Chapter 25 The ambition of King Ling of Chu

In July 539 B.C., Han Hu, who was in charge of the state of Zheng, came to the state of Jin to congratulate Duke Ping of Jin on his marriage. If the widowed monarch goes, I will be afraid that your country will say that the widowed monarch has a heart for outsiders; if you don't go, you will violate the covenant of the alliance of eliminating soldiers. I am in a dilemma, and I am in a dilemma. I am here to make a statement and ask your country to be the master. What do you mean, should the widow go or not?" Han Qi's reply was very Zen: "If a gentleman has a widow in his heart, even if he goes to Chu to pay homage, what's the hindrance? If you are in the Chu country, the widowed monarch will also be suspicious. Go, as long as you have the Jin country in your heart, being in the Chu country is just like being in the Jin country.” As a digression, Han Qi’s words can be presented to many modern people who have taken the initiative to go to the United States. Go to get a green card, and then return to China to educate the common people to love Chinese people in China, may they be comforted.

The so-called "newly established monarch" of Chu State is the Wang Ziwei mentioned above, that is, King Ling of Chu in history. Regarding the coming to power of King Ling of Chu, "Zuo Zhuan" records it like this: About a year ago, that is, in the autumn of 540 BC, the people of Zheng State who were good at inquiring about information discovered that the people of Chu State began to build cities at the same time in the three places of chou, oak and jia on its northern border.Even with the guarantee of the Mibinghuimeng and the Guozhimeng, the people of Zheng State still had doubts about this unusual move of the people of Chu State, and hurriedly reported the matter to the ruling Zichan.

Zichan was also a little nervous at the beginning, but when he learned that Prince Heiji and Da Zaibo Zhouli were in charge of building the city, he felt relieved and said to everyone: "This matter is probably not aimed at us, but It's Prince Yin, Prince Wai of Chu State who is going to do something important, and wants to get rid of these two in advance, it has nothing to do with Zheng State." Zichan's judgment has always been accurate.It is rumored that one morning when Zichan was out, he passed by a certain house and heard a woman crying for her dead husband. He asked the driver to stop the car and listen carefully to the crying.After a while, he said to the guard: "Take that woman to the magistrate for interrogation. Her husband died strangely." dead own man.People were all amazed and asked Zichan how he knew.Zichan said: "I heard fear from her crying. When people are worried about their dear ones when they are just sick, they are fearful when they are about to die, and they are sorrowful when they are dead. Now she is crying for her dead husband. Grief and fear, I know there must be something hidden."

In the winter of the same year, Wang Ziwei was ordered to visit the state of Zheng, and Wu Ju served as his deputy.Before the two of them left the border of Chu State, news came from Yingdu that the King of Chu, Xiong Yu, was seriously ill.Wang Ziwei immediately decided that Wu Ju would continue to go to Zheng Guo, and he would return to Yingdu overnight to see his illness. On November 4th, Wang Ziwei entered Yingdu and went straight to Xiong Yun's bedroom.After driving all the maids and eunuchs around Xiong Yin out of the door, Wang Ziwei pulled off the decorative ribbon on his hat, wrapped it around Xiong Yin's neck, and sent him to the west without much effort.Then they sent people to kill Xiong Mu and Xiong Pingxia, the sons of Xiong Yan.

Wang Ziwei's brother, Wang Zibi who was then You Yin, got the news and fled to Jin State for refuge.Because he left in such a hurry, he didn't even have time to pack his luggage, and he didn't bring too many family members with him. The entire entourage and luggage were only loaded into five carriages.Fortunately, the Jin people did not discriminate against him, and provided him with a ration of one hundred people as usual, enjoying the same treatment as the wealthy son Zhen of Qin who fled to Jin. Another brother of Wang Ziwei, Wang Zihei, who was building the city, reacted very quickly. He immediately dropped his work and ran all the way to Zheng Guo.

Only Bozhou Li did not realize that the danger was approaching.Seven years ago, in the Battle of the City, Wang Ziwei and Chuan Fengxu competed for military merits. It was Bo Zhouli who gave Wang Ziwei the credit that originally belonged to Chuan Fengxu.Because of this incident, Bozhouli thought he was indebted to Wang Ziwei.When he heard the news of the coup in Yingdu, his first reaction was not panic, but complacency.He secretly lined up people who had a good relationship with Wang Ziwei in the court, and thought happily, if Ling Yin became the king, he might be able to inherit Ling Yin's position!No matter how bad it is, it should be given to Sima Gangan.In that case, he, the Bo family who came in exile from the Jin State, climbed to the highest level of power in the Chu State after that, with flowers blooming inside the walls and fragrant outside the walls, he can be regarded as a glorious ancestor.

He never imagined that the envoy sent by Wang Ziwei rushed into his camp without giving him any chance to speak, and wiped his neck with a knife, thus ending his nearly forty years of exile in Chu State. For Wang Ziwei, this old man from the state of Jin is no longer of any use value. Instead, he occupies the important position of Dazai, so it is better to get rid of him as soon as possible.From killing Xiong Yu, to killing Xiong Mu, Xiong Pingxia, and then to killing Bozhouli, Wang Ziwei's actions are all clean and neat.In a sense, he is not a politician, not even a conspirator, he is just a naked executioner, without any skills, only the executive ability to do what he wants.This way of white knives in and red knives out made it easy for him to seize power, and it also paved the way for his tragic ending.

From a detail, we can see the simplicity and rudeness of Wang Ziwei. After Xiong Yu died, Wang Ziwei sent envoys to various countries to announce his obituary.Wu Ju, who was visiting Zheng Guo, received the envoy. He was not surprised by Xiong Yun's death at all. He just asked: "In the letter of credence to Zheng Guo, what is the name of the heir of the monarch?" "Surrounded by widows." The question is meaningful, but the answer is undisguised, as if mocking the world unscrupulously: I just want to commit crimes against my superiors, and kill the king with my ministers. The reason, how?

Wu Ju frowned: "It's not right, how can a doctor inherit the throne?" He thought about it for a while, and said: "Among the many sons of the King of Chu, Wang Ziwei is the eldest, so he is called the eldest son of the king, Wei. Bar." As the eldest son of the King of the Communist Party of Chu, the succession to the throne naturally has legitimacy, at least it is more legitimate than the "widowed doctor".The so-called legitimacy, you can distort it, tamper with it, or even play with it, but you can't ignore it.However, Wang Ziwei is a person who has no interest in legality at all, and he is not afraid of family scandals. On the contrary, Wu Ju is very nervous, and quickly jumped out to wipe his ass.

Xiong Yu's body was hastily buried in Jiacheng, far away from Yingdu, so he was also called Jia Ao. "Ao" is an ancient dialect of Chu State, and its meaning is probably similar to that of a chief.In the well-documented history of the state of Chu, there were four monarchs called Ao, and the other three were King Wu of Chu’s grandfather Xiong Yi (Ruo Ao), his father Xiong Kan (Xiao Ao), and his son Xiong Huan (Du Ao). ).Of course, some people think that "Ao" is a hill, and XX Ao is a hill, which is a kind of honorific title that is not very respectful. After doing all this, Wang Ziwei appeared on the stage in full bloom, proclaiming himself King of Chu, known in history as King Ling of Chu.His confidant Xie Ba was named Ling Yin, and Xie Qiqiang was named Dazai, replacing Bozhouli's original position.

Zheng Guoren's reaction was actually quite fast.Zheng Jiangong was the first to send envoys to Yingdu to attend Jia Ao's funeral and congratulate King Ling of Chu on his enthronement.This emissary is the outspoken Uncle Zi. He came back from Chu and reported to Zichan: "Get ready to pack! The new King of Chu is proud and self-righteous, and he will definitely enjoy driving the princes. It won't be long before we I will go to Yingdu every now and then to wait for dispatch." Zichan said: "Yes, it seems that the good days since the Mibing League are coming to an end. Having said that, he won't be able to achieve success in a few years. We don't need to make preparations so early." Zichan's calculations are like a god, but this time the calculation is not very accurate.The reason is simple, he greatly underestimated Chu Lingwang's ambition, and his ability to convert this ambition into actual actions.Since King Ling of Chu ascended the throne, envoys from the state of Chu came to Xinzheng in an endless stream, asking why Zheng Jiangong didn't go to Yingdu to congratulate himself, but just sent an unimportant minister to perfunctory. After getting the consent of the Jin people, in October 539 BC, Zheng Jiangong came to Chu State accompanied by Zichan.Although he came a little late, King Ling of Chu was still very happy. He hosted a banquet for Zheng Guojun and his ministers, and wrote a poem "Auspicious Day" at the banquet. Auspicious day Weiwu, both uncle and prayer.The field car is good, and the four males, Kongfu, are promoted to the other Dafu, and they are ugly from the group. On the auspicious day Gengwu, I sent my horse.Beasts are the same, deer and deer.The follower of Qi Ju, the place of the Son of Heaven. Looking at the Central Plains, Qi Kong has it.儦儦急早, or groups or friends.Know the rate around, take Yan Tianzi. Both draw my bow and hold my arrow.Send that little pig and kill this big one.To keep the guests, and to drink wine. This is a poem describing the hunting of King Xuan of Zhou.After the banquet, Zichan returned to the hotel and immediately ordered someone to prepare hunting equipment.Early the next morning, King Ling of Chu invited Zheng Jiangong to hunt in Yunmeng Lake in the south of the Yangtze River. Yunmeng is the great lake of Chu State.To be precise, it is a group of lakes dotted with dots, located in today's Jianghan Plain, famous for its rich products, and also a geographical symbol that Chu people are proud of.There is no historical record about Zheng Jiangong's hunting conditions in Yunmeng. It is only known that he stayed in Chu State for a long time.It was not until the second year, the first month of 538 BC, that he proposed to return to China.Coincidentally, Duke Xu Mourning came to Yingdu for a pilgrimage. King Ling of Chu was so happy that he left Xu Mourning again and took him to Yunmeng to hunt. Spring is warm and flowers bloom in the south, while spring is cold in the north.According to the "Spring and Autumn" records, in the spring of this year, many countries in the Central Plains experienced hail weather (heavy rain and hail).People generally felt a sense of uneasiness, as if they could hear Yunmeng's drums, shouts and Chu Lingwang's wild laughter gradually approaching. Sure enough, just after the Spring Festival, King Ling of Chu sent Wu Ju as an envoy to the state of Jin, and conveyed to Jin Pinggong the wish of "asking the princes": Thanks to the favor of the princes in the past, we formed an alliance to eliminate soldiers in Song State, It is said that those countries that follow Jin and Chu will meet each other as two great powers from now on.Due to the many disasters and disasters in recent years, I am willing to win the favor of several monarchs. If you have no worries on the four sides of the border, then use your light to ask the princes for alliance!The words are very euphemistic, but the meaning is very clear: I want to organize an alliance of princes, and I want to be the leader of the alliance. I hope you agree. This is a blatant challenge to the Mibinghuimeng that the Jin and Chu countries jointly rule the world.For Jin Pinggong, King Ling of Chu's request is tantamount to seeking skin from a tiger, and he really wants to slap Wu Ju to wake him up.But Simahou gave him a completely different opinion: "Don't say no easily. The king of Chu is growing bigger and bigger. Maybe God wants to satisfy his wish, increase people's hatred towards him, and then punish him. This is possible. Or let him have a good death, this is also possible. Of all the countries in the world, only Jin and Chu have received the help of heaven and can achieve hegemony. Even if we compete with them, can we win God's will? ?You should promise him that what he does is his business. You just need to do your own thing well, cultivate your virtue, and wait to see what happens to him. If he can take good moral character as his destination, we will Everyone should serve him, let alone the princes? If he insists on licentiousness and tyranny, the people of Chu will abandon him, why should we fight with us?" This is a bit like coaxing a child. To put it bluntly, today is different from the past, and Jin's domestic worries are still unsettled. In addition to being unstable, why compete with Chu State? Duke Ping of Jin was not convinced: "There are three reasons why Jin can be invincible in the world: the terrain is dangerous; it produces good horses; Qi and Chu have many disasters. With these three reasons, should we follow Chu's will and compromise?" Sima Hou said: "I think it's a disaster to take pleasure in other countries' misfortune because of the dangerous terrain and the large number of good horses. When it comes to dangerous terrain, Siyue, Sandu, Yangcheng, Taishi, Jingshan, and Zhongnan are very good. It is dangerous, but their owners come and go. When it comes to rich horses, the northern part of Jizhou is also a place where good horses are produced, but no country has ever been seen rising there. Therefore, the difficult terrain and the abundance of good horses are not the same. The reason why a country is strong and inviolable. As a king, you should devote yourself to cultivating virtue and strengthening communication with gods and people, instead of relying on dangerous terrain and good horses. Disasters in other countries are not reasons to make yourself happy. As the saying goes , born in sorrow, died in peace, when Qi State had Gongsun Wuzhi rebellion, which led to Duke Huan of Qi coming to power, Qi State still relies on his shadow; Jin State had Li Ji rebellion, but got Jin Wengong, and became The leader of the world; Weiguo and Xingguo have no natural or man-made disasters, and they are still destroyed by the enemy. Therefore, we have nothing to be happy about disasters in other countries. Maybe it will be difficult for others to prosper! If you rely on those three reasons and don’t cultivate Virtuous government, just wait to put out fires everywhere, why do you want to compete with Chu State? I suggest that you still agree to Chu State’s request. King Zhou of Shang Dynasty perished because of cruelty and abuse, and King Wen of Zhou won the world because of benevolence and harmony. Is it just because of competition The princes are so simple?" At this point in the history reading, there is another sigh: every disaster of the US and Japanese imperialism can arouse the cheers of different voices from the angry youth in the country. As everyone knows, these disasters not only do not frighten the people of the empire, but make them more determined to follow their own path. What are you happy about? Duke Jin Ping was convinced by Simahou's words and decided to agree to Chu's request.He sent his uncle Xiang to tell Wu Ju, "Your Majesty cannot go to Chu for a pilgrimage because of important state affairs. As for whether the princes will go or not, the princes have already obtained them, so why ask for our consent?" King Ling of Chu certainly didn't expect Jin Pinggong to go to him.What Jin Pinggong said was just a humble statement that people liked to adopt at that time, and it did not mean that he thought he should go to Chu for a pilgrimage.Wu Ju was overjoyed when he got such a reply, so he proposed to the state of Jin for King Ling of Chu again, and Duke Ping of Jin also agreed. At this moment, King Ling of Chu, who was far away in Yingdu, was actually feeling uneasy.At that time, Duke Zheng Jian was still staying in the state of Chu. King Ling of Chu called Zichan over and asked, "In your opinion, will the Marquis of Jin agree to my request?" "Of course I will." Zichan said affirmatively, "The Marquis of Jin is greedy for peace and happiness, and his ambition is not with the princes. His officials have strong selfish desires, and no one really helps him. Besides, the alliance in Song State clearly stipulated that Jin Chu and Chu are like one family, if he doesn’t allow the princes to pay homage to you, what is the covenant for?” "Will the princes come?" "I will definitely come. Obey the covenant of the Song State, win your favor, and don't have to worry about the Jin State dictating, why don't you come?" Zichan hesitated, "If you can't say the country, it must be Lu, Wei, Cao, Zhu these few. Cao State is afraid of Song State, Zhu State is afraid of Lu State, and Lu State and Wei State are persecuted by Qi State. They all have to get close to Jin State, so they will not come. The rest of the countries are under your control. Within the sphere of influence, who would dare not come?" Hearing what Zichan said, King Ling of Chu laughed triumphantly: "So, what I ask for is all right?" "This..." Zichan replied very tactfully, "If you just want to find pleasure in others, I'm afraid it won't work; if your desire is the same as everyone else's, then there's nothing wrong with it." King Ling of Chu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed again: "Well, you are so tall, you beat around the bush when you talk!" After he finished speaking, he pretended to be intimate and patted Zichan vigorously, which made half of Zichan's shoulder hurt, and he couldn't laugh or cry. In the summer of 538 BC, a meeting of princes convened and presided over by King Ling of Chu was officially held in Shendi of Chu State.Representatives attending this meeting included Duke Ling of Cai, Duke Ai of Chen, Duke Jian of Zheng, Duke Xu Mourning, the crown prince of Song, and the monarchs of small countries such as Xu, Teng, Dun, Shen, Hu, Xiaolu, and Huaiyi.Cao Guo and Zhu Guo refused because of disasters in the country. Lu Zhaogong said that he would sacrifice to his ancestors, and Wei Xianggong said he was sick and could not come. Judging from the lineup, the level of this meeting is not high.As soon as the ambitious King Ling of Chu saw the receipts from the participants, his enthusiasm was halved immediately.He simply stayed in Yunmeng to continue hunting, and asked Zheng Jiangong to arrive at Shendi first to receive the princes.It wasn't until the princes had almost arrived that they came late, and accepted everyone's visit one by one in Shen Di's palace with a big belly. This bluff made Wu Ju very worried. He said to King Ling of Chu, "I heard that princes don't attach themselves to specific people, but only to those who are polite. Now you have begun to gain the support of princes. You have to give They have a good first impression, and the success of Baye depends on your performance." "Then what should I do?" For Wu Ju, who was famous for his wisdom in the time of King Zhuang of Chu, King Ling of Chu has always been in awe - in his world, what can make him feel restrained, I'm afraid There is only Wu Ju. "Since ancient times, Mingjun has had iconic events that people will remember. Xia Qi had the dinner at Juntai, Shang Tang had the decree of Jing Beibo, King Wu of Zhou had the oath of Mengjin, King Cheng of Zhou had the military parade of Qiyang, and King Kang of Zhou had the The pilgrimage of Fenggong, King Mu of Zhou had an alliance at Tushan, Duke Huan of Qi had an alliance with Zhaoling, and Duke Wen of Jin had an alliance of practicing soil. Which model do you plan to adopt? Xiangxu of Song State, Zichan of Zheng State Here, they are all the best among the princes and officials, you can listen to their opinions." "The widow should learn from Duke Huan of Qi." King Ling of Chu said.Then send someone to ask Xiang Xu and Zichan about etiquette.Xiang Xu said: "A small country learns etiquette, and a big country uses etiquette. How dare you not contribute?" He wrote down the etiquette of the duke's meeting with the princes on the bamboo slips, and asked the envoy to bring them to King Ling of Chu.Zichan said: "A small country obeys the command of a big country, how dare you not recommend it carefully?" He taught the people of Chu the etiquette of meeting princes and viscounts, and there are a total of six rules. King Ling of Chu practiced these etiquette carefully, but he was still worried, and said to Wu Ju: "When the ceremony is held, you stand behind me, and if you find that I have done something wrong, quickly remind me. I." On June 16, 538 BC, the first meeting of princes led by King Ling of Chu was finally successfully held.After all the ceremonies were held, King Ling of Chu wiped off his sweat secretly, and called Wu Ju to a place where no one was around: "Didn't you agree to remind me? Why didn't you do anything? Did I have something?" The place is not done right, let people laugh at it?" Wu Ju said: "You have done a good job, better than expected!" "Is there no mistake at all?" "To be honest, I have never seen at least six of the etiquettes you practiced on stage today. They are too profound. How can I remind you!" Wu Ju couldn't help laughing as he said.King Ling of Chu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. After the oath of alliance was successfully held, King Ling of Chu was in a good mood and invited everyone to go hunting in Wucheng.This is the third time he has held a large-scale hunting event since he came to the throne more than half a year ago, and every time he invites the princes to participate, firstly, to show off his force, secondly, to show off the vast land and resources, and thirdly, to enhance his relationship. It can be said that it is an important means for him to win the support of the princes. . One of the official representatives of the meeting, the eldest son Zuo of the Song Dynasty, did not catch up with the oath ceremony for some reason, and he rushed to Shendi in a hurry until everyone went to Wucheng.The eldest son Zuo, who knew he was wrong, stayed obediently in Shendi and waited for his punishment, but he didn't wait for King Ling of Chu's order for more than ten days.Just when he was feeling up and down, King Ling of Chu sent an envoy back to Shendi, but instead of asking him to face the wall and think about his mistakes, he apologized to him. "The widow is hunting in Wucheng to offer offerings to the ancestral temple, so I can't come back to meet you in time, please forgive me." The messenger said to Shi Zizuo.Shi Zizuo was too surprised to speak.Needless to say, during the hunting period in Wucheng, King Ling of Chu treated the princes of various countries in such a no-holds-barred manner. Even Zichan and the disciples of Xiangxu had a serious illusion of King Ling of Chu's magnanimity—is this, could it be It turned out that the arrogant and rude Wang Ziwei? However, things quickly changed dramatically. After returning to Shendi from Wucheng, the princes thought that the meeting and activities were over, so they were busy packing and preparing to go home.King Ling of Chu suddenly called everyone together again, saying don't panic, there is another important thing, the alliance is not a treat for dinner, it can't just be thunder and no rain, it is meaningful to take some practical actions.As he said that, he winked at Xie Ba, who was beside him, and Xie Ba clapped his hands. A group of heavily armed soldiers rushed into the venue, and without any explanation, they brought Xu Zi, the king of Xu State, out. Everyone was stunned by this sudden change.King Ling of Chu stood up and looked around at everyone with a kind of sullen gaze. Everyone who was stared at by him felt chills spontaneously. "You all came to Chu to participate in the alliance for the purpose of peaceful coexistence and the establishment of a peaceful and prosperous world without weapons. This is also my wish." King Chu Ling cleared his voice, "But everyone must know that Wu The Chu State and a few other countries overestimated their capabilities and dared to become an enemy of the Chu State in an attempt to destroy the peace of the world. As long as the widows have breath, they will not allow the Wu State's plot to succeed." Having said that, everyone understood seven or eight points in their hearts. This meeting was not for nothing. The previous blood alliance, eating, drinking and having fun, fighting eagles and dogs, turned out to be just foreshadowing, and the real drama is still below. "According to the information obtained by the widow, the Wu people learned that we are forming an alliance here, so they had a whim to plant an eyeliner among us to monitor our every move. Moreover, they almost succeeded. No one could have imagined it. Xu Zi, who seems honest and honest, is a spy arranged by Wu Guoren!" No one spoke, maintaining an astonishingly unanimous silence.You say he is a nail, is he a nail?But no one dared to open their mouths to argue.In the end, Zichan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, if you say that Xu Zi is a nail sent by the people of Wu, you need to have definite evidence. I'm afraid it will wrong a good person if you hear it." "You want evidence?" King Ling of Chu walked up to Xu Zi quickly and grabbed his clothes, "This man's mother is the princess of Wu State, and he is inextricably linked with Wu State. evidence!" Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.According to King Chu Ling's logic, as long as anyone has a blood relationship with the enemy country, he will be suspected of collaborating with the enemy country.Now Zichan doesn't even have an opinion, who would fart with a weasel?There was silence in the lobby. "Since no one has any objections," King Ling of Chu smiled triumphantly, "Then please organize your armaments and prepare to attack Wu with me." Wu Ju said privately to King Ling of Chu: "The reason why the ancient Ming emperors were able to dominate the world was because they treated the princes with courtesy, so the princes were willing to sacrifice their lives for them. Li's search was held, Dongyi betrayed; King You of Zhou held a big family alliance, and the Rong and Di tribes rebelled against the water. This is all because of being rude to the princes. Now you conclude that Xu Zi colluded with Wu without any real evidence. This is not disrespectful to the princes. , lead to betrayal?" King Ling of Chu glared at him: "If the widow says he has a problem, he has a problem, so don't let him speak to you again!" When Zichan heard about this, he ran to Xiang Xu: "I don't worry about Chu now. This man is arrogant and self-willed. He doesn't listen to well-meaning advice. He won't run amok for more than ten years." "Yes." Xiang Xu also said, "Ten years won't accomplish great things, and his crimes won't be too far away. Let's wait and see." In July of the same year, Qu Shen, the general of Chu State, led the allied forces of Chu, Song, Zheng and other states to crusade against Wu State. And killed its nine clans. King Ling of Chu thought it was an excellent subject to establish a positive image, and ordered Qing Feng to be executed publicly in front of the princes.Wu Ju remonstrated again: "I heard that you can blame others only if you have no shortcomings. Qingfeng was living here because he disobeyed the king's order and was outrageous. How could he submit obediently? If it's not done well, let him bite you back. It is not worthwhile to cause a bad influence among the princes." King Ling of Chu refused to listen, and ordered Qing Feng to carry a big ax weighing eight catties, and to parade in the camps of the princes with five flowers tied in a big way, and asked him to say loudly: "Don't kill his king like Qing Feng of Qi State, Orphans who bully the king, come to form an alliance with the doctor!" This is called a personal statement, and it is often used on corrupt officials in modern times, but it is often used on so-called "second ministers" in ancient times.The killing of the monarch here refers to Cui Zhu murdering Duke Jing of Qi, and Qingfeng became an accomplice; At Qi Jinggong's enthronement ceremony, Qing Feng asked everyone to show their loyalty to them, and read out the oath of "If there are people who are not close to Cui and Qing...". Qing Feng was also unambiguous, and walked all the way with an ax on his shoulders, shouting: "Don't kill your own monarch, your brother's son Xiong Yan, like Xiong Wei, the bastard son of the Communist King of Chu, and replace him with shameless alliance with the princes! "When the princes heard this, they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. King Ling of Chu quickly sent someone to drag Qing Feng down and kill him. After returning from the state of Wu, King Ling of Chu led his troops to destroy the state of Lai without stopping.Laizi, the king of the state of Lai, had his hands tied behind his back and a jade bi in his mouth. The scholar-bureaucrats of the country were naked, carrying a coffin, and followed them to the camp of the Chu army.King Ling of Chu was an old man, and he couldn't understand the surrender ceremony that had been passed down for hundreds of years, so he had to ask Wu Ju for advice.Wu Ju said: "The first king, King Cheng of Chu, conquered the state of Xu. That's what Xu Xigong did. The first king untied him with his own hands, accepted the jade bi, and burned the coffin, expressing his magnanimous acceptance of surrender." "Interesting." Chu Lingwang thought to himself.So according to the gourd painting, he accepted Laizi's surrender and moved the people of Laiguo to Yandi. Among Chu's allies, Xu is the most determined.As early as the reign of the Communist King of Chu, Xu Linggong moved the whole country to the territory of Chu State because he could not bear the bullying of Zheng State. He lived in Yecheng and became a state within a state protected by Chu State.After King Ling of Chu destroyed Lai State, he had a sudden whim to reward the land of Lai State to Xu State, so that Xu people could rebuild their homes, and he did what he said, and immediately sent the doctor Dou Weigui and Prince Qiji to lead the troops to Lai Land fortification. This seemingly good deed of righteousness was strongly criticized by the doctor Shen Wuyu: "The disaster of Chu State is about to begin. If you want to meet the princes, you will be the princes. If you want to attack other countries, you will attack them. There is no objection to building a city on the border. The king must be I am satisfied, but can the common people live in peace? Who can bear it in the long run?" In the winter of the same year, in order to retaliate against Zhu Fang's battle, the state of Wu sent troops to invade the state of Chu, and looted the land of thorns, oaks, and hemp.The state of Chu sent Shen Yinshe, a senior official, to go to Xiakou to be on guard. Yijiu built a city at Zhongli, the prime minister Xie Qiqiang built a city at the nest site, and senior officer Ran Dan came to build a city in Zhouzhou.During this period of time, heavy rain continued in the above-mentioned areas, which led to the suspension of the city building work, and the city building of Laidi was also abandoned halfway.