King Chu's condition has become more and more serious. In recent days, he has been in a daze all day long. Lord Chun Shen sat next to him, sighing helplessly.
The King of Chu seemed to have been unlucky all his life. If the other protons were only humiliated on face, then the current King of Chu suffered both physical and personality humiliation. Although King Qin Zhaoxiang married his daughter to him
, but this could not erase the humiliation in his heart. He swore to his friend Huang Xie that he must make Qin pay the price! He must revenge on Qin!
Unfortunately, when he was about to show off his talents, the Chu State did not give him such a platform. The King of Chu suffered several defeats on the battlefield in a row. Bai Qi was unusually ferocious, and the nobles in the Chu State were in charge of their own affairs.
Unwilling to serve Chu State wholeheartedly, this country that occupies the largest land, has the largest population, and is the most well-equipped is unable to exert its greatest strength.
The formation of the soldiers was chaotic. They would not completely obey the commander's orders, and would even make changes privately. Speaking of which, Jing Yang could lead these people to fight against Bai Qi and repel Meng Ao. This was already very remarkable. The Chu State
The army is like a coalition... Jingyang leads the coalition to fight almost every time he goes on an expedition... The ambitious King of Chu also thought about changing the current situation of Chu State, but unfortunately, no matter what method King Chu used
, all the nobles in Chu country can resolve it.
He did not hesitate to form an alliance with the enemy to betray his king.
The King of Chu did not have the courage to carry out comprehensive reforms. This was because the State of Qin was watching from the sidelines. As long as there was a serious rebellion within the State of Chu, the State of Qin would not let go of this good opportunity. The King of Chu saw that his hands were rotten and rusty.
He had a knife, but he didn't dare to melt the knife directly and forge it into a sharper knife, because there was a tiger watching him. As long as the knife was gone, the tiger would pounce on him and eat him.
If he is a self-righteous king, if he is a king without foresight, he may still be able to hold his dead sword and close his eyes, pretending not to see the tiger. But King Chu is different. He once served as a hostage in Qin State, and he understands.
The situation in Qin State, so after returning to Chu State, he could better see what the knife in his hand was like, but he had no choice but to find ways to make the knife in his hand sharper.
In such pain, the King of Chu still led the Chu State to complete several attacks against the Qin State, and also annexed a lot of land.
However, the knife never became sharp.
King Chu shouted, and Lord Chun Shen woke up suddenly. He hurriedly looked at King Chu beside him, "Your Majesty, I am here. I have always been here." King Chu opened his eyes and looked weakly at his friend beside him.
His eyes turned red, he stretched out his hand, and the two of them held their hands tightly together. King Chu said in a low voice: "Have a rest... I can't do it anymore, I have to leave... Let Qi come back."
"Your Majesty, is Qi's heart toward Chu or Qin? We don't know..."
"Alas...I can't see him anymore...I can't see him anymore...rest...govern the Chu Kingdom...the Chu Kingdom..."
"Your Majesty... please don't say such words again, please don't leave me alone." Huang Xie wiped the tears on his face and said: "Chu State has not become strong and powerful, how can you leave Chu State.
..We still have a lot to say..." King Chu looked at Huang Xie in front of him, shook his head, sighed, and said no more. King Chu still did not die, and the imperial doctors forcibly saved his life.
Time passed little by little, but King Chu's condition became more and more serious.
The King of Chu could only eat some liquid food, and even normal defecation and defecation were incontinent. This made the King of Chu feel extremely humiliated. He often cried and screamed why he was not dead. But no matter what the situation was, he was still alive... Chun Shen
You can't be by his side all the time, Chun Shenjun still has a lot of things to do. First, within the Chu Kingdom, because of King Chu's illness, many nobles began to quietly take small actions.
They arranged their cronies to hold important positions arbitrarily and ignored the temple's decrees.
Chun Shenjun had no choice but to call on his retainers to handle these matters. Among them, the most trusted retainers were Li Yuan and Zhu Ying. These two were Huang Xie's right-hand men and assisted him in governing Chu... Li
Yuan sat next to Huang Xie, looking at the reports from the nobles from all over the country, and said angrily: "The nobles in the country can't sit still. They said that you refused to welcome the young master Qi to the Chu Kingdom because... because...
."
Li Yuan did not continue. Of course, Chun Shenjun understood what Li Yuan meant.
Li Yuan's identity is not just as simple as Huang Xie's retainer, but more importantly, he is also the brother of the King and Queen of Chu. He originally gave his sister to Huang Xie, and Huang Xie gave her to the King of Chu, just like Lu Buwei
Giving Zhao Ji to a foreigner was like that. Because Huang Xie had offended too many people in Chu, these people accused Li Yuan's sister of giving birth to a child that was Huang Xie's son, not the child of the King of Chu. They insisted on
Welcome to Kai.
Why should we welcome Qi?
Because if Han, born to sister Li Yuan, inherits the throne, Huang Xie's position will become more stable, and if Qiruo comes to Chu State, he will have no power and is unlikely to deal with the nobles in the country.
Chun Shenjun shook his head and said with a smile: "It's okay...", "They can say whatever they want. It won't affect anything at all. I hope they can say more, so that they can be dealt with
The charges are there."
Even now, Lord Chun Shen has not given up the idea of dealing with these aristocratic forces in the country.
Li Yuan said: "Please allow me to collect their charges, and when the time comes, I will deal with them all!"
Chun Shenjun agreed to him, and Li Yuan left. As soon as Li Yuan left, Zhu Ying, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but speak. He said: "Master, you are going to experience a great blessing and experience again."
A catastrophe."
"Oh?" Chun Shenjun looked at him and asked curiously: "What kind of blessing is it?"
"You have served as the Lingyin of the Chu Kingdom for more than twenty years. Although you are the Lingyin in name, even the king cannot object to your orders. Now that the king is seriously ill and dies, you will assist the young king and take charge of the state affairs on his behalf.
, just like Yi Yin and Zhou Gong in the past, just like Lu Buwei today, wait until the king grows up before handing over the power to him. During this period, aren't you the one who goes south to rule the Chu Kingdom by proclaiming himself king? This is me
What a blessing!"
Chun Shenjun shook his head and said helplessly: "Then what kind of disaster will we experience?"
"Li Yuan is very ambitious. He has always been plotting your position. If he takes charge of the country, he will be your enemy. He has been raising followers and assassins in private for a long time despite not caring about the military. If the king dies, he will definitely
He entered the palace first to seize power and killed you to silence you. Now that he is out, he must be making friends with the nobles and wants to murder you together. This is what I call disaster."
Huang Xie shook his head with a smile, and Zhu Ying continued: "Please arrange for me to be the doctor and let me be responsible for the safety of the palace. If the king dies, Li Yuan will definitely rush to enter the palace. When the time comes, I will take care of you.
Come and kill Li Yuan, so that you can continue to govern Chu!" Lord Chun Shen frowned and said seriously: "You have to give up this plan, Li Yuan is a weak person.
, I am very good to him."
"Like me, he hopes that Han can inherit the position of king. How could he collude with the nobles to murder me? Things will not reach this level!"
Zhu Ying was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile: "Please be careful."
The next day, Chun Shenjun was surprised to find that Zhu Ying had run away. Yes, his most trusted retainer actually betrayed him. He kept all Chun Shen Jun's rewards, and then left the royal city with his family. The soldiers
He couldn't be found either, which made Chun Shenjun very angry. He said to his left and right: "I don't allow Zhu Ying to hold important positions, so he left me. It's a good thing for such a person to leave!"
Soon, Zhu Ying and his warning were all forgotten by Chun Shenjun, but King Chu was still struggling in pain. The doctor made him drink the smelly medicine every day. There were wounds all over his body and he could not turn over on his own.
, for countless days and nights, he groaned. Looking at this situation, even Huang Xie felt that he should die early. Then, Huang Xie was startled by his own thoughts. This was his best friend.
Ah, how could I expect him to die?
However, sometimes, living like this is indeed too painful.
The State of Qin sent troops again, and the leader was a young man named Yang Duanhe, but no one dared to underestimate him. It is said that this Yang Duanhe was a disciple of Wu Chengjun. A disciple of Wu Chengjun, no matter where he was, he
It was very important. This young man brought a small army to attack Wei State. The King of Wei hurriedly sent Lord Long Yang to resist. Unfortunately, Lord Long Yang was not very good at commanding the army in battle.
He was defeated.
The Qin State took away the two cities of Yuan and Pu.
In the same year, Qin State suffered from a cold disaster. This was no ordinary cold disaster. Within four or five days, strong winds and heavy snowfall occurred. More than 300 people froze to death. The King of Qin was furious and immediately ordered the arrest of officials who had neglected their duties.
, and sent Li Si to relieve the disaster-stricken areas. It was also because of this cold disaster that both Wei and Zhao were spared a war. All countries breathed a sigh of relief, but Chu was different.
King Chu suffered for a year. In the twenty-fifth year of King Chu's reign, he finally couldn't hold on any longer.
At night, when King Chu shouted Chun Shenjun's name and his voice suddenly stopped, the servants in the palace understood. They cried loudly, but soon, the warriors in the palace took out their bows and crossbows.
The servants in the palace were controlled and they were not allowed to go out. Such changes frightened everyone in the palace. They cried and begged the warriors for mercy. The warriors quickly sent people to leave after controlling the situation in the palace.
to the palace.
When Li Yuan came to the palace, he looked very painful. Li Yuan was tall, handsome, and considered a handsome man. He walked into the palace crying, and first went to see off the body of King Chu, and then
He went to see his sister and the prince. In the end, he summoned the warriors from the palace. Looking at these warriors, Li Yuan wiped his tears and said angrily: "I heard that there is a hidden reason behind the death of the king!"
The warriors' faces were solemn, and they just looked at Li Yuan in front of them. They had been bribed by Li Yuan a long time ago, and those who had not been bribed were already dead. What Li Yuan told them was after the death of King Chu
Control the people in the palace and not allow them to go out... Li Yuan looked at them and said angrily: "The imperial physician Ling Sun has just admitted to me that Huang Xie has been forcing him to poison the king these days.
It was he who murdered the king!"
"We cannot repay the kindness that the king has shown us. And Huang Xie must be executed for murdering the king. I have summoned the wise men in the country, and they will come here soon to kill all Huang Xie's clan.
!", Li Yuan said loudly, and the warriors became more and more solemn. Li Yuan also promised to give them many benefits. In order for the matter to be completed properly, Li Yuan summoned all his retainers and warriors to the palace.
Everyone lurked outside the Thorny Gate, and then Li Yuan sent someone to tell Chun Shenjun about the death of King Chu.
Chun Shenjun, who was immersed in handling government affairs in various places, understood when he saw the chamberlain running in crying. The pen in his hand fell to the ground. Chun Shenjun was stunned for a long time. The two people in his mind
The young people were still talking about each other's ideals and driving carriages around various places. At that moment, Chun Shenjun felt that his heart was empty and bored in a different way. He listened to his own heavy breathing.
The servant cried and told him the news of King Chu's death.
Huang Xie was in a daze, as if he heard it, or maybe he didn't.
Huang Xie walked out of the courtyard in a daze, and the guests hurriedly followed him. Surrounded by everyone, Huang Xie got on the carriage, and then rushed towards the palace. There was some weird silence in the palace, and he could not hear anything.
There was a slight cry, which was not in line with common sense, but Huang Xie didn't pay attention at all. He seemed to have lost himself. The palace door was slowly opened. Huang Xie got off the carriage and walked towards the back hall.
Just as he arrived at Thorny Gate, Huang Xie was awakened by the shouts of killing around him.
At some point, many assassins rushed out from both sides. They held crossbows, spears and daggers and began to charge. Huang Xie only brought seven or eight disciples with him. These people did not last long.
I only heard someone shouting, dragging Huang Xie forward to kill the enemy in front of him. Huang Xie also pulled out his weapon. At this moment, he remembered what Zhu Ying said at the beginning. He looked at his disciple.
Another one fell to the ground.
Surrounded by the two bravest warriors, Huang Xie rushed into the back hall. The warriors were still shooting arrows, but in the night, the probability of hitting was not high. There were no more followers around Huang Xie. They all
They all fell down, Huang Xie staggered, but he still saw King Chu. King Chu lay casually on the ground, closing his eyes tightly. Huang Xie wanted to say something to his friend...
Immediately, he saw the world turn blood red and the whole world was spinning. He opened his eyes and saw his headless body falling to the ground, spurting blood.
"Your Majesty...I'm here."
Huang Xie slowly closed his eyes.
Young friends once held each other's hands and vowed that although they could not be born in the same year, they would die together.
