Chapter 369: Chu State made a new peace alliance and achieved victory. Is this in line with Zhou Li?
[The relationship between the Chu people and the Zhou emperor has always been bad.]

[He also did not make much contribution to the Zhou Dynasty. ]

【It actually caused a lot of trouble. 】

[He also had a history of being crowned king without authorization. 】

[It is impossible for the Zhou emperor to raise the title of the Chu State. ]

【But we all know that from a politician's perspective, the situation is often stronger than the person. 】

【At present, the Zhou Dynasty is declining, while the Chu State is strong. 】

[When it is difficult to deal with it directly, sometimes giving Chu a name can be a wise choice. ]

【However, the then Zhou emperor, King Zhou Heng, was also a stubborn person. 】

[After receiving the news that Chu requested to upgrade the title. 】

【The King of Zhou was furious.】

【Absolutely rejected! 】

[The envoy of Sui State conveyed the news of the King of Zhou's refusal to Chu State. Xiong Tong was angry at the time and said:]

[“If the king does not add a new throne, I will do it only for my own self-respect!”]

[You, the King of Zhou, won't give me a title, right? ]

【Then I will declare myself king! 】

[The Emperor of Zhou is the King of Zhou, and the Emperor of Chu is the King of Chu! 】

[You small countries no longer need to pay tribute to the Emperor of Zhou. You can pay tribute directly to the Emperor of Chu. ]

[After more than a hundred years, the State of Chu once again set a precedent by proclaiming itself king. ]

……

At this time,

It also gives the story of Xiong Tong declaring himself king.

The officials of the State of Chu below raised their arms and shouted.

The entire Chu court,

The picture is filled with a fanatical atmosphere.

And the barrage audience.

Seeing the Chu people act so wildly.

They all happily launched barrage comments.

《A dual speaker system?》

"Sui Hou: Chu, Chu is crazy, he wants to create a new Holy Chu Empire!"

"Chu State's Reason for Declaring War: We are barbarians!"

"Hahaha, barbarians are not bound by etiquette and laws. Confucius would be furious if he saw this!"

"This is not in accordance with Zhou Li!"

"I, the King of Chu, inform you, the King of Zhou, that from now on we are equals. "

"Don't think that the State of Chu is having a good time now. When it was beaten by Wu Zixu later, the King of Chu fled to the State of Sui for refuge!"

《The beginning of darkness.》

"Haha, Chu Manzi is just having fun in the south."

"What is self-congratulation? The threat posed by the Chu State to the Zhou Dynasty system was real. "

"The main storyline of the Spring and Autumn Annals is that the hegemons of Qi and Jin, with their minions, go against the Chu State in the south."

……

Canopy.

[Since nominally, they have separated from the Zhou Dynasty and are no longer a country. ]

[Then it is only natural for our Chu State to attack your Zhou State, right? ]

[In order to establish its national prestige, the State of Chu launched a massive attack on the State of Sui, and the Marquis of Sui was forced to seek peace and sign an alliance.]

【Then Xiong Tong led his army back to his country.】

【Later, Xiong Tong sent troops to the north to attack Deng State and other places, and won great victories.】

[It was not until 699 BC that Xiong Tong sent Qu Xia to lead an army to attack the State of Luo.]

[Qu Xia was very arrogant at the time and thought he had it all figured out.]

[Very arrogant.]

[Others reminded him not to underestimate the enemy, as if he did, he would inevitably be defeated.]

【But Qu Xia disagreed. 】

[In this battle, the Chu State suffered a disastrous defeat because it underestimated the enemy, and the army suffered heavy losses. ]

[Commander Qu Xia also hanged himself because he could not face the elders of Jiangdong.]

[From then on, the tradition of Chu army commanders dying for their country was started.]

【Qu Xia was arrogant at first and thought he could beat them at will.】

【Later, he was defeated and died.】

[This also gave birth to a second idiom in the Chu State. ]

【Arrogant.】

[But this disastrous defeat did not affect Xiongtong's expansion. ]

【Otherwise he would not be called King Wu of Chu. 】

[Next, the Chu army successively conquered five small countries within a few years. ]

[The entire Jianghan Plain was completely controlled by the Chu State. ] [And the Sui State, sandwiched between the Chu State and the Zhou Dynasty, was also a stubborn person who blocked both ends. ]

[He couldn't afford to offend the nearby Chu State, so he could only respect Chu State as his big brother. ]

[The relationship between the two countries is getting better and better. ]

[This caused dissatisfaction in the Zhou Dynasty.]

[The King of Zhou summoned Sui Hou and reprimanded him for accepting Chu as his king.]

[This is not in accordance with Zhou Li.]

【After returning, Sui Hou somewhat neglected the State of Chu.】

[The King of Chu was furious and attacked Sui again, forcing it to sign an alliance.]

[However, during the campaign, Xiong Tong, the King of Chu Wu who had been in power for more than 50 years, suddenly fell ill and died under a tree.]

【But his strategic mission continues. 】

[The Chu army, which kept the news of the death a secret, continued its attack, forcing Sui to ally with Chu again.]

Outside the sky.

When Yang Guang saw this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"So, in the Sui Dynasty, there was such a thing?"

“Happy!”

"But if it is not the Sui Kingdom of the Spring and Autumn Period, but the powerful Sui Dynasty now."

"The Chu people won't dare to be arrogant anymore, right?"

"After all, I personally commanded the army and conquered the entire south."

“It can be called the nemesis of the southern regime!”

Canopy.

【After King Wu of Chu died, his son King Wen of Chu succeeded to the throne. 】

[Although he was called King Wen of Chu, he fought quite a few battles.]

[They are not civilized at all.]

[King Wen of Chu first moved the capital from Danyang to Yingdu, and then launched a large-scale northern expedition to officially compete for the Central Plains. ]

[Mainly because King Wu of Chu stayed in power for an extra-long period of 51 years. 】

[When King Wen of Chu ascended the throne, he was already middle-aged and felt that if he didn't go crazy, he would be too old to fight a war.]

[King Wen of Chu used his war machines to full capacity and launched a mad attack.]

[Successively destroyed the State of Shen, the State of Cai, the State of Xi...]

【Xi State was originally a younger brother of Chu State. 】

[Because King Wen of Chu fell in love with the wife of the king of Xi, in order to snatch this woman, he destroyed Xi. ]

[Of course it is also possible that the woman is just an excuse. ]

[In 679 BC, Duke Huan of Qi convened a meeting of the princes of the world and officially became the first hegemon of the Spring and Autumn Period.]

【King Wen of Chu said: You are the overlord, right? 】

[In order to demonstrate to the overlord of the Central Plains, the Chu army once again launched a large-scale northern expedition, destroyed the Deng State, and invaded the Zheng State. ]

[The State of Deng was the state of the maternal uncle of King Wen of Chu.]

【But King Wen of Chu did not care about family ties at all and directly annexed it. 】

[However, later, the Chu State was attacked by the Ba State from upstream. ]

【Suffered a disastrous defeat.】

[Mainly the State of Ba, which was an ally of the State of Chu at the beginning. ]

[However, during the march, King Wen of Chu was too arrogant and humiliated the people of Ba, so the people of Ba decided to break the alliance and launch a surprise attack.]

【The Chu army was badly defeated.】

【The defeated King Wen of Chu wanted to return to his country. 】

[The minister in charge of guarding the city gate was called Yu Quan.]

[He was honored as Taibo by the Chu people.]

[This Taibo once advised King Wen of Chu not to kill the King of Cai.]

【But King Wen of Chu did not listen. 】

[Tai Bo was furious, rushed forward and chopped King Wen of Chu on the forehead with his sword, threatening: "Either you listen to me, or I will kill you!"]

【King Wen of Chu finally gave in. 】

[King Wen of Chu knew that what Taibo said was right. He killed the king of Cai purely out of personal venting and it was of no benefit to the country.]

【So afterward, no one held Taibo responsible.】

[However, Taibo, who was threatening to kill the King of Chu with a knife, said:]

[I used weapons to threaten the king, which is a serious crime. Even if the king does not blame me, I will have to convict myself.]

【So he cut off his own legs.】

【Now, Taibo, who was in charge of guarding the city gate, saw King Wen of Chu who had been defeated. 】

[Tai Bo first asked King Wen of Chu, "Has the battle been won?"]

【King Wen of Chu said he had lost the battle.】

[Tai Bo was furious and closed the city gates, saying:]

[You still have the nerve to come back if you can't win? Get lost! ]

(End of this chapter)