A few days later, the time of the envoy came just like in the plot.

Suiguo's proximity to Jiang and its borders on Chu are the shortest necessary roads between Jiang and Chu, and the two countries are naturally weak in the face of such big countries as Chu, and it has become a natural thing to help each other.

In fact, most of the small countries around Jiang Guo are in this mode of survival, relying on powerful countries, but in order not to be directly annexed by powerful countries, they will also unite with surrounding small countries in an attempt to form a kind of power that makes the big countries have scruples.

- If an investment does not receive the expected income, then there is a high probability that the investment will not be made.

Coalition and defense, small countries are also ambitious, keeping their own country is the first step, growth is the second step, and growth needs more land, and more people who can farm, this point, we have to attack the small countries around us.

can huddle together for warmth, but it will also turn against each other at any time because of interests.

This kind of unstable relationship runs through the whole of the diplomacy of a small country, and the current visit of the country is also relying on the strength of its own country, so it has taken an attitude of asking Jiang Guo to take a blame attitude.

The envoy stood arrogantly on the empty court, put on a serious expression, and said, "I don't know when the princess of your country will be able to arrive in our country?

The meaning of the words is faintly that the Chu State is pressing.

Nowadays, the custom is that when the daughter of one country marries, the daughter of the surrounding small country will be the wife and marry other countries.

The marriage between the princess of Suiguo and the king of Chu is finally negotiated, even if the king of Chu is now in his fifties, and in this era it can basically be regarded as not far from death, but Suiguo is still honored by this, if the princess of Suiguo can be favored, at least Suiguo can rest assured that he can rely on the big tree of Chu.

Jiang Guo has always been closed, this time the daughter is a wife, but also the monarch Shui Yong's efforts to promote, he saw the crisis of his country, but there is no good way, can only use his own princess as a marriage. It's just that Jiang Guo is too small, and it is difficult to marry into a big country, and in the end, he can only be a wife.

This is an honor.

Suiguo and Jiang before adjacent, but the two countries have different beliefs, Suiguo and Chu believe in the same god of fire, each other's clothing also has many fire cloud patterns, Jiang Guo is the complete opposite of the god of water, water and fire are incompatible, although not to fight, but there is no good neighborliness, at most the merchants of the two countries exchange exchanges.

This time, Jiang Guo took the initiative to say that he wanted to make the princess his wife, and he also praised Suiguo, and the monarch of Suiguo was still very happy, but he couldn't wait, he couldn't come, and he still didn't come, so he was inevitably angry about whether this was a trick and plot, so he patted the messenger.

Coincidentally, that is, before today, Jiang Guo knew that something had happened to Princess Tears and her party, Princess Tears was missing, the disciples of the Water Witch died, the entire wedding party was dead, and the dowry items were missing.

This kind of news like a thunderbolt from the sky made the monarch a little unrelieved now, and then the envoy of the country came to urge him to ask for guilt...

"With the anger of the envoy, with the anger of the envoy, our country's wedding party has long been traveling, but there was an accident on the road, and I heard the news from the merchant yesterday that the whole team was robbed by the bandits and was already dead. ”

The head of the civil officials above the court, the prime minister, said this, he looked like a good old man, and he couldn't see that he was the most resolute opponent of the princess before.

"Really?" the envoy was completely unconvinced.

In these years, transportation is difficult, and people can't be put away for a long time after they die, and most of the people who die in other places end up buried in their hometowns, and it's very good to be able to hear an exact news of life and death, and you don't need to think about anything else.

Therefore, if you can't see anything at the moment, you will say that people are dead and things are lost, isn't this fooling people for fools?

"Really, the princess of our country has really gone, but there was an accident on the road, and now I don't know her whereabouts, and I hope that the envoy will go back to report to the monarch, this matter is not our country's prevarication. The monarch Shui Yong personally went down, followed the envoy to argue, with a smile on his face, and his reddish eyes showed that he was not worried about his daughter, but now his disappearance is no different from death, and he can only be regarded as dead.

"Hmph, if you say you're missing, you're missing, and if you say you're dead, you're dead, and if you delay your time so far, don't you look down on the marriage between my country and the Chu State, and sincerely make a difference?" The envoy spoke sharply, directly saying what he was most suspicious of.

The monarch smiled bitterly, how could he dare to have such a thought, wasn't that a feud? He didn't dare to say it repeatedly, for fear that he would misunderstand.

Shui Zhen, who was fortunate enough to follow him, watched this scene, just a messenger, even if he was of a higher rank, looking at people with his chin, or looking at his own monarch, it was too much.

However, everyone in the main hall, everyone who dared to speak, as if the other party's attitude was really taken for granted.

Even the water father just clenched his fists, didn't say a word, and put on a wooden face.

The prince was fortunate to be there, and when he saw his father personally laughing, he also stepped forward to laugh, and said a lot of stupid things, even with the envoy to appreciate the customs of the Jiangguo, and later the two brothers took the envoy to his palace like this, and said that his concubine could be chosen by him.

"Father, how can he, an envoy of another country, show off his power in the court of our country, and how big is the country?" asked Shui Zhen, as if ignorant.

The envoy has just been pulled away, and above the main hall, there are all people from their own country, and the number of courtiers is only five fingers, although it is an official problem, there are still no talents.

The crisp voice belonging to the child was like a sharp sword, piercing straight into everyone's hearts, and even the prime minister of the good old man, the smile on his face that was always hanging was a little stiff, but he didn't say anything.

Father Shui said, I don't know where to start, he is not a person who is good at speaking.

The only monarch who could say something just sighed, returned to his seat and sat down, less flattering than just now, and said, "Suiguo is quite big, bigger than us, with more food and more population. ”

In this era, grain is a general equivalent that is harder than gold and silver, and if there is grain, it means that there is money, and it means that someone can deal with it and work hard.

"Then, why can't we have more people, more food, and more land?" Shui Zhen didn't really want to come out, but looked around, and he seemed to have the same feeling as the original owner.

Why do modern people travel back to ancient times and are always willing to dictate everything, different living habits are of course on the one hand, on the other hand, "I know it's better to change this way, why not change it like this?", as if "everyone is drunk and I am sober", then it is necessary for this awake person to arrange how to go home when drunk.

He is also facing such a situation at this time, since he knows where the problem is, then why not find a way to strengthen himself?

Everyone knows that the marriage is not stable, and whether the daughter sent over is favored or not will cause concern, so why not use your own strength in exchange for peace of mind?

Above the court, the water is really the smallest, but no one ignores his words, the monarch attaches great importance to him on the one hand, and on the other hand, people with strong blood naturally have more right to speak.

"It's easier said than done. The old prime minister replied.

Shui Zhen innocently asked: "Why is it not easy? Isn't it possible to capture the western kingdom on the other side?"

"Western Kingdom?" The monarch was stunned for a moment, he had thought about many surrounding countries, but he had never thought about Western countries.

The old prime minister also showed an interested expression and asked, "Really tell me your opinion." ”

"The west is separated from our country by a river, and there are perennial worries about floods, and when the floods occur, our country conquers them in one fell swoop, and it is effortless, why not be happy?"

Shui Zhen has already had a belly case, and he has cultivated his spiritual power for a period of time, so it's hard to say anything else, but it's still easy to secretly understand the national conditions of his neighbors.

Separated by a river, because there is also the advantage of boats, the traffic between the two countries is not less than that of Suiguo, and even because they can see each other across the water, they are more familiar, they speak to each other, and there have been marriages among the common people.

"No, the West Kingdom is attached to Zhong Guo, and there are three kingdoms of Ying, Shu, and Tong around to make friends with it, if we act rashly, won't they attack it in groups? ”

The monarch said honestly, he seemed to have a map in his mind when he spoke, there was no stumbling at all, and his understanding of the relationship between countries was not like that of a person who was closed to information, and he still had knowledge.

Shui Zhen raised his eyebrows, and he really couldn't see that this monarch was so wise in the plot, he smiled indifferently and said: "Then what's the matter, the descendants of the water god of our country, by the river, our clan is invincible, there are water witches, where can they be allowed to attack? What's more, we don't want to swallow all the western kingdoms, as long as the western part of the western kingdom is along the river." ”

Occupy both sides of the river, it will be much more convenient to trade in the future, build a port or something, as long as there is no tariff, I think the merchants will be happy to come, and there are more people who come...

Think about how many countries are fed by a Silk Road, if they can, they can also vigorously develop their own commerce, anyway, they are not good at growing food in their own country, and they can buy it at any time if they have enough money, of course, it would be better if they could further occupy Suiguo, it is a natural granary, but it borders on Chu, and Chu has long regarded several small countries such as Suiguo as things in their pockets, and they will not be allowed to move.

Compared with the threat of the Chu State, the Western Kingdom, which is separated by a river, and the Zhong Kingdom, which is farther away, are obviously nothing.

"Can this work?" the monarch was still hesitating, "What if Zhong Guo calls over because of this?"

Shui Zhen smiled more and more calmly, and said, "Across the river, what can they do? Can they stop us?" Seeing everyone's hesitant expressions, he said again, "It's a big deal, let's just retreat, what can they do?"

This is the hooligan tactic commonly used by foreign criminals, when you leave, I go over to occupy the territory and grab things, I will run when you come, and you can't help me when you retreat across a river, what can you do?

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