During the march, King Zhuang of Chu talked about the matter between the State of Chen with Sun Shuao. He said: "The monarch of the State of Chen is really unconventional."

Sun Shuao catered to the scene: "That's right, otherwise Mr. Chen wouldn't have been ruined."

King Zhuang of Chu said: "I think what Xia Zhengshu did is reasonable. It's almost the same for anyone."

Sun Shuao didn't answer the conversation, but turned to ask, "Has the lord hesitated?"

King Zhuang of Chu smiled and said, "You really asked you to guess it right. I really doubt whether I should go to attack Chen State."

Sun Shuao said: "Actually, the little romantic affairs in the forest are not the focus. What is important is that we must use the attack on Chen State to establish a name in front of the princes. This is a prelude to the dominance of Chu State."

When the Chu doctor Qu Wu heard the conversation between King Zhuang of Chu and Sun Shuao, he was afraid that King Zhuang of Chu would be shaken, so he hurriedly came over and said, "No matter what, Xia Zhengshu is the crime of regicide. We cannot ignore the righteousness because of sympathy for him. Now the army is approaching the Chen State, how can we give up halfway? We should continue to move forward."

Sun Shuao also advised: "Putting down the internal chaos in the neighborhood is the responsibility of the overlord. King, let's hurry up and hurry up."

King Zhuang of Chu no longer hesitated and urged the army to continue moving forward.

The reason why Qu Wu was so anxious was actually selfish. A few years ago, Qu Wu had been to Chen State. When he heard about Xia Ji's beauty, he went to Zhulin and met Xia Ji. It was that time that time, Xia Ji's voice, appearance and smile were deeply in his heart, which he would never forget for a long time. Qu Wu was handsome, talented, able to be literary and martial. He felt that a talented man like him should be accompanied by a beauty like Xia Ji, which was called a handsome man. Of course, this was just a dream hidden in his heart.

Unexpectedly, King Zhuang of Chu sent troops to Chen State to suddenly bring this dream closer. For a moment, he was eager and had a lot of thoughts. That's why he was afraid that King Zhuang of Chu would give up.

On the way, he met Kong Ning and Yi Xingfu who were rushing to Chu State on the way. These two people chose words that were beneficial to him, which dispelled King Zhuang of Chu's last sympathy. While sending people to escort Kong Ning and Yi Xingfu to Chu State, he continued to lead troops to Chen State.

Three or five days later, the Chu army entered Chen State. The Chen State army could not resist, and the defenders along the way either surrendered or abandoned the city. The Chu army encountered no decent resistance along the way.

The Chen Dynasty split into two factions. Most ministers advocated surrender. Only Xia Zhengshu advocated resistance. But no one listened to him. The ministers all believed that the war disaster was caused by him. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Xia Zhengshu ran back to Zhulin alone and prepared to take his mother to escape abroad.

When Xia Zhengshu ran away, the court was full of surrendered factions. Ministers surrounded Chen Cheng and shouted endlessly. Chen Chenggong said, "As the king of a country, it is a shame that I cannot defend my territory. Now I surrender without fighting. What face will I have to go to the ancestral temple in the future? Of course, I know that fighting is also a destruction, and the people will suffer. You should surrender, you should surrender."

That night, Chen Chenggong packed up the gold, silver and fine materials, took a few wives, concubines and entourages, and fled to Jin State under the night.

After Duke Cheng of Chen left, the imperial court had no leader. As soon as the Chu army arrived at the capital of Chen, the ministers opened the door to surrender.

King Zhuang of Chu came under the banner of quelling the rebellion and naturally wanted to capture the rebels. So as soon as the Chu army entered the city, he sent a group of troops to capture Xia Zhengshu in Zhulin. Xia Zhengshu knew that he had committed a crime of regicide and surrendered to death, so he led his servants to fight to the death and finally died in the chaos of arrows. The Chu army captured Xia Ji and brought it back.

When King Zhuang of Chu saw Xia Ji, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: It was indeed beautiful and amazing. Although this Xia Ji was sad, she could not hide her natural beauty and the nobility and elegance that showed in her every move. After all, he was the daughter of Duke Mu of Zheng. King Zhuang of Chu thought, no wonder Chen Hou and Kong Ning were crazy about it. It was indeed fascinating. For a moment, King Zhuang of Chu felt pity for the fragrance and jade.

Xia Ji knelt in front of King Zhuang of Chu, covered her face and cried, "A little woman's country and family are destroyed. This life is like an ant. It is all in the hands of the king. The king wants to kill me, like stepping on an ant to death. If the king pity me, a weak woman, I would be willing to serve you as a maid and serve the king wholeheartedly." After that, he sobbed.

King Zhuang of Chu softened his heart and said in a gentle tone: "Get up and talk while standing."

Qu Wu, who was standing aside, was afraid that King Zhuang of Chu would accept Xia Ji. He quickly stepped forward and said, "King, don't have to. The king is here to punish the chaos in Chen. If he accepts her, people will say that the king is coming for beauty. Then the king's reputation will be damaged. Therefore, it must not be accepted, it cannot be accepted."

King Zhuang of Chu muttered: "It's a pity to kill such a great beauty."

The eldest general of Chu State came forward and said, "King, I have not yet married when I am middle-aged. Please give her to me, right?"

Qu Wu saw the young master coming to fight, and he felt even more anxious. He said to the young master: "This woman is so charming and capable of defeating men. Look, her husband Xia Yushu, his king Chen Hou, and his son Xia Zhengshu, who was not defeated by her? And Kong Ning and Yixingfu, wasn't it because of her being contaminated with her that it made it difficult to get home? General, there are many beautiful women in the world, why do you need to marry a widow?"

The young master heard this sideways and shook his head and said, "Forget it. I don't want it."

King Zhuang of Chu originally didn't believe that, but after being fussed by Qu Wu and the young master, he felt embarrassed to say something about Xia Ji again. He thought for a while and said, "Some time ago, General Xiang died, so let's continue her to Mr. Xiang. It's also a good destination."

Qu Wu opened his mouth halfway, trying to say something, but he couldn't find any words. He thought again: Xiang is old and is old enough to marry him, and even if Xia Ji married him, it won't last long. When the old guy died, he still has a chance. So he sighed secretly and stopped talking.

Xia Ji married Mr. Xiang, the general of Chu.

King Zhuang of Chu was stationed in Chen State for a few days, and saw that the people of Chen State had no resistance, so he decided to transfer Chen State into the territory of Chu State. He sent some people to collect some of Chen State's household registration, arranged administrative officials, and left some troops to station in the capital of Chen State. After completing these things, he took a large group of troops to withdraw back to Chu State.

When he returned to Yingdu, King Zhuang of Chu held a banquet as usual to reward the entire army. All the ministers in the court came to congratulate. The small sub-country countries in the south also sent envoys to congratulate and pay tribute. King Zhuang of Chu felt that he had swallowed a vassal state in one fell swoop, which was a great achievement. In addition, those overwhelming words of praise surrounded him all day long, and he became elated.

At that time, Minister Shen Shushi was on an envoy to Qi State and had not come back yet. When he came back and reported on the mission, King Zhuang of Chu looked at him and said something to congratulate him. However, Shen Shushi did not say a word of praise.

King Zhuang of Chu frowned and asked him, "Xia Zhengshu killed the king, but none of the princes in the Central Plains dared to sue. I presided over justice, quelled the rebellion of Chen, and added a large area of ​​land to Chu. Everyone came to congratulate him, why didn't you even say a word of praise? Did I do something wrong?"

Shen Shushi smiled and said, "It's not that I don't congratulate you, but that I don't understand something in my heart. I haven't figured it out yet, so I don't know what to say."

King Zhuang of Chu asked: "What can't be understood?"

Uncle Shen said, "When I came back from Qi State, I encountered something like this: someone pulled a cow and walked through the farmland of someone else's farm. The cow stepped on other people's farmland. The owner of the field was very angry and snatched the cow and took it for himself. If you were asked to judge this kind of thing, how would you judge?"

King Zhuang of Chu said: "If the cow tramples on other people's crops, you can compensate for the losses. Why should you steal the cow from others? It's too much to steal the cow from others."

Uncle Shen smiled and looked at King Zhuang of Chu, but didn't say anything. King Zhuang of Chu was stunned and suddenly came back to his senses. He thought, it turned out that Uncle Shen was using this incident to allude to me the destruction of Chen State.

King Zhuang of Chu smiled and said, "You can think of it and always talk around the corners. However, what you said makes sense is a bit too much. I just give the cow back to others."

The king and his minister laughed happily when they said this...

Two days later, King Zhuang of Chu called Yuan Po, the doctor of Chen State, and asked, "Where did your monarch go?"

Yuan Po said: "When he left, he said he wanted to go to Jin State, and he probably was there now."

King Zhuang of Chu said: "I plan to restore your country. You can bring him back to Jin State. But one thing must be explained. If I restore your State of Chen State, you must be my vassal state. Don't let my heart down."

This is the good news that came from the sky. Yuan Po knelt on the ground and kowtowed and said, "The king has been recreated to us, and the king will remember it forever. How dare you violate your will? We must obey your orders and pay tribute to you every year."

After doing these things, King Zhuang of Chu remembered Kong Ning and Yi Xingfu who were taken in by Chu. He felt that these two people were cared for by Chu and would be grateful to Chu. Since Chen was to be restored, such people should be arranged to be in the court of Chen. So he ordered that Kong Ning and Yi Xingfu both return to Chen and remain doctors.

Before Kong Ning and Yixing's father left, King Zhuang of Chu told them to assist the new king well and not to do such stealing things. How could these two people dare to say no? They both kowtowed like pounding garlic and left with gratitude.

A month later, Chen Chenggong returned to Chen State. Thinking that the Chen State, which had once disappeared, suddenly recovered magically, he felt like a dream. After King Zhuang of Chu turned his hand and turned his hand and made the rain, Chen Chenggong was completely convinced. From then on, he surrendered to Chu State wholeheartedly.

After the news of King Zhuang of Chu destroyed Chen and restored Chen spread, the princes of the Central Plains said that King Zhuang of Chu was very wise and admired him very much. The reputation of Chu suddenly arose.

Let’s talk about Kong Ning and Yi Xingfu. After they were released by King Zhuang of Chu, they claimed to the king and ministers of Chen that it was King Zhuang of Chu who arranged for them to come back. Chen Chenggong took the power of King Zhuang of Chu and did not dare to do anything to them, so he even appointed them as doctors.

Several of Xia Zhengshu's friends in the army were indignant about this. Several middle and lower officers secretly united to avenge Xia Zhengshu.

In two or three months, Kong Ning fell into the river and drowned. Soon after, Yi Xingfu died at home without any clarity. Some people say that the punishment that should come will come sooner or later, and no one can escape.
Chapter completed!