Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

“Stop!”

About a few hours later, Dou Pan, the general of the State of Chen who led his troops to support, keenly sensed something and raised his hand suddenly.

Although everything seemed calm all around, Dou Pan stopped in time out of his general’s intuition.

Almost at the moment the words fell, the soldiers stopped.

But it was obviously too late at this time.

A few small stones rolled down, and then there was the roaring boulder.

“There’s an ambush, retreat quickly!”

No matter how fast Dou Pan reacted, there were so many soldiers around him that it was impossible for him to avoid them one by one. As soon as he finished speaking, many people were smashed into meat paste by the huge rocks falling from the sky.

Then came the shouting and killing.

At this time, Dou Pan no longer knew that he was ambushed, so he was no longer a general.

At this time, Dou Pan still didn’t understand why this group of people from the Great Zhou were so familiar with the terrain of their Chen State.

It is not surprising that the three countries of Chen, Zhou and Beiting have rough topographic maps of each other, but this is too detailed.

However, now is not the time to talk about this. Dou Pan suffered such a big loss before he even arrived at the place. He did not dare to fight at all and hurriedly led his men to retreat in a panic.

Fortunately, General Tan at the border came to the rescue in time, but when he arrived at Chenju Pass and looked at his remaining troops and waited for the casualties to be counted, Dou Pan could not help but tremble with anger.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Dou Pan was not stupid. When he came here, he saw the bare mountains around him. Now that he had calmed down, how could he not know what had happened?

“May I ask General Tan, where are the trees on the mountain? If General Tan does not explain it clearly to me today, please do not blame me for being rude. I will write a letter to Your Majesty tomorrow to criticise General Tan.”

General Tan was a general guarding the border, and he cannot escape the blame for such a huge mistake that occurred under his rule!

General Tan also knew that he had caused a big disaster, but this was not what he wanted, and he did not expect things to turn out like this.

Especially this earthquake, it came too suddenly.

General Tan did not dare to hide anything. He gritted his teeth and told the whole truth.

“General Dou, to be honest, I discovered this several years ago.” With so many trees floating down the river every day, it would be hard for even General Tan not to notice it. Ꞧ

Dou Pan was startled, then became furious: “Since you discovered it, why didn’t you stop it?”

General Tan said bitterly: “It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s just that… I can’t control it!”

“I have beaten them and killed them, but the logging is still going on despite all the prohibitions. It’s nothing but money that attracts people.”

“We killed them today, and they calmed down for a while, but they came back again not long after. There is no end to this kind of thing. As long as the Great Zhou keeps giving us money, it will be impossible to truly exterminate them, especially… this matter involves the military.”

When Dou Pan heard this, he became even more furious.

“Where is the collaborator now? This general wants to see him now.”

General Tan: “General Dou, to be honest, that man was one of my generals. He was afraid that the matter would be exposed two hours ago, so he committed suicide out of fear of the crime.”

The moment he finished speaking, Dou Pan turned around abruptly, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

General Tan’s expression remained unchanged, still filled with grief and regret.

“Now that the evidence is solid, please move forward, General Dou.”

But actually, what’s so good about this? As early as when General Tan said this, the matter had already been decided.

General Tan has been guarding the border for many years and has a deep foundation. It is really not appropriate to conflict with him in the current situation.

Dou Pan gradually calmed down.

General Tan was relieved when he saw this, and handed over the evidence he had collected one by one: “My subordinates privately gave and received the evidence, and as a general, I cannot escape the blame.”

The man in front of him said nice things, but in fact they were just polite words. Dou Pan had nothing to say.

The Great Zhou has now successfully entered the territory of the State of Chen. The situation is urgent, and I am afraid that the logging will have to stop here.

In just an hour or two, the two of them acted as if nothing had happened and put the matter aside without mentioning it again.

On the other hand, what Chen Guo didn’t know was that the people Ye Shuo had sent out to carry out the mission had already been lurking in various places.

From a distance, he used a telescope to observe the large army and the leader in front of him. The two small teams that were ambushing in the nearby mountains and forests appear one after another.

When several people suddenly jumped out from the seemingly peaceful bushes, Xu Kui was almost scared to death. He subconsciously drew the sword from his waist.

“Who is it?!”

“Protect the emperor!”

The specially made camouflage uniforms are simply the perfect hiding equipment in the mountains and forests. Their colour is similar to the surrounding grass and trees, so people with slightly poor eyesight cannot distinguish whether they are tree shadows or human shadows. Even people with excellent eyesight find it difficult to spot them from a distance.  

“Stop it!”

“Don’t be nervous, we are on the same side.”

After hearing what the emperor said, General Xu and others on the side gradually relaxed.

As for Xu Kui, he reacted instantly. Such a strange dress, such a unique temperament and posture, could it be… could it be someone from that team?

If Xu Kui was just yearning before, now he was drooling. Especially the crossbow on the other party’s waist, which he had never seen before, made Xu Kui’s heartburn.

Xu Kui dared to swear on his years of experience immersed in weapons that this thing was definitely more powerful than any bow and crossbow he had ever seen, especially the bowstring on it, which Xu Kui had never seen before. It was not made of cow or sheep tendons, but it looked extremely tough.

The visitor did not hesitate, suppressed his excitement and bowed, and said hurriedly: “Your Majesty, the road ahead is blocked, please bring your people and follow me here.”

It turned out that this road was blocked, so someone was left behind to remind people.

After another half day, Ye Shuo finally arrived at a small border town with his soldiers.

The town didn’t even have a decent guard, so how could it be a match for the Great Zhou? It didn’t take long for the whole town to be under control from top to bottom.

The officials in charge of the town naturally could not stay, but the people did not care. Without a leader, the remaining people became a mess.

Noticing the fear and panic in the eyes of the people, Ye Shuo said nothing, but turned around and told his soldiers not to disturb the people.

“Especially the elderly, the weak, women and children. Once discovered, they will be killed without mercy!”

Ye Shuo looked around, and as his eyes gave a signal, all the soldiers felt a chill in their hearts.

After a night of rest, Ye Shuo led his men to continue forward the next morning. As for the small town, it was naturally taken over by the people left behind by Ye Shuo.

The scene of the mayor’s tragic death was still fresh in people’s minds, so the people in the town naturally did not dare to resist. In fact, to them, it didn’t matter who the ruler was. As long as he was not a cruel and bloodthirsty butcher, whoever could feed them would be the emperor.

Although the mayor is gone now, as long as the people under him do not resist, nothing will happen. Under such circumstances, the people’s resistance sentiment is naturally not so high, and they continue to farm honestly as before.

Now the State of Chen had just experienced a great disaster. The relief money and grain from the imperial court had not arrived for a long time. Two whole months had passed. In desperation, the people in many places could not survive any longer and had to pick up their hoes. But when they finally overturned the local county magistrate and rushed into the warehouse where the imperial court stored grain, they found that there was not much rice left in the granary. When they dug up the outermost layer, they found that it was all piled up sand. However, how could the hunger in their stomachs be filled by sand?

Under such circumstances, the soldiers of the Great Zhou led by Ye Shuo naturally made rapid progress. As long as they had food to eat, the people of the State of Chen could also become the people of the Great Zhou.

As for General Tan and Dou Pan, they were naturally defeated one after another.

However, Ye Shuo was not completely defenceless. No matter what, these people in front of him were all people of the State of Chen. Although Ye Shuo gave them food, he only ensured that they would not starve to death. As for the rest… he would have to wait until the State of Chen was truly conquered.

Although many people of the Chen State were able to escape from the predicament thanks to the army of the Great Zhou, they suffered from hunger and satiety in the following days. Under such circumstances, even if someone wanted to cause trouble, they were really helpless and could not cause any major disturbance.

In addition, there are now spies all over the State of Chen, who are torturing the people of Chen almost to the point of madness.

“Okay, now it’s your turn to shine.”

General Xu is now mostly on duty and can no longer lead the troops. Things like encirclement and surprise attacks and food robbery are basically left to his subordinates.

Now General Wei and others were negotiating with General Tan and Dou Pan from the State of Chen, and the situation was at a stalemate. After a little thought, Ye Shuo’s eyes fell on Xu Kui.

Based on Ye Shuo’s understanding of his abilities during this period, he judged that he should be able to lead the troops to rob the food and grass sent by the State of Chen.

Xu Kui also knew very well that this was both an opportunity given to him by the emperor and a test set by the emperor.

If things are done well, then everything will be fine. If they fail…

“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best.”

Ye Shuo didn’t pay much attention to his promise. Xu Kui took a deep breath and left with the five hundred people outside the tent.

At the same time, in Shangjing City——

Yao Zhi had finally finished dealing with all the memorials on the table and was just about to go back to Chengming Palace to find Yongning, Dingning and Anning. Calculating the time, it was almost time for the two little princesses to finish school.

As a result, before Yao Zhi could take any action, she received a message from Wu Yi saying that Prime Minister He was ill.

Yao Zhi’s first reaction was, could He Xiang be trying to do something behind her back?

After Yao Zhi carefully asked Wu Yi, she realised that it was not the case. He Xiang was really sick.

He Xiang has worked hard all his life, and now he is suddenly idle. It is like a machine that has been wound up. The energy is gone, and all kinds of illnesses naturally come to him.

Yao Zhi couldn’t help but be a little stunned.

Yao Zhi then realised that she couldn’t let He Xiang get into trouble at this time. Putting aside his contributions, He Xiang hadn’t even seen the day when Xiao Shuo would unify the world. Yao Zhi thought about it and decided to go to He’s house in person.

After the morning court session ended the next day, a phoenix chariot stopped in front of the former prime minister’s residence, now the He Mansion.

At that time, Prime Minister He was bedridden. His first reaction after hearing about this was to refuse. Prime Minister He had not yet forgotten how he desperately tried to stop the emperor when he wanted the queen to be regent. Under such circumstances, how could Prime Minister He dare to let her treat him!

However, while Prime Minister He was thinking of a countermeasure, Yao Zhi’s phoenix carriage was already approaching.