Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 12
Night falls.

Inside the big tent of the Chinese army, Qingji was sitting cross-legged on a futon, holding a bamboo slip and looking at it with gusto by the dim light of the oil lamp!

The content recorded on the bamboo slips is a military book.

In this era, "Sun Tzu's Art of War" has not yet come out, but there are still many ancient military books that can be read and reviewed by generals for war strategy!

Most people in later generations only know "Sun Tzu's Art of War", but they don't know that there are various military books such as "Yellow Emperor's Art of War", "Taigong's Art of War", "Guanzi's Art of War", "Shangshu's Art of War" and so on.

And the content on the bamboo slip in Qingji's hand is part of the "Taigong Art of War".

With nothing to do, Qingji just looked at these military books, made notes from time to time, and wrote down his impressions!

"Son."

At this moment, General Meng Ben suddenly entered the tent.

"What's the matter?"

"The patrolling sentries caught a few people in Xianghu Lake. Among them, one of them is suspected to be Ji Zi..."

"Ji Zi?"

Qingji was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses.

At this time, isn't it his uncle, the famous Ji Zha, who can deserve the title of "Ji Zi"?

Qingji didn't dare to neglect, and immediately asked Meng Ben to take him to see Ji Zha.

Ji Zha is an old man over sixty years old, with white beard and hair, ruddy complexion, seven feet tall, not much old.

Ji Zha is different from most pampered nobles and princes of various countries!
He is a true sage, strict with self-discipline, and lenient to others. It is this good attitude that makes Jizha win the praise of the world. At the same time, he can cultivate himself and prolong his life.

In his sixties, in this era when the average age is mostly in his thirties, Ji Zha can already be called a long-lived!
When Qingji saw Jizha, the latter was sitting cross-legged in the tent on one side, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

After learning of Ji Zha's identity, the soldiers of the Qing Ji Army did not treat him badly, not to mention treating each other with courtesy, and even served Ji Zha respectfully, so as not to neglect this famous sage who is famous all over the world!

For the sake of being a Ji Zha, it is definitely the only one.

"My nephew, Qingji, met my uncle."

Qingji recognized Ji Zha, so after confirming the latter's identity, he bowed respectfully.

Strangely enough, Jizha sitting on the futon didn't say a word, and didn't respond in any way!

"Uncle is going out of the city at this time. I think there must be something important? If there is something important, uncle can let me know, so I can send someone to escort uncle to go."

Qingji said with a faint smile.

Ji Zha remained silent!

At this moment, Meng Ben came in and whispered something in Qingji's ear.

"Young Master, Ji Zi's entourage has confessed."

"Ji Zi was ordered by Ji Guang to go to Yingdu to seek help from Chu State."

Qingji's expression was calm, as if he had already guessed it.

"Uncle, you really disappointed me."

Qing Ji shook his head and said, "I thought you were a sensible person, but I didn't expect Uncle to be so disregarded of right and wrong, and he's working for a tiger!"

"What good did Ji Guang do to you to make your uncle work so hard for him?"

Ji Zha opened his mouth, but didn't know where to start.

"Ji Guang asked for help from Chu, and he must have paid a considerable price. Should he cede the city and land, or spend money to eliminate disasters? Or both?"

There was a mocking smile on the corner of Qingji's mouth, and he said, "I'm not surprised that Ji Guang jumps over the wall in such a hurry. But why does uncle help the thief so much?"

"It would be fine if we just bribed the people of Chu with rare treasures, but if we ceded the city and territory of Great Wu and took on the responsibility of betraying the country and losing the land, wouldn't my uncle be like Ji Guang and become the sinner of Wu through the ages?"

"Uncle's famous name may be ruined in one day!"

"..."

Ji Zha remained silent, with tears still on his face.

Qingji was right!

Once Ji Zha goes to Chu State as an envoy and cedes the land of the city, he will be the eternal sinner of Wu State.

But Ji Zha was coerced!
Originally, the war between Qingji and Helu belonged to Wu's civil war and the battle for the throne. Ji Zha didn't want to get involved, and just wanted to stay out of it.

But Helu was so ruthless that he killed Jizha's second son and grandson!
Flesh apart!

How can this make Ji Zha not feel sad?

Ji Zha had no choice but to agree to He Lu's envoy to Chu, and he had already put life and death aside.

Helu also imprisoned Ji Zha's sons and grandsons and their families, and forced Ji Zha to envoy Chu.

But Ji Zha is already heartbroken!

Why?

He is not afraid of death, and his children and grandchildren are even less afraid of death!
Ji Zha's second son and grandson, who died tragically, did not want to embarrass Ji Zha, so they committed suicide to show their ambitions.

How can Ji Zha fail them?

So, on the surface, Ji Zhaming promised Helu to go to Chu as an envoy, but secretly he was thinking about escaping from the capital of Wu, coming to join Qingji, and discussing the great cause of rebellion.

For this reason, even if the family is destroyed, Ji Zha will not hesitate.

However, how did Ji Zha confide in Qingji about these things?

"Uncle, I don't know your difficulties. But, no matter what the reason is, you shouldn't help the thief!"

Qingji said in a righteous and stern manner: "Don't you hear that the Jin State destroyed Guo in the past?"

"Chu is a great overlord country with many soldiers and thousands of chariots. Ji Guang asked for help from Chu. If the Chu army invades and destroys me, how can we let Ji Guang go?"

"At that time, the capital city of Wu will be destroyed, the country will be overthrown, and the ancestral temple will be in danger. After a hundred years, what will my uncle look like under the Nine Springs? Say goodbye to the ancestors of Wu Kingdom?"

Hearing this, Ji Zha, who was eloquent in the past, just opened his mouth like this: "I..."

How could Ji Zha not know about the false Taoism and the annihilation of Guo more than a hundred years ago?
In 655 BC, Duke Xian of Jin sent envoys to the State of Yu, asking for an excuse to allow the Jin army to cross the border to crusade against the State of Guo.

At that time, King Yu didn't listen to the advice of his subordinates, and insisted on going his own way, and borrowed from the Jin army. As a result, after the Jin army destroyed Guo, it conveniently destroyed Yu State on the way back to the court!

As the saying goes, the lesson from the past is the teacher of the past.

How could Ji Zha not have such worries in his heart?

"Uncle, you go back. Please tell Ji Guang for me that as long as he is willing to disarm and surrender, I can leave his whole body!"

Qingji said coldly: "If Ji Guang is still obsessed with his obsession and stubbornly resists, on the day the capital city of Wu is destroyed, I will tear his car apart for public display, and expose his body to the wild for three days."

"In this battle, I will only punish the culprit, and I will let the rest go and forgive them all!"

"If my uncle has the heart, I ask my uncle to tell the subjects in the city on my behalf."

When Ji Zha heard this, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart.

Compared with Helu, Qingji is indeed more lenient and more suitable to become King of Wu!

Ask yourself, Ji Zha thinks that He Lu's situation is over, if there is no accident, it is a certainty that Qing Ji will kill He Lu and come to the throne.

"My lord, another follower of Ji Zi has confessed."

At this moment, Meng Ben entered the big tent again, and glanced at Jizha who was sitting on the futon with a complicated expression.

Most of the eyes are admiration!
"Say."

"Ji Zi was indeed sent as an envoy to Chu State on Ji Guang's behalf, but there is something hidden in it..."

Meng Ben glanced at Ji Zha, then stood next to Qingji and whispered, "My lord, according to what my attendants said, Ji Zi resisted Ji Guang's order and opposed sending Chu to ask for help, and his second son and grandson committed suicide one after another to strengthen Ji Zi's ambition. "

"Furthermore, according to the entourage's confession, Ji Zi bumped into him by himself. It seems that there is a sign of becoming a son..."

"..."

Hearing this, Rao Qingji couldn't help but be greatly touched when he thought of Jizha's difficulties.

　Originally, I wanted to write Ji Zha to death, but considering that Wu Guo has too few talents in governing the country, Ji Zha can at least help the protagonist make a transition and stabilize the situation as soon as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)