At this moment, the nearly 200,000 troops of the Qin State, plus the 50,000 rebels in Zilan's hands, are besieging Xiangyang. Now, no one knows how long Xiangyang can hold out, once Xiangyang is lost, Zilan will be escorted by the Qin-Han coalition army and kill all the way to Yingdu, so all the big things will be over.

Even if the Chu army can hold Xiangyang or Yancheng, will it be able to regain the lost territory?

Even if Zhao Guo had already sent troops to Zhongshan, in the face of hundreds of thousands of Qin-Han coalition troops, everyone had no bottom in their hearts.

Even if Zhao State came forward to mediate soon after, for Zilan established by various countries, I am afraid that not only will not let the King of Chu take back Hanbei, but will also split the Chu State and let Zilan establish another Chu State in Deng Wanye.

Therefore, everyone did not have much expectation for the return of the fief.

Seeing that everyone did not respond, Xiong Huai then spoke, "The widow also knows that the Qin-Han coalition army is strong, and it is difficult to recover the lost territory in a short time. Moreover, even if the widow sent an important minister to sue for peace, and did not hesitate to send the crown prince, the two countries of Qi and Wei were unwilling to accept the widow's request for peace, and it was difficult to recover the lost land.

Therefore, the widow intends to give you a second choice, that is, to follow Qiao Jun. The fief was converted into a food and eup, and the same amount of money was received from the Taifu every year according to the offerings handed over by the monarchs in the previous years. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai looked at everyone and asked, "I don't know how Zhu Qing plans to choose?" ”

After speaking, Xiong Huai stopped speaking and quietly waited for everyone to reply.

At this moment, although Xiong Huai gave the feudal monarchs two choices, they had very little choice.

Judging from the current situation, it is almost impossible to recover Hanbei, is the feudal monarch willing to give up the money in his hand and fight for ten or twenty years, which is an unknown result after decades?

Perhaps, a rational person and a person who is not greedy naturally knows how to choose.

Even if someone really chooses to have a fiefdom, Xiong Huai doesn't care about it, after all, as a battlefield of war, anything can happen, even if there is no man's land, it is a normal thing.

On the other side, the Yin Jun in the palace remembered the news from Hanbei that the Qin and Han coalition forces had broken through the Yin Land, and the people of the fief had been dispersed, and the entire fief had been dilapidated. If he chooses to keep the fief today, the news will reach Zilan's ears, and with Zilan's brutal short-sightedness, he will definitely take revenge in the fiefdom.

In this way, even if the fief can be regained in the future, if there is no one in the fief, then what is the use!

For the feudal monarch, between the fief and the people, it is more important for the people. The king of Chu divided the nobles, and he always had the number of common people's households, and used the people's offerings to replace the country's wealth, and the fiefdom was just dependent on the people.

Although the feudal lord of Shiyi cannot serve the people, if the people do not exist in the fief, then what is the use of such a fief?

It's better to ask for it directly!

Besides...

Yin Jun looked at the King of Chu on the throne, and the King of Chu and him were not young.

And if the state of Chu suffered this defeat, whether it could recapture northern Hanbei, Yin Jun himself couldn't see it clearly, and he couldn't figure it out.

Once the king of Chu and his death fail to recapture northern Han, will the next king of Chu fulfill his promise today?

Thinking about it, Yin Jun secretly sighed and regretted the servants in the fiefdom who had taken refuge in him, as well as the fertile land they had cultivated, which had never been handed over to the King of Chu in previous years. In this way, the annual income in the future will be nearly half.

Yin Jun shook his head again, and secretly sighed that he was too greedy, and the king of Chu could forgive him for his guilt and continue to distribute the money, which was already extraordinarily generous, no matter how much...

Couldn't have been more!

Thinking about it, Yin Jun's face showed a hint of determination, and then, seeing that everyone else was looking at him, they looked like they were looking at him. Therefore, he took the lead in saluting and said, "The king is benevolent and righteous, and the minister is very grateful for not being responsible for the incompetence of the minister." Although the minister had the intention to continue to guard the place for the king, after this defeat, the minister was ashamed in his heart, and he continued to enjoy the worship of the people of the underworld.

Therefore, the minister is willing to turn into a feudal king! ”

After Yin Jun finished speaking, he bowed to the ground.

The others saw that even Yin Jun had chosen Yulu, so they responded one after another, "King, the minister is willing to signal the king." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he was suddenly pleasantly surprised.

The dozen or so feudal monarchs here were all converted into feudal monarchs of Shiyi, and then the fourteen feudal monarchs who took refuge in Zilan were added, and a few more feudal monarchs were cleaned up three days later. Then, after Hanbei is recovered, there will be no more feudal kings in the entire Hanbei.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked solemnly again, "Have you thought about it clearly?" ”

When everyone heard this, they bowed again, "Great king, I am willing to be the king of the food town." ”

"Okay, Zhun Qing and others are invited!" Xiong Huai looked at the feudal monarch in the hall, nodded, and then secretly said in his heart that the widow had given you a choice.

Three days later, the court discussed.

In the main hall, many feudal monarchs gathered together, although the king of Chu had not yet come, and there was also no Ling Yin, but no one in the hall spoke, and the air was filled with a depressing atmosphere.

When Xiong Huai walked into the hall, the atmosphere became even heavier.

Three days ago, the king of Chu summoned the feudal monarchs of northern Han and rewarded the feudal monarchs who sacrificed for the country, but left out a few feudal monarchs who abandoned their land and fled.

Even this court meeting, I didn't see them come to participate!

At this moment, all the ministers knew that in today's court discussion, the king of Chu would probably kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, and use the heads of those few feudal monarchs to intimidate other half-hearted feudal monarchs.

After Xiong Huai finished on the throne, his sharp eyes swept over the ministers, but wherever he looked, the ministers lowered their heads one after another.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai nodded, then coughed lightly, and after attracting the attention of the ministers, he said loudly in a slightly angry tone, "Zhongqing, more than a month ago, the general suddenly died suddenly in the army, so that Hanzhong was captured by the Qin army. What the widow never expected was that the three of Zhaolingjun, Shengjun, and Yiyangjun actually defected to each other, resulting in the defeat of Danxi. Then, the rebellious Zilan entered Chu, resulting in the fact that within a month, all the land in northern Han was captured by the Qin and Han coalition forces. ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Huai's tone became slightly relaxed, "Although the Chu State is so rebellious as Zilan, under the desperate interception of Ye Gongyin, Jun, Yangjun and others, it seriously hinders the actions of the Qin-Han coalition army, so that Yingdu's reinforcements can rush to Yancheng to hold on, so as to avoid a big bad situation."

Although Ye Gong and the others were all defeated, their exploits will not be forgotten. Although all their fiefs were taken away by the Qin-Han coalition army, the widow would not let the heroes of the Chu State, after shedding blood for the Chu State, shed tears for the Chu State again.

Therefore, the widow decided to directly distribute the Yulu from Taifu to Ye Gong and others every year, and all the Yulu were equivalent to the previous fiefdom in the ordinary year. ”

Although this news spread all over Yingdu three days ago, when the king of Chu confirmed the matter in front of the ministers in the court meeting at this moment, the ministers were still moved.

As soon as Xiong Huai's voice fell, the ministers immediately bowed and said, "The king is benevolent and righteous, and the ministers are grateful!" ”

Xiong Huai nodded, then his face sank, and he said in a cold tone, "Widows have always rewarded and punished clearly, and those who have merit are rewarded, and those who have been punished are punished." As long as he can actively serve the country and resist the invasion of other countries, even if the whole clan dies in battle, the widow will not treat him badly.

However, in the face of national crisis, he did not think about serving the country, did not fulfill his duties, and fled without a fight in the face of invasion. Such a person, no matter who he is, will follow the law of the country. ”

When the ministers heard this, their hearts were cold, and the secret way came!

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