Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 473
Seeing the King of Chu Xiong Zhen at this time, Qing Ji was filled with emotions.

Xiong Zhen's current age is only twenty-one years old, ten years younger than Qingji.

Not to mention his sluggish and haggard face, Qingji can still see the white hair on his head.

This is really hard to take care of yourself overnight!

It's like when Wu Zixu passed Zhaoguan back then, his head turned gray overnight.

Now that Xiong Zhen's country is ruined and his family is in ruins, and he is still under house arrest by the enemy, it is conceivable that he has complex emotions such as resentment, helplessness, and melancholy in his heart.

If it is changed to Qing Ji, it may not be able to maintain the original demeanor.

Xiong Zhen (King Zhao of Chu) was historically known as the Lord of ZTE of Chu State.

However, Xiong Zhen's personal ability is limited after all.

He could rejuvenate the Chu Kingdom without the help of Zixi, Shen Zhuliang, Shen Baoxu and other talented people.

Qingji didn't speak, but stretched out his hand, took a sheepskin map handed over by the guards at the side, and then waved his hand to make all the guards back down.

"King Chu, are you safe here?"

Hearing this, King Chu Xiong Zhen slowly opened his eyes, looked at Qingji thoughtfully, and did not speak.

Qing Ji slowly sat opposite Xiong Zhen, spreading the sheepskin map on the table.

This is a map of the territory of Chu State, every city, pass, every river, etc., are clearly visible.

"Qingji, are you here to make fun of me?"

Xiong Zhen's face was very gloomy, but he didn't get angry after all.

If this were the previous Xiong Zhen, he would be so angry that he would lose his mind uncontrollably.

However, after experiencing so many hardships, Xiong Zhen has already undergone considerable transformation.

Being able to control one's anger and not express it is a rare quality for a king.

Qingji admits that Xiong Zhen has grown up and can be his opponent.

However, with the current national strength of Chu State, even if Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, or King Zhuang of Chu were still alive, Xiong Zhen could no longer become the worry of State Wu!

"The king of Chu is serious."

Hearing Xiong Zhen call him by his first name, Qingji didn't mind, and said with a faint smile, "I came here to make peace with you. I don't intend to destroy Chu. Husbands and fighters are only for weak Chu. Not dead Chu!"

"Peace talk?"

Xiong Zhen sneered and said, "King Wu, let me guess."

"I'm afraid the Qin army has conquered Wandi and is coming to kill Suicheng?"

"good."

Qing Ji did not deny this, and said slowly: "Of course, I am not afraid of Master Qin, but I don't want to increase casualties."

"King Chu, it is said that those who know current affairs are heroes."

"The state of Chu is almost subjugated right now. The Chu masters are all lost. Even you, the king of Chu, have been captured by the widows. After all, the Qin army is an outsider. How can we help the Chu people to restore the country regardless of their care?"

After a pause, Qingji waved his big hand, clenched his fists in front of Xiong Zhen's eyes and said, "If you want to, you can destroy Chu with just a snap of your fingers."

"It's just that Chu State has a vast territory and a large population. The state of Jingchu has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for more than five hundred years, and few people worry about it. However, the Chu people repeatedly attacked our Wu army and refused to accept the governance."

"The ambition of the widow is to be the princes of the nine unions, and to control the world! It is not limited to Chu."

"King Chu, you can think about it carefully. Whether to accept the request of the widow for peace talks?"

Seeing Qing Ji who was so frank and open about expressing his worries without hesitation, Xiong Zhen was speechless for a moment.

Encountering an enemy like Qingji, Xiong Zhen thought that this was his sorrow, and also the sorrow of the Chu country!

Just as Qingji said, the vast territory of Chu State is difficult for Wu State to digest, and it is very likely to backfire. It will take decades to suppress the rebellion and assimilate the Chu people.

This is not what Qingji wants to see.

If Qingji really wanted to do this, Chu would perish if he said it was dead!

After contemplating for a long time, Xiong Zhen finally took a deep look at Qingji, and said, "King Wu, if the widow does not agree to your request for peace, will you...will you kill the widow?"

"will not."

Qing Ji shook his head without thinking, "Killing the king of a country is a bad omen."

"I will not kill you, but I will immediately conscript [-], or even [-] or [-] troops from the country to fight in Chu. So, can Chu be able to fight?"

"..."

Hearing this, Xiong Zhen just gave a wry smile.

He had no doubt that Qingji could do such a thing.

The state of Wu can indeed once again mobilize an army of [-] to fight in Chu!

Politics is compromise.

As a king, you must endure what ordinary people cannot bear!
These words are what Xiong Zhen's mother, Empress Meng Ying, warned him in the past.

It's just that Xiong Zhen was young and energetic at the time, so he didn't take it seriously. Now he can understand Meng Ying's good intentions.

Can you bear it?

Correct!
Must endure!
Xiong Zhen secretly swears in his heart.

As long as the widow survives, the state of Chu will not perish!

One day, the widow will be able to regain the lost land and destroy the state of Wu, in order to avenge today's revenge and humiliation today!
"King Wu, tell me about your conditions."

Seeing Xiong Zhen's current appearance, Qingji narrowed his eyes.

The transformation of King Xiong Zhen of Chu made Qing Ji also have to be careful.

After all, crazy cats and dogs are not scary, what is scary is the poisonous snake hiding behind him, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Even so, Qing Ji did not intend to get rid of Chu King Xiong Zhen.

He pointed his finger at the location of "Han River" on the map, and said calmly: "The widow's intention is to divide the land of Chu into two with the Han River as the boundary. The land of cities west of the Han River includes The original Yingdu can be returned to Chu State."

"The land of cities east of the Han River is assigned to the Eastern Chu Kingdom."

"Eastern Chu Kingdom?"

Xiong Zhen froze for a moment.

Qingji laughed lightly and said, "East Chu Kingdom is the country that Bai Gongsheng leads."

"King Wu is very calculating."

Xiong Zhen took a deep look at Qingji and sighed inwardly.

He could already guess the reason why Qing Ji didn't assign the cities and lands of Chu State captured by the allied forces to Wu State, but put them under the name of "Eastern Chu State".

In this way, the Chu people there will not have too much resistance.

Wu Guo can use Bai Gongsheng as a puppet to directly rule the subjects of Eastern Chu State.

Bai Gongsheng was himself supported by Wu State to deal with Chu State.

Xiong Zhen is also well aware of Qingji's intentions.

This made Xiong Zhen very sad and indignant, but also very helpless.

Because, even if Xiong Zhen did not agree to this condition, it would probably not be able to prevent Wu from ruling the Han River and other cities.

Gein, before that, the coalition forces had already captured that large piece of territory!
It was a fluke for Qingji to be able to return the land of the cities including Yingdu and its vicinity to the state of Chu.

However, Xiong Zhen never dared to call the shots and agreed to Qingji's condition!

"The widow cannot agree."

Xiong Zhen shook his head and said, "The land west of the Han River in my state of Chu is far less than the land east of the Han River."

"If the widow is the master and cedes so many cities and lands, he may be a sinner of the Chu State and will be stigmatized for thousands of years."

"Chu's subjects will never agree!"

(End of this chapter)