After Han Wei received the reply from the King of Chu, he hurriedly left Wancheng on the same day and returned to Korea to report to the King of Han.

And on the third day of Han Wei's departure, a person who was unexpected by Xiong Huai secretly rushed to Wancheng.

"Qin Guo Xiang Shou came to visit secretly, what is the matter with him coming to ask to see the widow? Could it be that the Qin State also wants to re-ally with the widows? ”

Xiong Huai listened to the report of the pick-up, and a faint doubt rose in his heart.

Xiang Shou is a close minister of the King of Qin, and he is also the cousin of Xiong Huai's own son-in-law Gongziji, and even a brother in love, and he can be regarded as a pro-Chu faction in the Qin State. Before the two countries of Qin and Chu broke up, Xiang Shou and other people on the side of Gongzi Ji were relatively close to the Chu State.

It's just that later, the Qin State participated in the Lianheng Resistance against Chu, and then Gongziji was sent to the Qi State by the King of Qin as a hostage, and the two things happened one after another, resulting in the rapid deterioration of the relationship between Qin and Chu.

Especially in the process of the second Five Kingdoms invasion of Chu, the Qin State rejected the peace talks of the Chu State and insisted on attacking Chu in a row, which led to the Chen Land of the Chu State being conquered and losing thousands of miles of land in the first battle.

Since then, the relationship between Qin and Chu has fallen to the freezing point, and in the process of the just-concluded third five-kingdom invasion of Chu, the state of Chu successively sent people to lobby the four kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, Han and Song, but did not send people to lobby the Qin state that had been married for generations.

The bad relations between Qin and Chu can be seen in general.

The deterioration of relations between Qin and Chu corresponds to the fact that the pro-Chu ministers in the Qin dynasty have also quickly lost power, and it is difficult to shake the national policy of Qin.

Therefore, in order to avoid the Chu State being besieged by the surrounding countries again, Xiong Huai had decided to make peace with one of the two powerful countries, one in the east and one in the west, and had already set his goal on the Qi State, and even the envoys sent to the Qi State might have entered the territory of the Qi State.

However, now, the Qin Wang Dang's close ministers secretly came to Wancheng at this time.

This is not for Xiong Huai to hesitate.

Then, Xiong Huai asked Chen Zhen, who was in charge of intelligence, and after learning that there was no abnormal news from the Qin State side now, he was even more suspicious.

However, suspicion is suspicion, such as Xiang Shou, who was born in the Chu State and is deeply entangled with the Chu State, Xiong Huai still has to meet with him, even if he does not have much power in the Qin State now.

Soon, Xiong Huai accompanied Chen Zhen and personally met Xiang Shou in the hall.

After the ceremony.

Xiang Shoucheng said with trepidation: "King, before the Chu State was in danger, Gongzi Fu, Gongzi Kui and the ministers all hoped that the Qin State could help the Chu State and live up to the good of the Qin and Chu generations. However, the treacherous minister Gan Mao made an obstacle to it, so that the alliance that Qin and Chu were looking forward to died halfway.

In this regard, the two sons and the ministers all deeply regretted it, and fortunately, the king was wise and powerful, and broke the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song in Huaibei, so that the state of Chu turned the corner.

The two princes and ministers heard the news of the king's victory in Xianyang, and they were happy for the king in their hearts.

Therefore, the minister's visit to Chu this time is to congratulate the king on behalf of the two princes and many ministers who are friendly to Chu. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately glanced at Xiang Shou with great meaning.

As soon as Xiang Shou spoke, all the words were Gongzi Fu and Gongzi Kui, and they were pro-Chu forces headed by Gongziji's two brothers, which has already shown that he came to Chu this time, not on the orders of Qin Wangdang, but on behalf of Qin's pro-Chu faction forces to Chu State.

This time, the state of Chu defeated the five-nation alliance and regained all the lost territory in one fell swoop, which can be described as a great prestige. And as the prestige of the Chu State increases, the pro-Chu ministers of various countries will also rise with the tide.

In this case, Xiang Shou still couldn't wait to come to Chu to ask to see him, and his attitude was so humble and flattering, which showed that Xiang Shou or Qin's pro-Chu faction was about to make a big move, but because the strength was not enough, he urgently needed the support of Chu.

After knowing the bottom of his heart, Xiong Huai looked at Xiang Shou's smile and became more kind:

"Xianqing is far away in Qin, still always thinking about the homeland, worried about the widow, although the two sons are the sons of Qin, but they also never forget the homeland of the mother's family, the two sons and the minds of Xianqing, the widow already knows, and the widow will not forget you."

Xiang Shou saw that King Chu's face was always very kind, and his tone was full of closeness, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.

Before he met the king of Chu, he had always been worried in his heart, lest the king of Chu blame them or think that they were useless to the state of Chu because of the contradictions between Qin and Chu and their failure to play a key role in the peace negotiations between Qin and Chu.

But now, as soon as he saw the attitude of the King of Chu, he did not have the slightest alienation and indifference, and he knew that their group of Qin and Chu forces was still useful to the King of Chu.

Thinking about it, Xiang Shou settled down, and then arched his hand and said: "The king's kindness, the minister has deeply felt it, and he is forever grateful in his heart." ”

Xiong Huai smiled and nodded.

At this time, Xiang Shou's eyebrows drooped slightly, and he sighed: "The ministers are far away in the Qin State, it can be said that they have no relatives, thanks to the king's trust and support, the ministers can gain a firm foothold in the Qin State, the king's kindness to the ministers can be said to be very deep, and the ministers have been silently grateful in their hearts, and they want to repay the king in order to live up to the king's grace." ”

Xiong Huai saw that Xiang Shou repeatedly emphasized his kindness to the people in Qin Chu, and felt a little strange in his heart, this kind of thing is enough to say it once, Xiang Shou said again and again, this seems a bit hypocritical.

Although Xiong Huai did not hope that those pro-Chu ministers of the Qin State would be loyal to him like Chu Chen, it was too fake for Xiang Shou to emphasize it so deliberately.

However, Xiong Huai did not have much expectation for Xiang Shou or Gongzi Fu's brothers, and he was loyal to Xiang Shou, so he just smiled and nodded.

At this time, Xiang Shou saw the king of Chu nodded, his face changed slightly, and then he sighed: "Although the minister has always seen the king's kindness in his heart, he is very grateful to the king. However, there are some people who enjoy the courtesy of the king, receive the favor of the king, and receive the support of the king, but not only do not want to repay, but bite back, and want the king to die.

For this kind of person, the minister is deeply ashamed and does not want to be with him. ”

Xiong Huai was stunned, then looked at Xiang Shou in surprise and asked, "What did Qing say..." ”

Xiang Shou said with a face: "King, what the minister is talking about is none other than Gan Mao, the right prime minister of the Qin State." When Gan Mao was in Qin, the king treated Gan Mao with great courtesy, and Gan Mao obtained a high position in Qin, even the position of the right prime minister, and the king contributed a lot.

But how did Gan Mao respond to the king's kindness?

First obstructed Qin and Chu to negotiate peace, and then entangled the five countries to jointly attack Chu, if it were not for the protection of the king, he broke the alliance of the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Song in the Huaibei War... The consequences will be unimaginable! ”

As soon as Xiong Huai heard that Xiang Shou or the pro-Chu faction of the Qin State pointed the finger at Qin Xiang Ganmao, his heart suddenly moved, and then his heart was filled with a resentment towards Ganmao.

Gan Mao, Xiong Huai asked himself how much support he had and treated him very kindly.

At that time, Gan Mao was appointed by Qin Wangdang as the left minister to divide the power of the country, at that time, Gan Mao was very dissatisfied with him in front of the Qin clan headed by the Qin family, and a large number of Qin officials were eyeing him, and at that time, Qin Wangdang was surrounded by people who spoke ill of Gan Mao.

At that time, if it weren't for Xiong Huai's order to let the pro-Chu ministers of the Qin State fully support Gan Mao, otherwise, it would be difficult for Gan Mao to gain a foothold in the Qin State.

However, when Gan Mao secured the position of the right prime minister in the Qin State, how did he repay the Chu State?

Xiong Huai remembered the previous two battles of the Five Kingdoms and Chu, and couldn't help but hate: "Gan Mao is deeply disappointed in the hope of the widow, and the widow hates it..."

As soon as Xiang Shou heard the words of the king of Chu, he immediately echoed: "The hatred of the king is the hatred of the minister, Gan Mao has been favored by the king for a long time, but he will take revenge on the king's grace, so in order to solve the hatred of the king, please get rid of Gan Mao for the king." ”