A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 202 Palace Change
Chu State, Yingdu.

Ever since the king of Chu became seriously ill, the atmosphere in Yingdu has become very depressing. On the surface it looks calm, but if you observe carefully, you will find that there are obviously more movements among the nobles and lords.

On the other side, the important ministers of the Chu State were discussing which prince would be their successor. For fear of trouble, the troops near Yingdu were all ordered to return to the barracks, and they were not allowed to leave the barracks without an edict from the king.

At the same time, in the palace of Chu, the palace guards were closely guarded.However, these ministers and clans only paid attention to the sons of the ascended clans to prevent these people from causing chaos, and paid little attention to those nobles and lords who had been reclaimed from fiefdoms and privileges.

After all, after more than ten years of reform, these nobles and lords have been suppressed and left the center of power.

This state of Yingdu lasted for about half a month. In the end, King Chu passed away and his son Que came to the throne.

On the other side, the army of Chu State was fighting with the army of Wei State.A large number of troops were involved in the two-front battle of Wei State. In addition, Chu State sent troops suddenly, and Wei State was unprepared.Next, Zhao State and Chu State cooperated tacitly, and the two sides attacked Wei State from the south to the north.

The army of Chu State went all out to capture Liangmen Pass, almost cutting off two sections of Wei State's city. Zhao State also took the opportunity to counterattack Wei State and captured two big cities of Wei State.

Seeing that the situation on the battlefield is very good, as long as we go one step further, we will take back the land that was seized by Wei Guo more than ten years ago.But at this moment, a messenger hurried over by car.

The king of Chu was critically ill.

The Chu army was fighting and victorious, and when the news came that the King of Chu was seriously ill, Jing Mu looked sad.He has deep feelings for the King of Chu. The King of Chu gave him absolute trust and let him preside over the reform. During this period, he was slandered and slandered by countless people, etc., but the King of Chu did not doubt him.

Only then did Jing Mu be able to calmly display his ambitions and carry out reforms in the Chu State. He had to go back for both public and private purposes. Moreover, the monarch passed away, and the situation in the court was unstable, and it was no longer suitable for war.

Jing Mu took the prestige of great victory to negotiate a peace with Wei Guo. Although he finally gave up some land, he left several key passes.Seeing that Chu State was willing to cease fighting, Wei Guo was also relieved.

Without Chu's attack, Wei also breathed a sigh of relief, then adjusted his army, and fought against Zhao again. Without Chu's help, Zhao was unable to support himself, and soon asked Wei for peace.

This time when Wei and Zhao were at war, both Wei and Zhao suffered heavy losses. The alliance between Wei, Zhao, Han and the Three Jins was completely broken, and Wei could no longer integrate the three Jins to fight together.

Jing Mu stationed his army at the border to guard against the Wei army, and then came from Xiangying with light vehicles.

Even if Jing Mu didn't stop all the way, he couldn't catch up in the end. By the time Jing Mu returned to Yingdu, King Chu had passed away.

In a remote house in Yingdu.This house seems to be unoccupied all year round, and it is very dilapidated, but today there are many people in this house.

"Jing Mu is back!"

"The villain is finally back!"

"Have you made up your mind? This is our last chance!"

"Why did you secretly drug the wine while the king was happy, why are you still hesitating now?"

"Shut up! Your Majesty was hit by a sudden attack, and it has nothing to do with us. If anyone dares to talk nonsense again, don't blame the old man for being ungrateful! You are going to die yourself, don't drag everyone!"

For a moment, everyone in the hall scolded one after another, and the man knew that he had committed public anger, so he quickly shut up and stopped speaking.

"Okay!" In the hall, as soon as the person in the center spoke, the surrounding noisy voices disappeared immediately.

"Don't say such things in the future." The man said lightly.

Everyone around suddenly felt awe-inspiring: "Here!"

"Everyone gathered here today to deal with Jing Mu."

"Since Jing Mu came to Chu to reform the law, all the nobles including us have been persecuted by him, the fiefs have been taken away, titles cannot be hereditary, money and food have been reduced, and minions have been taken away."

"Who are we? Zhuxia Miao descendants. All of you here, who is not the ancestors and the most ancient monarchs, who have been exposed to thorns and thorns, fought on the battlefield, and made countless meritorious deeds, which is why they are named nobles and kings."

"For hundreds of years, our country of Chu has fought south and north and expanded its territory. Which family has not shed blood for this great Chu? The monarch wants to strengthen the country and reform, and we support it. Is there any shortage of money and food? Have you tried your best? But why are you forcing me so much?"

"Did the previous emperors treat heroes so harshly?"

"Then what credit did Jing Mu make? It was just to take advantage of the internal strife between Wei and Zhao, and then send troops to attack. We can also do these things."

"My lords, the matter is already on the verge of breaking out!"

"Now we still have some strength with the savings of our ancestors, but if we let Jing Mu carry out the mental method for a few more years, we will be completely powerless to fight back!"

"Are you all going to let the century-old foundations of your respective families be completely ruined in our hands?"

"No!" Everyone said in unison.

"In that case, kill Jing Mu!"

"Kill Jingmu!"

"Kill Jingmu!"

"Kill Jingmu!" Everyone made up their minds at this moment.

"Tomorrow's Great Court Meeting, I, as nobles, nobles, and emperors, will also participate in it, and Jing Mu who participates in the Great Dynasty has no guards by his side, only a sharp sword. When the time comes, I will surely be able to kill him! "

"Tomorrow's court, there will be guards in the palace, how can we kill that Jingmu?"

"I have already bought the guards, and those guards will not stop them!"

After discussing for a while, everyone left quickly, and the mansion returned to calm again.

Great meeting.

In the Palace of the King of Chu, the body of the dead King Chu Mourning was placed in the center of the hall, ready to be restrained, and then sent to the tomb under the guard of the ministers.

As the most valued minister of the former king, Jing Mu hurried over, and just after he entered the hall, the nobles and lords who had been prepared in the hall unanimously took out their bows and arrows from their robes to kill Jing Mu.

These people had a clear division of labor, several of them immediately closed the doors and windows of the main hall, while others shouted: "To kill Jing Mu today has nothing to do with others!"

When everyone made a move suddenly, the other ministers in the hall and the prince Xiong Que were all shocked, and they didn't react at all.

The surrounding guards quickly protected the prince and retreated behind the pillars of the main hall.

When Jing Mu saw this scene, his expression changed drastically, and he wanted to run away immediately, but all the exits of the hall were blocked, and there was no way to escape.Seeing this situation, Jing Mu immediately shouted: "The ministers are making trouble and murdering my king!"

These nobles and feudal lords shot at Jing Mu one after another. Jing Mu had no way to avoid it, and was shot like a hedgehog. The long sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. Jing Mu turned his head to look at King Chu Mourning with difficulty. Glancing at the dead body, he murmured, "The reform is over."

Then he fell to the ground and died.

(End of this chapter)