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The envoy sent by Qin has already come to Changsha, and it is clear that the old king of Chu has forgotten to return at a glance of the mountains and rivers of Qinchuan, and intends to postpone the return date, and the envoy will inform him.

If such a remark is placed in the ears of outsiders, it may be doubtful, but the ministers above the Chu court, such as Mi Yuan and Zhao Ju, do know that the old king of Chu will never have such a thought, and such a statement can only show that the king has been held hostage by the Qin State and cannot return.

When the news came, the whole Chu country had become a mess.

In the main hall of Changsha Palace, the civil and military generals of Chu State all gathered on the temple and kept talking about each other, and a pair of eyes looked at the vacant throne from time to time, sometimes sighing and smiling, sometimes clapping and shaking their heads, and sometimes being indignant.

"The Qin State has no way, and it has done such a bad thing, what is the intention of holding my king hostage?"

"I'm afraid that I will coerce my king to cede the land and Qin before I can stop."

"What a good thing that is!"

"What else? Directly lead the troops out of the land of Yan Ying and kill towards Wuguan! ”

Just when some Wenchen were indignantly shouting for war, Gongzi Zilan suddenly scolded: "It's just nonsense, now that my king is in the hands of the Qin State, if he rashly sends troops, the king is afraid that his life will not be guaranteed, and if the king makes a mistake, who of you can afford to take responsibility?" ”

As soon as these words came out, a group of indignant courtiers immediately shut up. It's good that Zilan didn't say anything, but her voice suddenly provoked Qu Yuan's sharp eyes, "Zilan Gongzi, please shut up, my king's appointment to go to Wuguan is all thanks to you, if it weren't for you in front of the king to lure and confuse the king, and offer all the slander, how could there be today's bad news?" ”

"...... you" Gongzi Zilan's face turned pale, and when he looked at the ministers with his eyes, he found that they were all silent, which made him know that these ministers must now see themselves like a plague, and they can't wait to stay away.

Zilan's heart was actually very flustered, not only did she have no way to refute Qu Yuan's scolding, but she was also afraid that once the old King of Chu came back, she would be questioned and punished, and she would be guilty of killing her head. After all, at the beginning, Zhaoju, Qu Yuan and other courtiers were opposed to going to the meeting and talking, and he Zilan alone tried his best to approve, and now the old King of Chu has been kidnapped, and Gongzi Zilan is the first to bear the brunt.

Zhao Ju said bitterly: "The matter has come to this point, the first thing to do now is to think about how to solve the matter of my king being held hostage by Qin, and Doctor Zuotu will put this matter aside for the time being, and wait for my king to return and obey the king." ”

Qu Yuan, who was angry, snorted coldly and was silent, Zilan on the side couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and Zhao Ju ordered Yin to say again: "At the current situation, the kidnapping of my king is extremely unfavorable to my Chu State. ”

At this time, a Chu minister said: "My king was kidnapped by the Qin State, and the crown prince should have been in charge of the country at this time, but now the prince is hostage to the Qi State, how can this be good!" ”

In today's Chu Ting, the king and the prince are not there, so Ling Yin can only preside over the overall situation, but this is not a long-term solution. After a long time, another Chu minister said: "The minister thinks that my king is bound, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to return to the country for a while." As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, and at this moment, it is the first thing to set up a new monarch to preside over the overall situation to stabilize the government. ”

As soon as these words came out, like the sound of thunder, the Chu ministers who exploded were dumbfounded, and suddenly the needles falling on the temple could be heard. Qu Yuan's anger, which was finally calmed down, rushed to his heart again, and he glared angrily at the courtier in an instant: "The king has been taken hostage, and he should immediately send troops to fight against him, how can he abandon the king and do such a rebellious act?" ”

That Chu Chen was scolded by Qu Yuan and immediately retracted his head, Dr. Zuo's power in Chu Court is very high, even the old King Chu is often counted down by him in front of his ministers, not to mention others, although there are many people who hate him and wish to put him to death, but he has won the trust of the old Chu King, and there is not much to do about him.

At the moment of the Chu State, the only person who can speak to Qu Yuan is Ling Yin Zhaoju, so he heard his words: "Don't be impatient, the old man thinks that this method is also feasible, it is an expedient measure, and at the moment, the overall situation should be taken as the priority, and the new monarch presides over the overall situation only to act as the king, and when my king returns to Chu, everything will be restored to its original state and each will perform its duties." In this way, no matter what the Qin State wants to blackmail our king, its conspiracy will inevitably not succeed. ”

"Is there no one in the Chu State?" At this time, Qu Yuan's eyes were moist, and his eyes were bloodshot, but when he saw that he was about to point at the generals, he said bitterly: "Where is your blood? Was it all defeated by the Great Patriotic War? Xingshi crusaded to rescue the king, but no one dared to fight, and the 700-year-old Chu State no longer had the ambition of King Zhuang to win the world, and the Chu State ...... I'm going to die——! ”

Zhao Ju secretly sighed that this Mi Yuan's heart is strong, after all, it is not suitable for Huan Hai, the current situation in Chu is changing rapidly, once the old Chu King has three long and two short, you Mi Yuan will also be in a catastrophe, at this time, it should be clear and protect himself, Zhao Ju thought so far and said coldly: "Doctor Zuo wants to crusade against the Qin State, but can the Chu State still fight?" In the first battle of Chu and Qin, hundreds of thousands of Chu people died on the battlefield, and then in the first battle of Chu Wei, millions of Chu people died in Huangquan because of this. Sending women and children into battle to kill the enemy? And my king is in the hands of the Qin State, how to fight? If you lose the war, you will lose the country and the king. ”

"Doctor Zuo, don't say more." Zhao Ju ordered Yin Lian to shake his head again and again to stop it, and said: "Now I have to do this expedient measure, and now it is a top priority to welcome the prince back to the country, and the old man can only offend my king...... Then he said to the king of Qi that my king had unfortunately passed away recently, and the prince Heng Gongzi urgently needed to return to the country to govern and become the king of Chu. ”

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Yin Zhaoju sent the teacher of the crown prince Mi Heng as a special envoy to rush north to the Central Plains to rush to the Qi State, and the envoys of the Chu State entered Linzi to convey the changes in the Chu court, which made the King of Qi feel puzzled.

At this time, the court meeting dispersed, and King Qi left Su Qin and Meng Weijun Tianwen, who had returned to the Qi court.

Speaking of Su Qin, now the scholars in Linzi City are also constantly discussing, because Su Qin's deeds of serving the kings of the two countries as a person are praised, so left and right, looking at the world, there is no one like the right, and it has also attracted countless people to bow to Su Qin's ability.

The king of Qi on the seat muttered suspiciously: "On the tenth day, my Qi secret agent came to report that the old king of Chu was cruising in the Qin country, and he was able to linger. But now that the envoy of Chu came to visit in a hurry, he said that the old King of Chu had died of illness, this matter is inevitably too strange, what do you think about it? ”

After finishing speaking, King Qi looked at Tian Wen and Su Qin, and the latter immediately smiled and said: "I, Wang Yingming, Mr. Qiu Ming's "Zuo's Spring and Autumn Period" is cloudy: when the sky is reversed, it is a disaster, the earth is a demon, the people are against morality, and chaos is a demon disaster. The state of Chu has changed for no reason, and there must be demons when things go wrong. Regardless of whether the old King of Chu is immortal or alive, but right now, the prince of Chu is in the hands of my king, and he can't easily return to the country and miss the God-given opportunity to seek benefits with him. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that, sir? King Qi was curious and asked. Su Qin smiled leisurely and arched his hand: "The minister thinks that my king should detain the prince in exchange for the land of Huaisi." ”

King Qi was slightly stunned: "Coercing the prince of Chu to sacrifice land, will the Chu State allow it?" ”

Su Qin said with a smile: "Weichen will see that the envoys of Chu are eager to welcome Mi Heng back to the country, it can be seen that the state of Chu is anxious to welcome the new monarch, although it is not for any reason, but there is a reason after all, but what reason is not important to my Qi country, as long as you know that the state of Chu is eager to welcome the prince back to the country, there is a way that the country cannot be without a king for a day, so that the state of Chu is eager to stabilize the government and must have to allow it to sacrifice land." ”

Being able to take this opportunity to extort three hundred miles of Huaisi land from the State of Chu, King Qi was suddenly moved, and at this moment, Tian Wen said coldly: "Not to mention that it has not been long since Qi and Chu rebuilt the alliance, it is not a gentleman's work to take advantage of the danger of others to snatch other people's land." Besides, now that the land of Huaisi is occupied by the Song State, the king, Tian Wen thinks that this move is inappropriate. Besides, there are many heirs of the old Chu princes, if my king forcibly stays in Mi Heng and forces the Chu State to abolish the crown prince and set up a new king, my king will not only lose an inch of land in Huaisi, but also make the Qi State suffer an unrighteous infamy, and in the end, he will send the deposed prince Mi Heng, why bother? ”

When King Qi heard this, he immediately nodded again and again: "Xue Gong's words are not unreasonable, it seems that there is indeed something wrong with this policy." ”

At this time, Su Qin smiled and arched his hand and said, "My king Rongyu." Xue Gong's words are indeed deeply important, so this strategy is a foolproof strategy, and the victory is in hand. ”

King Qi suddenly looked at him suspiciously: "Su Qin, this preface doesn't match the afterword, what is the explanation?" ”

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