Chun Shenjun's fiefdom is in Wu, which is not very prosperous. The rivers connecting various places are silted up and the river beds are too high. Floods occur in the flood season, making the local people miserable. Huang Xie will develop his own
The target was placed on these territories in the rear area. He used the power of the domestic nobles to control these water flows, dredge the rivers, and build dams, which actually improved the living environment in the southern region of Chu State.
The people of Chu called the water controlled by Lord Chun Shen Shen Shui, Huang Shui.
Because of the trust of King Chu, Lord Chun Shen was not blamed for the previous defeat. On the contrary, his status in Chu State was getting higher and higher. All those who complained to King Chu about Lord Chun Shen's crimes were punished by Chu.
The King of Chu would not listen to their rumors at all, let alone fear his own Prime Minister. Chun Shen Jun also completed many of his policies, such as managing the rear area, investigating the powerful, etc., which made Chun Shen
Jun gradually became a little arrogant.
Of course, this kind of arrogance does not mean that he has become so arrogant that he wants to replace the King of Chu. This kind of arrogance is simply his attitude towards the nobles in the country. Chun Shenjun no longer regards those who hate him in the country as
He no longer ordered dozens of warriors to protect him when he went out as before. He had determined that the nobles in the country had nothing to do with him and they could not deal with him at all.
His disciple Zhu Ying said: "You have been the magistrate of Chu for many years. No one in Chu can match your power, and no one dares to disobey your orders. But what I want to say is: I heard that King Liao of Wu
Even though your status, virtue, and bravery cannot resist the villain's murder, what should you do? You are compassionate and have not killed your enemies. When your enemies find the opportunity, they will still attack you.
Are you kind?"
"So I would like to ask you not to let down your guard and not to forgive your enemies easily. The higher the status of a gentleman, the more enemies he will have. This is something that the ancient sages already knew. You
Now you are the Ling Yin of the Chu State. Because of you, some have lost their titles, some have lost their reputations because of you, some have lost their fiefs, some have relatives who broke the law and were executed by you. Such hatred, his revenge is also
It must be cruel, please be prepared."
Huang Xie felt a little angry because he was in a hurry to see the King of Chu to discuss a major matter, but Zhu Ying always liked to advise him at this time, when he was busiest. Huang Xie felt a little helpless.
He shook his head and said: "I know." Then he hurriedly asked Zhu Ying to get out of the way and walked towards the palace. Zhu Ying followed behind him. Huang Xie also experienced several ups and downs.
At first, he had a lot of followers, and there were all kinds of capable people to assist him. But because of the defeat, many of his followers abandoned him, and there were less than 300 people left with him. But now,
Because his power increased, more people came to serve him. Zhu Ying was a disciple who always followed him and had high qualifications. However, because he loved to give advice and spoke straightforwardly, Huang Xie was not
I value him very much.
For example, when Huang Xie received a reward and everyone was blessing him, Zhu Ying would stand up and admonish him, saying that what he should do after receiving credit is not to hold a banquet to celebrate, but to work harder to achieve success.
It's very disappointing to repay a favor or something like that.
When Huang Xie arrived at the palace, the King of Chu was dancing his sword in front of the palace. Seeing Huang Xie coming, the King of Chu excitedly asked Huang Xie to throw a sword to Huang Xie, and the two began to compete in front of the palace. The King of Chu
His swordsmanship was pretty good, and he was very strong. Huang Xie only took a few moves, but he couldn't catch them anymore. King Chu knocked the sword out of his hand, and King Chu put the sword on Huang Xie's shoulder.
He put away his sword with a smile.
King Chu shook his head and said: "We have practiced for so long, but you still haven't made any progress... How can this be possible? If you encounter a bad person, I'm afraid you won't be able to protect yourself!" Huang Xie said with a wry smile.
: "I am Ling Yin of Chu State. If someone wants to kill me, it will definitely not be just one or two people. Facing so many people, even with your swordsmanship, I'm afraid I can't protect myself."
The two were joking, and King Chu pulled him into the palace.
The two of them are still in a good mood. Recently, good news came from Qin State that King Qin died. King Chu and Huang Xie were both very happy. After all, King Qin was the biggest enemy of Chu State. What could make people happier than the death of their enemy?
What about? The two sat facing each other, and Huang Xie then said: "After the death of King Qin, Lord An Guo will become the king of Qin. I heard that Lord An Guo dotes on Mrs. Huayang very much and obeys her words...
And Mrs. Huayang is from Chu."
"Your son Qi is also in Qin at the moment..." When he mentioned Qi, King Chu's face suddenly turned ugly. Back then, King Chu rushed to Qin as a hostage, married King Qin's daughter, and in
Qin gave birth to a son, Xiong Qi. However, the King of Chu did not like his son. When he left Qin, he did not take his wife with him. He returned to Chu and quickly married someone else.
He never wanted to mention his wife in Qin again.
His wife, that poor woman, died of illness shortly after King Chu left Qin, leaving a son Qi who grew up alone in Qin. King Qin was very kind to his grandson, loved him very much, and granted him a title.
For Lord Changping... Huang Xie said helplessly: "I heard that Lord Changping is humble, dignified in appearance, talented and well-liked by everyone. If you can send someone to deliver a gift to Mrs. Huayang."
"Let An Guojun get close to him... then this is something that is beneficial to Chu State."
"How old is he? How could Lord An Guo reuse him?" King Chu asked in surprise.
Huang Xie continued: "He is not very old, but what I am talking about is what will happen to him in the future. I heard that Qin State used a merchant from Wei State to serve as the prime minister. I didn't hear that the Wei man had any talents.
After him, the King of Qin will definitely choose someone closest to him to serve as the prime minister. Lord Changping is certainly the most suitable candidate. He is related to the King of Qin and has talents himself..."
"But what does this have to do with Chu State?"
"Even if he becomes the prime minister of Qin, he is still from Chu. He cannot change this. The blood of Chu people flows in his body. In the past, when Lou Sui became the prime minister of Qin, Qin became close to Zhao.
When Tian Wen became the Prime Minister of Qin, and the State of Qin became close to the State of Qi, if Xiong Qineng can become the Prime Minister of Qin in the future, this will definitely be beneficial to the State of Chu." Huang Xie said seriously, King Chu squinted his eyes, nodded, and said
: "Then do as you say."
"Now the Qin State has no king, and An Guojun must observe filial piety and cannot directly serve as the King of Qin... This is the most favorable opportunity for the Chu State. Please seize the opportunity to complete the internal reforms of the Chu State!" Huang
Xie looked a little solemn and said: "Every time the Chu State undergoes internal reforms, it is easy to trigger rebellion, and external enemies take advantage of Chu's internal strife to attack the Chu State. This time, the Chu State has good relations with the surrounding countries."
, Qin State has no energy to attack Chu State, this is Chu State’s best opportunity.”
Huang Xie said seriously: "The reforms I want to talk about are exactly the policies of Qu Ping. Qu Ping had many policies that were beneficial to the country, but they failed because of foreign aggression and the counterattack of domestic nobles. This makes me feel very sad.
It's a pity that I don't have the talent and courage of Qu Ping, but I know who you are. You will not listen to slander and exile wise men. The success of the reform lies in the monarch and not in the ministers. Now Chu State has no threat from external enemies.
The nobles inside have just suffered a huge defeat, so this is the best time!"
The King of Chu grinned and said, "How do you know that I will not listen to slander?"
Chun Shenjun rolled his eyes at him. They both knew each other well. Huang Xie said directly: "I'm talking about business, please don't joke!" King Chu then restrained himself and said seriously: "Okay, that's it.
Do as you say..." After holding it in for a moment, he laughed again and said: "There are no outsiders here, why do you have to use so many rhetoric to persuade the king? Why does success or failure lie with the king instead of the king?
Minister..."
"You are my king."
"Well, yes... Then tell me, what are the reforms?"
"First of all, it is to reward farming wars. This is to increase taxes and enrich the country and the people. Shang Yang and Wu Qi's reforms are like this. Only by establishing a formal reward and punishment system will the people be willing to fight for titles. In this way
, it can also break the status of the nobles, so that ordinary people can also have the opportunity to climb up..."
"Oh...you mean to behead people like the people of Qin?"
"Um..."
"Then what?"
"In the promotion of talents, I heard that at the beginning, Wei Wenhou rewarded the virtuous corporal, which made Wei dominate for hundreds of years, and Duke Huan of Qi opened the Jixia Academy..."
"Okay, Corporal Li Xian, Kaixue Palace? Let's talk about the next one."
"Anti-blocking, I want your orders to be conveyed accurately and immediately to the government offices of the ministers, and the government offices of the ministers will also convey the orders issued by the palace to the people at the first time, so that you and the people can communicate with each other.
To break the situation where the king is surrounded by traitors, I heard: The king can clearly and clearly understand the people's sufferings and not listen to partial beliefs, and the opinions of the subjects can also reach the Chu court at high speed..."
"No...you have said so much, what exactly are you going to do?"
"That is to set up special officials to deliver your orders and promote your orders to the people. If the people want to accuse local officials and nobles, they can let these officials bring their words to you. That is how to follow Qin
Like the country, let the king's orders reach the bottom, and let the voices from the bottom reach your ears..."
"Wouldn't it be better if you said this earlier?" King Chu sat comfortably and asked someone to bring some food. King Chu was going to eat and listen. Lord Chun Shen originally wanted to say a few words about the king and his ministers.
According to the etiquette between each other, as soon as he opened his mouth, King Chu stuffed a peeled pear into his mouth. Huang Xie had no choice but to take it and eat it. The two of them sat casually. King Chu continued to ask:
"anything else?"
"Ban cliques! Those old guys form cliques for personal gain, work together, and criticize people with different political opinions. We will directly make laws and kill these old guys!" Huang Xie stopped saying those high-sounding words and took a bite.
Li said angrily.
King Chu's face was bulging. He nodded and said seriously: "It should have been like this a long time ago. It's not been a day or two since I wanted to kill them. They always protected each other and covered up their mistakes. They raised their troops to rebel."
, there are even people coming to protect you, but you can’t kill me? What’s the truth?”
Huang Xie added: "That's why we should add a clear reward and punishment. Anyone who makes a mistake will be killed. Don't ask for any forgiveness. Just set such a law and kill everyone who disobeys!"
"Hmm...this is good, this is good, let's implement this first."
"The last thing is to change customs. This is also the point that Qu Ping emphasizes the most. It is to put an end to bad habits in the country and strictly prohibit the nobles from damaging the interests of the country for their own interests. I think one can also add that the territory of Chu State is too large.
People in each place speak different words and use different customs. Some don't wear shoes, some paint their faces, and some even don't wear shirts. I think we can change the folk customs so that they use the same words and wear
The same clothes..."
"Hahaha, when you said that, I remembered the Wu land that was granted to you, do you still remember it? When I went to check with you, I saw several women, and they were not wearing any clothes. I was frightened.
It's broken..." King Chu said with a smile. Huang Xie shook his head and said, "You don't seem to want to ban them?"
"Hey, I also want to respect the local customs!"
"I heard: A rude king will choke if he eats pears."
"Hahaha, where did you hear this?"
"I made this up myself. You think there are so many words from sages. Those who advise the king use the words of sages. In fact, most of them are made up by myself."
The monarch and his ministers laughed and chatted for a long time before deciding on the reforms that would be implemented in Chu. While they were talking, a warrior came in. The King of Chu sat up in a hurry, looking solemn, and Huang Xie did not hesitate.
Laughing again. The King of Chu ordered the warriors to call the ministers in the country. After the warriors went out, the King of Chu asked Huang Xie to help him stand up. The two of them walked towards the main hall, where they waited for the arrival of the ministers.
After the ministers of the Chu State arrived, the King of Chu said solemnly: "I have heard that if a country wants to become strong, it must constantly improve its system according to the country's situation. A country that stops and is unwilling to make changes is a country that is unwilling to make changes.
I want to perish. I called you here this time just for the sake of reform. What can you teach me?" After he finished speaking, Huang Xie stood up and said seriously: "I think
, Your Majesty can use Qu Ping’s policies.”
The ministers were suddenly frightened and suggested one after another that the reform was a major event involving many fields and should not be rushed.
What's more, the policies and systems established by Dr. Qu Ping may not be suitable for today's Chu State.
The King of Chu looked at Huang Xie... Huang Xie was famous because of his talent in debate.
Huang Xie stood up, looked at the ministers, and said, "I heard..."