Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 145 Chugo is not a disadvantage
Meng Ying glanced lightly at Xiong Zhen beside him, signaling to the latter to stay calm.

Compared with Xiong Zhen, who is not deeply involved in the world, Meng Ying has seen so many storms and waves, and he is more able to endure what ordinary people can't bear!
Meng Ying smiled at Qing Ji, and said, "What King Wu said is absolutely true. The alliance between Chu and Wu Zhaoguan is a happy event, and it is indeed not appropriate to see blood!"

"King Wu, how about I play a game later?"

"What game is it?"

"race."

race?

Qingji was taken aback.

In this era, there are not many entertainment programs for people, and the homes of ordinary people may work at sunrise and rest at sunset, so how can they have leisure to have fun?
Even for aristocrats, the only daily entertainment activities are drinking, horse racing, chess, and dancing and music.

According to the rules of the Spring and Autumn Period, this horse race is often a two-win system in three rounds, with the top horse against the top horse, the middle horse against the middle horse, and the bottom horse against the bottom horse.

Si is a fine horse, and the third class is the rank of the horse.

Since chariot battles were prevalent in the Spring and Autumn Period, and there were very few horse riders, the horses in the race at this time are carriages, military chariots pulled by two horses!
Horse racing was especially popular among nobles, especially in northern countries.

"Since the country is too kind, the widow is disrespectful."

Qingji agreed immediately.

Hearing this, the smile on Meng Yingqiao's face became even stronger, as if the plot had succeeded, and she said, "Good. But, King Wu, since it's a horse race, you have to bet."

"Aijia is willing to bet a thousand gold!"

"hiss!"

Hearing Meng Ying's bet, Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and others who were present couldn't help but gasped, feeling very surprised.

Proud!

lavish!

What a loser!

Qingji's face twitched, and he felt contempt in his heart, and he was quite speechless besides contempt.

With Chu's strong family background, it is indeed enough for Meng Ying to squander.

One thousand taels of gold, without blinking an eye, was taken out as a bet for a horse race!
It's not that Qingji can't afford this thousand gold.

Rather, Wu's foundation is too weak, and most of the treasury's property is used for people's livelihood construction, which is really stretched.

If Qingji bet a thousand gold, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will inevitably be criticized by the people of the country.

Meng Ying, on the other hand, had no worries in this regard at all.

She has too many lice and is not afraid of being bitten. Anyway, in the eyes of the vast majority of Chu people, Meng Ying is a witch who brings disaster to the country and the people. ?

"I don't know, what is King Wu's bet?"

Meng Ying looked at Qingji with a full smile, full of interest, as if he was watching a good show.

Qingji was silent about it.

Meng Ying's move obviously made it difficult for Qingji to step down!
At this moment, Shen Zhuliang, a doctor of Ye Yi from the side of Chu State, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Mrs. Tai, in my opinion, you don't have to make things difficult for the King of Wu."

"I heard that the state of Wu is constructing official roads and building bridges to reach the Central Plains through commercial routes. Presumably, there is not much property left in the treasury of the state of Wu at this time!"

Shen Zhuliang pierced this fig leaf, including Qingji, Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and others looked very unhappy.

Shen Zhuliang was clearly humiliating Qingji and Wu!

Immediately, Shen Zhuliang continued: "Since that is the case, if King Wu insists on horse racing, I have a suggestion."

"Oh, I'd love to hear about it!"

Meng Ying looked at Shen Zhuliang leisurely.

At this time, how could Qingji fail to see that the two were singing a double reed?
Sing together!

It was not difficult for Qingji to guess that Shen Zhuliang's next suggestion must be a bad idea, not to give Qingji a step down, but to embarrass him even more!

Who would have thought that Shen Zhuliang suddenly pointed the finger at Wu Zixu who was sitting at the bottom, and said with a sneer, "Wu Yuan, the county magistrate of Wudu in the state of Wu, is a sinful subject of our state of Chu, and he is heinous!"

"The King of Wu might as well bet on Wu Yuan. If Chu loses, then a thousand pieces of gold will be given to him. If Wu loses, then Wu Yuan will be returned, and the King will dispose of it."

"how?"

Deceiving too much!

For a while, even though Qingji had been in the top position for a long time and the city was deep, but hearing Shen Zhuliang's suggestion, he couldn't help but clenched his fists secretly, feeling very annoyed in his heart.

Fortunately, he hasn't been dazzled by anger yet!
Real hammer!
Chu people are indeed humiliating Qingji and Wu!
This horse race is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

Because, no matter what the outcome is, the celebration of being willing to use the minister Wu Zixu as a bet on horse racing will be criticized by the world and cast aside by scholars!

After all, Wu Zixu was the magistrate of Wu State no matter what, and Qingji's courtier.

A monarch who can bet on his subjects is obviously a fool!
In this way, wouldn't Qingji's reputation be ruined?

Scholars in the world, how can a man of insight go to Wu again?
And if Qingji refuses and takes out a thousand taels of gold as a bet on the horse race, it is very likely to cause a relatively bad influence, and a cynical infamy cannot escape.

One thousand gold, that is not a small amount!

There was a "bang", before Qingji could speak, Sun Wu, the official censor who was sitting at the bottom, immediately stood up, glared at Shen Zhuliang, and reprimanded: "Shen Zhuliang! After Sun respects you as a famous general, why did you do this for me?" Why is the mayor of a place so unreasonable?"

"Don't you think that Wu Ge is not good?"

"I, Chugo, are not at a disadvantage either!"

Facing Sun Wu's aggressive posture, Shen Zhuliang didn't panic at all, pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist with a sneer, met Sun Wu's eyes, and sneered back.

Seeing Sun Wu's posture, he then held his right hand on the hilt of his sword, as if he would draw his sword to face each other if he disagreed with him.

Where is the alliance between the two countries?
With such a tense momentum, it is clear that they may meet each other at any time!
Could it be that the Chu people are not afraid of this Zhaoguan alliance breaking up unhappy?

Qingji couldn't help feeling confused.

At this moment, Meng Ying was the most composed!
"Both of you, please stay calm."

Meng Ying smiled lightly, waved his hands, and let Sun Wu and Shen Zhuliang, who seemed to be on fire, take their seats and refrain from acting rashly.

Due to Meng Ying's power, the two went down the donkey and sat down.

Meng Ying glanced at Qingji again, and said with a smile, "King Wu, Ai's family has heard that in the past Zhuan Zhu assassinated Wang Liao, and the death of Wu Guoxian Wang Liao was the result of Prince Guang (Helu) instructing Zhuan Zhu to recommend Zhuan Zhu. And for Wu Yuan."

"I don't know, is it?"

When Meng Ying asked this question, Qingji naturally knew what kind of conspiracy she was up to.

This woman, on the surface, is beautiful and charming, and looks harmless to humans and animals, but her stomach is full of bad water!

It can be called a femme fatale!
However, almost everyone knew about the assassination of kings and officials, Qingji couldn't hide it, so he could only nod his head in agreement.

"Since the death of King Liao before Wu was not unrelated to Wu Zi, at least he was an accomplice and an accomplice. That being the case, why did King Wu protect Wu Zi, who had the same hatred as him for killing his father?"

(End of this chapter)