System: I let you have children, not fight for hegemony

Chapter 279 The Fall of Chu

The fireball emitted by the car was like a meteor falling from the sky, completely destroying the Chu people's resistance from body to heart.

The gods were on the side of the people of Qin. The gods used river water to send rain of fire from the sky to the people of Qin.

As the saying goes, when a country is about to prosper, it depends on the people; when it is about to fall, it depends on God.

Nowadays, the people of Chu are either captured or rebelling against Chu and surrendering to Qin. The gods also hate the people of Chu. Where should the people of Chu go?

Lord Chun Shen stood on the palace gate with his hair disheveled, watching helplessly as the city gate was breached within a day and night.

"Time is destiny. Could this be retribution?"

Chun Shenjun smiled bitterly. As the resistance in the outer city became weaker and weaker, he knew that the time had come.

"Chun Shenjun, where are you going?" The young King Chu asked in panic when he saw Chun Shenjun waving his sleeves and leaving.

Chun Shenjun left the palace decisively without saying a word.

The King of Chu collapsed and cried loudly in the arms of the Queen Mother. The palace was full of escaped slaves, and the once luxurious palace was ravaged to pieces.

The Queen Mother comforted her with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. The palace was built by Lord Chun Shen. It is extremely strong and the Qin people cannot attack it for a while."

The King of Chu was very frightened: "Will there be reinforcements coming to save us?"

The Queen Mother was silent and only cast hopeful eyes on her own brother Li Yuan.

Li Yuan frowned and looked at Chun Shenjun's decisive back. Suddenly his whole body was shaken and he asked in a trembling voice: "Where are the trees that Chun Shenjun ordered to be cut down outside the city that day?"

The Queen Mother looked around at a loss. She only dressed up every day. How could she know about the affairs of the outer court?

The Chu minister said solemnly: "Hidden in the palace."

Li Yuan's face turned pale in an instant, and he shouted sharply: "Stop him quickly! He wants to burn the palace down!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the audience was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

"Why are you still standing there? Do you want to be burned to death?" Li Yuan's eyes turned red with anxiety.

The minister of the Chu State choked sadly: "The country has been destroyed for eight hundred years. I hope the king will die for his country!"

"I am willing to kill myself to say goodbye to the king."

"I am willing to die together with the king!"

"There is no captured king of Chu!"

After King Chu heard this, he fell into a daze and tears kept flowing down. He didn't realize it until he saw Li Yuan trying to escape alone, but was suppressed by everyone.

"I don't want to go to the national disaster together! As human subjects, you don't want to preserve the royal blood for Chu State, but only pursue loyalty. How selfish is it?"

"You bunch of losers, why can't you be like Lord Ding'an, who can rule a country with letters and bring peace with force?"

The King of Chu cursed indiscriminately and even rushed to fight with his ministers: "If Chu had Lord Ding'an, how could he end up in the land he is in today?"

Everyone let the King of Chu scold them, why didn't they regret it in their hearts?

Why don't they want a Lord Ding'an from Chu State? But there is only one Lord Ding'an in the world, and she is in Qin!

Moreover, everyone sneered, the former king could not even tolerate the lords, how could he tolerate Lord Ding'an?

In the whole world, only the King of Qin could give Lord Ding'an such trust and importance.

I just don’t know if Lord Ding’an and his ministers still get along with each other after Lord Ding’an obtained the meritorious service of destroying Chu.

While everyone was arguing, the palace in the southwest corner of the Chu Palace burst into flames and smoke billowed.

A gust of wind blew by, and everyone smelled a pungent burnt smell. This was the smell of death. "Your Majesty! Lord Ding'an shot the book inside and promised that as long as the King surrenders voluntarily, the King's life will be safe!" The guard who didn't want to die shouted excitedly.

Qin and Chu have been married for many years, and Chu women have occupied most of the harems of Qin kings.

With such a deep friendship, it should be no problem to save the life of King Chu, right?

The King of Chu didn't care, and shouted loudly: "I want to surrender! I want to surrender!"

The Queen Mother held King Chu's hand tightly and said firmly: "I agree to surrender!"

Li Yuan, who was pinned to the ground, turned his head with difficulty and asked the ministers: "Are you going to disobey the king?!"

Seeing that the palace in the west direction was also on fire, everyone seemed to be able to feel the hot fire and lick their skin.

When things came to a close, everyone discovered that generosity and sacrifice were not just four words, but meant endless pain before death. No one collected the body after death, which meant that they could no longer feel the ups and downs, joys and sorrows.

If you are not afraid of death, what is there to fear in life?

When the King of Chu saw that the ministers no longer blocked him, he shouted excitedly: "Open the door and surrender to Qin!"

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When Duoyu and Mengzhuo saw the gate of Chu Palace open, they did not immediately arrange for the surrender. Instead, they sent a line of soldiers to guard the King of Chu and the ministers, and then vigorously put out the fire!

"What a waste of natural resources! Lord Chun Shen is too impulsive!" Meng Zhuan looked at the sculpture of a man with wings ready to fly even on an ordinary gate, and then looked at the palace that had been burned to the southwest. He was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

Chun Shenjun, this prodigal son, burned so much gold in one fire!

Eight hundred years of collection, forty-two years of management, the elites of Jingchu, jade, gold nuggets, beads and gravel, they have plundered their people for several generations, leaning against the mountains.

How could he let such a huge treasure trove be burned to the ground?

"Fight the fire! Put out the fire quickly!"

Without the urging of many fish and Mengqian, the Qin soldiers proactively carried buckets to put out the fire.

The Qin soldiers who were able to follow Duoyu and Mengzhu into the palace were all soldiers who had made more achievements in this war. They were mainly responsible for carrying property. According to the default practice, they could secretly take some things with them.

What they saved was not the Chu State’s treasures of many generations, but their own private money!

Seeing that the fire was gradually spreading, many fish decisively ordered: "Abandon the palaces in the southwest and west, and dig out isolation zones near them to prevent the fire from spreading to the entire palace."

"Here!"

Lots of fish: "Find the person who started the fire!"

"Here!"

Many Fish's strategy was right. After abandoning the burning palace, with the manpower of the Chu army, they dug the isolation zone early and dug out Lord Chun Shen who was hiding in the secret passage.

Chun Shenjun had disheveled hair, messy clothes, scratches on his feet and hands, and a strong smell of oil.

His eyes were lifeless, like a walking corpse with a lost soul, shouting: "Eight hundred years of prosperity and prosperity were destroyed by my hands!"

Although Meng Zhuan understood him, when he thought of the palace that was about to be burned to ashes, he didn't want to say another word to him.

"The King of Chu has surrendered." Many Fish said calmly.

Chun Shenjun's lips were pale, as if he was greatly stimulated.

Only the fish closest to him could clearly hear what he was saying: "How can my blood be so unworthy?"

Compared with the sorrow, fear and resentment of Chun Shenjun and the Chu people, the Qin people were much prouder and happier.

Destroyed the Chu State!

This has been the long-cherished wish of many generations of Qin kings, and now it has finally come true!

Most importantly, this time it was very rewarding!

　Thanks to Xue Zhanzhan, who is probably a clingy spirit, a fan of zt novels, and Lulu’s recommendation vote

　　

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