When the wind was blowing the most tightly when it was just dark, Taibu Guantuo, who came in a hurry, rushed to the Beichen Palace, and when he got off the car, he was blown by the north wind, and he couldn't help but shiver a few times. When he entered the hall, there were already many courtiers standing in the general chapter, and the three Taifu were also there.

"How is the Queen Mother?" Guan Yu saw Sikong Tang Miao step forward and asked in a low voice, looking quite nervous.

"It's fine." Tang Miao replied lightly. "However, Taifu Zhiye, this matter ......" He shook his head and quietly exhaled before saying: "The king is not Meng Lang's person, why is he acting so carelessly today." ”

"The country is about to die, if you don't do it, the king will fall, and the prince will ascend the throne in the future, and he will also be the puppet of the masters." As Taibu, Guanyu naturally did not belong to the Confucian family, but was rejected by the Confucian scholars. In his opinion, the king triggered the dispute over the route at this time, which was really a precaution.

"So it is." Tang Miao said worriedly, and his expression couldn't help but become nervous. "If the queen mother does not allow the king to marry the son-in-law as the queen, and does not establish the prince as the crown prince, what if?"

"The king has been crowned a man, and he is the prince of a nation. According to the customs of the Chu people, who marries the queen and who is appointed as the crown prince has nothing to do with the queen mother. Guan Yu said, but there was no hint of relaxation on his face, but he became more and more serious.

"The child is guilty, please atone for the sins of the queen mother." In the large room, Xiong Jing was sweating profusely. Concubine Zhao was lying on the couch, although she was awake, she was deaf and silent. "The child didn't mean to be angry with the queen mother, the child just told the truth and asked the queen mother to atone for her sins......"

Xiong Jing has been pleading, there are more and more courtiers in the general chapter, and there are more and more people who plan to help persuade him, but when he heard the truth of the matter, especially when he heard that the king cited the example of the first monarch Mu Wang killing his father, some people hurriedly stopped. Before King Zhuang, the Chu State continued to kill the king, and the Chu people didn't think there was anything wrong with it at that time, but now they can't believe that this is something done by the ancestors, thinking that it is a slander from the enemy country.

However, this is the case, and there are many kings killed in the Chu State. It is absolutely inadmissible for the king to go over to King Zhuang and justify the murder of the king and his father. If this is really the case, how can there be another rebellion in the Chu State in the future? !

Xiong Jing pleaded guilty, the three Taifu and many courtiers stood outside, only waiting for the three Lu doctors to come, and a voice sounded outside the big room: "The minister heard that the Queen Mother fainted, is she okay now?" ”

Qu Sui was an elder of the clan surnamed Mi, and his voice made Concubine Zhao open her eyes. Seeing her open her eyes, Ge Hui, who was waiting in front of the couch, replied: "The Queen Mother is fine." ”

"The king is unmarried, the princes betray me, and this is an eventful autumn." Qu Sui's words continued. "Now that this is the case, it is not too late to make amends. Let the rebellion of the nations be made up for. If the king marries the princess, he should marry the princess of all countries as his wife, and each has his own place. Please allow the Queen Mother and the King. ”

Concubine Zhao's eyes opened, and she didn't react to Qu Sui's words, this was what she suggested, but her son didn't want to. Not only did he not want to, but he also wanted to abolish the Zhou rite and perform the Chu ceremony. What is Chu Li? In the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Chu was a barbarian, and it was because of this that the Hundred Years War of Chu and Jin started. Thinking of her son being a barbarian, thinking that her son is willing to be a barbarian, how can she accept it.

Da Wai Qu Sui said again, seeing that there was no response indoors, he repeated it loudly, Concubine Zhao still did not make a sound, she was silent for a while, and Xiong Jing, who was guilty, gritted her teeth and replied: "The widow only marries one wife." Concubine Zhao closed her eyes again when she heard this.

"What do you mean by a king?" Through the walls, the general chapter is not very real.

Glancing at Concubine Zhao who closed her eyes again on the couch, Xiong Jing opened his mouth and held back, he said: "Since the queen mother is fine, please rest in peace, and the child will retire." After Xiong Jing finished speaking, he got up, bowed and exited the room, and the ministers outside hurriedly greeted him.

"What do you mean by a king?" Qu Sui asked again, and all the ministers who arrived at this time looked over.

"The widow speaks, and the widow only marries one wife." Xiong Jing looked at everyone and replied slowly.

"What are the princesses of all countries?" Qu Sui asked urgently. "The nations have rebelled against us today......

"The princesses of all countries are no longer widows' wives and have nothing to do with widows." Xiong Jing kept his voice as low as possible, and walked out a few more steps to prevent Concubine Zhao from hearing it. "Nations rebel against me? If you don't break off, won't the nations rebel against me? ”

"In this way, the state of Chu will die." The ministers were dumbfounded, and only Song Yu said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Xiong Jing nodded and said with a very serious expression: "The widow also thought that the Chu State was going to die. ”

The king of a country actually admitted with a blank face that the country was going to die, and the ministers were not dumbfounded, but shocked. Song Yu was also surprised by Xiong Jing's words, and after Xiong Jing's words, he paused for a moment before saying, "Since the king knows that the Chu State is going to die, why don't you save it?" When he descended to Huangquan, how did he face his ancestors? The 800-year-old society of the Chu State, the king is really willing to destroy it by his own hands? ”

"Why don't you save the widow?" Xiong Jing asked rhetorically. "The widow broke off the marriage, but in order to abolish the Zhou rite and perform the Chu ceremony, Chu Li only married one wife, but the Zhou ceremony had three wives, so the widow was unwilling."

"Abolish the Zhou Rite and do the Chu Rite! This, this ...... "Some courtiers who arrived late did not know why the Queen Mother fainted, or they did not know the details of the matter after hearing about it, and at this time they heard that the king was going to 'abolish the Zhou rite and perform the Chu ceremony', and they were immediately shocked. Only Song Yu smiled in his heart, he had long known that Xiong Jing wanted to do this, but unfortunately Xiong Jing was very cautious, and he had always only done and not said it, and today he finally said it.

"Does the king want to become a barbarian without a king, fatherless, benevolent and filial piety?!" The ministers shook their heads, and Song Yu asked more reasonably. "In this case, please forgive the ministers for not complying. Although the ministers are Chu people, they are all from Zhou. ”

Song Yu's smile was in his heart, Xiong Jing's smile was on his face, and he had a sense of relief. He said with a smile: "The widow has been working hard to this day, since it is clear today, then from tomorrow the Chu people will be the Chu people, and the Zhou people will be the Zhou people, and from then on the distinction will ......be clear."

"King!" Xiong Jing's words shocked the ministers again, and the cunning of the crowd thought of talking to Xiong Jing in Beichen Palace again, but he didn't expect the situation to take a turn for the worse in a few words, and he had to stop it.

"What do you want?" Xiong Jing had already seen the cunning in the crowd, and saw him shaking his head at himself again and again, signaling himself to restraint. "Do you want to say, if so, the land will stand on its own? Song Di will stand on its own? If it was before, the widow may have cared, but now, why should the widow care? If the Lu people want to follow the Zhou, they will be able to stand on their own tomorrow, and the Song people can do the same. ”

Xiong Jing really doesn't care at all, since he doesn't care anymore, then do what he has always wanted to do and put his hope on his son. Before that, he needs to make a complete break with the followers. If it is not broken, the state of Chu after the restoration of the country will repeat the mistakes of King Zhuang and King Mourning, and will be influenced by the people of Zhou.

"The widow married Mi Xuan as the queen when he was sacrificed in the next month, and he only married one wife, not according to the Zhou ceremony. After getting married, he moved to Shouying to prepare for the Qin people. "Xiong Jing, who doesn't care at all, speaks loudly, this is not to consult with the ministers, but to announce it to them." The world will fall, the state of Chu will die, and only at this time can the few people do what they want. Those who do it are just abolishing the Zhou rites and doing the Chu rites.

What is Chu Li? Chu Li has no king and no father, Chu Li admires martial arts and bravery, Chu Li believes in ghosts and worships, and Chu Li is uninhibited. Whether the Chu people are barbarians or non-barbarians, they are not Zhou people. Those who want to follow the week can do so from the week; Those who do not want to follow the week can follow the widow. ”

Song Yu thought that Xiong Jing would care about the survival of the Chu State, but he didn't expect Xiong Jing to care at all. Xiong Jing calmly finished speaking, and strode out of the general chapter, and the ministers were already nervous when they heard the words. The Zhou people died early, even if they were willing to leave from Zhou, they couldn't get from Zhou, seeing Xiong Jing leaving, they turned their heads a few times, and most of them left after him.

Finally, I remembered that I hadn't said goodbye to the queen mother in the big room, and everyone walked out a few steps and turned back to say goodbye to Concubine Zhao in the big room, so they hurriedly went down the steps and chased Xiong Jing. The last remaining in the general chapter are only the three Taifu of Song Yu, Que Guanzi, and Kong Qian, as well as more than a dozen ministers such as Zhao Huang, Lan Hao, and Qu Sui.

"The king is really not afraid of the country!" Crane Guanzi has not spoken, he is a Zhao person, and it is difficult to intervene. At this time, when I saw that the people in the general chapter were empty, I sighed.

"The king is not afraid of the death of the country, but the king is not afraid of life and death." Kong Qian also did not speak. He understood Xiong Jing's meaning, Xiong Jing's abolition of the Zhou rite and the Chu rite mainly got rid of two things: first, benevolence, the people's noble monarch, and the king of Faxian、......, these people's original sayings that Xiong Jing didn't like before, can no longer hinder the Chu State;

The second is what everyone has been looking forward to, the Chu people inherited the political heritage of the Zhou people after destroying the Qin and used the Zhou rites to govern the world.

That's what matters most. Regardless of whether it is a Zhou person or not, as long as it is a Zhou ritual that is implemented, it is the successor of the Zhou people. But this is exactly what Xiong Jing has always strongly opposed. The reason for his opposition is very unique, that is, why do the Chu people shed blood for other people's political ideals? I Chu people have my Chu people's ideals.

At first, it was very surprising to hear such an opposition, everyone sincerely asked you to be the Son of Heaven, but you were unwilling to do it, how could it be reasonable! But if you think about it carefully, what you say may not be unreasonable. The Chu people replaced the Zhou people to shepherd the world, is it a beautiful difference?

Of course not. Since you have become the Son of Heaven, you must fulfill the obligations of the Son of Heaven. The Chu army wants to defend the Quartet and crusade against the barbarians, which is all bloodshed. The rich Central Plains is just that, Qin's Longxi, Yinshan, Yanzhao's Great Wall, and Nanyue's Wuling, if you don't defend these places, the world will be full of public opinion; If it is defended, it will be difficult to transport military funds, and the war will definitely cost the people and money.

The Qin people can efficiently collect Ding Zhuang and grain from all over the world, but can the Chu people? The Chu people simply couldn't do what the Qin people could do. The Chu people will only use up their money and food and die their children. Originally, it was a difficult thing to convince Xiong Jing to be the Son of Heaven, but now that the State of Chu is dying, it doesn't matter whether he is willing or not.

"Does the world really want to be one of Qin? One Yu Qin, that week ceremony...... What is the weekly rite? No one spoke, everyone understood the current situation, and they also knew that Xiong Jing was the right time to distinguish between Chu and Zhou at this time.

No one responded to Kong Sui's question for a long time, and finally Qu Sui said when he stepped out of the hall: "I heard that the Jixia Society's sacrificial wine Chun Yu Yue has entered Qin." ”

"Chun Yu Yue...... Into Qin?! Why did he enter the Qin ......" Qu Sui faintly heard the exclamation behind him, but he went down the stairs without looking back.

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