Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 236 Sacrifice to King Yu's Mausoleum

The land of the Sanyi, the camp of the Yue army, and the Xingyuan.

Yun Chang is discussing the frontline war with Lu Ming, Shi Mai and other ministers.

Chief Si Kou Luming took out a notice, handed it to Yun Chang, and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, this is the notice posted by Wu Jun in Kuaiji and Juwudeng recently."

"Wu Jun wants to take in the refugees from our country of Yue, give them rations, farm tools, and land, and help them build houses and rebuild their homes. His heart is to be punished!"

"Humph!"

Yun Chang snorted coldly, and said disdainfully: "Qingji boy, you are a wolf with ambition, he is treating Li Shu of my Yue Kingdom as their Li Shu of Wu Kingdom!"

"Of course, the source of all these disasters is caused by the Wu army's invasion. If Qingji shows such kindness, how can I be more grateful to him?"

At this time, Yun Chang felt more or less guilty.

He didn't expect Qingji to be so generous!

The Yue State is now pursuing a scorched-earth policy, fortifying the walls and clearing the land, trying not to leave a single grain of food for the Wu army who conquered Yue.

As a result, even the Yue people who were originally hostile to Wu and loyal to the emperor and patriotic to the country would inevitably be shaken by Qingji's appeasement.

As for Qingji's way of buying people's hearts, Yunchang looked disdainful on the surface, but in fact he panicked a lot.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly."

Lu Ming let out a long sigh, and said: "Wu Yue's two armies fought, and it was our Li Shu of Yue who suffered in the end!"

"Now Wu's army is frustrated by the barbarians and can't advance an inch. Our country of Yue also doesn't have many soldiers to fight. Since this is the case, why don't your majesty take this opportunity to discuss peace with Qingji?"

"Negotiate peace? Da Sikou, what is the difference between negotiating peace at this time and begging for surrender?"

Yun Chang gritted his teeth with hatred, and said: "There are still more than ten thousand people in my country of Yue, which is worthy of a battle. With the advantage of the terrain, I can hold a stalemate with Wu for three, five, or ten years! I can afford it, and celebrate the taboo." Is it worth it?"

"Your Majesty, a man should be able to bend and stretch, the humiliation he suffers today is only for revenge in the future!"

Lu Ming earnestly persuaded: "We Yue people are hiding in the mountains, waiting for the opportunity to move, and it is indeed possible to contain part of Wu's troops. However, He Yiye?"

"The State of Yue was finally destroyed by the State of Wu. If that's the case, why don't Your Majesty surrender to Wu for the time being, and make a comeback in the future?"

Hearing this, Yun Chang gritted his teeth and said, "I've surpassed the country, is there still a chance to rise?"

"As long as the king is still there and the people of Yue are still there, the country of Yue will not perish!"

"If you seek peace with Wu, what should I give up?"

"First, to be called a minister and pay tribute. Second, to take his wife and children and enter Wu as a minister for three years. Third, to make Qingji return Juwu so that the king can build a new capital. Fourth, to abolish troops and horses to paralyze the Wu people."

Hearing this, Yun Chang nodded slightly, but he had to say in doubt: "Big Si Kou, Qingji has never been a disadvantaged person. The sentence of repayment does not belong to the Yue Kingdom, can Qingji agree?"

"Ju Wu is already a piece of scorched earth, what benefit does Wu want? If Your Majesty is worried that Qing Ji will not agree to this peace negotiation, why doesn't Your Majesty bribe Wu Guo Dianke Bo Tong?"

Lu Ming pondered for a moment, and said: "Uncle Tong is a greedy minister of the state of Wu. He is greedy for money and profit. It’s a good word, if you think about it, you can get twice the result with half the effort!”

"good."

Yun Chang finally agrees with Lu Ming's proposition.

Indeed, if the war is at a stalemate, it will not be a good thing for Wu and Yue.

Fortunately, Wu Guo said that only a part of the troops will be trapped in the Yue territory, and it may consume a lot of manpower, money and material resources to guard against the Yue people's invasion at any time.

Here in the country of Yue, barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes, and they stalk and stalk people, just to die with the Wu people.

However, it is like this all the year round, and the Yue Kingdom probably cannot bear it.

For this reason, Yun Chang could only ask Wu for peace while he still had soldiers under his command and some bargaining chips.

He didn't want to stay in the poor mountains and rivers forever, and be a king of Yue who was in exile and had no fixed place to live!
……

At this time, Qingji didn't know that Yunchang was going to sue for peace again.

Qingji is holding a grand sacrificial ceremony at the Mausoleum of King Yu in Kuaiji Mountain.

Kuaiji is named after Kuaiji Mountain.

According to legend, Xia Yushi had the name of Kuaiji Mountain, and Kuaiji means accountant.

The original name of Kuaiji Mountain was Maoshan. Because Yu the Great was touring the south, where he met the princes and accountants in the south of the Yangtze River.

The State of Yue is located in the southeast of Yangzhou, and its ancestor was Wuyu, the concubine son of Shaokang, the monarch of the Xia Dynasty, and he was a direct descendant of Dayu.

Yue State, Qi State, Zang State, and Bao State were all enfeoffed by the descendants of Dayu.

Therefore, the monarchs of the Yue Kingdom actually took on the task of offering sacrifices and guarding the tomb of King Yu.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

The melodious and solemn sound of the horn brightened the entire Kuaiji Mountain.

The horns used by the guards of the Wu Kingdom are different from those used in general wars.

This kind of horn is made of bamboo wood, leather, copper horn, and screw horn, not ordinary animal horn.

Such horns belong to the ceremonial guards used by the monarch when he travels. They are about the height of a person and more than seven feet long.

After the sound of the horn, Qingji, who was wearing a royal uniform and a flat crown on his head, stepped out of the military chariot and went straight to the altar, surrounded by all the ministers of the old guard.

This time, the celebration of Ji was strictly in accordance with the rules and regulations of Zhou Rites.

The crown clothes of the monarch cannot be used indiscriminately, so the crown clothes for the king's sacrifice appeared in the Xia Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty may have had a crown dress system, and it was customized and standardized in the Zhou Dynasty.

The grades of mianfu are divided into six categories from high to low, which are mainly distinguished by the number and length of "旒" on the crown and the type and number of "chat patterns" decorated on clothes and clothes.

But they are all black tops with red bottoms, the so-called Xuanyi clothes!

And Qingji wears a crown.

This kind of mianfu is used by kings to offer sacrifices to their ancestors and enjoy shooting. It is matched with the seven-chamber crown, Xuanyi clothes, and the clothes are painted with three patterns of Huachong, Huo, and Zongyi, and the clothes are decorated with four chapters of embroidered algae, powder rice, 黼, and 軻. There are seven chapters in total.

Dayu is not the ancestor of Wu, let alone the ancestor of Qingji, but he can't hold back Dayu's meritorious service in water control. For thousands of years, he has been loved by the world.

There is nothing wrong with Qingji offering sacrifices to Dayu like this.

"play music--"

When Qingji stood on the altar with a solemn expression, Dian Ke Bo Tong, who was in charge of the sacrificial ceremony, announced his horn.

The musicians, who had already prepared, immediately played the instruments in their hands, hitting the fou, ringing the chime bells, drums and zithers, all kinds of instruments were pouring out beautiful notes.

"Dancing—"

Under the altar, dancers in long sleeves immediately came out, waving their waists and limbs to the music, and their frowns and smiles were endlessly memorable.

(End of this chapter)