"The people of Qin are only willing to pay one hundred and fifty gold and twenty carts of grain?"
King Wuyou of Yue slapped his hand on the desk in front of him, with an angry look on his face: "What a Qin man, and he is said to be a great country in the world, but he is so stingy."
"The general of Qin said that they were bound by law and could not exchange soldiers and armor, so he was willing to give fifty more gold. As for food, they also need to eat food, so they can only provide twenty carts. From my point of view, it is
That’s almost it.”
Zuo Wuyue opened his mouth to explain while thinking about it in his mind.
He asked for two hundred gold from the people of Qin, but the king of Yue only needed to pay one hundred and fifty gold.
Every time he came back, he would earn fifty gold in profit, so he decided to make it happen.
But unexpectedly, Yue Wang Wuyou quit.
"I don't need money, but I need their armor. When you said it before, I remembered that these Chu and Qin people have excellent soldiers and armor. If I equip my king with their armor and weapons,
My people, we will definitely defeat these two idiots Zou Yao and Zou Wuzhu, and then I will be able to unify Yue and become the true King of Yue!"
The more Wang Wuyou talked, the more excited he became.
Since the unified Yue Kingdom was defeated by the Chu people a hundred years ago, the princes and grandsons of Yue have fled in all directions, separatizing various parts of Yue, and proclaiming themselves kings one after another.
In addition to his branch, King Wuyou of Yue, who occupied the ancestral territory of Kuaiji, there were two large kingdoms in the south, namely Ouyue and Minyue. They were both founded by the descendants of King Wuqiang of Yue.
Everyone dislikes each other, and there are often frictions and disputes. However, the strength of the several Yue countries is almost the same, and no one can devour the other.
Now, after the Yue King Wuyou captured the two thousand Chu troops in a sneak attack, he had seen how sophisticated the Chu people's soldiers and armor were, and how much better they were than their Yue people's weapons.
And if the Qin people can defeat the Chu state, their soldiers, armor and equipment will naturally be better.
The resources of Yue are poor. Although they have inherited part of the sword-making technology of the ancient Yue Kingdom, the output is too low and the quality is not good enough to arm a large-scale army.
Therefore, the thousands of armors and weapons of the Qin and Chu armies had a huge attraction for King Wuyou of Yue.
"I, the king, want to be like my ancestor Gou Jian and become the true king of Yue!"
King Wuyou of Yue became ambitious.
Gold and grain are nothing, what he wants is to become the king of all Yue people.
Zuo Wuyue said with a bitter face: "But according to the Qin General's tone, they will never exchange soldiers and armor. Your Majesty, what about the Qin General, if we don't hand over Xiong Bugu within three days?"
, they will march towards the royal city!"
"Oh, you still dare to threaten me."
King Wuyou of Yue sneered: "Since the people of Qin are unwilling to agree to my king's conditions, I have no choice but to take action."
"I will send my Yue warriors to defeat them, strip the Qin people of their armor and equip them with my warriors, and then use these Qin people as slaves. When the time comes, I will also capture the Qin general.
Here, the king, pull out his tongue and see if he still dares to threaten me."
Zuo Wuyue's expression changed: "Your Majesty, the Qin State is powerful. If we attack this Qin army, what will happen if the King of Qin sends a large army again in the future?"
"Hahaha!"
King Wuyou of Yue laughed. He picked up the large wine glass on the table and took a deep drink. Then he said: "You are afraid of a bird. The Qin State is powerful, but didn't you listen to what Xiong Bugu said? The Qin State is to the west.
It took a lot of effort to send a large army to the east to destroy the Chu State from so far away. Two years ago, they were defeated by the Chu people and many people died. The Qin people simply did not have the strength to send a large army south again.
Attack this king’s territory.”
King Wuyou of Yue remembered what King Qi of Chu had said before when he persuaded him to resist Qin, and he couldn't help but become more confident.
"Look at the Qin general this time, doesn't he only have more than 10,000 people?"
"If the Qin State has the ability to attack my king, he can bring a hundred thousand people here. They can't do it at all. I'm afraid of him!"
"Besides, when I take down this Qin army, I can use their armor to equip our warriors, and then destroy Zou Yao and Zou Wuzhu. By then, I will rule the Yue region in the south.
He is the real King of Yue. He, King Qin, is king in the north, and I am king in the south. Why should I be afraid of what he will do? Even if the Qin people really send troops to attack again, I will not be able to go back after I let them come.
!”
Seeing that King Wuyou of Yue had made up his mind, Zuo Wuyue stopped trying to persuade him and just secretly figured out how to profit from it.
At this time, King Wuyou of Yue had already figured out a plan to defeat Qin.
"Go and make an agreement with the general of Qin State, and say that I agree to their terms. But first, you must invite the general of Qin State to come to my royal city for a drink. I want to make friends with the Qin people."
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"The King of Yue invites me to the royal city for a drink?"
Zhao Tuo raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at the Yue envoy who came for the third time.
Zuo Wuyue smiled and said: "My king is willing to agree to the general's conditions. As long as he has two hundred gold and twenty carts of grain, he can exchange for Xiong Bu Gu. However, my king also likes to make friends. Now he is willing to be friends with the general, so he invited the general to bring him.
Take these things and go to the royal city to have a banquet. Then everyone will have a good drink, and when the general leaves, you can take that Xiong Bugu away."
"No, the general is the commander-in-chief of an army. You cannot risk entering the Vietnamese city!"
Meng Tian immediately stood up and spoke out to stop him.
Other generals also immediately spoke out to dissuade him.
Black Butt stared even more and said: "My general is the son of a rich man, how can he go to such a dangerous place? If you have to let others go, why not let me go."
Faced with the fierce mood among the generals, Zhao Tuo smiled and raised his hand to signal everyone to shut up.
"I accept the kindness of the King of Yue. However, the commander of an army cannot leave his soldiers without authorization, so there is no need to drink this wine. As for Xiong Qi, since the King of Yue agrees, it is great. Please send the envoy to send Xiong Qi as soon as possible.
It’s better to give the gift to the King of Yue later.”
Seeing Zhao Tuo's refusal, Zou Wuyue's expression changed. It seemed that the Yue King's plan was not going to work.
Fortunately, the Yue people have a backup plan.
Zuo Wuyue regained his composure and said: "Since the general is not willing to be friends with my king, we will not force it. The replacement will happen tomorrow. General, please prepare money and food, and someone will come to guide you tomorrow.
, then go to the corresponding location to exchange."
"So good."
Zhao Tuo nodded in agreement, and the two parties formally made a verbal agreement.
At this moment, Zou Wuyue smiled again and said: "However, I would like to ask the general to pay fifty gold in advance as proof. This can also show the general's sincerity."
Zhao Tuo's eyes narrowed slightly.
These Yue people actually still have a deposit.
However, Zhao Tuo had no intention of denying the matter of exchanging money for people, so he nodded and asked someone to take fifty gold coins and give it to the Yue envoy.
Although it was agreed that it would be fifty gold, the weights and measures of various countries are not unified these days, so there is room for manipulation.
In the State of Qin, one yi of gold was worth twenty-four taels, but in some countries it was twenty-four taels.
Zhao Tuo naturally followed the minimum standards.
Fifty gold works out to be one thousand taels. The digits in this era were very low. Converted to the weights and measures of later generations, the total weight of fifty gold is about sixteen kilograms.
When such a quantity of gold was put in a box and carried up by short soldiers, Zuo Wuyue's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
"General's atmosphere."
Zuo Wuyue chuckled, thinking that when he returned to the royal city later, he would have someone quietly transport it to his house and eat this huge wealth.
Zhao Tuo smiled faintly, and then his expression became solemn, and his eyes were coldly looking at the Yue envoy who looked happy.
"This fifty gold is enough to show the sincerity of our Qin army. I also ask the envoys and the King of Yue not to cheat in front of me. If they are deceiving, by then, it will not be about these fifty or two hundred gold.
I'm afraid the King of Yue will lose more."
“Don’t say you didn’t predict what you said!”
Gudong.
Zuo Wuyue swallowed his saliva, and when the Qin general stared at him, he couldn't help but shuddered, and said hurriedly: "General, don't worry, we will not deceive you in this transaction. We will definitely not cheat Xiong.
Leave the valley in the hands of the general."
"So much the better."
Zhao Tuo nodded.
Zuowuyue had already received the money, so naturally he didn't want to stay for a long time, so he hurriedly handed it over and said goodbye.
Just when he turned around and was about to leave, the voice of the Qin general came from behind him.
"By the way, I also want to ask the envoy. How did the King of Yue capture Xiong Qi? And where are the three thousand Chu troops under Xiong Qi?"
…
After a while, Zu Wuyue left the Qin army camp.
"The King of Yue did not want to resist Qin, so Xiong Qi turned against the Yue people and attacked each other. All three thousand Chu troops were wiped out, and Xiong Qi also fell into the hands of the Yue people."
Zhao Tuo recited the words of the Yue envoy in the tent, laughing as he read.
He turned to the generals and asked, "How true do you think what this Yue man said is true?"
Meng Tian first responded: "General, Xiong Qi is such a cunning person. When he was in Wu, the nobles from Jiangdong wanted to join forces to harm him, but Xiong Qi saw through it in advance, and counterattacked and massacred him. How could such a smart person?
Will he rely on the three thousand Chu troops under his command to turn against the Yue people when the Yue people do not agree to resist the Qin Dynasty? I think there must be fraud in this."
"What Lieutenant Meng said is that the Yue people must be lying."
The generals nodded in agreement.
Black Butt even laughed and said: "I'm afraid those Yue people saw that Xiong Qi was carrying too much property, so they thought of annexing it and captured it."
"Hey, Xiong Qi brought so much money and treasure, let alone these Yue barbarians. If it were me, Black Bottom, I'd probably want to steal his things. In my opinion, this Yue King might have eaten a bear.
After Qi Qi, he wanted to sell him to us again. This is really taking advantage of both sides."
Zhao Tuo nodded. Heiyi's words were rough and unreasonable. Judging from the envoys sent by the King of Yue to negotiate with him, he was definitely a greedy person.
Xiong Qi couldn't stay in Jiangdong any longer, so he plundered his belongings and went south to join the Yue people. This was really a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and he never came back.
"More people are trustless. Since you can plot against Xiong Qi, how can you know that you will not break the agreement with us? This matter must be guarded against."
Zhao Tuo looked solemn and said to the generals: "Before our army leaves Vietnam, we must strengthen our guards. We must set up sentries during the day and more sentries at night. Soldiers must not disarm while sleeping, and their weapons must be placed on the ground."
Be by your side and be ready for battle at any time. There is also an exchange tomorrow, so be prepared and never take it lightly."
All the generals solemnly agreed.
Zhao Tuo nodded, thought of something again, and asked, "Have you found out the location and roads of the Yue King's City?"
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In the city of Yue Di King.
"This general of the Qin State has some abilities, and he is much more difficult to deal with than Xiong Bugu."
After hearing Zou Wuyue's return, King Wuyou of Yue looked a little unhappy.
Zuo Wuyue nodded and said: "I think the Qin general is quite cunning. If the king wants to attack, I'm afraid he should be more careful."
After hearing this, Yue Wang Wuyou smiled confidently.
"careful?"
"Need not!"
"Those Qin people heard that the king agreed to their deal, and they can exchange for Xiong Bugu tomorrow. They will definitely not be prepared tonight. I have summoned 20,000 warriors to the royal city. By night, I will
Send them to attack those Qin people."
"The land here is the land of my people. My warriors will never be defeated on this land!"
"Tonight is the night of the full moon. I, the king, will defeat this Qin army under the light of the moon!"
"Just like when my ancestor Gou Jian defeated the powerful state of Wu!"
Yue Wang Wuyou held his head high and his voice was full of confidence.
I'll probably finish writing the Vietnam story tomorrow.