Chapter 82 Our Wu State did not join the Peace Alliance, so is it okay to attack Chu State?
When Luo Yu was promoted to the crown prince, Sun Wu, the prime minister of Wu, came to Luo. This trip was of great importance, so as the prime minister, he had to come in person.
Wu Hou Qingji once said to his ministers: "The monarch of Chu is just a child, and the power is in the hands of the royal family.
After the previous prime minister Xiang Cheng died of old age, the next few prime ministers were all useless people who only knew how to amass wealth for their own families.
In recent years, the State of Chu has often been defeated on the Hanyang Plain, proving that the political chaos in the country has affected its military strength.
This is an opportunity given to the State of Wu by God and it must not be missed.
If we can completely destroy the Chu forces on the Hanyang Plain, Wu will no longer be a mere pawn, and only then will we, the monarch and I, enjoy life to the fullest."
The rulers and ministers of Wu were very clear about their role in containing Chu, but they were not angry.
Because it is good only if it has value. If it has no value, it will be thrown away like garbage.
Wu is a country with the surname Ji, and has been continuously promoting kingship over the years, which is the point that can gain the most support from Luo State.
If Wu could completely defeat Chu, Luo would probably ask the emperor to grant Qingji the title of Fangbo.
After ten years of accumulation, Wu finally integrated Yue into its ruling system. There were no more hidden dangers within Wu. It was a time of prosperity, and the ruler and his subjects were full of confidence.
Luo Yan and Luo Yu were both very clear about Sun Wu's purpose of coming.
"After the peace treaty, the Chu State expanded its territory on the Han River Plain. According to the news we received some time ago, it seems that Qin and Chu are going to unite their territories.
They united to develop Bashu. Chu wanted Ba's salt, and Qin wanted to develop the rear.
Wu has been cultivating the Jiangdong Plain and bridging the gap between Wu and Yue. Over the past decade or so, Wu and Chu have kept to themselves.”
Luo Yu agreed: "But now that Wu has completed its integration, it wants to take action against Chu.
The sphere of influence of the Chu State almost touched the core controlled by the Wu State, hanging like a knife over the Jiangdong Plain.
The State of Chu also controls several pieces of land suitable for farming and can quickly increase its strength. The rulers and ministers of the State of Wu certainly do not want to continue the stalemate.
The purpose of Wu launching a war was not necessarily to defeat Chu, but more to show its strength to the forces sandwiched between Wu and Chu, so as to redivide the sphere of influence with Chu.
Qingji was a wise monarch and Sun Wu was an extraordinary man. They knew that Wu was not as strong as Chu and that trying to swallow an elephant by force would only end up killing themselves.
The best outcome would be to develop along the mountains and rivers between the two sides for another decade or so before settling on a decisive battle.”
Luo Yan was very satisfied with Luo Yu's thinking on the strategies among the countries.
Sun Wu was brought into the palace, with a row of officials behind both sides.
Looking at Luo Yu who was kneeling below Luo Yan, Sun Wu actually felt the same sense of amazement and shock as when he first saw Xi Shi.
However, he came back to his senses in an instant, bowed and said: "Lord Luo, I, your servant, send you greetings on behalf of the king. Lord Haotian Suwang wishes you a long life.
Upon hearing that the prince had just ascended the throne, the king specially ordered his foreign ministers to bring the magic swords Gan Jiang and Mo Ye to present to the prince, wishing that the prince and Xi Shi would be together forever.
It is an honor for the people of Wu that a woman from Wu can be loved by the prince. "
Wu and Yue were united, and the monarch of Xi Shi's adoptive father was the Lord of Kuaiji who was enthroned by the Marquis of Wu. It is nothing wrong to say that Xi Shi was a Wu citizen. It can be said that Qingji and Sun Wu made very careful preparations.
Luo Yu smiled and said, "I have to thank Marquis Wu and Prime Minister Sun for giving me this good wife. This is a clear proof of the friendship between Luo and Wu. Prime Minister Sun has come all the way here. Please tell me what's important to you."
Luo Yu has 96's cunning and 99's charm, so even if he tells a lie, he will sound sincere, let alone the truth?
When Sun Wu heard this, he couldn't help but smile, thinking that it was a brilliant move by the king to send Xi Shi to him.
“Lord Luo, Prince.
Five hundred years ago, King Wu established his rule over the world. King Su went on an expedition to the east and conferred titles on the Ji clan in the city of Haojing to protect the royal family. The world now belonged to the Ji clan.
Several generations of your ancestors divided the kingdoms of the princesses in Hanyang, but over the course of hundreds of years, almost all of them were destroyed by the State of Chu.
A few years ago, the king saw fish flying in the river. A big fish spoke in human language: "I am the eldest son of the Ji clan in Hanyang. I was forced by Jingchu and jumped into the river and died. King of Wu, you are also of the Ji clan, why don't you avenge me?"
The king was unable to save his relatives from being humiliated, and he would cover his face and cry, saying, "The people of Wu must not forget this humiliation. Raise an army and strengthen the country to prepare for the future."
Last year, a dragon emerged from the water and claimed to be the king of Xi State a hundred years ago. It said that the end of Chu State had come and that Wu State would be able to defeat it by sending its troops.
The State of Chu had a population and territory far larger than that of the State of Wu, and its strength was growing stronger. If they waited any longer, they would lose the opportunity to avenge their clan members.
So the king ordered the Wu Kingdom to send troops to attack the Chu Kingdom and revive the Hanyang princesses.
Luo State is the most prominent among all the concubines, so the king sent a foreign minister to ask you to lend a helping hand for the sake of our clan relationship."
After the unification of Wu and Yue, Wu had the strength to fight a major battle with Chu in a short period of time.
Precisely because of the strength to fight, it needs the support of Luo State even more. Otherwise, Ying State and the old nobles who originally existed in Hanyang would probably not support Wu State.
Sun Wu said it very tactfully. Although the real goal of the Wu State was to gain benefits on the Hanyang Plain, politics was to wrap it in a beautiful cloak of justice.
Luo State had a wealth of experience in dealing with Chu State, especially after gradually understanding the river systems and mountain directions of the entire Jingchu region. No country knew the potential of Chu State better than Luo State.
Since the time of its ancestor Luo Su, the State of Luo has been using various methods to restrict the development of the State of Chu towards the Central Plains. The joint defense lines it built several times have effectively curbed the speed of the State of Chu's eastward expansion.
Otherwise, the Chu State would have already completely incorporated the Hanyang Plain into its core ruling area.
Hearing what Sun Wu said, Luo Yu sighed and said, "Alas!
The Marquis of Wu is a wise man among all the concubines.
If I had been born a hundred years earlier, would there have been the defeat of the Hanyang concubines?
Although he had long ceased to serve as the Grand Chancellor, could the State of Luo remain indifferent to what the Marquis of Wu said?
But you, Prime Minister Sun, know that there is a peace alliance between Luo State and Chu State.
Even if the stars in the sky fall, the mountains that reach into the clouds collapse, and the raging rivers dry up, the Luo Kingdom will never betray the covenant. "
The officers on both sides showed expressions of matter-of-factness, even Sun Wu was no exception. In fact, Qingji and Sun Wu had never expected the State of Luo to send troops.
But Sun Wu still pretended to be polite and said, "Your Highness is right. Luo is a country of great integrity and loyalty. They signed the peace treaty first. It was Wu who was not thoughtful enough."
In fact, what Qingji and Sun Wu wanted was the network of relationships that Luo State had built up in the Hanyang area over hundreds of years.
This was a very embarrassing situation for the State of Wu. As the destroyer of the Hanyang princesses, the Chu State was actually more powerful in the Hanyang area than the Wu State, a fellow clan. Therefore, the State of Wu needed the help of the Luo State very much.
Especially Ying State, a very important country on the Ying River. If Wu State wants to fight with Chu State on the Hanyang Plain, the support of Ying State is crucial.
Luo Yu pondered and said, "Prime Minister Sun, since Wu has returned to the world of the Xia people and has been canonized by the emperor, it is guarding the southeast as a vassal of the Ji clan.
Then it would be wrong to treat the Ji clan countries with the same attitude as before.
Ying was a country with the surname Ji, and Wu was also a country with the surname Ji. They were of the same clan but not close to each other. How could Wu get help?
Luo State is willing to serve as a witness for the Marquis of Wu and the Marquis of Ying to sign a treaty of mutual communication and friendship between the two countries."
Sun Wu thought to himself that the royal family of Luo State was always so perceptive about the alliances and knew immediately what Wu State wanted. No wonder Chu State was so powerful for so many years but was blocked in the south.
It was not just the support from Ying State. On the Hanyang Plain, although many countries were forced to remain silent due to the tyranny of Chu State, Luo State still had many allies in secret.
In the past years, Luo State has given them a lot of support, and now it is feasible to let them secretly support Wu State.
What the Wu State lacked most was the support of these small forces. Without these people, they would be outsiders even more unfamiliar than the Chu State. Once they encountered a small failure, they would be defeated.
Qingji had asked Sun Wu before: "Changqing, now that Wu has annexed Yue, it has a thousand miles of territory and 100,000 soldiers. It is the undisputed overlord of the southeast, and it has a garrison position appointed by the emperor himself. Can we call some of the princes to an alliance?"
Sun Wu then advised, "Duke Huan of Qi's defeat of the Laiyi people was more shocking to the Chinese than the annexation of Yue by Wu.
However, when Duke Huan of Qi convened a meeting of nations, not many countries showed up. Can you be more popular than Duke Huan of Qi?
The accumulation of prestige cannot be accomplished overnight. If letters were sent to these countries in the name of Wu to request an alliance, they might be intimidated by Wu's strength and come.
But if you say unite to attack Chu.
I am afraid that if you say this in the morning, the State of Chu will know it in the evening. Is there any meaning in such an alliance?
If they get the support of Luo, they will remain neutral between Chu and Wu, or even slightly lean towards Wu, which is what Wu needs. "
The previous alliance to stop the war was made by Luo Ci and Luo Yan because they believed that the offensive of Qin and Chu was no longer the most urgent problem to be solved.
Now that Luo Yu is in charge of Luo's diplomacy with various countries, he believes that the threat from Chu has dropped to third place. The most serious threat now is Qi, followed by Qin.
Therefore, Luo State readily reached an exchange of interests with Wu State and temporarily lent the entire Hanyang resources to Wu State for use.
If Wu wins, it will have to re-plan the various concubines in Hanyang and will not be able to incorporate all the interests into Wu.
This is a very reasonable request.
Sun Wu returned to the State of Wu and led his army from Gusu to Hanyang.
Luo Yu sent people to keep an eye on the war between Wu and Chu. If Wu won, he would watch; if Wu was defeated, he would promptly persuade Chu to seek peace.
This has been done for the past five hundred years, and Luo Yu is very good at it. He then went to the State of Qi.
The monarch is in charge of domestic affairs, while the crown prince is in charge of external affairs. This is the tradition of Luo State.
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The alliance to stop the war has no roots.
The conflict between Wu and Chu is a common occurrence in the world.
It is not humanly possible to stop worldly affairs with no root. ——"On War"
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