Chapter 10: Deng Chu forming an alliance

Cui Hao said: "Returning to the king, Chu has regarded Han as its biggest opponent since the end of Qin. When the siege of Gaixia, Chu suffered a great humiliation and had been hostile to Han for many years. Shu was a pawn for Chu to support Han in the south. Now our Da Deng and Han have broken their faces, and our country is adjacent to Wuguan, the leader of Han, Chu intends to support our country as we supported Shu in the past, so that our country can play a role in restraining Han."

Everyone is intelligent, and you will understand it as soon as you hear it. Although the Chu and Han no longer border, the Chu and Han battle for hegemony has not come to an end. If it weren't for the Qin State that was built by descendants of the Qin Dynasty and had a life-and-death grudge with the Chu and Han, the Chu State would have planned to send people to form an alliance with the Qin State. However, the Qin State had been destroyed for more than two hundred years, and most of the hatreds had disappeared. The battle for hegemony among the nations was about interests. If possible, Qin and Chu could still come together, just like Qi State. The founding king of Qi State was Han Xin, who was the biggest promoter of the siege of Gaixia and was also the pioneer of the Chu and Han Dynasty's battle for hegemony. When Han Xin destroyed Qi and was named King of Qi, Xiang Yu broke through from Gaixia, Liu Bang was afraid that Xiang Yu would march into the Central Plains again and make a comeback, so he ordered Han Xin to station troops in Qi. Qi State was established like this. Although the ancestors of Qi and Chu were deadly enemies, Qi State was not yet together.

Deng Sheng also thought Cui Hao's inference was very reasonable and said, "Cui Qing, then I wonder what should I do?"

Cui Hao smiled and said, "King, even if Chu does not send people, I plan to advise the king to form an alliance with Chu. Our country's next target is Jing. Jing and Wu and Xiang border. Xiang is not worth worrying. If we can form an alliance with Chu, we ask Chu to suppress Wu. Our country will take Jing and take advantage of Jing."

Jing State occupied Jiangxia and Nanjun, Jiangxia was adjacent to Wu Lujiang. If Deng State wanted to take Jing State, Wu State would not agree. To be honest, if Chu hadn't been against Wu State in the north, Wu would have long destroyed Jing and Xiang.

Deng Sheng nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I'll invite the envoy Chu to come tomorrow morning."

"Here!"

The second day, Jingyang Palace

Deng Sheng was sitting in the hall, and saw a middle-aged man walking in, wearing Chu's official uniform, bowing to Deng Sheng and saying, "Tao Shao, a junior doctor in Chu, has met King Deng."

"The Chu envoy doesn't have to be too polite!" Deng Sheng said, and at the same time, Deng Sheng also asked the system to conduct four-dimensional inspections on Tao Shao.

"Tao Shao, force: 52, commander: 50, intelligence: 92, politics: 91" The ability is not bad. Chu State is worthy of being a powerful country in the world. Any envoy is no worse than the prime minister of Deng State, Deng Sheng thought.

Tao Shao: "When my king learned that the king had ascended the throne, he specially sent him to come down to congratulate him and wish him thousands of years."

Everyone carried the flower sedan chair. Although they knew that the other party was just complimenting, Deng Sheng was still very happy and said, "The King of Chu is intent. When the Chu State is a country of great state, I sent an envoy to travel thousands of miles. I am very grateful. The envoy might as well stay in Wancheng for a while and let me treat it well. When the envoy returns to Chu, I will give you a generous gift and ask the envoy to serve the King of Chu on his behalf."

After being grateful, Tao Shao said, "The king's heart is to tell my king the truth, and not to hide it from the king. I came here this time to come on the order of my king to come to make an alliance with your country."

Deng Sheng remained silent and thought to himself that the good show was coming, so he gave Cai Feng a wink.

Cai Feng knew it and said to Tao Shao: "Doctor Tao, don't know what the King of Chu meant? You must know that our country has never had any contact with Chu, and the dispute between Chu and Han came from history. Since our country established the country, it has only followed the leader of the Han country. If our country formed an alliance with your country, wouldn't it anger the Han country?"

Tao Shao smiled, and he knew that things were not that easy, and that was a negotiation of conditions.

Before Tao Shao came, he had already found out about the situation of Deng State. He knew that one person was the prime minister of Deng State Cai Feng, an important figure in Deng State, so he bowed and replied: "Your words are bad. The Han State takes advantage of the great army in Deng State's demise. How could the Han State be the leader of the alliance? Deng and Han have been in good faith for more than two hundred years, but they attracted the army of Han State. After my king learned about it, he felt deeply regretful that the Han State had no affection for your country, so why should the Prime Minister worry about it? Chu State has always treated allies with sincerity. Looking at Chen State, Shu State will know."

"Of course we know the sincerity of Chu's allies, but our country is adjacent to Han. If the Han country knows that our country is a alliance with your country, it is afraid that it will be angry and the army is approaching, what should we do?" At this time, Cui Hao stepped out.

Tao Shao smiled and looked at Cui Hao, thinking about who this was. He had analyzed the characters in Deng Guo’s court in detail, but there was no such person, so he said, “I wonder if you are?”

"Deng State participated in Cui Hao and met the envoy." Cui Hao replied.

Tao Shao smiled and said, "Cui Cheng is polite. I will naturally know what Cui Cheng is worried about. However, even if your country does not form an alliance with Chu, do you think the Han State will not raise an army to attack Deng State again? Now that Deng and Han have already broken their faces, how can the Han State be concerned?"

Cui Hao nodded and thought to himself: It seems that Tao Shao is prepared.

Cui Hao: "What the envoy said is reasonable. I know that the reason why your country wants to form an alliance with our Deng State is nothing more than that he likes the position of our Deng State and hopes that our Deng State can contain the Han State. However, our country is not bordered by your country, and it is far apart. Once our country forms an alliance with your country, if the Han State sends troops, what help will your country give us?" In the confrontation between a few words, Cui Hao knew that the other party was a smart person, so he no longer beat around the bush and saw a single step in.

In fact, Tao Shao is also a cheerful person. He has been slandering for so long, so he should be talking about the serious business.

Tao Shao smiled and said, "Your Highness, you don't need to worry. Although the Han State is strong, it is surrounded by enemies. Whether it is Qin State or Shu State, they all have an in-depth hatred with the Han State. Our country and Zhao State are in-laws. If the Han State dares to invade your country, our king will give all his help to Zhao State to send troops. In this way, what are your worries?"

Cui Hao smiled and said, "Of course we know your country's sincerity, but since your country hopes that our Deng country will play a role in restraining Han country, our Deng country is weak and may be defeated by the King of Chu."

"Oh, then I wonder what your country's plans are?" Cui Hao had already said this, and Tao Shao naturally knew that Deng State had conditions, and I'm afraid this was the most important condition for Deng State.

Cui Hao smiled and said, "The Jing Kingdom has been invading the southern part of our country for many years. Although the first lord, King Wuzhuang and my king defeated Jing Kingdom many times, the centipede insect died without being stiff. My king was determined to completely solve the hidden dangers in the south, but he was worried that the Wu Kingdom would intervene."

Jing State, Tao Shao was a little shocked. He originally thought that Cui Hao would ask Chu to give him some food, grass and weapons. Unexpectedly, Deng State had such a big appetite and actually wanted Jing State. In order to successfully defeat Jing State, he planned to ask Chu State to take action to restrain Wu State in order to successfully destroy Jing State. However, this was not something that could not be agreed. Before he came, King Xiang Ju of Chu had already told him that as long as the interests of Chu State were not harmed, everything could be concessions. Jing State did not border Chu State, nor was it an ally of Chu State. If it was destroyed, it would be destroyed. Besides, Deng State destroyed Jing State, strengthened its strength, and could better deal with Han State. Moreover, what Chu State had to do was to restrain Wu State. This operational space would be large, and Chu State would not suffer any losses.

Tao Shao nodded and said, "Your Excellency, I already know that our country and Wu are already hostile. Over the years, there have been constant disputes. Our country has been deploying heavy troops in Guangling and Huainan. There is no problem in restraining Wu. Your country can easily defeat Jing."

After the task was completed, Cui Hao greeted Deng Sheng with a smile.

"Hahaha, since that's the case, I will accept this covenant. When the envoy returns to Chu, I will send an envoy to Chu with the envoy." Since all the negotiations were made, Deng Sheng was also very happy.

"The king is wise!"
Chapter completed!