Xiong Wuliang even added more words to describe how damn worthy the Chu man was and how critical his situation was at that time...

King Huai of Chu was even more furious.

Now the problem became serious. King Huai of Chu glanced at the ministers coldly and said in a cold voice: "Who did it?"

"You fight and make noises on weekdays, but I never interfere."

"How dare you act like this when it comes to major military matters?"

The officials were silent.

Lao Zhaoju used his eyes and nose to observe his heart. After passing the initial stage of sitting on pins and needles, Zhaoju is now as steady as an old dog.

There is no panic in my heart!

Anyway, it is impossible for Xiong Wuliang to have any evidence.

Otherwise, you can just throw out the evidence and output it with your head in front of your face. Why do you have to act like this?

Since there is no evidence, don’t panic!

My Zhao family is one of the top big families in Chu State, and the whole Chu State will be shaken by any move. Even if you are the king of Chu, you cannot punish yourself without having definite evidence of the crime.

He was ready - if Xiong Wuliang pointed the finger at him, he could tell lies and insist on not admitting guilt.

So what?

…

However, Xiong Wuliang raised his voice and said impassionedly: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"This rebellious traitor is already dead! He died miserably!"

Zhaoju on the side felt a pain in his heart when he heard this, but he did not dare to speak out.

Xiong Wuliang described Zhao Shu's death vividly, and then shook his head with regret: "...because the fire burned so hard that the man's body was too severely damaged, so his identity cannot be determined through his body.

Already..."

Zhaoju's heart hurts even more!

Although the Chu people are known as Southern Barbarians, they fear ghosts and gods the most and dare not offend the dead... If someone dies, the family will retrieve the body of the deceased at all costs and bury it in the ground. They pay attention to returning a fallen leaf to its roots.

Especially the body of the deceased must not be destroyed or insulted - otherwise, it will be an unending feud.

It is precisely because of this that the Chu people are extremely hostile to the Qin people who have the bad habit of beheading people to judge their merits.

King Huai of Chu was delighted when he heard this: "Have you found this man's body?"

Xiong Wuliang smiled slightly, pointed at the wooden box he brought and nodded: "Report to the king - this person's body is hidden in this box."

King Chu Huai ordered the wooden box to be opened. All the officials in the palace vomited and covered their mouths and noses.

stench!

Burnt!

It’s simply not humanoid!

King Chu Huai almost fainted. He waved his hands repeatedly to indicate that the box should be closed...then he rolled his eyes and took a deep breath. It took him a long time to recover.

Zhaoju watched helplessly, heartbroken and unable to breathe!

King Chu Huai took a deep breath, adjusted his state, and said to Xiong Wuliang: "This person is dead. Although his identity cannot be verified, he deserves it."

Xiong Wuliang smiled and glanced at Zhaoju, whose body was trembling slightly. He did not reveal the truth about "the deceased and the mastermind behind it".

Anyway, even if he openly accuses Zhaoju, there is not enough evidence to crucify him.

This move is just to make Zhaoju feel disgusted.

Let this sinister old thief have a good heartache - if he has a heart disease, he might be able to piss him off directly and save himself trouble in the future.

Xiong Wuliang turned to King Huai of Chu and adjusted his expression to one full of grief and indignation: "Your Majesty! Please cut this man's body into eight pieces! To comfort the souls of the Chu soldiers who died due to the betrayal of the Song Kingdom!"

King Huai of Chu naturally agreed and waved his hand: "Here comes someone!"

"Drag this nameless corpse down, Ten Thousand Blades Lingchi, to serve as a warning to others!"

The Imperial Guards in front of the palace responded listlessly in unison - this damn corpse was harmful to people when alive and would not stop even after death - it all stunk like this. By the time Ling Chi was finished, the Imperial Guards soldiers who were in charge of the execution would probably not be able to eat for several days.

It's time to eat.

Xiong Wuliang looked at Zhaoju, and Zhaoju also looked over with red eyes, and their eyes met in the air.

Xiong Wuliang had a good time, and the meaning of provocation was very strong.

The meaning is obvious - labor and management know that you did it, but there is insufficient evidence to kill you now, so just wait...

Zhaoju's brows twitched and he looked away reluctantly, feeling as if a mouthful of old blood was stuck in his chest.

Looking at the wooden box that was dragged out by the Forbidden Army soldiers, Zhao Ju was in agony, feeling that the hall was spinning...if he hadn't bit the tip of his tongue tightly, he would have almost fainted.

…

King Chu Huai looked at Xiong Wuliang again, his eyes softening.

Xiong Wuliang made great contributions in this battle!

I have suffered too many grievances!

"I will reward you heavily!" King Huai of Chu waved his hand!

"Pass on the widow's orders——"

"Xiong Liang, Marquis of Quyang, has made great contributions to the country - he will be relieved of his original duties of Zuo Yin and Right Sima, and be appointed as the Great Sima! From now on, he will be the director of the government!"

"Jun Zhongli ignored the king's orders, and there has been no news of the battle at Chuisha last year - I have decided to demote this man to a commoner, and his fiefdom [Zhongli] will be included in the Quyang Marquis' food city from now on!"

The ministers were moved.

It is not a small move to make a person with private soldiers a king and reduce his rank to a citizen.

Some people want to dissuade them, but they have no way to speak out——

This guy hasn't shown up for too long. In the Battle of Chuisha last year, Mi Fei didn't lead private soldiers to respond to the king's call. His behavior was tantamount to treason.

After the war, King Huai of Chu wanted to give this man a chance to explain, so he summoned him back to Yingdu to question him, but Mi Fei did not show up as scheduled.

Now this kind of treatment is quite reasonable.

As for Xiong Wuliang... he currently holds four county fiefdoms, with a total fiefdom area of ​​nearly 500 miles!

It is simply an out-and-out vassal state!

In addition, what this person showed in the battle against Qi was the 10,000 elite armored soldiers who swept through Qinnan's invincible hand!

Really powerful guy!

Oh my god!

Some people want to make a fuss about the fact that "the tail is too big to fall off"... but they also have no way of talking about it.

King Huai of Chu trusted Xiong Wuliang the most, and he really knew that the latter lacked ambition. Rather than saying that Xiong Wuliang wanted to rebel, it would be better to say that a sow can climb a tree.

As for the position of 'Da Sima', it is even more eye-catching - as we all know, this is the nominally highest military officer of the Chu State!

At the beginning, Qu Yuan was worshiped as the Grand Sima, and he was on the same court as Zhaoju, the commander-in-chief.

In the past, although Xiong Wuliang and Zhaoju did not deal with each other, the Zhaoju party in the hall looked down upon Xiong Wuliang with a condescending attitude... After all, the latter held an official position and spoke lightly.

But now the Marquis of Quyang also worships the Grand Sima, which means that the former "Qu Yuan's Party" has transformed into a new important minister who can fight against Zhaoju!

At least, in terms of official position, he has not lost at all!

Someone asked in Bengbu: "Your Majesty, Marquis Quyang is young after all... It seems inappropriate to ascend to such a high position..."

King Huai of Chu waved his sleeves and said with a displeased look on his face: "I have made up my mind, that's it."

The ministers looked at each other in shock and did not dare to say anything more.

Faintly, everyone could feel that the wind direction in the court had changed!

The new rich are rising aggressively...can Zhaoju still cope with it?

…

The court dispersed, and Xiong Wuliang came out satisfied.

This cry not only made Zhaoju unconscious, but also won him a heavy reward from the King of Chu - gaining both face and lizi.

Great Sima of Chu State!

Expand a county!

Today, Xiong Wuliang is considered a famous minister even if he looks around the world!

Zhao Hua first smiled and congratulated his master, then leaned over and whispered to Xiong Wuliang for a while.

Xiong Wuliang thought for a while and nodded slowly in agreement.

Then, the new Grand Sima Xiong Liang greeted Xiao Hei, who was his personal guard: "Drive to General Qu Ping's mansion."
Chapter completed!