Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 763 National Pillar
"Reporting to the king, I think that you can retreat and attack."

"Why?"

Hearing Fan Li's ambiguous reply, Qingji was quite suspicious.

Although, most of the talents like Fan Li like to show off, but they will never play tricks on celebrating taboos.

Fan Li smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, if our army of Wu wants to withdraw from the land of Shu, it is not impossible. However, taking advantage of this opportunity, Your Majesty can force the people of Shu to surrender, and the King of Shu will relinquish his imperial title and pay tribute to the Kingdom of Wu every year. towards."

"Just like the other vassal states of our Wu State, the Wu army is stationed on the side of the capital, and the ruling ministers are Wu people. Practice Wu laws, learn Wu literature, and practice Wu soldiers, so that everything in the country is almost equal to Wu State!"

"In addition, Your Majesty can also force the Shu people to compensate our army for all losses during the war, whether it be slaves, or money, or grain, rice, or cloth."

Hearing this, Qing Ji couldn't help but chuckled and said, "Fan Li, I'm afraid the people of Shu would not agree to such a harsh condition."

"Don't agree?"

Fan Li smiled and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the people of Shu will definitely agree. At least the new king of Shu will definitely agree."

"If you attack, what should you do?"

Qingji knew Fan Li very well.

Knowing that the "attack" in Fan Li's mouth is definitely not simply continuing to attack Shu, but has a deeper intention.

In fact, it is.

Fan Li lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, if you attack, I ask you to unite with the State of Qin to destroy Shu!"

"Based on the current situation, the people of Qin will definitely not sit back and watch the land of Shu be annexed by Wu, so when necessary, Qin will definitely send troops to rescue Shu."

"Since that's the case, why didn't your lord divide Shu together with Qin?"

Now the Kingdom of Shu seems to have become a sweet pastry.

Qingji intends to annex the land of Bashu, so why not Qin Bo Yingning?

However, different from the strength of the overlord Wu, the current state of Qin does not have the ability to swallow the land of Bashu in one go, and Qingji will not tolerate such a thing happening.

Because once the Qin State annexes Bashu, it will definitely become the "base of kings and hegemony", and it can also take advantage of the natural geographical advantages of the land of Bashu to attack Wu directly...

Similarly, the people of Qin could not just sit back and watch Wu annex the land of Bashu.

Because, in this way, there will be more places where Wu State borders Qin State, which will directly threaten the capital of Qin, Yongcheng.

In the past, the state of Wu swallowed Chu and destroyed Yun, which already terrified the people of Qin.

If Wu State directly annexed the land of Bashu this time, wouldn't the next step be to start the battle to destroy Qin?
"inappropriate!"

As soon as Fan Li's words fell, Grand Sima Wu Zixu immediately retorted: "If the Qin people are allowed to touch the land of Shu, what is the significance of our country Wu's attack on the land of Bashu?"

"The state of Wu is not short of food now, and there are plenty of fertile land. The reason why the king wants to take Bashu is because the land of Bashu borders on Qin, and it can even threaten Qin's capital Yongcheng at any time!"

"If Wu and Qin divide the land of Shu equally, not to mention letting the Qin people take advantage of it for nothing, such an advantage will be wiped out!"

Hearing this, Fan Li just shook his head and said, "If that's the case, then retreat and withdraw from the land of Shu. Neither Wu nor Qin can touch a single inch of the land of Shu."

"This……"

Wu Zixu hesitated to speak.

After all this, didn't Fan Li want to "encourage" Qingji to stop, and just stop there?
After thinking about it, Qing Ji had an idea in his mind.

It is indeed not difficult for the current state of Wu to swallow up the land of Bashu in one go.

It's just that the Wu Kingdom has taken advantage of the trend this time, and the preparations for the destruction of Ba and Shu are not sufficient, so now it seems that the successor is weak.

Once the Qin people join the war and unite the Shu army to deal with the Wu army, the Wu country may be dragged into the quagmire of the war, and the national power will be wasted in vain, and it will not take much advantage in the end.

Can Qingji be taken advantage of?

Obviously it is impossible.

Although Qingji felt a little unwilling to withdraw his troops at this time, he had no choice but to do so.

As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

Regarding the matter of destroying Shu, Qingji can put it aside for the time being, and wait until everything is ready, and then fight to destroy Shu...

After thinking about all this clearly, Qingji cast a contemptuous glance at Fan Li, and asked, "Fan Li, how sure are you that you will make the people of Shu submit to our Wu Kingdom and agree to all the conditions that I have set?"

"At least eighty to ninety percent!"

Fan Li vowed: "If the king sends Zihu to lobby the Lord of Shu, it will get twice the result with half the effort. If the king sends his ministers to tell Wu and Qin that they have the intention to divide the land of Shu equally, and to show benefits to the Lord of Shu, then the matter will surely come true." !"

"good."

No wonder Fan Li was full of confidence in this matter, and it turned out that he had already planned it.

However, Qing Ji immediately hesitated, and said, "Fan Li, now Wu and Shu are at war, and the people of Shu don't respect martial arts, they don't have etiquette, justice, integrity and shame."

"If you are sent to Shu this time, you are afraid of something unexpected, and I cannot ignore your safety."

For a pillar of the country like Fan Li, how could Qingji let him risk his life to go to Shu as an envoy?
If the people of Shu couldn't think about it for a while and killed Fan Li to sacrifice the flag, Qingji thought that even if he succeeded in destroying Shu, he would be at a loss.

After all, the Shu people killed the envoy of Wu State last time!
"Your Majesty..."

Fan Li, who was so valued by Qingji, was deeply moved. He bowed to Qingji and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, your personal safety is far less important than the rise and fall of the Wu Kingdom!"

"If I take a risk once, the state of Wu can subdue the people of Shu, and I...will die!"

"Fan Li, you are too serious."

Qingji waved his hand and said, "I know that you are eloquent and eloquent, and there are few opponents in the world with your eloquence. However, I am a great Wu, with a lot of talents and a lot of lobbyists. Why do you need a royal doctor and a pillar of the country?" Go out on your own?"

"..."

Fan Li was silent.

Qing Ji cared for Fan Li completely, so he planned to replace Fan Li with someone else.

However, among the ministers who served in the army, how many of them are witty and clever enough?

As an excellent lobbyist (political strategist), with a glib tongue, the most basic quality is to keep your face in front of the mountain collapse.

But who can do these conditions?
"Father, my son is willing to go!"

Prince Heng gritted his teeth and volunteered to ask Ying.

On the contrary, just as he stood up, he was opposed by Qingji.

"Wu Heng, you are the crown prince, you cannot afford to make mistakes."

Right now, the most suitable person to go on an envoy to the Kingdom of Shu is Fan Li.

Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Gong Zixi, and Prince Heng are also fine, but they are noble and rare talents. If they die in the hands of Shu people, wouldn't it be too late to celebrate the taboo?
"Father, my son recommends a person, you can go to persuade the Shu Lord to submit!"

"who?"

"The divination merchant!"

Bu business?

Bu Zixia?

Bu Shang's ability is beyond doubt.

Qingji still remembers that in the old days when he implemented the examination and examination system, when he was conducting examinations for scholars in Jixia Academy, a young fortune-telling merchant broke into the venue just to beg for an official, and then get money to buy medicine for his sick mother Continue life...

(End of this chapter)