Chapter 523: Cai Ze's Proposal (First Update)
As soon as Cai Ze's words fell, Qin Wangzhu's eyes immediately lit up.
For the current Qin Wangzhu, any strategy that could help him defeat the Zhao State was definitely as valuable as a rare treasure.
So Qin Wangzhu immediately asked, "Why does Gang Chengjun teach widows?" β
As soon as Qin Wangzhu's voice fell, Mi Chen on the side frowned.
The king even said the word "teaching", which is enough to prove that he attaches great importance to Cai Ze's words.
So Mi Chen immediately made up his mind, as long as there was anything in Cai Ze's speech that could be caught by himself, then he must attack these places, so that the king would not adopt Cai Ze's strategy.
Otherwise, if Cai Ze, an old guy, takes advantage of this opportunity to regain the trust of the king, then the position of Xiangbang under Mi Chen's ass that has not yet sat hot will begin to be dangerous again.
Contrary to the vigilant Mi Chen, Cai Ze's whole face suddenly turned red after receiving Zhao Zhu's approval, and he was obviously very happy in his heart.
So Cai Ze didn't sell Guanzi, but said directly to Zhao Zhu: "Great King, looking at the kingdoms today, Qi Wei is already a defeated general under Zhao Guo, and his heart has been lost, so it is not a worry for Zhao State, and it is not a good choice for my Great Qin to form an alliance." As allies of Zhao and Zhao respectively, Han and Yan are both related to Zhao by marriage, so it is not very certain whether they can persuade Han and Yan to betray the alliance. β
When Cai Ze said this, the expression on Qi Chen's face relaxed a lot.
I thought that Ru Caize was going to make some lofty statements, but it turned out that he hadn't been talking about this nonsense for a long time?
It's not much better than me!
But what Cai Ze said immediately afterwards made Mi Chen a little unable to laugh.
In fact, it's not just that you can't laugh.
I saw Cai Ze open his mouth and said: "Therefore, in the opinion of the minister, the king should unite with the Chu State, if the Chu State can stand on the side of the Great Qin, then the Great Qin can have the capital to compete with the Zhao State." β
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As soon as Cai Ze's voice fell, there was a gasp in the hall.
The eyes of many people looking at Cai Ze suddenly became very wrong.
United Chu State? It's really a shame that Cai Ze can say it.
You must know that in the past few years, the State of Chu has stood with the State of Zhao in every war and beat the State of Qin to death.
Not to mention that Bai Qi, who burned down the temple of the people of Chu and the mausoleum of the first king, is still sitting in the main hall, so it is said that the state of Chu has always been on the side of the state of Zhao in the past few years, and it is all kinds of stabbing knives and falling stones for the state of Qin.
In the more than three years since the Battle of Changping alone, the total number of people killed in the battle between Qin and Chu has reached nearly 200,000.
It is precisely because of this new enmity and old grudge between the two sides that even though there were several courtiers from the Chu State present, the important ministers of the Qin State never regarded the Chu State as an object that could be allied with.
Until today, Cai Ze made this proposal in public.
Qin Wangzhu sat at the top of the main hall, his face was also quite weird, and he obviously couldn't accept it for a while.
In the midst of this silence, Mi Chen smiled.
Isn't that the best chance to fight back?
So the next moment, Mi Chen let out a sneer.
"I thought Gang Chengjun had any high opinions, but it turned out to be just that."
Mi Chen deliberately stretched his voice long, trying his best to be sarcastic.
Cai Ze's gaze shifted and intertwined with Mi Chen's: "In this way, Yang Quanjun is not dissatisfied with my plan?" β
Mi Chen sneered and said, "Gang Chengjun, your plan is simply funny!" What kind of grudge is there between the state of Chu and Great Qin, even if the king is willing to shake hands with the state of Chu, how could the monarchs and ministers of the state of Chu choose to join forces with the great Qin? β
Cai Ze shook his head and said, "Yangquanjun's words are wrong. If it was before the battle of the Gaotang Dynasty, there was indeed a grudge between Chu and Great Qin, and there was no possibility of conjunction. But just as the so-called time is also at this time, in my opinion, now Great Qin and Chu have the possibility of joining forces. β
Qin Wangzhu, who was originally a little lacking in interest by Mi Chen's words, immediately came to his senses again after hearing Cai Ze's words.
Regarding the alliance with the Chu State, in fact, Qin Wangzhu did not have much resistance in his heart.
Hatred or something, in the face of common interests, is actually nothing.
Speaking of Qin Wangzhu's grandmother, Empress Dowager Xuan, is a native of Chu, the current queen of Qin is a native of Chu, and today's Qin Prime Minister Mi Chen is also a native of Chu, and there are really a lot of Chu people in the Qin court.
Moreover, it was the temple of the people of Chu who was burned down, and it was not from Qin, so Qin naturally had nothing to hate about Chu.
But Qin Wangzhu also knew very well in his heart that this matter was not something that Qin State said, and it had to be Chu State willing to join forces with Qin State.
Qin Wangzhu urged Cai Ze: "Gang Chengjun come quickly." β
Although Qin Wangzhu also knew that his statement was invisibly equivalent to a slap in the face, but in the face of the hope of Qin's rejuvenation, it was not impossible for Mi Chen, the prime minister, to be replaced, so what was the point of slapping his face?
Cai Ze glanced at Mi Chen, who was full of unhappiness, with the eyes of a victor, and then smiled at Zhao Zhu: "Great King, the reason why it is possible for the Chu State to join forces with the Great Qin is that after the Battle of the Gaotang Dynasty, the Chu State and the Zhao State have bordered each other and become neighbors. β
"If the two countries did not become neighbors before, the Chu State naturally did not need to worry about the Zhao State attacking the Chu State, but now that they are bordered, this has become a big problem. The reason why the minister thinks that Qin Chu Lianheng has the possibility is precisely because of this. β
Qin Wangzhu nodded slightly, and began to find some doorways.
To put it bluntly, it's a long-distance and close-up attack.
When Chu State did not border Zhao State before, the relationship between the two sides was "far", you can't beat me, and I can't beat you, so everyone is "far away", and naturally they are harmonious.
This is the reason why in the previous wars, the Zhao and Chu states were often able to stand on the same side, and they would not be hostile to each other at best.
But now once the border is met, the relationship between the two sides becomes "close".
In this way, then Zhao State may "attack" Chu State at close range.
Of course, in view of the current international situation, the possibility of Zhao taking the initiative to attack Chu is indeed not high.
But this possibility has changed from "nothing" to "have".
This is a very critical shift.
Even the slightest possibility, Qin State can take advantage of it.
And in addition, Qin Wangzhu actually had another secret in his heart that was not known to the other ministers of the Qin State in front of him.
The Qin State is next to a certain high-level figure in the Chu State, but there is a hidden "cause".
As long as this spy is used well, then the matter of the Qin-Chu Alliance is really ...... There's a lot to be done.
Thinking of this, Qin Wangzhu had actually made up his mind in his heart.
But Qin Wangzhu didn't make a decision immediately, but looked up at Bai Qi, who was sitting on the left side of his head: "Wu Anjun, do you think this Qin Chu even resisted Zhao's strategy, is it feasible?" β
So far, Bai Qi's best record has been fought in the war against the Chu State.
Considering Bai Qi's current position and influence, Qin Wangzhu really couldn't bypass Bai Qi in this matter of alliance with Chu State.
Perhaps it seems that because of his old age, Bai Qi has not spoken since the convening of this court meeting, and the whole person sits there expressionlessly, his eyes half-open and half-closed, motionless like a sculpture.
It wasn't until he heard Qin Wangzhu's question that Bai Qi's body moved slightly, and then spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.
"The old minister acts at the behest of the king."
Bai Qi's answer finally reassured Qin Wangzhu, so he immediately made a decision.
"Since this is the case, then take LΓΌ Buwei as the envoy and secretly rush to Chencheng to discuss the alliance with the people of Chu!"