Chapter 1106: Zhao Mou
On the side of Zhao, unlike other countries, who were either happy or surprised, after Zhao's father got the news of Chu's reform, he was deeply evaluating the pros and cons of the change.
At this time, Master Zhao sat opposite to Que Guanzi, who knew a lot about Chu State, Master Zhao was closing his eyes at the moment, while Que Guanzi was seriously watching the content of Chu State's changes.
After a while, Que Guanzi finished reading the silk book in his hand, and suddenly remembered the third invitation sent to him by the Taifu of Chu State.
Thinking about it, Crane Guanzi sighed, then closed his eyes, and twisted his left hand carefully, thinking about it seriously.
The determination of the king of Chu, the talent of Qu Yuan and Tang Yu, the support of the various academic schools of the Chu State, the close proximity of merchants, craftsmen and farmers, and the powerful aristocratic feudal class, and even the forces behind the countries.
At this moment, the forces of all parties inside and outside Chu appeared in the mind of the Crane Guanzi one by one.
Shaoqing, when Master Zhao saw that the crane Guanzi opened his eyes, he immediately asked inquiringly: "Sir, this is the whole content of this change in the Chu State, Mr. is originally from Chu, and he has been in the Chu State for many years, I don't know if the change in the Chu State can be successful?" ”
Hearing this, Que Guanzi immediately said cautiously: "Master Father, in the opinion of the ministers, if the countries do not intervene, the probability of the King of Chu's change of law is only thirty percent. ”
"Sancheng?" Master Zhao was taken aback and asked in surprise: "Sir, you are not mistaken, is it so high?" According to the widow's estimate, it would be good for Chu State's change this time to have a chance. ”
"Huh!" Que Guanzi shook his head slightly: "The master father doesn't know, the chance of thirty percent is still based on the possibility of the sudden death of the king of Chu, if the king of Chu can live to the age of the king of Song, the probability of success of this change is as high as half." ”
Master Zhao was stunned, and then looked at the crane crown suspiciously.
"Master father, the world knows that the strength of the nobles of the Chu State is extremely strong. However, many people ignore that the king of Chu has been preparing for today's changes for thirty years.
Thirty years ago, the king of Chu issued an edict for Qu Yuan to redraft the law and prepare for reform. However, that time, under the opposition of the ministers, the reform had already ended before it began.
This time it was different, and the King of Chu had been preparing carefully for thirty years. Now, the armies of the Chu State are all under the control of the Zhu State Tang Yu; In the DPRK, the power of the reformers headed by Qu Yuan or headed by Qu Shi should not be underestimated; At the local level, the county lieutenant of the county, who was loyal to the king of Chu, had let the tentacles of the king of Chu penetrate deep into the counties of the state of Chu; In the opposition, all the university factions in Chu were waving their flags and shouting for the king of Chu.
Even the head of the Mo family is Gong Yin, the next leader of the Mo family, Deng Lingguang, is the personal guard of the King of Chu, and the leader of the peasant family, Xu Xing, is the great Si Nong of the Chu State, especially Huanyuan, who has a high reputation in all countries and schools in the world, is the Taifu of the Chu State. These people gathered Taixue and cultivated a large number of talents, and once the state of Chu changed, these people could immediately fill the vacancy in the state of Chu.
Therefore, according to the minister's estimate, as long as the king of Chu can live for ten years, the chances of success in the reform of the state of Chu will be more than half. ”
"More than half!" Master Zhao suddenly let out an exclamation.
"Master don't have to be amazed." Que Guanzi smiled and said, "Actually, there is not even a single chance that the Chu State will succeed in changing the law this time. ”
"Uh~~" Master Zhao was stunned.
Quan Guanzi smiled and said, "Master Father, if we also participate in it, how can the King of Chu succeed!" ”
"Hahaha..." Master Zhao laughed and said, "Yes, if we also join in, even if the King of Chu can live to be a hundred years old, then the Chu State will not be able to succeed." ”
At this time, Que Guanzi arched his hand and said: "Master father, the change of the Chu State has just begun, and the change is not directly aimed at the nobles, because the nobles of the Chu State have not suffered much loss, and the current Chu State can still be stabilized." Therefore, according to the minister's opinion, the main purpose at the moment is to send a big gift to the state of Chu, stabilize the king of Chu so that the king of Chu has no external scruples, so as to encourage the king of Chu to continue to deepen the reform.
During this period, the king just had his hands free to settle the two countries of Qin and Qi first. ”
Master Zhao nodded, and then frowned again: "Sir, Mr. Chu Chu planned a strategy to restrain the Qin State, win over the Chu and Wei countries, and then swallow the Qi State. However, now that the Wei State has been completely crippled, the Qin State is out of the cage, and the strength of the Chu State still exists, how to solve the Qin and Qi countries at this time. ”
Que Guanzi said with a smile: "Don't worry, the main force of Wei is in mourning, this is a good time for us to let the three Jin become one again." As for the tiger of the Qin State coming out of the cage, then it is better to drive the Qin State back to Guanzhong.
In that country, the laws of Qin were cruel and severe, and the people were slightly at fault, deprived of their titles, or degraded to concubines, and the people of Qin only kept their families alive from the life of being enslaved by others.
Therefore, the Qin people are warlike and cannot be broken, as long as the Qin state is locked in Guanzhong, then there is no war or there is no way to profit from war. Then the upper nobility will not be able to profit from the war, and the lower class of the common people will not be able to change their status through the war.
The aristocracy grew poorer, and the common people became commoners and even slaves. In this way, it won't be long before the huge Qin State and the powerful Qin State will collapse by itself.
Therefore, the way to deal with the Qin State is to exclude the Qin State from the Kanto region. And this is exactly what Zhao, Wei and Han are looking forward to! ”
Speaking of this, Que Guanzi saw Master Zhao nodding, paused slightly, and then arched his hand: "Master Father, the biggest problem in that country of Qi is that the Tian clan is a big threat to the King of Qi, and since King Qi Wei, he has begun to want to limit the power of the Tian family, and now in the land of King Qi, this is already three generations.
Therefore, the way to deal with the Qi State is to let the King of Qi and the Tian clan centrifuge, as long as the Tian clan does not help the King of Qi, then the strength of the Qi State will be lost.
And now is the time for the Great King to further divide the King of Qi and the Tian clan. ”
Master Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately arched his hand and said, "Dare to ask Mr., will the plan be released?" ”
"To divide the Qi State, this requires the contribution of the Wei State and the Qin State!"
Master Zhao was surprised: "Sir, it's okay for the Wei State to say, how can the Qin State help the widow?" ”
Que Guanzi explained with a smile: "Master Father, the strength of the Wei State is now greatly damaged, and I am afraid that the three kingdoms of Qin, Qi and Zhao will attack the Wei State, especially the tiger-like Qin State. Therefore, now as long as the master father sends someone to tell the king of Wei and asks him to send someone to invite Qi Xiangtian Wen to enter Wei as the prime minister, so as to make friends with the Qi state to fight against the Qin state, then the king of Wei will definitely agree.
When the envoy of Wei arrived in Qi, the king of Qi would definitely agree in order to win over Wei and drive away Tian Wen. At this time, the master father can ask the people of the Tian clan to dissuade Tian Wen, as long as Tian Wen is aware of the crisis of the Tian clan and realizes that once he Tian Wen leaves the Qi country, his foundation will collapse, so Tian Wen will definitely not leave the Qi country.
And this was the beginning of the split between King Qi and Tian Wen, and also the beginning of the great split between King Qi and Tian. ”
"Not bad!" Master Zhao said with a smile: "In order to split the King of Qi and Tian Wen, in order to show his sincerity, the King of Wei should repeatedly send people to the State of Qi to ask Tian Wen to be the prime minister." ”
"Master Father is wise!"
"Sir, how can the Qin State be as I wish?"
Que Guanzi smiled and arched his hand: "Master Father, didn't the Qin State occupy the east of the Wei State not long ago and break through the blockade of our Three Jins?"
Now, the minister asked the lord father to immediately send someone to invite the kings of the four kingdoms of Qi, Chu, Wei, Hanyan, and Song to gather in the Great Liang of Wei, and the seven kingdoms will jointly seek justice for Wei, attack Qin, and recapture Hedong. ”
Master Zhao immediately frowned when he heard this.
At this time, Que Guanzi muttered: "Master Father, when all countries attack the Qin State, our Sanjin must be willing." The State of Chu is busy changing the law, although it will not participate, but in order to avoid the attention of various countries to attack the State of Chu, or even plunge the countries into war, the State of Chu will definitely support it.
On the Yan side, as long as the king reveals the news to the king of Yan and promises that the king of Yan only needs to recapture Hedong, and then the state of Zhao will launch an alliance to avenge the Yan country, then the king of Yan will definitely agree to send troops.
As for the Qi side, it is not profitable for the Qi State to attack Qin at all, but in order to consume the strength of the countries and the Qin State, the King of Qi will definitely agree to come down, but he will not really go to Qin.
And on the side of the Song State, the Song State is small, and if other countries agree, the Song State will definitely agree. ”
Speaking of this, Que Guanzi said with a smile: "After the five kingdoms start a war with the Qin State, the master father can send someone to lobby the King of Qin, saying that in order to break the alliance of various countries, the Qin State should make friends with Qi and Chu, and the Chu State is busy changing the law and is unable to save the Qin State, so why not the King of Qin at this time deeply tie up the Qi State." As long as the King of Qin can invite Tian Wen to serve as the prime minister of Qin, then the five countries will inevitably be worried that they will be attacked by the Qi State, and they will retreat without a fight.
In this way, the King of Qin will definitely send someone to invite Tian Wen. ”
When Master Zhao heard this, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he said happily: "If Tian Wen goes to the Qin State, then the rift between the King of Qi and the Tian clan will suddenly expand, and it will even be difficult to repair." If Tian Wen doesn't go, it will be even better, King Qi must be deeply jealous of Tian Wen, and will even take the initiative to attack Tian Wen.
And the battle of the Five Kingdoms against Qin, the five countries were strong, and they fought in the east of the Wei River, and the time, place, and people were all here, so the five countries would definitely be able to repel the Qin State, and then trap the Qin State in Guanzhong again.
After the blockade of Qin, the widow could ask the king of Qi to hand over Tian Wen under the pretext of colluding with Qin during the war, and take the opportunity to lead the army of the five kingdoms to encroach on Qi. ”
At this time, Que Guanzi continued: "During the Five Kingdoms Expedition, the master father can send people to stabilize the king of Chu while sending people to contact the nobles of the Chu State, and after eight or nine years, when the Qi State has been seriously weakened, the master father can invite the Chu State to send troops to attack Qi together."
At that time, if the king of Chu died, or even if the Chu State failed to change the law, then the strength of the Chu State would definitely be greatly weakened. In the face of the king's invitation, the new king of Chu saw that it was profitable to fight Qi, and in order to establish prestige and restore the vitality of the Chu state, nine times out of ten he would agree to send troops.
If the king of Chu hadn't died at that time, it would have been better, because as long as the king of Chu hadn't died, at that time, the contradictions within the state of Chu would have accumulated to a very serious point.
At that time, in order to divert internal contradictions, the king of Chu would inevitably send a large army to attack the state of Qi, just like Shang Ying's attack on Wei back then. And what we need to do is to encourage the nobles of Chu to take advantage of the fact that the main force of Chu is outside, take the opportunity to destroy the king of Chu, and then restore the old system of Chu. ”
Speaking of which, Que Guanzi congratulated: "If this is really the case, destroy Qi and swallow Yan, the three Jin will be one, the Chu State will decline, and the Qin State will weaken, then the hope of the unification of the world will fall on the head of the Zhao State." ”
"Hahaha..." Master Zhao laughed.