In 318 B.C., Chu, Qi, Zhao, Wei, Han, Yan, and Yiqu formed a joint trend to jointly resist Qin.

In the years that followed, although there were minor wars, they were generally relatively stable and the productive forces developed.

In 314 B.C., after Xiong Huai and Qu Yuan jointly implemented the 'Grass Constitution Reform', the Chu State was 'rich and strong and the law was established, and it belonged to the Zhenchen and the Sun', and the national strength of the Chu State was great.

But the power of the old aristocracy in the court was deep-rooted, and every change moved their interests, Xiong Huai was surrounded by relatives and ministers every day, they begged to stop changing the law, get rid of Qu Yuan, and even assassinate Qu Yuan behind his back, Xiong Huai could only endure the pain to stop the change, depose Qu Yuan and eliminate their anger.

Zheng Sleeve knew that Xiong Huai was depressed, so he enlightened and relieved him all day long, and still let Qu Yuan be the eldest son's husband, and secretly reminded Qu Yuan and Xiong Huai to be more careful.

Without him, the ministers in the palace of Chu are really cruel, a few decades ago, the king of Chu and Wu Qi implemented a change in the law, and also moved the bread of the old clan, and those old clans bought the servants and poisoned the food of the king of Chu Mourning, and the king of Chu mourning died in an unknown way, and Wu Qi was also killed by random arrows.

These courtiers are terrible!

The state of Chu is rotten internally, and its external image is still very strong, at least one of the three great powers, the state of Qi sent people to seek an alliance, they sent envoys to the palace of the king of Chu, proposing to send troops to attack the state of Qin together, and retrieve Quwo, which was occupied by the state of Chu in the Spring and Autumn Period, in order to show their sincerity, they invited to marry and sent the princess Tian Hui.

Xiong Huai also had the heart to recapture the important land of Quwo, so he readily agreed, and built the East Palace for Tian Hui, which was for the East Queen, after Tian Hui came to the palace of the King of Chu, he kept to himself, did things in a low-key manner, and got along well with Zheng Sleeve.

After the marriage, the state of Chu sent the general Jing Cui to march north, arranging the army battle line for 3,700 li, after a year of tug-of-war, the state of Chu defeated the state of Qin, recaptured the heavy land of Quwo, and the land of the state of Qin was all exposed to the blade of the state of Chu. The king of Qin was shocked and sent Zhang Yi to envoy Chu to persuade Chu to withdraw his troops.

At that time, Zheng Sleeve sharpened his knife and said in his heart: "Zhang Yi, I have been waiting for you for a long time." ”

That's this deceitful! He hurt Xiong Huai and her!

This time, he came over because he wanted to use his three-inch tongue to trick Xiong Huai into retreating from the army with six miles, causing him to be laughed at by the world!

Before Zhang Yi's carriage entered Yingdu, Zheng Sleeve pulled Xiong Huai to brainwash him over and over again: "This Zhang Yi is insidious and cunning, has a bad stomach, and is the most deceitful." ”

Xiong Huai didn't get tired of it, and answered again and again, seeing that she was as big as a basket and still worried about national affairs, she was comforted.

"Concubine Ai, rest assured, Bugu will definitely see his true face."

In the past few years, under Zheng Sleeve's hard work, Xiong Huai has grown up a little, learned to hide his emotions, and is not as full of fantasy as he was at the beginning, but Zheng Sleeve is still relieved, and said: "Think twice before acting, Maharaja, you must discuss more with the ministers in case of trouble." ”

"You know, this man is not old yet, and he is as noisy as a big bird." Xiong Huai complained.

A few days later, Zhang Yi entered the palace to see Xiong Huai, and promised to return the land of six hundred miles to the state of Chu, his mouth was indeed very powerful, Xiong Huai almost agreed, and it took a lot of self-control to resist the temptation, and arranged Zhang Yi in the pavilion near the palace, saying that he would think about it for a few days.

In the evening, Xiong Huai rested in the South Palace, and between the beds, he said to Zheng Sleeve: "Zhang Zi said that the King of Qin wants to return the land of Shang Yu to the Chu State. ”

The state of Chu originated from Shangyu, Shang was economically developed, the land was fertile, and it was also a military land, which showed its importance to the state of Chu.

Zheng Sleeve was worried that he was deceived, and hurriedly said: "Dajun, Zhang Yi's thief must be talking nonsense, you can't be fooled!" ”

Xiong Huai smiled and said, "Chen Zhen said the same thing. ”

"In that case, the Maharaja ......"

Seeing that she was panicked, Xiong Huai smoothed her brows little by little, and said with a smile: "Bugu is thinking about it today, maybe you can withdraw from the army." ”

Zheng sleeve wanted to shout 'never want', seeing that he still had something to say, he held his hand and listened patiently, he said: "The ancestors' achievements, Huai dare not forget, Huai has always been concerned about the business of the people, but I hate that I have been at war with the Qin State for a long time, but in vain, today, Bugu thinks, whether it is true or not, I have to give it a try." ”

"The prince is confused, if he has the world in his heart, everywhere is the king's, how can he stop at the place of business?" Zheng Sleeve smiled.

With a glint of hope in her eyes, she said: "The concubine only wishes to see the scene of the world being unified in her lifetime, with the same book, the same track, and the same ......."

Xiong Huai was also dazzled by the scene she depicted, and said: "If there is really a day, Bugu and Qing will join hands to be admired by all the people and create a foundation." ”

"Then, Zhang Yi ......" Zheng Sleeve's words put his fantasy into reality, and he said angrily: "Kill!" Kill him! ”

Zheng Sleeve hooked his lips and smiled, and said playfully: "The two armies are fighting, and if you don't kill them, the king should think more about it!" ”

"So, let the people go?"

"No way!"

Zheng Sleeve leaned close to his ear and whispered: "This time, the concubine wants to use a plan to get rid of him justifiably, so that Zhang Yi will have no return!" ”

……

However, he said that Zhang Yi had been envoy to Chu for a few days, and he had seen that Xiong Huai was very moved by the matter of cutting the land and withdrawing troops, but he did not expect that since that day, Xiong Huai had avoided him and stopped mentioning the withdrawal of troops.

After receiving the news from the informant that Jing Cui continued to lead his troops north and approached Shang Yu, he was even more heartbroken, and invited his former friend (now Xiong Huai's favorite minister) Jin Shang to get together overnight, trying to find out the reason for Xiong Huai's change of heart from him.

At the banquet, the two of them drank and talked happily, Zhang Yi deliberately poured Jin Shang cup after cup, Jin Shang was not strong enough to drink, and after a few glasses, he quickly got drunk.

Seeing this, Zhang Yi said tentatively: "Brother Shang, you also know that Brother Yu, as the envoy of Qin, shoulders the mission of making Qin and Chu refriendly and coexist peacefully. ”

When Jin Shang heard this, he straightened his waist and had a solemn expression, which made Zhang Yi stunned, and then, the drunkard laughed and said, "Zhang Zi, you are like this, I haven't seen you for a few years, you have to turn around when you ask, to be honest, you invited me to drink, is it for this?" ”

"The foolish brother is ashamed, but he really has no choice." Zhang Yi was ashamed, bowed, and said: "The King of Qin is kind to me, and I, Zhang Yi, can only repay him by persuading the Chu soldiers to retreat." ”

"If you want to repay the favor, you can, but I'm telling you, this thing can't be done!" Jin Shang shook his head violently, as if he wanted to throw the water out of his head, he raised his voice, sighed and smiled: "The Maharaja is moved, but Zheng Niangniang does not agree, let me tell you, Zheng Niangniang does not agree, everything is wild, no matter how monstrous you are, you can't persuade the Maharaja to retreat." ”

In the past, when Zhang Yi was in the Qin State, he had heard a lot about Zheng Sleeve, the southern queen of the Chu State, and heard that this Zheng Niangniang was talented, benevolent, righteous and virtuous, and more capable than men.

That's tricky! can cure a flowery monarch into a seed of infatuation, this mother's means are really good.

However, I have no grudge against her, and the Qin State has not made her suffer, so why should she object? Zhang Yi thought of a possibility, clenched her hands, and breathed a little faster.

Isn't this woman smart, more powerful than the courtiers of the Chu State, and she saw through my plan, so she stopped the King of Chu from retreating?

If so, then this Zheng Niangniang will definitely be a big obstacle! Can't stay!