It seemed that when the Chu State was extremely thirsty, the Mo family gave her a glass of sweet wine.

In fact, this sweet wine is poisonous, and it is a highly toxic that can be cured if you drink it.

But at this time, the poisoned people and the few "doctors" who had seen through the poison were all on the Mo family. As a nobleman of the old era, Zhao Zhiai could understand the dangers.

Mo Zi said to Zhao Zhiai again: "It's July now, and the soldiers of Wei and Han will not be able to leave this year. The area around Luguan is still stable."

"Since you cannot agree to these things, the Mo family will send people to Chu to see the King of Chu to discuss this matter in person. During this period, the Mo family's promised weapons will also be produced quickly, and strive to have enough quantity to be transported to Luguan next year."

"Only the same... The Mo family guards Shangqiu, kills the Sima of Chu, and holds the title of carbuncle. The nobles in Chu may be dissatisfied with our Mo family."

Zhao Zhiai knew that he could not make decisions about this matter, and also knew the attitude of some nobles of Chu towards the Mo family, so he had to say: "Business and public wars, private grudges and personal grudges are not the same. Mr. Mozi is old and has been exhausted this time when he enters Chu. I wonder who the Mo family will send to Chu this time?"

Zhao Zhiai hoped that this would be done, but the Mo family must also send enough people to follow him to meet the King of Chu, otherwise it would be unreasonable in terms of face.

The Mo family's current status is somewhat special. They are not princes, but they are involved in the war and alliance between various countries. They are considered to be a prince who is not recognized by the "official fiefdom and the Zhou emperor".

If ordinary people are sent here, it is unreasonable in terms of etiquette.

Mozi said: "Send people to go there, and you have to wait until the Mo family gathers at the end of the month before discussing. During this period, you can rest in Pei County and you can return together."

"Or, you can send someone to Yingdu now to inform the King of Chu about this and ask him to arrange in advance to think about whether to agree."

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In mid-August, the weather in the north gradually became cooler, but the Chu capital Yingcheng near the river is still stuffy.

This city, which can be called Jingzhou in later generations, was not built for too long. Chu State moved its capital several times, and Ying was just a synonym for the capital, which can be regarded as the capital in Chu language.

From Danyang in Xionger Mountain to Xiangyang under Nanyang, and then to Jinan, Jingzhou by the Yangtze River, this migration was not only a way for the Chu people to explore, but also a way for the Chu people to be defeated.

After the Battle of Baiju, the original Chu was burned down, and the King of Chu could only build Yingdu on the Yangtze River.

Ten miles north of the city, there is a mountain name.

According to the sacrificial knowledge of the Zhou Li to summon souls, the north is where ghosts live, just as before the scholars who died in the coup in the Song Dynasty were buried, the Confucian priests needed to climb to the roof and shout three names of the dead at the north.

Jishan in the north of Yingdu is the tombs of the nobles and civilians of the Chu State.

From here you can see the capital of Chu from afar. Even if "Chu is not convinced by Zhou", the city planning is still in line with the Zhou rituals.

Just as the construction of the capital of Song State played the edge ball that was not overwhelming, the construction of the capital of Chu State also played the edge ball that was not overwhelming, nine miles from east to west and seven miles from north to south.

In order to prevent floods and floods in the Yangtze River, Yingdu is more than ten miles away from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, but the nearby lakes are rich in water systems, and the Chu State is good at taking boats, so the transportation is convenient.

As a descendant of Duke Zhou, Lu had various privileges in the ritual system, so there were three gates on four sides of Qufu City, two gates on one side, and a total of eleven gates.

Yingdu had a bad idea. There were only eight normal city gates, two from east, west, south, and north, but there were water gates on three sides, which were also eleven city gates.

It is said that he is arbitrarily traitor, but to prevent others from accusing of repairing one less water gate, the water gate is just less than twelve.

After the Battle of Baiju, the capital was moved here, and a large number of people and nobles followed him to move the capital. This emerging city developed over the past few decades.

To the north is the rich Nanyang Basin, guarded by Luguan defense line, Xiangyang as its last support, and the nearby land is fertile and has the benefits of water transportation.

The salt from Bashu, the grain from Nanyang and Jianghan, and the feathers of the water birds from Yunmengze are constantly gathering here.

Relying on the river water and the terrain of high in the west and low in the east, the State of Chu controlled the vast eastern territory that was originally impossible to control.

However, the level of construction of the city walls is too poor, and the city defense is too far inferior to the war-torn Central Plains, especially Shangqiu City.

The Chu people knew that if they were attacked into Yingdu, even if they broke through the Luguan Great Wall defense line in the Nanyang Basin, with the Chu system of monarchy, they could directly wait for the restoration of the country without fighting the war to defend the capital.

The rammed earth city wall is not tall, but the city gate can be arranged in three carriages in parallel according to the etiquette system, nearly two and a half meters wide, and merchants coming and going constantly come in and out.

The palace of King Chu is in the northeast corner of the capital, which is inconsistent with the Zhou Li. It is a little willful, but the construction of the inner city is still in line with the etiquette system.

The five gates of the Emperor's inner city: Gaomen, Kumen, Brothermen, Yingmen, Lumen.

Except for the special state of Lu, the rest of the princes could only have Kumen, Brother and Lumen. The state of Chu abides by this etiquette and promulgated many laws in addition to the etiquette.

When the short-term king Zhuang Xiong became concentrated, many laws were stipulated for the important officials who went to court that had not been originally decreed. Even the crown prince was not allowed to ride a car to pass by his younger brother's house, and those who violated the court were beheaded.

It was just that this was the decree of King Zhuang's era. It was just that because inertia was still maintained, the subsequent King of Chu was difficult to even issue such a decree, regardless of its prestige or control.

In order to trample on this law, Wu Zixu even personally led his bow and shot the Kumen.

The existence of this law now can only prove that the King of Chu once had strong power, but compared with now, Xiong Yi, who had just ascended the throne for a year, could only sigh.

My father died suddenly and was defeated in Shangqiu before his death. After the nobles assassinated, they could not even find the behind-the-scenes commanders.

When his younger brother fled, Zheng State temporarily gave up his blood feud with South Korea. Zheng, Wei and Han State jointly declared support for the prince to ascend the throne.

The county magistrates such as Chen Cai who followed the previous kings to fight were extremely unsupported by the Mohist families who had clearly stated the conflicts between royal power and aristocratic people. They could only rely on their strong inertia and their temporary stability without being defeated by the Three Jins.

The nobles decentralized power, and even the nobles who supported him were still bargaining, hoping that he would give him greater privileges and fiefs after he settled in the throne.

Now Yangchengjun is defeated by the Zheng people in Yuguan, and his clan members are dissatisfied with the presidency of Chu Sima and his clan members were killed by the Mo family. Foreign wars still need to argue with the nobles and explain their interests first.

One vassal after another is all his own relatives, and the power of the royal branches of the public and royal families is getting stronger and stronger.

Duke of Luyang, who guarded the north, was a descendant of Sima Ziqi, who was separated by the grandson of King Ping. After Ye Gong pacified the rebellion of Bai Gongsheng, he made Xian Ziqi Sima. Ziqi's son Gongsun Kuan was granted the fief. He was originally granted Daliang, but Daliang was too dangerous and was on the only way to go south of the Three Jin Dynasties. After Gongsun Kuan refused, the King of Chu could only transfer the title to other places.
Chapter completed!