The Song State is weak, and the Chu State is strong, if he, the King of Chu, agrees to the conditions of the Three Kingdoms like this, then how can he save face?

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai turned his gaze to Qiu Li, and asked in a low voice: "Song envoy, could it be that King Song really intends to use the current control range of the two countries as the boundary?" ”

Qiu Li froze for a moment when he heard this, and then remembered the alliance between Chu and Han, the alliance between Chu and Han was very unfavorable to the Song State, if the Song State did not agree to the two countries of Qi and Wei, and completely fell to the two countries of Qi and Wei, this would be an extremely dangerous thing.

Thinking about it, Qiu Ye slowly spoke in Su Dailou's expectant gaze: "King, this is also the meaning of the widow. ”

Xiong Huai was furious when he heard this, although he never thought of retaking the four hundred miles of land occupied by the Song State, he King Chu could give, give, and let it, but the weak Song State could not take it by force, and could not take the initiative to ask for it.

Otherwise, it would be a major blow to the prestige of him, the king of Chu.

Then, Xiong Huai groaned for a moment and shook his head slowly.

The Song State was an important chess piece he used to contain the Qi State, and the land of Huaibei was originally the bait he threw to the Song State, but he could not let the Qi State use the land of the Chu State to buy the Song State.

If he just agreed to the peace of the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song, then the state of Chu would suffer a big loss, not to mention the loss of the land of Huaibei, and it would not be able to win over the Song state.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai decided to stall for time, find another way to break the alliance of the Three Kingdoms, and pull the Song State into the camp of the Chu State.

"Three envoys, this matter is very important, and the widow still needs to consult with the minister of the country, and give three answers in three days."

When Su Dai heard this, he knew in his heart that King Chu was trying to delay time, but he didn't care about it.

Not to mention three days, it is three months, as long as the contradictions between Chu and Song in Huaibei are not resolved, then the delay of Chu will be meaningless.

Thinking about it, he immediately arched his hand and said, "I wish to listen to the king's orders!" ”

Lou Yu Qiu Ye saw that Su Dai should come down, and followed: "I am willing to listen to the king's orders." ”

Soon after, Xiong Huai summoned all the important ministers of Yingdu, and then said that he had just summoned the envoys of the Three Kingdoms, and then asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, Qi and Wei intend to sell the Huaibei land of our Chu State to the Song State, so as to make the Chu and Song countries break up and buy the Song State. In this regard, the widow was deeply worried, and he didn't know why Zhu Qing taught the widow. ”

When Zhao Chang heard this, he immediately spoke: "Great King, when the Six Kingdoms besieged the Chu State, my Chu State was not able to catch it, so that the Song State took away five hundred miles of Huaibei in one go. Now that the countries have withdrawn, Zhao is fighting with Zhongshan, my Chu has formed an alliance with South Korea, and there are 30,000 hostages of Qin in hand.

Therefore, in the opinion of the ministers, it is better to reject the peace talks of the three kingdoms, wait for our Chu State to rest for a few months, and then use troops against the Song State on a large scale. It's time! ”

Zhao Chang sneered: "Great King, when the time comes, we can not only regain all the lost land, but also take land from the Song Kingdom. ”

After speaking, Zhao Chang immediately bowed to the ground: "Please consider it carefully!" ”

At this time, Xianyin Fan Huan immediately spoke: "King, the minister thinks that it is absolutely impossible to cut down the Song Dynasty at this time. The three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song took the initiative to make peace with our Chu state, not because our Chu state defeated the three kingdoms, but because Qin and Han were defeated and retreated, the three kingdoms took the initiative to withdraw their troops. Therefore, the vitality of the Three Kingdoms has not been damaged, the strength still exists, and there is still the strength to fight.

If he took the initiative to attack the Song Dynasty at this time, he would undoubtedly give up the geographical advantages of Huaishui, and then go to the Song State to fight a decisive battle with the Three Kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song. ”

Speaking of this, Fan Huan immediately bowed his hand and said: "Great King, the minister is not worried about the defeat of the Chu State in the Great War of the Three Kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song, but he is worried that the Qin State will see this opportunity to unite with the still wavering South Korea to send troops to attack Chu, or attack Han to force Han to defect." In this way, the state of Chu and the state of Chu will fall into isolation again.

Therefore, the minister thought that the affairs of the Three Kingdoms should be put on hold, waiting for Zhao to defeat Zhongshan, waiting for Yan to return to the country, and waiting for my Chu State to completely stabilize Qin and Han. At that time, he could calmly negotiate with the Song State. At this time, it should be based on self-cultivation, and it is not appropriate to use troops. ”

"King!" Zhao Chang immediately retorted: "The reason why Qin and Han took the initiative to make peace with our Chu State is because my Chu State still has the strength to fight, if my Chu State is indifferent in the face of the threat of the Three Kingdoms, doesn't this show the weakness of my Chu State to all countries?" Seeing this, all countries will inevitably despise the Chu State and the king, and at that time, how will our Chu State coerce all countries, and how will it stabilize Qin and Han? Not to mention the two countries of Zhao and Yan in the far north! ”

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In an hour, the matter of the Song Dynasty once again ended in the controversy of the ministers.

After dispersing the ministers and leaving, Xiong Huai left Chen Zhen alone, and then asked: "Xianqing, I don't know what the situation of the Song State is now, does the King of Song really plan to be the bait of Qi and Wei to lure our Chu State to attack on a large scale?" What good does this do for the Song Kingdom? ”

At this time, Xiong Huai's heart was full of doubts, with his understanding of King Song, King Song should not be this kind of self-sacrificing person.

Hearing the King of Chu's inquiry, Chen Zhen immediately responded: "King, I have just checked the news of the Song Kingdom. According to the report from the Song Dynasty, the Song State once again fell into serious disagreements because our Chu State had not been defeated. Recently, more and more ministers in the Song state supported the crown prince, and they accused the Song king of rashly attacking Chu, leaving the Song state isolated and helpless.

Therefore, in order to shock the domestic ministers, the king of Song insisted on not retreating. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned, looked at Chen Zhen hesitantly and asked, "Is the news true?" ”

Chen Zhen nodded vigorously: "In addition to the Song domestic response, Zuo Cheng, the doctor who was lobbying in the Song Kingdom before, also sent back the same news. The internal turmoil in the Song Kingdom, the Prince of Song, with the support of the ministers, already has the capital to fight against the King of Song, and now their father and son are driving the ministers who are loyal to them, fighting openly and secretly in the country, and they have made a lot of trouble, so they have to turn their faces publicly. ”

"That's not right!" Xiong Huai shook his head and said: "Since the Song State is in turmoil, then the King of Song should not offend my Chu State, is it true that the King of Song believes in Qi and Wei so much." ”

"The King." Chen Zhen hesitated for a moment, and then spoke: "The latest news from Doctor Zuo, a few days ago, the King of Song appointed the Qi State Sect Tian Buli as the secretary, and it seems that the Song State has completely fallen to the Qi State. ”

Xiong Huai couldn't help frowning.

Tian Wen, the sect of Qi, served as the prime minister of Wei, and Tian Buli served as secretary of state in Song, so in this situation, the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song have become one.

The fact that these three countries are mixed up will be very detrimental to his next actions.

Once internal troubles occur in the Chu State, the coalition forces of the Qi, Wei and Song Kingdoms will inevitably join forces, so that the entire Huaishui Valley will be within the scope of the Three Kingdoms. If internal troubles collude with external troubles, the situation in Chu will inevitably be eroded.

Is it really necessary to use troops against the Song Dynasty, promote peace with war, force the Song State to form an alliance with the Chu State, and then use the Han and Song countries as a barrier to give the Chu State a stable external condition?

This...

Xiong Huai fell into hesitation.