As the eyes of the King of Chu swept over the ministers in the palace one by one, the hearts of the ministers moved.

The 20,000 army commanders dedicated to guarding Shou Ying are definitely a very critical position.

20,000 troops, this is already a lot, and it is specially used to guard Shouying, and it must be a general trusted by the king. Otherwise, once the country has trouble, the army will all go out, and there will only be 20,000 defenders of Shouying in the country...

And such a general who is trusted by the king, once he is transferred to a general, or wants to be promoted, he will definitely be the chief general of the army, or the left and right Sima of the court.

In this way, as long as he becomes the commander of the 20,000 army, it is the most important springboard, and it is not a dream at all to enter and exit in the future.

For a while, all the important ministers in the front of the group of ministers were hot, and then they began to think about the candidates who could be the commander of this army.

The ministers at the back of the group set their eyes on the important ministers in front of them, and they only waited for the important ministers to move, and then they immediately responded.

Just when the eyes of the King of Chu were still looking at the ministers, he seemed to be still confused.

At this time, Ling Yin Zhaoju took the initiative to recommend: "The king, Zhaoxian, the son of the former Chen Cheng Shou Zhaoying, has a heart in the king, intends to serve the country, is familiar with military books, and knows about war. In the previous battle to counter-insurgency, Zhao Xian led his troops to take the lead in attacking the left flank of the rebels, and he was meritorious.

Therefore, the minister thought that the general Zhaoxian could take on this important task. ”

"Zhaoxian!" Xiong Huai nodded.

In the face of the reality of the loss of Chencheng, the former Chen Cheng Shouzhao should have taken the initiative to take on the task of evacuating the army, desperately blocking the coalition forces of various countries, and finally being hacked to death by the coalition forces in Chencheng.

With Zhaoying's merits and Zhaoxian's previous merits, as well as Ling Yin Zhaoju's recommendation, it is indeed appropriate to let Zhaoxian serve as the chief general of the defenders.

It's just...

The commander of the 20,000-strong army, Xiong Huai already has a candidate in his heart.

Therefore, Xiong Huai only bowed his head slightly after listening to Zhaoju, but did not agree.

At this time, the minister who was good friends with Zhaoju saw that the king did not immediately agree, but hesitated slightly.

Seeing this, several ministers immediately spoke:

"King, what Ling Yin said is very true, and the minister also thinks that General Zhaoxian can be a general."

"General Zhaoxian is familiar with military affairs, loyal to the king, and can be a general."

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

“···”

At this time, Sima Jingquan saw that the ministers were agitating, and the king of Chu was still hesitating, so he immediately straightened his waist.

The ministers in the palace who were still promoting Zhaoxian saw Sima Jing's lack of action, but he hesitated for a moment and stopped talking.

Sima's face, they still have to give it.

At this time, Jing Que spoke: "The king, the grandson of Shilling Yin Jingli, the son of Mai Jun Jing Feng, is loyal to the king, knows military affairs, and has made meritorious contributions to quelling rebellion before, and the minister is willing to recommend the general Jing Feng as a general." ”

As soon as Jing Que's voice fell, Qu Yuan, who was unwilling to lose this vital position, then spoke: "King, General Qu Hui has made meritorious contributions to capturing Shouchun City, and Qu Hui has traveled in Jianghuai for many years, and is familiar with Jianghuai affairs. ”

"The king, the minister thought that the general Jing Feng..."

"King, General Qu Hui..."

For a while, the hall was suddenly filled with voices advocating these three people.

At this time, the Jianghuai nobles saw that the three clans of Zhaojingqu had lost face, and began to move inwardly without avoiding relatives, and recommended their respective clansmen one after another. When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but feel anxious.

When the capital of Chu was in Jianghan before, most of the important ministers in the court were Jianghan nobles, and not long ago the Jianghuai Rebellion had led to a great loss of the strength of the Jianghuai nobles.

This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Jianghuai aristocracy.

Moreover, not long ago, the death of Zheng Sleeve, the Jianghan nobles have already lost the face of the Jianghuai nobles, if the main general of the defenders is also handed over this time, then the foundation of the Jianghuai nobles will also be lost. The foundation and face are all lost, so how can the Jianghuai nobles compete with the nobles of Jianghan in the future?

Thinking of this, the Jianghuai nobles looked at each other one after another, showing their eyes.

After a few breaths, several Jianghuai nobles in front of them reached an agreement in an instant.

Then, General Zhaolang got up and said: "King, before Zhonglijun faced the rebellious army of 150,000, he would rather die than surrender, defend Zhongli to the death, and fought a bloody battle for a month, so as to keep Zhongli and cut off the connection between the Shouxian rebels and the Huaiyin rebels.

Therefore, the minister thought that Zhong Lijun was dedicated to serving the king, and he could be a general if he contributed to the country. ”

As soon as Zhao Lang's voice fell, Lu Jun and other Jianghuai nobles immediately responded: "The king, the ministers think that Zhong Lijun is old and serious, and he can be a general." ”

As the Jianghuai nobles spoke, the voice of recommending Zhong Lijun immediately overwhelmed the voices of recommending Zhaoxian, Jing Feng, and Qu Hui.

At this time, Xiong Huai saw that although the Jianghan nobles were numerous, they were overwhelmed by the Jianghuai nobles who only recommended one person because they recommended three people at the same time and their strength was three.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai's heart was very comfortable, and the move to Shouying had already achieved initial results.

Previously, although Xiong Huai took the opportunity of the Five Kingdoms to break the Chu army, under the pretext of the existential crisis of the Chu State, in the name of grain delivery and knighthood, he introduced a large number of noble children who could not inherit the title, as well as big businessmen and big tycoons in the country, to fight against the current nobles.

However, after these people entered the Chu State government, they were too few in merit and too low in status, so it was difficult to immediately launch an attack on the current upper echelons of the Chu State.

After all, among these new aristocrats, Qu Hui, the second son of Qu Hui, who has the best development, is now just an ordinary general in the court.

The relocation of the capital is different, as soon as the capital is moved from Yingdu to Shouying, a large number of Jianghuai's feudal lords are recruited into the court, and they immediately launch a fierce impact on the original Chu state government.

For example, now, Zhong Lijun, who was recommended by the Jianghuai nobles, pressed Zhao Jingqu's clansmen.

Previously, such a situation was simply unimaginable.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai raised his eyes and glanced at the prince in the front of the ministers, shook his head, and sighed silently in his heart: "It's a pity that the goal of the widow this time is not to use the Jianghuai nobles to fight the Jianghan nobles, otherwise, the main general of the defenders this time is Zhonglijun."

However, the candidate for the main general thrown out this time is actually the second step of abolishing the prince. ”

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai waited for a while, and after the two groups of nobles in Jianghan and Jianghuai quarreled, he was ready to end up in person.

"Ahem~~"

The ministers were fighting fiercely, and suddenly saw the king of Chu coughing lightly, and all the quarreling ministers immediately silenced, and then sat upright and bowed to the king of Chu and said: "The king, the ministers are out of honor!" ”

"It doesn't matter." Xiong Huai smiled and said indifferently and comforted: "If you listen to it, you will be clear, and if you believe it, you will be dark, and the secretaries will argue for state affairs, which is the blessing of the widow." ”

Smiling, Xiong Huai turned his head to look at the prince and said: "Prince, the widow has not been a director for many days, and it is really difficult to decide on the candidates recommended by the ministers.

The prince, you have been in charge of the country for several months, and you are familiar with the government and politics, but I don't know if the prince has a suitable candidate? ”

The prince was stunned.

He didn't expect his father to ask him about the choice of the main general.

Originally, he had other important things to do today, and he didn't plan to participate in this matter. However, since my father is now asking, then...

That was his father's test for him.

At this time, the crown prince remembered what his father had taught him a few months ago:

As the crown prince, as the prince, and as the future king of Chu, right or wrong does not matter at all, the important thing is to make your own decisions and not be confused by the ministers.

Thinking about it, the prince looked at Ling Yin Zhaoju and the others.

If it was before, he might have echoed Ling Yin Zhaoju, but now, for this guard Shouying, it is directly related to the imperial court and even himself, the crown prince, and even the key position directly related to the safety of his father.

He was also tempted, and he wanted it too.

Thinking about it, the prince groaned and said, "Father, the son thinks that the state marquis is old and can be a general." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the temple was shocked.