At the end of the banquet, King Chu Hui specially sent his chamberlain to bring Zigong to see him, just for fear that Zigong would forget.

When King Chu Hui saw Zigong, King Chu Hui's mood calmed down, and he didn't ask in a hurry, but pretended to smile casually, and said, "Zigong, you won't blame the widow for letting you stay alone in the empty room tonight, right?" Ha! Ha! ”

When Zigong heard this, he also smiled and said: "Although the beauty is beautiful, it is not as good as the king's grace!" ”

When King Chu Hui heard Zigong's compliment, he immediately felt very refreshed, but he still said modestly: "Zigong, you are too polite. I don't know what Zigong was going to say at the banquet just now? ”

Zigong showed a thoughtful look, as if he was organizing the language, and after half a sound, he spoke: "Great King, Zigong has heard of such a thing in the Han Kingdom. At the beginning, the Yue Kingdom sent troops to attack the Han State for the first time, but it was wiped out by the whole army, and the Han State could not be helped. So Fan Li used a plan against the Han State and blocked the salt into the Han Kingdom, intending to let the Han Kingdom perish! ”

Speaking of this, Zigong did not speak, and looked at King Chu Hui.

King Chu Hui immediately showed a thoughtful look.

Zigong continued, "So the Han sent troops to the Sanyi tribe and worked hard to seize this piece of salt-producing land, so that he was no longer restricted by the Yue Kingdom. And how similar is the situation of the current Chu State to the original Han State? ”

Chu Hui Wang Qiang smiled: "Zigong, you are too exaggerated. ”

Zigong shook his head with a serious face and said: "It's just that the king still has some scruples about Zigong to say so, in fact, the king may have already realized something in his heart!" ”

King Chu Hui's face stiffened slightly, and just as he wanted to explain, Zigong preemptively said: "This year, Wu has a bumper harvest, and Fucha is already preparing to conquer the Han Kingdom in the south. In this battle, if Fucha wins, the Han Kingdom will retreat into the original mountains and rely on the terrain to resist. And the state of Wu will control all the roads of Haiyan into the state of Chu, if the state of Wu pinched off these passages, then what does the king think? ”

King Chu Hui still refuted himself: "Looking at Zigong, you want Chu to send troops to help Han, right?" ”

Zigong shook his head and said, "No! Zigong will not do this, Zigong is actually a betrayal of the lord by doing this, but in order to repay the king for his knowledge of Zigong, Zigong will be a courtier of Chu for a day. ”

Speaking of this, Zigong didn't wait for King Chu Hui to argue, he had already spoken: "Zigong is here to say what will happen if the Wu State is defeated, then the Han State will rise and replace the Wu State." Zigong will definitely propose to the man a strategy to cut off the sea salt of the Chu State. ”

Hearing this, a thick murderous intent flashed in King Chu Hui's eyes.

Zigong calmly continued: "Does the king want to kill Zigong? ”

King Chu Hui said insincerely: "How can it be? ”

Zigong didn't break it, and said with a smile: "Actually, even if Zigong doesn't put forward this strategy, doesn't the king think that there is no capable person under the command of the man?" At the beginning, Fan Li's desperate plan, the former secretary of the Yue State was also present to listen to Fan Li's words, but now the literature is the right minister of the Han State. And with the wisdom of a man, Xiangguo Kan Pingtian and others, won't they come up with it? ”

When King Chu Hui heard this, the killing intent in the depths of his eyes also disappeared, and he knew that what Zigong said was not wrong.

Zigong continued: "Maybe the king will still think about the mineral salt of Bashu!" Although the mineral salt is said to be produced in Bashu, the transportation of Shu is backward, and most of the mineral salt comes from the Baoguo country in Hanzhong. Bao was sandwiched between Chu and Qin, and compared with the capital of Chu, Qin's Yongyi was closer and had more influence on Bao. If Wu or Han and Qin unite and plan to divide the territory of Chu equally, and what Qin needs to do is to let Bao not export mineral salt to Chu, do you think Qin will agree? ”

"How is that possible!" King Chu Hui is still a dead duck with a hard mouth, and he doesn't want to show weakness in front of Zigong.

Zigong was not angry, but just shook his head and said, "Why should the king be angry with Zigong? Although it is said that the salt of Bao and Wu or Han was blocked, Chu could still be tested in Jin and Qi. But the Jin State is the feud of the Chu State, and after knowing the situation of the Chu State, maybe it will intervene, and I also hope that the Chu State can be carved up, where will the Chu State be tested? Even if you give, how much can you give? As for the Qi State, the sea salt of the Qi State does not say that it has to pass through the wall grass in the Central Plains, even if it reaches the Chu State, can it ensure the needs of the Chu State? ”

King Chu Hui was speechless when asked by Zigong's words. At this time, he also put away his reserve, and asked Zigong for help: "Sir, save my Chu country!" ”

King Chu Hui even changed his title, no longer called Zigong, but called Zigong as Mr. instead.

Zigong heard this, but he didn't show even a trace of triumph, and he was still neither arrogant nor humble. opened his mouth and said: "Great King, since Zigong can say this, although he will not sit idly by and ignore it. Zigong meant that the king should send troops to Bao State, and before Han and Wu could react, they annexed Bao State. In this way, the state of Chu has its own salt farm, which may not be enough to support the needs of the state of Chu, but the king can open up the road to and from Bashu, so that the king can open up the territory and get rid of the restrictions of salt on the state of Chu! ”

When King Chu Hui heard this, he had only one feeling for Zigong in his heart, one word - obedience.

King Chu Hui suddenly said seriously: "Sir, the widow is willing to take the position of Right Yin and treat Mr. in Luodi Sanyi!" ”

Even Zigong, who has always been neither arrogant nor humble, can't help but be frightened by the generosity of King Chu Hui, Youyin is equivalent to the deputy prime minister, and there are three cities as fiefs. Zigong couldn't help but feel a little moved, but Zigong thought of Yang Zilu's kindness to him, gritted his teeth, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and said to King Chu Hui: "Zigong can only make the king regret!" ”

King Chu Hui let out a long sigh and sighed with emotion: "I really hate the heavens, why can't I meet Mr. earlier?" ”

Zigong comforted: "The state of Chu is full of talents, and there are orders in the court Yin Zixi, Da Sima Gongzi Qi, and Zuo Yin Ziqi. The border is guarded by fierce generals Ye Gong and Bai Gongsheng. There are many talents, just like a carp crossing the river, why should the king care about Zigong alone? ”

When King Chu Hui heard this, he just smiled reluctantly, but the look of regret on his face had already told Zigong that King Chu Hui had not let go of the obsession in his heart.

Zigong didn't know how to appease, so he had to retreat.

King Chu Hui still has some self-control, and after Zigong left, he also cleaned up his mood, summoned Zixi, Ziqi, Gongzi Qi and other three important ministers of Chu State, and told the three uncles and uncles what Zigong said to him.

(To be continued)