On the Chu side, due to the invasion of foreign tribes, people were angry and people gathered. The king of Chu was furious. With an order, the army began to take to the streets and arrest innocent people.
For a moment, everyone was in danger, and the sound of running infantry could be heard everywhere in the streets of Chudu.
Panic shouts, curses, and orders filled every place. With absolute force, this small commotion was quickly put down, and an unknown number of innocent people were arrested.
The people no longer dared to speak, but although their faces were as silent as a cicada, in their hearts they were increasingly disappointed with the King of Chu.
As the saying goes, it is better to guard against the people's mouth than to guard against the river. Suppressing the people's hearts with pure force is definitely not a good way, especially once it is taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives.
The news quickly spread back to the Allied camp. At this time, Huang Zu, Su Yi, and Yan Qi had already commanded their troops to attack the ghost army stronghold.
Inside the Qin army's tent.
Counselor Jia You said: "What the King of Chu did was not a wise move. In this case, using force to suppress it will only make the people hate him even more. Your Majesty, at this time, we should add another fire."
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded and agreed deeply: "Tell Lin Chu and let him immediately make arrangements to spread rumors in the Chu capital and incite the people. We must not let this matter stop. The more the King of Chu suppresses it, the more reaction it will cause. It’s only going to get bigger.”
"Yes." Jia You took the order and left.
King Xuan’s tent.
Counselor Wang Su is also telling the story.
"This is a good thing for us." After hearing this, King Xuan pondered for a moment, and then said: "In my name, you can write a letter immediately and send it to the Prime Minister, asking him to summon Li Taiyan and other famous people to write The article refutes the King of Chu and, if possible, leads the King of Chu to the spotlight as a national sinner."
This is obviously an attempt to stir up public opinion.
Wang Su had no objection to writing an article to refute the King of Chu, but he couldn't help but feel a little worried when he wanted to use Li Taiyan: "Your Majesty, this Li Taiyan..."
Understanding his concerns, King Xuan raised his hand to interrupt him: "Go ahead and do it."
"Yes." Wang Su said no more, bowed and left.
Why did he have concerns? It was because Li Taiyan, although he was a famous scholar and had a great reputation, he regarded himself as a noble person. He once refused to serve as an official because of his serious illness, and he even implicitly criticized King Xuan in his articles several times. .
Of course King Xuan was furious at that time, but because of his reputation, he was afraid of causing shock to the scholars, and he did not find a suitable reason openly, so he endured it.
But now, she wanted to ask Li Taiyan to refute the King of Chu. That was because she understood that with Li Taiyan's character, seeing the King of Chu behave like this, he had to criticize him.
Sure enough, after her letter was sent back to Xuandu, Prime Minister Yao Tingyu did not dare to neglect and immediately found Li Taiyan. The latter had long wanted to criticize the King of Chu. He did not hesitate at all and immediately began to write a special letter.
At that time, information was not developed, and celebrities like Li Taiyan were equivalent to celebrities in the world.
As soon as Celebrity took action, it quickly triggered a series of reactions.
Coupled with the secret activities carried out by the Qin State, the Chu King's military suppression did not have the expected effect, but was once again pushed to the forefront.
Xiao Yuan and Prince Xuan were in the dark, and there was no discussion at all beforehand, but they were tacitly understanding each other. It really felt like a husband and wife were of the same mind, and they were as sharp as metal.
This matter caused an uproar in Chudu.
Chu State, Chaoyi Hall.
King Chu's face was gloomy, he held the bamboo slip in his hand and said sternly:
"What do you mean! What does this mean!?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he violently threw the bamboo slips into the main hall. With a crashing sound, he became even more angry and said: "This Li Taiyan! How dare you accuse me like this! How can you say that the scholars are filled with sorrow and anger, and the people's resentment is so heavy! Where did it come from? Public resentment!”
"The thief is so audacious! How unreasonable!"
When he shouted fiercely, all the ministers in the court were as silent as a cicada, and they all lowered their bodies tightly, not daring to pick up the scattered bamboo slips.
The whole place was silent until after a while, Prime Minister Chu stood up and bravely said: "Your Majesty, Li Taiyan is a famous scholar. His articles will cause a stir in scholars, and now, the people in the country are also shouting Extremely high, have you... considered handling it properly?"
"How to deal with it properly!" King Chu glared at him and said angrily: "They are just some unruly people! What kind of trouble can they cause! This matter is not only Li Taiyan's problem, but also the detailed work of other countries, causing trouble!"
As he spoke, he took a deep breath and said: "Immediately pass this king's order to all states and counties. If anyone dares to talk nonsense or write nonsense again, no matter who he is! He will be thrown into prison!"
"This..." Chu Xiang swallowed and wanted to say something, but it was obvious that King Chu was so angry that he did not dare to speak.
All the other ministers also lowered their heads and looked at each other in unison.
"Resign from the court!" After saying this, King Chu was no longer in the mood to deal with government affairs. He stood up and left angrily.
Half an hour later, in the palace study.
The commander of the Black Flag Battalion was standing below with his head bowed respectfully.
King Chu had a cold look on his face: "Li Taiyan is so bold and blatantly accuses me! No matter where he is, do you understand what to do?"
"Yes! Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely handle this matter!" the commander said immediately in a loud voice.
How could the King of Chu tolerate such an article that criticized the king? Even though Li Taiyan was in Xuanguo, it was completely normal for the Black Flag Battalion to go out and lurk there to carry out assassinations.
What's more, Li Taiyan didn't have any heavy military protection around him. Normally, he was no different from an ordinary scholar.
A few days later, late at night, Li Taiyan was at home.
At this time, he had not fallen asleep, but was lighting up the lamp in the study.
The tiles above his head had been uncovered, but he didn't know it and was still writing furiously at his desk.
The man in black put a small bamboo tube to his mouth.
Silver needles as thin as ox hair shot out rapidly.
Accompanied by a muffled groan, Li Taiyan was unsteady in holding the pen and fell down on the desk...
It wasn't until the next day that the maid came to deliver tea and discovered his body. Immediately afterwards, the tray fell to the ground, the teacup was broken, and there were screams of terror.
The news quickly reached Xuan Xiang. After hearing this, the latter's eyes suddenly burst into tears and he said sadly: "Oh! It's all the fault of the truth! Mr. Li died unjustly! Hurry, send the message to the king."
The letter was delivered in a hurry, and within a few days, it was delivered to King Xuan.
Wang Su was obviously stunned when he heard the news of Li Taiyan's death.
King Xuan held the letter and looked regretful: "It's all my fault. I should have thought that King Chu would send an assassin. The death of Li Taiyan was really my fault..."
Her beautiful face was full of sadness.
But when Wang Su heard this, he swallowed hard.
As the king of a country, would King Xuan never think of assassins before?
She may have wanted to kill Li Taiyan for a long time, but because of her status, she was afraid of being false.
Now, Wang Su finally understood why she had to let Li Taiyan do this.
It is certain that the King of Chu will become angry!
Li Taiyan's death not only eliminated a major worry for her, but also caused King Chu to be criticized verbally and writtenly again.
Killing someone with a borrowed knife kills two birds with one stone.
Queen Xuan always makes decisions before acting.
Wang Su bowed slightly and cautiously raised his head to glance at her, cold sweat dripping from his forehead.
