mtl008 Chapter 220 Ensuring His Death Was Worthwhile
Chapter 220 Ensuring His Death Was Worthwhile
In this era of war and chaos, among the seven most powerful states, Qin was the strongest, followed by Chu.
The Qin state's grand strategy of expanding eastward has been set. Although the current targets are still the Han and Zhao states, the Chu state is also a hidden threat, not to mention the possibility of traitors like Lord Changping who are loyal to their homeland.
Therefore, when Ying Ge left Han to return to Qin, Ying Jing sent Mo Ya and Bai Feng to Chu to gather intelligence, since Ying Ge still needed to stay in Han to integrate the merger of Bai Niao and Luo Wang.
study.
Ying Jing still couldn't escape the fate of spending the night working in his study. At this moment, he was hunched over his desk writing a letter.
"According to the intelligence relayed by Mo Ya and Bai Feng, the life of the King of Chu is hanging by a thread."
"Furthermore, the secret agents of the Luowang have provided some more in-depth information. The child of the King of Chu is very likely related to Lord Chunshen. Now, the Queen of Chu's elder brother, Li Yuan, is secretly raising a large number of assassins and seems to have colluded with external forces to help him. He is just waiting for the King of Chu to die so that he can take action against Lord Chunshen."
The embroiderer gave a serious report.
Ying Jing put down his pen for the time being and carefully examined the intelligence reports sent back from the State of Chu. The reports were exactly the same as the stories he knew.
This confirms one point once again...
This is an era of competing to be the worst; every country is internally unstable, and there are countless dirty deeds happening!
However, relatively speaking, the Qin state encountered Ying Zheng, who quickly dealt with and suppressed everything, thus freeing up resources to target other states.
Lord Chunshen, Huang Xie, was one of the Four Lords of the Warring States period. As a powerful and virtuous nobleman in the State of Chu, he was always Ying Jing's partner in Chu.
Li Yuan, the elder brother of the Queen of Chu, first presented his younger sister Li Huan to Lord Chunshen. After Li Huan gained his favor and became pregnant, he persuaded Lord Chunshen to present Li Huan to the King of Chu.
Lord Chunshen, Huang Xie, held great power in the State of Chu. Since the King of Chu had no son, he would only pass the throne to his brother in the future. Once the new king took the throne, Huang Xie would inevitably be purged.
Huang Xie had been worried about this matter for a long time, but even after searching everywhere for women who were easy to bear children to offer to the King of Chu, he had not achieved any results.
Li Yuan's suggestion hit the nail on the head for Huang Xie.
By presenting Li Huan to the King of Chu, who would then bear his child, the son of Li Huan would become the future King of Chu.
With the power he wields, his future is bright!
However, Huang Xie's only oversight was that Li Yuan's ambitions were even greater than he had imagined.
Among Huang Xie's retainers was a man named Zhu Ying. He saw through Li Yuan's ambition and plans, and advised Huang Xie to kill Li Yuan first.
However, Huang Xie trusted Li Yuan completely, believing him to be a weak person who would never have such thoughts. Zhu Ying, knowing that her advice would not be heeded and fearing for her own safety, chose to flee.
The outcome is self-evident. After King Kaolie of Chu died, Li Yuan rushed into the palace and ambushed assassins at the Thorn Gate. When Lord Chunshen entered the Thorn Gate, they swarmed him and beheaded him. Li Yuan also sent men to exterminate Huang Xie's entire family.
After that, with the help of his younger sister Li Huan, Li Yuan gradually gained control of the Chu state.
"Given Lord Chunshen's power and influence, he had many skilled men around him, so the chances of the assassins kept by Li Yuan succeeding were very low."
"This external force seems to have considerable strength..."
Ying Jing tapped his knuckles lightly on the table: "First, find out which external force is behind this, and start investigating the farmers first!"
The embroiderer nodded: "Your Majesty, is the Luo Wang organization involved in Lord Chunshen's affairs?"
Ying Jing closed his eyes, thought for a moment, and then suddenly opened them again.
"Although Lord Chunshen made some mistakes regarding the Li Garden matter, his abilities are indeed considerable, and his cooperation with us over the years has been very pleasant..."
The embroiderer tentatively asked, "Then, we need to make sure he..."
"Of course, we must ensure that his death is worthwhile!"
Ying Jing spoke calmly, his tone devoid of any emotion: "A chaotic and internally strife-ridden Chu state is more in Qin's interest."
"The net of fate is always ready; among the assassins who will kill Lord Chunshen, there must be members of the peasant faction."
"Secretly spread rumors about the bloodline of the Crown Prince of Chu, and in addition, emphasize the legitimate bloodline of Lord Changping."
At this point, Ying Jing suddenly sneered: "Let's add another one, say that... the nobles of Chu question the crown prince's bloodline and intend to welcome Lord Changping back to the country to succeed to the throne."
Changping Jun has been making a lot of small moves lately, which is also a problem for farmers.
Ying Jing has made some preparations, but it's not enough.
The current situation in the State of Chu presents a good opportunity.
Regardless of whether the peasants participated in the assassination, the Net would make them involved.
With the capabilities of the Luo Wang organization, it wouldn't be difficult for them to impersonate a skilled farmer and leave behind some evidence, especially with Situ Wanli as an inside agent.
Even if the farmers wanted to explain, even if the State of Chu had some doubts, it didn't matter.
There always had to be someone to take the blame for Lord Chunshen's death.
The Farmer's Clan, a force within the martial arts world, is a good choice.
And Lord Changping...
The only reason Ying Jing could think of for betraying Qin despite his high position was the throne.
After all, no matter how high his status was in Qin, he was not destined for the throne, but in Chu he had legitimate blood and was fully qualified.
If he can achieve great merit, and given that the bloodline of the King of Chu is questioned, he will have the opportunity to become the King of Chu.
Now, what Ying Jing needs to do is to prematurely trigger the key point of the Chu King's bloodline, so that Lord Changping will come under suspicion.
Even if Ying Zheng still trusted him, he would still be wary.
Under immense pressure, Changping Jun either had to expose himself prematurely or prove his loyalty.
"You like to hide but you always jump around randomly. It's time to put some pressure on you!"
The embroiderer finally understood how ruthless Ying Jing's scheme was, and immediately nodded: "I will give the order in a moment."
"As for the matter on the grassland, we have contacted the daughter of the former wolf king, but she is not very willing to cooperate with us and has asked Luo Wang to release her sister first."
As they spoke, Ying Jing had already turned his attention to the intelligence reports related to the grasslands.
After the death of the former wolf king, his two daughters became highly sought-after, coveted by various tribes.
The largest tribe was led by Touman.
After a moment, he spoke casually: "No rush... Let Touman step up their efforts. When the pressure is high enough, they will naturally cooperate with us."
Ying Jing did have a plan to support the grassland princess, but he wasn't particularly interested in it.
After all, the Touman people had been manipulated by the Luo Wang in various ways and were completely under their control; those alien races couldn't cause any trouble.
Supporting another princess is merely a means to create chaos, so that while the Central Plains are at war, the grasslands will also be fighting amongst themselves.
"That's enough for today. Now give this letter to Xuan Jian. It explains what he should do after he arrives in Wei..."