When Tian Chang was executed, all the vassals and private soldiers who followed him were going to die. Only those on the periphery and the most ordinary farmers could survive.
Thousands of soldiers who could bear armor died in the internal fighting like this. By killing these people, although the losses of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces were far less than those of the already defeated Tian's Army, there were still many casualties.
And this was just the beginning. After Lu Jing killed Tian Chang, he said with high spirits: "The Marquis of Yan, the Crown Prince, Tian Chang has been executed. His accomplices are still alive, as well as those rebellious ministers who cooperated with him. Only by killing them as soon as possible can they be killed." Return to China to take care of your funeral affairs."
Dealing with funeral arrangements? It's just a matter of returning home and killing him again.
After this battle, the Qi State must have suffered a great loss in strength. This is still an ambush in the Yan State and killing in the field. If there is a real civil war in the Qi State within the city, I am afraid it will be protracted and the Qi State will be turned into a wasteland.
Now it is the method that minimizes the loss of national power.
This matter was so big that it was impossible to hide it, and it quickly spread throughout all the Xia kingdoms.
Now is a period of fierce competition between monarchy and ministerial power. This is not only the case in Qi, but also in other countries.
Nothing happens in isolation in this world. Any small thing may eventually have a huge impact in another place.
The reaction caused by this incident was so great that it completely exceeded the scope of a monarch killing powerful ministers. After the news reached the Zheng State, the Zheng Guoqing family was extremely frightened.
Prime Minister Zheng summoned all the leaders of the Qing clan and lamented: "The situation of the Duke of Qi is not that bad. Even if we want to kill the Qing clan, the Duke of Zheng has been reduced to the point where he can't even produce meat for sacrifices. It's still Ji." The country of the surname.
If Marquis Zheng cried out that he was being oppressed by the Qing clan, could the Luo Kingdom not take action?
Looking at Tian's fate, what should we do now? "
But in fact, they were really worried too much. Since the period of King Xi, Zheng Guo has never been close to Luo Guo.
Moreover, Zheng Guogong's office is too arrogant. Supporting Zheng Guo's office will cause Luo State to bleed. If it is for the royal family, then forget it. Zheng Guo is not worthy.
But they didn't know that in the end it was the Prime Minister who said harshly: "The monarch has always been in poor health. After some time, I will take the monarch to hunt for some exercise. This is what a loyal minister should do."
Only half a month after the killing of the Qing clan, Marquis Zheng accidentally fell off his horse and died while hunting. A young master who was only one year old took the position of Marquis Zheng.
The loyal ministers of Zheng State cried bitterly, each apologized, resigned from the position of minister, and let his son inherit.
These chaos and complications did not have the greatest impact on the State of Zheng. After all, the State of Zheng was relatively strong. The king passed away and there were still ministers to defend the country.
After Zheng Guo, there were several other monarchs who died after falling off their horses, dying after excessive sexual intercourse, and dying when their feet were kicked in the air. Luo Yu was silent in all kinds of strange ways.
But Chen Guo is really in a panic. The Tian family of Qi State was Chen Guo's former official. Although he ran away at the beginning, after all these years, he is from the same clan. The relationship between the two parties is very close. Chen Guo's official office has always passed The Tian family contacted Qi State.
Now that the Tian family is plotting rebellion and is even said to be an attempt to replace the Lu family in Qi State, how could Chen State not be afraid?
Chen State has not been strong since the founding of the country. The strongest period was when Luo Su was regent. When Luo Su passed away, Chen State also began to decline. Until now, Chen State is a typical third-rate country based on its territory and population. .
In the Chen Palace, Chen Hou and the ministers looked at each other in shock.
"Your Majesty, the Chen Kingdom may be in great danger.
The Tian family of Qi State is the same clan as Chen State. The Tian family also received assistance from Chen State in its rise. How could Luo State and Qi State let us go?
After the royal family declined, princes with different surnames became a thorn in the side of Luo State. What if Luo State and Qi State used this excuse to attack our Chen State? "
Lord Chen Guoguo's face was full of worry, because Chen Guozhen had given Tian a lot of support. Although this kind of support for Xiao Zong was a bit unsightly, it was actually very common.
But Chen Guo just hoped that the Tian family's status in Qi could be higher, and then return some benefits to Chen Guo.
For example, Qi and Chen could unite to attack Song and seize the fertile lands of Song during the war.
As a result, everything is in vain now, and it has attracted the inevitable hostility of Qi State.
Chen Hou sighed and said: "If Qi State comes to attack, Chen State will definitely be difficult to resist.
If they are defeated by then, Qi will definitely ask Chen to cede land to them, but Chen's territory is already very small.
If it is ceded to Qi State again, Song State will definitely not miss the opportunity of Chen State's weakness. I am afraid that it will only be a matter of time before Song State annexes Chen State.
The Chen State and the Song State were both two kings and three ke established by King Su.
The Luo State has tightened its supervision over us descendants of the former king. If the Chen State is destroyed, the Luo State will not restore the Chen State like it helped those countries with the surname Ji. Will the five-hundred-year-old country be destroyed like this? "
Chen Hou was really aggrieved. Just like Tian Chang before his death, in the land of Bangzhou, even breathing was wrong if his surname was not Ji Jiang.
The position I gave you before was to make you obedient, but now that you are disobedient, everything given to you will be taken away. How overbearing!
When Chen Guo's monarchs and ministers were looking at each other, helpless, Chen Pi, a doctor from the Chen Guo Gong family, knew that his opportunity had come!
Chen Pi came out of the queue and said loudly: "My lord, you don't need to worry so much. I have a plan that can relieve you of worries."
When everyone saw it, it turned out to be Chen Pi, a well-known cunning person in the Chen Kingdom. He once studied in the Luo Kingdom Academy and was good at making clever changes. Confucius said that he was good at eloquence, cunning in nature, and thinking about evil. This is a person with crooked talents and evil intentions, and cannot achieve greatness.
But Chen Pi is still talented. Seeing his confidence, Chen Hou immediately asked happily: "Doctor, do you have any solution?"
Chen Pi looked around, his eyes full of pride. The hall was full of useless people: "Your Majesty, decades ago, Jin, Chu and Qin signed an alliance to eliminate armies. As a witness, Luo State, Qi The country also participated in the alliance as an ally of Jin."
Everyone in the entire Zhuxia knew about this matter, but what does this have to do with Chen Guo?
Chen Guo did not participate, so it is reasonable for Qi State and Luo State to fight.
Chen Pi began to have his own ridiculous thoughts: "Although the Alliance of Annihilation was signed by the four countries and witnessed by the Luo Kingdom, it was clearly stated in the alliance that the vassal states of each country should fall within the sphere of influence of the signing country.
Therefore, as long as Chen State is willing to surrender to Chu State, pay tribute to Chu State, and regard itself as a vassal state, the current situation can be solved directly.
Luo State will never betray its alliance. Qi State and Luo State together, even if they want to attack Chen State again, they will swallow this breath. "
"hiss!"
Chen Guojun and his ministers sucked in a breath of air at the same time, their scalps numbed by Chen Pi's showmanship.
I wanted to open my mouth to say something to object, but although Dr. Chen Pi's idea was crooked, there was nothing wrong with it in theory, but the price was a bit high.
After all, vassal states and allies are completely different. Simply put, vassal states do not have complete sovereignty!
Especially since Chen Guo is a marquis and Chu State is also a marquis. Normally, low lords serve as vassals to high lords. Now it is really embarrassing for Chen Guo to serve as vassal for Chu State.
Seeing Chen Hou struggling and not saying anything, Doctor Chen Pi certainly understood what he was worried about. As a caring and loyal minister, he had to step down for the monarch at this time.
So Chen Pi rolled his eyes and began to lie: "The king.
I heard that in the Song Dynasty, a farmer got a very beautiful flower in the wild, and he took it to the market to sell it.
People in the Song Dynasty liked it very much, so they made bids one after another. Someone was willing to pay the price of a chicken in exchange for the flowers in his hand. He was very moved.
But I thought in my heart: 'I just came to the market and someone spent a chicken in exchange for the flowers in their hands, so just wait, more people will come. '
When everyone saw that he was unwilling to exchange, they dispersed one after another.
As a result, he waited from morning to night, and the flowers in his hands withered while waiting. No one came to exchange for the flowers in his hands. At this time, he said regretfully: "It would be better if I had changed to that chicken before." '
Your Majesty, the suzerainty of Chen State is now that flower, and the country of Chen's country is that chicken.
If suzerainty is exchanged for Chu's protection, Chen's territory will be preserved, and he will get that chicken.
If you are unwilling to surrender to the Chu State now, will the suzerainty still exist after the state of Chen is lost?
You are not willing to be a vassal of Chu State now. When the army of Qi State attacks or the army of Song State attacks, there will be no chance to become a vassal state by then.
Moreover, the so-called vassal policy is only temporary.
After the world is in chaos, which small country will not surrender to one country one day and another country the next day?
Yingdu in Chu State is thousands of miles away from Chen State. With such a long distance, can they directly govern us? "
These words completely convinced Chen Hou, and he already wanted to agree, but the Prime Minister came out first and asked: "Doctor Chen Pi, what you said is indeed correct, but now the Chu State is fighting against the Wu State. , as we become vassals of Chu State, do we want to participate in this war?"
Chen Pi smiled and said: "The war between Wu and Chu is an opportunity for Chen State.
Ying Guo participated in this war, so Wu Guo gained a solid rear.
If you talk to Chu State at this time and Chen State is willing to attack from behind Ying Guo, will the kings and ministers of Chu State put harsh conditions on Chen State?
Chen Guo is not afraid of not fighting against Wu but only against Ying.
This is the best time for Chen State to seek refuge with Chu State. "
Chen Pi thought carefully from beginning to end, so after discussing with each other, Chen Pi's monarchs and ministers decided to follow Chen Pi's method and go directly to Chu.
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The Luo Kingdom's strict stance on maintaining the Ji-Jiang Alliance, which has not changed for hundreds of years, ensured that Qi and Jin always defended the Zhou royal family. However, this unusually closed alliance based on blood relations not only indirectly contributed to the conflict between Qin and Chu The alliance is still peeling off the princes of different surnames one by one. This is an inevitable outcome. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Zhou Dynasty"
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