Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 328
Qi State's military strength has not been very strong, Qi State's business is developed, and the people of Qi State do not advocate force.

When Duke Huan of Qi ruled hegemony back then, he did not use force to convince others, but relied more on the call of the king and Duke Huan Qi's personal charm.

And these advantages disappeared after the death of Duke Huan of Qi, and could not be passed on.

It is conceivable that Qi State has been busy with internal fighting after the death of Duke Huan of Qi. When the government stabilized, the strength of Jin State and Chu State had surpassed Qi State by a lot, and Qi State had already lost the opportunity to continue its hegemony.

Qihou Chujiu kept a low profile for [-] years, a full [-] years, before Qi regained his vitality, and he was ambitiously preparing to use the opportunity of defeating Wu to restore his ancestors' hegemony.

"Come on! Go to the front of the battle and shout, I want to fight with Wu Zi for a while!"

"promise!"

Under Chujiu's order, a military chariot came to the front of the formation of the two armies immediately. Since the white flag was erected and it was another chariot, Wu Jun's phalanx did not shoot arrows to kill people.

"Marquis Qi invited Wu Zi to meet before the formation!"

"Marquis Qi invited Wu Zi to meet before the formation..."

The soldiers on the chariot yelled a few times, then turned back and returned to their phalanx.

"Your Majesty, the people of Qi are disrespectful! Hateful!"

"The matter has come to this, why does the king need to meet with the people of Qi? Just kill him and capture Marquis Qi alive!"

"Yes! Capture Qihou alive!"

The generals around Qingji all looked filled with righteous indignation.

Excited!
Qi Hou Chujiu referred to Qing Ji as "Wu Zi", which was indeed correct, but it seemed disrespectful.

The state of Wu is the viscount monarch conferred by the son of Zhou. He ranks among the vassals, but his status is a bit low. Basically, he is the same as Chu, Zhongwu, and Xu.

And Qingji's title of king was self-proclaimed. During the time of King Wu Shoumeng, Wu State began to be called king, but Zhou Tianzi and other countries in the Central Plains refused to recognize it.

However, if you want to show respect, the general princes will not call Qingji "Wu Zi", but "Wu Jun", which means the king of Wu.

Of course, now that Wu and Qi were enemies, Chujiu didn't call Qingji by his first name, which was already a way of saving face.

After the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty, the Zhou royal family divided the world into eight hundred vassals, and the titles were divided into five ranks: Duke, Hou, Bo, Zi, and Nan.

As we all know, the duke is more noble than the viscount, so there must be a huge difference in status.

What is strange is that Zhou Zhang, as the fifth generation monarch of the Wu Kingdom, was only granted the title of "Zi" Lord after Wu Taibo; while Zhou Zhang's younger brother, Yu Zhong, the founder of Yu State, was granted the title of "Gong" Lord.

After both of them are Wu Taibo, why is there such a big difference in status?
In the Western Zhou Dynasty, strictly speaking, there were only four titles of Duke, Marquis, Bo, and Nan.

Gong is an honorary title, and the descendants of the previous royal families can all be called "gong", so there were eight dukes in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Hou is a respectful title for a military officer, and later evolved into a title for princes; Bo is a commonly used title for family leaders or local leaders.

Hou and Bo can sometimes be used together, no one is more noble than the other!

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou royal family declined and the local princes rose. According to "Historical Records", "Politics is governed by Fang Bo".

The "bo" here means the eldest, and the "bo" in this period is more popular than "gong and hou".

Baron belongs to the title of a small leader, and there is a saying in ancient books that sons and men are the first class.

As for the viscount, the target generally refers to the barbarians. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, the emperor of Zhou was strong and did not need to be entrusted with viscounts. However, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou royal family was weak, and the princes had "viscounts" in order to communicate with the barbarians.

In a sense, the viscount canonized by Emperor Zhou is a derogatory term, and it is a symbol of "Dongyi, Xirong, Nanman, Beidi".

In this way, it is easy to understand that Yu State was named "Gong" because the monarch Yu Zhong is a descendant of Wu Taibo, without his concession, there would be no King Wen of Zhou.

And Zhou Zhang, the monarch of Wu State, is Yu Zhong's elder brother and a descendant of Wu Taibo. Why is he only named "Zi" Lord?

The promise is simple, Wu is a barbarian...

A barbarian is a barbarian, it doesn't matter if you celebrate or avoid it!
"Rumble..."

Immediately afterwards, Qingji asked the emperor to drive to the front of the two armies to meet with Qihou Chujiu.

"Marquis Qi, I have admired your name for a long time! Seeing you today, I feel very lucky!"

Standing on the military chariot, Qingji smiled and bowed to the opposite Qihou Chujiu.

As the saying goes, reach out and don't hit the smiling person.

Chujiu then bowed back and said, "Mr. Wu, I have admired you for a long time."

"Since that's the case, why did Marquis Qi send his troops here?"

Qingji pretended to be sad, and said: "Although Wu and Qi do not border each other, I yearn for the same country, and I have long intended to make friends with each other. Now that Qihou and the princes are attacking Wu, it is an invasion of the country. this?"

"Hehehehe, when things are like this, why does Wu Jun pretend not to know?"

Chujiu sneered, and said: "The widow led the allied forces of the princes to come here to punish the people! Wu Jun ruled the country, abolished the well field system, opened up fields and sealed off borders, allowed land to be bought and sold freely, and implemented severe punishments in the country. What is not tolerated is not tolerated by the people of the world!"

"That's why I sent a large army here today. If Mr. Wu can wake up, he will surrender now, and promise to abolish all new laws, restore the appearance of the former king of Wu, and cede all the cities and lands north of the river."

"The widow should let the past go, and turn hostility into friendship, and the Qi and Wu countries will eliminate the soldiers, how about it?"

Hearing this, Qingji almost laughed out of breath.

He's clearly here to extort money, yet he's still so righteous?
However, it is understandable for Chujiu to do so.

After all, more than a dozen vassal states have gathered together to attack Wu State. If they can't get the slightest advantage, who would want to follow Qi State?
If Chujiu wanted to restore the hegemony of the Qi State during the time of Duke Huan of Qi, he had to be recognized by the princes and become their suzerain state, and then he could stand against the old hegemony of the Jin State!
"Qihou, this city land in the north and west of the great river is not my hometown of Wu."

"However, the foundations laid down by the ancestors of the Great Wu Dynasty, and the cities and lands that so many soldiers of our Wu State bought with their lives and blood, how can we just give them up with just a few words from the Marquis of Qi?"

Hearing this, Chujiu's expression was not very good-looking, he squinted his eyes immediately, and said unkindly: "So, Wu Jun is still obsessed with obsession and wants to fight?"

"If the Marquis of Qi wants to force our country of Wu to restructure and cede all the cities and lands north of the river, there is no need to say anything, but with a sword and spear!"

Qing Ji said loudly.

"Okay! Since that's the case, I don't need to say anything!"

Chujiu gave Qingji a cold look, then pointed to the phalanx of the coalition forces behind him, and said, "Look, Mr. Wu, there are [-] tigers and wolves behind me. Jinling will be crushed!"

"Qihou, behind the widow, there are also tens of thousands of great Wu Ruishi!"

Qingji pointed at the Wu army phalanx behind him, and replied without flinching: "They are used to fighting, and almost all of them are warriors who can fight ten against one! With just a snap of your fingers, you can kill your so-called tiger wolf Master, destroy it like a chicken and a dog!"

(End of this chapter)