Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 467
"inappropriate!"

Wu Zixu immediately retorted: "In my opinion, the eldest son is just a king of success. There is more than success, but not enough progress!"

"Now is the world of great struggle, the strong will be strong, the weak will perish! If you don't advance, you will retreat!"

"If you take the eldest son as the heir, and inherit the great power of the Wu Kingdom in the future, wouldn't it be harming the country and the people?"

Hearing this, Sun Wu shook his head and said: "If the eldest son is not the crown prince, Zixu, in your opinion, among the princes of the king, who is worthy of the position?"

Wu Zixu bowed to Qingji, who was on the commander-in-chief seat, and said, "Your Majesty, I prefer the Second Young Master Wu Xi!"

"Young Master Xi has the style of a great king, he acts decisively, and has been extremely intelligent since he was a child. Young Master Xi is obviously more suitable to inherit the throne than Young Master Eldest!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wu immediately retorted, "Zixu, what you said is absurd!"

"Young Master Xi does have the demeanor of a great king, but he is ruthless and good at using tricks. He was so cunning when he was young, what will happen in the future?"

"Conspiracies and tricks can't make big things!"

"To be a king, you should be kind-hearted like the eldest son, be good at accepting advice, follow good advice, and not be blindly fierce and domineering!"

On the issue of the crown prince, Sun Wu and Wu Zixu, good friends, have been arguing endlessly.

Whether it is the eldest son Wu Hong or the second son Wu Xi, they all have certain character flaws.

Wu Hong is tolerant towards others and has the style of a benevolent monarch, but he seems a little cowardly. Being a conservative monarch is not a problem.

Wu Xi's character has inherited more of Qing Ji's bad side——

Harsh and greedy.

However, it is undeniable that Wu Xi is decisive enough to do things, but it is inevitable that he will be a little radical.

Generally speaking, Wu Xi has the style of a hero, similar to King Zhou of Shang and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty.

If Qingji handed over the state of Wu to Wu Xi, he would definitely not live in peace.

Because, the state of Wu will either perish because of Wu Xi, or become stronger because of Wu Xi!
It's either good or bad, it's extreme!

This is why Qingji has been vacillating on the issue of establishing a reserve.

"Bo Tong, what's your opinion on the matter of Li Chu?"

Qingji set his eyes on Bo Tong who had been silent all this time.

Seeing that Qingji had been silent all this time, he who was good at figuring out what he wanted seemed to have guessed what Qingji was thinking, so he smiled obsequiously and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, whether it's the eldest son or the Xi son, it's all worth it. Big Ren."

"It's just that, in my heart, there are more suitable candidates than the two young masters!"

"who?"

"It's Young Master Heng!"

Uncle Bou bowed and said, "Young Master Heng, was born to the king and the queen, and is the eldest son. Abolishing the elders and establishing the younger ones has been the way to bring disaster since ancient times!"

"Establish a heir, establish an elder, establish a virtuous, and the minister advocates establishing a heir."

After a pause, Bo Tong said slowly: "Young Master Heng has been hostage to Chu for many years for our Wu Kingdom and has made great contributions. He is the eldest son. If the king wants to stabilize the country, he should establish Mr. Heng."

"If you set up other sons, I'm afraid people will not be convinced! Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

"..."

There is no doubt about Wu Heng's status as the eldest son.

He is the first son of Qing Ji and Queen Ji Pai, and he has inherent advantages.

Among the three choices of Lidi, Lichang, and Lixian, Qingji puts more emphasis on the latter.

However, Qingji also knew that he couldn't let his temper mess around.

As for Wu Heng, Qingji, as his father, actually doesn't know much.

Because Wu Heng was sent to Chu State as a hostage since he was a child, and he almost died in Chu State.

In the matter of establishing a reserve, Qingji must not be sloppy.

Both Sun Wu and Wu Zixu didn't know much about Wu Heng's personality, so they were noncommittal.

As the saying goes, no one is perfect, and no gold is pure.

In fact, Qingji's more than ten sons may all become heirs.

The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of which is different, but Qingji's sons are all outstanding, which will inevitably make the monarchs and ministers of the state of Wu fall into a difficult choice.

At this time, Qingji shook his head when he saw that the three ministers, Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and Bo Tong were still arguing.

Endless!

Qingji immediately took out a blank piece of paper, wrote down a name, and stuffed the blank piece of paper into the kit.

"The candidate for the crown prince that the widows prefer is in this bag..."

Qing Ji looked at Sun Wu, Bo Tong and Wu Zixu again, and then said slowly: "Second and third sons, it's not too late. I plan to let one of you bring a kit and go back to Wu country first."

"If the widow dies unfortunately, open the kit and swear to the people of the country that the widow will be the successor!"

"Wait, who wants to go?"

"..."

Sun Wu and the other three looked at each other without speaking.

Even Bo Tong, who was always greedy for life and afraid of death, didn't want to leave Qingji's side at this moment.

You are like a green mountain, and I am like a pine and cypress.

Shattered to pieces, never lost!
The four of them, monarch and minister, have been together for many years and have already forged a deep friendship.

He is also a monarch and minister, a confidant, and a good teacher and helpful friend.

This kind of relationship between monarchs and ministers is beyond comprehension by outsiders.

None of them wanted to stay away from their king when Qingji was in danger.

"Uncle?"

Qingji looked at Bo Tong, the treacherous minister who betrayed the country and sought glory in history.

Bo Tong lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I wish to live and die together with you!"

"I am willing to live and die with the king!"

Even Bo Tong is like this, and Sun Wu and Wu Zixu don't need to say anything.

Even if they followed Qingji to die, they would not hesitate for a moment.

"Ugh!"

Qing Ji let out a long sigh, and said with some relief, "Qing and others are loyal to me and love me, and I know it well."

"However, in this situation, if the widows are defeated and died anywhere, not only half of the elite divisions of our country of Wu will be lost, but you and others..."

"You are the loyal ministers and generals of our country of Wu, and Fan Li who is far away in Wan County to fight the war."

"At least, let the widow leave one more great sage for my country of Wu, for my successor king, and for my subjects!"

This is exactly Qingji's good intentions.

During the eleven years of his reign, Qingji recruited a large number of talents for the state of Wu, among whom he could be called great sages, none more so than Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Bo Tong and Fan Li who were often brought by his side.

Of course, Ji Ran, Wen Zhong, Kong Qiu and others who governed the country in the native land of Wu are also rare talents.

With the assistance of these people, as long as the successor is not a stupid pig, not self-willed, and can listen to the advice of his courtiers, he will surely be able to preserve the current national strength of Wu.

"Let's decide by drawing lots. For the sake of fairness, those drawn to go will leave, and those who stay will stay!"

At this time, Qingji also didn't want Gan Gang to be arbitrary, forcing one of Sun Wu, Wu Zixu and Bo Tong to become a "deserter".

Because Qingji knew that this would make their consciences feel bad.

So, Qingji took a brush and wrote on the paper. A word was written on each of the three papers, and then crumpled into paper balls.

"Sun Wu, you are Da Sima, you come first."

"promise!"

Sun Wu agreed, and immediately stepped forward to take a ball of paper.

When I opened it, there was a word "go" on it!

(End of this chapter)