As mentioned before, Cai Guo was in a weak position because of Mrs. Xi.
In a sense, Cai Aihou was directly killed by a woman.
And Cai Guo's national destiny is destined to be inseparable from women.
Immediately afterwards, the second one was Cai Muhou.
It is said that back then, Cai Muhou married his sister to Qi Huangong. It stands to reason that with Qi Huangong such a strong thigh, Cai Guofan knew something and took advantage of the precious intermission to revive Cai Guo. It shouldn't be difficult.
However, the saying "women mistook Cai Guo" is not groundless.
Since Mrs. Cai married Duke Huan of Qi, she relied on her youth and beauty, but she was completely unreasonable and disrespectful.
For example, one day, Cai Ji took a boat trip with Duke Huan of Qi, who was already in his twilight years. Mrs. Cai, perhaps because of her girlish nature, loved to toss the boat, so she rocked the boat vigorously. But it made the old Duke Huan of Qi very uncomfortable, so he stopped him with words.
But Mrs. Cai, perhaps because she was used to being pampered in the Cai Kingdom, still refused to listen. Not only did she not listen, she even shook her head even more.
Mrs. Cai may have thought that all the men in the world would fall for her charming ways.
But no matter what, maybe it’s because the old and twilight Duke Huan of Qi doesn’t understand amorous feelings, or maybe it’s because he has experienced so much in life that he has already become numb to this thing, or maybe it’s because most elderly people tend to be suspicious. .
Therefore, Duke Huan of Qi was furious and drove Mrs. Cai back to Cai State, but he did not terminate their relationship as husband and wife.
Speaking of which, this can be regarded as giving Cai Guo enough face.
First, this leaves a way out for Mrs. Cai. Secondly, Mrs. Cai's return to Cai State can at most be regarded as a visit to relatives, rather than being divorced.
Therefore, no matter what, Cai Ji is still Qi Huangong's official wife.
But Cai Muhou didn't know if he had taken the wrong medicine. Perhaps because he doted on her sister too much, he actually remarried Mrs. Cai to someone else!
After hearing this, Duke Huan of Qi became furious. After all, Mrs. Cai is still his first wife after Duke Huan of Qi’s marriage! Marquis Cai Mu actually remarried Mrs. Cai just like that? So where does that leave him, the majestic overlord of the world?
This hat is too green!
Can Duke Huan of Qi swallow this breath?
Therefore, Duke Huan of Qi immediately organized his army to prepare for war and prepared to attack Cai State.
What happened next was simple, Cai Muhou was captured. Afterwards, all the princes in the Central Plains apologized and begged Duke Huan of Qi on behalf of Marquis Cai Mu. Only then did Duke Huan of Qi come down the steps and let Marquis Cai Mu return home.
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Therefore, to say that there is one and two, there must be three.
The third king of Cai State who was captured because of a woman is the current king of Cai State.
It is said that when Cai Houban was still the prince, he asked to marry the prince concubine in the state of Chu.
And his father, Cai Jinghou, agreed without thinking. After all, being able to marry with the Chu State has only advantages and no disadvantages for the entire Cai State.
However, who knew that this Cai Jinghou was also a man with a spermatozoon. In this regard, there really is some family inheritance here.
Just after he married his son, he saw that his daughter-in-law from Chu was very beautiful, and he suddenly became lustful again, so he committed adultery with her.
And how could Cai Houban, who was still the prince at the time, endure his father cuckolding him? So, in a fit of anger, he directly rebelled and killed his own father, and he himself became the king.
And what Guan Cong said just now, that Marquis Cai killed his father and usurped the throne, was actually talking about this.
And because of Guan Cong's words, the number of monarchs in Cai who suffered because of women immediately changed from two to three.
After listening to Guan Cong's suggestion, the King of Chu suddenly realized that it was feasible. Anyway, I asked you, Marquis Cai, to come to the meeting. Whether you come or not, Cai Guo is destined to be destroyed!
Not much to say, let’s get straight to work.
The King of Chu immediately wrote a letter asking Cai Hou to explain the reason why he killed his father and usurped the throne, and asked Cai Hou to go to Chu to meet the King of Chu.
Similarly, at this time, the position of leader of the Chu Kingdom becomes particularly important.
Because after many alliance meetings, Chu's position as leader has been consolidated, and coupled with Chu's successive victories in wars, it is difficult for the princely states not to recognize Chu's position as leader.
Therefore, it is justifiable for Chu State to want to interfere in other countries' affairs.
Since the State of Chu was intervening in Cai's internal affairs as the leader of the alliance, how dare Cai Houban have any objections?
As soon as he heard that the King of Chu asked him to go, why don't he go directly?
As a result, Cai Hou was lured to Qianxi by the King of Chu.
Now that Cai Hou is here, it is obvious that the King of Chu does not think that he can leave.
He first arranged for hundreds of armored warriors to hibernate in the hall.
Then, the order was given to hold a banquet in honor of Marquis Cai, who made Marquis Cai very drunk first.
Some people may be confused. Marquis Cai is not stupid. Doesn't he know that his life will be in danger if he enters the Chu land? How dare he get so drunk?
Let’s talk about King Chu here.
When the King of Chu entertained Marquis Cai, he actually did not take the initiative to mention Marquis Cai's murder of his father and usurpation of the throne.
In other words, the King of Chu had no intention of blaming him at the banquet. After all, his position as King of Chu was obtained by killing his nephew Jia Ao.
Marquis Cai killed his father, and he killed his nephew. Speaking of which, they were basically in a radius of eight liang, which was pretty much the same.
The King of Chu had already suffered a loss in this matter. He still remembers the scene before Qingfeng's death.
Therefore, if the King of Chu used this incident to criticize Cai Houban at this time, wouldn't it be equivalent to slapping himself in the face again?
Of course, at the banquet, since the King of Chu kept silent about Cai Hou's murder of his father and usurping the throne, naturally Cai Hou would not mention it too much.
On the contrary, the King of Chu continued to defend Cai Hou, expressed sympathy for Cai Hou's situation back then, and even stated that Chu and Cai would marry again in the future.
Faced with such sugar-coated bombs from the King of Chu, Cai Hou, who had always had no independent opinions, could not withstand it. He immediately put down his guard and had a pleasant conversation with the King of Chu.
After a few glasses of wine, the two of them even studied the beauties dancing there to cheer them on.
King Chu came up with that classic line again: Is your waist thin?
Later, Marquis Cai got drunk, and then... nothing happened.
After hearing that the King of Chu threw a cup, Cai Hou died tragically in the Chu Kingdom. The King of Chu used the simplest and crudest method to get rid of the king of Cai.
Then, the King of Chu arrested all the officials of Cai State who came with Cai Hou, and tortured them one by one, forcing these officials to admit that Cai Hou was the king who killed his father and usurped the throne.
When the news spread back to Cai Guo, Cai Guo was in chaos.
Seeing that the strategy of watching and obeying was working, the King of Chu no longer hid it, and directly ordered the prince to abandon Ji and lead an army of one hundred thousand, and go straight to Cai Guo.
This time, the King of Chu was again trying to bring order to Cai Guo.
Of course, it is estimated that even the King of Chu himself would not believe this banner.
However, bragging is bragging, and as long as his bragging is based on absolute strength, others can only let it go.
What's more, now that the king of Cai is dead, all the officials who followed Cai Hou into Chu have also suffered. What opinions can those who stayed behind in Cai Guo have?
Seeing that the prince abandoned Ji and led his army to come, Cai Guo also surrendered without a fight, just like Chen Guo did at the beginning.
The state of Cai was destroyed.
As a result, Chu State has now reached the top of the world, both in terms of territory and prestige.
In terms of territory, the Chu State was closely connected with the Zheng and Song Dynasties in the north, Baiyue in the south, Bashu in the west, and Wuyue in the east. The vast territory of the Chu State reached its peak for a while, even if it was later King Wu who was the second of the five hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. Neither Helu nor King Goujian of Yue had ever reached such a point.
From the perspective of prestige, Chu State was able to conquer Qunshu and Chaoyi in just a few years, then destroy Zhongli, and then Kelai, Chen, and Cai.
In this process, countless small countries were annexed by Chu State, and the whole world was shocked.
But even so, the countries in the Central Plains were still indifferent and still indulged Chu. No one has ever questioned Chu's status as the leader of the world.
Faced with this situation, it is obvious that King Chu's most glorious moment has finally arrived.
(End of chapter)
