As soon as the king of Chu spoke, the ministers were stunned.

Jing Shao, who originally thought that the overall situation had been decided, suddenly looked at King Chu in disbelief, and then immediately looked at Gongsun Yan, who was still angry on the other side.

The king of Chu actually went down to relieve Gongsun Yan in person, how is this possible?

With the trust and love of the king of Chu for Qu Yuan, the former ministers besieged Qu Yuan, and the king of Chu did not take the initiative to speak for Qu Yuan.

Now, for the sake of Gongsun Yan, the king of Chu actually took the initiative to speak?

This...

At this time, Jing Shao's mind suddenly messed up.

On the other side, Yi Lingjun and the others also looked at King Chu in shock, not knowing what the significance of King Chu's move was.

Originally, when they saw Zhong Lijun talking, they thought that the overall situation had been decided, and the king of Chu would follow Zhong Lijun's wishes under the strong pressure of the ministers and issue an edict to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Then, regardless of whether there is real evidence or not, when the world is amnestied, an edict will be issued to return Gongsun Yan's innocence.

Yiling Jun knew very well that after Taibu accepted his gift, he vigorously lobbied the king of Chu for amnesty, and the king of Chu had already moved.

After the amnesty, at that time, no one cares about what Gongsun Yan will do and whether he accepts bribes or not.

Because the big picture has been decided, everyone has got what they want.

However, now the king of Chu is unusually and takes the initiative to exonerate Gongsun Yan.

This was completely different from what he expected, and it was also completely different from the King of Chu in his impression.

Thinking about it, Yiling Jun couldn't help frowning, and then in the shock of the ministers, he took the lead and bowed his hand: "King, the old minister doesn't understand why the king would order the rhino head like this. This is a great opportunity to break the Qin army!

Ever since the Qin State Shang Ying, who turned his back on the friendship between Qin and Chu for more than ten generations, and brazenly sent troops to attack our Chu State, our Chu State has been repeatedly harassed by the Qin State. Moreover, the Qin State occupies Hanzhong Shangyong, and the Bashu Shangyu is a great threat to our Chu State, why would the king let the rhino head let the Qin army return calmly. ”

Saying that, the king of Yiling bowed and said: "King, the old minister is puzzled, may the king make it clear to solve the confusion of the minister." ”

As soon as Yilingjun's voice fell, the ministers who had calculations in their hearts at this time immediately followed Yilingjun's meaning and invariably bowed to him: "The minister is stupid, please make it clear to the king." ”

The moment Xiong Huai saw this, more than half of the ministers in the hall knelt down, and suddenly their whole faces sank.

As the king of Chu, he personally opened his mouth to defend Gongsun Yan, and the ministers not only did not stop there, but put pressure on him, the king of Chu, together.

Xiong Huai looked at the ministers in the hall who had fallen down, his eyes showed a burst of caution, and he said secretly: It seems that the matter of the feudal monarch of Hanbei, although there is no problem with his own disposal, but the weakening of the aristocratic power has still aroused the vigilance of this group of nobles.

But...

Xiong Huai smiled coldly in his heart, since the defeat of Chu State in the Battle of Danxi, the general trend has been controlled by him, even if the ministers unite at this time, even if they take the risk of raiding their families and exterminating their clans, they will not change anything.

Now, no one can stop me!

Xiong Huai was sure in his heart, and then slowly spoke: "Alas, Zhuqing only knows one and doesn't know the other, the relationship between the Qin State and the Chu State, not only you know, but the widow also knows, if the widow has the opportunity to completely annihilate the main force of the Qin army, how can he give up?"

In fact, it was the weakness of the heart, which made the rhino head slow down and take the initiative to let the Qin army leave. ”

"Heartless?" Jing Shao's face changed, he opened his mouth, then gritted his teeth, and saluted: "King, at that time, my Chu army had more than 200,000 troops, why did I have a weak heart?" ”

Xiong Huai's face turned cold when he heard this, and then he said awe-inspiringly: "More than 200,000 troops, do you really think that my Chu country has so many troops?" Could it be that when the rhino returned to the capital, Yin Jun and Yan Lingjun wrote that the defenders of Yancheng and the people fled and asked for reinforcements, and you have forgotten it. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at Yin Jun and said coldly: "Yin Jun, you tell the ministers about the situation of the Yancheng defenders. ”

Yin Jun was stunned for a moment, and then saw that the king of Chu and the ministers were looking at him, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Back to the king, more than half of the defenders of Yancheng are the rout army that retreated from the Danxi defense line, but fortunately, the king asked General Deng Ling to lead the guards to reinforce in time, which eliminated the risk of annihilation of the whole army."

When the army fled to Yancheng, the morale of the army was discouraged and demoralized. In order to mislead the Qin and Han coalition forces, when the rhino head led the guards to withdraw from Yancheng, the defenders, whose morale had not yet recovered, were dealt a fatal blow again, so that a large number of soldiers fled. It was only the ministers who asked the king for help, and asked the king to send the guards to defend Yancheng again. ”

Yin Jun explained the situation in Yancheng again, and then remembered that his fiefdom had been lost, and if he wanted to keep his power in the future, he could only rely on the king of Chu.

So, after a pause, he spoke again: "The king, the ministers are incompetent in governing the army, so that the defenders of Yancheng will have no will to fight, and they will not be able to fight with the Qin army, so please surrender the king." ”

Xiong Huai's face softened: "The general can bring back the army from the Danxi defense line to defend Yancheng, this is a great achievement, what a crime." ”

As soon as Xiong Huai's voice fell, Qu Yuan immediately spoke: "King, the minister is guilty. ”

Xiong Huai smiled slightly when he heard this, and then asked in surprise: "What is Xianqing's crime, Qing led the people of Xiangyang, under the siege of hundreds of thousands of Qin troops, held Xiangyang for several months, and successfully stopped the Qin army from continuing to attack Yingdu in the south. In this battle, Xianqing has no fault. ”

"Great king, the minister is guilty." Qu Yuan bowed again: "The king asked his ministers to build a city in Xiangyang, but the ministers disbanded all the strong men who built the city into the people because of the lack of food in Xiangyang. As a result, the Qin-Han coalition army attacked the state of Chu, but Xiangyang had no troops available, so they could only call the people to defend the city. Therefore, the minister asked the king to surrender. ”

After Qu Yuan finished speaking, the faces of the ministers in the palace changed instantly.

Now as soon as Yin Jun Qu Yuan opened his mouth, the more than 200,000 troops in Gongsun Yan's hands immediately lost more than half. At this moment, Gongsun Yan's sluggish action has also been explained.

Then, after Xiong Huai appeased Qu Yuan, he looked at the ministers and said: "Zhuqing, why did the widow give up the near and far, and did not let the rhino head lead the army to attack the Qin army outside Xiangyang, but to attack the Han army, which posed less threat to our Chu State, this is the reason." It's not that the outnumbered people can't see the threat of the Qin army, but that the troops are insufficient.

Although the rhino head has repelled the Han army at the right time, but the army of Qin, Qi, Wei and other countries is still there, and the rhino head led the army from Fangcheng to Wancheng, and then from Wancheng to Hanshui, and then fought for thousands of miles, it is already a tired army, how can it still fight with the Qin army?

Therefore, the widow gave the order to let the rhino head attack the Korean army urgently, but slowly attack the Qin army, so that the Qin army retreated without a fight. ”

Jing Shao saw that the King of Chu personally vouched for Gongsun Yan, and the matter of pushing Jing Que to the throne could not be continued, so he could only worship with great regret: "The king, the minister doesn't know the inside story, but he misunderstood the rhino head, please ask the king to surrender." ”

Then, when everyone saw Jing Shao retreating, they saluted together: "King, the ministers are stupid." ”

Xiong Huai looked at the hall and bowed down again, groaned for a while, glanced at Qu Yuan, and after Qu Yuan nodded, he immediately spoke: "That's it, the secretary and others are also in a hurry for state affairs, what a crime." ”

Saying that, after the ministers straightened up, they said to Gongsun Yan apologetically: "It's just that I've been wronged." ”

When Gongsun Yan heard this, he immediately bowed and said: "The king trusts his ministers, and the ministers are grateful!" ”

When everyone heard that Gongsun Yan did not fight back, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that this breath is only halfway out, and at the back of the main hall, a loud voice came out again:

"The king, although the rhino head did not betray the interests of the Chu State, but, as far as the minister knows, there are indeed people who are hidden in the loyalty, and they are loyal to the king on the surface, but secretly they have an affair with the Qin and Han coalition forces."