As soon as he heard this, he knew that this was a test for himself by the king of Chu, and he wanted to see if he was worthy of his name.

So, Que Guanzi responded: "King, according to the minister's opinion, Zhao Guo transferred back to Song Xiangqiu, which is actually calculating the two countries of Qi and Chu. ”

"Oh!" Xiong Huai replied softly, and then looked at the crane crown curiously and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

"The King." Que Guanzi pointed to the situation and said: "Since the civil strife in Zhao, although Zhao has lost its status as the overlord of the world and the leader of the Five Nations Alliance, because of the initiative of Zhao's father, the strength of Zhao has not weakened much.

At this moment, with the background of the Zhao State, he still has the strength to compete with the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Chu.

And the Zhao State gave up the Yan State in the north, the Song State in the south, and even ignored the Wei and Han countries for the time being, all because of the civil strife, and the ministers and people within the Zhao State were panicked.

It is precisely because the lord is suspicious, the minister does not believe it, and the people do not attach it, so it takes several years for Zhao Guo to recuperate.

And this Song State threw the bait from Zhao State to attract Qi and Chu to fight. ”

Speaking of this, Que Guanzi smiled and said: "If the minister's expectations are correct, within ten days, the Song State will definitely send an envoy to Chu and ask the king to appoint the minister of the Chu State as the Song Minister." ”

"Oh?" Xiong Huai looked at the crane crown suspiciously, and said, "How does Mr. know?" As far as the widow knows, the Song Kingdom is still fighting for the selection of Song Xiang!

In just ten days, how can the Song Kingdom fight for clarity and make a clear argument? ”

Que Guanzi arched his hand and said: "Great King, the minister heard not long ago that Qi attacked Yan, and the Yan army retreated without a fight, and moreover, under the aggressiveness of Qi State, Yan State has given up all the river areas, retreated to the Zheng and Yi regions on the north bank of the northernmost river, and sent an envoy Su Dai to Qi State to sue for peace.

With the power of Yan State, it is not difficult to hold the Zheng and Yi regions, plus the strength of Zhao State still exists, and Chu Yan is good, Qi State will not hate Zhao State and Chu State for the sake of Yan State.

Therefore, the minister knew that the Su Dynasty would definitely succeed in persuading the Qi State to withdraw its troops, and then the two countries of Qi and Yan would be reconciled.

And once the Qi State retreats, the next target of Qi will be either Wei or Song.

Comparing the strength of the Wei and Song dynasties, and the closeness of the Wei and Song dynasties to the Zhao State, there is no doubt that the Song State should be the most worried and fearful.

Therefore, the minister said that the envoys of the Song State would arrive in the Chu State within ten days. ”

Xiong Huai laughed: "If the widow agrees to Song Guo's request and sends a minister to Song State to serve as prime minister, it will definitely harm Qi State." ”

"It's just..." Xiong Huai sneered: "Then how can the Zhao State be sure that the Qi Kingdom will fight the widows in the Song State to the end?" If the widow takes the Song State, and then instigates the Qi State to attack the Wei State, Korea, and even the Zhao State.

Didn't Zhao Guo lift a stone to shoot himself in the foot, and he also lost a Song State in vain. ”

"Not really." Que Guanzi shook his head and said: "Great King, the minister said before that although there was civil strife in Zhao State, his strength was not damaged. Moreover, although Zhao completely abandoned the Song State, it may not completely abandon Wei Han.

With the power of the Three Jins, any country that wants to attack the Three Jin Dynasty alone will face a head-on attack from the Three Jins. Not so with the Song Kingdom..."

At this time, the bird sighed: "Not long ago, the minister had a visit to Shangqiu in the Song capital, although it was only a two-day tour, but the minister also saw that the king of Song and the prince of Song fell out of harmony, and the two competed against each other, did not give in to each other, and even divided the country into two factions, chaotic into a pot of porridge, difficult to solve.

This situation is a sign of civil strife and the destruction of the country.

Therefore, compared with the difficulty of Qi State to retaliate against the Three Jin Dynasty and the Song State, Qi State will definitely attack Song State.

And if the state of Chu intervenes in the state of Song, then the state of Qi will come to fight, and then the alliance of Qi and Chu will collapse, and the two countries of Qi and Chu will be hostile, then the status of Zhao in the state of Qi will rise sharply, and the state of Zhao will be heavy, then the three Jin'an, and the three Jin'an, then the Zhao state can calmly solve the problem of internal instability. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately interrupted: "Since Mr. said that the Song State has the appearance of a dead country, wouldn't the widow unite with the Qi State to carve up the Song State, and break the Zhao State's calculations?" ”

When the crane heard this, he smiled and said, "Why did the king play Yu Chen's joke and make this joke." ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately straightened his body and said with a dignified face: "How could the widow ever play Mr. ”

Crane Guanzi said with a smile: "Before the king destroyed Yue, the prestige of the Chu State rose sharply, and all countries had it, and the Chu State was attacked three times. Now that the state of Chu is changing the law and trying to become stronger, the nobles in the country are frightened, the people are confused, and a little wind and grass will cause the country to boil.

At this moment, the king ignored the instability in the country to defeat the Song Dynasty, this is Xia Wei's war against the merchants, although he won and lost.

Moreover, if the king and the Qi State destroy the Song Dynasty, there will be great trouble afterwards.

First, the loss of the buffer of the Song State between Qi and Chu will inevitably increase the contradictions. And if the two countries had a conflict for the Song State, or even caused a war, it would be very unfavorable to the Chu State.

Second, the state of Chu annexed half of the territory of the Song state, and it was also a land of 500 miles, and even a strategic place, and its harm far exceeded that of the country. In this way, all nations must be united.

Third, the annexation of the western territory of the Song State by the Chu State would seriously threaten the Wei State, for example, the Chu State would become a confidant of the Three Jin Dynasty.

With these three points, the day when the Chu State destroys the Song Dynasty will be the time when all countries invade Chu.

At that time, the state of Chu was in chaos inside and trapped outside, once all countries came to attack, the land north of Huaishui would not be owned by the state of Chu. ”

Speaking of this, Que Guanzi looked at the King of Chu and said with a smile: "Before, all countries jointly attacked Qin, and Chu did not send troops. After that, all countries united to attack Qi, and the state of Chu was unmoved. Now, Qi Fa Yan, a rare occurrence in the Chu State, did not send troops to rescue the ally Yan State, but only sent an envoy to mediate.

All of these are all to show that the king has no intention of fighting at this moment.

Therefore, the king Yan sent troops to divide the Song, isn't this just playing tricks and fooling the ministers! ”

When Xiong Huai heard that he was laughing at himself, he hurriedly laughed to hide his embarrassment, and then bowed and said:

"Sir is angry, sir is angry. The question of the widow is just because the situation in the Song Kingdom is chaotic, so the widow is at a loss, confused, confused! ”

With an embarrassing explanation, Xiong Huai once again set his eyes on the Crane Guanzi.

After what he said just now, Xiong Huai had enough knowledge of the talent of the crane crown in his heart, but he still had doubts in his heart.

That's why did the crane return to Chu?

Is it to return to the homeland and serve the country? Or did he return to Chu for the sake of Zhao?

You must know that the news from Zhao Guo's side that Zhao's father has always introduced Crane Guanzi as a confidant, and even treated him as a teacher, and Zhao Guo is not unimportant to Crane Guanzi.

Therefore, Xiong Huai still has to determine the intentions of the crane crown.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai groaned: "After Mr. 's words, the widow has enough knowledge of the Song Kingdom, I don't know what Mr. thinks, what should the widow do next?" ”

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