Su Qin knew that Zhao Hou and Zhao Yu were unwilling to be the country's poor and weak monarchs, so he also deliberately highlighted the interests of Zhao State, if Zhao State took the initiative to take the lead in the alliance, it would undoubtedly get the greatest benefit from the alliance.

One more friend, one more strength; The east is not bright, the west is bright. Even if there are individual vassal states in the future, such as Wei and Chu, abandon the alliance, but Zhao can get the support of its close neighbors Yan and Qi, it is equivalent to having a solid backyard.

Zhao Hou Zhao Yu originally had high hopes for the Hezong Alliance, and when he heard Su Qin's deliberate emphasis on the favorable situation of Zhao Guozhi, he immediately danced with excitement and said: "The widow is determined to support Prime Minister Su Cheng to the end, as long as the widow reigns for one day, he will never turn his back on the Hezong Alliance." ”

Su Qin then proposed the reform of Zhao's internal affairs with Zhaohou Zhao Yu, and he owed Zhao Xi a favor, and Zhao Xi asked him to persuade Zhaohou Zhao Yu to promote internal political reform as soon as possible as the prime minister on the battlefield of Anyi, so Su Qin also gave advice to Zhaohou Zhao Yu.

However, Zhao Hou Zhao Yu is a person who is afraid of being incomplete, and it is a good thing to be thoughtful, but if it is too detailed, it is indecisive and very unfavorable to do big things. Previously, on the issue of making Zhao Yong the crown prince, Zhao Hou and Zhao Yu also took great pains to accept Su Qin's proposal.

Now, when Zhao Hou Zhao Yu was facing the pain of change and the opposition of the old nobles of Zhao State, he hesitated again and said: "There are many people involved in the change, the affairs are complicated, and the widow is not in good health, so I am afraid that I will give up halfway, so it is better to not move for the time being." Let's talk about it later. ”

When Su Qin heard Zhao Hou Zhao Yu's answer, he was inevitably a little disappointed, but he was still very grateful to Zhao Hou and Zhao Yu for fully supporting Hezong, with this strong pillar, Su Qin had an indestructible rear, and he himself worked hard in front to be at ease and steadfast.

Su Qin left Zhao for a long time, Fei Yi took care of the big and small things in the Prime Minister's Mansion in an orderly manner, and his talent in governing affairs won Su Qin's appreciation.

Fei Yi himself is naturally very happy, and he is also happy with the crown prince Zhao Yong, because he and Fei Yi are partners who grew up together, and Fei Yi controls the political affairs of Zhao State, which is undoubtedly very beneficial to Zhao Yong's smooth accession to the throne in the future.

Zhao Yong and Fei Yi went to visit Su Qin in the peach garden with gratitude, Zhao Yong did not put the prince on the throne at all in front of Su Qin, and bowed first when they met, and opened his mouth to "respect Prime Minister Su Cheng", which made Su Qin very uneasy, of course he could guess the prince's intentions, which was to try his best to win himself over before ascending the throne.

However, it is the norm for the king of a country to be courteous and condescending, and if he asks for his subordinates, he will be clever and rewarded, and then the goal is reached, he will often regret or be ashamed of the original etiquette under his subordinates, and try his best to find a balance.

You have to be a wise and wise saint like Yao Shun to have the ideal wisdom of employing people and a broad mind like the sea.

Su Qin repeatedly warned himself to be sober and not to be slower than Zhao Yong because of his diligence. For Su Qin, Wei Wei's death will always be the most painful memory and the most profound lesson.

Su Qin also often met Zhao Xi in the court, and the two had fought intimately side by side in Anyi, but after returning to Zhao, Su Qin felt that it was inconvenient to get too close to Zhao Xi, and Zhao Xi also deliberately kept a distance from him.

Su Qin thought about it later, and felt that Zhao Xi's lukewarmness with himself may be due to his failure to successfully persuade Zhao Hou and Zhao Yu to promote internal political reforms, and he was suspected of breaking his word, and Zhao Xi probably also cared about the ambiguous relationship between Su Qin and Meng Di among the Meng sisters before, and he was angry.

Because of this relationship, even after Meng Ting returned to Zhao Kingdom, there were not many opportunities to meet and talk with her sister Meng Di.

They are related to each other, but they communicate heart-to-heart because they cause trouble, isn't it embarrassing to sigh.

When Meng Ting came back this time, she didn't shy away from the discussions of the Zhao people, moved into the peach garden, and lived with Su Qin, her parents asked her about her plans, and she replied: "Isn't it good for me to be like this?" Wouldn't it be more conducive to Zhao Yong's accession to the throne in the future? ”

The parents thought about it, and it was true, so they went with her. However, from the depths of Meng Ting's heart, what she hopes more is to live a happy life with Su Qin, who is warm and heartfelt, and she doesn't care what others say.

Since Su Qin returned to Zhao State, he has been busy with several things on his own, where can he have the heart to think about the lifelong events between him and Meng Ting.

Su Qin was dizzy from hard work all day, but it had been more than half a month before he had sorted out the state affairs and family affairs, and there were still some trivial matters in government affairs after the end, so he simply handed them over to Feiyi to deal with.

At this time, he began to seriously consider the matter of entering Chu. Because of Zhang Yi's failure to lobby the Chu State in front, Su Qin could not help but make some preparations cautiously and carefully.

He finally decided to publicly explain his intentions to Tian Bijiang, the king of Qi, Ji Sheng, the king of Yan, and Wei Si, the king of Wei, and then asked them to send a hundred horses each to follow him to Chu to lobby and strengthen his momentum.

And he led thousands of retinues from Zhao State, and mobilized all the chariots, horses, and honor guards given to him by the King of Zhao, so that a huge four-country mission was formed in ancient times.

The reason why Su Qin made such a big move was also to deliberately show his strength to the Chu State in order to deter the arrogance of the Chu people.

Sure enough, Su Qin sent the letters of state from Zhao, Qi, Wei, and Yan to Chu in advance, indicating that he led the envoys of the four countries to Chu State, and soon after, Xiong Shang, the king of Chu, responded.

Xiong Shang, the king of Chu, sent a fast horse to deliver a letter to Su Qin, saying that Doctor Jingchi of Chu was on the northern border to personally greet the Four Kingdoms delegation led by Su Qin.

Su Qin expected that the king of Chu would not dare to refuse easily, because the development of the situation had already tilted towards the side of the alliance, but what he did not expect was that in fact, when the state of Chu received the letter of state, there was a fierce debate in the court, and the degree of-for-tat was far beyond Su Qin's imagination.

The conservative faction led by the crown prince Mi Huai, the doctor Chen Zhi and other courtiers thought that there was no need to deal with the envoys of the four countries at all, the state of Chu had its own position, and no country was afraid, the soldiers would block it, and the water would cover it, so why bother to stand up in front of Su Qin!

The realistic faction, led by Ling Yin Zhaoyang, Dafu Jingchi and other courtiers, advocated adapting to the current situation and accepting the envoys of the four countries, so that the Chu State could nominally join the Hezong Alliance, and seek stable conditions without spending a single soldier, why not?

After receiving the letter of state, Xiong Shang, the king of Chu, thought for two days in a row, and stayed awake all night, and later, he finally made up his mind and leaned towards the realist proposition, he felt that he was old, and he did not have the vigorous energy of the young man's arrogance, and if joining the alliance was beneficial to the state of Chu, then it would be wise to deign for a while.

Xiong Shang, the king of Chu, was even more worried that if the Qin state was afraid of the alliance of the four countries and did not dare to use force against these four countries, and only targeted the isolated Chu state, then the Chu state would suffer heavy losses.

Xiong Shang, the king of Chu, made up his mind, and the next day announced his decision on the spot, and appointed Jing Chi as the minister of protocol, responsible for receiving Su Qin's visit. As soon as he announced the edict, he saw the crown prince Mi Huai frowning, pouting, and a look of disdain on his face.

Xiong Shang, the king of Chu, asked the prince: "Huai'er, do you have any opinions on the decision to be a father?" What else do you want to say, just plain it. ”

Qi Huai was about to step forward to generously state his opinions, but unexpectedly, among the courtiers, the doctor Qu Mu immediately fell, Qu Mu sighed, foaming at the mouth and fell on top of the court.

When the ministers saw Qu Mu fainting to the ground, they hurriedly stepped forward to treat and support, and the entire court became a pot of porridge. Qi Huai was angry in his heart, and he was about to say something against condescension to the envoys of the four countries, but was interrupted by this Qu Mu who did not know the current affairs.

Xiong Shang, the king of Chu, hurriedly asked people to find the imperial doctor of the palace to diagnose and treat Qu Mu, and the imperial doctor checked the pulse, looked at Qu Mu's eyelids, and then asked Qu Mu's physical condition and diet and daily life. After the last episode, the imperial doctor diagnosed Qu Mu as having an occasional cold, and ate cold foods such as raw fish breasts in the morning, so he attacked internally and externally and fainted to the ground.

Qu Mu was taken out of the palace and sent back to his own mansion, and the king of Chu saw that such a strange thing had happened in the court, and he didn't have the heart to continue to discuss it, so he simply announced the dissolution of the dynasty.

The crown prince Mihuai and Qu Mu were very close, and he felt that he should show his concern, so in the afternoon, he went to Qu Mu's mansion to visit him. When he arrived at the gate of Qu Mu's mansion, the porter saw the prince's guard of honor, and hurriedly passed the word to the mansion, and after a while, Qu Mu actually ran out to welcome the prince in person.

The prince got out of the carriage, and when he stepped into the mansion, he looked at Qu Mu, who was accompanying him, and asked curiously: "Is your illness getting better so quickly?" ”

Qu Mu smiled mysteriously, and did not answer immediately, he made a gesture to invite in, and asked the prince to go to the study in the mansion first. When he entered the room, Qu Mu closed the door tightly, and then replied: "Weichen is not really sick, but pretending to be sick." ”

The prince's eyes widened and he looked at Qu Mu in confusion, Qu Mu lowered his voice and said, "Weichen also thought about the prince, so he made this decision. ”

The prince let out an "ah" and asked, "What did Doctor Qu say about this, and what did you mean by fainting?" ”

Qu Mu solemnly persuaded the prince: "Today, the king in the court is testing the prince, don't you see it? In fact, the king has already issued an edict to accept Su Qin into Chu, indicating that he has already made up his mind, and asking the prince's opinion depends on the extent of resistance in your heart. ”