At that time, the banquet was in full swing. After the death of the King of Zhou, some of the clans that the King of Zhou had fled were captured by the imperial soldiers and some were captured by the nobles of Zhou and reported to the imperial court. The imperial soldiers and horses were in a state of disarray in the Zhou Dynasty.
The dignitaries of Wu were shocked by what happened to the Zhou Kingdom. When Emperor Gaozu was the king, King Zhou was the youngest son. Now he is the oldest prince alive. He has experienced the chaos of the Five Kingdoms and is also extremely powerful. Although the Zhou Kingdom
It is not as rich as Wu State, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but in the past few decades, there have been many more battles than Wu State, and the soldiers and horses have always been fierce. Unexpectedly, they were defeated as soon as they said they were defeated——
The princes and kings can really lose to the imperial court, and the imperial court is really not the imperial court it used to be.
The dignitaries of Wu were frightened when they saw the emperor sitting next to the king, but they were also a little lucky. Fortunately, the imperial court had peace talks with the state of Wu, otherwise the state of Wu would have been the first to be destroyed.
So some people went to congratulate the emperor on the great victory, but the emperor cried, and everyone who cried was at a loss.
It turned out that the emperor was feeling sorry for King Zhou. He didn't want to get rid of Zhou, but he didn't know why King Zhou treated him like this.
"The princes and kings are my biological uncles, and I have kept in mind the holy precepts left by Emperor Gaozu." The emperor said sadly to King Wu, "During the time of Emperor Gaozu, it was the princes and kings who helped the court stabilize the world. Later, my father passed away.
Suddenly, the eldest prince and the second prince tried to kill me several times. It was King Zhou and your father who helped me in critical moments, so I am what I am today. Now that King Zhou has done something treasonous, I am not trying to kill him, but
I have to ask him, if he was willing to admit his mistake, how could I be willing to kill my own uncle? It hurts my heart."
King Wu and the emperor cried together: "Your Majesty, don't be sad, my brother is still here."
The emperor took the hand of King Wu and said: "With the King of Zhou gone, the Kingdom of Zhou is gone like this? How can I go to see my grandfather? Brother Wang, can you share my worries?"
In this situation, how could the King of Wu say that he was unwilling? The emperor just said that you should become the King of Zhou. I will hand over the Kingdom of Zhou to you.
King Wu and the dignitaries at the banquet were stunned for a moment. Does this mean that the fiefdom of Zhou State was handed over to Wu State? Is it just like the three kingdoms of Wu, Zhou and Qi divided Yan and Lu? Is this a good thing coming from the sky?
The emperor did not explain much. He only said that the state of Zhou was too chaotic now and asked the state of Wu to calm down the state of Zhou first.
"Brother Wang, you have governed the Kingdom of Wu so well." The emperor held the King of Wu's hand and said solemnly, "I hope you will make the Kingdom of Zhou look like the Kingdom of Wu."
Then the emperor wrote the imperial edict at the banquet, stamped it with a jade seal, and conveyed the imperial edict to Jiuzhou.
The king of Wu accepted the imperial edict in a daze, and the next day he was so drunk that he summoned his courtiers to discuss what was going on, how to deal with it, and who to send to the state of Zhou. Of course, he could not go. The courtiers became excited again, and the state of Zhou became the king of Wu.
Yes, if King Wu doesn’t go, they will go as ministers on behalf of the king. When they get to the Kingdom of Zhou, wouldn’t it mean that they have to make the decision themselves——
While the monarch and his ministers were discussing and planning, the emperor sent the iron-faced general with troops to urge King Wu to set off.
The King of Wu was shocked and asked if he should leave the Kingdom of Wu and go to the Kingdom of Zhou. General Iron Mask said of course, you will be the King of Zhou from now on, and of course you have to leave the Kingdom of Wu. Then the cold eyes behind the iron mask glanced at Wu who was doing it.
Ministers, if you are the same, you will be the ministers of the Zhou Kingdom from now on, so let’s go together.
At this time, everyone finally realized that they had been deceived by the emperor. The emperor was not trying to rebuild the Zhou Kingdom, he was clearly destroying the Wu Kingdom!
