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Chapter 23 The Subordinate Country

After hearing this, Lu Qi did not respond. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I will not see you either. Since Lord Wang has retreated from the rapids, he means he doesn't want to get involved in anything anymore."

Wang Zhongliang nodded silently, but Lu Qi said again: "I will write two words and you will send them to me."

Wang Zhongliang was stunned and nodded immediately. Director Wang hurriedly went to prepare the four treasures of the study.

Lu Qi looked at Du Yong again and smiled and said, "Du Yong, do you have anything to say?"

Du Yong was stunned and said respectfully: "Master, I heard about the battle in Jurong County of the Lord, and Leng Rong said that Suzhou annihilated the attack of Zhou ** team. Tang State has always been timid about Zhou State. If Suzhou's victory is made public, it will definitely shock the world."

Lu Qiyi smiled and shook his head and said, "The victory of Suzhou is not yet public. Once it is made public, it may arouse the anger of Emperor Tang. When Zhou State used the Jiangdu Army to attack Suzhou by playing an empty city plan, I ordered three thousand troops at the same time, pretending to be the Tang Dynasty's Zhen Navy and attacked Yangzhou. After two defeats, Zhou State was angry and sent envoys to intimidate Emperor Tang. Yan Hui mobilized 400,000 troops to attack Tang. Emperor Tang was intimidated and killed the deputy governor of Zhenhai Army and the marching Sima without any reason. In order to please Zhou State, he took the initiative to abolish the establishment of Zhenhai Army."

Du Yong was stunned and looked at Lu Qi, and said in disbelief: "Was the generals killed and apologized, will Emperor Tang really do that?"

Lu Qi nodded and said, "It has happened. Now Emperor Tang ordered King Yong to be the envoy of the country and went to Zhou to apologize. In my opinion, King Yong will definitely not be able to come back."

Wang Zhongliang frowned and shook his head when he heard this, and said, "The Buddha's mouth and snake's heart are only good at fighting in the nest."

Lu Qi smiled, but Du Yong looked calm, thinking that he was still unbelievable. Wang Zhongliang suddenly said, "Master, I have something else to say."

"Oh, tell me." Lu Qi responded.

"Master, a few days ago, people from Chu came to buy rice from me," said Wang Zhongliang.

"Chu people?" Lu Qi said unexpectedly.

"Yes, it's the Western Chu people. According to the Chu people, the famine in Tanzhou is also very serious, so I heard the news and came to Raozhou to buy rice." Wang Zhongliang said.

Lu Qi's expression was solemn. He knew about the so-called Chu State. He knew in Xinzhou that in Hongzhou and Tanzhou west of Yuanzhou, it was the territory of Chu State, but Chu State was a vassal state of Tang State. Chu State became king and vassal to the Emperor of Tang State.

As far as he knew, Chu State paid tribute to Tang State was the achievement of the previous generation of Emperor Tang. More than ten years ago, Tang State had attacked Chu State. Although it was finally victorious, it was reversed by the surrendered army, which led to the loss of Tanzhou. In the end, the surrendered army took the initiative to surrender. After the negotiations, Tang State had no choice but to accept Chu State's compliment, because at that time, Tang State was facing a powerful threat from Zhou State and could not completely destroy Chu State with more troops.

As for the state of Chu, Lu Qi knew two of them, one was Jing State. Jing State was not big, and it was in the upper reaches of the river north of Chu State. It was Jingzhou where Guan Yu, the famous one, was guarded by Jingzhou.

The geography of Jing State is very subtle. It occupies the Han State of Bashu. To the east of Jing State is Ezhou of Tang State, to the north is Zhou State, to the south is Chu State, and to the small Jing State is the throat. If the Tang State wants to enter Tuba Shu, it must first capture Jing State.

Lin Renzhao, who had once guarded Ezhou, repeatedly wrote letters to request an entry into Jingzhou, meaning that he would occupy Jingzhou before Zhou State and then glimpse the Tubashu. Emperor Tang was so scared that he had to transfer Lin Renzhao away. He was afraid that Lin Renzhao would do anything wrong. Emperor Tang's idea was to expect the Han State to restrain Zhou State. If he attacked Jing State, wouldn't he meet directly with the Han State's military force?

Another subsidiary state known to Lu Qi was the State of Min. Min was a subsidiary of Yue. It was Fuzhou and Jianzhou. The State of Min was once conquered by the State of Tang, but because of the State of Yue, the State of Min was destroyed and restored. Quanzhou and Zhangzhou of the State of Tang were originally part of the State of Min, but the Qingyuan Jiedu Army stationed now is also the de facto Quanzhou Autonomousity.

"Does the Chu people have any meaning?" Lu Qi asked after thinking for a while.

"Some, if Chu comes to buy rice when he hears the news, if he returns without success, it may cause hatred for Tang. Chu may write a letter to accuse Tang of not compassionate with his ministers. Once Chu writes the letter, it will cause the princess's mansion to sell rice privately. The person who Emperor Tang will inevitably take the opportunity to take the opportunity to vent his anger on the Lord." Wang Zhongliang replied.

Lu Qi nodded and asked, "Did Uncle Zhong have any countermeasures?"

"Yes, immediately declare the advertisement that the rice sold was Suzhou rice, which was sold by the Jiangyin army. The Princess's Mansion was just a merchant who was in charge, and immediately asked someone to contact the Chu people to sell a batch of Suzhou rice from the Jiangyin army. But I am worried about whether Suzhou rice is enough." Wang Zhongliang replied.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "You can sell 30,000 stones to Chu, but the price is twice as expensive as Raozhou, and the people of Chu must transport it away from Raozhou by themselves."

"You can only let the people of Chu be transported by themselves, otherwise the Zhennan Army will not be able to pass the level. If you don't do it well, you will be charged with collusion with the enemy." Wang Zhongliang said with a smile, obviously feeling relaxed.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "Uncle Zhong is very careful. The matter of Chu's buying rice will really cause great troubles."

"I should be careful." Wang Zhongliang responded respectfully.

Lu Qi smiled and nodded, and said, "Does Uncle Zhong know much about Chu State?"

"There are not many. If the Chu people had not been invited, I would not remember that there was a Chu State west of Tang State. If the lord needs it, I would have someone mingled with Chu State to learn about it." Wang Zhongliang said.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "You can let people understand Chu State, and you also need to collect information about Jing State, Min State, and the Qingyuan Army in Quanzhou, and then send it to me with a text."

"What I do, the Lord wants to understand the affiliated country. Do you have any ideas?" Wang Zhongliang asked.

"I have a farther idea. Suzhou and Changzhou are just a corner. When I occupy it, it will be a bumper harvest of rice, but it may not be able to harvest every year in the future. In addition, over time, I will gradually face the main attack of all enemies. Once the Zhou and Tang countries reconcile, Zhou will inevitably regard Suzhou as a thorn in their side, so I cannot satisfy my current gains. If possible, it is best to quietly march into Fuzhou by sea. After occupying Fuzhou, it will form a cross-border attack with Suzhou that echoes the east and west. As long as I can occupy Yue, I will have real basic strength." Lu Qi replied.

Wang Zhongliang was reluctant to speak, but Lu Qi looked at it and smiled and said, "Uncle Zhong is my think tank. Just say anything if you have anything to say."

"Master, I think that even if you enter Fuzhou, it will be difficult to achieve the effect of the east and west, because Fuzhou is difficult to manage, and it will restrain its military strength, which will be detrimental to protect Suzhou." Wang Zhongliang said.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "You are talking about that truth, but I will not have attacked Fuzhou alone, but will use the Xinghua Army. The Xinghua Army stationed in Xinzhou is now in charge of Zhou Zhengfeng."

Wang Zhongliang was stunned and said in surprise: "Zhou Zhengfeng? Will Zhou Zhengfeng be used by the main person?"

"I can only use it. After I returned to Shida County, I thought a lot. Now the most important thing is to destroy Yue Kingdom, but with the military strength of Suzhou, I cannot destroy Yue Kingdom. Therefore, I can only use the Tang army to attack Yue Kingdom in the west. Now Zhou Zhengfeng is in charge of Xinghua Army. Zhou Zhengfeng is the most eager for success. I think as long as he is given a reason to send troops, he will inevitably attack Yue Kingdom."

Lu Qi replied, then smiled at Du Yong, and Du Yong nodded in a clear way, and that meaning had already been secretly connected with Song Laoqing.

Wang Zhongliang didn't know Song Laoqing's existence. He nodded after hearing this and said, "If Zhou Zhengfeng was really eager for success, then the reason for sending troops was easy to find. It would be said that the Yue Kingdom sent troops to attack."

Lu Qiyixiao didn't say much. The reason why Yue Kingdom sent troops to attack was untenable, but he knew that for Zhou Zhengfeng, war was very needed now. Only the transfer of the army in the war could allow Zhou Zhengfeng to quickly grasp the military power of Xinghua. Otherwise, Zhou Zhengfeng would be a decoration in the Xinghua Army, and even if the new deputy envoy of the Jiedushi came, Zhou Zhengfeng would be constrained.

"Shu Zhong, the soldiers and brave troops in Raozhou will be established as soon as possible. Once they receive the transfer order from Xinghua Army, they will be dispatched to Xinzhou to join the Xinghua Army." Lu Qipinghe said.

Wang Zhongliang was stunned and said in confusion: "Affiliated to Xinghua Army? Does Xinghua Army have that power?"

"Yes, I remember that during the war in Xinzhou, the Xinghua Army Jiedushi had the power to control the military strength of Raozhou and Xinzhou. Many soldiers in the Xinghua Army were recruited to Xinzhou because of the recruitment order of the Xinghua Army Jiedushi." Lu Qi explained.

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