After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 379

After the Jin and Han armies withdrew from Zhengguo, the crisis situation of Cao State was successfully resolved this time. Under such circumstances, Cao State immediately sent envoys with a lot of money and food to the camp of the Han army. Thank you in .

This time the one who came was actually Cao Boyang’s favorite minister, Gongsun Jiang. This time he also shouldered a very important task, which was to form an alliance with Han. A small country like Cao would almost be destroyed in such a crisis. The country is in danger.

Under the current situation, they can only choose a powerful vassal state as a backer. Originally, they wanted to try to go to Han for help, but they did not expect Han to respond so quickly, which made Cao Guo realize that this was A very solid thigh.

Therefore, it is natural to find a way to make the relationship between the two countries closer quickly, and Meng Di, who returned to Xiao County, personally received Gongsun Jiang.

This man looks majestic, looks like a hero from a distance, and walks very imposingly, Meng Di can't help secretly praising him in his heart, he is really a good looking, no wonder Cao Boyang favors him so much .

After taking his seat, Gongsun Jiang presented all the gift list and said with a grateful expression on his face.

"This time when the country of Cao was in distress, it was really forced to ask for help from the country of Han. I didn't expect that the Marquis of Han would personally lead the troops to help. The kindness of Cao country is unforgettable, so this time Cao Hourang came here just to want To form an alliance with Han."

"I also know that Cao State is a small country. Compared with Han State, it is like stars and bright moons, so Marquis Cao decided to send protons to Han State, so that I hope that Han State and Cao State can form a good relationship forever."

Sending out protons shows that Cao Guo is serving the superior country in etiquette, and puts his attitude and position very low. After Meng Di heard it, he just smiled slightly. He actually did not let go of Cao Guo's safety. on heart.

The most important thing to send troops this time is to achieve the goal of the truce between Han and Jin, and it is just a handy favor, so at this time Mengdi naturally has to show great generosity, he laughed and said.

"Thinking back when we allied forces attacked the Jin State together, Cao State also participated in it, and we have fought side by side. Since Cao State wants to form an alliance with my Han State, this is naturally the best, but I have no Han State now. son."

"So don't mention the exchange of protons again, but now Jin is recovering rapidly, which may not be a good thing for Cao, so I want to hear Mr. Gongsun's current situation in Cao What's your opinion?"

After hearing this, Gongsun Jiang frowned and thought for a while before speaking.

"My country of Cao is a small country. It is really powerless to fight against a big country like Jin. However, the rapid development of Han in a short period of time is also due to the governance of the Marquis of Han. Therefore, my country of Cao decided to follow the example of Han. change."

"In this way, we will try to strengthen our national strength. With the help of the Han State, we will be able to protect ourselves when we fight against the Jin State. Therefore, we are going to send a group of officials to Huai City to learn the laws of the Han State."

This is a bit of imitation. Meng Di agreed on the spot after listening to it. The Han Kingdom is completely different from other vassal states. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the power of the nobles was relatively small.

It is even said that there are no powerful nobles at all. Under such circumstances, even if a change is made, it is like drawing a picture on a piece of white paper. The relative resistance is much smaller, so the effect is more obvious.

But in a country like Cao State, the power of the nobility has been deeply ingrained. It is a bit idiotic to want to follow the example of Han State to carry out reforms. However, Cao State has such an attitude, which is very useful to Meng Di.

The next step is the highlight. Gongsun Jiang also proposed to conduct business with the Han State. There must be some private exchanges between private merchants, but this time it is obvious that Cao Guo wants to use his position.

Obtain a large number of products from Han, and then sell them all over the Central Plains. In this way, Cao Guo can also get a lot of profit from it. This is a win-win situation. After a simple negotiation, Meng Di agreed. .

After Gongsun Jiang left, Meng Di looked at Chen He beside him, and asked.

"What do you think of Gongsun Jiang of the Cao Kingdom?"

Chen He thought for a while, then shook his head lightly, and then said.

"It's nothing more than a boastful talker. There is no possibility of realizing what he said. The only thing that can make a difference is to do business with Han Guo. This way, Cao Guo can get some real benefits. Other words are no different from nonsense. "

"If such a person is in charge of the state affairs of the Cao country, I am afraid that it will not take long for the Cao country to get into a lot of trouble. As a small country, when dealing with a big country, it doesn't know the way of concealment."

"Although I want to show a relatively equal attitude, it feels a bit too self-indulgent. This is the biggest disaster for Cao Guo now. It's just that after they form an alliance with Han Guo, it may not be a good thing for us. Good thing."

"If we go to war with Wu in the future, a small country like Cao may switch to Jin, but the only advantage is that with Cao's alliance with us, Lu will become more stable."

Meng Di sighed softly, stood up slowly, looked up at the sky after reaching the door, and said.

"Among the vassal states in the world, such monarchs abound. Otherwise, how could there be such a chaotic situation now, although we said that we destroyed Song State and Lu State gained practical benefits."

"But for them, we are still the country of Nanyi from the south. This is the most important reason why they are unwilling to recognize the Emperor Zhou of Huaicheng. This contradiction cannot be bridged."

"I have thought about it for the past two days. I plan to keep you in Pengcheng for military training. Now we have a large number of people from Zheng, so I plan to keep them all in Pengcheng. Next, you need to gradually move to the Yihu area. develop."

"Although the relationship between Wu and us has dropped to a freezing point, there is no need to continue to maintain it. The reason why Wu is withdrawing troops now is probably to prepare for war."

"This time we attacked Zheng Guo by surprise. Wu Wang Fu Chai will definitely have scruples after seeing our strength. We just took advantage of this and took the opportunity to expand the territory and force Wu Guo to fight us."

(End of this chapter)