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"Your Majesty, Lord Dazai is asking to see you." The soldiers outside the account reported.

Cui Ke's thin lips parted slightly, and he said lazily, "Please."

The curtain tilted, and the faint morning light leaked in following the man's movements, adding a bit of warmth to the tent, Li Xie said: "Your Majesty, the food and supplies have been arranged, and I'm here to report to you."

Cui Ke looked up to see him, and waved to him with a smile, "Dazai, you have done a good job, come here, I will reward you well."

Li Xie couldn't help shivering, and quickly paced in front of him, "It's my honor to serve the king, I don't ask for rewards, thank you for your kindness."

Cui Ke glanced at him lightly, and in Li Xie's eyes, it was very... malicious.

Cui Ke half stood up, stretched out his hand to hook his lapel, and searched his neck restlessly, feeling Li Xie's body was hot like hot soup, he smiled, pressed his shoulder, and pushed him away into the bosom.

"Your Majesty!" Li Xie exclaimed in shock.

Cui Ke did not act more presumptuously, but buried his head on the neck of the man in his arms, and said hoarsely, "Don't worry, I won't do anything, and I won't wait until today to do it."

He said "Don't worry", Li Xie was really relieved, and lay down in his arms, holding his breath tightly, for fear that he would accidentally offend the dragon's reverse scale.

When Zhengyin was enduring hard work, Cui Ke suddenly said leisurely: "The widow has always known that Dazai loves money, and even ordinary small favors are enough to buy you to do things, but I don't know... If the widow gives you a gift from the treasury, you may buy Dazai as a face." May?"

Li Xie turned into petrification, he felt Cui Ke's chest was shaking slightly, it seemed that some emotion was pouring out with all his strength, but was deeply suppressed by him, what was he suppressing, why was he working so hard?

"Your Majesty." Li Xie lowered his voice.

Cui Ke slowly raised his head, his fox eyes were narrowed, making it difficult for people to see the emotions inside, but it was just a hint of helplessness.

"You will answer the widow after the widow has conquered the country of Yue."

Li Xie shook off a cold sweat, answering you?Is it to promise with your body or to be steadfast?

After all, he is a man, and he is a powerful man. The Li family is in decline and has few children. He is still going to work hard and shine for his heirs!Why, now that the ruler wants the body of the minister, the minister has no choice but to offer it?

While he was thinking wildly, Cui Ke had already pushed him away, straightened up suddenly, and turned his back, "I still have to discuss with the generals how to defeat the enemy, you should step back first."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Li Xie scrambled out as if he was about to receive an amnesty.

It's really bad luck today, to be teased by the king, no, no, he has to take a cold shower to reduce the fire, he secretly said.

Dawn always comes very quickly.

A big battle is coming as promised.

The tiger and wolf master of the Chen State faced the old, weak, sick, and disabled in the Yue State. The victory or defeat seemed to be doomed, but no one thought that under such extremely bad circumstances, the Zhou Festival could last for several months, so that Chen Bing could not take it. It's really puzzling and puzzling that it's cheap.

In the war between two unrivaled heroes, the outcome has never been determined by military strength, but by patience, determination, and an invincible ambition to dominate.

Zhou Ji hadn't closed his eyes for several days. He clearly knew the strength of Yue State and also saw Chen State's determination.

Scared?

fear?

Fear of war?

nonexistent!

He is just desperate, but perhaps this is more terrifying than fear of war!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The enemy army was attacking the city again, and the soldiers of Yue State fought hard until the weapons in their hands fell off.

The sound of shouting, fighting, shouting, and screaming, one after another, makes people tremble with fear.

Zhou Ji looked up at the gray sky, the corners of his eyes were tight, and his thoughts gradually drifted away.

The previous oath echoed in my mind: "Never eradicate wars, do not dominate the Central Plains, never become a king, whoever loses an inch of land, the Lord will not attach a temple after death, and bury the corpse in the wilderness to comfort the ancestors."

Can't drop!Even if there are mountains of bones and seas of blood, even if all the people of Yue are killed in battle, they must not surrender!

Can't drop!

"How many people are left in our army?" It was night, after the soldiers counted the number of people, Zhou Ji asked.

"...less than [-]." The soldier said with a pale face, weakly.

"Okay, very good." Zhou Ji said.

The soldiers were dumbfounded. Could it be that His Royal Highness is confused?

Zhou Ji said: "It seems that this battle will end soon."

"..."

"Report!" Suddenly someone urgently said.

"What's the report? Isn't the prince here? Let's just say it, what are you doing with so much courtesy at this time?" Zhou Ji frowned.

"The [-] elite troops in the city sneaked out of the city at night, transferred to King Chen's command, and swept away the food in the city!"

"What did you say? Didn't I assign troops to garrison all the main roads? You told me that someone escaped, what is going on?"

"...It was the Empress Dowager who took the opportunity to defect. Our people were caught off guard and were attacked..."

"Trash! Scum! Idiots! A bunch of wine bags and rice bags!" Zhou Ji's eyes widened, and he roared angrily, with blue veins popping out on his forehead.

"...His Royal Highness, what should we do now?"

"What should I do? Hehe, you actually asked me what to do? Who do you think I am? Do you think I'm a god? Wrong! Big mistake! I'm just a trash from a lowly background. Why? What does it matter to me to change my surname?!" His words burst out like a cannonball.

"His Royal Highness!" Hearing what he said, everyone became even more confused. They all gathered together and looked at Zhou Ji blankly. The battle was imminent. Could it be that His Royal Highness is crazy?

Zhou Ji laughed so hard that tears burst out, and he shook his head. He looked at them, some had broken arms, some had crippled strands, the bandages couldn't stop the blood from flowing out, and the armor couldn't stop the enemy's halberds. They... ...They are all good men from my country of Yue!

"At the banquet that day, I asked you to assassinate King Chen. Didn't you still refuse 120 people? Why are you willing to die for me today?" Zhou Ji grabbed one of them and asked.

The man scratched his head and said with a naive smile: "My mother told me that it is the duty of a man to serve the country faithfully, and those who are greedy for life and afraid of death are not worthy of being the people of Yue. Your Royal Highness, in this battle, I, the yellow dog, will definitely fight for you." You are born and die, there is no other way!"

Others also said: "There is a country first, and then there is a family. If we can't even keep the Yue country, how can we protect the safety of our family? And how can we meet the ancestors under Jiuquan?"

"Even if you die on the battlefield, don't be a counselor who is about to escape!"

"Correct!"

"Correct!"

Zhou Ji's heart throbbed violently. He ordered people to bring strong wine and filled it up for everyone himself. Everyone looked at him straight, their faces were as cold as ice, and they did not dare to profane in the slightest.When it was Zhou Ji's turn to walk in front of them, they raised their wine bowls high above their heads and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the wine!"

Lighting a bonfire, burying pots and cooking rice, Zhou Ji and the soldiers sang the little tunes of the Yue Kingdom together, enjoying the last night of peace, singing and singing, and the haze in their hearts was swept away.

"I heard you mention your son last time. Is he looking good now?" Zhou Ji said with a smile.

"Okay! Looks good! When my son grows up, I want him to work for His Royal Highness, so that he will be promising!"

"Cut! Is your son weaned? Now you're thinking about building a relationship, you've been thinking about it for a long time!"

"Hahahaha!"

Zhou Ji also laughed without image. In the harmonious atmosphere before the war, he suddenly realized one thing. Maybe success or failure is really not that important...

Now that the defeat has been decided, why bother to implicate them in vain to die for themselves?

Rather than...

The bonfire flickered on and off, hit him on the face, and inadvertently revealed a line of muddy tears, sprinkled in the wine, fearing that people would see him, he raised his head and drank the wine in one gulp.

Wine stained with tears is indeed more bitter.

"His Royal Highness, you have asked so many things about our family, and I'm sorry I dare to ask, why haven't you married a wife and had children for so many years?" Brave, ask Zhou Ji like this.

"Women, it's too difficult to raise. In the past, there were three thousand beauties in my father's palace. They fought to the death all day. You all know that I have the softest heart. If a group of women are crying around me, how can I do things? I'm afraid You will not be able to live in peace all day long, so it is better not to marry any of them." Zhou Ji also laughed.

"Haha! It turns out that His Royal Highness is afraid of guilt!"

Everyone was laughing and laughing, drunk and lying in a pile, the laughter was gradually replaced by loud snoring.

The sleepless man is the only one.

Everyone can have a reason to live, but he, if the Yue Kingdom is destroyed, how can he survive in the world?

Still the same sentence: "Do not eradicate wars, do not dominate the Central Plains, and never become kings. If you lose an inch of land, the Lord will not attach a temple after death, and bury your body in the wilderness to comfort your ancestors."

He looked at the sweet sleeping faces of everyone, with a sore nose, and made a faint decision.

For the time being, everything will be safe and sound.

The next day, the soldiers assembled, "His Royal Highness, when will the battle begin?"

"Open the city gate." Zhou Ji said plainly.

"Yes."

"You are not allowed to come out." He ordered again.

"Ah? Your Royal Highness, absolutely not! If you go out now, you will be sending sheep to the tiger's mouth! If you have any troubles, we will lose our support! How can we compete with them then? "

"Those who disobey the military order will be killed immediately."

"……Yes!"

Zhou Ji rode out on horseback, holding a long sword in his hand, and no one followed him. When he arrived at the front of the formation, he saw the banners rolling on the opposite side, and the armor was thick. king."

"What do you want to do? I have heard that Zhou Ji is very scheming, superficially friendly, but in fact he is calculating. You want to see my king today, what is your plan?" A general steered his horse forward and looked at Zhou Ji carefully.

"Once I die, I hope King Chen will forgive the soldiers and people in the city." His voice was not loud, but it was shocking enough.

"What?! You are willing to fight yourself? Before the battle is fought, you are going to die. Are you afraid of losing the battle?"

In the shadow of the embroidered flag, a person flew out, "Are you really willing to die?"

"I hope that such a lowly life can be exchanged for the peace of the people of Yue." Zhou Ji smiled gently, with a hint of compassion between his brows.

"...Okay." From between his teeth, Cui Ke popped out these words. If Zhou Ji is alive, with his scheming methods, even if he fails temporarily, his strength is still not to be underestimated.

Now that he voluntarily went to die, why would Cui Ke not do it?

"Empty words are useless, I want you to swear a heavy oath in front of the soldiers of the armed forces and the whole world!"

Cui Ke got off his horse, raised his halberd, and hit the ground hard, "I, Cui Ke, swear to the sky, if I hurt every plant, every tree, every soldier and every soldier in the Yue Kingdom, I will surely abandon the world and die a terrible death!"

The Yue State soldiers on the city shouted: "Your Highness, Your Highness, you must not!"

Zhou Ji turned to look at them, and said loudly: "I have today. It is God's will. My family and country are in misfortune, and the territory is torn apart. I am a member of the royal family and I should take responsibility. Now that the overall situation is settled, why bother to struggle? I, the people of the country of Yue, must not be moved to revenge, otherwise I will die in peace, and I will fall into hell forever!"

"His Royal Highness!"

"His Royal Highness!"