Jin Jun's voice fell, not far away, Dong Jun, who had been taught a hard lesson by the King of Chu a few years ago, immediately bowed and said: "King, in the battle to destroy Yue, the ministers are just temporarily borrowing some money, which is really not a merit, and the success of destroying Yue is due to the power of the king and the princes in the court." ”

After Jin Jun Dongjun spoke, other feudal monarchs who had borrowed money spoke one after another, either praising the wisdom of King Chu, or not daring to take credit.

And some feudal lords who did not borrow money mostly showed regret.

Not only did he not succeed in offering his loyalty to the king of Chu, but he also lost an opportunity to make a big profit.

At this time, I heard the sycophants of other feudal lords, and suddenly the color of regret became even stronger.

Suddenly, Qiao Jun stood up, and then walked from the feudal monarch to the main hall with a resolute face, bowed twice, and said in a loud voice: "King, now all countries are discussing the war against Chu because of the matter of Yue Guo. At this time of crisis, the minister decided to donate all the 500 gold he had lent to Taifu a few years ago, as well as the 500 gold interest promised by the king. In addition, he donated 2,000 gold and 150,000 stone of grain for national use. ”

As soon as these words came out, Fang Cai was still patting the king of Chu's ass, and the feudal monarchs who wanted to serve the country were all dumbfounded, and the palace suddenly became cold.

All the feudal monarchs looked at Qiao Jun coldly, and it was okay to show loyalty to the king of Chu, but they didn't even want the reward of the king of Chu, they were dedicated to the country, and they also donated all their family property, which was a bit excessive.

If others don't donate, wouldn't it seem that Qiao Jun is very loyal, and others are very hypocritical?

Even E Jun, who had an extremely close relationship with the King of Chu, looked at Qiao Jun with an annoyed expression.

Not to mention donating all the family property, let's just say that the ten thousand gold and ten thousand gold interest lent to the king of Chu are a huge amount of money, and the money he has earned in his life has not exceeded 20,000 gold.

The money was all earned by him, not by the flood, so how could he say that he would donate it.

Qiao Jun's behavior is simply subverting the rules.

At this time, Xiong Huai also had a cold face.

The reason why he took out 100,000 gold before the attack of various countries was not because there was nowhere to spend the money, but to buy, no, it was to unite most of the feudal monarchs, share the dividends of the destruction of the Yue Kingdom this time, and unite to fight against the attack of various countries.

If he really agrees with what Qiao Jun said, then maybe other feudal lords will not donate their family property, or they may not donate the principal of the loan, but the interest will definitely be donated.

This is contrary to his policy of uniting the feudal monarch and resisting all countries together. At a critical juncture when countries are attacking, this is an absolutely stupid act. Not only can he not rein in the hearts of the ministers, but he will also make the ministers think that he, the king of Chu, is going to go back on his word, obviously not wanting to give interest, but he put on a posture of wanting to give, and then sang and harmonized with Qiao Jun, forcing everyone to take the initiative to give up interest.

This will not only damage his reputation as the king of Chu, but also make the feudal lords everywhere centrifuge.

If the king of Chu borrows money again next time, will the feudal monarchs still be so active?

Also, those feudal lords in Huainan donated part of the money and food from their families to support the national war, which is called donation.

And you, Qiao Jun, donated all the family property, this is not a donation at all, but he, the king of Chu, plundered the property of his courtiers.

If the next time, the king of Chu sees that someone is unhappy, and forcibly raids his house for no reason, and he says that he will donate his family property, this is a bad start.

Xiong Huai has no doubt about this, as the king of a country, if he really wants to be shameless with the nobles, he must be the king of the country.

In this case, this Qiao Jun's suggestion seems to be dedicated to the country and loyal, but in fact it contains evil intentions, and his sins are unforgivable.

Then, I remembered that Qiao Jun's fief was located, which was the northern part of Huaibei, which the Chu State was about to give up, and the territory of Qi County, not far from Pengcheng of the Song State, suddenly knew in my heart.

If there is anyone in the Chu State at this time who is dissatisfied with the destruction of the Yue Kingdom, or is not dissatisfied but afraid, then it must be those feudal monarchs in Huaibei.

Qiao Jun's behavior is not only a heavy bribe, but also to express his dissatisfaction to the widow!

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately smiled and spoke to Qiao Jun: "Qiao Jun's heart is very happy in the hearts of the widows. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai saw that His Royal Highness's ministers changed their faces, and immediately changed their tone and said: "However, people can't stand without faith, the country is not strong without trust, and the widow is the king of Chu. The money borrowed in the past, as well as the promised interest, how could the widow have just returned it, and immediately asked Xianqing to donate it.

Moreover, when the widow's treasury was empty in the past, he did not ask the ministers to donate, and at this time, the widow destroyed the Yue country and obtained the savings of the Yue country for more than 1,000 years. ”

As soon as Xiong Huai expressed his position, His Royal Highness's ministers immediately showed great joy and bowed together: "The king is wise!" ”

Xiong Huai bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and then, seeing Qiao Jun's pale face, the corners of his mouth moved slightly, as if he wanted to say something again, so he immediately coughed lightly twice, and after the ministers focused their attention on him, he showed an expectant look, and slowly spoke: "It is often heard that in the past, Zigong redeemed the people of Lu from other countries, but did not accept the compensation of Lu State. Confucius lamented when he heard this, saying that because of Zigong, I am afraid that in the future, there will be no Lu people who have redeemed their compatriots who have become slaves from other countries. Then, as Confucius said, why is this? ”

Xiong Huai asked himself and replied: "Confucius said: Zigong is rich, does not accept state compensation, does not harm himself, but appears to be morally noble. But what about the others who are not rich in Zigong? If you accept compensation from the state, you will be less morally inferior to Zigong, and if you do not accept compensation, you will lose a lot of money, and instead of being in a dilemma, you should turn a blind eye to your compatriots who have become slaves.

In the past, Zilu rescued the child who fell into the water, but afterwards accepted the cow presented by the child's parents, but Confucius happily recognized Zilu's behavior, and the widow thought it was right. Children, the priceless treasure of parents, cattle, foreign things, if they can save their children with foreign things, this is what all parents are willing.

If all the people in the world can be like Zilu and the parents of children, others will be in trouble and give assistance within their ability, and the recipients will repay them within their ability. In this way, everyone is helpful, one side is in trouble and all sides support, such a world, even if the widow sleeps until noon every day, and then drinks and has fun with the monarchs late at night, why worry about the world is not governed! ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai's gaze moved away from Qiao Jun, and then looked at the ministers and said, "Therefore, the widow hopes that the princes can learn the way to save people and receive cattle, instead of learning to pay tribute." Don't highlight yourself to the detriment of the justice of the world.

Just as the law stipulates, collecting gold for one's own use is punished as theft, and it is not unscrupulous to collect gold and does not accept compensation from those who leave it behind, which is also a violation of the law and should be punished. The purpose of the law is not to say that it is not bad to find gold, let alone to discourage it, but to hope that all people who collect gold can return the money they have picked up to the owner, instead of turning a blind eye, or digging a pit to bury the gold on the side of the road, and doing things that harm others and themselves.

The great rule of the world needs to be enthusiastic and righteous, not indifferent and selfish! ”