I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 397 The Second Step of Planning

This time, Zhiyao wants to play big!
If successful, the Zhi family can replace the Jin Dynasty, and the princes will also be greatly weakened.

Failed?Zhishi tried his best to keep the existing sphere of influence, and then just play with them slowly.

Of course, there are risks in any plan, and the real action is not only to see if you work hard, but also to rely on the illusory but real luck.

Monarchs from all over the world gathered in the "Yellow Pond", and they would have a banquet every night, during which large-scale orchestras and song and dance troupes from various countries took turns to play.

Even though it has now entered the stage of ritual collapse and music decay, not all countries have their own orchestras, so many monarchs who do not have orchestras and dance troupes live happily ever after.

King Jin has enjoyed the happiness of being a powerful king, and as he spends more time with the kings of other countries, he seems to have a kind of self-confidence, which seems to be the bearing of a king.

During this period of time, Goujian and Zhiyao were very busy.

Goujian wanted to win more support from the monarch, and his main contacts were Chu Junzhang, Song Junluan, Lu Junning and Zheng Junsheng.

In addition to Zheng State, Chu State, Song State, and Lu State all had cities occupied by Wu State. Of course, Gou Jian wanted to use the act of returning the city to win the support of several monarchs and act as the operator to carve up Wu State.

As for why he wins over Zheng Guo?It shows that Goujian still regards the Jin State as the future enemy in his heart, and began to consciously plan how to form an alliance to fight against the Jin State.

Gou Jian was quite surprised that King Jin came to join the alliance, but Gou Jian was angry and helpless when Jin was so laborious.

How many Jin troops have gone south?More than the size of four legions!

Isn't it said that the state of Jin fell into a state of weakness?This is the weakened state of Jin? ? ?

Speaking of a fact, the Jin State has never been weak in strength. The seemingly weak state is just that its strength is used for internal struggles, and it is unable to interfere with external countries.

A similar situation is also applicable to Chu State. Don’t look at them losing in the hegemony struggle with Jin State, and then being caught and beaten by Wu State. The real damage is not as serious as imagined. A strong center can show amazing power again.

To put it bluntly, where the size and national strength are, whether they can be brought into play depends on the extent of effective governance.

Countries with a large enough territory and a large enough population are like that..., as if there is something wrong?A country needs to be skipped.

Zhiyao is no more leisurely than Goujian. Today he sees Yin Baigong Sheng, the order of Chu State, tomorrow he sees Song State Zuo Shi Xiangchao, and after that, he sees Ji Sunfei, who is in charge of Lu State.

It is not complicated to meet every time. In addition to guaranteeing the return of the cities occupied by the state of Wu, some benefits are promised, such as allowing the country to take more cities or occupy more land.

Afterwards, a powerful Wu state should not be retained, and another Yue state that will become stronger should not appear, otherwise, what will happen to the surrounding countries and so on.

"Wu Guozuo can't perish?" Goujian became even angrier when he knew Chu's request from Wenzhong.

Goujian knew that there would be a moth, but what he didn't expect was that Chu State would be the first to speak out.

Wen Zhong said: "This is Jin Qingyao's suggestion."

Chu State is not obliged to help Zhiyao keep it a secret, and it would be considered ethical not to sell it completely.

Goujian didn't ask why, let alone curse.

A long time ago, the Zhi family had intervened in the south, and it was from the standpoint of helping the Yue country.

Let's talk about the [-] elites Goujian attacked "Wu" this time. Among them, nearly [-] armors were sold by Zhishi.

There are [-] sets of armor alone, and more than [-] sets of other weapons.

It is equivalent to saying that Goujian was able to carry out his revenge plan, and got a lot of help from Zhishi.

Spending money to buy is not considered help?That means Goujian has other channels to purchase, and the seller is willing to keep it secret.

In that kind of matter, knowing the situation and being willing to keep it secret is actually a great help.

Goujian thought of Fan Li, whom he had always disliked, and asked, "Where is Li?"

Wen Zhong's face became a little weird, and he replied after a while: "Li has been sealed and left the country."

What the hell?
After hearing the answer, Gou Jian didn't react for a while.

Before Fan Li worked for Goujian, and even after he worked for Goujian, he did a lot of big and small things, but he still couldn't get Goujian's trust. It can even be said that Goujian always hated Fan Li.

Even Gou Jian didn't quite understand why he hated Fan Li. Perhaps Gou Jian felt that all his dark sides could not be hidden in Fan Li's eyes, so he subconsciously hated him?
"Hanging seal? Leave?" Gou Jian's face was livid.

Wen Zhong thought to himself: "If Fan Li doesn't leave, is he waiting to be killed by you?"

The state of Chu and the Zhi family changed their position from helping Goujian, and now they will target the country of Yue. Will Fan Li, who has been in charge of communicating with the state of Chu and the Zhi family, run away?He would really be killed by the furious Goujian!

To tell the truth, Wen Zhong also wanted to leave, but he was reluctant to part with everything he had worked so hard for, and was willing to risk being killed by Gou Jian one day to find a reason to stay.

When Fan Li left like that, he was not the only one who left, more than one-third of the people in various positions in Yue State left.

Some of those people were Fan Li's subordinates, and most of them had seen Goujian's way of doing things, and knew that Goujian was not a monarch who could share wealth and wealth, so they gritted their teeth and ran away with the bucket.

From ancient times to the present, this is the first time that a similar example has happened, and this alone is enough to make Goujian famous in history.

Fan Li used his own departure to nail Gou Jian to the pillar of historical shame, proving that Gou Jian is not only a man of uncompromising means, but also a man of ruthlessness.

In other words, where did Fan Li go?He is heading north, and if nothing else, he should have entered Zhishi's sphere of influence.

Gou Jian felt that he should take a good look.

First of all, for Goujian's revenge, a large number of Chu people took refuge first, and some plans could be executed.

Later, Zhishi joined in, seemingly wanting to make a fortune, and provided a large amount of armor and weapons to help Goujian accumulate.

During that process, the various lines of the Chu State and the Zhi family were in a way that did not interfere with the river, and it was beneficial to each other to have contact with each other.

In the past, Goujian certainly hoped that Chu State could cooperate with Zhishi, which would be beneficial to his great cause of revenge.

Now?Gou Jian went around, and the change of the situation also changed some of his thoughts. He began to think that Chu State and Zhi Shi had been uniting to deceive him from the very beginning.

Gou Jian felt that there was nothing wrong with that?It's just that the timing is a bit presumptuous.

The former Chu State and the Zhi family hoped that Goujian would deal with Wu State. Since Goujian had already ended Wu State, they would definitely adopt different strategies at different times.This is called adapting measures to current conditions.

Wen Zhong said: "The state of Jin came strong, and all the nations were terrified, and there was no one who disobeyed it."

Gou Jian was speechless for a moment.

I especially remember that day when the Jin army arrived, the ground was trampled and breathed out, and the flags looked like a moving forest at a glance.

It’s just that if there are a lot of people, it’s really not a big deal. Some of them can pull out a team of that size. The key is that the Jin army is approaching in the form of a military formation. With a full murderous look.

Seeing the posture of the Jin State, the kings of the countries need to think carefully about how to get along with the Jin State, and what will happen if they provoke the Jin State.

Gradually, Goujian began to understand the fact that the right to speak about how to deal with Wu State was transferred to Jin State, and he, the person who created the situation, had to obey the arrangement instead.

Even if the general situation is gone, Gou Jian still can't accept it at all.

However, Goujian did not act recklessly.

People who have endured once, they will choose to endure again when they encounter an invincible opponent, and show a respectful side to the enemy.

"Jin is powerful, and it is not our enemy. Chu, Zheng, Lu and other countries are all enemies." Goujian said.

Knowing Goujian's language, I know one thing, that is, Goujian has a goal of revenge again.

This time, Gou Jian's target of revenge became Zhi Shi!

On the day when the alliance was officially held, Lord Jin became the leader of the alliance, and Goujian and Junzhang Chu served as the deputy leaders.

The monarch is responsible for offering sacrifices to the heavens, but Zhiyao is the one who recites the prayers.

There is no space to wish for peace in the whole prayer, but it just explains the past of Wu to heaven, and there are right and wrong in it.

When Gou Jian heard that there was no trace of his own achievements in the prayer, he hated Zhi Shi even more in his heart, and he also developed a greater hatred for Chu State.

The countries that had been occupied by Wu State before, except Ju State, all took back the cities that belonged to them.

Chu State and Song State have additional acquisitions, while Lu State does not have an additional city.

The State of Yue added some territory to the original territory, including "Wu", which was originally the capital of the State of Wu.

And Wu's prince friend was released, and he will continue to be the king of Wu who has shrunk by at least two-thirds.

"I invited the princes to play a game or two, but there was no one who accepted." Zhiyao said.

Wei Ju and the others were speechless.

what play?Even if the Jin State dispatched two "brigades", the princes who wanted to play also dispatched troops of the same size. Even Zhiyao allowed the princes to fight with twice as many troops as the Jin army, and the two sides fought under the witness of the princes.

This kind of proposal is very common in history. It is an occasion for powerful countries to show their strength, and it is also an opportunity for some princes to prove their strength.

"The [-] soldiers that Zhishi is going to dispatch are almost armed to the teeth. Who is going to die if something goes wrong?" Wei Ju was speechless about this.

Really!

This time, more than one-third of Zhi's troops going south were wearing cloth face armor, and the rest were wearing various armors, reaching a 100% wearing rate.

Just for the above point, one would be dumbfounded even if one gets it, it's not that they have to be beaten, only those who have a brain will provoke Zhishi.

Zhiyao looked at Wei Ju and said, "I invite Chu Jun, Lu Jun, Song Jun, Yue Jun, Wu Jun... the kings of all countries to meet in 'Xinzheng'."

Wei Ju, who knew in advance, immediately showed an expectant expression.

The Wei family originally wanted to attack "Xinzheng" this year, but the meeting with "Huangchi" was delayed.

Zhiyao smiled and continued, "Jun Zheng has already returned home."

Wei Ju just wanted to know, did the princes agree to the invitation?

(End of this chapter)