Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 146 Horse Racing
Meng Ying's words are not without reason!

In the case of Zhuan Zhu's assassination of the king, Wu Zixu played the role of an accomplice, recommending Zhuan Zhu for He Lu, and possibly making suggestions from it.

In other words, Wu Zixu, like He Lu, has a feud with Qing Ji who killed his father!
The revenge of killing the father is not shared by the sky!

But Qingji cherished Wu Zixu's talent and did not want to execute him. He also knew that he was not qualified to forgive Wu Zixu and forgive his sins on behalf of Wu Wangliao.

Therefore, Qingji had no choice but to take the next best thing, using the theory of ghosts and gods to let Wu Zixu go and entrust him with a heavy responsibility.

To a certain extent, this prevented Qingji from being accused of unfilial piety and saved Wu Zixu's life.

However, Wu Zixu's dark history cannot be uncovered.

"Guotai, the past is the past, there is no need to mention the past."

Qing Ji said indifferently: "No matter what Wu Yuan has been like in the past and what crimes he has committed, now he is my subject and the county magistrate of the Wu Kingdom. How can I bet on my own minister?"

"So, isn't it ridiculous?"

Qingji insists on protecting Wu Zixu!
This caused Wu Zixu to have mixed feelings in his heart, and he immediately stood up, bowed to Qingji and said, "Your Majesty, it's rare that the Chu State thinks highly of your minister, and Xu Chen has a body of a thousand pieces of gold!"

"I am not talented, and I am willing to bet on the king's horse race!"

This is Wu Zixu's voluntary!

Just to resolve Qingji's current predicament!
He is really willing to put his heart and soul to the ground for Qing Ji, and he will do anything he wants!

After all, Wu Zixu had a deep blood feud with Chu State.

Meng Ying, Shen Zhuliang and the others all knew that Wu Zixu had the ability to control the world, such a person was reused by Qing Ji, and he was also an old minister of Chu State. He hated Chu State and would definitely cause Chu State a lot of trouble.

Therefore, they did not hesitate to bet thousands of dollars, asking Qingji to bet on Wu Zixu's wealth and life!

Wu Zixu knew this, but he still stood up without hesitation, just to help Qingji solve problems.

Really a friend in need!

Qingji glanced at Wu Zixu appreciatively.

If the Wu side loses this horse race and Wu Zixu is handed over to the Chu people, what will happen to him?
Nothing more than car cracking, cooking...

At this time, Wu Zixu can step forward, even if Qingji agrees, it will not hurt Qingji's reputation too much, after all, Wu Zixu asked for it.

Just when everyone thought that Qingji would go down the slope and agreed, Qingji shook his head and said: "The minister of the widow's country, the minister of the country of Wu, must not be used as a bet, let others underestimate you!" !"

"In the eyes of the widow, Wu Qing's worth is worth more than a thousand gold."

"Guotai, I would like to bet on Chang'an. If the Wu side loses, then Chang'an will be ceded to Chu!"

"If Guotai refuses to agree, please let go of the horse racing."

Qingji doesn't want to be led by the nose by others!
Chang'an is an important city on the edge of the great river, close to Zhaoguan, sometimes it belongs to Chu, sometimes it belongs to Wu, and now it is a city of Wu.

The geographical location of Chang'an is very important, because it is located directly in front of Wudijiang Road, and bears the brunt of it!
When the state of Chu wanted to attack Wu, it was the closest to the Chang'an line, which was the most convenient.

In the same way, if the state of Wu wants to attack Chu, Chang'an is the most suitable bridgehead!
Therefore, Chang'an has always been the place where Wu and Chu armies fought fiercely, and it is inextricably linked.

Now that Qingji can actually take out such an important city as a bet on a horse race, how extravagant it is?

You know, the value of Chang'an cannot be measured by ordinary property!

How can it be more than a thousand dollars?
"Your Majesty, no!"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Wu Zixu and Sun Wu hurriedly stood up to dissuade them.

However, Qingji just waved his hand and said slowly: "I have made up my mind, so there is no need to say anything."

"good."

Qing Ji was so arrogant, Meng Ying had no reason not to agree.

Seeing this, Wu Zixu couldn't help but burst into tears, and looked gratefully at Qing Ji who seemed like a "god man"!

He never expected that Qingji would value him so much!

Is Wu Zixu worth a long shore?
No, it is priceless!
For a moment, Wu Zixu wished he could give his heart for Qingji!
Immediately, since Qingji had agreed to the horse race and put out a bet, Meng Ying waved his hand and had someone summon an old man over half a century old with gray temples to Sifangtai.

Wu Zixu felt very familiar with this person!

"King Wu, for the sake of fairness, the Ai family deliberately sought out Duke Donggao, a long-established horse master in Xu State, to identify horses for Si."

It turned out to be Duke Donggao, no wonder he looked so familiar!

Wu Zixu suddenly realized.

This old man is Duke Donggao who helped Wu Zixu when he passed Zhaoguan.

For Wu Zixu, Duke Donggao is a lifesaver!
"The country has a heart too."

Qing Ji took a deep look at Meng Ying and said meaningfully.

No wonder Meng Ying wanted to race horses with him, and he didn't hesitate to spend a thousand gold as a bet. His feelings were well prepared!

Meng Ying could guess what was going on in Qingji's heart, so he smiled and said, "King Wu should have heard of Duke Donggao. Duke Donggao's ability to look after horses is unmatched by anyone in the world. comparable!"

"Mr. Donggao is upright and upright, so the king of Wu can be trusted."

For Dong Gaogong, Qingji is naturally trustworthy.

After all, people in the Spring and Autumn Period attach great importance to fame and festivals, and there are not many people who are willing to die for it!

And Dong Gaogong was able to risk his life to rescue Wu Zixu who was trapped in Zhaoguan, which is evident in his character.

Not long after, Duke Donggao went down to meet the horse.

There are three classes of horses, upper, middle and lower, and Duke Donggao’s task is to select third-class horses from all the horses in the teams of Wu and Chu for horse racing!
This is a relatively long process, so the Jockey Club can only wait for the next day.

……

Night falls.

In the Xingyuan where Qingji was, facing his own king, Sun Wu, the official censor, and Wu Zixu, the county magistrate of Wudu, couldn't help but feel worried and couldn't hide their embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, I just went to visit. The horses selected by Duke Donggao for the people of Chu are quite handsome. They seem to be northern horses. No matter whether they are on or off, they are better than my Wu horse."

Sun Wu sighed: "The people of Chu have obviously come prepared this time!"

Hearing this, Qingji nodded slightly, not suspecting that Duke Donggao was partial to Chu.

It is true that Duke Donggao has lived in Chu for a long time, but his character Qingji can still be trusted!
If the state of Chu had prepared in advance, it would not be surprising to select a relatively excellent third-class horse!

"My lord, the people of Chu clearly want to humiliate our country of Wu."

Wu Zixu said bitterly: "Tomorrow, if we lose in the horse race, the king will lose face and will cede Chang'an again. Why bother?"

"In my opinion, Your Majesty might as well use shady things to secretly bribe the rulers of the Chu people, or add medicine to the Chu horse's fodder, so that the Chu people will lose the horse race tomorrow."

Wu Zixu is really a ruthless and poisonous man, he will use any means to achieve his goal!
However, Qingji didn't take it seriously.

"The ruler of Chu, I don't know who it is, why did you buy it? Besides, the horses that will be raced tomorrow are already under strict supervision, so why give medicine?"

"What's more, such trivial tricks are disdainful."

Qingji was very calm, he already had a countermeasure in his mind!
(End of this chapter)