When the ministers heard this, they naturally couldn't say that when Wu attacked Chu, it was completely different from now.

Last time, it was revenge, and it was against the entire Chu State.

The hatred between Wu and Chu can be described as deep as the sea, Wu Wang Lu's own father was killed by the Chu people, his cousin after usurping the throne defected to the Chu State, and with the support of the Chu State, he intended to restore the country, and Wu Zixu had a grudge against the King of Chu.

What's more, in addition to hatred, the national strength of the State of Wu itself is not as good as that of the State of Chu.

And this time, the countries were targeting the king of Chu from the beginning.

So, the two are very different.

It's just that although the ministers all know what they did at that time, they would do that kind of thing. Either way, I can't say anything.

So, the ministers had to bow down and plead: "The ministers are waiting for the death penalty!" ”

The slightly relaxed atmosphere in the hall solidified again with the tears of the King of Chu.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai said to himself: "In the past two days, the widow has been reflecting all the time, and this situation in the Chu State is not because the widow is not virtuous enough, so the ministers abandoned the widow and left. Could it be that the widow is really a cruel and unkind tyrant as the countries say, so the ministers are unwilling to share the hardships with the widow.

I don't know what Zhu Qing thought the widow had done wrong, so that this situation occurred. ”

When the ministers heard this, they froze.

At this time, Doctor Shangguan bowed his hand and said, "The king is wise and martial, and the decision he made is naturally right. Moreover, the king repeatedly exempted the local tax burden and promoted wheat to increase the wealth of the people. For the Chinese people, it can be described as benevolent, who can say that the king is not benevolent!

Therefore, the minister thinks that the cruel and unkind thing is purely slanderous by another country, and the king should not care. The ministers and people in the country all knew the benevolence of the king and were willing to fight to the death for the king, so they were able to fight back angrily and repel the six countries in one fell swoop when they held on for more than a year.

This shows that the king is not only not a tyrant, but also a benevolent and righteous king like Shang Tang and Zhou Wu, so he can unite as one. ”

Xiong Huai's face softened slightly when he heard this, and his sadness was slightly relieved.

Zuo Cheng saw that Doctor Shangguan had already moved the King of Chu, and immediately echoed: "King, the ancient sages formulated corporal punishment to punish the people, and since ancient times, there are more than three thousand years.

In the past 3,000 years, even if there has been a benevolent and righteous king like Shang Tang Zhou Wu, this punishment has not been changed. Now, the king has abolished this atrocity in one fell swoop, so as to give the people a chance to make amends.

According to the minister's opinion, even Shang Tang Zhou Wu is slightly inferior to the king, the benevolence of the king is enough to be comparable to the ancient Xihuang emperor, and now there is no one who is on par with the king. ”

Saying that, Zuo Cheng was moved to tears: "The minister can be the king's subject, and the minister is deeply fortunate!" Die without regrets! ”

The ministers looked at Zuo Cheng, and were dumbfounded, and secretly scolded in their hearts: a flattering shameless villain.

was stunned, and then said in unison: "It is an honor to be the minister of the king!" ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, paused, seemed to remember something, and shook his head again: "The ministers don't have to comfort the widow, the widow knows that he is inferior to the Emperor of Xi." However, the widow thinks that he has governed the Chu State for more than 20 years, and he can be said to have done his best.

However, if the problem does not lie with the widow, then how did the affairs of so many ministers fornicating with the enemy country happen? ”

When the ministers heard this, they froze for a moment, and then glanced at Jingling Jun and them with a vague look.

That's a question to ask them!

Seeing this, Ling Jun and the others were immediately terrified.

That's not right!

Didn't they already be punished just now?

Why did the king bring up this matter again?

Could it be that Fang Cai's punishment is not enough, does the king of Chu have to carry out a second punishment for the same crime.

Isn't this endless?

Thinking about it, Jinglingjun and the others immediately bowed again: "The minister is a capital crime!" ”

Seeing this, Xiong Huai said expressionlessly: "You are naturally guilty, but the punishment is no longer punished, since you have already been punished, then the widow will not carry out the second punishment." ”

After speaking, Xiong Huai's eyes showed doubts: "What the widow wants to know is, why this situation occurs, and how can we avoid this situation from happening again the next time the Chu State faces a crisis?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the hall was suddenly quiet, and for a while, no one dared to answer rashly.

Because of this problem of the King of Chu, there are too many places involved.

It's not just about the core of local power, it's also about people's hearts.

Feng Jun, county Yin, these local chiefs who control all the military, political and financial powers in the locality, they can't control it. And in people's hearts, they can't control it even more.

Xiong Huai was not surprised when he saw that no one answered, he didn't have any hope that the feudal monarch and even the ministers in the court could answer this kind of thing.

This answer, he knew someone would answer.

Sure enough, after a period of silence in the main hall, Qu Yuan stood out from the group of ministers and answered:

"The king, the minister thought that the reason for the invasion of foreign enemies was that the general situation was not good, so they swayed from side to side, and the two ends of the head rat. It's all because the feudal monarch and the county Yin hold all the local power, and the power is too heavy.

The big and small officials in each county are all appointed by the county yin, and they are all served by the county yin's guests, and these people are all looking forward to the county yin's horse, and they can't go against the will of the county yin. And this is even more true of the feudal lords in various places, and the local officials are all served by the children of the menke.

Therefore, once the county Yin and the feudal monarch have something inappropriate, no one can advise them. ”

Saying that, Qu Yuan paused, and said word by word: "King, if you want to prevent the recurrence of what happened last time, then you must limit the power of local feudal lords and county officials, and send ministers to assist them, and at critical times, you can advise them and prevent them from entering a situation of no return." ”

As soon as Qu Yuan finished speaking, all the ministers suddenly changed color.

How dare Qu Yuan say this, how dare he say so in public.

If the king of Chu was really bewitched by Qu Yuan, then the state of Chu would inevitably fall into chaos.

The feudal monarchs were already very powerful, and all the local power was under their control. The county Yin is a miniature version of the feudal monarch, except that they have no inheritance rights and are appointed by the king of Chu, their power is not less than that of the feudal monarch. Especially those big county Yin or county guards in the frontier, once they have made great contributions, they can also be directly promoted to Sima or even Ling Yin.

Feng Jun and County Yin, these two forces are mixed together, and one is not good, which is enough to subvert the entire Chu State.

At this time, Doctor Shangguan looked at Qu Yuan in the hall who looked like he was at home, and a sneer appeared in his heart.

Is it so easy to take back local power?

The power of the counties is just that, although it is difficult, but if there are a few more county governors, the power will be withdrawn.

And where is the feudal king...

Qu Yuan is so bold that he doesn't even let go of the county Yin, and this time he is the enemy of the national nobles, and he is absolutely dead.