Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 292 This subclass I
"Guanguan Jujiu, in the river continent. A fair lady, a gentleman is so good..."

Under Qing Ji's instruction, Wu Hong recited "Guanju" in a precise manner.

Word for word!
Just a six-year-old child can recite "Guan Ju", which shows Wu Hongzhi's intelligence.

Qing Ji nodded slightly, as a recognition of Wu Hong's studies.

Afterwards, Qing Ji looked around again, put his eyes on Ru Meng, and said slowly: "This time Wu and Chu have eliminated troops, there is a matter of exchanging protons in the covenant between the two countries, and the prince of Chu is about to enter Wu. "

"The widow should also abide by the covenant and send a son to Chu as a hostage."

"Rumeng, are you willing to let Hong'er be the proton?"

Although Qingji could act arbitrarily in this matter, he wanted to ask Rumeng's opinion, as well as Wu Hong's own wishes, and follow the good advice.

"Your Majesty..."

Hearing that Qingji was going to let Wu Hong enter Chu as a hostage, Rumeng was naturally reluctant, so she took Wu Hong's hand, with a look of concern on her face, and said, "Your Majesty, it's not my concubine and Hong. I don't want to do my best for Wu, it's because Hong'er is young and doesn't care much."

"After entering Chu, I'm afraid that I will be treated coldly by the people of Chu, and my life may be in danger. How can Your Majesty have the heart...to let Hong'er suffer like this?"

What is really unbearable is Rumeng.

Of course, Qingji himself is also reluctant!
In the final analysis, the feud between Wu and Chu, the hatred between the two countries cannot be eliminated.

One day, there will be another war between Wu and Chu.

Wouldn't Wu Hong's life be in danger when he was in Yingdu?
What are protons?

Swapping protons is a foreign policy.

During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, the states competed for victory, conquests and mergers continued, and cashiers and protons became a rather unique social phenomenon in this period.

The emergence of protons has reduced the destructiveness of war to a certain extent.

The starting point of confrontation is to reconcile the relationship between the two parties, with mutual trust and reciprocity as the guarantee, and the close relatives or important ministers of the monarchs of the vassal states as the medium, with the goal of realizing the submission of weak countries to strong countries.

In order to protect themselves, weak countries use the "prince" as a pawn to obtain political "aid" from powerful countries.

The initial exchange of protons took place between the royal family of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the State of Zheng.

The Zhou royal family had to rely on the prime ministers of Zheng, Jin and other vassal states when they encountered great changes. Because of their contributions to the Zhou family, Zheng Wugong and Zheng Zhuanggong successively became the ministers of King Ping, and their power grew day by day.

In view of Zheng Zhuanggong's strength, the king of Zhou was "second to Guo" and wanted to check and balance Zheng Zhuanggong's power by appointing Guo as a minister.

So King Ping of Zhou sent Prince Hu to Zheng Guo as a hostage, and Duke Zhuang of Zheng also sent his son Hu to Luoyi as a hostage.

However, things backfired.

The Zhou royal family hoped to ease the already tense situation in Zhou and Zheng through cross-examination, and to reconfirm the relationship between Zhou and Zheng through cross-examination, so as to ensure Zheng Guo's support for Zhou and the new king.

However, the newly enthroned King Huan did not continue to forbear, "the Zhou people followed the original intention of King Ping" and handed over the political affairs to Duke Hao, and the relationship between Zhou and Zheng became more tense.

Afterwards, the king of Zhou led the states of Chen, Cai, Guo, and Wei to attack Zheng. "Zheng Shi joined forces to attack, and the king was defeated. Zhu Dan shot the king in the shoulder." Since then, the Zhou royal family has declined further.

Therefore, in a political struggle where major interests exist, it is unrealistic to stabilize or confirm the relationship between monarch and minister through confrontation.

Whether it is a loose relationship of subordinates or a clear relationship between monarch and ministers, they will not stand the test in the face of stakes and the relationship between them will tend to collapse.

Zhou Zheng turned against each other, which shows that the relationship established by confrontation without a foundation of trust is not stable!

In this era, the exchange of hostages has become an important means of diplomatic relations between countries, and protons have become an important bargaining chip in weighing political interests.

There is almost no relationship between confrontation and oath. The purpose of confrontation is blatantly utilitarian. It is either begging for help or political confusion.

Qingji can also understand Rumeng's reluctance to let Wu Hong enter the state of Chu as a hostage.

"Zhu Ji, are you willing to let Xi'er enter Chu as a hostage?"

Qingji set his sights on Mrs. Zhu Ji again.

Wu Xi, Qingji's second son, is about the same age as his eldest son Wu Hong, so he can shoulder the heavy responsibility of "proton".

Zhu Ji's face turned "shua", and she turned pale instantly.

However, Zhu Ji had a bit of brains anyway, so she didn't directly refuse, but pondered for a moment, and said: "My lord, since the king of Chu can use his concubine son's entry into Wu as a hostage, why doesn't your lord choose from among the close clan children? Choose one person as a hostage?"

"Young master Zhuyong and Jianyu, as uncles of the great king, they must enter Chu as hostages."

What Zhu Ji said was not without reason.

The situation between Wu and Chu is really different!

Xiong Zhen, King of Chu, was young and childless. Who would dare to gossip if he asked his elder brother, Ziqi, to join Wu as a hostage?

Qingji is different.

He has nine sons, so why let his two uncles, Jianyu and Zhuyong, enter Chu as hostages?
If Qingji really did this, he would inevitably be criticized, and it would not be conducive to the harmony between Wu and Chu in a short period of time.

As the saying goes, if you can't bear children, you can't hold wolves!
For the sake of his hegemony, Qingji had to give up one of his sons.

Of course, this is a last resort.

It is conceivable how dangerous it is to go to Chu State as a hostage.

Furthermore, a child in a foreign country, or an enemy country, will inevitably be looked down upon.

No wonder Qingji's concubines were unwilling to let their children be hostages in Chu.

"Your Majesty, let Heng'er enter Chu as a hostage!"

At the critical moment, Queen Ji Kou gritted her silver teeth lightly, resisting the grief in her heart, and took the initiative to ask Ying, saying: "Heng'er is the eldest son of the king, and he should shoulder such a heavy responsibility because of emotion and reason."

Wu Heng is Qingji's third son, born to Queen Ji Kou, and is the eldest son.

According to the patriarchal system, if nothing unexpected happened, Wu Heng would inherit the throne of King Wu in the future.

Ji Kou is actually willing to let Wu Heng enter Chu as a hostage?
This surprised everyone present.

Qingji was also taken aback for a moment.

Letting Wu Heng, who is only four or five years old, enter Chu as a hostage is indeed too difficult for Wu Heng.

However, this is a last resort!

"Heng'er, do you wish?"

"The child obeys the arrangements of the queen mother and father!"

Little Wu Heng naturally didn't know what he was about to face, so he promised to come down.

This made Qingji very happy!

"My son, like me!"

Qingji slowly hugged Wu Heng into his arms, feeling inexplicable.

In fact, entering another country as a hostage was not uncommon in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

For example, Qin Shihuang, Qin Zhaoxiang King, Qin Zhaoxiang King, Wei Xiangwang, etc., the princes or princes of many countries have been taken as hostages in other countries, and many of them have been sharpened and achieved some achievements.

Qingji believes that his own Heng'er can do the same and thrive in adversity!
It will become a great tool in the future!

(End of this chapter)