The King of Chu deliberately made peace with Chuan Fengxu, but in fact he just wanted to tell Li Ran not to hurt the harmony between them because of the temporary dispute at that time.
The subtext of their words was that the King of Chu was actually a broad-minded person and would never blame Li Ran for his rude words.
In other words, he still hopes that Li Ran can continue to offer him the last plan he promised before.
The King of Chu's "vomiting after eating" operation may be because he did it too deliberately, so it actually made Li Ran feel a little disgusted.
Obviously, he was not trying to conquer Fengxu, and the dispute between him and the King of Chu was not about personal interests.
Can this be compared?
What he couldn't stand was the Chu King's immorality and Jueren Sheji's atrocities.
How can he agree with this style of conduct?
Therefore, even though the King of Chu acted superbly with Chuan Fengxu at the banquet, he just watched with cold eyes and said nothing.
This made King Chu a little unhappy.
He thought that although he could not calm Li Ran's anger by coming out like this, he could at least ease their relationship with Li Ran and give each other a step up.
But he didn't expect that Li Ran didn't notice it at all, and didn't even mean to express it.
If you, Li Ran, want to be a human being, don't you think that because he is the King of Chu, his self-esteem should be lost?
Humph, I’m giving you face, aren’t I?
To show off in front of a few people?
When the banquet was over, the King of Chu said no more and deliberately ignored Li Ran. He didn't even say hello and let Li Ran leave.
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The King of Chu felt satisfied with the destruction of Chen State, and the compromise and appeasement of the Central Plains countries further fueled the King of Chu's arrogance, and his ambitions became more and more inflated.
He even vaguely felt that even without Li Ran's help, he could still achieve immortality!
So, after a short rest, King Chu decided to take advantage of the strong morale of the army to conquer another city!
But this time, the King of Chu targeted the Cai State, which was surrounded by their Chu State!
Cai State is bordering Chen State and Chu State, and now that Chen State has been destroyed, it is obvious that Cai State has been directly included in the dumplings.
Of course, it is difficult to be alone.
As mentioned before, from the time of King Wen of the Chu Kingdom, through successive kings such as King Cheng, King Zhuang, and King Gong, no less than dozens of countries, large and small, were annexed by the Chu Kingdom.
Nowadays, there are only a few larger vassal states left in the surrounding area. Previously, most of them were either dependent on the Jin State or subordinate to the Chu State and struggled to survive.
Now, with Lai State, Zhongli State and Chen State being destroyed one after another.
The territory of Chu State has been greatly expanded in the hands of King Xiong Wei of Chu. It has already far exceeded the territory when he took the throne.
And within the hinterland of this huge territory, only a slightly larger vassal state like Cai State still survives.
And who is the King of Chu? Can he accommodate his own bed and allow others to sleep peacefully?
Cai Guo’s territory must also belong to a few people!
Just do it!
At this time, Guan Cong appeared again.
In fact, it can be said that the reason why Guan Cong was able to appear again at this time was precisely because of Li Ran.
If Li Ran hadn't completely fallen out with the King of Chu, he might not have been able to get the job of making plans.
Now, under the influence of Li Ran, the King of Chu is also very aware of the importance of the so-called "outsmart" and the importance of the so-called "justice" when raising troops to fight.
These days, when fighting, you have to have a good reputation. This is really important.
Therefore, he had to find someone to discuss how to make a good example when attacking Cai Guo.
Therefore, he immediately called Guan Cong, and Guan Cong also got straight to the point and directly offered his advice:
"Your Majesty, this matter is not difficult. The current Marquis of Cai is a man who killed his father and usurped the throne. This is a great evil. Why don't you use this reason to attack? First invite Marquis Cai to Chu to tell the whole story. If Marquis Cai comes, you will directly arrest him.
, send troops to destroy Cai. If Cai Hou does not come, it means that Cai Hou is guilty, and then the king can justifiably send troops to conquer Cai!"
Speaking of which, we still need to dig into Cai Guo’s scandals.
In fact, Cai Guo, like Chen Guo, was also a country that did not achieve much in the history of the Spring and Autumn Period.
But if you want to trace back Cai Guo's status, it is quite surprising.
The founding ancestor of the Cai Kingdom was none other than Cai Shudu, the son of King Wen of Zhou and the younger brother of King Wu of Zhou. He was the descendant of the righteous clan surname Ji.
Therefore, Cai Guo could actually be regarded as a relatively important feudal state in the Western Zhou Dynasty for a long time.
But what? In the end, Cai Guo did not become a truly big country like Jin and Lu, nor did it become as prominent as Zheng.
On the contrary, after a long period of baptism, Cai Guo has been in a state of decline since Cai Aihou. What's even more terrible is that Cai Guo's ups and downs are all related to women.
Let’s start with a story about Mrs. Xi.
It is said that back then, Cai Aihou married a princess of Chen State, and his wife's sister, Mrs. Xi, passed by Cai State when she returned to Chen State to visit relatives. Cai Aihou said that Mrs. Xi was his sister-in-law, so she should be entertained.
Therefore, Mrs. Xi was retained.
Who is this lady?
Mrs. Xixi is one of the four legendary beauties of the Spring and Autumn Period. It is said that she has an unparalleled appearance and is graceful, with eyes like autumn water and a face like peach blossoms.
Therefore, as a brother-in-law, Marquis Cai Ai was completely fascinated after seeing Mrs. Xi! He immediately planned to take her as his own and have a sister serve the same husband!
However, this kind of behavior is completely based on strength, especially if Xiguo is a vassal country that is serious after all. If you play like this, there is no doubt that you will offend Xiguo in the end?
This Marquis of Cai Ai may just want to bully Xi Guo. After all, he can't bully Chu State, but Xi Guo thinks he can still manipulate it at will.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, although Xiguo obviously can't beat you, he still has a brain after all. So, the king of Xiguo was furious and hurriedly sent a message on horseback.
To the State of Chu, King Wen of Chu at that time.
He made it clear that Xi Guo was willing to help Chu State and attack Cai State.
At this time, the State of Chu did not know where to expand the territory of the State of Chu. When it heard about such a good thing, why not act quickly? So, they immediately sent troops with the State of Xi to attack the State of Cai and defeated Cai in Shendi.
army and captured Cai Aihou.
From then on, Cai Guo's power declined.
Here, we can actually mention Mrs. Xi again.
Regarding the saying "women harm the country", in fact, it is completely different from person to person, especially in Mrs. Xi's case, it is particularly obvious.
Although Cai Guo was weakened because of Mrs. Xi, he cannot blame Mrs. Xi.
In fact, Mrs. Xi herself is actually a very charming and legendary woman.
After King Wen of Chu captured Marquis Cai Ai, Marquis Cai Ai deliberately talked about Mrs. Xi's beauty in order to take revenge on Marquis Xi.
After King Chu Wen heard what Cai Aihou said, he couldn't help but be curious. So he came to Xi country in the name of a parade. The king of Xi country entertained King Chu Wen, but when King Chu Wen insisted on seeing Mrs. Xi, he was also
Impressed by his beauty.
The next day, King Wen of Chu held a banquet in honor of Xihou, and took the opportunity to capture the king of Xiguo by force, and Xiguo was destroyed. He also made Xihou serve as a soldier guarding the city gate, intending to kill him after humiliating him.
After hearing the news, Mrs. Xi decided to commit suicide by throwing herself into a well to protect her husband. Finally, King Chu Wen was impressed by Mrs. Xi's perseverance and spared Xihou's life. As a condition, Mrs. Xi married King Chu Wen.
But the story of Mrs. Xi did not end there. After she married King Chu Wen, the woman even gave birth to a son for King Chu Wen.
This son became famous later as the first Chu king to drink from the Yellow River - King Chu Cheng.
Later, Mrs. Xi was calm and measured in dealing with the "Ziyuan Rebellion" of the Chu State, and she was resolute and decisive, and ultimately made great contributions to the centuries-old foundation of the Chu State.