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Chapter 31

Shu Hui had only returned to the country for half a year before he succeeded to the throne. However, after he took the throne, the country of Yue continued to suffer from disasters.The Luohe River in the west flooded twice within a year, and the surrounding fields and villages were submerged; while the east has not seen any water since summer, and there has been a year of drought; , Vietnam and Vietnam continue to fight.Shu cypress is tired of military affairs, and can't sleep all night, and can't eat.After two years of overwork, he became sick from overwork, and his old illness relapsed.When the ministers saw that Shu Hui was in poor health, they intended to ask for an order to establish the prince as soon as possible.

On this day, Zhen Sibo said, "The governor of Nanbincheng County, Le Zhijun, quickly wrote to report that a large number of refugees from the west and east have flowed into Nanbin. There have been more than ten burning, killing and looting. There are suspected signs of refugees. Your Majesty can send troops there, so make deployments early." Shu Hui sat in the high hall, half awake and half asleep, nodded and said, "Then let General Chu send two teams of elite soldiers to Nanbin." Chu Qianli immediately stepped forward and said, "My lord At this critical moment, how can there be any troops to call on?" Shu Hui nodded again, "If that's the case, then don't send troops." Seeing that Shu Hui was unconscious, all the ministers gathered The hall whispered.Shu introduced everyone whispering to each other, but Shu Hui was confused, so he stepped forward and said, "My lord, I have something to play." Shu Hui nodded.I only listened to Shu's lead, "In recent years, disasters and wars have occurred in the country of Yue, which has caused the country to be unsafe and the people unsafe. Everyone said that it was a catastrophe from heaven, but I think that the root cause is not here. Although the Huan Plain is not as smooth as Jizhou where the Qi State is located, it is a hundred times better than Tuo, the commissioner of the Mang State. Why is there great chaos in the country when there is a slight flood or drought? There are 10 soldiers in the Mang State, and 10 soldiers in the Yue State. The large army has to cross high mountains and treacherous mountains and cold ponds, so it is said that they are already exhausted, so why is it that the Yue soldiers will only be suppressed by the gangsters?" Speaking of this, there were already some people who nodded in agreement among the ministers.Shu quoted and said, "The country's laws and regulations are not clear, rewards and punishments are not distinguished, officials and titles are hereditary, people are overstaffed, and the country's relatives are corrupt, and there are many feudal marquises, each fighting for their own battles, which has resulted in the current dilemma of a weak country and poor people, isolated and helpless." The nodding minister hastily fixed his head.Shu Rong peeked at Shu Hui, seeing that he no longer nodded, he sneered and asked, "Brother Wang suddenly made such a big comment, I wonder if there is a plan for the refugees in Nanbi?" Shu led, "I was going to say Please listen carefully to this matter, Brother Wang." So he ignored Shu Rong's anger and said, "Now that there are so many refugees, why not organize them, half of them are building rivers in the west, and half of them are in Dig aqueducts in the east, so that there will be discipline and prevent the next disaster.” Shu Rong snorted, “I think it’s a good idea. Let me ask you, do the refugees want to eat and drink? What about organizing the food for the refugees? Where did it come from? If there is still food in the country that can be transferred, how can there be refugees? Brother Wang, you only thought of the means of handling, but did not consider the difficulty of implementation. Besides, the few omissions you just mentioned can only be explained. It is ignorant and short-sighted. The ancestors of this country have established the laws and regulations, and they have been in use for hundreds of years. Hereditary officials and enclosure of land are important means to maintain the stability of the country. You can ask General Chu, if the general He didn't inherit the position, if it was someone else, would the [-] troops still obey orders?" As soon as Shu Rong finished speaking, all the ministers said, "What the eldest son said is absolutely true!" They each spoke out to confirm Shu To quote the absurdity in question.Shu Yin was besieged by the crowd, one person was no match for the crowd, cold sweat broke out on his back in a hurry.

When Chao Shang was arguing endlessly, he heard Shu Hui yawn loudly, waved his hands, and said, "The king is sleepy, and today's court meeting is over." The eunuch at the side immediately went up to help.Only then did the officials shut their mouths, and they all watched Shu Hui leave in amazement.Shu Yin has been studying politics for more than two years, and it was the first time he expressed his views, but was condemned by everyone, and now he couldn't lift his head in resentment, and was very discouraged.At this time, he saw the eunuch beside Shu Hui rushing over, and said to Shu, "Second Prince, Your Majesty ordered you to go to the bedroom quickly."

Shu Yin only said that Shu Hui wanted to scold each other for the affairs of the court, and when he went to the bedroom, he dared to stand far away.Suddenly, I saw a court lady coming with a medicine bowl, Shu Hui sat up from the couch, saw Shu Yin standing in the distance, and said, "My father is sick, so he didn't come forward to serve him, and he just stood there and didn't know what he was looking at." Just now I made some remarks, and I said that you are diligent, and I think I think highly of you." Shu Yin hurriedly stepped forward, took the medicine from the hand of the maid, and handed it to Shu Hui to eat.After drinking the medicine, Shu Hui wiped his mouth and said, "Who taught you to say those words just now?" That being the case, it is not in vain that I have painstakingly cultivated you for more than ten years." Shu Yin did not answer.Shu Hui asked, "Recently, have you heard any rumors about the establishment of a crown prince in the court?" Shu nodded and said, "I heard." Shu Hui asked again, "What have you heard?" Shu led, "Everyone said that the father wants to make Brother Wang the crown prince." Shu Hui nodded, "Then what objection do you have to this?" Shu led, "Brother Wang is the eldest son, so he should be the crown prince." Shu Hui With a snort, he said, "Who said that?" As soon as he said that, he took Shu Yin's hand, pulled him to him, and said, "My original intention was to make you the crown prince." Shu Yin raised his head fiercely, looking at Shu Yin speechless.Shu Hui smiled and said, "But what you said today offended the officials. I think those people will come one after another to invite Rong Er to be the crown prince. If that's the case, if I insist on making you the crown prince, I'm afraid I will It caused dissatisfaction among the officials, and if there is no support in the court, even if he inherits the throne from you, it will be difficult." He patted the back of Shu Yin's hand and said, "So this king has thought of a way for you Come and stop those people's mouths." Shu Yin hurriedly asked, "I don't know what method it is, please tell my father clearly?" Shu Hui said, "I will let General Chu lead the troops to Nanbin to quell the chaos, and you will go to lead the army before the war. Three armies." Surprised, Shu Yin shouted, "Father wants me to fight against the hooligan army!" Shu Hui said, "Exactly!" Shu Yin broke away from his hand and took three steps back, "This... this is absolutely impossible! Father, aren't you asking this minister to die?" Shu Hui sighed heavily, and said, "If you can escape from death, no one in the court will dare to fight against you in the future."

Shu Hui insisted on this, but Shu Yin didn't dare to push it any further, so he had to agree.

Said that when Shu was brought back to the mansion that day, he didn't think about food and drink, but just sat and thought.After tossing and turning all night, the next day, before it was clear, he rushed to Shu Hui's bedroom. The eunuch replied that Shu Yin hadn't risen yet, so Shu Yin went to the study outside the bedroom to wait.Shu Yin sat for a while and then stood up, paced back and forth in the room, flipped through the books on the desk and played with the inkstone, while the eunuch was not paying attention, he quickly took the token of the King of Yue from the box and hid it in his bosom.Shu Yin got the token and left in a hurry, the eunuch who served Shu Hui was coming, Shu Yin kept walking, said "Come visit me later in the afternoon" and left.

With the token in her pocket, Shu Yin went to nowhere else, but to the prison where serious offenders were held in the palace.Shu Yin showed the token, and the jailer let him go.Ask Gong Peiyin where the pass is, and the pawn takes him there again.

Gong Peiyin has not seen the sun for more than two years since he entered Yue and was imprisoned by Shu Hui.Although Shu Hui did not execute him, he did not allow anyone to visit him.At this time, Shu Yin was helpless, so he had to come to ask Pei Yin for help.

The pawn led Shu Yin to the depths of the prison, and pointed to the front.Shu Yin hurriedly ran, only to see a man sitting in a haystack on the cell floor, with disheveled hair and shackles on his hands and feet.Shu Yin couldn't recognize him anymore, so he had to carefully call out to the prison, "Mr. Gong?" After a while when no one moved, Shu Yin thought it was a mistake, but looking at the other cells here, they were all empty.Shu Yin grabbed the wooden sill and shouted again, "Mr. Gong, it's me." After a while, the man slowly raised his head. Shu Yin was startled, it turned out that he hadn't seen him for two years, and Gong Peiyin had been tortured so badly. It's grown up.I saw his sunken cheeks, protruding cheekbones, half-open eyes, and a round beard, and dirty and torn clothes. He moved forward, and a stench followed.Shu Yin didn't hate it, but instead felt extremely guilty.He wanted Pei Yin to be imprisoned for no reason, but he couldn't save him. Now that he was in trouble, he wanted to beg him.Shu Yin knelt in front of the cell, and said, "Sir, Shu Yin is a disciple, and it's really unfilial and unrighteous to come to see you at this time." Gong Peiyin said flatly, "You must have something to do when you come to see me, why don't you come to see me?" Tell me straight." Shu Yin felt ashamed, didn't dare to raise his head, and stammered, "Shu Yin...disciple...disciple dare not..." Pei Yin said, "Don't hesitate, since you have stolen the token of the King of Yue, it is true if you think about it. Encountered something difficult." Shu Yin said in surprise, "How did you know that I stole my father's token?" Pei Yin smiled and said, "I have been imprisoned since I was imprisoned. Outsider. You came to see me today for no reason, unless you stole the king's token, I'm afraid there is no other way." Shu Yin sighed, "Everything is always under the master's control." Pei Yin said, "This is also wrong, as expected So, why am I still imprisoned at this moment, and I can't even guess what you are asking for." Shu Yin then said, "Sir, my father said yesterday that he wants me..." "Wait a minute!" Pei Yin made a gesture to him Wink.Only then did Shu Yin realize that a jailer was wandering not far away, so he stepped forward to drive him away, and checked the surroundings to make sure no one was eavesdropping, so he dared to tell Gong Peiyin what Shu Hui intended.

After Gong Peiyin heard the words, he couldn't help sighing, "Your Majesty has really taken great pains to protect your status!" Shu led, "I don't know, but if you teach me to go to the battlefield, I will be close to death. I'm afraid that if I don't get the status, it will be the opposite. I took a small life to go in." Pei Yin shook his head and said, "Since the king intends to let you inherit the throne, how could he teach you to take such a big risk." Shu Yin puzzled, "I don't know how to say that. Pei Yin said, "Although your majesty sent you to lead the army, the leader does not necessarily go to the battlefield. It is heroic to fight the enemy in battle, but it is also wise to retreat to the rear and lead the three armies. You just don't fight the enemy yourself, so what's the danger?" What about it?" Shu Yin frowned and thought about it, then said, "It's just that I don't know much about marching and fighting, I'm afraid I'll teach our army to be defeated." Pei Yin laughed, "Second Prince, don't belittle yourself, because you don't know much about it. Few of them can defeat the enemy once they exert themselves to the extreme." Pei Yin paused for a while, and then said, "I'm not worried about losing the battle. Although Your Majesty has thought carefully, I'm afraid he didn't expect this." Shu Yin asked, "" I don't know what's the matter?" Pei Yin said, "The eldest son of the king, Shu Rong." Shu Yin became more and more puzzled, "What does this have to do with brother Wang?" Pei Yin said, "If the king teaches you to lead the army, the eldest son of the king, Shu Rong And the ministers who support him will be aware of His Majesty's intentions, and everyone will join forces to oppose it." Shu led, "I'm not afraid of that, I seem to have made up my mind when I saw my father yesterday." Pei Yin said, "If Shu Rong recommends himself to you Are you going to fight together?" Shu Yin was startled, and slapped himself on the head, "I didn't expect such a move." Pei Yin said, "As long as Shu Rong recommends himself, all the ministers will do their best to agree. At that time, the king will not agree. Fear is also difficult. If the two of you go to battle at the same time, what is the point of your majesty's urging you to lead the three armies?" Shu Yin panicked, "If...if that is the case, what should we do?" Pei Yin approached the wooden sill, and Shu Yin Standing close to each other, he asked, "Does the second prince really want to fight for the throne?" Shu Yin frowned, and said, "My mother ended up miserable if she didn't fight for everything. If I didn't fight, it would be the same. Shu Rong and I If he is the king of Yue, how can he let me go." Pei Yin nodded and said, "Since that's the case, the second prince must keep in mind what I said next." So he went Tell the plan.

"There are two countermeasures. First, if Shurong is greedy for life and afraid of death, and refuses to recommend himself, this is the best. The second prince only needs to deal with the gangster army wholeheartedly. It seems that the two armies are evenly matched, but as far as I can see, the gangster army is not far from a big defeat. Huan is where the Vietnamese army is located. If not, the gangster army will be defeated without fighting. Therefore, what the second prince needs to do is to maintain the stalemate and drag the war endlessly. If he does not attack you, he will not fight. If he attacks you fiercely, he will resist to the death. Second, if Shu Rong recommends himself to fight, then you two will lead the army together. This time, it is no longer a matter of victory or defeat for the Vietnamese army, because if you win, Shu Rong will share the merits with you, if you lose, Shu Rong shared the fault with you. However..." Pei Yin lowered his voice when he said this, and whispered in Shu Yin's ear, "If only one of you came back in the end, then no matter what the outcome of the battle, Your Majesty will also We can only make the one who comes back the crown prince." Shu Yin's heart moved, Fang wanted to ask, but Pei Yin motioned to keep quiet.Pei Yin said again, "This matter is much more difficult than winning a battle. I have already thought of one person for you——Yang Shi. Zhu Xiu and Yang Shi are the prime minister's confidantes, and they will follow Shu Rong to the battle. Things will be much easier." Shu Yin couldn't help but said, "You are the prime minister's confidant, how can you be bribed so easily?" Pei Yin laughed, "How will you know if you don't try?"

Just as Shu Yin was about to ask for details, he suddenly heard someone's voice outside the prison, and said that his whereabouts had been exposed after staying too long, so he cupped his hands at Pei Yin and said, "Sir, I promise you, if he becomes king of Yue towards me, he will definitely I will honor you with a high salary and a high salary." After finishing speaking, he hurried away.