Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Yanshan.

Qingji's tour arrived all the way north, and arrived in the Yanshan area.

Yanshan is the boundary between the mainland of Wu and Liao, and there is a Shanhaiguan.

Its strategic significance is beyond doubt.

However, the Liao Kingdom has always been a barrier in the northeast of the Great Wu, and has never dared to go south to graze horses, so the actual function of Shanhaiguan is actually just to collect customs duties.

At this time, Qingji, who had arrived in Yanshan, had already received a report saying that Wu Hong, the king of Ning, and Wu Di, the prince of Liao, had rushed to Yanshan to meet him.

Qingji immediately met Wu Hong and Wu Di in Shanhaiguan.

"My son, Wu Hong, see my father! His majesty is ten thousand years old!"

"Grandson Wu Di, see the emperor's grandfather. His Majesty the emperor's grandfather, ten thousand years!"

Wu Hong and Wu Di knelt down to Qing Ji who was sitting on the steps, and paid respects.

"No need to be polite. Sit down."

"Thank you father (grandfather)!"

After Wu Hong and Wu Di took their seats, Qingji then set his sights on Wu Hong, carefully sizing him up.

Wu Hong is Qingji's eldest son. He is in his forties. He has a long beard, wide ears, and a tall and straight figure.

It is said that it is the air of a king, but in fact it is mostly refined and restrained...

Wu Di, the eldest son of the Liao Kingdom who was sitting on the side, was also young and heroic. Compared with the restrained Wu Hong, Wu Di was domineering and sharp.

"Wu Hong, we father and son haven't seen each other for five or six years, right?"

"Exactly."

Wu Hong sighed and said, "Father, in the old days when I left Jinling, my sons and ministers came back from pilgrimage. I think it has been five or six years."

"I miss my father day and night, seeing my father is still as strong as before, and looks younger than my son, my son is relieved."

Qing Ji stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I'm old, but thanks to the panacea made by Nan Rong and Yin Xi, I can maintain my appearance like this."

"I heard that the development of Ningguo under your rule is very good, no less than the rest of the counties in my native Great Wu. This time, I will visit your Ningguo during the northern tour."

"This is the honor of my son, and also the honor of Ningguo!"

Qing Ji nodded slightly, exchanged some pleasantries with Wu Hong, then turned his attention to Wu Di, and asked with great interest, "Wu Di, how old are you this year?"

"Reporting to Grandfather, grandson is fourteen this year."

"Only fourteen? You look like a seventeen or eighteen year old."

Qing Ji said with a smile, "Okay, you are young and promising. Wu Di, it's really hard for you."

"Your father went on an expedition to the west for me, and now he is still stationed in the west to prevent foreign nations from making trouble in the west. At a young age, you have to oversee the country's regent and handle state affairs. You must have suffered a lot, right?"

Wu Di quickly replied: "Thank you, grandpa, for your concern. In the past two or three years, uncle has helped his grandson in every possible way, not only helping his grandson to quell the domestic rebellion, punishing the rebellious party, but even Sushen, Donghu, The Shanrong and other foreign races were all tamed by the uncle, and they opened up thousands of miles of land."

"The grandson is so grateful."

Qingji narrowed his eyes and said, "Wu Di, since your uncle has helped you so much, don't you want to repay him?"

"This... my grandson doesn't know how to repay my uncle, please enlighten my grandpa."

"How about putting all the land in the east of the Songnen Plain, including the Songhua River and Mudanjiang River, under the rule of Ningguo?"

"..."

Wu Di dared not speak.

Wu Hong hastily declined and said: "Father, absolutely not!"

"My ministers are not capable enough to govern a Ning country, and they are exhausted physically and mentally, let alone the huge Songnen Plain?"

"Father, please be careful!"

"You don't talk."

Qing Ji waved his hand to tell Wu Hong to shut up, then looked at Wu Di intently, and asked, "Wu Di, do you have any objections?"

"Grandson has no objections."

How dare Wu Di have any opinion verbally?
However, he was really dissatisfied in his heart.

The Liao Kingdom has two large grain-producing areas, one is the Songnen Plain and the other is the Liaohe Plain. Between the white mountains and the black waters, the land there is the most fertile and the most suitable for grazing and farming.

Liao's ability to support such a large army also depends on these two important grain-producing areas.

Now, if according to Qingji's order, the Songnen Plain is placed under the rule of the Ning Kingdom, the national power of the Liao Kingdom will inevitably weaken. How can Wu Di accept this?
It is true that Wu Hong has given great help to the Liao Kingdom, and it is true that he has given Wu Di great help, but he was very unconvinced when asked Wu Di to take out a Songnen Plain.

"Grandfather, this is a big matter, and my grandson dare not make the decision. After all, my father is the king who is really in charge of the Liao Kingdom..."

Wu Di wanted to procrastinate.

Slip!

Qingji just smiled lightly and said, "Wu Di, your father will not disobey my orders."

"However, since Wu Hong doesn't want the Songnen Plain, let's let this matter go."

"promise."

Wu Di was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he finally felt the pressure from Qingji.

No wonder, his father, Wu Zhang, was such a rebellious and mighty figure before, no matter what Qingji wanted to do, Wu Zhang would do it obediently.

It turned out that Qingji's sense of oppression was so strong.

This is not just as simple as blood suppression.

Through this incident, Qingji could also see what kind of person Wu Di was.

This prince of Liao, his grandson, has a wolfish ambition, and his future achievements will be limitless.

Qingji didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

……

The next day, Qingji's patrol team left Yanshan and headed northward. After crossing the Liaohe River, they arrived at Gaoping, the capital of the Liao Kingdom.

Gaoping is probably located in modern Shenyang.

Wu Zhang, king of Liao, was a militaristic monarch who was good at leading troops to fight, but not good at governing the country. However, Wu Zhang knew how to employ people and knew how to use them well, so there had been no troubles in the Liao Kingdom under his rule.

The regulation of Gaoping City is equivalent to a second-class city in Dawu, with 4 to [-] residents, and no less than [-] floating population, because Liao Kingdom is a semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic country, and there are quite a lot of herdsmen who live for water and grass.

On both sides of the official road, after seeing Luanjia and the guard of honor celebrating Jiji, the Li and Shu of the Liao Kingdom knelt down one after another.

In order to prevent cattle, sheep and horses from colliding with Qingji's Luanjia, the herdsmen had to hide far away.

The sky is green and the fields are vast.

Qingji hadn't seen this kind of prairie scene for many years.

It is worth mentioning that the official roads in Liao and Ning states also extend in all directions, connecting with the official roads in Dawu, forming an endless stream of "highways".

There are tens of thousands of business travelers traveling to and from the official road every day.

Relying on various official roads and bridges, Wu and the kingdoms of various vassal states can also collect taxes from them and earn a lot of money.