"This..." Xiong Huai froze when he heard this, and his face was quite solemn.

Now the countries around Qi have not yet taken refuge, only Song and Yue are left, and even Yan Guo, which is extremely hostile to Qi, has been subdued by the King of Qi.

If the State of Qi persecuted the State of Song, and the State of Song came to ask for help, and the State of Chu stood by and watched, it was very likely that the State of Song would fall to the State of Qi again, which would be very unfavorable to the State of Chu.

And the current situation of the Chu State, if it is for the sake of the Song State to send troops to the Qi State to confront the State and disrupt the strategic plan of the Chu State, this is obviously not in the interests of the Chu State.

In this case, the matter can only be resolved through diplomatic means.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai said: "Huiqing, the widow already knows about this matter, and the widow wants the ministers to discuss it, and then give Huiqing an answer tomorrow." ”

Hui Ang was also aware of the difficulties of the Chu State, and seeing that the King of Chu did not deliberately prevaricate, he bowed his hand and said, "The Marquis of Chenjing has good news." ”

As he spoke, he bowed and then exited the main hall.

After Hui Ang withdrew from the main hall, Xiong Huai asked the ministers in the palace: "The importance of the Song State to the Chu State is self-evident, and now the King of Song has come to ask for help, and the widow wants to help the Song State, I don't know why the Qing Dynasty teaches the widow." ”

Hearing this, Jing Li was the first to speak: "King, the country of Qi has encountered great difficulties, and it is like a bird with a frightened bow, lest my Chu country send troops to attack the country of Qi. The minister thought that the purpose of the Qi State's troops in Xue Di Tancheng was mainly to guard against our Chu State. However, if the Qi State is extremely short of food, it is not ruled out that the Qi State sent troops to plunder the Song State and Huaibei. ”

"It's just that now my Chu State is vigorously building a canal, whether it is sending troops to deter Qi State or sending troops to confront Qi State, the burden is too heavy, and the minister thinks that it is not advisable to send troops."

"Therefore, before the State of Qi officially sent troops to attack the Song Dynasty, the minister thought that this matter could be resolved only through diplomatic means."

Jing Li, as Ling Yin, immediately set the tone after the king of Chu spoke.

The confidants and important ministers of the King of Chu already knew the current plan of the Chu State, so naturally they would not open their mouths to refute Jing Li.

Zhao Ju continued: "Great King, Ling Yin's words are reasonable, now that the Qi country is in a big disaster, the Qi army is not only ready for war, but also looks like a mourning soldier, if it is a large-scale attack on Qi, it may be difficult to win." ”

"If it is against the Qi army, I am afraid that it will cause the Qi army to misunderstand, in case the Qi army is desperate due to lack of food and fights with our Chu army, then the Chu State will bring disaster for the Song State, not only is it unnecessary, but the gains outweigh the losses."

Therefore, the minister thought that the matter of Qi should send a messenger to Qi to comfort the king of Qi, and one expressed the sympathy of Chu to Qi and showed that the king had a benevolent heart and would not take the opportunity to attack Qi. The second is to advise the king of Qi not to have a fluke and not to forcibly borrow grain from other countries on impulse. ”

"Great King, what Ling Yin and Sima said is very true, and the minister also thinks that he can't compete with the Qi State at this time!" Zhaoyu seconded.

As the commander-in-chief of the construction of the canal, Zhaoyu did not want the canal to give up halfway.

Dou You also arched his hand and said: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

Jing Li set the tone, Zhao Ju made a suggestion, Zhao Yu Dou agreed, and the others either didn't want to make enemies with them, or Qi made Chen Jia's activities work, and the other ministers echoed it.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai nodded and said, "What Zhu Qing said is very true, it is indeed not appropriate to compete with the Qi State at this time. It's just that he just sent an envoy to the Qi State, what if the King of Qi insists on going his own way and does not listen to the advice of the Chu State. ”

Xiong Huai knew very well in his heart that the face of Chu State may not be able to make the King of Qi take it to heart, if the King of Qi decided to send troops to borrow grain, then Chu State sent an envoy to Qi State to persuade him, which was to send it to the door to let Qi State slap his face.

"King!" Chen Zhen said: "Now that there is a disaster in Qi and there is a crisis of food shortage, Qi is more worried about our Chu State attacking Qi State, rather than starting a war with our Chu State in the case of food shortage, so the minister suggested that while the envoys of the Song State came to ask for help, the relationship between Chu and Song could be further advanced." ”

"We can send a minister to the Song State, not only to strengthen the relationship between Chu and Song, but also to deter the Qi State."

Xiong Huai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and sending the minister to the Song State was indeed a good thing that killed two birds with one stone.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai nodded and said, "I don't know what Zhu Qing thinks about sending people into the Song Dynasty?" ”

The ministers looked at each other, but none of them objected.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai asked: "Since all the secretaries are not opposed, then, I don't know who is willing to go to the Song Kingdom and his party." ”

When the ministers heard this, they all fell silent.

Most of the important ministers of the Chu State knew that the Chu State was about to invade Yue, so they naturally would not go to the Song State at this time, compared to losing the credit of attacking the Yue State and obtaining the title or even the fief, even if they became the Prime Minister in the Song State, the gains outweighed the losses.

As for the ministers with relatively low status, they also did not want to go.

They are not important ministers of the Chu State, although they do not know the plan of the Chu State to invade the Yue, but they are already in a critical period in the Chu State, and they are about to become the important ministers of the Chu State.

There is no need to think about the position of the Song State Xiangguo, their status is not qualified enough, so they are just mixed with the Song State and the secretary position, and because they were actively stuffed into the Song State by the Chu State, they will definitely not be reused by the Song King. Instead of being a secretary in the Song State who is not reused by the King of Song, it is better to continue to be a doctor in the Chu State, at least there is hope for staying in the Chu State.

As for the courtiers with lower status, they had the idea of going to the Song Kingdom, but their status was too low to achieve the goal of deterring the Qi Kingdom, so they could only show a greedy look to the ministers at the front of the main hall.

After waiting for a while, Xiong Huai saw that none of the ministers took the initiative to come out to accept the trip to the Song Kingdom, so he didn't move, and then asked: "Could it be that no one in the Qingqing is willing to solve the worries of the widows?" ”

The voice fell, and after a while, Zuo Cheng, who was in the middle of the ministers, responded: "King, the ministers are willing to go to the Song Kingdom." ”

This is the result of Zuo Cheng's repeated thoughts, because last time he was forcibly sent by the king of Chu to Huainan to invite Xu Xing, Xu Xing became the right worker of the Chu State, which caused him to be hostile to the office and nobles of Yingdu.

Seeing that there was no hope for promotion, Zuo Cheng felt more and more depressed in Yingdu, and it was not bad to change the environment and try his luck in the Song Kingdom.

Therefore, after the king of Chu spoke for the second time, Zuo Cheng took the initiative to respond and share his worries for the king of Chu.

Xiong Huai heard that someone took the initiative to accept the task, and looked at the minister who took the initiative to speak, but it was the next doctor, Zuo Cheng.

Zuo Cheng, as the doctor of the Chu State, is a little reluctant, after all, the purpose of this time is not only to strengthen the relationship between Chu and Song, but also to deter the Qi State, which is also a big country.

The candidate in Xiong Huai's heart should be to choose one person from among the doctors, preferably from the office, so as to deter Qi Guo.

It's just that no one from the doctor spoke, and as a result, only Zuo Cheng, the next doctor, asked for his life, and Xiong Huai was also very helpless.

After a deep groan, Xiong Huai nodded and said: "Xianqing is willing to share the worries of the Chu State, and the widow is overjoyed." However, it is far away to go to the Song Kingdom, and it is difficult to return to Yingdu in a few years, so the widow is willing to take Qing as the middle doctor, and hope that Qing will live up to the expectations of the widow. ”

Zuo Cheng saw that the king of Chu promoted him to be a middle doctor on the spot, and he was overjoyed, now he is a middle doctor, if he returns to Chu with the help of the power of Song in the future, he will not be promoted again, and the doctor is no longer a dream.

Thinking about it, Zuo Cheng was no longer depressed, and said with great joy: "The minister will live up to the king's trust." ”