Huai State, Jinling.
As soon as the envoys from the Song Dynasty arrived at Jinling, they rushed to the Huaiguo Palace without stopping.
"Huai Gong, please save the Song Kingdom!" The envoy of the Song Kingdom cried and begged: "The Wei Kingdom has bullied others too much. Wei Li usurped the throne. Prince Hui fled to Song Dynasty to seek refuge. I, the King of Song Kingdom, treat him as my uncle and nephew. Naturally, we wanted to protect him, but who would have thought that Wei Li would lead an army to attack."
"We, the State of Song, are no match for it. Our army was defeated miserably, and our request for peace was rejected. This Wei Li wants to destroy the State of Song. Please ask the State of Huai to save our State of Song!"
"Song envoy, please call me. I already know about the affairs of the Song Dynasty. Even if we send troops for rescue, we still need to recruit troops and prepare logistics. It will take some time." Wang Pu reassured.
"Huai Gong, the situation in the Song Kingdom has reached a critical point. If Huai Gong does not send troops again, the Song Kingdom will be destroyed. Please help Huai Kingdom!" The Song envoy cried.
Wang Pu asked the envoy to be sent to the post house to rest, and then summoned the important ministers to discuss the matter.
"My lords, the State of Song sent envoys to ask for help. The State of Wei and the State of Song were confronting each other in Shangqiu. Although the soldiers of the State of Song were weak, there was no problem in resisting for a year and a half. However, news came from the secret guards that the State of Wei sent troops to the three Jin and Qi states. I'm afraid this matter will change if we get the envoy."
"Your Majesty, are you worried about the three Jin and Wei Qi jointly sending troops?" Chen Feng asked.
"Yeah." Wang Pu nodded.
"I feel that the Three Jins and the Qi Kingdom are not just for the Song Kingdom, their goal is probably the Huai Kingdom!"
"Your Majesty, you can first recruit a large army to prevent any unexpected events."
The Huai Kingdom negotiated for two days, and the secret guards also sent back the news of the six kingdoms' union. When they heard the news of the six kingdoms' union, the Song envoy burst into tears.
The ministers and ministers of Huai Kingdom came to the main hall of Huai Palace one after another.
"Sure enough, these states are so evil!" Wang Pu sneered. "With the six countries united, how do you think we should respond?"
"Your Majesty, there are many conflicts among the three Jin, Qi, Chu and Wei. They only reluctantly united because they wanted to capture the Huai Kingdom. The six countries are not united."
"When the Six Kingdoms attack the Huaihe River, the Chu State will most likely go down the river, and attack from the Dabie Mountains on the shore. Our army needs to shrink its defense, and the Chaohu Navy and Jinling Navy will go north to stop the Chu Navy."
"Qi State has always coveted the land of Huaisi, and I believe that this time it will attack from the land of Huaisi. The land of Huaisi is crisscrossed by rivers. Our army can rely on the city and rivers to defend it."
"As for the Three Jins, they must attack from the Song Dynasty."
"The six kingdoms are attacking Huaihe with great force, but there are many internal contradictions. I suggest that we find a person with unparalleled eloquence and go to meet these princes. Maybe we can break the alliance by then." Xu Feng explained his speculation.
Wang Pu nodded, agreeing with Xu Feng's speculation, and immediately said: "Chu attacked Huai because of its great enmity with Huai, and Qi coveted the land of Huaisi, but Han Zhaoke and Huai have no There is no border, even if they occupy the land of Huai State, they will not be able to rule it."
"The three Jins appear to be the closest on the surface, but in fact they are constantly in conflict. By the way, there are also Qin and Yan. Remember, Qin and Chu both want to get the Bashu Plain, and Yan is the land of Qi. Coveted, after all, Yan country is a bitter and cold place."
"Your Majesty is right. The alliance of the Six Kingdoms may seem powerful, but it is not invincible. I heard that there is a man named Gongsun Mao in the academy who is eloquent, resourceful, and capable of taking on important responsibilities and serving as envoys to other countries. "
Wang Pu sent someone to invite Gongsun Mao, and then asked: "Now the three Jin, Qi, Wei, Chu and six countries want to attack Huaihe. Do you have any strategies to help me defeat the enemy?"
"Your Majesty, my ministers are not proficient in military and state affairs, but I am proficient in political and horizontal arts and can relieve your Majesty's worries." Gongsun Mao said.
"I wonder what you are going to do?"
"In this alliance, Wei State is the strongest, but Wei State and Qin State are mortal enemies. Wei State has captured the land of Xihe, and Qin State wants to take it back day and night. If Wei State attacks Huai State, you can ask Qin State to The state sent troops to attack Wei. Without Wei among the three Jins, Zhao has nothing to fear from South Korea. Without the three Jins, Huai must be able to deal with Qi and Chu."
Gongsun Mao was indeed a great talent, and Wang Pu immediately worshiped him as a minister and ordered him to go on missions.
And just after Gongsun Mao's mission, Wang Pu ordered the army to attack north. Even if the alliance of the six countries was to be broken, it would take time. The Huai State had to send a large army to block the alliance of the six countries.
After Gongsun Mao received the edict, he immediately rushed to the Qin State. The Qin State was very enthusiastic about attacking the Wei State. After all, after the land of Xihe was occupied, the Qin State was suppressed in the Weihe Plain. This was too much for the Qin State. It's dangerous. The State of Huai came to contact and agreed to attack Wei, and the State of Qin immediately agreed.
Next Gongsun Mao went to Yan State again. The Marquis of Yan was very surprised that Huai State sent an envoy. The relationship between the Yan State and the Huai State is not bad, because the two countries are in the south and the north, and there is no conflict, and the caravans of the Huai State often go to the Yan State to trade.
The Yan State was bitterly cold, food was not plentiful, and wine was scarce. The Huai State caravans often went to sell food and wine, and then transported furs, muscles, and horns from the Yan State back to the Huai State.
The Yan State has always had a low reputation among other countries, because the Yan State has been invaded by the Yi and Di from the north all the year round. The Central Plains countries are fighting wars, but the Yan State has to resist the Yi and Di all the year round. The Central Plains countries are competing for world supremacy, but the Yan State has to work hard for survival. There is no time to fight for orthodoxy.
Because Yan State is located in a bitter cold land, it often needs to buy grain from Qi State at high prices. In order to make more profits, Qi State merchants often join forces to sell grain at high prices. Therefore, Qi State has a very bad reputation in Yan State.
"Envoy from Huai State, why did you come to Yan State?"
Gongsun Mao ordered people to give the gifts he brought from the Huai State to the Marquis of Yan and said: "Marquis of Yan, you have resisted the invasion of the barbarians from the north all the year round. Duke Huai admires you very much, and the caravans of the Huai State are also favored by you in the Yan State. Preferential treatment, this is Duke Huai’s gift to thank you.”
Hearing Gongsun Mao's compliment and the precious gift he sent, Marquis Yan was very happy and said with a smile: "Huaigong is so polite."
After the two sides chatted for a while, Gongsun Mao pretended to be casual and asked: "Marquis Yan, after the foreign minister came to Jicheng, he saw that the price of food in Jicheng was very high and the people's lives were difficult. What's going on? "
"The merchants of the Qi State sell grain, and the price of grain is very expensive. By the way, it has been a long time since the Yan State has seen a caravan from the Huai State. If the Huai State's caravan came to sell grain, the Qi State would not dare to sell it at such a high price. "Yan Hou said with an ugly expression.
"Marquis Yan, it's not that I, the Huai State, are unwilling to come to sell grain, but because the Qi State has blocked the trade routes, and the people of the Qi State do not allow our merchants from the Huai State to go north, so trade has been cut off in the past few years."
"It turns out that the Qi State wants to monopolize food and extract the wealth of the Marquis of Yan."
"What? The Qi State blocked your Huai State's caravan and prevented you from coming to sell?" Yanhou's face suddenly darkened when he heard this.
"Yes, if we have to go to Yan State, the Marquis of Qi will impose heavy taxes. The caravan will not be able to make ends meet, so it will have no choice but to retreat."
"The people of Qi have gone too far to bully others!" Marquis Yan said angrily.
"Your Majesty, the people of Qi control the food. We cannot fall out with the people of Qi." The Prime Minister next to him said quickly.
"Marquis Yan, the State of Qi has rich fertile fields, but the State of Yan lives in a bitter and cold land. Is this fair?"
"Is it fair for the Qi State to exploit the Yan State in this way? You must know that the Yan State has been fighting with the barbarians in the north all the year round. Without the obstruction of the Yan State, the Qi State would have been occupied by the barbarians long ago. Now the Marquis of Qi is not only not grateful, but also uses Food comes to squeeze us.”
"Qi must be taught a lesson." Marquis Yan said angrily.
(End of chapter)
