Chu Guo Shouchun.

In the main hall, under the gaze of the ministers, the general Pang Zhan bowed his hand and pleaded guilty: "The king, in the first battle of Sixi, lost 500 miles of land, the minister is guilty, please punish the king." ”

At this time, when the ministers in the palace heard this, most of them were watching Pang Zhan's jokes.

Previously, after the Chu State sent troops to attack the Song Dynasty, when the King of Chu appointed Pang Zhan as the general to attack the Song Dynasty, the ministers were dissatisfied.

You must know that at that time, the Song State had no fighting spirit in the face of the coalition army, and even when defending a fortified city like Taocheng, it had a jaw-dropping record of collapse with one touch.

At that time, everyone thought that as long as the Chu State sent troops, it would definitely be victorious, and it was a victory for nothing.

As a result, all the ministers were desperately trying to recommend their friends in order to reap the fruits of victory in this battle.

However, to everyone's surprise, the king of Chu appointed Pang Zhan, a man who came to Chu from the state of Zhao.

In this regard, most of the ministers of the Chu State were extremely dissatisfied, believing that Pang Zhan had robbed them of their merits.

Subsequently, Pang Zhan led an army of 100,000 to seize 600 li of land.

In this regard, the ministers were not surprised, after all, the situation of the Song State at that time, anyone who led the army could achieve such a result.

But to the surprise of the ministers, the king of Chu was furious because he did not grab Pengcheng, and immediately contacted Wei to fight Qi.

As a result, the Wei State succumbed to the Qi State, and then the Qi and Wei allied forces attacked Chu, Pang Zhan fled without a fight, and the 600 li land eaten by the Chu State immediately spit out 500 li.

Although, as everyone knows, this battle had such a result, in fact, because the king of Chu was angry and arbitrarily raised appropriately, which led to a big defeat.

However, none of the ministers opened their mouths to intercede for Pang Zhan.

First, everyone knows that if you intercede for Pang Zhan, then the main general Pang Zhan, who is responsible for the defeat, will not carry it, so you have to let the King of Chu and Ling Yin carry it. In contrast, this pot obviously needs Pang Zhan to carry it, especially now that the law is becoming more and more in-depth, the new law needs the high prestige of the King of Chu.

Second, Pang Zhan is an outsider, and his background is seriously insufficient, and he got the position of the chief general of the Song Dynasty before, but he offended all the ministers of the Chu State.

Third, the king of Chu first appointed the general to make a mistake, and then took improper measures, a considerable number of ministers are willing to see the jokes of the king of Chu, and are more willing to see the king of Chu throw the pot, and then they take the opportunity to squeeze out guests from all over the world, such as Tingli Jiezi, Dasi Nong Chen Xiang, Dasi Nong Zhongcheng Zou Yan and others, and such as Zuo Yin Ganmao, who returned from various countries, and Shangdafu Guanzi and so on.

After Pang Zhan spoke, Xiong Huai waited for a while, and saw that all the ministers were silent, and the hall was silent, whether it was Sima Jingque and others who were extremely dissatisfied with Pang Zhan, or Qu Yuan and others who remained neutral, or Pang Zhan's teacher Guanzi, they all did not speak.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai groaned slightly, and knew what the ministers were thinking in their hearts.

However, Xiong Huai had already predicted the defeat of Huaibei and had a countermeasure.

So, Xiong Huai suddenly sighed, and then said with a lonely face: "General, please get up, this battle is not your crime, the fault is all in the widow, it is the widow who is too confident, thinking that with the prestige of the widow in the world, as long as Ling Yin is dispatched, then the Wei State will definitely agree to the widow."

However, the result was that Wei betrayed the widow. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at the slightly different-colored ministers in the hall, was silent for a while, looked at the prince and said: "Prince, now that the widow is in turmoil, he can't preside over the overall situation, next, how to deal with the countries, as well as appease the generals and soldiers in the country, you will preside over it." ”

Speaking of this, Xiong Huai ignored the shocked ministers, turned his head to Zhao Ju and said, "Ling Yin, and Zuo Yin, Zuo disciple, you assist the prince!" ”

After speaking, Xiong Huai looked at the ministers again, and then got up to leave.

When the king of Chu left, all the ministers were shocked.

The king of Chu is very wrong!

In that year, the Six Kingdoms attacked Chu, the defeat of Danxi, the overthrow of 100,000 Chu troops, the Qin-Han coalition army went straight to Yingdu, and the country was in danger.

In that year, the Five Kingdoms invaded Chu, the defeat of Chencheng, the Chu army suffered heavy casualties, and the land of Huaibei was almost not owned by the Chu State, but that is, the King of Chu still did not waver in the slightest, and still tried his best to fight a decisive battle with the coalition army.

But now... The defeat of Huaibei, although the state of Chu lost 500 miles of land, but the army was well preserved, such a small defeat, the king of Chu actually retreated on the spot in disappointment, and then handed over the state affairs to the prince to deal with.

This... At this moment, many ministers are hesitating, the king of Chu is changing too fast, something is wrong.

However, there are more ministers, but they are doubting that the king of Chu is really old, and his ambition and fighting spirit are not as good as regretting.

Perhaps, perhaps, it is because the leisurely time of the past few years has consumed the fighting spirit of the King of Chu!

For a while, the ministers talked a lot, and they didn't know what to do.

Just when the ministers seemed to have lost their backbone, Zuo Yin Ganmao, who was the first to react, saw the prince lying on the table, his expression was complicated, as if he had not yet reacted.

Seeing this, Gan Mao looked at Ling Yin Zhaoju again, but saw that Ling Yin Zhaoju, who had always been full of wisdom, was frozen on the seat at this moment, and he didn't react for a long time.

At the same time, Zuo Tu Qu Yuan sat on the seat, looking at his nose and nose, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

Seeing this, Gan Mao pondered for a moment, and then gently said to Zhao Ju beside him: "Ling Yin... Ling Yin..."

Gan Mao snorted a few times, and Zhao Ju came back to his senses, and then saw Gan Mao glaring at him, and then he reacted.

Then, Zhao Ju settled down, and then got up and saluted the prince: "Prince, the king is in turmoil and can't be a director, and he asks the prince to preside over the overall situation." ”

As soon as Zhao Ju's voice fell, on the other side, Qu Yuan and Gan Mao, who had opened their eyes, arched their hands at the same time: "Please ask the prince to preside over the overall situation." ”

Then, the ministers who reacted also followed: "Please ask the prince to preside over the overall situation." ”

When the prince heard this, he nodded and said: "My father is in turmoil, and he is alone as a son of man, so he should share his father's worries!" ”

After saying that, the crown prince immediately got up, took a few steps forward, and then sat down facing the ministers.

After accepting the worship of the ministers, the crown prince Heng took the lead in asking Zhaoju: "Ling Yin, the defeat of Huaibei, the Qi and Wei countries have increased their troops on me, I don't know what Ling Yin thinks, how should my Chu State deal with Qi and Wei next." ”

Zhao Ju said heavily: "Prince, now that my Chu State is in the midst of internal and external troubles, I am powerless to compete with Qi and Wei, and besides, now Qi State still has Zhao State as an ally.

Therefore, the minister thought that our Chu State should send envoys to make friends with Qi and Wei.

When the previous minister returned from Wei, Wei had presented a rich gift to the king, which shows that Wei did not want to offend my Chu State too much, as long as Wei State is willing to make peace with my Chu State, then Qi State will naturally make peace with me. ”

When the prince heard this, he immediately nodded and said, "What Ling Yin said is timely." ”

After that, the crown prince immediately ordered two doctors who were close to him and went to Qi and Wei to negotiate peace.

Then, the prince looked at Pang Zhan again, although at this time he really wanted to punish this Ziqing's senior brother, but in the case that his father had already taken the initiative to take the blame, he could not overturn his father's conclusion and punish Pang Zhan again.

So, the prince groaned for a while, and said: "General, in the previous war of the Song Dynasty, although the general took 600 miles of land, but then lost 500 miles of land, although the crime of losing land is not in the general, but the general faced the Qi and Wei coalition forces and retreated without a fight, and this general's fault is also."

Therefore, in this battle, the general's merits and demerits are offset, and there is no reward or punishment. ”

As soon as the ministers in the palace heard that the prince put the battle of the Song Dynasty and the war against Qi and Wei together, they immediately knew that the prince did not like Pang Zhan.

As a result, most of the ministers looked at Pang Zhan like a play.

When Pang Zhan heard this, he was slightly stunned, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the grace of Prince Xie's innocence!" ”

The prince nodded, then looked at Sima Jingque and said: "Sima, there is Lao Qing who will count the merits and demerits of the previous two battles later, and he will be rewarded and punished by his father!" ”

Jing Que arched his hand and replied, "Yes, prince." ”

Then, the prince Heng said to Qu Yuan: "Zuo disciples, this time the people of Jianghan were recruited to fight, although they did not go into battle to kill the enemy this time, but since they are already on the way to Shouying, even if they serve in the military once, they will not be recruited for military service this year, and they will no longer be recruited for military service next time." ”

When Qu Yuan heard this, he immediately arched his hand and said, "The prince is wise." ”

With the arrangement of the crown prince, all the matters discussed by the court today have been dealt with.

Afterwards, the king of Chu temporarily withdrew from the court, and the news of the aftermath of Prince Heng came out, and the entire Shouying people were praising Prince Heng's virtuous ability.

At this time, the prestige of the crown prince Heng, under the backdrop of the king of Chu, reached an unprecedented peak.