Throughout the history of mankind, it is a vivid history of war. From the tribal wars that broke out in primitive society to compete for prey, to the wars that occur in modern society to compete for interests, wars have never stopped.
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According to incomplete statistics, in the more than 5,000 years of recorded human history, a total of 14,531 wars, large and small, have occurred, an average of 26 times per year.
In the Zuixian Restaurant in Xiangyang, Liu Cong stood in a private room on the third floor, staring blankly at the patter of autumn rain outside the window.
I don’t even know which show it is, but after every rain, the climate in Xiangyang becomes a bit colder.
After the cold, another rain comes, making the temperature even lower. This kind of weather is the last thing people want.
Despite the weather and the rain, there are still many tourists in the bustling Xiangyang Night Market. On the brightly lit streets, the sounds of hawking and noise are endless.
Looking further into the distance, there are a dozen slaves, only five men with swords directing them forward.
Their clothes were in tatters, and the straw sandals on their feet were worn to pieces. Some of them were already barefoot, and they still had to bear the heavy weight on their backs.
The Chu people were no longer surprised by the slaves walking on the streets. Chu's successive external victories and good domestic national policies allowed the Chu people to gradually become rich while living a stable life.
"Crack!"
"Walk faster! This food has been damaged by the rain. Are you going to pay with your life?"
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The leading servant struck the ground with his whip and shouted and cursed with a fierce look on his face.
Liu Cong didn't know which slave family this was, but he knew that all the slaves in Chu State would slowly die out in such huge physical labor.
The Chu army's successive external victories meant that the Chu State had no shortage of labor force. Almost all the strong men among the barbarians became slaves of the Chu State.
The women were sold to those in Chu who needed wives and given as rewards to the soldiers in the army. As for the weak and sick, the elderly and children, there was no need for the Chu soldiers to deliberately select them, God would arrange them.
"Huh~"
I don’t know since when, Liu Cong has always carried a bag of tea with him. While enduring the bitter taste of tea cigarettes, it can indeed curb his smoking addiction a little.
"Your Majesty, you came to the restaurant and didn't want to eat. My mother is still scared right now. She doesn't dare to neglect the King like that."
Liu Cong turned to look, and Chen Xiaoruan led two maids in. He threw away most of the remaining tea cigarettes. Liu Cong stepped forward and hugged the beauty, and gently caressed the beauty's slightly bulging belly with his other hand.
"It's getting cold, so you need to put on more clothes. You're pregnant now, so you don't want to get cold again."
"I know that I will definitely give birth to a son for the king this time!" Chen Xiaoruan assured Liu Cong coquettishly.
This was during the last trip. Liu Cong favored Chen Xiaoruan several times because of Chen Zhao, and she actually got pregnant.
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After sitting down with the beauty in his arms, Liu Cong asked the maid to close the window, "Is your mother scared?"
"Isn't that right? You came with a big fanfare and didn't say what you wanted to eat. Those diners knew that King Chu was here and they didn't dare to eat here anymore."
Chen Xiaoruan snuggled into Liu Cong's arms and continued with a pout, "That idiot Xing Daorong surrounded the three floors inside and outside the restaurant. When passers-by saw those soldiers, they thought something was wrong with Zuixian Restaurant.
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Liu Cong smiled bitterly and said, "So, Gu has delayed your mother's business?"
"My concubine didn't say that. Your Majesty said it yourself."
"Hahaha... Slippery. Come on, let someone pass the food around!"
Mother Chen seemed to have been prepared for it. Within a moment, the big table in the private room was filled with delicacies, all of which were the restaurant's signature dishes.
Duan Kun came forward with a silver needle to test the poison. After inserting the silver needle, Wang Gong took a piece of each plate with chopsticks, then took the bowl and pulled all the mixed vegetables into his mouth.
"Your Majesty, you don't seem happy?"
Liu Cong was a little surprised, "How do you tell that Gu is not happy?"
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While Chen Xiaoruan was picking up vegetables for Liu Cong, he said, "You don't look right, your brows are furrowed. You are obviously worried. You were fine when you came out, but why are you acting like this now?"
With that said, Chen Xiaoruan put down the soup for Liu Cong, took Liu Cong's arm and said with a smile, "What's on your mind? Can I talk to my concubine?"
Being emotionless and emotionless is something you have already prepared for and is for a specific person. Who can be truly expressionless and as calm as water when dealing with people close to you?
Liu Cong smiled bitterly and did not explain, "I'm just a little tired. Let's eat. Let's go back to the palace after eating."
Seeing that Liu Cong was not in high spirits, Chen Xiaoruan did not dare to ask any more questions and could only eat and drink with Liu Cong.
"If one day Gu is defeated, what will happen to the people of Chu?"
"No! It's absolutely impossible! I will never be defeated!"
"Aren't they just slaves? Aren't there many people who have died in suffering in this world? I am the King of Chu. As long as the Chu people and the people of the Han family do not suffer such suffering, this is nothing!"
"How desperate would the Han people who were treated as two-legged sheep be when the Five Husbands invaded China? What I have to do is to rebuild the glory of this nation and keep this nation at the top. I cannot be kind!"
"I would rather betray others than let others betray me! I would rather let foreigners be oppressed than let the Han people perish!"
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As he was thinking about it, Liu Cong felt a sense of relief in his head. At some point, Chen Xiaoruan got up and stood behind him, rubbing his head.
"Your Majesty, you have worked too hard on state affairs. I don't know and I don't dare to ask you what you are thinking. But I know that you must take care of yourself so that you can better manage the country."
Liu Cong stretched out his hand and pulled Chen Xiaoruan's catkins, pulling him to sit on his lap, "It's okay, but it makes you worried."
The two of them just held each other like that, feeling each other's breath and the warmth of this moment, and neither of them spoke anymore.
Liu Cong ate the meal for almost half an hour. After the meal, he returned to the palace on a carriage.
Liu Cong was not a nationalist, let alone a militarist. On the contrary, he longed for everyone to live a better life and wanted those people to integrate into the Han family.
After the Wuxi barbarian rebellion, Liu Cong realized for the first time what it means to fear power but not morality. The barbarians' brutal treatment of the Han people made Liu Cong hate foreigners for the first time.
But now, looking at the slaves all over the country, Liu Cong felt compassion again. To be honest, Liu Cong didn't know whether he was a qualified king. Sometimes he was decisive enough to kill, and sometimes he was too heavy-handed. Feelings are too easily guided by emotions.
Due to the limitations of this era, Liu Cong wanted to do too many things. If he wanted to tap out enough labor, he could only expand externally. In this process, Chu's national power would continue to rise.
Of course, this process was built up with the blood and sweat of countless foreign barbarians.
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The car drove forward slowly. After coming out of the night market, the light on the street gradually dimmed. The palace seemed like a giant beast that chose people to devour. This was the darkest place in Xiangyang at night.