Chu Guo Shouchun.

Xiong Huai couldn't help but smile slightly after learning that the Qi-Wei coalition army was defeated by the Qin army, and the Qi State dispelled the idea of obtaining Jiuding: "Okay, good, the Qin State fought this battle beautifully."

Qi was defeated by Song and then Qin, these two defeats completely tore apart the powerful appearance of Qi, revealing the fact of weakness, which can be regarded as forcing the king of Qi to a corner.

If the king of Qi cultivates his mind and cultivates his temperament, makes friends with various countries, and cedes the land to the widows and the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Wei, then all countries will rebel and attack Qi when they see that they are weak.

If the king of Qi is unwilling to decline in status and does not want to lose the status of the overlord, then the king of Qi will forcibly do his best, and then send troops to attack other countries again to show the strength of the Qi country.

In this way, the next target of the Qi State is either the Chu State, which is full of internal worries, or the two countries of Yan and Zhao. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huaiyou groaned: "If the king of Qi chooses to retreat, although it will suffer a quick disaster, and the Qi country will decline, the Qi country will also be preserved."

If the king of Qi is capable, then the residual power of Qi can temporarily suppress the Sanjin and Yan countries, but when the Qi country can't even maintain the strength of the appearance, the Qi country will have the worry of losing the country.

Although, in the eyes of the widow, Qi Wangdi is not a person who will back down at all, but at this time, the widow still has to cheer up Qi Wangdi. ”

After that, Xiong Huai instructed: "Spread the edict, take the Sanlu doctor as an envoy to the Qi country, and send a gift to the widow to congratulate the king of Qi on the right path and continue to recognize the hegemony of the Qi country." The second is to reconcile the two countries of Qi and Chu. ”

"Pass the edict, immediately let people go to Yan Kingdom, and let Yan Kingdom send people to welcome the queen and grandson."

"Summon, inform the people close to us on the side of Qi State, and encourage the King of Qi to attack Zhao State."

"Send an order to Guangxin Jun Tianwen and tell him that in order to completely destroy the relationship between Qi and Zhao, ask him to immediately contact the minister of Qi and encourage the king of Qi to send troops to attack Zhao."

As soon as the edict was issued, Chu Guozhi Beiya and Tian Wen immediately began to act.

The other side.

After the prince learned that the Qin State had defeated the Qi and Wei coalition forces outside the city of Luoyi, he did not continue to pursue the Qi and Wei armies, but accepted the gift of Zhou Tianzi and returned to the Qin State directly.

Seeing this, the prince couldn't help but say with great regret: "It's a pity that my father is too cautious." If our Chu State had also sent troops to attack Qi before, and joined forces with the Qin army, we would definitely be able to break the Qi and Wei coalition forces.

Then, my Qin-Chu coalition army directly killed the Wei State, forced the Wei State to betray the Qi State, and sent troops to attack Qi than the Wei State, and then called on the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao and Han to also send troops to attack Qi, so that the plan was successful.

That would be a wasted opportunity as it is now. ”

Soon after, the crown prince heard that the king of Chu was going to send the queen Sun Yuyan, so he immediately went to visit the general Zhaolang.

Because the daughter of Prince Heng will marry Yan Gongzixin, the cousin of General Zhaolang, Prince Heng frequently visits Zhaolang on the grounds of discussing marriage.

Subsequently, Prince Heng and Zhao Lang gradually entered, and as the relationship between Prince Heng and Zhao Lang became closer and closer, the relationship between Prince Heng and the Jianghuai nobles was also greatly eased.

Half a month later.

Gongsun Cao, the envoy of the Yan State and the minister of the clan, came to Chu to greet the queen of Chu.

Xiong Huai heard that the envoy of Yan Kingdom was coming, and then calculated the time, and found that the envoy he sent to Yan Country should not have arrived in the Ji capital of Yan State now, but the envoy of Yan State arrived in Shouying.

Xiong Huai was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "It seems that King Yan and the widow want to go together!" And so, it's done! ”

Ten days later.

The general Zhao Lang of the State of Chu was the envoy and sent the queen Sun Yuyan, and Chu Yan was officially married.

Twenty-three days later, Tingli received his son from illness and died.

Following.

Xiong Huai summoned the ministers to discuss the candidate to replace the court manager.

In the main hall, Xiong Huai still crossed the ministers and asked the prince: "Prince, the position of court manager, I don't know who you think can take over?" ”

The crown prince, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately bowed his hand and said: "Father, Tingli Zuo Cheng Shenhu is familiar with the law and is familiar with criminal matters, and his sons think that Zuo Cheng Shenhu can be appointed to replace Tingli. ”

At this time, when Zhao Ju heard that the prince recommended Shen Hu, his face changed slightly.

This Shen Hu is the minister of Jiang Han, and he has always been very close to the prince, before Shen Hu was instructed by the prince Heng to force Zheng Sleeve, the mother of Gongzi Ziqing.

This shows the close relationship between Shen Hu and the crown prince.

Now, Sima Jingque and Prince Heng are very good friends, Gong Yin Gongzheng has taken refuge in Prince Heng, Dasi Nong Cheng Pan Jun is Prince Heng's henchman, and Shouying's main general Zhou Hou is Prince Heng's confidant.

Moreover, not long ago, the crown prince narrowed the general Zhaolang by marrying his daughter Yu Yan Gongzixin, and eased the relationship with the Jianghuai nobles.

It can be said that the strength of the crown prince in the court is now very strong.

If the crown prince now obtains the position of an important minister of the court, then... The crown prince Heng, the king, and even the state of Chu are really in danger.

Seeing this, Zhao Ju didn't wait for the King of Chu to speak, so he preemptively said: "My lord, the minister thinks that Zuo Cheng of the court manager cannot take over the post of court manager. ”

After Xiong Huai was robbed of Zhao Ju's words, he groaned for a while, and without sweeping Zhao Ju's face, he looked at Zhao Ju and asked, "Ling Yin, why is this?" ”

Zhao Ju responded: "King, Zuo Cheng had killed Zheng Sleeve, the mother of Huaiyin Jun, when Huaiyin Jun was hostage to Zhao, how could such a person who didn't know the general situation take over the heavy responsibility of the court!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Prince Heng's face changed instantly.

Zhao Ju is too ruthless.

The opening and closing of his mouth are all Huaiyin Jun, and his words are dividing his relationship with the Jianghuai nobles.

What's more, when Zhao Ju mentions Huaiyin Junlai, it will definitely remind his father of Ziqinglai, who was under house arrest by Zhao and had a broken arm, which is the relationship between him and his father.

Thinking about it, his gaze at Zhao Ju became cold.

On the other side, Xiong Huai heard Zhao Ju mention Ziqing and his mother Zheng Sleeve, his heart was cold, and then he glanced at Tingli Zuo Cheng Shenhu with an ugly face expressionlessly.

Then, Xiong Huai pondered for a moment and asked, "Then Ling Yin Ke has a candidate?" ”

When Zhao Ju heard this, he glanced at Prince Heng with his eyes, and then met Prince Heng's indifferent eyes, and responded: "King, Bohai Jun ordered Yin Zhaoqi to assist Bohai Jun for many years, and he once strongly persuaded Bohai Jun to raise troops to quell the chaos. ”

When the prince heard this, he was immediately furious.

Bohai Jun is the general Zhao Lang, Zhao Qi is the Ling Yin sent by the imperial court to assist Zhao Lang, before, although Zhao Qi and Zhao Lang were very difficult to deal with, but since Zhao Lang entered the court as a general, the relationship between the two of them has become harmonious.

Even, why did Zhao Lang gain the trust of his father, and handed over all the internal affairs of Bohai to Ling Yin Zhaoqi to deal with.

Now, Zhao Ju asked Zhao Qi to replace his people as the court manager, which is obviously to divide his relationship with Zhao Lang.

If Zhao Qi really replaced Shen Hu as the court manager, then he could almost expect that the Jianghan nobles under his command would definitely fight with the Jianghuai nobles, and then, the Jianghuai nobles that he had managed to win over would also be separated from him again.

This old thing is so bad.

The prince scolded Zhao Ju in his heart, and at the same time, he also killed Zhao Ju for the first time in his heart.

Thinking of this, Prince Heng immediately glanced at Sima Jingque.

When Jing Que saw the prince looking over, he immediately understood, and then arched his hand and said: "King, although Zhao Qi has meritorious service in assisting Bohai Jun, he has never been in contact with the law, and if he is rashly promoted to court li, the minister thinks it is very inappropriate." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he did not directly announce the candidates, but glanced at the ministers, and then muttered: "I don't know what the ministers think, should it be better to let Doctor Zuo Chengshen replace Tingli, or let Bohai Jun Ling Yin take over?" ”

As soon as King Chu's voice fell, Zhao Ju's heart immediately cooled.

Then, Zhao Ju's close people answered one after another: "King, Bohai Jun ordered Yin Hao." ”

At the same time, the people of the prince's party also spoke one after another: "The king, the court is left!" ”

As the ministers spoke, without Qu Yuan and the others speaking, the princelings immediately gained the upper hand.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai said expressionlessly: "Good, since the ministers all think that the court manager is left, then take over the position of court manager with the doctor Shen Hu!" ”

When the doctor Shen Hu heard this, he immediately thanked him: "Thank you for your trust, and the minister will do his best to share the king's worries." ”

Soon, after retiring from the court, all the ministers left, but Zhaoju sat alone on the seat.

After a long time, Zhao Ju who was sitting on the dry seat sighed, and then forcibly broke into the harem and found the king of Chu who was reading a book in the study.

Then, the waiters all retreated, and Zhaoju made a big salute to the king of Chu, worried and confused, and said: "The king, the minister has been wrongly loved by the king, and has served as Ling Yin for many years, and the minister is very grateful in his heart, and often wants to repay him with death, and live up to the king's kindness."

But, now, the minister is old, his eyes are dizzy, he can't see things clearly, and even his mind is confused and his thoughts are not clear.

Although the ministers want to serve the dead, they are even more afraid of being inconsiderate, so that they will mislead the country and burden the king.

And this is exactly what Chen Wan doesn't want to see when he dies. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Ju showed a look of grief, glanced at the King of Chu with tears in his old eyes, and then bowed: "Therefore, the minister wants to resign, please choose another virtuous and good person to serve as Ling Yin!" ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, his head was stunned!