Chapter 13 1. Nine-headed bird

Five years before Duke Mu of Qin died, King Cheng of Chu also died. King Cheng of Chu died in peace. King Cheng was the third king of Chu.Before that, there was his grandfather, King Wu, and his father, King Wen.The foundation of Chu State was created by three generations of their ancestors and grandchildren.As for King Cheng himself, during his forty-six years on the throne, he saw Qi Huan and Jin Wen successively conquer the hegemony, and Song Xiang and Qin Mu were eager to try.He was the one who fought against Duke Huan of Qi in the Zhaoling League; he was the one who fought against Duke Wen of Jin in the battle of Chengpu; .In the history of hegemony in the early Spring and Autumn period, there are traces and shadows of him everywhere.

However, King Chu Cheng, the first hero, never thought that he would die at the hands of his own son. The son of King Cheng was called Shangchen. Shangchen was originally the prince of King Cheng.It's a pity that King Cheng, like many promising or inactive monarchs, is lustful.The result of wives and concubines who are in groups and love the house and black people is often the result of abolishing the sons and establishing the concubines, abolishing the elders and establishing the young, and establishing the heirs to be happy.What's more, the state of Chu originally had a tradition, and it liked to appoint a young and strong son as the king.This has something to do with their consistent combativeness and their single-minded confrontation with Zhu Xia.An old and weak monarch cannot lead this martial and tyrannical state.

Therefore, in the first year of Luwen (626 BC), King Cheng of Chu decided to abolish the merchants and make the son of the concubine Ji a new crown prince.This news was confirmed later, and Shang Chen went to ask his master Pan Chong for advice. Pan Chong asked: Is it possible to give way? The merchant said: "I can't do it." Pan Chong asked again: Is it possible to go into exile abroad? The merchant said again: "It can't be done." Pan Chong asked again: So, is it possible to do a big thing? The merchant said: "It can be done." This is something only barbarians can say.The princes of Zhuxia would also do palace coups and seize power, but they would not talk about it that way.Only Chu people have no scruples.They have the blood of barbarians on their bodies, they don't pay attention to the father and son of monarchs and ministers at all, and they don't think that treason is such a serious crime.In October, the merchants who had made up their minds led troops to surround the palace and forced King Cheng of Chu to commit suicide.Cheng Wang proposed to die after eating the bear's paw, but it was not approved.King Cheng had no choice but to hang himself.But after he hanged himself, he refused to close his eyes because he was not sure what kind of posthumous title these unworthy descendants would give him.

The posthumous name is the last face, and you have to have it after death. This matter was discussed before the funeral, and the "spirit" was first decided.This is "evil posthumous posthumous posthumous title".For example, the later Jin Linggong, Zheng Linggong, and Chen Linggong all acted unjustly as kings and died violently.So King Cheng refused to close his eyes after hearing this.Shang Chen and others had no choice but to change their posthumous title to "Cheng", and King Cheng ascended to heaven with satisfaction. The merchant came to the throne as King Mu.

Although King Mu killed the king and his father, he was regarded as a traitor and traitor, but the foundation of the ancestors and clans was expanded under his hands.During the twelve years of King Mu's reign, he destroyed Jiang (in today's Xixian County, Henan Province), destroyed Liu (read Rulu, in today's Lu'an County, Anhui Province), destroyed Liao (in today's Gushi County, Henan Province), defeated Zheng, and invaded Chen. , Felling 麇 (pronounced Rujun, in present-day Yun County, Hubei Province), and surrounding the nest (in present-day Chao County, Anhui Province), have done impressively.It can be said that when King Mu died, he handed over a hegemony that was about to succeed to his son.

His son is the famous King Zhuang of Chu. King Zhuang of Chu is sensual and sensual. No one told us why King Zhuang was like this when he came to the throne.We only know that for three years, this gentleman ignored government affairs, issued military orders, and blindly indulged in extravagance and lust.The doctor Wu Ju couldn't bear to enter the palace to admonish, but Zhuang Wang hugged Zheng Ji with his left hand and Yue Nu with his right hand, sitting in the band with a playful smile, looking heartless. This is exactly as Wu Ju said, there was a bird on a high mountain that did not fly or sing for three years.

What kind of bird is this? Phoenix. yes!According to Zhuang Wang, this bird "if it doesn't fly for three years, it will soar into the sky; if it doesn't sing for three years, its song will be astonishing".Isn't it a nine-headed bird to use static braking to gather momentum? In fact, King Zhuang knew very well that the spirit of the Chu people is "tyrannical", the spirit of the Chu people is "disobedience to Zhou", the tradition of the Chu people is "I am a barbarian", and the mission of the Chu king is to open up territories, Contend against China and plot the Central Plains.This is a difficult journey that requires a lifetime of effort.It seems that he wants to have a good time before doing a big fight, and then calm down.

After he calmed down, King Zhuang really became a blockbuster.In the first year, he united Qin State and Ba State to destroy Yong (in present-day Zhushan County, Hubei Province).Three years later, he joined forces with Zheng Guo to invade Chen and Song, and later ordered Zheng Guo to beat Song Guo, who had backed Chu and descended to Jin.It can be seen that Zheng Guo has become Chu's younger brother at this time, and Jin Guo has almost no time to care about it due to domestic turmoil due to the murder of Duke Ling.So King Zhuang triumphed all the way, and drove the team under the nose of the Zhou royal family, claiming to conduct military exercises within Wangji.

The king of Chu Zhuang showed off his might. At this time, the Son of Heaven was no longer King Xiang, nor did he have such Chinese overlords as Qi Huan and Jin Wen to escort him.King Zhou Ding, who was strong on the outside and on the inside, couldn't put on airs, so he had to send Wang Sunman to work in the army.The king of Chu Zhuang was so proud that he asked Wang Sunman about the size of the nine tripods.We know that the Legend of Jiuding was cast by Xia Yu, and the bronze used comes from Kyushu in the world, which symbolizes Xia's leadership over the tribal countries and tribal alliances.Later, Xia Jie lost his virtue, and Jiuding moved to Shang; Yin Zhou lost his virtue, and Jiuding moved to Zhou.Where the tripod is, that is, where the center of power is.What does it mean that Chu Zhuang asks for the crown?

Wang Sunman can not be unjust and strict. Determined to defend the dignity of the royal family, Wang Sunman told King Chuzhuang: The key lies in virtue, not in the tripod.Although Zhou De is declining now, his destiny has not changed.It is better not to ask about the size of the tripod. After hearing this, King Zhuang of Chu withdrew his troops and returned home without saying a word. In fact, Zhuang Wang knew it well.It is all nonsense that "the virtue is not in the tripod".The acquisition of power and the completion of hegemony do not depend on tripod or virtue, but on strength.Right now, he has more than enough energy.Once the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong and invincible, it will be a matter of time to dominate.

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