As the crown prince left the palace, the news of the fierce conflict between the king of Chu and the crown prince soon spread throughout Shouchun City.

Originally, because the crown prince obtained the military power of the Shouchun garrison, and the general Jingyang was promoted to the right Sima and sat in Yingdu, almost everyone thought that the king of Chu was really cultivating the prince, and was ready to gradually transfer the power of the king of Chu to the prince.

However, now when they heard that the king of Chu and the crown prince had clashed again, they couldn't help but hesitate again.

Although the crown prince has begun to grasp the power of Chu, the prince is still the prince after all, as long as the king of Chu is alive, the righteousness will always be on the side of the king of Chu.

Just like the Song State next door, because of the contradiction between the Song King and the crown prince, the ministers of the Song State have been killed batch after batch, and batches of them have been exterminated, executed, deposed, and exiled.

In case, the state of Chu becomes like the state of Song...

For a while, in Shouchun City, many ministers who had already planned to get closer to the prince stopped and watched, and decided to slightly distance themselves from the prince!

On the other side, Xiong Huai fell into deep thought after the prince left.

He originally wanted Gongziping to go to Qi as a hostage, and also to leave a way back for the crown prince, but this idea was strongly rejected by the crown prince.

Prince Heng's rampage was very unexpected by him, coupled with Prince Heng's previous opening to ask for Shouying's defenders, and he offered to rule Yingdu.

These three things have made Xiong Huai clearly aware that there have been great changes in Prince Heng.

Although Xiong Huai didn't know what caused Prince Heng to have such a change, the change in Prince Heng really appeared.

This also made Xiong Huai secretly vigilant.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai put aside the matter of the prince again, and then thought about the selection of the hostages.

Qi Guo let his son-in-law as a hostage, which was indeed a bit unexpected by Xiong Huai.

Under normal circumstances, the hostage of the Chu State to the Qi State is naturally the fifteen-year-old son-in-law.

However, now he doesn't want Gongzi to go to the Qi country.

It's not because of the danger of going to Qi country, after all, the complexity of the relationship between countries today is simply dazzling. The alliance was formed in the morning, and at noon it was fought to the death, and at night it became like glue again.

Many countries have become accustomed to such a situation of rebellion against each other.

Therefore, there is no need to worry too much about the safety of protons in various countries.

And Xiong Huai didn't want Gongzi Yu to be hostage, mainly because he couldn't bear it in his heart, and he couldn't bear to lose his mother at a young age, and he encountered the misfortune of leaving the country again.

Nanhou has three sons, and he has given up the crown prince, and... Gongzi Zilan is also dead, if he sends Gongzi away again, he can't bear it.

Of course, there is another reason, Gongzi Yu is also a son-in-law, once the prince is unlucky, Gongzi Yu is the next first heir.

He didn't want Gongzi Yu to go to the Qi Kingdom at this time, and he had already made a mess of the Jixia School Palace.

Although it is good to compete with a hundred flowers, but too fierce a collision of ideas will not only cultivate a grandmaster, but also easily mess up people's brains.

Therefore, Xiong Huai didn't want Gongzi to go to Qi in his heart.

And except for Gongzi Yu's accident, there are only three left: Gongzi Wangcai, Gongzi Mouse, and Gongzi Niu.

Among these three, Gongzi Wangcai still has a few months to perform the crown ceremony. And after the prince is prosperous, he can officially take up his post.

Therefore, Gongzi Wangcai will be Xiong Huai's right-hand man next.

And in addition to the accident of Gongzi Wangcai, the remaining Gongzi Rat and Gongzi Niu are two...

Gongzi Zi Rat is the son of Mrs. Qin, and Gongzi Niu is the son of Mrs. Han, the two were born on the same day, and Gongzi Zi Rat is the elder brother, so it is natural to act as a brother.

What's more, Gongzi Zirat is eleven years old this year, which is exactly the same as the ten-year-old Gongzi Ji sent by Qi State.

It's just that Xiong Huai suddenly remembered the fierce conflict between himself and Prince Heng just now, and his heart was slightly cold, although Prince Heng didn't think about his son, he couldn't help but think about his son.

Therefore, not only Gongzi Rat has to be sent away, but even Gongzi Niu has to be sent away.

Prince Shen was born inside, while Gongzi Chong'er was born outside.

Gongzi Rat and Gongzi Niu are too young to protect themselves.

As for Gongzi Yan, he is the younger brother of Prince Heng, and Prince Heng should not be so mad.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai immediately ordered: "Come on, the widow will go to Mrs. Qin's place later, and ask Mrs. Han to take Gongzi Niu to Madam Qin's palace as well, and the widow wants to meet them." ”

In the palace of Lady Qin.

Xiong Huai talked to Mrs. Qin and Mrs. Han for a while, and then talked to Gongzi Zirat and Gongzi Ziniu for a while, and then looked at Madam Qin and said in a deep voice: "Madam, not long ago, the widow reached an alliance with the King of Qi and decided to exchange hostages. And just today, the son of King Qi has arrived in Shouchun City. ”

When Mrs. Qin heard this, she immediately understood what the king of Chu meant, and the king of Chu was going to send her son to the country of Qi as a hostage.

Although she couldn't bear it, she also knew that it was common for countries to exchange protons.

So, with tears in her eyes, Mrs. Qin said in a calm tone as much as possible: "The king's meaning and concubines already know, I will tell Wangcai later, let him take the initiative to ask for orders to go to Qi Country as a hostage." ”

"Nope." Xiong Huai hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said, "The widow means to let the rat go to the Qi country." ”

Mrs. Qin was stunned, and the tears in her eyes couldn't hold back anymore, and flowed out directly: "King, Zi Rat has just turned ten years old, and he is still a child!" ”

Saying that, Mrs. Qin tried to persuade: "King, it's better to let Wangcai go, he will soon perform the crown salute, he can take care of himself, and the rat is too much..." It's too small. ”

At this time, Mrs. Han on the other side heard Mrs. Qin's sad words, and hurriedly hugged Xiong Huai's left arm and shook it gently: "King, what Sister Qin said is that Zi Rat is only ten years old!" Or else..."

When Xiong Huai heard this, he was unmoved, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Ji is only ten years old, the son of Qi Wangdi, and the son of the widow can also be." ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai turned his head to look at Mrs. Han again: "Not only Zi Mouse is leaving, but Zi Niu is also leaving, and the widow plans to let Zi Niu go to Wei State." ”

"Ahh When Mrs. Han heard this, her whole body suddenly stiffened, and she didn't say anything for a long time.

At this time, Madam Qin had already reacted from the shock, and then forcibly suppressed the grief in her heart and said, "Since this is the case, then it is all up to the king." ”

Xiong Huai nodded when he heard this, and then saw that Mrs. Han had not yet reacted from the shock, and after sighing slightly, he said to the two sons not far in front of him: "Zi Mouse, Zi Niu, for my father's plan to let you study abroad, you are willing to share your worries for your father." ”

The heads of the two were in confusion, and they suddenly heard their father's question, and immediately fell down in a dizzy state: "The son is willing to share the worries of his father!" ”

"Okay." Xiong Huai nodded with a smile, and then said to Gongzi Zi Rat: "Zi Mouse, although you went to Qi Country this time, although you are a hostage, you are also going to study. Jixia School Palace is the world's premier holy place for study, gathering nearly half of the world's great sages, so if you go to Qi Kingdom, you must study hard and study hard.

The great sage of Qi State, Shenzi, studied under the great sage Shen, learned the art of Huang Lao's morality, and Taifu also praised Shenzi for his virtuous ability, so the widow plans to let you worship under Shenzi and learn Huang Lao's art.

Zimo, you have to study hard, and when you finish your studies, your father will take you back to China. ”

When Gongzi Zirat heard that he could return to China as long as he completed his studies, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Please rest assured that my father will definitely study hard." ”

"Hmm." Xiong Huai nodded, and then said to Ziniu: "Ziniu, this time my father sent you to the Wei State, not to exchange hostages, but just to let you go to the Xihe School of the Wei State to study. The Xihe School has cultivated countless talents and supported the century-old hegemony of the Wei State, and is the world's leading university school.

Nowadays, although the Xihe School has been declining, the Xihe School has an extremely in-depth study of Confucianism and Law, and the Three Transmissions are even more famous all over the world.

Yes, my father wants you to go to Wei, you have to put down your body, study hard, and study the two schools of Confucianism and law.

When you're successful, you'll be able to come back. ”