If successful, the Zhi family can replace the Jin Dynasty, and the princes will be greatly weakened.
Failed? Zhishi tried his best to maintain the current sphere of influence and just played with them slowly.
Of course, there are risks in any plan. Actual action depends not only on hard work, but also on the illusory but real luck.
The kings of various countries gathered in the "Yellow Pond" and held banquets every night, during which large orchestras and song and dance troupes from various countries took turns to perform.
Even though we have now entered a stage of collapse of rituals and music, not all countries have their own orchestras, so many monarchs who do not have orchestras and dance troupes are living a happy life.
The king of Jin really enjoyed the happiness of being a king of a powerful country. As he got along with the kings of other countries more and more, he seemed to have a kind of self-confidence, which was more mysterious than the magnanimity of a king.
During this period, both Gou Jian and Zhiyao were very busy.
Gou Jian wanted to win support from more monarchs, and his main contacts were Chu Junzhang, Song Junluan, Lu Junning and Zheng Junsheng.
In addition to Zheng, Chu, Song, and Lu all had cities occupied by Wu. Gou Jian certainly wanted to return the cities to gain the support of several monarchs and become the mastermind of carving up Wu.
As for why he wooed Zheng Guo? It shows that Gou Jian still regards Jin State as his future enemy and began to consciously plan how to form an alliance to fight against Jin State.
Gou Jian was quite surprised that Jin Jun came to participate in the alliance, and Jin State's efforts to mobilize people made Gou Jian feel angry and helpless.
How many Jin troops marched south? More than four legions!
Wasn’t it promised that the Jin State would fall into a state of decline? This is the Jin State after its decline???
Let’s talk about the fact that the Jin State has never been weakened in terms of strength. The seemingly weak state is just that its strength was used for internal fighting and it was unable to interfere with external countries.
A similar situation also applies to the Chu State. Don't look at the fact that they lost the battle with the Jin State, and were later caught and beaten by the Wu State. The real damage to their strength was not as serious as imagined. There was a
A strong center can once again demonstrate amazing power.
To put it bluntly, where the size and national strength are, whether they can be exerted depends on the extent of effective governance.
Countries with a large enough territory and a large enough population are like that..., something seems wrong? You need to skip a certain country.
Zhiyao is no less leisurely than Gou Jian. Today he will see Duke Yin Baigong, the leader of the Chu State, and Xiang Chao, the Zuo Shishi of the Song State, will see him tomorrow. After that, he will see Ji Sunfei, the ruler of the Lu State.
Meetings are not complicated every time. In addition to ensuring that the cities occupied by the Wu Kingdom can be returned to various countries, they also promise some benefits, such as allowing the country to take more cities or occupy more land.
Subsequently, a powerful Wu State should not be retained, and another Yue State that will become stronger should not appear, otherwise what will happen to the surrounding countries?
"The state of Wu cannot be destroyed by Zuo?" Gou Jian learned about Chu's request from Wen Zhong, and he suddenly became even more angry.
Gou Jian knew something was going to happen, but he didn't expect that Chu would be the first to speak out.
Wen Zhong said: "This is Jin Qingyao's suggestion."
The Chu State has no obligation to keep Zhiyao secret, and it would be considered ethical not to sell it completely.
Gou Jian did not ask why, nor did he curse.
A long time ago, the Zhi family had already intervened in the south and stood to help the Yue Kingdom.
Take the three thousand elite Gou Jian who attacked "Wu" this time. Nearly a thousand of them were sold by Zhishi. The price was quite favorable, especially they were willing to deliver the goods to your door.
Only one thousand sets of armor were provided, and the number of other types of weapons exceeded thirty thousand.
It is said that Gou Jian was able to carry out his revenge plan with great help from Zhishi.
Spending money to buy it doesn’t count as help? Then Gou Jian must have other channels to purchase it, and the seller is willing to keep it secret.
In that kind of matter, knowing the situation and being willing to keep it secret is actually a great help.
Gou Jian thought of Fan Li, whom he had always disliked, and asked, "Where is Li?"
Wen Zhong's face began to look a little weird, and he answered after a while: "Li has left the country."
What the hell?
After hearing the answer, Gou Jian didn't react for a while.
Before Fan Li worked for Gou Jian, and even after he worked for Gou Jian, he accomplished many things, big and small, but still could not get Gou Jian's trust. It can even be said that Gou Jian always hated Fan Li.
Even Gou Jian doesn't quite understand why he hates Fan Li. Maybe Gou Jian feels that all his dark sides cannot be hidden in Fan Li's eyes, so he hates her subconsciously?
"Hangyin? Leave?" Gou Jian's face was ashen.
Wen Zhong thought to himself: "If Fan Li doesn't leave, are you waiting to be killed by you?"
The Chu State and the Zhi family changed their stance from helping Gou Jian, and will next target the Yue State. If Fan Li, who has been responsible for contacting the Chu State and the Zhi family, doesn't run away? He will really be killed by the furious Gou Jian!
To be honest, Wenzhong also wanted to leave, but he was reluctant to give up everything he had worked for, and was willing to risk being killed by Gou Jian for any reason one day to stay.
When Fan Li left, not only did he leave, but more than one-third of the people in various positions in Yue State left.
Some of those people were Fan Li's subordinates, and most of them had seen Gou Jian's methods of doing things, and knew that Gou Jian was not a monarch who could share wealth and wealth, so they gritted their teeth and ran away with the bucket.
This is the first time such an example has occurred since ancient times. This alone is enough to leave a mark in history.
Fan Li nailed Gou Jian to the pillar of historical shame with his departure, proving that Gou Jian was not only a man of unscrupulous means, but also a ruthless and unjust man.
By the way, where is Fan Li going? He is heading north, and if nothing else, he should have entered the Zhi clan's sphere of influence.
Gou Jian felt that he should take a good look at it.
First of all, Gou Jian's revenge required a large number of Chu people to join him, so that some plans could be carried out.
Later, Zhishi joined in, seemingly wanting to make a fortune, and provided a large amount of armor and weapons to help Goujian accumulate.
In that process, the various lines of the Chu State and the Zhi family were in harmony with each other, and it was beneficial for each to have contact.
In the past, Gou Jian certainly hoped that the Chu State could cooperate with the Zhi family, which would be beneficial to his great cause of revenge.
Now that Gou Jian has figured it out, the change in circumstances has also changed some of his thoughts, and he begins to think that the Chu State and the Zhi family have been uniting to deceive him from the beginning.
Gou Jian seems to be right in thinking so? It’s just that he is a bit self-righteous in terms of timeliness.
In the past, the State of Chu and the Zhi family hoped that Gou Jian would deal with the State of Wu. Now that Gou Jian had already destroyed the State of Wu, they would definitely adopt different strategies at different times. This is called adapting to the circumstances.
Wen Zhong said: "The Jin Dynasty came with great force, and all the countries were frightened, and no one disobeyed."
Gou Jian was momentarily speechless.
I especially remember that day when the Jin army arrived, the earth was trampled and made a breathing sound. At first glance, the flags looked like a moving forest.
If there are just a large number of people, it is really not a big deal. Some of them can pull out a team of that size. The key is that the Jin army is approaching in a military formation. Each square formation looks not only neat, but also
With a complete murderous aura.
Seeing the posture put forward by the Jin State, the kings of all countries need to think carefully about how to get along with the Jin State and what will happen if they offend the Jin State.
Gradually, Gou Jian began to understand the fact that the say on how to deal with Wu in the future was transferred to Jin, and he, the person who created the situation, had to obey the arrangement.
Even though the situation was over, Gou Jian still couldn't accept it at all.
However, Gou Jian did not act recklessly.
People who have endured once will choose to endure again when they encounter an invincible opponent and show a submissive side to the enemy.
"The Jin state is powerful and is not our enemy. Chu, Zheng, Lu and other countries are all enemies." Gou Jian said.
If you understand Gou Jian's literary style, you will know that Gou Jian has another goal of revenge.
This time, Gou Jian’s target of revenge became Zhishi!
On the day when the alliance was officially held, Jin Jun became the leader of the alliance, and Gou Jian and Chu Junzhang jointly served as deputy leaders.
The monarch was responsible for offering sacrifices to heaven, but it was Zhiyao who recited the prayers.
The entire prayer does not include a wish for peace. It just explains to heaven the past of Wu State, which contains both right and wrong.
When Gou Jian heard that there was no trace of his own achievements in the prayer, he hated the Zhi family deeply in his heart, and also developed a relatively large hatred for the Chu State.
Except for Ju, all the countries whose cities were previously occupied by Wu took back their own cities.
Chu and Song had additional gains, while Lu did not gain even an extra city.
The State of Yue added some territories to its original territory, including "Wu", which was originally the capital of the State of Wu.
When the prince friend of the Wu Kingdom is released, he will continue to be the king of the Wu Kingdom, which has been reduced by at least two-thirds.
"I invited the princes to play for a while, but no one accepted the invitation," Zhiyao said.
Wei Ju and others were speechless.
What kind of trick? The Jin State dispatched two "brigades", and the princes who wanted to play also dispatched the same size of troops. Zhiyao even allowed the princes to send twice as many troops as the Jin army, and the two sides fought in the presence of the princes.
This kind of proposal is very common in history. It is an occasion for powerful countries to show their strength, and it is also an opportunity for some princes to prove their strength. It is not that human lives are not taken seriously. On the contrary, a small number of casualties can be used to improve their political status.
"The three thousand soldiers that Zhishi is going to send out are almost armed even to the teeth. Who could go up and die?" Wei Ju was speechless about this.
Really!
This time, more than one-third of Zhishi's troops heading south wore cloth face armor, and the rest were also wearing various types of armor, reaching a 100% armor wearing rate.
Just for the above point, even if one of them gets it, they will be stunned. It is not necessary to beat him. Only if he has a trick in his mind will he provoke Zhishi.
Zhiyao looked at Wei Ju and said: "I invite the Lord of Chu, Lord of Lu, Lord of Song, Lord of Yue, Lord of Wu... all the kings to go hunting in Xinzheng."
Wei Ju, who knew in advance, immediately showed an expectant expression.
The Wei family originally wanted to attack "Xinzheng" this year, but the alliance meeting in "Huangchi" was delayed.
Zhiyao smiled and continued: "Zheng Jun has returned to the country first."
Wei Ju just wanted to know if the princes agreed to the invitation!