I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 236 Meeting with the next Ling Yin of Chu State
At present, the Zhi family is not really interested in the expansion of the actual control of the scope of power. It is more interested in controlling a certain family and then having influence on that territory.

At present, Zhishi is most interested in people, the kind that can be absorbed as much as there are, and if there is a chance, they can catch them and earn a fortune, and if they don’t have the opportunity, they must create opportunities to grab a wave.

So does "Qing" still belong to Zheng State?This depends on whether the Wei family is interested in expanding the sphere of influence southward.

The state of Zheng pursues a strong wall and clears the country, but the strategic depth is not very deep. It is actually the same for the state of Jin whether it is there or not.

Strong walls and clear fields?What impact can a depth of less than a hundred miles have on the enemy?The enemy's supply line needs to be stretched long enough for the effect to truly manifest.

If you don't understand the geography of mountains and rivers, you will not understand what Zheng Guo is doing. If you create a blank area in the scope of your own rule, it is not to retreat to a favorable terrain, but it is more like tempting Wei to quickly fill those gaps.

In fact, it was Wei's control of the "Hulao" that made the surrounding cities of Zheng Guo no longer safe. They had no choice but to retreat.

Zhiyao didn't answer Xiang Rong's question, but instead asked, "What do you mean by the Marquis Zheng's envoy here?"

Seeing Zheng Ren being taken away by the Jin army in batches, Xiang Rong felt really uncomfortable, and said in a hoarse voice: "The widow has agreed to the request of the son, to cut off 'Qing', 'Guan', and 'Sacrifice②' to Uncle. "

Zhiyao glanced at the busy scene at the gate of "Qing" and said, "Now, do I need 'Qing'?"

Judging from the current situation, in Xiang Rong's cognition, "Qing" has fallen, and the only thing that makes him wonder is that there is no trace of the battle.

"So, 'Chuilong'?" Xiang Rong asked.

This "Chuilong" is on the side of "Ji ②", and it can be regarded as a small town in terms of city size and population.

However, it doesn't matter so much now.

Xiang Rong said again: "Your Majesty would like to give up the city more and befriend Bo Meng. I don't know if there is something you like?" Xiang Rong looked at Wei Ju and Zhao Bolu who were present.

At present, Zhiyao is only the heir of the Zhi family, and Wei Ju and Zhao Bolu are the ones who sit on the throne of the state of Jin.

Of course, Zheng Guojun and ministers know very well that the alliance with Jin is a kind of drinking poison to quench thirst... don't worry about whether the idiom "drinking poison to quench thirst" has appeared, anyway, it means that.

The problem is that for Zheng Guo, the threat of Chu State is even more imminent. If he can pay the price to form an alliance with Jin State, even if Bai Gongsheng still does not give up, he can use Jin State to intimidate Chu State, right?
If the state of Jin can't play any role, the state of Zheng will go back to the old way, that is, no longer pursue any national reputation, and try to embrace the thigh of the state of Wu.

If it is not a last resort, Zheng Guo will not try to form an alliance with Wu Guo, otherwise, even if it can intimidate Chu State, then Jin State will come and beat Zheng Guo twice a day.

Wei Ju and Zhao Bolu were indifferent to Xiang Rong's gaze.

So what if they become "Qing", Zhiyao has a father who is "Yuan Rong", and they clearly know that they can't play with Zhiyao.

The most important thing is that they have confirmed that Zhiyao will be the main one for their southward trip this time. Unless there is an interest that can overturn the internal structure of Jin, Wei Ju and Zhao Bolu will not break the agreement.

Zhiyao said: "We will talk about this matter later. Please send your envoy to go and make 'Guan', 'Sacrifice②' and 'Chuilong' all belong to me."

Wrong!

anger!
Helpless!

Xiang Rong's heart was full of the above emotions, his expression and movements were very stiff, and he saluted and said, "So, withdraw your troops immediately?"

one step?It's not a disparaging name, it's just a change of title, which fully demonstrates Xiang Rong's emotional changes.

Zhiyao said with a smile: "I heard that 'Xinzheng' is a fortified city, but there is no possibility of it falling if there are still soldiers. I also heard that the Chu army was trapped in 'Changge'. "Xinzheng" is coming soon. Do you think my going to "Xinzheng" at this time will be beneficial to Zheng, or harmful?"

According to common sense, the possibility of an alliance between Jin and Chu is infinitesimally small.This is an invisible obstacle that the two sides have fought for nearly a hundred years, and the blood of countless fallen soldiers has gathered to form a lake, and the bones can be piled up to form a mountain.

People with a little vision need to understand one more thing. The foundations of Jin and Chu are not bad. Maybe Jin has more foundation. Ignoring the other party is destined to be extremely vigilant.

Using an interpretation method that modern people can understand is actually a kind of Cold War thinking. Only when one party's state ceases to exist, the matter will be settled.

Otherwise, even if one party is weak enough to fall at any time, there may be false friendship, don't even think about forming an alliance, and constantly contain and contain, and it will be more real to think about killing the other party as soon as possible.

Xiang Rong had a lot of thoughts in an instant, and his mind became a little confused for a while.

Will this Jin army go to "Xinzheng" to attack the city?Given the size of their army, it doesn't seem so likely.

Zheng Guo faced the Chu army alone. With the strength of the city defense facilities of "Xinzheng", to be honest, he was not so afraid of falling. The enemy's attack on the capital was nothing more than embarrassment and morale damage, and then there were losses elsewhere.

The chances of the Jin State going to war with the Chu State are very small now. There was already a small fight three years ago, and it is more likely that there will be a verbal conflict outside the city of "Xinzheng".

Moreover, even if the Jin army and the Chu army did not fight, or the Jin army expressed friendship, the Chu army would still be vigilant.

The fact is that the situation is already so bad, an extra army to the vicinity of "Xinzheng", or the army of the Jin State, seems to be able to restrain the Chu army?

"I must send someone back to the capital immediately to report to Shangjun!" Xiang Rong made up his mind.

As for whether the Jin army is going to 'Xinzheng', it is actually not within Zheng Guo's control. Too much entanglement has already taught lessons from the last time, so Xiang Rong tried his best to endure this meeting.

"I'm going to 'Xinzheng', can I attack the city?" Zhong Wu asked.

Zhiyao was taken aback by the question, then she reacted and said with a smile: "I have no intention of attacking the city when I come to 'Qing', but why are the families here so enthusiastic?"

"..." Zhong Wu was speechless.

All in all, they have had almost no losses so far this time, and a few high-ranking families can get at least a population of more than [-], and maybe close to [-].

The Zhao family took 3000 households of guards... probably more than [-] people. Anyway, they used Handan Zhao's refusal to return them as an excuse, first killed Zhao Wu who came to the door, and then wiped out Handan Zhao very firmly. To the importance of getting population from the outside.

Why did the former Zhao Yang have such great prestige?Why not take various families to attack Weiguo again and again, and then distribute the benefits.

Zhao Yang distributed the benefits to the population of each family before and after. It is not as much as Zhiyao took them to wander around the country of Zheng. It is not that the abilities of the two are too different. Seize the moment.

It must be admitted that opportunities often come, whether they can seize them is another matter.

Being able to seize a good opportunity when you encounter it is actually the biggest difference between people.

Seen off by the local nobles in "Qing", Zhiyao left with the Jin army.

farewell?It's really just a farewell, and the only thing left is to dance the Nuo dance to show our attitude.

Nuo dance is something that is either used on extremely formal occasions, or it is used to curse people. If Zheng people use Nuo dance to send off the Jin army, it must be the latter.

It took Zhiyao and others 23 days to reach the outskirts of "Xinzheng" from "Qing".

When they were far away, the scouts reported to the Chu army that Chen Bing was outside the city of "Xinzheng" after spying, and they also controlled the surrounding arteries.

Zhiyao sent someone to look for Bai Gongsheng before, but Bai Gongsheng did not give a clear reply.

Waiting for the Jin army to appear in the northeast of "Xinzheng", the Chu army that originally controlled the road here withdrew, which was Bai Gongsheng's answer to Zhiyao.

"Why did you come here?" Bai Gongsheng met Zhiyao at the edge of the Yellow River east of 'Xinzheng'.

There are not many people on both sides.

Only Zhiyao who has a higher status on the Jin side came.

In fact, there are no other nobles in Chu State except Bai Gongsheng.

From this point of view, the two sides have a tacit understanding.

"I heard that member Shen was persecuted by Bo Tong, and he was in danger." Zhiyao said.

applicant?It's Wu Zixu.

Bai Gongsheng was taken aback for a moment, and then said sharply: "Young man, uncle, how dare you do this!"

Zhiyao said again: "Young Master commanded troops to attack Zheng, don't you know about this?"

Bai Gongsheng really didn't know that Wu Zixu was facing a dangerous situation, otherwise how could he be indifferent due to the relationship between the two.

Wu Zixu's father is the tutor of Bai Gongsheng's father, and the two have known each other since childhood.

In addition, Bai Gongsheng fled from Zheng State to Wu State and received a lot of help from Wu Zixu. Even if he could return to Chu State later, things were more complicated than imagined.

Fu Chai is a hero, but the lords of the Wu Kingdom in all dynasties are relatively small-minded, and they really can't accept that someone who is in trouble comes to him, and if he wants to find a new way out, he can just go.

So, Fu Chai must be willing to believe Bo Tongjin's slander, can it be said that there is no reason why Wu Zixu helped Bai Gongsheng to leave the country of Wu?

Bai Gongsheng looked at Zhiyao suspiciously, and then said: "Just to let you know, there is absolutely no possibility of fighting this time."

What is this.

Zhiyao was taken aback by the words.

In other words, Bai Gongsheng originally wanted to compete with the Jin army, but because Zhiyao informed Wu Zixu that he was in distress, was Bai Gongsheng influenced by his personal feelings?
If that's the case, Bai Gongsheng is quite... affectionate!

When Zhiyao led the army to "Xinzheng", it didn't matter whether there would be an outbreak of war with the Chu army, and to some extent, he even wanted to fight to a limited extent.

Anyway, the new armies of the Zhi family, the Wei family, and the Han family all need to gain experience, and being able to fight within a limited range will benefit a lot.

Now?Zhiyao felt that she needed to understand what kind of person Bai Gongsheng was.

The dignified son of the Chu State is still one of the few generals in the State of Chu who can handle it. In the future, he is likely to become the new Lingyin of the State of Chu after Zixi. Too much affection is not a good thing for the State of Chu. In other words, Zhiyao can Use it!
(End of this chapter)