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Sima Jingque sorted out all the merits and demerits of the previous battle of the Song Dynasty.

Because the blame for the defeat and retreat of the Qi and Wei coalition forces was all borne by the king of Chu and the main general Pang Zhan, most of the results sorted out by Jing Que were credits, and only a small number of generals did not quickly conquer the cities of the Song Kingdom, and there were no credits, and there were very few guilty and punished.

Waiting for Jing Que to report the sorted out results to Prince Heng, and then Prince Heng summoned Qu Yuan, so that Qu Yuan and Jing Que would be rewarded according to merit according to the new law.

After Qu Yuan and Jing Que determined the list of promotions, the crown prince entered the palace with the list.

In the palace.

After the crown prince presented the list, he spoke: "Father, in the battle of the Song Dynasty, there will be twenty-six meritorious people in the Tun General, and there will be meritorious people below the Tun General, and the chief and the military chief will also include ordinary soldiers, and there will be one thousand and sixty-six meritorious people.

Among them, there are 1,063 people who have accumulated meritorious service and become knights, and they are also asked to issue an edict from their fathers to allow them to be promoted to knighthoods. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he looked at the list of those who were promoted to knighthood above the rank of Wu Chang in his hand, and was immediately silent.

Then, Xiong Huai silently calculated the affairs of Qi in his heart.

Before, Wei was plotted by him, not only was attacked by Qi, but even the position of Wei Xiang was taken by the King of Qi.

Also, Qi and Wei jointly attacked Chu, and Wei was forced to send 50,000 troops, and after seizing 500 miles of land, he didn't even get an inch of land.

If this is the case, Wei Wangjun should have hated Qi to death, but now that Qi is powerful, and Wei Xiang is Zhou the most confidant of Qi Wangdi, Wei Wangjun should dare to be angry and dare not speak.

Of course, it doesn't matter what Wei Wangjun thinks now, the important thing is that Qi has not betrayed in Wei, and directly sent troops to attack Wei, cut off ten cities in Wei, and forcibly installed Wei Xiang in Wei to indirectly control the Wei government.

This thing... Zhao Hanyan, the king of the Three Kingdoms, should be terrified to the extreme.

More importantly, the defeat of the Chu State should have greatly contributed to the arrogance of the Qi king.

With his years of research on the Qi King Land, the Qi King Land should have swelled dramatically by now.

Just as Xiong Huai was thinking, the prince saw that his father was staring at the list for a long time, and his father was dissatisfied with the list.

So, the crown prince cautiously arched his hand and said, "Father, but is there something wrong with this list?" ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he glanced at Prince Heng, shook his head and said, "No, there is nothing wrong." ”

The crown prince was stunned, and glanced at Xiong Huai curiously, not knowing why his father stared at the list for so long without speaking.

At this time, Xiong Huai looked at the crown prince, calculated the situation in the Qi country again, and then sighed: "Prince, in the past few days, the widow feels that his body is getting worse and worse than before, and I am afraid that it will not be long before I will go to see the first king and the queen." ”

When the prince heard this, he peeked at Xiong Huai again, and then looked at his father's still blue and black hair, but he didn't believe these words in his heart.

But with a hint of sadness on his face, he arched his hand and said: "Father is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and he will definitely live a long life." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he shook his head and said: "The prince doesn't have to comfort the widow, the widow knows his own body, just now, when the widow looked at the list in his hand, he suddenly found that the widow was dazzled, and he couldn't see the list clearly." ”

The prince was stunned.

Could it be that my father just looked at the list and was silent for a long time, was it really because of his old eyes?

At this moment, the crown prince was hesitant in his heart, not knowing whether to trust his father or not.

After a pause, Xiong Huai looked at the prince and said: "Prince, the widow is already old, and he is dying, you have to take care of the widow more, and share more for the widow." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai sighed: "In this way, prince, from now on, the appointment of official positions below 600 stone in the country will be decided by the prince."

Also, the promotion and demotion of the titles below the Seven Doctors will all be handled by the crown prince.

From now on, don't report these little things to the widow, just let the prince decide himself. ”

When the prince heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then reacted quickly and said hurriedly: "Father, this matter is not appropriate. ”

Xiong Huai waved his hand and said unswervingly: "There is nothing wrong with this, from now on, the prince will share the worries of the widows." Also, this list. ”

Xiong Huai raised the text in his hand and said undoubtedly: "This matter is also handed over to you to deal with the prince." ”

After speaking, Xiong Huai sighed again, and then in the shock of the prince, he slowly left with loneliness.

On the other hand, after the crown prince left the palace, he couldn't believe that everything that had just happened was true.

It wasn't until he personally presided over the promotion of meritorious generals that he reacted.

It turns out that all this is true.

It seems that his father is really old!

At the same time, the nobles were all surprised to learn that the crown prince had been given the right to appoint officials up to 600 koku and the right to promote and punish the titles of seven doctors and below.

On that day, the Prince's Mansion was full of people and did not stop late at night.

Same day.

Yin Zhaoju wanted to enter the palace to meet the king of Chu, but was stopped by the guards guarding the palace gate on the grounds that the king of Chu was distraught and did not see the ministers.

Then, Xianyin Fan Huan came, but he was also blocked by the guards and could not break in.

In the palace.

Xiong Huai, who was reading a book in the study, after getting the news of Zhao Ju and Fan Huan's departure, ordered with an unchanged face: "Order, in the next three days, guard the palace gate, and no one will see any ministers. ”

"Yui."

Early in the morning of the fourth day, Deng Lingguang entered the palace: "My lord, three days ago, the prince's mansion was full of people, and a large number of ministers and nobles brought their children to meet the prince.

In the past three days, 76 noble children have been invested under the prince, 168 low-level officials have been invested under the prince, and 207 lobbyists and strategists have been included by the prince.

In addition, according to the report from spies near Shouying, after the local nobles heard that the crown prince had been given the power to appoint and dismiss officials, a large number of nobles sent their sons to Shouchun City. Among them, most of them were the nobles who rebelled before. ”

Hearing this, Xiong Huai was silent for a moment and ordered: "Keep a close watch, but don't take any action." Inform the people around the prince that they are only allowed to collect information about the prince, and they are only allowed to do their best for the prince, but they are not allowed to make any suggestions for the prince. ”

"Yui."

"Spread the secret edict to the left disciples, where are the counties, if the prince interferes in the appointment and dismissal of the county lieutenants in the counties, as long as the position is less than 600 stones, they will listen to it.

However, the county lieutenants of large counties and small counties with more than 600 stones, as well as the county lieutenants, still reported to the widows for decision. ”

"Yui."

As the crown prince obtained the right to appoint and dismiss low-level officials, and as many noble sons defected to the prince, the prince Heng's momentum in Shouying became increasingly high, and he approached Qu Yuan and Ling Yin Zhaoju.

Qi country Linzi.

After receiving the envoy of Chu State, King Qi couldn't help laughing and said: "Hey~~ The King of Chu is really old, just a failure, and he left the court on the spot." And the prince of Chu didn't want to be angry with his father, but he directly sent someone to ask for peace with the widow, but he was also a brave man, with such a father and son of the king of Chu, the country of Chu was worry-free!

Soon after, just waiting for the death of the king of Chu and the civil turmoil in Chu, the widow could wave his army to the south, take Shouchun directly, and then set up Gongzi Rat as the king, and take the land of Huaibei of Chu State. ”

Saying that, on the one hand, the king of Qi ordered to send an envoy to the state of Chu to return the two hundred miles of land in Huaibei that the Qi army had captured not long ago, and on the other hand, he ordered people to closely monitor the prince of the state of Chu who was studying in the Jixia School Palace.

Soon after, Sudai came.

Su Dai praised the king of Qi for the submission of the Chu state, and then arched his hand and said: "Great king, the state of Qi has taken the state of Song, and forced the state of Wei to completely surrender, and now it is powerful and strong. Moreover, the State of Qi had previously attacked the State of Qin, forcing the State of Qin to submit, and also forced the State of Yan to submit, and now the King of Zhao is the half son of the Great King, and he is the head of the Great King.

Throughout the world, in the past 500 years, no king has ever been able to establish such a great feat. ”

Saying that, Su Dai said with a look of admiration and honor: "King, the minister thinks that the title of king now can no longer match the king's achievements.

The minister thought that the king should be called the emperor to show his merits. ”

When Qi Wangdi heard this, his heart moved.

When the envoys of Chu from various countries came to sue for peace, he was a little confused, Qin was subdued, Chu was also subdued, Sanjin had already been convinced, and Yan was even more convinced.

At this moment, he had a sense of loneliness as he drew his sword and looked around at a loss, looking at the invincible hand.

However, Su Dai's words immediately gave him a new pursuit.

Thinking about it, Qi Wangdi hesitated for a moment: "Xianqing, this is not appropriate, rashly claiming the emperor, it will definitely be opposed by all countries, and the widow will also be besieged by all countries!" ”

When Su Dai heard this, he knew that Qi Wangdi was already moved, so he continued to agitate: "Don't worry, the king, now Xiangguo Zhou has served as Wei Xiang in Wei, and with Wei Xiang, Wei will definitely support the king."

South Korea is newly defeated, its vitality is greatly damaged, and there is Qin State eyeing the tiger, South Korea will definitely agree to the king in order to gain the support of the king.

As for Zhao Guo, King Zhao and the princess are newly married, Qi and Zhao are like glue, even if King Zhao is against it in his heart, he will not speak. Moreover, as long as Wei and Han supported it, Zhao had no strength to oppose it.

And Yan Kingdom, King Yan has lost his heart, and he didn't even dare to question the king about Zhang Kui's death, but instead sent the prince to hostage, and when he destroyed the Song Dynasty before, King Yan also took the initiative to send 20,000 troops to support, what can such a King Yan do, and what are his concerns!

As for the state of Chu, now that civil strife is in the ascendant, a civil strife is just around the corner, so the prince of Chu can endure his father's humiliation and send people to sue for peace.

As for the Qin State, the Qin State is not only newly defeated, but the Qin State is still separated from the Qi State by Wei and Han two countries!

Therefore, the minister thought that if the king was the emperor at this time, there should be no opposition from all countries in the world, as long as no one dared to oppose it directly. ”

"This..." The color of intention on Qi Wangdi's face became even stronger.

At this time, Su Dai persuaded again: "If the king still hesitates, the king can try the attitude of various countries, and if it is successful, then the king will be called the emperor, and if it is not, the king will not be called?" ”

When Qi Wangdi heard this, he immediately asked, "How to try?" ”

"Please postpone the title of emperor, and then send troops for two weeks, go to Luoyi, ask Zhou Tianzi the weight of Jiuding, and move Jiuding to Qi.

If the countries do not oppose the king to obtain the nine tripods, then the king will be called the emperor, if there is an unopened mouth to oppose, then the king will send troops to teach him a lesson.

When all the countries in the world obey, it will be logical for the king to be the emperor, and no one will dare to oppose it. ”

When Qi Wangdi heard this, he immediately responded: "Good! ”

Therefore, the king of Qi immediately issued an edict, asking the new prime minister to lead an army of 100,000 and recruit 50,000 troops of Wei to send troops to Luoyi together, wanting to win the weight.