The next day, the morning sun did not rise. Huang Xie ordered someone to find a piece of the coachman's torn clothes for Prince Chu to change into. Seeing this, Qu Jia smiled and said: "I can't recognize the prince when he is dressed like this, how can the Qin people recognize him." ”

Huang Xie didn't dare to relax for a moment, and his tone was faintly worried: "Before the prince leaves the Qin State, we can't take it lightly. Qu Jia, the prince's safety, please leave it to you. ”

Qu Jia arched his hand and said, "Sir, don't worry, I will escort the prince back to Chu safely." ”

Seeing that he was about to embark on the road back to China, Prince Chu asked, "Sir, can you make an appointment with me?" ”

Huang Xie asked, "Prince, what do you want to agree with me?" ”

"Sir must live well." The prince of Chu said seriously: "I am waiting for you to return in the Chu country." The Jiangshan Sheji of the Chu State needs you. ”

When Huang Xie heard this, his nose was sore, and he didn't respond, so he respectfully said: "Prince, the journey back to China is difficult, please take care." ”

Prince Chu's eyes were full of reluctance and said: "Mr. took the initiative to accompany me in Qin, took care of my daily life everywhere, and taught me my studies. I can't repay the kindness of my husband. If I am the king, Mr. will return to Chu, and I will be the king of the land, and I will worship Ling Yin and thank Mr. We joined hands to govern the state of Chu, exalted the princes, and regained the hegemony of our ancestors. ”

"I'm looking forward to this day." Huang Xie heard the bold words of the prince of Chu, as if he saw the glory of regaining the state of Chu. Huang Xie heard the sound of roosters crowing and said, "Prince, the gate of Xianyang City has been opened." When the prince returns, I won't send him off. ”

Seeing that Huang Xie gave up his good future for him, the prince of Chu took the initiative to ask for his life to come all the way to Qin to accompany him. Now, in order for him to return to China, he would rather sacrifice himself. Prince Chu made a national salute, "Take care, sir." ”

Qu Jia also said: "Sir, take care." ”

Huang Xie restrained the feeling of parting in his heart and replied, "Send the prince." ”

Prince Chu disguised himself as a coachman, mixed in the crowd, and looked at Xianyang City close in front of him, feeling uneasy in his heart. A Qin general saw that not long after the city gate was opened, a large group of people appeared and stretched out his hand to intercept it.

Seeing this, the coachman stopped the carriage.

General Qin asked, "Who are you?" Where are you going? Is there any customs clearance paperwork? ”

Qu Jia ordered someone to lift the curtain, handed out the customs clearance documents of the Qin State on one side, and replied on the other side: "We are the envoys of the Chu State, and we have come to attend the funeral of the Empress Dowager Xuan." Now, after the burial of the Empress Dowager Xuan, she will set off to return to China? ”

General Qin looked at the customs clearance documents handed over, and after making sure of it, he pointed to these attendants and asked, "Who are these?" ”

Qu Jia said: "They are the attendants who escorted me to the Qin State. ”

General Qin came to the front of the Prince of Chu. Prince Chu's heart beat even more violently, and a cold sweat broke out behind his back. Fortunately, there was a large group of people in the back who were in a hurry to get out of the city, constantly urging. General Qin did not inquire further, and ordered to be released.

Qu Jia lowered the curtain, and the carriage started slowly, heading towards the outside of Xianyang City.

Prince Chu looked at the word Xianyang City, getting closer and closer, walked out of the city gate, and finally let out a sigh of relief. Thinking that a few years ago, when the Qin State broke through Yingdu and stepped on Chuling, when he was sent to Xianyang as a hostage, he was still the year of dancing elephants. In the blink of an eye, he had been in the Qin State for several years, and he had reached the age of a weak crown. Thinking about the hardships he has endured in the Qin State over the years, the cold light he has received, and the ridicule of the Qin State.

At this moment, he was relieved. These hardships were all honing his growth.

Huang Xie waited for the news of Prince Chu's departure from Xianyang City, and his heart was uneasy. At this time, a waiter walked in and said softly, "Sir, the prince is out of the city." ”

Huang Xie was relieved, got up and said, "It's time for me to have a sweet dream." In the past few days, whenever anyone visits the prince, he refuses to see any guest. ”

"Sir's move, will it arouse suspicion."

Huang Xie thought about it and thought it was. Refusing to see customers is easy to make people suspicious. There should be a proper reason for this. However, this matter is naturally difficult for Huang Xie. Huang Xie said lightly: "You just said that the prince misses his homeland and has a cold." ”

…

Fan Ju carried Wu Yue's wine and came to the main hall to meet the King of Qin. Qin Wangji was looking for him to discuss something, but he didn't expect him to come by himself. Qin Wangji hadn't spoken yet, but only heard Fan Ju say: "Your Majesty, the envoy of Chu gave the minister a jar of good wine." ”

Qin Wangji heard that there was good wine, and put down the government affairs in his hand, "What kind of good wine, quickly give it to the widow to taste." ”

Fan Ju high-fived, and the waiter brought the wine and walked in. Fan Ju poured the wine and bowed down to Qin Wangji. Qin Wangji suddenly smelled the aroma of wine, couldn't wait to take a sip, had a little aftertaste, and asked, "This wine has a name." ”

Fan Ju saw that Qin Wangji couldn't put it down, and poured wine and said, "This is Wu Yue's wine." ”

"Wu Yue's wine?" Qin Wangji drank another bottle and asked, "Why did the envoy of Chu send Qin Xiang's wine?" ”

Fan Ju pondered the meaning of asking the guilt revealed in King Qin's words, and said with some trepidation: "Minister, you are guilty." Please, the king rebukes. ”

Qin Wangji picked up the wine bottle, drank another bottle, and asked, "What are your crimes?" ”

"Your Majesty, this wine was not given to me by the envoy of Chu." Fan Ju said again: "This wine was given by Huang Xie. ”

"Huang Xie?" Qin Wangji recalled the figure of this person in his mind, "Could it be that he is the one who came to our country to advise the widow and the queen mother not to cut down Chu." ”

Fan Ju saw that King Qin took the initiative to talk about these past events, and said bluntly: "It is this person. ”

Qin Wangji asked: "He has made great contributions to the state of Chu, and the king of Chu must be reused." Could it be that he came to my country for a funeral? ”

Fan Ju saw that the king was busy with state affairs and forgot some things, so he reminded: "Huang Xie advises the king and the queen mother not to attack Chu. Subsequently, the king of Chu sent the prince of Chu to Qin as a hostage, and Qin and Chu were better. Can the king remember these things? ”

"Yes." Qin Wangji said again: "Don't you say it, the widow still forgets that the prince of Chu is a hostage in the Qin State." ”

Fan Ju said: "Huang Xie was ordered to accompany the prince to Qin as a hostage. ”

Qin Wangji was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "To say that this person is a fool, but it can make Qin and Chu stop fighting." said that he was a smart man, and he didn't choose to stay in Chu and enjoy wealth and nobility, but he came to Qin to accompany the prince to be angry. ”

"Isn't it?" Fan Ju said: "Huang Xie's choice is indeed too stupid. ”

After saying this, Qin Wangji remembered what happened in the court a few years ago. He didn't believe that Huang Xie was a fool. He prefers to believe that Huang Xie's entry into Qin to accompany the prince must be a choice made after careful consideration.

Seeing that King Qin did not interrupt him, Fan Ju said, "The minister heard about the internal affairs of Chu from the envoy of Chu and learned that the king of Chu was seriously ill. To confirm the news, Huang Xie invited me to drink, and I went. ”

Qin Wangji's sharp intuition caught useful information and asked, "What news did you bring back for the widow?" ”

"The performance of the ministers from Huang Xie and the Prince of Chu can confirm that it is true that the King of Chu is seriously ill." Fan Ju pointed to the jar of wine in front of him again, "I also drank Wu Yue's wine." ”

The king of Chu is seriously ill, so the court situation of Chu will change. Qin Wangji was silent for a while, and said with a smile: "You go to drink, and you will bring back this great news for the widow." The serious illness of the king of Chu is an opportunity for us to interfere in the government affairs of the Chu state. ”

Fan Ju took the opportunity to ask: "The king of Chu is seriously ill, and the state of Chu has changed. Your Majesty, should we send the Prince of Chu back to China? ”

"There's no hurry." Qin Wangji said peacefully: "Now if you send Prince Chu back, my country will not get what I want." ”

"Could it be that the king wants to wait until the news of the death of the king of Chu reaches the Qin State?" An idea instantly popped up in Fan Ju's mind, and he offered advice: "The king of Chu has died, and the prince of Chu is in the Qin State. If the dragons of the Chu State have no leader, they will be in chaos. In order to compete for the throne, the princes of the king of Chu will have a river of blood. ”

"Not bad." Qin Wangji saw that the other party had said what he wanted, and said with a smile: "If this is the case, we will interfere in the national affairs of Chu in the name of escorting the prince of Chu back to the country, and we will be able to get the territory of Chu without bloodshed." ”

"The king's plan cannot be compared with the minister." Seeing that King Qin had planned this step a few years ago, Fan Ju said humbly: "The death of the King of Chu will definitely lead to a struggle between the sons and weaken the State of Chu. When the state of Chu is in chaos, we will use the prince of Chu to set things right and intervene in the state of Chu in the name of righteousness. ”

King Qin said happily: "Those who know me, you also." ”

"Your Majesty, there is another hidden danger." Fan Ju saw that King Qin motioned for him to continue, and said, "The capital of Chu is thousands of miles away from Xianyang. It will take a lot of time for the death of the king of Chu to reach Xianyang. If the state of Chu blocks the news of the death of the king of Chu, we will fall into passivity. The minister heard that the most powerful person in the Chu State to compete for the throne was the son of Yang Wenjun. Before we get the news, the state of Chu will set up a new king, and the prince of Chu will be useless in our hands. ”

"You have a point. The state of Chu has another new king, and the value of the prince of Chu in our hands is not high. King Qin thought for a while, and then said: "We have the chess piece of Prince Chu, but we can also play his value." ”

"Your Majesty, how do you plan to play the chess piece of Prince Chu?"

King Qin asked meaningfully: "The new king of Chu State succeeds to the throne, who is the person who is most afraid." ”

"The prince of Chu is the prince of Chu. The new king of Chu succeeded to the throne, and the person he was most afraid of was naturally the prince of Chu. ”

King Qin asked again: "What if we use the prince of Chu as a bargaining chip to blackmail the new king of Chu?" ”

"In order to consolidate his position, the new king of Chu cannot tolerate the prince of Chu to live in this world. The crown prince of Chu was alone, and if he wanted to regain his throne, he could only rely on the state of Qin. Fan Ju thought for a while and asked again: "Your Majesty, what if the new king of Chu doesn't agree to our conditions." ”

Qin Wangji smiled and said: "The new king of Chu State does not agree, the condition of the widow." The widow escorted the prince of Chu back to the country. The two of them will fight for each other, and they will definitely weaken the state of Chu. Whether it is the victory of the new king of Chu or the victory of the prince of Chu. Qin will be the biggest winner. ”

Fan Ju asked again: "The prince of Chu pretended to agree to our conditions, borrowed the power of the Qin State, and returned to China to compete for the throne. After the crown prince of Chu succeeded to the throne, he betrayed the alliance, how should we deal with it. ”

"You must have an idea when you say that." Qin Wangji remembered that the ancestors escorted the three monarchs of the Jin State back to the country, but they were betrayed by the Jin State, and he also felt that this plan was not a complete strategy.

Fan Ju lowered his speed and said, "The minister thinks that the prince of Chu should be sent back to the country first." After the prince of Chu returns to the country, he will definitely be grateful to the king for his kindness and will not dare to forget. If the king of Chu dies and the prince of Chu succeeds to the throne, he will be better with our country. The prince of Chu would also bow down to the Qin state. ”

"This matter, don't rush for now." Qin Wangji drank another bottle, "The king of Chu is seriously ill, and he will not die immediately." The state of Chu will not be chaotic in a short time. ”

Fan Ju couldn't figure out the meaning of King Qin's words, so he stopped and said: "What the king said is extremely true. ”

"The death of the prince and the queen mother made the widow understand a truth." Qin Wangji's eyes were bright, and his tone was powerful: "To make meritorious contributions, you need to fight for the day." ”

Fan Ju asked, "The king is planning to use troops against the princes. ”

"Not bad. For more than ten years, the Qin State did not go east to the Han Valley and conquer the princes. The princes of the Central Plains did not know the military might of the Qin State. The princes of the world all say that the Zhao State is mighty. Today, Zhao Wang Xiao'er succeeded to the throne and retreated from Qin and broke the Yan Alliance, and he did not take the Qin State in his eyes. The widow wants the princes of the world to know that the Qin State is the strongest. Qin Wangji's tone was not high, but he also firmly expressed his attitude.

Fan Ju did not follow the meaning of King Qin's words, and asked in a tone of uneasiness: "Your Majesty, conquer the princes, and take the whole body together." Now is not the best time for us to attack the princes. The minister believes that it is necessary to wait. ”

"Wait." Qin Wangji asked, "The widow is over sixty years old, can he afford to wait?" If the widow wants to wait, God will not give the widow time. ”

Fan Ju didn't know how to answer, death was the enemy that every king feared the most.

Qin Wangji was stunned for a while, and said: "Whether it is the subjects of Qin State or the princes of the world, they all say that widows are not as good as their mothers. If the widow can conquer the princes and establish eternal achievements, he will far surpass the queen mother. The widow not only established a thousand years of achievements for Daqin, but also left a name in history. If the widow wants to prove that he is a qualified king, he must conquer the princes and make meritorious achievements. ”

Fan Ju also knew that the Queen Mother and the Four Guis were a hurdle in King Qin's heart. However, it is not wise to attack the princes at this time.

Qin Wangji said again: "My father was young, the car was torn apart, and the minister Gongsun Marting, attacked the Three Jins, broke the Danyang of the Chu State, conquered the Qi State, saved the Yan State, and made great achievements; Brother Wang was also able to break the strategy of the Five Kingdoms when he was young, Ping Bashu, Yiyang, and Zhou Ding; If the widow can realize the unfulfilled ambition of his father and brother, he will lead the Qin State to a new ladder. Widowed, although there is no regret in death. ”

Fan Ju was touched by King Qin's words, and catered to him: "The king's ambition, minister, must do everything to repay it." ”

"Widows need people like you." Qin Wangji raised his voice and said: "The widow and you will fight against the princes, and you will leave a name in history." ”

Fan Ju asked excitedly, "Which country does the king want to point Qin Jian at?" ”

"The Three Jin Dynasty are immortal, and it is difficult for the Qin State to conquer the princes." Qin Wangji said again: "Among the three Jin Dynasty, Zhao is the strongest, Wei is second, and Korea is the weakest. Where do you think the widow's sword should be pointed? ”

"Among the three Jins, Zhao Zhi's strength is not weak in my country, and it is in alliance with Qi State. Although the strength of Wei is not as good as that of Qin, the King of Wei is not a mediocre person, and with the assistance of Xinling Jun, he cannot easily attack it. South Korea is the weakest, and it is advisable to cut it. ”

"This battle is the first battle of the widow's east out of the Han Valley. War, we must win, in order to raise the prestige of our Qin country. Qin Wangji also had the intention of attacking Korea, and said loudly: "The widow's long sword is pointed at South Korea." ”

Fan Ju echoed: "Your Majesty, we will swing our long sword towards Korea." ”

"The princes of the Central Plains all believe that the widow first lost his son and then his mother. They all said that the widow was demoralized, his ambition was greatly reduced, and he was a bad old man who was in a state of collapse. They didn't know that the widow was not so easy to be knocked down. Qin Wangji said loudly: "The deeds of the widow start from Korea." ”