Speaking of the King of Chuzhuang, everyone knows the allusion of "no sound is already, a blockbuster".
So did King Chu Zhuang deliberately do this three years of eating, drinking, and having fun, or was he young and ignorant?
First of all, King Zhuang of Chu was not yet twenty years old when he ascended the throne, and the young man was not very familiar with the affairs of the court. He has not yet penetrated the forces of all sides, and it is impossible to distinguish between loyalty and treachery, nor do he have his own cronies. Under the throne, it is either his own elders or the family clan, who will take a hairy boy seriously?
Secondly, other princes still coveted the throne, among which the more powerful ones were Gongzi Xie and Gongzi Yi, as well as his two prestigious masters. How many ministers and generals are facing them, how many people are not ghostly, and he has no bottom.
Finally, the diplomacy between states is also complicated, whether it is friend or foe will change in the blink of an eye, and if it is not handled well, it will bring disaster. Instead of blindly attacking, it is better to sit back and watch.
As a young teenager who has just taken the throne, the best way to face such a dark and unclear and entangled situation is to expose his weaknesses and show his incompetence. Let your enemies paralyze and relax, and let their ambitions be fully exposed. Let the various forces fight on their own and buy themselves time.
At the same time, we can also see the loyalty of the ministers and prepare the foundation for their future employment.
Sure enough, soon after, the Gongzi rebellion occurred, and the King of Chuzhuang solved the rebellion without hurrying by making full use of the forces of all sides.
Three years later, he had a good understanding of the country's political situation and the figures of the court. What should be exposed has been exposed, and those who want to rebel have also rebelled.
When everyone despised him, he acted decisively and struck hard, driving all the outlaws and adulterers out of the court at once, and hitting them by surprise. Zhongchen Wuju and Su Cong, among others, were used in a big way.
From then on, under his leadership, the State of Chu strictly enforced the law, straightened out the border program, promoted production and economic development at home, reused the sage Sun Shu'ao, and expanded its territory and annexed small countries abroad. In one fell swoop, the Chu state was expanded to a central plains power with a territory of three thousand miles. He also became one of the Five Champions of Spring and Autumn.
There are many records in history that believe that King Zhuang of Chu was really dim-witted in the first three years, and it was his wife and his loyalists who woke him up.
However, the author believes that the three years of absurd life of King Chu Zhuang were the acts of great wisdom and foolishness. If a truly dim-witted king were to be far from being a villain and close to a loyal subject, it would be even more impossible for him to have the ability to drink the Yellow River and dominate the Central Plains.
A person's nature is very difficult to change, if the King of Chu Zhuang is advised to succeed, then after a little achievement, he will make old mistakes. It is impossible to work hard for decades in any case.
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