"At this time, the rear of Chu State is empty. Your Majesty only needs to send a partial army. Even if you cannot attack Chen Ying, you can still seize a large area of land. If Qin State does not give up, I, the State of Yue, are willing to coordinate in the southeast to repay Qin State for the past few years. Thank you for your help." Wen Zi said solemnly.
His words were not all to deceive the Qin State. On the Chu State, the interests of Qin and Yue were the same.
The difference is that the existence of Yue is just the icing on the cake for Qin. Although it is useful, it is not much.
And if the Qin State can send troops to contain the Chu State, it will be no less than a timely help for the Yue State.
"What do you think, Prime Minister?" Qin Wangji looked at Fan Ju, wanting to hear his opinion.
"I would like to ask the envoy, how confident is the Yue Kingdom?" Fan Ju looked at Wen Zi.
"Eighty percent." Naturally, he couldn't show his timidity at this time. Wen Zhi said without hesitation. Of course, he also thought so in his heart.
In his opinion, the Chu army was all in the north, and its rear was empty and defenseless. It was still very possible for the Yue State to capture the entire Jiangdong and even the Jianghuai region.
To put it bluntly, even if they fail to capture the entire Jiangdong, they can still hold their current territory. A light flashed in Fan Ju's eyes, and he took the initiative to activate his talent. The originally chaotic situation gradually became clearer.
His talent can unify his own forces, sort out the general trend of the world, and guide the general trend of the world to shift towards his own side.
However, the extent to which the latter can deviate is very small, and if it is actively guided, it will suffer backlash. Although Fan Ju was aware of the effects of his talent, he never took the initiative to guide the general trend of the world. He always guided it through Qin.
He still cherishes his life, he hasn't enjoyed it enough yet, and he doesn't want to die so early.
"I have something to say to the king in private." Fan Ju leaned over and said.
"The envoy is not an outsider, the Prime Minister can just say it directly." Qin Wangji said.
"Foreign minister, please retire." Wen Zhi stood up and resigned in a sensible manner. King Qin gave him face, but he couldn't refuse it.
"Your Majesty, it is very likely that the State of Yue was deceived by the State of Chu." Fan Ju said in a deep voice after Wen Zi left the hall.
"Why did the Prime Minister say this?" Qin Wangji said in surprise.
"I can't explain clearly, it's just a feeling. King Wan of Chu and Huang Xie, Prime Minister of Chu, were both hostages in the State of Qin. May I ask your Majesty, are these two outstanding talents in the world?" Fan Ju said.
"If one person takes it out alone, it is only a top-notch talent, but when two people are put together, they are indeed the most talented people in the world." Qin Wangji did not deny the two of them.
Not to mention how smart King Chu was, but when it was time to make a decision, he was never sloppy. If you trust someone, there will be no doubt.
Based on these two points alone, he has the potential to become a wise king. If he can give the King of Chu Guan Zhong, he will be a proper wise king. It is not impossible to lead the Chu Kingdom to become the hegemon of the world.
Although Huang Xie was not as talented as Guan Zhong, he won the trust of the King of Chu. The two of them were a perfect match and gradually concentrated the power of Chu State scattered in the hands of nobles into his own hands, allowing Chu State to restore part of its vitality.
The Kingdom of Chu began to decline rapidly after King Huai of Chu, a cheater, completely destroyed his family in the Battle of Lantian. After that, King Chu Qingxiang even lost half of the Kingdom of Chu.
It can be said that the Chu Kingdom was a mess in the hands of Xiong Wan, which is why Xiong Wan wanted to make it a mess in the first place.
It won't work unless it's ruined. In the case of Chu State, whoever comes will be in despair. But after being inspired, Xiong Wan managed to pull Chu State out of the quagmire step by step. Although he had not yet completely landed, he was already three blocks away compared to his father and grandfather.
"How could such a talented person in this world cede the country to others in vain? Now he is completely leaving his rear, as if waiting for the Yue Kingdom to send troops. Doesn't your Majesty find it strange?"
"It is said that it was Zhuang Xin who proposed to cede both sides of Zhejiang to Yue. Who is that old guy Zhuang Xin? Doesn't your Majesty know who he is? The man who dared to stand in front of the King of Chu and scolded the King of Chu for his stupidity left Chu and ran to Zhao. , it was not until the King of Chu admitted his mistake and sent people to the State of Zhao that he was invited. Later, while our Qin State was not yet stable, he forcefully took back the land south of the Yangtze River. How could such a person cede the land to the State of Yue? " Fan Ju said.
Unless everyone in the Chu State has become a fool, there is no conspiracy, and Fan Ju will never believe it.
"What the Prime Minister said does make sense." Qin Wangji had always felt a little strange, but he couldn't tell what was strange. It wasn't until he heard Fan Ju's explanation that he suddenly realized,
"In this case, should we remind Yue Guo?"
"At this time, all Chu's army is in the north. We have no evidence to prove that Chu's target is Yue, and Yue will not believe it." Fan Ju shook his head.
How could a country abandon its long-planned strategy just because another country has no evidence to remind it?
Moreover, in his opinion, the country of Yue was hopeless. 80% sure, haha! Even Qin dare not say that he is 80% sure of defeating Chu.
"Then the Qin State will agree to the Yue State's request?" Qin Wangji asked.
"Promise." Fan Ju thought for a moment and nodded.
"The goal of the Chu State this time is most likely to take down the Lu State and eliminate the threat of the Yue State at the same time. We, the Qin State, cannot let the Chu State complete it so smoothly. We must at least destroy one of Chu State's goals."
"It would be best if we can save Yue. Even if we cannot save Yue, we must save Lu. But Qin cannot waste its troops on Chu. I think it is okay to send troops, but not to fight. We Qin can send troops. At the border of Chu State, attract Chu State’s attention and then withdraw its troops.”
"If the Chu State retreats, we will send troops to attack again and make the Chu army tired. If the Chu State counterattacks our Qin State, our Qin Army will defend the city and at the same time send people to form an alliance with the Lu State so that the Lu State can counterattack the Chu State." In the past, Qin would have looked down upon a small country like Lu, but now that all countries in the world have drawn a clear line with Qin, it would be good to win over Lu, at least to strengthen its momentum.
In this way, together with Yue and Yan, Qin also has three allies, which are no less numerous than the three Jins.
"Will the State of Chu unite with the Three Jins?" Qin Wangji suddenly thought, wouldn't this push the Chu State towards the Three Jins?
Although Chu State was already in alliance with Zhao State. However, there are many such things as alliances, and the real contribution is not much. If Chu was so disgusted by Qin that it couldn't bear it, it would be possible for Chu to take the initiative to send troops to help the three Jins attack Qin.
"After fighting for the Yue State for a while, our Qin State can withdraw its troops. As long as the Yue State and the Lu State are here, the Chu State will not have the power to attack our Qin State." Fan Ju said with a smile.
"What do you think, Young Master?" Qin Wangji looked at Lu Buwei. Fan Ju frowned slightly. At this time in the past, Qin Wangji would not hesitate to adopt his strategy.
Now it has become a matter of asking Lu Buwei for his opinion after listening to his strategy. This is not a good thing for him.
"The Prime Minister is old enough to plan for the country. This method is very good." Lu Buwei nodded.
"Invite the Yue envoy in." Qin Wangji said to the guards.
