Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 474 Known as Duke of Western Chu

As a prisoner, Xiong Zhen was originally not qualified to negotiate terms with Qing Ji.

However, at this time, the king of Chu, Xiong Zhen, was still arguing with Qingji and refused to agree to Qingji's harsh conditions.

Qingji was not angry either.

Because he knew that even if he put a sword on Xiong Zhen's neck, it would be difficult for him to do such a treasonous thing against his ancestors.

Although, ceding land and asking for peace is itself a matter of losing power and humiliating the country, ashamed of the ancestors.

But Xiong Zhen must at least fight against Qingji to ensure the fundamental interests of Chu State to the greatest extent.

At least, let the Chu State have the power to protect itself!
As we all know, the most affluent places in the Chu State, that is, the hinterland of the Chu State, are the Nanyang Basin and the Jianghan Plain.

This is the basic state of Chu, and there is no room for loss.

If according to the conditions proposed by Qingji, the two Chu Kingdoms were bounded by the Han River, then the original Nanyang Basin and Jianghan Plain of the Chu Kingdom would lose at least half of the Xiong Zhen-led Western Chu Kingdom.

Just like this, the West Chu Kingdom will no longer be able to turn around!

This is what Qingji wants to achieve, but Xiong Zhen will never back down.

Qingji also saw Xiong Zhenning's unyielding determination.

Even if he died, Xiong Zhen would not agree to such harsh conditions.

Like King Qi Min in the Warring States Period.

The State of Qi reached its peak during the reign of King Qi Min, and almost perished in his hands.

From prosperity to decline!

At that time, the State of Qi defeated the Prime Minister of Chu in Chongqiu in the south, and defeated the Three Jins in Guanjin in the west. They then attacked Qin with the Three Jins, helped Zhao destroy Zhongshan, broke Song Dynasty, and spread over a thousand miles.

Competed with King Qin Zhao to be the emperor, and returned to him.

All the princes wanted to betray Qin and submit to Qi.

It can be seen from this that the only country that could compete with Qi at that time was Qin State in the west.

And King Qi Min has overshadowed King Qin Zhaoxiang in the limelight.

However, King Qi Min's final fate was not so bleak.

The Five Kingdoms attacked Qi, and the capital of Linzi was destroyed. King Min of Qi had to flee and took refuge in the three kingdoms of Wei, Lu, and Zou.

Wei Sijun, the king of the state of Wei, did not despise King Qi Min because King Qi Min was so downcast, but accepted King Qi Min with great enthusiasm.

Wei Sijun even gave up his palace for King Qi Min to live in, and still called himself a "subject" in front of King Qi Min.

King Qi Min is like the king of Wei.

This made King Qi Min, who had always been arrogant, even more arrogant. He often made things difficult for the courtiers of the state of Wei in every possible way, and even yelled at Wei Sijun. In the end, he was expelled from the state of Wei.

When he arrived in the state of Lu, Duke Lu also wanted to entertain King Qi Min, but the latter demanded that Duke Lu receive him with the courtesy of the emperor, and he had to order Duke Lu to serve him, otherwise he would send troops to destroy the State of Lu.

King Qi Min, who was so downcast and uttered wild words, was expelled from Lu State again.

King Qi Min had no choice but to flee to the State of Zou in desperation. At that time, the Lord of the State of Zou had just passed away, and the new Lord was organizing a funeral for the people of the country.

However, the arrogant and arrogant King Qi Min not only did not comfort the monarch and ministers of Zou, but asked to mourn as the emperor.

Although his attitude was arrogant, but after all he was here to pay tribute to the mourning, Zou Guoxin couldn't bear it.

It's just that King Qi Min made an inch of progress, and he really regarded himself as the emperor, standing in the north, and asked Zou Guoxin to pay homage to King Qi.

In a rage, King Zou Guoxin expelled King Qi Min from the country.

Other countries heard about King Qi Min's experience in Wei, Lu, and Zou, and no country was willing to receive him anymore.

Finally, King Min of Qi fled back to the state of Qi. When passing through Judi, he ran into Nao Chi, the Chu general who sent troops to rescue Qi.

King Qi Min then appointed Nao Chi as Qi Xiang and asked him to lead the Chu army to attack Le Yi.

It's a pity that King Qi Min didn't know the reason why a phoenix that landed was not as good as a chicken.

King Qi Min was as arrogant and indulgent as ever, treating himself as the mighty overlord Dongdi.

Obviously he wanted something from Nao Chi, but he was still arrogant and domineering, shouting at Nao Chi.

You must know that Chu State was defeated by Qi State in the Battle of Chuisha before, and the Huaibei land of Chu State was included in Qi State's territory.

This made Nao Chi hate, so he asked King Qi Min to cede the land of Huaibei and return it to Chu State.

However, King Qi Min has a backbone, and he would rather break than surrender.

So in a fit of rage, Nao Chi tortured and killed King Qi Min by hanging him from the beam!

It is extremely rare throughout the ages for a king of a country to die so tragically.

The King of Chu Xiong Zhen in front of him is not as arrogant and pedantic as King Qi Min, and Qing Ji is naturally not the kind of person who easily loses his mind like Nao Chi.

The so-called negotiation is to bargain until a condition acceptable to both parties is negotiated.

"What does King Chu mean?"

Qingji asked calmly.

"The meaning of the widow is to use Qingfashui as the boundary."

Xiong Zhen said in a slow voice: "The land in the cities west of Qingfashui belongs to our country of Chu. The lands in the east of Qingfashui, including Fangcheng, Yeyi, Jiyi and other cities in the north, can all be attributed to the so-called Eastern Chu by King Wu. country."

As soon as the words fell, Xiong Zhen drew a rough range with his fingers on the sheepskin map.

Qingji frowned, pretending to be dissatisfied, and said, "King Chu, your conditions are too much. The hinterland of Chu Kingdom in Jianghan and Nanyang belongs to Western Chu. How can there be such a beautiful thing in the world? "

Hearing this, Xiong Zhen argued vigorously, and replied: "If the hinterland of Jingchu cannot be assigned to Chu State. King Wu, there is no need to continue this peace talk!"

"Please ask the king of Wu to give the widow three feet of white silk, or a jug of poisoned wine, so that the widow can die with dignity, so as to get rid of the face, so that the widow will not have to endure the resentment of the subjects of Chu after his death."

"It won't make the widow meet the ancestors of Chu State under the Nine Springs, and there is no one to say!"

Seeing Chu Wang Xiong Zhen's insistence, Qing Ji squinted his eyes, as if after some ideological struggle, then slightly nodded and said: "Okay!"

"King Chu, I agree to your terms. The two Chu countries are bounded by Qingfashui!"

"..."

Seeing Qingji readily agree, Xiong Zhen always felt that he was at a disadvantage.

The bottom line of Qingji seems to be that the Eastern Chu and Western Chu countries are bounded by the Qingfashui line!
Qingji said again: "In addition, the state of Chu must submit to our state of Wu. Internally, the title of king can be retained. Externally, it needs to be named 'Xi Chugong', and pay tribute to Wu every year."

Claiming to be a minister and paying tribute is the inevitable end of a defeated country that is almost destroyed.

Xiong Zhen has no objection to this matter.

Although unwilling, Xiong Zhen could only agree.

Now the state of Chu is almost destroyed, Xiong Zhen, the king of Chu, has become a prisoner of the Wu people, and his life is in danger, so how can he bargain on such a matter?
Xiong Zhen nodded slightly to express his agreement, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Chu State can submit tribute to Wu State. However, there can only be one Chu State in the world, and there is no such thing as Eastern Chu or Western Chu!"

Xiong Zhen has lost face and lost his dignity, but in his opinion, Chu's national dignity cannot be lost!

The state of Chu has actually split, but Xiong Zhen cannot admit that the country east of Qingfashui is also the state of Chu!

(End of this chapter)