It's just that these days, Xu has rested, his face is no longer the pale he saw before, and he has become a little ruddy, and the whole person is more energetic.

Seeing that Xu Qinghe had recovered now, Chu Lingshen was also relieved, with a slight smile on his face, and asked, "These days, is the right prime minister doing well?" ”

"Okay." Chu Lingshen originally had a smile on his face, but Xu Qinghe noticed a little threat from this smile, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he replied respectfully: "The experience of Weichen these days is really indescribable, I'm afraid that you will be a little incredulous when you hear it." ”

"It doesn't matter. The right prime minister will say it directly, and the king listens. Chu Lingshen smiled lightly again, and there was a bit of deep meaning in his eyes. Seeing that Chu Lingshen ordered him to report what had happened in these days, Xu Qinghe did not dare to slack off, and told these things one by one.

Xu Qinghe said, and Chu Lingshen listened quietly without saying a word. It wasn't until Xu Qinghe finished speaking for a long time that he came back to his senses, and suddenly realized that what he had just heard was really unbelievable.

And after Xu Qinghe's sincere narration, Chu Lingshen's suspicion of Xu Qinghe was completely dispelled, his face was extremely sincere, and he looked at Xu Qinghe with some guilt and said, "I see." This king previously suspected that the right prime minister was collaborating with the enemy and treason, but now it seems that this king is wrong to blame you. ”

Listening to Chu Lingshen's words, Xu Qinghe's heart was slightly cold, and he said secretly, but he just shook his head on his face and said, "It's okay." With such a melon field and plum, it is easy to arouse suspicion, and Weichen will not blame His Highness. ”

Xu Qinghe said that, and remembered that he had heard about Qi Chu's defeat, he hurriedly looked at Chu Lingshen, and asked anxiously, "Your Highness." Weichen was imprisoned in the palace for several days, and had no communication with the outside world. I don't know what the current battle situation is, is Qi Chu's side okay? ”

"Not so good." Chu Lingshen just shook his head, his eyes were a little pale, "Right now, Qi Chu has a full 100,000 army, and all of them have been captured. What else can this king do, he has to surrender for the time being, and then think about what to do next. ”

As soon as he heard this, Xu Qinghe's whole person was almost unable to stand, and asked Chu Lingshen tremblingly: "What...... How did they come down? Could it be true that there is no turnaround for a moment? ”

Chu Lingshen only shook his head gloomily: "Not only was this 100,000 army captured by the Great Zhou, but General Guan Ziyi was also captured by the enemy. At present, there are no elite soldiers or strong generals in the Chu State, and there is no other way but to surrender. The surrender letter has already been handed over, and the state of Chu has long been a vassal of the Great Zhou. ”

Hearing this, Xu Qinghe only felt a burst of sadness welling up in his heart. Originally, the body and bones were not very good, and now the whole person feels unbearable, and immediately collapsed on the ground, unable to get up for half a day.

Looking at Xu Qinghe like this, Chu Lingshen was obviously taken aback, and was stunned for a moment before he stepped forward to help Xu Qinghe up, and said with a smile: "Right Prime Minister, do you really feel that according to the character of this king, how can you be willing to be a subordinate and become a vassal of another country?" ”

The change in front of him came too suddenly, Xu Qinghe could only look at Chu Lingshen in a daze, not knowing what to do. Chu Lingshen smiled again and explained to him: "It is true that the State of Chu has indeed become a vassal of the Great Zhou at the moment, but this king is not a soft persimmon that is allowed to be kneaded and flattened by others. ”

After that, Chu Lingshen told Xu Qinghe what he really thought in his heart. And when Xu Qinghe heard this, he suddenly realized.

It turned out that the current situation was indeed the surrender of Qi Chu on the surface, promising to pay tribute and be loyal to the Great Zhou. In fact, it was the state of Chu that only pretended to surrender, and the state of Qi was defeated and really surrendered to the Great Zhou.

Speaking of this, Chu Lingshen showed a shallow smile on his face again: "The eldest husband can bend and stretch." At present, becoming a vassal of the Great Zhou is only a temporary thing, and when the state of Chu is strong in the future, it will definitely make a comeback, and no longer let the Great Zhou be arrogant. ”

Hearing this, a happy smile also appeared on Xu Qinghe's face, and he stroked his palm again and again and laughed: "Your Highness is really brave and strategic. In those days, the minister will do his best to assist you, and he will definitely make this country of Chu prosperous again. ”

Chu Lingshen was praised by Xu Qinghe, and the two discussed it carefully in view of the current national situation, seeing that it was getting late, Xu Qinghe reluctantly left the palace and went back in the direction of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The next day, the morning is above. At present, Chu Lingshen and Xu Qinghe discussed for a full day yesterday, and since there was no more mustard, Xu Qinghe was reappointed as the right minister.

Chu Lingshen's order, the ministers did not dare to refute it, and Xu Qinghe did have such strength, so they also let Xu Qinghe go. The appointment ceremony was very simple. Because the national strength of the Chu State has declined, the people are miserable because of the war, so it is inconvenient to add more luxury, so they can only act carefully.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Xu Qinghe only felt a little bitter in his heart, and secretly vowed: In the future, he must assist His Highness to revitalize the Chu State and show his majesty.

Although Xu Qinghe thought so in his heart, he also knew very well that the national strength of the Chu State at this time was relatively large, and it was really hitting a stone with an egg. If you use the current power of Chu to fight against the Great Zhou, I am afraid that you will really have to be a slave to the country. Not only that, the allied state of Qi has already collapsed, and it has long been surrendered to the Great Zhou, and the Qi-Chu alliance has officially been shattered by this battle.

Without such a strong help as Qi Guo, no matter how unwilling he was, he could only act cautiously and dare not act rashly. Thinking of this, after leaving the early dynasty, Xu Qinghe immediately returned to the imperial study with Chu Lingshen and discussed the matter carefully.

Xu Qinghe discussed with Chu Lingshen, and only then did he make a plan. I could only hear Xu Qinghe frowning, and asked Chu Lingshen worriedly, "Your Highness." Is there still no news from the general at the moment? ”

"Nope." Chu Lingshen also shook his head worriedly, and the look in his eyes kept surging, and it was finally difficult to distinguish: "This king has ordered thousands of Praetorian Guards to go to the border of Qi and Chu to search carefully, but they have found nothing. I don't know where Da Zhou locked up the general, and he couldn't find it no matter how he searched for it. ”

Looking at Chu Lingshen's sincere and worried look, even if Xu Qinghe didn't want to believe it in his heart, he couldn't help but admit that at the moment, the most powerful one-yuan general in Chu State, Guan Ziyi, had really lost his trace, and it was difficult to search for it.

At the beginning, Guan Ziyi begged each other hard, and even used some despicable tricks to invite Guan Ziyi back from the mountains, but it was just a battle, so they lost this general, where do they want to find the traces of the good general in the future?

Thinking of this, the two looked at each other and shook their heads, both of them saw a little helplessness in each other's eyes, and they couldn't help but fall silent, not knowing where to start.

After being silent for a long time, Xu Qinghe suddenly remembered something, frowned and asked Chu Lingshen, "Your Highness." Weichen suddenly remembered something, but he didn't know, and now he asked if it was appropriate? ”

Seeing Xu Qinghe's somewhat hesitant look, Chu Lingshen was very curious. Even though he was in turmoil right now, he still looked at Xu Qinghe and smiled reluctantly: "What's the matter?" The right prime minister, but it doesn't hurt to say. ”

Xu Qinghe said bluntly: "Do you remember some time ago, in order to force the general out of the mountain, we captured the general's wife and children? Now that the general doesn't know where he is, what should his wife and children do? ”

Hearing Xu Qinghe say this, Chu Lingshen couldn't help but smile helplessly, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only tell him bluntly: "At present, this king also has many doubts in his heart about how to deal with the general's wife and children. ”

Chu Lingshen paused, and then continued: "The general banquet doesn't know where he is at the moment, and this king doesn't dare to judge arbitrarily, so he can only think about things on the good side. In the past few days, the general's wife and children have also asked the general, and the king has fooled the past, and does not say anything else to them. ”

Hearing this, the expression on Xu Qinghe's face couldn't help but turn into a little worried, and asked, "How long can you fool around like this, can you really hide it?" It's better to tell the general's wife and children about these things first, and save yourself such trouble. ”

"Let this king think about this matter again." Chu Lingshen shook his head, "It's a while to be able to hide it." This kind of bad news, it is better to wait until there is a definite conclusion, and there is no need to worry too much about the general's wife and children. ”

Seeing Chu Lingshen say this, although Xu Qinghe still had doubts in his heart, he didn't say anything anymore, and only discussed with Chu Lingshen how to develop the Chu State at the moment.

The two discussed for a long time, and it was not until dusk that they came to a preliminary conclusion.

After about a day of discussion, Xu Qinghe and Chu Lingshen decided to act cautiously for now, and first recuperate, recuperate, and wait until the national strength recovers, and then confront Da Zhou.

Now that they have discussed it, the two of them are no longer in a hurry to take revenge, but are thinking about how to make the national fortune of Chu prosperous and no longer look like this. In response to this matter, the two discussed for a long time, and did not stop until late at night......

In order to revive the Chu State, Xu Qinghe tried his best to revive the Chu State, but he was also very happy in his heart. On the other hand, Gu Zhiheng's life was not so good.

Seeing that Xu Qinghe couldn't chase and kill, although Shen Huo was helpless in his heart, he could only press it down and stop thinking about it. At this moment, he suddenly remembered Gu Zhiheng.

On that day, in the middle of the border, there was an inexplicable assassin who had already planned it, and the suspicious word "Wu" on the assassin's clothes; When Xu Qinghe came, it was Gu Zhiheng who introduced him to the palace. This kind of detail couldn't help but make Shen Huo have some doubts about Gu Zhiheng in his heart.

However, despite his doubts, Gu Zhiheng was still Shen Huo's younger brother after all, and Shen Huo didn't want to be too ruthless with him. It's just that these days, Shen Huo heard the news that Xu Qinghe seemed to have returned safely, and only then did the doubts in his heart really can't be buried completely.

Regarding Xu Qinghe's smooth escape that day, Shen Huo always had some inexplicable doubts in his heart.