Wei and Chu, after the Battle of Suiyang.

Jin Sui, the general of the Wei army, led the Wei army and expelled the army led by Jing Yang, the general of the Chu State, from the Wei realm.

At this time, the Wei State was still fighting with the Qin army in the west.

In order to avoid the dilemma of fighting on the eastern and western fronts, the main general of the Wei army, Jin Sui, was ordered by Wei Wangyu and did not attack the territory of Chu.

After Xiong Wan, the king of Chu, and Ling Yin Huangxie, finally knew that the Wei army was stationed on the border of Wei and Chu and did not invade Chu again, the two, including the upper and lower levels of the Chu court, were all relieved.

Chun Shenjun Huang Xie suggested to Xiong Wan, the king of Chu:

"Great King, now Chen Ying, the capital of my Chu State, is far from Wei in the north and the current Yan Kingdom in the east, but it is too close. In this way, my Chu State is always facing the threat of the Northern Wei State and the Eastern Yan State, which is too unfavorable for my Chu State. ”

Xiong Wan, the king of Chu, also knew this truth, and hurriedly asked Huang Xiedao:

"Chun Shenjun, how should I, the Chu State, deal with this problem?"

Huang Xie thought for a while, and said to Xiong Wang, the king of Chu:

"My lord, at this time, the only way to build another capital is just in case!"

After hearing this, King Xiong of Chu sighed and said to Chun Shenjun Huang Xie:

"Chun Shenjun, just do it according to your opinion! So where is the new capital of my Chu country? ”

Chun Shenjun Huang Xie immediately bowed down and said to King Xiong of Chu:

"The king, the minister thinks that the new capital of my Chu State can be selected in Shouchun (now Shou County, Anhui), the land of Shouchun is far away from the Central Plains countries, and my capital is built here, so as to avoid the threat of the Central Plains countries."

"Wang, the land of Shouchun, is located in the north of the river and Huai, with plains in the middle, and the surrounding terrain from southeast to northwest, mostly hills and mountains, which are natural barriers. Please give an edict to my king, and now I order people to build a city in Shouchun according to the specifications of the capital. ”

Chu Wang Xiong pondered for a while, thinking about this truth.

said to Huang Xie: "Good." Chunshenjun, you can draft the edict and build a city in Shouchun! ”

As a big country with an area of thousands of miles and tens of millions of people, it is a bit sad to say!

According to the potential of Chu in all aspects, it was originally qualified to win the world.

But at this time, in the eyes of the world, Chu is just not good.

Under the blows of Qin for so many years, the national strength of Chu has been greatly weakened.

The former capital of Chu was originally in Yanying (now Jiangling, Hubei), but it was actually opened by Wu Anjun of Qin, who led tens of thousands of Qin troops, and let the Qin army fight to the east to Jingling (now Tianmen, Hubei).

The state of Chu had no choice but to move the capital eastward to what is now Chen Ying, in order to avoid the advance of the Qin state.

Now in the Battle of Suiyang, the State of Chu was defeated by the State of Wei again. In desperation, he actually began to prepare to move the capital again.

The autumn harvest near Qidi and Jidu in the south of Yan has ended, and the autumn harvest in Liao in the north is still in progress.

Wei Nan, the younger brother of Wei Guojun, led Wei Guo and other people to the Ji Capital of Yan Kingdom.

The changes in Yan at this time are quite large, after the end of the autumn harvest in Qidi, a large-scale canal construction is underway, and the infrastructure construction of roads and bridges is being built, which is a thriving scene.

If it is said that the scene of Qidi construction is to make Wei Nan and the others full of emotion.

Then when they crossed the two rivers from Qidi, arrived at Hejian County of Yan Kingdom, and stepped on the official road paved with cement in Yan Kingdom, Wei Nanshi and the others were completely stunned.

In the past, I heard businessmen and even others talk about the official ways of Yan Kingdom, how and how powerful they are.

But only when you set foot on the official road of Yan Kingdom, do you know that a thousand words are not as shocking as what you actually see.

An accompanying official of Wei Guo, after touching the road surface of Yan Guo's official road, couldn't help but say to Wei Nan's family:

"The changes in Yan Country are too great, and it is really the weather of a big country in Shangbang!"

Wei Guo and the others, including Wei Nan's family, all nodded one after another.

In this way, Wei Guo and the others, according to the arrangement of the officials of Yan State, took a boat from the Yishui River in Hejian County and came to Jidu.

Everyone walked all the way, and they sighed all the way.

Along the way, I didn't see a single homeless person. The people of Yan Country are all dressed neatly.

Every time you go to the market of a city, the eyes of the people are not enough.

There are too many commodities and too many varieties. From what you eat, to what you wear, to what you use, what you play, etc., you can find it all.

Especially at night, in the major county capitals and county seats, everyone was completely intoxicated when they saw the street lamps lit up. In this era, compared with the people of the Central Plains, the people of Yan Kingdom are simply living in a "fairyland"!

This invisibly strengthened everyone's determination to become a vassal state of the Yan Kingdom.

Wei Nan and his entourage came to the Ji Capital.

First of all, I went to the Ministry of Rites of Yan Kingdom, met with Liao Shan, the minister of rites, and explained my intentions.

Liao Shan didn't dare to slack off, and arranged Wei Nan and his entourage to the "State Guesthouse" named by Ji Kang himself.

He hurriedly reported to Su Dai, the minister in charge of the Ministry of Rites.

Accepting a country as a vassal state of Yan is a big deal! This is no longer something that Su Dai can decide.

Ji Kang was in the Affinity Palace, and after listening to the report of the Minister of Ministers Su Dai and the Minister of Rites Liao Shan, he did not make a decision immediately.

Instead, he summoned all the ministers of Yan Guo in Jidu, such as Juxin and Su Belly, to discuss the matter.

"Your Majesty, both Wei Guo and my Yan Kingdom are authentic relatives of the Zhou family surnamed Ji, Wei Guo is weak, and it is common for me to Yan Guo to take shelter. I can't refuse, and I can't refuse! ”

Prime Minister Su Dai spoke first and stated to Ji Kang.

Ji Kang was in the Affinity Hall, looked at several other ministers in the lower hall, and said to everyone:

"Su Xiang has already clarified his opinions, the drama minister, Su Xiang, the general Xiang, and General Rong, let's all talk about their opinions! Nawei Country is the vassal state of my Yan Kingdom, is it good or bad for my Yan Kingdom? ”

The prime minister stood up, bowed to Ji Kang and said, "Your Majesty, the Wei Kingdom is now located between the three kingdoms of Yan, Zhao, and Wei, and it is the buffer area of the three kingdoms. Nawei Guo is a vassal state of our Yan State, which will inevitably attract the resentment of Zhao and Wei. ”

"But the king, in the face of the dependence of the Wei country, my Yan Kingdom is just like what Su Xiang said just now, and I can't help it. My Yan Kingdom is the only authentic successor of the Zhou Dynasty, and if I don't accept Wei Guo as a vassal country, it will make people all over the world feel cold, and I dare not come to my Yan Kingdom! ”

After finishing speaking, Ji Kang looked at it again, and was touching the beard under the chin, Ji Xin, Su belly, and Rong Oyster.

Seeing this, Su Belly stood up, bowed down and said to Ji Kang:

"Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, Wei Guo can take the initiative to become the vassal state of my Yan Kingdom, which is the desire of the people of the world. My Yan Kingdom is just like what Su Xiang and Jiang Xiang said just now, it is the authentic relative of the Son of Heaven, and it is the inheritance of the orthodox country of the world. ”

"Although if Nawei is a vassal state of my Yan State, it may incur the dissatisfaction of Zhao, Wei, and even Qin. However, the fame of Yan Kingdom brought to me by this is difficult to estimate. ”

After Su Belly finished speaking, he followed Ji Kang's drama all the way and stood up.

"Your Majesty, since Wei Guo wants to take the initiative to become a vassal state of my Yan Kingdom, as a few ministers said just now, my Yan Kingdom has no reason to refuse, and it must be accepted."

Although this may bring some troubles, these troubles are nothing more than the fact that the world said that King Danna of Zhao was in the party, which eventually caused a war between Qin and Zhao, and the national strength of Zhao was greatly damaged. But according to the current national strength of my Yan country, my Yan country must bear these troubles, and they can also bear it. ”

When the king was in Liaodi, when facing the eastern Fuyu and Ji countries, as well as many small tribal countries in the north, he once said to his ministers: "Heaven does not take it, but suffers from it; When it is not welcome, it suffers from it. "The minister is still engraved in my heart."

"If you don't dare to accept the Wei Kingdom as the vassal state of my Yan Country because you are afraid of other countries. It will definitely disappoint my Yan Kingdom in front of the world, and it will also make all countries in the world look down on my Yan Kingdom. This is what the minister thinks, please let me Wang Mingjian. ”

Ji Kang finally looked at Rong Yi and said with a smile: "General Rong, you also tell me what you think." ”

Rong Yan hurriedly stood up, bowed down and said, "The minister obeys the edict." ”

After thinking about it for a while, Rong Yan said to Ji Kangyan:

"Your Majesty, the minister doesn't have much to think about. I, Yanguo, take it as my responsibility to dominate the world, so I will definitely do so. Everyone has taken the initiative to ask to attach themselves to my Yan country, if my Yan country is afraid of this and that, it will not be good. ”

"Your Majesty, your ministers are soldiers, and they only know how to lead troops into battle. The strategies of these countries are better consulted by the king and several other cabinets, and the ministers can obey the edicts. ”

"What the minister wants to say is that the geographical advantage of the country is very important to my Yan country. If Weiguo becomes a vassal state of my Yan country, my Yan country will invisibly have a supply and foothold when the troops enter the Central Plains. ”

"With the defense of the country, my Yan Guodong can threaten the Wei capital Liang, and the north can advance to the Zhao capital Handan. This is a rare treasure for those who command the army. The minister said this, and asked my king to consider the decision himself. ”

Rong Xuan's words caused Ji Kang and even several ministers such as Ji Xin and Su Yu to laugh.

Ji Kang thought for a while and said to everyone: "Yes! Just like the ministers just now, Wei Guo and my Yan Kingdom are both relatives of the Zhou family surnamed Ji, and the ancestor of my Yan Kingdom and Wei Kang Shu, the ancestor of Wei Guo, are brothers of flesh and blood. ”

"Yan and Weiguo, for hundreds of years, can also be said to be a country of brothers, and there has never been a war between swords and soldiers. Now that Wei Guo wants to take the initiative to attach himself to my Yan State and become a vassal state of my Yan State, there is no reason for my Yan State to refuse. ”

Ji Kang paused, and then said to everyone: "Zhao Na is on the party, and Qin is on the party; In the Battle of Changping, Zhao was defeated and the national strength was greatly injured. Everyone in the world blames King Zhao and Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, thinking that the two are greedy, but the widow thinks otherwise. ”

"In the Battle of Changping, the crime is not in planning, but in fighting. If this battle was the victory of Zhao over Qin, what the world says about Zhao must be different. ”

"Since my Yan Kingdom is recognized by the world as the only country that inherits the legitimacy of the Zhou Dynasty, my Yan Kingdom cannot but accept the defense of the country at this time. Otherwise, as several ministers said, it will inevitably chill the hearts of the world! ”

At this point, the young king stood up:

"Spread the edict of the widow, choose an auspicious day, and accept the country as my Yan country."