When the two heard this, they immediately bowed down and said, "Don't dare, please ask the king to admonish." ”

Xiong Huai waved his hand to signal the two of them to get up, and said with a deep gaze: "The widow has thought about something for a long time, but there is no answer, so I want to ask the two virtuous people." This thing is what we are fighting for domination of the world? ”

The two were stunned when they heard this.

What is the purpose of fighting for hegemony in the world, not to command the power and status of the world.

In the past, only Zhou Tianzi could command the world, but later King Ping moved east, and Zhou Tianzi was weak and unable to command the princes.

Later, the Duke of Qi Huan played the banner of respecting the king, united many princes in the world around him, led the princes to fight one after another, and subdued the Chu State before he dominated the world and commanded other princes as the chief of the princes.

Later, the state of Chu was hegemonic, and the king of Chu Zhuang won the championship, but it hit a soft nail, when Wang Sunman replied: "Although Zhou De is declining, his life has not changed." The weight of the tripod is not to be asked. ”

At that time, Zhou Tianzi still had great righteousness, the Son of Heaven only had the king of Zhou, although Chu was called the king, but it was ignored by other countries, and it was still called Chu Zi when it was hostile.

So since you can't be king, then hegemon.

Moreover, at that time, there were many princes in the world, and the small vassal states around him had not yet been destroyed, and the vassal states in other places, of course, only needed to obey orders.

But at this point in time, things are different.

The small countries in the world have basically been wiped out, and only the big countries are left around, and if you want to dominate the world, you must subdue several other big countries, just like the Wei State, and beat all the countries that are not satisfied in the world, and then weaken yourself.

And now in this situation, the kings of the big countries in the world all claim to be kings, and they are on an equal footing with Zhou Tianzi's King Zhou, Zhou Tianzi is a special king, and even a small country like South Korea can bully Zhou, not to mention other countries.

I saw the two of them stunned there.

Xiong Huai then asked: "In the past, Wei Wenhou was very anxious to attack the west of the Qin State, and the Qin State asked for help from our Chu and Qi countries, and I Chu and Qi worked together to save Qin and attack the rear of Wei State, do the two virtuous Qing know how Wei Wenhou responded?" ”

This matter is almost a hundred years away from now, and it is not long to say that it is not short, and it is not short to say that it is not short, Zhao Ju and Chen Zhen naturally know it.

Zhao Ju replied: "Back to the king, at that time, Wei Wenhou ignored my Qi and Chu coalition forces, and ordered the Wei army to attack Qin with all his might, so that the Chu and Qi coalition forces succeeded one after another and captured a large amount of land in Wei. It wasn't until a few years later that Wu Zi completely defeated the Qin State and took all the Hexi lands of the Qin State, and then returned to the division to fight with my Qi Chu. ”

Zhao Ju didn't say anything about the rest of the matter, and Xiong Huai didn't continue to ask, this is the black history of Chu and Qi being tortured and beaten.

Xiong Huai asked about another thing: "The widow is wondering, if after Wei Wuhou ascended the throne, he continued to attack the Qin State until the Qin State was completely destroyed, then what kind of situation would it be now." ”

Zhaoju Chen Zhen was shocked again.

If King Chu's vision becomes a reality, then the situation seems to be clear to the world.

With the strength of the Wei State at that time, if it did not go to war with Chu and Qi and tried to dominate the world, but attacked the Qin State with all its might, with the situation that the Qin State was on the verge of destroying the country at that time, it was not a difficult thing to destroy the Qin State.

Once this happens, the Wei State will occupy the advantages of Guanzhong, and then destroy the Zhao and Han countries, then even the Qichu Alliance will be pushed by the Wei State.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no precedent for destroying a great power at that time, if it weren't for the fact that all countries were thinking about competing for hegemony at that time, it seems that there would be nothing to do with other countries now.

Zhaoju Chen Zhen hurriedly pleaded again: "King, the minister is a capital crime." ”

Especially Chen Zhen, his face was pale, cold sweat broke out instantly, and sweat fell down his forehead.

The strategy of fighting for hegemony in Chu was planned by him and Gongsun Yan, and now the king of Chu wants to give up the cause of fighting for hegemony, thinking that it is not advisable to fight for hegemony, that is, he and Gongsun Yan are misleading the king of Chu.

The sin is terrible.

Xiong Huai helped the two of them up, shook his head and said, "What is the crime of the two virtuous kings. The widow heard that the former Shang Jun offered advice to Qin Xiaogong, and talked about the emperor's way for the first time, but Qin Xiaogong fell asleep, and later reprimanded Shang Jun as an arrogant person through Jing Jian. Shang Jun told Qin Xiaogong the royal way for the second time, and as a result, Qin Xiaogong once again reprimanded Shang Jun through Jing Jian. As a result, the third time Shang Jun said that he was domineering, Qin Xiaogong reused Shang Jun, which shows that today's theme is still hegemony. ”

"It's just the road to hegemony, and now, there is no way out. Just like the Wei State, if you defeat the Qin State, the two countries of Chu and Qi will rise to the top, defeat Chu Qi, and the strength of the Qin State will be restored, which is time-consuming and laborious, but it only has a temporary effect, and the widow thinks that it is not advisable. ”

Jing Jian is a member of the Jing clan of Chu State, and the Chu State knows very well about Shang Ying's entry into Qin.

Seeing that the two of them were thoughtful, Xiong Huai continued: "Although the widow was puzzled before, he didn't know what way to go in my Chu country except for hegemony. ”

Then, Xiong Huai looked in the direction of Qi and said, "Until this time, Qi Guo braved the world's disapproval and destroyed Yan Guo in one fell swoop, so that the widow woke up like a dream." ”

The ex is even dreaming.

Long-distance friendship and close attack, abandoning hegemony, and taking the road of reunification, this is something Xiong Huai has long wanted to mention, but he came to drive for the first time, and then there were some mistakes, so he delayed now.

Xiong Huai paused and continued: "In the past, when Mencius saw the King of Wei, the King of Wei, who was still the crown prince at the time, once asked Mencius: Is the world evil? Can the two virtuous men know how Mencius answered? ”

When Mencius saw the matter of King Wei Xiang, as soon as Mencius left King Wei Xiang, he told the people outside what happened to Prince Wei, so many people knew about this matter.

Chen Zhen replied: "Back to the king, in the past, Mencius had said: set in one. ”

King Xiang of Wei asked how the world could be stabilized, and Mencius replied that the world was unified.

This is a radically different approach from the current mainstream of the struggle for hegemony.

Although it has not been recognized by the high-level of various countries, it has been clearly put forward in the ideological circles.

Xiong Huai speculated in his heart that perhaps after the weakening of Wei's struggle for hegemony, Wei's ideological circles had already reflected on the cause of hegemony.

The evidence is that Shang Ying, who entered Qin from the Wei State, first put forward the imperial road, then the royal road, and finally the domineering.

Unfortunately, Confucianism is not popular now, and the Confucian system sounds beautiful, but it is very difficult to implement, Mencius's words are laughed off, and then the countries continue to work for hegemony.

When Zhao Ju heard the questions and answers of the King of Chu and Chen Zhen, a trace of doubt instantly appeared in his heart, could it be that the King of Chu planned to reuse Confucianism in the Chu State?

This matter is not impossible, Confucianism has been circulating in Chu since Confucius traveled to Chu.

Although Wu Qi was mainly reformed and military in the Chu State, Wu Qi himself was educated under Zengzi (not Zengzi), and then served as the Xihe Guardian of the Wei State, and was influenced by the Confucian Xihe School for a long time, and Wu Qi had a strong Confucian color.

Subsequently, Chen Liang, who died more than ten years ago, was also a Confucian master recognized by Mencius.

Next is Qu Yuan, who is now known for his erudition and strong knowledge, also has a strong Confucian atmosphere, of course, the Taoist thought of Chu is still the mainstream, and it is inevitable that Qu Yuan is also influenced by Taoism, plus Qu Yuan himself actively participates in changing the law.

After Qu Yuan, there will be another Xunzi who will come to Chu in the future.

Zhao Ju asked, "Great King, do you want to invite Mencius to Chu?" ”