Chapter 329 Two factions
If it can be successful, both Wu and Yue can alleviate the pressure brought by the Northern Wei Dynasty, and even if it fails, there will be no loss for Luo Qi. Unfortunately, Fan Li still stayed in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Huang Yueying was not a member of the six countries and could not speak at all, so he had to go on a mission to Chu State himself.
He prepared a cart of gifts and led hundreds of elite soldiers to set off.
The destination is Yingdu, the capital of Chu.
Yingdu was a metropolis in the south. At that time, commerce was quite frequent between countries. The capitals of each country were also commercial centers. Yingdu was of course also an important commercial center. In addition, since it was the center of land and water transportation in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, it became a must-fight place for military strategists.
For the control of the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Wu Kingdom had many confronted the Chu Kingdom. Originally, the Wu Kingdom had more defeats than defeats, but since Wu Zixu recommended the Saint Sun Wu of the King of Wu, Sun Wu has trained a naval army known as "invincible" for the Wu Kingdom. With the help of this naval army, the Wu Kingdom regained control of the Yangtze River in one fell swoop.
Later, under the leadership of Wu Zixu, the Wu army invaded the capital of Chu, which was then destroyed, and almost destroyed the country.
After all, the main reason is the foolishness of the King of Chu.
Chu has never lacked talents, and his chance of producing talents is much higher than that of other countries, but the smuggled talents are exactly proportional to producing talents.
Not to mention the far-reaching, we should talk about it in terms of familiarity. Wu Zixu, Bo Zhu, Fan Li, and Wen Zhong are not top-notch talents. If the King of Chu could gather these talents, let alone sweep Wu and defeat Yue, even if it was a struggle to dominate the world, how could it be trampled by the State of Wu and not be able to turn over?
In addition, the Jingchu generation had fertile soil and sufficient food. It is the most prosperous city in Chu State today. All the important buildings are concentrated in the inner city located in the central city.
Yingdu City is extremely strict in defense. There is a hanging gate that can be lifted and lowered at the entrance of the city wall. There is a moat outside the city, and the Chu army guards day and night.
Roqi and his group were blocked at the city gate. They were allowed to enter the city wall after Roqi revealed his identity. However, when they encountered obstacles again at the inner city gate, the defenders sent people in to report, but no one came out to greet them for a long time.
Fan Kuai is a hot temper and almost faces the guards and is stopped by Roqi.
Luo Qi knew very well that this was Chu's attempt to give himself a warning. It seemed that the arrangement of the mission to Chu might not be as smooth as expected.
The State of Chu may have guessed his purpose.
At the same time, it is not intended to support Wu.
Since Chu State wants to show off its might, Luo Qi will naturally not let him go.
His mission to Chu State could not be considered as simply asking for help for Wu State. This also marks the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Chu and Yue after the revival. If he lowers the other side at this time, then his voice will be much weaker than that of Chu State in the future.
Luo Qi raised his eyebrows and looked at Ling Gufu, and said lightly: "I'll go visit Yingdu, you are here waiting, and you will give the gift to the King of Chu on my behalf. If the King of Chu asks, you will say that I'm impatient to wait and go out for a few drinks."
Ling Gufu smiled and said, "Good idea!"
Luo Qi took Han Yue and Fan Kuai and walked towards the Chudu Market. This was the capital of Chu, so it was naturally very lively. There were hawkers selling goods everywhere on the streets, and pedestrians were bustling one after another. It seemed that the people's livelihood had recovered well since the revival of Chu.
No wonder the King of Chu had the leisure to give them a warning first when he was so angry that he was still in the mood to give them a warning first.
It's really self-esteem.
After strolling for a while, Roqi felt a little hungry, so he found a luxurious restaurant, ordered some wine and food, and let Fan Kuai and Han Yue sit down and have dinner together.
Just after noon, more than ten large tables on the second floor were already full of guests, including passing business trips and local people, some of whom were brave and carrying swords, and they were like figures running around the world.
Fan Kuai knelt on the mat, put a jar of wine in one hand, tore open the braised pork and stuffed it into his mouth. His eating look was really unsatisfactory, it was like a hungry tiger, which was indeed eye-catching.
Luo Qi and Han Yue chewed slowly, with a very elegant demeanor, just like Fan Kuai. The others looked at their three strange combinations and couldn't help but secretly find it funny.
After lunch, Roqi saw that Fan Kuai was not full, so he ordered two more dishes for him, and looked sideways at the downtown outside the window. When he remembered that this mission might have encountered obstacles, he felt a little angry. The situation is urgent now, and the State of Chu actually wanted to intrigue.
The restaurant suddenly became silent, and a team of soldiers walked up to the restaurant.
One of them walked to Luo Qi and said, "Is it that Prince Yue Wujie?"
Roche looked at him coldly, nodded and said, "Not bad!"
The man hugged his fists and said, "After the lower Chu State, General Cai Cheng, my king invites Prince Yue to the Chu Palace to discuss it. My king has already set up a banquet for a big banquet."
Roche took water from under the table and washed away the grease from his hands, smiled and said, "Is this please, or bet?"
Cai Cheng said in surprise: "Of course, please."
Roqi's expression was still calm and he smiled and said, "Very good."
Cai Cheng bowed and said, "Then please let Prince Yue go with me now."
Luo Qi stood up and said lightly: "I'm afraid you have to go back and tell the King of Chu, saying that he invited him too late. I've used lunch, so I'm afraid I can only appreciate this banquet."
Cai Cheng took a step forward, and a sharp light flashed across his eyes: "Please don't make things difficult for me..."
Roqi smiled coldly and said, "Who is in a dilemma with you? If you want to go or not, if you want to use force, you can try..."
As soon as Luo Qi finished speaking, Fan Kuai stood up and stared at Cai Cheng with his eyes: "How about you want to pass the paws?"
When Cai Cheng saw that Fan Kuai was burly and fierce, he couldn't help feeling a little timid. What's more, he was actually just a general of Chu, while the other party was the prince of Yue. If he did too much, he would inevitably get into trouble that he could not bear. For a moment, he felt a dilemma and didn't know what to do.
Seeing that he was already timid, Roqi said lightly: "Since the general has no objection, then I will say goodbye."
He walked down the restaurant, while Hanyue and Fan Kuai followed closely. Cai Cheng looked at Luo Qi's tall back from behind, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes.
Luo Qi left the restaurant and walked towards the Chu Mansion.
Ling Gufu had already been waiting for Luo Qi in front of the museum, with an angry expression on his face.
Roqi raised his eyebrows and said, "Have you encountered any trouble in general?"
Ling Gu nodded and said, "After the King of Chu summoned him, Mo Jiang expressed his intention to him. The King of Chu did not give any answer, and even drove us out of the palace without even entertaining him. Later, the King of Chu ordered the King of Chu to find Mo Jiang privately, explaining the current situation in Chu, and things were more troublesome than we thought..."
Roche raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean?"
Chapter completed!