I Won’t Be a King in the Spring and Autumn Period Chapter 406 Watch Cong abscond
After King Qiji of Chu succeeded to the throne, in order to stabilize the situation, he successively restored the capitals of Chen and Cai to the country.
The land of Shangcai was permanently owned by the Chu State. The Cai State moved all the way south and built a new capital - Xincai.
Douchengran made a great contribution by frightening Zi Ao Xiongbi to death for King Chu Qiji. However, after that, King Chu Qiji indulged his heart, causing him to slowly become arrogant.
Moreover, he became more and more greedy, and actually competed for profits with the Yang family, a wealthy businessman of the Chu family at that time.
Unexpectedly, this happened to fall into the trap of King Chu Qiji. After all, the people who participated in the rebellion with him were potential threats to him. So, he immediately killed Dou Chengran,
And directly exterminated the clan to support the family.
Afterwards, he made Dou Chengran's son Dou Shi the Duke of Yun, to show that Dou's contribution would not be forgotten, and to appease the elders.
Because he has always pretended to be a virtuous king. In addition to rewarding meritorious officials, he also actively bridged the relationship with the princes. In addition to recovering Chen Cai, he also forcibly "returned" Zheng Guoji to please the Central Plains countries.
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Moreover, he even announced that he would stop fighting for five years from the time he took the throne in order to fully allow the people to recuperate and recuperate.
This series of measures undoubtedly won unanimous praise from the princes of the Central Plains.
After all, who wouldn't like his opponent to become a loser? Who, like Li Ran, can fully realize the necessity of a powerful Chu State for the peace of the world?
After he succeeded to the throne, the Chu State's government and people showed a "peaceful" scene. The extremely turbulent situation quickly stabilized.
Of course, his internal and external compromises and appeasement, and his style of selling out Chu's interests and monarchy interests to secure his throne, also marked the end of Chu as a centralized country.
And this was the main reason why Chu State gradually declined and withdrew from the struggle for hegemony in the Central Plains until it was destroyed by Qin State.
It can be said that since King Chu Ling, the Kingdom of Chu has been in decline.
Of course, all this is a later story.
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Guan Cong stood in front of King Chu Qiji, looking at the ground, cautious and careful.
King Chu Qiji looked at the spectators in front of him, and from time to time he would think of Fei Wuji's words.
"For me to be able to ascend to this great position, I owe a lot to Guan Qing. What official position does Guan Qing want? No matter what kind of request you make, I will grant it!"
When Guan Cong heard this, he smiled slightly, then cupped his hands and said:
"My ancestor was once the assistant to Bu Yin of the Chu Kingdom. I hope to continue to serve as Bu Yin, and I hope that the king can do it!"
This request from Guan Cong made Chu King Qiji stunned. He had thought that Guan Cong might make some more excessive demands, and he had already planned how to punish him step by step.
Unexpectedly, Guan Cong only asked to be a fortune teller.
Bu Yin is just an official who presides over divination. In this era, divination or not is no longer very important.
Although most people at this time still believed in divination, as the young master of Wu State said before, divination can generally only be used as a reference. And when it comes to making decisions on national affairs, they have long ceased to be arbitrary.
status.
Moreover, a position like this does not care about people or money. Even though it can have a lot of inside information that ordinary people can never know, what threat does this pose to the king?
So as a result, King Chu Qiji didn't know what to do with Guan Cong for a while.
"Okay, then I will call you Bu Yin!"
King Chu Qiji had no choice but to agree to watch and follow. At this moment, a palace official came to report that Ran Dan and Fei Wuji had brought Wu She to Yingdu and were waiting outside the palace to be summoned.
King Chu Qiji ordered:
"Okay! Let them all come in! Also, let Jian'er come too!"
Guan Cong said:
"In that case...then I, the humble minister, should I retire first?"
King Chu Qiji waved his hand.
"No, no, no, Guan Qing won't have much time to stay with me from now on."
This remark is a pun. On the surface, it seems to refer to the fact that Guan Cong has done fortune-telling and rarely accompanies the king. But in fact, it also has the meaning of knocking, as if Guan Cong is about to die soon.
Guan Cong listened, but he remained calm.
Soon, everyone went to the palace together. King Chu Qiji immediately came down from the palace, helped Wu She up, and said with a sad tone:
"How extravagant... I am heartbroken when your father passes away. In fact, our country of Chu has lost another pillar!"
Wu She sighed:
"Thank you, Your Majesty. My late father can return to his homeland safely this time. It can be regarded as the fallen leaf returning to his roots..."
"What happened to your Majesty is actually closely related to Brother Wang's aggressive military campaign. Now I have given an order not to use weapons for five years! Let the people rest and benefit the common people!"
When Wu She heard this, he knelt down and bowed to the ground:
"Your Majesty is a sage and loves his people like his own children. This is indeed our great fortune for the country of Chu!"
"Haha, Wu Qing, you don't have to be polite. I think back then, you and I have worked together for many years, so it's not good to be so polite."
"No, no, no, the etiquette of a monarch and his ministers is still required."
Naturally, Wu She would not take Chu King Qiji's polite words seriously.
At this moment, Prince Jian entered the palace. He also gave a great gift to his father first, and then bowed deeply to Wu She:
"Jian paid homage to the Grand Tutor!"
Wu She said hurriedly:
"Prince, you don't have to be like this..."
"Since you are a master, you should respect your master and follow his principles!"
Prince Jian treated Wu She with great courtesy, but treated Fei Wuji as if he turned a blind eye.
Fei Wuji served as the young master. Although he was under the Taifu, he was still one of the three guardians, and he could also be regarded as an official assisting the emperor.
However, this huge difference in treatment made Fei Wuji extremely dissatisfied, but he would not show it at the moment.
King Chu Qiji also smiled:
"Wu Qing, I hope you can concentrate on assisting Zuo Jian'er in the future. Jian'er is the future of our Chu country! Your responsibility is very important!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I will put my head down and put my heel aside to benefit the country of Chu!"
"In addition, I heard that your two sons are also talented in both civil and military affairs. I would also like them to come and work with you. I wonder what your wishes are?"
Fortunately, Wu She was already prepared for this, and when he heard this, he immediately politely refused:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. However, the two little ministers are still relatively inexperienced and do not know much about the world. They need more study. Moreover, my late father has just passed away. She should have been at home with Ding You, but I heard that the King is the employer."
On this occasion, I don't dare to neglect you. In this case, I'd better let the dog son fulfill his filial piety on his father's behalf, otherwise it will be inconsistent with etiquette after all!"
Wu She's reason can be said to be impeccable. According to Zhou Li, a situation like Wu She's would have required Ding You for three years. Although Chu State had not been interested in Zhou Li before, this was not the case for Chu King Qiji.
When King Qiji of Chu went to Jin as an envoy, he was widely praised for his "knowledge of etiquette".
"Hey, okay! If that's the case, let's discuss it again in three years."
"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!"
"Wu Qing, from now on you will work with Fei Wuji to assist Zuo Jian'er with all your heart."
"Jian'er, these two will be your teachers from now on. You must treat each other with courtesy and don't neglect them!"
Afterwards, the young Prince Jian saluted Wu She and Fei Wuji respectively, and Wu She and Fei Wuji also hurriedly returned the courtesy.
In this peaceful atmosphere, the monarch and his ministers appealed to Du Yu, and the discussions were very harmonious.
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After the court discussion was over, Guan Congnai resigned and left.
Taking advantage of his position as Bu Yin, he ordered people overnight to make a copy of all the very confidential documents of the Chu State, and arranged for his cronies to send them to Zheng State in advance.
Afterwards, Guan Cong only tidied up briefly and hurriedly escaped from Yingdu.
When King Chu Qiji remembered that Guan Cong could not be retained after all, he sent assassins to assassinate Guan Cong.
But at this time, Guan Cong had already fled and disappeared.
When King Qiji of Chu learned the news, he suddenly clapped his hands:
"Ah! It turns out that he wanted such a sinecure because he wanted to escape. I have been fooled by him!"
Fei Wuji comforted him from the side:
"Your Majesty, this person is indeed hateful, but if he leaves like this, he will be clean. I think your Majesty, you don't need to take him too seriously."
"Hey! This person can see the opportunity in everything. As long as he is not an enemy, if he is an enemy of the few, he will be in serious trouble sooner or later!"
"Your Majesty, it's nothing to just watch and follow. Your Majesty has ascended to the throne now, and the government and the public are in peace. He won't be able to stir up any big trouble!"
Although King Chu Qiji was upset, there was nothing he could do about it at the moment. At this moment, Guan Cong might have already escaped from a safe place.
And how could Guan Cong not notice the thoughts of King Chu Qiji? It's just that now that his great revenge has been avenged, he no longer has to stay in the land of right and wrong.
He first took the Bu Yin's job and then waited for an opportunity to escape. All this was within his expectation.