Baijia fifty-three years, winter.
On this day, Chu Hou gathered his confidants and frowned.
"My Lord, the Xiang family has been defeated again. However, this is good news. Please continue to promote Xiang Yan." The head of the Qu family said directly.
The head of the Jing family also nodded: "Yes, the Xiang family is a typical example of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. During the battle of Yingdu, the Xiang family was the first to send reinforcements. Later, when my lord was hunting in the west, the Xiang family He was also the first to respond to the Lord's orders. He was always in the south, resisting Wu's army."
"After the traitor Wu Zixu committed a heinous act, he untied his knot and became a real person. If the Xiang family hadn't been resisting in the south, I'm afraid the entire south would have really fallen into the hands of Wu."
Hearing this, Chu Hou was very unhappy: "Yancheng thief! Yancheng thief!"
Chu Hou looked around and saw that they were indeed true confidants. The heads of the three families, the Qu family, the Zhao family, and the Jing family, have been Chu Hou's playmates since childhood. They exist like brothers and there are no outsiders at all. Shen Baoxu was also a loyal minister who had gone through many tests. Qin's reinforcements were caused by Shen Baoxu crying for Qin Ting.
After thinking about it, the Marquis of Chu said something heartfelt: "To be honest, no one in the Wu State will hate the Wu State for this, because the Wu State and the Chu State are hostile countries, and they will use any means to It’s understandable, the worst I can do is come back with double the revenge afterwards.”
"The traitor Wu Zixu, although he whipped his father to death and made me want to peel off my skin and cramps, he and his father had a life-and-death feud, so I would not resent him any more because of this, and I certainly wouldn't after catching him anyway. Let him have a good ending, there is nothing to say.”
It was originally a life-and-death relationship, they were sworn enemies, and they could understand whatever they did.
"But this Yancheng, on the surface, always pretends to be a good person, remains neutral and impartial, but in fact, it sells arms on both sides and keeps stirring up trouble."
"If there are not so many Qi practitioners in Yancheng to help, and only a few nobles in Wu State, how many counties can they move to in a year?"
However, with the help of the Yancheng Qigong Practitioners, a large number of counties and counties had their earth veins and water veins drained away, and their minerals were exploited crazily and in an oppressive manner. The entire population was relocated, and loyal ministers were treated as slaves. Sold.
Wu State sells Chu State's loyal ministers. If the price is one, then after buying it back in Yancheng, it will be resold to Chu State: Chu State loyal ministers, certified by Wu State, do you want them? It's not expensive if you want it, just give it ten times the price.
"If it weren't for the Yancheng thieves, Wu State wouldn't be able to dismantle a few counties in a year, nor would it be possible to loot everything!"
But now, Wu Guo is addicted to searching!
"In less than two years, fifteen counties in the Chu State have become completely abandoned. It will take at least hundreds or even thousands of years to slowly recover."
This is all done by the Qigong practitioners in Yancheng.
The key is that there are still many people trying to whitewash Yancheng: this is not the intention of the Qi Practitioner, and the Qi Practitioner is also employed to perform the tasks of his employer.
This is all because Wu State was too greedy. Wu State contracted these counties to one after another warmongers who did not want to be named, the masterminds behind the scenes.
Through this, Wu State raised massive military expenditures. After so many years, I have never worried about Lingmi, Lingquan, Xuanjia, Blue Bird, or Battleship.
As for Yingdu, after so many years, it has been almost hollowed out.
Everything of value was almost gone, so much so that Wu Jun was planning to retreat. At that time, the Chu army will also be able to retaliate to the outside world. After a fierce battle, it defeated the Wu army and regained the capital of Ying.
"Originally, we planned to spend a hundred years, but now it seems that if it really takes a hundred years, Chu State will be emptied by Wu State!"
"No, it should be said that they were evacuated from Yancheng!"
"The State of Wu directly robbed our State of Chu, and most of the products went to Yancheng to sell the stolen goods. We ourselves were constantly selling our ancestral property in exchange for money, and finally exchanged it for various war-related materials in Yancheng, while Yancheng was harvested without moving. The entire Chu State has accumulated so much over thousands of years."
Speaking of this, Chu Hou gritted his teeth in hatred!
This Yancheng is so hateful!
Hearing this, the head of the Zhao family nodded: "Yancheng is indeed hateful, but now is not the time to discuss whether Yancheng is hateful or not. The focus now is to defeat the State of Wu. Although I don't want to say depressing words, I have to say, Today in the Wu Kingdom, there are three great masters including Sun Tzu, the traitor Wu Zixu, and Wu Hou, who are not so easy to deal with."
But the Marquis of Chu smiled and said: "Now, Qin's reinforcements are led by Shang Yang himself. This Shang Yang is a strange man. Thirty years ago, he was invited by the Marquis of Qin several times before he came out. As soon as he came out, he took over the Qin State and carried out reforms. , now it has been decades, the Qin State has been in great power, and Shang Yang has become a real person."
"With Shang Yang and his trained Qin army, they can resist Wu Zixu and his navy."
At this point, although Chu Hou said nothing on the surface, he was determined to reform in his heart.
After this battle, we must reform!
If we don’t reform, we will fall behind!
If you fall behind, you will be beaten!
Moreover, after the reform of Wu State and the capture of Yingdu, Wu Zixu became a real person.
After the reform of the Qin State was successful, Shang Yang, who presided over the reform, directly became the Great Immortal.
Although the reform of the Han family, Zhao family and Wei family had just begun, Li Si, Li Kui and others only made breakthroughs after practicing their personal ideas in the twenty counties of Yancheng.
The rise of the younger generation is really too fast, too fast, and it is too fast to react.
Yancheng has been undergoing reforms, and there are more real people of the younger generation than can be counted on both hands. Each of these young people seems to be more capable and talented than the last. How many great people will be born in the next few decades or hundreds of years?
Thinking of this, Chu Hou felt regretful.
It feels like the whole world has changed overnight. If you are not a real person, you are just a weakling?
However, after thinking about the current strength of Chu State, Chu Hou immediately said: "Chu State also needs to reform. In order to win this battle, Gu also needs to reform!"
Without reform, Chu State would not be able to give full play to its strength.
If you don't give full play to your strength, it will be difficult to deal with the three great masters with your current strength.
I think back then, at the time of Duke Wen of Jin, King Wen himself was a real person, and he was carrying at least one Jiuding in his hand. Coupled with the national power of Jin, Duke Wen could exert no less strength than the three saints today. In addition, Duke Wen was united at that time. After conquering the entire Central Plains countries, did Duke Wen dare to underestimate Chu at that time?
Even Duke Wen of Jin at that time had to retreat when faced with the united Chu State, and then defeat the Chu State.
Thinking of the glory of the Chu State during the time of his ancestors, of the power of Duke Zhuang when he aspired to conquer the Central Plains, and of the fact that now even Yingdu has been conquered by the enemy, and even the graves of his ancestors have been dug up openly, the Marquis of Chu felt that he could not bear this. Wronged!
"Chu State must reform!" Chu Hou said firmly.
This reform will at least give birth to a great real person!
So, who will reform?
What is the direction of reform?
Will the reform succeed?
Will the reform further intensify domestic conflicts?
These are all questions!
Only when the reform is successful can a real person be born, but what if it fails?
The head of the Qu family thought for a while and asked directly: "My lord, I also know that reform is necessary. Nowadays, various countries have reformed one after another, and their national power continues to grow stronger, but how to reform?"
Today's domestic politics in Chu State are dark!
If you are not a noble, unless you become a real person or a first-generation person, it will be difficult to get ahead.
Therefore, although talents like Wen Zhong and Fan Li were originally in Chu State, they finally ran away with their buckets.
Now, Wenzhong has gone to the Yue State and been reused by Gou Jian. Over the years, he has been cooperating with Gou Jian and presiding over the reform of the Yue State, and his strength has greatly improved.
Fan Li went to Yancheng and now presided over the joint governance of the county by the people of the country, with a bright future.
"This time, Gu invited Mr. Jujun and his two junior brothers to come over to reform."
"Mr. Jujun? Could it be Wang Jujun?"
"I have also heard about this person. He is from Lijun, Yancheng. Although he has been defeated repeatedly, ordinary people only think that he is a failure, but insiders know that he is determined and resilient, but he is a retro Zhou Li. The sect, a royal retro sect, came to our country of Chu to reform, is there something wrong?" At the end of the sentence, the head of the Jing family was full of doubts in his words.
Is Wang Jujun famous?
Very famous!
At such a young age, he is already a serious person.
His personal philosophy is even more famous throughout the world.
I am a real person, and my two junior brothers are also real people.
Over the past fifty years, a group of talents have been accumulated in Li County, all of whom recognize Wang Jujun's ideas and are willing to follow Wang Jujun.
If Wang Jujun comes to Chu State to reform, and has the talents accumulated by Li County, the reform can be rolled out on a large scale as soon as it comes. There will be no problem of insufficient talents, and the reform can be started as soon as it comes.
If Wang Jujun comes to preside over the reform, plus his two junior brothers, these will be three real people. If the three real people who opened the way had the support of Chu Hou behind them, their power would not be considered weak.
The rest depends on the direction of the reform content.
Regardless of the content of the reform, the head of the Jing family discovered that Wang Jujun and his two junior brothers really had the possibility to reform the Chu State.
But thinking about this makes people speechless.
The reform of Chu State was finally led by a group of Zhou Li sects?
Zhou Li, isn’t this the essence of Zhou Dynasty?
Isn’t it inappropriate to let Zhou Li send someone to preside over Chu, a country that I am a barbarian?
Can this reform really be sustained? The cat is the bridesmaid for the mouse?
Looking at the confused looks of several people, Chu Hou said directly: "Reform, there must be huge changes."
"The current situation in the Chu State is that it has no power but cannot exert it."
"The foundation of Chuhou's lineage is all on guard against Fengjun. The masters of Fengjun are also on guard against Chuhou."
"Local areas are on guard against the central government, and the central government treats local areas as bandits."
"If it weren't for the call from Wu State, Chu State would still be in internal strife."
"But even if Wu State called, Chu State would only temporarily put aside its internal strife. The internal strife has not disappeared."
"Whoever comes to reform must change this."
"And Mr. Jujun's junior brother provided Gu with an idea, which is to truly rule the world with the nobles and rule the Chu country with the nobles."
(End of chapter)
