The carriage staggered along the road, and Chun Shenjun couldn't help but poke his head out and look around.

The people of Qin have begun to cultivate, the title of Qin can not only be obtained by killing the enemy, that is, farming, but also can obtain the title, the Qin people are very fond of evaluation, in each county and township, the yield of cultivated land will be evaluated, the best people will be rewarded, and the worst people will be punished, so the people of Qin are very diligent. The Qin State also stipulated that if a cultivator could dedicate his farming skills, he could obtain a knighthood.

Therefore, the techniques of farming would not be kept private, and the Qin state would also spread all kinds of advanced techniques to every region he occupied through strong control, and the officials also attached great importance to farming, because the officials were also like the common people, the best were rewarded, and the worst were punished. In this way, Chun Shenjun can see the picture of the officials leading the people to work hard all the way.

Huang Xie looked at the pictures on both sides of the road with great envy, and sighed helplessly.

In the state of Chu, the aristocracy is very strong, the common people have no chance to get ahead, and the nobles will not suffer any punishment, as long as they are not defeated. After a year's hard work, the people were barely able to pay the taxes, and the rest was only half full, and it was in such an environment that there were still aristocratic officials who raided the people and constantly enriched their own treasury.

In the Qin State, such officials could not see the sun the next day.

After Chun Shenjun became the prime minister, his mind has always been in his Qin state, he sighed about the strength of Qin, he envied the system of Qin, but he couldn't be Shang Ying, and the king of Chu couldn't be Qin Xiaogong. Chun Shenjun has always worked hard, he wants to change the state of Chu and make the state of Chu as strong as the state of Qin, but many of his policies have encountered great resistance in the state of Chu, although the king of Chu regards him as a younger brother and entrusts all the power to him.

But Chun Shenjun was surprised to find that he couldn't do anything.

It's ridiculous to say, Zhao Sheng was suspicious in Zhao State, Wei Wuji was suspicious in Wei State, Tian Wen was suspicious in Qi State, but Huang Xie, who was not a clan, and Chun Shenjun, who was extremely trusted by the King of Chu, couldn't do anything in Chu.

So, Huang Xie asked the king of Chu for the management of the fief, and began to apply what he had learned in the Qin State to his fiefdom, and he wanted to see if he could do a good job. It is precisely because of this that most of the nobles of the Chu State abused him: Chun Shenjun is more concerned about governing his fief than governing the Chu State!

Chun Shenjun always wanted to avoid a war between Qin and Chu, because he knew in his heart that Chu was not Qin's opponent. The war with the Qin State would only make the Chu State even weaker, and the Qin State would continue to encroach on the territory of the Chu State, and finally force the Chu State to extinction. Huang Xie believed that it was necessary to maintain friendly relations with Qin, and at the same time develop itself, silently looking for suitable opportunities to deal a fatal blow to Qin.

He repeatedly persuaded the king of Chu that he must be patient and not rush to take revenge on the Qin State, there is always this opportunity.

When the king of Chu saw the union of Zhao and Wei, he felt that this opportunity had come, Huang Xie didn't think so, Wu Anjun was still there, Ying Hou was still there, the wise and old King Qin was still there, Zhao and Wei were not Qin's opponents at all, even if there was a Chu state. Especially letting Pang Xuan become the commander of Chu State, in Huang Xie's opinion, it is the most wrong decision, even if it is to let the alcoholic Jingyang be the commander, it is better than Pang Xuan.

Pang Xuan is the minister of Zhao State, and all his actions must be carried out in accordance with the interests of Zhao State, which is so unfair to the soldiers of Chu State.

Therefore, he temporarily stopped the attack of the Chu army by rushing to the Qin State to negotiate, but he quickly rushed to the Qin State and wanted to end the war, but soon, Huang Xie got the latest news about the war, the Qin State was defeated, Zhao Kuo killed Bai Qi's attack in Zhao Di, and the two sides are currently facing each other in Danshui, and it is very likely that they will negotiate peace, Huang Xie was very surprised to learn the news.

However, he also suddenly slowed down his progress and began to rush towards Xianyang without hurry, and at the same time, he sent his henchmen back to Chu and told the king of Chu to let Chu continue to attack and strive to capture a few more cities.

When Huang Xie arrived in Xianyang, he didn't even have time to rest before he was taken away by Qin Pawn. When the soldiers brought him to Fan Ju, Huang Xie looked extremely frightened, he hurriedly saluted Fan Ju, and he didn't dare to raise his head to look at Fan Ju's eyes. Fan Ju just squinted his eyes, looked at Huang Xie in front of him, stood up with a smile, and said, "Since I said goodbye to you last time, I have been missing you. ”

"Please forgive me for my sins... I couldn't stop the Zhao people, they bewitched the king...", Huang Xie hurriedly said, his eyes were full of anxiety, Fan Ju shook his head, and said: "When you came to me, you were never so flustered, your words were decent, and you easily persuaded me and the king, why are you so flustered today?" ”

Huang Xie said seriously: "At the beginning, I didn't have any grudges with you, I knew that I would not be in danger, but now, the state of Chu is attacking the counties of the state of Qin, and I, as the minister of the state of Chu, you are killing me, which is also reasonable, how can I calm down?" ”

Fan Ju laughed out loud and kindly let Huang Xie sit in front of him.

Only then did he say: "You don't have to be afraid, I know that you have been persuading the King of Chu not to do anything that destroys the friendship between Qin and Chu, the fault is not yours, and I will not hurt you." After Fan Ju finished speaking, this made people set up a banquet and greeted Huang Xie, mostly asking about his situation, Huang Xie lowered his head humbly, no matter what Fan Ju asked, he answered truthfully, without the slightest hiding.

Fan Ju suddenly asked, "Why did you come here this time?" ”

"I was worried that the old thief Pang Xuan would lead the soldiers of the Chu State to fight innocently to the death against the Qin State, so in the name of the envoy, I asked him to stop the attack for the time being... I have come to meet you to maintain the friendship between the two countries. ”

Fan Ju sighed, and suddenly asked, "Then why did you send a guest to let the King of Chu continue to attack?" ”

Huang Xie raised his head blankly, looked at Fan Ju, and asked in surprise, "What are you talking about?" I didn't. ”

"Heh, when you left the Chu State, how many people did you take with you? How many people are there around you now? After your disciple returned to the Chu State, the Chu State immediately launched another attack, why is this? Fan Ju asked angrily.

Huang Xie slapped his knee violently, and then said sadly: "It's my fault, when I was about to come back, I heard about the battle between Qin and Wei Zhao, and I was worried that after this news reached Chu State, the king would order an attack, so I sent a doorman back to tell the king that the king could not attack... I have not been able to dissuade the king, please punish..."

Fan Ju stared at Huang Xie in front of him and asked, "What you said is the truth?" ”

Huang Xie looked at Fan Ju, stretched out his hand and swore: "If I deceive you, please let me separate my head and not die well!" ”

Fan Ju hurriedly persuaded him and said, "I trust you, you don't have to. He thought for a moment before he said: "I heard that you and the King of Chu are like brothers, the King of Chu trusts you very much and loves you, and the major affairs of the Chu State are handled by you, why didn't you stop them this time?" Huang Xie shook his head helplessly and said: "After I became the minister of Chu, I have been trying to find ways to maintain the friendship between the two countries. ”

"A lot of land was given to the Qin State as a gift."

"It is precisely because of this that the people of Chu do not love me, they say: I am not like the prime minister of Chu, but like the state of Qin...", Huang Xie hesitated for a moment, but still did not say it, Fan Ju looked at him deeply, and then asked: "Then what do you think, what should I do next?" Huang Xie frowned, thought for a long time, and then said: "Please mobilize the soldiers to rush to Nanyang, I will return to the Chu State, delay Pang Xuan's supplies, and transfer his relationship with the generals..."

"As long as Pang Xuan is defeated last time, I will be able to drive him out of Chu and end the war."

Fan Ju fell silent, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Please go and rest first." Huang Xie hurriedly retreated, when Huang Xie left, a sturdy old man walked out of the next room, Fan Ju hurriedly got up, let him sit on the top seat, this person is the King of Qin, King Qin sat in front of Fan Ju, smiled and asked, "What do you think of what Huang Xie said?" ”

Fan Ju sneered disdainfully and said, "He dares to swear... I couldn't believe a word of his words. ”

"Why let us send troops, he should cooperate with the outside world, if we really gather the army, reinforce Nanyang, and send him back to China, he will do his best to help Pang Xuan, to help him eliminate our soldiers.... His words are clearly accusing us of constantly encroaching on the territory of Chu, so he cannot dissuade the king of Chu. Fan Ju stroked his beard, his face was extremely unkind.

King Qin made a look of sudden realization, nodded, and said, "So that's the case, then what should we do?" ”

"Negotiate peace with the state of Chu for the time being... Chu is not our most important opponent, Zhao and Wei are... We have paid a great price in Handan, and it will take a while to ease the situation, and when we are ready, we will eradicate the Zhao and Wei states, and the Chu state will no longer be our opponents, and the key thing is that we also need to resolve their relations, and it is best to intensify their contradictions..."

Fan Ju squinted his eyes, and suddenly, he laughed, as if he had some plan.

Fan Ju met Huang Xie again, and the two got along very happily, talking about peace, and were talking, when suddenly a warrior came and told Fan Ju that the King of Qin asked him to hurry to the palace.

Fan Ju was a little surprised, but he still sent Huang Xie away and hurried to the palace.

King Qin sat in the palace, holding a bamboo slip in his hand, frowning, looking very angry.

"Why are you so angry, Wang?" , Fan Ju hurriedly asked, King Qin handed the bamboo slip in his hand to Fan Ju, Fan Ju took the bamboo slip, it turned out to be Lou Zhuan's letter, Lou Jun wrote everything he saw and heard in Zhao in the letter, he didn't say what he thought, he just simply recorded what he saw and heard, extremely detailed, serious, even Di, this barbarian, also appeared in the bamboo slip.

Fan Ju looked at it seriously for a moment, and was furious.

"I'll just say... How can a person's change be so huge.. A noble son who doesn't learn and talks about it can easily defeat the Qin army... It turned out to be him... He knows my plan, and he wants to harm me. Fan Ju raised his head and gritted his teeth and looked at the King of Qin in front of him.

King Qin squinted his eyes and asked, "You said... Could it be that he knows... I've heard our conversation. ”

Fan Ju suddenly looked at the imperial history not far away, the imperial history widened his eyes, and hurriedly said: "The contents of my records are..."

"Flutter~~", Fan Ju's sword pierced Yu Shi's neck, Yu Shi wanted to say something, his mouth kept spilling blood, and he suddenly fell, Fan Ju pulled out his short sword, wiped the blood on the sword with his sleeve, looked at King Qin, and said: "No matter what, he has been by your side for too long, and he can't stay." ”

King Qin looked at this bloody scene, but there was no emotion on his face, he nodded, and asked again, "What should I do?" Fan Ju frowned and said: "The soldiers all respect Bai Qi and are willing to obey his orders, not to mention, he still has a tiger talisman in his hand.... The king must not know anything, and wait until the battle is over and he has handed over the tiger talisman, and then carefully check it. ”

Fan Ju thought for a moment, and then said: "However, I can't fully believe Lou Yan's letter. ”

King Qin was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Why?" ”

"This may also be the strategy of the Zhao people, Wu Anjun also has Wang Yi, Meng Fu and other generals around him, when they return to Xianyang, the minister can go to ask these two generals, they are both veterans, they are loyal to you, for the war, they must see it most clearly, Wu Anjun is the pillar of the Qin State, and it is not a last resort.... Can't rush to deal with him... I was a little excited, and I decided that Bai Qi was a fraud..."

"But now I think that there are so many generals at his disposal, and if he fails, how can those generals not see it? How could he not question him? Wang Di, Meng Fu and the others are all generals who are favored by you, if they find out that something is wrong, they should send someone to tell them...", Fan Ju thought about it seriously, and then said: "Don't be in a hurry to make a decision." ”

King Qin nodded, and said with a smile: "In this way, the widow will be at ease." ”

When Fan Ju left the palace, the king of Qin immediately called several warriors in front of him.

King Qin's face was a little terrifying, he stared at the few warriors in front of him, and said, "Send someone to secretly investigate and check if Ying Hou has any correspondence with Wu Anjun... This matter cannot be known to Ying Hou. ”

"Yui!"

..............

King Zhao agreed to the matter of peace, this matter soon spread to the front line, the soldiers were extremely happy, excited, the war was finally over, the soldiers around the bonfire, dancing happily, Zhao Kuo was also smiling and sitting not far away, he listened to the laughter around him, he actually drank with Wei Wuji and other generals, this was the first time he took the initiative to invite others to drink.

It is enough to see how happy Zhao Kuo is in his heart.

It's just that Wei Wuji, who has always been addicted to alcohol, is a little silent at the moment, he drinks quietly, but Zhao Kuo soon realized that something is wrong, the doormen around Wei Wuji are not far away, with their hands on the hilt of their swords, and they don't drink, they just guard Wei Wuji, they are very vigilant, Lian Po also saw this situation, he was very angry, he felt that these people were guarding himself, and the old man left the banquet angrily.

Wei Wuji didn't try to persuade him either.

Halfway through the banquet, a guest said something to Wei Wuji, Wei Wuji stood up and said goodbye to Zhao Kuo, he said that he had something important to do, and he couldn't accompany Zhao Kuo anymore and drink another day. The drunken Zhao Kuo drooped his head and agreed to him, Wei Wuji looked at the many generals at the banquet with some nostalgia, smiled bitterly, and left here.

Zhao Kuo picked up the wine cup again and was about to drink it, suddenly, his body was stunned, the whole person sobered up, he suddenly put down the wine in his hand, and looked around, Wei Wuji was not there, his guests were not there, even those generals of Wei were not there.

Not good.

Wei Wuji is in danger!