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Wu Yue's Struggle for Hegemony Chapter 395: Zheng Shenggong is in trouble

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.    For Zheng Shenggong¡¯s rejection.  Yang Zilu didn't care either.  In fact, he also knew that Zheng Shenggong would not agree.  But Yang Zilu would not lower his peace terms because of this. His goal was Zheng Guo, and it could not be changed no matter what.  If Zheng Guo is not in his hands, he will only surrender to himself verbally.  When I compete with the Jin State for hegemony in the future, won't it turn into the scene where the Chu State and the Jin State competed for hegemony?

    Both sides chose to attack Zheng Guo and let Zheng Guo surrender to themselves, while Zheng Guo was like a grassroots, relying on which side the wind was strong.  When the Jin army arrived, he took refuge in Jin.  When the Chu army came, he surrendered to Chu. As for the previous alliance oath?  Let him go to hell!  Yang Zilu didn't have the interest to play the wall game with Zheng like Jin and Chu, so he was so determined to get Zheng's strategic location.

    Seeing that peace was unsuccessful, Zheng Shenggong sent envoys to Jin, Qi, and Qin.  Qin?  That's right, Zheng Guo's mission to Qin State was to play the trick of "Zhu Zhiwu retreated the Qin army in the past".

    This "In the past, Zhu Zhiwu retreated from the Qin army" happened in the era of Duke Wen of Jin. At that time, Jin and Qin were still in a period of sweet talk.

    At that time, the hegemony of the Jin Kingdom was already established, but there were exceptions to everything. Not all the princes believed in Duke Wen of Jin.  At that time, Zheng State did not abandon Duke Wen of Jin, but also had an affair with Chu State. Naturally, Duke Wen of Jin sent troops to attack Zheng State to maintain his authority.

    At that time, the army was ready, and it was only Duke Wen of Jin who announced the war. But at this time, a doctor said that Jin and Qin have an alliance. The enemies of Jin are the enemies of Qin, and vice versa.  If we send troops by ourselves now, won't this make the relationship between Qin and Jin alienated?

    After hearing what he said, Duke Wen of Jin felt that it was reasonable and immediately sent someone to tell Duke Mu of Qin that he was going to attack Zheng Guo.  Duke Mu of Qin also thought of his alliance with Jin and raised troops to help Jin attack Zheng.

    ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? off Jin State was enough to give Zheng Guo a headache, and now it's coupled with Qin State, now it's not a headache, but a tragedy.  When the entire Zheng State was in panic, a doctor finally gave the King of Zheng some advice, saying that the siege could be broken through the use of Zhu Zhiwu.

    By this time, the king of Zheng could do nothing but seek medical treatment in a hurry, treating a dead horse as a living horse.  He immediately respectfully invited Zhu Zhiwu to come out, and secretly released Zhu Zhiwu with a rope at night.

    Zhu Zhiwu immediately went to the Qin army camp to see Duke Mu of Qin, and said to Duke Mu of Qin: "Qin and Jin are besieging the State of Zheng, and the State of Zheng already knows that it is going to perish. But what good will it do to the king to destroy the State of Zheng?  ? The State of Qin crossed over from the State of Jin and took the distant State of Zheng as the eastern border of the State of Qin. Your Majesty, you should know that it was difficult, so the State of Zheng must have taken advantage of the State of Jin in the end. Your Majesty, why did you need to destroy the State of Zheng and increase its neighbors?  What about the land of Jin? As the neighboring countries become stronger, your national power will be relatively weakened. If you give up the plan to destroy Zheng, and let Zheng be your master on the eastern road of Qin (to entertain passers-by), Qin¡¯s envoys will come and go  , Zheng Guo can supply what they lack at any time, and there is no harm to you, Qin State. Moreover, your Majesty once showed kindness to Duke Hui of Jin, and he also promised to cede Jiao and Xia to you.  However, he crossed the river to return to Jin in the morning and built a city to resist Qin at night. This is what you know. When will Jin be satisfied? And when Jin regards Zheng as its eastern boundary, it will naturally want to expand in the west.  Boundary. If the State of Qin is not invaded, where will the State of Jin obtain the land it desires? Destroying the State of Zheng will only harm the State of Qin and benefit the State of Jin. Please consider it carefully, Your Majesty!"

    Duke Mu of Qin couldn't help but feel his heart beating after hearing this. After thinking about it carefully, he finally agreed with Zhu Zhiwu's words and sent troops to help Zheng Guo defend the city.  When Duke Wen of Jin found out, he was very angry, but in the end he considered that he was able to become the king in the first place only because of Duke Mu of Qin's escort.  Duke Wen of Jin gave up attacking Zheng and ordered his troops to return home.

    Although Duke Wen of Jin did not turn against Qin because of his past kindness, Qin and Jin were still allies on the surface.  However, a rift has inevitably arisen between the two sides, which also paved the way for future conflicts between Qin and Jin.

    ??Zheng Shenggong naturally wanted Qin to rebel again this time, but it was a pity that Qin knew that Han was no better than Jin.  It was because the Qin State was kind to him that Lord Jin Tougong endured his bad breath.  But now the relationship between Qin and Han is the opposite. Han has some kindness to Qin, and the two sides have cooperated and made a lot of money.

    If Duke Mugong of Qin dared to play the same trick as Duke Mugong of Qin, Yang Zilu would not retreat like Duke Wen of Jin did.  On the one hand, they continued to attack Zheng State, and on the other hand, they mobilized troops domestically to attack Qin State.  Qin Daogong did not forget that the Han State currently only sent 10,000 troops, and the Han State was definitely capable of opening a second battlefield.  Is there anything wrong with Duke Qin's head if he wants to provoke the Han State at this time?  Duke Mao of Qin directly kicked Zheng's envoy out of Qin without saying a word, and even sent soldiers as if to escort him.?

    People like this suppressed Zheng¡¯s envoys and sent them out of Qin.  Duke Cheng of Qin came to show his goodwill to Yang Zilu through actions, saying that he would never believe Zheng Guoren's words.

    As for the other vassal states, Zheng Guo also did not get a satisfactory answer, and they all returned in defeat.  Needless to say, in the State of Jin, the domestic conflicts between the officialdom and the Qing clan intensified, and the relationship between the two parties was extremely tense.  Who dares to send troops to foreign countries at this time?  Aren't you afraid that when you come back, the situation in your country will have changed and you won't be able to enter your own country?

    As for Qi State, he has the ability to send troops, and his relationship with Zheng State is also good.  When Zhiyao and Zhao Wuxie sent troops to Zheng State, Qi State Tian Chang personally led troops to support, which shows the relationship between the two parties.

    But support also depends on the target. The relationship between the Han State and the Tian family is closer than that of the Zheng State. The Tian family purchases a lot of weapons from the Han State every year.  The Han State also purchased a large number of war horses from Zhongshan State, Yan State and other places through the Tian family every year.  In addition, there are many areas for cooperation. A few years ago, Qi State sent troops to destroy Ju State, and Ju State's territory was given to Han State.

    As a price, Yang Zilu secretly promised that no matter whether Tian Chang chose to kill the king or force the monarch of Qi to abdicate and come to Dadao to become the king of Qi, Han would be the first to jump out to support Tian Chang.  And this was something that Zheng Guo did not give to Tian Chang, and even if it was given to both sides, the effect would be different. At that time, Han Guo had vaguely surpassed Jin in terms of strength, and his support was stronger than that of Zheng Guo.  .

    With the interests of both parties so close, Tian Chang naturally abandoned Zheng Guo.  Of course, there are other factors, such as the Jin State asking for help from the Qi State, and Tian Chang has already chosen to send troops to the Jin State.  He didn't say he had any interests with the Han State. Even if he didn't, he would provoke the Han State at this time and start a war on both sides?

    After learning the news, Zheng Shenggong could only imagine how terrible he felt at the time.  According to unofficial records, after receiving the news that he was rejected by the Three Kingdoms, Zheng Shenggong did not eat a grain of rice for two days, but drank a bowl of water.  In the end, Zheng Shenggong resumed eating because he was afraid of death.

    Before Zheng Shenggong could make up his mind, he sent an envoy to ask Yang Zilu for peace.  The envoy from the King of Jin, Jin Chugong, has arrived at the Han camp, asking to see Yang Zilu.

    After listening to Chen Yin's report, Yang Zilu couldn't help but touch the short beard on his chin, and said with a surprised look on his face: "Messenger from Jin State? Jin State actually sent an envoy to see me at this time. This is really strange!"

    Although Yang Zilu¡¯s attention is focused on Zheng Guo, it does not mean that he is deaf to what is happening outside the window. He also knows that the conflict between the Jin State¡¯s official office and the Qing clan is now intensifying.  And if the Jin State sends an envoy to ask for Yang Zilu, it will have to be the four ministers such as Zhiyao and Zhao Wuxie. It is not impossible for others to send envoys, but this will give people an attitude of not paying enough attention or even contempt.

    But if an envoy is sent to the Han Dynasty, it does not need to be the four ministers such as Zhiyao and Zhao Wuxie.  Because Yang Zilu was on a mission to the Han Dynasty, he could let his ministers receive him on his behalf without him even seeing him.  For this reason, Yang Zilu also asked Chen Yin: "Did you hear wrongly? Are you just preparing to go to Han as an envoy?"

    Chen Yin shook his head, knowing why Yang Zilu asked this question, and explained seriously: "I was a little surprised at the time, but I did hear that he was the envoy of the Jin State, and he also had the Jin State's scepter and seal in his hand.  , these ministers have all tested them one by one, and they must be the envoys of the Jin State and are correct! "

    Although Yang Zilu still had doubts, she didn't ask any more questions. In Yang Zilu's opinion, there was no use in entangled with Chen Yin anymore. It would be better to meet him directly. Then wouldn't the truth be revealed?  So Yang Zilu told Chen Yin: "Well, go and invite the Jin envoy to come in!"

    Probably because he was eager to explain, Chen Yin walked faster, almost like a foot race, but the Jin envoy did not let Chen Yin slow down.  Yang Zilu looked at the Jin envoy who came in slightly out of breath following Chen Yin, and his heart immediately moved. He seemed to understand the purpose of this Jin envoy's visit.

    "Gongsun Han, the foreign minister of Jin, pays homage to the Marquis of Han!" Although Gongsun Han was out of breath, he was still not rude. As soon as he saw Yang Zilu, he immediately saluted Yang Zilu.

    Yang Zilu showed a smile on his face, pointed to the maza on one side, and said: "Doctor Gongsun

    Please take a seat!  "

    "Thank you, Marquis of Han!" Gongsun Han followed the instructions and sat on the horse, naturally he was not used to it.  Yang Zilu waited for Gongsun Han to sit on the horse and breathed smoothly, and then asked Gongsun Han why he came.

    "Doctor Gongsun, I wonder who you mean by coming to see me?"

    Yang Zilu¡¯s words sounded very rude at first. Isn¡¯t this question very simple?  No matter who it is, the envoy has been sent out, and that is what the Jin State meant.  But after Gongsun Han heard this, his face that was smiling at Yang Zilu immediately stiffened, and Yang Zilu knew that he had asked the right question.

    Gongsun ?He laughed a little dryly and said, "The Marquis of Han is so wise!"
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