Chapter 382 Who is the traitor? I punish myself!
Helv City.
Here we witnessed King Helv of Wu destroying Chu but being defeated by Yue, and King Wu Fucha defeating Yue to avenge his father but eventually perishing at Yue.
As the last capital city built by the Wu Kingdom when it was at its peak, it has witnessed the peak of the Wu Kingdom and has also fallen into decline due to the demise of the Wu Kingdom, covered with the frost of time.
The King of Chu decided to establish the capital in Shouchun, Chunshenjun's original land, and changed the title of Chunshenjun to Wu, which brought the possibility of revival to the city.
Chun Shenjun's sudden death put an end to Helu City's revival.
Fortunately, Chun Shenjun's repairs and transformations for this big city were not in vain, and he lived up to his reputation as the first patron of the capital.
After more than two hundred years, this city was finally chosen as the capital again!
The construction site that had been stopped started again. More than 100,000 people were recruited from all directions, carrying basket after basket of soil, and endlessly consolidating the city wall.
A nobleman with money and power moved into this city, causing the city's gold content to rise suddenly.
The pyrotechnics brought by the interweaving flow of people continue to squeeze and condense the cold air accumulated over more than 200 years.
Then all of them were poured into the original Chunshenjun Mansion and the current Helu Palace!
In the main hall, all the kings and ministers of the Chu Kingdom looked towards the middle of the main hall with serious faces.
There, a pair of Chang'an plows still stained with mud lay peacefully. Several baskets of the core iron components of the Chang'an plow were placed aside. A middle-aged man in short clothes knelt on the ground, rustling. trembling.
The King of Chu asked in a cold voice: "You said this was given to you by someone else?"
The middle-aged man shuddered subconsciously and looked at Zhaocen.
Zhaocen scolded him without hesitation: "Look what I have done!"
"Answer the king's questions truthfully!"
"Answer honestly, The king will reward you generously.”
“But if you dare to cheat at all?”
"The three tribes of you are not protected!"
The middle-aged man became even more panicked and said repeatedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"
"How dare you, the villain, deceive the king even a little bit!"
“This thing was indeed given to the villain by someone else!”
“Before that person brought this thing, the villain had no idea that there were such divine objects in the world.”
"After getting this thing, the villain immediately wanted to dedicate it to the king!"
Although the middle-aged man was scared to death, he still smiled flatteringly: "In the whole world, only the king can do this!" You deserve to enjoy such a treasure!”
But what King Chu wants is not just a Chang’an plow!
The King of Chu immediately asked, "Who is the person who gave you this thing?"
The middle-aged man quickly replied: "It's Mr. Jia!"
The King of Chu carried Chu and continued to ask: "Who is Mr. Jia?!"
The middle-aged man replied while recalling: "Mr. Jia is Mr. Jia."
"There is a mole at the corner of his mouth. He also..."
Looking back carefully, the middle-aged man found it difficult to describe what kind of person Mr. Jia was.
He is neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, and his accent is standard Shouchun Chu dialect. It is difficult to judge his place of origin based on this, and he has no characteristics except for the mole.
The middle-aged man could only say: "He is an ordinary person."
"This man came and left in a hurry, without staying for a long time, and the villain did not find out where he was from or who he worked for. "
"He just ordered the villain to rob a fleet, and told the villain not to hurt the lives of the sailors, and not to rob more, but only one ship."
"These iron tools were snatched from that ship."
The king of Chu's eyes lit up.
The clue is coming!
The King of Chu shouted in a low voice: "Check!"
"Follow this fleet to investigate thoroughly!"
"Be sure to find out who it is!" People are shaking the foundation of our great state of Chu!"
Zhao Cen looked at the King of Chu with his cud in his eyes, stepped forward and said, "I will report to the king."
"After hearing this person's report, I escorted this person into the palace and asked people to investigate."
"The fleet did not have any cover, so I have gained a little."
The King of Chu smiled and nodded: "Ai Qing is really a weakling."
"Has Ai Qing ever found out who did this?"
Zhaocen looked at King Chu of Chu with an increasingly complicated look: "The master of this fleet is Young Master Qi."
"This voyage is from Qin to sell Qin's good horses to Wang Shangzhong's uncle and merchant Zhong."
This is also the fundamental reason why Zhaocen brought his water bandits to see King Chu of Chu.
Is the property that the King of Chu owed Uncle Chu Zhong really the property that the King of Chu owed to Uncle Chu Zhong?
Zhao Cen and others knew very well that Chu King Fu Chu’s uncle Zhong had been his white glove since King Chu Fu Chu had not yet ascended the throne, helping him earn money for him to lobby all parties, and let Chu Chu Wang Fuchu's body was not stained with the smell of copper.
So to a certain extent, this is a deal between Xiong Qi and King Chu of Chu!
Zhaocen was not qualified to investigate further and could only report it.
Zhaocen needs an explanation!
When the entry of Chang'an plow has been ordered to be blocked, why are there so many Chang'an plow parts on the cargo ship delivering goods to you?
Why are these accessories not loaded uniformly but five hundred pairs hidden on each ship?
Why does that ‘Mr. Jia’ know so much about this?
Zhaocen, Jingchou and other noble leaders all watched the King of Chu carrying the cud with solemn eyes. We risked the Yi clan to help you kill Chu King Han and support you to ascend the throne, not to let you stab us in the back!
Looking into the eyes of Zhaocen and others, the King of Chu felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave with his cud!
The King of Chu, Fu Chu, who had led a regicide to seize the throne, knew very well how far these nobles would go to protect their own interests.
They can blatantly kill Chu King Han for profit, and they can also blatantly kill Chu King Fucu for profit!
With his mind racing, King Chu decisively cut off the topic, pointed the finger at 'Mr. Jia' again and asked: "What did that man ask for when he gave the Chang'an plow to you and others?"
The middle-aged man's gaze He flickered for a moment and said with a puzzled look on his face: "When Mr. Jia sent the Chang'an plow, many people were asking him what exactly he wanted."
"This thing is really important to the water bandits. It's so important that the water bandits want it at all costs!"
"But Mr. Jia's request is just for the water bandits to live well."
The kings and ministers of Chu State felt extremely absurd. .
Live well?
What kind of request is this!
Jingchou angrily shouted: "How dare you deceive the emperor, a lowly commoner!"
The middle-aged man trembled all over, his lower clothes were stained with moisture, and said in a trembling voice: "No , Don’t dare!”
“Mr. Jia’s current request for the water bandits is to keep them alive so that they can continue to thrive and grow.”
"But Mr. Jia's words are full of dissatisfaction with the powerful."
"The villain thinks that Mr. Jia may be intending to let the water bandits accumulate manpower, and they will join Mr. Jia in rebellion in the future!"< br>
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the hall became a little colder.
There is an anti-Chu force in Da Chu, and this force is actually colluding with bandits and water bandits from all sides to cause chaos!
The king of Chu slapped the table with his cud in his hands and shouted angrily: "Thief!"
"What this person is seeking is not small profits, but to cause chaos for our country!"
"My dear friends, do you have any good ideas to help me?"
Zhao Cen handed over his hand first: " We don’t know much about those thieves now.”
“I advise the king to thoroughly investigate and torture Shang Jia Zhong!”
Shang Jia Zhong is Zhao Zhong, the second uncle of Chu King.
Zhaocen felt very uneasy about interrogating King Chu's second uncle who was carrying cud.
But the King of Chu said without hesitation: "As Ling Yin said, it should be investigated thoroughly."
"Pass on my order!"
"Everyone who is related to this case, regardless of their identity or dignity, will be put into prison and interrogated severely, including my uncle Zhong!"
"Zhao Yin." King Chu said solemnly Said: "I will leave this matter to you."
"Even in this palace, you can go in and investigate!"
If you have done nothing wrong, you are not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door.
King Fuchu of Chu knew very well that this matter had nothing to do with him, and Zhao Zhong would not go behind his back to do such a big thing.
So, just look it up!
Zhaocen looked at the King of Chu in disbelief. Did he really let his ministers investigate?
Even if you have a clear conscience, don’t you care about the majesty of the king?
But looking at the firm gaze of Chu King Ning Chu, Zhaocen still held his hands after hesitating for a long time and said: "Wei!"
Chu Wang Ning Chu showed a gentle smile: "Thank you for your help, I love you. "
"This matter involves the young master Qi in Qin, and it is very important."
"Let Qu Dazai help Ling Yin to deal with the diplomatic issues that arise."< br>
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Jingchou and other noble leaders changed.
The person who can use that fleet to do things is not only King Chu Chu, but also Xiong Qi!
In terms of operability, Xiong Qi, as the shipper, has more room to commit crimes.
In terms of motivation, doesn’t Xiong Qi want to be the King of Chu? He wanted to! This is the most sufficient motivation!
The words of King Chu of Chu led the powerful people’s thoughts to another person who was not here and unable to defend himself, Xiong Qi!
Seeing that the ministers were in deep thought, King Chu relaxed a little, but he did not let the ministers think. Instead, he immediately moved on to the next topic: "A thorough investigation will take time."
"Especially the matter involving the young master Qi. , it will take several months to get the results."
"But a few months are enough for all the water bandits in our Dachu territory to obtain Chang'an plows."
"And this is Chang'an. It is not difficult to forge plows. As long as the water bandits can find the help of craftsmen, they can get countless Chang'an plows and sell them to Guizhou and the people!"
When you find a cockroach in the house, it means the house! There is already a nest of cockroaches in there.
In the same way, when the King of Chu discovered a pair of Chang'an plows in Chu State, it meant that there were already a large number of Chang'an plows in Chu State!
What’s even more frightening than this is that the difficulty of the Changan plow is not in the materials and craftsmanship, but in the design and structure.
When a Chang'an plow falls into the hands of water bandits, the Chang'an plow is no longer a secret. Once the water bandits and craftsmen combine, the Chang'an plow will sweep the entire Chu country like a virus!
At that time, perhaps the big families such as Qu, Jing, Zhao and others still did not use the Chang'an plow for the sake of blockade technology. Instead, it was the small landowners and water bandits who used the Chang'an plow first.
It’s okay if I sanction myself!
The most terrifying thing is that when workers and farmers unite, workers forge Chang'an plows for farmers to use, and farmers give their surplus grain to workers to chew, they will be surprised to find that the life away from the powerful and the court can be so enjoyable!
This will not only make it more difficult to exterminate the bandits, but also make more and more child servants unwilling to be exploited and yearn to escape into the child servant army.
This is tantamount to a devastating blow to the nobles!
The King of Chu stood up and looked at all the courtiers sincerely: "If this is the case! The country will be in chaos!"
"Why do you love me to teach others?!"
(End of this chapter)