A Langguan named Linggu Ge from the State of Qi in Pinglu City ran away with the Han envoy Wei Cao!
When the news reached Qufu, Marquis Lu performed an impromptu dance and twisted as if he had dog plague.
"Hahahaha... I should drink one more drink! One more drink!"
Now that the old Ji family is in decline, the Marquis of Lu has nothing to say. When he fought with the Qi State, it was only with the help of the old Ji family that the Emperor of Zhou was powerful. Later, after Hao Jing was burned, the Lu State could only
Keep a low profile.
You can't keep a low profile. When the Lu State came to threaten the Yin State, the overlord Jin State jumped out and scolded you, saying that the old Ji family is now our Jin State's final say. You don't even know how to get the benefits outside.
?
no!
At this point, Lu's international diplomatic strategy gradually turned conservative.
Good things come and go, just follow the boss. If the boss says you want to take it, then do it. If the boss says you don’t want to take it, then let it go.
Not to mention, the effect is very good. After so many years, in terms of elite land, or land area with high yield, Lu State is not much worse than Qi State.
You must know that Qi is still a hegemonic power.
Taking into account the mountain grazing industry, Lu's family background is still quite good.
External expansion is a bit difficult, but self-protection is more than enough.
It’s the conservative strategy that has been adopted for a long time, and the feeling of being passively beaten is ultimately uncomfortable.
Once you turn over, won't you be happy?
"Your Majesty, the envoys of the Han Dynasty are decisive in their actions. Cheng is an upright gentleman. When I heard that the Han Dynasty held high the banner of 'righteousness', I often didn't take it seriously. But now it seems that he has the heart of a villain."
After Meng Liang, the middle doctor, stood up, he had a look of emotion on his face. As the head of the Meng family in the Lu State, the current situation in the world is basically that the ruler will not rule and his subjects will not obey. The word "loyalty" is almost the same as clogs.
Feel free to step on it.
Although the scholar-bureaucrats in various countries are all calling for it, the voices of people in the cultural circles are actually of no use.
After the conflict between Chu and Han, everyone had a strong judgment, and this judgment is still very clear.
This is a time of great strife, this is the Warring States Period.
Looking around, there is no peaceful land without war.
Even the Yan Kingdom is currently experiencing civil strife. The conflict between the Donghu tribes and the Yan border troops has been going on for two or three years, and it seems that the conflict will continue.
Taking the split of the Chu State and the proclaiming of the King of the Jin State as a representative event, all the princes in the world knew that they would either not fight or once the fighting started, they would not be able to stop.
There will be no peace for a long time to come.
No one will just watch as Jin gets bigger and bigger, or a superpower emerges to replace Wu Chu.
The battles between north, south, east and west are all the product of these variables.
The last move of the old Marquis of Qi was simply to imitate King Wu Wei and make Qi's family fortune even richer.
But for the Lu people who were beaten, this feeling was simply terrible.
"Wei Ziyu is from Jin, and I heard that he is from the Wei Fuzi family. They share the same surname as Ji. He doesn't want to see the Lu country suffer and be humiliated by the Qi people."
"It's really shocking. I never thought that just by going to Wenshui alone, I could persuade the ministers of Qi to surrender. Such a clever tongue is like a spring."
At the banquet, Marquis Lu became more energetic after hearing the words of the ministers, and his mood improved a lot.
I heard Zihe, the official of Zouyi, say before that the Han Dynasty planned to send an army of 500,000 to resist Qi and aid Lu. The Marquis of Lu was immediately dumbfounded. If an army of 500,000 was really sent, this would be a sign of resisting Qi and aiding Lu.
Lu? This damn thing is basically annexing Qilu.
The news that the State of Lu learned from the State of Qi was that the total number of troops mobilized by the State of Qi this time was about 400,000, and the number of troops drawn out to fight might be more than 100,000 or 200,000.
The strategic goal is the Hanzi Kingdom, but the tactical goal is to eat some of the Jisi Kingdom. It is definitely best to eat the entire Lu Kingdom.
It is also a normal operation for the Lu State to give up some national interests if it cannot eat it.
As for the assets in the hands of the Lu State, except for the local area, it is similar to the sequelae of the three-pointed Zhu State, which forced the Lu State to sell it to the Qi State. How could many scholar-bureaucrats in the country hold on under pressure?
After all, if you get the homeland of Zhu State, it is cheap, but if you don’t get it, it is not a loss.
But in this way, Qi State penetrated deep into the Si River Basin, for example, ceding areas like Zhu Louyi, which would just block Song, Lu, Cao Teng and other countries.
The original middle and upper reaches of Jisi now have the intervention of a hegemonic power. Compared with the former Jin State and Chu State, Qi State's voice will be frighteningly loud.
The knowledgeable people of Lu State break out in cold sweat whenever they think of this possibility.
Fortunately, the current situation seems to be pretty good, and everything is moving in a good direction.
"Your Majesty! The Han envoys are victorious, and the Lu people should also march forward bravely. I am willing to go to Yangguan to prevent the Qi people from attacking Sibei!"
"Shuliang is on good terms with the Han envoys, so why go to the front line in person? I heard that Wei Ziyu is good at block building, so Shuliang recommended Wei Ziyu as a master craftsman the day before yesterday. I think that if Wei Ziyu is a master craftsman, Shuliang should assist him from the side."
Marquis Lu is really relieved now. Originally, he was too cowardly. What is he afraid of now? The envoys of the Han Dynasty came over and attacked the Qi State. What a bullshit allied army. A Lang Guan commanded five thousand troops. As soon as he opened his mouth, he
Moved.
If you can persuade one person today, you can persuade two people tomorrow. In a few days, Qi will be done with it.
My country, Da Lu... is awesome!
Anyway, Marquis Lu is now determined to maximize the favorability of the Han envoy. As for resisting the enemy on the front line, he will just defend it.
After resisting at all levels until reinforcements from Hanzi Kingdom arrived, what else did he have to fear?
"Your Majesty, the spring flood has arrived and the roads are muddy. If the spring rain continues continuously, it will be disadvantageous for the Qi Allied Forces to move, and it will also be disadvantageous for our army to build stronghold walls. Your Majesty, Wei Ziyu is indeed a great craftsman, but Yangguan has to be defended.
.Qi State has many soldiers, while Lu State has few soldiers. If the war is delayed, Qi State will definitely increase its troops..."
"Hey, don't worry, Uncle Liang."
Marquis Lu was very calm now, "Although Qi and Lu are close, attacking each other will be far away. This time Qi will ally with the princes, and in order to strengthen their prestige, how can they sacrifice the near for the far, and go to Yangguan instead of the 'Dawenjin Ferry'?"
"this……"
Hearing the boss's explanation, Zihe was speechless for a moment.
A war is a war, but in the current situation, a war is not just a war.
Playing the game of stealing chicken is detrimental to the majesty of the alliance leader. How could Qi choose?
Yangguan is a mountainous area. If the Qi army takes a detour, it can certainly catch them by surprise, but in the eyes of the princes, the frontal battlefield power of the Qi princes is a bit weak.
Does the Marquis of Qi not want face?
Looking at it differently, Zihe had to admit that the monarch's thinking was still very reasonable.
"Shuliang only needs to let the Han envoys know the sincerity of the Lu State, and the war will be safe."
"In this case, I will obey your orders."
"good."
Marquis Lu was quite happy to see his "strong man" being so obedient.
It's not like he went out of his way to train a strong man who was destined to be king, but in the end he almost paid for his hometown in Wu. This kind of strong man who stole the family's family and returned to being strong is still not as good as his own docile "strong man".
The fact that Linggu Ge, the official of the western camp of Pinglu City, ran away with the Han envoy Wei Yu, certainly made the kings and ministers of the Lu state happy, and the entire Qufu and inside were filled with joy, but in the allied camp, the face of the Marquis of Qi turned dark.
"The more people are despicable, the more you can't be trusted!"
The furious Marquis of Qi immediately ordered, "Send the order, divide the troops at Yangguan, and attack the Lu army from two sides!"
"Hi!"
The Qi army generals all looked solemn and obeyed orders one after another.