Because the Chu army has withdrawn from the country, and Zheng has also suffered serious losses, as expected, there will be no more national wars in Jin this year.
As for the Fan family? That is just a continuation of the civil war. The other families have no obligation to participate in the war. Whoever wants to get something can send troops to fight in person.
Therefore, the families that will continue to use troops will be the Zhao family and the Wei family, while the Zhi family, Han family and Hu family can stand aside and be spectators.
"'Yuanrong' has repeatedly urged you to return, and you want to send troops to attack the Fan family for my family?" Zhiyao knew that there was a high probability that it was because of this, but she still had to guess that it was because Zhao Yang had not officially mentioned it yet.
Zhishen has decided to return to "Xintian" in three days.
Zhiyao added: "If the Wu army really goes north, there is nothing wrong with it."
The Zhi family participated in the military operation against the Fan family last time, but it was very different from what Zhao Yang wanted. The Zhi family used Fan Gaoyi to complete the peaceful handover, and the one who benefited the most was the Wei family.
This situation is undoubtedly more unfavorable to the Zhao family. The military progress is only one of them. The more important thing is that the people's livelihood has not hindered the Zhi family. The Wei family who has been stuck in the quagmire will soon break out.
Everyone is able to resume production, but only the Zhao family is still stuck in the mud. The decline of one thing and another will definitely make Zhao's dilemma more obvious.
Zhi Yao saw Zhishen's expression of incomprehension and explained: "My family doesn't need to add another city, it's just a matter of winning people."
The Lao Zhi family already has the most fiefdoms in the Jin Kingdom. Many places cannot be developed, so it is of little significance to acquire new fiefdoms. Even if you want to obtain a fiefdom that has been developed, it actually depends on where it is.
What Zhiyao wanted to do was to centralize the fiefdoms. Unfortunately, it was difficult to get other families to agree to the fiefdom replacement, so they simply didn't even mention it.
Three days later, Zhiyao will go to "Xintian" with Zhishen.
This is not intentional to embarrass Chu State, but actually Zhiyao does not want to embarrass me.
The current Zhi family needs me very much, and I am very interested in participating in various major projects.
So, regardless of whether the Chu State knows that I am on the "Handan" side, why bother making things difficult for each other?
Zhiyao was confused about Confucius leaving without saying goodbye.
Regarding Confucius' departure, Zhiyao only learned about it from Zigong, and expressed her confusion at the time.
Zigong did not apologize for Confucius, but gave an explanation that was not an explanation.
If you do this, there is a high probability that Confucius will never visit Zhishi again in the future.
There was no other reason why Confucius stopped visiting Zhishi. It was simply that he left without saying goodbye. How shameless would he be to pretend that nothing happened?
To be honest, Zhiyao had no nostalgia for Confucius' departure, and she expressed her due dissatisfaction at being left without saying goodbye. A group of "Confucianists" stayed behind to continue to help Zhishi's various construction and development. She should be grateful.
Because Zhishen did not come to inspect "Handan" after the Zhi family took over, everyone in Lao Zhi's family had to go back to work, and felt a little unmotivated.
This time Zhishen only came to "Handan" with his eyes and ears to inspect and did not make any changes. One thing is that it still played an irreplaceable motivating role for everyone in the old Zhishen family.
After all, no matter how capable Zhiyao is, he is only the heir apparent, but Zhishen is the head of the family!
When Zhishen came over, not only everyone in the Lao Zhi family was inspired, but Lao Tzu and those "Confucian scholars" who were similar to the guest ministers could also feel the importance Zhishen attached to "Handan".
On the other hand, Zhiyao doesn't care whether Zhishen understands what the various constructions of "Handan" mean, she just wants Zhishen to see the results of various constructions.
This is very important!
Not only is "Handan" changing with each passing day, Zhiyao, as the chief planner, also needs to be affirmed to further strengthen the prince's authority.
So, don’t look at a certain leader who always looks here and there, even if it is just a formality, it is actually quite necessary for some people!
After returning to "Xintian", Zhiyao sent someone to confirm and confirmed the information that Zhao Wushe was driven back to "Zhao" by Zhao Yang.
That happened a month ago, when Zhiyao was taking Zhishen on a tour.
Actually, right? Zhiyao really doesn't care whether Zhao Wuxie apologizes or not, or how sincere Zhao Wuxie's apology is.
Zhiyao has already regarded the Zhao family as a target that must be eliminated. She just needs to follow this goal firmly. No matter what happens in the process, she will not change her original intention.
"The Zhao family has gathered a large number of troops again and is now heading south." Wei Ju learned that Zhiyao had returned to the capital and came to visit him without sending anyone to inform him.
Why is it not considered rude for Wei Ju to do this? He and Zhiyao are getting along well now. They send someone to notify them in advance for every visit. On the contrary, they will appear more distant.
Under normal circumstances, friends will send someone to inform them in advance, which represents an attitude of getting down to business.
The last time Zhao Wuxie did not send someone to inform him in advance, this was interpreted as an apology without sincerity and nothing wrong with it.
But I don't know if Zhao Wujie was driven back to "Zhao" city by Zhao Yang because he couldn't handle this kind of thing well.
Or maybe Zhao Yang asked Zhao Wuxie to go back to "Zhao" city to avoid the limelight?
The reason? Maybe Zhao Wuxie tried to plot against the Zhi family and the Wei family but failed, which revealed that Zhao Wuxie was a gloomy person.
Speaking of which, Zhao Wushe failed in the first thing he did as soon as he became the heir apparent of the Zhao family, which to a certain extent made Zhao Yang a dim-witted person.
It really surprised Zhiyao that Zhao's army went south alone.
"Zhao Yang hasn't left 'Xintian' yet, has he?" Zhiyao thought to herself.
Indeed, Zhao Yangren is still in "Xintian" and has not left yet.
This time the Zhao family assembled an "army" of troops, which together with the troops of the vassal families reached a total strength of one "army" and two "divisions".
"My father doesn't know how to respond to the Yuan Rong proposal to jointly send troops," Wei Ju said.
Zhiyao made a judgment based on the size of the troops assembled by the Zhao family.
Apparently Zhao Yang didn't have much hope for the Zhi family and the Wei family to jointly send troops. He stayed in "Xintian" and waited for Zhishen to return, and would make one last attempt.
If Zhishi refuses to join forces and go south, Zhao Yang is left with the option of conquering "Wen" regardless of casualties.
"Even if the Zhao family is really weak, they still need to show that they are still strong. Taking down 'Wen' alone will be a way to prove it." Zhiyao thought to herself.
Wei Ju waited for a while and saw no answer from Zhiyao, so he said: "Wu Jun is going north."
More than one family got the news that the Wu army was going north. The news first came from the Song State, and then some people from the Chu State who had friendship with the nobles of the Jin State passed the news over.
Zhiyao said: "The Wu army defeated the Qi army last year, and the king of Wu's ambition became even higher."
There will be many people who are confused that the Wu State did not take advantage of the victory to pursue the Chu State. They wonder that since the Wu State can suppress the Chu State and fight, why not keep watching until the Chu State is destroyed?
People who think that way probably don’t know the vast territory of the Chu State, and once the Chu State builds strong walls and clears the country and shrinks back to the west of Yunmengze, Wu State will have no good way to take advantage of the Chu State. Even if the Wu army risks crossing the Yunmengze
Mengze, there is a huge risk of being cut off at any time and surrounded and annihilated.
The last time the Wu army was able to capture Chu's "Ying" capital, and Chu was actually captured again, the factors were too complicated. More than 50% of the blame fell on Chu itself, and the other half was due to Sun Wu and Wu Zixu.
force.
Now, the Chu State can send troops to the north, which means that the internal conflicts of the Chu State have been alleviated. Even if they are violently beaten by the Jin State again, the failure of the military operation does not mean that the political aspect has fallen into a bad situation again.
In fact, it should be seen this way. The Chu State showed its strength by destroying the barbarians and interfering in the internal affairs of Jin. The loss of 40,000 to 50,000 troops may have seriously damaged the vitality of other countries. In history, the Chu State lost more than ten troops.
It happens all the time in Wandu. Losing 40,000 to 50,000 yuan at a time is really not a big deal.
"The Chu State has returned to our army, and we don't want to go north again." Zhiyao believed that this was the attitude that the Chu State wanted to show, and the Chu State's envoy would arrive soon and would definitely confirm this.
The information Wei Ju has is also like this, otherwise the Chu army in Zheng State would not have to return home.
Zhiyao said: "I heard that Bai Gongsheng has served the state of Wu."
Who is this Bai Gongsheng? He is the son of the late Prince Jian of Chu State, who is also the grandson of the current king of Chu State. What you need to know is that he hates Zheng State very much.
Wei Ju understood immediately and asked, "Wu will attack Chu again?"
That is an obvious thing. Bai Gongsheng is willing to serve the state of Wu. It is nothing more than the state of Chu's choice to help the state of Zheng, which makes him feel desperate. He wants to use the method of serving the state of Wu, and then lead the Wu army to attack the state of Chu, and give the kings and ministers of the state of Chu a hard knock on the heavenly spirit cover.
, so that the kings and ministers of Chu State can understand who is the real enemy.
Zhiyao nodded in response to Wei Ju's guess and said, "My family can send troops south."
Wei Ju's hands hidden in his sleeves clenched into fists and thought: "Sure enough, Zhiyao did not disappoint me."
Zhiyao didn't know what Wei Ju was thinking, so he said honestly: "It's not to help the Zhao family, it's just for the Wu army to go north."
That means that the Zhao family should give the Zhi family a reasonable reward, not help the Zhao family to destroy the Fan family for free.
At the same time, the Zhi family and the Zhao family are also trying to seize part of the fruits of victory.
After chatting for a while, Wei Ju said goodbye and left.
At night, Jishen returned home and told the results of the discussion.
First, the Zhi family expressed their willingness to help the Zhao family. Wei Chi, who had gone out for a while and then came back, also expressed his willingness to send troops. Then the Hu family was willing to send troops as if they were part of it. Han Buxin of the Han family said that he had been willing to send troops for a long time.
At this moment, all the "Qings" of Jin State were united, but Zhao Yang's mood was so complicated that it is difficult to describe.
Originally, Zhao Yang planned to kowtow to "Wen" to show that the Zhao family was not weak, and just shouted a few times just to give it a try. He also guessed that his colleagues who knew that Wu Jun was about to go north would agree. Who would have thought that more than one of them would nod?
That spirit of unity?
"Although it is because of interests, it is a good thing to be united!" Zhao Yang had this idea, but he was actually annoyed by the Fan family. It was a good thing to give up some interests in exchange for uniting to solve the Fan family. Moreover, Jin State needed to deal with Wu
country’s challenges.
The news spread that several high-ranking families expressed their intention to go south together. The people with lofty ideals in Jin State were simply overjoyed, while more people were confused.
However, when the news that Wu Jun was about to move north was no longer a secret, those who were confused immediately became excited.
"Sure enough, external threats are still needed to achieve internal unity. Shi Xiecheng does not deceive others!"
It's a bit ironic that the old Fan family is really going to die this time!
