Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 154
"Roof Zhi, if I want to kill you, why wait until today?"

Qing Ji smiled slightly, then sat upright at the door of the cell, and glanced at the bewildered Robber Zhi.

"You...don't kill someone?"

"Killing you, what's the benefit to the widow?"

From the beginning to the end, Qingji never thought of executing Robber Zhi.

For others, Bandit Zhi is a great robber who has caused chaos everywhere and committed all kinds of crimes. Everyone can get him and punish him.

However, for Qing Ji, Robber Zhi may become a great help for him, and become a dark chess piece he placed in the Central Plains!
It is said that there were [-] men under the command of Robber Zhi, who ran rampant in the world, harassing the princes of all countries, breaking through houses and breaking doors, plundering cattle and horses, and robbing women.

Wherever the bandits Zhibu passed, all countries, big and small, could only fortify their walls and clear their fields, and retreated far away, not daring to compete with them.

The countries of the Central Plains, such as Jin, Qi, Lu, Song, etc., have actually been invaded by Robber Zhi, which shows how powerful Robber Zhi is.

Of course, Robber Zhi was able to do this not because he was really strong and powerful, and all the countries could not deal with him.

The real reason is that Robber Zhi and his thieves come and go like the wind, and their whereabouts are erratic. Every time after killing people and stealing goods, they can escape into the mountains, forests, lakes and seas in time, and the officers and soldiers can't catch anyone at all!

Therefore, the princes of the Central Plains can only let it go, and hope that Robber Zhi can stop.

For such Robber Zhi, Qingji still admires him a lot!
The thieves under Robber Zhi's command were actually almost all fugitive slaves, savages, or prisoners who were cornered by the world and had no livelihood.

And Robber Zhi's image is similar to the leader of the slave uprising...

Therefore, Qingji needs to subdue Robber Zhi and allow Wu's forces to infiltrate the Central Plains silently, in order to achieve the best surprise effect.

It's just that Qingji knew that Robber Zhi was arrogant and rebellious, so he had to go through some extraordinary means to subdue Robber Zhi.

Confinement is a good way.

The compression of space during confinement makes people feel extremely depressed, without a sense of time and space, deprived of all senses, and will gradually despair.

No matter how rebellious and tenacious a person is, I believe that after being locked up for more than two full months, even if he does not go crazy because of it, he will be frustrated.

Therefore, the current Bandit Zhi is timid when facing Jiji, completely without the arrogance and domineering spirit of the past.

"I don't know how King Wu plans to deal with it?"

Robber Zhi was very puzzled.

Qing Ji smiled lightly, and said, "Bao Zhi, I will let you go. But I need a guarantee from you."

"Wu Wang said it's okay."

"From now on, the thieves under your command are not allowed to set foot in Wu Kingdom again."

Hearing this, Bandit Zhi laughed dumbly and said: "This is Yi Er. The bandits under a certain command often run across the land of Qi and Lu, and rarely set foot in the south of the Yangtze River!"

"In addition, the widow also wants to make a deal with you."

"please say."

The corner of Qingji's mouth hooked up, drawing an arc full of interest, and said: "Root Zhi, although you have thousands of thieves under your command, they are just mobs, and they will never be able to become great."

"The widow can help you train your soldiers, finance your military supplies, and everything you need, including weapons, armor, salt, grain, rice, cloth, etc. It's just that you need to pay for the purchase."

Hearing this, Robber Zhi became even more ignorant.

However, this does not prevent Robber Zhi from knowing that this is a good thing for him!
"King Wu, really?"

"You have no jokes."

"Then thank King Wu first!"

This is a win-win thing.

Qingji didn't need to subdue Robber Zhi and make him his subject, the two only needed to establish a private ally and maintain a certain amount of communication.

Bandit Zhi, who has enough soldiers and food, and has a great reputation among the poor, is sure to set off a storm in the northern countries.

No matter how bad it is, it can also cause headaches for Qi, Lu, Song, Wei and other Central Plains countries.

This is the main purpose of celebrating Ji!
As for the end, whether Robber Zhi will be defeated and killed has little to do with Qingji.

Qing Ji raised thieves to make troubles, just for the benefit of the state of Wu.

If in the future the reform of the Wu Kingdom is successful and there is a basis for dominating the world, Qingji will definitely send his troops to the north to compete in the Central Plains.

At that time, Robber Zhi will be a great help in celebrating Ji!
……

In the second year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, in 512 BC, at the beginning of autumn and August.

Having nothing to do, Qingji decided to go on a tour to inspect the different customs and customs in various parts of Wu State, thinking that he was fully prepared for the second reform.

It is not a trivial matter for the monarch to travel.

The territory of the State of Wu extends from Jianghuai in the north to the Yu'er River (now Fuchun River) in the south, borders on the sea in the east, and crosses the great river in the west.

It is a pity that Wu State is a type with a large land area and a sparse population, and its population density is not dense, which is far inferior to the Central Plains vassal states such as Qi, Lu, Jin, and Wei.

If so, it would take a lot of time for Qingji to go on a tour.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the bigger the big country, the smaller the small country. The big one has a territory of thousands of miles and dozens of cities, while the small one is only fifty miles away, just one city!

There is no doubt that Qingji's tour has a far-reaching impact.

The ancient emperors went on tour, and they were also on tour, but the effect, or purpose, was completely different!

For example, Kang Mazi in the Qing Dynasty and Emperor Qianlong, the "Patriarch of the Barrage".

One advocates light and simple cars, inspects the people's sentiments and officials, and appeases the gentry, while the other is mostly for sightseeing and rewarding.

Every time Qianlong went on tour, he went there with great fanfare. There were thousands of guards on the front, back, left, and right sides of the imperial dragon boat, and they were extremely extravagant and wasteful wherever they went.

The local supply is extremely gorgeous and magnificent, and the wealth of the people has experienced a huge catastrophe!
Moreover, Emperor Qianlong spent more than a hundred times more on his southern tour than Kangxi because of his six voyages to the south of the Yangtze River...

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

Qingji's tour this time was naturally very purposeful.

He handed over all government affairs to Dazai Ji Zha and Prime Minister You Jiran with full authority. If there are undecided government affairs, Qingji can decide by himself.

Qingji's tour this time was accompanied by ministers Sun Wu, the official censor, Fan Li, the governor of Zhisu, and Wu Zixu, the county magistrate of Wudu.

In order not to overwork the people and waste money, Qingji only brought [-] armored guards of honor, and ordered the county magistrates and city guards in various places not to enslave the people and build large-scale construction projects to cater to himself.

The route of Qingji's tour has been planned in advance. Starting from Wudu, the first stop is Meili, the old capital of Wuguo, and then continue southward to inspect Wuyuan and Yu'er bordering Yueguo.

Then, Qingji's patrol team will head west all the way to inspect the most desolate and sparsely populated southwest of Wu.

In the end, Qingji will take the Dajiang River, go up the river, inspect the Danyang and Zhufang areas in the northern part of Wu State, and then return to Wudu all the way to complete this tour!

(End of this chapter)