After learning that Chu State was sending supplies to Yue State, Huai State was very vigilant. There was even the idea of sending troops directly to attack the Yue Kingdom, but in the end, the idea was given up.
Without him, the environment of the Yue Kingdom would be even worse. The army would not be accustomed to the climate and climate when it went on an expedition, especially in the humid and hot south. There would definitely be many casualties during the expedition. When the Wu Kingdom was first annexed, the non-combat attrition was very serious, not to mention the more remote and hot Yue Kingdom.
However, although Wang Yong did not agree to send troops to conquer Yue, he ordered the recruitment and training of soldiers in Wu. The land of Wu is very close to the country of Yue, and the environment is also close. It is more appropriate to form an army with soldiers from the land of Wu to start a war against the country of Yue in the future, and to prepare for the annexation of the country of Yue in the future.
The State of Yue is still far away from the State of Huai, and due to environmental reasons, it is difficult to conquer. The State of Huai cannot conquer the State of Yue for the time being. How can it be that it cannot conquer the State of Chu?
Since Chu's last attack on Huaihe was defeated, a coup occurred in the country. Chu Jun Xiong Tong was defeated and killed, and then Xiong Qi, the son of the previous Chu Jun, came to the throne.
After Xiong Qi ascended the throne, he gave his predecessor the posthumous title of Wu. When Wang Yong and other members of the royal family heard the news, what level did Wang Yong think he deserved to use force?
After Xiong Qi ascended the throne, in order to eliminate Xiong Tong's influence and to deal with the Hanyang Plain countries and the Huai Kingdom, Xiong Qi moved the capital from Danyang to Ying.
At the same time, the Chu State took advantage of the Central Plains countries' defeat at the Huai River and began to annex the surrounding small countries. Moreover, after the Chu Hou counterattacked from the once precarious young master to become the Chu Hou, he acted a little wantonly and dared to support Yue and Huai in embarrassment. Wang Yong felt that he must understand who was his father.
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Duke Zhao of Wu of Huai dominated the world. At that time, many states of Zhou Fang had to pay tribute to Huai, and Cai Hou was one of them. Although Cai Guo is a country with the surname Ji, he has no psychological burden to submit to Huai Guo.
After all, the ancestors of Cai State rebelled with Wu Geng. Later, after being beaten by Zhou Gongdan, he was deposed as a commoner and allowed his son to inherit the title, and then moved to Cai to establish the country.
From this point on, Cai Guo was not very popular among the Zhou Dynasty. In the last battle of Xiapi, Cai Guo captured five thousand prisoners, which was almost 60% of Cai Guo's troops.
In order to exchange for the captives, Cai Guo had to surrender to Huai Guo and send his daughter Cai Ji. Wang Sheng saw Cai Ji's beauty and rewarded her to Mrs. Wang Yongdang. When Wang Sheng agreed to Cai Guo's exchange of prisoners, he also wanted to cause some trouble for Chu State, so he only allowed him to use 5,000 slaves to exchange the prisoners back.
At the same time, they began to send caravans to do business with Cai State, and Huai State also successfully expanded its intelligence network to Cai State and other vassal states.
Marquis Cai died of illness not long after his return, and his son came to the throne. In order to cope with the pressure from Chu State, Cai Hou married Chen Hou's daughter.
Originally, Cai Hou's behavior was considered normal, but some people quickly become stupid, greedy, and lustful while enjoying themselves. Cai Hou is such a person.
Chu State was also well aware of Cai State's little moves. Chu State had always wanted to annex Cai State, but it had not found a good opportunity.
After Cai Hou married Chen Ji, he learned that Chen Ji had a sister who was more beautiful, and he had some ideas in his mind. But before he could ask Chen Hou to marry him, Chen Hou married him to Xihou. .
Cai Hou had no choice but to give up, but when Mrs. Xi passed by Cai State on her way to Xi State after getting married, Cai Hou had another idea, so he stayed with Mrs. Xi to meet her on the grounds that "Mrs. Xi is my wife's sister".
Caidu.
Two or three hundred years of ups and downs have made Shangcaicheng unreasonable. At this time, Shangcaicheng is like its national power, and the sun is gradually setting on the west.
A banquet was being held in Cai Guo's palace, but strangely, apart from the eunuchs and maids serving at the banquet, there were only Marquis Cai and a woman.
The woman was Mrs. Xi who had just been betrothed to Xihou by the king of Chen State. This Madam Xi is indeed stunningly beautiful. She has bright eyes and white teeth, skin like snow, pink cheeks, and a graceful and graceful figure, which is very moving.
Cai Hou was attracted by her as soon as they met, and forcibly invited her to attend the banquet.
But when Mrs. Xi arrived, she realized that the so-called banquet was just a cover. There were only two people at the banquet, Marquis Cai and her.
Seeing this scene, Mrs. Xi's expression changed slightly.
"Madam, please take a seat quickly. Please don't refuse the banquet specially arranged for you!" Cai Hou said with a smile.
"Marquis Cai, I am the wife of Marquis Xi. I am passing by the state of Cai this time to get married. I am very grateful to Marquis Cai for your hospitality. However, I am tired today. Please allow me to go back and rest!"
Marquis Cai looked a little unswerving, and then said: "The country of Xi is small, the people are weak, and the journey is far away. Why don't you ask Chen Marquis to marry you alone, and my wife stays in Cai Guo with your sisters, imitating the empress Ehuang's heroine?"
"Marquis Cai, please respect yourself!" Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xi's expression suddenly changed.
"Madam, please don't refuse so simply..." Marquis Cai was about to continue.
Suddenly a loud "clang" sound came.
The door was pushed open, and a beautiful woman rushed in.
"Sister!" Seeing the person coming, a flash of surprise flashed across Mrs. Xi's face and she hurriedly stepped forward.
Chen Ji stepped forward and saw that nothing happened to Mrs. Xi, so she breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Cai Hou: "My dear, treat me to my sisters. I have thanked you. I haven't seen you for a long time. I want you to be here tonight." Don’t be surprised if you ask your beloved for a long talk.”
When Cai Hou saw his wife coming, he knew that there was no chance this time, so he had to wave his hand and agree.
Mrs. Xi then asked Chen Ji to leave. Early the next morning, Chen Ji sent Mrs. Xi away in person.
Mrs. Xi went all the way south, and when she came to the country of Xi, she told Hou Xi about the incident. Xihou was furious and wanted to attack Cai Guo, but Xi Guo's national strength was much inferior to Cai Guo and was no match for Cai Guo.
If there is a war with Cai Guo, Xi Guo will definitely suffer. But if he ignored it, Xihou couldn't swallow it.
So Xihou came up with a brilliant idea and sent an envoy to Chu State. Xihou knew that the Chu State had always wanted to annex the Cai State, so he proposed a plan to the Chu State, saying that the Chu State would pretend to attack the Xi State, and Xihou would go to Caihou for help. After Cai Hou arrived, Chu State was able to defeat Cai Hou and capture him.
Xihou felt that his strategy was perfect, and he could teach Cai Guo a lesson without spending a single soldier. It was a win-win situation. Both the Xi State and the Chu State won. It was truly a smart move.
After receiving Xihou's request, Chu State was so sleepy that he hit the pillow and agreed without even thinking. Chu Guo agreed with the win-win situation, but he also had some minor objections. According to Chu Guo, the win-win he wanted was for Chu Guo to win twice.
PS: Not a drop is gone....
