Soon, Suihou went to Chengzhou to ask for the title for Xiong Tong in accordance with the covenant. The timing of Suihou's arrival was very unfortunate (Wang Shi had just suffered a crushing defeat in the battle against Zheng's army), and the content of his request was extremely absurd; King Zhou Huan jumped like thunder when he heard this, and slammed the case and shouted: "Zheng Ningsheng alone is enough to make trouble, and now another Chu Tong has appeared!" What's even more hateful is that these two people are still brothers-in-law! They must have colluded to tease Bugu! A few years later, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty will be unified by a pair of cousins (Prince Qu of Chu and Prince Zheng are cousins)!

"Uncle! What was the purpose of King Mu's feudal follow-up back then, have you forgotten? Now that you are asking for a knighthood for an enemy of the royal family, is there still a need for the kingdom to exist? When you see King Mu a hundred years later, how can you justify it to him? Although the royal family is weak, it is not easy to be coerced by those small princes! If the royal family has to submit to the barbarian threat, what is the difference between it and the death of the country? ”

Suihou was frightened into a cold sweat, he didn't dare to open his mouth to defend himself, turned around and returned to Suiguo in a gloomy manner. Sui Hou informed the Chu people of the results, and Xiong Tong had been mentally prepared for this, but he still thought that the Sui people did not do their best, were disloyal to the covenant, and disrespectful to the Chu State.

In the eighth year of Duke Lu Huan, the people of Chu, who had been despised and insulted, decided to take soft revenge on the Zhou royal family. The Chu people followed the practice of the royal family convening the alliance and sent envoys to the princes in the Jianghan area, demanding that the princes must attend the alliance meeting convened by the Chu monarch.

The alliance was held in Shenlu (now sixty miles east of Zhongxiang, Hubei). In addition to the Sui and Huang monarchs, other princes who received invitations or were coerced came to attend the meeting. Chu Zixiong Tong proclaimed himself king at the alliance, saying: "I am a barbarian, and I am no longer under the control of the Central Plains Dynasty. Xiong Tong put on a crown of twelve crowns, wore luxurious dresses, ascended the throne in the solemn drum music, surrounded by the princes and doctors, and accepted the worship of the princes and princes like the Son of Heaven.

After the end of the alliance, King Wu of Chu sent Bao Zhang to condemn the Huang people. The surname of Huang Guoren is Ying, which is located near Huangchuan, Henan Province, and on the south bank of the Huai River. The Huang State had no contact with the Chu State, and had a close relationship with the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, so he did not participate in the alliance.

However, the successful holding of the alliance and the arrival of the medallion made a major change in the political and metallurgical position of the Huang Guoren. The Yellow people believe that it is better to stand with the strong in reality than to suffer the threat of force in order to honor a royal family in vain. Therefore, Huang Bo apologized to the envoy and expressed his willingness to join the Southern Alliance.

For Suiguo, King Wu of Chu believed that the easiest way was to resort to force. He ordered each of the monarchs present to lead an observation group to follow the Chu army in their crusade against Sui. King Wu of Chu wanted to let those little princes take a good look and see how the people of Chu taught the former alliance lord they had obeyed.

Sui Hou can't say that he hasn't been diligent in the past two years, but Ji Liang's restrictions on him are too harsh, and he misses the days when he was mixed with the young master again. The young master has a handsome face, extremely high emotional intelligence, and plays the piano well, and his level of singing erotic tunes is unparalleled in Handong.

Sui Hou gave the time of the day to Ji Liang and the night to the young master; So he lived a life of diligence by day and debauchery at night. But for a person who likes to fall, it's still nice to be mixed with lewd sticks! In this way, the young master was once again favored by Suihou, and his status surpassed that of Ji Liang again.

The Chu army was stationed in a place called Suqi on the outskirts of Suiguo to wait for Suiguo's response.

There was a disagreement in the attitude of the Suiguo Office towards the invaders. Ji Liang believed that peace should be requested first, and if the Chu people refused to sue for peace, the Chinese people would definitely be provoked and fight with all their might; Although the Chu army is superior in numbers, it has been out for a long time, and although the enemy's morale is high, his body is tired and his military spirit is slack; If the two armies were to engage in such a situation, the accompanying army would surely be victorious.

And whatever Ji Liang proposed, the young master would oppose it. The young master advocated "a quick battle and a quick victory, and did not give the enemy a chance to escape." He also said that now is the time to test the results of national smelting.

Sui Hou finally adopted the proposal of the young master and decided to start a dignified positional battle with the Chu army.

Ji Liang was no longer able to stop the military conflict, and in desperation, he suggested: "The people of Chu respect the left, and the Chu Jun and the elite soldiers must be in the left army." The strength of the right army of Chu is weak, so we should first attack the right army with all our strength, and after defeating the right army, we should join forces to flank the left army, so that we can definitely achieve victory. ”

The young master said: "If you do not dare to face the enemy monarch, even if you win, it cannot be counted as a real victory." In this way, this fool pushed Suiguo to a desperate situation step by step, and forced himself to death, as if he was afraid that he still had a chance to survive.

Suihou appointed the young master as his chariot right, and then ordered the army to be assembled outside the city. When the people were arrayed, they felt tremendous pressure from the enemy: the number of Chu troops was really too much! Moreover, due to the refusal of the Suiguo people to negotiate peace, the generals of the Chu army focused on exaggerating the enemy's intransigence and contempt for the Chu state when they mobilized before the war. The anger of the army was provoked in an instant, and everyone wanted to fight a good battle and teach the guys on the other side who didn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the sky.

The snare drums of both sides responded to each other, and the phalanx began to move slowly towards the enemy phalanx. As soon as the two armies made a slight contact, the first line of the army's phalanx was like a mud cow entering the sea, and was instantly swallowed up by the enemy. The death of these men caused unbearable fear in the entourage, and they resisted for a moment and began to turn around and flee.

The Chu army pursued the victory, and Dou Dan led an elite army to pursue the banner of Suihou. Seeing that he could not get rid of the enemy, the young master asked Suihou to change his chariot and flee for his life, while he drove away from the enemy, and was later killed by his pursuers—he finally did a glorious deed before he died.

The defeated army fled through the various city gates, and the Chu army immediately surrounded the enemy capital. Suihou felt regret at this time, and he sent Ji Liang to ask for peace, but King Wu of Chu did not meet Ji Liang. King Wu felt that Suiguo had become a possession, and he said: "It is not necessary for the victor to conclude a peace treaty with the slaves who are about to become spoils of war. ”

Dou Bobi persuaded him: "Heaven has eliminated the scourge of Suiguo with the hands of the people of Chu - the young master is dead, and Ji Liang will be in charge of the government." Sui is still a big country, and it is an enclave for the Chu State. The strength of the Central Plains princes is still strong, and even if the Chu State can be destroyed, it is impossible to keep the land, and the Sui State will be divided by the Central Plains princes. It is better to allow peace with the country: one more prince respects Chu, and one less country respects Zhou. ”

Only then did King Wu of Chu adopt Dou Bobby's suggestion and agree to negotiate with Suihe. The two countries later signed an alliance, and Sui people respected the king of Chu as king, and Sui Guo officially became an ally of Chu.

This section introduces the history of the Ruoao clan, a prominent clan in the state of Chu.

"Ruo Ao" is the Chu people's pursuit of Xiong Yi, Xiong Yi's eldest son Xiong Kan inherited the throne, and his other son took his father's nickname as his clan, called "Ruo Ao". The meaning of Ruo Ao is the same as the "three Huan" of Lu and the "seven mu" of Zheng Guo.

Later, Ruo Ao's clan was divided into four branches, namely Dou Bobi, Dou Lian, Dou Qi and Dou Ziliang.

Dou Bo was born to Dou Gu Yu Su (Ling Yin Ziwen), and Dou Gu Yu Su's son was called Dou Pan (Ling Yin Ziyang), and Dou Pan was murdered by the conspiracy of King Chuzhuang, Dou Jiao (Ling Yin Ziyue, Bo Ben) and Bao Jia.

Doulian's son is called Dou Ban; Dou Ban's son was named Dou Yishen (Zi Xi), and Dou Yishen was killed by King Chu Mu for plotting to start a rebellion.

Dou Qi's son was named Dou Bo (Ling Yin Zishang), and Dou Bo was killed by King Chu Cheng because he was framed by the crown prince Shangchen (later King Chu Mu).

Dou Ziliang has two sons, one is changed to "Cheng", named Cheng Dechen (Ling Yin Ziyu), and the other is Doujiao (Ling Yin Ziyue). Cheng Dechen committed suicide in the battle of Chengpu with the Jin kingdom because he was responsible for the defeat. Cheng Dechen had two sons, namely Cheng Daxin (Ling Yin's grandson) and Cheng Jia (Ling Yin Zikong); Doujiao led Ruo Ao to launch a rebellion and failed, and was killed by the king of Chuzhuang; Doujiao's son, Emperor Ben, fled to the Jin Kingdom and was sheltered by the Duke of Jinggong of Jin, and later changed his name to "Miao".

Ling Yin (Ling is beautiful, Yin is extreme) that is, "Mo Ao", later became the highest official position in the Chu State during the Spring and Autumn Period, and was the secretary of state; From the beginning of Dougu to the end of Doujiao, eight of the nine orders of the Chu State came from the Ruo Ao clan. If the Ao clan divides half of the Chu State at its peak, the clan is armed enough to compete with the royal army; King Chu Zhuang couldn't stand the powerful flames of the Ruo Ao clan, so he destroyed the Ruo Ao clan by thunder.