Song State Guesthouse.

After Zuo Cheng got the news of the Song Dynasty, he immediately showed a bright smile.

"Now the ministers within the Song State who ask to accept the peace of the Chu State far exceed those who ask to refuse, and Chu is strong and Song is weak, and with the strength of the Song State, it is impossible to refuse the kindness of the Chu State. In this way, the friendship between Chu and Song can be regarded as completed. ”

Saying that, Zuo Cheng smiled: "The next thing is to send Prince Zizhen back to the capital." ”

After thinking about it, Zuo Cheng immediately summoned a few doormen and ordered: "You should immediately go to all parts of the city and spread a few rumors." ”

"First, the army of Chu State pressed the border, and Qi and Wei did not agree to send troops to help, this is because Qi and Wei planned to use the power of Chu to weaken Song."

"Second, when the crown prince saw the Chu army attacking, he had ordered the mobilization of all the troops in Huaibei, intending to defend the city and fight to the death."

"Third, when the crown prince learned of the arrival of the army of Chu, he had taken refuge in Chu, and planned to use the power of Chu to forcibly take the throne of King Song."

"Fourth..."

Next.

After the king of Song had eaten the imperial meal, he summoned the important minister Tang Ying and asked, "Xianqing, I don't know what Xianqing thinks about the matter proposed by the Chu State yesterday. ”

When Tang Ying heard this, he immediately fell into thought.

He is a native of the Song Kingdom, and since the King of Song expelled Hui An, he has entered the eyes of the King of Song, and has been promoted by the King of Song one after another, and there is a faint tendency to replace Hui An's position.

Hearing King Song's question at this moment, he naturally understood what King Song was asking.

Yesterday, the ministers besieged Tian Buli, who opposed this matter, and everyone's opinion was very unanimous, that is, to agree to the conditions of the Chu State.

However, under the strong expression of the ministers, the king of Song did not immediately agree, obviously the king of Song did not want to agree to the state of Chu.

Chu is strong and Song is weak, and the Qi State, which can fight against the Chu State, is now too busy to take care of itself, at this moment, the Song State has not rejected the strength of the Chu State, not to mention that this matter is obviously beneficial to the Song State.

It is beneficial to the Song Kingdom, but the King of Song is unwilling to agree, that is because this matter is not good for the King of Song.

Thinking of this, Tang Ying knew what King Song was worried about.

Thinking about it, Tang Ying immediately surrendered his hand and said: "Great King, in the current situation, my Song State is isolated and helpless, and I can't refuse the kindness of Chu State, so I think that I should agree to Chu State's request and make friends with Chu State." ”

"Huh?" King Song frowned, he originally wanted Tang Ying to be his anti-Chu urgent vanguard, but he didn't expect Tang Ying to persuade him to agree.

"Promise Chu Guo, the widow is a little worried!"

Seeing that the King of Song hesitated, Tang Ying persuaded: "Why worry about the king, the king is the king of the Song Kingdom!" If the king is worried that the prince's territory is too big and the tail is too big, why not transfer the prince back to the national capital.

As long as the prince returns to the capital and stays away from Huaibei, does the king still need to worry about the prince?

Besides, the prince returned to the capital, isn't this exactly what the prince and his ministers wanted? ”

"Let the prince return to the capital?" King Song suddenly fell into hesitation.

At this moment, a waiter reported: "Great King, Sima Suhe asks to see you." ”

King Song was stunned and responded: "Biography." ”

"Yui!"

Then, as soon as Su He came in, he immediately reported: "The king, the prince has come to report, a few days ago, the army of Chu State pressed the border, and the situation in the Huaisi region was suddenly tense, and the prince was worried that the confrontation of Qi and Chu would affect the Song realm, so he had already ordered to gather troops in Sixi City, and planned to defend Sixi City." ”

When King Song heard this, he then remembered some rumors he heard yesterday, and couldn't help but be furious: "Rebel, is this guarding against Qi and Chu, or is this a demonstration to the widows?" ”

Su He was stunned for a moment, and immediately persuaded: "King, now the armies of Qi and Chu are all gathered in Huaisi, and the land of Huaisi is the junction of the three kingdoms of Qi, Chu and Song. If Qi and Chu gather troops, and my Song State is indifferent, this will only make the world look down on my Song State. ”

When King Song heard this, he looked at Su He, pondered for a while, and then nodded: "Okay, the widow knows." ”

As he spoke, King Song looked at Tang Ying on the side again, remembering what he had just said about letting the prince return to the capital, and said with a calm face: "Okay, let's go back first, the widow still needs to think carefully." ”

When the two heard this, they arched their hands at the same time: "Only." ”

Huaiyin.

Just when Xiong Huai was still waiting for news from the Song Kingdom, a shocking news came from the north.

"King, Yan Guo came to report, half a month ago, Yan Guo took advantage of the snow disaster in Zhongshan Country to secretly transfer the army of Donghu in the north, and then attacked Zhongshan Kingdom. Due to the main force of Zhongshan to guard against Zhao in the west, coupled with the heavy snow blocking the road, it was difficult to rush to help.

As a result, the Yan army succeeded in the sneak attack, and Zhongshan defended the two important cities of the Yan State, one of which had been conquered by the Yan army, and the other had also been besieged by the Yan army. ”

Listening to the news in Chen Zhen's mouth, Xiong Huai immediately showed a shocked look.

"I didn't expect that the war clouds in Huaisi hadn't started yet, but the calm north had made the first move, and sure enough, the world is impermanent!"

Xiong Huai smiled and shook his head: "As soon as King Qi and the prince died, King Yan couldn't wait to show his fangs and blatantly make a move against Zhongshan Kingdom, it seems that King Yan has endured it for more than ten years, and he can't help it." ”

Chen Zhen thought for a moment and responded: "Great King, maybe this is just a temptation by King Yan to the new king of Qi Kingdom. King Qi is newly established, the country is turbulent, King Yan made a move against Zhongshan Kingdom, but he did not directly attack Qi Kingdom, presumably King Yan still has doubts in his heart and wants to try King Qi's ability. ”

Xiong Huai thought for a while, nodded, and then laughed: "No matter what King Yan thinks, Yan Guo's action against Zhongshan Country will definitely be a good thing for my Chu State." Especially now, after King Song got the news, he couldn't wait to make peace with the widow. ”

Chen Zhen responded with a smile: "The king is wise, the important chess pieces used by the Qi State to contain Yan and Zhao are attacked, and the Qi State will definitely send a large army to rescue, otherwise the Zhongshan State will be difficult to protect." Once Zhongshan is divided between Yan and Zhao, the strength of Yan and Zhao will inevitably increase.

And the Yan State and the Qi State have the enmity of destroying the country, and the Yan State has been friendly with the Sanjin Dynasty for generations, and the relationship between the two countries is close, at that time, the next target of the two countries of Yan and Zhao will definitely be the Qi State.

At that time, there are two countries of Yan and Zhao in the north, and our Chu country in the south, even if the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song are as close as one country, I am afraid they will not be able to withstand it. Not to mention that these three kingdoms have their own ghosts, the Song State sways left and right, and the Wei State has a close relationship with Zhao and Han. In this case, how long can Qi maintain the Triple Alliance! ”

As he spoke, Chen Zhen arched his hand and said, "King, the next Qi State will definitely solve the crisis in Zhongshan Kingdom first, and put Song Kingdom aside." In this way, the Song State saw that foreign aid was cut off, and could only fall to our Chu State. ”

"Good!" Xiong Huai nodded, and then muttered: "Xianqing, the next focus is on the Qi Kingdom, and the widow also wants to see how capable this newly enthroned Qi King Land is." ”

"Yui."

Sure enough, the next day, Zuo Cheng, who was ordered to send an envoy to the Song Kingdom, returned to Huaiyin.

As soon as Xiong Huai saw Zuo Cheng, he didn't wait for him to speak, so he took the initiative to ask: "Xianqing, but King Song has already agreed to all the widow's requests?" ”

When Zuo Cheng heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "Back to the king, that's exactly the case." After the minister explained his intention to the king of Song, the king of Song was still hesitant, but after the news of Yan's invasion of Zhongshan reached Shangqiu, the king of Song immediately summoned the minister and agreed to all the conditions of my Chu state, and the king of Song also dragged his ministers to bring the treasures of the Song country, hoping that the two countries of Chu and Song would be friendly.

And..."

Saying that, Zuo Cheng paused for a moment before he smiled and said: "Great King, the King of Song has promised that this newly donated 200 li of land was transferred to the crown prince by the King of Song on behalf of the King of Chu, so the Song State will not occupy these 200 li of land." Although this place is the fief of the crown prince, it still belongs to the state of Chu, and the tribute paid by the prince is still handed over to the king. ”

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