Chen Zhen nodded and said, "That's right." ”

"Great King, now that the 150,000 Qi reinforcements from the direction of Jucheng have been captured alive by us, even the main general has been captured alive by us, so the current situation of the reinforcements can be imagined, and they will inevitably suffer heavy losses and great casualties. In this way, our goal of weakening the Qi State and enhancing the prestige of the Chu State has been achieved, and there is really no need to go to the Song State to relieve the siege of the Song King.

Therefore, the minister thought that we could now intimidate the Wei envoy and Tian Wen to make the Wei State surrender and temporarily withdraw from the army. As soon as the Wei State retreated, the Qi generals Shengzi would naturally be unable to support it alone, the siege of the Song State would be relieved, and Xue Cheng would also be self-defeating. ”

After Chen Zhen finished speaking, Xiong Huai bowed his head slightly, groaned, and ordered: "Pass the order of the widow and send a messenger to Xue Cheng, just say that the widow will hold a banquet tonight, and invite the Wei envoy Zhai Zhang and Meng Yanjun Tianwen to come for a while, if Meng Yanjun is unwilling to come, he can let the great sage Qi Maung Debate come in one fell swoop, and say that the widow has heard of Qi Maung Bian's name for a long time." ”

Hearing this, Chen Zhen arched his hand and said, "The king is wise. ”

Xue Cheng.

Tian Jia and Zhai Zhang sat on top with heavy faces.

Previously, the Chu and Song coalition forces left Xuecheng overnight, and a day later, they returned to Xuecheng overnight and surrounded Xuecheng. Such an abnormal behavior made Xue Cheng very worried, not worried about Xue Cheng, but worried about the reinforcements from the east.

If there is a conspiracy among the Chu and Song coalition forces, it must be Tian Jia.

It's just that although Tian Wen knew that the Chu and Song coalition forces were preparing to plot against Tian Jia, after Xue Cheng was besieged for several months, his strength was insufficient, and he was blocked again, making it difficult to support. What Xue Cheng could do was to send scouts to the east to inquire about the news and remind the Tianjia, Chu, and Song coalition forces that had returned to Xue Cheng.

This state of anxiety lasted until the arrival of the envoy of the state of Chu.

Tian Wen muttered: "The king of Chu asked Benjun and the envoy to go outside the city for a while, I don't know what the envoy and the guests think?" ”

Zhai Zhang glanced at Tian Wen and spoke first: "Chu and Wei had a good relationship in the past, and as an envoy of Wei, I was invited by the king of Chu to go for a while. As for Meng Weijun..."

Zhai Zhang didn't say the rest of the words, but the meaning was also obvious, that is, he didn't want Tian Wen to go out of the city.

Tian Wen's guest, Gongsun Hongying, said: "Your Majesty, the Chu and Song coalition forces must have other plans when they go and return, so the top priority is to keep Xue Cheng from losing, so as not to get out of control." ”

Qi Maungbi followed: "What Mr. Gongsun said is extremely true, the king's body is in danger of Xue Cheng's safety, and he can't take risks easily, so the old man asked for his life and went out of the city to the Chu camp to meet the king of Chu." ”

Tian Wen nodded when he saw that the guests were speaking.

Although the credibility of the king of Chu was still there, he did not dare to take risks. After all, not every monarch is a trustworthy person like Duke Qi Huan, and there are many people in these years who have rebelled.

"Okay, then Mr. Lao will go to the Chu camp to meet the king of Chu on behalf of Benjun, and explore the situation by the way."

"No." Qi Xiang argued.

On the other side, after the envoy of Chu replied to Xiong Huai, Xiong Huai and Chen Zhen smiled at each other.

Then, Xiong Huai ordered: "Order, prepare a banquet." ”

Night.

Xiong Huai sat on the main seat in the big tent and asked Chen Zhen, who was sitting below to accompany him, "Chen Qing, how is Tian Jia now?" ”

Chen Zhen responded: "Back to the king, just now the imperial doctor came to report that Tian Jia only suffered some skin injuries, and there is no major problem. At this moment, Tian Jia is bathing, and after receiving the Tai Healer, he will come to visit the king. ”

Xiong Huai was completely relieved when he heard this.

At sunset, Tian Jia was sent to the Chu camp outside Xue City by Gongsun Yan, Xiong Huai saw that Tian Jia's armor was stuck with more than a dozen broken arrows, there were several scratches, and there were faint blood stains on the corners of his mouth, and he was worried and happy at that time.

In addition to Tian Jia's injuries, what is more important is that Jing Cui and Tang are worried that their casualties are too large.

Happily, even Tian Jia was so seriously injured, not to mention the other Qi army soldiers.

The results of this war have far exceeded expectations.

Xiong Huai pondered for a while and said: "Chen Qing, tell me to go down, Tian Jia's armor will only be handled simply, and when Tian Jia comes to the banquet, let Tian Jia come in that armor." The widow thought that maybe Zhai Zhang and Qi Maungbi would be more shocking when they saw Tian Jia's appearance. ”

Chen Zhen responded: "Only." ”

Not long after, a partial general reported outside the tent: "King, Wei envoy Zhai Zhang and Meng Weijun's guests arrived outside the camp. ”

Xiong Huai's heart was overjoyed, and he immediately said, "Please." ”

"No."

After a pause, Xiong Huai said to Chen Zhen: "There is Lao Chen Qing to welcome them in." ”

"Yui." Chen Zhen nodded, and immediately got up and walked out of the tent.

Soon, Chen Zhen accompanied the heavy-faced Zhai Zhangqi into the big tent.

Long before coming to the Chu camp, Xue Cheng's scouts had already spread the news of the defeat of the reinforcements to Xue Cheng, but the specific battle damage was not yet known.

Now, the most important purpose of the two of them coming to the Chu camp is to probe the mouth of the King of Chu.

After entering the big tent, the two of them saluted together: "Meet the King of Chu." ”

"No courtesy." Xiong Huai nodded, then stretched out his right hand to the seat on the left side of the big tent and said, "Two gentlemen, please take a seat." ”

After Zhai Zhangqi bowed again, he walked to the two positions on the left.

Zhai Zhang, as the envoy of the Wei State, sat first on the left side, and Qi Xiangbi sat beside Zhai Zhang.

After the two of them sat down, Chen Zhen sat opposite Qi Maungbi.

Seeing this, Zhai Zhang and the others immediately frowned and felt displeased.

Chen Zhen seemed to be sitting in the wrong position.

The gentleman respects the left, and they are guests, one represents the king of Wei and the other represents Meng Weijun, so there is nothing wrong with sitting on the left side.

And Chen Zhen, as Chu Chen, has no problem sitting on the right side, the key is that Chen Zhen sits in the position of the right hand, not the first in the right hand.

If there is a Chu Chen with a higher status than Chen Zhen, then he did not show up after the guests came, which is extremely rude.

Seeing this, Qi Maungbi straightened up, saluted the king of Chu, and then looked at the first person on the vacant right and asked, "King, could it be that there are other guests coming?" ”

Xiong Huai smiled: "Yes, there is another warrior in the widow's camp, a real warrior, who will come over later, please wait for the two gentlemen." ”

Qi Xiangwen sat back and made a posture of looking at his nose and nose.

Zhai Zhang said with a smile: "The king, not what a warrior, can sit in the first place on the right side." ”

Xiong Huai glanced at Qi Maungbi and said, "This warrior Mr. Zhai may not recognize it, but Mr. Qi definitely knows it." ”

Qi Maung opened his eyes and looked at Xiong Huai with a look of surprise, not knowing which warrior he knew had been appreciated by the King of Chu.

Thinking about it, an ominous premonition came out of my heart.

Xiong Huai sold a pass, did not explain, and smiled: "The two gentlemen wait a minute, the warrior will arrive later, and then he will naturally know who it is." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai said to Chen Zhen: "Chen Qing, let people serve the food, if you want to come to General Tian, you will be coming soon." ”

When Qi Maungbi heard the three words of General Tian, he was immediately shocked, the general surnamed Tian was from Qi nine times out of ten.

This... Isn't it

Qi Xiangbian was shocked in his heart.