The Prodigal Son of the Empire

ps: Chapter 3!

The first thousand and 620 chapters and three Chu three households!

Although the voice was flat, it made everyone startled, and immediately dared not make any noise.

"Master."

"Sir, you are here."

Seeing Wang Kang, they all breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of group incident is the most difficult to deal with. Just like what the person said just now, so many people gather, and they are all ordinary city residents. They can kill them all in one go. ?

Of course it is impossible.

Normally, the burial of the emperor requires a lot of procedures and a lot of time.

Although Wang Kang allowed them to express condolences and hold a ceremony, the time was only given for less than a day.

And it was also the reason for this that aroused their turmoil.

Wang Kang looked at the dozen or so people in front of him. They should be the main initiators, and they were considered smart. They didn't dare to approach him directly. Instead, they took advantage of this occasion to make him fall into a trap.

These people have one thing in common, that is, they are old, and the average age should be above sixty. In this era, they are definitely considered old, but they don't look old, they are well maintained, and they are extremely expensive...

These people are all nobles, and they are not ordinary nobles!

The state of Chu itself is a country where nobility is paramount, and the foundation of the feudal system is actually the aristocracy!

Duguxin is in the Shangzhu Kingdom and controls the soldiers and horses of the whole country. Is he a nobleman?

In fact, they are not real nobles.

There are three surnames in Dachu, and they are also three top aristocratic families, namely Zhao, Qu, and Jing.

If you want to go back, these three surnames are older than the Xiang surname, and they have repeatedly appeared as Ling Yin, doctor, general, poet, etc.

Literacy and literature in this era is a luxury in itself, and this situation is even more serious in Chu State.

The way for these three surnames to maintain the family's prosperity is to control culture and education. To put it bluntly, it is to control the powerful group of officials...

They have quite powerful forces in the Great Chu and occupy a lot of resources, so there is also the saying of Chu Sanhu!

At its peak, it was able to overwhelm the royal family.

Once a certain generation of Chu emperors appointed virtuous ministers and carried out reforms, which made the people live in peace, the military was strong, and the great Chu was revived!

But in this process, the interests of the nobles were greatly touched.

The Emperor Chu who supported him died, and at the funeral of the Emperor Chu, these nobles started to attack and brutally executed this virtuous minister, bringing the reform to an end!

This matter is called a ridiculous reform.

This extremely ironic name is enough to explain everything...

It seems that they are purposeful and specifically picked at times like this.

This is also in recent years, Xiang Lintian succeeded to the throne, continued to suppress, appointed Duguxin, and appointed Ji Wuchang. Despite this, the middle class of officials is still controlled by the three major families...

Gathering the information in his mind, his thoughts flashed, Wang Kang looked at these people, and asked with a smile: "Everyone, what are your demands?"

"You are Wang Kang?"

"Bold, you can call the commander-in-chief's name directly?"

Lin Zhen scolded immediately, but these few people didn't care.

The leading old man said: "My old man, Qu Qingxiong, is from the Qu family."

"Qu Qingxiong, the head of the Qu family, you are a real big shot, you haven't come out for a long time, why did you come out today?

Wang Kang directly stated his information. In the palace these few days, he did not do nothing, but he was looking after these families, courtiers and officials...

He knows all the important people!

In Da Chu, Qu Qingxiong is definitely a figure headed by nobles...

"Old man, without an official or position, he is considered a big man. It's just that the Great Chu has reached this point and is on the verge of destruction. If the old man doesn't come out, he can't do it."

Qu Qingxiong said with a compassionate expression.

Wang Kang couldn't help sneering, this old guy is just pretending to be aggressive.

"My lord, Chu State is going to war with the six-nation alliance you formed. This in itself is a struggle for hegemony in the mainland. It is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong. It is normal for the so-called winner to lose the bandit."

Qu Qingxiong said: "In this war, we have paid enough price. I think the Emperor Chu's suicide is enough to satisfy you. Although I am not optimistic, he is the Emperor Chu after all. This country still needs more money." Continue to continue..."

"We can accept the defeat, or you can accept the conditions proposed by you. The cession of land and compensation can be discussed. We only have one request, to end all this and let the eldest son of the Supreme Emperor succeed to the throne!"

"That's right, we can accept defeat in the war, and it's normal to cede land and pay compensation."

There is one that goes along with it.

This person is not young, his name is Jing Zhaoxing, and he belongs to the Jing family of the three major families!

"Master Wang, old man Zhao Yuanting, we hope you can seriously consider our proposal."

He is the head of the Zhao family.

It is really rare to see the heads of the three major families appear together.

Wang Kang looked around and looked at the crowd around him. He had reason to believe that this was a premeditated incident. There should be quite a few of them in the crowd...

"Master Wang?"

Qu Qingxiong was a little dissatisfied with Wang Kang's thinking, he asked: "I don't know our proposal, how do you feel?"

"I want to ask a question, do you count?"

Wang Kang said, "How can you represent the state of Chu?"

"Humph!"

Qu Qingxiong said indifferently: "If our three great aristocratic families cannot represent Great Chu, then no one can replace them."

"Yes!"

"Yes."

The other two Patriarchs also agreed, their faces full of pride!