Chapter 58: Li Yanyan
Juyang, Yingdu.
Three years ago, King Xiong of Chu moved his capital here, and Juyang was renamed Yingdu.
In fact, in order to avoid the Qin state's edge, the Chu State has moved its capital very frequently over the years.
The state of Chu moved its capital frequently, and in order to let the people have a sense of belonging to the capital, no matter where they moved, they changed it to Yingdu.
Although it has only been three years since the state of Chu moved its capital, the capital of Yingdu at this time has also become very prosperous.
Chu is 5,000 miles away, holding a million halberds, with Chu's Yi, except for Qin, the world can also be used.
Such a huge country, even if it has been repeatedly defeated by the Qin State, is still not to be underestimated.
Zhao Jia strolled through the city of Yingdu, looked at the traffic on the street, and secretly marveled at the strength of the Chu State.
"If Zhao has the territory and population of the Chu State, why is he afraid of the Qin State?"
Zhao Jia sighed secretly.
Lian Po besieged Jicheng and did not conquer it for half a year.
In order to resist the Zhao army, the old and young of Jicheng went into battle, and although they suffered heavy casualties, they also made the Zhao army unable to advance an inch.
At that time, after Zhao Jia decided to destroy the Yan Kingdom, he went to meet the king of Zhao and state the stakes.
Zhao Jia tried his best to finally let King Zhao adopt his suggestion.
Since then, King Zhao has summoned Wei Wuji, the king of Xinling, and used the other party's connections to begin lobbying for the division of Yan among various countries.
To this day, except for Qin and Chu, the rest of the countries have agreed.
Zhao Jia came to Chu State, not only to mobilize Chu State to participate in the division of Yan, but also to hold other purposes.
"Childe, Chun Shenjun has prepared a banquet, let me invite Childe to the banquet."
Zhao Jia, who came to the State of Chu, did not see Xiong Wan, the king of Chu, but was ceremoniously entertained by Chunshenjun Huang Xie.
Huang Xie is the prime minister of Chu and one of the four princes of the Warring States.
As soon as Xiong Wan, the king of Chu, ascended the throne, he named Huang Xie as the prime minister of Chu, and gave him twelve counties north of the Huai River, and was named Chunshenjun.
Huang Xie was deeply trusted by the king of Chu, and he was even more powerful in the state of Chu.
The person who came to invite Zhao Jia to the banquet in front of him was Li Yuan, a guest of Huang Xiemen.
Li Yuan was originally from Zhao Guo.
After that, he came to Chu to defect to Chunshenjun Huang Xie, but unfortunately Huang Xie had many visitors, including countless three sects and nine streams.
After Li Yuan defected to Huang Xie, he was not reused.
This time, he was sent by Huang Xie to entertain Zhao Jia, also because of Li Yuan's status as a Zhao person, but it was not Huang Xie's importance.
Looking at Li Yuan, who was very respectful, Zhao Jia's eyes narrowed.
Li Yuan is not famous in later generations, and few people know about this person's deeds.
Fortunately, Zhao Jia happened to know this person.
What do you say?
Zhao Jia knew about Li Yuan's deeds, because the groveling man in front of him was actually one of the biggest speculators at the end of the Warring States Period, just like Lü Buwei.
Lü Buwei's deeds are widely known.
For his own political speculation, Lü Buwei even dedicated his very favored Zhao Ji to Yiren, and it was even rumored that Qin Shihuang Yingzheng was Lü Buwei's son.
Later, Gongzi Yiren ascended the throne, and Lü Buwei became the prime minister of Qin, with power leaning towards the government and the opposition, and the scenery was unlimited.
Lü Buwei's deeds were widely circulated.
However, Li Yuan, a speculator who is not inferior to Lu Buwei, knows very few people.
Xiongwan, the king of Chu, has no sons, and he has spoiled many women who are good at giving birth, but there is still no woman who is pregnant with a son.
Li Yuan, a speculator who is not reused, took the opportunity to dedicate his sister to Chunshenjun Huang Xie, and when his sister became pregnant, Li Yuan suggested to Huang Xie that he conceal the news of his sister's pregnancy and dedicate it to the king of Chu.
Chunshenjun Huang Xie used his trick to dedicate Li Yuan's sister to the king of Chu, and gave birth to his son Xiong Han.
Xiong Han, that is, the later King of Chu You.
When Li Yuan succeeded to the throne of King Chu You, he decisively designed to kill Chunshenjun Huang Xie and became the prime minister of Chu, and his power leaned towards the government and the opposition.
It's a pity that after the death of King Chu You, his younger brother succeeded to the throne and became King Chu Ai.
King Kaolie's disciples heard that King Youwang was not Prince Kaolie, and he suspected that King Mourning was not Kaoli's own son, so he sent people to attack and kill King Mourning and the Queen Mother, destroying Li Yuan's family, and establishing Cheng Cheng as king.
The two speculators, both of whom went from having nothing to being in power, also ended up tragically, which is lamentable.
Looking at Li Yuan's deeds, this person's speculation and viciousness are definitely not under Lu Buwei.
It's a pity that Li Yuan's ability is insufficient, and the Chu State was later destroyed, so Li Yuan's deeds are not widely known.
The reason why Zhao Jia knew these was because when he searched for Lü Buwei's deeds in later generations, he accidentally saw the earth-shattering things that Li Yuan had done.
Gathering his thoughts, Zhao Jia stared at Li Yuan.
"Li Yuan, I heard that you have a younger sister called Li Yanyan, and she is very beautiful, I don't know if it's true or not?"
Zhao Jia put his hands behind his back and asked casually.
When Li Yuan heard this, his eyes quickly rolled.
He looked at the handsome and dashing Zhao Jia, and then thought of Zhao Guo's current big break of Yan Kingdom, and his mind immediately became active.
"When I left my hometown thousands of miles away and came to the Chu State, I thought that if I threw myself under the sect of Chunshenjun, I would be able to get ahead."
"It's a pity that after so many years, I still have no name, and my identity is just a guest."
"Now that I can meet the eldest grandson of King Zhao, this person in front of me has a bright future, and it is very likely that he will become King Zhao in the future, if he can marry his sister to him, he may be able to change his fate."
Thinking of this, Li Yuan's face was immediately full of smiles, and he said: "There is indeed a sister in a certain family, and her appearance is absolutely overwhelming. ”
"The matter of Gongzi following the general to break the Yan army has long been spread to the Chu State, and after my sister heard about it, she also admired Gongzi, and often talked about wanting to see Gongzi."
"If the son doesn't give up, after the banquet is over, can he come to the burrow to talk to his sister?"
Zhao Jia stopped, and after carefully examining Li Yuan, a very bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"In this case, Jia will definitely live up to Sister Ling's wishes!"
Zhao Jia attended the banquet of Chun Shenjun almost every day, but he never saw the king of Chu.
Even, even Chun Shenjun Huang Xie did not show up at the banquet.
On the contrary, many of Huang Xie's doormen accompanied Zhao Jia, frequently advised him to drink, and were very attentive.
Rao is like this, and Zhao Jia is not anxious, just because he is here in Chu State, and there are other important things to do.
After the banquet, Zhao Jia was already a little drunk.
With Li Yuan's support, he slowly walked towards the Li Mansion, and the figures of the two stretched out very long in the night.
"Ding Dong!"
"Ding Dong!"
"Ding Dong!"
As soon as Zhao Jia walked into the Li Mansion, he heard the sound of the piano, he opened his eyes wide, and saw a peerless beauty in the dim light.
"She, is she Li Yanyan?"
I have to say that Li Yanyan's appearance is definitely a country and a city.
Zhao Jia's eyes were hazy, and he was actually a little stupid.
"Yan Yan, this is the Gongzi Jia you often talk about, and you can't come to help me!"
"I've seen Childe!"
Yan Yan got up, first blessed slightly, and then walked to Zhao Jia's side, bringing a burst of fragrant wind.