Thinking about it, Jing Li opened his mouth and said: "King, at this time, in order to prevent the hearts of the people from being separated, we should establish the confidence of the ministers and the people to win, so the ministers think that only if they can let everyone see hope, they will not be shaken." ”

"So where is the hope?" Xiong Huai asked hesitantly.

Then, Xiong Huai shook his head and refused before Jing Li spoke: "If Yin Ye is the main station to break the Song Dynasty, then don't open your mouth, the widow would rather pass on the throne to the crown prince, with the chaotic strategy of ** countries, rather than gamble with the hope and future of my Chu country." ”

"The King..." When Jing Li heard that the King of Chu would rather take the initiative to give up the throne than use the lives of the soldiers to Bo Yibo's meager hope, a feeling of emotion suddenly rose from his heart, and he said excitedly: "The king is benevolent and righteous, and the ministers empathize. However, what the minister wants to say is not to break the Song Dynasty, but to destroy the five-color stone. ”

"Five-colored stones?" Xiong Huai frowned.

"Exactly!" Jing Li nodded solemnly and explained: "King, the current situation is obvious, my Chu State has been preparing for a long time, and the millions of armies of various countries, under my strong fortifications, have already broken their heads and broken blood, so they came up with such a centrifugal plan.

And in order to break the centrifugal plan of the Qi State, as early as the beginning of the Great War, my Chu State had already spread rumors to rumors in the Song State that the king was the destiny of heaven. And after the destruction of the gods by the King of Song, the news of the return of the king's destiny has spread all over the world with the east wind of the King of Song. Now, just because there are no miracles, the countries and even the ministers and people of our Chu State do not think so.

Therefore, the minister thought that at this life-and-death juncture in the Chu State, it was the time to use the five-color stone. Only by sacrificing the artifact of the five-color stone can we turn the virtual into reality, quickly unite people's hearts, and break the chaotic centrifugal plans of various countries.

At that time, not to mention that each country only set up a king of Chu, even if each of the six countries set up a king of Chu, it would be meaningless to my Chu country. The king of Chu of my Chu country, then there is only the king. ”

As soon as Jing Li's voice fell, Gongsun Yan and Chen Zhen all bowed their hands and said: "King, what Ling Yin said is good, this is the time to sacrifice the artifact of the five-color stone." ”

Xiong Huai was stunned when he heard this, and after thinking for a long time, he slowly shook his head: "It's not proper, the five-color stone is a heavy weapon, and now it has not reached the moment of life and death, so it can't be used easily." Moreover, such an artifact as the five-color stone may not be recognized by all countries! ”

Jing Li looked at Xiong Huai hesitantly and persuaded: "King, as long as the five-colored stone can unite the hearts of the monarchs and ministers of my Chu country, whether the countries recognize it or not, what does it matter to my Chu country?" ”

Gongsun Yan continued: "Great King, as long as the five-colored stone is sacrificed at this time, it is enough for my Chu State to hold out under the siege of various countries for more than half a year, and with this period of time, it is enough for my Chu State to disintegrate the alliance of various countries." ”

Xiong Huai waved his hand when he heard this, stopped the persuasion of Jing Li and the others, and then said: "The widow's mind has been decided, and you don't need to persuade again." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai smiled and said: "But what the three virtuous ministers said is reasonable, since the widow and the emperor have nothing to do at this time, and the people have fallen into despair day by day, then they can only ask the ghosts and gods for help!" ”

For the powerful effect of ghosts and gods, Xiong Huai did not hesitate. And it's not an example recorded in the history books, just say that the lawless King Song next door is a clear proof. It was the power of ghosts and gods that gave the weak Song State the courage to face all the big countries around it.

Now, it is time for the ghosts and gods to give confidence to the ministers and people of the Chu State.

Regardless of whether Xiong Huai believes it or not, as long as the ministers and the people believe it, it will be enough.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked Chen Zhen: "Chen Qing, I don't know when the news of Zilan's accession to the throne will spread to all parts of the Chu State." ”

Chen Zhen made a silent calculation in his heart, and responded: "Great King, Gongzi Zilan has not yet arrived in Luoyi at this time, so I think that although the countries will take the initiative to spread this matter in our Chu country, it will still take a few days to spread this matter, and then it will definitely make everyone know about it in a short time." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, and then said: "Spread the edict of the widow, in recent years, the widow has been in turmoil in his heart, so he wants to go to the temple tomorrow to worship and ask about the results!"

In addition, after the three virtuous people left, they immediately prepared manpower to spread the results of the widow's divination tomorrow, and the widow wanted all the people of Chu to know the results of this divination! ”

"Yui!"

"Ling Yin, ask Taibu to come to see the widow secretly later!"

···

The next day, September 26th.

The king of Chu suddenly wanted to go to the temple in advance to worship and divination, so as to ask about the news of the war, and in a very short period of time, it spread throughout the entire Yingdu.

Under the siege of the Six Kingdoms, the ministers and the people have been suppressed for a long time, and at this moment, when they heard that the King of Chu was going to carry out divination, all eyes were immediately raised, and the ministers and the people all saw that they focused their attention on this sacrifice.

Perhaps for many, this is their last hope.

Ancestral temple.

After Xiong Huai offered the sacrificial sacrifice, in the expectant and nervous eyes of the ministers, the divination activity officially began.

Seeing that Taibu walked forward for a walk, he came to the most noble Wu in the Chu State, in front of the King of Chu, and asked, "I don't know what the king wants to ask?" ”

Xiong Huai muttered: "The battle is nearly August, and the battle situation is still not obvious, so the widow is disturbed in his heart, and he wants to ask what the result of the battle is!" ”

Taibu nodded, and then, under the watchful eyes of his ministers, threw a piece of tortoiseshell into the fire.

After a series of rituals, the fire burned out, Taibu took out the tortoise shell, stared at the tortoise shell for a long time, and then remembered his secret conversation with the king of Chu in the palace yesterday...

After thinking about it, Taibu immediately smiled, turned around and congratulated the king of Chu: "King, the divination results have come out, and it is good." The victory in this battle will definitely belong to our Chu State! ”

Taibu's voice was not very good, but in the silent scene, it spread far away, and most of the ministers heard it clearly, and then the nervousness slowly dissipated, and the nervousness on his face was no longer nervous.

Xiong Huai showed a hint of a smile, then nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "Taibu, the war is protracted, and few people want to ask, I don't know when my Chu State will be able to defeat the countries?" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately aroused the curiosity of the ministers.

For many people, defeat is not terrible, but what is terrible is not knowing when the war will end, and this torment with no end in sight is the most terrible.

Therefore, as soon as the ministers heard the king of Chu speak, they stared at Taibu intently again.

They also wanted to know from Taibu when this big battle would be.

As long as Taibu speaks, then the overall situation will be certain.

Either the state of Chu really won a big victory over the six countries during this time, or the hope turned to disappointment, and the Chu army was defeated by the six countries.

At this time, Taibu showed hesitation, shook his head, and responded: "King, the ruler is short, the inch is long, the material is insufficient, the wisdom is unknown, the number is not enough, and the spirit is not clear. Now, the gods have given a hint that this battle will be won. Therefore, please do your best to deal with it, deal with it calmly, and fight actively, the final victory will definitely belong to the Chu State, please do not doubt it. ”