Seeing that the King of Chu really did not refuse, Hui Ang sighed secretly in his heart, and then arched his hand: "King, in addition, before the minister came to Chu State, he was invited by Prince Zhen of Song to ask the king for help. ”

"Prince Zhen asks for help?" Xiong Huai looked at Hui Ang suspiciously: "Keiko, what happened to Prince Zhen, why did you ask the widow for help?" ”

Hui An's face darkened: "The king doesn't know, the prince is now under house arrest by the king of Song, and he is not allowed to go out at will, and the courtiers cannot see the prince prince." Moreover, the king of Song has already intended to change the crown prince, but the crown prince Zhen has been established as the prince for decades, with many wings, and has won the support of the people. If it weren't for that, I'm afraid that now Prince Zhen has been deposed by King Song.

After the crown prince Zhen learned that the king of Song intended to abolish the throne of the crown prince, he asked the ministers for help through the doorman, but he was no longer trusted by the king of Song, and was not only removed from his official position, but also could not even see the face of the king of Song. Therefore, the crown prince learned that the minister had the intention of leaving the Song Dynasty, and specially asked the minister to ask the king for help. ”

Hearing this, Xiong Huai glanced at Qu Yuan, who was accompanying him, with a hint of understanding in his eyes, and then nodded: "Huiqing rest assured, the prince is virtuous and capable, and the widow loves his talent deeply, besides, just by virtue of the relationship between the widow and the prince, the widow will not sit idly by." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai instructed Qu Yuan: "Zuotu, immediately send an envoy to the Song Kingdom to visit the King of Song later, and bring a gift from the widow to the crown prince to express the widow's support for the prince Zhende." ”

"Yui."

Xiong Huai smiled and nodded, and just as he was about to appease Hui An, a waiter came to report: "King, Assassin Shi Ling asked to see him outside the palace, saying that there was urgent news from the Song Kingdom. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, and then saw Hui An's face change, and immediately responded: "Quickly ask Shi Ling to come in." ”

"Yui."

After a while, Chen Zhen walked in and saluted: "Great King, the news from the Song Kingdom, not long ago, the King of Song asked the prince to go to Huaibei to guard the new annex on the grounds that the new annex of Huaibei was unstable, and asked the prince to build a new city in the west of Surabaya, north of Huaishui. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned and said in surprise: "As the prince of the country, how can the prince be far away from the capital of the country to guard the city, King Song's move seems to be really intended to change the crown prince!" ”

When Hui Ang heard this, he hurriedly said: "Great King, if the crown prince is deposed, the king of Song will inevitably fall to the Qi state in order to prevent the intervention of the Chu State, and it is necessary to guard against it at this time." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, Chu Da Song Xiao, King Song will definitely look for foreign aid in order to protect himself.

Of course, if the state of Chu turned a blind eye to this matter, perhaps the king of Song would also continue to remain neutral. However, if the state of Chu does not act, then the new crown prince will inevitably alienate the state of Chu with the experience of the crown prince, and when the new monarch of the Song state ascends the throne, the state of Song will inevitably fall to the two countries of Qi and Wei.

Therefore, it is possible to keep the Song State, even if it can't make the Song State fall to the Chu State, it can also keep the Song State neutral. If you don't do it, the Song Kingdom will definitely not be protected.

Xiong Huai pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile: "King Song wants to follow the example of Jin Xiangong and let the prince live separately in order to weaken his influence. But it's a pity that King Song has the means, but he doesn't have the strength of the Jin State back then. Even the Jin State back then faced the intervention of other countries, let alone the Song State!

Prince Zhen does not live in Huaibei, which is in line with the widow's intentions, and the widow will send a big gift to Prince Zhen later. ”

When Hui Ang heard this, he asked hesitantly, "I don't know what the king means?" ”

Xiong Huai waved his hand: "The time has not yet come for this matter, and when the prince arrives in Huaibei, the widow will deal with it." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai looked at Hui Ang and hesitated for a long time.

After the destruction of the Yue State, because the Yue State was newly attached, and the center of gravity of the Chu State was still in the east, when he was in Shou County, Xiong Huai intended to move the capital to Shou County, so he left all the treasures obtained by the destruction of Yue in Shou County, so as not to transfer again in the future.

It was only because the time was not ripe that he buried this intention deep in his heart and did not reveal it to anyone.

However, now, the feudal monarch of Northern Han has been removed, and it has been divided into counties and counties, which directly belong to the king of Chu. And Hannan's feudal monarch is also greatly damaged, and with Ling Yin's surveillance, it can be said that Hannan's feudal monarch has no big problem.

However, Jianghuai's feudal lords were not, their strength was still strong, and the fief was too far away from the king of Chu to be controlled.

This order to transfer troops is a clear proof, they were slow to act at first, and after ordering Yin Jingcui to Shou County, the action became faster. Even after they sent out their troops, small movements continued.

If it weren't for the peace between Chu and Qin, and the rumors on the Jianghuai side that were getting worse and worse came to an abrupt end, I'm afraid Qu Yuan would still be in big trouble.

Therefore, whether it is for the Qi, Wei and Song countries, or for the suppression of the feudal monarchs of Jianghuai, or for breaking away from the core area of the strength of the three clans of Zhaojingqu, it is imperative to move the capital to Shou County.

It's just that because he was worried that rash action would cause resistance from the nobles in the court, and it also caused panic among the Jianghuai feudal monarchs, he never did it.

Now...

Prince Zhen went to Huaibei, which is an excellent reason.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately made up his mind, looked at Hui Ang and said with a smile: "Hui Qing! ”

"The minister is here!" Hui Ang immediately responded.

Xiong Huai nodded and said: "Huiqing has just arrived in Chu State, and the widow didn't want Qing to travel again, but in order to keep the prince Zhen and make the prince feel at ease, the widow plans to appoint Qing as the prince of Shou County to express his support for the prince. ”

Hui Ang was slightly shocked in his heart.

The state of Chu is different from the state of Song, the land of the Song state is less than a thousand miles, and almost all the important ministers are in the capital. However, the Chu State is 5,000 miles away, Wancheng, Chenchengshou County and other places are all important places, and the city guards of these three places cannot be served by non-important ministers of the Chu State.

Originally, Hui Ang thought that when he first arrived in Chu State, the King of Chu would arrange for him to be idle first, wait for a few years, and then reuse it, just like Gongsun Yan and Chen Zhen when they first arrived in Chu State.

No, the king of Chu entrusted Shou County to him when he just arrived in Chu State.

Thinking about it, Hui Ang responded with a little excitement in his heart: "Please rest assured, the king will guard Shou County for the king." ”

Xiong Huai smiled slightly, and then spoke: "Huiqing's talent is famous all over the world, and the widow naturally knows it." However, since the state of Chu was besieged by various countries not long ago, most of the land of Huaibei was taken away by the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song, and Shou County has changed from the hinterland of our Chu country to the front line.

Now the strength of our Chu State has been greatly damaged, and it is difficult to recover the lost territory in a short period of time, so after Huiqing arrived in Shou County, in addition to suppressing the Song King from befriending Song Prince Zhen, there is a more important task, which is to strengthen the defense of Shou County for the widows. ”

Hui Ang replied, "King, please rest assured. ”

Xiong Huai said with a smile: "Also, the widow has conquered the Qi country one after another before, and has stayed in Shou County many times, Shou County has a pleasant climate and beautiful scenery, and the widow likes it very much." Moreover, the country of Qi seized my Huaibei land, and the widow was deeply ashamed and vowed to retake Huaibei.

Therefore, in order to allow the widow to have a place to settle down, the widow planned to let Xianqing build a palace for the widow in the county seat of Shou County. ”