Chapter 199 Don't Make Trouble
Chu Yian agreed with Qin Sheng's words very much. Although later generations were also based on Confucianism, they were not so gentle in governing the country and dealing with foreign affairs.
Combining the strengths of all schools of thought and forming new policies for governing the country is the long-term solution for national stability.
After leaving Wei, Zhang Yi went to Qi and Yan and signed peace treaties with each country.
It was at this time that news came from the south: Chunshen Jun went north to Yan State, and Qu Yuan took charge of the army again.
The State of Yan is now unable to assist the State of Chu, and the only possibility of going to the State of Yan is to find Su Qin.
The prime minister of the six kingdoms, who was originally full of vigor and vitality, became much more depressed after experiencing this great defeat. If he were to join the Chu Kingdom now, Qi Kingdom might also face a resurgence.
So under such circumstances, Zhang Yi urgently went to the State of Chu to find out the truth.
But the King of Chu hated Zhang Yi so much that he was afraid his life would be in danger if he went there.
Zhang Yi's plan was to stabilize the situation in Chu before Su Qin went south to Chu.
Before he arrived in Chu, he sent someone to find the Princess of Chu and told her that the King of Qin had sent many beauties to the King of Chu and they were on the way. The princess was afraid that she would not have peace after those people arrived.
Because he had some friendship with the princess, he specially sent someone to inform the princess in advance so that she could make arrangements early.
The princess sighed and said that Zhang Yi was a good man.
Qin Sheng: ...
Three days later, Zhang Yi came to the State of Chu with great fanfare. When he saw King Huai of Chu, he deceived him again and portrayed himself as very great and glorious.
He also said that the land could not be returned before because the royal family did not allow it, and he and Ying Si had no choice but to break the appointment.
After a round of arguments, King Huai of Chu directly threw Zhang Yi into death cell.
After learning that Zhang Yi had arrived, Qu Yuan hurried to see King Huai of Chu. He knew how powerful Zhang Yi's mouth was and was afraid that King Huai of Chu would be fooled again, so he asked King Huai of Chu to kill Zhang Yi immediately.
But there have to be rules for killing people, right? Killing someone like Zhang Yi is even more so. You can't just kill him quietly, right?
Where is the majesty of the Chu State?
Qu Yuan was so angry, but he had no choice but to leave.
Just as Qu Yuan left, the princess came back and said that Qin had gathered 300,000 troops outside Wuguan. Once Chu killed Zhang Yi, those people would take the opportunity to destroy Chu.
King Huai of Chu was very upset because Qu Yuan had just come to see him but did not tell him about the Qin soldiers.
What does he want to do?
Taking advantage of the opportunity to eliminate the opponent? To seize power?
King Huai of Chu didn't know what he was thinking, but he released Zhang Yi who was imprisoned.
This made Qu Yuan very sad. The King of Chu was acting like this, and the State of Chu was probably going to perish.
After telling Su Qin about his helplessness, Su Qin suggested that Qu Yuan should not force Zhang Yi to kill him for the time being, as continuing would only make things worse.
What Qu Yuan should do most now is to avoid the whirlpool and train new soldiers.
As for stabilizing the King of Chu, it will be up to him and Chunshen Jun. Once the King of Chu is stabilized, the alliance can be restored.
Qu Yuan agreed on the surface, but he had already made up his mind in his heart that Zhang Yi must die.
So after Su Qin and Zhang Yi, the two brothers who had not seen each other for a long time, made an appointment to meet, he ordered someone to assassinate Zhang Yi on his way back.
Although it failed, it completely annoyed Zhang Yi.
Zhang Yi went to see King Huai of Chu angrily and asked him to give an explanation within three days, otherwise the Qin army would attack with a pretext.
King Huai of Chu was completely confused and had no idea who had assassinated him. He asked someone to call for Qu Yuan, but his servants said that Qu Yuan had gone back to train his troops and was not in the capital.
He could only consult Su Qin and Chunshen Jun on how to solve the problem.
Su Qin suggested ceding land to calm the situation. If a war really broke out at this time, Chu would definitely suffer the loss.
He also knew that it was Qu Yuan who did this, and he also knew the purpose of Qu Yuan's doing so.
It would be best if Zhang Yi could be killed, but if he cannot be killed, Qin and Chu will become completely enemies, and King Huai of Chu will no longer think about making peace with Qin.
Moreover, only reforms could make the State of Chu stronger, but with the State of Qin around, the State of Chu could not reform.
But what no one expected was that Qu Yuan not only sent people to assassinate Zhang Yi, but after returning to the new army camp, he directly led his troops to fight against the Qin army.
The final result was that all 100,000 new recruits were killed and 60,000 Qin soldiers died.
Qin Sheng and Qin Huaishu were stunned after hearing this, and for a moment they were both unable to react.
I never expected things to develop like this, nor did I expect there would be someone as bold as Qu Yuan.
Chu Yian also stopped consciously to give them time to react.
After a long while, Qin Huaishu said with some difficulty: "This person...has a rather strong temper."
Qin Sheng did not comment too much on whether Qu Yuan's actions were right or wrong, but he knew that Qu Yuan was probably finished.
The old nobles already disliked him, so how could they let him go after catching him in such a big ruthless position?
And Zhang Yi is still waiting for an explanation.
As a general, one must do things as thoroughly as possible. Although Qu Yuan's patriotism is touching, isn't it also a kind of self-touching?
His actions not only harmed so many soldiers, but also put the Qu family in a dilemma.
Both brothers frowned tightly.
After a long while, Qin Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "They say the Qin army is as fierce as a tiger or a wolf. Although this battle was brutal, it also demonstrated the bloodiness of the Chu army."
After all, since the Qin army marched eastward, no country has achieved such a record.
However, after this battle, no one knew what would become of the State of Chu. The hatred between Qin and Chu was now truly and completely established.
Chu Yian also sighed. Qu Yuan's character was too stubborn and he would rather die than surrender.
He hated the Qin State and its soldiers, but the words he left behind, "Even if I die nine times, I will never regret it," actually show that he did not regret what he had done.
After doing such a thing, Qu Yuan would never be able to survive.
Qu Yuan was well aware of this, but he also knew that if he was not handed over, the Qin State would not let him go.
So he returned to the capital, but the Qu family tried their best to save his life and wrote a blood letter to King Huai of Chu.
Kill Qu Yuan and leave the State of Chu.
King Huai of Chu did not dare to do anything to Qu Yuan.
After all, the Qu family is the third largest tribe in the Chu State. Once the Qu family rebels, the Chu State will inevitably be in chaos.
After much deliberation, King Huai of Chu dismissed Qu Yuan and exiled him to the Miluo River to let his thoughts pass.
Qin Sheng wrote for a long time before he stopped writing.
The story became more and more exciting as he wrote further, making him want to keep writing and not leave until he finished the story.
But he also knew that it was impossible, so he could only sigh and look at Qin Huaishu with resentment.
Qin Huaishu knew what he was thinking at a glance, and felt a little helpless. He comforted him, "I will send you more books after you leave."
Qin Sheng gritted his teeth: "No, it's not this."
Qin Huaishu really had no choice. He couldn't tell the emperor to let the army set out later.
The reason is that Qin Sheng doesn't want to leave now.
Isn't this nonsense?
Qin Huaishu's tone became even more helpless: "Stop making trouble."
Qin Sheng retracted his gaze: "It's just a joke, I'm not really that confused."
Qin Huaishu's eyes curved, and he hummed softly: "We'll continue after you come back."
Qin Sheng: "The story was already finished by then."
Qin Huaishu: "Then I'll write something else. I just don't know when you'll be back."
Qin Sheng really wanted to chase Qin Huaishu away now: "You don't really need to say that last sentence."
The smile in Qin Huaishu's eyes became even brighter: "Just a reminder."
Qin Sheng: ...
Chu Yian: ...
What are these two brothers talking about?
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