Xiang Yan glanced at Uncle Xiang, and said helplessly in his voice

"We still have a chance to recapture the land north of Yunmengze, if we let Liang Er and those 40,000 soldiers defend Suicheng, the final result will inevitably be death. Compared to these lands, I hope that these 40,000 people will come back and add strength to our future counterattacks. ”

"Father, think about it again, once this order is issued, Yingdu will definitely not understand Father's order, no matter how much the king trusts Father, he will be guilty, even"

Xiang Bo's face was very ugly, although Xiang Bo was not as good as his other brothers in military terms, but in politics Xiang Bo was a little farther than others to see. The Xiang family supported Xiong Qi to become the king of Chu, and Xiong Qi naturally gave the Xiang family great glory. Behind these glories are a large number of people who want to replace the Xiang clan.

The Xiang clan controls the army, no matter how much Xiong Qi believes that Xiang Yan will be more or less guarded in his heart, now Xiang Yan's strategy of giving up the land and letting the Qin State take it at will, if there are people with a heart to provoke at will, Xiang Yan, the commander, will definitely be recalled to Yingdu and seize military power.

What worries Xiang Bo even more is the magnates within the Chu State, when Xiong Qi and Li Yuan competed for the legitimacy of the Chu State in order to stabilize the royal power, they suppressed the magnates in the territory under his rule more than once. And Xiong Qi, as the king of Chu, naturally can't come forward to suppress these magnates in person, otherwise Xiong Qi, the state of Chu, will collapse in an instant, so Xiang Yan has become the role of suppressing the magnates, and the magnates who have offended him are even more unknown. All of them were waiting for Xiang Yan to reveal his flaws, so as to kill Xiang Yan with one blow.

"I understand, but I believe in the King. If the State of Qin can have a Ying Zheng who believes in Li Mu, can't my State of Chu still have a King of Chu who believes in Xiang Yan? Xiang Yan interrupted Uncle Xiang with a wave of his hand.

Seeing that Xiang Yan had made up his mind, Xiang Bo had no choice but to say anything more, and could only spread Xiang Yan's order.

After Xiang Bo left, Xiang Yan suddenly collapsed and slumped back in his chair.

"The King is not a mediocre man, and he will surely understand my thoughts." Xiang Yan said in a low voice.

Whether Xiong Qi will support Xiang Yan, Xiang Yan himself is not sure, he can only pin his hopes on Xiong Qi now. War is never just about fighting on the battlefield, but more importantly, about the trust and support between the monarch and the minister after the battlefield.

Before Xiang Yan's order was conveyed to Suicheng, it had already been known to Yingdu first. As Xiang Bo said, countless recitals about the impeachment of Xiang Yan were all sent to the palace of the king of Chu.

Xiong Qi looked at the mountains of music in front of him who wanted to recall Xiang Yan for questioning, his brows furrowed, and the brush in his hand was directly pinched off by him. Xiong Qi's eyes revealed fierceness, he didn't have any opinion on Xiang Yan giving up the land north of Yunmengze, and he also knew that this was the best choice now.

But the reason why Xiong Qi was so angry was because of Xiang Yan's self-assertive behavior, giving up hundreds of miles of land when he said he would give up, and he didn't even discuss it with him, the king of Chu. This made Xiong Qi, who was the king of Chu, feel a great shame, the decision of the land and army of a country was in the hands of Xiang Yan, not him, the king of Chu, how could he not be angry?

"What's going on over there in Suicheng?" Xiong Qi asked gloomily.

Out of the shadow of the pillars of the main hall came out of an attendant and said to Xiong Qi

"King Qiyu, Suicheng shouldn't have gotten the news yet, according to the information that came back before, General Xiang Liang should be ready to defend Suicheng!"

Hearing this, Xiong Qi did not speak, and the whole person was shrouded in the shadow of the throne.

"Now Da Sima's order is on the way, according to the time, it will probably be delivered to Suicheng tomorrow, and you will get feedback soon." The chamberlain continued.

"Bastard! When the time comes, Xiang Liang will evacuate Suicheng with a large army, and all the land north of Yunmengze will be given to the Qin State, is this the feedback you said? Xiong Qi suddenly pushed down all the things on the table in front of him and scolded.

Seeing Xiong Qi furious, the chamberlain could only bend down and say to Xiong Qi

"It's the slave's fault, please calm the king's anger! The minister then sent someone to intercept Da Sima's order. ”

Intercept Da Sima's orders? Listening to the words of the chamberlain, the anger in Xiong Qi's heart became even stronger. He is the king of Chu, and his order is the king's order, and the order he gave to Xiang Liang at the beginning must hold Tang City and Suicheng and block the Qin army that Zeng Xi might attack. Now that Xiang Yan has not received the order he promised, everyone thinks that Xiang Liang must withdraw, and if he wants to stop Xiang Liang from withdrawing, he needs to send someone to intercept this order.

For a while, Xiong Qi didn't know whether his orders were useful or Xiang Yan's orders were useful when he went up to the minister's chamberlain in Yingdu and down to the hearts of the people of Limin.

"The widow is the king of Chu, the order given by the widow to Xiang Liang was to hold Tang City and Suicheng, do you think that without the order of the widow, Xiang Liang will withdraw?" Xiong Qiyin's eyes looked at the waiter and asked.

The waiter was shocked, and knelt directly on the ground and bowed his head to Xiong Qi and said

"Without the king's order, Xiang Liang will definitely not dare to withdraw!"

Looking at the appearance of the chamberlain, Xiong Qi sneered in his heart, he knew that it was useless to ask this chamberlain, he must be the king of Chu in this Chu Palace, but his order was out of the Chu Palace, and how it was treated was still two different things.

"What's the news out there?"

"Outside is talking about Da Sima's transfer of troops to abandon the north of Yunmengze, and there are all kinds of theories." The chamberlain said in a trembling voice.

"Word about this?" Xiong Qi frowned and asked, obviously the speed at which this matter spread beyond Xiong Qi's expectations. Although Xiong Qi was dissatisfied with Xiang Yan in his heart, he also knew that if he wanted to fight against the Qin State now, he could only rely on Xiang Yan.

"Yes." The waiter didn't dare to say much, so he could only nod.

"What's the most news?" Xiong Qi closed his eyes and asked.

The waiter lowered his head and his face was covered with beads of sweat flowing from panic, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably. Xiong Qi found that the waiter did not answer his question, so he opened his eyes and looked at the waiter who was trembling suspiciously.

"Why didn't you reply?" Xiong Qi scolded.

"The slave did not dare to reply to the king's words." The waiter's voice was mixed with some crying.

"Tell me plainly, the widow forgives you no sin. If you don't say that the widow is now let people drag you out and beat you to death! Xiong Qi said coldly.

"Then the slave and maid said it directly, there is now news outside that Da Sima wants to follow Li Mu's example." The chamberlain stammered.

"Bold!!" Xiong Qi slapped the table and shouted angrily.

"The slave is afraid, this is not what the slave said, it is just a rumor circulating outside. Da Sima is loyal to the king, so naturally he will not follow Li Mu's example. The chamberlain shouted as he lay on the ground.

Xiong Qi's originally calm mood became angry again, his face was cloudy, and the words of the waiter made Xiong Qi have a different idea in his heart.

"Yes, Wu Anjun of the dignified Zhao State can give up his country, surrender to the Qin State, and now attack the Chu State for the Qin State. People's hearts are impermanent, the world is unpredictable, and who dares to guarantee their loyalty? Xiong Qi muttered to himself.

Although Xiong Qi's voice was not loud, it was still exceptionally clear in the empty hall, and when the chamberlain heard Xiong Qi's words, a dim light flashed in his eyes, and then he was covered by panic again.

"Summon, let everyone above the doctor in Yingdu come to the main hall in half an hour to discuss matters!" Xiong Qi said.

"No!"

The chamberlain got up and left the main hall, and then began to convey Xiong Qi's will.

Guo Kai's mansion.

Guo Kai and Soul Candle were sitting in the study and drinking tea leisurely.

"Brother Soul Candle's hand can be described as powerful, he directly made Xiang Yan's order public, and then sent people to continue to spread the news among the people, provoking the relationship between Xiong Qi and Xiang Yan. As the so-called three people become tigers, no matter how much Xiong Qi trusts Xiang Yan, he will doubt Xiang Yan in his heart. Guo Kai said with a smile.

"No, it's not a trap." Soul Candle shook his head and said, "Before the net could be started, the powerful people who had a grudge against Xiang Yan in Yingdu began to spread the news one step in advance. Xiang Yan is not easy to mix in Yingdu. ”

Guo Kai was slightly stunned, then smiled

"It turns out that this is the case, Xiang Yan helped Xiong Qi suppress a lot of powerful people at the beginning, and the relationship between these powerful people is extremely complicated, who can say who is not related to whom? They deserve to deal with Xiang Yan, but now is the time of national crisis, Chu State can't do without Xiang Yan, they can still do it so calmly, so it surprises me? ”

Soul Candle glanced at Guo Kai, and said in his heart You are not much better, wasn't Li Mu also forced to rebel by you at the beginning? But the mouth continued

"No one can say whether the people and magnates of the three places in Nanjun are Chu or Qin, it doesn't matter who is the king for them, as long as they can maintain their power."

The three places of Nanjun were originally the places of the Chu State, but they have been captured and occupied by the Qin State for decades, and the people of the three places of the Nanjun have long been Qin people, and now they are occupied by Xiong Qi to establish the Chu State and become the Chu people again. With these back-and-forth changes, when these magnates and people don't care about Qin Chu for a long time, they just need to live in peace.

"These wallgrass." Guo Kai said.

Soul Candle didn't speak, but asked

"Have you gotten the list of Zhao Di's participation in the rebellion?"

"I got it all, originally Xiong Qi was unwilling to hand it all over to me, but I can only tell him that Zhao Di is now Chen Ping and Li Xin in charge, if there is not enough strength, most people are unwilling to cause trouble, and Xiong Qi can only hand over the list to me if he is forced to do so." Guo Kai smiled and took out the list from his arms and said.

The soul candle took the list and looked through it twice, and only put it away after making sure that there was no discrepancy with the person who had been found out so far.

"I will pass on the list and the latest military information of the Chu State tonight, and Brother Guo only needs to wait for Wang Shi to arrive in Yingdu in exchange for freedom." Soul Candle said.

Guo Kai just smiled bitterly and didn't speak, and the voice of the steward outside the study rang out.

"My lord, someone has come to the palace, and the king has summoned the ministers above the doctor to the palace to discuss matters!"

Soul Candle and Guo Kai glanced at each other, and both of them knew that this was Xiong Qi's plan to solve Xiang Yan's matter.

"Xiang Yan's matter is Brother Lao Guo."

"Don't worry, I know in my heart, and I will definitely make this Yan the second Lianpo." Guo Kai said confidently.

Soul Candle naturally believes in Guo Kai, after all, Guo Kai's killing of famous generals is still very high, especially the more famous the famous generals, the less likely they are to survive in Guo Kai's hands.

Guo Kai smiled and tidied up his robe and headed towards the palace of the king of Chu, while the soul candle left Guo Kai's mansion with the news, preparing to send the information out.

Half an hour later, in the palace of the king of Chu.

Xiong Qi sat on the throne of the King of Chu and looked at the ministers below without saying a word. The ministers were also silent and did not speak, everyone knew what this court meeting was going to do, but no one dared to open it rashly.

Looking at the ministers who were silent, Xiong Qi's eyes swept to a doctor, and after receiving Xiong Qi's signal, the doctor stood up and said

"King Qiqi, I have heard a lot of gossip in the market recently, I don't know if the king has heard of it?"

The ministers raised their eyelids and focused their eyes on this doctor, they understood that the survival of the entire Chu State was at this moment after today.

"What is the rumor?" Xiong Qi pretended to be stupid.

"It is about the order of the Great Sima to send people to transfer the defenders of Suicheng, and it is rumored that the Great Sima is ready to let his son Xiang Liang take away the 40,000 troops stationed in Suicheng, go to Jingling, and give up the hundred miles of rivers and mountains north of Yunmengze of my Chu State!" The doctor said.

"How can this be reasonable, the orders for the transfer of troops are all issued by the court, who dares to transfer troops at will without the promise of the widow?" Xiong Qi said angrily slapping the table.

Seeing Xiong Qi like this, Guo Kai moved his gaze back and forth on Xiong Qi and the doctor, and began to think about Xiong Qi's true thoughts about Xiang Yan.

"The minister thinks this matter is ridiculous, and the government and military orders should be issued by the court. Although Da Sima was on the front line against the Qin State, the matter of transferring troops to abandon the territory of Suicheng and our Chu State should also be reported to the court, and the court should make a decision. If such an order is issued without authorization and the territory of our Chu State is handed away, it is no different from treason. The minister believed that Da Sima's loyalty to the Chu State must be fake, but after all, this matter is very important and has a profound impact, and it has shaken the foundation of our Chu State.

Therefore, the minister suggested that Da Sima be recalled to face to face and debunk these rumors. A minister walked out and said.

As soon as the minister finished speaking, another minister also stood up and spoke

The minister thought it was even more ridiculous. Now is the time when the country is in crisis, Da Sima is canonized by the king himself, and has the right to command the officers and soldiers of the three armies of our Chu State. And now is the current enemy, if we recall the commander, the Yang defenders will be disorganized, how to deal with the Qin army? ”

With the beginning of these two people, soon the factions of the entire Chu State court were clearly divided, and the people led by the powerful advocated the recall of Xiang Yan, so that Xiang Yan could make it clear that if it was true, it would be punished, and if it was false, let him lead the troops. The opposition, on the other hand, believes that Qin cannot be recalled at present, and at the same time sends people to stabilize Xiang Liang.

(End of chapter)