Chapter 321 The princes look at the market and talk about the market (7)
Part of the way news of chaos in various countries came to Yingdu, Chu, was transmitted through the reports of the Mohist family here every few months.
The battle between Niu Lanyi, accompanied by the retreat of the Jin-Zheng coalition forces and the news of Zhao Hanjun's death immediately changed its attitude.
At least on the surface, it clearly supports the legitimacy of the inheritance of the King of Chu.
When the young King of Chu received news from Niu Lanyi, he couldn't believe it at first.
The Mo family relied on a county peasant soldiers and forced the Jin-Zheng coalition forces attacked by the prince to retreat, and even killed thousands of them?
The famous young master of the prince is known, and he is famous, good at fighting and attacking, and has never been defeated after several battles.
Thinking of the defeat of the previous king in Shangqiu, Xiong Sui looked at the Mo family's skills in his heart. He was shocked and grateful to Niu Lanyi for this battle.
Before this battle, his throne was in danger. Once defeated, many vassals in the country would come out to oppose him, and there was no doubt that.
After this battle, at least in a short period of time, Jin and Zheng cut off the intervention plan to break the Great Wall, which gave him enough time to integrate the internal situation.
Shortly after the news of Duke of Luyang came, the newspapers of the Mo family in the market published the news of the deaths of the Han and Zhao families, which made the situation of the King of Chu even more beautiful.
Fengjun from all over the country expressed their opinions, saying that this time the Zheng people should punish the Zheng people.
The Three Jins believed that the Zheng people were against the alliance, and the Chu State also believed that the Zheng people were against the alliance, because the Zheng State was originally close to Chu to control the Jin Dynasty, and knew that this relationship had always been good before Si Ziyang captured Wuyang.
In this case, the King of Chu had more choices.
Among the political legacy left to him by King Sheng, there was an advice about the Mo family being a prickly fish. The young King of Chu was always concerned about it. Moreover, many of the Mo family's theories were too advanced and radical, which aroused the extreme dissatisfaction of the Fengjun.
Just advocating the wise is enough to make all the vassals opposed to the Mohist school.
The short favorable situation caused the King of Chu to change his attitude towards the Mo family. It was no longer a critical moment, and the princes expressed their loyalty one after another. Even if the King of Chu wanted to change, it seemed that he might not have to use the Mo family at this time. Instead, he could try a victory in foreign wars to enhance his prestige, and thus carry out a limited "supremembering" and "centralization" change.
When the nobles stood up to support the King of Chu, the King of Chu had more bargaining chips and more choices.
The contents of the Mohist secret agreement seem to be no longer necessary to be followed for the time being.
As for the Ming Dynasty, the King of Chu has not yet noticed any harm. In the battle of Niu Lanyi, he used the weapons and talents of the Mo family. He did not spend a penny, nor did he use a little gold, copper and grain from the treasury, so he won such a victory.
What I paid was the mining rights and tax exemption rights. In the eyes of the King of Chu, the Mo family members were so stupid that they didn't understand what transactions were.
He thought that perhaps what the Mohist school really wanted was the content of the secret agreement, but now it may not be so radical, nor does it require too much power to be released to the Mohist school.
Only available, not trustworthy.
Now that we have used it, even if we can't say we are against the Mo family, we at least don't need to be as unstoppable as when the Jin-Zheng coalition forces were conquered before.
When the news of Qin Junxin's death reached Yingdu in March, the King of Chu became even more excited, just like Weis thousands of miles away, and also felt that this was a good opportunity.
He felt that if the Qin king died and his children were young, the Wei people would inevitably attack Qin in large numbers and would not miss this opportunity.
The Koreans cannot fight this year. If the Wei people attack Qin again, they can completely open up the situation in the Central Plains.
Once the situation is opened, with the prestige of King Zhuang, it seems easier to change. At least there is no need to be so radical. As the Mohist school said, "Be prepared to fight back against all the rebellious nobles in Yanying."
Because at this time, the situation is so good that it is so good that it is just a dream that it is about to wake up laughing. In the critical moment, Han Zhao died of the monarch, and the young master of Qin ascended the throne. The Mo family helped him with the most dangerous moment, so naturally it became a moment.
If the Mo family is invited to Chu in large quantities, it will inevitably be opposed by some nobles. At this time, it was just now, and Xiong suspected that he would rather stabilize the nobles first.
All the vassals and the vassals who were officials in the central part of Yingdu seemed to think that the situation was very beneficial to the King of Chu, and even those vassals who supported the prince's decision had somewhat changed their attitude.
Now Zheng State is a soft persimmon, which can be used to make a move as the first choice for counterattack and fight for hegemony.
Ping Yejun, Liangjun and other local real power corpses also said that this was an excellent opportunity. They were corpses who were dependent on the Chu system and needed some military achievements to expand their fiefdom.
The fief of the prince is intertwined with the land under the county. If the feudal king's power is expanded, the manpower and financial resources that the King of Chu can mobilize will be reduced by a little.
But now, the King of Chu had to reuse these powerful lords, hoping that they could seize the opportunity to counterattack Wei Zheng, and this made a promise to defeat him.
The State of Chu has always been like this. Before the war begins, we must first share the interests of the nobles.
When Jin and Zheng marched into Luyang and entered the prince's detention, the situation was different. The prince's detention into Chu. Except for Duke of Luyang and Yangchengjun, the other princes who firmly supported Xiong Yi, the other princes were not affected. They were nothing more than a replacement for the king. At that time, they naturally waited and watched.
Now the Zheng people have become the dogs who fall into the water. Prince Ding seems to have no chance to enter Yingdu. Han Zhao has died again. The situation has changed drastically. When will the dogs who fall into the water be beaten?
This is very realistic. Although the King of Chu was a little dissatisfied, he could not say anything and had long been used to it.
Moreover, in the battle of Yuguan the previous year, the Zheng people killed Jing Jia and Shu Gong, and the Jing Shu family were about to take revenge.
In the palace, the bells were ringing and the King of Chu no longer looked as sad as a year ago. He was happy to invite ministers and enthrone the emperor.
After the emperor held the wine and gave a blessing, he said, "The king, now the people of Zheng are against Han, and Han Hou Xin has passed away, so he can send someone to pay his respects. While contacting the Koreans, he counterattacks the people of Zheng."
That's how the King of Chu thought.
The time when Han Hou died was so coincidental that it happened to be when Zheng people surrounded Yangdi, so this revenge must be placed on Zheng people's head.
Xiong Suspicion said: "Han and Zheng have long been hatred. This time they plotted to make a decision on the prince, and the Zheng people just wanted to use this to seize my Wuyang. Jing and Shu's two sons died at the hands of the Zheng people. This hatred will be repaid."
"The Han people are weak, and the commander behind them is the Wei people. Although the Three Jins have old alliances, the alliance may not be reliable. The Han people dare not fight with me, and they do not want to obtain city land from us. They only want to seize it from the Zheng people."
"If the Wei people are in the back, if we send troops, the Han people will be attacked. The Wei people's cities are not close to Chu city."
"This time I went to Yangdi to pay my respects, I can explain the situation clearly with the Han people: working with the Wei people will not benefit the Han people. After all, Chu has a great country with thousands of miles of miles and more than a hundred cities. If you really want to get angry with Chu, aren't you afraid of losing your city? Using your flesh and blood to help the Wei people is not something a monarch should do."
"Besides, Li Yun, we will not attack Han people's cities within three years. However, if the Han people still help the Wei people at this time, it will make the Emperor of Heaven unhappy. If he still sent troops in the past three years, the people in the world would think that Han Cai's father was not Han Qian, but Weis!"
All the ministers laughed and understood the intention of the King of Chu, and they wanted to take this opportunity to alienate Wei Han.
South Korea's expansion direction can only be Zheng, which is fertile land. Chu's attitude towards Zheng was a bit ambiguous and could not be conquered, and it could easily lead to Zheng's completely turning to the side of the Three Jins.
Furthermore, the essence of Wei State was not bound by Chu State, and it was hundreds of miles apart during this period. And the giant cities such as Ruyang and Yangdi in South Korea were all within the attack range in the direction of the Chu State's Fangcheng.
Once Jin and Chu fight, the factors of Zheng will be eliminated and they will only break out in South Korea. This is exactly what the King of Chu said that the Koreans used their flesh and blood to help Wei gain hegemony.
This is both intimidation and temptation. This time, the Koreans sent troops with Wei mainly to plan what the prince decided to do, and naturally they also hope to get some benefits - the premise is that the direction of Luyang was defeated by the Jin-Zheng coalition forces in one fell swoop and Chu State replaced the king.
After the war in Niu Lanyi, the Koreans must also worry about the revenge of Chu. They did not take advantage of the chaos in Chu in one fell swoop. This concern can only cause two consequences: either stand closer with Wei, or temporarily truce with Chu.
There are many excuses for a temporary truce with Chu State. The king died new, he was mourned and refused to be punished. The Zheng people made grudges and were born differently, etc.
If diplomatic means can be used to encourage South Korea to wait and see, it is a good opportunity for Chu to counterattack. Similarly, for South Korea, it is just right to see if the war between Wei and Chu is in place. Whether Wei can still suppress Chu to fight, so as to determine that it will take sides three years later.
Although the State of Chu is a golden jade, it looks too scary after all. South Korea's expansion direction has been focused on Zheng State since it moved its capital Yangdi: Yangdi is by the Yingshui River, and the Yingshui River is the border of Zheng and Han, and Yangdi is only a few days away from Zhengdu.
This mainly depends on the future plan of Chu. If you are involved in Zheng, the conflict between Han and Chu will be extremely sharp. If you are not involved in the direction, it seems that it is not irreconcilable. The Three Jin Alliance is almost unable to hold on. If the three families work together, they will be invincible in the world, but... Weiss can still maintain it, he is old, can the Young Master attack be maintained?
At the end of the banquet, the diplomatic and military means of Chu were decided.
He ordered Liang Jun and Yangcheng Jun to lead his troops to attack Zheng, and asked the Zheng people for guilt of being the alliance. If possible, he forced the Zheng people to hand over the prince's decision.
Even if he did not hand over, the prince would definitely die, leave Zheng and go to Wei.
Zheng Jun came forward to swear, acknowledging the legitimacy of Xiong's inheritance, vowed not to join the prince's decision again, and formed a new alliance with Chu to fight against the Three Jins together.
Duke of Luyang was ordered to continue to improve the Luyang defense line, train his troops, and threaten South Korea so that the Koreans would not send troops within three years.
Send Zhao Zhiai to South Korea, one to pay condolences, the other to persuade Han Hou. If possible, make friends with important officials in South Korea and let South Korea temporarily withdraw as soon as possible.
As long as the State of Wei defeated Zheng and forced Zheng to recognize the legitimacy of the King of Chu to re-align, the situation of Chu in the Central Plains will be opened.
At that time, the Luyang defense line would be safer. The Wei people could only choose to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains and dare not allow the Chu State to get involved in the Central Plains.
Chapter completed!