Wei Wuhou

Chapter 818 Chu State’s Decision

On May 26, the capital of Chu State.

This is already the sixth year since Xiong Jun's coup. After several years of purges, the voices that opposed him at the beginning have disappeared.

But because of this, Chu State has been busy with internal fighting in the past few years, so it put down its attack on Wu State, which gave Wu State a chance to breathe.

It's not that Xiong Jun doesn't understand the pros and cons, but Tian Yuwen taught him a lesson, which made him determined to control the court.

Therefore, even if this would give Wu Guo a chance to rectify, Xiong Jun accepted it.

And today, Xiong Jun convened another military meeting, intending to finalize the next military strategy of the Chu army.

In fact, Xiong Jun had plans for Chu Jun's arrangement, but there were opposition voices on this matter, and the voices were not small.

It is true that Xiong Jun cleans the court, but the group of people who oppose him now are among the group of people who support him.

For these generals and ministers who hold military power, Xiong Jun can't be reckless, he must persuade them through military discussions.

In the main hall, after Xiong Jun took his seat, the generals and ministers present saluted him and said, "My lord!"

Xiong Jun said in a deep voice, "Everyone is free!"

Only then did the ministers stand up and respectfully face the monarch.

Although there are differences in military strategy, the ministers have no objection to Xiong Jun himself, so they are still considerate in terms of etiquette.

"In the past few months, some of you have said to destroy Wu and resist Wei, and some of you have said to attack Wei to save Qi..."

Everyone present knew the purpose of the monarch's military discussion today, so after hearing Xiong Jun's words, the ministers began to think about how to respond.

"Now it has been dragged on for almost two months, and the two sides are still at odds, causing the army in front to hesitate..."

"Now is the critical period for the conquest of the big country, but we are wasting time in the court... Do we really have to wait for the people of Wei to fight over before we can make a decision?"

Everyone present could feel Xiong Jun's uncontrollable anger, and they also tasted the monarch's opinion.

The meaning of Xiong Jun's words is clearly to support Fa Wei, but more than half of the people support Fa Wu.

For these people, there are visible benefits to defeating Wu, and the effect is very fast.

However, this was not the case when they went north to attack Wei. At the beginning, the coalition forces of all countries attacked Wei for decades, but how much benefit did Chu get from it?

After Xiong Jun finished speaking, he asked the following courtiers to express their views one by one, and soon these people were divided into two factions.

The two parties refused to give in to each other as usual, and the fierce debate immediately caused a commotion in the hall, but Xiong Jun did not show any anger because of this.

Among the kings of various countries, the one he despises the most is Qi Jun Tian Yuwen, who is narrow-minded.

He can calmly look at the differences between the courtiers, as well as the differences with himself... so Xiong Jun can remain calm.

Just as the courtiers continued to argue, Xiong Jun suddenly said: "Ten years ago, when I went to Shangluo to attend Zhou Wangzhao's funeral, that was the first time I saw Wei Wuji..."

Ten years ago, and it was still a matter between the monarch and Marquis Wei, the courtiers immediately fell silent, waiting for Xiong Jun to continue talking.

Then, Xiong Jun continued: "Wei Wuji, you have to meet him...to know what a terrifying person he is!"

"He is a man with great ambitions. Although he was still a young master who was not in power at that time, I can see at that time that in ten years, I will be the only one in Chu and Wei to divide the world equally!"

Speaking of this, Xiong Jun stood up, walked to a marked map, and pointed to Wei Guodao whose sphere of influence covered the north of Dahe: "Look, ten years have passed...Did Wei Wuji do it?"

"How many princes did Wei Wuji kill in just ten years? Qin... Tang... Zheng..."

"And what about my state of Chu?"

Speaking of this, Xiong Jun pointed to the courtiers who supported Wu's attack below and said: "Wei Wuji spent ten years stealing half of China, what if we give him another ten years?"

"When the State of Wei attacked Qin, the State of Qi was busy with internal strife, and that's why today's calamity... But now, the State of Qi is in danger of being overthrown. Should we, State of Chu, stand by and watch, and then repeat the same mistakes as the State of Qi?"

"When Wei Wuji's million-dollar army came, even if we had already wiped out Wu, would we be able to resist?"

Walking down the steps, Xiong Jun came among the courtiers, and asked sharply: "Do you also want your wives and children to become playthings for the soldiers of the Wei army?"

Seeing that the monarch was so angry, the courtiers... especially those courtiers who supported the crusade against Wu, lowered their heads at this moment.

But don't think that these people are persuaded, they don't want to face Xiong Jun's anger.

Seeing that these people did not speak, Xiong Jun was really angry at this moment, not the anger shown on his face just now.

"Could it be that you have nothing to say?" Xiong Jun asked.

The courtiers who supported Wu's crusade still remained silent. They had their reasons for supporting Wu's crusade, and it wasn't something they could change just by saying it.

There is no way, Xiong Jun can only decide at this time, use his power as a monarch to forcefully agree to the opinion of the court, this matter can no longer be delayed, and a decision must be made early.

At this moment, a civil official approached quickly outside the main hall, holding an urgent report in his hand.

This is not unusual in the Chu Palace, because every day there are urgent deliveries from all over the Chu Kingdom into the palace.

When Xiong Jun was about to have a showdown with the courtiers, this urgent report was sent into the hall and came to him.

Looking at the contents of the report, Xiong Jun's anger gradually disappeared, and his whole body was shrouded in fear.

"Wei people have crossed the great river..." Xiong Jun muttered, he didn't want to believe it was true.

The following courtiers went in without knowing it, and someone asked, "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Xiong Jun was in no mood to get angry now, he threw the urgent report to the servant, and then sent it to the courtiers to read.

When the ministers learned that Wei's army broke through the river, a string in their hearts suddenly broke, and panic arose spontaneously.

When the people of Wei State were still fighting fiercely with Qi State on the north bank of the Great River, everyone present felt that the threat of Wei State was relatively far away.

But when the people of Wei State crossed the river, these courtiers knew that Qi State was not far from being abolished, and the best result was to retain half of the river land like Qin State.

"Your Majesty, this...how can this be done?" A certain minister who supported Wu's crusade said in panic.

Xiong Jun glanced at him, and then said: "Yan Qing...do you still advocate continuing to attack Wu?"

At this time, who would dare to say such a thing.

Regardless of the current situation or the attitude of the monarch, cutting Wu will only be a wrong decision, and no one will be stupid at this time.

The great threat of the people of Wei, whether it exists in the hearts of the northern princes, is the same in the hearts of the people of Chu.

Wei Wuji's personal ruthless style made many big families in Chu country wake up in the middle of the night, for fear that the heads of those princes and monarchs who were wiped out by Wei country would be cut off.

"I'm confused, please punish me..."

Xiong Jun didn't have time to punish anyone at this time, so he stood up and said to the ministers below: "Masters, the Qi State cannot be collapsed, so I decided to... The Jiayan camp dispatched 20 troops to the north to help Qi fight against Wei!"

If you don't move, you will be fine. As soon as you make a move, 20 troops will be dispatched, which shocked the courtiers present.

They deeply realized that the reigning monarch Xiong Jun is very different from his father. This is a real hero in troubled times, and Chu State, which is full of feudal lords, needs such a monarch.

"Your Majesty is holy!"

Under the huge threat posed by the Wei State, the courtiers of the Chu State finally unified one thing, and they can devote themselves wholeheartedly to the suppression of the Wei State.

(End of this chapter)