Chapter 215: The Coming of the Era of Great Controversy
The undivided Jin State was destined to be the mountain above the heads of all the princes.
In other words, the Jin State has not really weakened for a day. Any princes who want to make a difference will never become a legitimate overlord unless they can defeat the Jin State continuously.
The Chu State had a deep understanding of this. They fought with the Jin State for more than a hundred years. Only after defeating the Jin State could they gain the respect of the princes of the Central Plains. The terrible thing is that the Jin State could always come back and win.
Later, Chu State couldn't bear it anymore and gave up the struggle for hegemony.
The Chu State gave up their struggle for hegemony, and they were soon violently beaten by the Wu State.
In some respects, the state of Chu consumed so much money in competing with the state of Jin that the state of Wu seized the opportunity and took advantage of it.
The Chu State is large enough and has a large population. On the premise of not being carried away by a wave, they can make a comeback if they are given a certain amount of time.
It is extremely difficult to take away the Chu State in one wave. With the current situation of all countries, no single country can do it.
Zhiyao knew that very well, and understood how deep the Chu country was.
As for potential? There is no doubt that Chu State will always be the same no matter how much it is explored. The geographical environment is one of them, and the second is that the national character is too romantic.
In terms of potential, Zhiyao is more optimistic about Qin due to his status as a "passer" and the fact that he already has the "answer".
There is a saying that if the Jin State is not divided for a day, the Qin State will hardly have a chance to move eastward. Since there is no historical answer to this statement, it can only be regarded as a hypothesis.
There must be reasons for such a hypothesis. For example, after the split, Wei State was able to defeat Qin State for a long time; after it was Qin State's turn to truly rise, Zhao State alone asked Qin State to fully tap its own potential before attacking.
Won the Battle of Changping.
I'm sorry to say that South Korea, which was born in the Three Jin Dynasties, is really holding back those who were born in the Jin Dynasty.
However, the country's title of Han has been a hindrance not once or twice. It seems that bearing the country's title can make the monarch mentally retarded, and the group is more likely to fall into a collective state of confusion. It is a curse.
"Fan Li is the representative of Chu State's will. It seems that he has exposed himself?" Zhiyao sent Fan Li away and recalled the meeting with a honeyed expression on his face.
This is simply a big discovery that can provide a reasonable explanation for many things.
During their meeting, Zhiyao deliberately said some things in their chat, including that Jin was willing to change its relationship with Chu.
After the annihilation of troops and the alliance, it was not that the Jin State and the Chu State did not fight again. In fact, there were still several battles, but the scale of the wars became smaller compared to the period of major and special attacks.
Later, the Jin State had its own troubles, and the Chu State was violently beaten by the Wu State. The relationship between the two countries entered a period of friendship, and an alliance was out of the question.
"Who did Fan Zi visit when he came to Jin?" Zhiyao was asking about Expo Road.
As the leader of the Zhi clan, Zhishen went on an expedition, and many retainers and core tribesmen accompanied him. The friends Zhi Yao had trained since childhood also joined the army. The first retainer of the Zhi clan, Bo Dao, was left to assist Zhi Yao in handling various affairs.
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Bo Dao first served Zhishuo, and then Zhishen. He is already very old, and I wonder if he will have the opportunity to serve Zhiyao again.
"When people from Yue go to various houses, they must all have the intention of visiting." Expo Road said.
That is, the first person Fan Li visited when he came to Jin was the Zhi family. Seeing that he sent people to various families to express his intention to visit, he wanted to visit all the important families in Jin, including the Qing family?
"Wu Yongbing is old? Is it because Yuejun has made a move and feels that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it?" The tone of Expo Road was not speculation.
Considering that we are now in an era where everything is done at a slow pace, it is not surprising at all that Vietnam believes that the opportunity for a comeback has come and wants to prepare for diplomatic relations in advance.
It is now mainstream for a big plan to take more than ten years, and there are very few examples of people doing it right away. This is because preliminary preparation work is required, and the speed of preparation is still quite slow.
Reviving the Yue Kingdom must be Gou Jian's ideal. How to implement it? Should he listen to Gou Jian's wishes or should Fan Li insist on it? The latter is more likely?
This conjecture is based on the fact that under the leadership of Gou Jian, the State of Yue was violently beaten to the brink of subjugation by the State of Wu. Even if Gou Jian had some reflection, there was no way he could be completely transformed after a single defeat, even if Gou Jian reflected on who he was.
To put it bluntly, the upper limit of human IQ is right there, and no matter how hard you try, it will be difficult to break through your own limitations.
The Chu State had suffered enough from being attacked from both sides. Fan Li, who was tasked with an important task, was very smart, and there was probably a large number of think tanks behind him. There was no reason to ignore the painful lessons that the Chu State had suffered.
If the Yue State can get the help of the Chu State and then the Jin State, not only will Gou Jian's revenge plan be stable, but just letting the Jin State sit back and watch the demise of the Wu State will undoubtedly make all plans more stable.
Of course, the most important thing is that they realize that their plan may be discovered by Zhishi. If they don't take appropriate action, not only may many things go to waste, but they may also be in danger of being suddenly attacked.
What if the Zhi family hadn't discovered it? Even if they thought it was necessary for the Jin State to participate, they wouldn't be stupid enough not to contact them before launching the attack.
After Fan Li visited Zhiyao in Zhishi, he thought that the results he had achieved were very gratifying.
The Jin State has noticed the growing threat from the Wu State. Fan Li is not sure whether the Jin people regret cultivating such a threat to themselves and want to solve it.
Zhu Xia currently does not have the words "there are only eternal interests, no eternal enemies", and there may be very few people who have similar awareness. In the same way, "there are only eternal interests, no eternal allies" there must be some people who can understand.
If there is anyone who knows best, it must be Zhiyao!
Zhiyao really hopes that Jin and Chu can cooperate against Wu. The reason is not that complicated. The current "Yuan Rong" of Jin falls on the Zhi family. The pursuit of restoring hegemony is not only about performance, but also about wisdom.
The family's reputation.
If the Zhi family can restore the hegemony of the Jin Kingdom, not only will the Zhi family look better in the history books, but the benefits they can obtain will also be beyond imagination.
Busy with various affairs, big and small, Zhiyao ushered in the autumn of this year again.
Zhishen led his army to leave after the spring sowing, and it took him two months to reach "Taoqiu".
This "Tao Qiu" was originally the capital of the Cao State. After the Cao State was annexed, it became a large city.
In the current era, if there is an ancestral temple, it is called a "du", while if there is no ancestral temple, it is called a "eup".
The "capital" is not limited to the country. Every family has its own ancestral temple. "Du" is also a name. The meaningful place is to serve the ancestors' tablets. Generally, the "capital" of a certain family is occupied.
This means that the family has no future.
The "Yi" refers to the city, and some "Yi" are much larger than the "Du", hence the name "Dayi".
This time, the Song Dynasty did something very unreasonable. Not only did it annex the Cao Kingdom, but it also killed Cao Jun's entire lineage.
It was of great political significance that the Jin army marched directly to "Taoqiu", and called Zheng, Lu, Wei, Xue and Teng for an alliance here.
An accident occurred in the middle, that is, the state of Chu suddenly sent troops to attack the state of Chen, and by the way, it also wanted to deal with the state of Zheng, which resulted in the state of Zheng not being able to go to "Taoqiu" to participate in the alliance.
No matter what the reason is, it is Zheng Guo's breach of trust, which has damaged Zhishen's prestige to some extent. If nothing happens, the Jin State will definitely settle the score with Zheng Guo later.
Zheng Guo's breach of contract cast a shadow over the alliance, which directly resulted in another Jin army originally serving as a reserve force having to move out and stationed in Weiguo's "Pu".
Yes, there is also a city in Weiguo called "Pu".
Nowadays, it is normal for cities to have the same name. In the early days, there were even an exaggerated number of "Wu" cities.
The word "武" means military fortress. The city was built to ensure military use, and then it gradually turned into an ordinary city.
"Song Junluan is not here?" Zhiyao frowned.
Due to the distance between "Taoqiu" and "Xintian", the time interval between the two places would still be about eight days, even if they were transmitted around the clock by express horse.
The contemporary king of the Song Dynasty is named Luan. In the early days, he insisted on continuing to serve the Jin Dynasty. Later, he changed his mind due to the civil war in Jin Dynasty.
One of the main reasons why Song State dared to destroy Cao State was that Cao Feigong (Cao Junyang) betrayed Jin State earlier and believed that Jin State would not send troops to rescue Cao State. Later, Jin State went north to attack Zhongshan State, which made Song State even more emboldened.
Seizing the opportunity, he destroyed Cao State in one fell swoop.
After receiving the news, Zhiyao knew one thing very well. Even if the Song State pretended to send people to "Taoqiu" to plead guilty, the Jin State would be able to live with it in terms of face, and war would not necessarily break out.
If the Song State had some wisdom and distributed some of its benefits to the Jin State, considering that the Cao State had long been no longer the younger brother of the Jin State, perhaps the Song State's destruction of the Cao State would have been over.
What is the situation now?
The Song State did not give any face to the Jin State. It felt that it had become very powerful after annexing the Cao State. Is there anyone standing behind it to support or coerce it?
"It won't work if I don't fight now." Zhiyao thought to herself.
The Jin State brought a group of allies to fight with the Song State. Who would take advantage most would undoubtedly be the Chu State.
Later news came back, proving that Zhiyao's speculation was correct.
The Song State was really unwilling to start a war with the Jin State, but they could not form a unified opinion internally due to various interests, and externally they were threatened and tempted by the Wu State.
After a series of entanglements, the Song State may have felt that the Jin State had just experienced civil strife, and the attack on Zhongshan State the year before last was also very costly. As a result, the Song State was not willing to give up the benefits it had obtained, and thought that with the support of the Wu State, it could give the Jin State a try.
weight?
Zhiyao asked: "Where is Fan Zi?"
Fan Li has been in Jin for nearly four months. He has visited Zhiyao many times and reached some relevant intentions. What really needs to be discussed is that the process has not yet entered the process.
During these four months, Fan Li fully demonstrated what it means to be good at dancing, and he was quite successful in Xintian.
Zhiyao asked Fan Li for nothing else, it was simply a moment to test Fan Li's intelligence.
That's because there is a lot of turmoil in Wu State. The project of digging the canal was started last year, and this year they sent a large number of troops to the north.
When Gou Jian saw the empty state of Wu, he must have been so greedy that saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth, and he couldn't hold back his restless little heart, right?
