I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 230 Chu Country?It can be a dear relative and friend of Jin!

About annexing princes?Chu State is better than any other country. They forcibly expanded from a nothing viscount country to the current territory.

In terms of merging countries, no one can compare with Chu in the entire Spring and Autumn Period.

In terms of the means of annexing the princes, in fact, the method used by the Chu State is much more advanced than that of the Jin State, especially if it can be done without making the subjugated people die, and can make the subjugated nobles serve the Chu State with all their hearts and responsibilities.

Chu State had the ambition to annex Chen State as early as seven or 80 years ago, and it was really annexed at one time. It couldn't stand it and lost several times in the hegemony struggle with Jin State. As a result, Chen State, which was once destroyed, was helped by Jin State. Restoration.

This time, the State of Wu gave a great assist to the State of Chu, and the State of Jin had no interest in interfering. It seems that the descendants of the State of Chen can only restore the country in other ways?
"The ruler of Yue was in Wu, and when he said that Qi would be attacked, he was more willing to send troops to help." Zi Gong talked a lot about what he had seen and heard in 'Wu'.

Of course, Gou Jian hopes that Fu Chai can continue to engage in east and west, anyway, it is better not to engage in Yueguo.

During this period, Wu Zixu had a strong sense of presence, and once again suggested that Fu Chai kill Goujian but was rejected, and then he was rejected to prevent Wu from continuing to invade Qi, which made the scene vomit blood.

Bo Tong, who had just returned from the state of Jin, had fully demonstrated his ability, nothing else, but the integrity of taking money to do things.

Bo Tong, who had received a large sum of benefits from the Yue Kingdom, repeatedly gave Wu Zixu bad medicine on Fucha's side. Once or twice, it may not have much effect.

"Doctor Shen will vote for it? The villain will frame it!" Zigong looked a little excited, as if he was angry at Wu Zixu's unfair treatment.

Zhiyao asked, "Mr. Shen is going to jail?"

Shen Yuan is Wu Zixu's official family name and family name.

Zigong replied, "Not at all."

Oh, Nafucha is a bit different from previous Wu Jun.

The king of Wu who started from Shoumeng?They have always been adhering to the concept of killing mistakes and never letting them go.

Of course, Fu Chai is an ambitious monarch, and he must have shown corresponding abilities. He has greater courage than other monarchs. Otherwise, how can Wu State be as good as it is now?
"Bo Tong is a villain." Zi Gong said with absolute certainty.

That was almost universally accepted. The problem was that Fu Chai was willing to give power even though he knew that Bo Tong had a bad reputation.

In fact, it is impossible for a country's leading group to be all upright gentlemen, nor can they all be upright gentlemen. There must always be some insidious people, and it depends on how the monarch uses people.

In the past, Fu Chai's use of Bo Tong was more correct, even if Bo Tong was a villain, it would be beneficial to the state of Wu.

Now?Fucha may have become dizzy with age, and then some thinking problems have occurred and he has become less wise.

According to Zi Gong, the main event of Wu State this year is to crusade against Qi State, probably like Zhiyao's previous information, it will once again bloom both land and water.

Zhiyao said casually, "Maybe Shen Yuan is implicated in Bai Gongsheng's matter?"

Bai Gongsheng, who was originally from the Duke family of Chu State, defected to Wu State. Since many ministers of Wu State were from Chu State, Fu Chai reused Bai Gongsheng.

During this period, Wu Zixu and Bai Gongsheng got along fairly well, and they cooperated well in the cause of Wu's crusade against Qi and Lu.

Fu Chai has no objections to Bai Gongsheng going back to Chu State, especially Chu State allowed Bai Gongsheng to attack Zheng State, and then Bai Gongsheng will cooperate more with the temples of Chu State, and it will become a powerful city for Chu State to resist the invasion of Wu army. How about making Fu Chai feel comfortable?
Zigong has seen and heard too much in the south this time, and he doesn't know what to say to Zhiyao.

Generally speaking, the temples of Wu State began to develop in a sinister direction, and the situation in Chu State looked strange, but Yue State had a tendency to work hard.

From Zi Gong's point of view, it is necessary for the State of Jin to accept the surrender of the State of Yue, but it cannot trust the State of Yue.

"My son, Ziqin is coming with me," Zi Gong said.

who?Ziqin is the "number" of the language.He is currently the "Left Prime Minister" of the Yue State. In the Song State, he is called "Zuo Shi", and in the Chu State, he is called "Zuo Yin".

In the State of Yue, Fan Li was in charge of business and military affairs, while Wen Zhong was in charge of various civil affairs and diplomatic relations.

For such an important matter, Zigong didn't say it until the end, which made Zhiyao a little speechless.

Zigong said again: "Ziqin is not in Xintian, and bid farewell to the minister in the tiger prison."

So, is Wen Zhong coming to Jin on the mission of the envoys, or does he just want to come here to see the current situation of Jin?
This minister of the Yue Kingdom was actually a native of the Chu Kingdom, and was born in Ying, the capital of the Chu Kingdom.

Wen Zhong went to Goujian much earlier than Fan Li, and it is said that it was Wen Zhong who recommended Fan Li to Goujian.

What is the state of Jin now?The overall situation is in a weak stage.

After all, the civil war in Jin was very fierce, and the delisting of the Fan family and the Zhongxing family was just a microcosm. Many small and medium nobles also disappeared in the civil war.

In things like civil war, it is the internal strength that is damaged in the fight. Some families may become fatter. It is strange that the overall strength of the country is not weakened.

The luck of Jin is that the other princes also have internal disputes. The resulting phenomenon is that not only Jin has been weakened, but everyone is almost in the same situation.

The development of the Zhi family is relatively good, and the decision-makers of the Wei family, the Han family, the Hu family, the Zhao family, and the Zhong family have to rack their brains to seek development, which drives the Jin country to achieve gratifying results in recovery.

If Wen Zhong went for a stroll in the southern part of the Jin Kingdom first, since the Wei family was still digesting the city they had acquired from the Fan family, there was a high probability that what they would see would be a lifeless status quo.

It is a bad thing for the country to describe the southern part of the state of Jin as lifeless, but it is a good thing for the Wei family.It shows that the Wei family has successfully restrained the local area, created a better control environment, facilitated the removal of some diehards, and made various related statistics more convenient.

Zi Gong also mentioned the matter of Chu State's crusade against Chen State, focusing on Bai Gongsheng's hatred of Zheng State.

A few years ago, King Chu Zhao passed away and was in a state of expedition. Even though he summoned ministers to entrust his funeral before his death, chaos broke out in Chu State after his death.

The original prince of Chu... that is, Prince Jian didn't know what to think. Seeing that he lost his position as prince, he chose to flee to Zheng.

What is even more surprising is that Zheng Guo killed Prince Jian who came to seek asylum, and did not give Chu State a satisfactory explanation.

Prince Jian had a son named Sheng. When he learned that his father had lost his position as crown prince, he fled with him to the state of Zheng and witnessed the killing of his father by the people of Zheng.

This Sheng was Bai Gong Sheng, who later fled again and went to the state of Wu.

The current Chu Junzhang became the king of a country with the support of his ministers. He summoned Bai Gongsheng to return to the country many times, but was repeatedly rejected.

The reason for Bai Gongsheng's refusal was simple. He wanted to attack Zheng Guo to avenge his father, but Chu Junzhang and his officials believed that it was not suitable for Chu State to be hostile to Zheng State at the moment, and even Chu State had to form an alliance with Zheng State.How could Bai Gongsheng, who had a feud with Zheng Guo for killing his father, be willing to return to Chu State and serve Chu State?

Historically, Bai Gongsheng was deceived by Zixi... that is, son Shen to return to China.

Zixi served as Ling Yin of the Chu State. In order to deceive Bai Gongsheng back to the country, he pretended to let Bai Gongsheng lead the army to attack Zheng. .

Therefore, Bai Gongsheng, who was deceived in history, finally killed Zixi and caused Chu State to be in chaos again.

In Zhiyao's version of history, Zixi also told Bai Gongsheng that he was willing to send troops to attack Zheng Guo, and that Chu State really did attack Zheng Guo.

Judging from the current situation in Chu State, Bai Gongsheng is obviously willing to be loyal to Chu Junzhang, and he is also grateful to Zixi. Many things have changed from the original history.

Zhiyao thought: "Chu's crusade against Zheng is not just because he wants to convince Bai Gongsheng and get a general."

It’s also funny to say that Bai Gongsheng’s ability to conquer and fight well was not brought into full play in Chu State. He did not show his superb commanding ability until he went to Wu State to lead the army in battle.

The state of Chu is very short of people who can lead the army to fight, especially the key of the family background, but to attack the state of Zheng for the sake of Duke Bai's victory, the cost is a bit big.

Zhiyao thought for a while and got the answer quickly.

Jin's civil war ended too early, and the intervening countries did not take advantage of it. On the contrary, the princes who intervened in Jin's civil war were liquidated one by one.

"They know very well that Jin State will not let Zheng State go. The biggest threat to Chu State now is Wu State. I showed some kindness to Chu State last time..." Zhiyao felt that things were getting more and more interesting.

After figuring out some key points, Zhiyao went to find Zhishen and talked about the possibility of attacking Zheng Guo.

"Why cut Zheng?" Zhishen asked.

Didn't you agree to recuperate as much as possible?
Zhiyao explained: "It's not a big soldier, it's just a show of Chu."

There are some things that Zhiyao needs to elaborate on, including the current situation of Chu State, and the necessity of showing some of Jin State’s true or false behaviors to Chu State.

Zhishen thought for a while and said, "It's okay to be moved by the following army."

There is no rule in the state of Jin that you can't go to war if your father is dead. Whether Wei Ju is willing to send troops depends on Zhiyao's eloquence.

Zhiyao waited left and right, it can be regarded as waiting for Wei Ju back to "Xintian", and sent someone to inform first, and only came to the door after a few days.

"Why is Yao so ostentatious?" Wei Ju seemed to have a bit of a problem with Zhiyao sending someone to inform her before visiting.

Zhiyao said seriously: "This visit is for the purpose of defeating Zheng."

Don't talk nonsense, just play straight to the point.

Wei Ju was immediately fascinated!
Therefore, Zhiyao needs to mention the threat of Zheng State, and all of his statements are facts. The emphasis is on showing off with arms, and then mentions the necessity of interacting with Chu State.

At present, the Wei family needs to manage the south, so Zheng Guo must not be emboldened to do things, right?
"Chu defeated Zheng, and I can also defeat Zheng. They are all famous teachers." Zhiyao said.

Bai Gongsheng attacked Zheng Guo, shouting to avenge his father.

It is enough for the state of Jin to crusade against the state of Zheng and to re-talk about Zheng state's intervention in the civil war of Jin.

With this reason, Zhiyao will find Zhao Bolu in the future, and the Zhao family will not be able to think of not going to the army, otherwise it will discredit Zhao Yang.

Wei Ju thought for a while, then nodded and said, "Forget it, you can also test the new army."

It's a bit confusing to change Zhiyao this time.

New Army?

It seems that they haven't heard of any big moves by the Wei family. Why did a new army suddenly appear? ? ?
(End of this chapter)