King Huai of Chu was also confused!
What Zhaoju said seems to make sense!
Could it be that I was so quick-tongued that I unintentionally acted like a wise king?
Zhaoju glanced at the ministers in the palace and coughed lightly, intentionally or unintentionally.
All the ministers seemed to be waking up from a dream, and immediately changed their tone and agreed: "Lord Ling Yin is right!"
"Rewards and punishments are clear, you are truly a wise king!"
"Please make Lord Quyang a Marquis!"
…
Although they don't know what kind of medicine is sold in Zhaoju's gourd, they don't need to figure it out... they just follow Lao Zhaoju's words.
Based on their understanding of Lao Zhaoju, Zhaoju must be holding back some sinister tricks at this moment.
When King Huai of Chu saw that the ministers all expressed their agreement, and all the ministers expressed their praise for King Huai of Chu's "clear distinction between rewards and punishments"... many ministers even shamelessly said that King Huai of Chu was more wise than Yao and Shun...
King Mi Huai of Chu was relieved and radiant!
"Since all the ministers agree, then the matter will be settled for the time being——"
"When the army is ready to reorganize, I will ennoble Mi Liang as a marquis!"
All the ministers bowed together: "Your Majesty is wise..."
After a while, the meeting ended. The ministers bowed their hands to the King of Chu and said goodbye, and exited the court in twos and threes.
As they walked, they were still whispering.
They must be secretly discussing Zhaoju's abnormal behavior today.
With the support of two maids, King Chu Huai pulled his fat body out of the throne, stretched out, and thought about which beauty's palace he wanted to go to...
Suddenly he lowered his head and found that Zhaoju was still standing where he was.
King Huai of Chu made a sound and said to Zhaoju: "Old Lingyin, everyone else has left, why don't you leave?"
Zhaoju's face was full of seriousness, and his gray head trembled slightly: "I have something to say, and I would like to discuss it with the king in private!"
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Zhaoju knew very well——
Xiong Wuliang is the nephew of King Huai of Chu. Xiong Wuliang's biological father, Xiong Wei, once fully supported Mi Huai's ascension to the throne... With such a relationship, one can imagine the relationship between Xiong Wuliang and the King of Chu.
King Chu Huai's unreserved favor, Prince Mi Heng's unreserved favor... Xiong Wuliang was already in an invincible position.
Seeing Xiong Wuliang make meritorious deeds again, Zhaoju felt anxious!
Xiong Wuliang has the king's favor and trust, and he was already difficult to deal with... Now that he has repeatedly performed meritorious services, it will only make the king of Chu use him more and more.
It would be too difficult to overthrow him again!
Zhaoju suddenly had an idea in his mind - why not do the opposite!
Praise!
Don’t you, Xiong Wuliang, have a good relationship with Prince Chu and his son? Then I will alienate you!
Marquis? From now on, Xiong Wuliang will nominally have the power to establish a state on his own... Even if King Chu Huai doesn't feel anything about it now, in the long run, which king can not be suspicious?
If Zhaoju had just joined the officials to stop the King of Chu... he would certainly have dispelled the King of Chu's impulse to make Xiong Wuliang a marquis.
But in this way, the King of Chu would definitely trust Xiong Wu even more as he felt guilty about his conscience.
Zhaoju not only did not stop it, but instead added fuel to the fire! Let Xiong Wuliang rush up faster!
Try to make Xiong Wuliang become the leader as soon as possible, and fan the flames in King Chu's ears from time to time... It won't take long before King Chu's unconditional trust in Xiong Wuliang is broken!
At that time, it will be the time when Xiong Wuliang loses power!
At that time, Zhaoju will use some tricks and frame up... maybe Xiong Wuliang will pay the price with his life!
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King Huai of Chu didn't know that Zhaoju had sinister intentions. At this time, seeing Zhaoju's mysterious nature, he couldn't help but become interested.
"Old Lingyin, what do you want to say?"
Zhaoju had a constipated expression on his face and said, "I...I don't dare to say it!"
King Chu was even more curious!
Blanch!
Half-talking is the most annoying thing.
"But it doesn't matter! I promise you that you are not guilty!" King Chu Huai waved his hand: "Could it be that someone slandered me behind my back?"
Zhaoju sighed and seemed to have figured something out: "Your Majesty, just pretend that I didn't say what I just said... I resigned..."
King Huai of Chu was anxious.
The curiosity in my heart expanded rapidly!
King Chu Huai slammed the long case in front of him: "Don't leave!"
"Say! What did you want to say just now?"
"This is my order!"
Zhaoju's acting skills were superb, but he looked troubled: "It's just...this statement seems to be divisive..."
King Huai of Chu said in a deep voice: "Old Ling Yin, if you have anything to say, it's okay to say it. There's no need to worry!"
"Whether what you say makes sense or not, I will be able to tell for myself!"
Zhaoju sighed: "In this case, I will boldly say something——"
"My lord, have you forgotten about the mutiny in the army?"
King Huai of Chu was startled.
Zhaoju said in a deep voice: "I have sent someone to find out clearly - this mutiny is caused by Lord Quyang... No, Marquis Quyang secretly instigated it!"
King Huai of Chu scratched his head: "Not many people know this... so what?"
"Zilan's frequent misfortunes led to the army being defeated one after another."
"Although the mutiny was indeed inappropriate, after the mutiny, the soldiers of the three armies sacrificed their lives and achieved a great victory!"
"I have decided not to punish the generals involved in the mutiny!"
Zhaoju nodded repeatedly: "What the king did was done by Ming Jun!"
"Although the generals of the three armies rebelled, they achieved the final victory, which is understandable! Congratulations!"
King Huai of Chu asked in confusion: "Old Ling Yin, what exactly do you want to say?"
Zhaoju's expression changed and he suddenly became serious!
…
"I would like to report to your Majesty——"
"Feng Zilan is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. It is the king's order!"
"General Zilan himself is the king's youngest son..."
"Excuse me - openly changing the generals, is this a sign of contempt for the royal power?"
"Is it possible to openly defy the king's power for the sake of victory on the battlefield? Can he launch a mutiny? Can he disobey the king's order?"
"If this trend arises, the king's throne will be in danger! I think it's inappropriate!"
King Chu Huai was stunned and speechless for a moment.
Zhaoju took a deep breath: "The generals of the three armies were bewitched by Marquis Quyang and made such unwise actions. Please forgive the generals of the three armies!"
King Chu Huai nodded blankly.
Zhaoju said hypocritically: "Of course, Marquis Quyang must not have any objections in his heart - he just relied on the king's unconditional favor and made his own claims. He just wanted to win this battle."
"The old minister's words are confusing. Please don't take it to heart."
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Xiong Wuliang sneezed several times in succession.
strangeness.
In this hot summer, can you still catch the wind and cold?
It must be some shameless person scolding me behind my back!
Xiong Wuliang's three thousand troops have been stationed in [Gaoping], like pulling a sieve, repeatedly clearing the surrounding mountains and forests, chasing down those defeated Qi troops who slipped through the net.
Of course, chasing down defeated soldiers is just a matter of convenience.
Xiong Wuliang's real purpose is to provide disaster relief!
Although after the Qi army's raids, all the nearby cities were empty, there were still many surviving farmers in the mountains who suffered from floods.
Xiong Wuliang’s disaster relief methods are simple and crude——
Distribute food and pay travel expenses! Move all the people affected by the disaster to the fiefdom!
The results were good - thousands more people were added to the fiefdom.
"How's the fight going over there in Qi?" Xiong Wuliang asked smoothly.
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