Thinking about it, Xiong Huai responded: "Okay, where is Hanzhong and Fangcheng, Sima can arrange it himself." As for the Korean side..."

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at Jing Li and said, "Ling Yin, send a messenger later to explain to King Han." In addition, he also sent envoys to the Qin State to express his greetings to the widow to the King of Qin. ”

Jing Li Zhaoju responded at the same time: "Only." ”

Then, Xiong Huai looked at Chen Zhen and said, "Chen Qing, the movements of the Qin State at this time are very important to the Chu State. Therefore, the widow hopes that in the next time, Qing can pay full attention to the movements of the Qin State. ”

Chen Zhen nodded and replied, "Yes, king." ”

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Three days later, in the early morning.

In the breakfast room, Xiong Huai was eating to the side, when he saw a waiter come to report: "King, the assassin Shi ordered Chen Zhen to ask to see him outside the palace." ”

"Please assassinate Shi Ling to go to the main hall, and the widow will arrive later." Xiong Huai nodded in response.

Then, Xiong Huai sped up the speed of eating.

It has been three days since Chen Zhen last reported to Wei Zhang, and if you calculate the time, there should be the latest news from the Qin State.

After a short time, Xiong Huai came to the main hall of the palace for deliberations.

At this time, Chen Zhen was already waiting in the hall.

After Xiong Huai walked to the throne and sat down, he immediately asked Chen Zhen: "Chen Qing, come to meet the widow at this time, but there is news from the Qin State?" ”

Chen Zhen nodded and responded, "King, that's exactly the case." According to the news from some ministers on the Qin side, including the news from Wei Ran of the Qi clan, all of them showed that Wei Zhang's betrayal of the Qin State should be true. It is said that when Qin Wangdang heard the news, he was immediately furious and immediately said that he would immediately attack Wei. In the end, he was persuaded by Gan Mao.

Despite this, at present, the army of the Qin State has begun to be dispatched to Hexi, and it seems that they are preparing to wait for the arrival of May and immediately send troops to attack Wei at the request of our Chu State. Not only that, Qin Wangdang had already announced to the ministers of Qin that whoever could bring back Wei Zhang's head would be rewarded. ”

"Oh!" Xiong Huai was stunned, and a smile appeared in his eyes: "In this way, the matter of Wei Zhang's running to Wei is still good news for my Chu State!" ”

Chen Zhen smiled.

Originally, Qin's attack on Wei was only at the invitation of Chu, coupled with the temptation of Wei itself to Qin.

Now, there is one more reason for Qin to attack Wei, and that is the shame that Wei Zhang brought to the King of Qin.

Then, Chen Zhen continued: "Great King, not only that, according to the news from the Qin State, Qin Wangdang first had a conflict with the right prime minister, and then there was a matter of Wei Zhang running to Wei, it seems that he intends to reaffirm the relationship between Qin and Chu, and has ordered Prime Minister Gan Mao to be the envoy, and the favored minister Xiang Shou to be the deputy envoy, leading a delegation of envoys to visit the Chu State. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned, now the right prime minister of Qin State is not sick, and Gan Mao is the sole leader of the prime minister, but at this time he personally came to visit Chu State.

Not only that, Gan Mao and Xiang Shou, these two are more or less inextricably linked with the Chu State, and they can all be said to be pro-Chu ministers.

Qin Wangdang sent them to visit the Chu State, which was undoubtedly to express the sincerity of the Qin State to the Chu State.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai's heart was relieved, he spit out a long mouthful, and said with a relaxed smile: "Gan Mao actually came in person?" I don't know what kind of gift he will send to the widow this time. ”

A sneer appeared in Chen Zhen's heart, and he replied: "King, now on the side of the Qin State, the disease is not out of illness, and Wei Zhang has turned his back on the Qin State, although Gan Mao is talented and capable, but Gan Mao has not been in the Qin State for a long time, and he has only served as an important minister and servant for a short period of a few years, and his background is insufficient, and it is difficult to convince the public. Therefore, the minister thought that the political situation in the Qin dynasty at this time must have been turbulent.

Therefore, Gan Mao's visit to Chu this time is probably not only to represent the Qin State to make friends with the Chu State. More importantly, I am afraid that he still came to the Chu State to ask for help, wanting to obtain the support of our Chu State to help him gain a firm foothold in the Qin State. ”

Xiong Huai's eyes narrowed when he heard this, and he also thought of the previous purpose that Chen Zhen said.

However, the latter purpose was reminded by Chen Zhenyi, and he reacted.

Gan Mao is an important minister of the Qin State, and his information has long been sorted out by Chen Zhen and sent to Xiong Huai, so Xiong Huai also knows the details of Gan Mao very clearly.

Recalling Gan Mao's situation, Xiong Huai couldn't help but nodded.

Indeed, Gan Mao's current situation in the Qin State should be very bad.

Gan Mao himself was recommended to the King of Qin by Zhang Yi and Zhu Liji at the same time, so since he entered the Qin Dynasty, he was highly valued by King Qin Huiwen and was worshiped as a guest secretary.

Although Zhang Yi and Zhu Li Ji have contradictions, Gan Mao can serve Zhang Yi and Zhu Li Ji at the same time, neither side is offended, and he is friendly with both of them at the same time. What's even more powerful is that Gan Mao not only served King Qin Huiwen very well, but also could please King Qin, who was still the crown prince.

This time, Qin Wangdang was able to push Gan Mao to the position of the left prime minister with all his might, which shows Qin Wangdang's trust in Gan Mao.

However, at the same time, Qin Wangdang's move, although it divided the power of Xiangguo, also put Gan Mao on the barbecue grill.

Gan Mao became the left prime minister, and the prime minister who had great power became the right prime minister, which offended him to death, and he may not dare to resent Qin Wangdang, but he will definitely hate Gan Mao.

On the other hand, Wei Zhang, as Zhang Yi's confidant, and his departure also caused Gan Mao to not be able to accept Zhang Yi's political legacy in its entirety.

In this way, Gan Mao lost the support of the two largest forces within the Qin state.

Gan Mao's aid outside of Qin came mainly from two countries, one was Chu and the other was Wei.

Gan Mao himself is a native of Chu, and his teacher Shi Ju is also a native of Chu, so it is reasonable for Gan Mao to get assistance from Chu.

On the other hand, Shi Ju was the guest of honor of King Hui of Wei, and it was not impossible for Gan Mao Shi Ju to gain support in the Wei State.

However, now that Wei Zhang is running to Wei, the relationship between Qin and Wei has deteriorated further, and in this case, Gan Mao will definitely not be able to obtain the support of Wei.

Therefore, it is obvious that Gan Mao personally came to the Chu State at this time, not only for the Qin State, but also for himself.

After all, now Qin and Chu are still in the period of friendship, and the power of Chu in Qin is not weak.

Thinking about it, a smile appeared on the corner of Xiong Huai's mouth, and he asked: "Chen Qing, since Gan Mao came to Chu this time, it is very likely that he came to Chu to obtain the support of the Chu State, so how do you think Qing should deal with it?" ”

Chen Zhen immediately bowed his hand and said: "Great King, Gan Mao is extremely trusted by Qin Wang Dang in the Qin State, although Gan Mao's position may be unstable for the time being, but it still cannot be shaken. Therefore, at this time, Gan Mao came to ask for help, and we should give Gan Mao assistance in order to gain Gan Mao's gratitude. In this way, if our Chu State wants to contact the Qin State again in the future, then Gan Mao is our arm in the Qin State. ”

Listening to Chen Zhen's suggestion, Xiong Huai hesitated for a moment, and then asked expectantly: "Chen Qing, Gan Mao is a person with long sleeves and good dancing ability, which can be seen from the fact that he was able to serve many powerful people of the Qin State at the same time before. Such a figure, who became the prime minister of the Qin State, was uneasy in his heart. Therefore, in Qing's opinion, can we take this opportunity to draw Gan Mao to the side of the Chu State. ”