Soon, after breakfast was eaten, Xiong Huai appeased the ministers a few more words, and then left the important ministers of the court and let the others retreat.

Then, Xiong Huai opened his mouth and ordered: "Rumors are spreading in the city, it must be the spies of the Five Kingdoms who are stirring up trouble, intending to hinder the cultivation and preparation of our Chu State. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai looked at Chen Zhen and Luo Yi: "Assassinate Shi Ling, Si Defeat." ”

Hearing this, the two of them bowed their hands together and said, "The minister is here." ”

"The two of them immediately scattered their hands in the city, strengthened their control over the city, found out the spies who spread rumors, and strictly spread rumors among the people."

"Yui."

Then, Xiong Huai looked at Qu Yuan and said: "Zuo disciple, immediately go out to settle the people, and tell the people that our Chu State has resisted our five countries for two years, and has successfully repelled the five countries, and the five countries are unwilling, and they actually spread rumors to disturb our Chu State after retiring from the army."

Tell the people that the widow has been on the throne for more than 30 years, and the Qin Dynasty attacked Wei Poqi and destroyed the Yue, the people are convinced, the ministers support the surname, the widow and the father and brother are one, and the rumors of the five countries will not have any effect, and please do not doubt the fathers and elders in the city. ”

"Yui."

In the end, Xiong Huai said to the ministers: "Zhuqing, although the rumors in the city are huge, words cannot kill people, let alone destroy the country, as long as you and I are not chaotic, there is no threat to rumors." Now, everybody go back and do their job, as usual, and as long as you and I ignore the rumors, the rumors will disappear on their own. ”

"Yui."

When they heard this, they bowed, and then they straightened up, but no one left.

"Huh?" Seeing this, Xiong Huai frowned, and asked again: "Why didn't Zhu Qing leave, could it be that Zhu Qing thought that there was something wrong with the widow's arrangement, or that Zhu Qing had something to add?" ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Sun Hao, who was in the back position.

Just now, he made a big statement outside the palace, saying that in order to maintain the law of Chu, he wanted to forcibly admonish the king of Chu and impeach Yin Zhaoju Yunyun, and now everyone is in front of the king of Chu, just waiting for him to speak.

And Sun Hao saw that everyone was looking at it at this moment, and he couldn't help but feel a mess in his heart.

Although he did not participate in the defeat of the Chu State in Chencheng before, he had also heard about it. The reason why he put on a loyal attitude just now and did not hesitate to face the King of Chu and Ling Yin was because of the defeat of Chen Cheng, he ignored the general of the defeated army, Zhao Ju, which made many people think that he was a vegetarian and did not fulfill the duties of the court. For this reason, he was under great pressure.

Of course, he didn't pay attention to those who coveted his position in the court, but the pressure from higher levels overwhelmed him.

Then, some people made promises to him, some people offered him bribes, and many people encouraged him.

So, with the rumors in the city today, he was moved.

In an instant, rumors spread throughout Yingdu, and many ministers in Yingdu moved in groups.

In this situation, in addition to the high-level figures of the Chu State behind the promotion, could there be anyone else?

So, at the instigation of some people, he acted.

As a result, after arriving in the palace, they had not yet seen the king of Chu, and everyone just fought outside the palace for a while, and some people who had sworn and cursed and swore to support him would not hesitate to distance themselves from him and retreat.

Then, when they saw the king of Chu, they found that the king of Chu did not take the rumors in the city to heart at all, and after the meal, everyone died down.

In this case, he, who was originally leading a group of noble ministers, was supposed to be the leader, but he instantly became a pawn.

This is not because he is not frightened, and because he is not worried that he will become a victim of the high-level struggle.

At this time, Xiong Huai saw that all the ministers looked at Sun Hao, and saw that Sun Hao was sweating like rain, wiping it up, but it seemed that there was endless sweat.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai smiled and asked, "Sun Qing, but there is something important to report to the widow." ”

"Uh... This..." Sun Hao wiped the sweat on his forehead, and immediately looked at the doctor Jing Shao with the residual light of his eyes, but saw this person who had only visited him in person in his house yesterday, and he didn't look at him at the moment, seeing this, the sweat on his head was even more.

Then, he looked at Zuo Yin Zhaoju again, but saw Zhao Chang looking at him expressionlessly. Then, he looked at Qu Yuan again and found that Qu Yuan was looking at him coldly.

In the end, he got an encouraging look from Xianyang Fan Huan.

Seeing this, Sun Hao secretly sighed: "The arrow has left the string, and there is no turning back." ”

Thinking about it, Sun Hao's eyes were certain, and he immediately came out and said: "Great King, the ministers have heard that the law of the country is the norm of the country, and it is the foundation for the country to drive the people.

The punishment is strict, the merit must be good, and the fault must be punished, so the soldiers will die generously, so the people will do nothing. If there is no reward for meritorious service now, and there is no punishment for mistakes, then the ministers and soldiers will not be dedicated to the country, and the people will be at a loss. In this way, the country will be weakened. ”

After speaking, Sun Hao saluted and said, "I hope that the king will inspect it." ”

Xiong Huai looked at Sun Hao for a long time, and asked with a little unhappiness: "Xianqing is saying that there is no reward and punishment for widows?" ”

"Don't dare."

"If you don't dare, you have it." Xiong Huai straightened his face and asked: "Xianqing is the court manager, in charge of criminal law, if the widow does not distinguish between rewards and punishments, although Xianqing comes, if the widow is really at fault, the widow will definitely correct it." ”

When Sun Hao heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "Great King, what the minister wants to say is that the previous war between my Chu State and the Five Kingdoms made Yin, as the main general, ineffective in battle, causing my Chu State to fall hundreds of miles. This battle is an unprecedented defeat of my Chu State in a hundred years, according to the law of my Chu State, the defeated army kills the general, so that Yin, as the main general, must bear the responsibility for the defeat, and the minister asks the king to give the death order Yin Zhaoju.

In addition, the minister asked the king to immediately send someone to investigate the specific situation of the previous war, and reward him for meritorious service, and punish him for his mistakes, so as to show the strictness of the national law. ”

After speaking, Sun Hao immediately bowed to the ground.

Here we go!

When the ministers were outside the palace before, they already knew the purpose of Sun Hao's trip, and of course, many people even knew last night that Sun Hao would talk about it today.

Now Sun Hao said, some were a little nervous, some were eager to try, some were expressionless, and some were panicked, but at this moment, all the ministers in the palace all looked at the king of Chu.

At this time, Xiong Huai looked at Sun Hao who fell to the ground, and then saw that the ministers were all looking at him after Sun Hao finished speaking, and his heart suddenly sank.

When Sun Hao mentioned Ling Yin Zhaoju, Xiong Huai instantly realized that many people in the country must have united to take advantage of Zhaoju's defeat in Chencheng to prepare to bring down Zhaoju.

No, this is not to bring down Zhao Ju, Xiong Huai's heart is clear and his thoughts are clear, this is by bringing down Zhao Ju to show him the strength of the ministers, in order to stop the upcoming changes in the future.

Zhao Ju acted on orders, but was abandoned by him, the king of Chu, and as soon as this news came out, it would definitely deal a heavy blow to the reformers gathered around Qu Yuan.

Most of the people in the Fa-changers did not have Qu Yuan's background or determination. If he, the king of Chu, betrayed Ling Yin Zhaoju now because of the siege of his ministers, then he will also betray the next Ling Yin in the future.

And changing the law to take power and change the Shiqing Shilu system, these are all direct blows to the nobles, which is much more serious than Zhaoju's defeat. It is conceivable that once the reform of the law is officially launched, the opposition and siege of the ministers will be day after day, and the rumors in the country will also become worse day by day.

If he can't stand it today, will he be able to stand it in the future?

There is no doubt that if he can't stand it now, then he will be even more unbearable in the future.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai's heart sank, today he must keep Zhaoju to tell everyone that although the Chu State suffered a big defeat, he, the king of Chu, is still the king of the Chu State. Moreover, he, the king of Chu, not only trusts the minister who does things enough, but also has enough responsibility.

After making up his mind, Xiong Huai's gaze quickly swept over the faces of the ministers in front of him.

Among the important ministers in front of him, in addition to Qu Yuan and Qu Yuan and others who were attached to Qu Yuan, plus a Chen Zhen, these people should not have participated in the action to bring down Zhaoju.

As for the others... Even if he didn't participate, as long as he, the king of Chu, showed signs of not being able to hold on, he would definitely add fuel to the fire.

So... Those ministers must not be given the opportunity to take the initiative to speak, as long as they open their mouths, and then most of the ministers all ask to deal with Zhaoju, it will be troublesome.

Even if he can withstand the pressure of the ministers, then his tough suppression of the suggestions and requirements of the ministers will cause great confusion to the ministers and the people who are watching in the Yingdu.

The discord between the king of Chu and the ministers will undoubtedly fuel rumors, so the rumors in the city will not stop.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai looked at the silent Zhao Chang, and then at Jing Shao, who was slightly excited, and thought in his heart.

Then, Xiong Huai's heart moved, and he had an idea in an instant.