Chapter 51 Negotiations
"My nephew, I, Han, have always surrendered to Qin. I asked myself that I had not done anything to be sorry for Qin. Now, the Qin army is in a big way. I hope that my nephew can solve the problem more?"
After drinking and eating, he started to talk about important matters. Zhang Ping's behavior reminded Meng Tian of the special hospitality of later generations, and he couldn't help but feel disgusted. Unlike in Qin, Qin's law made strict regulations on official hospitality. What the chief officials eat, what those with titles eat, what the servants eat, and how much they eat, the regulations are detailed and clear, and officials need to leave records of their spending. It is really hard to be an official in Qin. The Qin people believe that controlling officials is more important than controlling the people, and they should really prevent officials as strictly as preventing thieves.
The Three Jin Kingdoms, the birthplace of Legalism, began to publish criminal books and reforms at the earliest time, but eventually failed to resist the desires of human nature. One by one, the officials were separated from the law. The chivalrous spirit of Shandong Kingdom was, after all, the underworld in later generations, and the blank space of grassroots power allowed the chivalrous men who were blindly obsessed with the power of the arbitrator.
"I have always surrendered to Qin and did not do anything to sorry for Qin?" Meng Tian did not say anything, and Ganluo scolded, "When the Chu army went north to attack the Qin army, why did Han keep silent and let the Chu army border? Is there no little thought in his heart?"
Zhang Ping's mouth opened slightly, as if he was surprised. In his opinion, the little Gan Luo was just Meng Tian's follower, so why was he so bold?
"Nephew, who is this?" Zhang Ping meant that Meng Tian was in charge of his subordinates and didn't let him interrupt casually.
"Prime Minister Zhang, let me introduce it to you!" Meng Tian and Ganluo had a plan. This time, they were allowed to play their mission. Meng Tian assisted him. "This senator is named Ganluo, and he is Ganluo's grandson."
"Ganluo's grandson?" This is a thing of life. Even if you are very capable, others may not pay attention to you, but you should know that you have a famous grandfather and your attitude will immediately be much more kind.
When Zhang Ping learned that Gan Luo was Gan Mao's grandson, Zhang Ping's eyes instantly filled with appreciation. Any ethnic group still admires the strong. When Gan Mao led his army to conquer Yiyang desperately, he naturally knew Gan Mao's power with the resources of Zhang Ping's family.
"What a hero, a young man!" Zhang Ping sighed in his heart. The Qin State has many talents, and they are like the morning sun, about to shine brightly. I think his son, whom he finally got in old age, is a little weak and is really annoying.
"Prime Minister, the Zhang family has enjoyed all their wealth and glory for three generations." Speaking of this, Gan Luo blushed a little. It was the first time he had seen a body as a food utensil in so many years. "The foundation for adults to have all this lies in Korea. As long as South Korea is still there, the wealth and glory of adults can be passed down from generation to generation."
"But the Qin army is approaching, but is it going to take my wealth?" Zhang Ping smiled.
"My lord just considered one aspect, why Qin attacked South Korea, can't guess the reason?" Gan Luo did not give in.
"The Qin State has always had the ambition to annex the world and attack South Korea. Isn't it to unify the world?"
"Unify the world?" Gan Luo laughed and said, "Mencius said: The world is united. But it is so difficult to unify the world! Qin and Han are adjacent to each other, and Han has been attacked for a hundred years, and Han still exists, let alone the country called by Qi and Chu and other ten thousand chengs?"
Zhang Ping pondered and thought about Ganluo's words. In the Warring States Period, various states had annexed and South Korea was established as princes, and soon destroyed Zheng State, which was much more than expected by various countries. Chu State invaded Qi and Lu in the north, attacked Yue people in the south, and annexed Yue State in the east. If it were annexed, then all countries could be said to have the ambition to annex the world. However, Zhang Ping was prime minister for many years and knew the difficulty of unifying various countries. Qin State continued to attack eastward, winning many victories, but he could not occupy much land.
After the Battle of Handan, Zhao State recovered a lot of territory. Bai Qi attacked Chu, and Chu State was defeated, but Chu State quickly adjusted its policies and restored a lot of territory. The Qin State had only occupied the southern county of Chu State.
People from Shandong said that the Qin people had always had the ambition to annex the world, but they were just to arouse the vigilance of all countries.
Before Ying Zheng began the war to destroy the country, no one would have thought that the war of unification took less than twenty years. Later generations believed that the Qin State unification of the world for ten years was not noticed by people before the destruction of Han.
"Then tell me why Qin State attacked South Korea?" Zhang Ping asked.
"The reason is very simple. South Korea poses a threat to Qin."
"South Korea is a threat to Qin?" Zhang Ping was a little angry. Gan Luo, are you teasing me? How could South Korea be so weak?
"I dare to ask Prime Minister Zhang, will South Korea defeat Qin in the future?"
"No!" Zhang Ping shook his head.
"Then can South Korea unite with other countries to defeat Qin?"
"No!" Zhang Ping replied with some difficulty. After Pingyuan Jun and Xinling Jun died, He Zong's strength was greatly frustrated, and with the soft bones in South Korea, no one would trust South Korea.
"Sir, look at the current terrain of South Korea." Gan Luo looked at Meng Tian. Meng Tian understood and took out the map of Qin Han from his arms and spread it on the table. "Korean is adjacent to Qin's Neishi County, sandwiched among Sanchuan County and Nan County. South Korea suddenly attacked, and the Sanchuan County of Qin's Nan County did not care about each other. The Han Gu Pass commander took a nap and the Korean soldiers could attack Xianyang. How could such a South Korea say that it was not a threat to Qin?"
There are not many soldiers, but the essence is precious. In the era of cold weapons, only 30,000 or 20,000 elite troops were used. After a sneak attack, it was possible to attack Xianyang. You must know that Xianyang was not like Chang'an in the Han Dynasty, where towering and majestic city walls were built.
"······" Zhang Ping was speechless for a moment. The scene described by Gan Luo had been discussed in private by the Korean court.
"The principle of survival of a big country has its own strategy of survival of a small country." Gan Luo fully demonstrated his youthful talent and was good at seduction. "I heard that Chu State has a powerful rhino, and does not like other animals to get close to each other, but there is a kind of bird that can live in harmony with the rhino. This bird is small in size, without sharp beaks, and without sharp claws, so that it can gain the trust of the rhino. If the Prime Minister wants to enjoy such glory and wealth for generations, he should advise the King of Han to completely adopt the survival strategy of the small country and withdraw from the ranks of the seven heroes of the warring states. In this way, Qin State will no longer be vigilant against South Korea at all times, and South Korea will naturally maintain its national destiny. Perhaps, the Prime Minister's banquet will not be so rich, but will it be passed down from wealth after all, right?"
Zhang Ping understood that Qin came here this time and would not give up until he achieved his goal. As early as when Qin captured Nanjun, Zhang Ping's father foresaw the danger of South Korea. South Korea's territory was in a narrow belt, and the land of Nanyang fell into the three sides of Qin, so it was probably impossible to save it.
"If you don't hide it from the Prime Minister, General Wang Jian is commanding an army of 200,000. If King Han still has the intention to be one of the seven heroes of the Warring States Period, the Qin army will directly take Xinzheng." The premise of defeating the army without fighting is not just a lobbyist's mouth, but also based on strength. Without strength, it is undoubtedly overestimating one's ability to win without fighting. Seeing Zhang Ping pondering, Meng Tian directly started military blackmail, pretending to be serious.
Thinking of Hitler's easy acquisition of Sudetenland, Meng Tian couldn't help but feel that military blackmail like this is really a technical job.
The Zhang Ping family has been the prime minister for three generations. The gentle hometown has wiped out Zhang Ping's spirit and has only one mind to preserve its glory and wealth. No matter how hard South Korea has to do, it is destined to be impossible to achieve South Korea's revival. Geographical disadvantages determine that South Korea can only be a small country, or even a small country with difficulty in survival. Small countries are adjacent to big countries, and big countries will definitely not be relieved if they do not completely tame small countries.
As long as the status of Han vassals was preserved, it would not be a bad thing even if he was vassalized by Qin. In history, when Zhao and Wei attacked Han Huayang, Han brought reinforcements from Qin.
What people remember most is often not the cruelty of the enemy, but the betrayal of their own people. Han, Zhao and Wei were both from the same lineage, but the three kingdoms attacked each other and had a lot of blood debt. Wei almost captured the capital of Han, and Zhao and Han also had the opportunity to destroy Wei. Unlike later generations who thought that the Koreans hated Qin, the Koreans also hated Wei and despised Chu.
"A vassal of Qin, even if he only left a corner of the land, he would finally save the ancestral temple!" Zhang Ping thought for a long time and decided to persuade King Han to remove the king's title and ced the land of Nanyang to Qin.
After the land of Nanyang is completely returned to Qin, Qin will border Chu on a large scale. At that time, Qin and Chu will have to fight each other and suffer any injuries!
Thinking about the past of the three families in history when they counterattacked Zhibo, Zhang Ping felt that Qin would eventually decline one day, and Han had to work hard to maintain his own national destiny before Qin declined.
If Meng Tian learned Zhang Ping’s thoughts, he would only laugh at him. Qin might have a day of decline, but South Korea is destined to be unable to withstand Ying Zheng’s talented years.
Chapter completed!