A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 248 Zhang Yi Envoys Chu
The State of Wei was continuously defeated by the State of Qin, and the land of Hexi was lost. After losing a large amount of arable land and population, the State of Wei was no longer able to form Wei soldiers.

What's more, it takes a lot of time to form Wei Wuzu, and all countries in the world will not give Wei Guo this opportunity.

The decline of the Wei State led to a problem, that is, the brain drain. This kind of problem occurred between the Chu State and the Jin State in the past. Although Chu was talented, Jin used it.

Talented people from Wei State went to Qin State one after another, and Qin State's vigorous promotion and reuse of talents from the eastern countries also exacerbated this phenomenon.At the same time, due to the strict system in Qin State, the room for advancement is narrow. Among the upper class of Qin State, most of them are from the six kingdoms of Shandong.

Since all the land in Hexi was lost, Wei State did not have so many officials and titles to give these talents, so the talents of Wei State left Wei State and flowed to Qin State instead.

It was at this time that Zhang Yi went to Qin State and was soon reused by King Qin.

Qin State, Xianyang, Xianyang Palace.

"Your Majesty, the State of Wei is in decline, and South Korea is weak. The State of Zhao is carrying out reforms. This time is the best time to advance eastward. The army will break through the State of Wei, seize Anyi, and cross the south to threaten Hangu Pass. At the same time, the army will leave Wuguan, Hangu Guguan, attack from three directions, we will be able to break through Hangu Pass."

"At that time, you will have the letter of confusion in your hand, Wuguan in the south, Dashanguan in the west, Xiaoguan in the north, and four fortresses in your hand. The solidity in the middle of the pass is rare in the world. With this as a base, you can gobble up the kingdoms of Shandong. If you retreat, you can protect yourself, and the Qin Kingdom deserves its destiny!" Zhang Yi pointed to a map and told the King of Qin.

Qin Wang also felt that what Zhang Yi said was very reasonable. At this moment, another minister next to him retorted: "Your Majesty, this strategy is not feasible!"

"What good strategy does Sima Qing have?" King Qin asked.

Sima Cuo cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, which country is the most prosperous among all the countries in the world?"

"It belongs to Huai country!" King Qin said.

"The prosperity of the Huai country is known all over the world. In the past, the countries of the Central Plains attacked the Huai River several times, but they were all invincible. Can my country, Qin, do it?" Sima Cuo asked.

The King of Qin shook his head slowly and said: "If the six countries attack Qin, Qin will be hard to resist."

Sima Cuo continued: "According to Zhang Yi's strategy, when the army is dispatched to attack the Central Plains, it must face the Huai country. With the prosperity of the Huai country, it is difficult for the Qin country to win. Moreover, the Huai country is two thousand miles away and rich in products. Qin is not as good as it!"

King Qin was silent for a moment, and then asked: "The prosperity of the Huai country is not as good as that of the Qin country!"

"Your Majesty, don't be discouraged. Although the Huai Kingdom is strong, it is not invincible. Your Majesty should first annex the lands of Hanzhong and Bachu. At that time, Qin will occupy the land of Bashu and Hanzhong. There will be thousands of miles of fertile fields. Tianfu will rule the country. After recuperating, we will send troops to attack Huai."

"After occupying the land of Bachu at that time, our Qin army can advance from Jiangzhou, Shangyong, and Wuguan to the east, and we can unite with the three Jins and Qi to attack the Huaihe River. Then the Huaihe River will be unstoppable!"

"On the other hand, attacking Wei and Han, although the two countries are weak, it will easily lead to the joint attack of Qin by the princes, which is not advisable!"

"In addition to capturing the lands of Bachu and Hanzhong, we can also invite the Huai Kingdom to send troops to contain the Western Chu Kingdom."

Zhang Yi said: "Your Majesty, no, if the Huai Kingdom occupies Western Chu, our Qin Kingdom will be even more dangerous!"

"Your Majesty, although Huai State is strong, Shangyong and Jiangzhou are both natural dangers and difficult to attack. On the other hand, Qin State can attack from Shu. Although there are obstacles, it is much easier than Huai State. If we can occupy Western Chu first, we only need to send a large army to guard the pass."

Sima Cuo tried his best to oppose Zhang Yi's strategy, and finally persuaded King Qin to attack Western Chu from Shu and Guanzhong.

Seeing that King Qin had decided to attack Qin first, Zhang Yi stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Western Chu has an alliance with Wei. Although Wei is weak, it would be a troublesome thing if we take advantage of our army to attack Chu. Please, please!" Send an envoy to Western Chu and destroy the alliance between Western Chu and Wei."

The king of Qin agreed with Zhang Yi's strategy, so Zhang Yi went to the Western Chu State as an envoy. After seeing the Western Chu King, he said to the King of Chu: "Qin Guodong's departure from Hangu Pass was blocked by the Huai State, and Chu State was persecuted by the Huai State. Chin and Hanzhong, Qin is willing to make friends with Chu and attack Huai together."

The king of Chu was very happy to hear that Qin State was willing to form an alliance with Chu State to attack Huai State. Over the years, the successive kings of Chu State wanted to regain the land of Chu State, but they failed to break through Huai State after several attacks on Huai State. When Qin State was willing to form an alliance with Chu State to attack Huaihe River, he was overjoyed.

"Zhang Qing, Qin State is willing to form an alliance with Chu State to attack Huai State. I am very happy. Is Qin State going to leave Wuguan?" Chu Wang asked.

Zhang Yi said: "King of Chu, you are willing to form an alliance with Qin to attack Huaihe River. The foreign ministers are willing to believe it, but the foreign ministers heard that Chu and Wei have an alliance to attack Qin. If I leave Wuguan, the king of Chu will If we join hands with the State of Wei to attack our State of Qin, then our State of Qin will be in danger, so please, King Chu, sever the covenant with the State of Wei to show your sincerity."

After thinking about it for a while, King Chu decided that Qin and Chu's attack on Huai was attractive enough, so he finally decided to sever the alliance with Wei and attack Huai together with Qin.

Immediately said: "I know about your envoy's doubts, and I will break off the alliance with Wei Guo."

Zhang Yi said with a smile: "That would be great. At that time, the Qin State and the Chu State will form an alliance, and then the Qin Congress will send troops to Wuguan and Hangu Pass. At that time, the king of Chu will be invited to attack Huaihe River from Shangyong and Jiangzhou."

"My king also ordered foreign ministers to contact Qi State, and Qi State will also send troops at that time. With our three parties joining forces, Huai State will be defeated!"

"At that time, Qi State will take the land of Huaisi, Qin State will take the land of Hanguguan Nanyang, and Chu State will take the land of Xiangyang and Hanshui Plain."

Zhang Yi's mouth is full of lotus flowers, which paints an extremely attractive prospect for the king of Chu.

King Chu couldn't help but think about the scene Zhang Yi described.The thought of being able to return to the Han River Plain again made the King of Chu feel a surge of emotion.

So he said: "Don't worry, your envoy, I will send an envoy to Wei State to sever relations with Wei State."

The king of Chu sent envoys to the state of Wei and severed the alliance with the state of Wei. The king of Wei was very angry and broke off diplomatic relations with the state of Chu immediately.

After the envoy of Chu State came back to report, the King of Chu didn't care about Wei State's attitude, but happily formed an alliance with Qin State.

Zhang Yi discussed the details of the alliance with the king of Chu, and then returned to Qin with the envoys of Chu.Just when the king of Chu was thinking of forming an alliance with Qin and then joined forces to attack Huai, Qin directly rejected the alliance with Chu and drove out the envoys of Chu.

When the King of Chu heard the news, he was furious immediately, pulled out the sword at his waist, and slashed it on the table: "Shameless Qin Rong, how dare you insult our country of Chu like this! We must send troops to attack Qin today to repay today Disgrace!"

Immediately ordered to send troops to attack Qin.

(End of this chapter)