The younger brother of the First Emperor

Chapter 142 A Gentleman Does Not Make Mistakes
The girl gave the boy a questioning look and whispered:

"People are already waiting, what should we do next?"

The boy touched the little black tiger who was sleeping after drinking goat milk and whispered:
"Wait."

Time passes little by little.

Outside the carriage, Huang Xie had been waiting for almost a moment.

However, this Ling Yin showed no sign of impatience, and even the curvature of his slightly bent waist did not change.

Li Yuan, the retainer standing nearby, felt sorry for his master and glanced at the carriage from time to time with an increasingly angry look in his eyes.

It is normal for Li Yuan to say that he is vomiting blood and cannot see Master Chengjiao. Who made him of such a low status?

But his lord Chunshen Jun should not and could not be treated like this!

You, Lord Chang'an, are now famous, and your reputation for virtue even surpasses that of Lord Xinling.

But compared with Chunshen Jun, he is not even worthy of carrying a shoe!
The Chu soldiers around also looked murderous.

When Bai Qi conquered Ying and forced Chu to move its capital, they did not care, did not remember, and did not hate the Prince of Qin because of it.

But Prince Qin ignored their prime minister, and they were very angry and furious and wanted to kill this ignorant boy!
This is the governor of our Great Chu! How dare you treat a young master of Qin with disrespect? Even the King of Qin cannot treat him with disrespect!

The Chu people are proud.

Another half moment passed.

Huang Xie still did not respond and stood there respectfully.

Li Yuan couldn't stand it anymore.

When the master is humiliated, it is a shame for his followers.

He took a step forward, pointed at the curtain and shouted:

"Shuzi!"

As soon as he said this, a white shadow blocked his sight.

Before Li Yuan could scold him, his body flew ten feet high into the air and landed among a pile of Chu soldiers eight feet away, vomiting blood.

Clanging sound.

More than a thousand Chu soldiers glared angrily, each holding a weapon at the daring ones who dared to take action.

court death!

The place where Li Yuan originally stood.

The sword master's robes fluttered and his face was expressionless.

Facing those guns and spears flashing with cold light, he remained indifferent, and stared at Huang Xie, the prime minister of the State of Chu, who was right beside him.

If these Chu soldiers attacked, Gai Nie would hold Huang Xie hostage to scare them.

If he saw a lowly person insulting Chang'an Jun, he would not teach him a lesson.

How does the world view Chang'an Jun? How does the world view him, a retainer who has surrendered to Chang'an Jun?

The atmosphere, which was not very good to begin with, suddenly became extremely tense.

Huang Xie was neither anxious nor impatient. He straightened his back and waved his hand.

There was another clanging sound.

The weapons of the Chu soldiers all fell down.

Huang Xie sighed deeply, and the sound was so loud that people within a thirty-foot radius could hear it clearly.

He cupped his hands and said with a look of regret:
“It is understandable that the young master does not want to see Xie.

"Xie was busy with official duties and was unable to meet the young master with my king yesterday. I neglected the young master. This is Xie's fault!"

In the carriage, Ying Chengjiao rubbed the little black tiger's ears.

The little black tiger with a round belly was awakened, opened his eyes and glanced at the young man.

Unhappy with his sweet dream being disturbed, he made “eh eh eh” sounds for a while and twitched his ears three or five times.

The boy remained unmoved and continued kneading.

Seeing that this trick couldn't stop his master, the little black tiger flipped over, turned his body upside down with his belly exposed, and pressed his ears down, making it inconvenient for Ying Chengjiao to rub his ears.

Only when he saw Ying Chengjiao take his hand away did he feel satisfied.

The tiger's head stretched out and it fell into a deep sleep, with its black hair shiny and glossy.

"Do you still want to wait?" The girl reminded softly: "In your words, he is breaking your golden body."

The boy was surprised, as if he was meeting the girl for the first time:
"You can actually see that? You're not just guessing, are you?"

The girl turned her head:
"With so many people gathered here, if you still don't see Huang Xie, someone will definitely spread the word that you didn't see Huang Xie because Huang Xie didn't greet you."

After a pause, the girl continued:
"Even if no one else spreads the word, Huang Xie will find someone to spread it. From now on, you will be labeled as arrogant, conceited, and insolent."

The young man was very pleased and said affirmatively:
“That’s indeed the truth.

"Although I am now as bright as the sun at noon, this little thing will not have any impact on me for the time being.

“But a thousand-mile dam can be breached by a tiny hole.

“Once ant holes start to appear on the levee, over time, a big flood will cause it to collapse quickly and it will no longer be able to be blocked.

“He was forcing me to get out of the car and see him.

“Unfortunately… I’m a gentleman.

"A gentleman will not be burdened by fame."

Outside the carriage, Huang Xie waited in vain for no one to show up.

His face looked even more miserable, and his heart was slightly moved.

[It seems that there is only one kid in the car, and the person behind the kid is not there.]
"My lord, if you want to leave, I dare not stop you.

"Just please don't take your anger out on Chu just because of one person's rest.

"I originally thought that with my talent, I was qualified to be the Prime Minister of Chu.

"After meeting you, I realized that I am far from being as good as you. You should be the Prime Minister of Chu. Xie is willing to step down and let you take over.

"I have brought you the seal of the governor specially today. Please accept it, and stay in Chu State to be the governor of Chu State!"

Becoming prime minister, this is Huang Xie’s strategy.

In name, this guy is now the prime minister of both Zhao and Yan.

But what's the point? It's just a nice name.

Huang Xie also valued reputation, but he valued practical benefits more.

Paying the title of Ling Yin can not only completely eliminate the bad influence of King Chu Yuan's arrogance.

It can also further promote the fact that the Chu State respects and admires talents.

It also shows that Huang Xie has a selfless heart and is loyal to Chu.

Deepening the trust of King Chu Yuan will pave the way for subsequent credit seeking, which will bring many benefits.

The more talents Chu has, the stronger it will be.

The more powerful the State of Chu became, the more powerful Huang Xie became.

Besides, no one would really think that Huang Xie could have such omnipotence in the State of Chu that he could hold the position of Ling Yin, right?

Ha, naive.

Even without the title of Ling Yin, he still does Ling Yin's work!
"Did the King of Chu ask you to deliver this seal, or did you want to deliver it?" The young man's voice came from the carriage.

Huang Xie's brows were slightly furrowed, but then relaxed after a moment.

It's fleeting, like an illusion.

Chunshen Jun lowered his head slightly and said loudly:
"Since it is the order of my king, I am also doing it voluntarily!"

A cold snort was heard from inside the car.

The Chu people gathered around were already dissatisfied, and became even more annoyed when they heard the sound.

A Qin person, what the hell!

Before they could get used to the mood, nine extremely sharp words came out from the carriage, causing all the Chu people to change their expressions.

"Huang Xie, the Lord of Chunshen, is a traitor who appears loyal!"

Chang'an Jun arrived in Ying and left in less than a day.

He did not take the seal of the governor of Chu with him, and threw it on the side of the road after leaving Ying, saying:

“The ruler is not a ruler, the subject is not a subject, this is a place without courtesy.

"Using the pretext of thieves, they destroyed the state of Lu and the barbarian countries.

"It is better to be imprisoned and regret it later.

"It's a pity that Qu Yuan was born in Chu State and died in Miluo River.

“He spent his whole life searching for aromatic herbs, wanting to appreciate their fragrance.

"But I don't know that bad land doesn't grow fragrant grass, and Chu doesn't have fragrance. "Alas, it's not the gentleman's fault that he was born in a small country. "

An hour later, what Prince Chengjiao said reached the ears of King Yuan of Chu.

King Yuan of Chu sneered and did not take any action, allowing Ying Chengjiao and his party to leave.

That brat could just laugh it off when he was scolded in front of him, let alone commenting behind his back.

Being called barbarians, the Chu people did not feel ashamed but proud.

In the eyes of the Chu people, those who called them barbarians were the barbarians.

Among all the countries in the world, including Zhou, only Chu is the orthodox Chinese state!

Qu Yuan clearly explained the origin of the State of Chu in the first sentence of "Li Sao".

【Descendants of Emperor Gaoyang. 】

Emperor Gaoyang, one of the Five Emperors.

That is Gaoyang clan, Emperor Zhuanxu.

The Chu people are descendants of Emperor Zhuanxu.

King Chu Yuan has already handed over full authority over this matter to Huang Xie and will not care about it at all.

Huang Xie will be able to do it, and countless facts in the past have proved this.

as predicted.

Soon, with Ying as the center, a "real" image of Chang'an Jun spread in the State of Chu.

Prince Chengjiao was rescued by the State of Chu. He was clearly a beneficiary, but instead he seemed like the one who bestowed the favor.

When he arrived in Yingdu, he insisted on leaving just because the Chu State Prime Minister, Chunshen Jun Huang Xie, did not come out to greet him immediately, saying that the Chu State's hospitality was not good enough.

Chunshen Jun, who was extremely busy with official duties, tried to make up for his mistake by running to the main gate to admit his mistake. However, Prince Chengjiao still refused to give in and was arrogant and rude, and did not even see Chunshen Jun.

The King of Chu loves talents, and Chunshen Jun values ​​virtue.

Not only did he not hold Chang'an Jun accountable for his mistakes, he also appointed him as Lingyin and gave him the Lingyin seal.

When Prince Chengjiao first accepted it, he threw the seal of the Prime Minister aside as soon as he left the city gate and spoke ill of the State of Chu.

The State of Chu still did not pursue its fault.

Instead, he believed that if wise men like Gong Xi Chengjiao thought that the State of Chu was not good, then the State of Chu must have some shortcomings, and he still appointed Prince Chengjiao as the prime minister of his country.

Chunshen Jun was appointed acting Prime Minister, acting on behalf of Prime Minister during Chang'an Jun's absence.

More than three months passed like this, and Chunshen Jun Huang Xie again asked to see the King of Chu for the sake of talent.

After the announcement, Huang Xie went to the palace to meet the emperor and said bluntly:
“I originally thought that after the incident with Prince Chengjiao, the number of people coming to Chu to seek refuge would be more than the fish in the river.

“But that’s not the case.

“Talents from various countries have come to Chu, and I have more than 3,000 retainers, but these people cannot enter the government to serve the king.

“This is all because the big families in the country, such as Qu, Jing, and Zhao, exclude and suppress people from other countries.

"If this continues, how can the State of Chu become stronger?"

Chu Wangyuan glanced at his confidant:
"What does Ling Yin want?"

Huang Xie was silent.

He wanted to reform the law and reduce the power of the nobility.

We want to change the pathological environment in the State of Chu where no one other than the country's own people can make a name for themselves.

But he cherishes his life, and asking him to sacrifice his life for the State of Chu... No.

The last person to carry out reforms in the State of Chu was Wu Qi, and King Dao of Chu gave him full authority and strongly supported him.

The results of it?
As soon as King Dao of Chu died, his coffin was placed in the palace.

Wu Qi was shot to death by arrows on the coffin of King Dao of Chu, and the State of Chu was soon restored to its original state.

"Ling Yin." King Yuan of Chu waited for a long time and sighed, "We can't use all the talents of Chu, so how can we use those outsiders? Of course, if there is someone like Lian Po who can defeat 600,000 with 130,000, that's another matter."

"…I understand, your Highness."

"Yes." Chu Wangyuan nodded: "In two months, it will be time to present beauties. I hope the beauty Ling Yin finds this time is fertile and can give me a son."

"I will do my best."

King Chu Yuan hummed again.

After waiting for a while, seeing that his confidant was still unwilling to leave, he raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Anything else?"

Chunshen Jun Huang Xie bowed his head slightly and said:

“Your Majesty, the Huaibei region is close to Qi State and the situation is urgent.

"I request that this area be divided into a county so that we can better defend against the attack of Qi.

"I am willing to offer the twelve counties north of the Huai River and request that Jiangdong be replaced as my fiefdom."

King Yuan of Chu didn't take it too seriously at first, as Huang Xie asked him for rewards more than once or twice.

But in just a moment, he realized something was wrong.

Titles, official positions, money... no matter how many of these rewards there are, they are unlikely to move the king.

Only the land is different, because the land grows on the nerves of the king.

When the State of Chu was first established, its territory was only fifty li, but now it has an area of ​​one million and a half li.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, if one had a fiefdom, one would have the possibility of becoming a prince and reaching the top of the world.

Because the fiefdom was of great significance, whatever was given was accepted, and almost no one openly asked for a change of fiefdom, at least King Chu Yuan had never heard of it.

He immediately thought of what happened a few months ago when a certain young man said that Chunshen Jun would ask for a fiefdom, and it seemed that he wanted Jiangdong.

At that time, he didn't take it seriously at all and didn't believe that this could really happen.

But now, it has come true...

Although it was an exchange rather than a request, it didn't make much difference in the eyes of King Chu Yuan.

King Chu Yuan began to think.

Why did Huang Xie change his fiefdom?
Is it really to better resist Qi and defend Chu?
The words of a certain boy appeared in his mind again.

Three months have passed and he can no longer remember the exact words.

I only remember that guy said Chunshen Jun Huang Xie was a selfish person, and also commented that he was a traitor who appeared loyal.

Back then, when King Yuan of Chu granted Huang Xie the twelve counties north of the Huai River as a fief, the neighboring state was the State of Lu.

The State of Lu was famous for being a culturally strong country but militarily weak.

As a neighbor of Shandong, the twelve counties of Huaibei do not have to worry about being attacked and can just develop peacefully.

Now the state of Lu is gone, and only the state of Qi remains.

Since Qi was attacked by the five kingdoms, it no longer had the ambition to claim the throne and only sought stability.

Don't provoke it, it will be safer than the State of Lu.

So why change?

Even if they really considered the State of Chu and really wanted to resist the State of Qi, they should have raised and thickened the walls of the twelve cities in Huaibei and connected them into one to resist.

At the beginning, Xuecheng, the fief of Jingguo Jun Tian Ying and his son Mengchang Jun Tian Wen, was on the border of Qi and Chu.

The King of Qi granted Xuecheng to Tian Ying and his son in order to use their power to guard the southern gate of Qi.

In fact, the State of Chu did attack Xuecheng and almost occupied the fief of Mengchangjun Tian Wen.

But even so, when Mengchangjun Tian Wen was at his most powerful, he never requested to change his fiefdom.

King Chu Yuan looked at his confidants.

You, Chunshen Jun, are as famous as Mengchang Jun, so shouldn't you learn from Mengchang Jun and guard the east gate for our Chu State?

[Jiangdong...Wudi...]
[Far from the border... the richest place in our Chu State...]
King Chu Yuan was silent for a long time, looking at the silent figure of his confidant.

He was somewhat dissatisfied when Huang Xie insisted on destroying the state of Lu.

Because in his opinion, it was right to give Lu a Jucheng sacrifice.

To destroy the state of Lu would be to go against the will of the world.

What about the benefits? There is only one Jucheng.

There is a serious mismatch between risk and reward.

King Yuan of Chu could give Huang Xie twelve cities, so why couldn't he accommodate one city of the State of Lu?
He just couldn't understand how Ju from Lu could block the way of Chu, and why Huang Xie wanted to destroy it.

Now he seemed to understand.

It turns out that the State of Lu was not blocking the way of the State of Chu.

Instead, he blocked the way of his confidant, the Prime Minister of Chu State, Chunshen Jun, Huang Xie.

(End of this chapter)