After entering the palace of the king of Chu, Qingji did not immediately go to see his old lover Meng Huan.

Instead, for the first time, the great Sima Sun Wu, the imperial historian Wu Zixu, the Zhisu Neishi Fan Li, and the Tingwei Bo Gang were all summoned to the Zhangtai Palace for discussion.

At present, although the Wu army has broken through Yingdu, it has not completely defeated the main force of the Chu army, and let the king of Chu, Xiong Zhen, escape.

The war is not over yet!

Historically, the state of Chu was almost destroyed by the state of Wu, but in the end it was restored within a year, what is the reason?

First, the state of Qin sent troops to save Chu.

The state of Chu was defeated, and he was helpless in the face of the powerful state of Wu, so he thought of the state of Qin.

Shen Baoxuxiang, an important minister of the Chu State, asked the Qin State for help, and the Qin State was unwilling to participate in this matter, but Shen Baoxu used a trick, crying day and night at the city wall, and did not eat or drink for several days.

This is the "Crying Qin Court" in history.

In the end, the monarchs and ministers of Qin were moved, and Qin Aigong dispatched five hundred chariots to rescue Chu and attack the Wu army.

Second, the Yue State raised troops to attack Wu.

Yue Wang Yun often heard that King Wu's soldiers were stationed in Yingdu, and the country was empty, so he raised troops to attack Wu.

This kind of robbery also made Wu Wang Lu very angry and had to draw troops to deal with it.

Third, there was civil strife in the state of Wu.

After conquering the state of Chu, King Wu Lu stayed in the state of Chu to search for King Zhao of Chu, and his brother-in-law took the opportunity to flee back to China and establish himself as king.

This made Lu Lu depressed, he was fighting on the front line, but the backyard was on fire!

When He Lu heard the news, he abandoned Chu and returned to Wu to attack his younger brother.

Fourth, the Wu army was unpopular in the Chu State.

In the original history, after the Wu army captured Yingdu, it slaughtered the city, burned and looted everywhere, causing the hatred of the Chu people.

After Wu Zixu entered Yingdu, he found the tomb of King Chuping, opened the coffin and whipped the corpse for 300 ......

Now the state of Wu under the rule of Qingji is facing a different situation.

Because it is impossible for Wu to have civil strife, and Yue has long been destroyed by Wu, there is no such trouble.

Qingji had to worry about the Qin people's dispatch of troops and how to win the hearts of the Chu people.

Don't look at Qingji's purpose is to divide Chu, Wu wants to support Bai Gongsheng as the king of Chu and govern the cities in the east of Chu that have been defeated.

But, that's just in name!

It is the State of Wu that really rules the "Eastern Chu State", and it is Qingji, not Bai Gongsheng!

The reason why Qingji supported Bai Gongsheng and established an Eastern Chu State was only to make the local Chu people have a sense of belonging to a greater or lesser extent, so as not to resist to the end.

"Second and third sons, the widow entered the capital today, and noticed that the people of Chu were all resentful of my Wu Jun. Why? It's nothing more than a feud. ”

Qingji looked around, looked at Sun Wu and the other four ministers present, and said slowly: "However, the intention of the widow is to let Wu Chu contract with each other, regardless of each other. ”

"One or two generations, decades will not be able to eliminate such resentment. However, the widow can wait. ”

"The widow has always believed that whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world. The widow wants to win the heart of the Chu people, how can the Qing and others teach the widow? ”

Hearing this, Sun Wu and the others couldn't help but look at each other.

Fan Li thought secretly for a moment, and then said: "King, the minister thinks that it is not difficult to win the hearts of the people of Chu now. ”

"The minister has come all the way, and the people he has seen and heard are none other than Chu people with yellow faces and thin muscles and hungry faces. Why? It is because of the repeated wars of the Chu people, the lack of food and grass, and the repeated requisition from the country! ”

"Yingdu and its nearby cities, Li Shu's family has no surplus food, every family, and rare adult men, most of them are old and weak women and children, which shows how tragic the Chu people are in this national war."

As soon as he heard this, Wu Zixu suddenly frowned and asked, "Fan Neishi, do you mean to use the military rations of my Wu army to buy the hearts of the people of Chu State?" ”

"Exactly."

"Ridiculous!"

Wu Zixu snorted coldly and said, "Not to mention whether the Chu people can buy it, they really belong to my Wu State, or don't make a hindrance from it, and give me Wu Jun a stumbling block." How can the rations of my Wu army be used for other purposes? ”

Wu Zixu is really a ruthless person.

Wu Zixu, Fan Li, and Bo Yan are all nobles from the Chu State, and they are authentic Chu people.

It's just that Wu Zixu and Bo's family were assassinated by the Chu State, and then they were forced to flee to the Wu State.

These two people have a deep hatred with the Chu State, and I wish the Chu State would be more downcast.

Therefore, as soon as Wu Zixu's voice fell, Bo Yan on the side echoed: "What Dr. Yu Shi said is extremely true. ”

"The land of Chu has not really been included in the territory of my Wu country, the main force of the Chu army is still there, and the king of Chu, Xiong Zhen, is still on the run, and it is too ridiculous to help the people of Chu at this time!"

Obviously, Bo Biao and Wu Zixu are on the same front.

They did not believe that the Chu people deserved pity.

Fan Li shook his head, bowed to Qingji on the throne and said, "King, God has the virtue of a good life. ”

"As far as the minister knows, the Chu people in Yingdu and its nearby places do not have much surplus food at home, and I am afraid that if they can't survive the autumn harvest, Chu will be starving all over the place, and the corpses will be pillowed."

"If the king wants to collect the hearts of the Chu people and buy their hearts with military rations, this is the most suitable time."

It's not the benevolence of Fan Li's woman, but it's true.

In order to fight this battle, Wu Guo has been preparing for half a year, and the grain and straw have already piled up, and there are countless of them.

Taking out a part of it to help the hungry Chu people can be described as a gesture.

As the saying goes, if you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be good alone!

Qingji is not a stingy person either.

These Chu people, who are old, weak, women and children, do not pose any threat to the Wu army.

Pick it up, and it doesn't matter if you're jealous.

"Good!"

Qingji bowed his head slightly and said: "Fan Li, the matter of helping the hungry people with military rations is entrusted to you with full responsibility." ”

"In addition, inside and outside Yingdu, as well as in various cities occupied by our Wu army, posting notices to secure the people, ordering all troops and horses not to disturb the people, violating military law!"

"The king is wise!"

Sun Wu and Fan Li hurriedly praised.

The army of a country, breaking through the capital of the enemy country, burning and looting, abounded in all dynasties.

Since ancient times, soldiers and bandits have been a family, and the reason why soldiers have actively attacked cities and territories is because they can make a fortune by looting people's houses everywhere when they are victorious, and officers and soldiers often loot people's homes when suppressing rebellions.

After a series of fierce battles, they were basically killed, and when the city was broken, it was impossible to determine how many surrenders and resistance there were in the city, so it was common to continue to swing knives and slash and plunder property along the way.

Therefore, the catastrophe of war has always been the greatest suffering of the common people.

In the past dynasties, the army relied on killing to establish its authority, and everywhere it went, it was full of killing, rivers of blood, plundering and disaster, and chickens and dogs were not left, and they didn't care about the life or death of the people.

However, in the Spring and Autumn Period, such tragic things were rare.

Because in this way, the army that dares to attack civilians and kill on a large scale must be an evil army, a division of tigers and wolves, and will be punished by the people of the world.

It's not good, as the overlord, the Jin State will also organize a coalition of princes to retaliate.

In the name, it is "hanging the people"!