Qin State's national power has been increasing day by day since Qin Xiaogong implemented Shang Yang's Reform . By the end of the Warring States Period, Qin State had developed into the most prosperous and powerful country at that time. No matter whether it is economic strength or military strength, any country selected from the Shandong Six Kingdoms cannot compete with Qin, so all countries are not Qin's opponents.
However, the power of Qin also made all countries deeply uneasy. Not only the monarchs of the six countries were in panic all day long, but the nobles of the vassal states were also frightened, fearing that they would lose their status and wealth after being destroyed by Qin. In order to save their country from destruction and fight against Qin, the nobles of various countries treated the virtuous and corporal, recruited guests, and tried their best to recruit talented scholars in order to expand their power and reputation.
Because retainers can not only make suggestions, but also travel to various countries to lobby for their masters, and sometimes they can prepare for emergencies. For example: Zhao State Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng's retainers Mao Sui once lobbied King Kaolie of Chu reached a cooperative alliance with Zhao State and dissolved Handan. Wei Kingdom Xinling Lord Wei Wuji relied on the advice of his retainers Hou Ying and Zhu Hai to "steal the talisman to save Zhao"; Qi Kingdom Mengchang Jun Tian Wen also relied on two retainers who were good at stealing and crowing to escape from the Qin State. This is where the idiom "roosters crow and dogs steal" came from.
For this reason, the "wind of raising scholars" was prevalent at that time, among which the "Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period" were the most famous. In addition to the three princes and princes listed above who were famous for raising scholars, there was also Huang Xie, Chun Shenjun of Chu Kingdom . The four of them were collectively called the " Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period ". However, Chunshen Lord Huang Xie is a little different from the other three. He does not have a prominent life background, but is just a commoner. The other three are all descendants of the kings of Qi, Zhao and Wei, and are veritable princes and princes.
Although Chun Shenjun Huang Xie was just an ordinary commoner, he was worshiped as the Prime Minister of Chu State by King Chu Kaolie. He was also one of the few Ling Yin with a foreign surname in the history of Chu State. The number of diners under his sect was 3,000, which was not inferior to the other three princes. Moreover, the noble disciples of Chunshenjun even decorated their daily shoes with pearls. This also made the envoys from Zhao and the disciples of Pingyuanjun feel ashamed. This also shows the power and wealth that Chunshenjun Huang Xie has in Chu State.
"Historical Records" records: "There were more than 3,000 guests from Chun Shenjun, and all of them sneaked in to see the envoy from Zhao. The envoy from Zhao was very ashamed. Tai Shigong said: I am in Chu, and I visited the old city of Chun Shen Jun. The palace is so prosperous!"
Even Tai Shigong Sima Qian all lamented the power and status of Chun Shenjun. Before writing "Historical Records", Taishi Gong traveled all over the world to collect relics and old news. When Taishi Gong came to the original land of Chu, he saw the city where Chun Shen Jun was enfeoffed. He said with emotion: "The scale of Chun Shen Jun's palace is so huge!".
However, Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, who had thousands of customers and took over the military and political power of the Chu State, was eventually cut off and his head was thrown on the street. What happened? Why was the Chu State Ling Yin who was in charge of a country eventually brutally murdered?
The initial key reason was that King Chu Kaolie had no children. Huang Xie, the king of Chun Shen, was very worried about this, so he took over the past and dedicated his pregnant concubine to the King of Chu, so that his son could inherit the throne of Chu. However, everything Chunshenjun Huang Xie did had already fallen into the trap of Zhaoren Li Yuan , because the woman Huang Xie presented to the King of Chu was Li Yuan's biological sister. Later, the history of Chu State changed because of this woman and her brother, and Huang Xie, the king of Chunshen, also died tragically.
All this starts with the severance of contact between Chu and Qin, and the prince of Chu entering Qin as a hostage. This is also the reason why Huang Xie, the king of Chunshen, was reused by the king of Chu because he was a commoner.
Chu State cut off contact with Qin State and wanted to join forces to attack Qin State.
In the middle and late Warring States Period, Chu State severed diplomatic relations with Qin State because King Zhaoxiang of Qin had lured King Huai of Chu into Qin and detained him. As a result, not only did he not get Chu's Wu County and Qianzhong County , King Chu Huai also died of illness in Xianyang, the capital of Qin. This move caused Qin's reputation to plummet among the vassal states. Qin's inhumane behavior also made Chuhuai King's son Chu Qingxiang King Xiong Heng cut off the exchanges between the two sides.
But not long after, Chu Qingxiang King was eager to make peace with Qin. The reason was that three years after Qin and Chu broke off diplomatic relations, Qin general Bai Qi defeated Han and Wei in the Battle of Yique, killing 240,000 Korean and Wei coalition forces. After King Qin Zhaoxiang won this great victory, he wanted to beat Chu State, so he wrote a special letter to King Chu Qingxiang:
" Xiong Heng, when Chu State betrayed Qin State, I hope You should quickly strengthen your war preparations, rectify your army, and wait for me to lead the troops of the princes to fight you. Don't say that I didn't warn you in advance. "
Let's take a look, is what King Qin Zhaoxiang said "human talk"? At this time, the state of Qin had just won a complete victory in the Battle of Yique, killing all the elites of Han and Wei, and was forced to sacrifice land for peace. Bai Qi's reputation and reputation spread throughout the countries. Facing the Qin army at its peak, which prince would dare to bring trouble to Qin at this time! King Qingxiang of Chu was very worried about this. In order to avoid the war, he wanted to sign an alliance with Qin again, so he went to Qin the next year to marry a clan girl, and reconciled with Qin again.
However, King Qingxiang of Chu was stimulated by a hunter who was good at shooting wild geese with a thin bow and string, and rekindled the idea of avenging his father. So he sent envoys to various countries to conclude alliances, intending to join forces to attack Qin, and also wanted to take the opportunity to destroy the Eastern Zhou . Although the plan of Chu State failed to be implemented in the end, King Zhaoxiang of Qin heard about it and saw that King Qingxiang of Chu was dishonest, so he sent Sima Cuo to mobilize the Qin army in Longxi and the Bashu army to directly attack Qianzhong County in the hinterland of Chu State from Shu.
"Historical Records" records: "Qin heard about it and sent troops to attack Chu. The Chu army was defeated and ceded Shangyong and the northern Han Dynasty to Qin. The Qin general Baiqi pulled out my west mausoleum, then pulled out my Ying, and burned the tomb of the late king in Yiling. King Xiang of Chu soldiers dispersed and stopped fighting, and the northeast was protected. In Chencheng. Qin restored Wu and Qianzhong counties and returned to Qin, and the prince was pledged to Qin. "
In the "Battle of Central Guizhou" between Qin and Chu, the Chu army was defeated and King Qingxiang of Chu was forced to cede the land north of Shangyong and Hanshui to Qin. However, King Qin Zhaoxiang did not intend to let Chu State go just like this, so he ordered General Bai Qi to attack Chu State the following year. For this reason, the "War of Yanying" broke out.
Bai Qi demolished bridges and ships, cut off his own way back, and led his lone army deep into the hinterland of the Chu State to flood Yancheng, the capital of the Chu State. The Chu army retreated steadily in the face of the Qin army's desperate attacks. In the end, Bai Qi was so powerful that he directly captured Ying City, the capital of Chu, and set fire to Yiling, the mausoleum of the Chu king's ancestors. After that, Bai Qi continued to lead his troops eastward. At this time, King Chu Qingxiang's army had been defeated, so he had to retreat to the northeast to defend Chendu, and moved the capital to Chendu.
In the following year, in order to expand the Warring States Period, King Zhaoxiang of Qin ordered Bai Qi and Shuzhong County Governor Zhang Ruo ( Shu County Prefect Li Bing (the predecessor in charge of the construction of Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project )) to lead an army to attack Chu State, and finally captured Wu County, Qianzhong County and Jiangnan area. After that, Zhang Ruo stayed in Qianzhong , and later served as the governor of Qianzhong County, and Bai Qi was also named Wu'anjun for his merits.
After this battle, the Chu State's strength was further weakened and became even weaker. Faced with Qin's constant attacks, King Qingxiang of Chu had no choice but to assemble his army to resist Qin and at the same time send envoys to Qin. Huang Xie, Lord of Chunshen, appeared at this time, which was also the beginning of his taking over the power of Chu State. Of course, Huang Xie had not been named Lord of Chunshen at this time.
King Qingxiang of Chu sent his left disciple Huang Xie to make peace with Qin, and the prince of Chu came to Qin as a hostage.
Huang Xie was a native of Chu. He traveled and studied in many places in his early years, so he had extensive knowledge, and later served King Qingxiang of Chu. Because he was good at debating, he was appreciated by King Qingxiang of Chu, and he was appointed as the left disciple (a unique official position in Chu State, Qu Yuan also served as Zuo Tu). Because he was good at debating, he was sent by King Qingxiang of Chu to Qin to negotiate peace after the Battle of Yanying (about 272 BC).
"Historical Records" records: "The king of Chunshen was a Chu native. He traveled extensively and served King Qingxiang of Chu. King Qingxiang used rest as an excuse and sent him to Qin."
At this time, shortly after the "Battle of Huayang", Qin general Wu Anjun Bai Qi defeated the coalition forces of Zhao and Wei in the important town of Huayang in South Korea. A total of 150,000 Zhao and Wei soldiers were beheaded and killed. This battle severely damaged Wei's vitality, and it was no longer able to compete with Qin. It was forced to cede Nanyang to Sue for peace with Qin, so Qin merged Wei's Nanyang area with Chu's Shangyong area and established it as Nanyang County. When the Qin army was at its peak, King Zhaoxiang of Qin wanted to coerce Han and Wei, and Bai Qi led his troops to attack Chu again.
Fortunately, Huang Xie arrived at the Qin State before the Qin army set out. Huang Xie was also worried that if the Qin State launched another war to attack Chu, the weak Chu State would be destroyed. So he quickly wrote a letter to dissuade King Qin Zhaoxiang from attacking Chu, and Huang Xie lived up to King Chu Qingxiang's entrustment. After some lobbying, he promptly prevented Qin and Chu from breaking out in another war, winning a glimmer of hope for Chu.
Huang Xie wrote in a memorial to King Qin Zhaoxiang: "Qin and Chu are the two most powerful countries in the world today. If the two countries go to war, it will be like two tigers fighting each other. Both sides will inevitably lose, and this will create opportunities for countries such as Han and Wei. This threatened the state of Qin. Secondly, if the state of Qin sent troops to attack Chu, if it borrowed the route from Han and Wei, it would have to worry about whether the Qin army could return to the state of Qin. "
" In the end, once Qin and Chu war, there will be no end, and Wei and Han will. Countries such as Qi and Qi will take the opportunity to send troops to regain their lost territory and expand their territories, thus becoming more powerful. Even if they become stronger, they will have the strength to resist Qin even if they cannot attack and destroy Qin. Only when Qin and Chu unite, and Han and Wei have no chance to take advantage of, will they surrender to Qin, and Qin will be able to go east and control all the princes in the world and make them surrender. (simplified to the point) ”
Under the persuasion of the eloquent Huang Xie, he finally succeeded in persuading and preventing King Qin Zhaoxiang from sending troops to attack Chu, and concluded an alliance with the Chu State, and the two countries made peace again. Of course, no matter how eloquent Huang Xie is, he still needs to show actual sincerity. After all, King Qin Zhaoxiang and the civil and military officials of Qin are not easy to fool.
After discussing with the ministers, King Qin Zhaoxiang said to Huang Xie, the envoy of Chu State: "If Chu Qing wants to form an alliance with Qin State on behalf of Chu State, he will return to his country and bring the prince of Chu State to Qin State to show Chu State's support." Sincerity of alliance! If not, how can I know whether King Chu Qingxiang really wants to form an alliance with me? Then I can only let Lord Wu An lead his army to wander around the land of Chu again to see if he can recreate the style of the Battle of Yanying!"
"Historical Records" records: "Reunited with Qin Ping, and entered the prince as a hostage to Qin. Chu sent Zuo Tu to serve the prince in Qin."
Huang Xie had no choice but to return to Chu State to discuss the matter with King Chu Qingxiang, and finally King Chu Qingxiang decided It was decided to send Prince Xiong Wan to Qin as a hostage . After all, sending each other's princes to other countries as hostages was a common diplomatic method at that time, and Chu State had to do the same, otherwise the covenant brought back by Huang Xie would become Qin's declaration of war against Chu. However, in order to make his son's life in Qin easier, King Qingxiang of Chu asked Huang Xie to go to Qin again to accompany the prince and serve as Xiong Wan's teacher.
Huang Xie and Prince Xiong Wan stayed in Qin for ten years, and Huang Xie established an extraordinary trust and relationship with Prince Xiong Wan.However, Huang Xie was later reused by the King of Chu, who entrusted the military and political power of the country to him, and was given the title Chunshen Jun. It was because of an incident that happened not long ago, and Huang Xie's "deeds" also made the King of Chu trust him more.
Huang Xie helped Prince Xiong Wan return to China and ascend the throne at the cost of his life, and was later promoted to Prime Minister, known as Lord Chun Shen.
In 263 BC, King Qingxiang of Chu was seriously ill. Prince Xiong Wan of Chu, who had been a hostage in Qin for ten years, wanted to return home to visit his father. However, King Qin Zhaoxiang said nothing and refused to let Xiong Wan return home. Even if Qin Prime Minister Fan Ju came forward to persuade him, he could not change King Qin Zhaoxiang's decision. He only agreed to let Xiong Wan's teacher Huang Xie return to the country to visit King Chu's condition and make plans after returning.
Huang Xie understood what Xiong Wan was thinking. After all, Xiong Wan's return to Chu State at this time meant that he was likely to inherit the throne. So Huang Xie asked Prince Xiong Wan to pretend to be the driver of the Chu State envoy and escape back to Chu State from Hangu Pass. In order to prevent the failure of the plan, Huang Xie himself stayed in Qin State and refused to receive guests on the grounds that Prince Xiong Wan was ill. He sacrificed his own life to buy time for Xiong Wan to escape smoothly.
"Historical Records" records: "The prince of Chu changed his clothes to serve as an envoy from Chu to go out of the country, and Huang Xie stayed at home, often because of his illness. In the first year of King Kaolie, he made Huang Xie his prime minister and named him Lord Chunshen."
After King Qin Zhaoxiang learned about this, it was too late to recover the prince Xiong Wan. He was furious and wanted to kill Huang Xie. But then I thought about it, as the prince's teacher, Huang Xie was willing to sacrifice his life for Xiong Wan. Once Xiong Wan ascended the throne and became the king of Chu, he would definitely send troops to avenge his teacher Huang Xie. Even if no troops were sent, the covenant relationship between Qin and Chu would be broken, and Qin would lose more than the gain.
However, if Huang Xie is allowed to return to China and is given a favor, both Xiong Wan and Huang Xie will be grateful to Qin and continue to form an alliance with Qin. Now that the matter has come to this, King Qin Zhaoxiang sent someone to send Huang Xie back to Chu State for the sake of the overall situation.
Not long after Huang Xie returned to Chu, King Qingxiang of Chu died of illness in the autumn of the same year. Prince Xiong Wan inherited the throne as King Kaolie of Chu. Huang Xie's sacrifices regardless of his life also paid off. As soon as King Kaolie of Chu came to the throne, he was promoted to his left disciple Huang Xie as the highest official title of Ling Yin (a unique official position in Chu State, the same as the position of prime minister in various countries at that time), which oversaw the military and political power of a country. He also granted the twelve counties to the north of the Huaihe River (because the fiefdom was close to the border of Qi State, it was later renamed Jiangdong Wu District) to Huang Xie, named Chun Shenjun.
The Chu State Ling Yin was in charge of the power of a country and was the highest official position for issuing orders in the Chu State. Therefore, it was generally held by the royal family and clan nobles of the Chu State. Before this, only Wu Qi, who had carried out reforms for the Chu State, had held this official position among people with other surnames. From this, we can also see how much King Kaolie of Chu trusted Huang Xie, Lord Chunshen.
However, the fact that a person with a surname other than Chun Shenjun Huang Xie held the highest official position in the Chu State, Ling Yin, also laid the foundation for his tragic death. According to historical records, in the history of Chu State, people with a surname other than Ling Yin did not end well. After all, as soon as the example started, officials with foreign surnames in Chu's officialdom would inevitably covet Huang Xie's position, and even ordinary people would have different ideas. Huang Xie, the king of Chunshen, eventually died at the hands of a Zhao man.
King Chu Kaolie had no children, so Chun Shenjun Huang Xie took over the situation and dedicated his pregnant concubine to the king of Chu.
After Chun Shenjun Huang Xie served as the magistrate of the Chu Kingdom, he did not disappoint King Chu Kaolie's trust in him. With Chun Shenjun's dedicated assistance, Chu State once had a revival trend and defeated the powerful Qin in foreign wars. After Qin and Zhao broke out the Battle of Handan , it was Chun Shen Lord Huang Xie and Xinling Lord Wei Wuji who each led their own armies to rescue Zhao State and lifted the siege of Handan. later led troops to attack Lu State , and Chu State also became strong again under the rule of Chun Shenjun. The last joint attack of the eastern princes on Qin was also presided over by Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, and once they attacked the Hangu Pass City of Qin State.
"Historical Records" records: "When Chun Shenjun was the prime minister of Chu, Handan turned to Chu for help. Chu sent Chun Shen Jun to send troops to rescue him, and the Qin soldiers also went. Chun Shen Jun went to the north to conquer Lu for Chu. At that time, Chu regained its strength.”
While Huang Xie, Lord of Chun Shen, was in power in the Chu State, he also attracted many retainers with the popularity of cultivating scholars at that time. The number was more than 3,000, ranking first among the four princes of the Warring States Period who were famous for cultivating scholars. Among them, even the shoes worn by the distinguished retainers were decorated with pearls, so as to be able to Seeing how powerful and wealthy Chunshen Jun Huang Xie was in Chu State, Pingyuan Jun's retainers of Zhao State felt very ashamed when they wanted to show off when they went to Chu as envoys. After all, Pingyuan Jun's retainers could only use pearls to decorate their scabbards and scabbards, but were not rich enough to decorate their shoes.
However, Quan Quan. Chun Shenjun, who was so powerful and famous, was worried about one thing, that is, King Chu Kaolie had no heirs after he returned to his country and ascended the throne. Although Xiong Wan took the daughter of King Qin Zhaoxiang when he was a hostage in the Qin State and gave birth to a son, Xiong Qi, Xiong Qi grew up in the Qin State and served as an official in the Qin State. He was later named Lord Changping by the King of Qin. The possibility of returning to the Chu State was relatively small, and he would not be able to inherit the throne of the King of Chu.
"Historical Records" records: "King Kaolie of Chu had no children, and Lord Chun Shen was worried about it. Those who asked for a wife suitable for children entered him, and there were many people who died without children. "
Once King Chu Kaolie dies and is succeeded by his brother or other nobles from the royal family because he has no heirs, the Chu State will fall into civil strife due to the struggle for the throne. This is something that neither King Chu Kaolie nor Huang Xie wants to see, and Chunshen Lord Huang Xie And his family would be doomed because of this. Huang Xie was very worried about this, so he kept looking for fertile and beautiful women to offer to the King of Chu. However, even so, King Chu Kaolie still had no children after favoring many women.
This matter also spread throughout the countries. Even ordinary people knew that there were many beauties in Queen Chu Kaolie's harem, but no one gave birth to a son. When a man named Li Yuan from the State of Zhao heard about this, he wanted to offer his sister to the King of Chu in exchange for advancement and seek an official position in the State of Chu. Once his sister gave birth to a son for the King of Chu, she might even be expected to replace Huang Xie, Lord Chunshen, as the Ling Yin and take charge of the Chu State.
But Li Yuan also knows that Chun Shen Jun Huang Xie found so many women for the King of Chu, but none of them had sons. Perhaps there was something wrong with the King of Chu's health, so it was difficult for him to have a son. Even if my sister is given to the King of Chu and gets favored by him, I am afraid she will not be able to give birth to a son for the King of Chu. Moreover, facing a harem full of beauties, no matter how beautiful she is, she will lose the favor of the King of Chu over time.
Li Yuan came up with a way after careful consideration, that is, first dedicate his sister to Chun Shenjun Huang Xie, and get After Chongxing became pregnant, he asked Huang Xie to dedicate his sister to the King of Chu, so that the King of Chu would have an "heir". And he could also rely on his status as a relative to get high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and even be granted the title of king and prime minister, replacing Huang Xie, the king of Chunshen. So a shocking conspiracy began against Chunshen Lord Huang Xie and Chu Kaolie King.
However, Li Yuan also understood in his heart: " Chunshenjun Huang Xie has served as the magistrate of the Chu Kingdom for more than 20 years. He can be said to be mature and prudent. If he directly dedicated his sister to him, he would inevitably be suspected! ".
So Li Yuan first looked for an opportunity to be a servant in the Chun Shen Lord's house. However, he deliberately and inadvertently told Chun Shen Lord that his sister was very beautiful and a noble person. Even the King of Qi rushed to send an envoy to propose marriage.
Chun Shen Lord Huang Xie was really curious after hearing this. He thought: "This girl's younger brother must be a stunning beauty if the King of Qi can marry her! " just wanted to meet Li Yuan's sister with his own eyes.
then said to Li Yuan: ", can you take your sister to see her? "
Huang Xie's words played into Li Yuan's heart. Li Yuan said calmly: " I am under the sect of Lord Ling Yin, how dare I disobey your orders? " So Li Yuan "naturally" dedicated his sister to Chun Shenjun, and completed the first step of the plan.
Li Yuan's sister became pregnant not long after she was favored by Chun Shenjun, and Li Yuan also quietly completed the second step.The next step is to persuade his sister to become the queen of King Chu, and to use her sister's mouth to tell Chun Shenjun to avoid being suspected. This is also the most important step in Li Yuan's shocking conspiracy.
"Historical Records" records: "Li Yuan, a man from Zhao, wanted to marry his daughter. He wanted to marry the king of Chu. He heard that she was not suitable for a son, and he was afraid that he would not favor him for a long time. Li Yuan asked for help from Chun Shenjun, so he married his daughter brother. Fortunately, Chun Shen Jun. Knowing that she was pregnant, Li Yuan conspired with his daughter brother. The king of Chu summoned her and gave birth to a son, who was established as the crown prince. Take Li Yuan's younger brother as his queen. "
Li Yuan said to his sister in private: "Which one is more noble, a concubine or a wife?"
His sister replied: " How can a concubine be better than a wife? Li Yuan said: " What about the madam and the queen? " His sister said: " Of course the queen is more noble! " Li Yuan said: " My sister is just a concubine in Chun Shen Jun's house, not even a wife. Now the King of Chu She has no children, and her sister happens to be pregnant. If she is presented to the King of Chu and gives birth to a son in the future, then you will become a queen. If the son inherits the throne and you are the queen mother, wouldn't it be better than being a concubine? " After Li Yuan persuaded his sister, he also taught him how to talk to Chunshen Jun through his sister's mouth. and said: " Such and such, Chun Shen Jun will definitely obey. " So Li Yuan's sister said to Chun Shen Jun while sleeping at night Said: " The King of Chu favors and values you. In the King of Chu's heart, even compared to your brothers, you are not as important as you. But you have been serving as the commander for more than 20 years, and the King of Chu has never had an heir to inherit the throne. After the King of Chu dies, he can only make his brother the king. And the newly enthroned King of Chu will also reuse people who were close to him like the current King of Chu. Then you will not only be replaced and unable to keep your position as Ling Yin and the Jiangdong fiefdom, but disaster will also befall you. " Chunshenjun Huang Xie said: "What my concubine said is indeed true, but what can be done? " Li Yuan's sister said: " I have a way, which will not only save you from trouble, but also bring you blessings. But I feel so guilty that I can’t say anything I was afraid that you wouldn't listen, so I didn't dare to speak. " Chunshenjun Huang Xie said: " My beloved concubine gives me advice, why don't you listen? " Li Yuan's sister said: " That being the case, I said so. " Chunshenjun Huang Xie said: "I am all ears. " Li Yuan's sister said: "I am pregnant now, but others are not. I don’t know, and I have only served you for a short time. If you offer your pregnant concubine to the King of Chu by virtue of your noble status, then the King of Chu will definitely favor you because of his trust in you. If you can give birth to a son in the future, your heir will be the King of Chu, and you will get the entire Kingdom of Chu. In this case, which one is better than the unpredictable disaster you will have in the future? " Chunshenjun Huang Xie said: "Although both are at risk of disaster, the former is better! ". So Huang Xie specially arranged a place for Li Yuan's sister to live outside, and soon told King Chu Kaolie that he had found a beautiful woman from the people who was suitable for childbearing. After the King of Chu heard about it, he brought Li Yuan's sister into the harem and immediately favored her. Later, Li Yuan's sister did give birth to a son. However, King Chu Kaolie did not know that this child was actually the son of his most trusted minister, Chunshenjun Huang Xie. He was very happy about this and named him Xiong Han. praised Huang Xie: " Aiqing not only knows people with her sharp eyes, but also knows women. As expected, the beautiful woman presented by Aiqing gave birth to a son! " After that, King Chu Kaolie made the boy the prince of Chu State, and his mother was named queen. As a result, Li Yuan gained the respect of King Kaolie of Chu, was appointed to an official position, and began to participate in the government of Chu. Li Yuan relies on his status as the uncle of the state and has the power to catch up with Huang Xie, Lord Chun Shen, who is the imperial minister. His long-planned shocking plan is basically completed. Li Yuan’s next plan is to get rid of Chun Shen Jun Huang Xie. Although Chun Shen Jun does not know his plan from beginning to end, he knows the shocking secret of "changing flowers and trees". Moreover, Chun Shenjun, as the Ling Yin, controlled the military and political power of the Chu State. Except for the King of Chu, his power was unmatched by anyone. This also became a roadblock for him to obtain a high position and fully control the Chu State. "Historical Records" records: "Li Yuan was afraid that Lord Chun Shen would reveal his words, so he secretly raised the dead men, and wanted to kill Lord Chun Shen to silence him." So Li Yuan began to secretly raise a large number of dead men, waiting for the opportunity to get rid of Lord Chun Shen and silence him in the future. Although Li Yuan was secretly raising dead soldiers, many people in Shouchun, the capital of Chu, knew about it, including Zhu Ying Due to overconfidence, Chunshenjun Huang Xie gave up the beneficial plan and committed suicide.
Zhu Ying believes that Li Yuan, as the queen's brother and the uncle of the Chu State, raised dead men probably in order to wait for the death of the King of Chu in the future, enter the palace first to seize power, and kill his master Chun Shen Jun to silence him. So Zhu Ying told Chun Shenjun his speculation and came up with a countermeasure.
Zhu Yin said to Chun Shen Jun: " You put me in the position of a doctor in charge of the palace guards and guarding the safety of the palace. If after the death of King Chu, Li Yuan rushes into the palace to seize power, I will kill Li Yuan for you to avoid disaster. "
Huang Xie said: " I know Li Yuan. He is weak. I am incompetent and dare not do this. And I am also very good to him, so how can I get to this point? Shi Shi is too worried, so let's give up this idea! "
As a result, it is not surprising that Chun Shenjun Huang Xie was overconfident and did not believe in the advice and plans of his disciples, so that he gave up the great plan and situation that was beneficial to him, and it was not surprising that he was eventually killed by Li Yuan.
Chunshenjun Huang Xie, who was in charge of a country, was eventually assassinated, and his head was thrown outside the palace gate by the assassin.
Chunshenjun Huangxie's retainer Zhu Ying understood that his advice and plans had not been adopted, and was worried that future disasters would also involve him. Now that the matter has come to this, he leaves Ling Yin's Mansion and escapes from Shouchun, the capital of Chu. Sure enough, not long after, Zhu Ying's speculation was verified.
Seventeen days after Zhu Ying escaped, King Chu Kaolie died of illness in 238 BC. Li Yuan's sister, who was the queen at the time, asked the palace guards to notify her brother as soon as possible. After Li Yuan heard the news, he immediately rushed to the palace, blocked the news of King Chu's death, and arranged for the dead soldiers he had raised to ambush inside the palace gate, and then sent someone to inform Ling Yin Huangxie.
"Historical Records" records: "On the last seventeen days, King Kaolie of Chu died, and Li Yuanguo entered first and laid down the dead soldiers inside the Thorny Gate. When Chun Shenjun entered Thorny Gate, the Yuanshi knight stabbed Chunshenjun, beheaded his head, and threw him outside the Thorny Gate. So the officials were ordered to destroy Chunshenjun's house."
Huang Xie was shocked when he heard the news, and hurriedly drove there without discussing the matter with his guests. As soon as he entered the palace gate, the dead men who had been ambushed by Li Yuan on both sides of the palace gate rushed out in an instant. At this time, Chunshenjun Huang Xie also understood that things had changed as his disciple Zhu Ying expected, but it was already too late.
Moreover, Chunshen Lord Huang Xie did not bring many guards or attendants with him. Of course, as Li Yuan had already planned, even bringing more guards could not change the final result. It would only delay the situation a little.
Under several attacks by the dead soldiers, Huang Xie's guards and coachmen were either killed in battle or were killed and fled. In the end, Chunshen Lord Huang Xie was also assassinated by the dead soldiers raised by Li Yuan. His head was cut off by the dead soldiers and thrown on the street outside the palace gate.
Li Yuan then sent officials and soldiers to kill all the family members of Huang Xie, Lord Chunshen. Afterwards, the "gongzi" born to Li Yuan's sister inherited the throne as King of Chu You, and Li Yuan got his wish, replacing Huang Xie, Lord Chunshen, and became the regent exclusively.
However, after the death of King Kaolie of Chu and Lord Chunshen Huang Xie, the state of Chu completely declined.
Conclusion:
Lord Chun Shen first went to Qin to lobby King Qin Zhaoxiang, and successfully prevented Qin from sending troops to attack Chu. Then he stepped forward, risking his own life, to make suggestions and help Prince Xiong Wan return to his country and ascend the throne. What a brilliant wisdom he showed. In foreign wars, he led the army to rescue the State of Zhao, repelled the Qin army, lifted the siege of Zhao's capital Handan, and led his troops to destroy the State of Lu, which enhanced the strength of the State of Chu, which shows its ability.
However, as the magistrate of the Chu State and in charge of the power of a country, Chunshenjun Huang Xie, who had countless counselors and retainers, was later plotted by the Zhao man Li Yuan. Even though his retainer Zhu Ying found out and advised him, he was too confident and did not adopt it, so that he missed the opportunity to get rid of Li Yuan. In the end, he was killed by Li Yuan. This shows how stupid and confused Chunshenjun Huang Xie was. Although he died tragically, he was entirely to blame!
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