"The King of Yue held a ceremony to worship heaven at Kuaiji Mountain, conferred the title of ministers, announced to the world the restoration of the Yue Kingdom, and submitted credentials to all countries. This is the credential sent by the Yue Kingdom." Zhao Kuo handed over the credential of the Yue Kingdom.
Place it on the table.
Even without reading, everyone knows what is written in the credential, which is nothing more than the origin of the Yue State, the glorious history of the Yue State, the Yue State's efforts to keep a low profile, the banditry of the Chu State, and the legality of the Yue State's restoration, etc.
But legality is not decided by the Yue Kingdom. It used to be the Zhou Dynasty, but now it is the countries in the Central Plains that have the final say.
The reason why the State of Yue wants to announce it to the world is to gain recognition from all countries in the world. After all, the State of Yue itself has never admitted that it was destroyed by the State of Chu. In recent years, it has only been a strategic shift to keep a low profile and bide its time.
But if Vietnam wants to play with other countries, it must be recognized by other countries.
Just like the three families were divided into the Jin Dynasty, they had to be canonized by the Zhou Dynasty. If the Zhou Dynasty did not canonize them, Han, Zhao and Wei could only play at home.
Later, when the Zhou Dynasty was no longer qualified to be crowned king, then he would be the Prime Minister of Xuzhou or the Prime Minister of the Five Kingdoms. If you recognize me as the king, I will also recognize you as the king.
In this way, everyone becomes the king, and the level of force has been raised to a higher level, and they are on equal footing with the king of Zhou.
In this way, the king of Zhou was swept to a corner.
"How long will it take for Yue to raise its troops?" Lu Zhonglian asked immediately.
He just said that the Yue Kingdom would not be restored immediately, and then he announced that the Yue Kingdom would be restored. It was a slap in the face.
"We didn't raise an army, we just announced the restoration of the country." Zhao Kuo shook his head.
"There are capable people in Yue to help!" Lu Zhonglian sighed in admiration. He had never thought that Yue would do this before.
They only announced the restoration of the country, but did not raise the troops to regain the homeland of the Yue Kingdom.
If the Chu State chose to turn a blind eye, its prestige would be greatly damaged and the morale of the Yue State would be greatly increased.
If the Chu State chooses to destroy the Yue State, the land of Ouyue is full of mountains and forests, which is particularly difficult to defeat. If you lose, you will lose your troops and generals, and if you win, you will not get any benefits.
"The most disgusting thing is that the Yue State is still in the deep mountains and old forests. It can advance and attack, retreat and defend. It can send troops to attack the Chu State at any time. Even if the Chu State does not destroy the Yue State, it will have to deploy heavy defense forces in the east of the Yangtze River."
Wei Wuji said with a smile, he had already imagined how beautiful the expressions of Chu's monarchs and ministers were.
"In this case, do I, Zhao Guocheng, recognize the Yue Kingdom?" Zhao Kuo looked around and asked.
"Admit it." Wei Wuji said without hesitation. "First, our Zhao State has good relations with Yue State, and it is not appropriate to damage the relationship between the two countries at this time. Secondly, the Chu State is very powerful, and it is good for our Zhao State to weaken it a little."
"I think the legitimacy of the State of Yue should not be recognized." At this time, Lin Xiangru stood up and held a different opinion, "It is true that our State of Zhao is on good terms with the State of Yue, but our State of Zhao is also on good terms with the State of Chu. Recognize the State of Yue
, is tantamount to offending the Chu State. The Chu State is strong, but the Yue State is weak. Now our Zhao State must offend a country, why should we offend a powerful country and instead be friendly with a weak country?"
"Secondly, what Lord Xinling said is true. The Chu State is powerful and should be weakened. But at this time, our Zhao State and the Chu State are still allies. We can secretly support the Yue State to weaken the Chu State, but we cannot really stand up to support the Yue State.
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"Thirdly, although the State of Yue secretly has contacts with the State of Qin, the two countries are far apart and blocked in transportation. The only country we can rely on is Zhao State. Even if our State of Zhao does not recognize the State of Yue, the State of Yue has no choice. But the State of Chu
It’s different. The Chu State is so powerful that once it turns against our Zhao State and forms an alliance with the Qin State, it will be difficult for our Zhao State to withstand it.”
When everyone heard this, they nodded frequently.
Even if the Chu State poses a threat to the Zhao State, as long as the two countries are still allies, the Zhao State must side with the Chu State on the surface, no matter how they try to trick the Chu State behind the scenes.
This is a principled thing.
On the other hand, the Yue State was firstly not an ally of the Zhao State, and secondly not a younger brother of the Zhao State, and it did not even pay tribute.
The two countries only have a mutually beneficial relationship, and Yue's need for Zhao is far greater than Zhao's need for Yue.
The State of Zhao could abandon the State of Yue at any time, but the State of Yue did not dare to abandon the State of Zhao.
"The State of Chu has been developing towards the Central Plains in recent years. Its huge strength has put great pressure on Zhao, Wei, Han and Qi. The existence of the State of Yue can divert the attention of the State of Chu from the north to the south and reduce the pressure on the four countries. Even if we, the State of Zhao,
If you don’t recognize it, Han, Wei and Qi will also recognize Yue, so it’s better to follow the trend.” Wei Wuji said.
In fact, not only Chu State strived to develop towards the Central Plains, but other countries also did the same. Zhao, Qin, Wei, and Han moved their capitals to the Central Plains, and Yan State also established its capital in the south.
Who can call the Central Plains the richest? One piece of land is worth dozens of pieces of land in other places.
No normal person would give up a piece of rich land to grab a piece of wild land.
"It is not so much putting pressure on the four kingdoms of Zhao, Wei, Han and Qi as it is putting pressure on Wei. I'm afraid Lord Xinling's purpose is not for Zhao, but to share the pressure for Wei." Lin Xiangru said coldly.
Everyone looked at Wei Wuji suddenly with a different look.
As we all know, Wei Wuji was a native of the Wei State and the younger brother of the King of Wei. However, he was the prime minister of the Zhao State, with one person inferior to ten thousand people. It is impossible to say that other people have no ideas.
No one is a saint. As long as you are an official, it is impossible for you to completely ignore fame and wealth.
Those who don't take it seriously have already gone home to farm. Who will join the officialdom?
If Wei Wuji is eliminated, there will be one more position in the court, and everyone may be able to move up a small step, and Lin Xiangru, a veteran of three dynasties, can also take advantage of the opportunity to become the number one person under King Zhao.
Thinking of this, everyone who was looking at Wei Wuji turned to look at Lin Xiangru, thinking that Lin Xiangru could take advantage of the situation and knock Wei Wuji down.
Without Wei Wuji, the "Wei faction" in Zhao's court will have no support. When the time comes, everyone can work together to send the "Wei faction" out of the court.
Seeing everyone's eyes, Lin Xiangru knew that everyone was wrong.
They all thought that by killing Wei Wuji, they would be able to make further progress, but little did they know that as long as the relationship between Zhao and Wei did not break up, Wei Wuji's position would be as stable as Mount Tai.
To put it bluntly, Wei Wuji's position as Prime Minister was not only because of his strong ability, but also partly for the King of Wei to show that Zhao State would not take action against Wei State, so that Wei State could rest assured.
If Wei Wuji falls, it will be a signal to Wei: I am going to attack you.
It is impossible for Zhao Guo to do this.
Lin Xiangru was indeed a little unhappy at first that Wei Wuji was superior to him. After all, he had made outstanding contributions to Zhao State and worked hard, which was not comparable to that of Wei Wuji, an outsider.
However, Lin Xiangru recognized Wei Wuji's ability very much. If it were him, he would not be able to do better than Wei Wuji.
The reason why Lin Xiangru stood up to oppose Wei Wuji was not for the sake of opposition, but because he really believed that Zhao State should not offend Chu State because of Yue State.
