Fish swimming around the world

Jiang Fan thought about it, and suddenly his heart moved: "Master... you just said that Long Shuai will be the Zhongwu Zun, and we all know that he represents the King of England. Is it possible that Taiyue..."

"Want to support the King of England?" Zhang Zhiling's eyes flashed suddenly, and he pondered for a moment before saying: "Emperor Ping has been dealing with Taiyue for a long time, which makes him tired. The prince is fundamentally against the Holy Land, and it is even more impossible to support him. And the King of England... the King of England It’s not impossible to take refuge in Taiyue. The problem is that the King of England still belongs to the Imperial Court. Taiyue’s support of him is the same as supporting the Imperial Court. Moreover, the King of England has limited troops and horses, so how much can he accomplish?”

This is also the doubt that troubles Jiang Fan. But he understood one thing, Taiyue always had to choose a side to support, and choosing Dazhou, who had been relying on Taiyue for a long time, was not impossible, and it was also the most justifiable.

But assuming this is the case, should Taiyue and Huangting abandon their conflicts and join forces again? It will inevitably require the imperial court to completely surrender to Taiyue from now on, and Taiyue will definitely put heavy nooses on the imperial court to restrict it. Is this... possible?

Also, where will the soldiers and horses, the most important soldiers and horses, come from? The imperial court is full of troops but only 30,000 soldiers and horses. It also includes 10,000 imperial guards for ceremonial purposes. The only ones with combat capabilities are Long Shuai's 20,000 Dragon Guards. Compared with the five countries, they can be called a mantis' arm compared to a chariot. You know, even the weakest state of Jin has 800,000 soldiers.

Thinking of Jin State, Jiang Fan suddenly looked a little strange, "Jin State... Jin State..."

He only mentioned the Kingdom of Jin twice. Before he could follow up, Zhang Zhiling's expression froze, "Soldiers and horses, the Kingdom of Jin..."

Jiang Fan was also stunned. The next moment, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind, and an extremely incredible idea suddenly popped out.

He stood up immediately, holding his fingers and pacing around the room, after a cup of tea. He suddenly turned around and looked at Zhang Zhiling: "Master... I just made a guess, a wild guess... Put yourself in someone else's shoes, if I were Taiyue now..."

"Tell me, what would you think about it if it were you?" Zhang Zhiling's eyes were solemn, as if he understood that what he said next might be important.

"To prove, we often need to make assumptions. Let's assume for the moment that I represent Taiyue, and then assume that Taiyue is really going to be born to dominate the temple. So what is needed most?"

Jiang Fan paced slowly, thinking as he said: "Two points, first, the division has a reputation, especially for an existence like the Holy Land, this cannot be bypassed. Second, strength, yes I need the army, this is It is truly the best weapon to conquer the world.”

He held out a finger: "I have no shortage of status. First of all, I am the Holy Land and have the responsibility and obligation to help the world. And my appeal is known to the world, and it is there. Therefore, righteousness is easy to find, follow the example of Tai Hua is the way out..."

He stretched out his second finger: "The most important thing is the army. Without the army, everything is nonsense. But where does the army come from? Obviously, with today's current situation, you can only choose one to support. Who to support... …”

He was asking himself questions and answering: "Let's not talk about who to support. Among the five countries, supporting any one of them would be unfair and unjust. Obviously, my reputation is also a burden for me. I should support the imperial court. But. Imperial Court, it’s really not possible... So what should I do? Just think about it, find someone who can do it in the name of Imperial Court."

When he said this, Zhang Zhiling's expression changed slightly.

"It's feasible if you have the rightful status like me. Who...Two, one is Qin, because he is the hidden minister of the country. The other..."

He raised his head and looked at Zhang Zhiling, who immediately said: "The Kingdom of Jin, because there are five alliance leaders, the Imperial Court is on the Zhu Kingdom."

"Yes!" Jiang Fan clapped his hands: "But the Qin Kingdom is not successful. Taiyue does not want to support an uncontrollable emperor, so he can only choose Jin. What a coincidence, the King of Jin also sought death, you say Coincidentally or not, the King of Jin and Gongsun Xing still have a tacit understanding. You tell me what a coincidence, the King of Jin and the King of England still have a good rapport..."

Zhang Zhiling said slowly: "So many coincidences are not coincidences."

Jiang Fan nodded heavily: "Yes! Of course, because I know what happened behind the scenes... Well, everything seems to be coming out. I, Taiyue, support the Great Zhou Dynasty to re-pacify the world from a righteous cause, and uphold the principles of Zhuguo Yes, Jin is weak, but with my Holy Land, I will support him to become stronger, and it is easier to control it if he is weak, right?"

Zhang Zhiling snapped: "So, you will nominally support the King of England, who represents the imperial court, but actually support the King of Jin. Once successful, the King of England will still have no real power, and it will be difficult for the Jin Kingdom to escape the control of the Zhou Dynasty."

"So, everything is before my eyes, everything...is the best choice."

Zhang Zhiling stood up angrily: "What a great Taiyue!"

Jiang Fan, however, remained calm: "Very good then. I have an idea. Will the King of England agree? What about the King of Jin?"

"Of course." Zhang Zhiling said decisively: "For the King of England, this is a unique opportunity to truly gain status and power, and for the King of Jin, it is a unique opportunity to truly gain power in the world. Especially the King of Jin once suffered an attack from the Chu State, and he knew that even if If I don't offend someone, I can't stop him from pursuing his ambitions. But when faced with the once-in-a-lifetime situation of the Imperial Court coming forward, Taiyue's support, and even Taihua's response, I would be a fool if I didn't do it!"

Zhang Zhiling let out a long sigh: "The Jin King Sima Ji is young and powerful, has a deep mind, superb methods, and a far-sighted vision. He is obviously not a fool..."

"So, this is probably a hit-and-miss thing." Jiang Fan said flatly.

"But there is one more question." Zhang Zhiling looked at him thoughtfully: "Xia Guo."

Jiang Fan nodded. That's right. Xia State. Old Lady Xia has been forbearing for a long time. Now her mind has been clearly seen by people with discerning eyes. She is extremely urgent to win Taiyue's support, and it is imperative. So, if Taiyue supports Jin, what will he do?

"He won't do anything..." Jiang Fan slowly said to his master, "Jin and Xia are the best alliances."

Zhang Zhiling was silent for a moment and sighed, "Yes, there are Cao Wei heroes in the north of Xia, Daqin in the west of Xia, and Chu in the south of Xia as an enemy. Chu and Jin are mortal enemies. If they don't unite, it will be a stupid move.

Jiang Fan smiled bitterly, "In fact, Master understands that since the Jin-Xia alliance to attack Wei, this matter has been explained. I'm afraid that Old Lady Xia has always had the idea of ​​​​cooperating with Jin State, otherwise she would not have insisted on marrying the princess until now. "

Zhang Zhiling nodded, "Yes, but you don't know that this strategy was first proposed by the previous generation of Kunlun. "

"Su Zhen? "Jiang Fan was stunned.

Zhang Zhiling said: "Yes, it is the strategic genius Su Zhen who abandoned his identity, entered the world to participate in the struggle, and finally asked to be beheaded at Canggu Pass. When he first came into the world, he set the strategy of forming alliances with the enemy. Now many people seem to have forgotten it, but it is a pity that this old woman Xia has always kept it in mind. "