The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 140: The whole world praises Prince Chengjiao as a virtuous man, but Ying Chengjiao denounces him when he first meets the King of Chu

He slammed Qu against the pillar with all his strength. His head felt as if it had exploded and it was in excruciating pain. His mind was dizzy and blood was flowing down his hair onto his face.

His body staggered, and he stomped his feet two or three times on the spot. He pulled his hand away from the pillar and touched his face. He gradually regained consciousness and realized that he was not dead.

He crashed into the column a second time.

Pingyang Jun Zhao Bao stood in front of Jiang Qu and stopped Yan Guo from pretending to commit suicide.

Zhao Bao, who was originally laughing, stopped laughing and his face was as gloomy as water:
"Prime Minister Yan, do you think that this matter can be resolved by risking your life?

"Qin has 100,000 dan of grain, and the prime minister of Yan offered himself to save him. But what about the 100,000 dan of grain in my country?

"Prime Minister Yan."

Zhao Bao put his hands on Jiang Qu's shoulders and pulled him in front of him.

Their faces were less than half an inch apart and their breathing could be heard.

"You." Zhao Bao's eyes were filled with anger: "Do you still have a second life?!"

"Hahahaha..." Jiang Qu laughed loudly towards the sky.

Blood flowed down his cheeks, his neck, and his chest.

There is hot blood in the chest cavity.

Outside the cavity, there is also passion!

"Zhao Bao, what do you want to do?" Jiang Qu yelled.

He swung his arms.

Zhao Bao was old and lacked strength, so his hands were shaken away and he took three steps back.

His face was covered in blood, and he looked like a ghost rising from the underworld. His appearance was horrible.

He raised his right arm, and the right hand that had just touched his face was red.

He pointed at Zhao Bao with the tip of his right index finger and took a sharp step forward, his eyes wide open:
"One hundred thousand shi of grain, my Yan State won't give it to you! What are you going to do? Huh?!"

Jiang Qu roared again, stood in place, moved his feet slightly, and slowly turned around.

He looked at the faces of almost all the king and ministers of Zhao State.

The result was just as he expected.

The faces of these Zhao people were mostly filled with indifference, contempt, and mockery... They treated him like a fish on a chopping board.

"Come on!" Jiang Qu swung his right arm violently.

Swing left, swing right.

He attacked Lian Po, the false prime minister of Zhao State, and he attacked King Dan of Zhao.

"Didn't you say you were going to attack Yan? Come on! Let's fight again!" Jiang Qu roared, "Let's see who will win this time! Come on! Come on!"

He had refused Yan's call to attack Zhao several months ago, but today he took the initiative to challenge Zhao in the court of Zhao. He acted like a madman, shouting at every Zhao person sitting in the front hall of Xin Palace:
"Morality? You guys don't understand morality!
"My king has promised five cities! Stop the fighting!

“Only three months later, your State of Zhao has declared war again. Is this morally correct?
"The King of Qin loves his son dearly, and he declared war on his behalf. What has this got to do with you?

"Prime Minister Qin is standing up for the prince and is seeking justice. What does this have to do with you?"

He shouted at the gloomy Zhao Wangdan:
"Prince Chengjiao is the Prime Minister of Zhao, isn't he the Prime Minister of Yan?"

He shouted at Lian Po who lowered his head:

"You are a fake prime minister, so does my official title not contain the word 'fake'?"

Zhao State, the front hall of Xin Palace.

The Prime Minister of Yan, Jiang Qu, was roaring, and the Prime Minister of Qin, Lu Buwei, closed his eyes.

This farce lasted for more than an hour before it came to an end and ended with Qu returning to Yan.

Chu State, Ying.

Ying Chengjiao and his group walked and stopped, not in a hurry to travel, and finally arrived.

As soon as he arrived at the door, he was taken into the palace of King Chu. The King of Chu specially sent people to wait outside the city for three days in advance.

The Palace of King Chu, Zhanghua Palace.

Zhanghua Palace is also known as Zhanghua Terrace.

Before the Qin State moved its capital to Xianyang, Zhanghuatai was known as the best terrace in the world. The Zhangtai Palace of Qin State was built in imitation of the Zhanghua Palace of Chu State.

Ying Chengjiao boarded the five-horse royal carriage in front of the gate of Zhanghua Palace, and the carriage rumbled into the palace.

Ying Chengjiao lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and looked at the surrounding Chu soldiers, eunuchs, and the buildings that looked very new at first glance.

Next to him, King Yuan of Chu, wearing a gorgeous red loose-fitting robe, had a smile on his face, secretly observing this young gentleman who was famous throughout the world.

Because of this one person, the four countries of Qin, Zhao, Wei and Chu declared war on Yan.

While the four countries achieved their respective goals, they also raised the boy's reputation to the highest level.

The whole world praised Prince Chengjiao as a virtuous man.

Ying Chengjiao could sense the gaze behind him, but pretended not to know.

After looking for a while, the curtains were lowered to block out the light from outside, and the interior of the car seemed to become a small space of its own.

The young man met Chu Wangyuan's gaze and smiled:
"I heard that Zhanghua Palace was a palace built under the supervision of King Ling of Chu.

"This magnificent building was built by the whole country of Chu State and was known as the 'No. 1 Tower in the World' at that time.

"Zhanghua Terrace is ten feet high and fifteen feet wide, with curved railings leading up the steps.

"It is such a long road that one has to rest three times before reaching the top, so it is also called 'Sanxiutai'.

"Because King Ling of Chu particularly liked slim-waisted women singing and dancing in the palace, many palace maids ate less and endured hunger in order to please King Ling of Chu, so they had another name, called 'Slim Waist Palace'.

"I don't know if what the boy said is right or wrong. Please enlighten me, King Chu."

Chu Wangyuan nodded calmly and also smiled:

“All correct.

"I am a little curious. Chang'an Jun is from Qin, why do you know so much about the Zhanghua Palace of my Chu State?"

Ying Chengjiao closed his eyes, shook his head and said:
“The road ahead is long and arduous, but I will continue to search for it.

"What Qu Zi said is so good, this is a true gentleman.

"My biggest wish is to become someone like Qu Zi."

Xiong Wangyuan said "Oh" and was slightly surprised:

"Is it because Chang'an Jun likes Qu Zi that he knows so much about Zhang Huatai? But Zhang Huatai was not built by Qu Zi, and there is no connection between the two..."

The young man recited a passage from "Li Sao".

He smacked his lips, looked at her with longing, and said with a feeling of wanting more:

"Yes and no.

"My eldest mother was from Chu and loved Qu Yuan's books.

"He often recited Qu Yuan's essays with me and talked about the affairs of the State of Chu.

"Since I was old enough to understand, my grandmother often recited Qu Yuan's poems to me. After being influenced by them for a long time, I became interested in Chu State and knew more about it than Qin State.

"I am also half Chu."

After hearing these words, King Chu Yuan's already good mood became even better. Who doesn't like to hear good words?
The most famous prince of Qin, Cheng Jiao, said that he was half Chu. How could this not make people proud?
King Yuan of Chu never thought that Ying Chengjiao would deceive him. A seven-year-old boy was too deceptive.

While it is impossible to inspire awe in people, it is also difficult for anyone to feel fear or suspicion when meeting him for the first time.

In addition, the Queen Mother Huayang of Qin, Mi Buming, wrote a letter to King Yuan of Chu, saying that Prince Chengjiao was her own grandson and asked him to treat him well. This also directly confirmed what Ying Chengjiao said.

The Chu people are proud by nature.

Located in the Central Plains, yet separated from the Central Plains.

King Chu Yuan smiled proudly. He had nothing to hide in front of a child.

He didn't notice any big difference between the boy in front of him and an ordinary seven-year-old child.

At most, they became more fluent in language and had better memory. There were plenty of such children in his Chu State.

Since there was no outstanding performance, my contact with this young gentleman was just a passing encounter.

From the moment the child came to Ying to the moment he got on the five-horse royal carriage and entered the Zhanghua Palace, King Yuan of Chu had already got what he wanted.

When the news of today spreads, the world will know how King Yuan of Chu treats wise men, and will come to the side of Chu. Those who are truly knowledgeable will think that if the King of Chu can treat a seven-year-old child so well, how much more can he treat himself?

Most talented people are proud, just like the Chu people.

Who would think that they are less knowledgeable than a seven-year-old child?

If someone really thinks this way, then he is not worthy of coming to the State of Chu.

King Chu Yuan touched the young man's head and ignored him.

He was thinking about finding someone to take this young master of Qin to visit Zhanghua Palace and play with him for two days, so as to establish his reputation as a talent lover.

He was searching for a candidate in his mind when the kid beside him took his hand and shouted:
"parking!"

The driver on the royal carriage heard it and sneered, and the wheels of the five-horse royal carriage rolled "rumble-rumble" without stopping for a moment.

This is the State of Chu. What is a child from the State of Qin? Why should we give orders to a man from Chu?
Inside the carriage of the Five-Horse Royal Carriage, Prince Yuan of Chu looked down in surprise and saw the young man with an angry look on his face.

King Chu Yuan found it very funny, so he laughed out loud and reached out to pinch the boy's face.

"What do you want to do?"

He missed the target and the guy dodged it.

King Chu Yuan didn't care. He was just doing it casually and didn't necessarily want to pinch the boy's face.

He put his hand down and laughed.

"You're a good kid. Just like your grandmother said, you're very smart."

The boy became even angrier.

"rude!
“Is this how the King of Chu treats people who want to ask about politics?
"It seems like I shouldn't have come to Chu at all! Stop the car!"

King Yuan of Chu still didn't take it to heart. He opened his arms and wanted to hug Ying Chengjiao in his arms as if he was coaxing those royal children.

Ying Chengjiao refused and dodged several times.

But if an adult really wants to do something, how can a child resist? Except for Zhao Xuanlang, who is eight years old and six feet tall.

King Chu Yuan embraced the young man, poked his face with his beard, and laughed:

"Don't be impatient, I will take you to eat delicious food in a while, okay"

The young man pushed Chu Wangyuan's face and said immediately without waiting for Chu Wangyuan to finish:
"Eat, eat, eat! Eat shit! Do you know that you are going to usurp the throne of the Chu State?"
"The Zhanghua Palace I'm talking about is the Zhanghua Palace built by King Ling of Chu, the Zhanghua Palace destroyed by Lord Wu'an, not the fake one you built in Shouchun!

"I asked you whether the number of genuine items matched the number of fakes, and you had the nerve to say that they were all correct? Have you forgotten that the capital of Chu fell?
"Is it true that every time you, the Chu State, moved your capital, you named it Ying, so you had a new Ying and forgot the old Ying?

"So much so that the fall of a national capital is a trivial matter not worth remembering?

"Does the King of Chu think that by changing Shouchun to Ying, Chu will not have suffered a major defeat that nearly destroyed the country?

“I admire Qu Yuan because he threw himself into the Miluo River and died for his country. He is a true patriot!

“I say I am half a Chu person because I believe I can only be half as good as Qu Yuan. I am half a Chu person like Qu Yuan.

“And you, King Chu.

"In my opinion, they are not worthy of being called Chu people!"

King Chu Yuan had a strange look on his face.

To be honest, I was a little angry, but I was more surprised.

When Zhao Wangdan heard this scolding, he smiled on the surface but was furious in his heart.

But to the ears of King Chu Yuan, it was only a little harsh. King Chu Yuan, who had experienced many ups and downs, had a great tolerance.

This surprise was also what King Yuan of Chu thought of when he first heard the news that Chu had received. The spy of Chu in Zhao claimed that Lord Pingyuan Zhao Sheng was angered to death by the words of Lord Chang'an Ying Chengjiao.

When King Yuan of Chu saw it, he just laughed it off and didn't take it seriously.

Chunshen Jun Huang Xie took the initiative to apologize and said that he would improve the capabilities of the spies sent to Zhao State and that such false news would no longer be reported back.

The words were so infuriating. This way of death was so absurd and ridiculous no matter how King Chu Yuan thought about it.

But now it seems... the news is still somewhat credible...

"What a sharp tongue you have." Chu Wangyuan was amazed: "Who taught you that?"

"You are not worthy of my advice!" The young man struggled hard: "Let me go! I want to leave you, my foolish king!"

"Well, well, well, I am a coward, I am incompetent." Chu Wangyuan thought it was very funny and said, "Chang'an Jun, no, sir! Sir, please give me another chance and consult with me, okay?"

The boy muttered:

“You saved me, and I have already repaid the favor by coming to Chu.

"If it weren't for the sake of the Great Mother, I wouldn't care about you."

King Chu Yuan continued to laugh.

He didn't believe that a child could understand the principle of buying horse bones with a huge amount of money. There must be a master behind it.
He would like to hear what this master wants to say to him through the mouth of a child.

His expression straightened up a little, he lowered his posture, and said flatteringly:

"It is my fault, sir, please speak."

Ying Chengjiao took a glance and gave the evaluation of "insincere".

He snorted softly, and although his tone was somewhat reluctant, he finally started to speak.

"Since I came to Chu, I have heard people talking about Chunshen Jun everywhere, but never about the King of Chu.

“This has always been a question for me.

"Is it true that there is no King of Chu in Chu State, only Chunshen Jun?"

King Chu Yuan smacked his lips, somewhat bored.

[A poor attempt to sow discord.]
Seeing that the King of Chu did not conceal his indifference, the young man decided to speak out his euphemistic words directly.

Severe cases require strong medicine.

"I heard that Ju was attacked by thieves. Fortunately, the king sent troops to chase them away in time, so no greater harm was caused. The thieves only burned the altar of Lu and killed the family of the King of Lu. Is this true?"

"Have."

"Is that thief a real thief, or was he sent by the King of Chu?"

"Of course he is a real thief."

"I should have believed the King of Chu's words, but after my contact with him, I no longer dare to believe them. But fortunately, I have other ways to know whether what the King of Chu said is true or false."

King Chu Yuan said "Oh" and picked up the boy and put him aside.

Not only is he not very interested in the young man, he is also not very interested in the master behind him.

There is no point in trying to sow discord.

"Stop the car." Chu Wangyuan called softly.

The Five Horse King's carriage stopped.

King Yuan of Chu nodded, indicating that the young man could go down.

The boy narrowed his eyes:

"If it was bandits who destroyed the Lu state, there is no need to mention this matter. I will come to Chu again to meet with the King of Chu and apologize to him in person.

“But if the bandits who destroyed Lu were sent by Chu, then the King of Chu, who watched this immoral thing happen and lied to me today, obviously condoned it.

"You are such an immoral king, don't meet me again, and don't look for me.

“The Great Mother asked me to save you, and although you were rude, I will say a few more words for the Great Mother’s sake.

"From what I have seen and heard in Chu, all matters, big or small, were handled by Chunshen Jun, and the destruction of Lu must have been planned by Chunshen Jun.

"Chun Shenjun's fiefdom now is the twelve cities in the north of the Huai River. If he were to destroy Lu, I don't know what he would say.

“But in the end, he will use this as an excuse to demand the richest Jiangdong as his fiefdom.

“A selfish person like him will not do anything for the country without any benefit.

"If my words come true one day, you, the foolish king, should think about it more."

King Chu Yuan closed his eyes and was drowsy, as if he didn't hear anything.

The young man walked away, lifted a corner of the car curtain, put it down again, and said in a deep voice:

"One more thing..."

(End of this chapter)