I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 396 How to become a great cause without a dirty heart

Wei Ju came over the first time the army arrived, and was surprised to find that Jin Junchi had also come.

Huimeng, if the monarch can come, he must be present.

On the contrary, on major diplomatic occasions, it would be strange for the monarch not to be present.

However, Jin Jun does not appear on important diplomatic occasions, it seems to have become a practice in Jin country?
This practice was not caused by Zhiyao alone, it was considered to be the fault of Zhi Bi and Zhao Yang, and Zhi Bi could only be regarded as the blame, and the person who really caused that situation was Zhao Yang.

It was all because at that time it was difficult for Zhixuan to intervene in foreign relations, and Zhao Yang's full power in Jin's relations was in the hands of Zhao Yang.

"Your Majesty." Wei Ju reacted and saluted Jin Jun.

Jin Junchi, who participated in this kind of activity for the first time after ascension to the throne, looked very excited.
Jin Junzhuo felt that he was fully respected by Zhiyao, and he wanted to appoint Zhiyao as "Yuan Rong" immediately if he could make the decision.

It is a pity that the authority of the Jin State has been dispersed long ago, and the king of a country cannot even make decisions on many small matters. The remaining function is to be suggested by others and confirmed by him with his seal.

Jin Jun smiled and nodded as a response.

Wei Ju looked at Zhiyao with a confused expression, then glanced at Han Geng, Hu Jie, and Zhong Quan respectively, and then his eyes fell on Zhiyao again.

Three legions were dispatched to the south at a time, especially Jinjun Chisel, what the hell were they doing?

In fact, Wei Ju has related speculations, but he just feels that it is not so easy to confirm.

The Jin State used a huge force to go south, in order to achieve the goal of deterring the nations.This is one of Wei Ju's guesses.

Seeing that the Jin army had just arrived, the princes who had arrived earlier hurriedly sent people to greet them, which can prove that the princes were indeed frightened.

Jin Junchiu looked at the obedience of the envoys of the princes, each of the envoys spoke so nicely, and really enjoyed the joy of being the king of a powerful country, and instantly became smug.

In the past, Duke Mourning of Jin also enjoyed the happiness of being a powerful king. In just over 20 years, he held nine large-scale alliances, which made the nations complain unspeakably.

Why do powerful countries like to form alliances?In fact, it is to prove that he has achieved hegemony by playing around with the princes.

Zhiyao, who needs to be in charge of the entire army, is very busy, and orders are issued from his mouth, and then 20 or [-] people are busy.

First of all, the surrounding forests must suffer. A large number of trees were cut down and then turned into materials for camps.

Then there were the armies of several vassal states who were originally stationed not far from the water source. They consciously dismantled the camp and moved it away, and handed over the control of the water source to the Jin army.

It wasn't Zhiyao's order to camp next to streams or pools.

It's okay to camp by the stream, the water is flowing, but there are still too many mosquitoes to imagine.

Camping by a pool where the water doesn't flow?People with a little common sense would not do that.

After the tents were set up, several "qings" gathered together.

"Why, Your Majesty..." Wei Ju didn't continue, but the puzzlement on his face was too obvious.

Zhiyao said with a smile: "Your Majesty has lived in Miyagi for a long time, and he doesn't know the difficulty of restoring hegemony, nor has he had any relations with other countries. This time, the matter is big, so why don't Your Majesty come?"

Wei Ju has always believed that Zhiyao wants to restore Jin's hegemony, but he just wonders how he thought of strengthening the prestige of the monarch.

In the past, Zhao Yang kept talking about strengthening the authority of the monarch, but the problem was just talking about things that might enhance the prestige of the monarch, and he kept the monarch aside again and again.

Wei Ju looked at Han Geng, Hu Jie, and Zhong Quan respectively, and could see that they had a lot of questions in their hearts.

What's happening here?
To put it bluntly, weakening the monarchy is something that the noble families of the past generations have been doing. It doesn't matter what generations of people say, and the tacit understanding of weakening the monarchy has always remained the same.

It was hard to completely weaken the monarchy, and it evolved to the state of Jin where the person who held the position had the final say, but Zhiyao did it all of a sudden. How could it not confuse Wei Ju and Han Geng, who had never broken their inheritance.

Like the Fox family who left and returned to China not long ago, it's fine if they don't know.

It is understandable for the Zhong family, who was granted the position as a nobleman, to pretend to be stupid when they knew about it.

The most important thing is that Zhishi's inheritance has never been interrupted, and it shouldn't be done to actually break the tacit understanding.

Han Geng was the most depressed among all the "qings".

The Han family originally wanted to continue the western expedition this year, and all the preparations for the war had been completed, so they could only issue an order. As a result, Zhiyao sent someone to find Han Geng and asked the Han family to gather troops to station outside the city of "Xintian" , Make relevant preparations for going south.

Good guy, really good guy.

Don't think that Han Geng was willing to recruit four "divisions" to participate in the alliance, but he was caught by Zhiyao.

Zhiyao's explanation to Han Geng was relatively straightforward, stating that the upcoming alliance in "Yellow Pool" is very important, and it may determine the pattern of "Tianxia" in the next few decades.

Therefore, the Han family wanted to attack the Qin State, but it would be difficult to completely destroy the Qin State once or twice. It is better to show strength to the princes first, and deter the princes. It is also good for the Han family who wants to continue the westward expedition.

Han Geng's depression was all depression, and he had to admit that Zhiyao's statement was true.

The state of Jin showed its strength this time, which really frightened the princes.

The princes who had always maintained goodwill towards the Jin State looked very happy.

For countries that have a bad relationship with Jin, or are hostile to Jin, they can't hide it like mourning.

Because of the arrival of the Jin army, which country has what composition can be seen from the movement of their camps.

For example, after the Song State obtained Zhiyao's consent, they moved the camp to the edge of the Jin army's camp.

There was also Lu State who wanted to move to the side of Jin State, but unfortunately they were rejected, which made them embarrassed and frightened, and moved to the edge of Yue State camp as if they were in a daze.

Some other countries also moved their camps to the side of Yue State, only Chu State seemed a little lonely.

That was the reason why Chu State swallowed up all its subordinate states, and it was impossible for a few younger brothers to show off.

At this moment, Jin Junchi was entertaining the princes who came, as if he was the leader of the alliance.

If King Jin didn't come, or if the state of Jin was still half-dead, Goujian, who called for the alliance, would not be able to give up the initiative, and even Chu Junzhang would not come along.

To be reasonable, Gou Jian who brought Wu Guo to the table should be the leader of this alliance, and he will preside over how to carve up Wu Guo.

Now, Jin's strong presence makes things more troublesome, which means that Jin has forcibly snatched the right to dispose of Wu from Goujian. But if Goujian doesn't want to turn against Jin, there is almost no room for maneuver.

Zhiyao skipped over the matter of why he brought Lord Jin to join the alliance, and said: "The state of Wu must not perish."

At this moment, Wei Ju couldn't help but glance at the others, wondering if they knew about Zhiyao's treatment beforehand.

Obviously, Han Geng and the others knew about Zhiyao's treatment of Wu Guo long ago, and they just said it just to inform Wei Ju.

Han Geng agreed: "It is unrighteous, unkind, immoral, and immoral for Yue Jun to do this."

how to say?

The state of Wu is fighting with the state of Yue. There is nothing to say about who wins and who loses in the battle between the two countries. It depends on strength and strategy.

After the defeat of the Yue Kingdom, Fucha was not mean to Goujian. First, he did not deliberately insult him, and then he gave the king of a country the treatment he deserved, and at the same time let Goujian return to the country.

The country of Wu, which is famous for its barbarism, has done things to such a degree that it is actually much better than many countries that claim to be civilized.

Fu Chai chose to be merciful when he was able to destroy the Yue Kingdom, and even treated him like a close friend... No, Fu Chai treated Gou Jian as more than a close friend, at least a close friend would not have the right to walk around in the palace.

In any case, or what method Gou Jian used to gain Fu Chai's trust, anyway, Gou Jian failed Fu Chai's trust, and killed Fu Chai with extremely bad means, and even wanted Wu to sever his country.

The process of the story is actually quite simple.It is nothing more than the fact that Wu and Yue started a war because of conflicting interests, and it ended with Wu winning. Then Gou Jian, who realized that he could not use normal means of revenge, strategized during the period of forbearance, used all available means, and finally completed revenge.

To say right or wrong?Both Fu Chai and Gou Jian have their own positions, and they cannot be distinguished simply by good and evil. It can only be said that Gou Jian won the final victory in the contest with Fu Chai.

Don't judge the hero by success or failure, instead of judging the past rounds of right and wrong?Of course, the children and grandchildren also have to live up to it, otherwise it will be a mess.

Han Geng was not the only one who commented on Gou Jian in that way.

In fact, judging Goujian in Han Geng's capacity is a kind of transcendence, allowing Han Geng, who has received orthodox education since childhood, to do that, it can only be said to be "reasonable and comfortable" to a certain extent.

However, most of the time, fairness can't outweigh interests.

The princes who came to participate in the alliance, didn't they reject Goujian's actions?It must be rejected!But they don't care, they just want to get benefits.

Zhiyao explained why he wanted to keep Wu Guozuo.

In the past, Wu State was able to challenge the hegemony of Jin State, especially defeated Chu State several times, which shows that Wu State has a basis for hegemony within its rule.

If the State of Yue is allowed to obtain most of the territory of the State of Wu, the next country to challenge the hegemony of the Jin State will become the State of Yue.

Another point is that it is a good thing for Jin to maintain a three-legged rivalry in the south, and because of Jin, Wu can keep Guozuo. At least Wu Jun will not dare to disobey Jin within one or two generations, right?
After everyone listened to Zhiyao's explanation, everyone had different thoughts in their hearts.

Hu Jie and Zhong Quan, who were almost lying flat, could only be happy. They even hoped that Zhiyao would be wiser.

Wei Ju and Han Geng felt apprehensive and afraid.

Simply put, Zhiyao came up with a plan that can control the situation in the world, which is enough to prove that his understanding of the overall situation is far superior to others.

Whether it is Zhiyao who came up with it by himself, or the wisdom of the Zhi family, in fact, the difference is really not big, and it will make people who have some ideas deeply feel fear.

Zhiyao was waiting for everyone to digest it, but she was thinking in her heart: "Success or failure is a matter of the future. This time the army going south will be of this size, and I have gathered other troops to target you, not the princes." !"

What do you mean?
Literally!
(End of this chapter)