"Attacking Lu? Is the information true?" the King of Yue said excitedly.
Although the Chu State gave both sides of Zhejiang to the Yue State, the Yue State did not relax its vigilance because of this, and was always worried that the Chu State would suddenly attack the Yue State.
Compared with the powerful Chu State, the Yue State was as weak as a newborn baby. The Chu State could kill it with one punch.
Now that the Chu State has chosen to attack the Lu State, it means that it will not take action against the Yue State.
The Yue Kingdom would not only gain the most valuable development time, but also hope to imitate their ancestor Gou Jian, strive for hegemony in the Central Plains, and dominate the world.
The King of Yue's eyes became brighter and brighter, as if he saw a bright future waving to him.
"Ten days ago, the King of Chu took an oath outside the city. With General Jing Yang as the chief general and Xiang Pei as the deputy general, he led 200,000 troops, including 30,000 cavalry and 1,000 chariots, to attack the state of Lu. If the speed is fast, the vanguard army is now far away from the state of Lu. The country should not be far away." Chang Yang said with great certainty.
"Okay, God is really helping me to cross the country." The King of Yue slapped his thigh, stood up happily, and walked around the courtyard. After a moment, he suddenly turned around and waved his hand, "Immediately send an order to the whole country. Recruit an army of 50,000, and be ready to go out with me at any time to recapture the entire Jiangdong from Chu."
"Your Majesty, don't you want to exempt yourself from agricultural taxes and recuperate?" Wen Zi said in shock.
I just said that Vietnam was suffering from internal and external troubles, and conflicts among the people continued to break out. Why did it suddenly want to attack Chu?
If we attack Chu at this time, what will happen to the domestic conflict?
Moreover, the State of Chu was kind enough to hand over the two sides of Zhejiang to us and help us regain the State of Yue. Is this how we repay them?
Not to mention repaying a drop of kindness with a spring of water, at least we can't repay kindness with enmity!
"There is no need to exempt agricultural taxes. The root cause of conflicts among the people is insufficient cultivated land. As long as we can capture the entire Jiangdong, the cultivated land can be solved, and our country, Yue, will become stronger." The King of Yue swept his eyes and looked domineering. He said carelessly.
Although the State of Chu gave both sides of Zhejiang to the State of Yue, the King of Yue did not have the habit of repaying the favor.
He is now 80% sure that the King of Chu is a once-in-a-thousand-year idiot who actually gave away his country's territory to the enemy for free. This is no different from a traitor.
Faced with such an opponent, no one can afford the blessings of his ancestors without taking a few bites.
As for morality, sorry, there has never been such a thing between countries.
But because Chu State had helped Yue State, after destroying Chu State, he could preserve Chu State's sacrifices.
We are not ungrateful!
"Your Majesty, please think twice. This matter is extremely dangerous. If it fails, our country of Chu will be destroyed again less than a year after its restoration. God will not interfere with my country of Yue for the third time. Even if it succeeds, I will offend you at this time." Chu State is not a good choice either. Although Qin State and Zhao State secretly support our Yue State, the two countries are far apart. Once our Yue State is in danger, the two countries will have no time to rescue us." Wen Zi tried his best to persuade.
He does not want to break ties with the Chu State. At least for now, the relationship between the two countries is still very friendly.
As for distant friendship and close attack, it is not applicable to Yue State, because Yue State has only one neighboring country: Chu State.
The Chu State could attack the Yue State from any direction, and none of the so-called "distant friends" had time to support the Yue State, but the Yue State did not have the strength to fight against the Chu State alone.
The best way for the Yue State is to make good friends with the Chu State, and even express surrender when necessary, so that the Chu State will not feel any threat, just like Gou Jian paralyzed the Wu State.
Then they secretly accumulated strength, waited for the Chu State to weaken, and took the opportunity to launch an attack.
Now is obviously not a good time.
Although the King of Chu gave the two sides of Zhejiang to the State of Yue in vain, the King of Chu was not stupid. Instead, he worked hard in the past few years and the Chu State recovered a lot of its vitality in his hands.
Wen Zi also suspected that the Chu State had a conspiracy to give the two sides of Zhejiang to the Yue State, but Chu State's attack on Lu dispelled his doubts.
The state of Chu still had to defend the state of Qin to the west and attack the state of Lu to the north. With the strength of the state of Chu, it was already the limit to maintain two fronts, one offensive and one defensive, and was not enough to support a three-front battle.
If Chu's goal is Yue, then attacking Lu at this time is obviously not a wise choice.
In other words, there is a 90% chance that the Chu State is really supporting the restoration of the Yue State.
Then the Yue State cannot offend the Chu State.
"I remember that Lord Yangling once said that the Chu State is willing to return all of my Yue State's homeland. Our Yue State is not ungrateful. I decided to send an envoy to the Lu State first to ask for my Yue State's homeland. If Chu
If the country does not agree, we will send troops to attack again. What do you think, sir?" said the King of Yue.
"..." Wen Zi was stunned for a moment. Zhuang Xin did say this, although no one took it seriously at the time... But as long as Zhuang Xin said it, it would be legal and compliant for the Yue State to send people to ask for land, but the time was not the same.
Not suitable.
"May I ask when your Majesty plans to send an envoy?" Wen Zi asked.
"When the fierce battle between the Chu State and the Lu State is in full swing. Although the Lu State is weak, it has been established for 800 years and has a profound foundation. As one of the few remaining countries in the world, it will not be easily destroyed." The King of Yue said.
Although he was eager to expand, he was not dizzy yet and knew that Yue was no match for Chu.
Chu State can attack Lu State and can send troops back to destroy Yue at any time. Yue State must look for suitable opportunities and launch an attack when Chu State is riding a tiger and is in trouble, in order to succeed.
"If your Majesty insists on doing this, I would like to send an envoy to Qin and invite Qin to send troops to attack Chu. With the threat of Qin on the side, Chu will be more likely to return our homeland in order to ensure the stability of the rear. Even if Chu attacks our country of Yue,
, Qin State can also share some of the pressure for us." Wen Zi said helplessly.
The monarch is determined to do this, and as a minister, he can only do his best to complete it.
"Why not invite Zhao Guo?" Chang Yang asked curiously.
He was basically responsible for the diplomacy between Yue and Zhao. What he saw and heard in Zhao shocked Chang Yang for a long time. Later, Zhao and Yue established frequent trade exchanges, and Chang Yang was always rewarded every time.
Yang gives gifts.
Almost everything in Changyang's home, from pens, inks, paper and inkstones to large lacquerware, were gifts from the State of Zhao.
He is soft-spoken when he eats people, but he is short-handed when taking advantage of others. Chang Yang's favorability towards the State of Zhao is much higher than that of the State of Qin.
"So far, the State of Zhao has not recognized the restoration of the Yue State, so how could it be possible for it to be invited by the Yue State?" Wen Zi said angrily.
If Zhao Guo really agreed to Yue Guo's invitation, he would be slapping himself in the face.
It is obviously impossible for the Zhao State to do this, and there is no need for the Yue State to send envoys to embarrass itself.
At least Zhao State secretly supports Yue State, and this is enough.
"Then I'll trouble the Prime Minister." After a moment, the King of Yue nodded. Anyway, if Qin didn't agree, Yue would have nothing to lose.
"Then I will go back and prepare first." Wenzi said with his hands in hand.