Chapter 229: Chu State? Could be Jin State's beloved relatives and friends!
Regarding annexing princes? The Chu State is better than any other country. They have expanded from a viscount country with nothing to the current territory.
In terms of the number of annexed countries, no one in the entire Spring and Autumn Period can compare with the Chu State.
Regarding the means of annexing princes, in fact, the methods used by the Chu State were much more advanced than those of the Jin State, especially when it was possible to accomplish this without making the subjugated nobles perform their duties to the Chu State.
The State of Chu had the ambition to annex the State of Chen as early as seventy or eighty years ago. It was actually annexed by the State of Chu at one time. Unable to bear it, it lost several battles with the State of Jin for hegemony. As a result, the State of Chen, which was once destroyed, needed the help of the State of Jin.
to restore the country.
This time, the State of Wu gave a great assist to the State of Chu, and the State of Jin had no interest in intervening. It seems that the descendants of the State of Chen can only restore the country in other ways?
"The king of Yue is in Wu. He said that Qi is about to be attacked, and Yue is willing to send troops to help in the war." Zigong talked about a lot of what he saw in Wu.
Of course Gou Jian hoped that Fu Chai could continue to engage in east and west affairs. Anyway, it would be better if he did not engage in Yue State.
During this period, Wu Zixu had a strong sense of presence. He once again suggested that Fu Chai kill Gou Jian but was rejected. Then he stopped Wu from continuing to invade Qi but was also rejected, causing the scene to vomit blood.
Boyu, who had just returned from the Jin Kingdom, fully demonstrated his ability, not least in other aspects, but his integrity in collecting money and doing things.
Boyu, who had received large sums of benefits from Yue, repeatedly gave Wu Zixu bad medicine on Fu Chai's side. One or two times might not have much effect. The more times he did it, the more others would comment, and Fu Chai would not think too much about it.
"How could Dr. Shen surrender to everyone? It's a villain's fault!" Zigong looked a little excited, as if he was angry that Wu Zixu was treated unfairly.
Zhiyao asked: "Is Member Shen going to jail?"
Shen Yuan is Wu Zixu’s official surname and name.
Zigong replied: "No."
Oh, Nafu Chai is a little different from previous Wu Juns.
The kings of the Wu Kingdom starting from Shou Meng? They have always adhered to the philosophy of not letting go of the wrongdoers.
Of course Fucha was an ambitious monarch, and he must have shown corresponding abilities and had greater courage than other monarchs. Otherwise, how could the Wu Kingdom be as prosperous as it is now?
"Bohu is a villain." Zigong said with great certainty.
That is almost universally acknowledged. The problem is that Fu Chai is willing to give authority even though he knows that Boyu's reputation is very bad.
In fact, the leadership team of a country cannot all be honorable men, nor can they all be honorable men. There must always be some sinister people who only depend on how the monarch uses people.
In the past, Fucha's use of Boyu was more correct. Even if Boyu was a villain, he was still beneficial to the state of Wu.
Now? Fucha may have become comatose as he grew older, and then some thinking problems may have occurred, making him less wise.
According to Zigong, the main event of Wu State this year is to conquer Qi State. It will probably be like the intelligence obtained by Zhi Yao before, and it will once again be a two-pronged attack on land and water.
Zhiyao said casually: "Perhaps Bai Gongsheng's matter involves Shen Yuan?"
Bai Gongsheng, who was originally a duke of Chu State, defected to Wu State. Since many ministers of Wu State were from Chu State, Fu Chai reused Bai Gongsheng.
During this period, Wu Zixu and Bai Gongsheng got along fairly well, and the two cooperated well in Wu's campaign against Qi and Lu.
Fucha is not dissatisfied with Bai Gongsheng's return to Chu State, especially since Chu State allows Bai Gongsheng to attack Zheng State. Next, Bai Gongsheng will be more cooperative with Chu State temples, and will surely become a powerful stronghold for Chu State to resist the Wu army's invasion. How can he
What about making Fu Cha feel comfortable?
Zigong saw so much during his trip to the south this time that he didn't know what to say to Zhiyao about some things.
Generally speaking, the temples of the Wu State began to develop in a sinister direction. The situation in the Chu State looked quite strange, but the Yue State had a tendency to make progress.
From Zigong's point of view, Jin must accept Yue's submission, but it cannot trust Yue.
"Your Majesty, Zi Qin is coming with us," Zigong said.
Who? Ziqin is Wenzhong's "Hao". He is currently the "Left Chancellor" of the Yue State. In the parlance of the Song State, he is "Zuo Shi", and in the Chu State, he is called "Zuo Yin".
In the Yue Kingdom, Fan Li was responsible for commercial and military matters, while Wen Zhong was responsible for various civil affairs and diplomatic relations.
Zigong didn't say such an important thing until the end, which made Zhiyao a little speechless.
Zigong said again: "Zi Qin was not in the 'Xintian', but he said goodbye to me in Hulao."
So, is Wenzhong's visit to the Jin Kingdom an errand of an envoy, or does he simply want to come and see the current situation of the Jin Kingdom?
This minister of the Yue State was actually a native of the Chu State, and was born in Ying, the capital of the Chu State.
Wen Zhong defected to Gou Jian much earlier than Fan Li. According to legend, it was Wen Zhong who recommended Fan Li to Gou Jian.
What is the situation of Jin State now? From the overall situation, it is in a weak stage.
After all, the civil war in Jin was very fierce. The removal of the Fan family and the Zhonghang family was just a microcosm. Many small and medium-sized nobles also disappeared during the civil war.
In things like civil war, all that is damaged by fighting is internal strength. Some families may gain weight, but it would be strange if the overall strength of the country is not weakened.
The lucky thing about the Jin State is that the other princes are also having internal disputes. The result is that not only the Jin State is weakened, but everyone is almost in a state of even disparity.
The various developments of the Zhi family were relatively good. The decision-makers who urged the Wei, Han, Hu, Zhao and Zhong families had to rack their brains to seek development. As a result, the Jin Kingdom achieved gratifying results in recovery.
If Wenzhong first went to the southern part of the Jin Kingdom, and the Wei family was still digesting the cities acquired from the Fan family, there was a high probability that what we would see would be a lifeless situation.
Gu Hao
The use of lifelessness in the southern part of the Jin Dynasty is a bad thing for the country, but it is a good thing for the Wei family. It shows that the Wei family has successfully restrained the local area and created a better control environment to facilitate the elimination of some die-hard elements. Various related statistics are also
Can be more convenient.
Zigong also mentioned Chu's attack on Chen, focusing on Bai Gongsheng's hatred of Zheng.
A few years ago, King Zhao of Chu passed away while on an expedition. Although he summoned ministers to take care of his funeral affairs before his death, great chaos broke out in the Chu State after his death.
The former crown prince of Chu State...that is, Prince Jian didn't know what he thought. Seeing that he lost his position as crown prince, he chose to flee to Zheng State.
What is even more surprising is that Zheng Guo killed Prince Jian who came to seek asylum and did not give a satisfactory explanation to Chu State.
Prince Jian had a son named Sheng. When he learned that his father had lost his position as crown prince, he fled to Zheng with him and witnessed with his own eyes the people of Zheng who killed his father.
This Sheng was Bai Gong Sheng. He later fled again and went to the Kingdom of Wu.
The current Chu Junzhang became the king of a country with the support of his ministers. He repeatedly called Bai Gongsheng to return to his country, but was repeatedly rejected.
The reason why Bai Gongsheng refused was very simple. He wanted to attack Zheng to avenge his father. Chu Junzhang and his ministers believed that Chu State was not suitable to antagonize Zheng State at the moment, so it was necessary for Chu State to make an alliance with Zheng State. He was suspected of killing his father with Zheng State.
Why would Qiu Bai Gongsheng be willing to return to the Chu State and serve the Chu State?
Historically, Duke Bai was deceived into returning home by Zixi...that is, Gongzi Shen.
Zixi served as the Ling Yin of the Chu State. In order to deceive Duke Bai Sheng back to his country, he pretended to let Duke Bai Sheng lead his army to attack Zheng State. After deceiving Duke Bai Sheng back to his country, he repeatedly found excuses to evade it, and even later told Duke Bai that he was a lie.
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So, in history, Bai Gongsheng, who was deceived, finally killed Zixi, causing Chu State to be in chaos again.
In Zhiyao's version of history, Zixi also told Bai Gongsheng that he was willing to send troops to attack the state of Zheng, and the state of Chu actually attacked the state of Zheng.
Judging from the current situation in Chu State, Bai Gongsheng is obviously willing to be loyal to Chu Junzhang, and he is also grateful to Zixi. Many things have become different from the original history.
Zhiyao thought to himself: "Chu's crusade against Zheng was not just to convince Bai Gongsheng and get a general."
It's funny to say that Bai Gongsheng's ability to conquer and fight didn't come into play in the state of Chu. He only showed his superb ability to command troops when he went to the state of Wu to lead the army in battle.
The State of Chu is now in short supply of people who can lead the army in battle, especially those who come from a public family. However, to attack the State of Zheng in order to win the victory of Duke Bai, the cost is a bit high.
After thinking for a while, Zhiyao quickly got the answer.
The civil war in Jin ended too early and did not give the intervening countries an advantage. On the contrary, the princes who interfered in Jin's civil war were liquidated one by one.
"They know very well that the State of Jin will not let go of the State of Zheng. The biggest threat to the State of Chu now is the State of Wu. I showed some goodwill to the State of Chu last time..." Zhiyao felt that things were getting more and more interesting.
After figuring out some key points, Zhiyao went to find Zhishen and talked about the possibility of attacking Zheng Guo.
"Why attack Zheng?" Zhishen asked.
Didn’t you agree to rest and recuperate as much as possible?
Zhiyao explained: "It's not a big army, it's just a show of Chu."
Zhiyao needs to explain some things carefully, including the current situation of Chu State and the necessity of showing some real or fake behaviors of Jin State to Chu State.
Zhishen thought for a while and said, "It's okay if the military commander is willing to do it."
There is no rule in the Jin State that you can't go to war if your father is dead. Whether Wei Ju is willing to send troops depends on Zhiyao's eloquence.
Zhiyao waited and waited, which could be regarded as sending Wei Ju and others back to "Xintian". He sent someone to inform him first and came to the door a few days later.
"Why is Yao so divided?" Wei Ju seemed to have some objections to Zhiyao sending someone to inform him before visiting.
Zhiyao said seriously: "This visit is for the purpose of defeating Zheng."
No nonsense, just straight to the point.
Wei Ju was immediately fascinated!
Therefore, Zhiyao needs to mention the threat of Zheng State, and all the facts are true. The emphasis is just to show off the armed forces, and then mention the necessity of interacting with Chu State.
At present, the Wei family needs to run the south, so Zheng Guo must not be allowed to have the courage to cause trouble, right?
"Chu attacked Zheng, and I can also attack Zheng. They are all famous for their training." Zhiyao said.
Bai Gongsheng attacked Zheng Guo, claiming that he was avenging his father.
It is enough for Jin to attack Zheng and to talk about Zheng's intervention in Jin's civil war.
Using this reason, Zhiyao will find Zhao Bolu later. The Zhao family has no choice but to send troops, otherwise it will discredit Zhao Yang.
Wei Ju thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's all, it's time to test the new army."
This time Zhiyao is a bit confused.
New army?
I haven’t heard of any big moves by the Wei family, so why did a new army suddenly appear???