A good agreement is one that satisfies both parties!
The old King of Qin escaped his son's punishment, and Jiang Ming also brought his good brother Ying Zhuang to his side.
At the same time, Jiang Ming's actions could also encourage the old King of Qin to treat his mother better.
Actually, for time travelers, many things are quite complicated...
It is true that it possesses the host's memories, but it is difficult for it to have deep feelings for the host's original kinship!
If you can make the other person feel good and take care of them as much as possible, that's already very good!
Jiang Ming himself didn't have any deep feelings for Ying Zhuang, but the host did!
The two brothers grew up together. Both were born out of wedlock and were looked down upon by the legitimate sons of the royal family... Even the old King of Qin looked down on them, so the two brothers had a very deep bond!
What Jiang Ming wanted was not affection, but reliability and trustworthiness!
Logically speaking, Ying Zhuang's mother was from the state of Chu, so her status in the Qin court should not have been so low.
However, his mother was not a princess, but a maid who came to Qin with the princess... Because she was beautiful, the old King of Qin was overcome with lust and slept with her, which is how Ying Zhuang was born.
His mother's experience was somewhat similar to that of Jiang Ming's concubine, Qiao Hong...
When Ying Zhuang arrived, he also brought Qin's elite troops, as Jiang Ming had requested!
This was considered a token gesture from the old King Qin as part of Jiang Ming's conscription requirements...
Within Luoyi City, the brothers, who had not seen each other for several years, reunited and embraced each other with emotion—these things need not be mentioned!
Jiang Ming immediately submitted a memorial to Ji Bochang, appointing Ying Zhuang as the King of Chu and changing his own title to the King of Yan.
Anyway, Ji Bochang has now become the emperor, and the position of King of Yan is vacant... so it is most suitable for me to become the King of Yan!
Ji Bochang was merely Jiang Ming's 'mascot,' and he was happy to hand over everything to Jiang Ming to manage.
Even things like what to eat the next day and which concubine to sleep with that night, she would ask Jiang Ming for advice on whether it was auspicious or not.
Ji Bochang was already superstitious, and after hanging out with Jiang Ming, his superstition only deepened!
After all, Jiang Ming, relying on the power of the "Mountain God," transformed Ji Bochang from a minor prefect into the emperor. Is there anyone in the world more magical and powerful than "Mr. Jiang"?
Ying Zhuang was completely bewildered when he heard that his older brother Jiang Ming wanted to bestow upon him the title of "King of Chu"!
He came here to be a hostage, how could he claim to be king?
Moreover, it was his own elder brother, who was a regional governor, who generously gave it to him... He was truly flattered and immediately knelt down before Jiang Ming, expressing his utmost loyalty to Jiang Ming, willing to sacrifice his life for him!
Although the State of Chu is now fragmented and most of its territory has been occupied by the State of Wu, it still retains 40% of its prefectures and counties, making it a powerful state!
Faced with Wu's aggressive stance, Jiang Ming did not follow the usual practice of mobilizing a large army to attack Wu. Instead, he sent an envoy to Wu with an imperial edict from Ji Bochang, acknowledging that the land he had seized from Chu would now belong to Wu, and that there should be no more war between Wu and Chu.
The King of Wu was able to govern his country with peace of mind, and also enjoy the newly acquired land.
The newly enthroned King of Chu also managed to govern the 40% of the original territory of Chu that he had just acquired.
When the imperial edict arrived in the Kingdom of Wu, the King of Wu was somewhat surprised. He did not expect that Jiang Ming, who was always "punished no matter how far away," would not pursue the matter of him forcibly occupying the land of the Kingdom of Chu this time. Moreover, he even made the newly enthroned incompetent emperor Ji Bochang acknowledge that these lands belonged to him. This was indeed quite unexpected!
The ministers around King Wu all advised him to be vigilant and not to be fooled by Jiang Ming's 'smokescreen'.
If we relax our vigilance now, Jiang Ming's 600,000 troops might march south in an instant, bringing unimaginable disaster upon the Wu Kingdom.
The King of Wu naturally understood this principle...
Defense could not be relaxed, but since Jiang Ming had given him a way out... formally acknowledging the newly acquired land, the King of Wu naturally accepted the court's goodwill with pleasure.
As a result, the relationship between the Wu Kingdom and the imperial court was greatly eased, at least it was no longer as tense as before!
As for Ying Zhuang, he was originally a down-on-his-luck prince of Qin.
Having suffered endless ostracism within the Qin state, now that he has left Xianyang and come to his brother's side, it's like a bird escaping its cage or a fish entering the sea...
He was already very content to have obtained such a large area of land formerly belonging to the Chu Kingdom, and he did not ask for more!
More importantly, his elder brother skillfully handled the relationship with the State of Wu, thus avoiding future wars, and he was able to properly fulfill his role as the King of Chu!
Inside the city of Luoyi, in the official residence of the Grand Chancellor, the two brothers raised their cups and discussed important matters for the future!
"Brother!"
The newly crowned King of Chu, Ying Zhuang, excitedly grabbed Jiang Ming's hand and said, "I never imagined that I would one day become a king. Brother, you've been so good to me since we were little. I don't know how to thank you enough!"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "We brothers don't talk like that. Just help me govern the Chu region and do things according to my requirements, and I guarantee that you will recover the territory and completely destroy the Wu Kingdom within three years!"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zhuang gasped in shock: "Brother, didn't you already... negotiate peace with Wu? You even acknowledged that the land they took belonged to them. Does that mean we have to fight another tough battle?"
"Hahaha!"
Jiang Ming picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp: "Brother, sometimes, war doesn't necessarily have to involve swords and bloodshed. I naturally have ways to make the Kingdom of Wu obediently submit to you. Just follow my instructions step by step, and there won't be any problems! In the end, the King of Wu will obediently bow down and submit to you!"
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