The blue sky is like a wash, a piece of blue, and above the earth, it is a scene of iron and blood, complete bronze armor, majestic and unproductive, as if stirring up the wind and clouds, and the air is soaring.

Han Cheng and Zhao Yong looked at the big-shouldered and round-waisted warriors of the Wei State, and drooled with envy, "Wei Hou, your warriors are really the strongest army in the world!" ”

The real monarchs of the Six Nations Lianheng Alliance came to Han and Zhao, and the other three countries all sent their sons to come, which was obviously unbelievable Wei Houqing's character.

Wei Hou Qing scolded angrily, "The Qi State and the Qin State are so humiliated by Lone, and now the Huimeng is so ghostly, can they work together when attacking Chu?" ”

Acropolis thought that this was very reasonable, and the alliance battle was like this, and they naturally had a quarrel with each other, so he suggested: "Monarch, Qin Bo and Qi Gong are short-sighted, are you the wise lord, or the leader of the company."

We should take the lead in demonstrating sincerity in order to eliminate discord within the alliance, so that Lian Hengmu can be achieved, and the most important thing now is to defeat the Chu State.

The minister proposed that Wei and Qin and Qi should exchange princes, so that Qin and Qi would definitely be able to dispel the vigilance of Qin and Qi. ”

The proton is not a simple hostage, but a weapon to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, so mutual hostage is a high-level political commitment.

Wei Houqing's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to pretend to sigh and said, "Lone loves his son, how can he bear to put them in danger?"

But as the children of the public house, they have enjoyed all the wealth and glory, how can they sit in the palace now?

This is not correct, just according to what Qing said, let Gongzi pledge, and tell the soldiers of the whole army to exchange protons for the stability of the alliance, so that the soldiers can fight with peace of mind. ”

When the Wei army heard this, the morale was naturally even higher, and the Wei State proposed mutual hostage to show sincerity, and the Qin State and the Qi State naturally agreed, so the Wei State exchanged sons with the Qin State and the Qi State as hostages, and the Lianheng Alliance looked stable.

The cold and bloody wind in the north went all the way over the mountains and mountains, and finally came to the Yingdu.

The state of Chu finally got the news that the six countries were in a row, and the entire capital city of Yingdu seemed to have encountered frost, which instantly condensed, and the high-flying birds let out a terrible howl, which sounded like a song above a funeral, which was very in line with the current mood of the Chu people.

The high-ranking nobles such as Ling Yin and Sima of the Chu State came to the palace one after another.

The gorgeous palace can't hide the cold atmosphere, the beautiful maid can't change the gloom on the faces of the monarchs and ministers of the Chu State, and the six kingdoms have reminded everyone of some not very good memories.

The King of Chu's face was almost on the edge of ice, and asked in a deep voice: "The Six Kingdoms are attacking Chu in a row, do the secretaries think that the Chu State can resist it?" ”

No one spoke, because the king of Chu was not asking them, it was not a problem.

If Qin and Wei come to attack, Chu will naturally meet the enemy, and the victory or defeat is unknown, if Qin, Wei and Wu come to attack, Chu can also defend the city, but the power of the six countries, if you want to resist, it is a dream.

The king of Chu paused for a moment and looked around at everyone: "If it weren't for offending the Qin State too much in the Shu Plain, and now the Chu State has even taken the Wu State and eliminated the worries, where is there still the disaster of the Six Kingdoms attacking Chu now?" ”

Ling Yin Gongzi Yu said when he heard this: "Your Majesty, the six kingdoms attacked Chu because the Chu State was too strong, and they were afraid that the Chu State would attack them, so they attacked first, which is not something that the Chu State can decide. ”

Now the Sima in the Chu State is the Xiang clan, with the death of Xiang Cheng, there is no such talent in the Xiang clan who can coordinate the overall situation, but there are still many excellent commanders.

Sima Xiangyin arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to keep the Han River and Nanyang, you must withdraw the garrison of the Shu Plain, the Qin army is not weak, but it was defeated by the Wei army, this must be cautious."

The armies between Huaisi and Wu must also be withdrawn first, otherwise the alliance forces of Qin, Wei, Qi and Wu will cut off the back route, and our army may be completely annihilated.

The Six Kingdoms are menacing, but without the Luo State to suppress the formation, the minister does not believe that they can really have one mind, if they can find a person with unparalleled eloquence, they may be able to break the alliance.

Your Majesty, as long as you give an order, the Xiang family is willing to lead the Chu State Erlang to die on the battlefield for you, but please forgive the ministers for not being sure of victory. ”

Saying that, he knelt directly on one knee on the ground, but when the King of Chu heard this, his eyes lit up directly, he caught that flash of inspiration, and hurriedly walked down to help Xiang Yin up, patted Xiang Yin's shoulder hard, and laughed: "Xiang Qing."

You said it well, Qin State and Wu State participated in the Lianheng of Chu State, and few people can still guess that it is because Chu State persecuted too much.

However, Han Zhao and Qi Guo participated in Lian Heng, and the widow was puzzled.

Could it be that Han Zhao would really agree to the Lianheng of Wei because he belonged to the so-called Three Jin Dynasty?

As you said, although it is a big deal to resist the alliance of the six countries, the collapse of the alliance of the six countries is the key to the survival of the Chu State.

Xiang Qing, please also lead the soldiers of the Chu State to fight against the armies of the Six Kingdoms and delay time. ”

After speaking, he looked around at the courtiers of the Chu State in the main hall, and said loudly: "Secretaries, can there be unparalleled eloquence among the guests?" Can you take on the mission of the widow and the Chu State? ”

Most of the Zongheng families who came out of the Luoguo School Palace went to the Three Jin Dynasty, and some of them came to the Qi Kingdom with the Qi Fa family, but not many came to the Chu State.

The main reason is that the aristocratic system of the Chu State is too strict, and the Shiqing Shilu system, which has long been abolished in the Wei State, is deeply rooted in the Chu State.

Yangwu Jun Xiong Yue came out and said: "Your Majesty, there is one person among the guests of the courtiers, named Xia Chenyan, who is known for his quick wisdom and can take on great responsibilities, and can make an envoy for you. ”

So the king of Chu hurriedly asked people to summon Xia Chenyan, Xia Chenyan was a scholar who looked a little down, but looking at it made people feel trust, and he was a very charming person.

So the king of Chu asked: "You are a virtuous person recommended by Yang Wujun, and the widow wants to know, how do you save the state of Chu?" ”

Xia Chenyan knelt down in front of everyone and said with a smile: "The State of Chu has an army of 500,000, but how can there be more than one million soldiers from the Six Kingdoms?"

Therefore, it is necessary to reduce the mutiny of the six countries, among the six countries, the Qi country is the weakest, and the ministers will go to the Qi country and let the Qi country withdraw its troops. ”

In fact, the time of the Chu State is quite sufficient, and of course it is impossible for the six countries to simply prepare for a war in one or two months, from preparing the plan to negotiating with each other to attack, if someone deliberately drags its feet and is slow, it will even take two to three years to prepare.

In the past, the Zhuxia War was said to be only five years, but in fact, it was only the last contradiction of two hundred years, and the mobilization, preparation, and strategic goals of the two sides had already been completed, so the fuse was sent to start, so it was so rapid and intense.

This six-nation succession was essentially a war for hegemony between Wei and Chu, mixed with the Great Patriotic War of Wu, and the rest of the countries were forced to get involved.

Xia Chenyan did not go directly to the Qi Kingdom, but first sent someone to the Yan State and bribed Yan Hou's favored ministers, and then he learned about the fact that the Minister of Yan State dissuaded Yan Hou at the beginning.

This made Xia Chenyan laugh out loud directly, and said to Yang Wujun: "My plan can succeed." ”

So Xia Chenyan took the gift of the king of Chu and set off directly to Yan State, and Yan Hou felt very curious about the appearance of the envoy of Chu State.

Among the nations, he has always been a transparent person, and among the major countries on the border, only the Yan State has not been able to settle the barbarians on the border, which led to the fact that during the Zhuxia War, the Yan State had to resist the Hu people in the north.

"Envoy of the Chu Kingdom, why did you come to the Yan Kingdom?"

Xia Chen Yan ordered someone to present the gift given to Yan Hou by the King of Chu and said: "Yan Hou, when the monarch paid tribute to the Son of Heaven, he thought of you.

The monarch said, 'Among the nations of Zhuxia today, Yan is the only big country surnamed Ji that King Su has divided, and if he can't make friends with Yan Guo, it is not enough to stand in the world. ’

This is a treasure given to you by the monarch, and another is given to the emperor in Luoyi, and I hope you can like it. ”

From the split of the Jin Kingdom, the Luo Kingdom retreated, as the oldest country surnamed Ji, Yan Hou has always been quite complacent, Xia Chenyan understood his temperament, and only then did he say such a thing.

Hearing Xia Chenyan's compliment and seeing the treasures sent by the King of Chu, Yan Hou was very proud, and laughed loudly: "Your envoy, the Marquis of Chu is really too polite, when today, who doesn't know the strength of the Chu State?" ”

The two sides chatted for a few words, and Xia Chenyan pretended to smile casually: "Yan Hou, after the foreign minister came to Jicheng, he saw that there were merchants from Qi country coming with a large amount of grain in Jicheng, and some Yan people said that the price of grain in Qi country was very high.

The country of Yan has a land of 2,000 miles, why don't you cut down giant trees in the forests of the north in exchange for the grain of the country of Qi?

Presumably, the price of food will be lowered. ”

When Yan Hou heard this, he smiled and said, "Your Honor, the growth of the giant tree is too slow, can it be exchanged for a lot of grain?"

The minister of Gu said that the Yan country has a land of 2,000 miles, and if these lands can be filled with grain, there is no longer a need to go to the Qi country to exchange for food. ”

Xia Chenyan was surprised: "Yanhou, who came up with the idea for you?" Kill him now! ”

As soon as these words came out, Yan Hou's face instantly became serious, and the air in the banquet even became a little colder, and the favored minister who received Xia Chenyan's bribe immediately said, "Noble envoy, what do you mean by this?" Will the king's ministers speak in vain? ”

Xia Chenyan hurriedly said: "Yan Hou, on the way to Yan Kingdom, the foreign minister passed by Shangqiu and saw a Song man climbing on a fruit tree to look for it, so he asked: 'Song people, what are you doing on the tree?' ’

The Song people said, 'I was very hungry and wanted to eat fish, so I went to the tree to look for fish.' ’

The Song people searched for fish in the trees, but of course they couldn't find them, so they went home hungry.

The land of Yan is vast, but it is not suitable for planting, and your minister advises you to grow grain in Yan Kingdom, isn't this catching fish in the trees?

The minister does not know what your minister thinks, but your tone is so trusting of him, and you get such a result, you are a benevolent monarch, and the minister is really worried about you. ”

The standard discourse of the Zonghengjia is always from the perspective of the persuaded, and then secretly changes the concept and uses the selfishness and ego of human nature to achieve their own goals.

Yan Hou immediately asked how many of his favored ministers were, "Is the land of Yan Country very unsuitable for farming?" ”

After hearing this, he immediately said: "Yes, the monarch, with the same area of land, the output of the Yan Kingdom is not even one-third of the land of Qiluo, and most of the land of the Yan Kingdom cannot be cultivated. ”

Yan Hou's face had completely turned cold, he had wanted to attack the Qi State, but he was persuaded by the Prime Minister.

But now that he suddenly found out that the prime minister had deceived him, the anger in his heart could not be suppressed at all, and he roared angrily: "Treacherous minister! It must have accepted a bribe from Qi State!

Otherwise, Gu would have already broken through the Qi State and sat in Linzi City. ”

Xia Chenyan almost laughed out loud, he didn't need to bring his firepower to Qi Guo, the monarch of Yan Guo was really smart.

At this time, he only needed to arch the fire again, and Xia Chen Yan heard this: "The relationship between Yan and Qi is like that between Chu and Wu.

At the beginning, the state of Wu broke through the capital of the state of Chu, but did not destroy the state of Chu, and today, the state of Wu is already in danger of falling.

The land of Qi is fertile and has a large population, the longer the time drags on, the stronger the strength will be, and when he is strong enough to destroy the Yan Kingdom, he will definitely go north to seek the land of the Yan Kingdom, what should the Yan Kingdom do at that time?

Because of the bribery of the Qi people, your prime minister brought the Yan State into a dangerous situation, and when the Qi State attacked the Chu State and took back the land of Huaisi, it would develop for another twenty years and restore the hegemony of the Duke of Qi Huan......

Alas!

The foreign ministers feel sad for you and the Yan Kingdom, isn't it the injustice of heaven that such a benevolent and wise monarch like you have fallen into such a fate? ”

In a few words, the matter of the Prime Minister accepting bribes from Qi people has already been confirmed, whether he takes it or not, anyway, Yan Hou thinks he took it.

"Damn!"

Provoked by Xia Chenyan's words "benevolent and wise", Yan Hou even thought that his decision was correct, and Yan Guo must start a war with Qi as soon as possible.

Yan Hou thought that the Six Nations would attack Chu in a row, and that the Six Nations would directly ignore the Yan State, and he decided to let the other countries see the strength of the Yan State soldiers.

Fighting against the Hu people all the year round, the soldiers of the Yan State are very elite, but the population is too small to cause the national strength to be weak.

"Your envoy, please also return to the Marquis of Chu, Yan is willing to form an alliance with Chu and destroy the Six Kingdoms.

When the Qi State raises troops to the south, the Yan State will attack the Qi State, and then the Qi State army will inevitably be in chaos, which is what Lone can do. ”

The chaos of the Qi army will disrupt the Huaisi camps of both Qin and Wei at the same time, because it is impossible for Qin and Wei to watch the Qi army return to the empty Huaisi, and who knows if the Qi State will take the opportunity to seize the city.

Xia Chenyan's face was full of shock and said: "Yan Hou, you are not only benevolent, but also a natural commander, you can come up with a tactic to encircle Qi to save Chu in a short period of time, which is enough to be a general." ”

When Xia Chenyan walked out of Yan Kingdom, he rushed to South Korea non-stop, Qi State and South Korea are the two weakest links in Lianheng, and they are the weakness of breaking through Lianheng.

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Yan Hou wanted to cut down Qi, and Yan Xiang admonished: "It is not wise to cut Qi, Yan Fang is two thousand miles, the country is prosperous with grain, and the country of Qi will decline." ”

Yan Hou followed it and stopped cutting Qi.

Xia Chenyan made Yan, seeing that the grain was in Yan, the price was very high, and said: "Yan produces giant wood, and wood is easy for grain, and the grain is abundant." ”

Yan Hou said: "There is little wood, and it cannot be easy for a long time." Open up the land to plant grain to prosper the country. ”

Xia Chenyan said: "The swallow land is bitter cold, the country is prosperous with grain, and it is like a tree and a fish." ”

Yan Hou was furious, suspected of being bribed by Qi, killed Ji Xiang, and then wanted to kill Qi. - "Warring States Policy: Chu Ce"

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