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Chapter 199 The King of Chu presents the tripod [Second update, please subscribe]

Yes.

I don’t know whether the King of Chu was too smart or too smart. He actually wanted to divide the river with Qin and rule the world together.

Perhaps this was not the idea of ​​the King of Chu, but the idea of ​​the nobles of the Chu State.

After all, even if the Chu Kingdom is destroyed, the King of Chu can still rely on his status as "King of Chu" to obtain the title of "Uncle Chu". But what about the major families in the country?

They will not be treated like King Chu.

On the contrary, just as the King of Qin would be kind to the King of Chu, the King of Qin would also be very harsh on them, even targeting nobles like them.

Because the situation in Chu State is more complicated than that of several other countries, 80% of the land in Chu State is in the hands of these nobles, which is definitely something that King Qin cannot tolerate.

In fact, the current King of Chu no longer has much power within the Chu State. His only power is "agree".

Agree to any request made by the four major families and agree to any suggestion they make.

Apart from that, he has no power whatsoever.

Why the four major families?

Because in addition to the three major families of Qu, Jing, and Zhao, there is another family that has slowly gained a foothold in Chu through the threat of Qin's wars over the years, and has gradually become able to stand side by side with the three major families. .

That is "Xiang".

Xiang Yan's Xiang surname is also Xiang Yu's Xiang surname, but Xiang Yu was not born yet at this time.

Zhangtai Palace

Ying Zheng looked at Chen Zhong in front of him with a very complicated mood. After all, Zhao Ji was also his mother. Of course, Ying Zheng didn't have much nostalgia for Zhao Ji. He just suddenly discovered a problem.

The reason why Mr. Chen was not domineering before was not because Mr. Chen could not be domineering, but because Mr. Chen did not want to be domineering.

If the Chen family wants to be domineering, even the King of Qin himself may not be able to stop it, right?

But Ying Zheng looked at Chen Zhong and put back his doubts. How could he doubt his teacher?

If Mr. Chen wanted to be a domineering and powerful minister, would he still have to wait until now?

What's more, Ying Zheng can clearly feel that the Chen family seems to be slowly gathering his power and is preparing to withdraw from the Qin court. Now he not only cannot doubt the Chen family, but also tries his best to keep the Chen family.

The Chen family can live without Qin, but Qin cannot lose the Chen family.

This may be an unequal relationship.

"Teacher, what do you mean by Chu State?"

"Crossing the river to rule?"

He frowned slightly: "The current situation is that the covenant between Qin and Chu is still there, and Qin is not ready for a decisive battle."

"Chu State is different from other countries. If you want to capture Chu State, you must conquer Chu State and dozens of feudal states, large and small. This is more laborious than conquering the five Central Plains countries before."

Old Chen Zhong said calmly: "Actually, it's not that troublesome."

He smiled: "The King of Chu, the four major families, and those small fiefdoms are not of the same mind. I got an interesting news, and the king will know it tomorrow."

"Attack the Chu State and truly unify the world. It's not as troublesome as you think."

"Although it's not easy, it just requires a real tough battle."

Ying Zheng had a curious look on his face. He wanted to know what the "interesting news" Chen Zhong was talking about was, but he was no longer the young man who could act coquettishly towards Chen Zhong.

But a true emperor.

So he just coughed lightly, endured his budding curiosity, and just sighed in a low voice and said: "Then I'll wait for tomorrow."

He looked at Chen Zhong: "Waiting for the good show the teacher said." The next day there will be a meeting.

Ying Zheng sat there with a blank look on his face. He did not expect that today's court meeting would develop into this.

Things started one and a half hours ago.

An hour and a half ago, the Chu State envoy came to see him. There were three people in total, a chief envoy and two attendants.

According to Ying Zheng's estimation, these people came for peace talks.

But what I never expected was.

The main envoy directly said that the King of Chu was willing to surrender to the King of Qin, and presented Jiuding and a map of the royal city.

After hearing these words, Ying Zheng was a little dissatisfied, but the envoy or the King of Chu may have expected this, so he directly took out the map and unfolded it far away from the King of Qin.

He also said respectfully that it was not that the King of Chu was unwilling to come directly to Xianyang City, but because he was coerced by many "lords" and the four major families in the country, he now had no way to come to Xianyang City in person to offer his loyalty to the King of Qin.

The messenger said a lot, and he had already brought the Jiuding, which was now in a secret place outside the inn.

Ying Zheng was stunned by this series of news. He looked at the envoy of the King of Chu. The envoy of the King of Chu had an old-fashioned look on his face, as if he had completed his mission this time, and the people who followed the envoy of the King of Chu The two attendants looked confused.

Because these two people are members of the four major families and many small feudal lords

They came here to threaten the envoys of the King of Chu and the peace talks with the King of Qin, and tried their best to control the river.

Ying Zheng looked at the two faces who were more confused than himself, and the confusion in his heart disappeared a lot. He shook his head and sighed, finally understanding what the interesting news Chen Zhong said yesterday was.

This is indeed interesting news.

At this time, Ying Zheng finally fully understood the domestic situation of Chu State. Chu State was not the countries in the Central Plains. It was a collection of these countries. He was another "small state Zhou", and it was no longer the same as during the Xiaogong period. The authoritative Bang Zhou.

He looked at the King of Chu's envoy with a slight smile on his face: "Gu Ziran is willing to accept King Chu's surrender."

There was a hint of amusement in Ying Zheng's expression: "If the King of Chu needs it, Gu can help the King of Chu put down the rebellion, and then accept the surrender of the King of Chu."

"I will not treat the King of Chu badly. I will arrange everything according to the kings of the other countries. How about that?"

The envoy of the King of Chu immediately knelt on the ground and thanked him. His mission was now completely completed.

Ying Zheng even said considerately: "The two attendants who followed you, I just saw them looking around in panic, but are those traitors sent to monitor you?"

"Do you need Gu to help you deal with it?"

The envoy of the King of Chu naturally thanked him again.

At the end of the fifth year of the Qin Dynasty, a good show was staged in Xianyang City.

After learning the news about Xianyang City, both the four major families and the small princes in the Chu Kingdom instantly rioted.

But the King of Chu firmly guarded the several cities in his hands, and there was nothing they could do.

So, in the sixth year of Qin Wangzheng's reign, Chu State split.

It was divided into five countries: Chu State, Southern Chu State, Northern Chu State, Western Chu State and Eastern Chu State. In addition, some small princes were also attached to these Chu States.

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"In the fifth year of King Qin's reign, the King of Chu presented a tripod to ask the king to put an end to the chaos. In the sixth year of King Qin's reign, Chu split the land and formed five kingdoms, namely: Chu, East, West, South and North, each with its own governance. - "Book of Qin: The Chronicles of the First Emperor" 》”

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