When Qu Yuan arrived in the garden, he saw that the King of Chu was talking and laughing with Gongzi, and after being slightly stunned, he hesitated for a moment before slowly walking to the side of the King of Chu: "King! ”

Xiong Huai nodded: "Where did Xianqing come from?" ”

"The king has just returned to the country, and the ministers don't want to disturb the king at this time, but now there are many state affairs, so the ministers have come to ask, I don't know when the king will summon the ministers to preside over the overall situation."

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, and then reacted, now the Chu State is not only dead, but also Ling Yin is dead.

Therefore, the question that the Chinese people are most concerned about now is who will succeed Jingcui as Ling Yin next.

Thinking of this, Xiong Huai shook his head: "Xianqing, now the widow is upset and has no interest in state affairs, so the first big court meeting after the widow returns to the dynasty will be placed after half a month!" ”

"Yes, my lord."

With Qu Yuan's departure, as the news of the Great Dynasty Meeting was held half a month later, soon, the entire Ying was lively.

In the next Yingdu, there are those who silently pay attention to the situation, those who visit homes frequently, and those who close their doors to thank guests.

But Xiong Huai himself lives in the harem, playing with his young son every day and enjoying the joy of family.

Whether it was Zhao Ju, who had the highest voice, Qu Yuan, who was regarded as his closest relative, or Chen Zhen, who was on guard, all of them were not summoned.

It seems that the king of Chu is indifferent to the next court discussion and who will be the Ling Yin of the Chu State next.

However, unlike what everyone imagined, Xiong Huai is not the next candidate for Ling Yin, but the candidate for Ling Yin, Xiong Huai has already been determined, that is the current Zhu Guo Zhaoju.

Although Xiong Huai had also hesitated between Qu Yuan and Zhao Ju, after thinking about it again, Xiong Huai still decided to choose Zhao Ju.

There are three main reasons for abandoning Qu Yuan.

First, in the current Chu State, the pilot project of changing the law has been launched, but whether it is the earliest three counties of Hanbei or the most comprehensive two counties of Jiangdong, the reform has not yet achieved results.

In this case, Xiong Huai needs to wait for the results of the reform before entrusting all state affairs to the main promoter of the reform before the reform is in full swing.

And now, with the great hatred of Qu Yuan by the nobles in various places, it is very likely to cause resistance in various places, and once the country is turbulent, it will be unfavorable to the Chu State.

On the contrary, at this time, Zhao Ju, who had never promoted the reform of the law, was able to calm the restless minds a little and achieve the goal of stabilizing all parts of the country.

This one reason is the main reason.

Every time Xiong Huai thinks of this, he has a deep regret, his internal affairs ability is average, he is faintly overtaken by Qu Yuan, and Jing Cui, who is highly respected and can suppress others, is the best Ling Yin during the transition period before the change of law in his mind.

And Zhao Ju, who is excellent in both military and political affairs, has exceeded his expectations and is not the candidate in his mind.

It's a pity...

Jing Cui, who was able to lead troops to fight before and was in good health, died of illness so suddenly.

Xiong Huai regretted Jingcui's death.

The second reason is age.

Now Xiong Huai himself is a person who has gone to sixty, and Zhao Ju is a little younger, but he has already reached fifty, and Qu Yuan has just turned forty.

In terms of age, Qu Yuan can wait, even if he waits for ten or eight years, there is no problem, but Zhao Ju can't wait.

If you want Zhao Ju to survive Qu Yuan, it is simply impossible.

What's more, Zhao Ju has made many meritorious contributions over the years, if he abandons the old Zhao Ju and chooses Qu Yuan, Xiong Huai is worried that Zhao Ju's heart is unbalanced.

As for the third reason, that is, Xiong Huai himself was faintly worried in his heart, hoping that Qu Yuan could avoid standing on the cusp of this storm on the eve of this storm.

It is precisely because of various concerns that Xiong Huai chose Zhaoju.

And the reason why he didn't announce the candidate for Ling Yin immediately after returning to Yingdu was because Xiong Huai wanted to observe the attitude of the ministers, and even more wanted to observe Zhao Ju's movements, so as to decide how Zhao Ju's Ling Yin should be used next.

Although Xiong Huai and Zhao Ju have been together for a long time, Xiong Huai thinks that he already knows Zhao Ju very well.

However, people are fickle after all, and when a person is poor and when he is rich, his mind is completely different, and in the same way, when he is of low status, he or she is different from when he is noble.

As the saying goes, Zhou Gong is afraid of rumors, and when Wang Mang is humble and not usurped, there are too few people who have the same attitude and desire.

Just like that Wang Mang, the humble Wang Mang when his status was low and the domineering Wang Mang who reached the peak of power before becoming the emperor are completely two people.

Although some people say that Wang Mang in the back is a traverser, and Wang Mang in front of him has been taken away, not the same person.

However, Xiong Huai thought that the greater possibility was not to give up, but that after Wang Mang gained power, his mood changed, his desire expanded, and he completely changed a person, which gave people the feeling of two people.

Similarly, Xiong Huai also wants to see what kind of person Zhao Ju is.

Xiong Huai knew Zhao Ju, and Zhao Ju's biggest ambition before was to become Ling Yin and become the head of the ministers of the Chu State, and for this purpose, he speculated everywhere.

When Qu Yuan's reform encountered setbacks for more than ten years, he secretly added fuel to the fire and stood on the side of the general trend.

Later, Qu Yuan fell, and in the siege of everyone, Zhao Ju pulled Qu Yuan again.

Of course, this is not that Zhao Ju suddenly changed his attitude and decided to join the Reform Party, but that he wanted to gain the favor and support of the Reform Party by pulling Qu Yuan, such as Tang Yu and those who were good friends with Qu Yuan, and even Qu Yuan himself.

Before becoming Ling Yin, Zhao Ju's ideals and ambitions had never changed, but now that his most important goal has been achieved, what will happen to him after becoming Ling Yin.

Is it because of this complacency, selfish desires swell, and damage the public and private?

Or will they make persistent efforts, set a more ambitious goal, and work hard for the further prosperity and strength of the Chu State?

Or... Will he have an inflated desire for power, and in order to further his power, he plans to collude with the crown prince or prince to change to the king of Chu and enjoy the power of Chu alone?

It remains to be seen what happens.

This is the reason why Xiong Huai postponed half a month, he wanted to see if Zhao Ju could be self-denying and consistent.

Half a month passed in a flash, and in the past half a month, Xiong Huai disappeared and lived in the harem without meeting any courtiers.

And in the Yingdu, because of the unclear attitude of the King of Chu, there was a turmoil.

Not long before the start of the Great Imperial Conference, when the ministers entered the palace to participate in the Imperial Conference, Xiong Huai in the harem received a piece of information from Yingdu in his own dormitory.

"Many ministers are in tandem, planning to push Zhao Ju as Ling Yin at the court today."

"Some feudal monarchs have secret meetings, and they plan to push Zhao Chang as Ling Yin at today's court meeting."

"Some of the feudal monarchs have a secret meeting, and they plan to push Qu Yuan to Ling Yin at the court today."

"The three Daomo Confucian families are ready to push Qu Yuan, and the three counties of Hanbei and Jiangdong are all ready to support Qu Yuan."

Xiong Huai took a cursory look at the information, then put it aside, and then found out Zhao Ju's information.

"After Zhu Guozhao worshiped Yin Jingcui, on the grounds of military exhaustion, he closed the door for half a month, and did not go out until today."

Xiong Huai was slightly stunned when he saw the news, and then laughed.

Then, just when Xiong Huai put down the information and was about to go out to the court, he suddenly took out those pieces of information again, and then found the information of Prince Heng.

"The crown prince has been mourning the queen every day for half a month, and he has not seen any ministers."

Xiong Huai looked at it and sighed for a long time.