Chapter Thirty-Six: Bashu's **
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Su Dai stood up and said in a deep voice: "The ancestor of Chu is from Emperor Gaoyang. Gao Yang, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor. In the past three hundred years, when it comes to population and land, Chu is far superior to Qin. However, starting from King Huai, the Qin State ignored the friendship between Qin and Chu for three hundred years, first defeated the Chu State in Danyang, and then defeated the Chu State in Lantian. The national strength of the Chu State is no longer as good as the Qin State! Sima mistakenly cut down Shu, took the two counties of Bashu, and then got Hanzhong, which was to occupy the upper reaches of the land for the Qin State. Qin Shi entered Ying, and burned Yiling, Gaimo was not because he occupied the geographical advantage and went down the river, so that he could be like a bamboo. Therefore, Bashu is in the hands of Qin for a day, and Chu cannot be relaxed for a day! Even if Hanzhong is obtained by South Korea, the whole country of Chu cannot be underestimated! β
Huang Xie asked with some doubts: "The two counties of Bashu have become the enclave of the Qin State, according to Mr., my Chu State will still be afraid of the two counties and only 80,000 Qin divisions?" Besides, the descendants of the two countries may be ready to move and want to make the country rich! Qin Guo is too busy to take care of himself, will he still have the energy to go downstream? β
Su Dai just smiled at this and reminded: "Lord Zuo, don't forget, Bai Qi only had an army of 50,000 to break through Yingdu!" What's more, now the Qin army has 80,000! Even if the Qin State has less than 50,000 available troops because of the rebellion of the two countries, the Chu army available near Yingdu now does not have the original four or five hundred thousand people! β
Before the words fell, Huang Xie's face was already extremely embarrassed, Qin Shi captured Yingdu with only tens of thousands of people, which was really a great shame for the Chu State, and even worse than the fact that King Huai was imprisoned in Xianyang. After all, the latter can be understood as King Huai being too naΓ―ve and kind, and fell for the conspiracy of the Qin State; The former trampled on the dignity of the Chu State, and met the enemy with ten times the number of people, and the whole army was annihilated, which is a pain that the Chu State cannot erase.
"I've been taught!" Huang Xie reluctantly saluted, and said in a cold voice: "The two counties of Bashu in the upper reaches are closely guarded by the Chu Congress. Never give the Qin State a chance to take advantage of! β
Su Dai nodded with a smile and said, "The Chu State shouldn't want to be subject to the Qin State all the time, right?" β
"What do you mean, sir?" Huang Xie's heart jumped, as if he understood Su Dai's intention.
"Dai Zaicheng heard that Jiamengguan has fallen into the hands of South Korea, that is to say, the old road is also owned by South Korea. As a result, the two counties of Guanzhong and Bashu of Qin State could not be taken into account. The two counties of Ba County are already enclaves within enclaves, so why don't Chu take this opportunity to move westward? Su Dai said in a seductive tone.
Su Dai firmly believed that if he joined the state of Chu and moved this thought, then the two counties of Bashu would greatly involve the state of Chu. Even if Zhao State promised to unite Chu State with great interests, Chu State would not agree. In this way, what Qi Guo asked him to do was completed.
"The two counties of Bashu?" Huang Xie only felt a burst of excitement, which was what the Chu State had longed for the most in the past hundred years. Huang Xie believed that as long as the king of Chu was persuaded to believe that Chu had the strength to take Bashu, the king of Chu would definitely agree. Pity. Now the king of Chu is afraid that he is still hunting outside the city! What's more, South Korea in the north is afraid that it has some thoughts about Bashu.
Therefore, Huang Xie's expression was just happy, and he regained his calm and said: "Mr. also said that the Qin State has 80,000 troops in the two counties of Bashu, and I'm afraid that the Chu State will have to send nearly 200,000 troops to take it!" If the enemy country takes advantage of the efforts of our Chu country's army to invade our Chu country on a large scale, won't our Chu country lose more than it gains because of small losses? ! β
Su Dai knew that Huang Xie had such worries. Unhurriedly said: "What Lord Zuotu said is true, what the army is most afraid of through Bashu is that the enemy country will take advantage of the weakness. When Dai was in Yique, he heard that Tian Dan of Qi went to Xinzheng. I had a good conversation with the Korean monarchs and ministers, and the Qi State also sent important ministers to Daliang, and the harvest was also very expensive. Presumably, it won't be long before the news of Han, Wei, and Qi Lianheng should be known to the princes of various countries! β
Although Diao Bo, the middle doctor of Qi Guozhong, did not tell Su Dai the news of Qi Guo, Han and Wei Lianheng, he relied on Su Dai's keen observation to judge this fact. Huang Xie was shocked when he heard Su Dai's words. Speaking of Lian Heng, but not to mention the high price of Jingluo Bashu, he quickly understood Su Dai's intentions.
Su Dai was hinting to himself that if Chu was worried about the way back, he should make friends with Han, Wei, and Qi. Especially South Korea, if South Korea has no objection to its own passage through the two counties of Bashu, then this matter will be considered the majority! Huang Xie also didn't believe that with the 200,000 army of the Chu State, he couldn't take the small two counties of Bashu.
"Is what the gentleman said true?" Huang Xie stared at Su Dai's eyes, as if he wanted to see if the other party was lying.
Su Dai greeted him with a calm face, and said with a smile: "It's a little thing, why should Dai deceive Lord Zuo!" For the great plan of the Chu State and the great plan of the King of Chu, he thought that he should pass through Bashu and make good friends with his neighbors at the same time. β
Huang Xie nodded, and asked in an inquiring tone: "Sir's opinion is that the state of Chu should attack Bashu in the west, and at the same time befriend the three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Qi?" β
"Yes! Without going through Bashu, Chu State has no real stability, Lord Zuotu, imagine that the enemy country will go down the river from Bashu, and it will be possible to reach Yingdu in two or three days, does Chu still want to sit and watch Yingdu lose again? As for befriending Han, Wei, and Qi, it is also necessary to pass through Bashu. Otherwise, once it fights with Han, Wei, and Qi, the state of Chu is afraid that it will be attacked on its back! Sudai said affirmatively.
"I thought it was a good idea! However, there are two points, I am afraid that it will make it difficult to pass through Bashu. Huang Xie said with some sadness.
"I would like to hear the opinion of Lord Zuotu!" Su Dai made a statement of listening.
"First, the Bashu Mountain is high and dense, and the march is not easy, if you want to pass through Bashu, you must have two or three times the number of people, and it will take a long time! I'm afraid that the ministers of the DPRK and China will have a lot of criticism about this! Both, South Korea has Hanzhong, can be lightly entered Shu, if South Korea is interested in Bashu, it will be difficult for my Chu State to fight! Slaughter the former peace! Huang Xie sighed and said.
Bashu is like a fragrant piece of meat, attracting Qin, Han, and Chu to fight. If it weren't for the distance that was too far, I'm afraid that Wei State, Qi State, and Yan State would also be added! Although this piece of meat is fragrant, it is not easy to take! The state of Chu now has less than 300,000 troops in the country, and the price paid to capture Bashu must be expensive. The people's war-weariness is already quite strong, and if you use troops on a large scale, it is inevitable that you will not complain!
Su Dai put on a confident look, and said angrily: "Lord Zuo is too worried! Although the Qin army has 80,000 people, one has the remnants of the two countries of Bashu as an obstacle, and the two forces are scattered, and the state of Chu can be gradually encroached upon with a small number of troops. The inch is the inch of the Chu State. The ruler is the ruler of the Chu country. Even, if the king of Chu is willing to give up the wealth and armor, he can completely help the remnants of Bashu and the Qin army to confront, and when both are defeated, the Chu division will sweep away the leaves with the autumn wind to eradicate the strength of both sides. How? β
After hearing this, Huang Xie shouted a clever plan, how could he forget this. Bashu is all mountainous, and the plains are a minority after all, and 80,000 Qin troops sound like a lot, but thinking about so many cities and bunkers, the Chu State can completely encroach on them. Thirty miles today, twenty miles tomorrow, with the accumulation of time, the Chu State is getting stronger and stronger. The Qin State is getting weaker and weaker. Under the situation of one or the other, these 80,000 troops are not to worry. But there is a premise, that is, South Korea does not interfere! If South Korea does not intervene, Huang Xie firmly believes that the king of Chu is still willing to pay for this wealth.
As if knowing Huang Xie's second concern, Su Dai continued to explain: "As for South Korea? Hehe, Lord Zuotu thinks, does South Korea still have a chance to pass through Bashu? β
"What do you mean, sir?" Huang Xie was a little unsure. Now South Korea is much stronger than Chu. How could there be no chance to go to Bashu, which is a little closer!
Su Dai smiled and said, "Lord Zuo thought so. After the defeat of the Qin State, the alliance of the six countries of Shandong collapsed? β
Huang Xie nodded, this alliance to cut down Qin was originally an expedient measure. Originally, according to Zhao's plan, Chu was going to fight Qi with Yan, but I don't know why Zhao changed his mind to crusade against Qin, and Chu lost 20,000 troops. But nothing was found. Really calculated, the state of Chu is not without gains, with the loss of Hanzhong County, the threat of the state of Qin to the state of Chu is far less than before. The monarchs and ministers of the State of Chu could finally no longer worry about Qin Shi coming out of Hanzhong County.
"Hehe, instead. Not only did the alliance of the six kingdoms of Shandong fall apart, but I am afraid that the alliance of the Three Jin and Yan States also disappeared. Lord Zuo is a Chu person, and there are many tigers in Chu country, so he must know the truth that one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers! β
Huang Xie vaguely understood, Su Dai should say that Han and Zhao Guonai are the two tigers in Shandong, and I am afraid that only one will be allowed to survive.
Sure enough, Su Dai continued: "After this war, South Korea's national strength has caught up with Zhao State, and even faintly exceeded one head. Such a result is definitely not acceptable to the monarchs and ministers of Zhao Guo! As the Qin State retreated in Guanzhong, the world has gradually calmed down. However, this is just the appearance, the confrontation between Zhao Guo and South Korea is afraid that it has just been encountered! Master Zuo Tu thinks that South Korea will have time to pass through Bashu in this kind of hegemony? Don't forget, the Qin State has always been unwilling to be dormant, I'm afraid it will set off a lot of excitement in the direction of Wuguan and Hanzhong! β
Huang Xie finally realized that if he couldn't understand what Su Dai meant, he would not become a figure like the fourth prince of the Warring States in the future. Under the aggressive posture of Zhao Guo, South Korea is afraid that Bashu has more than enough strength but is insufficient. Rather than leaving it to the Qin State to make trouble, it is really better to leave it to the Chu State.
"Sir's words really made the rest of the mouth stop!" Huang Xie made a gesture and said in admiration.
Su Dai returned the salute and said with a smile: "In this case, please also ask Lord Zuo to introduce it on your behalf!" Let the generations have a chance to see the true face of the King of Chu! β
"Rightly so! Fit it to be! Huang Xie said in a panic. After learning that Su Dai was still living in the post station, Huang Xie stubbornly sent someone to follow Su Dai's scholar to transport the salute back, and at the same time allocated the best wing room to Su Dai to live in. But he used this kung fu to contact a few ministers of friendship, hoping that the other party would support him at tomorrow's court meeting. In fact, if the King of Chu was still in the palace at this time, Huang Xie wouldn't mind directly introducing Su Dai over, but now, the King of Chu is afraid that he is hunting outside the city! Huang Xie didn't guarantee when the King of Chu would go back.
At this moment, Yingdu ordered Yin's mansion, but an uninvited guest from Xianyang was talking with the person in power in Chu State-Ling Yin Qiliang had a very happy conversation.
"I haven't seen Lord Yin for more than ten years, and his demeanor is still the same, which makes people envious!" A middle-aged scribe exclaimed.
Mi Liang smiled, and also said angrily: "I haven't seen you for ten years, but I didn't expect goodbye to be like this!" Creation makes people! Creation makes people! Speaking of which, you are the Zongzheng of the Qin State, and you have traveled thousands of miles to come to my Yingdu, and you have encountered a lot of dangers along the way! How? Don't say you want to drink a pot of turbid wine with me and laugh about the world! β
The middle-aged scribe is Zongzheng Yingzhi, and he has worked so hard to come to Yingdu, of course, not for a pot of turbid wine. The scene of the two falling in love with each other is vivid in my mind, but now they are their own masters. After learning that the long-time friend was now the Ling Yin of the Chu State, Ying Ze had the idea of using the other party.
"Brother laughed!" Ying changed her name, wanting to close the distance between her and the other party, and said with a smile: "A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet, but it inevitably seems that the brother is too small." Why do you have to come to three or five jars of good wine, otherwise, wouldn't you live up to the hard work of the little brother's thousands of miles of travel?! β
Hearing Ying Ze say this, Mi Liang also aroused the pride in his chest, and said with a smile: "Someone! Bring me all the ten jars of wine I treasured! Today, I want to get drunk and return to my old friends! How is it? The latter sentence. Mi Liang put on a look of sacrificing his life to accompany the gentleman.
"I don't dare to quit my wishes! Hahaha! Ying Ze also laughed.
The two then sang about the wine and drank happily. Speaking from the past more than ten years ago, there are embarrassing experiences in the middle! How many of those sufferings have been brought in a word, and those happy ones have been mentioned repeatedly. Soon, the three jars of wine entered the stomachs of the two. The eyes of the two have gradually become blurred, but they are only slightly drunk, but their words are less polite and more reckless.
"Should I call you Ying Zongzheng or Brother Ze now?" Mi Liang then said with a sigh of wine.
Ying Ze didn't even think about it. replied directly: "Then I still treat you as my brother!" Your brother who is a rule for a day is a brother who rules for a lifetime! β
"Good!" Mi Liang was overjoyed when he heard this, drank twice as much, and asked: "That is to say, you are not here as the Zongzheng of the Qin State this time, but as my Mi Liang brother, yes and no?" β
Ying Ze's expression was embarrassed for a while, but fortunately, the blush on his face was well covered. And it was dark, and the lights were dim. Mi Liang didn't notice it. The calm Ying Ze smiled and said, "Naturally! However, life in the world is full of inconveniences. This time I came to Yingdu, in fact, I also have the king's order! β
Mi Liang smiled quite self-deprecatingly and said, "That's the case! I'll just say it! King Qin is willing to let you come to Yingdu, there is definitely some purpose! Go ahead! Ying Zongzheng. I'm the Ling Yin of Chu State, you might as well tell me about it first! But let me say it first, it's not that I don't give you face, but that I don't look down on the Qin State, what does the King of Qin want to do. I'll do my best to oppose it! β
Ying Ze didn't expect Mi Liang to turn his face so quickly, but it's better to turn his face now than to turn his face in the court tomorrow, relying on his understanding of Mi Liang, Ying Ze deliberately said: "This time, I was ordered by the King of Qin to form an alliance with Chu in order to advance and retreat together!" β
"Alliance? Advance and retreat together? Mi Liang seemed to hear the best joke and said, "This idea sounds very good!" However, why should our Chu State promise you Qin State? If the King of Qin is not stupid, he should know that now that the Qin State is confined to Guanzhong by the Three Jin Dynasty, and there is no way to advance or retreat, can our Chu State help your country and offend the Three Jin? β
Ying Ze said patiently: "This time, our Great Qin is full of sincerity. As long as the State of Chu agrees to help my Great Qin tide over the difficulties, my Great Qin is willing to send it to Ba County, if Chu State is willing to break off relations with Han, Wei, and Qi, Shu County can also be given to Chu State! β
"Humph!" Mi Liang smiled coldly and said, "Such words sound familiar!" I think about it, by the way, a person named Zhang Yi from your Qin State came to Yingdu for decades, and he also said such a thing, but the poor first king actually believed it and broke off relations with Qi for the sake of that mere 600 miles of land, and the result! Your Qin State actually united with Qi State to attack Chu State! Ha ha! Could it be that you have the same idea this time? Could it be that you think that we Chu people are all fools?! β
When Ying Ze took a bite of "I Da Qin", Mi Liang knew that the person in front of him was definitely not the Ying Ze who was honest with him more than ten years ago. More than ten years, enough to completely change a person. Presumably, now in his eyes, he only has the interests of Daqin in his heart! An alliance with the Qin State? It's good that Chu Guo was in charge of such a thing last time! The last alliance was just to rule others in the way of others and earn Yingdu! Could it be that Qin Guo really believed it?
Ying Ze smiled bitterly and said, "Why should my brother be so aggressive!" Etiquette and morality in this world have long been impractical! King Huai is so gullible, no wonder others. If the ministers of the Chu State were as clear as their elder brother in distinguishing right from wrong and loyal, how could I, Great Qin, succeed? Therefore, if you want to blame, you can't blame Daqin, but you must first ask those courtiers of King Huai! What's more, this time is not as good as before, if I remember correctly, Yingdu or our Qin State took the initiative to return it to Chu State? My Daqin's sincerity is very sufficient! β
"Humph! If the sincerity of the Qin State is sufficient, why did he attack Yiling without saying anything after forming an alliance with my Chu State? Don't tell me that your Qin army is drunk and injured by mistake! Mi Liang said angrily.
The eldest son of the king of Qin was assassinated in Yingdu, and the state of Qin took it for granted that the state of Chu was the murderer, tore up the covenant, killed the proton of the state of Chu in Xianyang, and even sent troops to burn the tomb of Yiling again, insulting the entire royal family of Chu. The so-called lord humiliated the ministers to death, and the Yiling tomb, where the ancestors of the Chu State were buried, was burned by the Qin State twice, and no matter how gentle the rabbit temper was, it was also forced up, not to mention the bloody people of the Chu State!
Ying Ze was very speechless about this, it was really wrong for King Qin to tear up the covenant when he was seriously injured and lost his beloved son, regardless of the opposition of his ministers! But as a courtier, he naturally has to bear the sins of the king. Therefore, he said with some sadness: "This is all a misunderstanding! I, Qin Guo, also regret this too late! That's why this time I am sincerely willing to renew my friendship with the Qin State! If Chu is willing to form an alliance, I, Great Qin, am willing to send the three cities of Ba County first to show sincerity! β
For Ying Ze's sincerity, Mi Liang did not accept it, but the lion opened his mouth and said: "No! At least give us all the two counties of Bashu, otherwise, there is no need to talk about the alliance! (To be continued......)