Chapter 172: The King of Huainan throws himself on the street, shocking all parties

In the following two months, several pieces of news emerged that shocked the four countries.

First, in order to kill the locusts, Daxia called on the people of Daxia to go deep into the fiefdom of King Huainan together with Wu Yi's army, catch locusts and exchange them for silver.

Secondly, the city gates of the Huainan King's fiefdom were opened wide, the people lined the streets to welcome him, the military and the people were like one family, and the locust plague was suppressed at an extremely fast speed.

Third, the King of Huainan took the initiative to admit that he had deliberately concealed the news of the locust plague because he had the intention of rebellion, which led to the suffering of the people of Daxia. The emperor issued an edict that all the descendants of the King of Huainan were demoted to commoners, and the King of Huainan himself and his immediate family were exiled to the north.

Fourthly, before leaving, the King of Huainan severely criticized the policies of the princes and kings, took the initiative to offer the "Enfeoffment Order", and called on the princes and kings to implement it.

Fifth, the Prince of Yan and the Prince of Jing stood up to support the Enfeoffment Order and sent troops to help maintain it.

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After these pieces of news came out, everyone in the four countries who had a mouth would come out to comment.

The senior executives who had vested interests in these matters were like headless flies, shocked and in chaos.

For example, the remaining three princes of the Xia Kingdom were the King of Linjiang, the King of Hengshan, and the King of Xiping.

They were horrified by the news.

The King of Huainan actually took the initiative to admit his mistakes and even offered the "Enfeoffment Order" as a dragon-slaying plan? The sun rises from the west? Or is it going to rain red?

The three princes did not even dare to use pigeons to send messages to chat. They hurriedly agreed on a location, set off without stopping, and held a meeting after gathering.

The three of them first said in unison: "The King of Huainan is crazy?" "The King of Huainan is dead?" "The King of Huainan is gone!"

The three of them fell silent again.

Then they exchanged intelligence with each other.

But no matter how they studied, there was no sign of King Huainan's madness.

At this time, the King of Linjiang suddenly slammed his fist on the table: "Damn it! Could it be that the King of Huainan was just playing a trick on us? Pretending to rebel? In fact, he is the tyrant's man, and he wants to fish for us? Catch us all in one net?"

The steady King of Xiping waved his hands and said, "Impossible. What does he want? To have his property confiscated? To have his descendants become commoners?"

Prince Linjiang was full of resentment: "Maybe the confiscation of property was also an act? He has come up with such a despicable thing as the 'Enfeoffment Order', how dare he return to his own fiefdom? Isn't he afraid of being beaten to death by us? Fortunately, I have never expressed my dissatisfaction with the tyrant in front of him, otherwise I might have been confiscated today."

King Hengshan was also full of resentment: "We are all dukes, how could we have such a traitor! What good is it to stab us in the back? Fortunately, I am afraid of death, so I didn't complain."

The corners of the steady Xiping King's mouth twitched slightly, and he waved his fan: "My two brothers, calm down. Do you think the King of Huainan has the brains to deceive all three of us?"

"It's impossible for the King of Huainan. But don't forget the tyrant." King Hengshan and King Linjiang said in unison, "Why did the two kings suddenly fight among themselves, and how did he come to power? Brother, have you forgotten? And King Yan and King Jing also took the initiative to serve as checkpoints."

Thinking of Prince Yan and Prince Jing, Prince Xiping paused while fanning himself: "That's right."

When King Hengshan saw that his smartest brother also had this tendency, his own imagination became more and more creative.

King Hengshan said, "Brother. The more I think about it, the more I feel that the confiscation of property is a play by the tyrant to protect the King of Huainan. For example, they confiscated the property here, and then secretly gave the King of Huainan a new title and made him king, so that he could enjoy the good life in the north."

King Linjiang became even more angry: "I am so angry! The Xiongnu in the north are fighting, so I can use my military merits to gain an excuse to be crowned king again!"

King Xiping stroked his chin thoughtfully, and finally said, "It's ridiculous, but this speculation does make sense."

At this point, he looked at his two brothers and said, "Let's put it this way. The situation is unclear right now, so it's better to stay still than to move. Take this Enfeoffment Order first. Anyway, it will take a hundred years for it to have a weakening effect on the three of us brothers."

Upon hearing this, the King of Hengshan and the King of Linjiang nodded in unison.

King Hengshan asked again, "Should we talk to the Queen Mother about this?"

Prince Xiping waved his fan calmly and said, "The Queen Mother has been worshipping Buddha for nearly a year and will soon be back. All right. Let's just take this as a way to test the waters."

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Chu court.

The old emperor of Chu coughed twice and said, "Detain the King of Huainan and take his fiefdom. The emperor of Xia... made a brilliant move."

The eldest prince of Chu asked, "Father, I don't understand. Why did the King of Huainan surrender? The officials of his fiefdom also took the initiative to hand over the fiefdom."

The old emperor of Chu glanced at him speechlessly: "The emperor of Daxia sent troops south in the name of disaster relief and to let the people make money. Which official in the fief of King Huainan dared to refuse? They would have been killed by the hungry people in the fief of King Huainan. What's more, Daxia's "human butcher" led the troops himself, and King Huainan was not in his fiefdom to command. Without a leader, who would dare to rebel?"

The eldest prince blushed and said, "Son, I understand. If the Emperor of Daxia is like this, isn't he afraid that the other princes will rebel?"

The old emperor of Chu could not help but smash the cup and said: "You are the only one who keeps shouting that you want to be a general. Not only do you look at things one-sidedly, but you can't even analyze the most basic maps. Think carefully about where the fiefs of Prince Jing and Prince Yan are. The fiefs of these two people not only separate the fiefs of the other three princes, but also form a natural barrier to protect the capital, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Unless the strength of the other three princes is three times stronger than it is now, they can't defeat the capital at all. How can they rebel if they can't defeat it? Will they commit suicide to rebel?"

The eldest prince nodded repeatedly and dared not say anything.

The old emperor of Chu stopped looking at him and frowned: "My only doubt is that the emperor didn't fight with Prince Jing and Prince Yan first, but trusted Prince Jing and Prince Yan to stay in the battleground? Why? Isn't he afraid that Prince Yan and Prince Jing will rebel? Fourth son, what do you think?"

The Fourth Prince suddenly thought of what the Grand Master had said. He said, "Father, perhaps it was the excellent intelligence system of Daxia that convinced the Emperor of Daxia that the Princes of Yan and Jing would not rebel in the short term."

The Emperor of Chu, who had never seen Yuan Ruan's arrogance, sneered: "Naive." Then he coughed twice and said: "Forget it. No matter what, it is estimated that this tyrant will really cross the hurdle of Daxia. What a pity."

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Shu court.

The officials would only talk about Daxia in their spare time, and then continue to be busy covering up the scandals surrounding the Daxia royal family.

The old emperor of Shu Kingdom has seldom attended court recently. He spends every day in the harem revolving around a man, performing various acts of rape and plunder, and chasing his husband to the crematorium.

In addition, the prince of Shu Kingdom has not been paying attention to his court recently. He wants to kill his beloved woman's noble lover from Chen Kingdom every day, but he is blocked by his wife. What's more embarrassing is that the prince of Shu Kingdom's beloved woman and his wife are fighting in the street to compete for the noble lover from Chen Kingdom. The prince of Shu Kingdom can only be helpless and furious.

Every day, the officials of Shu State either tried to comfort the old emperor or took sides on behalf of the prince of Shu State.

If they were not afraid of becoming the laughing stock of the other four kingdoms or having their reputations damaged, the officials of Shu Kingdom would not want to go to work for a single day.

Their resentment now is greater than that of ghosts. Even if a meteorite falls outside, they will only say "Why don't you smash the Shu Kingdom's palace" and then continue to keep their mouths shut.