The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 455: Chunshen Jun, Death

Zhu Ying said: "Li Yuan is not a person who can govern a country, nor is he a prime minister, let alone a general. He does not serve as a soldier but raises dead soldiers. What does he want to do?"

"I have received a report from a friend that when the king dies, Li Yuan will enter the palace first and wait for an opportunity to kill the king and seize power. This is what is called an unprovoked disaster."

Chunshen Jun narrowed his eyes and continued to ask: "What is a person without any intention?"

Zhu Ying replied solemnly: "Now the king is still alive, and the emperor is also the prime minister, holding great power. Please let me be the doctor and take charge of the palace guards. When the king dies, Li Yuan will enter first. I will kill Li Yuan for the emperor and put an end to this great trouble. This is what is called a man without any misfortune."

Chunshen Jun pondered for a long time, then smiled and said, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Li Yuan and I have always been good friends. He is a weak and cowardly person, and he has always treated me with respect. How could I harm him with such a cruel method? Even if there are some misunderstandings, it shouldn't be this serious."

Zhu Ying was about to persuade him again, but looking at Chunshen Jun's calm eyes, he could not say anything.

After a moment's silence, Zhu Ying bowed deeply and left.

Chunshen Jun looked at Zhu Ying's leaving back and fell into deep thought.

Now is the critical moment of the change of royal power, so it is normal for anything to happen.

However, the fact that Li Yuan wanted to kill himself was indeed a bit unbelievable.

Li Yuan was just a servant with an ordinary family background. How could he have such great ambition and ability?

Moreover, the conflict between him and Li Yuan had never reached the point where they needed to fight for their lives.

The two have always been good friends. Even if Li Yuan has some dissatisfaction with him or any misunderstanding, they can talk about it.

No matter what, I am the Prime Minister of Great Chu, how could he want to kill me directly?

Furthermore, although Li Yuan was insignificant, he was the new king's uncle. If he was killed without reason, he would inevitably turn against the new king, which would be treason, and he could not bear this responsibility.

As for what Zhu Ying said, that he could rule the country from the south, that was pure nonsense.

Even though I have been the Prime Minister of Chu for more than 20 years, the foundation of my power is the trust and support of the king. Without the king's support, I am nothing.

Chunshen Jun saw this point very clearly.

He is a foreigner, but he is valued by the king and trusted by his subjects. That is why he has been in charge of government for more than 20 years. Given the power base of the Chu State, he is not from a royal family, so how can he be a powerful official? Not to mention that there is no door, there is no window either.

He knew Zhu Ying well. He was indeed quite talented, but he was also very utilitarian. His words could not be fully trusted. He might have exaggerated for his own power.

After all, the position of doctor is extremely important.

Besides, the doctor is in charge of the palace guards. How could the prince not be frightened if he suddenly replaced the doctor at this extremely sensitive time?

Don't forget, Prince Fu Chu is still fine. If the prince misunderstands him, even if there is no problem in itself, it will turn into a big problem.

If I really give Young Master Fu Chu an illusion and something really happens, should I obey him or not?
And what Zhu Ying did, was it for his own good? Or was it for himself? Or was he being instigated by someone to stir up a conflict between him and the crown prince?
Zhu Ying's words are full of exaggerations, and he doesn't think through some things thoroughly enough. We can't listen to him.

Chunshen Jun thought for a long time and decided that it was better to stay still than to move.

No matter how he thought about it, he felt that it would not be a fight of life and death. If that was the case, he must not act rashly at such a critical moment.

Chunshen Jun was mentally prepared for the fact that his power would decline after the new king ascended the throne. Even though he was reluctant, he still understood the principle that every emperor has his own ministers.

The amount of rights can be negotiated. We are all family. No one would just start killing people.

However, Chunshen Jun was wrong this time.

Because of his great power and high reputation, Prince Han decided to either not take action or kill him if he did.

Gongzi Han would not talk, he did not dare to alert the enemy.

This is a life-and-death struggle.

Seventeen days after Zhu Ying asked to see Chunshen Jun, the King of Chu passed away. The eunuch conveyed the news to Chunshen Jun, inviting him to the palace to mourn and discuss the next many matters with the crown prince.

Everything is normal.

None of his attendants and retainers were qualified to enter the palace. As soon as Chunshen Jun stepped into the palace and walked into the palace road, he was immediately attacked and killed. He didn't even have a chance to react.

There was not even time for regret to arise.

His head was cut off, but his bloody face could still be seen clearly, full of disbelief and shock.

When Chunshen Jun's head was thrown out of the palace, the retainers and servants waiting outside the palace were all horrified and fled in all directions.

Half an hour later, Li Yuan personally led the royal masters and palace guards to attack Chunshen Jun's house. When the news was just received, Chunshen Jun's mansion was still in chaos. Only a few smart people did not want anything and fled immediately.

All those who did not have time to escape, and everyone in the mansion, were killed by Li Yuan without mercy.

The famous Chunshen Jun Huang Xie, his entire clan was wiped out, not a single one was left alive.

Zhu Ying, after Chunshen Jun rejected his suggestion, Zhu Ying knew that Chunshen Jun was finished, and his whole family was finished.

The beast is already sharpening its teeth, but there are still people who think they can reason with it. Isn't this a way to die?

After leaving Chunshen Jun's residence, Zhu Ying immediately fled from Chu and went to Qin. He did not take Chunshen Jun's reward, but changed into the cloth clothes he had when he came, and only took some food.

Even though he knew that even if he kept these rewards, they would all become Li Yuan's, but a real man knows what to do and what not to do in life.

After all, Chunshen Jun had done him a favor. Although he had also made contributions, and it was the monarch who did not listen to the advice, but he left without saying goodbye. How could he take other people's money?
With the sword in your hand and the wisdom in your mind, are you still afraid that you won't have a place to stay?

How could there be no chance of success?

Unfortunately.

Li Yuan had already sent people to keep an eye on all the important people around Chunshen Jun. Zhu Ying was a man of both wisdom and courage. After secretly meeting with Chunshen Jun, he immediately left Shouchun. This move shocked Li Yuan.

Although Li Yuan didn't know what they talked about or what Chunshen Jun and Zhu Ying wanted to do, as long as the person was dead, it was fine.

Li Yuan quickly sent out experts to hunt down Zhu Ying.

A few days later, Zhu Ying was caught up by the assassins sent by Li Yuan.

dead.

After Chunshen Jun's death, Shouchun City was in chaos, which made Yao Jia, who was on a diplomatic mission to the State of Chu, quite emotional.

After Yao Jia fooled King Zhao Daoxiang, he came to the State of Chu with the gold. However, when he arrived, King Kaolie of Chu had difficulty managing state affairs, and all matters of Chu, big or small, were handled by Crown Prince Han.

At that time, Prince Han was busy consolidating power and preparing to get rid of Chunshen Jun. How could he have the time to deal with an envoy from Zhao State? Nothing was more important than securing his throne!
He was just arranged to stay in the guesthouse and treated well. Yao Jia asked for an audience several times but did not meet Prince Han.

Yao Jia also enjoyed his leisure time. He enjoyed himself in Shouchun every day and made friends with many powerful people in Chu State.

It has to be said that talent is talent. Less than two months after arriving in Chu, almost everyone in Shouchun knew about Yao Jia.

Yao Jia is different now. He is dressed luxuriously and neatly, and he looks dignified and handsome.

When making friends, he is generous, often talkative, witty, and has a bold and unrestrained attitude and a heroic appearance.

Everyone who knows him praises him highly.

Yao Jia watched helplessly as Chunshen Jun died and his clan was destroyed. No matter how famous they had once been, they were all gone in an instant.

However, Yao Jia was secretly delighted in his heart, thinking that the enemy's hero was my bandit.

The powerful country of Chu lost its wise ruler and loyal ministers at the same time, and was replaced by these two cruel and ruthless people.

Today's new rulers and new ministers are truly ruthless and ruthless, but governing a country cannot be accomplished by relying on these two things alone.

On the contrary, such cruel practices have greatly lost the hearts of the subjects.

Chunshen Jun served Chu all his life and even gave away his own fiefdom. Even if he had no merit, he had worked hard. Now he has been killed for no reason and his entire family has been exterminated. How can the whole country not be saddened?
If people like this were killed for no apparent reason, who would be willing to serve the State of Chu?

The final charge was extremely ridiculous: treason.

This charge is indeed serious and easy to use, but the problem is that Chunshen Jun showed no signs of treason.

Chunshen Jun was a foreigner, in his sixties or seventies, plotting a rebellion? He didn't even have military power, so how could he plot a rebellion?
Politics is about human relations. Politics must be based on human relations. Politics without human relations will never last long.

No one wants to be with a ruthless and ungrateful person, whether he is a friend, an ally, a subordinate or a superior.

The State of Chu, with such a king, will not last long.

After King Han of Chu ascended the throne, he immediately appointed Li Yuan as the new Prime Minister of Great Chu, in charge of state affairs. Li Yuan's ruthless methods indeed frightened everyone in the court, and King Han of Chu quickly secured his throne.

At least that's what it seems on the surface.

His brothers Fu Chu and Changping Jun were also terrified.

Changping Jun was fine. He believed that he had never been disrespectful and that there was no possibility for him to compete with him for the throne. There was no reason for him to kill him.

But Fu Chu was really scared. He was the one competing with his elder brother for the throne. Chunshen Jun was killed so cleanly and easily, so it seemed there was nothing wrong with him killing him too.

Fu Chu went to the palace to mourn the loss immediately, without bringing anyone with him. He burst into tears in front of King Chu Han, holding his legs and crying non-stop. He almost fainted and could not speak. The scene was so heartbreaking that anyone who saw it would cry.

It was indeed because of his crying that King Han of Chu softened his heart and gave up the idea of ​​killing his brother. The main reason was that Fu Chu's performance had already proved that he had surrendered. If he continued to kill him, it would not be good for his reputation to kill his brother.

As soon as he came to power, he killed ministers and his younger brother before his father's body was even cold. It would be difficult to talk about and sound bad if this got out.

The royal nobles will certainly oppose it, which will be detrimental to the king's security of the throne. Anyway, as long as Fu Chu is honest, let's save his life.

But I must not let him go, so I'll keep him in Shouchun. I'll feel at ease knowing he's under my own watch.

King Han of Chu was later posthumously named King You of Chu.

Just by looking at this posthumous title, you can tell what kind of monarch the State of Chu had.

(End of this chapter)