Starting from the land of Yingshui, almost the entire Hanyang Plain is in the hands of the Chu State. However, the Chu people have not developed enough here. They mainly use military garrisoning and very little taxation, mainly to obtain soldiers from here.
The Nanyang Basin along the Han River is the core area of Chu State. There are thousands of miles of fertile soil here, and countless farmers work in it. The breeze blows, and it is lush and lush, giving it a prosperous scene.
It has been many years since the Chu State has mobilized all its troops to go to war. Compared with the wars of the past years, when blood flowed into rivers and corpses piled up, it was like children playing house.
The Jianghan Plain in the heart of Chu State is the base camp of Chu State. Almost all the most elite soldiers come from here. It also provides more than six levels of food for the entire Chu State.
Yingdu, the palace of the King of Chu.
Since they were in a remote place outside the Central Plains and did not know much about the complex situation in the Central Plains, the kings and ministers of the Chu State were very surprised by the sudden war in the Central Plains.
In the past, it had always been some minor frictions on the border, and at most it was a war between one or two cities.
But now it has developed into a bloody war between the Three Kingdoms in a short period of time, and even Emperor Zhou directly intervened.
It was like two people having a verbal exchange, politely greeting each other's parents and family, but suddenly both parties pulled out knives, and bright red blood gushes out, unable to stop it.
"What did Chen Guo do to enable Zheng Guo to attack the whole country?
I remember that the State of Zheng has always been a state of disunity, and the Qing clans were constantly fighting with each other. How could they act in unison this time? "
Doctor Chen came here to request Chu to send troops this time, and he was still very confident.
Not only because Chen State is a vassal state of Chu State, but also because he knows the current King of Chu relatively well.
This King of Chu was not a prince before, and was not favored by the previous king. Especially after his mother passed away, he struggled to survive. In the end, he was able to survive under the protection of the Xiang family.
He grew up in the Xiang family and studied with the children of the Xiang family, so he worshiped King Su crazily and was a king with a high moral bottom line.
In order to borrow troops, Chen Guo's official did not care about the face of Chen Guo's family and directly lied to the King of Chu and cried: "Your Majesty.
The State of Zheng really deceived others too much. The previous generation, Marquis Zheng, married Zheng Ji into the State of Chen because Zheng Ji was already pregnant with someone else's child.
Foreign ministers once heard that Zheng Ji had an affair with her two brothers, and she might be one of them.
Zheng Guo wanted to make this evil son the son of Chen Guo, and ultimately achieve the goal of annexing Chen Guo. "
Hearing this, the monarchs and ministers of the Chu Kingdom above the main hall all had expressions that were indeed like this. It was not uncommon for the prince surnamed Ji to engage in dirty tricks.
“What happened to the prince of Jin in the past was not as vicious as Zheng’s.
Zheng Ji confused the late king, but the king saw through their plot, so he killed the late king and then the child.
Because Zheng was a big country, the king did not dare to kill Zheng Ji, but kept her under house arrest in the harem.
However, Zheng Hou was discovered because of his conspiracy, so he died of anger. This must be God punishing him. "
Dr. Chen Guo directly began to use the art of language to confuse right and wrong. It cannot be said that Chen Houhu killed his father for beauty and couldn't wait to occupy his concubine before his father's body.
No matter what they think in their hearts, the kings and ministers of Chu State will directly drive him out, even if it is for the sake of face above the history books.
Doctor Chen thoughtfully continued to find reasons for Chu to send troops, "The king thought that the conspiracy of Zheng was over, but he did not expect that Zheng Houchan was too shameless and used this as a reason to forcefully attack Chen.
It was obviously their fault that the king and his ministers of Chen State ended up fighting each other, but they attributed the cause to Chen State. This was all because Chen State was weak.
The State of Chen has always been respectful to the State of Chu and is your most loyal vassal. The State of Chu is the strongest country among the Xia.
You are the king alongside the Emperor of Zhou. Your brilliance is bound to shine on Chen Guo. "
These words were really affectionate, but saying these embarrassing things in the palace of Chu State made the kings and ministers of Chu State look at each other in shock.
As expected by Dr. Chen Guo, the King of Chu was full of disgust and said angrily: "Disgusting, disgusting, is this the so-called Zongguo with the surname Ji?
Didn’t they always say that the Chu State was a country of barbarians, so how could it be inferior to the Chu State? "
Yin Xiangcheng, the commander of the Kingdom of Chu, sighed with excitement in his tone: "Drunk to death!
Your Majesty, the Luo Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom worked together to wipe out the barbarians in the Central Plains and maintained the peace in the Central Plains. They were well protected.
If a country has no external threats and no worthy ministers, it will surely gradually decline. This is the principle between heaven and earth. "
The state of Chu is prospering day by day, but the power of the Central Plains princes is gradually declining. Is there any better news than this?
The conflict between countries is a process of comparing the worst. The worst country dies first, and the remaining countries continue to compete. The one that is slightly less bad will win the final victory.
Upon hearing this, the King of Chu proudly said: "The Chu State has been on a rough road for more than seven hundred years. It is only because of loyal people like you, uncle, that the Chu State is now prosperous.
The Xia states used virtue to build their country and educate the world. Now that Zheng has lost his virtue, it is wrong for the Emperor of Zhou to still protect him in this way.
As a great country in the Xia Dynasty, we should uphold fairness and justice and advise the emperor of Zhou to take the right path. "
Xiang Cheng nodded with satisfaction. After hundreds of years of cultural reform, the current Chu aristocrats were finally not so stubborn and understood that they needed to wrap themselves up in a coat of righteousness.
Xiang Cheng said: "Chen State is a vassal state of Chu State. "The Way of the King" clearly states that the suzerain state has the obligation to help the vassal state, so Chu State should send troops to help Chen State.
The emperor has made an intolerable mistake. As a minister, you should remonstrate. You are the Marquis of Chu in Zhou Dynasty and the king of Chu. You should go to the Central Plains to remonstrate. In order to prevent you from being harmed by villains, you have brought twenty It is very reasonable for Wan's army to be with him for protection.
I ask the monarch to remonstrate with the emperor and make the emperor realize his fault, so as to maintain the destiny of the country! "
The eyes of the ministers of Chu State were full of enthusiastic smiles. The Xiang family had always been opposed to Chu State going to the Central Plains, thinking that the time had not come yet, but unexpectedly, he was the first to make suggestions now. It seems that this is the general trend.
The Xiang family is known as the wind and rain in the Chu Kingdom. The ministers of Xiang Cheng's faction bowed down one after another and said: "Please also ask the monarch to send troops to save the Xia from the fire and water!"
Then, in the entire hall, there were voices admonishing the King of Chu to send troops.
The King of Chu was naturally very willing, and no king of Chu could refuse to go to the Central Plains.
But he was a wise king who had experienced the sufferings of the people. He asked with some worry: "Uncle, the Jin State is powerful and has always regarded the Central Plains as its forbidden territory.
Although the relationship between Chu and Jin has gradually eased over the past hundred years, would the Jin State agree if Chu moved north?
I naturally believe in the bravery of the Chu people, but Jin, Luo, Qi, and even Wu, isn't this a waste of Chu people's lives? "
The Chu State's infiltration into the Jin State was still relatively serious, especially when they helped to increase the power of the Qing clan in the Jin Kingdom, and even led some small defeats, just to allow those Qing clan who were more estranged from the Jin Kingdom to Get a higher status.
This method is really hard to guard against. If Luo Yan wakes up in the Hall of Heroes and sees his descendants working so hard to overthrow the sect, he probably won't know whether to cry or laugh.
Xiang Cheng smiled and said: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten Qin?
In recent years, the two countries have cooperated to develop the Shu capital plain, and the climate in the Weihe Plain has gradually improved. Qin's strength has expanded ridiculously in recent years. Coupled with many years of bloody battles with Xirong, the Qin people are all brave and good soldiers. .
If they join hands with the Qin people and enter the Central Plains, Chu's losses will be greatly reduced. "
The King of Chu hesitated even more. The two countries captured Bashu and divided the Shu capital plain equally, which gave Qin another way to go east.
That is to go directly to the river and go downstream from the original place of Pakistan.
But the exit of this road is the Jianghan Plain. As early as when the Chu State and the Ba State were fighting, a pass was built on the river to prevent the Ba State from flowing down the river. It was equivalent to the Hangu Pass above the river.
If Qin is allowed to take this path now, it is equivalent to making a hole in the wall between Chu and Qin in order to allow Qin to leave its home. Then the Qin people will take a look around the Chu country with swords and guns, and then come out from the gate. Shi Shiran left.
After all, this is no longer the difficult moment when Wu State conquered the capital of Chu. The young King Chu couldn't accept it. Xiang Cheng was a little surprised why King Chu hesitated. After thinking about it for a moment, he understood King Chu's concerns.
So he smiled and said: "My lord, do you think that I want the State of Qin to swim down the river?
The Jianghan Plain is the foundation of Chu State, and there are countless relatives and nobles living here.
How could I let hundreds of thousands of foreign troops pass by?
If a mutiny accidentally occurs and the state of Chu is shaken, I have ten lives. How can I afford it? "
Armed with a sharp weapon, the murderous intention arises.
The army represents danger and destruction. It is difficult to control the army, and never think that you have true control.
As the emperor, King Zhou Li eventually died in the rebellion because he failed to control the army. Of course, Xiang Cheng could not take this risk.
"Your Majesty, the people of Chu have always wanted to go north. Do you think the people of Qin are willing to live in the west and fight with those bloodthirsty Xirong for the rest of their lives?
From the time Mrs. Xuanmi married Qin, Qin never forgot to leave the Central Plains eastward. This is also the reason why the alliance between Qin and Chu has not broken down for so many years.
Chu State doesn't even need to specifically notify Qin State. Now that the Central Plains is in chaos, they will definitely knock on the door.
With the strength of the Qin State, at least half of the Jin State's troops must be placed in the Weihan Passage.
Otherwise, no matter how steep Hangu Pass is, it may be directly attacked. As you know, there are too many sharp weapons for attacking the city now. "
After hearing this, the young and heroic King Chu finally had no worries anymore, stood up and said loudly: "Tai Yi is above, all ministers obey the order!"
"I'm here!"
"The king ordered: Chu State marches north to remonstrate with the Emperor!
The royal family, princes, and princes of the Chu Kingdom gathered in Yingdu with their private soldiers.
The counties ordered the county guards to recruit the people.
I led an army of 200,000 soldiers to Zheng Guo to remonstrate with the emperor.
Sima led an army of 200,000 to the state of Wu.
The general led an army of 100,000 to garrison Nanyang to defend against the Jin state. "
In the palace of the King of Chu, the sky was filled with uproar. The population of five million people sent out troops one by one. This was not for the sake of remonstrance!
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After a hundred years, the Chu people who believed in Taiyi finally set foot on the land that had always fascinated them.
Ever since King Su enfeoffed the ancestors of the Chu Kingdom to the Southern Wilderness, the monarchs of the Chu Kingdom in the past dynasties have been determined to return to the center of the Xia Dynasty. They have failed countless times and been lost here countless times.
This time they regrouped and were stronger than ever, while the Central Principle was weaker than ever. They came with the confidence to win and tried to create a legend belonging to the Chu Kingdom. ——"Pre-Qin Kingdoms: Chu State in Flames"
My favorite Chu country, he is back again
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