Fish swimming around the world

Forget it, Jiang Fan shook his head. He will consider these things later. There are still many things to consider now.

"I heard that the war is almost over. What do you think the final result will be?"

Jiang Fan asked him the question he was most concerned about.

The empress looked calm: "A war of interests, the final result is nothing more than the distribution of interests. Taiyue has decided to formally come forward, and the rest is more on the negotiation table."

"Wei has already got what he deserves, and it should not be on the table."

"Yes." The empress said decisively: "As a mediator, after all, they also have a share in the Taiyue Game."

Jiang Fan suddenly realized: "Yes, but what about the Xia Kingdom? If Mr. Yin's idea is to go by, the Ningzhou Fortress that the Xia Kingdom wants will probably fall into the hands of the Chu Kingdom."

The empress shook her head: "No, Chu State understands that Xia State must pay corresponding benefits for withdrawing its troops. Even if Sima Jing really follows Yunqiu's plan and fully surrenders to Chu State, Ningzhou will still fall into Xia State's hands."

"But what about the name? In what name did Xia Guo ask for Ningzhou?"

"It's very simple." The empress said, "Passing through Chu State."

Jiang Fan was stunned and quickly realized that it was indeed easy for the Chu State to get Ningzhou first and then give it to the Xia State.

Fortunately, I have been thinking about this matter. It seems that there is indeed a huge gap between myself and the empress in terms of political vision and sensitivity.

"So what will happen to Chu State in the end?" Jiang Fan wanted to confirm his judgment on this main initiating country.

"The winner is king. As long as Chu State is willing to agree to a truce, the conditions are easy to negotiate. But in my opinion, your Mr. Yin has pointed out the best route."

Jiang Fan's heart moved: "You mean, Sima Jing surrendered to Chu, and the Chu State used Sima Jing to rule southern Shanxi, and the military and political affairs were separated?"

The empress nodded: "What a genius idea. The benefits will all lie with Chu State."

Jiang Fan sighed softly, this time it was as he guessed. In this way, there are at least four benefits.

First, the people of Jin govern Jin. Sima Jing was originally the eldest son of the old King of Jin. He had to have status and be familiar with the national conditions of Jin. If he was to govern, he would not provoke too much backlash and avoid putting out fires every day.

Secondly, the southern part of Shanxi relies on the Xia State, and the conflicts between it and the Xia State will naturally be handled by Sima Jing. The Chu State does not come forward but actually makes the decision, so why not do it.

Third, without spending money or effort, the Jin State will always be in a state of turmoil with the north and the south fighting. The Jin State's national power will continue to be depleted. If the Chu State uses weapons again in the future, the Jin State will be unable to resist.

Fourth, it is enough to explain to Taiyue that no matter how you look at it, Chu State returned southern Jin to the prince of Jin State, and no one can find fault with it. In particular, Sima Jing once claimed that he lured the Chu army into the country to avenge his father, so it was justifiable for Chu to hand over Jinnan to Sima Jing.

Of course, the most fundamental thing to realize all this is the separation of military and political affairs. Military power lies in Chu, while Sima Jing only has political power. It is enough to give him a nominal king of Jinnan.

For Sima Jing, this is the best way to protect himself at the moment. Of course he does not want to lose military power. Unfortunately, according to the original design, the power of the four states in southern Shanxi cannot compete with the recovering Jin State. In the end, The result is either escape or death. Neither one is acceptable.

With the King of Jinnan, although he knows that he is in name only, others do not. With this foundation, he can naturally make more plans, including recruiting former forces and winning over other dignitaries. Especially in Sima Jing's view, in the final analysis, Jinnan is a Jin people. As long as you give yourself time and space, and slowly operate, you will not worry about the day when it will rise again.

"This alone shows his talent. One day you will command the army, and this person can be regarded as a military advisor." The empress's comment made Jiang Fan slightly shocked.

However, Jiang Fan felt that there was no way he could lead the army, so he just listened.

"Only the Jin State suffered. This was a war in which everyone was happy, but only the Jin State shed tears." Jiang Fan sighed.

The empress thought for a moment, then shook her head: "Not necessarily..."

Jiang Fan was stunned: "With the partition of the Three Kingdoms, the Jin State lost 20% of its territory and tens of millions of people. Its position in Taiyue was also greatly weakened. How can I say it is not necessarily true?"

"It seems so, but everything has two sides. Centralization and innovation."

Four words, two words, but it was like a bolt of lightning blasting into Jiang Fan's heart.

Centralize power and innovate!

Yes, centralization... Through this battle, Sima Ji, on the first premise of war, eliminated the opposition, activated his own people, completely took control of all the military and political power of the Jin State, and reorganized the power structure of the Jin State. Form a truly centralized mechanism with him as the core.

The innovation is the innovation of Jin's governance method. The first point is to completely abandon the style of focusing on civilized governance. After that, it is completely possible to implement the national policy of emphasizing military force over civilized affairs. And this is crucial to the future strength of Jin.

Moreover, with Sima Ji's understanding of the Jin Kingdom and innovation, God knows how many innovative measures he will make.

"If the Jin Dynasty wants to be strong, it must implement the rule of a single man and respect the military in temples. Through this war, Sima Ji obtained all of these two items. The lost land can be brought back, and the lost people can be brought back, but these two items can be implemented , this time is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

Jiang Fan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he was Sima Ji, the swordsman of Jin State. He didn't seem so anxious about the war. Instead, he had a calmness that was hard to see through.

Or has he already seen this?

horrible! Jiang Fan suddenly felt a chill in his heart. How could emperors, generals, and ministers be so simple? Sometimes I underestimate my opponents too much...

"When you said that, I realized that indeed, Jin State...can't say that it only suffered losses."

The empress said: "In addition to the four countries, Taiyue is also participating in this distribution of benefits."

Jiang Fan sneered: "He did nothing, but he still wants to cut off a big piece of the pie. It's shameless."

The empress said: "Indeed, the game is only between people with different positions. Taiyue can really be said to have done nothing, but it seems that he has done everything. No one can say anything. This benefit must be given, and it must be given respectfully. Shameless is shameless, but Taiyue has successfully maintained his authority again."

Jiang Fan sighed: "There is nothing we can do. Taiyue is Taiyue after all. Now let's wait for the result. Four countries plus Taiyue, five parties share the benefits, hehe..."

"No," the empress suddenly said: "It's five countries."

Jiang Fan was stunned: "Five countries?"

The empress looked at him: "You are the real genius."

"Me?" Jiang Fan was a little stunned.

"Yes, you." The empress's eyes were burning. You had made full use of a war that had nothing to do with the Qin State. Not only did you take advantage of it to gain substantial benefits such as the neutral land of Yuzhou, but you also made arrangements everywhere and played a big game for the future. This first move was too far ahead that even I felt terrible.