Jiezi knew that this courtesy had surpassed his fame. Although he is very famous in Qi State, there are still more than ten or twenty people in the Qi State Jixia School Palace who are as famous as him.

The last time the king of Chu received Daxian with such a heavy courtesy, it was when he met with Sun Yan, the head of the rhinoceros. And Gongsun Yan is already the Sima of Chu State at this moment. Although there is no name of Sima, there is already the reality of Sima.

Give himself the same courtesy as the rhino head, although Jiezi has not yet met the king of Chu and has not yet spoken to the king of Chu, but he has already felt the sincerity and determination of the king of Chu.

Thinking about it, Jiezi immediately got out of the car quickly, and when he saw that the king of Chu had arrived, he immediately straightened his clothes, took a few steps forward quickly, and took the initiative to salute: "I have seen the king in Xia, let the king greet him outside the palace, and he is guilty in Xia." ”

"Hahaha" Xiong Huai laughed and said: "Mr. traveled thousands of miles from Qi to Chu to see the widow, which is the honor of the widow." From the palace to the outside of the palace, a few steps away, please don't think that the widow is neglecting. ”

"How dare you!" Jiezi said with a smile: "The king welcomes him personally, and the minister is grateful." ”

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In the palace.

The ministers dispersed, and Xiong Huai left the son alone.

At this time, the two sat opposite each other, Xiong Huai looked at Jiezi and said: "Sir, the widow heard from the left disciple that since Mr. left Qi, he has been staying in Xiangyang and building the city with the left disciple, and it has been seven years since then. ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Huai bowed and said, "Mr. has been in Chu for many years, I don't know what I think of my Chu country?" ”

Hearing this, Jiezi stroked Hu Xu, who was mixed with a trace of white thread, and looked at Xiong Huai intently, but did not speak.

After pondering for a while, seeing that the King of Chu never changed his face, he spoke: "The territory of Chu is vast, especially after the annexation of Yue, the land is seven thousand miles wide, which is equivalent to the sum of the northern countries. In addition, the Chu State has millions of armored people, and the grain accumulates like a mountain, dominating the world, which is a natural thing. ”

Speaking of this, Jiezi changed his words, shook his head and said: "However, such a powerful Chu State, the Chu State whose strength far surpasses that of the Qin State, did not cause panic in all countries until after the destruction of the Yue State, causing all countries to jointly attack Chu. The state of Qin, which is located in the west, did not destroy a certain power, but was slightly targeted by various countries.

I wonder why the king thinks this is? ”

Xiong Huai laughed self-deprecatingly when he heard this: "Probably everyone in the world thinks that the Qin State is the threat, and the threat of my Chu State is far inferior to the Qin State." ”

The receiver smiled and didn't speak.

At this time, Xiong Huai arched his hand and said: "Sir, since my first king, the territory of Chu has shrunk day by day, the Great Liang Xiangling has been lost, the national border has retreated from the north of the river to Huaishui, and even the land of Chen Cai has fallen into the hands of the enemy many times. I don't know what Mr. thinks, what are the shortcomings of my Chu State that have caused me to fall into such a situation? ”

Jiezi said with a smile: "The disadvantages of the Chu State, the predecessors have already made a conclusion, and the king knows a lot, so why do you need to open your mouth!" ”

Xiong Huai nodded: "Yes, as early as a hundred years ago, Wu Zi had already pointed out the shortcomings of the Chu State, the ministers of the court and the central government were too powerful, and there were too many local feudal monarchs, which is the reason why my Chu State has a million troops, but I can't even defend the country." Although Wu Zi carried out changes in the Chu State, when King Su ascended the throne, he destroyed more than 70 families of Xungui.

However, after the death of Wu Zi, the law was abolished, and today, a hundred years later, my Chu State has repeated the mistakes of the past again, and now, the problems faced by the widows are much more serious than the previous king's mourning for the king. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai sighed: "Although the widow has the heart to eliminate the evils, the nobles in the country are too powerful, so that the changes more than ten years ago have just begun, and they died in the opposition of the nobles. Now, the widow has been preparing for more than ten years, and he has carried out the reform again, but he still feels that there is a lack of talent. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at Jiezi and said with a smile: "The widow listened to Zuo Tu and said that Mr. has the talent of the world, so the widow specially invited Mr. to come, I hope that Mr. will not be stupid as a widow, and please give advice." ”

Hearing this, Jiezi nodded.

When he was in Xiangyang, Qu Yuan planned to recommend him to the king of Chu many times. However, at that time, because he still had many doubts about the national conditions and political situation of Chu State, even great sages such as Mozi Song Yan returned in vain, so he didn't want to humiliate himself.

It wasn't until this time that the general trend of the Chu State to change the law had been achieved, and Qu Yuan wrote to invite him again, and Jiezi agreed.

After all, what Qu Yuan did in Xiangyang was all seen by the son, and half of Xiangyang's success was his hard work. In fact, he has already participated in the changes of the Chu State, but at this time, he just walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage and officially participated in it.

Thinking about it, the son bowed and said, "The minister is willing to serve the king." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "I can get Mr. to help, and most of the widow's worries have dissipated." ”

When Jiezi heard this, he remembered the current form that Qu Yuan introduced to him, and at this moment, seeing that the melancholy in the eyes of the King of Chu had not dissipated, he smiled and said: "Great King, in the past, the King of Qi greeted Wang Dou, and Wang Dou recommended five great sages to the King of Qi. ”

Saying that, he saluted and said: "Although the minister is not talented, he does not dare to compare with Wang Dou, but now the king personally greets him outside the palace, although the minister is not good, there are also some talents who are willing to recommend to the king to solve the worries in the king's heart." ”

Xiong Huai was stunned, looked at Jiezi and said happily: "I don't know who Mr. plans to recommend?" ”

Jiezi shook his head and said, "I don't know who they are?" ”

Xiong Huai was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't react at half-sound.

Originally, he thought that Jiezi would also be like Wang Dou, and recommend some capable ministers to solve the problem of lack of talents for law change. As a result, Jiezi said that he didn't know who he was recommending.

If it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him was a world-famous sage pick-up, Xiong Huai would almost have people drive him out of the palace and exile him.

After a pause, Xiong Huai smiled awkwardly: "Mr. said that he was joking, Mr. wants to recommend talents, how can he not know who they are?" Please also ask Mr. to say bluntly, as long as there is talent, no matter what status, the widow will use a certain amount of talent. ”

Jiezi said with a smile: "The king, there are countless great sages in the Chu Dynasty, if the king is really short of great sages, where can he still use ministers to recommend." The minister knows that what the king urgently lacks now is not the great sages who govern the world, but the sages who govern a county. And what the minister recommended was these talents of a county, or even a county. ”

Xiong Huai was refreshed when he heard this, and looked at the pick-up with a look of expectation, if the person recommended by the pick-up was really like this, it would really solve the urgent need.

"I don't know what Mr. is talking about?"

Hearing King Chu ask again, Jiezi shook his head and smiled: "King, although the minister doesn't know who these people are, but the minister knows where they are!" Not only do you know where they are, but you also know that they are ruling the place for the king? ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he was slightly stunned, and looked at the connector with a puzzled look.

Is it that a widow rides on a donkey looking for a donkey, and the talent is already in the land and does not know it?