Although Xianyang tried his best to influence the choice of the new monarch of Chu State, it was only Yingdu who really decided this matter. When the eastward ship arrived at Qisi, the great Sima Nao received a flying message from Yingdu: Jinghua rebelled, Ling Yin, and the prince led the palace to win the battle......

After only looking at the beginning, Nao Cunning, who was in a hurry and worried in his heart, let out a long breath. All the things he was worried about happened, but the result of the matter was unexpected: the fifteen times palace armor plus the ten times the palace guards actually defeated the fifty times the king pawn left army, but what was even more unexpected was still behind, the prince who was assassinated and did not die actually wanted to personally conquer Jinghua After escaping, the 50,000 Jiangdong divisions all surrendered to the prince, and they were about to leave Yingdu and rush to Xixian in the near future.

Obviously, the prince wants his son to inherit his father's business and drive the Qin people out of Chu State after the king's unfinished business, but the current political situation is chaotic, and at this time, the pro-government is extremely dangerous, and Xiang Yan's gang of county Sima will never surrender to a child who is a few years old. In case the war is unfavorable, the crown prince is killed by the Qin army in the fierce battle, which will be done to the will of some people.

"Reply to Yingdu: Your Highness must not leave Yingdu in person, today's situation should be based on taking the throne as soon as possible. The minister has protected the king's coffin to the expectation, and the eldest son can be enthroned after returning to the throne in three days, so as to listen to the trial and deter the traitorous ......" Nao cunning commanded, although he was arrogant, but he could still distinguish which is more important and which is lighter.

Similarly, the courtiers of Yingdu also have a clear distinction between the most important and the more important, except for Xiong Jing, who was reconnected after controlling Yingdu, and he was almost overwhelmed by the front-line military newspapers. The most worrying is Chengyang, the guard general Chen Qi reported that all the arrows were exhausted three days ago, and yesterday reported that the Qin people attacked the city again, and the car was more than 100, and the outer city was crumbling and almost lost. However, Xiang Yan's military news said that his own troops were not enough, and the division of Cai County could not meet with the division of Xixian County, and between waiting for the division of Jiangdong and immediately going to Chengyang for rescue, Xiang Yan chose the latter.

Xiang Yan's army was only 110,000, not to mention the Qin army outside Chengyang, but the Qin army stationed in Jiangyi had 100,000 according to the report. The Chu army had no advantage in strength, and the result of rash rescue was likely to besiege the city and send reinforcements, so in the name of the Great Sima Mansion, Xiong Jing asked Xiang Yan to wait on the spot to join Jiangdong's division, and he would also go with the army.

Xiong Jing thought so, but Nao's immediate reply to the throne put him in a dilemma. Waiting for the coffin of the father, but also choose an auspicious day to ascend the throne, which will be delayed for at least a few days, arrive in Xixian more than 20 days later, rush to Chengyang when a month later, then Chengyang is estimated to have been lost; If you don't take the throne immediately, you can only save a few days by rushing to Xixian County immediately, but who can guarantee that Chengyang can support it for twenty-five days without losing?

"Your Highness, the minister thinks that the throne should be the priority." Zhengyu once again discussed that unlike before, the two main generals of Jiangdong's division, Huang Yong and Yang Xu, were also on the train. "The loss of Chengyang is a minor disease, and the country is a big disaster if it has no owner for a day." It was Zhen Yin Zimo who spoke, he was high-crowned, and there was no embarrassment for half a minute.

"Your Highness, Chengyang is an important town in the west, and if the barrier against Qin is pulled out by the Qin people, it will be unfavorable to the morale of the army and the people." The more the master of the land, Yang Xu, said, "And the later you leave Yingtian, the colder it will be, the more people are afraid of the cold, and Yu Yingdu will stay for too long, and everyone is afraid of instability." ”

"When is it good to send troops?" Zi Mo Yangxu's words Xiong Jing did not respond, he only asked Taibu Guan Ji when it was an auspicious day.

The prince asked, and everyone's eyes looked at Guan Ji, who seemed to be unaware of this, and only said: "Gui Mao Riji." ”

"Tomorrow is tomorrow." Xiong Jing was already wearing filial piety clothes, and his expression was extremely serious. He asked, "When will the throne be auspicious?" ”

"Ugly." This time, I calculated the season before answering. "Ten days later."

"Ten days is too long." Xiong Jing shook his head in disappointment, he never wanted to wait for ten days before leading the army to set off.

"Your Royal Highness, enthronement is related to the country...... "The king of Chu has always had a tradition of pro-conquest, and it is understandable that Xiong Jing's stepfather Wang would send troops to expel the Qin people, but the enthronement is related to the stability of the country.

"It's a mistake." Xiong Jing rarely said that the courtiers were wrong, "Da Sima came back to help but Xiang Yan didn't save him, so it can be seen that the county princes don't care who is the Dawang County." What about enthronement? Will they listen to them when they are on the throne? They also went their own way. ”

"Or you can think about it." Song Yu coughed, and this mention surprised everyone.

"Thinking about the temple without me, the throne must be sacrificed to the ancestors of the past dynasties, this ......" ritual law can not be ignored, and it is indispensable to worship the ancestors. Zhao Huang still objected after careful consideration.

"Yin Concubine Gong of Qisi County is also the prince of my Chu State, and it may not be impossible to worship the ancestors with his ancestral temple." Sikong Tang Yi is relatively flexible.

"Doesn't this mean that our ministers are going to think about it?" Shen Yinfei was surprised, "Can't you wait for ten days to take the throne in Yingdu?" ”

"Taibu, can you expect to sacrifice to your ancestors?" Xiong Jing asked again to watch the season.

Guan Ji didn't answer as quickly as last time, and he pondered for a while before saying, "Yes." ”

"Good!" Xiong Jing's buttocks were tired from sitting, and when he heard this, he immediately changed his position, and was about to say that the matter was settled.

"However," Guan Ji has not finished speaking: "Hundreds of officials, courtiers, and queens need to go to the period to think as proof, and the enthronement ceremony will be presided over by Da Sima." ”

"All gone?" Xiong Jing had to change back to his original sitting position, and even if the others were gone, the queen mother would also go.

"Yes, yes." Guan Ji nodded, "The sky can't be without a day, the country can't be without an owner for a day, and the enthronement in front of the plane is a policy of subordination." Next year, His Royal Highness should be in the big temple and then make a big sacrifice to the ancestors, and the ministers will go down to the temple to see the ceremony, and go out of the court, so that they will be the ministers of His Royal Highness. ”

Because the king cannot stand on his own, he needs the queen and hundreds of officials and important ministers in the court to preside over the witness; After ascending the throne, it does not mean that the ministers in the country are all courtiers of the new monarch, and they must perform the temple ceremony in the spring of the following year, and the courtiers of the monarch who have completed the temple ceremony can be regarded as the courtiers of the new monarch. Although the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was a bad ritual, the enthronement ceremony was related to the change of power in a country, and although there were changes, it was still complicated.

"That's it, the secretary can arrange it." Xiong Jing said a little weakly. The description in Nao's cunning reply made Xiong Jing very worried, confirming that his father Wang Yuluo was already sad, and Xiang Yan was very disappointed that he didn't save himself, plus the Qin army increased to 300,000, this number of troops is annihilated, and the future is unpredictable, becoming the king of Chu did not make him half happy, but made him extremely dignified and like sitting on pins and needles. Until the Yan Dynasty dispersed, he also sat there alone, never getting up for a long time.

"Your Highness, when Your Highness greets you in the morning, the Queen asked Her Highness to dine at Ruoying Palace." The old servant Ge bent over and whispered to him, it was already lunch time. Wang Yinji also stood aside, he looked at Ge with some envy and waited for Xiong Jing to take the throne, he was the king's servant.

"Meals?" Everything is troubled, and Xiong Jing can't eat anything. "Where's Gong Yin Dao? What about Deng Sui? There are also Lu Wenjun and Yang Xu..."

"Your Highness, Lu Wenjun, Gong Yin Dao, Yang Xu, and Deng Sui have all left the court." Wang Yinji immediately replied, "Do you need to send someone to recall?" ”

"No need." Just now, the court was concerned about taking the throne, but forgot to discuss the matter of sending troops. The 50,000 Jiangdong division, but Xiong Jing didn't know anything about this army, and the matter of going out was not specifically discussed. "After dinner, summon them to the Great Sima Mansion to discuss matters." Xiong Jing commanded, and after speaking, he got up and went to Ruoying Palace.

It didn't snow in the winter moon, but the news of the 'Great King's Coffin' in the Great Sima Book made the entire palace and the whole palace turn into a white world. The king is gone! This is more demoralizing than the defeat of the Chu army and the Jinghua rebellion, such a thing should not have been announced in wartime, but if it is not announced, the king will not be able to ascend the throne, and the battle for the throne will never end.

The king's Chu State and everyone's Chu State once again contradicted their interests and went toe-for-tat, but this time it was Nao and these royalists who won, but the price was that the people of the country were sad, thinking that the destruction of the country was imminent.

The concubines in Ruoying Palace have dispersed, and under the white curtain, Concubine Zhao, who is dressed in white, is sitting withered, with tears on her face. Xiong Jing suddenly discovered that his mother had aged overnight. "The child visits the queen mother." He bowed.

"Get up." Concubine Zhao took her son's hand, and only asked in the end: "The Qin people raise troops, you have to go out to fight your mother and not stop you, but you have to go to the throne of your father and then go, otherwise those people will be full of thieves and ......."

Speaking of this, Concubine Zhao subconsciously touched Xiong Jing's chest, and the assassin's sword was stabbed here, fortunately, her son was wearing a huge armor, otherwise......

"The queen mother, the court has been decided, and the child will be enthroned in anticipation. Officials, courtiers, and queens should go with their children to think about it. Xiong Jing pretended to be relaxed to comfort his mother's heart.

"Expectation?" Concubine Zhao was stunned for a moment before she remembered this county three hundred miles away from Yingdu.

"Yes, the child has ordered Da Sima to wait on the spot, and Qi Si is also preparing for the enthronement ceremony, and the ugly will be an auspicious day ten days later." Xiong Jing elaborated on the arrangements for the court meeting, "In this way, you can not only ascend the throne, but also not delay the war." ”

"Is there a rush of war?" Hearing that the enthronement had been arranged, Concubine Zhao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but when the war was mentioned, her heart fell down again When she was eleven years old, Zhao Jun was defeated in Changping, nearly 500,000 men died, and the Handan family wore filial piety and every household went out of the funeral. Qin is the country of tigers and wolves, and it is rumored that everyone is violent and unrighteous, if the Qin people of Chu and Qin come to another battle of Changping this time, what will happen to the son? Concubine Zhao didn't dare to imagine.

"War ......" Xiong Jing didn't know what his mother was thinking, and he didn't know that Hua Chu was just an external continuation of the palace battle of the Qin State, so he was a little discouraged and said: "Xiang Yan is a general, but he won't save Yingdu in trouble!" There are also those county officials and county Sima, and Yingdu is nothing......"

The son's words would not be said to the courtiers, and Concubine Zhao didn't dare to say half a word about her worries just now, but she persuaded with a smile: "Jing'er learned the Spring and Autumn Period with Doctor Song, and didn't you learn 'Yanzi is difficult to die'?" ”

"Is it difficult for Yan Zi to be immortal? I haven't learned it. "There are a lot of stories in the Spring and Autumn Period, the prince Fu Songyu teaches some and some don't, and this Yan Zi Immortal King is difficult because he is a little rebellious, so he skips it. But not teaching does not mean not not, the reason why this story will be widely circulated is actually that too many people agree with the truth it embodies.