I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 272 Know How to Fool Zhishen

There is no need for Zhiyao to command in person to attack Lu.What he needs to do is to ask Zhishen to send personnel to "Qufu" to accuse the State of Lu, and declare war on the State of Lu along the way.

Why declare war?It's all because Jin and Lu are not at war, and Lu is a country in the Central Plains. There are some procedures that Jin should follow. Otherwise, even if Lu is destroyed, Jin will also be destroyed. He was scolded for 800 years.

This time the Jin army was fighting around "Ai Ling", and it was true that the Lu army had never been seen.

Whether it was because Fu Chai was unable to give instructions to the Lu army, or whether the order was not carried out by the State of Lu. Anyway, as long as the State of Jin thinks that the alliance between the State of Lu and the State of Wu is a threat, there is no difference in the fundamental sense. doing things.Regarding this point, Lu people must also know it well.

"Besides declaring war, let Lord Lu know that 'Ai Ling' will return to Lu." Zhiyao said.

Zaiyu is the envoy of Jin who is going to "Qufu" this time.

Of course Zhiyao knew that Zaiyu was from Lu, and he also knew that Confucius was the administrator of the library in "Qufu", which did not prevent him from choosing Zaiyu as the envoy of Jin.

Zaiyu, who is charged with the mission of declaring war, may feel extremely complicated in his heart, and even have a feeling of self-blame. Seriously, it is actually best for him to go to "Qufu" to declare war.

There is nothing wrong with this understanding. Zaiyu can still show mercy to the monarch and ministers of the state of Lu. If Jin people went there, they would inevitably insult a few words.

At that time, once the king and ministers of the state of Lu talk back, the state of Lu will surely face even worse consequences.For example, the state of Jin simply came up with the idea of ​​destroying the state of Lu, and took actual actions after a period of time.

Zaiyu is gone, and he needs to arrive at "Qufu" as quickly as possible. First, he declares war as an envoy of the Jin State, and then uses his identity as a Lu person to persuade the king and ministers of the Lu State to quickly apologize to the State of Jin. In order to prevent the Lu people in the war zone from suffering various crimes once the flames of war are ignited.

Is this Zaiyu's traitor?If the state of Jin and the state of Lu did not belong to the feudal states of the Zhou royal family, they would undoubtedly become Lu traitors, and they would also wear the hat of leading the way.

However, although Jin State and Lu State are countries, they are feudal vassal states, and they are both under the rule of the Zhou royal family. Still acknowledging that it belongs to the leadership of Emperor Zhou is a kind of brotherly rivalry, which does not reach the height of national righteousness.

There is another truth that people now say is that it is the concept of "eating the emperor's reward and loyalty to the emperor".

In other words, Zaiyu is eating Zhishi's salary, but he still thinks about his mother country in his heart. The generally accepted morality has been lacking, but it can be understood when talking about human nature.

In short, people from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States period, who went to foreign countries to make a living, they are so complicated. Once the country they serve for is against their own mother country, it is really difficult to have both loyalty and loyalty.

"My lord, please return the [-] Qi army gathered outside the city of 'Linzi', and there are still Qi army scouts and Xizuo active in the land of 'Tan'." Zhiyao said.

They are currently at the place "Bao".

And "Bao" is actually one of Bao Mu's fief cities. Bao Mu himself died in the internal struggle of Qi, and all his descendants also died.

It doesn't matter who the "Bao" land was assigned to before, it is now under the control of Zhishi.

With a troubled expression on his face, Zhishen said: "The Qi army lost [-] troops in 'Ai Ling'? If another [-] Qi army is wiped out, the Lu family's status will be lost."

Unless there is an agreement within the Jin State, Qi State will not be in danger of destroying the country.

It's just that, Qi State, Qi Huangong was a prince of Jiuhe in the era of Duke Huan, and he was once the beacon of Zhuxia civilization!
Many people, including Zhishen, believe that the destruction of such a country will face ominous, and sooner or later they will receive retribution.

Therefore, Zhishen is very worried that once Zhiyao thinks that Qi can be destroyed, he will destroy it, but what Zhiyao wants to do is difficult to stop even as a father.

Zhiyao didn't understand Zhishen's thoughts, but had her own understanding of the ominous encounter with the annihilation of the Qi Congress.

In fact, it should be the Qi State of Duke Huan's generation that saved the civilizations of the Xia Dynasty, making many people grateful and nostalgic. Whoever destroys the Qi State will definitely be hostile by this group of people.

"Could it be that one day if I want to obtain the land of Qi, I need to leave Guo Zuo with the surname Jiang and the Lu family?" Zhiyao is a little familiar with this set of operations!

The Zhou royal family had been weakened repeatedly, and in the end it was simply reduced to only one city.

In Weiguo, which has been beaten repeatedly, only a few dozen miles of land are left in the end.

There is no way to destroy it, and giving it a chance to breathe may become a scourge, and it must be weakened as much as possible, and then hang on to the last breath to prevent death.

Zhiyao said to Zhishen: "My lord, the state of Qi will not dare to send troops to attack me. If there is an envoy from Qi to come and reprimand him for violating the alliance, he will be driven out with a stick."

It's not that Zhiyao is arrogant and unreasonable.

Many strange things have happened this year, including the Zhi family conspiring to seize the "Tan" land while rescuing the Qi country, and the Qi army plotting to backstab the Jin army at "Ai Ling".

Although it was the Zhi family who made the first move, who made the Qi country the weaker side, and the generals of the Qi country on the side of "Ai Ling" still made a foolish move, no matter who made the first move, the Zhi family caught the Qi country Taking advantage of it, occupying the "Tan" land becomes a kind of foresight that has long been aware of Qi's malicious intentions, and controlling the "Tan" land is a kind of foresight to prevent problems before they happen, and it really works.

Zhishen agreed with a strange face.

However, as long as Zhishen understands that Zhiyao has no urge to destroy the Qi State, it will be fine if he beats the envoy of Qi with a stick, and he will bear his father's back.

"How much did our army lose in the battle with Wu?" Zhishen hadn't read the relevant information until now.

Before, Zhiyao was in charge of the war, and rushed to the "Tan" land without stopping. While a lot of information was not confirmed, the total battle damage and results were not counted in time; I have paid attention to the process of fighting with Wu Jun.

Zhiyao dug out the battle report given by Wei and Hu on the spot, carefully read it several times, and made calculations on the spot.

"My family killed 870 people, seriously injured [-] people, and minor injuries were not counted. The soldiers handed over [-] heads to the Wu army, and captured more than [-] people; Yu. About [-] Wu troops were wiped out; more than [-] of the Hu family were killed, more than [-] were missing, and more than [-] were seriously injured. Report the results of the battle and wipe out about a thousand Wu troops."

Zhiyao knew very well how her family's casualties occurred.

The battle losses on the side of "Ai Ling" were not large, and more than [-]% of the casualties occurred when the Wu army's partial division was eliminated.

There is one result that Zhiyao deliberately did not mention.They captured many nobles of Qi and disarmed [-] Qi troops.

Zhiyao spoke earnestly and deeply: "My lord, the first priority of this expedition is not to eliminate the number of Wu troops, but to get the land of 'Tan' for my family, and then to seek the upper reaches of Jishui."

Therefore, Zhiyao's instigation to send troops to the east was still for her own benefit, and it was only incidentally that she could further weaken the state of Wu.

Zhiyao decided not to reveal this point, as the most realistic thing is to achieve her own strategic goals.

Zhishen's eyes were a little bright, and he said longingly: "If we can reach the upper reaches of the Jishui River, who in the world can shake my family?" It was about textiles, not some grand plan.

To tell the truth, once Qi's textile industry collapses, Wu Guoneng and Zhishi will be left to wrestle with each other in terms of textile production.

However, about [-]% of Wu's textiles are actually based on the exploitation of Yue, and they are obtained from Yue at a low price or even without paying, and then sold to other countries while meeting Wu's own needs.

Zhiyao stared at the excited Zhishen in a daze, and thought: "Emphasis on ancestral property, can it be regarded as fighting a war for economic expansion?"

This is also a status quo of the times. There are still a lot of unclaimed land, and agriculture can be developed if you are willing to reclaim it, so that a powerful country with that strength does not want to occupy land. hegemony in the political sphere.

The pursuit of hegemony in the political field is more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in various powerful countries. For example, the state of Jin can beat most countries, but it prefers to destroy other countries many times without paying. Discounts" privileges.

What the hell?That is, the royal family can enjoy tax-free treatment in some countries that succumb to Jin, and the aristocratic class of that country cannot prevent the entry of goods for any reason.

The people of Qi don't like the state of Jin, in fact, because the state of Jin learned from Guan Zhong's hegemony strategy, sent troops to help a certain country, conquered that country, and occupied the name of righteousness, and at the same time, it should have all the benefits.

"It's so strange! People in the Spring and Autumn Period can understand those truths, so how come the country managers are getting more and more backward?" Zhiyao thought.

Now Zhiyao already knows how to let Zhishen have a sense of expansion, don't shout at anyone to destroy, just play for the ancestral business, occupy the market and so on.

To tell the truth, Zhiyao has never completely ignored the family's traditional industry, but it is really unconscionable to say how much it attaches importance to. I really don't know how much market share Zhiyao occupies.

Later, envoys from the State of Qi came to ask Zhishi to return the occupied cities.

The envoy of the State of Qi didn't ask for it in vain, but offered a very sincere price.

Zhishen first listened carefully to what the envoy of Qi State wanted to say, and then ordered the people to be beaten out with sticks, which made the envoy of Qi State very embarrassed and felt that Zhi Shi was too greedy.

It is obvious that Qi Guo really offered sincere compensation, why he received such treatment is simply deceiving too much.

Of course, the State of Qi does not dare to fight with the Zhi family now, and even begs the Zhi family to let the Qi State go. It really can't continue to do it, and return the 'Tan' land to the Qi State.

Zhiyao knows one thing, occupation is occupation, and if the Qi State does not give up its sovereignty, the Zhi family will inevitably face various counterattacks from the Qi people in the occupied area.

Therefore, the Zhi clan's occupation of Qi's territory is only the beginning of the test, and it does not mean that they can enjoy success.

"Is there any way to make Qi State give up its sovereignty?" Zhiyao actually has a plan, but it is very difficult!

　I'm in a hurry, so I'll post it first, and I'll correct typos later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)