When Zixi and Shen Baoxu entered Zhangtai Palace together, what caught their eyes was not Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, who was dealing with government affairs.

What is Xiong Zhen doing?

I saw Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu at this time, sitting on the throne, drinking wine, and at the same time asking the beauty next to him to send melons and fruits, and then eat them in his stomach.

What's even more outrageous is that under the majestic platform, there is also a group of warblers and swallows, whose graceful figures are dancing, throwing coquettish glances at the young bear.

The musicians not far away also rang the chimes and reeds, and played various instruments such as the ser and the flute.

With the sound of the glamour, the dancers danced more energetically.

Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu in the year of the weak crown, also looked squinting, staring at the beautiful figures of the dancing girls with relish, and was very fascinated.

Seeing this, Shen Baoxu and Zixi were indignant.

"Chen Qishen (Shen Baoxu) see the king! Long live the king! ”

Holding back the dissatisfaction in their hearts, both of them hurriedly bowed to Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu on the throne.

"The two of you came just in time. Please take a seat and enjoy the dance with the widows! ”

Xiong Zhen smiled and stretched out his hand to let Zixi and Shen Baoxu sit on the side.

Shen Baoxu finally couldn't bear it, and flicked his sleeves and said: "King, the king has not been in power for a long time, why has he become so ridiculous and acting so grotesquely?" ”

"Zhangtai Palace, a place for the king of my Chu State to handle government affairs, not a place for dogs and horses, a place for women in the green building!"

"Like this, isn't the king failing the trust of the subjects of the Chu State and the ancestors of the Chu State?"

"He is under the Nine Springs, what face does the king have, and see the previous kings of Chu again?"

Xiong Zhen, who was accused by Shen Baoxu like this, was not angry, but a chamberlain standing next to Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, couldn't bear it, and immediately stood up and scolded loudly: "Bold! ”

"Shen Baoxu, how dare you teach the king? Is there still a king in your eyes? ”

Hearing this, Shen Baoxu replied unceremoniously: "The king regards the minister as a sibling, and the minister regards the king as a heart; The monarch regards the minister as a dog and a horse, and the minister regards the monarch as a countryman; The king regards the minister as a mustard, and the minister regards the king as an enemy! ”

"If the king is not a king, why is Shen Baoxu a minister?"

is worthy of Shen Baoxu, this kind of harsh wording can be said to Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu.

Zixi couldn't help but secretly sweat for Shen Baoxu.

Although Zixi was also very dissatisfied with Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, he did not dare to speak out with Xiong Zhen's advice.

Shen Baoxu: This is risking losing his head.

If it's not good, Shen Baoxu will end up with a full house!

"It's the other way around! It's the other way around! ”

The chamberlain was suddenly furious, pointed at Shen Baoxu and said: "King, Shen Baoxu has no king and no father, and he is disrespectful to the king. ”

"That's it!"

Chu King Xiong Zhen's face was unhappy, but he endured it after all.

"Stand down!"

Xiong Zhen knew that Zixi and Shen Baoxu came to see him at the same time, and there must be something important, so he immediately retreated, leaving only the two of them to stay in this huge palace with him.

"King, please listen to the old minister."

Shen Baoxu persuaded bitterly: "Gentle Township is a hero's mound, and color is a sword that scrapes bones, and it must not be easily contaminated." ”

"Now that the king is only in charge of the government, he will waste government affairs, play all day long, linger in the sound of glamour, and be among the dogs and horses, isn't he a mediocre and incompetent king?"

"Today, the country of my Chu country is not as strong as before, and there is even more Wu country eyeing the side of the tiger, please take this as a warning, don't make mistakes!"

When Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, heard this, he just chuckled, pushed the wine bottle on the table aside, and then said lightly: "Doctor Shen, don't you hear the story of my King Zhuang of Chu Guozhuang, who is a blockbuster?" ”

"This ......"

It was only at this time that Shen Baoxu and Zixi realized that Xiong Zhen was hiberning like this, and his intentions were very deep.

He is emulating the King of Chuzhuang back then!

King Zhuang was less than 20 years old when he ascended the throne, and there were many domestic contradictions, and a rebellion between Gongzixie and Gongziyi broke out.

Under the complicated situation, King Chuzhuang adopted the countermeasure of quietly observing the movement and distinguishing the traitor with feelings, showing that he was addicted to the sound of dogs and horses and did not care about political affairs.

Even Zhao Dun, the secretary of state of Jin, sent the general Yin Que to lead the upper and lower armies of the Jin state to raid the vassal state of Cai, which had been attached to the state of Chu.

The Jin army actually launched a fierce attack on Cai at the door of Chu State, and when the Marquis of Cai Zhuang resisted the Jin army on the one hand, and sent people to Chu State for help, the king of Chu Zhuang turned a blind eye.

Soon Cai Du fell, and when the country was ruined and the family was destroyed, the Marquis of Cai Zhuang could only sign an alliance with Yin Que under the city.

The Marquis of Cai Zhuang lost his power and humiliated the country, and died of grief and anger in the second year, and the palace of Chu was still singing and dancing.

There was another great famine in Chu, and the Shanjung tribe in the eastern part of Ba took the opportunity to attack and harass the southwestern border of Chu and fought all the way to Fushan.

The Yi and Yue tribes in the east also took the opportunity to rebel and sent troops to invade the southeastern border of the Chu State, captured Yangqiu, and directly threatened Zizhi.

The Yong State, which had always been subservient to the Chu State, also launched various barbarian tribes to rebel.

And the people of the Lu State, who had only been conquered by the Chu State not long ago, also led the Yi tribes to assemble in the selected place and prepare to attack Yingdu.

In just three years, emergency documents from all over the country flew to Yingdu like snowflakes, martial law began in all parts of the city, and a tense atmosphere was permeated in the air.

Natural and man-made disasters forced the Chu State to collapse several times!

And the casual King of Chuzhuang, as always, hid in the deep palace, hunting and drinking all day long, ignoring government affairs.

The affairs of the court were handed over to the agents of the Ruo Ao clan such as Chengjia, Douban, and Doujiao, and a big sign was hung at the gate of the palace, which read: "Those who admonish will not be forgiven!" ”

After that, King Chu Zhuang had a basic understanding of the political situation and various characters in Chu State, so he adopted the suggestions of Wu Ju, Su Cong and others, and decided to stay away from wine and personally deal with the government affairs.

King Chuzhuang started the hegemony from here!

Xiong Zhen wanted to emulate the practice of his ancestor King Chuzhuang and keep his light in obscurity, which was essentially right.

However, Xiong Zhen overlooked the most important point.

That is, the biggest enemy of Chu is Wu, not the internal minister.

Although the feudal monarchs in various parts of the Chu State are already in the tail, is it useful for Xiong Zhen to keep his head in obscurity?

Useless!

Wu Wang Qingji would not give Xiong Zhen such time at all!

Compared with Qingji, who led the army back to Wu at the age of 20 and regained the throne, and King Chuzhuang, who "didn't make a sound, he was a blockbuster", Xiong Zhen was still too tender!

Following the example of King Chuzhuang, isn't Xiong Zhen afraid that the tiger will not become an anti-dog?

"Alas!"

Shen Baoxu sighed faintly after all, and did not continue to advise.

In this way, it is too much to discourage Xiong Zhen's enthusiasm.

"Doctor Shen, Zuo disciple, you two came to meet the widow, there must be something big?"

King Xiong of Chu asked puzzled.

Shen Baoxu and Zixi glanced at each other, and after all, it was Zixi who took the lead in speaking: "King, in recent days, a large number of caravans of the Wu State have entered Chu, and they have purchased grain, rice, leather goods, and all kinds of copper and iron weapons at high prices in various parts of our Chu State. ”

"The ministers and others suspect that the Wu people have bad intentions, and effectively imitate the story of Qi Huan Gong buying deer to make Chu in the past!"

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