Chapter 1304: The Great Incident of Chu Country (2)
"Master Tuo, your actions today are tantamount to committing rebellion... I hope you will think twice before you act."
In the palace, a minister said in a strange tone.
Unexpectedly, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, was not even interested in looking at him. He was so angry that the latter's face turned red and he was very embarrassed.
Indeed, in fact, at this time, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, only had his father, King Xiong Xu of Chu, in his eyes.
What? The opinions of other people? Are the opinions of other people important?
Perhaps guessing what Xiong Tuo was thinking, King Xiong Xu of Chu asked with a serious face: "My son, what exactly do you want to do?"
I saw Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo looking at the many ministers and nobles present as if they were nothing. He cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Father, you are old. You can no longer lead our great Chu..."
After hearing this, King Xiong Xu of Chu did not change his expression, but the expressions of many nobles and ministers in the palace changed drastically and they all scolded him.
"Treasonous and unethical!"
"I have no father!"
Perhaps because he thought these people were too annoying, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, suddenly shouted: "Shut up! Anyone who dares to speak nonsense again will be punished immediately!"
After saying that, standing near the entrance of the palace, the soldiers of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo and the subordinates of Xiyang Lord Xiang Gong drew their swords out of their scabbards one after another, and the soldiers of the Hufang Army in the palace also took up their positions to meet the enemy. posture.
But just when he was about to explode, he saw King Xiong Xu of Chu saying calmly: "Please be patient, gentlemen, and let me ask him a few questions." After saying that, he looked directly at Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, seemingly peaceful. He asked: "My son, you said that I am old? Not enough to lead the great Chu? Do you want to take my place?"
It can be seen that even Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, was a little nervous about exposing his ambition in public, but after taking a deep breath, Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, said calmly: "Not bad!"
A strange look flashed in the eyes of Chu King Xiong Xu: "Why? With the hundreds of thousands of troops under your command?"
"With me, I can make Da Chu stronger and stronger!" Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, said with neither arrogance nor humility.
Hearing this, King Xiong Xu of Chu suddenly laughed, shook his head, and said with a half-smile, "Is it because Wei Gongzi Run is supporting you behind your back?"
Hearing this, some nobles in the palace showed a bit of contempt in their eyes.
But to everyone's surprise, Xiong Tuo, the Lord of Yangcheng, said calmly: "Wei Gongzi Ji Run, oh, although he is my brother-in-law, he is still from Wei. I know what his intentions are. ... When I was weak, he secretly supported me in order to prevent our great Chu from being entangled in the chaos of competition between the princes... But if one day I become a major force in the country, maybe he will change his mind and secretly support Xiong. I or Xiong Sheng..."
After hearing this, Chu King Xiong Xu showed some admiration in his eyes, and many of the nobles and nobles in the palace who originally looked down on Xiong Tuo also showed admiration, and were finally willing to calm down and listen to Yang Tuo's words. Chengjun Xiong Tuo’s argument.
At this time, Xiong Tuo, the king of Yangcheng, continued: "...I said that I came to help Chu Dong, and this is not just talking. Do you think that the war between Chu Dong and Wei is over? You are just dreaming!... …This time Lord Shouling Junjingshe led a million-strong army to attack the Wei State. Do you really think that the Wei State can swallow this? Humph! Leading an army to attack another country, and then it’s over after a defeat? How can anything in the world be so cheap? !...Have you received the letter of denunciation sent by people from Wei State? Huh?"
After hearing this, the faces of many ministers and nobles in the palace changed slightly.
Because it is true that as Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, said, the State of Wei has not yet sent anyone to deliver letters of credence to the State of Chu, even a letter of credence condemning the State of Chu and demanding compensation.
"This battle is not over yet!"
Looking around at the many nobles and ministers present, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo said coldly: "Wei Gongzi Run, I know best what kind of character he is, but I believe you should understand it after a while... It's as good as I expected. , at this time, he is actively preparing for war, waiting for this year's autumn harvest, or next spring, to lead his army to attack Chu in retaliation. By then, the civil strife in Wei State over Song Dynasty will probably be over. As for Qi State, The left prime minister Jizhao will also put an end to the civil strife among the princes, or he will use troops to divert his country's citizens from the Chu princes' civil strife. In addition, Shaokang, the leader of the East Vietnam who regards our Chu as an enemy, will not be guaranteed by that time. Our country, Chu, will face another battle of "Four Kingdoms Conquering Chu". I would like to ask, can Chudong stop the armies of "Wei, Lu, Qi, and Yue"?"
These words caused the expressions of the noble ministers present to change suddenly.
I remember that the last battle of "Four Kingdoms Conquering Chu" presided over by King Lu Xi of Qi caused heavy losses to Chu State. Even the capital fell and has not yet been recaptured. If there is another battle of Four Kingdoms Conquering Chu, how will Chu State resist?
"What good plan do you have?" King Xiong Xu of Chu asked with a frown.
"Renovate the decree!" Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo said in a deep voice: "Implement the decree of Runan Lord Xiong Hao!"
Hearing this, there was an uproar in the palace, and many nobles headed by the Xiong clan of Chudong had looks of horror on their faces.
It's no wonder, after all, Runan Lord Xiong Hao's decree will fundamentally shake the status of the nobles, which they have been strongly resisting.
And at this moment, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, shouted sternly: "Have you never reflected on why Wei Gongzi Run was able to sweep away more than two million Chu people in our Chu land?!"
After hearing this, many nobles present, including King Xiong Xu of Chu, felt their faces burning.
It’s no wonder, because after this incident spread, it aroused the ridicule of the people in the world: Wei Gongzi Run, who was clearly on the side of the invader, actually gained the support of the people of Chu, and in turn fought against the Chu army, even In the end, Wei Gongzi Run also took away more than two million Chu people from Chu when he withdrew his troops. What is incredible is that these Chu people were not coerced, but willingly followed Wei Gongzi Run to escape from the country.
Even to this day, many civilians who cannot survive in their own country continue to take their families to Shangshui in Wei State every year.
This matter is simply the biggest joke in the world.
"The defeat of the war was due to the lack of support of the people of Chu!" Raising his voice a little, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, shouted: "Look at the Wei State this time, facing Han, Chu, Qin, and Nangong at the same time. Although there were attacks by soldiers and horses from three rivers and five directions, the Wei people at home were united. How many people surrendered? How many people rebelled? Why? Why were they also attacked by foreign enemies? There was such a difference between the Wei people and our common people in Chu. ?”
"..." The nobles and ministers in the palace were speechless. It had to be said that the tenacity and tenacity of the Wei people in this war also surprised them.
"I once talked about the topic of "country" with Wei Gongzi Run. He told me that a country means "taking the country as home." Only when millions of people regard their motherland as home can it be called a country. .......The king regards the people as his sons, and the people regard the country as their home. Such a country will be very powerful."
Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo said expressionlessly.
If Zhao Hongrun were here at this moment, he would definitely cry out that he was wronged, because he had never said such words to Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo. He and Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo were potential enemies. How could he tell Yangcheng this truth? City Lord Xiong Tuo?
In fact, these ideas are all the ideas of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Runan, but they were applied by Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, to Wei Gongzi Run. At first, Wei Gongzi Run's deterrent power in Chu was no better than that of the late King of Qi. How different is Lu Xi? Secondly, the nobles of Eastern Chu had a kind of panic from the bottom of their hearts about the ideas of Xiong Hao, Lord of Runan.
"Wei Gongzi Run, did you really say such a thing?" the court minister "Gongyang Yun" asked in surprise.
As soon as he finished speaking, other ministers in the palace were whispering, as if they were surprised that Wei Gongzi Run had such political insight. After all, in the impression of many Chu people, Wei Gongzi Run's strength should lie in his military strategy.
Faced with these doubts, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, said calmly: "If my predictions are correct, Ji Run will definitely become the king of Wei one day. When the time comes, he will be another "King of Qi Lu Xi"!"
After hearing this, the expressions of many ministers and nobles changed slightly: King Lu Xi of Qi had caused Chu State to be suppressed by Qi State for more than twenty years. After finally waiting for King Lu Xi of Qi to pass away, if another Qi State appeared in Wei State, Wang Luxi, then their Chu country...
Gradually, those ministers in the court who were neutral in the dispute between the princes began to pay attention to these remarks of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo.
Looking at this scene, Guling Lord Xiong Wu was restless, and Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng also frowned and said nothing, because they found that the nobles in the palace were gradually attracted by the remarks of Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo, and no one pursued the latter anymore. The behavior just now that was tantamount to committing rebellion was not a good sign for these two Chu princes.
"...In my opinion, externally, we should quickly admit the defeat to Wei and pay compensation. In this way, Wei will no longer have an excuse to attack Chu in the future; and internally, we should immediately implement Runan Junxiong Master Hao's decree has won the hearts of the people. As long as the people's hearts are towards me, even if the Wei State still joins forces with Qi, Lu and Yue to attack our Chu State in the future, our Chu State still has 40 million people. They will stick to the country just like the Wei people did this time when they fought against foreign enemies... ..." Having said this, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo glanced at some ugly-looking Xiong nobles and sneered: "After all, he clings to the supreme power and continues to regard the people as pigs, dogs and livestock, and waits for the support of the people in the future. Should the Wei army strangle you, or change the government order, treat the people tolerantly, and make the people truly loyal to us and support us in resisting foreign enemies in the future... You might as well think about it carefully."
After a pause, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, said: "Now the strength of Wei is unstoppable. To break this dilemma, I suggest focusing on Qi... If Qi is defeated, Lu and Yue will no longer talk. If we gain the territory, our great Chu can still compete with Wei for supremacy."
After hearing what Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo said, many people in the palace nodded secretly.
Relatively speaking, the words of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, were quite pertinent, and were far less astonishing than the words "implementing the decree of Lord Xiong Hao of Runan" just now.
After all, the Wei State is too strong now. Even the Chu State is a little scared. In contrast, although the Qi State is about to put down the civil strife among the princes, due to the civil strife, the internal strife of the Qi State is very severe. If the Qi State can gather the strength to defeat the Qi State, , Zeru, and Vietnam are not a problem.
Thinking of this, many people regretted sending Shouling Jun Jingshe to attack Wei. If this army had attacked Qi at that time, perhaps the situation would not be like this.
On that day, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo relied on his eloquence to persuade some of the nobles. Although many nobles of the Xiong family of Chudong still firmly opposed it, they still could not stop the Chu Gongzi from entering the center of power in Chudong.
Forced by the "Threat Theory of Wei" claimed by Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, Chu King Xiong Xu finally made two decisions with the support of some noble officials: first, implement the decree of Runan Lord Xiong Hao, Improve the social status of civilians and win over people's hearts; secondly, make Qi the target of Chu's attack in the next stage.
After that, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, had the same status as "Crown Prince" in Chudong, which made Lord Xiong Wu of Guling gnash his teeth with hatred.
Starting from late May, Chu State on the one hand sent envoys to Daliang, the capital of Wei King, to conclude an armistice and peace treaty with Wei State to prevent Wei State's revenge; on the other hand, Chu State actively prepared for war with Qi State at the end of this year or next year.
In order to delay Wei, Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, also suggested contacting Song Yun, the rebel leader in Song Dynasty, and Huan Hu, who stole Suiyang, to secretly provide support and delay Wei's recovery of Song Dynasty as much as possible.
At this time, Chu State had changed its original target of foreign aggression from "Wei State" to "Qi State", thinking that Qi State would become extremely weak after losing Qi King Lu Xi.
However, when Chu and Qi actually go to war in the future, they will understand that even though Qi has lost the wise king Lu Xi, the king of Qi, it still has the latter's son-in-law, the former sixth prince of Wei and left prime minister Ji Zhao.
Chu's strategy of annexing Qi and competing for hegemony with Wei may not be implemented smoothly.
But in any case, the rise of Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, to the center of power in Eastern Chu can be regarded as directly contributing to the next "War between Chu and Qi", and also involving the countries of Lu and Yue.