Rumors always spread the fastest, especially under the deliberate promotion of a certain force in the Xi Kingdom. Only half a month after the princesses of the two countries married into the Xi Kingdom, the news that the Mo Kingdom and the Shanyuan Kingdom changed their families and joined the Xi Kingdom
It spread throughout the Southern Wilderness, even in the Middle Earth.
A month later, there was no lack of discussion on the streets of Chudu, and it was almost universally known to women and children.
Ordinary people are always ignorant, follow the crowd, and cannot see the essence of the facts. When they hear some rumors, they see the Mo Kingdom, the Shanyuan Kingdom gets close to the Xi Kingdom, they form alliances and get married, and many other actions, all of a sudden the Mo Kingdom is
, Shan Yuanguo regarded him as a traitor, and there were calls for "raising troops to attack" one after another.
Not only ordinary people, but also many nobles and nobles also petitioned the Marquis of Chu, requesting to send troops to punish the two countries and teach them some lessons.
The people of the entire Chu State were extremely contemptuous and even angry at the behavior of the two-and-a-half-year-olds and wallflowers like the Mo State and Shanyuan State. This voice was unprecedentedly loud in the Chu State, overshadowing everything else.
Uncle Mo and Uncle Shan Yuan changed their expressions greatly after hearing the news.
Before this, they did not expect that being close to Xi Guo would cause criticism, but they did not expect that the backlash would come so quickly and violently, as fast as thunder, and it was overwhelming.
The monarchs of the two countries are naturally stupid people, and they understand that the reason why the rumors spread so quickly and are so true is that there must be someone behind the scenes.
Who is behind the scenes?
Uncle Mo and Uncle Shan Yuan suddenly felt chills running down their spines and broke out in cold sweat when they thought of this.
They originally thought that by being subdued, making peace, or even sending the crown prince as a hostage, they could have both sides of the conflict between Xi State and Chu State, but Xi State did not think so and was not so peaceful.
The Mo Kingdom and the Shanyuan Kingdom have become a chessboard, and the Chu Kingdom and the Xi Kingdom are playing chess. The two countries will be in a whirlpool and unable to escape. Their fate is attributed to the game between the two overlords.
At this moment, the monarchs of the two countries did not regret their marriage or alliance with Xi State, but they just felt inexplicably sad for their own weakness.
In fact, as the leaders of the two vassal states, their behavior from beginning to end was to save themselves, trying to survive in the cracks. If they did not get close to Xiang Xi and submit, they would risk fighting.
The decision made at that time may have been negligent, but it was not wrong. The only fault was that I was too weak.
In other words, the rise of the Xi Kingdom was too fast, which broke the balance of one party and caused them to fall into the conflict between the two powers.
After passing one level, new changes occurred, and the two monarchs had no time to be pessimistic.
Immediately, the two wrote overnight to explain to the Marquis of Chu. They showed their loyalty and even increased their daily filial piety share by 10%. Even the Luck Beads were no exception and were all increased by 10%.
After receiving the letters from the monarchs of the two countries, the Marquis of Chu summoned the ministers of the Chu State the next day to suppress the rumors of "Mo State and Shanyuan State's rebellion" that had shocked the Chu State. He spoke for the two countries and forcibly suppressed the Chu State.
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For a time, the big changes that had caused a sensation in the Southern Wilderness were suddenly contained, everything was calm, and the tense atmosphere immediately disappeared without a trace.
In the Fenghuang Hall of the King of Xi's Palace, the kings and ministers of the King of Xi were not too surprised when they heard the news.
The Marquis of Chu is not a mediocre and incompetent man. He has extremely excellent vision and is not easily blinded by mist and illusion. Even if the Chu people are excited, he can stay awake and have a full understanding of the situation.
This situation has long been expected by the monarchs and ministers of the Xi Kingdom. The reason for raising suspicion is just to try and succeed in alienating each other. That would be the best. If it fails, it will not be a loss.
Anyway, it's just a matter of convenience.
In the main hall, the bald dragon said carelessly: "If the Marquis of Chu is not fooled, what should we do next? If Wu and Yue don't take action, will we continue to live in friendship with Mo and Shanyuan?"
Yao Yun smiled and said: "We still have to fight. The Xi Kingdom has now been promoted to a vassal state. However, the country is too small and the population is too small. Although it is powerful, it is not strong enough. It is inevitable for the Shanyuan Kingdom to swallow up the Mo Kingdom."
OK, even if Wu and Yue don’t take action, Xi Kingdom will still win over the two great uncles at all costs.”
For a country with an insufficient territory and insufficient population to successfully advance to the national power of a princely country and cultivate a fifth-grade elite division, it would take decades or even hundreds of years of accumulation.
The same is true for Xi State. Xi State's development speed is staggering, but its shortcomings of insufficient foundation, territory, and insufficient population are also beginning to appear.
If you want to truly be promoted to a princely state, there are no more than two ways to cultivate a fifth-grade elite teacher.
One way is to accumulate national strength for ten or eight years and rise peacefully; the second way is to use war to gain territory and population and strengthen oneself.
The Xia have their own rules. Although the feudal princes in various places are constantly fighting, it is not common for the princes to be truly destroyed. After all, there is still the emperor sitting above, and everything must be done according to the teacher's reputation.
This time, the Xi Kingdom holds the "handle" for the two countries to destroy the Bald Dragon's transformation into a god. It is a good opportunity to take advantage of it and launch an attack. It cannot be missed, nor can it be delayed for too long.
If Wu and Yue still refuse to agree, Yao Yun plans to make a desperate move and start a war at all costs. At worst, he will play the trump card of "insidious soldiers and insidious generals".
It was rare for Black Water Black Snake to go to court today. When she heard that Xihou was going to fight, she was quite excited and said: "Xihou, in this case, when will the war start?"
"Give Wu and Yue three months. If they still fail to reach an agreement, before winter comes, Gu will take them by surprise and attack them unprepared, and at the same time declare war on Mo and Shanyuan!"
Yao Yun thought about it for a while and then announced the decision to the minister.
This decision depends on Yao Yun's original intention. Originally, he wanted to figure it out slowly, but these days he has gained a lot of insights from the "Jiangshan Sheji Map" and speculated that after the Xi Kingdom swallowed Guanling City, it would take ten or eight years to fight steadily.
Only in this way can we successfully cultivate the elites of the fifth-grade country and truly become the overlords of the princes.
In other vassal states, one can be promoted to a vassal state in ten or eight years, which is already astonishing. Unfortunately, Yao Yun is not willing to do this. He is too greedy to eat the fat on his lips.
What's more, Mo State and Shanyuan State became "good money boys" because of their marriage alliance, and donated a large amount of wealth to Xi State and Chu State successively, causing the treasury of the two countries to be empty;
Moreover, because of the previous four-nation coalition's attack on the Xi Kingdom, the two countries were defeated miserably and owed the humiliating "Treaty of Leaving the City", which severely damaged their vitality.
In addition, this year's massive insect infestation...
It can be said that today's Mo country and Shanyuan country are the weakest in a century. The monarchs of the two countries are tightening their belts to support themselves. As long as external force is exerted, the two precarious countries will collapse.
After comprehensive consideration of all the above and many factors, Yao Yun finally made up his mind to kill the Mo Kingdom and the Shanyuan Kingdom in one fell swoop before winter begins today, laying a solid foundation for the glory of the Xi Kingdom in the future.
Even if we meet Chu State head-on, we will not hesitate to fight!