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"Iroh? Barbarian? He was slightly stunned.

The hills between the Yiheluo River are located outside the southern gate of the Zhou royal family, and the Rong tribe that has long lived here is called "Yiluo Zhirong".

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the hinterland of the Central Plains had long been mixed with Rong Di, and it was also involved in the disputes of the princes. The most serious was in the fourth year of King Xiang of Zhou (649 BC), when the prince led Yiluo Zhirong to attack King Xiang of Zhou and burned the east gate of King Zhou's city. Although the matter was reconciled under the mediation of the Jin State, in order to achieve the goal of "using Rong to control Rong", the Qin and Jin countries moved Lu Hunrong, a descendant of the Jiang family, to Yiluo, and used Lu Hun Rong to annex Yiluorong.

After that, Lu Hun Rong often became the thug of the Jin State, and the battle of Qin and Jin Kun relied on their assistance to annihilate the Qin army, and the battle of Jin and Qi An, Lu Hun Rong soldiers also participated in the battle.

But with the passage of time, Lu Hun Rong gradually gained a firm foothold in the local area, established the capital Yique in Yishui Zhiyang, and his power became bigger and bigger day by day, and even began to encroach on the royal land, which King Zhou Jing was very dissatisfied with.

The Jin State also felt that it was not a matter to let these Rong people sit next to the Zhou room, so more than 20 years ago (525 BC), the Jin State secretly sent the Zhongxing Wu army to follow in the name of sacrificing to Santu Mountain, and it took only three days to destroy the Lu Hun Rong State. Lu Hunjun fled to the state of Chu, and the hundred officials and Rong people scattered into the mountains and forests.

Now the lower reaches of Yiluo are the kings of the Zhou Dynasty, and the upper reaches have become the territory of the Jin Kingdom, where Yin County was set up, and the Rong people in the river valley basin gradually became the people of the city. The mountains, rivers and forests are still dominated by small tribes of the Rong people.

And to the south of the land of Iro, there is another country founded by the Rong people: the Barbarians. He was sandwiched between Jin and Chu. It was originally a buffer for Jin and Chu, but after the state of Chu weakened, it became a subject state of Jin. But Xinjiang's authority has plummeted, and it can't be managed there, and the Barbarian clan is actually an independent small state.

Whether it is the land of Yiluo or the barbarian clan, they all border the western border of Zheng Guo, so they are no strangers to the situation there.

He laughed angrily: "Songdi, Punan, Jixi, the land of anointing is also." Yiluo, the barbarian clan, and the wilderness region, the Zhao clan wants Zheng Guo to give up the city and population in front of him. Plunging headlong into that desolate mountainous terrain? Zhao's sincerity, I can see it, do you think Zheng people are as stupid as Song people? ”

Si Xiao was so excited that the stars were sprayed in front of Zigong's face, but Zigong remained silent, and sighed at the end: "There is a saying called 'Zheng Zhao and Song are deaf', I think Zheng people are smart and Song people are dull, but I think otherwise, since Zheng Zhuanggong." Zheng Guo has never been a smart person with a general vision, and when I saw it today, it was really ......"

"Bold!" Not only did he die, but even the guards of Zheng Guo in the official office were also angry. This envoy humiliated the monarchs and doctors of Zheng Guo, and he did not choose what to say. Are you really not afraid of death?

Zigong smiled: "Isn't it?" Duke Zheng Huan moved to the country between He, Luo, Ji and Ying, laying a foundation for Zheng Guoguo; Zheng Wugong destroyed the three kingdoms of Yu, Yi and Hu and had their own land; Zheng Zhuang Gong is a hero. Galloping in the Central Plains, known as Xiaoba. Let Zheng Guo reach the extreme. These three generations of monarchs have clearly seen the general trend of the world and have an excellent vision. ”

But after Zhuang Gong, Zheng Guo seemed to have lost his direction overnight, and his main energy was focused on the eastern border, constantly fighting against the Song State, fighting for Nanyan with the Wei State, and even rebelling against the Son of Heaven to obtain land from Cheng Zhou. When entangled in these size places, Jin, Chu, Qi, and Qin had risen, and the Zheng State was not only unable to expand, but was restricted, and the Jin Dynasty and Chu were ceded and paid tribute...... Dare to ask the ruling government, now that one hundred and fifty years have passed, although the territory of Zheng State has shrunk, has it exceeded 100 miles? ”

"This ......" is speechless, as a secretary of a country, it is also one of the tasks to open up territory for the country, in this regard, in the past hundred years, more than a dozen monarchs of Zheng State, dozens of rulers have indeed not made great progress, it is not an exaggeration to say that they have no smart people.

Zigong did not relent: "Can you know the ruling power, what is the reason?" ”

"I don't know."

Zigong paused and sighed: "Actually, Zheng Guo is looking in the wrong direction, the East is not only not Zheng Guo's interests, but also a trap that binds Zheng Guo......"

Those fertile lands and rich cities that Zheng Guo longed for for a hundred years have become ...... in Duanmuci's mouth Pitfall?

Si Xiao felt that his concept had been subverted, he forgot that Zigong was a lobbyist of the Zhao family, and for the first time today, he made the gesture of Corporal Lixian, got up and said sincerely: "Please also teach me!" ”

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"My lord likes to play chess, and once when he played against me, he said a sentence called golden horn, silver edge, and grass belly...... Although this is a very vulgar statement, it clarifies the main point of the game, and in my opinion, this sentence can also be applied to the struggle between princes......"

After Zigong stood for a while, he finally got a pomp mat and sat down, and he was suddenly a lot more comfortable, and Si Xiao also took off his arrogant attitude and treated him normally.

But I heard him say earnestly: "Please go on!" ”

Zigong took a sip of wine and drew a map on the desk: "This Punan and Jixi seem to be rich and densely populated, but not to mention whether Zheng Guo can drive away Song and Cao, let's just say that after occupying these two places, he will immediately become enemies with Song, Cao, Lu, Wei, and Zhao. How can you defend the enemy on all sides? So these two places are actually difficult to get, difficult to keep, and even more difficult to expand outward...... Zheng Guo has been imprisoned in place for the past hundred and fifty years, sitting and watching Jin, Chu, Qi, and Qin surround him, because he is too concerned about this battlefield and death. ”

"On the other hand, when the four strong Jin, Chu, Qi, and Qin, and the Duke of Zheng Wu and Zheng Zhuang, the struggle between Quwo and Yi in the Jin State never stopped, and the border was surrounded by Rong Di; And the sphere of influence of the state of Chu was also limited to Jiang and Han, between the barbarian and the hundred pu; Qi country lives on the seashore, and a day to the east from Linzi is the territory of Yiren; The Qin State was even more confined to both sides of Longshan and fought hard with Xirong. However, it is precisely because they occupy the three golden corners and one silver edge of the chessboard in the world that they have risen rapidly and become a great power with a territory of thousands of miles, why? ”

The sirling was a little stunned: "Why? ”

Zigong knocked on the case: "The strength of the four countries, the Varong Di barbarians are also!" Ruling and looking, Chu Fen started to enlighten. King Wu of Chu destroyed Elk, Yue, and Qunman, and King Chuzhuang destroyed Yong and Qunshu; Jin extinguishes Lirong, Hurong, Chidi, and endless; Qin Jing and Xiang Erjun chased the dogs. Dezhou soil, Qin Mu openly Xirong. and the twelfth country; The state of Qi also destroyed Laiyi, which expanded its territory and increased its population. In fact, when Zheng Guo was in Zhuang Gong, he also had the opportunity to destroy Yiluo Zhurong, if he had done this policy earlier, Zheng Guo's hegemony might not have stopped in Zhuang Gong's generation...... It's a pity, it's a pity. ”

Suddenly: "That's it! I never thought that this seemingly insincere "gift" given by Duanmu still contained such a vision. woke up the confusion about Zheng Guo's future expansion direction.

"It's not too late, now that the secretaries of the Jin State are fighting among themselves, they have no time to take care of the south; Qin Aigong had just died, and the struggle for power among the domestic princes was chaotic, and it was impossible to send troops to intervene; The state of Chu is in decline, and its power cannot cross Chen Cai, and it will definitely not be able to control the barbarian clan; Qi Guo is even more out of reach, and he has to rely on Zheng Guo. It is better to take this opportunity to send troops westward, barbarians. In the western remote country, the Zheng army is used to attack, just like using jackals to drive away sheep. After destroying the barbarian clan, he expelled the barbarians and fled north. Under the pretext of helping the Jin Kingdom and the royal family to crusade against Rong Di's disobedience, all of them will be taken from the upper reaches of Yiluo! ”

The quilt Zigong was a little excited, "If you can do this." The territory of Zheng State can be expanded by at least hundreds of miles......"

But then he made another mistake: "Although I have not been to the land of Ilo myself, I have heard that the border is barren. It's where the jackals how, and the foxes dwell. ”

He suddenly became suspicious: "Zigong Mo didn't want to trick Zheng Guo into opening up the wasteland. But Zhao can move in the back! ”

...... "Big fallacy, big fallacy!" “

Zigong's intentions were exposed, but he did not panic, he shook his head and recited a poem: "The crane sings in Jiugao, and the sound is heard in the sky." Fish lie in Nagisa, or potential abyss. The garden of Lebi has sandalwood trees, and the ...... is under it."

This is the description of the land of Yiluo more than 100 years ago, Yique is on the plain, the fields are ten miles wide, the plains are fertile, the fish and reeds are rich, the men plough and the women weave, how can it be said that it is a wasteland. The rest of the places have also been developed into familiar land by Lu Hun Rong, and now there are 10,000 households in the Barbarian clan, and there are also 10,000 households in the land of Yiluo, which is not a few. What's more, what Zheng Guo lacks is the population? ”

He shook his head: "Zheng has no shortage of population, Zheng land is small, and the population is large, the houses around Xinzheng are messy, the fields are also occupied, and the landless people have either become robbers or turn to business. ”

However, Ci also guessed that what Zheng Guo wanted was fields, and the lakes, swamps, valleys, streams, mountains, and rivers of the Barbarian clan and Yiluo could be completely relocated to fill them, and the iron, lead, catalpa, and leather scattered among the mountains could be used by Zheng. This is what Fang Cai said at the end of the song "Crane Song", it is a stone of the mountain, and it can attack jade! ”

Seeing that he was still a little hesitant, Zigong made persistent efforts and said: "Zheng Guo doesn't even need to tear up the alliance with Jin, Qi, and Cheng Zhou, just promise with the Zhao family not to attack each other, and the Zhao family can also restrain the Song State, and Hugh must take the initiative to attack Zheng." On the other hand, the Yin Land Doctor Shi Wei, who was close to Yiluo, was a friend of the Zhao family, and he was also said by Zhibo to be a traitor to the Jin State, since this was the case, the Yin Land could be an excuse for the ruling government to send troops westward. If Zheng Guo guarantees his existence, Doctor Shi will send someone to help Zheng Guo control the Yiluo Qunrong......"

"Wonderful, wonderful!" He excitedly stood up and paced, the most far-sighted and feasible expansion plan he had ever heard since he became a ruler.

However, he quickly stared at Zigong suspiciously: "Thank you to the envoy for clarifying the situation for Zheng Guo, but I still have some puzzles, why did the Zhao family offer me such a clever plan now that Zheng is an enemy?" ”

Zigong said: "My lord once said that there are no eternal friends or eternal enemies in the world, only eternal interests. Zhao and Song seem to be intimate, maybe they will turn their faces tomorrow, although they are temporarily hostile to Zheng Guo, but in many ways, the interests of both sides are reciprocal...... "There are no eternal friends, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests ......" As a Zheng Guo person who is "only strong", Si Xiao praised this sentence.

Zigong suddenly sighed: "To be honest, the battle has been fought for half a year, and the veterans of the Zhao clan are tired, so they only hope to defeat Zhibo and Qi Hou once as soon as possible, and then negotiate peace." My lord only hopes to keep the area east of Taihang and west of the Yellow River, and at the same time keep the foundation of Jinyang and Lu. ”

As he spoke, his eyes were full of longing: "Then you can divide the Zhao clan into two, divide and rule." Those who are in Jin can become a secretary, and those who are in Lu are in power for generations. In this way, the ...... can be satisfied"

So you can ...... Satisfied? Even so, the Zhao family has a thousand-time inheritance. He was worried that the Zhao family's ambitions were too big, so big that they wanted to take all the Jin kingdoms and keep the Lu kingdom at the same time, which would be terrible.

"In short, the lord of my family promises that Zheng Guoda can rest assured that he can open up the west, south of the big river, and Zhao will never compete with Zheng! When waiting for peace talks, I hope that the ruling party and Zheng Bo can help the lord of my family, and say a few more kind words in front of the Son of Heaven and the Marquis of Jin, so that the Zhao family can return to Jin smoothly! ”

Zigong confided a lot of information, and having said that, although Si Xiao still felt that this matter was suspicious, he also believed it a little, no matter what, it would be beneficial to Zheng Guo.

And he attaches more and more importance to Zigong, Duanmu Ci is really a national warrior, a peerless national warrior, whether it is eloquence, courage and vision, he is extremely unique.

This kind of talent, it would be good if he could stay in Zheng Guo and be his own housekeeper......

No, I'm afraid he won't be able to look down on the housekeeper, but with Zheng Guo's current pattern, he can throw out a doctor even if he is in the sky......

Si Xiao decided to dwell on this issue slowly, and he caressed Zigong's hand affectionately and said, "I believe that this is indeed the sincerity of the Zhao family...... I will report this matter to the king, and then convene the other five secretaries to hold a public meeting before the king, and the envoy may go to the pavilion to rest and wait for news. And rest assured, this matter will be approved by Zheng Guojun's ministers! (To be continued.) )