Xiong Huai nodded, then shook his head again, and said, "Mencius is the current grandmaster, and there is an invitation from my Chu State, and he will come to Chu State." ”

What Xiong Huai didn't say was that for a long time to come, the state of Chu would prepare for the destruction of the Yue kingdom, and would no longer compete with the princes for hegemony.

In order to achieve this goal, and also in order to eliminate the vigilance of other countries, Xiong Huai plans to play the guise of non-attack of the Mo family externally and the banner of love internally when he is accumulating strength, and gradually solve the problem of savages in Chu State.

Mencius's suggestion of poor love is more in line with the actual situation, but it is not suitable for the Chu state that is about to change.

If the savage problem is solved, the next thing is foreign war.

The Confucian set, relative to the current situation, cannot fully tap the country's war potential, and can only be temporarily abandoned.

Therefore, if Mencius is sincerely invited to come to Chu, and then Mencius sees that the Mo family and beasts that have been sprayed by him have all ascended to the throne, but his thoughts are still not reused, and then he stays for three or five months, and then leaves the Chu State, then he King Chu may be as famous as the current King of Wei, and he will be sprayed useless by Mencius.

You don't see, the legend about King Wei Xiang in later generations is the most widely spread is what Mencius sprayed: he is not like a human king.

Thinking of this, Xiong Huai shuddered, shook his head, and continued:

"The widow just thinks that Mencius is very right: the evil in the world is fixed, and it is set in one, what do the two virtuous people think."

Zhao Ju and Chen Zhen knew in their hearts that this was the king of Chu confiding in his next strategic goals and the strategic direction of the future state of Chu.

Viet Nak is just the beginning.

In the future, the state of Chu will not participate in the hegemony, because the state of Chu can no longer look down on the hegemony.

Zhao Ju and Chen Zhen glanced at each other again, and there was a sense of honor.

The king of Chu expressed his ambition, and only two people heard it, and he was one of them.

Zhaoju Chen bowed and said, "The king is wise. ”

Xiong Huai saw Zhaoju Chen Zhen bowing his head, and while he was satisfied, he also had a regret in his heart.

That is, after the destruction of Yue, where the strategic goal of the Chu State turned.

It is true to attack from afar, but the three great powers of Qin, Qi and Wei other than Chu are all on the edge of Chu, which one should Chu attack?

This is probably the trouble of choosing too much, it seems that everyone is right, and it seems that everyone is wrong.

It is impossible to catch one of the national strategic goals!

Xiong Huai shook his head, thinking too far, now it's better to solve Yue Guo first.

"Xianqing, lift the alert." Xiong Huai said to Chen Zhen.

Chen Zhen responded: "Only." ”

At this time, Zhao Ying, the partial general who was in charge of monitoring the Qin-Han coalition army, had been waiting outside for a long time, and when he saw that the personal guards of the king of Chu had lifted their guard, he immediately walked quickly to the camp of the king of Chu.

"The last general, Sun Jing, pays a visit to the king." After Sun Jing came in, he saluted.

"But what's wrong with Qin and Han?" Xiong Huai asked.

Sun Jing said: "King, the scout reported, not long ago, a car carrying the envoy of the king of Han entered the camp of the Han army, and then there was an abnormal movement in the camp of the king of Han, and then, the envoy of the king of Han left the camp and came to my Chu camp. ”

"Come to Chu Ying!" Chen Zhen was taken aback, and then said happily: "Congratulations to the king, it seems that the news of the defeat of the Qi State has reached Korea, and the King of Han finally can't stand it, and wants to ask for peace with my Chu State, and plans to withdraw his troops." ”

Xiong Huai said: "If Korea sues for peace, then presumably the Qin State is not far from the day of retreat." ”

Then, Xiong Huai said to Sun Jing: "General Sun, closely monitor the Qin army camp. ”

"Yui." Sun Jing saluted and stepped back.

Just when Xiong Huai was waiting for the arrival of the Korean envoy, Doctor Shangguan walked in quickly and said hurriedly: "King, Weichen's entourage left in Korea has just sent back an urgent report, King Han died of illness not long ago, and the Korean prince has taken the throne. ”

"What?" Xiong Huai's eyes showed a look of shock.

The Korean army is outside, the king of Han is dead, and the crown prince is newly established, and the situation in South Korea can be described as extremely dangerous.

If it weren't for the fact that all countries are at war now, South Korea would definitely suffer a big loss.

Chen Zhenxi said: "Great King, King Han is newly mourned, this is good news for my Chu country's plan, and Korea has entered the urn." ”

Xiong Huai thought it was true, if he had just heard the news of the South Korean envoy and was only seven points sure, then now, Xiong Huai has affirmed that South Korea has come to surrender.

Chen Zhen suggested: "Great King, the new king of Korea is on the throne, and his hatred for my Chu State is far less than that of the former King of Han, and Korea is easier to fight." ”

"The sneak attack on our Chu State must be severely punished, we can severely fine South Korea's property, but we will not cede land to South Korea, so that South Korea will not be weak. In addition, through Zhao Wei, he forced South Korea and ordered South Korea to send troops to attack Qin. ”

"There is nothing more hated in the world than betrayal from allies. South Korea counterattacked, and the Qin State would send troops to attack South Korea whether it was to win over South Korea again or to teach South Korea a lesson. At that time, our Chu State will send troops to save South Korea, and South Korea will have to rely on our Chu State. ”

Xiong Huai nodded.

Soon, the attendant reported: "The king, the Korean envoy Zhang Cui is visiting. ”

Xiong Huai smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Chuan Han envoy comes in." ”

"Yui."

Zhang Cui entered the tent, his bearing was calm, and he saluted without hurrying or slowing: "Foreign minister Zhang Cui pays a visit to the King of Chu." ”

Xiong Huai's eyes were full of cold light, his eyes were staring at Zhang Cui, and he said angrily: "The widow sent a heavy minister to Korea not long ago, and was willing to exchange five cities for Korea's retreat, but he was rejected by the king of Han. If this is the case, then please excuse yourself, the 500,000-strong army of the widow in Chen is ready. ”

Zhang Cui replied when he heard this: "Back to the king's words, this matter is not like this, my South Korea did not agree to your country to exchange the city for peace between the two countries, because Chu is big and South Korea is small, the world has only heard of small countries serving big countries, but there has never been a reason why big countries give gifts to small countries for no reason, this is the rudeness of Chu to Han." ”

"The state of Chu gave us five cities, and all of my Koreans panicked, knowing that it must have been Korea that angered the king, and my ministers were thinking about how to calm the king's anger, how could they dare to accept the king's gift?"

Doctor Shangguan sneered: "I see, it's just that this time my 500,000 troops of the Chu State went to South Korea to give gifts, I don't know if your country is willing to accept it?" ”

Zhang Cui replied: "When the king heard that your country was giving gifts, he was so busy preparing to welcome your army that he neglected himself, so that he did not wipe it and resigned from hard work. When the people of our country heard that the king had died for the country, they felt pity for the widow, and they had spontaneously gathered millions of people, ready to welcome the arrival of your army, and to carry out the labor army. ”

Zhang Cui is neither humble nor arrogant, and her words are soft and rigid.

Xiong Huai saw that he couldn't take advantage, so he pretended to be shocked and said, "Could it be that King Han is sick and dead?" ”

Zhang Cui said with a sad face: "Back to the king, our country is unfortunate, and a new monarch has been established." ”

Xiong Huai sighed and said: "Thinking back to the past when the Five Kingdoms attacked Qin, the widow wanted the king of Han to be a brother and crusade against the tyrannical Qin together, and I didn't want the king of Han to die early today, and the widow mourned it." ”

Zhang Cui thanked him and said: "The minister represents King Xie of South Korea." ”

Xiong Huai continued: "As the saying goes: you can't add swords and soldiers because of the new death of the king of another country, and you can't be tired of carriages and horses because of famine in other countries, and few people are willing to listen to it. ”

Hearing that the King of Chu was willing to give up attacking Korea because of the death of the King of Han, Zhang Cui was puzzled.