Before the news of the dust of the king of Chu reached the state of Chu, Zilan had already learned the news that the king of Chu was detained by the king of Qin, and while sending Yiyangzi to Linzi, the capital of the state of Qi, to meet Tian Wen, he asked Fei Deng and others to peep into Qu Yuan's residence, ready to get rid of Qu Yuan at any time. When the news arrived in Yingdu, Zilan was the first to go to see her mother Zheng Sleeve and ask her mother to support him in ascending the throne as king.

"No, the king is still in the Qin Kingdom, and besides, there is still the crown prince, do you want to ascend the throne as the king?"

"What if the king and the crown prince can't come back?" Zilan said.

Zheng Sleeve was taken aback, remembered his son's words from the previous time, and asked calmly:

"Is it your means?

Zilan was silent, and Zheng Sleeve continued:

"If you don't tell the truth in front of your mother today, don't think of your mother saying a word for you!"

"Mother, I'm your son, I'm the king, what's wrong?" Zilan said.

"If the name is not right, the words will not be good! Aside from the king and the crown prince, do you want to ascend the throne, are you qualified enough? Do the Jing clan, the Qu clan, and the Shangguan clan all agree? Sooner or later, the truth of the conspiracy and trickery will be revealed, and I am afraid that you will die and have no place to be buried!" Zheng Sleeve said.

"The Shangguan clan is the mother's person, and if the prince can't come back, what can the Jing clan do? Only the Qu clan has already had a way to deal with it!" Zilan said.

"Is this really your plan, you are not small, you actually did such a big rebellious act without telling your mother, hum!" Zheng Sleeve said angrily.

"Born as a man, if you can't do something great, won't you live in vain!" Zilan said.

"Self-righteousness! How much ability you have, doesn't my mother know? Do you want to be the king? Do you think I don't want you to do it? If you really have this ability, I will support you even if I fight for this life!" Zheng Sleeve was so angry that his face turned pale.

"Whether your son has this ability or not, you just wait and see!" Zilan said and walked out.

"Come back!" Zheng Sleeve roared.

Zilan was startled, as if she had never seen her mother have such a big fire, and immediately stopped.

Zheng Sleeve stabilized his emotions, asked Zilan to sit down, and said:

"Let me ask you, how many sons does the king have?

"Fifteen, I'm the eighth!"

"How many are smarter than you?"

"Not much!"

"If you are Jing Li, you and Mi Heng, who will you support as king?"

"Mi Heng!"

"Why?"

"Mi Heng is impulsive and stupid, easy to deal with! If Mi Heng becomes king, the power of the Jing clan will only increase, not weaken!"

"It's a shame that you still understand this truth! Even if there are no people like you, there are others, but by no means a person as ambitious as you! The Jing clan married me only because he gave me a little thin noodles in the face of the king; Shangguan's family was close to me on the surface, and it was only because the king favored me, if there was no king, what could you and I rely on? The king is here, you and I am here, the king is not, what are you and me? That Qu Yuan is upright, unless you kill him, he will do his best to oppose it; Qu Yuan is deeply popular, if you really kill him, the saliva of my Chu State will drown you! ”

Zilan was silent after hearing this, but there was a disapproving expression on her face, and Zheng Sleeve said again when she saw this:

"If there is no Mi Heng, Jing Li will definitely support the second child, Mi Jin is loyal, and he is his son-in-law, how can he make you king? You have made many friends with many masters in the rivers and lakes, and I know that there are many capable people who can help you achieve your goals! But have you thought about it, you have to knock down a few mountains to get your wish? Even if the mountains of my Chu country are knocked down by you, who will shelter my Chu country from the wind and rain? There is not only one Chu country in the world! You want to do something big, and you will be naturally happy for your mother! My son and listen to my mother's words, my mother will ensure that you will be rich and noble for life, and your power will be tilted towards the government and the opposition, and you will not be inferior to the emperor!"

Zilan was originally a smart person, and Zheng Sleeve's words were simple and easy to understand, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"The child asks his mother for advice!"

"The current situation is undecided, there are still many variables, but no matter what, you can't get involved in the battle for the throne, you can only act at the opportunity! The praying mantis catches the cicada, the yellow finch is behind, you must not come out in everything, you must be hidden behind, retreat to the second, and seek the position of Ling Yin!"

"Once Mi Heng becomes king, how can I get the position of Ling Yin?" Zilan wondered. At that time, Ling Yin of Chu was equivalent to the prime minister of other countries and held the real power of Chu.

"Once Mi Heng ascends the throne as king, and the Jing clan becomes Ling Yin, the power of the dynasty is unbalanced, so how can the Shangguan clan, the Qu clan, and the Zhao clan deal with themselves in the court? Therefore, they must seek checks and balances of power, and they will definitely compete to win over my Zheng clan, so that I have the qualifications to speak! In the past, I let you get close to Mi Heng, because Mi Heng is a shallow person and easy to use! If the king loses, you have to start from Mi Heng, so that there is no trace, and when the time comes, it will be a matter of course, and others will not question it!"

"Mother is smart, I have already sent someone to the country of Qi!"

"You sent someone to kill him, right?" Zheng Sleeve said with a blank look at Zilan.

"Son ┄┄ Son also wants to act at the opportunity!"

"Don't act rashly! Now Mei Sheng is in seclusion and cultivates immortals, and the deputy saint is in charge of Mei Gate, and the deputy saint is invisible in the court of Qi in the past, so that Qi is prosperous today! If the deputy saint cave is watching the fire, if I only use my own selfishness to make the people of Chu miserable, she will not let you and me go first!"

"What does it have to do with her in the affairs of my Chu State court!" Zilan said disapprovingly.

"Hugh is talking nonsense! Where do you get your confidence now? Do you think your mother doesn't know?" Zheng Sleeve scolded.

"Now my son's barter door is no worse than your merchant door!" Zilan said proudly.

"Sit in the well and watch the sky! The things of the world are not as simple as you think, you must remember: the praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind!"

"My son knows, don't bother my mother!" Zilan said impatiently.

"Alas┄┄If you really don't want me to worry about it, why do I have to roll in this red dust!" Zheng Sleeve sighed.

Zilan left Nangong dejectedly without her mother's permission, still a little undead in her heart, thinking and according to her mother's words, let's take one step at a time!

After Zilan left, Zheng Sleeve first went to the East Palace to meet Nanhou, the wife of the King of Chu, and then went to meet several concubines of the King of Chu and listened to everyone's tone. When he turned around, Zheng Sleeve asked people to pass Jin Shang to see him.

Jing Li, while sending someone to inform the ministers of the next morning, convened Jing Cui, Jing Que and other important members of the Jing clan overnight to discuss countermeasures.

Qu Yuan heard that the king of Chu was in trouble, and the Qin State demanded 800 miles of land with this, and he was so angry that he scolded. Just when Qu Yuan was in a hurry, Jin Shang came. When Qu Yuan saw Jin Shang, he knew that he would come for the king of Chu, and after the two exchanged pleasantries, Jin Shang said:

"The left disciple has won the trust of the king, what is the high opinion of today's affairs?"

"There is only one way to go! Send troops!" Qu Yuan cut the railway.

"Rat-throwing bogey, even if you send troops, what can you do?"

"King Qin's move is not the king's doing, there must be something strange! The purpose of sending troops is to show the attitude and position of our Chu State, and it doesn't matter whether you fight or not!"

"The left disciples want to send troops, if the king has a mistake, the left disciples are the sinners of my Chu country, can the left disciples afford it?"

"The king is worry-free! If the king really makes a mistake, I, Qu Yuan, would rather bear the infamy of the ages!"

"Zuo is a high-righteous disciple, is he willing to bear the infamy, so that Lord Yin is willing to bear it? He will not take this risk! Second, the Jing clan will not bear the infamy of cutting the land and begging for mercy! In my opinion, tomorrow in the court, the Jing clan will definitely demand to welcome back the prince and make the prince king!"

"The king is still alive, and there is still room for maneuver in this matter, how can it easily change hands?" Qu Yuan objected.

If the crown prince ascends the throne, the Jing clan will be able to firmly grasp the government and government, and the Zuo disciples don't know the reason?"

"Alas, the minister is in power, my Chu country is going to die!" Qu Yuan sighed.

"If Zuo Tu is willing to come forward, my Chu State may not die!"

"What did Doctor Shang say?"

"If the Jing clan supports the crown prince as the king, the Zuo disciples can strive for the position of Yin, so that the government is stable, the mountains and rivers are not moving, and my Chu country can still make great achievements!" Jin Shangdao.

"No! The king is covered with dust, but I seek a high position because of this, isn't it taking advantage of the danger of others, the act of a villain!" Qu Yuan shook his head.

"Adults cherish their reputation, but they are willing to bear the infamy, I don't understand!" Jin Shang said disapprovingly.

"That's different, it's different!" Qu Yuan sighed.

"Someone elected Zilan Gongzi as Ling Yin, what does Lord Zuo think?" Jin Shang asked suddenly.

"Zilan Gongzi? Why don't you fight for Ling Yin's position yourself?"

"Lord Zuo has made fun of it! Jin Shangneng has today, all thanks to the power of the king, the king is not here, how can I serve the public? Jin Shangyi did not order Yin Zhicai, and secondly, he is also old!"

"Then there is only one way to welcome back the king!"

"How to welcome back? If I cut off the 800 li of land in my Chu State, and the Qin State still refuses to release the king, what should I do?"

"Qu Yuan is willing to send an envoy to the Qin State, not to welcome back the King of Chu, and swear not to return to Chu!" Qu Yuan said.

After Jin Shang left, Qu Yuan paced around the house, thinking hard, and suddenly someone behind him asked:

"Adults ┄ ┄ villains ┄ ┄ villains can say a few words?"

Qu Yuan turned around and saw that it was the scholar Huang Xie, and said suspiciously:

"What's the matter?"

"Regardless of whether the king returns or not, only if the lord has made Yin and my Chu Kingdom have hope, why don't you try your best to fight for it?" asked Huang Xie.

"The king is dusty, the first thing to consider should be how to rescue the king, this is the duty of a courtier!"

"My lord swore that he couldn't save the king and swore not to return to Chu, if that's the case, my Chu country is in danger! I heard that my lord was opposed to the king going to Qin, but the king didn't listen to the dissuasion and still went. The king is not a child, and if he does something wrong, he has to bear the consequences, so why should you have to bear it? It is good that the lord is a minister of the king, but if the state of Chu loses another virtuous minister like the lord because of this, and the state of Chu will decline from then on, how can it be the result that the king wants to see? Is it wise for the lord to do this?"

Qu Yuan was stunned, but he didn't expect a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child to say this, and when he was hesitating, he heard Huang Xie say again:

"Qin is a country of tigers and wolves, and everyone is for the sake of profit! There is no turning back when the bow is opened, since the king has been caught, how can he be easily put back? Even if the king of Qin regrets his reckless move, isn't he afraid that the king will come back and fight against each other? Now is the time when the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Han are discussing the invasion of Qin, if the state of Chu is added, the state of Qin will definitely be difficult to resist, so they will definitely use the king of Chu to coerce the state of Chu to send troops to relieve the siege of the state of Qin, instead of releasing the king of Chu!"

"Huang Xie, how do you know about these world events?" Qu Yuan asked in surprise.

"Adult, the villain is just idle, just curious, whether he is right or not, it all depends on the adult!" Huang Xie said with a smile.

Later, Qu Yuan accepted Huang Xie as a student, and many years later, Huang Xie worshiped the prime minister in Chu State, and was known as one of the four princes of the Warring States period by later generations, that is, Chun Shenjun.

On the second day, Jing Li presided over the government of Chu and discussed how to deal with the dust of the king of Chu. The king of Chu was detained by the Qin people, and it was a righteous move to welcome the crown prince, and most of the ministers in the court echoed it. Qu Yuan, Zhao Ju and others vigorously opposed it and advocated the return of the king of Chu.

Qu Yuan's words were fierce and righteous, and the people in the court thought that it was even more righteous to welcome back the king, and it seemed unreasonable to welcome the prince without help. Zilan listened to her mother Zheng Sleeve's words, and didn't say much, just observed left and right, and came out to say when she saw this:

"Lord Yin wants to welcome the crown prince to the throne, Zilan has no objection; Lord Zuotu wants to welcome back the king, Zilan has no objection! However, the two are balanced, Zilan is willing to risk his life to welcome back the king to Qin, if it is not successful, so that Lord Yin can welcome the crown prince to the throne again, what do you think?"

Everyone applauded and praised Zilan for his righteousness, Zilan glanced at Jing Li, although Jing Li didn't know what he meant, but he thought that it was better for him to go than to let Qu Yuan go, so he had to agree.

When the court of Chu was discussing major matters, Qin Guoxuan's Empress Dowager Mi Yue also summoned Gan Mao, Wei Ran and others to discuss how to deal with the detention of the king of Chu.

"The king is young, although this move is inappropriate, but I, Qin, am a big country, and the king is the king of a country, no matter how I deal with the king of Chu, I must not damage the demeanor of a great country and the face of the king!"

"What the Queen Mother said is true, since the matter has been done, my Qin State can also afford it!" Wei Ran said proudly.

"Although the king's move is inappropriate, it is also out of filial piety to the queen mother, and I hope the queen mother will be considerate of the king!" said to the grandson of Xiang Shou.

"With only one Chu State, what can my Qin State fear? But if the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Han come to attack and the Chu State takes the opportunity to retaliate, how will my Qin State deal with it?" Gan Mao said.

"In the past, Gongsun Yan's six kingdoms attacked me, isn't my Qin country safe and sound?" Wei Ran said disapprovingly.

"At this time and that time, at that time, my Qin State had Zhang Yi to retreat from the enemy, may I ask Lord Wei, can you also retreat from the enemy?" Gan Mao said.

When Wei Ran heard this, he was secretly angry, and said:

"Now that the king of Chu is in the hands of my Qin State, does he Chu State dare to take the opportunity to attack my Qin State?

"Once the new monarch of the Chu State is established, the new monarch can't wait for us to dispose of the old Chu King for him, how can he care about his life?" Gan Mao said.

"The new monarch is also the son of the old king of Chu, how can he explain to the people of Chu if he disregards the life of the old king of Chu?

"Since ancient times, the battle between kings has been a matter of father and son!" Gan Mao said.

Wei Ran wanted to say more, but Mi Yue raised her hand and said:

"What do you think is going to do with it?"

"Quickly send the King of Chu back to China and rebuild the old friendship with Chu!" Gan Mao said.

"No! After the king of Chu goes back, he will definitely add up the swords and soldiers, and he must not be let go back!" Yingji said and looked at his mother and said:

"If Tian Wen had been accepted at the beginning, and then formed an alliance with the Qi State, why would you have today's worries!"

"Don't worry, the king!" Mi Yue immediately said to Gan Mao:

"It's easy to send back the King of Chu, but it's hard to reunite with Chu, how can this broken mirror be reunited?"

"The king of Chu is in a hurry to return to China, and he will agree to any conditions! The matter has come to this point, and there is only this way to go!" Gan Mao said.

"The King of Chu can agree to any conditions, and the King of Chu may also regret it! In addition, have you ever thought about what if the Chu people don't want him to return to China?"

"The King of Chu and the Queen Mother are originally a family, and the Queen Mother can naturally be convinced! As long as the Queen Mother sends back to the King of Chu before the crown prince is established in the Chu State, the Chu people will not be able to think much about it, and can only welcome back their King of Chu!" Gan Mao said.

"What Gan Xiang said is reasonable! People say that my Qin State is a country of tigers and wolves, and the king's seizure of the king of Chu is also a move of a tiger and a wolf, and in addition to the young and vigorous, we only need to make up a story, and it will not be difficult for the people of the world to understand! If the king of Chu is released back at this time, the king will rebel and make people laugh! What is the face of the king? How will he face the kings of the world in the future?"

"I don't know this ┄┄ this Weichen!" Gan Mao said.

"The territory of Chu is vast, why can't it cut 800 miles of land? The widow doesn't believe it! I'm afraid that the widow's face is not worth the 800 miles of land of the Queen Mother's mother's country!"

When Mi Yue heard this, her face changed, and she said to everyone:

"Wait and retreat, the king stays!"

Everyone faded away one by one, and Mi Yue saw her son with a straight face, sighed and said:

"If you want to be in charge, Mother will let you call the shots today!"

"The son is at fault left and right, it's still the mother who decides!" Yingji said unhappily.

"If you handle this matter properly, your mother will preside over the crown ceremony for you, and you can be in charge of the government. If you don't handle it properly, you have to confine yourself and think about it, and you have to take responsibility!" Mi Yue said.

"My son is not a child anymore, my son can take it!" Yingji said.

"Okay, you can take responsibility! This Great Qin's country is your Ying clan's country, and your mother is a foreigner, how can you bear it? Could it be that your mother wants to be a king? You have both the ability and the ability to take responsibility, just close your mother's eyes! You go down, don't come to me if the sky doesn't fall!"

Mi Yue knew that it was inappropriate to say this, but she knew that her son had been holding back too much in her heart for too long, compared with state affairs and emotions, she would rather be willful, and compared with her son, she would rather take care of her son.