Chapter 45: Sowing Discord
Tian Ying turned around and saw Zhao Yong who was saluting him, his eyes gathered, his face turned cold, and he said in an unkind tone: "Who are you?" ”
After all, Zhao Yong has been the Marquis of Zhao for a long time, and it is not false for Tian Ying's momentum, so he said angrily: "The villain Zhao Wei is the clan of Zhao Guo, and he came with Lord Zhao Jue, and he is the deputy envoy. ”
"Little deputy envoy, dare to speak wildly?" This time, Tian Ying's tone was even more unkind, how can you, a small deputy envoy, be the home of the envoy? What's more, you are just a member of the Zhao clan, not a dignitary, how can you say such a big thing.
"Only the two countries of Qi and Zhao rely on each other, and jointly resist foreign aggression, which is the way to survive in troubled times, if the confrontation continues, I am afraid that people will come from behind and ruin the future of the two countries!" Zhao Yong said angrily.
"The country of Qi has its own army of tigers and wolves, with 10,000 cars and tens of thousands of people with armor, and it is safe to protect itself. Even if there is a person who wants to come to the offender, he will definitely make it impossible to return. To put it mildly, even if Qiang Qin comes, he will definitely be able to escape in embarrassment! Tian Ying's words are quite confident. Indeed, with the strength of the current Qi State, it does have the ability to make whoever you want to be gray.
"If a person has no foresight, he will have near-term worries. In the past, the state of Chu helped the prince to restore the country and become the Duke of Wen of Jin, and once said that if the restoration of the country was successful, if he met the Chu army again, he would retreat to thank him for today's hospitality. Later, in the Battle of Chengpu, the Jin and Chu armies really met, and the Duke of Jin Wen retreated on the grounds of rewarding the hospitality of the day, lured the enemy deep, and defeated the Chu army. ”
"If the Chu State had detained Chong'er at that time, instead of being greedy for its merits, I am afraid that the Chu State would have already annexed the Song State, rejected the Jin State in the north, and drank the Yellow River. Why can't we look north at this point? If the alliance can be formed, the big river basin should be owned by Qi and Zhao, such as Zhongshan, Beiyan, Song Ju, Lu Chen and other small countries, should not dare to stop our soldiers! ”
Zhao Yong saw Tian Ying's weakness, and to put it bluntly, it was also the weakness of Qi State. The biggest problem of Qi is to seek peace. It is such a policy that causes the State of Qi to be upright and arrogant against a second-rate country like Zhao Weiyan, but it lacks the courage to take responsibility for a big country like the State of Chu and the State of Qin. If the State of Qi dared to go south to reject Chu when the State of Chu rose, it would not be as strong as the later State of Chu.
Standing in the position of Zhao State, Zhao Yong certainly hoped that Qi State would continue like this, and only in this way would it not affect Zhao State's Northern Expedition. So now, he wants to build relations with Qi State, so that Qi State can become the southern barrier of Zhao State, and he can go on a northern expedition with peace of mind. How? It's very simple, throw out a piece of meat and let him taste it, this piece of meat is Song Guo.
Tian Ying also began to mumble at this time. Indeed, the old things of Jin Wen are not far away. Although the Qi State is strong and strong, there are also a few disobedient younger brothers around, and the most annoying one is the Song State. Although the Song State was not a large country and the soldiers and horses were not very strong, for many years, due to the constraints of Zhao and Wei, Qi could not succeed in a battle whenever they wanted to attack Song.
And now, Zhao decided to abandon the Song State, which is equivalent to reducing the pressure on his own side, if as just said, the land east of the Great River of the Zhao State is returned to the Qi State, then the Qi State will reduce the pressure from the rear, attack the Song State safely and steadily, reject the Northern Yan State in the north, and reject the Wei State in the west, and at that time, the strength of the Qi State will definitely increase by more than one level.
However, is what he said really credible?
"The importance of the Song State to the Qi State naturally does not need to be expressed. However, if this is the case, Zhao Guo is probably not willing to plan for others. As I expected, what Zhao Guo planned must be Zhongshan Er! Tian Ying Shen Shen sneered.
"Of course, the Song State is to the Qi State, and Zhongshan is to the Zhao State. Between Zhao and Zhongshan, there is also a feud. When the ancestors were there, it was always a pity that they could not watch the troops in Zhongshan. In that year, the marquis died, and Zhongshan actually planned to invade Zhao State, thanks to the desire of the countries, so that his wolf ambition could not succeed. Since then, although I am young, my lord is also very ambitious. It was to agree to rebuild the old friendship with the nations, march north, and ravage the mountains to avenge this humiliating grudge. ”
Zhao Yong said impassionedly, and also talked about the funeral of the five countries, blaming Zhongshan for all the sins, and completely removing the suspicion of other countries. and compared the situation of Zhao and Qi to win sympathy. This kind of exchange of interests, Zhao Yong has long been very skillful in playing, and naturally he can do it easily, without hurrying.
Tian Ying listened to it in her heart and was happy in her heart. Since Zhao Guo is willing to pretend to be confused, it seems that the identity of this back-handed man will not be able to run away from Zhongshan City. However, do you really want to give up the interests of Zhongshan and become the state of Zhao?
"The Song State is a barrier to the Qi State." Zhao Yong saw that Tian Ying slowly returned to his position, but his expression was still suspicious, so he continued: "The trouble of the Qi country is not in Zhao, but in Chu. The Zhao State is located in the northwest, surrounded by the tiger eyes of the Qin State and the Wei State, and also the constraints of the Lou and Yan States. The people's livelihood in China is withering, and the morale of the army is weak, how to align with the unity of the country? Zhongshan is the feud of the Zhao State, and it is not enough for the people to be angry if it is not cut down, and it is a foreign state, and it is after the Hu people, how can I let foreign people interfere in the land of my Central Plains? Do you not hear that the heart of a person who is not of my race will be different? If this place is owned by Zhao State, then Qi can be close to Zhao to take the land of Yan State, and far away can take advantage of Zhao State's way to attack Wei and Qin, which is a win-win situation. ”
However, the state of Chu is different, the state of Chu is in the south, the land is rich, and its people are barbaric, not like the Central Plains. This barbarian country, not my Central Plains single-mindedness. There has long been rudeness to win the championship, and there is also an attempt to spy on the Central Plains. However, between the state of Qi and the state of Chu, not only was the Song state constrained, but other small states such as the Lu state and the Ju state also listened to his orders and angered the Qi state. ”
"Yes, the villain asks Xiangbang to consider it, is it better to help Zhongshan resist Zhao? Is it also good to help Zhao fight against Zhongshan? Xiangbang is wise and resolute, and his reputation is in the Central Plains, so naturally he doesn't need me to decompose it again. After speaking, Zhao Yong bowed and sat down peacefully.
Zhao Jue listened to Zhao Yong's analysis in a daze, and the five bodies that he had already admired in his heart fell to the ground. Zhao Yong's words just now are really too exciting, I am afraid that the generation of Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi is not far behind.
Zhao Yong first threw out that Zhao Guo was willing to return the land of Qi to this piece of fat, alleviating Tian Ying's doubts about Zhao Yong's next speech, in his opinion, Zhao Guo was willing to return the land of Qi State, what else could not be discussed?
Next, Zhao Yong focused on Tian Ying's analysis of the current situation in Qi State, and thought that Qi State should consider the long-term, so what is the long-term? It's the state of Chu! He believes that what Qi has to do now is to unite Zhao and suppress Chu from going north, not to unite Zhongshan and suppress Zhao.
Then, Zhao Yong analyzed for Tian Ying why he wanted to unite with Zhao State, because Qi State was not the primary enemy of Zhao State, and there were enemies like Qin State, Wei State, Lou Fu State and Yan State around him. But why did Qi give up going south for the sake of Zhao's little interests? The Song State in the south has been at odds with the Qi State for many years, and if the Song State is captured, it will not only completely control the lower reaches of the Great River, but also increase the strategic depth of the confrontation against the Chu State. In this way, the status of the Qi country is naturally stable.
In the end, Zhao Yong threw a piece of fat to Tian Ying, that is, Zhao was willing to work with Qi to attack Yan or Wei, and was even willing to lend it to Qi to attack Qin. In turn, in exchange for the eternal reconciliation with the Qi country. And what Qi Guo wants to sacrifice is just a Zhongshan, is this kind of business still used?
I have to say that Zhao Yong's ability to draw cakes to satisfy hunger is indeed rare. At least now, Tian Ying was fascinated by the cakes painted by Zhao Yong, and he seemed to see the grand scene of assisting the Holy Lord and the Virtuous Monarch and achieving the cause of a generation of kings. I have to say that in Tian Ying's eyes, he never thought about unifying the Central Plains, as long as he could destroy the surrounding countries and unify the lower reaches of the Yellow River, he would be satisfied.
Therefore, mentality determines success or failure. A **silk with a sports car beauty as the goal, and a **silk with the goal of the world's richest man, the results and circumstances are definitely different. At this point, the Qi State lost to the Qin State from the starting line, and it is no wonder that the Qi State was unable to unify the Central Plains later.
"In that case, the envoy of the Zhao State came this time just to form an alliance?" Tian Ying asked cautiously.
Zhao Yong and Zhao Jue looked at each other and knew that the other party had taken the bait, and now the conditions were ripe to say the purpose. It was Zhao Yong who nodded and motioned for Zhao Jue to reply.
Zhao Jue then said: "This is the second, but the important thing is. Gongsun Yan, the former general of Wei, coerced our monarch to participate in the affairs of his alliance. said that he was willing to persuade the Central Plains powers, and set up a westward direction to jointly face Qin. ”
"This is a good thing, is Zhao Guo unwilling to participate?" Tian Ying asked strangely, if the Central Plains Coalition Army can break through Hangu Pass and destroy the Qin State, of course it will be a good thing? Why is Zhao Guo unwilling?
"If you don't want to, Zhao is willing to rest with all countries and fight Qin together. However, there is no problem with the countries listed by Gongsun Yan, only the Zhongshan Kingdom is listed, which makes my monarch miserable. ”
"Zhongshan country? Hmm..."Tian Ying pondered for a while and said, "What is Gongsun Yan's plan? ”
"What he is planning is also to hope that all countries will call each other kings, form an alliance, and jointly resist Qin." Zhao Jue said bitterly: "Although Zhao is not talented, the people's livelihood is withering, and the military is sloppy, but if I and Zhongshan Kingdom are allowed to call each other kings, I will never take it." Zhongshan, a country of foreign nationalities, has less than a million people, and the car is not more than a thousand sheng, how can it be on a par with my Qi Zhao and other countries? ”
Tian Ying thought it was a big deal at first, but the more he listened, the more surprised he became, he didn't expect Gongsun Yan to be the king of Zhongshan and Zhongshan. This made Tian Ying feel uncomfortable. No matter how good you are in Zhongshan Kingdom, didn't you also grow up with my Qi Kingdom? If it weren't for the help of my Qi Kingdom, how could Zhao Kingdom allow you to get to this day. Now, if he and Zhongshan are kings of each other, I am afraid that the relationship between Zhongshan and Qi will turn sour, and Qi will not be able to instruct Zhongshan to be cannon fodder as a matter of course. And if the other party puts up a fight, it will greatly hurt the dignity of Qi State. This is absolutely intolerable to the Qi State.
At this moment, in Tian Ying's heart, the balance between Zhongshan and Zhao Guo tilted, through Zhao Yong's analysis just now, coupled with Zhao Jue's news just now, Tian Ying had already doubts about Zhongshan Kingdom, and the balance in his heart began to slowly tilt towards Zhao Guo.
Zhao Yong saw Tian Ying's frowning appearance, and knew that at this moment, Zhao Guo's status in Qi Guo's heart was no longer the same.