Chapter 299 The aftermath of the battle against Chu
"A battle with the weak Chu may seem like a great benefit to our great Qin, but in reality it is elusive."
If it was possible to weaken the Chu State in one battle, then Lu Yan would certainly hope to do so.
But now that Xiong Han is sending troops to the Wei State, it is in line with the interests of the clans in the Chu State. The entire Chu State, big and small, is trying its best to get a share of the war to destroy the country.
This is a Chu country where everyone is united.
Based on the current situation of the Qin State, in order to weaken the Chu State, they choose to confront the Chu State head-on when it is the strongest. Even if they win by then, they will definitely not be able to gain favor.
Everyone knows the situation of the Three Kingdoms. Why can the three countries of Wei, Shu and Wu be in a stalemate for so many years? Cao Wei clearly has such a huge advantage, but it is still dragged down by Soochow and Shu Han. When it is time to finally dominate the world, it is already their turn
The Sima family has the emperor.
It is precisely because of the stability of the triangle (hang up)
It is precisely because once a certain force becomes too powerful, the remaining two must unite together.
The current world is also about to enter such a stage. South Korea is about to perish, Wei is about to die, and Yan is in danger of overthrowing at any time under the iron heel of Zhao. Only Qi is left.
Well, this can basically be regarded as the younger brother of the Qin State. Since it has not used weapons for decades, the atmosphere of war in Qi State is too sparse, and the combat effectiveness of the army is worrying.
There are only three countries that are qualified to stand on the chessboard of the world, Qin, Chu and Zhao. More strictly speaking, Qin is the strongest, followed by Chu and Zhao.
If the next war against Chu breaks out, and Qin wants to weaken Chu in one battle, Zhao Wangyan is not a fool. How can he watch a country that can help him share Qin's pressure be directly crippled?
My lips are dead and my teeth are cold~
As for Zhao State, if it helps Chu State and attacks Qin State during this joint attack on Chu, will it lose the country's integrity and dignity...
If the State of Qin cripples the State of Chu, it will be the turn of the State of Zhao next. At this time, how could King Yan of Zhao care about his own face?
Therefore, once Qin intervenes in this war and all countries are involved in the war, King Yan of Zhao will definitely stab Qin in the back without hesitation.
At this time, Qin was at war with Zhao and Chu at the same time. Is it trying to weaken Chu or itself?!
Therefore, whether it was for Qin's national interests or for the peaceful development time Lu Yan needed, he had to prevent Qin Guo from getting involved in this war.
Lu Yan raised his hands to Ying Zheng above and the civil and military officials around him, and then took a step forward, striding like a meteor, the cloak on his body moving without any wind.
"Your Majesty, my lords, the Zhou Dynasty has been in power for eight hundred years, Confucius cultivated the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Warring States Period was divided into seven heroes. The Emperor has passed away, the kings are fighting, and the Spring and Autumn Period is gradually drifting away. The change of times comes quietly when we don't expect it.
At that time, Duke Xiao appointed Lord Shang to reform and strengthen the country, regaining the land west of the Qin River from the Central Plains overlord Wei, and knocking Wei off its hegemony. From then on, our country, Great Qin, rose to become the protagonist in the age of great strife, and the pace of changing times began here.
The situation where the seven heroes of the Warring States period stood side by side began to collapse from this moment on."
"Did the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period collapse from now on? Sir, it has been more than a hundred years since Shang Jun's reform, and now the first Korea has been destroyed. This so-called beginning is too long."
"This is how insignificant we, as human beings, are in the face of the historical process. The Qin State reformed and strengthened the country, and the Qin monarch began to establish his ambition to go eastward. From this time on, the Qin State sent troops to the three Jin Dynasties in consecutive years, and the three kingdoms of Zhao, Han, and Wei continued to conquer the Qin Dynasty.
During the attack, the country's population was lost bit by bit, until Xiong Han destroyed Korea, finally officially announcing that the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period had collapsed.
Since the situation of an era has collapsed, there will inevitably be a new situation to replace it. This new situation, I named it the first super and the second strong."
"One is stronger than two?"
"What does it mean?"
"New trends..."
Some people asked subconsciously, and many people were frowning and thinking deeply. Obviously, this word "one over two" reminded them a lot.
Lu Yan explained to several ministers who didn't understand: "The first superpower refers to our country Qin, the only superpower today; the second superpower refers to Zhao and Chu; as for the other three countries, you all
We can see the decline of its national strength and combat power."
"Hmm~ That's true."
"One surpasses two powers, so that's how it is." Wang Wan nodded lightly, murmured first, and then said to Lu Yan: "One surpasses two powers, so to speak, the reason why the Master of the State is against me, Da Qin, and Chu State at this time
The battle must be related to the new situation of one superpower and two superpowers."
Lu Yan smiled at him and said, "Yes, in the previous disputes between the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, the relationships between the countries were complicated. But in the current situation, the interests between the three major countries can be clearly seen."
Meng Wu, who was in the queue of generals, stood up and spoke at this time: "Yes, our Daqin participated in the battle against Chu. The purpose is to cripple the Chu country in one battle and let him go back to lick his wounds for at least ten years. The same is true.
The Zhao State, a great country, cannot sit back and watch our Qin successfully attack the Chu State. If our Qin State attacks Chu, the Zhao State will definitely counterattack! In this way, our Great Qin State will fight against two powerful forces at the same time, which will only increase casualties and make it difficult to win.
Your Excellency, the Imperial Preceptor, has thought deeply, and I believe that at this time, the State of Wei is asking me for help, and I should stand aside and watch."
The heavyweights among the generals stood up to speak, and the officials' discussions became louder and more numerous.
"This...stands idly by..."
"Wei asked for help, but Qin did not send troops. Doesn't it mean that we are afraid of Chu?"
"Yes, fueling the Chu State's arrogance and allowing him to annex another Wei State, this..."
"We cannot allow Chu to grow stronger. Your Majesty, I think we should send troops to rescue Wei."
Naturally, Liao was unwilling to let the attack on Chu end in this way, and still actively expressed his opinions.
"Master National Preceptor, since you also admit that the Chu State is a powerful country among the top two powers and a powerful obstacle to our Qin's unification of the world, why do you still allow its country to grow? It should be noted that the Chu State is originally a small country.
If a powerful country that is thousands of miles away and has millions of soldiers annexes the Wei State, I don’t know how far its strength will expand."
Lu Yan had already talked to Ying Zheng about attacking Chu. As long as the other party's IQ was online, he would not really adopt the strategy of attacking Chu and force himself to do a thankless task.
Faced with Liao's now powerless rhetorical question, he easily made a joke: "Mr. Liao, you are so worried about the expansion of Chu State's annexation of Wei State's power. Zhao Wangyan must be like you, thinking that he cannot be called Chu State."
Make it bigger.
The State of Zhao is relatively weak among the top two powers. It can neither allow the State of Chu to become stronger, nor can it weaken the State of Chu too much. The current King Yan of Zhao should be so worried that he has trouble sleeping and eating."
Well, indeed, Zhao State is directly bordered by Qin State and Yan State. If Qin State bullies itself, it will be bullied back by Yan State.
Now the Yan State is almost on the verge of collapse. The Zhao State has good strength, but it needs time to continue to recuperate and improve its national strength. Carefully keep the Qin State and the Chu State from expanding their power. This is what Zhao Wangyan has to think about every day.
Liao gritted his teeth in his heart. He used to look down on these so-called monarchs, but now Qin Wangzheng, Zhao Wangyan, and Chu Wang Xiong Han, all three of them can be regarded as the best among monarchs. He had to admit,
I underestimated my opponent a little too much.
"Wang Yan of Zhao, is it really possible that he has such ability and courage to rebel against the Qin Empire when all the other countries are uniting to attack Chu?"
Ying Zheng listened for so long without uttering a word, and suddenly spoke on his own initiative from the throne: "Mr. Liao, you don't understand Zhao Yan. This man usually cares about his face, but when he does this kind of thing, his eyes are filled with tears."
I won’t blink. I know him too well. Hahaha~”
Qin Wangzheng and Zhao Wangyan have known each other since childhood in Handan, Zhao Kingdom. Yingzheng laughed boldly, but his eyes flashed with fierceness. The ministers glanced at it secretly, knowing that their king and that Zhao Wang had once
Probably very unpleasant.
"Okay, Imperial Preceptor and Ministers, I know that Zhao Yan and Xiong Han are not easy to deal with. In this case, if they two want to fight, why should I join in the fun? If they want to fight, just let them fight.
.When I, Da Qin, finish building this big canal, I will take care of them both."
After Ying Zheng laughed, he still smiled and talked about his ambitions to his ministers in an understatement.
All the officials paid their respects and shouted in unison:
"My king is wise and the Qin Dynasty will be victorious."
"My king is wise and the Qin Dynasty will be victorious."
Liao knew that Ying Zheng would not adopt his idea of sending troops to attack Chu, and his heart was filled with gloom. This was different from what he had planned.
Didn't he defy everyone's opinions and send troops to attack Chu, and then Chu was defeated? Then he brought his meritorious officers and became a state captain, successfully ousting Lu Yan!
What now? The gap is too big!
However, his head still turned quickly, he quickly gave in and made another suggestion.
"Your Majesty is wise. Your Imperial Majesty is far-sighted, but Xiao's thinking is still too shallow."
Lu Yan had some free time and replied in a nonchalant manner: "Mr. Liao's words are serious."
"Your Majesty, I think that since King Yan of Zhao will not sit back and watch Chu State destroy Wei, there will definitely be a war between Zhao and Chu. In addition to seizing the time to build a large canal, we, the Qin Dynasty, can also actively operate merchant affairs to encroach on Zhao State and Chu State.
The market laid the foundation for the future destruction of Qin and Zhao Chu."
Ying Zheng readily agreed, "Yes. What you said is in line with everyone's wishes. This matter must be done."
"One more thing. I was arrogant before and underestimated the King of Zhao and the King of Chu. Now I suddenly have a plan in my mind. Among the countries, there are many treacherous ministers and mediocre rulers. Although King Zhao and King Chu are not mediocre rulers, there are still many people in their country.
There are treacherous ministers. I may be able to bribe their treacherous ministers. If necessary, these treacherous ministers may be worth a hundred thousand troops.
I don’t know much about the situation in the courts of these two countries, but I have heard of the reputation of Zhao Guo’s Prime Minister Guo Kai. A person like this may be of great use to our Qin State in the future.”
Guo Kai? The key driver of the destruction of Zhao State and the murderer of General Li Mu, the famous general of the Warring States Period.
Although in the Mingyue World during the Qin Dynasty, Li Mu was not killed, but fled to the north. Later, he also helped Meng Tian of the Great Qin Empire repel the northern wolf tribe.
But this Guo Kai is just as good as he is. Wang Jian's army of tens of thousands was guarded by Li Mu and he lost his temper. He managed to kill Li Mu behind the scenes and became the number one murderer of Zhao's demise.
The net has already penetrated Guo Kai. The other party is the Prime Minister of Zhao State, and his temperament is so worthy of being exploited. Naturally, he cannot escape these bribes and threats.
Does it make sense to say this at this time?
Lu Yan was thinking about it when Liao said something else.
"Your Majesty, the current situation of the State of Zhao is to fight the Chu army in the land of Wei. I am afraid that it will be difficult to stop the Chu army. The State of Wei cannot provide the military supplies needed for the army. Although the State of Qi will provide support, the Qi people will only benefit from it.
With his temper, I'm afraid it's hard to get this support.
I think that I might be able to take the initiative to show my goodwill to the Wei State and support its military supplies at a low price. Firstly, it shows that our Qin Dynasty is not without benevolence and righteousness. Sitting back and watching Wei State be attacked by the violent Chu, it demonstrates our image as a great country; secondly, it boosts the morale of our country.
Improve Zhao Wei's morale so that he can fight Chu to the end."
show!
Lu Yan couldn't help but give Liao a thumbs up. This trick was really powerful. Qin could gain fame and Zhao Chu could fight for it. Moreover, who said low-priced support wouldn't make money? It's just that he would make less money.
Lu Yan even wanted to pat himself on the head, but he never thought of this move~
"Colorful!"
Ying Zheng was also very happy after hearing this. It would be great if he could solve the problem of Wei State without using weapons.
He then looked at the other important ministers in the court and said, "My lords, do you have anything else you want to say? Although it is inconvenient for us, Great Qin, to fight at this time, Zhao Chu cannot hope to be safe and profitable."
When the king talks like this, the situation will naturally not cool down.
Xiong Qi, Lord of Changping, who is at the front of the list of officials, has not been active for a long time.
At this time, he took the initiative to step forward and say: "Your Majesty, your Majesty the State Counselor has stated the interests of the attack on Chu, and your Majesty Keqing has added these two plans. There should be no more mistakes regarding the rescue of the Wei State this time. I think of it.
One thing may be of some use in the current situation."
"Oh? Mr. Changping, please tell me. I am all ears."
There is a reason why Xiong Qi's sense of presence has become so weak for so long.
Previously, Lu Yan disguised himself as Bai Tu to cause trouble at the farmhouse, which revealed that someone in the Qin State had many secret contacts with the farmhouse hero. Xiong Han knew about the farmhouse's connection with Chang Pingjun, so he launched a war against the farmhouse.
This matter did not cause much trouble in the Qin State. But if you don’t do anything wrong, don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.
Xiong Qi already knew Ying Zheng's methods and the king's wariness towards his relatives. He, the imperial censor of the Qin Dynasty, was secretly connected with a sect of hundreds of thousands of people. If he was found out, he would definitely die.
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Therefore, for a long time, Xiong Qi kept his tail between his legs and did not dare to make any mistakes.
As for Ying Zheng, it would be too hasty to ask him to deal with his own cousin, the censor of the Qin Dynasty, for a matter that was ups and downs in the world.
Naturally, he had never let down his guard against Xiong Qi, but he would not kill him directly. There were many people named Mi serving as officials in the Qin State.
The monarch and his ministers maintained a tacit understanding with each other, and they seemed to get along with each other in the same harmony as before.