King Xuan adopted Wang Su's opinion regarding the Chu army's prisoners. Naturally, the envoy of Chu was dissatisfied. While continuing to deal with King Xuan, he also sent an urgent letter to King Chu to report the matter.
Under this kind of mediation, they struggled for a long time. In the end, the King of Chu had no choice but to do the next best thing. He made a list to the Chu envoy and told him that he must rescue these people no matter what.
On the list are senior generals of the Chu army. Most of them are hereditary nobles in the Chu country. No matter what pressure they are forced from, the King of Chu must be saved.
Subsequently, the Chu envoy began to make strong demands, saying that he was not a war criminal in the attack and had the right to appeal for this matter.
King Xuan deliberately looked very embarrassed about this. After several negotiations, he agreed to the Chu envoy's request and took the lead in releasing Hanzhou and others.
Then the two sides began to sign an armistice agreement, and King Xuan's order was also transmitted to Shanyuguan.
The King of Chu had to cease the war because he had no choice but to express the anger in his heart.
On the other side of Wu State, when he first heard that all 300,000 elite soldiers had died in Qin, King Wu was even more filled with grief and anger. His chest felt tight, and he fell directly behind the king's case, unable to get sick.
In such a time of great struggle, what do the three hundred thousand elites represent? They represent the foundation of a country's military strength. Without these troops, Wu's defense has become a problem, and there is no need to fight for hegemony.
It is not surprising that King Wu was so sad and angry.
In the palace, after this blow, King Wu had been lying on the hospital bed for many days.
As soon as the medical officer left the palace, he was pulled to a quiet place by Prince Wu and asked nervously: "Master Li, how is your father's condition?"
The medical officer looked around and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty has an old illness. After this heavy blow, his condition has worsened and his health has become worse and worse. He has just kept it secret. I risked my life to report it to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Ah?" Prince Wu's eyes widened, he couldn't help but grab the medical officer's arm, and nervously asked again: "Is it possible to estimate the time?"
"This..." the medical officer pondered for a moment and replied truthfully: "It's hard to say, but in the near future, it will definitely be impossible to manage the government. Most likely, the prince will supervise the country."
Hearing this, Prince Wu couldn't help but swallowed, and then said in a trembling voice: "Thank you, Mr. Li, for telling me."
"No, my loyalty to His Royal Highness is a lesson to heaven and earth." The medical officer said quickly.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Li will go first. I will give you a generous reward later."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
In the room, King Wu was summoning Prime Minister Wu.
He was still in a sad mood, and when he mentioned the war, he couldn't help but scream: "Three hundred thousand troops, my three hundred thousand young sons of Wu!"
"My king and Qin Xuan are at odds with each other, they are at odds with each other!"
Under the scream, his eyes were about to burst, and his emotions were also affected, and he coughed violently.
"Your Majesty, calm down, your health is important." Wu Lian hurriedly supported him.
"Prime Minister..." King Wu took a breath and grabbed Wu Xiang's wrist, heartbroken: "I shouldn't attack Qin, I shouldn't attack Qin, I shouldn't listen to King Ling's words..."
"Why does the king need to blame himself? This war is not due to the king's decision-making mistakes, but to Xuan Jun's sudden lock-up." Wu Xiang said.
"Yes, yes, Queen Xuan, Queen Xuan, the most poisonous woman has a heart!" King Wu gritted his teeth.
"Alas." Wu Xiang sighed: "The defeat of the Allied forces forced all countries to request an armistice, and the situation turned from prosperity to decline."
King Wu understood what he meant and closed his eyes deeply. Although he was extremely angry, as the king, he had no choice but to say with difficulty: "This matter should be handled by the prime minister with full authority. In addition, the prince will supervise the country." , Prime Minister, help me keep an eye on him."
"Well, Your Majesty, you will recover soon." Wu Xiang didn't know what to say.
King Wu smiled bitterly: "I know in my heart that my king's body is incapable of governing for the time being. However, the prince is still young and has the heavy responsibility of supervising the country. The prime minister must keep an eye on him and not let him act recklessly."
"Yes, Wei Chen, please remember..." The corners of Wu Xiang's eyes were also a little moist.
The next day, King Wu's edict was delivered, ordering the prime minister to temporarily take charge of the government and the prince to supervise the country.
He was seriously ill and bedridden, so state affairs could not remain neglected. This was inevitable and was expected by the ministers.
In the court meeting hall, Prince Wu sat on the king's chair for the first time. He was very young, about sixteen or seventeen years old, with standard facial features. He was born in a royal family. Even though the first King Wu was ugly, his harem was full of people. Beauty has been passed down from generation to generation, and the genes have become better and better, so Prince Wu is also very handsome.
This is the orthodox prince, so all the ministers naturally saluted together: "See His Highness the Crown Prince——"
"Excuse me, my lords." Prince Wu quickly extended his hand.
"Thank you, Your Highness——"
People stood up, and Wu State Prime Minister Shen Mingzhang was the first to stand up. He raised his hands and said: "Your Highness, the two countries of Ling and Chu have ceased war one after another. For the sake of the country, our country should also express its stance on the war. Otherwise, I fear that the Qin army will continue to fight." Intention to go south.”
"What the Prime Minister said makes sense, and I completely agree with it."
"Your Highness is wise."
"But Prime Minister, we are defeated this time and General Huangfu died in Qin. Is it time for our army to appoint a new commander?" Prince Wu looked worried, as if he wanted to promote his confidants.
But when Shen Mingzhang heard this, he said: "I think now is not the time to appoint a commander. Wu Jun is the commander in chief and is in charge of the military. The matter is of great importance and cannot be decided lightly. We should ask the king for instructions."
"This..." Prince Wu swallowed, put on a smile and said, "Yes, what the Prime Minister said is that this prince did not think carefully."
He is the supervisor of the country, and Prime Minister Wu is temporarily in charge of the state affairs. From the edict of King Wu, it can be seen that he entrusts Prime Minister Wu to take care of and assist the prince.
The current Prince Wu does not dare to offend him at all. If this is not done well and is reported to the King of Wu, his position as Prince will be in danger.
However, Wu Xiang and his family actually supported him.
On the Wu side, due to the defeat and the serious illness of King Wu, in the next few years, I am afraid that they can only seek to protect themselves, and this self-protection may not be possible.
And with the defeat of the Three Kingdoms, the Huan Army was not to mention.
When the alliance was first formed, the task given by King Ling to Huan's army was to find ways to stop Zhao Mu, hold back his army, and reduce the Qin army's strength on the main battlefield. At the beginning of the war, Xiang Ge had several battles with Zhao Mu's troops. , suffered a lot of losses, and have not dared to act rashly since then.
As the allies entered Qin, Xiao Yuan ordered Zhao Mu to launch a full-scale counterattack.
The Huan army had never been able to win, and now that the main forces of the Allied forces had been defeated, King Huan still dared to fight. In order to preserve the last bit of his family fortune, he retreated all the way back to the country.
When he sent out troops, King Huan thought it would be better to enjoy the shade under the big tree, but now he regretted it. At the same time, he was deeply worried, because after this battle, Huan's country was in a worse situation, and its national and military power were no longer enough to occupy such a territory.
