Chapter 822: The King of Chu's Civil Disturbance Partisan Split
"...Very good. Please inform the Prime Minister Ji Zuoxiang after your envoy returns to China. I, Shaokang, am willing to accept your country's goodwill and sincerely enter into an alliance between Qi and Yue with your country.?"
In mid-June, when Chu's civil war was in full swing, Feng Xuan, a famous official from Qi State, went to Wu Yue for the second time as an envoy from Qi State. He reached an agreement with Wu Yue leader Shaokang in Kuaiji and signed the Qi Yue Treaty against Chu State.
alliance.
This alliance between Qi and Yue was probably Qi's recognition that Shaokang was a royal descendant of ancient Yue, its rule over the land of Wuyue, and its willingness to form an alliance with Shaokang after he re-established the Yue Kingdom.
Although Qi State did not give Shaokang actual help, it is undeniable that it is the title that Shaokang needs most at present!
If the name is not right, then the words are wrong. Even if Shaokang is indeed a descendant of the Yue royal family that perished hundreds of years ago, if the countries in the Central Plains do not recognize Shaokang’s royal status, even if Shaokang re-establishes the Yue Kingdom in the future, the Chu State can still take this
A little talk.
Despite the fact that East Vietnam captured Chu's huge territory in the Four Kingdoms Campaign against Chu, in fact, East Vietnam did not have enough strength to confront Chu.
You must know that at the beginning, it was Ji Run, the king of Su in Wei, who restrained the generals Xiang Mo, Xinyang lord Xiang Pei, and Shouling lord Jingshe; it was Tian Dan of Qi who restrained Diyang lord Xiong Shang and Liyang lord Xiong Sheng; the same was true.
The Yushan Army led by General Lu Qiutai of Qi State restrained General Xiang Kuan of Zhaoguan.
It is no exaggeration to say that in the battle of the Four Kingdoms against Chu, the armies of the Qi, Lu, Wei and Three Kingdoms contained at least 80% of Chu's troops. The Dongou Army in East Vietnam cannot be said to have just played a role of taking advantage of the situation, but it is undeniable.
, their threat to the Chu State is far less powerful than that of the Qi, Lu, and Wei Three Troops.
Even Wu Qi, the general of Dongou Army, fell into the quagmire of war in Jiujiang County under the attack of Qu Ping, Lord of Xiling, and Xiang Kuan, the general who guarded Zhaoguan.
East Vietnam was unable to face the huge Chu State alone, so when Qi's left prime minister Ji Run sent envoy Feng Chen to express his sincerity in surrendering to the enemy, Shaokang chose to form an alliance with Qi without hesitation.
You know, although King Lu Xi of Qi has passed away, Qi is still the leader of the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Qi, Lu, and Wei for the time being. This means that after Qi and Yue form an alliance, Vietnam can quickly join the Alliance of Qi, Lu, and Wei and become the fourth. No, it is
The fifth ally and the fourth ally should be Wei's ally Wei Guo.
In the same way, after Qi State recognized Shaokang's royal status, Lu State, Wei State, and Wei State all sent their credentials one after another, recognizing the existence of Yue State. Even if Chu State used this as an argument in the future, it would not be able to shake the legitimacy of the name.
of Vietnam.
In addition to his status, Ji Run, the left prime minister of Qi, also made a proposal to start trade with East Vietnam, which made Shaokang even more excited.
You must know that according to Shaokang’s knowledge, the State of Lu is building the Lianglu Canal. Once this canal is completed, the four countries of Wei, Wei, Lu, Qi, and China will be able to carry out trade cooperation without being threatened by South Korea.
There are enough resources in hand, whether it is food or weapons.
As for Qi's military support, don't think about it for the time being. After all, Qi is also fighting a civil war. The forces of Gongzi Bai supported by Ji Run, the left prime minister of Qi, are fighting against the armies of Qi King Lu Xi's other sons.
Open business.
Fortunately, Chu State is also fighting a civil war and has no time to take care of East Vietnam for the time being. Otherwise, Shaokang would really be a little scared.
"Your Majesty, I wonder when your country will be stabilized?"
After signing the alliance, Shaokang held a private banquet with Qi envoy Feng Xuan and asked him about the recent civil war in Qi.
Originally, it was inconvenient for Feng Xuan to reveal this kind of thing to Shaokang, but later he thought about it and finally revealed something to Shaokang. After all, Dongyue and Chu had been enemies for generations, and it was impossible for Shaokang to abandon Qi.
defected to the Chu State.
"...The Lord, please don't worry. Mr. Zuo Xiang supported Prince Bai in order to comply with the will of the late king. Although the other princes are still resisting, in the end, evil will not prevail against good. Perhaps it won't be long before Mr. Zuo
I will personally send an envoy to your side to pay homage to His Highness Shaokang."
"Hahaha." Shaokang said happily after hearing this: "Excellent, very good. Then Shaokang will prepare some wine early and wait for the good news."
It has to be said that Shaokang has never met Ji Zhao, the current left prime minister of Qi, but he has heard about this person for a long time, and he is also willing to gain mutual friendship with Ji Zhao. After all, Ji Zhao's status is very special. He is the king of Qi.
Lu Xi’s son-in-law, Qi State
The left prime minister is also the prince of Wei and the brother of Su Wang Ji Run, which means that the alliance between Qi and Wei is unbreakable. As long as this line can be established, Shaokang will naturally no longer have to worry about his Yue Congress repeating the mistakes of history and being defeated again.
Attacked and destroyed by Chu State.
Having said that, thinking of the Su Wang Ji Run of the Wei Kingdom, Shaokang couldn't help but want to talk to Feng Chen about the recent situation in the Chu Kingdom.
"By the way, what do you think of the recent appeal in Chu State?"
"Prince Su's appeal?" Feng Xuan had a strange smile on his face after hearing this. Then, he gently shook the wine bottle in his hand and said with a half-smile: "To put it bluntly, this is nothing more than the disgust of His Highness Ji Run, Prince Su of Wei State."
The royal party of Chu State, but in fact, the royal party is indeed disgusted..."
Isn't that right? Originally, without the appeal of King Su of Wei State, in Chu State, the royal party headed by Chu King Xiong Xu could have almost launched an encirclement and suppression campaign against the opposition headed by the Qu family and exterminated them all. But now that
The appeal spread almost throughout the northern part of Chu State, leaving the royal party in a dilemma.
If you kill them all, you will lose the support of the people; if you don't kill them and exile them, you will have endless troubles.
I believe that at this moment, I don’t know how many people in the King of Chu’s party are secretly scolding King Su of Wei. But the problem is that King Su of Wei did not actually help the Qu family, leaving the royal party at a loss.
To what extent.
How to say?
The other party's "good intentions" called on the compatriots of the Chu State to restrain each other, and put on a posture of completely considering the Chu State. How could he be in a position to criticize?
Even Feng Chen and Shaokang thought this move was absolutely amazing!
"If His Highness Shaokang is free, you might as well appeal." Feng Xuan showed a malicious smile.
"Hey." Shaokang licked his lips.
From his own heart, he certainly did not want the Chu State to end the civil war so quickly, and wished he could just send troops to muddy the waters.
But the problem is that the nature of this royal civil war in the Chu Kingdom is different, and it is not convenient for him to intervene directly. Unless Dongyue intends to take advantage of it, that is another matter. However, Dongyue just captured the Chu Kingdom a while ago.
A lot of land has not yet been absorbed and digested, and it is temporarily unable to continue to conquer Chu's territory.
And now, there is an extremely clever trick in front of him, how can Shaokang turn a blind eye?
As a result, after the Wei State, the leader of East Vietnam, Shaokang, also sent people to spread the news, also with a posture of considering the Chu State, calling on the opposing factions in the neighboring country (Chu State) to "restrain each other" and not to do anything because of the Chu State.
Each other's impulses have led to ruin and disaster for the people.
Within a few days, both the State of Lu, which was devoting all its national resources to the construction of the Lianglu Canal, and the State of Qi, which was also fighting a civil war, issued similar appeals and statements one after another, making King Xiong Xu of Chu feel itchy.
After weighing the pros and cons, King Xiong Xu of Chu finally made a decision: to give up the extermination of the opposition forces led by the Qu family and allow them to surrender.
This news reached the ears of Diyang Lord Xiong Shang, and the Three Pillars of Chu were stunned.
"What? Change it to exile? This... this is simply too stupid! This is letting the tiger go back to the mountain!"
Diyang Jun Xiong Shang was shocked and angry, and he spoke vaguely uncontrollably.
It is undeniable that the opposition led by the Qu family is indeed destined to defeat. After their troops are captured, their noble status is deprived, and they are exiled to the few vacant lands that the Wei State has just handed over to the Chu State, this will
It seems that it is destined that the Qu family will never make a comeback.
But the problem is that the Qu clan still has a weapon that is a great threat to the Chu King's party, and that is their bloodline, the Qu clan, which also has the blood of the royal family named Mi!
For the Chu State, which pays attention to blood and origin, this is simply the biggest threat to the Xiong family with the surname Mi.
"Asshole!"
Di Yangjun was so angry that he cursed loudly, but he didn't know who he was scolding.
After learning the news, Shouling Junjingshe, who was also one of the Three Pillars of Chu State, breathed a sigh of relief.
Because he knew that his close friend Qu Ping, Lord of Xiling, who was also one of the Three Pillars of Chu, would no longer resist.
Facts have proved that Jing She knew Qu Ping very well. After King Xiong Xu of Chu announced to the entire Chu State that he would allow the opposition to surrender and commute his sentence to exile, within a few days, Qu Ping, Lord of Xiling, disbanded tens of thousands of his troops and marched to Chu.
Shouling Junjingshe surrendered.
The surrender of Qu Ping, Lord of Xiling, meant that the dream of the Qu family to replace the Xiong family in the power of the Chu Kingdom was shattered.
Not long after that, the opposition who lost Qu Ping, Lord of Xiling, retreated steadily, and were finally defeated by Xiang Mo, Xiang Pei, Jing She, and Xiong Shang.
The defeated opposition nobles were deprived of their aristocratic status and status by King Xiong Xu of Chu and were exiled to the fiefdom of Xiong Wu, the former Lord of Guling. Qu Ping, Lord of Xiling, himself was detained in Hufang, the current palace of the King of Chu.
It seems that the Chu King's Party defeated the opposition at a small cost, but in fact, the King's Party failed completely in this civil war because they failed to achieve the expected goal of completely eradicating the opposition headed by Qu.
Send nobles.
If you think about it, you will know that if you tolerate adultery, you will have endless troubles.
In late June, the opposition nobles who had lost everything were exiled to the land between Shangshui County, Song County, and Pingyu County, an empty land with hundreds of miles of uninhabited land.
However, the defeat of the Qu clan did not mean the end of the civil war in the Chu Kingdom. On the contrary, after the defeat of the Qu clan, the royal party began to split, and quickly formed the Yiyangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo and the Guling Lord Xiong Tuo.
I, Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng and several other Chu princes are the forces seizing power.
At this time, the generals Xiang Mo, Xiang Juan, Xiang Pei of Xinyang, Jingshe of Shouling, Xiong Shang of Diyang, Xiong Zheng of Zhangyang, and Xiong Yi of Pengli were all the kings and generals of the royal party.
Their stance has also changed.
The situation in Chu State became more tense as a result.
The nineteenth year of Hongde's reign in the Wei Dynasty was indeed a troubled year. Civil wars broke out between Qi and Chu one after another. As for Wei, the arrival of the Wei family in Longxi also caused huge changes in the domestic situation. (To be continued.) 8