Chapter 138: Xiang: Chu still has to look to me, the people of Chu will worship King Su in the future
When the news of South Korea's brazen invasion of the royal family reached the State of Luo, the people of Luo did not react much. Only the Confucian scholars were outraged and even shouted out again what Confucius had said hundreds of years ago: "This is intolerable, what is not?"
But the reason for the Confucian scholars' dissatisfaction was very strange. The Zhou emperor Ji Ni was famous for his heavy taxes and levies on the land of Song State. Although the people of Song State were the main providers of jokes, their identity as people of the Xia State was beyond doubt.
In the eyes of Confucian scholars, Ji Ni was a tyrant, and the princes were qualified to rise up and attack him.
However, Confucian scholars believed that the reasons for South Korea's declaration of war were too perfunctory and not enough to serve as a basis for punishing the criminals and eliminating violence.
Luo Ce and Luo Li looked at the news in their hands and looked at each other in silence.
If it had happened before, South Korea would have been destroyed without a second thought.
But now, Luo Li sighed and said, "Father, the Zhou emperor Ji Ni has been levying heavy taxes in Song, causing the people of Song to be angry and resentful. This is such a shameful thing. No matter what the reason, Luo State will never send troops for the royal family.
It is impossible for the Luo people to shed blood for the royal family again.
Since South Korea has found a reason to send troops, it only needs to make a statement to reprimand the Marquis of Han for being disrespectful to the emperor. The only worry is that after these two attacks on the royal family by South Korea, the Central Plains countries will completely let go of their concerns.
You know, just like a river dam that is said to be indestructible, the erosion of time can only leave a tiny crack, but the moment the crack appears, the river dam that has stood for thousands of years will collapse in just a few years. "
A thousand-mile long dike can be destroyed by a single ant hole.
Compared to Luo Li who was sighing with emotion, Luo Ce's expression was more peaceful. The thoughts of successive heads of the Luo family were not consistent. Some, like Duke Xiang, were extremely rare benevolent monarchs.
Compared with monarchs of other countries, Luo Ce was naturally quite benevolent, but among all the patriarchs of the Luo family, he was the kind who believed in Taoism and did not care much about the Zhou royal family.
His attitude towards the royal family was that he hoped the royal family could survive as long as possible and maintain the banner of the Zhou emperor.
He put the bamboo slips down and said calmly: "The Mandate of Zhou now only exists in people's hearts. This is a habit formed over the past 800 years.
But in fact, Haotian no longer favors Bang Zhou, and the foundation that maintains Bang Zhou's rule has basically been lost.
Bangzhou could only wait for the destruction to come, and South Korea simply tore off this false veil.
Li Er, the Luo family has infinite resources, but they can be used on Bang Zhou less and less, so it is very important to choose the right time to act. "
Luo Li asked with some confusion: "Father, what does the right time mean?"
As Luo Ce taught Luo Li, he explained, “In the history of the Luo family, Duke Wen used a lowest-level divine artifact, a cup of frozen wine, to scare Xiong Dun away.
During the time of Duke Xuan, June snow was used before the battle to confirm the continuation of the Zhou Dynasty's Mandate of Heaven, because the royal family was bound to win.
By the time of Duke Min, the war had already been decided, and he could only use the flying frost in June to barely end the war and maintain a decent ending.
Is this just a matter of the strength of the divine weapon? In fact, the situation in the world has changed.
South Korea is now attacking the royal family because the country has reached the point of collapse.
It's like asking a person who is about to starve to death to abide by morals. This is immoral.
To expect South Korea to stop at this time is like trying to stop a flash flood with limited manpower, which is a foolish dream.
We cannot stop what South Korea is doing, but we do have room to maneuver to deal with the possible serious consequences caused by South Korea."
Luo Li understood that the current actions against South Korea were doomed to fail and would only waste Luo's political prestige.
However, in the political chaos that will follow, there will be room for flexible negotiations, and that will be the time for the Luo family to show their prowess.
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The State of Chu had always been a powerful country, but after the reform, this situation was reversed.
Among the major powers, the power of the old aristocracy of Chu was so huge that it was hard to imagine for other countries.
The opportunity for reform that the head of the Xiang family risked his life for did indeed make the State of Chu briefly strong, especially in the military aspect. The situation in which 30,000 Wei Wu soldiers were defeated by 300,000 would basically not happen again.
However, with the passing of two consecutive kings, the old aristocratic forces in Chu State quickly counterattacked and demanded the abolition of those reforms. Faced with reality, Xiang finally reached a compromise on behalf of the royal family.
The State of Chu was still the country with hereditary nobility, aristocrats in power and feudal lords everywhere. A few changes in the military system could not alter the country's basic color. With the collisions over the years, the label of being big but not strong was gradually attached to the State of Chu.
Qi State is really strong now!
Whether it is fighting the State of Wei or now the State of Chu, it is truly an unstoppable force.
After repelling Chu once again and chasing them all the way, Guan Chenglin, the top general of Qi, sighed: "Among all the countries in the world, is there any country stronger than Qi?
Among all the powerful soldiers in the world, is there anyone better than a martial artist?
The great cause of recovering Duke Huan, which Qi had been calling for for hundreds of years, was finally realized. "
The State of Chu had never thought that it would fail when facing a Central Plains country alone. This was like a bolt from the blue, leaving the entire Chu nobility speechless.
In Yingdu, the King of Chu had a very ugly look on his face. There were continuous reports of failures from the front line, followed by blame-shifting in the Chu court.
The angry King of Chu shouted angrily: "The army is losing ground, is there no one responsible?
The State of Wu was extremely weak, and its army was only facing the State of Qi. In the past, the State of Chu had never been afraid of going to war with the entire Central Plains, but now it was in this situation just facing the State of Qi.
Isn’t this your incompetence?”
The head of the Xiang family knelt in the main hall with his eyes closed. The Xiang family is now a mascot, and basically all military and political power is in the hands of the royal family of Chu.
Qu Yun, the head of the Qu family, was the prime minister, so he naturally had to speak up. He immediately said to the King of Chu: "Your Majesty, the army is composed of elite soldiers from the royal family and various nobles. Before the war, each family enthusiastically contributed money and food.
Now we have suffered a series of defeats, which is naturally because of the incompetence of Lord Changsheng. I ask the king to kill him according to the tradition of Chu State, to deter the generals on the front line, and then send a general from the country to defeat Qi State. "
As a general, he could not escape the blame for the failure of the battle, but there was a moment of stagnation in the court of Chu.
Because Changsheng Jun is the younger brother of King Chu, Qu Yun now openly puts all the blame on Changsheng Jun.
It's extremely audacious.
Changsheng Jun was one of the King of Chu's right-hand men, so Qu Yun naturally knew that the King of Chu would not punish Changsheng Jun.
But this is the effect he wants to achieve. If you can't even punish the generals who command the troops, how can you punish the people who follow your orders?
The King of Chu was so furious that he stared at Qu Yun fiercely but was unable to speak.
In the past, he ascended the throne with the help of the Qu family. Now it is too difficult to get rid of the power of the old nobles such as the Qu family.
The King of Chu left the hall in anger, and the officials of Chu left one after another, once again defeating the King of Chu's intention, which made these old nobles quite proud.
This is the current Chu State, which is constantly at odds with each other and infighting. The corrupt aristocracy controls everything and lives a life of drunkenness and debauchery.
Qin and Chu, the alliance that created the "Qin-Chu friendship", went to two extremes respectively.
When Xiang Xi, the head of the Xiang family, walked into the palace in the evening, the King of Chu hurriedly came to greet him, took Xiang Xi's hand and sighed, "Mr. Xiang, you are finally here. Among all the ministers in the court, you are the only pillar that supports the sky.
It's a pity that you don't have any power, otherwise how could the State of Chu have come to this point today? "
Xiang Xi also sighed slightly, but he knew that the current state of Chu was difficult to change, so he could only say: "Your Majesty, I understand what you mean.
But the general trend cannot be changed. You still have to face reality and resolve the war with Qi first.
For now, my suggestion is to show weakness to the enemy. Qi is in high spirits and our army is no match for it. If we continue to fight like this, the consequences will be unpredictable.
The appearance of Qi State on the battlefield between Wu and Chu was accidental. It was an unexpected outcome that the king and his ministers of Wu were too shameless and actually surrendered their country in order to save their lives.
Qi State originally did not want to get involved here. If our army pretended to retreat and gave up on annexing Wu State, Qi State would certainly be eager to return to the Central Plains.
Now that Wei dominates the Central Plains, weakening Wei is Qi's real goal, and the battlefield between Zhao, Wei and Han is what Qi really wants to participate in.
Regardless of the outcome between Qi and Han and Zhao and Wei, Chu will be able to accumulate strength again.
Moreover, Yan State was undergoing reforms. Once the reforms were completed, it would be able to march south to attack Qi. That would be Chu State's opportunity.
If we can unite Zhao, Wei and Yan to attack Qi, won't we succeed?
If Qi's strength weakens, what will happen even if Wu offers land now?
Can we still keep the land south of Huaihe River and Si River?"
Xiang Xi explained the current situation to the King of Chu in detail. His reasoning was clear and logical. This strategy could not only solve the current embarrassing situation of the State of Chu, but also guide the situation of the State of Chu for at least the next twenty years.
The more the King of Chu listened, the brighter his eyes became. He held Xiang Xi's hand tightly and thought about the ministers in the court. He sighed and said, "Xiang Qing, you are really talented. You are worthy of being a member of the Xiang family. If you were the prime minister of Chu, wouldn't Chu prosper?
How could there be a failure today?"
Xiang Xi took the opportunity to say something he had been thinking about for a long time: "Your Majesty, now the eastern countries are in chaos, and only Qin is reforming and strengthening in the western border. It will definitely be a great threat in the future.
Now all nations believe in Haotian Suwang, and the State of Chu has the supreme god Taiyi, and this cannot be changed.
But the blood of King Su also flows in your body. I suggest that we build a large number of statues of King Su in the State of Chu.
In this way, Qin would become an outlier among other countries, and in the future, they could even use this as an excuse to attack Qin."
The King of Chu readily agreed.
(End of this chapter)
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