased the other countries, but also suddenly attacked the Zhou Kingdom and took back more than 30 cities that originally belonged to Dai Viet. The previous emperor of the Zhou Dynasty was also angry to death because of this matter. So it can be said that the two countries have a "blood feud". However, after Zhou Zhixiong came to power, considering the overall situation, he did not rush to fight Dai Viet, but took the initiative to sign a 100-year peace treaty with Dai Viet.
But treaties between countries have no guarantees at all and can be torn apart at any time. Just as the Great Zhou Dynasty sent troops to attack the Great Chu, the army of the Yue Kingdom has already arrived. Wei Qing is very clear about these things. The Emperor of the Great Yue Kingdom has always wanted to recover the country, but the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty has always been the strongest among the nearby countries, so it has been waiting for the opportunity. Every time there is a military incident in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Yue Kingdom will definitely intervene. This time, the Great Zhou Dynasty has almost transferred 70 to 80 percent of its domestic troops. Everyone can see that the Great Zhou Dynasty is preparing to destroy the Great Chu this time.
Everyone knows that the death of a rabbit makes the fox mourn, and the loss of lips and teeth makes the cold. But how many people can really fight for others? Not to mention the countries. Da Chu is so rotten, should I offend Da Zhou for Da Chu? Then I will be the next target, right? Therefore, the only country that dares to really fight Da Zhou is Da Yue. Most of the other countries are watching, and the bolder ones take the opportunity to make some profits.
After reading the intelligence, Wei Qing returned it to Zhou Zhixiong and stood up, bowing, saying, "Your Majesty, how many soldiers can you give me?" Seeing that Wei Qing agreed, Zhou Zhixiong also stood up quickly, helped Wei Qing up, and said happily, "500,000 soldiers from Juyong Pass, and I will give General Wei another 100,000 Tiger Guards. How about that?" Wei Qing smiled and shook his head, saying, "The Tiger Guards are your Majesty's personal army, guarding the imperial city. If I take them away, what will Your Majesty do here?" Zhou Zhixiong was confused and asked, "What does General Wei mean?" Wei Qing smiled and said, "I heard that the third prince still has 3,000 body-building warriors from the Wei Camp..."
Zhou Zhixiong understood that this old man was going to pave the way for the third prince! But at this moment, Zhou Zhixiong did not want the balance between the princes to be broken, so he said: "The three thousand body forging warriors are still in training. If they are pulled out to fight now, I am afraid..." "Then I will go to Juyong Pass alone. Your Majesty, rest assured. For the sake of the Great Zhou and your Majesty, I will definitely stop the Yue army. As long as the people are in the city, they will be there!" Wei Qing knelt down, kowtowed three times, and stood up to leave.
Seeing Wei Qing turning around with a determined look on his face, Zhou Zhixiong's heart tightened, and he sighed, "Old man, you win! Zhao Quan, let Jun'er come over~" Wei Qing turned around and said with a smile, "Your Majesty can't hide anything, those 100,000 Tiger Guards..." "Don't even think about it! These 3,000 body forging warriors are my last trump card, General Wei, you must make good use of them."
With 500,000 soldiers defending the city and 3,000 bodybuilders, Wei Qing still has the confidence to stop the 5 million troops of Yue. Zhou Zhixiong has no other choice. At this critical moment, he can't trust anyone, so he has to pull out this old general again. Qi has the eldest prince, and Park Jinguo of Qi has no ambition. At most, he will withdraw his troops after getting some benefits. Song has always been a peacemaker. Zhou Zhixiong asked Song Lian to defend Song. Then only the Great Yue is left. Zhou Zhixiong thought about it and couldn't think of a person who could make him feel at ease. In the end, he had to set his sights on Wei Qing, who has already retired. He was afraid that Wei Qing was too old to walk, but when he saw him today, he found that Wei Qing was not as old as he thought. He seemed to be younger than the last time he saw him.
The emperor and Wei Qing sat opposite each other again. The third prince had to wait for a while before coming over. Zhou Zhixiong talked about the war against Chu: "Sun Erleng has already taken seven cities. Except for the first city, which encountered some resistance, the remaining six cities were almost all given by Chu. Does Wei have any advice?" Wei Qing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you are asking knowingly. Didn't that kid give your Majesty a secret report?" Zhou Zhixiong said, "Of course I did, but I want to hear what Wei has to say."
Wei Qing thought for a while and said, "Qi Hong, if there is a chance, Your Majesty can recruit him and make good use of him. He is indeed a talent in defending the city. In the future, Your Majesty will not be like today, and have to drag old ministers to make up the numbers." Zhou Zhixiong smiled and said, "Yes, I also think he is a talent. I also asked people to contact Qi Hong, but unfortunately he was unwilling." Wei Qing smiled and said, "It is naturally unlikely to succeed to recruit him now. When Sun Erleng's troops arrive at the imperial city, Your Majesty, you can write a letter in person, and Qi Hong will definitely surrender!"