Chapter 332: Domineering when it is time to be domineering
Chapter 332 Be overbearing when it’s time to be overbearing
The matter of the assassination of Zhi's father and son was brought up again. No matter what happens, Zhi's will not suffer any loss. Whichever theory he is willing to accept can be used as a sharp sword to stab the suspect, and he can also adopt the method of simulating two alternatives.
Attitudes lead but do not lead.
How did Wei Guo die? They just couldn't produce evidence to prove that they were not involved in the assassination of Zhi Shi and his son. Because Zhi Shi was stronger than Wei Guo, then Wei Guo died.
At that moment, the real culprit who carried out the assassination must have been in a state of shock and uncertainty. He was wondering whether Wei Guo was really involved in the assassination of Zhi's father and son. He was nervous about whether his assassination behavior would be exposed. He became cautious at the same time, how could he dare to attack Zhi's father?
There are objections to destroying Weiguo.
Another point is that even if there is no family or country that sends assassins, they are afraid of the Zhi family's strength and do not dare to speak out. More importantly, they do not want to get burned, so they can only become a member of the silent majority.
The Chu envoy who came to participate in the grand event was Ziqi. When he learned that Tian Qi was also in "Tan", he saw Zhiyao and said, "Since there is rebellion, why not punish him?"
Not to mention, the Chu people are really capable of killing envoys, and have done it more than once. However, in the past, they only killed envoys from the southern princes, and they have never done it to the Central Plains countries.
The different treatment of Chu State is not without its connotation. If they want to strive for hegemony, they cannot use the same tactics they used in the south on the Central Plains countries, or they will cut off diplomatic channels themselves.
When Zhiyao heard what Ziqi said, she thought to herself, "Did Chu really send someone to assassinate me?"
Don't blame Zhiyao for thinking this. Tian Qi is a traitor to the Qi State. The Chu State had a secret liaison with the Qi State during the struggle for hegemony. The friendship should not have reached the point where the Qi State rebelled and the Chu State started to fight and kill.
So, did Chu State hate Tian Qi for not dying early because of the rumors that they participated in the assassination of Zhi's father and son?
However, Zi Qi was Sima of the Chu State and one of the top officials. There was no reason why he didn’t understand what it means not to expose oneself. He wouldn’t have exposed himself like this just because the Tian family had released rumors that the Chu State participated in the assassination of the Zhi family and his son.
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"At that time, Qing Jin was negotiating an alliance with me, but I couldn't protect Qing Jin enough, so how could I assassinate him?" Ziqi saw Zhi Yao's suspicious expression and mentioned that Zhi Yao was a high-ranking member of the Jin Kingdom at that time.
Among them, he was the only one who proposed to make peace with the Chu State.
According to common sense, Zhiyao's proposal for Jin to reconcile with Chu was indeed beneficial to Chu, which was facing great pressure from Wu. Should they give a positive response and not assassinate Zhiyao at that time?
However, considering that Zhiyao once led an army to sabotage Chu's attempt to annex Chen, and also led an army to wreak havoc in Chu's territory, it can be regarded as a deep hatred, and it seems normal for someone from Chu to assassinate Zhiyao.
Under the current background of the times, assassinations are prevalent in the southern countries, and the highest number of assassinations occurred in the State of Wu.
Then, Wu State brought the assassination culture to surrounding countries, and Chu State was "infected" to some extent.
Zhiyao smiled noncommittally and asked, "When will the Chu army go north?"
Ziqi came, but he brought only more than 500 people, most of whom were servants to take care of food and daily life, and less than 200 warriors.
If I remember correctly, it was just the year before last that the Jin army annihilated 30,000 Chu troops on the south bank of the Wei River, but neither of them mentioned that incident for the time being.
As a winner, Zhiyao's lack of mention can be seen as modesty. In fact, it's just one thing and another.
Ziqi might have mentioned it, but as Chu was the defeated party, it would be too shameful to bring it up, and it would also affect Chu's right to intervene in Qi this time.
If the Chu army had not been defeated on the south bank of the Wei River last year, and the fact that Zixi was eager to cultivate Bai Gongsheng, the candidate who came to "Tan" would definitely be Bai Gongsheng.
Did you mention the idiom "joining the feast" before? In fact, it was the same. Before his death, Qi Junren and the fleeing princes brought Qi to the table. Only fools would not join in and feast. It was not only a feast for them, but also a feast.
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Ziqi's face turned a bit ugly and he said, "I'll be here soon."
Zhiyao asked with confusion: "But Wu and Song are unwilling to let go?"
Chu State and Qi State are not directly bordering each other. If their army wants to go north, they must borrow a road from Song State.
Song State and Chu State were old enemies. The two sides fought and fought for more than a hundred years, which really allowed Jin State to take advantage of them.
It is precisely because of the existence of Chu, a great enemy, that Song is Jin's most loyal ally.
No, the Chu State was showing signs of collapse. The Song State immediately did not abandon the Jin State. Taking advantage of the Jin State's inability to intervene, the Song State swallowed up the Cao State in one fell swoop.
In the past ten years, Chu State has continuously annexed one country and several forces, and even has the ability to expand due south and southwest, proving that Chu State may be beaten by Jin or Wu.
There is no problem if Chu wants to teach other princes a lesson.
Under this current situation, especially since the Song Dynasty had just annexed the Cao Kingdom for a few years, the Song monarchs and ministers should consider whether the Chu army going north would help liberate the Cao Kingdom.
Even if the Song State was willing to lend a road to the Chu army to move north, wouldn't there be a Wu State to block it?
The Song State was sandwiched between the Chu State and the Wu State and borrowed the road to the Chu Army.
The State of Wu also made a request to use the road. Would the State of Song dare to agree?
So, Zhiyao just asked a question, which made Zi Qi feel sad.
Zi Qi said: "My husband is extremely ambitious and plots to dominate the Central Plains. I wonder what Jin Qing thinks?"
Think about it with your kneecaps, will that work?
Zhiyao is waiting for the next step.
Sure enough, Ziqi continued: "I competed with the Jin for hegemony. We fought bloody battles for hundreds of years, with each other winning and losing. Our hegemony was weakened, but the Wu Man took advantage of the situation and rose up. If the hegemony was easily obtained by the Wu Man, how could our ancestors?
Settled underground?”
Zhiyao made a thoughtful move.
So, what does Ziqi...or Chu State mean?
"The Zhi clan has left over 20,000 of our troops, and I am willing to redeem them. I hunted with Wu in the Song Dynasty, and the redeemed soldiers came to Tan' with Jin blades. On the day of success, I will not occupy an inch of land, but will give them all to the Zhi clan."
." Ziqi said.
Playing the Spring and Autumn version of Mercenaries?
Practically speaking, Ziqi's proposal seems to be quite good. They were able to redeem the captured Chu troops in the "Battle of the Weishui River" and solved the problem of Chu's homeland not being able to send troops northward. The Zhi family got double benefits from this, and Chu
The country once again established its presence in the Central Plains.
Is there any deeper intention? Maybe Chu State wants to use that kind of behavior to send a signal that Chu State is willing to reconcile with Jin State. Once Zhiyao agrees, it will not only break the public opinion about participating in the assassination of Zhi's father and son, but also be regarded as
This was the starting point for the formal reconciliation with the Zhi family, which would further affect the other families in Jin.
If it were only from the perspective of the Jin State, Zhiyao should not agree to Ziqi's proposal. The problem is that Zhiyao would stand in the Jin State's position, and would make trade-offs based on his own needs.
Agreeing to let Chu redeem the captured soldiers was a big or small matter. Even if Zhiyao had made a decision in her heart, she still would not give Ziqi an immediate reply.
Of course, Ziqi knew how things would progress, and he did not expect to get an immediate answer. As long as Zhiyao did not refuse immediately, things would be developing in a good direction.
Later, Wei Ju, Han Geng, Zhong Quan, and Hu Jie, who had arrived at "Tan" for a long time, learned about Zi Qi's proposal from their own channels, and met to find Zhiyao to get the answer.
Among them, Han Geng clearly expressed the opinion that Chu was still a strong enemy of Jin, and believed that even if Chu was not further weakened, it should not do anything to increase Chu's strength.
The Zhong family must have the same attitude. Due to their weak strength, they intend to embrace the Zhi family and dare not express their opinions freely.
On the contrary, once Zhishi made it clear that he agreed to Chu's proposal, Zhong would not only stand on Zhishi's side, but also try his best to help Zhishi find reasons.
The Hu family had been away from Jin for so long that they had long forgotten the past struggle for hegemony between Jin and Chu. They lacked a clear understanding of Chu and could only go with the flow.
One thing is that Mrs. Hu and Mrs. Zhong want to hug Zhishi's thick thigh, and Zhishi will also sing praises from behind no matter what he chooses.
"Chu is going west to make an alliance with Qin," Wei Ju said. He just said what he said, but he just looked at Han Geng.
What's going on?
Isn't the Wei family targeting the Zheng State? It seems that they have formulated a strategy of southward expansion, and the Chu State has become a target that the Wei family can fight for.
In terms of Wei's strategic needs, the normalization of relations between Jin and Chu is very beneficial to Wei, and can even determine the fate of Zheng.
So the butt can determine the head. Before the Wei family formulated the strategy of southward expansion, they were also opposed to the reconciliation between Jin and Chu. On the contrary, the Han family showed a relatively indifferent attitude.
Now, the Han family wants to expand westward, but the Chu State and the Qin State have become entangled, which means that the Chu State has become a resistance to the Han family's westward expansion. The Han family will definitely not be happy with any concessions made by the Jin State to the Chu State.
Everyone is not stupid, so why can't they see that Wei Ju and Han Geng are vaguely opposed to each other?
Zhiyao spoke up and said: "Water has no constant power, soldiers have no constant shape, people have no normal state, and things have no routine. The same is true with the country."
Didn’t people in the Spring and Autumn Period pay attention to the same thing?
The Wei family can communicate with Chu State.
The Han family can also fight with the Chu State when it helps the Qin State.
The Zhi family is able to maintain a good relationship with the Chu State, and wait for the day when they turn their family into a country and need support from the Chu State, and the two parties can conduct transactions at a certain level.
It is up to the other families to play with Chu as they wish.
Everyone who has tasted Zhiyao's words will be enlightened. They can really play their own roles and then unify their voice at the national level.
In the past, the Jin Dynasty's ministerial families were responsible for diplomatic relations. In fact, this was the way to play. How come it has only been more than 20 years and everyone has forgotten it?
Of course, in the past, each high-ranking family was solely responsible for a country's diplomatic relations. There had never been a time when more than one family was involved in a country, so I never thought that it could be done like this before.
They talked about other things, and when it was their turn to talk about how to deal with Qi, Zhiyao had to make a clear statement.
"Everyone, please return to the 'Xintian' and arrange things in harmony at my house."
This is not a matter of whether you can eat alone or not. Zhi Shi has finally made Qi Guo familiar with it, but the others want to take a share of the pie?
So, can the Zhi family intervene in the affairs of other families at any time?
