Just after noon, Xiang Yan ordered the whole army to re-encamp. The array, which was eight kilometers wide, was retracted behind the left and right armies, and once again formed a large circular camp with the central shogunate as the center. In the morning, the accounts were collected, the wells were filled, and the stoves were dismantled, and now they had to rearrange the tents, dig the wells, and build the stoves, and the soldiers were not bored, and they were all happily talking about today's king watching the troops, the Qin generals shooting geese, the Qin people saluting, and the fire bombs retreating from Qin.

In normal times, any one thing would make them talk for days, but now several things are concentrated in one morning, which can't help but add a lot of fun to the boring military life. From then on they knew that the king was so young and so heroic; They saw the unparalleled Qin generals in archery, and shot down a goose with one arrow; They even worshiped the ten Zhurong vessels, and it was precisely because of this miracle that the king warned the Qin people, 'Do not approach our army for 500 steps'.

The vast majority of the common people are simple in nature, they not only revere the king, but also admire the Qin generals, and worship the trebuchet, but the sergeants, the sons of the nobles, and even some generals in the army are wondering why the king let the descendants of the princes and princes be lined up in front of the battle?

'The milk tiger roars in the valley, and the beasts are terrified. The falcon tries its wings, and the wind and dust are sucked up. The strong should not give in, not for the loyalty of the monarchy, not for the support of the people, do you know...... 'This kind of saying is very beautiful, but what does the king actually want to do? Is it because you want them to die in battle by putting the children of nobles in the first three rows? Or is there something else going on?

"The child thought that although the king was young, he was the lord of the world. I heard ...... "It was Zeng Jue, the eldest son of Xiyang's master, who was standing in the first row today, Xiong Jing glanced at him when he rode over to inspect, and he was so excited that goosebumps all over his body. "When Yingdu rebelled, the king led a thousand palace armor to defeat five thousand rebels, and the formation used by the palace armor was taught by the king. Previously, I heard that the king was going to set up a military school, which shows that the king does not like scribes but samurai, and the noble children who are listed in front of the battle will be of great use in the future. ”

"Big brother, the king has not yet been crowned, Qu Jingzhao in the middle of the court has three Suduo scribes, and every year the literary attendants are from these three families, no matter how bad it is, it is also a guest of the three families, even if the king loves samurai, what can he do?" Zeng Yin has always been by his father's side, in all fairness, he looks down on martial artists, even if he becomes a military general, if he is defeated, he will be defeated and killed, who can guarantee that every battle will be won.

"Father, the son is willing to be in front of the battle with the eldest brother, please ask for father's permission." The third son once bowed to his father, and now he and the second brother obey his father's orders, but his heart is the same as that of the eldest brother, hoping to be at the forefront of the army.

"Third brother!" Zeng Yin called out to his younger brother, and looked at Zeng Fang again: "Father, third brother, you are still young, how can you ......?"

"Second brother, I have been crowned, how can I be young?" looked at the second brother unconvinced, and was about to get up and compare his height with the second brother.

"It's noisy!" Zeng Fang has already thought about how to get the benefits of the king's praise, and now the discussion is about the 'first three rows', the three sons and the eldest son stand in front of the formation, and the younger son may not be inappropriate to go again, but the king ......, Zeng Fang always likes to tilt his head when he thinks about problems, and the more he tilts his head, the deeper his thoughts become.

"Eto, the shogunate is beating the drum." There were bursts of drums in his ears, and Zeng Fang threw down his three sons and rushed straight to Xiang Yan's shogunate. When he entered the big tent, he saw the king sitting in the middle, Xiang Yan sitting on his left side, and Peng Zong on the right side. The generals attending the meeting were very happy, after all, today's Chu army defeated the Qin people, and ten fireballs scared Meng Wu back to the camp on the spot.

"Today's gathering of generals is for tomorrow's withdrawal of troops...... "Jun Sima got straight to the point and said the meaning of this convocation. In fact, the withdrawal of troops has long been customized, and the habit is that the right army retreats first, then the middle army, and then the left army. At this time, the two armies of Chu and Qin were separated by several miles, and it was not difficult to retreat, unless the Qin army was out of the camp, but this possibility was very small, what could it do if they left the camp? If the Qin army does not fight, it will still have to retreat to the battalion. On the first day, the two armies of Chu and Qin were separated by only a few miles, and on the second day, the two armies were separated by twenty miles, and on the third day, they were thirty-five miles. Except for the decisive battle, the Qin army had no way to let the Chu army stay.

The generals were puzzled that in order to retreat, Dongye Gu, the division of Ludi, was the first to say: "The king, the general, the minister thinks that the morale of our army is booming, and at this time there must be no retreat. The Qi army has descended to Jucheng and the Wei army has entered the siege of Chen County, so at this time, the Qin army should fight early. ”

"General Dongye, if our army fights with the Qin army, we can fight, and the Qin people also know that our army is anxious to fight." Peng Zong said loudly, he knew that there were many generals who were unwilling to retreat. "The strategy of retreating and seeking war is determined by the king and the general."

Naturally, no one dared to oppose the matter that Xiong Jing and Xiang Yan had personally decided, but Zeng Fang stood up and said, "After withdrawing, the minister naturally agrees with the strategy of seeking war." Ranchen has another matter, and asks the king and the general for permission. ”

Zeng Fang stood up a little abruptly, Xiong Jing smiled: "Please tell Dr. Zeng." ”

"I don't dare. The minister thought that the three armies could not win the spirit, and the general could not win the heart. Today, the Qin army does not fight with us, because our army is vigorous, and it does not dare to take my edge. However, those who are vigorous in our army are the reason for the king's inspection......"

Although Zeng Fang's words were flattering, they also made many generals nod, and the king made a tour today, and the morale of the whole army skyrocketed, during which he also used trebuchets to hack away the main general of the Qin army, Meng Wu. Not wanting to do this, Zeng Fang's tone changed, and then said: "...... There are also noble sons and daughters who are listed in front of the battle. My division of Xiyang, although the death is less than forty or fifty times, pretends to stand in front of and behind the formation, and the morale of the whole division has risen greatly, and the halberd is also strong. Therefore, the ministers thought that the kings and generals should order the sons of the nobles to be lined up in front of the battle, so that the morale of our army could retreat without falling. ”

The new king ascended the throne, making Yin undecided, and there are always people who like to do what they like, looking forward to a share of the new round of power shuffle. There were fifty or sixty generals present, and their expressions were different when they heard Zeng Fang's words. Some are thoughtful, some are disapproving, some are whispering, and some are smiling contemptuously, but this is Zeng Fang making a statement to the king and the general, since the king and the general have not yet spoken, they can only endure any objections first.

"What does the king think?" Xungui stood in the front row at Xiong Jing's request, so Xiang Yan looked at Xiong Jing.

"What do you think?" Xiong Jing was wearing iron armor and was tired and half dead today, and just now Peng Zong said a lot of things about the retreat, and he almost fell asleep. I thought I could sleep after the discussion, but I didn't expect Zeng Fang to come out like this.

"The minister thinks that the courtesy cannot be abolished, how can the son of the noble be with the common people?" It's Higashino Gu again, he's old, and his seat is very early.

"Then don't you want to know, where should the son of the noble stand?" Xiong Jing had to fight a spiritual polemic. "Standing behind the formation, waiting for our army to be defeated and then fleeing? Or is it that the enemy rushes up to grab the merit after he dies? Or is it standing in the middle of the military curtain and not seeing the halberd? ”

"King, the ceremony must not be abolished!" Dongye Gu exclaimed, he is a person from Ludi, and he is extremely respectful.

"In today's world, when two armies are fighting, what is the use of courtesy?" Xiong Jing saw that his beard was gray, and he didn't want to argue anymore, but he still refuted it.

This sentence was like a sharp arrow, which directly made Higashino Gu kneel, not because he gave in, but because he was heartbroken.

"Fuli, the scriptures of heaven, the righteousness of the earth, and the people's deeds can be passed through the country, the community, the people, and the heirs...... "Dongye Gu is not only a general, but also a Confucian. As soon as he knelt down, the corners of Xiang Yan's mouth smiled humbly.

Sure enough, as soon as Higashino Gu opened his mouth, he said that this ceremony is a matter of course, and it can be passed by the national society and the people. Xiang Yan was trying to see what Xiong Jing's expression was, but he heard Xiong Jing ask, "How is Lu Guo?" ”

Higashino Gu immediately stopped talking.

Xiong Jing said again: "Bu Yu has no contempt for Lu State, what I don't want to say is that etiquette is important, but just a ritual word is no longer enough to pass the country, set the society, order the people, and benefit the heirs, if so, why is Lu repeatedly bullied by Qi State?" Why do you ...... for my Chu country?"

"The ...... of the Great King" You Shi suddenly spoke up, Xiong Jing's words were too detrimental to national unity.

"This is a fact, not to mention that the Lu State was destroyed by my Chu State, and the Lu people can save face? How could my Chu State have treated the Lu people before? Xiong Jing had to interject to make things clear, "The Lu State was indeed destroyed by our Chu State, but our Chu army helped the Lu people to hold the Yimu River Valley and prevent the Qi army from going south." Jucheng was pulled out by the Qi army, isn't it because the Jucheng Chu army was transferred? ”

Looking through the historical materials, it was very easy for the Chu State to destroy Lu, that is, the Lu army fought the last battle for the King of Lu, and then the Lu State was destroyed. Considering the long-term peace and stability, Yin Huangxie harassed the people strictly, and released all the captured Lu soldiers back home a few days later. And the nobles of Lu did not move, those who were willing to go to Ju County with King Lu would go, and those who did not go would keep the fiefdom. The management of Lu Di was simple because of customs, and there were no new feudal clans here, and most of the officials were still in their original positions. The predecessors planted trees and the later people enjoyed the shade, so Xiong Jing dared to say such things.

"The six arts of a gentleman, but how many of today's gentlemen can shoot, how many can resist, and how many dare to fight?" Xiong Jing returned to the previous topic. "General Higashino is unavoidable because of his courtesy, and he doesn't want his noble children to stand in front of the military formation, and he is not reluctant. However, in the future, the state of Chu will be appointed as an official and a soldier, and he does not want to be selected in the first three lines of the military formation. If the children of the nobles are insufficient, even if they are commoners, as long as this person dares to fight bravely and can enter school and succeed, he can also become an official. ”

Originally, it was just an argument between Dong Ye Gu and Xiong Jing, and it was just a discussion about whether Xungui's children were listed in front of the battle, but as soon as Xiong Jing's words came out, the audience was shocked. It's no longer a matter of tactics, it's a political statement, and it's a trend that favors all of you. They are all military generals, and their sons are naturally more likely to survive the fierce battle than the sons of civil officials who can only recite poems and lyrics. For example, Xiang Chao, the son of Xiang Yan, entered Qin with the army without a crown, and has already made military achievements, which is comparable to the son of a civil official?

"The Great King is wise!" The first to react shouted.

"The Great King is wise." The people who came to understand it also shouted after him, and then bowed their heads and bowed their heads to worship this unfinished king, who seemed to them to be kinder and more virtuous than any previous king of Chu.

Only Dong Yegu, who knelt on the ground for a long time, sighed and said quite presciently: "The Chu country is in chaos!" ”