The appearance of Xiong Tong really surprised everyone present. Xiong Tong raised his voice and said angrily: "What's even more annoying is that in order to spy on my every move, Xiong Tong unscrupulously used any means to hunt down escaped slaves. He placed Dou Nu Yu Qi'an next to me and used coercion and inducement to force him to Submit. In fact, General Yu Qi is a man who can distinguish right from wrong. He has long been dissatisfied with the actions of Xiong Zhen, Fei Wuchang and others. The information he passed to them in the past was all false news. There is a slave named Guoni in his house. Together with Yu Qi, the two fell in love. It was precisely because of this that Xiong Zhuang forced Yu Qi to submit. Just last night, he threatened Yu Qi that if his head was not brought up to the main hall, Guo would be executed. Ni. In fact, in order to win over the envoy of another country, he had given Miss Guoni to that envoy a few months ago. What he didn't expect was that the envoy of the other country happened to be an old friend of my young master. A stroke of luck came and not only rescued Miss Guoni, but also allowed the lovers to finally get married..."
What Xiong Tong said shocked the civil and military ministers of the court. Then, Xiong Tong turned to Xiong Zhi and Fei Wuchang and shouted sternly: "Xiong Zan, Fei Wuchang, do you two know your crime? You two colluded with each other, worked together to confuse the king, and made the king indulge in drinking and sex all day long and ignore the government affairs, which harmed the country. It is a crime to mislead the people; it is a crime for the two of you to form a clique for personal gain, exclude dissidents, harm the loyal and good, and kill Uncle Biwang, and then harm my son and General Dou, which is a second crime; you two encourage the late emperor to carry out tyranny and looting Expropriating the people's wealth by force and causing widespread resentment are the three crimes; when you opened up Baipu and conquered Xingxi, you tried every means to hinder it; when the army returned in triumph, you misled the ancestors about whether they had meritorious service or not, and the rewards and punishments were unclear. Being disorganized is the fourth crime; Uncle Bi Wang made great achievements in opening up Baipu and conquering Xingxi, but you two used despicable means to throw him into the heavenly prison and then poisoned him to death. This is the fifth crime. You two Forming cliques for personal gain, excluding dissidents, colluding with bandits to assassinate courtiers, these are still the five crimes... You two are clearly the rebellious officials and thieves of our great Chu, and eternal sinners. Based on these five major crimes, you should not be punished!"
Xiong Zhen shouted angrily: "You, you are slandering, you are slandering!"
Fei Wuchang also spoke up and said, "You are trying to rebel!"
Xiong Yan then shouted: "You are the rebellious ministers and traitors. Come here, bring the rebellious ministers and traitors to justice on the spot..." Before he could finish his words, Dou Min, Dou Yuqiang, and Qu Zhong rushed into the hall with a group of soldiers. Xiong Yan was startled at first, and then said with a stern tone: "Do you think you can get out? The 50,000 Yulin troops in Danyang City are all our people!"
Xiong Tong laughed loudly and said, "Stop dreaming!"
It turned out that Xiong Tong had already made preparations and quietly transferred the troops led by Qu Zhong, who was guarding Xingxi, back to Chudu. The night before Xiong's enthronement ceremony was held, he ordered brothers Dou Min and Dou Yuqiang to lead his old ministries to sneak into various ministries and control Huan Lie Yin (the chief official responsible for the palace's peripheral guards) and Men Yin (the guards guarding the palace gates). Chief official), ordered Quzhong to control Jiaoyin (chief official in the suburbs of Beijing). Xiong Yan and Fei Wuchang shouted for a long time, but no one of their men came out. Knowing that something was wrong, they tried to escape. Xiong Tong held a Chixiao Sword, one for each. Xiong Tong and Fei Wuchang fell to the ground and died on the spot.
Since Da Xiong Zhi was canonized as the crown prince, he has been colluding with Fei Wuchang and doing nothing wrong, which is obvious to all the civil and military ministers of the court. Seeing Xiong Tong kill Xiong Zhu and Fei Wuchang, everyone clapped their hands and praised them. At the same time, Xiong Jin, the second son of the late king Xiong Sui, saw that his brother was being executed. In order to avoid being harmed, he fled to the State of Shen.
In 740 BC, Xiong Tong, the twentieth king of Chu, officially ascended the throne as King Wu of Chu. There are Dou Min, Zhang Zhang, and Qu Zhong in literature, Qu Naifu, Yan Ao, Dou Yuqiang, and Yu Qi in military affairs. Xiong Tong is ambitious in literature and military preparation. He is determined to inherit the legacy of his ancestors, rejuvenate the country and strengthen Chu, and compete with the Central Plains. The Great Zhou Dynasty, Qin, Jin, Qi, and Lu fought against the rites in separate courts. Seeing that Chu was getting stronger, the surrounding small countries sent envoys one after another to conclude an alliance to non-aggression and eternal peace.
One morning after the court meeting, Xiong Tong said to Yan Ao, the doctor: "I have been busy with trivial matters these days. I have not left the palace for a long time. I wonder if the people are satisfied with me. How about going for a walk with me?" So the two of them put on their green clothes and hats and went out. After entering the palace gate, we strolled through the streets of Danyang.
After a while, the two came to an empty field and saw a large group of people surrounding them. The two stepped forward to take a look and saw piles of firewood in the middle of the empty field. A half-year-old child was guarding the entrance and told the onlookers that this was the Nine Palaces Ecstasy Array with nine portals in total. Go in through the door, then come out through the other door, and be rewarded with a piece of silk. If you can't get out, you'll be fined ten copper coins. Many people were eager to give it a try, but soon got lost after entering and were unable to get out. The child had to lead them out one by one. The copper basin placed at the exit was filled with copper coins, while the prize silk was still intact. Place it there without moving.
Xiong Tong asked: "Does Doctor Yan know this formation?"
Yan Ao looked at the formation carefully for a while, and said with some embarrassment: "I am not very talented and knowledgeable, and I don't know this formation... It seems that this boy is not simple, and he must not come from an ordinary family!"
While they were talking, a beautiful young man appeared in the crowd. He was about fifteen or sixteen years old. His face was like a full moon. He was petite and exquisite. He rushed to the young man guarding the door and said, "I am here to break the formation!" After that, he got in. I saw him wandering back and forth in the firewood pile, burrowing in and out, and in less than two sticks of incense, he came out of another door. The young man was so surprised that he hurriedly gave him the silk.
The beautiful young man was holding Silk and was about to leave when Xiong Tong stepped forward and shouted repeatedly: "Little brother, please stay!"
When Mei Shao heard the cry, he didn't stop. He just looked back at Xiong Tong and left in a hurry. Xiong Tong looked back and saw that the young man setting up the formation asked his servant to fetch a piece of silk and put it at the entrance of the firewood pile. Xiong Tong walked up to the young man and asked, "Little brother, what's your name and how old are you? What's the purpose of playing with this formation here?"
The young man looked them over and replied: "My name is Dou Qi. I have just turned twelve. I heard from my brothers that the court did not have copper-made weapons, so I came up with a way to earn some copper coins for my brothers to take to the court to make more. With these weapons, a country can expand its armaments. Only when a country is rich and has a strong military, other countries will not dare to bully us..."
Xiong Tong was so moved after hearing this that he couldn't help but touched the boy's head and asked, "Who is your brother?"
The young man said: "The eldest brother is called Dou Min, and the second brother is called Dou Yuqiang. They are both working for the court. My younger brother Doulian and I live with our mother and uncle in Douyi. I also have an older brother Bobi who was killed by the prince Xiong Yan in his early years. He died. Unfortunately, my uncle Zhou Li died of illness, and his two brothers Dou Min and Dou Yuqiang entered the court as officials, so they brought us, mother and son, to Danyang, the capital of Chu..."
Seeing that Dou Qi said that he was the younger brother of Dou Min and Dou Yuqiang, Xiong Tong couldn't help but said happily: "I often heard your two brothers say that there are two younger brothers in the family. The third brother's name is Dou Qi. He is extremely smart and a genius. . When I see you today, you are indeed worthy of your reputation... Dou Qi, it is really rare for you to have such a big heart at such a young age. Who did you learn this formation from?"
Dou Qi said: "To be honest, this is the Bagua Maze. It is arranged according to the Yin-Yang Bagua formation created by Jiang Ziya, the founding military advisor of the Zhou Dynasty. I improved it according to the Bagua formation and added a portal, and it became what it is now. , named the Nine Palaces Ecstasy Array. However, there is also a contribution from the late brother Bobbie. The Yin-Yang Bagua Array was taught to me when he was still alive..."
When Dou Qi mentioned Dou Bobi, Dou Qi's expression dimmed unconsciously, and Xiong Tong couldn't help but hold his head in his arms.
At this moment, a fast horse galloped up to Xiong Tong, and one of them immediately jumped out. Xiong Tong took a closer look and saw that it was Dr. Zhang Zhang. Zhang Zhang wiped his sweat and said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, it's easy to find ministers... Didn't you agree to invite envoys from various countries to the banquet? Why did your Majesty forget it?"
Only then did Xiong Tong remember the banquet for envoys from various countries, and hurriedly returned to the palace with Jiang Zhang. Seeing that the envoys from various countries were sitting in front of their respective tables and waiting, Xiong Tong hurriedly saluted everyone and said, "I'm late for some reason. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
