As early as after hearing about this from the water bandits, Zhao Cen has been thinking about how to deal with this matter.

Hearing the question from the King of Chu, Zhao Cen immediately surrendered his hand: "The minister thinks that it is very important to investigate the truth, and it is even more important to curb the spread of Chang'an plow!" ”

"This kind of thing that shakes the foundation of my Great Chu must not be left unchecked."

"Ministers, first, send heavy troops to exterminate the large-scale bandits and water bandits entrenched everywhere, in order to show the prestige of our Great Chu State."

"Second, order the young and strong people in each county to follow Rong, and send county soldiers to besiege the camps of all bandits and bandits, so as to cut off the passage for transporting Chang'an plows."

"Third, further increase the control of iron tools, and those who dare to sell iron ore and iron materials to bandits will be severely punished."

"The Fourth ......"

First, attack and destroy the large bandit camps with forging technology and forging equipment, and then send soldiers and horses to besiege all the bandit camps, and at the same time form an all-round encirclement and interception of raw materials, transportation, craftsmen and other aspects.

Eight admonitions poured out, forming an all-round blow to the Chang'an plow.

Zhao Cen considered it very comprehensively.

If the state of Chu fully implements Zhaocen's plan, it will indeed have a chance to strangle Chang'an Plough to death in the various bandit villages, or even temporarily pacify the turmoil in various places!

Jing Chou and other owners all bowed their hands: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

The king of Chu bowed his head happily: "What Aiqing said is very good!" ”

"If you can pacify the thieves in the territory once the widow is in one place, it is really a blessing for the widow!"

The king of Chu first expressed his attitude, and then frowned slightly: "However, the strength of the bandits should not be underestimated. ”

"Three months ago, the outnumbered people raised 50,000 troops, and ordered Si Zhixiong to be the commander and pacify the Taihu Lake bandits."

"To this day, the Taihu Lake bandits are still flourishing!"

Taihu Lake is adjacent to the city.

The 12 water villages and 8,000 water bandits entrenched in Taihu Lake always threaten the security of the national capital.

Therefore, after setting a plan to deal with the first phase of the Chang'an plough, the first target of the king of Chu was the Taihu Lake water bandits.

For the safety of the national capital, the king of Chu not only sent 50,000 heavy troops, but also sent Xiong Zhi, one of the pillars of the Chu royal family, to take command.

But unfortunately, factors such as complex hydrology, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and collusion between local forces and water bandits have made it extremely difficult to suppress bandits!

Qu He bowed his hand and said in a deep voice: "The minister thinks that the reason why the water bandits are difficult to suppress is mostly because of the terrain. ”

"If 50,000 soldiers and horses can't destroy the water bandits, then send 100,000 troops deep into the water, and the people will form a column and sweep through!"

"If such a large army presses the border, the water bandits will die!"

"After exterminating the water bandits, we will burn their water villages, destroy their fields, and scuttle their boats."

"In this way, even if there are occasional fish that slip through the net, it will be difficult to make waves again."

Jing Chou added: "The minister seconded the proposal! ”

"In addition, most of the bandits in various places are friendly with the common people and servants in the nearby villages, and they have their help."

"The minister will advise again, and transfer all the people in the land where the thieves and bandits are entrenched to other places, and clear the wilderness."

"Don't leave the bandits with any external momentum!"

Carpet sweeping increases sweeping.

Under such a big move, Qu He and Jing Chou didn't believe that bandits everywhere could still turn over flowers!

The King of Chu bowed slightly: "What the two Aiqing said is very good!" ”

"However, if I do this, then the bandits everywhere will definitely be vigilant, and may even collude to cause chaos."

"They won't give me a chance to clean up one by one."

"Yunmengze water bandits have more than 20,000 soldiers, Tianmu Mountain bandits have more than 10,000 soldiers, even Peng Lize and other places can pull out thousands of bandits at every turn!"

"If all the bandits from all over the country collude, they may be able to raise more than 100,000 troops!"

"My Dachu first lost consecutive battles, and then increased more than 100,000 troops on the border, and now the national strength is empty, and I am afraid that it is difficult to have the spare strength to suppress the bandits in various places."

"The widow has the intention to kill the thief, but he is powerless to quell the chaos!"

Zhao Cen, Jing Chou and the others glanced at each other, and they could see the thick contemplation in each other's eyes.

What does the King of Chu mean by these words?

Is the national situation of Chu really difficult to such a situation?

Apparently not.

As long as the king of Chu has the heart, it will not be a problem to recruit another 200,000 soldiers and horses with the ability of the king of Chu.

It is enough to let all ethnic groups send some private soldiers to suppress the rebellious army, and the king of Chu has no need to complain and be unwilling.

The only reason why the king of Chu complained and cried poor was that he wanted to hand over the main force of this battle to the nobles!

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Cen bowed: "Destroying bandits is a major matter of the country. ”

"The Zhao family is favored by the king, and is willing to send 80,000 troops, 500 Fa people, and 20,000 stones of grain to share worries for the country!"

The king of Chu immediately stopped sighing, and looked at Zhao Cen with bright eyes: "Aiqing is really willing to help the widow?" ”

Send troops and men and food.

For the Zhao clan, who had just experienced the battle of Qin and Chu, Zhao Cen was definitely bleeding hemorrhage!

Zhao Cen looked at the king of Chu sincerely: "The king's servant is for the people of Chu, and this is the king's grace to the people." ”

"The people of the world should obey the scene and share their worries for the king!"

Zhao Cen said frankly and bluntly.

The common people are all the nobles.

Exterminating the servant armies in various places, suppressing slaves, and controlling Chang'an ploughs, all of them are for the interests of the nobles of the Chu State, not for the interests of the Chu State.

In the long run, this move is even harmful to the state of Chu!

It is much better for the king of Chu to be able to fight against the nobles and support the slaves to fight for power without stalking his neck.

The king of Chu was willing to show his chariots and horses to support the nobles to defend their rights and interests and suppress slaves, which was already benevolent and righteous.

So Zhaocen also gave the greatest sincerity!

Immediately after Zhao Cen, Jing Chou also came out of the ranks:

"What Ling Yin said is very true, the king will not live up to the people, and the people will live up to the king!"

"Now the king is worried, and the ministers and the people of the world will share their worries for the king!"

"The Jing clan is willing to send 60,000 troops, 500 clansmen, and 20,000 stone of grain to share worries for the king!"

Qu He also solemnly bowed his hand: "The minister is the patriarch of my Qu clan to the king." ”

"The Qu clan is willing to send 30,000 troops, 100 clansmen, and 5,000 stone of grain to share worries for the king!"

The Jing and Qu clans suffered even greater losses in last year's war.

But the two clans still took the plunge and showed the greatest sincerity.

Under the leadership of the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans, other aristocratic leaders also came out one after another:

"The Dou clan is willing to send 10,000 troops, 50 clansmen, and 5,000 stone of grain to share the worries of the king!"

"Cheng's Wish ......"

All the nobles were considerate not only to send soldiers, horses and generals, but also to provide grain and grass, so that the king of Chu could launch this battle to quell the chaos without paying any price.

The king of Chu bowed his head again and again: "Good! ”

"Very good!"

"Your Aiqing's intentions are understood by few people!"

"The people are really the cornerstone of my Great Chu!"

"The people do not bear the widow, and the widow cannot bear the people!"

"Today, my Great Chu has just moved the capital, and the national strength is not abundant, but the widow will also send 8,000 troops to pacify the thieves in various places with you Aiqing, so as to correct my Great Chu!"

The statement of the king of Chu surprised the courtiers.

The king of Chu could have not sent troops.

But the king of Chu still squeezed out 8,000 people from his limited army to help the nobles suppress the servant army!

This is not only a matter of 8,000 troops, but also the fact that the king of Chu is clearly showing his position to the people of the world!

All the courtiers bowed their hands in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

The king of Chu waved his big hand: "Take the Kunyu map!" ”

In the palace, all the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State worked together to continuously formulate battle plans against Kunyutu.

The court meeting lasted a whole day.

It was not until the moon stars were scarce that Zhao Cen and other courtiers left the palace.

Looking back at the candle flame in the palace, Jing Chou said softly: "It seems that it's not him." ”

The king of Chu has shown respect and protection for the interests of the nobility throughout the whole process.

How does Jing Chou think that the king of Chu is innocent.

Zhao Cen bowed slightly: "Before the torture and investigation is over, it is uncertain whether the king betrayed us or not. ”

"But Zhao thought maybe it was really me who was thinking too much."

"Compared with the king, Gongzi Qi is more suspicious."

Jing Chou said coldly: "No matter who you are, if you want to move the interests of the people such as us, you must be prepared to be cut off!" ”

"As long as the source of the thief's intention to stir up turmoil is cut off, no matter who the thief is, it will be in vain!"

Zhao Cen looked at Jing Chou: "The bandits raised under the Jing clan should also be taken out to dry." ”

Jing Chou smiled and bowed: "This is nature!" ”

The cooperation charter was agreed, and the leaders of all ethnic groups turned on their horses and galloped towards all parts of the Chu State.

Under their command, the power of Great Chu began to converge on the minions, and it will reveal its hideous claws and bloody mouths to the lowest slaves and people of the Chu State!

In the palace, the king of Chu was also ordering: "Pass on Zhuang Jia." ”

Two hours later, Zhuang Jia hurriedly came: "Your Majesty! ”

The king of Chu said in a deep voice: "In the name of Mr. Jia, there are thieves who give Chang'an plows to all water bandits and mountain thieves. ”

Zhuang Jia was stunned and asked: "The Chang'an plow is a thing that the king has decreed that it is strictly forbidden to enter the country, and someone dares to transport this thing into Chu, and even give it to bandits and bandits?" ”

"Who dares to do such a disobedient act!"

The king of Chu looked at Zhuang Jia: "The widow needs Zhuang Hou to find out this matter for the widow!" ”

Zhuang Jia had no choice but to give up: "Your Majesty, the minister really can't do this!" ”

"The minister has no manpower in Chudi, and such a major matter should be handed over to the waiting officer under the command of the king to investigate."

"And Shangzhu Guo knows the identity of the minister, whether Shangzhu Guo has informed others of the identity of the minister, the minister does not know."

"If you act, you can't keep it a secret at all!"

The King of Chu said lightly: "The matter of exploring in Chu has its own other candidates to do. ”

"As long as you do your best, even if others know about it, it's okay."

It was precisely because Zhuang Jia had been exposed to the eyes of Xiang Yan and others that the King of Chu would let Zhuang Jia investigate the matter.

The king of Chu didn't think that Zhuang Jia would be able to find out who Mr. Jia was, and he never expected Zhuang Jia to bring back any useful information to him.

The king of Chu only used Zhuang Jia to make the nobles feel his determination to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Zhuang Jia said helplessly: "But ......"

The king of Chu said in a deep voice: "The widow will never treat the person who works for the widow badly. ”

"Regardless of whether Qing can find out, as long as Qing does his best, the bounty will be ten taels."

Zhuang Jia's eyes lit up instantly, and he gave up his hand:

"Minister, I will do my best to investigate and live up to the king's grace!"

(End of chapter)