Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

"Marquis Wu has a heart."

Ji Gai thought for a moment, then asked curiously: "Marquis Wu, if I remember correctly, you should be Wu Taibo's twenty-second grandson, right?"

"Exactly!"

Qing Ji chuckled and replied: "Son of Heaven, this minister is the twenty-second grandson of Wu Taibo, the son of Wu Ziliao!"

"Marquis Wu, the widow is still relative to you."

With a smile on Ji Gai's face, he said slowly, "When the widow's great-grandfather King Zhou Jian was alive, your ancestor Wu Zishoumeng came to Luoyi to congratulate him."

"Thinking about it, it has been more than eighty years!"

"..."

Ji Gai really planned to catch up with Qingji.

Shou Meng, speaking of it, is Qingji's great-grandfather, the first person to become king in Wu.

Shou Meng is the nineteenth grandson of Wuhou Taibo, the son of Wuhou Quqi.

Because Wu State is a country that leads the barbarians, and it is located in the southeast corner. Although it is of the same origin as the Zhou royal family, it is not recognized, so it is only a country of viscounts.

"Hou" is the posthumous title of the monarch after his death.

Just like Qin and Zheng, the titles of Qin and Zheng are both "Bo", but the posthumous title of their monarchs will be added with a "gong" after death.

Such as Qin Mugong, Zheng Zhuanggong and so on.

Qingji is the great-grandson of Shoumeng, so he is the twenty-second grandson of Taibo Wu.

Qingji traced back to the fact that he was the son of King Liao of Wu and the grandson of King Yumei of Wu.

In the past, in the first year of Shoumeng, king of Wu, that is, in 585 BC, Shoumeng personally went to Luoyi to meet King Jian of Zhou who had just ascended the throne, and visited many countries along the way.

This was the first time that Wu Guo had an audience with Zhou Tianzi since the founding of the state, and it was also the first time to go to the Central Plains as an envoy.

Wu and Zhou were originally from the same lineage, and Shou Meng recognized his ancestors in Luoyi. King Jian of Zhou was overjoyed and gave him special courtesy.

Speaking of it, the relationship between Wu State and the Zhou royal family is not shallow.

Qing Ji is like Marquis of Jin and Bo Zheng, although he doesn't look down on Zhou Tianzi, a poor relative, but it doesn't hurt to catch up on the old days and make friends.

And Zhou Tianzi took the initiative to chat, presumably to win over Qingji.

Qing Ji could basically guess what Zhou Tianzi Ji Gai was thinking.

The royal family of Zhou had declined so much, and it was clinking with poverty, it would be outrageous for Ji Gai not to let go of her old face and ask Qingji for some money at this time.

"Son of Heaven, I am ashamed!"

Qingji pretended to be ashamed, and sighed: "Since the first emperor of the Wu Kingdom, Shoumeng, the people of Wu no longer envoy Zhou. It is true that the land of Wu is far away from Luoyi, thousands of miles away, and very far away from the kingdoms of vassals. Too much!"

"I entered Luoyi this time to pay homage to the Son of Heaven, just for the sake of my ancestors!"

"The minister came suddenly, and I never prepared enough gifts for court congratulations."

"However, I have ordered people to make proper preparations. They should dedicate to the emperor ten military chariots, a thousand stones of corn, a hundred pieces of gold, a hundred bolts of cloth, and ten bolts of silk!"

"Please accept the emperor!"

Hearing this, Ji Gai couldn't help but shine his eyes, then stood up tremblingly, breathed quite rapidly and said: "Okay...Okay!"

"Marquis Wu, you are indeed among the princes in the world, the one who treats widows with the most courtesy and loves the Zhou family the most!"

"The widow... the widow really doesn't know how to repay you..."

Before the words fell, Ji Gai couldn't help but choked up for a while, unable to speak, just stood on the majesty's platform and kept wiping away her tears, tears streaming down her face.

"..."

Zhou Tianzi lost his composure like this?
This made Qingji surprised and pitiful for Ji Gai.

It is embarrassing for a Zhou emperor, the majestic co-lord of the world, to be reduced to such a state today.

Of course Qingji knew that he wanted to present some gifts in congratulations to Emperor Zhou.

However, he did not prepare for it before.

This time, he just gave Ji Gai a "bad check".

But Qingji will indeed cash this "cheque".

There's no need for him to deceive Ji Gai and insult Ji Gai like this.

Now that the state of Wu is strong and rich, this mere property is just a drop in the bucket.

However, for Ji Gai, who can be called a broken-down household, it was extremely rare.

As the Son of Zhou herself, Ji Gai lived a miserable life, and had already lost the food and clothing she should have.

Sometimes, Ji Gai even had to let go of her old face and ask the neighboring princes or officials for some property to live by...

As for the congratulatory gifts offered by the princes during the audience?
Don't even think about it!

Just like Jin and Zheng, if you don't cut the millet outside Boluoyi, you will be honoring the emperor of Zhou.

Even if it's a real gift, it's definitely not as lavish as Qingji's!

Among other things, the one hundred yi gold is converted into two thousand taels of gold!

Ji Gai couldn't imagine that he had never seen so much gold in his life!

The property that Qingji gave to Ji Gai will be withdrawn from Zheng Guo's treasury without exception.

Because Xinzheng, the capital of the State of Zheng, had been captured by Wu Zixu's army, Zheng Bo fled in panic, and the property in the palace and the treasury were naturally sealed up by Wu Zixu, and all of them were collected by the State of Wu...

To celebrate Ji is to be generous to others!

However, Qing Ji gave Ji Gai so much money, of course it was impossible to give it for nothing.

"Son of Heaven, this time Wu, Jin, and Zheng have signed an alliance to eliminate soldiers in Luoyi, and the Son of Heaven will mediate from it."

"The minister hopes that the emperor will uphold justice and not favor any party!"

Qingji said with a righteous look on his face.

Not taking sides?
I'm afraid Qingji wanted Zhou Tianzi Ji Gai to be on Wu's side.

You must know that the mainland of Wu State is too far away from Luoyi, beyond reach.

The state of Zheng is different from the state of Jin. These two countries are on the edge of Luoyi, staring at each other.

This time Ji Gai originally planned to favor Jin and Zheng.

Because Ji Gai was afraid that Jin and Zheng would be dissatisfied, and then she would settle accounts with herself after Qiuhou.

It's just that Qingji offered so much property to Ji Gai at the beginning.

This……

As the saying goes, the hands are short to grab people, but the mouth is soft to eat people.

If Ji Gai didn't care about Qingji's attitude, how could it be possible?

Qingji's so-called "congratulatory gift", none of the property that bribed Ji Gai arrived...

This really put Ji Gai in a dilemma for a while.

"Is the emperor worried about Zheng and Jin?"

Qingji is asking questions knowingly.

Ji Gai smiled bitterly and said, "Marquis Wu, I'm telling you the truth. As you can see, the Zhou family is in decline, the feudal lords are in conflict, and Zheng and Jin treat widows very harshly."

"The widow has to worry, if the widow is as impartial and selfless as Wu Hou said, will Zheng Guo or Jin Guo find trouble with the royal family in the future..."

Hearing this, Qingji smiled slightly, and immediately bowed to Ji Gai who was on the majesty's platform and said, "Don't worry, Son of Heaven!"

"If the emperor is willing, my minister... Wu Guo is willing to send troops to station in Wangji's land to defend the emperor and the Zhou royal family."

"And Wu Guo can pay tribute to the emperor with a batch of goods every year, the total value of which is no less than a thousand gold!"

"hiss!"

Hearing this, Ji Gai couldn't help but gasped, feeling extremely shocked.

"really?"

"It's true."

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