Wei Ju only came back the day before the new king ascended the throne, and seemed to be very negligent about this matter.
However, it was not just a matter of a day or two for the Jin family to treat the monarch with indifference. After a long time, no one felt that the monarch should not be offended.
Another two "months" have passed, and the Wei family still has not been able to conquer the "Zhao" city.
In fact, this is what a city offensive and defensive battle looks like. As long as the defenders prepare in advance, depending on how complete the preparations are, the difficulty of the city attack will change accordingly. A city offensive and defensive battle can last a year or two, or even drag on.
Four to five years or more is common.
Therefore, no other family could have thought that the Zhi family could win the hard nut of "Jinyang" within three months, but the Zhi family did it under Sun Wu's planning and operation.
Under normal circumstances, Zhi's attack on "Jinyang" would take at least three to five years. Whether it can be defeated is still unknown.
It is understandable that the Wei family wants to capture the "Zhao" city as soon as possible. After they capture the "Zhao" city, they can digest it earlier, and then they will only have to use troops against the Zheng State. To a certain extent, they can
After taking a breath, I watched the Zhi clan fighting against the fortified city of "Jinyang" again, and even made some other plans.
For example, once the Zhi family was exhausted from attacking "Jinyang" and the whole clan fell into extreme depression, can you blame others for having bad intentions? No, it was purely the Zhi family's incompetence that put them in this situation.
In crisis.
What if the Zhao family really holds on in "Jinyang"? In view of the huge size of the Zhi family, imagine how much benefit everyone will get from the Zhi family's collapse. Not only the Wei family will be moved, but also the other Han and Hu families
Or the Zhong family, which family wouldn’t be moved?
We all have a big family to support. If we can grow bigger, why not seize the opportunity? If we really give up killing the biggest threat because of friendship, wouldn't we be digging our own graves?
After Wei Ju came back, he asked his retainers and learned about the recent events. He raised a small question: "Looking at the Zhi family focusing most of their energy on the state of Qi?"
Now there are two legions of the Zhi clan going to attack "Jinyang", right?
From the past to the present, Zhiyao has been a very good warrior, but this time he did not go to "Jinyang" to command the battle.
So, is the Zhi family eyeing the vacant ministerial position, or is the state of Qi more important to the Zhi family?
"Maybe it's both!" Wei Ju thought to himself.
After all, the Zhao family has been weakened repeatedly. Even though the Zhi family has been working hard to manage the "Jinyang" side for a long time, the Zhi family has already dispatched two legions to attack it. It cannot be said that they do not pay enough attention to it.
On the contrary, the fact that Zhishi dispatched two legions to attack "Jinyang" can reflect the importance Zhishi attaches to "Jinyang". It does not mean that Zhiyao does not attach much importance to "Jinyang" just because he did not go there in person.
Wei Ju admired one thing about the core management of the Zhi family very much. The matter of destroying the Wei State had not been finished. They had been attacking Qi State and were responsible for attacking the "Jinyang" area that the Zhao family had worked hard to manage. They actually seemed to be in good order.
, without letting outsiders see the slightest confusion.
Regarding this point, we can only say that those people trained by Zhiyao in the early days have filled the place and played their due role. Only then can we say that the core management of Zhiyao is powerful.
To put it bluntly, any ideas from the top management always need someone to implement them. Without the people to implement them, no matter how good the policy plan is, it will be in vain.
When Wei Ju saw Zhiyao again, he saw the other "Qings" at the same time.
It was the scene of the new king of Jin's succession, and all the "lords" must be present, followed by the rest of the nobles of Jin, as well as the envoys from various countries who came to watch the ceremony, and the angels sent by the Emperor of Zhou were indispensable.
The venue for the ascension ceremony is of course "Xintian" Miyagi.
Nowadays, everyone in Miyagi is dressed plainly, with some white cloth everywhere.
It was obviously a new king who came to the throne, so how could it be like this? The answer is that Duke Dinggong of Jin has not been buried yet.
The country needs a new monarch to ascend to the throne, and on the premise that the old monarch has passed away, he must put on a show of silence.
Tianguan appeared first. He stood in the center of the hall and read loudly some of Jin Dinggong's deeds. Not all of them were meritorious, but there were also some past events in which he corrected his mistakes after he recognized them. Finally, he made a final conclusion.
How to make a final conclusion? It's nothing more than confirming it with a posthumous title.
Regarding the posthumous title "Ding" given to Jin Junwu, the princes of the Jin Kingdom had no objections, and the Zhou royal family had also approved it.
After this process was completed, a large group of people appeared and took away the white cloth. The Jin people at the scene also took off their clothes, revealing the clothes that were originally hidden underneath.
Most people today do not have such a thing as official uniforms, and status is not distinguished by clothing.
The young master is different. He is about to ascend the throne. He needs to change the princes' royal robes before coming out.
Taking advantage of this time, Wei Ju found Zhiyao and asked, "Is there anything unusual about envoy Wu?"
Although Jin won the "Battle of Ailing" last time, Wu is now Jin's biggest and most threatening enemy.
What is strange is that the State of Wu had no intention of heading north while the civil war broke out again in the State of Jin. On the contrary, this time the envoys of the State of Wu came to "Xintian" and reiterated the previous revolutionary friendship between the two countries.
What the hell? In fact, in order to compete with the Chu State for hegemony, the Jin State discovered the existence of the Wu State, and the Wu State and the Chu State were feuding, so it supported the Wu State.
Now of course Wu will not admit that it got a lot of help from Jin to rise. They just re-emphasize friendship and seem to give up on going north to fight for hegemony.
If the Chu State expressed its position like this, the Jin State might be suspicious of it.
No matter what, the Chu State has repeatedly emphasized that they are barbarians, but some of their things are still quite shameful, and they will not easily go back on their stance at the national level.
The Wu Kingdom is different. Their past hardships have created a too flexible moral bottom line. They are inherently profit-seeking and have almost no credibility.
After listening to Zhiyao's introduction, Wei Ju said with disbelief: "The more this happens, the more careful you are!"
Look!
This is the result of reputation bankruptcy.
In the past, Zheng Guo had suffered enough losses due to lack of credibility, and in the end he had to resort to self-mutilation to gain the limited trust of the Jin State. Moreover, Zheng Guo had only been honest for less than 30 years before he turned against the Jin State. Of course, there was some influence from the Fan family and the Bank of China.
Because of the invitation, can we say that they themselves have no intention of turning against Jin at any time? No!
Zhiyao nodded and said, "Wu people can't be trusted."
To be honest, Zhiyao really didn't believe that Wu would give up the fight for hegemony just after experiencing the disastrous defeat in the "Battle of Ailing".
This time the envoys of the State of Wu once again expressed goodwill to the State of Jin. The problem was that the State of Wu did not stop digging the canal, and even recruited labor again. While digging the canal, the other side began to build cities along the canal!
Those signs were evidence that Wu State had not given up its struggle for hegemony, and even because Wu State had increased its labor force, it showed that Fu Chai had become determined.
Another point is that the State of Wu sent envoys to the State of Chu to express its willingness to reconcile. Doesn't this prove that the State of Wu wants to give up fighting on two fronts and concentrate on moving north?
Of course, whether it was digging canals, building cities, or repairing peace with Chu, Wu's series of actions were all carefully crafted by the Zhi family and sent back news. It is not clear whether other families in Jin knew about it.
Zhiyao shared some limited information with Wei Ju, and then said: "It may be five years at the earliest, or ten years at the latest, the Wu army will go north again."
As soon as Wei Ju heard that Wu State was mobilizing more labor to dig canals and build cities, he immediately agreed with Zhiyao's judgment of Wu State.
"Chu is willing to have a truce with Wu?" Wei Ju asked.
Zhiyao replied: "Repeated battles and repeated defeats have led to the decline of the state of Chu. The domestic turmoil continues, the monarch's power has declined, Zixi is too tired to run for his life, and it is difficult to achieve results. Bai Gongsheng has a big enmity with Zheng and always plans to attack Zheng. The state of Wu shows weakness, and the state of Chu
Bing.”
In fact, the Chu State was not defeated repeatedly. Even if they were defeated again and again, they still annexed many countries within a few years. Even after the Man clan was defeated by the Jin army, they still occupied one-third of the territory.
Generally speaking, Chu State had too many internal contradictions and it was difficult to use its strength in one place. It was easy to defeat some unconventional countries. However, when it encountered powerful enemy countries, internal disagreements led to repeated defeats.
Although the situation of Chu State seems to be in bad condition, their strength has not been depleted much. If one day they meet a capable monarch, they will be able to unify the internal affairs at once and burst out with strong power.
Based on this understanding, many people in Jin State have always been more wary of Chu State than Wu State, so Wei Ju and Zhiyao mentioned Chu State again, which has some connotations.
Sure enough, Wei Ju said: "If the alliance with Chu is beneficial to me, how about the alliance?"
It has always been Zhiyao's idea to form a limited alliance with the Chu State. In the past, everyone had deliberately avoided this proposal, but when Wei Ju officially proposed that he agreed with that point of view, the matter became clear.
Zhiyao asked directly: "Is it unfavorable for the Wei family to attack Zheng?"
Wei Ju smiled bitterly and said, "Zheng people are good at defense and the city is fortified everywhere. It is really difficult to win a victory."
This is true!
Zheng Guo first managed "Xinzheng" to be impregnable, and then began to extend to the surrounding areas. The city built more than two defense systems. Attacking every city required heavy casualties.
This time the Wei family attacked Zheng State, and marching into the northern part of Zheng State was an armed march. If they wanted to continue southward, they needed to capture "Xin Zheng". The terrible thing is that "Xin Zheng" is really difficult to defeat. If you go around it, you are afraid of being cut off from your retreat.
, which made Mr. Wei very uncomfortable.
They are talking.
The ceremonial process for the new king's accession to the throne is also in progress.
From this point of view, it is completely demonstrated that the Jin Dynasty's high-ranking families really do not take the monarchy seriously.
The angel sent by the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty turned the young master into the king of Jin, and now it was legally recognized. If there were no legal issues, it was the envoys from all over the world's turn to congratulate him.
Whether it is angels or envoys from various countries, their approval actually represents the legitimacy of Jin Jun's ascension to the throne.
After the ceremony of the new king's accession to the throne was over, those who should put on the silk clothes continued to put on their clothes. After a day or two, it was the turn of Jin Dinggong's funeral to be officially held.
Due to the special circumstances, all the "Qings" and nobles of the Jin Kingdom stayed in the palace city.
With so many high-ranking people gathered together, time cannot be wasted. It is a good time to discuss some matters!
