"Tuo Gongzi, your actions today are tantamount to committing chaos...... Wang Gongzi still thinks twice. Reading at zero o'clock."

In the hall, a minister said in a strange manner.

Unexpectedly, Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, didn't even have the interest to look at him, so angry that the latter's face turned red and he was very embarrassed.

Indeed, in fact, in the eyes of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, at this time, there was indeed only his father, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu.

What the? The opinion of the rest? What is the opinion of the rest of the people?

Probably guessing Xiong Tuo's thoughts, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, asked with a sinking face: "Wu'er, what do you want to do?" ”

I saw that Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, looked at the many ministers and nobles present as if they were nothing, clasped his fists, and said in a deep voice: "Father, you are old, you can no longer lead my Da Chu......"

Hearing this, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, did not change his face, but many nobles and ministers in the palace changed their faces and scolded one after another.

"It's a big rebellion!"

"Father without a monarch!"

Maybe he thought these people were too annoying, and Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, suddenly shouted: "Shut up! If you dare to speak again, I will punish you! ”

After that, standing near the entrance of the palace, the personal soldiers of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, and the subordinates of Xiang Gong, the monarch of Xiyang, drew their swords one after another, and the soldiers of the tiger side in the hall also put on a posture to meet the enemy.

And just when it was about to start, he saw Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, say calmly: "Zhuqing, don't be impatient, let the widow ask him a few questions." After that, he looked directly at Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, and asked seemingly calmly: "Wu'er, you said that the widow is old?" Not enough to lead Da Chu anymore? Do you want to take the place of the widow? ”

It can be seen that exposing his ambition in front of everyone, even if it is Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo, he is a little nervous, but after taking a deep breath, Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo still said calmly: "Not bad! ”

A few hints of discoloration flashed in the eyes of Xiong Xu, the king of Chu: "Why? Just with these hundreds of thousands of troops under your command? ”

"I can make Da Chu stronger!" Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, said without being arrogant or humble.

Hearing this, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, suddenly laughed, shook his head, and said with a smile: "Is it because Wei Gongzirun supports you behind your back?" ”

Hearing this, some of the nobles in the palace showed a little disdain in their eyes.

But to everyone's surprise, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, said lightly: "Wei Gongzi Ji Run, heh, although he is my brother-in-law, he is a Wei person after all, I know what his idea is." …… At the beginning, I was weak, and he supported me behind my back in order to make my Great Chu fall into the chaos of the princes' contention. …… But if one day, I become the general trend in China, maybe he will change his mind and secretly support Xiong Wu or Xiong Sheng......"

Hearing this, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, showed a little appreciation in his eyes, and among the nobles who originally looked down on Xiong Tuo in the palace, many people also showed impressive expressions, and finally they were willing to really calm down and listen to Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

At this time, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, continued: "...... I said that I came to help Chudong, and this is not a lie. Do you think that the war between Chu Dong and Wei is over? Foolish dreams! …… This time, Lord Shouling Jun Jingshe led a million-strong army to attack the Wei State, do you really think that the Wei State can swallow this breath? Hum! Lead an army to attack another country, and if you lose the battle, it's over? How can there be such a cheap thing in the world! …… Have you received a letter of condemnation from the Wei State? Not? ”

Hearing this, the faces of many ministers and nobles in the hall changed slightly.

Because it is true that as Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, said, the Wei State has not sent anyone to deliver the credentials to the Chu State so far, even if it is a credential to condemn the Chu State and ask for compensation.

"This battle is not over yet!"

Glancing around at the many nobles and ministers present, Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, said coldly: "Wei Gongzirun, I know best what kind of character he is, but I believe you should understand how much you wait...... As I expected, at this time he is actively preparing for war, waiting for the autumn harvest this year, or after the spring of the coming year, to lead the army to attack our Dachu as revenge. At that time, the civil strife in Wei over the Song Dynasty would probably also end. And on the side of the Qi State, Zuo Xiang Ji Zhao will also end the civil strife of the Zhugongzi, or will use troops against my Great Chu, and transfer the result of the civil strife of the people in his country against the Zhugongzi, plus the Dongyue leader Shaokang who regards my Great Chu as an enemy, when the time comes, maybe my Great Chu will face a battle of "Four Kingdoms to Attack Chu", let me ask, can Chu Dong stop the armies of the four countries of "Wei, Lu, Qi, and Yue"? ”

With these words, the faces of the nobles and ministers present changed suddenly.

I remember the last time the "Four Kingdoms Attack Chu" campaign presided over by Lu Xi, the king of Qi, caused the Chu State to suffer heavy losses, and even the king fell, and it has not been recaptured so far.

"What's your plan?" King Xiong Xu of Chu asked with a frown.

"Reform Decree!" Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, said in a deep voice: "Implement the decree of Lord Xiong Hao of Runanjun!" ”

Hearing this, the hall was in an uproar, and many nobles led by the Chu Dong Xiong clan showed a look of horror on their faces.

It's no wonder, after all, the decree of Runan Jun Xiong Hao, which will fundamentally shake the status of the nobles, is something they have always resisted.

And at this moment, I saw Xuancheng Jun Xiong Tuo shouting fiercely: "Have you never reflected on why Wei Gongzirun was able to sweep away more than two million Chu people in my Chu land back then?!" ”

Hearing this, many nobles present, including Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, felt that their faces were a little hot.

It's no wonder, because after this incident spread, it caused people all over the world to laugh: Wei Gongzirun, who was obviously the one who invaded Chu, actually won the support of the people of Chu, and in turn resisted the army of Chu, and even in the end, Wei Gongzirun swept away more than two million Chu people from Chu when he withdrew his troops, and it is inconceivable that these Chu people were not coerced, but willingly followed that Wei Gongzirun to flee from their country.

Even now, every year, there are still many civilians who can't survive in their own country and take their families to Shangshuiyi in Wei State.

This incident is simply the biggest joke in the world.

"The defeat of that year was due to the non-support and non-support of the civilians in Chudi!" raised his voice a little, and Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, shouted: "Look at the Wei State this time, facing the attack of soldiers and horses from Han, Chu, Qin, Nangong, and Sanchuan at the same time, but the Wei people in the country are united, how many people have surrendered?" How many rebelled? Why? Why is there such a difference between the Wei people and the civilians of our Chu land, who are also attacked by foreign enemies? ”

The nobles and ministers in the "......" hall were speechless, and they had to say that they were also surprised by the tenacity and tenacity of the civilians of Wei in this war.

"I once talked to Wei Gongzirun about the topic of 'country', and he told me that the country is "the country as home", and only when millions of people regard their motherland as their home can it be called a country. …… The king regards the people as his son, and the people regard the country as his home, and such a country will be very strong. ”

Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, said expressionlessly.

If Zhao Hongrun was here at this moment, he would definitely cry out for being wronged, because he had never said such a thing to Xiong Tuo, the Monarch of Xuancheng—he and Xiong Tuo, the Monarch of Xuancheng, were originally potential enemies, how could he tell Xiong Tuo, the Monarch of Xuancheng, this truth?

In fact, these concepts are all the ideas of Runan Jun Xiong Tuo, but the Xucheng Jun Xiong Tuo is just applied to Wei Gongzi Run, and when Wei Gongzi Run's deterrent power in Chu State is not much worse than that of the deceased Qi King Lu Xi; Second, the nobles of Chudong had a kind of panic from the bottom of their hearts about the concept of Runan Jun Xiong Hao.

"Wei Gongzirun, did you really say such a thing?" The palace secretary "Ram Yun" asked in surprise.

As soon as the words fell, there were other ministers in the hall whispering, as if they were surprised that Wei Gongzirun still had such political insights, after all, in the impression of many Chu people, Wei Gongzirun's strength should lie in his martial arts.

Faced with these doubts, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, said lightly: "If what I expected is correct, he will definitely become the king of Wei in the future, and when the time comes, this will be another "King of Qi Lu Xi"!" ”

Hearing this, the faces of many ministers and nobles changed slightly: a Qi king Lu Xi made the Chu State suppressed by the Qi State for more than 20 years, and finally waited until the Qi King Lu Xi passed away, if there was another Qi King Lu Xi on the Wei side, then they Chu State ......

Gradually, the ministers in the court who were neutral in the dispute between the princes began to pay attention to these remarks of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng.

Looking at this scene, Guling Jun Xiong Wu fidgeted, and Liyang Jun Xiong Sheng also frowned and remained silent, because they found that these princes and nobles in the palace were gradually attracted by the remarks of Xucheng Jun Xiong Tuo, and no one pursued the latter's actions that amounted to committing rebellion - for these two princes of Chu, this is not a good phenomenon.

“…… In my opinion, externally, we should quickly admit the defeat to Wei and send indemnity, so that Wei will no longer have the excuse to attack our Great Chu one day; As long as the people's hearts are on me, even if the Wei State still attacks our Great Chu with Qilu and Yue in the future, there are also 40 million people in our Great Chu, and we will stick to the ......country like the Wei people fought against foreign enemies this time, and they will stick to the country like the Wei people fought against foreign enemies this time, and sneered: "Is it to hold on to the supreme power, continue to treat the people as pigs, dogs, and livestock, and wait for the people to support the Wei army to strangle you, or change the decree, Be tolerant to the people, let the people be truly loyal to us, and support us in the future to resist foreign enemies...... Think about it. ”

After a pause, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, said again: "Now that the strength of Wei is unstoppable, to break this predicament, I suggest focusing on Qi." …… If the Qi State is broken, the two sides of Lu and Vietnam will no longer talk about it; If we get the land, our Great Chu can still compete with the Wei State. ”

Hearing the words of Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, many people in the hall also secretly turned their heads.

Relatively speaking, Xiong Tuo's words are pertinent, far less than Fang Cai's sentence of "implementing the decree of Runan Jun Xiong Hao" that surprised everyone.

After all, today's Wei State is too strong, even if the Chu State is a little frightened, in contrast, although the Qi State is about to pacify the situation of civil strife among the princes, but because of the civil strife, the internal friction of the Qi State is very powerful, if the strength is gathered to break the Qi State, then Lu and Vietnam are not a problem.

Thinking of this, there are many people who regret sending Shouling Jun Jingshe to attack the Wei State before, if this army had fought the Qi State at that time, maybe the situation would not be the way it is now.

On the same day, Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, relied on his eloquence to move some of the nobles of the princess, although there were still many nobles of the Xiong clan in Chudong who were resolutely opposed, but they still could not prevent this prince of Chu from entering the center of Chudong's power.

Forced by the "Wei State Threat Theory" called by Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu, Xiong Xu, finally made two decisions with the support of some nobles and ministers: first, to implement the decree of Xiong Hao, the king of Runan, to improve the social status of the common people and win the hearts of the people; Second, the State of Qi will be the target of the next stage of the Chu State.

After that, Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Xuancheng, was in eastern Chu, and his status was equivalent to that of a "prince", which made Guling Jun Xiong Wu grit his teeth with hatred.

From the end of May, on the one hand, the state of Chu sent envoys to the capital of the king of Wei, Daliang, to conclude an armistice and peace treaty with the state of Wei to prevent retaliation from the state of Wei; On the one hand, we are actively preparing for war against Qi countries at the end of this year or the next year.

In order to delay the Wei state, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, also suggested contacting Song Yun, the rebel leader of the Song land, and Huan Hu, who stole Suiyang, to secretly support and delay the time for the Wei state to recover the Song land as much as possible.

At this time, the state of Chu had changed its original external strategy from "Wei" to "Qi", thinking that Qi would become extremely weak after losing Lu Xi, the king of Qi.

However, when Chu and Qi really fought in the future, they would understand that even though Qi lost the Ming monarch of Qi, Lu Xi, they still had the latter's son-in-law, the former sixth prince of Wei, and Zuo Xiang Ji Zhao.

Chu's strategy of annexing Qi and competing with Wei did not necessarily succeed smoothly.

But in any case, Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, became the center of power in eastern Chu, which can be regarded as directly contributing to the next 'Battle of Chuqi', and also involved the Lu and Yue states.