Chong Houhu's seat was called Chong City, and E Chongyu's seat was called E City, so Jiang Huanchu's seat was called Linzi.
Shen Gongbao had already entered the city and met Jiang Huanchu.
When trouble broke out in a feudal state, whether someone seized power or danced a little and killed a few people, it was no great matter. That was the ruling family's own business.
Su Hu's father had only been granted the title of Marquis of Jizhou because the preceding marquises had turned on one another and slaughtered each other within their own nest.
The other Feudal Lords would not interfere, and the King of Shang could hardly be bothered.
But King Pingling was different this time. He was committing wholesale slaughter in Great Shang's name.
After hearing Shen Gongbao's account, Jiang Huanchu sighed. "This man... is a beast!"
Shen Gongbao gazed steadily at Jiang Huanchu. "What does the Marquis of the East think?"
Jiang Huanchu ground his teeth. "As if executing nobles and ministers weren't enough, he even sent their womenfolk into the army camps to be defiled."
"Indeed. King Pingling is without principle. Anyone has the right to slay him."
Shen Gongbao nodded.
Slay him? As if it were that easy!
Jiang Huanchu had no idea what to do. The messenger he had sent to Chaoge had yet to return with a reply.
Linzi was full of commoners who had fled Pingling. In some respects, he knew even more than Shen Gongbao, who had slipped away at the first opportunity.
But it was difficult!
Sending troops was far too difficult.
The root of the problem was that King Pingling had withdrawn behind the scenes and was acting under the banner of Pingling Commandery's Commandery Governor.
Even Shen Gongbao's assurance that King Pingling's claims were utter nonsense