Zheng Hou's idea was to play two shots with dates and see if there was a suitable opportunity to reconcile with the legendary "Master of Justice".
If conditions permit, there is no problem at all in verbally agreeing to spit out Xu Guo.
Anyway, now that Xu State is completely controlled by Zheng Guo, what does it matter if Zheng Guo loses a little face?
So when he heard that Cai Guo had met with Li Jie's special envoy Sha Hen, and then promised to give King Wu Wei Gou Chen to wear sackcloth and mourn him, Marquis Zheng was not only not angry, but rather looked at it as a joke.
After all, you, Cai Guo, are so cowardly that you couldn't do it after being frightened.
"Damn it, Zheng Shuang is really hateful!"
Zheng Shuang is the king of Zheng State, whose courtesy name is Ziming. He is a very promising monarch in the country of Zhongxia. He is also an absolute leader in the Luoshui River Basin. Every time the Jin State uses force to attack foreign countries, it has to check with Zheng State.
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With strength, foundation and status, and the fact that Zheng Guo is indeed extremely arrogant, Zheng Shuang, as the king of Zheng Guo of this generation, really wants to restore his former status as an "uncle" country.
In fact, the officials in Luoyi had some clever ideas and wanted to make King Wu Wei Gouchen the "regent". The international force outside the Zhou Kingdom that undermined this political move was Zheng Guo.
The person who presided over this operation was Zheng Shuang, who was still the son of Zheng Guogong at the time.
Gongzi Shuang also borrowed this qualification to successfully ascend to power, and successively annexed the Mi Kingdom and the Hua Kingdom to further strengthen his influence in the Luoshui Basin.
In fact, the Luo River does not flow through the territory of the Zheng State, but when the Qianquan Gao Zhirong was conquered, the Zheng State was the main force, which resulted in a large number of scattered enclaves in the Zheng State between the Luo River and the Yi River.
The situation is similar to that of the oak fields in Xincai. Originally, it had a military role, but with the decline of the armed struggle, it gradually changed from a military role to a civilian role.
These enclaves may have only provided a little protection for the local garrison in the past, but with the development of Luoshui and Yishui, the enclaves became fertile and the food output was abundant. Naturally, a quite rich economic foundation was formed.
Coupled with the good national strength and the "concubine strength" of Zheng Miaohong, this is how Zheng Guo's influence on the periphery of Zhou State came from.
To put it bluntly, Zheng Guonong's influence in the territory of Emperor Zhou was probably second only to that of Jin.
However, the Jin State did not have as good a material foundation as the Zheng State, because at that time the Jin State's main goals were in the three directions of northeast and west, and it could be said that it was loyal to the Zhou Dynasty.
Even now, the "Wu-Jin Alliance" is quite low-key, and the political legacy of the "Wu-Jin Mutual King" may still be burned to ashes.
The Jin State will not be able to claim the title of king, but it can still be hesitant under such circumstances of dominating the north, which shows that the loyalty of the Jin State will definitely be regarded as genuine after hundreds of years.
Compared with Wu Guo, a typical big house with two or five young men, it is definitely different.
Of course, compared with Wu State...not to mention Zheng State, even Chu State seems to be more loyal.
In terms of superiority, Zheng Guo is much stronger than Cai Guo, but his strength is also stronger. Even though Cai Hou complained about the arrangement behind his back, there was nothing he could do against Zheng Guo, he could only stare.
Scolding Zheng Shuang, the king of Zheng, is just a manifestation of incompetence and rage.
"Your Majesty, originally it was Jiang Yinzi of Wu State who was negotiating peace with our country. If Marquis Zheng intervened, I'm afraid it might not be Jiang Yinzi of Wu State, but the generals of the Twelve Kingdoms."
There was no shortage of elites from Cai State to remind Marquis Cai, "Your Majesty, what Sha Bo Heng said yesterday was our country's mourning for King Wu Wei. If Zheng Guo participates in the peace talks, will Zheng State listen to Sha Bo Heng's request?"
"How can Zheng Guo obey?!"
Marquis Cai patted the table angrily and said, "The State of Zheng is far away from the State of Wu, and there are Chen and Cai as barriers. No matter how strong the State of Wu is, if the old king dies now, he will not be able to expedition to the Kingdom of Zhongxia. The State of Zheng...
You have nothing to fear."
With a sigh, Cai Hou also envied Zheng Guo's territory. If he lived a small life, it would be really fun.
After going through the complicated mental journey from "attacking in five directions" to "wearing filial piety", Marquis Cai no longer thinks about his ambitions. He just wants to stabilize the country's affairs quickly and win favor with Li Jie.
I heard that Li Jie played with his sister in Xincai... Just have fun.
It's good to have fun, maybe you can sell some weapons, and maybe you can fall out with Zheng Guo!
Thinking of his falling out, Marquis Cai calmed down again. He had never thought of plotting against Zheng Guo, such as cutting off Zheng Guo's retreat, but after thinking about the capabilities of Cai Guo's troops, he completely gave up such delusions.
It's not that Cai Guo can't defeat Li Jie now, it's that no one can defeat him.
The main force that can fight is currently digging trenches for Li Xie.
The "Ru ditches" look very deep.
"It is true what your Majesty said!"
After the knowledgeable people confirmed Marquis Cai's judgment, they immediately suggested, "When you leave the city for peace talks today, you should treat the Wu people as landlords. Don't let Zheng Hou have too much contact with the Wu people."
This requires Cai Hou's personal performance.
However, Cai Hou himself does not have much confidence. Words are very important when it comes to matters on the negotiating table, but he does not have enough momentum now. Who knows if he will just kneel down and kowtow and shout "Grandpa, spare my life" after meeting Sha Hen again.
As for Zheng Hou, Cai Hou believes that this bastard must be looking for a joke.
"I...will do my best."
With a long sigh, the monarchs and ministers of the Cai Kingdom were also speechless.
The cowardly look on my Lord is really driving people crazy.
But I have to admit that even if I were to replace them, my mental state would probably not be much better than my own.
At this moment, there are only three thousand troops in the rebel camp outside Pingyu City, and the threat to Pingyu City is zero.
In front of the camp, there was only a sparse group of men and horses, and apart from Sha Hem's driver, there were only five additional chariots.
The rest were all armored men sitting on the ground to conserve their strength.
Sha Hen pressed his hand on the railing of the chariot and soon saw the Pingyu City open. After thousands of people and horses came out one after another, the chariot rumbled across the bridge on the moat and then slowly drove forward.
The two sides were separated by at least five miles, and then gradually the small troops approached. First, the two cavalry met and agreed on the number of troops accompanying each other for peace talks, and then they continued to approach.
"Huh?! In addition to Cai Ren, there is also Zheng Ren?"
"I heard that it was Marquis Zheng who requested it and wanted to make peace together."
There were only a hundred troops accompanying Shaheng, and each one looked strong and powerful. On the five chariots, the charioteers were kneeling, and the archers were also extremely focused.
The Zheng and Cai factions are obviously much larger in scale. There are about 500 Cai people and 500 Zheng people. They are all equipped with strong military skills, and they are probably their own elites.
"Shajun, please!"
Zheng and Cai Fang, in addition to their strong soldiers, were accompanied by slaves and maids. They quickly prepared tables, futons, melons, fruits, drinks, and even cattle, sheep and pig heads. It can be said that they were quite well prepared.
"I've met Marquis Cai!"
Abandoning yesterday's rude and arrogant attitude, Sha Heng behaved politely at this moment, although his expression was still cold.
Seeing this, Marquis Cai breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly: "Sha Jun is really a trustworthy person."
"Follow orders."
After saying this, Sha Heng turned his head and looked at another man in rich clothes and a high crown. He saw this man with a beautiful beard and a long beard and a kind face. He also saluted and said, "Huh, I have met Marquis Zheng."
"please."
Zheng Hou was smiling and just pointed at the seat. Upon seeing this, Shaheng narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded without revealing anything.
When Zheng Hou saw this, he was very surprised and secretly said: Wen Shaheng is a savage, but now it seems that he is an extraordinary person.