"Yes, the widow is doing this for you." Xiong Huai nodded affirmatively, then took out a paper map from his sleeve, and then unfolded the map on the stone table between himself and the prince.

When the map was fully unfolded, the prince looked at the map from Qinshu in the west to the sea in the east, and continued from the Xiongnu Donghu in the north to the south of Chu. ”

"It's the map of the borders of the countries!" Xiong Huai nodded.

Then, Xiong Huai said with a little nostalgia: "More than 30 years ago, when the first king was still there, the first king once took the widow's hand and said that the Qin State was in the middle of the Guanzhong, holding Nanzheng in his hand, and had the heart to annex Bashu, hold the Chu State hostage, and encompass the world.

The pass is dangerous, the Bashu is dangerous, one husband is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open. Once the Qin State occupies Bashu, then the Qin State will form an absolute topographical advantage over our Chu State, and at that time, it will be extremely difficult for our Chu State to restrict the Qin State again.

Therefore, when the first king was alive, he always reminded the widow to pay attention to Bashu and not let the two countries of Bashu be owned by Qin. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai sighed and said: "It's a pity that the Qin State took advantage of the failure of the widows to unite various countries to defeat Qin, and took advantage of the bad relations between Bashu and occupied Bashu in one fell swoop.

Later, although the widow tried many times, in the end it only made the Qin State spit out Bachong, and until now, the Qin State still occupies the Shu land. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai looked at the prince and said: "Prince, tell me, with the current situation between Qin and Chu, if our Chu State wants to attack the Qin State, how should we break through the Qin Pass, enter the hinterland of the Qin State, and then fight a decisive battle with the Qin State?" ”

When the prince heard this, he pondered for a long time, and then spoke: "It is difficult for my Chu State alone, just like the previous Bashu rebellion, even if our Chu army went all out, but the terrain was extremely unfavorable, and it was difficult to dispatch troops and grain, so it was difficult to deal a fatal blow to the Qin State.

Therefore, if my Chu State wants to hit the Qin State hard, it is impossible at ordinary times, unless there are three situations. First, Qin's internal strife made it easy for our Chu army to invade Qin. Second, the army of the Qin State is all out of the country, and the interior is empty, and our Chu State can also take the opportunity to act. Third, our Chu state is powerful, and at all costs, we will storm the Guanyi of Qin. ”

"What the prince said is very true." Xiong Huai smiled and nodded, then changed his words and suddenly asked, "What does the prince think about the future trend of the world?" ”

"What's next?" The crown prince was stunned, his father's words became too fast, and in a blink of an eye, he changed from attacking the Qin State to the general trend of the world, which became impossible for him to react.

At this time, Xiong Huai saw the prince's confused eyes, and he was greatly disappointed, so he had to speak by himself: "In the past, Sima Cuo once said to King Qin Huiwen: If you get Shu, you will get Chu, and if you get Chu, you will get the world; In the past, Su Qin once said to the widow: the king of Chu is the longitudinal one, and the emperor of Qin is the horizontal one; In the past, and now, the group of people in the Jixia School Palace are always discussing ways to dominate the world.

Even Mencius, who had returned to his hometown, often talked with his disciples about unifying the world. Not only was it discussed, but the people sent by the widow to worship Mencius as a teacher also sent back the news that Mencius had begun to write books and lectures about his own methods of unifying the world.

As the most famous and prestigious sage among Confucianism, Mencius's exposition on unifying the world has begun to circulate in the land of Zou Lu, don't you know these princes? ”

"This..." When the prince heard this, he suddenly became extremely embarrassed.

His teacher is a Taoist person, and the state of Chu is also a prevalent Taoist, there are very few Confucian students in the state of Chu, and he doesn't even pay much attention to the Confucian students in the state of Chu, so how can he pay attention to the old Confucianism thousands of miles away.

In order to resolve his embarrassment, the crown prince immediately said in surprise: "My father also sent someone to be a student of Mencius?" ”

"Hmm." Xiong Huai nodded and responded: "Not only Mencius, but also the widow has sent people to study in the Jixia School Palace, as well as the Qingxi School, the Xihe School, other Confucian schools in the Lu State, the two factions of Law and Mo in the Qin State, the Zhuangzi faction in the Song State, and so on.

It is precisely because of these people who have continuously transmitted the doctrines of various schools back to the Chu State that the Taixue of our Chu State can develop so rapidly. For example, this time Jianghuai set up a county, and the county Yin, county Cheng, and county lieutenants in each county were basically learned from Taixue. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai saw that the prince had a stupid face, and immediately frowned and said: "Don't talk about him left and right, Taifu is a great sage who has presided over the Jixia School Palace for many years, and he knows the inside story of the Jixia School Palace, have you never heard the Taifu talk about unifying the world?" ”

At this time, the crown prince suddenly recalled the prince's lofty talk, and suddenly showed a shocked look: "Father is saying that dominating the world is the general trend of the world. ”

Xiong Huai finally smiled and nodded: "Yes, this is the general trend of the future." ”

Seeing his father nodding, the crown prince asked in disbelief: "How is this possible, the strength of all countries in the world is strong, and the intelligence of one country is against the intelligence of the world, how can this be successful?" ”

"How could it be?" When Xiong Huai heard this, he became more and more dissatisfied in his heart: "In the past, there were 800 princes in the world, but now there are only 20 princes in the world, and the remaining 700 princes have all been annexed. Not only that, but now the Qin State has annexed the Shu State, the Chu State has annexed the Yue State, the Zhao State has annexed the Zhongshan State, and even the Qi State has once annexed the Yan State, and the Wei State has also almost annexed the Qin State.

Even powerful countries like Yue, Yan, and Qin, and even countries like Bashu that occupy all the geographical advantages can be annexed, prince, you say, there is another country in the world that cannot be annexed. ”

The prince was stunned, he was completely shocked.

He never thought that his father would have the heart to annex the Eight Desolations and sweep the ambition of Unai.

At this time, the prince had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and blurted out: "So my father moved the capital to Shou County, just to cater to the general trend of unifying the world." ”

"Not bad." Xiong Huai nodded, the prince was not so stupid that he was completely helpless.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately spoke: "My Chu country extends to the sea in the east and Bashu in the west, and at the same time it is connected with the five kingdoms of Qi, Song, Wei, Han and Qin. Among them, the prince, you also know that the Qin State is dangerous and difficult to capture, and Wei Han is in the middle of the world, even if Wei Han is captured, it is just for the Chu State to expand the border line of two thousand miles to three thousand miles, and it is also a border line that is not dangerous to defend, and it is difficult to take care of the border line, which is not advisable.

Therefore, the next goal of my Chu State is best to be the two countries of Qi and Song. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai pointed to the map in his hand, and then drew from the location of Fangcheng to Bachong through Hanzhong: "The meaning of the widow, next my Chu State will stick to Fangcheng, Hanzhong, and Bachong in order to prepare for the three kingdoms of Qin, Wei and Han." These three places, which my Chu State has operated for hundreds of years, are really easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they can be defended with only a few troops.

At the same time, we can draw troops from the western front to the east, unite with the three Jin and Yan kingdoms, and make every effort to attack the Qi and Song countries. If necessary, you can also contact the Qin State and use the Qin State to contain the Three Jins.

In this way, as long as the Qi and Song countries perished, the sphere of influence of our Chu State expanded from Huaishui to Heshui, and still occupied the land of Qi and Song without trouble, at that time, the general trend of the world would already be clear. ”

"Father, God!" After listening to his father's huge plan, Prince Heng couldn't help but sigh sincerely: "If this strategy can be successful, even if my father is compared to Tang Wu, he will not be far behind." ”

"Nope." Xiong Huai immediately sighed lonely: "How dare the widow be compared with Tang Wu, the widow is already old and has not many years to live." However, the two countries of Qi and Song did not show their decline, thinking about it, in the lifetime of his father, he would not be able to see the two countries of Qi and Song merged into my Chu State. ”

"Father..." When the crown prince heard his father's sad words, he remembered that although his father was not old, he was actually more than sixty years old, and his eyes suddenly rose, and his expression was full of sadness.

At this time, Xiong Huai saw that the prince's face was full of sadness, and sighed again: "Although the widow can't see the day when the Qi and Song countries will perish, the widow can now pave the way for the prince in advance, or pave the way for Wang Sunping, and move the capital to Laishou County in advance, lest you attack the Qi country once in the future, and it will take two months on the road alone, lest you miss the opportunity in the future."

Now, the widow moved the capital in the resentment of the courtiers, so that the courtiers and nobles would only resent their father.

Therefore, the widow means that the resentment should be concentrated on the widow, and the merit will be reserved for you.

The only hope of the widow, the world will be unified in the future, the prince, or Wang Sunping, or the son of Wang Sunping, don't forget to tell the widow when you sacrifice to the temple. ”

When the prince heard this, he suddenly felt a strong father's love pouring into his heart, and then he couldn't help it, and immediately wept bitterly and bowed for a long time: "Father, the son is wrong!" ”