After getting rid of Qiu Li, Xiong Huai sighed and said to Qiu Li: "Sir, now there is a worry in the heart of the widow, I wonder if Mr. can share the worry for the widow?" ”

The smile on Qiu Li's face disappeared instantly, knowing that now was the time for him to serve the King of Chu.

So, he immediately arched his hand and said: "I don't know why the king is worried?" ”

Xiong Huai shook his head and sighed: "Last time the Six Kingdoms invaded Chu, King Song took advantage of the fact that the widows had no time to take care of Huaibei, and sent troops to capture 500 miles of my Huaibei land. and so the widows repelled the Qin and Han coalition forces, and the king of Song returned another hundred li to the state of Chu, and now it still occupies four hundred li. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at Qiu Liquid and said: "The ministers of the Chu State have repeatedly persuaded the widows to send troops to attack the Song Dynasty, but the widows have remembered the friendship between the two countries of Chu and Song for more than ten years, and the King of Song has sent troops to assist the widows in attacking the Qi State many times, but they have never been able to bear the complete turn of the two countries of Chu and Song in their hearts. It was the widow who hesitated, not wanting to lose most of the land in Huaibei, but also not wanting the two countries of Chu and Song to turn against each other.

Therefore, the widow heard that Mr. was virtuous, and he didn't know what to teach me. ”

Here it comes.

Qiu Li sighed secretly in his heart, but then there was a feeling of helplessness in his heart.

Although he had already prepared when he had just promised, when the King of Chu really spoke, he still felt a heavy pressure, which made him breathless.

However, for the return of Huaibei, not only his hatred, but even the King of Song, who was far away in the Song Kingdom, was ready to return in his heart. After all, the current situation is completely different from what was expected before, although the Chu State has suffered a lot of losses, but its strength still exists, and the Song State can't eat such a large territory of 400 miles in the land of Huaibei.

The reason why it is not returned now is not because the Song State has Qi and Wei as a support, so it wants to forcibly occupy it, but because the Song King himself cannot return it at this time.

Wait a little longer, and the time will be ripe.

After a long time, Qiu Ye decided to sell Qi and Wei, and after making up his mind, he immediately responded: "The king, the widow does not want the two countries of Chu and Song to meet each other, so he sent his ministers to ask for peace with Chu. Although some of the widows returned the land of Huaibei, the two countries of Qi and Wei sent envoys to persecute the widows, and it was because of the widows that under the pressure of the two countries of Qi and Wei, they did not dare to return the Huaibei land of the Chu State. ”

Saying that, Qiu Ye remembered that King Song had asked him to delay time and buy time for King Song to stabilize the country's words, and said: "The king, if you let the minister return to China to persuade the widow, the minister is willing to make an oath with the king, and he will be able to persuade the widow to return to the land of Huaibei within half a year." ”

Hearing this, Xiong Huai glanced thoughtfully at Qiu Li, and said secretly: It seems that within half a year, the King of Song will take action, no, maybe within two or three months, the King of Song will be able to calm down the civil strife in the Song Dynasty.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai shook his head: "Sir, the widow naturally believes in Mr., but even the ghosts and gods can only know the things within a year, not to mention that the widow is just an ordinary person." Therefore, half a year is too long, and it is difficult to predict all the things during the period, even if they are ghosts and gods, let alone few people!

Therefore, the widow hoped to resolve the dispute between Chu and Song within a month. ”

"A month?" Qiu Liquid was terrified, and hurriedly responded: "King, this time is too short, and the minister is afraid to persuade the widow." ”

"Enough!" Xiong Huai said with a smile: "From Yingdu to Shangqiu, go down the river, all the way along the waterway, but you can arrive in seven or eight days, if you are in a hurry day and night, you can go back and forth in half a month."

Could it be that the widow gave King Song half a month's time, and King Song couldn't think about it clearly? ”

"This..." The face of the hatred liquid is difficult.

Although he already planned to sell Qi and Wei, if the price was right, he even planned to sell Song as well. However, the time of the king of Chu is too tight, even if he wants to sell, the king of Song does not want to.

If King Song doesn't nod, then he is untrustworthy, and at the same time deceives King Song of Chu, he will never do this kind of thing.

Xiong Huai saw that Qiu Liquid had not agreed for a long time, and knew that this condition was not enough for Qiu Liquid to speak for the Chu State, or that this condition was not enough to make King Song feel good.

So, Xiong Huai continued: "Sir, the four hundred miles of Huaibei land must be retrieved, if the Song State is unwilling to take the initiative to return, then the widow has to take it himself." ”

Qiu Liquid sank when he heard this, if after Chu and Zhao formed an alliance, the Chu State really sent troops to attack the Song, then he would inevitably be abandoned by the Three Kingdoms of Chu, Zhao and Song, and this situation was simply unbearable.

At this time, Xiong Huai saw that Qiu Li's cheeks were bulging, as if he had gritted his teeth, his eyes were slightly red, and his emotions seemed to be excited, and he knew that war was also something that Song Guo did not want to see.

However, rather than letting the king of Song make a choice within a month, the Song state would prefer to fight with the state of Chu.

Xiong Huai knew very well in his heart that King Song needed time to stabilize the country, but war was also an important means to unite the people, and it was just a last resort.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai nodded, now was the time for him to take the initiative to back down.

So, Xiong Huai sighed: "However, Mr. Fang Cai has made great contributions to the Chu Zhao Alliance, and the widow will not make Mr. too difficult." ”

Qiu Li let out a long and prominent breath when he heard this, and then arched his hand and said, "Please teach the king!" ”

Xiong Huai nodded and said, "The widow heard that last year, the six kingdoms were in alliance, and the countries forced the Song State to cede Xue Di to the Qi State, so that the Song King was humiliated, and the widow was deeply sympathetic. That Xue Di was a thank you gift specially given to the King of Song in order to thank the King of Song for sending troops to help the widow to fight Qi, in order to witness the feelings between Chu and Song. The king of Song gained and lost, and the widow deeply regretted it.

Therefore, in order to express the deep friendship between Chu and Song, the widow was willing to take out a hundred miles from the land of Huaibei and give it to the king of Song again to tie up the good of Chu and Song. ”

Qiu Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

With the strength of the Chu State, coupled with the alliance of the three kingdoms of Chu, Zhao and Han, the weak Song State occupied the land of the strong Chu, which was really not a good thing.

If the two countries of Chu and Song make friends again, and the state of Chu once again gives the Song country a hundred miles of land, in this way, the king of Song will also be able to give an explanation to the ministers and elders. There is no need to worry about the fathers and elders in the country complaining that the Song King is reckless and reckless, and he is the enemy of all the surrounding powers. In this way, the pressure on the Song king in the kingdom will inevitably be greatly reduced.

Moreover, the King of Song did not intend to occupy the Huaibei Land of Chu all the time, if he could make peace between Chu and Song, and obtain a hundred miles of land from Chu.

This is the great credit of his Qiu Liquid, and with this credit, he will gain a firm foothold in Song Xiang's position.

At this time, Xiong Huai saw that the nervousness on Qiu Li's face was gone, and faintly revealed a trace of joy, smiled, and spoke again: "However, after the sincerity of the Chu State shown by the widow, I don't know how the King of Song showed the sincerity of the Song State to the widow?" ”

Qiu Li's heart suddenly tightened, Song Guo's chips were too small, and he didn't know what the King of Chu had taken a look at, thinking about it, he looked at the King of Chu hesitantly and said, "I don't know what the king means?" ”

Xiong Huai said with a smile: "The widow heard that Prince Song has a beautiful daughter, nearly fifteen years old, the country is beautiful and fragrant, and the widow has admired him for a long time!" Therefore, the widow is willing to hire a hundred miles in the land of Huaibei, and ask the prince to meet the widow's request, and the widow is grateful! ”