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Chapter 119 Divorce, strategists show off each other
The sky was as clear as a wash, a piece of azure blue, and on the ground, there was a scene of iron and blood. The complete bronze armor, the majestic elites, seemed to stir up the wind and clouds, and the evil spirit was soaring into the sky.

Han Cheng and Zhao Yong looked at the big and round soldiers of Wei State, salivating enviously, "Marquis Wei, your soldiers are really powerful in the world!"

The real monarchs of the Six Kingdoms Alliance were Han and Zhao, and the other three countries sent sons to come. This is obviously unbelievable for Wei Houqing's character.

Wei Houqing cursed angrily, "Qi and Qin have humiliated Gu so much, and now Huimeng has such evil intentions, can they work together when attacking Chu?"

Weicheng thinks this is very reasonable, and alliance warfare is like this, so there is naturally arguing with each other, so he suggested: "My lord, Uncle Qin and Duke Qi are short-sighted, you are the wise lord, or the leader of the company.

We should take the lead in demonstrating our sincerity in order to eliminate the voices of discord within the alliance, so that Lian Heng's goal can be achieved. The most important thing now is to defeat Chu.

The minister suggested that Wei State, Qin State and Qi State should exchange hostage sons, so that the vigilance of Qin State and Qi State would be dispelled. "

Proton is not a simple hostage, but a weapon to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, so mutual hostage is a high-level political commitment.

Wei Houqing's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to put on a sigh and said: "Gu loves his sons, how can he have the heart to put them in danger?

But as the children of the palace, they have enjoyed all the wealth and glory, how can they sit in the palace now?
This is not correct, just follow what Qing said, let the son offer a pledge, tell the whole army, and exchange the pledge for the stability of the alliance, so that the soldiers can fight with peace of mind. "

Wei Jun's morale was naturally high when he heard about it. Wei Guo proposed mutual hostages to show sincerity, Qin and Qi naturally agreed, so Wei exchanged sons with Qin and Qi as hostages respectively, and the Lianheng alliance seemed to be stable.

The bitter and bloody wind from the north traveled all the way through the mountains and ridges, and finally came to Yingdu.

The state of Chu finally got the news of the Lianheng of the Six Kingdoms, and the entire capital city of Ying seemed to have encountered frost, and instantly condensed, and the high-flying birds howled mournfully. Chu people's current mood.

Senior nobles such as Ling Yin and Sima of Chu State came to the palace one after another.

The gorgeous palace couldn't cover up the gloomy atmosphere, the beautiful maids couldn't change the gloomy faces of Chu's monarchs and ministers, and the Lianheng of the Six Kingdoms reminded everyone of some bad memories.

The King of Chu's face was so dark that it was almost on the ice, and he asked in a deep voice: "The Six Kingdoms attacked Chu, do you think Chu can resist it?"

No one spoke, because the king of Chu was not asking them, it was not a question.

If Qin, Wei and Wu came to attack, Chu would naturally meet the enemy, and the outcome is unknown. If Qin, Wei and Wu came to attack, Chu could also defend the city, but with the power of the six countries, it is a dream to resist.

The King of Chu paused for a moment, looked around the crowd and said, "If Qin hadn't been offended too much in the plain of Shu, and now Chu has even taken Wu, so we don't have to worry about the future, how could there be such a disaster as the six kingdoms attacking Chu now? ?”

Master Ling Yin said: "Your Majesty, the reason why the six kingdoms are attacking Chu is because Chu is too powerful. They are afraid that Chu will attack them, so they act first. This is not something that Chu can decide. "

Now the Sima in the state of Chu is a member of the Xiang clan. With the passing of Xiang Cheng, the Xiang clan no longer has the kind of talents who can coordinate the overall situation, but there are still many excellent commanders.

Sima Xiangyin clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to keep the Han River and Nanyang, you must withdraw the garrison on the Shu Plain. The Qin army is not weak, but it was defeated by the Wei army. This must be cautious.

The troops between Huaisi and Wu should also be withdrawn first, otherwise the allied forces of Qin, Wei, Qi and Wu would cut off the rear, and our army might be wiped out.

The Six Kingdoms are attacking Chu with menacing force, but without the Luo Kingdom, I don't believe that they can really be united. If they can find a person with unparalleled eloquence, they may be able to break the alliance.

Majesty, as long as you give an order, Xiang Shi Erlang is willing to lead Chu Guo Erlang to die for you on the battlefield, but please forgive me that I am not sure of victory. "

As he said that, he knelt on the ground on one knee, but the King of Chu's eyes lit up when he heard the words. He caught the flash of inspiration, and quickly stepped down to help Xiang Yin up, and patted Xiang Yin's shoulder vigorously, laughing loudly Said: "Xiang Qing.

You are right, Qin State and Wu State participated in the Lianheng of Chu State, and I can guess that it is because Chu State persecuted too much.

But Han Zhao and Qi Guo participated in the Lianheng, and the widows were puzzled.

Could it be that Han Zhao really agreed to Wei Guo's Lian Heng because of the so-called belonging to the Three Jins?

As you said, although resisting the six-nation alliance is a major event, the disintegration of the six-nation alliance is the key to the survival of Chu.

Xiang Qing, I also ask you to lead the soldiers of Chu State to fight against the armies of the six countries to delay the time. "

After finishing speaking, he looked around at the courtiers of Chu State in the hall, and said loudly: "My lords, among the guests, is there anyone with unparalleled eloquence? Can you serve as an envoy for the widow and the State of Chu?"

Most of the strategists who came out of the Luo State Academy went to the Three Jins, and some followed the Qi Fa family to the Qi State, but not many came to the Chu State.

The main reason is that the aristocratic system of Chu State is too strict. The Shiqing Shilu system, which was abolished in Wei State long ago, is deeply rooted in Chu State.

Yangwu Lord Xiong Yue came out and said: "Your Majesty, among the guests of the minister's family, there is a man named Xia Chenyan. He is known to be quick-witted and able to take on important tasks. He can serve as an envoy for you."

So the King of Chu hurriedly summoned Xia Chenyan. Xia Chenyan was a somewhat downcast scholar, but just looking at him made people feel trustful. He was a very attractive person.

So the king of Chu asked: "You are a virtuous person recommended by Lord Yangwu. I want to know how you can save the country of Chu?"

Xia Chenyan knelt in front of the crowd and said with a smile: "Chu has 50 troops, but the Six Kingdoms have more than a million soldiers?
Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the mutiny of the six countries. Among the six countries, Qi is the weakest. The ministers will go to Qi and let Qi retreat. "

In fact, the Chu State still has enough time. Of course, it is impossible for the Lianheng Six Nations to simply prepare for a war in a month or two. From preparing the plan to negotiating with each other to attack, if someone deliberately slows down and slows down, it is even necessary to prepare two to three years.

In the past, the Zhuxia War was said to be only five years old, but in fact, it was only the last conflict sparked in 200 years. The mobilization, preparation, and strategic goals of both sides had been completed long ago, and the fuse was short of action. swift and intense.

This six-country alliance is essentially a war for hegemony between Wei and Chu, mixed with Wu's war to defend the country, and the rest of the countries are forced to get involved.

Xia Chenyan did not go directly to Qi State, but first sent people to Yan State to bribe Yan Hou's favorite minister, and then he learned about Yan Guo's prime minister dissuading Yan Hou.

This made Xia Chenyan laugh out loud, and said to Yang Wujun, "My plan will succeed."

So Xia Chenyan took the gift from the King of Chu and set off directly for the Kingdom of Yan. The appearance of the envoy from the Kingdom of Chu was very novel to Marquis Yan.

He has always been a transparent person among the countries. Among the big countries on the border, only the country of Yan has not been able to settle the barbarians on the border. people.

"Message from Chu State, why did you come to Yan State?"

Xia Chenyan ordered someone to present the gift that the king of Chu gave to Yanhou and said: "Yanhou, when the king paid tribute to the emperor, he thought of you.

The king said, "Among the kingdoms of Xia today, Yan is the only big country with the surname Ji enfeoffed by King Su. If you can't make good friends with Yan, it is not enough to stand in the world with dignity." '

This is a treasure given to you by the monarch, and another copy is given to the emperor in Luoyi. I hope you like it. "

After splitting from the state of Jin, the state of Luo retired. As the oldest state with the surname of Ji, Marquis Yan has always been quite complacent. Xia Chenyan understood his temperament before he said such a thing.

Hearing Xia Chenyan's compliment and seeing the treasures sent by the King of Chu, Marquis Yan was very proud, and laughed loudly: "Your envoy, Marquis Chu is really too polite. In today's world, who doesn't know how powerful Chu is? "

The two sides chatted for a while, Xia Chenyan pretended to smile casually and said: "Marquis Yan, after the foreign ministers came to Jicheng, they saw merchants from Qi State in Jicheng coming with a large amount of grain. The price of food in the country is very high.

The state of Yan has a land of two thousand miles, why don't you cut down giant trees in the northern forests in exchange for food in the state of Qi?
Presumably this will lower the price of food. "

Marquis Yan smiled and said, "Your envoy, the growth of the giant tree is too slow, can it be exchanged for a lot of food?

The lonely minister said that Yan State has a land of two thousand miles, and if these lands can be filled with grain, there is no need to go to Qi State to exchange for grain. "

Xia Chenyan said in surprise: "Marquis Yan, who came up with this idea for you? Please kill him immediately!"

As soon as these words came out, Marquis Yan's face immediately became serious, and the air in the banquet was even a bit cold. The favored minister who received Xia Chenyan's bribe immediately said, "Your envoy, what do you mean by this? The king's Will the minister speak nonsense?"

Xia Chenyan said hastily: "Marquis Yan, on the way to the country of Yan, the foreign minister passed by Shangqiu and saw a Song man climbing on a fruit tree looking for it, so he asked: 'Song man, what are you doing on the tree?'

The man of Song said, "I was very hungry and wanted to eat fish, so I came to the tree to look for fish." '

The Song people searched for fish in the trees, but of course they couldn't find it, so they went home hungry.

The land of Yan State is vast, but it is not suitable for planting. Your minister advised you to plant food in Yan State. Isn't this just catching fish in trees?

The foreign minister does not know what your minister thinks, but your tone of voice is so trusting, but you get such a result, you are a benevolent monarch, the foreign minister is really worried about you. "

The standard rhetoric of political strategists is to always stand in the perspective of the persuaded, and then secretly change the concept, using human selfishness and ego to achieve their own goals.

The Marquis of Yan immediately asked how old his favorite minister was, "Is the land in the country of Yan not suitable for cultivation?"

Hearing the words, he immediately said: "Yes, the monarch, with the same area of ​​land, the output of Yan State is less than one-third of that of Qiluo's land, and most of the land in Yan State cannot be cultivated."

Yan Hou's face turned completely cold. He originally wanted to attack Qi, but was persuaded by the Prime Minister.

But now he suddenly found out that the prime minister had lied to him, the anger in his heart could not be suppressed at all, and he roared angrily: "Traitor! You must have accepted bribes from Qi!
Otherwise, Gu has already defeated Qi State and is sitting in the city of Linzi. "

Xia Chenyan was about to laugh out loud, there was no need to bring firepower to Qi Guo himself, the monarch of Yan Guo was really smart.

At this time, we only need to fire again, Xia Chenyan said: "The relationship between Yan and Qi is like that between Chu and Wu.

At the beginning, the state of Wu conquered the capital of the state of Chu, but did not destroy the state of Chu. Today, the state of Wu is already in danger of falling.

Qi State has fertile land and a large population. The longer time passes, the stronger it will become. When he is strong enough to destroy Yan State, he will definitely go north to seek the land of Yan State. What should Yan State do at that time? ?

Your prime minister has brought Yan into a dangerous situation because of the bribes of the people of Qi. When Qi attacked Chu and took back the land of Huaisi, it will develop for another 20 years and restore the hegemony of Duke Huan of Qi... …

Ugh!
Foreign ministers feel sad for you and the country of Yan. Isn't it the injustice of heaven that such a benevolent and wise monarch has come to such a fate? "

In a few words, the prime minister's acceptance of bribes from the Qi people has been confirmed. Regardless of whether he took it or not, Yanhou thinks he took it anyway.

"hateful!"

Inspired by Xia Chenyan's words "benevolent and wise", Marquis Yan believed that his decision was correct, and Yan State must go to war with Qi State as soon as possible.

Marquis Yan thought of the six kingdoms attacking Chu, and thought that the six kingdoms ignored Yan directly, so he decided to let other countries see the strength of Yan soldiers.

Fighting against the Hu people all the year round, the soldiers of Yan State are very elite, it's just that the population is too small to make the country weak.

"Your envoy, please report back to the Marquis of Chu that Yan State is willing to form an alliance with Chu State to destroy the alliance between the six countries.

When the Qi State rises up and goes south, Yan State will attack Qi State, and Qi State's army will inevitably be in chaos. This is what Gu can do. "

The chaos of the Qi army will disrupt the Huaisi camps of both Qin and Wei countries at the same time, because it is impossible for Qin and Wei to watch the Qi army return to the empty Huaisi. Who knows whether the Qi State will take the opportunity to seize the city.

Xia Chenyan was shocked and said: "Marquis Yan, you are not only kind, but also a natural commander. You can come up with tactics to encircle and rescue Chu in a short period of time, which is enough to be a general."

When Xia Chenyan left the country of Yan, he rushed to South Korea non-stop. Qi and South Korea were the two weakest links in Lianheng, and they were the weak points to break Lianheng.

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The Marquis of Yan wanted to attack Qi, and Yan Xiang said: "It is not wise to attack Qi. Yan is two thousand miles away. If the country is full of grain, Qi will decline."

The Marquis of Yan followed him and stopped attacking Qi.

When Xia Chenyan sent Yan, he saw that the price of grain from Yan was very high, and said: "Swallows produce huge trees, and the wood is used to exchange grain, and the grain is abundant."

The Marquis of Yan said: "There are few trees, and they cannot be easily changed for a long time. Open up land and plant grain to prosper the country."

Xia Chenyan said: "The land of Yan is bitter and cold, and the country is rich in grain. It is like looking for fish because of trees."

The Marquis of Yan was furious, suspicious of accepting Qi's bribe, killed Xiang Yuji, and wanted to attack Qi again. ——"Warring States Policy Chu Policy"

(End of this chapter)