Chapter 459: After the turmoil (Part 1)

The sky gradually turned white, and Pengcheng, who had experienced a night of killing, gradually returned to peace after Yu Zilong led his troops away. However, the blood-stained streets and corpses all seemed to confirm what happened last night. Countless Chu soldiers were cleaning up the corpses on the street. Countless Chu soldiers looked at the comrades on the street and felt infinite emotion in their hearts. Some of these dead comrades fought side by side last night, and some were enemies fighting life and death. Everything originated from internal strife between the upper classes.

In the Pengcheng Royal Palace and the side hall of the King of Kings Hall, Xiang Kuang looked at Chen Feng and Jiang Zi in front of him with a sad face. Jiang Zi looked lonely because just last night, all his family except him and his son were killed by the soldiers, and overnight they were like a lonely man.

"General Jiang, I am so sad that I am following the changes. I am very sad about what happened last night. If I could make up my mind to eradicate Yu Zilong, I guess such a thing would not have happened last night. However, I really didn't expect that Yu Zilong was so crazy and dared to launch a mutiny in Pengcheng. I was not careful for a moment, causing the general's family to suffer a great disaster!" Xiang Kuang comforted Jiang Zi. If you want to talk about what happened last night, Jiang Zi was the one who hurt the most.

Hearing Xiang Kuang's words, Jiang Zi raised his head blankly and looked at Xiang Kuang who showed guilt in front of him. Jiang Zi smiled bitterly: "The king is so serious. The king is just for the stability of the Great Chu. The changes that happened last night were all Yu Zilong's wolfish ambitions. What does it have to do with the Great Chu? I am just ashamed and failed to protect my family. The hatred of last night was irreconcilable with Yu Zilong. After the matter of Pengcheng is about to come to an end, I ask for orders to lead troops to attack Yu Zilong, and while avenging my family, I also clear the door for the Great Chu!"

Jiang Zi is also a person who understands the truth. Although he complained about Xiang Kuang's indecision, which led to Yu Zilong's chance to cause trouble, to be fair, Xiang Kuang did this just because he didn't want the energy of Chu to be consumed in vain. Xiang Kuang didn't think about what happened last night. Of course, even if Jiang Zi really had resentment towards Xiang Kuang, he would not raise it. Jiang Zi's current mind is to lead troops to attack Yu Zilong and avenge his family.

Seeing that Jiang Zi could still remember the revenge, this meant that Jiang Zi was still very sober, so she felt relieved and said to Jiang Zi: "Don't worry, General Jiang, Yu Zilong was in trouble, causing countless casualties in Pengcheng. Not only General Jiang's family, but also Chen Xiang also died of the army and became the criminal of the Great Chu. Even if General Jiang didn't say it, I would issue an edict soon, ordering the whole country to attack Yu Zilong, and I will definitely avenge General Jiang and Chen Xiang?"

Jiang Zi was moved by Xiang Kuang's attitude, so he nodded and said, "With this words from the king, I will feel relieved. I have suffered a great disaster in my family and there are still many things to deal with. I will take my leave first. If the king has anything to do, just give me the order!"

Xiang Kuang nodded. He also knew that Jiang Zi had no intention of discussing matters with him at this time, so he asked Jiang Zi to leave very considerately. After Jiang Zi left, Xiang Kuang asked Chen Feng again: "General Chen Xiang, has Chen Xiang sent his body back?" After Zhang Cong killed Chen Ding, he had not properly placed Chen Ding's body on the street. Now that Yu Zilong's army has withdrawn from Pengcheng, Chen Ding's body also needs to be properly placed.

Chen Feng nodded and said, "Don't worry, after clearing the turmoil in Pengcheng, I arranged for someone to send Chen Xiang's body home as soon as possible. However, in the event of such a change, Chen Xiang's family was extremely sad, especially Mrs. Chen Xiang, who suddenly heard about Chen Xiang's death and fainted on the ground. She is still unconscious now."

"Alas! Since the restoration of the Great Chu country, Chen Xiang has made a lot of efforts to the Great Chu country. I didn't expect that this would end up like this. I am sorry to Chen Xiang. General Chen, please go to Chen Xiang's mansion for condolences on my behalf. At the same time, I posthumously named Chen Xiang as the Marquis of Pei, and buried the tomb of the former kings to show his merits and inherit his title as the eldest son of Chen Xiang." Hearing the matter of the Chen family, Xiang Kuang sighed. Since the restoration of the country, Xiang Kuang has been able to compete with Zhang Di, but now that Zhang Di is dead, Chen Ding is no longer there.

"Here!" Chen Feng responded.

"By the way, General Chen, I wonder where the rebel Yu Zilong has gone now?" After saying about Chen Ding, Xiang Kuang finally remembered Yu Zilong. Everything that happened last night was the culprit, and Xiang Kuang would not let him go no matter what.

Chen Feng replied: "Return to the king, according to the spy's return, Yu Zilong led his troops to the east after leaving Pengcheng. He thought that his destination was Xia Pi. Xia Pi had become the base camp of the Zhang family during the Zhang Di period. Zhang Di had been operating for many years, and I learned that Zhang Di had mobilized his elite troops to Xia Pi many times before his death. I believe he had already regarded Xia Pi as the last retreat for the Zhang family, so apart from Xia Pi, I really couldn't think of where Yu Zilong could go."

"Damn it!" Xiang Kuang cursed inwardly. Xiang Kuang actually knew about Zhang Di's management of Xia Pi for a long time, but Xiang Kuang has never cared about it, because most of the nobles of aristocrats basically have their own base camps. Although Zhang Di's family is not aristocrat, since Zhang Di became the general of Chu, he led the Chu State to resurrect and restore the country. This made Zhang Di's prestige in Chu State reach an unprecedented level. Because of Zhang Di's existence, the Zhang family can barely be regarded as a noble, at least they are all a general. It is normal for such a family to find a place to build a family base camp. But what Xiang Kuang did not expect was that the indulgence at the time would lead to the embarrassment now.

"General Chen, how many elites of my Great Chu are still in my hand?" After learning about Yu Zilong's whereabouts, Xiang Kuang was concerned about how many soldiers and horses there were in Yu Zilong's hands. After Zhang Di's death, Chu's military power fell into the hands of Yu Zilong, Chen Feng and Jiang Zi respectively. Among them, Yu Zilong took over the forces left by Zhang Di and had a slight advantage among the three. This is also the biggest reason why Yu Zilong dared to launch a mutiny and could escape from Pengcheng when things could not be done.

Chen Feng thought secretly in his mind, and then said to Xiang Kuang: "After Zhang Di's death, my elite troops were 120,000, of which I, General Jiang Zilong, controlled more than 30,000 people, and Yu Zilong had more than 40,000 people. However, this time Yu Zilong's rebellion in Pengcheng will inevitably cause his supporters to change their camps. If they can be grasped in time, General Jiang Zi and General Jiang Zi are sure to win at least 20,000 people from Yu Zilong's hands!"

When Xiang Kuang heard Chen Feng's words, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Feng and Jiang Zi had more than 70,000 troops in their hands. If they could bring 20,000 more people from Yu Zilong, Xiang Kuang could recover nearly 100,000 elite troops. Even if Yu Zilong controlled Xia Pi City, he would be fearless.

Xiang Kuang nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, let General Chen ask. After everything is ready, I will issue an edict to attack Yu Zilong. Xia Pi City is an important town in my Great Chu, how can it fall into the hands of traitors such as Yu Zilong!" Xiang Kuang had already made plans. As long as the impact of the unrest in Pengcheng was eliminated, he would immediately solve Yu Zilong, a traitor, and defend the majesty of the Chu royal family.

After completely controlling Pengcheng, Xiang Kuang began a major purge, and all the remaining forces left by Zhang Di or Yu Zilong were eliminated one by one. While Xiang Kuang was carrying out a major purge in Pengcheng, Yu Zilong, who had evacuated from Pengcheng, also led his troops to Xiapi City and immediately controlled the entire city.

Xia Pi Prefect's Office, the highest power center in Xia Pi County, has become the power center of Yu Zilong's forces.
Chapter completed!