Xiong Wu said so.

The people sitting here are all old men in the officialdom, and of course they know what the surrender of the Chu State means.

Indeed, the Cang army can break through Chu City and kill all the royal families and families in the city.

But what about the rest of the Chu State?

You must know that even if it is on the verge of dying, the court and army of Chu still control at least thirty percent of the territory, if the royal family of Chu is destroyed, then the remaining territories of Chu can be fought for, and the Cang army has to pay a huge price, and then occupy the city little by little.

If the state of Chu surrenders to the state of Cang, then more than thirty percent of the remaining territory can be smoothly handed over to the state of Cang.

In other words, Chu City is small, and the surrender of Chu State is big.

The so-called siege of the city is just a means of intimidation.

The monarchs and ministers of the Chu State also understand this truth, so they know very well that they have a dependence, and the Cangguo State will agree.

What needs to be carefully considered now is what kind of appeasement conditions the royal family and nobles of Chu State can get after the surrender of Chu State.

That's all that matters!

On the one hand, the royal family of the Chu State wanted to keep the temple, obtain a part of the hereditary fief, and continue to enjoy the life of a master.

On the other hand, the nobles of the family also hope to be able to keep their family's wealth and obtain some titles and official positions.

Including whether Cangguo can promise that after the complete surrender of Chu, will it cross the river and tear down the bridge.

After discussing for a while, the monarch and ministers came to the critical moment.

Who to send?

Since you want to bargain with Cangguo, you definitely need an envoy to negotiate with the Cang army outside the city, and even go to Cangguo to negotiate with the Cangguo court.

People from major families can be deputy envoys, but they definitely can't act as chief envoys, so that neither the rest of the families nor the royal family will be reassured, let alone show sincerity, and slow down the entire negotiation process.

You must know that now that the war is fierce, the cities of Chu are falling day by day, and the means that Chu can come up with to negotiate are getting fewer and fewer, and the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to Chu State.

"Lord Qu Dan is the prime minister of the auxiliary country, and he can be the master."

"King Huai is my royal family of Great Chu, and he can be the main envoy."

"Lord Qu Dan is suitable."

"King Huai is more suitable!"

"Lord Qu Dan......"

"King Huai is suitable!"

Thus, a heated argument began in the main hall.

Everyone discussed who to send as the chief envoy between Qu Dan and King Huai.

"Ahem......"

Xiong Wu covered his mouth and coughed lightly, it was very inappropriate to argue like this in the main hall.

"In this way, Prime Minister Qu Dan has been trained in the Dahonglu Temple for many years, and has many connections in Cangguo, since the country is in danger, he has been working hard and donating all his family wealth, which can be described as extremely loyal and virtuous, it is better to be served as the main envoy by Lord Qu Dan, and assisted by King Huai......"

"Humph! Fallacy! This king does not agree!" King Huai interrupted Xiong Wu's words and snorted: "Although Qu Dan is loyal, he is a person with a foreign surname, if he acts as a chief envoy, it will inevitably cause criticism, it is related to the back road of Great Chu, how can an outsider decide the fate of my Great Chu royal family." ”

Silence......

The atmosphere in the hall became strange again.

Interrupting the emperor's speech, and attacking the prime minister who is deeply trusted by the emperor like this, even if it is a prince, can't do it?

"Humph! Huai Wang! When you say that, are you questioning me? ”

"Your Majesty has thought about it a lot, the minister is just thinking about the country, and he doesn't have any disrespect for His Majesty."

"Oh? Jiangshan Sheji? Could it be that you also want to point out the country? The essence in Xiong Wu's eyes flashed.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood, this Chu country is not Your Majesty alone, it belongs to the entire Great Chu royal family, since we are the princes, we naturally have to consider pretending to be a royal family."

"You!"

Xiong Wu's eyes froze, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

In the main hall, it is indeed not appropriate to tear your face with these princes.

Everyone knows that he, the emperor, will not be able to serve for a few days, so the respect and jealousy in his heart will inevitably be a little less, in case there is any out-of-control scene and any infighting, the consequences are not something he can afford.

Xiong Wu waved his sleeves: "I have made up my mind, I ordered Qu Dan to be the main envoy, King Huai to be the deputy envoy, to carry out the supervision duties, and the rest of the families will select one person to go out of the city to negotiate with the Cang army!"

"Yes, your ministers obey."

"No, this king is not convinced!" King Huai shouted, flicked his sleeves, and said: "If Your Majesty insists on this, then the minister has no choice but to resist the decree, and the dignified prince has been reduced to a deputy envoy, such a ......"

"Good!" Xiong Wu suddenly shouted: "I agreed!" I don't want you to do this position! Pass on the order, Huai Wang resisted the decree, read for the sake of many years of loyal work, do not investigate his crimes, and when negotiating with Cangguo, Huai Wang's family property and title can be discussed!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty think twice!"

"Please take back your order!"

Xiong Wu's anger caught the ministers off guard, especially the remaining seven princes, although they were quite unconvinced in their hearts, and they were all angry, but they dared not speak out, for fear that they would follow in the footsteps of King Huai at this time and cut off their own way of life.

Xiong Wu's heart was a lot more steady, and he said to Qu Dan: "Prime Minister, please go, Huaiwang resists the decree, I don't know the current affairs, and the family property and title can be transferred to the Qu family." ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen, you will definitely live up to your mission!"

Qu Dan knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

Everyone in the hall dispersed, and Qu Dan ordered some people and left the city in a hurry.

The rest of the families and clans, all of them were also busy, packing all kinds of gold and silver treasures and big cang coins, and at the same time thinking about welcoming the army of the cangguo in this way.

The people of the city also sensed that something was wrong, and a great chaos spread throughout the city.

There is revenge or revenge, and there is revenge.

The emotions that are suppressed on weekdays, or the dark demons in the heart, are all released at this moment.

The security in the city was extremely poor, and the officials had no intention of doing errands, so they all rushed back to their homes one by one.

The roadside vendors are long gone, and the bustling shops on both sides of the streets are now closed.

I don't have to sell anything I eat.

The entire Chu City seemed to be paralyzed in one day.

At night, the doors of each house are closed, the lights are turned off, and the city, which used to be bright late at night, becomes dark after nightfall, which makes people panic.

Repression!

Also on this day, the magnates of the Chu State did not sleep well.

Because, Qu Dan went to negotiate with Cangguo, if nothing else, he could get a preliminary attitude tomorrow, whether Cangguo accepted the surrender of Chu, or what conditions Cangguo could give after accepting the surrender of Chu, would become the key to future fate.

This night, it is difficult to sleep.