After determining the next internal policy of the Chu State, Xiong Huai paid attention to the affairs of the Song State.

In the palace.

Xiong Huai summoned Chen Zhen, the assassin of Shiling, and asked, "Xianqing, after Prince Song returns to China, there will be any movement in the Song Kingdom." ”

Chen Zhen smiled and said: "Great King, the spies reported that after Prince Zhen returned to the Song Kingdom, a fierce conflict broke out with the King of Song over the matter of the King of Song sending a doctor to the King of Qi to see a doctor.

At the same time, the matter of King Song's secret currying favor with the Qi State also quickly spread throughout the Song Kingdom under our encouragement.

Now, almost everyone in the Song Kingdom knows that once the Qi State comes to attack, the King of Song will ask for peace from all parts of the Qi State.

Moreover, the crown prince Zhen also took the opportunity to put all the responsibility for his failure to come to Chu to ask for help to the king of Song.

Nowadays, many of the ministers of the Song State are complaining about the Song Dynasty. ”

"Good, good, good." Xiong Huai suddenly showed joy when he heard this.

From the handling of Qi Wangdi's encounter with Tian Jia's rebellion, he has confirmed that Qi Wangdi is extremely conceited, and he will not be a person who can introspect at all.

And a person who cannot introspect himself, under the continuous victory, he will surely go from one pride to another.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai asked again: "How is the situation on the Qi side?" Whether there are signs of sending troops to attack the Song Dynasty. ”

Chen Zhen shook his head: "Great King, the Qi Kingdom is far away from Shouying, and it will take some time for the news to come back." ”

"If that's the case, forget it." Xiong Huai shook his head a little disappointed, and then asked, "Xianqing, what has the prince been doing recently besides dealing with state accidents?" ”

Chen Zhen thought of the prince coming to him, and was stunned for a moment, and then responded: "Back to the king, recently the prince has frequently visited the princes in Taixue, asked the princes for advice on how to govern the country, and also invited the princes to go to the prince's mansion to do things. ”

After speaking, Chen Zhen immediately looked at the King of Chu cautiously.

The prince went to Taixue to rob the king of Chu for the great sage, and a bad one would cause the king of Chu to be jealous.

Therefore, after he opened his mouth, he had already thought of a reason to excuse the prince.

After all... The country depends on the monarch.

When Xiong Huai heard this, he immediately smiled, and then looked at Chen Zhen, who was almost full of gray hair in front of him, and sighed: "The widow is old, Xianqing is also old, and Ling Yin is also old." Although Zuo Tu was young, the widow had always worried that he would be injured and would not live long.

Once we old fellows are gone, who can assist the prince? ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai said happily: "Now that the prince can find the great sage to assist him, the widow will not worry, and there will be successors in the Chu State." ”

When Chen Zhen heard that the King of Chu was not only not unhappy, but also faintly happy, his heart was relieved.

It seems that the king of Chu also thinks that the country depends on the king in his heart.

That's right, with the wisdom of the king of Chu, how can he abolish the long and young!

At this time, Xiong Huai suddenly asked, "Xianqing, has there been a great sage defecting to the prince recently?" ”

When Chen Zhen heard King Chu's inquiry, he was slightly stunned, and then responded: "Back to the king, at present, among the Taixue, there are three people including Shenzi, Dengtuzi, and Cao Zi who have taken refuge in the prince. ”

After speaking, Chen Zhen sighed softly in his heart, feeling very sorry for the prince.

From the words of the King of Chu, he knew that the King of Chu did not care about the prince's wanton recruitment of sages.

However, he knew that the prince had gone to the wrong place to recruit Daxian.

Taixue is the place where the great sages of Chu have the most in addition to the imperial court, and many of the sons of Taixue have criticized Qu Yuan and Tang Yu, and also criticized the opposition for bringing disaster to the country and the people, yes, the prince wants to avoid the whirlpool of the reformers and the opposition, and it is not wrong to search for the Magi from neutral people.

But the mistake is that although Taixue is critical of everyone, it seems to remain neutral. But in fact, Taixue is the core base of the Fa-changing faction, and it has continuously delivered a large number of grassroots talents to the new Fa. In the near future, a considerable number of these people will attack the top.

Moreover, although the princes of Taixue always criticized Qu Yuan for what Tang Yu did wrong, it was not against changing the law, but against Qu Yuan and other authorities not following their plan. You must know that among the Taixue, schools such as Daomo Nong, Confucianism, etc., all have their own opinions.

Therefore, just because the prince accidentally got involved with the nobles of the Jianghan opposition before, it was impossible for those princes to defect to the prince.

Even if they approve of the crown prince, with the current situation, those of them who desperately want the Chu State to change the law will not openly turn to the prince and pull the prince into the water.

Therefore, among Taixue, people who don't have a good impression of the prince will not defect to the prince, and those who have a good impression of the prince will not defect to the prince.

This is the root cause of the prince's repeated encounters in Taixue.

On the other side, Xiong Huai couldn't help but smile slightly when he heard Chen Zhen's words: "Three people! ”

Taixue sacrificial wine Shenzi will not talk about it, as Gongziping's teacher, he naturally stands on the prince's side.

And Cao Zi is a native of Zhao State, who came to Chu from Zhao State not long ago, and he doesn't know the domestic situation in Chu, which also can't complain about him.

As for the person who ascended to the disciple, Xiong Huai knew it.

This disciple is the disciple who was said by later generations, but he is not the kind of disciple that later generations often say, and the disciple is his compound surname, because he is decent and knowledgeable, so he is respected as a disciple.

Now, Xiong Huai knew why he couldn't wash the sludge off his body by virtue of his defection to the prince at this time.

And the defection of these three people, especially the defection of Taixue Sacrificial Wine Shenzi to the crown prince, will have a huge impact.

The crown prince openly recruited virtuous people, and the great virtuous Shenzi defected to the prince, coupled with the fact that he, the king of Chu, did not react, which will definitely cause a sensation.

The consequence of the sensation is that the truly virtuous will wait and see, the talented and ambitious will speculate, and those with ulterior motives will act.

In this way, he, the king of Chu and the crown prince, both took a crucial step.

Thinking about it, Xiong Huai smiled and said: "There are three people who defect to the prince, which can be regarded as some gains. ”

Saying that, Xiong Huai instructed again: "Chen Qing, the next thing to pay attention to is the people who defected to the prince, the widow wants to know their details, see if they are spies."

After finding out, all of them were handed over to the widow. ”

"Yui."

On the other side, as the news of Prince Zhen's unsuccessful return from Chu spread, as the news of the increasingly serious civil strife in the Song State spread, as the Qi State accelerated the pace of preparations. Then, the Song State, a country sandwiched between the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and Chu, attracted the attention of all countries in the world.

For a while, everyone was thinking about how long Song Guo could hold out.

It is like Zhongshan Guo, which can persist for ten years and eight years. Or just like the Yue country, the country died in a war.

In the midst of speculation, time passed slowly.

After three months.

The capital of Chu State Yingdu, succumbed to welcome back.

At the same time, the younger brother of Qin Wangdang, Gongzi Kui, arrived in Shouchun with the envoy who sent Princess Qin to Chu to marry Gongzi Wangcai.

In the Chu Palace.

Gongzi stood in front of the king of Chu: "The king, the minister is coming, the widow not only let the minister escort the princess to Chu, but also let the minister deepen the relationship with the Chu State."

Therefore, the widow wants to be happy with your country, and the market is open to each other, and the beautiful jade, good horses, sheep, sins, shin horns and other goods of our country can enter Chu, and the tortoiseshell, rhino skin, copper and iron, and spices of your country can also enter Qin.

If this is the case, then the wish of the widow will also become the good of the two countries. ”

When Xiong Huai heard this, this condition also showed that King Qin was full of sincerity.

With the rhino skin copper and iron of the Chu State, that is, the armor and weapons, in exchange for the good horses and strategic materials of the Qin State, the Chu State will not lose, it is the two countries that complement each other, and each takes what it needs.

Yes, Xiong Huai thought about it, and immediately nodded: "Qin and Chu have been married for generations, and the relationship is close, as if they are one. Therefore, the request of the King of Qin, the widow..."

Xiong Huai was about to agree, but at this time, Chen Zhen walked in briskly from outside the hall, and then presented a letter to Xiong Huai and Gongzi Kui in their surprise.

Seeing this, Xiong Huai took the letter in disbelief, but saw that it was written on the paper:

On the twenty-third day of the first month, Qin and Qi sent troops to attack Wei at the same time.