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Chapter 406: Wu Yue¡¯s Struggle for Hegemony: Dai Huan, the Grand Prime Minister, has a sinister plan

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    After settling the internal disputes, Song Jinggong breathed a sigh of relief and asked his ministers, "What conditions do you think should be agreed to the Han people?"

    Logically speaking, when Song Jinggong asks questions, Zihan should be the first to speak.  It doesn't even matter whether Zihan's words make sense or not, even if he says something that a three-year-old would notice.  Because this is a special right for Zihan to become a ruling official. It is used to show that he is the first person under the king, and at the same time it is an affirmation of his talents.  Otherwise, if you are to be a ruling official, you are not as capable as the great officials below, so why should you be a ruling official?

    Although everyone knows that the ruling officials are not necessarily the most talented people, it is a common practice in official circles.  It's like you know that everyone has a little bird between their legs. Does that mean you don't have to wear pants when going out on the street?  Of course not!  You know, you know, but it is still necessary to hide your shame.

    However, Zihan did not speak first, because Teng Meng's "betrayal theory" made it difficult for Zihan to be the first to speak on this topic about the Han Dynasty. This is called avoiding suspicion.

    This made Zihan hate Teng Meng even more, thinking that he must give this reckless man a good look in the future.

    Song Jinggong obviously knew Zihan's concerns, and originally wanted to give Zihan a hint so that Zihan would not have to worry. This could also express his trust in Zihan and make Zihan more loyal to him.  But thinking of Teng Meng's words just now, Song Jinggong couldn't help but doubt Zihan, because there was a big difference in surrender between the king and his ministers.  If a king surrenders, the better ones will be imprisoned, while the worse ones will find an excuse to kill them after a while.

    But Chen can still gain his original power, even greater than his original power.  The most famous among them is Jiang Taigong. He was originally an official in the Shang Dynasty. In the Zhou Dynasty, he became an important minister and was finally granted the title of king.  There is also Guan Zhong, who was originally responsible for competing with Duke Huan of Qi for the throne of the country. He also assassinated Duke Huan of Qi with arrows. Fortunately, Duke Huan of Qi used Li Daitao's plan and escaped.

    After settling the internal disputes, Song Jinggong breathed a sigh of relief and asked his ministers, "What conditions do you think should be agreed to the Han people?"

    Logically speaking, when Song Jinggong asks questions, Zihan should be the first to speak.  It doesn't even matter whether Zihan's words make sense or not, even if he says something that a three-year-old would notice.  Because this is a special right for Zihan to become a ruling official. It is used to show that he is the first person under the king, and at the same time it is an affirmation of his talents.  Otherwise, if you are to be a ruling official, you are not as capable as the great officials below, so why should you be a ruling official?

    Although everyone knows that the ruling officials are not necessarily the most talented people, it is a common practice in officialdom.  It's like you know that everyone has a little bird between their legs. Does that mean you don't have to wear pants when going out on the street?  Of course not!  You know, you know, but it is still necessary to hide your shame.

    However, Zihan did not speak first, because Teng Meng's "betrayal theory" made it difficult for Zihan to be the first to speak on this topic about the Han Dynasty. This is called avoiding suspicion.  This made Zihan hate Teng Meng even more, and thought that he must give this reckless man a good look in the future.

    Song Jinggong obviously knew Zihan's concerns, and originally wanted to give Zihan a hint so that Zihan would not have to worry. This could also express his trust in Zihan and make Zihan more loyal to him.  But thinking of Teng Meng's words just now, Song Jinggong couldn't help but doubt Zihan, because there was a big difference in surrender between the king and his ministers.  If a king surrenders, the better ones will be imprisoned, while the worse ones will find an excuse to kill them after a while.  But I can still gain the power that I once had, even more than before.  The most famous among them is Jiang Taigong. He was originally an official in the Shang Dynasty. In the Zhou Dynasty, he became an important minister and was finally granted the title of king.  There is also Guan Zhong, who was originally responsible for competing with Duke Huan of Qi for the position of king. He also assassinated Duke Huan of Qi with arrows. Fortunately, Duke Huan of Qi used Li Daitao's plan and escaped the disaster.

    However, Guan Zhong eventually became the most trusted official under Duke Huan of Qi, making Duke Huan of Qi the first of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period.  It laid the foundation for Qi's subsequent national strength. Although Qi never became a hegemon, it was recognized as a quasi-hegemon among the vassal states.  Thinking of this, Song Jinggong immediately suppressed his previous thoughts and said to Dazai Dai Huan, another high-ranking official whose talents were a few points worse than Zhi Zihan: "What conditions do Dazai think are suitable?"

    Song Jinggong spoke on the other side, and Zihan on the other side heard the words. His face suddenly changed slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of frustration on his face.  He didn't speak first to avoid suspicion, but it didn't mean that he didn't want to express his talent and increase his weight in Song Jinggong's heart.

    Unexpectedly, the Lord did not choose to trust him in the end, which made Zihan very angry. This anger was not only towards Teng Meng, but also towards Song Jinggong.  Angry Song Jinggong said to himself:He still didn't trust him, which made Zihan feel betrayed towards Song Jinggong.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Dai Huan, whose name was called by Song Jinggong, felt his heart beat a little, and thought: The opportunity has come.  Now Song Jinggong has doubts about the ruling official Zihan. If Dai Huan doesn't seize the opportunity to ascend to power, then he is stupid enough to go home and farm.

    Dai Huan pretended to be thoughtful, stroking his beard, paused for a long time, and then said: "If you want to return to the Lord, I believe that the conditions for agreeing to the Han people must include the opening of the country! The Han people undoubtedly want to return to the country, so this  We won¡¯t agree to anything! They will also use military force to open the way. Instead of having a stalemate right from the beginning, it¡¯s better for us to readily agree and let the Han people owe us the Song Dynasty a debt of gratitude.¡±

    After Song Jinggong heard this, he nodded and Guang Daihuan said: "But on this point, I think that the open country does not include the southern part of the country where we border the Han Dynasty! This can delay the journey of the Han people, and it can also allow us to  Deal with it calmly. We can even wait until the Han people arrive at the eastern border of Song State, and contact Xue State, Tan State, Lu State and other countries to send troops together to destroy the Han army!"

    Before Song Jing could open his mouth, Teng Meng asked.  "Dai Huan, what you said is good, but the question is how to prevent the Han people from returning to the Han Dynasty from the south? You just said that the Han people will continue to return to the country now. In order to return to the country, they will use military force to clear the way! You said not to let  If they go here, won¡¯t they go here?¡±

    Dai Huan was not angry and said calmly: "Teng Meng's words are reasonable. I have already thought of this excuse. We can say this to the Han envoy: 'There are a lot of bandits in Pengcheng area.' We are sealing off the area to surround the bandits. Once  If the army passes by here, it is very likely that the bandits will take the opportunity to escape, so the roads here cannot be developed to allow your army to pass. Even if Yang Zilu recovers in the future, we can use this excuse to cover up the past with heavy troops stationed in Pengcheng, and there is also a foreshadowing.  I¡¯m afraid Yang Zilu shouldn¡¯t be too entangled in this issue, what does the Lord think of this?¡±

    "Good!" Song Jinggong heard this and immediately stroked his beard and praised.

    Zihan really couldn't stand Dai Huan being in the limelight. If Dai Huan was in the limelight, then what kind of role would he be as a ruling official?  Zihan asked: "What if the Han people insist on passing through? I'm afraid everyone in the Han country knows to go east. There will be many variables when passing through the kingdoms of Xue, Teng, Tan and other princes, and the journey will be longer.  They have traveled four hundred miles. And judging from the current situation, they will continue to send Yang Zilu back to the country to stabilize the current situation in Han. Do you think they will force their way in?"

    Dai Huan was not angry, but rather secretly happy in his heart. Zihan opposed him. If he came up with a solution that could solve the problem, wouldn't he prove that he was more capable than Zihan?

    Dai Huan bowed slightly to Song Jinggong and said: "My lord, please ask the servant to send you a map of the Song Dynasty!"

    Song Jinggong nodded and said: "Okay!"

    There is no need for Duke Jinggong of Song to give orders, there is a servant who can cleverly go down and bring up the map.

    Zihan looked at Dai Huan coldly and said nothing, hoping to see if Dai Huan could think of any way to deal with his attack.  However, Zihan felt an uncomfortable feeling in his heart for some reason, and soon he discovered Yuan Guo.  Until now, the expression on Dai Huan's face has always been calm.  And if you look closely, you can see from Dai Huan's side face that the corners of Dai Huan's mouth are slightly raised, although the degree of the tilt is very small. What does this mean?  It means that Dai Huan is secretly happy. If there is anything that can make Dai Huan secretly happy, he can tell it with his butt.

    Zihan immediately regretted it and challenged Dai Huan on this issue. Unfortunately, the words had already been spoken. Can he say it now?  Even if Lord Dai Huan was willing to allow Zihan to take his words back, would Zihan do it?  He took it back, which was even worse than Dai Huan's slap on his face. This meant that Zihan had surrendered to Dai Huan, and Zihan would persist in this matter no matter what.  He could only pray for the blessings of his ancestors in his heart, but Dai Huan's counterattack was not powerful.  You can find loopholes and make a desperate counterattack.

    During the silent exchange between Zihan and Dai Huan, a chamberlain came in with a long roll of maps.  Dai Huan took it, spread it flat on the floor, and hit the four corners with heavy objects.

    A group of doctors immediately gathered around, and even Song Jinggong, who was sitting in the chief seat, couldn't help but lean out half of his body on the low table and look at the map.

    I saw Dai Huan calmly pointing to Liyi (now Xiushan), a city east of Shangqiu.  "Although Guyi City is not big, it is located to the west of Danshui (the name of the river flowing through Pengcheng), and next to it is Mount Zhen. If the Han army goes south, they must want to return to Han Dynasty quickly. This will definitely not happen  Collect boats to cross the river to the east bank, or collect boats to go south along the current. Because this is too time-consuming! Even a large boat that can carry a hundred people will require more than 220 boats. This is just for carrying people, not counting  Loading horses, grain and grass, military vehicles and other supplies.The Han army would definitely not be able to cross the river, so they would have to pass through Changshan.  If we ambush a large army here, wait for the Han army to pass by, and attack from a high position, even if we dare not say that we can drive the Han army into Danshui, we can still cut it off!  "

    "When I saw the terrain, all the great officials of the Song Dynasty, including Teng Meng, nodded, "No!"  Zihan did not nod. There was a forced smile on his face, which showed that he had good self-control.  However, Zihan would not admit defeat and said: "I know that the Han army's scouts are very powerful. We are going to ambush the Han army. We need to ambush 20,000 people on Gushan Mountain, right? How can we hide it from these 20,000 people?"  Where are the Han scouts? The Han army will probably take a detour."

    Dai Huan said nonchalantly: "Then let the Han army take a detour! If the Han army goes east to the areas of Xue and Teng, isn't this in line with our purpose? If the Han army crosses the river to the east of Danshui, won't it?  Don¡¯t we know how to cross the river? Besides, we are from the Song Dynasty, so we shouldn¡¯t be able to cross the river slower than the Han army, right? And the shortest distance from Mangshan to Pengcheng is 260 miles. Isn¡¯t it possible to find such a long distance?  Go to other ambush places? Although it is not as good as Mang Mountain, but it occupies a favorable location, we can't be worse than the Han army, right?"

    When Dai Huan said these words, he was immediately shocked and Che Han was speechless and could only sulk on the side.

    Song Jinggong probably felt Dai Huan's ability, so he didn't ask other doctors for their opinions and asked Dai Huan directly.  "Then Dazai thinks that I only agree to the condition of staying away from the Han people?"

    "No! We haven't yet discussed whether we should fall out with the Han people, so we have to give the Han people an illusion that we are still very friendly to the Han people! If we attack the Han army in the future, we can also make them unable to react. So I think  , the Lord can agree to provide food to the individual, but only provide a small amount of food, one thousand dan per day is enough. You can explain to the Han people that the stored food has been consumed in Zheng State. The Han people must be embarrassed.  Conflict broke out with us on this issue, and at the same time we provided the Han people with two thousand jars of turbid wine every day!" Dai Huan said calmly.

    "Two thousand jars of turbid wine? This is more troublesome than giving the Han people a thousand shi of grain. I think it would be better to give the Han people two thousand shi of grain! I think the Han people will like food even more!" A doctor objected.  .

    Dai Huan took a look and saw that Doctor Si Lin was in charge of food. People who hold this position are basically very stingy.  The trouble in his mouth is probably just because the money spent on buying wine was more spent on sending food.

    Song Jinggong did not express any opinions, but looked at Dai Huan, waiting for Dai Huan to explain. He believed that Dai Huan would not increase costs for no reason.

    Dai Huan explained: "The reason why we send wine instead of food is because sending wine can make the Han army drunk. Even if the Han generals notice and order a ban on alcohol, it can still cause conflicts among the Han army. No matter what,  In this way, it will be of great benefit to our country, Song Dynasty, without any harm!"

    Zihan interrupted angrily: "What if some of the Han army are on full alert and some are drinking? Then wouldn't it be useless for us to attack secretly?"

    Dai Huan smiled calmly and said: "This is just an anesthesia process. As time goes by, the Han army will relax. And I can also seize the opportunity to add medicine to the wine sent by the Han army! At that time! Hee! Hee!  So what if half of the Han army is on guard? We are only dealing with half of the Han army. Is this half of the Han army more powerful than the entire Han army?"

    "Good! Great good!" Song Jinggong was even more excited this time. The strategy proposed by Dai Huan before was only praised as "good", but now it became "good"!  Great kindness!  , it can be seen from this that Dai Huan's weight in Song Jinggong's heart has increased a lot.

    Song Jinggong asked Dai Huan again, but this time Dai Huan only proposed some details, such as not allowing the Han army to enter the city to rest, but allowing them to camp outside the city, in order to consume the Han army's energy and waste their time.  time, leaving them no more time to spend on marching.

    Other officials also rushed to provide supplementary information. Soon Song Jinggong discussed it and sent someone to give the envoys sent by the Han army the conditions he had agreed to.  The Han envoy did not bother, because from Song Jinggong's actions, he already knew that this was Song Jinggong's bottom line, and he would not be swayed no matter what you said.

    It is not surprising that Yan Yang, Hou Xiong and others received the credentials brought back by the envoy. Song Jinggong fully agreed, but they were surprised.

    However, when they saw the two thousand jars of turbid wine supplied every day, Hou Xiong and Mu Yang immediately frowned deeply.  The two of them looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes. Obviously, they could also see the negative impact of the Song people's two thousand jars of turbid wine.
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