Chapter 507: Alliances
Southland
Xie Zhan was also thinking, the imperial court has been sitting on the sidelines, and he wondered which side it would attack first?
It is possible that the King of Jin was the king. Part of the East China Sea that he controlled was the heartland of the Central Plains, and the others were all in the four corners of the periphery.
Pingzhou is also a possibility, after all, Pingzhou was the first to rebel.
Prince Cheng is also a possibility. What if Song Mo wants to take him by surprise?
Then there was Xie Zhan. He knew very well that with Song Mo's petty mind, he would definitely remember it very badly.
At this time, Xie Zhan also realized that the response of him, the King of Jin, and the King of Cheng had saved Pingzhou. Otherwise, the court would definitely have pointed its guns at Pingzhou.
But if they rebelled, the imperial court would have to consider which side to send troops against first.
He has both gains and losses.
"Thank you, sir. We need to issue a recruitment order to recruit more talents."
Jiang Boya knew very well that Pingzhou was widely known throughout the world because of the manifesto attacking Song Mo.
On paper, the other side controlled two states, a territory larger than theirs in the South. In terms of prestige, Pingzhou's reputation was far greater than that of the King of Cheng in the Southwest, the King of Jin in the East Sea, and even their own Lingnan region.
It also occupies the position of justice and is very attractive to talented people.
Jiang Boya had a toothache. How could they in the South stand out and compete for talent?
"Mr. Jiang's analysis is correct, but Mr. Jiang, don't forget that Pingzhou has a fatal weakness. The world does not know that all of Pingzhou's plans are the work of a woman, and this woman holds great power in Pingzhou."
Xie Zhan was referring to Lü Songli. After Jiang Boya joined his army, he didn't hide the inside story of Pingzhou from him, including the several battles he and Lü Songli had fought.
Jiang Boya nodded. This could be considered a trump card to deal with Pingzhou. If this news were to be revealed, it would be enough to make all men in the world hesitate.
They did not look down on Lu Songli just because she was a woman, but that did not stop them from taking advantage of her female identity. A real man does not care about trivial matters when getting things done.
At this moment, Xie Nan hurried in, "Chief, we received news that Pingzhou has announced that Lu Songli will be their first leader!"
Xie Zhan paused.
Jiang Boya glanced at Xie Zhan, then lowered his head slightly.
Xie Zhan's heart sank. The two strategies he had prepared to deal with Pingzhou were useless. Not only did their earlier plan to accuse Pingzhou of being a woman was scrapped, but Hou Shuang's was also scrapped.
He guessed that she would eventually take the throne, but the process would be full of hardships.
He originally thought that if he gave Hou Shuang some time, he would become close enough to the Qin family's direct generals to infiltrate the inner circle.
By then, the Qin and Lu families would have conquered a lot of territory and expanded. Hou Shuang would then instigate and use these direct generals to instigate a power struggle between the Qin and Lu families, triggering internal strife between the two.
The best outcome he envisioned was that both Qin and Lu would suffer heavy losses, and he would then seize the opportunity to defeat them one by one.
He had never expected that Lu Songli would come to power at this juncture, and that she would be the only woman in power in public. It was beyond his expectations.
Logically speaking, Pingzhou had just rebelled and it was a time when people needed to stabilize the people's hearts. Most people would not risk the world's condemnation at this moment, which would cause chaos within Pingzhou.
Therefore, many people would choose to gain a firm foothold in Pingzhou before taking their time to make further progress.
Did Lu Songli not consider these at all?
But no matter what the reason was, whether Lu Songli was reckless or did it on purpose, she did disrupt his plans.
Xie Zhan suddenly had a feeling that God bless Pingzhou.
Thinking of this, Xie Zhan felt a tightness in his chest. After a while, he let out a long breath and felt less stuffy.
"Mr. Jiang, we are in trouble." Xie Zhan said with a wry smile.
"Song Mo will definitely be the first to use military force against Lingnan." Xie Zhan said with a sigh.
Jiang Boya understood that they were going to start the strategy of forming an alliance.
The so-called "Hengzong" means that the weak countries unite to attack a strong country, while "Lianheng" means that a strong country unites with weak countries to attack another weak country.
He is quite good at this.
"Do you need me to go to the southwest?"
Xie Zhan nodded, "Thank you for troubling Mr. Jiang."
Given the imperial court's pride, it would be impossible to ally with King Jin and King Cheng at this time.
If the imperial court doesn't choose to form alliances, then they will choose to form vertical alliances!
Now that the imperial court has taken the initiative to attack Lingnan, if they cannot convince Prince Cheng or Prince Jin, the two onlookers may take advantage of the situation to rob, and Lingnan will be in danger.
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Pingzhou, Xuefu
Ji Wuyin looked at the man returning home on a snowy night in front of him and asked, "Are you so busy?"
Xue Xu let his attendant brush the snow off his body with a feather duster while he replied, "Yes, there are too many things to do, and I have to sort them out one by one." He now wished that there were twenty-four hours in a day.
Ji Wuyin saw that he was busy every day, but he was full of energy, as if he had a second spring.
I thought to myself, power is really a man's aphrodisiac.
Not long after, the two of them sat down and waved away the servants.
"I still feel like I'm dreaming."
Xue Xu was speechless. "It's been several days, and you're still dreaming?"
"Don't worry about me. I'll be back to normal in a couple of days."
Ji Wuyin felt like he was hit by a pie.
He really didn't expect the Lu family and Lu Songli to be so successful. First, they revolted by secession from the two states, and then Lu Songli suddenly became a female prince, ruling the two states as a woman.
He had previously worried that Pingzhou would not be able to resist the imperial court, and then Prince Jin, Prince Cheng and Xie Zhan would rebel.
Wouldn't this just be a big brawl?
He had carefully compared the six forces. Not to mention the imperial court and the Xianbei, he just compared Pingzhou with the other three. He dared to say that in terms of the economy within their jurisdiction, the other three were definitely not as good as Pingzhou.
Lu Songli is also famous for making money.
War is fought with logistics, and a strong army must have strong backing.
Looking at it this way, doesn’t the chance of winning increase?
He was very glad that he moved his property from the south to Pingzhou. Otherwise, no matter whose territory he was in now, he would be forced to become their money bag and provide blood transfusion for them to conquer the world.
It would be fine if he won in the end, but if he lost, all his efforts in this life would be in vain, and his family would be implicated.
He didn't worry about this in Pingzhou. Lü Songli was good at valuing goods, and the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce he managed was a big fat pig. The only thing they had was cooperation.
"Tomorrow, I will give you a thousand acres of land. I know you are busy, so I will prepare the land deeds and other things for you." At this time, Ji Wuyin only felt that Xue Xu, the old man who was unwilling to die, looked particularly pleasing to the eye.
Xue Xu: What's wrong with this stingy guy? Is he plucking feathers?
Ji Wuyin didn't intend to explain. He put his hands behind his back and walked slowly towards the Ji Mansion next door. The two mansions were adjacent, so he simply opened a small door inside to facilitate visits. Xue Xu didn't react either, letting him do whatever he wanted.
Ji Wuyin also plans to burn more paper for his ancestors during the Qingming Festival next year to thank them for their blessings.
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