Chapter 153: King Bintian of Chu

Everything was not as expected by Zhou Kai. The envoys sent by Chu to the Three Kingdoms all returned without success, and the three kingdoms refused to send troops, and there were very good reasons.

Pengcheng, Chu Palace.

When the King of Chu learned that the Three Kingdoms refused to send troops, he did not make a big fuss, but instead vomited blood and fainted. In the past two years, he has been hit too much, and it would be great if he did not die directly.

In the palace of the King of Chu, the King of Chu was lying on the bed with a pale face. The King of Chu was almost sixty years old. Since the past few years, his health has become worse and worse. In addition, the Chu army has been repeatedly defeated in the past two years, and the loss of soldiers and generals, losing its city and territory has made it even worse for the King of Chu's already twilight body.

Fan Shen stood in front of the bed, watching the imperial physician taking the pulse of the King of Chu. From time to time, the weak moans of the King of Chu could be heard from the bed.

After the imperial physician finished taking the pulse, Fan Shen pulled the imperial physician and asked nervously: "Imperial physician, tell me honestly, how is the king?"

The imperial physician looked back at the King of Chu on the bed, then shook his head, and said, "Oh, Xiang Fan, please tell you honestly that the king is old and has not been in good health in recent years. In addition, he has suffered so many blows recently, I am afraid..."

"This..." Although he was prepared, Fan Shen couldn't accept it for a while when he said it from the imperial physician. The Chu State is in a turmoil now. If the King of Chu is at least good, can the new king lead the Chu State out of the predicament?

Fan Shen took a deep breath, approached the imperial physician, and asked in a low voice: "Imperial physician, you are honest, your true self, how much time does the king have?"

The imperial physician replied in a low voice: "Return to Fan Xiang, according to the current situation of the king, it may be in these ten days and half a month."

After hearing this, Fan Shen was dizzy and took a few steps to fall. If the imperial physician hadn't supported him in time, he might have fallen directly to the ground.

"Are Fan Xiang okay?" the imperial physician held Fan Shen and asked.

Fan Shen shook his head without saying anything, his eyes were red. He knew and met the King of Chu for fifty years. Fifty years ago, Fan Shen, who was only fifteen years old, was appreciated by the King of Chu and became the accompanying King of Chu, who was only nine years old at the time and was the crown prince. From that day on, Fan Shen's fate was tied to the King of Chu. Later, the King of Chu ascended the throne. As the King of Chu, he was highly valued by the King of Chu. He became the Prime Minister of Chu step by step, and had power in the court for decades.

"Fan Qing." At this time, the King of Chu opened his eyes and called Fan Shen.

After hearing this, Fan Shen waved his hand to the imperial physician, signaled the imperial physician to leave, and then walked to the bedside. At this time, the weak King of Chu suddenly felt energetic, grabbed Fan Shen's hand, and said, "Fan, Fan Qing, I'm afraid I'm not going to have much time."

"Your Majesty, it's okay, the Imperial Doctor said, the Youth is just a cold and will get better soon." Fan Shen held the King of Chu's hand tightly, and said in tears.

The King of Chu shook his head and said, "Fan Xiang doesn't need to comfort me anymore. I know my body. Fan Xiang, I have known you since I was a child. Fortunately, I have helped you. I can only get to this day step by step. I am very grateful. In my heart, Fan Xiang is like my brother."

"It is my honor to be able to meet the king."

The King of Chu smiled slutty and said, "Secret Fan, I will leave it to you in the future. Although the prince is over, he has mediocre abilities and is greedy and lustful. He still needs Fan Xiang's help in the future."

Fan Shen nodded.

Seeing this, the King of Chu said, "Fan Qing, the matter between Jiujiang is probably powerless to make the world come true. Although I am unwilling to accept it, I have to accept it. Without the support of the Three Kingdoms, it is difficult to regain Jiujiang with the strength of the Great Chu alone. Let's order Longchuan to return to the court. The defense of southern Xinjiang will be handed over to Fan Qing to preside over it. Regaining Jiujiang can only see if there is a good opportunity in the future."

"I obey the order!" Fan Shen replied.

After Fan Shen left the King of Chu's bedroom, the King of Chu issued an order to supervise the prince and prime minister Fan Shen assisted in the administration. All government orders would be invalid without Fan Shen's consent.

In other words, although Prince Chu is a nominal governor, the actual power is in the hands of Fan Shen.

After Fan Shen took power, the first thing he did was to send people to summon Longchuan back to the court, and at the same time, he ordered Zhang Di to command 30,000 troops to guard the southern part of Pei County and guard the Wu army.

Zhou Kai in Dangtu City was relieved when he learned that Longchuan had withdrew his troops. Jiujiang County finally belonged to the Wu Kingdom.

"Grandmaster, Longchuan has now retreated to Jiujiang. In this way, Jiujiang County has completely belonged to Dawu. Should we continue to go north or return to the court?" Lu Ao asked Zhou Kai in the Dangtu County Government.

Zhou Kai smiled and said, "Now our army is insufficient, has enough defense, and has no power to attack. It is meaningless to continue to move north. This governor has written a letter to the king and requested the withdrawal of the army. Moreover, the king has agreed. After a few days of rest, this governor will return to the court. Deputy Governor Lu, the king has the order to let you command 50,000 troops to guard Jiujiang, and leave Lu Su and two generals Pan Qing to assist you."

Lu Ao nodded. Now Jiujiang is new, and the people are unstable. If there is no general and heavy troops to guard the place, it will definitely not work. The entire Wu Kingdom is qualified to command 50,000 troops to guard the place, except Zhou Kai, but Zhou Kai is the chief commander of the three armies of the Wu Kingdom, so he will definitely not guard the place for a long time, so it is only him.

After arranging the defense of Jiujiang, Zhou Kai led an army of 50,000 to Wucheng.

In June of the 13th year of Qianyuan, the Wu army returned to the south, which meant that the battle between Chu and Wu that lasted for three months was officially settled. The Wu Kingdom captured Jiujiang County and occupied Huainan. Its strength increased greatly. I believe that in the near future, the Wu army would officially go north and join the ranks of fighting in the Central Plains.

After a year, after losing more than half of the Lu County, Chu State lost Jiujiang, and its land area shrank by one quarter. What's even more terrifying is that the domestic troops lost more than 200,000. From then on, Chu State had to passively defend.

In the palace of the King of Chu, in the bedroom of the King of Chu, the important ministers of the State of Chu, several sons of the King of Chu and the concubines of the harem all knelt in front of the King of Chu's bed.

After the King of Chu was ill in bed, his health was getting worse day by day. After suffering for more than ten days, he finally got exhausted and his lamp was exhausted.

"Fan Qing, Prince!" The confused King of Chu suddenly called Fan Shen and Prince Chu, and Fan Shen and Prince Chu hurried to the bedside.

The Prince of Chu is named Xiang Kuang, and he is 36 years old this year.

The two knelt in front of the bed with tears in their eyes. The King of Chu opened his eyes with difficulty, looked at Fan Shen and Xiang Kuang, tried hard to raise his hand, picked up Xiang Kuang's hand, and put it in Fan Shen's hand, saying, "Fan Xiang, the prince's talent is limited, I am afraid that he is not enough to revitalize the Great Chu. Today, I will hand the prince over to Fan Qing's hands. After my death, Fan Qing will assist in the government. In the future, everything in the court will be decided by Fan Qing."

Then he looked at Xiang Kuang and said, "Kuang'er, my father will hand over the Great Chu to you today. Fan Xiang and I have known each other since childhood. With him, I feel relieved. In the future, if you want to treat Fan Xiang as your father, his words are the words of his father. Without Fan Xiang's permission, you should not make any decisions about the affairs in the court."

Fan Shen and Xiang Kuang nodded in tears.

However, after the King of Chu said this, Long Chuan in the crowd showed a dissatisfied expression and clenched his fists tightly.

After the arrangements of the King of Chu, he said to everyone in the bedroom: "I ascended the throne at the age of nineteen and have been in power forty years. I have been struggling to reach this day, but I have no achievements in Da Chu. I am ashamed of my ancestors and ancestors. Now I am finally going to hand over Da Chu. After my death, the crown prince Xiang Kuang succeeded to the throne, and Prime Minister Fan Susan assisted the government. There is no big or small matter in the court. If Fan agrees, it will not be implemented. I hope that all the ministers will do their best to help Fan Xiang, assist the prince in revitalizing Da Chu, and take back Lu County. On the day when Jiujiang loses territory, I will come to my tomb to comfort me." After that, the King of Chu slowly lowered his hands and closed his eyes.

"Big King Bintian!" Fan Shen explored the breath of the King of Chu and said sadly.
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