Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 271 Welcome to Master Wang
The ancestors of the Youchao clan were the first to develop fishing, animal husbandry, agriculture, and commerce in the Chaohu Lake Basin, and gained the opportunity to multiply and prosper rapidly.

Before the Xia Dynasty, it formed its own clan Fangguo - Youchao State, referred to as Chao State.

As the clan prospered and expanded to all directions, the mainstream trend was to spread east-west along the fertile and water-rich flat land on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and develop toward the foothills of the Dabie Mountains.

The country of Chao in its heyday had a vast territory, including the wilderness, water marshes, and mountain forests of thousands of miles including Qunshu, Xu, Zhongli, Juchao and other countries at this time.

During the Xia Dynasty, the Nanchao, where the land was suitable and abundant, attracted other clans and tribes (the Yan surnamed tribe descended from the Rugao Tao family) to migrate in from the east and north.

As an indigenous clan, Youchao warmly welcomed foreigners and gave up the western and southwestern regions of Chaohu Lake for settlement, gradually forming a tribal alliance centered on Chaoguo.

Living, residing and cultivating on the vast land between the Chaohu Lake Basin and the Jianghuai River, the Central Plains people call it "Nanchao clan" or "Nanchao" for short.

After Chengtang defeated Xia Jie, Xia Jie fled to Nanchao. Nanchao made an agreement with Chengtang on the condition of accepting Xia Jie.

When the Shang Dynasty was established in the Zhou Dynasty, it sent troops to conquer and defeat the Chao State many times.

Zhou Tianzi regarded the situation of Chao Kingdom as too strong to be controlled, so he divided it into Chao and Lu (Lu, house, synonymous with Chao). "Luzi country".

In the spring and Autumn period of history, the territory of the country of Chao was successively invaded and eroded by many small countries such as Qunshu and Lugao.

Chu and Wu prospered one after another, making Chao State, which is located at the "head of Wu and tail of Chu", long-term a target of plunder and a battleground for the two powerful states of Chu and Wu, sometimes belonging to Chu and sometimes belonging to Wu.

The nest country, which has always paid attention to economic construction and made good neighbors and friends but neglected the military, has gradually declined in this harsh environment of rampant imperialism and hegemony of great powers.

Until 518 BC, the state of Wu was destroyed during the reign of King Liao, the father of Qingji.

It is worth mentioning that there is also a Chao State in the north, named "Ju Chao", which is recorded in historical records and was destroyed by King Helu of Wu.

But as far as Qingji knew, the Juchao Kingdom had existed in name only, and now it was a feudal monarch under King Chu, roughly the same as the Nanchao Kingdom.

Night falls.

For the time being, Qingji collapsed in the Forbidden Palace in Chaoyi.

Chaoyi, after all, used to be a country. Although the palace is simple, it is not uninhabitable.

At this time, Qingji was sitting across from Zhisu Neishi Fan Li to discuss major issues.

"Uncle Shao, now Tongdi and Qunshu have all belonged to our country of Wu. However, what I worry about is how to make them return to their hearts?"

Qingji frowned, and said slowly: "The lords of Tong and Qunshu are both at the top and bottom of the rat. They are from Wu to Chu, Wu Qiang belongs to Wu, and Chu Qiang belongs to Chu. For decades, nothing more than that. .”

"Of course, I don't need their vassals, I don't need them to pay tribute, but I want to truly integrate with my country of Wu, regardless of each other."

Clearly, Qingji's ambitions are enormous.

Forcing Tongren and Qunshu to bow down and pay tribute regularly cannot meet the needs of celebrating the Ji.

Because no one can guarantee that one day when the state of Wu is weak and the Chu army fights again, these lords will turn against each other again and cause unnecessary trouble to the state of Wu.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, if you want to avoid the troubles of Tong and Shudi, it will not be difficult."

Fan Li smiled slightly and said: "There are two countermeasures. First, our Wu army further captured Liuyi and Qianyi as a barrier to prevent the Chu people from invading. After that, the king moved the population to Tongdi and Shudi year by year. , the land of Tongshu will truly become an inseparable part of our Great Wu territory."

"Secondly, Your Majesty called all the localities to feud the kings in the capital of Wu, and promised to support them with a rich salary or a food city, so that they would not be returned to the fiefdoms. Then our country of Wu can directly govern the land of Tongshu."

Hearing this, the corners of Qingji's mouth couldn't help twitching.

Fan Li's thoughts coincided with his!

But it's not a good strategy after all.

Migrating people into the land of Tongshu year by year, the effect is too slow. Qingji thinks that it is not worthwhile to boil frogs in warm water.

Furthermore, won't the Chu people take back Liuyi and Qianyi, the important military towns of Chu?

In case the State of Wu fills the land of Tongshu with a large number of people and cannot hold it, wouldn't it mean that he lost his wife and lost his army?

Qingji was unwilling to do such a loss-making business.

Furthermore, summoning the ruler of the land of Tongshu to Wudu, placing him under house arrest, and granting him food to support him, was a huge blow to Qingji's reputation.

This era is not the Warring States period when martial arts were not emphasized, nor is it the world after the Qin and Han Dynasties when morality was completely degraded.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, despite the collapse of rites and music, the princes still followed the tradition of destroying the country without destroying the sacrifices. They always relied on righteousness and fame to destroy the country.

Now, the lords of the land of Tongshu treat themselves with such enthusiasm, as if welcoming the king's master, if Qingji seizes his fief indiscriminately, wouldn't it be criticized by the world?

In the future, if Wu Jun wants to surrender without fighting, it will be even more difficult!
"Forget it! Let's put this aside for now."

Qing Ji shook his head, after all, he didn't make a decision right away.

After all, the top priority now is to further expand the results of the battle and take down the cities of Chu State to the west of the river!

"Is there any movement on the Chang'an side?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, according to the report from Tingwei, the Chu army in Chang'an did not reinforce Shudi, but sent troops to Zhaoguan, Juchao, and Luaogao to build fortifications to ensure that the Chu army's food and roads are safe."

Hearing this, Qing Ji squinted his eyes and said, "Shen Zhuliang is indeed a famous general of a generation."

"The four cities of Chang'an, Zhaoguan, Lugao, and Juchao have been connected into a line by the Chu people, forming a corner with each other. Shaobo, in your opinion, which city should my Wu army attack first?"

Fan Li pondered for a moment, and then said, "If you put the easy first before the difficult, take Juchao first. Juchao should have the least number of defenders, and the city's defenses are simple and vulnerable."

"If it is difficult before it is easy, take Zhaoguan first, so as to cut off the connection between the Chu armies in various places, and then break down one by one."

Hearing this, Qingji smiled slightly, took out a Langhao (writing brush), handed it to Fan Li, and said, "Young uncle, you and I each write a word in our hands to see if it is exactly the same?"

It was rare for Qingji to be so interested. Fan Li nodded, and then picked up the Langhao pen and wrote a word in the palm of his hand. After spreading it out, he saw the word "Zhao".

And in the palm of Qingji's hand, there is also a word "Zhao"!

Since Shen Zhuliang could predict Qingji's prediction, why couldn't Qingji predict Shen Zhuliang's prediction?

According to Qingji's usual style, it's true that he would choose easy before difficult, but this time he did the opposite!
(End of this chapter)