After the child's mind was read, the tyrant caught the male queen with a black face

The officials of the State of Chen looked at Minister Chen of the Ministry of War with sympathy.

Minister Chen took a heavy step forward, hesitated for a moment, and then saluted and said, "Your Majesty. I have heard a saying that when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. Why not invite the Chu army to cross the border to fight against the Xia State..."

The Emperor of Chen looked somewhat torn.

This sounds nice, as the fisherman benefits from the quarrel between the snipe and the clam. But what it actually means is, "Your Majesty, we can't win, so why not ask the State of Chu for help?"

The Emperor of Chen was not very happy about this, because it is easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away.

At this time, a young official stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, if you really invite the Chu army over, I'm afraid that my Chen State will fall into the trap and be harvested!"

The officials of the State of Chen all looked over.

The Emperor of Chen was a little unhappy at first, but when he saw it was him, he was stunned for a moment, and his tone softened a little: "What do you mean?"

The young official bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have been following the news between Chu and Xia. I discovered that several months ago, the Xia post office would send letters to the Grand Master of Chu every ten days. According to reliable information, the Fourth Prince of Chu would also come to check the letters on the same day, and he has never missed a single one."

The Emperor of Chen frowned.

The young official continued, "Recently, Prime Minister Li of Xia State sent a delegation of envoys to Chu State on the pretext of looking for someone. Chu State not only took good care of them, but also arranged officials to accompany them... Your Majesty, based on these things, I think Chu State and Xia State may have formed an alliance. Once they form an alliance, Chen State, which is caught in the middle, will be in danger."

The Emperor of Chen was shocked.

Among the several countries, Chu was the strongest. Xia was originally the weakest, but since the previous emperor swallowed up Han, Xia jumped to the second place in terms of land area, but with slightly weaker military strength.

Since then, Chu State has been trying to win over Chen State and Shu State to fight against Xia State together. They even discussed privately how to divide up Xia State's territory. But if Chu State changed its mind and formed an alliance with Xia State, then Chen State would be the fat meat caught between two tigers.

Danger, great danger!

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became. The Emperor of Chen subconsciously said, "It's impossible. Chu is most afraid of Xia. How could it possibly form an alliance with Xia?"

The officials of the State of Chen also looked somewhat uneasy. When they heard what the Emperor of Chen said, they all said:

"Chu and Chen have been allied for more than ten years. It's impossible for them to change all of a sudden."

"That's right. Xia is ambitious. Isn't Chu afraid of raising a tiger to cause trouble?"

……

At this time, there were officials from the pro-Chu faction who stood up and pointed at the young official and said, "How dare you! You said that Chu and Xia were united based on just some ordinary letters and some formal visits? This is clearly an attempt to sow discord."

After hearing this, the young official said angrily, "Only based on some letters?! Sir, can you explain what kind of letters are needed for the Xia Kingdom's palace to send to the Chu Kingdom's Grand Master every ten days? And what kind of ordinary letters are needed for a current Grand Master and a powerful prince of Chu to read together? Do you believe what you said? I think that rather than a family letter, this is more likely to be a private exchange of information between Chu and Xia. That's why it has received the attention of the Chu Kingdom's Grand Master and the Fourth Prince of Chu."

The officials of the State of Chen were speechless.

Yes! How could a great master of Chu and the fourth prince of Chu read an unimportant family letter together? Could it be that Chu and Xia were using this channel to exchange what they had? !

The pro-Chu official suddenly felt guilty, but still said stubbornly: "But these are just your guesses, and you haven't read the contents of the family letter. Well, let's take a step back and say that your analysis of the letter makes some sense. As for the fact that Xia sent people to Chu to look for someone, it's too far-fetched to think that there is a problem. You are just saying this because you don't like Chu."

The young official sneered, "As a citizen of Chen, what's wrong with me disliking Chu? Every time we ask Chu for help, we send them less gold, silver, jewelry, beauties and food. Do you like Chu?"

The officials of the pro-Chu faction choked up and wanted to roar: "Don't go around spitting to please the emperor! Do you know that if you cling to the emperor's thighs, you have to pay protection fees!"

The young official continued, "Looking at the latter incident alone, it doesn't seem to be a big problem. But what about the current situation? Xia suddenly announced that it would send troops, and Chu said it would not help. If you insist that the two countries did not reach a consensus in private, then I can't do anything about it. After all, a rotten tree cannot be carved, and everyone has different political acumen."

The officials of the pro-Chu faction were almost angry to death: "You, you...you are making nonsense and making sophistry and being disloyal..."

The young official suddenly said in a loud voice: "You can say that I am stupid and not good at planning, but you cannot accuse me of being disloyal. I am loyal to the State of Chen, and heaven and earth can bear witness to that. My father died for his advice, and so can I!"

After saying that, the young man lowered his head and rushed towards the pillar next to him.

The pro-Chu faction officials who had criticized him before were shocked: !!!

They also suddenly thought of it at this moment.

Damn, this guy is the relative of the minister who once died admonishing the emperor! His Majesty specially promoted him to the court for this reason!

The Emperor of Chen was also startled and immediately stood up and said hurriedly: "Save him quickly!"

The palace guard next to him dodged and stood in front of the young official.

The palace guard was hit so hard that his face turned pale and he almost vomited blood. It was obvious that the young official was really banging his head against the wall to seek death and was not acting.

Upon seeing this, the Emperor of Chen trusted the young official even more.

The Emperor of Chen said softly, "Your analysis is not without reason. There is no need to mention the matter of using the passage to allow Chu to send troops."

At this point, the Emperor of Chen heaved a sigh of relief. After all, the State of Chu was not easy to get along with either.

"As for how to get the Xia Kingdom to withdraw its troops, you should discuss a plan now."

The officials of the State of Chen had bitter faces.

Without the help of Chu and insufficient strength, isn't this just a discussion about how to give in? !

All the staff were exhausted from discussing it.

In the end, the Emperor of Chen chose the opinion of the young official.

They confiscated the property of all Chen officials who were sent to Xia State as envoys, and gave all the money to General Wu Yi, redeeming two cities. At the same time, they formally ceded the other three cities to Xia State.

After making this decision, the Emperor of Chen did not forget to comfort himself in the court.

The original intention was to send a sum of money to the Xia State in order to instigate their common people and the students from aristocratic families to fight among themselves. Now, it is just to send some more silver and money, and then join forces with the Chu State to take it back later.

Chen court officials: ...

They could only nod in agreement awkwardly but politely.

……

Afterwards, the State of Chen sent a special envoy to Daxia at full speed.

The envoy arrived very quickly.

A few days later.

At that time, the officials of the Great Xia Dynasty were discussing how to celebrate the twelfth lunar month of this year.

For example, how to welcome the return of Wu Yi and his party, how to reward the three armies, when to let the young imperial master come out to bless them, etc.

Yuan Ruan listened with some interest, as she had never seen the magnificent scene of the triumphal return of the three armies.

At this moment, she heard the hurried and excited voice of the messenger coming from outside.

"Your Majesty. The State of Chen has arrived in front of the palace with a letter of surrender and tribute!"

Courtiers: !!!