It turned out that the herald received the order from Princess Jingyin, so he reported the news of Jin Shang's death to King Qingxiang.

When King Qingxiang heard this, he was immediately grief-stricken, and decided to stop the meeting and personally lead the participating officials to the hospital to mourn Aiqing and Doctor Jin Shang to express his longing for Aiqing.

When the herald sent by Princess Jingyin just ran to the gate of the hospital, she saw the wreath in front of the team moving here, with the words "Mourn Doctor Jin Shang" and "Doctor Jin Shang is immortal", and deliberately raised her voice and shouted: "Report to the king, Doctor Jin Shang has ...... He...... He had recovered and was about to rush to the palace to meet the king. ”

When King Qingxiang heard this, he was stunned first, and he didn't know which news was true, so he said to Qu Yuan beside him: "Qu Aiqing, check whether Jin Shang Aiqing is alive or dead." ”

Qu Yuan immediately ordered the funeral team to stop, and he went to the hospital to find out Jin Shang's life and death.

After Jin Shang questioned the guards, he got up and got out of the hospital bed and went to the palace to attend the minister's council.

Princess Jingyin accompanied him out of the hospital, and happened to meet Qu Yuan and said: "Doctor Sanlu came just in time, Doctor Jin has recovered, and now I will go to the palace to see the king." ”

Qu Yuanyi grabbed Jin Shang's hand and said, "Okay, it's good, Dr. Jin is the pillar of the country, the good talent of Chu, as soon as your body recovers, there will be hope for the country." ”

"Where, where is it, Doctor Sanlu is the pillar of Chu, the king is around. The old minister almost didn't have time to say goodbye to you, and it's a blessing to see you again today. Jin Shang said humbly.

Qu Yuan let go of Jin Shang's hand and said, "Doctor Jin, slow down, the old minister will take a step forward and report the good news of your recovery to the king." Let this procession of blowing and pulling be dispersed, and you go out of the gate of the hospital again, for good luck. ”

At this point, from Zhuang Ji's accidental encounter with Princess Jingyin's cold sword, to the trouble caused by King Qingxiang sending a wreath to Jin Shang, and the factional tear caused by the Chu King's Palace's sincere visit to Zhuang Ji, has come to an end for the time being.

Now, the ministers lined up in two rows again, standing on both sides of the red carpet of the palace council hall, highlighting the supreme power of King Qingxiang.

The difference is that Zhuang Ji has also been among them, and there is no longer a repeat of the fact that he hurried to Yingdu from thousands of miles away alone to worship.

King Qingxiang sat high on the tiger skin chair in the middle of the king's case, and the ancestral sword was placed horizontally on the king's case in front of him, and said to the ministers with a majestic expression: "From Zhuang to the palace, the sword wound was treated, and more than a month passed. Today, Qiang Qin is arrogant and unreasonable, not to mention deceiving the father of Lone, not to mention taking him as a hostage, and also forcibly occupying several cities in my Western Chu, and what is even more odious is that they forcibly take Chu land while combining horizontally and vertically, forming an encirclement of our Great Chu. These understandings of the current situation of the lonely king were gradually formed after the incident in which Zhuang Aiqing entered Yingqing to meet him, causing disputes among Aiqing and Zhuang Aiqing almost losing his life. ”

When the spit of King Xiang was flying, a Ba'er dog jumped on the king's case. It sniffed the bamboo slips, sniffed the king's sword, and looked at the king tenderly with a pair of ecstasy eyes.

The king interrupted his speech, brushed the soft fluff on the dog with his hand, let it sit on the leather sword holster, and continued: "The lone king thinks that in order for Great Chu to compete with Qiang Qin, in addition to good defense, more importantly, it is necessary to do everything possible to recapture the lost cities of Western Chu, especially strategic places such as Wu and Qianzhong County. Once these lost territories are recaptured, they can be used as a base to expand further southwest. King Gu heard that Yelang and Yunnan in the west are connected to Qianzhong, if they are all attached to Dachu, won't they all become our reliable rear? At that time, don't say that Qiang Qin made trouble in the west of Chu, that is, they advanced in the west and north, and my Great Chu relied on the vast rear support to defeat the various princes in one fell swoop and unify them all under the account of Zhou Tianzi. Ladies and gentlemen, who is the most appropriate person to send to this important task? ”

While the king was speaking, the dog dragged the sword silently, and the king was afraid that it would not be able to drag it, so he sent the sword forward with his hand from time to time.

Ba'er Dog felt that he was capable, and dragged Wang Jian and disappeared behind the curtain.

When the ministers in the queue watched the performance of the dog, they couldn't hold back their laughter, so they had to cover their mouths with their hands.

King Xiang felt that some of the ministers at this meeting behaved strangely, so he said sharply: "Some courtiers don't speak, forget it, and cover their mouths, like a courtesy, is the hall of this meeting a latrine?" ”

Qu Yuan saw that everyone was embarrassed, and the king was angry, so he said, "The king is angry." According to Chen's view, to complete the important task of recovering Western Chu, of course, Dr. Jin Shangjin is the most suitable.

Ling Yin Zilan then agreed: "What Doctor Sanlu said is that Doctor Jin Shang is loyal to Brother Wang, loves Chu like home, and is the best candidate to go to Western Chu and fight a duel with Qiang Qin. This order Yin agrees. ”

"Hey, the old minister just came back from the king of Hades, and the king of Hades said that the old minister's time in the yang world is running out, and it is not suitable to go out to fight at all." Jin Shang hurriedly blocked the proposal of the first two ministers, and then said, "However, the old minister recommended a person to the king, although this person has a low official rank and an inconspicuous family background, but he has followed the old minister for many years, and the old minister knows him. This person is under the old minister, oh, no, it is Yin Wu Shixun, the ring of the palace. Wu Shixun, when he had nothing to do, thought about taking back the city occupied by Qin. ”

Jin Shang doesn't care about the occasion, as long as he has the opportunity, he wants to push his henchmen up so that he can hold more power. Wanting Wu Shixun to become a general was Jin Shang's plan for a long time, and this time he finally had a chance.

Ling Yin Zilan took the lead in objecting: "No." What kind of thing is Wu Shixun? Penniless. If you want to conquer the west, you must at least lead the royal family at the general level. Of course, if Wu Shixun is to be the leading general, it is not impossible, but Dr. Jin Shang must personally go out to help Wu Shixun on the horse and give him a ride. ”

Jin Shang thought about it carefully, yes. The expedition to the west is to fight with Qiang Qin, and it is to fight with a real sword and a real sword. Alas, no, although this is the best opportunity to make meritorious contributions and show ability, but there is a danger to life, and you can't call your henchmen to go. Oh, yes, why not offer to call him there? When the king heard this, he would have agreed.

So, Jin Shang took a step forward and proposed again: "In the face of such a big war as the Western Expedition, Lao Chen's proposal just now is ridiculous and unreliable, and now withdraw it." However, after repeated thinking, Lao Chen recommended the most suitable candidate to the king. ”

"Oh," in fact, King Qingxiang himself didn't count in his heart, and he was having a headache for the candidate. He hurriedly urged, "Which one is the most suitable?" Jin Aiqing said it, and this king listened. ”

All the ministers held their breath and wondered what bad water would flow out of Jin Shang's stomach.

Jin Shang looked around at all the people in the hall, and after staring at Zhuang Ji with his eyes, he turned to the king and said: "The most suitable person for the Western Expedition should be a person with royal blood, and this person is none other than him, he is - General Zhuang Jizhuang." ”

As soon as the ministers heard this, the silent hall suddenly burst into applause of "pop ......".

After the applause stopped, King Qingxiang said, "Well, Jin Aiqing's idea is good. However, Zhuang Ji is leading the soldiers of the East, and the defense task of the East is also arduous, and it is ...... And listen to Zhuang Ji's opinion. ”

The original intention of the king's words was to say that Zhuang Ji had rebelled, and he couldn't rest assured that he would go on the expedition, but when he saw Zhuang Ji present, he was afraid that it would affect stability, so he didn't say his true meaning out of the consideration of maintaining stability.

Zilan thought for a while and said, "If you want Zhuang Ji to go on the expedition, this won't work, it won't work." A general of the Eastern Army, who went to fight in Western Chu, was not accustomed to the water and soil. Besides, who can guarantee Zhuang Ji...... Oops, it's hard to say, I don't think Zhuang Ji himself will agree, right? As soon as he saw Zhuang Ji present, he swallowed the words that came to his lips and brought them with a nonsense.

"The king, the old minister thinks that Zhuang Ji is the best choice. General Zhuang Ji led the troops to conquer the west, and the soldiers and people in the east definitely supported it. Zhuang Ji led the Dongdi soldiers, and he could gather strength, defeat Qiang Qin in one go, and recover the lost city of Western Chu. What a wonderful thing that is. Jin Shang turned to Zhuang Ji and said, "Although the old minister has some misunderstandings with you, at the critical moment, the old minister definitely does not treat people with prejudices, but puts ability first, as long as the talent is beneficial to the prosperity of the Chu State, even if he has killed the people of the Jin family, the old minister must recommend him to take on the responsibility for the country and shoulder the heavy responsibility." ”

After hearing this, some of the ministers standing in line said, "What Dr. Jin said is reasonable. ”

Jin Shang saw that there was support, walked up to King Qingxiang and knelt down and said, "Report to the king, the old minister has something important to ask for a private discussion with the king." ”

"What can't you tell in person?" King Qingxiang didn't understand the meaning of Jin Shang's words.

Jin Shang winked at the king a few times and said, "The minister has something important to tell him, and I hope that the king will talk to the old minister." ”

King Qingxiang slapped the king with a short sword in his hand and said, "Silence." Xuan Jin Shang sat with the lonely king. ”

Jin Shang clasped his palms and bowed to the king: "The old minister doesn't dare." Then he hurriedly climbed up to the hall and whispered in the ears of King Qingxiang, "Report to the king, the old minister recommended Zhuang Ji to go out to fight against Qin, which is a good thing to kill two birds with one stone." The first is to divert the tiger from the mountains and eliminate the factors of instability in the country and in the east; Second, if Zhuang Ji can't regain the lost city, the king can ask him for blame anytime and anywhere, until he asks for his head; The third is that the king has gained a good reputation, appoints people on the basis of merit, and is only capable in battle, regardless of previous suspicions. King, let Zhuang Ji go to the west, there are many benefits. ”

After hearing this, King Qingxiang nodded again and again.

When Jin Shang returned to the queue, the king said to the ministers: "Ladies and gentlemen, is there any newcomer you can recommend?" If not, King Gu believes that General Zhuang Ji is the most suitable candidate. His eyes stared at Zhuang Ji and said, "Zhuang Ji, what do you say?" “