Chapter 201 Undercurrent in Chu State

Zhao Sheng fled all the way, and Marquis Zhao ordered to kill him. Unfortunately, although the nobles who opposed him failed, Marquis Zhao could not kill them all even if he wanted to.

The aristocracy of the Zhao Kingdom is equally powerful. The first two Zhao Hous were implementing reforms, but due to too much resistance, the implementation did not go smoothly. It was not until the current Zhao Hou came to the throne that the reforms became even more intense.

So those nobles decided to promote the fight between Zhao Sheng and the Marquis of Zhao. It can be said that Zhao Sheng's rebellion was jointly promoted by the aristocratic forces of Zhao and the Marquis of Wei.

However, among these people there was not a military master like Wu Qi, which resulted in the superior Zhao Hou defeating Zhao Sheng.

"Bang, how dare they, people who are just eating corpses!" Zhao Hou angrily threw the Bronze Wine Lord to the ground.

Not long ago, he ordered the blockade of the main checkpoints in the country and pursued Zhao Sheng with all his strength. As a result, before the ink on the bamboo slips of the imperial edict was even dry, Zhao Sheng had already fled through those checkpoints with great arrogance. This made it clear that he was the nobles.

's handwriting.

Although Zhao Sheng failed, as long as he continued to forcefully implement reforms, these people would dare to invite Zhao Sheng back.

These people let Zhao Sheng go in order to leave a back-up, and at the same time Wei accepted Zhao Sheng in order to retain an excuse to interfere in Zhao's politics.

Because of Zhao Sheng's rebellion, the State of Zhao was unable to fight with the State of Wei anymore, so it had to temporarily agree to negotiate peace. On the other hand, the State of Chu captured many cities and defeated the soldiers of Wei, and the State of Chu was very confident.

The Chu State's feudal lords were very powerful. This time the Chu State's reform was able to be implemented entirely because the Chu State was defeated by the Huai State and the Wei State. A large area of ​​land was taken away and the country was almost destroyed. This forced King Chu and Qu

Shi and Jingmu forcibly pushed forward the reform.

Then with the help of the great defeat at the Wei State, the power of the feudal lord was weakened, and then the reform was forcibly carried out.

This time Chu State defeated Wei State, and Chu State and Jing Mu breathed a sigh of relief. Defeating Wei State showed that the reform was feasible.

After the King of Chu heard the news that the Chu State had defeated Wei Wuzu, he jumped up happily in the palace. Over the years, he had been under too much pressure. The strength of the Huai State made them feel like a light on their backs.

After these two recent battles, they felt a little more confident.

After most of the pressure in his heart was gone, the King of Chu immediately held a banquet and held a banquet for all the ministers. After the ministers of the Chu state knew that the Chu army had won the victory, they were very happy, and the banquet was extremely lively.

Since he came to the throne, the King of Chu has been cautious, diligent, and diligent. This time, after he was relieved of his heavy heart, he also went wild for a while, enjoying himself with his ministers.

The banquet in Chu State was held until dawn, and then the ministers left drunkenly, and the King of Chu was so drunk that he fell unconscious.

The servants and eunuchs carried the King of Chu back to his palace to rest, but when the sun set, the King of Chu showed no sign of waking up. Now everyone in the palace panicked, and they quickly sent for the imperial doctor to come for diagnosis and treatment.

Several imperial doctors tried their best to revive the King of Chu, but although they revived the King of Chu, half of his body could not move.

Tian Hou asked: "What disease does your Majesty have?"

"The king is suffering from a 'sudden attack'." The imperial doctor said: "The king is old, and he has worked hard over the years, which has led to poor health. He had a banquet the day before yesterday, drank too much, and his mood fluctuated violently, which caused wind evil to enter the body."

"What!" Tian Hou was shocked, his vision went dark, and he almost fainted. The maid beside him quickly supported him.

"Do you have any cure?" Tian Hou looked at several people with hope. Several imperial doctors lowered their heads.

Seeing this scene, Tian Hou completely gave up taking chances and quickly sent people to invite Qu Qing and other important officials in the country. At the same time, he sent envoys to the front line to inform Jing Mu.

The news that King Chu was ill spread quickly in the capital of Ying, and the princes in the country who were originally suppressed by King Chu, Qu Hu, and Jing Mu also received the news.

These feudal lords have not had a good life at all in the past ten years. The Chu State implemented reforms, and their fiefdoms were included in it. These feudal lords' fiefdoms were taken back, and all their private soldiers were collected. At the same time, the inheritance of titles is no longer permanent.

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In addition to these princes, a large number of nobles and ministers in Chu State also suffered heavy losses due to the reform. These princes and nobles had been suppressed and were unable to resist. If a few more decades pass, these princes and nobles will

Completely weakened and no longer a threat.

But at this time, the King of Chu fell seriously ill, which suddenly gave the princes and nobles of Chu country hope.

Immediately when the King of Chu fell seriously ill, there was an undercurrent in the capital of Ying, Chu State. The princes and nobles of Chu State began to have various connections in private.

At the same time, the news that King Chu was seriously ill was also known to the secret guards of Huai State, who immediately passed the news back to Huai State.

After Wang Pu learned that King Chu was seriously ill, he immediately realized that this was an opportunity and immediately called Wu Qi and several other important officials.

"The King of Chu is seriously ill and unable to handle the affairs of the state. If he takes the opportunity to attack Chu, what would you think?" Wang Pu said directly.

"This is a great opportunity for your Majesty to send troops to attack Chu!" Xu Qing said directly. "With the death of the King of Chu, the country will definitely be in chaos for a period of time. If we take the opportunity to attack, how can the Chu army stop it?"

"What does the Prime Minister think?" Wang Pu asked Wu Qi.

"Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate to attack Chu at this time." Wu Qi thought for a moment and said.

"Why is this?" Wang Pu looked at Wu Qi in surprise.

Wu Qi said: "The death of the King of Chu will indeed cause chaos in the center of the Chu State, but everyone in the Chu State knows that our Huai State is on the side and must be on guard."

"Furthermore, the King of Chu has made great changes in recent years, which has benefited the people's soldiers. The King of Chu has a very high prestige among the people's soldiers. If we take advantage of his death to attack Chu, the soldiers of the King of Chu will feel sad and will definitely form a mourning force. When the time comes, we will

If the Huai army attacks, even if it wins, it will suffer heavy losses."

"This" Wang Pu wanted to take the opportunity to attack Chu, but he hesitated for a while, not wanting to lose too much.

Wu Qi continued to read the information sent by the secret guard. After reading several slips, Wu Qi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, if we want to send troops to attack Chu, I suggest you wait a little longer. Maybe things will turn around."

Wang Pu was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Does the Prime Minister have any good strategies to teach orphans?"

Wu Qi opened the bamboo slip and pointed at the information on it: "Your Majesty, please see, the Chu State's reform has caused great losses to the princes and nobles. Although the Chu State has been reforming for more than ten years, these princes and nobles are still very powerful.

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"Now that the King of Chu is seriously ill and Jing Mu is not in the country, Qu Hu alone cannot suppress these princes and nobles. According to the intelligence of the secret guards, these people are likely to oppose the reform." Wu Qi keenly followed.

I found clues in this information and made a bold guess.

"The Chu Kingdom will definitely be in chaos by then. Your Majesty, you can take this opportunity to attack Chu. You will definitely win a great victory!"

"Good!" Wang Pu laughed loudly: "God is really helping me!"
Chapter completed!