Chapter six hundred and forty-three the title of the king (seeking a monthly ticket)
Everyone in the main hall first fell into a deathly silence, and then they all said with righteous indignation: "The Qin State is really despicable and shameless. First they used despicable means to assassinate my king, and now they send people to confuse right and wrong and spread rumors. It is simply too deceptive.
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The vassals and supporters of the Xiang family were even more excited and shouted loudly: "Please Lord Wu Xin ascend to the throne, command tens of millions of people from Chu State, and fight Qin to the end. The people of the God of Fire will never give up.
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Xiang Ji's expression was also extremely ugly. The Qin State's malicious rumors and smear campaign were hateful in his opinion, but it was not a big deal.
Besides, if the Qin State said that Xiong Xin was killed by him, would the people of the Chu State believe it?
Apart from making the people of Chu hate Qin even more and arousing the ambitions of some careerists in Chu, what purpose does this kind of behavior have?
Even though it would cause turmoil in the Chu State, Xiang Ji was still confident that he could calm it down. After all, the current Chu State was established by the Xiang family.
Let’s not talk about the Xiang family’s power spread all over the Chu State and its great influence. Let’s talk about the other dignitaries of the Chu State. Which one does not have a romantic relationship with the Xiang family?
What made Xiang Ji really angry was that the imperial edict of the State of Qin proposed to make him the Overlord of Western Chu.
All of a sudden, he was on pins and needles and felt uncomfortable all over.
Overlord of Western Chu is a name specially given to himself by Xiang Ji. It can explain his martial arts from another perspective, further speed up the union of spirit and will, and shorten the time it takes to condense the spirit.
Now that the Qin State has arrived, it puts him in a dilemma.
By continuing to use this title, doesn't it clearly tell the world that he was the one who committed the regicide and self-reliance?
But without this title, the advancement of martial arts cultivation will be much slower.
Everyone else present thought that Xiang Ji was suppressing his anger, so he remained silent. Only Fan Zeng felt something was wrong, his energy fluctuated, and he sent a message into the secret voice: "My lord, what worries do you have?"
Xiang Ji's face was livid and he stated his concerns again.
Fan Zeng pondered for a few breaths and then sent a message: "My lord, don't be anxious. I have a plan that may solve this problem, but it will still have some impact. I wonder if my lord can accept it?"
"Tell me about it," Xiang Ji replied eagerly, as if he had encountered a life-saving straw.
Fan Zeng briefly stated his thoughts, including the disadvantages.
Xiang Ji's eyes swayed from side to side, he weighed briefly and replied "yes".
Fan Zeng no longer had any scruples and burst out laughing in the hall.
The rest of the people in the hall were immediately attracted by his unusual behavior, and looked at him with puzzled faces, and some of them looked slightly worried.
Especially those who advocated revenge, the atmosphere was finally exaggerated. Fan Zeng smiled, and most of it disappeared immediately.
If it weren't for the fact that Fan Zeng was Xiang Ji's confidant, some people might not be able to help but rebuke him.
Xiang Ji said angrily: "Why is Yafu laughing?"
Fan Zeng bowed directly and said: "Congratulations, my lord."
"Why are you so happy?" Xiang Ji asked the thoughts of everyone present.
Fan Zeng said confidently: "In the past, Gongsun Qi, the king of Wu'an in Qin, killed hundreds of thousands of Zhao's elites in a battle. The whole Zhao Kingdom was shocked and angry. The people of Zhao State called Gongsun Qi the God of Killing. Now Gongsun Qi's name has become so powerful.
Shocking the world."
"Now my lord has attacked Qin many times, so that the Qin army only dared to stay in the pass, but did not dare to go out. So much so that the Emperor of Qin had to make my lord the Overlord to show his win over."
"From the perspective of my subordinates, does this mean that Qin is afraid of my lord? Congratulations to my lord for being so powerful in the world."
Xiang Ji touched his beard under his chin, nodded thoughtfully and said, "It seems to make some sense."
There were people in the palace who were able to take advantage of the situation and quickly echoed: "Congratulations to Lord Wu Xin for your power in the world."
After waiting for a while, seeing that the atmosphere was getting warmer, Fan Zeng was about to throw out his thoughts: "My subordinates think that the title of Overlord is very suitable for my lord. Why don't my lord accept it calmly like Mr. Wu Xin?"
Xiang Ji's face changed greatly and he scolded: "Qin is the old enemy of Chu. How can I accept the title of Qin?"
Fan Zeng said unfazed: "In the past, Qin and Zhao were mortal enemies. Didn't Gongsun Qi still accept the title of "Killing God"? From what my subordinates have seen, my lord is worse than Gongsun Qi."
"Please my lord, declare yourself the overlord, lead the Chu State as a king, revive the Chu State, and replace the Qin State."
Everyone in the hall originally didn't have much impression of Fan Zeng comparing Gongsun Qi and Xiang Ji, but after hearing the last sentence, they became interested.
It turned out that the idea was to use the donkey on the slope to first call him the Overlord, and then legitimately rule the Chu Kingdom as the king.
This seemed better than directly succeeding the King of Chu, so they all expressed their support.
The next "plot" went exactly as Fan Zeng imagined.
With the support of almost all the dignitaries of the Chu State, Xiang Ji, who had resisted several times, finally accepted the matter "reluctantly".
Xiang Ji got his wish, gained the title of Overlord, and became the supreme leader of the Chu Kingdom.
As for the sentence about waiting to find the royal bloodline of the King of Chu before giving in, everyone present paid no attention to it.
When Qin sent troops to destroy Chu, although the Chu royal family suffered heavy casualties, it was not like they had no descendants left. If you could find a bear heart, you could always find a second one with some snacks, but no one wanted to look for it again.
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In April of the fourth year of Qin II, according to the etiquette of the princes, Xiong Xin's funeral lasted for five months and finally came to an end. As the king of Chu, Xiong Xin was buried in the mausoleum of the king of Chu.
Xiang Ji, as the acting king of Chu, presided over this grand ceremony and took the opportunity to take substantial control of the Chu state.
Under Lin Ze's calculations, during this period, there were a lot of noises in Chu State, and there were many voices secretly cursing Xiang Ji for regicide and self-reliance.
But as Xiang Ji said, the strength was with him, and any noise was suppressed directly.
On the eighteenth day of April in the fourth year of Qin II, everything went well.
With the support of the nobles of the Chu state, Xiang Ji got his wish and sat on the throne of the King of Chu.
No, according to the Chu State, Xiang Ji's title is Overlord, not the King of Chu. He is just acting on behalf of the King of Chu on a temporary basis.
In the Palace of Chu and the Chao Hui Hall, all the civil and military officials of Chu State bowed to Xiang Ji, who was above him, and said: "Meet the Overlord."
Xiang Ji glanced around at everyone in the hall, feeling extremely proud, and said loudly: "You are exempt from courtesy."
When everyone stood up, Xiang Ji said in a deep voice: "Since the Qin State betrayed its trust and imprisoned King Huai, the Chu State has gone through countless hardships before it was able to recover. The king was assassinated by the Qin State the day before yesterday. I was ordered to take charge of the situation for the royal family temporarily.
I also hope that all ministers will support me."
Everyone responded in unison: "I am willing to serve the Overlord."
A look of satisfaction appeared on Xiang Ji's face, he nodded towards Fan Zeng and said, "Declare the decree."
Fan Zeng accepted the promise and went out, holding a silk book and reading: "The Overlord has a purpose. The Qin State disregarded morality and assassinated the former king. The blood debt must be paid with blood. He ordered all ministers to immediately prepare for the attack on Qin. A month later, the Overlord personally went out to attack Qin and replace the Qin State.
The late king’s revenge.”
This was what Xiang Ji and Fan Zeng had discussed. In any case, the first order was definitely about revenge. Only in this way could the people's doubts about Xiang Ji's proclaimed king be turned into anger against the Qin State. It could be said that it killed two birds with one stone.
"In addition, the Overlord has a decree to restore the old system of Da Chu. The nobility of Chu country is divided according to the rank of ministers, and the fiefdoms are re-divided according to the rank. I hope you will not forget the glory of your family and swear allegiance to Da Chu."
The second decree was obviously to please the nobles, or in other words, it was Xiang Ji's reward for the nobles' support for him to ascend to the throne.
Through these two decrees, the voices of opposition to Xiang Ji in the Chu country will only gradually become silent.