What could be the reason? It could be that the Zhi family has made too many moves in recent years. At first, each family could not adapt. It was difficult to figure out what the Zhi family wanted to do. After the Weiguo was annexed, they came back to their senses.
The Wei family began to target the Zhao family, which seemed to be a way of cooperating with the Zhi family. Looking at it from a darker perspective, it was not a way of interrupting the Zhi family's existing rhythm.
As mentioned before, the first thing that aristocratic children do after becoming literate is to study history, so they will never forget whose support the Zhao family was restored.
Once upon a time, the Zhao family was wiped out until only Zhao Wu was left. He was protected by Zhao Zhuangji, and the person who tried his best to help the Zhao family recover was Han Jue.
Maybe Jin Jinggong felt that Jin still needed the Zhao family, or maybe Zhao Wu had the blood of Jin's royal family. Anyway, Jin Jinggong agreed to the Zhao family's restoration, and then gave the very young Zhao Wu a ministerial position.
The Han family was very kind to the Zhao family, and Zhao Wu had been repaying the favor for most of his life. To a certain extent, the rapid growth of the Han family was actually an act of repaying the favor by Zhao Wu. Later, Han Qi was able to take over as the "Yuanrong".
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When Han Qi served as "Yuanrong", he betrayed Zhao Wu's trust. As a "Yuanrong", he was the first person in power who desperately tried to extract benefits from the family and also influenced Jin's external layout.
No kidding, whether it is Zhao Dun, Xun Linfu, Choke, Luan Shu, Han Jue, Zhi Feng, Shi Gai or Zhao Wu, they will seek benefits for themselves. The problem is that these people have guaranteed basic moral integrity.
While seeking his own benefits, he did not harm the interests of the country. Han Qi was the person who served as a "Yuan Rong" but had moral corruption.
Fortunately, there was an even more shameless Shi Yang who served as "Yuan Rong". Fan's actions were even worse, and Han's bad reputation suddenly became less conspicuous.
In Wei Ju's mind, if he wants to destroy the Zhao family, he must not let the Han family go, otherwise God knows if the Han family will help the Zhao family again one day.
Is there such a thing as a historical cycle? If it happens, we should try our best to prevent it.
Besides, if you kill the Zhao family, how much money will there be? If you kill the Han family, will everyone be able to cut off the meat in large chunks.
Zhiyao's inner thought was: "If the Wei family wants to use this method to slow down my family's expansion to the east, it is simply too naive."
Destroy the Han family? Maybe one day Zhiyao will want to destroy the Han family, but it will never be after destroying the Zhao family.
To be honest, the Zhao family is now insignificant and has a tendency to be a troublemaker, otherwise Zhiyao would not have been able to eliminate the Zhao family's urgency so quickly.
Han Buxin's funeral ended.
Most of the visitors went back home, while some stayed in "Han".
There was an incident where many princes did not send envoys to attend Han Buxin's funeral because of the recent commotion in the Jin Kingdom. Regarding this, the Han family definitely wanted to bear a grudge against those princes who did not send messengers.
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Very few people returned to "Xintian", and they chose to return to their respective fiefdoms. This is not a good thing for some families who want to take action. It means that news of the imminent civil war has leaked!
Zhishen and Zhiyao came to "Ye" city, and at the same time sent people to summon those who needed to participate in the meeting.
"At this point, the Zhao family must have learned that the families will attack or be trapped in 'Jinyang' to resist," Zhiyao said.
Everyone listening nodded.
Attacking the Zhao family is no longer sudden. From the beginning of running "Jinyang", the Zhao family has been rushing to build a strong city. Once the Zhao family is determined to resist to the death, it is not known how much it will cost to win, and how much it will cost to win.
Or it's simply impossible to conquer.
Zhiyao added: "The Zhao family originally had three divisions in Jinyang. One division was in the past and two divisions were stationed there. There are about 30,000 people in the city of Jinyang and hundreds of thousands in the surrounding area.
, or we can recruit three more 'divisions' to defend the city."
That is, "Jinyang" will have a city defense force of one legion, or even more. This depends on how popular the Zhao family is and the mobilization ability of their management.
Sun Wu said: "If we adopt a siege strategy, it will not last more than three years, and we may not be able to achieve success. We also need to be prepared for reinforcements from Daiguo."
This is also one of the troubles Zhishi faces.
Since it is possible for the Zhao family to pull out a legion to defend "Jinyang", the Zhi family who goes to "Jinyang" to perform combat missions cannot be less than two legions. Once there is less, they will not be trapped and may be trapped.
Defeat or annihilate.
Chi's use of two legions under normal conditions will not affect production. The more troops used, the greater the impact on other aspects will definitely be.
At present, the Zhi family has mobilized two "divisions" of troops in Qi State, and three "divisions" of troops in Wei State. The remaining fiefdoms must have garrisons for defense.
If two legions are to be drawn out to attack "Jinyang", it means that all the fiefdoms will be empty. Once a family from within the Jin State launches an invasion, the situation will definitely become very bad; or the Wu State and its allies form a coalition to go north.
It is impossible for Zhishi to say not to send troops to deal with it.
Zhiyao said: "We need to be quick to join the defense, but we can also confuse Qi. We must not sever ties with Song and intimidate Wu."
The number of troops used by the Zhi family in annexing the Wei Kingdom is a bit too much, and some of the troops can be used to solve the problem as soon as possible.
If necessary, the Zhi family should give wrong signals to Qi, such as to stop, or to strengthen the invasion offensive. This depends on the situation on Qi's side. Stopping will make Qi want to counterattack, so it must be given a huge
He used intimidation to deter Qi from launching a counterattack.
The Song State wanted to get closer to the Wu State because it annexed the Cao State and was afraid of being settled by the Jin State.
Zhiyao has had detailed communication with Zhishen and plans to send envoys to "Shangqiu" to establish diplomatic relations and agree to recognize each other's annexation.
In other words, the Zhi family recognized the Song State's annexation of the Cao State as an established fact, and the Song State recognized the Zhi family's annexation of the Wei State as an established fact. The two sides did not use the other's annexation as an excuse to attack each other.
Even if the Zhi family is only representing themselves, I believe Song Guoguo will be happy to trade with the Zhi family.
After all, Zhishen is currently a "Yuan Rong" of the Jin State. As long as the Zhishen family does not promote the crusade against the Song State, given the current situation that the Jin State is facing, there is no leisure to uphold justice for the Cao State.
The fact is also true. In the original history, the Jin State was facing the challenge of the Wu State. When the Song State annexed the Cao State, it was only a few words of condemnation, but there was no actual action at all.
As for Wu Guo? Zhiyao really couldn't figure out what kind of choice they would make. Based on historical evidence, he could only draw one conclusion: talking nicely to the Wu people would not have any effect. They would have to be more vicious and cunning than the Wu people.
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According to the task given to Zaiyu by Zhiyao, Zaiyu can threaten Wu by alliance with Chu.
Therefore, the Zhi family also needs to establish diplomatic relations with the Chu State. Even if it is a fake one, they must maintain friendship. The real alliance must be leisurely. It can be something between alliance and non-alignment, and the kind that can be united immediately when needed.
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It sounds simple, but it will be very difficult to operate. If Jaeyu cannot do it, Zhiyao will send Zigong to help.
Zhiyao looked at Sima Ranju and said: "The matter of alignment will be left to the doctor."
This means that the Zhi family will not use more than two "divisions" of troops in Qi State. Whether they maintain the offensive posture or transition to the defensive stage, it all depends on what Sima Ranju does.
Sima Ranju said: "We know Tian's ambition, so there is no harm in using it."
Any conspiracy that has not been exposed is a conspiracy. Once the Tian family replaces the Lu family and it becomes no longer a secret, it will at least make Qi country chaotic again.
And Zhiyao hopes that Tian can succeed and be the initiator, so as to pave the way for future Zhishi.
Therefore, the Zhi family should side with the Tian family and cannot sell the Tian family unless it is absolutely necessary.
Zhiyao thought about the wording for a moment and said: "The Lu family has been immoral since Duke Linggong, and the previous kings were not wise kings. If the surname Chen is virtuous, maybe..."
There is no need to say what follows, everyone can understand it anyway.
Sima Ranju didn't have any surprises. He was one of the participants in Zhiyao's small meeting and knew exactly what Zhiyao was striving for.
All matters were arranged by Zhiyao, and Zhishen, as the head of the family, concluded the meeting.
Zhishen didn't make it very complicated. He just meant that everyone should work hard and Zhishen would not treat any meritorious minister badly, blah blah blah.
These words are very common, but as a superior, you have to say them. They are a promise and an encouragement.
Those who get the task know what they need to do. This winter, they have carefully chewed the matter and figured it out. They have prepared as many plans and preparations as possible to avoid being confused when something happens.
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Did you think Zhiyao would calm down like this? He then braved the cold wind to visit the Wei family, the Hu family and the Zhong family respectively, and agreed on the scope of each other's tasks one by one, and agreed on the time to attack the Zhao family.
Zhiyao did not even let go of some powerful mid-level families, and went to visit their heads one after another in person. Such behavior could be regarded as courtesy, but it put great pressure on these families.
There is nothing that can be done about it, Zhiyao's identity is there, and the power of the Zhi family is well known to the world. The gap between identity and strength is so big, how can the person being visited not feel pressure?
There was one thing that Zhiyao could not expect.
After the Xie family received a visit from Zhiyao, they actually started to pack up their belongings and began to move westward without hesitation.
What is going on? Perhaps the Xie family had already planned, that is, abandoning the fiefdom and switching to the Qin State requires determination beyond imagination.
Although it hasn’t snowed yet, the season is winter!
Migrating in this season, considering the environment and climate along the way, how frightened must Xie be to be able to migrate in winter?
After hearing the news that the Xie family was fleeing, Zhiyao's expression was honestly very exciting. Then he heard that the Wei family had sent out troops to intercept, so he thought about it and sent troops to join the pursuit.
Does Mr. Xie want to leave? After being taken away like this, who wants to imitate him in the future? Doesn’t Jin want a general but not a country?
Besides, no matter how much you chase and intercept, you will make money.
It's just that the Xie family really gave the other families a bad start and dealt a huge blow to Jin's national reputation.
To a certain extent, Xie's behavior is nothing less than the beginning of a new era for the Jin Dynasty!
