Chapter 513: Preventing Trouble Before It Happens
Xiang Yu agreed to Li Yuan's plan.
What the Xiang family wanted was Huang Xie's death.
As for who becomes the prime minister, it doesn’t matter to them.
Because after Huang Xie's death, even if Wu Qi became the prime minister, it would not be enough to hinder the development of the Xiang family in the State of Chu.
By then, the Xiang family will have the final say in the entire Chu State.
Xiang Yan, who died in Qin State, probably never dreamed that several years later, their Xiang family would not only not decline.
On the contrary, there is a possibility that another "glory" is about to come.
When Li Yuan and Xiang Yu reached an agreement on their interests.
At the residence of Chunshen Jun Huang Xie.
One of the retainers said to him, "I have heard that Li Yuan has just gone to the Marquis Ba's residence."
"Now everyone in Chu knows that the Xiang family is your great enemy."
"Li Yuan is ambitious. Why would he go to see Ba Hou at this time?"
Hearing the voice, Huang Xie frowned slightly.
This incident made him suspicious.
"You mean, Li Yuan wants to harm me?"
Huang Xie asked.
The retainer's name was Zhu Ying. "As the saying goes, one must be on guard against others."
"The future of our Great Chu will be determined by the arrival of the Yan envoy."
"I'm worried that Li Yuan and Xiang Yu will use the incident with the Yan envoy to harm you."
Huang Xie's heart tightened, "Li Yuan is a weak man, he always has to rely on me."
"Without me, he will be unable to move forward in the State of Chu. Moreover, the Xiang family is extremely ambitious."
"How could he betray me?"
Zhu Ying shook his head and said, "You think too simply. It's better to take precautions before it happens!"
Huang Xie said, "As you said, what should we do?"
Zhu Ying bowed and said, "In my opinion, if Li Yuan is collaborating with Xiang Yu and wants to make a fuss about the Yan envoy, there are only two ways."
"First, I will seize the opportunity to recruit the ministers of the Great Chu State and use my power to force you to compromise temporarily."
"Secondly, Xiang Yu is in charge of the palace's access control, and Li Yuan's mansion maintains many chivalrous men. If he were to kill you at the Thorny Gate, the only way to the imperial palace, you would be in danger of being killed."
Huang Xie was shocked when he heard the second one, and asked quickly, "Is there any way to crack it?"
Zhu Ying continued, "The first one is not a problem for now."
"But regarding the second point... If you want to be on guard, I do have a plan."
"Xiang Yu only has the power to control the entrance to the palace, but he has no power to mobilize troops. If you transfer me to the Forbidden City and obtain His Majesty's permission, I will be able to take full control of the Forbidden City's military forces."
"They naturally have no choice."
Hear this.
Huang Xie was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself:
"Let's not talk about whether Li Yuan has any problems..."
"But this Zhu Ying, using something that has never happened and may never happen in the future as an excuse, is asking me for my official position..."
"Do you think I'm easy to fool?"
Thinking of this, Huang Xie said righteously and sternly: "There are laws and regulations for the promotion of officials in the court."
"Even though I am the Prime Minister, I cannot overstep the boundaries."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ying was stunned.
Subconsciously, I knew why Huang Xie said that.
He immediately smiled bitterly and said, "If the Prime Minister doesn't trust me, you can send another trusted confidant..."
Huang Xie frowned and said, "Well, no need to say more, Li Yuan is not a daring person, he would not do that."
At this moment, he was certain that Zhu Ying wanted to get to the top and deliberately framed Li Yuan.
As for Li Yuan's visit to Xiang Yu's residence, he still needed to ask the other party.
When Zhu Ying realized that it was difficult to change Huang Xie's mind, he could not help but sigh.
The next day, fearing that disaster would come to him, Zhu Ying left the capital of Chu and disappeared.
After Huang Xie learned about this, he said to the guests around him:
"He tried every possible way to get an official position from me but failed, so he naturally left."
"If we allow such a villain to hold such an important position, how can our Great Chu have a future?"
Later, he called Li Yuan and asked, "I heard that you went to Xiang Yu's house after the morning court yesterday. What was going on?"
Li Yuan bowed and said, "Prime Minister, Xiang Yu gave me 100,000 taels of silver, asking me to support the expedition against Qin at the morning court meeting of the Yan envoy in Beijing."
"I have been deeply favored by the Prime Minister. How could I possibly betray him? I did not accept the money and left the Marquis's residence."
One hundred thousand taels?
Huang Xie smiled and said, "Xiang Yu is really willing to spend money. Next time he gives you money, you should take it."
"Just don't do anything for him. If he comes to bother you, just tell him the truth."
"The Xiang family has served as officials for generations and has a strong financial foundation. I need to find an opportunity to investigate and see how deep the Xiang family's foundation is."
Li Yuan said, "Xiang Yu's martial prowess is formidable. Prime Minister, you must be careful in dealing with him."
Huang Xie said somewhat arrogantly, "He's just a common man."
"Compared to Wu Qi, he only displays heroic spirit, but his personal courage is not a cause for concern."
"In today's Chu State, the only one who can govern it is me."
The "治" here refers to the governance.
After dispelling Huang Xie's doubts, Li Yuan returned to his residence.
He also began to secretly prepare his own plan.
A few days later.
The envoy from Yan finally arrived in the capital of Chu State amid the anticipation of many people.
Before the morning court session began that day, the Emperor of Chu summoned the Yan envoy into the palace and entertained him well.
At the same time, the ministers of Yan State were preparing to wash and bathe and attend the morning court.
At Huang Xie's mansion.
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