This was not the first time that the Qin envoy came to Si Shang. After Danshui was placed under house arrest by the emperor's clan on the grounds that "there is chaos in the Song Dynasty, and the noble envoys were injured", he quickly figured out the situation of the Song Dynasty Incident.

There is no personal conflict of interest between Qin and Si Shang. In history, Qin had too many differences over whether to enter Shu first or attack Wei and Han. The direction of Shu was not the only choice for Qin.

In history, because the Shu king was dark and unclear, the Shu Kingdom was not strong, and the Qin Kingdom obtained Nanzheng, he was able to calmly destroy Shu.

This is also the most important strategic choice for Qin to unify the world. If Shu is obtained, Chu will surely perish. If Chu is destroyed, the world will be settled.

The strategy of Si Shang is actually the same as that of Qin in history. Si Shang Huaibei is the most easily expeditioned northern and southern dividing line and the most suitable area for horse breeding in the south. As long as it can control the Huaihe River, Dabie Mountains, and Tongbai Mountain, you can win Chu and win the world.

However, the Qin State's reform is still underway, and Nan Zheng was obtained by the Mo family from Shu State. Wei State had just experienced a war in the Central Plains, and the continuous wealth brought by western trade... All these reasons have directly eliminated the idea of ​​attacking Shu State from its strategy, and still wanted to get the West River first, Hangu, and Wuguan, and then go to the rest.

Until now, Hangu Pass is still in the hands of Wei. Wei Ji has also faced the steepness of the Xihe River and lamented the magnificence of the mountains and rivers. Wu Qi has also advised that in virtue, not in danger.

The dispute between Qin and Wei was inevitable.

For the Qin people, whether Song State was a tyrant or a republic, it didn't matter if Song Duke was solemn.

The important thing is to fight around the Song State and the Central Plains will become more likely to become chaotic.

Win or lose, it doesn't matter.

Even if Wei wins, it will be greatly damaged. Based on Qin's understanding of Si Shang, in terms of its resilience, even if Wei wins, the long-term war will drag Wei down; if Wei loses, Xihe will be the thing that Qin says.

The important thing is to fight!

Therefore, the envoys of Qin did not talk about any great righteousness, rules, etiquette and law.

Before coming, the Qin monarch and ministers gave the programmatic advice of the envoys, that if Si Shang hesitated, he would inspire, form an alliance, and even give a promise to send troops to Xihe to relieve the pressure, inducing Si Shang to lean towards the direction of sending troops.

If Si Shang is ready to fight, then sufficient conditions must be given. Wu Qi believes that all countries in Wei, Chu and Han are now resting. If Si Shang is ready to fight, it is likely to scare and shrink the rest of the countries back. This is something to be wary of.

Seeing that the messenger was not in a hurry to ask about the Song State, but asked about the Qin State's reforms, the development and trade of the Western Regions, and even more. He understood in his heart that Si Shang was probably ready to fight.

Because if you want to fight, you must have confidence first. If you lack confidence, the first thing now is to talk about the Qin State taking the opportunity to seize the Xihe River in order to relieve the pressure on Wei and Han direction.

Therefore, the envoy asked: "When he arrived at Danshui by himself, the Song Dynasty suddenly showed a scene of war. The roads were rumored, and Wei, Chu and Han would take advantage of the chaos in the Song Dynasty to divide the Song territory to prevent Si Shang. Si Shang had already mobilized, and the transportation of equipment and grain was in a steady stream. The Central Plains crisis was about to break out."

"At this time, we need to join forces to prepare for war. In the past, King Wu defeated Zhou, and his destiny was in heaven, and he still needed eight hundred princes to join forces; Qi Huan expelled the barbarians and had great justice in his hands, so he still wanted the princes of Kuiqiu Central Plains to join forces."

"The Song Dynasty's territory is related to the countries of Wei, Chu, Han, Qi and Si. Although the Qin people were far away in the western border, they must be involved. The Wei people seized our Xihe for decades, and the only thing that the king and his ministers wished was to retake the Xihe."

"Song is the territory of Si Shang. If Wei, Chu and Han station troops in Song, you can attack Si Shang and retreat, and you can defend Danshui and Sui River. This is something you must be vigilant."

"Although Qin and Chu are close friends, Qin and Wei are enemies. Si Shang and Qin have Wei as enemies, so they can be alliances. I wonder what you think?"

There was no substantial agreement between Qin and Si Shang, and no formal written agreement had been signed with the swearing together.

The Qin envoy's intention is still being tested.

Qin and Si Shang are natural ally geographically, especially as long as Qin has the intention to win the world, it must have a common enemy with Si Shang for the time being. If Qin only wants to be in peace, then vassal states with the strength of only being in peace and having the strength of being in peace are not qualified, and they cannot choose a foreign policy of having a distance and attacking near and near.

However, the two sides have never formed an alliance, and the reason is because of the righteousness of Si Shang.

After the righteousness of Si Shang and the Heze alliance four years ago rejected the title of the Zhou emperor, Si Shang was destined to have a substantial alliance with various major countries.

If there is an alliance, Si Shang will lose some of the people's hearts. In their opinion, Si Shang is no different from other vassal states, and it is nothing more than a place to fight for the world.

Si Shang has always opposed the Qin State's policies, and Si Shang has always pursued a synonymized concept. It is different and does not make plans for each other, and it is even more impossible to form an alliance.

This is precisely because of the temptation of Qin envoys.

If Si Shang was not fully prepared, or was not confident about the upcoming war, then he would definitely find a way to form an alliance with Qin at this time.

Even if you lose some of the righteousness you have always insisted on, if the crisis is really ahead, you may have another choice.

In the battle between Qi and Mo, people in the world thought that Mo on Si were all like Duke Xiang of Song.

But afterwards, the countries realized that the strategy of going through Lu without engaging in troops was just to lure the enemy into depth, so that Qi could divide the troops and defeat them one by one, just like retreating from the past, which was similar to the same work.

The Mo family of Si Shang was not Duke Xiang of Song, and they have always been utilitarian. If Si Shang really felt that the pressure was extremely high, the Qin State would take the initiative to propose an alliance.

Anyway, peace between Qin and Wei cannot be achieved. With Hexi there, it is impossible for trust between the two sides to exist.

If Qin forms an alliance with Si Shang, it will be beneficial but not harmful.

The alliance is an alliance, whether to send troops, when to send troops, the scale of the troops... This initiative is in the hands of Qin.

Just like the battle between Wei and Chu and Daliang twenty years ago, Qi and Chu alliance, Qi sent troops to rescue Daliang, but the troops were sent very late. I heard that Daliang City was broken halfway through, and the Chu State still thanked Qi State and the princes all believed that the Tian family of Qi State could be trusted.

The Qin envoy was eager to know the bottom line of Si Shang, what the Si Shang was preparing to cause in the end, and whether the Second Central Plains War could break out and weaken Wei Han again.

While listening to the Qin envoy's passionate proposal to establish alliance policy of arbitration in the distance, he was thinking about Qin's attitude in his heart.

The Qin State had already begun vigorous reforms, but after the reforms, Qin State wanted to form the combat power of the Warring States Period, at least it would take another three to five years.

The internal situation is not stable, and the suppressed nobles are ready to move. The development of the west has made the people profit, but the number of people is still small.

As a territory stolen by Wei from Qin, the Xihe area was unscrupulous in the land reform because it was not restricted by aristocrats. Although Wu Qi left, the military soldiers in the Xihe area still existed, and most of them were self-cultivated farmers. In recent years, taxes began to increase due to severe damage to Wei, but they were not as strong as the people's hearts towards Qin.

No matter how you look at Qin, you are just bluffing now, and you may be shaking flags and shouting to attract Wei Han's attention, but it may be difficult to say that it is a real army to capture Xihe and completely weaken Wei.

And Shi also hoped that Qin would get Xihe. At least now, the hegemony of Wei declined and internal struggles were rising one after another. Wei Ji's two sons were not good at it. At this time, Wei was not afraid of it.

You can defend, but you don't have strong ability to take the initiative.

The reason why the Three Jins were easily broken up five years ago was because the Wei State was too strong before, but the threat from Si did not appear. Qin lost the Xihe River and was unable to advance eastward. There was no external pressure to split the three Jins.

If Qin regained Xihe and directly oppressed Han, Zhao, Wei, and the rise of Si Shang, the Three Jin Alliance would probably be established soon.

Moreover, the reason why they want to formally form an alliance with Qin is not allowed, except that justice does not allow it. Once the formal alliance between Si Shang and Qin is formed, it will force the alliance between Wei, Chu, Han, Yan and Zhao, and it will be difficult to continue to exploit the conflicts between various countries.

Judging from the information from Qin, Qin was not ready to participate in a war. It was just a loud slogan and wanted to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

In fact, from now on, the only three parties that really affect their vital interests and their respective hegemony are Wei, Chu and Si Shang.

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However, the three parties of Wei, Chu and Si Shang actually didn't want to fight. Of course, this is the saying that the Marquis of Wei and King of Chu would replace the Wei and Chu countries. The nobles of Chu were looking forward to the war.

The one who was most enthusiastic about the possible war in Song State was Qin State, who was simply enthusiastic. He fanned the flames and sent envoys to make promises, but he was afraid that he would not be able to fight.

The envoy's words were mostly unbelievable. Shi believed in the news and judgments from the hidden works of Qin. Qin did not think of fighting a big war, nor did he have the material basis for crossing the Wei River to seize the Xihe River at this time. So the envoy's words were so exciting that Shi could easily guess the Qin's ideas.

So he also said something similar to what the envoy of Chu State said, the general idea was that the Si Shang respected the choices of the people of Song State, and would not ignore the invasion of Song State by other countries, but would never annex the Song State.

It is precisely that those who are good at fighting will defeat others without fighting, so they must express Si Shang's attitude through general mobilization, but if they really start a war, they will not be afraid.

He also repeatedly reiterated to the Qin envoy: If Song was invaded by other countries, Si Shang would send troops, not because Song was beside Si Shang's bed and could not allow others to sleep, but just because the Mo people were fulfilling the covenant that year and fulfilling their obligation to benefit the world.

In other words, Si Shang is different from you imperialists. We do not regard Song as our own sphere of influence, and we send troops just to fulfill our internationalist obligations.

Therefore, if you Qin takes advantage of the Central Plains War to fight Xihe, we will object, but it will be useless for us to speak out. You can only shout verbally, and you will not be able to stop us if you are willing to fight against us.

However, if you want to form a formal alliance, you must be the same as the sayings of Si: the government of the Jiuzhou depends on the people of the Jiuzhou, and the government of the Song land depends on the people of the Song land. Respect the choice of the people of the Song state, and choose to send troops to help the people of the Song land resist the massacre and invasion of the unrighteous king.
Chapter completed!