Xiong Huai looked at Wang Ben with a hint of a smile.

Or maybe King Zhao just pretended to make a gesture to paralyze the state of Chu.

Perhaps King Zhao was worried that the state of Chu would see the attack of Qi and Wei, and he made peace with the state of Qin in a worried state, so he stabilized Qi and Wei so that both Qin and Chu would lose.

Perhaps King Zhao was in turmoil because of the queen's death, so he wanted to make the world stable first, drag it out for a few months, and wait for King Zhao's mental strength to recover before stirring up the situation in the world.

or...

However, no matter what King Zhao thinks, as long as King Zhao can show this attitude, it will be enough.

Because now, Xiong Huai has got the results, and all that remains is how to wrap it up.

Regardless of whether Zhao is true or false, as long as Zhao is willing to mediate in the middle of the bureau and let Qin see that the situation in the eastern part of Chu is relaxed, it will be extremely beneficial to Chu.

Soon after, when the state of Chu sent people to negotiate peace, the state of Chu had enough confidence to make the state of Qin agree to the peace talks.

Otherwise, when Qin saw that Qi and Wei were on the border of Chu, they thought that Chu could not afford to drag it out, so they decided to fight to the death with Chu, which would be difficult.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately smiled and said: "Good, Zhao Wangcheng can be like this, and the widow can be relieved." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai officially promised: "As long as King Zhao is willing to mediate in the middle of the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Chu, then the relationship between Chu and Zhao will not have any impact because of Gongzi Zhang." Also, after Wang Qing returns to Zhao Kingdom, tell Gongzi Ziqing to let him serve King Zhao well! ”

When Wang Ben heard this, he was sure in his heart, and said with a smile: "The minister will live up to the king's trust." ”

While Qin and Chu were still in Southern Zheng, King Zhao sent envoys to Qi and Wei at the same time, hoping to mediate.

However, after the envoys of Zhao met with the kings of Qi and Wei, they announced that the mediation had failed.

Then, King Zhao was furious, and suddenly personally led an army to crusade during the queen's funeral... An ally of Qi, Zhongshan State.

At this time, the main force of Zhongshan Kingdom was guarding against Yan Kingdom, and if they didn't check it for a while, they were caught off guard.

As a result, the decisive battle of Nanzheng had not yet begun, and the battle of Huaishui had not yet been tested, and the war between Yan and Zhao against Zhongshan broke out.

On the other hand, King Zhao also sent an envoy to the Song State, hoping that the Song State and the Zhao State would come forward to mediate. However, after the king of Song received the envoy from Zhao, he did not agree to the request for mediation, and then officially declared that the Song state was neutral and would not participate in the war of the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Chu.

Of course, the Three Kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Chu did not let the Song State go so simply because the Song King declared neutrality.

In the Song Kingdom, Tian Buli and the pro-Qi and pro-Wei factions were still constantly lobbying the King of Song, talking about the benefits of attacking Chu, while Prince Zhen led the pro-Chu faction to confront Tian Buli.

Just when the situation in the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Chu became more and more severe, Qi Rong came to Xianyang to visit his sister and nephew in his personal capacity with many gifts.

Yingdu.

Xiong Huai looked at the information in his hand, and smiled slightly: "Although King Zhao failed to mediate, the matter of Yan and Zhao's large-scale attack on Zhongshan is still a very beneficial thing for my Chu State. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai had to admit that Chu and Zhao were natural allies.

As long as Zhao State moves, as long as Zhao State does not directly attack Chu, then no matter what Zhao State is doing, it will be greatly beneficial to Chu State.

Or, this is the willingness of King Zhao to come to Chu before, because Zhao at this time still needs the ally of Chu, and similarly, Chu also needs the ally of Zhao.

However, since King Zhao gave face like this, then the Chu State also had to hurry up.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai looked at Chen Zhen and asked, "Chen Qing, how is the tax collection on Yin's side in various places?" ”

Chen Zhen responded: "Back to the king, Lingyin from all over Jianghuai has already obtained almost everything, and many Lingyin have taken this opportunity to arrange manpower in the local area, which can be regarded as a foothold in various places." ”

Seeing that the King of Chu nodded, Chen Zhen said again: "It's just that there is another news from spies from all over the country." Originally, because of the taxation of Yin in various places, there were many complaints in Jianghuai all over the country, and everyone was in danger, and the resentment from all over the country rushed towards their Ling Yin and their lord.

However, as time passed, new voices emerged in various places, not only against Ling Yin, who collected taxes, but also pointed the finger at the leftists. ”

"Huh?" Xiong Huai was stunned, almost the moment Chen Zhen's voice fell, he already knew what those feudal monarchs wanted to do.

This is a conspiracy, as long as the state of Chu is still fighting against the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Wei, then this situation cannot be solved.

The people are war-weary, the soldiers are tired, and the whole country has a sense of resentment.

As long as the war continues, then the resentment within the Chu State will accumulate more and more until the resentment breaks out.

Xiong Huai can already foresee that if this situation does not change, then the resentment in the Jianghuai area will spread to Jianghan and from the feudal monarch to all counties.

Then, under the foreshadowing of this period of time, all the grievances will erupt on Qu Yuan, at that time, Qu Yuan will only be able to apologize for his death for the sake of the Chu State and for him, the king of Chu.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai felt a chill in his heart, and immediately asked, "Chen Qing, what is the situation with the feudal monarchs on the Jianghan side and the counties on the other side?" ”

"Back to the king, although the people on the Jianghuai side frequently contacted the feudal monarchs of Jianghan, all the feudal monarchs of Jianghan did not react and did not collect taxes from the people under their rule. Moreover, when the news of the taxation of the Jianghuai feudal monarch came, and when everyone was in danger, the feudal monarch of Jianghan and Ling Yin promised the people under their rule again that they would not be taxed this year. ”

Xiong Huai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

Fortunately, those feudal monarchs of Jiang and Han did not follow up, and fortunately, the feudal monarchs of Jiang and Han were all abnormally enthroned, and the people were already full of suspicions about them, which caused them not to dare to rebel against the people who did not trust them much when they first ascended the throne, so that the people did not trust them even more.

As for where the counties are, although Chen Zhen didn't say anything, Xiong Huai knew that the people in the counties must have complaints in their hearts.

It's just that they are still waiting for the follow-up actions of him, the king of Chu.

It is true that the Chu State still has the strength to fight a war, and it is true that the people of the Chu State still trust him, the king of Chu, but if he accompanies the people of the Chu State because he doesn't know whether he can capture Nanzheng yet, it will be because of a small loss, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai said with a heavy face: "Now that the war has been going on, it's time to make peace with the Qin State." ”

Chen Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and nodded solemnly: "The king is wise." ”

Xiong Huai pondered for a moment, and then asked, "What's going on over there in Korea?" ”

Chen Zhen immediately responded: "Because the King of Han failed to invite the King of Zhao to attack Qin, and our Chu State has not yet started a war with other countries, although the Han army outside the Hangu Pass is ready to attack the Hangu Pass, it is still watching from the outside of the Hangu Pass. ”

Xiong Huai nodded: "In that case, then let someone ask King Han to mediate." ”

"Yui!"

At this moment, a waiter walked in: "King, Zuo disciple has come to report, and Gongzi An, the envoy of Yan State, has come to visit." ”