Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 475 The Choice of the Capital of Jing Kingdom

There is only one Chu State in the world!
This is Xiong Zhen's final bottom line.

Qing Ji did not continue to entangle with Xiong Zhen on this issue.

"it is good!"

Qingji laughed lightly and said, "King of Chu... No, Duke Chu, I can make the decision. The east of Qingfashui is the Kingdom of Jing, and the west of Qingfashui is the Kingdom of Chu. Are you satisfied?"

Xiong Zhen nodded silently, without speaking.

During the reign of King Cheng of Zhou, the descendants of the former heroes were granted the title, so Xiong Yi, the great-grandson of Xiong Xiong, was granted the title of Viscount, and Jing State was established in Jingshan area, with its capital in Danyang.

Therefore, Jing State is actually the old name of Chu State.

Jingchu, Jingchu, nothing more than that!
At this time, Qingji said slowly again: "Duke Chu, to tell you the truth, Wu Zixu, Bo Tong and other officials asked you to enter Wu as a slave for three years to show your submission."

"However, the widow considers that this will lose your identity, so I declined."

"The widow's intention is to let Shen Zhuliang, Zixi, and Shen Baoxu enter Wu as hostages to serve our country of Wu. I don't know what Chu Gong wants?"

Hearing this, Xiong Zhen gritted his teeth with hatred, and said, "King Wu, how can I agree to such a harsh condition?"

"Forgive the hardship!"

Xiong Zhen immediately turned his head, with a look of preferring death to submission.

Seeing this scene, Qingji was also a little funny.

Xiong Zhen, after all, she is still too young!

However, Xiong Zhen is indeed more witty and clever, and he can immediately realize that Qingji's intention is to cut off future troubles, so that Chu State can only follow Wu State's back and cannot backstab Wu State.

As we all know, in order to strengthen a country and make great efforts to govern it, in addition to needing a wise monarch, it is also inseparable from the help of competent ministers.

There is no doubt that Zixi, Shen Zhuliang, and Shen Baoxu are all the ministers of Chu State. If they are all taken away by Wu State, how can Xiong Zhen work hard to revive Chu State in the future?

Therefore, on this matter, Xiong Zhen must not back down!
He still wants revenge after all!

But Qingji didn't mind giving up this condition.

After all, the reason why he asked Shen Zhuliang and the others was just to test Xiong Zhen.

Qingji knew that a big war would break out between Wu and Chu in the future.

And that battle is bound to be the battle to destroy Chu!

Even if Xiong Zhen wanted to enrich the country and strengthen the army, and with the help of loyal ministers of Chu such as Shen Zhuliang, Zixi, Shen Baoxu, it would be difficult for him to resist this encounter.

Qingji would not do the thing of keeping tigers as a threat, but he had to compromise now.

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The next day, Qingji and Xiong Zhen signed the letter of credence in the forbidden palace in Suicheng.

With Qingfashui as the boundary, the east was assigned to the state of Jing, and the west was assigned to the state of Chu.

The state of Chu paid tribute to the state of Wu, surrendered itself as "Duke of Chu", and could be called king internally.

The state of Wu sent back all officials, including Xiong Zhen, Shen Zhuliang, Zixi, Mi Ji, etc., and Fan Li and Xiong Yiliao, who were captured by the Qin army before, were also released.

Qin Jun went back to the house, and Qingji personally took the knife to divide the city and land for Cai, Xu, Zhongwu and other nine countries who followed Wu to attack Chu this time.

The smallest is thirty li in radius, and the largest is fifty li in radius.

In fact, countries that do not border can only claim an enclave and send ministers to govern and garrison troops.

However, these cities and lands are essentially under the rule of Wu State.

Because Wu's vassal state, its ruling ministers are all Wu people, and even its capital is garrisoned by Wu troops.

Qingji's strategy is just to boil frogs in warm water. One day, the Wu Congress will replace these nine vassal states of its own and merge the territories into one.

That being the case, why should Qingji be so stingy now?
After finishing these things, Qingji did not return to Wu immediately, but began to think about Jing's domestic affairs.

Bai Gongsheng died, leaving only Mu Ji, an orphan and widow.

The point is, Bai Gongsheng's so-called son is actually Qingji's illegitimate son.

How could Qingji treat his own child badly?

Therefore, Qingji specially invited Fan Li, the internal historian of millet, Wu Zixu, the imperial historian, and Tingwei Boshun, to discuss matters in the palace in Suicheng.

"Second and third sons, the war is now over. However, the Jing Kingdom is newly established, and there are many problems waiting to be resolved."

Qing Ji sat high on the Majesty's platform, looked around, and said: "The widow has sent people back to Jinling not long ago, and brought Mu Ji, Wu Jiang, mother and son to Jingdi."

"The widow's intention is to establish Wu Jiang as the Duke of Jing, and Mu Ji to listen to the government behind the curtain, but where is the best place for the country of Jing?"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu thought for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, I think that the capital of Jing Kingdom can be set at Sui."

"Now the two countries of Jing and Chu are bounded by Qingfashui, and any place is the border. However, the main force of the Chu army has been broken, and they are no longer able to fight."

"The capital of Jing State is in Sui, and it is also the important town of our Wu State. It will be an outpost for sending troops to destroy Chu in the future."

"Jinggong guards the gate of the country, so that the Chu people dare not go west."

Upon hearing this, Qingji nodded slightly, but did not speak.

Fan Li who was standing aside shook his head and said, "That's not right."

"Your Majesty, even though the state of Chu is dilapidated, it will not dare to go eastward for a few years, or even more than ten years. However, Duke Jing is following him. After all, it is dangerous."

"I believe that the capital of Jing State can be located in Jiangxi along the Huai River, which is adjacent to Cai State in the north. If there is a war, our Wu State boat division can respond as soon as possible to protect Jing State from any danger."

Qingji nodded noncommittally, then turned his eyes on Bo Tong, and asked, "Bo Tong, what do you think about this?"

"Your Majesty, I agree with Shaobo's proposition."

Bo Tong said sternly: "Using the capital as a border city can certainly deter Chu people to a certain extent, but it is dangerous after all."

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

Is the capital of Jing State established in a relatively safe place, or is it used as an outpost of Jing and Chu to deter Chu people?

These two choices have advantages and disadvantages for the new Jing country.

The hinterland of the Chu State, whether it is the Nanyang Basin or the Jianghan Plain, has become dilapidated due to the invasion of the war.

Not to mention that there is not much food in every household, and there are very few young and middle-aged men, not one out of ten.

It can be said that every family is famous!
Compared with the state of Chu in the west, the situation in the state of Jing in the east is better.

Because the fierce battles were mainly in the hinterland of Chu State, the land in the cities east of Qingfashui was relatively less damaged.

Therefore, in the next ten years or so, if Jing and Chu develop people's livelihood at the same time, Chu will not be as good as Jing.

And once Chu State recovers, relying on the fertile Jianghan Plain and the Nanyang Basin, Chu State will have more room for development, while Jing State will be weak in succession.

However, as the barrier to the west of Wu State, Jing State can now be compared with Chu State.

Ten years?

It is impossible for Qingji to give Chu State so much time to make great efforts to govern, let Chu State regain its lost ground, achieve ZTE, and then oppose Wu State.

"The capital of the Jing Kingdom will be decided at Sui."

After some deliberation, Qingji made such a decision.

(End of this chapter)