Without Sun Shuao's military tent, it became a stage for Wu Shen to perform to his heart's content. He said: "The minister is not a temporary brave man who fights, but there is a perfect reason: Xun Lin's father, the new general of the Chinese army, cannot give orders yet; The Chinese army Zuo Xianyu was stubborn and unkind and refused to obey military orders; The doctors had their own agendas, and the sergeants were at a loss.

"In short, Xun Lin's father can't control the situation at all, the commander is powerless, and the upper and lower levels are not in harmony, this is a chaotic army, while the Chu army is united. How can we not succeed in attacking the chaos with our order? Besides, where in the world is there a king who escapes from his courtiers, where do you place the state of Chu?

"When you see King Cheng a hundred years later, King Cheng asks, what will you say? You said, 'Ah, because my grandfather was defeated in Chengpu, I would rather be ridiculed by the world than dare to defeat the Jin army to aggravate your humiliation.' If King Cheng asks again, 'Are you a king of the next generation, not as good as the first great master and son?' I can't figure it out anyway. I see you're still thinking slowly on the way away! ”

The king of Chuzhuang was furious and reached out to grab the weapon in the guard's hand; Wu Shen immediately jumped up and fled without looking back.

The king of Chuzhuang asked for the opinions of others, and Shen Yin, Zizhong, and Zianti were all stimulated by Wu Shen's words and unanimously advocated war against the Jin army. King Chuzhuang finally strengthened his confidence, and immediately ordered the whole army to continue north.

The Chu army was stationed in Guan (present-day Zhengzhou) and waited for the situation to develop. The Jin army reached Yi (present-day Xingyangbei, Henan) and was stationed between Aoshan and Shanshan.

So far, neither army has the intention of taking the initiative. The situation now is very similar to that of thirty-five years ago, with Jin and Chu hovering between war and non-war. But Zheng Guoren couldn't sit still first, and it would not be good for Zheng Guo to stalemate. Even if the two big countries reach a nonsense agreement, it can only be Zheng Guo who will be betrayed, and it is not good that Zheng Xiangguild will once again lead the sheep bare-chested and sign the alliance under the city for the second time in a year. Therefore, Zheng Ren believes that the top priority is to instigate the two countries to fight as soon as possible, and then take advantage of the chaos themselves.

Based on the above ideas, Zheng Xianggong sent Huang Xu to the Jin camp. Huang Xu said: "The widow is subservient to the state of Chu because of the society, but he is still loyal to the state of Jin in his heart. Chu Shi has won many victories, and he is very arrogant; The enemy's defense is now lax, and the soldiers are old. If the Jin army assaults the Chu division, the Zheng people will fully assist the Jin army in the battle, and the two armies can defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. ”

Xun Lin's father arranged for the emperor to go down to rest, and then discussed countermeasures with the doctors.

Xianyu said: "Destroy the Chu army and surrender Zheng State just this time!" You must promise Zheng Envoy! ”

Luan Shu said: "Huangxu's words are pure nonsense! Don't you really know? After the destruction of the Yongguo State of Chu, the Emperor of Chu reprimanded the people every day, saying: 'The people's livelihood is not easy to come by, and great disasters are coming, and the heart of guarding against fear must be kept for a long time and must not be slackened'; in the army, he admonished: 'Victory cannot be guaranteed for a long time, the king of Zhou won a hundred battles, but in the end he lost his sacrifice', and 'the people's livelihood is diligent, and diligence is not scarce'. How can this be called pride?

"The first master is guilty of a famous saying: 'The teacher is straight for the strong, and the song is for the old'. We have no virtue, but we impose resentment on the Chu people, Chu is straight, and Chu Shi is not old.

"Chu Jun's guards were divided into left and right, each with fifteen chariots and one hundred infantry. Every day at sunrise, the right wide car, the chariot soldiers stand on the top, and the foot soldiers stand on the bottom; At noon, Zuo Guang took over from Right Guang until dusk. Every night, there are internal officials on duty to patrol the camp at night to be prepared for the unexpected, how can it be said that there is no defense?

"Ziliang is the secretary of Zheng Guo, and Pan Yu is the important minister of Chu Jun; Pan Yu joined the alliance with Zheng Bo, Ziliang was taken hostage, and the two countries were already very close! Can we still count on the Zheng people to help us fight?

"Now the Zheng people come to persuade the war, it is nothing more than to profit from it, Jin Guosheng will follow Jin, and Chu Guosheng will follow Chu. So you must not agree to Zheng Ren's request! ”

Zhao Kuo and Zhao Tong said: "Aren't we leading our divisions to fight for war? The enemy is now afraid, so what is he doing here? Defeat the state of Chu in order to get the subject state, what else can you hesitate about? We have to listen to the Son! ”

Xun Shou stood up, pointed at the two of them and scolded: "You two are not enough to succeed and more than to lose!" ”

The Zhao brothers jumped up and drew their swords at Xun Shou, Xun Shou was not to be outdone, and the doctors rushed up and pulled several people away. The meeting ended in a noisy uproar.

Xun Lin's father summoned Huang Xu and told him: "The Jin master will not take the initiative to attack the Chu people, if the master is willing, he can persuade the Chu people to attack first." However, if Zheng Shi dared to act as the vanguard of the Jin army, the Jin doctors were willing to help Zheng Jun. With that, he sent him away.

When King Chuzhuang saw that the Jin army did not advance or retreat, he also sent envoys to test the attitude of the Jin people. Xun Lin's father ordered the priest to receive the Chu envoy, and Zhao Kuo and others also attended the meeting.

Chu envoy said: "The widow lost his father at a young age, spoke bluntly, and did not know how to decorate, so the big people should not be picky. The widow heard that King Cheng and King Mu had often been in and out of Zheng State, and Zheng Guoren was very respectful when they were ushered in. But now the Zheng people turned their backs on the old good and disrespected the widow, and the widow went north to teach Zheng Guo a lesson; Therefore, the attack on Zheng was by no means intended to be an enemy of the Jin state. The widow is about to return to his teacher, so please don't stay here for long! ”

Shihui said: "Back then, King Zhou Ping ordered the ancestor Wenhou: 'Assist the Zhou room with Zheng Jia, and there is no abolition of the king's order!'" 'Zheng Wu, Zhuang, Li, and Wen all obeyed it. However, the Zheng people abandoned the king's order today, so the widow ordered the doctor to come and rebuke the Zheng people. The Jin people did not come to make enemies of Chu. ”

The fact that the two countries are about to go to war but use a third country as an excuse is the fault of Zheng Guoren, which is what Zheng Guoren is worried about.

The Chu envoy was satisfied with the outcome of the talks, and after saluting the Shihui, he withdrew from the military tent and drove back to the camp, but his car was stopped by Zhao Kuo as he passed through the camp gate.

Zhao Kuo said: "What the Shihui just said is not the truth. The fact is that the widow ordered the doctors to completely erase the traces of the Chu state from the Central Plains, and warned the doctors not to avoid the enemy. We had nothing to run for, that's why we came to this place. ”

The Chu envoy was very surprised, and he asked, "So, which statement should I use to reply to the widow?" ”

Zhao Kuo said: "You will know if you drive the army over." ”

The Chu envoy went back to restore his life, and Wu Shen said: "I only know that there are differences within the Jin people, but I didn't expect that they have been at odds to such an extent, and they don't even bother to cover up the internal contradictions in front of the enemy!" This envoy has gained a lot, and we should continue to send envoys to the Jin army. ”