When there is a way to live in front of you, no matter how small this way of life is, there will be people fighting for it. Even if they know that if they are united, they have a higher chance of making a breakthrough.

But people's selfishness will make all this come to naught, most people will want to escape by themselves, and many people will even use others to increase their chances of escape.

Therefore, after seeing that the Huai State gave way to a passage, the will of the entire Chu State army to die disappeared.

Zianti had completely lost control of the army, and the army of Chu scrambled to rush towards the gap. Huaiguo is like a sharp razor, peeling off the skin layer by layer.

In order to find an opportunity to survive, the Chu army trampled on each other and died more than in the hands of Huai. The 100,000 Chu army fled in large numbers, and only a few nobles could barely survive with their own private soldiers.

Seeing this situation, Chen Yi immediately sent the elite of the Huai army to attack those people. Qingji led the elite of the Huai State to attack from the flank and rear, like a sharp blade, dividing the defeated army of the Chu State.

Those Chu troops who formed formations were hit by the Huai army one after another. These people can be in danger without chaos, and they don't need to guess to know that they are the elite of the Chu army. The elite is much more important than those chaotic armies, as long as these elites are eliminated, even if the Chu State recruits another 100,000 troops, it will be just a rabble.

The Chu army scattered and fled, countless people died, a large number of Chu soldiers were killed, and the whole land was dyed red.

The opposite of the son was like ashes, and then he said to the guards around him, "After such a fiasco, I have no words to see the king again, so I can only commit suicide and martyrdom.

After speaking, he drew his sword and killed himself.

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The 100,000-strong army of Chu suffered heavy casualties, and less than half of them fled back to Chu in the end. When the king of Chu got Zi Anti to commit suicide and apologize, and the 100,000 army suffered heavy casualties, he said sadly: "Zi Zhao mistook me, and the hegemony of the thousand years will be ruined!"

After saying this, the king of Chu immediately fainted.

The king of Chu was already not young, and under this stimulation, he fell seriously ill on the spot. The imperial physician of the State of Chu tried his best to save him, but even then he could only lie on the bed.

The hegemony of the Central Plains had just risen in the Chu State, and it ended in such a hurry.

In the winter of the twenty-third year of King Chuzhuang, the king of Chu, who had been sick for half a year, died of illness.

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Huai'an, School Palace.

As a famous scholar, Kong Qiu set out to study after hearing that a large number of books were preserved in the Huaiguo Academy. After looking through the books in the Huaiguo Academy, Kong Qiu found his way, and he believed that the chaos in the world was caused by the collapse of etiquette.

If we want the world to restore peace and prosperity again, we need to re-establish ritual music. In the past, the Duke of Qi Huan had been established for a period of time, so the world was stable.

As long as everyone in the world practices courtesy, the monarch practices benevolence and righteousness, and the courtiers are loyal, will the world be unstable?

Therefore, Confucius began to give lectures in the Huaiguo Academy, and many students came to listen to the lectures. There were also many people who agreed with his ways, so Confucius became famous.

Wang Jin heard that there was a great sage in the Huai Palace, so he personally went to the Xue Palace to communicate with him.

"Huai Gong, Huai is a powerful country in the world, and if you want to prosper for a long time, you must abide by etiquette and music. The monarch practices benevolence and righteousness, and the courtiers practice loyalty, and the world will be stable......" Kong Qiu was very happy when he learned that Huai Gong had come to listen to his sermon in person, and told him what he was thinking about seriously.

Wang Jin nodded again and again, but never said a word.

After Kong Qiu finished speaking, Wang Jin said, "The way of the gentleman is the royal way of the world, please stay in the palace of learning, explain your royal way, and record it, and the palace will pass it on."

Confucius was very happy to hear this, and immediately agreed to come down and record his sermons. At the same time, he asked Huai Gong whether he would implement the royal road.

Wang Jin smiled and said, "Sir's royal way is indeed the right way in the world, but it is not perfect yet, and it is too early to implement it."

Then let him compile the book well, and he will come to see it after compiling it, and then he left the school palace.

Huai Palace Hall

In the midst of this, Wang Qi asked with some curiosity, "Father, you don't seem to be planning to promote Mr. Kong's royal road, right?"

Wang Jin smiled and said, "Naturally, I don't plan to implement it!"

"Why is that? It really makes sense for the retainers to listen to him, right?" Wang Qi asked suspiciously.

"Because it's out of place!" Wang Jin said lightly.

"Lone knows that the royal road is a good knowledge, and if it can be promoted in the world, it can indeed prosper, but how difficult it is to implement the royal road!"

Seeing that Wang Qi was still a little puzzled, Wang Jin smiled and said: "According to what Mr. Kong said, only when everyone in the world can be selfless and morally noble, can the royal road promote the world, but how many people in this world can be virtuous and selfless?"

"People in the world have their own ideas, human nature is selfish, how to implement the royal road? If it is forced, it will end up being a moral villain."

"Another example is now, the world is in chaos, if my Huaiguo implements the royal road and pays attention to benevolence and righteousness, others will not talk to us about benevolence and righteousness, and what if Huaiguo suffers losses because of this?"

"In addition, my Huai country and the state of Zhou are different after all, my Huai country originated from Yin Shang, since the founding of King Huaiwen has been more than 300 years ago, the ancestors of the past generations have been conscientious and conscientious, and they dare not have a trace of slackness, why?"

"Because as long as we relax and slack off, the Huai Kingdom will immediately fall into the dust, and the countries of Bangzhou will immediately pounce on it and tear it up!"

"The Huai Kingdom was built by the remnants of the Yin Shang family, and the Bang Zhou was built by the Wu King Keshang, and the southeast of the King of Ra was no longer there, because of my Huai Kingdom, how do you think the Bang Zhou countries treat us?"

"Therefore, Qi, Jin, Chu, Zheng, Wei, Yan, and even Qin and Song can all follow the royal road, but our Huai State can't!"

"Father, my son understands!" Wang Qi nodded.

"If you want to promote the royal way, unless the world is unified, and then it is forcibly promoted by the will of the king." Wang Jin smiled and said, "Now that the countries are in constant strife and the world is in turmoil, how to promote the royal road? That's why Lone Cai said that Mr. Kong should write a book in the palace."

"As for saying that he wants to promote the royal way, I am afraid that today, no country will be willing, and the kings of all countries may agree with him, but no one will implement it!"

Wang Jin saw it very thoroughly, and this kind of royal road was also recorded in the storage room of the Huaiguo Office. But why the ancestors of the past dynasties did not implement it is because it is out of date.

The royal way is useful learning, and courtesy, righteousness, and shame should be promoted, but not now.

"Father, you are unwilling to promote the royal road, I'm afraid Mr. Kong is unwilling to stay in Huai Country for a long time!" Wang Qi said.

"If you don't want to stay, you don't want to stay, just remember to copy and sort out the books he wrote." Wang Jin smiled and said, "And the current Mr. Kong is still very idealistic, and after he is attacked in various countries, he will naturally come back!"