I tried my best to help Zulong, and finally got my wife

Li Yuan pondered, organized his words, and said: "Your Majesty, I have met with the Qin envoy Zhang He, and he said that he can help Your Majesty to regain military power and financial power."

The King of Chu almost laughed angrily, and stared at Li Yuan. Is this uncle really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?

That Zhang He wished that the widow had no power!

In that case, the entire Chu State would be a mess, unable to gather a strong force to fight against Qin State.

Once the widow holds the military and financial power of the seven princes of Chu, Qin will knock out a few of his teeth if he wants to attack Chu.

Hey!

The royal family of Chu and the public family ruled the state of Chu together. This is the ancestral law handed down from the ancestors, but this ancestral law is really a disaster!

At that time, the previous king appointed Wu Qi to reform his law. He wanted the king to control the power. However, after the mourning king passed away, the three families of Qu Jingzhao interfered with it.

The results of Wu Qi's reforms were all invalidated in Chu State, and they returned to the past in one day.

His father, King Chu Kaolie, was also a king with great ambitions. He also wanted to reactivate Wu Qi's reform, but he still failed to move the seven princes, and finally died in depression.

Now it's my turn, I have no ambitions, and there is no way to regain this power.

"Ling Yin, don't be fooled by that guy Zhang He. That guy is very cunning and cunning."

Li Yuan smiled and said, "Your Majesty, your worries may be unnecessary."

King Chu frowned and said, "Oh? Why do you say that?"

"My lord, let me give you an example. If you have a subject who destroys the six kingdoms for the state of Chu, and his credit exceeds yours. The army only knows the name of the subject but not the king. If the subject gives an order, you can Kill anyone, will you still reuse that courtier?"

The king of Chu stopped talking, and gradually became deep in thought.

After a long time, he said: "When there is no war in the country, if he doesn't go home to take care of himself, the widow may kill him, kill him soon!"

Li Yuandao: "In the history of Qin State, there is no better Shang Jun, and the same is true of Wu An Jun, and now Zhang He has already destroyed the Three Kingdoms, and he has made great contributions..."

"The minister asked someone to inquire about the news. Zhang He's relationship is extremely complicated and huge."

"In the military world, Zhang He is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. Among them, there are [-] cavalry, which Zhang He formed by himself. Among the [-] cavalry, there are [-] heavy cavalry. No one can stop the front of the troops."

"This heavy armored cavalry fought against the [-] light cavalry left by Li Mu in Dai County. Li Mu's cavalry was crushed by Zhang He and finally wiped out. Afterwards, this heavy armored cavalry made great contributions in the battle to destroy Zhao. "

"In the Qin army, at the general level, Li Xin has followed Zhang He for more than a year. The relationship between the two is very good. There are also young generals such as Meng Tian and Wang Ben who all admire Zhang He very much."

"In the imperial court, Zhang He's future father-in-law is Dian Ke and Qing Dunwei. Qin Guo Taiwei Yao Jia and Zhang He have a very good relationship. These three people are in their own sect in the Qin court."

"Besides, outside the court, that Zhang He once advocated that the nobles of the Qin royal family go to the depths of the grassland to reap benefits, and let the nobles of the Han land go to Sichuan and Sichuan to plant sugar cane and sell sugar to the six countries..."

"Ying Bing of the royal family of Qin, under the guidance of Zhang He, opened a restaurant and restaurant, with branches in Xinzheng, Luoyang and other places... These people are all because Zhang He makes a lot of money. For them, Zhang He is a big man. benefactor."

"Let's talk about the schools of thought and the forces of Jianghu. Among the schools of thought, Zhang He claims to be the ancestor of the Za family, forming a school of his own. Among them, Han Fei, a legalist, Qin Liangren, a doctor, and the Gongsun family, a famous family, have all belonged to Zhang He's Za family."

"Even Zhang's family in Han is a pure disciple of Confucianism, but under Zhang He's tricks, Zhang Ping came to our Chu country to control the tea business in person, and Zhang Ping's son, the eloquent Zhang Liang, has already worshiped under Zhang He's door. , claiming to be a student of Zhang He, Zhang Ping's son Zhang Liang is one of the three heroes of Qilu..."

Having said that, Li Yuan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, even he felt that Zhang He was trying to die.

Although he, Li Yuan, is a powerful official in Chu State, but he has no real power in his hands, that is, he is just an empty air, and no one will be afraid of him. On the contrary, the seven princes still like the way he is now.

"Your Majesty, do you know that King Wei really surrendered because he was afraid of flooding the girders?"

Chu Wanghan frowned and asked, "Isn't it..."

"Your Majesty, this is only on the surface, and everyone knows it. In fact, the real reason is the various schools of thought. Zhang He didn't know what benefits he had promised to the various schools of thought. The disciples of the family have all rebelled, and they all want to surrender. Wei Wang pretends that no one is available, so he can only surrender aggrieved..."

"hiss……"

King Han of Chu gasped. This is what he fears the most as a king. When a big war comes, no one can be used, and everyone will betray their relatives!

After Li Yuan finished speaking, he looked at the wide-eyed King Han of Chu, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, what Zhang He should have is no longer what a courtier can have. Before, Lord Shang was torn apart by a car, and Lord Wu An was executed later." , so Zhang He is also afraid..."

"It is said that this time King Qin Yingzheng wanted to go south to subdue the state of Chu, but Zhang He was afraid. He was afraid that our state of Chu would be destroyed, which would be his death date."

"So, he strongly remonstrated Qin Wang Yingzheng, saying that the army had wiped out two countries in a row, the morale was low, and it was time for the autumn harvest, so he temporarily ceased fighting and negotiated peace with our Chu State."

Cold sweat came down Chu Wanghan's forehead. Fortunately, Zhang He had selfishness, otherwise Chu would not be destroyed, and he would have abandoned the city and fled. Maybe the widows are on the way to escape now.

"Your Majesty, Zhang He said that he is willing to help His Majesty to take back the wealth and military power of the seven princes and royal families. He said that he has that ability."

Chapter 263 Zhang He deceived the King of Chu, and the King of Chu wanted to seize power

Chu Wanghan asked: "What is Zhang He's condition?"

Li Yuan bowed and said: "Zhang He said that if he is treated unfairly in Qin State, he is willing to defect to Chu State. All he needs is for the king to let him do business and live a rich life. Don't ask him to repay him."

Chu Wanghan clenched his fists. At this moment, he felt his lofty ambition rising in his heart.

"The widow wants to change the status quo of the state of Chu. Ling Yin, you can arrange for the widow to go out of the palace in person to meet that Zhang He."

Li Yuan was overjoyed, the king of Chu regained his power, which means he also has great power!

"Yes, I will arrange it now."

Not long after, Li Yuan had been arranged by someone to leave the palace secretly with the King of Chu.

Sun Cheng, the head of the Sun family, and Cheng Liang, the head of the Cheng family, came to the palace in a hurry, because Cheng Liang was the Lang Yin in the palace, so he went directly outside the Zhanghua Palace and asked the guards at the gate to report to the king.

Soon, the guards came out and told Cheng Liang that the king had not had a good rest last night, he had a cold, and the imperial doctor had already seen him, so it was inconvenient to see anyone, so he could consult Lord Ling Yin if he had anything to do.

The two looked at each other. At the critical moment, the king was actually sick?

"You trash, beast, how do you take care of the king, and make the king sick?"

"Get out of the way, I'll go and see the king myself."

"Could it be that you waited for the villain to assassinate the king?"

When Sun Cheng heard that the king was ill, he immediately became anxious. How could he be ill at this time?

Your Majesty, you are sick, who issued a decree to help me Jiangdong?

Cheng Liang frowned and scolded, "How do you talk?"

"Follow me to Lingyin's residence."

"uncle……"

"Walk……"

Cheng Liang pulled Sun Chengcheng out of the palace and walked towards Li Yuan's Lingyin Mansion.

In Shouchun City, in a house, Zhang He saw King Chu and Li Yuan.

Zhang He didn't expect that the King of Chu would come out to meet him privately. He really wanted to kill the King of Chu right now.

If he just killed him, he was afraid that he would be captured alive if he couldn't get out of Shouchun City, which would be troublesome. If a gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall, this time the king of Chu is lucky.

"Foreigner Zhang He, I have met the King of Chu."

"Emissary Zhang is exempt from courtesy, this is outside the palace, so there is no need to be more polite."

"The widow just wants to know, how do you regain the military and financial power for the widow?"

Zhang He had already prepared the charter for the King of Chu, and he took out a roll of bamboo slips. The bamboo slips were densely written, how to seize the rights of the seven princes step by step.

After the king of Chu took it, he looked at it carefully. After reading it, he shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "The envoy Zhang may not know much about our country of Chu. The seven princes have dead lips and teeth, and they are naked. It is absolutely impossible to look at it. One family falls, or one family dominates."

"What they want is balance, and only their balance can restrain the widow."

Zhang He said with a smile: "My lord, as long as the bait is big enough, even the most cunning fish will be hooked."

"Of course, with the current situation, Qu Jingzhao's three families still can't move. We can only start with the rest. As for which one you want to kill, it's up to the king to see which one is unhappy."

"The foreign minister heard that the Sun Cheng family in Jiangdong occupies the fertile Wuyue land, and their private army already has about 20."

"Furthermore, according to Qin's intelligence, the Sun family in Gusu maintains a Xuanwu army of about [-]. Even if this army is the most elite army in Great Qin, it cannot match it."

"In these years, Sun Cheng has relied on this army to fight everywhere in the land of Wuyue, and captured countless tribesman savages in the land of Wuyue as slaves, and sold them to the state of Chu, and even sold them to the states of Qi and Wei, earning a lot of money Full."

"The same is true for the Cheng family. Their two families are in-laws, just like a family. Their power may have surpassed that of the Zhao family, especially the young master. Your Majesty has no choice but to guard against it."

Hearing Zhang He's words, the king of Chu turned pale with anger. The Sun Cheng family was the main force in the attack on Wuyue back then, and later the late emperor entrusted the Jiangdong area to their two families.

During the time of the first emperor, these two families were more restrained, and the things that were paid to the royal family were all good things.

But when the widow succeeds to the throne, the Sun Cheng family's annual tributes are all fancy and useless things, and they don't take the widow seriously at all.

Moreover, Sun Cheng and his family kept increasing their private army. At present, the two families have reached 20. If this continues, do they really want to support their nephew, son Xiang Chu, as King of Chu?

Young Master Lug Chu and Chu Wang Han are half brothers, Chu Wang Han and Young Master Xiong You are brothers from the same mother, Young Master Lu Chu is the daughter of a married family, and Sun Cheng is a cousin.

So, no matter what, Chu Wanghan didn't relax in the slightest towards this brother. He was afraid that this guy would be supported by Sun Cheng's family and rob him of his throne.

Li Yuan bowed and said: "Your Majesty, what Zhang Envoy said is true, Sun Cheng's family is ambitious, and they are more threatening than Qu Jingzhao's family... especially the young master!"

"A few years ago, they used the excuse of the remnants of Baiyue to stir up trouble in Wuyue, and kept asking for help from the court. The court successively subsidized them with a lot of money and food. However, the minister also investigated later. Wuyue did not have much rebellion, just some tribes in the mountains Savages are left alone."

The King of Chu glared at Li Yuan, and said coldly, "Why don't you know?"

Li Yuan knelt on the ground immediately, with a mournful face, and said: "My lord, I told you at the beginning, but you didn't care about it!"

"Back then, the Sun Cheng family paid tribute to you ten concubines from Baiyue... and asked the king to take care of the young master, to show that they did not associate with the young master."

The King of Chu seemed to remember it, his face turned red, he coughed, and stopped talking.

Zhang He pondered for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, leave the next negotiation between Qin and Chu to Lord Ling Yin. As long as the King of Chu gives Da Qin some benefits, the foreign ministers will immediately withdraw their troops and give your Majesty a safe chance to seize power." external environment."

"If you don't give Qin some benefits, it's not easy for foreign ministers to turn over business to King Qin Yingzheng. I hope the king will think about foreign ministers."

"Okay, as long as Da Qin withdraws, everything can be discussed!" King Chu said happily.

What I am most afraid of now is that Daqin's iron cavalry is waiting at the border, and the widow can't sleep well every day.

King Chu and Li Yuan left.

Li Si came out of the room and said with a smile: "Sure enough, Zhang Shangqing is playing another big game of chess. I don't know if the King of Chu has forced Sun Cheng and his family into a hurry. Will the Sun Cheng and his family kill the King of Chu and support the son to take the position? "

Zhang He said with a smile: "It is very possible that the nobles of the Chu Kingdom have never done such a thing."

"Young Master Chengliang is Cheng Liang's nephew, and Sun Cheng is cousin. If Young Master Cheng Chu takes the position, Sun Cheng's and Sun's family will follow suit, and one of them will ascend to heaven!"

"By the way, have you contacted Mr. Xiangchu?" Zhang He turned around and asked.

"Not yet, the King of Chu protects this younger brother so well that he never sees him." Li Si smiled wryly.

Sun Cheng and his uncle came to Lingyin's mansion, but Li Yuan was not there, which made them very angry.

In a fit of rage, the two went directly to Sima Mansion, looking for Da Sima Jingyang to solve the problem.

Chapter 264 Chu Wangxiong rises up and angrily reprimands Sun Cheng and his family

Sima House.

Da Sima Jingyang has been preparing for negotiations for the past two days. At the same time, he transferred Xiang Yan to Chendi, fearing that he would return to Shouchun. Zhang He used negotiations to delay time and launch a surprise attack. No general in Chu State could stop him. Can live in a group of generals in Qin State.

"Brother, the three families of Qu Jingzhao have no lips and no teeth. They live and die together and share fate. What does the Zhao family mean? Could it be that their family wants to fall to the royal family?"

Jing Chai, the Sanlu doctor, looked at his elder brother Jingyang and asked.

Jingyang Duan was sitting in front of the table, on which was a cup of steaming hot tea, the faint fragrance rose into the air with the heat, lingering in the air.

Jingyang smelled the faint fragrance, then slowly opened his eyes, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said with a smile: "This thing Zhang He made is indeed a good thing. It is convenient enough. Drink a cup in the morning to refresh yourself." Let the old man wake up in the morning, but why is that fellow so bad?"

"I heard that Qu Huan was ill with anger, second brother, have you visited?"

"Also, those companies who tried their best to please Zhang He and get the sales rights from Zhang He, their reputations have been ruined by this kid this time."

"Even that old man Xiong Ying is really shameless to go to the brothel to play. The face of the royal family has been completely humiliated by him."

"Brother, younger brother is telling you something serious!"

"Hahaha, isn't what big brother said serious?"

Jing difference: "..."

The two talked for a long time, but they were not on the same channel. It seemed that Jing Chai didn't want Jing Chai to know too much, because Jing Chai was just a doctor of the third Lu, and he was in charge of the education of the nobles of Chu State, so there was no need to go through this muddy water. .

"Da Sima, the head of the Sun Cheng family asked to see him, saying that he has something important to report."

Sima Jingyang frowned, the Sun Cheng family couldn't urinate in the same pot as him, why did you come to see him today?

"Second brother, you go to Qu's house today and visit Qu Tuo for elder brother."

Jing Chai knew that the eldest brother still had things to deal with, so he cupped his fists and left Sima Mansion.

Afterwards, the Patriarch of Sun Cheng's family was brought to the living room.