At dawn, the fire, which lasted for seven days, was finally extinguished by heavy rain.

Then, Xiong Huai left Qu Yuan to deal with the follow-up matters, and then returned to Yingdu with his ministers and people, under the escort of the army.

Yingdu, Zhaochang Mansion.

Zhao Chang woke up from a coma, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw several imperial doctors around the bed looking at him nervously, while the senior doctor Jing Shao and his sister-in-law were watching anxiously not far away.

After a while, after making sure that he was okay, Zhao Chang sent the imperial doctor, and then left Jing Shao alone.

As soon as the others left, Zhao Chang immediately stared at Jing Shao and asked, "Doctor Shang, what's the situation now?" ”

"How's it going?" Jing Shao paused for a moment, and then made a gesture of listening: "Zuo Yin, you listen by yourself." ”

Zhao Chang was stunned for a moment, and then heard the sound of rain hitting the ground, and couldn't help but say in despair: "So, now the fire has been extinguished." ”

"It's not just extinguished." Jing Shao said with a gloomy face: "And now the people and nobles of the entire Yingdu are respectful of the king like a god, and now, the king is a living god." Even, now many people have begun to talk about building a temple to worship the king. So, our plan failed completely, not only failed, but also made the king.

You see, now even the six monarchs who lived in your mansion before are no longer visible in your mansion, and even when you fainted, they didn't even come to see you. ”

Zhao Chang's face sank, he knew why the six monarchs were like this, they must have seen that the plan had failed, and they saw that they would be alienated and expelled or even executed by the king of Chu nine times out of ten, so they turned their faces and didn't recognize people.

Thinking about it, Zhao Chang was distraught, looked at Jing Shao with a gloomy face, and suddenly asked: "Doctor Shang, I don't know where you went in the past few days, didn't I ask you to go to the military camp to contact the generals of the Zhao Jing family?"

Why did Tang Wu suddenly lead the army to kill outside the Black Emperor Temple, so that the king dragged on for two days and two nights, and dragged it until it rained heavily, causing our plan to fall short. ”

As he spoke, a wave of anger instantly appeared in Zhao Chang's heart, and he even looked at Jing Shao's eyes with some annoyance.

At this time, Jing Shao saw that Zhaochang was complaining about himself again, and he was immediately furious, and he looked at him angrily: "Do you think I didn't go to the barracks? Do you think I didn't contact the generals of both of our clans?

I went, I contacted, and my people from both tribes agreed.

But... But Tang Mo suddenly appeared in the barracks and beat drums overnight to summon generals. At the military meeting, before Tang Mo could speak, he directly cut three late generals, and as soon as he spoke, he cut two opposing generals, and in an instant, five of the more than 30 generals in the barracks who went to discuss the matter died, and the other generals were all silent.

What do you want me to do? What do you let them do? ”

Saying that, Jing Shao shouted angrily: "At that time, I went to question Tang Wu, but before I finished a sentence, Tang Wu said that I was not a person in the army, and I appeared in the army for no reason, and I should be beheaded.

Then I was imprisoned for three nights and two days until the fire was extinguished, and I was released from the house, and Tang Wu asked me to explain to the king myself at the court meeting tomorrow why I suddenly appeared in the barracks.

You say, what can I do? ”

“···” Zhao Chang looked at Jing Shao, who was very angry, and couldn't help but be silent.

He knew that he was wrong again, and it was very wrong, he and Jing Shao had never led the army to fight, and his reputation in the army was almost none, and he and Jing Shao were tied together, and they couldn't fight against the meritorious Tang Shao, let alone a single Jing Shao.

Therefore, he shouldn't have deliberately avoided and excluded Sima Jingque in order to ensure that Ling Yin's position fell on him, he should have pulled Jingque into the plan and let Sima Jingque control the army.

On the other side, Jing Shao saw that Zhao Chang was silent, and complained again: "Zuo Yin, I want to ask you, before you saw that the crown prince ordered Yin Zuotu to suddenly appear outside the Black Emperor Temple, and it was still the fourth watch, such a big abnormality, why didn't you make a move?" ”

Saying that, Jing Shao said angrily: "If you had aroused vigilance at that time and immediately mobilized our people to incite the people, then how could the king delay the arrival of the army?" Well~~? ”

"I..."

Then, the two complained to each other for a while, and finally, the two broke up.

The next day, the provisional court of Chu was discussed.

In the main hall, Xiong Huai sat on the throne, and the ministers sat in the hall, Xiong Huai did not speak at this time, and the ministers all lowered their heads and eyes, not daring to look directly at the king of Chu, nor daring to speak.

For a while, the hall was very quiet, but everyone could feel the tension and solidification under the quiet.

Moreover, everyone is sure that at today's court meeting, there will definitely be blood, but they don't know who died.

After being silent for a while, Xiong Huai slowly spoke: "Zhuqing, when the widow traveled to the Heavenly Palace before, Qing and the others faced the test of the Black Emperor, but they disappointed the widow. ”

"The ministers are guilty, and the ministers have betrayed the king's trust."

Xiong Huai looked at the ministers and shook his head: "Although the widow is disappointed, the widow also knows that in the face of the heavenly fire that can spread for more than 100 miles in five days, and even destroy most of the widow's Zhanghua Palace, you have indeed done your best." ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai smiled and said, "Therefore, although the heavenly fire was not extinguished by you, the widow had to be rewarded for your efforts in the face of the heavenly fire. ”

When the ministers heard this, their hearts were all relieved, regardless of their purpose, but they all participated in extinguishing the fire, and at this point, even the king of Chu could not find an excuse.

At this time, Xiong Huai spoke: "In the past five days, whether it was sending private servants to participate in extinguishing the fire, or going to the Black Emperor Temple to pray in despair, all of them had merit. Therefore, the widow decided that all those who had meritorious service would be exempted from this year's offering, while the common people would be exempted from this year's field tax.

In addition, all the houses and lands that were completely engulfed in the fire in this fire will be exempted from paying taxes for three years. In the midst of this fire, the millet seedlings in the fields were destroyed by the fire, and the widow was given a tax for one year. ”

As soon as the ministers heard that the king of Chu was rewarding, they immediately bowed in unison: "The king is shengming." ”

Xiong Huai nodded, then looked at Zhao Ju and said, "Ling Yin, in this fire, Qing not only extinguished the fire in the west on the first day, but also stabilized Yingdu in the panic of the people.

Therefore, the widow decided to reward Xianqing with a five-color stone. ”

As he spoke, Xiong Huai pointed to the five-colored stone sent by the waiter and said with a smile: "Moreover, the widow allowed Xianqing to put the five-colored stone in the temple for the ancestors of the Qing clan to worship for generations." Even, if Xianqing is interested, the widow will allow you to place the five-colored stone in your mausoleum as a ritual weapon. ”

"King Xie." When Zhao Ju heard this, he immediately thanked him excitedly.

At this time, the ministers all gasped.

Since the king of Chu began to wear the five-color stone, now the nobles of the Chu state are all proud to wear the five-color stone, but now the five-color stone sold in the Yingdu is only single-colored, two-colored, three-colored, and the four-color five-color stone is all used as a treasure for the king of Chu to reward the meritorious minister.

Therefore, most of the people in the Chu State now wear three-color stones, and only a few heroes wear four-color stones, and five-color stones are only worn by the king of Chu.

Now, although Zhao Ju is not allowed to wear the five-color stone, it is also a great honor to be able to obtain a five-color stone as a ritual weapon.

For a while, all the ministers in the palace looked at Zhao Ju with envy. Even the crown prince is no exception, although he is the crown prince, but he has not obtained the five-color stone.

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