It's definitely not that Zhiyao is pretending to be a Riddler, the real situation is just that. The Zhi family can choose whether to fight a civil war, and the other families can also do the same.
In fact, the current civil war will catch many families off guard. Only those behind the scenes will make some preparations in advance. Once the civil war starts, it will definitely be more beneficial to those who are prepared in advance. It is impossible to say that they can achieve great expansion in a short time and can use their advantages.
How long it lasts depends on how quickly the other families respond.
The Zhi family will continue to implement the eastward advance plan next year. The two "divisions" stationed in "Tan" will deal with Qi. They will need to dispatch two to three more "divisions" to attack Lu first, and then launch a two-sided attack on Wei.
Why attack Lu first? In order to comply with morality, the attack on Wei was also sudden enough.
After all, it was a ritual vessel that appeared in the Lu State's apology. Even if it was not caused by Lu State's negligence, no one could tell what happened when Zhishi attacked Lu State.
As for the suddenness of the attack on the Wei State, Zhi first attacked the Lu State and then announced that the ritual utensils were blocked when passing by the Wei State. This in itself seemed quite sudden, and it was difficult for the Wei State to give him time to defend himself. By then, the Lu State would be attacked.
The Zhi clan's troops were engaged in a pincer attack with other local Zhi clan troops, and Wei Guo probably had no chance to explain.
To put it bluntly, it no longer matters who placed the ritual utensils. It has become a tool used by Zhishi to conquer the east and west. If the mastermind does not jump out or is found for a day, Zhishi can use similar arguments again and again to conquer the north and south.
In the war, other families or countries want to say that it was not their fault, so help the Zhi family find out who did it first.
The Zhi family also had a big killer weapon. The father and son were assassinated. It was a good thing that they did not succeed.
From now on, Zhishi can no longer be so low-key, and naturally he will not be so arrogant and domineering. He has a big killer weapon in his hand, and he can hit almost anyone he wants.
"The new army consists of three 'brigades' and cannot be overtaken!" Zhiyao really didn't expect that his father would be so radical one day.
So, what is the situation?
Just now Zhishen hurriedly came to Zhiyao and mentioned that perhaps the new army should be expanded to the size of a "division", which is 7,500 soldiers.
Don't look at the fact that one "division" only has 3,000 more soldiers than three "brigades". With the current productivity and the replacement of optional soldier sources, there are too many!
Zhi Yao saw Zhishen's look of astonishment and said, "My three 'brigades' of new troops are racking their brains for what they got. Otherwise, disaster is coming!"
Now, Zhiyao really needs to have a good talk with Zhishen about what a healthy economy is, and then some reforms within the Zhishen family.
First of all, Zhiyao cannot distribute land to everyone for free. Why this is the case will not be explained again.
Zhi's new army is also destined to one thing, they cannot be allowed to become "existence troops". To put it bluntly, they have to be sent out to fight from time to time, firstly to ensure combat effectiveness, and secondly to establish channels for soldiers to obtain additional gains.
Regarding the issue of not giving random gifts and rewards, Zhiyao had already explained it thoroughly to Zhishen last time, so there was no need to say more.
How to solve the financial difficulties of the new army and the inability to plunder the Qi State. Originally, they wanted to arrange to plunder the foreign tribes. Later, Zhiyao thought deeply and felt that it was not appropriate.
It is true that the establishment of a military merit system will turn the army into a beast. It is better to swing the weapons in your hands less towards the common people, fight the enemy seriously, and then get a share of the spoils or rewards. This is actually the right way.
Zhishen understood. He really understood it completely, not half-understanding like before.
"It's hard for my family to end the war!" Zhishen wasn't afraid, but rather he was wondering what he would do if he no longer had any enemies.
Zhiyao said: "In ten years or even decades, I won't have such worries."
In fact, in the future, the new army will become a special case. It will probably be an absolute elite guarding the royal family. Whether the war starts in the family mode or the national mode, the recruits will still be "scholars", "disciples", and "Xians".
Or in the future, all the people will be young and strong soldiers.
Therefore, Zhiyao has never thought of expanding the size of the new army too exaggeratedly. The current strength of the three "brigades" may reach about 10,000 in the future.
But now they are called the "New Army", and they will definitely change their name in the future. The New Army will become the name of other troops. The real elite should have their own unique designation.
In mid-autumn, snowflakes begin to fall from the sky.
The "heat" of the assassination of Zhi's father and son began to decrease in "Xintian" after more than a month, and new "heat" was triggered in other areas based on the speed of receiving the news.
Assassination? If this kind of thing happened in Wu or Yue, it would definitely be a big event, but people in the two countries would be very used to it. Whoever was assassinated would talk about it for a long time. If someone was assassinated and did not die, then
Maybe in half a month no one will talk about it.
Because of the appearance of ritual vessels that should not have appeared, and the subsequent two assassinations, it is difficult not to make people think more about it. There is a unanimous conclusion that the Lu State will be unlucky next year, because the ritual vessels appeared in the Lu State's apology
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"If we attack Lu, my family can send out two 'divisions' of troops." Wei Ju often visits the Zhi family's house recently.
Entering winter, Zhishi's preparations for war have not stopped. Everyone can see that there will be a big war next year.
What Wei Ju said was somewhat tentative.
Originally, Wei Ju should have told Zhishen about this matter. This is because even though Zhiyao is in charge of the Zhi family, the real head of the family is Zhishen, and Zhishen is still "Yuan Rong".
The problem is that Zhishen has recently contracted a cold, which is serious but not too serious. If he can't have guests, he is not suitable for receiving guests.
The direct descendants of the old Zhi family seem to have the problem of getting sick in winter as they get older? This was the case with Zhisong in the past, and it is the same with Zhishen.
Previously, Zhiyao was thinking about moving, at least because she couldn't stay in this old house anymore.
It’s not that beliefs like Feng Shui or the like, where you live will really have some impact on people.
For example, if you live by a stream, river or seaside, the air will definitely be humid, and the wind blowing in the evening will be cooler. It may not seem like a big problem for a while, as long as you put some food in it for two seconds.
You will be able to detect the harmful effects of the environment within three days if mold develops.
Of course, as the capital city, "Xintian" must have a water system around it. If there is any impact, it will not only affect individual people. People who live there for a long time will basically have some impact.
If it weren't for Zhishen being unable to stay away from "Xintian" for a long time, Zhiyao would have wanted Zhishen to settle in "Handan" to see if he could avoid getting sick as soon as winter came.
Zhiyao looked at Wei Ju and said sincerely: "This is a personal vendetta. Ju can do it..."
"No need to say more." Wei Ju said very seriously: "Ju Yao is a friend, and Wei Zhi is an ally. This time, the Zhi family has no suspicion of the Wei family at all, how can I not repay you!"
What I am talking about is the two incidents this time. Zhi easily believed that Wei had nothing to do with the ritual utensils, and the murderer behind the subsequent assassination also believed Wei after questioning.
Of course Wei Ju knew why. If the Zhi family goes to war with the Wei family, Jin should stop thinking about restoring its hegemony. If one of the two families falls, Jin will become a second-rate country.
Even though they knew the situation, the Wei family still wanted to be grateful for the Zhi family's trust, and fully realized the Zhi family's ethics of putting the overall situation first. Not only did they not show any signs of doubting the Wei family, they also refused to pursue the other families for the time being, no matter how angry they were.
They all endured it, and what they wanted was to attack the other countries, but the Wei Jus thought to themselves that they couldn't do it.
Zhiyao said: "In this way, the Wei family will assist the second 'brigade'. Next year the Wei family will attack Zheng, and I will also assist the Wei family's second 'brigade'."
At first, Wei Ju was really confused by what Zhiyao said. After he figured it out, he immediately shouted: "Shan!"
"Yao, the hegemony will be restored in your hands and mine, and we will even be far better than our ancestors!" Wei Ju looked very excited.
The people of Jin really didn't think it was an offense to strengthen their ancestors and win over their ancestors. More than one person set such a goal.
Is it our turn to think that we can’t conquer our ancestors by strengthening our ancestors? In fact, the contemporary people are so bad that they use “respect” as an excuse to cover up their incompetence.
Zhiyao's proposal is very meaningful.
The first one means that Zhi's military strength is completely sufficient and no help from the outside is needed.
After proposing to help each other and showing it to the outside world, Zhi and Wei not only did not become suspicious, but instead became closer to each other.
Zhiyao took the initiative and said: "I have declined the Zhao family to send troops to help, and accepted the Han family, the Hu family, and the Zhong family."
Therefore, Zhi made it clear that he suspected that Zhao was responsible for either the ritual weapon or the assassination, and even suspected that Zhao was responsible for both things.
Regarding this, Zhao Bolu came to Zhi's very diligently before. He was received once or twice at first, but later he was simply not allowed to enter.
This matter will not change just because the Zhi family and the Zhao family are related by marriage. If the Zhi family does not attack the Zhao family now, and then shows alienation towards the Zhao family, it is actually paving the way for the destruction of the Zhao family in the future. What they are doing at this stage
To put it more clearly, it is isolation.
If the ritual objects and the assassination have nothing to do with the Zhao family, or if they want to clear the suspicion, they must work harder than other families to help find out who did it.
Another point is that the Zhi family's targeting of the Zhao family is actually to reassure unrelated families, and it can also be interpreted as an attempt to relax the real people behind the scenes.
Zhishi must always have an attitude, be suspicious and isolate him, which can be considered a very gentle approach.
Wei Ju left. He didn't feel surprised that Zhishi found out that Wei would send troops to attack Zheng next year. In fact, it was strange that Zhishi didn't know about it.
Later, Zhiyao met Han Geng and Zhong Wu respectively.
During Wei Ju's visit, Han Geng and Zhong Wu were actually at the Zhi family's house and were hosted in separate areas.
Zhong Wu has been coming frequently recently in order to show that he and his family will follow Zhiyao's lead.
Han Geng came to act as a lobbyist for the Zhao family, but failed to achieve results after many times. Later, he changed his position to represent the Han family and move closer to the Zhi family.
Therefore, there are many benefits for the Zhi family to isolate the Zhao family.
One of them is that the Zhao family is really involved, and even the sole mastermind, Zhiyao, is willing to give the Zhao family a chance at last.
For example, if Zhao recognized the truth and took the initiative to kill Zhao Muxie, it could also be that Zhao Muxie saw the truth and committed suicide to leave a way for Zhao to survive.
Don't think that Zhiyao is being pretentious, he just does it for the sake of the child who is about to be born!
