Chapter 450

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

For the State of Chu, 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 Guo attacked Wei, there was no shortage of ministers in the State of Chu who proposed sending troops to rescue Wei, but they were blocked by Lingyin Li Yuan.

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

Li Yuan was a guest of Lord Chunshen, Huang Xie, in his early years. Because he offered his sister, Li Yanyan, to Lord Chunshen, he gained Lord Chunshen's favor. Later, because King Kaolie of Chu had difficulty having children, Lord Chunshen sent the pregnant Li Yanyan to the King of Chu. Not long after, Li Yanyan gave birth to a child. Lord Chunshen became even more favored by the King of Chu because of this. Because of Li Yanyan, Li Yuan also rose to prominence and became an imperial relative.

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

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

After he became the Lingyin of the State of Chu, the Qin Guo also made friends with him and secretly sent him a lot of gold, silver, and treasures. Before the Qin Guo destroyed Wei, they had sent people to contact Li Yuan again and moved him with sincerity, which led to Li Yuan blocking the State of Chu from sending troops.

Otherwise, although the State of Chu sending troops would not have changed the outcome, logically and emotionally, they should have supported the Wei Guo. Not to mention that the two states had once participated in the vertical alliance to attack Qin together, just the fact that the Wei Guo was destroyed and only the State of Chu remained made it difficult for them to protect themselves.

This time, after the destruction of the Wei Guo, there was a suspicion of old matters being brought up again in the court of the State of Chu.

Grand General Xiang Yan immediately accused Lingyin Li Yuan, stating that if it were not for Li Yuan blocking the State of Chu from sending troops, when the Qin Guo surrounded Daliang City earlier, as long as the State of Chu had sent troops to rescue them, the Wei Guo would not have been destroyed so quickly.

As long as the Wei Guo was not destroyed, although the Qin Guo was still powerful, if they could combine the strength of the State of Chu and the Wei Guo, and then find a way to pull in the State of Qi, which had always been drifting outside, they might not be unable to contend with the Qin Guo.

Regarding Xiang Yan's accusation, Li Yuan was naturally very unhappy.

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 fighting in the court ended, while the disputes outside the court still existed.

Because of Xiang Yan's accusation, Li Yuan could not help but be secretly angry. He had already developed murderous intent toward Xiang Yan and decided to find an opportunity to kill him. That's right, Li 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 Chunshen; who else would he not dare to kill?

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

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

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

Xiang Chao's reputation was not prominent, 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 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 Yuan, I am more concerned about the State of Chu. Now, the Wei Guo has been destroyed, and the State of Qi has always been on good terms with the Qin Guo. If nothing unexpected happens, the next target of the Qin Guo is the State of Chu."

"Perhaps it will be next year, or perhaps the year after. The Qin Guo will sooner or later send troops to the State of Chu. Although the State of Chu is large, contending with the Qin Guo, which has successively destroyed four states, is still an extremely difficult thing!"

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

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

"Even so, the men of our State of Chu are not afraid of a fight!"

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

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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 just been born, he must be a good man of Chu similar to his father when he grew up.

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

"The Qin Guo?"

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 Changping of the Qin Guo is the descendant of the former King of Chu left in the Qin Guo. He holds a high position in the Qin Guo, but he is always thinking of the State of Chu. I intend to go and see him..."