When the King of Chu saw that Li Ran was no longer willing to advise him, he immediately resorted to provoking the general.
You don't want to help, do you?
Okay, we can just lead our troops to crush him!
As soon as the King of Chu said this, all the generals present immediately knelt down on one knee with their fists clasped and bowed in unison, and then prepared to retreat and make arrangements.
Sure enough, Li Ran heard the sound and hurriedly stood up to stop him.
He knew very well that the King of Chu could do whatever he said. If he really raised an army to investigate the crime, it would be the people of Chen who would suffer in the end.
Although the kings and ministers of Chen State were foolish, the people were so innocent.
Even for the sake of the people of the two countries, he could not let the King of Chu raise troops to investigate.
"Your Majesty, I thought that to conquer Chen State, there was no need to mobilize troops like this."
Li Ran bowed and said something.
When the King of Chu heard this, he immediately knew that Li Ran had fallen into the trap, so he pretended to be casual and asked:
"Oh? I wonder if you have any good ideas, sir?"
Just listen to Li Ran say:
"I think that the new king of Chen State has been mourned, and Chen Gongziliu has been regarded as the new king. However, the young master and the young master are not easy to deal with. The king only needs to send an envoy to Chen to rebuke the two of them for their faults.
, and threatened to ask them for an explanation, these two people must be afraid. In order not to offend the Chu State, the two people will start an internal strife and wait for them to kill each other. By then, the Chen State will have no one in the court and will fall into chaos."
"This is one of them."
"Secondly, the king can send another envoy to Song State on the grounds that 'Young Master Sheng has defected to Chu State to appeal', and ask Song State to also send people to Chu State to discuss the matter."
"This move will make it clear that the Chu State is the leader of the Central Plains Alliance, and it is to settle the affairs of the other countries. It has no ulterior motives, and it can stop everyone in the world. When the internal strife between Chen Guogong and the young master is settled, the king can send a general.
, I sent my troops to Chen State to fight against the disobedient ministers."
"Third, your Majesty, in your crusade against the State of Chen, can easily besiege but not attack. With the power of Chen State alone, you will definitely be helpless in the face of the mighty troops of the State of Chu. Why should your Majesty waste the lives of the men of Chu State in vain?"
The relationship between Chen State and Chu State is actually very similar to the relationship between Zheng State and Chu State.
Since the death of Duke Zhuang of Zheng and the rise of King Wu of Chu, Chu's strength has grown rapidly in a short period of time. Coupled with the hard work and progress of successive Chu kings, Chu has gradually become a big country that can compete for hegemony in the world.
The Chen State, like the Zheng State, began to fluctuate between the Chu State and the Jin State from time to time after King Zhuang of Chu.
In addition, because Chen State was located in the northeast of Chu State, Chu State was beyond reach for a while. Although Chen State was riding on the wall and wandering around, Chu State had no time to look east at that time, so Chen State was able to survive until now.
But now that King Xiongwei of Chu is here, even the capital has been moved to Qianxi, which is very close to Chen State. Therefore, since you have encountered such a good opportunity, I have to deal with it directly. How long will it take?
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It is worth mentioning here again about the civil strife in Chen.
The monarch that Chen Guoxin lost was Chen Aigong. From this posthumous title, it is not difficult to see how bad this boss was.
This is indeed the case
In his later years, Chen Aigong doted on Gongziliu, the son of his concubine, who was the newly established king, and gave Gongziliu to his younger brother, Gongzizhu, to raise and take care of him.
Gongzizhao was a smart man. He could see at a glance that Chen Aigong preferred Gongziliu to Prince Yanshi.
Therefore, when Chen Aigong was dying, he directly killed Prince Yanshi.
In this way, Gongziliu will definitely be the future king.
According to Gongzi Zhao's plan, as long as Gongziliu ascends the throne, he can become Gongziliu's Yafu. Coupled with his own power in Chen State, he can act as regent as Yafu.
Seeing this, is this story very similar to the story of Lu Buwei, the Prime Minister of Qin in later generations?
In fact, this is indeed the case, if the idea of gongzizhao is followed.
However, things in the world are unpredictable. How can this young man compare to the shrewd and capable Lu Buwei who is astute and intelligent and has extraordinary business acumen in later generations?
He originally thought that he could rely on his support to become the regent of Chen State and monopolize power.
But when Chen Aigong learned that Prince Yanshi had been killed by him, Chen Aigong decided to finally use his own life as a bet, and struck back. Unexpectedly, he hanged himself with a dying body!
This sudden change caught Master Zhao off guard. At this time, let alone a last edict, he did not even leave a single last word.
This also makes the young master recruit the young master who has been promoted to the throne, and his position as king becomes very embarrassing.
Although he was also Chen Aigong's son, Chen Aigong did not appoint him to the throne when he died, and the former prince Yanshi also had a son, who is now Taisun Wu.
No, the deceased prince's best friend, Gongzi Sheng, fled to Chu State with his grandson Wu.
Everyone knows that if the Chu State wants to take the opportunity to intervene in this matter, then Taisun Wu will at least be able to return to the Chen State and become the king of the country, no matter how hard he tries.
By attacking the Chen State in the name of "crueling the unfaithful", the Chu State was able to stand on the moral high ground.
However, Li Ran naturally did not want the Chu State to really send troops to attack the Chen State, just like the Song State did.
Although these small countries are insignificant to the entire world, they all belong to China after all, and Li Ran's damn Virgin Complex once again troubled his heart.
Therefore, he proposed a relatively softer method, and in the process, he also introduced the Song Dynasty, which could represent the Central Plains countries, in the hope of counterbalancing the Chu Kingdom.
When the King of Chu heard this, he didn't know what was wrong with it. He just felt that the plan was very clever. So he immediately agreed and sent people to do it quickly.
After the party ended, King Chu left Li Ran alone again, and finally mentioned the resignation letter Li Ran handed him.
"Hey, sir, you are determined to leave now, and I will never force you to stay."
"It's just that...sir, I have an appointment with you, please don't forget it."
What King Chu said was very clear.
Do you want to leave? Yes.
But you have to fulfill the agreement first, right?
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! I, the King of Chu, have kept my word, and you just left like this. Don’t I want to lose face?
"What the king said is true. I must abide by my promise and never do anything like this."
Li Ran felt unhappy, and the word "betrayal" was used very seriously. It was obvious that this was meant to irritate the King of Chu.
When the King of Chu heard this, he knew it very well, so he replied with only a slight displeasure:
"Sir, there is no need to be like this. Everything I do is for the sake of the Chu State. So what if I go back on my word? Haha, sir, you are a loyal person."
"However, in the eyes of the few, this is just the small faith of a minister. If you are a king, it is very different. A person who is a king should turn his hands to become clouds and turn his hands to rain, preserving the opportunities of the universe.
Swallow the will of heaven and earth!"
"How can these be compared to a mere little letter?"
He was as domineering as the King of Chu. With just these words, he really looked like Cao Cao of later generations.
It is a pity that Cao Cao at least had the courage and righteousness to let Guan Yu go back, but the current King of Chu really lacked such courage.
When Li Ran heard this, he just nodded and said no more.
He knew in his heart that the King of Chu was so headstrong that he was determined to go all the way to the end. Therefore, no matter how much he tried to persuade him, it would be of no avail, so he might as well just turn a blind eye and forget it.
"Besides, there is something else I need to ask sir."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be so polite, just ask."
Li Ran bowed.
King Chu raised his eyebrows slightly and asked casually:
"Sir, do you really not intend to tell me about your private discussion with Shen Qing?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Ran was suddenly shocked and looked up quickly.
King Chu's face was calm, except for a trace of anger rising from the corners of his eyes.
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