"Alas! It's a pity that Tian Xu died too late, if Tian Xu died before Qin and Qi attacked Wei, then this time he might have succeeded in forcing Wei to defect. ”

Zhang Yi silently sighed in his heart that Tian Xu died too late, and then shook his head and said, "King, Yichen doesn't see much chance of success in this matter. ”

"Although Tian Xu, a minister who is hostile to our Qin State, is dead, the pro-Qi and Chu faction forces in Wei are still not to be underestimated, and in the case that our Qin and Qi have just attacked Wei, with the friendly relations between Wei and Chu, it is absolutely impossible for Wei to use pro-Qin ministers."

"Therefore, if we support Zhai Qiang, not only will we not achieve our goal, but we will also greatly harm the new Wei Xiang, making him even more hostile to our Qin State, and it is not feasible to support Zhai Qiang."

King Qin nodded, he himself thought that this matter was very suspenseful, but he just wanted to ask Zhang Yi if there was a way, and the result was the same as himself, and there was no way.

Zhang Yi paused and said: "Great King, the minister is not worried that Lou Su will become the new Wei Xiang, but is more worried that the Chu State will support Gongsun Yan to succeed Wei Xiang." ”

"Gongsun Yan..." The corners of King Qin's mouth twitched, and he suddenly felt extremely nauseous.

Although Gongsun Yan had helped Qin seize Wei's Hexi land in the past, he was expelled by himself since Gongsun Yan was expelled because he colluded with Wei and sacrificed Qin's interests to help Wei.

As a result, they did not want Qin to have a sworn enemy in the Kanto.

If Gongsun Yan succeeded Wei Xiang, then Wei's national policy would definitely be different from Tian's strategy of forming Qi Chu to resist Qin during Wei's reign, and it would definitely further evolve into attacking Qin together with the Three Jin and Chu States.

Then the Qin State will never be at peace!

Thinking of this, King Qin's face was very ugly: "What Xiang Guo said is exactly what the widow is worried about, I don't know if Xiang Guo has any way to stop this sword from happening." ”

Zhang Yi nodded and said: "Great King, now that Wei and Chu are a close alliance, the Wei minister selected by King Wei next must be a pro-Chu minister, so as not to cause a rift in the relationship between Wei and Chu." ”

"Therefore, instead of asking the State of Chu to send Gongsun Yan back to the State of Wei, it is better to ask the State of Qi to make a move, so that the State of Qi also supports Lou Su to succeed the Prime Minister of Wei. Lou Su, in addition to being good friends with the Chu State, has a good relationship with the Qi State. ”

"For our Qin State, the candidate for Wei Xiang, Gongsun Yan is not as good as Lou Su, Lou Su is not as good as Zhai Qiang, since Zhai Qiang is not good, then let Lou Yu go."

King Qin thought for a while and said, "What Xiangguo said is good, then support Lou Su." ”

"However, Xiangguo, the widow has never taken the Wei State to heart, and the only thing that makes the widow linger is the Chu State, and now this plan has failed, I don't know if the Xiangguo can have a new plan to weaken the Chu State for the widow."

Zhang Yi was silent for a while, and then spoke: "Great King, the minister has been thinking for a long time on the way back, thinking about why the State of Chu, a country bordering most of the countries in the world, started a war with our two great powers, Qin and Qi, at the same time, and can still win the battle. ”

The minister's conclusion was that this was because the power of the state of Chu was not dispersed. And the minister once considered the weakness of the Chu State and found that the shortcomings of the Chu State were obvious. ”

"The state of Chu is different from our Qin state, it is not a country of four stops, our Qin state can attack the Wujun, Hanzhong, and Danxi regions of the Chu state; Korea can attack Deng Wanye and other places in the Chu State; Wei could attack Chen Cai and other places in Chu; Qi was able to attack Huaibei in Chu; Yue was able to attack Chu State, Yang Han, Huainan and other places. ”

"What's even more desperate is that the territory of Chu is 5,000 miles in radius, and the border is more than 1,000 miles long, so if you want to completely hold the territory of Chu, it will take a million troops to barely be enough. And the core area of Chu is only two places, one is between Jianghan and Han, and the other is between Jianghuai, and the divisions of the two places together are only five or six hundred thousand. ”

King Qin nodded again and again when he heard this, in such an environment, no matter who had a headache.

In the past, the world attacked Qin, because there were strong and dangerous passes around the Qin State, so there were millions of troops in various countries, and there was no way to take the Qin State.

And the State of Qi, a land of Eastern Qin that can be defended by an army of 200,000, turned out to be vulnerable in the face of the siege of the world.

As for a country like Chu, which is leaking on all sides, it can only be hehe.

"Xiangguo, the situation you said is not known to anyone, the Chu State has a small number of people and a large territory, and it is difficult to hold such a huge territory, but now the Chu State is friendly with the neighboring Han, Wei and Yue countries at the same time, and it only needs to face the two countries of Qin and Qi."

"This time it turns out that even if there is no Yan and Zhao to help the alliance, I, Qin and Qi are still at a disadvantage against the four countries of Chu, Wei, Han and Yue, and I can't help the Chu State."

Zhang Yi nodded and said, "Great King, the minister's plan is to continue to divide the country. ”

"Han and Wei are located in the Central Plains, and we Qin, Qi, and Chu need to win over each other, as long as any country can get the support of Han Wei, then it means that it has gained the initiative to fight for hegemony. This time, as soon as our Qin and Qi countries moved, the Chu State immediately sent troops to help, which shows the importance that the Chu State attaches to the Wei State. In the same way, the state of Chu will do the same to Korea. ”

"Great King, the reason why Wei and Han fell to Chu is not because of the benevolence and righteousness of Chu State, but because our Qin State persecuted Taisheng before, and Qi State annexed Yan State."

"Wei's previous diplomatic strategy, since Hui Shi became Wei Xiang, was to resist Qin as the core, and even Chu to protect himself."

"By now, it is difficult for my Qin State to leave Guanzhong, and the Qi State has already spit out the Yan State, so the premise for Wei and Han to defect to the Chu State no longer exists."

"The reason why Wei Han is still closely connected with the Chu State is because he is afraid that our Qin soldiers will send a letter to Guguan or cross the river to the east."

"Therefore, if the next goal of our Qin and Qi troops is to focus on the direction of Chu and win over Wei and Han, then it will not take two or three years for these two countries to drift away from Chu by themselves."

King Qin was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "This is still a protracted matter, but Xiangguo, you are right, you were impatient before. ”

Then, King Qin asked, "So what's next?" ”

Zhang Yi swallowed his saliva and continued: "King, if Wei and Han can remain neutral, then only Yue Guo is left. ”

"The Yue State is also the legacy of the hegemon, the strength is not weak, and the contradictions with the Chu State are difficult to reconcile. The Yue State had been fighting against the Chu State for decades, which could be described as a feud, so the Yue State was very easy to win over. ”

"The last time the world invaded Qi, although our request to ask Yue to attack the east of Chu was rejected by Yue Guo, the envoy we sent to Yue was treated favorably by the Yue King, which shows that Yue Guo has always maintained vigilance against Chu."

"If our Qin and Qi countries win over Yue Guo again, and the loss of territory in Huainan of Yue Country is a condition, then Yue Guo will definitely be moved."

Zhang Yi saw that King Qin showed a clear expression, and his voice raised a few points in vain: "Great King, the minister's plan is to take advantage of the weakness of the small number of troops in the Chu State and use the strategy of the previous Wu State, Qin and Qi harassed the Chu State on the east and west sides, so as to consume the national strength of the Chu State. ”

"After the national strength of Chu State declines and the soldiers are exhausted, then it is not only our Qin and Qi countries that have an opportunity, but also an opportunity for Wei, Han and Vietnam. As long as the state of Chu shows fatigue, then we will use the state of Chu as bait and invite other countries to besiege the state of Chu together. ”

"During this period, we in the Qin State only need to do two things, one is to drive a wedge between the Chu State and other countries, and the other is to harass the Chu State with the Qi State."

"Okay." King Qin thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Xiangguo, this matter will be handed over to you." ”

"The Minister's Command..."