I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 216 The Coming of the Great Controversy Era

The state of Jin, which has not been divided, is destined to be a mountain on top of all the princes.

In other words, the state of Jin has not really weakened for a day, and any princes who want to make a difference, unless they can defeat the state of Jin in a row, or they will never want to become a legitimate overlord.

The State of Chu once had a deep understanding of this point. They have fought wars with the State of Jin for more than a hundred years. Only after defeating the State of Jin can they be respected by the princes of the Central Plains. Later, Chu State couldn't bear it and gave up fighting for hegemony.

Chu State gave up fighting for hegemony, and they were quickly beaten by Wu State.

In some respects, Chu State was so exhausted in competing with Jin State that it was seized by Wu State to take advantage of the opportunity.

The size of Chu State is large enough, and the audience is also very large. The premise is not to be taken away by a wave of people. Give them a certain amount of time to make a comeback.

It is beyond imagination to take Chu State away in one wave. Given the current situation of various countries, no single country can do it anyway.

Zhiyao knows that very well, and understands how big the Chu State is.

What about potential?Undoubtedly, no matter how much Chu is excavated, it is the same. The geographical environment is one, and the national character is too romantic.

In terms of potential, as Zhiyao's "experienced person", due to the relationship with the "answer", she will be more optimistic about Qin.

There is a saying that if the state of Jin does not split for a day, it is difficult for the state of Qin to have a chance to go east.Since there is no historical answer to this statement, it can only be regarded as a hypothesis.

There must be a reason for such a hypothesis. For example, the Wei State after the split can hang Qin State for a long time; Won the Battle of Changping.

I'm sorry to say that the South Korea of ​​the three Jins is really holding back the people who were also born in Jin.

However, Han's national title did not hold back once or twice, as if the crown of Han's national title could make the monarch mentally retarded, and the group was more likely to fall into a collective state of confusion, which was a curse.

"Fan Li is the representative of Chu's will, seems to have exposed himself?" Zhiyao sent Fan Li away, and recalled the meeting process, with a sweet expression on his face.

This is simply a big discovery, which can have a reasonable explanation for many things.

During the chat between them, some words were said by Zhiyao on purpose, including Jin State's willingness to change the relationship with Chu State.

After the Alliance of Soldiers, Jin and Chu did not stop fighting. In fact, there were still a few fights, but the scale of the war became smaller compared to the period of big fights.

Later, the state of Jin had its own troubles, and the state of Chu was beaten violently by the state of Wu. The relationship between the two countries entered a period of friendship, and an alliance was not a thing.

"Who is Fan Zi visiting when he comes to Jin?" Zhi Yao was asking Bo Bodao.

As the lord of the Zhi Clan, Zhishen went to the expedition, accompanied by many retainers and core members of the clan, together with the young friends Zhiyao cultivated since childhood, filled the army wantonly, and the first retainer of the Zhi Clan, Bo Bodao, was left behind to assist Zhiyao in handling various affairs .

Bopandao served Zhixuan first, and then Zhishen. He was getting old, and he wondered if he would have the opportunity to serve Zhiyao again.

"When Yue people go to various houses, they must all have the intention of visiting." Bo Landao said.

That is, the Zhi clan was the first one Fan Li visited when he came to Jin. It seems that someone sent people to each family to express his intention to visit, and wanted to visit all the important families in Jin, including the Qing family?
"Wu Yongbing is getting old? It's because of Yue Jun's intention, do you think he can take advantage of this opportunity?" Bo Landao's tone was not guessing.

Considering that it is a slow-paced era, it is not surprising that Yue Guo thinks that the opportunity for a comeback is coming, and wants to prepare for diplomatic relations first.

It is the mainstream today that a large project takes more than ten years, and there are very few examples of doing it as you want.This is because preparatory work is required, and the speed of preparation is still quite slow.

Revival of the Yue Kingdom must be Goujian's ideal. How to implement it is based on Goujian's intention or Fan Li's insistence. The latter is more likely?
This conjecture is based on a foundation, that is, under the leadership of Goujian, Yue State was violently beaten to the brink of subjugation by Wu State. Even if Goujian had some reflections, it was impossible for the original person to be completely transformed after a single failure.

To put it bluntly, the upper limit of human IQ is there, no matter how hard you try, it is difficult to break through your own shackles.

Chu State had suffered enough from being attacked by two sides. Fan Li, who was in charge of important tasks, was very smart himself, and there was probably a large number of think tanks behind him. There was no reason to ignore the painful lessons that Chu State had suffered.

If the State of Yue can get the help of the State of Chu, if it is joined by the State of Jin, not only will Goujian's revenge plan be stabilized, but the fact that the State of Jin will just sit back and watch the State of Wu perish will undoubtedly make all plans more stable.

Of course, the most important thing is that they are aware that their plans may be discovered by Zhi Shi, and if they don't take appropriate actions, many things may not only be wasted, but there may also be a danger of being caught suddenly.

In exchange for not being discovered by Zhishi?Even if they feel that it is necessary for Jin to participate, they will not be so stupid as to make contact before launching.

After Fan Li visited Zhiyao in Zhishi, he thought that the results he had achieved were very gratifying.

The state of Jin has already sensed the growing sense of threat from the state of Wu. Fan Li doesn't know whether the people of Jin regret having cultivated such a threat for themselves, and that's where the desire to solve it lies.

Zhuxia does not have the phrase "only eternal interests, no eternal enemies", and there may be few people who have similar awareness. Similarly, "only eternal interests, no eternal allies" must be understood by some people.

If anyone knows the best, it must be Zhiyao!

Zhiyao really hopes that Jin and Chu can cooperate in targeting Wu.The reason is not so complicated. The current "Yuan Rong" of the Jin State has fallen on the Zhi family. Seeking to restore hegemony is not only about performance, but also about the family prestige of the Zhi family.

If the Zhi family can restore the hegemony of the Jin State, not only will the Zhi family look better in the history books, but the benefits that can be obtained will also be beyond imagination.

Under the busyness of various affairs, Zhiyao ushered in this autumn again.

Zhishen led his army to leave after the spring sowing, and it took two months to reach "Taoqiu".

This "Taoqiu" was originally the capital of the Cao State, but when the Cao State was annexed, it became a large city.

In the current era, if there is a ancestral temple, it is called "capital", and if there is no ancestral temple, it is called "city".

The "du" is not only counted as a country. Every family has its own ancestral temple. It also means that the family has no future.

And "Yi" is a city, and some "Yi" are much larger than "Capital", so they have the name "Da Yi".

This time Song State did things very unethically, not only annexing Cao State, but also making Cao Jun's lineage extinct.

It is of great political significance for the Jin army to march directly to "Taoqiu", and to convene Zheng Guo, Lu Guo, Wei Guo, Xue Guo, and Teng Guo to form an alliance here.

An accident happened in the middle, that is, Chu State suddenly sent troops to crusade against Chen State, and by the way, Zheng State also had to deal with it, which caused Zheng State to fail to go to "Taoqiu" to participate in the alliance.

No matter what the reason is, it is Zheng Guo's dishonesty anyway, which has hit Zhishen's prestige to a certain extent. If there is no accident, Jin State will definitely find Zheng Guo to settle accounts.

Zheng Guo's failure to make an appointment cast a shadow over the alliance, which directly led to the fact that another Jin army, which was originally a reserve force, had to move out and stationed in the "Pu" of Weiguo.

That's right, Weiguo also has a city called "Pu".

Nowadays, it is normal for cities to have the same name, and there were even an exaggerated number of "Wu" cities in the early days.

The "武" means a military fortress. The city was built to ensure military use, and then it gradually became an ordinary city.

"Song Junluan not coming?" Zhiyao frowned.

Due to the distance between "Taoqiu" and "Xintian", the time interval between the two places would still take about eight days, even if the express horses were used to send them around the clock.

The contemporary king of the Song Dynasty was called Luan, who advocated continuing to serve the Jin State in the early days, but later changed his mind during the Jin civil war.

One of the main reasons why Song State dared to destroy Cao State was that Cao Fei Gong (Cao Junyang) betrayed Jin State earlier, and believed that Jin State would not send troops to rescue Cao State. Later, Jin State went north to attack Zhongshan State. He seized the opportunity and wiped out Cao Guo in one fell swoop.

Zhiyao, who got the news, was very clear about one thing, even if Song State pretended to send someone to "Taoqiu" to plead guilty, Jin State could live with face, and war might not break out.

If the state of Song is sensible enough to spit out some of the benefits and distribute it to the state of Jin, considering that the state of Cao is no longer the younger brother of the state of Jin, maybe the matter of the state of Song destroying the state of Cao will be over.

What's the situation now?
Song State didn't give Jin State any face, and felt that after annexing Cao State, it became very powerful, or was there someone standing behind to support it, or coercing it?

"It's impossible not to fight now." Zhiyao thought to herself.

The State of Jin brought a group of allies to fight against the State of Song. If anyone had the most advantage, it would undoubtedly be the State of Chu.

Later news came back, proving that Zhiyao's speculation was correct.

The State of Song was really unwilling to fight with the State of Jin, but they could not form a consensus internally because of various interests, and they were threatened and tempted by the State of Wu externally.

After a series of entanglements, it is possible that Song State felt that Jin State had just experienced civil strife, and the attack on Zhongshan State the year before last was also costly. As a result, Song State was unwilling to give up the benefits it had obtained, and believed that with Wu State's backing, it could try Jin State's weight?

Zhi Yao asked, "Where is Fan Zi?"

Fan Li has been in Jin Kingdom for nearly four months, visited Zhiyao quite a few times, and reached some related intentions, but what really needs to be discussed is that it has not yet entered the process.

In these four months, Fan Li has fully demonstrated what it means to be good at dancing with long sleeves, but it means that he is a bit of a success in "Xintian".

Zhiyao asked Fan Li if there was nothing else, it was simply time to test Fan Li's intelligence.

That is, there is a lot of movement in the state of Wu now. The project of digging the canal has already started last year, and this year it has sent a large number of troops to the north.

Seeing the emptiness of Wu Guo, Gou Jian must have been so greedy that the saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth, he couldn't hold back that restless little heart, could he?
(End of this chapter)