After everyone left, Liu Cong breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Wang Gong, find me a piece of paper and some tea leaves to soak and dry."
"No." Although Wang Gong was curious about what Liu Cong wanted these things for, he didn't ask any more questions and hurriedly ran out to send someone to prepare them.
"Your Majesty, Lord Fei has arrived."
Looking at the dark sky outside, Liu Cong murmured helplessly, "Being an emperor and a monarch is so tiring!"
After sighing, he smiled bitterly and said, "Call in."
"Fei Shi, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, pays homage to the king."
"I love you for your life."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Ai Qing went to Liaodong this time for her hard work. She brought back more than 30,000 war horses and more than 40,000 slaves. I am so relieved!"
"From now on, Da Chu can continue to trade with Yan to make up for the lack of war horses, and Ai Qing is indispensable."
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Fei Shi cupped his hands and said, "The safety of traveling to and from the sea is all due to the majesty of the king. I dare not take the credit."
Liu Cong laughed and said, "Aiqing is too humble. If you have merit, you should be rewarded. Aiqing's hometown is Nan'an County, so I will make you Marquis of Nan'an County and give you five hundred slaves!"
"I thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
Fei Shi's contribution this time made him worthy of becoming a marquis, and the steady flow of war horse trade meant that the Chu State no longer had to worry about horses for the time being.
It was a little early to say this, and Liu Cong immediately understood what it means to be impermanent.
"I have read your memorial. The Gongsun family is now the only one in Liaodong. No force can compete with it. Goguryeo has been destroyed by them. The rise of the Gongsun family in Liaodong is inevitable."
Fei Shi cupped his hands and said, "What the king said is true. Therefore, I believe that we should try our best to maintain the relationship with the Gongsun family and trade with them every year."
Liu Cong chuckled and said, "It is certain to maintain a good relationship with him. After all, Liaodong is too far away for me, Da Chu, and is beyond our reach. But... we cannot allow the Gongsun family to continue to expand."
Fei Shi's heart skipped a beat. Liu Cong's tone sounded a bit wrong. Logically speaking, the stronger the Gongsun family was, the greater the constraint on Cao's back would be. How could Liu Cong's words mean that he could check and balance Gongsun? Where are the signs of the family?
As if he had seen through Fei Shi's thoughts, Liu Cong said, "What does Ai Qing think Chu State's foreign policy towards Yan State should be like?"
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Fei Shi did not answer immediately. He was thinking about Chu State's historical foreign policy. After Liu Cong became the King of Chu, Chu State has always been tough, whether it was dealing with barbarians externally or with the Central Plains princes internally.
When Cao Cao went south to Huainan last time, Liu Bei took the opportunity to attack Nanzhong. Liu Cong even sent people to Chengdu afterwards to refute Liu Bei's betrayal of the alliance.
What about the promised alliance to resist Cao Cao? Of course, the alliance letters of this era are not even as good as toilet chips to wipe your butt!
However, it can also be seen from here that the Chu State's toughness towards the outside world is also due to the strong national power of the Chu State. The Chu State has repeatedly defeated the Cao family, and its influence has also increased.
After thinking for a long time, Fei Shi did not dare to make a conclusion in vain, "Your Majesty, I am stupid and cannot understand what Your Majesty means. Please make it clear."
Liu Cong laughed and said, "Gu's ambition is to unify the world. Liaodong is also the old land of the Han Dynasty. After the world is unified, do you think Gu will launch troops against Liaodong or not?"
To be honest, Fei Shi, like many ministers, is not enthusiastic about the cause of unifying the world. The most important thing is that the strength of the north is indeed stronger than that of the south. The advantage of the south lies in the navy, but it has no effect in the north.
Therefore, even if the Chu State continued to win the war against Cao Wei, most people were still not optimistic about the Chu State's Northern Expedition. This has been a long-term consensus. Therefore, in Fei Shi's view, it is better to have a good relationship with the Gongsun family and maintain a long-term relationship with them.
Trade war horse.
"Your Majesty, the Gongsun family is in Liaodong, separated by many oceans from the mainland of Da Chu. I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to mobilize troops against them? Furthermore, even if we send troops to go north, the food, grass and baggage of the army will be a problem. In other people's
On the territory, the army has no logistics at all."
Liu Cong smiled slyly and said, "What if we can occupy a piece of land there?"
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Fei Shi frowned and said, "Goguryeo has been destroyed. All those places are the territory of the Gongsun family, except for the barbarians in the north and the three Koreans in the southern peninsula..."
As he spoke, Fei Shi looked at Liu Cong in disbelief, "Does the King want to conquer the Korean Peninsula?"
Liu Cong smiled and took out a secret notice from the desk and threw it to Fei Shidao, "This is sent back by Jin Yiwei in a hurry. Please take a look at it, Aiqing."
Fei Shi took it and browsed it carefully. After a long time, he took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty..., Lu Xun's capture of the Three Hans is certainly a good thing for our Chu State, but the Three Hans have long been regarded as their own by the Gongsun family.
If we do this, will we offend each other? If Gongsun Gong cuts off the war horse trade with Da Chu, I'm afraid... some losses will outweigh the gains, right?"
"Hahaha……"
Liu Cong laughed heartily, "My dear, I am sending my army north just for the war horses. To put it further, it is to contain the Gongsun family. As for what you are worried about, it is not the territory of the Gongsun family that I am attacking alone.
Sanhan, what’s going on with Gongsun’s family?”
Fei Shi thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, even so, the Korean Peninsula is too far away from Chu. I don't think that Gongsun Gong will give up, let alone watch our Chu army."
A foothold in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.”
Liu Cong nodded in agreement, "Ai Qing is right, so before Lu Xun went north, Gu gave him the power to act expediently! If Gongsun Gong really dares to use troops against Da Chu, then he will do it without justice."
Is it possible for Gongsun Gong to use troops against Lu Xun? That is very possible!
Who else can tolerate the meat on the lips being snatched away by others? If the southern part of the Korean Peninsula is taken by the Gongsun family, the Gongsun family will have the initiative in the northeastern region.
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Now that the southern part of the Korean Peninsula is occupied by the Chu State, the Gongsun family is surrounded by enemies from both sides. Gongsun Gong will never tolerate such a situation.
Therefore, there is a high probability that Gongsun Gong will lead his army south, and the most direct purpose is to drive away the Chu people.
As for Chu's revenge, haha, can you come across the sea once, or two or three times? Chu's national strength is good, but Liaodong and the Korean Peninsula are the home fields of the Gongsun family. As long as Chu is not afraid of using troops and troops, then
Let's just waste it and see who can kill whom first.
Furthermore, if the Gongsun family can form an alliance with the Chu State for their own benefit, then they can naturally surrender to the Cao family for their own benefit. The main focus of the Chu State is still on Cao Wei, so how can they spend money on the Gongsun family?
"Lu Xun went north, and Gu gave him an army of 40,000! If Gongsun Gong attacks the southern peninsula, Lu Xun must defeat him in order to gain control of Chu in the Korean peninsula!"
Occupying the Korean Peninsula, they can advance and retreat freely. The Gongsun family understands, but does the Chu State understand? This strategy was given to Gongsun Kang by Ma Liang, the Minister of Household Affairs of the Chu State.
Fei Shi was a little confused, "Then the king has called for his ministers to come?"
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