Chunshenjun's fief was in Wu, which was not too prosperous. The rivers connecting various places were silted and the riverbed was too high. When the flood season came, floods flooded, which made the local people miserable. Huang Xie placed his development goals on these territories in the rear. He used the power of domestic nobles to control these water flows, clear the river channels, and build dams, which improved the living environment in the southern part of the Chu State.

The people of Chu called the water governed by Chunshenjun Shen and Huangshui.

Because of the trust of the King of Chu, Chunshen Jun was not criticized for his previous defeat. On the contrary, his status in Chu was getting higher and higher. All those who accused Chunshen Jun of the crimes against the King of Chu were dealt with by the King of Chu. The King of Chu would not listen to their rumors at all, nor would he be afraid of his own prime minister. Chunshen Jun also completed many of his own policies, such as governing the rear and investigating the powerful and nobles, which made Chunshen Jun gradually become a little arrogant.

Of course, this arrogance does not mean that he has expanded to the point of replacing the King of Chu. This arrogance and purity is his attitude towards the nobles in the country. Chunshenjun no longer regards the people who hate him in the country as a threat. He even no longer goes out like before and asks dozens of warriors to protect himself. He has already determined that the nobles in the country have no choice but to do anything to them, and they can't deal with them at all.

His disciple Zhu Ying said, "You have been the chief minister of Chu for many years. No one in Chu can compare with your power, and no one dares to violate your orders. But what I want to say: I heard that with the status of King Liao of Wu and the courage of the wise and brave, it is difficult to resist the murder of villains. What should you do? Now with pity, you have not killed your enemy. Will they still be kind to you when your enemy finds an opportunity?"

"So I would like to ask you not to let go of your guard, nor to forgive your enemies easily. The higher the status of a gentleman, the more enemies he will have. This is a truth that the ancient sages knew. You are now the chief magistrate of Chu. Those who have lost their title because of your reasons, those who have lost their reputation because of yours, some have lost their fiefdom, and some have their relatives who have violated the law and executed them by you. With such hatred, his revenge must be cruel. Please be prepared."

Huang Xie felt a little angry because he was anxious to meet the King of Chu and discuss a major event, but Zhu Ying always liked to persuade him at this time when he was at his busiest time. Huang Xie nodded helplessly and said, "I understand." Then he hurriedly asked Zhu Ying to make way and walk towards the palace. Zhu Ying followed him, and Huang Xie had experienced several ups and downs.

At first, he had a lot of visitors, and all kinds of capable people came to assist him. However, because of his defeat, many of his visitors abandoned him, and less than 300 people stayed by him. Now, because his power has increased, more people have come to serve him. Zhu Ying has always followed him, with high qualifications. However, because he loves to advise and speaks straightforwardly, Huang Xie does not value him very much.

For example, when Huang Xie was rewarded and everyone was blessing him, Zhu Ying would get up and advise him, saying that what he had to do after getting the credit was not to set up a banquet to celebrate, but to repay the gift through greater efforts, which was very disappointing.

When Huang Xie arrived at the palace, the King of Chu was dancing swords in front of the palace. When he saw Huang Xie coming, the King of Chu excitedly threw Huang Xie a sword. The two of them started to compete in front of the palace. The King of Chu's sword skills were still good. He was very strong. Huang Xie could not catch it after just taking a few moves. He was knocked away by the King of Chu. The King of Chu placed the sword on Huang Xie's shoulder, and then he put the sword with a smile.

The King of Chu shook his head and said, "We have practiced for so long, but you still haven't made any progress... How can this be done? If you meet a bad person, you may not be able to protect yourself!" Huang Xie smiled bitterly and said, "I am the imperial court of Chu. If someone wants to kill me, then it will definitely be one or two people. Facing so many people, even with your sword skills, I am afraid I can't protect myself."

The two were joking, and the King of Chu then pulled him into the hall.

The two were in a good mood. Recently, good news came from Qin State, and the King of Qin was dead. Both Chu King and Huang Xie were very happy. After all, this King of Qin was the biggest enemy of Chu State. What could be happier than the death of the enemy? The two sat facing each other, and Huang Xie then said, "After the King of Qin, An Guojun will become the king of Qin State. I heard that An Guojun is very fond of Mrs. Huayang and obeyed her advice... And Mrs. Huayang is from Chu."

"Your son Qi is also in Qin at this moment..." When he talked about Qi, the King of Chu's face suddenly became a little unpleasant. When the King of Chu rushed to Qin to marry the King of Qin as a hostage, he married the King of Qin's daughter, and gave birth to a son, Xiong Qi, but the King of Chu did not like his son. When he left Qin, he did not bring his wife with him, returned to Chu, and quickly married others.

He never mentioned his wife in Qin again.

His wife, the poor woman, died of illness shortly after the King of Chu left Qin, leaving behind a son Qi, who grew up alone in Qin. The King of Qin was quite good to his grandson, loved him very much, and named him Changping Jun... Huang Xie said helplessly: "I heard that Changping Jun is humble, handsome, talented, and deeply loved by everyone. If you could send someone to send gifts to Mrs. Huayang."

"Let An Guojun get close to him...then this is what is beneficial to Chu State."

"How old is he? How could King An reuse him?" The King of Chu asked in surprise.

Huang Xie continued: "He is not old, but what I said is his future affairs. I heard that Qin used a merchant from Wei to serve as the prime minister. I didn't hear that the Wei people had any talent. After him, the King of Qin must have chosen the closest person to serve as the prime minister. Changping Jun is certainly the most suitable candidate. He has a close relationship with the King of Qin and has talents himself..."

"But what does this have to do with Chu State?"

"Even if he became the prime minister of Qin, he was also a Chu person. He could not change this. He was bleeding from the Chu person. In the past, Lou Yan became the prime minister of Qin, so Qin became close to Zhao. When Tian Wen became the prime minister of Qin, Qin was close to Qi. If Xiong Qi could become the prime minister of Qin in the future, it would definitely be beneficial to Chu." Huang Xie said seriously. The King of Chu narrowed his eyes, nodded, and said, "Then do what you said."

"Now Qin State has no king, and An Guojun wants to be filial and cannot directly serve as the King of Qin... This is the most favorable opportunity for Chu State. Please seize the opportunity to complete the reforms within Chu!" Huang Xie looked a little solemn. He said: "Every time the reforms within Chu State are easy to cause rebellion, and external enemies take advantage of the internal chaos in Chu State to attack Chu State. This time, Chu State has good friendship with the surrounding countries, and Qin State has no energy to attack Chu State. This is the best opportunity for Chu State."

Huang Xie said seriously: "The reform I want to talk about is the policy of Qu Ping at the beginning. Qu Ping had many policies that were beneficial to the country, but failed due to external invasion and the counterattack of domestic nobles. This is a pity for me. I don't have the talent and courage of Qu Ping, but I know that you are. You will not exil the wise man by obeying slander. The success of the reform lies in the monarch rather than the ministers. Now Chu State has no threat from external enemies, and the internal nobles have just suffered a great defeat. It is the best time!"

The King of Chu grinned and said, "How do you know that I don't believe in slander?"

Chunshen Jun gave him a blank look. Both of them knew each other well. Huang Xie said directly: "I'm talking about serious matters, please don't joke!" The King of Chu then restrained a little and said seriously: "Okay, let's do what you said..." After holding it in for a moment, he laughed again and said: "There are no outsiders here, why do you have to say so many words like you persuade the king? What's the success or failure lies with the king rather than the minister..."

"You were my king."

"Well, yes... Then what are the reforms?"

"The first is to reward farming wars. This is to increase taxes and enrich the country and the people. The reforms of Shang Yang and Wu Qi are like this. Only by establishing a formed reward and punishment system can the people willingly fight for their titles. In this way, the status of the nobles can be broken and the people can also have the opportunity to climb up..."

"Oh... do you mean to learn from Qin people and behead their heads?"

"Um..."

"Then what?"

"I heard that the Marquis of Wei Wen was respectful to the wise and the nobles, which made the State of Wei dominate for hundreds of years, and Qi Huan openly opened the Jixia Academy..."

"Okay, it's just a wise and a wise man, open the academy? Tell me the next one."

"Anti-obstruction, we must allow the orders you issued are accurately and immediately to the government office of the ministers. The government office of the ministers also conveys the orders issued by the palace to the general public at the first time, so that you can communicate with the people and break the situation where the king is surrounded by treacherous slander. I heard that the monarch can clearly and clearly understand the sufferings of the people, and do not listen to them in a partial way, and the opinions of the subjects can also go directly to the Chu court at high speed..."

"No...you said so much, how do you do it?"

"It is to set up special officials to pass on your orders and promote your orders to the people. If the people want to accuse local officials and nobles, they can let these officials bring their words to you, just like Qin State, so that the king's orders can reach the bottom and the voices at the bottom can reach your ears..."

"Wouldn't you just say that earlier?" The King of Chu sat comfortably and asked someone to bring some food. The King of Chu was about to listen while eating. Chunshen Jun originally wanted to say a few words of etiquette between the king and the ministers. As soon as he opened his mouth, the King of Chu stuffed a peeled pear into his mouth. Huang Xie had to take it and eat it. The two of them sat casually. The King of Chu continued to ask, "What else?"

"Forbidden cliques! Those old guys formed a party for personal gain and colluded to attack people with dissidents. We directly set up a law to kill these old guys!" Huang Xie no longer said those high-sounding words, and took a bite of the pear and said angrily.

The King of Chu was bulging with his face. He nodded and said seriously: "It should have been like this for a long time. It has not been a day or two for me to kill them. I always protect each other and cover up my mistakes. They raise troops to rebel, and even have people to protect me. I can't kill me yet? What's the reason?"

Huang Xie said again: "So you should add one thing, and you should make a clear reward and punishment. As long as you make a mistake, you will kill all of them. Don't forgive me. Just set up such a law and kill all those who do not obey!"

"Yeah... this one is good, this one is good, let's implement this one first."

"The end is to change customs and customs. This is also the point that Qu Ping emphasized most. It is to eliminate bad customs in the country and strictly prohibit the nobles from damaging the interests of the country for their own interests. I think it is also possible to add that the territory of Chu is too large. People in each place say different words and use different customs, some don’t wear shoes, some don’t wear faces, and even those who don’t wear tops. I think it can change folk customs and let them use the same words and wear the same clothes..."

"Hahaha, as soon as you said this, I remember the Wudi I had given you back then, don't you? When I went over to check with you, I saw several women, and I didn't wear tops. I was frightened..." The King of Chu said with a smile, Huang Xie shook his head and said, "You don't seem to want to ban them?"

"Hey, I'm also thinking about respecting local customs!"

"I heard that an irreverent king would choke when eating pears."

"Hahaha, where did you hear this?"

"I made this up myself. Do you think there are so many words of sages. Those who advise the king to use the words of sages, in fact, most of them are made up by themselves."

The king and his ministers laughed and chatted for a long time before they decided to implement the reforms that were about to be implemented in Chu. While the two were talking, a warrior came in. The King of Chu hurriedly sat up, looking solemn, and Huang Xie no longer laughed. The King of Chu ordered the warriors to call the ministers in the country. After the warriors went out, the King of Chu asked Huang Xie to help him stand up. The two walked towards the hall and waited for the arrival of the ministers here.

After the arrival of the ministers of Chu, the King of Chu said solemnly: "I heard that if the country wants to become strong, it must constantly improve the system according to the situation of the country's opportunity. A country that is unwilling to change will perish. I called you this time for reform. What can you teach me?" After he said that, Huang Xie stood up and said seriously: "I think the king can appoint Qu Ping's policies."

The ministers were immediately frightened and suggested that the reform involves major issues in many fields and cannot be handled urgently.

Moreover, the policies and systems established by Doctor Qu Ping may not be adapted to the current Chu State.

The King of Chu looked at Huang Xie... Huang Xie became famous because of his talent in debate.
Chapter completed!