Gongzi Yu was stagnant, and Zhao Chang asked him to send his eldest son to Chu as a hostage.

However, after thinking about it carefully, Gongziyu found that it was not a big deal.

Since he has agreed to make Zhaoju's daughter the queen and make his son the crown prince, then now the eldest son is just an ordinary concubine, and his status is not so important.

Thinking about it, Gongziyu gritted his teeth and responded, "Okay!" ”

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After Zhao Chang left, it didn't take long for Zhang Yi to walk into the hall from the outside.

"Childe, what's the matter, did the State of Chu agree to send troops, and what conditions did the State of Chu propose?"

As soon as he entered the hall, before Gongziyu could speak, Zhang Yi hurriedly asked.

Gongziyu was silent for a moment before responding: "I have made an appointment with the envoy of Chu, and in the near future, the State of Chu will send 80,000 troops to help." ”

"Eighty thousand?" Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the entry of 80,000 Chu troops into Vietnam was different from what had been discussed before, the number of these troops did not exceed the tolerance of the Yue State, and the Yue State paid nothing more than a more price.

Thinking about it, Zhang Yi asked, "Childe, what does the Chu State want?" ”

Gongziyu's voice was slightly gloomy: "Two hundred miles of Huaibei, Li Chu Nu is the queen, and the eldest son is the hostage. And the price we paid for sending hostages was in exchange for the withdrawal of Chu from Guangling. ”

Zhang Yi was silent when he heard this, there was both a heavy pressure in his heart, and an inexplicable ease, the city of Guangling put a lot of pressure on the ministers of the Yue Kingdom.

The former is still expected, but the latter, whether it is a queen or a hostage, undoubtedly wants the heir of Chu Nu to become the next king of Yue.

Then, Zhang Yi suddenly remembered that the king of Chu no longer had a suitable princess, so he asked: "Son, did Zhao Chang say whose daughter is the queen?" ”

"The daughter of Sima Zhaoju of the State of Chu."

When Zhang Yi heard that it was Zhaoju's daughter, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and congratulated Gongziyu: "Gongzi, these conditions put forward by the Chu State undoubtedly show us that the current focus of the Chu State is still in the Central Plains. It is also beneficial for the land of Huaibei to be ceded to the state of Chu, and after this great turmoil, the Yue country will definitely lose its strength, and it will be difficult to recover in a few years. And giving most of the land in Huaibei to the Chu State will definitely relieve us of a lot of pressure.

More importantly, if the state of Chu can really withdraw its troops from Guangling, we will also be able to give an account to the fathers and brothers in the country. ”

Gongziyu listened to Zhang Yi's words of relief and nodded suddenly. As long as you can ascend to the throne of King Yue, it is worth the price.

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In the palace of the Yingdu of the State of Chu.

Xiong Huai listened to Zhaochang's report, and said with a smile: "Xianqing, this time the secretary went to Yue Guo, and the results obtained far exceeded the expectations of the widow!" ”

Zhao Chang said with a smile: "This is all the result of the king's layout for many years, and the minister just went to Yue Guo and didn't dare to take credit." ”

Saying that, Zhao Chang bowed his hand and pleaded guilty: "King, the minister rashly opened his mouth to marry Sima's daughter without Sima's consent, and the minister is guilty." ”

Xiong Huai shook his head and smiled: "It's okay, the widow will explain this matter to Sima, I believe that Sima is dedicated to the country and will forgive Qing." ”

Zhao Chang was relieved when he heard that the King of Chu was willing to come forward to explain.

Following.

Xiong Huai summoned Zhaoju to the palace on the grounds of discussing the military situation.

The monarchs and ministers sat opposite each other, Xiong Huai looked at the expressionless Zhaoju, pondered for a while, and asked, "Sima, I don't know how the chariot required by the Zhu Kingdom is prepared now?" ”

Hearing the King of Chu's inquiry, Zhao Ju immediately responded: "Back to the king, the first line of Fangcheng, Chendi, and the chariots stored in Huaibei are about eight hundred, and the minister has secretly begun to transfer the chariots from these three places to Huaibei. In addition, the minister has already ordered to recruit the feudal lords in the Jianghuai area and the counties to donate chariots, and before March next year, all these chariots and chariots will be transported to Huaibei.

Therefore, please rest assured that the chariot matter will definitely not delay the war in May of the next year. ”

Xiong Huai nodded and said, "Okay, that's fine." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai glanced at Zhao Ju, and then spoke: "Sima, I don't know that the senior doctor Zhao Chang sent an envoy to Yue Guo and secretly reached an alliance with Gongzi Yu, I don't know if Sima ever knew?" ”

Zhao Ju was stunned.

He knew what the King of Chu was talking about, after Zhao Chang came out of the Chu Palace yesterday, he went directly to his mansion to ask for guilt, but Zhao Chang told him that Zhao Ju had promised his daughter to Gongzi Yu to be the queen.

When Zhao Ju heard about this yesterday, he was immediately shocked.

Zhao Chang is Zhao Yu's person, Zhao Yu has a close relationship with Zhao Slip, and basically he doesn't deal with Zhao Ju very much.

Although Zhao Ju knew that he had a conflict with Zhao Yu and those people, he never thought that Zhao Chang would actually lend the matter of envoy Yue Guo to cheat him like this.

The matter of Chu State's plot to destroy Yue was clear to Zhao Chang, and as a result, Zhao Chang still gave his Zhao Ju's daughter to Gongzi Yu as the queen.

Isn't that pushing his daughter into the fire pit!

If Gongzi Yu was captured in the Battle of Pochu, then his status would definitely not be guaranteed, can an outdated prince be worthy of his Zhaoju's concubine? However, since he has promised Gongziyu, as long as Gongziyu is not dead, will he Zhaoju go back on his word?

This is how he Zhao Ju gave away a daughter for nothing.

If Gongzi Yu dies in battle or disappears, then his daughter will be delayed for a year or more in vain.

Also, although I don't pay much attention to honor now, wild marriages, elopement, divorce, remarriage, etc., are really common. However, this is not without hidden dangers, before Zhao Ju officially becomes Ling Yin, he will definitely pay a greater price in the marriage with other nobles.

As soon as he thought of this, the anger in Zhao Ju's heart came out.

Originally, Zhao Ju's daughter and Empress Lu, he also thought of using his daughter to marry the great nobles in order to gain more support. This matter has already begun to be discussed.

As a result, it was pitted, and the marriage has not yet been negotiated, which will blow up, and it will offend the marriage partner who is being negotiated.

With such a vicious strategy, the first reaction in Zhao Ju's mind was the treacherous and cunning Sikong Zhaoyu.

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After Xiong Huai finished asking, he didn't see Zhao Ju respond for a long time, so he looked at Zhao Ju, and when he saw his expression change, he knew that from the bottom of his heart, Zhao Ju refused to do so

So, Xiong Huai smiled and asked again: "Xianqing, yesterday the doctor returned and mentioned to the widow that Yiqing's daughter married Yue Gongzi Yu. Therefore, it is Qing's own daughter, and it is inconvenient for the widow to decide, so I want to ask Qing's meaning. ”

Zhao Ju sighed when he heard this.

Yesterday, Zhao Chang came to ask for sin, and today the king of Chu asked in person, and the meaning is already obvious.

The matter of Chu State's invasion of Yue has been laid out for many years, and at this time, no matter who it is, it cannot be destroyed from it.

Otherwise, not only will it anger the king of Chu, but even all the important ministers in the court will be offended.

If this is the case, Zhao Ju thought of Qu Yuan, who was still building a city in Xiangyang, and suddenly trembled, and immediately responded: "The king, this matter is known to the ministers, and it is all up to the king. ”