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Chapter 8 Chu Guosheng civil strife

Qi sent troops this time, defeated the Chu army, and won the four cities of Chu; defeated the Yue army again, and received a large amount of compensation.King Ping was ordered to lead the Huben Army squad back to the country.Prince Qi Yi stayed in the newly occupied land to rectify military and political affairs. At the same time, both Qi and Wu countries were already preparing for his marriage with Princess Wu.

The Qi army stationed [-] troops in Xincheng, and the remaining three cities were divided into garrisons.He also stationed [-] troops in the Yue State, in the name of serving as a supervisor. After the Yue State ceded the land and compensated the military expenses, he returned to the Qi State.

The state of Wu has already sent people to take over the area ceded from the state of Yue, and the prince Yingjing has also completed the handover with the garrison generals, and returned to the court by himself.

Dali made a lot of money this time, and directly captured more than 300 miles of the western territory of Yuedi. Prince Duan Kejian set up a government office on the spot, and led the army to station there to take over all affairs.Princess Yinping has become a prince and concubine, so she naturally followed her to the territory.Prince Duan and Princess Yinping invited Wuyou Wang Qisi to the territory to assist in management.Wuyou Wang also discussed with the prince, so he went happily.

Chu State was cut off by Qi State to cut off four cities, at any rate, with the help of Qi State, they ceded several parts of Yue State.Originally, it could be regarded as a balance between dismantling and repairing, but the king of Chu was a little restless in the capital at this time.The reason is that Chu Qi, the general of the Chu army gathered on the border of Chu and Yue, was not ordered to return to Qingcheng to garrison, and the assembled army did not return to the territory.

Dongfang Yin has already seen that this is an opportunity to completely eliminate the political enemies of the DPRK and China.He secretly met with several allies, and explained separately, asking them to attack together when they go to court: Accusing Chu Qi of supporting troops and intending to stand on his own.

At the next day's court meeting, several ministers proposed that the general Chu Qi, who refused to obey the imperial court's military order, supported his troops with self-respect, and intended to rebel, should be immediately cut off from his military post and brought back to Kyoto for conviction.The Chu brothers were originally close to the King of Chu, and the King of Chu expected that Chu Qi would not rebel. Now he is controlling the army at the border, most likely because he wants to avenge his elder brother Chu Huan.But at this time, the war is over, and the national power of Chu State is empty. It may be difficult for Chu State to fight against Vietnam with its own strength.

But Chu Qi refused to obey the military order, and the crime of embracing the soldiers was confirmed, and the King of Chu could not protect him.Just ask the prime minister Dongfang Yin's opinion.Dongfang Yin first asked his own people to propose a motion of impeachment. Seeing that the King of Chu was hesitating, he knew that the King of Chu was unwilling to sanction Chu Qi.But if Chu Qi is not brought down at this time, I am afraid that in the future, as King Ping said, he will fall into the hands of others and be imprisoned by the nine clans.

Dongfang Yin came out of the class and said: "General Chu, as an important minister of the court, should be loyal to the emperor and prohibit orders. Although the general's orders are not accepted, but the war is over at this time, General Chu should return to the court as soon as possible, and the troops under his jurisdiction belong to each other Land. If you still don’t listen to the imperial court’s order and support your troops, it’s hard to say that you have some intentions. If this example works, I’m afraid that all the generals in the army will follow suit in the future. What will be the majesty of the King of Chu at that time? Who will bear the safety of the Chu State? Your Majesty please judge !"

After Dongfang Yin said it, he pushed the responsibility to the king of Chu.Anyway, I have expressed my attitude, how to deal with it is up to you, King Chu, to decide.

The ministers in the DPRK and China have seconded the proposal.The king of Chu thought for a long time, and what Dongfang Yin said was not unreasonable.Although he wanted to be partial, but what Chu Qi did was too much.So the king of Chu issued a decree: cut off the post of general of Chuqi, and another member of the Ministry of War will be sent to take over the military seal, transfer all the troops back to the territory, and order Chuqi to go to Beijing immediately to await trial.

Dongfang Yin waited for the king of Chu to issue an order, so he quietly found the head of the Ministry of War and gave him private instructions.He also gave a lot of money to the eunuch who accompanied him to issue the decree, and gave some instructions.

Now in the court of Chu State, Chu Huan is dead, and Chu Qi is leading his troops outside. Seeing that he is going to be punished now, everyone knows that this prime minister is already an important minister in the court, and no one knows that he has to curry favor with him.Zhang Tong, the head of the Ministry of War, and Wang Jinnuo, the eunuch who passed the decree, took the order and set off for the camp of the Chu army on the border.

Chu Qi received an order earlier, asking him to transfer the army back to the territory and go to Qingcheng to garrison himself.But thinking of his elder brother Chu Huan's unrevenge, he felt unwilling and was hesitating. He heard that there had been remonstrances in the court, saying that he wanted to support troops and rebel, and the king of Chu issued a decree to punish him.I couldn't help being angry, thinking that my brother helped the king of Chu to pacify the state of Chu, and fought in the south and north. Today, my brother died for the country, and the king of Chu wants to punish himself.Chu Qi is regarded as a strong player in Chu State, but his strategy is far from that of Chu Huan.After hearing the reply from the detective report, he blamed the king of Chu wholeheartedly, and decided that the king of Chu was unfair to his brother.In addition, all the generals around him have their own thoughts, and there is a general who has a heart, who plays Chu chess, and does not obey the order of the king of Chu. Anyway, he has tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands. When the time is right, send troops to cross the country, first to avenge the murder of your brother, and then we will talk about whether to return to the court to accept the crime, or to establish ourselves as king.

Chu Qi was also brave and foolish. He thought to himself that he had no intention of rebelling against him, but his elder brother's vengeance must be avenged.

When the troops from the Ministry of War arrived at the camp, they immediately met Chu Qi.The eunuch read out the imperial decree, and the head of the Ministry of War ordered the generals in the army not to return to the station.All the generals knelt in the big tent to receive the imperial decree. After the imperial decree was read out, Chu Qi accepted the imperial decree.Master Zhang of the Ministry of War also announced the military order.Everyone looked at Chu Qi to see how he made a decision.

Chu Qi looked at the crowd and asked, "Generals, have you heard His Majesty's will?"

A general said: "We have heard clearly. Since His Majesty has an order, Mr. Zhang has passed on the military order of the Ministry of War. I will just lead my troops back."

Some of the generals nodded in agreement, while others looked at Chu Qi's face with dark eyes.

Chu Qi snorted and sneered a few times, put the imperial decree on the handsome case, and then patted the handsome case.Immediately, dozens of soldiers poured in from outside the tent, grabbing with knives and facing Zhang Tong and others.

Zhang Tong was furious, and asked: "Bold Chu Qi, are you planning to rebel?"

Chu Qi sneered and said, "Treason? Hmph, even Zhang Tong dares to say that I am treasonous. If my brother hadn't fought in the South and North, would he be able to sit in prison? Your Majesty flatters and enjoys himself. My elder brother was killed by the Yue Kingdom, but he did not want to avenge him. He wants to negotiate peace with the Yue Kingdom. Can this mere land of a hundred miles be worth my elder brother's life!"

After finishing speaking, he said to the soldiers: "Put Mr. Zhang behind, so that he can be held in custody." Then he looked at the generals in the tent and asked, "I will not accept the orders of the generals. I am determined to fight against Vietnam today. Fight against Vietnam." Entering the Yue Kingdom, captured Huangfu Nianfeng, and used his head to pay homage to my elder brother's grave. Would you like to go out with me, or stay here with Master Zhang!"

The old troops of the Chu brothers and the generals who fought in the battle responded one after another, while the generals who were loyal to the King of Chu and those who were unwilling to be used by Chu Qi rebelled one after another, trying to rush out of the tent and return to their barracks, or accuse Chu Qi Waiting for others is treason.There were also some generals who saw that things were not going well, kept silent, and secretly thought of countermeasures.

Pushed by the soldiers, Zhang Tong still yelled at Chu Qi and responded to his generals.And the eunuch who delivered the decree was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and was dragged out.Those generals who were dissatisfied with Chu Qi were also detained and guarded by Chu Qi, and those generals who had not expressed their position also expressed their support for General Chu's decision at this time.

Chu Qi ordered someone to write a memorial, explaining that he had no intention of plotting rebellion, but the Yue State invaded and occupied Chu State and killed Chu Huan, the general of Chu State.He wanted to crusade against Yue State and avenge Chu Huan.The memorial was issued, and Chu Qi ordered the army to enter the occupied territory.While actively preparing to fight against Vietnam, while guarding against the crusade by the Chu army.

All the generals also returned to their respective camps one after another, and there was a general who did not want to follow Chu Qi, quietly led his own army, gradually drifted away from Chu Qi's army, turned back to Chu State, and reported to the King of Chu. reason.

The king of Chu heard that Chuqi did not respect the imperial decree, and instead detained the Ministry of War to take over the main affairs of the army, and even those generals who had objections were also imprisoned, and some generals had secretly returned to Chu with their troops.The king of Chu couldn't help being furious, and sent an order to regroup the army to chase and suppress Chu Qi.

Dongfang Yin suggested that it is absolutely impossible to recruit troops from all over Chu at this time, and they are all Chu troops, and the killing of each other is ridiculed by other countries.It is expected that Chu Qi led troops to attack Yue, but his soldiers did not know about it. As long as the king of Chu personally marched and let the soldiers of Chu know that Chu Qi was rebelling, they would naturally be able to capture Chu Qi without bloodshed.According to the plan of the king of Chu, the prime minister Dongfang Yin was left to assist the crown prince in defending the country, and he personally led [-] royal guards to the Chuqi camp to seek rebellion.

Chu Yu, the crown prince of the Chu Kingdom, was around twenty years old. The Prime Minister Dongfang Yin once taught him some historical records of Wenzhi, so he usually called Dongfang Yin his teacher.At this moment, Dongfang Yin saw the king of Chu's imperial conquest and left the capital of Chu, thinking to himself, if the prince can become the king of Chu, as long as he has a firm grasp of the prince, he will not have to worry about anything in the future.But the king of Chu is only fifty years old, and he is in the prime of his life, and the crown prince is nowhere in sight.How can the king of Chu send troops this time to fight with Chu Qi, and both sides will suffer, so that the prince can ascend the throne in advance.

Dongfang Yin couldn't help thinking of what King Ping said to himself when he was an envoy to Qi State: You can help yourself.Now is the time to turn to King Ping for help.

The king of Chu led his army away from Shacheng, the capital, and arrived at the border of Chu and Yue in a few days. At this time, there were already a few soldiers and horses who had withdrawn from the Chu chess army at the border. Sincerely, scolding Chu Qi for treason, he deserves death.The King of Chu gathered several men and horses, and continued to attack the Chuqi barracks.In the camp, Chu Qi also heard the report of the inspection of the horse, saying that the king of Chu personally conquered him and crusaded himself, so he couldn't help but sighed to the sky.In the Chuqi barracks, all kinds of news have already spread. Those soldiers who did not know the truth and followed Chu Qi, learned the truth at this time, and fled the barracks one after another, and turned to the king of Chu.Chuqi's 4 troops were reduced to [-] to [-] in just a few days.Chu Qi is also riding a tiger at this time. If you want to plead guilty, wouldn't it be absurd in vain; if you want to fight against the King of Chu, you will be convicted of treason.

At this time, Yue's army has quietly surrounded Chu Qi's army.

King Ping got Dongfang Yin's secret letter and discussed with King Qi. Feishu's Qi army stationed in Yue also quietly marched towards the border of Chu and Yue. When King Chu left the border of Chu, he quickly inserted behind King Chu's army.At the same time, let the spies spread the news in the Yue territory, saying that it is false that the king of Chu pursued and suppressed the rebels, and that it is true that he led the army to avenge Chu Huan.

Huangfu Nianfeng was leading a large army to confront Chu Qi's army from afar. When he got the news, he was secretly furious and ordered the Yue army to get ready, vowing that the Chu army would never come back.The king of Yue also sent a letter to the king of Qi, saying that Chu State did not respect the agreement and led troops to invade, Qi State should not take sides, and should uphold justice for Yue State.The king of Qi replied that the Qi army stationed in Vietnam would definitely assist the Yue army and jointly deal with the Chu army.The king of Yue got the promise of the king of Qi, and he made up his mind, and ordered Huangfu Nianfeng to wipe out the Chu army.

Since the king of Chu sent troops, the so-called rebels, as the prime minister had concluded, surrendered one after another.The army under his account has gathered 5 to [-] people. If things go on like this, when they arrive at Chu Qi's camp, the Chu army led by Chu Qi will basically return to his account.The king of Chu was still figuring out how to deal with Chu Qi, but he didn't know that the forces of all parties had already laid hands on him.