When the news came that Wei was about to attack Qin, the kings and ministers of Chu were full of ambition and planned to send troops northward while Wei had no time to think about it.

Just a military report from the Yue Kingdom, and the Yue Army that was about to attack Zhaoguan City, made Chu King Xiong Liangfu somewhat unexpected.

Yue's sudden participation in the war is not good news for Chu. It means that Chu is no longer able to deal with Wei alone, but needs to face attacks from Wei and Yue.

However, although this change was slightly unexpected, it was not enough to disturb the mood of the kings and ministers of Chu.

After sorting out the world situation before them and confirming that everything was Wei's handiwork, the Chu court responded quickly.

The 100,000 Chu army that originally went north to attack Wei was divided into two. Among them, 60,000 troops were commanded by Ling Yin Zhaoxishe. The target was still Daliang, the important town in Hanoi of Wei.

Another 40,000 Chu soldiers along the way were about to march eastward, under the unified command of Chu State's Grand Sima Jingshe who had arrived in Shouchun.

In this way, the Chu State mobilized an army of 140,000 in the east, and there should be no problem in cooperating with the Qi army to deal with the coalition of princes led by Wei and the 40,000 Vietnamese army that was about to invade.

Ling Yin Zhaoxixie was born in the military and has always been mature and prudent in battle. There should be no need to worry if he leads an army of 60,000 to the north.

With such an arrangement, even if Chu could not defeat Wei in this war, it would still be invincible.

But what no one in the Chu State expected was that Wei State's plan to deal with the Chu State was not just about the Yue State.

At this moment, outside Bacheng, the capital of the Ba Kingdom, which was thousands of miles away from Yingdu, the capital of the Chu Kingdom, a group of guests with some special status were welcomed.

"Master Zhong, Doctor Zhong, we are finally here!"

Looking at the city in the field of vision that was very different from the cities in the Central Plains, one person in the team couldn't help but cheer.

Along with the cheers, there were also smiles blooming from the bottom of my heart.

Traveling is no longer enough to describe the state of these people at this moment, and exhaustion and vicissitudes of life have completely taken over their faces.

But when the destination is right in front of you, the hardships along the way seem to be worth it in your memory.

He cheered up slightly and gently tightened the talisman in his right hand. The leader of the team had a look of excitement on his face.

"Everyone, follow me into the city."

"Follow orders."

…

Not long after, King Ba, who was in the palace of Bacheng, received news that he had never expected.

"You mean that there are envoys from Wei State in the Central Plains coming to Ba State?" Looking at the pedestrians standing in front of him, King Ba's face was full of surprise.

Although the Kingdom of Ba is located in a remote place in the southwest, King Ba has still heard of the Kingdom of Wei.

According to merchants traveling between Bashu and Bashu, the Wei State is the most powerful country in the world today, and even the Chu State was defeated by this Wei State.

King Ba had no specific idea of ​​how powerful the most powerful country in the world was, but he had suffered a lot at the hands of Chu.

Since a country as powerful as Chu State has been defeated by it, then this Wei State must be even more powerful.

But if the merchants who came and went did not lie to him, the distance between Ba and Wei was so far, and there were countless mountains and mountains blocking them.

On such a dangerous and long journey, how did this Wei delegation go?

"Exactly, the envoy led by Wei Guozhong's official Xu Yan has arrived in Bacheng."

After once again confirming the itinerary of the Wei delegation from the passers-by, King Ba had no time to explore the doubts in his heart, and a look of deep thought immediately appeared on his face.

"So, you first place the Wei delegation in the post house and take good care of it without slacking off. As for how to deal with it next..."

After another moment of silence, facing this Wei delegation from afar, King Ba felt a little confused for a moment.

Since I didn’t know how to deal with it, I simply gave it up. Finally, I heard King Ba say: “As for how to deal with it, we will discuss it with the Prime Minister later.”

"Your Majesty, this..."

When the pedestrians heard Ba Wang's order, they just felt that something was wrong.

From the perspective of national strength, Wei is undoubtedly a big country, while Ba is also a small country with no suspense.

Since the Wei delegation traveled across mountains and rivers and braved dangers along the way, they must have something important to discuss with Ba.

There is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, and Wei came with sincerity. Isn't it a bit strange not to summon the Wei envoy immediately but to wait and see...

After much calculation in his mind, the pedestrian finally gave up the idea of ​​refuting.

After all, it is hard to disobey the king's orders. Since King Ba said that he should be taken care of well, then as a minister, he had no choice but to accept the order.

After putting aside all the worries in his heart, a voice immediately sounded in the hall.

"Here."

…

As the capital of the Ba Kingdom, although Ba City is not as prosperous as the cities in the Central Plains, it is also an important gathering place for merchants.

If there is demand, there will be a market, and with more merchants coming and going, wine shops selling wine will naturally open in Bacheng.

Even though the scale cannot be compared with the wine shops in the Central Plains, the wine shops in Bacheng are also good places for businessmen to drink, sing, and talk about interesting things.

No, in a wine shop in Bacheng, a pair of businessmen from other places were sitting across from them.

"Brother Wang."

"Brother Li."

"please!"

After raising the wine bar in front of them and bowing to each other, the two of them drank the wine in one gulp.

Feeling the comfort in his chest, one of the businessmen subconsciously looked to the opposite side.

"Brother Wang, have you made huge profits recently?"

After listening to the inquiry from the companion opposite, the other person's face, which had been fine at first, suddenly fell.

"Brother Li, don't mention it. Ever since Chu defeated Ba and captured central Guizhou four years ago, I..."

Sometimes the words start pouring eastwards like a torrent of river water, but it is not that easy to stop.

Starting from this complaint, the businessman known as Brother Wang began to express all the resentment accumulated in his heart over the years.

It is not difficult to tell from this person's words that this person traveled between Bashu and Bashu for nothing else but the boiling salt water steaming out of the mountains.

As the saying goes: Food is the first priority for the people, and the salt industry, which is closely related to food, naturally contains huge benefits.

The reason why the Qi State in the East is able to become the most prosperous in the world does not rely on the benefits of fishing and salt located on the coast of the East China Sea;

The Wei State that occupied Hedong could rise rapidly, and the huge benefits brought by the salt ponds in Hedong were indispensable.

In addition to Qi State, the mountains of Hedong and Ba State all over the world also produce well salt, which symbolizes wealth.

The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of carrying the jade.

The Ba Kingdom, which occupies the treasure, is naturally coveted by the surrounding powerful countries, the most greedy of which is the Chu Kingdom.
Chapter completed!