Chapter 280

When the news of the destruction of the Wei state arrived.

For the Chu state, it undoubtedly caused a great shock.

The idiom "when the lips are gone, the teeth are cold" had existed for a long time. Earlier, when the Qin state attacked Wei, there was no lack of ministers in the Chu state who proposed sending troops to rescue Wei, but they were blocked by the Lingyin Li Qu Yuan.

In the Chu state, there was no Chancellor; their titles for various official positions were completely different from other states, or rather, the Chancellor of the Chu state was the Lingyin.

Li Qu Yuan was a guest of Lord Lord Chunshen, Huang Huang Xie, in his early years. Because he offered his sister, Li Li Yanyan, to Lord Lord Chunshen, he gained Lord Lord Chunshen's favor. Later, because King King Kaolie of Chu could not easily produce a son, Lord Lord Chunshen sent the pregnant Li Li Yanyan to the King of Chu. Not long after, Li Li Yanyan gave birth to a child. Lord Lord Chunshen became increasingly favored by the King of Chu, and because of Li Li Yanyan, Li Qu Yuan also rose to prominence and became an in-law of the royal family.

Lord Lord Chunshen had once monopolized power in the Chu state, and his influence was overwhelming. He thought Li Qu Yuan's existence would be his greatest help, but he never expected that Li Qu Yuan's ambition was even greater than he had imagined.

Only seventeen days after the King of Chu died, Lord Lord Chunshen died under Li Qu Yuan's ambush. With the passing of the King of Chu and Lord Lord Chunshen, the child born to Li Qu Yuan's sister, Li Li Yanyan, became the new King of Chu. Because of his mother, he was completely obedient to his uncle, Li Qu Yuan. Li Qu Yuan completely replaced Lord Lord Chunshen, became the new powerful figure in the Chu state, and was even appointed as Lingyin.

After he became the Lingyin of the Chu state, the Qin state also made friends with him, secretly sending him many gold and silver treasures. Before the Qin state destroyed Wei, they had sent people to contact Li Qu Yuan again, moving him with sincerity, which led to Li Qu Yuan preventing the Chu state from sending troops.

Otherwise, although the Chu state sending troops would not have changed the outcome, it should have supported the Wei state for the sake of reason and sentiment. Not to mention that the two countries had once participated in the vertical alliance to attack Qin, the destruction of the Wei state left the Chu state alone, making it difficult for it to protect itself.

This time, after the destruction of the Wei state, the court of the Chu state inevitably faced the suspicion of old issues being raised again.

General Xiang Yan immediately accused Lingyin Li Qu Yuan, saying that if it weren't for Li Qu Yuan preventing the Chu state from sending troops, when the Qin state surrounded Daliang City, as long as the Chu state had sent troops to rescue it, the Wei state would not have perished so quickly.

As long as the Wei state had not perished, although the Qin state was still strong, if they could combine the strength of the Chu and Wei states and find a way to pull in the Qi state, which had always been drifting outside, it might not have been impossible to contend with the Qin state.

Li Qu Yuan was naturally very unhappy with Xiang Yan's accusations.

He immediately quarreled with Xiang Yan.

In the end, the young King of Chu, who had been on the throne for several years, could not stand it anymore and acted as a peacemaker, ending this court dispute.

But the struggle in the court ended, while the disputes outside the court still existed.

Because of Xiang Yan's accusations, Li Qu Yuan was secretly angry. He had already developed murderous intent toward Xiang Yan and decided to find an opportunity to kill him. That's right, Li Qu Yuan was just that direct; for those who disagreed with his political views, his method was to find an assassin to kill them.

He even dared to kill Lord Lord Chunshen; who else would he not dare to kill?

On the other side, Xiang Yan returned to his mansion, also looking worried.

His sons had all heard about what happened in the court today.

His eldest son, Xiang Chao, immediately said to Xiang Liang: "Father, you offended Li Qu Yuan in the court today. Given Li Qu Yuan's temperament, I am afraid he will not let this rest!"

Xiang Chao was not famous, and in history, he was not as famous as his two younger brothers, Xiang Liang and Xiang Bo, but he had an extremely famous son. His son was named "Xiang Yu".

Hearing his eldest son's words, Xiang Yan said in a deep voice: "How could I not know this? But compared to offending Li Qu Yuan, I am more concerned about the Chu state. Now, the Wei state has perished, and the Qi state has always been on good terms with the Qin state. If nothing unexpected happens, the next target of the Qin state will be the Chu state."

"Perhaps next year, or perhaps the year after, the Qin state will sooner or later send troops to the Chu state. Although the Chu state is large, contending with the Qin state, which has continuously destroyed four countries, is still an extremely difficult task!"

Listening to Xiang Yan's words, Xiang Chao, Xiang Liang, and Xiang Bo, his three sons, all fell silent.

As the sons of Xiang Yan, they all served in the military and were not simple characters; they also realized the threat of the Qin state.

"Even so, the men of our Chu state are not afraid of a battle!"

After a long silence, finally, it was the eldest son, Xiang Chao, who let out a roar. His words also stirred up the fighting spirit of his two younger brothers.

Xiang Yan looked at his three sons, feeling very gratified. He thought of his grandson who was still in swaddling clothes. Although that child had only been born recently, he would surely be a good man of the Chu state similar to his father when he grew up.

After pondering for a long time, Xiang Yan said: "I am prepared to go to the Qin state."

"The Qin state?"

Hearing this, Xiang Yan's three sons looked at him in surprise, not understanding why their father would say such a thing.

Xiang Yan said: "Lord Lord Changping of the Qin state is the descendant of the former King of Chu left in the Qin state. He holds a high position in the Qin state but is always thinking of the Chu state. I intend to go and see him..."

— Author's Notes —

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