I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 556 Is it floating?
The state of Chu is already preparing for the war in full swing. The size of an army of 50 cannot defeat the state of Chu. They obviously do not want the war to happen within the territory of the state of Chu when they pull out an army of this size.

So, it seems that Zhiyao's strategy has succeeded?
"Chu State has assembled an army of 20 in Ying, 15 in Yue, and 15 in Cai."

"I heard that the elite of Qu Jingzhao's three clans have gathered together to reorganize the guards of 'Zuo Guang', and they have been hunting rhinos and crocodiles in Yunmengze for years to make leather pockets."

"Among the feudal lords in various places, Xiang's family is the only one with a high profile, and Liang's family is attached to the rear, and has become its own power."

Zhiyao was stationed in the original palace city of Zheng Guo in "Xinzheng" and sat on the main seat to listen to the report.

Zheng Guo used "Xinzheng" as its capital for more than 300 years. During this period, "Xinzheng" was continuously built. In addition to creating nine defensive chains, they also continued to expand the palace city.

However, Jin State and Chu State began to fight for hegemony, and Zheng State became a battlefield where the Jin army and Chu army continued to fight, directly causing Zheng State to continue to suffer, causing Zheng State's national strength to decline day by day, and the repeatedly expanded Miyagi still seemed a bit petty.

Take the main hall where the court meeting is held as an example, not to mention the relatively narrow space, and you can’t see the grand layout, even the most conspicuous load-bearing pillars in the hall, you can’t see the sculptures.

Why is the hall so small?The length from the entrance to the main seat is less than 30 meters, and the width of the hall is only about 20 meters.

In the current era, when the court meeting is held, the officials are not allowed to stand, but there will be seats on both sides.

The length of a table table is about 160 centimeters. There needs to be a gap between the seats. There must be enough space for the entrance. There must also be enough space between the seats under the stage and the seats of the ministers. There are eight tables with a length of 30 meters. A few is the limit.

That is to say, there are only 32 seats on both sides of the seats placed in the front row. Even if there are seats at the back, they still need to be spaced apart, and other spaces must be given up. As a result, the total number of seats in the entire hall must not exceed [-].

The main hall of the opening court meeting can only accommodate 32 courtiers. Each court meeting usually has nobles who do not hold official positions in the center to participate. The officials who serve in the center plus the nobles who temporarily participate, it will not be enough under the booming national situation.

Zhiyao looked down and saw that it was very uncomfortable to see that it was crowded.

However, this is the main hall where the former Zheng Guojun and his ministers used to hold court meetings?That's fine.

Zheng Guo's life is getting worse day by day, and it is still unknown whether the seats in the hall can be filled in the end, and even if they can be filled, it is likely that most of them make up the numbers.

What did Zhiyao hear just now, Mrs. Xiang?

"Who is Xiang Shi?" Zhiyao asked.

The Xiang family of Chu State?It's hard not to draw Zhiyao's attention.

Taihu stood up from his seat and replied: "The Xiang family is a descendant of the Duke of Xiang. The current head of the family is Xiang Wu, and the fief is in the 'Tang' area. The Xiang family has two cities, and there should be more than [-] subordinates. The song is nearly three thousand."

The trilogy is the saying of the Chu State, which is equivalent to the professional soldiers of the Central Plains such as "shi" and "disciple".

Zhiyao was slightly taken aback.

In fact, the main reason is that the Xiang family in the future is too powerful, which caused Zhiyao to have a "preconceived" impression, subconsciously thinking how powerful the Xiang family is.

However, with more than [-] subjects and about [-] professional soldiers, it really can't be considered weak.

After all, the present counts as the early days of the Warring States period, doesn't it?
Of course, there is still a huge gap between the current Xiang family and the Xiang family that Zhiyao knows.

Sun Wu asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty asked Mrs. Xiang specifically, but is there something unusual?"

Knowing about the current Xiang Shi, Zhi Yao shook her head and said, "I am curious about how high-profile Xiang Shi is."

As the eunuch order, Taihu should satisfy everything for Zhiyao, and decided to send someone to get to know Xiang's family later, so that Zhiyao would not ask questions again, and he would appear remiss if he couldn't answer.

Sun Wu said with a smile: "The state of Chu has destroyed more than [-] people, and the survivors who lost the state are all integrated with the state of Chu. It is no problem for the Chu state to be strong, but now it is suffering backlash."

The "survivors" specifically refer to the princes and nobles who have lost their country, and they are not ordinary Li Shu.

In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, only people with surnames and clans were "people".

At the same time, the "people" at the beginning were not as unbearable as they were later. They just went to the wild lands to open up, and the elimination or expulsion of foreign races gave the Miao descendants of Zhuxia a living space. From the standpoint of Zhuxia, it should be admirable.

In Zhuxia, there were only eight "surnames" at first, and they were Ji, Jiang, Si, Yao, Ying, 妘, 妫, and pregnant regardless of ranking. It is rumored that it is the oldest tribe in the human clan society.

According to the rules, a person's surname remains unchanged, and his surname can be changed according to his official position or fiefdom.

So people with the same surname, they actually have the same ancestors, which is the source of a family saying a few years ago.

The living space of Zhu Xia has never been obtained for nothing. I don’t know how many hardships I have gone through and how many ancestors I have sacrificed during this period.

Clan was a special honor at the beginning, and the birth of each "clan" actually only showed that Zhu Xia added a piece of living space; later, there was a system of system, which led to the "clan" being given Another meaning is official position.

Sun Tzu's statement holds true.

The Chu State was the country that destroyed the most countries in the Spring and Autumn Period. In line with the concept of "survival and extinction", there was no operation of cutting grass and roots.

When the Dukes of Chu were strong, they would inevitably become the wings of Chu and contribute to the prosperity of Chu.

The most representative one is Yang Youji, a descendant of the Yangguo Gong clan. His title of "China's No. [-] Archer" is not bragging. Achievements, it can be seen how much contribution has been made for Chu State.

It just so happens that Chu State destroyed too many countries, and the descendants of those destroyed countries have gained a firm foothold in Chu State. Once the Chu State's public clan is not so strong, they will inevitably become a hidden danger in Chu State.

It's just that Qu, Jing, and Zhao are the ones who need to bear the blame for the kingship of the Chu state. As the princes of the Chu state, they took the lead in "enclosing the land for self-growth", and the rest of the nobles just followed suit.

There is only one question that Zhiyao attaches the most importance to now, and he asked: "So, the Duke of Chu and the local lord are united again?"

A question made all the ministers look at each other in blank dismay.

Sun Tzu, who was not afraid of things, said with a smile: "The country is already in danger of being destroyed, but the contradiction is too great. Who would want to be a citizen of a subjugated country?"

Zhiyao doesn't mean that simple at all.

Zhi Xuwu glared at Sun Wu with dissatisfaction, and then said: "In ancient times, there was a theory of 'the disease is terminally ill', and now Chu State is saying that, the public clan and local monarchs have long been hopeless."

Words cannot be said that way.

Since they were discussing at the court meeting, it proved that they still had a lot of fear and had to pay attention to it.

The energy that Chu State erupted in this wave is beyond imagination!

That's 50 troops, not just any country can get it out, and it will surprise the original country first.

Being able to assemble an army of 50 means that Chu State can also supply the logistics needed by the army, including weapons, equipment and food.

Sima Rangju murmured in a low voice with great feeling: "The prosperity of Chu State far exceeds that of other countries."

The former Qi State had a population of about 180 million, and the country was still extremely wealthy. It seemed difficult to mobilize an army of [-] to fight the "Battle of Ai Ling".This is a manifestation of Qi's inability to compare with Chu's system.

What are the facts?In terms of the mobilization mechanism, the entire Central Plains is held together by the Jin State and the Chu State, and the other vassal states are not as good as one.

In the era when Jin and Chu sent more than [-] troops at every turn, other vassal states were good enough to pull out [-] troops. Qi was also the first vassal state to pull out [-] troops besides Jin and Jin. .

Taihu thought of another thing, weighing whether to say it now, or to tell Zhiyao in private after a while, and after thinking about it, he would say: "The minister heard that the Xiang family had a bad relationship with the public, but it was because of the Mo family." This Mo family is an old Song nobleman who served before the "Battle of Shangqiu" and made many instruments, which have been acquired by Chu Wangning."

Zhiyao felt that something was missing in the battle to destroy Song!
There was no Mo clan in the past, only when Mo Zhai revived his family, there was only one Mo clan. He has another title called Mozi.

It is also blamed that Zhiyao strengthened Yuan Guo too much, so that Mo Zhai had no room to play in the "Battle of Shangqiu". The army caused too many casualties, so officers at all levels did not take it seriously.

Speaking of it, the commander of the Yuan Country has drifted away, and he truly believes that the Yuan Country is already invincible in the world, and it is difficult to pay attention to some minor situations.

How could it be possible to report the matter seriously without taking it seriously?Zhiyao's seat was too high, and once there was no report from below, it would be difficult to know what happened without relevant clues in advance.

"Mozi defected to Chu State?" Zhiyao suddenly found that some 'timelines' had been revised to some extent.

In history, Gongshu Ban was invited to Chu State by King Hui of Chu, and then the Chu army invaded Song State. During the war, Gongshu Ban and Mo Di had a wonderful contest on equipment.

What is going on now?Become Mo Di and defect to Chu State, and then be valued by Chu Wang Ning, the contest between Gongshuban and Mo Di will take place in the battle between the original army and the Chu army?

As the king of a country, Zhiyao really shouldn't, but she still has a sense of anticipation for the contest between Gongshuban and Mo Di.

"No!" Zhiyao remembered something.

During the battle against the Song Dynasty, Zhikai asked Gongshuban for support, but Zhikai did not mention the Mo family at that time.

So it can be considered that Gongshu Ban and Mo Di had already confronted each other. Due to the fact that Yuan Guo crushed Song Guo in all aspects, the result of the confrontation was completely unfair. It was not Gongshu Ban who won, but Yuan Guo Overwhelmed Song State with the advantage of national power.

Zhiyao asked half curiously and half depressed: "How much is this Mo Di valued by Chu Wangning?"

Taihu can't answer this question.

Chu State has already regarded Yuan State as its sworn enemy, no matter how stupid it is, it knows how to keep some things secret.

The original country has information about the Mo family, only knowing that the Mo family was first raised by the Xiang family, and then a public family raided a manor of the Xiang family, and then the Mo family disappeared.

It is equivalent to saying that Yuanguo knew that the Mo family was controlled by the Duke of Chu, and guessed that there was a high probability that it fell into the hands of Chu Wangning, and no amount of information was available.

Sun Wu asked: "Why does Your Majesty value the Mo family so much?"

Other ministers also have the same doubts.

Yuan Guo's evolutionary history in equipment is a bit long, and it's not a single person who supports everything, and the person who plays the biggest role is Zhiyao herself.

For example, the catapult and the bed crossbow were concepts proposed by Zhiyao, and many craftsmen worked together to make them, not to mention other siege vehicles and ladders.

In the process of the evolution of the original country's equipment, Gongshu has a certain figure, but Gongshu's research is more on people's livelihood. They even tinkered with the windmill and used it for wind milling.

There is no other way, Zhiyao has almost gone all the way, Gongshu can only make some improvements, and it is difficult to research new gadgets in the military field without relevant aggressiveness.

The corner of Zhiyao's mouth curled up first, and then he ordered: "Summon Gong Shubo to come to 'Xinzheng'."

Gongshu Pan is the Earl of the Yuan Country, so there is nothing wrong with calling him Uncle Gongshu.

However, the ministers could still hear something unusual from Zhiyao's address and tone, and noticed that Zhiyao had a certain interest.

If the contest between Gongshuban and Mo Di really happened, there would definitely be a lot of casualties between the soldiers participating in the battle, but this kind of collision of wisdom would easily generate sparks, and generally speaking, it would be beneficial to the evolution of the entire civilization.

That sentence is correct, the history of human evolution is a history of war.

It is a cruel fact that human beings have racked their brains to create various inventions in all kinds of wars. Some inventions have killed many lives in the cannibalism of human beings, but then they have benefited infinitely from them.

Zhi Xuwu waited for a long time, but did not see any response to the mobilization of Chu State, so he took the lead in opening this topic and said: "Chu State is already mobilizing, please do the same mobilization, Your Majesty."

On such occasions, Zhiyao couldn't use a word like "no hurry", it would appear too frivolous, so she could only say seriously: "The Chu army has no signs of going north this year."

The state of Chu is mobilizing, and a considerable part of the troops have arrived at the assembly point, but there is no trace of going north.

The original country has not yet completed the action of annexing Bashu, even if it is successfully annexed, it will take a while to relax.

Furthermore, Zhiyao either does not move, or moves with absolute seriousness, which can easily scare Chu State so much that he dare not go north.

Zhiyao said: "I have a plan." As he spoke, he gave Taihu a wink.

Taihu was signaled to go to the side of Majesty Tai, flipped through the booklet on the shelf, and then ordered the eunuch to distribute it to the ministers.

Those booklets are the mobilization steps formulated by Zhiyao, including several mobilization stages, where and how to deal with them.

Zhi Xuwu got the brochure, looked at the catalog first, and then directly turned to the steps of the mobilization mechanism. Seeing that the first batch of mobilization was only 30 troops and divided into three theaters, he frowned and thought: " Chu State has mobilized 50 troops, will the King's response be too unreasonable?"

(End of this chapter)