Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

The state of Wu pays tribute to the royal family of Zhou every year for things worth one thousand gold, and ten thousand taels of gold in ten years...

How can this make the poor and frightened, how can Ji Gai, who has been living a poor life, not be moved?

Of course, this comes at a price.

That is, the Wu army will be stationed near Luoyi in the future, and they can come and go freely, and regard Luoyi as Wu's territory.

There is no doubt that Wu Wang Qingji's wishful thinking is to take the opportunity to let Wu Guo get involved in the Central Plains and the land of Luoyi Wangji.

But, can Ji Gai refuse?

No!

First of all, Qing Ji offered too much, and Ji Gai couldn't refuse.

Furthermore, Ji Gai, the emperor of Zhou, was really down and out.

As the co-lord of the world, his orders may not be able to get out of Luoyi City and directly rule his own Wangji land.

The Zhou Dynasty implemented the enfeoffment system. At the beginning, heroes, heirs, and descendants of ancient emperors could be entrusted to various places, so as to guard the emperor and expand the territory for the Great Zhou.

This situation continued until the New Year's Eve in the Western Weekend.

Until Zhou Tianzi moved his capital to Luoyi, the land in the city controlled by the emperor continued to decrease sharply.

On the one hand, it was invaded and eroded step by step by neighboring Zheng, Guo, Jin and other countries.

On the one hand, Emperor Zhou had to reward the land to some officials and officials in exchange for their support.

Ji Gai can be said to be extremely humble now, just like other emperors of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

The quality of life is not necessarily as good as that of the princes of a small country, such as the officials under his own rule.

She couldn't live on, she was too poor, so Ji Gai could only sell her integrity and ask the officials to "donate" some belongings...

Qingji's plan to garrison the Wu army near Luoyi is, on the one hand, to control the royal family of Zhou, and on the other hand, to help the emperor of Zhou resist the invasion of Zheng and Jin...

There are pros and cons.

However, it has little to do with Zhou Tianzi.

Although, the foundation of the ancestors cannot be abandoned.

But Ji Gai has been reduced to this point, can she still care about her face and her ancestors' foundation?

After the widow dies, how about the flood?

After thinking for a long time, Ji Gai finally made a decision that went against her ancestors.

"good!"

Ji Gai nodded and said, "Marquis Wu, in the name of the Son of Heaven, I canonize you, Marquis Wu, as the minister of the Zhou royal family."

"Of course, I'm just afraid that the officials will not agree, and I still need the help of Marquis Wu."

"Sir, take orders!"

Qingji was quite happy that he had achieved his goal.

As for the officials of the Zhou royal family not agreeing?

joke!

Wu has so many elite soldiers and generals, can they crush them?

If there are rebels, Qingji will definitely suppress them.

His purpose is just to control Luoyi, a piece of Wangji land, and use it as a springboard to march into the Central Plains in the future.

If possible, Qingji would also coerce the emperor to order the princes, and issue orders in the name of the emperor of Zhou.

"Zhengqing" is a very important official position, in short, it is the ruling minister.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, since Zhengqing was an important position, he was in charge of the lifeline of a country for life, and the powerful ministers issued orders instead of the monarch, which easily caused the monarchy to be transferred to the hands of the officials.

Formation of cliques, arbitrariness of power, abolition of establishments, killing of lords, and treason occurred from time to time.

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For example, Zhiyu and Zhiyao of Jin Dynasty, Lingyin of Chu Dynasty, Xiangzhong of Dongmen of Lu Dynasty, their power is second only to the monarch.

However, some princes did not set up the post of Zhengqing due to their different political systems.

For example, Zheng used Hanhu to rule the country, and Gongsun Qiao to govern, that is, Zipi was the Shangqing, and Zichan was the ruling minister.

Lu Ji Wuzi is Situ, and Uncle Sun Zhaozi is Sima, that is, the Ji family is the Shangqing master, and the Shusun family is the second minister. Neither of them can pretend to be Zhengqing.

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Night falls.

On the side of the Luoyi King City, the Chuanshe is still brightly lit.

This is Wu Wang Qingji's temporary residence.

At this time, Tingwei Boshun was reporting to Qingji the news that Jinhou Jiwu and Zheng Bo had entered Luoyi.

After hearing the news, Qing Ji pondered for a moment, and said, "Bo Tong, you go and negotiate with the Marquis of Jin, to be more precise, negotiate with Zhao Yang, and exchange Dong Anyu with Zixu's wife and children who are about to leave."

Qingji already knew that Jin and Chu were behind the plot to alienate himself and Wu Zixu.

But the matter has been settled, and now we can discuss anything at the negotiating table.

"promise!"

Bo Tong was just about to leave.

Wu Zixu, who was standing aside, hurriedly said, "No!"

"Zixu, do you have anything else to do?"

Qingji was very puzzled.

Wu Zixu bowed towards Qingji, with a sad expression on his face, and said, "Your Majesty, the wife and children who must never be subject to you, still want to leave, and Dong Anyu will be replaced."

"Yaoli is a despicable villain. It is not necessary for the king to replace him just to vent his anger. The wife and children of the ministers are not worthy of the king's replacement of Dong Anyu!"

After a pause, Wu Zixu said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Dong Anyu is a man of great talent. He is a rare and virtuous official who can govern the country and ensure peace and security!"

"If your majesty cannot recruit Dong Anyu, you can kill him. You must not let him go back to the state of Jin and continue to serve Zhao Yang."

"In this way, it is no less than letting the tiger go back to the mountain, and there will be endless troubles!"

"My Majesty please enlighten me!"

"hiss!"

Hearing this, Bo Tong and Fan Li looked at Wu Zixu with creepy eyes.

They all knew that Wu Zixu was a ruthless person, and he was ruthless enough to himself, let alone his family papers?
However, his wife and children clearly had a chance to survive, but Wu Zixu resolutely abandoned his wife and children so that Qingji would surrender or kill Dong Anyu.

How could this be so?

With Wu Zixu like this, he is really not a father or a husband!

Too harsh!

Qingji was also a little surprised, he didn't expect Wu Zixu to be so cruel.

However, as a monarch, Qingji can't just focus on eliminating hidden dangers for himself, and ignore the feelings of his confidants.

Furthermore, Dong Anyu may not necessarily become Qingji's enemy and a scourge of Wu State now.

Qingji then stepped forward, patted Wu Zixu on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Zixu, I know that you have a public heart, so you can abandon your wife and son for the sake of the widow and for the righteousness of the country."

"Of course, that doesn't have to be the case."

After a pause, Qingji said loudly, "What is a Dong Anyu?"

"I believe that in the future, the son you Wu Zixu will raise will be as capable as Dong Anyu!"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu couldn't help tears in his eyes, took a step back, and said to Qingji with a choked voice, "Your Majesty, I am really ashamed!"

"My Wu Zixu's life has already been promised to the king, and I will no longer be allowed to the family!"

"The widow knows."

Qingji nodded heavily and said, "Zixu, I know your loyalty to me."

If he hadn't known Wu Zixu's loyalty to him, Qingji could have justified and executed Wu Zixu as early as when Wu Zixu disregarded the king's order and sent troops to attack Zheng without authorization.

Why bother?

Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn