Zhi Yao could have done more, but the problem was that Zhao Wuxie staged an armed parade, which not only disgusted Wei Ju, but Zhi Yao was actually the one who felt the most disgusting.
"Yao sent Zhao's 'division' to the west. The original intention was to attract the enemy first, and then Yao would tear apart Zheng's military strength, and then go west to look for opportunities to annihilate him. In this way, Zheng could be weakened, and he could gain power and occupy the river.
To the south, don't make any mistakes in trapping the enemy."
After Wei Ju returned to China, he was told to lead the army back, so he thought about it and actually led the army away.
He has now arrived at the western border of the Jin Kingdom and has arrived at the "Wei" land to report to Wei Chi the gains and losses of his march south.
The Jin State was disgusted by the Qin State several times in a row. Every time it fought against someone, it would be more defensive about the Qin State. Last time Han Buxin led the army to garrison, this time it was replaced by Wei Chi.
Perhaps due to the pain from the beating, Qin State did not go eastward for a long time and stayed in a corner in the west for more than thirty years.
Now the Qin State is almost the same as the Northern Yan State, which is almost equivalent to losing contact with the Central Plains.
Speaking of Northern Yan, there is mainly Wei State, Cao State, Song State and Zheng State. There is also a Yan State next to it, which people call Southern Yan.
So, what is Qin doing now? Rongdi in the west of them has become active again, and Yiqu has invaded the territory from time to time, so Qin has no extra energy to participate in the battles between the countries.
In fact, the most important point is that the Chu State has weakened, and the Qin State has been really beaten hard by the Jin State. The Qin State has lost an important ally, and its own strength is really worrying, so jumping again is nothing more than provocation.
Jin is just sending out more troops to fight.
When will Qin stand up again? Historically, it was until Shang Yang entered the Qin Dynasty and seized the Hexi land from Wei.
At this stage, it is better for Qin to continue to act like a cat, otherwise he will definitely be beaten violently again.
It is precisely because the Qin State is honest, otherwise it would not be Han Buxin who looked after the western border of the Jin State last time.
What was the reason? At that time, the Han family was defeated in battles with the Fan family and the Zhongxing family. The Zhao family and the Wei family disliked the Han family for repeatedly holding back, so they sent Han Buxin away. Han Buxin was on guard against Qin. It was not because Qin showed signs of sending troops.
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There was another reason why Wei Ji came to take charge of the western border of Jin this time. It was also not that there was any change in the Qin State. It was simply that the Wei family did not want to be led into a trap by the Zhao family, so it took a lot of effort to win the position of taking charge of the western border of Jin.
Task.
"So, the coalition forces have withdrawn to the south bank of the river?" Wei Chi didn't hide it at all, and laughed out loud after saying this.
Wei Ju said: "Due to the war between Gaoyi and Yi, my family gained many cities without fighting. The Zhao family did not have this situation and was still trapped in the land of 'Wen'."
The progress of the situation was that the Zhi family involved Fan Gaoyi. Not only did the Zhi family easily obtain a group of people and various resources, but the Wei family also captured two-thirds of the strategic objectives without any losses.
In contrast, "Wen", who was still heavily defended by the Zhao family, was a bit dumbfounded. A strong attack would definitely cause Zhao family heavy losses, and leaving Zhao alone would make Zhao appear very incompetent.
If the Zhao family cannot conquer "Wen", it is not safe to capture the other cities of the Fan family.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the Zhao family was stuck in the strategic location of "Wen".
Because Zhao has no way to get "Wen", not only is Zhao unable to gain anything, it will even make people see Zhao's weakness.
Once everyone thinks that Zhao is weak, Zhao Yang will become very funny if he acts strong. Instead of making people feel scared, he will also make people think he is a clown.
It was Zhao Yang himself who caused the current situation. He was the one who advocated the attack on the Fan family and the Zhonghang family, and no one was there to push them away.
Speaking of other people, I can only say that he has a great relationship with Zhiyao, and Han Buxin of the Han family played some role.
Of course, Zhiyao did not personally attack the Zhao family, but only did some things to take advantage of the situation.
Being able to take advantage of the situation is precisely Zhiyao's great strength, but I don't know if anyone has noticed it.
Counting this time, this is the third time that the Jin Kingdom has suffered internal interference from princes.
The Jin State undoubtedly won the first two times, especially when the Wei State surrendered again, and Qi State also suffered the consequences due to various reasons.
Wei Chi, as if predicting, said: "The Fan family is dead."
Wei Ju was not stupid and echoed: "Since there are all Gaoyi, why can't Shi Jishe die?"
Shijishe is currently in Wen, with more than 20,000 troops under his command.
The more than 20,000 people under Shijishe must have gathered from other cities, and the hometown of these troops was already under the control of the Wei family.
In the current era, losing a fief is a fatal blow to the nobles. They are the real nobles with a fief. Without a fief, they can only become wandering nobles. After a generation, they will only be reduced to a group struggling to survive.
Wei Chi asked: "When we go south this time, Yaohuo will be outnumbered?"
Wei Ju couldn't answer the correct data, so he hesitated and said: "Skipping the Chu people, there are about 40,000 to 50,000 Zheng people?"
Wei's visit to Zheng also yielded results. They almost marched in armed circles and captured more than 14,000 Zheng people.
"You return to 'Xintian' immediately and give the Zhi clan four thousand as a gift." Wei Chi said with a smile.
Wei Ju was a little unhappy.
This time the Wei family's excessive payment not only resulted in gains, but also cost nearly 6,000 to 7,000 casualties, and the rest of the supplies had to be taken into account.
"There is a poem in the poem that says, 'Give me a peach, and give me a plum in return.'" Wei Chi was talking about a sentence in the Book of Songs, Daya.
Wei Ju reluctantly responded: "No."
"As you said, Wuji is a gloomy person. There was Yuan Rong before him, and this person after him. How can An not be close to the Zhi family?" Wei Chi felt that the heir he chose lacked grandeur, and ignored the importance of friendship.
Things come and go.
Zhiyao took Wei Ju to play several times in a row, and every time Wei Ju got more or less trophies or reputation.
The reason why I didn't express it before was because I didn't need it. Now the Wei family needs to let people know that they are very close to the Zhi family. Not to mention just sending 4,000 slaves, some more are fine.
"If it's feasible, you need to make Yao hate Wu Xi." Wei Chi said.
When it comes to this, Wei Ju understands!
Not to mention that after this experience, Wei Ju himself had no good impression of Zhao Wuxie.
Wei Chi added: "The people of Song Dynasty informed me that Wu defeated Qi and wanted to go north to spy on me (Jin)."
Now the Wei family is in charge of the diplomatic relations between the Song Dynasty. Unlike before, they cannot collect protection fees. The Song people will reveal some information to the Wei family if they think it is advantageous.
Wei Ju didn't understand why Wei Chi mentioned this.
"If Zhiyao's words and deeds are consistent, and he learns that the Wu Kingdom is going north, the Zhi family will help the Zhao family." Wei Chi said before that the Fan family was going to perish not because Shigaoyi established another family, but this is what he was talking about.
He added: "Zhishi is interested, how can my family just sit back and watch?"
Wei Ju asked: "Because of this incident, 'Yuanrong' will use public weapons for private use again?"
That being said, Zhao Yang's private use of public weapons will be redefined due to the different situations.
Wu State's current momentum is too strong. They went north to challenge Jin State. As a result, Jin State was still trapped in civil war and was unable to face the Wu army's northward war. Of course, the Zhao family would be the culprit. The key is the rest of Jin State.
It won’t be easy for the family either!
There were some things Wei Chi couldn't say clearly, even to his own son.
For example, a weak Zhao family is a good Zhao family, which does not mean that the Zhao family should perish.
Then, the Wei family is neither above nor below. It is good to play with the Zhi family, but we should not let the Zhi family be too strong.
When the Zhi family really has the power to dominate, the Wei family has only two options left, either obey the Zhi family regardless of their own interests, or part ways with the Zhi family.
"Ju is not capable of competing with Zhiyao. For the time being, we can't see any signs that Zhiyao will destroy his competitors like Zhao Yang, but we have to be on guard. Since Zhao Wuji wants to fight against Zhiyao, let's first take a look at Zhao Wuji's ability.
, really has the ability to compete with Zhiyao, then my family will have to help secretly." Wei Chi thought to himself.
Most families are now in a state of insecurity.
Of course, not all the current heads of the family are very capable, the competition is just about who is the worst.
After Wei Ju returned to "Xintian" with his mission, he sent someone to the Zhi family's house to inform him in advance. He was surprised that Zhiyao was not in "Xintian".
At the same time, Zhishen, the leader of the Zhi family, is not in "Xintian" either.
This situation seems a bit strange.
After all, the Jin Kingdom had just experienced a war, and Zhishen, as the "Qing", did not stay in the capital. Many things would be difficult to handle without a "Qing".
"Why does the Zhi family have no one who can make decisions in the capital at this time?" Wei Ju wanted to get the answer from the retainers who had been staying in Xintian.
Lu Shuo replied: "I heard it's an urgent matter in Handan?"
Wei Ju began to think about whether to go to "Handan", but then he thought about it and felt that the time was a bit inappropriate.
The country has just ended a war, and visiting people from all over the place will make people feel very unstable.
Lu Shuo added: "There is a rumor that the prince of the Zhao family returned to the capital and went to the Zhi family to apologize the next day."
Wei Ju was stunned when he heard these words.
"Did Yuan Rong ask Zhao Wuxie to apologize? Is it because Zhao Wuxie didn't go west from the Evil Cao that Zhiyao and I directly retreated back to China and did not participate in the 'War of Wen' again?" Wei Ju was a little bit
I thought uncertainly.
That time, Zhiyao and Wei Ju directly led their troops back to their respective homes. The understanding of outsiders was that they were tricked by Zhao Wuxie in Zheng State.
Regardless of the facts, the Jin army led by Zhao Yang stopped at the north of "Wen", and the coalition forces retreated to the south bank of the river without any danger, which meant that a perfect opportunity to completely annihilate the coalition forces was lost.
"Isn't that right? 'Yuanrong' asked Zhao Wuxie to apologize. Shouldn't he come to me to apologize? Zhao wanted to use Zhao Wuxie's apology to get over that mistake. Is it so easy? And until now, 'Yuanrong' has still
There was no explanation for the fiasco at Shaoshui West Bank." Wei Ju felt that Zhao was playing tricks.
About an hour later, Zhao Wushe, who learned that Wei Ju had returned to "Xintian", actually came to the Wei family's house.
What was not etiquette was that Zhao Wuxie did not send anyone to notify him in advance, and he came directly.
In the current era, a formal visit is not something you can just do. Someone needs to be notified in advance to give the person being visited time to prepare for the reception.
If some etiquette does not follow formal procedures, it is almost like a joke, and it is easy to make enemies with each other.
Wei Ju went out to greet Zhao Wuxie when he arrived at his door.
Zhao Wuji indeed apologized.
"Who are you looking down on? Is this how you apologize?" Wei Ju didn't understand what Zhao was playing, and felt very unhappy, and his face became a little gloomy.
