After King Qiji of Chu succeeded to the throne, in order to stabilize the situation, he successively restored Chen and Cai to their kingdoms.
The land of Shangcai will permanently belong to the Chu State. Cai Guo moved all the way south and built a new capital - Xincai.
Douchengran made a great contribution by abandoning Ji and scaring Zi Ao Xiongbi to death for the King of Chu. But after that, the King of Chu abandoned Ji and indulged his heart, causing him to gradually take credit and become arrogant.
Moreover, he became more and more greedy, and actually competed for profits with the Yang family, a wealthy businessman of the Chu family at that time.
Unexpectedly, this happened to fall into the trap of King Chu Qiji. After all, everyone who participated in the rebellion with him was a potential threat to him. So, he immediately killed Dou Chengran and directly exterminated the clan to support the family.
Afterwards, he sealed Dou Chengran's son Dou Shi as Duke Yun to show that he would not forget Dou's contribution and to appease the elders.
Because he has always pretended to be a virtuous king. In addition to rewarding meritorious officials, he also actively bridged the relationship with the princes. In addition to recovering Chen Cai, he also forcibly "returned" Zheng Guoji to please the Central Plains countries. , oak two places.
Moreover, he even announced that from the time he takes the throne, in order to fully allow the people to recuperate and recuperate, he will stop fighting for five years.
This series of measures undoubtedly won unanimous praise from the princes of the Central Plains.
After all, who wouldn't like their opponent to become a loser? Who, like Li Ran, can fully realize the necessity of a powerful Chu State for the peace of the world?
After he succeeded to the throne, the Chu State's court and people also showed a "peaceful" scene. The extremely turbulent situation quickly stabilized.
Of course, his internal and external compromises and appeasement, and his style of selling out Chu's interests and monarchy interests to secure his throne, also marked the end of Chu as a centralized country.
And this was the main reason why Chu State gradually declined and withdrew from the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains until it was destroyed by Qin State.
It can be said that since King Chu Ling, the Chu Kingdom has fallen into decline.
Of course, all this is a story later.
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Guan Cong stood in front of King Chu Qiji, looking at the ground, cautious and careful.
King Chu Qiji looked at the spectators in front of him, and from time to time he would think of Fei Wuji's words.
"For me to be able to ascend to this great position, I owe a lot to Guan Qing. What official position does Guan Qing want? No matter what kind of request you make, I will grant it!"
When Guan Cong heard this, he smiled slightly, then cupped his hands and said:
"My ancestors were once assistants to Bu Yin of Chu State. I hope to continue to serve as Bu Yin, and I hope your Majesty can do it!"
This request from Guan Cong made Chu King Qiji stunned. He had thought that Guan Cong might make some more excessive demands, and he had already planned how to punish him step by step.
Unexpectedly, Guan Cong only asked to be a fortune teller.
Bu Yin is just an official who presides over divination. In this era, divination or not is no longer very important.
Although most people at this time still believed in divination, as the young master of Wu State said before, divination can generally only be used as a reference. As for the decision-making on national affairs, he has long since lost his position of being the one who decides everything.
Moreover, a position like this does not care about people or money. Even though it can master a lot of inside information that ordinary people can never know, what threat does this pose to the king?
So in this way, King Chu Qiji didn't know what to do with Guan Cong for a while.
"Okay, then I will call you Bu Yin!"
King Chu Qiji had no choice but to agree to observe and follow. At this moment, a palace came to report that Ran Dan and Fei Wuji had brought Wu She to Yingdu and were waiting outside the palace to be summoned.
King Chu Qiji ordered:
"Okay! Let them all come in! Also, let Jian'er come too!"
Guan Cong said:
"In that case...then I, the minister, will you please retire first?"
King Chu Qiji waved his hand.
"No, no, no, Guan Qing won't have much time to stay with me from now on."
This remark is a pun, and it seems to refer to the fact that Guan Cong was a divination strategist and rarely accompanied the king. But in fact, there is still a sense of beating in the secret, as if Guan Cong is about to die soon.
Guan Cong listened, but he remained calm.
Soon, everyone went to the palace together. King Chu Qiji immediately came down from the palace, helped Wu She up, and said in a sad tone:
"What a luxury... Your Majesty passed away, and I am heartbroken. In fact, our country of Chu has lost another pillar!"
Wu She sighed:
"Thank you, Your Majesty. My late father can return to his homeland safely this time. It can be regarded as a fallen leaf returning to its roots..."
"What happened to your Majesty is actually closely related to Brother Wang's aggressive military activities. I have now given an order not to use weapons for five years! Let the people rest and recuperate, and benefit the common people!"
When Wu She heard this, he knelt down and bowed to the ground:
"Your Majesty is a sage, and he loves his people like his own children. It is indeed our great fortune to be a country of Chu!"
"Haha, Wu Qing, you don't have to be polite. I think back then, you and I have worked together for many years, so it's not good to be so formal."
"No, no, no, the courtesy of a king and his ministers is still required."
Naturally, Wu She would not take Chu King Qiji's polite words seriously.
At this moment, Prince Jian entered the palace. He also gave a great gift to his father, and then bowed deeply to Wu Sheshi:
"Jian paid homage to the Grand Tutor!"
Wu She said hurriedly:
"Prince, you don't have to be like this..."
"Since you are a master, you should respect your master and follow his principles!"
Prince Jian treated Wu She with great courtesy, but treated Fei Wuji as if he turned a blind eye.
Fei Wuji served as the young master. Although he was under the Taifu, he was still one of the three guardians, and he could also be regarded as an assistant to the emperor.
However, this huge difference in treatment made Fei Wuji extremely dissatisfied, but he would not show it at the moment.
King Chu Qiji also smiled:
"Wu Qing, I hope you can concentrate on assisting Jian'er in the future. Jian'er is the future of our Chu country! Your responsibility is very important!"
"I put my head high and lower my heels to benefit the country of Chu!"
"In addition, I heard that your two sons are also talented in both civil and military affairs. I would also like them to come and work with you. I wonder what your wishes are?"
Fortunately, Wu She was already prepared for this. Hearing this, he immediately politely refused:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love. However, the two little ministers are still relatively inexperienced and do not know much about the world. They need more thinking. Moreover, my late father has just passed away, so She should have been at home with Ding You, but I heard that the King is the employer." On this occasion, I don’t dare to neglect. In this case, it is better to let the dog son fulfill his filial piety on his father’s behalf, otherwise it will be inconsistent with etiquette after all!”
Wu She's reason is impeccable. According to Zhou Li, a situation like Wu She's would have taken Ding You three years. Although Chu State had not been interested in Zhou Li before, this was not the case for Chu King Qiji.
When King Qiji of Chu went to Jin as an envoy, he was widely praised for his "knowledge of etiquette".
"Hey, okay! In that case, let's discuss it in three years."
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"
"Wu Qing, from now on you must work with Fei Wuji to assist Jian'er with all your heart."
"Jian'er, these two will be your teachers from now on. You must treat each other with courtesy and don't neglect them!"
Afterwards, the young Prince Jian saluted Wu She and Fei Wuji respectively, and Wu She and Fei Wuji also hurriedly returned the salute.
In this peaceful atmosphere, the monarch and his ministers spoke to Du Yu, and the discussions were very harmonious.
…
After the court discussion was over, Guan Congnai resigned and left.
Taking advantage of his position as Bu Yin, he ordered people overnight to make a copy of all the very confidential files of Chu State, and arranged for his cronies to send them to Zheng State in advance.
Afterwards, Guan Cong only tidied up briefly and hurriedly escaped from Yingdu.
When King Chu Qiji remembered that Guan Cong could not be retained after all, he sent assassins to assassinate Guan Cong.
But at this time, Guan Cong had already fled and disappeared.
When King Qiji of Chu learned the news, he suddenly struck a chord:
"Ah! It turns out that he wanted such a sinecure because he wanted to escape. I have been fooled by him!"
Fei Wuji comforted him from the side:
"Your Majesty, this person is indeed hateful, but if he leaves like this, he will be clean. I think your Majesty, you don't need to take him too seriously."
"Hey! This person can see the opportunity in everything. As long as he is not an enemy, if he is an enemy of the few, he will be in serious trouble sooner or later!"
"Your Majesty, it's nothing to just watch and follow. Your Majesty has ascended the throne now, and the government and the public are in peace. He won't be able to stir up any big trouble!"
Although King Chu Qiji was upset, he was helpless at the moment. At this moment, Guan Cong may have already escaped from a safe place.
And how could Guan Cong not notice the thoughts of King Chu Qiji? It's just that now that his great revenge has been avenged, he no longer needs to stay in the land of right and wrong.
He first took the Bu Yin's job and then waited for an opportunity to escape. All this was within his expectation.
(End of chapter)
