"Zheng Guo is really using troops against the Barbarian Clan......"

After several days of waiting, Ye Gong Shen Zhuliang finally confirmed the news, Zheng Guoqing's soldiers were 5,000 soldiers, and they secretly marched to the area of Negative Mill and Yinggu in the southwest of Zheng State. These areas were obtained by Zheng Guo's continuous expansion to the west and the encroachment of the Zhou royal family, and further south, it was the upper reaches of Rushui, where the Barbarian clan was located.

This scene is not unfamiliar to Shen Zhuliang, seven years ago, it was also this warm and cold season, You Su rode the state of Chu to break, and the soldiers of Fangcheng were transferred to resist the state of Wu, so he commanded five thousand soldiers to attack Yedi. At that time, Shen Zhuliang was not Ye Gong, Ye Di was used by the Chu State to settle the capital of Xu State that moved south to avoid Zheng State, and You quickly destroyed Xu in a war and became famous all over the world, but it also buried a thorn in Shen Zhuliang's heart.

Now the situation seems to have reappeared that day, and the thorn in Shen Zhuliang's heart is also faintly attacking.

The Chu people are still martial, and they must get it back if they suffer a loss, otherwise it is better to commit suicide. This is a tradition left from the generations of King Wu of Chu, King Wen of Chu, King Cheng of Chu, and King Zhuang of Chu, and Shen Zhuliang is the prince of Chu, and this kind of blood that does not admit defeat also flows in the body. Therefore, in the face of Zheng Ren's covetousness of the Barbarian clan, Ye Gong wanted to react immediately.

But the next moment, Shen Zhuliang's reason was warning him that it was not appropriate to clash with Zheng Guoren at this time.

When he went to Zaiying a few years ago, he saw that all industries were flourishing in the local area, and the vitality of the Chu State was recovering little by little, and he was naturally overjoyed in his heart, as long as he continued like this, he could gradually restore the territory occupied by the Wu people, and he could avenge his father!

The eldest brother of the king of Chu, who was also the commander of the state of Chu, Yin Zixi, revealed his next plan to Shen Zhuliang.

Zixi pointed his hand to the northeast border of Chu on the map: "When the Chu State was at its peak, Chen, Cai, Dun, Hu, Shen and other countries were all princes of the Great King, but now, they are all out of the control of the Chu State. ”

The state of Cai was the first to rise up against the state of Chu, and they used the power of the Jin people to destroy the state of Shen. Then he led the Wu people into the Kou, which led to the Battle of Breaking Ying. The whole state of Chu did not want to destroy it as soon as possible, but due to the protection of the state of Wu, it has not been realized.

Chen Guo, when Wu Shi entered Ying, Chen Huaigong swayed between Chu and Wu. In the end, he did not dare to send troops. Four years later, King Lu of Wu summoned him to Wu, and Huai Gong had no choice but to go to Wu under pressure, but he was detained and eventually died in Wu. His son Yue was made the monarch by the countrymen, and now he is temporarily close to the Chu State, but it is unstable, if the military pressure on the Chu side is small, he will betray later.

Except for these two five hundred times princes. There are also two small states of Dun and Hu, relying on the infiltration of Wu forces, they also began to openly rebel against Chu, they encroached on the counties and towns of Chu, and hundreds of miles of land east of Zhaoling and Rushui were no longer owned by Chu.

In Zixi's plan, these treasons are an obstacle that must be cleared for the revival of the Chu state, firstly, because they will lead the Wu army into the Kou again at any time! The second is to let the people of the world know that the state of Chu will have revenge!

"I only hope that King Wu Lu can attack with all his might. In this way, we have a chance......" Zixi is still very jealous of Lu in his heart. In a sense, King Wu was also Shen Zhuliang's father-killing enemy, and at that time, they didn't know the news that King Wu Lu was defeated and killed in Li.

When Kaichun returned to Yexian County to learn the good news, Shen Zhuliang sighed that his enemy had finally not escaped the soul of Si's fate, and he also secretly said: The opportunity for Chu to restore its old territory has come!

Raiders Chen, Cai, and Dunguo. Although it is mainly a matter of Shang Cai Gong and Xi Gong, it is also indispensable to use the power of Ye County and East and West.

That's why Shen Zhuliang hesitated, at this critical juncture, whether it was appropriate to clash with Zheng Guo in the north, and whether he wanted to abandon the Barbarian clan as a dispensable bone. Let You Su concentrate on gnawing for a year and a half, and then find Zheng Guo to settle accounts with Zheng Guo after clearing Chen Cai?

With this hesitation, Shen Zhuliang summoned the retainers and diners to hear their opinions, most of them felt that Chen Cai should be the main one, but one person put forward a different opinion.

It is the mysterious and mysterious people of the Song Kingdom who are mysterious on weekdays, but quite insightful at critical moments!

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"Ye Gong wants to give up the Barbarian Clan?" After listening to Shen Zhuliang's question, Ji Ran shook his head: "This is unwise, this is dereliction of duty." ”

This was a bit serious, and Shen Zhuliang was taken aback: "What does Mr. mean by this?" ”

"For the state of Chu, for Ye Gong, the barbarian clan is not a bone that can be thrown if you want to, the barbarian clan is between Song and Hua, the terrain is dangerous, and if you get the barbarian land, you can look north at Yique, the soldiers are in Chengzhou, the west is Tongkunhan, the Qin State is united, and the east is Songgao, then Zheng Xu is in hand. This is the so-called chess robbery, and it has been fought for by those who use soldiers since ancient times. Therefore, in the past hundred years, Jin and Chu competed for Zheng, most of the time they competed in Ying, Zhan, and the king of Chuzhuang went north to the Central Plains, and the importance of winning the championship was also through this road. If King Zhuang knew that Ye Gong was going to give up the Barbarian clan, I don't know how angry he would become. ”

Ye Gong smiled calmly: "The State of Chu can't even keep its old territory, so how can it talk about going north to the Central Plains?" The kid doesn't have the talent of Sun Shuao and Wu Shen, he can't assist the king, and he can't be An Lishu, and he only wants to defend the Chu State in this life, and he doesn't want to do the thing that fights for the crown. ”

Ji Ran sighed in his heart, this was also the reason why although he was in Ye Gong's Mansion, he couldn't really serve him. This person has the ability to govern the country, but he has no ambition to pioneer, but it's a pity, it's a pity, doesn't he know that in this season, the princes compete with each other like a boat sailing against the current, and if you don't advance, you will retreat?

So Ji Ran said: "This is the side of the attack, let alone the defense, if the Zheng people get the barbarian clan and go south out of the Sanya Pass, they can go directly to Fangcheng, and pull Chu Guowan and Ye Zhi's back, this place is actually the northern gateway of Ye Gong." Has Ye Gong forgotten the battle of exterminating Xu seven years ago? You Su is famous for his swiftness, if Chu and Wu conflict again, Ye Gong will do his best to attack Chen and Cai, and then he will lead his troops south, without the barbarian clan as a barrier, the four counties north of the city may not be guaranteed. That's why I said that it was unwise for Ye Gong to easily give up the Barbarian clan at this time! ”

Shen Zhuliang nodded and began to get serious, although he was not interested in expanding the territory, but he was very concerned about guarding the northern gate of Chu State, what Ji Ran said made sense, the barbarian clan really couldn't give up easily.

"What does the gentleman mean when he says I am derelict in my duties?"

"What is Duke Ye's knighthood?"

Shen Zhuliang was stunned for a moment, and said: "Yexian County Gong, Chu State Zuo Sima, Zhangye, Luyang, East Butang, West Butang Military Affairs......"

"Who is the one who is the ruler?"

"Jin, Zheng, Chu, and Cheng Zhou......"

"The King of Chu handed over the soldiers of the four counties to Ye Gong, hoping that you would guard the northern gate. This is extremely important for the state of Chu. And the strategy of Chen, Cai and other things are things that Sima Zixi and Ziqi need to worry about in the court, and they are things that Shang Cai Gong and Xi Gong need to prepare. Ji Si Ye, raccoon dog catching rats, Ye Gong's duty is to sit on the flank for the Chu army, and now the Zheng people are going south. Isn't it a dereliction of duty for you to sit idly by and try to abandon the line you are guarding and to get involved in the affairs of your allies? In the end, if the northern border is lost, it will affect the three armies in a row. ”

A trace of cold sweat broke out on Shen Zhuliang's forehead, "I see, I almost made a big mistake, but fortunately, Mr. corrected, I am not afraid of Zheng Guo." It's just that he was worried that competing with Zheng Guo for the Barbarian clan would cause unrest in the north and delay Ling Yin and Sima's plans. ”

"Otherwise, Ye Gong can't give up the Barbarian Clan, but there is no need to fight for the Barbarian Clan, the four counties of Fangcheng can recruit 20,000 soldiers, Ye Gong only needs to send three or five thousand people to help the Barbarians guard Rushui and Duyi, only a little lesson. It is enough to make it impossible for the Zheng people to quickly occupy the Barbarian Clan. Zheng Guo is now at odds with the Song State and the Zhao family, and he will never dare to cross the Rushui River to the south! ”

……

"A gentleman came forward. Sure enough, he immediately said that Ye Gong was moved, and he admired it. ”

"Zigong, don't praise it falsely, if you are replaced, I'm afraid it will be simpler, and you can let Ye Gong send troops in just a few words."

Next to the stream outside Ye County, on both sides of the table in the small pavilion. Zigong and Ji Ran sat opposite each other and drank. After Ye Gong summoned Ji Ran to ask about countermeasures, he quickly sent troops to the Barbarian clan, as long as the Chu and Zheng people began to confront each other, the people arranged by the Zhao clan over there would naturally be some "conflicts" for them, so that Zheng Guo would be reluctant to spit out when he ate half of the bones. Caught in a border conflict, there is no time to look north.

The reason why Ji Ran would help Zigong was because of the meeting between the two the day before yesterday, and when they talked about phoenix birds and sycamores, Ji Ran's purpose Zigong fully understood, and he lost no time in recruiting Zhao Wuxian at that time: "Naturally!" In fact, as long as the phoenix leaves the leaf field and flies a thousand miles north, it will find that the real plane tree is on both sides of the Qishui River, waiting for it to build a nest. ”

Ji Ran understood, and said with a smile: "Although the phoenix bird is a little large, a giant tree of two thousand times is enough to rest, but this wood attracts not only the phoenix, but also a flock of birds, and there is still its location on it?" ”

"Although there are many birds, they all deign to the real phoenix. The land of Jizhou east of Taihang is in ruins, and there is just one less person who can coordinate the overall situation. ”

Zigong This is the truth, the Zhao family has now laid a vast territory, especially Chaoge, Handan and other places are simply demolished and rebuilt, and they are facing the situation of urgently needing bureaucrats. Grassroots officials can be selected from the diners and subordinates, but they have at most a hundred times of equipment, and there is still a lack of a thousand times of talent to bring the whole situation to life.

That's why Zhao Wuxian never forgot Ji Ran, who impressed him, and urged Nanzi from the Song Kingdom to help him find him several times in the past two years, but he returned in vain.

Unexpectedly, he was met by Zigong in Ye County, and what is even more gratifying is that Ji Ran faintly has the intention of leaving Ye Gong and going north to join Zhao!

The two hit it off, Zigong expressed his intention to recruit for Zhao Wuxian, and Ji Ran had the heart to go north to do something big, so it was naturally not good to leave empty-handed, so with Ji Ran's help, Zigong is now considered to have completed the main mission, and he is relieved.

"I wonder when Mr. will go north with me?"

"There's no hurry."

Ji Ran took a sip of the wine that had shrunk and said: "I will stay in Ye County for more than a month, and then leave under the pretext of traveling to Chu State, and when I return to Shangqiu, I will be under the eyes of the Zhao family, Zigong is still afraid that I will run away?" ”

Zigong clapped his hands and said: "That's fine, in fact, this time I came to the Chu State, in addition to instigating the conflict between Ye Gong and the Zheng people, I also have another mission, so I have to be in the Chu State for a while." ”

"Oh, I don't know what?"

"Find a treasure for my lord!"

A subtle hint of disappointment flashed in Ji Ran's eyes, could it be that this gentleman of the Zhao family is a person who covets treasures? Such a person is generally difficult to achieve great things.

He smiled and said: "The treasures of the Chu Kingdom, the leather of the rhino elephant, the gold of Lishui, the lacquer of Wanye, the horse of the Tang Kingdom, and the legendary Pearl of Suihou, which is one inch long, can illuminate twelve cars, I don't know which one General Zhao is looking for." ”

"Neither." Zigong said with a smile: "The treasure that the lord wants me to look for is the talent of the Chu State, and the lord once said that if I can get a talent like Mr. Ji and Zhang Zi, it is enough to shine for thousands of miles, and how can I take twelve cars?" ”

Ji Ran couldn't help but admire: "What a treasure, talent." His heart to go to Zhao couldn't help but strengthen a lot.

Later, the two began to talk about what talents there were in Chu State, and they chatted until it was almost evening. At this time, Zigong suddenly remembered what Zhao Wuxian had told him when he was leaving, and asked: "There is someone named Fan Li in the Chu State, a scholar of literature, I don't know if Mr. has ever heard of it." ”

In an instant, Ji Ran's face was extremely strange, and he groaned for a while before he said with a smile: "Zigong is considered to have found the right person, these two old men have not only heard of it, but they are also acquaintances. ”

PS: I'm very busy today, just one chapter, forgive me (to be continued.) )