Internal and external troubles.

The fleeing Emperor Chu wanted to siege; Liaodong had to set up defenses; the court was in a mess; the money and food began to be exhausted again...

Tang Zhongyuan seemed to be trapped in a mud and could not get out of his body, so he had to ask King Yan of Wu to lead an army of 300,000 to continue to siege Emperor Chu.

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King Wu was very dissatisfied when he received the order.

The merits are divided into good or bad. Conquering Yanjing is a great achievement, and killing Emperor Chu is also a great achievement, but killing Emperor Chu will have to bear the infamy forever.

——Who knows whether Tang Zhongyuan will kill himself, a founding hero, in the future. At that time, he will be the emperor who has been honored forever, but he will take down the charges he has been criticized by thousands of people for him.

But no matter how dissatisfied, King Wu did not dare to be perfunctory. Now he is about to reward him according to his merits. If Emperor Chu is let go, not to mention whether he is guilty or not, the reward will definitely be greatly reduced.

He had no choice but to siege with all his might.

Fortunately, although the Chu army had many soldiers, they brought tens of thousands of messy people, including civil officials, concubines, family members, etc., so they were not fast.

The two sides fought fiercely, from Shuntian Prefecture to Hejian Prefecture, killing the capital and the land was in chaos. Half a month later, King Yan of Wu finally surrounded the Chu army in Cangzhou.

But in this place, the King of Hell of Wu was also under great pressure.

Cangzhou means "the state of Canghai", because it is bordered by the Bohai Sea. This place is located at the bottom of Jiuhe River, bordering Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and Shandong in the south, and is the place where the Grand Canal runs through the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

At this time, Shandong troops were preparing for Xian County west of Cangzhou. If the Chu army broke through to the west and joined them, the King of Yan Wu would probably not be able to stop them.

If the Chu army heads south, it is in Shandong, and it is not known whether there are still troops to serve the king; if it goes east, the Emperor of Chu can leave by boat; the Chu army can even turn around and go north and go to sea from Tianjin.

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The 18th year of Yanguang in the Great Chu, the first year of Xinghe in Darui, September 24th.

Five miles outside Cangzhou City, in Yue Temple, King Yan of Wu was discussing affairs with his generals.

This Yue Temple was built by Yue Fei's eleventh generation grandson moved to Cangshizhou during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Chu Dynasty. The King of Yan of Wu stationed his troops here and occupied Yue Temple as his camp.

There were three statues behind the incense table, Yue Fei sat upright, and his sons Yue Yun and Yue Lei stood on both sides with weapons in hand.

In the hall, King Wu Yan sat on a big horse with a golden sword. His two sons Wu Tong and Wu Bo were standing in front of him, and behind him were a group of generals.

After everyone discussed for a while, Meng Jiu came in and looked around, as if he felt that someone like Wu Yanwang was in the same hall with Yue Fei, he shook his head, with a slight sarcastic look on his face.

"Meng Jianjun is here." Wu Tong, the eldest son of King Yan Wu, called out, "The army has not enough food and supplies..."

Meng Jiu ignored it, took care of his clothes and clothes, walked to the incense table, and solemnly put three incense sticks on Yue Fei's statue.

Wu Tong snorted coldly.

——This old eunuch pretended to be something.

Meng Jiu had eaten incense and sat down next to King Wu Yan and said, "There is not much food or grass? The Zhennan Army has captured cities and land all the way, but has received a lot of money and food in the name of donating. Why? I'm finished eating now?"

Wu Tong was unhappy and glanced at Meng Jiu and said, "That is the food for Zhennan Army..."

Before he could finish his words, Meng Jiu interrupted him and turned to King Yan Wu and asked, "Does the General want to separate from His Majesty?"

Wu Tong was furious, raised his hand and pointed at Meng Jiu and shouted, "Your Majesty sent you to supervise the army, but you want to provoke discord?!"

Meng Jiu raised his eyes and stared at Wu Tong, with a cold light in his eyes, and slowly said, "Boy, put away your little thoughts. Your Majesty and the General jointly create a foundation, and they are like brothers. Don't force Your Majesty to be harsh on meritorious officials because of your dirty thoughts."

A gloomy sentence made Wu Tong feel cold in his heart. He was holding his face and wanted to scold him angrily, but King Wu Yan waved his hand and said, "Don't make a noise."

He said, turned to look at Meng Jiu and said, "The military supervisor misunderstood. It's not that the army in the south of my town is hidden and unwilling to take out the silver and grain. Since my brother has asked me to command..."

"It's Your Majesty." Meng Jiudao.

King Yan Wu's eyelids shook slightly and nodded, "Yes, since Your Majesty asked me to lead the troops, I will certainly treat all my brothers equally. Last month, the Zhennan Army was defeated by the Shandong troops of the Chu Dynasty and the money and grain were robbed...

Meng Jiu didn't raise his eyes, but slowly took out a booklet from his sleeve and opened it to read it himself.

When King Wu saw this, a trace of murderous intent appeared in his eyes. When he turned his mouth, he said, "In short, no matter what, it is okay to support the food and grass for more than a month."

Wu Tong and Wu Bo looked at each other, and they were also dissatisfied with Meng Jiuji.

Since ancient times, the fate of founding heroes can be seen, not to mention that the infamous flooded Kaifeng like King Yan of Wu, the father and son knew in their hearts that Tang Zhongyuan would inevitably want to attack himself in the future. If he wanted to protect himself, he had to hold on to the military power in his hands, and to have military power, he had to have food and grass first.

Therefore, Nanlu Dalu robbed all the way while attacking Chu, and all the money and food obtained were hidden by their father and son.

I thought the secret of the matter was done, but I didn't expect that it was recorded by Meng Jiu...

Then, Meng Jiu sighed and said, "The General is in trouble, Your Majesty naturally understands it. Food and grass are trivial matters, so that's all the time."

In a word, the atmosphere finally eased a little.

Meng Jiu said again: "The most important thing in front of you is that you cannot let Zhou Zhang escape."

King Wu Yan nodded and asked, "What do you think of the military supervisor?"

"The Chu army was commanded by Sun Baigu, but the key lies in Wang Zhen. This son had some means to abandon the capital and run to Cangzhou. The land was well connected, and could take both sea and land, and return Shandong troops to support him. If the general wants to attack hard, he is afraid he will not be able to defend himself. It is better to surround him and not attack. When the Chu army's food and grass are exhausted, someone will present Zhou Zhang." Meng Jiu said, "By the way, Your Majesty has sent the third prince to help, and he will arrive soon."

When King Wu heard this, his face turned dark.

Tang Zhongyuan was in charge of the capital and asked him to command troops outside. He would forget that he would not give money. He was worried that he would win over other troops and send Tang Jie to check and balance.

When you look back, your money and food are eaten up. When you return to the capital, you will take all the benefits of others.

Thinking of this, King Wu shook his head and said, "No, it would be a long night and a lot of dreams..."

The next moment, the soldiers rushed in and reported urgently: "General, the Chu army has attacked the camp..."

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There was a sound of fighting on the far battlefield.

Quiet in Yue Temple.
Chapter completed!