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- After hearing what Yang Zilu said, the envoy of the State of Zheng frowned and said with some dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty, rabbits will bite people when provoked, not to mention that the State of Zheng is a rabbit? Why do you have to push me so hard? You and I. If everyone takes a step back, wouldn't it be good for you and me?"
Without saying anything, Yang Zilu took out a third copy of the alliance letter from his waist and handed it to the Zheng envoy. The envoy from the State of Zheng was curious about what it was at first, but after taking a second look, his expression suddenly changed.
Yang Zilu said calmly at this time: "Do we need to confirm it carefully a few more times? I can wait for the messenger!"
The envoy from the State of Zheng did not speak, but he was probably faced with the current situation and did not know what to say!
Yang Zilu changed to a comfortable position, leaned back on the chair, and said calmly: "I hope you understand what's going on, right? The Jin State also supported me in destroying your Zheng State, and for this purpose, I also funded me with 70,000 yuan. Stones of grain! Seventy thousand stones of grain! It seems that if your country of Zheng is not destroyed, it may be unreasonable!"
Yang Zilu's voice was like a sharp knife piercing the heart of the Zheng envoy. Maybe some people are wondering, couldn't the Zheng envoy not understand that this alliance letter was an alliance between Yang Zilu and the Jin government?
"It's true that Yang Zilu formed an alliance with the Jin Dynasty's official office, but the alliance letter said something else. The main reason is that the family scandal should not be publicized. Many things are known to everyone, but they cannot be revealed. Anyway, Yang Zilu and Jin Chugong both know what is going on.
Because of this, the writing of this alliance is more concealed than that of the DPRK. The general idea is that Han and Jin formed an alliance, Han and Jin recognized their respective monarchs as legitimate, and Han sent troops to attack the northern territory of Zheng and manage the city area. The State of Jin expressed support for this and funded 70,000 shi of grain to the righteous Han State.
If you don¡¯t know the situation in Jin, you won¡¯t see anything special about this alliance letter. And Zheng Guo didn't know the details of Jin's current situation, although Zheng Guo sent envoys to Jin.
However, when returning from an envoy to the State of Jin, both the four ministers and the Duke of Jin were in harmony on the surface, and they would not tell the envoys of the State of Zheng that in fact we are not coming to save the State of Zheng. It is not that we do not want to save you, but that we will soon have a civil war. Got it!
As the saying goes, a family scandal should not be made public. Naturally, the Jin officials would not confide this matter to Zheng Guo, who was completely unhelpful to them. In addition, while Zheng State was under siege, the Chu army began to build earthen walls outside Nanzheng to surround Zheng State. The envoy did not dare to delay at all, lest the earthen wall would be repaired when he came back, so the envoy of Zheng State was directly rejected and immediately went back in despair to deliver a letter to Zheng Sheng.
Of course, this is not the biggest reason. The biggest reason is that Zheng Shenggong sent the wrong person. As I said before, there are standards for dialogue between princes. When a small country sends envoys to a big country, it must be at the level of a minister. So much so that later on, it was a common practice for those princely states to send envoys on missions. There is also a common practice in the Jin State. Envoys from the State of Zheng are received by the Zhao family, envoys from the State of Wei are received by the Zhi family, etc. These rules cannot be messed with.
But at that time, all the ministers and officials of Zheng State were on the front line, trying to gain credit, but now they were put in a dilemma by the Han State. Because of this, Zheng Shenggong sent only a senior official. And it was a temporary seal. It turned out that he was just a middle-aged doctor. When I arrived in the Jin Kingdom, my eyes were completely black. If someone is not familiar with you, how can they tell you hidden things?
Yang Zilu just wanted to attack Zheng without knowing the inside story of Jin. The envoy of Zheng was really scared to death by the paper tiger presented by Yang Zilu.
Yang Zilu didn't think it was enough to stimulate the other party, so he continued slowly: "The Tian family of Qi State also has an alliance with me, but I didn't bring the alliance letter with me. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't believe it. Even if I lied to you about this matter, do you think Jin and Han are both If we want to destroy your Zheng State, will Qi State dare to support your Zheng State? Does Qi State have the courage? And in today's world, except for Jin and Qi, who can save your Zheng State? Who among other vassal states has this ability? "
When Yang Zilu said this, he paused and gave the envoy of Zheng a moment to think. Then he sneered and continued: "Go back and tell Duke Zheng to think about it! Now I still have a piece of land left for him. That's because He can still surrender. If we wait for the people to trap Zheng Guo to death, hum! Hum! I am afraid that all the nobles of Zheng State will be moved to the deserted island in the East China Sea by the people together with Zheng Shenggong! You have thought about it! Time is running out The longer the period lasts, I will certainly spend a lot of money, but the conditions for surrender will become more stringent! By the way, take this letter of alliance back to you, Duke Zheng! Let the officials of Zheng State take a good look at it. This is not forged! "The envoy of Zheng State was also shocked by Yang Zilu's words at this moment. He took the alliance letter that was placed on the table, thanked him lifelessly, and looked at Yang Zilu as if his whole family had died. Resign. In order to show that she did not value Zheng Guo's surrender as much as the other party imagined, Yang Zilu did not even offer any courtesy to persuade him to stay.
The envoy from Zheng also didn¡¯t know.He was already devastated by the news of Jin and Han joining forces, but he had known this for a long time. He didn't say anything about it, but walked out of the Chinese army's tent with some staggering.
After Yang Zilu dealt with the Zheng envoy, he immediately returned to the compartment behind the tent. Mu Ji had already put on some clothes. Lying on the bed, he saw Yang Zilu come in and smiled charmingly at Yang Zilu.
Yang Zilu walked over, kissed Mu Ji and said with a smile: "What's wrong? You're smiling so happily!" "See Yang Lang! Especially Yang Lang's heroic appearance, he made the envoy of a country bow down while talking and laughing! I'm afraid it hasn't been a few years. God, Zheng Guo will bow to Yang Lang! True husband!" Mu Ji hugged Yang Zilu's arm and said sweetly.
"Okay, I'm blushing a little after what I told you! Let's rest!" Yang Zilu untied his clothes.
¡°You¡¯re still here!¡± Mu Ji shrank her body under the quilt as if she was a little afraid.
"Do you think I won't pity you?" After Yang Zilu said this, she got into the quilt. As expected, she didn't move anything. She just kissed Mu Ji and hugged Mu Ji to sleep.
Every woman longs to be pitied and hugged by Yang Zilu. Mu Ji felt sweet in her heart, looking at Yang Zilu's face, which was still full of perseverance even in sleep.
Mu Ji slowly smiled sweetly in Yang Zilu's arms. She hugged Yang Yulu tightly like an octopus, as if she wanted to integrate herself into Yang Zilu.
At the same time, Xiong Yiliao looked up at the gray moon in the sky outside the Han army camp.
After a while, Xiong Yiliao lowered his head and looked at the camp with bonfires in the distance. That was the Chinese army's tent where Yang Zilu was located. Xiong Yiliao's eyes, exposed outside his night clothes, suddenly flashed a fierce light. Xiong Gu Liao quickly checked his equipment and set off quickly, but Xiong Yi Liao's goal was not the Han army camp, but
For the next ten days, everything was peaceful in Zheng State. Whatever happened, Zheng State¡¯s envoy never showed his face again since he returned. However, Yang Zilu was not in a hurry and handled government affairs every day, traveling with Mu Ji to inspect the farming of fields and the construction of fish ponds.
In these ten days, a lot of things happened, but they all had something to do with Yang Zilu. First of all, Jin Chugong fulfilled the agreement readily and delivered 70,000 shi of food to Yang Zilu in just seven days. Of course, there is also Gongsun Han's thousand shi of grain. Gongsun Han will not turn against Yang Zilu for a thousand shi of grain.
Yang Zilu reciprocates the favor, since you are so ready to go out on official business, I can't drag my feet! On the eighth day, Chen Yin was sent to lead an army of 10,000 people to the north, which immediately caused a rumble in the north. It is said that Zhiyao also went to the table, saying that Han might take the opportunity to attack Jin, and asked Jin Chugong to send troops to assist in the defense.
Of course, Jin Chugong wished that Zhiyao would die, so how could he send troops to garrison him?
¡¡¡Suburban Nanzheng¡¡¡¡
Can Zhu rode his horse and galloped to Yang Zilu, who had just finished inspecting the farmland and was getting ready to go to the fish pond in a carriage.
Yang Zilu looked at the dusty broken bamboo and asked, "Did civil strife break out in Jin?"
Can Zhuwan just got off his horse and immediately raised his head, looking at Yang Zilu with surprise on his face, and responded: "My lord, how do you know?"
"Yes! Yang Lang, how did you know? I've been with you these past few days, how come I didn't see you receive the news?" Mu Ji asked curiously with her eyes wide open. .
"This is not simple. I have to trouble myself to report it in person. It is a major event that will definitely shock the world! There are only a few major events that can shock the world now. Either it is the Tian family's regicide or the Jin Dynasty. Civil strife breaks out! As for the Tian family's regicide, the Tian family will definitely send people in advance to inform everyone! If we exclude the Qi State, then it will naturally be the Jin State. In addition, Can Zhu came from the north. That must be a big event coming from the north! Isn't the Jin Kingdom to the north? What else can happen to the Jin Kingdom? In addition to the outbreak of civil strife! I really can't think of any earth-shattering things that the Jin Kingdom can do!" Yang Zilu led San San said teasingly.
"Yang Lang, you are so bad!" Mu Ji blushed and said with a smile. "Men are not bad, but women don't love them!" Yang Zilu said with a smile.
After Yang Zilu said that, Yang Zilu didn't wait for Mu Ji's reply and said to Can Zhu: "Okay, you can tell me the details of the Jin Kingdom! Although I have guessed it, I haven't figured it out yet. The point!¡±
Can Zhu smiled bitterly and said: "My lord has already told half of this information! This is simply worse than counting with your fingers! Because my lord, you didn't even count with your fingers!"
Although he said this, Can Zhu still reported the information he received in detail. "Three days ago, Duke Chu of Jin issued an edict to reprimand the four ministers, accusing them of not respecting the king's orders and being disloyal., it was unfilial to violate the oath between the ancestors and the Jin State, and to take advantage of the country's weakness to occupy the public land (here refers to the land of the Zhonghang family and the Fan family, which in Jin Chugong's view was already the public land), was for Unrighteous! The four ministers should be the cancer of Jin State! The people of the country should raise their troops to attack him! Follow the rules! "
Yang Zilu shook his head after hearing this. Mu Ji and Can Zhu were both surprised. However, Can Zhu had not yet decided whether to ask or not. Mu Ji had already asked for him. "Yang Lang, why are you shaking your head? Isn't it bad to have chaos in Jin? What harm can you do to Yang Lang?"
Yang Zilu explained: "There is no harm at all, it's just that I'm shaking my head for Duke Jin! This Duke of Jin doesn't know any tricks at all, he's just a fool. This time the Jin Kingdom will probably be the winner of the Four Ministers! And in my opinion, The winner will be decided soon!"
"Yang Lang, why do you say that? Why is Mr. Jin so dumb? I don't think there's anything special about this!" Mu Ji said in confusion.
Yang Zilu explained to Mu Ji: "Four Qings! Four Qings! Of course they are four aristocratic families. Even if they have some agreement, can the things written on the paper be trusted? The alliance letter must be used to wipe the butt. Buttocks! If Jin Gong was smarter, he shouldn't blame the four ministers! Instead, blame the Zhi family! Divide them! Now that Jin Gong is doing this, isn't he forcing the four ministers to unite? "
"Zhishi? Why are you blaming Zhishi? Isn't Han bad? Zhishi is the most powerful among the four ministers! Yang Lang, don't you usually say that you have to pick the weak persimmons?" Mu Ji asked.
Yang Zilu said seriously: "In the eyes of many people, the Zhi family is just a soft persimmon!"
Mu Ji frowned slightly and said: "Yang Lang, what you said is really strange! Why is the Zhi family such a soft persimmon? Even a three-year-old knows that among the four ministers of the Jin Kingdom, the Zhi family is the most powerful!"
Yang Zilu explained: "What you said is too superficial! Yes! Individually speaking, among the four ministers, the Han family is the weakest and the Zhi family is the strongest. But you can't stand it because of the good character of the Han family! Don't forget it After the Zhao family was forced to leave the palace, the entire clan was almost wiped out! Who helped restore the status of the Qing family? It was the Han family! When Zhao Yang's father, Zhao Cheng, suddenly died of illness, who supported Zhao Yang? Or the Han family! Although the Han family and the Zhao family are not very good, at the critical moment, the Zhao family will definitely help the Han family! Although the Han family is weak, plus the Zhao family, who is only a few points weaker than the Zhi family.
Do you think Zhishi is weaker? "
"What about the Wei family?" Mu Ji was a little dissatisfied.
Yang Zilu laughed and said: "Although the Wei family is weak, the Wei family is located in a mountainous area. It has strong soldiers and strong generals. In addition, although the four ministers are now working together, Zhiyao has humiliated both the Zhao family and the Han family. Even the Wei family did not suffer less from Zhiyao, but it was just a little better than the Zhao family and the Han family! In this case, Jin Gong only attacked the other three ministers of the Zhi family, although he would not sit back and watch the Zhi family perish! But in the early stage, the soldiers sent out will definitely be lazy, fishing for three days and drying the nets for two days, deliberately making Zhishi suffer a loss! At the same time, it will also let Zhishi consume the power of the office!"
Yang Zilu paused after saying this, took a sip of the sweet wine on the carriage to moisten his throat, and then continued: "If it works properly, I dare not say that the Zhi family will be wiped out, but it will be enough for the Zhi family to eat a lot." It is a loss. It can also cause a rift in the trust between the four ministers. No matter how small the rift is, the following war will be much easier to fight! But if you think about it now, this Jin Gong¡¯s character is simply as high as the sky, and his ability is as high as the sky. But only that little bit! Who does he think he is when he starts a war with the four ministers at the same time? Is Jiang Taigong a grandson? It¡¯s enough for a single Zhi family to challenge the four ministers to the death!"
Can Zhu interrupted at this time: "Your Majesty, should we send someone to make arrangements to pick up Duke Jin?"
Can Zhu¡¯s intention is very obvious. It was the same move that Yang Zilu used against the Chu State. With the help of Bai Gongsheng¡¯s signature and the restraint of military discipline, the Chu State was almost destroyed. If it weren't for the insufficient foundation of Han State at that time, Chu State might have been destroyed long ago. Yang Zilu couldn't help but feel a little moved after hearing this. The temptation was too great, but Yang Zilu thought for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "If the Zheng State is not defeated, the food road will be blocked! I am also powerless against the Jin State. ah!"
Yang Zilu was talking about the State of Zheng on one side, but someone on the other end had already come to report that it was the envoy of the State of Zheng who wanted to see the Lord.
Mu Ji beamed with joy and said, "Yang Lang, it seems that Zheng Guo is here to surrender this time!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!" Can Zhu also came to join in the fun.
Although Yang Zilu was happy in her heart, she still put on an indifferent look on her face and said disapprovingly: "You guys already knew before the Zheng envoy said anything about his purpose? Maybe he came to quarrel with me! But it's a surprise at first sight. It¡¯s okay!¡±
Can Zhu and Mu Ji secretly laughed in their hearts. Everyone could hear the falseness of Yang Zilu's words, but they stillNothing was said. Can Zhu admitted his mistake, "What the Lord said is true! I am too complacent and carried away!"
Yang Zilu coughed but did not answer Can Zhu's words. Because he felt that he was a little complacent and acted like a good boy even though he got an advantage. Yang Zilu ordered the driver to change the route and return to the military camp.
Because of the discussion on political affairs, Yang Zilu did not keep Mu Ji. Although Yang Zilu had no idea that women should not be involved in politics. But Yang Zilu still deliberately let his woman avoid some important matters that determine national policy. At best, it was just eavesdropping. For example, a few nights ago, Mu Ji secretly listened to the words of Yang Zilu and the envoy from Zheng in Yang Zilu's compartment.
But listening is one thing, Yang Zilu is also afraid that if Mu Ji is brought with her, Mu Ji will not be able to help talking. At that time, Yang Zilu's scolding would hurt the feelings of both parties, and not scolding would go against her own wishes and principles, so it was undoubtedly the best for Mu Ji to return to her tent to rest.
??No more gossip, let¡¯s get back to the business, Yang Zilu has already entered the tent. But what surprised Yang Zilu was that this time it was no longer the old acquaintance from last time, but a young man in his early twenties.
Yang Zilu walked to the main seat and sat down. The young man immediately saluted Yang Zilu. "Foreign Minister Ji Yi, pay homage to the Marquis of Han!"
Can Zhu, who came in behind Yang Zilu, understood it as soon as he heard it, and reminded Yang Zilu: "My lord, this is the Crown Prince Yi of Zheng!"
Yang Zilu understood something, and showed a kind smile to Prince Yi, and said: "Prince, please sit down! Why did Mr. Zheng send the prince here?"
"Thank you, Marquis of Han!" Prince Yi was indeed the prince, but he was still young and very nervous. As a result, he even forgot to answer Yang Zilu's next question.
Fortunately, Yang Zilu was very good at observing facial expressions and knew that Prince Yi was really nervous.
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Yang Zilu asked repeatedly: "Prince, why did Duke Zheng send you here?"
"Ah!" Prince Yi came back to his senses at this time, his face turned red with embarrassment, and he said hurriedly: "If you return to the Marquis of Han! Junfu (Zheng Shenggong) is willing to follow the instructions of the Marquis of Han and transfer the title to Chendi. In addition, Junfu We also ordered our foreign ministers to come to Han as hostages!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Zilu immediately appreciated Zheng Shenggong's knowledge. She nodded with satisfaction and said, "Very good. It's rare for Zheng Gong to be so reasonable. In the Han Dynasty, the prince does not have to worry about anything. Guangling City is the most prosperous place in the world. There are great sages like Confucius and lectures. Wu Youbing Saint Sun Tzu has started classes! I just don¡¯t know when Duke Zheng will open the city to welcome me?"
"Tomorrow! Tomorrow morning, the king will leave the city to welcome the Marquis of Han into the city!" Prince Yi was so nervous that his tongue was tied and he stuttered.
Yang Zilu nodded again with satisfaction and said: "Well, very good! I see that the prince is also tired. Mang Gao, you take the prince down to rest. Pack a better tent for the prince! Do you know?"
"No!" Mang Gao came in with four soldiers of the Yulin Army from outside. He glanced at Prince Yi and made a gesture of invitation. Prince Yi stood up in a hurry and followed Mang Gao out of the tent.
Can Zhu looked at Prince Yi's back and murmured: "My lord, do you feel something is wrong? This Prince Yi looks like that!"
"Isn't it right? What's wrong? I think you are thinking too much!" Yang Zilu was thinking about getting Zheng Guo tomorrow and didn't care about Can Zhu's words at all.
"My lord, does Prince Yi seem too nervous? He doesn't have the magnanimity of a prince at all!" Can Zhu frowned and thought hard for a long time before finally thinking of an adjective.
"What's the point? He's just a young man. The country suddenly wants to transfer its seal, which is equivalent to half of its destruction. I have to go to a strange place to be a hostage. Anyone else would be nervous! Can Zhu, don't even think about it! So many! You go prepare the manpower today and set off for Jin in the evening. Arrange everything and prepare to bring Duke Jin to the widow! You can guarantee that the task will be completed! I don¡¯t want to see Jin leave the palace Drive west!" Yang Zilu waved her hand disapprovingly.
"But my lord" Can Zhu was about to say something else, but Yang Zilu had already interrupted Can Zhu.
"Okay! I know what I'm doing, go down! Just do what I tell you to do! I have my own opinions on other matters. In addition, I have to write a letter to ask Dong Chu to prepare food and arrange the land. It is convenient for Zheng Guo to transfer the title to Chen! In addition, the Han State must also prepare soldiers and send a large army to the north to strengthen the number of Han troops! Attacking the Jin State is not as good as attacking the Zheng State! I am so busy, if you have nothing important to do, go down !" Yang Zilu said.
Seeing that Yang Zilu had said this, Can Zhu knew that if he tried to persuade him again, he would probably be kicked out of the tent by Yang Zilu. He could only sigh and say goodbye to Yang Zilu.
Yang Zilu didn¡¯t have much time to pay attention to Can Zhu, so she picked up the straw paper and the quill. After writing the letter. Yang Zilu sat on a chair, holding her chin in one hand, happily thinking about how to annex Zheng State, intervene in the civil strife of Jin, and how to maximize the benefits.
ps: There is no monthly pass, so I¡¯m not sure. However, there was no update, so I was relieved. I don¡¯t know whether I should be happy or sad. (To be continued - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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