Chu State, the capital of Ying.
It has been twenty years since the Marquis of Chu moved the capital to Yingdu. This young capital is now prosperous. After an autumn rain, the city has become completely new.
But at this time, Xiong Jin, the crown prince of Chu State, was restless. Ever since Chu Houqi escaped from the defeat in Xiguo, Chu Hou began to dote on Mrs. Information. Xiong Yan, who was previously trained as a prince, is no longer favored, which makes Xiong Yan very anxious.
Later, Mrs. Xi gave birth to a son, named Xiong Yun. Xiong Yun was very smart and was very popular with the Marquis of Chu. When Xiong Yun was twelve years old, the Marquis of Chu planned to abolish Xiong Jin's position as crown prince and make Xiong Yun the crown prince instead.
Xiong Jin heard these rumors and was very anxious, so he went to ask his teacher Pan Shang for advice.
"Teacher, I heard that your father wants to abolish my position as crown prince and make my younger brother Yun the crown prince. What should I do?"
Pan Shangdao: "If the prince really wants to dethrone you as the prince, can you accept Yun as the prince?"
"No!" Xiong Yan shook his head.
"Then can you give up your position as king and flee abroad?"
"I am the prince, the eldest son of my father. Why should I give up my position as king and run away?" Xiong Jin said.
"Then Prince, there is only one way for you to go!" Pan said.
"Which way?"
"Can you make a coup?"
Xiong Yan's expression changed, and he immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!"
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Since targeting Chu State, Huai State has not relaxed its intelligence collection on Chu State, and will try every method that can weaken Chu State.
After all, it is easy to defeat a big country with a radius of two thousand miles and a population of millions, but it is very difficult to annex it. It must be continuously weakened and encroached, and finally annexed in one fell swoop.
Naturally, the Huai Kingdom's secret guards would not let things go like the civil strife in Chu. Through various methods and more than ten years of effort, the secret guards of Huai State have established a relatively complete relationship network in Chu State.
It was also through this network that Huai State obtained a lot of information. For example, the Marquis of Chu had the idea of replacing the crown prince.
The Marquis of Chu doted on Mrs. Xi, and he loved her as much as in the house. He also liked Xiong Yun very much. Moreover, Xiong Yunsheng was good-looking and intelligent, so the Marquis of Chu wanted to make him the crown prince.
Originally, the news did not spread, but with the help of Huai Kingdom's secret guards, the news was quickly revealed to Prince Xiong Yan.
Xiong Jin has a sinister face, unkindness, and ruthless behavior. He will never hand over the crown prince's position honestly, and even if he does hand it over, he will most likely rebel afterward.
Because Huai State has been secretly pushing the boat along. He even helped him make suggestions and advised him to make good friends with the palace guards.
After thinking for a long time, Xiong Jin quickly made up his mind. Prepare for a coup.
In order to gain the support of the palace guards, Xiong Jin took out a large amount of gold, silver and jewels and rewarded them, and bribed the palace commanders.
In October, the Marquis of Chu returned from a hunting trip and hosted a banquet for his ministers in the palace. In the end, he was extremely drunk. Most of the officials in the country also returned home drunk. Seeing this, Xiong Jin led people to the palace. Taking advantage of Chu Hou's drunkenness, he directly surrounded Chu Hou's palace.
Then he sent people to control the troops guarding the palace, and those who refused were killed. When Chu Houqi woke up the next day, Xiong Yan had completely taken control of the palace.
The ministers of Chu State wanted to enter the palace to see the Marquis of Chu, but they were blocked by Xiong Kan. Xiong Jin announced that the Marquis of Chu drank too much and suffered from cold and was unable to govern. As the prince, he was supervising the country. All matters could be left to him.
After hearing Xiong Jin's words, many ministers immediately understood that Xiong Jin was launching a coup. Regarding this coup, many ministers and families pretended not to know and did not intervene.
When the Marquis of Chu launched a coup to ascend the throne, and later moved the capital to Yingdu, these officials and nobles were greatly offended. Moving the capital even harmed the interests of many officials and nobles. Therefore, after seeing Prince Xiong Jin launch a coup, no one came to stop him.
Seeing this situation, Xiong Jin was immediately reassured, and then went to see his father Xiong Qi in person.
"Treason, you dare to be so treasonous and imprison your father! You don't
Are you afraid that the army will serve the king well enough that he will die without a place to bury him? Xiong Qi pointed at Xiong Jin and said angrily.
"Father, King Qin's army is far away in the horizon. As long as I can sit in that position, what will happen if King Qin's army comes?" Xiong Yan was not frightened and said directly.
Xiong Qi's eyes almost burst into flames: "Even if King Qin's army has not yet arrived, there are many nobles and nobles in the capital. How could we allow a traitor like you to besiege the palace and seize the throne?"...
"It's getting dark now. It won't be long before those ministers come to rescue you, and you will be dead by then!" Xiong Qi said coldly.
Hearing this, Xiong Jin burst out laughing and said, "Father, what time is it outside now? It's already noon. If those ministers wanted to come to save you, they would have come long ago!"
Xiong Qi raised his head and looked out the window. Sure enough, it was three o'clock in the morning outside, and it was almost noon. And for such a long time, the palace gate was closed inside and outside. Even the stupidest person should know that something happened, but now none of the nobles came. .
Xiong Qi understood instantly that those officials and nobles had made it clear that they would not participate in the internal fighting in the office. Just waiting for whoever wins, they will respect him as the Marquis of Chu!
At this moment of understanding, Xiong Qi felt as if he was struck by lightning, and he instantly fell onto the bed.
"Father, it seems that you have figured it out, so please save yourself some dignity and commit suicide!" Xiong Yan said and asked someone to send a white silk ribbon.
Xiong Qi couldn't help but shrink when he looked at Bai Ling, and then said to Xiong Jin: "You can die if you want me to, but I'm hungry, and I want to eat before I die!"
"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to deliver it to you right now!" Xiong Jin said.
"I want to eat bear paws. Send someone to cook me a meal of bear paws!" Xiong Qi said directly.
Xiong Jin's expression changed, and he immediately understood that Xiong Qishi wanted to delay time, and immediately refused: "You want to delay time!"
"Hang yourself now!"
Xiong Qi shook his head repeatedly and said: "I want to eat bear paws, and then hang myself after eating the bear paws, otherwise you will kill your father and king!"
Xiong Jin looked ugly: "Since you don't want to be decent, then I will help you be decent!"
After saying that, Xiong Qi was forcibly put into Bai Ling, and was hung up directly. Xiong Qi struggled fiercely, but he was old and frail and was no match for several strong men. Xiong Yan forced him into Bai Ling. Then hang it on the beam with force.
After a while, Xiong Qi stopped moving. Xiong Jin immediately sent someone to send a message to the nobles, telling them that the Marquis of Chu had passed away.
Then he knelt in front of Xiong Qi's body and cried loudly. The cry was sad for those who heard it and tears for those who heard it. Anyone who came would say a word of praise, such a loving father and a filial son.
The nobles and nobles of the Chu State rushed over one after another. When they saw the body of the Marquis of Chu, they burst into tears. The scene was extremely sad.
