Chen Cheng.

Huang Xie was depressed.

Since ascending to the position of Yin of the State of Chu, Huang Xie has not been as depressed as he has been in the past year for a long time.

But if there was one day of the past year that was the most depressing, it was definitely today.

"Damn the three clans of Zhao, Jing, and Qu!"

Even if he was more than a dozen steps away, Li Yuan could hear Huang Xie's roar from the study.

Li Yuan subconsciously lowered his footsteps, signaled the two guards guarding the door to be quiet, and then walked to the door of the study, and said loudly: "Ling Yin, Li Yuan asks to see!" ”

The movement in the study suddenly subsided, and after a quarter of an hour, Huang Xie's sullen voice came out: "Come in." ”

Li Yuan pushed open the door and walked in.

The study looked a little messy, and some utensils that should have been placed in the corner to become a landscape were now thrown to the ground and scattered everywhere.

Judging from the degree of deformation and fragmentation of these treasures, it is not difficult to imagine how Huang Xie vented his anger in this room before.

Li Yuan sat down and said, "Why is the king so angry? ”

Huang Xie snorted and said, "You don't know, on top of today's court discussion, the three clans of Zhao, Jing, and Qu joined forces to cut my fiefdom in half!" ”

Li Yuan then understood.

What is most important in this day and age? That's land, of course!

What kind of population, wealth, and importance are all ranked after land.

Moreover, this Chu State is different from other Central Plains countries, and the feudal monarch of Chu State can have an armed force to a certain extent.

There is undoubtedly a big difference between having an army and not having an army.

The reason why the state of Chu changed from a southern Tianba to a fat "southern fat man" who was hung and beaten all day long was because the nobles of the state of Chu owned too much land and population, and these lands and populations were not controlled by the state.

Therefore, the fief is very important to the nobles of the Chu State.

Now that half of Huang Xie's fiefdom has been taken away, it is equivalent to half of the army in Huang Xie's hands has been taken away, how can Huang Xie be calm?

After hearing this, Li Yuan's face remained unchanged, but he persuaded: "Why should the king be angry? Now the king is still in favor of the king, and there is Mrs. Li as a helping hand in the palace, no matter how the Zhao, Jing, and Qu families are hostile to the king, the king is also invincible. ”

Huang Xie sighed: "Having said that, the move of the three families has greatly reduced my face. In the past year, how can the three families have been less difficult to me? If I continue to give in step by step, I am afraid that in less than three years, Yin's position will be seized by that Jingyang! ”

The three families of Zhao, Jing, and Qu are all branches of the Duke of Chu, and since the Chu State set up Ling Yin, a position similar to the other six kingdoms, more than 90% of the time the Ling Yin of the Chu State has come from these three families.

The three major families are not only intertwined in power, but also have many fiefdoms, and they are all very rich places, and they are definitely out-and-out old families in the territory of Chu State.

Seeing this, Li Yuan persuaded again: "Your Majesty, I think that the three families of Zhao, Jing, and Qu have always been strong, even the kings of Chu in the past dynasties are helpless against these three families, this is not the difficulty of the king, but the difficulty of the Chu country, why should the king be so angry?" ”

Huang Xie said hatefully: "I hate that I can't slaughter the people of these three families!" ”

Li Yuan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, beware of the ear on the wall!" ”

Huang Xie raised his eyes and sneered: "This is my order Yin Mansion, where does the ear come from?" Besides, the three families and I have long been incompatible, and it didn't just start today! ”

Li Yuan shook his head, obviously disagreeing with Huang Xie's attitude.

Looking at Li Yuan's disapproving appearance, Huang Xie's heart couldn't help but feel a little angry.

If it weren't for that damn secret......

How could it be the turn of this Zhao Guoren to be so presumptuous in front of Wuchun Shenjun!

Huang Xie is an old politician after all, and he has completely calmed down after less than half a cup of tea, and said in a deep voice to Li Yuan: "You have always been wise, but what plan do you have to solve my predicament?" ”

Li Yuan is a housekeeper in Huang Xie's mansion, that is, a doorman. But Li Yuan is different from other guests, because Li Yuan has a younger sister who is now a wife (concubine) in the palace of Chu, this Mrs. Li not only won the favor of Chu Wangyuan, but also gave birth to the current prince of Chu for Chu Wangyuan.

To put it simply, Li Yuan is the eldest brother of Chu Wangyuan, the current monarch of Chu State, and the uncle of the crown prince Xiong Han.

With this relationship in it, even if Li Yuannai is now one of Ling Yin's subordinate officials, Huang Xie will not reprimand himself as a nominal subordinate even if he is in a bad mood.

On the contrary, everyone knows that Li Yuan is now Huang Xie's most trusted confidant.

Li Yuan smiled after hearing Huang Xie's words, and said, "Back to the king, Li Yuan does have a plan. ”

"Oh?" Huang Xie's eyes lit up and said, "Don't say it soon!" ”

Since the defeat of Lanling, Huang Xie has been suppressed by the Zhao, Jing, and Qu families in the court for a whole year.

Although Jingyang was also defeated and captured in the first battle of Wancheng, the three families directly put the responsibility for Jingyang's defeat on Huang Xie, saying that it was because they heard the news of Huang Xie's defeat that the Wancheng Chu army was demoralized and finally defeated, so that Huang Xie had nothing to say.

So Huang Xie now hopes too much to find a chance to turn around.

Li Yuan smiled and said in a low voice: "Why didn't the king propose to the king that the king lead the troops to attack and destroy the Lu State?" ”

"Kill Lu?" Huang Xie's body was shocked, and his eyes suddenly revealed a light: "Hurry up, tell me in detail!" ”

Li Yuan said: "Today's Lu country, but like the Song country, it is fish and meat on the anvil!" Such a weak country, isn't it just suitable for the king to use it to open up territory for the Chu State? If there is a merit in destroying Lu, then the three major families will have no excuse to attack the king! ”

Huang Xie slapped his thigh and praised: "Seconds, this counts seconds!" Wait--if I send troops to destroy Lu, Qi Wei will definitely not allow it, how should this be good? ”

As the Ling Yin of the Chu State, it is still very clear how many catties and two Huang Xie the Chu State has now.

The current state of Chu, if you fight a country of Lu, it is like playing, but if you join forces with Qi Wei, you will definitely only lose.

Huang Xie could no longer afford to lose the war.

Li Yuan smiled: "Has the monarch forgotten Zhao Guo? Now that Wei, Qi, and Chu are all allies of Zhao, if Wei and Qi jointly attack Chu, can Zhao sit idly by? Moreover, the prince and Linwujun are in Handan, and the king only needs to order the king to repair a letter to Handan, and then he can rest assured that he will destroy the Lu State! ”

After saying this, Li Yuan saw that Huang Xie was still a little hesitant, so he made up for it in a hurry: "If the king does not send troops, and wait until Wei and Qi send troops to destroy Lu, it will be too late to regret everything!" ”

This sentence obviously moved Huang Xie.

After thinking for a moment, Huang Xie got up.

"I'll go into the palace and meet the king!"

Looking at Huang Xie's figure rushing away, a smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of Li Yuan's mouth.

"The Art of War: The Use of Space" once said: "Those who are in the middle are used by their villagers." ”

To put it in the vernacular, it is to use enemy personnel as spies.

What is Enemy Manpower? For the Qin State, the Zhao people were the enemy personnel.

Li Yuan is a native of Zhao State.