Chapter 33 Section Six: King Huai of Chu's First Arbitrary State Affairs

But when the capital was moved to Shouyi, King Huai of Chu was in a coma for three months. Shouyi, later called Shouchun, is a fortress guarding the south bank of Huai River.To the south of the city is a large lake called Shaopi. Although it is not as vast as Yunmengze, it is still endless in a radius of more than a hundred miles.Adjacent to the Huai River in the north and Shaobei in the south, it is not only the benefit of farming and irrigation, but also the convenience of business travel and boats. Shouyi has become a big city in the Huainan area. An important town.There have been many wars on both sides of the Huai River, and it has always been a big battlefield for Chu to go north to the Central Plains. At that time, King Zhuang of Chu granted Shouyi to the most powerful Zhao clan.After more than a hundred years, the Zhao family has carefully managed it, and Shouyi has become a large-scale city of six miles and thousands of households - six miles of the city, thousands of households.

Even so, as soon as the king of Chu's eastward army rushed in, Shouyi suddenly seemed narrow and crowded.The hundreds of officials and bureaucrats who moved along with the family had a population of 150,000 to 60,000, the forbidden army was 30,000, the housemaids and servants and Shangfang Baigong were more than 30,000, and the population of the royal family and various servants were also 50,000 to 60,000. One thousand vehicles, one thousand large ships, nearly thirty thousand coachmen and sailors, plus nearly one hundred thousand soldiers from the Zhaoju family and the Zhao family's descendants, a total of more than half a million people, swirling in the sky with smoke and dust, bringing a peaceful The castle suddenly flooded!All the vacant houses of the government offices, inns, and wealthy merchants in the city were urgently requisitioned, but even the royal family was not enough.As a result, stretches of tents were pitched outside the city, ox carts were converted into boxcars for people to live in, and warships were moored densely in the Huaishui River and Shaopi, serving as temporary warehouses.Standing on the top of the city and looking at it, Huang Mengmeng can be seen endlessly in a radius of twenty or thirty miles, which is exactly the same as Langya when the Yue Kingdom moved its capital.

After a long and bumpy drive, King Huai of Chu was so exhausted that he didn't even have the energy to speak, even though he had hugged the plump, white and tender new queen as a meat pad all the way.After sleeping for three days and finally waking up, the old king wanted to go out of the city for a walk, but as soon as he left the "royal palace", he was frightened by the crowds of people and cars and the dust flying in the sky and sat on the threshold. "Here, which family has rebelled? No, there is no law?" King Huai of Chu seemed to be in a dream. "I don't know, the city and the outside are just fine! It's better to go back and sleep." The new queen also rolled her eyes in panic.

"Go back, sleepy!" King Huai of Chu finally chose the most worry-free thing. After all, the state of Chu has moved its capital many times, and every old courtier like Zhaoju's age has gone through it two or three times. As long as there is no war, they can still survive.Old Zhaoju is the ruling order Yin, and here is the foundation of the Zhao family, so he didn't bother with the old king. "In two months, more than 500,000 horses who were in chaos were roughly settled.Fortunately, Shouyi was originally rich, and most of the royal family's wealth was moved here during the migration. There was food and drink, and there was no major disturbance, and the situation gradually stabilized.

When the autumn wind came, Zhaoju entered the palace for the first time, and moved the king of Chu to hold a new capital ceremony.It was finally possible to go out of the city, and King Huai of Chu nodded happily: "That's okay! Old Ling Yin has made great contributions, so I will follow the old Ling Yin's plan!" So he went out of the city to worship the heaven and the earth, and informed the heaven and the earth. The country's ambitious plan of "rejuvenating great achievements in the new capital" also issued an edict to the government and the public: the new capital will be named "Shouying", and it will still be called Yingdu to the world according to the ancestral system of the Chu state.Wandering in the countryside outside the city for a day, King Huai of Chu's depression disappeared, and when he returned to the palace, he smiled mysteriously at Zhaoju: "Old Lingyin, the name 'Shou Ying' is good, the longevity of Ying, the prosperity of the country "Old Zhaoju laughed and said: "My king is really a sage! Why didn't the old minister think of it?" King Chu Huai was very comfortable, and whispered in Zhaoju's ear: "This king has the secret book of national destiny left by his ancestor King Xuan , It can be a coincidence! Don’t you know that this year is a great turning point for the Chu State, and it’s a sign of ZTE!” Lao Zhaoju nodded again and again: "It’s a big deal! My king said so, and the old minister’s heart is at ease. "

While King Huai of Chu was happily waiting for the country to turn around, Chen Cheng ordered the flying horse to report urgently: the special envoy of Qin State Jingyang Jun Yingxian entered Chu, and will soon arrive at Shouying. One stone makes a thousand waves!At a time when the newly defeated Chu State is worried that Qin State will take advantage of the situation and attack violently, what is the purpose of Qin State's special envoy coming south?The monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu were in an uproar. They all speculated about the purpose of the Qin envoy's visit and proposed various countermeasures.At this time, Qu Yuan curled up in the place where he was expelled. Because of the crime of "losing the capital of Ying and losing a hundred thousand teachers", Zhaoju degraded him in the name of the king of Chu to a wild minister who "stationed in Anlu and made great contributions". Almost disappeared.The ministers in Xindu were either Zhaoju's party or under the control of Zhaoju's party, but when it comes to major events, they are surprisingly unanimous in their opinions.But this time there is an exception, everyone has their own opinions, and the countermeasures are also strange!

"The Qin army burned my royal mausoleum, and people and gods were all angry and raging! Qin must be afraid of the world's public opinion, so he came to apologize to our king and repair it. My king should sternly condemn it, and promise Qin to pay 100,000 gold to rebuild the Yiling Mausoleum!" Da Sima Zhaochang was the first to do it. Out of judgment. "If the Qin State doesn't rebuild the Yiling Mausoleum, I will send troops to take back Yingdu!" Zi Lan, who has become a general again, said amazingly. "It's bad." Although Jingcui of Shangzhu Kingdom is a general, he has a literati demeanor and smiles leisurely, "The Qin army took more than forty cities from me and set up a county. However, these places are all in water towns. He is originally a barbarian from the west, and he is used to grazing and riding, but he is not satisfied with the humidity and humidity in the south, so he will not be able to stay here for a long time, and he will become a ball of charcoal in his hand. When the Qin envoy came to the south, what do you think he will do?" At that time, Jing Cui actually learned a native language of the Qin people, and the hall burst into laughter.

"Shangzhu is right! I think the Qin people want to return my land and ask for my money!" A minister responded immediately. "That's not right! The Qin army wanted to withdraw, and they came to sue for peace because they were afraid that I would chase and wipe them out!" A general shouted with great vigor. "What you said is biased." The Taishi ordered Zheng Zhanyin to shake his snow-white head, "The people of Qin are so brave as tigers and wolves, how can they spit out the meat of their hunger? My king moved to Shouying and went to heaven. How could Qin not know? The Qin envoy came here because he was afraid of the truce of heaven and asked for peace. My king can respond to the situation, and then take the opportunity to regain the lost land, and then go north to attack Qin. This is a long-term plan. Don't try to be quick and entangled with the Qin envoy in one city. The gains and losses of the land."

With a single word, the hall was held in awe, and the courtiers were deeply impressed by the calmness of this old man who could see through the secrets. "Taishi ordered the old man to seek the country, and rewarded him with a hundred gold!" Chuhuai Wang was very excited, and suddenly raised his voice when he knocked on the king's case, "As for the response, this king has his own plan, and the camera is dealt with!" Only Lao Zhaoju, who was the most powerful, was silent all the time, just listening with a smile, without saying a word. Three days later, the special envoy of Qin State arrived.King Huai of Chu had already slowed down, and instead of discussing with Zhaoju, he issued an edict ordering the courtiers to gather in the main hall of the palace to frighten the envoys of Qin.In the early morning of the next day, King Huai of Chu made an exception and left the bed at Yinshi. After washing up and dressing, he drank a five-stone soup of medicine brought by the new queen, and arrived at the main hall surrounded by four maids at Maoshi.This "five stones on the medicine" is a kind of elixir that Zheng Xiu invited an old alchemist from Qi State at a huge price of ten thousand gold in the past to refine it.King Huai of Chu still remembered the explanation of the old alchemist: ""Shen Nong Jing" said: "Using medicine to nourish life. What is medicine? Five stones are for training shape, and six sesames are for prolonging life. Five stones are cinnabar, realgar, alum, Zeng Qing, Ci Shiye. The six mushrooms are Lingzhi, Shizhi, Muzhi, Caozhi, Rouzhi, and Junzhi. The combination of five stones and six Zhizhi prolongs life, benefits sex, and stops diseases!" From After that, King Huai of Chu ground a grain of Wushi Dan into powder every night, and then decocted it into a medicinal soup and took it.Today was a big event, so he made an exception and used it in the morning. He felt hot all the way, his forehead was sweating and his strength was tense, and he felt very relaxed.

"The envoy of Qin has come to see you—" the servant shouted loudly, and there was a sudden silence in the dark hall. A middle-aged man in black with a high crown strode in and bowed: "The King of Qin's special envoy, Lord Jingyang Yingxian, is visiting the King of Chu." "Your Majesty Jingyang traveled thousands of miles to Chu, but what did you do?" King Huai of Chu raised his tone reservedly. "Foreign ministers report to the King of Chu," Ying Xian cupped his hands neither humble nor overbearing, "Qin and Chu are adjacent to each other, and there are many conflicts. My king wants to invite the King of Chu to form an alliance. Put out the fire."

King Huai of Chu was pleasantly surprised—the heavenly secret is really mysterious, and as soon as he moved to Shouying, there was a national opportunity.Even though he thought so, King Huai of Chu smiled coldly: "Qin State took Jianghan from me and destroyed Yiling from me, but how do you understand?" "If the king of Chu can negotiate peace and stop fighting, Qin is willing to withdraw from Jianghan." "Wait a minute!" General Zilan suddenly stood up from the seat and pointed at Ying Xian, "Exit Jianghan? The special envoy is so easy! Burn the tomb of my late king, but how do we deal with it?" "How does the general think we should deal with it?" Ying Xian's black face darkened. "Twenty thousand in compensation, one million hu in military rations, the King of Qin went to Yiling to worship and apologize!" Ying Xian just laughed: "The 600,000 army cannot hold the tomb, and it is really unreasonable to come to the victorious country to pay a compensation for their crimes? This special envoy only said: If you want to make peace, you will make peace, and if you don't make peace, the Qin army will not retreat! Chu Chu The king can decide for himself. Farewell!" With a flick of his sleeve, he was about to leave the hall. "Wait a minute." This time it was King Huai of Chu who smiled and waved, "The special envoy will talk about it first, that is to negotiate a peace, how to discuss the law?" "The king of Chu is going north, and the king of Qin is going south. There will be an alliance thirty miles away from Wuguan to negotiate a peace." Ying Xian turned his head and left. "Zhuzi is rampant!" Zilan yelled, "Wait for me to kill this thief first, then talk about peace!" "Is there any reason for this?" King Huai of Chu was angry for the first time, "Crack!" He burst into outcry, "The fate of the country is in the sky! How can you control your anger like a child? It's all back to me, let me have a good time trying to figure out whether I can go north to discuss peace." gone?" Jing Cui of Shangzhu State said loudly: "Such a big matter, you should ask the old Ling Yin to come to the court to discuss it." "Old Ling Yin is very sick, so he will take a rest for a few days." King Huai of Chu was very upset at the moment someone mentioned Zhaoju. Taking advantage of the opportunity of heaven's protection to revitalize the kingship, the Chu royal family is really about to fall.This old king who had always been indecisive had his own opinion for the first time, "Everyone, just say it, I will discuss it with the old Ling Yin." "My old minister's humble opinion," said Taishi Ling Zheng Zhanyin, shaking his snow-white head, "What the envoy of Qin said is true. The old minister's judgment a few days ago is that Chu is destined to be prosperous, and Qin is afraid to repair it. If the special envoy of Qin blindly shows weakness, agree Returning to Jianghan and apologizing to Yiling is suspected of plotting to seduce the king. Now that the Qin envoy is respectful and arrogant, he does not accept the guilt of Yiling. The old minister thinks: This is a sign of Qin's sincere peace! Why? Qin is a powerful country Tigers and wolves, Chu is a newly defeated state, the strong and the weak make peace, and it is enough to retreat to the lost land! What he wants? Use the destiny and great luck to save the interests, and wash the hatred of Yiling. " "Old Madam Shi Te is talking nonsense. You just said that it is not convenient for my king to go!" General Zi Lan was very impatient. "The old minister conjectured: the fate is in him, and my king will get it." Tai Shiling finally said the conclusion. Although he was interrupted by Zilan, Tai Shiling's words gave a group of ministers a big idea, and they all said in unison: "Your ministers think that my king can go!" But to recover the lost ground, if you don't go, you will be papaya!" After saying this, the hall was full of laughter, and the atmosphere was suddenly relaxed. "Okay!" King Huai of Chu clapped the king's case, "After discussing with the old Ling Yin, I will make a decision, and the court will be dismissed!" At this time, King Huai of Chu felt a surge of heat rising in his dantian, so he wanted to hug the maid beside him and gobble it up. Fan, but suddenly remembered a big event, he actually held back, hurriedly walked down the hall, pulled the staggering old lady Shi Ling behind the curtain at the corner of the hall and whispered: "Old lady Shi, what do you think old Ling Yin will say? "The white-haired Tai Shiling just smiled leisurely: "My king's thoughts, the old minister knows all about it. There is only one word, my king must remember: what is true is false, and false is true." King Huai of Chu had a headache: "This word What do you mean? You made it clear!" The old lady Shi leaned close to King Huai of Chu and whispered a few words in the ear of King Huai of Chu, who laughed loudly: "Old lady Shi is really clever! Good, good! That's it!" Hurriedly walking to the corridor of the harem, the old king couldn't hold back the hurricane-like heat around him, he suddenly pulled a maid over and threw himself on the ground to toss about!The other three maids were so frightened that they covered their mouths and did not dare to make a sound or leave, but they watched the maid being stripped naked by the old king three or two times, and then moaned tactfully and sternly... A maid suddenly woke up and said: "Quick! Stop it! Your Majesty is caught in the wind, and I will wait for no one to live!" The three hurriedly surrounded the two white flesh that had already rolled naked, and pulled up their skirts to each other to make a screen.After an hour or so, the old king turned over and jumped up: "The green fruit is not enough! I'm looking for the queen!" Then he wrapped his robe around his naked body, and strode away in a hurry.The three maids were so panicked that they didn't care about their companions who were still lying on the bloody stone slab, so they shouted: "Your Majesty is windy!" while running, they took off their long skirts and caught up with the old king.King Huai of Chu was wrapped in colorful silk clothes, followed by three white maids, entered the harem like the wind, and was so frightened that the maids shouted and ran away. Finally in the afternoon, King Huai of Chu got up from the new queen. Although he was floating and dizzy, he was relaxed. Lingyin Mansion.Old Zhaoju was lying on the sick bed, but he didn't come to welcome the King of Chu.The old king was so relaxed that he didn't care about it, and came to Zhaoju's bedroom with a smile on his face. "Old Ling Yin, the King of Qin invited me to make an alliance and return to Jianghan, but he will not go?" "What is my king's intention?" Old Zhaoju was weak, and his voice was as thin as a gossamer. "My king? There is no decision yet." Old Zhaoju was panting with difficulty: "In my opinion, the Qin State has no way, and cannot take risks lightly... No, I can't go." "Okay, I understand." King Huai of Chu's eyes flickered again and again, "Old Ling Yin is enjoying his health and well-being, and I will visit you some other day." After saying that, he got up and left. Zhaoju sneered, and got up abruptly from the sickbed: "Come out, Zilan!" The general in armor, Zilan, came out from behind the curtain with a sneer: "What a fool, with the knife on his neck..."" Shut up!" Zhaoju yelled, then lowered her voice, "You don't have to say anything. You don't want to say anything at any time, you understand?" Zilan nodded quickly, but didn't say a word.Zhaoju waved his hand: "Follow me to the secret room." He stepped on the thick carpet and disappeared soundlessly behind the curtain. Three days later, King Huai of Chu, under the protection of eight thousand cavalry imperial guards, took the new queen and four maids, and followed Qin Guo's special envoy Ying Xian to the north.After walking along the Yingshui River Valley for two days, it was close to Chencheng, but suddenly a horse team rushed out of the jungle on the west bank of Yingshui, and they were standing still in the road.King Huai of Chu was looking absent-mindedly on the special wide-legged chariot. When he saw the military horse in the distance, his whole body was shocked: "Is the Qin army in power? Where is the Qin envoy?!" At this moment, the forbidden army outside the iron cavalry circle The general gave a long cry: "Chunshen Jun is here to see my king!" In an instant, the banners separated into two rows, and a familiar figure in a golden cloak hurriedly walked to the king's chariot. "Chun Shenjun, you are not in Anlu, what are you doing here?" Chu Huai Wang was different from Qu Yuan and Chun Shenjun, he was afraid of Qu Yuan, he would get dizzy when he saw him, for fear that he would teach him a stern lesson; On the other hand, he likes the open-minded and playful Chun Shenjun, as long as he doesn't talk about state affairs, he likes to hang out with him very much.This time Chunshenjun lost Yingdu and lost 100,000 teachers, and the court questioned him, but King Huai of Chu was noncommittal.Seeing Chunshenjun's haggard face now, he couldn't bear to ask him about his crimes, so he just said something flat.After all, Lord Chunshen lost his teacher and land, so the old king can't pamper him too much. Chunshen Jun arched and said: "Oh, I asked my king to move forward to speak, Huang Xie has a secret statement!" The old king frowned: "Secret love? It's Qu Yuan returning to the court again, carrying out political reforms?" Seeing Jun Shen gritted his teeth and said nothing, the old king smiled openly, "Well, let's move on and talk. The king The car enters the dense forest, and no one else is allowed to follow." The driver of the king's chariot said "Hi!", and the bronze four-horse cart rumbled into the nearby woods. As soon as the car came to a complete stop, Jun Shen who hurriedly followed knelt down in front of the car.Although it is okay for the monarch and ministers to kneel down, it is extremely unusual after all.The etiquette of the Warring States period was simple, and the defense of the monarch and his ministers was far less strict than that of later generations.The courtiers also have seats when discussing matters before the king. It is a great gift to bow down to pay homage, and it is etiquette to hand over ordinary matters.For a minister as noble as Chun Shen Jun, this move is truly extraordinary. "Get up!" King Huai of Chu held Chunshen Jun's hands urgently, "Why are you so pitiful? Zhaoju made things difficult for you again? It's okay, I'm holding on, so what can he do?" "Oh, my king, this matter has nothing to do with Zhaoju. If I ask for something, if the king refuses, I dare not get up." "Okay, okay, Ben Wang Ying, you get up first, I feel sad when I'm kneeling." "Thank you, my lord!" Chunshen Jun got up with a hurried expression on his face, "My lord, please return the capital immediately, and don't go to Wuguan! A secret scout sent me an urgent message: there is a Qin army ambushing in Wuguan city. The King of Qin may have other plans. Doctor Qu Yuan also has the same intention, and this is the blood letter he entrusted his ministers to present to our king." After speaking, he took out a folded white silk from his bosom and shook it open, and sixteen large dark red characters turned out to be Shocking——The people of Qin are treacherous, Wuguan and Tiger's mouth, the king's body belongs to the country, don't be a prisoner of Chu! King Huai of Chu glanced at it, and quickly murmured in circles: "Blood books, blood books, how much blood did Qu Yuan spend all day writing books? If it weren't for this king's protection, he would be so popular today? Why don't you wait If there is an opportunity, they will mess up when something happens, so confused and confused." He muttered for a while, but suddenly stood still and laughed, "Mr. Chunshen, guess what Zhaoju is doing about this matter?" "Oh, I still need to guess? Zhaoju and Zhang Yi of Qin State had already hooked up, and he must have urged my king to make peace with Qin." Chun Shenjun blushed and did not hesitate. "Let me tell you, don't you find it boring to bite and bite all day?" King Huai of Chu laughed openly, "I will tell you: Zhaoju forcefully advises me not to go to Wuguan. He said, Qin The country has no way, so we can't take risks lightly. Tell me, isn't old Ling Yin a loyal minister? Who has he connected with Qin State?" Chunshen Jun was stunned, and stuttered: "Really? He? How can you say such things? Chen Chen doesn't believe it..." "Mr. Chunshen, don't worry about going back. This time, you and old Qu Yuan are worrying for nothing." For the first time, King Huai of Chu became confident and calm, "This time, this king will not be pushed by anyone. Let the king's heart be arbitrary. This king just doesn't understand, it is clear that he regained the lost ground without bloodshed, but you are all noisy, seeing this king himself doing a big thing is jealous? Don't you know the reason? Go back and go back!" After finishing speaking, he waved his hand, and two maids floated over to help him into the cart, "Go! Don't delay the journey, and make King Qin laugh at me." King Jin Cancan's car rattled away, Chunshen Jun stood there dumbfounded, muttering to himself for a long time and suddenly burst out laughing.