Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 497
"Shenzi, you don't need to be nervous."

Qingji laughed lightly and said, "I will not restrict Chu State from forging weapons and armor and training soldiers and horses."

"How Chu State organizes its army and prepares for war is Chu State's own business, and I will not ask about it."

Qingji is so generous?

of course!

Although Chu State is a vassal state of Wu State, it is rather special.

Countries such as Cai Guo, Xu Guo, and Zhong Wu Guo all professed their vassals and paid tribute to Wu Guo, and Wu troops were stationed on the edge of their capitals in case of accidents.

In the court, there were also many ministers and officials sent by the state of Wu. The ministers in power were all from Wu, and even the soldiers and horses of the state were trained by the generals of the state of Wu.

Let me ask, what is the difference between such a vassal state and the counties under the Wu State?
But Chu State is different.

Chu State only paid tribute to Wu State and was not restricted by all aspects.

The reason why the Chu people secretly trained soldiers and horses and forged weapons was just to hide it from the sky, and when Wu Guo didn't pay attention, they would send out a swift and violent blow.

However, Qingji has a powerful intelligence agency like the Black Ice Platform, so he knows every move of Chu State, not to mention like the palm of his hand.

You can definitely see a thing or two!
Qing Ji already knew about the fact that the Chu State was secretly mobilizing troops.

Now he told Shen Baoxu that he was just beating Chu.

"Shenzi, I have also heard that merchants from the state of Chu bought grain and rice at high prices in my land of Wu. I wonder if it is true?"

Qingji asked lightly.

"This... Your Majesty, these things are purely done by the merchants themselves, and have nothing to do with Chu."

Shen Baoxu replied tremblingly.

Has nothing to do with Chu?
Qingji would not believe it.

After all, how could there be no support from the state for such a large-scale move by the merchants of Chu State?

Qingji is not afraid of a trade war between Wu and Chu.

With the current national strength of Wu and Chu, Chu will undoubtedly be defeated, but Qing can't afford to spend too much of his own financial resources for this.

"Just stop here!"

Qingji waved his hand and said, "I don't like merchants disrupting the market."

"If Chu Gong can't control the merchants in his country, I will discipline him for him!"

"promise!"

Shen Baoxu hurriedly lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I must convey the message to Duke Chu on your behalf!"

This time, Chu State gave rich gifts, beauties, and craftsmen, which really made Qingji suspicious.

How is it so similar to the nine techniques of defeating Wu proposed by Wen Zhong to Goujian in history?
Those who have the will, things will be accomplished, the boat will be broken, and the hundred and two Qinguan will eventually belong to Chu.

A hard-working man, the heavens live up to him, and he can swallow Wu with three thousand victories!

In history, a mere country of Yue was able to devour the country of Wu, and then leapt to become a great country dominating the southeast. The nine techniques of defeating Wu played a key role in it.

This point, as a time traveler, Qingji is very clear.

Don't say it's Wu Wang Fu Chai, anyone else may not be able to withstand this vicious nine techniques of defeating Wu.

However, the Wu State at this time is no longer comparable to the Wu State in history.

Wu Guo has become a behemoth in the true sense.

Overlord of the South!

Among the countries in the world, the only one that can stand against the old overlord Jin is Wu.

Of course, this does not mean that Wu State will not be destroyed by Chu State.

If Qingji is like the historical Wu King Fuchai who is as militaristic and rejoicing in military affairs, and if he doesn't care about the power of the people, if he is close to the villain and far away from the virtuous ministers, he will definitely end up in ruins of the country and his family!
However, the lesson from the past is the lesson from the past.

How could Qingji not learn from the lessons of his predecessors?

Let Wu State dominate the south, Qingji has already done it.

It's just that this is not Qingji's ultimate ambition.

In a word, in a word——

The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!

For the tribute presented by Chu State this time, whether it be beauties or artisans, Qingji will accept all of them according to the order.

After all, this is a waste of money, don't want it for nothing!

……

Night falls.

At Ting Weibo's house, a special guest——Shen Baoxu came.

Shen Baoxu recommended himself, intending to stay in Wu and serve Qingji, so he was canonized as a guest minister and enjoyed the treatment of a senior doctor.

Qing Ji is naturally aware of Shen Baoxu's inner thoughts.

However, it is not easy to break.

A loyal minister of the state of Chu like Shen Baoxu would rather give in than give in. It is impossible to surrender to Qingji, so he really changed his course and defected to the state of Wu.

However, Shen Baoxu was very famous and highly respected. Since he wanted to serve as an official in the state of Wu, Qing Ji couldn't refuse.

At this time, Shen Baoxu came to visit Bo Tong.

After the two saluted each other in the study, they sat opposite each other.

"I don't know why Shen Zi came here?"

Bo Tong asked curiously.

"Tingwei please don't blame me if I bother you."

"Where is there. Shen Zi is a famous sage all over the world, even the king calls him a sage. It is an honor for Shen Zi to visit me!"

After exchanging pleasantries with Bo Tong for a while, Shen Baoxu finally revealed the purpose of his trip.

Shen Baoxu clapped his hands, and two attendants carried a wooden box into the study.

After the entourage retreated, Shen Baoxu opened the lid, exposing the horseshoe gold inside the wooden box.

Looking at the golden color, Bo Tong couldn't help his eyes to shine, and his eyes were full of greedy green light, wishing to keep it for himself.

Shen Baoxu glanced at him, seeing Bo Tong's salivating appearance, he just chuckled lightly and said, "Tingwei, this is a gift that Duke Chu intends to give you, please accept it with a smile."

"No way!"

Bo Tong hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Shen Zi, as the saying goes, you don't get rewarded without merit. A gentleman loves money, so get it in a proper way!"

"How could my uncle accept Chu Gong's gift for no reason? It's not reasonable, it's not reasonable."

Bo Tong obviously had some scruples.

When Shen Baoxu saw this, he just shook his head and said, "Tingwei's words are wrong. Although Duke Chu is far away in Yingdu, he has already heard of your name!"

"Wu Guo can be as strong as it is today, and you can say that Tingwei has contributed a lot."

"The Duke of Chu heard that Tingwei is a good man, and wished he could not befriend Tingwei, but why... Sigh!"

Shen Baoxu heaved a long sigh and said, "Mr. Chu often lamented that the former king was so stupid that he could not use Wu She and your lord's virtuous ministers. As a result, the two were persecuted by the treacherous villain Fei Wuji, and their families were ruined."

"Ting Weizhen and Wu Zixu went into exile in Wu... This is truly embarrassing."

"If there was no Fei Wuji's sycophant, Ting Wei and Wu Zixu might still be serving in Chu State, and Chu State would definitely not be reduced to what it is today."

Hearing this, Bo Tong had a strange expression on his face.

According to Shen Baoxu, this fellow came to catch up with him.

indeed!

At that time, King Ping of Chu was insane, he was close to the villain and far away from virtuous ministers, he listened to Fei Wuji's slander, took Mengying as his concubine, drove away Prince Jian, and persecuted the fathers of Bo Shuang and Wu Zixu, causing them to flee to Wu...

It can be said that Chu Ping Wang has to bear the main responsibility for the state of Chu to be reduced to what it is today.

However, this is all in the past, and now that Bo Tong and Wu Zixu have avenged their vengeance, they have settled their own concerns.

(End of this chapter)