Chapter 429: The Ministers and Others Are About to Fight to the Death, but the King Takes the Lead in Rebellion? !
Xiong Xun whispered: "All the ministers who did not second the proposal and forced the palace have been recorded in the record."
As for those who took the lead in making noise?
There is no need to remember them at all, they have already been in the little notebook of King Chu of Chu.
The King of Chu lowered his head and nodded slightly: "Select candidates to sneak into his mansion and investigate carefully."
"Before you find out its tendency, you must not act rashly to avoid alerting the enemy."
King Chu's pull was not only to influence the mood of the ministers, but also to give Xiong Xun more time to observe.
Although the King of Chu expelled all foreigners and ministers from common people in the court.
But who says that ministers born from common people will definitely favor the common people?
Who said that ministers born from noble families would definitely favor nobles?
Looking at the nobles of Da Chu, they are all short-sighted and greedy for profit, but there are still many ministers like Qu Yuan who jump out of the family's temporary interests and seek the eternal interests of Da Chu.
What King Chu wanted to do was to find these people, confirm them, and put them to good use.
Use the nobles to rule the nobles!
Xiong Xun solemnly agreed: "Wei!"
The voice of King Chu carrying the cud became a little louder: "Why hasn't the countryside around Xicheng been burned yet?"
Xiong Xun quickly explained: "The four groups of bandits around Xicheng are raised by the Zhao family."
"When Da Chu was suppressing bandits, the Zhao family had drawn a clear line between them and these four groups of bandits."
"After the bandit-suppressing army moved into the Qin State, the Zhao family quickly re-conquered the new leaders of the four bandits with heavy sums of money and food."
"My subordinates are trying their best to gain high positions and instigate their resentment against the Zhao family, so their actions have been a little slow."
The internal suppression of bandits was the first step in King Chu's overall plan.
In the process of suppressing the bandits, King Chu of Chu strictly interrogated all the captured bandits and questioned the nobles who served as their protectors, thereby forcing the nobles to cut off ties with the bandits under their command.
The simplest, reliable and sure way is to kill the main leaders of these thieves!
This will also make it difficult to reunite the severed ties.
However, it now seems that this method is effective, but the effect is really limited.
The King of Chu sighed for a moment and then gave the order: "There is no need for such cowardly people to stay."
"Send orders to those who are waiting to infiltrate these four groups of thieves and bring out the defense plan of the stronghold."
"Choose a female servant from the Zhao family to sleep with you tonight."
"Tomorrow I will send an order to Xicheng and the county magistrates of the six surrounding cities, and combine the power of the soldiers of the six cities and counties to wipe out these four groups of bandits immediately!"
Even if Zhao's daughter refuses to obey tonight and even bites King Chu Chu's shoulder, King Chu Chu will still smile and say, I just like such a fierce little horse! reward!
Out of his love for the Zhao family's daughter, the King of Chu not only promoted the Zhao family's daughter's character, but also ordered people to clean up the thieves near the Zhao family's food town.
It makes sense!
As for the next thing, there is no need for King Chu to worry about it.
Xiong Xun immediately said: "My troops will sit back and watch, waiting for the new bandits to set up a stronghold around Xicheng."
"Then choose the opportunity to join in and guide them to attack the countryside and acres within the Zhao family's food town!"
The King of Chu put his cud in his hands and nodded slightly: "Good!"
"There is a precedent here in Xicheng. You should judge as soon as possible whether the thieves who were supported by the people in the past will be willing to be the lackeys of the people again."
"If they care about eating rather than fighting, then destroy them as soon as possible!"
"Let me tell you all, please be cautious. In addition to continuing to stir up conflicts between bandits and powerful people, they only need to fight for high positions and expand their troops."
"Remember, don't be greedy for credit!"
In terms of disrupting Chu's rear, Yao Jia's greatest help was not Zhuang Jia, nor the Qin court.
But the King of Chu carried the cud!
It was the cover provided by King Chu of Chu that allowed the bandits to sneak into Chao City, Xiang City and other cities smoothly.
It was also the information provided by King Chu of Chu that allowed the rebel army to avoid the encirclement and suppression by the county soldiers one after another.
It was even more because of the mutual collusion and mutual help among the candidates under the command of King Chu, that many bandit armies continued to merge and join forces, and quickly grew into a huge bandit army that caused headaches for the Chu court.
As the king of Chu, the king of Chu was unable to control the military power, nor could he control the nobles, so it was difficult to achieve anything.
But as the King of Chu, the power and intelligence in Chu Chu's hands were enough to make him do bad things.
Without the help of King Chu of Chu, the situation in Chu would never have been so corrupt!
For the dignitaries of the Chu State, the situation was far from as simple as the enemy troops being at the headquarters.
But the king is taking the lead in the rebellion!
What the King of Chu wanted was very simple.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of Zhao State to contain Qin State, attack the powerful forces, expand the size of the main army, and strengthen the guns belonging to the King of Chu!
Xiong Xun wrote down the Chu King's instructions one by one, and then asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Zhuang Qiu has gathered more than 37,000 troops."
"This scale is already quite large, and Zhuang Qiu is becoming more and more extreme, often disobeying orders. I am afraid that Zhuang Qiu may have second thoughts!"
"Do you want to send men immediately to Zhao'an Village?"
The King of Chu held the cud in his hands and asked instead, "Do you know who the father of Zhuang Qiu is?"
After searching around in his brain, Xiong Xun slowly shook his head: "I don't know."
King Chu looked back with emotion in his eyes: "The father of Zhuang Qiu is the candidate Zhuang An."
"Zhuang An was once a commoner in the Jing family's town. His wife was kidnapped by the Jing family's children when she was seven months pregnant, and she was toyed with to death."
"His eight-year-old daughter was forcibly bought back to her home by the Jing family's children because of her outstanding appearance, and was toyed with to death."
"Zhuang An took the initiative to serve under Xiong You as a candidate. After handing over his son Zhuang Qiu to Hou Yan for upbringing, he hid in the Jing family for more than ten years to seek revenge."
"When Lord Chang'an of the Qin Dynasty attacked Shouchun, Xiong You used Zhuang'an, forcing the Jing family to participate in the battle to defend the city, and many of the Jing family's children died in the battle."
"And Zhuang An was beheaded by Jingli on the spot!"
Although Zhuang An played an important role in the struggle between Xiong You and the Jing family, few people remember this name.
Xiong You has never heard of this name from beginning to end!
Until today, this name was dug out from the pile of old papers by the nobles.
Because this name has a new role!
Xiong Xun couldn't help but look happy: "No wonder Zhuang Qiu gathered his troops and attacked Chao City. He repeatedly resisted orders and attacked the Jing family's food town. It's because he has such a blood feud with the Jing family!"
"In this case, even if Zhuang Qiu has second thoughts, he will not be willing to be the servant of the common people!"
The King of Chu lowered his head and nodded gently: "You can give Zhuang Chou some trust."
"However, among the more than 30,000 bandits under Zhuang Chou's command, there are many who are brave and fierce and have a good reputation."
"With Zhuang Qiu's ability, he may not be able to suppress the situation."
"You can send more than ten candidates to Zhuang Chou's headquarters to help Zhuang Chou."
There is a difference between some trust and complete trust.
Those candidates are not only Zhuang Chou's helpers, but also Zhuang Chou's supervisors!
Xiong Xun said clearly: "I understand."
The King of Chu carried Chu and continued to give instructions: "In addition, you should rush to Penglize and Yunmengze as soon as possible to recruit these bandits who have been entrenched in our territory for many years into Da Chu's command."
Xiong Xun's mouth turned bitter.
Your Majesty, I am just a human being and I don’t know the art of clones!
I already have enough work to do. You can't just catch me and exploit me all by yourself!
King Chu of Chu also understood that he had gone too far.
But there is no way, there are indeed too few available and trustworthy people in his hands.
The King of Chu looked at Xiong Xun with his cud in his hands and said sincerely: "Who is the one who issued the order, who is the leader, who is the one who is responsible!"
"The reason why I agreed to Ling Yin's advice is because I love you."
"When Aiqing returns in triumph, all the thieves and bandits from Zhao'an will be under Aiqing's command!"
Xiong Xun's heart felt warm, but he said hesitantly, "Yes, I am Hou Yan."
It was not etiquette for the King of Chu to carry the cud, but he patted Xiong Xun's arm very kindly and said sincerely: "I know that you are good at espionage, but rarely engage in military affairs."
"It is indeed a bit difficult for Aiqing to take charge of the army."
"Of course, these soldiers and horses are related to my control of the great Chu, and they are also my lifeblood!"
"Only by handing this army and horse into the hands of Aiqing can I feel at ease, otherwise I will have trouble sleeping all night!"
"My dear, are you willing to take on some of the hard work and share my worries for me?"
"When I gain some power in the court, I will reward you by promoting you to Mo Ao!"
The King of Chu said what he said was true and sincere.
Xiong Xun listened with enthusiasm.
Your Majesty, he believes in me!
Looking at all the ministers of Chu, the king alone believes in me!
More importantly, who would be willing to be the spy chief if he could be Mo Ao!
King Chu's betrayal of Chu indeed put great pressure on Xiong Xun, but it also gave Xiong Xun a piece of pie that made his eyes red!
Xiong Xun suddenly handed over his hands and shouted in a low voice: "I am willing to go through fire and water for the king, even if I die!"
The King of Chu hurriedly helped Xiong Xun up with his cud in his hands: "My dear, please get up quickly!"
The monarch and his ministers met each other for a long time, and Xiong Xuncai left with high spirits.
Looking at Xiong Xun's back, King Chu's gaze slowly turned cold.
trust?
Once upon a time, the dignitaries of the Chu State were also the most ‘trusted’ people by the King of Chu!
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With the great expectations of the King of Chu, Xiong Xun put on a short game and sneaked into various swamps.
But someone was ahead of him.
Penglize Island in the middle of the lake.
Yao Jia, wearing plain white clothes and pretending to be a merchant, was alone.
A group of water bandits holding weapons surrounded him, looking at him with bright eyes.
"Are you really a guest of the Qin Kingdom, Yao Shangqing?"
"Yao Shangqing actually came to our little water village, my great water! My great-grandson will be able to brag about this for the rest of his life!"
"May I ask Yao Shangqing, how did you become a nobleman? Are there many women who are throwing themselves at you and letting you play with them?"
"Are the women in those women's houses more fragrant than ordinary women? Softer? Whiter?"
The water bandits were so excited!
Through Zhuang Jia's propaganda, although Yao Jia is not in the Chu region, he has already become a legend in the hearts of the bandits in the Chu region!
Now, this legend was standing in front of them alive.
The thieves couldn't help but curiously asked questions one after another.
But the more I asked, the more I ran down three roads!
If any other dignitaries stood here, they would be frowned upon and filled with disgust by the vulgar words spoken by the water bandits.
But for Yao Jia, who once mingled among thieves in Daliang City and was untied by Ying Chengyu, this was all trivial.
Instead of being annoyed, Yao Jia replied with a smile: "It would be superficial to judge only by fragrance, whiteness and softness."
"Those women are not only beautiful in appearance, but also touching people's hearts with every glance and smile, and touching people's soul with every move they make."
"She has whatever look you want."
"She can accompany you on any topic you want to talk about."
Yao Jia raised his eyebrows: "We spent a lot of money. It's not enough to just make your body happy, you have to make your heart happy too!"
A group of water bandits turned red and bowed when Yao Jia said this.
But no one retreated, and their voices couldn't help but raise their voices: "This mother is still a flower for nobles to play with!"
"Being comfortable alone is enough for enjoyment, but you also need to make your heart feel comfortable? Hey, how can your heart be so comfortable?"
"If I can enjoy it once, I can shorten my life by ten years!"
Yao Jia showed an expression that every man would understand: "Do you think this is the end?"
The water bandits couldn't help but get closer and looked at Yao Jia expectantly.
Isn't this enough?
The corner of Yao Jia's mouth curled up slightly: "You don't need to pay for all your assets. Someone will pay for you."
"There will be people who will stuff all kinds of women into your house without any reason."
"Now there are nearly a hundred maids and dancers in my official residence."
"Alas~ In order not to offend others, I can't refuse even if I refuse!"
All the water bandits couldn't help but take a breath of air.
for free!
Free gift!
I can’t even refuse!
What are you rejecting? Don't give it to us!
The water bandits were in an uproar, and their words were full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
Just when Yao Jia was about to hook up with the water bandits, a deep voice suddenly sounded.
"Everything is going on!"
The water bandits suddenly became more honest and stood in a row obediently.
A strong man glared at the water bandits, strode towards Yao Jia, and loudly handed over his hands:
"I've heard Yao Shangqing's name for a long time, and to be able to meet him today is truly a blessing."
"Peng Lize and Chen Li, meet Yao Shangqing!"
Standing up, Chen Li looked at Yao Jia with wary eyes:
"I just don't know how someone as great as Yao Shangqing could set foot in such a lowly place?"