King Wu Qingji was in the tenth year, that is, in 504 BC, in the autumn and October.

The capital of Chu State, Ying.

In the splendid palace, Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu in the year of the weak crown, is blindfolded with a white cloth, playing with a group of beautiful women who are warblers and swallows, and playing a game of catching and seeking.

Xiong Zhen had a lot of fun.

"Mrs. Tai has arrived—"

At this moment, a trumpet came, and it was Meng Huan, the mother of Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, who entered the Zhangtai Palace, that is, the wife of the Chu State.

The Meiji who were playing with Xiong Zhen were taken aback, and hurriedly stopped laughing, bowed to Meng Huanfu in a proper manner, and said, "See Mrs. Tai." ”

Xiong Zhen then ripped off the white cloth, and when he saw that it was his mother Meng Huan, he smiled quite embarrassedly: "The queen mother ......"

Meng Huan's expression was as usual, and he waved his hand and said, "All of them are for the mourning family to retreat." ”

"No."

Seeing that Meng Huan was not good, all the beauties were afraid of being punished by Meng Huan, so they hurriedly left.

When only himself and Xiong Zhen were left in the huge palace, Meng Huan stared at her beautiful eyes, looking like she hated iron but not steel, and looked at Xiong Zhen and said, "King, you can't blame the queen mother for making noise." ”

"You are now such a sensible dog and horse, abandoning the government and playing all day long, how can you have the atmosphere of a king of a country?"

"Since the prince came to power, have you ever done a serious thing to benefit the country and the people?"

As soon as he heard this, Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, lowered his head, but still said very stiffly: "Queen Mother, it's not that your sons don't want to make a difference." It's the situation! ”

"Although the sons have succeeded to the throne for many years, but they have been in power for less than a year, and the popularity is not enough to convince the public, if the affairs of the court and the central government are all by Zixi and Zichang (Nangwa), how can the sons interfere?"

"For example, in local affairs, the authority of the feudal monarchs in various places is too great, and it has become a big trend, and the edicts issued by the sons and daughters are contrary to the yang and yin, so how can the sons and daughters make a difference?"

Xiong Zhen, who was taught by Meng Huan, was very unconvinced and began to feel sorry for himself.

This made Meng Huan look at it in her eyes and feel very uncomfortable.

She didn't know if it was a wrong choice for her to be in power with Xiong Zhen!

Meng Huan sighed faintly and said: "King, you are the king of Chu and the king of the Chu people, why are you so misleading?" ”

"Zixi and Zichang dictatorship, the ultimate decision-maker, isn't it still you, the king?"

"If there are disobedient people in the local feudal kings, why can't the king admonish them more, take them as handles, or find one or two people to kill chickens and monkeys?"

“……”

Meng Huan said these methods, Xiong Zhen is not unclear.

However, Xiong Zhen, as the monarch, really wants to operate, and the difficulty is not ordinary.

The lack of prestige is secondary, first of all, the power tilt within the Chu State is too serious.

The feudal monarchs in various places are intertwined, and often oppose them when the king of Chu promulgates some edicts that are unfavorable to him.

Even if you can't resist openly, you will play some conspiracy behind your back to exploit loopholes.

This made Xiong Zhen feel very tricky, so he could only let it go for the time being, and when he was full-fledged, he would clean them all up one by one.

Meng Huan slowly sat on the futon on the side, and said earnestly: "King, the queen mother is not here to teach you a lesson this time. ”

"Recently, Zixi and Shen Baoxu came to the mourning family and talked about the recent politics of the Chu State. The Wu people sent merchants to buy copper and iron weapons, as well as grain, rice, and leather goods at high prices in our Chu State, with bad intentions. ”

"Although the king issued an edict prohibiting the countrymen from selling such goods to Wu merchants, however, it had little effect."

After a pause, Meng Huan sighed and said: "Folk Li Shu, seeing that copper and iron weapons and leather goods make money like this, they have all gone into the mountains to open mines, or hunt wild beasts, hunt their furs, or privately cast furnaces to make profits. ”

"As everyone knows, when the autumn harvest comes, the peasants' land is deserted, and now they can only eat surplus grain to survive, and more people have no surplus grain at home, so they have to spend ten times or even dozens of times the price of the merchants of Wu to buy grain and rice ......."

"Now that there is a famine in all parts of my Chu country, how can the king, as the king, sit idly by?"

At this time, Meng Huan had already returned to the government of Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, and no longer listened to politics and asked about political affairs.

Meng Huan doesn't have much desire for power, so she is happy.

But his son Xiong Zhen was so incompetent, causing nearly one million Li Shu in Chu State to starve and even starve to death.

Meng Huan also had to stand up and clean up the mess for Xiong Zhen!

Hearing Meng Huan mention this kind of thing, Xiong Zhen couldn't help but complain and said: "Queen Mother, those untouchables do not obey the orders of the widow, ignore the laws of the country and act willfully, how can they be innocent in today's situation?" ”

"It's all the retribution they deserve!"

Hearing this, Meng Huan's eyes suddenly widened, looked at Xiong Zhen in disbelief, and said, "King, is this what you can say as the king of Chu?" ”

"The ancient characters were made, Wang Yu has the same word, three horizontal and one vertical, three horizontal is heaven and earth, and one vertical is the one who penetrates heaven, earth and man, which is called 'king'."

"You are the king of Chu and the father of the Chu people, even if the Chu people make a big mistake, you must forgive them, instead of dying!"

When Xiong Zhen heard this, he muttered impatiently: "Queen Mother, where is the son who sees death and does not save him?" Not long ago, didn't Erchen order Zixi and Zichang to be responsible for opening warehouses and releasing grain to help the victims? ”

Meng Huan glanced at Xiong Zhen, and finally sighed weakly: "King, why don't you understand?" ”

"The king's mandate is the king's mandate, but it is not yet known whether the king's mandate can be implemented locally. The king only knows how to give orders, but does not pay attention to the feelings of the people and does not care for the people, what is a king? ”

That also requires the edict of the widow to be able to get out of Yingdu!

Xiong Zhen's heart was very angry.

But in the face of Meng Huan's accusation, Xiong Zhen still dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.

Mothers are so defeated!

Meng Huan loves Xiong Zhen very much on weekdays and cares about Xiong Zhen meticulously, which makes it difficult for Xiong Zhen to really grow up for a while.

However, Xiong Zhen has always hoped that he can get rid of the "shadow" that Meng Huan gave him, so that one day he can really spread his wings and make a career.

"The king should learn from King Wu Qingji."

Meng Huan said earnestly: "Qingji has succeeded to the throne for ten years, and his martial arts are far ahead of his predecessors, and there is no one who stands shoulder to shoulder with the kings of other countries." ”

"Regardless of his deeds of opening up the territory and expanding the territory, as far as the queen mother knows, Qingji occasionally goes on patrols, and often makes private visits, so as to observe the people's feelings, and formulate effective policies for the Wu people and the Wu country......"

It's good that Meng Huan didn't mention Qingji, but as soon as he mentioned Qingji, Xiong Zhen's heart was extremely angry.

Xiong Zhen sneered and said: "Queen Mother, the widow knows that he is majestic and strategic, and he is not as good as Qingji. However, why did the queen mother compare Qingji with the widow? ”

"If the queen mother is unforgettable with Qingji's old love, the widow is a son, and she may not allow the queen mother to take you and the evil seed born by Qingji to Jinling to reunite with Qingji!"

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