In the main hall, looking at Wei Feng, the Marquis of Wei, who was in deep thought in front of him, he heard Wei Xianggong Uncle Cuo ask a question.

"I dare to ask your Majesty, what are the intentions of the princes who participated in the alliance to defeat Qi this time?"

Facing the words thrown out by Gongshu Cuo, the thoughtful look on Wei Feng's face became more and more profound, and the thoughts in his heart began to spin at a high speed.

There were seven countries participating in the coalition army organized by Wei State to defeat Qi. In addition to Wei State and its protector Wei State, the remaining five countries were Chu State, Zhao State, South Korea, Song State and

Lu State.

Among these five countries, the State of Lu and the State of Song are neighbors of Qi State, and the grievances between the two sides can be said to have been long-standing.

To use the words of a well-known Jinsui Army general in later generations, no matter who wants to send troops to attack Qi, Lu, or Song, they will definitely help.

Although Lu and Song each only sent 20,000 troops this time, their determination to stand on the side of the coalition against Qi was extremely clear.

After talking about Lu and Song, who are neighbors of Qi and have always felt pressure from them, followed closely by South Korea and Zhao, who are allies of Wei.

The reason why South Korea and Zhao State chose to send troops to help Wei State against Qi State this time was partly because of the alliance they had previously reached with Wei State, and partly because this battle could bring them benefits.

As for South Korea, whose territory is not bordering Qi State, Wei Xianggong Shu Cuo proposed to hand over Hangu Pass and Shangluo to South Korea after the war when he was on a mission to South Korea.

This strategic location is not only a piece of delicious food within easy reach, but also an opportunity to expand its territory in the future. How could South Korea remain indifferent?

For the State of Zhao, whose territory borders Qi State, when Sima Gongsun Qi of Wei State went to Zhao State before, he expressed Wei State's support for Zhao State to seize Qi State's Pingshu, Lingqiu, Hejian and other places.

By sending only tens of thousands of troops to assist Wei, he was able to capture several cities and completely expand his power to the river line.

Even if Zhao Jun works hard on the battlefield, Gaotang, one of the five capitals of Qi State, may be included in the territory. How could Zhao State refuse such a good thing?

If Lu and Song sent troops because of their hatred of Qi, and Zhao and South Korea sent troops partly because of their alliance with Wei and partly for profit, Chu, the only remaining among the five countries, did it completely for

own interests.

Previously, when the state of Chu saw the power of the state of Wei, it had decided to give up its march northward and changed its national policy to march eastward to Huaisi.

This also means that Chu's main enemies in the future will change from the three families of Han, Zhao and Wei in the Central Plains to Qi and Yue in the east.

The reason why Chu State chose to join the coalition forces to defeat Qi was very simple. It was to take advantage of this war to weaken Qi State as much as possible and reduce some resistance to its future eastward advance.

After analyzing the princes who participated in the alliance to attack Qi one by one, Wei Feng was silent for a long time and sighed from the bottom of his heart.

"I really agree with that sentence, the bustle in the world is for benefit, and the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit!"

"What your Majesty said is true." In response to Wei Feng's sigh, Gongshu Cuo responded: "The reason why the princes are united this time is not because of anything else, but because of their own interests."

"It's just that since the princes can be united because of interests, they will naturally fall apart because of interests."

After hearing Gongshu Cuo's profound words, Wei Feng pondered for a moment, then a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"Teacher, what you are saying is that the current situation on the battlefield in Qi is not what all the princes in the coalition want to see?"

"To be more precise, it was the continuous victory of the central coalition forces on the Qixi battlefield, which was not what Zhao State in the north and Chu State in the south wanted to see."

As he spoke, Gongshucuo immediately took a step forward towards Wei Feng, "In addition to the Zhao army and the Chu army achieving some achievements at the beginning of the war, they were trapped in Gaotang for several months, and it was difficult to advance under the walls of Jucheng.

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"At this moment, the Zhao army and the Chu army are sitting in the trapped city. Seeing our allied forces in the middle marching forward, how can the generals of the two armies not be dissatisfied?"

"And even if they are allies in the same coalition, do you think that Zhao and Chu really want me, Wei Guoche, to completely defeat Qi?"

Wei Feng didn't need much thinking to get a negative answer to the two questions Gongshu Cuo had just raised.

Although Zhao and Chu are both adjacent to Qi, and there are strategic conflicts between these two countries and Qi, they never want to see Wei completely defeat Qi.

What's more, it was only because the two countries had restrained part of Qi's troops that Wei had the opportunity to invade the Great Wall of Qi and then march to Linzi, the capital of Qi.

He silently stared at Wei Feng in front of him, taking in all the changes in the expression on his face. Gongshu Cuo knew that he had understood what he meant.

After another period of silence, Gongshu Cuo walked closer to Wei Feng again and subconsciously lowered his voice when speaking.

"Your Majesty, I actually believe that the Qi State is too weakened at this moment. Not only the Zhao State, but also the Chu State do not want to see it, and it is not in line with the interests of our Wei State."

When Gongshu Cuo's voice sounded in his ears, Wei Feng's face first flashed with doubt, and then a look of understanding flashed across his eyes as if he had thought of something.

In Wei Feng's view, the Qi State at this moment is not only a mutually hostile opponent, but also a target that needs to be set up.

The former determines that Wei does not want Qi to become too powerful at this moment, while the latter determines that Wei does not want to see Qi completely sink at this moment.

After all, once the Qi State sinks, how can the Yue State, which is weak due to civil strife, withstand Chu's powerful eastward offensive in the future?

And if the Chu State really completes its conquest of Huaisi, then its national power will be greatly increased and it will inevitably shift its strategic focus back to the north. The Three Jins or the Wei State will once again face huge pressure from the south.

This is something Wei Feng, as the king of Wei, never wants to see.

After pondering for a moment, he looked at Gongshu Cuo in front of him, and heard Wei Feng whisper softly: "I already know the concerns of the Prime Minister, but how should I, the Wei State, deal with Qi State next?"

"Your Majesty, I think we, the State of Wei, might as well make two preparations." As he spoke, Gongshu Cuo slowly stretched out his hands, "While ordering Sima to continue to lead the central coalition to attack the Qi army, he secretly

Send envoys to Qi..."

A strange color flashed in his eyes, and he heard Gongshu Cuo continue to say: "To test the attitude of the monarchs and ministers of Qi State towards Wei State."

"Who in the country does the Prime Minister think can be the envoy to Qi?"

Hearing the question raised by Wei Feng, Gongshu Cuo immediately showed a look of deep thought on his face, wondering who was suitable to be the envoy to Qi this time.

"The status of this envoy should neither be too high nor too low. If it is too high, it will easily attract attention, and if it is too low, it will be looked down upon by the state of Qi."

After some weighing, Gongshu Zhuo's eyes suddenly lit up, and a more suitable candidate appeared in his hands.

"What do you think, your Majesty, of going to the doctor Duan Qianjie?"

"He? He is a suitable candidate."
Chapter completed!