No matter what era it is, the nobles and lords are to be coaxed.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the nobles who had the right to govern the fiefdom were called nobles, holding land and soldiers;

In the era of feudal monarchs at the beginning of the Qin and Han dynasties, the aristocratic lords who were deprived of the right to govern their fiefs were called scholars, who controlled the inheritance of knowledge and their protégés;

Later, the nobles who were completely deprived of their fiefs were called consortiums, relying on the wealth of the rich country and controlling the lifeblood of a country;

Later, people found weapons to restrain these noble lords, at least they were so vulnerable in front of a country.

But in the era before that, these nobles had to be coaxed, and once they were centrifugal, the country would fall into chaos.

The state of Chu is a country built on countless nobles.

Because the state of Chu was self-established as a king and lacked authority, it could only choose to win the hearts of the people by dividing the large territory in the south it occupied.

Among them, the objects of the feud are often mainly clan relatives, followed by meritorious heroes, so as to eliminate the residual influence of the crusaded nobles on the land, so a group of nobles from the Chu royal family led by the three major clans of Qu, Jing and Zhao were born.

It's just that at that time, the transportation in the south was extremely inconvenient, and even a lot of land could be said to be a wild land, and the king of Chu had to divide such a vast land in a big way, so there were batches of nobles who relied on sucking blood from the state of Chu to strengthen themselves.

When the state of Chu was strong, the king of Chu was able to rely on the power in his hands to deter these nobles, but as the state of Chu gradually declined, these nobles joined forces against the state of Chu and openly opposed the royal decree that was unfavorable to him.

From generation to generation, the King of Chu did not think about eradicating this phenomenon, but even if the King of Chu Mourning and Wu Qi jointly exterminated more than 70 nobles, it was still to no avail, and all that was ushered in was the crazy counterattack of the nobles.

King Huai of Chu also tried to change the law, attracting nobles such as Qu, Jing, and Zhao, who also flowed the same blood as the Chu royal family, and promoted Qu Beggars and Jing Cui to generals, according to military power; With Zhaoyang as the order Yin, the regency; Qu Yuan was appointed as a leftist disciple and was in charge of foreign affairs.

But in the end, it didn't work.

And at this moment, Chun Shenjun once again had the impulse to change the law and eliminate the disadvantages of the autonomy of the nobles of Chu State.

When the news of Han and Wei suffering heavy losses came one after another, it caused a wave of turmoil among the Chu army.

Chun Shenjun looked at the letters in front of him that were piled up on the desk, and the green tendons on his forehead bulged out, as if they were about to burst out.

What does it mean to be seriously ill and unable to march, so that the clansmen march with soldiers and horses?

Without the approval of these nobles, if he could mobilize the soldiers under the command of these nobles to take a step forward, he would not need to call Chunshenjun, but Chunshenhou.

The king of Chu will be glad that he has solved this problem that the Chu State has not been able to solve for hundreds of years, but the problem is that he can't do it!

And the most infuriating thing is that there are so many letters that he can barely fold up on his desk!

"You are also a big family, I don't know if there are good doctors in the clan?"

Chun Shenjun looked at the people in the tent, but most of them lowered their heads, silent, or pondered.

Not to mention that they have no way, even if there is a way to temporarily force those nobles to send troops, they can't say it. No one can withstand the revenge of the nobles, not even the king of Chu, let alone them?

Furthermore, how many of the people present were not nobles?

Seeing that everyone shook their heads and was silent, Chun Shenjun's anger became more and more vigorous.

And looking at Chun Shenjun's terrifyingly black face, all the generals in the tent consciously lowered their heads, for fear of suffering an unwarranted disaster.

In the end, Chun Shenjun had no choice but to leave behind those nobles who were unwilling to advance and lead the remaining 200,000 Chu troops north to Quwo.

But the nobles who stayed behind were not without a price, and Chun Shenjun personally went to the camp of these nobles to negotiate with these nobles in person.

The nobles are very confident, knowing that Chun Shenjun doesn't dare to really attack him, but they don't want to really tear their faces with Chun Shenjun.

After some arguing, the two sides reached an agreement.

Chun Shenjun drafted a military order, allowing the 100,000 troops led by these nobles not to go to Quwo and continue to garrison the south bank of the river, but they must take advantage of the situation to send troops to attack Nanyang.

And on the south bank of the river, in the tent of the Chu military camp

The nobles who were still negotiating with Chun Shenjun a moment ago suddenly changed their attitude, put on fine wine and delicacies, and invited a secret envoy of the Qin State with extraordinary bearing to the banquet.

"As Gang Chengjun expected, Chun Shenjun really asked our soldiers to commit Nanyang."

Several nobles bowed down to the secret envoy of the Qin State and saluted, with admiration on their faces.

If Chun Shenjun knew that the tough nobleman who didn't bow to him just now was so respectful to a secret envoy of the Qin State at this moment, I don't know how he would feel.

However, this secret envoy of the Qin State is indeed admirable in terms of identity, qualifications, and ability.

He was Cai Ze, the Gangcheng Jun of the Qin State, who served as a minister after Fan Ju during the reign of King Zhaoxiang, and was famous for his tongue arguments.

Half a month ago, Cai Ze was sent to Nanyang by Lü Buwei to secretly envoy to the Chu camp with the assistance of Luo Wang, but Cai Ze's destination was not Chunshenjun's Chu army tent, but the camp tent of those nobles.

However, the aristocracy was also divided into factions.

There are clan factions headed by the three major clans of Qu, Jing and Zhao who have the blood of the Chu royal family, and there are martial arts factions headed by the three clans of Xiang, Ji and Zhong who have made military achievements, and the rest are the main and faction.

The clan faction and the martial arts faction agreed that they wanted to crusade against the Qin state and at least regain the western territory of the former Chu state, while the main and faction were unwilling to send troops to fight and lose the family's strength.

Therefore, the first thing Cai Ze found was the nobles of these lords and factions.

Cai Ze persuaded the lord and faction to complain of illness, and guessed that Zhongchun Shenjun would ask the nobles of the lord and faction to invade Nanyang, so these nobles became more and more convinced of Cai Ze.

Cai Ze and the nobles of these lords and factions talked and laughed at the banquet, drinking and having fun. After three rounds of drinking, Cai Ze couldn't help but quip: "If you want me to say, what's the use of you fighting with your life?" ”

"You are not the confidants of the King of Chu, if you are defeated, most of the rewards will go to the nobles of the clan faction and the reckless men of the martial arts faction, but what about you?"

"It's only a few hundred stones a month, what kind of life is it!"

"It's not Chun Shenjun's gang who have deceived the king! What's so good about calling around? It's better to listen to the song and enjoy the dance! ”

The noble generals of the Lord and the faction also agreed, but the leaders showed hesitation: "However, what should Chunshenjun do if we let our soldiers attack Nanyang?" ”

Cai Ze patted the head of the Dou clan on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Since Benjun has predicted the current situation, he naturally has a way to deal with it. ”

"Lu Xiang knows that it is not easy for you, so after communicating with the king, he decided to make a deal with you."

"The state of Qin will temporarily cede the three cities of Chuisha, Sui, and Dengxian, and your soldiers will surround it for three or five days, and the defenders in the city will withdraw by themselves and give up the cities."

The aristocratic generals' eyes lit up and they all looked at Cai Ze.

"Three cities? King Qin and Lu are really so generous? ”

Cai Ze smiled slightly: "Naturally." ”

"It's just, isn't this a little too sorry for the king and Chunshenjun?"

The nobles of the Lord and the faction still have some conscience in their hearts.

Cai Ze shook his head and analyzed it seriously.

"Let me ask you, what are the conditions for Chun Shenjun to let you stay?"

"Invade Nanyang."

"If you take three Nanyang cities, do you count as an invasion of Nanyang?"

"That's all over the task."

Cai Ze asked rhetorically: "Then what else is there to be sorry for Chun Shenjun?" ”

"As for the King of Chu's side, there will be dozens of boxes of jewels left in each city at that time." Cai Ze squinted his eyes and took a sip of wine with a smile, "The King of Chu's attack on Qin is nothing more than profit. ”

"The city can't get it, but you can give more than a dozen boxes of jewels to the king of Chu, isn't this equivalent to completing the purpose of the king of Chu's army?"

"Is this still called sorry for King Chu?"

Cai Ze's words made all the lords and faction nobles stunned, it sounded reasonable, but how did this reason sound weird?

"Moreover, our army will leave two thousand armored prisoners in three cities. You can report to the King of Chu and Chun Shenjun and behead 2,000 Qin army soldiers, how much merit is this? ”

"At that time, the king of Chu, as the commander of the joint column, will see that the defeat of the Six-Nation Alliance has been reported repeatedly, but you have defeated the Qin State, and you will inevitably reward you and increase the fief."

"Think about it, King Chu is happy, Chun Shenjun is also happy, my Daqin is also happy, and you yourself are also happy, isn't this all happy?"

"It's just that you don't have to forget that when you withdraw your troops in the future, you will return the three cities to the Qin State."

"Good!"

"Come on, remove these dishes for me, slaughter three animals, and hold a prison banquet for Mr."

Seeing the ecstatic appearance of the nobles, Cai Ze also smiled without the guilt of the King of Chu and Chun Shenjun who had prepared to fish in troubled waters and lie about their war exploits.

The nobles of the Lord and the faction have a conscience, but there are really not many.

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