"Great King, the news from the north, the Yan army has stormed Xiyang City for ten days, and on the side of Zhongshan Kingdom, the main force is still facing Zhao State in the north of the west, and there is no intention of going east to rescue.

In addition, the envoys sent by Zhongshan to Qi for help have officially asked for help from the King of Qi, and the King of Qi has agreed to Zhongshan's request and decided to send troops to rescue.

However, the army led by Shengzi in the northern part of Qi still did not move. ”

Listening to the news in Chen Zhen's mouth, Xiong Huai thought for a while, then looked at the ministers in front of him and asked: "Zhuqing, the king of Qi promised to send troops, but he did not immediately send troops to rescue, I don't know what Zhu Qing thinks, what is the intention of Qi State?" ”

Zhao Chang took the lead in responding: "The king, the prince of Qi Xiang died, and Ji Zi temporarily took the position of Xiangguo, but he has not officially served as Qi Xiang. Not long ago, Wei Xiangtian Wen returned to Linzi and lobbied everywhere, intending to take the position of Qi Xiang.

In addition, there is also Wei Xiang, Tian Wen returned to Qi State, Wei Xiang was missing, Teng Xiang Zhai Qiang returned to Wei State, wanting to replace Tian Wen as Wei Xiang.

Therefore, the minister thought that Qi had not sent troops for a long time, because of the vacancy between Qi and Wei.

Therefore, before Qi sends troops, it must first stabilize the country, and at the very least, the candidate for Qi and Wei needs to be determined first. ”

Xiong Huai nodded when he heard this, indeed, since the death of the prince, the king of Qi has been newly established, and the candidate for the prime minister of Qi has not been established for a long time, and the internal chaos of the Qi country has been in chaos.

Among them, the office faction guarded by Tian Wen and the Xuegong faction headed by Ji Zi are in the position of Xiangguo. The two sides refused to give in to each other and attacked each other, making the whole Linzi boiling, and even other countries knew about the turmoil in Qi State.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked: "I don't know who do you think the king of Qi will do?" Tian Wen or Ji Zi? ”

"This..."

The ministers looked at each other, and then Zhao Chang arched his hand and said: "King, when Zhai Qiang returns to Wei, he is bound to take the position of Wei Xiang, plus he has the support of Qi State, so according to the minister's opinion, the position of Wei Xiang is none other than Zhai Qiang." Zhai Qiang served as the minister of Wei, Tian Wen stepped down and returned to Qi, in order to maintain the relationship between Qi and Wei, in order to compensate Tian Wen, the position of Qi Xiang was none other than Tian Wen. ”

"No!" When Zhao Chang's voice fell, Qu Shu immediately retorted: "During the few months when Ji Zi served as the important city of Qi for many years, and the prince of Qi was seriously ill, and even after the death of the king of Qi and the prince, and nearly a month before Tian Wen returned to the Qi country, all the affairs of the Qi country were handled by Ji Zi.

Moreover, as soon as the king of Qi died, before the king of Qi ascended the throne, he had already ordered Ji Zi to temporarily take the position of prime minister and deal with state affairs.

Therefore, according to the minister's opinion, there is the trust of the king of Qi, plus Ji Zi himself has the name and reality of Xiangguo, and Ji Zi has a very high reputation in Qi country, so the next Qi Xiang must be Ji Zi. ”

Then, Xiong Huai listened to the discussion of the ministers for a while, and saw that the ministers were arguing, saying that anyone was possible, and even involved Huaibei Kuangzhang who was there.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai couldn't help but shake his head, and then, Xiong Huai looked at Zhao Ju, who had been silent on the side, and asked, "Zhuguo, I don't know who Qing thinks King Qi wants?" ”

When Zhao Ju heard this, he groaned for a while, shook his head and said, "The king, the minister doesn't know. ”

"Huh?" Xiong Huai was stunned and said in surprise: "Why did Zhuguo say that? ”

Zhao Ju thought for a while and arched his hand: "King, Meng Weijun, as the official of Qi State, has the wealth of Xue Di, and returns to Qi State with the respect of Wei Xiang, it stands to reason that the position of Qi Xiang is none other than Tian Wen.

However, after the death of King Qi and the prince, before he ascended the throne, King Qi let Ji Zi temporarily replace Qi Xiang. In this way, Ji Zi has the name of Qi Xiang, plus Ji Zi has dealt with the political affairs of Qi State for many years and has strong strength, and during Chu Zi's illness, there is already Qi Xiang.

In this case, if the king of Qi rashly let Tian Wen serve as the prime minister, this is to make Ji Zi be belittled, so that the whole country of Qi will definitely say that the king of Qi uses nepotism and alienates the virtuous ministers.

But if Ji Zi officially serves as Qi Xiang, then Tian Wen will not only lose the opportunity of Qi Xiang, but also a real Wei Xiang, with Tian Wen's prestige in Qi and Tian Wen's status in the Qi State Office, the ministers will not agree to those offices of the King of Qi. ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju sighed: "Therefore, the minister doesn't know who King Qi will belong, it all depends on King Qi's will!"

However, the king of Qi and the prince have been dead for nearly two months, and Tian Wen has also returned to Linzi for more than a month. Therefore, the minister thought that the decision of the king of Qi was close to the left, and the position of Qi Xiang was probably determined soon, and perhaps news would come soon. ”

Xiong Huai nodded when he heard this.

To be honest, Qi Guo has made trouble for the selection of Qi Xiang to this extent, and he doesn't know what the newly enthroned Qi Wangdi is thinking.

Maybe the King of Qi likes the two of them at the same time, or maybe he doesn't like the two of them at the same time, but it is just for the two of them to fight, of course, it is also possible that the King of Qi is not decisive enough and hesitates.

But who knows until the results are out?

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai sighed: "What Zhu Guo said is extremely true, the Qi State is surging in the political turmoil, and the widow can't see through it. ”

Zhao Ju nodded, was silent for a moment, and then spoke: "King, the situation in the north is not only that the Qi country is shrouded in clouds and mist, making it difficult to see clearly, but also the same is true on the Zhao country's side. ”

"Zhao Guo?" Xiong Huai was stunned and looked at Zhao Ju hesitantly.

"Not bad." Zhao Ju nodded and explained: "Great King, since King Zhao sent King Yan to the throne, the two countries of Yan and Zhao are extremely close, even much closer than the relationship between my Chu State and Yan State.

But this time, when the Yan State took advantage of the turmoil in the Qi State, it attacked Zhongshan on a large scale. It stands to reason that Zhao Guo should follow up immediately, just like before, starting all the way from Daijun and all the way from Handan, attacking in two ways, and then teaming up with Yan Guo to advance in three ways.

In this way, with the strength of Zhongshan Kingdom, it will inevitably be unable to withstand it. ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju swallowed his saliva and continued: "And the turmoil in the country of Qi, coupled with the fact that the king came to Huaiyin in person, Kuang Zhang was confined to Qinghe and could not move, so that Zhongshan State could not get reinforcements from Qi State, and it would inevitably die in the country.

However, now that Yan Guodu has sent troops for half a month, Zhao Guodu has not even mobilized the army.

Judging from the various measures of King Zhao before, King Zhao is bound to Zhongshan Kingdom, but now, King Zhao is very abnormal. ”

Xiong Huai frowned when he heard this, then looked at Chen Zhen and said, "Chen Qing, is there any abnormal news from Zhao Guo's side now?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head when he heard this: "King, so far, the minister has not received any news that Zhao Guo is different. In addition, according to Gongzi Ziqing's report, during this time, King Zhao only heard that after the king came to Huaiyin, he deliberately paid attention to the affairs of the Song Kingdom, and for the affairs of the Yan Kingdom, he only convened the ministers to discuss it on the first day, and then never asked again.

Whether it was mobilizing a large army or sending envoys to the Yan Kingdom, none of this was done. ”

"What does King Zhao want to do, this is not like King Zhao's personality!" Xiong Huai thought for a while, then his heart moved, and he asked again: "Chen Qing, did Zhao Guo suffer from the snow disaster in the heavy snow before?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head: "Great King, although the heavy snow was heavy before, Zhao Guo will suffer heavy snow every year, and a heavy snow will not hit Zhao Guo." ”

Xiong Huai was silent when he heard this.

There are no natural disasters and no disasters, so why would King Zhao be indifferent to Zhongshan Kingdom?

Could it be that he was waiting for the news of Yan Guo's attack on Xiyang? Or do you want Yan Guo to consume the strength of Zhongshan Kingdom?

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors