I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 516 Goujian's Ambition

The current original country is somewhat incomprehensible to the existing princes.

Not only is the original country promulgating new laws and regulations repeatedly, and the whole country is changing with each passing day, but it also shows extremely contradictory duality on the political level.

On the one hand, the Yuan State is clamoring for "One World", on the other hand, there are constant lobbyists explaining to the ministers of the various vassal states that it is just a political show.

According to some people in charge of foreign relations headed by Zai Yu, the reason why Yuan Wang Yao repeatedly emphasized the great cause of "one world" is just to rule the Yuan country in a legitimate way.

What's the meaning?It means that Yuan Wang Yao also knew that it was wrong for her to usurp the country, so she had no choice but to try her best to beautify herself.

So, is Zhiyao usurping the country?What other people think is one thing, what the princes think is another.

In the eyes of the princes, Zhiyao is undoubtedly usurping the country as a minister, but the emperor Zhou gave the marquis to make things controversial.And that kind of controversy shouldn't exist at all.

The wise princes only look at what the original country is doing, and are not influenced by public opinion at all. They believe that the original country is dangerous and must be weakened whenever there is an opportunity.

However, the wise princes never waited for the opportunity to give Yuan Guo such a "hard shot".

It doesn't matter what the not-so-smart princes have in mind, anyway, they are either a small country or a few people, or their power is divided among the ministers, and their attitudes can hardly influence anything.

"I heard that the Yan State took the initiative to surrender, and the land of Yan is the county of the Yuan State?" Goujian received the envoys of the Yuan State headed by Zai Yu in the other palace of 'Langya'.

Zaiyu said: "My king was invited by all the people of Yan to send troops to Yan to help resist the invasion of foreign races. Afterwards, the king of Yan said that he was greatly moved. The king and ministers of Yan felt that they were powerless to hold the country, so the whole country came to join us."

This "Langya" originally belonged to the state of Ju, but was captured by the Vietnamese army four years ago.

Gou Jian didn't want to nest in the southeast corner, and believed that only by going north could the country of Yue have a better development space. At one time, he wanted to move the capital to "Langya", but was opposed by Wen Zhong and other ministers.

It's not that Wen Zhong and other ministers deny that only going north can give Yue a better future. They just think that the risk of moving the capital is too high and they should wait a little longer.

Although Gou Jian became very high-spirited because of the extermination of Wu State, he did become extremely self-willed at one time, but what he faced was not the weakened Jin State, but the Yuan State, which was both huge and powerful.

The strength of the original country forced Gou Jian to curb any arrogance, and he needed to be more careful in his life, to distinguish the minister's opinion from good to bad.

If the State of Yue still faced the weakened State of Jin, Goujian would definitely move his capital to "Langya", so that he could continue to expand northward, making the State of Yue a country that not only had the territory of the Central Plains, but also firmly controlled a corner of the southeast.

It is very realistic that the strength of Yue State has increased by five or six times because of the annihilation of Wu State, but its current strength is far inferior to that of Yuan State. Reason tells Gou Jian that he must not become smug, and everything still needs to be cautious.

"Why did you come here today?" Goujian asked.

Zaiyu saluted and said: "By the order of my king, I came to persuade the king of Yue to withdraw his troops and return the land of Ju."

Gou Jian was silent for a while, and then said: "Since I have made an alliance with the prime minister, I have never made an alliance with the original king."

What's the meaning?That is to say, Yuan Guo is powerful, but Yue Guo is not the younger brother of Yuan Guo, so why should he listen to Yuan Guo's words and act.

In fact, the same is true. The original Wang Yao did not invite the princes to form an alliance to confirm his supremacy, and then made an alliance with the princes to formulate a new set of codes of conduct.

The overlords of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods like to engage in alliance activities so much. It’s really not just for fun. It’s nothing more than wanting to use alliances to show their authority. Things that the princes admit", "Whoever doesn't recognize me as the boss, jumps out to single out", "It's the guy who I brought a bunch of younger brothers to single out against the unconvinced guy", and so on.

Duke Huan of Qi in history, as well as several generations of monarchs of the Jin State, always liked to take a bunch of younger brothers from the Central Plains to "single out" the Chu State.

Although the Yuan country is powerful, Yuan Wang Yao has never held an alliance except for one "Minister King Meeting".This point is so different from the previous overlords that all the princes feel very uncomfortable.

Gou Jian is now saying that there was no meeting to confirm that the original country had no power to control the princes.

Zaiyu seemed to be stumped for a while?It took a while before he said with a wry smile: "My mission has already been explained, it is up to the King of Yue to listen or not."

Gou Jian laughed a few times, then stopped laughing, and said, "I will think about this matter for myself. Is there any other business for your envoy?"

Zaiyu saluted and said goodbye.

The hall fell silent, and after about 100 breaths, a burst of footsteps came from the corridor on the side of the throne.

A group of ministers of the Yue Kingdom headed by Feng Tong appeared and stood around the throne.

"Can you listen to the details?" Gou Jian asked.

All the ministers responded in unison: "Details."

Goujian asked, "So, do you have any suggestions for the widow?"

When Feng Tong came out of the class, he said: "My lord, is this the original king deliberately showing weakness?"

Gou Jian raised his eyebrows and said, "Let me explain in detail."

From the standpoint of a country, who wants to see other countries expand wantonly?It is nothing more than a question of whether it can be stopped.

The Yue State did not have the ability to stop the expansion of the Yuan State, only when it learned that the Yuan State was using troops abroad, the Yue State seized the opportunity and quickly followed the expansion wave.

Therefore, after Gou Jian knew that Yuan Guo sent troops to the north, he decisively used troops against Ju State again, still rushing towards the goal of destroying Ju State.

In the discussion between Gou Jian and several ministers of Yue State, they believed that it would take more than three years for the original army to go to Yan State to produce results, and it might not be able to destroy Yan State. , and the result was that the monarch and ministers of the Yan Kingdom took the initiative to surrender to the original country.

Afterwards, Gou Jian summoned several ministers again to discuss and discuss again, guessing whether the Yan State was too weak and too weak to fight, and the whole country surrendered after being frightened by the original army.

As for the fact that the original army went north and wiped out more than 10,000 alien troops?The original army of the victorious class did bring back 20+ captives, but under the current time node, there are really no princes who pay too much attention to foreign races. Several countries that have become kings think they can do it themselves, so they don’t You will be surprised because the original army defeated more than [-] aliens.

Feng Tong's opinion is: "I believe that it was the foreign race that invaded the Yan State, and the Yan State was already powerless to resist. The original army defeated the foreign race to rescue the Yan State, and the Yan State's monarch and ministers were coerced again, so there was no such thing as internal attachment."

Everyone agreed, and a few people even said that Yuan Guo took advantage of it.

Feng Tong also said: "Now, Yuan State is using troops in Qin State and Yan State. The nobles of Zheng State are planning to restore the country, which involves the strength of the original army. Yuan State is building a new capital. I heard that there are also changes in Dai State. , there is something to send envoys to tell."

Look, Yuanguo looks like a vast territory, but it is also troublesome.

It shows that under blind and rapid expansion, if the stall is too large, the power will also be dispersed and contained, making it impossible to interfere with what other powerful countries want to do.

Is Vietnam a powerful country?With the current strength of all countries, Yue is undoubtedly one of the most powerful countries.

Just because Yue is a powerful country, how could the original country, which could not concentrate its strength, dare to use force against Yue so easily?
Shi Yuyue came out of the squad and suggested: "Maybe my king can pretend to send troops to Donglai to test Yuanguo?"

When Feng Tong wanted to speak, Gou Jian on the throne spoke first.

"Donglai? Pretending to send troops?" Gou Jian seemed quite interested.

Shi Yuyue said: "The root of Donglai is owned by the original, and it is merged with the original, and it is returned to the original. The original did not accept it, making it a land without an owner for the time being."

In theory, the sovereignty of Donglai is in the Qi State, and after the Yuan State annexed the Qi State, it took over all the sovereignty, which means that everyone in the international community recognizes that the Yuan State has the first right to occupy Donglai.

Similar "conventions" have been followed until more than 2000 years later. It is not that a certain country has perished, and neighboring countries can wantonly grab land, unless they are strong enough, or have the permission or acquiescence of the victorious country.

Gou Jian rubbed his chin and said: "That is to say, if the original army marches in large numbers in Donglai, you can state that you have no intention of capturing Donglai, so as to end the war. You also know that the original country still has the strength to fight the widow; The widow sent troops to Donglai, Yuan Guo did nothing, it was Yuan Wang Yao who was really powerless to intervene."

Shi Yuyue said loudly, "Exactly!"

Is it that simple?When the time comes, if the Yuan country refuses to retreat and really goes to war with the Yue country, wouldn't it really start the war.

However, things don't look that way.

The State of Yue wants to eat the State of Ju now, regardless of whether the original Congress sends troops or not, they want to eat it.

If the State of Yue would really go to war with the State of Yuan, Gou Jian did not want to fight in the old land of the State of Ju at all, and would make the old nobles of the State of Ju stand on the side of the State of Yuan, giving the Yuan army the advantage of "human harmony".

If it is necessary to fight, set the battlefield in Donglai, and the side with "Renhe" may become the Vietnamese army, isn't it?
After all, Yuanguo can rule Donglai but has been letting it go. The families in Donglai have been psychologically prepared to become a part of Yuanguo, and they have been left aside all the time. They have evolved into each family fighting and killing on their own. It will be liquidated, and if they must be ruled by any country, it is more appropriate to attribute it to the Yue Congress that has "no grievances and no enmity".

Feng Tong originally wanted to object, but after listening to it, he felt that he could give it a try?
However, Feng Tong thought in his heart that the State of Yue was not the opponent of the State of Yuan. After thinking about it, he suggested: "Your Majesty, can you order me to send you to the State of Chu and State Song?"

Goujian immediately knew what Fengtong wanted to do.

All countries that claim to be kings regard the original country as the strongest and most dangerous country. Every country is afraid of the original country, but also does not want to offend the original country. The mentality is very complicated.

One thing is the same, if there is an opportunity to weaken the original country, no country will be willing to give up.

Now that the Yue State has the opportunity to try the weight of the Yuan State, it means that everyone should have a share in this kind of thing, and they definitely want to pull Chu State and Song State.

Goujian replied briefly, "Yes!"

Afterwards, Goujian chuckled a few times, and said: "There is an internal turmoil in Chu, and troops are also used in the south. Even if you send troops, it must be a prevarication to the widows; there is no civil strife in Song State, and Zheng Di is very grateful to the original Wang Yao, and he is also very jealous. country of origin."

It means that it is not very useful for Fengtong to persuade Chu State, but it is not easy to persuade Song State.

Of course, Fengtong knew that it was extremely important to have the participation of Chu State and Song State. At least if the attitudes of Yue State, Chu State, and Song State were the same, Yuan State could be more cautious and prevent Yuan State from wanting to treat Yue State. Play a wave.

The state of Chu is indeed in civil turmoil again. The reason is that Chu Junyan tried to take back the power belonging to the king of a country from Gongsun Ning;

Under the strong pressure of the Yuan country, the civil strife in the Chu country did not fight against each other. It was all because they knew that the civil war really started, and maybe the Yuan army arrived in the next second and the Chu country would perish.

They maintained their utmost rationality, gathered together to discuss a solution, and the surname Mi and the princes from all over the country relied on their own abilities to attack Yang Yue unanimously. When the agreed truce time came, whoever obtained the most results from Yang Yue, the other party had to do it. out of compromise.

This is an attempt to resolve internal conflicts by means of external wars, which can avoid the loss of power to internal friction, and at the same time enable the country to expand externally.

As for whether the Chu Congress would lose to Yang Yue?Are you kidding me!

Chu State is a hegemonic country that cannot defeat the Central Plains, and it is just like playing with the countries in the Southwest, the difference is only in the amount of harvest.

The reality is that, for a country that is qualified to compete for hegemony, whether it is in the north or the south, beating its neighbors is no different from adults bullying children.

In the past, the state of Jin was limited to etiquette or thinking, and only dealt poisonous hands to foreign forces such as Chidi, Baizhai, and Dali, and showed mercy to princes of the same language and race. Otherwise, the expansion of the territory would not know how big it would be.

Chu State, which shouted "I am a barbarian", does not have so many taboos. It is nothing more than time-consuming annexation of which country it is eyeing.

The pattern of Zhuxia became that there are many small and medium-sized countries in the north, but there are not many countries left in the south.

Feng Tong set off with the team, they will go to Song State first, and then to Chu State.

During this period, Goujian again transferred troops from the south, speeding up the annexation of Ju.

At one point, apart from sending an envoy to persuade Goujian, the seemingly powerful Yuan country only strengthened the defense force on the border with Ju country, and there was no sign of conscripting a large army to move eastward.

Shi Yuyue, who proposed to use troops against Donglai to test Yuanguo, suddenly entered Goujian's field of vision, and was invited by Goujian to have a banquet several times later. It seemed that Yueguo was about to have another minister who was trusted by the king.

"I'm very scared!" Shi Yuyue took the opportunity of taking on the mission to meet with Jae Yu, and said such a sentence that would be inexplicable to those who don't know it.

Zai Yu said with a smile: "The people of the clan can go to Dayuan at any time, and so can I."

What is this doing?
It is very obvious. Although Shi Yuyue is a minister of Yue State, he seems to be a little entangled with Yuan State. He suggested that Goujian use Donglai to test Yuan State. There is a background story in it...

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