The news of the demise of the Qin Kingdom and the Zhou royal family spread to all directions. Now the only remaining Zhou royal family is the Luo Kingdom, which owns King Yu's Nine Cauldrons.
The thousand-year-old Bang Zhou is finally coming to an end.
The sky is clear and clear, cloudless.
Qin Jun, holding swords, spears, swords and halberds in his hands, slowly walked into Luoyi, a city that has been famous for thousands of years in the entire Zhuxia world.
The smoke of war was dealt with, the bright red blood was washed away, and the bodies were taken away and burned.
On the wall of Luoyi City, Bai Qi had his hands behind his back, the wind was blowing, and his robes were constantly swaying.
Although Emperor Zhou's resistance was extremely fierce, the final outcome would not change.
When Qin decided to attack Zhou, it was naturally not an impulsive revenge.
First of all, Luoyi is the largest city on the east exit route of Qin State.
The lands of Han and Wei to the west of Luoyi have been completely annexed.
Whether they want to attack Han or Wei next, the existence of Luoyi will be a huge threat to Qin's food routes.
Secondly, as King Yu Jiuding moved to Zhaocheng of Luo State, the Zhou royal family did not even have anything that the princes coveted.
The panic caused by attacking the weak Zhou royal family was not as great as the Qin army marching out of Hangu Pass again.
The more mature Bai Qi has now reached the peak of his life abilities.
He was waiting for news from the State of Zhao. Once the State of Zhao sent troops, the State of Qin would respond to the State of Zhao, and then attack Han and Chu, weakening the three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Chu.
What is the key to Qin Guodong's victory?
A brave warrior of Great Qin?
The invincible Bai Qi?
Qin’s mighty national power?
These are all important, but the most important thing is – find allies!
Yan and Qi have always played their own games, as long as they are on good terms, but Han Wei has always been hostile to Qin.
In the Chu State, the Xiang family was very hostile to the Qin State, thinking that it was a country competing with Chu State for destiny.
Qin Wangji thought about it over and over, and finally set his sights on his fellow sect Zhao Guo.
The young master brought a large number of gifts to the Kingdom of Zhao. After seeing the King of Zhao, he respectfully said: "Your Majesty.
The two countries of Qin and Zhao are descendants of the Ying surname, the aristocratic descendants of the Yin and Shang Dynasties.
Look at all the countries in the world. Except for Chu, Han, Wei, Yan and Luoqi all have the surname Ji Jiang.
You and the two kings of Han and Wei are originally from the three Jin Dynasties, but the relationship between Han and Wei is far better than yours.
Is this a coincidence?
In fact, it is because you are a prince with the surname Ying, while Han and Wei are all princes with the surname Ji.
They don't say it with their mouths, but they are rejecting you in their hearts.
You want to seize the land of South Korea, but Wei State does not agree. Is this because of the friendship between Wei State and South Korea?
No, it's because Wei wanted to annex it himself and didn't want other countries to intervene.
You are an ambitious hero. If you want to expand your territory, you must have reliable allies.
Now if you don't ally with Qin, who can you ally with?
Are we going to accommodate weak countries like Han and Wei?
Foreign ministers feel unworthy of you, which is an insult to your reputation.
Your Majesty, to express your sincerity.
My king is willing to return the plateau land cut by the Zhao State in the past in exchange for the mutual help between the Zhao State and the Qin State, and even to jointly send troops.
He is also willing to confront Zhao Guo, make an alliance based on blood, and promise never to betray.
Even if the water in the river dries up and the pillars in the mountains collapse, the friendship between Qin and Zhao will never change. "
Relatively prime.
This should have been the focus of attention, but King Zhao was already dazzled by the land promised by Qin.
Even though he was a rather mediocre and mediocre monarch, he had been exposed to it since childhood and still made him very aware of the importance of the land that was cut off back then to the state of Zhao.
With just a piece of land, the Qin State was able to target the Zhao State's army to death and looked down at the Zhao State for hundreds of years.
Zhao's territory is said to be rich in mountains and rivers, easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as there is a good general in the country and sufficient food and grass, it will be in an invincible position.
But the most critical western gateway is in the hands of Qin, which gives Qin the initiative to attack Zhao.
The perfect territory of Zhao State was missing a big gap in front of Qin State.
There is always a kind of coolness from the bottom of my heart towards Qin and Zhao.
Zhao State has always wanted to take back these key cities, but Zhao State's national power is not as good as Qin State.
The defense can still maintain a stalemate, but the offense is absolutely impossible.
Moreover, these cities are in areas that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, so they naturally fail every time.
But he didn't expect that Qin was now willing to exchange these cities, and the price Zhao paid was "only" to attack South Korea.
So King Zhao readily agreed.
Prime Minister Lin remonstrated: "Your Majesty, the Qin people are a country of tigers and wolves, and they have never been trustworthy. Can their words be believed?
Qin is attacking the Zhou royal family, and all the princes in the world must be afraid of him. Now that you are with Qin, aren't you making Zhao and Qin both wary of the world?
Although Zhao's surname is Ying, he still follows the principles of King Su. If you approach Qin without permission, the people in the country may not be willing to do so. "
The Prime Minister was well-founded, but it was normal for a conceited and foolish king not to listen to advice, and still ordered the generals of the country to lead their troops to attack with the Qin army.
The news that Zhao State sent troops to attack South Korea was extremely shocking.
When Qin State had just conquered the Zhou royal family, all other countries were considering whether to attack Qin State.
Zhao State used practical actions to say that there was no need to attack Qin State.
Nothing has changed, this is still a time of war and chaos between countries.
The two countries Qin and Zhao are really strong together. South Korea cannot resist at all, even if Wei is added. South Korea can only send envoys to Qi, Chu and Yan to borrow troops.
When Bai Qi attacked Han, he did not move quickly to capture the city because what he wanted to do was not simply capture the city.
Over the past hundreds of years, countless cities have been sieged and fortified by various countries, especially the cities located on the borders of various countries, which have increased and decreased with no steady state.
Bai Qi doesn't like this kind of back-and-forth tug-of-war. He wants to use South Korea as bait to annihilate the armies of various countries that come to rescue.
Bai Qi wanted to force them to fight with Qin in the wild, instead of hiding behind a strong city fortress, like a turtle with nowhere to go.
The news of the Chu Kingdom and the Central Plains set off alarm bells in the hearts of all people with lofty ideals.
The Chu State's reforms in recent years have achieved some results, but they are far from achieving the expected results.
King Chu was already a little unhappy.
But the reformists are really dumb people who eat Coptis chinensis and cannot express their sufferings.
The situation in Chu State is really special.
Most of the land in the country is covered with mountains, forests and lakes, and many roads are relatively rugged. The transmission of news is far from comparable to that in the Central Plains where road transportation is relatively developed.
In other words, only feudal princes can be used to govern here, but once so many princes are set up, the power of the old aristocracy will increase and they will eventually oppose the reform.
In fact, even within the Xiang family, voices opposing radical reforms gradually emerged, "Reforms to strengthen the country should be suitable for the situation in the country.
Chu State has four thousand miles of land, and except for Jianghan and Jiangdong, almost all of it is sparsely populated land.
There were even uncontrolled savages living in these lands.
It was necessary to rely on the feudal lord to control these areas. "
There was endless debate among the Chu State, and then news of the defeat of Han and Wei came.
Xiang Zeng immediately said loudly in the court of the King of Chu: "Now is no longer the time to argue. If the Qin people are allowed to attack Han and Wei, I am afraid they will immediately turn their swords and attack Chu.
Now please ask the king to select the generals of the country to rescue Han Wei. "
In the past, Xiang Zeng would have gone to Chu alone, but now he does not dare to leave Chu State at all.
He was afraid that as soon as he stepped forward, the Chu State, which had lost its pressure, would explode immediately, tearing the entire country apart, and even leading to the crisis of civil war.
The hall fell into silence for an instant. Leading the troops north?
That's Bai Qi, don't you want to die?
Even if you can survive the battlefield, according to Chu's custom, once defeated, it will basically end in suicide.
Xiang Zeng frowned, and he was very clear about the concerns in these people's hearts.
So he organized his thoughts and said to the King of Chu: "Your Majesty, people are born unable to speak, and they are born unable to act.
By the time they are children, they will be able to read and write, and their abilities will gradually increase in the future.
It can be seen that everyone comes from nothing, and the same is true for generals. One cannot truly become a commander without going through battles.
There are no undefeated generals in the world. I think that if a general is defeated, he can be punished. If he overthrows the army and kills the general, he can be abolished so that the generals can fight bravely. "
Overthrow the army and kill the general.
This is a big bad habit in Chu State, full of the meaning of the tribal era. When Xiang Zeng said it, many people immediately started clamoring and hoped to abolish it.
After the King of Chu agreed, the ministers became obviously more active in sending troops to assist Han and Wei.
Chu State also contacted Qi State, hoping that Qi State could send troops together.
After experiencing the six kingdoms' conquest of Qi in the past, the monarchs and ministers of Qi just wanted to show off and did not want to participate in the war again.
Especially for South Korea and Wei, Qi wished they would die soon.
King Qi refused directly: "An envoy from Chu.
In the past, the six kingdoms attacked Qi and destroyed the elite of Qi. Leyi defeated Qi. Until now, Qi has not recovered.
The country's population is declining, and Linzi is no longer as prosperous as it used to be. This is a sad thing.
Besides, Qi has always been on good terms with Qin, so there is no need to be an enemy of Qin. "
When the Chu State envoy saw that Qi State was still entangled in the six kingdoms' conquest of Qi in the past, they immediately decided to provoke him.
He said respectfully: "Your Majesty.
In the past, the six countries attacked Qi precisely because Qi was strong but did not abide by morality.
How similar is this to the current Qin State?
Therefore, the countries in Shandong should unite to attack Qin.
You said that the Six Kingdoms' attack on Qi resulted in Qi's vitality never being restored. This must be a lie.
Is it because of fear?
But please think about it: Chu has been a country for thousands of years, and how many times has it been attacked by other countries?
From the time of Luo Wengong more than 900 years ago, to the Six Kingdoms' attack on Chu, there was no time when it was not with great momentum.
If Chu State was as sad as you, I'm afraid it would have been doomed long ago. "
sad.
The envoy from Chu State deliberately used such a dwarfing word to describe King Qi.
"Crazy!"
This successfully angered King Qi, but he didn't know what to say. After all, the Chu envoy was right.
The people of Chu were beaten so many times and they were still jumping around, but you feel sorry for yourself after being beaten once.
The envoy from Chu State showed no fear in the face of the furious King Qi and continued: "As for what you said about having good relations with Qin State, it is really ridiculous.
Haven't you heard the prophecy spread among the countries in Shandong?
It was the State of Qin that destroyed the Zhou royal family, and it must be the State of Luo that destroyed the State of Qin.
You and the Luo Kingdom have been married for thousands of years, and the blood of King Su in your body is even more than that of the Luo Kingdom. Will the Qin State let you go?
The foreign minister would not dare to think like this even in his dream. "
The face of the King of Qi changed greatly, and the expressions of all the officials of Qi State changed.
The Qin who destroyed the Zhou Dynasty, and the Luo who lived in the Qin Dynasty!
This is a prophecy that has been circulating for some time. Now the Qin State has indeed destroyed the Zhou Dynasty.
The second half of the sentence...
(End of chapter)
