Chapter 76 Conspiracy
Chu Yu's expression froze for a moment.
The King of Northern Chi, on the contrary, was completely at ease, saying, "We are different from you Central Plains people."
“From childhood we are taught that women are precious treasures and should not be possessed by one person alone.”
"If you are willing to join my alliance, then I would not mind being with you."
"Oh?" Chu Yu's expression quickly returned to normal. "If you want to recruit me as your subject."
"Would Your Majesty be willing to share a wife with your subjects?"
"Even among wives, there is a distinction between primary and secondary wives. The primary wife may share a bed with the other wife at will, while the secondary wife may not share a bed with the other wife without an imperial edict."
Chu Yu narrowed his dark eyes slightly, listening with great interest, "So that's how it is."
"However, I also worry that if I conspire with you, Yao Yao will hate me. Even if we share a wife, if she no longer wants to see me, I will be no different from having nothing."
"I'm a little curious, how did you manage to deceive Yao Yao to this extent?"
The King of the North said calmly, "Her resentment stems from her fear that I might do something to her family."
Chu Yu asked, seemingly casually, "So you have her family in your hands?"
“Her elder sister is under my command, and besides, Shan Chenjun is now very subservient to me and loyal to me.”
The King of the North smiled and said, "It's not as tense as she thinks."
"Yeah."
“I have done everything I could for her elder sister.” The King of Beichi looked at Chu Yu. “I know that women staying in Beichi will cause a lot of trouble.”
"So I allowed her to stay in my camp disguised as a man, to ensure that Yu Wanyin could see Shan Chenjun in the future and still come and go freely."
"Instead of being taken as a wife and trapped in someone's backyard, like Shan Chenjun."
"If that's the case, why did you lie to her?"
Chu Yu mentioned, "Those letters from you made her fall seriously ill and filled her with hatred for you."
The King of Bei Chi replied matter-of-factly, “How can a hostage freely interact with the outside world? From the very beginning, they have been prohibited from communicating with each other, but I can.”
Chu Yu nodded. "In that case, it's your fault."
"Now that you're in enemy territory, is the only thing you want to know related to Yu Wanyin?" The King of Bei Chi looked at Chu Yu with great interest. "You can't stop talking about her."
Chu Yu chuckled silently, "It was just casual conversation."
"Your Majesty is not killing me now, but wants to conspire with me and has even agreed to share a wife with me," Chu Yu said without any hesitation. "Then what do you want?"
The King of Beichi looked at him and said, "I want your territory in Yanzhou, and I want all the troops under your command to be transferred to the Beichi camp."
Chu Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Your Majesty is indeed asking for an exorbitant amount."
"Hmm?" King Bei Chi pushed the teacup in front of Chu Yu. "I think this should be the most basic expression of our sincerity in our cooperation."
Chu Yu remained silent for a long time, toying with the teacup in his hand. "Then how can I guarantee that you won't abandon me after using me?"
"What if he promised me something but then didn't give it to me?"
"Don't worry, now that we're allies, we not only share common interests, but also common enemies," the Northern Chi King said meaningfully. "Rong Si's father betrayed you back then, which caused your family to be destroyed at such a young age."
The words of the King of the North touched upon the deepest part of Chu Yu's heart that he had long suppressed.
His calm silence crumbled for a moment.
"If it were me, and Rong Si had stolen my wife, I would definitely kill him without hesitation."
"Think about it, Rong Si's father wanted everything, he wanted merit and profit, and now he's the same, insatiable, he even wants your wife."
“You can actually tolerate him,” the King of the North Chi laughed. “I have to respect the Marquis of Chu; he is a gentleman.”
Chu Yu curled his fingers slightly, then slowly clenched them. "Since Your Majesty has seen through it, then I will not hide it from you."
"I did want to kill him."
"No rush." The King of Northern Chi was determined to succeed. "I'll give you three days. Marquis Chu can take his time to think it over."
"I will await your reply in three days."
After saying this, the King of Bei Chi ordered his men to take Chu Yu away from the camp.
Shan Ze escorted him through the vast Northern Chi army camp.
The military camp was covered in yellow sand, and troops could be seen training everywhere.
With its powerful killing and aggressive aura, it made my ear bones go numb.
They were halfway there when a horse came galloping towards them.
A layer of yellow sand swept over them, blocking their path.
The man on horseback came on menacingly, and after dismounting, he stared intently at Shan Ze.
He strode towards Shan Ze, breathing heavily, "Who gave you permission to bypass me and transfer prisoners of war?!"
Dan Ze pushed Chu Yu aside and stepped forward to meet him head-on. "Why is Commander Helan even bothering with prisoners of war? Has he really not achieved anything lately?"
He Lanjun laughed in exasperation, "I don't know what kind of dog it is, it bites as soon as it smells meat."
"This is what it means to be truly starving."
Dan Ze's face darkened, and he walked heavily toward He Lanjun, knife in hand. "Say that again?"
"It's all my fault! I didn't leash the dog when I was walking it, and the beast smelled it and came to bite me!"
Dan Ze threw a punch, but He Lanjun grabbed his fist and retaliated with a backhand!
Chu Yu's eyelids twitched.
He secretly scoffed at it.
rough.
Soon, the two rough men started punching each other.
Subordinates on both sides rushed forward to break up the fight, shouting, "Commander!"
Chu Yu watched them fight quietly.
She thought of the Northern Chi military advisor class that Yu Wanyin had previously asked Yu Heyue about.
The Northern Chi camp was divided into two main commander camps: Helan and Shanze.
The two camps have long been at odds, and now it seems their discord has reached this point.
The soldiers escorting Chu Yu bypassed them and were taken to the imprisonment tent prepared for him.
From a distance, the camp appeared as an impregnable fortress formed by the Northern Chi soldiers.
At the top of the tents were countless spears of the Northern Chi garrison, their blades pointing straight at each other.
The guard at the front walked to the tent and unlocked the chain in front of the door.
The chains on the tent doors were removed, revealing the dim light inside.
Then they pushed Chu Yu inside.
With a loud bang, the tent and cabin doors were slammed shut.
The door to Chu Yu's tent was closed.
He sat alone in the shadows, having anticipated this situation long ago.
The King of the North is treacherous; he won't be so easily trusted.
But it doesn't matter.
His mission was not primarily with the Northern Chi King.
*
It was late at night, time for the meal to be delivered.
The soldiers outside also took turns eating.
The food delivery team received their orders and set off, passing by the Danze camp.
At the very end of the group, the brim of a man's armor hat was raised, revealing Wu Zhou's handsome face.
Wu Zhou was one of the dozens of informants who were switched at the Bei Chi camp after Chu Yu and his group reached an agreement with Mu Ge.
He can move freely as long as he is within the area that Mugo can access.
He overheard the gossip of Shan Ze's subordinates: "I heard that His Majesty summoned the two commanders and gave them a scolding because of today's fight."
"They criticized our head coach Shan Ze for being too eager for quick success and instant benefits, showing him no respect whatsoever."
“Our lord is truly biased towards Commander Helan. Not to mention anything else, Commander Helan has more soldiers under his command than we do.”
The food delivery team walked past them silently.
They soon arrived at the camp under the command of General Helan.
Whispers arose from all around.
"How come that bastard Shan Ze is so popular with the emperor?"
"Hasn't His Majesty always been biased towards Shan Ze? Otherwise, if Shan Ze had taken our credit, he wouldn't have uttered a word."
"I also heard that Shan Ze dared to openly rob us and attack us because His Majesty seems to be planning to depose Commander Helan and make Shan Ze the head of the military."
"Then why should I?!"
Wu Zhou's eyebrows twitched slightly. He found this interesting, slowed his pace, and after a moment's thought, caught up with the group.
Both camps believed that the Northern Chi King was more biased towards the other side.
Soon, the food delivery team stopped at the entrance of Shan Chenjun's camp.
Shan Chenjun sat quietly in the tent with his back to the door.
Until, the door creaked softly.
The tent door was opened, and the leading soldier gestured gruffly, "Hurry up."
Wu Zhou nodded in acceptance. "Yes."
He stepped into the tent, squatted down, and placed the food on the table beside him.
Shan Chenjun suddenly heard a voice behind him, "Young Master."
She paused, then turned around.
Shan Chenjun looked at the newcomer, whose hat brim was pulled low and whose armor was engraved with the character "Mu," but only half of his face, with its clear and smooth features, was visible, and he was completely unfamiliar with him.
She stood up and walked towards him. "You are..."
"Your letter has been delivered to the Central Plains camp, and I have come to assist you."
Shan Chenjun looked at him for a while, "Did Yao Yao send you?"
"yes."
Shan Chenjun immediately grabbed his arm, "Can you send the message out?"
"able."
"You actually came? I thought..."
Not only did they come, but they seemed to know exactly what her purpose was.
She even worked better with Mugo than she had imagined.
Shan Chenjun didn't exchange many pleasantries or ask any questions. Instead, he directly handed Wu Zhou a roll of cloth, saying, "Since you're here, there are some things I can't do and I'll need your help with."
Wu Zhou took it. "How does Young Master want us to cooperate?"
Shan Chenjun gestured to the roll of cloth, "Inside are blueprints, showing the military deployment of the Northern Chi camp. You are responsible for arranging how to deal with the weapons."
"good."
"Don't underestimate the enemy." Shan Chenjun stared at him intently. "This is just one thing."
"In addition, the Northern Chi army is large and has many brave generals, so it is difficult to estimate the losses in a head-on confrontation."
"The two right-hand men of Bei Chi are He Lanjun and Shan Ze, and they often disagree."
"In terms of military strength, He Lanjun is actually more outstanding."
"Apart from external military force and direct attack."
“The second thing I need is you,” Shan Chenjun said, looking at Wu Zhou, “to help me get rid of these right-hand men.”
She stared intently into Wu Zhou's eyes, "forcing He Lanjun to rebel."
Wu Zhou emerged from Shan Chenjun's camp and remained lost in thought for a long time.
It wasn't until the Hu general asked Wu Zhou two questions in the Northern Chi language that Wu Zhou regained his composure and replied simply in the Northern Chi language.
After finding nothing unusual during the questioning, they led the team back.
Wu Zhou followed behind. On the road they had come from earlier, it wasn't just the two soldiers who were talking.
More and more people are talking about it.
The more gossip spreads, the further it deviates from its original meaning.
The Northern Chi King has gradually decided to depose Helan Jun.
It turned out that after the Northern Chi King completed his great undertaking, he feared that these two generals would not be able to maintain a balance, so he planned to eliminate Helan Jun after the cunning rabbit was killed and the hunting dog was cooked.
Wu Zhou's eyebrows twitched slightly.
Then I remembered what Shan Chenjun had said earlier.
Only now did I realize that the two generals in the army were at odds, and that these bizarre rumors were circulating.
It was most likely that Shan Chenjun intentionally let it go.
Forcing Helan Jun to rebel...
If such rumors were rampant...
It was only a matter of time before Helan Jun and the emperor drifted apart and he ceased to be loyal.
It seems that Shan Chenjun is planning a long-term strategy.
Now that they've arrived, we can put it on the agenda.
However, it is still quite difficult to immediately turn a perfectly good coach against his will.
At the very least, Wu Zhou couldn't think of a way to win over He Lanjun.
The procession delivering the meal headed towards the Chu imperial camp.
Wu Zhou delivered the meal and news to Chu Yu.
His comrades, who were also hiding in the military camp, assisted in keeping watch.
Inside the tent, Wu Zhou handed a stack of rolled-up strips of cloth to Chu Yu and told him about Shan Chenjun's plans and intentions.
Chu Yu opened it, and inside was a map showing the military deployment of the main camp of the Northern Chi tribe.
The extremely detailed information was contained on a palm-sized roll of cloth, including the quantity of weapons in every part of the Northern Chi army camp.
Most of their people are now in the Danze camp on this side.
Chu Yu raised his eyes; he knew perfectly well what was going on.
This was most likely given by Shan Chenjun.
This is also what she painstakingly wanted to convey.
It's obvious where to attack the Northern Chi camp most easily.
Chu Yu pricked his fingertip and made several red marks on the rolled-up cloth.
It is the area where their current forces can reach, and the location of the camp where Mugo is stationed, which will assist them.
In addition, Chu Yu gave him a diagram showing how to plant informants and lay out the offensive strategy, based on the blueprints provided by Shan Chenjun.
And suggestions on attack routes and internal coordination routes, "send these out so that Rong Si can arrange them on the same day."
Wu Zhou agreed to take it.
Chu Yu then asked, "So you want to turn Helan Jun against his cause?"
"yes."
Chu Yu pondered for a moment, “For a high-ranking official to rebel, one must first make him suffer injustice for a long time and accumulate resentment.”
"Secondly, it is the kind that suffers enormous losses, that threatens one's faith in life."
"However, if I'm locked up here, I might not be able to persuade He Lanjun to defect as well as Shan Chenjun could."
Chu Yu gave Wu Zhou everything he could, saying, "When you can get out, go back and give it to Madam. She will definitely have a way to help you."
Wu Zhou accepted the order and left.
Although they had planted dozens of informants in the Northern Chi camp.
However, with over 100,000 troops in the main camp, it was unrealistic to expect anyone to freely enter and leave at will.
Wu Zhou could only be included in the purchasing team by Mu Ge'an every five days during the Bei Chi military camp's purchasing schedule.
We had to wait a full four days. The third day.
King Bei Chi arrived at Chu Yu's camp as promised.
His tone was melodious, "Three days have passed, has the Marquis of Chu figured it out yet?"
This time, it was Chu Yu who served tea to the King of Bei Chi, acting as if he were the host. "Now that Your Majesty is here, if I don't understand, will Your Majesty kill me?"
"Useless prisoners of war, that's for sure."
Chu Yu smiled upon hearing this.
“As the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances,” he said, taking out his token. “I have thought about this every day, and what Your Majesty says is very true.”
"Our interests are aligned, and our enemies are aligned. I have no choice but to take a gamble. Your Majesty is a gentleman and will not betray you after you have served your purpose."
The King of the North said unhurriedly, "If the Marquis of Chu is truly sincere in his plot with me, I will naturally treat him with the same sincerity in return."
“My army is numerous, numbering a hundred thousand. Ordinary junior officers probably won’t obey. The rest can be arranged by Your Majesty.” Chu Yu said, handing the token to the King of Bei Chi. “There’s only one thing: my subjects must not be mistreated.”
"Of course." King Bei Chi gestured to the guard beside him, who immediately stepped forward, took the token from Chu Yu's hand, and examined it in his palm.
After the guards checked and confirmed that everything was correct, they handed the token to the King of Bei Chi.
Chu Yu stared coldly at the token in the hand of the Northern Chi King, and soon caught a glimpse of Shan Ze's figure flashing past outside the tent.
The King of the North emerged from his tent, lifting and lowering the curtain as he slowly stroked the troop deployment token.
As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Shan Ze standing at the door.
The King of Beichi handed out the token, saying, "Go and send someone to mobilize the troops from Yanzhou."
Shan Ze had heard early on that this was a troop deployment token for 100,000 troops, and immediately pocketed it. "Yes."
He would never entrust such a lucrative task as expanding his army to someone else.
This prisoner was definitely worth taking.
It's time for dinner.
Wu Zhou was sent in again to deliver the meal, and Chu Yu stuffed a note into his palm.
Wu Zhou got up, hid the note in his sleeve, and then took it out.
It doesn't need to be brought to Shan Chenjun anymore; instead, it needs to be taken out of the Bei Chi camp and delivered to Yu Wanyin and the others.
The next day, Wu Zhou mingled with the team preparing food for the army, following them out during breaks to prepare provisions and make purchases.
Under the cover of his companions, he left halfway, found his horse hidden in the mountains, mounted it, and rode towards their previous camp.
Deliver the accumulated letters and items to the people who will meet you along the way, and then leave quickly.
*
Troops and messages were sent back to the camp one after another.
Yu Wanyin was slightly relieved.
She unrolled the cloth and looked at the extremely detailed drawings on it. "Who gave you this?"
The messenger reported truthfully, "Wu Zhou said it was Shan Chenjun."
Yu Wanyin paused slightly.
The soldiers explained one by one, "These are the blueprints given by Shan Chenjun, and the points marked by the Marquis."
"Our troops are currently stationed in this position."
Yu Wanyin did not reply for a long time.
Rong Si, standing to the side, temporarily responded, "Yes, I understand."
Yu Wanyin never expected that this would be her first exchange of letters with her elder sister.
It wasn't some polite greeting, nor the insincere daily descriptions I used to receive; it was a military deployment map.
Yu Wanyin looked for a while, then sighed deeply, "How is the Marquis?"
"Everything is fine right now." The soldier gestured to the second card, "This is our current strategy for planting informants, planning the offensive, and outlining the routes for all parties."
Yu Wanyin handed the blueprints to Rong Si, "These things should be done sooner rather than later; we need to arrange them as soon as possible."
The soldier added, "It must be arranged today."
Rong Si took it, called Zong Cheng to his side, and handed it to him to carry out.
Finally, the soldier handed another note to Rong Si, saying, "This is for you. The Marquis said that it would be best if you finished this matter and then raised troops to march to the Northern Chi camp without delay."
Hearing the urgency of the situation, Yu Wanyin vaguely anticipated what was going on.
She was about to ask for details, but the soldiers didn't have time to explain to Yu Wanyin and continued to relay the next matter, "Besides these, there is one more important matter that we need to trouble you to find a solution for, Madam."
As the soldier spoke, he gestured to Yu Wanyin, "It concerns how to win over the generals; we must achieve our goal as soon as possible."
"This way, Madam."
Yu Wanyin nodded upon hearing this, "Okay."
Then she followed him to the side.
Rong Si withdrew his gaze and opened the note Chu Yu had left for him.
Just then, Su Fang ran back from not far away, "My lord! Troops from the Northern Chi camp have arrived with Chu Yu's troop mobilization token and are heading to mobilize Chu Yu's troops!"
Rong Si frowned, and said without any politeness, "Are they his soldiers? He dares to mobilize them?!"
Rong Si took a deep breath, his expression darkening. He closed the note and said, "Let's go, tell the brothers to get ready. It's time to get to work."
"I have a troop deployment token too. Let's see if the troops in the Central Plains listen to me or the barbarians."
That was when he had previously discussed with Chu Yu that one of them would stay behind to defend against the enemy while the other went to Shanshan. He needed troops to cross the border and also needed to mobilize troops to defend against the enemy, so he asked Chu Yu for the troop mobilization token.
That note was Chu Yu's instruction to use the Yanzhou troop mobilization token to go and meet the Yanzhou troops.
Rong Si returned to the camp, just as Yu Wanyin finished her discussion with the soldier.
She watched as Rong Si returned and called out, "Are you all about to set off?"
"Hmm." Rong Si's voice was deep, indicating another matter she had just discussed with the soldiers, "How did your discussion go? Do you have any plans to turn them to defect?"
"Yes." Yu Wanyin pursed her lips, looked up at him, "After you finish fighting today, you have to come back to pick me up."
"good."
*
Rong Si led his troops on their journey.
The vast army set off from the camp and headed towards the location of Chu Yu's garrison.
The group marched through the mountains and fields with great momentum.
When they arrived at the Chu army's encampment, they heard Shan Ze shouting from atop the hill in the distance.
Rong Si stopped and stared at the back of the Hu man in the distance.
The Hu people seem to have gained the upper hand.
Sunlight filtered through the treetops, falling into the depths of Rong Si's amber pupils, where murderous intent flickered intermittently.
Holding the token, Shan Ze brazenly ordered the soldiers below, "Your lord has ordered you to follow me into the Northern Chi army camp!"
The soldiers below the mountain all looked at the token in Shan Ze's hand.
There was a brief pause in the mountains.
However, everyone reacted quickly, following the token's instructions, and went to prepare their weapons, lining them up neatly.
Dan Ze watched as the massive army assembled in a short time.
Unable to hide his smugness, he shouted, "Ready? Let's go!"
Rong Si raised his hand and gestured to his men behind him. They all lowered the noise of their bicycles and orderly passed through the dense forest, looking for a suitable position to attack, presenting a posture of ambush and preparation for attack.
A soft rustling sound whispered in my ear, like the wind rustling across a field.
Grass and trees lie prostrate on the ground.
As Shan Ze was still gazing with satisfaction at the Yanzhou troops that were about to be brought under his command, the vast army below suddenly drew their bows and arrows towards him!
An arrow struck Shan Ze squarely in the waist and abdomen!
He was stunned, looking down in disbelief at the bow and arrows at his waist.
Immediately afterwards, a deafening shout of "Kill!" erupted from the valley!
The soldiers behind Shan Ze were a beat slow to react, but after realizing what was happening, they rushed forward to provide cover!
They clashed with the Chu imperial troops who charged forward!
Amidst the chaos of battle, strategist Shan Ze glanced at the token in Shan Ze's hand. "Commander! This is probably not a military command token!"
"What Chu Yu gave us was a kill order from the Yanzhou camp!"
The next moment, a melodious horn sounded from another mountain peak.
Looking around, they were shocked to see a dark mass of bandit soldiers covering the mountains and fields!
And in the hand of the tall, fierce bandit leader on horseback was the real military command token!
His voice was deep and powerful, piercing through the clouds and mist: "All soldiers, listen to my command! Slay the Northern Chi commander and attack the Northern Chi camp!"
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