madnovel Chapter 294
Chapter 294
She suddenly exclaimed: "Ziling!"
Qu Wu, who had already come to the door, had a stiff back. But without looking back, he strode out.
The defeat in the battle of Jiacheng didn't cause much shock to the king of Chuzhuang at first, but he didn't panic until the Jin army came down.
At this time, Zheng sent envoys to write to King Zhuang of Chu, saying that Jin had the will to exchange prisoners with Chu.
Since the battle of Huqiu, Zheng Mugong abandoned his son-in-law's country and took refuge in Chu. Of course, he had a little voice in front of King Zhuang of Chu.
It turned out that Zhilong, the nephew of Gou Linfu, the first minister of the state of Jin, was a hostage in the state of Chu. Zhilong's father, a favorite of Duke Cheng of Jin Dynasty, recently assisted the Chinese army and married a daughter of Duke mu of Zheng.
In this way, Zheng Mu Gong became an in laws of the two countries.
Mr. Zhi likes his son very much. So I tried every means to save my son.
According to the international practice at that time, the state of Jin and the state of Chu sent hostages to each other. Now that the two countries are at war, their safety can not be guaranteed, so they are eager to return home.
Zheng Mugong's letter said that at his daughter's request, he hoped to return the corpses of Chu Prince and xianglao through Zheng State, and asked for the exchange of Zhiluo.
The state of Jin has acquiesced in this condition, only saying that xianglao's body can be obtained, but Xia Ji must return to the state of Zheng in person to meet him.
When King Zhuang of Chu received the letter, he also received a handwritten letter from xianglao Xiaji, asking him to return to his home country to welcome back the dead husband's body. His words were sincere. He only said that he would receive the favor of xianglao and bear the bad reputation of "Kefu". Therefore, he must try his best to welcome back his husband's body, otherwise he would not be able to repay xianglao's kindness.
King Zhuang of Chu immediately summoned his ministers to discuss the matter.
At the meeting, all the ministers were chattering, discussing and holding their own opinions. However, Zifan was bedridden because he was seriously injured, so he didn't have time to attend the meeting.
Some people say that the little prince should of course come back. It's a good deal.
Some people also say that Zhiluo's father can control the will of the king of Jin. If the hostage is easily replaced, is it not cost-effective? Of course, we dare to have such opinions because the little prince of Chu is only one of the sons of King Zhuang of Chu, and his biological mother is not favored. Therefore, he has no position in front of King Zhuang of Chu.
When the dispute continued, King Zhuang of Chu turned to Qu Wu according to the custom: "Qu Wu, what do you think?"
Qu Wu was not in a hurry: "Zheng people are now courting each other on both sides. They are not willing to offend Chu, but also afraid of offending Jin. Now Jin let them be middlemen, so they naturally want to be peacemakers. After the war of Jiacheng, the face of Jin and Chu had been torn, and the little prince stayed in the state of Jin. Zhilong in our hands is only the son of the Minister of the state of Jin, but the little prince is your real son. It's a good deal to trade wisdom for the little prince. As for xianglao's body, although it is not so important, xianglao fought for Chu all his life. Even though he was defeated by King Chen and lost in the battle of Jiacheng, these failures can not be completely attributed to him. The generals and soldiers generally sympathized with him. If you can exchange his body back, you can also comfort the hearts of the world's officers and men, so that they can see the king's benevolence, and will serve the country more in the future... "