I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 451

When the meeting between the monarch and ministers of the Chu Kingdom was about to end, a notification came from outside the tent, saying that Yuan Junyao had sent a jar of fine wine.

For a while, many people showed expressions of nostalgia, and it really seemed like a world away.

Still maintain etiquette in the state of war, give the other party something if you are generous, such as wine?This sort of thing used to be the norm.

It is a pity that after about 520 BC, similar incidents became rarer and rarer each time, and it has not happened once in the past ten years.

The wine sent by the original country, judging from the style of the jar in which the wine is contained, it is a high-quality product only from the outside.

"The whole jar is made of jade?" At this moment, too many people were shocked.

In fact, it is not jade. To put it bluntly, it is a waste product with cloudy color and air bubbles produced by Zhishi when he was studying glass. Later, he developed another process.

Chu Junzhong was about to say that Yuan Junyao was elegant, but he hadn't spoken yet, and fortunately he didn't.

"Yuan Jun specially ordered it to be delivered to Ling Yin."

Ziguo showed a smug expression when he heard it, and seeing the astonishment on Chu Junzhong's face, he couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, then stood up abruptly, and said loudly, "This move by Mr. Yuan is to separate me from the king!"

Chu Junzhong tried his best not to make his expression look too ugly, forced a smile and said: "The king of another country gave Ling Yin's fine wine to the widow. This is Ling Yin's talent to pass on to the princes, and Yuan Jun also loves it. It is really a happy event for Chu!"

There is nothing wrong with saying that, the better Ling Yin is, the better the state of Chu will be.

But, why does it make Chu Jun feel so uncomfortable?He thought: "Is Zhiyao deliberately humiliating the widow?"

I can also understand that.

After all, the king of another country gave gifts to the subjects of one country, but the king of one country did not. It is too clear to despise it.

Of course, anyone can see that it is a kind of alienation plan. The situation of Chu State is good and no one will think too much about it. However, not only the situation of Chu State is not good, but this battle seems to be a bit bad.

Once the general situation is bad, many small things will definitely be magnified. Don't mention that just a moment ago, Chu Junzhong felt that he couldn't see through Ziguo's repeated compromises with the nobles.

Chu Junzhong felt insulted, and he could understand that Yuan Junyao sent the fine wine to anger.

Maybe Chu Junzhong didn't have to express it, but his courtiers didn't allow their own monarch to remain indifferent after being humiliated.

Qu Huai, who was the first to react, stood up and said angrily: "Yuan Guo's intentions are sinister, we must report it!"

Do you think that only the former Jin people will take revenge?From ancient times to the present, Chu people are no bigger than Jin people.

Ziguo couldn't help but say that he went up and threw the jar of wine on the ground. What was more embarrassing was that the ground was made of wood, and the wine jar was relatively thick, so it didn't break when it fell.

Looking at the rolling wine jar, he took advantage of the opportunity to kick the solid wooden beam next to it, which could be regarded as a broken sound, and as a result, the tent was instantly filled with the mellow aroma of wine.

Many people smelled the aroma of wine, their noses twitched, and they looked at the wine everywhere with regret.

After the wine jar was broken, they discovered that the outer layer of the jar was smeared with an unknown object, and the inside was a pottery structure.

From this point of view, it seems that the pottery and glass crafts in the original country have made great progress?Maybe they have already created porcelain? ? ?

"Your Majesty, there was an arrangement for a night attack tonight, and I will personally lead it!" Zi Guo said impassionedly.

The original army came from a long way, and was repeatedly disturbed during the day, so the completion of the camp might only be [-]% to [-]%?

Since they couldn't concentrate on setting up the camp, the original army's camp must have lacked a lot of fortifications, and it was indeed an excellent opportunity for a sneak attack at night.

Chu Junzhong pondered for a while, and said: "The original army's actions intentionally angered me? They must be prepared at night, and even set up traps. Then attack at night..."

Needless to say the latter, the possibility of mid-volt is simply huge.

Besides, it is well known that Yuan Junyao is good at sneak attacks. It is not easy to attack the camp of a "Master of Sneak Attack" at night. Besides what happened just now, it may be best to stop in time s Choice?

As soon as Ziguo's voice fell, a strange movement came from outside.

First, there was a noise from a far away place, then there was a burst of movement like rolling thunder, and then there was the obvious sound of warning drums.

The monarchs and ministers of Chu rushed out of the tents, and they could see flames in some of the affiliated camps from a distance, and by the flames, they could see a large number of cavalry moving.

It was the cavalry of the Yuan Kingdom launching a sneak attack at night, or raiding. They did not rush into the camp of the Chu army, but just kept shooting rockets outside.

If the distance is far enough, you can see that every light cavalry in the Yuan Kingdom has a torch pinned to their mounts. Before shooting arrows, they light the arrowheads tied with cloth strips and glued with grease, and then shoot them into the camp of the Chu army. , mainly aiming at the tent and shooting, the tent that was hit by the rocket was quickly ignited.

Too much light in one place at night will definitely make the rest of the person's field of vision darker.

Under the watchful eyes of the monarch and ministers of the Chu Kingdom, the infantry of the Yuan Kingdom suddenly appeared in some dark places. They also did not attack the camp, but kept shooting rockets outside.

"The enemy did not attack my main camp."

There are many camps around the main camp of the Chu army, and they defend the main camp in the center.In this case, even if the sneak attack was successful, the Yuan army who sneaked into the main camp would probably not be able to return after waiting for the Chu army to react.

It was for this reason that the original army that carried out the night attack did not target the main camp of the Chu army and chose those outlying camps.

There were a few camps of the Chu army. After they were attacked, a large number of soldiers came out of the tents.

The Chu army in these camps, they were going to harass the camp of the original army tonight, so they looked like they were fully armed.

Precisely because those Chu troops were on standby, they reacted extremely quickly, but they didn't get an order for a while, so they really didn't know whether they should go out to fight back.

"Ling Yin?" Chu Junzhong looked at Zi Guo, signaling to do something quickly.

Ziguo looked rather hesitant.

Night raids are usually chosen in the early morning when people are most likely to get sleepy, right?As a result, the original army was not particular about it, and came and harassed them before the time passed.

Of course the Chu army can go out of the camp to fight back, but the problem is how many troops of the original army are hidden in the wilderness. Don't go out of the camp with anger and aggressiveness. Send people to the camp!

There are still some sensible people in the general school of Chu State. They did not lead the army out of the camp rashly. After some preparations, they ordered the archers to shoot rockets to the outside, trying to light up the dark place to find out the situation.

Although bamboo bows are the most numerous among the kings of Chu, there must be other types of bows and arrows. The number is too small, and the part of the shot rocket that falls on the ground is quickly extinguished, which in itself represents abnormality.

Tie cloth strips and stick grease on it. Unless it falls into the water after being ignited, it is impossible to extinguish it by itself after landing. It will not be so fast if you want to step on it with your feet. It must be covered with something. Turn it off again!

With the faint light of the fire, Chu Jun with good eyes saw a large number of former soldiers standing in the dark, and they reported their findings.

Ziguo's eyesight is not that good, so he said after careful consideration: "There is no need to go out to fight back, the best thing is to put out the fire quickly; the night attack will not change at all times."

One should have more awe in the face of the unknown, and if one is too reckless, it is easy to encounter unexpected consequences. The country still understands this point.

Most people agree with Ziguo's opinion, especially those nobles who are not from the public clan.

Chu Junzhong couldn't help but think about it like that, and guessed in his heart with suspicion: "Gongsun Ning looks very popular? His deeds should indeed be loved by the nobles."

In other words, in order to end the civil war as soon as possible, Ziguo compromised a lot of things with the nobles of Chu State, especially gave a lot of preferential terms. How could it not make Chu Junzhong and other Chu princes think too much?
However, under the operation of Ziguo, the Chu State did stop the civil strife, and this time it was able to gather more than 30 troops to go north.

How did the 30 troops come about?There are only about 12 troops belonging to the central and public clans of the Chu Kingdom, and the rest of the troops were brought by those nobles.

Regardless of the quality of the troops under the command of the nobles of the Chu State, they look like they have a large number of people. They have successfully flexed their muscles, which really made Chu Junzhong and a group of princes even more afraid, and used force to solve internal troubles. His determination is getting smaller and smaller, and what needs to be considered is how to weaken the strength of non-public nobles without bloodshed.

Chu Junzhong did not intend to use foreign enemies to weaken the disobedient nobles in the country. His cognition is relatively simple. Even disobedient nobles belong to the power of Chu. What should be worked hard is to make them become their own people, not to use Foreign enemies are cut off.

From some aspects, Chu Junzhong seems to be a little naive, but he also seems to have the bearing of a king?

The original army's night attack came suddenly, but at the same time withdrew very quickly.They just fired a few waves of rockets at some camps of the Chu army, and disappeared in the darkness within a quarter of an hour.

"The original army must wait quietly in the wilderness..." Dou Huaiyou participated in the 'Battle of the Weishui', which is still fresh in his memory.

which time?It was the time when Bai Gongsheng led the army to support the Qin State, but was attacked by Zhiyao's army halfway across the Weishui River, and later the war broke out on the south bank of the Weishui River.At that time, Zhiyao took advantage of the low visibility to launch a sneak attack, forcing Bai Gongsheng's troops to surrender in one fell swoop, and captured more than 3 Chu troops.

Dou Huai told Chu Junzhong his guess.

Chu Junzhong looked at Ziguo and asked, "If the original army is still in the wilderness, how can our army attack at night?"

But Ziguo was thinking: "The most important thing to watch out for now is the second surprise attack by the original army!"

Seeing Ziguo's dazed expression, Chu Junzhong didn't answer. He didn't know what he was thinking, and he waited patiently for the answer on the surface.

Ziguo, who came back to his senses, saw that Chu Junzhong had been staring at him, and hurriedly bowed and said, "I was distracted just now, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Chu Junzhong smiled and asked the question again.

The gazes of many bystanders became a little strange, especially the nobles of the Chu Kingdom.

Has there ever been a powerful official in Chu State?There really have been quite a few, otherwise how would the Qu, Jing, and Zhao families grow rapidly.

On several occasions, Ling Yin, who was a powerful minister, had also done things to seize the throne. It is not without examples of successful powerful ministers.

After listening to the question, Ziguo replied: "If that's the case, fierce fighting at night is all right. By luck, the original army sent troops to attack our camp, and the camp's defenses may be lowered, so that our army can succeed in night attacks."

Chu Junzhong said with a smile: "Your act, I don't worry."

Speaking of which, Ziguo is not blind, nor is he so heartless that he has no EQ, so he must have noticed Chu Junzhong's abnormal attitude towards him.

It's just that some things are hard to say before the time is up, let alone in front of others.

Soon after, Ziguo could be regarded as a chance to be alone with Chu Junzhong.

"Your Majesty." Zi Guo bowed down.

Chu Junzhong suddenly saw Ziguo's appearance like this, and at the same time he didn't understand, he persuaded: "Aiqing, get up quickly."

Ziguo was still kneeling, and said sincerely: "The loyalty of a minister to the king can be learned from the sun and the moon!"

Speaking of the Chu Jun Center, it is not beautiful.

Ziguo also said: "Great Chu has internal and external troubles, and the minister compromised with all the families, but it was a helpless move, and it was definitely not intentional. What I want now, the Great Chu eliminates the internal strife, and the will is united to the outside world. If the families do not know what is good or bad, the minister will soon If we make preparations, our army will be wiped out here, and the whole family of the unruly people will be wiped out in the country, so that Da Chu will be peaceful!"

Chu Junzhong was a little strange before sending troops. The center and the public clan could obviously gather more troops, and at the beginning they reported that they had gathered 16 troops. Why did they go out with around 12 troops? It seems that the center and the public are in decline.

"Now, they have almost pulled their battle-ready soldiers to the front line, and a large number of nobles have also accompanied the army in person. Can the [-] army in the rear really be able to capture their lair?" Chu Junzhong admitted that he was moved.

I saw Ziguo continue to say: "This time the king is like this, the minister can only tell each other, lest the original king's plan succeed. Otherwise, if you act like this, the king is the king of Chu, and it is better to know afterwards."

Suspicion by monarchs and ministers is indeed a very troublesome thing, and there will be a fatal consequence.

Ziguo also made it clear that once that happened, he would naturally take the blame.

At that time, Chu Junzhong will dispose of Ziguo, and he can still be that superior monarch.

Chu Junzhong was silent for a while, and said: "They are all from the Great Chu, unless it is absolutely necessary, such schemes must not be used."

After talking about it, the grievances of the monarch and his subjects seemed to disappear, and they made the next communication on how to fight the original army, and it took a while before they parted.

Chu Junzhong looked at the back of Ziguo gradually leaving, his eyes were extremely deep, and he asked into the air: "Yuan Gao, how credible is Ling Yin's words?"

A figure came out from the back tent, his name was Zhaogao.

"Ling Yin's words are certainly trustworthy. However, there are a lot of fertile fields under Ling Yin's name, and it is said that they are gifts from all the families." Zhaogao said.

This……

Chu Junzhong laughed lightly, and said: "It must be that Ling Yin did this to win the trust of everyone?"

Zhaogao saluted and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

Chu Junzhong waved his hand, and he didn't seem to think he was wise at all, so he ordered: "Yuan Gao will return to the country in the morning, and investigate the movements of the army in the country. If you find anything, report back immediately."

Zhao Gao responded: "No!"

Chu Junzhong stopped Zhaogao who was about to leave, and said, "Also, spy on Yue's movements. This is the most important thing!"

The pupils of Zhaogao's eyes contracted, and he saluted again and said, "No!"

(End of this chapter)