A few days later.

"King, news from the State of Wei, the King of Wei has officially appointed Zhai Qiang as the Prime Minister."

"What about Qi Guo?"

"The envoys sent by Zhongshan to Qi for help have almost reached three waves a day, but after the king of Qi received the request for help, there was still no movement, neither appointing Xiangguo nor ordering troops to rescue Zhongshan. Kuang Zhang stayed in Qinghe, and Shengzi stayed in Beidi, and there was no movement either. ”

"What about Zhao Guo?"

"No movement!" Chen Zhen shook his head when he heard this.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai nodded.

And a few more days.

"King, five days ago, after the Yan army besieged Xiyang, an important town in the eastern part of Zhongshan Kingdom, for fifteen days, it finally conquered Xiyang. Now the Yan army is advancing towards Gucheng, the hinterland of Zhongshan Kingdom. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned, this Xiyang City was conquered after all.

At this time, Zhao Ju on the side immediately spoke: "King, Xiyang, the next target of the Yan army is Gu Cheng." If the Yan army can continue to conquer Gucheng, then the Zhongshan Kingdom will lose the three big cities of Zhongren, Xiyang, and Gucheng one after another, and the territory will lose one-third of the country.

Moreover, the main force of Zhongshan State was still guarding against Zhao State in the west, and the troops in the east were insufficient and it was difficult to hold on. At this moment, regardless of the attitude of Qi and Zhao, they must make a quick decision. ”

Xiong Huai nodded with a heavy face: "I believe that at this point, the two countries of Qi and Zhao should have a decision." ”

Next.

Just when Xiong Huai and Zhao Ju were discussing the battle situation in Zhongshan Kingdom, Chen Zhen hurriedly walked in.

"Great King, the news of the State of Qi, just after the King of Qi learned the news that Xiyang, an important town in the Zhongshan Kingdom, was conquered by the Yan army, the King of Qi immediately convened the ministers to discuss the matter, and then followed the example of the Qin State, reformed the Xiangguo system as the left and right prime ministers, and ordered on the spot to take Meng Weijun Tianwen as the right prime minister and Ji Zi as the left prime minister."

Xiong Huai's face changed slightly when he heard this, and then he immediately asked, "What is the attitude of Tian Wen and Ji Zi towards the matter of the left and right prime ministers?" ”

Chen Zhen shook his head with a heavy face: "Tian Wen and Ji Zi have been arguing with each other in the court of Qi for more than a month, and it is difficult to distinguish between the top and the bottom, plus there are already rumors in Linzi that the candidate for the Xiangguo that King Qi really likes is a meritorious Zhangzi."

Therefore, on the same day, after King Qi proposed to abolish the Xiangguo and set up the left and right prime ministers, Tian Wen and Ji Zi all agreed and readily agreed.

Sure enough, King Qi appointed Tian Wen and Ji Zi as prime ministers on the spot. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately fell silent.

Now as soon as Qi Wangdi unveiled his hole cards, he could see what Qi Wangdi was playing in this period of time.

As soon as the crown prince of Qi died, the king of Qi immediately appointed Ji Zi as the acting prime minister, and put on the intention of appointing Ji Zi as the prime minister.

But at the same time, he took advantage of the opportunity of Wei Xiang Tian Wen to return to China for the funeral, and sent Zhai Qiang back to Wei to be Wei Xiang, so that Tian Wen's retreat was cut off, and at the same time, a month before Tian Wen returned to Linzi, he did not turn Ji Zi into a regular for a long time, giving Tian Wen hope and making him have to fight for the position of Qi Xiang with all his might.

In this way, Ji Zi and Tian Wen were forced by King Qi to compete for Xiangguo with all their might.

And the real purpose of the land of the king of Qi is to let them fight for it, so as to achieve the goal of abolishing the Xiangguo.

Perhaps...

Xiong Huai guessed that if there was no invasion of Zhongshan by Yan, then the king of Qi would use Kuangzhang to force Tian Wenjizi to accept the position of prime minister when he, the king of Chu, left Huaiyin, or when Kuang Zhang returned to Linzi.

Otherwise, as soon as Kuang Zhang returns to Linzi, he will inevitably be appointed as Xiangguo.

In terms of meritorious service, qualifications, and prestige in the army, Tian Wen and Ji Zi cannot be compared with Kuang Zhang.

Of course, they also have an advantage, that is, the prestige of the government and the opposition, Kuang Zhang is far from being able to match it.

In this way, the king of Qi abolished the Xiangguo without much effort, set up the left and right prime ministers, and at the same time won over the Qi State Office and the great sages of the Jixia School Palace.

Even if the ministers of Qi reacted afterwards, they would not complain about the king of Qi, but would praise the wisdom of the king of Qi.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai said with a heavy face: "It seems that the new neighbor in the north of the widow is not easy to match!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Zhenzhaoju glanced at each other, revealing a wisp of awe-inspiring at the same time.

Then, Xiong Huai sneered, and then asked, "Chen Qing, since the King of Qi has pacified the court, then it should be that the Qi State should already plan to send troops to rescue the Zhongshan Kingdom." ”

Chen Zhen nodded: "That's right, after the King of Qi appointed the left and right prime ministers, he then decided to send troops to rescue Zhongshan Kingdom. With Shengzi as the main general, the king of Qi ordered to gather troops in the north and prepare to rescue Zhongshan. In addition, the king of Qi also appointed Tian Jia as the main general and went to Gaotang to deter and guard against Zhao. ”

"Shengzi, Tian Jia!" Xiong Huai muttered softly.

Shengzi is a famous general of the school palace under the son of Ziji, and he is the second only general in the Qi army after Kuang Zhang.

But Tian Jia...

Xiong Huai shook his head, although Tian Jia was a general of the Tian family, he had the experience of being captured by the Chu army, and he still paid for it himself.

Since Tian Jia returned to Qi, he has been shelved by King Qi, but this time King Qi actually used him again.

Is this Qi Wangdi expressing his closeness to the office, or does he have other intentions?

Xiong Huai speculated silently, then shook his head, looked at Zhao Ju and said: "Zhu Guo, since the Qi State has already acted, then my Chu State cannot not move, tomorrow the army will come to Qinghe City, contain Kuang Zhang, and respond to the Yan State." ”

"Yui."

Early the next morning.

Xiong Huai led 20,000 Chu troops to watch the battle on the south bank, while Zhaoju pointed out 80,000 Chu troops on land and water, with 20,000 sailors as the vanguard and 60,000 Chu troops as the middle army, riding more than 1,000 warships and going to the mighty north bank.

Not long after, Xiong Huai, who was standing on the south bank, heard the sound of killing coming from the north bank.

"Great King, the Pillar Kingdom has returned, the pioneer Shen Yifu has led the water division to the north bank, and the Qi army will not come out of Qinghe City."

"Okay."

After a while.

"King, the pioneer Shen Yifu has already controlled the mouth of Surabaya, the water division of the Qi army has held the water village and is not out, and our army has controlled the Surabaya waterway."

"Okay."

After a while, the shouting and killing from the north gradually dissipated, and only the sound of drums remained.

"King, Zhuguo came to report, our army repeatedly invited to fight, but Kuang Zhang still couldn't hold out."

"Okay." Xiong Huai smiled and nodded, the battle has been going on so far, and the Chu army's containment task has been completed.

"Send an order to the Pillar Kingdom, and let the Pillar Kingdom continue to invite war."

"Yui."

After the herald left, Xiong Huai said to the ministers on the left and right: "Zhuqing, since the Qi army plans to hold out, then the war will be handed over to the Zhu State, and Zhuqing will return to the city with the widow." ”

"Yui."

Huaiyin.

Not long after Xiong Huai returned to the city, he saw Chen Zhen coming over with a happy face.

"The king, Prince Zhen of Song came to report, under the strong request of the ministers of the Song State, just the day before yesterday, the King of Song finally agreed to the request of the ministers and issued an edict to expel Tian Buru."

Xiong Huai was overjoyed when he heard this, and Prince Zizhen returned to Shangqiu for many days, and it was finally completed at this moment.