Chu State, Jiangdong.
The fiefdom of the Xiang family, the top nobleman of Chu State, is here.
Even if we don't talk about fiefdoms, there are many descendants of the Xiang family in the lands that are set up as counties and counties and directly belong to the Chu royal family.
In the land of Jiangdong, Xiong Xiang's co-governance is almost a consensus from the nobles to the common people.
Especially after the Chu State suffered successive defeats and even lost the capital of Ying, the Xiang family, located to the east of the Chu State, did not suffer any losses. This trend became more and more obvious.
However, the Xiang family did not take advantage of their advantageous position to enter the center of Chu State, but continued to stay quietly in Jiangdong.
The entire Chu State was quarreling over the reform, but Xiang still remained silent.
If it were decades or hundreds of years ago, everyone would have believed that Xiang must be a die-hard reformer.
But people's minds are fickle, and no one knows which side they are leaning towards now.
Exquisite palaces, magnificent and continuous buildings, splendid and prosperous, beautiful maids walking through them, and various delicacies on the plates, a scene of wealth and grandeur.
In the palace room, light smoke curled up, and the two people sat facing each other.
Xiang Zeng said with joy on his face: "Father, Prince Zai is indeed unparalleled in bravery. In several battles, he rushed into the formation, beheaded generals and captured the flag, and did not give Bai Qi a chance to mobilize large troops, and repeatedly defeated Bai Qi's offensive.
A few days ago, some merchants went to see Jing Cheng with heavy gifts.
It seems that Qin is going to start slandering and deceiving the Lord again. "
The Xiang family has no experience in dealing with these cunning methods of the Qin State, but I have to say that they are really easy to use.
Wealth and silk move people's hearts, people die for money, and birds die for food. Most people in the world are short-sighted and greedy. The king is a meat-eater and is despicable. He was born in a palace and cannot distinguish right from wrong.
Hearing this, Xiang Ju immediately smiled and said: "Our family has a profound background, and there is always a way to win if we desperately want to win. You can go to Luoyi to see Prince Zai.
Qu Jingzhao and his family are really stupid. How can we govern Chu well together with them?
To conquer the capital of Ying and prosper the Chu State, it still depends on the Xiang family. "
The last time Chu State went to Luo State, Xiang didn't come, which was something Luo Zai didn't expect.
Luo Zai did not expect that Xiang's arrival in the camp this time.
Xiang Zeng saluted respectfully, "Prince, I wish you invincibility, and may you be happy and well."
Luo Zai was curious and said with a smile: "The descendants of King Su will always be illuminated by the sun.
Did you come here from Chu State for something important? "
Xiang Zeng got straight to the point and said: "Prince, the Qin State sent people with heavy sums of money to bribe the Chu State Ling Yin and a group of important ministers in order to provoke internal strife in the already anxious Chu State.
This is a common method used by the Qin State. Based on Xiang's understanding of the country, unexpected situations may occur at any time even without Qin's instigation.
Now that the Qin State has invested heavily, chaos in the Chu State must be inevitable.
I'm worried about the coalition forces under your command.
Bai Qi is a massacrer, and there has never been a general as murderous as him before.
I really don’t know what the result will be if he is allowed to defeat the coalition forces? "
A cold light flashed in Luo Zai's eyes, but he had already expected this situation in Chu State, and the coalition forces had always had their own agenda.
Over the years, only the alliance with Qi has been considered unbreakable.
But that's because the two sides have supported each other since the founding of the country, and their blood ties and interests are too entangled.
Luo Zai said in a deep voice: "Of course you didn't come here for these words when you came to the camp. The Xiang family of Chu State has been in Chu for seven hundred years but has not forgotten King Su. This is praised by ancestors of all generations.
You and I are both descendants of King Su, and now we are facing the powerful Qin together, so there is no need to hide it like this. "
King Su.
Xiang Zeng was in a trance for a moment. Although he thought about overthrowing Bangzhou and making Chu the new country that inherited the mandate of heaven, Xiang's belief in King Su was still very firm.
Perhaps, it was precisely because of his firm belief in King Su that the Xiang family could unswervingly assist the Chu royal family for hundreds of years.
For the Xiang family who lost the blessing of their ancestors, it is really a miracle that the direct family line can maintain a unified will for hundreds of years.
Thinking of this, Xiang Zeng put away the hypocrisy and politeness and said straightforwardly: "Prince, you are an unparalleled commander who can fight against Bai Qi, so Xiang decided to put all the treasure on you.
Facing the powerful Qin State, do you want to fight with the blood and lives of brave warriors?
Those are all the descendants of King Su, and they are all blood relatives of our clan. I believe your heart will be cut every time you see the casualties of brave warriors.
The Xiang family is willing to help you solve your problems, draw elites from the fiefdom to march forward for you, and rush into battle with you. Even the descendants of the Xiang family will enter the battlefield.
In return, Xiang will provide you with a list of Chu nobles who have received bribes from Qin and may hinder you in subsequent wars.
If you are willing, you can get rid of them when fighting Qin. Eliminating these unstable factors will also improve the strength of your coalition forces. "
Luo Zai did not expect that Xiang Zeng had this idea. If the country was in trouble, he would attack a powerful country.
Hundreds of years ago, the Qing family of Qi State used this method when they wanted to seize power in the country. In the end, with the help of Duke Yi, the Qing family of Qi State counterattacked and killed the Qing family, but they still used this method.
The Xiang family did it more covertly, accomplishing this through Luo Zai's hands, and the Xiang family also wanted to let their own children join the army.
This not only shows the attitude of living and dying with the Luo family, but also gilding his own children.
Once the war against Bai Qi is won, the Xiang family will receive a lot of military merit.
By following the Chu State's custom, more lands can be obtained, and the power and strength in Xiang's hands will expand further.
Xiang Zeng said again: "Prince.
Over the years, Mr. Xiang often cried when he saw the situation of Chu State. He must have had the same mood when Mr. Luo helped the Zhou family in the past.
The Xiang family sat back and watched as the Qin State captured Yingdu, which had been the royal capital of the Chu State for nearly a thousand years. Every time his father talked about this, his heart felt like a knife.
The Xiang family wanted to take back the capital of Ying immediately, but the time was not ripe and they took action rashly, only to fall into the whirlpool of political struggle again.
After much deliberation, they finally decided on this strategy. They would first eliminate their elites abroad, and then Xiang was going to directly accuse the king of accepting bribes and intending to betray the country.
With the Xiang family's connections and political reputation in the Chu State, the king would definitely listen to the irrefutable evidence.
At that time, just like the arrows shooting at the king's corpse in the past, those nobles can be killed or relegated, and then deprived of their fiefs.
If Chu State reforms again, it will definitely become stronger and stronger, and it will be able to contain more of Qin State's energy.
The only disadvantage of this method is that if it cannot be controlled, Chu's national power will be greatly damaged.
Now that the Qin State has reached this point of tyranny, its vitality is severely weakened, and the family is worried that the Chu State will not be able to survive the moment when the reform is successful.
So I never took action.
Until I met an unparalleled commander like you, the time was finally right.
As long as you can defeat Qin and prevent Qin from going east, Chu will have a chance to breathe.
And you can control every inch of land on the battlefield to perfectly implement the plan to destroy their army.
Only with your help can Xiang's goal be achieved.
Please also lend a helping hand. This is a request from the Luo Clan, which branched off seven hundred years ago.
I really want to hear the people of Chu singing again in Yingdu, "The spirit of King Su is in the sky, and his glory and reputation will last forever." "
After the Chu State regained its strength through reforms, the first thing to do was to regain the capital of Ying, so it would definitely confront the Qin State. This would also relieve the pressure on the Zhou family.
There is no need for Luo Guo to take action. In fact, Luo Zai doesn't know how long he can live. There is always a lingering haze in his heart.
Luo Zai sighed: "Your request is so reasonable and reasonable, can I refuse?
Can you tell me how your ancestors managed to maintain this enthusiasm for seven hundred years even though the Xiang family was not in the Luo Kingdom? "
Regarding Luo Zai's question, Xiang Zeng was also a little confused and said uncertainly: "It seems that he was born like this. His family has been teaching him since he was young. After the destiny of Bangzhou is implemented, he must fight for the destiny of Chu."
Xiang Zeng did not shy away from the fact that Bangzhou's destiny was about to come true, because this was something that everyone could see, but no one knew when it would happen.
Everyone was testing, but in the end Qin Wangdang and Han Wangbo risked their lives to tell the world that now was not the right time.
In this way, Luo and Xiang made a plan to sit back and watch the Chu army become chaotic, giving Bai Qi the illusion that the alienation plan was successful.
Then the divine soldiers descended from the sky, and the real Chu army suddenly appeared on the battlefield. It must have been a scene of destruction.
I really love Chu State
(End of chapter)
