Chu State, the capital of Ying.
Ever since King Chu fell seriously ill, the atmosphere in Yingdu has become very depressing. On the surface, it seems calm, but if you look closely, you will find that there are obviously more movements between the nobles and princes.
On the other side, the important ministers of the Chu State were discussing which prince would be his successor. For fear of trouble, the troops near Yingdu were asked to return to their camps. They were not allowed to leave the camp without an order from the king.
At the same time, in the palace of the King of Chu, the palace guards were tightly guarded. However, these ministers and clans only paid attention to the princes who ascended the throne to prevent these people from causing rebellion. They paid little attention to the nobles and princes who had their fiefdoms taken back and had privileges.
After all, in the more than ten years since the reform, these noble princes have been suppressed and left the center of power.
This state of Yingdu lasted for about half a month. Finally, King Chu passed away and his son Que came to the throne.
On the other side, the Chu army was fighting with the Wei army. Wei State's two-front battle involved a large number of troops. In addition, Chu State suddenly sent troops, and Wei State was unprepared. As a result, Chu State won consecutive battles at the beginning of the war. Next, Zhao State and Chu State cooperated tacitly, and the two sides launched a pincer attack on Wei State from the south to the north.
The Chu army went all out and captured Liangmen Pass, almost cutting off two sections of Wei's city. Zhao also took the opportunity to counterattack Wei and captured two large cities in Wei.
Seeing that the situation on the battlefield is excellent, as long as we take another step forward, we will take back the land that was captured by Wei more than ten years ago. But at this moment, a messenger hurriedly drove over.
The king of Chu was critically ill.
The Chu army was engaged in a series of victorious battles. When news came that King Chu was seriously ill, Jing Mu looked sad. He had deep feelings for the King of Chu. The King of Chu gave him absolute trust and allowed him to preside over the reform. During this period, he was slandered and slandered by countless people, but the King of Chu did not doubt him.
Only then did Jing Mu be able to calmly carry out his ambitions and implement reforms in Chu State. He had to go back both for public and private matters. Moreover, the king passed away and the situation in the DPRK was unstable, making it no longer suitable to fight again.
Jingmu used the power of victory to negotiate peace with Wei. Although he finally gave up some land, he left behind several key passes. Wei was relieved to see that Chu was willing to cease war.
Without Chu's attack, Wei was relieved, and then adjusted its army to fight Zhao again. Without Chu's help, Zhao was unable to support itself, and soon sued for peace from Wei.
In this battle between Wei and Zhao, both Wei and Zhao suffered heavy losses. The alliance between Wei, Zhao, Han, and Jin was completely broken, and Wei could no longer integrate the three Jins to fight together.
Jingmu stationed his army at the border to guard against the Wei army, and then came towards the capital of Ying with light carriages and simple convoys.
Even though Jingmu didn't stop all the way, he couldn't catch up in the end. By the time Jingmu returned to Yingdu, the King of Chu had already passed away.
In a remote house in Yingdu. This house seems to have been uninhabited all year round and is very dilapidated, but today many people came to this house.
"Jing Mu is back!"
"The evil thief is finally back!"
"Have you made up your mind? This is our last chance!"
"Why did you secretly poison the wine while the king was happy? Why are you hesitating now?"
"Shut up! The king is suffering from a sudden attack, and it has nothing to do with us. If anyone dares to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being unkind! You are going to die yourself, so don't drag everyone else with you!"
For a moment, everyone in the hall yelled at him, and that person also knew that he had offended the public, so he quickly shut up and stopped talking.
"Okay!" As soon as the man in the center of the hall spoke, the surrounding noisy voices suddenly disappeared.
"Don't say that again in the future." The man said calmly.
Everyone around them suddenly felt awe-inspiring: "Here!"
"Everyone is gathered here today to deal with Jing Mu."
"Since Jing Mu came to Chu State to carry out the reform, all the nobles like us have been forced by him. Our fiefdoms have been taken away, our titles cannot be hereditary, our money and food have been reduced, and our minions have been taken away."
"Who are we? Descendants of the Xia Dynasty. Of all of you here, who among you is not the ancestor and the king of the past dynasties, who braved the thorns and exposed the frost, fought on the battlefield, and made countless meritorious deeds. Only then can you be granted the title of nobility and king."
"For hundreds of years, our Chu country has conquered the south and north, expanded its territory, and opened up new territories. Which family has not shed blood for this great Chu? The monarch wants to strengthen the country and carry out reforms. We support it. Will the supply of money and food be available? Can the children of each family? Are you not trying your best? But why are you forcing us so hard?"
"Did any of the previous emperors treat their heroes so harshly?"
"Then what achievements did Jing Mu make? It was just through the internal strife between Wei and Zhao, and then sending troops to sneak attacks. We can also do this."
"Gentlemen, things have reached a point where the arrow has to be fired!"
"Now we still have some strength through the savings of our ancestors, but if Jing Mu is allowed to implement his mental method for a few more years, we will be completely unable to fight back!"
"Do you want your family's centuries-old legacy to be completely ruined in our hands?"
"No!" everyone said in unison.
"If that's the case, then kill Jing Mu!"
"Kill Jingmu!"
"Kill Jingmu!"
"Kill Jingmu!" Everyone made up their mind at this moment.
"Tomorrow, we, the ministers, nobles and lords will also participate in the court meeting. However, Jingmu, who is attending the court, has no guards around him, only a sharp sword. When the time comes, we will attack together and we will definitely be able to kill him! "
"Tomorrow, there will be palace guards in the court, how can we kill that Jingmu?"
"I've bribed the guards, and those guards won't stop me!"
After everyone discussed it, they quickly left and the mansion returned to calm.
Great court meeting.
In the Palace of Chu, the body of the deceased King Chu Mourning was placed in the center of the hall, ready to be collected and then sent to the tomb under the protection of ministers.
As the most valued minister of the late king, Jing Mu rushed over in a hurry. Just after he entered the main hall, the nobles and lords who had been prepared in the main hall all took out their bows and arrows from their robes and planned to kill Jing Mu.
These people had a clear division of labor. A few people immediately closed the doors and windows of the hall, while others shouted: "Today's killing of Jing Mu has nothing to do with anyone else!"
Everyone suddenly took action, and other ministers and Prince Xiong Que in the hall were shocked and did not react at all.
The surrounding guards quickly protected the prince and retreated behind the pillars of the hall.
When Jing Mu saw this scene, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately wanted to escape, but all the exits of the hall were blocked, so there was no way to escape. When Jingmu saw this situation, he immediately shouted: "The ministers are in rebellion and plotting to kill my king!"
These ministers, nobles and lords fired arrows at Jingmu one after another. Jingmu had no way to avoid it and was shot into a hedgehog. The long sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. Jingmu turned his head with difficulty to look at King Chu Mourning. He glanced at the corpse and murmured: "The reform is over."
Then he suddenly fell to the ground and died.
(End of chapter)
