Hearing that the ministers of Qi had any suggestions, Xiong Huai suddenly felt comfortable and asked, "Then what did the King of Qi do?" ”

Chen Zhen's face was solemn when he heard this, and he said worriedly: "Great King, the King of Qi issued an edict to the Prince of Qi, let the Prince Land recruit troops from Linzi, and let him send people to reinforce Jucheng. ”

Gongsun Yan frowned and said, "Great King, it seems that King Qi is determined to drag it down with the widow." ”

As he spoke, he said to Chen Zhen: "Send heavy benefits to the people close to us, and let them step up their efforts to make suggestions to the King of Qi, either let the King of Qi ask Kuang Zhang to rescue Xue Cheng as soon as possible, or let the King of Qi transfer Kuang Zhang." ”

Chen Zhen nodded in response: "Yes, King!" ”

Just when the turmoil within the Qi State was surging because of the siege of Ji Yan City by the Yue State, just when all the attention of the world was focused on Ji Yan City, a Yan State horse caravan quietly came to Xue City.

"The minister Qu Yong pays a visit to the King of Chu!"

"You are the envoy of King Yan?" Xiong Huai looked at Qu Yong, who claimed to be the envoy of King Yan in front of him, and asked in surprise.

Qu Yong responded: "That's right! ”

Xiong Huai bowed slightly, and then said closely: "Mr. Qu Yong's name is Qu Yong, I don't know who the ancestor is?" As far as the widow knows, there should be no Qu in the Yan Kingdom. ”

Although there are many origins of the Qu clan, except for the Qu clan of the Chu State, the other Qu clans have basically all fallen and are almost unheard. As for the Qu clan of Chu State, as one of the most powerful princes of Chu State, he should not go to Yan State to be a minister without the knowledge of the King of Chu.

But there are no absolutes, in the rebellion of Wu Qi that year, many clans fled abroad and their whereabouts are unknown.

Therefore, when Xiong Huai heard the name Qu Yong, he instinctively gave birth to a sense of closeness.

Qu Yong felt the closeness of the King of Chu, and naturally knew the situation of the Chu State, so he arched his hand and said: "Back to the king, the minister was originally from the Qu family of the Chu State, but because his ancestors were guilty in the past, he fled to defend the country, and it has been decades since then. ”

Xiong Huai secretly said in his heart that this was indeed the case.

In the Wuqi Rebellion, King Chu Su killed more than 70 nobles, and I don't know how many Chu nobles fled.

Nodding, Xiong Huai asked again: "Qing Shiju Weiguo, how did he become the minister of Yan State?" ”

Qu Yong responded: "The minister traveled in various countries before, and when he was in Yan Kingdom, I heard that King Yan was thirsty for talent, and he was not talented, so he went to give it a try." Subsequently, the king of Yan did not regard his ministers as stupid, and promoted his ministers to be important ministers of Yan State. ”

Saying that, Qu Yong arched his hand again: "Not long ago, the State of Qi sent Su Dai to humiliate the widow, and the widow wanted to take revenge on the State of Qi, but because the Yan State was defeated and was not the opponent of the State of Qi, the widow could only endure the humiliation. ”

"However, although the Yan State cannot send troops to attack the Qi State, it still has the determination to oppose the Qi State. Therefore, when King Yan heard that the battle of Chu was in full swing, he levied 300 good horses in Jidu, and was willing to live for the king. ”

Xiong Huai was taken aback, looked at Qu Yong in disbelief and said, "King Yan wants to give all these three hundred horses to the widow?" ”

Although three hundred horses is not much, it is also a fortune, especially when the state of Chu itself does not produce horses.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai had a thought in his heart.

This King Yan is really a slippery head, and in the case of the Three Kingdoms besieging the Qi State, he still refuses to send troops to attack the Qi State, and he is a turtle with a shrinking head to accumulate strength. On the contrary, it supports the strategic materials of the enemy country of Qi and strengthens the strength of the Chu State, is this because he is worried that the loss of the Qi State is not serious enough?

On the other side, Qu Yong nodded, then smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "The king, not only that, but the widow heard that the Chu country is short of horses, and the king loves good horses, so our country has organized a caravan to go to the east of the north where to buy horses, as long as the king needs, we are willing to send the good horses of the Hu people to the Chu country at the cost price." ”

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Xiong Huai was immediately shocked by King Yan's actions.

It seems that King Yan is unscrupulous in order to be able to attack the Qi State.

But. For the war horses of the Hu people, the Chu State is lacking, and the King of Yan is anxious about the Chu State!

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai looked at the ministers accompanying him on the left and right, and saw that they all showed surprise, so he waved his hand and said with pride: "The righteousness of King Yan's fist is unknown to everyone." However, please don't mention the term cost price again. Since King Yan can afford to look down on the State of Chu, how can the widow let King Yan waste all his hard work. Therefore, as long as the king of Yan sent the horse to the state of Chu, the widow was willing to buy the horse sent by the state of Yan at the price of the horse of the state of Chu. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai said with a straight face: "And as many as you want, as long as King Yan dares to send it, all the widows will buy it." ”

Qu Yong said excitedly when he heard this: "It is rumored in the world that the king is the king of benevolence and righteousness, and he really lives up to his name. However, the king is benevolent and righteous, and the widow cannot fail to express it. The minister had a suggestion that all the war horses sold by our country to the state of Chu should be traded at eighty percent of the price of horses in the state of Chu. I also hope that the king will accept it. ”

Seeing Qu Yong's sincere appearance, Xiong Huai nodded and said, "Okay, since that's the case, the widow has no choice but to thank King Yan for his kindness." ”

After the two countries reached a deal, Qu Yong sent all the 300 horses that King Yan gave to the Chu State to the Chu army camp that day, and then drifted away.

Afterwards.

After Gongsun Yan inspected all the horses sent by Yan Guo, he returned to Xiong Huai's side and reported: "Your Majesty, the minister has checked the horses sent by Yan Guo, all of them are high-grade war horses, and all of them are healthy and have no diseases. Moreover, the ministers have set up a separate battalion of these horses, and arranged them properly, so that there should not be any secret diseases on these horses. ”

In the case that Su Dai had just visited Yan Kingdom, although the matter of King Yan sending horses seemed reasonable. Moreover, the messenger who sent the horse was a person from the Qu family of the Chu State, in order to express his closeness to the Chu State.

But where one hand should be guarded, one hand must be guarded.

What if King Yan reached some agreement with the State of Qi to send these sick horses to the camp of the Chu army, causing all the horses and soldiers of the Chu army to be infected?

Now that it has proved to be a lot of heart, Xiong Huai breathed a sigh of relief and showed a smile: "It seems that Su Dai really made King Yan anxious this time." He didn't even want a penny, so he sent three hundred high-quality war horses to the widow. ”

Gongsun Yan agreed: "Even if it is a small bee, as long as it is bullied by others, it will do its best to prick out the tail needle of people to retaliate, not to mention the Yan King of the dignified country of ten thousand times!" On the bright side, you can show an attitude of daring to be angry but not daring to speak, but actions in the dark must be indispensable. ”

Xiong Huai's words and grandson's words, Xiong Huai nodded, and then asked, "What the rhino head said is extremely true." ”

Then, Xiong Huai and Gongsun Yan glanced at each other, they all showed puzzled looks, and after a moment of silence, Xiong Huai asked: "Rhino head, King Qi is not mediocre, and Su Dai is not stupid. Knowing that King Yan was full of hatred for Qi Kingdom, and even more murderous for Su Dai, why did he send Su Dai to Yan Kingdom to stimulate King Yan? This doesn't make sense! ”