When the ministers heard this, they immediately nodded thoughtfully, when they used to divination, the hexagrams they got were all vague, even if they asked about the results of the war, between winning and not winning, there were times when they were not accurate, how could they calculate when the war would end!

Thinking about it, many ministers showed a look of self-reproach, and as soon as they heard the King of Chu's inquiry, their hearts were confused, and they expected the gods to make such a prompt like the king.

When some ministers shook their heads, Xiong Huai smiled and said: "Why don't Taibu give it a try, as early as decades ago, there was a proverb in the world, saying that the one who can end this troubled era is either the Qin State or the Chu State." Now that my Chu State has been strong for three generations, and is facing an unprecedented calamity, if the Mandate of Heaven falls on the Chu State, how can the gods of heaven be stingy with reminders. ”

"This..." Taibu looked embarrassed.

At this time, Jing Li, who was in the forefront of the ministers, spoke: "Taibu, as for what can end the war, not only the king has doubts in his heart, but also in his heart, and even in the hearts of the people. Therefore, please give Taibu a try to relieve the worries of his father and brothers. ”

After Jing Li spoke, the ministers who were also worried in their hearts spoke one after another: "Please give it a try." ”

"This..." Taibu nodded in embarrassment.

Soon after, in the solemn hall, in the sound of a long breath, Tai Bu took out the tortoise shell from the fire again, looked at it, and bowed his hand to the king of Chu: "Great king, the gods signaled, the war may have twists and turns, but in the next four to eight months, there will be a turnaround, that is when our Chu State defeats the alliance of the six countries." ”

"And!" Taibu said with a hint of excitement: "King, the heavens warn that in the near future, the heavens will send a great god to help the king." ”

“···” Before the ministers could react from the August deadline, they heard the news of the great god and fell into shock.

At this time, Xiong Huai was ecstatic and asked, "Really?" ”

Taibu nodded and said: "Heaven warns, the minister doesn't dare to lie." ”

Xiong Huai immediately turned his head when he heard this, lest the ministers did not hear it, and announced loudly with great joy: "Did you hear it?" Soon, a great god will descend on the state of Chu..."

Xiong Huai said excitedly in front, and the ministers below looked confused.

Everyone has heard of miracles for a long time, but the great god descended to earth, this is still an unprecedented thing, and everyone has never heard of it (the deeds of the Nine Heavens Xuannu have not yet been made up).

It's just that the skeptical ministers looked at the excited King Chu in front of them, and could only bow their hands and say: "God bless Great Chu, the Great King is the destiny of heaven..."

After leaving the Zongmiao, on the way back to the Chu Palace, Xiong Huai summoned Chen Zhen into the carriage and asked:

"Chen Qing, what is the mood of the ministers at this moment?"

Chen Zhen responded: "Great King, the mood of the ministers is no longer as heavy as when they came to the temple to worship, and they already have some confidence in our Chu State to defeat the Six Kingdoms within August. It's just... Only a small number of ministers were expecting the idea of the arrival of the great gods, others did not believe it, and the rest of the ministers were skeptical. ”

"It's okay, when the widow takes out the five-colored stone, they can't help but not believe it." Xiong Huai is full of confidence.

Chen Zhen nodded approvingly.

When he first saw the beautiful five-colored stone that the king of Chu had treasured, he didn't believe much in Nuwa, who was widely circulated in Chu, but later, even if he knew that the five-colored stone was made by the craftsmen of Chu, he became a member of Nuwa's followers.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhen immediately responded: "Great King, after several years of publicity, the legend of the great god Nuwa has spread from all over the Chu State to all countries in the world, and the legend of Nuwa mending the sky is well known. As long as we take out the five-colored stone used to mend the heavens, all countries in the world will believe that the king is destined by heaven. ”

"Good!" Xiong Huai smiled, and then asked, "Chen Qing, are the spies who let you take a walk yesterday ready to spread rumors?" ”

Chen Zhen responded: "The king, the minister has already been ready!" ”

Xiong Huai nodded and said solemnly: "Chen Qing, in addition to today's divination, the widow also wants Qing to take a rumore." ”

"Please show the king!"

"Let's just say that the reason why the war in the Chu State is not going well is because there are people in the cholera country, fornicating with the enemy country, and betraying the Chu country, as long as my Chu country gets rid of these people, then the decline can be reversed!"

"This..." Chen Zhen looked hesitant.

This rumor is not only aimed at the feudal monarchs in various places, but also includes the prince Zilan, who is enthroned as the king, into the scope of the crackdown, after this rumor is spread, Gongzi Zilan will never come back.

Although Zilan has been unable to come back since the moment she ascended the throne. This news was spread by him Chen Zhen, and it was not appropriate to separate the father and son, the monarch and the minister.

Thinking about it, Chen Zhen persuaded: "King, Gongzi Zilan is just being held hostage by various countries..."

"Chen Qing!" Xiong Huai's face turned cold, and his voice interrupted Chen Zhen's words in a cold voice, as if he was very dissatisfied with Gongzi Zilan.

After a pause, Xiong Huai's tone was slightly calmer, but his voice was still cold: "From the moment he planned to use the power of the Six Kingdoms to ascend the throne as king, intending to weaken the Chu State and split the Chu State, he is no longer the son of a widow, let alone the son of my Chu State, but just a thief." ”

···

On the first day of October, the New Year of Chu. The entire Yingdu is the capital of Chu is in a state of joy, coupled with the good news from the divination of the king of Chu a few days ago, the heavy atmosphere that has been suppressed over the state of Chu seems to have been swept away.

But under this celebration, the undercurrent is constantly emerging.

Early morning.

Xiong Huai accepted the worship of the ministers, and after listening to the good news from all over the country, he ordered to retreat from the court. Then, he returned to the harem to celebrate the New Year with the concubines and children.

Not long after, when it was the turn of Gongzi Yu, who had not yet shed his milk, to congratulate Xiong Huai and Nanhou, Li Qiu whispered in Xiong Huai's ear: "King, let Yin Jingli have something important to ask to see." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, his face unchanged, and there was no response.

After Gongzi finished saluting, a waiter walked quickly to Li Qiu's side, and then whispered to Li Qiu, and then Li Qiu whispered in Xiong Huai's ear again: "The king, Zuo Yin and other important ministers are all in the main hall to see the king, and they seem to have urgent matters to see." ”

Xiong Huai frowned, bowed slightly, and then smiled apologetically at Nanhou, and then disappeared outside the hall in the disappointed eyes of everyone.

in the main hall.

As soon as Jing Li saw the arrival of the King of Chu, he immediately greeted him and said: "King, rumors are spreading everywhere in the city today: the king has destroyed Yue, the sky is angry and people are resentful, and the prince Zilan has been canonized by Zhou Tianzi and has been enthroned as the king. ”

Xiong Huai nodded when he heard this, walked towards the main hall, and muttered softly: "Disgusting, these guys made this trouble on the first day of the New Year, this is because they sincerely don't want the widow to have a good year!" ”