On the same day, the master and apprentice arrived in Shouchun, and were immediately summoned by the king of Chu, and the news that the king of Chu was appointed as the upper doctor, and Pang Zhan was appointed as the deputy general of the guards, soon caused a sensation in Shouchun City.

Many people were shocked that the master and apprentice of Crane Guanzi had obtained a high position as soon as they returned to China, and more people were shocked that King Chu, who had not summoned the minister for a long time, would unexpectedly summon Master and apprentice of Crane Guanzi this time.

Of course, many people have noticed that it is not the prince who welcomes the master and apprentice of the crane crown into the city, but the prince Wangcai.

At this time, when he got the news, Long Shujun showed a look of surprise.

"Crane Guanzi is a world-famous sage, and he is also the teacher of Gongzi Ziqing, and even when he was in Zhao State, he was treated as a teacher by Zhao's father.

Such a famous and famous person who is famous all over the world, and has a close relationship with the Chu State, even if the King of Chu did not greet him in person, it should be to let the prince or Ling Yin greet him, otherwise it is Taixue sacrificial wine to greet him, why would it be Gongzi Fu who went to greet him?

It's not etiquette! ”

Long Shujun hesitated: "If it is said that the king of Chu does not attach importance to the master and apprentice of the Crane Guanzi, and at the same time despises or dislikes the son Ziqing, but as soon as the master and apprentice of the Crane Guanzi came back, he was entrusted with a heavy task by the tyrant, so this does not make sense." ”

After thinking about it for a long time, Long Shujun, who still couldn't figure out the mystery, could only instruct the doorman: "Immediately prepare twenty gold and give it to the doorman in An Lingjun's mansion, and let him tell An Lingjun that it is too rude for the king to let Gongzifu greet Gongzi Ziqing's teacher, and he should let the prince personally greet him, so as to show the attention of Chu State." ”

Prince's Mansion.

After listening to the report of the marquis, the prince was quite heavy.

When he attacked Ziqing before, he hoped that Ziqing would not return to Chu State. Now, Ziqing has not returned, but his teacher and senior brother have arrived in Chu State, and they have been entrusted by his father to reuse.

Moreover, because of his relationship with Ziqing, his father asked Wangcai to go to Huaiyin to meet the master and apprentice of the Crane Guanzi.

Although he knew the reason why his father asked Wangcai to greet him, as the crown prince, he couldn't recruit talents for the country, which made him in a very embarrassing situation.

People who don't know still think that this prince is arrogant and virtuous!

Thinking about it, the prince looked at the marquis with a heavy face and said, "Junhou, I don't know how you think Gu should treat the master and apprentice of the Crane Guanzi." ”

The state marquis also said heavily: "With the relationship between the prince and Gongzi Ziqing, and with the relationship between Gongzi Ziqing and Que Guanzi, the master and apprentice of Crane Guanzi will never become the prince's help, and even they will be hostile to the prince because of Gongzi Ziqing."

And what the minister was even more worried about was that the master and apprentice of the Crane Guanzi were so valued by the king, in case they suggested to the king to recall Gongzi Ziqing, it would be very bad.

Therefore, the minister suggested that the nobles should be mobilized to squeeze out the master and apprentice of the Crane Guanzi and let them leave the Chu State, even if they could not be driven away from the Chu State, they should also let him leave the Chu State court. ”

When the prince heard this, he nodded thoughtfully.

Although Ziqing is no longer a threat now, with Ziqing's relationship with himself, and with Ziqing's madness of participating in the rebellion when he was in Zhao State, once Ziqing returns to China, he will definitely stare at himself like a mad dog and attack wildly.

The worst thing is that Ziqing may completely fall to Wangcai in order to take revenge.

Although Wangcai is not a threat to him now, this cannot be ruled out in the future.

Wangcai's mother, Mrs. Qin, is already in charge of the harem at the moment, and there is a possibility of being established at any time. If you add Ziqing and Ziqing's teachers and brothers, this is a huge strength.

What's more important is that his father has already sent someone to Qin to say goodbye to Wangcai, once Wangcai marries the daughter of King Qin, then Wangcai, the grandson of the former King of Qin and the son-in-law of the current King of Qin, will be able to gain the support of the State of Qin.

And his own foreign aid Wei State... But it is far inferior to the Qin State.

Thinking about it, the crown prince was about to open his mouth to agree, but suddenly, the scolding of his father before came to his mind.

"I only care about my own small profits, and I can't plan for Chu Guoji..."

These words repeatedly surfaced in the mind of the prince, and the prince hesitated for a long time, then shook his head and said: "The words of the prince are inappropriate. ”

Zhou Hou was stunned.

The crown prince groaned in a deep voice: "Crane Guanzi is a famous sage in the world, and he was born in my Chu State, and he is also the teacher of Ziqing, if the nobles exclude him, it will not only make the people of the world think that my Chu State despises Ziqing, and make Zhao State doubt my Chu State, but also make my Chu State seem intolerable."

Although I know that Crane Guanzi will definitely not be my help, but Crane Guanzi can contribute to the Chu State, isn't this an indirect service for Gu?

Moreover, with the reputation of the crane crown in the world, even if he is unwilling to contribute to the Chu State, as long as he accepts the Chu State's Yulu, it will be beneficial to the Chu State.

Back then, King Qi Xuan had treated Daxian seventy-two kindly, couldn't my Chu State afford to raise a mere crown and a pang? ”

When the state marquis heard this, he looked at the prince and was shocked, this is the first time he has seen such a prince Heng.

If it weren't for the prince in front of him or the prince he was familiar with, would he have thought that the prince had been replaced!

After a pause, the state marquis gathered his thoughts, and then arched his hand and said: "Prince Rende, this is the blessing of Master Guanzi, and it is also the blessing of my Chu country." ”

The prince nodded horizontally, and said expressionlessly: "Junhou, prepare a heavy gift later, Jun will give the crane crown for Gu, and return as soon as you finish, don't care about the attitude of the crane crown." ”

"No."

At this time, An Lingjun walked in quickly, and then saw the prince's calm face, and immediately said angrily: "Now those ministers and nobles in the city are too much. ”

The crown prince was stunned: "What's the matter, what are those nobles doing?" ”

An Lingjun gritted his teeth and said: "Prince, just now there was a rumor in the city that the master and apprentice of Crane Guanzi were entrusted with important tasks by the king, and then, because Crane Guanzi's master and apprentice were welcomed back by Gongzi Fu. Therefore, some villains spread rumors in the city, saying that the king should have asked the prince to meet the master and apprentice of the prince, but it turned out that the prince was rich, which shows that the king is dissatisfied with the prince. ”

When the marquis heard this, he immediately looked at the prince in disbelief: "Prince, this..."

The prince looked at the state marquis who was suspicious, and then at An Lingjun, who was not in a fork, and said calmly: "A group of clowns jumping off the beam, don't pay attention to it." ”

After that, the prince immediately said to the state marquis: "The prince and go to give gifts." ”

"No."

In the mansion of the king of Chu.

Crane Guanzi looked at the heavy gift sent by the prince and groaned for a long time.

Regarding the grievances between Prince Ziheng and his student Gongzi Ziqing, although Gongzi Ziqing didn't tell him, he also vaguely knew something.

But Prince Heng knew that he was Gongzi Ziqing's teacher, but he still sent a heavy gift to congratulate him on his return to China, which is very comparable.

Thinking about it, Que Guanzi said to Pang Zhan, who also had a different color on his face: "Although Prince Chu lacks a certain amount of means and vision, but with this gift, it shows that Prince Chu's bearing is far above that of Prince Wei Wenhou back then.

Originally, he was worried about whether the prince of Chu could keep the foundation of the Chu State, but now that he saw this gift, he was completely relieved. Even if the prince of Chu cannot continue the royal business of the king of Chu, with the bearing of the prince of Chu, it is enough to keep the foundation of the king of Chu. ”

In the Chu Palace.

When Xiong Huai learned that the prince gave gifts to the master and apprentice of the Crane Guanzi, he was silent for a long time and sighed: "The widow underestimated the prince!" ”