There are many forms of alliances. A general alliance is nothing more than mutual trust and cooperation, and then there is the alliance under the city that many people are familiar with.
There were more types of alliances in the Spring and Autumn Period, such as the "Xi Shi Yue Alliance" with equal status, and then the alliance of princes who acted as junior brothers, and many other forms of alliances.
The person who served as the envoy of the Wei Kingdom was called Qu Yuan (qúyuàn), and he was already an old man.
Zhiyao saw Zigong's expression was strange and asked, "Why is that so?"
Zigong said: "The envoy of the guard is a friend of my master."
Oh! So Qu Yuan and Confucius were friends?
Zigong said again: "He is one hundred and one years old."
Zhiyao was completely stunned when she heard this.
What!?
No wonder Qu Yuan looks so old, she is already 101 years old? This is not just a simple longevity, it can be called auspicious!
Zhizong obviously knew Qu Yuan, and it was most likely that he had heard of Qu Yuan because he lived long enough, or even had contact with him.
Therefore, even though the current situation of Weiguo is very bad, Qu Yuan, who came as an envoy, still received courtesy.
Although Qu Yuan was so old that he had no teeth, he could still speak clearly and clearly while maintaining his pronunciation deliberately.
"Can we make an alliance?" Qu Yuan asked.
Zhizong would not agree to such a request, which seemed ridiculous compared to the current situation, just because Zang Yuan's life had become auspicious, so she silently shook her head in rejection.
The current development of the war is that the defensive capital "Puyang" is in danger of falling. How can becoming the younger brother of the Jin Kingdom satisfy the appetite of the victor.
Qu Yuan was silent for a while and then said: "An alliance under the city is also acceptable."
Different alliance methods require different prices for the disadvantaged party. This is why Wei Junyuan sent Qu Yuan over for negotiation.
If it is at the level of a guild alliance, the price Weiguo has to pay is to become the younger brother of Jin again and pay an appropriate amount of protection fees every year.
In the case of an alliance under the city, the Wei State is still the younger brother of the Jin State, and the protection fee that must be paid every year cannot be less. Moreover, the city must be ceded to the Jin State, and the amount of money and population that must be paid is also fixed.
Zhisong glanced at Zhiyao first, and then looked at Zhao Yang to ask if he would answer.
They can break through the palace city and capture Wei Junyuan and the dignitaries of Wei State, and even have the ability to sweep the other cities of Wei State after capturing "Puyang". The question is, is it appropriate to destroy Wei State now?
Zhao Yang said in a low voice: "The rebellion in the country has not yet been eradicated."
Yes, the Fan clan and the Zhonghang clan were defeated, but they were not completely defeated yet.
The Jin State's expedition to "Puyang" lasted nearly four months of fierce fighting. In addition, it had used a large number of troops for three consecutive years. It was true that it was capable of wiping out the Wei State. It was bound to arouse a great response from other countries. Next, the Zheng State and the Song Dynasty congress
Aren’t you going to fight the Jin Kingdom?
If the Jin State had not experienced civil strife, even if it had used troops aggressively for three or four consecutive years, the Jin State would not be afraid of fighting to the death with Zheng and Song. The key is who will take advantage of the weak Jin if it continues to fight Zheng and Song to the death?
Don't forget that there is a rising hegemon in the south. Wu State defeated Chu State continuously to become the new southern overlord, and then defeated Yue State to stabilize its rear. Then it should go north to challenge Jin State.
Zhizhuo looked at Zang Yuan and said slowly: "Please let the Marquis of Wei relax the palace restrictions and be prepared to sacrifice. The alliance platform will be built to facilitate the alliance outside the city."
The Jin army must enter the palace city of Weiguo. Only in this way can they leave a memorable lesson to Weiguo.
Asking Weiguo to prepare for "sacrifice" is another kind of mental oppression, telling everyone in Weiguo the fact that they are no longer able to resist.
The alliance ceremony was not held inside the palace city, but outside the city. It was Zhisong's last trace of shame left to Weiguo.
Qu Yuan replied: "I need to report to you."
This is a process.
On the premise that Wei Junyuan's brain is not broken, what else can he do except agree?
After Qu Yuan left, he needed to go back and report to Wei Junyuan. The monarchs and ministers of Wei should discuss who should give how many cities, population and wealth to satisfy the appetite of Jin.
While Wei and Jin were discussing, the other parties did not stop.
Zaiyu successfully met Tian Qi, the current person in charge of Qi State in "Puyang" city, and explained clearly why he left. Whether Qi Jun would accept Zhiyao's proposal also required internal discussion.
Subsequently, the news that the Wei Kingdom was planning to enter into a city-wide alliance with the Jin Kingdom spread, and the spirits of the Qi Kingdom's dignitaries were completely drained.
What is the situation in "Puyang" city now?
The Zhongxing family and the Fan family were the first to stop resisting, and even became the Zhi family's side.
The Wei Kingdom itself was not strong, most of their troops were wiped out in the battle on the city wall, and there were less than 2,000 soldiers left in the palace.
There were not many soldiers from Zheng and Song in the "Puyang" city. The Jin army entered the city and fought for a while. Many nobles from Zheng and Song were captured. Many of the nobles from the two countries who gathered near the palace city were left naked.
The Qi army gathered outside the palace city currently has a size of seven to eight thousand people. It is unknown how many Qi troops have not been wiped out in the periphery, but it can be guessed that there are not many left.
While waiting for the news, Zhiyao suddenly thought that Zigong was from Wei. Thinking of this incident, she began to observe Zigong's mental state, and was surprised to find that Zigong was just sad.
Zigong did not say a word about dissuading the wise men not to attack the palace city and to treat the city guards well.
What is this? Is Zigong a person who has no national sentiments and is even heartless? No.
Zigong must have felt sad about what happened to Wei Guo, but he is now a retainer of the Zhi family.
According to the three views of people in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zigong must first help the Zhi family obtain more benefits, that is, abide by the integrity of being a minister of the family, and then use his energy to help the mother country if conditions permit.
What the Jin State is doing now is to follow the etiquette and deal with the Wei State. It did not massacre the city after entering the city. At the same time, it did not carry out large-scale looting. It even accepted Wei Junyuan's request on the premise that it could destroy the Wei State.
drop.
For Wei Guo, who betrayed Jin first, being punished is a kind of justice. What about Zigong, who is a "Confucian"?
At this time, Zhiyao would definitely not ask Zigong how he felt, and would not be merciful to Wei Guo just to take Zigong's inner thoughts into consideration.
After the Wei State opened the palace ban and the Jin army took over the city gate, a group of about 300 Jin troops entered the city and symbolically took over the palace defense.
The Weiguo flag that originally fluttered on the city wall was not taken down, but the Jin flag was erected, and it became the flags of the two countries flying in the wind in the palace city.
According to previous rules, after Weiguo chose to surrender, the two countries confirmed that they would hold an alliance ceremony. The Jin army should also withdraw from the "Puyang" city and return control of the city defense to Weiguo.
However, the Qi army had not yet recovered, so the Jin army not only failed to withdraw from the city, but also surrounded the palace city in circles.
"Zhiyao made the Qi army destroy the flag, which was a wonderful move." Zhao Yang laughed out of anger.
The Jin State did not choose to destroy the Wei State because the current situation did not allow it. It could completely annihilate the Qi army but was willing to surrender and lose half of it. Isn't it just to preserve the strength of the Qi State so that it can continue to compete with the Zhao family in the future?
Gubuziqing didn't know what to say.
The person who was in charge of conquering "Puyang" was Zhi Yao. It was related to whether a country should be destroyed or not. Zhi Zhao and Zhao Yang could intervene, and it would be very shameless to interfere in how to deal with the Qi army.
In fact, if the benefits are large enough, Zhao Yang will not care about face at all. Otherwise, how could he possibly kill Zhao Wu, who has always visited Zhao Wu in compliance with etiquette?
There was only one reason why Zhao Yang did not intervene. The change of situation made it impossible for Zhao to remain tough, and it became very necessary to show weakness appropriately.
"If Wei cuts off the land, where does the Lord want to get it?" Gubu Ziqing asked.
This time, the Wei Kingdom was defeated until an alliance was signed. Since the Zhi family was the main force in the expedition to the Wei Kingdom, it must have been the Zhi family that took the lion's share. The Zhao family had the second largest number of troops in the expedition, and they would not be missing their own.
One serving.
So, which cities ceded by Weiguo are within the scope that can be fought for.
As an adviser, Gubu Ziqing's existence is to help Zhao Yang solve his problems. Only by completing some difficult things can he show his value.
Zhao Yang thought for a while and said: "The general of the Chinese army can make the decision. I will not argue with him."
Gubu Ziqing was a little doubtful whether the person in front of him was Zhao Yang, but after thinking about it, he understood Zhao Yang's strategy.
"Yes, now that the Zhao family can't compete with the Zhi family, maybe it would be better to satisfy the Zhi family again and again? When Zhishen becomes the head of the family, we can get back the capital and profits." Gubu Ziqing felt that Zhao Yang must be like this
idea.
Later, Tian Qi came over and expressed his willingness to lower the flag.
In this way, after the Jin army disarmed the Qi army, they took care of the trembling Zheng army and Song army, and then began to withdraw from "Puyang" in an orderly manner.
Zhiyao rejected the suggestions of some people to continue to control the city defense, and said with a smile: "I can enter once, and then I can enter again. If the country is defended repeatedly, God will destroy it."
Without friendly troops to defend the country, how many troops do they still have?
Next, some city walls in "Puyang" were once again damaged. Repairing the collapsed walls cannot be done in a short time, and the Jin people are not blind. If they find something wrong and attack again, there will really be no point in conquering the city.
difficulty.
Zhiyao was surprised to receive an order to build the alliance platform, and his deputy was Zhao Bolu.
Don't think that this is a hard job. Responsible for supervising the construction of the alliance platform is an honor in itself. An unknown person can even go down in history for this.
Now that the war has developed to this stage, as long as the monarchs and ministers of the Wei Kingdom do not do anything, not only will the Wei Kingdom surrender to the Jin Kingdom again, but it will also mean that the princes' interference in the internal strife of the Jin Kingdom will be curbed.
In the future, will the princes form an intervention army again? With Wei Guo as the "chicken" used to intimidate, and Qi Guo so powerful that even ritual vessels can be plundered, they will continue to interfere in Jin's internal affairs
The possibility is no longer high.
Zhiyao, who was supervising the construction of the alliance platform, suddenly received news that Wei Junyuan had passed away!
In the same year, less than a month apart, two monarchs died in the same city?
