The words of King Qi of Chu have profound meaning.
The king of Chu Qi once ascended the throne to the prime minister of Qin, so he naturally knew the key points.
Shen Bing's side is indeed important, but that's just one of them.
For example, Shen Bing testified to let Ying Zheng know that King Chu Qi had been plotting since the Chencheng rebellion. King Chu Qi had never betrayed Ying Zheng from the beginning to the end... Although this is not the case, because Chu King Qi also struggled during this, but he just struggled. Later it was discovered that it was impossible.
But King Qi of Chu can still say this, and the struggle in this process only needs to be explained as the process of "persuading Xiang Yan and the nobles".
As a result, King Qi of Chu was able to gain Ying Zheng's trust. Even King Qi of Chu was so successful that Ying Zheng had no excuse to kill him.
But these are just the beginning.
Later, as Xiang Yan said, King Qi of Chu was of royal blood, so how could King Qin allow King Qi of Chu to defend Jiangdong with a hundred thousand troops?
Therefore, if King Qi of Chu wanted to survive, he could only rely on Xiang Yan.
Only Xiang Yan built a strong enough defense in Jiangdong, and Xiang Yan was loyal to King Qi of Chu from beginning to end instead of turning to Qin after he surrendered...
In this way, Jiangdong is useless to Qin Cai: it is a pity to abandon it if it is tasteless.
So Jiangdong would be another Anling city, and King Qicai of Chu would be able to survive.
Xiang Yan also understood this, and immediately expressed his loyalty to King Qi of Chu, which made King Qi of Chu feel relieved.
Then, King Qi of Chu secretly sent an envoy to Shouchun to negotiate.
On the surface, this envoy was negotiating with Yang Duanhe to discuss a truce, but in fact he was secretly looking for Shen Bing.
It was Xiang Yan's son Xiang Liang who came as an envoy... Xiang Liang was a general of the Chu State. Originally, as a general, he was not suitable for an envoy.
This is not because of the fear of being killed. Although the Warring States Period used all possible means, there was still a rule that "two countries are at war without killing each other".
The problem is that the country at this time was very good at "house arrest", that is, they would not let you go once you came, and if you didn't kill you, it would not be considered a violation of the rules, so the Chu State lost one general.
But Chu Wang Qi and Xiang Yan had no choice.
Because the envoy wanted to know the inside story and secretly went to see Shen Bing to discuss surrendering to Qin. If this matter was revealed, it would be a big deal.
So I can only feel relieved when I send Xiang Liang, a brave and resourceful person of my own.
Shen Bing didn't care about what Xiang Liang and Yang Duanhe talked about.
These things are all cosmetic issues. What countries are talking about are interests, and nothing can be achieved through negotiation.
Even Shen Bing had already guessed the reason why the Chu State sent an envoy at this time... At this point, and he still sent a heavyweight like Xiang Liang, what else could he do if it wasn't that King Qi of Chu had compromised?
Shen Bing's guess was correct. Xiang Liang had a lot of problems when discussing the truce with Yang Duanhe, and finally asked Yang Duanhe directly:
"Why don't you see Vice General Shen?"
Yang Duanhe was a little confused:
"Why does General Xiang want to see Vice General Shen?"
Xiang Liang said "Oh" and replied:
"Nothing, I just heard his name for a long time and wanted to meet him."
Yang Duanhe understood as soon as he thought about it... Xiang Liang had secretly attacked the Daliang Army in Chencheng but was severely defeated by the Daliang Army. This time he must have wanted to see Shen Bing who defeated him.
As soon as he thought about this, Yang Duanhe said to his bodyguard:
"Go and summon Vice General Shen."
Xiang Liang quickly stopped and said:
"Wait a minute... I'll pay you a visit in person!"
Yang Duanhe nodded and replied:
"That's fine."
When Xiang Liang walked into Shen Bing's tent, Shen Bing was explaining to Fusu the distribution of fields in Huaibei.
At this time, the time for farming has passed, and the Chu people who will come later will have to plant five vegetables.
However, you don’t necessarily have to go hungry if you grow five vegetables. When the five vegetables are harvested, you can exchange grain with those who grow grain in the fields.
Therefore, the area where the Chu people gathered needed a market, and in addition, it was necessary to plan a rice pounding waterwheel, a drainage system, etc. It was almost like building a new city.
But it is not a good thing to build a city entirely by Chu people, because these Chu people are likely to form cliques and form small groups.
Although it won't lead to rebellion, it is easy to start private fights with other regions.
So Shen Bing suggested that some of the farmers in Shouchun City should be moved out to mix with the Chu people...
There is a lot of knowledge involved, and it requires foresight.
In fact, Shen Bing did not have such foresight. It is just that these problems have occurred in modern times and are very common geographical problems. The ancients usually did not organize and study systematically, so they did not know much.
This brought Fusu's admiration for Shen Bing to a new level.
At this time, some personal guards came to report:
"Young Master, deputy general, Xiang Liang, the envoy from the State of Chu, wants to see you."
Fusu couldn't help but be confused. As a prince of Qin, he had naturally heard of Xiang Liang, a general of Chu.
The reason why he was confused was because Xiang Liang, the envoy, could just negotiate peace with Yang Duan if he had anything to do, so why did he come to see Shen Bing?
But of course Fusu couldn't turn people away, so he nodded and said:
"See!"
Xiang Liang didn't know that Fusu was in the tent... Fusu was the son of the Qin State, so his whereabouts could not be known to outsiders at will, but at this time, Xiang Liang bumped into him.
There were two young men in front of Xiang Liang when he saw the case. One of them, a boy in his teens, was certainly not Shen Bing. If the other one was Shen Bing... why were he so respectful to this young man?
So at the first moment, I felt that this young man's identity was extraordinary.
Shen Bing handed over his hand and introduced on his behalf:
"General Xiang, this is Master Fusu of the Qin Dynasty."
Xiang Liang's head made a "coaxing" sound, and he saluted immediately:
"I don't know that Xiang Liang is a young master. Please forgive me for being disrespectful."
Young Master Fusu raised his hand and said:
"It doesn't matter, does General Xiang have something important to do here?"
Xiang Liang glanced at Shen Bing.
Shen Bing asked straight to the point:
"General Xiang came to surrender to Qin?"
Xiang Liang handed over his hands with a look of shame on his face and said nothing. After hearing this, Fusu looked at Shen Bing in surprise and was speechless for a long time.
Shen Bing smiled and said:
"If General Xiang intends to surrender to Qin, this is a great time."
How could Xiang Liang not know that the "great opportunity" Shen Bing mentioned was referring to Fusu, so he hurriedly handed over to Fusu:
"Master, please accept Xiang Liang's bow."
"The King of Chu and the Xiang family have no intention of becoming enemies of Qin."
"If Qin and Chu can stop fighting here, King Qi of Chu will be willing to bow his head and become his vassal, and he and the Xiang family will stay away from the east of the Yangtze River."
"I hope that the young master will consider the soldiers and people of Qin and Chu and say a few kind words for us in front of the King of Qin to avoid killing."
Fusu had never dealt with such a major matter before. He was at a loss for a moment and looked at Shen Bing for help.
Shen Bing did not intervene. He believed that this was also a process for Fusu to experience, and Fusu must have his own opinions, judgment and adaptability.
Fusu also understood this from Shen Bing's eyes, then forced himself to calm down, thought for a while and replied:
"It would be a good thing if Qin and Chu could call off their troops."
"But this matter is so troublesome that Fusu cannot make a final conclusion."
"But Fusu can report this matter to the king, and then the king will decide!"
"If this happens, it will be a good thing for Qin and Chu both countries, and Fusu is bound to shoulder the responsibility!"