"King Qi wants to use troops against my Great Chu?"

Doctor Chu Shi Huang Arsenic hurriedly got up and came to Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, and respectfully begged for the text in the latter's hand, and read it carefully.

I saw that there were only two things written on the paper.

First, Ji Zhao, the king of Wei, arrived in Linzi, the capital of the king of Qi, two months earlier, and had been summoned by the king of Qi, Lü Xi, a few days earlier.

Second, the king of Qi, Lü Xi, ordered the city to be repaired in "Pi County" and transported a lot of supplies to the place.

It seems that neither of these two things mentions their Chu State, but once these two things are connected, the deep meaning behind them makes Chu Shi Doctor Huang Arsenic frown.

First of all, Ji Zhao, the Rui King of Wei, arrived in Linzi of Qi to ask to see Lu Xi, the king of Qi, although he was far away in Shouying, but Huang Arsenic, a doctor of Chu Shi, had to guess what the former was for what purpose he traveled thousands of miles to see Lu Xi, the king of Qi.

If it was just to ask for help, imploring Qi State Lu Xi to send troops to attack their Chu State and support Wei State, this would be considered good in Huang Arsenic's opinion, but the worst thing is that if Na Ji Zhao persuaded Qi King Lu Xi to promote an alliance between Qi and Wei, this is the last thing Chu wants to see.

Let's talk about the second matter, that is, the king of Qi Lu Xi ordered the repair of the city in "Pi County", which seems to be nothing unusual.

But the problem is that Pixian is a small city on the border of Qi and Chu, and it borders the territory of Liyang Jun Xiongsheng to the east, and not far from its south, it is the Great Wall of Chu that was specially built by Chu in order to resist the alliance of Qi, Song and Lu.

Therefore, the intention of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, to repair the city in Pi County, and also in the cold winter of this December, has been very obvious: in order to use troops against the Chu State in the spring of the next year!

In other words, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, was preparing to build Pixian County as a bridgehead for their Qi State to attack Chu State.

This means that the alliance between Qi and Wei is very likely to have been reached, and it will wait for the next spring. It is highly likely that the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei, and Lu will launch an offensive against Chu at the same time.

Because of the vertical and horizontal relationship between the territory of the Chu State, the Chu people used to divide the Chu State into the east of Chu and the west of Chu. Compared with western Chu, eastern Chu is more prosperous, after all, Wang Ying of Chu is in Shouying of eastern Chu; And in Chuxi, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, once handed it over to his son Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, to take care of it.

For Chu Dong, to be honest, whether it is Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, or Huang Arsenic, a scholar. They weren't very worried, after all, they all survived the attack on Chu by the combined forces of Qi, Song, and Lu, not to mention that now there are only Qi and Lu?

The problem lies with Chusey.

In all fairness, the current war situation in Chuxi can be described as erosive, and Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, never thought that Chuxi would be beaten so badly by Wei: Pingyu and Xuancheng, the territories of the two Xiong princes and nobles were broken by Ji Run, the king of Wei, and this is not counting. This time, even the Wei State's Fen Cheng Sai sent troops, and the general Xu Yin of the Fen Cheng Sai first broke through the territory of Xiong Qi, the king of Miyang, and then turned to attack Xiangcheng.

It is no exaggeration to say that Ji Run and Xu Yin, they have joined forces to conquer Sancheng of the territory of Chuxi, and the local nobles of Chuxi at this moment. Under the offensive of the large army under the command of the two of them, the situation is precarious.

In this case. In the spring of the next year, when Qi and Lu also sent troops to attack Chu and joined this melee, Wei, which had reached an agreement with Qi at that time, would undoubtedly increase its investment in the army attacking Chu.

By that time, Chu Dong and Chu Xi were attacked by Qi Lu and Wei respectively. The situation was simply unimaginable.

Thinking of this, Huang Arsenic hurriedly said to Xiong Xu, the king of Chu: "King, don't fight anymore!" ”

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King Xiong Xu of Chu nodded silently.

In fact, he was relieved.

Originally, he was still hesitating whether to use troops against King Su Ji Run of Wei State, but right now. Because of the latest movements in Qi State, he lost the right to make a choice.

However, he did not mean to be angry at all, on the contrary, he was a little happy.

He was glad that he had learned of the intentions of Lü Xi, the king of Qi, when he was hesitating to continue to use troops against Wei, not after he had decided to use troops against Wei.

Just imagine, if his side had just issued a notice to conquer Ji Run, the king of Su of Wei, so that the war between Chu and Wei would have become impossible to return, and at that time, Lu Xi, the king of Qi, had belatedly launched a surprise attack on Chu. In such a situation, it would be a catastrophe for the Chu State.

Fortunately, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, was worried about the existence of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, and had been hesitating whether to continue to use troops against Wei, and had not yet made a final decision, so this matter had not reached the point of no return.

Thinking of this, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, glanced up at Huang Arsenic, but did not speak. Thinking about it, if he negotiated with Wei Guoyan, like the current situation, he couldn't say it as the king of Chu.

Fortunately, Huang Arsenic is a person who is good at observing words and feelings, and seeing that the King of Chu was ashamed to speak, he suggested inappropriately: "Great King, if Qi and Wei really form an alliance, and my Great Chu is entangled with Wei again, I am afraid it will not be conducive to the development of my Great Chu...... It is better to make peace with Wei for the time being, and wait for my Great Chu to prepare for war with Qi and Wei in the future, and then consider raising troops. ”

"Words and ......" Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, let out a long breath when he heard this, and asked hesitantly: "I'm afraid that Wei won't allow it." ”

"Why won't he?" Huang Arsenic smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "Don't look at that Ji Run, who is attacking my Great Chu land right now, but in the Song Land, the army of Guling Jun Xiong Wu Gongzi is the Suiyang army that has defeated Nangong. …… According to his subordinates, Wei is afraid that he would like to make peace with my Great Chu. ”

"That Qi Wangxi's side ......"

Huang Arsenic paused when he heard this, and after hesitating for a while, he said respectfully: "Forgive your subordinates for their gaffes, although the King of Qi is rumored to behave perversely, according to the words of the Bo Chisel who has been sent to the Qi State, the King of Qi is the most outstanding of the kings of the Qi Kingdom...... Speaking of this, he secretly glanced at the look of Xiong Xu, the king of Chu.

Noticing his sneaky eyes, King Xiong Xu of Chu snorted lightly and said lightly, "Go on." ”

He didn't look angry, after all, Lu Xu, the king of Qi, and Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, could be said to be old rivals for more than ten years, and he Xiong Xu naturally knew what kind of person Lu Xu was.

You must know that although the alliance of Qi, Song and Lu lasted for more than 100 years, during this period, only Lu Xi, the king of Qi, was able to make the Song and Lu countries, which had mutual grievances, reconcile the contradictions between the two countries to their Chu side.

Lü Xi, the king of Qi, was the only one of the kings of Qi who almost forced them to move the capital of Chu.

There has never been a King of Qi. can suppress their Chu State so miserably like Lu Xi.

In this regard, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, can be said to love and hate Qi Wangxi: what he loves is that there are such majestic and strategic characters as opponents, and they will be more successful after defeating the other party, and they are worthy of being written and famous in history; Hate is, to this day. Xiong Xu has not taken the slightest advantage of Shang Lu Xi, but has repeatedly been embarrassed because of the latter.

"Your Majesty thinks that the King of Qi is at most just scaring and scaring me ......and waiting," Huang Arsenic continued.

Xiong Xu was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion: "You mean, Qi and Wei are not allied. ”

"No!" Huang Arsenic shook his head and said, "Eighty percent of the two countries of Qi and Wei are allied. ”

"Then why do you say that Qi Wangxi is just scaring the widow this time?"

"Because of the Wei State. …… Because of this battle, Wei also suffered heavy losses, and most of the Song land fell for the time being, not to mention Yingshui County alone. Because of Xiong Tuo's son, the king of Xuancheng, the Wei people also need a little time to clean up the mess. In other words, now is not the best time for Qi and Wei to join forces to attack our Great Chu. Speaking of this, Huang Arsenic licked his lips and continued: "The King of Qi is by no means an unscrupulous person, he should be able to see that the Wei State, which has suffered heavy losses in this battle, even if he follows his orders to use troops against my Great Chu. Nor does it come in much use with his wisdom. We will never rashly use troops against our Great Chu on the premise that the allies are not ready, because in this way, not only will the national strength of the Wei State be wasted, but it will also make the Qi State fall into a quagmire and it will be difficult to get out. ”

"That makes sense!" Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, nodded when he heard this. frowned and asked: "You mean, he deliberately sent someone to repair the city of Pixian County, just to tell the widow that he is going to use troops against my Great Chu?" ”

"Exactly! …… It may be that Qi Wang Xi felt that his new ally. Wei State, in this battle, the loss will not be smaller than my Great Chu, therefore, for the sake of long-term consideration, he is more inclined to force our Chu State to make peace with Wei State as soon as possible, so that Wei State can produce and develop national strength as soon as possible, and wait for the future, at any time to listen to his dispatch of Qi Wangxi, and wait for the opportunity to use troops against our Great Chu. …… It is believed that by that time, the momentum of the alliance of Qi, Wei, and Lu will be far better than that of the original alliance of Qi, Song, and Lu. ”

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, frowned when he heard this, and said, "Then what if the widow doesn't make peace with the Wei State?" ”

Huang Arsenic let out a long sigh: "Then, in the spring of the next year, the king of Qi will take advantage of the situation to send troops to attack my Dachu!" ”

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, was furious when he heard this, and said indignantly: "Doesn't this mean that war is not, and peace is not?!" ”

"No!" Huang Arsenic shook his head and said categorically: "I want to make peace!" Make peace with Wei Guoyan! ”

"Wait for him when the Wei State is ready, and join forces with the Qi State to crusade against my Great Chu?!"

Huang Arsenic smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "Why is the king so sure, it's not me Dachu who joins forces with Wei to attack Qi and Lu?" ”

"......" Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, was stunned when he heard this, and said thoughtfully: "You mean...... Still follow the original strategy and win over the Wei State? Speaking of this, he frowned, shook his head and said, "Ji Si is a cunning person, he will not be stupid enough to turn his back on the Qi State and throw himself into the widow. ”

"Ji Si's attitude does not determine the attitude of the next King Wei towards me Da Chu. …… His Majesty thought that my Great Chu should shake hands with Wei and make peace, and after the two sides eliminated the past grievances, they would send people to win over the princes and nobles of Wei, and also lure them with gold silk, jade, and beauties, and gradually draw the younger princes and grandsons of Wei to my Great Chu. …… It may take ten or twenty years, but once this plan succeeds, the Qi country will be destroyed by my Great Chu! ”

Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, pondered for a while when he heard this, and his eyes showed a somewhat complicated look: widow, can you wait for another twenty years?

Birth, old age, sickness and death, the fate of people, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, has long seen it, but before he dies of old age, he has an opponent that must be defeated, that is, King Xi of Qi.

If this long-cherished wish cannot be achieved, I believe that it will be difficult for him to die.

"Twenty years is too long!"

Huang Arsenic frowned when he heard this, and after pondering for a while, he said, "Then there is only one other way...... Find a way to make Wei's internal turmoil, and I don't have time to take care of the war between my Great Chu and Qi! ”

Hearing this, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, his eyes lit up, and he asked in a low voice, "Where did the plan come from?" ”

"Ji Si's nine sons, as well as Nangong!"

Hearing this, Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, nodded thoughtfully.

"But before that, I have to wait to negotiate with Ji Si's eighth son, Ji Run, I believe that this son is waiting for my Da Chu to send someone to negotiate with him."

"Humph! …… It's up to you. ”

"Yes. But the prince of Xuancheng Xiong Tuo's side ......"

"Let him listen to you, and say that he is a widow!"

"Yes." (To be continued.) )