After the news of the withdrawal of the Five Kingdoms reached Yingdu, after the Chu State repeatedly confirmed that the Five Kingdoms had really withdrawn, Xiong Huai summoned the important ministers who were in Yingdu.

"Chen Di was lost, Yingbei and Yingdong all fell, Yingnan fell most, the upper reaches of Rushui all fell into the hands of South Korea, the land fell hundreds of miles, and it was all a place of ointment, and the losses were not heavy.

Six monarchs died in battle, Chen Di Shouzhao should be killed in battle, Liao Jun was seriously injured on the way to retreat, Xiang Jun died in battle, Xiang Jun Shizi led the clansmen and the city to die...

The 300,000 defenders of Chendi held Chencheng for nearly two years, and more than half of the troops killed and captured before and after the battle, plus the warriors killed in various cities, after this battle, our Chu army lost more than 200,000.

Since the accession to the throne, and even since the first king Xuanwang, this is the most serious defeat that my Chu state has suffered. ”

Although Xiong Huai had already anticipated this defeat long before the defeat, he was mentally prepared. However, when he really got the battle report from the front line, and the real thing was approaching, he felt the pressure of defeat was huge, and the pressure was so great that he couldn't breathe, so big that his breathing couldn't help but be a little disordered.

At this time, Qu Yuan in the palace saw that the chest of the King of Chu was a little undulating, and immediately comforted: "Please also ask the king to take care of his body, although we lost the battle of Chencheng, our plan was successful." The spies reported that after the five countries conquered Chencheng, serious differences appeared among the five countries, and even Qin and Han parted ways with the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song on the same day.

All kinds of circumstances show that after the five countries weakened our Chu State, the threat of our Chu State to all countries has been greatly reduced, and all countries are no longer working together to fight against our Chu State, at least, all countries will no longer be under the strong threat of our Chu State, but have to unite as one. ”

"That's right, that's what the left disciple said." Xianyin Fanhuan echoed: "Great King, the reason why the Five Nations Alliance has not been dissolved now is because my Chu State has suffered a great loss of power after its defeat, so the countries still plan to take advantage of my weakness and want to take advantage of my Chu State.

Next, as long as our Chu State can withstand the next wave of attacks from the Five Kingdoms, let the Five Kingdoms see the determination of our Chu State monarchs and ministers to resist foreign invasion. Then, after the five countries weigh the pros and cons, seeing that the gains and losses of the war against Chu outweigh the losses, the five-nation alliance will naturally collapse. This is just like the king before uniting all the countries to conquer Qi, each country has its own calculations, and it is impossible to unite.

As long as the five-nation alliance collapses, then one or two hostile countries alone, our Chu State will be enough to deal with it. ”

"What Xian Yin said is extremely true." Zuo Sima Sima Jian continued: "Great King, most of the land we lost in this battle was gained by Wei, Han and Song, these three countries, except for the relatively powerful Wei State, the two countries of Han and Song are not vulnerable at all, and they are far from being the opponents of our Chu State. As long as the five-nation alliance is broken, my Chu State alone will have an extremely high chance of winning against any two of these three countries.

Therefore, as planned before, the land that my Chu State has lost now is only temporarily deposited in the hands of the Wei, Han and Song Kingdoms, and it will not take three or five years for us to get it back. ”

At this time, Xiong Huai saw that the ministers had persuaded one after another, and his fighting spirit was high, and he was not hit or doubted by him, the king of Chu, because of the previous fiasco.

It seems that he, the king of Chu, did not lose his control over the ministers and even the entire Chu State because of this defeat, and now, he is still the supreme king of the Chu State.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai put his mind at ease, took a few deep breaths, and immediately calmed down his previous excitement.

"Zhu Qing is reasonable, the war between my Chu State and other countries is far from over, and the land lost now is just temporarily placed in the hands of the Wei, Han and Song Kingdoms, how is it lost now, and how will the widow get it back soon."

"The king is wise." When the ministers in the palace heard this, they immediately sang praises.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai waved his way, stopped the praise of the ministers, and said: "Zhuqing, although we failed this time, we will not allow failure next time. For the next victory, we still have two important tasks to do.

First, although the war has stopped, we are prepared, and now we must reorganize the forces of Chu to deal with the next war.

Second, there is a rift in the five countries, and what few hope is that they can take advantage of the suspension of the war to break up the alliance of the five countries, win over one or two allies, and preferably prevent the arrival of the next war between the countries. ”

"The king is wise."

Xiong Huai nodded, then looked at Qu Yuan and asked, "Zuo disciple, how many troops does Ling Yin still have in his hands now, and also, Xiang Jun's whole clan serves the country, I don't know if Xiang Junzi's heir escaped." ”

When Qu Yuan heard this, he immediately responded: "Back to the king, the news that ordered Yin to return was because Chen Cheng retreated in time, and when Yin retreated to Juyang to defend, there were still 130,000 brigades in his hands. As for Xiang Jun's heirs, the minister received news that Xiang Jun had a grandson who served under Ling Yin, and followed Ling Yin to retreat to Juyang. ”

"yes, okay." Xiong Huai nodded and spoke: "The defeat in this battle is because the strength of the five countries is too strong, and it is not a crime of war. Xiang Jun led his clansmen to stick to the fiefdom and coexist with the fiefdom, with no merit.

Therefore, in order to reward the virtue of the king, the widow decided to personally seal Xiang Jun, let him inherit Xiang Jun's title, and wait for our Chu army to regain the lost territory, and then hand over Xiang Di to him.

Sent an edict to Ling Yin, asking him to immediately let Xiang Jun's grandson come to see the widow, and come to Yingdu to accept the widow's canonization. ”

"Yui."

"Also, this time the Five Kingdoms attacked Chu, Yingshui Rushui Basin, a total of seventeen feudal monarchs lost their fiefs, except for Xiang Jun's lineage to stick to Xiang Di and Chengyang Jun was not in the fief when he was young, the other fifteen feudal monarchs did not stick to the fief, but directly led the army to retreat to Juyang. According to the law of our Chu State, the feudal monarch has the responsibility of defending the land, and if he leaves without a fight, his crime should be punished.

However, considering that there was a reason for this incident, he will not be punished for the time being. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai said to Qu Yuan: "Zuo disciple, later you let people pass the edict of the widow to them, let them assist Ling Yin wholeheartedly, and when the time is ripe, they will send troops to the Northern Expedition to recover the lost territory. ”

"Yui."

"Also, the five countries have temporarily withdrawn their troops, but the alliance of the five countries has not been dissolved, and the five countries are still coveting our Chu country, so we must not be careful. Zuo disciples, taking advantage of the cessation of the war, there is Lao Xianqing's rule and war damage, condolences to the casualties, and appease the people, so as not to make the fathers and elders of the country feel cold. ”

"Yui."

At this time, Zhao Chang, who was beside Qu Yuan, saw that the King of Chu and Qu Yuan were singing and harmonizing, and decided the internal matters, and the King of Chu also handed over all the things to Qu Yuan.

You must know that these things were originally Ling Yin's responsibility, but now that Ling Yin is not here, as Ling Yin's deputy, these things should be handed over to himself.

Even if Qu Yuan is extremely talented, even if Qu Yuan's talent is above his Zhaochang, even if the king wants Qu Yuan to establish prestige, then he can't directly ignore him when Ling Yin is not there.

After all, Qu Yuan is not Ling Yin yet.

Thinking about it, Zhao Chang felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

He is a few years older than Qu Yuan, and now when the King of Chu is not in Ling Yin Zhaoju's absence, he completely takes Qu Yuan as Ling Yin's appearance, as if Qu Yuan is Ling Yin.

He was confident that he would survive the death of Zhao Ju, who was older than him, but he really had no confidence in Qu Yuan, who was younger than him.

Thinking about it, Zhao Ju's heart suddenly became very uncomfortable, and then looked at the appearance of the King of Chu and Qu Yuan's monarchs and ministers, and his eyes couldn't help but deepen.