"Have you accepted the seal I asked Xu Fu to give you? 'King of Chu of the Great Qin', this is the new identity I want to give you."
Emperor Yuanwu stood up and walked towards the inside of the sword observation platform, signaling the other party to follow, and used his spiritual sense to sense Li Lingjun's slightly trembling body, and the panic flashing in his eyes. He sneered in his heart, but did not stop there.
Instead, he further increased his investment and said in a deep voice:
"Since you have received the seal, you should know my intention. Now, the Chu Dynasty is closely reclaiming power, eliminating dissidents, and harming loyal and kind-hearted. If you want to be the dominant concubine Zhao Xiang's faction, the situation is becoming increasingly unstable. It is your return to your hometown.
A great opportunity to achieve great things.”
"What I want you to do is to take this opportunity to call on the powerful and powerful families and local tyrants who are dissatisfied with your father and Concubine Zhao Xiang, who have been repeatedly hit by the consequences of being defeated by Chu and surrendering to Qin, and to oppose this
Let’s gather together, take the opportunity to initiate a coup, and seize power!”
"No need to do too much. When you make the name of clearing the king's side, I will also personally lead a million troops to support you and restrain the elite Chu troops stationed in the border counties."
"As long as you can instigate some local clans, keep them from moving, or turn against each other directly, and start a war in the Chu territory. Then you will be the founding of the new Chu army and attack Yingdu together.
What about the king, the true king of a country?"
"…How should the territory of this new Chu be defined?"
Li Lingjun was silent for a long time before he asked such a question.
He knew very well that there was no free lunch in the world. Although Yuan Wu said it passionately, in fact, it was impossible for him to mobilize many troops to launch a national war, which consumed countless money and food just to help him Xiong Han ascend to the throne of King Chu.
With the life of the soldiers.
The real goal of the Qin Dynasty is the land and population of the State of Chu.
Yuan Wu heard this, but did not answer directly, but asked back: "Do you know, how big is the world?"
Although Li Lingjun didn't understand why the other party suddenly asked about this, he still answered according to the topic:
"The four dynasties of Qin, Chu, Qi and Yan, if combined, can reach the sea of ​​Leiqi in the west, and to the Penglai islands in the east, and to the Bharaban continent in the south, and to the north, reach the Bharaban continent in the south and to the north
The vast sea ice fields are even thousands of miles apart.”
"And this is only a known world. In the farthest extreme west, extreme east, extreme south, and extreme north, there are countless unknown countries and races, and their territory is vast and endless.
Even the most knowledgeable scholar may not be able to explain it clearly.”
"I'm afraid that only Emperor You, who unified the world in the past, can truly know the secrets of this world, complete the measurement and mapping of land, sea and borders of that continent, and see the scenery of the world..."
At the end, Li Lingjun couldn't help but show a bit of leisurely and fascination on his face. Obviously, he also admired the You Emperor who had established the supreme cause and left countless mysterious myths in the legend.
of.
Emperor Yuanwu nodded, expressed his affirmation of Li Lingjun's insight and vision, and then continued to speak:
"Since that's the case, why should you be obsessed with the one-acre and three-point land of Chu? As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, after you can overthrow Emperor Chu and eradicate Concubine Zhao, you can choose three counties first within the Chu territory.
The land, as your territory of the country, will be hereditary and will be honored forever."
"And I can also promise you that one day I will unify the world and purge the three dynasties. All the overseas countries and unknown places can be conquered and occupied by your King of Chu on my behalf, and the land they have obtained,
All belong to you, and even the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty can be obeyed by your arrangements. How about it?"
As soon as this statement was made, Li Lingjun was completely moved. He knew that Yuan Wu did not use any false promises such as "will leave half of the country" and "all the land of Chu belongs to you" to deceive himself, but instead gave a
A relatively reasonable and more feasible solution.
Even considering the longer-term future and his possible inflated ambitions, it can be regarded as the greatest sincerity this emperor can give, and the "blueprint" drawn by the other party is indeed tempting enough
.
Although it is only a place of three counties, you should know that the richest surrounding Yingdu of Chu State is only only a few five counties. Its commands over tens of millions of people, has a vast territory, abundant resources, and is also known as a land of fish and rice.
It has always been coveted by all countries.
Therefore, this condition can be said to be quite generous, even exceeding Lilingjun's expectations.
Because he knew very well that he actually didn't have much choice, either agree to Yuanwu's conditions to fight for the title of a vassal prince and the foundation of the three counties, or continue to stay in Changling City and waste his time.
Until one day he was sentenced to death by an imperial edict from Emperor Chu.
In contrast, although the former is also full of unknowns and risks, and may even be criticized for eternity, it is undoubtedly too much better than the latter, which is more likely to make people yearn for.
Normally, even if you return home successfully and do not suffer persecution, you will be able to get a few counties as a fief.
After several generations, the family of ordinary nobles who were granted titles could be compared with the princes and kings who were granted titles?
After figuring this link, Li Lingjun also felt sure in his heart, knowing that he had no other choice, and could only go all the way to the dark, and try his best to complete the tasks assigned by Yuan Wu, and no longer say anything at the moment.
, just looked at the other party deeply, leaned over and kowtowed:
"The Chu people are sincere in their promises, and they promise a thousand gold. Since they have received the seal, I will naturally not regret it anymore. From now on, Xiong Han is willing to follow the horse's tail and plan a big thing together! I just hope that the future will be successful, Your Majesty will do it.
Don't forget the promise today."
“This is nature.”
Emperor Yuanwu finally showed a smile on his face, and he helped the other party in a low voice and said in a harmonious voice:
"I have a golden word and a jade word. Once I make it, I will have no regrets. You can rest assured. I still hope that you will start a business as soon as possible and achieve this great cause. I can also prepare a ceremony for the title of kings for you and drink wine to celebrate the achievements together!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Lingjun bowed again, but this time, his expression and movements had become extremely firm, and his sword intent was thriving, like a sword that had been sealed for many years suddenly unsheathed, showing its sharpness, without any hesitation.
and wandering.
Seeing this, Emperor Yuanwu nodded secretly, satisfied with the mentality and fighting spirit shown by Lilingjun.
Only those who are truly unwilling to be in the status quo, have ambition, ability, and have certain confidence in being able to stir up the situation can play an important role in the next drama involving the war and internal affairs of the two countries and become a key chess piece.
.
If he is just a waste, even if he has the identity of "Prince of Chu", it will be difficult to accomplish anything. Instead, it will only become a drag and flaw, which will ruin his good things in vain.
"Chu is vast, with vast land and vast resources, with a large population, with a million armored people, and many sects of practice are in charge. Even if there is chaos in the country, it is not easy to break through from the outside."
"I don't know when Your Majesty will send troops, who will be the general, and where to attack? What step does Xiong Han need to take to complete his mission and welcome the reinforcements from the Qin Dynasty?"
Since he had made up his mind, Li Lingjun no longer wasted his time. He leaned forward slightly and soon took the initiative to ask about the next action plan and the tasks he needed to undertake.
"When the road in Chunli is good for marching, our dynasty will formally send troops. Among the thirteen marquis of the Great Qin Dynasty, at least half will follow the army to go out to war. I will personally command the troops and divide the troops into three groups to attack Chu."
"What you have to do is to contact as many opposition forces in Chu as possible before this, promise to make profits and form an alliance. At the same time, you will find a way to spread rumors and stir up the relationship between Emperor Chu and Concubine Zhao, and to those
The suppression and cleaning of the aristocratic families forced them to rebel and take the initiative to ask for help from you."
"This way, you can accumulate enough strength in the shortest time, cooperate with the inside and outside, and achieve success in one fell swoop."
Emperor Yuanwu glanced at Lilingjun deeply, then took out a scroll of silk book from his sleeve and threw it at Lilingjun:
"This is the plan formulated by the Queen and the Dukes in the court for your return. You can take it back and review it carefully. If you have any opinions or ideas, you can directly put forward them, and I will consider it as appropriate."
"However, before everything goes wrong, you have one of the most important things to do."
"Please make it clear to you."
Li Lingjun took the silk book, but did not unfold it immediately. Instead, he asked Emperor Yuanwu for advice on the next task.
“It’s very simple.”
Emperor Yuanwu smiled slightly and slowly uttered four words:
"Get trust from others."
"Get trust from others?"
When Li Lingjun heard this, he was stunned at first, then he understood and frowned and said, "Your Majesty wants me to return to Chu State, first take out some 'vote letters' to prove to those aristocratic families that I am indeed
He has betrayed the State of Chu and turned to the Qin Dynasty. He is the same as them, right?"
"It's not after returning to Chu State, but now."
Emperor Yuanwu corrected: "I want you to perform a good show at this sword meeting and openly 'expose' the sinister conspiracy and ugly ambitions of the Chu people towards our dynasty, which aroused the indignation of countless sword masters and the people in Changling.
Find a legitimate excuse to attack Chu.”
"The Lushan Alliance is coming soon. It is not easy to tear up the armistice agreement signed by the four dynasties in advance. It requires a sufficient weight and shocking reason to block the world's long and endless mouths. Your appearance and your appearance
The 'truth' revealed is the best reason."
"At that time, I will come to the scene in person and have a guiding discussion with you to show the absolute momentum gap, so that you can "discuss" due to your trance under the 'oppression' of the sword. In this way, you can be sure of no mistakes
, No one can see that this is a deliberate fraud."
To be continued...