The monarch of the Chu state, King Chu Liekao, reigned for more than twenty years, and the harem was beautiful for three thousand, but he never had a son, and the issue of heirs has been the focus of the ministers' concern since ancient times, and it is related to whether a country can be stable, and the ministers of the Chu state have broken their hearts for this.
Among them, Chun Shenjun was particularly concerned, and he issued a notice in the territory of the Chu Kingdom to recruit women, and anyone who could give birth to a son for the monarch could become the queen of Chu regardless of appearance, which attracted a large number of people.
There was a Zhao Guoren named Li Yuan, his sister was very beautiful, when he heard the news, he rushed to the Chu Kingdom with his sister, wanting to take this opportunity to gain power, he believed that with his sister's beauty, he had the opportunity to become a future uncle.
At the beginning of the election, he had a question, why the King of Chu had so many women, but could not have a son, he suspected that the King of Chu himself had a problem, could not let the woman get pregnant, this conjecture made him instantly calm down.
In order to make a living, Li Yuan threw himself under Chun Shenjun's door and became a doorman. In order to attract the attention of Chun Shenjun, he weaved a lie, he asked Chun Shenjun for leave to go home, but deliberately delayed the time to return. This aroused the curiosity of Chun Shenjun.
Chun Shenjun asked him, and he replied that the King of Qi had sent an emissary to propose to the Li family and wanted to marry his sister into the palace of the State of Qi. In order to entertain the emissaries of the King of Qi, he and the emissaries of the King of Qi used a banquet, because they were drunk and delayed their return date. This caught Chun Shenjun's attention. He guessed how beautiful Li Yuan's sister should be, and even attracted the King of Qi to ask for a wife. He was asked if he had accepted the dowry, and the answer was no. So Chun Shenjun asked to meet with his sister.
As soon as they met, Chun Shenjun was attracted to Li Yuan's sister. Soon, Li Yuan's sister became pregnant. Li Yuan's siblings' ambitions were great, and Li Yuan's sister proposed to Chun Shenjun that he should dedicate himself to the King of Chu so that their son could become the king of the Chu state, and Chun Shenjun agreed for his own benefit and presented Li Yuan's sister to the King of Chu, who soon adopted Li Yuan's sister.
Soon after, Li Yuan's sister announced that she was pregnant, and the King of Chu was very surprised. This child was made crown prince, Li Yuan's sister was made queen, and Li Yuan was also reused by the King of Chu. At this time, their plan was half successful, and Chun Shenjun became the biggest bomb buried around them.
In order to eliminate this hidden danger, Li Yuan bribed and cultivated a large number of Assassins, hoping to find an opportunity to kill Chun Shenjun. Chun Shenjun was not unaware of the wind, but out of contempt for Li Yuan and too conceited, he did not care, immersed in the coming power, not knowing that death was approaching.
Twenty-five years after King Chu Liekao, Chu Liekao died in the palace, Li Yuan sneaked into the palace first, arranged a killer in this place of Thorn Gate, Chun Shenjun went to the funeral, did not realize that danger was coming, and died on the spot at Thorn Gate.
Subsequently, Li Yuan sent people to destroy the entire Chunshen Jun clan. Later, Xiong Hun, the crown prince of King Chu Kaolie and son of Chun Shenjun, was proclaimed king of Chu, which was the King of Chu You.
References: "History", "Zizhi Tongjian"