Now in the imperial study, after Wei Qian sat down, he asked directly: "It is a foregone conclusion that the Chu State will send troops, and it is a foregone conclusion that the Wei State will take the opportunity to invade the border. The Great Xia State stopped aiding us for more than ten years after the founding of our country.
Three major events were revealed together within a few days, what do you think?"
These three matters had been discussed in the early court, but there was no conclusion, and some things would not be said during the court meeting, so Wei Qian asked such a question in the royal study in front of his trusted ministers.
After asking, most people subconsciously looked at Wei Ning. This Uncle Wang, who is nearly sixty years old, can be said to be the most prestigious person in Wei's Yue Kingdom today. Not only because he has Lin Haoming as his son-in-law, he is also in charge of state affairs all year round.
of important ministers.
Wei Ning had long known that he would be the first to be questioned, and now he coughed and said: "I did not say anything clearly in the previous morning, but now that King Wei is young and energetic, he said it was mostly a test, but
If we really get a chance, with the character of King Wei, it is not impossible that he will actually send troops."
"Well, Uncle Wang is right. That guy has less scruples than I do. When I conquered the royal capital, I was just a governor sitting in charge of the central army, but he directly led the troops as the vanguard. He is really brave."
Wei Qian didn't know whether he was praising the other party's sharpness or derogating him because he felt a little reckless.
"So what the left prime minister means is that Wei's hidden danger is essentially to deal with a war with Chu?" Zhang Xin, as the right prime minister, also asked.
"That should be the case, and instead of having a head-on confrontation with us, Chu and Wei are also bordering each other. Although the border is not long, it is still several hundred miles long. If Chu is defeated miserably, hehe!" Wei Ning did not say any more.
Just sneered twice.
"Liu Taiwei, what do you think about the war with Chu? There are two marshals, and you are the same. The battle still depends on you." Wei Qian said rather modestly.
"The previous victory over Yang Lingdao, to be honest, I felt a little surprised. The unbearable performance of Yang Lingdao made me feel unbelievable. But if I am not mistaken this time, the Chu State will not underestimate the enemy. The leader of the army is probably the real name of the Chu State."
Handsome Qu Xiong, this man was more than 20 years ago, but just after the weak crown, he was assassinated by the county guard during the rebellion in the three counties of Wu State. He stabilized the morale of the army and quelled the rebellion. After that, he conquered the Southern Barbarians three times and achieved victory. He is still very old now.
Less than fifty, he is an innate master, and can be said to be the biggest supporter of the Chu State. The reason why the Wei State is eyeing us covetously is also because of this." Lin Haoming said with certainty.
In fact, Lin Haoming had said these words to Wei Qian privately early in the morning, and now he was speaking them mainly to a few other people.
Sure enough, at this moment Zhang Xin made an excuse and asked: "What do you mean, Lieutenant Lin, this battle is not going to be easy to fight? Do you plan to focus on defense?"
"He will fight his troops, and I will fight mine. In this battle, the marshal will go south. He might as well stay in Huangling County and Huanglang County to stop the Chu army from going north. I will personally lead 100,000 troops and attack the three counties of Wu State." Lin Haoming said.
"Ah!" After hearing this, several people immediately looked at each other, because they found that His Majesty did not seem surprised by this incident, and had obviously planned it for a long time.
"Your Majesty wants to annex Wu?" At this time, Wei Yi seemed to see something and asked immediately.
"Before I ascended the throne, I had discussed it with Lieutenant Lin, and the plan to engulf Wu was decided early on. Of course, it depended on the battle with Chu State. Unexpectedly, the 100,000 Chu navy navy was completely defeated, and Chu State did not have this
One hundred thousand naval troops, to be honest, it is impossible to suppress us with infantry, and the people of the old Wu in the three counties of Wu have always had a grudge against the state of Chu. As long as we handle it properly, maybe the people of the old Wu will welcome us more." Lin Haoming said.
"But, on the Wei side, will the King of Wei be willing to watch us swallow up the three counties of Wu?" Wei Yi asked worriedly.
"The current King of Wei doesn't have much feeling for the so-called hatred between the country and the family. From all the things that happened before he took the throne to now, it can be seen that he is a practical person. We can send an envoy to divide Chu with us.
country." Lin Haoming said.
It's really hard to tell if it's the old King of Wei, but the current King of Wei sometimes does things more radically than his own King of Yue. If there really is an opportunity to carve up Chu's territory, he really won't miss it.
"This requires sending an envoy, but we have deep conflicts with Wei State. Who should we send to persuade?" Zhang Xin also asked at this time.
"The original descendant of An Guo Gongshi, Sun Zan, is not low in talent. I asked him to serve as the right minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is not just to make up for what the outside world calls it, but he really has this ability. Moreover, his mother was originally the Duke of Wei. He went
The most suitable." Lin Haoming recommended.
Seeing Lin Haoming's words, many people actually realized that the so-called small court meeting, the majesty in front of them may have already communicated with his first confidant Lin Haoming, and even made a decision.
However, at this time, Jiang Heng still stood up and said: "Everyone, Wei Chen is the youngest here, and he is not qualified to speak. But since His Majesty asked Wei Chen to attend, Wei Chen also has something to say about Taiwei Lin's thoughts. Wei Chen feels that
That's good, but the biggest problem is to stop Qu Xiong, otherwise it will be empty talk to allow this famous Chu State commander to really enter the territory of Da Viet, and there is really no guarantee for Wei Chen to stop Qu Xiong."
No one expected that at this time, Marshal Jiang, who had just won a great victory, would actually say words of fear, but his words seemed true and he was not dazzled by the previous great victory.
"With Marshal Jiang's words, Lin feels that our chances of winning are at least 80%. I said before that I will only bring 100,000 troops into the three counties of Wu State. By then, Marshal Jiang will be able to have 300,000 troops deployed."
"Three hundred thousand?" Jiang Heng was a little surprised when he heard this.
Zhu Feiling said at this time: "Liu Taiwei will only bring 100,000 people, mainly the bandit-breaking army. Originally, Marshal Wang's 100,000 troops will also be allocated to you. I will only take my personal guards to the west. I believe
With my reputation, I should be able to make Wei State more cautious for the time being, and Marshal Jiang is more experienced in fighting in the south, so I won’t cause any trouble."
When Jiang Heng heard this, he didn't expect that he, a surrendered general, could be so respected. He couldn't help but sigh with emotion, and immediately said: "Wei Chen must defend the south to prevent the Chu army from crossing the defense line. Otherwise, Wei Chen will hold his head high."
Come and see His Majesty."
"As long as Marshal Jiang is willing, I have confidence in you. We fought well in the previous battle, and after this battle, the Eastern and Western armies, from soldiers to generals, have clearly integrated into one. Marshal Jiang has contributed a lot." Wei.
Qian was very satisfied when he heard this.
Next, because the tone had been set, everyone began to discuss the specific situation. Soon after, Sun Zan was personally recruited by Wei Qian and discussed in detail for a long time. Then he was appointed as an envoy to the Wei State at the court meeting. The war was about to begin.
begin.
This chapter has been completed!