"Xiao Liming, fuck my mother..." Huang Fu's first reaction after receiving the news of the declaration of war was to curse loudly! He completely threw aside the glorious image of standing in the sunshine a few days ago.
This time, the State of Xiao suddenly declared war on the State of Cai, which was really unexpected. Even with Huang Fu's political wisdom, he did not expect it!
In Huang Fu's opinion, the Xiao Kingdom should be struggling to survive. But things have changed strangely. The root of the change is that the ambitious Xiao Liming has found a good excuse!
However, Xiao Liming did not attack the State of Cai completely and blindly, but had a plan. While attacking the State of Cai, Xiao Liming also sent envoys to visit the countries in the northwest, from north to south: the State of Deng, the State of Zheng, and the State of Chen.
The messenger sent by Xiao Liming was mainly to deliver letters, and the content of the letter was also very simple, which was... (Please see below O (∩_∩) O Ha!)
At night, in the Chen Palace, in the emperor's study:
Chen State Prime Minister Yuan Shouzhi took the letter and saw that the Jindan stage messenger sent by Xiao Liming was so tired that he looked pale, so he asked someone to arrange for him to rest.
In order to send the letter and to get it to the destination in time, Xiao Guo not only dispatched airplanes, but also let a Jindan stage master fly the planes, constantly casting spells on the planes to increase their speed during the flight.
Yuan Shouzhi opened the letter and took a look, then placed it on the emperor's desk. "Your Majesty, this is a handwritten letter from His Majesty the Xiao Kingdom. The handwriting is a little hasty, and it seems to be urgent."
The Emperor of Chen State picked up the letter and read it. After finishing reading, he placed his hands on the table and looked up to think. After a while, he passed the letter to the people around him: Crown Prince Chen Jianjie, Grand Tutor Wang Yongxin, Grand Commandant Tang Yin, and Commander-in-Chief of the Three Armies Xu Ke. These people can be said to be the pinnacle of power in Chen State.
After everyone had circulated the letter, the Emperor of Chen suddenly turned to the Crown Prince and asked, "Jianjie, what do you think?"
Chen Jianjie immediately replied, "First, I think what His Majesty Xiao said makes sense. If we help Xiao conquer Cai, we can make Xiao our border wall, standing between us and the Kingdom of Shang and the Kingdom of Tang, and restricting the development of the Kingdom of Shang and the Kingdom of Tang to the north. In particular, we can directly block the development of the Kingdom of Tang. Secondly, I think this is most likely His Majesty Xiao's wishful thinking. If Xiao really blocks the development of the Kingdom of Tang, then the Kingdom of Tang and the Kingdom of Shang will certainly not give up. The Kingdom of Xiao, sandwiched between all parties and in a place of war on all sides, is just a dying struggle. Therefore, I think that Xiao will eventually fail. But this time, we should agree with Xiao."
The Emperor of Chen nodded slightly, looked around, and then looked at the Prime Minister, "Prime Minister, tell me what you think."
Yuan Shouzhi stood up and walked towards the map hanging on the wall: “Your Majesty, I need the help of a map to explain.
According to the letter from His Majesty Xiao, he wants us, Zheng and Deng to support Xiao in conquering Cai and let Xiao completely swallow up the remaining territory of Cai.
If successful, Xiao State will become a long and narrow country from north to south, lying between us and the Tang and Shang Kingdoms.
Your Majesty, please see that if Xiao swallows the current Cai, it will form a country similar to a crescent moon. The north-south length and width will reach 4,000 miles, but the east-west length will be less than 1,500 miles. And it will wrap around the borders of the entire Tang Kingdom and part of the Shang Kingdom in the southeast.