Chu State, Yingdu.

When the palace door was slowly opened and the witch doctor walked out with a solemn face, Xiong Shang, the crown prince of Chu State, hurriedly greeted him.

"Great witch, how is your father's health?"

"well!"

Shaking his head slowly, the witch doctor bowed lightly to the prince, his face full of helplessness.

In front of him, the witch doctor with the most exquisite medical skills in Chu State was helpless. Prince Xiong Shang immediately understood that his father was probably beyond hope.

He walked slowly into the main hall alone, whispered to the left and right, and Prince Xiong Shang walked into the inner room.

"Father..."

"Prince, it doesn't have to be like this."

When a person is about to die, his words are also good.

Facing the sad prince, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu was full of open-mindedness in his heart, "My father's body is very clear to me. In fact, it has long been difficult to treat with medicine or stone."

"The reason why I have stayed up until now is just because I want you to have time to stabilize the situation in the court."

"Our country of Chu suffered heavy losses in the previous war, and my father cannot be blamed for it..."

Hearing every word from Chu King Xiong Liangfu that was full of fatherly love, Xiong Shang, who understood why he said this, immediately rushed to the bed in three steps at a time.

"Father..."

Stretching out his right hand that looked a little dry, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu climbed onto the shoulder of Prince Xiong Shang, a smile full of love appeared on his face.

"My father is incompetent and cannot expand the Kingdom of Chu. Fortunately, my father's prince is wise and he will definitely be able to expand the Kingdom of Chu."

"Father..."

Faced with the great trust placed by King Xiong Liangfu of Chu, Prince Xiong Shang only felt that his shoulders were extremely heavy.

Not long ago, news from the Central Plains reached Yingdu.

Following the successive victories on the battlefields of Qi State, the State of Wei, with the efforts of King Wei Feng and a group of virtuous ministers and generals, could be said to have made great strides in its expansion in the Central Plains.

The successive surrender of Song and South Korea not only established Wei's solid position in the Central Plains, but also cut off Chu's possibility of moving north.

If nothing unexpected happens, after he succeeds to the throne, the Chu State can only follow the path of its ancestors, go deep into the barren area, and enhance its national power by expanding southward.

However, after suffering heavy losses, how could the Chu State, which was slowly recovering its national strength, compare with the Wei State, which had become a behemoth and whose strength was still growing rapidly?

It was precisely because he was clearly aware of the huge gap between the two parties that Prince Xiong Shang could only respond with silence when faced with the earnest expectations of his father, Prince Xiong Liangfu.

What secrets can there be between father and son when they get along day and night?

Seeing his prince acting like this, King Xiong Liangfu of Chu understood his concerns after only a brief thought.

"Prince, it doesn't have to be like this."

"My father knows that the Wei State has become so powerful that even the original Chu State cannot compare with it."

After softly comforting Prince Xiong Shang, Chu King Xiong Liangfu looked at him with stern eyes, "Father, I believe in the Prince's talent. Whether it is to start a war with force or to serve Wei humbly, you can make the decision yourself."

"My father only hopes that Taiyi God can protect my father's prince and our country of Chu."

"Father..."

At this moment, the sadness in Prince Xiong Shang's heart could no longer be suppressed. He threw himself into the chest of Chu King Xiong Liangfu like a child who had not yet grown up.

After patting him gently, Xiong Liangfu slowly held his hand and used his strength to push himself up with difficulty.

"Come, help my father up. My father will hand over the Kingdom of Chu to my prince with his own hands."

…

After this conversation in the Chu Palace, Yingdu was slowly covered by a layer of white.

In 338 BC, Xiong Liangfu, King of Chu, who had reigned for thirty-two years, died, and his son Xiong Shang succeeded him as King of Chu.

Just when everyone in the world was turning their attention to Yingdu and paying attention to what impact the new king of Chu would have on the world, they never thought that an envoy from Yingdu would go to Anyi.

…

Yue State, Kuaiji.

"Sir, there is news from Anyi City that the King of Chu has given up his royal title and gone to the King of Wei in exchange for peace between Chu and Wei."

Narrating the news sent from Anyi to Kuaiji, King Wuzhuan of Yue's eyes slowly fell on the face of the person in front of him.

The person sitting opposite at this moment is none other than Zhaowen Jun Ji Jie, the envoy from the Zhou Dynasty who came south from the State of Lu.

In fact, Zhaowen Jun Ji Jie was not very sure whether his trip to Lu State would be successful.

In fact, the State of Lu was too close to the State of Wei, let alone the State of Qi. After the Song State successively surrendered, the State of Lu was almost completely surrounded by the State of Wei.

Such surrounding situation gave Lu Gong no other choice at all, and also caused Zhaowenjun Jijie, who had just left Luoyi, to suffer a setback at just the first stop.

After thinking about it, Zhaowen Jun Ji Jie believed that if he wanted to find allies, he could only find allies in places where Wei's power was relatively weak.

Looking at the princes in the world today, most of them have chosen to join the Wei State, and the only ones left are the Yue State, the Chu State, the Zhongshan State, and the Yan State.

Making the same choice as the previous envoy from Qi, Zhaowen Jun Ji Jie also set his next target on Yue among several countries.

Regarding the arrival of the Zhou Dynasty envoy, King Wu Zhuan of Yue also showed great kindness, but all this was only because of the growing fear of Yue State in the face of Wei State.

When facing the Chu State together as an opponent, and there was a long distance between the two sides, the Yue State naturally regarded the Wei State as an ally.

However, when the Chu State was severely damaged and the Wei State's sphere of influence directly advanced hundreds of miles south, the threat of the Wei State became more and more clearly felt.

And when the Wei State completely defeated the Qi State, and the Song State chose to submit to the Wei State, the Yue State already regarded the Wei State as the number one enemy of its own security.

What is somewhat helpless is that although the Yue State can feel the threat of the Wei State, the huge power gap between them and the Wei State makes them do not know how to deal with it.

At this time, the Yue State was eager to find a helper, a helper that could help them fight against the Wei State.

Therefore, the previous Qi envoys entered Yue, and now Yue King Wu Zhuan regards Zhaowenjun Ji Jie as an honored guest.

"Now that even the Chu State has chosen to surrender to the Wei State, what does Lord Zhaowen think of us as the Yue State?"

"Why do you think Chu State made such a choice?" Without waiting for Wu Zhuan's reply, Zhao Wenjun directly stretched out two fingers, "It's just two words, save the country."

"Although the Chu State is still vast, the capital of Ying is facing the threat of the Wei State."

"If the Chu State does not please the Wei State, then the Wei State's army will be able to reach Yingdu City in an instant, and the Chu State will immediately fall into a life-and-death situation."

"According to what Jun Zhaowen said, I am the Yue Kingdom..." As he spoke, a trace of unwillingness appeared on the face of King Wu Zhuan of Yue. "Are you trying to please the Wei Kingdom in order to preserve the country?"

"No."

Zhaowenjun shook his head and faced the Yue King Wu Zhuan who was facing him with some hope.

It is an expedition with labor force, and this is also the advantage of the king and the country of Yue."

"If the king can make good friends with other princes who are afraid of Wei, so that Wei cannot attack Yue with all its strength, if the king wants to save the country without currying favor with Wei..."

"It's not difficult!"

"Could it be that Zhongshan and Yan State are what Zhao Wenjun is talking about?" King Wuzhuan of Yue first expressed a sense of expectation, but then worries emerged, "But our Yue State is located in a remote place in the southeast, and there is really no one who can send envoys to the two countries.

"

"If your Majesty does not give up, I am willing to send envoys to the two countries on your behalf."
Chapter completed!