A few days after the uncle arrived in Yingdu, the envoy of Qin, Gongziji, and the deputy envoy Xiang Shou also rushed to Yingdu.

Gongzi Ji is the son-in-law of the King of Chu and the husband of the eldest princess of the King of Chu. is different from letting Zuo Yin Zhao often receive his uncle, this time, Xiong Huai is to let the prince Heng be the main one, and Zuo Yin Zhao is often the deputy, and the two of them receive Gongzi Ji together.

In the Chu Palace.

Xiong Huai looked at Prince Heng and asked, "Prince, have Gongzi Ji and the others settled down?" ”

"Back to my father, my son has placed Gongziji in the best hotel, and ordered the waiters to treat him with the courtesy of the prince of Chu, and please rest assured."

"That's fine." Saying that, Xiong Huai paused and said, "Prince, Zuo Yin, today you go to greet Gongziji, I don't know how Gongziji is doing?" Can it be reused? ”

"This..."

Prince Heng and Zhao Chang glanced at each other, and then the prince gestured horizontally, and Zhao Chang nodded.

Then, Zhao Chang arched his hand and asked, "Does the king mean that he intends to support Gongzi Ji to take power in the Qin State?" ”

Xiong Huai nodded: "Yes, the widow got the news that King Qin and Gongzi Ji have a close relationship, and there is already a deep contradiction between King Qin and Zhu Liji. In addition, Xiang Shou, who was close to King Qin, and Wei Ran and others, who were recently promoted, were all relatives of the Mi clan, the mother of Gongzi Ji.

Therefore, the widow intends to support Gongziji in the Qin State, and let Gongziji replace Zhuliji, so as to realize the friendship between Qin and Chu. The only concern of the widow is whether Gongzi Ji can be used. ”

"The king, Gongzi Ji is gentle and elegant, and treats people kindly. It's just..." Zhao Chang said this, shook his head and said: "It's just that from the perspective of the ministers, Gongzi Ji is a little cowardly and decisive, I'm afraid it will be difficult to be of great use." ”

Xiong Huai couldn't help but look at Zhao Chang hesitantly when he heard this.

Zhao Chang nodded again to show that what he said was true.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai frowned. If Gongzi Ji is really decisive, I am afraid that even with the support of the Chu State, it will be difficult to take power in the Qin State. The two of them, Gan Mao, are not so easy to deal with, especially Gan Mao, who not only won the trust of King Qin, but also was good at dancing with long sleeves and slippery hands.

If Gongziji's ability is insufficient, Chu State rashly supports him, which will only make Gan Mao hate Chu State.

For the sake of a future prime minister, offending the current prime minister will outweigh the losses.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai nodded and said, "Okay, no one already knows about this matter." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai said to the prince: "Prince, when you go to see Gongziji later, you will say that the widow will summon him tomorrow and let him get ready." ”

"Yes, Father."

Then, Xiong Huai asked Zhao Chang: "Zuo Yin, the envoys of Wei and Song set off earlier than the Qin envoys, but now that the Qin envoys have arrived in Yingdu, why have the two envoys not arrived until today?" ”

Zhao Chang responded: "King, before the Qin envoy fell, the minister had already asked about it. It was not that there was an accident on the part of the envoys of the two countries, but that the envoys of the two countries were not in a hurry, and they walked normally all the way, and they traveled no more than fifty miles a day. The Qin envoy went down the Han River and traveled in a hurry day and night, so the Qin envoy came first. ”

Xiong Huai couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and a few doubts flashed in his heart.

Wasn't the Wei and Song dynasties worried about the revenge of the Chu State? Why aren't they in a hurry?

Especially the Song Kingdom, which still occupies 400 miles of Huaibei!

Isn't the Song State worried about the Chu State going to war against the Song State?

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Following.

Xiong Huai met his son-in-law in the study, whom he had never met.

Being in the royal family, Xiong Huai feels that this is very bad, once his daughter marries, not only will her daughter not see her husband before she gets married, but even he, the king of Chu, doesn't know what his son-in-law looks like.

But fortunately, as a son, the other party will definitely not be hateful and can't bear to look at him directly.

After the ceremony.

Xiong Huai looked at Gongziji and sighed a lot, and then took the lead in speaking: "Ziji, you have been married to the princess for almost three years!" ”

Gongzi Ji showed a smile on his face when he heard this, remembering that after he married Princess Chu, he was immediately reused by King Qin, and his uncle, cousin and others all gathered around him to give him advice. In the past few years, it can be described as infinitely beautiful, much more exciting than his days as a prince and brother.

Of course, he knew that all of this was brought by his princess and wife, no, it was brought by the powerful influence of the Chu State.

Thinking about it, Gongzi Ji even showed joy in his eyes, and said: "King, there is still more than a month, which is the day when the minister and the princess will be married for three years." ”

Xiong Huai looked at Gongziji's expression and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, it's difficult for you to remember the time so clearly, yes, very good." ”

Gongzi Ji saw the smile of King Chu, and his heart was suddenly relieved.

It's a good start!

Then, Xiong Huai hurriedly asked: "Ziji, the widow heard that the princess gave birth to a son a year ago, I wonder if the princess is okay?" ”

"Please rest assured, the princess and her son are safe!"

"Okay, good, that's it, it's too dangerous for this woman to have a child, especially the first child." Xiong Huai took a breath of relief, and then said eagerly: "Ziji, I don't know if the princess is used to eating the food of the Qin State in the Qin State?" Is there more or less food to eat each day than before? Are you fat or thin..."

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Half an hour later.

Gongzi Ji swallowed his dry throat, looked at the king of Chu who was still unfinished on the throne, his face was full of kindness, and he laughed, and couldn't help but secretly wonder in his heart: Everyone said that the king of Chu was benevolent and righteous on the outside and treacherous on the inside, and he hid a knife in his smile, which was despicable and shameless. When I saw it today, I was like an ordinary old woman, summoning the envoy without asking about state affairs, but she had been doing family things.

Thinking about it, Gongziji's eyes couldn't help showing a trace of impatience, but this time he came to Chu State with a request, so he had to endure his heart and continue to talk to the king of Chu.

Half an hour later, Xiong Huai saw that Gongziji's impatient color had been revealed, and he couldn't help but shake his head slightly in his heart.

This son's cultivation is enough, but he is still a little unbreathable.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately stopped, coughed lightly twice, and then blamed himself: "Oh, the widow patronized Ziji to ask the princess, and he forgot the business for a while, it seems that the widow is really old, and he will forget about state affairs for a long time." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai shook his head, and then asked, "Ziji, I don't know what happened to visit Chu State this time?" ”

When Gongzi Ji heard this, he couldn't bear the words for a long time, and immediately said them all in one breath.

"The King of Qin intends to use Yuzhong and Danyang in exchange for the surrendered 30,000 Qin troops? This..." Xiong Huai showed embarrassment, looked at Gongziji and sighed: "Ziji, you came to Chu for the first time and proposed such a two-benefit condition, the widow should not have refused, but it's a pity that you came late." ”

Gongzi Ji was shocked when he heard this.

Late?

Could it be that all the 30,000 Qin troops...

Thinking of this, Gongziji immediately looked at the King of Chu in horror, and blurted out: "King, are the 30,000 Qin troops being killed by the King... The King..."

The word slaughter reached his throat, but Gongziji looked at the King of Chu who had become majestic again, and he still didn't say it after all, so he temporarily changed his words: "Sold to another country by the king?" ”