"You ...... How can you ......" Xiang Yan stretched out his hand and pointed at the many ministers who were kneeling on the ground and proposing to surrender to the King of Chu. Among these people, there were several ministers who were loyal to the state of Chu that Xiang Yan once thought was the least likely to surrender to the state of Qin.

The king of Chu looked at so many ministers kneeling down at once, and he was also a little stunned for a while, he didn't know what he should choose and what to do is right.

Qi Tao looked at Xiang Yan, who was a little angry, and he said expressionlessly: "Old General Xiang, the king handed over the 400,000 army to you to fight against the Qin army, what was the result? The 400,000 army was chased by the Qin army all the way, and when the 400,000 army fled to the capital, only 100,000 of the 400,000 army remained. In other words, one out of every four people died on the battlefield, and the result of this battle is probably no less than that of Zhao after the Battle of Changping. After Mi Tao finished speaking, he turned his head and ignored Xiang Yan no more.

"Mi Tao...... You thief, who doesn't know that when the Qin State first attacked our country, you had the intention of surrendering to the king of Chu, and now you have gathered so many people to coerce the king, do you want to replace the king?"

As soon as Xiang Yan's words came out, the court was silent, and everyone looked at Mi Tao and Xiang Yan, even the King of Chu who was sitting on the throne.

"Xiang Yan, what you said is a bit excessive, my daughter is also the king's cousin, she married into the Qin State and became the queen, which is not a good thing for the Chu State. It is precisely because of this that the King of Qin sent envoys to come, otherwise what do you think is the reason why the 600,000 troops of the Qin army besieged the city and did not attack it. Do you really think that you and the 100,000 defeated remnants in the city can defend Shouchun City?"

Xiang Yan looked at the King of Chu, he clenched his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to the old minister." Although Chu and Qin are in-laws, everyone in the world understands that this is just a political marriage, and the interests between countries will never change because of a woman, and what can be changed is always the amount of land. Lao Chen didn't go to war with the Qin army for anyone, Lao Chen just didn't want the king to be the king who destroyed the country. ”

After Xiang Yan finished speaking, he also knelt on the ground, and then Xiang Qu and Xiang Liang, who were standing behind him, and Xiang Yu, who went to court together, also knelt on the ground. Xiang Yan continued to speak to the king of Chu: "Any of these people can surrender, but the king cannot surrender, after they surrender, everyone can continue to be an official of the Qin State and continue to enjoy their glory and wealth." But what about you, the king? Being imprisoned by the King of Qin in a palm-sized courtyard in Xianyang City, and living every day by the snort of the people of Yangren, even after his death, what face will the king have to meet the first kings of the Chu Kingdom?"

"Please think twice. After Xiang Yan finished speaking, Xiang Qu and Xiang Liang said behind him.

At this time, in the main hall, except for Mi Tao and the envoys of the Qin State standing, the king of Chu sat on the throne, and the rest of the people all knelt on the ground.

Looking at these civil and military ministers, he didn't know before, but now he finally understands what it means to see the truth in adversity, what Xiang Yan said is not wrong, and what Qi Tao said is also reasonable. As Xiang Yan said, these ministers who agree with surrender can continue to be the courtiers of the Qin State in the future and continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, but he can only stay in the "home" that Yingzheng has placed for him, and he will be looked at everywhere he goes, and what is even more infuriating is that the hundreds of years of foundation of the Chu State was lost in his own hands, and he really had no face to see his dead father and the successive kings of the Chu State.

"Your Majesty, do you know if the foreign minister has something to say?" said the envoy of the Qin State.

He glanced at him, "It's okay to have something to say. ”

"Well, the minister said. I heard what the ministers of Chu said just now, to put it bluntly, everyone is thinking about their own interests, and the reason why the king didn't make up his mind is because he didn't consider his own interests, I don't know if what the foreign minister said is right?"

After listening to this, he nodded helplessly.

The envoy of the Qin State continued: "Actually, whether it is what Lord Mi Tao said or what General Xiang said, there is nothing wrong with the two of them. It is naturally right to be loyal to the generals and patriotic people. But Lord Mi is for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of people in the city, and there is nothing wrong with it. The envoy said, and then he suddenly pointed to a minister of the Chu State and said, this person just now was one of the few people who supported Xiang Yan. 520

He pointed at this person and said, "This lord, are you willing to sacrifice your life and the life of your family for the Chu State?"

The Wenchen he pointed at said: "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, although I am a Wenchen, but I am not afraid to sacrifice my life to the country." ”

"Okay, Master Zhang is worthy of being a saint's son. Xiang Yan smiled with some relief, he couldn't imagine that there were so many such civil servants and righteous people in Chu State.

"Yes, I remember that yesterday a lady was caught in the Qin military camp with a boy and a girl, it is said that they are the wife and children of adults, I wonder if the adults know?"

After listening to the envoy's words, the minister surnamed Zhang sat on the ground with blank eyes, exactly the same as the two people he had just behaved.

The envoy of the Qin State told the actions behind the minister, which made the other ministers who supported Xiang Yan change their faces in an instant. In fact, their families were also sent away early, but they didn't know if their families were also caught by Qin Jun. In addition, Xiang Yan's face instantly turned the color of pig liver, obviously angered by these hypocrites who were inconsistent in their words and deeds.

"Your Majesty, the ministers will say one last word, that is, the throne is the throne of the king, but the people in the city are the people of the world, and I hope that the king can take care of the overall situation, and it is also for the sake of the people in the city, think twice. After the envoy of the Qin State said this, he stood there and stopped talking.

If these hundreds of thousands of people lose their lives because of their own throne, then won't they be said to be a king who has brought disaster to the country and the people in the future? In the end, the state of Chu is gone, and so many people have lost their lives, is it really worth it?

He looked at Xiang Yan who was kneeling on the ground, and then looked at Qi Tao who was standing in the crowd, he sighed, and then said to the envoy of Qin: "The words of the king of Qin will be considered by the widow, but the widow needs a little time, and I hope the envoy can allow it." ”

The envoy of the Qin State smiled, it seemed that the will of the King of Chu had been shaken, and his goal had been achieved. "Okay, then I will fight for the king in front of the old general Wang for a three-day deadline, if the king does not surrender after three days, then our army has to attack the city. ”

sent the envoys of the Qin State out of the city, and the person who sent them was not Xiang Yan, but replaced by Mi Tao.

After returning home from the palace, the more Xiang Yan thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, he felt that the king might have been moved by the words of the envoy of the Qin State, and maybe the king would really surrender the city in three days. If this is true, then even if the 300,000 soldiers of the Chu State die in vain, all their plans over the years will be in vain.

Xiang Yan would never allow this kind of thing to happen, he called Xiang Qu and Xiang Liang, and said to the two: "I will explain to the two of you a matter, which must be kept absolutely confidential, and you two must also do it." ”

"Father, please. ”

Xiang Yan told his two sons about his plan, and let them handle this matter well, maybe it may be possible to prolong the qi of the Chu State. It's just that the current Qin army is really not comparable to himself and his 100,000 soldiers, and he has more than enough strength to do it, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, so she can only find another way out for the future of Chu State, I just hope that the king will not blame himself.