It's not about trying to regain respect. Zhiyao sent his servants to Yue to find Fan Li and Xi Shi.
On the other hand, Zhiyao had some bad intentions. He wanted to see if some of the plans of the Yue State would go bankrupt after taking Xishi away, and what kind of negative impact would it have on Gou Jian's revival of the Yue State and his defeat of the Wu State.
However, Fan Li may have been a talent sent by the Chu State to revive the Yue State. There are many explanations for why the Chu State did not use it.
It could be that Fan Li's approach is not suitable for Chu State, or it could be that Chu State feels that it is not up to that point.
Of course, it is doubtful whether Fan Li was sent by the Chu State. Perhaps he saw that the Yue State was suitable for his own development, and had great determination and perseverance to abandon everything in the Chu State and go to the Yue State to start a new business.
What happened in the south was far away from Zhiyao. He only vaguely remembered that when the state of Wu went north to challenge the state of Jin, it happened to be the period when the state of Yue was reviving, which made it impossible for the state of Wu to quarrel with the state of Jin and withdrew, leaving the state of Jin to easily attack.
The nominal hegemony was restored.
To say it is in name only means that the Jin State can no longer take away from other countries, and it only gains fame without any benefits.
If it was really the State of Yue that helped the State of Jin regain its hegemony, there is a high probability that it happened during Zhao Yang's reign, and Zhiyao's actions would have been purposeful.
On the premise that family is greater than country, what Zhiyao wants more is for Lao Zhi’s family to be happy, and it is best for him to restore his dominance by himself.
Zhisong and Zhishen didn't call Zhiyao here just to make fun of them. For example, they finally knew how to find women and sent people to the Yue country thousands of miles away to find beauties.
Among the various vassal states nowadays, the one with the greatest reputation for beauties is the Kingdom of Wei, followed by the Kingdom of Yue.
The reputation of Wei Guo is related to a certain king. He specially collected beautiful women from all over the country to teach them some skills in serving people, and then showed them to other princes or ministers.
Because there were not many countries that were qualified to have "large bands" at that time, Wei Jun had a "large band" plus a group of eye-catching song and dance troupes. It would be difficult not to become famous!
Because of Wei Jun's show off, there is even an allusion, that is, Shi Kuang of the Jin State went to participate in a national-level performance of the Wei State, and then gave a speech that "With this overwhelming sound, the Wei State will surely perish."
What is Mi Mi music? According to the definition of the Spring and Autumn Period, it is actually a kind of music that is very light and can make people get excited easily.
At that time, what was emphasized was the pursuit of elegant music, which is a kind of music that has almost no intense rhythm and almost no "oblique" when listening to it. To put it bluntly, the music has no twists and turns, and it is called elegance to maintain a grand atmosphere.
What is the fact? The Jin Kingdom was divided, and the remaining princes perished. The six heroes of the Warring States Period also became ashes under the Qin army's front. The people who defended the country still retained a few cities to maintain their dignity. It was not until the end of Qin that wars broke out frequently.
Subjugation of the country.
Therefore, Shi Kuang, who loved prophecies, was wrong again. Weiguo did not fall because of music, but because of its own weakness.
The beauties from Yue country are basically "wild" and have not been carefully cultivated, relying entirely on their natural beauty.
At present, the beauties of the Yue Kingdom are not widely known. They will have to wait until Gou Jian's beauty trap succeeds and the princes hear about it. They wonder that Fu Chai would destroy the country for a few beauties. Imagine how beautiful the beauties of the Yue Kingdom are.
To what extent did the reputation of Yue's beauties spread.
"All the cities of the Zhongxing clan belong to me, and the Sui of the Fan clan also belongs to me." Zhishuo said.
That means Lao Zhijia got everything he wanted?
Zhizhuo added: "The land of Yiluo belongs to the Wei family and the Han family. It will be up to the two to decide how to divide it; all the cities in the south belong to the Wei family, and the Wei family will give me Yin; the Zhao family will take over my family's Hua②
'All lands..."
Zhiyao listened very carefully and began to draw the lines of the sphere of influence in his mind.
Originally, the Zhongxing family had too many fiefdoms, and there were many good places among them.
The Lao Zhi family gave up the land of Yiluo and took over the rest of the Zhonghang clan's fiefdoms, in which they reached an exchange of interests with the Wei clan, including supporting the Wei clan in acquiring the original Fan clan's fiefdom in the south of Jin.
This time, the Han family, which had little performance, gained a lot of fiefdoms. In terms of effort and benefit, they gained more than the Zhao family.
After a series of operations, it was very obvious that the Zhao family's interests did not get the share they deserved. Either they were squeezed by the Zhi family, or the Wei family and the Han family engaged in meat grabbing.
So after calculation, the Laozhi family gained the greatest benefit, more than 90% of which came from taking over the city of the Zhongxing clan. They only obtained a piece of 'Sui' land from the Fan clan and a 'Yin' land from the Wei clan.
"Give the Fan family's city to the Wei family and the Han family, gain their support and then squeeze the Zhao family? Grandpa did a great job!" Zhiyao thought to herself.
It’s okay for the Zhi family and the Wei family to bully the Zhao family together, but their ally Han family actually committed a backstab in the distribution of benefits? You can fully imagine how angry Zhao Yang would be.
This is not to say that the Zhao family has gained nothing in this wave. It should be said that the gap is too big with what they want, and the effort is not proportional to the income.
Zhiyao asked: "Ancestor, is this a foregone conclusion?"
Zhizong shook his head and said, "How can it be so easy?"
That's right, Zhao Yang will not give up and will definitely find ways to carry out various operations to eat more if he can.
Zhiyao thought for a while, gave some advice, and said, "In this case, can we exchange other land for 'Handan'?"
Zhiyao had mentioned this a long time ago, and I think Zhizong also fought for it. Zhao Yang didn't agree, maybe because he felt it was too much of a loss.
The current situation is that the Lao Zhi family receives the inheritance of the Zhongxing family. The central part of Jin State has the largest proportion of the Lao Zhi family. The central and western parts are connected to the large Han family fiefdom, and the north, northwest and southeast are connected to the Zhao family fiefdom.
, due south is the fiefdom that the Wei family took over from the Fan family.
"The border between our home and the Zhao family is too long..." Zhiyao knew that once this pattern remained unchanged, she would still have fun with the Zhao family in the future.
Those distributions have become the final decision. Even if there are still many small and medium-sized nobles, the four noble families are still in a state of interlocking fiefdoms. Generally speaking, the Zhi family surrounds the Han family, the Zhao family surrounds the Zhi family, and the Wei family
The Zhao family was surrounded again.
That kind of mutual encirclement pattern has already existed. You can imagine why Zhizong planned an alliance with the Wei family early on, right? The reason is to create a trap for them to encircle each other!
"Has Han Geng been around lately?" Zhishuo asked.
They must have been in contact with each other, but Han Geng has been more diligent in finding Zhiyao recently.
Zhiyao knew that Zhizong asked that question in particular, which meant that the Han family's position was changing, and the relationship with the Zhao family was gradually no longer so iron-clad.
Therefore, the rise of the Lao Zhi family means that the Zhao family's right to speak in all aspects is being weakened. Not only the Wei family is moving closer, but the Han family also has some intention of moving closer?
Zhizong didn't feel so happy because of this, on the contrary, she looked very sad.
Nowadays, there is no such idiom as "fire cooks oil". The situation encountered by Lao Zhi's family has this trend. However, Zhizhuang is more aware of his physical condition and is very worried that his son Zhishen will not be able to control the situation after he collapses. He does not want to
Being too high-profile and being framed is an embarrassing situation.
Zhishen never talks much, not because he doesn't speak on purpose, but more because he can't come up with any insights despite being able to understand.
"How rare is Zhao Bolu?" Zhishuo asked again.
Zhiyao said: "I heard that Bolu returned to Zhao."
Zhao Bolu's return to "Zhao" happened not long after a month after returning to school. He wrote a letter saying that he was studying in "Zhao".
As a heir, of course you have to study, and the master of the family will usually teach you by your side at all times. It doesn't matter where the teachers teach you.
Zhao Yang asked Zhao Bolu to go back to "Zhao" land? Maybe it was because Zhao Bolu had too frequent contact with Zhi Yao, and he didn't want Zhao Bolu to be influenced by Zhi Yao anymore.
Because Zhao Yang's scruples will make Zhao Bolu lose his position as the heir apparent. It depends on Zhao Yang's thoughts. It is difficult for others...especially outsiders to interfere.
Zhiyao said: "I have been in contact with Qi Duo."
Zhisong was extremely pleased with Zhiyao's sudden statement.
This time, the Lao Zhi family strongly requested to take over the Zhonghang clan's fiefdom, and their attitude was to prepare for the restoration of the Zhonghang clan in the future. They were able to gain support from the Wei family and the Han family because they believed Zhisong's statement.
To a certain extent, the Zhi family's takeover of the city by the Zhonghang family does not necessarily belong to the Zhi family. It is just a state of trusteeship. Later, the Zhi family will return the city to the Zhonghang family, which does not mean that it belongs to the Zhi family.
There is still a layer between my own strength.
It is the Zhao family who should be worried and afraid about this matter. They are afraid that one day the Zhongxing family will be reestablished and cause trouble to the Zhao family. The Wei family and the Han family will definitely be happy that the Zhi family has not been truly strengthened, and the Zhao family will also have its own troubles in the future.
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Zhiyao could tell that Zhizhu really wanted to reestablish the Zhonghang clan, and most likely accepted those cities with the intention of temporarily helping the Zhonghang clan manage them.
"Grandpa wants to repay the kindness of BOC Wu." Zhiyao thought to herself.
The restoration of the Xing family cannot be accomplished in a short period of time. Zhishen's thoughts have not been revealed. Zhi Yao actually has no special views on Zhi Su's obsession.
Of course, Zhiyao will definitely fulfill Zhisong's wish one day and re-establish the destroyed Zhonghang clan in the Jin Kingdom. But whether the cities will be returned to the Zhonghang clan, and how many cities will be returned, we can only say
Let’s take a look at it then.
After the things that need to be discussed have been discussed, the three generations of the Lao Zhi family all have their own things to be busy with. If there is nothing too urgent, we can discuss it during the meal. They still need to do their own things.
Zhiyao returned to her residence and enjoyed the service of Shi Yiguang and Zheng Dan. She didn't enjoy the guests for a long time.
The man who came was called Yu Rang, who was the one who attacked and killed Liang Ying's father in Ju State.
"Gongsun is okay?" Yu Rang couldn't see any nervousness at all, and there was an inexplicable eagerness in his eyes when he looked at Zhiyao.
By the way, after Yu Rang killed the political allies of the old Zhi family, how could he dare to come and visit him so openly?
Zhiyao knew very well that Zhizhuo would not do anything to Yurang at all, let alone target him secretly, otherwise he would not accept Yurang's invitation.
"Gongsun defeated Qi's capital, defended the capital, and plundered Qi's ritual vessels. What a man!" Yu Rang was already sitting, but stood up and saluted again.
Zhiyao accepted Yurang's salute calmly, but said with a wry smile: "Of course, it is difficult to regain the hegemony."
After hearing these words, Yurang simply surrendered and said: "Please allow me to follow Gongsun! For this ambition, I will go through fire and water, no matter what!"