Because he thought of a possibility: What if Chu defeated Qin with his help?
Wasn't it Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, who overthrew the Qin Empire?
The Qin State in history only had more than ten years to live. Can I skip the Qin State and go straight to Chu and Han to fight... If so, then I should occupy the Chu State first and then go to Liu Bang.
But after thinking about it, Shen Bing gave up the idea.
The reason why Chu State was defeated by Qin State was not because its strength was inferior to Qin State.
In fact, even if the Qin State destroyed Han, Zhao, and Wei successively and had larger land and more people, it was still slightly inferior to the Chu State.
When Wang Jian mobilized the entire army to destroy Chu, he only had 600,000 troops.
And if the Chu State adds the soldiers in the hands of the nobles, 700,000 is not a problem. If it recruits some more urgently, it will reach 800,000.
The reason why the Chu State was destroyed by the Qin Army was, in the final analysis, that its internal division of power was like a piece of loose sand.
Will he be able to solve these problems by serving as the Prime Minister of Chu State?
How to deal with it?
Before fighting the outside world, we must first make peace with the inside?
It may be right to first pacify the country before fighting against the outside world, but when there are powerful enemies outside, it is already too late to "pacify the country at home".
Because Anei must go through a fight of blood and fire, and internal friction will inevitably occur, which will greatly reduce his strength.
If there are no foreign enemies, then that's fine. You can let go and "settle the internal affairs" first, and then you can find a way to unite the country.
But when the foreign enemies are already watching from the side and want to destroy the Chu State at any time, if you still think that "in order to fight against the foreigners, you must first settle the internal affairs", then you are out of your mind.
If it is impossible to "pacify the country", how can we fight against the Qin State, which is already highly centralized? To put it simply, the whole country is united and the morale is high to unify the Central Plains.
Therefore, the cake drawn by Changping Jun is unrealistic.
Although Shen Bing is a time traveler, if he really surrenders to Chu, he will be unable to recover from the situation of Chu State.
Thinking of this, Shen Bing sighed and said:
"I can understand Mr. Changping, but if Mr. Changping still has this idea, I'm afraid..."
Lord Changping smiled and said:
"What if I'm afraid? Will the deputy general chop off my head and present it to the king?"
"If this is what the deputy general wants, then go ahead and do it!"
"Sooner or later, I will die. If I die in the hands of the deputy general, my wish will be fulfilled!"
Shen Bing shook his head and said:
"If my subordinates want to do this, they don't need to wait until now."
"Since the last detailed discussion with Lord Changping, my subordinates can lead troops to surround the palace and capture Lord Changping and others."
Chang Pingjun nodded slightly, thought for a while and asked:
"Then why..."
Shen Bing interrupted Chang Pingjun:
"Does Mr. Changping think there is still hope for Chu?"
"Mr. Changping was born in the Qin State's prime minister, so he naturally knows where the Qin army won."
"Without the Qin Law and the promotion system, Lord Changping thought that his subordinates could restrain these Wei troops from surrendering?"
"So, let alone Shen Bing to rule Chu, even if there are a hundred Shen soldiers, I'm afraid they won't be able to save Chu from danger..."
Lord Changping disagreed:
"The deputy general is too modest."
"When Qin and Zhao faced each other, if there was no deputy general, how could the Qin army plan to kill Li Mu and destroy Zhao?"
"And the lieutenant also has invincible wheeled warships and black-armored naval forces. These are all promising in the land of Chu State with dense water networks..."
Shen Bing shook his head and interrupted Chang Pingjun:
"I just want to ask Lord Changping, these black-armored navy soldiers can be promoted to nobility and rewarded for their meritorious service when they are serving the Qin army, but what about when they are serving the Chu army?"
Chang Pingjun answered without thinking:
"You can be promoted to nobility and rewarded just like the Qin army."
"If I were the king of Chu, I would fully support the deputy general's reform!"
Shen Bing asked:
"How can those nobles agree?"
"Does Lord Changping know how many troops the nobles of Chu have?"
After asking this question, Mr. Changping lost his voice.
The reason why Shang Shang's reform was able to be implemented at that time was, on the one hand, because Shang Shang had the talent for reform, and on the other hand, Qin Xiaogong had military power.
So Qin Xiaogong said whatever he said, and the nobles had nothing to do even if they resented and disagreed with the reform.
But the situation in Chu State is completely different. The nobles of Chu State hold military power that can rival the king. How dare the king make reforms regardless of the interests of the nobles?
The "laws" that made Qin stronger were actually depriving the nobility of their interests and powers and delegating them to the common people.
Such as eating a town, or being promoted to a noble title based on military exploits.
I wonder which noble would be willing to agree to these "laws"?
When the time comes, the nobles will unite and raise troops to fight against Lord Changping, asking Qing Lord to side with Shen Bing... Can Lord Changping still agree?
If there is no way to change the law, then even if Chu can hold on for a while, can it hold on for the rest of its life?
It will only be a matter of time before it is destroyed.
Thinking of this, Mr. Changping knelt down beside the pavilion like a puddle of mud. After a while, he said:
"Is there really nothing you can do?"
Shen Bing replied:
"Too late."
"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, Shen Bing is willing to lend a helping hand to Lord Changping."
"But now... Chu State is powerless to recover. Lord Changping must not have any more delusions."
"otherwise……"
Otherwise, there is no need for Shen Bing to say more.
Chang Pingjun nodded and said:
"I know what to do. Lieutenant General, please come back!"
Shen Bing only saluted Lord Changping and then retreated.
Shen Bing believed that with Lord Changping's ability, as long as he stopped thinking about being the king of Chu, he would be able to do the next thing well and there would be no need for him to worry at all.
Has Mr. Changping made up his mind?
Shen Bing was not sure.
What Shen Bing can be sure of is that one day in the future, when Lord Changping takes the position of King of Chu and fantasizes about uniting all the forces in Chu to fight against Qin, he will think of what Shen Bing said today.
Shen Bing hoped that Lord Changping would think carefully about it and make the right choice.
this point is very important.
It's not that Shen Bing wants to save Lord Changping.
In fact, whether Changping Lord is dead or alive has little impact on Shen Bing.
The problem is...if Lord Changping knew that Chu had no future and knew that surrender was the only way to survive, then to destroy Chu there would be no need for Qin to send a large army south to the Yangtze River Basin or even attack Baiyue.
As mentioned before, Chu State had many troops in the hands of nobles.
For the Qin State, destroying Chu might just mean occupying Shouchun, the capital of Chu State, and driving out the entire Chu royal family.
But there is a long way to go to truly destroy Chu. Even after claiming to have unified the Central Plains, they are still fighting Baiyue... Baiyue is not Vietnam, but Zhejiang and Fujian.
The Qin Dynasty lasted from 221 BC to 207 BC, a total of fourteen years.
However, Qin's war to destroy Baiyue lasted five years from 219 to 214, and it was extremely brutal.
If it is true that the conquest of Baiyue is the only way to unify the country, then the actual unification of Qin was only 7 years.
At the same time, the war to conquer Baiyue was also one of the reasons for the collapse of the Qin State. If this war could be bypassed and continued to be controlled by the Xiang family... wouldn't it be a good thing?