Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

After a long time, Wu Zixu never noticed any abnormalities in his body.

This made Wu Zixu suspicious.

Could it be that the poisonous wine rewarded by Qingji is a chronic poison?

"This wine is non-toxic."

Seeing that Wu Zixu really drank the wine, Sun Wu chuckled and said: "Zixu, to be honest, the king didn't give you any poisonous wine."

"I came here to test you with this wine."

"I……"

Wu Zixu was surprised for a moment.

However, he also had to admit that Sun Wu was indeed flexible enough.

The two are actually the same kind of people.

They can adapt to changing circumstances, but what Wu Zixu did was particularly extreme.

Just like this time, without Qingji's order, he sent troops to attack Zheng without authorization, which almost caused a big mistake.

But Sun Tzu is different.

Sun Wu is an "all-rounder", with high talents in all aspects, high emotional intelligence, and a certain political acumen.

Compared with Wu Zixu, Sun Wu can look at each other.

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The time has entered the twelfth year of Wu Wang Qingji, that is, 502 BC, the fourth month of the lunar calendar.

Wu Zixu led an army to conquer Xinzheng, the capital of Zheng State, and Zheng Boji fled in groups.

Then, Ji Pun led an army led by Shi Yang, Zhao Yang and other Shangqing of the Jin Dynasty, and approached the city of Xinzheng, preparing for a big battle.

However, this kind of Wu-Jin battle came to an abrupt end because of the arrival of Wu Wang Qingji.

Qingji, who came to Xinzheng City, first admonished Wu Zixu, who was eager for quick success, and then told him that he would claim to the outside world that Wu Zixu was under Qingji's secret order, so he sent troops to attack Zheng, not on his own initiative.

In this way, Qingji's royal power can be kept from being challenged, and Wu Zixu can also be given a step down.

Even so, Qingji still wanted to punish Wu Zixu, as a warning to others.

Qingji ordered Wu Zixu to return to the state of Wu and still serve as the imperial historian, and Sun Wu was changed to the official position of the Ling Yin of the state of Jing to rule the state of Jing.

Wu Zixu had no objection to Qingji's appointment.

After all, he almost made a big mess this time, and Qingji needs to wipe his ass...

Facing the Jinzheng Allied Forces who were stalking outside Xinzheng City, Qingji did not panic at all.

Because Bo Tong had already been sent to the state of Jin long before, and he believed that the Luoyi meeting between Wu and Jin would be facilitated in a short time.

The impact of the war between Wu and Jin, I believe that the six ministers of Jin should be well aware of it.

Sure enough, it didn't take long before news came that the Marquis of Jin had promised to form an alliance.

Qingji then led Sun Wu to garrison Xinzheng City, while he himself took Wu Zixu, Bo Tong, Fan Li and other generals, as well as the Huben Army and Yulin Army to Luoyi.

This time the alliance involved the three kingdoms of Wu (Jing), Jin, and Zheng, and was ostensibly mediated by Zhou Tianzi.

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Luoyi was the capital of the Zhou Dynasty.

The expanse in all directions, with Zhou Luo as the middle, is called Luo Yi.

Luoyi is the place where King Wu of Zhou Dingding Central Plains, and King Cheng of Zhou "homes in China".

In the past, Ji Dan, Duke of Zhou, camped in Luoyi. Because it was in the middle of the earth, and the princes were everywhere, Luoyi was established as the capital.

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In order to manage the East, Duke Zhou built two cities in the north of Luoshui, east and west of Dangshui, collectively called Luoyi.

To the west is the royal city, where the palace is located.

To the east is Chengzhou, where the ancestral temple of the Zhou royal family was located and where the Yin immigrants moved.

Between Jianshui and Dangshui is the area inhabited by Zhou people, and to the east of Dangshui is the area inhabited by Yin people.

Accompanied by a group of officials from the state of Wu, the first thing Qingji did when he entered Luoyi King City was to pay respects to Emperor Ji Gai at the palace.

The person who came to greet Qingji and his party at the gate of the city was Taifu Dantu of the Zhou royal family.

The highest official position in the Zhou Dynasty was Sangong, which was different from the Sangong of later generations.

It's different from Wu Guo's.

Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao, these are the three princes of the Zhou Dynasty.

The grand master is to help the monarch deal with the government affairs, and the grand master is mainly concerned with etiquette.

If the monarch is mainly young, then the Taifu also has another important duty to give lectures to the monarch.

Taibao started from the time of King Cheng of Zhou. Because King Zhou Cheng was young when he succeeded to the throne, Duke Zhao was appointed as Taibao. "Baobao" means nanny.

Generally speaking, these three official positions are the highest official positions, both in charge of literature and military affairs, and when the monarch was young, he was still the assistant minister.

Then there are assistant left officials for these three official positions, that is, Shaoshi, Shaofu, and Shaobao.

Then the following is Liuqing, the prime minister's Dazai;
The person in charge of the dynasty's clan affairs and sacrificial etiquette is called Taizong;
The person responsible for recording history is called Taishi;

The person in charge of communicating with heaven and earth and presiding over sacrifices is called Taizhu, that is, a wizard;

The person in charge of divination is called Taibu;

Those who are in charge of divine affairs are called Taishi.

Looking at it this way, the official positions of Taishi and Dazai, Taizhu and Taitu seem to have overlapped.

Actually it is not.

Taishi is one of the three princes of the Zhou royal family, and it is in charge of the affairs of the whole world.

But Dazai is different, he "rules the state", and the state is the state.

That is to say, Dazai is in charge of the affairs of Zhou Tianzi's own state, that is, the Wangji area, so the two are different.

After that, there are five sense organs, namely Situ who is in charge of land and farmers, Sishi who is in charge of Juelu, Sikou who is in charge of criminal law, Sima who is in charge of military affairs, and Sikong who is in charge of construction.

Then there are Sifang who manage the affairs of the princes and states, and Sanshiguan (government officials, affairs officials and local officials) who help the Sangong deal with specific affairs.

There is also the Liao Zuoqing Shiliao of the Six Ministers...

By the time the royal power declined in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the official position of Taishi had been gone for a long time.

The ruler of the Zhou royal family is Zhengqing, and the assistant is Jieqing.

For example, Zheng Zhuanggong, the tyrant of the Spring and Autumn Period, served as the Zhengqing of the Zhou royal family.

Afterwards, the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty became even more miserable, and the princes did not even care about the position of Zhengqing.

At this time, the emperor of Zhou would make them Fangbo, which means the heads of the princes, and after that, almost no one paid attention to the Zhou royal family.

To become the overlord of the princes, one must be the "Fang Bo" canonized by Zhou Tianzi.

In name, including Qingji, it is more important.

If so, the current Zhou royal family has declined beyond recognition.

The territory belonging to Zhou Tianzi is twice as small as that of Zheng State.

Just like this, Zhou Tianzi still wants to entrust his own territory to some high officials...

"Shan Tu sees Marquis Wu!"

Shan Tu led a group of retainers, as well as some ministers of the Zhou royal family with lower official positions, to welcome Qingji.

"Teacher doesn't need to be too polite. Please ask Taifu to lead the way and introduce the emperor to the widow."

Qingji said with a smile.

"This is my honor!"

Shan Tu bowed his head and made a "please" gesture, saying: "Marquis Wu, please!"

"Thank you."

Qingji nodded slightly, and immediately boarded his military chariot, formally entering Luoyi King City.

Fan Li, Bo Tong, Wu Zixu, and a group of old guards who followed behind also looked valiant and high-spirited.