Faced with the proposal of the Chu State Ling Yin to hold an alliance meeting in Guo, Zheng Guo's court immediately divided into two opposing factions.
One faction is naturally the pro-Chu faction headed by Feng Duan. The reason is that Zheng and Chu are similar and must not give Chu an excuse to attack Zheng.
The pro-Jin faction headed by Zichan was naturally firmly opposed to Zheng Guo sending envoys to participate in the Guo League.
The reason is also very good, that is, the relationship between Zheng and Jin has just eased. If he dares to risk the disapproval of the world, he openly declares solidarity and support for this alliance headed by Chu. Isn't this obvious? Isn't this obvious? If so, wouldn't it directly offend the Jin State?
Isn't it painful enough that Zheng Guo's experience and lessons of wavering between Jin and Chu were painful enough? At the beginning, if Zheng State had not been wavering between Jin and Chu, why would it have been in decline for nearly two hundred years?
"Guoqiao! This time the Chu State is holding an alliance meeting, the prince is not the only one who invites the Zheng family. All the princes in the world may go there. If I, the Zheng State, don't go, won't I be the enemy of the princes in the world? ?”
"Furthermore, Jin's hegemony has long ceased to be what it once was. Everyone can see at the Pingqiu meeting that he is just dying! You, Zichan, know everything, how can you turn a blind eye to these facts?"
"How can the waning Jin Dynasty be compared with the mighty Chu State in its prime? If Zheng State cannot rely on Chu State, will we still be enemies of Chu State?! Will Jin State really come to rescue us by then? Hmph! I don't think so. Bar?!"
Si Hei responded quickly, and his rebuttal was considered well-founded.
Nowadays, the six families of Jin State each have their own agenda, and the entire country is in a state of semi-division. Do you want to say that he still has the strength to save Zheng Guo? It is indeed very unlikely to be counted on.
Zichan actually knew this very well. But at the moment, no matter what, no matter how strong his words are, he must try his best to stop this alliance meeting.
"Zixi's words are wrong!"
"I think our country of Zheng is suffering between Jin and Chu. If we are close to Jin, Chu will attack us. If we are close to Chu, then Jin will attack us. This is the lesson learned over the past hundred years!"
"Now that we are lucky enough to be able to avoid disasters, we still choose to stir up trouble and help others do evil! This is bringing disaster upon ourselves!"
"Besides, as long as I, the State of Zheng, do not go to participate in the alliance, then other vassal states will naturally not go. As long as everyone does not go, then how can I, the State of Zheng, be an enemy of the princes of the world? As the saying goes, 'Public anger is difficult to bear' If you commit a crime, it will be difficult to achieve what you want.' How could the Chu State be able to offend the public and raise an army to attack me?"
What Zichan means is that at this critical juncture, our Zheng State should retain room for its own independent diplomacy and have its own judgment, instead of always thinking of relying on this or that.
However, this statement was obviously untenable, so it was immediately refuted by Toyodan.
"What is this? Is it possible that as soon as I, Zheng Guo, got married to the Chu State, I could immediately turn my back on him?"
"If word spreads, how will the people of the world view our country, Zheng?"
"Zi Chan, please don't bring our country of Zheng into trouble for your own selfish reasons!"
Feng Duan sounded stern and looked very angry. At this time, the smell of gunpowder suddenly filled the temple.
"Hmph! Since I assumed this position of power, I only wanted to serve the country with all my heart. I have never shown any favoritism!"
"The disadvantages of attending the meeting are so obvious, but you are so determined to go, Toyodan. I am afraid that you are the one who wants to put our country, Zheng, into dire straits!"
Zichan was furious for a moment, but he also directly confronted each other without giving in at all.
This time, both parties finally put aside their scolding battle.
On the side of Qin Chu, Si Hei did not give any face to Zichan, the ruling minister. Although he was not one of the six ministers, he also spoke rudely and his words were particularly sharp.
"Hmph! Think of all the people in the Zheng Kingdom, and you are not the only one who is dedicated to serving the country?!"
"Rejecting the Chu Alliance this time is a breach of trust! You Zichan cannot bear this responsibility!"
What he said is correct. The Song Alliance's agreement was to wipe out troops and obey it. Who dares to openly reject it?
"Haha, my son was born to stand upright, so why can't he shoulder the responsibility?"
Zichan was so anxious at this time that he just laughed it off.
At this time, a handsome young man who had been standing next to Zichan suddenly stood up.
"Everyone, although Chu is fierce, but Jin is still powerful, neither side can afford to offend. Please calm down and think again."
"Uncle Zi? What do you know? How can you speak here?"
As soon as the young man finished speaking, Si Hei immediately cast a hateful look at him.
This young man whom he calls Taishu Zi is none other than You Ji, the patriarch of the You clan.
You Ji, You family name Ji, courtesy name Zi Taishu.
In fact, speaking of it, although You Ji is not very old, he is still one of the six noble ministers! Although he is a generation lower, his status is not lower than Sihei.
"What does Doctor Zixi mean by this? This is a court meeting, not a single statement! Since Uncle Zixi is a minister, how come he is not qualified to express his opinion?"
Zichan was furious at that time, but due to Sihei's seniority, he did not dare to say it too harshly.
When Si Hei heard the sound, he immediately snorted coldly and said no more.
On the other hand, when Feng Duan saw this, he couldn't help but smile coldly:
"Humph, he's just a young boy, and he's just like his son giving birth to you. He's so ignorant!"
You Ji was about to retort, but unexpectedly, Han Hu, who had never spoken before, suddenly "coughed".
"Everyone has been arguing about it, but it seems that there is no conclusion that everyone can be satisfied with."
"If that's the case, how about we ask the Jin State for their opinion first?"
A rare tiger naturally gives birth to a child.
But this matter was of great importance, and he couldn't openly favor Zichan, so he came up with a compromise.
Moreover, it is still the key to this matter.
Since Chu State is going to hold an alliance meeting in Guodi, in the final analysis, whether we participate or not is a trivial matter. Whether Jin State goes or not is a big deal.
If the Jin Kingdom also goes there, then what do we have to worry about?
If the Jin State does not go, then most of the other vassal states will not go either. Then we can just follow the Jin Kingdom, right?
As Zichan said just now: It is difficult to offend when people are angry, and it is difficult to achieve by single-minded desire. At that time, if the Chu State wants to find someone to vent its anger on, it will at least have to think carefully before doing so.
"Well, what Dangguo said is very reasonable!"
Zichan was the first to hand it over and said yes.
"However, if you go to Jin State, you will inevitably pass by Guo Di. This time, the number of envoys to Jin State should not be too large. Who should be sent?"
At this time, Yin Duan (zi Shi), who had always been the most aloof from the world, was afraid that the atmosphere of the court meeting would once again reach a deadlock. So, he immediately followed Han Hu's words and continued to pretend to ask. In other words, with such an understatement, he finally settled the matter.
As for the pro-Chu faction, Feng Duan understood immediately when he saw this and couldn't say any more.
As for Yin Duan's question, everyone knew in their hearts that apart from Zi Chan, who was the ruling minister, who else could come forward at this time?
Of course, Han Hu had a tacit understanding with him, but there was no sign of any disturbance on the surface.
"In that case, Zichan, it's up to you to go to Jin Kingdom this time. Let's ask the Marquis of Jin what he means."
"promise."
In fact, how could Zichan not know what Hanhu meant?
He said that he was asked to ask the Marquis of Jin, but in fact he was asking him to lobby the Marquis of Jin not to participate in the Guo Alliance meeting.
While Zichan bowed his head, he glanced sideways at Feng Duan and Si Hei, his eyes flashed with a stern look.
