But the Bian State was defeated by the Shang Dynasty. Since the attack on Shangdu, the confidence of the Bian State suffered a serious blow.
Sima Xuan, the Southern King, and Chu Yong, the Jing King of Bian State, had already arrived in the southern Yue State and asked Yue State to mediate.
Early in the morning, the atmosphere in the court of Yue State was solemn.
The Shang Dynasty's attack on the Bian State was of course also of concern to the Yue State. After all, with the advancement of technology, the distance between the Shang Dynasty and the Yue State is not that far.
The two sides used to be 40,000 kilometers apart, which was a very long distance for a country. But now it is no longer possible. With the development and expansion of the Shang Dynasty and the Yue Kingdom, the closest distance between the two countries is less than 10,000 kilometers - there are only two countries in between!
In other words, if either the Shang Dynasty or the Yue Kingdom got a little excited, the two countries could become borders.
However, although Yue State has developed well in recent years and has good relations with the Shang Dynasty, no one in Yue State agrees that Yue State and the Shang Dynasty should border each other! That is simply asking for trouble!
However, the State of Yue now has to face a choice - should it help the State of Bian or not
If they helped the Bian Kingdom, they would most likely offend the Shang Dynasty. You know, the one who was in charge of the Shang Dynasty was an angry queen! A queen who was almost a widow! God knew what would happen if they angered this woman.
But if they did not help Bian, the Shang Dynasty would certainly swallow Bian. Then, the distance between the Shang Dynasty and Yue would be shortened by 7,000 to 8,000 kilometers - Bian was already large, and with the addition of a new Sima Empire, it would be about this distance.
In short, if the Shang Dynasty swallowed up the Bian State, then the Shang Dynasty would put serious pressure on the Yue State in its coastal position. Especially if it cooperated with Qingcheng, the millions of elite troops of the Shang Dynasty would probably appear at the border of the Yue State in one day - if the two countries clashed.
Nowadays, the war of annexation is in full swing. With the advancement of technology, the wave of annexation continues to climb to new heights. Countries with a land area of more than 20,000 square kilometers continue to emerge. The Shang Dynasty is the birthplace of technology, and technology should not be underestimated.
As the Yue Dynasty got closer, people all over the country were worried.
Therefore, many ministers at this time suggested that we should plead for the State of Bian and try our best to win over the State of Bian as our ally and serve as a barrier to block the Shang Dynasty.
The Shang Dynasty was too powerful, and Xia Qingqing was too strong now. Many ministers believed that we should curb the development of the Shang Dynasty.
Sima Xuan and Chu Yong stood by, waiting quietly. Seeing the almost one-sided attitude in the court, Chu Yong was already somewhat happy, it seemed that there was no problem.
But Sima Xuan was not so optimistic, because Sima Xuan keenly discovered that the Prime Minister Gou Yuanli, the Grand Tutor Yuan Bingchu, and the Grand Commandant Bai Shuiming of Yue State had not spoken, and the three seemed to be hesitating about something.
Since he was hesitant, it meant that he had other considerations! And the other considerations were nothing more than opposing opinions, which was a simple matter.
Sure enough, after the ministers discussed for a long time, the Emperor of Yue finally asked the Prime Minister Gou Yuanli next to him, "What do you think, Prime Minister?"
Everyone looked over, especially Sima Xuan. Unlike Prince Jing Chu Yong, although Chu Yong called himself Prince Jing, he was influenced by the demonic environment and believed in fists more. But Sima Xuan knew that politics was full of variables; people who liked fists would often be trapped in the whirlpool of politics and be hurt.