Chun Shenjun's fief is in the land of Wu, which is not too prosperous, the rivers connecting various places due to sediment siltation, the riverbed is too high, and it floods during the flood season, making the local people miserable, Huang Xie put his development goals on these territories in the rear, he used the power of the domestic aristocracy to govern these water flows, dredge the river, build dikes, but improve the living environment in the southern region of the Chu State.

The Chu people called the water governed by Chun Shenjun as Shenshui, Yellow Water.

Because of the trust of the king of Chu, Chun Shenjun was not blamed for his previous defeat. On the contrary, his status in the state of Chu is getting higher and higher, all those who accuse Chun Shenjun of his crimes to the king of Chu have been dealt with by the king of Chu, the king of Chu will not listen to their rumors at all, let alone be afraid of his own state minister, and Chun Shenjun has also completed many of his own policies, such as governing the rear, checking the magnates, etc., which makes Chun Shenjun gradually become a little arrogant.

Of course, this kind of arrogance does not mean that he has swelled to the point of wanting to replace the king of Chu and the like, this kind of arrogance is pure and pure is the attitude when dealing with the nobles in the country, Chun Shenjun no longer regards these people who hate him in the country as a threat, and even, he no longer goes out like before to order dozens of warriors to protect himself, he has decided that the nobles in the country have nothing to do with themselves, they can't deal with themselves at all.

His disciple Zhu Ying said: "You have been the commander of the state of Chu for many years, and no one in the state of Chu can compare with your power, and no one dares to disobey your orders, but what I want to say: I heard that with the status of the king of Wu, it is difficult to resist the murder of the villain, what should you do?" You have not killed your enemies now, in your compassion, and when your enemies find an opportunity, will they still be merciful to you? ”

"So I want you not to let your guard down, and not to forgive your enemies easily. The higher the status of a gentleman, the more enemies he has, this is the truth that the ancient sages already knew, you are now the Ling Yin of the Chu State, you have lost your title because of you, you have lost your reputation because of you, you have lost your fiefdom, and your relatives have been executed by you, like this hatred, his revenge must be cruel, please be prepared. ”

Huang Xie felt a little angry, because he was in a hurry to meet the King of Chu and discuss a major matter, but Zhu Ying always liked to persuade himself at such a time, when he was the busiest, Huang Xie nodded helplessly and said, "I know." Only then did he hurriedly let Zhu Ying get out of the way and walk towards the palace, Zhu Ying followed behind him, and Huang Xie could be regarded as having experienced several ups and downs.

At first, he had a lot of disciples, and there were all kinds of capable people to assist him, but because of the defeat, many of his disciples abandoned him, and less than 300 people stayed by his side, but now, because his power has increased, there are more people who come to serve him, Zhu Ying is a doorman who has always followed him, and his qualifications are very high, but because he loves to persuade too much and speaks straightly, Huang Xie does not value him very much.

For example, when Huang Xie was rewarded and everyone was blessing him, Zhu Ying would get up and advise him, saying that what to do after receiving the credit was not to set up a banquet to celebrate, but to repay the gift through greater efforts, which was very disappointing.

When Huang Xie rushed to the palace, the king of Chu was dancing the sword in front of the palace, seeing Huang Xie coming, the king of Chu rushed to throw a sword to Huang Xie, the two tried it in front of the palace, the king of Chu's swordsmanship is still good, he has a lot of strength, Huang Xie just took a few moves, and some couldn't catch it, and the king of Chu flew the sword in his hand, and the king of Chu put the sword on Huang Xie's shoulder, and then put away the sword with a smile.

King Chu shook his head and said, "We've been practicing for so long, and you still haven't grown at all... How can this work? If you encounter a bad guy, I'm afraid you won't be able to protect yourself! Huang Xie smiled bitterly and said: "I am Ling Yin of Chu State, if someone wants to kill me, then it is definitely not one or two people, in the face of so many people, even with swordsmanship like yours, I am afraid that I can't protect myself." ”

The two were joking, and the king of Chu pulled him into the hall.

The two of them are still in a good mood, and recently there was good news from the Qin State that the King of Qin had died. King Chu and Huang Xie were very happy, after all, this King of Qin was the biggest enemy of Chu, what could be happier than the death of the enemy? The two sat facing each other, and Huang Xie said: "After the death of King Qin, An Guojun will become the king of Qin, I heard that An Guojun loves Mrs. Huayang very much, and obeys her... And Mrs. Huayang is a Chu person. ”

"Your son Qi is also in Qin State at the moment....", speaking of Qi, King Chu's face suddenly became a little unsightly, when the King of Chu rushed to Qin State as a proton, married the daughter of King Qin, and gave birth to a son in Qin State, Xiong Qi, however, King Chu did not like his son, when he left Qin State, he did not bring his wife, returned to Chu State, and quickly married others.

He never mentioned his wife in Qin again.

His wife, the poor woman, died of illness shortly after the king of Chu left the state of Qin, leaving a son Qi who grew up alone in the state of Qin, and the king of Qin was still very good to this grandson, loved him very much, and named him the king of Changping.... Huang Xie said helplessly: "I heard: Changping Jun is humble, dignified, well-known, and loved by everyone, if you can send someone to Mrs. Huayang." ”

"Let An Guojun be close to him. Then this is what is beneficial to the state of Chu. ”

"How old is he? How could An Guojun reuse him? The King of Chu asked with some surprise.

Huang Xie continued: "He is not very old, but what I am talking about is his future affairs, I heard that the Qin State used a businessman who defended the country to serve as the minister of state, I have not heard that the Wei people have any talents, after him, the king of Qin must choose the closest person to serve as the minister of state, Changping Jun is of course the most suitable candidate, he is related to the king of Qin, and he also has talents..."

"But what does this have to do with the Chu State?"

"Even if he becomes the minister of Qin, he is also a Chu person, this point, he can't change this, he has the blood of Chu people in his body, in the past, Lou slowly became Qin Xiang, Qin State will be close to Zhao State, when Tian Wen becomes Qin Xiang, Qin State is close to Qi State, if Xiong Qi can become the future Qin State Minister, this will definitely be beneficial to Chu State." , Huang Xie said seriously, King Chu squinted, nodded, and said, "Then do what you say." ”

"Now that there is no king in Qin, and An Guojun wants to keep filial piety, he can't directly serve as the king of Qin... This is the most favorable time for the Chu State, please seize the opportunity to complete the change within the Chu State! Huang Xie looked a little solemn, he said: "Every time the internal law of Chu is changed, it is easy to cause rebellion, and the external enemy takes advantage of the internal strife in Chu to attack Chu, and this time, Chu is friendly with the surrounding countries, and Qin has no energy to attack Chu, this is the best opportunity for Chu." ”

Huang Xie said seriously: "What I want to say about the change of the law, is the original Qu Ping's policy, Qu Ping has a lot of policies that are beneficial to the country, but because of foreign aggression, the domestic nobles counterattack and failed, this is something that makes me feel very regretful, I don't have Qu Ping's talent and courage, but I know your person, you will not listen to slander and exile the sage, the success of the change lies in the monarch and not in the minister, now there is no threat of external enemies in the Chu State, the internal nobles have just suffered a big defeat, it is the best time!" ”

The king of Chu grinned, and he said, "How do you know that the widow will not listen to slander? ”

Chun Shenjun glanced at him, the two knew each other well, Huang Xie said directly: "I'm talking about business, please don't joke!" After holding back for a moment, he laughed again and said: "There are no outsiders here, why do you say so many clichés like persuading the king, and what success or failure lies in the king rather than the minister..."

"You were my king."

"Well, yes... So tell me, what are the changes? ”

"First of all, it is to reward the cultivation war, this is to increase taxes, enrich the country and enrich the people, Shang Ying and Wu Qi's changes are like this, only by establishing a formed reward and punishment system, the people will be willing to fight for the title, in this way, it can also break the status of the noble, so that the people can also have the opportunity to climb up..."

"Oh... Do you mean to learn from the Qin people to cut off their heads? ”

"Hmm..."

"And then?"

"Virtuous, I heard: At the beginning, Corporal Wei Wenhou Lixian made Wei dominate for hundreds of years, and Duke Qi Huan opened the Jixia School Palace..."

"Okay, it's Corporal Lixian, open the school palace? Say next. ”

"Anti-oppression, let your orders be accurately and immediately conveyed to the ministers' offices, and the ministers' offices will also convey the orders issued by the palace to the people at the first time, so that you can communicate with the people, and break the situation that the king is surrounded by traitors, I have heard: The monarch can clearly and clearly understand the people's livelihood and suffering, do not listen to biased beliefs, and the opinions of the subjects can also reach Chu Court at high speed..."

"It's not... You've said all that, how do you do it? ”

"It is to set up special officials to pass on your orders, and promote your orders to the people, if the people want to complain about the local officials and nobles, you can let these officials bring their words to you, just like the Qin State, so that the king's orders can reach the bottom, so that the voice of the bottom can reach your ears..."

"Didn't you just say that?" , The King of Chu sat a little comfortably, and asked people to bring some food, and the King of Chu was ready to listen while eating. Chun Shenjun originally wanted to say a few words about the etiquette between the monarch and the minister, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the king of Chu stuffed a peeled pear into his mouth, Huang Xie had to take it and eat it, and the two sat casually, and the king of Chu continued to ask: "What else?" ”

"Forbidden friends! Those old guys are forming a party for personal gain, acting in a mess, and wantonly attacking people with political dissidents, and we will directly set the law and kill these old guys! Huang Xie didn't say those high-sounding words anymore, took a bite of the pear, and 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 a day or two that the widows want to kill them, they always protect each other, cover up their mistakes, they raise troops to rebel, and even have someone to protect them, and the widow can't kill them??" What is the rationale for this? ”

Huang Xie said again: "So we should add an article, clear rewards and punishments, as long as they make mistakes, all of them will be killed, and don't do any forgiveness, just set such a law, and those who disobey will be killed!" ”

"Uh-huh... This is good, this is good, let's implement this one first. ”

"The last is to change customs, which is also the point that Qu Ping emphasizes the most, to put an end to the bad wind in the country, and strictly prohibit the nobles from damaging the interests of the country for their own interests, I think, you can also add a one, the territory of Chu is too big, people in each place speak different words, use different customs, some do not wear shoes, some paint their faces, and even some do not wear shirts, I think, you can change the folk customs, let them use the same language, wear the same clothes..."

"Hahaha, as soon as you say this, the widow remembers, do you remember the Wu land that was sealed to you at the beginning? When the widow went over to check with you, he saw several women, and they didn't wear shirts, and the widow was frightened...", the king of Chu said with a smile, Huang Xie shook his head and said, "You don't seem to want to ban them?" ”

"Hey, the widow also wants to respect the local customs!"

"I've heard that a rude king will choke on a pear."

"Hahaha, where did you hear this?"

"I made it up myself, you think there are so many words of the sages, and those who advise the king use the words of the sages, but in fact, most of them are made up by themselves."

The two of them laughed and chatted for a long time, and then they decided on the changes that were about to be implemented in Chu, and the two were talking about it, when a warrior walked in, and the king of Chu hurriedly sat up, looking solemn, and Huang Xie stopped laughing. The king of Chu ordered the warriors to call the ministers of the country, and after the warriors went out, the king of Chu asked Huang Xie to help himself stand up, and the two walked towards the main hall, where they waited for the ministers to arrive.

After the arrival of the ministers of the Chu State, the King of Chu said solemnly: "The widow has heard that if the country wants to become strong, it must continuously improve the system according to the situation of the country's timing, and the country that stops the pace and is unwilling to make changes will perish." The widow called the monarchs this time just to change the law. What can you teach the widows? After he finished speaking, Huang Xie stood up and said seriously: "I think that the king can appoint Qu Ping's policy." ”

The ministers were immediately frightened, and they proposed one after another that the change of law was a major matter involving many fields, and it could not be handled urgently.

What's more, the policy system established by Dr. Qu Ping may not be suitable for today's Chu State.

The King of Chu looked at Huang Xie.... Huang Xie is famous because of his talent in debate.

Huang Xie stood up, looked at the ministers, and said, "I heard...."