There was a commotion in the hall for a long time, and King Chu Huai still couldn't make up his mind.
It was a joke for Le Yi, an outsider.
Until dinner time, the political hall was still buzzing, and the ministers couldn't agree on what to do.
King Huai of Chu was originally indecisive, but now Zhaoju and other ministers and Xiong Wuliang, who had always been an expert in predicting matters, insisted on their own opinions. They had been arguing for nearly an hour, which made his head boil.
"Disband the dynasty!" King Huai of Chu waved his hand and released the traditional skill of dragging the word.
"Leqing, please stay in the post house first, and I will give you a reply after the discussion with the minister is completed!"
The ministers dispersed, Zhaoju moved a little slower, and was the last one staying in the political hall.
When King Huai of Chu saw that Zhao Ju had not left, he asked, "Old Ling Yin, do you have anything to say to me?"
Zhaoju leaned on his crutches, pondered for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister has a compromise plan, which may be able to relieve your Majesty's worries."
King Huai of Chu was refreshed——
compromise? Good compromise!
My favorite is a compromise!
Zhaoju smiled confidently and said something shocking: "Since Marquis Quyang insists on sending troops, let him lead his own private soldiers to fight..."
"In this way - if the coalition forces win, we, Da Chu, are also the victors and can take a share of the pie."
"If the coalition forces fail, our Chu State will not suffer much loss... If Qi State takes advantage of the power of victory to question the crime, it can also be said that Qu Yanghou did it personally, and then Qu Yanghou can be pushed out to take the blame."
King Chu Huai was stunned when he heard this.
Is there such an operation?
"This... is too unreasonable." King Huai of Chu frowned and said, "Marquis Quyang is also a minister of our great Chu state. How can we let him fight alone?"
"Not to mention that if we lose the battle, he will be blamed... A hundred years later, how can I face Xiong Wei, who is loyal to me to the death, in the underworld?"
Zhaoju's mind was spinning and he immediately added: "Your Majesty, you are too worried!"
"Marquis Quyang has always predicted events, and I believe this time will be no exception."
"This battle, most likely as Marquis Quyang said, will be a great victory!"
"What I just said was just an added insurance policy - I hope my worries are unfounded!" Zhaoju said, shaking his gray head.
King Chu Huai was very moved by this compromise strategy. He hesitated for a long time and finally nodded: "Since Old Ling Yin said so, I will listen to your compromise strategy."
Zhaoju is overjoyed!
Very good! Very good!
Don’t you, Xiong Wuliang, want to fight? Then go fight alone with the fiefdom's private soldiers! Chu State will not recruit a single soldier for you!
If you win, I will continue to praise you!
It would be better if you lose - I hope you will lose your head on the land of Qi as well!
…
Xiong Wuliang was drinking with Mi Heng in the palace of Prince Mi Heng.
After Sanjue drank a lot of wine, Mi Heng became quite tipsy and asked, "How is Huang Xie staying at your house?"
Xiong Wuliang explained it truthfully.
When Mi Heng heard this, he couldn't help but admired - he could make Huang Xie work so hard. A brother of his own was quite ruthless...
"Brother Wang, although Mr. Huang has repeatedly opposed you, he is not bad at heart...it's just a young man's fighting spirit. Don't punish him to death..." Mi Hengru warned.
Xiong Wuliang laughed.
I didn't punish him.
I just gave him a platform to fight for a better life.
They are all my good employees!
The two drank for a long time, and suddenly a palace official came to report: "Report to the Crown Prince and Marquis Quyang - Your Majesty has issued a royal order."
"Da Chu will not participate in the coalition's attack on Qi."
"But if Marquis Qu Yang is willing, he can lead his own private troops and join the coalition! Your Majesty will not stop him!"
Hearing this, Xiong Wuliang and Mi Heng looked at each other in surprise.
Mi Heng immediately frowned and grabbed Xiong Wuliang because of his drunkenness: "Brother Wang, don't be impulsive and send troops!"
"Although the king is my father, we have to say what we should say - this king's order is really clueless!"
"What does 'the king will not stop' mean? Does your father mean to support the coalition or oppose it?"
"If the battle is lost and Qi is blamed, then who will bear the responsibility?"
But Xiong Wuliang stood up, full of energy!
It doesn't matter!
We have a God’s perspective and know that we cannot lose if we lose.
No matter how ambiguous King Huai of Chu's intentions were - as long as he could send troops, he would be able to use Le Yi's help to get back a lot of loot and military exploits.
The people in the fiefdom are poor!
Building commercial ports, maintaining new armies, supplying academies...all require money.
If we don’t fish it now, when will we wait?
…
It was getting late, but Le Yi was not sleepy at all.
Listening to the faint sound of the clock beating outside the post house, Le Yi let out a long breath.
He also learned about the royal order issued by King Huai of Chu, and couldn't help but laugh and cry.
What does it mean that "if Marquis Quyang is willing, he can send troops by himself"?
So weird!
No matter how capable Qu Yanghou is, he is just a vassal - how many private soldiers can he have?
It's just three to five thousand people.
In a national war that often involves hundreds of thousands of people fighting, these three to five thousand people can't even make a splash!
This King Huai of Chu is really interesting, and his calculations are quite good - if the battle is won, Chu will divide the land and money; if the battle is lost, it is all the fault of Xiong Wuliang.
Unless that little Quyang Hou was kicked in the head by a donkey, he would definitely not risk all his wealth to take a trip into this extremely risky and unclear waters.
It seems...this trip to Chu as an envoy was in vain!
Le Yi sighed, but he was not decadent. Instead, his eyes flashed with amazing fire!
Not counting the ridiculous state of Chu, it was enough for five countries to conquer Qi!
The King of Yan treats me as a national official, and Le Yi will die in retribution! Attack Qi! Avenge Yan State’s shame!
"Ya Qing—someone is visiting." The soldiers of the Yan Kingdom accompanying him outside the door reported in a low voice.
Anyone visiting?
It's so late, who could be coming?
Le Yi was surprised and quickly got up to dress. It didn’t take long before he was fully dressed and said, “Please!”
The door creaked open, and Quyang Hou Xiong Wuliang pushed the door open...
…
"Le Mou already knows the king's destiny of the King of Chu..." Le Yi sat upright on the throne and sighed deeply: "Although the Chu Kingdom will not send troops, Le Mou still wants to thank the king for his words in the palace. "
Le Yi stretched out his hand to signal his soldiers to serve tea to Xiong Wuliang, and then asked casually: "I wonder if Marquis Quyang is visiting me late at night. What can you teach me?"
Xiong Wuliang raised his eyebrows and suddenly asked: "...Who said Chu State won't send troops?"
Le Yi was stunned!
ha? What's the meaning?
Do you really want to draw your own private soldiers to fight?
How many soldiers and horses do you have, and how dare you single-handedly participate in a large-scale national war like joining the Five Kingdoms to conquer Qi?
Although I, Le Yi, am indeed sure of winning this battle, aren't you, Xiong Wuliang, afraid that if you lose, you will lose all your money? Will it be impossible to turn over forever?
Are you crazy or am I crazy?
Marquis Quyang, who was able to overthrow the Qi army of 120,000 men with only 10,000 men, couldn't be a foolish young man who was keen on making all-out moves, right?
Thinking of this, Le Yi shook his head and couldn't help but smile: "Your Majesty, please stop joking..."
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