Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 158

It was not uncommon for two monarchs to meet in the Spring and Autumn Period. However, as the wars for hegemony among the nations became more frequent, rituals collapsed, and music broke down, there were many disturbances in the alliance of monarchs.

The most typical is that Song Xianggong was held hostage by the Chu people and almost died.

The famous Duke Huan of Qi was also hijacked by Cao Mo, and he was forced to return the land of the Lu State that he annexed before!

Therefore, Yun Chang was also worried that Qing Ji might be unfavorable to him during the alliance.

Even if he didn't kill or detain Yun Chang and humiliate him, I believe Qing Ji could do such a thing.

Chief Si Kou Luming pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I see that Wu Wang Qingji is a man, he behaves openly, and has the style of a man. Why do you have to suffer to be a king, in order to lose your own reputation?"

"Furthermore, Princess Ji Kou is now the queen of Wu, and Qingji is your son-in-law, the king. In terms of emotion and reason, Qingji should not embarrass the king."

"That's why, in my opinion, it is enough for the king to act cheaply, and there is no need to worry too much, it is like worrying about the sky!"

Hearing this, Yun Chang felt a little relieved, but he was still a little hesitant.

In this regard, Da Sima Shimai has a different opinion.

"Your Majesty, I beg your pardon for not agreeing with the opinion of the Chief Sikou!"

Shi Mai bowed to him and said, "Qingji is the hero of a generation."

"Judging from the fact that he raised his troops back to the country to seize the throne with the momentum of thunder, pacified the chaos of Prince Guang, defeated the Yue and Chu countries in a row, and implemented reforms in the country, all major events, Qingji's plans are not small, and he is aggressive! "

"He is the same as Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, and King Zhuang of Chu. He has the ambition of conquering the world with nine princes!"

After a pause, Shi Mai then said in a deep voice: "However, how did Qingji realize this ambition? The only way to destroy Yue and merge with Chu is to become the former dominator of Chu."

"Yue Wu is adjacent to each other, and the two countries are feuds. The blood feud cannot be eliminated!"

"Now that Qingji invites His Majesty to the Yu'er River, I am afraid that Qingji will be disadvantageous to His Majesty. If he does not kill His Majesty, he may kidnap His Majesty, coerce Yue Kingdom, and cause civil strife in our Yue Kingdom."

"hiss!"

Hearing this, Yun Chang couldn't help but gasped, feeling extremely shocked.

"Qing Ji really dares to risk the displeasure of the world and kidnap the widow?"

Yun Chang looked unbelievable.

Shi Mai said resoundingly: "Since Qingji has the ambition to be a hegemon, he can do extraordinary things, which cannot be judged by common sense."

"Right now, the Wu and Chu countries have withdrawn their troops, and they have formed an alliance with each other. They will not fight again in a few years. Among the neighboring countries of Wu, the only one who is worried about Qing Ji is Wuyue!"

"That's why, it's hard to guarantee that Qingji won't attack the Yue Kingdom and use despicable means to coerce the king into submission."

When Yun Chang heard this, some cold sweat dripped from his forehead unconsciously, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Qing Ji was very likely to do such a treacherous thing with no lower limit.

"Great Sima, since this is the case, what should I do?"

Yun Chang asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, since Qingji has already invited the invitation, if Your Majesty does not attend the meeting, it is very likely that the Wu people will use them as an excuse to attack Yue, or your Majesty's reputation will be discredited, thinking that Your Majesty is afraid of Qingji, and that Yue is afraid of Wu."

"So, the meeting of the Yu'er River, the king should go through it. But before that, the king still needs to have a perfect plan!"

"What is the whole policy?"

Shi Mai said confidently: "Your Majesty, you should act first. To my Yue Kingdom, celebrating taboos is always a great disaster!"

"If you don't get rid of it, how will the country be safe?"

Hearing that Shi Mai planned to get rid of Qingji, Yue Wang Yunchang and Lu Ming who were present couldn't help being startled and dumbfounded.

"Da Sima's words are wrong!"

Lu Ming hastily retorted: "Qingji is the hero of the enemy country, and it is indeed not good for our country, but how can the king of a country be killed if he says he wants to? What's more, Qingji is the enemy of ten thousand people?"

"Let's not talk about whether this matter will be successful or not. If it fails, Qing Ji, who will become angry from embarrassment at that time, is very likely to put our Yue Kingdom into a situation of eternal doom!"

"At that time, how will the King and Yue Kingdom deal with each other?"

"What Da Si Kou said, Da Miao also!"

Shi Mai said bitterly: "How do you know success or failure before the big event is done? If the celebration is forbidden, the country of Wu will be in chaos. Why not benefit our country of Dayue?"

"Hmph! Da Sima, you are speaking against the country and the people! How could Qingji be so easy to assassinate?"

"you!"

Regarding Lu Ming's opinion, Yun Chang thinks it is reasonable.

Qing Ji has the courage of a man, he can fight a hundred with one enemy, how can ordinary assassins get close to him?

"Da Sima, if you want to assassinate to celebrate Ji, do you have a plan?"

Yun Chang asked tentatively again.

"This……"

Shi Mai's face was quite embarrassed, obviously he didn't have a complete assassination plan.

Seeing this, Yun Changquan took it as a slip of the tongue and didn't take it seriously.

Although Yun Chang is not a hero of the previous generation, he is a king who guards the land and opens up the frontier, and he still possesses some courage.

Therefore, Yun Chang straightened his face and said: "I am determined to meet Qingji in Yu'er River."

"If Qingji really does harm to the widow, hijacks or murders the widow, please also ask the second and third sons to support the crown prince Jiuqian (Goujian) to succeed him, and assist Jiuqian as if assisting the widow!"

"Your Majesty..."

For the strong Qing Ji and the strong Wu Guo, Yun Chang can only choose to bear it silently.

A small leak will sink a great ship!
After all, Wu Qiang is getting weaker and weaker, and it is difficult to reverse.

Last year, the State of Yue also took advantage of the fierce battle between the Wu and Chu armies in Zhenzi to accept the rebellious Helu, and even sent troops to attack Wu while taking advantage of the fire.

If Qingji used this to hold Yunchang accountable, humiliate Yunchang, or even hijack Yunchang, Yunchang would have no choice but to accept it.

However, Yun Chang absolutely cannot tolerate Qing Ji using himself to coerce the Yue Kingdom!

So he had to make thorough preparations. Once Qing Ji was not good for him, Gou Jian would immediately succeed to the throne to fight against the ulterior motives of Wu.

……

While Yunchang and his ministers were discussing how to deal with Qingji who went south, the latter was also talking about the Yuerjiang meeting with Sun Wu, Fan Li, and Wu Zixu.

Wu Zixu, the county magistrate of Wudu who has always been resourceful, said first: "Your Majesty, you must be on guard against others. The meeting between Wuyue and Yuerjiang is very likely that the Yue people will play tricks on it and murder your Majesty!"

“How come you see?”

"Wu is strong but getting weaker, it cannot be eliminated by time or Yue's own reforms. Now, our country Wu has implemented a new law, and the national power is booming. It is bound to be beyond the reach of Yue until it is completely crushed!"

Wu Zixu bowed to Qingji and said, "Therefore, Yun Chang must not allow Wu to continue to grow, invade with soldiers and horses, and fear that Wu will retaliate, so he must make dangerous moves in order to murder the king and hinder Wu's new law. , fell into civil turmoil!"

Hearing this, Qing Ji couldn't help but nodded, quite agreeing with Wu Zixu's opinion.

Thinking about it in another way, if Qing Ji was Yun Chang, he might not be able to choose the method of assassination desperately, and use the simplest and rude method as a breakthrough to destroy the momentum of Wu Guo's continued growth!
(End of this chapter)