Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 409 The Princesses of Hanyang
It stands to reason that if a country's envoy seeks an audience, if he really wants to see the monarch, he will have to go through a set of more cumbersome procedures.

Unless it is something important, or the envoy is highly respected, the monarch should not neglect it easily.

However, this time, Qing Ji paid special attention to Hua Bao, the envoy of the Tang Kingdom.

"Xuan."

"promise!"

Not long after the glue retreated, a burly man with a heroic face was brought into the Zide Palace.

This is Hua Bao, the envoy of the Tang Kingdom!
It seems that Hua Bao is not quite used to his current status. When facing the anniversary, he still looks a little embarrassed.

However, when Hua Bao came to Jinling, he received some training in etiquette, so when he saw Qing Ji, he could still bow and bow and say: "Foreign minister, Hua Bao, the doctor of Tang Guozhong, see Wu Wang! Wu Wang Wannian! "

"Hua Zi doesn't need to be too polite. Come, give me a seat!"

"Thank you King Wu!"

Seeing that Wu Wang Qingji seemed to be approachable, Hua Bao secretly heaved a sigh of relief. After thanking him inexplicably, he slowly leaned over and sat on the futon under the majesty's platform.

As for Zhisu Nei Shi Fan Li who was playing chess with Qing Ji just now, he sat opposite Hua Bao.

"There has never been any contact between Wu and Tang. I don't know why Huazi is envoy to Wu this time."

Qingji asked straight to the point.

A little less politeness, on the contrary, can make Hua Bao feel more at ease.

"Reporting to the king of Wu, the foreign ministers came here at the order of the emperor, and wanted to worship Wu as the suzerain state. From then on, the two countries share weal and woe, and exchange needs."

Upon hearing this, both Qing Ji and Fan Li couldn't help but feel a little weird about Qinglong.

You must know what kind of country Tang is.

In the early Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Chu conquered the State of Tang by force; in the middle of the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Tang became a vassal of the State of Chu.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were two Tang Kingdoms, one is the well-known Tang Kingdom (Jin Kingdom) in the Linfen Basin, and the other is the Tang Kingdom located in the south and belonging to the Nanyang Basin.

Zhou Tianzi feudal princes, feudal soil to build a state, often a group of two countries.

For example, there are two Guo states in the east and west, two Liang states in the east and west, two Wu states in the east and west, two Shen states in the north and south, etc., and the Tang state is also a group of two, one south and one north.

The Tang Kingdom in the north was entrusted to his younger brother Shuyu by King Zhou Cheng, the second son of the Zhou royal family.

King Cheng of Zhou destroyed the Tang State with the surname of Qi in this area, changed the land to Shu Yu, and established the Tang State with the surname of Ji.

The person surnamed Qi from Tang State was moved to the vicinity of Haojing and established Du State.

Shuyu was therefore called Tang Shuyu.

The Tang State in the south is one of the "Hanyang Zhuji".

Due to King Zhou Zhao's continuous southern expedition, the territory of the Zhou Kingdom expanded greatly to the south, reaching the Han River.

During the period of King Zhou Zhao and King Mu of Zhou, a group of vassal states were established north of the Han River, called "Hanyang Zhuji", and in the period of Zhou Xuanwang in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, the "Hanyang Zhuji" was strengthened.

The task of the concubines of Hanyang was first to defend against the "Huaiyi Zhuying".

When the "Huaiyi Zhuying" was defeated by King Mu of Zhou, the task became to guard the bronze strategic passage again.

When the state of Chu began to rise, the task became to guard against the state of Chu, but it was already the Spring and Autumn Period, and the royal family of Zhou could not protect itself. ".

Tang State is a state within a state and a vassal state belonging to Chu State, one of the original "Princesses of Hanyang". Now Tang State dares to abandon Chu State and switch to Wu State's banner?

What happened between Tang State and Chu State?
"Huazi, if I remember correctly, Ru Tang's suzerain should be Chu, why did you betray Chu and vote for Wu?"

Qingji asked.

"Ugh!"

Hua Bao couldn't help sighing, and said, "King Wu, to tell you the truth, the state of Chu is too deceitful!"

"Three years ago, my Tang King visited the King of Chu when he entered Ying. Unexpectedly, Yin Zichang was so greedy that he privately asked for the two horses that our King rode. They are the treasures of our Tang Kingdom. How can we give them up?"

"So my king sternly refused, so the quilt was often detained in Yingdu for three years."

"Later, it was the foreign minister who got drunk with the entourage of the monarch and stole the old BMW and presented it to Zichang, so that the monarch was able to release it back to the country..."

After explaining the ins and outs of the matter to Qing Ji clearly, Hua Bao sighed for a moment.

At this time, Qingji remembered that there was indeed such a thing in history.

Now, the monarch of Tang State is Tang Chenggong, because of this matter, he has formed a relationship with Chu State.

In 506 BC, the State of Tang, together with the States of Wu and Cai, sent troops to conquer the State of Chu and captured Yingdu of the State of Chu. King Zhao of Chu fled to Sui State in a hurry.

In July of the second year, the Chu army and the Qin army sent troops to the Tang State and surrounded the Tang capital. The Tang State was outnumbered by the Chu State, and Tang Chenggong and Huabao died in battle...

Hu Zeng wrote a poem in the Tang Dynasty:
Travel west to a wasteland, because he laughed at Mr. Tang's ignorance.

Mo Xixi lost Ling Yin, and returned to the Eastern Palace of the Han Dynasty.

Chu Jiaheng, a Jinshi of the Qing Dynasty, also wrote in his poem:

It has been called a famous horse since ancient times, and it is cool to chase wind and disease.

Looking down at all the horses, there can be [-] empty horses.

Cheng Gongcheng is like Chu, and Zichang loves Junyi.

Staying for three years to stop flooding, safety is not a must.

The offerings stolen by the people of the Tang Dynasty were the only way to return.

It can be seen from this that there has been an undying hatred between Tang and Chu.

Just like Cai Houshen before, because the treasure on his body was coveted by Nangwa and refused to give it, he was detained by the latter in Yingdu.

It has to be said that it is really bad luck for eight lifetimes for a greedy person like Nangwa in Chu State to serve as Ling Yin.

Cai Guo and Tang Guo, the two long-standing vassal states of Chu, were forced by Nangwa to turn against each other!

Qing Ji pondered for a moment, then said slowly: "Huazi, I already know why you are here."

"Please go back and tell Tang Jun on behalf of the widow. I accept Tang's goodwill. However, the state of Chu is powerful, and the war between Wu and Chu will be enough if Wu does not conquer Chu. Once Chu is conquered, Chu will definitely be destroyed!"

"Foreign minister on behalf of our country, thank you King Wu!"

Hua Bao knelt on the ground in gratitude and kowtowed.

Qingji is a kind person.

He can't be like He Lu, the king of Wu in history, who throws people aside after they are used up, and doesn't care about them.

You must know that Tang State is a state within a state of Chu State, and it is thousands of miles away from Wu State, and it is beyond reach.

Tang Guo was able to take such a big risk and send envoys to negotiate with Wu and fight against Chu. It is conceivable that once the Chu people find out, the danger of Tang's subjugation is imminent!
After Hua Bao left, Qingji set his sights on Fan Li again.

"Uncle Shao, what do you think of this matter?"

"Tang's rebellion against Chu and defection to Wu is what the people of the people want."

Fan Li smiled, and said: "Nowadays, the court of Chu State is in darkness, and a minister like Nangwa, who is a disaster for the country and the people, is Ling Yin, who is in charge of the leader of Chu State. Isn't he a black sheep?"

"If we can have the Tang State as our internal support, and we can attack Chu together with the Wu army that is attacking Chu, we will be able to get twice the result with half the effort. However, we need to think long-term before sending troops to attack Chu, and we must not act too hastily!"

"good."

Qingji also deeply agrees with this.

After so many years of weakening of the Wu State, the Chu State is no longer the Chu State of the past, and its national strength is declining.

Xiong Zhen, King of Chu, was known as the "Lord of Zhongxing" in history, but in fact he did not have any literary or martial arts skills. The only thing he is worthy of praise is the restoration of the Chu State...

As for black sheep like Nangwa, there are not a few in Chu.

Qing Ji believes that it is very necessary for Wu Guo to strengthen his private relationship with Tang Guo.

(End of this chapter)