"Returning to the king, the minister thinks that he can retreat and attack."

"What's the explanation?"

Hearing Fan Li's ambiguous reply, Qingji was quite suspicious.

Although most of the talents like Fan Li like Fan Li like to sell guanzi, they will never fool Qingji.

I saw Fan Li smile slightly and said, "King, if my Wu army wants to withdraw from Shudi, it is not impossible." However, taking advantage of this opportunity, the king can force the Shu people to submit, and the Shu monarch will go to the emperor's title, pay tribute to the Wu State every year, and enter the court every year. ”

"And like the rest of the vassal states of our Wu State, the Wu army is stationed on the side of its capital, and the ruling ministers are Wu people. Practice Wu law, learn Wu Wen, practice Wu pawn, so that everything in the country is almost equal to Wu State! ”

"In addition, the king can also force the Shu people to compensate our army for all losses in the war, or slaves, or money, or grain, or cloth."

When Qing Ji heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle and said: "Fan Li, with such harsh conditions, I'm afraid the Shu people will not agree." ”

"No promise?"

Fan Li smiled and said: "King, in the opinion of the ministers, the Shu people will definitely agree." At least the new monarch of Shu will definitely agree. ”

"If it is attacked, what should it be?"

Qingji knows Fan Li very well.

Knowing that the "attack" in Fan Li's mouth is by no means a simple continuation of the attack on Shu, but has a deeper intention.

Actually, exactly.

Fan Li lowered his head and said: "King, if you attack, please ask the king to join Qin to destroy Shu together!" ”

"In terms of the current situation, the Qin people will definitely not sit idly by and watch Shu be annexed by our Wu State, so at the necessary moment, the Qin State will definitely send troops to save Shu."

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"In that case, why doesn't the king split up with the Qin State?"

The current Shu Kingdom seems to have become a piece of fragrant bread.

Qingji has the intention to annex the land of Bashu, why not Qin Boyingning?

It's just that, unlike the strength of the overlord Wu State, the current Qin State does not have the ability to swallow the land of Bashu in one go, and Qingji will not tolerate this kind of thing.

Because once the Qin State annexes Bashu, it is bound to achieve the "foundation of the king's hegemony", and it can also take advantage of the natural geographical advantages of the land of Bashu to go straight down to Wu......

Similarly, the Qin people could not sit idly by and watch Wu annex the land of Bashu.

Because, in this way, there will be more places bordering the state of Wu and the state of Qin, which will directly threaten the capital of Qin, Yongcheng.

In the past, the state of Wu swallowed Chu and destroyed Yun, which had already made the Qin people tremble.

If Wu directly annexed the land of Bashu this time, wouldn't the next step be to start a war to destroy Qin?

"No!"

As soon as Fan Li's words fell, the Great Sima Wu Zixu suddenly retorted: "If the Qin people are allowed to get involved in Shu, what is the significance of my Wu State's attack on the land of Bashu this time?" ”

"There is no shortage of food in the country of Wu now, and there are many places of ointment. The reason why the king wants to take Bashu is only because the land of Bashu borders on Qin, and it can even threaten the Qin capital Yongcheng at any time! ”

"If my Wu State and Qin State divide the Shu land equally, not to mention letting the Qin people take advantage of it in vain, such an advantage will also be gone!"

Hearing this, Fan Li just shook his head and said, "That being the case, then withdraw the troops and withdraw from Shudi." Wu and Qin are not allowed to touch an inch of Shu land. ”

"This ......"

Wu Zixu wanted to speak and stopped.

Speaking of which, didn't Fan Li want to "instigate" Qingji to stop fighting?

Qingji thought about it, and then he had an idea in his heart.

The current state of Wu is indeed not difficult to swallow the land of Bashu in one go.

It's just that Wu Guo can be regarded as taking advantage of the trend this time, and the preparations for the destruction of the two countries of Bashu are not sufficient, so now it seems that the follow-up is weak.

Once the Qin people join the war and unite the Shu army to deal with the Wu army, the Wu State may be dragged into the quagmire of war, and the national strength will be lost in vain, and in the end it will not take much advantage.

Can Qingji be the big boss of this injustice?

Apparently impossible.

Although Qingji was a little unwilling to withdraw his troops at this time, he had to do it.

As the saying goes, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

For the matter of destroying Shu, Qingji can put it aside for the time being, and wait until everything is ready, and then fight to destroy Shu......

After thinking about all this, Qingji glanced at Fan Li and asked, "Fan Li, how sure are you that you will make the Shu people submit to my Wu State and promise all the conditions offered by the widow?" ”

"At least eighty or ninety!"

Fan Li swore and said: "If the king sends Zihu to lobby Shu Jun, it will get twice the result with half the effort." If the king sends his ministers to inform Wu and Qin that they have the idea of dividing the land of Shu equally, and take advantage of the Shu monarch, then this matter will be done! ”

"Good."

No wonder Fan Li is full of confidence in this matter, it turns out that he has already had a plan.

However, Qingji immediately hesitated and said: "Fan Li, now that Wu and Shu are at war, the Shu people do not speak of martial virtues, and there is no courtesy, righteousness and shame. ”

"If you make Shu this time, I am afraid that something will happen, and the widow cannot put your safety at risk."

For a pillar of the country like Fan Li, how could Qingji let him risk his life to go to Shu?

In case the Shu people couldn't think about it for a while and killed Fan Li's sacrifice flag, Qingji thought that even if he succeeded in destroying Shu at that time, he would be a loss.

After all, the last time the Shu people killed the envoy of the Wu State!

"The King's ......"

Fan Li, who was valued so much by Qingji, was deeply moved in his heart, and bowed to Qingji, and said: "King, the personal safety of the ministers is far less important than the rise and fall of the Wu Kingdom!" ”

"If the minister takes a risk, he can make the state of Wu subdue the Shu people, and the minister ...... Never give up! ”

"Fan Li, it's serious."

Qingji waved his hand and said: "Few people know, you can speak well, and there are few opponents in the world for the benefit of your tongue." However, I am a great Wu, full of talents, and there are many lobbyists, why do you need to be a doctor of imperial history, and the pillar of the country will go out in person? ”

“……”

Fan Li was silent.

Qingji completely cares about Fan Li, so he plans to replace Fan Li with someone else.

It's just that among the ministers who served before the army, how many of them are witty enough and clever to speak?

As an excellent lobbyist (Zonghengjia), the clever tongue is like yellow, and Mount Tai collapses in front of him without changing his face, which is the most basic quality.

But who can do these things?

"Father, my son is willing to go!"

Prince Heng gritted his teeth and took the initiative to ask.

On the contrary, he stood up at the right time, and was vetoed by Qingji.

"Wu Heng, you are the prince, and you can't afford to lose."

At present, the most suitable person to envoy to Shu is Fan Li.

Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Gongzixi, and Prince Heng can do the same, but their identities are noble and rare, in case they die in the hands of the Shu people, wouldn't it be too late to regret it?

"Father, the son recommends one person, you can go and persuade Shu Jun to surrender!"

"Who?"

"Bu Shang!"

Fortune merchants?

Bu Zixia?

The ability of the divination merchant is unquestionable.

Qingji still remembers that in the past, when he implemented the probation system, when the scholars were examined in the Jixia School Palace, the young Bu Shang broke into the venue, just to seek officials, and then got money to buy medicine for his sick mother to continue her life......