When I was in Qin Dynasty, I lost contact with the wave

Chapter 334 It's only a few hundred stones a month, what kind of life is it!
No matter which era it is, noble gentlemen want to coax.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the aristocratic lords who had the right to govern the land were called nobles, holding land and soldiers in their hands;

In the era of feudal monarchy that began in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the nobles who were deprived of the right to govern the land were called the gentry, who controlled the inheritance of knowledge and the old officials of their disciples;

Later, the aristocratic lords who were completely deprived of their fiefdoms were called consortiums, relying on the wealth of an incomparable country, they controlled the lifeline of a country;

Later, people found weapons to suppress these nobles. At least they were so vulnerable to a country in trouble.

But in the era before that, these aristocrats had to be coaxed well. Once they left, the country would fall into chaos.

The State of Chu is a country built on countless noble lords.

Since Chu State is a self-proclaimed king and lacks authority, it can only choose to attract the hearts of the people through enfeoffment on the large southern territory it occupies.

Among them, the objects of enfeoffment are often mainly clan relatives, followed by meritorious officials, so as to eliminate the residual influence of the conquered nobles on the land, so a group of nobles from the Chu royal family headed by the Qu, Jing, and Zhao clans were born. .

However, the transportation in the south at that time was extremely inconvenient, and even a lot of land could be said to be barren land. The king of Chu had to entrust such a vast land, so batch after batch of nobles appeared, relying on the land from the state of Chu. It sucks blood from its body to strengthen itself.

When the state of Chu was strong, the King of Chu was able to deter these nobles by relying on the power in his hands, but as the state of Chu gradually declined, these nobles formed a group to fight against the state of Chu, openly opposing the orders that were not good for them.

From generation to generation, the King of Chu has not thought of eradicating this phenomenon, but even if King Chu Mourning and Wu Qi jointly wiped out more than 70 nobles, it still does not help. What ushered in was the crazy counterattack of the nobles, and finally King Chu Mourning died of illness. , Wu Qi up and down.

King Huai of Chu also tried to change the law. He recruited nobles such as Qu, Jing, and Zhao, who had the same blood as the Chu royal family, and promoted Qu Gai and Jing Cui as generals to occupy military power; Appoint Qu Yuan as the left disciple, in charge of diplomacy.

But in the end, it was nothing.

But at this moment, Mr. Chunshen once again had the urge to reform and get rid of the disadvantages of Chu's aristocratic self-government.

When the news came that Han and Wei suffered heavy losses one after another, it caused a wave of turmoil among the Chu army.

Chun Shenjun looked at the letters claiming to be sick piled up on the desk in front of him, and the veins on his forehead swelled up, as if they were about to burst.

What does it mean to be seriously ill and unable to march, and let the clansmen march with the army with soldiers and horses?

Without the consent of these nobles, if he could mobilize the soldiers of these nobles to move forward, he would no longer be called Chunshen Jun, but Chunshenhou.

The king of Chu will be very happy that he has solved the problem that Chu has been unable to solve for hundreds of years, but the problem is that he can't do it!

And the most exasperating thing is that there are so many sick letters that his desk can hardly fit!
"You are also a big clan, do you know if there is a good doctor in the clan?"

Jun Shen looked at the people in the tent, but most of them lowered their heads, remained silent, or were deep in thought.

Not to mention that they have no choice, even if there is a way to temporarily force those nobles to send troops, they can't say it.No one can bear the revenge of the nobles, not even the King of Chu, let alone them?

Furthermore, how many people present are not nobles?
Seeing everyone shaking their heads in silence, Jun Shen's anger grew even stronger.

And looking at Chunshen Jun's terribly dark face, all the generals in the tent lowered their heads consciously, for fear of suffering an indiscriminate disaster.

In the end, Chun Shenjun had no choice but to leave those nobles who were unwilling to advance any further, and lead the remaining 20 Chu troops northward to Quwo.

But the remaining nobles were not without cost. Jun Shen went to the camps of these nobles in person to negotiate with these nobles face to face.

The nobles were very confident, knowing that Jun Shen would not dare to do anything to them, but they also did not want to tear themselves apart with Jun Shen.

After some wrangling, the two sides reached an agreement.

Lord Chunshen drafted the military order, allowing the [-] troops led by these nobles not to go to Quwo, but to continue to station on the south bank of Bishui, but they must take advantage of the situation to send troops to attack Nanyang.

And on the south bank of the Bishui River, in the camp of the Chu army

The nobles who had been aggressively negotiating with Lord Chunshen a moment ago suddenly changed their attitude, put out delicious food and wine, and invited an extraordinary envoy from the State of Qin to the banquet.

"Just as Mr. Gang Cheng expected, Mr. Chunshen really asked our soldiers to invade Nanyang."

Several nobles bowed down to salute the secret envoy of Qin State, showing admiration on their faces.

If Mr. Chunshen knew that the tough nobleman who didn't even salute him just now, was showing such respect to a secret envoy of the Qin Kingdom at this moment, he didn't know how he would feel.

However, this secret envoy of Qin State is indeed admirable in terms of identity, qualifications and ability.

He is Cai Ze, Gang Chengjun of the Qin State. He once served as Prime Minister after Fan Ju during the Zhaoxiang King period, and is famous for his eloquence skills.

Half a month ago, Cai Ze was sent to Nanyang by Lu Buwei, and with the assistance of Luo Wang, he went secretly to the Chu camp, but Cai Ze's destination was not Chun Shenjun's big camp of the Chu army, but the camp of those nobles.

However, nobles are also divided into factions.

There is the Clan Sect headed by the Qu, Jing, and Zhao Clans who flowed from the Chu royal family, the Wudou Sect headed by the Xiang, Ji, and Zhong Clans who made military achievements, and the rest is the Zhuhe Sect.

The clan faction and the Wudou faction agreed that in order to crusade against Qin, at least the western territory of the former Chu state must be regained, while the Zhuhe faction was unwilling to send troops to fight to consume the power of the family.

Therefore, the first people Cai Ze approached were the nobles of the peace sect.

Cai Ze persuaded the Zhuhe faction to claim his illness, and guessed that Lord Chunshen would ask the nobles of the Zhuhe faction to invade Nanyang, so these nobles became more and more convinced of Cai Ze.

Cai Ze talked and laughed with these peaceful nobles at the banquet, drinking and having fun.After drinking for three rounds, Cai Ze couldn't help but joked: "If you want me to say, what's the use of fighting with your life?"

"You are not the confidantes of the King of Chu. If you win, the rewards will mostly go to the nobles of the clan sect and the reckless men of the fighting sect. What about you?"

"A salary of only a few hundred stones a month, what kind of life is there!"

"It's not Chun Shenjun and his gang who have deceived the king! What's the use of calling back and forth? It's better to listen to music and dance to be happy!"

All the aristocratic generals of the Lord Peace Faction also agreed, but the leaders showed hesitation: "However, Lord Chunshen asked us to invade Nanyang, what should we do?"

Cai Ze patted Patriarch Dou on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Since I have predicted the current situation, I naturally have a way to deal with it."

"Lu Xiang knows that it is not easy for you, so after communicating with the king, I decided to make a deal with you."

"The Qin State will temporarily cede the three cities of Chuisha, Rang, and Deng County. After three or five days of siege, the defenders in the city will withdraw on their own and hand over the cities."

The noble generals' eyes lit up, and they looked at Cai Ze one after another.

"Three cities? Are King Qin and Lu quite so generous?"

Cai Ze smiled slightly: "Naturally."

"It's just that, isn't it a little too sorry for the king and Mr. Chunshen?"

The nobles of the main peace faction still have some conscience in their hearts.

Cai Ze shook his head, and began to analyze seriously.

"Let me ask you all, what is the condition Chunshen Jun asked you to stay?"

"Invade Nanyang."

"Everyone won the three Nanyang cities, does that count as an invasion of Nanyang?"

"It's all over the task."

Cai Ze asked rhetorically, "Then why should I be sorry to Mr. Chunshen?"

"As for the King of Chu, there will be dozens of boxes of jewels left in each city." Cai Ze narrowed his eyes and took a sip of his wine with a smile. "The King of Chu's attack on Qin was nothing more than seeking profit."

"You can't get it in the city, but you can donate more than a dozen boxes of jewels to the King of Chu. Doesn't this mean that the purpose of the King of Chu to send troops has been fulfilled?"

"Is this still called being sorry for King Chu?"

What Cai Ze said made the nobles of the lords and sects stunned for a while. It seemed to make sense, but why did it sound so weird?

"Moreover, our army will leave behind two thousand armored criminals in the three cities. You can report to the King of Chu and Lord Chunshen to behead two thousand soldiers of the Qin army. How much merit is this?"

"At that time, the king of Chu, as the co-leader, sees that the six-nation coalition has been defeated, and you have defeated Qin, so you must reward you and increase the fiefdom."

"Think about it, the King of Chu is happy, Lord Chunshen is also happy, I, Da Qin, are also happy, and everyone is happy too. Isn't this everyone's happy?"

"Just don't forget, you will return the three cities to Qin when you withdraw your troops in the future."

"good!"

"Come here, remove these dishes for me, slaughter three animals, and hold a prison banquet for Mr.!"

Seeing the ecstatic looks of the nobles, without any guilt towards the King of Chu and Lord Chunshen for lying about their military exploits, Cai Ze also smiled.

The nobles of the main peace faction have conscience, but there are really not many of them.

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