Yingdu has been the capital of Chu for hundreds of years, and the weather of this city has always been very good.

But after decades of occupation by the Qin people, it inevitably declined.

After all, this is not the capital of the Qin people, and the Qin State will not spend a lot of effort to repair and maintain such a huge city, on the contrary, the policy of the Qin State has always been strong and weak, so the exploitation that Yingdu has suffered in the past few decades is actually very serious.

Li Yuan sat on the carriage, silently looking at the scenery around him, and his mood couldn't help but be a little complicated.

There are many large mansions on both sides of the road, most of which are being renovated or expanded, but only a few have been completely renovated.

The reason for this is of course because the current national strength of the Chu State is declining, which makes the palace unable to be repaired.

Some people are about to ask, whether the palace has been renovated or not, and what does it have to do with the mansions of these nobles?

Of course, it is related, because the owners of the mansions that have completed the renovation of the mansions have now either been beheaded or imprisoned, and their family properties have all been confiscated by Chu Wangyuan without any suspense.

With such a few jewels in front of them, it is foreseeable that these ministers will definitely not repair their mansions until the palace in Yingdu is completely renovated.

As he continued to move forward, the royal palace of the State of Chu appeared in front of Li Yuan.

The palace city of the Chu State in front of me is indeed worthy of the four words of grandeur and atmosphere just in terms of appearance, and the golden eaves are shining in the sun, which is so bright that people can't open their eyes.

Li Yuan lowered his head slightly, and couldn't help but show a mocking smile on his face: "Now that the Zhao State is powerful, the King of Chu doesn't think of a way to increase his troops, but instead focuses on what to loot the people's fat and ointment to repair the palace, it is really self-defeating!" ”

For the country of Chu, Li Yuan actually hasn't had much affection for it.

After all, Li Yuan himself is a native of Zhao State, and then he served the Qin State, although he sent his sister into the palace to become the wife of the King of Chu, but this is actually just to make it easier for him to gain a foothold in the political arena of Chu State.

However, what made Li Yuan indignant was that since most of the forces in the political arena of Chu State were occupied by the three major families, they obviously did not want to see a relative like Li Yuan participate in the cake of dividing power, so Li Yuan had always had a very difficult time in the political arena of Chu State.

Otherwise, Li Yuan would not still be a retainer under Huang Xie's disciples.

For Huang Xie, the sovereign, Li Yuan also doesn't like it very much.

In Li Yuan's opinion, Huang Xie was too much of a drag, if Huang Xie could have followed Li Yuan's advice and decisively eradicated the three major families, then maybe the Chu State could still be saved, but it was a pity that Huang Xie looked forward and missed the opportunity again and again.

As for the cooperation with Hou, for Li Yuan, it is just a matter of taking what they need, and the reason why Li Yuan agreed to be a member of the Qin State is just that he feels that the Qin State is powerful and it is necessary to make friends with the Qin people, so that in the future, if the Chu State can't get along, there will be many ways out.

To put it bluntly, Li Yuan has never lived for anyone, he is just for himself.

Generally speaking, such people are actually more selfish and afraid of death, and rarely engage in high-risk actions.

But today is different.

Mao Sui had already put the knife on Li Yuan's neck, if Li Yuan didn't agree, then Li Yuan and his family would be dead.

To be honest, Li Yuan hated this feeling very much, but he was helpless.

The carriage slowly approached the side gate of Miyagi, and was then stopped by the Chu Janissaries at the side gate.

"What?"

Li Yuan took out a token and threw it at the other party: "I'm here to teach the prince!" ”

Li Yuan is the martial arts teacher of Xiong Qiang, the current prince of Chu State, and this profession was also won for Li Yuan by his sister and the prince's biological mother, Mrs. Li.

Li Yuan also often uses this identity to enter and exit the palace, as for whether it is really a lecture, these Praetorian Guards really can't do it.

Two quarters of an hour later, Li Yuan came to the palace where Mrs. Li lived.

The crown prince Xiong Han is not here, according to the usual schedule, the crown prince Xiong Han is being taught by the masters in his own palace at this moment, and only when it is time to have dinner will he come to greet his biological mother, Mrs. Li.

Mrs. Li was a woman who was about thirty years old and looked still charming, and she was quite surprised when she saw Li Yuan coming: "How can my brother have time to enter the palace today?" ”

You must know that Li Yuan and Mrs. Li's parents died when they were young, and it was Li Yuan who raised Mrs. Li with great difficulty, which can be said to mean that the eldest brother is like a father, so Mrs. Li also respects Li Yuan very much, and never puts on a lady's shelf.

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "The minister has something to tell Madame." ”

Mrs. Li paused for a moment, and then said to the palace people around her, "You can go down and wait." ”

After the palace people retreated, Mrs. Li said to Li Yuan: "Brother, what is the matter that needs to be so urgent?" ”

has been a brother and sister for decades, and Mrs. Li obviously knows her brother very well.

Li Yuan sighed, looked around, suddenly stood up, walked to Mrs. Li's side, and whispered in Mrs. Li's ear: "I just got the news that the identity of the prince may have been discovered. ”

"What?" As if being struck by a thunderbolt, Mrs. Li was stunned for a moment, and her beautiful face suddenly turned pale.

It is also very interesting to say, Chu Wangyuan is not infertile, but the children born to other ladies are all girls without exception, and only this Mrs. Li's children are two boys.

The two sons born to Mrs. Li, the eldest son is the crown prince Xiong Han, and the second son is the son Xiong You, both of whom were born by fornication with Chunshenjun Huang Xie, which the Li brothers and sisters all know.

Once this matter is exposed, then the five brothers and sisters of the Li family, the Xiong Huxiong brothers and Huang Xie are all certain to die, and no monarch will tolerate such a thing happening to him.

It was precisely because she understood the importance of this matter that Mrs. Li was so frightened after hearing that this matter was exposed.

After a long while, Mrs. Li suddenly grabbed her brother's arm and said in a trembling voice, "What should I do now?" I've said a long time ago that you can't do anything like this......"

At this moment, she seemed to have become the little girl who only knew that she only relied on her brother.

Li Yuan angrily shook off his sister's hand and said in a low voice: "Don't panic! Now the matter is still under control within a certain range, otherwise how could I still have the leisure to talk to you here, I would have run away with you a long time ago! ”

After Li Yuan said this, Mrs. Li finally came back to her senses, and after calming down, she said, "Does the king already know?" ”

"I don't know." Li Yuan snorted and said, "If the king knew, we would have fallen to the ground a long time ago!" ”

Mrs. Li nodded, looking at ease at last, and hurriedly asked, "Then what should I do now?" ”

Li Yuan paused slightly, glanced at Mrs. Li, and finally made up his mind, and said: "Although I have found a way to control the matter, this matter cannot be concealed after all, so we must solve this matter as soon as possible, otherwise you and I will definitely die!" ”

Saying that, Li Yuan took out the small medicine bottle he had just gotten from Mao Sui from his arms, and said in a low voice: "This thing is highly poisonous that I got from Fang Shi, and it has a slight peculiar smell, you remember to mix it in the decoction and offer it to the king, let the king drink it, and it will only take half an hour to kill him!" ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Li's body trembled violently again, and her face turned pale again: "Brother...... Brother is going to poison the king? ”

Mrs. Li looked at Li Yuan and suddenly felt that her brother was so strange.

Li Yuan was obviously very uncomfortable by his sister's eyes, and said angrily: "What can I do if I don't poison it?" As long as the king knows about this, we are all dead! Only by poisoning the king first, and then inheriting the throne, will no one talk about this matter! ”

Mrs. Li still looked very hesitant: "But, but ......"

Obviously, this weak woman never imagined that she would one day poison her own king.

Li Yuan suddenly reached out and grabbed his sister's shoulder, and accentuated his tone: "Listen, I know that your heart is quite resistant to this matter, but think about it yourself, if this matter can't be successful, then both Han'er and Yu'er will die, understand!" For the sake of Huel and Jur, you must do this! ”

Li Yuan's heart knows very well that if she wants to impress her sister to do this, the most important thing is not the brother-sister relationship, but Mrs. Li's love for her two children as a mother!

Sure enough, Li Yuan's move was successful.

After hearing the fate of her two children, Mrs. Li suddenly became a lot calmer, although her tone was still a little trembling when she spoke, but it seemed that she had obviously returned to normal thinking ability.

"Brother, do you really want to do this?" Mrs. Li looked at Li Yuan fixedly, and there was still a bit of struggle in her beautiful big eyes.

Li Yuan nodded, and said in a deep voice: "Not only do you have to do this, but you have to do it as soon as possible!" I suspect that the three major families may have learned the news, if they are allowed to report it to the king, and Chun Shenjun is not in the Yingdu at the moment, we will not have any strength to deal with the three major families at all! ”

Mrs. Li took a deep breath and suddenly reached out and took the poison bottle in Li Yuan's hand.

"In that case, then brother can rest assured that he can go home and wait, as early as tonight or as late as tomorrow, my brother will definitely be able to hear the news he wants."

This answer obviously made Li Yuan very satisfied: "Very good." In that case, I'll contact my friends and start preparing for the enthronement! ”

After Li Yuan left for a while, Mrs. Li, who had regained her demeanor, called the palace people: "Go and talk to the palace doctor, and say that the king has been working hard for national affairs for several days, and let them boil some soothing soup for the king to make up." By the way, remember to tell those palace doctors, wait until you have boiled the medicinal soup to come and come to report, I will personally offer the soup to the king! ”