Chunshen Jun blocked everything for the King of Chu.

And he lost almost everything.

His wealth, his fief, his family... and even his fame, constant defeats and constant sacrifices made the Chu people look at him with disgust, because in the Chu people's eyes, Chunshen Jun was responsible for the failure of these wars, and the reform brought about a series of turmoil, but it was forced to stop without any gains, which made Chunshen Jun a public enemy.

However, a bizarre rumor spread rapidly in the State of Chu. Some people said: The King of Chu cannot have children. The children of the King of Chu are all Huang Xie's sons, and Huang Xie gave them to the King of Chu after he had the princess.

Perhaps because of his dissatisfaction with the King of Chu and Huang Xie, or perhaps because of the promotion of the nobles who were persecuted, this rumor quickly spread throughout the Chu State. Chunshen Jun was disgraced and his disciples left him again. They were all doubting Huang Xie's character, but they were incompetent, lustful, betrayal, and harming the people. These became the accusations of Chunshen Jun by the people of Chu. Chunshen Jun was immersed in the great pain of his family's death, but was still dealing with the affairs of Chu State.

For example, most importantly, peace talks.

The Qin people's request was very simple, to cede the land and severely punish Chunshen Jun.

The King of Chu was very angry about this. He even prepared to mobilize his personal soldiers to fight to the battlefield. Huang Xie stopped him.

Immediately, the State of Chu admitted its defeat and cedeed a large area of ​​land including Juyang to Qin, which completely lost its last line of defense. The capital of Chu was once again exposed to the Qin people's sight. The State of Chu lost the last barrier. This was definitely a very difficult thing for the State of Chu, but the King of Chu had no choice but to accept it. Because of the rebellion of the nobles, the King of Chu could only summon 100,000 troops.

Faced with the Qin State, which could mobilize hundreds of thousands of soldiers, the King of Chu only hoped to end the war as soon as possible.

If the war continues to delay, I am afraid that Chu will really perish, and Qin will not be able to swallow Chu at once. The territory of Chu is too vast. For Chu, Qin can only cut the meat first, make him thinner, and then eat it in one bite. Therefore, this is a compromise between the two sides. Chunshen Jun was also taken away by the King of Chu, took away his fiefdom, and demoted him to a commoner. The King of Chu used Jingyang as the chief magistrate.

Chunshen Jun’s demotion also represents the failure of the Chu State’s reform.

Qin happily swallowed the land of Chu, and then he burped with satisfaction and left. As for Chu, the King of Chu put all his anger on the rebellious nobles. Jing Yang commanded the entire army and chased the nobles frantically, and executed them, their families and friends. For a moment, Chu was in sorrow, and the nobles from all over the country died. It was Huang Xie who dissuaded them in time that the King of Chu stopped the killing.

Such actions paralyze the government affairs of Chu State.

There were no officials and administrative personnel everywhere, which caused thieves to rise up everywhere, and the people were living in vain, killing each other and robbing property. Jing Yang, the general who had just put down the rebellion, was helpless in the face of such a Chu State. Fortunately, a disciple named Huang Sheng helped him. Huang Sheng was very mysterious. There were not many people who could see him in normal times, so he helped Jing Yang deal with government affairs and appointed officials.

"Chunshenjun... the pseudonym you are thinking of is too simple, right? The Qin people will definitely be able to see through it!"

Jingyang took a sip of wine and looked at Huang Xie who was lying on the table not far away. Huang Xie did not look up or speak. He became very silent. The murder of his family was a big blow to him. Fortunately, his clan brother saved one of his children and one of his sons, but looking at them, Huang Xie always remembered his brutally murdered family members, his father, mother, brothers and sisters, wife, and his clan members.

Jingyang didn't say much, just drank wine and watched Huang Xie busy.

"Do you regret it?"

Huang Xie raised his head, his eyes were covered with bloodshots, and he said, "What's the use of regret? This is all my fault. It is my mistake to judge the intention of Qin, and it is also my mistaken belief that Zhao and Wei can hold Qin. I thought the power of the nobles had been weakened a lot, but I didn't expect that they could summon half of the territory of Chu to fight for them... I almost let Chu perish."

"Is this why you no longer see the king? The king misses you very much."

Huang Xie trembled for a moment before saying, "I don't have the face to see the king again. I originally wanted to commit suicide... But I found that I didn't even have the courage to die. I didn't have the courage to live, nor even the courage to die..."

"The State of Chu cannot be without you...if these messy things are not allowed, who will do it? Let me come? I can only drink!" Jing Yang said drunk: "Don't think about life or death. Even for the State of Chu, you cannot die. If you want to die, first cultivate a few qualified young people for Chu so that they can inherit your position and you will die."

Huang Xie looked at him thoughtfully.

A few days later, there were more than a dozen young people around this "Huang Sheng". These young people followed him all day long and helped him handle domestic government affairs. Huang Sheng sat aside and watched them deal with it. If there was something wrong, he would scold them harshly. At other times, Huang Sheng was always teaching them other aspects of knowledge, such as letting them understand the relationships of various countries and letting them master the methods of governing the country.

After Jingyang sobered up, he expressed his contempt for Huang Xie's behavior. He did not think that finding a few young people would cultivate a group of talents who could govern the country... Huang Xie's thoughts were a bit too simple. Not long after, these young people went to various places to serve as county magistrates and other positions, and a group of young people appeared around Huang Xie. Nowadays, the nobles in various places have suffered heavy casualties and serious shortages of officials.

But it is the best time to arrange officials.

In another war, that is, in Shangdang, Lian Po returned without success, and the partial army assigned by Lian Po was even swallowed by the Qin people. Lian Po originally wanted to involve the main force of Qin so that he could fight the Qin people all over the line and seize the priority on the battlefield. Lian Po also deliberately chose the relatively weak left wing of Qin and let the partial army involve him. The one who guarded the left wing was a young man from Qin, who called Wang Jian, and he did not have any outstanding achievements.

As a result, this young man actually directly ate Lian Po's partial army... As for how he did it, he was to fight head-on, divide the battlefield with excellent command ability, fight less, or the same method, but this method can always play an amazing role in those who can use him. The reason why Lian Po lets the partial army attack the left wing of the Qin army was originally intended to put pressure on the Qin people and force the Qin people to fight with him.

Therefore, he deliberately chose the left wing without a chariot army. Who would have thought that Wang Jian actually cut the battlefield through infantry... surrounded the Zhao people without any mistakes. He was cautious to the core, but he advanced to the extreme. It is probably the first time that Zhao people have seen such a fighting style. They are not as elusive as Bai Qi, but have his aggressiveness, and have superb organizational ability like Le Yi (it is said that Le Yi can organize ten armies to fight at the same time), but have inhuman command ability.

This guy completely used tens of thousands of soldiers as hundreds of thousands of people. The various advances, cutting and cooperation led by Bo Chang made the Zhao people stunned shortly after the war. After being surrounded, Wang Jian accepted these military achievements.

The State of Zhao had no choice but to stop the attack and return to Zhao, and the Qin people did not continue to pursue.

By winter, the war had ended, and Qin State also achieved its first victory after the death of the king. This greatly inspired the fighting spirit of the Qin people. Cheering people can be seen everywhere in Xianyang. It can be said that Qin State washed away the sorrow brought by the death of the Qin King through a huge victory. However, this victory did not make the Qin people happy for too long, because An Guojun fell ill again.

Perhaps because of the cold winter, An Guojun's physical condition became worse and worse. He was in a coma for several days and had no sense at all.

The ministers of Qin were very worried. Zhao Kuo also went to see An Guojun several times. Hearing that Lu Buwei invited a famous doctor, the doctor was still a little powerful. After he had been treated for a while, An Guojun opened his eyes again. During this period, An Guojun always called Yiren to his side and asked Yiren to serve him. Yiren had no strange words about this. He was by An Guojun's side all day long, serving him respectfully.

"Yinren... I want to tell you eight things, you must obey these eight things!"

An Guojun struggled to sit up and looked at his son in front of him.

Yi Ren knelt in front of him and lowered his head.

"The first thing is that you are not allowed to make your wife in Zhao State as your queen... I heard that some of her actions in Zhao State are not very polite and law... Of course, I don't care about this. It's nothing to do with whether it violates the etiquette and law, but she is too low and has no ability. I'm afraid she will affect your judgment and make you make some wrong decisions. You can have her, but you can't spoil her."

"only!"

"The second thing is that you have to take Zhao Zheng as your successor. Zhao Zheng is a child who is smart enough, and he will stay in Qin State, Wu Chengjun, Han Fei, Xunzi and others in the future and serve for Qin State. These are rare talents, and you must not force them away!"

"only!"

"The third thing, don't be afraid of Wu Chengjun... Don't be like King Zhao. Wu Chengjun will never have the idea of ​​conspiracy. If someone says this, then you can kill the person who slanders you."

"only!"

"The fourth thing is that today's prime minister Lu Buwei has the temperament of a merchant. He pays more attention to personal interests rather than national interests when doing things. You can use him, but don't trust him too much and you must not give him everything."

"only."

"The fifth thing... Mrs. Huayang has followed me for many years. I know that you are just approaching her to gain my trust, but she really treats you as her son. You cannot hurt her. You must regard her as the queen mother. If one day, she will leave and bury her and me together!"

"This...father...I'm not..."

"Promise me!"

"only!"

"The sixth thing is that the strategy formulated by Ying Hou cannot be easily changed. We must plan to destroy the Three Jins, then destroy Yan and Chu, and finally destroy Qi... we cannot make changes without authorization unless it is proposed by Wu Chengjun."

"only."

"The seventh thing is that you cannot abandon government affairs, you cannot indulge in alcohol and sex. You must always think about the hegemony of a king of the world, you cannot let me down, you cannot let my ancestors down... You must be diligent in governing, and you must realize... the hegemony of Qin!!"

"only!"

"The eighth thing... Yiren... cough cough..." An Guojun coughed violently. Yiren stood up helplessly, walked to his side, patted his back gently. An Guojun raised his head, looked at him, and said, "The eighth thing is to take good care of himself... If I leave too, no one will protect you anymore... I have not fulfilled my father's duties and have not taken good care of you on weekdays..."

"Father..." Yiren looked at An Guojun and his voice was trembling. An Guojun was not very nice to him, and he could not even remember his name. However, Yiren remembered that when he was young, An Guojun was a horse for himself and carried him up and ran in the palace... An Guojun said in pain: "Father doesn't like the way I take care of you. He thinks I'm too doting on you... He said that the young master of Qin could not grow up in his father's arms..."

"Yinren..." An Guojun's face was covered with tears, and he said, "Don't blame me..."

"Father!" Yiren hugged his father tightly and he started crying.

When spring comes, the mourning period is finally over.

With a crutch, An Guojun walked into the palace step by step under the service of his son and became the new king of Qin. The ministers bowed their heads to him, the generals held the tiger talisman and saluted him, and the soldiers cheered. An Guojun sat in the upper throne, accepted the bowing of the ministers, and issued his first decree to release the minor criminals serving in the country and give them a chance to reform.

The ministers did not think there was anything wrong. It was normal for the new king to ascend the throne and pardon the criminals, but Han Fei did not think so. He immediately refuted the order of the King of Qin, believing that such an order was wrong. Fortunately, the King of Qin did not blame him for his rudeness.

On this day, Qin State was cheering for their king, and the laughter of the Qin people could be heard everywhere.

The day after ascending the throne, the King of Qin fainted in the palace. The imperial physician gathered around him and anxiously treated him. The ministers hurriedly carried him to the palace to rest. Yiren was also by his father's side, his face full of worries.

On the third day, An Guojun reluctantly opened his eyes, but called Yi Ren to his side.

An Guojun struggled, but couldn't sit up. In the end, he gave up on the struggle. He lay calmly on the bed, looked at his son seriously, and said:

"Leave it to you."

On the third day after ascending the throne, An Guojun passed away.
Chapter completed!