Chapter 303
The situation in the world has changed too fast. Before, the three countries of Chu, Liang and Yu suppressed Wei, but now it has become the alliance of Wei and Liang suppressing the alliance of Chu and Yu.
This change does have a certain impact on the Hengjiang water tribe, but it is by no means as serious as the King of Chu said.
In the final analysis, the reason why the Hengjiang water tribe entrenched in the river water palace is not for survival needs, but for enjoyment needs.
The main reason why they formed an alliance with Liang State was, first, to balance the world, and second, to have a large place to play.
After all, no matter how luxurious the water palace is, there will always be a time to get tired of it. The wise dragons need more living space to feel the prosperity and beauty of the world.
Liang State is also happy to see it happen, and gave them the title of Duke and Marquis, so that they can overlook the world.
Therefore, from the perspective of benefits, Liang State and the Hengjiang water tribe belong to a win-win relationship of mutual needs.
But this does not mean that the Hengjiang water tribe cannot survive if they leave the river water palace. The vast ocean will always be their best retreat.
When they hide in the deep sea water palace, it will be difficult for human affairs to affect them.
So the words of the King of Chu seemed to be full of dangers, but in essence, they did not put too much pressure on the Hengjiang Water Tribe.
"What the young Lord Shuizhi said makes some sense, but the countries in the world are playing games with each other, so how can there be a lamp that is easy to deal with.
I have also seen the Prime Minister of the Yu Kingdom. He is extraordinary and thoughtful. At this moment, he is supervising the government of the Yu Kingdom. How could he be easily coerced by the Wei Kingdom?
In this case, we should sit back and watch the countries fight each other, and should not easily intervene in the internal fighting of the human race."
Seeing that the Jiaolong Hongding had lost his temper, the Camel Dragon Yuanxu responded immediately.
He was not loyal to the King of Chu, but as the Prime Minister of the Water Tribe, he had to do his best to maintain the order of the political discussion.
If the political discussion could not proceed smoothly, the cohesion of the Water Tribe, which was already small, would be weakened again. This was not what he wanted, nor was it a blessing for the Water Tribe.
"The Prime Minister is right. We cannot attack Wei because of the Yu.
Although we can use the name of the Quhe water tribe to act, the Wei will definitely settle the turmoil after the Western Expedition is frustrated.
At that time, the Quhe water tribe will inevitably face the full suppression of the Wei. This is a strategy to consume the same tribe. We must not do it."
Qiulong Aoxi took over the words of Tuolong Yuanxu to prevent Shuizhi Qiulong and Jiaolong Hongding from arguing again.
However, Jiaolong Hongding's words have played the role they should have. At this time, several young princes have complaints about Shuizhi Qiulong.
In their opinion, if it were not for Shuizhi Qiulong's strategy, Hengjiang water tribe would not be so passive.
But since the King of Chu mentioned this matter, he must not be asking for trouble, but has thought of a more reasonable explanation.
"Please forgive me, young lords. I did make a mistake in the Liang Kingdom. This is because I don't know what will happen in the future and only want temporary stability.
But this incident also made me realize that the choice space for us water tribes is too narrow, and we are inevitably controlled by others and fall into a passive position."
"In order to make up for my mistakes, I took the risk to cross the border between Chu and Yu some time ago to meet the prime minister of Yu.
Prime Minister Xu is open-minded and not exclusive. He is willing to treat us as well as Liang.
For this reason, once my Hengjiang water tribe forms an alliance with Yu, we can obtain the title of Yu, and then travel around Yu and enjoy the pleasures of the world."
The explanation of the King of Chu made several young lords a little moved. There are not many countries for them to choose from in the four countries.
Chu is ferocious and kills dragons and eats meat, Wei is brutal and plows the courtyard and sweeps the caves, only Liang is friendly and Yu is weak.
After the situation in Liang was frustrated, it was indeed a better choice to unite with Yu.
After all, the Hengjiang Water Tribe is not a loyal group of people, so it is not a bad idea to form an alliance with Liang and Yu at the same time.
"Oh, Young Master Shuizhi actually met the Prime Minister of Yu State, and he did take the risk to atone for his sins.
But from what you said, the alliance with Yu State should be expressed in some way, otherwise it will be difficult for it to agree."
"The Prime Minister has a keen eye. We have been managing Liang State for a long time, so the people of Liang State and the aristocratic families all know us.
But the situation of Yu State is quite special, and its regent Prime Minister Xu Heng has a bad reputation.
If we are given a high position for no reason and the water and land passage is opened, it will most likely cause impeachment by officials and panic among the people."
"Therefore, the Prime Minister of Yu State needs an excuse to accept us.
As long as we help a little, we can intervene in the court of Yu State as a friendly army."
"Such an opportunity is precious. If Yu State had not suffered the attack of Wei State, Chu State would never agree to our intervention in the government of Yu State.
I hope all the young masters will think more and make a careful decision for the prosperity of my water tribe."
After the King of Chu directed the affairs of Liang State to Yu State, the atmosphere in Shuiyuan Hall became lively.
After several dragon princes pondered for a while, they thought that this matter could be implemented, but the pros and cons still made it difficult for them to choose.
After listening for a long time, Zhou Yuan also understood the demands of the intelligent dragons. After all, they just wanted to pursue a wider living space after surviving.
Such a choice that seems to have both pros and cons may not be just for the sake of benefits.
"You young lords are too honest. I have a way to avoid harming the Quhe water tribe and benefit the Yu Kingdom.
After I became wise, I traveled around the world and knew that it was difficult to distinguish true from false.
Therefore, we don't have to be too straightforward. It's okay to use some tricks to gain a reputation."
"I intend to contact Emperor Liang and tell him what we need, so that he can act as an intermediary to make Wei claim that it was attacked by the Quhe water tribe and suffered considerable losses.
Since everything is false, Wei can also mobilize the navy to patrol the coastal waters and claim that it has dealt a heavy blow to the Quhe rebels."
"In this way, the prime minister of Yu Kingdom will have an excuse to accept us, and we will also have a place to travel and enjoy.
This is a win-win strategy. Yu Kingdom urgently needs to boost morale when it encounters the Wei army. As for whether the ally is true or false, there is no need to verify.
They need allies to appear to inspire the people and stabilize the court. "
Zhou Yuan's words seem to be full of loopholes, but it is indeed possible to implement them, and the cost is low and the risks are controllable.
Emperor Chu felt unhappy when he heard this. It was really a big change that Silu Shaoqing was preventing him from influencing the Shui Tribe.
"Shaoqing's words are too ideal. Since the formation of an alliance will boost the morale of the Yu State, how can the Wei State agree to lie."
"Without him, it's just the lesser of two evils. The Wei State doesn't want us to invade the coastal towns, so it will take advantage of the situation and lead us into the Yu State.
As for those few points of morale, it is nothing. Only allies who join the battle can maintain morale. The morale that is only increased in the name of allies will be broken at the first touch. "
Zhou Yuan's proposal is in line with the Shui tribe's mentality of sitting on the sidelines, so the dragons are more inclined to show off and form an alliance.
When the Emperor of Chu saw that things had come to this, he knew that it would be difficult to use the power of the Shui tribe to influence the war between Wei and Yu.
Fortunately, he didn't have much hope in this, so he might as well stop the loss in time and safeguard the justice of the aquarium.
"Shaoqing's method may be feasible. We might as well give it a try. Even if it doesn't work, we won't lose much.
At worst, when the situation deteriorates and it becomes difficult to control the rivers, they will retreat to live on overseas islands. "
"It's just that demons in the world have many secrets, and they can increase their strength beyond common sense. It's best for us not to abandon the Xuanshui Department and retreat overseas.
More urging should be given to drive them to find out the secrets.
Otherwise, in a few years, those wise demons will become so powerful that they may even travel around the world to cut off our escape. "
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