Chapter 5 The third quarter welcomes the wind and the small banquet discloses the secrets of the alliance

At night, Fengze becomes extraordinarily beautiful.The lights of various colors in the six Xingyuan Districts reflect a splendid world full of radiance on the vast water surface of Fengze.The hunting of military flags, the sound of fighting, has the magnificence of a military camp, but does not have the bleak and murderous look of a battlefield.In the cool breeze in early summer, Fengze is filled with luxurious luxury. Fengze is nourished by two big rivers.There is the Yellow River in the northwest and Jishui in the southeast, and the middle area gathers into the vast Fengze.During the Warring States Period, Jiang, He, Huai, and Ji were known as the four famous waters in the world.Among the four famous waters, the Yellow River is in the north, the Yangtze River is in the south, and the Jishui and Huai Rivers are in the middle.Between the north and the south of the river is the center of Chinese civilization.And Fengze is just between Heji and Jinan, and the northwest is close to the prosperous and civilized Daliang City. It is the most famous big lake in the heart of the Central Plains.In terms of the size of the water surface, Fengze is far inferior to Yunmengze in Chu State, but in terms of the fame and civilization connotation at that time, Fengze is far higher than Yunmengze.Wei Guo, as the most powerful country in the world, chose Fengze as the location of the six-nation alliance, not only because Fengze was the best place for Wei Guo, but also because it was the essence of the entire Central Plains civilization at that time.

The general account of the Six Nations Alliance is located on the grassland on the mountainside in the north of Fengze, which is slightly higher than the camps of the other five countries.Judging from the lighting area, the general ledger of the Five Kingdoms Xingyuan facing the leader Xingyuan just formed the trend of five stars holding the moon, making the general ledger very prominent.At present, there are many guard posts on the mountain where the leader Xingyuan is located, and the general tent on the mountainside is brightly lit. There are no dancers and guards in the big tent.The monarchs of the five countries who arrived first sat silently in front of their respective cases without looking sideways, waiting for Pang Juan's opening remarks.Pang Juan's sitting case is set on the flat ground, and behind it is the long case of the leader of the King of Wei who is temporarily vacant.Pang Juan just walked in, he did not take a seat, bowed deeply to the three directions where the monarchs were before Su filed the case, cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "Pang Juan, the special envoy of the Six Nations Alliance and the general of Wei, see King Chu, King Qi, and Duke Yan. , Zhaohou, Hanhou. All the monarchs arrived at Fengze safely, and the leader of the alliance, King Wei, appointed Pang Juan to take over the five monarchs on their behalf. Pang Juan is not good at drinking, but the six countries will sincerely form an alliance to stabilize the world. Pang Juan is willing to respect the monarchs of the five countries with a humble body Lord." He held up the bronze Lord on the case with both hands, and cupped his hands, "Please accept Pang Juan's respect." After speaking, he drank it all, his face flushed and he coughed again and again.But Pang Juan didn't panic at all, wiped the drink from the corner of his mouth with a white handkerchief, and bowed sincerely again, "Pang Juan lost his composure, please forgive me."

Zhao Chenghou laughed heartily, "The general made an exception for drinking, and I, Zhao Zhong, will accompany him!" "The general is a famous general in the world, and Tian Yinqi will accompany him!" King Qi Wei also drank it all in one gulp. "Accompany me." Han Zhaohou drank his wine with a blank expression. "My lord, I will follow the rules." Yan Wengong drank it slowly and reservedly. King Xuan of Chu made a long case, "Wei Wang's special envoy, welcome the wind for us. The hospitality is hard to turn down, and I'm drinking!" Yijue fell down, and the maids sitting on both sides hurriedly waved fans to blow the wind.

"General, please take a seat." Han Zhaohou made a gesture to Pang Juan, and said indifferently, "General, the whole world knows that the Sanjin family is well known. However, in this meeting, the secret letter of King Wei only said four words to stabilize the world. Hou Yu is ignorant, please tell the general how to stabilize the law?" "What Hanhou said is very true." Zhao Chenghou said with a smile, "There must be a covenant in the alliance, what is the agreement?" The young Qiwei Wang's piercing eyes scanned the audience, but his face was full of smiles.He knew that Qi State was far away from the coast, except for the southern border with Chu State, because Lu State was in the middle, and there were few direct conflicts of interest with the Central Plains Warring States.He was invited to come here, and he was interested in Wei Guo's grand strategy of "Six Kingdoms Determined the World", and he wanted to clarify the status of Qi State in it; as for the actual benefits, he has no extravagant demands at the moment, but just waits and sees for changes.So he just observed calmly and would never take the initiative to ask anything.

The reserved Yan Wengong frowned at Pang Juan's luxurious attire, cursing inwardly.Han Zhaohou, who was cowardly on the surface but actually strong, took the lead in launching the attack. He was delighted, but he was tired of Zhao Zhong's response.Since the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei were divided into Jin, Yan and Han and Wei have always maintained friendship, but they have always been dirty with the neighboring Zhao.Yan Guo couldn't stand Zhao Guo's aggressive aura of a rising star, but he couldn't do anything about him.Zhongshan State was originally a subsidiary state of Yan State.But since the founding of the Zhao family, the Zhongshan country has fallen to the Zhao country.Feeling ashamed, Yan Guo wanted to swallow Zhongshan, but he didn't have the strength to chew on this meaty bone.Seeing that Zhongshan was encroached by Zhao Guo, he was so jealous that he was bleeding, so he had to secretly ask Wei Guo to put pressure on Zhao Guo to contain Zhao Guo.After three or five times, they formed an inextricable relationship with Zhao Guo. Both sides hated it so much that their teeth itch, but in fact, no one could do anything to the other.In this alliance, Lord Yan Wen has a firm idea to come up with, but it can only be realized with the support of Wei Guo.Han Zhao and Wei Guo have always been fighting secretly, and the Three Jin Dynasties are dirty. In order to seek support, Wei Guo will inevitably tend to tie up with Yan Guo.In this way, Yan Wengong's plan is very likely to be realized.But he had to wait for the best opportunity, and he had to have a secret talk with King Wei.Right now, he wants to hold his breath and see how the upstart General of the Wei State handles the thorny issue in front of him.

Chuxuan King Mi Liangfu was very impulsive and wanted to ask Pang Juan a few things.But he has an unshakable sense of the status of a big country. Whenever he speaks, he must be behind other countries and before the leader of the alliance.Mi Liangfu is very clear about the actual interests of Chu State.Chu State borders Qi State in the northeast, Wei State and South Korea in the north, and Qin State in the northwest.Among the seven great powers, the bordering power of Chu is second only to Qin, Qin has five neighbors, and Chu has four neighbors.For the three kingdoms of Qi, Wei and South Korea, Chu State certainly couldn't care about it, but for Qin State, Chu State had a long-standing covetous heart.The southwestern part of Qin State and the northwestern part of Chu State are both difficult and dangerous areas with mountains and rivers. The roads are rugged and easy to defend but difficult to attack. A military pass in Qin State is in the southwest hub, and Chu State has no way to extend to the northwest.There are several fertile green basins hidden in this vast mountainous area. The Hanshui Basin, Danshui Basin, and Yangshui Basin are all fertile homes.Once the mountains and rivers in this area are captured, they will smoothly cross the Nanshan Mountains and enter the Weishui Plain, and the Qin State can come down with a drum.With the strength of Chu State, although it is powerless to challenge other great powers, it still has strength to deal with Qin State, the dwindling western prince.But there is a prerequisite, that is, other big countries must not intervene, especially Wei Guo.To realize this wish, the Six Nations Alliance is the best time.King Xuan of Chu made up his mind that as long as Wei State agreed or acquiesced to Chu State's action against Qin, Chu State would stamp and seal any covenant, otherwise it would not recognize any covenant.On the secret slip sent by the king of Wei to the state of Chu, there are eight words "Alliance of the Six Nations, Chu has great benefits", which seems to be much more solid than the secret slip of Han and Zhao.So King Xuan of Chu was not in a hurry to speak, he wanted to see how Pang Juan would solve this mystery.

Pang Juan looked at King Wei of Qi, Duke Yan Wen and King Xuan of Chu, folded his hands and said with a smile, "May I ask King Qi, Duke Yan, and King Chu, what advice do you have?" The three of them silently shook their heads with different expressions, King Qi Wei smiled, Duke Yan Wen was reserved, and King Chu Xuan was indifferent. In fact, Pang Juan had already anticipated the impatient mood of the monarchs of the five countries, and he was even more proud that he personally unveiled the theme of the alliance and conducted preliminary consultations on behalf of King Wei.He cleared his throat, and bowed his hands to the five kings again: "Five monarchs, Pang Juan has been appointed as the special envoy of the Six National Alliance by the King of Wei. It is believed that, in today’s world, the Zhou Dynasty is declining, the feudal vassals are in dispute, and the strong prey on the weak. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the number of more than 100 vassals has been reduced to more than 30. And the more than 30 vassal states are actually dominated by the Seven War Kingdoms. Since the Spring and Autumn Period, it has been more than 300 years since the end of the world's wars and disasters. The king of Wei sympathized with the people of the world and worked hard to plan a way for the world to be peaceful. Where is the way? In the Six Great Wars, the National Alliance will determine the world."

Speaking of this, the eyes of the monarchs of the five countries all stared at Pang Juan, awe-inspiring.They don't believe that the Wei Congress will work hard to plan a way for the world to be peaceful. What they care about is how the six countries will rule the world?How are conflicts of interest resolved?What does Wei Guo want?What are your gains and losses? Pang Juan didn't care about the five pairs of eyes that shocked the world, and continued to calmly say: "Six countries rule the world, how to determine the law? There are three main points: first, the six countries vowed not to be enemies of each other and never violate the boundaries; More than thirty vassals and small states, delineate their respective circles of influence, and the small states in the circle are annexed by the suzerain country, and other countries are not allowed to intervene; if the suzerain country is unable to annex within three years, they will be swallowed by other countries; third, it is also the key point of this alliance. Qin State, wipe out this western barbarian from the Warring States! Why do you want to divide Qin into six countries? Because Qin is so big, it cannot be allocated to any Warring States for monopoly, which will destroy the balance of power in the world. It is King Wei's heart that the world is a public. Please understand my king's painstaking efforts. The implementation of these three rules can ensure that the world will be brought into the king's way and will be peaceful forever." how?"

The big tent was so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard, for a long time, no one spoke.Beneath the reserved and silent surface, the heads of the monarchs of the Five Great War Kingdoms were all spinning, weighing the pros and cons.No one takes the first one seriously.The pledge to stop the army is just to get a little breathing time, and if you are relieved, you can still fight. Didn't Wei Guo come out of it?If there were no seventy-four battles between Wu Qi and the princes, and Pang Juan's several victories before him, even if there were ten Li Kui reforms, Wei Guo would not be able to expand its territory three times.When Wei Guo said not to fight, he just didn't want others to fight, but he himself would fight if he wanted to, and no one could do anything against him.But there is also one thing, if others want to fight, he may not be able to do it.So everyone is thinking about the last two.These two items are very important, not only to carve up all the small countries, but also to carve up the big Qin country. This is a big appetite and big plan that no Warring States has ever thought of!At first glance, this plan is not only grand, but also beneficial to everyone.But if you think about it carefully, there are so many articles here that you can't figure it out at once.As monarchs of the Warring States vying for supremacy in the world, everyone has experienced ups and downs in the turbulent waves several times. Once the fundamentals are involved, they are by no means easy to deal with.If they are not clarified, they will not speak, they will not comment, and they will never express their opinions rashly at critical moments.

Pang Juan did not expect such a stalemate.According to his vision, as soon as the plan comes out, it will immediately cause quarrels. These gentlemen cannot withstand the temptation of slight interests, just like dogs fighting over bones.Now it seems that they are trying to figure it out carefully, and they are not in a hurry to fight.How to break the deadlock?Pang Juan thought for a while, bowed his hands to the King of Chu, and said with a respectful smile: "Dare to ask the King of Chu, the King of Wei wants to hand over the southwest of Qin State to the State of Chu, whether the King of Chu will accept it?"

Because the wheels were spinning in his mind, King Xuan of Chu forgot his iron rule of "the king's words must come later", seeing Pang Juan's questioning pointing directly at the expected target, he couldn't help blurting out: "Qin is in the southwest, so it should be accepted by Chu. However, the hinterland of the Qin State lies in the Weishui River and the fertile land is 600 miles away, wouldn't it be possible for me to share a spoonful of the big Chu with me?" Pang Juan smiled faintly, "This is a big matter, please ask the king of Chu and the king of Wei to discuss it, the state of Chu will definitely be satisfied." Han Zhaohou said coldly: "There are no small countries around South Korea to annex, and the hinterland of Qin's Weishui River should all be accepted by South Korea." King Wei of Qi "slap!" made a long case, "Qi State is thousands of miles away from Qin State, and has no intention of dividing Qin's land. However, the entire territory of Lu State, Song State, and Xue State must be handed over to Qi State. The Kingdom of Wei and the Kingdom of Chu must not get their hands on it." This was a blatant asking price from the two strongest powers, and the whole audience couldn't help but look sideways. King Xuan of Chu frowned, shook his head and said in a drawn-out tone, "Yeah, King Qi, your appetite is too big. Leaving aside the two countries of Lu and Xue, Song is the territory between Chu and Wei." There are many particles in the tone The Chu dialect is all in one piece. Qi Wei Wang Tian Yinqi was young and energetic after all, his impulsive face twisted into a stern smile, and he said "pop!" How many? Twenty-one countries! How many Jin countries? Twelve countries! What about the other big countries? Qi will destroy four countries, Qin will destroy three countries, and Yue will destroy two countries. Count them, which country has the most appetite? Chu!" Qi Guo said But the voice is deep and slow, and the words are like nails on the board. King Xuan of Chu was sweating profusely, and was so choked that he couldn't speak for a while. Yan Wengong, who was silent for half a day, said leisurely: "King Qi's calculation is very good. During the three hundred years of the Spring and Autumn Period, we have strictly abided by the royal system, and the only one who has not destroyed a country is my country of Yan. I have an alliance today, but I don't know how you can repay it?" Zhao Chenghou spat out a mouthful of phlegm into the copper basin beside him in disgust, and smiled coldly, "Three hundred years without gaining an inch of land, is it considered a Warring States?" Yan Wengong regarded himself as a nobleman of the royal family for six hundred years, and regarded himself extremely high. This kind of naked ridicule made him angry from embarrassment. The country is in dire straits, but it is still as peaceful as Mount Tai for six hundred years. What about the country of Zhao? A feudal lord who has only lived for fifty years, what right do you have to say all kinds of evil things to me?" Zhao Zhong burst out laughing, "Ji Fan, don't be sour. The descendants of the Zhao family never take the credit of their ancestors, and pay attention to fighting the world with bare hands. Don't look for backers if you have the ability. What does the General think?" Everyone knows that if the Yan State had not been sheltered by the Wei State for a long time, it might have been swallowed alive by the brave Zhao State.Zhao Zhong turned to Pang Juan for consultation, but in fact it was clear that he was killing two birds with one stone, mocking Yan State and testing Wei State. Pang Juan was looking forward to this kind of quarrel. Without the five great powers competing with each other, Wei Guoheng's hegemony in the world would be impossible to talk about. So he keeps smiling through the quarrel, amused by their initial silence.Seeing Zhao Chenghou's words turned to him, Pang Juan cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Marquis Zhao laughed. The alliance of the six nations is like brotherhood. The world is not yet settled, and they are fighting each other. Wouldn't it be a joke to the world? Pang Juan thinks that today's plan is to divide Qin Yes, the survival and death of those small countries can be negotiated separately. What Pang Juan said is the intention of King Wei. Do you have any suggestions?" There was another silence.What Pang Juan said was indeed reasonable. To agree on the division of more than 30 small princes in a meeting, the hundreds of years of grievances and entanglements involved would be too complicated, and it was almost impossible for everyone to agree.However, the deeper reason why the monarchs of the five countries acquiesced to Pang Juan was not that they were afraid of grievances and entanglements. They were not afraid of fighting and killing for decades and hundreds of years, but they were afraid of being red-faced at the banquet?Even if they draw their swords and face each other, what's the problem?The deeper reason that everyone understands is that it is impossible to rely on a sheepskin covenant to divide the sphere of influence of the Warring States period and determine the power to eliminate the small princes.Who destroys whom?can it?It all depends on strength.This is an iron rule forged by more than 400 years of history in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States. Here, verbal quarrels are the most venting, and it is really meaningless. The reserved and honorable Lord Yan Wen spoke first, "Everyone, I think what the general said is true. Dividing Qin's plan is to eliminate a serious problem in the heart, and swallowing the princes of Miner is a hair disease. I think that the Qin State The three hundred li in the north that connects Linhu and Loufan should belong to the State of Yan." Zhao Chenghou glanced at Yan Wengong, waved his big hand and said with a smile, "Zhao's power is weak, and it is enough to get more than two hundred miles east of Luo River and west of River River in Qin State." "Korea," Han Zhaohou shook his head sadly, "Let's go, as long as Qin's confidant Wei Shuichuan, the rest is ignored." King Xuan of Chu shook his head, "How so? Only poor mountains and bad waters are left for me? No, no, I also want the east half of Weishui River, Hangu Pass to Lishan Mountain for two hundred miles." Han Zhaohou said indifferently, "How forgetful is the king of Chu? Hangu Pass to Huashan is already the land of Wei State. Could it be that the king of Chu can't even remember Wu Qi?" "Ahhh? This has been talked about for a long time, and it's not the old Qin country that was divided." King Chuxuan spread his hands in surprise. The whole house roared with laughter.Zhao Chenghou said loudly: "Haha, the King of Chu wanted to divide the state of Qin when Duke Mu of Qin was here." Pang Juan bowed his hands to King Xuan of Chu and said with a smile: "King Chu, the land of Qin State has shrunk for nearly a hundred years. In this alliance, the six countries will divide Qin, based on the existing land of Qin State." "Really." The King of Chu sighed a long time, "Okay, okay, I will give way to the big Chu. In the west of Qin State, the Jingshui River Valley is 300 miles away. It is also good enough for Chu State to raise horses there. .” Only King Qi Wei remained silent for a while.The state of Qin is the farthest to the west, and the state of Qi is the farthest to the east. They are separated by thousands of miles.Therefore, King Qi Wei had no interest in the topic of dividing Qin, his face was indifferent, and he didn't say a word.How could Pang Juan not be clear about this?He was already confident in his chest, stood up and cupped his hands and said: "You princes and princes, divide Qin's plan, and the six countries will have a share, so we can't let Qi have no benefit. The king of Wei intended that Qi should get two hundred miles of land from Qin. However, the state of Qi and the state of Qin The distance is far away, and it is difficult to establish land. For the current plan, the other five countries each cut 40 miles of land and returned it to Qi. If Zhao Hanwei and Qi State do not border each other, they will be divided by Chu State and Yan State for 100 miles each. The three kingdoms of Han, Wei, and Yan complemented the land of Chu and Yan. What do you think of this transfer of land in order to obtain all land benefits?" As soon as this remark came out, King Qi Wei felt relieved, and his big eyes scanned the audience to see how the monarchs would respond. After a moment of silence, King Chuxuan shrugged his fat shoulders and said with a dry laugh: "Okay, okay, Chu and Qi are brothers and sisters, and it is reasonable to cede land for a hundred miles." The hundreds of miles adjacent to the state of Qi and the state of Qi are all vast saline-alkali flats, which only grow reeds but not grain, while the land transferred from Wei and South Korea to the state of Chu can only be the adjacent Huaishui Plain.With this transfer, a small granary was transferred to the state of Chu. Wouldn't it be a pleasure to have such a good thing? However, Duke Yan Wen hesitated a lot, and muttered: "Equity and geographical advantage are also justified, Yan Guo should try his best." His hardships were also painful because he was too clear.The area adjacent to Yan State and Qi State is full of lakes, fishponds and fertile soil on both sides of the Jishui River.However, the land transferred from Zhao State to Wei State can only be the mountainous area in the northern part of the old Jin State, which is obviously not worth the loss.But this time the alliance is the leader of Wei State. Since King Wei proposed, how could Yan State refuse?Without the big tree of Wei Guo, Yan Guo would have had a hard time walking. Think about it, if you don't agree, you have to agree. Since Chu State and Yan State made their statement, Zhao State of South Korea readily responded.Pang Juan bowed his hands to King Qi Wei and smiled and said, "What is King Qi's opinion?" The one thing you can't ask for is the one hundred mile salt-alkali flat in Chu State. King Qi Wei also has other ideas.Tian Yinqi's great ambition is to covet Chu State. He sees that Chu State is a fat and hollow neighbor. One day Qi State will swallow Chu State and get a hundred miles of land, which means Qi State is getting closer to Chu State. A big step.Although saline-alkali land does not grow grains, it is the best battlefield. Who can say that it is worthless? King Qi Wei's statement is tantamount to declaring that the six kingdoms will be divided into Qin and there will be no more objections. Pang Juan clasped his fists together, and laughed in a loud voice: "So, the plan to divide the Qin Dynasty has been decided. Please enjoy the night view of Fengze, all the monarchs. When the King of Wei arrives tomorrow, the guild alliance ceremony will be held."