It's like a dead buckle tied into a thread, and this dead buckle will be pulled to death sooner or later, but to pull this dead buckle, you must force at both ends of the line, and only one end of the force is ineffective.

Now the Mo family took the initiative to pull this line first, and let South Korea pull the other end.

Zheng Guo's choice is not stupid, but in the context of the gap in national strength and the great controversy of the times, all their plans are meaningless.

The plan must be supported by national strength, and everything is meaningless without the support of strength.

When planning is pointless, it doesn't matter if it's wise or stupid.

Zheng Guo's land is now only a few cities near Xinzheng, and it has been fighting with Korea for 30 years, exhausted, and the people are tired of war.

Zheng Guo is a plain, and there is no danger to defend.

It is impossible for the Mo family to send troops, and the only support they can give is nothing more than sending some military personnel to help train soldiers, sending some engineers to repair the city walls, and sending some retired artillery to Zheng Guo to form artillery.

According to the speculation of the decision-makers of the Mo family, all this is meaningless, it is impossible to make Zheng Guo have enough combat power in the short term, and if South Korea is smart enough, then the annexation of Zheng will be carried out at the end of this year at the latest.

However, Zheng Guojun's ministers felt that this was a great help, and the Mojia envoy made it clear that it was impossible to defeat Korea in the field by relying on Zheng Guo's national strength, and the only way to rely on diplomacy to defend the capital and support Wei and Chu and Sishang came forward to mediate.

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The news of the Mo envoy's entry into Zheng soon spread to the capital of Wei.

The scouts also summarized everything that happened in Sishang, Song State, and Zheng State, and made it clear in front of Wei Zhen and Uncle Gong.

Wei Zhen stared at the information about Zheng Guo and was silent for a long time.

After a while, he sneered at his uncle: "Xiangbang, I'm afraid that the Koreans will come soon, and I still need to prepare my speech in advance." ”

"This strategy is extremely vicious."

Uncle Gong also sighed and said, "This is really unexpected. ”

"It's just a matter of the Song Kingdom, but it is not easy to do this matter if it links Song and Zheng together."

"Whatever is to be done, it will be fruitful. The monarch needs to think clearly, how to do it in line with the interests of the Wei State, and what kind of result should the Song State have? ”

At this time, there was no one else, and Wei knocked down without saying those so-called etiquette and righteousness, so he asked: "Xiangbang thinks that even if Wei Chuhan sends troops, can he completely Si Mo family?" ”

Uncle Gong didn't think about it and said, "It's impossible." ”

"The folk customs of Sishang are different from other places, the people seek profit and talk about equality, and the people's hearts have been confused. If you want to destroy the Mo family, you can't do it unless you slaughter Sishang. The so-called fish and water are also, the people are the water, the Mo family is the fish, if you want to have no fish, I am afraid that you will not be able to do it only by relying on the net, unless the water is drained. ”

"And if you really want to do this, I'm afraid that you can't do it even if you don't talk about Wei Chuhan, even if the princes of the world work together."

"The Mo family has taken root in Sishang, they build fortresses, it is difficult to besiege, and their army is good at fighting, and it is extremely difficult to be cunning."

"What do you think?"

Wei Zhen nodded and said, "I think the same thing. It's just that the Mo family is gradually getting bigger, and it will be the enemy of Wei in the future. I originally wanted to take advantage of the state affairs of the Song Dynasty and take the order of the Son of Heaven as an edict to unite Chu, Han, Qi, and Yue, and fight fiercely in the Song Dynasty and Sishang, consuming their national strength. ”

"But now it seems that this matter is also difficult."

"Don't talk about the rest, just talk about this Zheng State matter, how to do it? If this thing is not done well, how can the Koreans contribute? ”

That's what Wei Zhen was worried about.

Zheng is considered a vassal state of Wei, after all, he made a pilgrimage to Wei and respected Wei as supreme.

However, Wei's previous appearance was too ugly, and it was obvious that Zheng Guo could be used as a buffer between Wei and Han to contain South Korea, but when Zheng Guo was divided into three points, Wei ate a lot of Zheng Guo's land.

Wei Zhen's grasp of the situation in the world, his diplomatic methods, and his alliance to maintain hegemony are not a little worse than his father's.

Now Zheng Guo is forced to commit to Wei in desperation, and he has no trust and respect for Wei, just a helplessness under compulsion.

This is very clear.

When Zheng Tundi was first divided, he just felt that South Korea must eat it, and it was not good to turn his face with South Korea at that time, so South Korea couldn't eat less if he wanted to eat.

Now, the envoy from Sishang went to Zheng State with great fanfare, what could Wei State do?

In the name of the semi-suzerain, ask Zheng Guo not to contact Sishang?

Then, Zheng Guo must ask Wei to give Zheng Guo a guarantee of independence, and a written oath will be required.

But in this way, Korea will inevitably be angry and unhappy, and at this juncture when it needs allies, it is impossible for Wei to give Zheng Guo a written guarantee of independence.

If Zheng Guo is not given a written guarantee of independence, and he will not swear an oath, then Zheng Guo will inevitably find another way, and he will not be able to hang himself from a tree, let alone wait for his own death.

South Korea is bound to win Zheng Guo, Zheng Guo is also an unavoidable point in the relations between Wei and South Korea, Wei and Han want to cooperate, and South Korea continues to respect Wei as the leader of the alliance, so it is necessary to ensure South Korea's interests in Zheng Guo.

If you don't guarantee it, why should you go with such a boss?

For example, Zhao State, because it has repeatedly curbed Zhao State from entering the Central Plains, has now caused Zhao State to turn its face, as long as there are interests between countries, it is useless to have three good secretaries.

Uncle Gong understood what kind of strategy Wei Zhen wanted to hear.

So he asked, "The gentleman asked how to do it, and I want to ask the gentleman first what kind of result do you want?" ”

"The minister thought that the king hoped that Han would not swallow Zheng, Zheng would not be close to Sishang, and Han Wei would send troops to join forces, and he would not swallow Zheng in the future...... I don't know if what the minister guessed was the result that the king wanted? ”

Wei Zhen smiled: "Xiangbang knows my heart very well. ”

Uncle Gong said with a sneer: "If you want such a result, it is tantamount to wanting to bring the sun closer when the weather is cold; When it's hot, you want to push the sun farther away. ”

"If you have to do this, even if you are a saint, you can't do it. Therefore, the minister thought that the result that the king wanted had to be changed. ”

Wei Zhen also knew that he wanted the result, and there was indeed no way to do it, so he asked: "Xiangbang thinks, how should it be changed?" Or what is the best way to do it? ”

Uncle Gong asked rhetorically: "If the Han people take Zheng, is it acceptable for the king?" ”

Wei Zhen shook his head.

When the Wei State arrived in his hands, it had fallen from attacking from all sides to a situation of key defense.

There was Qin in Xihe, Zhongshan was gone, the Zhao people turned their faces, and the rise of Sishang curbed Wei's demand for hegemony over Sishang, and Chu began to change the law......

Now if South Korea gets Zheng Guo and its strength increases greatly, it will be impossible to control it at that time.

Faced with the threat of Chu, Wei and Han could still form an alliance, but this alliance aimed at a common enemy lacked longevity.

If one day in the future there is a change in the Wei State and Korea is strong, Wei Zhen must consider the possibility of Korea taking the opportunity and Zhao to interfere in the Wei State.

Therefore, letting South Korea have Zheng Guo alone, that is absolutely impossible for Wei Zhen to accept.

The land of Zheng is fertile, all of them are anointed, and there are many households, once the Koreans get Zheng, their strength will inevitably rise.

Uncle Gong asked again: "So, is it acceptable for the monarch to let the Mo family control the Song Land?" ”

Wei Zhen shook his head again.

It is even more unacceptable to let the Mo soldiers control the Song State without blood.

This is not an ideological dispute, but a conflict of interests, with Sishang's ability to govern the country, once the Song State is obtained by the Mo family, its strength will also soar.

Although the Mo family has always said that the Song State should be independent and neutral, in fact, all kinds of goods in Sishang are flooded with the Song State, and the population of the Song State continues to flow to the Song State, and the Hedong salt of the Wei State cannot be sold to the Song State at all, and whether the Song State is neutral or not is only within the sphere of influence of the Mo family, and there is no difference between being annexed by the Mo family.

Uncle Gong asked again: "If you can only choose one of these two things, which one will you choose?" ”

Wei Zhen smiled: "This doesn't need to be considered, if Song doesn't enter the ink and the Koreans have to get Zheng, I naturally hope that the Koreans will get Zheng, and the rest of the Mo family will get Song." ”

"But this is just a kind of envoy, and I don't want the Koreans to get Zheng."

Uncle Gong asked again: "The scout has made a detailed report, Sishang has been mobilized, and the king thinks that when will the victory and defeat be determined in the war around the Song State?" ”

Wei Zhen was silent, and said for a long time: "Say less about three years." I look at the pattern of some fortresses on Si, 35,000 people are stationed, and 20,000 troops have to be besieged for half a year before it can be capture......d.

"Of course, Sishang will be weakened, but I'm afraid that Wei will not be able to bear it."

"But...... If it is not controlled at this time, the Mo family will win the Song, and it will be even more difficult to stop it in the future. ”

"This time the coup d'état of the Song State made the Mo family extremely isolated, and the Chu people must be worried, and Qi Yue is even more vigilant, hoping to curb the expansion of Sishang...... This is an opportunity. ”

Uncle Gong sighed and said: "Your Majesty, in the world of great disputes, what you are afraid of is not enemies, but friends. Even if Wei Chuhan sends troops, will the monarch be able to ensure that the Chu people will fight with all their might? ”

Wei Zhenxin couldn't believe Chu Guo, and of course shook his head.

Uncle Gong asked again: "The princes are allied, beat the drum and march, if you win, you can fight, if you lose, you are afraid that you will have your own thoughts." Today's allies, tomorrow's great enemies, this is something we must be guarded against. ”

"Jun Shang thinks about it, if he hits Sishang this time, is it because of the morality of the Mo family? Or is it because of the threat to Wei from Sishang's expansion? ”

Wei Zhen said: "It's a bit of both, but after all, I'm still worried about the expansion of Sishang. ”

Uncle Gong said again: "Don't think about winning, think about defeat first, the king thinks that once the battle is unfavorable, the Chu people will flee far away, and even Sishang will fight the Wei army instead of the Chu army, and Hedong will face the division of tigers and wolves in Sishang, once defeated...... What will happen to the Qin people? What will happen to the Zhao people? What will happen to the Chu people? What will happen to the Koreans? ”

Wei said: "It may not be defeated. The unknown is invincible. ”

Uncle Gong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, if you win, what does Wei get?" The reason for sending troops this time must be to respond to the call of the imperial father's family to oppose Mexico, so is it necessary to capture the land of the Song State? In that case, the whole world will inevitably be alert to Wei. ”

"In addition to getting a hegemony that is now meaningless, the Wei State has suffered 100,000 casualties and countless food and money at home, and the Qin people who are eyeing it will take the opportunity to seize the West River."

"When it comes to winning or losing, we have to consider the result, and the king needs to make a trade-off."

"The most suitable person likes to provoke contradictions, and each one can break it, which must be guarded against. Zheng Guoshi, it seems that he is practicing Mo Zhai's strategy of not attacking and helping the weak, but in fact, he is instigating the relationship between Wei and Han. ”

Wei Zhen frowned and said, "Looking at Xiangbang, what should I do?" ”

Uncle Gong sneered: "Why don't you ...... With the policy of appeasement, the Mo family was allowed to swallow the Song Dynasty. Don't you hear about the king of Chu back then? The Chu people regarded themselves as strong and won the title of the Son of Heaven, and finally caused the princes to unanimously resist Chu. ”

"If the Mo family swallows the Song Dynasty, although the strength of the Mo family has increased, it has made all countries vigilant, just as they won the championship back then. The emperor's family also called for anti-Mo, every word of truth, even won the heart of the nobles, the Mo family did many injustices, and it will be opposed by the nobles of the world. ”

"If the Mo family gets the Song, then Wei Chu can reconcile."

"If the Mo family wins the Song Dynasty, then the Yongqiu and Huangchi of the Koreans are not far from the Song Realm, and the Koreans will also worry about the threat of Si Shang, and the disaster within reach, the efforts of the Koreans will not be comparable at this time."

"Send a messenger again, repair the Zhao people, talk more about the threat of the Mo family, Zhao Hou is smart, and he must be alert."

"Once, when Chu people were strong, Wei and Han were intimate. Now, Si Shangqiang and Zhao Hou are also worried about Gaoliu and the land in the clouds, so Wei Han and Zhao can be allies again. ”

"Why don't you present the atlas of mountains and rivers in the passes of Zhongshan Kingdom, so as to make good friends with Zhao and signal to give up the Zhongshan ......"

Wei Zheng said urgently: "Father Fei Jun 100,000, three years to get Zhongshan, although Zhongshan is restored, but can not just give up." Yu Zhao, then he will no longer be a widow. ”

Uncle Gong asked rhetorically: "Your Excellency, is Zhongshan now the king's?" Today's Wei, is it still the Wei of the Wenhou time? Today's Qin Chu Zhao Han is still Qin Chu Zhao Han at the time of Wenhou? ”