Looking at the Qin envoy in front of him with a very humble expression, the other Chu generals showed happy expressions on their faces.

How long has it been since I saw the Qin people whispering in front of the Great Chu like this?

Many younger generals have even witnessed it with their own eyes for the first time.

After the messenger was taken down, an optimistic atmosphere instantly spread throughout the entire tent.

Everyone just heard the conditions of the Qin people.

All the lands of Fangcheng (Nanyang County) and Yingdu (Nanjun) were returned to the State of Chu just to reach an alliance with the State of Chu to deal with the State of Zhao.

In this case, wouldn’t the State of Chu recover the territory of the remaining counties without bloodshed?

Moreover, Qin State is even willing to respect Chu State as the leader!

This is simply a big turnaround.

However, the main general Qu Yuan, who was sitting at the top, did not show much smile on his face. Instead, after a brief silence, he even scolded the generals.

"What are you all smiling? Whether you agree to a peace talk is the king's business. As a minister of the Great Chu, we should do our best to fight before the contract is reached, rather than blindly optimistic here! Let's go on and prepare for the battle, and we will continue to tackle the key issues tomorrow!"

Qu Yuan did not immediately let the Qin envoy who came to the Chu army camp alone and immediately went to Chencheng, but detained the envoy for three days.

Until the morning of the fourth day, the Qin envoy who felt that he was bound to die met Qu Yuan again.

Qu Yuan waved his hand calmly: "Come here, take him to Chencheng and meet the king!"

A thousand-man army guarded the envoy and left. The leader was Qu Yuan's guard captain. In addition to shouldering the important task of bringing the envoy safely to Chen Ying, the captain had another task, which was to present Qu Yuan's memorial to the King of Chu.

Chen Ying.

Chu King Palace.

The aroma of fine wine floats in the air of the hall, the music of silk and bamboo is lingering, and many dancers dance gracefully. The beautiful bodies under the tulle make people think about it and their blood is thrilling.

The King of Chu had a very pleasant smile on his face, and he held the wine lord and said to Zhao Qi, who was in the lower head: "Mo Ao, the beauty you presented this time is very good, I am very satisfied. Tell me, what kind of reward do you want?"

Zhao Qi, who was in the lower head, hurriedly held the wine jury in his hands and said, "The king has praised it. I have just fulfilled my duties as a minister. How dare I imagine what I want to beg for the king? Besides, being able to serve the king is already the greatest reward. How can I ask for more things from the king?"

The King of Chu laughed and drank the wine in one go: "You can still speak! Why didn't I notice it before?"

Zhao Qi hurriedly said, "Before, I was incompetent and could not serve the king, but please rest assured that as long as I still have a breath, I will definitely drive the king's car and horses in the future, and I will never refuse to die!"

The King of Chu's laughter became more and more pleasant.

After a while, the King of Chu raised the wine lord in his hand again and said, "Zhaoqi, I actually know what you and your Zhao clan want. But Qu Yuan was the lord of Qu clan after all, and he had just taken back Wancheng for me and Da Chu. If I take down his position as the lord of the lord at this time, wouldn't it be regarded by the people of Da Chu as a great fool?"

A trace of resentment flashed in Zhaoqi's eyes, but he quickly covered up these emotions. When he raised his head, he already had a flattering smile: "The king misunderstood. My Zhao family has always been loyal to the Great Chu. Since Qu Yuan can contribute to the Great Chu, how could Zhaoqi do that kind of thing that affects the Great Chu? But my father was obviously loyal to the Great Chu, but he was misunderstood as an incompetent general. It really made me feel unwilling to accept it."

The King of Chu waved his hand indifferently and said, "It's okay. Your father is now the Shangzhu Kingdom, so why are there anyone who is not open to his eyes to say gossip about him? Besides, isn't your father also suppressing the rebellion in Huai? As long as the rebellion is completed, no one will say anything more."

Zhao Qi's face changed a little again, then raised the wine in his hand and said dryly: "What the king said is very true."

Zhao Qi quickly changed the topic and brought the topic to the woman.

The King of Chu was also a veteran of flowers. The two of them had a very common topic when talking about it. When talking about some unsightly scenes, they even looked at each other and laughed with grief.

It's a man.

Seeing the passing of time minute by minute, Zhao Qi was paying attention to the King of Chu in the next head. When he found that the King of Chu was obviously not focused on the fine wine and food in front of him, he knew that this dinner was almost over.

But at this moment, a temple man hurried in and muttered a few words in the ear of the King of Chu.

The King of Chu was slightly stunned, then waved his hand disregardly and said, "I understand, okay, see him tomorrow."

Zhao Qi's heart moved slightly and asked, "King, could it be that Zhao State sent another envoy?"

The King of Chu laughed, and was a little satisfied while drunk, and said, "No, it was the Qin people who came to ask for peace from me."

The next day, the King of Chu did meet with the Qin envoy in the main hall.

This is not because the King of Chu was so flattering to Qin, but because the King of Chu could not wait to let his subjects know that Qin was beaten to the point of falling into peace.

The Qin envoy respectfully paid homage to the King of Chu, and spoke to the ministers of the country one by one, which made the King of Chu feel even more excited.

Don’t worry about whether the peace agreement can be reached in the end. This attitude alone will satisfy the King of Chu enough.

When the Qin envoy said he was willing to ced the two southeastern counties to return the State of Chu, on the condition that Chu and Qin reached an alliance to fight against Zhao, hundreds of Chu ministers in the entire hall were instantly excited.

You should know that last year, Chu State was beaten by Qin State to the ground for teeth. Yan Du drowned Bai Qi hundreds of thousands of people, and Yingdu was trapped because of the King of Chu's panic escape without fighting. Even the tomb of Yiling, the ancestors, was burned by Bai Qi.

It is said that it took 30 years for Hexi and 30 years for Hedong. It took 30 years for Qin to recover Hexi to take Hedong. However, it is really a great news that Chu can recover Fangcheng and Yingdu in just one year.

When the King of Chu heard this, he was also overjoyed, but soon he focused his attention on the request of the Qin people: "What the King of Qin said about Chu and Qin fighting against Zhao together is..."

The envoy of Qin State said without hesitation: "The king should also know that Zhao is leading Han and Wei to besiege our Daqin Hangu Pass. Therefore, after the two counties are ceded, the king should immediately send a general to lead his army north to respond to the country. Otherwise, once Zhao breaks through Hangu Pass and enters Guanzhong, then the whole world will be in the hands of Zhao State. Even if the country wants to abide by the alliance, it will be impossible for the country to abide by the alliance."

The King of Chu whined, and the expression of joy on his face slowly faded.

Speaking of which, because the Chu and Zhao were not bound by each other for a long time, wars rarely broke out.

However, in the past few years, the battle of Jucheng that Zhao Chu broke out before caused a great loss to Chu. In terms of the degree of heavy damage to Chu, it was not inferior to the battle of Ying and Yan.

Moreover, there is an ally between Chu and Zhao. The State of Chu directly betrayed Zhao and even went north to stab Zhao. The King of Chu felt that this matter was not very authentic, and the second was that he did not have much confidence in his heart to oppose Zhao.

Another very important point is the letter written by Qu Yuan, who came with the Qin envoy.

No matter how King Chu looked at Qu Yuan before, Qu Yuan had the result of winning Wancheng here, no matter how stupid the King of Chu was, he could not ignore Qu Yuan's opinions.

Qu Yuan's opinion was very clear. If the war was about to begin, Chu would of course join forces with Qin to fight against the Three Jins, and could even find ways to instigate Han and Wei, and we would come and stab Zhao together.

But as the saying goes, one time and another, the Qin State is now defeated in all directions, and it is almost time to lose too much blood. The whole country is over.

Due to the lack of news, Qu Yuan did not know that at this moment that Meng Ao, the troops of Qin State in Guanzhong, had actually suffered a big defeat, otherwise he would have firmly believed in this letter that Qin State would have destroyed the country.

Qu Yuan believed that at this time, the State of Chu should not only not join forces with the State of Qin, but should continue to draw troops from various places and use all the forces that can be used to continue to attack Qin.

Even if Zhao State breaks through Hangu Pass and enters Guanzhong, it doesn't matter. Chu State can continue to move westward after regaining Fangcheng and Yingdu.

In other words, we all divided the Qin State together, Han obtained Yiyang, Wei State obtained Hedong, Zhao State obtained Guanzhong, Yiqu and Longxi, while Chu State obtained Fangcheng, Yingdu, Hanzhong, Bashu, and Qianzhong from Qin State, which counted the territory of the entire five counties!

If you calculate this, it is obvious that Chu is the biggest winner in the battle to divide Qin.

Since Guanzhong is the lifeline of Qin, Qu Yuan asserted that Qin would definitely stand to the end in Guanzhong and Zhao, so two possibilities arise.

The first is that Zhao State cannot take Guanzhong, and Qin State will inevitably be seriously injured and cannot defend against Chu State's attack in other directions. Chu State can successfully regain the five counties mentioned by Qu Yuan.

The second type is that Zhao State takes Guanzhong, so under Qin State's desperate defense, Zhao State will inevitably suffer heavy losses. If Qin State loses its capital, it will be even less able to prevent Chu State from seizing the five counties mentioned by Qu Yuan.

In short, as long as you take these five counties, Chu can rest and work hard to govern, and in the north, you can unite the princes of Han, Wei, and Qin (if the country has not been destroyed) to fight against the attack of Zhao.

By that time, although Zhao had the entire northern part of China, Chu also had the entire southern part of China. Because Chu seemed to be weak, it was able to win the support of Han and Wei in the Central Plains. Even if it had a north-south battle for hegemony with Zhao, it would be of great potential!

It has to be said that the grand scene depicted by Qu Yuan in his heart really touched the King of Chu.

Since Zhao He publicly proposed the so-called "China Unification Theory", the princes all scolded Zhao He for being ambitious and not taking the Zhou Dynasty or the Zhou emperor seriously, but which one of them has never dreamed of pacifying the world in private?

The King of Chu pondered for a while and said, "Let me do this, please rest in the side hall for a while. I will discuss with you first."

After the Qin envoy left the seat, the King of Chu did not waste time. He asked someone to read Qu Yuan's letter on the spot, wanting to ask the other ministers for their thoughts.

What surprised the King of Chu was that Qu Yuan, a seemingly reasonable suggestion, was unanimously opposed by several important officials of the Chu State.

The first one to speak was Zuo Yin Jingcui: "King, I think this plan is inappropriate. Not to mention whether the Zhao State can be broken by the Hangu Pass, even if the Hangu Pass is broken, Qin State can cede territory and seek peace from Zhao State. Once peace is reached between Qin and Zhao, and Da Chu rejects the peace talks of Qin, then the King of Qin will inevitably be furious and ordered Bai Qi to attack Chu again. At that time, what will happen to Da Chu?"

The King of Chu was slightly stunned.

The second person who spoke was Zhao Qi, who became the Zhao family's talker because Zhao Ju was away: "The reason why Qu Yuan made such a proposal was just to let the king concentrate the entire Chu State's troops in his hands. This person has always been rebellious and ambitions, and he is even more cruel in the army. If the king handed over the country's army to his hands, I really don't know what would happen."

The King of Chu frowned and said nothing.

The last one to speak was Lingyin Xiong Zilan: "The land of the five counties mentioned by Qu Yuan is already exactly the same as the territory of Da Chu now. Does the king really think that with the strength of Da Chu now, can we swallow such a huge territory at once? Didn't the Wu Kingdom also captured half of Da Chu's land, but what was the result? It was not because of Da Chu's battle. Now Da Chu does need to rest, so we must not be greedy for merit. Take back Yingdu and Fangcheng first, and then continue to plan for Hanzhong Bashu and Qianzhong. This is the best strategy, rather than trying to accomplish it in a hurry, but instead of being in trouble."

After these three important officials spoke one after another, the entire hall suddenly became lively, and countless ministers spoke in unison and opposed Qu Yuan's opinions in unison.

Although some people supported Qu Yuan, these support opinions were instantly submerged.

In front of the opposition from the hall, the King of Chu pondered for a while, and finally sighed helplessly.

"Since that's the case, then call the Qin envoy into the hall. Let the people below prepare for their sacrifice. I will make an alliance with the Qin envoy later!"

After hearing what the King of Chu said, Jing Cui, Zhaoqi and Xiong Zilan all breathed a sigh of relief, bent down to salute, praising the king's wisdom.

After getting up, the three of them exchanged several glances in secret and saw the smile in each other's eyes.

If Qu Yuan really continues to attack Qin and achieve the achievement of directly doubling the territory of Chu, then the Qu family led by Qu Yuan will definitely soar to the sky and surpass the Zhao family and Jing family. This is undoubtedly something that the Zhao family and Jing family, who have been among the top two major families for many years, cannot tolerate.

More importantly, both Jing and Zhao clans knew very well that Qu Yuan simply wanted to end the situation of the three major families in jointly assisting in politics and concentrate power in the hands of the monarch.

If Qu Yuan really seized the land of the five counties and returned to the army with this great contribution to the King of Chu to reform, then this matter might have really been accomplished.

This is a matter of life and death. No matter how much Jing and Zhao fight in their daily lives, they must be consistent with each other in such matters. It is impossible for you, Qu Yuan, to succeed.

As for the Lingyin Xiong Zilan, although the younger brother of the King of Chu, if Qu Yuan seized the land of the five counties, it would be a huge bad news for Xiong Zilan.

The reason is very simple. If Qu Yuan really takes over the land of the five counties, then promotion is inevitable.

There is only one official position that can match such great contributions, which is the Ling Yin, who is now serving as the leader!

Half an hour later, among the praises of countless ministers of Chu, the King of Chu formally concluded an alliance with the envoys of Qin.

The Qin State will return all Nanyang County (Fangcheng) and Nanjun (Yingdu and its surroundings) to the State of Chu. The two countries will take Chu as the leader of the alliance and Qin as the deputy subordinate.
Chapter completed!