The prince froze for a moment, and then saw that Zhaoju, Tang, Qu, and Yuan Jingque were all looking at him closely and acquiescing, seeing this, he slowly shook his head.

It is not for him to recruit the people and bear the name of unkindness. At the same time, calling the army privately and bearing the name of disloyalty and filial piety is also not what he wants.

At this time, Prince Zhaochang shook his head again and said hurriedly: "Prince, the fire waits for no one, and the prince is unwilling to recruit the people and call the army, so how does the prince plan to rescue the fire." ”

"This..." The prince stagnated.

On the other side, after the prince shook his head, Qu Yuan's heart, which had already been put down, was raised again as Zhao Chang spoke again.

At this moment, he saw that the prince was almost speechless under Zhaochang's questioning, and immediately solemnly bowed to the prince and said: "Prince, the minister asks the prince to order the people to be recruited, if the king asks afterwards, the minister is willing to bear it." ”

After speaking, Qu Yuan bowed to the prince.

"This... Left disciples. The prince was stunned for a moment, looked at Qu Yuan who bowed down, and couldn't help but show a burst of emotion.

At this time, Zhao Chang sneered: "Zuo disciple, you can bear it with all your might, this is light, but can you really bear this matter?"

In the previous incident of Yinling, Yinling Jun said that the person who cooked and killed the people was his next guest, but the king and the ministers were held accountable by Yinling Jun, not Yinling Jun's disciple. ”

"This..." The crown prince was about to open his mouth to agree to Qu Yuan's request, but at this time, he immediately reacted when he heard Zhao Chang's words, once he was held accountable afterwards, then his father would definitely target him, the prince of the prison country, otherwise, how would his father serve the public.

You must know that his fellow brother Zilan was forced to death by his father under the persecution of his ministers.

Even if Zilan had already fled to the Qin State at that time.

This situation is so similar to Zilan at that time, when the father could force Zilan to die, now the father will not punish him as the prince.

The prince didn't dare to bet on this kind of thing.

You must know that he not only has his younger brother Ziqing, who has already become an adult, but also his younger brother Gongzi Wangcai, who is about to become an adult, and even his younger brother Gongzi.

Thinking about it, after the crown prince swallowed the original words, he thought about Zhao Ju and the others and asked, "Ling Yin, Zhu Guo, Sima, do you have any other ways?" ”

When Zhao Ju and the others heard this, they immediately frowned.

They can't call in the army, they can't call up the people, and the fire doesn't wait for anyone, what can they do in an instant.

At this moment, a waiter walked in quickly, and then arched his hand and said: "Prince, Ling Yin, Yun Mengling came to report, the people failed to fight the fire, the fire spread, it has reached Yunmeng, Yun Mengling asked the prince to immediately mobilize people to fight the fire, otherwise, I am afraid that the fire will spread to Zhanghua Palace in the near future." ”

"What!" The prince was shocked.

Zhanghua Palace is the treasure of Chu State, it is the most luxurious and magnificent palace of Chu State, even the palace of Yingdu cannot be compared.

If Zhanghua Palace is burned, then he can't help but apologize for his crime with death, I am afraid that his father will not have the face to see the previous kings under Jiuquan in the future.

Even, if Zhanghua Palace is burned, then even if my father succeeds in praying for the state of Chu three days later, it will be a failure to pray for blessings.

At this time, the worry in the prince's heart, all the ministers in the palace thought of it.

Qu Yuan was the first to bow again: "Prince, you can't wait, the minister asked the prince to immediately order the people to be recruited to put out the fire." ”

When Zhao Chang heard this, he followed closely: "Prince, transfer troops." ”

Jing Que continued: "The prince should transfer troops." ”

Zhao Ju Tang said at the same time: "Please ask the prince to recruit the people." ”

"This..."

Just when the prince was in a dilemma, at this time, another waiter walked over quickly.

"Prince, Ling Yin, and the eldest doctor Jing Shao are asking to see him outside the palace, and he said that he has a way to put out the fire."

"Doctor Jing Shao?!"

The crown prince and the ministers were suspicious, but Zuo Yin heard the news of Jing Shao, but he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Jing Shao, they're finally here."

Then, the prince reacted and immediately responded: "Quickly invite the doctor to come in." ”

"No."

After a short time, Jing Shao walked into the hall quickly, and after saluting, he spoke under the gaze of everyone: "Prince, Ling Yin, and all my colleagues, I just heard that the fire outside the city is spreading, and it is even about to burn to Zhanghua Palace.

At this time, when the prince saw Jing Shao coming in, he began to express his feelings loyally, and because he was worried about the fire, he directly interrupted: "Doctor, I heard that you have a way to put out the fire, please come quickly." ”

When Jing Shao heard this, he froze for a moment, and then glanced at Zhao Chang with the rest of his eyes, and when he saw that Zhao Chang nodded, he immediately gave up his hand and said: "Prince, the minister is here for this matter, the minister knows that the fire is fierce, and the prince and Zhu Qing have been discussing in the palace for a long time, but they have not had a strategy to leave the palace. Therefore, the ministers knew that the prince and the princes must be worried about recruiting the people and mobilizing the army.

And the minister thought about it for a long time, but he had the idea that there was no need to call up the people or call the army. ”

Prince Heng perked up and immediately asked, "Oh, Doctor Shang, dare to ask what is the way?" ”

Jing Shao said with a smile: "Prince, the minister's solution is to ask the nobles in the city for help. ”

"Ask the nobles of the city for help?" The prince was stunned.

"Not bad." Jing Shao explained with a smile: "Prince, before the king held a national sacrifice, all the nobles above the title of secretary of state and above gathered in Yingdu, and these nobles came to Yingdu, and most of them brought dozens of followers, and some brought more than a dozen followers. ”

As he spoke, Jing Shao stretched out a hand, palm facing up, then slowly clenched his fist, and said with a smile: "The retinue of nobles from all over the world together has thousands of hands. ”

Then, Jing Shao looked at the ministers in the palace again, and said eloquently: "And the nobles in the city of Yingdu and the nearby hundreds of miles, the number is hundreds, counting the servants and slaves of our nobles, there are tens of thousands together, as long as we unite as one, a small fire that only spreads overnight is simply not worth mentioning, and it is easy to extinguish." ”

After that, Jing Shao's clenched grip suddenly, and after making a few palm flipping movements, he confidently said to the prince: "Prince, I don't know what the minister's method is." ”

When the prince heard this, he just smiled stiffly, and did not express any opinion on this method.

If the governor hadn't gone to the prince's mansion to persuade him before, he wouldn't have thought that the fire outside the city was deliberately done.

Now that he knew that the fire was most likely a man-made disaster, how could he agree to let the nobles put out the fire at this time? You must know that most of the nobles in the city are against the change, and even last night's fire was set by them.

Let those aristocrats who set the fire to put out the fire, what will happen in the end?

A sentence suddenly appeared in the mind of the prince: Everyone collects firewood and the flame is high, and the fire will not be extinguished if the salary is not exhausted.

Thinking about it, Prince Heng suddenly became angry in his heart: Damn, Jing Shao, this bastard, An Ke deceived me like this.

And after Qu Yuan and the others saw Jing Shao speak, the joy on Prince Heng's face suddenly became stiff, and when they saw this, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, it seems that Prince Heng also realized the crisis.

At this time, after Jing Shao finished speaking, seeing that the prince did not answer, he took a step forward and asked again: "Prince, I don't know what the minister's method is." ”

"This..." Seeing Jing Shao's persecution, the crown prince immediately set his sights on Ling Yin Zhaoju.

Seeing this, Zhao Ju groaned slightly in his heart, and immediately came forward to relieve the siege: "The heart of the doctor's fist, the prince and this Ling Yin know, and the king will know it in two days, but it is not feasible to recruit nobles." ”

"Ling Yin." Jing Shao's face sank, and he asked, "Why is this not feasible, does it make Yin doubt the loyalty of our nobles to serve the country?" ”

Zhao Ju smiled and said, "No, how could Ben Ling Yin doubt the loyalty of the doctor!"

It's just... Now the Six Kingdoms are fighting fiercely with the Qin State in Hedong, only our Chu State is watching from the sidelines, if we recruit nobles at this time, those who know understand that we are fighting the fire, but those who don't know... Then you might think we're trying to do something wrong.

What if it causes misunderstanding among the countries, causing the Qin State to cede land to the Six Kingdoms, and then join forces with the Six Nations to attack me? ”

Saying that, Zhao Ju didn't wait for Jing Shao to answer, and then bowed his hand to the prince and said, "Prince, the matter of recruiting all nobles is absolutely impossible.

However, the matter has come to this point, and the prince asked the prince to immediately order the suspension of the construction of the king's mausoleum, the suspension of refining five-color stones, paper, weapons, etc., and then recruit all the craftsmen and slaves near Yingdu, and let these people go outside the city to put out the fire. ”

When the prince heard it, this was indeed the best way at the moment.

Thinking about it, the prince closed his eyes and said with a painful face: "The son is incompetent, the son is not good, actually..."

Before he could finish speaking, suddenly, a strong shout came from outside.

"Long live the King... The state of Chu will win... Long live the King... The state of Chu will win..."

When Prince Heng heard this shout, he immediately frowned: "What's the matter, why is there a commotion outside, is the fire outside the city extinguished?" ”

At this time, everyone in the hall heard the earth-shaking shouts coming from outside, and they all looked out in surprise.

Soon, a waiter came to report: "Prince, Ling Yin, great joy."

Not long ago, the doctor Jing Shao mobilized the men, women and children in his house to go out of the city to put out the fire, and all the nobles knew about it and responded one after another, and also sent people from their own families to fight the fire, and even some people in the city also responded spontaneously.

Now the fathers and brothers in the city have gone out of the city to fight the fire, so everyone outside the palace is shouting 'Long live the king, Chu will win'. ”

"What?!"

Prince Heng, Ling Yin Zhaoju, Zhuguo Tang Fu, Zuotu Qu Yuan, and Sima Jingque exclaimed at the same time······