Chen Zhen walked over from outside with an anxious face and said, "King, the news that has just been transmitted back from the Qin State is that the King of Qin has returned to Yongcheng and held a grand heaven worship event, and..."

Seeing that Chen Zhen wanted to speak and stopped, Xiong Huai instantly remembered a similar experience with his predecessor, and couldn't help but sigh.

Xiong Huai smiled faintly: "And King Qin has cursed the widow again!" ”

Why do you say again?

This is not the first time.

King Qin was superstitious.

Chen Zhen nodded.

Xiong Huai smiled: "Is it still the same as last time, praying to the sky to burn books, and then throwing carved stones into the river?" ”

Chen Zhen's head nodded again.

The last time the countries besieged Hangu Pass, after the early war of the Qin State was not smooth and retreated to Hangu Pass, the King of Qin did this, cursing his predecessor for losing the war.

Xiong Huai laughed and asked, "Will King Qin's curse be effective for the widow?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head quickly, and hurriedly saluted: "The king is ordered by the heavens, and he has the protection of the heavens, the Qin State is brutal, and the heavens are guilty, and the ghosts and gods will not listen to the king of Qin." ”

"However," Chen Zhen bent down and said, "Although the curse of the King of Qin is ineffective against the Great King, it is very useful for the Qin State. ”

Xiong Huai understood what Chen Zhen meant, in this era of superstition among the whole people, it is a very solemn thing to worship the ancestors and ghosts of heaven and earth, which can effectively improve the morale of their military and civilians in a short period of time.

The major affairs of the country are in worship and Rong.

Defeat of natural disasters and so on, if the monarch sacrifices to the sky, it means that the monarch has done something, and can temporarily transfer the fear of the military and the people and the resentment of the people.

If the defeat continues, and the natural disasters continue, then it is probably possible that God has abandoned the king.

Otherwise, how could it not be effective?

For such a monarch...

Chen Zhen saw that the king of Chu understood, so he didn't say much about this credible or unbelievable thing, and continued: "Great King, the news from the Zhao State is that the Qin State will return the land of Lishi and Lin to the Zhao State in exchange for making peace with the Zhao State, and the Zhao State has already agreed to the peace of the Qin State, and after swearing an oath with the Qin State, they began to withdraw their troops. ”

"Zhao Guo!" Xiong Huai squinted his eyes slightly, paused for a moment, looked at Chen Zhen and said, "Zhao Guo has a problem?" ”

Previously, Zhao Guo made peace with Qi State, and Xiong Huai could understand it, after all, Zhao State attacked Yan State, and he could not directly get benefits from Qi State, so Qi State cut land, and Zhao State agreed.

But now that Zhao is making peace with Qin, what is King Zhao thinking?

Thinking of this, Xiong Huai asked, "What's going on over there in Yan Kingdom?" ”

Chen Zhen replied: "At present, the prince has returned to Yandu, and is gathering the nobles and people of Yan State, and it is determined that on the first day of the next month, it will officially be the throne of Yan." ”

"As for the relationship between Yan and Zhao, according to the news, after the prince's position ascends the throne, he will cut off the three cities and Zhao to thank King Zhao for his grace in recovering the country." Xiong Huai frowned when he heard this, Zhao Guo only asked Yan Guo for three cities, but did not weaken Yan Guo.

Then the target of Zhao State is not Yan State, since it is not Yan State, then the only people left are Hu and Zhongshan.

Chen Zhen said: "King, Zhongshan Kingdom." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, and Chen Zhen thought of going with him.

Chen Zhenxi said: "King, although Zhongshan is a small country, its country is not weak, I am afraid that Zhao State will not have time to take care of him in a short time." ”

Xiong Huai said with a smile: "There is no time for him to take care of it, as long as the countries have something to do, it is better than wanting to be blind all day long." ”

"It's just that the widow is a little worried, Zhongshan is not small, and if Zhao annexes Zhongshan, it will inevitably become stronger. It's a pity, my Chu country is too far away from Zhongshan, and the whip can't reach it! ”

Chen Zhen also sighed.

Zhongshan is surrounded by Zhao and Yan, and the place is 500 miles, and it is also a large country.

In this Qi State's action to destroy Yan, Zhongshan State took advantage of the fire to rob and seize a large amount of land in Yan State, and after Yan State was restored, it would not be just like that

Moreover, King Yan was established by Zhao State, and if Zhao State requested, King Yan was likely to cooperate with Zhao State's actions.

At the same time, it was attacked by Yan Zhao, and the Zhongshan State was in danger.

If there is no external interference, Zhongshan is finished.

Xiong Huai walked back and forth a few times and said, "The affairs of Zhao State are not an opportunity for us Chu State. ”

For the Central Plains countries, Zhongshan has always been an outsider, and Yan Zhao is not the case for Zhongshan. Zhongshan's resistance to Yan Zhao's invasion will inevitably lead to a nationwide war, and there will be no worries about the loss of the country in a short period of time. ”

"If we take advantage of the fact that Zhao State is attacking Zhongshan and the eyes of the world are attracted to it, and attack Yue State in one fell swoop, then Zhao State, whose strength is only below Wei State in the Three Jin Dynasty, will have no time to take care of Chu State, and our pressure will be greatly reduced."

"Maybe the decisive battle of Zhongshan is the time when my Chu State sends troops."

Chen Zhen saluted and said, "The king is wise! ”

Xiong Huai continued: "Then now, since the Zhao State has taken Lin Land, and the Wei State is also storming Fenyin, and our goals have all been achieved, it is time for the Chu State to withdraw and recuperate." ”

"Command the troops, retire and return home."

"When the news came out to the outside world, it was said that King Qin was despicable and shameless, and he couldn't beat the widow, so he actually asked the ghosts and gods for help."

"Staying in the territory of the Qin State, surrounded by the gods of the Qin State, it is difficult for the widow to sleep and eat, or to return to the Chu State, with the protection of the gods of my Chu State, the widow can feel at ease."

Chen Zhen was stunned for a moment, and hesitated: "King, this matter will not only fuel the arrogance of the Qin State, but also damage the prestige of the King, please think twice." ”

Xiong Huai smiled:

"The Qin State has been defeated by our Chu State one after another in the past two years, where is there any arrogance, of course, if this news reaches the Qin State, it can make the Qin people proud, and it is also a blessing for the widow."

"As for fame, a gentleman is pragmatic and not pragmatic, and a widow is willing to live in fact, not to be vain. It would be great if countries could be made to look down on the widowed. ”

Chen Zhen looked at the King of Chu, since Zhaoyang's death, the King of Chu has really changed as a person.

That night, the news of the retreat of the troops came out of the Chu State military camp, and many soldiers were immediately relieved when they learned the news.

Although there were only two battles with the Qin State, these two wars were vicious battles, and the Chu army suffered great losses, and the soldiers were apprehensive.

Now, the war is finally over.

The next day, the Chu army officially withdrew and headed for the state of Chu.

At the same time, a rumor that the king of Chu was afraid of the curse of the king of Qin quickly spread from the Yuzhong region of the Qin state to various countries.

When the army marched to Hanshui, news of Wei came.

The Wei army stormed Fenyin, and before the reinforcements from Yuli arrived, they paid a great price to conquer Fenyin and drive the Qin State back to Hexi.

Hearing this news, Xiong Huai was suddenly startled.

Wei is so powerful?

The strategy of the Chu State to design the Qin and Wei countries was stillborn before it could be implemented.

Sure enough, the world is unpredictable.

"What do you think?" Xiong Huai asked the ministers.