In the Chu Palace.

Xiong Huai looked at Qu Qing who walked in from outside the main hall, and asked in a low tone: "Qu Qing, has Ziqing already left?" ”

Qu Shu nodded and said: "Back to the king, the minister has personally sent the son on the ship, and it is estimated that in six or seven days, the son will arrive in Huaiyin." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, and then asked, "This time Ziqing went to Huaiyin to seal it, is it too lonely?" ”

"This..." Hearing this, he was stunned.

Generally speaking, the son is sealed, and the ministers and friends congratulate each other, which should be extremely lively.

It's just that this time, because most of the important ministers in the court are not there, and Gongzi Ziqing has not yet performed the crown salute, and the day of the seal is very hasty, this time the seal is extremely deserted.

Xiong Huai saw that there was no response, sighed, and then asked: "Did Xiang Chengjun and Xinchengjun (the Korean hostage son lice) follow Ziqing to Huaiyin?" ”

Qu Wei nodded, and then hesitated: "King, Xiang Chengjun is okay to say, that Xinchengjun is a Korean hostage, and the relationship between Chu and South Korea is unstable.

Xiong Huai raised his hand and interrupted: "It's okay, the lice has been in the Chu State for nearly ten years, and few people know him, he is not the kind of person who does not believe in his words." Besides, his Xinchengjun is a widow, and before South Korea has no confidence to turn against the widow, where can he go back? ”

"Besides!" Xiong Huai sighed and said, "If Zuo Yin can convince King Zhao to form an alliance with the widows, then Ziqing will go to Zhao State as a hostage, and I don't know when he will come back." Xiang Chengjun and Xinchengjun are friends who have been with Ziqing since childhood, at this time, let them get together, wait for Ziqing to leave Huaiyin, and then let them return to Yingdu! ”

"Yui!" Qu Zhi lowered his head when he heard this, and he was not persuading.

Then, Xiong Huai paused and asked, "Qu Qing, I don't know how many feudal monarchs from all over the world have come?" ”

Qu Zhi responded: "Back to the king, the feudal monarchs of the Jianghan land, and the feudal monarchs in the Dongting area, except for the feudal monarchs who worked in the army, the other feudal monarchs have all arrived in Yingdu, as for the feudal monarchs of Jianghuai, the feudal monarchs in the west have arrived, and the feudal monarchs in the east are still on the way." It is expected that in a few days, all the feudal lords from all over the country will arrive in Yingdu. ”

"Good!" Xiong Huai smiled.

At the same time, Yingdu Chengzhong Hotel.

The three feudal lords in the south of Hanshui gathered together, and the faces of the three of them did not have a trace of joy, and they looked slightly gloomy and heavy.

At this time, Xijun impatiently asked Yilingjun: "Yilingjun, I don't know what you are doing with me?" ”

As soon as Xijun's voice fell, everyone else in the hall looked at Yilingjun who was sitting on the main seat with his eyes closed.

"Everyone!" Yiling Jun opened his eyes, and then sighed: "The old man has just received the news that the army led by Gongsun Yan has returned to Dengdi from Fangcheng, and in less than ten days, it will return to Yingdu." ”

"This... How could it be so fast? Jing Lingjun's face on the side changed.

Xijun hesitated and said, "Yin Jun and Ying Jun, aren't they saying that they are delaying the speed of returning to the master?" Did they fail? ”

Yiling Jun nodded: "When the rhino head and they walked to Wancheng, the rhino head disbanded most of the army in the hands of Yin Jun Yingjun and them. Because Yin Jun was already a feudal monarch of Shiyi and did not have his own army, he could only watch his army be disbanded by Gongsun Yan and could not do anything. As for Ying Jun and the two of them, they are also guilty of sin, and they are even more incapable of resisting. ”

"This... Alas..." Jing Lingjun let out a long sigh when he heard this.

Then, Yi Lingjun sighed and said: "Just now, they summoned me, let us speed up our actions, bribe the princes of the court and the central government, and help them get rid of their crimes, otherwise, the fish will die and the net will be broken, and we will be dragged into the water."

In addition, the gift we gave to Yin Jun has been returned by Yin Jun because Yin Jun was unable to slow down Gongsun Yan's speed. ”

Xijun froze for a moment, looked at Yilingjun hesitantly and said, "Yilingjun, you shouldn't have accepted those gifts!" ”

Yi Lingjun's eyes widened, and his right hand pulled his snow-white Hu Xu angrily and said: "Xijun rest assured, although the old man is old, he is not old and confused, and the gift sent out naturally has no reason to take it back." ”

Xijun breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then, thinking of his eldest son who was detained by Ying Jun and them and taken as a hostage, he suddenly frowned again.

A few months ago, when they saw that the king of Chu intended to defend Yingdu, as if the general trend had gone, in order to avoid being hit by Zilan's victory, they sent people or wrote letters to Zilan in Deng County to swear allegiance to him.

As a result, I never expected that the posture of the king of Chu to defend the Yingdu was just a strategy to paralyze Qin and Han and keep them in the dark.

Then two months did not arrive, and suddenly, the Qin-Han coalition army was repelled by Gongsun Yan.

It was only a few days before they could react, and the war was over.

What they didn't expect was that the children they sent to serve Zilan were not enough talents in Zilan's hands, so half of them were sent to lead the army to fight, and half were taken by Zilan to serve them.

As a result, the Qin army retreated, Ying Jun and others surrendered, and these people all became hostages in the hands of Ying Jun who wanted to hold them hostage, and asked them to do their best to help Ying Jun and others get rid of their crimes.

Otherwise, these people will be sent to the king of Chu.

Thinking of this, Xijun suddenly felt impetuous, and then said with great hatred: "They asked me to contact the princes of the court to exonerate them, but now there are not many important ministers in the court at all."

Ling Yin Jingli had already committed suicide to apologize for the defeat of Danxi, and there was no Ling Yin in the DPRK at all. Zhu Guojingcui, Sima Zhaoju, Zuo Sima, Tang Yu and others, all of them led the army outside and did not return, Zuo Yin Zhaochang had already left Yingdu yesterday to go to Zhao State to marry, and the doctor Zhaogai had already been sent to Jiangdong by the king, and even the doctor Jin Shang was sent by the king to Huaiyin to serve as Huaiyin Lingyin.

Since Qu Kuo was besieged in Danyang and Qu Clan's vitality was greatly injured, he shamelessly took refuge in Qu Yuan, who was trusted by the king, and was no longer on the same line with us.

The remaining Fan Huan Zuocheng and others have too little influence, and it is difficult to influence the attitude of the king at all, so how can we help them get rid of their crimes? ”

Jing Lingjun nodded approvingly: "Yes, the crime they committed is the crime of treason, and according to the law of the Chu State, they should be killed." For such a big crime, the king is already merciful if he does not kill them, how can we help them get rid of their crimes? ”

Saying that, Jing Lingjun shook his head and said: "Moreover, the king has recalled Qu Yuan from Xiangyang, Qu Yuan has always been dull and harsh, and the king has always believed in Qu Yuan, so how can I exonerate them?" ”

When Xijun heard this, he shook his teeth and said with great hatred: "If you force us to be in a hurry, it's a big deal to take the initiative to ask the king for guilt, cut off the relationship with the rebel, put all the blame on the rebel, and then send someone to plead with the queen, maybe the king will look at the queen of the south and punish us lightly."

If Qu Yuan doesn't forgive, we can also cut the land to resist the crime, which is better than their eight guys in Jiulijun, who will be demoted to a common man! ”

Yilingjun, who had been silently listening to Xijun and the two venting their anger, coughed lightly twice after hearing this, and when he saw Xijun and the others looking over, he shook his head and said, "Two, things haven't come to this point yet." ”

Xijun was stunned, looked at Yilingjun hesitantly, and said, "Could it be that Yilingjun has a way to exonerate Jiulijun and them?" ”

Yi Lingjun shook his head and said, "It's impossible to get away with it, but how can you reduce their crimes?" ”

"What's the idea?" Jing Lingjun asked in disbelief.

"Muddy the waters, and fish in the muddy waters!" Yi Lingjun said lightly.