In the State of Chu, the Yin Yang family, Nan Gong of Chu watched the stars at night.
"I watched the stars last night and made a prediction!"
As the great shaman of the Chu State, Chu Nan Gong was qualified to meet the King of Chu directly, and the Chu State believed in the theory of ghosts and gods from top to bottom.
Therefore, the King of Chu also looked at Chu Nangong solemnly and asked piously: "What did Nangong think?"
"There is some unknown restraint between Yan State and Zhao State. Yan State can never be Zhao State's opponent!" Chu Nan Gong said seriously, seeming to find it unconvincing, and added, "Your Majesty, you can
Have you ever thought about why Yan failed in its first attack on Zhao?"
The King of Chu thought carefully about the military comparison. In the first battle between Yan and Zhao, Yan State completely defeated Zhao State. They were all ready to send troops to rescue Zhao. However, Yan State was defeated and was beaten by Zhao State to the banks of Yishui River.
, if Zhao State did not have the ability and manpower to control the occupied land, it could have directly sent troops to the banks of the Yishui River.
Later, the court analyzed that it was because Zhao State had an honest man and all the people were soldiers, so morale was available.
But it’s not like these Chu Nan Gong didn’t know.
So, why?
"Because of Emperor Yao?" King Chu finally admitted Jin Yao's identity.
Before this battle, the Chu State did not recognize Jin Yao because he had no power, land or people.
After this battle, everyone in the world knew that the State of Zhao had convinced Jin Yao and that Jin Yao was really capable of taking over the State of Zhao. Therefore, the world also recognized the identity of the emperor again.
"Yes, after all, the Yan State is a vassal king entrusted by the Emperor of Zhou. Just imagine that a collateral line attacks the direct line, but God forbids it. That's why the Yan State was defeated again and again!" Chu Nan Gong muttered, and raised the question.
There are examples.
"The Wei State has also had frictions with the Zhao State in recent years, but both sides have won and lost each other. This is just because the Wei State was split from the Jin State and was separated from the Emperor of Zhou by a layer of subordinates. Therefore, the power of the Emperor is in control.
Those who cannot reach the Wei State, therefore the Wei State can win."
King Chu frowned and thought for a while, and it seemed that this was really the case.
"How does Nan Gong think I should treat Zhao Guo and Emperor Yao?" King Chu continued to ask.
The current situation in the world has changed, and Chu State has to consider its own way out.
"No matter how strong Zhao is, it will still face the threat of Qin, and Chu and Zhao are separated by Han and Wei, so there is no need for Chu to worry about Zhao getting stronger."
"Lu Buwei has a saying that is right. The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the turmoil of the world is for the benefit. Zhao has become stronger, which will be of great benefit to Chu. We can form an alliance with Zhao, one in the south and one in the south.
If the north involves Qin, we can even work with Zhao to annex Han and Wei!" Duke Nan of Chu expressed his opinion.
There are no absolute allies and no absolute enemies. The grievances and hatreds between individuals will never affect the relationship between countries. Chu Nan Gong also believed in the State of Zhao, and so did Jin Yao.
As long as there are enough interests, any hatred can be put aside!
"So, Nan Gong thinks that I should send envoys to form an alliance with Zhao and recognize the status of Emperor Yao?" King Chu Wan Neng has been in charge of the Chu Kingdom for many years, and he is not a man who is motivated by his own motives. He quickly reacted.
"The emperor has long lost his dignity, so whether he is the king of Zhao or the emperor of Zhou, he is just the king of a country!" Chu Nan Gong saw it clearly.
The King of Chu nodded, and then he issued an order for Chun Shenjun Huang Xie to prepare a congratulatory gift and send an envoy to the State of Zhao to recognize the status of the State of Zhao and express the goodwill of the State of Chu and its willingness to support the reform of the State of Zhao.
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In Zhao State, the war has not stopped yet.
After capturing Yan's 140,000-strong army, Pang Nuan did not withdraw his troops, but continued to march toward the northeast.
Zhao Jun captured the city all the way, and finally joined forces with Li Mu at Wusui and Fangcheng, and captured Yan's Sanqiu, Rongcheng, Yi, Wuping, Wen'an, Pingshu, Zhuo, as well as the initially occupied cities of Wusui and Fangcheng. .
"For the sake of the peace of Qi State, the Emperor hopes that Qi State can hand over the five cities of Zhongyi, Fuyang, Rao'an, Gaotang and Lingqiu to Zhao State!"
After Guo Kai, who was on an envoy in Linzi of the State of Zhao, received intelligence about the army, he met with the queen and Wang Jian of Qi again, and directly asked for the five cities in the north of the State of Qi that bordered Yan and Zhao.
The Queen and King Jian of Qi were silent, but the important ministers of Qi State were furious. It was dangerous to drive wolves and eat tigers, but they did not expect that Zhao State was not satisfied with annexing the nine cities of Yan State, but also wanted five cities of Qi State.
"My lords, please don't be angry. The Emperor is also thinking about the Qi State. After the Yan State suffered such a defeat, he will definitely not dare to invade our Zhao State again. However, the Yan State that has lost nine cities will definitely find a punching bag to retaliate. Therefore, this Instead of giving the five cities to Yan, it is better to lend them to me, Zhao!" Guo Kai turned a blind eye to the anger of Qi's officials and said calmly.
After listening to Guo Kai's words, the cities of Qi State realized that Yan State would definitely retaliate after being defeated, but they did not dare to seek revenge from Zhao State, so they could only bully Qi State.
Therefore, even if Zhao did not take away the five northern cities of Qi, Qi itself might not be able to defend it, and even Yan would want more.
And Guo Kai just made an information gap here. Qi State would not know that Zhao State had really swallowed up the nine cities of Yan State this time, and thought it was like the last time Lian Po went on an expedition. Although he reached the Yishui River, They only captured part of Yan's city and withdrew their troops.
Therefore, in fact, after Zhao State occupied the nine cities of Yan State, Qi State and Yan State were no longer bordering each other, and even Zhao State blocked them. If Yan State wanted to invade Qi State again, it could only attack from the Yellow and Bohai Sea.
"The emperor knows that the emperor does not want Qi to experience the ravages of war again. The emperor has grown up in Qi and does not want to see Qi go to war again. Therefore, he is willing to be misunderstood by the people of the world and takes over the northern part of Qi. The purpose of bordering five cities is to prevent Qi State from being bordered by Yan State and no longer need to be threatened by Yan State." Guo Kai learned about the character of Queen Jun and King Jian of Qi in Linzi, so he directly asked Queen Queen and King Jian of Qi to speak. Wang Jian was moved.
They really don't want Qi to be in war again. If they can exchange the five northern cities of Qi for Yan and Qi to no longer be bordering each other, it seems to be worthwhile.
Everyone in the world knows that the main forces of Zhao's army are deployed in the west and north, and there are no heavy troops stationed in the southeast. Therefore, even if these five cities are given to Zhao, Zhao will not have a large army to go south from these five cities to annex them. Especially when they conveniently have the Wei State!
Not only the queen and King Jian of Qi were shaken, but the officials of Qi were also shaken. Their biggest enemy was the Yan State. Now they had the Zhao State to guard the northern border. It seemed to be a good deal, and five cities were exchanged for the peace of the northern border.
It's really worth it.
Especially after the five cities belong to the Zhao State, if the Yan State goes south in the future, it will be a battle between the Zhao State and the Yan State. They no longer need to pay and send people to defend it. The Zhao State itself will help them guard the north gate.
"Yes!" The Queen replied with just one word, but it meant that Qi State not only gave up the five northern cities to Zhao State, but also did not collect the money and food borrowed by Zhao State this time.