warring states careerist

Chapter 321
The news of the chaos in various countries spread to Yingdu, Chu State, partly through the Mo family's newspapers every few months here.

The Battle of Niu Lanyi, accompanied by the retreat of the allied forces of Jin and Zheng, and the news of Zhao Hanjun's death immediately caused some princes of Chu who had been waiting and watching to change their attitudes immediately.

At least on the bright side, he clearly supports the legitimacy of the Chu king's succession.

When the young king of Chu got the news from Niu Lanyi, he couldn't believe it at first.

The people of the Mohist family relied on the farmers and soldiers of the city to force the Jin Zheng coalition army attacked by the young master to retreat, and they also killed thousands?
Xiong Yi knows the reputation of young master Jian, he is famous, he is good at fighting and attacking, he has never lost a single battle after several battles.

Reminiscent of the former king's defeat in Shangqiu, Xiong Yi took another look at the Mohist's ability in his heart, and while he was overwhelmed, he was also grateful for Niu Lanyi's battle.

Before this battle, his throne was in jeopardy.Once defeated, many lords in the country will come out to oppose him, this is beyond doubt.

After this battle, at least for a short period of time, Jinzheng cut off the intervention plan to break through the Great Wall, which gave him enough time to integrate the interior.

Not long after the news of Duke Lu Yang came, news of the demise of the two monarchs of Han and Zhao was published in the newspapers of the Mo family in the market, which made the situation of King Chu even better.

The lords from all over the country expressed their opinions one after another, saying that this time the Zheng people had betrayed the alliance, and the Zheng people should be punished.

The Jin Dynasty believed that the Zheng people were against the alliance, and the Chu State also believed that the Zheng people were against the alliance, because the Zheng State was originally pro-Chu to control the Jin Dynasty, and the relationship had been good until Si Ziyang captured Wuyang.

In this case, the king of Chu has more choices.

In the political legacy left to him by King Sheng, there was advice about Mohism being a thorny fish. The young King of Chu had been thinking about this all the time, and many theories of Mohism were too advanced and radical, which aroused the extreme dissatisfaction of the emperor.

Just elevating the virtuous is enough to make all the lords oppose the Mohists.

The short-term favorable situation caused the king of Chu to slightly change his attitude towards the Mohists.It is no longer a critical time, and the lords have expressed their loyalty. Even if the king of Chu wants to change, it seems that he does not necessarily have to use the Mohism at this time, but can try to rely on the victory of foreign wars to improve his prestige, so as to carry out A limited reform of "exalting meritocracy" and "centralizing power".

When the nobles stood up to support the King of Chu, the King of Chu had more bargaining chips and more choices.

It seems that there is no need to abide by the content of the Mohist secret agreement for the time being.

As for Ming Yue, the King of Chu has not noticed any harm so far.In the battle of Niu Lanyi, he used the weapons and talents of the Mohists. He won such a victory without spending a penny, and without using a single bit of gold, copper and grain from the treasury.

What they paid was only mining rights and tax-free rights. In the eyes of the King of Chu, the Mohists were simply too stupid, and they didn't understand what a transaction was.

He thought, maybe what the Mohists really want is the content in the secret agreement, but now they don't have to be so radical, and they don't necessarily need to let go of too much power to the Mohists.

Can only be used, not trusted.

Now that it's over, even if you can't say you're against the Mohists, at least you don't need to be as bottomless as when the Jin-Zheng coalition forces held the formation.

When the news of Jun Qin's new death reached Yingdu in March, King Chu became even more excited. Just like Weiss who was thousands of miles away, he also felt that this was a godsend opportunity.

He felt that since Qin Jun died and his heirs were young, the Wei people would definitely attack Qin on a large scale and would not miss this opportunity.

The Koreans can't play this year. If the Wei people attack Qin again, then they can open up the situation in the Central Plains.

Once the situation is opened, with the prestige of King Zhuang, it seems easier to change, at least there is no need to be so radical, as the Mohist said, "be prepared to fight back against all the rebellious nobles in Yanying".

Because the current situation is so good that it is almost like waking up from a dream with laughter.At a critical moment, Han Zhao died as the monarch, and the young master of Qin ascended the throne. The Mo family helped him survive the most dangerous moment, and now it is naturally the other moment.

At this time, if he invites the Mohist family to enter Chu in a big way, it will definitely be opposed by some nobles. At this time, they have just stabilized, and Xiong Yi thinks it is better to stabilize the nobles first.

The lords from all walks of life and the lords who are officials in the center of Yingdu seem to think that the situation is very favorable for the King of Chu. Even those lords who support Wang Ziding have changed their attitudes to some extent.

Now Zheng Guo is a soft persimmon, which can be used as a knife, as the first choice for counterattack and struggle for hegemony.

Ping Yejun, Liang Jun and other local real power faction lords also expressed that this is an excellent opportunity. They are vassals attached to the Chu state system and need some military exploits to expand their fiefs.

The fiefdoms of the king and the land under the jurisdiction of the county are intertwined. If the power of the king is increased, the human and financial resources that the king of Chu can mobilize will be weakened by one point.

But now, the king of Chu has to reuse these powerful lords, hoping that they can seize the opportunity to fight back against Wei Zheng, so he has to make a promise after victory.

The state of Chu has always been like this. Before going to war, the interests of the nobles must be divided.

When Jin Zheng marched into Luyang and entered Prince Ding, the situation was different.The prince's entry into Chu, except for Duke Luyang and Lord Yangcheng who firmly supported Xiong Yi, the rest of the lords will not be affected, it is nothing more than a change of lord.At that time, it was natural to wait and see.

Now that Zheng people have become a dog in the water, Wang Ziding seems to have no chance to take over Yingdu, Han Zhao died again, the situation has changed drastically, when is it time to beat the dog in the water?

This is very realistic. Although King Chu was slightly dissatisfied, he couldn't say anything, and he was used to it.

What's more, in the Battle of Yuguan the year before last, the Zheng people killed Jing Jia and Shu Gong, and the Jing and Shu families were about to take revenge.

In the palace, the bells were ringing, and the king of Chu was no longer the sad face he was a year ago.

After Ling Yin held the wine and wished, he said: "Your Majesty, now that the people of Zheng have betrayed Han, and the Marquis of Han has passed away, it is time to send people to express their condolences. While contacting the people of Korea, they are fighting back against the people of Zheng."

The king of Chu also thought so.

The timing of Marquis Han's death was too coincidental, it happened to be the time when the people of Zheng surrounded Yang Di, and the enemy would always be on the head of the people of Zheng.

Xiong Yi said: "Han Zhengzao had a grudge, this time the prince decided to settle the matter, the Zheng people just wanted to use this to take Wuyang from me. Jing and Shu died at the hands of the Zheng people, this hatred must be avenged."

"The Korean people are weak, and the people behind it are the Wei people. Although there is an old alliance between the Three Jin Dynasties, the alliance may not be reliable. The Korean people dare not fight with me, and they don't want to get the city and land from us. They only want to be in the hands of the Zheng people. seize."

"The Wei people are behind. If we send troops, it will be the Koreans who will be attacked. The Wei people's cities are not close to the Chu city."

"This time I went to Yangdi to express my condolences, and I can explain the situation clearly to the Koreans: joining forces with the Wei people will not benefit the Koreans. After all, Chu is a large country with thousands of miles away and more than a hundred cities. If you really want to anger Chu, don't you fear losing your own? A city? Use your own flesh and blood to help the people of Wei, this is not what a king should do."

"Besides, Li Yun, don't attack in mourning. We will not attack the cities of the Han people within three years, but if the Han people still help the Wei people at this time, it will make the Emperor of Heaven unhappy. If he He still has to send troops, and people in the world thought that Han Qu's father was not Han Qian, but Weiss!"

All the ministers laughed, and understood the intention of King Chu, who wanted to take this opportunity to drive Wei Han apart.

The direction of South Korea's expansion can only be Zheng Guo, which is fertile ground.Chu State's attitude towards Zheng State is somewhat ambiguous, and it is impossible to conquer, and it is easy to cause Zheng State to completely fall to the side of the Three Jins.

Furthermore, the elite land of Wei State has no border with Chu State at all, and they are separated by hundreds of miles.South Korea's Ruyang, Yangzhai and other giant cities are all within the attack range of Chu Fangcheng.

Once the Jin-Chu wars, excluding the factor of Zheng Guo, it can only break out in South Korea. This is exactly what the King of Chu said that the Koreans used their own flesh and blood to help Wei gain hegemony.

This is not only intimidation, but also temptation. This time, the Koreans mainly sent troops with Wei to plan the prince's decision. Naturally, they also hope to get some benefits-the premise is that the direction of Luyang is broken by the Jinzheng coalition forces in one fell swoop. king.

After the First World War in Niu Lanyi, the Koreans also had to worry about the revenge of the Chu State. They did not take advantage of the internal turmoil in Chu to make the Chu State chaotic. Stand together, or temporarily truce with Chu.

There are many excuses for the temporary truce with the Chu State, such as the new death of the monarch, the mourning, the grievances of the Zheng people, and so on.

If diplomatic means can be used to prompt South Korea to wait and see, it will be a good opportunity for Chu to fight back.Similarly, as far as South Korea is concerned, it is also a good time to look at the situation of the battle between Wei and Chu, whether Wei State can still suppress Chu State to fight, so as to determine whether to stand in the team after three years.

Although the state of Chu is said to be rich in gold and jade, after all, it is too scary to look at.South Korea's expansion direction started from moving the capital to Yangdi, and it focused on Zheng Guo: Yangdi is on the edge of Yingshui, Yingshui is the border between Zheng and Han, and Yangdi is only a few days away from Zhengdu.

This mainly depends on Chu's future plans. If Zheng Di is involved, the conflict between Han and Chu will be extremely acute.If you don't get involved, it doesn't seem to be irreconcilable. The Three Jin Alliance is almost unable to hold on. If the three families work together, they will be invincible in the world, but... Weiss can still maintain it. He is old. Can you maintain it?

From the planning to the end of the banquet, Chu State's diplomatic and military measures had been decided.

Order Liangjun and Yangcheng Jun to attack Zheng, ask Zheng people about the crime of breaking the alliance, and force Zheng people to hand over Wang Ziding if possible.

Even if he doesn't hand it over, the prince will definitely die, leave Zheng Guo, and go to Wei Guo.

Let Zheng Jun come forward to make an oath, admit the legitimacy of Xiong Yi's inheritance, and swear not to be a prince, and re-align with Chu to fight against the Three Jins.

He ordered Duke Luyang to continue to improve the Luyang defense line, drill the army, and threaten South Korea so that the Koreans will not send troops within three years.

Zhaozhi'ai was sent to Korea as an envoy, one to offer condolences and the other to persuade Marquis Han.If possible, make friends with South Korea's important ministers and let South Korea temporarily withdraw as much as possible.

As long as Zheng Guo is defeated before Wei Guo reacts, forcing Zheng Guo to recognize the legitimacy of King Chu and re-allocate, then the situation of Chu State in the Central Plains will be opened.

At that time, the Luyang defense line will be safer instead. The Wei people can only choose to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains, and dare not let Chu State get involved in the Central Plains.

The king of Chu thought to himself, as long as the situation is opened, whether to continue to abide by the covenant between the former king and the Mo family will be another matter.If you can't start the situation, if you continue to be defeated, you will naturally have to abide by the key points to benefit the world, and you must eliminate troops and non-attacks... If you open it, it's hard to say.

(End of this chapter)