"This..." Xiong Huai was shocked, his face changed, his body couldn't help shaking, his eyes were full of sadness, he leaned over to help Zhao Ye up, and asked in disbelief: "When the widow left Yingdu, Sikong was still fine, his body was tough, and the widow entrusted the prince to him." Why has it only been more than two months, and Sikong suddenly died?! ”

Zhao Ye burst into tears and said, "The king, the ministers don't know. Half a month ago, my ancestor came out after dealing with state affairs, everything was fine, and there was nothing wrong with being able to enjoy dinner normally. As a result, the next day, I didn't see my ancestor get up, and when my father asked, the maid went in to take a look..."

Zhao Ye cried and bowed down: "It turned out that I found that my ancestor was gone." ”

Xiong Huai was stunned and fell silent for a moment.

According to Zhao Ye, Zhao Yu walked very peacefully, without any illness or any signs, fell asleep, and then fell asleep.

The dead are light, but the living are heavy.

It was really not the right time for this Zhaoyu to die, so that Xiong Huai couldn't believe it.

Although I don't want to believe it, it's not impossible to think about it.

Zhaoyu is indeed very old, he has gone through three generations of Chu kings, and he has already served as Ling Yin during the period of the first king, and then served as Ling Yin for seven years to his predecessor. Then, after the death of his predecessor Ling Yin Zhaoyang, Xiong Huai himself took it out to continue to play his glory and preside over all the fortifications of Chu State.

For five or six years, during this period, the foreign wars of the Chu State had not been heard, and in order to prepare for the invasion of Yue, the hundred workers in the Chu State had not been idle.

Xiong Huai wondered in his heart, could this Zhaoyu be exhausted to death by himself?

Originally, Xiong Huai planned to let Zhaoyu go too far, and wait for the incident to be cut down, and then let Zhaoyu enjoy his old age in peace. As a result, Zhaoyu was at the node and died suddenly, unable to even share the glory of Annihilation.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai sighed for a long time, and then said to Zhao Ye in front of him: "Sikong's death is known to few people, and the grief in my heart is inexplicable. Therefore, you should rest in the city first, and the widow will deal with the affairs later. ”

"Yui." Zhao Ye responded with grief, and then left under the guidance of the guard.

After Zhaoye left, Xiong Huai found the envoy of Yue on the side, and saw that his face showed a look of surprise, and he seemed to have an intention to go.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai's heart sank.

When this kind of thing happens in the state of Chu, it will obviously drag down the morale of all countries to attack Qi Wei, and at this time, it is reasonable to strengthen the confidence of all countries and let them continue to attack Qi and Wei.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai showed a determined look, and swore to the Yue envoy: "Envoy, although the country of widows has suffered misfortune, but the determination of our country to fight Qi is still unwavering. In the past, my ancestor King Wu died of illness on the way to war, but the army of our country still returned under the leadership of Ling Yin. Therefore, not to mention that it is just a widow's commonplace, even if the widow dies of illness in this Pingcheng, our Chu army will still be led by the Zhu State and return to the Qi Dynasty. ”

When Ju Yu heard it, although he didn't think so, he replied with a very heavy face: "The king is serious, and my country has never doubted your country's determination. ”

Xiong Huai nodded, and then, uneasy, said: "Mr. came here to visit the widow, and the widow was happy in his heart, and he couldn't wait to talk with Mr. all night." However, now that something has happened in our country, the widow is very sorry that he can't have fellowship with his husband. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai groaned slightly, took a piece of beautiful jade directly from his waist, and then walked two steps quickly, came to Ju Yu's body, and stuffed the beautiful jade in his hand into the knife in Ju Yu's hand: "The widow wants to use this jade to intersect with Mr., and I look forward to meeting Mr. again next time." ”

Ju Yu wanted to refuse because of King Chu's previous attitude, but as soon as his hand touched King Chu's peiyu, a trace of coolness immediately spread from the jade to the palm of his hand, and then, I don't know if it was an illusion, and I suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.

Sensing this change, Ju Yu immediately realized that King Peiyu of Chu must be extraordinary, even if it is not as good as the missing treasures and clans of Chu State, I am afraid that it is not far behind, and it must be worth a fortune.

Thinking about it, Ju Yu suddenly clenched the beautiful jade in his hand, then put away the beautiful jade with an expressionless face, and then arched his hand, and said with great regret: "This is a blessing for Weichen." ”

Seeing this, Xiong Huai's heart was relieved, and then he spoke: "That's right, it's a pity." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai shook his head and said: "Sir, now that there is an accident in the Chu State, the widow wants to ask the envoy to bring a message to the King of Yue, so he said that although the Chu State has something to do, he also asks the King of Yue to bring it a little, and when the widow deals with the affairs of the country, he will inevitably lead his troops to besiege Tancheng in order to contain the Qi State." ”

Ju Yu immediately solemnly replied: "Please rest assured, Weichen will definitely tell the widow the truth about this, and explain to the widow the king's helplessness and determination to attack the Qi country." ”

"Good!" Xiong Huai smiled and said, "In this way, there will be a labor messenger." ”

Back in the hall, Xiong Huai fell silent.

Sikong Zhaoyu's death, it is not the right time to die, if the Chu State is unstable, it is not good for the matter of cutting Yue.

At this time, Chen Zhen saw that the King of Chu was silent for a long time, so he spoke: "Great King, the death of Sikong has both advantages and disadvantages for our Chu State. The disadvantage is that Sikong is not only responsible for all the fortifications of the Chu State, but also an auxiliary minister, and the death of Sikong will inevitably lead to chaos in the fortifications of the Chu State, and there will also be turmoil on the Yingdu side.

Therefore, the top priority, one is to immediately pick out the head of the new hundred workers, the second is to stabilize the DPRK, and the third, and the most important point, that is, because of the death of Sikong, the Zhao family will inevitably fluctuate in the hearts of the people. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Zhen arched his hand and said: "King, as for the benefits, that is, my Chu army can justifiably stay here. Moreover, you can also take the opportunity to tell Gongziyu directly, just say that my Chu State has no intention of cutting down Qi because of Sikong's death, but in order to make Gongziyu's major event, I am willing to contain King Yue, and ask Gongziyu to start an incident as soon as possible. ”

Xiong Huai nodded thoughtfully, especially the third point, which is the most important thing.

Most of the troops led by Tang Yu were soldiers between Jiang and Han. And here, it is also the area with the greatest strength of the Zhao family. If the people of the Zhao clan were unwilling to go out to conquer the Yue Kingdom at this time, then the matter was very serious.

Moreover, Zhao Yu is still the leader of the Zhao family after Zhaoyang's death, and his death will inevitably make the Zhao family's hearts fluctuate, fall into chaos, and be difficult to follow.

This was very detrimental to the foreign war of the Chu State.

Just as he was about to speak, a guard walked in and reported: "King, order Yin to send a messenger from Yingdu. ”

Xiong Huai immediately knew in his heart that this must have been sent by Jing Li to inform him of the news of Zhaoyu.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai responded, "Please come in." ”

"Yui."

Not long after, Xiong Huai saw the doctor Fan Huan walk in with a tired face, and saluted eagerly: "King, Sikong broke out half a month ago, and when the prince and Ling Yin learned about this, they were not only saddened, but also did not dare to be proficient. Therefore, the commissioner came to ask the king how to deal with this matter. ”