Qin Shizhi's Confucian junior master

Chapter 431, please help Su enter Chu

Ying Zheng looked at Zi You curiously. His mind began to think about who else was qualified to inherit the throne of Chu King, but he really couldn't think of it.

"The grandson of Xiong Huai, King of Chu Huai, and the son of Xiong Heng, King of Chu Qingxiang, Xiong Xin." Ziyou said.

There was a trace of confusion on Ying Zheng's face, obviously he didn't know Xiong Xin. Zhao Gao on the side saw that Ying Zheng didn't know, so he said

"Your Majesty, Xiong Xin is Xiong Wan's younger brother. When Xiong Wan was held hostage in the Qin State, he later ran back to the Chu State and became the crown prince of the Chu State. However, Xiong Xin knew that he had no hope of obtaining the position of King of Chu, so he continued to He lowered his reputation and became a member of the clan who could enjoy himself in peace. In addition, he has been living in seclusion, so his reputation is not obvious."

"According to Zhou Li, Xiong Xin is Xiong Han's uncle. His right to succeed King of Chu is after Xiong Qi. Will the people of Chu be convinced?" Ying Zheng asked rhetorically.

"The people of Chu call themselves barbarians and don't care about Zhou Rites. If Xiong Qi objects to Xiong Xin's claim to be king on the grounds of Zhou Rites, he can naturally refute it by saying Chu is king. And it doesn't matter whether the people of Chu believe it or not, Li Yuan will definitely do his best. Fully support Xiong Xin to become the King of Chu.

Once Chu King Xiong Han dies, Xiong Qi will definitely use this to unify the Chu Kingdom. The most dangerous person at this time is Li Yuan who does not have the legal heir to the Chu King. Clearing Xiong Xin’s name does not require our consideration, that is something Li Yuan has to consider. " Ziyou said.

"In this way, Chu State can continue to stabilize. When we swallow Zhao State, we can take care of Chu State." Ying Zheng said.

"That's right. Xiong Xin has no ambitions at all. He has also been addicted to wine and sex for many years. He has no foundation in Chu State. He is a very suitable puppet." Ziyou said.

"Zhao Gao, let the people in the net control Xiong Xin, and then send someone to tell Li Yuan that Xiong Xin can be the king of Chu." Ying Zheng said.

"promise!"

After Zhao Gao left, Ying Zheng thought of another question.

"Teacher, who should be sent to govern Zhao Di?"

"Let Ziping come. Ziping has caused a lot of criticism in Yuyang County. This time he and Li Xin took down Dai County, which is a big achievement, but they still can't stop everyone from talking about it and let him be in Yuyang County. Zhao Di governs the people, and then allows them to return to the court after the governance is good." Ziyou said.

Ying Zheng thought for a while and nodded. It was most suitable for Chen Ping to gnaw on such a hard nut. Although Chen Ping caused a lot of trouble in Yuyang County, it also helped him establish a lot of prestige. Just enough to deter some people with evil intentions in Zhao State.

"When Li Xin and Chen Ping come to Handan, I will give them full-time duties," Ying Zheng said.

After confirming this, Ziyou placed the Zhulu Sword at his waist on the table. Ying Zheng looked at the sword with a trace of surprise in his eyes.

"A good sword, no less good than the teacher's Zhanlu sword." Ying Zheng said.

"This sword is the weapon of the Zhao Kingdom's martial arts." Ziyou told everything about the Zhulu Sword and the descendants of the Gods.

"Teacher, do you want to make it into a Ding Qin sword and become an important weapon of the Qin State?" Ying Zheng looked at the Zhulu Sword and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Ziyou made the pros and cons very clear. The benefits of using the Zhulu Sword as the basis for the Qin Kingdom's Ding Qin Sword are naturally not numerous, but the disadvantages are also obvious. When it comes to luck, Ying Zheng can't help but think deeply. stand up.

"Let me think about this matter carefully. The impact of deciding Qin Jian is huge, so I should think about it carefully." Ying Zheng said.

"No." Ziyou said.

After Ziyou said goodbye to Ying Zheng, he left Zhao Palace and returned to the inn where Luo Wang was.

"How's it going? Didn't the king agree with you to melt the Zhulu Sword and make it into the Ding Qin Sword?" Concubine Yan said, looking at the Zhulu Sword brought back by Ziyou.

"No, this matter is of great importance, and the king must think about it carefully." Ziyou said, "According to the news from Luowang, Xiong Han died suddenly and suddenly!"

"Xiong Qi murdered Xiong Han?" Yan Lingji said with some surprise.

"It seems that Xiong Qi made a bad move." Ziyou looked at Yan Lingji and said.

Even people like Yan Lingji who don't pay attention to Chu State can tell at a glance that Xiong Han was killed by Xiong Qi. It seems that most people know it clearly.

"Xiong Han is a King of Chu. He lives in the palace of the King of Chu and is protected at all levels. How did Xiong Qi kill him?" Concubine Yan asked curiously.

"The net is still investigating, and now the entire Shouchun has been banned." Ziyou said.

Chu State, Shouchun.

Li Yuan anxiously walked back and forth in the Chu Palace. The body of Chu King Xiong Han was parked on the ice bed in front of him. Soon Li Yuan's staff led a group of soldiers into the palace.

"Lord Lingyi, we found out that it was the king's personal servant who did it." The staff member said to Li Yuan in a low voice.

"Where are the people?" Li Yuan said with coldness in his eyes.

The staff moved out of the way, and two soldiers came forward, dragging the beaten and dying Chamberlain Xiong Han of the King of Chu.

"Why do you want to murder the king?" Li Yuan asked coldly.

"It's doctor, Qu Nao. He asked me to murder the king." The chamberlain gasped and said, "I will tell you everything I know. I hope Lord Lingyi can kill me and stop torturing me." .”

"Say it!" Li Yuan said.

"I accepted Lord Qu Nao's money. Lord Qu Yao asked me to give the king a medicine to take while he was at the great ceremony. Lord Qu Yao said that this was an aphrodisiac, and it was Qu Yao's medicine. Mr. Ao wanted his sister to be favored by the king, and I was blinded by money for a while, so I took the opportunity to get into the juice of the king and let the king take it." The chamberlain told the cause and effect.

"Okay, okay, Qu family, Yi Nian was originally ordered to serve the country for many years and had already been expelled by the Qu family, so he was spared his life. Unexpectedly, he was left with a wolf-hearted man." Li Yuan yelled, "Someone came to arrest Qu'ao's whole family and interrogate them strictly. After the interrogation revealed the real culprit, all the men were beheaded in public, and the women were sent to the church to serve as official prostitutes!"

"Lord Lingyi, you promised me that you would give me a happy one!" the chamberlain cried.

"Someone drag it out and throw it into the moat to feed the fish!" Li Yuan said in disgust.

"No!" "Lord Lingyi! Sir Lingyi, you can't keep your word!" The voice of the chamberlain gradually faded away as the soldier dragged him away.

"Damn guy!" Li Yuan said angrily.

Seeing Li Yuan being so angry, the staff stepped forward and said

"Lord Lingyi, the most urgent task now is to find a suitable member of the clan to inherit the throne. Now there are rumors among the people that the king died suddenly and the Chu country was left without a master. Xiong Qi from Yingdu should be allowed to return to Shouchun to inherit the throne. "

"You don't need to think about it to know that this matter must be planned by the thief Xiong Qi. He can even kill his own brother! Now in the entire Chu royal family, most people are devoted to Xiong Qi, and some of them also You won't be willing to be controlled by me, what should we do?" Li Yuan said angrily, but now he is helpless. The entire Chu royal family has no suitable chess pieces to be the King of Chu.

"Lord Lingyi, there is no one inside the Chu royal family, but that doesn't mean there is no one outside!" the staff member said with a smile.

Li Yuan was slightly stunned when he heard the staff's words, and the anger in his heart was slightly suppressed.

"Outside? I haven't heard that anyone from the Chu royal family is living outside." Li Yuan said coldly.

"There is one, although he does not belong to the Chu royal family, but he has the blood of the Chu royal family flowing in his body." The staff said with a smile.

Li Yuan's pupils tightened, and he looked at his staff and said

"Are you talking about Prince Fusu of Qin?"

"That's right, Prince Fusu of Qin!" the staff member said.

"Impossible. Although Fusu is the grandson of King Kaolie of Chu, he is not qualified to inherit the throne of Chu according to Zhou Li. What's more, Fusu is the prince of Qin. How can he be interested in the throne of Chu?" Li Yuan shook his head and said.

"Master Ling Yi is surprised by this statement. What you need is not a King of Chu, but a way for you to continue to maintain power." The staff member shook his head and said.

"Where do you start talking about this?" Li Yuan asked with a frown.

"Let me ask you, Lord Lingyi, now that in the battle between Qin and Zhao, it is certain that the State of Zhao will be destroyed. After the State of Zhao is destroyed, who do you think will be next?" said the staff member.

"It must be our Chu State." Li Yuan said. Li Yuan knew this in his heart, otherwise he would not have tried his best to measure the material resources of the Chu State and win the favor of the Qin State in these years, just to leave a way out for himself. .

"Just make sure Master Ling Yi knows it well. The reason why Xiong Qi dared to send people to murder the king is simply because he saw that the next target of the Qin State was the Chu State. He himself defected from the Qin State. If the Chu State was destroyed, he would definitely die. However, relying on the three places of Nanjun in his hands, he could not resist the Qin State at all, not to mention that his main roads were now occupied by the Qin State. Wanting to conquer Yingdu was just a matter of whether the Qin State wanted to or not. In order to protect himself life, so he had to find a way to unify the Chu State and fight against the Qin State with the strength of the entire Chu State.

Now that the king has been murdered, as long as this news spreads, because there is no king in the Chu country, he, the fake king of Chu, will inevitably become the real king of Chu, and the whole Chu country will inevitably turn to Xiong Qi. He ordered the Xiling army with the edict of the King of Chu, and with Xiang Yan as commander, he bypassed the two cities of Zengxi from the south, crossed Hengshan Mountain, and went directly north to Shouchun. How can we resist him then? Our only fate was to be killed by Xiong Qi. "The staff said.

"I know what you are thinking. We don't have the King of Chu in our hands, but at the worst, I can set up a King of Chu at will to fight against Xiong Qi. As long as Ben Lingyi is still in Shouchun, the orthodoxy of the Chu Kingdom will be Ben Lingyi." Li Yuan said.

It's not that Li Yuan doesn't want to welcome Fusu, but that Fusu's identity cannot convince the public. If he insists on welcoming Fusu into Chu, there will only be one outcome. The people of Chu will not obey him, and the dignitaries and officials in Shouchun will also not accept him. If you don't obey him, I'm afraid he will die in the civil strife in Shouchun without Xiong Qi attacking him.

"Lord Ling Yi is confused. Xiong Qi is the son of King Kaolie of Chu. No one else has the right to inherit the King of Chu. We welcome Prince Qin to help Su enter Chu in order to use the power of Qin to destroy Xiong Qi. This way we can Let Lord Lingyi have some say in front of Qin, so as to find a way out for himself." said the staff.

"I need to think about this matter again. The Chu people of today are no longer the Chu people who did not understand Zhou rites when King Chu Wei was king." Li Yuan shook his head and said.

"If you continue to interrupt, you will be disturbed. Think twice, sir!" After the aide said this, he turned around and left, without giving Li Yuan any chance to prepare.

After the staff left, Li Yuan fell into deep thought. He naturally understood that although he was Lingyi of the Chu State, he was still an outsider, a native of Zhao, not a native of Chu. The people of Chu only obeyed Xiong Han's orders because of the face of Xiong Han, the King of Chu. Xiong Han is dead, and the source of power in his hands is gone. A large number of people will definitely stand up and start attacking him.

"Fusu will never become the King of Chu." Li Yuan murmured to himself.

Li Yuan's eyes quickly flashed with light and he shouted

"Someone, go and invite Mr. Xiong Xin to come!"

"promise!"

At this time, Xiong Xin, who was drinking at home, was invited into the Chu palace by soldiers sent by Li Yuan. Xiong Xin looked at Xiong Han who was lying on the ice bed, then at Li Yuan who looked gloomy, and immediately knelt in front of Li Yuan.

"Send someone to inspect the surroundings of the palace. No one is allowed to approach." Li Yuan said to the soldiers outside the door.

"promise!"

Xiong Xin looked at Li Yuan, and Li Yuan looked at Xiong Xin. The sound of the soldiers' armors clashing outside the door continued to sound. As the sun set, Xiong Xin walked out of the Chu Palace with trembling hands. As he walked, his eyes looked towards the Chu Palace with a hint of passion and excitement.

Li Yuan in the palace looked at Xiong Han's body and said

"Don't worry, I will help you get revenge. Xiong Qi must die!"

The next day, the court of the State of Chu, which had been closed for many days, finally opened. Just as the ministers of the State of Chu went to the court to attend court with their own thoughts, they were shocked by the news of Xiong Han's violent death announced by Li Yuan. In a cold sweat, Li Yuan then issued the edict before Xiong Han's death.

He appointed Prince Xiong Xin as the new King of Chu, and at the same time sent people to Qin to ask the Prince of Qin to help Su enter Chu and attend the funeral of Chu King Xiong Han. In order to fulfill Chu King Xiong Han’s unfulfilled wish, Chu State was willing to Xiling Baili Land and Chu State Mo Ao came to invite Fusu!

This news caused all the ministers in the Chu State's court to freeze in place. Soon some people objected to Xiong Han's edict. Some people opposed the establishment of Xiong Xin as King of Chu, while others opposed Fusu's appointment. In Chu, the noisy Chu court ended their quarrel in an instant with a suggestion from a certain minister.

"I propose to make Fusu, the young master of Qin, the king of Chu!"

Later, the ministers of the entire Chu State no longer struggled with the matter of establishing Xiong Xin as the King of Chu and letting Fusu enter Chu. Instead, they criticized this person for treason. Seeing that his plan succeeded, Li Yuan showed a sly smile in his heart.

When the news spread, there was a lot of discussion in Chu State first, and then it continued to spread to other places. People everywhere were talking about it. When it reached the Qin State Court, Lu Buwei and others were confused. They were completely involved. I don’t understand what Li Yuan wants to do?

When the news reached Handan, Ziyou, Yingzheng and Fusu were also confused. They couldn't understand what Li Yuan was going to do for a while. If the land in Xiling was given to Fusu and the others, they would understand that Li Yuan wanted to use Qin's hand to attack Xiong Qi, but Mo Ao's position would become so prominent.

Although Mo Ao's position is behind Ling Yi and Sima, he represents the King of Chu himself. In other words, when the King of Chu is not in Chu State, it is not the Crown Prince of Chu who has the final say in Chu State, but Mo Ao. Calculate. But generally speaking, Mo Ao is a false position, but if Fusu becomes Mo Ao, then Chu State can directly change its name to Qin State.

(End of this chapter)