Dou Jiao was so angry that he picked up the big sword and beheaded him, and the clan armor inflicted countless destruction on his corpse. Doujiao rushed back to Ruo Ao's old nest Hangao day and night, and he sent orders to various cities and towns, and sent Ruo Ao's army to try to destroy the Chu Zhuang Wang's regime by force.

Before the army departed, Doujiao stood on a high platform and issued a speech to the soldiers: "Ruo Ao clan and the king have the same ancestor, Chu State is theirs, and it is also Ruo Ao's clan. Over the past 100 years, if the Ao clan has followed the king loyally, he has opened up territory when he goes out, and he has never dared to slack off when he enters the country.

"But now the tyrant Xiong Lu and the traitor Pu Jia are jealous of the achievements and prosperity of the Ruo Ao clan, and they try to us, and even try to reduce us to slavery. That's why they fabricated accusations to kill Ziyang, and now they want to repeat the same trick to get rid of me! Then they can blatantically commit their sins in the name of justice.

"The reason why we stand here today to declare war on Xiong Lu is not to capture, but to protect ourselves; Not for usurpation, but for survival. It is the tyrant who has driven the glorious and illustrious Ruo Ao to a dead end, and if we retreat, we will die and be enslaved; We move forward and can still remain free and wealthy. So I ask you: fight for your own destiny, for the honor of the Ruo Ao clan, for the sake of your great ancestors, and I am your leader!

"The army of the State of Chu, Ruo Ao accounts for half. We are outnumbered, well-armed, and able to fight; We have loyal allies, and justice is on our side. And Xiong Lu was unable to assemble a large number of troops in a short time, and they must have been frightened at this time; The walls of Yingdu are low, and there is still a response in the city, which is the heavens pretending to use Ruo Ao's hand to eradicate the tyrant! Pass my order now: march to Yingdu! ”

Since there was no one within a 30-mile radius of the place where Bao Jia was killed, the scene of the tragedy was only discovered by a passing merchant several days later. The king of Chu Zhuang took Bao Jia's son Bao Ai Hunt and immediately rushed to the place where Jiang Jia was killed, and everyone didn't expect Dou Jiao to kill the first wise person in Chu so cleanly.

When one of the suspected heads of Horja is found (there are many people who have been decapitated at the scene of the murder), it is discovered that it has been turned beyond recognition by the cruelty it has been subjected to and days of decay, and it is only through the characteristics of his teeth that Hunt recognizes that the terrible thing really belongs to his father.

The king of Chuzhuang ordered the bodies of the victims to be collected and collected, and he and Bao Ai Hunt quickly returned to Yingdu. After King Chuzhuang returned to China, he immediately carried out a brutal purge of the faction of Doujiao, and the commander was Bao Ai Hunting. He started with Doujiao's closest blood relatives, and then his in-laws and subordinates. However, the king of Chu Zhuang was afraid that the situation would become uncontrollable, so he forced him to suspend the horrific purge.

The king of Chuzhuang received the news that Doujiao had begun to assemble his army, and immediately announced that Yingdu had entered a state of emergency combat readiness: the city gates were closed, a curfew was imposed in the city, soldiers searched for Doujiao's henchmen everywhere, the clans in the suburbs were first armed, military emergencies were sent to various towns, and military service was built outside the city.

When Ruo Ao's army marched towards the capital, Pan Yu came to the army as an envoy of the king of Chuzhuang. He had previously been reluctant to get involved in a conspiracy to kill, but now he stepped forward and took on the dangerous role of messenger.

Pan Yu handed over a handwritten letter from the King of Chuzhuang to Doujiao (this letter was drafted by Pan Yan). The letter rebukes Dou Jiao for his excesses in killing Bao Jia, and says that he (King Chu Zhuang) would rather believe that this was a personal feud between the two (since the letter did not refer to Bao Jia as "Da Sima") and that it was not a matter of business, rather than believe that it would be a rebellion.

The reason why he thinks this is because the Ruo Ao clan has the most loyal and prominent reputation in the Chu State! The letter also asked Ziyue not to speculate and not to believe rumors such as "Ziyang was killed by the King of Chu and Pu Jia". Because the crimes about Ziyang were all exposed by Pu Jia alone, he didn't know about it; And as the king's teacher, he has no reason not to believe him.

However, (King Chuzhuang's words changed), the suicide note left by Bao Jia seemed to imply that Dou Jiao was also aware of Bao Jia's conspiracy. If Dou Jiao could return to Yingdu, he would have decided that Bao Jia was also deliberately framing Dou Jiao in his suicide note, just as Bao Jia "might" frame Dou. If Bao Jia frames two important ministers of the country one after another, then he will not be punished, and he will die innocently; And Bo Di is not only without fault, but also meritorious. In this way, you can still serve as Ling Yin.

The letter concluded: "Bugu can swear an oath with you, and send the princes and grandsons of the three kings to your fiefdom as hostages to ensure your safety." If you insist on going your own way and insisting on marching, it is a real rebellion. If you attack the big with the small, the smooth with the counterattack, and the good with the evil, then go and see what happened to the chaotic ministers and thieves in history! ”

Dou Jiao handed the letter to Dou Huang, and after reading it, Dou Huang said: "Father, the leader of the current city responsible for searching for Ruo Ao's henchmen is none other than Bao Ai Hunting!" This makes sense. But if the king really wants to be cleared of his past suspicions, as the letter says, then the king should just imprison those people and not put them to death immediately! Is that the hope for reconciliation?

"As for those princes and grandchildren, I'm afraid they are all unsightly for the king. King Mu dared to strangle King Cheng, as the son of King Mu, what did the king get by killing several princes and grandsons? They died, just in time for the king to do it himself. In the king's heart, we have been condemned as a rebel and a thief, and it is impossible to reconcile! ”

Dou Jiao replied to Pan Yu and said: "Uncle Shi (Pan Yu's character), I am really flattered that the king can be so tolerant and humble!" Where do I dare to offend Tianwei and betray Da Chu? It's just because the villain of Bao Jia mutilated Ziyang! I should immediately plead guilty to the king, and how dare I ask for the royal nobles?

"I have only one request, please ask my uncle to return to the king: as long as I send my nephew, in-laws, and Bao Ai Hunting in Yingdu, I will return to Yingdu immediately! My life is not as good as that of a traitor's son! ”

Pan Yan prepared a rhetoric corresponding to various changes, but he couldn't dismantle this trick alone, because Doujiao's niece and in-laws had already died in Huangquan. The recklessness of the hunt made the situation irreversible, and it was he who drove Doujiao to a dead end.

Pan Yu couldn't speak, so Doujiao gave him an expulsion order, and hoped that the other party "will not come again unless he is a messenger of another king." ”

Although Doujiao was full of ambition, the process of action was not as smooth as he imagined. The rivers and rivers of the land of Chu are crisscrossed, and now it is the rainy season again. Due to the swelling of the river, many bridges were washed away, and the roads were muddy and the march was very slow, and some of the undetermined people took the opportunity to flee.

The troops in the districts were either blocked by the roads or deliberately delayed their build-up. It would be beneficial for the royal family to delay it, and Yingdu would have more time to prepare for the war.