It was early autumn, King Zhao had completed the major event of moving the capital, and seeing that everything was still going well, he was naturally overjoyed. Since thinking about it in the past few years, I have suffered a lot, so I have the heart to take the opportunity of moving the capital to do a housewarming ceremony.

At this time, according to the construction plan, Yingdu mainly distributed handicraft workshops around the palace, such as jade workshops, weapons workshops, pottery workshops, garment workshops and other official workshops. There are also private shops such as blacksmith shops, tile shops, coffin shops, pottery shops, and clothing shops. In the dwellings far away from the palace, more than ten trade markets were set up according to the regional division, and the expansion of the bazaars greatly promoted the revitalization and development of Yingdu's commerce.

Yingdu set up post stations, wine shops and inns in the places where the population gathered, drawing on the beneficial ideas of Qi Guoguanzi on urban planning, and made some regional divisions for the distribution of dwellings according to the classification of occupations, so that Shinong and industry have their own places to go, the markets are orderly, and all industries are in a big way. In the city of Yingdu, the breath becomes clouds, and sweat becomes rain; The great country atmosphere of the walkers rubbing shoulders and standing side by side.

King Zhao lifted the curtain and looked at the new city: the streets were wide, the houses were in order, and people stood on both sides of the street, waving their arms at King Zhao's motorcade.

King Zhao bowed to the people and occasionally waved his arms to the people. There are bamboo whips on the street from time to time, a good picture of the country and the people.

King Zhao's car drove to the palace hall, and Dr. Zhong Jian began to preside over the grand ceremony of moving the capital. I have worshiped the ancestors of heaven and earth, and I have worshiped all kinds of gods. The Chu people believed in ghosts, and made a mysterious wizard dojo for a while, and the ceremony was over.

King Zhao's great joy. According to the agenda, he ordered a banquet for the ministers in the new palace, thinking that it was a housewarming celebration.

The ministers were dressed in bright court clothes, and they rushed in. They all came to the main hall of the palace for a banquet. I saw that the palace was majestic, Vientiane was renewed, and it was magnificent. All the ministers were elated and celebrated.

In the middle of the hall is a high platform, with several steps on both sides, which is the place where King Zhao took his throne. King Zhao sat in the middle, his face was happy, his hands were on a few cases, he was calm, and glanced around the temporary palace:

I saw that the ground of the main hall is paved with fine spar (the same as the current granite), the texture is wonderful, and the stone is delicate and warm; The walls are inlaid with sandalwood carvings, and the panes are exquisite; The majestic hall is made of nanmu as a beam. In the middle, eight thick red vermilion lacquered wooden pillars support this ornate temple. The space of the temple is deep and wide, and it looks magnificent. In the middle of the vermilion lacquer gate of the main hall, a tall copper tripod is placed. This bronze tripod is about four feet high, with four legs and two ears, and a deep belly. The sandalwood incense on it wafts of green smoke, which is even more mysterious and solemn.

The armor outside the hall is distinct. Knife Gosensen. Shen Xiong's loud bell rang. Penetrate time and space.

King Zhao retracted his thoughts, and saw that there were several columns of cases arranged neatly on the left and right sides of his head, and the ministers sat on the ground, and there were many talents in the court.

After the ministers paid homage to King Zhao, they returned to their respective positions. Xiang Guozi went out of work in the west. On behalf of the hundred officials, he said: "The universe is clear, and the gods and ghosts are not prosperous." The king works hard to govern the country, and the people are safe. The joy of moving the capital today, the minister is the king He Ye! ……”

Zixi Hebi. King Zhao replied to his ministers. At this time, there were palace eunuchs and maids who began to serve food and wine, and musicians and dancers sang and danced to add to the fun. The monarch began to feast and drink.

The sound of the flute in the hall is clear and melodious. The singers danced, and the fragrance was wafting. I saw the long sleeves flying, the waist was soft, and the beautiful eyes were emotional. Soft as a weak willow supporting the wind, fluttering like the wind moving lightly. The dancing is graceful and the singing is clear. The jade pendant on the waist is beautiful, and the smile is moving, like a fairy.

The monarch and the minister were happy, and when the wine was drunk, they heard the next person in the hall play loudly: "The king is above, the villain musician Hu Zi, there is a new music to play to the king, but what?" ”

At that time, King Zhao was already drunk, and he was on top of his head, and when he saw the courtesan dancing gracefully, this hateful-looking man came out to sing, wasn't it boring to be self-deprecating?

King Zhao was slightly drunk, waved his hand and said: "The singing and dancing in the hall is harmonious, what is the beauty of Mr.'s song?" It's better to sing it and listen to it later! ”

Hu Zi said in a deep voice: "Wang An's happiness today, have you ever remembered the suffering of the past? ”

King Zhao saw that Huzi's words came suddenly, like thunder, and seemed to be very inconsistent with the atmosphere of this delicious wine and food, singing and dancing, and King Zhao became a little sober:

"Sir's words are not exaggerated? Today's banquet of the ministers, why is there such a down-and-out word? ”

"The minister has the song of "Poor Road", not for despair, but for the warning!"

King Zhao saw that Huzi's face was resolute, so he pondered for a long time, nodded and said: "Since Mr. has a warning song, few people are willing to hear it." ”

So King Zhao ordered the song and dance to retreat, and the ministers also stopped the noise and laughter, and listened to the song of Huzi.

Hu Zi sat dangerously, hugged the piano on his chest, plucked the strings and drums, and sang:

In front of the court of the first king, regardless of the temple's slander, he appointed a lot of people to kill, and the outline was often like a cloud.

The son of faithfulness is difficult to survive and rebel against his homeland, Wu Jun has decided five battles, and the king is dead.

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The hatred of the country and the family, how many whips did the bones of the first king wave? A hundred years of humiliation and shame are incomplete, and the country is ruined.

Miki Shingu, can you remember his hard days? Cangmin weeps blood and looks at the blue sky, and the society is far away......

After singing, his voice was poignant, and there was a dead silence in the hall, and the monarch and ministers were relatively speechless.

When King Zhao heard this, he splashed his face with cold water, and the wine woke up for seven or eight minutes. The past is full of history, and he has not died in great disasters, and he has gone through hardships to have today. King Zhao knew the feelings in the song, and wept after listening to it.

King Zhao got up from the table, looked around, and said loudly to the ministers: "The song of the Huzi is a warning to the world!" The widow should not forget the shame of the past because of the joy of today. The widow stopped the banquet, and asked Zhu Qing to be considerate of the widow's intentions. ”

Hu Zi held the piano and went down, the ministers retreated, and King Zhao boycotted the banquet.

King Zhao took this as a warning, and from then on he did not easily entertain the court, but only focused on state affairs.

At this time, Dou Xin was the Sima of the Chu State, and first saw that the state affairs were initially decided, and the national strength was not raised, and the construction and training of the army were relatively lagging behind. After several years of recuperation, the national strength of the state of Chu has become stronger and stronger, but the military construction is not optimistic.

So Dou Xin wrote to King Zhao, proposing the strategy of raising soldiers and training martial arts, repairing passes, and strictly guarding the soldiers.

After several years of recuperation, the capital of our country has been newly moved, and the national situation has been expanded. However, the border pass was seriously damaged and no one repaired it; And the training of the army is not up to the required standards. The minister asked the king to seize the time to train his army and prepare for the enemy while defending the country. Wu and Jin are our great enemies, and strong neighbors are on the side, how can we sleep soundly? ”

King Zhao ordered Zuo Yin Ziqi and Gong Yin to be responsible for the repair of the border fortress, consolidate the border defense, and rebuild the seriously damaged Shaoguan, and take the border pass that intersected with the Wu State and the Jin State as the focus of reinforcement. King Zhao also ordered Dou Xin to be in charge of the Great Training of Soldiers, and divided the Chu army into three regular troops, which were further divided into three small detachments under these three conventional troops. Each detachment is an army, with 100 chariots and 10,000 soldiers.

The national strength of the Chu State is growing, and the military strength has also been greatly improved. Xiang Guozi saw that the country was rising, so he played King Zhao, which means to picture Cai:

"Our country is defeated today, and Tang and Cai are to blame. Without the help of Tang and Cai, it would be difficult for Wu to achieve his ambition on his own. The defeat of my Yingdu is really for Tang and Cai to play for the tiger. If this revenge is not avenged, people and gods are angry! ”

"Our country's national strength has been boosted, and the armament has been greatly increased, and the minister thinks that the king can send a teacher to ask for guilt. The Tang State has been destroyed, but the Cai State still exists. Wang Ke sent a general to lead his division to crusade against Cai Houzhu Wu Pochu's crime! ”

Xiangguo Zixi wanted to send troops to attack Cai, but Cai was an ally of Wu, and if the Wu army helped, the Chu State would face two strong enemies at the same time, and it would be difficult to deal with it. King Zhao was worried, so he suppressed Zixi Fa Cai's proposal. Pair Zixi said: "The affairs of the widow country have been decided, the national strength has not fully recovered, and now is a good opportunity for us to recuperate, why bother to waste the people and money?" ”

That's the end of the war. King Zhao went out for ten years, returned to the country in eleven years, and in order to recuperate, he did not begin to use troops until the twentieth year of King Zhao. It was when King Wu was engaged in a struggle with the Yue Kingdom, and King Zhao took the opportunity to start a war to annex a small country. Destroy it first, then kill Hu. It was not until the twenty-second year of King Zhao that the campaign to destroy Cai began, which is not a later story. (The twentieth year of King Zhao of Chu was already the last year of the reign of King Wu Lu - the nineteenth year of King Lu, 496 BC.) The twenty-second year of King Zhao has been two years old, and a generation of British lords has died. ）

Although Wu Chu was peaceful, there was a dislike between Wu and Yue, and Wu Yue began a tragic battle of life and death. The winner is the king and the loser is the Kou in an instant, what happened between Wu and Yue, please see the next volume of "Thunder Robbery: Breaking Yue". (To be continued......)