Chapter 371: The Great Chu Dynasty
Although the state of Chu has lost thousands of miles to the west of Chu, but still retains the rich land of eastern Chu, which is also the impression of the strategy of going north to the Central Plains of the previous generation of Chu State, since the Chu State ordered Yin Sun Shu Ao, it is active in Tuntian in eastern Chu, and the way out for the hegemony of the Central Plains for several generations of Chu State is to go from Chu East, to the uprising of Zhurong Tiangong in Jingdi in western Chu, Chu Dong's military strength has surpassed Chu West.
This is also an important reason why the state of Chu abandoned Yingdu and moved to Shouying.
The state of Chu has always been regarded as a barbarian country, forming a diametrically opposed system with the Central Plains, of course, it is also the perfect system of the Central Plains without outstanding spirits, in the state of Chu, the regime change of the royal family has always been full of blood, either the son kills the father, or the younger brother kills the elder brother, and there are often few people who pass down the throne from the eight classics.
This generation of Chu kings is the descendant of the Chu royal family, but after the previous generation of Chu kings destroyed Cai and Chen, they were successively named Cai Gong and Chen Gong, but after the previous Chu king disappeared because of the civil strife in Chu, the previous Chu king, who was also the brother of this generation of Chu kings, ascended the throne, and this generation of Chu kings used the reputation of the previous Chu kings to publish rumors, scared the previous Chu kings to death, and thus inherited the throne of Chu.
This generation of Chu kings is also a generation of male lords, although they have not been able to restore the hegemony of the era of King Zhuang of Chu, but they have also restored the state of Chen and Cai to the outside world, and the neighboring princes of Chu have been reined in with grace, and the state of Chu has also been restored after decades of chaos, and it is only in the hands of this king of Chu that he can meet the princes and crusade against the state of Jing today.
Qu Ping also returned to Shouying, Chu is a big country, so it also attaches great importance to the Xincai Alliance, heard that Qu Ping came back, and knew that this trip made Qin State unpleasant, and also convened the ministers to discuss the matter.
The King of Chu looked at Qu Ping and asked, "Qu Qing, let's talk about the matter of this envoy to the Qin State in detail!" ”
"Oh, my king!" Qu Ping nodded, then took a few steps forward, and truthfully told the ministers in the court some of what he had seen and heard in the Qin State.
The King of Chu thought for a moment, and then looked at it: "In this way, not only the Qin State, but also the Wu State is planning to reject the Huimeng Xincai?" ”
"This is ......" Qu Ping said: "No, the request of the State of Wu is that the State of Chu treats the vassal states of the Alliance in a fair way, and if it is the posture of the above countries, the State of Wu refuses to meet the Alliance!" ”
The King of Chu thought about it, but he narrowed his eyes, looked at the other Chu State court scholars, and finally asked, "What does it mean for Zhu Qing to look at this matter of Wu State?" ”
Seeing that no one agreed, the King of Chu looked at the front of the courtiers: "Fei Wuji, tell me!" ”
Fei Wuji, who the king of Chu said, is the favorite minister of the king of Chu, and he actually has no ability, and he can go to the position of the young master of the state of Chu, in fact, because he followed the king of Chu early, and he also knows how to pat the horse and whiskers, and he also does his best to welcome the king of Chu, so he is relied on by the king of Chu as a confidant.
Fei Wuji saw that the King of Chu named him, although there was no city, but after all, he fell into the power of the court, and after thinking for a while, he stood up and replied: "Back to the King of Chu, the minister believes that Wu State's move is intended to restrict Chu State from recovering Jingdi, so it is to unite Qin State and fight against a certain Chu State like this!" ”
"That makes sense!" King Chu nodded, then looked at Ling Yin Mancheng and said, "What does Ling Yin think about this?" ”
Man Chengran, as the commander of the Chu State, also stood up and replied: "Back to the King of Chu, as the young master said, Wu Guo's move does mean to restrict the Chu State, but this is also human nature, after all, if the Chu State recovers the lost territory in the west of Chu and restores the national strength of the Chu State when King Zhuang was the king, it is the Wu State as a neighbor that is worried, and the world of great contention and chaos is just normal feelings!" ”
Fei Wuji and Man Chengran are the parties of Chu State, especially Fei Wuji does not have any overall situation, but the power of the court has made Fei Wuji more and more determined, even if it is to pick a bone in the egg, it is to pick out the mistake in Man Chengran's words: "According to Ling Yin's meaning, is it like this to sit back and watch Wu and Qin reject Chu's Xincai Alliance...... You must know that the king of Chu has already passed on the matter of the Xincai Huimeng to the Central Plains, if it is a vassal state of several Chu countries, wouldn't it become a self-entertainment for the Chu State, and let the Central Plains princes see the joke in vain! ”
Man Chengran didn't care about Fei Wuji's attack, as the commander of the Chu State, although he was not as favored by the King of Chu as Fei Wuji, but because of his ability to govern the country, he disdained to argue with Fei Wuji, a jealous villain.
King Chu closed his eyes, relieved his muscles, and said to Fei Wuji: "Young Master, step down!" ”
"This ......" Fei Wuji saw the face of the King of Chu, as if he was impatient, Fei Wuji knew that he had committed the taboo of the King of Chu, so he arched his hand and said: "Oh! ”
The king of Chu looked a little slack, leaned on the throne, and actually relaxed a little and said: "The meaning of Wu Guo is a little weird...... I didn't want to ask for benefits for myself, but I asked for benefits for the Qin people, and the land of Jiangbei was given to the Qin State, which was really a big appetite! ”
Ling Yin Mancheng replied: "King Chu, as the young master said, the alliance of Xincai is a major event related to the national fortune of Chu, there must not be the slightest mistake, defeat will become the laughing stock of the princes of the Central Plains, but victory is to restore the hegemony of the Central Plains of Chu when King Zhuang was king, and now the three families are divided, and the Tian family is in Qi, and the Central Plains opponents who restricted Chu in the past are all lonely, and it is not an opportunity for Great Chu!" ”
The King of Chu nodded, and he agreed with Ling Yin's words very much, the court was nothing more than divided into two factions, those who supported and those who opposed Ling Yin, and the King of Chu didn't have much to ask, but looked at Qu Ping, who was silent on the side, this is also the upstart of the old clan of Chu who launched the court, and the King of Chu is also very optimistic about this person, and asked at the moment: "Qu Qing, what do you think of this matter." ”
Qu Ping thought for a while, and then replied: "Your Majesty, what Wu wants is nothing more than the Chu State to treat the vassal states of the Huimeng fairly, and it seems that if the Chu State wants to restore the national strength of the former King Zhuang and dominate the Central Plains, then it should comply with the request of the Wu State, and maintain the Xincai Huimeng hosted by the Chu State. ”
King Chu thought about it, finally looked at Qu Ping, and said with great approval: "Qu Qing's words are good!" ”
Then he looked at the courtiers in the court, thought about it, and finally said: "The Qin State is just a small country from the west, and it actually wants to be greedy for the place of the Chu State, since you have this heart, you might as well let them take it themselves, whether they can get it or not, it depends on the strength of the Qin people themselves!" ”
In the end, the King of Chu looked at Qu Ping: "Qu Qing is a diplomatic rhetoric for the widow Chu State, this matter is handed over to Qing to deal with, be sure to let the Qin people know, even if it is won over to the Wu State, the fields of Great Chu are not so easy to take!" ”
Qu Ping arched his hand and said, "Huh! ”