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Zheng Bosheng ten years, in late October, it was the middle of winter, and there was a bleak scene everywhere, but fortunately, the river had not frozen, and Xinzheng's transportation was not delayed. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

But unlike previous years, there are fewer taxis and women outside the east gate of Xinzheng, after all, Zheng Guo has been difficult in recent years, and it is really not a good time to talk about love. First of all, the old ruling concubine, and the son of Zisan, Guoshen, died one after another, and the inheritance of Qimu fell on the shoulders of Handa. Then the Jin people entered the Kou, the Zhao clan occupied Nanyan, the Han clan occupied Chenggao, one west and one east, all of which threatened the safety of Zheng Guo, but the monarch didn't care about anything, but Zheng Guo's great dangguo Handa almost lost his hair.

The Zhao family is okay, and they have been safe with Zheng Guo in the past two years, but the Han family's movements are very interested in the land of Yiluo and Zheng Guo itself, just like a hungry wolf with its paws on the rabbit's nest, a pair of green eyes are staring at them, and they may pounce at any time, so Zheng Guoren does not want to drive this wolf away all the time.

As a result, two years later, Han's Tiger Prison Pass is still firmly rooted on the south bank of the Great River like a nail, but Zheng Guo's offensive is weak. It's not that they can't defeat the Han clan, but because with Zheng Guo's current national strength, there are not many troops that can be used to attack Chenggao on the one hand, while guarding against Zhao, Wei, and Song.

The Han family's intention to cut Zheng Guo's territory is obvious, and the Zhao family is happy to support them, Zheng Guo has nothing to do about it, they are already planning, should they restart the tradition of "only the strong is the dependent", and obediently sacrifice the land of Yiluo, in exchange for the Zhao family to persuade the Han family to give up the tiger prison?

However, Handa knew that things were not so simple, and that there was a huge difference between stubborn resistance and immediate surrender. So he wanted to make friends with other strong reinforcements, use friendly countries to help him, and win capital for negotiations.

It's a pity that among the several powerful countries in the world, Wu is too far away and has no core conflict of interest with the Zhao family, while Chu is self-protective and not worth relying on.

So Zheng Guoren could only retreat to the second best thing, looking for allies from the second power, it was nothing more than Qi and Qin, they were in a similar situation to Zheng Guo, and they were all bullied very badly by the Zhao family with Han Wei's younger brother.

It was also the sleepiness that just came to the pillow, just this year, because the Jin Kingdom suffered a great drought, and then it was swept away by the locust plague, and there was no harvest in many places. So the enemies of the Zhao clan realized that this was a rare opportunity, and the state of Qi, surrounded by the Zhao forces, began to actively campaign, and Chen Qi sent his sister-in-law Chen Heng to lobby everywhere and contact the princes in an attempt to weave an anti-Zhao alliance again.

first took a boat to Wu State, and then went west to Chu and Qin, all the way down his mouth was about to wear out, and Zheng Guo was the last stop of Chen Heng's trip.

Although Zheng Guo's ruling was a handicap, according to tradition, when it came to major events such as Rong and rituals, the Seven Mudu had to send representatives to be present.

Looking at the seven secretaries, Handa couldn't help but sigh with emotion, compared with the time when Zigong came to Zheng Guo to lobby seven years ago, the members of Qimu have changed a lot: Si and the second secretary of the country died of illness, and Feng's son also died in the battle of the Tiger Prison......

At the same time, he also regretted that if he knew that the Zhao clan was so aggressive after winning the ambition at that time, he should not have gone up to the wood to fight the land of Yiluo when the Qi State and the Zhi clan were attacking the Zhao clan. Now if the situation is reversed, the Zhao clan and the Han clan may plot against Zheng Guo at any time, and the barren land of Yiluo can only be used as a strategic buffer, and it is extremely embarrassing to abandon it or defend it.

Therefore, he was a little careful about all the lobbyists in advance, even if Chen Heng said that the sky was wild, Handa was silent, but in his heart he thought about the gains and losses, they can only survive in this era of bad manners and deceit.

But he heard Chen Heng say impassionedly: "What happened earlier this year, the current state and all the ministers are very clear, Zhao Wuxian instigated the rebellion of the secretary of state, and killed them all on the charge of killing the king, and his people forcibly migrated to the territory of the Zhao clan. Only two months later, he brazenly attacked the country of Yi, not only captured the country, but also the monarchs of the two countries were also arrested and detained in Qufu. ”

This son has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and Qimu nodded endlessly, and even Handa, who was on guard, couldn't help but admire when he heard it. The expansion of the Zhao clan has indeed aroused the vigilance of the princes, unlike Dai Rong, who is far away in the sky, Wei and Di are close neighbors, and maybe one day this fate will fall on their heads.

In particular, every time Zhao Wuxian controlled a country, he promoted the middle-level scholars of the society as officials, but he severely suppressed the upper-class Shiqing family, so to speak, the Zhao family has become the biggest enemy of Shiqing Shilu.

What's even more shocking is still to come, Chen Heng paused and said alarmistly:

"Now that the Jin Kingdom is divided into three parts, among which the Han family closely follows the Zhao family, I learned from elsewhere that the price that Zhao Wuxian used to buy the Han family was to let the Han family annex the Zheng country!"

Even Handa couldn't believe it: "Han's ...... Want to annex Jeongkook!? ”

"Yes, the Han clan occupies the tiger prison, and they don't just want to cut off a few cities and finish the matter, they want to encroach on Zheng Guo, eventually destroy Zheng Guo, and turn Xinzheng into a city under Han's rule, and the Zhao family is completely aware of this, but they support it as always."

Chen Heng looked at Qi Mu and said: "Zhao and Han all have the heart of annexing neighboring countries and encompassing the Central Plains, and they can no longer be appeased, the current situation is that Qi, Qin, and Zheng were all attacked by the Jin State, and they faced the strong Jin alone, and the Three Kingdoms were invincible, and the Qi State lost Hejian, the Qin State lost Hexi, and the Zheng State lost the Tiger Prison, next time, I am afraid that it will not be so simple." Therefore, it is not a matter of a few cities, but a matter of the survival of the community! ”

"The Chen family has figured it out, in the face of such evil neighbors, if the three kingdoms want to bribe the Jin people by ceding the city, it is like holding firewood to fight the fire, cutting five cities today, cutting ten cities tomorrow, and then having to sleep peacefully, but even if the offensive of the Jin people eases for a while, after some time, the other two countries are broken by each other, when the country looks at the four realms, and Zhao Han's troops are coming, by then Zheng has lost strong reinforcements and cannot be protected alone. The land of the Three Kingdoms is limited, and the desires of the Jin people are unlimited, the worship is multiplied, and the invasion is more urgent, rather than sit and wait to die, it is better for the Three Kingdoms to unite, take advantage of the food and combat power in the country, take advantage of the catastrophe of the Jin Kingdom, and famine everywhere, we will give it a go! ”

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When Chen Heng came out of Zheng Guo's palace room, as his entourage, his cousin Chen Bao, who had watched the whole process, said with admiration: "I heard that Duanmuci, a pedestrian of the Zhao family, sent an envoy for the first time, so he let the state of Yi prostrate, the second envoy, let the state of Ju surrender, and the third envoy, which made Zheng Guo stop attacking the Zhao family, and instead compete with the state of Chu for the barbarian clan, so that Zhao Wuxian took a breath and won the victory of the battle of Liuqing, which can be called the best among the scholars." ”

"My cousin has lobbied Wu State, Chu State, Qin State, and Zheng State in a row this year, in addition to Wu State and Chu State being wary of each other and having an ambiguous attitude, the chief of Qin State and Zheng Guo Dangguo were all impressed by his cousin's words, and were willing to form an alliance with Qi State, help each other, and advance and retreat together. If my cousin is a debater, he will be no less accomplished than that of Duanmu......"

"You know what?" Chen Heng, who was much more mature than a few years ago, sighed: "Lobbying, forming an alliance, this is a helpless move of the weak, Zhao Wuxian doesn't need to be like this at all, naturally there are countless small states that tend to be inflammatory, willing to be his puppet." ”

The current situation is that Qi, Zheng, and Qin are facing the expansion of the Jin state, and in order to avoid the defeat of each other, they must unite to protect themselves.

Qin and Qi are two countries of two thousand times, and Zheng is a country of one thousand times, and the strength of the three countries is terrifying, and they can even make up more than 100,000 troops to go to war. However, it can only be equal to the forces on the east and west sides of the Zhao clan, and it is still slightly inferior in combat effectiveness, so this alliance still needs others to join.

Chen's original plan was to take advantage of Wu's arrogance and his revealed intention to go north to lure Wu into Sishang and contain Zhao's forces in the east, in which case, Zhao would not be able to attack Qi to his heart's content.

On the other hand, the Chen clan also wanted to use the Qin-Chu alliance to drag the powerful Chu State into the water and make them a member of the Second Anti-Zhao Alliance.

It's a pity that both Wu and Chu obviously regard each other as the most dangerous enemies, and the cunning Wu Dazai said that he would think again, but the king of Chu did not give a positive reply.

If the Zhao clan is in a hurry under the attack of the Three Kingdoms, the Wu State will inevitably go north to Luyi, and if the alliance of the princes does not make progress, the Wu State will take advantage of the opportunity to attack Chen and Cai when the Chu State is helping the Qin State, which is really a good idea......

But in this way, the so-called Triple Alliance is embarrassing, and they also need a strong ally who can tear open the mouth of the Zhao clan, take the initiative to attack, and regain the lost territory.

For example, Wei's ......

But Wei Manduo is scheming and will never wade into this troubled water, even Chen Qi is not sure, and Chen Heng is even less hopeful about Wei.

It was also on this day that he heard the news of Wei Manduo's assassination in Anyi in Xinzheng.

"Here's your chance!" Chen Heng had already slept peacefully, but when he heard this, he immediately lifted the quilt and walked around on the cold ground barefoot.

He summoned Chen Bao: "Send someone to spread the news immediately, just say that Wei Qing was assassinated by Zhao Wuxian!" ”

Chen Bao was stunned: "Really? ”

"Even if you make it up, you have to make it up with a nose and eyes, this time it is nothing more than the Qin people and the Zhao family, especially Zhao Wuxian, no matter how you explain it, he can't get rid of it!"

This is not over, considering that Qin Wei has been confronting Hexi since autumn, and now maybe there is a fight, Chen Heng asked people to prepare for the carriage overnight, he decided to go to Hexi in person!

The light car was galloping, and the cold wind at night made his face hurt, but Chen Heng was ecstatic in his heart.

"If you can get the Wei clan to join the alliance, then this time the princes will join forces to fight against Zhao, and it will be enough to succeed!"

(To be continued.) )