As soon as these words came out, most of the ministers in the hall trembled in their hearts, and then looked at Fan Huan in fear.

Who is Deng Lingguang, that is the henchman of the King of Chu.

At this moment, the whole world knows that although Prince Heng really took the lead in rebellion, the role of the King of Chu in it is very, no, extremely unbright, and Deng Lingguang, the leader of Zhibeiya, is the executor of the dishonorable.

Now Fan Huan opened his mouth to kill Deng Lingguang, which was clearly aimed at the King of Chu.

In case... In case Fan Huan angered the King of Chu, then the King of Chu went on a killing spree.

That...

Thinking about it, many ministers broke out in a cold sweat.

At this time, Xiong Huai looked at Fan Huan, who had the will to die, and then looked at Deng Lingguang, who was still sitting motionless like a wooden man, as if the person Fan Huan wanted to kill was not him.

Then, Xiong Huai's face sank: "Xianyin, you have to kill people for no reason, is the widow the kind of tyrant who kills?" ”

Most of the ministers bowed their heads when they heard this, and they didn't dare to look at either King Chu or Fan Huan.

At this time, Fan Huan said decisively: "King, of course this is not for nothing. Not long ago, the crown prince colluded with more than 70 ministers of the court and 116 local feudal lords to rebel, such a big thing, Assassin Shi Ling, as the head of Zhibeiya, did not know about it, this is his serious dereliction of duty.

And the serious consequences of his dereliction of duty, even if it kills him all over the house, it is light.

Therefore, now, the minister not only wants to ask the king to assassinate Shi Ling, but also to execute all the middle and high-level officials of Zhibeiya, and dismiss Zhibeiya. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned.

Knowing what the situation is in Beiya, of course he knows, but although he knows, he can't tell his ugly things.

He still has a sense of shame.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai looked at Fan Huan and sighed.

He knew that Fan Huan was saving face for him, using Deng Lingguang's entire clan and the entire Zhibeiya as his fig leaf, so that Taishi would have the opportunity to use the Spring and Autumn Period, otherwise, this matter would be recorded by Taishi clearly, and then, the future generations of kings would clearly see what he did, which would not only make him faceless and skinless, but also make all his heirs ashamed.

For example, Gongzi Yu hasn't been out for half a year, and even when his teacher Qu Yuan returned from Vaqi, he didn't go to visit Qu Yuan's mansion.

At the same time, Fan Huan also saved face for Deng Lingguang.

Otherwise, if Fan Huan directly said that Deng Lingguang knew about it and did not report it, framed the prince, plotted to kill the king of Chu, and caused chaos to the country!

Not only did Deng Lingguang have to be buried with the whole clan, but the entire Zhibeiya and the Mo family had to be buried.

As a result, Xiong Huai suddenly fell into the choice of killing Fan Huan or killing Deng Lingguang, and the choice of whether he wanted to cover up the fig leaf.

Then, Xiong Huai hesitated for a long time, did not ask for the opinions of others, but looked at Deng Lingguang and asked, "Assassin Shiling, do you have anything to say about Xianyin's impeachment?" ”

When Deng Lingguang heard this, he bowed and said: "The minister is guilty, the minister is incompetent, and he can't find out about the prince's affairs in advance, so that Chu has this disaster." However, although the death of the minister is not a pity, it can be known that Beiya is dedicated to the country, hard work is high, if it is because of the incompetence of the minister, and the minister's involvement to the minister to accompany the funeral, this may hurt the heart of the ministers to serve the country, but also hurt the benevolence of the king.

Therefore, the minister is willing to bear it with one effort and use the lives of the whole clan to wash away the shame of Zhibeiya. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he looked at Deng Lingguang, who had been worshipping for a long time, and was speechless.

In the past 30 years, Deng Lingguang has become an intelligence leader from his personal guard, and he has always been a person he can use with confidence, and now, Deng Lingguang will use the lives of his entire clan to cover his shame.

This...

After Deng Lingguang finished speaking, he let out a long sigh, and without waiting for the King of Chu to speak, he got up and sighed: "Stupid and incompetent like me, what face will I see the world again!" ”

After that, Deng Lingguang directly pulled out the sword at his waist, and then killed himself in the hall.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai's heart tightened, then his eyes closed, and then his eyes opened, and he said: "Although the assassination of Shi Ling is extremely evil, after all, he has served the widow for many years, and the assassin Shi Ling is dead, and his family is allowed to be reined in and buried." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai didn't look at Deng Lingguang's corpse, but turned his head to Sima Jian and said: "Si Defeat, you go and lead someone to arrest the entire clan of the Assassin Shi Ling, demote the whole clan to a concubine, and wait for them to bury the Assassin Shi Ling, and then send them to Lingling to reclaim the wasteland." ”

Sima Jian immediately responded: "Only." ”

After Sima Jian left, Xiong Huai was silent for a long time, and then saw that Fan Huan did not return to the seat, but was still standing in the hall. ”

When Fan Huan heard this, he showed a sense of determination, and said with a smile: "King, the minister wants to congratulate the king." ”

"Oh?" Xiong Huai was stunned.

At this time, Fan Huan bowed his hand slightly, and then said loudly: "The king has been on the throne for more than 40 years, first teamed up with Qin, Wei, Qi and Yan to weaken the Zhao State, and then broke Wei and defeated Qi, and then united the six countries to attack Qin and trap Qin and weaken Qin, sell Korea three times, destroy Qi and destroy Qi, and the king can also quickly defeat Chu Wang Heng and his ministers and even hundreds of thousands of troops under his command..."

Xiong Huai was furious when he heard the five words of King Sukechu: "Enough..."

Fan Huan heard the roar of the King of Chu, and continued deafly: "Such a great feat, from the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times to the kings of various countries today, including the Song Wangyan and the Qi Wangdi who had just died, there are several kings in the world, and none of them can compare to the kings.

Therefore, the minister must congratulate the king today, congratulations to the king, congratulations to the king, the king's exploits must be unprecedented and unprecedented. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he said angrily: "Old horseman, what are you talking about, are you confused?" ”

Fan Huan heard the angry rebuke of the King of Chu, and smiled indifferently: "King, although the minister is slightly older than the king, but if the minister wants to come, the minister must be much more sober than the king." ”

After saying that, Fan Huan turned to the ministers and said: "Being able to serve such a holy king for decades is the supreme glory of old decay, and it will be able to leave a name in history and be remembered for generations."

And it is an honor for you to serve such a king with me.

Ling Yin, Zuo disciple, do you say yes! ”

As soon as the ministers heard that Fan Huan suddenly burned the fire on them, especially Zhaoju and Qu Yuan, the two people who were named, their faces all changed. For a while, the ministers in the palace didn't care about pretending to be a turtle with a shrunken head, and they all bowed and pleaded guilty: "The king, the ministers are guilty." ”

When Xiong Huai saw that the ministers in the hall were all kneeling except for Fan Huan, who was sneering, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

He is still ready to have a perfect ending in today's court meeting!

As a result, this ending was made like this by Fan Huan, and it couldn't end anymore.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai turned his head to look again, and saw that Taishi was writing the side of the hall, and seemed to be in a hurry to reduce the content of the current court discussion.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai was furious, and wanted to pull Fan Huan out and cut him on the spot, but when the words came to his lips, he finally restrained his killing intent.

Then, Xiong Huai took a long breath and said angrily: "Xianyin is old and decrepit, and he suddenly lost his heart in the palace, and what he said just now was some crazy words, and he couldn't take it seriously." Come and send Xianyin back to the house to recuperate. ”

After that, Xiong Huai said to Taishi again: "Taishi, Xianyin is crazy, don't remember his words." ”

When Taishi heard this, he nodded while taking a shorthand: "Please rest assured, the minister will write down the king's words: the king said, 'Xianyin is crazy'." ”

Xiong Huai froze: "···"

At this time, Fan Huan heard this, and without waiting for the soldiers to enter the hall, he laughed and said: "The king doesn't have to do so much, the minister has no intention of going back today." ”

After saying that, Fan Huan shouted: "Your Majesty, the ministers have served the previous king for several years, and have served the king for more than forty years, now take the first step and report the king's exploits to the former king." ”

With that, Fan Huan rushed forward, and then hit his head on the steps in front of King Chu, blood splattered five steps.

Xiong Huai was shocked and angry when he saw this.

Seeing this, the ministers were shocked, frightened, and ashamed.

For a moment, the entire hall was silent.

When everyone was shocked, Taishi was the first to react, and after recording Fan Huan's death, he wrote eight words after it: The state has virtuous ministers, and the society can be continued.

After a long time, Xiong Huai got up and walked away.

When he arrived at the side hall, Xiong Huai scolded: "Old horseman, it's really hateful, the widow is not even allowed to ask for the throne, and the last court meeting before leaving, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history."

He is here and there, he obviously wants to anger the widow to death, and then pull the widow to see the first king together.

Abominable, really abominable.

But the widow is open-minded, he won't let his tricks succeed, and if he wants to be angry with the widow, there is no way! ”

Xiong Huai was scolding, and a waiter came in to report: "King, know the urgent news of Beiya." ”

Xiong Huai was stunned for a moment, and after stopping scolding, he saw the letter, but it was the eldest son of Xianyin Fan Huan who had already dispersed the disciples and sent the clansmen away.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai was silent for a long time, and then ordered: "Xianyin Fan Huan became ill with worries and died of illness in the court meeting, and the widow was very sad. The edict posthumously sealed Xianyin Fan Huan as the Marquis of Changxin, and buried him with the rites of the princes, and his eldest son Fan Zheng inherited his title and was the Prince of Changxin. ”

In the middle of the day, after ordering Yin Zhaoju to worship Fan Huan, he entered the palace, and then knelt in front of Xiong Huai.

Xiong Huai was stunned and asked, "Ling Yin, why are you doing this?" ”

Zhao Ju bowed ashamedly: "The king, the minister's virtue is shallow, the shame is difficult, and it is difficult to assume the position of Ling Yin, so I want to ask the king to resign, and ask the king to choose another virtuous one." ”

Xiong Huai was stunned when he heard this, and exclaimed: "Could it be that Ling Yin also wants to learn from Xianyin and give a death advice to the widow?" ”

Zhao Ju shook his head: "The minister's virtue is shallow, Xianyin's morality is high, and the minister does not dare to compare with Xianyin." ”

“···” Xiong Huai was silent for a long time, nodded and said: "Let Yin speak reasonably, just right, the widow also feels that his virtue is shallow, ashamed, embarrassed, and he is about to abdicate and make way for Xian, or let Yin and the widow be each other's companions, and then find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to retire!" ”

Zhao Ju was stunned and looked at the King of Chu hesitantly.

······

Soon after, Xiong Huai and Zhao Ju drank and had fun in the garden pavilion of the harem.

Shaoqing, Zhu Guo Tang came to see that the King of Chu and Ling Yin Zhaoju were drinking and having fun, and suddenly had a suspicion in his heart, Fan Huan had just died, at this time the King of Chu and Zhao Ju should express their condolences, how could they drink and have fun?

Tang Yu was full of doubts in his heart, and he didn't know what the king of Chu and Zhaoju were doing.

At this time, Xiong Huai saw Tang Yu coming, and immediately shouted: "Zhuguo is here, the widow was still talking to Ling Yin Nian about Zhuguo just now, come on, Zhuguo will have two cups together." ”

Tang Yu hesitated, but he didn't dare to disobey.

Three glasses of wine.

Xiong Huai smiled and said to Tang Yu: "Zhuguo, the widow is fortunate to be in the sky, thanks to the love of the Black Emperor, he was given a volume of the law of immortality, and he wants to go to sea with Ling Yin and Zhuguo to cultivate immortals and ask, I don't know if Zhuguo is willing to go to sea although he is widowed?" ”

When Tang Yu heard this, his heart trembled, his hand shook, and the wine in the wine glass in his hand shook out half.

Then, Tang Yu looked at the King of Chu in disbelief, but saw that the King of Chu was looking at him with a smile, and then, Tang Yu's eyes looked at Zhao Ju again, but he saw Zhao Ju also looking at him with a smile.

Seeing this, Tang Mo broke out in a cold sweat, and immediately showed a look of great joy, and nodded again and again: "It is the minister's honor to be taught the law of immortality by the king, the minister is willing, willing, of course willing." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he said happily: "Zhuguo is also willing to go, that's great, come on, let's have another drink." ”

For a time, the monarch and the ministers were happy.

In the afternoon of the same day, Ling Yin Zhaoju and Zhuguo Tang Mo wrote to resign at the same time.

Xiong Huai Xu Zhi.

When Shouchun Chengzhong was shocked and Yin Zhuguo resigned at the same time, the next doctor Huang Xie came to Gongziyu's mansion with the edict of the king of Chu.

"Childe, the king's edict, the king is tired and unable to deal with state affairs anymore, and plans to issue an edict to abdicate, please enter the palace immediately to discuss the candidate for the next king of Chu."

"My father wants to abdicate ???" Gongzi was stunned and looked at Huang Xie in puzzlement.

"Exactly." Huang Xie nodded, and immediately urged: "Please enter the palace immediately." ”

Childe Yan looked puzzled when he heard this.

When his brother rebelled before, he said that his father calculated his brother in order to maintain his powerful position, and forced his brother to rebel step by step.

Later, his brother rebelled for three days, and his father's 150,000 army was killed outside Shouchun City, which undoubtedly verified his brother's statement.

Although there is the idea of calculating the aristocracy, in Gongziyu's heart, he still feels that his father's desire for power is the main reason.

After all, Song Wangyan's example is there.

However, in just half a year, my father was about to take the initiative to abdicate.

This...

At this moment, Gongzi Yu suddenly found that the image of his father in his heart was subverted again.

He couldn't figure out what kind of man his father was.

Is he really going to give up power?

Or did you use the same methods that you used for your eldest brother on yourself?

At this time, Huang Xie saw that Gongzi was hesitant, so he spoke: "Childe, when the minister came to the prince's mansion to announce the edict, he met my teacher, and my master knew that the minister came to the prince's mansion, so let the minister inform the prince that after the king abdicated, he would go to sea with my master and Tang Zi of Zhuguo to cultivate immortals."

Also, my master has resigned from the position of Ling Yin, and Tang Zi has also resigned from the position of Zhuguo.

Now it's just a matter of waiting for the king to abdicate.

Therefore, the king has made up his mind, and he asks the prince not to doubt it. ”

When Gongzi heard this, he really gave up his ownership and was ready to go to sea directly.

At this time, he remembered what happened half a year ago, and instantly understood a lot, and then, the son howled and cried: "Father... Brother... Why? Why? ”

Soon after.

Gongzi Yu came to Xiong Huai's study, looked at Xiong Huai's calm face, and asked, "Father, why did you do this?" ”

Hearing this, Xiong Huai put down the book in his hand, looked at Gongzi Yu and said calmly: "The reason is very simple, if there is a problem, then the problem must be solved, not the widow goes, that is the other person, and the widow likes to do it himself and like to take the initiative." ”

"But, there's obviously another way!"

"Of course there are other ways, but the widow is old, your brother and the prince are also old, the widow has no time, and the prince has no time."

Childe froze for a moment, and instantly remembered the scene half a year ago when his brother roared that he was fifty years old.

After a pause, Gongzi Yan asked again: "Why is it the elder brother, it can be someone else's?" ”

Xiong Huai was silent for a moment, and responded: "Because he is the crown prince, he is the eldest son of the widow, he enjoys the worship of the Chu State, he has to make sacrifices for the Chu State, and the widow himself has lost it, why can't he, the prince?"

Also, in today's situation, all countries in the world cannot tolerate faint kings, tyrants, mediocre kings, and kings who seem to be smart but are in fact unscrupulous and self-respecting.

And the crown prince is obviously a mediocre king.

Therefore, the world can't tolerate him, the state of Chu can't tolerate him, and the widow can't tolerate him.

So the widow chose him. ”

Childe was silent for a moment, and then asked again, "Why me, not my brother." ”

"If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight, from the time he followed the Zhu State to lead the troops to fight Qi, the widow knew that it was difficult for this slippery head to carry the Chu State forward.

Moreover, can the throne of the widow be inherited through calculation and conspiracy? ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Huai sighed: "The widow often says that the way to govern the country is endless, and the way to govern the country is endless, and the time will come to the end.

Therefore, the widow does not want his successor to follow his old path again.

Obviously, your elder brother is rich, and under the calculation and teaching of the pillar country, he has embarked on the old path of widowhood. ”

When Gongzi heard this, he looked at Xiong Huai and said seriously: "Father, isn't he worried that I will also follow your old path?" ”

“······” Xiong Huai was silent for a moment and spoke: "From what you said, the widow knows that you are wary of spells in your heart.

Of course, if you still can't police yourself when your father and brother are all planted in magic, and you still embark on this path, then the widow can say that it is retribution, and it is the misfortune of the Chu State······"

The next day, Xiong Huai officially issued an edict to abdicate.

The next day, Gongzi Yu ascended the throne as king.

After Gongzi Yu ascended the throne, he immediately took Zuo Yin Ganmao as the Taifu, Qu Yuan as the Ling Yin, the general Zhaolang as the pillar country, the above doctor Gu Guanzi as the left Yin, the right Sima Zhuang Ji as the Sima, the following doctor Huang Xie as the left disciple, Fan Huan's son Fan Zheng replaced Xianyin, Mai Junjingfeng as the court li, Gongzi Ziqing as the chief general of the Shouying Guard, and Gongzi Ziniu as the Gong Yin.

Then, Chu Wangyu recruited Chen Yong, the son of Chen Zhen, Linhu Jun, to temporarily replace Shi Ling in order to rectify Zhibeiya.

After appeasing the ministers, the king of Chu issued an edict to reward the ministers and generals for their meritorious efforts in quelling the chaos.

In the afternoon of the same day, the king of Chu issued an edict again, and the new monarch ascended the throne and was amnesty in the country.

The next day.

Xiong Huai did not force Mrs. Qin, Mrs. Han, and Mrs. Song, who was already concerned about the charter of the son, nor did he carry all the beauties, alone, with Zhao Ju and Tang Yu with five big ships and nearly a thousand servants and maidservants, set off from Shouchun, entered the sea along the Huai River, and then entered an island that had been prepared for a long time to live in seclusion.

Since then, Xiong Huai has never left the island for the rest of his life.