Volume 10 Chapter 120

The Feng Kingdom court analyzed the matter of Mo and An jointly sending troops to Yu Kingdom more thoroughly than Tang Yin.

As the leading party to send troops, Mo Kingdom was of course worried that Feng and Yu would unite and form a pincer attack on Mo Kingdom. If they wanted to weaken Feng Kingdom, it would be most appropriate to first attack Yu Kingdom, which was weaker and had no natural defenses. As for An Kingdom, it was only an auxiliary party. The reason why it was willing to send troops was that it saw the benefits that Yu Kingdom could get after winning. In addition, the two countries had a deeper consideration for sending troops, that is, no one was willing to help Yu Kingdom.

Tang Yin and Ling Shuang got married, which made the relationship between Feng Kingdom and Yu Kingdom closer than an alliance. Looking at the other countries, they were basically enemies of Feng Kingdom. Therefore, if Mo An wanted to attack Yu Kingdom, not only would no one condemn the two countries, but they would also support them.

Secondly, Mo was originally an ally of Feng. With Mo around, it would be even more difficult to attack Feng. The last time the alliance defeated Feng was a lesson. Now that Mo and Feng have openly broken up, Chuan, Zhen and other countries are naturally optimistic about it, and will even try every means to please Mo, laying a good foundation for the second attack on Feng in the future.

Because of these various factors, Mo became fearless in sending troops to Yu, and it was expected that no one would send troops to aid Yu.

At this time, Shao Fang showed his great talent and strategy. The actual situation was exactly as he expected.

When the armies of Mo and An approached the border of Yu, Yu was in an uproar, and the court was in chaos. Lingshuang urgently sent envoys to negotiate with Mo and An. The envoys who went to Anguo did meet An Wang Yueze, but Yueze did not mention the withdrawal of troops. He just repeatedly stated that Anguo and Moguo had always been on good terms, and that King Yu humiliated King Mo in public. Out of the friendship between Anguo and Moguo, Anguo could not stand idly by.

Yuguo's attempt to persuade Anguo to withdraw troops ended in failure, but it was still quite lucky. At least the envoy returned to Yuguo safely, while the envoys who went to Moguo were not so lucky. Shao Fang did not even meet him, and directly ordered the envoys from Yuguo to be tortured to death, and finally cut off their heads and sent them back to Yuguo.

Unable to persuade the Mo-An coalition to withdraw, the Yuguo court could only retreat to the next best thing and ask for help from other principalities. Chuanguo, Zhenguo, and Huanguo all rejected Yuguo's requests for help with various excuses, and even Shenchi refused to help Yuguo on the grounds of not interfering in the affairs of other countries.

With the powerful enemy pressing in, Yuguo itself was powerless to resist, and it could not persuade the enemy to retreat, and it could not get reinforcements. The situation of the entire country was already precarious, and it was possible to collapse at any time. At this time, the ministers of Yuguo could no longer bear it, and proposed the last way to Lingshuang, asking Fengguo for help.

Lingshuang heard the ministers' suggestions and looked bitter. The person she was most reluctant to ask for help was Tang Yin, and her marriage with Tang Yin was simply a farce, how could she take it seriously? Now going to Fengguo for help, Fengguo might not be willing to help, and it might still be humiliating herself.

She had suffered enough insults in front of Tang Yin, and she didn't want to be humiliated again.

The ministers could understand Lingshuang's current mood, and they didn't want to ask Fengguo for help, but now Yuguo really had no other way out, and if there was still a glimmer of hope, they would not resort to this last resort. At this time, Yuguo's Right Counselor Chief Clerk Zhou Zhong stepped forward and bowed to Lingshuang and said, "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Fengguo as an envoy. This trip will definitely make Fengguo send troops to help our country."

The Right Counselor Chief Clerk is equivalent to the staff of the Right Prime Minister. His rank is lower than that of the Prime Minister's Chief Clerk, between the fourth and fifth ranks. In the court, this is also the lowest-ranking official. When people heard Zhou Zhong say that Fengguo would definitely send troops to help Yuguo, they did not believe it. Even if the king personally went to Fengguo, he was not 100% sure that Fengguo would send troops. How could he, a mere Right Counselor Chief Clerk of the fourth rank, do it?

Right Prime Minister Cui Teng shouted in a deep voice: "Sir Zhou, stop talking nonsense and leave quickly!"

Zhou Zhong said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I am willing to guarantee with my head. If I cannot ask Fengguo to send troops to rescue, I will come back with my head!"

Cui Teng took a breath and frowned. Lingshuang also showed a thoughtful look. After thinking for a while, she asked: "Is Sir Zhou really so sure?"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"Okay! I will send you to Fengguo. Whether you can ask for reinforcements from Fengguo is secondary, but you must not lose the face of my Yuguo."

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will not fail my mission!"

Yuguo's Right Counselor Shi Zhou Zhong was on a diplomatic mission to Fengguo. When he arrived in Yancheng, Tang Yin just returned from Tia. In the palace, Tang Yin summoned Zhou Zhong.

Zhou Zhong was not very old, in his early thirties, with a dignified appearance and outstanding temperament. Tang Yin had a good first impression of him and knew roughly what he was here for, but he still asked, "What business has Lord Zhou brought to my Feng Kingdom?" "Alas!" Zhou Zhong sighed and asked, "The blade is now on the neck of His Royal Highness Feng Wang. Doesn't His Royal Highness know it?"

Tang Yin and the ministers of Feng Kingdom present were all stunned. They didn't expect that the envoy from Yu Kingdom would make such a shocking opening statement.

Soon, Tang Yin came back to his senses, laughed, and looked up at himself and asked, "What do you mean Lord Zhou? Where is the knife? Who is holding the knife?"

"The sword is the Mo'an coalition, and the people who wield the sword are the countries!" Zhou Zhong looked straight and said: "Why do the countries allow Mo'an and An to send troops to the Jade Kingdom? It's to weaken the Feng Kingdom! Our Jade Kingdom has always been tolerant. , never makes grudges with others, and has a good reputation. This time Mo An dared to send troops to the Jade Kingdom because of the marriage between my Lord and His Highness King Feng. In the eyes of other countries, the marriage between Yufeng and Feng means that the two countries will become one. To weaken the Feng Kingdom, the first step is to get rid of the Jade Kingdom. Once the Jade Kingdom is destroyed, the next target of sending troops will be the Feng Kingdom. At that time, all countries will join forces to defeat the wind. How can the Feng Kingdom not follow the footsteps of the Jade Kingdom? The situation, isn’t it that the knife is already on His Highness Feng Wang’s neck?”

Zhou Zhong was eloquent and talked freely, and everyone present nodded secretly, feeling that what Zhou Zhong said was reasonable and basically consistent with their original analysis.

In fact, even if Zhou Zhong does not come to Feng State, Feng State is still making arrangements to assist Jade State. Now that Jade State has come to ask for help, Feng State's assistance has become more logical.

However, Tang Yin did not want to agree to the Jade Kingdom so simply. He said with a smile: "The Jade Kingdom is not bordered by our Feng Kingdom. What does the life and death of the Jade Kingdom have to do with our Feng Kingdom? Even if the Jade Kingdom is eventually conquered by the two countries of Mo and An, "Destroy, I have Baguan and natural dangers to defend in the south of Dafeng, the emperor is in charge in the country, and I have Besa as my backup in the north. How can the other countries do anything to me?"

What kind of bullshit can a fool say? Zhou Zhong said in a deep voice: "If you are from the Feng Kingdom, please come to Wapo. No matter how dangerous or strong the Ba Pass is, can it stop the armies of all the countries in the world? Although the emperor is in the Feng Kingdom, everyone in the world has said that His Highness, King Feng, is holding him hostage." The Emperor, now the Emperor can no longer serve as a shield against other countries in the Feng Kingdom. It will only bring endless troubles to the Feng Kingdom. As for Besa, this is a foreign race. If His Highness the Wind King leads a foreign race to fight against his own race, wouldn't he become a member of the world? Not only will the people of other countries hate His Highness, but even the people of Feng Kingdom will feel ashamed, right?"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed. Tang Yin's face immediately darkened, and he shouted loudly: "Bold!"

As he shouted, the Feng Kingdom guards outside the door swarmed in, and steel knives with cold light were almost placed on Zhou Zhong's neck.

Zhou Zhong didn't even look at the murderous guards around him. He looked directly at Tang Yin and said loudly: "I have spoken from the bottom of my heart. My loyal words are offensive to my ears. Your Highness, King Feng, wants to be killed or beheaded, so please do so!"

Tang Yin and Zhou Zhong looked at each other for a long time, raised the corners of their mouths, and said with a sneer: "Zhou Zhong, you are so brave, you actually dare to say something rude in front of me."

Zhou Zhong said seriously: "Because I know that His Royal Highness Feng Wang started from scratch and can become the king of a country, he must be a wise master, and a wise master will not kill anyone who gives advice and advice."

hehe! Tang Yin was almost angry. This Zhou Zhong was good at talking. He said that if he killed him again, he would become a foolish king. He stared at Zhou Zhong for a long time, then with a puff, he waved to the guards below and ordered them all to go out. Then he asked with a smile: "I wonder what official position Lord Zhou holds in the Jade Kingdom?"

It wasn't until this moment that Tang Yin started to care about his position.

"You remonstrate with Speaker Shi." Zhou Zhong replied loudly.

"Oh!" Tang Yin responded noncommittally without saying anything. He was a little disappointed with Zhou Zhong's position. It was a bit unfair for such a courageous and knowledgeable person to only be a junior official of the fourth rank.

Zhou Zhong saw Tang Yin's thoughts and immediately said: "There are many talented people in our country, and there are many who are more talented than me. It is a great blessing for me to be able to get the position of right-hand admonishment speaker Shi, and it is also thanks to the love of your Majesty and Prime Minister Cui." ”

Tang Yin nodded and secretly said that Zhou Zhong is indeed good. He pondered for a moment and said: "Master Zhou, go back and tell... my wife, saying that my husband will definitely help her get through this difficulty this time!"

Even though he agreed to send troops to aid the Jade Kingdom, Tang Yin did not forget to say a few sarcastic words.

Zhou Zhong didn't care at all whether Tang Yin took advantage of him. As long as the Feng Kingdom was willing to send troops, the Jade Kingdom would be saved. As long as the Jade Kingdom survived, his mission would have been completed.

After Tang Yin finished speaking, Zhou Zhong knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said loudly: "Wind King Shengming!"

Tang Yin smiled and said faintly: "Your advice makes sense. Even if you reply to your country's court, even if I use all the strength of the country, I will keep your Jade Kingdom safe and sound."

Zhou Zhong was moved when he heard this, and couldn't help but tremblingly said: "My lord... thank you so much, Your Majesty!"

Tang Yin waved his hand and said: "Return to the country quickly!" He knew without asking that people in the Jade Kingdom must be panicked and in chaos now. The sooner the news of Feng Kingdom's willingness to send troops to assist reaches the Jade Kingdom, the more likely it will be. It can play a role in stabilizing people's hearts early on.

"Yes, Your Highness, King Feng, please take your leave!"

Zhou Zhong kowtowed again, then stood up and walked out. After Zhou Zhong left, Tang Yin immediately discussed with his ministers and generals how to send troops to aid the Jade Kingdom.