Chapter 346: Breaking the cup as a sign of victory, a bloody battle in the palace!
Looking around the banquet hall, King Chu Han frowned slightly: "Xiang Zhigui hasn't arrived yet?"
According to the eunuch's reply, although Xiang Yan resisted, he finally agreed. Come later.
But.
Where are the people?
Xiang Rong immediately stood up and held his hands in his hands: "To inform the king, my father obeyed the king's order and has not left the mansion since he returned to the army."
"I specially order this minister to pay homage to the king on my father's behalf."
< br>The king of Chu said in a deep voice: "Of course, today I ordered Xiang Zhigui to come to the banquet."
"Why should Xiang Zhigui be trapped in the house because of my order? "
Xiang Rong said bitterly: "The defeat in the battle against Qin made the thieves of Qin march straight in, break through Shouchun City, and threaten the king. "
"This is a great shame and humiliation!"
"The Lord is humiliated and the subject is dead!"
"My father has repeatedly wanted to kill himself to apologize. If we hadn't begged him so hard, my father would have died!"
"My father has no face to live in this world, how can he have the face to receive a banquet from the king!"
Xiang Rong said it very sincerely, outlining the image of a great loyal minister.
But King Chu Han was sneering in his heart.
The Lord humiliates his ministers and dies?
Stop being ridiculous!
When did I, the great Chu, start doing what the Qilu Confucianists did?
And if you are really so loyal, you should all draw your swords and kill yourself now!
Angry in his heart, King Chu sighed deeply on his face: "The defeat of the Qin Dynasty makes me feel very sad!"
"But I know that the defeat of this battle does not lie with Xiang Zhigui, but with me. "
"If I understand the general trend of the world, how can I agree even if all my dear friends advise me to send troops?"
The eyes of Qu Huan, Jingchou and others are all confused! It has changed a bit.
Is King Chu Han reflecting on himself?
He is clearly slapping every major clan in the face!
Jingchou and others had to stand up immediately, and they all raised their hands: "I am guilty!"
The voice of King Chu Han became more and more miserable: "I am not guilty of loving you, but I am the one who is guilty! "
"In order to appease the Qin Dynasty, I had to remove Xiang Zhigui from his post, and even made Xiang Zhigui think about his mistakes behind closed doors."
"The punishment is on Xiang Zhigui, but the pain is there. In my heart!”
"Now that there is chaos within the Qin Dynasty, there is no time to look south."
"I want to withdraw the punishment of Xiang Zhigui and allow Xiang Zhigui to become the Shangzhu State of Chu."
< br>Chu Wanghan sighed softly: "But now it seems that Xiang Zhigui has a grudge against me!"
Chu Wanghan's words seemed weak.
But the last sentence made everyone feel shocked.
The word 'resentment in the heart' cannot be explained simply by saying that one feels uncomfortable.
What was the reason why Bai Qi was sentenced to death?
It’s just the resentment in my heart!
Now the King of Chu has put this name on Xiang Yan's head, which is equivalent to forcing Xiang Yan to a dead end!
Either enter the palace immediately and personally remove this charge.
Either stay in the house and wait to kill yourself!
Xiang Rong knelt down in fear and said, "Your Majesty, please be aware that my father has no resentment in his heart!" Gui is too deep!"
"With Xiang Zhigui's character, how can he be resentful to the king?"
"The king is kind and willing to give Xiang Zhigui a chance to lead the army again? , Xiang Zhigui will definitely feel deeply about it, and he will have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.”
"As long as a eunuch is sent to Xiang Zhigui's house and provokes him with words, Xiang Zhigui will definitely enter the palace immediately!"
The king of Chu turned to the young master and asked: "Really?"
This is the Shangzhu country of the few.
Why do you know him so well?
The young master spread out his alert hands and said, "This is my conjecture."
"Of course, I think it may be very likely."
King Han of Chu could not use this to attack, so he could only nodded slightly: "Brother Wang, this is a very good thing."
"Pass on my order! "
"I then sent eunuchs to Xiang Zhigui's house, saying that I intend to restore Xiang Zhigui to military power, and also intend to comfort my great Chu Zhuliang with fine wine and a prince."
" If Xiang Zhigui still has the heart to fight for our great Chu, he should enter the palace as soon as possible.”
Li Yuan immediately handed over his hand: "Wei!"
The eunuch went to find the last person on the King of Chu's list.
Chu Wang Han raised his wine baron and invited him to drink loudly: "My dear friends, drink to win!"
Xiong Shuichu and others hurriedly raised the wine baron: "Wang drinks to win!"
After drinking all the wine, King Chu Han sighed softly: "I invite you all to come here today to discuss a major matter."
"The reason why our great Chu was defeated in this battle was that the most important thing was the loss of Shouchun City."
"Now our great Chu's territory north of Yingshui has been captured by the Qin State. The distance was shortened again."
"Not only that, Qin also captured Daliang City!"
Chu Wanghan's voice turned solemn: "The Qin army destroyed Wei and took control of Wei's water. "
"Once the Qin army leads the Wei navy south, they can go down the river and reach Shouchun City!"
"My dear friends, do you have any ideas to share the worries of the few?"
Although the ministers had different thoughts, when the King of Chu raised this question, all the courtiers had to feel heavy.
Why did Chu State move its capital continuously?
It’s not because Chu State was attacked by Qin State one after another and its capital was conquered!
But this time the threat facing the capital of Chu State is more severe than before.
Once Qin decides to attack Chu, it can go down the Ying River and quickly face the walls of Shouchun City!
This feeling of being in the capital of the country under the enemy's butcher's knife is really uncomfortable.
Jingchou stood up and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I advise you to move the capital!"
"After this battle, the walls of Shouchun City have collapsed. It would be too expensive to repair them again. It took a long time. "And even if the walls of Shouchun City were restored to their original strength, they would not be able to stop the Qin army from flying stones."
"If the Qin army takes the land route, Shouchun City will be difficult to stop. If the Qin army takes the water route, Shouchun City will be in danger."
"Only moving the capital can ensure the peace of Shouchun City!"
Jing family Food towns are concentrated in the Yangtze River Basin in the southeast of Chu State.
Once the capital is moved in that direction, the Jing family may need to give up a city to Chu as the capital.
But correspondingly, Jing's other restaurants will inevitably achieve economic development driven by the capital!
However, most of Qu's food towns are concentrated in the Huaihe River Basin.
Once the capital of Chu State moves to the southeast, it will be a huge blow to the Qu family’s food town!
So Qu Huan immediately stood up and refuted: "Only if the capital is set in Shouchun, can our Chu army be stationed at the border of Qin and Chu."
"Once the capital is moved further south, I, Da Chu, will definitely lose control of Yingshui."
"The reason why I, Da Chu, has been defeated in consecutive battles is because I, Da Chu, will move the capital backward after each defeat."
"The reason why Qin has won many battles is because Qin keeps moving its capital."
"In the past, when Qin was about to fall, Duke Xiang of Qin moved his capital eastward to Yueyang, not hesitate to face the enemy's front. Qin As a result, the army gathered in Yueyang, and Qin just stopped its decline!"
"Now that Chu is defeated, I think it is inappropriate to move the capital."
"On the contrary, Chu should be moved. Plow deep into Shouchun City to prepare for another battle!"
What Qu Huan said is reasonable.
Whether it is Qin Xiangong moving the capital to the border or the later emperors guarding the country, they all prove the direct impact of the location of the capital on military power.
But this is the court of Chu State.
Right and wrong are important, but interests are even more important!
Zhao Cen asked angrily: "What will happen if the Qin army goes south again one day?"
Watching the three clans of Qu, Jing, Zhao and a group of minor nobles spitting and arguing fiercely With such an appearance, King Chu Han sneered in his heart.
This is my noble of Dachu!
The people just threw out a piece of bait, but they almost knocked the dog's brains out.
For your own interests, you don’t even care about the interests of the country!
At this moment, King Chu Han made up his mind completely.
"What my uncle said is right."
"If we don't get rid of all these moths, our great Chu will never prosper!"
"Even if we have to bear some risks, I should do this!"
Muttered , King Chu Han's peripheral vision caught the gaze of the young master carrying the cud.
The King of Chu suppressed his murderous intent, smiled, and raised his nobles to invite him to drink.
We are waiting for Xiang Zhigui, what are you waiting for!
The young master, carrying the cud, also hurriedly raised the wine baron and invited him to drink with a smile.
I am waiting for Xiang Zhigui, what are you waiting for!
As the officials argued, time passed quickly.
Half an hour later, a eunuch trotted up to King Chu's side and whispered: "Your Majesty, Xiang Zhigui has arrived outside the palace gate!"
"Of course, Xiang Zhigui has arrived outside the palace gate!" Zhi Guifei came alone, he also brought his family soldiers and some generals.”
King Han of Chu asked vigilantly: "Have you ever worn armor and held a soldier?"
The eunuch quickly shook his head: "No!"
King Han of Chu felt relieved and whispered softly: "Allow him to enter. Palace."
"Call the palace guards, take action!"
The eunuch responded solemnly: "Your order!"
The eunuch left in a hurry, and King Han of Chu once again saw the ministers who were still arguing in the palace.
After pouring all the warm rice wine in the wine cup into his throat, King Chu Han raised his right arm and then swung it out heavily.
"Dang~ Bang~ Bang!"
The wine cup in his hand fell to the ground, jumping and rolling down the steps and landed in the main hall.
The ministers immediately fell silent and suddenly turned to look at Chu King Han. They saw Chu King Han standing up and said quietly: "I am tired, I am tired."
As soon as he finished his sentence, a uniform cry of death sounded outside the hall.
"Destroy the traitors and protect the king!"
A well-known, strong and brave palace guard with a helmet and armor rushed into the hall.
Wangshan framed a young man from a wealthy family with a crossbow in hand.
In an instant, the bowstring exploded!
In the main hall, foreigners and civilians who had been promoted by Li Yuan in recent years also kicked and overturned the verdict, and shouted angrily:
"Your Majesty treats us favorably and gives us the opportunity to ascend to high positions."
“This group of national scoundrels have secretly occupied high positions, suppressed us, and even threatened the king.”
“He deserves to be punished for his crime!”
“Kill!”< br>
While shouting and shouting, the new dignitaries picked up the items they had handy and charged at the old nobles.
The other side.
Seeing the guards entering the palace, Jingchou's pupils narrowed even though he was on guard.
“How dare your Majesty risk the disapproval of the world and commit such a cruel act?!”
“Jing family’s children, file a case!”
With a sudden force of both hands, the table was lifted up.
The food cauldron on the desk fell to the ground, but the solid wood desk, which was thicker than the shield, helped them block the wave of crossbow arrows.
His arms were numb from the shock, but Jingchou gritted his teeth and held on to the table, shouting angrily: "Jing family's children, form a formation!"
"There are thieves who want to attack. Kill the king and protect him!”
In order to make the guards wary, the children of all races stopped shooting arrows and ran towards the hall in unison.
But a group of guards had already emerged from behind the high platform to protect King Han of Chu.
Looking across the shield wall at the blood flowers blooming from time to time, the King of Chu held a new wine baron in his hand and asked with a smile:
"My dear friends, I am having this feast..."
"Is it delicious?"
(End of this chapter)