The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 633 Can’t just let it go

During the period of truce, King You of Chu identified the key issue, which was the legitimacy of the regime!

He had already sorted out all the loopholes and impossibilities in the rumors about his life, and tried his best to spread them throughout the State of Chu and even the world.

Although those who spread rumors only need to open their mouths, those who refute them have to run around to refute them.

However, Fu Chu's rumor was full of loopholes. If King You of Chu was already dead and no one clarified it, people would naturally accept it.

But King You of Chu is not dead yet. After all, he is the King of Chu. With his unremitting efforts to clarify, there is still some effect. At least the public opinion is not one-sided anymore.

He has also secured the legitimacy of his regime.

There is no problem with his bloodline, and there is no problem with the legitimacy of his regime.

Since the legitimacy of his regime is not in question, then Fu Cu, who maliciously spread this rumor, is committing deliberate treason, and is no longer trying to restore order!
It was very important for King You of Chu to clarify this matter. On the one hand, it stabilized the hearts of ordinary civilians.

On the other hand, those feudal lords and nobles who were pretending to be stupid and watching secretly had no other reasons to continue watching and rebelling.

Of course, the feudal lords and nobles did not believe the rumor at first, but this rumor gave them a legitimate reason to wait and see and rebel. After all, there were too many people who were dissatisfied with King You of Chu.

Ordinary civilians did not understand the underlying reasons, and naturally became suspicious under the influence of the nobles. Even King You of Chu's own lower-level soldiers and the people under his rule were worried and had little fighting spirit and ability.

But it was different after the facts were clarified. Everything was Fu Chu's conspiracy, a conspiracy spread by Fu Chu in order to rebel!
Under such circumstances, when King You of Chu ordered the feudal lords, nobles, and officials in various places to serve him, they no longer had any reason to refuse.

King You of Chu also changed his usual behavior and was no longer so tough and cruel.

He promised to forgive all past mistakes, and as long as they were willing to obey his orders now, they would still be his loyal subjects. He would not hesitate to reward those who performed well and made contributions in suppressing Fu Chu's rebellion.

King You of Chu completely abandoned the Jing family and all the nobles in Jiangdong who were loyal to Fu Chu. He threatened to destroy them and use all their wealth to reward his meritorious officials and all the soldiers.

It was naturally impossible for those who had been tied up and killed by Fu Chu to surrender to King You of Chu again. Given King You of Chu's character, they would not dare to surrender even if he promised to let them go.

There is no such thing as surrender in a rebellion. There is only victory or defeat. If you succeed, you will be rich and powerful, but if you fail, your whole family will die.

King You of Chu naturally understood that those who were determined to rebel would never come back. Even if they came back, he would not dare to use them, nor did he want to use them at all.

So they were used as fat meat to motivate people without hesitation, keeping all the onlookers hanging.

The meaning is very clear. As long as you follow me to destroy the rebels, such a large piece of Jiangdong will be yours. This is enough for everyone to have a good meal.

Since ancient times, interests have moved people's hearts, and this huge interest is enough to attract those who are waiting and watching.

As for King You of Chu being unpopular?
Hey, if there is no benefit, it is naturally unpopular. If there is benefit, then the king is naturally wise!
This move is very good, and it is a move that Fu Chu cannot learn.

The feudal lords in various places who were watching from the sidelines were just watching and at most doing nothing but putting in some effort. If they were asked to rebel directly, they would never dare to do so.

Jiangdong is small and barren, while King You of Chu occupies a large core hinterland. It is impossible for Fu Chu to tell his people that as long as order is restored, the fiefs of those who supported King You of Chu will be distributed to meritorious officials and soldiers. This is something Fu Chu cannot do.

Moreover, if this were said, it would force the majority of people to the opposite side, and there would be absolutely no chance of winning.

While King You of Chu gave up the Jing clan, he also tried hard to win over the Qu clan and the Zhao clan, promising to give them the best places in Jiangdong so that they could divide up the Jing clan.

Qu and Zhao were naturally moved.

The basic practice of the old aristocrats is to have their feet on multiple boats.

It is necessary to establish good relations with the State of Qin, but it is also necessary to gain more advantages before the State of Qin attacks.

After all, hasn't Qin attacked us yet? What if Qin can't attack us? Then the family will naturally continue to grow and develop!

Even if they attack, the family still wants to grow and develop!

Besides, the more territories you control, the higher the price you can get when you sell them.

The stronger you are, the more room for maneuver you have.

Although the Qu, Jing and Zhao families all came from the royal family of Chu, they had long since stopped recognizing each other over the past few hundred years, and their daily political struggles in the court were already a life-and-death battle.

In recent decades, the Jing family and Chunshen Jun have cooperated closely and have been in the limelight. In comparison, the two families, who are facing the increasingly declining and dangerous Qin State, are naturally more jealous of the Jing family.

Now that they have the opportunity to take advantage of others' misfortune, they are naturally willing to do so, and they are quite willing to do so.

It would be even better if the family power could be moved to the east, away from the Qin State.

The two families couldn't help but be tempted by this.

This move by King You of Chu was a typical one of strengthening oneself and weakening the enemy. Not only did it win strong support, but it also weakened Changping Jun, causing a major blow to him. Changping Jun received the greatest support from these two families, and it was also because these two families were close to Changping Jun that many small families near Daqin were willing to join Changping Jun.

However, these two families followed King You of Chu, and Changping Jun basically lost the ability to compete for the throne in an instant.

If King You of Chu won, he would have no choice but to flee to the State of Qin and live as a wealthy man.

Also, because King You of Chu had clarified his background, the Qin Dynasty now had no reason to continue intervening.

After all, the current situation is that Fu Chu is plotting a rebellion and King You of Chu is suppressing the rebellion. In this situation, it would be unreasonable to support either Fu Chu or Changping Jun.

In order to show a friendly attitude towards Qin and not to give Qin a reason to take action, King You of Chu did not even count Changping Jun as part of the rebellion. He told the outside world that Changping Jun had been deceived and that as long as he turned back in time, all bygones would be forgiven.

After all, we are all brothers!

It was under such circumstances that King You of Chu sent envoys to negotiate with the Qin Dynasty, and then made a brilliant move.

King You of Chu asked Ying Zheng to send troops to help Chu quell the rebellion!

Under the current circumstances, it is impossible for Ying Zheng to grit his teeth and say that King You of Chu is of illegitimate blood. This would be too damaging to his reputation and would not be worth the loss.

Now Ying Zheng had even less reason to help Changping Jun.

After all, the official Chu State requested the Qin State to send troops to quell the rebellion, so either it didn't help, or if it helped, it could only help King You of Chu. What was the point of helping Lord Changping?
But since King You of Chu came to the throne legally, the Qin State had no reason to send troops.

It would even be a bit unreasonable not to help, because the Qin Dynasty initially helped Changping Jun under the pretext of being a neighbor and restoring order.

As for taking advantage of someone's misfortune in the name of helping, that is of course absolutely not allowed. It will damage one's reputation, the gains will not outweigh the losses, and it will disrupt the overall strategic plan.

Now Wei and Qi have not taken it down yet.

If they really want to take advantage of the situation, it may not be easy given the common hatred of the Chu State. If they cannot succeed in one battle, there is no need to ruin their reputation for petty gains.

It is not easy to destroy Chu.

Ying Zheng is now discussing with Lu Buwei and Wei Liao that in the current situation of the State of Chu, King You of Chu has already gained a huge advantage. What should the Qin State do to obtain the greatest benefit?

We also have to consider Changping Jun's thoughts. After Changping Jun loses the support of most people, will he continue to resist, or will he just go along with the situation? How much value does this chess piece still have?

Even though King You of Chu put down the war, the Chu State was still badly damaged after more than half a year of civil strife, and the past few years had been compounded by illness and injury, but Ying Zheng still felt a little bit at a disadvantage.

Lü Buwei and Wei Liao were both aware of the situation. Ying Zheng went straight to the point and spoke first: "My two beloved ministers, I have received news that Qu and Zhao have once again expressed their loyalty to the King of Chu. Now the King of Chu has gained the support of most of the feudal lords of Chu."

"Lord Yinanwu's small Jiangdong is definitely unstoppable. As for Lord Changping, if the Qin Dynasty does not take action, he will be insignificant."

Lü Buwei and Wei Liao pondered for a moment. Lü Buwei stroked his long beard, smiled deeply and said, "If Chu continues to be in chaos, it will naturally be more beneficial to Qin. Since Qin is not suitable to take action, there are many others who are."

One word woke Ying Zheng up and he understood instantly.

Ying Zheng smiled and nodded.

Wei Liao continued, "Now it is naturally unreasonable for Great Qin to send troops, but if Wei Qi sends troops, it will have nothing to do with Great Qin."

"I, the Great Qin, will continue to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between the tigers, waiting to reap the benefits."

"I suggest that the king send Yao Jia to the states of Wei and Qi to bribe Wei Yong and Hou Sheng with generous gifts, and then send someone to remind Nanwu Jun to send someone to ask Wei and Qi for help."

"When the King of Chu was suppressing the rebellion, he let Wei and Qi take the opportunity to attack Chu. These two countries were absolutely willing. The three countries were already full of hatred. Qi was repeatedly seized by Chu, and Wei was also robbed by Chu."

"These two countries were unwilling to take action before, but they were just worried about our Great Qin. Now that the king has made his attitude clear, the two countries will never miss the opportunity to take advantage of the situation to rob the Chu State."

Ying Zheng nodded in agreement, this was exactly what he had in mind.

Since I am unable to take action for the sake of my reputation, I will hint to others to take action. Wei Yong will not dare to disobey, and King Jingmin of Wei will not disobey either.

Wei wanted to take advantage of the situation and use Chu to strengthen itself. If it didn't take action before, it was just afraid of being a wedding dress for Qin. And it can also vent its anger. It has been suppressed for so many years, and it is not easy to have a chance to vent.

As for the State of Qi, King Jian of Qi was absolutely obedient.

As for the State of Chu, King Jian of Qi's attitude was that he could fight it or not. Now that the State of Qin wanted him to take action, and the State of Wei also wanted him to take action, he might as well fight it.

Besides, this is a matter of taking advantage, and it also allows you to vent your anger, so you won’t lose in any way.

There is nothing more pleasing than to take advantage of the internal turmoil in your enemy's home to rob him.

(End of this chapter)