Spring and Autumn I Am King

ps: only this chapter today

At the end of March, the situation in the south suddenly changed. As Bai Sheng fled south, Duke Ye recovered Yingdu without fighting. ??August 1? Chinese W≈W=W≤. =8=1≈Z=W≠. COM

Bai Sheng's Rebellion lasted nearly two years. Because the rebels were well-trained, and the armed forces of the county magistrates in the state of Chu were scattered and unbalanced, Ye Gong needed to rely on their hatred and fear of Bai Sheng to twist everyone into a ball. More than a dozen battles, big or small, were all difficult to win, and it often took several months to capture a city.

However, the last battle to suppress the rebellion came so easily, so the Chu army was careful when advancing, for fear of falling into Bai Sheng's strategy. When Duke Ye was about to step into the North City Gate, some people worriedly persuaded him to put on the robe, saying that the people of the country look to Duke Ye like a loving father and mother. .

Ye Gong thought so deeply, put on his armor and continued on his way. After entering the outer guo, Zilu, a disciple of Confucius who held the flag for him, urged him to enter without his armor.

Zilu said loudly: "Although Zhongyou is from the north, he also knows that the people of Chu look forward to Ye Gong, just as a long-drought field looks forward to the rain. If you can see Ye Gong's face now, the people will believe that the rebellion is over. Welcome Master Wang with peace of mind. As for the assassin and traitor, although Zhong You is old, he is willing to stop him!"

Zi Lu did not die in Wei as in the history. Instead, he served as a fierce general under Ye Gong, which was a good destination. However, Confucius was also very old. Zi Lu, who was only a little younger than him, was already sixty years old. Even though he is many years old, he can still eat a basket of rice and two kilograms of meat, but the years are not forgiving, his helmet is covered with gray, and his beard is also mixed with a lot of white silk...

Ye Gong felt that what Zi Lu said was very reasonable, so he dared to walk without his guards. Along the way, he let the soldiers beat gongs and drums, and told the people of Yingdu who had closed the door: "Ye Gong has recaptured Yingdu, and the king is about to Come back, the civil unrest is over!"

"It's over, it's over?"

The people in Yingdu felt like they were in a dream these few years. Originally, Chu State had gradually recovered from the disaster when Wu Shi entered Ying. Although the life of the people at the bottom was more difficult, it was far from the point where they could not survive and rise up. . Unexpectedly, two years ago, Bai Sheng's sudden misfortune broke their peaceful life. Perhaps at first, he was a little gloat about the unfortunate nobles, but Bai Sheng brought them far more bad luck than good. Yes, Bai Sheng opened the nobles' treasury and promised everyone the land, but the premise is to join the rebel army, Pi Zhirui fights for him, and trades his life for benefits, and the target of the battle is the orthodox king of Chu... …

In the hearts of ordinary Chu people, the Chu royal family is like the incarnation of Zhu Rong. In addition, the image of King Zhao of Chu's generosity and kindness is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Therefore, in the eyes of Chu people, no matter what Bai Sheng does, he is still a traitor.

During the two years of turmoil, I do not know how many Chu people died under the arrows and spears of their compatriots, and almost every family of Ying people who were often recruited by Bai Sheng lost their relatives. Now that the civil strife is finally over, can they finally return to the peaceful days of the past?

Yingdu Chu people opened the door suspiciously, walked out of the house, and in a messy street, they saw Ye Gong who was riding in front of him...

The fearful hearts of the Chu people calmed down a little, so a few days later, when King Zhang of Chu returned to Yingdu, who had been away for two years, what he saw was a group of people who had settled down and brought pots of pulp to welcome the king... …

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"Zhang Wude is incompetent, causing the traitors to steal the capital for two years, and I am ashamed of the previous kings, ancestors, and Zhu Rong!"

When the car drove to the dilapidated palace in Yingdu, King Zhang of Chu, who was much more mature than the boy before the war, could not help bursting into tears, got out of the car and went to the palace of Chu to pay his respects again...

He worshipped not only the new kings of the Chu Kingdom who ruled here, but also the Aunt Ji Mi who let him and Zhong Ziqi go first, but turned back and died for the country...

Thinking of the tragic death of his aunt, the unforgettable years of exile, and the time when he was chased by the rebels and fled north in a hurry, Wangzhang of Chu gritted his teeth. Complete liquidation, and let those who flatter Bai Sheng and be his accomplices pay the price!

However, Ye Gong dissuaded him.

"Your Majesty, rebellious ministers will of course be severely punished, but now the internal strife in Chu has just been eliminated, and foreign aggression is coming, and we can no longer experience another turmoil..."

Ye Gong's concern is not without reason. Although Bai Sheng took most of the rebels away from Yuanxiang and is now missing, many people who had joined the rebels stayed in Yingdu, either out of coercion or out of Yu voluntarily, they all fought against King Zhang of Chu. According to Chu Wangzhang's idea, we must fight a tooth for a tooth, follow the example of Bai Sheng, who does not distinguish between good and evil, and execute all the nobles in Yingdu, and come to a big purge!

If this is the case, Lord Ye can foresee that the hearts of the people who have just settled down will boil again, and the state of Chu is likely to fall into chaos again, and even lead to the rebellion of the Zhou family and the princes, which will last for twenty years. disaster...

This is the case with internal strife, while external trouble is the state of Zhao.

Relying on a series of strategic deceptions, Zhao Wuxi has turned the State of Yan into a vassal, making San Qi exhausted and powerless, and at the same time destroying Zheng and Qin. Now that there are no princes in the world who can contain Zhao State, Zhao Wuxi has the ambition to pacify the world, and the next goal must be Chu State...

If this is the case, the state of Chu must recover quickly and be consistent with the outside world, otherwise the Zhao army will march straight in, and the centuries-old Sheji will come to an end...

So Ye Gong persuaded the King of Chu and bowed down: "I hope that the king can follow the "Code of Chicken Times" to bring the arrested evildoers to justice, and the rest of the accomplices will also be punished with serious crimes. After that, the king will personally announce Amnesty, so that the accomplices can atone for their crimes... Only in this way can the people of the Chu country understand that the king's tolerance is no less than that of the predecessors, and they will serve with peace of mind from now on!"

Whether it's the chaos of the Zhou Dynasty's princely dynasty or the third prince's struggle for the throne at the end of the Chu Kingdom's Lingwang period, they are all lessons learned. Cruel revenge cannot bring peace to the country.

Thinking that Lan Yi, who was once pardoned by his father, is now a great hero in helping the royal family to suppress the rebellion, King Zhang of Chu agreed to Ye Gong's proposal after calming down.

In April, the first decree after the restoration of Yingdu, King Zhang of Chu, was to announce a general amnesty for the state of Chu and for the followers of the Baisheng Rebellion.

In the decree, King Zhang of Chu announced that from now on, he would "strengthen the essence of the government, self-discipline and transform people. Make the ancestral community secure the peace of Beichen, and the district will bring peace to the south..."

As soon as this decree came out, the hearts of the people of Chu were greatly settled, and the words of praise were endless.

After using an amnesty to clean up people's hearts, Chu Wangzhang made persistent efforts and issued a second decree, which was to let Ye Gong Shen Zhu Liang serve as both Ling Yin and Sima!

When this decree came out, the whole country shook.

You must know that in the history of Chu State, it is not uncommon to have the identity of the public clan and county magistrate as Ling Yin and Sima, but it is unique to have two positions at the same time!

This means that Duke Ye alone takes over the military and political power of Chu State, and if he is willing, it is impossible to abolish the king and become independent...

However, Chu Wangzhang's words made everyone shut up.

"If Ye Gong hadn't helped King Diligent in danger and turned the tide, in the Yingdu Palace, the traitor Bai Sheng would still be sitting at this time. With such an unparalleled merit, he would be able to serve as Ling Yin and Sima!"

This sentence is true, the two years of rebellion, almost all of them were the master of Ye Gong, who slowly turned the disadvantage into the advantage, and finally defeated the rebels. Now that the internal turmoil in Chu has just settled, it will face foreign aggression. If you are not careful, you may be in danger of subjugating the country. It does require a mature and stable person to unify the domestic military and government.

Chu Wangzhang's act of handing over the whole country to Duke Ye moved Shen Zhuliang to the core. He was not humble either. After accepting the seals of Ling Yin and Sima, he immediately opened the government and issued an order to let the nobles and county magistrates standing at the head of Chu Wangzhang return to their positions, which made the old nobles satisfied. But at the same time, some new laws have been retained, and a large number of taxis and civilians who have made contributions to the suppression of the rebellion have been promoted~www.readwn.com~ and they have become middle-level officials and generals to make up for those who died in the "Hanbin Difficulty". Those hundreds of noble positions were vacant.

Secretly, Shen Zhuliang was very grateful to Bai Sheng for this frenzied slaughter before he left. After all the mud and sand had gone down, the river in Chu country was much clearer, and without the constraints of those nobles, coupled with the monopoly of power, the implementation of the decree was unimpeded.

After cleaning up the mess and reorganizing the Chao Gang, Ye Gong began to look into the distance.

Now Bai Sheng himself and the main force of his rebel army have disappeared, so he can only let the cities and towns of Chu State in Changsha and other places in the south of the Yangtze River be careful, but to the east, Bai Sheng's old nest, Huainan, is still in an independent state.

Ye Gong asked the King of Chu, why not go to Huainan for amnesty, as long as those in the Qunshu towns in Huainan take the initiative to rebel, they will all be meritorious and innocent!

However, Yingdu's response was still half a beat, and at the beginning of May, a terrifying news came...

Huainan, surrender to Zhao!

And the 150,000-strong army of Zhao State, who had been preparing for half a year, also divided into several groups and began to rush towards the scarred State of Chu...