On the other side, the envoy of the Qin State, Gongziji, and the Korean envoy Gongshu, after witnessing the good drama of Yingdu, also left Yingdu and returned to China shortly after the birth of Gongzi Niu and Gongzi Rat.

As the clock approached August.

On July 28, Song Xiangqiu went and returned, and came to Yingdu again with the news of King Song.

In the Chu Palace.

Xiong Huai looked at Qiu Liquid and said with a smile: "Mr. turned back to Yingdu this time, I don't know if it has brought good news to the widow?" ”

When Qiu Ye heard this, he recalled the news of Chu State that he had heard along the way, and he was surprised and happy in his heart.

What is surprising is that the atmosphere in the Chu State is the same as that in the Song State, all of which are full of internal worries.

When Qiu Liquid returned to Song Capital, the entire Song Capital was full of murderous intentions, which was very uncomfortable. As a result, when he arrived in Chudu, he found that Yingdu's blood had not dried yet.

The turbulent Song State in the country, the King of Song, who had fallen into internal and external troubles, had not yet attacked the ministers of the country, but as a result, the King of Chu, who had defeated various countries, took the lead in attacking the ministers of the country.

On the way to Yingdu, just yesterday, Qiu Ye heard that the King of Chu had killed dozens of local officials, and he was immediately dumbfounded.

Originally, the King of Song and he were still worried that after the friendship between Chu and Song, the Chu State would suddenly tear his face and take the opportunity to attack the Song State because of the internal turmoil in the Song Dynasty and the wanton deposition of the ministers in the country.

Now, Song Guo doesn't have to worry about it at all.

This is a great good thing for Song Guo.

With the current situation of the Chu State, it is estimated that it will have to be chaotic for several years, and during this time, I am afraid that the Chu State will have no time to take care of him.

Thinking about it, Qiu Ye was in a good mood, looked at the King of Chu, and said with a smile: "The king, after the ministers repeatedly persuaded the widow, the widow has agreed to the king's conditions. Unconditional return of all lands occupied by the state of Chu. And, in order to show friendship, I am willing to offer the royal daughter to serve the king.

It's just that the princess is weak, the road is hard, and it is difficult to rush day and night, so the widow ordered the general Zang Xin to escort all the way, and he is on the way to Yingdu at the moment. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he laughed and said, "Okay, good, King Song is really interesting." ”

Smiling, Xiong Huai didn't wait for Qiu Liquid to ask, so he took the initiative to speak: "Since the King of Song has been sent by the daughter of the crown prince, then the widow will never break his word, and he will live two hundred miles of land." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai ordered: "Si Gong, quickly bring the map of the land of Huaibei." ”

"Yui."

Soon, Xiong Huai unfolded the map in hand, and then pointed to the west of Surabaya, close to the land of the Song Kingdom, and said: "Sir, from here to here, a total of two hundred miles of land, will be the land of the Song Kingdom in the future." ”

Qiu Ye looked at the place that King Chu pointed to, and immediately frowned.

The places given by the king of Chu are all south of Pengcheng, west of Surabaya, and north of Huaibei, and this place is long and narrow from north to south, narrow from east to west, and the area is enough for two hundred miles.

But this place is the Qi State in the east, and the Chu State in the west and south, which is too narrow and not conducive to defense, once the Chu State and the Song State turn their faces, this place is easy to be cut off by the Chu army, which is not conducive to defense.

At this time, Qiu Ye looked away from the map, and then looked at the King of Chu hesitantly, did the Chu State plan to take it back after a few years if it gave up this land to the Song State?

As soon as he thought of this, the worries in Qiu Li's heart became even heavier.

Thinking about it, Qiu Ye immediately surrendered his hand and said: "Great King, this hundred miles of land in the north of Huaishui is adjacent to Qinghe City, an important town of Qi in the east, and in order to guard against Qi, we must station a large army in the west of Qinghe City. However, this place is too close to Huaiyin City, an important town of your country (the two cities of Huaiyin and Qinghe face each other across the river), and our country is stationed here, which is easy to cause misunderstanding and is not conducive to the friendship between your two countries.

Therefore, according to the opinion below, the king took this place as a dowry, which was inconvenient. Saying that, Qiu Ye looked at the King of Chu, hesitated for a moment, and said: "King, it is better to replace this hundred miles of land in the north of Huaishui with a hundred miles of land in the north of Yingshui, so that between our country and your country, there is no need to garrison heavy troops to defend each other, and the two countries communicate with each other, without the risk of swords and soldiers, and it is not beautiful!" ”

Xiong Huai looked at Qiu Liquid and smiled coldly in his heart.

You think this is beautiful!

If it weren't for the fact that the State of Chu needed the State of Song to be a buffer between the two countries of Qi and Chu, so that the State of Song could withstand the pressure of the State of Qi, why would the widow exchange two hundred miles of land for a mere woman.

Could it be that the widow is really a mediocre king who is greedy for beauty?

Qiu Li saw that the King of Chu was looking at him intently, but he didn't say anything, and he knew in his heart that the King of Chu was dissatisfied with his proposal.

It's just that, as the Song Minister, not to mention that these lands are still in the hands of the Song State, where they should be fought for, they must be fought for, otherwise, this is his disloyalty to the King of Song.

Thinking about it, Qiu Ye spoke again: "King, I don't know what to do. ”

"Huh." Xiong Huai saw that Qiu Liquid was so self-aware, and immediately sneered.

"Sir, these lands are a dowry gift from the widow to the Song Kingdom, and there is no less Song State in two hundred miles of land, as for the specific land, please accept it from the King of Song."

"This..." Qiu Liquid couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai's face turned cold: "What, is Mr. dissatisfied with this land?" ”

Then, Xiong Huai replied without hatred, and immediately said in a tone with a hint of anger: "Sir, the widow has only heard of giving a dowry, and has never heard of a person who took the initiative to ask for a dowry. ”

As soon as Qiu Ye heard King Chu's threats, his heart suddenly froze.

Then, after pondering for a long time, he remembered King Song's next move, and suddenly sighed.

What the king of Song needs is not land, but fame, as long as Chu and Song are friendly, no matter where the land is, what difference does it make to the king of Song.

As long as these two hundred miles can temporarily prove that King Song's previous decision to send troops to attack Chu was not wrong, then it will be fine.

Moreover, the Song State is a small country after all, and it does not yet have the strength to have a head-on dialogue with the Chu State.

Thinking about it, Qiu Ye arched his hand lonely: "In this case, the minister will obey the king's will." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he was immediately overjoyed.

Based on the internal situation of the Song State, this time the Chu State dealt with the Song State, and to a large extent, the Qi State was done.

In the future, if the State of Qi wants to take advantage of the internal strife in the State of Chu and send troops to attack Chu, then the State of Song, which is also in civil strife, will be a hurdle that the State of Qi cannot bypass.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai laughed and said: "Sir, for the sake of the friendship between Chu and Song, the widow wants to feast Mr., and please have an extra drink later." ”

When Qiu Li heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "This is the minister's honor!" ”

Qiu Liquid only stayed in Yingdu for one day, and then left in a hurry, just as he came in a hurry.

However, the impact caused by Qiu Liquid's coming to Chu did not have no influence because of his haste of comings and goings.

On the contrary, when it was difficult for the Chu State to send troops, the King of Chu took back two hundred miles of land from the Song State without bloodshed, and forced the King of Song to sacrifice his daughter to make peace, which gave the ministers of the Chu State a great shock.

At this time, the majesty of the king of Chu became even heavier in the hearts of the ministers.