The next day, in the city of Juyang.

Just when Zhao Ju was teaching Xiang Shen while dealing with military affairs in the City Guard Mansion, Yin Jun walked in quickly and reported: "Ling Yin, Yiyang Jun and other fifteen feudal monarchs in the Yingru waters ask to see them. ”

"Huh!?" A trace of astonishment flashed in Zhao Ju's heart, thinking that they had come to beg him to send troops to regain the lost territory, so he immediately responded: "Please let them in." ”

"No."

Soon, Zhao Ju saw that the fifteen feudal monarchs who had come in were all feudal monarchs who had just lost their feudal monarchs, and when they entered, many of their faces no longer looked worried and frightened before, but became indifferent and cold.

Seeing this, Zhao Ju immediately knew that there had been a great change in their minds, and they no longer had the luxury of sending troops north.

However, the loss of the fief is a great crime, and they do not ask themselves to send troops to recover the lost land...

Then, they must have thought of a way to get away with it.

What's the solution?

There's only one way for them!

Thinking about it, Zhao Ju's heart moved, and he instantly understood what their way of exonerating was to get rid of their crimes.

Thinking of this, after they came in, Zhao Ju took the initiative to speak: "Gentlemen, you came to find the general, but in order to let the general lead the army to the north and recover the lost territory?" ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju didn't give them a chance to answer, so he asked himself and replied: "Gentlemen, it's not that the generals will not send troops, but the alliance relationship that the five countries still maintain, and the strength is strong. ”

Then, Zhao Ju reassured: "But please rest assured, the war is not over yet, and the five countries have already had great differences, and it will not be long before the alliance of the five countries will break down." As long as the five countries fight each other, with the strength of our Chu State, as long as the army goes north, it will definitely be able to recover the lost territory. ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju looked at Yiyang Jun and said with a smile: "At that time, the fiefdom of the monarchs will also be lost and regained." ”

Yi Yangjun and the others glanced at each other, some were eager to try, some were full of doubts, some were desperate, and some looked indifferent.

After being stunned, Le Jun spoke: "Ling Yin is right, it's just... Now that our fiefdom has been lost, according to the law of the Chu State, this is a capital crime. ”

Zhao Ju's face turned cold when he heard this.

The loss of the fief is a capital crime, and it is also a capital crime to lose the teacher and humiliate the country, and according to Le Jun, he Zhaoju will also die.

Thinking about it, Zhao Ju immediately spoke: "Gentlemen, the loss of the fief is indeed a capital crime, but it is a capital crime when the war has ended and the defeat is irreparable, but now that the war between my Chu State and the Five Kingdoms has not ended, my Chu army still has the opportunity to recover the lost territory at any time, in this case, how can it be regarded as the loss of the fief, it is just that the war is not going well." ”

Speaking, Zhao Ju gave an example: "More than 50 years ago, Wei and Zhao fought against each other, and the Wei army besieged Handan, when Zhao asked for help, King Xuan ordered Jing She to attack Wei to save Zhao, but Jing She was defeated by the Wei and Han coalition forces and had to retreat to Yedi City. How similar was the situation at that time to now, at that time, there were also many fiefdoms among the monarchs!

However, with the continuous efforts of Jingshe and the ancestors, our Chu army finally turned defeat into victory and regained the lost territory. ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju said confidently: "The current situation is the same as back then, as long as the monarchs and Ben Jiang work together, we will definitely be able to expel the five countries and recover the lost territory." At that time, we will not only have no fault, but will have merit. ”

When the gentlemen heard this, a few people made some changes, but more people were disdainful.

The reason why Jingshe was able to turn defeat into victory after being defeated by Han Wei was because not only Chu but also Qi and Qin besieged Wei at that time. And now, now that the state of Chu is under siege, there are no reinforcements at all.

With the current situation of the Chu State, can it regain the lost territory?

Most people are pessimistic.

At this time, the feudal monarchs glanced at each other, and then Yiyang Jun arched his hand and said: "Ling Yin, now that the five kingdoms have stopped advancing, and the situation of our reconquest of the lost territory is still far away, the fiefdom is lost, and we are ashamed of the trust of the king, which is our guilt." Although there is a possibility of recovering the lost territory in the future, but now that we are suspended, we will have to return to Yingdu to ask the king for guilt. ”

Zhao Ju still wanted to persuade again, but before the words came out, Le Jun spoke: "If we have a negative king, we must ask the king in person to be at ease." Of course, if Ling Yin is worried that our departure will weaken Juyang's strength, then please rest assured that Ling Yin.

This time, we will return to Yingdu to ask for guilt, and we will only take some of the guards back, as for the army we are waiting for, it will stay in Juyang, and the command of the army, we will also hand it over to Ling Yin, and please Ling Yin not worry about the army..."

In the end, Zhaoju still failed to leave these fifteen feudal monarchs.

After they left, Zhao Ju looked at the direction they were leaving and was silent for a long time.

At this time, Yin Jun saw that Zhao Ju didn't speak, so he groaned for a while, and made up his mind: "Ling Yin, Yi Yangjun and others returned to Yingdu, in addition to asking the king for their guilt, the main thing is to exonerate themselves. I am worried that they will inevitably put the blame on Ling Yin's head in order to avoid the capital crime of leading the people to flee in order to avoid the loss of the fief.

In his humble opinion, why didn't Ling Yin return to Yingdu as soon as possible to explain to the king, lest the king listen to slander and be unfavorable to Ling Yin. ”

Zhao Ju was stunned when he heard this, glanced at Yin Jun, and a chill rose in his heart.

Get back? How can I go back at this time? Isn't going back at this time to show the king that he has lost the battle?

Get back! Yi Yangjun and they still have a way to live when they go back, but when they go back, they are self-defeating, and they will definitely not survive.

Yi Yangjun and they wanted to let themselves go back to bear the blame for their own protection, and Yin Jun, a person who stayed out of the matter, even wanted to trick himself into going back to death... Maybe it's not just Yinjun!

Zhao Ju instantly felt a huge net enveloping him, and wanted to kill himself.

Thinking about it, Zhao Ju shook his head and said: "Knowing the son Mo Ruo's father, knowing the minister Mo Ruojun, I have been friends with the king and the minister for decades, the king knows me, and I also believe in the king." ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju said expressionlessly: "Yin Jun, your heart is in turmoil. ”

When Yin Jun heard this, his face stiffened, and then he saluted with a somewhat stiff body: "What Ling Yin said is true." ”

After Yin Jun left, Zhao Ju looked at Xiang Shen beside him and asked, "Yiyang Jun and they have returned to Yingdu, Xiang Di has also been lost, and now you are the only one left in Xiang Jun's lineage, do you want to ask the king for guilt?" ”

Xiang Shen was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and bowed: "Grandfather asked Shen to learn from Ling Yin, and Shen naturally followed Ling Yin. As for the loss of Xiangdi, if the king really surrendered because of this, then Shen had no choice but to write to the king, asking the king to let Shen go to fight to the death with the guilt of the sin, and Shen only wanted to die on the battlefield to avenge his people. In this way, even under the nine springs, he will be grateful to the king. ”

When Zhao Ju heard this, a smile appeared on his face: "Okay, okay, you can think like this, Xiang Jun has a successor." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Ju took out a few bamboo slips from the case in front of him and handed them to Xiang Shendao: "These volumes of military books are what I read daily, and there are also a lot of my usual annotations and experiences in them, now I will hand them over to you, you will study them carefully after you go back, and you must not slack off." ”

"No." After Xiang Shen took the military letter, he saluted respectfully and said, "Thank you, sir." ”

"Hmm!" Zhao Ju nodded and continued: "If you want to achieve great things, you must start from small things, and this is especially true when you march and fight. Before I became a general, I had been in the post of Gongyin for many years, and I was proficient in the dispatch of non-commissioned officers and the supply of logistics. If you want to be a general, these two things, you must know, starting tomorrow, you will go to the Yin Jun's account to do things, and start to learn how to dispatch soldiers and how to supply logistics. ”

"Yes, sir."