Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 477 Xiong Xin dies, Chu Di is determined!

Zhao Tuo had just come to power, so he naturally needed a beautiful performance to satisfy the First Emperor.

He was anxious, but not that anxious.

At the very least, the aristocratic nobles who secretly supported Chu King Xiong Xin were more anxious than him.

After all, Hengchu has been destroyed... and the only things in the world that have not yet been pacified are Chu Di and Donghai...

Under the pressure of this urgent environment, coupled with the First Emperor's amnesty and the assistance of the eldest son Fusu, he became the crown prince.

Everyone's minds became active.

No one wants to fight a war where death is inevitable.

Rather than stubbornly resisting without a grave, most people are more inclined to surrender in order to obtain better treatment.

Even if they were forced to follow the order to move the royal mausoleum and move to Xianyang.

After all, the Yu family has established a foothold in Xianyang, backed by the grandson Zhao Si, and the prince Fusu is from the Chu royal family, so how can he gain a third degree of friendship.

Although Taisun was not from the Chu royal family, his wife Yu Ji was from Chu, and she was also a long-established nobleman from the Chu land!

Although Yu Ji is not the official wife, except Yu Ji, grandson Zhao Sike does not have any other women.

Moreover, Yu Ji is pregnant!

The Yu family also needs some people to cheer for them!

As long as the Yu family can be persuaded, Yu Ji will turn a deaf ear...

His Highness the Grand Sun and His Highness the Crown Prince, they don’t even want dogs, right?

In short, after careful calculation, they felt optimistically that the possibility of saving their wealth and lives was still very high.

As for letting mermaids be meat, let mermaids be meat. To this day, if you offer your family wealth honestly, you can at least leave a way to survive.

Even if the Chu nobles moved to Xianyang, the relationship between the prince and the grandson's wife's family would not open up the situation, right?

Of course, most of these rumors were spread by Zhao Tuo and deliberately accelerated their spread.

The biggest lie in the world is that everything you say is the truth!

Zhao Tuo was just using the information he had to help the Chu people better understand the current political situation in Qin.

As for the rest, they will naturally figure it out.

So... it didn't take long for the real big fish to take the bait.

Qu, Jing, Zhao.

The family with three surnames is the largest noble in Chu State.

Although there are three households in Chu, Qin must be destroyed. These three households in Chu allude to the three families of Qu Jingzhao.

Their energy in the Chu region was very powerful. Even though it was deliberately weakened after the First Emperor unified the world, they were still at the peak of their power in the Chu region.

The Xiang family, with the bonus of a tragic general like Xiang Yan who lost his country, could rival them in terms of reputation.

But when it comes to financial resources, connections, and heritage, the Xiang family cannot touch it.

Unlike the Xiang family, the three surnames of Qu Jingzhao held many official positions in Chu and even in the Qin Dynasty.

A true nobleman has no trace of human dust.

Support Chu King Xiong Xin, without them.

But the rebellion of the king of Chu and even the Chu region can continue to this day, and they are indispensable.

They have a large number of tribesmen involved and provide a lot of financial and human support, but they stay away from it.

A big family like this will look down upon a political power that has a firm foothold.

Likewise, this is just a temptation, an attempt, and a forcing on their part.

They could never accept the order to move the king's tomb, so they secretly supported the rebellion of Chu King Xiong Xin and Chu Di.

It's a pity...God didn't fulfill people's wishes, and the First Emperor brought peace to the world too quickly.

They failed, and they could only accept the order to move the royal tomb, but the order to move the royal tomb was not fatal to them.

After all, they were the first to surrender and accept the rule of Qin when Chu fell.

In addition, among the three of them, they have the most intellectual talents, so there are many officials who are the most active in accepting reforms, and they are also the fastest to integrate into the Qin system.

Relocation... Only a family like the Xiang family, which is unwilling to embrace the Qin Dynasty and wants to restore the country, cannot accept it.

There are not many people who are officials. Once they move and lose their money and land, they will naturally be slaughtered by others.

But they are different...

They have a large number of family members serving as officials in various places.

Even if I move...it doesn't matter, it's just a serious loss of vitality.

Can't reach a certain death situation...

Therefore, even if they secretly supported the King of Chu and sent family members to work for him, most of them used pseudonyms.

After all, they still have a way out.

And usually, people like this who have a way out are the quickest to surrender.

After a heated discussion, they decided to sell King Chu at a good price.

So Shouchun ordered Yin Jingxun to find Zhao Tuo.

"You are the commander of Shouchun. You are no longer staying in Shouchun. Why are you here?"

"I'm here to help the general get justice!" Jing Xun said with a smile on his face.

"Oh? How can you help me suppress the rebellion?" Zhao Tuo pressed the case button with a bit of sneer in his eyes.

"The general can send me as an envoy to lobby the rebels and the puppet king of Chu, and to act as an intermediary, so that the rebels will collapse without attacking!" Jing Xun said.

Zhao Tuo knew this very well... to put it mildly, it was out of the use room.

To put it bluntly, Jingxun's mission was a signal that the three surnames had given up on the puppet king of Chu.

Of course the Chu State would collapse without an attack, not to mention the extensive connections of the three surnames. As long as Jing Xun exerts his efforts, a large number of people will indeed abandon the Chu Puppet King and leave.

If you don't attack, you will be defeated. It's really not a lie.

"Can you guarantee it?" Zhao Tuo narrowed his eyes.

"Of course!" Jing Xun said with a smile.

"There are no jokes in the army!" Zhao Tuo laughed.

"I'm willing to guarantee it with my head!"

"Okay! Then I will send you as an envoy to the rebels to recruit them to surrender and accept the sentence!"

Jing Xun bowed and thanked Zhao Tuo, then left with a smile.

"Three surnames..." Zhao Tuo smiled.

This feeling of arrogance in my bones is really unpleasant.

But it doesn't matter... The situation of the Chu Kingdom's war all depends on how Zhao Tuo reported to the First Emperor.

The three surnames are indeed very strong. If he can gain the friendship of the three surnames, he, Zhao Tuo, can be unrivaled in Lingnan and even the Chu region, but the First Emperor will never allow such an existence.

Zhao Tuo did have some trivial ambitions, which were deep in his bones. For example, when he was running Lingnan, he was very willing to win over people's hearts and befriend the leaders of Lingnan tribes in private.

But at least for now, while the First Emperor is still alive, this ambition can only be limited to this.

Rather than saying it is ambition, it is better to say it is Zhao Tuo's personal temperament.

This kind of person is naturally capable if he can hold it down.

Zhao Tuo understood the signal sent by the three surnames...

But Zhao Tuo had stayed in Xianyang, and because of this, Zhao Tuo knew what red lines should not be touched.

and so……

For his own sake, he could only make a small report to the First Emperor.                                                     怎么办 consist of people who are loyal to the emperor and who betray the Lord?

The country is tyrannical, and loyal ministers and righteous people naturally appear frequently...

The country is weak and the power of Heaven has been lost. Naturally, one cannot blame others for finding a way out.

"The three Bai clans of Mengxi have lost their former grace, let alone Qu Jingzhao?" Zhao Tuo sneered.

Da Qin does not allow such a powerful clan force to exist.

then……

Jing Xun sent an envoy to the rebels on behalf of Da Qin...

Immediately afterwards, the three surnames of Qu Jingzhao began to withdraw their capital on a large scale.

then……

When the Chu King's rebels began to run out of logistics, grassroots talents and even upper-level talents quietly disappeared and passed away...

Some small and medium-sized nobles who still had a way out and were not deeply tied to the rebels also began to withdraw.

The waves wash away the sand, and the only ones left in the end are those who have nowhere to go.

King Xiong Xin of Chu, and his general Song Yi...

"The hearts of the people were scattered, the soldiers fled, and even the generals and officials began to flee..."

Xiong Xin was silent for a long time, holding Song Yi's hand, everything was self-evident.

Xiong Xin is a puppet, but he is an ambitious and talented puppet.

Historically, Xiong Xin was elected as the King of Chu by the Xiang family, and Xiong Xin started his own operation. While worshiping Song Yi as general, he united the Chu nobles and started a power struggle with the Xiang family.

In history, Xiang Yu killed a general across a river and sank a boat, and the general he killed was Song Yi, the general Xiong Xin personally named.

As one of the background factors for Xiang Yu's desperate decision, Song Yi's strategic decision-making was actually not wrong.

Regarding this point, many people in the Han Dynasty had already reversed Song Yi's verdict.

At that time, Zhang Han attacked Zhao, and Song Yi planned to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, waiting for Zhang Han to devote all his troops. It would be the wisest way to intervene after the war intensified.

On the contrary, Xiang Yu's desperate measures were full of risks.

But unfortunately, Xiang Yu is a reckless man...

Faced with Xiong Xin's betrayal, the first thing he thought of was to kill Song Yi.

After killing Song Yi, will everyone in the world blame me harshly?

It doesn't matter, just kill Song Yi and tell the world that I am better than him.

How can you be better than him?

win! There is nothing to say about winning! If you win, everyone in the world will be convinced; if you win, Xiong Xin will admit his mistakes.

In essence, the Xiang family was the source of support for Xiong Xin. The Xiang family was deliberately suppressed by Xiong Xin. With Song Yi as the champion, how could Xiang Yu be convinced?

Xiang Yu, who is not good at political struggles, chose a shortcut!

And his excellent martial arts and battlefield sense allowed him to succeed easily.

So all the princes kneeled down to meet King Xiang!

Perhaps this also gave Xiang Yu a taste of the sweetness, so he became accustomed to using his tyrannical force to conquer all disobedience...

In short, Song Yi is not a mediocre person.

At the very least, the supported puppet Xiong Xin is not a mediocre person.

Xiong Xin really struggled, but could not open up the situation. Now that the three surnames of Qu Jingzhao have retreated, and the hearts of the Chu army are scattered, Xiong Xin realizes that he has reached the real end of the road.

Xiong Xin also realized that others might survive, but as a puppet on the throne, he would surely die.

"I swear to the death of your Majesty to advance and retreat together!"

Faced with Xiong Xin's uneasiness, Song Yi expressed his thoughts.

First of all, Xiong Xin trusts him very much!

Xiong Xin, who is unwilling to be a puppet, has achieved initial results in seizing power by promoting Song Yi and a series of others...

Unfortunately, the external pressure was so great that the restored Chu State was beset with internal and external difficulties and even fled and became homeless. It was too dependent on the local nobles. Therefore, their departure dealt a heavy blow to Xiong Xin, Song Yi and others.

But Song Yi can be said to have been promoted by Xiong Xin from his youth.

Although Song Yi was technically a noble, a noble whose family was in decline was not considered a noble.

Moreover, to this day, Song Yi has become Xiong Xin's spokesperson in order to help Xiong Xin seize more rights and interests.

How could Song Yi give up Xiong Xin despite having the kindness of knowing him and meeting him, but also cutting out his own retreat?

"My dear sir..." A trace of comfort flashed across Xiong Xin's face.

Then he smiled bitterly and looked at Song Yi and said, "Ai Qing, are you going to die?"

"I will die before the king..." Song Yi smiled.

"People's hearts are divided. To this day, as soon as Zhao Tuo's army arrives, I'm afraid that we, the party members, will be arrested immediately. If you don't let me down, why should I let you down? Before the army arrives, why don't you raise your troops and capture me? Send it to Zhao Tuo..." Xiong Xin smiled.

"Compared to being sold by this group of people who forced me to come up, it would be better for you to sell me so that you can be more considerate."

"I said that I will die before the king." Song Yi shook his head.

"Besides, you are a king, how can you compromise and be humiliated?" Song Yi shook his head.

"You're right..." Xiong Xin smiled.

So under the premise that failure could be foreseen, King Xiong Xin of Chu made Song Yi the Shangzhu Kingdom and promoted him to Shangzhi Gui.

This is the highest official position and title in Chu State, and it cannot be promoted in a true sense.

Previously, Xiong Xin was cautious when promoting Song Yi due to the opinions of investors.

Don't worry about it now. They have all withdrawn their capital, the company is about to go bankrupt, and the investors have no objections. Naturally, Xiong Xin can rise as high as he wants.

So Song Yi rectified his troops...Beheaded several officials who suggested strategic transfer, and strictly supervised his officials and soldiers not to escape, and executed all those who dared to escape.

And decided to start the final decisive battle with Zhao Tuo in Guangling.

Of course, it's not so much a decisive battle as a death battle.

At present, they can only rely on one or two cities. They can mobilize less than 50,000 men and horses, and the actual number of soldiers does not exceed 10,000.

The withdrawal of capital by the nobles is the most fatal, draining the joint venture company's assets in an instant...

So Zhao Tuo felt that the time had come, so he led his troops from Daze to the south. At the same time, he sent a message for 60,000 troops and horses to go north from Zhuyue, and combined 90,000 troops to attack from both sides.

Song Yi led his troops to fight to the death... Unfortunately, morale was low, and the Qin army was outnumbered. Some of his soldiers gave up their defense on their own initiative, and the city was destroyed.

Song Yi committed suicide on the city wall...

Zhao Tuo entered the city, and Xiong Xin also committed suicide and died.

"It's a pity... that no one was caught alive."

Looking at the body of the elegant Xiong Xin who was dead even if he died, Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh.

This Chu people are indeed different, they are very particular about self-discipline.

It's a pity it's useless...

"The head will be cut off and passed down to Xianyang!"

Zhao Tuo didn't care whether Xiong Xin was elegant or not, he still had to send Xiong Xin's head to Xianyang.

So Xiong Xin's head was cut off by the soldiers and sent to Xianyang together with the battle report after special treatment.

Of course, it was inevitable to make some small reports and report the actions of the Chu nobles to bribe him.

After all, Zhao Tuo was stationed in South Vietnam, not Chu land... He was just leading troops to put down the rebellion.

The First Emperor knew the fire well, and Zhao Tuo did not want to get involved with this group of bereaved dogs.

In short, the Chu Territory was declared completely pacified with the destruction of Heng Chu and Xiong Xin's suicide.

(End of this chapter)