In the main hall, Xiong Huai sat on the throne, looked at the full ministers in the hall, and couldn't help nodding slightly.

Because of the queen's funeral, the feudal monarchs and officials of the public office from all over the country all returned to Yingdu. Therefore, today's court discussion not only has officials from Yingdu, but also local magnates.

After the ceremony.

Xiong Huai coughed lightly, and after attracting everyone's attention, he spoke: "During the previous period when the widow was fighting Qi to save Yan, Ling Yin died of a sudden illness, which is the misfortune of the country. However, at that time, the widow was still in Huaiyin, so Yin's position was vacant. However, Ling Yin is the right-hand man of the widow, the pillar of the country, and the head of a hundred officials, and indispensable.

Therefore, the first thing in today's court discussion is to confirm Ling Yin. ”

As soon as Xiong Huai's voice fell, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became hot.

Since the accession of the King of Chu, there have been four Ling Yin, except for the first Ling Yin Zhaoyu who took the initiative to give way, the other three Ling Yin all died of illness in the position of Ling Yin.

According to the tradition of the Chu State, the candidate for Ling Yin must be selected from the office, so the candidate for the next Ling Yin is either Zhao Ju, the head of the Zhao family, or Qu Yuan, the head of the Qu family, as for the Jing family...

Fangcheng has a lack of merit in guarding the scenery, and his status is also insufficient, and he has always stayed in Fangcheng before, and he is relatively distant from the king of Chu.

And Jingyang, who is very close to the king of Chu and even the crown prince, has insufficient qualifications and merits.

As for people other than the three clans of Zhaojingqu, everyone thought it was impossible.

Therefore, after Jing's hopelessness, there were only two candidates left.

And these two people are different from Jing Cui, who is already old, they are not very old, especially Qu Yuan, who is only forty years old now. If nothing else, they will definitely stay in Ling Yin's position until the moment of death.

Therefore, today's candidates largely determine the direction of Chu in the next ten years.

However, to the regret of many people, in the past half month, Zhaoju has not been able to come out, which has disappointed the hopes of many people who planned to stammer in advance.

As for Qu Yuan, he is dealing with state affairs normally every day, but Qu Yuan he... Don't mention it.

Those who want to stammer him have already stammered, and the rest of the people will not stammer him, even if he really takes over Ling Yin.

At this time, Xiong Huai's gaze swept from the group of ministers, and he couldn't help but smile slightly when he saw that many people were eager to try.

Decide who will be the one to make Yin, either make it public and let the ministers discuss it to see whose voice is more prestigious.

Or...

Thinking of this, Xiong Huai's eyes looked at Zhao Ju and said with a smile: "Zhu Guo, since the widow ascended the throne, Qing has held many important positions, whether it is Gong Yin, Sima, or Zhu Guo, all of them have done their best to work diligently, and there are many merits, especially when he served as Sima Zhuguo, he has made many meritorious achievements.

Therefore, the widow wants to come, if Xianqing serves as Ling Yin, he will definitely be able to serve the country wholeheartedly and make meritorious deeds. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai asked expectantly: "Xianqing, are you willing to share the worries of the widow!" ”

As soon as King Chu's voice fell, the ministers in the palace were suddenly dumbfounded.

Previously, when the king of Chu decided to make the Yin candidate, it was delayed for half a month, and they thought that the king of Chu was hesitant and would let the ministers discuss it at this court meeting, but the result...

Their efforts for half a month were all in vain in an instant.

Especially those who were ready to promote Qu Yuan, their faces suddenly changed, before this battle began, they were completely lost, and they were defeated, and they didn't even have a chance to resist.

And those who are ready to promote Zhao Ju and want to take the opportunity to sell favors and attach themselves to Zhao Ju are also quite regretful in their hearts, such a good opportunity is gone.

Different from other people's feelings, Qu Yuan, who was in the whirlpool, had guessed before, but when the King of Chu really abandoned him and turned to Zhaoju, a faint sense of loss and regret instantly appeared in his heart.

After the regret, then he wrinkled, and at this moment, he felt a heavy pressure.

Zhao Ju is not Jingcui, it is much more difficult to deal with.

At this time, under the gaze of everyone in the hall, although Zhao Ju's face was calm, his heart was up and down.

Although he had already received hints from the King of Chu when he was in Huaiyin, when this moment really came, there were still waves in his heart.

In the past, his ideal was to be the Ling Yin of the Chu State, when he survived the three of Zhaoyang Jing Li Jingcui, and when he really became Ling Yin, at this moment, he felt a pressure that was far heavier than that of the three of them at that time.

At this moment, the pressure of the king of Chu, the pressure of the ministers of the court, the pressure of the local nobles, the pressure from abroad, the pressure of the present, and the pressure of the future all came to him.

Internal and external troubles, the autumn of survival, this is the situation he is facing.

At this moment, his heart is heavy, and there has never been such a heavy day as today.

Although there was a lot of pressure in his heart, his face was not exposed at all, and he saluted solemnly: "Thank you for your trust, and your ministers are willing to share your worries for the king, and be wholeheartedly loyal to state affairs and the king's affairs, although you will never give up." ”

"Good!" Xiong Huai nodded happily.

Then, Xiong Huai paused, his face showed a sad color, and he said: "The queen and Ling Yin died of illness one after another, this is the misfortune of the widow. The second thing to do today is to agree on the names of the queen and Ling Yin, so that they can be buried in the near future. ”

When the ministers heard this, they immediately began to discuss.

In the end, the ministers unanimously decided to give Jingcui a good name, and as for the Southern Queen, because of Gongzi Zilan, she was only given a medium nickname.

In this regard, although Xiong Huai felt that it was a little unfair to Nanhou, he could only admit it in the face of the unanimous opinion of the ministers.

Although Xiong Huai was a little unhappy about the nickname, the court discussion had to continue.

So, Xiong Huai paused slightly, and then said with a smile: "In order to rescue the Yan Kingdom before, my army went north to the Qi Kingdom, and there were many meritorious achievements. Moreover, the Wei army attacked Chendi, and the soldiers of Chendi repelled the Wei army, which also had meritorious deeds.

Merit is rewarded, this is the criterion of the widow, so the third thing in today's court discussion is reward. ”

After the rewards were given one by one, the things that he King Chu wanted to say were finished.

Then, Xiong Huai looked at the ministers and asked, "Today's court meeting, I don't know if the ministers have something important to report?" ”

The ministers looked at each other for a while, and then turned their eyes to Ling Yin Zhaoju, today he was promoted to Ling Yin, and he had to say something first.

Zhao Ju noticed everyone's gaze, his face was as usual, and he arched his hand in a good time: "King, the minister has something to play." ”

"Ling Yin, please speak."

"King Xie!" After Zhao Ju straightened up, he spoke: "Great King, since the destruction of Yue by the Chu State, it has been more than two years since the general Zhao Hua was the general to guard the Wu land, and Sima Tang Yu was the general to guard the Yue land. Especially not long ago, the general Zhaohua was reprimanded, and the king set up Jiangdong County and handed over the entire Jiangdong to Sima Tangfu to guard.

The area of Jiangdong is nearly 2,000 miles in circumference, with a total of 26 counties and a population of more than 2 million. Therefore, the ministers thought that it was really inconvenient to set Jiangdong as Jiangdong County, only one county, and manage the Wu people and Yue people at the same time.

Therefore, for the sake of the Chu State, for the Great King, and for the Qianqiu Strategy, the minister suggested that Jiangdong County be divided into two counties, with one county in Wu and one county in Yue.

Also, in order to appease the Wu people and the Yue people, the king set up the Marquis of Wu in Wu and the Marquis of Yue in Yue, so as to belong to the land of Wu and Yue respectively, which is a wise move.

However, the time has changed, and now that Jiangdong has established a county, then the county guard should be arranged to govern Jiangdong, otherwise, the name is not justified, and it will only cause unnecessary chaos.

Therefore, please also ask the king to investigate it, and set the county guard as soon as possible to settle Jiangdong. ”