Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2640 The Death of the Demon Saint, Zhu Wen's Demise

Yu Ji held power in Southern Chu for many years, and her people made up the vast majority of the population. Xiang Liu's people were actually only a small portion, and they were mostly members of the Xiang clan.

Therefore, when she surrendered to Jin, she brought quite a few people with her.

Guang was an important figure in Southern Chu. He had Fei Lian and Ying Zhao in military affairs, and Yu Shinan, Yu Shiji, Yu Qing, and Yu Xu in literature.

Among the military generals, Ji Bu and Zhongli Mei were veteran officials, members of the group that followed them south to Southeast Asia.

However, in the conflict with Xiang Liu, Ji Bu and Zhongli Mei did not stand firmly on her side, but chose to remain neutral.

Therefore, in such an important matter, Yu Ji could not possibly trust two such people.

People who can't stand up for you at crucial moments can no longer enter Yu Ji's inner circle.

Normally, when they are useful, we will still use them. However, when it comes to crucial moments, we must exclude them.

It was precisely for this reason that both of them were abandoned by Yu Ji.

Of course, as one of Xiang Yu's earliest core members, they would be older than Xiang Yu if he hadn't died; they would both be over fifty now.

As one gets older, one's value naturally diminishes compared to one's prime. In the past few days, with declining physical abilities, I'm no longer the force I once was.

Now, Yu Ji relies on the group of people she personally recruited and trained as her confidants in Southeast Asia. Compared to the veteran officials, this group is more trustworthy to Yu Ji.

In fact, among the people that Yu Ji recruited in Southeast Asia, there should be an important figure named Fei Dan.

Fei Lian, Ying Zhao, and Fei Dan, the three great demon saints, were all recruited by her at the same time.

However, Fei Dan had already died in the previous battle.

He fell into Zhu Wen's ambush and was lured into a swamp. He was trapped in the swamp and could not extricate himself. In the end, he died from being pierced by a thousand arrows.

It is truly lamentable that an archer died pierced by ten thousand arrows.

However, Zhu Wen, who killed him, also died in that battle.

During this process, he was poisoned by snakes, and because the place where he ambushed Fei Dan was too far from the central army camp, he did not receive treatment immediately.

By the time the soldiers below the road sent him back to the camp, it was too late for treatment.

Zhu Wen is a typical example of someone with bad luck.

Southeast Asia is full of dense jungles, teeming with mosquitoes and venomous snakes. Therefore, the army has long prepared a large amount of medicine, which is distributed to each squad of soldiers to deal with some common poisonous insects.

At least, even if it can't be completely resolved, it can buy some time for treatment.

However, the type of snake venom that Zhu Wen cultivated happened to be one of the few types of snake venom that could not produce any effect.

After all, the medicines provided by the Imperial Medical Academy were designed for the entire army and were already quite capable of dealing with most poisonous insects. It was impossible to expect a universally applicable medicine that could make people immune to all poisons.

Since the start of the war in Southeast Asia two years ago, there have been quite a few soldiers who have suffered casualties of this nature during peacetime, totaling nearly two thousand.

After all, that's just the nature of Southeast Asia. However, the casualties during peacetime over the past two years have primarily been among lower-ranking soldiers; this is the first time a general-level officer has been killed.

Of course, Zhu Wen's luck has indeed been quite bad over the years, and he has often encountered some minor misfortunes.

In the past two years in Southeast Asia, this wasn't the first time he'd been bitten by venomous insects and snakes. However, the previous bites were just ordinary venomous insects and snakes, which he managed to get through unscathed.

Of course, those taken away by Yu Ji included not only Yu Shinan, Yu Shiji, Yu Qing, and Yu Xu, but also her son who had inherited Xiang Yu's pride.

She certainly understood her son's character and knew that he was not the type to surrender willingly.

Moreover, although he was her own son, he still bore the surname Xiang and carried the blood of the Xiang family. It was impossible for her to allow Yu Ji to sell all the people with Xiang family blood at once.

Therefore, everything began with Yu Ji keeping it from him.

Fortunately, she mostly observed from the sidelines, and there wasn't much she needed to do herself. Therefore, she was able to keep it a secret.

Although her son would never agree to her request, Yu Ji had her own methods. She simply used a sleeping potion to knock him unconscious and then took him away.

It's no wonder that Xiang Liu competed with him for the throne before, but Yu Ji helped him gradually rise to the top position. However, he still protected Xiang Liu to keep Yu Ji in check.

After all, Yu Ji held almost all the power in the Southern Chu, making her the true ruler of the Southern Chu. How could she possibly trust her own mother completely?

No one can allow themselves to have the title of emperor without the substance of one.

Miao Xun's act of writing not only successfully caused internal chaos within the Southeast Asian coalition.

Moreover, this opportunity allowed Yu Ji to lead a group of elites from Southern Chu to surrender.

When Yu Ji surrendered to Jin, the people who most wanted to curse her were naturally Xiang Liu and his ilk.

Although these people went from talking to fighting, Xiang Liu only beat them up and threatened a few important figures, making the other side's soldiers hesitant to act.

However, he wasn't reckless enough to commit murder; if he did, it would be completely irreversible.

Moreover, although things escalated to the point of actual violence, his kidnapping of several people, with these individuals alive, would deter the opposing soldiers from making any rash moves. Once everyone's anger subsided, they would naturally give each other a way out and let the matter drop.

But if someone dies, they'll lose all their cards, and the enemy soldiers will tear them apart!
However, once the news of Yu Ji's surrender to Jin arrived, the situation was completely out of control.

The two groups have completely lost the possibility of sitting down and talking again after they calm down.

By taking these high-ranking officers of the allied forces hostage, Xiang Liu managed to escape the Southeast Asian allied forces' camp, as the enemy soldiers were hesitant to act against him.

However, Ji Bu and Zhongli Mei, who were abandoned by Yu Ji, were not so lucky.

Enraged by the Southeast Asian coalition forces, he was pulled up and torn apart by five horses.

After all, being surrounded by members of the Southeast Asian coalition, even at their peak, it would be impossible to escape.

Not to mention, they are all old now and have long lost their former bravery.