The news not only spread back to Handan, but also to the capitals of other countries.

Chu State, Chencheng.

The King of Chu sat quietly on the throne and listened to Li Yuan’s report.

"King, the news I just received is that General Li Mu of Zhao has conquered Xinzheng and South Korea... is dead."

Not only the King of Chu, but also many ministers of Chu, including Chunshen Jun, Jing Yang and others. After hearing this news, the huge hall was silent.

After a long time, the King of Chu sighed and shook his head helplessly: "Fortunately, I have signed a peace agreement with Zhao before, which is not bad news."

Judging from the peace agreement signed by the King of Chu and Zhao Kuo before, Zhao State will definitely not regard Chu State as a priority target when attacking other countries in the future. This thing that does not seem to have any substantial benefits has now become the last bit of hope for the monarch and ministers of Chu State to be at ease.

Chunshenjun also sighed and said, "King, now that things have come to this, our Da Chu can only develop the economy well and strive to restore national strength as soon as possible."

Jingyang frowned and said, "Develop the economy and restore national strength?

It sounds simple, but it is actually not easy to do it!"

After hearing this, Chunshen Jun was immediately unhappy and said to Jingyang: "If what I said is not easy, would it be easy to go directly to fight Zhao State and win?"

If you are arguing in normal times, it is actually difficult for Chunshenjun to gain advantage from Jingyang, but today Chunshenjun's words made Jingyang speechless.

There is no way, who told Chunshen Jun not to rely on his own strength, but to the Zhao army led by Zhao Kuo who was far away in Handan?

As long as the Zhao army is moved out, Jingyang will naturally be speechless.

The King of Chu shook his head irritably and said, "When is it now? You are still quarreling with me here. Let's think about how to deal with the next offensive of Zhao State."

The situation of the entire continental war has reached this point. Even the naive people know that Zhao's will to annex the world is completely unstoppable.

Therefore, the King of Chu was not so stupid that he still had hope for how long the people of Zhao continued to maintain peace with Chu. He was already ready now and would still have a psychological preparation for a war with Zhao in the next period of time.

The war will inevitably break out, and the only problem is whether the war between Zhao and Chu broke out sooner or later.

After hearing the King of Chu's question, the ministers of Chu were silent for a moment, and then made suggestions.

"King, we should train the army diligently, draw more income to serve as military expenditure and replace equipment."

“This is easy to say, but how can it be that simple?

After so many defeats over the years, the treasury has long been empty. Where can I get the income to serve as military expenditure for you?"

"What do you think should be done?

Could it be that after the Zhao people came, we did nothing and wasted our last preparation time?”

It was originally a good part of making suggestions, but as they were talking, it turned into a quarrel between Chunshenjun and Jingyang factions.

The more the King of Chu heard, the more irritated he became, and finally he couldn't help but slap directly on the table in front of him.

"Shut up to me. If you don't know how to say it, don't say it!"

When the King of Chu got angry, everyone present naturally became quiet immediately.

The King of Chu looked around everyone present, looking at the familiar faces, but there was no peace in his heart, but instead he was disgusted.

These so-called ministers of the Chu State were robbed of blood when they were fighting for power and profit, but when they really needed to resolve major issues, they were not able to make any decent suggestions except quarrels.

What is the use of such a minister?

The King of Chu decided to find a way himself, and he did come up with a new way.

"Tell me, if we move the capital, can we avoid facing Zhao's troops directly?"

The King of Chu's words caused a thousand waves.

These Chu ministers present really did not expect that the King of Chu would want to move the capital.

But if you think about it carefully, you will feel that it is not surprising that King Chu can say such words.

When South Korea was destroyed, Chencheng, the capital of Chu, became the closest capital to Handan.

This means that the pressure faced by Chu is greater than that of other countries. The people of Zhao may send large troops at any time to break through the border between the two countries with a thunderous force and surround Chencheng.

From a geographical point of view, Chen Cheng itself is indeed too close to the Central Plains.

When Chu State was beaten by Bai Qi of Qin State, he had to move the capital. In order to facilitate the alliance with the three countries of Zhao, Han and Wei in the Central Plains, the new capital was set up in Chencheng.

Chencheng is very close to Zhao, Han and Wei. In this way, if Qin attacks Chu again in the future, Chu will be able to easily obtain reinforcements from Zhao, Han and Wei.

However, the monarch and ministers of the Chu State did not expect that after so many years, Qin State would decline in prosperity. Instead, Zhao State, which was close to him, became stronger step by step, becoming a sharp sword over Chu State's head.

In this way, the geographical location of Chencheng, which is very close to Handan, becomes very embarrassing.

After a moment of silence, Chunshenjun said, "Master, the old minister thinks that this moving capital... is indeed worth considering."

From Chunshenjun's perspective, he has just seized the initiative in the Chu political arena from Jingyang again, so at this time he must rely closely on the King of Chu so that he can expand his power more conveniently.

Anyway, for Chunshen Jun, no matter where the capital of Chu was, he, as the imperial court, could firmly control his power.

After thinking about it, Jing Yang, the old rival of Chunshenjun, did not object, but said: "According to the current situation, our capital of Chu is indeed too close to the borders of the two countries.

If you move south, you should be considered, but I don’t know where the king wants to move the capital?"

You should know that Chu State is different from other countries. Although the royal power of Chu State is not small, many aristocratic families in Chu State control the fiefs of counties and counties, and the direct territory of the royal family is limited, and there are even fewer choices to use as a city for the new capital.

In this way, considering that the address of the capital will inevitably contain the nearby aristocratic fiefs, the location of the capital is even more concerning.

After all, as one of the three major families, the Jing family where Jingyang is located also has a large fiefdom in the State of Chu.

The King of Chu seemed to have already thought about the answer and said without hesitation: "I plan to move the capital to Shouchun."

Shouchun is located in the middle and lower reaches of the Huaihe River, but now compared with Chencheng, which is very close to the Yellow River, it is obviously better from the perspective of strategic depth and security.

Not only that, Shouchun is also one of the top three cities in the Chu State today, even bigger than the current Chen City.

Moreover, the area near Shouchun is mainly the territory of the Chu royal family. For other great nobles, the impact of such containment will be much smaller.

When he heard the King of Chu say such a suitable location, the ministers of Chu present were stunned at first, and then a new idea emerged in his mind.

"It seems that the king has really planned for a long time, otherwise he would not have even chosen this location so appropriately."

What makes people even more worried is that the King of Chu was obviously not angry with anyone in advance when doing this. Whether it was Chunshen Jun or Jingyang, he was completely in a state of being led by the King of Chu in this matter.

Could it be that the King of Chu has begun to distrust his ministers now?

Did he just want to think and make decisions on his own?

In short, this meeting is destined to have a certain impact on the mentality of the top ministers of Chu State.

However, it remains to be seen where this impact will lead Chu State to.

Chunshenjun thought for a while, nodded and said, "Old minister thinks Shouchun is indeed a very good place, but what the old minister wants to say is that moving the capital is a big event after all. Does the king really want to think about it more?"

For Chunshenjun, he had a good relationship with Zhao after all, so even if he supported the King of Chu as his top priority, Chunshenjun still believed that the importance of moving the capital was not very imminent.

The King of Chu shook his head and said, "It's not that I didn't think about it, on the contrary, I have been thinking about it for too long.

Now, while Zhao State is not going to attack us, we can still have time to move the capital calmly. Otherwise, once Zhao State attacks in full, it will be too late."

The King of Chu did not forget the situation where Bai Qi fled in a mess when he captured Yingdu. This situation had already formed a shadow in his heart.

As long as it is possible, the King of Chu must avoid this situation.

After Chunshen Jun heard the King of Chu say this, he naturally had no way to refute it. Another minister Jing Yang, who was qualified to advise the King of Chu, sat there calmly without saying a word.

For Jingyang, at this time, he was actually thinking about another issue, that is, after relocating to Shouchun, the defense on the northern border of Chu must not be presided over by the King of Chu himself, but instead he had to appoint a minister to do this.

If Jing Yang thought of a solution, he might be able to get this position.

Although on the surface, the defense of the north is certainly not as powerful as the national defense, from a factual perspective, the person responsible for the defense of the north must be able to control the most elite troops of the motherland, which is what Jingyang wants.

Jingyang had long wanted to bypass Chunshenjun and control the military power alone, and now perhaps this is just the opportunity.

Who made Chunshenjun specially moved all his fiefdom to Kuaiji, southeast of Chu in order to resist the offensive of Zhao?

Now, even if he wants to rob it, he can't rob it, right?

Thinking of this, Jing Yang smiled at the corner of his mouth and said to the King of Chu: "If the king has really made a decision, then I will never stop him."

...Xianyang, Qin Palace.

"Did Zhao destroy South Korea?"

When he heard this news, King Ying Zichu of Qin was relatively calm. After all, he had already made such mental preparations from the day he decided not to send troops.

But when he heard the next news, he couldn't calm down.

"The people of Chu want to move the capital to Shouchun?"

Ying Zichu couldn't speak for a long time.

The Qin ministers present were also quiet for a moment and looked at each other in a glance.

No one is a fool. Of course, I know why the Chu people moved the capital. Isn’t this because the Chu people are afraid of Zhao?

After a while, Ying Zichu said in great dissatisfaction: "This King of Chu is too timid and afraid of things, right?"

There was obvious dissatisfaction in the words. According to the original analysis of the Qin monarch and ministers, the next one in Zhao was either Chu or Qi, because these two countries were very close to Zhao.

But now, as soon as Chu moves the capital, it will immediately distance itself from Zhao's Handan. It is hard to say what Zhao's choice will be next.

Fan Sui touched his nose and said, "Master, the old minister thinks that this is not a solution. Our Qin Dynasty cannot be beaten so passively. We must think of some solutions."
To be continued...