I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 262 Chapter 305 Chapter 306
There are many militaristic monarchs in history, but most of them have different purposes.

It's as if Emperor Wu of the Han launched a military campaign because the Huns were too deceitful back then, and Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty launched a military campaign because he wanted to cover up the fact that he killed his nephew and usurped the throne.

As for the king of Chu, Xiongwei, there is only one reason why he wants to resort to military action - time is running out.

For a person like him who only wants to bring Chu State back to its peak with his own efforts all his life, it is his ultimate goal in life to revive Chu State and make the whole world submit to Chu State.

However, it is obvious that no matter what kind of king it is, and no matter what its purpose is, "military aggression" will be a disaster for the people under its rule.

Qianxi, where [-] Chu troops were stationed.

Now that the King of Chu has come, he has no intention of going back at all, even he himself will never go back to Zhang Huatai, which he has worked so hard to create.

And when all the officials who followed him were still immersed in the joy of the great victory ahead, except for a few people, no one noticed anything wrong.

On the fifth day after the good news came from the front line, the King of Chu suddenly announced another "extremely exciting" news that caught them off guard.

Qianxi is a good place. Compared with the current capital of Chu State, this place extends in all directions, and it is the key to conquering the Quartet and even destroying Wu in the future!
Therefore, the king of Chu decided to move the capital to Qianxi and build another platform in Qianxi, named "Qianxi Terrace".

The decree came out from the camp of King Chu, and the huge Qianxi River boiled again.

The ministers of the state of Chu naturally flocked to the king's decision and expressed their approval.

After all, if the king of Chu didn't make a big deal of construction, where would they go to speculate and take advantage of corruption?

Only Shen Wuyu, when he heard the news, he became extremely anxious.

Even though Shen Wuyu is a lowly official at this moment, he doesn't care about so many, and he went directly to the big tent again to pay homage to the King of Chu.

"Your Majesty, now that you have been fighting for years, the national treasury is empty, and the people of Li are miserable, how can you use labor to build a new city?"

"Also ask the king to take back the order, the most important thing is to support the people, Xu Tumou!"

He really couldn't stand it anymore.

Although Li Ran had only reminded him before, it was not appropriate to anger the King of Chu at this moment.

But he came anyway, and he didn't think about beating around the bush.Instead, he expressed his advice with very sharp words.

"What nonsense!"

"My country of Chu is at its peak, but what's the point of building a new capital?!"

"Shen Wuyu! Don't scare me here!"

King Chu was not very happy, but he didn't get angry directly, he just waved his sleeves to signal Shen Wuyu to retreat.

However, not only did Shen Wuyu not retreat, but he knelt and walked a step closer, and paused again:
"Your Majesty! Since your Majesty ascended the throne, our country of Chu has been engaged in numerous foreign wars. This time, we have tried our best to destroy Zhufang City. The people of Li are suffering from hard labor, and the farming season has already been delayed. Now that the war is set, it is only appropriate Rest in peace and support the people, how can you be driven again?"

"At this time, if the king wants to rebuild a new capital, he will surely provoke resentment from the people! At that time, the power of the people will be overwhelmed, and I will be in danger! Your lord!"

To be honest, Shen Wuyu is the only one in the entire Chu Kingdom who can be compared with Li Ran.

It's just that Li Ran doesn't want to tell the truth at this moment, so this burden can only fall on Shen Wuyu's shoulders.

After hearing what he said, King Chu's originally heroic face suddenly darkened.

"To shut up!"

"Go down!"

Obviously, the king of Chu also knew that it was a kind word, so he still didn't do anything to him.

After all, he, the King of Chu, is not a fool. Could it be that he really can't tell the difference between good and bad Zhongliang?

However, he has always been concerned about face, and his vanity is inflated. Since he has already proposed to move the capital, it is naturally a golden word, a word of gold, and must not be changed.

What's more, "moving the capital to Qianxi" is a feat that has never been done by previous emperors.Therefore, in his opinion, this matter is a thousand-year plan related to the state of Chu!
Therefore, although he knew that what Shen Wuyu said was actually correct, he was not moved by it at all.

"Your Majesty!"

"Has the king forgotten the lesson of Shang Zhou? Zhou conquered Dongyi and moved his capital to Chaoge, which caused chaos in the world!"

"Is it possible that the king wants to learn from him?!"

Before King Chu could get angry, Shen Wuyu got angry first without holding back his words.

He roared with righteous indignation, venting all the dissatisfaction that had already piled up in his heart, and his face was full of indescribable anger and excitement.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the king of Chu stood up against the table, his crown trembling, and his anger was like a cloud.

"presumptuous!"

"Come on! Let the widow drag this guy down!"

Hearing Shen Wuyu comparing himself to a tyrant like Xia Jie and Shang Zhou, any promising hero would probably not be able to hold back his rage.

Chu Wang Xiong Weizi is no exception.

However, he still had a sliver of rationality, and he didn't order Shen Wuyu to be executed directly, but he just ordered someone to drag him down.

"Your Majesty! If your Majesty insists on going his own way today and hurts the foundation of the country, the fate of the future will not be much better than that of Shang Zhou!"

"Our Chu Kingdom's hundreds of years of foundation will be ruined in the hands of the King!"

"Your Majesty! Please take it back, Your Majesty! Take it back!"

Shen Wuyu, who was not afraid of death, broke free from the restraints of the guards, stepped forward again to remonstrate, his gaze was like a torch, his expression was firm, and his tone was strong, which was evident.

This time, even though the king of Chu had a guilty conscience, he couldn't bear it any longer.

He wanted to give Shen Wuyu a little color, but he didn't mind it. After all, he also knew that moving the capital was easy to say, but there were bound to be many obstacles in doing it.

However, Shen Wuyu repeatedly persecuted him with his words, but it directly pushed him to the limit.

If he retreats at this moment, it is tantamount to admitting that he is no different from Shang Zhou, so he will never retreat, and he will never admit this!
"The widow does not kill the national scholars, but today I insist on seeking death, and the widow will fulfill you!"

"Come on, drag Shen Wuyu out, Huan (huan)!"

The last two words were uttered from King Chu's mouth, and the temperature in the entire camp dropped.

It can be described as the cruelest torture in history, which is the so-called car cracking in later generations.

The king of Chu actually wanted to use such torture to "punish" Shen Wuyu today, which shows how angry the king of Chu has become.

"Your Majesty!"

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

At this time, Wu She, who was outside the tent, also suddenly barged in with a look of shock on his face.

"What? Wu She, do you want to be with him too?"

King Chu's eyes were full of anger.

"My lord, although Wu Yu exaggerates the truth, his loyalty to the emperor is a lesson to be learned from the world!"

"Your Majesty is the master of wisdom, how could you mistakenly kill a national soldier in a moment of anger!"

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

This is the difference between Wu She and Shen Wuyu.

Faced with the same problem, Wu She did not directly point out what the King of Chu did wrong, but first praised the King of Chu, and then advised him.

This may be what he learned from his father, or it may be because everyone in the Wu family drank some Zhou Ren's ink.

"Humph!"

"Shen Wuyu and below commit crimes, death penalty!"

"Wu She, for your father's sake, I don't care about your crime of trespassing today!"

"Stay back quickly!"

Obviously, the king of Chu was completely enraged at this time, and he didn't care whether Wu She was right or wrong. Anyway, Lao Tzu is now number one in the world, and Lao Tzu must kill Shen Wuyu now.

Hearing this, Wu She was stunned and stood in the tent speechless for a while.

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Chapter 306_ The Gentleman Harmonizes But Differs

Shen Wuyu proved one thing to everyone with his actual actions.

That is to say, there are still ministers in Chu State, and they are extremely loyal ministers.

It's just that the current King of Chu is not the original King of Chuzhuang.

Even if there are Zhengchen, it may not be used.

Seeing that Shen Wuyu was about to die, Wu Sheqing knew that if he continued, he might be implicated by it, so he could only choose to keep silent immediately.

He is a smart man, of course he knows that this matter should not be involved too deeply.

The current king of Chu is no longer what he can persuade.

And Shen Wuyu saw that he was driven up from left to right, and forced to turn around behind him, and suddenly he looked up to the sky and burst out laughing.

"Hahaha! With such a master, I am in danger! I am in danger!"

At this point, Shen Wuyu doesn't care about the monarchs and ministers anymore, since he's going to die anyway, it's better to just say what's in his heart and die happily.

Hearing the sound, the king of Chu gritted his teeth, and almost couldn't resist pulling out the sword of the guard beside him.

"Drag it!"

"Drag it!"

"Your Majesty, Li Ran is asking to see you."

Just then, Li Ran came.

Hearing Li Ran begging to see him, the angry King Chu immediately sobered up a lot, but the anger on his face was still visible to the naked eye.

He glanced at Shen Wuyu who had been dragged out, then at Wu She, and then waved his hand to invite Li Ran in.

At this time, Li Ran was standing outside the tent, watching Shen Wuyu being dragged out by the guards.

"Wait a minute!"

When Li Ran raised his hand, he directly stopped the guard who was dragging Shen Wuyu to execute him.

"Let's take care of Dr. Shen well, and it won't be too late to deal with it after someone meets the king."

At this time, Li Ran's identity was already the county magistrate of Yeyi, and who in Chu State didn't know that the King of Chu listened to Li Ran the most?

Hearing what Li Ran said, the guards immediately nodded towards Li Ran.

"You... oh..."

Li Ran looked at Shen Wuyu and let out a long sigh before turning around and entering the camp.

"Foreign minister Li Ran, pay homage to Your Majesty."

"May I ask why you came here?"

At this time, the King of Chu was still unable to calm down the anger in his heart, but when facing Li Ran, he had to temporarily suppress the anger in his heart, and turned his back.

Li Ran glanced at Wu She who was at the side, and he understood what happened just now.

Just listen to him say:

"I still remember the meeting in Guodi, where I had a conversation with the king."

"Your Majesty asked your ministers about Duke Huan of Qi and the nine vassals, and expressed his ambition to follow the example of Duke Huan of Qi."

"I don't know if Your Majesty still remembers?"

After the words fell, the King of Chu turned around slowly, with the anger from just now remaining in his brows and eyes.

However, he still nodded towards Li Ran and said:
"Well, the widow will remember."

Li Ran was overjoyed when he saw this, and couldn't help laughing:
"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and his mind is no less than that of Duke Huan of Qi. However, the reason why Duke Huan of Qi was able to achieve hegemony back then was because Guan Zhong could serve the monarch 'harmoniously but differently'."

"But I don't know. Has Your Majesty ever heard the difference between '和' and '同'?"

After asking this question, the king of Chu knew Li Ran's intention for coming. Obviously, he was about to start "talking on and on" again.

But at the same time, the king of Chu also knew that Li Ran was obviously trying to find a way for himself to go downhill.

"I have never heard of it. Please tell me, sir, with the widow."

Seeing this, Li Ran took another step forward and continued to reply:
"The so-called 'and' is like making soup, cooking fish and meat with water, fire, vinegar, sauce, salt, plum, cooking with firewood, and the chef will reconcile it to make the taste moderate. If the taste is too weak Just increase the seasoning, if the taste is too strong, add water to dilute it. So the soup that a gentleman drinks can calm his heart."

"The same is true between the monarch and his ministers. What the monarch thinks is okay, but there are some things that are not good, the ministers should point out its shortcomings, and make the part that is acceptable more complete. It is necessary to point out its feasible part. In this way, political affairs can be peaceful and not violate etiquette. Therefore, the "Poetry" says: "There is also peace and soup, both precepts and peace. There is no speech, and there are always disputes."

"It can be seen that the reason why the ancient kings of Zhou people wanted to mix the five flavors and harmonize the five tones was to calm the heart. In the same way, the sound is the same as the taste, which is composed of one breath, two bodies, three categories, four things, five The sound, the six rhythms, the seven tones, the eight winds, and the nine songs are composed of each other. They are regulated by voice, size, short and long, urgency, sorrow, hardness and softness, speed and slowness, high and low, in and out, and density. Therefore, a gentleman listens to In order to be able to have peace of mind. When the heart is peaceful, the virtues will be easy-going. Therefore, the "Poetry" also said that 'the sound of virtue is not flawed'."

"However, there are many people around the king now, but flattering people who are only ignorant of the same and not in harmony. The words of these people are like using clean water to adjust clean water. Who can eat it? Who's going to listen to it?"

"Today, I am lucky to have Shen Wuyu, who dared to disobey Yan Zhijian, this is exactly the 'harmony between the monarch and his ministers'! It is really a blessing for the king to have this 'direct minister and righteous man'! So, how can we kill him?"

Of course the King of Chu knew the power of Li Ran's mouth, and what Li Ran said were all simple and clear principles, so he should understand it.

He looked at Li Ran calmly, and said slowly:

"What Mr. is to the widow is the real Guan Zhong to Qi Huan!"

"Since the master has spoken, the widow will save him from death."

The importance of Li Ran was once again highlighted.

What the king of Chu probably would not have thought was that today he spared Shen Wuyu's life, but he also forged a trace of good fruit for himself in the future.

"Sir, do you have anything else to do today?"

"Back to the king, Sun Wu has already escorted Qingfeng to Qianxi."

Yes, in fact, Li Ran didn't just come to intercede for Shen Wuyu.

"what?"

"Sun Qing is back?"

The king of Chu was startled when he heard the sound, and immediately stood up.

What is a big event, this is a big event!

Hearing that Sun Wu had brought Qing Feng back, the King of Chu was very excited for a moment, and he wanted to go and see this rebellious minister and traitor of Qi State.

But who would have thought that Li Ran cupped his hands and blocked his words:
"Your Majesty, it's best not to look at it right now."

"Oh? Why is that?"

The king of Chu asked puzzledly.

Just listen to Li Ran said:
"Your Majesty convened a meeting to claim the land and ally the princes. What you are fighting is the banner of capturing the traitors for Qi."

"Although Chu State has been able to capture Qing Feng alive, if His Majesty meets with him in private, if this matter is spread, it may be disadvantageous to Chu State!"

"Furthermore, Your Majesty is the king of a country, and Qing Feng is nothing more than a traitor of the whole country. His status does not match. Your Majesty does not need to condescend to see him."

After all, the Shendi meeting was proposed by Li Ran. It was his original intention and ultimate goal to maintain the peaceful and friendly relationship between Chu and the Central Plains countries.

After hearing this, the king of Chu felt that it was reasonable, but his heart was itchy.After all, it was so difficult to win Zhu Fangcheng and capture Qing Feng alive. If he is not allowed to show off his might, it will indeed make him feel uncomfortable!
"Okay... If that's the case, then please, sir, go to meet this Qingfeng on behalf of the widow."

After thinking for a while, King Chu suddenly said:

"In addition, sir, please help me to ask, what is the idea of ​​Qi State."

The last sentence sounds a bit inexplicable.

But as smart as Li Ran, he instantly understood what King Chu meant.

The King of Chu wanted to personally interrogate Qing Feng for one and only one purpose, that is Qi State's attitude towards Chu State's destruction of Wu and Northward Central Plains matter.

On this point, Qing Feng, as a native of Qi, and as a former minister of power of Qi, still has the right to speak.

How could Li Ran not know this?
The reason why he didn't let the King of Chu interrogate Qing Feng himself was precisely to prevent Qing Feng from telling the King of Chu the truth about this.

No matter what attitude Qi State has towards Chu State, it is best not to let the King of Chu know in advance.

This is the safest way at present.

"Mr. Lao will be responsible for this matter. When Wu Ju returns in triumph, the widow will definitely reward him!"

The King of Chu looked at Li Ranyan very boldly and said.

(End of this chapter)