Prime Minister take care

Chapter 465 Invincible in the world
"Yang Xian! Yang Xian!"

In Wu Palace in Gusu, Hou Tao walked back and forth in the palace, making angry sounds.

Hou Tao's anger was palpable and could be felt by Wu's ministers and his brothers in the palace.

For Hou Tao, there were two most angry and humiliating moments in his life.

The first time was when Wu Jun took advantage of Liang Jun's defeat in Zhou Nan and headed north to Xuzhou.That time, the Wu army was plotted by Huan Wu, and the entire army was wiped out. The Lord Wu also died in Xuzhou.

That time, Huan Wu sent an edict in the name of the emperor, but Hou Tao not only could not kill Liang Envoy, but also had to lead everyone to kneel in front of the edict, kowtow and thank him, and endure Huan Wu's warning and great humiliation.

Then there is this time.If Huan Wu was hurting him secretly, Yang Xian was scolding him openly.

The Hou family from Gusu is a despicable person.Stealing the master's foundation and occupying the country privately.Disrespect the instructions and dare to disobey the emperor's orders!On the day when the decree arrives, I will go to the capital to see you.If he disobeys again, Wang Shi will attack him.

But the problem is that openly scolding makes Hou Tao more angry than covert insults.Even though the envoy of Zhou had been gone for three days, Hou Tao's anger still hadn't subsided.

Yang Xian's wording in the edict made it clear that he did not take Hou Tao seriously.Not only that, he also humiliated Hou's family from top to bottom, and even trained him like a son.The arrogant attitude and rude words are outrageous.

Hou Shen took away the Yan family's foundation, which was an indelible stain.But the question is, with it being written so openly in the emperor's edict, is Yang Xian afraid that people won't know that this edict was written under his instruction?

Whenever Hou Tao saw the ministers discussing state affairs, he would scold Yang Xian first.

"Yang Xianjiao is domineering, even more domineering than Huan Wu back then. Master Wang attacked him? Hmph! I want to see how he came to attack me across the Chu Kingdom?"

Hou Tao was brave and thoughtful, but now he openly said these words in front of the ministers and brothers, which shows the depth of anger in his heart.

"Brother, the Zhou army is so powerful that it is unparalleled in the world. Even though it is as powerful as Emperor Liang, it can only move the capital to avoid it temporarily. After my brother heard that the Zhou army had captured Nanyang, he sent three armies to attack Chu and forced Chu Hou Cai Tong to declare himself a minister. . Our envoy should have arrived in Chu State. Cai Tong is very resourceful and will not be willing to surrender to Yang Xian, so he should agree to cooperate with us."

Hou Tao's second brother Hou Zhi walked out of the queue and held his hand.

The alliance between Wu and Chu was established under the strong pressure of Liang Jun. Since the defeat of Liang Jun and Zhou Nan, and the tendency to annex the world has ceased, the gap between Wu and Chu has become deeper and deeper.

At the most dangerous time, the Wu and Chu armies almost clashed with each other.Although the war did not ignite in the end, the tacit understanding established between Wu and Chu in the past has disappeared.

But this time it was different. Yang Xian's arrogance made it possible for the two armies of Wu and Chu to come together again.Even, pull Liang Jun together to form an encirclement net against Zhou Jun.

"Brother, can you be more cautious about this matter?"

Hou Quan walked out and held his hand.

"It's not that we are careless, it's that Yang Xian bullies others too much!"

Hou Tao knew what Hou Quan meant. Huan Qing was a tiger and Cai Tong was a wolf. The size of the two countries destined Wu to be careful when dealing with them.Now that Liang's army is weak and Chu's army is a formidable enemy, what's the benefit of cooperating with them?
"Didn't you read what Yang Xian wrote in the edict? He asked me to come to the capital and become a minister. Ha! What a Prime Minister of Zhou Dynasty. Does Yang Zizhan really think that he is invincible in the world and that no one is his opponent? I do. Let’s see what Yang Xian can do to me!”

Just as Hou Tao finished speaking, the sound of trumpets sounded outside Wu Palace. This was a situation that would only occur when there was an emergency military situation.

In the palace, everyone was terrified.

The armor-piercing soldiers entered the palace, and in a hurry, they handed over their hands.

"My lord, Dr. Hulu Jian Song has rebelled!"

"What did you say?"

"Jian Song has now gathered [-] troops to seize five of my cities. My lord, the rebels are very powerful. Please make your decision early."

The soldier's words caused the entire palace to fall into silence.Jian Songnai was an important minister of the Wu State and had always been submissive. Why did he suddenly become rebellious without any news being revealed in advance?

More importantly, the elite soldiers of the Wu State have gathered in Gusu. Jian Song's [-] troops are no match for the Wu army. What confidence does he have that he can resist Hou Tao's encirclement and suppression? "Why did Jian Song rebel?"

On the throne, Hou Tao asked.

"This"

The soldier was obviously hesitant, but Hou Tao shouted and forced him to question him.

"Say!"

"The traitor Jian Song claimed that he was ordered by the Prime Minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty to respectfully welcome the king's master in order to get rid of his disobedience. He also said"

"Master Wang?"

Hou Quan murmured, but before he could figure out where this Wang Shi came from, his thoughts were interrupted by Hou Tao's furious voice.

"say what?"

Hou Tao's eyes were full of anger. He looked at the soldier in front of him like a wolf looking at its prey.

"The traitor Jian Song said that the Yan family is the orthodox of the Wu Kingdom and a vassal granted by the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty. As for the Hou family, they are nothing but traitors."

"Yang Xian!"

Hou Tao was furious and slapped the table in front of him. The sound was so loud that it spread throughout the palace.

"Brother, this is not the time to get angry. We should send troops immediately to encircle and suppress Jian Song. If he is allowed to grow bigger, the country of Wu will be in danger."

Hou Quan's voice was still echoing in his ears, but another messenger soldier came from outside the palace.

"My lord, Haiwang Ya led the Hai Clan to raid the coast of our country, and [-] Zhou troops have now landed at Quangang."

The news came suddenly, but Hou Quan and the ministers in the palace finally understood what Master Wang was that Jian Song was talking about?

At this moment, everyone in the palace calmed down.

Such a rebellion that moved so quickly could not have been initiated suddenly, but must have been planned for a long time.

In other words, Yang Xian had already made up his mind to attack Wu before issuing those two edicts.But what is his purpose, to destroy the Hou family?
Hou Tao suddenly felt that he had been tricked, and Yang Xian had no intention of negotiating with him.

At this moment, another person hurriedly came over, but it was not a soldier, but Cheng Xin, the naval general of Wu State.

"Lord, there is an urgent military situation on the front line."

"What is it?"

After being influenced by the first two news, Hou Tao now calmed down.It was an expression separated from anger, as if nothing could make him care.

"Report from the front: Zhou general Guo Wei led his army to capture Qingyang, and the Yi king Samoko defeated the Chu army in the east city. On the same day, the Zhou army's general Han Buhuo led his army east to return home and attacked Pingling at night. Chu general Wei He and him The battle was defeated. Now that Pingling has fallen into the hands of the Zhou army again, Cai Tong led his army back to Ying City to defend the Zhou army. Ning Jingyuan, the naval general of the Chu State, and Li Fu, the general of the Chu State, were in the southwest river system of Yingdu The battle lasted for several days, but we could not win. The envoys we sent to the Chu State said that the Chu State is now in chaos, and many people in the lower four counties have raised rebellion flags, betrayed the Cai family, and sworn allegiance to the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Yang Xian!

Wu Lord Hou Tao bit these two words fiercely, clenched his fists, his face turned pale, and spoke out a sentence with difficulty.

"Pursue back the envoy who left for the Liang Kingdom. Also, burn that seal of honor for me!"

(End of this chapter)