Chapter 229: The Son Said on the River
"I think we should capture Yelang Kingdom first," Qin Mo said.
Jia Xu: "I'd like to hear the details!"
"Wenhe, who do you think is the enemy that is preventing Yue from becoming the hegemon?"
"Of course, the Shandong countries."
"Wrong." Qin Mo shook his head. "I thought that Yue had only one enemy, and that was Qin."
Jia Xu looked shocked.
"After conquering Han and Zhao, Qin's momentum to sweep across the world became increasingly apparent. In this situation, if we still follow Qin to grab food, we will only be left further and further behind by Qin," said Qin Mo.
The only way is to overtake on a curve.
"My lord, do you want to directly threaten Qin's Bashu area after conquering Yelang?" Jia Xu was shocked and finally figured out what Qin Mo meant.
Further north of Yelang State are the former Ba State and Shu State.
After the Qin State conquered the States of Ba and Shu, as lands of abundance with fertile soil and connected by the Shu Road, they became the granaries of the Qin State and assumed a pivotal position.
"Why not?"
Qin Mo was very confident. "Since we can't catch up, we might as well do the opposite. While Qin is not strong enough, we can directly confront it and weaken its power.
"If we defeat Qin, the world will belong to Yue."
"But……"
Jia Xu always felt something was not right. "The logic is correct, but the question is, first, can Yue defeat Qin head-on? Second, even if it wins, will both sides suffer losses, and the rest of the countries will benefit?"
"Qin is going to destroy Wei next, and this is the best time for Yue to take action." Qin Mo was not acting on impulse, "If you are worried about the fisherman taking advantage, why not drag the fisherman in as well."
"In that case, there will be no fisherman." Qin Mo said.
Jia Xu, Xun Yu and others seemed to be thinking about something.
Although the Qin State's dominance became increasingly apparent, as former overlords, Wei, Qi, Yan, and Chu would certainly not be willing to be destroyed by Qin.
As long as it is well organized and Yue State acts as the vanguard and sets an example, it may be possible to connect again in the future and stage the drama of the six countries attacking Qin again.
The lord's idea may seem wild, but upon closer inspection, it is the only chance for the State of Yue.
Imagine this.
If Jia Xu's conquest strategy had been followed, after Qin conquered Wei, Yue would probably have been stuck in the quagmire of war with Chu, unable to extricate itself.
Although the State of Chu was weak, it still had a vast territory.
The key is that the Chu State has the support of super sects such as Taoism and Agriculture. Even with the strength of the Yue State’s army, it may not be so easy to destroy Chu.
If that really happened, King Zheng of Qin would probably wake up laughing in his dreams.
By then,
As long as the Qin State took advantage of the dog-eat-dog fight between Yue and Chu and concentrated its forces to attack and destroy Yan and Qi, unify the Central Plains and the northern region, its hegemony would be achieved.
No one can shake it.
That was not a fight with the Qin State, it was simply a divine assist.
"Then we will attack Yelang." Jia Xu slowly came to his senses. "In the next six months, I will intensify my investigation of Yelang to ensure that we can raise troops immediately after the founding ceremony."
"Why wait until after the ceremony?"
Qin Mo, however, was impatient and said calmly, "Yelang Kingdom is not a difficult nut to crack. I will only give the Military Affairs Department a month to prepare."
"this……"
Jia Xu and Xun Yu looked at each other.
"My lord, the country is about to be established. Is it inappropriate to raise an army at this time?" Xun Yu hesitated.
War is an ominous sign.
Qin Mo didn't think so. "What's wrong with that? I think that conquering Yelang is the best gift for the founding ceremony."
Xun Yu could no longer refute.
That's how it was settled.
As Qin Mo had to go to the State of Lu and was unable to lead the army in person, he directly appointed Jia Xu as the front-line military advisor to lead the Third, Sixth and Seventh Corps of the Nanyue Army.
Enough to wipe out the Yelang Kingdom.
In addition, he also specially asked Yan Chixia to lead 3,000 Black Water Army to serve as Jia Xu's personal guard.
Jia Xu is now the first military advisor of Yue State. His status is somewhat similar to Zhuge Liang of Shu State during the Three Kingdoms period. Although he is not a general, he can lead troops to fight.
This is not something Qin Mo is forcing.
Don't forget that in the Three Kingdoms subcontinent, before Jia Xu followed Qin Mo, he himself served as a captain in Dong Zhuo's army and was a true military general.
In terms of practical experience and administrative experience, Jia Xu is actually better than Zhuge Liang.
Qin Mo naturally had to protect Jia Xu.
…
The next day,
Qin Mo took Zhang Liang's ashes and quietly left Longchuan City.
Because he was worried about being seen by Qin spies, Qin Mo did not take the teleportation array, but rode a yellow bird to Xinzheng, the royal capital of South Korea.
Preparations were made to bury Zhang Liang on the outskirts of Xinzheng.
After Qi Xiujian self-destructed, Qin Mo was left without a flying sword that he could use.
Fortunately, the Chixiao Sword has been almost repaired in the Jiuzhou Ding. It is expected that on the day when the Yue State is founded, with the blessing of great luck, it should be able to be reborn from the ashes.
After arriving in Xinzheng and burying Zhang Liang, Qin Mo immediately rushed to the State of Lu.
As for Zhang Liang's last wish, which was for Qin Mo to accept a Korean disciple, he couldn't be impatient and had to let everything depend on fate. He couldn't just grab any Korean and accept him as a disciple.
Isn't this a child's play?
…
Lu State, Academy.
By the creek, the Master was still fishing, with his eldest disciple Yan Hui by his side.
My impression is that the Master never seemed to leave this stream. With Xunzi and Mencius as his teachers in the academy, there was no need for him to personally lecture on the scriptures.
Just then,
A circle of ripples appeared in the stream, and a golden light flashed and disappeared in an instant.
The Master smiled, "Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?"
Yan Hui's eyes fixed, and he asked in surprise: "Teacher, is he the one coming?" He also noticed the abnormality in the stream water just now, and he also learned the true teachings of the master.
His cultivation has already reached the Void Refining Stage.
The master nodded and said, "Go down the mountain to welcome them ."
"promise!"
Yan Hui bowed and left.
…
One day later, Qin Mo arrived at the foot of the academy mountain as expected. When he was about to find the boy guarding the mountain to report, he saw a man with an ancient appearance and a little baby fat walking towards him.
The man was dressed in a blue coarse cloth gown and a blue turban, dressed like a student.
It was Yan Hui.
While Qin Mo was looking at Yan Hui, Yan Hui was also looking at Qin Mo. He saw that this man was wearing armor, had sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, and looked very heroic. There was a hint of murderousness, violence, and arrogance between his eyebrows.
He does look a bit like a king.
"I'm sure you are Qin Mo, Duke of Baiyue?" Yan Hui took the initiative to bow.
"Exactly."
Qin Mo returned the gift, but he felt a chill in his heart.
Judging from this, the Master not only calculated that he would come today, but also knew that he had already unified the Baiyue people and was granted a title by Heaven. How amazing!
I unconsciously felt an extra layer of respect for the teacher, whom I had never met before.
"I would like to meet the Master and ask him about etiquette. Is that possible?" Qin Mo asked .
"The teacher is already waiting."
Yan Hui made a gesture of invitation and took Qin Mo up the mountain.
The mountain is not a famous mountain.
However, there are pavilions and towers everywhere, hidden among the green mountains and clear waters.
From the attic came the faint sound of reading, each sound was pleasant to the ear, as if possessing some magical power that could draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and form spiritual energy vortices from time to time.
It should be the special practice method of Confucianism.
If the Legalist monks emphasize that their words must be followed by the law, then the Confucian monks cultivate righteousness and seek the truth of heaven and earth in books.
Every stroke, every horizontal and vertical stroke, every left and right stroke, are all truths.
Along the way, he kept meeting disciples from the academy. When they saw Yan Hui, they all bowed respectfully and paid their respects to him as the eldest brother.
As for Qin Mo who was following Yan Hui, all the disciples just looked at him politely, curious but not offensive, and bowed to him in the same way.
Qin Mo nodded.
From this we can see that the word "etiquette" has penetrated into the bones of the students in the academy.
This trip was the right one.
What surprised Qin Mo was that the place where the Master met him was not in the main courtyard, but right beside the stream where the Master had been fishing, with a simple rough wooden table and low stools.
The Master was making tea, using water from the stream.
The aroma is overwhelming.
The taste is not very strong, but it can make people linger in the aftertaste, as if it contains a hint of the true meaning of the Tao.
Qin Mo's eyes fixed.
From this we can see that the Master not only has cultivated to the Mahayana stage, but his understanding of Tao is also extraordinary, and it is probably even stronger than in his previous life.
Look at the stream again, it's not a stream at all.
The entire stream is basically a magic weapon, which should be the Master's natal magic weapon.
Suddenly it seems unfathomable.
"Student Qin Mo, greetings to the teacher!" Qin Mo bowed.
In such an occasion, Qin Mo would naturally not be stupid enough to bring up the title of Duke Baiyue, as that would only make him a laughing stock, so it would be better for him to perform the etiquette of a junior.
"sit!"
The teacher seemed a little casual and handed over a cup of tea.
Qin Mo didn't care much at first, but after drinking it, he suddenly felt warm in his stomach, and the injuries he had suffered in the fight with Ba Shang were healed instantly.
I looked up in surprise.
The Master just smiled and said, "Don't be surprised if I only offer you a simple cup of tea when a friend comes from afar!"
Qin Mo felt strange, but he could not perform the disciple etiquette when he heard the master say this. He bowed and said, "Gathering tea from mountains and rivers, and turbid water from heaven and earth, there is no tea more elegant than this."
"Good, good, good!" The teacher was overjoyed, thinking he had met a close friend.
Qin Mo did not beat around the bush and stated the purpose of this trip: "The establishment of Yue State is imminent, but the barbarians do not understand etiquette and do not know how to educate. I heard that you are a practitioner of Zhou Li. Can you send a disciple to accompany me back to Yue State as a guest official to guide the establishment ceremony? If so, I will be very grateful."
"Great kindness!"
The Master was very pleased and said, "Rituals cannot be abolished, so how about letting Yan Hui go with you?"
"Naturally, it is a place that brings glory to this humble home."
Qin Mo didn't expect that the master would directly send out the eldest disciple.
What does this mean?
Yan Hui was actually also very surprised, but he didn't know how to speak.
After that, the Master and Qin Mo were just like old friends who had met after a long separation. They listened to the gurgling stream, drank tea, talked about philosophy, and discussed things from ancient times to the present.
Although the Master is strong, Qin Mo has been a good person in his two lives.
The two men argued with each other.
Not only was the Master very interested, even Yan Hui was listening attentively and gradually became intoxicated by it.
Time flies by,
Day and night...
