Chapter 246: The State of Chu is restored

In the 17th year of Qianyuan, on June 25, after Zhang Di rescued Xiang Kuang, he went south and finally arrived in Pengcheng. At this time, there were not many Qi troops in Pengcheng, and it was easily captured by Zhang Di.

When entering Pengcheng, Zhang Di placed Xiang Kuang in the former Chu Palace, and then Zhang Bang An Min, told the Chu remnants about the news of Chu's restoration, and sent his generals to recover the entire Pengcheng County. As for other places, Zhang Di is now powerless.

In addition, Zhang Di sent envoys to Wancheng to seek help from Deng State. After doing all this, Zhang Di chose a lucky day. On the seventh day of the seventh month of the 17th year of Qianyuan, a grand ceremony for Xiang Kuang was held to announce the restoration of Chu State.

On the evening of the sixth day of the seventh month of the 17th year of Qianyuan, in the palace of the King of Chu, Zhang Di was discussing with Xiang Kuang about the throne ceremony tomorrow. Zhang Di was very excited. He seemed to have seen the state of Chu revival under his leadership and become a world-class power that once again dominated the Central Plains. However, two flowers bloomed, each with one branch, and Xiang Kuang was also worried.

Xiang Kuang interrupted Zhang Di, who was excited and said, "General, is it really okay to do this? If Qi is angry and sends troops to attack us, we can't stand it." In Linzi, after seeing the power of Qi, Xiang Kuang completely gave up and planned to spend the rest of his life safely. But who knew that at this time, Zhang Di and a group of old generals took him from Linzi to Pengcheng and said that he would revive Chu. Xiang Kuang always felt it was a bit unrealistic. After all, Qi is much stronger than the reincarnated Chu. If Qi is unwilling to give up and sends troops to attack Pengcheng, he will never have the chance to surrender at that time.

Zhang Di also knew Xiang Kuang's worries, so he comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Now all the main forces of Qi are fighting against the Zhao army on the plains. This battle cannot be ended in a short time, and I am not optimistic about Qi. Once Qi is defeated, the Zhao army will go south in large numbers. By that time, Qi will be unable to protect itself, so I can still take care of us."

"What if the people of Zhao come?" When Xiang Kuang heard this, he became even more worried. Qi was so terrifying. Zhao, which defeated Qi and was stronger than Qi, would have come. Thinking of this, Xiang Kuang wanted to give up again. After all, after going through so much, Xiang Kuang realized that nothing can be stronger than living.

Zhang Di's face suddenly became gloomy, but it was only a moment. The next moment, Zhang Di regained his smile and said, "Don't worry, the king, I have sent someone to contact Deng. Deng has an alliance with the Great Chu. As long as I get help from Deng, no matter whether it is Qi, Zhao or Wei, I can do anything to my Great Chu."

Although Xiang Kuang felt it was very reasonable, he was still a little worried. However, now the power is in the hands of Zhang Di. For the sake of his life, he still did not continue to question Zhang Di's decision.

The next day, the seventh day of the seventh month, is the Chinese Valentine's Day in later generations, but in this era it is just a very ordinary day and there is no special picture.

Early in the morning that day, Zhang Di led a group of ministers to the palace to pick Xiang Kuang up to the Taimiao. On the way to the palace, a very strange phenomenon appeared, that is, the reincarnated Chu State, all the ministers were military generals, and none of them were civil officials.

The people led by Zhang Di and came to the King of Chu's bedroom together, followed Xiang Kuang and set out for the Taimiao of Chu. It is worth mentioning that although Qi was not good for the surrendered soldiers of Chu, they kept the Chu's palace and Taimiao of Chu. However, this was because the Qi army had only been in Pengcheng for a few years.

After coming to Taimiao, Xiang Kuang knelt in front of the spiritual throne of the former kings of Chu State, and the other ministers knelt behind him. As the most powerful person in the entire Chu State, Zhang Di read the sacrificial text in front of everyone.

After the worship of Taimiao, everyone came to the Hall of Overlords, which was the hall named by Xiang Yu, the King of Western Chu that year, and symbolized the eternal and immortal hegemony of Chu. Xiang Kuang sat on the throne that had been away for several years, accepted worship from the ministers, and finally announced the restoration of Chu under the leadership of Zhang Di.

The restoration of Chu State is a happy thing for the people of Pengcheng, especially those Chu families. When Chu State was destroyed by Qi State, they became inferior families. No matter how hard they tried, in the eyes of Qi State, they were just slaves of the country. Now that Chu State has been restored, they can hold their chests up again. When they knew that the restoration of Chu State lacked civil officials, they also sent family children to serve, but they were just a side branch. After all, the restoration of Chu State was very weak. Who knows whether it would be over soon, so they did not dare to send their children from the direct line.

At the same time when the State of Chu announced its restoration, the envoy of Chu also came to Wancheng, but did not meet Deng Sheng at the first time, because Deng Sheng had not yet decided whether to see him. Deng Sheng learned through the mirror that Zhang Di led his troops away and rescued the former King of Eastern Chu Xiang Kuang. From this series of actions, Deng Sheng and his ministers could infer that Zhang Di must have reinstated Chu, but what Deng Sheng did not expect was that the first country to reinstate Chu was actually Deng.

In Qianyang Palace, Deng Sheng, Cui Hao, Jiang Wan, Zhang Bin, and Su Hong were discussing whether to meet the so-called envoy of Chu.

"King, I think I still need to meet you. After all, Chu has restored its country. Although it is weak, it is still a country. Moreover, Da Deng and Chu also had an alliance with him, so they could not ignore it in terms of emotion or reason." After Jiang Wan expressed his opinion, he agreed to meet the envoys of Chu.

Deng Sheng nodded, then asked Cui Hao and others: "What do the three Qing families think?"

Cui Hao bowed and said, "My king, I agree with what Jiang Xiang said, and the Central Plains War is now in full swing, but the Great Deng is unable to intervene because he has not digested Wu. At this time, the reinstatement of the State of Chu gave us a chance. We can completely regain the alliance of that year, place a chess piece in the Central Plains, and disrupt the situation in the Central Plains. Even if we cannot stop the general trend of the Central Plains, we must slow down the conflict between the Central Plains and our Great Deng and gain time for our Great Deng to strengthen our national strength."

Su Hong and Zhang Bin both nodded in agreement, and Deng Sheng also felt it made sense, so he said, "Okay, I will meet the envoys of Chu in Jingyang Palace tomorrow."

The next day, Deng Sheng met with the Chu envoy in Jingyang Palace. Deng Sheng had never seen this Chu envoy. At that time, the two Chus were destroyed, and all the famous and surnamed civil officials of Chu were taken to Linzi. Zhang Di went to Linzi and only took away King Xiang Kuang of Chu's family, and none of the civil officials were taken away.

The Chu envoy was just a chief clerk in the army. After Zhang Di entered Pengcheng, he felt deeply that there was a shortage of civil servants, so he promoted a large number of chief clerks in the army to enrich the place. However, the Chu envoy was very lucky to be able to go to Wancheng as an envoy. After returning to Pengcheng, he would definitely have a place in the court.

"Outside, the foreign minister Liu Yuan greets King Deng, wishing King Deng a thousand years!" The Chu envoy was named Liu Yuan. The biggest official he had ever met was Zhang Di. The first time he saw a king of a country like Deng Sheng, he was inevitably a little nervous and embarrassed.

Deng Sheng didn't care about Liu Yuan's performance. After all, there are still places that need Chu in the future, so he has to give a good impression now. So he smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't have to be too polite, please get up quickly."

Liu Yuan did not expect that Deng Sheng was so approachable, and his uneasiness suddenly decreased a lot. He rose up and said, "King Deng, the former Great Chu was unfortunately occupied by the strong Qi. Today, with the efforts of our king and General Zhang Di, the Great Chu was able to restore the country. My king deeply felt that the alliance between the former king and the King Deng had also given us a lot of help to our country, so he sent foreign ministers to visit King Deng, and at the same time he hoped that our two countries could regain the friendship they had in the past." Liu Yuan had seen a big scene after all. Although he had been nervous and cramped at the beginning, his expression was very smooth and clear at this moment.

This surprised Deng Sheng a little. Liu Yuan still had two tricks, so he summoned the system to detect Liu Yuan's four-dimensionality.

"Liu Yuan, force: 52, commander: 50, intelligence: 80, politics: 82"

This four-dimensional model is quite normal, but it is a rare talent for the current Chu State.

Deng Sheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I am an alliance with the former kings of your country. When your country was divided and occupied by Qi, I had thought of sending troops to rescue me, but I had no choice but to look around in the country and be powerless. Today, your country is restored, and I am very happy. When your country returns to Pengcheng, I will congratulate the King of Chu on behalf of me. If the Chu State needs it in the future, I will definitely help you."

When Liu Yuan saw that Deng Sheng was willing to accept Chu, he was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Yes, foreign ministers will definitely report to my king truthfully."
Chapter completed!