Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 465 One word said: procrastination
Chapter 464: One word is called: procrastination
Zhao Guo sent troops to attack Chu. Before Fan Ting came to Wancheng, Deng Sheng already knew everything. However, Deng Sheng was still undecided about whether to send troops, so he came up with the bad idea of ​​pretending to be sick to delay time. .

Regarding whether to rescue Chu State, the attitude of Deng Guochao was divided. A group of people headed by Jiang Wan and Bao Zheng believed that Deng and Chu were allies, and the continued existence of Chu State could create a buffer zone between Deng and Zhao. Attracting some of Zhao's firepower to Deng will be of great benefit to Deng in the future, so they advocate sending troops to rescue Chu.

The group headed by Cui Hao and Zhang Bin felt that Deng Guo could face Zhao Guo directly and win the battle even without the existence of Chu State with Deng Guo's current strength. What's more, in recent years, Chu State has also gained a lot of benefits from following Deng State, and its own strength is also constantly increasing. In order to avoid breeding tigers, they advocate not sending troops.

For this matter, Deng Guochaotang was already arguing, and the officials insisted on their own opinions, and finally kicked the ball back to Deng Sheng.

In Qianyang Palace, Deng Sheng summoned Cui Hao alone. In the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Deng Sheng trusted Cui Hao most. On the one hand, there is no doubt, but because Cui Hao's identity is Deng Sheng's mother clan, so for some reason, Deng Sheng trusts Cui Hao the most, and as a vanguard against sending troops, Deng Sheng summoned Cui Hao alone. There was a hint that Deng Sheng was more inclined not to send troops.

And Cui Hao also roughly figured out Deng Sheng's thoughts, so as soon as he saw Deng Sheng, he began to talk endlessly: "My lord, it is absolutely not advisable to rescue Chu. Even if our army is not afraid, it is easy to fall into the quagmire of war and cannot extricate ourselves. In the end, it is just a waste of money for the Qin State, allowing the Qin people to reap the benefits of the fisherman, and the situation in the world today is very clear , I, Deng, Zhao, and Qin are fighting for hegemony, and the demise of Chu is only a matter of time. Even if we send troops to save Chu this time, what about the next time? Is it possible that I, Deng, will continue to protect it? Chu State? This is of no benefit to my Great Deng's great cause, but will waste strength on Chu State!"

After listening to Cui Hao's words, Deng Sheng frowned immediately, and said: "However, Chu State and my Great Deng are allies. Reason, let Zhao Jun destroy Chu, how will the people of the world treat me, Da Deng, and the widow?" To put it bluntly, it is a matter of face, but at this time, Deng Sheng has also understood that Chu is hopeless. The existence of the country is not harmful to the Deng country, but the benefits are not great. Now that the Deng country has destroyed the southern country and dominates the entire south, it can truly advance and attack, and retreat and defend. Zun, innately invincible, it doesn't matter whether there is Chu State or not.

"Your Majesty, there are no permanent allies in this world, only permanent interests. What about Qi State in the past? No one is immune to interests. The continued existence of Chu State will not only no longer be able to continue to provide assistance to Deng, but will also restrict Deng's development. If the king is embarrassed to directly reject the envoy of Chu, he can delay the time. According to the estimation of the minister, the state of Chu will never last more than half a year under the attack of the Zhao army. I am afraid that three months will be enough, so as long as it can be dragged on, Pengcheng has already been breached by Zhao Jun!" After learning that Deng Sheng didn't want to send troops, it was just a matter of face, Cui Hao immediately stood up for Deng Sheng. Offer a plan, that is to procrastinate, do not make a statement, procrastinate until Zhao Jun breaks Pengcheng, as long as Pengcheng is broken by Zhao Jun, then everything can be easily solved. It's just that we can't live up to it, we can't stand it, and it has nothing to do with us.

Deng Sheng did not continue to speak, but leaned against the throne, closed his eyes, and quietly thought about what Cui Hao said. Seeing this, Cui Hao did not urge Deng Sheng, but sat quietly and waited, he knew Deng Sheng will definitely make the most correct decision.

After a long time, Deng Sheng opened his eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Cui Hao: "Cui Qing, you go and tell Chen Qun, just say that the widow's illness is repeated, and the recovery period is unknown, let Fan Ting wait with peace of mind, and tell Fan Ting , I hope that the state of Chu can hold on, and I, Deng Deng, will never give up on the state of Chu lightly!"

"Here!" Cui Hao replied with a smile. He understood Deng Sheng's meaning. Although he had decided to give up Chu State, he couldn't let Zhao State take over the entire Chu State so easily. If Deng Sheng asked him to tell him, It is to give Chu State a hope and thought, so that Chu State and Zhao Jun will fight to the death, and fight off part of Zhao Jun’s elite, not half, but preferably one-third, not one-third, and one-fifth Either way, all in all, the longer the state of Chu survives, the greater the casualties of the Zhao army, and the more benefits for the state of Deng.

When Cui Hao relayed Deng Sheng's words to Chen Qun, Chen Qun understood Deng Sheng's meaning immediately, and felt a little embarrassed. Chen Qun is from Yingchuan. , he has always been a Korean, and at that time, Chu State was already a well-known powerful country in the world. His home country, even Deng State back then, was not even qualified to carry shoes for Chu State, but what about now?The powerful country at the beginning became an existence at the mercy of others, but now Deng Sheng's words have decided the fate of Chu.

Now that he knew what Deng Sheng meant, Chen Qun sent someone to invite Fan Ting over. As soon as Fan Ting saw Chen Qun, he immediately asked, "Chen Shangshu, how is it going? I wonder if King Deng has made an appointment to send troops?" ?” These days, Fan Ting’s life in Wancheng is suffering. On the one hand, he can’t seek to see Deng Sheng, and he feels irritable.

Chen Qun asked Fan Ting to pour a glass of water, then sighed and said, "Mr. Fan, the matter of dispatching troops has been discussed with the six ministries of the three provinces and the Governor's Mansion of the General, and the elites from all over the place are also waiting in full force. Recently, the illness has been repeated, and the imperial doctor said that the king urgently needs to rest and rest, do not disturb, even the government has been presided over by the crown prince!"

"Then what does this mean? Your country is not going to send troops? Could it be that your country just watched our country perish? You have to be clear that we are allies. Twenty years ago, if it weren't for my great Chu's help, your country of Deng would have died a long time ago. After being destroyed by the Han State, you actually want to cross the bridge and demolish the planks now?" Hearing Chen Qun's words, Fan Ting immediately ran away. In Fan Ting's view, Deng State refused to send troops to rescue Chu State, which is ungrateful. , so Fan Ting brought up the past again.

Faced with Fan Ting's questioning, Chen Qun was very displeased. However, Chen Qun, who was born in a noble family, had a good self-cultivation, and Chen Qun also knew that it was not time to turn against Chu, because Deng needed Chu. Spell out more elites of Zhao State in Chu.

Chen Qun said: "President Fan, don't be impatient. Of course I remember what happened back then, but it's just a matter of sending troops. It's a big matter. It must have the imperial edict written by the king. Now the king is sick in bed and can't manage the affairs. I can only wait in peace, but Fan Xiang can rest assured that my Great Deng has reached a consensus inside and outside the court and will never give up on your country. As soon as my king's health improves, my Great Deng can immediately send troops to the north!"

Fan Ting also realized that his words were a bit offensive. Now Chu State dare not offend Deng Guo. If because of some of his own words, Deng Guo lost his mind to rescue Chu State, then Fan Ting would really be unable to atone for his sins. So I apologized to Chen Qun: "I was a little impulsive just now, and I ask Chen Shangshu to forgive me, but I don't know when your country will be able to send troops? Our country really can't last for too long!"

Chen Qun smiled and said: "Fan Xiang is also very loyal, I can understand, but it will take a while to send troops, my king is now suffering from repeated illnesses, and it is not known when he will recover, but Fan Xiang can rest assured that the imperial physician has diagnosed After that, my king's body will recover in as short as three months, and as long as half a year, and then my great Deng elite will be able to go north to Chu State!"

(End of this chapter)