After hearing the report, before Lu Wu could speak, Gou Chang shook his head and said with a smile: "It seems that although this King of Wu is kind, he is not a careless person."
Songjing is the capital of the Wu Kingdom, and Gouchang is the lord of the Yue Kingdom. The actions of such figures in Songjing are naturally closely watched.
If he receives someone at his home, King Wu may not know everyone, but if he leaves the city with such a big fanfare and takes 300 guards with him, if King Wu doesn't know, then he will not be able to sit on the throne.
Originally, the people who came to Yuehou Gouchang were guests. King Wu Ketu could not ask them to stay peacefully and not go anywhere. If they went for an outing or something, King Wu could not care about them.
But Yue Hou Gouchang went straight to Wutong Village, and now King Wu could not sit still.
Lu Wu was an indispensable figure in King Wu Ketu's plan.
If a person has no worries about the distant future, he must have worries about the near future.
Chu State only lost the five southern mansions and did not really suffer any damage.
The five southern prefectures originally belonged to the Wu State. When the Chu State lost the five southern prefectures, they only lost the land they expanded, and the fundamental land was not lost.
In other words, even if the Wu State takes over the Five Southern Prefectures, it will still have to face a Chu State whose strength is basically complete!
Although Wu State's national strength has recovered somewhat in the past thirty years, it is still not as good as it was in its heyday.
In its heyday, the State of Wu was beaten to pieces by the State of Chu. How can the State of Wu be sure of defeating the State of Chu today?
If not for the past few years, Chu State drove Wu State across Lanshui and relieved its worries. After its national strength increased greatly, it first provoked Yan State and then Lu State, two powerful countries. As a result, it was flanked by Yan and Lu, and the country suffered a certain decline. , and Lu Wu made a big fuss, wiping out hundreds of thousands of troops one after another. King Wu Ketu may not be willing to take over the Five Southern Prefectures.
Even so, if the war went against his will, he still expected Lu Wu to come out and help.
Of course, the Five Southern Prefectures are the homeland of Wu State, and the ancestors of various noble families are buried there. With this opportunity, if King Ketu of Wu dares to say that he does not want the Five Southern Prefectures, he is afraid that he will be spit on by the nobles. Drown.
——These days, there is no such thing as official tomb robbing, and everyone still wants to lose face.
It wasn't until the Troubled Times of the Three Kingdoms that some people were so poor that they were completely shameless and organized tomb robbing in an official name.
As for the subsequent transformation of this profession into formal archeology, that is another era.
If Lu Wu is attracted by Yue Hou Gouchang, not to mention that Wu will lose a general who can be called upon when necessary. Just the alliance between Yue and Lu will mean that Wu will have to leave a considerable part of its power behind Lanshui. South, to guard against a joint attack by the two countries.
Many times, the principle that determines how countries get along is not whether you can do it, but whether you have the ability to do it.
Between the time of entry and exit, the power that can be invested in the five southern mansions is quite low.
When the time comes and the Chu State counterattacks, I am afraid that not only the five southern provinces will be unable to defend it, but the Wu State's basic base south of Lanshui will also be in danger.
With all the elites lost, if the Yue and Deer countries become greedy, the Wu State may not be able to withstand the attack from the two countries - let alone the attack from the two countries, just think about the reports from the spies about the deer, Wu, holding a halberd, charging into the formation, and single-handedly breaking through. The city and other scenes made King Wu Ketu feel cold in his heart.
As for the reasons for the alliance between Vietnam and Deer, it is even more obvious.
If the Wu State securely takes over the five southern prefectures, its national power alone will increase by at least 50%. What's more, the Central Plains has outstanding people, various agricultural technical talents and war technologies that are more developed than those in the border areas. After the Wu State acquires these technologies, its power will increase Even doubling it is considered a small amount - if I were the leader of the Yue Kingdom, I'm afraid I wouldn't feel at ease in this situation.
"In the future, shall we go out to meet King Wu?" Lu Wu said.
"That's right." Gou Chang nodded.
The main entrance of Wutong Village.
The three kings gathered together.
Wu Wang Ketu was the first to laugh and said to Gouchang, the Marquis of Yue: "The Marquis of Yue is here to meet Lu Bo, why don't you call me? I have a close friendship with Lu Bo, so I can be a good match for the Marquis of Yue." .”
What this really means is that you are here to be a guest, but you secretly come to pry into my corner. Isn't it a bit unkind?
"The King of Wu has a lot of things to do every day. How can I disturb the King of Wu with such a trivial matter."
"You two, let's go inside and talk." Lu Wu smoothed things over.
Although Wutong Villa had been renovated by Lu Jinhe, it did not have a palace large enough to entertain the princes. However, there were immortals everywhere. The three of them had something on their minds. They sat in the reception hall and did not care whether the meeting place was suitable for their status.
The three of them sat down to discuss business. Now even Gouli and Yulan were not qualified to sit here, so they had to guard the door. The maids and servants were driven far away.
"Brother, Lu, let's get it straight. Just now, Yuehou and I were talking about forming an alliance. Seeing that the Wu Kingdom has taken over the five southern prefectures and its national strength has greatly increased, both Yuehou and I are a little worried about the future. Wu Guo wants to annex." Lu Wu said.
Hearing what Lu Wu said, Gou Chang was a little surprised. Lu Wu had not agreed to the alliance just now, but now he said that both parties were worried about Wu Guoqi's intention of annexation, which was obviously to give him face.
Lu Wu calls Ke Tu brother, obviously the relationship between the two is quite good. King Wu Ke Tu just said that friendship is irreversible, but it is not completely nonsense.
"Brother Lu, how do you say this? If it hadn't been for Brother Lu, I would have been dead now, let alone ascended to the throne of Wu King and regained the five mansions in the south of the Yangtze River. If I had evil intentions towards Brother Lu, I would have killed Tu. Is he still considered a human being? Yue Hou is here as a witness. Ke Tu swears to heaven today that if any soldier from Wu State crosses the Xiaolong River in the future, Ke Tu will cut his body into pieces and die."
Ke Tu was angry and made an oath on the spot, which was obviously not a joke.
However, after he swore the oath, he found that Yue Hou's face was a little stiff - Lu Bo and Yue Hou were both present. If he just swore an oath to Lu Wu, wouldn't it mean that he might attack Yue in the future?
But Tu had also been working as King Wu's servant for half a year. As soon as his thoughts changed, he came back to his feelings and quickly said to Hou Yue: "Wu and Yue will always be a brotherly country. I have a weak virtue, but I dare not betray my trust."
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Gouchang's face looked better now - he was not really so heartless, and his unhappiness had to be shown on his face, but he was worried that King Wu would take advantage of his youth to get through.
These days, everyone is still superficial, and the monarch rarely refuses to back up his words - and the new King of Wu has a reputation for benevolence, so Yue Hou is not worried about what he does on the surface and behind his back.
However, Yuehou Gouchang was really worried about the time when the Wu Kingdom was in great difficulty a hundred years later. King Wu said these words before him, but it was a little difficult for him to say it out. He could only use his eyes to signal Lu Wu to speak.
After all, Lu Wu, who is known as the world's number one madman, seems to be quite kind. He just took the initiative to speak out what he was worried about in the future of Wu State, and did not isolate himself.
Lu Wu nodded imperceptibly - Lu Wu was willing to talk to Gouchang, the Marquis of Yue, in order to confirm the Three Kingdoms Covenant and ensure that he could live a peaceful life as an immortal in the five counties south of the Yangtze River.
