The news of the chaos in various countries was transmitted to the Yingdu of Chu State, partly through the Mo family's reports every few months.

The first battle of Niu Yi, accompanied by the retreat of the Jin and Zheng coalition forces, and the news of Zhao Hanjun's arrival immediately, made some Chu feudal monarchs who were originally waiting and watching immediately change their attitudes.

At least on the surface, the banner clearly supports the legitimacy of the succession of the Chu king.

When the young King of Chu got the news of Niu Yi, he couldn't believe it at first.

The people of the Mo family relied on a number of peasant soldiers to force the Jin-Zheng coalition army attacked by Gongzi to retreat, and they also killed and injured thousands?

Gongzi's reputation is suspicious, and it can be said that he is famous, good at fighting and attacking, and has not been defeated after several battles.

Thinking of the defeat of the former king in Shangqiu, Xiong Su took a look at the skills of the Mo family again, and while his heart was shocked, he was also grateful for the battle of Niu Yi.

Before this battle, his throne was in jeopardy. Once defeated, there is no doubt that many feudal lords in the country will come out against him.

After this battle, at least for a short time, Jin Zheng cut off his plan to break through the Great Wall, which gave him enough time to integrate internally.

Soon after the news of Duke Lu Yang came, the news of the death of the two monarchs of Han and Zhao was published in the newspaper of the Mo family in the market, which made the situation of the king of Chu even better.

The feudal monarchs from all over the country expressed their positions one after another, saying that this time the Zheng people betrayed the alliance and should punish the Zheng people.

The Three Jin Dynasty thought that the Zheng people betrayed the alliance, and the Chu State also thought that the Zheng people betrayed the alliance, because the Zheng State was originally pro-Chu to control the Jin, and knew that before Si Ziyang captured Wuyang, this relationship had been good.

In this case, the King of Chu has more choices.

Among the political legacies left to him by King Sheng was the advice that the Mohists were a spiny fish, which the young King of Chu had always been concerned about, and many of the Mohists' theories were too advanced and radical to cause the feudal monarch to be extremely dissatisfied.

Shangxian alone is enough to make all the feudal monarchs oppose the Mo family.

The short-term favorable situation made the attitude of the King of Chu towards the Mo family change slightly. It is no longer a critical time, and the feudal monarchs have expressed their loyalty, even if the king of Chu wants to change, it seems that he does not necessarily have to use the Mo family at this time, but can try to rely on the victory of foreign wars to enhance his prestige, so as to carry out a limited "Shangxian" and "centralized" reform.

When the nobles stood up to support the king of Chu, the king of Chu had more chips and more choices.

It seems that the content of the secret covenant of the Mohists does not need to be observed for the time being.

As for the Ming Covenant, the King of Chu has not found any harm so far. In the first battle of Niu Yi, he used the weapons and talents of the Mo family, he did not spend a penny, and he did not use a little gold and copper grain from the treasury to win such a victory.

And what was paid was only the right to open the mine and the right to tax exemption, which in the eyes of the King of Chu, the people of the Mo family were simply too stupid and didn't know what a transaction was.

He thought, maybe what the Mo family really wants is the content of the secret agreement, but now it may not have to be so radical, and it may not be necessary to let go too much power to the Mo family.

It can only be used, not trusted.

Now that it has been used, even if it can't be said to be against the Mo family, at least it doesn't need to be as bottomless as when the Jin and Zheng coalition forces pressed the battle before.

When the news of Qin Jun's new sword reached Yingdu in March, the king of Chu became even more excited, just like Weiss thousands of miles away, he also felt that this was a godsend.

He felt that since Qin Jun was young and his heirs were young, then the Wei people would inevitably attack Qin on a large scale and would not miss this opportunity.

The Koreans can't fight this year, and if the Wei people attack Qin again, then they can completely open up the situation in the Central Plains.

Once the situation is opened, with the prestige of King Zhuang, it seems that it will be easier to change, at least there is no need to be so radical, as the Mo family said, "be prepared to fight back against all the rebellious nobles in Yanying".

Because at this time, the situation at this time is so good that I have to wake up laughing in a dream. At the critical moment, Han Zhao died as a monarch, and the young lord of the Qin people ascended the throne, and the Mo family helped him withstand the most dangerous moment, and now it is naturally the other time.

At this time, if the Mo family is invited to Chu on a large scale, it will inevitably be opposed by some nobles.

The feudal monarchs of all walks of life and the feudal monarchs who were officials in the central part of Yingdu also seemed to think that the situation was very favorable to the king of Chu, and even those feudal monarchs who supported the prince's determination had somewhat changed their attitudes.

Now Zheng Guo is a soft persimmon, which can be used as the preferred target for counterattacking and fighting for hegemony.

Pingye Jun, Liang Jun and other local powerful feudal monarchs also said that this was an excellent opportunity, they were feudal monarchs attached to the Chu system, and they needed some military exploits to expand their fiefdoms.

The fiefdom of the feudal monarch and the land under the jurisdiction of the county are intertwined, and the power of the feudal monarch is expanded, and the human and financial resources that the king of Chu can mobilize are weakened by one point.

But now, the king of Chu has to reuse these powerful feudal lords, expecting them to seize the opportunity to counterattack Wei Zheng, which has to give a promise after the victory.

The state of Chu has always been like this, and the interests of the nobles must be divided before going to war.

When Jin Zheng marched into Luyang and entered the prince's decision, the situation was different. The prince was set to enter Chu, except for Lu Yanggong, Yangcheng Jun and other feudal monarchs who firmly supported Xiong Suo, the rest of the feudal monarchs were not affected, it was nothing more than a change of monarch. At that time, it was natural to wait and see.

Now that Zheng Ren has become a water dog, Wang Ziding does not seem to have a chance to enter Yingdu, Han Zhao died again, the situation has changed greatly, when will you not beat the water dog at this time?

This is very realistic, although the king of Chu is slightly dissatisfied, he can't say anything, he has long been used to it.

Moreover, in the battle of Yuguan the year before last, the Zheng people also killed Jing Jia and Shu Gong, and Jing Shu and the two clans were about to take revenge.

In the palace, Zhong Mingsiyin, the king of Chu is no longer the sad face he had a year ago, and he invited the minister to be crowned the king, and he was happy.

After Ling Yin held the wine and congratulated, he said: "Your Majesty, now that Zheng people are backing Han, Han Hou Xinxu can send people to mourn." On the one hand, he made contact with the Koreans, and on the other hand, he counterattacked the Zheng people. ”

That's exactly what the King of Chu thought.

The timing of Han Hou's death was too coincidental, just when the Zheng people surrounded Yang Zhai, and this revenge always had to be placed on the Zheng people's heads.

Xiong said suspiciously: "Han Zheng has long had a grudge, and this time he is plotting for the prince, and Zheng Ren just wants to take away my Wuyang." The two sons of Jing and Shu died at the hands of Zheng Ren, and this hatred will be avenged. ”

"The Han people are weak, and it is the Wei people who are behind them. Although the Three Jin Dynasty had an old alliance, the covenant was not necessarily reliable. The Han people did not dare to fight with me, let alone get the city land from us, but only wanted to take it in the hands of the Zheng people. ”

"After the Wei people, if we send troops, it will be the Koreans who will be attacked. The Wei city was not close to the city of Chu. ”

"This time I went to Yangzhai to offer condolences, and I can make the situation clear to the Koreans: joining forces with the Wei people is not beneficial to the Koreans. After all, Chu is thousands of miles away, with more than 100 cities, if you really want to be angry with Chu, aren't you afraid of losing your city? Using his own flesh and blood to help the Wei people is not what a monarch should do. ”

"Besides, Liyun is not in mourning. We will not attack the cities of the Han people for three years, but if the Han people still help the Wei people at this time, it will make the Emperor of Heaven unhappy. If he still has to send troops in the next three years, the people of the world still think that his father Han Yuan is not Han Qian, but Weiss! ”

All the ministers laughed, and they also understood the intentions of the King of Chu, who wanted to take this opportunity to divide Wei Han.

The direction of South Korea's expansion can only be Zheng Guo, which is fertile soil. Chu Guo's attitude towards Zheng Guo was somewhat ambiguous, unable to be captured, and it could easily lead Zheng Guo to completely fall to the side of the Three Jins.

Moreover, the essence of Wei was not bordered by Chu at all, and it was hundreds of miles apart. And the giant cities of Ruyang and Yangzhai in South Korea are all within the attack range of the direction of Fangcheng in the Chu State.

Once Jin and Chu exchanged troops, excluding the factor of Zheng State, it could only break out in Korea, which was exactly what the king of Chu said about the Han people using their own flesh and blood to help Wei gain hegemony.

This is both intimidation and inducement, and the Han people this time mainly sent troops with Wei to plan the matter set by the prince, and naturally they also hoped to get some of the benefits - provided that the direction of Luyang was broken by the Jin-Zheng coalition army in one fell swoop, and the state of Chu changed the king.

After the First World War, the Koreans also had to worry about the revenge of the Chu State, and did not take advantage of the internal strife in Chu to make the Chu State chaotic in one fell swoop, and this worry could only cause two results: either stand closer with the Wei State, or temporarily make a truce with the Chu State.

There are many excuses for the temporary truce with the Chu State, such as the new death of the monarch, the mourning, the resentment of the Zheng people, and so on.

If diplomacy can be used to urge South Korea to wait and see, it will be a good opportunity for Chu to fight back. Similarly, for South Korea, it is just to see the situation of the war between Wei and Chu, and whether Wei can still press Chu to fight, so as to determine that it will take sides in three years.

Although Chu State is said to be gold and jade, after all, it is gold and jade, and it looks too scary. The direction of Korea's expansion began with the move of the capital to Yangzhai, which was aimed at Zheng Guo: Yangzhai was by Yingshui, Yingshui was the border between Zheng and Han, and Yangzhai was only a few days away from Zhengdu.

This mainly depends on the future planning of the Chu State, and if Zheng Di is involved, the contradiction between Han and Chu will be extremely sharp. If you don't get involved, it doesn't seem to be irreconcilable, the Sanjin Alliance is about to be unable to hold on, if the mountains and rivers on the surface are the three together, they are really invincible in the world, but ...... Wei Sishang can maintain it, he is old, can Gongzi strike be maintained?

In the banquet, the planning was finalized, and the diplomatic and military means of the Chu State had been decided.

He ordered Liang Jun and Yangcheng Jun to attack Zheng, ask Zheng Ren about the crime of betraying the alliance, and if possible, force Zheng Ren to hand over Wang Ziding.

Even if he doesn't hand it over, he will definitely let the prince die, leave Zheng State, and go to Wei State.

Let Zheng Jun come forward to make an oath, recognize the legitimacy of Xiong's inheritance, swear not to enter the prince's kingdom again, re-ally with Chu, and jointly fight against the Three Jins.

Ordered Luyang Gong to continue to improve the Luyang defense line, drill the army, and threaten South Korea, so that the Koreans would not send troops within three years.

Zhao Zhiai sent an envoy to South Korea, one to condole, and the other to persuade Han Hou. If possible, make friends with important Korean ministers and try to get South Korea out of the field temporarily.

As long as the Wei State defeated the Zheng State before it reacted, and forced the Zheng State to recognize the legitimate status of the Chu King and re-align the alliance, then the situation of the Chu State in the Central Plains would also be opened.

At that time, the Luyang defense line will be safer, and the Wei people can only choose to fight for hegemony in the Central Plains, and dare not let the Chu State get involved in the Central Plains.

The king of Chu thought to himself, as long as the situation opened, whether he would continue to abide by the covenant between the former king and the Mo family was another matter. If we can't open the situation and continue to be defeated, we must naturally abide by the principle of benefiting the world and fighting instead of attacking...... It's open, and it's hard to say.