Chu State started its own innovation in a drastic way.
In the history of Chu State, countless reforms were carried out to deal with the problems of the nobility, but these reforms were rarely successful.
It was probably the King of Chuzhuang at the beginning. The King of Chuzhuang first got rid of the big nobles in the country, including the Ruo Ao family. He also supported the county system, opened up channels of speech, implemented the rule of law, and judged criminals according to the law. This series of reforms also continued
It was considered a success, and Chu State quickly became stronger and became the overlord. After him, Chu State's order Yin Zimu carried out another reform, and the goal of his reform was to focus on land and military.
He rectified the land system, comprehensively surveyed and controlled all land, implemented the state land grant system, and expanded military service to non-citizens, allowing the Chu State to recruit a large number of soldiers to fight for him. These two reforms also brought some changes to the Chu State.
But it's not thorough enough.
Then came Wu Qi's reform. Wu Qi saw that the power of the domestic nobility would definitely be detrimental to the country, so he abolished the hereditary system. This was aimed at the old nobility of Chu State. Wu Qi deprived the old nobility of Chu State of their fiefdoms and abolished the old nobility's
The hereditary system implements the system in which the king directly appoints local officials, takes stock of domestic finances, returns financial power to the central government, strengthens the power of the King of Chu, etc.
Wu Qi's reforms were indeed beneficial to Chu State and made Chu State strong and prosperous in a short period of time. Unfortunately, after King Chu Mourning died of illness, the old nobles launched a rebellion and surrounded the palace. The nobles shot Wu Qi with arrows, and Wu Qi pulled out the arrow.
He fled to the place where King Chu Mourning's body was buried, stuck an arrow on the body of King Chu Mourning, and shouted: "The ministers rebelled and plotted to kill my king."
When the nobles shot Wu Qi, they also shot the body of King Chu Mourning. The law of Chu State stipulates that hurting the king's body is a felony and will result in the annihilation of the three clans. After King Chu Su succeeded to the throne, he ordered Yin to shoot Wu Qi.
At the same time, all those who shot at the body of King Chu Mourning were executed. More than seventy people were implicated and had their clans exterminated. Wu Qi's body was also punished by being broken into pieces and dismembered. His reform in Chu State failed.
In the end, of course, it was Qu Ping's reforms. Qu Ping's reforms were not as radical as Wu Qi's, but they could be regarded as harming the interests of the nobles in the country. Therefore, he was framed and wandered around all his life. He could not go home and was constantly exiled.
Expelled.... His reform was forced to be interrupted not long after it was launched.
Lord Chun Shen believes that now is the best time for the Chu State to reform. This is because the King of Chu is strong and will support him wholeheartedly. In addition, the aristocratic power within the Chu State has been extremely weak. This is because of the Chu State's external defeat.
, the internal rebellion that had just been put down had dealt a huge blow to the power of the nobles. They had no way to resist the King of Chu, nor could they sabotage the reform.
As a result, Lord Chun Shen began the radical reform process. He followed the example of the Qin State and established a complete title system. He also abolished the original inheritance system. Nobles without military merit would not be able to inherit the titles left by their fathers. Nobles
They no longer have private soldiers, and all soldiers must be owned by the state. The nobles no longer have the power to judge, appoint people in the territory, collect taxes, etc.
He basically wanted to wipe out all the nobles in Chu.
Lord Chun Shen had already understood that it was not easy to make these guys bow their heads, so General Jingyang had been training his troops and was ready to counter the rebellion. Sure enough, when the royal order of reform spread to various places, people immediately
, the nobles once again raised troops to resist. They had no way to accept such reforms. Lord Chun Shen was going to take away all their power. If they chose to bow their heads, they would not have the strength to resist again even if they had the opportunity in the future.
If even their private soldiers are going to be taken away, what will they do to resist?!?
Suddenly, the Chu State was in chaos, and there were rebels everywhere. The nobles formed a coalition to attack Lord Chun Shen. After the nobles joined together, they were still very powerful. They had more money, land, and soldiers than Chu.
Fortunately, the king's army does not have a general like Jingyang. General Jingyang has experienced countless fierce battles, and may not be as capable as Bai Qi or Lian Po, but it is not too difficult to deal with these nobles.
thing.
He is also Chun Shenjun's support for daring to reform. Of course Jingyang is also a big noble, but he is different from other nobles. He really cares about Chu State rather than personal interests. He only likes drinking on weekdays and will not go
When he occupies land, he doesn't think about amassing wealth. He just wants to drink. In this regard, he is the same as Lord Xinling, but Jingyang likes to drink alone, which is somewhat different from Lord Xinling.
The armies of both sides fought in Zhongli. General Jingyang ordered his soldiers to put on the uniforms of private soldiers and pretend to be broken troops. He suddenly attacked and broke the defense line of the nobles in one fell swoop. Then the whole army pressed in. He rode in a military chariot and killed
Xiong Jun, the commander of the noble coalition, defeated these noble armies.
However, the State of Qin did not miss such a good opportunity... In August of that year, the State of Qin took Meng Ao as its general and sent troops from Nanjun, Nanyang and other places to attack the State of Chu. At this time, the troops of the State of Chu were concentrated
When the rebellion was suppressed in the southeast and there was no force to deal with the Qin State, Chunshen Jun quickly completed the appointment. He replaced Jingyang with Xiang Yan. Xiang Yan led a partial army to attack the nobles, while Jingyang led the remaining soldiers to the north to resist.
Qin State.
At the same time, Lord Chun Shen sent an envoy to ask Wei and Zhao to help Chu.
When the envoy from Chu State arrived at Zhao State, King Zhao immediately summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.
Pang Nuan, Lian Po, Zhao Hui, Kong Bin, Le Jian, and Tian Yue were sitting next to King Zhao respectively. Compared with the many talented people in the past, these people are the only ones left around King Zhao now. This makes King Zhao very sad.
It was pain. For King Zhao, the talented people around him left one after another, which was probably the most distressing thing for him. He looked at the people around him and asked seriously: "The King of Chu sent an envoy to ask for help from me.
what can we do about it?"
Pang Nuan thought for a moment and then said: "We should send troops to help Chu... Qin is so powerful that no country can contend alone. Only by uniting can we resist its attack. Now that Chu is under attack, if Zhao does not
Help Chu State. If Qin State attacks Zhao State in the future, Chu State will not come to help Zhao State again." King Zhao listened to his words, nodded seriously, and then looked at Lian Po.
"The King of Qin has passed away, and Bai Qi and Fan Ju are not here... This is a good opportunity to attack Qin. I think this is the best time to take back Shangdang."
Now that they all said so, King Zhao no longer hesitated and said: "Please Lord Xinping, lead 60,000 soldiers, send troops to Shangdang to recapture Shangdang for Zhao!" Lian Po immediately accepted the order, and only Kong Bin,
Looking a little hesitant, he looked at the crowd and said helplessly: "Your Majesty, the State of Zhao built a canal and attacked the State of Yan. The people are tired and there is not enough food in the country. It is really not a good time to send troops."
"Although the king, generals and prime ministers of Qin have all died of illness, the reason why Qin is strong is its system, not these few people."
"Now the people of Qin are mourning their king. At this time, if they encounter Zhao's attack, they will definitely be united and fight to the death with all their strength. I am afraid that Lord Xinping will not be able to capture Shangdang..."
Lian Po looked at him angrily and said proudly: "I can make an oath!"
Kong Bin said hurriedly: "No, that's not what I meant. General Lian Po is the general of Zhao State. Please don't make any more oaths..." Lian Po suddenly became more anxious. This was a determined decision.
Looking down on me? Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, King Zhao hurriedly stopped them. In the end, King Zhao insisted on his opinion and sent troops to join the party. Kong Bin shook his head helplessly and gave no more persuasion.
When leaving the palace, Lian Po snorted heavily, then knocked Kong Bin away and walked out.
Kong Bin followed Pang Gong in front, and the two of them walked slowly towards the gate. Kong Bin asked again: "Pang Gong, you know the situation in the country...Why do you still propose to send troops?
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Pang Gong raised his head, sighed melancholy, and said just now: "No matter whether we can defeat the enemy or not, Zhao will send troops... You once said that in less than twenty years, the world will be occupied by Qin. What I think
They are the same as you. It is for this reason that Zhao needs to send troops..."
Kong Bin looked at him for a moment and just shook his head.
Surprisingly, the State of Wei did not send troops. The King of Wei did not want to continue to help the State of Chu, because he had previously helped the State of Chu, causing the State of Wei to suffer great losses. This gave the King of Wei some ideas of his own, and asked the State of Qin to
The state of Chu and Chu fought each other, and the state of Wei took the opportunity to develop its own national power. Therefore, in the end, the only ones Qin faced were the armies of Chu and Zhao, and Qin was already prepared to resist the armies of Zhao and Wei
.
But now, those who resisted Wei can withdraw and concentrate on fighting Zhao.
As a result, the war between the Three Kingdoms broke out again, and South Korea sided with Qin. He sent 10,000 soldiers to help Qin attack Zhao. The person who resisted Lian Po in the Shangdang area was Lian Po's old acquaintance, Wang Hao.
Wang Lu had followed Bai Qi for a long time and was also a famous general in Qin. The people who assisted him included young men such as Meng Wu, Yang Duanhe, and Wang Jian. Lian Po did not choose to send troops from Danshui this time. He chose to send troops from Yuci.
Send troops and go south to capture Shangdang.
Lian Po did not expect that Wang Lu would leave soldiers in various cities to defend Lian Po's attack, but he was preparing to cross Danshui and directly attack Handan. This move made Lian Po a little bit overwhelmed, but fortunately
Even if Lian Po made adjustments and took a detour from Maling, if Wang He insisted on attacking Handan, Lian Po would be able to cut off his retreat, just like he did in the last battle with Zheng Anping, eating up Qin's troops in one go.
The two sides started a roundabout battle along Shangdang, with constant movement and constant fighting.
In Chu State, Jing Yang led his army to guard Ju Yang. General Meng Ao, because of the lack of troops in Chu State, made a strategy of dividing his troops to attack surrounding counties and cross Ju Yang to penetrate deep into Chu territory. The Chu army was forced to fight on multiple fronts.
, Jingyang concentrated his forces and wanted to swallow up the main force of Qin, but he could not catch up with Qin's main force. Instead, Qin captured many cities. Jingyang only brought 50,000 troops, and Qin
However, the country mobilized an army of 150,000, which put Jingyang at a great disadvantage.
After General Meng Ao divided his forces, a partial division commanded by Qiang invaded Shouchun. This move successfully cut off Jingyang's food supply and surrounded him. Fortunately, Jingyang also defeated the army led by Zhang Tang.
A partial division of the army successfully broke through, while the aristocratic coalition on the other side was trying to find a way to get in touch with the Qin State, hoping to assist the Qin State's power to support the new king.
The coalition of nobles has more than 100,000 people, but Xiang Yan, who is responsible for attacking them, has less than 30,000 people.
Xiang Yan decided to take advantage of the biggest shortcomings of the coalition and defeat them one by one. Because the coalition was formed by multiple nobles, they did not cooperate with each other and could not act as one. The commander had just died in the battle, and the new commander was unable to mobilize the entire army immediately. Xiang Yan
The left-wing troops who led the entire army to attack the coalition forces immediately attacked the central army after forcing the coalition forces to make adjustments. Taking advantage of the chaotic situation of the coalition forces, they once again captured the commander's flag and inspired the entire army.
The coalition army of more than 100,000 people was defeated by Xiang Yan and retreated, unable to contact Qin.
If we talk about the only victory achieved by the coalition forces, it was that they successfully captured Chun Shenjun's family members who stayed in the fiefdom, and killed Chunshen Jun's family in a very cruel way. Only one of Chunshen Jun's family members was killed.
A clan brother and his two children escaped death, which almost caused Chun Shenjun to collapse. The King of Chu was furious and captured the families of these nobles who stayed in the capital and executed them one by one to avenge Chunshen Jun.
Such behavior not only did not help, but further intensified the conflict.
In October of that year, Xiang Yan successfully defeated the main force of the coalition forces in the Huai River area, while the rest of the army fled to various places. Xiang Yan continued to pursue. At this time, Jingyang fell into a desperate situation and could no longer resist the power of Qin.
During the offensive, Lian Po did not get any benefits from the Qin people in Shangdang. Wang Lu marched cautiously and did not contact Lian Po at all. He just kept harassing and making detours, and the food that Lian Po brought was
Not much, and amid the entanglement, he soon fell into the predicament of running out of food.
Shangdang's city was heavily guarded and the city was so strong that Lian Po could not break through it. The longer the delay lasted, the more disadvantageous it would be to Zhao.
Qin lost their general, their prime minister, and even the king left.
But they once again proved that their strength was not only because of these people. The fruits left by these three people allowed the Qin State to maintain its strength. The Chu State could no longer pay attention to the endless rebellions in the country and hurriedly mobilized Xiang.
Yan came to help Jingyang and at the same time sent envoys to negotiate peace with Qin. Lord Chun Shen really did not expect that Qin could actually attack Chu without ascending the throne.
And they did not expect that the Qin State, which had lost several important figures one after another, could still have such fighting power. The Chu State and the Zhao State combined were no match for them.