Xiong Huai pondered for a long time, and slowly shook his head, the previous war between Qin and Han had already shown strength to all countries, and now continuing to send troops is not only reckless, but also frequent use of troops will cause panic in all countries, which is not advisable.

Then, Xiong Huai looked at Chen Zhen, who had been silent below, and asked, "I wonder if Xianqing has a way to win over the Song Kingdom for the widow?" ”

Chen Zhen frowned and said: "Great King, the Song State and Qi Wei are full of contradictions, and the reason why the Song State has formed an alliance with the two countries at this time is nothing more than because it is afraid of my Chu State. Therefore, it is feasible to win over the Song State, but in the current situation, under the contradictions in Huaibei, it is very difficult to win over the Song State with the strength of our Chu State. Moreover, even if it succeeds in winning over the Song State, it may not be able to break off diplomatic relations between the Qi and Song countries. ”

As soon as Xiong Huai heard that Chen Zhen had a way, he immediately perked up, and immediately spoke: "It's okay, the widow can wait, and there is no need for Qi and Song to break off diplomatic relations, as long as Song can maintain neutrality between Qi and Chu." I don't know what Xianqing's plan is? ”

Chen Zhen arched his hand and said: "King, Tian Buli has become the secretary of the King of Song, which undoubtedly shows that the two countries of Qi and Song have become friendly. The Qi Song Alliance is not only unfavorable to our Chu State, but also extremely unfavorable to another person. ”

As he spoke, Chen Zhen showed a hint of a smile: "King, and this person is the Song Xiang Qiu Liquid who came to visit the Chu State." ”

"Song Xiang Qiu liquid?" Xiong Huai's mind flashed, and then he looked at Chen Zhen and said with a smile: "What does Xianqing mean?" ”

Chen Zhen explained with a smile: "Great King, Tian Buli is the clan of Qi State, and Qiu Ye was born in Hu, and Qiu Li's status and status Qiu Li are far inferior to Tian Buli, and the strength of Qi State is still above Zhao State, and the close union of Qi and Song not only makes Qiu Li's Song Xiang status unsafe, but also has a great impact on the relationship between Zhao and Song."

Especially when Zhao was fighting with Zhongshan, the alliance between Qi, Wei and Song was also a great disadvantage to Zhao. Therefore, the union of Qi and Song countries, in addition to what my Chu State does not want to see, Zhao State and even Yan State do not want to see it. ”

Xiong Huai immediately came to his senses and said with a smile: "Xianqing's intention is to unite with the Zhao State to fight against the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song, and use the power of Chu and Zhao to use Qiu Liquid as a breakthrough to strive for the Song State to remain neutral between the two countries of Qi and Chu." ”

"The king is wise!" Chen Zhen arched his hand and said: "However, because the war between Zhao and Zhongshan has not yet come to a conclusion, the time is not ripe to win over the Song State and let the Song State remain neutral. If Zhao is defeated by Zhongshan, then this matter is stillborn, if Zhao defeats Zhongshan, then our Chu can use the power of Zhao to promote the alliance between Zhao and Song, and then let Song maintain neutrality between Qi and Chu. ”

"Just!" Then, Chen Zhen hesitated and said: "Great King, the disadvantage of this strategy is that the outcome of the war in the north is unpredictable, although the Zhao State is strong, but the Zhongshan State is not weak. ”

"It's okay!" Xiong Huai said with a smile: "This time, Zhao Guo poured the power of the country, King Zhao and Zhao Prince Zhang each led a main force, attacked Zhongshan Kingdom on both sides, and it was a matter of nine times out of ten to break Zhongshan Kingdom, and few people thought that Zhao State would win." Even if Zhao is not victorious, the alliance between Chu and Zhao is also a matter of mutual benefit. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai thought about the alliance between Chu and Zhao again and again in his heart, and confirmed that the benefits of this matter far outweighed the disadvantages for Chu State, so he no longer hesitated in his heart.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai instructed: "Chen Qing, reveal the controversy between the ministers of the Fangcai Palace about the Song Dynasty, and the widow wants to use this to exert pressure on the Song State." In addition, let's try to see if Song Guo's attitude is really so firm, and he is really not afraid of the threat of war from my Chu State. ”

Chen Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized, only then did he understand why the king of Chu knew that Zhaochang Fan Huan and other ministers had very different attitudes towards the Song State, and summoned them to discuss the affairs of the Song State at the same time, the original purpose was here.

Thinking about it, Chen Zhen immediately responded with a smile: "Only! ”

After Chen Zhen left, Xiong Huai paused, and then opened his mouth and ordered: "Pass the edict, please ask Zuo Yin Zhaochang, Doctor Zhaogai, and Doctor Sanlu to come and see the widow." ”

"Yui."

Not long after, Zhao Chang entered the Chu Palace again with an excited face, and not long after he left the palace, the King of Chu summoned him again, could it be that the King of Chu really intended to kill the Song!

Thinking about it, Zhao Chang couldn't help but be excited.

After the three of them came to the main hall, Xiong Huai took the lead in speaking: "The three virtuous kings, the alliance of the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song is extremely unfavorable to our Chu State, and the widow is deeply worried. Therefore, the widow thought about it for a long time and decided to form an alliance with the Zhao State against the Three Kingdoms. ”

Zhao Chang froze slightly when he heard this.

At this time, Xiong Huai looked at Qu Wei and asked, "Qu Qing, I heard that Prince Zhao is seventeen years old and has not yet married, so he plans to marry Zhao Guo." It's just that the widow has no royal daughter of the right age, so he can only choose a princess from the clan, thinking that he is the wife of Prince Zhao. Xianqing is in charge of the Chu State Office, I don't know if there are any school-age daughters who have not yet married in my office? ”

Qu Wei thought about it, pondered for a while, and decided to seize the opportunity to marry Zhao Guo in the Qu family. Then I remembered that when Qu Yuan left Yingdu, he gave him the position of Sanlu doctor.

So, he gave up his hand and said: "The king, Xiangyang Shou Qu Yuan's daughter Mi Shi, is twelve years old, and three years later, when Prince Zhao performed the crown ceremony, Mi Shi happened to be in time, which can be described as a good match for Prince Zhao." ”

Xiong Huai nodded when he heard this.

At this time, Zhao often only mentioned Qu Yuan's daughter, and did not mention the daughters of the Zhao family's Jing family, and suddenly looked at Qu Yuan with indifferent eyes.

Then, Qu Shu saw that Zhao Chang and Zhao Gai were all glaring at him, thought about it, and said helplessly: "The king, the daughter of the general Zhao Slip, the grandson of the former commander Yin Jingli, and the daughter of the current Mai Jun, can also be a good match for Prince Zhao." ”

Xiong Huai smiled when he heard this, and then looked at Zhao Chang and said: "Zuo Yin, the widow plans to let Xianqing go to Handan, wait for King Zhao to return from Zhongshan Kingdom, and talk about marriage in order to strive for an alliance between Zhao and Chu." Regardless of whether King Zhao agrees to the Chu-Zhao alliance or not, Zuo Yin also has to fight for the marriage of Chu and Zhao, and let Prince Zhang marry the daughter of my Chu State Office.

In addition, the son of the prince Qingye has reached the age of sixteen, so the widow intends to ask the king of Zhao for the princess as a wife. In this way, isn't it beautiful for Chu and Zhao to marry a woman and welcome a woman! ”

Zhao Chang hesitated for a moment, then looked at the King of Chu and asked cautiously, "King, what about the Song Kingdom?" ”

Xiong Huai waved his hand and said: "The affairs of the Song State are decided by the widows, Zuo Yin doesn't have to worry too much, wait for the widows to prepare gifts, and after three days, Xianqing can just go to the alliance with the Zhao Kingdom." ”

When Zhao Chang heard this, he knew that the King of Chu was still unwilling to kill the Song, and when he thought about it, he couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart, and then immediately responded: "Only! ”

After talking about the marriage between Chu and Zhao, Xiong Huai looked at Zhao Gai: "Xianqing, the widow wants Qing to personally go to Yuedi, go to Zuo Sima Tang Wu, and tell him that the widow intends to ask for a list of Yue people who are hostile to Chu in Yuedi." After March, Xianqing returned to Yingdu with the list, and the widow was of great use. ”

At this time, Zhao Chang frowned when he heard this, seeing that Zhao Ju Jingcui and others were about to lead the army back to Yingdu, and seeing that the King of Chu was about to decide on the candidate for the next Ling Yin, but at this time, the King of Chu transferred the two highest-ranking Zhao ministers in Yingdu.

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