After another five days, all the sailors stationed in Shou County arrived in Huaiyin, and when the sailors of Chen Di arrived in Huaiyin one after another, bad news came from Yan again.

"King, the Yan Kingdom has changed dramatically, a few days ago, Tian Jia suddenly appeared in Yidi, because the Yan army in Yidi has been transferred to Quyi Sanqiu, and Yicheng is not well garrisoned, so Tian Jia took Yidi lightly."

"Tian Jia, why is it Tian Jia again? He suddenly appeared in Gu Cheng before, and now he suddenly appeared in Yidi again, so elusive, could he really put on his wings. Xiong Huai was shocked when he heard this, and looked at Chen Zhen in disbelief.

Chen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, since the last time Tian Jia suddenly appeared in Gu Cheng, he had asked people to pay close attention to all parts of the north, and because Tian Jia's actions last time were very likely to be because of the water master, it was because the spies of the Chu State in the north were also paying close attention to the river. Therefore, the actions of the Qi army were quickly discovered by the spies.

Thinking about it, Chen Zhen immediately explained: "Great King, it's a waterway, and the minister has confirmed that the reason why Tian Jia suddenly appeared in Gucheng is because the water division of the Qi State is transporting troops. This time the Qi army raided the place, and it was also the help of the sailor.

After Tian Jia helped Shengzi defeat the Yan army, he stayed in Gucheng to attack the Yan army camp, and after conquering the Yan army camp and obtaining the Yan army's supplies, Tian Jia led the army south.

Everyone thought that Tian Jia was returning to Qi State, but he didn't want to, but Tian Jia once again used the water division to go down the river, and went straight to the important town of Yan State, and went down with a drum. ”

"Sure enough, it's a sailor!" Xiong Huai was stunned, and then hurriedly walked to the map in the hall.

Yidi is already the hinterland of Yan Kingdom, located at the confluence of Yishui and the northernmost river, and is an important town of Yan State. Further north of the place, it is the Fangcheng of Yanguo, the north of Fangcheng is Zhuo County, and the north of Zhuo County is Yandu Jidu.

And the western part of Yidi is now Sancho and Qu Wei, which are now heavily defended by the Yan army.

The Qi army conquered Yidi, and Sanqiu Quyi and Jidu were divided by the Qi army.

So what about the next target of Qi State, which is the Yan army of Sanqiu's rebellion? Or do you want to go straight to thistle?

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai hurriedly asked, "Where is the main force of the Qi army led by Shengzi now?" ”

After resting for three days in Zhongshan Kingdom, Shengzi had already marched eastward and surrounded Qu Wei with Chuzi's department. Now Qu Rebellion City has been wiped out by the main force of the Yan army, and the people in the city are panicked and demoralized. Saying that, Chen Zhen said with a heavy face: "The minister is worried that Qu Wei will not last long under the siege of the Qi army.

Moreover, as soon as the reversal was broken, the Qi army attacked Sanqiu, and if Sanqiu was broken again, the main force of Yan State would be completely lost. In this way, even if the Qi State retreats, the Yan State will be greatly injured, and it will not be able to recover within twenty years. ”

Xiong Huai's face changed when he heard this, if the Qi army takes advantage of the situation to attack Jidu now, then it's okay, after all, the Qi State does not dare to really destroy the Yan State now, as long as the Yan army of Qu Reverse Sanqiu is saved, as long as the people are still there, then ten years later, the Yan State will become a sharp knife behind the Qi State.

But now Shengzi didn't go to Jidu, but was besieging Qu Rebellion...

If the Yan army is finished, then the Yan country will be finished.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't there any news from the army in Jiangdong in Yingdu?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head and said: "King, it has only been eight days since the king gave the order, I am afraid that the edict has just arrived in Huiji now, and it will take time for the army to assemble and hurry, please don't worry." ”

"Don't worry!" Xiong Huai shook his head and sighed: "The widow is not in a hurry, but Yan Guo is in a hurry." ”

Seeing this, Chen Zhen immediately comforted: "King, Qu Yi City is a fortified city that Yan Guo has been operating for a long time, and it is also defended by the army of Yan State. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he sighed faintly: "I hope so! ”

Then, after Chen Zhen left, Xiong Huai stood by the map, looking at the map for a long time.

Just as Xiong Huai was pondering, a startled noise suddenly came from outside the hall:

"Oh no, my lord... Oh no..."

Xiong Huai was stunned, turned his head to look outside, but saw Dr. Sanlu hurriedly rushing over.

As soon as he entered the hall, Xiong Huai suddenly frowned, and said with a little unhappiness: "What happened, why is Qing so flustered?" ”

When he heard this, he immediately knelt down with tears streaming down his face, and then wept sadly: "My lord, the prince ordered someone to send news, five days ago, the queen died!" ”

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, and his head suddenly went blank, the wife who had been with him for more than 30 years and gave birth to three sons and a daughter.

For a while, Xiong Huai's mind was full of bits and pieces of himself and Nanhou over the past decades.

"The King... The King..."

Under the continuous call of Qu Zhi, Xiong Huai's brain resumed operation again, and then he looked at Qu Zhi with a pale face, and said angrily with sadness: "What's the matter, the queen was fine when the widow left Yingdu, and in the past few months, there has been no bad news from Yingdu, why did the queen suddenly die?" ”

When he heard this, he fell to the ground and replied sadly: "The king, the prince came to report, it was snowing heavily in Yingdu before, and the queen occasionally felt a cold, and then her condition became worse day by day. Because the king was worried about the north at that time, it was the queen who ordered the prince and Ling Yin Zuotu not to tell the king the news of her illness, and then Ling Yin was also sick, and the prince and Zuotu were worried, so they informed the king of the news of Ling Yin, hoping that... Hope..."

The rest of the words were not said, but how could Xiong Huai not know!

Since the death of Gongzi Zilan, Nanhou has been depressed in her heart, and her health is not as good as before.

Perhaps at that time, the southern queen was already very heavy, and the crown prince Zuotu was unwilling to disobey the queen's order, and wanted him to return to Yingdu, so he specially informed him that Ling Yin was ill.

However, after he got the news, he did not go back.

After that, the queen's illness was kept secret from him until the queen fell ill and died!

Thinking of this, Xiong Huai's heart was full of sorrow, and he cried sadly: "Woohoo lament, the widow is sorry for the queen!" ”

When he heard this, he immediately asked: "The king, the country has suffered misfortune, and I dare to ask the king if he will return to Yingdu." ”

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, was silent for a while, and then the sadness on his face converged, revealing a firm look and said: "What nonsense, the big war is imminent, how can the widow return to Yingdu at this time and affect the hearts of the soldiers." At this moment, not to mention that the queen is dead, even if the widow is dead, the body will not be able to return to Yingdu until after the war. What the former monarch and king Wu could do, the widow could also do. ”

As soon as Qu Shu heard the king of Chu talk about the matter of the former king Wu, he no longer opened his mouth to persuade him, after all, the king of Chu Wu died of illness on the way out, but after the death of King Wu, the army did not stop advancing.

Then, Xiong Huai was silent for a long time, and then spoke: "Spread the edict, let the crown prince preside over the queen's funeral, and the state funeral will be buried in the side room of the widow's mausoleum, and the widow will be buried with the queen in the future."

In addition, the edict was passed to Mrs. Qin, and the affairs in the palace would be handed over to her in the future. ”

After speaking, Xiong Huai waved his sleeves and said in a deep voice: "Xianqing go to pass the edict, the widow wants to be alone and quiet." ”

Seeing that the King of Chu finished speaking, Qu Shu turned around and walked to the backyard, and could only respond to the lonely back of the King of Chu: "Only." ”

The next day, Xiong Huai hastily had breakfast, and before he could ease up, he saw Qu Shu come over again with a sad face.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai's heart sank, and he looked at him silently.

On the other side, Qu Zhi came to the King of Chu, and saw that the sadness on the face of the King of Chu had not yet dissipated, but he looked at him in a daze.

"The king, Zuo Tu came to report, five days ago, he ordered Yin to attend the queen's funeral with illness, and if he didn't want to, he ordered Yin Xue to be in the car on the way back to the house."

Xiong Huai was stunned for a long time, and then he sighed for a long time, "Alas... Misfortune of the country! ”

When Qu Zhi heard this, he hurriedly asked softly: "King, Ling Yin has been killed, there is no one in the country to preside over the overall situation, and how to do it?" ”

Xiong Huai was stunned and suddenly fell silent.

The country cannot be without a king for a day, and similarly, the Ling Yin, the head of a hundred officials, is also indispensable.

At this time, it was on the eve of the Chu State's invasion of Qi, and as soon as Jing Cui died, he would have to decide the next candidate for Ling Yin.

And there are only two suitable candidates for him at the moment, one is Qu Yuan in Yingdu, and the other is Zhaoju who is surrounding Qinghe in Huaibei.

If you choose Qu Yuan, Zhao Ju will have resentment in her heart, and the next battle of Vaqi will not be able to fight.

Choosing Zhaoju, during the turmoil in the country, the king of Chu and Ling Yin were fighting abroad at the same time, which was very inappropriate. If Zhao Ju is allowed to go back and Xiong Huai himself is allowed to command the army to fight against Kuang Zhang, Xiong Huai's heart will be empty. If you go back by yourself, stay here...

It would be fine if he wasn't on the front line, but now that he, the king of Chu, was already on the front line, the monarch suddenly returned to the capital on the eve of the war, which not only affected morale, but also affected his prestige as the king of Chu.

With the latter point, this thing cannot be done.

Since you can't choose it at this time, don't choose it, and drag it out for the time being.

First, it can allow Qu Yuan of Yingdu to establish prestige, and secondly, it can also use the vacant position of Ling Yin to inspire Zhao Ju, so that he can give full play to his talents, strike hard at the Qi State, establish meritorious deeds, and pave the way for serving as Ling Yin.

As for the turmoil in the country, then we can only believe in Qu Yuan.

After thinking clearly, Xiong Huai's face immediately turned straight, and he said in a deep voice: "Pass the edict, let the prince bury Yin with the courtesy of the princes, accompany the burial of the side of the widow's mausoleum, and let the left disciple preside over state affairs!"

As for Ling Yin's position, after the widow defeats the Qi State and leads the army back to Yingdu, the candidate for Ling Yin will be decided. ”