"Since you think what I'm planning is wrong, what do you think?" Zhuang Xin asked in return. Yi Jingcha, Song Yu and others were immediately speechless.
You ask them to write poems, compose poems, and play the harp, drums, and harp, and they are very good at it. But let them handle state affairs, forget it.
"I heard that the two doctors often lamented that their fate was unfair and that they were not recognized for their talents, so they could only rely on Ci Fu and the mountains and rivers. Today I promise you that as long as you can provide better strategies for the Chu State and help the Chu State To pacify Jiangdong. I have risked my life to make the two feudal lords kings." Zhuang Xin's beard trembled, and he pursued the victory.
Jing Cha, Song Yu and others turned pale, lowered their heads, their hands trembled slightly, and no longer dared to speak.
They forgot that even the fierce Qin people were helpless against Zhuang Xin, so how could they possibly make Zhuang Xin retreat even half a step.
However, although Zhuang Xin left everyone speechless, King Chu did not immediately nod in agreement. The reason was simple. There was too much land in one county, and he couldn't bear to part with it.
Moreover, there is no reason to worry about the scenery difference. Jiangdong is the hometown of the Yue State. It is difficult to say whether the people there will miss the Yue State. If the Yue State really takes this opportunity to establish a foothold, then the Chu State will really steal the chicken but lose the rice. Bar.
As a friend and minister of the King of Chu, Huang Xie saw the hesitation of the King of Chu, so he stood up and said: "The king of Yue today has great ambitions and has famous ministers under his command. Jiangdong County has a vast area. If it is all given to the country of Yue, I am afraid it will cause trouble." disaster."
"Yes, I am also worried about this." King Chu said repeatedly.
"Your Majesty, it is precisely because Jiangdong County is so vast that it can accommodate all the Yue people, but also prevents the Yue State from completely conquering the people's hearts in a short period of time, so Jiangdong is given to the Yue State. If the place is small, the Yue State can quickly conquer the people's hearts. , is the biggest problem for our Chu country." Zhuang Xinxin said sincerely.
Xiong Wan still didn't say anything. The Taihu Plain in the east of the Yangtze River has fertile soil. The Chu State migrated refugees and built water conservancy. It finally made some progress and barely turned the Taihu Plain into half a granary.
The Chu State's cavalry can all rely on the Taihu Plain to support them. Of course, what Zhuang Xin said makes sense. If you want to destroy the Yue Kingdom, the best way is to use Jiangdong County to attract the Yue people.
The Yue people who left the mountains could only be slaughtered by the Chu people. But it is impossible for Chu State to give up Jiangdong now.
"If the king is unwilling to give Jiangdong County to the Yue State, then more than 20 cities on both sides of Zhejiang, such as Kuaiji, Yin, and Ji, will be given to the Yue State." Seeing that the King of Chu did not speak for a long time, Zhuang Xin said helplessly.
He knew very well that the plain area on both sides of Zhejiang was not very vast, and the Yue people could retreat to the mountains behind them at any time.
By then, even if the Chu State could defeat the Yue State, it would be difficult to retain all the Yue people. But the King of Chu did not agree to give the entire Jiangdong County to Yue, and he had no choice.
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"Okay, I will leave this matter to Lord Yangling. I wonder how long it will take to destroy the Yue Kingdom?" Xiong Wan finally nodded.
"If you have not destroyed the country of Yue for three years, please punish your Majesty." Zhuang Xin bowed solemnly and saluted, but there was some loss and helplessness on his aging face.
His original plan was to keep the Yue people in Chu State forever. The Chu State is vast and sparsely populated. If Jiangdong County can be used as bait, it will take several years to incorporate hundreds of thousands of Yue people into the Chu State.
For the Chu State, it was no less than one more county. However, although King Chu's ambition was there, he lacked courage and was unwilling to use the entire Jiangdong as bait.
Nowadays, it is impossible to keep all the Yue people in Chu State. We can only keep as many as we can. Hey... the one who is most anxious at this moment is the King of Yue.
He followed Wen Zi's advice and announced the restoration of the country, but did not send troops. He wanted to attract the Chu army to the mountains and defeat the Chu state with the help of the mountainous terrain, so as to achieve the purpose of "tiring Chu".
At that time, the Yue State can take advantage of the emptiness of the Chu State and send troops to recapture the Yue State's homeland. However, the King of Yue waited and waited. Not only did he not wait for the news of Chu sending troops, but he instead waited for an old man.
Unlike other countries, the Yue State was driven around by the Chu State in recent years, fighting internally and running around everywhere without even a fixed capital.
Wherever the king goes, there is the capital. Aizhuang Xin traveled all the way through mountains and rivers, asking around, and finally came to the place where the Yue people lived.
The people of Yue saw that Zhuang Xin only had an old man and two followers and would not pose a threat to the country of Yue, so they brought Zhuang Xin to the king of Yue.
When Zhuang Xin saw the King of Yue, he was planting vegetables on the hillside. The King of Yue in front of him does not look like a king of a country, but like an old farmer.
He wears a hat to protect his head from the sun, wears a crude Geyi, and wears straw sandals on his feet. It can be seen from his dark skin and skillful movements that the King of Yue was not just showing off, but actually plowing the land and growing vegetables every day.
Seeing this scene, Zhuang Xin did not laugh at the King of Yue, but his face was full of solemnity. He thought of King Goujian of Yue!
Gou Jian was like this back then. He ate the vegetables he grew and wore the cloth his wife knitted. He endured the humiliation and worked hard to achieve hegemony.
The current King of Yue may not be as good as Gou Jian, and he does not have the city and government of Gou Jian, but he already has a shadow of his ancestor Gou Jian.
Zhuang Xin silently promoted the King of Yue to the position of Chu's great enemy.
"What do you want from me?" When the King of Yue saw Zhuang Xin, he put down his farm work, walked to the creek nearby to wash himself, wiped the water from his face, and then walked to Zhuang Xin and said respectfully.
"Zhuang Xin, the envoy of Chu State, pays homage to the king." Zhuang Xin saluted.
"The envoy of the Chu State..." The King of Yue paused. He could be considered a man who had seen the world, but he still did not expect that the old man in front of him turned out to be the envoy of the Chu State.
What he didn't expect was that not only did Chu State not send troops to attack him, but they also gave him territory!婀
"You...the messenger is saying...that the Chu State plans to give the land on both sides of Zhejiang to my Yue State?" In the dilapidated Yue Palace surrounded by fences, the Yue King said in disbelief.
"Not bad." Zhuang Xin smiled and looked peaceful, like an old swindler who was cheating.
"In the past, the State of Wu attacked our State of Chu and captured the capital of Ying. Later, King Gou Jian of Yue destroyed Wu, which was regarded as revenge for our State of Chu. Therefore, our State of Chu has always been very grateful to the State of Yue."
"After the death of Gou Jian, the country of Yue was in decline, and it no longer had the glory of its former hegemony. Our country of Chu was deeply saddened. Later, the king of Yue was incompetent and incompetent, which caused the people of the country to flee. Our country of Chu could not bear to have the Yue people in dire straits, so we took control of Jiangdong."
"Of course, the late king said that the Chu State of Jiangdong is only in charge of the Yue State. When a wise king is born among the descendants of the Yue King in the future, the Chu State must return Jiangdong to the Yue State."
"Therefore, when our country of Chu learned that the king had returned to the country, the king was overjoyed and the ministers were excited. Everyone rushed to tell each other that when the king was born, he immediately sent his ministers to the two sides of Zhejiang, including Kuaiji, Yin, and Ji. More than ten cities were returned to Chu."
