Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 37
King Qingji of Wu spared no expense in order to facilitate the alliance between Wu and Yue to deal with Helu together.

A hundred yi of gold (two thousand taels of horseshoe gold, the unit of measurement is that one yi equals twenty taels), a pair of fine jade biscuits, a set of ivory tableware, and fifty pieces of cowhide!
There are also ten beauties, and there are fifty altars of Wu Guo's fine wine!
This is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for the country of Yue!
Because the State of Yue is poorer than the State of Wu, the treasury of the King of Yue has very few rare treasures. Sometimes he can only take some things like rice, deerskin, and ox horns to reward his subjects.

Therefore, these things that Qingji gave were undoubtedly generous gifts to Yunchang, which made him very excited!

"The king of Wu is really sincere, and I am convinced."

Driven by money, Yun Chang had no choice but to choose to trust Bo Tong and stand on Qing Ji's side.

Bo Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said again: "The king of Yue is wise! The king of Yue, to tell you the truth, this time, my minister was ordered by the king to envoy Yue. Apart from concluding an alliance between Wu and Yue and reconciling them, there is another purpose!"

"Your envoy, but it's okay to say."

As the saying goes, taking people's money and eliminating disasters for others, Yun Chang doesn't believe in things like falling from the sky, now that Qing Ji is so generous, he must ask for something!
Could it be that the Yue Kingdom sent troops together to quell the Helu Rebellion?
Or, Qingji wanted to send his troops to wipe out Helu on the separatist side, but he was worried that the Yue Kingdom would send troops to help at that time, so he let Yunchang stand on the sidelines?

Not impossible!

However, what Bo Tong said next surprised Yun Chang and the officials of the Yue Kingdom.

Bo Tong said loudly: "King of Yue, besides these rare treasures and beautiful wines, my king has also prepared a big gift for the King of Yue!"

"Oh, big gift?"

Yun Chang was very suspicious.

Is Wu Wang Qingji really so generous?

I saw Bo Tong chuckled lightly and said, "Exactly. King Yue, I don't know if the land in the city is a great gift in King Yue's mind?"

"Nature is a great gift."

As the king of a country, Yun Chang, how could he not know that the most precious things in the world are not yellow and white things, not beautiful women and good wine, but real cities and real land!
Not to mention Yunchang, every king in the world probably covets cities and land.

It's just that although they covet the cities and lands of other countries, they often have more than enough heart but not enough power to seize them.

"Then, my king is willing to dedicate the entire four cities of Wuyuan, Xing, Yu'er, and Li, with a radius of two hundred miles, to the King of Yue!"

"I don't know, does the King of Yue dare to accept it?"

Upon hearing this, all the monarchs and ministers of the Yue Kingdom, including Yue Wang Yunchang, couldn't help but see green light in their eyes, like a greedy hungry wolf seeing its prey, and their hearts are moved by it.

Having said that, how could Yun Chang not know that this was a blank check written by Wu Wang Qingji?
Gaiyin is now in the south of Wu State, which is under the separatist rule of Helu, and is not under the orthodox jurisdiction of Wu State for the time being.

If Yunchang really wants to get the land of the city there, he still needs to send troops and horses to destroy Helu!
However, Qingji's approval made Yue Kingdom famous. For the ambitious Yunchang, who has always advocated active external expansion, this title given by Qingji has an extraordinary significance.

"Why don't you dare!"

Yun Chang held his head high, with a proud smile on his face.

The soldiers of the Yue Kingdom are completely capable of crushing Helu's remnant soldiers and defeated generals!

If Qingji can promise not to intervene in it, how can Yunchang not dare to occupy the southern land of Wu State?
Of course, Yun Chang was very clear in his heart.

The reason why Qingji is so generous now is that he wants Yue and Helu to attack each other so that he can watch from the sidelines.

However, Yun Chang didn't care about these details at all!
As long as the Vietnamese army annexed the land occupied by Helu quickly enough, Qingji would have nothing to do with Yue.

……

After coming down to court, Yue Wang Yunchang summoned his right-hand men, Da Sima Shimai and Da Si Kou Luming, to the side hall alone, and sat on the ground.

"The state of Wu wants to form an alliance with our state of Yue, and on the surface, it puts the four cities of Wuyuan, Xing, Yu'er, and Li into Yue."

"According to the opinions of the two of you, do you agree to the alliance of the Wu Kingdom and accept the city land donated by the Wu people?"

Yun Chang already accepted it in his heart, but he still wanted to ask the opinions of the two important ministers of the Yue Kingdom.

Da Sima Shimai said almost without hesitation, "Your Majesty, why don't you accept forming an alliance with Wu? No matter how you look at it, it's my country of Yue taking advantage, and the one that loses is the country of Wu!"

Yun Chang nodded slightly, and then set his eyes on another important minister.

Chief Si Kou Luming had a worried look on his face, and said: "Your Majesty, even though you said so, I am really worried. The people of Wu have ulterior motives and evil intentions."

"The feud between Yue and Wu cannot be resolved overnight!"

"Besides, since the establishment of the two countries, there have been wars from time to time. Either Wu attacked Yue, or Yue attacked Wu, and conflicts continued."

"My country of Yue wants to connect the Central Plains and aspire to the top of the world, so we should annex Wu and do it."

"The state of Wu wants to attack Chu in the west and compete in the north, so he should destroy Yue so that he will have no worries!"

"That's why the two countries of Yue and Wu are like fire and water, incompatible."

After a pause, Lu Ming sighed again: "Now, Qingji sends Uncle Hun as an envoy to Yue, and presents generous gifts, and pretends to be the four towns in the south of Wu Kingdom. Under the hospitality, there may be evil intentions!"

Hearing this, Yun Chang couldn't help frowning.

Shi Mai, who was on the side, didn't take it seriously, and said with a sneer, "Da Si Kou said Da Miao."

"So what if Wu Wang Qingji hides evil intentions? The great gift he offered, my country of Yue will not accept it for nothing!"

Shi Mai had accepted Bo Tong's bribe, so he spoke for Wu.

Even if he was not bought by the Wu people, I believe that Yishi Mai's consistent style is that he believes that he will form an alliance with Wu and be good for each other, and sending troops to attack the territory separated by Helu is a matter of course!
"Great Sima, not to mention the great gifts offered by the State of Wu, the four towns in the south of the State of Wu, with a radius of [-] miles, how can Qingji be assigned to the State of Yue?"

Lu Ming said in a deep voice, "You should know that the four cities in the south of Wu Kingdom are still under Ji Guang's rule. If our Yue Kingdom takes the land, we will have to go to war at every turn!"

"If Qingji took advantage of the fierce battle between our Yue army and Ji Guang, and took the opportunity to go south, how would the king deal with himself then? How would the country of Yue deal with itself?"

"This……"

Yun Chang had to fall into deep thought.

Lu Ming said again: "Your Majesty, in the current situation in the world, all countries are attacking each other, rituals are collapsing, music is ruining, how can this alliance be counted?"

"What's more, our opponent is Wu Guo, and it's Qingji!"

"The second and third sons don't know much about Qingji, they only know that his bravery is the best in the world, and he is known as the number one warrior in Wu."

"However, it is such a person who can regroup, expel Ji Guang, who killed the king and usurped the throne, and proclaim himself king in the Wu Kingdom!"

"It can be seen from this that Qingji's scheming is not ordinary. He is also as cunning as a fox, and he often acts unscrupulously!"

"How can such a king be trusted?"

(End of this chapter)